The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-16 00:00:00

'Wm:ill 16: 18 8 ~::~r:~-~z~ Yafe, Mr. William Ratlibono, and Mr. James Muspratt, Treasorer, Mr. Christopher Hint Jones. The committee were y 410 into 4 sections of 9 each. Mr. Isaac Eh owErs, Jun. moved "that the above named gentlemen 'be elected the board of directors for the curreut year." Mr. JAMES KING briefly seconded thfs, which was unan moldy carried. The PRESIDRNT said he was now going to d that which, to many of his young friends would be the most interesting part of the evening; ho was going to distribute the prizes.- The first prize was to Benjamin Howarth, for an .original design for a monument. Prize, Dugald Stewart's antiquities of At hens. Andrew GeorizsUutchinson, for a beautiful model of a geo metrical staircase; atilver Roscoe medal. John Allen for a 'drawing of a locomotive steam engine ; Great's Mechanic's Dictionary. „ - Henry Harding for a drawing of the machinery of a corn mill ; Grear's Mechanic's Calculator. - Saml. Godwin, for proficiency in mechanical drawing; Whe well's Euclid. Edward Jones, architectural class, for the shaded copy of a colninn ; Bildwin's Work on Architecture. Thomas May, fur the drawing of the conic section : Thonip• son's Elements of Euclid. John Duncan, for a perspective drawing of the Wellington Rooms, from actual elevations and. measurements; Stewart's Antiquiriesof Athens. Edward Hollis, landscape drawing class, for proficiency in landscape drawing; a drawing book, landscape and cattle, by Cooper and ,Harding. . C. F. Clements, for a landscape in pencil; landscapes and cattle by Cooper and Harding. • John Barlow, for a drawing of landscape and cattle; a draw ing book. John Davenport, for a marine view; a copy of Harding and Cooper's drawings. John Oaks,• ornamental painting class, for an ornamental drawing; a Orawihg book. John Dutton, John Fisher, William Wilson, John Wright, Chas. Brown, for ornamental drawings; each sets of Raphael's ornaments of the Vatican. The mathematical masters required . a little time to make a •• decision. The PunsionNr said, as the business of the evening was now over, he wished to take the opportunity of offering a few remarks The first thing he wished to call attention to was, the report of that evening. It was calculated to inspire confidence in the minds of those who had heard it. It was nut like those reports drawn up in a flattering manner to put the best face on the matter to be presented. What he particularly admired in Ihe .reportavaahe -perfect sincerity and air of truth and candour vrhi'ch pervaded the whole. It satisfied him that when the gen tlemen who drew up that report had occasion to pass,censure. they would do it, and when they saw occasion to praise, their praise might' be depended upon; and therefore that part of the report which alluded to the slight attendance and want of exertion on the part of the pupils, would, he sin cerely hoped, come' home to the minds of both the pupils • and the parents. A tittle encouragement, a little gentle persuasion, or a habit induced would easiry overcome this, and It required only perseverance for a short time to overcome this want of attention. He perceived that books were a good deal wanted fur the library. There were many persons possessing libraries containing numbers of works originally usetul, which were now no longer so, and which were of little more use than filling up a book shelf. If persons possessing books of that kind would submit to the sacrifice, and would send the books to the mechanics' institution, they would have the satisfaction of think ing that they had rendered the books of the use for which they were intended, to advance knowledge. A more interesting study than natural history did not exist. The institution possess ed a museum, in its infancy, it was true; but if persons who had received specimens of natural productions from abroad which they had kept on a shelf, or in rooms where they were seldom seen, and which they wished to be seen, the Institution offered to them a sale depository, where they would be taken • care of. and could not fail' to be admired. The mechanical drawing class wanted many copies. There were in the town many men of public spirit connected with mills and machinery ' who, if this was known to them, he doubted not, would come forward and offer such' drawings. He did not doubt but if this came to the ears of Mr. Fawcett, that any working drawings no longer needed for himself, would be very valuable as copies for the institution, that he would furnish them. His task was near ly over; but he begged to ask what was the impression which had arisen in their minds from the events of the evening. —was not that thee had now open before them a great sphere of usefulness? He congratulated the pupils on the happy selec •tion of masters, so far as their individual characters were known. The selection had been a most difficult task: so far as their characters had been observed they were such as to raise the ut- W most confidence in them; and as far as this went, he was satin - tied that the committee had made a proper choice. On the other hand, the pupils must see that the masters were disposed to do theirduty, and gif-e them every information, and the pa rents of the pupils would no doubt be gratified at the progress They were making. That progress also would react on the masters, and stimulate them to increased exertions. This mu tual feeling would not end here; the parents of the children and their friends would feel, as the institution advanced. that it was an honour to have had their children educated at it. The masters would find that there was in Liverpool a scope for science, and would be on the look out for successors when they should leave. Thus, there would be a mutual good feeling and combination between pupils and masters, which would carry /forward the institution to a high pitch of perfection. The scene 'before him that evening created in him the most animated feelings. It was cheering to see the spirit with which indivi . • duals were carrying the institution forward. Such a feeling of enthusiasm would lead them to the glorious results they might „anticipate in future years. The President then dissolved the meeting and retired. • Mr. Mut LINEUX proposed a vote of thanks of the meeting to •William Wallace Currie,Esq. the late President, which was carried by acclamation. •Mr. Cucaic briefly returned thanks, and the meeting broke up at about-nine o'clock. GREAT' NOR' Tti OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.—We understand there is' it'probahility of some impediment being; offered to the piogi'ess of this railway's works between 'Thirsk and York, owing to certaiiilegai omissions or informalities. So great is the destitution in the parish of Chapel-en-le-Forth that Many poor fafuilies ale perishing for want of food, fire, and clothing; so large •an extent of misery has never been before known. —Derby 111ei cary. A COlNER.—Michael Boylan, whose case was noticed in the Guardian of Wednesday, last, in Whose room Berwi c k f oun d a mould and materials for coining; and a quantity of base money, and who was committed fur trial at -the sessions, was again brought tip at the New Bailey on Monday, when Mr. Foster in formed him, that the attorney-general had directed that his case should go fur trial at the assizes The Witnesses were in attend ance and were bound ove r t o p rosecu t e at Kirkdale.-31etachester Guardian. • THE CORPORATION NUISANCE.—We mentioned last week one of the artifices employed by the canvassers of the corpora tion faction to induce ignorant people to sign .the petition for a charter. We have since heard of other doings of these gentrY, as little creditable to their candour and love of truth. I'wo of them called a few days agnupon a lady in Great Duck -street, and on her hesitating, to sign her name, she was told that the object of the petition was to procufe the removal of vagrants and beggars ! On this representation of the object of the petition, she was induced to-sign it.—Manchester Courier, PUBLIC DINNER go WILLIAM GARNETT, ESQ.—The Con serVatives of Salford held a meeting on Tuesday evening, at which it was resolved to give a public dinner to Mr. Garnett, on Tuesday th e 176 of April. Owing to the large and increas ing number of Conservative electors, and friends to the cause. , a n d g there bein no building •in the borough sufficiently cap a cious far :the p ur p ose , a spacious temporary bu ildin g , 'wi th every s uitable accommodation, will he erected fortheo shallccasio be on occasion, be hind the' Crescent. 'lt is intended that the d inn er Si) extensive scale, and in every respect worthy distinguishedthe cause n i n which the electors are engaged. S ever al Porters of conservatism will be invited to attend.—Manchester Courier. THE Pawl-Law TYRANNY.—The gentlemen forming the Dudley board of guardians, finding that the allowance of food to the poor of the metropolitan unions was of much better quality and of greater quantity, ordered that the dietary tabl e sanctioned by the poor-law co mmiss ioners for the metropolitan districts should be adopted ie that union. Of this res o luti on , and its adoption, the commissioners were informed, and, in re ply, sent a letter to the master and matron of the union work house, threatening them with the most dire consequences, from which the hoard of guardians could. not protect them, if they dared to continue the increased allowance. The geardiaus sent several letters to the commissioners, who have not condescended to answer them, or to hold any communication on the subject with them. tinder these circumstances the guardians met on Mondiv, and unanimously agreed to petition both houses of parliament for power to increase the provincial allowance to that of the London unions.—Worcester Journal. MURDER AT EASTON, NEAR STAMFORD.—A. shocking murder 'was perpetrated in this village on Tuesday morning week, on the body of a female, named Elizabeth Lougfeot, aged about 51, who wax possessed of a little freehold property, oat which h s,he lived. The deceased was of very eccentric habits, and had .on many occasions alarmed the neighbourhoclifthy cries of • ',murder," Sze.,` - hppearing, hy writings found "4:1" her .cottag e , I to have entertained great suspicion (probably Owing to her ' de ranged intellect) that certain- paities:were,itiimical to her, and had evil designs towards her. Cries of murder were heard about four o'clock in the morning, but were disregarded, the hearers imagining that it seas the deceased in . one of her customar y i fits of mental a b erration. -About seven o'clock in the morni n g , however, a s a woman hi the village was proceedingout to was h , to de ceased ' s house, she saw her pattetis and .one shoe lying in the little yard, which excited her suspicion, otherwise the affair might have remained the whole day undiscovered, as it was by no means uncommon for th e p oor woman to remain within doors all day, and wander about at night. She gave the alarm, and on entering the house, the door of whi c h was open, the body o f t h e deceased was found lying in the first room, a kitchen, on the stone floor, quite dead. Much blood was found in the room, and likewise ih the yard, where it is supposed that `she must have been first struck on the temple by seine blunt 'instrument, and stunned, and then the murderer, kneeling in Ole clay beside her, completed his diabolical deed by strangling her with his fist, the marks of his knuckles being very visible on the right "irie . of- her neck.. It is much to be regretted that the namber of persons who instantly crowded to the spot entirely defaced all shoe-marks, which might have led to discovery; the i mpressions i of knees covered with corderoY s mall c l o th es, h ave -b een preserved, and are now in the possession of the proper authorities. On searching the house, two chests of drawers 4 %te found open and ransacked, and a third untouched, the !P r obability being, the ruffians finding easily what they sought, 'flatneit,i a quantity of ready money (to the amount of upwards ( 4 PM) which she unfortunately possessed, had secured that „ i n ' decamped, crossing the wretched victim on leaving the .I,,' u se• -Andrew. Porter, of Easton, baker, has been committed Prison on sarapicion of being concerned in the murder: tr iA tyritoolvtitr.NT FOR DEBT.—The memberi of the British oien have prepared a petition, to be presented "L s o the of Is, respecting the bill for the abolition of '"Prtsonin eri t for debt, as it may effect medical men, asthey consider it pvill he more injurious to them, inasmuch as they are es sarily precluded from making those preliminary inquiries oich eanlie instituted by Other parties, as they are frequently ._ 4ll ert aeon to atte n d t o sodd en an d urgen t cases a d m itting of ruo delay. arid were they to refuse attendance, they would be e J e ctßii to consider a ble odium and disgrace ; and that, as re are m any persOns -in London who possess only annual incomes derived front appointments, and d o no t h o ld any .!' u le Property which ran he available for the bene fi t of the under 'h e prov i s i ons o f t h e pro j ected act, should i t he tied;,',. into force their losses wou ld b e muc h greater t h an t h ey 4±; " " re" - nt. Vsliih this view, th ere f ore. o f meet i ng t h e in ih:ased risk whi c h t h ey would incur by the adoption hf this act, e: itioneis sea est that it may h e made corn 'et--nt for a J ul ; , "'' l on the :IpplittiOn of a judgment creditor, to order that much nr the ea l a r v , wages. or income of the debtor shall, svi it. time 1 ' time,- t i e p w aorepriated liqtridation of the judg ,"S Hwy appc ar Proper t o t h e judge , or else that the house oisep,; (l " i l t lT i t . "'',.h wiier.igeasureF may rippeartte it to be most " FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 16, 1838. K - 7-- The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. THE BALLOT.—The reformers of Rodney-street ward assembled, on Friday evening last, in the rooms of the, Tradesmen's Reform Association, for the purpose of con demning the introduction of secret voting into the Town Council. From the tone of some of the speeches deli vered on this important occasion one might almost doubt whether it was not an anti-ballot meeting—so strongly was the system of secret voting animadverted upon. The first speaker, who rose to edify his brother refor mars, was a Mr. Daniel Mather, who stated that he "to tally disapproved of secret voting by a delegated body." Unless this gentleman is an advocate for universal suf frage—unless he maintains that every man, woman, and child, whether rich or poor, independent or a pauper, sane or insane—should possess the right of voting for every descriptidn of "delegated bodies,"—unless, cve say, Mr. Darriel'Mather entertains these liberal notions respecting the extension of the franchise, he 'must be an enemy to vote by ballot in every shape whatever. We are prepared to maintain that the electors, as Well as the elected, are " delegated bodies"—each exercising re presentative functions; and that any argument which is valid against the practice of secret voting in one case, must be equally so in the other. The electors hold the franchise as a trust for the non-electors—for their wives and children, and for all who are not eligible to vote themselves: :We do not suppose that any radical in the kingdom will deny that time elector is morally bound to consult the interest of the large class who are necessarily excluded from the list of voters. Admitting this, as a truth against which he cannot offer a shadow of argu ment, we ask, where is the consistency of the liberal who would confer the vote by ballot upon the 'constitu encies, and refuse the same privilege to the " delegated bodies" ? But there is no end to the inconsistencies of these ra dical orators. They maintain that the vote by ballotwill enable the electors to act independently, and to follow the dictates of their consciences, uninfluenced by any, feel ings of partiality ; and, at the same time, they assert that, when introduced into the council-room, the practice .of secret voting takes away the -independence of the •councillors. This is argUing pro and con with a ven geance. After Mr. Daniel Mather, Mr. Alderman Evans got up to vindicate the Town Council from the charges which had been brought against its members. At the commencement' of his speech v‘e find the following ex quisite bit of philosophy : • "Before he passed ()U to the consideration of the question before them, he would deprecate the employment of such un justifiable language as that of Mr. Mather. That gentleman had jumped to the conclusion. that, because of the manner in which the magisterial appointments had been made, the coun cillors were either conservatives or traitors. (Heat...) He was clear that rash assertion was one great evidence of the truth of the statement made by Mr. M.—namely, that he was unaccus tomed to public speaking, and showed that he laboured under the confusion of o novice in addressing an assembly. The chairman had designated the nomination of miigistrates a "measure." Now, the word " measure," in his acceptation of it, meant some thing of a legislatorial character—something, in fact, connected with law making, or having reference to a general principle. For that reason, it could by no means be applied to the acts of a body like the town council. If gentlemen would only reflect —if they would do justice to, and attend to the distinction which he would endeavour to draw between the act of making appointments and that of making laws, they would, he felt as sured, view the conduct of the council in a different light to what they then did. In most legislative assemblies of a higher character than that of a municipal body, there was nothing of an executive character blended with them ; there was a distinct executive power, like the king in England and the president in America, on whom devolved the appointment of all officers. But the case was different with the borough councils; they united within themselves a little of the executive with a legisla tive capacity; and he maintained that the two duties were es sentially different, and required for their proper performance different modes of proceeding. On the introduction of any proposition of a legislative kind, the councillors could command a full and open discussion of its merits; but when they come to a ministerial or executive duty, that power vanished away. He entreated them to think upon this great distinction which he had Pointed out." If, after this lecture from Alderman Evans, either the chuirman of this meeting or Mr. Daniel Mather have the courage to get on their legs again for the purpose of .speaking, .they are possesseCi of greater courage than we give ihem credit for. HoW must these "novices" have been overwhelmed by the force of demonstration with which their folly was exhibited ! How must they have been astonished at - the extent of their previous igno rance ! How much must they have been delighted and edified by the - clear ; and logical views—the philosophical distinctions---. 7 the 'accurate' language—and the self-re nouncing modesty of the worthy Alderman ! We have been highly amused with the following sly hit of the Alderman's at Joshua Walmsley, or some one else : "A gentletrian in the council might get up and propose (though in the last nomination nothing of the kind had oc curred ; he was merely putting a hypothetical case)—a man for some situation exceedingly unfit and improper in all re spects, and was another gentleman to rise and say, " I objec to that nomination—l move an amendment ; and why ? decause he is not to be trusted, he is not a man of honour, he is not a man of character; I know of instances where he has shown himself to be utterly destitute of principle." In such a case as the one put hypothetically by Alder man Evans we should certainly justify the use of such language as the above, if it proved to be in strict accord ance with the truth. We think " society at large" would prefer such straightforward, honest, plain-dealing conduct to- a silent condemnation under cover of the ballot-box, for which the Alderman is an advocate. The latter is a sneaking alternative, worthy of being resorted to only by cowards and hypocrites. Alderman Evans dwelt with flinch pathos and feeling upon the imperfections of his biethren in the Town Council. He observed— "The meeting should remember, however; that the council comprised 8-1 members; and if every one was to be the perfect being that some people asserted he ought to be; they would find h a difficult matter to Send up four. representatives. Coun cillors were but men, and being men, were subject to the in firmitieq of man." So, after all Elie extravagant eulogies bestowed upon oor liberal l'own.eouncillors, tt appears that they are b tit fallible, sinfol mortals, liable to be Swayed by their prejudices, and apt to be led into error " by those friendly . feelings and sympathies, which must frequently be ge nerated amongst them by close and frequent inter contse." If the alderman's description of the members of the council be correct, it is high time that the bur gesses should bestir themselves, and try to get.rid of some of their representatives. They have proved them, selves to be incapable of acting with independence: this ought to be a sufficient condemnation. We would ask any man of common sense whether Alderman Evans does not, in the following language, give his direct approval of hypocrisy, and that in its basest and most degrading form.? He demanded the ballot— " To protect them, in fact, from the operation of the best feelings of their nature—to obviate that acquiescence in a request which might often be conceded to private friendship only, but which could ill be evaded in open many," This hypocritical conduct would be the universal con sequence of adopting the practice of secret voting. A Mr. Spencer got up to reply to Alderman Evans, and completely demolished his sophistical reasonings. We give this gentleman's speech at length, as it fur nishes one of the most cogent arguments that could be adduced against the introduction of vote by ballot in any shape whatever : Mr. Spencer said that if he had wanted an additional argu ment for opposing secret voting in the council he had been fur nished with it by Alderman Evans himself. ltappeared that when some individual had had the boldness to propose a candi date of bad character for an office, a councillor who was cogni_ cant of that individeal's notoriously bad character, was not to reveal the fact, because he might be liable to an action for libel, but was to content himself with merely voting against him in secret, By such a mode of proceeding they were far more likely to have bad men thrust upon them than they ever had been heretofore; whereas, under the other system, if an unprincipled or worthless man, and known as such to - only one or two :per sons, the mere fact of Mr. A. or Mr. B's open oppositioi to him would immediately cause others to infer that he had some reason for that opposition. By having recourse to the ballot, however, a single individual merely recorded his rote against him, and the matter perhaps- terminated in consequence, in the election of a man destitute of character. We take this to be quite conclusive on the subject. What security would there be under a system of secret voting, that " bad men" or " men destitute of Charac ter" would not be thurst into the Ton•n Council or into Parliament ? Evidently none. Equally strong is the following speech in opposition to the vote by ballot in any shape whatever: — Mr. Downey then addressed the meeting in a very animated speech in support of the motion, and strongly denounced the resort to vote by ballot by the council. If it was permitted in one case, what security had they that it would not be adopted in others—that it might not one day he resorted to for the pur pose of effecting a compromise on the celebrated endowment job? He advised them to send representatives who would vote openly and fearlessly, so that the electors might know what the responsibly elected were doing. The councillors who would ad vocate secret voting, could not, in his opinion, be independent men. 1 1 ' Mutatis mutandis, this speech applies with equal force to the vote by ballot among the constituents. We are' not sorry that the secret voting in the town council has furnished an occasion for' demonstrating so triumphantly the folly of advocating the ballot. The re formers of Rodney-street ward have given the quietus to any further agitation in Liverpool in favour of this nos trum. We would suggest the propriety of forwarding a copy of the speeches delivered nd the resolutions passed at this meeting, to Mr. Gr .. 401 After this demonstration on tlfe .part of the Rodney Ward Radicals, we expect to find that,.at the 'next ,muni cipal election, a pledge will be demanded from each can didate that he will oppose secret voting in the. council. The honest indignation expressed by the radicals, will surely prevent them from giving their votes to any man who refuses to give such a pledge. If is lucky for Alder man Evans that. he was not returned into the council bv the 'suffrages of the people. - - -1 - THE YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—The grasping avarice of Trower manifested by the present government leads them to The rashest and most unjustifiable extremes. To-gra tify their insatiable craving for pelf and patronage they consent to the Maddest. and most mischievous plans of the enemies of British independence. This has been suffici ently visible throughout the whole course of their official career ; and fresh instances of their zeal in sacrificing all the safeguards of our national honour multiply upon us from day to day. From a conversation which took place in the House of Lords on Tuesday evening, we understand that it is the intention of the ministers to reduce considerably, if not to disband altogether the several corps of yeomanry ca valry throughout the kingdom. This force has always been found of the greatest utility in the suppression of local disturbances; and, perhaps, the preservation of the internal peace of Great Britain, for so many years, may be, in a very great measure, attributed to its efficient organization. The ostensible motive for the suppression of this force is the old whig plea of economy_a plea which has heralded in so many profligate schemes of pecu lation—so many gross jobs—so many attacks upon our revered institutions. The real motive has been glanced at by the Earl of Winchilsea, who remarked-- " He very much feared that her Majesty's government had an ulterior object in the removal of this jimce—viz., the establish ment of a paid constabulary force, to be appointed by the govern ment; and, further, the dismissal of the unpaid magistracy, and the appointment of paid magistrates in their place. Now, he would warn the people of England that if such a matter were adopted, there would be an end of British liberty, and whether it came from that side of the house or the, other he would stren uously oppose it. At the same time he would not conceal his opinion that the present rural constabulary force was not effici ent, and he should rejoice to see that protection afforded to several districts which the several police was totally inefficient to afford. He would not oppose the establishment of a paid constabulary force, but he should be sorry to see it under the control of any government, whether whig or tory." There can be no doubt that the whigs are preparing for the establishment of a rural police. What a fine field Will be opened by such a plan for the exercise of pa tronage ! How many hungry expectants will urge them on to the adoption of such a scheme for the sake of pro fiting by its success! The whigs have been so lavish of their favours—so profuse in their generosity to their ob sequious friends in the House of Commons, that they have long since exhausted all their resources, and, there fore, fresh plans must be devised for the purpose of aug menting their patronage. The radicals are becoming troublesome and refractory—they have long pined in. silent but fruitless expectation—they are now clamorous for, lbcrative appointments, as rewards for . their disin terested patriotiSin. The whigs are therefore bestirring themselves to appease these trotiblesome adherents.. We view the proposed interference with the yeomanry cavalry with the greater alarm, as it is likely to form a prelude to the appointment of stipendiary magistrates throughout the kingdom. The independent unpaid ma gistracy have long been an eye-sore to the present go vernment. They have refused to become the tools of the latter, and to render themselves subservient to their arbitrary schemes—they have too strenuously defended the rights of the poor against the despotism of the poor law commissioners—they have disdained to prostitute their office for the purpose of aiding the whigs in their attach upon our venerable constitution. For all these sins of omission and commission they are to be super seded bya servile race of salaried functionaries, possessed of more. supple conscience*, and willing to do the dirty work of their unprincipled masters. On the subject of the disbanding of the yeomanry ca valry, the Morning Herald has the following eloquent remarks "The appointmgnt of a paid constabulary force is, of Course, the object of whig government. The appointment of such a force will "carry Out" the glorious principle of centralisation! The advantages of the project are manifold. In the first place, it will add immensely to the patronage of the wings. In the second place, it will add immensely to their real power. It will in fact, when fairly carried out, invest the representatives of the scheming portion of the middle-class constituencies, with des potic power over the labouring masses, on the one band, and over the landed aristocracy nn the other! "The schemtng and gambling , commercialists have nn object more nearly at heart, than ,the enforcement thrOughout the kingdom of the new Poor Lfiw Act. It was well, undoubtedly in their view, to appoint coMmissioners, and assistant com rnissioners, with their long trains of dependents for the ptir pose of carrying that act into effect; tut still, so long as the Old TILE I,IvERPOO,I, STANI)A111) HALL, unpaid magistracy of England remained in existence—so long as a most respectable section of the gentry of England con tinned to administer local law—so long did it remain an utter impossibility to find supple tools in the provincial courts of justice, to give full effect to the legislative edicts of the Nlal thusian "triad" at Somerset House. On the ground of their inflexibility, therefore, in this and in other sitniii• matters, it became necessary tothe whits, to get rid of the unpaid magis tracy. Their places, therefore, will soon be filled bywhig de pendents; and the new Poor Law Act will gain another class of enforcers—a class of men, who will (whenever their powers may enable them), abet the commissioners and assistant com missioners in all their plots against the independence and,corn forts of the labpuring poor! " Yet i fortify themselves as they may, with slavish commis sioners, and hireling dispensers of local justice, the authors anti supporters of the new poor law can never be secure, that the feelings of outraged humanity may not; sooner or later, impel the labouring classes to resist the law;—and in such an emer gency (should such ever occur) the yeoManry corps throUghout England might not, always, perhaps have been, safely depended on by the Whigs: These yeomanry corps consist of English men, in whom the old-fashioned feelings of humanity are not altogether extinct; and who, moreover, are linked to the la bouring poor, by a strong community of interest. The yeomanry corps, in short—although always pronipt in vindicating the constitutional law of England—might have hesitated, perhaps, at giving full effect, in the List resort; - to the precepts of Mal thusianisin ! " It has become necessary, in point of fact, to create, and to bring into action, a description of force, more in harmony with the spirit of the poor law commissioners, and with the spirit which will carefully be instilled into the stipendiary magis trates ! A constabulary force, therefore, extendingall over the kingdom—and responsible, like the poor . law commissioners, and the stipendiary dispensers of law, only to the Home office has been resolved on! This body will have no constittitiOnal scruples—no respect for ancient usages, or for the kindly feel ings of neighbourhood. The law of Somerset House will be in their eves, more sacred, than the laws which have descended to us from the time of 'Alfred !. They will, in short, complete the `philosophical' system of centralisation! They will move in exquisite harmony: with a dependent magistracy, dependent commissioners, anti a despotic Hoine•office ! The system will be one of absolute irresponsibility. The labouring poor will be powerless to help themselves; and to whom shall they com plain ? To (he landed gentry around ? Alas! the landed gentry will soon be as powerless as the labourers themselves! To the paid magistrates? To the commissioners ? The magis trates and commissioners will have no higher duty, than to set at defiance such complaints! To the 'House of Commons? Why, the House of Commons has given birth to the system, and the ruling portion of the House of Commons—the scheming, active, moneyed portion—hopes to revolutionise society in this country—and to get rid of the last traces of monarchy and aristocracy—by the operation of the very prin ciples, of which the . new poor law is an embodiment! " The appointment of poor-law commissioners and assistant commissioners and the establishment of boards of stipendiary magistrates will strip the landed proprietors of England of a large portion of the influence which they now possess—will de prive them entirely of their natural right to superintend all arrangements for the disposal of the sick and unemployed poor, and estrange them altogether from the sympathies of the labour- j ing classes. And this is one of the objects of the system ! " But, in the second place, the system of reducing the labouring poor to a " coarser kind of food"—the system of lowering the general rate of labourers' wages, must, in its not very remote consequences, destroy the independence of an aristocracy which derives its revenues from land. As wages fall, the labourer's power of purchasing must l eseen ; and as the labourer power of purchasing lessens the price of the great mass of the products of the soil must fall from want of the cus tomary competition. Farmers, therefore, who grow that pro. dace will be ruined. Shopkeepers who retail that produce will be ruined; and, at one or other remove, the recipients of the rent of land—the gentry and feudal aristocracy—must give, place to the commercial schemers who have concocted the project, and who look forward to all the results which we have specified as to► the crowning glories of the Malthusian new Poor Law Act! A population of labourers toiling eighteen hours a day for less than half their present allowances—small shop-keepers and farmers beggared and reduced to the level of labourers—an aristocracy stripped of the means of asserting their ancient privileges—and a small band of capitalists, and schemers exercising despotic sway over the rest of society : these are the sure results of Malthusian legislation ; these are the objects, to the advancement of which, the whigs have lent themselves—as they are always willing to lend themselves, to the adiancement of every thing that is base-Lof everything that is opposed to the true interests of the English nation ! "The yeomanry corps are to be got rid of! The continued existence of organized bodies, able and-prompt in times of ex tremity—in times such as seem not far distant—to assert at once their own rights, and the time-honoured institutions of the country;—the continued existence of such bodies of bold citi zen-soldiers, might be found, perchance, exceedingly inconve nient to the Malthusian. Melbourne dynasty!" MR. BROWN'S CONCERT AT THE TEMPLARS' Mr. Brown's concert was held on Tuesday evening last, at the Templars'-hall. We have rarely attended a concert at which more good music was brought out, or which was better performed. The concert opened with a grand symphony from Haydn, which was very splendidly performed by a compact and . most efficient orchestra. The madrigal which followed, " Dainty fine, sweet nymph," was delightfully sung by a picked number of the Liverpool choristers. The passage " Amongst these roses" was beautifully exe cuted. The next song was the beautiful ballad, " The light of other days , " by Mrs. Brand, with a cornet It playa accompaniment, by Mr. Thomp son. This ballad, it will be recollected, was delightfully sung by Mrs. Alfred Shaw, at Mr. George Holden 's concert. Mrs. Brand sang it very neatly. There is nothing particular in her style of singing; she sings sweetly; her principal fault is gasp ing audibly. We have before spoken . of Mr. Thompson's cornet piston accompaniment to this ballad; the tone of the instrument is beautiful and capable of great modulation. Mr. Davies sang the succeeding scen, " The hattleof Hohenlinden," without one spark of the spirit or feeling of the piece." Mr. Davies has a good bass voice; but voice alone does not consti tute good singing. Mrs. Hiles next sung ell me, my heart," voice much improving. which she gave very sweetly . Her The next piece was a duet by Mrs.Hilesand Master Gillow, a boy of about 14, "My pretty page." This duet formed quite a delightful feature in the concert. Apart from that charitable - allowance which an' audience is always disposed to place to the credit of a youthful effo rt, Master Gillow was deservedly ap plauded for the taste and sweetness with which he sang his part in the duet. The duet was enthusiastically applauded. Mr. Walton, of .Manchester, sang with his accustomed taste the next cava tina, " Adelaide." Mr. Brown then gave a grand fantasia on the flute, the last composition of Nicholson, which he played with splendid execution. A song, " What is the spell ?" in troduced Mr. F. Gardner to the audience. He possesses a sweet tenor voice , and, with cultivation, we have no doubt he will make a good singer. At present, when above or below the natural pitch of his voice, he has no command over it. Another thing, no less to be attended to by ,a public singer, is, to lea r n to avoid all grimac e. It is difficult to dissever the ideas which proceed from sight and sound conjoined ; it is not easy to laugh at a joke which is told with the solemn air of a church , yard story; the manner and the matter ought to agree. When singing the sentimental verse, "The spell is woman's love," Mr. Gardner looked frightened out of his wits, and was in effect irresistibly comic. ; The finale of the first part, " The Chough and Crow," a quartette, was delightfully executed. In the second part, the flute obligato by Mr. Brown, " Pot Pourri," was a Most extraordinary performance, whether we notice the feeling which he threw into it or the execution which he exhibited. It was enthusiastically encored. Mr. G. Eyton played very neatly, and with much sweetness of tone, a solo on the violin. A song, by Mrs. Hiles, "Lo ! here the gentle lark," with a flute obligato by Mr. Brown, was very loudly ap plauded; the accompaniment was beautiful. The glee, "'The Watchman," by Mr. Lunt, Mr. Walton, and Mr. Davies, was very well received; it is a delightful glee, full of striking effects. 'l'heeoncert concluded with " God save the Queen," and ap peared to give much and general satisfaction. IMPROVED PATENT FELT.—We have bef6re us a specimen of thii useful substance, which fully justifies the high terms of commendation in which it is universally spoken of. It forms an admirable material for sheathing ships' bottoms, for baling and wrapping, for roofing, out-buildings, sheds, &c. It is im- rervious to wet, and resists the attacks of the worm. We have no doubt that this sheathing felt must soon supersede every similar article. " THE LIVER THEATRE.—This delightful little theatre ,we un derstand has been crowded during the week. The drama of the Pickwickians, and the excellent acting in it of the dramatis persona will account for this. We have not had time to pay a visit to the theatre this week, and give an opinion as to the merits, or otherwise, of the drama, and the acting in it, but we have heard both highly spoken of. - Mr. Lee's Jingle and Mr. Hammond's Sam Weller are said to be exceedingly clever. THE, ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This evening Mr. Ryan takes his benefit, with the " Giaour Chief." Mr. Ryan's exer tions during the season are deserving of particular support at the end of it; and we make no doubt that he will oblain it. Mits. RAYDMOND'S•BENEFIT•--Mrs. • Raymond's benefit will take place on Monday, her bill is the strongest of the season. We perceive that .111 r. T.. P. Cooke will re-appear on that night in the " Pilot," as Long Tom Coffin, and Hammond, for the first time this season; as Captain Boroughelije. We heartily wish her a bumper. THE COP4IIIO6OII'E STEAM-SHlP. — Last week we gave a de scription of thii beautiful vessel, copied from the Glasgow Argus. Since then We have had an opportunity of personally in specting her and admiring her splendid fittings and her . beauti ful proportions. Like our contemporary of the north, we do not profeis to be very deeply skilled in naval architecture. Our opinions, howeVer, have been backed by those of competent judges, who have pronounced her to be one of the finest models afloat. 'Mahv improvements have been introduced into her machinery, which will, under circumstances that frequently arise, be highly advantageous. It is not difficult for. even a novice in such matters to perceive, that her engines have been finished in that style that always gives evidence, on the part of the manufacturer, of a determination to produce a chef d'oeuvre. Nor have either the machinist or the builders of this beautiful vessel been disappointed in the anticipation. The Comniodore has alt early distinguished herself as a superior boat both in point of speed and comfort. The cabins are magnificent. The prin cipal cabin; a saloon, is fitted up with exceeding taste and ele gance. Nothing more superb has ever fallen under our notice. The ladies' cabin ,is, if possible, - as it should be, still more beau -10541. The style of the fuinitore anil decorations in the latter ri lints credit on the tase of the person who designed the whole, - as the eff.et is admirable.. The berths are exceedingly comfort able and commodious, inure than usual attention having been paid to the comfort of passengers in this important department.,' CORR ESPONDE ArCE. LIGHT SOVEREIGNS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE I.I7ERPOOL STANDIED, SlR,—Owing to the Excise, Customs, aoci Posts)!lice refusing sovereigns short of weight, many of the old established banking houses ate now practising the same, to the very great inconve nience of the public at large. The way to pot down this incon sistency is to memorialize Government on the impropriety of issuing sueh orders to those under them; and, secondly, for ail all those who have accounts with those hankers who refuse light sovereigns, to remove their accounts to the Joint Stock Banks, the -whole of which take them. The wheels of trade must not be shackled any longer. By giving insertion to the above. yon will oblige yours, &c. A SUFFERER. CORPORATION POWERS To THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stu,—A correspondent in the Albion questions the power of the Town Council, to bestow an allowance to Lieut. Low, the government emigration agent here for office, rent, and lodgings I beg leave, as a professional person, to say, most decidedly, that, according to the strict legal interpretation of the municipal act, they are so completely fettered that they cannot give any part of the corporation funds for such a purpose. If they do, they act cum periculo, *ill be in fault, and probably provoke their constituents. . Although Lieut. Ldw got £l5O from the late Town Council, (who were not so pointedly restricted by any statutory enact ments, and : had certainly, and., perhaps properly, in many cases, a more extensive discretionary power.) and may stand im need of another grant or gift. Tire precedent cannot now be acted upon or sanctioned. The finance conithittee, to whom the mat te' is referred, will perhaps report accordingly to the next meeting. _ Neither in Greenock, Bristol, Leith, Hull, and other. ports, where officers of the Navy are put on full pay for performing the important duties of emigration agents. (having been all previously on half pay,) has any such demand as the present been made. If the pity is inadequate, let government be applied to for an increase, or an extra allowance for rent. The act ought to he softened, for at present the council can. not even give assistance to the poor At this distressing period of want and starvation. I am, &c. OBSERVER. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THB,LIVERPOOL ST4ND✓IRD. SlR,—The desperate efforts which have been made with la mentable success,,, and are now making, to banish scriptural instruction from (rift schools of every grade, (and 1 believe, in cluding, at least, one of our new Universities,) are so fraught with some of the worst evils, that every friend to the best inte rests of his fellow-creatures should strenuously use every endea vour to preveot the evil from spreading; and to root it out where it has been adopted. Towards these desirable objects, I beg you to insert in an early publication the following extract from a valuable work entitled " EttJA ta THE TISHBITE," p. 221 and 222. art. 'Work day Evening,' by the Rev. Frederick William Krntuinacher, D.D.. of Elberfeldt, Prussia, translated from the German, and published in 1837, by the Religious Tract Society. . . It describes forcibly what we have to dread among ourselves for Ole unholy designs and labours of men styling themselves "liberal" and "enlightened:" papists, deistg, infidels, soein ians, and nothing-at-all-ariaus. Oh ! may the example of Ger many, and our duty to God and the rising generation, be seriously laid to every heart ; "a Christian is the highest style of man :" the contrary is its lowest. • I earnestly recommend the perusal of ( he " TI§ABITE" to all sour readers: It. P. Liverpool, March 13, 1838 " 0 my brethren, what sorrow fills my heart, Upon turning from the picture of these ancient and piouslY-devoted seminaries back to our own times, to contemplate the establishments for instruction, which modern wisdom has debiSed, and of which it boasts. oye sons of Israel, how much better %vete ye provided for than most of our youth in the present day ! and yet We are CHRISTIANS! Where are institutions at present to be fo und in which another vitt rules than that of the world and the pro fane? Where can. we behold flourishing seminaries in which a Christian hopes for his children to flourish also ? Alas ! they do hut rarely, very rarely indeed, exist; notwithstanding, our systems of education, those boasts of the age we live iu. In what, then, consists the vaunted perfection of such systems? Is it in those fragments of classical literature which are crammed intp our youths ; or in those ornamental accomplishments to which our daughters are made to sacrifice their health and men tal cultivation ? Or, is it in the almost general separation of modern instruction from the word of truth, the gospel of our salvation ? Or, is it in the more popular manner its which in dividual branches of knowledge are treated, apart front .all deeper investigations, apart from' their general connection, and above all, apart from the knowledge of God as their chief end and perfection ? Or, does the excellence of our modern education consist in purely heathenish conceptions of liberty, morality, and justice, as accredited to our youth in many semi naries, by blind leaders, who never study the sacred oracles with half the diligence, zeal, and respect with which they study the ciassie writers of ancient Greece and Rome? And here I cannot refrain from inserting the remark of an enlightened writer upon the present state of education in Germany : ." Education," he says, "is become a system of seduction— youths, an I even school-boys and apprentices are trained into instruments of faction and rebellion, and are found the most active associates of tumult And revolt in the present day." Yes, the most audacious blasphemies and execrations 'are uttered in the ears of listening, youths, and even of children,against clergy, magistrates, and public institutions, while the minds of the young are thus easily excited, and ariuk in these iniquities like water. A monstrous ignorance of the Word of God, an affect ing and deplorable want of scriptural knowledge exists far and wide • for during the last thirty years, our youths have been beguiled of all the blessings of holy things, in our public and private seminaries ; yea,. even our very universities, and those who have most distinguished themselves in perpetrating these spiritual robberies, have become the most respectable. popular, and best rewarded. The Most superficial talking passes for re ligion and moral instruction; and s c h oo l b oo k s f u ll o f subtle omissions, or of the must daring attacks upon religion, are in troduced by authority. Instruction in history—that memorial of Divine justice and human sins, is commonly abusedto the im planting of national pride, and the dissemination of the most pernicious principles and doctrines." METHODIST BAZAAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST./HOARD. S am glad to find the Editor of the Mail has animad verted on the letter which appeared in his letter of Tuesday last, and signed " A Wesleyan Methodist," relative to the proposed• bazaar for relieving the exigencies of the schools in connection with that respec'able body. It strikes me, however, that the tenor of his correspondent's remarks is so very discreditable both in spirit and in language as to require further notice. It has seldom or never fallen to my lot to read observations evincing such a manifest want of Christian feeling as those appearing in the letter referred to. His insinuations (more particularly) thrown out against the young ladies who have expressed their readiness to assist in dis posing of the articles for sale are really disgusting, and such as should not come from any one laying claim to the title of gen tleman. And here I put out of question the consideration that his profession, as a Christian, ought to have taught him to " put on charity which is the bond of perfectness:" "and to study to be quiet and mind his own business.." And this last remark by the way is worth his attention; for the ignorance he displays relative to the rules of the society (as shem n by his making a distinction between being members of the society and meeting in class: none are MEMBERS who d-) not MEET IN CLASS) affords internal evidence that the signature is, to use the least offensive term, an " assumed" one. In reference to this insinuations can his correspondent have forgotten, if perchance he has ever known it, that "purity is the essential ingredient of woman's nature, is firm and durable as the clearest and brightest diamond, and is yet so delicate that a blemish once thrown upon it, however lightly, is never' removed—that this charm of her character once gone, is gone for ever ?" is it then a light matter to cast into shade, as he has done, by calumny, that belies "All corners of the world, kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters," thus to cast, I say, this bright jewel into shade, and rob her of that which could not enrich him, but make " Woman poor indeed." - - Methinks his pen wss so saturated with the gall of "bitter ness," that even allowing his zeal, which is not according to knowledge, to have given him the persuasion that he wrote the truth, he could not write that "truth in love." . . His remarks as to the red bonnets, &e., are, in my opinion, entirely besides the general question he professes to discuss. We might, however, inquire where, when worshipping within the walls of Brunswick Chapel, was his attencion to his devo- tions when he saw these things? Was he not honouring God with hit; lips while his heart wa's far from him Ur was he by the gate, sentinel-like, scanning each worshipper that entered? I am not a judge in my own cause in this matter, not being a member of the Wesleyan body. I am, nevertheless, on terms . of cordial friendship with several of the members; and being desirous of rescuing the Wesleyan Methodists from the unjust aspersions above referred to, l have ventured to teply to his correspondent's letter.—Wishing fliera God speed in their la bours, I am, &c.. A CHURCHMAN. 15th March. 1838, THE LIVERPOOL PILOTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Through the medium of your valuable paper, permit me to inform the public that Mr. John Bibbv, at a late common council meeting, passed a very severe censure on the whole body of pilots, for the faults of a few. Mr Bibby also asserted that the pilots were a very inefficient body of Men—that they can do nothing without steam-packets. Now, for the informa tion of the public, Mr. Bibby seldom has a vessel towed in by steam, and his outward-bound vessels never employ steamers but for his own convenience, that is, when he has advertised them to sail as packets, on a particular day, which may be calm or with foul winds; they also frequently leave the dock with nothing clear or ready to work the ship, which makes it necessary to have a steamer. lam astonished that a gentleman like Mr. John Bibbv does not know better, fur he ought to know that pilots have nothing to do with employing steamers; they are frequently employed a week before the pilot takes charge of the vessel, when outward bound, and, when inward bound, the pilots cannot or dare not employ a steam-vessel without orders from the captain or some person in authority. I consider what Mr. Bibby has stated of the incompetency of the pilots generally a very unhandsome and nnwarrantahle censure on the pilots as a body, and well calculated to injure them in the estimation of the public,—l am, &c., Liverpool, 16th March, Mg. FAIR PLAY. The High Sheriff, W. Blundell, Esq., of Crosby-hall, and party, have oidered apartments for the ensuing assizes at the Adeiphi H otel. • ORATORIO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR.—The gross re ceipts at the theatre, on Tuesday night week. amounted to about £200; the sum available for the purposes of charity will be £l2O. AWFUL.—M . a meeting of the gaol committee, on Wednes day, Mr. Mayor read aletter from Mi..Baiues, - m:r., and took occasion to say, that he had also a letter i❑ his pocket from Sir William Molesworth, " the first that he had received, and he !taped it uould.be the last." Pour Str Wil iam ! •` Dead for a ducat "—Leedslntelligencer. . . 2 . RADICAL DISAPPOINTMENT. —The members ,of the rantrat association have taken the name of John Fenton, their hon., member, Off a ll their flags. because he left the hopse.a t'l did not vote with John Fieklen, M.P. for Oldham, on the 20th oh., for a repeal of the new poor law,--many of them gay, they ill never again put conAtlence in a whig, but rather than vote for another they will have a tory again. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • FOR THE BENEFIT OF, MR RYAN, EQUESTH IA N-MAN AGHH. Mr. RYAN, in announcing his BEN EFIT to his Friends and Patrons. pledges himself that tio exertion shall be spared to merit the. approbation of those who may visit the Amphi theatre on his Night. • fin HIS present FRIDAY, March 16, will te presented, for I the I. n•st- Time here. and for this night only, a grand Spectacle, with entire new Scenery, Dresses, I>corations, &c., entitled THE GIAOUR CHIEF; Olt TIME WILD HORSE DORI . In the course of the Spectacle, a variety • magnificent Scenes and Incidents will he ex -, sited. Also will be produced for the first ti e, a new and splendid Equestrian Entrk, never before act:, invented and produced by Mr. Buckley. es ; itled the GREV.:I( WARRIOI ' RETURN ; oa THE CAPTIVE BRIDE The whole to conclude with the lauihTtbie - Pxtravaganza called JEREMIAH THE FORLORN; OR THE MAN wor HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. Tickets to be had ,of Mr. RYAN, 13, Williamsou-square; at the Box office ;ind usual places. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Lower Galle r y. Is.; Upper Galle r y, 6d. Second Price at Ilalf-past. Eight • Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is ; Lower Gallery, 60. Children Half-price from the commence ment to the Boxes and Pit only. Proprietor, Mr. BA ''S, Stage Manager, 11 y. NEVILLE. ANOTHER WEE . FT - IHE PANORAMA of JERTJSA 3M rancl C&PTAIN ROSS'S V OYAGES, &c., in t Larg Ithont, QUEEN'S Attars Homt., entrance by Cook-str In consequence of the increasing umber of Visitors and the great anxiety expressed by those Ito view the Panorama to have an opportunity for their Friends to visit, Mr. LA IDLA will continue his stay another week. Day exhibition punctu ally at One. Evening at Seven, and again at Half-past Eight o'clock. Boxes, 2s; Pit, Is; Children Half-price. . TO CORRESPONDENTS. We must make a few inquiries before we can insert the letter of " Scrutator." We have been obliged to defer until Tuesday our report of Mr. Collier's very interesting lecture on the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. Tifir ILiberpool Ztanbarb. tit - $ 7 7 ;1 ' ;„..• •• . 1: 1 6 • 0 tt. • > ... :. ....;47 .. „,' PO r,. 4 wit 1' 1;1.6( CE. 1 -. A REFRACTORY CARTER. • • _......--,N, ~, Ar ,? lint h 5. , ,. ,eiifer, appeared on Tuesday at the Police-office, in answer to a summons pro cured against him by Dr. O'Doonell. The latter stated that he was passing down Richmond-roW on foot, and..his carriage was following Mtn. , Thedefeuclant had backed a cart load of mortar across the street in such a manner as to obstruct the thorough fare. He ( Dr. O'Donnell) requested him to turn his horses a little so as to allow the Carriage to pass. The defendant, how. ever, moved his horses to and fro, and placed them in several positions so as to continue the obstruction, jeering and laughing all the time. As the doctor became more importunate, it seem* the carter became more obstinate, and at length he placed his chain horse on the opposite footwalk. He then deliberately. turned up the cart, shot out the mortar, and actually scraped nut the mortar before be would allow the, carriage to pass. He (Dr. O'Donnell) was thus, very much to his inconvenience, kept waiting a c on s id era bl e time. He had frequently been served in a similar manner by carters, and the complainant had, in fact, repeated the offence in the afternoon of the same day. Mr. Hall said the carters of Liverpool were a must obstinate and self-willed set of individuals. The defendant was fined 2a. 6d. and costs. Hones OF LABOUR FOR AMTENTI6EA. , --Mr. Joseph Bar wise appeared on Tuesday, at the Police-office, against his ap prentice, Joseph Webster. Mr. Barwise stated that during the last six or eight months the defendant had refused.to do his mit k. Barely did he perform the tasks allotted to him, and on some occasions he pretended that he was incapable of doing his duty and neglected his work entirely, alleging that de did not like work. The defendant stated that his toaster was a cork cutter. lie was unable to pet form his tasks becau.e they were too heavy for dim. Mr. Barwise said, the defendant used to i perform the satne tasks with ease and to earn two or three shil lings per week besides fur himself. There were younger boys than him who performed the work of which he complained. Another apprentice of Mr. Barwise was called, who corrobo rated this latter statement. el r. Hall asked during what hours the apprentices were required to work. Mr. Barwise said they commenoed work at daylight in winter, and worked till seven at night. Their breakfasts were brought to them at the workshop, and they were allowed an hour for 'dinner. In the summer they commenced to work at six o'clock in the morning and .worked. till seven at night. Mr. Hall: " What! thirteen hours with only one hour to dinner ! And pray what time do you allow them for taking breakfast ?" Mr. Barwise said they were not tied in that respect. They might take any time tinder an hour. Mr. Hall: Thirteen hours in the day is certainly too much for boys to be employed. It is worse than factory labour. Mr, Hall inquired what hours the tailors used. . A constable replied that the shipwrights and tailors allowed an hour and a half to dinner. Mr. Hall recommended that the cork-cutters should do the same, which would allow some little time for relaxation uring• the day, in which ease he was sure the work would be. performer) with greater alacrity. The boy, received a lecture from dr. Hall, who recommended him to go to his business and RI , " proper attention thoreunto. • [We wonder what the Negro Slavery' abolitionists would say to negro boys being made to labour 13 hours a day every day but Sunday, when we hear such affecting appeals to our huma-. nity on adult negroes being made to work 8 hours a day for five days in the week?) • INDECENT CONDUCT. —On Wednesday, at the police-office, a middle-aged man ' named Thomas Ireland, was placed at th e bar, charged with having indecently behaved to a milk girl in liedney-street the night before. A pretty looking girl, about 18 years of .age, stated that she was takittginilk out iii,Rodney street on Tuesday night,. about seven o'clock, when the prisoner passed her. She was stooping d own with a milk can to give it in at a cellar window; When the prisoner put his hand up her dress and behaved very• rudely, and afterwards exposed his person to her. ,Police-officer $7, deposed that he met the com plainant in Rodney-street, crying very much, and she told him what had happened, and he took the prisoner into Custody in consequence, from the description which she gave of him. Mr. Dowling said that the same titan was given in charge to another policeman by another party about ten minutes before this occurrence,: but had been set at liberty because the party did not like to appear against him. Au officer here stepped forward, and said the prisoner had been given in charge to him at a few minutes before seven o'clock the night before, by a young woman, for exposing himself to her. He denied it. on being ta ken into cu s t o dy, an d was set at lib erty because the young . woman would not appear against him.. •He was per fectly sober at the time. The Brtdewell keeper.also stated that he was perfectly sober when brought to Bridewall. He was a married man, and particularly requested that the officer might not let his wife know for what he was taken into custody. Mr. Hall asked him if he had any faintly. He replied that he had six children, and that his wife was lying ill of a fever, and he was out of work. Mr. Hall said the parish would take care of his family; his conduct had been most scandalous, and could not be overlooked. He should commit him for two months to Kirkdale. ASSAULT ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP.—John Henry, second mate of the Jacob Pennell, an American ship, appeared before Messrs. Hall and Maxwell, on Wednesday, having been summoned by Samuel llitchcock and Moshack Ricker for as saulting them. Mr. Crew appeared for the defendant. Hitch coc,k said he was one of, the crew of the Jacob Pennell. On Friday last, the captain having paid him some wages, he Con ceived that he had liberty tu, go on shore. He was getting some things ready in the forecastle, when the second mate called him up, and as - he was ascending, struck him violently on the head and (lee, and ordered him to go to work, • He took a scraper and se? to work et scraPing the rieek, • when the captain went to him, and told him that the mate had nothing to do with him, and he might therefore go ashore. He (witness) laid down the scraper, but scarcely had he done so, when the math again came to him and knocked kith down, and afterwards kicked him with great violence. The mate continued to beat him for some time very severely. MoShack Ricker stated that he was treated in a similar manner, he also b6nr ; under. the impression that the captain had given him leave tp go ashore. Two witnesses were called, who corroborated the statements of the above witnesses, as to the very severe beating given by the mate to the two men. The captain of the vessel was called. He gave the mate a good character, and said that the men had, no right to go ashore as he had not giv e n th em lib er t y to d o so. They had been absent since Friday last, arid were entered upon the lo g book as deserters. Mr. H a ll sa id i t was ev id ent that the men acted under the impression that they 'hid liberty to go ashore. But even supposing the men were about to act improperly, it was the duty of the mate to have remonstrated with them, and to have Prevented them. Instead of this, he went to the gangwarb4ore they had actually committed any offence, and punished them in this severe manner. That was not the conduct which should be pursued by a respectable man.. The mates of vessels, both American and English, for both were alike, took most extraordinary powers upon themselves, Mr. Hall ordered the mate to pay a penalty of 20s. and cosis ill each case. In default of payment, to be committed for sixteen days. NEW LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE. • Yesterday, at the Exhibition Rooms, in Postoflice-place, the model of a lucondhtive engine, on a new principle, extremely, simple and ingenious, was shown gratis to the public. There are three improvements over the locomotive engine now in use, embodied in it. The term locomotive applied to the invention is incorrect; for it is not in the moving power that the improve ment consists, but in the carriage wheels. The first improve ment is to decrease the friction of the axles of the carriage wheels in their sockets. To attain this, instead of the whole weight on the axle resting in a socket, and thereby creating a friction in that socket in proportion to the weight on the axle, and the rapidity of its revolution, it is made to rest on the cir- . cumference of another wheel which is revolved by it, and the weight of the carriage thereby removed ten to another axle. But as the circumference of this second wheel is ten times at least the circumference of the axle which rests upon it, it fol lows that the second wheel will only turn round once in its socket, where the friction is removed to, to the axle of the first wheel revolving ten times; therefore, by that,.the friction in the socket is reduced nine-tenths. • But the principle is carried still further ; the circumference of a third wheel is made to rest upon the axle of the second, and thereby the whole of the fric tion in the socket is removed to the axle of the third wheel; but as the circumference of the third wheel is five times greater than the circumference of the axle of the second, it follows that the axle of the third wheel will only turn once in its socket, where all the friction lies, to the axle of the second wheel turn ing five times. Therefore, 50 revolutions of the wheel on the rail will only produce one revolution of. the axle of the third wheel in its socket, where all the friction is; and, therefore, if the friction of a railway carriage wheel axle in its socket be but say one pound, by the ordinary construction, the friction of a carriage wheel axle in its socket, in a, carriage constructed on this principle, can be but the fiftieth part of a pound.. The second improvement is in the construction of the. springs to prevent concussion, which is rendered impossible. .The pull also, instead of being fixed is placed on a spring, which prevents any jerk at slatting. . • The third improvement cons i s t s in having only two wheels to each carriage instead of four; the mode of connecting the car riages by a slide thiough grooves in the carriages, keeping them. perfectly steady as iron fotir wheels. The advantage secured by this is, the prevention or all friction upon the rails, when the rails are not in a straight line; .as the mode of connexion will allots the carriag'es to adapt themselves to any circular line. By th e toesent construction of carriages upon four wheels, the axles are fixed to the carriages, and adapted for moving in a. perfectl straight line; when the line of rails, therefore, becomes, circular, the friction on the rails and on the edge of the carriage wheels is tremendous. All three. improvements appear very valuable, and we do not doubt, when the inventions become known, they will be ado•aed generally in the construction of our railway yarriages.. The improvement we first noticed need . not be Ceithried to railway carriages alone, but may be equally applicable to all revolving machinery, the axles of which have touch friction in their sockets from the weight of the wheels, as in a fly• Wheel of a steam engine, or have much stress upon them creating friction. We should imagine the additional cost of adopting.this.principle to heavy revolving wheels would more than be repaid in the saving of the tallow required to lubricate the axles. . . TARTAN DRESSES F OR THE QUEEN,—A few days ago the Messrs. J. and D. Paton, manufacturers, Tillicoultry, received an order from, Sir Henry Wheatley, keeper of the! Queen's privy purse, to furnish three dresses of tartan for her Majesty's. own use. As no. particular patterns were commented upon they found themselves left at liberty with respect to these, and came to the conclusion, that, at least, two of the stresses should he compOsed of national "sets," The Royal Stuart, as being that worn by her Majesty's ancestors, while kings of Scotland, was at.once fixed upon as one; and the Forty-second, or Black Watch, as the other. Still, there was a third, and it was re solved, in very good taste, that a new one should he formed for the occasion, which should be called " 1 ictoria Tartan," in commemoration of her Majesty.—Stirling Observer. A MonEaN GiouANNI.—An American paper gives the fol lowing account of a modern tiiovanni, who bids fair to be as re nowned as the mighty Don, if fate does not Consign him to the penitentiarY. Having been put in gaol for Marrying 13 wives he made his escape. and was seen three or four days afterwards by a gentleman. The gentle Man, anxious to secure the reward for his apprehension, invited hint into his house to dinner. and then slyly slipped out to pursuit of a constable; but great was his horror on his return to find that the culprit had absconded with his wife! A phrenologist remarking that some eons clad e organs of murder, and benevolence strongly and equally developed,. "Doubtless," was the reply of an individual present, "those are the pet sons who would kill one with liiiidness." STEAM, VERSUS 11ORSES.- 7 4, would require twelve stage-. coaches, carrying fifteen passer; ge , -s each, awl one thousand two. hundred horses, to take one hundred and eighty passengers two hundred and forty miles in twenty-four boors. at the rate of ten, miles an hour.' Ode locomotive steam-engine will take that number, and go. two trips in the same time, consequently %OA ; sin' the Work ot . , two thbusnod four hundred horses! Again, its would require thirty mail-coaches (six passengers each,) and three thousand horses,. to take one htindred passengers and mail t w o h u ndred and forty n"tilea in twenty-four hours, at the rate. .. of ten raqes au hour., One locomotive steam-engine will take that nunib-er., atid gitwo trips in the same time, cimserinently will do the ,ivork of six thousand horses. A Dunkir k Journal asserts, that a cloth, merchant of Abbe ville has taught a drake to sing several airs; ,.. and,, encourageA by success, is nom proceeding to teach a tut key to take part iA, it by _ With the (pack intisiCital: