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43arliamentarp ealw HC of WICKLOW moved th Dogs Bill. Lord CAMPBELL op be read a second tim A discussion t re were 14 e: g vot against e table were forwa: HOUSE OF The same papers were asked for as Ashburton treaty, ai ative to The Reg ation of Voters i he cons The Lord Cha LI the bill is according )MMONS-MONDAY )nsidered in corn- Lord J. Rr Sir J. GRAHAM saic e the bill was laced fact or of ,dence but e then ton to giving Sir J. GRAHAM der inion as gst law cent part in protectinn - t The noble lord in thelr estions of la' r a few I ERFUR M The ATTORNEY Hurts of woad ex the Court of Comm This ws tempted to Sir G. GRiYthong' best that eould be ado mrnittee then vas carried by Pmed necess The the bil that no st voters for reason of resumed lers of ti HOUSE 0 Lord As n t o thF. as possi s and indiv med _Et le in op on, Whie Tali, of asses of r to pro ' roportion a the it Daanufact9r rmer Ireland aused an increased cons ring the people bar their money Was squan liquors. It was clear, re. both proving moral point of jurious. Ne c i• of sturno...—_, he Chinese population, 17 in the cu pop= ?eople we"' t W, drug in Assam :nervated by the us i t hi A flare( ler its influence as race ; and yet wr was cultivated thi telligent race lemoralise a s unch it with the s be of ctusteu u, S not only injurious to - tendency to A returns iv a ti on s of opium into China in -- decreased , and the ,fished. This was also • temperance movement. ription of clothing and provisions r and more comfortable than when 'd in the purchase of intoxicating mercial and -t. in a c om *Prribly in- .e brought a crafty, cruel, and most immoral ,king of the natives before the poppy ~ !sent the peop le as a strong, manly, -ne opium cultivator was By stimulating the e of opium this cow. ruing India for its arposes . only, and not with reference to the wants and prosperity of its population. He was given to under ''at the cultivation of the poppy was by no means po that they would vv.' the culture -.ties, ~idigo, and other innocent anu roduction of which the soil was devoted before this pular with the nativea— (!orri rno( T he 10 - 1 :- the hich detestable traffic in opium was establisneu. - of opiun? into China led to dreadful sacrifice of life, - traders in it constantly fired into the Chinese vessels b be w. e_ ted to prevent its introduction ; and would it _ chat in the nineteenth century, not only Wer trade, e mer ants found capable of engaging in such a murderous .ie opium clippers were actually armed from the govern ent arsenals, and were looed on by the Chinese Is " 5 7 rn The East Ind i a Cupompany, however, rndid. not supporters of this vile traffic, for a com to had declared it wa s not expedlent trade as so great an amount of revenue as it pro *els of war , House of Como ;tlersource aveniently from ight non: gent le debate on the gates of Somnantb. toe Jib_ tianity _ an (Mr. Macaulay) had said that to bring Chris treason against the civilisation o f the t was big He agrE gent Teac uponn , p a o n na voted with 3 upon tna ;casion; al b him 5, tO 'la awn princlF It was easy fo le and opium co r. O►a last Wedne,,day, at d not to --- sionary to lid a nu a, but to tr Sacred Seri ptures hum of t American at it was hopeles s of our the opiwn. to effect and rood through the ries, who w0..1V De told that our versant in Aur own oedef 1 .! them. H e now e?2t be suppressed. to the ev would a be to It was s, i seized at if t would be ime we might ex pe tha r migt 3 every r vil. '1 xcept the spatches from Chi lan concluded b )s cont ad done in man - 101 Si eading of the on, and moved that it in which 'equest was ac- )uld be thus e clauses renewed l en to t the Court a Courtt accordanc 's to inter ith the libert I that s f the subje 3 was the tendency of in ancient as Tia; had taken . a pror e rights and liberties of the pe ,h Registration Bill had recogi ) a greater t in quest wn known p, I no one at- the bill t a proviso as an ar i. and auy rate ) was neg f 164 to 51 j by a ma. Ina Enc consls_ th due re n fact Dove apt S CO I per, itt_thke - lima, the soil of Whica le would have sota tt thus realised three mill Even an ad valorem dot nue of one million. Y nd it would be too much th of t that it an Improved morality in China, a as would check the revival of )ble lord thanked the house for rd, and expressed on by replying to hi a the level of a third-rate acticabl ain a notification I conscience as an amendment le had. w+ isuc il ,is not t le case uropea ouritr rt of the ies. We sc u%° h the young, would be welcomed, rather than depre 'l with all this violence of protestation. What n, from the fact that union are we to form, the Sunday- , vster n is viewed and used by the dissenting a polic tute could be found in the room of the monopoly of the cultivation of the poppy. That monopoly not only acted as a check upon the produc tion of opium, but its evils were greatly exaggerated. It was quite impossible to put down the smuggling of opium upon a ve as that of China, otherwise than by legal the trade, which he hoped would be done before long he Chinese government. Ord SANDON said that he was quite ready to go on if the gesired it. although at that hour and amid the confu- coast so extensi min which prevailed, it was impossible to do justice to the subject of the debate. He had heard a great deal on minor Joints, but had received no assistance on the great question, whether it was possible th at our relations with China could with the opium trade. Among other things they had speech about the glory of the people who m; they not evidence of every kind, evidence .y from missionaries, but from persons engaged iu the tion of the soil, to the effect that the growers and con - generally in the lowest state coexist as a long were a people s of °pit! _ or ueg „„„„, ,„ . Then another lion. member had told them that opium was the only stimulant permitted to be used by Mussulmans. He believed, however, that opium -eaters were looked on by their fellow Mussulmans with much scorn and contempt, and that they were no more permitted by their religion to consume it than they were permitted to consume her intoxicating liquor. But all these, as he said be were minor questions compared with the one great any of What we wanted was a permanent 'th 300,0000,000 of people, with point for consideration and peaceful intercourse wi ~ht, under certain restrictions, carry on a most profitable and flourishing commercial intercourse. To lose - golden opportunity would be worth an infinitel sacrifice than the sacrifice of the opium trade Yif the loss of that trade, if whom we it such a lid relinquish it, we should soon npensation. If we did not relin- receive more than ample c it if WP ilicl not apt console ourselves by suppc would give crew,. w any snuffling apologies. _ enlightened people. They read our newspapers, and were acquainted with- our customs, and they were fully aware of how, and by whom, this" opium trade was supported. It was time that the Government took steps to redress the evil..and if they did not take such steps upon► them must rest the re sponsibility. We must show the people of China that we had no hand in forcing this drug upon them. The Chinese Go- u►nese , were now an bodies, rather as a normal system for the purpose of Mr. HOGG contended that nosu a third ti 3!clock th the Er ed the y Bill pas ntl u ni fo He could not remain silent Attire treated with levity on which of 300,000,0000 f people depended. He heartily pported the noble lord's resolution. It was a disgrace to Christian nation to curry on the opium trade as we bad the iutroduction .wring town out of Loildon existence of the opium rade would make it utterly kr hat our manuf .ures could have an ion he roost warm! R. PEEL sait well the reso: 'ved the e of Commons to uject so no- thing frotna bill. In the t esolution was a very different ;e of a bill the house had many of expr :si3ing its opinions, but in the c a the w question Was s, led by a single vote Would they, under such circumstances, a t once d ec id e t h at • • - habitants of capital e Manilla Islands nto the hands of the in and.find even there that ter to leave the matter in the Sir Henry Pottiuger, who was. n is in every way di 1 bad even into Chin introduced into Hong the monopoly in t ile the British G aging the smuggling of opium .t should not be )wth of the poppy the right honour that if it was impossible to prevent able baronet conte the introduction of opium into India from the n e opinion of all the au rities on the sub imposed was the ,t that the bes establishment of this . . ry monopoly. He only cal judgment by not allowing tion to be put, in-ort whole matter might fo - r tb ids of the e: Ac After a few words from Mr, D, who opp motion, Lord ASHLEY replied, and withdrew his motion in the be lief that from what he bad heard it might interfere prejudi cially with the exertions making by the government. notion was I. awn, and the house adjourned ' - ' . ... ,, 40..-----.• HOUS OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY The P] and th Admix lty Lands Iderstand- ad be taken on goir was r rn of Mr. Fitzroy throw; as read , when the house adjourned at five UMENlqgmf=.l.MimaalWiffmo.//,.....mvareirsq. Ebt Etbrrptmi ivtantarb. FRIDA Y MORNING, APRIL 7, 1813 The opposition to the education clauses of the pro posed factory bill progresses apace; as indeed we anti cipated. On Tuesday evening petitions against them were presented by Mr. Busfield, to the number of 40, from various parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire; by Mr. Aldam, M.P. for Leeds, to the number of no less than 160 (.9 ;" by some dozen other members, four _ . or five each ; making, in all, some 300 petitions in one day ! No slight movement this amongst the " minis ters and congregations of all denominations ;" and we only pray that government may have firmness suffi cient to withstand such a pelting shower of dissenting manifestoes. kmongst these petitions we observe that a consider- able number profess to emanate from parties calling themselves " Sunday School Unions," " Catholic Sun day Schools," " Teachers of Sunday Schools, even from the " scholars" of such schools. Now we can quite comprehend how some dissenting congrega; tions, of whom dissenting factory-owners are the lead ing personages, can have been brought to petition against this bill. The fact that a restriction of the hours of labour, for children under the age of 13, forms a portion of the measure ; the fact that the hours devoted to educational purposes must be an entire forenoon or afternoon ; and the circumstance, men- " and I by the factory inspector, by whose report the ;s ity for this measure is so convincingly proved, that 6' the principal obstacles in th e way o f e d ucat i on, for t o e children of the factory population, he has foune to arise from the dissentin g b o d y ;" f urn i s h to gethe ... ltifficient to dissipate any feelings of surprise at t he h of these parties to th e present b ill. We prehend, too, by what process of ratiocination ministers, whose attention t o t h e course 431 d d i : :: g ) 3 i • n in the -existing factory schools has been so should view with-somewhat of shame, I with dissatisfaction, the adoption of a sys- 547 ;;: ry (7- forthy of the name of education, the superin to be placed in the hands of the lea .o,i en t clergy of the Church of England. These e of wh► n 'elligible affairs; but w at Sunday school union Sunb3' school teachers, or Sunday scholars, have pro, .0 do with the matter in hand, we profess we are u nable to divin i► in true the by the bill of Sir James Graham, :1 the factor chools in the week n_ who da ys- will be required to attend it _ ,a,;Liren of Church of England parents will be re !so on Sundays q uired to receive Church of Em, d instruction, or i nd to attend the established place o e children of dissenting parents, on the those clays, worship. other hand will not be required to receive anything and scriptural teaching, and . will be permitted tc :rid their ow n places of worsh i p, care being take ) attend them. What earthly objection that they ao iitiay school unions, Dr teachers, tc uab. offer to such an arrangement, if the motives whicl inmel them to their duties be in reality to promote th ni s educatiop amongst the rising com pread of resin,.._ - - They lose. it is true, a few di rnunity iren. haying the assurance that their moral and reli ill be gious trainer o unworthy tised upon thOrn Ir own wevE )roperly cared for, and that n, As a set d that ti -SCIIOC flora of wealth; tha to educat oared with the vastne icatlon have is have heard the con of means bewailed purposes un v solicited, on the very plea of the insqfficieney leans to meet the giant extent of the ev )iritual destitution ! s therefore )pear to us that, were the motives class of petitioners pure as they profess to be, fly measure which, without setting up a tyranny over vbich this bill does not), operated to pro oval of ignorance and irreligious training a, and more Dartienlarl Ited to hat f n opium he le monopoly lion that th yagh for pur- view, we drawing numbers towards dissenting chapel n of the portun of educa, of other persuasions, who brace the tea( ban one hating view the exten- sion of religious training, per se ! Virtually these pe- titioners declare that they wquld prefer seeing the neglected childrm of the factory districts grovelling in midnight darkness; than see them drawn towards the light of scriptural truth by any path which does not lead to their own particular conventicles ! It is not, h thi s bill, that the dissenting bodies are to be re- stricted in their duties. It is not that the dissenting conscience is to he invaded. But the Church's sphere of usefulness is to be increased ; and hint illce irre It is with sorrow, by the bye, that we learn, from an article in the Liverpool limes—(written most pro bably by Mr. Blackburn, of anti-church-education no toriety, for it contains the worthy doctor's view of the case as put forth in some resolutions adopted by the Dissenters of ,Liverpool,) that the Wesleyan •Metho dists, firm friends as they are of a similar system of education in our Corporation Schools, are vehemently opposed to the bill of Sir Jomes Graham. We disbe lieve the assertion ; or, at all events, if such opposition exists, we are firmly persuaded that it is based upon a similar want of knowledge as to the provisions of the bill which is displayed by our wise contemporary him self. The Times says, " They, (the Wesleyans,) have no idea of submitting to have the schools which they have supported for so many years, closed by act of Par liament; of having the children, for whom they have done so much, driven from them by that clause of the act of Parliament which prescribes that no child edu cated in any schools, except those mentioned in the bill, shall be allowed to work in any factory." Perhaps our contemporary will be kind enough to point our atten tion to "that claare in the act of Parliament" which so the life of us, discover it in the printed bill ,nnot, for We had prepared some remarks upon the debate in House of Commons, on Tuesday, on the motion Ashl . ey, upon the subject of the traffic in weep our East Indian possessions and China. opium The deficiency of our space, however, entirely pre cludes us from giving them at length; and we regret it the less, inasmuch as it would•be out of our power to convey to our - readers more than a very faint idea of e out by Lord Ashley and his supporters, the case mac Indian revenue of some million of money, debauches the natives en gaged in the opium culture, and cuts off every hope of a peaceful extension of our more legitimate commerce with the people of China. Upon one feature of the debate, however, we cannot forbear remarking. Our noble representative, Lord Sandon, it will be observed, most emphatically and in a tone worthy of a Christian senator, denounced this unholy traffic ; and never, in all that we have seen of his parliamentary career, was the speech of Sir Robert Peel, addressed, with something almost approaching to personality, to his lordship, less worthy of -a great statesman than on this occasion. It would have served every useful purpose,• towards a member, so little given to initiate or entertain motions embarrassing to govern ment as in Lord Sandon, to have simply stated the grounds upon which her Majesty's ministers objected to the motion of Lord Ashley. It is seldom, by the bye, that motions merely declaratory' of abstract prin ciples are other 'than embarrassing; and snore seldom still that they are useful. There was something, how ever, peevish and pettish in the tone of the premier on this occasion, which must grieve his most sincere friends to observe, especially directed to a member of the high standing deservedly possessed by the noble member for Liverpool ; and certain we are, that a perusal of the speech in question is anything but calculated to advance the cause in behalf of which it appears to have been made. As a whole it is, in sentiment and in argument, perhaps the most utter failure ever made by Sir Robert Peel or any other - ininister The boon, for which our good neighbours in Man chester have been praying for years past, is at length about to be conceded. The government of Sir Robert Peel, less hard-hearted than previous governments, has consented to the privilege of bonding foreign pro duce being extended to Manchester; and, from hence forth, the metropolis of the cotton _trade will have its custom-house, :with a collector, controller, clerks, searchers, landing : waiters, and other officers, and be come in fact A. ronT, in every thing except the pos session of, what have always been considered indii pensible requisites, viz.—the contiguity of water and of shipping. Questionless, such a. trivial deficiency can easily be got over. As a condition,, however, we observe that it is stipu lated by government—much to the dissatisfaction of our friends in Manchester—that they must themselves disburse to the revenue the cost of their hobby. It will require. five thousand pounds sterling, per annum, to furnish even a " skeleton" establishment—to start them, as it were, in their career as an importing and bonding people; and this sum (which the "Manchester Guardian considers an extravagant one, but which, if bonding to any extent is to be practised, will have to be doubled and trebled) . the Chancellor of the Exche quer, very reasonably, requires to be furnished by the people of Manchester themselves. Of course, there can be no difficulty on this score, when we look at the magnitude of the benefit to be derived—whew we con sider the hundreds of thousands of pounds, (in the shape of expenses of cartage, porterage, commission, &c.) to be snatched from the devouring maw of the community of Liverpool. A people, who possess pub lic spirit enough to volunteer the supply of some four or five tons of waste paper weekly, in the shape of anti-corn-law tracts, to the public, of the empire, can scarcely be stayed in the realisation of a project, so' important as that of converting their town into a depot for the entire produce consumed in the manufacturing districts, for want of the paltry matter of five thousand pounds. The circumstance which puzzles us, in connexion with the subject, is this. It is so long ago as Thurs day last that the meeting, at which the success of the deputation from Manchester, which has been in coin munication with government, was announced. to the world ; and yet we can thus far discover none of those awful signs which might have been expected to mark the conversion of this great mart of commerce into " a paltry fishing village!" Yesterday, indeed, we ima gined the face of the figure of Britannia upon our town-hall to be a little elongated, as she gazed down upon the " lads of the flags" beneath her. This, how ever, must have been fancy. We have heard of —no nettles growing around our docks ; no grass springing in that "place where merchants most do congregate ;" nothing, in fact, newer than the comet or the nebulous tail which astronomers suppose erroneously must have a head " thereby to hang." We have heard of none of our brokers transporting theinselves to the mudfog metropolis, nor of any carters, porters, coopers, " et id genus omne," on the move. The world of Liverpool still goes on, if not " merry as a marriage bell," yet merry as usual; and we ourselves have seldom felt in more excellent humour with all mankind. Perhaps, however, the latter circumstance may arise from the fact that, most unfortunately for us, we are not shareholders in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway—an undertaking .which most undoubtedly is to be ruined outright by the change which is about taking place! The Chancellor of the Exchequer; we observe, has not the slightest objection to bonding in Manchester; but, as a sine qua non, the goods to be bonded must be transhipped into Old Quay Pas, in the same way, Mr. Lingard, the agent of the said Old Quay Company, observes, as they were transhipped before the Liverpool and Manchester Railway had its being ; and, of course, if we were so fortunate as to be railway proprietors, we should be infinitely alarmed for our property ! LOCAL NEWN. The British and North American Royal mail steamer the Britannia, Captain Hewitt, sailed from Liverpool on Tues day, for Halifax and Boston. She carried out between 60 and 70 passengers. She had on freight nearly 200,000 so vereigns. PREFERMENT.—The Rev. John Jackson, 8.A., Graduate and Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge, and late curate of St. Paul's Church in this town, has been instituted to the valuable living of Dodderhill, with the rectory of Elmbridge, in the county of Worcester, by the lord bishop of that diocese, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Hughes, D.D. PEIRENO-MAGNETISM.--Mr. Hall gives Ilia last lecture on this subject this evening. The lecturer brings forward 1 experiments. many c ions statement PAINTINGS OF ADAM AND EN rival in this tr visited them since their a turday night amounted to the ex- nary number of 10,36 t The weather, has for the last few days ) le. Wednesday was a brilliant day. but yesterday the rain fell in torrents. the whole day with a very brisk wind from the west and north-west. We continue to receive the most favourable accounts of the progress of vegetation from all parts of the country FATAL ACCIDENT.-Yesterday, an inquest was held be fore the borough coroner on view of the body of Elizabeth Patrickson, who,. it appeared, had accidentally fallen from one of the gardeu4valls, at Seacombe, to the beach, by which her left ancle was fractured. The accident occurred on the 23d of February, since which time mortification had. taken place. Verdict—Accidental death. SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER. —Yesterday at the Police court, a man named William Sharrock, who had but been discharged from prison, after serving three months, on the previous day, was charged with having in his possession a quantity of lead, without being able to . account satisfactorily for his possession of it. He was committed to the House of Correction for three months. CommiTTALs.—At the Police-court yesterday, two dis orderly girls were committed for trial at the - sessions—one for robbing a man named Stanbury, one of the crew of the Virginia packetLship of one sovereign in gold and three half crowns in silver—the other for robbing a boy belongnig to a flat lying in the Queen's Dock. They both protested their innocence. PATENT.—In the list of patents for March, we notice one granted •to Mrl William Laycock, of this town, Merchant, for in:woven-wits' in constructing houses and such-like buildings. Thii is, •we believe, the gentleman who has manufactured the iron residence for the African king now flitting up on the piece of land to the east of the Custom house. COMMITMENT.-oii Tuesday last, a boy. named Francis Husse was chlrged, before Mr. Rushton, at the Police court, with having broken the window'of a shop in Dale street, and attempted to steal therefrom a piece containing seven silk handkerchiefs. He had previously been three times committed, and twice discharged. He was sentenced to three months: impristinment. SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday on. the body of Mary Rearden. From the evidence produced, it appeared that the deceased, who lived in Watkinson's-court, Sparling street, had had frequent quarrels with her Mother and friends, and that she was not altogether of sound mind. She had 'more than once threatened to put an end to her existence, whiCh threat shd executed on Tuesday last by taking a quan tity of arsenic, which produced death on the following day. Verdict, "Temporary Insanity." STEALING COTTON.—yesterday, at the police-court, two boys were charged before Mr. Rushton with stealing cotton. One of them had forced an iron stanchon from a window of a warehouse in Great Howard-street, and was conveying off a sack of cotton, about ]Albs. The other lad, whose 'age could not exceed 8 years, had stolen a quantity from Cromp ton-street. He was handed over to his mother, a respecta bly dressed person, who promised to be responsible for his future conduct. t STEALING A DRESS.—A youth (whose name we did not learn) was yesterday committed for trial by Mr. Rushton, at the police-court,:on t'le charge of having stolen a dress and a shirt from the house of Mrs. Bimson, publican, Scotland road. From the evidence of Martha Large, a servant of the prosecutors, it appeared that she had seen the prisoner coming down stairs; and afterwards found near where he was sitting the gown and shirt, which had been removed from the room up stairs,. The prisoner said nothing in defence. THE THEATRE ROYAL V. THE LIVER.—The actions instituted by the proprietors of the Theatre Royal against Mrs. lloney and Mr. Buckstone, for performing the regular drama at the Liver Theatre, without licence, which were en tered for trial at our present assizes, were withdrawn on Tues day last, we believe, conditionally. The Liver Theatre, we understand, will in accordance with the conditions close to night until August next: so that for the present at least, litigation on this subject will cease. CALIGRAPHY.—The dispositions of men, say some per sons, are indicated in their writing. The Duke of Welling ton, for instance, makes bold tall l e tt ers , s i gn ifi can t o f d ar i ng and ambition; while the compact style of Lord Brougham betrays an intellect acute and cogent. Mr. Moore writes a lady hand, from which it is inferred, that gentleness prevails in his mind over more masculine feelings ; but here the theory is at fault, for Byron's writing was very like his biographer's. Perhaps, as Lord Chesterfield said, we can write in whatever style we please ; and on looking over some specimens at Mr:Thompson's the other day, we were forcibly struck with the correctness of this observation. Mr. Thomp son's pupils learn in a few lessons to correct the most invete rate habits, and some of our friends have had the good sense to profit by his instructions. We would recommend one or two of our correspondents, if they wish us to read their future communications, to lose no time in applying to him. CHARLESTON.—The fast-sailing ship Hibernia, Captain Bunting, arrived here yesterday aft ernoon f rom Charleston, after a remarkably - short passage of nineteen days, having left that city on the evening of the 17th ult. They had just received the news from England, by the " Great 'Western," which bad taken them " all a-back." The dates from Mo bile are to the' 11th, and 10th from N ew O r l eans ; a t th e former port a large business has been done in cotton, prices stiff, and tending upWards. Stock on hand (including that on ship-board not cleared) 144,067 bales. Every ship in the port had been engaged, a circumstance which is stated never to have occurred before at the same season of the year. Rates id. The bank was checking on New ,York 16 per -cent. premium. At New Orleans the cotton market had been ,very animated, and a large business had been trans acted, 6,000 bales sold on the Bth. Holders had regained what ,theyi had lost on receipt of the steamer's accounts. Middling cotton 5 cent. Exchange (sterling) had advanced, and:was in . good request at n to 2 per cent. premium. Freights dropping, our engagements to Havre are 11 cent. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—A stout robust looking man, ra ther respectably dressed, named Willcock, was charged at the Police-court, on Tuesday, with felony, under the follow ing circumstances. William May stated that he was a pub lican,; the prisoner came into his h ouse on the previous day and had some gin and ginger be er; th ere were pictures on the wan. of the room in which the prisoner sat. This was in the morning; about noon he was coming up St. James-street, 'when he met- the prisoner, who had in his possession a pic ture now produced, which he recognized, and questioned the ;prisoner who threw it down and made off; he also threw out Of his pockets book, which was taken up. The prisoner was ,stopped by a police-officer. Elizabeth Banbury stated that her husband was a publican, and the prisoner came into his house with a picture in his hand ; there was a book in the room in which he sat. The one now produced is it. It is a • directory, and cost 6s. 6d. - The prisoner said it was his first offence. He was committed to take his trial at the ensuing sessions. ,DARING ROBBERY.—Shortly after twelve o'clock on the night of Saturday week, a couple of scoundrels,_s, entered the who h a d their faces blacked and were armed w ith pistols, toll-house at the Old Swan gate. They threatened to shoot the master and mistress if they attempted to move or give any alarm. They ransacked the house, and, as it was the night on which the gate-keeper made up his money, they found about £l6, whi c h, with a new snit of black cloth es , they carried off with them. A relation of the gate-keeper had recently died, and was to be buried on the following day. The clothes had been ordered for the funeral, and had never been worn. • The robbers left a Macintosh coat behind them. On the same evening, there was a dance or merry-making at one of the public-houses adjacent to the Old Swan. During the entertainment, two fellows with blacked faces entered the house and Sauteed the comp an y by singing Jim Crow an d sundry other negro songs. As they left the house about twelve o'clock it is supposed that they were the parties who committed the robbery at the toll-house. ARMISTEAD V. CRELLIN.—At the Sheriff's Court, on Wednesday, an inquiry was gone into before the under-sheriff to assess the damages in an action brought for the recovery of a sum of money for services rendered by the plaintiff, Mr. Richard Armistead, of this town, to Miss Ann Crellin, also of this town, in bringing to justice John Orr M'Gill and others, accused some time since of having carried off the said Ann Crellin against her will to Gretna Green. On the action being brought the defendant suffered judgment to go by de fault, admitting that something was due. On this the case came before the sheriff to have the damages assessed. Mr. Atherton appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. James for the de fendant. According to the statement of the.plaintiff, when he, Armistead, undertook to assist her in the conduct of the case above allinled to, he received from her a document promising £lOO -for his services. This she afterwards re fused to pay, and the action was hereupon brought for the re covery of the amount. The document was put iu, and evi dence tendered to prove the genuineness of the signature. Mr. James pleaded at considerable length in mitigation of damages. After an inquiry which occupied two hours and a . half, the jury returned a verdict awarding the claimant £l7. ROBBERY IN STAFFORDSHIRE.--David Harrison and Frances Simpson, two respectably dressed persons, were , brought into the Police-couft, on Wednesday, in charge of police-officer 147, by whom they had just been arrested ; and who stated, that having that morning received information of a robbery in Staffordshire,. and a description of the parties, he succeeded in arresting the prisoners in Stewart-street. They were about to embark for Philadelphia, in the Potomac, having paid their passage in that vessel to Messrs. J. and W. Robinson.' On the male prisoner was found a bag containing about £2OO in American and English money, principally gold. A brother of the female prisoner stated, that on Wed ' nesday last hi father . had sold a plot of land adj o i n i ng hi s residence, at Grindon, near Leek. The proceeds, about -£217, in £lO Bank of England notes and gold, were deposited, for safety, at his brother's house, of which the female pri soner had the management. Some time on Monday night or Tuesday morning they decamped with the money, and he had traced them to Liverpool. The female prisoner said, that her father presented her with the money. Mr. Rushton• directed the officer to take them to the magistrate of Grindon. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH NORTH WALLS.—We are glad to observe that the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company have come to the determination of placing one of their tine vessels on the station between this port and the Menai Bridge. The public will thus have the security of that company's well-earned reputation, that everything will be done that can possibly add to the comfort and safety of the passengers who patronise their steamer. The Erin-go-Bragh is a new and very fast vessel, and her accommodations are all that can be wished, both for cabin and deck passengers, as there is a large and airy cabin for the latter below the deck. She is divided into five compartments by wrought• iron water. tight bulkheads, which nut only prevent any danger from foundering by collision or otherwise, but also add much to the strength of the hull ; and, in addition to these great preserva tives to human life, she has a dopot of life-duoys on board sufficient to float 200 persons. Her draft of water is so small that. if she was thrown on a beach, her passengers and crew could walk out of danger.. Sheavill be under the. command of Captain George Dam, who has bad great experience on the station ; and the comforts of, the passengers are to be tinder the immediate surveillance of a gentleman selected for that especial purpose. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—On Tuesday last, at the Police court, James Finan, who had b een remanded f r th n t h e pre vious day in orde r t o obtain the depositions of the surgeons, was charged with violently assaulting a man named M'Kenna, on St. , Patrick's day last. From- the evidence adduced, it appeared that the complainant had on that day, in company with the prisoner and two other men, been play ing at cards at a 1)01k-house in Tithebarn-street ; that the prisoner was the losing party, and wished to play again, but thepomplainant declined, and went to accompany one of the Ottit . hine. Aftet parting with him he (M'Kenna) saw the prisonir following him. Whilst in the habit of knocking at the door of the house in which be resided, the prisoner struck him first with his fist, and af terwards knocked him d own with a rod of iron. Finan then took hold of the complainant by the ears, and dashed his head against the causeway , where he was found shortly afterwards in a state of insensibility. Mr. 'M'Ardle, and an assistant to Mr. Cripps, surgeons, stated the nature -of the injuries the 'complainant had re ceived. A slight concussion of the brain had taken place, hut it was more probable the injuries resulted from the fall than from the blow the person had received, The complain ant, it appeared, had. had drink, but not in' that quantity to produce insensibility. M'Kenna had been unable to attend until Monday in consequence of the injuries he had received. The prisoner denied having struck the complainant with an iron bar, but admitted having hit him, armpit slightly, with his hand. Be was committed to t a k e h is trial at the ensu i ng sessions, but to be admitted to bail, himself in £5O, and two sureties in £25 eacb. DEATH FROM BURNlNG.—Yesterday, an inquest was held on the body of Ellen Connolly, whose clothes had acci dentally taken fire about three weeks aso. since which time she had lingered in great agony. Verdict—Accidental THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVEN ING. CODSOIS have advanced the shade, and are now quoted 97 sellers. For the next account they have been done at 97t. There we're good buyers in the market, and the opinion of the public being in favour of the exhibition. of a satisfactory revenue account, has also given some support to business. Exchequer-bills rule at 68s. to 70s. premium, and 675. to figs. premium ; the higher quotation being for the lid. bills, ii.cluding those issued for compensation to the claimants under the late for geries, and the lower quotations for the 2d. bills. The anti cipation with respect to the last class of bills is, that if any further reduction in interest is made, it will go below that now current in the March issues, and hence the cause of the difference in their premium. Bank stock is quoted at the high value of 189 for the opening this week ; New Three and-a-half per Cents. closed lon to .4. and India Bonds 745. to 775. premium. Some dealings have lately occurred in the shares of the United States Bank, anti the Dutch specu lators are said to be the purchasers, certainly not with the idea of effecting immediate profit from their investment, but regarding them more in the light of a chance security, which in course of time may improve. It does not, however, appear that they are inclined to lay out much capital in the adven ture, since the price paid does not exceed 10s. or lls. for the original £25 share. TrimATrin-ROYAL.;—Madame Celeste, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Strickland have been delighting the audiences since Monday in some of their popular' and amusing dramas. " The Pretty Girls of Stilberg," which has had a great run in London, has been well got up. Mr. Webster gives in it a portrait of Bonaparte, which cannot fail to be recognised as a capital likeness : in fact, he appears as if he had stepped out of some of ithe French lithographs in which the " little. corporal " is depicted. Madame Celeste acts Margot with much archness and vivacity. The most amusing character in the drama is that of a drummer, played by Mr. Strick land. Mr. Shrivall introduced a drinking song in good bac chanalian style. Miss Gardner made a smart little sergeant, and sang a song with her usual ability. " The pretty girls" go through their manoeuvres with remarkable precision. The tableau at :the close is very effective: In the " Lover by Proxy." Mr: Webster played Harry Lawless with much gaiety. Mrs. Seymour; as Kate Bromley, created conSide cable laughter by her closing address to the house. Madame Simon's Miss Prude was done to the life. Mr. J. Wood overdraws Squib. Mr. Slaiter was amusing enough as Blushinyton's valet. In " Marie Ducange," Mad. Celeste performed in her usual pathetic and graceful manner. The last act of this drama would " melt a rock to tears." The closing scene is one of the most effective on the stage. Mr. L. S. Thompson impersonated Lassells with much earnest ness and ability, but we cannot say we admired his costume. His sky-blue neck ribbon, white gloves, and white jacket, were anything but " shipshape." Mr. Eaton played the French smugglei4extremely well. He is very successful in this description of character. Mr. Eaton is evidently a good French scholar. " Foreign Affairs" was produced on Wed nesday. Maclaine Celeste, Mrs. Clarke, and Mr. Strickland kept the house in one continuous scream of laughter. The acting of the two latter was " excruciatingly droll." It was the broadest of broad farce.—To-night a new drama,• called " Sidonia di Molina." will be represented for the first time, with " The Pretty Girls of Stilberg," and " Foreign Affairs," for the benefit of Madame Celeste. To-morrow night "The Bastile " will he produced. The house will be closed next week, and re-open on Easter Monday. THE THEATRE ROYAL, THE LIVER, AND THE AMPHI THEATRE.—On Wednesday last the solicitors of the Theatre Royal, applied to Mr. Rushton at the Police -court, to exer cise the power vested in him by the New improvement Act, and to proceed against the parties engaged in, or forwarding, any dramatic entertainments for which admission-money was received.—The solicitor considered that, in accordance with the section of the Act which he read, Mr. Rushton had no power to refuse the application.—Mr. Rushton said he must first require proof that money watt demanded, and,that the theatres named were not licensed theatres. The solicitor replied by reading a portion of an Act, that deprived even the Crown and the Lord Chamberlain of the power of grant ing any license, except within the precincts of Westminster, and then only during the residence there of the Sovereign, and argued that they could not be licensed theatres.—Mr. Ellis enquired under what Act the patent of the Theatre Royal was granted, but this was not gone into, as to the proof that money was received, the Act required that the information should be laid on the day the money was taken ; and as this took . place at night, lie wished Mr. Rushton to forward to the chief constable a written order to apprehend any person connected with the production of the performance. —Mr. Rushton declined to do this, and said they must them selves produce the proof of money being paid.—The solicitor replied, that that would render them liable ; and as the offence was committed at night, it would be difficult to find the Sti pendiary Magistrate.—Mr. Rushton said he was seldom out of town, but they must take that risk upon themselves. At present he declined granting, their request, on account of other proceedings that were pending against the lessees and other of the minor theatres.—The solicitor then applied on his own behalf, but Mr. Rushton ruled, that he represented the proprietors, though he was not one himself, and it was. his (Mr. R.'s) opinion, that the Improvement Act was never intended to apply to such dramatic entertainments as those produced at either the Amphitheatre or the Liver Theatre, but to such as .were resorted to by the lowest characters; and if the present course was persisted in by the Theatre Royal, he would require the Act to be fulfilled to the strictest letter, 'for he was averse to the proceedi ngs which had been adopted. The application was of course not granted. Yesterday the solicitors renewed their appli cation, and produced the authority which the mayor had granted to Alicti Stebbing, of the Amphitheatre. It is to continue in operation until November next, but strictly for bids the production of performances by which a penalty would be incurred. The 2d section of act 10 Geo. 11, chap. 28, prohibits the: exhibition of stage plays without a patent from the crown, or a license from the lord chamberlain ; and the sth section prohibits the 'grant, except 'within the pre cincts of Westminster, during the residence of the Sovereign there, and there only. The solicitor then read the 253 d sec tion of the new improvement act, which says—" It shall be lawful for any justice, by order in writing„ to authorise the head-constable or superintendent inspector belonging to the police force of the borough to enter into any room or house within the said borough for the use of stage plays or dramatic entertainments, or for any public show or exhibition into which admission: is obtained by payment of money, and which is not a licensed theatre or room or place appointed by the mayor at any time when the same shall be open for the reception of persons resorting there, and take into cus tody all persons who shall be found therein without lawful excuse. It further enacts that they shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £2O, or in default to be committed to bard labour to the House of Correction for a time not exceeding two months.", The solicito r a bl y con tended, that as the M a y or h a d only given a qualified autho rity, and had forbidden the production of play, opera, or farce, by which a!penalty was incurred. And that as section 253 of the ImproVement Act says, it shall be laufia, he (Mr. Rushton) had no discretion in the matter, if he proved that admission-money had been received, and a play enacted. He then called William Hannay, who statedithat he had visited the Amphitheatre last night ; he paid sixpence for j admission, and could define the difference between an opera, a play, and a ballet. A play was produced, it was entitled " The Life of a Woman." It was in three acts, and similar to what was usuidly represented at other theatres. The solicitor said that anything was a play in which characters were defined by dialogue and action in the usual way. Mr. Rushton said that there was a distinct remedy to en force the law by penalty in such cases, and that he did not consider himself justified in proceeding against those who were unconscious offenders, and subjecting them to the severe penalty of the law or imprisonment to hard labour. It was an infringement on the liberty of the British subject. ' Many could not afford to go to the higher classes of theatres, and it would deprive the working classes of a rational re creation. The Mayor had granted a qualified liberty to those theatres, and if that was impugned a penalty of £5O could be enforced. and, therefore, he could not interfere. The solicitor said that the process of enforcing penalties were so. dilatory as to be almost useless. Mr. Rushton said that that would not induce him to commit hundreds of unoffending persons to punishment. The Mayor had granted a sort of authority and he would not interfere. The solicitor then ap plied for a similar 'order to be granted against the Sans pareil—a theatre to which, it was stated, the Mayor had given no authority. Mr. Rushton said that this was quite a different case, when Mr. Shuttleworth informed him that the mayOr had given notice that he would not suffer this and some other places to remain open after the !31st March last ; but, in consequence of that notice being verbal, the time was extended until the Bth of April (Saturday next). The solicitor pressed on the attention of the magistrate, the 253 d section of the improvement act stating that he thought no discretionary power was vested in him.—Mr. Rushton said that he would take a few days to consider of it. The solicitor then left the court. ght th MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, when the following members were present :—Messrs. Horsfall, Barclay,,Holt; Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Moly ueux, Tobin, Bold; Shand, Ripley, Evans, and Bullev.. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. Sands, in London, the chair was taken by Mr. Horsfall, the deputy chairman. The Sub-committee of Works, and the Harbour Masters' Sub-committee, the CHAIRMAN stated, had nothing to report to the general committee. Mr. Born called the attention of the committee to the necessity of additional policemen being stationed on the west side of Prince's Dock,,for the purpose of preventing pilfer age. Pilferage was carried on to a great extent : sometimes the thieves actually cut open bales of twist, and escaped behind the sheds so that the policemen on duty could not see theta. He had spoken to one of the officers, who had informed him that the party behind the shed had an accom plice in Prince's-parade: a string was thrown over the wall, and by that means the property stolen was conveyed away. In one case which had come to his knowledge, a box of cot ton goods had been taken behind the transit sheds, opened, the contents taken, and the box left. In another instance, a box of soap was taken away altogether. • He therefore re commended that an additional officer should be appointed. The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. Bold had made out a cas not for the addition of one officer, but of three or four. It was likeh resolved that the secretary should write to Mr. Whitty, the head constable, requesting that one or more constables be appointed for the better protection of property upon the west side of Prince's Dock. Mr. BOLD then suggested that all flats which brought goods into the docks for the purpose of being shipped should be subjected to a search, as numerous robberies were com mitted upon the ships, which these flats afforded every op portunity of carrying away without observation. The CHAIRMAN thought the owners of the ships should look after their own property on board the ships in docks. Many additional officers would be required if all the flats which brought goods into dock were to be searched. Mr. EvaNs said such a system would require 500 men, and even with that number there would be great delay. Mr. RIPLEI' contended that such a system would not be fair towards the flatmen ; besides there was more theft com mitted by the shipkeepers than by any other class of men. Mr. EVANS.—And there always will be without you get enclosed docks, with warehouses round them. The CHAIRMAN announced that the tables of rates and charges for the new sheds were now published, and they were now in every respect complete. Some financial .matters were then disposed of, and th committee separated. ANSWER TO THE ENIGMA IN OUR LAST. None can say that their stock of invention is thin, When it furnishes asses in store; For two in a verse, and so closely crammed in, No man could in reason ask more, Except 'twas a word to stow two asses in, And to get it I think 1 am able-- An assassin I've found, and to punish his sin I'd have hini hung up in a stable. ATHLONE ELEC TION. — Contrary to all expectation, Mr. Collett has been returned for this borough. At the close of the poll on Tuesday evening, the numbers were—for Mr. Collett 114 ; for Mr. Beresford 108. It has been determined upon to run first-class steamers from Brighton to Dieppe and Havre so soon as the Paris aid Rouen line opens, which will be on the 3d of next month, being the shortest route to Paris by ninety miles. Wii#I , CE3IATE INSTITUTION OPENING OF THE LECTURE. HALL On Tuesday evening the beautiful and commodious lee ture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, was opened, when the Rev. W. J. Conybeare, the principal, delivered a very argu- mentative ane tween true convincing lecture on the cience and revealed religion." At half-past seven precisely the reverend principal, accompanied by the professors of the institution in their college gowns, and several members of the committee, came upon the platform, and were received with the greatest enthusiasm. The Rev. Rector Brooks occupied the chair, and amongst the gentle men about him We noticed the Revs. Dr. Tattershall, H. Cordeaux, and F. Barker ; and Messrs. Wm. Potter, Edmund Molyneux, C. Bushell, T. Muncaster, J. Leyland, James Parker, John Grantham, and Wm. Jones. In consequence of the extreme wetness of the night (the weather being even more unfavourable than it was on the day appointed for the opening of the institution itself) the at tendance was not so numerous as it otherwise would have been. Thire were probably about a thousand persons pre sent. The Rector introduced the reverend principal by a . short address, which he commenced by - a congratulation at the opening of the spacious hall in which they were assembled, and in the course of which he stated that there were 598 persons receiving instruction in the day and evening schools, which was indeed a satisfactory progress of the institution. He concluded by saying that the committee had .attended officially at the opening lecture, which they had deemed it right to make of . a more general character than the lectures which would succeed it. Mr. Conybeare was then introduced to the meeting, and was received on approaching the desk with the warmest applause. Mr. Conybehre began by alluding to the remark made by. Mr. Gladstone in his inaugural address, that the great in stitutions of this ountry'have no reason to fear free discus sion, but may will abide the test of scrutiny, and-stand the firmer for the investigation. Mr. C. observed that this re mark, true as it is with regard to our political institutions, is still more true of our religion. That we ought not to regret that our lot has not been cast in the ages of mechanical assent; that it vras an error to suppose that ignorance:in clines men to believe in. Christianity. For the ignorant are as likely to disbelieve the true as to believe the marvellous ; and if they receiie Christianity, they will probably require it to be in an athiltered form. He :proceeded to illustrate this by some examples, drawn from the present character of the majority of un believers; and showed that the spirit of in vestigation, which accompanies increased knowledge, cannot be dangerous to is religion, feunded on evidence, which can answer every question. He proceeded to notice an objection which might be brought, namely; that if increased knowledge be advantage ous to religion, a more intellectual age ought to be a more believing age, which is not always the. case. This was an swered by show4ig how, in particular cases, the decrease of faith has not been the consequence of 'the increase in know ledge, but has resulted from other causes, as in the case of France, and more generally by th e avowa l that knowledge cannot give religion ; the utmost it can do is to aid it. Its principal emploinent, in this aspect, was twofold; to, strengthen the po s iti ve ev id ence o f C hr i st i anity, and to re-, move difficulties which night impede its reception. To show how it performed these functions in some of its principal branches, was the object e of the lecture. This would be 'more strikingly evident if we obserired the addition made to:the evidence of Revelation, since the revival' of letters ; and he would therefore begin by noticing the in creased evidence ; gained during th a t p er i o d b y t h e growth of philological, historical, and critical science. He would ima gine the ease of same Christian living 300 years ago, assailed by sceptical objections, in order to show how much we have since gained. 11:4: would suppose, for instance, such an ob jector demanding from Luther a reason . why, after renoun cing so many oldbeliels, he still adhered to his belief in the revealedword of lod. He admitted the truth, that in the age of Luther, Christians possessed, as they have in every age, the most ineportant evidence of all, namely, that which the Holy Spirit bears to the faith, 1u the hearts of all sincere Christians, but str owed the need d external evidences in ad dition to this, and went on to show• how very insufficient a defence Luther could have given of Christianity (when placed on the footing Of external evidence) compared with that which it is now in our power t o g i ve. Mr. Conyheare proceeded to mention the evidence on which the genuinfaiess of the scriptural books is proved. Ist, —that of successive citation. 2d—the critical evidence from the style and languag e . 3d—th e argument from undesigned coincidences, and gave some examples illustrating the im portant addition which these had received in the last three centuries. He next showed the connexion between the proof of the genuineness and of the truth of the New Testament, proving that when the genuineness was established, the ma terial facts could not be denied, and went on to give a sketch of some of the direct arguments which establish the authen ticity of the scriptural narrative, in order to illustrate the mariner in which they had been strengthened by the progress of learning. He gave several detailed examples of this, espe cially of the mode in which . modern investigations haie esta blished the perfect coincidence of the facts mentioned in scripture with the state of things as represented in foreign and independent accounts. The next subject - touched on was the additional proofs of the fulfilment, which have been elicited by the discoveries of modern geographers and travellers ; and in connection with the same branch of evidence, Mr. C. mentioned the remark able manner in which the accomplishment of some pi °pile cies has been rendered more clear and striking, by a more accurate translation of the original; and instanced particu larly the 53d chapter of Isaiah. Though it could not be expected that our knowledge of Christian doctrines' would be increased by an advance in se cular knowledge,l yet, in some instances, we had been ena bled by it better to, defend those already known to the church. As an example of this was mentioned the confirma tion of trinitarian doctrines, aftbrd . ed by the laws, which mo dern scholars hare established with iegard to the usage of the Greek article.: From this Mr. Conybeare passed to the connexion of phy-. sisal science with religion. This m us t necessarily be less direct, but not yet tó be neglected. First, because natural theology, which is the basis of all religion, must rest on it : and, secondly, because it guards us from certain errors which might have prevented our reception of Christianity. For example, the ancient opponents of the faith referred all Christ's miracles to magical agency, which our knowledge of the laws of nature renders now impossible. Arid, further, the growth of physical science has led men to beware of some erroneous views concerning the mode in which truth is re vealed in scripture. Formerly it was looked on as given partly to satisfy man's euriosity, and to anticipate the disco veries of science. Such was the idea of those who persecuted Galileo, The danger to faith of such a view was exhibited in the preface to the Jesuit's edition of Newton; and in more recent times by some nf the ignorant opponents of geo logical science. Mr. Conybeare showed the important con firmation given by this science to the truth 'of Revelation, since it proves by:independent evidence,•the creation of ani mals, and of 'man "as the last. He concluded with some re marks on the spit.* in which oursearch lokruth ought•to be conducted, and o* the want' of 'faith evinced by those who are afraid of its progress. " • .... • On the lectureri. retiring to his seat he was greeted with several rounds of. applause.' Dr. Tattershall immediately rose, and proposed that the thanks-of the •meeting be given to Mr. Conybeare; for his interesting and important lecture. This was seconded by the Rev. H ugh M 4 Neile, and carried with acclamation.: Mr. M`Neile then passed 'a very warm enconium on the services rendered to the institution by the worthy chairman, not only on those occasions Whets the public were aware- of his presence, but also for his judicious• advice and perseve ring labours at 01 more private'meetings`of the committee, and at other times. This was carried the meeting'with great applause without waiting fora seconder: -• • The chairman returned thanks in suitable terms, and the meeting dispersed, the organ being playedwhilst the company were separating. . • • • An Englishman having milted a son of. Erin. if the roads in Ireland were good, Pat replied, " Yes, they are so fine that I wonder yon do not import some of them into England: let me see, there's the road to love, :strewed with roses -;• to matrimony through nettles; to honour .through the camp; to prison through the law; and to the undertaker's through physic." " Have you any road to preferment?" said the Englishman. " Yes, faith, we have, but it is the di r ti est road in the kingdoba." THE TIDIE S T WOMAN IN` THE WORLD. —Mrs. Baxter's house contained three or four sitting rooms, yet the kitchen, to the great annoyance of her hard-worked-maid, was the place where she chose to take her meals: Her dining room was large and well-furnished; but on entering it- you would involuntarily exclaim—" Can 'this be an inhabited house ?" for not one sign of habitation was there. Curtains' there were to the windows, certaibly,' but not put • there to be drawn ; for the coldest day in the depth •of a Russian winter could never tempt Mrs. Baxter to see them so 'treated. There was a comfortable carpet, too ; but, rash visiter, be ware ! touch not its sacred hem, for'thelast idea ever enter tained by Mrs. Baxter, when she laid it down, was - the idea of any one walking over it. Do you not see that 'lndia mat, laid down and across the room, which, and which only is to be so profaned ? There was a fine easy chair, made in the last style of luxury and elegance, which she exulting) every one cost 14' gu i neas; but I Wish y told you' could see the black look sh e wo uld h ave b estowed upon any one (sposo not excepted) who had ; dared to remove it from. the corner she had destined to beAts abiding place. In short; Mrs. Bax ter's goods, like the Crown jewels, were to be looked at with awe and admiration, but not to be touched; and thus her poor . victim of a husband, more miserable than a traveller in an Arabian desert, who, if 'he doeS not see the element he languishes for, at least is not tantalized, 'pines in the midst of plenty for the common corriforts of life, knowing no rest in his own well-furnished horns!, but in that blest oblivion-- sleep. Came home hungry or thirsty, there.was nothing in his larder, Mrs. Baxter b e i n g .much too clean to cook, o r allow cooking ; and 'some excuse would always be found against drawing the strong ale, or opening a bottle of wine. Was he weary, not for worlds durst he seek repose in the inviting arm-chair, or stretch his limbs on the sofa, for be would sully this, and tumble that, and disarrange everything and a lecture from Mrs. B e axter about her household gods (for such they were to her) was a thing . in every way to be dreaded.—Ainsworth's Magazine. TREATMENT ON! CONVICTS.—An intelligent gentleman Was written the following graphic statement in reference to a fallen divine which corroborates the Scriptural declaration that " the way of transgressors is hard," and proves that the criminals who were in superior stations are not for that rea son, shewn any leniency. " Whilst going through the con vict department at Woolwich, one of the inspectors turned to a convict who was engaged in folding some of the articles, and directed hi m t o open one of the blankets. The prisoner seemed disposed to'obey with an air of alacrity. He spread the flannel wide, so as to display the stripes introduced as a distinguishing mark, instead of the broad arrow of the Crown. He was attired ifi th e d ar k b rown clothing and lon g ova l hat, worn by the convicts. His jacket seemed to be quite a new one. His countenance, though not remarkably prepossessing, was intelligent. He was a man of small size, and without exhibiting hardihood preserved an air orserenity and smiling resignation. Once or twice his lips quivered, as it he were doubtful whether a reply was not essential to one or two of the brief speeches addressed to him—' but answer made he none.' When we bad removed from the spot far enough to he out of hearing, my cariosity was roused to ask what of fence that prisoner had committed. ' A most aggravated for gery,' said the friend who accompanied me, one that would formerly have been visited with death. It was viewed the more seriously,' continued he, ' front the education of the man, and the high , and enviable position which he held.' ' Then who is he?' inquired I. The reply was, ' Dr. Bailey,' Can that really be'Doctor Bailey,' 1 exclaimed. • It is,' said my friend. Ye s , th e un h appy b eing wearing a convict's sombre dress, the fetter on his left node, I had seen him who as a distinguished minister of religion had formerly warned his fellow men against the temptations of life ! Yet he, u n . happily yielding to their seductive power, was now reduced to sigh— 'Te cheating vanities, Where are ye now arid what is your amount ? Vexation, disappointment, and remorse.' Pitying the deep degradation I had witnessed, I could have wished that justice had abated her stern demand. I learned that in a very few days his removal was to take place. He had written to his wife to visit him, bat it was very doubtful whether he would not depart before she could arrive. Look ing at his deplorable situation and the melancholy prospect before him, at that moment I felt all the importance of the solemn admonition—, Let him that thinketh lie standeth take heed lest he fall.' Dr. Bailey's case is doubtless a bad one, but if the circumstances connected with his former station agg—ivate iris crime, • how fearfully do they enhance his m ild...int." COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, The usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in th Council Chamber, in the 'own Hall INANCE COMMITTET The report of this committee set forth that the mill and ground adjacent to Islington 'Market had been purchased for purposes connect rd with the new;ASsl i ze Courts. The mi nutes embodied 4 report from the'..TOwd-clerk - and Deputy Town-clerk, expti.!ssing an opinion to the effect, that suffi cient room could found in the- buildings of the new Assize Courts arid St. Gleorge's HalHof the business of the Magis trates' Court. t ' • Mr. G. LI. LAWRENCE, after some remarks on the pur chase of the milli said the improvements at the Seacombe L'ier were completed. The'cost had been £5,165, and the cost of maintenance would be about £5OO a year. The com mittee intended, however, immediately to effect similar im provements at George ' s Pier: Mr. Lawrence moved that the proceedings:be confirmed. • Mr. LLOYD desired to be informed whether the report of the Town-clerk and Deputy Town-clerk, being favourable to the Magistrates' court being held in the new building, the confirmation of tro report would decide that it should be so? The TOWN-cLinic said, they bad only reported that it was perfectly practicable to procure such accommodation in the new building. .t. . Mr. LLOYD said the courts bad been planned to give ample accommodation, and any departure from the plan, would be a breach of faith with the county. He would ask the Town clerk to read Mr. Elmes' report on the subject. ' •• Mr. H. LAWRENCE said there would be no breach of faith with. the county. ! There was ample room, and the difficulty had been to find ciccupation for all the space attbeir disposal. The accommodation would be taken from the Arbitration Rooms on• the Crown side, where no arbitration rooms were ever wanted. Mr..EARLE saki, Mr. Elmes had constructed the rooms, in consequence otlinterviews with great law men. Mr. Earle spoke of the necissity of space and comfort for the magis`• trates. After some explanations from the Town-clerk, the repoit of Mr.. Elmes wad read. kwas generally in favour of erect ing the new Daily. Courts and 13ridewell, and against the - ap;- propriation of auy portion• of St. George's Hall and the Assize Courts. Mr. S. Ho'And spoke at length► in favour of building new courts, and expreised his strong opposition against curtailing the space for the Assize Courts. Mr. Ho'me concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the proceedings be con firmed, with the; exceptiOn. of that portion of the report relative to placing the Local Courts within the area of the Assize Court, which portion should be referred to the Local Cburts' Committee, to report thel•eon to the Council. Mr. lioaNny expressed his astonishment that any argu ment was'nevessary,to induce the Council to pause on the Outlay of so large a sum of money when they had so many expenses before them, and no surplus income. If they en tered upon the expense of building new local courts, they must resort to a borough rate. After a lengthened discussion, in the course of which the Town-clerk gave it as his decided opinion, that the proposed expenditure would be illegal—the Council voted on the umendinent with the following result : For the Anientlinent—Messrs. Shand, Isaac Holmes, Pres ton, Edwards, Aikin, Holme, Rae, Royden, Cooper, Rigby, Lloyd, Parker, Plumpton, Lace, Barclay, Bulky, Earle, Turner, MolyneuX, and Evans. • Against the iAniendment—Messrs. Shaw, Houghton, (councillor,) Thornhill, Blackburn, Blundell, North, H. Holmes, Sands, Elornby, .Aspinall, J. Lawrence, Wood, H. Lawrence, Birkett, Bushell, Kilshaw, Parker, G. H. Law rence, Trotrnati Platt, Shenpard, creme, Holt, Nicol, Moan, Sir T. Brancker, and the Mayor. For the amendment, 19; against it, 28 ; majority, 9. Mr. HOLME urged the great necessity which existed for opening Cook-street, and moved that in offering the Queen's Arms for sale, the north side of Cook-street be widened to the line shown on; the plan; and that the purchaser be re stricted from again building over the arch-way extending across the street. Mr. LLOYD seconded the motion. • A discussion of some-length ensued. On its being stated as a distinct understanding, that the tenders for the above property were to Come before the council for their decision, they tieing not Lainnd to accept the highest tender, but to decide at their option o - n the , course that may appear most likely to conduce to'the public convenience, Mr. Holme with drew his motion. The proceedings of the Finance Committee were con firmed. WATCH COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Watch Committee was read. The minutes embodied an order for a return of the names of all the constables who had laid informations against public houses, distinguishing such as have gone ..on this duty in plain clothes. Mr. EARLE wished to know the reason of this order, and the motives of the;parties who had moved for it? Mr. LAWRENCE explained that the reason why the return was ordered was for the purpose of ascertaining that the men sent out were such as could be depended upon for veracity, and - would do their duty in a proper manner. THE NEW ASSIZE COTJE.TS A report from. r. El mes was read respecting these Courts, which are to be pi'oceeded with expedition the moment the tenders have been , received and decided upon. A long , • dis cussion ensued, touching the site of the ventilating shaft and tower. It was at length decided that the ventilating tunnel should be extended to the newly purchased mill, and that the shaft should be erected over the site of the latter. The re port was adopted,: embodying the following amendment : That it be an instruction to the Courts of Law Committee to communicate to the architect that the council have pur chased the mill near the land of the corporation on the north side of Shaws.brow ; and that it, is desirable th a t th e ventil ating tower should be erected on the site thus provided, whereby the experise of ornamental work that would have attaehed to an erection on the site of Islington market will be saved : and that the Courts of Law and Finance Com mittees be instructed to confer together, and to give the ne cessary directions to the architect. On the motion of Mr. ASPINALL, the council adjourned at halt-past three o'clock to eleven o'clock on the morning of Wednesday week next. MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. The usual monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday evening last. There were very few members in attendance, probably owing to the unfavourable state of the weather a ithe hour of meeting. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. D Case; the vice-chair by Mr. Jackson. LtralTING , AND WATCHING The priztedings of this committee were read. The only subject of importance was that of the fire-engine for the use of the township. Mr. JACKSON stated that at the last meeting of the com missioners it was considered desirablethat application should be made to the various insurance companies to ascertain whether they would furnish an engine, and in every instance except one there bad been a denial, and that one was the London Insurance Company, who had . .sent' down drawings and plans of different engines to allow•them to make their choice. He (Mr. Jack - son) had 'Waited on one of the directors when in London, and told him that he had no doubt the members of the board woilld'use their - exertions to forward the interests of the company by throwing everything in their way. He thought they had acted liberally, and ought to be supported. He abio considered it desirable that - the police . force shOuld do their duty as policemen as well as firemen. The terms on which they were to have the engine were; that the committee should provide an engine-house, and keep the engine in good order and repair. After some conversation the report of the committee was confirmed. • VERILIES COMMITTEE. The report of this committee was read, from which it ap peared that there had been an increase of £255 is. 10d. dur ing the last quarter. Confirmed. Mr. JACKSON then stated that he wished to mention to the CornmissionerEf the propriety of having the duties of the rate office kept separate from other business, as one, inter fered very much to the detriment of the other, as they were at present conducted. He th oug ht it wou ld be much better for Mr. Robinson to take the place of Mr. Hardman, and. that Mr. Hardman should collect the rates, which he consi dered quite a separate duty. After some remarks from the Chairman and others, it was' agreed that the matter should be referred to the Finance Committee. The CHAIRMAN stated he• had received a letter from, Mr. Walker, tendering his resignation as commissioner.. Several members expressed theiiregret at the circumstance,. as Mr. Walker had been a most valuable mid useful member' of the board, and it, was agreed that the high sense which the commissioners entertained of his services be recorded on the' books. 'The Chairman also stated that he conceived his; straightforward and manly conduct on all occasions merited their approbation. A letter was then'read by the chairman, which had beets sent to him by Sir Edward Cust, in which it was stated that he applied to thent'on'tl?e part of the Rev. Mr. Gates, of Bidstoo; who would be injured by the proposed cemetery, which would run close up to his house, and wished to know whether there would be any disposition on the part of the commissioners to make an arrangement by which theinterest of Mr. G a t es wou ld b e protected. After a short conversation the matter was referred to the Parliamentary committee. The meetingadjou rne d at a quarter past eight. meeting COPYRIGHT ACT. —Saturday, the Ist of April, one of the most important enactments ever passed by the legislature came into operation. , We allude to the Copyright and Cus toms Act, for the protection of English literature by the pro hibition of the importation of foreign editions of English works under any pretext whatever; and thus the extensive system of piracy and smuggling which has for so many years been carried on with impunity to the prejudice of the author, bookseller, and, in fact, every artisan engaged in the issuing of works from the press, will be prevented. It is not, per haps, generally known that under this statute it is illegal for any person who may purchase reprint copies of English works on the Continent to introduce them into this country; and any bookseller is liable to a heavy fine if any of these foreign, editions are found in his possession, being exposed for sale. It is understood that all the leading publishing firms are de termined to do all in their power to support the law, and to' enforce the penalties for any infractions committed." SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. HONEY. —Our obituary or Tuqday contained a short notice of the death of this lady , which rook place at her residence, No. 149, Albany-street, Regent's Park. on Sunday evening, at eight o'clock, from the effects of violent inflammation, produced by over-exe r utin in her profession, and in a manner that greatly resetn— bled the melancholy decease of the late Miss Murray, 31 °' regards the very brief period of each lady's illness. Thovri. still bearing th e name o f H oney the deceased had given .P . 'the title to widowhood during the last four years, and was' married to a gentleman named Gaston.* Mrs. Honey's last .engagement was at the City of London Theatre, and her appearance there was on Saturday the 25th March- She was the daughter of Mrs. Young, an. actress of seen: repute, now engaged at the Eagle Saloon.. The decea se d was horn on the 6th December,. 1817, ,and was therefore to. her 26th year. Early in life she was injtiated into the thea trical art, and was engaged at Sadler's 7 wells, the OlyteOir Victoria, and Surrey Theatres, where. she exhibited coest' derable ability under the name of Laura Bell. At the early age of 16 she formqd a matrimonial alliance with Mr. Honey . who was only t wo years h er elder. The marriage was a a , assorted one, and they parted shortly after. M r .: 0 7 , Honey was un f ortunately drowned in a sailing party the Tham es , i n t h e year 1836. Mrs. Honey was engage " at the N e w S trand T heatre, in 1833, where she first t ittra . , ted public n o ti ce i n t h e c ha racter of Lilias, in Leman Rede drama o f t h e Loves of the Angels, when under the manage, went of Mr s . W ay l ett . H er next remove was to the Adec• phi, wh ere she became highly popular in the burletta oi. Cupid, with the late John ReeVe. Here she remained sonr,.. se asons. Her next engagement was at the Haymarket , a t ' which theatre she opened in Buckstone's Farce 0f,,,,0/q c , House; from thence having established herself as a Public. favourite, she visited nearly all the provincial theatres great pecuniary advantage and eclat, and a few years back was lessee o f th e N orton f a l gate t h eatre. She has a u .' _e ; quently been engaged at the Haymarket and Queen's, at theatre she was engaged to appear next Easter Monday. an actress she'helonged to no distinct class, yet her bealw. l l ,, person, rich contralto voice, and arch humour ensurety; ch , success of many of those commediettas and burlettas wht are written for a popular favourite. She has left two co" ren, one ten and the other three years old. * Mr. Gaston has denied this, through his solicitor, in 6 001 t he London papers.