The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-24 00:00:00

PIIIL 24 18• R. r <<-.~ . . ilifferenass.einir that where asform erlrt hec•art-whip,th chains, and the stocks were tile implements used to extort it, the cat, the trealmill, and the dark cell, have been substituted; and ill the hands of the special justices, are found equally effiCacious in sectiritig . that object." Fellow-colonists of British Guiana, we . ore will no t attempt to draw t h e p i cture o f suc h a v il e ca l umn i a t or as this; but we will rather present you with that drawn of him by th?government print of this colony. 11r. Scoble, says the Gazette,' is a man whose character is " of the niost'dignified and unexceptionahle stamp"—he : is one "whose philanthropic exertions in the Cause of injured humanity; have made him an object' of ieneration," &c. &c. Such are the lineaments of Mr. John:. Scoble as drawn by the ' Gazette'—we leave our readers to detect the likeness to the original where they can find it. But, 4r. Scoble's . princild charge against the West India us —a charge too in which he includes the special justices—is, that the labour the special justices exact by such means as the law allows is compubdry, The labour of the apprentice, to a de finerfextent, is th:;ropeirty of his employer as much is as Mr. Scoble's hat or coat. The magistrate, in assuming office here, swears to act with justice and impartiality to all parties, if, therefore,' the negro refuses to make the rendering of that labour "compulsory." If the food and clothing of a , new o are illegally withheld, the magistrate never fails to m ake their being ren dered "compulsory," why then is he not to act with equal ho nesty to the Other Harty ? In one part of the letter to which we have alluded as emanating from Mr. Seoble, we find the following extra ordinary language—" the Governor of this splendid appendage of the British cro . wii=Sie James Carmichael Smyth—has distinguished himself by the vigilance Kith which he has, generally speaking; watched over the rightS of the apprenticed laboUrers, and the humanity he has endeavoured to infuse into the adminit4ration of the new'hitherto, kOicever, the demon spirit of sla terhas'prod too strong even for him : and all that he has'ben enabled to do has been to curb its excesses and to restrain its fury." Now, our readers will remember. reading in the STANDARD a short time since a dispatch from the late respected Governor of British Guiana, in which he strongly. deprecates the interference' of the British legislature with the Apprenticeship system, and in which he represents that system as working to his perfect satisfaclion. Whose testimony shall we receive, that of Mr. Scoble or that of the Goveitior ? Who.had the best - meatiS of " forming an opinion," the one who bad only the advantage of a fi-w days' sojourn as a spy Demetara of the one that; had the benefit of a pro tracted` residence as the'stipreme administrator of the iavv:? Which is the more competent witness ? We must dilinctly repeat our assertiim - that all the charges btouglingainst the •West Indian planters and colOnial legislatures rest upon the unsuppOrted, partial, prejudiced, and self-contradictory evidence of Messrs. Btur g . Lloyd, Palmer, Seoble, and Co., who were each and all mere or less interested in making out a strong Ease in favour of the Negroes. It is scarcely necessary for'Us to add that these poor enthusiasts deri7ed almost all their information respecting the working of the Negro Apprenticeship system from disaffected, idle, and menda ciouA negroes, and from characters whose testimony would be at once rejected in a 'British court of justice. It is really too much that the feelings of the British peo ple-13hould-be excited Upon such very insufficient gr'ounds. It is too n mUch that their sympathy Should be - so power fully awakened by the recital of purely imaginary grievances THE WitHCK of HE ATHABASNA.—This melancholy currenec; by • which 'thirteen individuals have met a watery graie; almost close to verpool, is exciting much interest and inquiry in the town; - tit it has been broadly asserted, that if fitting exertions had been made, the lives of the unfortunate Crew wighthase been saved. We have been induced to make tome inquiries on Abe subject amongst parties well qualified to form a correct jitaginerifupen it, and we have also closely ex amined the rekti OE Captain Denhatn, and the publiilied copy of his eliart, and we must confess thaCour firm 'conviction is, that the lives orthose thirteen men riiiht, and ought to have been saved. We will just inquire what are the facts, and then leave our readers to, judge,- whether gross pusillanimity, and a talking Rf impossibilities, without a. proving of them, have not characterised the conduct of the life-boat clews and their di "etoill;°itiol whether a disgraceful callousness to the sufferings of thiri'een of their fellow-creatures does not attach to those in ftutilority in Liverpool who ought. to have exerted themselves for:weir preservatiOn, tut who coolly satisfied themselves with )° l49to,.and talking Of the impossibility of exertion. Cap tain Denhatn, in his report, after stating that the Point of Air Isle-boat had succeeded in Teaching, the inner margin of the Welt: 1104 lAank, nu the outer or weather side of which the AtlYMAPACat6treelied, procee . (ls to talk of the impossibility of hoist Over hiilf a mile of sand, and 'then latttichin4 it Aram other side, and states that the only chance was to force the-life-boat through the surt. which "threatened" instant destruction as soon as the tide had risen sufficiently over the bank. We have examined the map to see bow this statement is, borne nut, and we find that the Point of Air life-boat teached the batik,' which is high a nd dry, at the inner side. The wind being dead'onthe bank from the north-west, it would act as a weather guard to the life-boat in its then position: We therefore cannot See the impossibility of hauling the boat along the bank side Un der the wind to the gutter to. the north _of Pipeclay Gutter, i n Which there was no surf to speak of, through that gutter to tit . weather side of. the bank, and,,then along, close in shore, through the surf opposite to the wreck, which, not being. three hundred yards out, "We laugh at the impossibility" of a stout and courageous crew not forcing a boat, that would live through any surf, for that distance. But no; this was never tried. It was impossible! and the crew of the life-boat 'contented themselves with landing on the bank, running across it to the edge of the surf on the other side, and "watching" the Poor wretches in the rigging of the wreck, to see if any of them should be shaken off and cast ashore. And there they " watched" till the tide rose and covered the bank and overwhelmed the ship, and then the gallant life-boats' crew retired to their boat and returned, satisfied that they had done all that was "possi ble.., Neither do we conceive the impossibility of towing the Hoy lake life boat through Pipeclay Gutter, and along the margin of the surf, on the weather side, to : the wreck. A com mon hauling line and three or four wen, on West Hoyle Bank, We imagine, would have found it possible enough. .But we have now reached West II eyle, and have the life boats' crew standing at the edge of thesurf, within3oo yards of the wreck, " watching it." Where were the rackets for casting a line across the wreck, and thus forming a communication between_ the bank, arid the wreck, which they ought to have had. Was there-.any impossibility in casting a line 300 yards, in the teeth of the Wind ? Lieutenant Carte, of Hull, who visited Liverpool six Months a g o` to exhibit his line rockets, proved that there was no difficulty in casting a line a much further . distance in the teeth of any gale. Then why was the life-boat unprovided with so essential a requisite? We leave those who eight to look after the efficient fitting out of the life boat establishment to answer the question. Had the,Point of Air boat been, as it ought to have been, furnished with line rockets, we do not hesitate to. state that every life might have been saved from the wreck. The resiensibility then lies on thOse whose neglect did not Provide , them. uaptain Denman, in the next place, notices the suggestion made at Liverpool to tow the magazine life-boat out by means Of a steamer, to the weather side of West Hoyle, and then let ' her drop with the wind on to the wreck. He then proceeds in a strain, which, to.the merest tyro of a sailor, must appear ab surd, t o talk of " the unreasonableness of expecting any boat to stand the breaching of sea which the weather side of West Doyle Bank presents in a gale, and which was overwhelming a shin of 400 tons, or of thinking she could exist in a towing Irrtieess .dyer -a furious sea of 15 miles." Again we have the talk. of ‘.‘ impossibility," without any. proof. 'l'o the question °I . unreasonableness in expecting a boat to stand a sea which ' 1 94: overwhelauting a ship, we answer—the ship opposed a I. til resistance' to the waves, being aground, and therefore they ( liiited fleet:her; a life-boat would float on their curare, and t herefore would not be " overwhelmed." To the second Point, we - ithiwer—that if a life-boat will nut stand towing through a furious sea of fifteen miles she is .unworthy the name of a life-boat: or if this were so great a difficulty w4y, not at once have carriedthe life-boat on the deck of, the steamer. Captain Denham then assumes that even tho- tow iTIR of the life-boat could not be accomplished because the bhtilih Steam . Company would not allow one of their steamers t; go: Why ask theni at all for a steamer after the offerof e hl , taia Chappell to lend the mail-boat for the service ? And "i)! Waste time with making pecuniary offers for other steamers; '"7 1 1 the government steamer was offered to them? And why "t atonce have availed then.ielves of that offer and tried the Pci "ibility•Or not of towing' the boat? But no;'' those who ( ,', u glit to have acted satisfied themselves with talking of the ti 'POSSibliit - V " of the attempt, the possibility of which they never essayed to' prove. To the disgrace of the authorities 'of LiV t : • P rpool b e it sa id, th a t it was known n the town so early as 11i !"le o'clo c k on 'Tuesday morning that thirteen of their fellow creatures 'were in'the rigging of a wreck within a few miles of the town, expecting every moment to be their last, and yet not "ne sinqi, fifr,rt bey o nd mere talk, was made to attempt their r e n e but the poor creatures were callously lift, suspended. be tween life and death, till three or four o'clock in the day, wl6ll4 ath put au end to their sufferings. Captain Denham t,ll' 13.0!‘„t6 sendin , _ , of a life-boat to the weather side of the bank, " iltiNai ' • ' . .. . liar ~, ent to sending the crewto instant destruction ; whilst a 8 4. ( ;,. 6 ,t0w he speaks Of the crew of the Swan sloop saving them w es ib their iier'itteat, " be,:aase they had to run to leeward !" ,_ would not that be the exact situation of the life-boat if it " no 96 ~ - , , . to g . o.36 tov , :dout? It *....,:u.,1 turn only have to go with the wind and the surf, and run to leeward; and surelyakny life boat is as fit to fide tkrimgh . i. suit as a shiop's tioat! Captain Denham vouches for the efficieney-of the life-b Oats. Why not have tried this plan then? If the Magazine life-haat had been towed out, we can see no impossibility of its drifting on to the wreck, and taking off the crew; and if it had, been found im possible to get the life-boat through the surf on its return, it could have drifted on to Hoyle Bank, and there all the crew and the shipwrecked sailors mitt have landed, gone across the hank to the Point of Air life-boat Which had reached the other side, and thus have escaped. We cannot see the impos sibilityof this if there had been any well concerted arrange ment, and there was time enough in all conscience for it. But no; it was "impossible," and- the attempt was never made. May the proper authorities; however, gather some experience from this melancholy event, and for the future have provision, ready for every similar emergency. Let us hear no more of life-boat stations without line rockets; and, for the honour of manhood, and of Englishmen; let us hear no more of untried " PUBLIC 'DINNER LIVERPOOL TRA ' ES T IEN'S ASSOCIATION SIR FRANCIS BURDETT, BART. Last evenin4 a splendid banquet was given by the Liverpool Tradesteen's Conservative Association, in honour of the now tried friend of real conservatism, Sir Francis Burdett, at the large room in Lucas's Repository. We shall endeavour, as briefly as possible, to give a description of the dinner-room and its arrangements. The room is of an oblong square of consider able length.. A table was set down the whole length of one side, which, towards the centre:was slightly raised. This raised table was the principal one, at which sat the chairman , and in vited guests. To this table, at tight angles across the room, were placed twelve shorter-tables, each capable of comfortably seating 40 persons: these, With the long table, thtis afforded ample accommodation tor 500 persons, the number dining;. At the centre of the prinCipal table was placed the chairman's seat, in front of which, testing on the table, was a massive and ele gant gilt triumphal arCh, surmounted by a great number of diminutive satin flags„beat;ing a variety of inscriptions in gold letters. The chair was siirmounted by the crest of Samuel Hitline, Esq., the president.of the Association, and to the right and left of this were the beeutiful silk flags of the St. Anne street Ward Conservative Association, one of which was pre sented to the association by the ladies of the ward. Beyond these were two old. loyal standard flags, having inscribed, in geld letters at the bottom, the majorities of Lord Francis Eger_ ton and the lion. Richard Bootle Wilbraham at the late elec tion for South Lancashire. Over the entrance of the room were liags bearing the inscriptions, , in. gold letters, " Sandon and Cresswell for ever !" "Church and Queen," " Lords and Com mons," &c. At the opposite - end of the room were the flags of the Conservative Operatire'Association; St. Peter's Ward Conservative Association, &c. Opposite to the chair was the irnagnificent flag of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association, bearing, the inscription, in gold letters, " Our free and glorious constitution, Church and Queen, Lords and Commons." To the right and left of this were the splendid flags of the South Lancashire Association and the old royal standard. The flags of the Pilots' Conservative Association, and other flags, decor ated the room elsewhere - . The principal table was most ele 'gently and magnificently stt out with a complete service of plate in solid silver. A nuMber of superb and costly ornaments were also on the table : theSe - were decorated with rare flowers, and sonic of them bore plates of strawberries and cherries, the first of the season The whole arrangement and getting up of the, dinner reflected the highest credit upon Mr. Horne, the celebrated caterer.- Sainuel Ilolme, Esq., the president of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association, occupied the chair, and Joseph Cooper and William Wilkinson, Esqrs. acted as Vice chairmen. To the right of the chairman sat Sir Francis Bur dett, M.P.; Sir George Sinclair, M.P.;, C. Lawrence, Esq.; William Garnett, jun., Esq.; Robertson Gladstone, Esq:; Thomas Sands, Esq-; Benjamin §Ldler, Esq ; John Shand, Esq.; Thos. Berry Horsfall, Esq ; J. N. Wood, Esq.; and 'l'. M. Gladstone, Esq. To the chairman's left sat Lord Maid stone, M.P., Lord Sandon, M.P.; William Garnett, Esq.; Rev. Jonat ban Brookes.; Duncan Gihb, Esq.; T. S. Leigh, Esq.; George Grant, Esq.; John Moss, Esq. ; Todd Naylor, Esq. ; A. Smith, jun., Esq.; G. H. Lawrence, Esq.; J. A. Tinne , Esq.; F. Glazebrook, Esq.; and - Hall, Esq., of Warring- 1 ton. In various parts of the room were sat other influentia individuals of the town. Very excellent accommodation was provided fur the "gentlemen of' the press,": .1 representatives of the great public out of doors, for %chic n our part, have to tender out thanks to the committee of management. The dinner was . announeedto be on the table punctually at six o'clock. and was so in teality ; as a banquet, we have seldom been at one where everything was better served and more ex cei,ent. The dinner was first-rate, and served hut: and the wines were excellent. The well-known glee-club singers, under Mr. Holden, were in. attendance, and over ‘ the entrance a band of music was sta tioned. The room was eery brilliantly lighted with gas. About a quarter past seven o'clobk, the etoth having been withdrawn, "Non Nobis•Domine" was sung, and • The Cit A inn.; proceededlo give the first toast. He said, the first pleasing duty whicb'devolves upon me is to call upon you to, display your regard for our youthful and interesting sovereign,' I trust she m 4 be long spared to reign over a con tented and happy people. And as the most glorious epochs of British - histOry a:e connected' with feniale reigns 1 allude to the reigns of Elizabeth - and Anne, may those brilliant epOchs . be surpassed by the reign of Victoria. (Cheers.) I trust that our young and interesting Queen will never forget the Protestant principles which • placed het ancestors on the throne (cheers) of these reaims--- 7 principles which alone can render that throne secure. (Continued cheering.) -I beg, therefore, to propose to you " the' health of the Queen," and in this country we usually drink it as " the Queen, 'the Duchess of Lancaster." The toast was drank with three times three. • Glee—" God save the Queen," which was loudly cheered at its political allusions. - , The CHA►entn - N.---I beg now to propose to you the health of another distinguished lady, not more illustrious in private life than she was when she grasped the 5, eptre and sat upon the throne. - I beg to give you "The health of her Majesty the Queen Dowager," and with it I will couple " the rest of the 1i.0%al Fam►ly." The toast, was given with three times three. Glee.—" t 1 y dear mistress." • The CHAIRMAN said, the next toast upon mylist is one which I always give with peculiar pleasure, because it is invariably greeted with your heartiest applause. - It is "The British Con stitution in Church and Stare." (Great cheering.) . That cOn-' stitution, gentlemen, had need be strong to have withstood the nostrums of nohtical quacks which have of late been administered to it. But it is strong because it is founded on the affections of the people, mho feel that their interests are identified with it. (Hear.) That constitution may have to sustain reiterated at tacks, but I feel satisfied that those attacks will fail, if only the middle class* continue inerinjunction with the higher classes, and the operatives go hand in .hand to stipport it.' (Cheers.) One of the main bulwarks of our constitution is our established church; and for one contend that the state is more benefited from its connexion with the church than the church is benefited by its connexion with the state • and I contend that the church. would exist as an apostolic Mal episcopal church . if it were not connected with the state. (Cheers.) And I likewise corrtend that the _stal , would soon he in a galloping consumption if it were' not for the moral infliience exerted by the church. ( Hear.) If religion be good for an individual, and for a family, ;And for a couqnuttity,'„why 'is it' not good for a state ? And if the monarchy of a country to be considered as in the light of a great lam ily, it. has this duty to provide for the reli gions wants of that vast.' family, and more especially for the wants of those who are Lou poor to provide it for themselves, 'Far be it front me to say anything in disparagement of the tem ples raised b y our dissenting b re th ren —fa r . b e it f rom me to . run downt he voluntyry systeni, I wish we had more of it in the Church of England a§ - ahatiXiliary; but I can never consent to it as a substitute. But. whehl find such an appalling fart as I openly prothulgate here, that there are 65.000 persons in Liver pool. and. more than : , 8:),(X)(lin Manchester destitute of accom modation for religious worship, what has the voluntary system done for them ? I sartheintlernen'that to abandon a cer tainty for an uncet tainty, or to trust anyining to chance in so momentons,aconce rn is nothing less than the greatest absurdity, I believe the State'varri'niit 56'6U - rely exist without being connected with a s , :riptural church, atid'ltrust that the Church instead of being dissevered from it will he indissolubly connected with it. I therefore beg with thesefew -remarks to propose to you, " the British constitution in Church and 'State." The toast was given .with three times three cheers: The' musical bells, here struck up with a very ple,rsing and novel effect "hark the meiry Christ Church which was loudly applauded. GLEE. -= " smiling morn." . The CHAIRMAN said, I now Be;; to propose to.you a portion ' of the most valuable class of m e n in her majesty's 'dominions, and who,' humanly speaking, hold in thei r h an d s th e de st i n i es of tbis,.empire;.• for, if' they be. faithful to their trust, the lamp which contains the sacred flame of truth, will burn without . flickering, and 'infidelit y willnot be able t o qu e nc h it . (Ch eers .) Need I say Lallude tt& itre.:Bishop and clergy of this diocese. (Great cheering.) And if anything. gentlemen, w e r e wa n ting to enhance the pleastiri' that' I feel in giVing it. it is to see on my left hand, our respetetetl—our excellent rector. (Continued. cheering.) The Rev. .Rector utioxs- then rose amidst - the most enthusiastic cheering. CHAIRMAN and gentle men;, it is well known, .1 am sure, that, holding the situation which I have the honour to fill in this town, it has not been in my general liabits.to,miA myself up with political discussions. Not because I am not aw are of the importance of the subject ; not because I think it 'unbecoMing - the profession of'Which have the honour to be a taember, to maintain.-manfully. those, • principles which they. th ink most conducive to the best inter ests of the constitution of their country ; but - beepuse I would leave it to abler handsj and.to those to whose.more peculiar province it belonged. (Bear.) I shall endeavour,. sir, in the few observations that I have to make, in acknowledgine . the toast, which You have had the kindness to give from _the t to keep as clear as I cal from the asperity of anything like party, and to direct these observations more particularly to the circumstances connected with the church to which we belong. Rut before I do S 0,1 would offer the best acknowledg ments on the part of the bishops and the clergy, not only for the . toast which you have given. but for the sentiments with which You have been pleased to accompany it. and to those around me, for, I may say, the enthuiastic manner in which they have been pleased to give it. Sir; the form in which that toast is given, is peculiarly adapted to the constitution of our church for in the expression of the bishop and clergy is implied the gradation of ranks. (1168, - r.) Now, sir, religion is impottant to all ; it was intended for all, it is required by all. Whatever situation a man may fill in 14e, it is the only safeguard which can lead him to'the faithful diseharge of his duties. (Hear.) It Ought then to • be brought home to the business, and to the bosoms of ail; and how can that. be ;better done than by adopting the gradations of its ministry lo'ithe gradations of society ? (hear) —by supplying men who arejitted to cart y its holy influences info the palaces of the rich es well., as the cottages of the poor, (hear, licar,) who shall cheitk . the presumption in the olce, which would place too. strong a reliance on ear, lily distinctions, by elling Them that they have a master in heaven, awl by cheer ing those iu the other rank, trimse It is fatten upon the rough paths of life, with the cheeriii , prospect of that future slate where those distinctions shall cease for ever to exist. ( Hear.) Sir, if t hes, were the (oily reasons he only grounds upon which the constitution. of our church tlid rest, in my apprehension, they would he powerful ones. But we have still a higher authority which would lead to the adoption of that constitution in the writ ten word of God, for, (I pass over the firsidispensation, in whit-h the gradations of rank were rigidly observed, from the high priest to the lowest serviture -in the temple,) when we come to the establishment of Christianity, we find, in the orgauization of the Christian church, the same orders of men that. exist in our own were there established too, of bishops, priests, and dea cons—( Hear.) Now, Sir, surely, then, a church that is found ed both upon reason and upon scripture is worth some efforts to endeavour to preserve—(Hear, hear)—and more especially. I should say, as when, in addition to that, it is endeared to us by so many interesting recollections, and is so intimately connect ed with the best sympathies of our nature; for we cannot forget, Sir, that at its founts our forefathers were first, and forages have been, dedicated to the service of theit Redeemer : at its altars the most sacred engagements of social life have been contracted ; and around its hallowed walls their ashes now rest in peace till they shall be called to a future existence. ( Hear, hear.) Sir, as a minister of that church, it is a most satisfactory sight to me to witness that array of respectability and of influence which 1 now see around me, associated for the very purpose of preserving these revered institutions under which this country has so long and so successfully flourished, and has arrived at that height of national glory and of moral eminence, which has been equalled by few and surpassed by none. (Great cheering,) It is gratifying at that period when our church is undoubtedly made—for we cannot shut our eyes to the fact—the special ob ject of attack ; when men of various shades of opinion in. politics, and professing directly opposite principles in religion. seem to be joined only for one purpose, to endeavour to . pull down her strong-holds, and to erase her name.from the rational records. ( Hear, hear.) I say, sir, it is gratifying to see such a body- as this arrayed in her defence, coming - forth to protect her in the hour of danger, asserting their firm resolve,:that in this respect the laws of England shall not be changed, that the altar and the throne sball not be separated from the constitu tion of this country—that the church shall still 'Judd:out the warning voice of her illustrious example to all the world in . asserting this great truth, that religion is the only safe tie of moral duty and civil obligation; and that the state which prri, vides for the temporal, and yet ,neglects to provide for the spiri tual wants of its subjects, is sadly'deficient both in its duties and in its attention 'to its interests, (Great cheering,) Sir, I.must again • thank you in expreSsing my. acknowledgments for the way in which you have been pleased to notice the clergy of the diocese, and at the same time to conclude with expressing my hope and firm conviction that the holy zeal which you and others have shown in our defence, will be met with a corres ponding feeling on the part of the clergy, and that it will act as a stimulant to a more faithful discharge of those more respon sible duties which they weie• called upon to fulfil. The Rev. Rector sat dos n amidst great and.general cheering. . 4 ,,, The CHAIRMAN next proposed "the: 'Arm , y and rvavy. -, ' ~ Given with tnree times tnree. ~..,, ..„ .. _ . The CHAIRMAN after a few preliniiiiliry and• appropriate oh; serrations proposed "the nealth tif 'Sir Francis Burdet t,"' (Great cheering), and if they would permit him to reiterate it former expression, Ire hoped he would be long spared as a brilli ant example of what an English gentleman ought tobe. (Loud - • cheers.) Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then rose amidst long continued and most • enthusiastic cheering. Ile said, Geutlemen, it really ' is with the most perfect truth and' he most total absence of all affectation, that I declare to have no language . adequate to express my feelings for the • manner in which you have ! ! received me in this great and intelligent town of Liverpool, or • that can at all convey to you how much-I not only feel gratified, but how I feel encouraged to carry on the warfare which we are now literally engaged in—(cheers)—with all the !enemies whoever they may be, or under whatever denoMination, or whatever flag they may choose tomouut for the occasion, against the laws, the constitution, the church, and the institutions of this country.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is a time when there is no room for so narrow a consideratitin as party polofcs: it is a time when risen are' 'bound to come forward at all risks and at all sacrifices, considering one object alone without any view of party or private connexion, and with the view only of•maiutain ing-that glorious constitution which has for so many hundred years existed, with more or less imperfections, and under which this great country has arrived at a pitch of honour, glory, re nown; and happiness, to which, I am proud to say, no other country ever did arrive. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, we shall not he persuaded to part with all these real and substantial blessings for any fanciful notions, and silly and presumtuous theories, which may be!brought forward by self-styled philosophers, whe ther with honest or dishonest intentions—Olearo —still less shall we bow or pet mit the head of Englaud to bow to the miser able coalitionthat base coalition, the most disgraceful that this country:ever presented to the eyes of a wondering and dis appointed nation, an administration of England fe league with the popish faction in Ireland—(laud cheers)—against the sound and rational principles of English freedom and of English Gentlemen, it has been welt and convincingly told - You by your worthy rector, of the insecurity of the voluntary ssstem ; and that it is of the utmost importance to society to hare an establishment.. And if we are to have an establishment of religion as our only nicreal control—if we are to have what our forefathers al aat ys united together, religion and liberty to go hand in hand; —religion and liberty and property, which are the thrtie grand groundworks of the English codstitution—these we are bound to - Maintain. We have an administration which seems to be willing to give up one strong hold after another, fur the sake of temporary convenience, to palliate immediate' difficulties, and for the purpose; as I must consider it—they, no doubt, think it otherwise—they think, very likely, that their remaining in office is identical with the salvation of the coun try-ss(lood laughter).4and, r no doubt, on that motive, they sear over their own consciences, or, at least, as it has been well said, "nature deceiyes•herself," and they persuade them selves, when they are - acting on principles of the most selfish kind, that they are acting with the most broad and enlightened intentions, and the sublimest patriotism (Con tinued cheers.) Gentlemen, I have before me a number of enlightened men tti whom 1 can have nothing to tell which they are not perfectly aheady acquainted with. I cannot presume to think that they have not weighed this in their minds, at least as well and with as much consideration as I have—Gentlemen who, I am sure, have exhibited f!tilings which Ishave not,the presumption to attribute to myself alaneS-but whiki'are:ilue to the principles of the constitution of the country Whichl support; and which, Gentlemen, you support, and give your approbation to; therefOre I feel that there - is little 1 - e onlcl have to address to you which you have not already well censidered—t heti need not attempt, for yon.dor not at all want to have your zsal called forth in support of tlojse•institutioes which every Englishman will support who loves the institutions of his country. There fore, Gentlemen, it is that I now address you mote to express my own feelings it' gratitude to you, and, at the same time, par taking with you in that firm determination which you show by your warm reception of me, to support all that is dear and valuable to our country. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, to talk of what has been done by the present adminis trillion would iudeed be to talk of nothing;—(laughter)—dud what is more, the only thing that appears clear to me is, that they are incapable of doing any thing else. (Continued laughter.) Gentlemen, I should say to you, if you were not a set of enlightened and constitutional Englishmen, attached to all the institutions of your country, which you are—if you were any other description of persons—if you were any other sort of per sons holding different politic-al opinions—were you radicals or any other class of persons you would choose to name—l should say to you, were you all radicals, for God's sake let the country get rid of' an administration which is incapable of doing any thing. (Cheers.) If there are great s c hemes to he carried into e ect, (I speak now to radicals,) if there are great alterations required in the fundamental institutions of the country—altera tions which, as Englishmen, you think are required—you may be mistaken in your political opinions—hut I believe you feel that to carry them into effect is for the honour and happiness of your country—you wish, at least, your projects to be carried into execution, and, therefore, if you do, in God's name, at least, fill the government offices with some people who are capable .of carrying those projects into execution. I should, therefore, say, supposing I was a reformer, not content with the reform that has been obtained—supposing that we hird obtained no reformation I should say I am against the present administra tion because I ant reformer, and becausathey are entirely in capable of constructing any plan or measure until it has tinder gone the alterations and suggestions, and, in soine shape or other has been licked into form, as it were, by those opposed to them in politics. (Great cheering.) But, gentlemen, we have nothing to fear in England, I have had the good fortune and the pleasure, (for• I never past, a pleasanter time in my life than I have done within the last fortnight,) to become more 'intimately acquainted with the feelngs of the populatinn of this part of the country. (Great cheering.) Gentlemen, when I set out - Opou this tour, upon what my horolurable friend Sir George Sinclair near me, has been pleased to term " our north - ern circuit"—wheu I commenced it I assure you I had no more idea that I should have been enabled to undergo it than I have now that I should not be enabled to do ten times as much.—(Cheers.)—when I left !London, certainly not an Englishman, nor the ninety-ninth part of an Englishman, but • in a state of great debility, and against the strong remon strances of my physicians-1 set out on this only determina tion of having pledged myself to undertake or to accept an invitation from a number of. persons that I so highly esteemed —the operative classes of this city—for the invitations which I. received were from them alone—in the outset no person had any thing to do with them but the operatives. - I said, let me be ill or -not on the liad, .1 will do what an Englishman ought to do—his duty—l will do the utrcost that I can, and if it is plain .aud apparent in the eyes of my countrymen that I have done - so; 1 know that I shall notrinly - not Ineerwitlireproach, but from them and my country I, shall meet with all the generous enthusiasts with which. they greet a man when they see that he is resolved and determined to do his duty.. (Great cheering.) But, gentlemen, with the: blessing of God it turned out other-• wise. The medicineschist with which I'Was loaded, 1 have - never opened. I have donanone of the things which the doc tors prescribed, and I have the, good fortune tnfind. that I have got better front day to day; and whether it is that cordial of the' mind, which is administered -- to those who, under the blessing of Providence, firmly beliei,ie that. they are doing whatis right —(cheers.)—or from whatever other cause, by travelling, or by the society with which I have mixed - s u c h society I ven ture to say, in a similar ; class, is riot : to be found io any other country on the face of the-earth,:lsam notable_to determine, (Great cheeriug.) I have travelled through the great maim ! facturing population of•the country,of whom .1 had really entertained different notions, and hail no idea of the worth and intelligence and good conduct and propriety of those • persons whom 1 have tints met. To me it has been a matter of the greatest gratification, and has raised in me the strongest hopes thatcan be entertained—nay, the certainty that this great country' will survive every difficulty and storm. My intercourse with this part of the population has also taught me to put still further confidence' in the good sense and the good beasts of my countrymen. It has been cheering and gratifying to us that fill over these great • manufacturing districts we have met with nothing but what is cheering to see, in .beholding persons pur -1 suing that path of duty—painful as it may be—which it is ne cessary for them to adopt. With respect to Englond bi st i: we ed re ! sake, and so- would its be with regard to Leland if Ireland was Ireland—if it were not for Popish priests, Misleadiog people, otherwise - welidisposed. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, that is the weak point, and that is the difficulty. It is this on. natural junction—this unnatural union—this leaped alliance — this conspiracy of Litchfield House Ilkween popish priests anti agitators, that the peopis of this country have to bearup against. (Loud cheering, and cries of " trite."). Then, gentlemen, what ' we have to do is to unite hand and heart with our fellow-protes tants in Ireland. I alwass..was in favour of the Emancipation Act as it was absurdly called, because I thought it not right for the catholics• to he excluded from political rights on ac !coma of their religion, and because in this conntry we have always conceded to Dissenters every_right and every privilege that other men enjoy:. so I thought we should do in Ireland ; and I must say that the liberality of our church has always been anxious to tolerate and foster every thing which was not entirely opposed to it. In Ireland I thought suchivould be the case too; but I little thought that measnrevould produce so little Irene- I fieial effect. 1 little thought that the people of Ireland, through i•the means of their great. agitator, were stating what was re quired. And when we reflect can the uegociation which took place on this, sul!ject, Which was to be. so gratifying to all, and was to iiraduce good will and good felloWship between England THE LIVEAPOOI, STANDARD. and Ireland-,-whott .I, saw,,that slopes was that step gained 'and given into, not from the bullying of the Catholics, as they anaintaie, but from the generosity of the Protestants of Eng , laud, it'. the persuasion that they were dealing with bead fide ani morest persons, who would . rest satisfied with what they asked faraed had granted to them : it is not the bullying and bluster at the Corn Exchange, 'in the other side of the water, that would have ,kreighed.one feather in forciug the people of England to make such a concession. But a concession was made to their claims, which was to be, as we thought, a full settlement of the account—way, 1 should rather say, a g,nerons doriatiou, where nothing- was due. No sooner had we secured. this concessien to them than thee say it is nothing bUt an in mahout ! We cannot deal with people who fall back in this way, and talk of instalments, and we should stop at the first, and never grant another. .(Loud cheering.) Butafter all that was said, *hat did Mr. Daniel O'Connell think of Ireland ? What did he think of the miserable t iriest-ridden population—ignorant and seperstitions to a degree of which the people of this country could not dreaM or conceive—but I may give a tolerable con ception of it when I state, that he thinks it necessary to fall down on his knees before a popish priest? You may suppose what is the mental supremacy and the dominion of the popish priests, when he thinks it necessat y to do such an act as that, so humiliating to human nature, to effect his base purposes by their means. But lam fur doing justice to Ireland, and would have justice done en Mr. O'Connell himself—(tremen dous cheering ;)—but he has always by some trick or other evaded it. But when talking of Ireland as he does, and leaving nut of his consideration the Protestants of Ireland— leaving out the property and the intelligence and the real im portance of Ireland—for I say that the Protestants of Ireland, though they are only a million and a half, and he says the Catholics are six millions and a half—hut I say that the one million and - a half outweigh the six and a half; it is not numbers alone that weigh but property and, independence of mind. If they were left to themselves the Protestants of Ireland would retain English connexion, aye, and would teach the Catholics of Ireland - to obey the laws of the country. (Great cheering.) Henry the Sixth .1 think it was who said to the constable of France, before the glorious victory of Agincourt, "your num bers are so and so—l have but a small number of persons—we are dusted.and fatigued by marching—we have not a feather in our host —no trumpery or finery—l hope we shall not fly; but I tell the constable that upon one pair of English legs there stand three Frenchmen." (Cheers.) I think upon one pair of Protestant legs walk ten Catholics. (Great cheering and laeghter.) And now it is mortifying to see, I believe as brave a set of men is ever stepped the earth—as honest and true to . England, as glorying to add to England's renown, whoconsider it their greatest pride, to be reckoned as an essential part of - England—to see theSe persons slighted and discouraged in every way, and to see the Popish priests raising their insolent heads - and insulting Protestantism in• that eoun try excites in me a disgust which I have no language to de - scribe. But we will not fear the hearts of Protestant Irishmen, upon whom such atrocities have been committed, who-are literally now through intimidation and one trick or another, cheated °Oha fair representations of the part coining to their, lot; but notwithstanding that, and the proceedinga of a dastardly administration, their hearts are still the same—their hearts are 'with us, and depend upon it, that if things are to come .to extremities, protestant England, protestant Scotland, and protestant Ireland -will never stoop. (Enthusiastic cheer ing which drowned the conclusion of the sentence.) Gentlemen, I have a very comfortable consolation in my own mind, I think .1 have seen enough:of the agitator of Ireland, who agitates, it 'seeing, whenever his purse is low. • (Cheers and laughter.) He . had the honour of being-presented at court to our Queen, and then had-the good taste to go to a public meeting and talk of her majesty as if talking ofa foolish wothati. He goes to Ireland ; He finds-that won't do. He must talk another language there. The Irish talk of coming from Carthage. They certainly are Tyrians in one respect—they are double tongued—(cheers)— and he certainly is Tyrian in one respect, he talks English on one side of-the channel and Irish on the other. First we are told that our youu Queen is to be dragged over there to have an Irish reception. But whatdid he say in his very last speech at the Corn -Exchange, Dublin, which by the bye, I think is rather a paltry concern, though it sounds. so great? ( Laughter.) He recommended to their notice a pamphlet, entitled " Reasons of a - Reformer fur changing his Opinions with respect, to the Inhabitants and Politics of Ireland," which was calculated to give information as to Ireland. I trust that it will do good on that score, because ,I am persuaded that it is the natural gene ral good feelaag of my countrymen, and their love of liberty that frequently misleads them. They , go on false notions, and they don't reflect that Englishmen have been habituated to these principles—that they are rooted in the minds of Englishmen, -and were so in the minds of our forefathers, as far as memory can retrace; they have been actuated in this'country by the prin ciples of liberty and justice, and that is the distinguishing characteristic of England. They are liable, therefore, to be misled, when thus depending upon principles of that kind which are dear to their hearts—when the sante principles which they would introduce into Ireland are utterly impracticable, and can produce nothing but mischief instead of the good they would . desire and anticipate. We must, therefore, be upon our guard. But we have only at present one grand duty to perform, which we are now performing in meeting one another, in understanding one another, and in being able to rely upon one another in cases that might arise; then I trust that men of rank and all ranks in _England would unite in forming one body. It is absurd to say that one rank is more important than another— there is no rank in this great country, which is not in itself, 1 would say, distinguished, if you would compare it with any similar grade in any other country ; but taking it altoge ther it is a mighty whole one prodigious building of civilization which like our great building and architectural proof of genius and talent, St. Paul's, is all in its due order and form, and is altogether one of the grandest spectacles that the human mind can contemplate. The hon. Baronet sat down amidst great cheering, drinking the healths of those assembled. Snug by Mr. Holden, " The Fine Old English Gentleman." The CHAIRMAN said, the next toast in the list, I am sure, will not be received with one whit less enthusiasm than any which have preceded it. It must be a source of regret to all, that the delicate state of health in whi ch one of our - members is' placed, has preventetlhis attendance among us. I treat 1 offer no dis paragement to the memories of those distinguished statesmen,' when say 'in reference to the business of Liverpool, and the attention which the noble laid on my left has paid to it, no mat ter :from what party—when I say that Liverpool was never better represented. I can only offer my congratulations that I am! now going to giCe the members for Liverpool in th 4 dual unmber. The toast was given with three times three, and one cheer more. • LOrd SANDON rose amidst enthusiastic cheering to respond to the coast. tie had perhaps met them in moments of greater excitement, but he confessed he had never met them with feel ings of greater gratification than on that occasion. The worthy Baronet to his right was one of those who felt justified in making considerable changes in the constitution ; but when those elninges were wade he never deserted the constitution, and wont(' attempt no further innovation. (Great cheering.) His confidence' was always strong that• there was always a large portion of the nation who would always act on simi lar sentiments.. The worthy had been exposed to obloquy and persecution, because of his manly adhesion to his political prin ciples. He had thrown himself on his country, and had re ceived that glorious return which had redounded to his honour. (Great cheering.) He had thrown himself upon his own con stituency in. Westininister, and they by a larg e majority, had given their verdict against his opponents. Th conservatives in the liouse of Commons were similarly situated. Tney had Hit's 4 themselves upon the country at the last general elec tion, and England had raised the conservative minority from 130 to upwards of 300. He believed that minority would have been a malority had it not b'een for the violence, intimidation, and corruption • of their opponents—vinlence such as in Rox burghshire—corruption such as the election of the city of Lon don exhibited—not of the members themselves, but of the Re form. Club—and intimidation such as they had witnessed all over Ireland.. The whits had prevented investigation into many of tbese acts. If the feeling of the country had been left alone, Scotland, England, and Ireland would have returned a conservative majority to the Horse of Commons. They had been playing the game (Attie wolf and the lamb. The radical party had been the first to cry out against the conservatives for proceedings at elections, and against the Spottiswoode con spiracy, as it was called. They had done this in the first in stance, because there was a conspiracy which they (the conser valises) might well complain of—the Coppock conspiracy which had been catered into for the purpose of preventing English members from being on the Irish Election Committees. The conservatives had been charged with perjury. He was not inclined lightly to charge any man with perjury; but, at the same time, if any party had acted ft Qin strung bias, the con servatives ought to complain of the whites. fri , not ene whir committee had decided in favour of the t. ry party, whilst th ee tory committees had had the.virtue and honesty r., act contrary to file interests of their part). As a powerful minority they oc cuoied a stronger position for the safety of the cduntrv, than they would as a weak majority. He doubted whether, if at that 'moment the conservatives were in a majority, directing the measures 'of - the state, whether their influence would be so powerful as it now is. He regrettedexeeeditigiy that his learned c olleaoue, who had delighted the House of Commons, by his high, manly,and independent expressions there, was not present (the audience here rose and gave three -cheers)—through ill 'health from hiS extraordinary exertions. He rejoiced to see the growing spirit of conservatism in Liverpool during the last six or sev'eu, years, until at last it had secured the entire repre sentation of the borough. After expressing the gratification which ha felt at witnessing such an assembly as that, he sat down with , proposing the " Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative Association." The toast was given with three times three. Mr. BUSHELL acknowledged the toast. The HAIRMAN rose to propose "The Members for the Southern Division of the County," which he could also give in the'duaLnutel)er. With their permission, however, he would amend the toast, and give "The Members for the County, North and South." . . . . . The toast was drunk with three times three. The.CitAt RAI A Nthen gave.." Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Peer's." . The toast was giveu with three times three. Gleti:-- , Withlkjolly full bottle. The Cu AIRMAN rose and said,—Gentlemen,—l rise with pe culiar pleasure to propose to you the-next to.ist upon my list, the health of , nne -who bas distinguished himself as the vindi catOr of the bentsur of the House of Commons. (The company rose and cheered enthusiastically.) What, gentleml,n, a re-• rots:sled House of Commons to require a vindicator ? Why, wonders will "never• cease ! But. 1 rejoice that amongst the youthful :toeracy of England there was one who, ere he had untoirere, sty-two years, had the courage to diag the coward ly bully ft iii his lurkino. place, (iintneuse cheering.) and to cause him to be branded by a vote of the British House of Commons in' his real character, in that very expressive Saxon word; which I shall not hesitate to use—to brand him as a liar. (Cheers.) I propose to you the health of Lord Maidstone, the vindicator of the House of Commons. (Great cheering.) Lord MAI DsToNE rose, and when the cheering had subsided, addressed the meeting as follows:—Mr. CHAIRMAN and gen aSsure you that I can, with the most heartfelt feel ings assert that this is one of the kindest efforts you cats make of encouragement to me in the course I have begun, and which I hope I shall pursue to the very end of my life, going straight forward, and never Minding what may he tie consequences. But I hare been called here, and honoured in other places, with the appellation of the vindicator of the. House of Commons. Now I must say, that I am not the vindicator of that house, but that I gave them the • opportunity of vindicating their own honour, and I - knew , that I did not appeal to them in vain ; and, gentlemen, if I_ had not done it, there were fifty others ready to rise in their places and tell the great agitator . that he lied in his teeth. I did nothing more than just brio , ' the sub ject before the consideration of the House of Commons, and when once it Was there, the united efforts of Sir Hilbert Peel, Mr, Goulhurn, Mr. Wynn, and all the valiant of the Con servative side of the house, and all their just resentments were • enlisted in the cause; and, though last, not least, (for he •came nearly last in the debate,) there was your own representative,—not yeur nominal representative merely, ,but the rept esent ati ye ,of those - feelings to which you have this clay given vent in this roouL - He got up and taught .Mr. Daniel O'Connell what he ought to have felt, supposing The could have 'felt as a gentleman. (Laughter and Cheers.) lie said for one, whatever the speaker might say, for he was to administer the rebuke, he never could have thought of showing his face in society again after that rebuke had been adminis tered. But Mr. O'Connell certainly did braieu it out,' though I would leave the case to the good sense of this country, and leave them to judge between Mr. O'Connell and the abased awl vilified conservative party in the (louse of Commons. Gentlemen, I have been delighted with the iuvitatious Which have pinired upon me,.to the 'wallies of four, to route &met into the northern part of her majesty's dominions, where I had never been before. ,(Laughter and great cheering.) I only knew you, therefore, by report ; but now I know you from (lay own observation; and I h ive seen and beard things, which will do my heart good for.a long time to come. (Cheers) Gentlemen, I know that the whole of these great demonstra tions cattle originally from the operative conservatives of this district,—from Leeds to Salford and from Salford to Man chester and Iron Manchester to Liverpool. The whole of the operatives of this vast district, i am sure, are fast verging to conservatism,—l ant sure that at this moment there is almost a majority, and that if there be any election for the next two i years there will he a preponderating majority in favour of con servative doctrines in this great district - . (Cheers.) Gentle , men, the radicals seem to think that it is not allowed us to eA•ert ourselves, to combine together, and in short to agitate . they -Say, the Birmingham political union's agitation wa; nothing, all the agitation of these uniuns was nothing; Mr O'Connell's agitation was nothing. But, gentlemen, we have' seen the good effects of this agitatiou, and in order to counteract the effects of his agitation, we ought ourselves, though we may not do it willingly, to stellate. We must agitate, and I have no doubt that at last we shall combine to an extent that shall show them such a front that their opposition must at last fall to the ground. But I would ray of the agitator that he is combinetwith a ministry that would do anything to keep themselves in popular estimation, which I am happy to say they are fast losing,—anything to keep themselves in place and power. And there was a thought occurred to me the other day while reading Lord Bacon's Essays, when I chanced upon the following passage :—Now, says he, it was a very urgent speech of Themistocles the Athenian when asked at a feast if he could touch the lute, he replied, no ; but. said he reMild make of a little city a great state. And the essayist remarks that there are some yet, though few, who can ore little city make agreat state; though there are now many whose great gift seems to lie the other way. And certainly these degenerate arts deserved very little better term than fiddinne. A rid, gentlemen, I want to know whether there ever was in a country such an orchestra of fiddlers as the present ministry? (Cheers and laughter.) I want to know whether they have any one prineiple which they can call .their compass to guide them by, except it be to watch the tide of popular feeling, and to steer their course a-ecording t o it? Ido say, for one, I am against having the interesteof this city fiddled away; I won't stand it for one; and I believe that the city is now awake to these whigs and radicals, and I don't know what else they call themselves, but we are apt to call them destruc tives. . (Laughter.) Gentlemen, at times of great excite- ment, and we, many of us, have witnessed those fitness it is useless to argue with these people, • you must, all of you, when a demagogue gets up and talks about liberty, and the rights of man and all that sort of thing, it is uselese:to argue for nobody will listen. The whigs turned out the toriec upon all sorts of complaints of our want of economy and our tyranny, and all that sort of thing; besides which, tney boasted of their' own liberal opinions in these and a hundred other things. But when in power, I ask you whenever they have acted upon any one of those things? (" No, no.") You all say " No;" 1 be lieved it before; but now you corroborate it, and I feel quite certain.. Well, now, I ask, what is the reason why, as Mr. Joseph Hume most ruefully declared in the House of Commons —in short, his pitiful face almost made me cry. (Laughter.) "How conies it ? There must he something wrung. We are diminished front a majority of 300 down to 2(X). There must be something wrong. It shows that our liberal patty here must be losiug ground every (lay. There must be something wrong here." Note bit of it:Mr. Flume; it is that this great country, which you have deluded so long, is at length coming to its senses, and is saying that the party are not the 'men that— begging their pardon—they were fools enough to t eke them for. Even if Mr. Hume himself, with his application to business— for you know he is a man of business—would give to this sub ject a business-like investigation, I ant sure he would be satisfi ed But now the whole city have weighed these whigs in the balance and found them wanting. (Hear, hear.) They made professions when other individuals were in power:— " We want to see patronage given to all those who deserve it and not to our friends alone; (Laughter.) I want to know whether they followed any one of those promises, and whether they have done any one of those things, for making the country believe we did which, they turned us out ? The consequence is, that the country is now Coming to its senses, and is conscious of the delusion ' • and they say, " We have weighed the whigs in the balance ; and have found. theist wanting." Now there is another person who professes all those things, and that is Mr. Daniel O'Connell.; (" Hear," and laueh•ter.) We make each other a low bow when we meet in the house, and all other sorts of civilities pass between us, although I was never introduced, for I believe I introduced myself. (Laughter and great cheer- Mg.) Well, how did he begin his professional career ? (For I consider him a professional agitator—l consider that was the thing he intended from the first days of his life.) Why, with mild words—butter would not melt in his mouth at ' one time. " Oh I (he said) what injustice has been done to Ireland ! Won't sou attend to this poor country ?" At last the priests themselves agitated; and then at length he came down upon us and said, "Justice for Ireland! I demand it ! . Six millions and a half of people are determined to have it l" And then he asked these MX and a half millions to pay him for the trouble of expressing their sentiments. (Laughter.) Well; now you see the gradations by which he arrived at honour and profit; and a very high situation he certainly now holds for an ambiti ous man; for, literally, he has established a power which was never contemplated before in any state in this world—still less by the British .constitution e -so that we really quaked and quailed, in theoretical apprehension, for in moral courage I won't quail or quench, even if our opponents were twenty • to one. (Loud cheering.) But I do mean to say that Mr. Millie; O'COnnell is one more instance of what I before said,—that when a man begins with all these patriotic axioms and hacknied terms about liberality, freedom, and justice, and ail that sort of thing ;—at the time you cannot i eason with him, but his subse quent conduct will prove the hollowness and fallaciousness of his principles. And these things the country have seen; anti that is one reason why they are now recovering from that state of f ver in which they were before, and why they are leading Mr- aniel O'Connell, who they thought at one time was only as for what was fair and just; but now they see that his coy rt end is not just but the serving of his own selfish pur poses. (Hear.) The man to whom I would refer is my friend M r.- Roebuck. He came over, asking for justice for Canada at first with specious intentions; and thus he goes on till at last he comes down from Bath and says, " I think it is a very 'moder ate rate to charge you £6OO a year for advocating your cause; and he was kind enough to say be would take uothing -less.— ( A laugh.) But Mr. Roebuck began mildly at first about Canada, till at last he goes un to he the advocate of the Cana dians in the House of Commons when they were in actual re bellion. I would not say how far he fostered that rebellion ; but certainly he did boast in the House of Commons of the ex tent to which they had gone. That is another instance of a man beginning mildly and calmly to agitate; but that is no reason why he should not at last agitate till he has got fur him self place and pension. Now, as to another point. There are gentlemen present here who have been very much reviled for stopping short of anarchy and confusion. But I put it to any prudent, sensible man here, if he were journeying by coach or railway, if there he one from London to Edinburgh ; and sup posing York to lie between the two, what would he say if he mimed to stop at York, and all the people in the same coach were to say, " No; you have gone so far with us, you must go furTher : you have no right to stop half way at Yuri:; you must go with us as far as we go." ( Hear.) But Ido say, that these bun. gentlemen have stopped at conside.rsble risk to their own private fame. -When they had got what the c iuntry had a fair right to demand, they said "We will not go any further. We will not allow those who talk in beautiful metaphorical language of the ' small end of the wedge' and the • tree bearing its ; fruit' to insert the wedge anti to allow the reform tree to bear the fruit. of anarchy and confusion, and that ' equitable distribution of property': with which I am sure we are threatened, however they may disguise and mask it." Because, as Sir Francis Burdett said, they did assail it under the party flag. But, how ever, these gentlemen (Sir F. Burdett and others) will not allow their compassing that intention. and they have now joined Cis upon the broad principle of conservatism. That is the true name, for I wish the names of whig and tory were no more, and that all who love and would preserve the institutions of the country would call themselves conservatives; and I think the other party has a fair right and claim to be called innovationists. They wish to respect all existing things, not because what they substitute is better, but because it is new; -and I do wish, if we can go on upon the old. system, that we should do so, and not take the new one upon chance, even if it should be no worse. Look at America I siie began as a republic, and will very likely go on best as H republic ; but we have always been a limited monarchy —a form of constitu tion which the philosophers of France and the rest of Eurupe lnn,g endeavoured to explain and never could. The demagogues endeavoured to reform it, not by improving and restoring and supplying its deficiencies, but by altering the whole system and making it like the rest (if the world. Whereas, I have 'afwayi understood that if other governments whether reteiblics, abSo4rte monarchies, democracies, or aristocracies—each has to a great extent its bad points merged and its good points kept in our British reinstitution. (Cries of " Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) But the system of the present day is to change this constitution altogether, and I do not want to have things that are not part and parcel of our constitution. Steel medicines may be good for one man; salts fur another; rolehieum. for a third, when properly administered; but if you transpose the medicines you can do nothing but harm. So, if you attempt to fond into the British constitution things which ran only agree with re publics or democracies, some parts will sn faster, others Slower, and eventually you will be sorry when -you find out your folly. that you did not keep to the old established manners mid good customs of our ancestres. (Cheers.) I ant young.upenshe stage of , political life, and lack experience, but 1 our actuated by the feeling to stand by our good constitution iu church and , state ; and although they may call it mere prejudice, and a thing.which 1 I have inherited of my father, and all that sort of thing. ( Hear.) And 1 assure you that is the chief of my faults. The radical ' press say that "he is Lord Winchelsea's son," and that7is had : enough; but beside that, one paper that I saw said that I:have about the same modicum of talent. and the same Mass of , prejudice. But, as my friend Sir F. Burdett has said, preju dice is a thing which you should respect .till you know that it is wrong. It is the universal feeling of the great majority of so ciety, and the chances are that they are right till they are • proved to be wrong. Therefore I glory in this " antiquated prejudice," and I know others who glen- in it to,—and I hope that, fall or stand—and stand I htipe we shall, though fall we may. ' But we will not fall without one stroke struck in the face of our foes ;—fall or stand, I say for one, I will go straight forward; and as new the dawn of my political life, so I hope its evening will find me, still pursuing conservative principles, and never repenting having done so from the-present hour up to the last of my •political life. (Immense cheering, during which the noble lord resumed his seat.) . . The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, if brevity be the soul of wit, the next toast upon my list is short enough, and I might just as well attempt to explain to von who Caesar or Cicero is, as to explain to you who " the Duke" is. (Cheers.) Utherefote beg to propose to you, '• The Duke ;" and as I'don't find upon my list one word in addition to it, so I'll not have ore. " The Duke." (Drunk with all the honours.) Glee—" The Mighty Conqueror•." - - The CHAIRMAN next said,—Gentlemen, it is lamentable to reflect, that, while there is so much talent and ability in the H o use of Commons, the country should be deprived of i he viklu aide services of several distinguished individuals, as if to show with what very little talent countries may he governed. ( Hear.) When I look to the opposition benches of the House of Com mons, and I see there a Peel and a Stanley, a Graham and a Gladstone, (and I am proud of him as a townsman,) a Follett, a Pollock, and a Pemherton, I cannot but hope that the day is not far distant when these individuals shall he called to the helm of government ; and I do hope that the present leader of Ow House of Commons, unable as he has proved himself to go vern this mighty empire, may he left like another Actaeon to be devoured by his own hounds.—( Laughter and cheers ) propose the health of our distinguished guest, "Sir George Sin clair, and the conservative members of the House of Commons." I Loud 'cheers, and the toast was drank with all honour and en thusiasm.) ..Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR rose, and, when the Plaudits with which he was greeted had ceased, he said : —Gentlemen. I am labouring under severe indisposition, and tberefote I must re spectfully solicit. that„ indulgence ,which, even under.orditiary circumstances, I should so much have stood in need of at your 3 :„,,,,,,t,„..,..... ,-.1 _ . . bands.._( Hear aed'cheers.) Gentlerfiefr, f, ftsill . ".4,-td . 'frequent opportunities of fate of addressing l ey asSeiebled fellow-eountry men in these mrportant diatriclS, bind Irbust say . I only wish that it, were possible for rite to gate emineYed li4lf ha much pleasure and instructiou as I received iulisteeinglo ibeno; because the patriotism, good sense, and Intelligente, isliitifll'*y ; hon. friend and I have seen exemplified by onf every clasti and description; has certainly filled us itidi the - lif4htest anti cipations as to the (more destinies of our cemniou' country, (Hear.) Gentlemen, I have alse:thoug e ' not very •:efttp',. had the honour of expressing, my sentiments in the Heitse of Ch`m.;• mons; and 1 may venture to say that 1 have never shrunk from the duty of nionasktng duplicity and dentiuncing selfishness. ( Hear.) There is one circumstant e is the present meeting which has, in a very gratif‘ing manner, distinguished it from those at which we have 'been previously presene• We have everywhere been greeted by the loyal enthusiasm of conserve , . tives, but this, gentlemen, is the only place iu Which we have had the happiness to meet a conservative representative; (" Hear," and cheers.) Leeds had one formerly- ' . Salford has one' virtually—(hear, hear ;)-11nddersfield had one nearly ; and, with respsct to Manchester, I can only say . that I believe if intends to have a couple bye and bye, .and follow tiverpoore most glorious example. I have t o th a nk you, there 7 fore, in the name of the conservative members, for the manner in which you have responded to the toast which has just been drunk. And in thankiug you on their behalf, I must also thank you for having returned to the House of Commons tine of thfi most distinguished and Melt 1 of our number—(cheers for Lurd Sandon)—a geatleman of wh tin I, as an eyewitness, may be permitted to say, that he is n'tver sibset t from his post at the season of trial; and that he was the in' i: , dual selected by Sir Robert Peel, with the uretniinees appiobati in of the whole of the conservative members, to bring forward tae most important motion which has eugaged our attention during the present ses, sion. (Cneers.) Were he not pre.eat, I should delight to • follow out a theme upon which my heart delights to espial ate.' But I will point out one deficiency in the conservative members for the House of Commons. (Great cheering.) And that is not in regard to talent, fur have we not our Peels, our Stanley's and our Grahams; nor is it in motel courage, for we have our Harty's, nor is it in legal atii:i•y, for we have our Follette our Sugnens, and our Pembeitons; but what we want is numbers. There we do labour under some deficiency, and I can only wish that the (*ample which you have set, and the spirit which your exampit and our recent moutiugs have excited, may be responded to through the length and the breadth of our land. (Cheers.) 1 think the conservative party have not sufficiently frit the, impol;tatsce of united exertions; and it cannot be sufficiently impressed upon every British elector, present or absent, how important a single vote may be come. Why, in my own country of Scotland, no fewer than two enduties were decided by single votes. This, then, shows ' the necessity of r6ziiFfering, and of coating to the pull, of not shrinkidg from that duty which devolves upon every elector at every general election. Why, gentlemen, 1 must say that the line which was taken by a great many persons of the hi g h es t respectability after the passing -of the re.• form hill, which I had the honour to suppert in all its stages, filled me with greht astonishment. There was a kind of sudden strike among the conservatives. . They seemed to think because they could not have every thing their own way iney would not have any thing more to - do with it. I rernem g with some gentlemen of r sipectability, all of whom. were against the reform bill, and one said, " What a mess they have made of it I" He said that he was connected with the metropolitan districts, and added, "If I chose to come for ward t could be elected ; but I'll leave them .alone." " Well," says another, "I have • great interest in such a distr ct, and a friend of mine has offered to bring me forward; but 1. said, no; I'll have nothing to do with it." They all said, " We had better just' show them what a pretty business th.ty have made of it !" Upon which I turned round. and said, " Gentlemen, vou are doing a great injustice to the reform, bill, and such as have supported if, because the object of the reform bill is to give consequence to such ILCII as you are." But if you thrust it train you, if you think your country not worth defending. you cannot be at all surprised if you see it falling away into other hands. I wish the humblest voter in Britain to think how much depends mien his vote. His vote may elect two members; that will make a difference of four in the house; and that number, in carrying an important question, may involve the fate of the government, which may affect the; , destinies of this country. and thus involve the destinies of the world. (Loud cheering.) Now, gentlemen, in mentioning the conservative members of the House of Commons, it is im possible that 1 should, however fatigued with speaking,' or yoo with hearing, pass by any opportunity of endeavouring —or, rather, showing my inabiiities—to do justice to the trail sceodent merits of Sir Robert Peel. Ido not believe there ever existed in any country a statesman who enjoyed both from those who support and those. who oppose him a reputation so unanimous and so -unblemished. speeches are equally brilliant and business-like; there is ao subject upon which his vast and comprehensive mind does not pour such stores of in formation ;tit astonish those that hear him. 1 have ob,erved that he is much ;bette'r listened to at the close of a debate than any other speaker at • the beginning; anti if I have any one I fault to find with Sir Robe Peel, it is that I doubt whe;ber heie as anxious to get back to office as we are to see h m then. Why, the conservatives could not get on without Sir It. Peel; neither can the whigs—neither can the minivry. They cannot • bring forward any measure that does not require his correc tion and superintendence. And though I eettainly very flinch admire his disinterested conduct, yet I cannot help sometimes being a little provoked to see him helping theist out of their difficulties. .Why, John Bull's state coach is in a most pitia- , ble plight at s moment, being drawn about by as heteroges+. neous a teas, n ~sorryste eds all ever saw, and no one has the least confidence' in either the coachman or the postillion— , (laughter)—and there is scarcely a single week in which it is not floundering about in some ditch, or in which they do not draw it into sonic quagmire. Trite, the outside passengers get off, and one of them, Joseph Hume, puts his shoulder to the' wheel to get the roach out of the difficulty; but it is partly mire anti partly lime, and he scarcely knows whether it is black or white. (Loud laughter.) What does Sir Robert Peel? One would almost suppose, after the manner in which . he has been treated by them, that he would stand by, with his hands behind him, and contemplate their difficulties with' a not unnatural sort of satisfaction. But no such thing; be immediately orders all his best horbes from the stable, and takes all his friends with him; eve, and my hon. friend h, (Sir F. Burdett) comes dean with his hunter, (laughter and cheers) and assists in rescuing from the mud the state carriage; because he knows that it would be impossible ter all the modern coachmakers in Long-acre, to provide half asootfa..one in its place. (Cheers.) but it' appears to me that now it is high time for the Conservative party to take vi gorous m. asdres, and I think that if we don't, our fri ds Out of doors will. 6e very much discouraged. They may Nov to us '•1'o what purpose have we been taking so. h trouble and mak ing so much provision for the future, if you will not use your utmost efforts to deliver your country from its present odlicul ties and languor ?" WC have been toasting the House of Lords, and well we may ; for it is the weat bulwark of the con , stitution. Perhaps I have stood tip as often as any one ro the House of Commons. 'l'o express my respect for that august assembly, I say with perfect deference, but at the same tune .:th freedom, that considering how the Conservative party is gifted: in that house. I should like to see them carry to the throne an expresion of their opinion as to the situation of the state. — We know that s 9 far they have the power within themsetv.s. , —(heat•, hear,)—and I should like her Majesty to be told by that assembly which of all parties is entitled to her rasps. t and confidence, what the opinion of the country is, as @- presented by the House of Lords; because at present net Ma jesty can know but little of it. It was said of the kings of Persia that oneman was their ear and another their eye; but really Lord Melbourne teas both the ear and the eye of her Majesty, (lany,hter) and (here were very few opportunities ter an) • other individual to show her ears and e) es what the real state of the country is. I should like very much to see an address adopted 6; the House of Lords, itud that before the coronation. while they have full power and strength, to order. that her Majesty may be aware what disparity exists in that honse between the friendsolthe oustitntion and those who oppo sed them. It would be a great encouragement to the country at large and to the House of Commons; and the sooner we try our strength there the better. (Cheers.) 1 trust the day is not far distant when the mum' ity as I have told them to their faces, will he looked upo❑ not only by every every conservative with disgust, but by every honest radical with indignation. (Cheers.) I have been accused of being a turn-com. Front the first moment of my political life I have had no object in view but to promote the liberties of my country. As long as I thought popular rights at all endangered by monarchical interference or aristocratical encroachment I stood forward in their defence; but now I have seen reform carried very much further than I had surmised. And now that I sets the throne endangered and the Church denounced, I enlist myself under the banners of those lords and commoners who respect the equal rights of each, and who aredetermined to uphold the privileges of all. (Great cheering.) A turn-coat! why I have no objection to wear a. coat till it is threadbare and falls to pieces from my shoulders, rather than purchase any coat at the expense of public principle.-13ut I scorn, or rather am prot.d of such an imputation as this, when I- recollect the mimes of those , with whom I am associated—when l remember that I am vilified along with a Stanley, second only to a Peel in 'eloquence;, when I think that I ant stigmatized along with a Graham, and' that it was cinder their auspices and in following their example that I deserted, or rather that I left are ministry. which had in my opinirm abandoned' those principles which had, as I thought, entitled them to my confidence ; and above all, whe n I think that I have the houour to be vi lified and traduced itlong, wit tt the most intrepid rmtriot that ever nation saw—of whom it has been said that he is ambitious of that coronet, which, had ha thought it Worth his while, he might have Worn it long ago. delight in eulogy when earned in such a cause, Land shared with such men as these. (Cheers.) Sir F.:•BtatiErt said he had the honour to propose a toast,. which he was sure would he cordially received. It was to hitn en additional pleasure, that their worthy chairman was of that class of persons which he thought so important: lie must say that he had been at many public meetings, but he bad never seen the duties of i h uut n better fulfilled. lie would give " Mr, liolme, our Chairman." kC heo.s.) The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thduks. • Lord SANDON, in complimentary terms, proposed tie health of the "Vicelresidents and Stewards of the dinner." Mr. T. M. GLADSTONE returned thanks on behalf of the Vice-presidents and StewardS, Lord MAIDSTONE said; that since he had been in Lancashire he had felt under some sort (Sr spell, which. he attributed to toe powers of the Lancashire witches. He could only say, that in his own elections, he never stirred without the ladies, and he could say for them that a snore conservative body did trot exist, they cheered us on to victory, and When victory was eon, they brought us laurel leaves to crown that victory, which would not be worth winning - , ungraced by their smiles. He would gist) them "The Lancashire Witches," and would lead them in the Kentish fire, to honour the toast. This was accordingly given, his lordship giving the "hurrahs;' At eleven o'clock, Sir Francis Brirdett and Sir George Sin clair left the room, the cottpany rising in their honour, and cheering them as they retired. Lord SANDON then gave " the good - old town of Liverpool, and the trade thereof." His constituents had been pleased to greet his humble endeavours so frequently, that he began to believe that he had been of advantage at least to son,e tndivi duals in the town, if out to all. (The toast was drunk with the . honours.). Mr. GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE briefly acknowledged the toast, as a merchant of Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the last toast—one of pros perity to an association which formed a valuable c ennectiug link with their own— a hotly of men of whom thici country wightt need be proud, and to Whom he was personally under much; obligation. He would give," Prosperity to the Operative. Conservative Association," and he trusted the toast would be received as it deserved.—The company rose and g ave several .rounds of cheers. The chair was theft vacated, anti the prioci t ial goes - :s tetired at about ten minutes after eleven. Three c heers were called., for and given for " The Earl of Winchilsea." , .Mr. Parker was Oiled to the chait and the convivialities were kept up a short . time longer. We regret that, owingto an unexpected demand OD OUT space';' we have been, very obliged to curtail our report of some of the speeches ; but we trust we have dole np gentiemai any Seriou's iniustice;