The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

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De s " bad been date S!r r, but b? not Pob l• xico were had beet ce of the Lused the even dalg West le: isiness id money )f LOUIS •Capt the 11th kade ? 1 BY gall' JarnajC S f o grant - 1 a thed!'s Y E l g in, le n3o' ark an d )vva ae Lnd g ot 0 1 bow', ,r a ne. ntit9.; las 7va%c, 6 0. t i , spPY '- s tablest use has o s the thelq s An est► - Le cowl ate d to , vot ed, Ts, ae!' rom his lately i• of b is f all b 1 hild regl s , of 11 -move d ring h is :n ill nor • from 8 r rator! rove 13 ! 5 y COnE V urn isbe s and t he the S O ' lours, ill 'much. on bei° s to °Pe ° ernraq t Heir oPy rich thi 1. Th a ,: vi ; iologi way .r o ft long. * Ot ej LpoyOtle e t he r i i at° is retjo het c ; : t e tb e t i o a te ,iOB noun' t he o 0 $ 5 , .d f it ioo D rh Pc)" e e ha lf' the the 6 ', 0 13' ed a .c on, recN c h " $ 11: the : n olo )5s : c era c of t bo 3t ~~ Feb. 27, 1844. UNIVERSITY 4- CLERICAL NEWS. NCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENUkRGEMENT. BUILDING, AND RE PAIRING OF CHURCHES AND CHAPLLS. iist erday week, a meeting, of this society was held at Weir chambers in St. Martin's-phsee, Trafalgar-square, The rii - e,°.ting voted g rants for the following purposes --Towards hz!ilding adclitional churches or chapels at fMowbraY and Otu.eway Head, in the parish of Holme ultran, Cumberland ;' at Barnard's-Breen, in the parish Great Malvern, ‘Vorcestershire ; a* Smallwood,in the parish o f Asthury, Cheshire; at Cook ham Dean,in the pariah of Cookti-im, Berkshire; at St. Giles's in the Prea id t o s ' n, l b n n or do e n ,s ; hi a r n e d ; Longham, in the , parish of Han _tthhoeecchhourrehies towardsßawdswetl,N erf 0 l e k n I : a and towards by rebuilding, mersetes enlarging i hi a r t e a t Poulersbury, Northamptonshire ; Berrow, ; Upton-cum-Chalvey, Buckinghamshire; :iyianuel Church, Bolton-le• Moors, Lancashire; Monk liv..el_rt so mersetshire ; St. Mary, Haverfordwest, South ash. and Kentish Town, parish of St. Pancras, Lon , It f urther ap peared, from the stat i st i ca l returns an _neepxend to these reports, that the above parishes contain a _P, ,e_ation of 2 73,994 souls, and the accommodation pro ,T.l a d for them in 40 churches and chapels is 40,824 sit tings, of . additionalwhich 9334 are free ; but by the erection of seven 'rourm.settaita:. and th e thourches, the rebuilding of one existing church, A ,„„ e enlargement of seven others, it is intended to add this very insufficient provision . of church versonc l. Llis number will include free sittings for 4195 fort mentioned i s worthy o f remark that in the places of wors hi p for ()mentioned there has been hitherto accommodation „eatani.lay one•seventh of the population, while the free trtierin u we been in the proportion of only one sitting for exAfter the netw' w t e h n e ty l . atter will now be increased to the o f p ( ie nr e" i nn 8 to .the treasurer to grants were made, the society proceeded Ilevr A n3i ne the certificates relative to the completion of The urches and the enlargement of existing chinches. ere approved, and orders were issued to ease. to pay the amount of the grants in each The wh on , Population of these parishes is 46,595 persons, for tin..:' canrch accommodation to the extent of 4634 sit the °aIY were provided previously to the completion of and in towards which the society's grants were voted, se ,'. n that number were only 1374 free sittings. At pre osti_theeatsatlded are 2537. of which 2157 are free and unappropriated.this Since the last meeting forms of application for and from the ft i k k/e t j etY have been issued to 18 applicants,. to enable 1)o /1r e° subunit their cases to the consideration of the add•ti Pour of these applications are towards building The' nal churches in populous places. _... il l e g beep tr easurer further reported that a handsome bequest le a ga b "n made to the funds of the society—namely, a Hunt, ° D I . 4300 (free of duty), bequeathed by the . late J. ' 4, 1., of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. C, ~.A.l t„ th e e „''ILIDGE, FEB. 22.—At a Congregation just held t hi, .oilo w i .- ii,,, degrees were conferred :—Honorary Mos er of' 41,rti—Edward Augustus Brooks, Clare Hall. Doctor -13 e r, i nit v .—Henry Almack, St. John's College. le: —e ori of Arts.—Thomas Lee French, Emanuel Col lie; Andrew Heslop Trinity College; Philip Anthony iVc.,l,t, St. John's College ; Francis Ford Pinder, Trinity olle; i l i i i ege ; Henry Valentine Pickering, Pembroke ge lana Sandford Clare Hall ; Charles Jas. Willoughby, Trinity c ollege. . tnTasht: Rv. a s: Geo. Slade M.A. has been appointed to the church at r '"'P of the . Manchester Free Grammar School. On At 7 a n ew edneaday last the Bishop of Chester consecrated gentry of t Parr, near St. Helen's. Nearly all the On it , be neighbourhood attended on the occasion : - --ue sa me . niety evening a meeting of the Pastoral Aid Sc). ri; l e r a a glviCafedr at the Town- hall, St. Helen's. There attendance, and the meeting was addressed by : I : :ea u . hands °TY --Dr. in t q L° E a t a I th r t " s o , ok's plan for dividing the parishes . vicarage and placing the patronage in the the bishop, is likely to meet with opposition from Rev. T er t where it would have been least expected. The Perris, who was presented by the vicar to St. Palish from 4 1-uke's in 1841, and has since, through his recommenda "nn, obtained an advantageous lease of the tithes of the Christ Church, Oxford, now claims on the In!l r e en gth of thi s l ease, as rector of Leeds! the whole of patron age which th e v i car p roposes t o g i ve u p, an d h as forbid th e appointment of-incumbents to the two Fourches now vacant. Of the' result of thes claims, !lowever, there can be little doubt, for though the tithes no have b een always annually paid (till last year to a layman), ti r ector r ector of Leeds has ben heard of sinc e the Refor m a- If such a person now exists, who presented him, Pr what bishop inducted him ? It is reported th i a s t a claim ten i t s also set up to the parish church. Whether th atro e n x age ds ot. i ( t ) the trustees, or to to both, is Possession ot the vicarage, or to the p -, now vested in twenty-four not known. 3193 9 .1 ..., I THE CONIAIU TAT T O N.—The following is the progress Made in tithe commutations, made up to July 1, 1843 : Number of tithe districts 5 proceedings have coetnocwedhi.ell voluntary 67 Number of agreements m rmeceived Ditto confirmed . • • Number of notices issued from making awards 3518 drafts of compulsory Number of. awards received.. • •2113 Ditto confirmed . Number of apportionments received 6224 Ditto confirmed..... Pro m the return made to the House of Commons on the 17 th of August, 1843, it appears from the commence ment of the commission, up to the Ist July, 1843, the total amount of agreements for commutation of tithes, Zi'afirmed by the tithe commissioners was £2,371,398 19s. tio, and the tot a l amoun t o f awar d s f or the commuta -764,1 ti thes confirmed by the tithe commissioners eras ' lO3 2 s. 3d. ; ma ki ng a sum total of £3,13 1,502 144 IV INTELLIGENCE. i'II:AG I-E AND THE . CONSERVATIVE The ca PRESS. t ried i t : uB e of Brooks v. Sowler, which was to have been . went Off Lii e Commo n Pleas at Guildhall, this morning, alld th --there being ten Special Jurymen present, tot ec e,e9oosel for the p laintpff having refused to call . d .i. M r. B 'lr,Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, an tor n ,c1„,"103', were counsel for the plaintiff, and the At- Ci t . e•'.','eneral and Mr. R. S. Sowler (of the Northern 1 eu lt) for the defendant. Our readers will probably nteatriernber that this was an action brought by Mr. Alder (and ',John Brooks, a leading member of the League iii4unberliesrhnerinogfttihi ee briCyc,epf we're all for ourselves in this world" cele ugainst Mr Thomas Sowler, the proprietor and said National Courier, for an alleged libel co concerning the said John Brooks, and of and , National Anti-Corn Law League. Y „.„ e 4 fusi ng to call a ta les the plaintiff has virtually given a ''''' o 7l to the Conservative Press in the person of the proprietor of the M anc h ester C our i er, s i nce, in effect,.l. Fel:ls e though not i fact, h e h as entered a no ll c prosequ i . A though then Mancheste r C( urier has been put to the ea of his own costs we ' cannot help congratulating him `thl) the result of this abominable attempt to stifle his voice e bi rt h -place of the League. Our satisfaction, how firle er, is somewhat qualified by the circumstance that a opportunit of heing up the League has be lost forr the present ; y for s we w are assured th a t such facts would h ave Co me out in the course of the trial as would have socured a verdict for the defendant. The League, in this e ase, has nct DARED to try the issue ,• and the fair pre sumption is, that they well knew beforehand that their c haracter and their acts would not bear the scrutiny of a British jury.- -John Bull, Feb. 24. IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL CASE. First conviction under the New Bankruptcy Law for obtaining goods with no prospect of providi ng p ayment. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, MONDAY, Feb. 19. (Sittings at Nisi Prins. at Guildhall, before Lord Den man and a Common Jury.) THE QUEEN V. GOODEN OLIOR.—This was an indict ment which charged the defendant, that he, being a wool len draper at Newton Abbott, in Devonshire, and a trader within the meaning of the bankrupt laws, became and wa s adjudged to be a bankrupt ; and that three months before such bankruptcy, namely, on the 10th of December, 1842, he had obt a ined goods from Me-qrs • Pawson, of St. Paul's Churchyard, upon a credit of three months, under the false pretence that he intended to deal with them in the usual way of trade, whereas his real intent was to defraud the said Pawson, &c. contrary to the provisions of the statute of the sth and 6th of Victoria, c. 122.—Mr. Erle stated the case for the prosecution, and called Mr. Paw boo. who proved the sale to the defendant of the goods in question to the amount or £l2B. Th e payments o f t h e defendant bad been quite regular • and Messrs. Pawson ' w ould have no diffi cu l ty i n giving him credit for double the amount of goods which be then required, nor in con tinuing to deal with him afterwards upon the same foot ig as before, if the bankruptcy had not occurred. William Quilter, an accountant, d epose d , that on the 6th of January, after the obtaining of the goods, the witness and the petitioning creditor went on board a yes. !el called the Parkfield, bound for Sydney, and there 'Pond the d e f en d ant , pass i ng under the name of Robert ./rahar o , and h av i ng on b oar d several packages of goods In m, with t h e name o f Graham, together with in :ices from P awson an d some other merchants, from 11 °to goods bad been obtained. From this statement, it ;Itneared that the goods had been removed on board the prkfield almost immediately after they had been obtained r° , 1 ,, , the Messrs. Pawson. add Cockburn (with whom was Mr. M. Chambers) ;.ressed the jury for the defendant. t , i-ord Denman hoped, whatever might be the result of orpresent inquiry, that the public would be made aware jest of fact, that such conduct as that which was the sub e," of the present indictment, and which formerly only thr lse d the guilty party to a civil action, might now be l i ub.lect of a criminal prosecution. of q„ : ,JorY, after a short consultation, returned a verdict re corn s'"tY ; but, under the circumstances of the case, del In ended him to mercy—Lord Denman sentenced the enda_. . eat en , lit to be Imprisoned in the Queen's Prison for six hi t :3l. sat : a.rtir;; 14 PAGET V. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN. it come on, at the Court of Common Pleas, (Tu sdaY)• Sir Thomas Wilde and Sergeant ° en ° era r j i - are counsel for the plaintiff, and the Solicitor retain,:d on behalf et Lord Cardigan. On Saturday week, the L or d Ch ance ll or con fi rme d the judgment of Vice-Chancellor Wigrana, which decided that the legacy of the late James Wood to the city of Glou cester was m void, from the uncertainty of the purposes in t ded by it. The sum amounted to £200,000, respecting which there has been so much litigation. NORTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.—The judicial labours of the northern circuit commenced on Monday, at Lan caster, before Mr. Justice Coltman and Mr. Baron Rolfe. The high sheriff of the county, John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Woodfold Park, near Blackburn, arrived in Lancaster on Saturday with his retinue; and, in the evening, pro ceeded to the railway station, where their lordships arrived by train from London at half past eight o'clock. On Sunday, their lordships attended divine service at the Old Church, where the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Whittaker, vicar of Blackburn, the high sheriff's chaplain. It was currently reported in the town, that the business of the assize would be very limited in amount : and this, indeed, proved to be the fact, for there were only 23 pri soners for trial ; and, as to the cause list, there were only three civil cases on the paper, and these were undefended. On Monday morning, the learned judges proceeded to the courts, at ten o'clock; Mr. Justice Coltman presiding in the Shire Hall (the Crown Court), and Mr. Baron Rolfe in the Nisi Prius ; where the courts were opened with the usual formalities. Mr. Justice Coltman then proceeded to deliver his charge to the jury. LODGERS' RIGHT TO VOTE FOR MEMBERS OF PAR LIAMENT.—The Court of Common Pleas, under the pro visions of the late Registration Act, has decided that a " room " is, within the meaning of the Reform Act, such a " building " as will confer the right of voting upon its occupier. The room in question was described as a dis tinct or separate portion of a factory, and each tenant had the exclusive use of his own room, and the key to the door thereof. The Co, rt declared that such a description, and such a mode of occupation, brought it as much within the meaning of the word building, as a shop or counting house, which are expressly specified in the act. As to whether there was an exclusive occupation in each tenant, as required by the act, the Court decided that, inasmuch as each tenant had the exclusive use of his room, and the key of the door thereof, the landlord's engagement to work a steam-engine communicating with each room did not make the occupation of the room itself by the tenant less exclusive, any further than if the landlord had con tracted to furnish manual labour for the service of the occupiers in each separate room or to provide a light to illuminate equally all the rooms. In another case the Court allowed a vote for a building consisting of a cow house or stable. The judges observed, that if they were to put a different construction on the act, many buildings would be excluded. such as a room built up for the pur pose of obtaining a prospect, or a dairy standing detached from other buildings ; these would be included under the general term " building." The act includes all buildings constructed for the purposes of dwelling or business, and even a building erected and used for the purpose of a reading-room would be sufficient to confer the franchise. The cow-house or stable in question, if goods were stored in it, might become a warehouse ; or if they were sold there, it might be a shop. By the Registration Act the decisions of the Court are final and conclusive, and bind ing upon every committee of the House of Commons. THE COURT. The Queen remains at Windsor, nearly as much secluded as ever ; the sharp weather, however, not altogether preventing out-door exercise. Divine ser vice was performed in tne private chapel, at the Castle, on Ash Wednesday. In consequence of the recent bereavement in the royal family, her majesty and her royal consort and illustrious family are not expected at Buckingham Palace for the sea son until after the Easter recess, the second week in April. CHRISTENING IN HIGII LIFE.—The christening of the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, takes place at the commencement of the next month, when Prince Albert will stand sponsor. A sumptuous enter tainment will be given on that occasion. Their graces will proceed to Brighton on the 9th or 10th of February; and the Marquis of Stafford and the Ladies Gower will then go to Trentham Hall.—lnverness Courier. The Leipsic Gazette, a journal generally cautious and well-informed upon home affairs, states that the late Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has left personal pro perty to the amount of twelve millions of florins, and has not disposed by any will or testament of this large fortune. According to the laws of inheritance in Saxony personal property left by a father is equally divided between the children, and there only being the now reigning Duke Ernest and his Royal H ghness Prince Albert, the latter's share will be about six hundred thousand pounds, if the statement prove correct. A PRESENT TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.—An elegant little arm-chair has been manufactured of English oak, grown in Norfolk, so beautifully veined as in some degree to resemble zebra-wood, and highly polished by friction. On the upper part of the back, above the needle-work, are a lion's head, with coronets on each side, also a rose and a thistle, and entwined oak branches. The front legs of the chair rest on lions' paws, each grasping a ball. The chair was manufactured for Mrs. Paul, widow of the late Dr. Paul, whose needle-work adorned and finished this u ique and elegant article. The cushion of needle work displays on a buff ground the royal arms richly em blazoned, enclo§kd in the garter and motto. The edge of the cushion ismbellished with a beautiful wreath of flowers, the upper edge finished with blue and silver cord, and the lower edge with blue and silver gimp. On the back is worked the Prince of Wales's plume arid motto, surmounted with an ornamental shell and scroll, and be neath are roses and lilies.—Suffolk Herald. TRANSPORT CHARGES ON CORN. One of the fallacies set forth by the League is that the cost of bringing corn to this country is alone a sufficient protection to the home grower; that this cost they esti mate at from 10s. 6d. to 1-is per quarter; but in this they have included those charges to which English wheat, shipped from our own ports, is also subject, namely, port dues, freight, insurance, delivery, metage, waterage, fac tor's commission, rent, turning, screening, &c. But if we take the actual charge for freightage alona, at those ports from which corn is usually imported into this coun try, we shall find (as may be seen by the reports of the British consuls, officially made to government,) the cost of freightage per quarter is as follows :—From St. Peters bnrg, free of all charges, 4s. sd. to Gs. sd. ; from [tiga, 4s. 9d. ; from Dantzic, including the Sound Dues of Gd. per quarter, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 9d. ; from Hamburg, 2s. Gd. to ss. ; and from Antwerp, 2s. ; from Odessa, where the route is more circuitous, and there are probably no home made vessels, it is 10s. The quantity which the port of Danzic could supply, if required, is estimated at 3,500,000 quarters, and El am burgh, 5,000,000 quarters. Repeal the corn laws, and how long could the British farmer, even if he lived rent free, continue to cultivate the soil, or find work for the 1,400,000 and odd labourers now employed? Would the manufacturer take them off his hands, and put them to help the women and children he now almost ex clusively employs? This is hardly probable, as even for the services of these, in consequence of the invention of self-acting mules, and other improvements in machinery, he has daily less and less need. For what purpose, then, shall we make the " experiment," the chance of adding to the already enormous wealth of a few factory lords who aspire to monopolize the corn trade as well as the labour market? The awful risk involved is surely not worth ha zarding for such an end. A great agricultural meeting has been held at Durham. Nearly 1,800 persons of the greatest respectability and in telligence among the tenant-farmers and labourers of the county were in the room, and some thousands were ex chided from mere want of space to accommodate them. Mr. Crofton, a tenant-farmer, was voted to the chair, on the motion of the Duke of Cleveland, who was subse quently elected president, of the "Durham Agricultural Protection Society ;" and upwards of £5OO was subscribed before the meeting separated. CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-Our readers are aware that a society is now formed in London under this title, for the purpose of exposing the misrepresentations of the Anti-Cora Law League. To avoid any step which might trench on the provisions of the law, a case has been submitted for the opinion of Mr. Platt, containing the following questions, " Whether there is anything il legal in affiliating the different country or other local societies on the proposed central society ? And whether there is anything illegal in forming corresponding societies ? The opinion of Mr. Platt is as follows The 39 Geo. 111. c. 79, which I suppose has raised a doubt as to the legality of the associations in question, has not any appli cation to the subject. The Agricultural Protection Society contemplates a legal object, and seeks to obtain it by legal means. Its object is, to protect the most impor tant interests in the country, and its means are, the con cent:ation of agricultural intelligence, the diffusion of agricultural information, and the constitutional appeal to the Legislature, by petition, in protection of the civil and political interest of the petitioners. lam of opinion that it is the undoubted right of any number of her Ma jesty's subjects to combine for the purpose of attaining such an object by such means; and if, for the purpose of giving vitality and energy to such a combination, they form local and central corresponding societies, such so cieties are, in my judgment, legal. DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.—On Wednes day, two young men, of respectable appearance, were charged, at the Lambeth police-office, London, with caus ing the death of Ellen Goodlad, an unfortunate girl, 18 years of age, by inducing her to take a large quantity of gin. One of the witnesses stated that she saw the de ceased and a young woman named Sophia Bevan on the Friday previous in a public•house, and observed them drink gin and brandy frequently, and with different per sons, in front' of the bar. She (witness) had frequently asked the deceased to come home, as it was getting late, but both she and B eva n sa id they were waiting for two gentlemen who were in the parlour, and by whose orders, as she unde rs t oo d, th e y h a d h a d t wo g lasses of brandy. The prisoners came out of the parlour and were about to leave the house, when Bevan caught hold of Mr. Eccles and asked him to treat her to some gin. The deceased asked the other gentleman to treat her, and something was said about backing the one to drink more gin than the other, and each drank two half pints of gin. They subsequently had some sodawater, and were taken home in a cab. The deceased was placed on a piece of carpet ing on the floor w ith a p ill ow un d er h er h ea d , an d a b ou t six o'clock in the morning Bevan, who it appeared had been locked out from her lodging, was found by a lamp lighter lying in a cou r t clue by, and being in a state of insensibility he (the lamplighter) carried her on his back into the kitchen, and placed her alongside the deceased. A policeman, entered the place immediately after, pronounced the deceased to be dead, and instantly has tened for a stirgeDu to attend the other, end she recovered. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD OASTLER'S RECEPTION IN YORKSHIRE. On Tuesday last, a Shrove Tuesday which will long be remembered by the factory population of Yorkshire, this distinguished and long per,ecuted friend of the working classes made his pnoN: entrance into Huddersfield, so long the seat of his piiilanthropic labours, and by whose population he was twice nearly elected as their representa tive in the House of el/Mt - nous. It was fixed for a pro cession to meet him at the Brighouse station and escort hior into the town ; and at an early hour numerous bodies of the factory workers and other operatives were to he seen wending their way from the surrounding districts with bands of music, to the place appointed. It had been pre viously arranged. by the committee that ro banners or flags should be exhibited on the occasion : notwithstanding, several union jacks were carried, and scores of children carried small white flags having inscribed upon them " Welcome, good old King," and many more with the lines— Our King is restored, the captive is free, Long may he live, and blest may he be. The several crowds from the neighbouring townships seemed to vie with each other in their enthusiasm as they arrived opposite the Railway Hotel. Owing to the fine. ness of the day many ladies graced the scene with their presence. Mr. Oastler, who had arrived at the station on the previous day, maintained comparative privacy during the greater part of the morning ; rest and repose were absolutely necessary, and his friends manifested a praiseworthy spirit in refraining to a great extent from giv ing him those personal congratulations which they other wise would have paid. At about half-past one the committee met and agreed upon an address, which was arranged to be presented to Mr. Oastler before the procession left Brighouse ;. and, accordingly, that respected gentleman was introduced to the meeting by the Hey. Mr. Bull, it being urged upon him, on account of his health, to refrain fro n addresaing them at that time. The introduction is described as a scene not easily to be forgotten by those who were privi leged to witness it. Old men,—weather beaten hardy veterans, were overpowered ; they strove, but in vain, to restrain their feelings ; the struggle was a doubtful one, and at last, fairly:overcome, they burst into tears. The young and more susceptible caught the infection, and for a while the restored and ransomed captive gazed silently upon his friends and deliverers, and then sank in a chair overcome by his feelings. _ The address, a most affecting one, having been presented, Mr. Oastler, though requested to refrain, replied briefly, labouring evidently under strong emotion ; after which the procession was formed and moved away in the direc tion of Huddersfield. The weather was at this time brilliant, and what with the enlivening strains'of muile;airct the joy - that beamed Upon every countenance, the scene was one of unrivalled character. In his progresi, the sight of Woodhouse church produced an evident effect upon one who in years gone by was wont to worship within its sacred walls. Upon entering the town the procession halted for a few minutes, in order to re-arrange the various bodies com posing it. On passing the Collegiate school, the boys, who were drawn up in front, gave a hearty cheer as the procession passed by. Near the National Infant and Sunday School a blue flag was hoisted, evidently the work of juvenile hands, and inscribed " Home Trade." As to the numbers who escorted Mr. Oastler into Hud dersfield, it is next to impossible to make any precise calculation. It was estimated that from 10,000 to 12,000 congregated around the hustings to hear the speech, but we should say that at least that number left the meeting, being unable to hear one word that was said. The place selected for the delivery of the speech of Mr. Oastler, was the spacious area in front of Druid's Hotel, on the Halifax road. A small hustings was erected, and suitable accommodation provided for the gentlemen of the press. The procession did not arrive upon the ground until after three o'clock, and as it advanced up the street it presented a most imposing appearance. J. Scholefield, Esq., having taken the chair, the Rev. M. L. Howarth read an address of the inhabitants of Huddersfield and the various towns and distric's in the West Riding of Yorkshire, congratulating their patriotic and philanthropic friend upon his return to his native county, and expressive of their sense of his public and private virtues. Of this address, which breathes through out a spirit of deep love and veneration for Mr. Oastler's person and character, and gratitude for his return to re commence his labours for the amelioration of the con dition of the working poor, we cannot here afford space for more than this bare mention. One paragraph, how ever, we are tempted to extract entire for the contempla tion of our contemporary the Mercury, who may derive a useful lesson from observing with what execration the slanderer of an imprisoned man is regarded by the men of Yorkshire. Thus runs the passage in question : " We have witnessed with extreme disgust the conduct of a portion of the press, in seeking, by the most atroci ous calumnies, to deprive you of public sympathy, and prolong your captivity. The result, however, has proved that the effort was as powerless as it was base. Prostituted journals, bought up by an anti-English faction, for the dissemination of falsehood and the propagation of fraud, can have no hold upon the minds of the mighty mass of Englishmen, by whom they are detested, scouted, and despised." Having accepted the address, Mr. Oastler proceeded to address the immense multitude assembled, nearly as fol lows :—Men of Huddersfield, it is now my high privilege to address you as more than friends—you are now my benefactors, and I am your purchased advocate. Think for a moment if you can of the feelings under which I now stand in this town, the scene of so many of our labours, and at a time when you have not only emancipated me by opening the prison doors, but when the mind of England itself is being emancipated, and those rights for which we have endured so much obloquy and so long pleaded—are now advocated by almost every civilized country upon the face of the earth, and when our own government are not only proceeding to adopt those changes for which we have so long contended for the protection of factory labourers, but they are also—thanks be to God—receding in that grasp with which they have seized the poor of England, and are moving backwards with the poor law bill. (Cheers.) Allow me, my friends, before I proceed to explain myself, and to explain ourselves—for the people of England are listening to what shall proceed from these hustings to. day —(cheers)—allow me in your presence, to thank that God by whose power I have been sustained while in prison, and have been delivered from captivity. And here, whilst I gratefully acknowledge that it is of Him alone that I have been preserved and delivered, i , I am bound to love you the more, recognising you as his nstrumentsa d his servants; mbriosuthoft and morepra y most m i e a e y o e n s g of m heartily those tha %. that He havee a been whohast he once prejudice me e from the truth.hitherto ( o ti p e p s o r s , e h d e t s o r, u a s i , ,d an c d hee m r a s y .) guide tis u rn s y i d n ut t y he to p in a f t o h r o m f you, that whilst I have been in prison, I have lost all that feeling of animosity which was wont to occupy a portion of my mind ; and I rejoice to stand before you, not only purchased by my friends, but also by many of my political opponents. I am, therefore, bound not only by every 1 sense of honour, but by that willing homage of the heart which yields to the spirit of love, to waive every expres sion which would give offence to any ; and whilst I stand before you animated by the same spirit, pursuing the same object, and believing in the truth of the same principles, passion shall be supplanted by reason; and though I may differ from many who have assisted in obtaining my de liverance, I shall do so in such a way as to have their per sonal respect, and thus obtain more notice for those argu ments which I may unfold than has hitherto been the case. (Cheers.) Allow me to make one observation with regard to those insinuations which have been spread among you whilst I have been in prison, a n d whil s t efforts were making for unlocking the doors. There was a time when I should have thought hardly of those men who endeavoured to imprison an Englishman in an English prison for life. I thank God that on this occasion 1 felt no animosity to any one. The only effect produced in my mind was this, — I said, " now I shall test the truth whether God be for me or my enemies ; if they succeed in checking that spirit which is spreading over England in my behalf, then I shall believe that he has work to do for me outside." One more observation about matters appertaining to myself and I have done. It has been asserted that when I came out of prison, I should come to spread fire, and hatred, and malevolence, and stir up strife upon a certain estate in this neighbourhood. I wish to inform all those tenants upon that estate who are now listening to me, and I know there are not a few, that my advice to them is that they love one another, respect their stewards, honour and venerate their landlord ; and I should rejoice to increase that bond of union if I had the power to do it. (Cheers.) I have come ou of priscin without a single enemy. It is impos sible for me to blame those who have been instrumental in sending me there, when 1 tell you I have learnt more in that prison than I could have learnt had I been any where else. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Oastler then proceeded to review the condition of the working classes around hint, and to explain the measures which he conceived most ad visable to ameliorate that condition. In a prominent rank amongt these was a Short Time Bill, the necessity of which, he remarked, had already been acknowledged by those manufacturers who were proposing to limit the hours of working their factories, in order to defeat specu lations in cotton. He would struggle, as he had done in time past, for such a measure, confident that the only safety for a country lay in the existence of a happy pea santry and contented workpeople. I have had the oppor tunity, continued Mr. Oastler, whilst I have been in pri son, of exchanging thoughts with the wisest and the best of men ; men of England, men of Europe, and men of the United States of America ; men of letters and men of thought ; and I am happy to inform you that from their lips I have learnt that those truths upon which they are endeavouring to establish the manufacturing sys t em i n their own country. And I rejoice to tell you that whilst I have been in prison I have been instrumental in com municating to foreign powers and to the governments of foreign powers, the danger of perm i tti ng mach i nery to take hold on them as it has taken hold on us. (Ap plause.) And I rejoice to tell you, that my a d v i ce h as been adopted, and that resolutions have been come to, that in foreign countries machinery shall be a servant of man, and that man shall never be the slave of the machine. He congratulated the meeting that gover nment h ad n already take some steps in the right direction. They were mitigating the rigour of the new poor law ; but they must be pushed further than this. Mr. Oastler then pro ceeded—The leaguers and their opponents are about to meet in battle array ; and I suppose I shall be expected to take a part in the matter. (Laughter.) 1 rather think that I shall be expected at some of their fi e ld d ays; i but I pledge y ou m y honour that f I do go, I'll do my duty to those principles which have been so dear to us in H uddersfield for so many years. (Cheers.) I under stand these two questions I think as well as most people; and I have no interest, no personal interest in either the one or the other. And I shall endeavour to p rove t o those persons wh o marc h from Lancashire that they are wrong ; and I shall endeavour to prove to those that match from southern counties that they are wrong, be cause I think them wrong. ([fear and laughter.) But I dont understand how the landed interest can talk about protection for their property, and protection to the tar , property, when they support the new poor law (cheers) that talva away the protection of the poor man. (Renewed eller rs.) I will have all cr none—either pra tection for the rch and protection for the pool, or I %sill help the other party who want protection for tawdy. (Hear.) Now do you understand me? Bur let there be ho mistake: it I were to help the other party I would tell them how foolish they were in seeking their own deatruc tion by establishing a principle which must issue in their fall. (Hear.) And now, my friends, I think you p-r -fectly understand mr'—that my principles are what they were, but that I am determined rot ho occaTion to have any personal quarrel with any individual of any class or of any party. I will support any man who will support th : coo stitutior_al, the Christian, the natural rights of industry. I will support no man who denies them. (Cheers.) You know also, my friends, for I am bound to tell you on this occasion, that I have not altered in my old Tory views of the rights of the different classes and different ranks of the peopie in this country. As boldly as I would - support the rights of labour, so boldly would I support the rights of the crown, the rights of the aristocracy, the rights of the middle classes, and above all the rights of the clergy. (Hear.) MI object is to get all classes in their right places, the places which tbe constitution of England has provided for them ; and then I know that all classes would move together in union and in peace; and that there would be no want amongst th • industrious any where. (Cheers.) And now my friends, I must bid you all fare well, thanking you. as I do most heartily, for the attention with which you have listened to me, and for the liberation you have wrought out for me. Whether I shall hereafter be a public or a private man, does not depend upon me. Both I never will be again. You now know the princi ples which it shall be my object to teach, and it will he for you, my friends, and for the public, to judge whether the propagation of those principles will be beneficial to the people of England, and whether I shall be an efficient propounder of those principles. (Immense cheering.) CORRESPONDENCE. WATCH COMMITTEE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—A letter. signed a Shopkeeper, appeared in the Albion of yesterday, stating " that it is the practice of the Watch Committee to pay the wages of the Police Force in light gold, and that the wife of one of the officers had just offered him a light half-sovereign in payment for gro ceries, and further assured him that this was the fourth time her husband had received, a light one in payment of wages." He then says, •• this is really too bad." I must admit, if this was the fact, it is." really too bad." ; but I am bound in justice to the committee, if not to myself, (through whom the money is paid,) most distinctly and unequivocally to deny the assertion ; every piece of gold is carefully weighed, and of the full value before it is given to the pay clerk, but it is no uncommon circumstance for the policemen to return to the pay table and say that the shopkeeper with whom they trade says the sovereign, or half sovereign, as the case may be, is fourpence or sixpence short in weight; but in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, when the gold thus brought back is weighed, andin their presence too, it has been found to be of the full standard weight. 1 am quite satisfied that such a course of pi-o ceeding would not for a moment be tolerated by the com mittee, and that any statement of the kind being made to them byany policeman would immediately be investigated. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, CAPES ASHLIN, Secretary. Watch Office, 26th February, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. S a w journey h olßd wOton my L m ao y t nt redenottnui attention w t t o ao s m ac y a pi o l ae ffi rda c gu e rpa o op n nh A b l iyn o s nd eyvo a eu y r ral last,paper f friendst after r f, the 13th instant, respecting the trial of John Higham, for felony ; although my name is not mentioned, it was well known that I was the attorney who defended him, and the paragraph, therefore, accuses me of misapplying a sum of mom.) , given me for the purpose of retaining Mr. Wil kins. I suggested that as the matter was now so old, and the profession would be well aware that all special re tainers are paid before counsel leave their chambers, it would hardly become so humble an individual as myself to obtrude upon public notice. My friends thought dif ferently, and, in obedience to their wishes, I beg to state the facts. On the 3d instant my agent paid to Mr. Wilkins and his clerk, £34 55., whose receipt for the same was pro duced to the recorder by my clerk. On the 6th, Mr. Wilkins was here on another retainer, and wished Higham to be tried on that day. This was prevented by circum stances over which the latter had no control, and Mr. Wilkins refused to remain another day. 1 was conse quently obliged to instruct another counsel, and applied forthwith to Mr. Wilkins for a return of his fees, which he has positively refused to do until he has consulted the Attorney-General. I trust, therefore, that in justice to me, you will insert this letter. Very obediently, yours, JAMES OWEN. Exchange-court, February 21st, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR, —My former letter seems to have stirred the bile of a Mr. Zephaniah Smith, who throws the skirts of his coat of many colours over the proceedings of our com missioners : but there is not cloth enough to hide every thing. Notwithstanding his talk about " disinterested ness," " coats of arms," and all that nonsense, I shall make what comments I please upon things on our side of the water. Sir, I was educated in Carnarvon, forty years ago, when people did not bother their brains with Latin and Greek as they do nowadays. Lads were then taught reading, writing, and accounts; and I don't think there is half the honesty at present that there was then, for everybody seems more disposed to live by their wits than by their industry --at least I have an inkling notion that it is a good deal the case with some on our side of the water. I have asked our parson, who is, as everybody knows, a learned man in unknown tongues, .what the , meaning in English is of " Sirikern ironibus holtzbusque, ' and he says it is " Don't burn your fingers." My grand son, who goes to the Mechanics' Institution, and who is a sharp lad, expounds it thus—" Let everybody take care of themselves." An old schoolmaster at Oxton says it means " Keep the ball moving, a day of reckoning will come." But I think Joe's definition of it is the best, who writes from London, where he is billing and cooing, that the proper thing is—" Strike while the iron is hot." Now Joe (not Bushell's Joey) knows everything and everybody, and is the cleverest, shrewdest, long-headed est fellow on our side of the water ; and I think he must be right : and depend upon it he will make your corpora tion sing small before he has done with them, and he will shew them what's what. You will excuse me, Mr. Edi tor, for using pet names ; because in our new town, v%hich beats Dickens' Eden hollow, we are adopting a new mode of designation, which is fast superseding the old method, and it saves time, which is everything to a new and en lightened community. We do not know Mister this and Mister that, but, " Lord love you," everybody knows Joe, and Will, and old Sammy, and John, just as well as if they had names as long as Spanish Dons. But, as old men are garrulous, I am getting what we should call here " up the Pool." My object is to say a word about Monks' Ferry. You know there was a meeting theother day about it—hut I couldn't go, as I had got the blues and a touch of the rheumatiz, by a cold which catched me on that abominable, wet, damp, nasty place, half swamp, half mud. and half clay, along the Pool, where I went to see whether I could buy a few million yards of land at 155., and sell it the day after at 305., but I found that it was all gone; and one of Maw's men told me that a good lump had been sold cheap only the day before to a great literary ironmonger, and that he had been much favoured, as a reward for the able manner in which he had copied out a number of " leading articles," which he had stitched into a pamphlet, and 'cutely disposed of for the benefit of the township and—the public—ha!—at one shilling each : so I got nothing by my stroll but a fit of rheumatiz. Well, the Ferry ! The railroad is not sold, (we never sell anything here,) but it is disposed of— that's the word. The Grand Junction ought to have had it, so the proprietors said ; but John Moss proved a cool hand, and somehow or other is not so easily frightened. I But it is disposed of, and, when it is brought down to the dock, will undoubtedly pay 1,000 per cent. at least. In deed it is whispered that there is some talk about making a second line to Chester: and if it was only proposed at a commissioners' meeting—which, as I have already told you, is held after dinner, like sensible fellowa as they are (for a couple of 'bott/es of port assist legislation most wonderfully)—why, the thing would be carried with only three—dissenters (I think you call them) in ten minutes, and the shares would all be allotted by twelve o'clock the following morning, and be at a premium of 100 per cent. the day after. But still I cannot get to the Ferry ! Well, sir, the Goliath of land, and the man wot drives—not the mail, but—the people of Birkenhead, said it must be pur chased; and it was ordered to be purchased. Now, sir! I am going to let you into a magnificent scheme, worthy of the mind of the late President of the U—nited States, General Jackson. You must know, Mr. Editor, that docks at Birkenhead are a mere trifle to what is intended. To be sure they may do for an instalme n t— a sma ll be ginning ; because, like wise men, we intend to creep first and run afterwards. Birkenhead is to embrace the whole space from the Rock Lighthouse to the en t rance of the River Weaver, and the whole ridge of hills from Bidston to Eastham is to be laid out in lots for picturesque villas, for the residence of the merchants of the great city ; be cause it has been discovered that the whole of the lower land is a bed of cold wet clay, which is the deuce and all to drain, and is something like the Vauxhall end of your smoky, unhealthy, fever - breeding , and doomed to wn . The top of Helsby Hill is to be levelled like the top of Sugarloaf Mountain at the Cape, and it is to be reserved for the monuments of those disinterested patriots (if any such should be found) who sacrifice their land for public benefit. Hooton Hall is to be purchased for a mec h an i cs ' institution, and the Park is to be laid out for a p ar k ; it being generally believed, that, with the exception of an odd 29 acres, the whole will be had cheap, and our worthy neighbour Sir William (God bless hi m f or a fi ne l a d!) will be more than repaid by the improved condition of the surrounding property. Easthatn Church is to be re built as a splendid cathedral, and there is s ome t a lk th a t the new city is to be erected into a bishop r i c , an d th a t th e village of Chester is to be annexed to Coventry. To be sure some fifty or a hundred dock acts, and improvement acts, and ferry acts, and acts of all sorts and sizes, will have to be got to do all this ; but Joe is up to everythi n g, and getting a few dozen acts is nothing to him, because it can clearly be shewn that " no individual will be called upon to con tributea single penny," and it will all be " for the public benefit. ,, But, sir, I have not yet told you all. The name is to be changed ! Birkenhead is not Saxon enough. And I will prove to you Liverpool noodles, that you know no more of the geography of Cheshire, within six miles of you, than you do of the interior of New Hol • land. Not one in a hundred of the Diiizy Sams :tilow that . B irkeiiend is i n th e h un d re d of Wirral'—so famed as i t is in Nixon's Prophecies. Not one in a thousand of . ytAi know th. it i t contains most celebrated towns, Ninch existed long before Liverpool was heard of— to wit, Prankby, Irby, Thurstasion, Prenton, Barnston, saughall, Gayton, 'Moreton, Caldy, Bebbington, and a dozen more which were known amongst what my grand son calls the haul ton o f Ch es hi re, when yet your two ,veneration ancestors steered their own fishing punts and mended their own nets. Having therefore antiquity on our side, the commissioner s are a b out apply i ng to parlia ment to have the name of our young city changed to PORT JACKSON, because every body is transported with its inildarit prospects. Will it not be quite euphonious? Port Jackson Docks—Port Jackson Park—Port Jackson Ferry—Port Jackson Market —Port Jackson Bills of LAiig! !! Sir. lam proud of my country —as proud as Mr. Smith can be; and although a few hundred men may at first be ruined by buying land a leetle too clear; for such a consummation as that which I behold in the vista of my imagination, why. Sir, looking to the benefit of our posterity, it will be cheap, though three generat i ons are ruined to obtain it. Nothing risk, nothing have, has long been an Americanism, and depend upon it, that before you are three years older Port Jackson dock bonds will be more valuable than Pennsylvanian scrip, by at least iths per cent ! If my old and valued friend Attwood - would only throw up his seat in parliament, and come and esta blish a bank here, so as to give us plenty of paper money,. I would guarantee him a fortune in the twist and twink ling of an eye. As to Peel's currency bill, there ought t o . have been some special exemptions, because nineteen twentieths sovereign river n re a . d g o o n i ' d t p k a n i o d w wha t it w enti means.eth s of T h u e s re o nthis was asa some time ago as a deposit for some land, which was bought at Is. 9d. per yard and sold at four guineas, (at least I am credibly assured so, although I did not see it ;) and the fortunate possessor, it is said, has taken special care of it, and intends to present it to the Port Jackson Museum. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, EBENEZER JONES. WOodside, Feb. 24, 1844. DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY. The following members were present :—Messrs. Moore, (Chairman,) Aikin, Trotman, Molyneux, Smith, Middle ton. Holmes, Holt, Barclay, Nicol, Sandbach, Tobin, Bold, Kendall, Royden, (,hilton and Ripley.—The report of the Committee of Works referred to a further com munication which had been received respecting the erec tion of a shed on the North Quay of the Waterloo Dock for the accomodation of the American Packet ships. After some conversation, it was agreed that the resolution of the Dock Committee of the 11th of January be car ried out.—A plan was submitted for a new building for the use of the tide-waiters, in lieu of the present one at the Graving Dock, which was exceedingly inconverient ; the recommendation of the Committee was to the effect that the whole of the establishment should be removed to the north west corner of the Prince's dock; agreed to. — The committee appointed to consider the proposals of the Steam Tug company, as to furnishing a steamer to be at the service of the Trust, when required in cases of ship wreck, &c,. reported that, after mature consideration, they could not recommend either of the proposals of the company. Some discussion then took place, during which Mr. Ripley expressed an opinion that it would be better to build an iron boat for the purpose, which would, he thought, possess many advantages over the plan of hir ing steamers from the Steam-tug Company. In reply to a question as to the right of the committee to furnish a boat for such purpose, the secretary read the Act of Gth George IV., sec. 68, which set forth that they were em powered to do so. Mr. Nicol thought if they were to build a boat they would not have so efficient an establish ment as they now had. Mr. Bold said the Dock Com mittee had not yet stated to the company what they were prepared to give. After some remarks from the Chair man. who observed that the question was, whether or not the Dock Trust were prepared to make an offer, the sub ject was referred back to the subcommittee to negociate. The sum of 30s. each to the captains, and 20s. each to the crews, of the Liverpool and Magazine life-boats, was ordered to be given for their ser 'ices rendered to the ship Franconia on the 11th instant.—The Marine Surveyor re commended that new life-boats be built for the Point of Ayr and Liverpool stations. Agreed to.—The Harbour Masters' Committee reported that they bad investigated the charge of Messrs. Dixon and Co. as to their vessels not being placed in quay-berths, and found there was no just cause of complaint. With respect to the charge of inattention at George's Dock Gates, the committee, after due examination, had come to the conclusion, that every accommodation had been given consistently with the working of the dock; they however recommended a new bridge, with double carriage way, at the north of George's Dock : agreed to. A letter was read from the officers of the Customs, in reply to the memorial from the Mercan tile Associations and the Dock Committee. on the desire ableness of extending the hours, so as to afford greater facilities for the discharging of vessels ; the officers of Customs stated that they were willing to afford every facility consistent with proper protection to the revenue, but were not prepares to submit to any extension of the hours.—The Chairman remarked that there was a state ment which ought to have bee❑ laid before them at the previous meeting, but which had been omitted by mistake ; it related to the cost of management and probable income of the Albert Dock. The following statement was then read by the Secretary :—Probable income from the Albert dock, £13,410 ; ditto from warehouses, £17,502, from which deduct cast of management, and taxes, insurance, &c., £9,500, leaving the sum of £33,000 ; total amount of receipts deriveable from the docks and warehouses, £51,412. The account was ordered to be recorded on the proceedtngs. The whole of the general business being disposed of, the committee proceeded to the considera tion of financial matters, and soon afterwards adjourned. WIRRAL FARMERS' CLUB. The annual ploughing match and dinner of this justly popular and influential society took place on Friday, at the Rock Ferry, and notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather, which prevented the attendance of many who had announced their intention of being present, went off in a most spirited manner. This club, which may be considered only a juvenile one, may be said to be lusty and vigorous, and we have no doubt when it comes to the age of maturity, to which it is fast approaching, will prove a most valuable aid to the agriculturist. The ploughing match took place in a field at Woodhead, near Rock Ferry, in the occupation of Mr. Sparks, and attracted a considerable party of gentry, but in conse quence of the frost which has existed the last few days, the ploughing did not commence before twelve o'clock. The ploughing was excellent, and received the approbation not only of the judges, but other experienced parties. The prizes were awarded:as follow : CLASS FIRST. First Prize, £s,—To the ploughmln who executed his work in the best style—to Edward Williams, ploughman to Robert Ellison, Esq. of Woodchurch. Second Prize, £3,—To Hugh Dallhouse, ploughman to Wm. Webster, Et.q. of Upton. Third Prize, £2,—To John Brown, ploughman to George Jackson, Esq. of Noctorum. CLASS SECOND. For Youths under Twenty. _ . First Prize, £3,—To Samuel Fairclouilt, ploughman to Mr. H. Brown, of Grange. Second Prize, £2,—To John Salisbury, ploughman to W. Webster, Esq., Upton-hall. Third Prize, £l,—To , ploughman to The judges were Mr. Longton, of Rainhill, and Mr. Simpson, of Court-house, Brombro'. CLASS THIRD. First Prize, £3,—To Ellen Wilkinson, of Saughall Massy, for general good conduct, having lived in one ser vice twenty-eight years, and having twenty-five cows under her care. _ _ _ Second Prize, £2,—To Francis Hitchmougli, of Burton, for twenty-three years' service, and having under his care thirty-two cows. Third Prize, £3,—To James Millington, servant to the Rev. Mr. Mainwaring, for having lived as an agricultural labourer for thirty-two years, at Brombro' Hall, to the satisfaction of his employer. Fourth Prize. £2,—To the next best, to James Parr, servant to Mrs. Bristow, of Little Neston, for 32 years' servitude. Seventh Prize, £3,—To Ellen Brown, dairymaid to Mr. H. Brown, of Grange, as dairymaid, for having made the best dairy of cheese from 51 cows, and general good con duct. Eighth Prize, £3—To Edward Williams, labourer to Robert Ellison, of Woodchurch, for having kept his cot tage and garden in the neatest and best order. Ninth Prize, £3—To John Pulford, of Liverpool, for having brought up 18 children without parochial relief. Tenth Prize, £2—To Edward Dodd, of Bidston, for \ having brought up 17 children, &c. Eleventh Prize, £2.—To Ann Mills, woman servant to Mr. Harris, of Lower Bebbington, for having lived as a hired servant with good conduct for 1I years. The dinner was laid out in a spacious marquee behind the Rock Ferry Hotel, which was neatly fitted up for the occasion, adorned with a considerable number of loyal banners, and brilliantly illuminated with gas, presented by W. Jackson, Esq. of Birkenhead. The company, which, though not so numerous as anticipated, from the cause already stated, consisted of nearly one hundred per. sons. H. Congreve, Esq. of Burton Hall, presided, and amongst the company we noticed Chas. Stanley, Esq., J. N. Wood, Esq., H. Crackenthorpe, Esq., J. T. Raynes, Esq., D. Cannon, Esq., H. P. Cooper, Esq., W. B rown, Esq., R. Ellison, Esq.. Egging ton, Esq. , Okell, Esq., H. Moore, Esq., Hill, Esq., R. Neilso n , E sq., Dr. Brett, &c. &c. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. Rsq. the respected t own c l er k f or Preston, his 110th profes s i ona l v i s i t to Lan caster assizes. icll A l ß a D s t PALMER,Pw A ee L k m paidEß --- --- ROBBING A HANDCART.—WiIIiam Yates was on Fri day committed for trial from the Police-court for stealing a parcel containing 121 b. weight of tea from a handcart which was passing along the street. PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY. —On Mond a y e v e n ing, the 19th instant, between eight o'clock and half-past, the house of Mrs. Mary Blundell, Beresford-street, was en tered by thieves, who found their way into the bed-room, and contrived to extract £4O or £5O in cash. SUDDEN DEATH S.—On Wednesday last, Mary Moore, an old lady of seventy years of age, was f oun d d ea d on the floor of her house in Pleasant-street. The deceased bad been subject to epileptic fits. The cause of death was effusion of blood on the brain. Alice James, aged 71 years, on Tuesday at her residence, Edge-vale. also died Thes ddnlY immediate cause of Jeath was disease of the lungs. Verdicts in accordance with the eviderne were returned. List of passengers by the packet-ship Cambridge, Capt. Barstow, which arrived at this part on Sunday, from New York :—George Saul,. Liverpool ; C. Dickson, Sweden ; 3. Berito, London ; Charles Bilcoe, ditto; James Steven son, Glasgow. ATLANTre STEAMERS.—The Royal Mail Steamers, composing the " Cunard line, have made twenty passages to and from Liverpool, bringing 1071 passengers from Li verpool, and 152 from Halifax to Boston ; end carrying 7CB to Liverpool. and 138 to Halifax, from Boston. — Boston Transcript. A TENDER-HEARTED Wnt.s.rimAN —On Wednesday, one of the overseers of the pour beknging to the Bangor and Beauwaris Union. appited to Mr. Rushton to cormiell Owen Owens, residing in this town, to contribute to the' support of his aged mother. It appeared that the de fendant, who lived here upon his property, &Mewed his parent, now aged 82, to become chargeable to the parish, from which she could only receive Is. 3d. per week. After the case had been stated, the defendant took his place in the witness box, and with a lonic as devoid of intelligence as his heart seemed to be of title/ affection, he stared at the magistrates when they put a question to him, and seemed very anxious to get off on the plea that he could' not speak English. " Come,. come," said Mr. Rushton, " you can seak English well` enough wh en y ou go f or your rents. " The listener looked still more stupid than before. Mr. R.—" What do you propose to do ? I shall compel you to support your mother. Another vacant and unmeaning stare. Mr. R.—" Why, you have a par cel of houses in Liverpool." lit the mention of the houses, the creature displayed the first symptoms of sen sibility, and giving a so r t o f h a lf sm il e , sa id, " N o ; — on l y eight. Mr. R.—" Well, and do you' mean to pay you cannot support your mother out of them. What do you do ?" "Nothing now." Mr. R.—" Do you live on your property ?" Answer—" Yes." Mi.. R.—" Then you must allow your mother 10s. a week." This decision seemed to astonish the defendant, and he left the box evidently not at all pleased. ALLEGED ROBBERY OF A WATCH.—Oh Friday a respectably dressed young man, named William Bagley, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having stolen a watch, value eight guineas, the property of Mr. Wm. Christie. It appeared from the evidence that while the parties were drinking together in a public= house in the Haymarket the complainant drew out his watch, which was jewelled and a lever, for the purpose of ascertaining the hour, when the prisoner snatched it out of hia• hand, took it across the room to where a Frenchman was sitting , and asked him the value of it. The Frenchman replied that he was a silk mercer, and an indifferent judge ol'anch. articles; whereupon the prisoner suddenly decamped with the watch. Upon the following morning the prisonerwas apprehended on the charge, and alleged, when taken into custody, that his reason for taking it was because Mr. Christie owed him a debt. This Mr. Christie denied. The prisoner then alleged that Christie had given him the watch, and that he (Christie) had desired him to ask the Frenchman the value of it; and upon being closely pressed upon this point the complainant said he could not swear positively whether he had desired him or not. The pri soner then said that he had pledged it, and that he would with pleasure tell the complainant the name of the pawn broker. Mr. Rushton ordered him to he remanded, and said the watch wouldbe found. On Saturday the French man corroborated the prisoner's assertion as to the com plainant having banded him the watch. Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to pay 405., the amount for which the watch was pawned, and £3- penalty for having pawned it, or, in default, to be imprisoned for one month. ANNUAL DINNER OF THE BLUE COAT FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—The friends of this excellent society dined together at the Adelphi Hotel, on the evening of Tuesday last. The chair was filled by Mr. William Forster, the respected Governor of the Blue Coat Hospital; the vice chair by Mr. Peter Plimpton. Amongst the company, which consisted of about sixty members, and some fifteen or sixteen gentleman, were the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Ho}me, Mr. Joseph Langton, Mr. W. Troutbeck. &c. A body of glee sing ers, consisting of Messrs. Holden, Gillow, Armstrong, and Boothby, who gave their services gratuitously, im parted to the proceedings of the evening additional delight. After the customary toasts of the Queen, Prince Albert. &c., " The Church " was proposed by Mr. Adam Hodgs son, who coupled it with some handsome compliments to the senior rector. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, in return ing thanks, dwelt upon the services of the church in vari ous parts of the world in ameliorating the condition of all classes of society. Mr. Charles Inman eulogised the excellence of the " Blue Coat Brotherly Society," and proposed success to it. Mr. Irwin responded, as one who had partaken of the benefits of the school. and in forming the present association, the members endeavoured to make some return to the trustees for the advantages of a sound, moral, and practical education. "The Memory of the Founders of the School " was proposed by Mr. Edward Gray. The chairman proposed "The Present Trustees." One of the members then read a beautiful address, ex pres - sive of the gratitude whfch they felt towards the trustees for their kindness in watching over their infancy. Mr. Joseph Langton proposed the health of the President, the Vice-President, and the Visitors. The President returned thanks, and was followed by the other officers, the Vice- President and the Secretary. The meeting was subse quently addressed by Mr. Samuel. Holme, Mr. Plimpton, and Mr. Arnold ; and, after a few more toasts, the com pany separated,after a very gratifying evening. ST. ANDREW'S SCOTCH CHURCH, RODNEY-STREET. —The management having fixed Tuesday last for the election of a minister in the place of the Rev. John Park, resigned, the congregation met on that day at noon. The attendance was not numerous. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Duga'd Stewart Willi' , mson, moderator, who opened the meeting by prayer. Wm. Nicol, Esq., then rose and said, that after the very appropriate prayer which they had just heard, he need only state that, the first step which the committee of management had to take was, to propose certain nominees, from which the congregation was to select one. They had derided to nnminste the three following gentlemen :—The Rev. John Todd Brown, the Rev. Robert Walker, and the Rev. W. Reay. In proceeding to the election of a minister of this congrega tion, he (Mr. Nicol) could not do better than call to their recollection what was so well expressed by their moderator, that it was an affair of the greatest importance, and espe cially so to that congregation, divided as it had been— although he trusted no such division now existed—that there should be unanimity. It well became them as a congregation, placed in what might be called a land of strangers, to be unanimous ; for, although they saw around them rich valleys and fertile fields, had they not shown, and did they not testify, in adhering to the church of their fathers, that they still clung with warm feelings to the heath-clad mountains and solitary valleys of their native land. They might see richer edifices around them for the worship of God, but they showed that in the midst of these they preferred the humble building and plain and undignified service which their forefathers encouraged. Their ranks might be thinner than they had been, but they were willing to offer to those who had left them a welcome back, and they hoped to see again in that con gregation many faces which had been familiar to them for years past. As they had no object but that of glorifying their Maker, they would Show that best in unanimously working together in that election. He hoped the election would show that majority which would satisfy the world at large that they were not a divided congregation, but that, to a certain extent, they were unanimous among themselves. It would add great strength to their pro ceedings hereafter, and to their name as a congregation, in this great and important town. Duncan Gibb, Esq., se conded by Dr. Petrie, then proposed that the Rev. ohn Todd Brown should be elected. G. Malcolm, Esq., se conded by C. J. Jack, Esq., proposed the Rev. Robert Walker. The voting then proceeded, and at two o'clock the numbers were declared as follows :—for Mr. Brown, 56; Mr. \\Talker, 13. Mr. Brown was, of course, duly elected, and the parties present proceeded to sign the call to the rev. gentleman. THE CORN MARKET AT ORMSKIRK.—This market, which has been closed several years, was re-opened on Thursday last. As early as eight o'clock in the morning carts from various parts of the country came in, freighted with wheat, barley, oats, and other grain, in sacks, and they continued to arrive till eleven o'clock, the time for opening the market. About half-past ten o'clock, a cart, belonging to John Rosson, Esq., of Moor-hall, came in sight. Upon its nearing the bridge leading to Aughton street, the gray horses, three in number, which were tastefully decorated with white and blue ribbons, attracted the attention of the crowd. Two farm servants, dressed in new white smock frocks, conducted the horses. The worthy proprietor himself soon followed, mounted on his grey pony, and after him came his groom, also on a grey horse. The procession moved, amidst the cheers of the people, up to the Meal-house. The selling commenced soon after eleven o'clock. Upwards of 100 loads of wheat were eagerly bought. in bulk and by the sample, the prices averaging from Bs. 6d. to Bs. 9d. ; oats ranged from 2s. 9d. to 3s. 2d. ; and beans from 4s. 9d. to ss. per nibs. All the produce brought to market was sold. Some badinage, in the best possible spirit, took place between Mr. Rosson and Mr. Barks, as to whose produce was sold first.—A dinner, to celebrate the opening of the market, took place in the spacious room of the Town-hall, which occupies the upper portion of the entire building, of which the Meal-house is the lower portion. Covers were laid for 160. The chair was taken by Richard Earle, Esq., stew ard to the Earl of Derby. The meeting was addressed by the chairman ; by Mr. Edward Boyer, who proposed the health of the Earl of Derby • by the Rev. J. T. Horton, the vicar, who warmly complimented the chairman in pro posing his health ; by Mr. John Rosson, who tskes a pro minent part in the proceedings, arising out of his imme diate cannection with Ormskirk and the surrounding dis trict - by Mr. John Smith, Captain Armstrong , and other gentlemen. In the course of his speech, Mr. Rosson said that practical men of every class had stopped him in the streets of Ormskirk, with the following query, which, he thought, ought to be answered, and answered satisfacto rily. " Now, Mr. Rosson„' said they, " now that we have got a market, how shall we carry away our produce when we get all this accumulation of stuff at the Town hall yonder, and at the Meal-house?" (Hear, hear.) " Why, by a branch canal, to be sure." (Great applause.) After showing the advantages of such a measure, be asked what was to prevent them, if they were successful, as he really though they would be, from having, first, a broad and spacious quay attached to the canal basin, called Derby Quay? (Hear.) Derby Quay might lead to a handsome street of genteel houses, named, as it ought to be, Stanley-street. (Applause.) Stanley-street would no doubt lead to Scarisbrick-square, and a delightful neigh bour of Scarisbrick-square would be Skelmersdale-cres cent, and out of Skelmcrsdale-crescent would undoubt edly arise Tempest-terrace, Earle-street, (bearing their chairman's male.) and Horton-place. (Great laughter and cheering.) As for himself, should he be so fortunate as to he in the the smallest degree instrumental in bring ing about a " consummation so devoutly to be wished ," as he was, in the opinion of his rev. friend , th e Vicar, f a fine boy of his age, ( a lluding to his bei n g a farmer of only the a founder,year ' ssa i nu the din new g,) e town, cou of Lsttta could only aspire. ne(Roars at present o to be f laughter.} I t