The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

ki4 V.%2/ C"ItS bli 'lttrtion. Op tzr , 1 -"vt7SEIIOLD FURNITURE, AT THE )1 0 ,, 1-I.INO VER-R90.118. kw • , (Kea n e BY Mr. BRANCH, N ittt ant ~sday), the stl), an.l THURSDAY, the 9th otli tso rti ' n g , Eleven o'clock each day, l it Y 1i0u,! 11 .,,,t of o'clock FURNITURE and earls,,reledstn°.l,l) EFFECTS, comprising Four-post i k kid cie a 8: Hangings ,ki; t t z le,. rt nlnst er eing, Painted i" ON al- Pets, C . - .. 01... . rpropriate Seasoned r Articles, firussels . , . ,:t0.: —.,-,,,at Article. of Florentine Alabaster, cl 13 ' in Dininn• -Car.' nnil Pembroke Tables. ; ook ca ,„_ tns - ..c •, ~ . '4l, sofas 4 es, arcirobes Slieboards, Chests of Chai r! , ~.' S , ,e, China, dlrss, Fine-toned Piano .; a 1.,," • ePuers. vii,-. ....,-...... - ",:;:,...,...............1 ~..1:.......... !)hotit LOOT. , yards Rocking, Horses, antity of Plated Sheffield Cutierj7, 40 barrels Roman to ileven will b-eI: 'HE PROPERTY ) FOR Till SHARE IN THE LY- yen o'cl, ock, at the OF BOOK.s Ng -L4 N, REmr, ; ALSO, Mr. BY BRANCH „Nilo, Hanover Rooms, L'Able ,',e LIBR kRY coll- , ins the followL, m t t; . I ,, Ork s ,i z '. ~- ”' N ' • , .41e ' Novels. by Sir 10(3 . , ; ,°18.l'P ale . v ;— e h m 3 p'e S ' a‘ Works, Edited by Dr. II" P' -4"; colt;u s rn ° s ;lo''l L e e r a Standard Novelists, ? , e te4cl i al ; B . e by ),..` K;tt - o. 4 vets., eTegantly e ,; al , et , ar'of the A . ;Sciences, 23 vols. iim ot iary the Pictorial ';':dition, 3 vols : quar! - o I ; I.;gr ings, in elezart binding ; Catlin's ()jib !,ttr," _, Indiari s • B ',.. ', annpiete Works. best pll" 'Out With fine En u e ? a s -i-,.,-s; Bridgeh•ater Trea %irde,4lPlete Works:Co . :l - Edition; Don k 's , ) , 1 91, &,"ers Dictionary, 1 vols. royal qua , . w ; Sha t.:etni,_ , ezc- vgliea-wel THCPCDA7the ~ ith instant tie had from BRANCH, at his Offices bs. 13411 OF Twr: nORTCAGEE. lytlithe i t s the BY Mr. BRANCH, tn en.. °Yai w.. o .th instant, at Six o'clock in the Even uharn Hotel Pembroke-place, Liverpool, "Of sale then to be produced, •i ee ,„ Drl A\ .„ of LAND, with the Two MES- Iomi nn .r . LLING-HOUSES, Nos. 38 and 40, and ° of 1, , • in T welve t ews, thereon erected, situate th " In ey ,in Liverroal ale • • 11 at deli bacl Kor Cher ~,00nts tvel occupat • IG, Castl ants on the north and south ld which said Pre s of Alice Harnpson IZ,IELL. 1 , 1 (1111./1/1. d under the Corporation of Liverpool, of 75 years, from the 24th March, !)Illy to Messrs. STOCKLEY and -^• Liverpool. i6h E C ELL AR I ) , A A'R ESE RT '4teat, the 13 th ...13i ;i1 13 1 11-k :i ." 4.t One o'clock, at the ? Hanoverrs'a tr '' If CHOICE na deceased 'r Old Gc WINE, CONSIGNED late the property sing about Lieniarkablv dry Pale 0411,01 D POR'r, 1 tiier",..Y'S pORT, ti ;e B, and he rest ti', e , e , CIL, AS HOCK ; ie k AS HOCK off r i 1101;ertu of a Gent 2 in bottle ; lei rated brand of o;ze 19 Australia .-Awnties c '.!,(1 a few ittp;''. ral e Gold SI-1::,A;.-A 4,1,1_110r ohi A `nlher , SH ERRY SH,EtRY ; Ind SHEititY ;and URS'i together with . 5 ,. 0 CHEF . - ...olda,:c e SHERRY, shipped at a lith wh o s KERRY h, l e will be had xhibited at the time of Sp'e, a Air. BIZ...NCH. AL ;11 1T 47 - 8 111 V _HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, J.IBRART" BOOKCASES, BOOKS, 'TORE PIGS C VTERBURY , .. 2 11T4 .71 0 Il l e o l e t M ll e 1 BRANCH,4IA r :aNT- s Ay the 15th inst., II ll, k kl,!` l er o e fi c t l i daY, on tiie F i n r: e. ei E rsis p e., : 26, Canterbury 4.kpit'able ~e Eocutor, - it . V .l 4 , l)r t l, ib' uRN I TURE, superior Winged !k - : th kn e4 rarr,of „Hooks China, Glass, Table and 11, St l l ate N a i n ,„ (l q l ,l ed Prints, Cows. Pigs, and other 'Nie lil th,jrlft er c,.„.• Thbrose Hill. The .:'urhiture, which lt,,, ‘ ( , ) rOp r i viten, and was chiefly manufactured on IlL . t ilai r „ lN t4l n 1 -9tl i viv, d „---INING ROONIS, twelve handsome \ , t. 0t,,,4, , r a nd ",, , --Orved Backs, Mahogany Lounging ~frk ' cli pld On t L ,'alr, Crimson and Drab Window Cur lts,'lTZtt tPlir e d , ° ,.'1l Gas Chandeliers, an excellent Side 44.'Ikt Olin,. -ohoganv, a set of capital Mahogany 4 1 4 p o, Tables of - choice wood about ten feet 4 tiq't p?hum, 64 inches by -18 inc'hes, in a richly k Ylo l 4, Bl ,Ottl e dr , tiro elegant Libra: i Bookcases,. of 'A ' - '°or ' la hogany with Wings, one of which 1041Ntitrii%isq Rosewood 'Loo Table; pair Mahogany Cl, ll ... l erap t l . 8 , and Kidderminster Carpets, Fenders 01)7% II.S p i ll and Glazed Prints. &e. 0,1, 1 11 th TOst, l i d e.Mahogany Chairs and Sofas, in Hair -011414 by 1 rtehly . feathered Mahogany, Plate of !IN;ltti t B Yl, o ,`lctles, in Gilt Carved Frame, Lounging iyaqilp it ,kt are ajld Snap Tables. Window Curtains, &c. w i i ll % k,in 1140..T,Urnislied with Four-post and French ioN,ol 4 b4p ro °' l ';-ls, French Rods and Rings, well-sea -IN-N oh n .Priate Bedding, several large Plates of 1 101 . V4 b r Sm ing Frames, llahogany Chests of ip etlq,Nrot,: B 'ing Tables and WaShstands, a capital •11 ) 1 tht,t T ea e. I, l l4 r es ~, ay / l and Breal . cast China. pair of Globes, on k tll o 4 4 a!ni t Ttniece, by Bold, Liverpool, Mahogany Qlti vi ks "illy 1 14 , f Kitchen and Culinary Utensils, and 11.1 °t ; ‘ i l ' i s , c h "4 et t B -, t ii: , l4 l ,tllip c ‘i ß - t aturd a - J',llCipally handsomely Bound, com kotrN Ciiii` l agaii ti 4 Pgazine and 4ournal. Chamber tome 'l o s A n rn ic en t a rv e, i te n n , y , _ M r ; l. e zin i e ,o . n ß d r o i i t l i sp n C c C c 10 . : 1 1,1 1 ‘t V % 11 ',at t :1 3 e1 ' 4c ti s t „ ll'i stor r' N ' ', GibTion ! 's Rome, Paley's Lkillip t 'llabiZ"oo 1 4 ' ,l Architecture by vat ;axis Authors, e' Oth til t i' Illi k 're ( i _er P.fr,_ 1 cows, two capital Store Pigs, Dairy i t q t h e y l n k ok tts. 4 110 a l o )Al ' next, the 13th inst., when Cata kkl, Ver ltr ll eet tl le Premises, or at Mr. BRANCH's lit "•[,; p li'‘..,:r i l, -.A It.p, li O uIITON..NI ~1 11 ,TGS, DR'UGGE.TS, &c., ) hp AS ...` AT, LORD-STREET. idlth:l. next ill SELL ,by AUCTION, on I) NI p ? larr..,', the 9 th-instant, at Eleven o'clock 1 1 n i ece 'lece; c , — ", 2 - 0 -street, 'Pi close nu account 14 e t. 4 Of IC" Perior Brussels CARPET, ' t l 1i..44 Of t _, rMinster CARPET. , tart , o r e t4!::,11).1.1id venetian DITTO, 1 1 , ,it1, or p os - 1` ytTH-RUGS. ye Sale, and in Lots to suit Fur -44,41 op d ~ . ~ e -.,..-_- atreeAltorning of Sale, and Catalogues had , DER k, , ,,, tr oc b. At FUr'cITURE &c., 57, GREAT. k ll it () CRA -' i ' ' ltiktlllit . R. 1.0 fTE-STKF,ET. k ° NI o ( ‘' 18 instructed to SELL by PUBLIC 'I, t‘ ° :' 4 4 ih Pß irLky next, the-10th instant, at Eleven N i ii ttil a lDri ß i e 'lbove Prepalies, near Itanelagli street, 1 lol l iiN in a j g a v . ..lar . etY of Dress and other Caps, ' l t 3, --, ,,, , e 4„Y.l.3•Pri Falls, Chemisetts, Stockings, VACiond . s .. -- vnilzs. Nets, Collars, Silk and Cotton . h l ititil4s te ir`-'„ aP Crowns,Sleeves , Net and Muslin ACII I • l.es, Bracelets, and numerous other atbith the business. ' Afterward of the zenteel g ULD , • U RNITURE, with the Kitchen , 4 0 11 oh . -- - - ' 1 Lli 1,- e m { Al k ,.. ()min g of Sale, and particulars had \ litto 1, ‘.l", 12, Peter's -lane. k)i t k kt b 4 e „ tr4 4/c A • _ I. i Zk i .,'!‘.. its. Lij i4, o A is i . ND OTHER, , c, s 11,,,t.titpideo4eolos_t II instant, at 'P n w d o o'clock precisely, at 1/41p,',0 „eeop n Vouth . John-street, Liverpool. 'd get ed 7 A D,witli the PUBLIC-HOUSE l At t l t h i pc•rubether with the GoODWILL, Ll- VNkti k i l 4 l l•! rn . ` o ..7;S,. situate-bn the west side of Rath -114ZStl-h 4 wi nC till' zt. tb occupation of Mr. Henry tr,k4,/t i COUrt e... W i rT VELLING•HOUSES at the e lli 4b , Of 12 0 C ,' d Cannock-court. The property l• t S th e llk t e ,. on ars,. at -the yearly ground rent of k li tp t t k t kiv 4 expiration of the survivor of two 4 4 1 4 e „,_ of 67 68, and the expiration of 21 tI.S - alar s : s ie. sin zwor of the two tires. 4 i t 8 'Great O tt ... 4. , r , . t ° Le 'ma i'la o o s r b i v tl ie Premises, or to Messrs. _ ........ iLl i o tk . bit s .....m r , li ilti % S of these ... It. IJURANDU'S BENEFIT. - 11\V/ .eletbe. Gardens under the new ma nit'itrited "ts have continually combined to tiltl‘ ll,o 4 t o a p r oprietor set of the well-deserved fruits , it Sa: lll e s. ol . d mu se un h it e e p r rb i lie. L t The early t part in e el 1 1 0% I Pt V il ld during ' the past a f e e r w o w n ee l ks r i a t has nOsetliagthat people preferred staying at 1 / 4 '0"11 Nel ilt o the d t P Irth. e, h o us y streets. cop e cannot loh e elf , h e „wever magnificent, with the teeth \ is Nlik 1 in it a " , with the clouds drenching their k k lc i l e ee kt ll d j n o e lting state from the effect of a i 1t,, 1 , 1 11 e ,Y that , s ,e atmosphere. Hence it must 1/4.0, st l A i Lae season has been a most un -0 b t4 ii Pren r • Durandu ; and we are glad to \ it : ‘ .4, l l s fry rastance havingoccurred to a party of tit Bested who had - k it It m-e ed t accidentally met toge It ii,itt ik . In k cheat they should form themselves Vil‘i," 4 l - ' at On ce Purpose an of arranging a . b t enr t t h f e o i r r NLitek e4 to k i ip don e lit ti l / 41 ` 1 ,; is ° ld, - 7, t already, although the proposition I tiii i ?It li tv : kutirPavyards of 1,550 tickets have been 1116, 1 te kA A2 e d ~r l, te that the day on which the 1 lt•z) to hmed •z' rid ay n I . • ,oyt„ e , gal, of ex , will be the most r!o -1ittitit‘ N et h a ~.. the season. The entertain ithit.tlN4Ztt extended and magnificent scale. I ti.kt tt ß e ! l l tk l itoo t h . following amusing extracts e tr c . ur r " e 'n , n half-historical essay on " The IP) t i e ZN r_e r tim e umber umbeyof ihe British Journal: , 1, 4 4 c1 ! , 41 7 foort_ f or electioneering, when the poll :ritt a ar l a s e e n days, and candidates were ex ?,t11,41:1 ef t o h e .s.peecliify the whole time, and pa ! yi) n ,tht 4 , l :ott e r s eeted at the hustings every day t kii;.,t eat, , r ;_g e gs, dead cats. and other equally ettolittikit7d-qu'arllt. elections for Westminster alone w`, l ,,: i tf t tll kt for en e r B of party excitement—would ll lli it th:`t o f that i s ; . t ausing book. We may talk of t)tl„ 4 tZ l 'elf,"" e bribel--though St. Alban's is not to yr,l t .e to-tely Geo? • practised when troops of fair 1111 0 1k14 t '94 with. g'ana, Duchess of Devonshire, . lit ell, tha t ,. their buff and blue favours ' ttl i t e eli e ery nearly el at tlte gallantry or impudence— . tt ? h e r ° I e t 1 be , ia re ,i d, by the way—of that im- I - 4 Ilt 1 and... - Market v o Ilt\th‘toe that 1t10n....., ki ss do would promise his ti ot:tetr o , seeoe d. , l from the fair duchess I It h 'll kh ati s 'Of - . 1 , worthy the painter's art : ii r _ Dort patrician pride and womanly mo khi ,/!ph°lk;lt!e.holc'tefyia.rtisahship embracing the greasy Ohi j flit g triot '4.) received the highest b!ibe ever li b It „,e,tudi,Plumuer I .1' 4 0 4 4' 4 4e 'ate • When, on the city bust -01., k .er s, 'ally o ' Popularly known by an appel -4 et ti Ni c ,_ spi e ,,,l 3 , n . 9ected Lis Falstaff-like belly h,t ti , 1 t i ," in iCi7 red. hirnseA to certain NN i ltil t jay, t i;L: crowd ' Y Id) 4 mi i l y o er ft , , k o t chi ld o th „ ne er a spout in London big Ytl t he wb ' • A more bitter retort assailed o , l v.itlil ) t eth e n , at h• tt i o N er, t e choice is first election, he boasted (\ ,t ,,,_ ... ely e ,,.,, e . of the people. 'So stood Ba. : ' e tis,Tek kol 4 tlllried a deep, stern voice frcm ' Perh a which, for its terrible and cruel Ps • 41 thout a parsll2l.” W ilt ti; ou ga a gon i' m e , Bteal gt be man said THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1852. TO CORRESPONDENTS, constituencies parliament the country a' diminish the discreditable practices of bribery and treating which have disgraced some of our English Surely the approaching session of will not be allowed to pass without some serious attempt to remove even a more formidable evil, and to deprive the Irish Roman Catholic Priests of that great influence which they exercise so perni both as respects their immediate dupes and proposes. We would not have the Improvement Committee confine itself merely to opening tho roughfares from the river to the high parts of the town, or to St. George's-hall, or to widening the approaches from the suburbs. We want a few good streets, running north and south, from Bootle and Kirkdale to Toxteth-park. There would be ample traffic along such routes ; and their necessity is shown by the circuitous course through which cars and other conveyances have now to pass in proceed ing from some parts of the town to others. Upon one point we think that the public, in look ing at such a project, very greatly overrate its cost. It is true that much valuable property would have to be purchased and pulled down; but when re placed by a better class of houses and shops, which would be built upon it, there is every probability that the sacrifice in most cases would be trivial, and and in many none at all. The question of cost, however, in a community situated as Liverpool is, with a large and increasing Corporate Estate, ought to weigh lightly in consideration of the vast boon to be attained. AN EXAMPLE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS. THE blustering tone in which Great Britain is con tinually spoken of by that portion of the press of the United States which represents the opinions of the democratic party, is calculated seriously to mis lead the people of this country. Any one accus totned to read the ravings of the New York Morning Herald, for example, would suppose that BBOTHER JONATHAN is only waiting his time and opportunity to " thaw up," as his stump orators would say, "the Britishers," and their monarchical institutions. Those who have had an opportunity, however, of observing the feeling towards this country of the intelligent and moral portion of American society, are aware that there exists amongst its members a feeling of affectionate regard for the land and the institutions of their fathers ; and that, however unruly spirits amongst them may be disposed to bully and bluster, the importance of friendly rela tions existing between the two countries is estimated as highly in the United States as here. The occa sional swagger, which affrights timid persons, is only the safety valve by which the passions of a democratic community exhaust themselves. The Yankee is essentially a trading and calculating biped ; and he knows well that he cannot at present afford to quarrel with his best friend and parent, JOHN BULL. Independently of the feeling of interest, old associations are strong in the breasts of a large and influential portion of the American people. This fact has probably never been evi denced more forcibly than in the following speech, delivered by an American gentleman, on Thursday last, at the Cutlers'-hall, in Sheffield. During the proceedings, we find it reported that : " Mr. E. G. Loring, a gentleman from Massachusetts, United States, proposed " Prosperity to the town and trade of Sheffield." After some preliminary remarks, he said that an Englishman could form little idea of the feel ing of an American when he first visited England. Eng lishmen went to the United States on a visit,—Americans • ame to England on a pilgrimage. (Cheers.) England to every right-hearted American was entwined with ear liest and happiest recollections. The earliest books he read were those which were published by Newberry, at the corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, and the books which had formed his education were the works of Shakspcare, Milton, and Scott. In fact, and he said it in no boastful spirit, he believed every right-hearted American was half an Englishman. (Loud cheers.) And why not ? (conti nued Mr. Loring). Your ancestors were our ancestors. " The fine old English gentleman," of whom you haye been singing to-night, was my ancestor as well as yours. (Cheers and laughter.) Don't we " sneak the tongue which Shakspeare spoke ?" Don't we " the faith and morals hold which Milton held ?" And are not your churches, those noble monuments of art, the work of our ancestors as well as yours? (Renewed applause.) It is not the clod of earth beneath our feet which we call a country, but laws, household manners, and institutions, and religion. Have we not trial by jury, which was be queathed to us by your Alfred and our Alfred ? I doubt whether any person in this room to-night joined in the anthem of " God save the Queen" with more fervour than I, an American, did, and why ? Because, in the name of your revered Queen the whole of your institutions were included. I felt that her name represented England ; and I understood " God save the Queen" to mean God save glorious England. (Continued applause.) And is this not a time, Sir, when the hopes of liberty are being elsewhere crushed to the earth—is this not a time, I say, that the two great nations who occupy the front rank of po ver and civilisation, and are the only bulwarks of freedom, should fraternise with each other; and I beg to assure you that so far as the best-informed and most respectable part of my countrymen are concerned, they do most heartily fra ternise with you." (Loud and prolonged applause.) All honour to the man from whose lips such noble sentiments were uttered ! They make us proud of our common origin—proud of that Anglo-Saxon race whose members, whether under monarchical or republican institutions, revere in their heart of hearts all that is great and good in the character, and sacred in the feelings of human beings. THE SHIPOWNERS AND THEIR GRIEVANCES. AN important document has just been published, con taining the views of the Committee of the Shipowners' Society of Sunderland ,as to the course to be adopted in order to enable them to meet the competition to which they are at present subjected. The Committee state that they have had under their consideration three classes of grievances : " The first aro those which are purely the result of le gislative enactments, and which the legislature has it in its power at once to remedy. Another class involves in terests which may have to beconciliated, or their opposition overcome. And the third class consists of evils which arise out of the present state of our relations with foreign Powers, and the removal of which depends mainly upon the Executive Government and its treaties and negotia tions." Under the first head the Committee complain of those provisions of the existing law which prevent the Ship owner from manning his vessels with British or foreign seamen at his discretion. It is certainly inconsistent in any government to maintain such a restriction, after hav ing exposed the Shipowner to competition with foreign vessels, paying little more than a third of the cost of na vigating them which British vessels pay. But, after all. it will be found that this portion of the Shipowners' grievances is practically an unimportant one. There are few men who would not prefer British seamen to fo reigners, even although a higher rate of wages had to be paid. Lascars, Portuguese, and other men of the kind, who can be picked up at most of our leading ports at re duced rates, are not the sort of persons amongst whom proper subordination can be maintained, and with whom Shipowners and underwriters would like to entrust their property. _ _ _ . _ The next complaint of the Sunderland Committee is against the existing system of pilotage. They contend that vessels, when in ballast, should pay no pilotage dues, and that, whether with cargo or in ballast, they should be exempt if they have a captain on board who is himself competent to perform a pilot's duties. The committee appear to us to remark upon this part of their subjectwith no very great amount of knowledge of its bearings. Sup pose the case of a captain sailing from the port of Liver pool for a long voyage, and being at the time perfectly master of the intricacy of our channels and banks. When he returns, after twelve months, he will probably find that he has all to learn over again. Sandbanks have shifted ; new buoys have been laid down ; in short, changes have been taking place which render his previous local know ledge dangerous, rather than useful. Our pilots them selves are compelled to survey the approaches to the Mersey once a month ; and if such survey is necessary to enable men to perform their duty efficiently, who are daily navigating our River, Low can it be expected that any eaptain,'homeward bound, after a year's voyage, will be trustworthy where a valuable cargo, and human lives, may be lost by the most trivial mistake ? There may b e a show of grievance, no doubt, in the fact that vessels in ballast, merely moving from port to port, are compelled to pay pilotage. Shipowners may say, too—we are our own insurers ; why not let us do what we like with our vessels and cargoes ? There are, however, two potent objections to such an arrangement. In the first place, if taking a pilot on board is to be optional on the part of a captain of a ship, how is the service to be kept up for the benefit of others, who require the valuable assistaLce of such a man ! The pilots of Liverpool, when fully branched, do not earn more than from £l7O to £lBO per annum. For this they expose themselves to all the hazards of a very difficult channel in all weathers. It is calculated that the service wears itself out, by deaths from ex posure, independently of accident, in 21 years; and, if by adopting the suggestions of the Sunderland Shipowners, the remuneration afforded to the men engaged in it should be materially diminished, we might be at a loss to find respectable parties willing to recruit its ranks. With respect to another ground of complaint, viz. the stamp duty on charter parties, we admit that it ought to be abolished. An alteration should also be made in the system of exacting toll from ships passing part ports, whether they use them or not Thus, the com- mittee say, " Whitby not only levies 'a toll upon ships passing, it levies a toll upon ships proceeding to Newcastle and Sun derland northward, and which do not, therefore, come within forty miles of the port, to the repairs and beautify ing of which they are obliged to continue. Bridlington is another example; Dover another. The combined influ ence of these ports may offer a formidable opposition, but your committee are of opinion that the injustice of the toll is in every instance so glaring that a vigorous effort cannot fail to be crowned with success." ght dues are le cc'. on a ciple ; and the Establishment of Tri onerous infliction upon the rly unjust prin- House is an 'owner. The most im- portant portion of the report, however, is contained in the closing paragraphs, which we quote in extenso " Your committee have further to complain that while this country has opeued its ports freely to every nation in the world, other nations take advantaze of our generosity, but refuse to reciprocate. Of this France is a notable instance ; Spain is another. Your committee recommend the selection of individual cases in which the iniquity is apparent, and let these be set forth in detail for the information of the Legislature and the public., in order that the question may he fairly raised and considered, whether it is expedient for this country to continue to other nations the enjoyment of privileges which they pertinaciously refuse to us. " But if the shipowners of the united kingdom have a right to complain when other nations impose distinctions to the disadvantage of British shipping, how much more reason for complaint is there when such distinctions are actually made by our own Government ? A case has been stated to your committee that came recently within the personal experience of one of its members, in which, while a British emigrant vessel, taken up by the Government, had to be surveyed by the Government inspector, at a cost to the owner of £32, a foreign vessel was at the same time taken without inspection, thereby making a distinc tion in favour of the foreigner to the extent of the fees payable on the survey, besides the invidiousness of the accepti n vessel on more ect that these and other similar demands for THE POISONING CASE fund for enabling th, r;.—We have received 10s. towards the girl Rimmer to emigrate to Australia. A WORKING MAN.—The Rev. Joseph Baylee v6ll deliver a lecture on the s mint, at the institute, Brook- opportunity of obtaining formation he r s.—You c statement of account; but if you proc, ?1 yin; fo he sum THOMAS GIBSON A.S.—The tents erected nufactured 1 y Messrs than that of the hen Lc mion Nips of t wereexhibited, and to which ti We shall I. on subjects of local or oo:i enough to a !al Gardens .ate the sa already e communicAtions tures, for our o - ,vn sat Eitxrpoot #.,taitharb, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 7, 1552 THE HISTORY OF AN IRISH ELECTION. ON reviewing the proceedings of the Roman Catholic Priests during the recent elections in Ire land, the English public may well exclaim in the well known words of CICERO to CATILINE ; QvouPque tandem, abutere patientid nostril ; quamdiu nos etiam eluclet furor iste tuns recent ad finem sese effrenata jectabit tea audacta Although we have on sever called the attention of our readers to this too interesting subject, we cannot, even at being somewhat tedious, refrain from once more pointing out an illustration of the practical opera tion of I - liherno-Roman Priestcraft which has been afforded to the country in a letter addressed by " A Landed Proprietor and Magistrate of the County of Longford" to the Editor of the Morning Herald. The narrative of the late election in that county contained in the letter, gives the reader a very distinct and vivid idea of the manner in which the Romish Clergy bring their influence to bear upon their vassal flocks in the exercise of their political rights. It would appear that the Hon. L. H. KING HARMAN, son of Lord LORTON, at the instance of almost every landed proprietor and magistrate of the county, came forward as a candi date for its representation on ministerial principles, in opposition to two nominees of the Priests. The reverend fathers, disgusted at finding so formidable a competitor in the field—especially when they dis covered that most of the Roman Catholic free holders had promised him their votes—eagerly looked out for a pretext which might be used to inflame the passions and religious prejudices of the mob against Mr. HARMAN. The Stockport Riots served the purpose admirably. Placards were forthwith printed and posted throughout the whole county, and especially upon the chapel walls, to the following effect : al recent cccasons he risk of " Catholics,—The rights of your holy church are in danger—the liberties and privileges of your priests are at stake ; your reverend bishops have been staked at the mercy of the common informer. Will you save your chapels from destruction ? Will you be true to your church ? Will you protect from insult your priests, who are true to you from the cradle to the grave ? Will you save your bishops from the felon's dock and prosecution by the common informer ? If so, if you arc true sons of the old Church, you will vote against KING HARMAN, the friend of Lord DERBY, who is the friend of assassins, burglars, and sacrilegious ruf fians of Stockport. To the poll, to the poll, for your country and for your creed." Following up their advantage, the reverend fathers proceeded on Sundays and holidays to pro claim from the altars of their chapels denunciations of no gentler character against every Roman Catho lic elector who should vote for Mr. HARMAN. One reverend neighbour of the obnoxious candidate declared with vociferous fury that he would turn every man who dared to vote for him into a " he goat: Another recommended every voter in his parish, if his landlord should ask for a vote, to answer him by "a kick and a box." In spite, how ever, of all this amiable activity on the part of the "clargy," a considerable number of the Roman Catholics remained for a time true to their pro mises. It was therefore found necessary to adopt a little of that organised intimidation in the manage ment of which the Irish clergy are such admirable tacticians. Accordingly, great numbers of persons under priestly command, of whom many were members of the Ribbon or Assassin Clubs, were sent forth, in bands of from 10 to 50 men, accompanied by local leaders, with orders to attack by night the houses of every Roman Catholic tenant who had promised his vote to Mr. HARMAN. The forces of the reverend fathers seem to have been worthy of their chiefs, and the incidents which ensued afforded very pretty specimens of guerilla warfare. From the instances selected by the cor respondent of the Morning Herald we shall men tion one or two by way of specimen. Twenty freeholders baying been brought by night for protection to the offices of Mr. IlarurA.N, at Newcastle, a large band of ruffians forthwith attacked their houses, dragged their wives and chil dren out of their beds, and vowed with dreadful imprecations that if the men were not at home at the same hour on the following night, the houses should be burnt down and the inhabitants but chered. At Cranlamore, five tenants were visited by an armed party, their windows were smashed, one of them was severely beaten, and all of them were commanded on pain of death to vote as their Priest directed. JAMES DOONER, a tenant of Mr. HARMAN, had his doors and windows broken ; he and his wife were inhumanly beaten ; and he received orders to vote against his landlord, or his life would be taken. EDWARD SHERIDAN, a respectable Roman Ca tholic tenant, got warning that he was a marked man, as it had been reported he had been canvass ing for Mr. HARMAN ; and he was told it would be a sad thing if he were to have his arm broken, or to receive some bad injury. He afterwards received not only a violent blow on the arm, but other severe wound and injuries. Four Roman Catholic voters on Mr. EDGE WORTH'S estate had their houses attacked by night by armed parlies, and their doors and windows broken in; and they themselves were compelled to take oaths that they would vote for the Priest's no minee, and not for Mr. HARMAN, to whom they had previously given their promise. " These men"—we quote the words of the letter in the Herald—" declared solemnly that the fear of death obliged them, however reluctantly, to obey this order." A Roman Catholic shopkeeper of Longford, named KENAGH, had taken an active part in favour of Mr. HARMAN. On the second day of polling, he had a slight attack of indisposition. The mob assailed his house, tore him from his bed, and, with sanguinary threats, forced him to vote in violation of his principles and his promises. Ere another sun had risen, KENAGH was a corpser-We need give no further details. For several days before the election, says the writer of the letter, a reign of terror, worthy of the days of ROBESPIERRE, pervaded the county." And further on he declares, " the history of this election is but a type of what took place in every other county and borough in which the malign influence of the Romish Priest hood prevailed." Praiseworthy efforts have already been made to SE " RECIPROCITY.' TIIE proba es of a rupture between r ,ngland and the United States on the Fishery Question are n ever The Govern m nts of the two gotiations upon countries are engaged in friendly ne appears, nevertheless, that a very sts in Congress relative to the angry feeling e dispute ; and the speech of M SEWARD, which is hinted in ce tain quarters as expressive of the views of the American Government, contains some what startling expressions. " Om. fishermen," says Mr. SEWARD, " want all that our own con- straction of the convention gives them, and want and must have ore ; they wan it and 1/ ave the privilege of fishing within the three inhibited miles, and of curing fish on the shore." It will be re- ,nem here tha ring to the Britisl and ob- viously first intended, construction of the con- zens of the United States were prohibited from fishing in any part of British bays, or within three miles of the Brit We have long practically conceded a relaxation of ;12 coast the strict interpretation of the agreement with regard to ti than three ;e portions of bays which are more miles f .orn the shore. It is said that the British Government has now agreed to ratify this concession on consideration of a nominal reci procal concession on the part of the States. Such an arrangement, implying no undue compromise•of the rights or dignity of Great Britain, ought to be most cheerfully hailed, were it likely to be the means of putting an end to a paltry quarrel, which might, nevertheless, result—as many paltry quar rels have done ere now—in disastrous warfare, or long and embarrassing controversy. No doubt the Americans will make a bold push to obtain all that their piscatorial fellow-citizens seem, from Mr. SEWARD'S account, to require, and which Mr. WEBSTER, the great protector of " bob, line, and sinker," has declared to he their due. Mr. SEWARD, I g the modest wishes of the fisher men in the language above cited, proceeds to de clare " There is only one way that Congress can act, and that is by reciprocal legislation of some after express with the British Parliament or the British colonies." It is sincerely to be hoped that her Majesty's Government, before thinking of pro posing any further concession or compromise, will consider with care the character of American reci procity. Among the 'cute things of which brother JONA- THAN may boast, there never was a sharper than the pretty " reciprocity" juggle which he played upon her Majesty's last Government, with respect to the Navigation Laws. While the American Le gislature was tightening the protective restrictions in favour of its own trade, and practically proving its want of faith in the cosmopolitan commercial system recently adopted by this country, the Eng lish Free-trade Government met the comments of all cavillers by pointing out the " reciprocity" which the United States had agreed to with respect to the Navigation La\vs. The Americans had, for sooth, agreed to admit the English to free compe- tition in navigation, excepting only as regarded their coasting trade, England having made an ex- ception in favour of its own. A very pretty ar rangement in theory—in practice, a very farce. America's foreign trade, compered with that of England, is insignificant. It has no colonies. Its " coasting trade"—within the meaning assigned by its government to those words,—is immense, in cluding, for example, the voyage to California. The coasting trade of England, compared with the foreign and colonial, is of small national importance. In fact, the American Government, in reserving its coasting trade, conferred but the smallest boon on the English by its " reciprocity ;" while the British Government, by its exception, reserved nothing ma terial, but threw open to competition its immense commerce with its colonies and foreign countries. If, therefore, any attempt be made to carry out the " reciprocal legislation" on the Fishery Question to which Mr. SEWARD alludes, we re commend the Government and Parliament to keep a sharp look-out, lest our Transatlantic cousins again jockey us out of substantial advantages, giving us in return a worthless " reciprocity." MR. SAMUEL HOLME'S PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN. MANY years ago a comprehensive plan for the improvement of Liverpool was brought before the public by Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, to which we gave our earnest support. Mr. HOLME proposed to open out, wherever it was possible, spacious streets, run ning from the margin of the river to the high parts of the town, which would form what might be regarded as its lungs, and permit the healthy sea breeze to circulate freely. Burlington-street, at the north end, was one of those to be opened; and it was also proposed that the opportunity of the Old Queen's Arms. Hotel, in Castle -street, having fallen into the hands of the Corporation, should be seized upon, to enable that body to construct a wide thoroughfare through the crowded streets between Castle-street and Whitechapel to St. George's-hall. Unhappily for the pubic, the scheme was considered of too great magnitude, and the opportunity was lost. Since then a vast quantity of outskirt land has been built over, with no regard to uniformity of plan, or to sanatory principles ; and a further large portion of our population are walled in, as it were, from the pure atmosphere. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent in paving and severing filthy little streets and courts, which ought long ago to have been swept away. Crotch etty and petty improvements have been made here and there, with no sensibly beneficial effect in im proving our sanatory condition ; and we are yet without a decent approach to a town which already rivals the metropolis in the vastness of its commerce, and is only second to it in the number of its population. We agree with Mr. HOLME, that the time has arrived when a great work of improvement of this character must be carried out. In arriving at this conclusion, we do not dwell upon the fact that pes tilence threatens us with its approach, although it is deplorable to reflect that past warnings of its visitations have been in a great measure neglected. The fever of 1846 carried off thousands of the population of the unwholesome streets in the district from Vauxhall-road to Scotland-road ; yet those streets are still unventilated and unwholesome. The epidemic of 1847 ravaged the outskirts round the boundary line of the borough to the Dingle, most singularly not visiting the old fever parts of the town ; yet we have been covering those out skirts with buildings constructed with little regard to either ventillation or drainage. The cholera, three years ago, found us still unprepared ; and its approaching arrival—for this terrible scourge has already reached the shores of the Baltic in its course westward—will find us talking only of the measures which ought to have been taken years ago. Pure air is one of the essentials of health for our crowded population. Our wealthy classes enjoy it in their rural retreats, and in their aristocratic streets and squares ; and it can only be brought to the dwellings of the poor by such ventilating shafts as will be afforded by the improvements which Mr, HOLUB British Government favourable terms We sus than the reciprocity, and for reforms of our commercial code, wiil form one of the most prominent topics in the next session of Parliament. ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION The annual session for receiving the applications for new licenses was held yesterday, in the Sessions-house, Chapel-street. There were 175 applications, 34 of which were in Everton and Kirkdale Ward ; 34 in Scotland Ward ; 2 in Vauxhall Ward ; 7 in St. Paul's Ward ; 2 in Exchange Ward ; 1 in Castle-street Ward ; 6 in St. Peter's Ward ; 3 in Pitt-street Ward ; 6 in Great George Ward ; 8 in Rodney-street War,' ; 13 in Abercronaby Ward ; 8 in Lime-street Ward ; 14 in St. Anne's Ward ; 22 in West Derby Ward ; 7 in South Toxteth Ward ; in North Toxteth Ward ; and Mr. James Wrieglcsworth applied for a billiard license in Newington-street. The magistrates cn the bench were—Messrs. John Holmes, (in the chair,) J. 14. Turner, Robertson Glad stone, Thomas Bolton, Geo. Hall Lawrence, R. V. Yates, E. Cropper, Eyre Evans, William Brown, M.P., and R. Ellison Harvey. The court was inconveniently crowded. The CHAIRMAN, at the opening of the proceedings, said the magistrates would hear what each applicant had to say, and then retire to consider the applications for each ward. The applications for Everson and Kirkdale Ward were taken first. The great majority of the applicants con tented themselves with making a formal application, leaving the decision with the magistrates. Messrs. Aspinall, Simon, Raffles, and M'OubreY, barristers ; and Messrs. Snowball, Bretberton, Dodd, Grocott, Bremner, Owen, Chilton, and Hope, solicitors, appeared on behalf of several of the applicants. The ground of application generally was an increase of inhabi tants in the districts. We give below an outline of the cases possessing most interest. Mr. SNOWBALL appeared in support of an application made by Mr. Edward Robinson, for a license to a house in Tarleton-street, corner of Great Homer-street. There were 125 houses in Tarlton-street, 97 houses in Victoria street, besides a great number of houses erecting in ad joining streets, and no public house in the neighbourhood. Mr. OWEN supported an application made by John Laugharne for a license to a house in Boundary-street, Kirkdale. The applicant was a man of good character, and well known to the police. (A laugh.) His testimo nials were of the highest character. There was no public house within 460 yards of the neighbourhood, and the inhabitants were increasing. There were therefore two reasons for granting the license—public necessity and the high character of the applicant. Mr. SNOWBALL supported an application made by Mr. James Molloy, paper dealer of this town, for a licence to premises belonging to him, at the corner of Smith -street, Rake-lane, Kirkdale. The district in which the house was situated was something resembling the Seven Dials in London, (laughter) although much more respectable. There were no less than eight improving streets leading to it. Mr. BRETHERTON opposed the application, on the ground that the applicant was not a fit person to be en trusted with a license. Mr. Molloy had formerly been the holder of licenses in four different taverns, all of which he had disposed of, and, during the time he hept these houses, he was three times fined. After some general remarks in opposition to the application, Mr. Bretherton called upon the bench to refuse a license to a person who was no more than a speculator in them. Mr. SNOWBALL said Mr. Molloy was present, and would answer for himself. In answer to several questions from Mr. BRETHERTON, Mr. Molloy admitted that he had formerly been the tenant of public-houses in Sir Thomas's-buildings, Rich mond-row, and Tempest-hey, which he had sold. After hearing the several applications for licenses to houses in Everton and Kirkdale Ward (thirty-four in number), the magistrates retired, and, after about a quarter of an hour's absence returned, when Mr. Jottm HOLMES !aid—The magistrates have taken into consideration the applications for licenses in Everton and Kirkdale Ward, and they have not granted one in a single instance. I may say that two or three of the magis trates voted for some of the licenses being granted, but a large majority were against them. SCOTLAND WARD APPLICATIONS The applications in this ward were thirty-four in num ber. Amongst them, Mr. SNOWBALL applied on behalf of Mr. Richard Cub bin for a license to a new hotel in Regent-road, at the corner of Blackstone -street, which Mr. Cubbin had erected at an expense of between £3,000 and £4,000. This was a complete hotel in every respect, as fine and as complete an hotel as any in Liverpool, and well situated for business at the north end of the town. When the magistrates were aware of the large extent of emigration that was now taking place from the north end of the town, he thought they would be disposed to grant a license to this house, the rent of it, it being a very large concern, would be at least equal to £2OO a year. Mr. JOHN Hor.afEs.—They only build very large houses there for the sake of getting a license. Mr. SNOWBALL admitted it. He had three other applications for houses of the same character in that neighbourhood, yet to make to the bench; and what did it prove ? Simply that such houses were wanted in the neighbourhood. It was unreasonable to suppose that persons of capital would spend money in the erection of such extensive premises, if they were really not wanted for the public convenience. He thought those who had erected these houses had a full right to expect that licences would be granted them. There could be no doubt that the emigrants should be conveniently accommodated at the hotels near the docks from which they intended to sail, and this hotel was mainly erected for the reception of these emigrants. It was not a dram shop, but a large hotel, which he contended was wanted in the neighbour hood on the ground of public convenience. if such houses were wanted in the district, which he repeated was so, the magistrates would do wrong in refusing to license them. Mr. GROCOTT appeared in support of an application made by Mr. John Bibby Winstanley, for a licence to a house in Regent-road. Mr. SNOWBALL again rose in favour of an application, by Mr. John Elliott, for a license to a large new house Which had been erected in the Regent-road, opposite Nelson Dock gates. This house was calculated to afford accommodation to a large number of guests, and he (Mr. Snowball) was informed by Mr. Elliott that he had fre quently as many as 100 at once dining in the house. He had a very large dining-room in the house especially designed with that object. He trusted that the magistrates would not from any prejudice refuse a license. The question was, as he had said before, were such houses wanted ? and he thought he had fully proved that they were. Mr. SNOWBALL made a similar application on behalf of Mr. Joseph Orrell, for a license to a new house which had been erected in Regent-road, opposite the Wellington Dock gates. The circumstances were the very same as those in the last two cases, and he would not, therefore, say anything more in support of the application. Mr. SNOWBALL again rose in support of a license ap plied for by Mr. Thomas Hollerhead, for a house in Scotland-road, at the corner of Great Oxford-street. This was a new house which had been erected by Messrs. Samuel and James Holme, who thought that a house was wanted there. So much was a licensed house wanted in that neighbourhood, that a person could not be accommo dated with a beef stake or a chop within three miles of the neighbourhood. Messrs. Holme had found that out, and they had therefore erected these premises, in order that the public might be benefited. If an hotel was not wanted there in consequence of the great increase in shipping, he did not know where the magistrates would grant a license. Mr. Hot.mcs.—There are memorials against the license being granted from three congregations in the neigh bourhood. Mr. SNOWBALL.—WeII, really, I think they ought to have petitioned in favour of the house, for by people going to reside there they induce them to attend the churches. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE did not agree exactly in the remarks made by the Chairman (Mr. Holmes). He did not think they deserved the name of a place of wor. ship where it was objected to have a public-house opposite them. There were such things as dull sermons, and he did not see why a person should not have the opportunity of taking refreshment in the neighbourhood where a place of worship stood. Mr. AsriNAit. supported an applicatio n ma d e on behalf of Elizabeth Goulburn, the widow of on e o f t h e men killed at the Corn Exchange, for a license to a house at the corner of Chaucer-street. Mr. BREMNER opposed the application, on the ground that last year the magistrates refused even to transfer a license to the neighbourhood. It would, therefore, be inconsistent now to grant a new license. An application by Mr. George Bowers for a license to a house in Wilorahain.F.treet Was opposed by Mr. BRETHERTON, who said that Mr. Bowers. in ma" king his application, had left out a most important parti cular, which was—that the neighbourhood of the house was very aristocratic and very select. There were six private houses in the street—three on each side,—three plblic-house:, and six beer-houses. (Laughter.) Perhaps the magish arcs would consider that another license or two ought to be granted, so th7t e: own publican. (Renewed laug The magistrates then retired ight have its said the a their return into th ,nly license they h a d granted was CHAIRMAN ARTlR.mcAuwbbin, for the house in Rege n t- roa d On the magistrates' clerk examining the notices, to be aftixe3 to the church and chapel doors sent to the overseers and poll' requisite peared that ice sent to the s in the 0 the c ing been left out of the copy notice sent to the polio igistrates and Mr rit of the Act o en the ma 'Sher sow e eliser .on betwt_ Snowball, who contended Out I - 1,. Parliament had been complieu with, the magistrates rnled that the informality was iffn' " """ during the present have his hef e license bein !ar. Mr. Cubbin e October next vex therefor( license The applications (30 in numbe Paul's, Exchange, Castle-street, and Great George wards wera next taken. The cnly cases of interest were an application by Charles Howell, sup ported by Mr, Sn,wball, for a license to a house in Tithe barn-street, near the Exchange Railway Station. Fro Mr. Snowball's statement it appeared that as or 700 people per day, arriving 1 habit of dining at the house !r) from Vauxhall, St St. Peter's, Pitt-street many as 60C y the railway, are in the The otter case, also supported by Mr. Snowball, was an application by Mr. Thomas Jones, proprietor of the Trafford Dining-rooms, in South John-street, fora license to those premises On* MAN again said ates' returning into court, the CHAIR the magistrates. that they have not granted any of t .enses in any of the wards ROD NEY, STE ', ABERCRONIBY ANN'S WARDS STREET, AND S Amongst them -hi applications or new port of an ap licenses Mr. GROCOTT appeared in made by Mr. William Cole, for Mr. Cole was a dealer in oysters, and a ilasnett-street. Mr. Shaw in th brequet of " Thank you kindl 'inown by the sou- Mr. Col; Mud equally well known by the title of c,. ' King Cole and during that time had conducted it in a very respecta ble manner. Parties who came to his house for oysters were frequently in the habit of asking for a glass of brandy, and it was in consequence of not being able to supply it that he now made the present application. Mr. ASPINALL appeared in support of an application by Mr. Charles Joughin, for the re-granting of the hcPrise to his house in Hotharn-street. Mr. Aspinall went over the cireumstances which led to Mr. Joughin's license being taken away, and having done so, contended that Mr. Joughin had already been sufficiently punished. He urged upon the ben c h th a t, w i t h out i mpa i r i ng t h e force o their decision of last year, or that of the court abave, they might consistently grant Mr. Joughin his license, as he had, at most, only been guilty of an act of indiscretion. The magistrates hav!ng retired, and returned into court, the CHAIRMAN said,—We have not granted any of the ,• —not one WEST DE IY, NORTH AND SC TH TOXTETII WARDS There were 36 applications in these wards' The most important was an application supported by Mr. BRE:umER, who appeared on behalf of Mr. JA Durandu, for a license to the Zool , gieal Gardens • • 11 • Bremmer urged that as similar places of amusement in almost every town in the kingdom had licenses attached to them, it was a reflection on Liverpool that a license had so long been refused to the Zoological Gardens here. Vauxhall, Cremorne, and the Surrey Gardens had all licenses attached to them ; and — The CHAIRMAN intimated to Mr. Bremner that the bench were acquainted with all the facts of the case. Mr. BREMNER.—WeII, if the bench decide before they hear the evidence— Mr. CROPPER said Mr. Bremner bad of amusement in London. only cited places Mr. BRENINER.-But it was not confined to London alone. Manchester, Sheffield, Gravesend, and several other similar places of amusement had licenses. In continuation Mr. Bremner contended that in justice to his subscribers' convenience, Mr. Durandu ought to have a license granted to the gardens. In the course of Mr. Bromner's remarks The CHAIRMAN said—l did not like to stop you Mr. Bremner, but we all know the circums'ances of the case, and we have several letters in opposition to the license being granted. Arr. - BRENINER.—The public are e sideration in the case. titled to some con The CHAIIIMAN.—Wehave had considerations for them. Mr. ADAM HODGSON.—I really think you must leave the bench to judge of their own responsibilities. In being guardians of public morality, I do not think we forget the other. I really think that your observations are not correct towards the bench. Mr. BRENINER.—I was only complaining of the word of the chairman. Mr. flonusoN.—l think your observation is one which ought not to have been made. Mr. BREMNER...--I can only say that since I acted in this court, I have never said anything which can be con strued into disrespect towards the magistrates. The CHAIRNIAN—We all know what the Zoologica Gardens are. Mr. BREMNER—If the magistrates have decided that there shall not be a license granted to the Gardens, Ti shall say no more about it. The magistrates having retired and again returned into court, the CHAIRMAN announced that the magistrates had not granted a license either in the West Derby or the South or North Toxteth Wards. It will thus he seen that all the applicants were unsuc cessful, not one license having been granted out of the 175 applications made. The MAGISTRATES' CLERK, at the request of the bench, read the following memorial, which had been presented to the licensing magistrates. The memorial which, with the signatures, was several yards long, was as follows : "TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. " The earnest memorial of the undersigned ministers, scripture-readers, town missionaries, and Sabbath -school teachers, respectfully sheweth that they most deeply de plore the great evil of intemperance, which is acknow ledged to be the source of at least four-fifths of the crime and pauperism of the country. " That it appears, from a report of the committee of the Town Council of Liverpool, that there are 140 licensed public-houses, being one to 265 inhabitants, a larger proportion than in any other town in the kingdom. " Your memorialists, from their experience, labouring among the poor, believe that the increase of these esta blishments multiplies the temptations to drunkenness, and increases the number of those directly interested in promoting it. _ " Yotimemorialists, therefore, respectfully, but most earnestly, request the magistrates to refuse all applications for new licenses, and to embrace every opportunity of reducing the number of those already in existence." The CRAIRNIAN, addressing the professional gentlemen and others present in court, referred to the extremely unpleasant position in which he said the bench was placed with regard to the granting of licenses. It was the intention of the licensing magistrates to see the Mayor, with a view of calling a meeting of the magistrates generally, to consider the propriety of going be fore parliament, in order to get the present licensing system altered. He could assure them that the licen sing magistrates would gladly be relieved of the re sponsibility, for, whilst on the one hand the Recorder was finding fault with them, they had memorials from the Watch Committee, and also the one which had just been read, begging that they would reduce the present number of licenses. It was proposed to hold a meeting of magis trates on Wednesday. Mr. HODGSON.—And we hope to have the support of other large communities in the application we propose to make to parliament. The proceedings then terminated a little before four o'clock, it being understood that the removal cases, and the licenses of those who have been fined once and fur ther informations against them, will be beard at twelve o'clock on Thursday next, instead of Wednesday, as originally fixed. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE AND ROMAN CATHOLIC SHERIFFS. WE have received a very long letter from a correspond ent, who signs it, " Common Sense," commenting upon the remark made by Lord Chief Justice CAMPBELL, in his charge to the Grand Jury, at Liverpool, ti It is not unreasonable to require (i. e. from Roman Catholic sheriffs) that in our (the judges') presence, the law of the land should not be violated, and that due re spect should be shown to our feelings as Protestants." The writer asks : "Is it really a ' v i o l a ti on o f th e l aw o f the land, ' for the high sheriff to nominate a chaplain of his own religion, and in all respects to be consistent with his own faith in the arrangements he has to make ? Lord Campbell more than insinuates it is ; and that not only de facto, but de jure." The substance of our corresponds from the length of the letter containing it, ve cannot give entire, is, that the difficulty felt by the Lord Chief Justice arises from our recent liberalism in legislation. If there are to be Roman Catholic Sheriffs, s argument, which, ccasionz have men fulfilling the office who, L,_ parade before the Judges a Roman Catholic we have Quaker Sheriffs, we may Sheriff SWIFT, will propriety," as Lord CAMPBELL terms i lain, with whom the Judges " may find through the streets, the ' observed of a Mr. BLUN DELL conducted himsel by not introducin e even ` the im- a female chap- res riding 11 observers eetiv in Liverpool uecause h 3 w as a more ua P re a p p ra is d t e C at ha p p a l p a i i s n t t to h :l n ie J sh u m d i g ff es s , w it i w v as The creed, and the they differed only on the question of time and place of putting forth the er of their church. The real evil, which our correspondent thinks his lordship has overlooked, arises from the fact that Roman Catholics, Jews, and Quakers, ier s of creeds from which they differ to be allowed to be sheriffs. If L iberals, like Lord obligations, of both irere the same !ence, as to the pretensions have been Campbell, invite me their coax} ns in high places, they ought not to corn- bring thei r side his re obnoxious ligion orhabits l with es 1.4 ii, them. a A; (l ); : i ji : ne k w e ias r t t O ntho p te u yt t obir o ai n scarlet attire and it; , 4;wl,,boause liberal politicians have enabled him to be 1-I.lg aerift of a County. •