The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-28 00:00:00

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Mr. GULLY drew the attention of the house to some state- Ments be had to make relative to the charges made by Mr. c'eannell against Mr. Hardy respecting the Pontefract elec tion. The honourable member read some letters, which he Moved should be laid on the table and printed. The motion for Printing the letters was negatived. POOR LAW COMMISSIONEIIS.. Mr. MACLEA N said be had seen a correspondence in the pa ers between a clergyman and the poor commissioners, frorn which it appeared that the inmatei'of • Vorkhouses were not permitted to attend divine worship at the parish church, or elsewhere but in the workhouse, where a chaplain was to attend Mem. H e b egged to ask the noble lord if the correspondence to which he alltided was authentic, and whether, according to the law, the commi ss i o ners w e r e j us tifi e d i n prevent i ng t h e inMates from attending the parish church? Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no doubt about the correspon dence ; but, with respect to the point of law, he could not give an answer at present. Mr. MACLEAN hoped the noble lord would make inquiry into the regulations of the commissioners on that point. E QUALIZATION OF THE DUTIES ON EAST AND WEST INDIA SUGAR. Tile CHANCELLOR Of ti EXCHEQUER, in a committee of ways and means, moved a series of resolutions to the effect that sugars the growth of the East Indies be admitted into this coun try at a f reduced duty of 21s. per cent. The resolutions were agreed to. Mr. Wakley's parish vestries bill was thrown out on the second reading. The Scotch municipalities bill was, on the motion of Mr. R. Stuart, passed through committee. The bribery at elections bill occupied the house in committee until one o'clock, when the chairman reported progress, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS—TnunsnAy. ONERS' COUNSEL BILL. Lord LYNDHURSTPRIS, in inoving the second reading of this bill Ilvrelt with great force and eloquence upon the inhumanity and ineonsistency of refusing to a man, who was allowed to employ counsel to assist him in establishing any right of property, that assistance on a question affecting his character, his personal liberty, or his life. The noble lord said, if he might use so !tron g an expression, he should say that this appeared to him to be perfectly absurd. (Hear.) In cases of the deepest dye, viz., charges of high treason, the prisoner was allowed the bene fit of counsel. Another class of cases, of the lowest description as to tiehninal matters, viz., misdemeanours, the party charged was likewise allowed the benefit of counsel. So that in the two extreme cases, in the gravest and in the lightest charges, a pH . r was permitted to hpre counsel to address the jury, whilst 1 e intermediate cases, viz., in cases of felony, he was not eFIII wed that p r i v il ege. Thi s was an i ncons i stency t h' at amount to something bordering on absurdity. There were other thinßs nearly as absurd to which he would now direct their lord hips' attention. In charges for coining, for instance, a man Indicted for that offence was allowed the full benefit of counsel; hut, if he were acquitted, and indicted for a second offence, with the same witnesses—the same evidence, in that second indict bleat, the counsel had not a right, as the law stood, to address a single word to the jury. (Hear.) Now there was another class of cases to which he would direct the notice of the house. A party was indicted for excessive violence upon a female, and .!,t counsel had no ri g ht to address a single word to the jury. BUt suppose that the prisoner was acquitted, and another bill Was framed against him for an assault, and although the wit- Slesses were the same, the counsel might address the jury. Their lordships, he thought, could not fail to observe how in consistent and absurd such a state of things was. He might state another description of case, that of an appeal of felony. 1 0 cases of that nature the prisoner was allowed the benefit of ~ounsel, but i n th e c h arge o f f e l ony h e was not. H e (L or d Lyndhurst) might, if be thought fit, multiply these inconsis tencies and absurdities; but he thought he had stated enough to induce their lordships to agree to the principle of this bill. t ,The L or d Chi e f J ust i ce D enman L or d A bi neer, L or d Chi e f sla rob, the Lord Chancellor, and Lord Wynfor% fully concur red in Lord Lyudhurst's views. The bill was read a second time.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. The lords' amendments to the North of England, and the Sheffield railway bills were read and agreed to. ELECTION BY BALLOT. M r• GROTE moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide that ther votes at elections for members of parliament should be B k en by ballot. Mr. Leader seconded the motion. Lord almeny opposed the motion on the ground that by secret Ttting fraudulent use of the franchise would be encouraged. 1 ue prop majority of 51-88osition of Mr. Grote at the close of the debate, was aBt by ' voting for, and 139 against the ulption, Some bills were furthered a stage.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. PRISON DISCIPLINE. T he Duke of RICHMOND, after callin g th e i r l or d s hips' at tention to the recent report of the inspectors of prisons, more rNeeially with regard to Newgate, that prison being in a most gracef u l condition, wished to know from his noble friend op -I:9altei whether it was the intention of his Majesty's ministers remove the prisoners in Newgate, thty being empowered by Itri act of last session to do so, to the Penitentiary; and if they 'tad not done so, whether it was their intention to take any steps for that purpose. . Viscount MELBOURNE assured his noble friend that the sub ject had not escaped the attention of his Majesty's government. 411 (1 that the Secretary of State for the Home Department had 4 , 0 t been i nact i ve; f or h e h a d p repare d a measure to reme d y t il a defects which existed; and a bill had accordingly been made, b ut in order to carry into effect the recommendations ""ade, but from the advanced state of the session and the pressure of business, it might be doubtful whether it could be 1 , 1 , 0 ‘v brought forward. With respect to th e s t a t e o f N ewga t e Lhe entertained precisely the sentiments which his noble friend td etiOn that subject, And he had only to add that a proposition ' l4 tt, been made by the government to- the corporation of the City of London, which would have the effect of removing the abuses so properly pointed out by the inspectors of prisons, as tegarded the gaol of Newgate. No answer had at present teen returned to the proposition Made, but there was every reason for believing that the corporation of London would ac cede to it. He did not know whether anv intention existed of r emoving the prisoners in Newgate to the 'Penitentiary, but he apprehended that the proposition made by . government would e ffectually remedy the evils so properly complained of. Several petitions were and ang them The Earl of SHREWSB p URY s entprd a mo petition from the 4ornan Catholics of Liverpool, in favour of the removal of the , Nobilities under which persons p ro f ess i ng the Jewish religion l abour. The bills before the house were respectively forwarded a. z'age.--Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--FmAY. Lord LIVERPOOL DOCKS. &import moved the further consideration of the report 11 the Liverpool Docks bill. , Lord CLIVE said, that withoift adverting to the general Lhierits of the bill, he would move that it be recommitted. He id 8 ", because a clause had been introduced into the bill ex -• 1 1 ) tine Runcorn and three other ports in the Mersey from dock and he would propose, should the bill be recommitted, to c 1 14 1 , t Ellesmere, on the Cheshire coast, also from th e . same .;' e s• His object was to place the Staffordshire, Shropshire, - ntl North Wales navigation on the same footing as that ter minating on the offer side of the Mersey. h e id ,r• WIL BRAH ek seconded the motion. and said, if the bill l' ai . t"ill be recommitted, he would propose that all the ports on `.. Cheshire side should be exempt from dues. 4 , Lord SANDON said, it wash is intention, when they came to t n e clause in question, to propose that it be struck out, as it had L e en inserted without the due notice in such cases, and was l earefo re contrary to the standing orders. The property affected this bill, th a t of the bondholders, amounted to £1,400,000, 4114 that money had ben lent on wash)te supposition that the whole t rade that entered the e Mersey able to s dock dues. i 4 conversation ensued, in which Mr. Ewan, Mr. Brotherton, `r• Jervis, Sir J. Wrottesle, and Mr. Egerton took part. It reblated to the uly techni - cal point as to whether e'aUse had been inserted contrary to the standing question o rders. a Th : e SPEAKER having been *appealed to for his opinion, with 71 • , e W to decide th e q u es ti on , s aid, that a motion having b ee n --ttue rtai by the n o bl e l or d (th e mem b er f or L u dl ow ) re l a ti ve t o a Icen clause in the bill, the noble lord (the member for Liver ,),°°l) stated, that such clause had been inserted contrary to the . 2 7,,_ n uing orders and that it was his intention to move that it be • - ;;L e ek out. The real question then for their consideration was, .fi e the clause had been contrary to the standing orders. e• believed he was correct in stating that the notices which 1 _ 1 (1 been given given in the instance of this bill applied only to . t t t te nation s to he made respecting the constitution of the board Xitrustees, and the management of the docks, and that no ce had been given of any intention to propose an alteration b 1 1 regard to the tolls. It; then, there was an alteration made 4 ,Y the ill in the tolls, whether by addition or diminution, no "ce should have been given to the parties interested, and whose property would be affected by such alteration, of the intention ‘ T o propos e it. Now, no such' notice had been given here, and te rire hended, therefore, that the clause must be struck out of e bill. He hoped that the house would always bear in mind n t the standing orders had been framed for the protecti on . of :I_telasses of the community, and that they never could and • s ought to be di sregar d e d un l ess w h ere some s t rong specia l as made out, and where, in addition, it was shown that •Thet.4,t particular departure from them would not be productive tende• (Hear.) d 'ne} , to those persons for whose protection they were in , rd CLiva said, that such being the case, he would withdraw caetion _discussion then ensued as to the course of proceeding— aeriT,!Y, whether Lord Sandon should move the amendments a te "e, and when they came to The clause above referred to, hovethat it be struck out, and that then Mr. Ewart 'should „ e ve the rejection of the bill; or that Mr. Ewart should move ..reje ct i on of the bill in the first instance. a a ;?, 11 :. Ewa e T , finally, there being loud calls for him to move, e ,in,m ae rose to moee that the report be taken into fuhirther ton tneration that day six months. He felt bound bys consti he"rets to make that motion, and in doing so h e was sure that t w e ' r ties present e d th e i r wishes, for he acted in accordance with the to4of the town council elected by them under the municipal i rn i bill. He conceived that there was a prima facie case IL _e the bill as it came before the house. The bill related to ;:',ltnatters and local government, the administration of which 0 7_altvay s plac e d in the town-council, and it proposed to take •,,,X . ,ltorn the reformed town-council powers which had been • I,„:7:eu formerly in the old unreformed corporation of Liverpool. 77tquestion then wa s w h et h er powers which had been so long ereA in th e corporation when it was an irresponsible body ,e, o ld be now ta k en away from it when the principle of respon f„.n'anty had been infused into its constitution—when it was a po in! body elected by the inhabitants, and subject to their con -01. (Hear.) His hon. colleague very plausibly proposed shouldt'th appointment of the managers of the,stocks of Liverpool _ rest with the rate-payers of these (hien. (Hear.) That f i ..`, i leabtedly was a plausible ground to go upon. (" Hear," O a th r the opposition.) But it was only plausible—it did not e e xamination The dock-rate payers in Liverpool were a 64 1411 • , Constituency, with all the evils of a small constituency, 7,o e u they were also a most fluctuating one; on the other hand, t,.1 to wn -council, in whose band he (Mr. Ewart) proposed that the Management of the docks should continue, was elected b "thabitants of Liverpool at large. The dock -rate payer y di e not amount to as many hundreds as the municipal constis sixeecY did to thousands: in fact, they did not amount to one -B..eh of that constituency. Now there was this objection to . h a constituen c y, th a t a we althy m erc h ant of Liverpool pie ß_ht, previou s t o a d oc k- e l ec ti on , ma k e as many voters as he s mall ha nd, the n um b er o f th e w h o l e cons ti tuency being sa pion all might carry the lectton. He had anotber obj th the bill, na me ly, th a t i e t proposed to divide the policeec of anysuehthing more tew n• (Hear, h ear .) Th ere wou ld no t b e upon pr i nciple oppos'd to the good government o f a t own t h an the a proposition. The comm itt ee o n th e bill ca ll e d b efore R ay ni the chief commissioner of metropolitan police, and he dock strongest evidence against the policy of dividing the police from the police of the town. The superintendent 0 the police in Liverpool stated in his examination that as the docks ran into the town, and to the extent of three mile's along side of it, it would be most dangerous for the security of pro perty and of the community, that the police should be divided into two bodies. They had the evidence of stipendiary magis trates and of constables, in Liverpool, that such a division of the police would be attended with fatal effects. The division of the police was carried in the committee by the extraordinary exertions and whipping-in of the hon. member for Harwich (Mr. Henries.) Ile (Mr. Ewart) would repeat that it was con trary to all principles of good government, and decidedly op posed to those principles which the right hon. member for Tam worth had laid down for the regulation of an effective munici pal police. This part of the bill alone, if there were nothing else objectionable in it, should be sufficient to induce the house to reject it. He called upon the house to reject the bill, because it went, contrary to the principle of the municipal reform bill, to take away -from the municipal body of Liverpool powers which that bill intended it should continue to possess. Let not the house suppose that by the rejection of this bill it would leave the docks of Liverpool without any ostensible govern ment. He had the opinion of the attorney-general and of the most eminent lawyers;., that the whole tenour of the municipal reform act went to show that it this bill should he rejected the government of the Liverpool docks would revert to the town council—to that local governing body in which alone it should be vested. Lord Saistiors said that his hon. colleague had stated that this bill went to take away the powers which the municipal re form bill had given to the corporation of Liverpool. Now, he (Lord Sandon) begged to say that this question would have arisen whether the old irresponsible corporation remained, or whether, as had been the case, the new one had taken its place. The house, perhaps, would be led to suppose, from the speech of the hon. member, that this was merely a struggle of party. He was sorry to say that such au impression had been attempted to be spread abroad amongst the public, and he was sorry to see it countenanced by his hon. - friend the under-secretary for the treasury coming down to the committee with two lords of the Admiralty in his train to oppose the bill. (Hear, hear, from the opposition. He'(Lord Sandon) conceived that he had a right to complain of such a course of proceeding. (Hear, hear.) It was not a bill that the house was called upon to pass for the purposes of party, or with any party or political objects in view. It was rather hard that a great commercial question ' involving the best mode of managing the extensive docks of Liverpool, should be left to the chance of the balance of political_ power in that house. It was not until his hon. colleague, in his efforts to defeat the bill, had endeavoured to bring his political party to support him, that the question had assumed a political cha racter. Such was not the desire of the promoters of the bill; they had been most anxious to come,to a compromise with the corporation; but the latter insisted on having a predominant power over the trust, under such circumstances, the promot ers of the bill now proposed a medium line. There had been a constant struggle on this subject between the public and the corporation of Liverpool at the time that it was perfectly tory in its composition. Whenever the question had formerly come before ,the house whi p s and.tories had endeavoured to place the docks more under the management of the merchants of Liver pool. In the years 1825 and 1526 there was a great struggle on the subject, as the corporation then applied to parliament for powers to make additional dock accommodation in Liver pool. In consequence of the opinion then expressed by Mr Huskisson, it was then agreed as a compromise that thirteen of the trustees should be named by the corporation, and the re mainder by the rate-payers. That was a considerable advan tage gained for the mercantile body. Since 1785 the corpora tion possessed no property in the docks, it had sold it all. To show that this was not a political question in its true and pro per nature, he might state that there were gentlemen now in the town council of Liverpool, who had formally put their names to docinnents totally different from the opposition which they now made to this measure. They formerly advocated the giving the management of the dock property to the rate-payers; but it now appeared that those gentlemen having got into pow e r, they had quite changed their opinion as to the propriety of in trusting the government of the docks to the corporation of Liverpool. The honourable member here read the document in question. It stated amongst other things, that for the proper and efficient government of the dock estate, the ma naging trustees should be chosen by the rate-payers. (Hear, hear.) That document was signed by gentlemen who were now the leading opponents of the bill. (Hear, hear, hear.) He knew it would be said that the corporation of Liverpool was then an irresponsible body, but that now, being a responsible body, the case was quite different. (Hear.) So far from the alteration in the corporation rendering it more responsible to the rate-payers, it was really less so. Its constituency had been greatly enlarged, and that constituency had rival interests with those of the dock rate-payers. Instead of proposing that the whole of the trustees should be chosen out of the body of the rate-payers, he (Lord Sandon) would propose as a compromise that they should choose twelve trustees out of their own body, and twelve out of the town council. The promoters of the bill by no means said that they insisted upon having two bodies of police. They objected to having £9,000 or £lO,OOO of their money, which was the cost of their police, handed over to the corporation, to be applied perhaps to the general police of the town, without having a security that it would be applied to the special police for the docks. 'I he dock trust was not in its cha racter a political body. It was composed of merchants, who paid rates from £lO to thousands. He would defy any one to affix a political character to the management of the dock estate. He had canvassed frequently in Liverpool, but he had never canvassed the dock agents. It was said that the Attorney-Ge neral had given his opinion, that if this bill should be thrown out, the government of the docks would pass to the corporation under the municipal reform act That certainly was contrary to the intentions of that act and of the hon. and learned gentle man (Mr. Rushton) who had drawn up the clause relating to Liverpool. The noble lord, in conclusion, contended, that if the bill did not pass, there would be no one to manage the dock estate, and that he had seen the opinion of two most distin guished members of the bar to that effect. Mr. E. STANLEY said, that if he, as secretary of the treasury, had brought down two lords for the purpose of defeating this bill, there could be no doubt his friends had been most negligent in their attendance, while he himself had been absent from two of the most important divisions which took place in the com mittee. If complaint was to be made at all, it should be of the course pursued by the noble lord (Sandon) and the right hon. member for Harwich, wha bad no sort of interest in a possible connexion with the town of Liverpool, but who had nevertheless shown the most conspicuous party activity on the occasion. With respect to the bill itself, he maintained that the rate-pay ers presented a most improper constituency for the docks ; while the interest of the counsel was identical with that of the town of Liverpool. He hoped the house would at once reject the bill. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there ap peared— Ayes . 173 Noes. l9i Majority against the bill 24 _ . . On re-admission reporters found -- Mr. P. THOMSON protesting that he had not voted noon thi s bill from any party or political - motives, having looked at the subject solely in a commercial point of view. Having, as con nected in some degree with the commercial concerns of the country, been consulted upon the subject, his opinion gave, he believed, decided satisfaction to neither party; but it was de cidedly opposed to the decision of the committee. This was matter too deeply affecting the commercial interests of the kingdom to be made the subject of party arrangement in a com mittee up stairs; and he thought it absolutely necessary that next session it should be taken up in its proper shape, that the opinion of parliament should be taken as to the constitution of this trust, with a view to . placing the docks on a proper footing, reducing the rate, and taking adequate security for its general economical and satisfactory administration. POOR LAW COMMUSIONERS. Mr. MACLEAN wished to know whether the noble lord could give any further information relative to the order issued to the commissioners to prevent paupers attending the parish church on Sundays? Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in reply to the question, was understood to say, that on inquiry he found that the commissioners did not object to the paupers going to church, but to the great incon venience and evil arising from a number of paupers leaving the workhouse on Sunday, who, instead of going to church, spent their time in public houses, or wandered about the woods and fields, causing great riot and injuring property. On other days, they could nut do that, because they could not leave the work house without special permission, and that was only granted to those who were considered worthy of the indulgence. The hon. member must see that great inconvenience would arise from hundreds of paupers leaving the workhouses on Sunday, and that some check was necessary. ~ Mr. MACLEAN thought some further inquiry was necessary, as it was hard to make the good suffer for the conduct Of the bad. Lord JOHN RussELL said any communications on the subject should he sent to the Board of Commissioners. The North American Banking Company bill was read a third time and passed. A conversation again arose respecting the multiplicity of bu siness on the paper, and the impossibility of knowing which order of the day was likely to be brought forward. Lord .1. Russ ELL proposed to proceed with the tithes (Ireland) bill on Friday next; and if Mr. O'Connell's amendment of the 50th clause regarding the appointment of commissioners to apply any surplus could not then be disposed of, to resume it on the succeeding Monday. Be now intended to proceed with the tithes (England) bill; then to take the lords' amendments to the municipal corporations acts amendment bill ; afterwards the charitable trusts bill, pluralitiei bill, &c. The house first again resolved into committee on the tithes (England) bill, which occupied much of the evening. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the sugar duties bill was read a second time. Some other bills were then advanced a stage, and the house adjounied at a quarter past twelve o'clock. CHURCH RATES AT KNUTSFORD: (From the Stockport Advertiser.) This little town, which never before in the menmry of man was disturbed by opposition to the church, has been made the scene of an attempt, though certainly a futile one, to overthrow the rate this year. On Thursday, the 16th instant, a general vestry meeting was held in the church for the purpose of granting an additional rate to the usual one, for the, purpose of cleaning, painting, and repairing the church. The Rev. R. Clowes, the vicar, in the chair. Estimates had been ordered and were brought in for doing the whole of the repairs, the average of which amounted to £BO. The churchwarden, Mr. Callwood, then moved for a rate of 41-d. in the pound, which with money he had in hand he stated would be sufficient. C. Cholinondeley, Esq. seconded the motion. The rate was ob jected to by Mr. Hall, and seconded by Mr. Lawrence. After a rather warm debate, a division was called for, when there ap peared, For the rate. 3B Against it .. 29 Majority for the rate 9 A poll was immediately demanded by Mr. Hall, which was fixed for the 21st and 22d instant, and the result of the poll for the two days was as follows : For the rate. 155 Against it None ! ! The church party exerted themselves strenuously ; and must certainly be a matter of great surprise with every body to see how effectually the radicals were crushed in their attempt to disturb the peace of the town. Poor fellows ! what, not poll a single vote after such a show ; in the church ? Astonishing ! ! The fact was, they soon found out that they should not be able most probably to poll much more than 40, whereas their opp 'lents could easily have polled 7 to 1 for that number, and they, therefore, wisely kept aWay in order to save an exposure of their weakness. One of their party, however, overflowing with bile at their certain defeat, thought he must certainly do something forthe credit of his party, and, therefore, penned and posted up the following placard :—" The friends of intolerance and foes to reform are re q ue st e d to m ee t a t the court room on Tuesday next, Jr conven i en t if not, on Wednesday, at a quarter before eleven o'cl oc k, church without fail; as the enerniei of corruption are expect e d to Ma k e a stro n g op pos i t i on to t h e l as t ra t e b u t one , we shall h ave t h e p l easure o f enforc i ng b y l aw t o b eau tify our ' at the expense of oilieL. Otherwise we shall have to dip our hands in our own pticket not in our neighbours without their consent:" ‘• A LICE CHURCHMAN." THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. tempt to prove that MARY MAC DALEN was a virtuous ivo man ! It is to be presumed, however, that the time con sumed by them was spent usefully and agreeably, and in as much mental cultivation as the mind of the noble lord, distracted by great national questions and political problems, would permit. His lordship, probably, now and ton endured a rubber at ecarte, or sketched a pat tern for a lace cap, or cut out an idea of a new lappet im ported through the Foreign-office, or whistled the last new waltz to my lady's bullfinch, or discussed the vul garity of flounces, the only way of dressing trqifies, the monstrous affectation of despising jewels, the dangerous prevalence of measles, and the christening of "little BRINSLEY." Now, we venture to assert, without the fear of contra diction, that a minister of the crown might be much less innocently employed even when attending to the affairs of state. That Lord MELBOURNE preferred social con verse in the quiet seclusion of domestic life, to the tur moil of political warfare, the exciting struggles of party► the tedious representations of brewers, soap-boilers, and drawling deputies from Aberdeen or Penzance, is a proof of his refined taste, and bow admirably fitted be is to pre side over a whig cabinet and a popish cabal. No wonder the nation has prospered under his auspices. He has shown what may be done for a great people, simply by the minister not interfering in public matters, but by con fining himself to private kindnesses, and unostentatious acts of benevolence. That Mr. NORTON is grateful or ought to he thankful is quite another question. He obtained office, and he bas quarrelled with his wife. He has foolishly suspected his patron and lost his case. He tried for damages, and has been flung in costs; but so long as the prime mi nister is protected from oppression, and is permitted to set so admirable au example to the country, Mr. NOR TON'S pecuniary or copartnery loss is of no earthly im portance. Our " popular member," as the tumblers of Clayton square call Mr. EIVART did that, on Friday night last, in .the House of Commons, which, we venture to predict, he will regrgt befoie he is many months older. He had suf cient influence to induce the government to order all their subalterns and bangers-on to join the Irish rump and whip in a majority to reject the Liverpool Docks Bill. The factious manoeuvre succeeded, and the bill was lost. The rate-payers and bond-holders of the Dock Es tate, seeking nothing but an act of justice—seeking only the protection of their property—were driven out of the house by the ignorant scrubs of the public offices and by twenty-four persons who know just as much about Liver pool or the question under discussion as they do about the precedency of buttons in the celestial empire. Mr. EWART and his heartless faction must be made to answer for this. The precious time of the most able and independent merchants of Liverpool has been devoted for months to the carrying of the bill through the house— the borough funds, the property of the burgesses, have been uselessly expended in furthering the narrow Views and the monopolizing designs of the corporation-4 te dious investigation was instituted before 4ti intelligent and independent commhtee, and a bill received the,stiner tion of that committee which would have given 'complete satisfaction to the rate-payers, bond-holders, and all per sons interested in the docks; but because - the Town Council of Liverpool did not approve of the bill—could not grasp all the power and patronage—were not allowed to job the police, and rob the docks for the benefit of other parties—they muster a radical majority in the House of Commons, and throw out the bill altogether ! The mean and disingenuous part which the govern ment have played in this transaction will nut soon be for gotten. Mr. Under-Secretary E. J. STANLEY has ren dered himself eminently conspicuous for the vile spbser • viency and party spirit he ,has shown throughout. The clause which he introduced, contrary to the advice of the speaker, and which had for its apparent object the ex emption of certain ports in Cheshire from dock dues, was devised solely to render the bill obnoxious, and afford a pretext for opposing it. Mr. E. J. STANLEY may now, perhaps, be chuckling at the success of his manoeuvre ; but it is not, creditable even in him—it was a paltry trick —a mere effort of low diplomacy—of vulgar cunning and hypocrisy—persisted in without the slightest regard for decency or candour. But the next Consideration is—in what position'are the bondholders of the Dock Estate placed? We answer at once—they are in the unhappy position of creditors who have claims :upon an estate which is in Chancery. In November next'the Dock Estate Trust will cease to ex ist. Unless an act of parliament be passed in the pre sent session, vesting the trusteeship and receivership in some party or other, there will he no trust, no power to receive or compel the payment of dock dues, and, as a matter of course, no interest can be paid on the bonds. The municipal act is as clear on this subject as any thing can be. The act in question regulates all other trusts connected with corporations but that of the Liverpool Dock Estate, with respect to which there is a special clause, the 74th, which is in these words : " Provided nevertheless that nothing in this act shall be con strued to extend to the body corporate of the trustees of the Liverpool docks, but that every person who at the time of the passing of this act shall be a trustee of the Liverpool docks, and none other, shall be continued to be such trustee until the first day of November, 1836, and no longet." _ _ _ .. This clause was specially framed for Liverpool. Mr. RUSHTON, we understand, left the question to he settled by an act of parliament, and, as the present difficulty was neither foreseen nor provided for, the trust will expire in November next, and with it also the right to collect dock dues. The bondholders will now see the delightful di-' lemma in which Mr. EWART has placed them. We are only stating facts when we assure them that we know merchants who will not pay these dues except to parties who shall be duly authorised by act of parliament to re ceive them. In the meantime litigation is inevitable. The i l gentlemen who have been treated in this insulting map r ia m pr by Mr. WM. EIVART will not tamely allow him or his t • ters of the corporation to overreach them by any assump tion of power, by any illegally appointed receiver, or by any usurped right. While there is a court of law or equity open to them, they must oppose the pretensions of .the corporation. It is not only their duty to do so in justice to the bondholders, but in fairness to the commercial in terests of the pelt, They must never hazard the mer cantile facilities of Liverpool by mixing up the income of the docks with that of the town, or in paying for a police to protect shops by imposing or continuing a rate upon ships. Because the reformed corporation have, by creating new, costly, and unnecessary otifces—bv the ex pense of stipendiary law—by new appointments and ex traordinary jobs, involved themselves in liabilities be yond their means or their credit, that is no reason why the Dock Estate should be warped into similar difficulties and compelled to make up the defalcation. On the con trary, the very fact that the corporation are so involved by the very excess of their liberality towards themselves and their political partizans, ought to supply a reason for greater care on the part of the merchants and shipowners that the docks are extricated entirely from the perils that threaten the property and the creditors of the corpora tion. If a borough. rate be requisite to save the corpo rat ion from bankruptcy, let it be imposed by all means. We have no objection whatever to 2s. 6d. per pound on the rental, or more if necessary. The people would have municipal reform, and surely they will be honest enough to pay for it. To impose a tax for this purpose would not be unreasonable; but to have the trade of die port hampered for ever by exorbitant dock dues, and the revenue arising therefrom applied to pay the Mayor £l,OOO for six scurvy dinners per annum, or Mr. HALL £1,300 a-year for law that would be dear at any price, and so many hundreds to some third-rate attorney who . cannot write a ma d-d o g advertisement with common grammatical accuracy, would be a perversion of justice' and an insult to the inhabitants of Liverpool. Since the above was written, we perceive by the vote lists that no less than twenty-three members of the go vernment supported Mr. EwAßT—besides all the most prominent joints of the tail. These are our legislators ! HumE, we perceive, still talks, as old NoL used to do, of the " Commons of England." The phrase, for the sake of common sense, should be dropped altogether. It should be in future the Commons of Ireland THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. TIIE NEW COMIC PANTOMIME, (Produced expressly for the Midsummer Holydays,) having been received throughout with the most distinguished appro bation, will be repeated every Evening during this Week. rinHIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 28th instant, IL will be performed Mr. Knowles's Tragedy of VIRGINIUS. Virginius... Mr. Stuart. I lcilius. Mr. Howard. Virginia.. Miss Faucit. I Servia..Kr.s. Stanley. After which, for the second time, an entfiely new fantastical, • sarcastical, versatile, musical, mecha ice!, comical Panto mime, called HARLEQUIN AND THE GO DEN GOOSE; Or, the Charcoal Burners and the oblin of the Mine. Founded on the popular Legend " • Idene Gause," with a new Overture and original Music. 144 w and splendid Scenery, Painted by Messrs. Parker and Johnson. Machinery, Tricks, &c. by Mr. Willmore. Properties and Decorations by Mr. MgCrum. Dresses,' &c. by Mr. Marshall an't Assistants; the whole produced. under the immediate direction of Messrs. T. and J. Ridgway. Harlequin.... Mr. J. Ridway I Clown.... Mr. T. Ridgway. Pantaloon.. Mr. Jonas I Columbine..Madlle. Marie. On WEDNESDAY, WILLIAM TELL and the new Comic PANTOMIME. Mr. W.Farren, of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, is engaged for Ten Nights, and will make his first appearance this seaso❑ on Monday next. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter relative to some Irish Stock Physic Company is an advert isement. iLibtrpooi TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, [836. We have received New York papers to the 9th instant, but they do not supply any additional information froth Florida or Texas. They only contain the same intelli gence which we have received more directly by way of New Orleans. The extraordinary despatch of General HOUSTON has created a sensation in New York, and all his extravagant details are voraciously swallowed. These people may know each other, but we confess we are not yet disposed to attach any credit to them. General HOUSTON himself has arrived at New Orleans in a state of " ill health," as some say, and " badly wounded," as others maintain. It is singular that, admitting him to be wounded, the general is the only man who has been permitted to leave the American force at so critical a mo ment. It is also curious that new volunteers are most earnestly implored to eater the Texian army. Upon the whole, it would not surprise us to learn that General HOUSTON has been defeated, and compelled to retreat. In Florida, the savage war still continues. We cannot understand by what combination of stu pidity and malice any rational being can ascribe the affair in which Lord MELBOURNE has been involved to party feeling or tory artifice. So far from party feeling being mixed up with the trial, we protest we have sel dom seen a case of the kind, where a public man in high station was concerned, in which more tenderness or deli cacy has been observed by all classes of the community. On the side of politics to which we-belong, we have seen no harshness of allusion, no invidious sneers, no vindic tive animadversions. Lord MELBOURNE has received fair play from the opposition press, and as regards our selves, we have until now carefully refrained from offer ing even a passing remark on the subject. • The slander, Unfortunately and unadYisedly adopted by Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, had its origin with the hacks of the ministerial press, and we do net wonder at it. From that quarter we are prepared for any baseness. Men who can stoop so far as to screen the foul-mouthed men dacity of the Irish demagogue, cannot be supposed to be nice as 'to the means they employ in defending their prime minister against the "- pressure from without." Had Sir JOHN CAMPBELL not borrowed and circulated the slander, we should probably have remained silent altogether. The noble lord is pronounced to be an in jured man ; we think Mrs NORTON a much more deeply wronged lady ; but as both are declared to be innocent, it will perhaps be worth our pains to enquire of what have the jury acquitted them. We deplore, in common with every right -hearted man, the exposure of apprehensions, assumed to be realities, founded upon such inconclusive and repulsive evidence. The jury acquitted the noble viscount - of The criminal offence. We are bound therefore to believe that he and the implicated lady are both innocent. The law, as far as the law can, has made them pure. But we must not shut our eyes to those portions of the evidence, uncon nected with the criminal charge, in which the conduct of Lord MELBOURNE is the very reverse of being gene rous, dignified, or exemplary. Even on the plea of in nocence the moral is reprehensible. Mr. NORTON may have been the victim of jealousy or ill temper—of ma lice or simplicity ; but still throwing aside the grosser evidence, enough remains to form an album in which to record the exquisite drivellings of a venerable fool, the prime, minister of England, settling the affairs of Eu rope, in a lady's chamber, at Storey's Gate, over a can dle cup, and a selection of baby linen. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL admitted that there had been very great familiarities between the parties. Now this is all we shall take for granted. We make no charge of a graver nature than this. Let us see then how the facts look disencumbered of every superfluous covering. Lord Viscount MELBOURNE, when his Majesty's Se cretary of State for the Home Department, is solicited by a lady, whom he only knew by repute, to interest himself in the fortunes of her husband whom certain law changes had thrown out of professional employment. The noble lord, with very remarkable politeness, an swers the letter in person. Curiosity does much in these matters—vanity much more. The Lord of the Home office walks to Storey's Gate. The remains of a good natured, simpering dandy, sliding down-hill towards his sixtieth winter, introduces himself to a handsome, inte resting, accomplished, elegantly dressed, and captivating young woman of five-and-twenty. What took place at the first interview we can only conjecture. Many pro fessions of regard were no doubt made by the one, and gratefully accepted by the other. A profusion of senti mentality formed the interludes to professional business, and much was promised, and very little expected, because . probably neither considered the other sincere. Ques tionless the wife was anxious to advance her husband's interests—perhaps the minister was willing to patronise merit, and yield to genius what other and weaker men would have given to beauty. However, in a very short period the Honourable Mr. NORTON was promoted to the I I stipendiary bench of magistrates, and sent to avenge justice, adjudicate between chimney-sweeps and-pick pockets, and listen to the wrongs and jars of costertnon gers and washerwomen in Lambeth-street, in the vicinity of Whitechapel, the most disorderly and unsavoury loca lity in all London. Bow-street is about twenty minutes' walk from Storey's Gate—Queen-square Office not three minutes'. Lambeth-street, on the contrary, is a good hour's walk, for which, on the score of healthful exercise, Mr. NORTON could not be less than obliged to his noble patron. From the first hour of the husband's convenient 'but not very lucrative appointment, the prime minister of England became a frequent, almost a daily visiter, and, of course, an ardent but innocent admirer of the wife. The Home Office and Storey's Gate became almost identical. Far more communications passed between thern than between the Horse Guards and the Admiralty, or Windsor and White-hall. ServantS, in plain and official liveries, carried more important despatches than ever passed between Lord PALMERSTON and the Dutch am bassador. The lord visited the - lady, and the lady the lord, both with the most ingenuons and reciprocal sim plicity. During the long period in which this harmoni ous interchange of ideas took place; little variation in the incidents occur. Theie were few interruptions, by. any peculiar acidity or sweetness, to the correspondence. The reform bill passed and the citadel of Antwerp was blown up—Lord GREY went out and Lord MELBOURNE went in-4he latter was turned abont his business by the King and then taken back againbitt the noble premier and Storey's Gate remained quite' the same. The in nocent intercourse of the parties was so pure, so inarti ficial, so natural, and, at the same time, go homely, that even literary Subjects were neglected;for we hear nothing of verses, nothing of playi, nothing of boOks, except an epistolary notice of a curious volurne;' sent to the lady by his lordshipli in which the author maktii an ardmous at. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Saturdgy Evening, half-past Seven o'clock. A. Accounts from New thignswick state that £lO,OOO additions stock in the central bank of that colony, which had only been established eighteen months, had been disposed of at price avaraging between 38 and 41 per cent. premium. Money was rather scarce, but business was very brisk in that colony. The stock market displayed more firmness this afternoon than during the previous part of the week. Consols for account were taken freely at 921 and they left off at that quotation. Exche quer bills closed at 13 premium, and India bonds at Is premium. Speculation has much increased in Greek stock, the price of which has improved. This arises from King Otho being about to negotiate another loan, add as a preliminary step kvithout which he would have no chance of success) recognise the Greek bonds of 1825. Spanish bonds -have been rather heavy at a decline from 411 to 411- a. Passive bonds fell to 121 and the deferred stock to 194 i • There is a great want of animation in the share market. The Great Western Railway shares have re ceeded to 241, premium. The following was yesterday received at Lloyds :-- " Sir—You will much oblige me by publishing the following, for the information of merchants and all interested. " I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " H. S. Minazi, Sicilian Consul-General. " 15, Cambridge-steet, Connaugh-square, June 24, 1835. " Naples, 21st May, 183 G. " The Board of Health, having been informed that in the kingdom of Great Britain vessels are admitted to pratique, arriving from the United States of America with cotton, at a time when the yellow fever was prevalent in those parts, has, after due deliberation, determined (in conformity with what has been already prescribed with regard to vessels arriving from France, laden with cotton of America,) that vessels coming from the United Kingdom of Great Britain, having cotton wool on board, should be sent to the port of Nisitor, were on its being found that the said cottons are originally from America, and that they have no certificate of immediate purification in a for foreign lazaretto, shall be excluded, together with the cargoes. " No alteration will take place in the usual sanatory treat ment of vessels not having the aforesaid cottons on board. " The Board of Health in Palermo, guided by the same views, has determined that vessels laden with cotton wool, ori ginally from America, arriving from the said ports, shall only be admitted into the ports of Palermo and Messina, when, if not ,provided with the above mentioned certificate of purifica tion, they shall not be admitted.' " SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELECTION. -WARWICK, JUNE 24.—The prospect of Mr. Shirley bing re turned by a considerable majority over his pliant antagonist, Sir Gray Skipwith, daily grows more cheering: The canvass still continues to proceed most favourably for the Conservative cause; but an election is never safe until it is won, and it be hoves all friends to our protestant constitution not to relax, but, if possible, to redouble their exertions. The ministers, through their agents. make a great point of winning the election: Stung by their recent defeats, they are throwing the whole weight -of their influence into South WarWickshire, and funds to a large amount have been supplied from "somewhere." Mr. Shirley, in his address, after avowing his attachment to our constitution; declares that he will support such measures of real and practi cal r‘form as come recommended by "due investigation," and there is no doubt that to the very utmost he will redeem his pledge. The electors of South Warwickshire have not forgot ten the eventful day when Sir Gray Skipwith, in the Nisi Prius Court at Warwick, willingly submitted to the humiliation of being catechised by Mr. Joseph Parkes, when he glibly an swered,question after question, glibly swallowed pledge after pledge, and then amid the sneers and taunts of his opponents, declared that he had always been favourable to reform in par liament, but in consequence of public opinion being against him, he had never said so till then. - The electors of Warwick shire, who know the roan, are amused to observe that "Joseph" is a member of Sir Gray Skipwith's committee—the last joint of his tail. The Birmingham Advertiser pertinently asks— " Does Sir Gray know people's private opinion of him ? We suspect not." It may likewise be asked—" Does Joseph know Sir Gray's opinion of him ? We suspect not." The number of electors for South Warwickshire is about 3,900. The conservatives have considerably more than 2,000 promises. • • THE LIVERPOOL TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE • . ASSOCIATION. - The members of this independent and loyal body held their monthly meeting► yesterday evening, at the Clarendon-rooms, .BOuth John-street. The chair was liken at eight o'clock by Mr. Wilkinson, of Lord•street. Thirty-eight new members, ailiong whom were some of the most respected gentlemen and tradesmen of Liverpool, were proposed, seconded, and elected, and one of them, we should observe, is a member of the society of friends. A considerable number of shares iu Cie Tradesmen's Conservative Hall were subscribed for. Some preliminary steps Were taken relative to the selection of a gentleman to be put in nomination as a member for the borough whenever a dissolution of parliament shall take place. The determination of the members of the Tradesmen's Conser vative Society to get rid of Air. Ewart was loud, general, and unanimous. His miserable and paltry conduct with reference to the dock question was commented upon with indignant se verity, especially that part of his speech in which he stated that, if the town council did not obtain possession of it, the dock es tate would be bought up by the merchants, the meeting being perfectly aware that no merchant or banker, however great his wealth or influence, can ever possess himself of any portion of this estate, as it is a trust property, which is neither divided nor divisible into shares. A petition to the House of Lords was agreed to, praying their lordships not to yield to threats or intimidation any of those privileges without which their efficiency as an important branch of the constitution would be destroyed, and expressing the entire. confidence of the petitioners that their lordships would not pass any measure calculated to injure the established church of England. . . As it was deemed important that this petition should be des patched to London for presentation with the least possible delay, it was, after a short discussion, resolVed that it should be signed by,the chairman, on behalf of the meeting. The largest of the Clarendon-reomi was completely, indeed inconveniently; filled by the members who attended, and we were told that a great number came too late to gain admission at all. The society now consists of nearly eight hundred members, among whom there is no difference of opinion on matters connected with their duties as conservative electors. ANNUAL MEETING OF Til E CHURCH OF ENGLAND FORMULARY SOCIETY. Last evening, this society held its annual meeting at the Music-hall,• Concert-street; the meeting was numerously at tended, there being about three hundred persons present, and a number of the clergy of the town and neighbourhood were on the platform. The gee. the Chancellor of the Diocese occupied the chair. The meeting opened with prayer, after which the chairman explained the objects of the society, as formed more extensively to diffuse the formularies of the church of England. worship, especially amongst the sailors, amongst whom th e y had been found to be of the greatest benefit, and the effects of the society in this respect had been eminently successfuk The chairman concluded by a strong appeal to the meetin to come forwards and, assist a society which had for its_ oh" ends so desirable. The Rev. Mr . M a y nard read the rep. '' r the past year, from which it appeared th 0,250 vessels had b een v i s i te d and supplied with prayer books` homilies by the society. The Rev. Mr. Davies, minister of St. David's moved that the report be adopted, and strongly advocated the. advantage de rived from having set forms of prayersisieniAar to those of the church of England. The prayers of the church of England had stood the test of ages, and were found to produce a religious and proper feeling where they were used. che Rev. Mr. Bag 'lel], of Runcorn, seconded the adopt; ,pt' the report. The Rev. Mr. Stuart, minister of St. Bricitr e an eloquent ap peal on behalf of the society, moved 1,. t 4,6 L labours of this so ciety amongst the sea-faring populattOtitta , : port constitute a claim on the numerous inabitauts oft his Town and neighbour hood fur their co-operation with the clergy in forwarding its objects," The Rev. Thomas Seward, agent of the parent so ciety, seconded the resolution. Several other `ministers after wards addressed the meeting. THEATRE-ROYAL. On Friday evening Mrs. Hon v took her benefit before a tolerably good house. The first piece was a petite comedy, written by Mr. Charles Selby, called the " Married Rake," in which Mrs. Honey played the part of Mrs. Trictrac, a teazing, tormenting, bewitching young widow, a character which she well sustained. Mr. Howard played the part of Mr. Frederick Flighty, an erratic marritii man, and which was the principal character in the piece. The part was a difficult one to sustain well, and we thought this gentleman's representation rather more fussy than natural. Miss Chaplin's acting, as Susan Twist, an accomplished lady's maid, and the admirable style in which she' * 4 clipped - and coined the King's English" drew forth re heated and deserved plaudits. At the end of the comedy Mrs. Honey gave some imitations of Mrs. Yates, Mr. H. Phillip! , and Mauemoiselle Grisi. This was most talented, and the imi tation of Mrs. Yates and Mademoiselle Grisi's style almost perfect. •An attempt was made to encore this, b u t the more considerate part of the audience, out of compassion for the fair cantatrice, hissed it down. In the drama of " Capers and Co ronets," which followed, a piece written for Mr s. Hone y , and containing but little plot, Mr. Morris Barnet took the part of a to that dig newly-made French Marquis, raised from nity by the death of a brother, and playedaittutehuerlife. He is decidedly and acknowledgedly the first actor of t French however,charac i ext t ters on the English stage. The double entend res , ven which abound in this piece, and whichel b e v% part of y pointedly, and greeted with loud plaudits .the au dience, we cannot hut describe as pandering t o a depraved taste, and not calculated to raise the character of the stage. The afterpiece played was the "Spirit of t u h b e li l e l , hi a n n e d ." un g e i sd piece has been so freque ntl y before the p lately, that it is unnecessary to say touch , about it. M rs. H oney played the part of Irma, and sung ! My beautif u l Rhi ne " i n a style at once splen di d and original. The audience were in raptures with it, and it was absolu te l y encoied four times ! and a fifth a ttempt was hissed do w n , out of compassi on f or t h e sin r. ge Th e scenery in this drama is beautiful. Wh en th e sp i r i t Of the Rhine was invoked the rising of the moon and its beams gradually glancing over the water in the scenery had a very line effect. Mr. G. Horncastle, as A r th ur H unt l ey, played with spirit and judgment, and Mr. Baker, as the Burgomaster, was highly amusing. At the conclusion Mrs. Honey was loudly called for, and appeared before the curtain, rnoyir;g in acknow ledgment to the applause of the audience. Last evening Shakspeare's tragedy of Richard the Third was performed, the part of Richard by our talented tragedian Mr. Stuart. After which a pantomime was represented, called" Harlequin and the Golden Goose," which is to be continued during the niidsuin trier holidays, and in which the Messrs. Ridgway exercise their peculiar talents. SALE OF WOOL On Friday and Saturday some very extensive sales of wool were made at the Sale-rooms of Messrs. Buchanan and BrOwne and Mr. Abram Gartside, in this town. The attendance of buy ers, includin g both staplers and manufacturers, chiefly from the Yorkshir e markets, was. unusually numerous From Leeds we observed several gentlemen connected with some of the most respectable houses in the trade, as well as a number of the small clothiers and dealers resident in the neighbourhood. The com petition for the several parcels offered, including . wools fro m New South Wales, 1091 bales, 238 bags of Spanish, together With a quantity of German, Russian, Italian, Bast Indian, Szc., making in all 4403 bales, was very considerable, and the prices obtained were much higher than was anticipated. The New South Wales wool, being the first that has come to market this season, was purchased at prices folly 3d. per lb. above the average of those of last year, viz. 2s. 7-1-cl. per lb. A. very few years ago the import of New South Wales wool was trifling, and sold at prices something less than one-half of its present value. Within the last two or three years, however, the ar rivals have increased very much, and the price has imprOVed in consequence of the wool having been better washed, and the' breed of the sheep being more attended to. The lower qualities,' at this sale, went off at steady prices, at an advance upon the prices realized at the last sales - of similar desCriptions. THANK GOD ; WE HAVE PEERS! BY ROBERT STOREY. (For the Liverpool Standard.) When a faCtion we loathe would endanger the throne, When the wise have their doubts; and the loyal their fears, One feeling of confidence yet i s our v_wn, , . , One ray in the darkness—Thank_ God, We haVe peers! With all that ennobles our nature endowed, • • • With a mind that o'erawes, and a mien that endears, How far they outshine the select of the crowd, . . The gods of the rabble!—Thank God, we have peers! * To liberty true, like their fathers of old— . All-scornful of threats, as all-mindless of sneers— They stand in the breach of the fortress they hold, And will die ere they yield IL—Thank Gad, we have peers! And 0 ! when the storm shall have passed from the land, From the state he is proud of, the church he reveres, The patriot's blessing shall rest on the band, 'rho true, the devoted!—Thank God, we have peers! ‘ , ' - •'<. i.: / - :14, tfrno: 4 4, ~ /• ' CAPTAIN PALMER. NEW YORK PACKET-SHIP CoLUMBUS. Captain Palmer, the commander of the splendid American packet-ship Columbus, which arrived here on Saturday even ing,, having sailed in company with. the packet-ships, George Washington and Sheffield, from New York on the Bth ultimo, has been presented by his cabin passengers with a handsome piece of plate, expressive of the respect entertained of his pro fessional talent, and gentlemanly conduct during the voyage. This, we believe, is Captain Palmer's first voyage in the Co lumbus. " Ship Columbus, off Liverpool, 25th June, 11136. "DEAR Sin,—We have had the pleasure of being appointed a committee to convey to you the grateful feelings entertained towards you by alt the cabin passengers of your ship for you s r kind and polite attentions to each and all during the voyage: now so happily concluded, and to express their. sense of -the high qualifications evinced by you as a commander through the same. As a slight testimonial of the feelings thus so unani mously entertained towards you, we. have .further to solicit on. their behalf, and our own, your acceptance of the accompany, ing piece of plate, which we trust may long prove an agreeable memento of your first voyage in the Oolumbus. " We ate, dear sir, with great esteem, "Your sincere friends, "ROBERT' A. FITZGERALD." "Ship Columbus, Liverpool, "27th June, 1636. "GENTLEMEN,—I have received your letter of the 25th, as the committee appointed by the ladies and gentlemen forming the passengers on board this ship, from New York, under my command. In expressing to you the grateful feelings which I feel for the very highly flattering testimony of your kindness, I beg leave to assure you that the piece of plate received by me from Mr. R. A. Fitzgerald, on your behalf, will ever be consi dered by me as a memento of your friendly sentiments, and held as such with feelings of pride arid satisfaction; and although in all I may have done, I have only fulfilled a pleasing duty ; still, your goodness in acknowledging the same in so flattering a manner causes me a gratification that my best exertions have been successful. " Ladies ank gentlemen, permit me, through the medium of your committee, to tender you my most sincere thanks for your much valued present, and at the sante time to assure you that you have my most earnest desires for your health and happiness, and if ever my services can avail, that you will must freely com mand them. "Permit me to subscribe myself with great esteem and respect, " Yours, most faithfully, " NATN. B. PALMER." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ste,—Observing a paragraph in your paper from the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, signed by Mr. Samuel Perry, wherein be alludes to a conversation with me relative to the formation of a new establishment, to be called the Uuiou Steam packet Company, the purport of which is evidently to laud the, company which he represents, and to reflect upon the respec tability of the promoters of the latter. Had Mr. Perry stated the whole conversation as it casually took place, no reply would have been needful from me, but in consequence of his partial statements I cannot, in justice to the very respectable deputation that waited upon me, refrain from stating, that in the conversation alluded to, Mr. I'erry was in formed that the Union Steam-packet Company would be car ried into effect ;—that I purposed to take an interest therein, provided that the undertaking*as conducted as a private com pany, in shares, under my directi , m, without the expensive pa raphanalia of perpetual chairman, paid directors, solicitors, &c.,. that I had a decided objection'to - a prospectus in any other shape than as a private company;—that a prospectus had been in serted in your paper with my name as chairthan, which would be corrected and withdrawn in future,—and that I believe the insertion was made in error. • , The favour of your insertion, in your next publication, will oblige your faithful servant, JOHN BIBBY. Duke's Duck, 24th June, 1836.' THE DEPUTY TOWN-CLEF:K.—This fortunate, but rather shal low, young gentleman has, we are informed, htisied himself much of late in making enquiries of the lowest underlings about the parish offices, in order to obtain the names of all the parlia mentary electors who may have received parochial relief since the last registration. We do not know whether the learned deputy is forced to undertake this dirty work, or whether he is. doing it from choice, and as a volunteer. We,suspect the latter from the sneaking way in which it is done. • REPRESENTATION OF ROCIIDAI,E.—II is currently reported in Rochdale that Mr. Fintwisle, MY for the borough, is about to resign his seat, and that John Holland, Esq., a conservative is to he brought out in his stead: • CLOSING PUBLIC-HOUSES ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.—The li censed victuallers of Great Bolton have voluntarily signed a pledge not to opon their houses for the sale of beer, spirits, &c., Sunday on mornings, bet Ore twelve o'clock at noon. Out of eighty-four individuals who occupy .public-houses and inns only five have refused to subscribeiheir names to the pledge. The Mary Anu, Captain Kemp, from Leghorn, arrived here on Wednesday last, with the statue of the late Mr. Huskisson. TDB POLICE Counx,.—The number of vases brought before this court continue'ori the increase. esterday; there were no less than 167 cases booked to he brought before the magistrates, of which 48 were for felony. The gieater part of the persons charged were females. MEETING TO ELECT DOCK COMMISSIONERS FOR THE ENSU ING YRAR.—OII Saturday a meeting of the Dock rate-payeas' was held at the Town-hall, at 2 o'clock, fm the purpose of elect ing eight commissioners in the place of the eight retiring„c4m missioners for the past year, Mr. Titus. Holt wasnnoved into the chair, and opened the business of the meeting. The follow ing gentlemen were thou nominated as the eight new commis sioners for the ensuing year, and there being no apposition they were duly elected... Mr. J. F. Smith, Mr. John Mather, Mr. Thos. Holt, Mr. Geo. Green, jun., Mr. G. B. Lyon, Mr. Had field Nicholson, Mr. Thos. Moore, and Mr. Richard Moon. The meeting then separated. From the financial statement ex hibited of the receipts fur the past year it appears that there has been an increase in the amount of dues collected over the pro ceeding year of .C 26.989. ss. Id. The number of vessels is in, creased by 1018, and the increase is the tonnage has been 179,187 tons. THE REGISTRATION.—Voters should bear in mind, that the time of preferring claims for county votes commenced ou the 20th June and ends on the 20th July. Respecting borough votes, it is required, before the name of any person can be put upon the list, that all the poor's rates and assessed taxes due each voter previously to the 6th April, be paid before t h e . 20 1 ,1, July. SPEECHES OF CHARLES WIT.EINS, ESQ.—The two speeches delivered on a recent occasion he Mi. - Wilkins, at a meeting of the conservative club at Nottingham, have been reprinted in this place, and are in the course of publication by Arnold, of Postoffice-place. H. B. has published three new sketches in his own peculiar s tyle. "An Interesting Subject for Discussion" repreSents tt fat.ox standing between Lords Spencer and Brougham. The likenesses are well preserved, but the print is not so striking as e L e ( s :rd John Rus s ell moun t e d en ‘, The Bed o ui n A ra b s Out done"in maneysolifiti,iiitss o A t i h r e r ui p e u t i • n fo e r 1 1 17 the broad s houlders of Mr. O'Con ne ll . T he meaning is suf ficiently obvious. " A pitful-looking Group" is the principal figure, and his countenance expresses the most melancholy so licitation. Mr. Hume is made to personate a begging dog with a plate in his mouth, and Mr. W ar b urt o n, i n t h e form of an owl, is perched upon the report of the Dublin Election Committee, while Lord John Russell apnears in the back ground urging the Duke of Bedford to subscribe to the Agitator's fund. DEATH OF MR. 'JAMES MILL—Mr. James Mill, the author of "The History of british.lndia," the treatise on'' The Analy sis of the Human Mind," which bear his name, died on Wed nesday., He fell a victim to consumption, after nearly one year's lingering illness, during which time he was disabled-fiom attend ing to the duties of his most Importantolliee., that of chief ex aminer to th e E as t I n di a C ompany, : w hi c h d u ti es wer e those of preparin g despatches and other'state papers submitted for the consideration of the Court of Directors. After many years' ser vice as one of .-the principal Akers in that department, he suc ceeded to the head of it about five y ea rs ago, on the resignatton of the then chief. His ability in practical affairs was considered to be co extensive with his knowledge of the science 'of govern ment; and his absence from his highly responsible post during his late illnesses was the source of serious obstructions, and gave occasion to expressions of itnxious regret ou the part of the principal Directors of the Company. He was retiring in 'his i habits, and seldom took part in any public proceedings, though he took a lively interest in all proceedings for national and so ' cial improvemeut. He has left a widow and nine children, five of whom are grown up. He was- remarkable fur his sedulous attention to their education, which was a duty he would never delegate to any one. His eldest son holds an important office 1 in the same departnient'as his father, whose talents he inheri ts. Lord Ward (of Ilimley) arrived at Alivarts Ho,•el on Friday bulk of whose from a tour. It appears that there is a singular e riditien au uexed to the will of the late Earl Dudley,' vast property he will inherit—namely, ssessioa of the matrimonial alliance, he will not enter..i ., o 4, , „, 5 Lord estates until he attains the age of live-and-t .t). 111 that unless he forms a ship is only in his 19th year. of his lather the stud of horses. His Higliness,,on The Prince of Orange is purcha's the Duke, of Beaufort i n g o , , s d ii ,,, e it xtensive and co s tly f 'h . vibles to visit the Court of the leadin , as iot , and many of the ;h en a series- of Court fetes will take reigning monarch, has invited, it is said, Hague early in July, vessels of the Yacht Club. place, it is , 1 • • s aid , in honour of the Noble .Engiish visitors, who contemporarie6 seen] to feel rather sore at Our ministerial will be conveyed to Ruttcrdunt . by asked " Why the divisis4l on the, Stamp Duties .has not being . , ,-• „ , nU ? at was a verynatural •• ' question. And yet is the reply to it ? Fersooth, that it took place in a emu publis , . .. com mittee (of the whole house,) and nut in the house itself. This is technicality with a vengeance. Some of the must impOrtant yet been functions of the Commons of England are performed. ill cow mittees,--viz., Committees ni . Supply, and Committees Of Ways and. :deans, and yet t he are to have no aulhO r it a tiv e li s t o f th e divisions, because the Legislature in its' wisdom has thought tit to eVerlook them, in its l e gi s l at i on. Is nut this something like omitting the part of Hamlet in the plev ? At ali events it is quite Clear that the . question w as wori l; p u tti ng , an d the answer is worth reinembeling.—Murni it y" Herald. NEW SHERIFFS OF LONDON.—Mr. James Duke and Mr. Thomas 'Vegg were on Pritlasi,' at a Coin mon' Hall, held for the purpose, elected Sheriffs for the year ensuing. The-former was proposed by Mr. Travers, the latter 'by Mr.' Wilson. The Aldermen, whose names had been placed on the list iu the usual manner, begged that they might be passed over this year; sonic on account of domestic affiction, others from havinv, already as much as they could attend' to. Sir James Shaw, the Chamber lain, the City Auditors, and other officers for the year ensuing, were re-elected without opposition. i L