The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-29 00:00:00

1A1.,1 '.:L,' , -I - .. 1 s;'-1 MESCELLANF,OiTS. Sir lit •. la • nctri Burdett has presented £l,OOO to the W stminster Hospital. In nne•3'ear the town of Newark' has been disg, eases 01'. nigh: lv drunkards ! The salary of the Mavor of Doncaster fur the current y •ar has been fieed by the ceitacil at £l5O. ' Vhe tuned ex pe ase , of the prosecution of M r.• William for athe alleged forgery of a will, amounted to £839 9s. 9d. Heorv-Lieht, Esq., has been appointed Governor and Com %mender-in-chief of the colony of Guiana and its dependencies. Criine ' has increased full 30 per cent. in the hitherto peace able county of Dorset, • sin rthe introduction of the Whig . c laithustan poor law. Mr. Oasrl EP —We are glad to hear that, notwithstanding the severity of ht s recent attack, this gentleman is now con valescent.— Leeds Inteltigancer. • The Attorney-General has given an opinion in favour of the Zal. freemen of Preston t o th e r i g ht of pa t ronage on the moot Inch has . been incluse(' by the corporation. Tee •• N 01, I. OF TAE. BRADFORD JOINERS.-00 ;4 , 311day last, the nperelive joinery and Cameras of Bradrorst armed out for an advance or wages, from 9 2s Is. rer week. a .. The rumour of the resienasimi of Mr. Dunlop, as member 11 2 r Ayrshir e , seems to have been premature, though he has been fur some time indisposed. • It said of the-late " Duchess of York that her foot was the 1111 allest - eve r known ; and our present Queen is said to tival her total aunt in this fespect. th l :he cheas club of' St. Petersburgh has sent a challenge to of Varis, to play a match by letter for £10,600. The l attenge. has been accepted, and the stakes deposited. • The hay harvest will be unusually late this year, and unless a ;Peet-1y aiteratiou in the weather takes place, the crops are tabe very scanty. • hospital late Nita Thomas Blizard has bequeathed to the London sin , , 41 11" W, of which he was fo rmerlyeon, £5 000 and also to the Samaritan Society.. h i B Y the Bri - gliton improvement net no person can go out in ake s "rn plea sure -b oa t w i t h oot b e i ng a ccompanied by two water '', "der a penalty of 145., and chats ofthe information. • • 51,I4Austria ' there are eight universities, in whielathere.are students; format cf . iris, with 334 profeeaors, and i6BO st u d ent ' s '? 55 Roman Catholic theolo gical professors, and 4679 • - • k• D uN COLOURE D CR O W.—A few flays ago Mr. Joseph Wils - v l n • s e cin, in the ne i g hb our h oo d of Eatnoh nt Bridge, sit a crow oth was a perfect " Dunnv."- Mr. \V., we understand, has got it s tuffed.—Carliste Patric . t: • • • The mails to .1-`l6lNeail;'ellaneheater,Liveatinailiand Carlisle, , %.ere de s p atc h e d from Lon d o n on Tuesday. night, for the fi rst ' tr ee, by•the London. and Birmingham railway. • T; L " rd Stanley's cattle show, for the benefit of his,tenantry, ,PPerary, will ta k e p l ace a t' S u ll o b ea d, i n .that -county, on A -sichaelinas-day next. .1 The v e t eran C apta i n M orr i s, we ll k nown by•his tmmerons Y t ieal•productions and convivial 'habits, has entered his 94th , }ear, having just recovered from a violent fit of lumping-cough, • whit h he caught from his grandchildren. In the y ar d o f M r. Ed war d S p i n k, common. brewer, Ponte f the is an apricot tree, trained up against the. gable-end of house, upon.which Mr. Edward Partridge has now growing about -2000 apricots, and about - lOW have been taken from the tree. - A.bout42o weighed a pound. Archdeacon Kennedy, of Waterford, comp)ains that after taYing his - curates' salaries in live parishes, containing 2000 roteatanrS, he has only. £l5O a year income to support himself and family, without glebe - or residence. • • Mr. • Roebuck has addressed a letter to'Mr. Daniel O'Connell, to Which be charges that person with having deserted the cause at the Canada traitors, after that he, Mr. O'Connell, had sworn to Protect those traitors to the utmost of his power. It.is a curious circumstance, that in the British Museum are now to b e f oun d n i ne thi c k volumes entirely composed of title- Pages, the collector of which spoiled thousands of volumes to obtain them. By a return to an order Of the House of Comrnons,it appears that the extra expense of fitting-up the Hastings man or war to 'carry Lord Durham and suite to Canada a was £573 2s. sd. The parliament, or " House of Kiwis," in the Isle of Man, have made quick w or k a t c h ur ch 'reform, having just passed an act commuting the whole of the tithes of the island for £5OOO, -and settling the future income of the bishop at £1000; the archdeacon at £800; and no parochial cleegyinan to have, in future, an income of lees than £l4O per annum. - • PaTeureasat.—A• person entering the House of Commons when the Romp Parliament was sitting, exclaimed, " These -are goody gentlemen.:. I could work fur them all my days for nothing." " What trade are you, my friend ?" said one Of the - • attendants. " A rope-maker, sir," replied the other. A Goit M A NDIZER.— Last week, a bleacher at Barnsley, under took for a wager of , ten shillings ' to swallow a quart of Melted bacon f a t, a 'Jason of mustard, an d a pound of raw bacon in the spaise of half an kour. He•accomplished his task in twenty-five minutes, drank a bottle of gin afterwards, and then retired to bed. He has since offered a bet that lie will perform the dis gusting feat in twenty minutes. Ex e aosioN OF, Ft RE-DA Mll.—On• Tuesday last, an explosion of fire-damp oecorreu in a coal-pit now working by Messrs. ftylaeds, neartbia town; which communicated to two adjoining pitg belonging' to Messrs. Woodcock and Halliburton, and to Mr.. W. Bullock. Fortunately no lives were lost, and only one individual was slightly injured; in• consequence of some metal falling on him at the pit shaft.--11 - iyan Gar&tte. PRESENTING TEA IN CHINA IN SHOPPING.—As soori•as.you cuter a shop-, and have taken your seat to commence business with the tradesman, a tea-pot and two or three little cups are brought in by an attendant and placed on a counter. You are then invited to join in sipping this pleasant and refreshing which is handed t p you as a cottireon civility, in the same way as a •Frenchinan would offer his .antiff-box, or atTurk his pipe.— Tice Fan-qui in China. Quatous•Cie.cosisassacra—As one of the workmen employed on the Newcastle and.Cariisle Railway at the Scotby station was, on Monday last removing one erthe - awitebee etr the line. to his great surprise he discovered underneath the switch-the nest of a water wugtail containing six. eggs. The bird has not deserted her nest, and is frequently seen - to go into it.—Carlisle Piariet. The Minist'erial Journals announce with great parade; that the -coronation procession will be of unexampled splendour, and will proceed front Buckinghain-paince up Constitution-hill, - through Piccadilly, St. James's-street, and Pall-mall, to West * urinate,' Abbey. There will also lie a fair for two days held in Ilyde-park, and fireworks and other amusements will be af forded to the population of London. What splendour" A -fair for two days in Hyde Park ! ELECTRICAL. EFFECTS.—M. Sellier has found it sufficient to place an - electric (liivionri upon a pane of Klass in order to pro duets- sounds. When a well polished sewing needle, suspended from a hair, is placed in a .glass bowl- with an acid sulphate of copper, the bowl crackles, even after the liquor has been with drawn, and the liquid poured out. Small currents of common •electricity become perceptible to the ear, by means of a wheaten straw; struck upon a drum of vegetable paper. PAYING CP A CALL.—In the Court of Queens% Bench, the directors of the Cheltenham and Great Western Railway Com- Pa s ny proCeeded against a Mr. Thomas, for the amount ora coll." The defendant was the owner of ten shares in that company, and this was an action to recover a sum of £5B 165.41.,. being the amount of £5 on each share and interest thereon, from the time when the call was made. The case was proved. arid, there being no defence offered, the -plaintiffs at once ob tained a verdict for the whole suet 'The.aetists and authors of Great Britain have sustained a. great loss by the death or one of their most liberal patrons, Sir: 'Richard Coil Hoare, of Stourbead. A short time since, this 'gentleman made. the .munificent gift of his splendid Italian library . to . the British Museum. The title devolves on Ungh 'Lure, Esq., the wealthy banker of Fleet-street, 00 whom the large landed estates are entailed - as-male - kin, to the prejudice of the grand-daughters of the late baronet. - DEATH , of Tin?, MARQUIS OF 'OR moNt)r..—The Marquis of Ormond° expired early on Tuesday morning, at .o'Dienne's Hotel, Dublin, after en illness of thirteen den, produced by a severe cold. .His lordship succeeded to the earldoms of Or monde and Ossory, and the interim - Irish dignities. at the de mise of his brother, 10th August, 18e10, and was Created a baron or the United Kingdom, I7th July, 1821, and ;!. marquis of •11e land on the .sth October, 1825. his successor 13 John Earl •of Ossory. ROMANTIC INCIDENT.—Some time since, an ine:dent occur red on the river Licking in Ohio, by which a boat, con t a i n i ng four young men, was upset, and three of them were drowned. 'The fourth, 'Mr. Janes, a gentleman in the very prime of life, - wealthy and accomplished, was also sinking, when a young woman and beautiful widow, named Lee, actuated by an inir •epulse of heroism and - generosity, plunged into the stream•and saved him! Overcome with gratitude, love, and admiration at • --the bravery of her conduct, Mr. Jones, after a few days' acquaintance, mede her an offer of his hand; it was accepted, and they were marr i e d . H appy Mr. Jones! R4yesareic i BARISTERS.—RetOTOS of the total number of days an sack sear during, which the. whole of the barristers appointed anlevise the lists of voters for the counties, cities, and boroughs! 'England and Waleg, were employed in performance of their ;duties-7-ofthentimbei'"of barristers 'eppninted in each year— and of the total cost of such revision in each year. In continu- L 'ation of the last return to an order of the house, made in t-836 t Year 1836, 175 barristers, 3,1-id days, total cost £ 9 6.817 7s. 9 0.; 1'1 . 837, 172 barristers, 3,654 days, total cost £31,080 ISs. 90. rtt., COLOSSAL REMAINS. —A Wiltshire paper states that within these few days some remains of a huge animal, to all appear- V ee of the ox specie, have been discovered in the Avon, at In casting a net, it became entangled in a deep • ainl, after getting clear, brought up an immense hnrn. u !§led to further search, and after much trouble the skull : LIN the other horn were brought up. The horns are stated to finely formed, 39-inches in length, 17.; t i inches in cireomfer •'ace near the base and separated in the skull by 12 inches. A rib., of correspon'ding size, has been fished up. How long they' have been in the water it is impossible of course to con ..lecture., but app3arances„ it is said, indicate that it. must have been fur centuries. S HERIFF'S COnItTs'FATENstON Bit.L.—Thishill, brought in b the Solicitor-General and Captain Pechell, authorises any of the ,• 4 •su pe rior Courts of Conimen Law at Westmin s t e r , or any udg e of such courts to send au} issue joined for a debt or do mazes under fifty pounds for trial before the sheriff of the county • in which such action is *brought, or before the fudge of any .Court of Recerd for the recovery of felts in such county ; the g Provision s 6f the 3ed and 4th Will. V., c. , 12. bein extended to this bill; and the power °iven not extending to issues joined ' upon right or title to land, &c., malicious arrest or prosecutions, ctira. con., or seduction. • t't o w To MAN A GE THE TuiNG.—"My dear fe llow, " said the • immortal Bulw er to th e e di tor o f t h e ' on the Morning after the ousting of the Bonded Corn Bill, "I am i n on unpleasant dilemma. If I attended the house last night, eir cutristanees would have compelled me to Note with the ministry, and in that case I should have offended my constituency; I there fore stayed aw aV a l together. N o w, how am Ito acc ount for my • c/ e 4s nt 7 t. " r "Oh, you hav e he entree of the Morning Cloonicle," rthe editor: "give the public a paragraph t o the p ur p ort that yo u were s h ot nut in the haste nip "rhe thing was done; the paragraph to-co t ied into the 164,T -radical Papers 9' l - Linc o l ns hi re ; and Mr. Bulwer's constituency became the dupes of the pitiful contrivance. SoctETY von PuomoTING CHRISTI AN KNOW LFMGE.--rrolll the report of the Chester Diocesan Committee of this society , we le arn that th e number of books cold at the depogitory, in ""' city, during the . year 1827. wete, Bibles.. 794 T es taments. 772; cninnion- Praver Books, 13`35; bound books and tracts, 13,247. Ve are sorri• he preceding one ; and lament this the more. to s aY that the receipts - last year were sm aller because this fur years, by the diss ,, mination of the Word. of God, Ul religious trams , has been one of the miehtv•in - stttnn-nt s tacit have arresters the rnthless power of infidelity in nation :mud various parts of the "lobe. We hope that the n l O Criondi gew.rally in this neighbourhood, Pp nil' Wit r,l anti Contribute to the funds of this Linable su ciuty,—Chester Curette,' THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ti' RE R Y A 1., L E 1?. POO 1, already !wen saattHl:-.‘d h' F' profligate government clique!" In reply to C.o. nalumnio' , heaped upon the planters by ITALIAN OPERAS. Lord Brougham, and his coadjutors in the cause of innno . rho Public is respectfully inrormed that an arrangement has t diate emancipation from the apprenticeship system, the been made with Mr. MITCHELL, Manager of the ITALIAN OPERA BUFFA, London, fir Six :`,ightv onlii, for the . performance of the must successful ITALIAN OPER:AS BUFFA lately produced. . • The Company will consist of MADEMOISELLE SCHERONI, MADLLE. VERMANI. - MISS FANNY WYNDHAM. SIGNOR FREDERICK LABLACHE.. SIGNOR BELLIN!, SIGNOR SANQUIRICO, Despatch remarks— AND SIGNOR CATO-NE. Conductor, Signor NEGRI. Leader, Mr. ALDRIDGE. rhe Choruses under the Direction rif Signor RUBBI; troin her Majesty's frheatre. grin E third performance will fake place this present TUES IL DAY EVENING, the 29th instant, when the entertain ments will commence with the new petite comedy of OUR MARY ANNE. After which will be perihrined Donizetti's Opera, in Two Acts entitled L'ELISIR D'AMORE; •(THE ELIXIR OF LOVE.) Adina Mademoiselle Scheroni. Gianetta..Mademoiselle Vermaui. Belcare..Signor Bellini.—Dulcatnara ..Signor F. Lablache. Nemorino • Signor Catone, To conclude with the Ballet Dauce of THE MILLINERS. TO-MORROW, ( Wednesday,) the entertainments will com mence with the petite comedy or T LIE MAN , AND THE TIGER. After which will be produced by the Italian company Mozart's opera of LE .NOZZE DI FIGARO. To conclude with the Ballet Dance of THE SAILOR'S RETURN. . On THURSDAY and FRIDAY,. Favourite ITALIAN OPERAS ; being positively thelast two nights of the engage ment of the Italian company. Mr. W. FA:ILILEN, of the Theatres-royal Drtiry-nine and Covent-garden, is engaged for a limited period, and will make . his first appearance this season on Al on day nest, the 4th June. The Box-office fortheltatian )per:is will be open daily from ten until three o'clock, when.places for the Boxes may be taken of Mr. Parker. No places can be secured unless a correspond ing number of tickets are taken. Seats in the Boxes cannot be reserved after the first act oft lie Opera. Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gal lery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six, and the perform ance to commence at Seven o'clock. , In contradistinction to Ex-Chancelloil3rougham, we assert and can prove that the apprentice owners- are, in fact, the op pressed, and not the oppressors, as any unprejudiced person may judge by the extrajudicial power granted to ignorant, par tial, and upstart minions of office to trample equal law and justice under (heir feCt. " We have heard of £lOO. and upwards being the fine im posed upon a manager for tying a, runaway apprentice with a rope, and in every case where a Special is called to adjudicate any complaint of a' negro apprentice against his master the fine is sure to be excessive, viz. Five pounds for the most trifling 'offence, which an English Magistrate adjudicating for a white servant, would adjudge fairly compensated for a matter of five or fen shillings. It is quite enough that the masters are obliged to endure the over-bearing insolence of office, the impertinent espionage of their hireling servants into domestic concerns, and their vexatious and tampering meddling with the proper management of their plantation work. But to give them the power to inflict fines ad libitum, which may be misappropriated, for aught we can tell or know, would belicensing an unlimited power of plunder. In thus denouncing the partial and arbitrary power to oppress which the Colonial Minister seems inclined to afford to these for the most,, part prejudiced and unqualified of ficials, we must acknowledge that there are amongst them a few honourable and upright men, inclined to do their duty fairly, but these few are so badgered by the spies of Office, and so be= wildered with contradictory instructions that they.have no power to act with uniform justice.. And the Special Government of this Colony, by Colonial-oftce Misrule, has almost become, as the Loco Focos express it, "a stink in the public nostrils'," and a disgrace to any Administration who can, to secure the aid of any faction, thus comproini.e the rights, liberties, and property , of her Majesty's free-born subjecti !" There is much truth in the following remarks from the' same paper, on the comparative condition of the negro apprentices and that of the labourers and artisans of Great Britain. We recommend thein to. the attentive perusal of,every unprejudiced reader. "The clamour and outcry which the enemies of West India trade and commerce have, to serve their own selfish views, raised against the proprietors of colonial property, on the vague charge of cruelty and injustice, is at last beginning to recoil on their own sinful heads, and the retribution to those who so uncharita bly judged their brothers, whilst insensible to their own errors and defects, will be meted out to them with the unsparing measure awarded to those who have been so unmercifully treated. GREAT NOVELTY. THEATitti, CIPJACEI-STREET, ATES . SRS.SCH'E ni RNIAN - o.gt I : ispeofully inform the In habitants and Visitors ,of tiverpnol, that they have ' Lya OPENED the FANCY SAnd MUSICAL ENTER TAINMENTS at the above fib atte. The Performances commence evert• Evening at Seven o'clock, and close at Half-past Ten. Ado/pfuts Scherman, Licensed, 379, A. SALE OF ALL THE. VALUABLE PROPERTY OF THE LATE LORD BISHOP-OF SO)DOR AND MAN. 11/1 - R. DIXON respectfully announces to the Public, that the IVA Executors of the late Lord Bishop having done him the honour of confiding to him the disposal of all the valuable STOCK, HOUSEHOLD FIJRNITURE, and other Effects, at the Palace, at Bishop's-court, near Kirk Michael, in the Isle Of Man, the same will take place by Public Auction, on TUES- A Y , the sth of June next, and following days. The LIVE STOCK comprises many beautiful thorough bred, valuable carriage, steady sad Mlle, and strong draught Horses, several promising Colts, entire Colts and Fillies, Brood Mare and Foals, by Terrace, Hesperus, Columbus, Abel, Miracle, and Candidate, a number of superior short-horned Cattle, several Cows with Calves,. and some very handsome St irks; also, a pair of twin Oxeu, trained to the Plough, about 400 Sheep and Lambs of the Leicester and Cheviot breed, between 60 and 70 Pigs of different sizes and ages, principally of the short-eared Portuguese sort, and many hundred heads of Poultry. The whole of the above are. in excellent condition, and merit• the attention of Agriculturalists. The DEAD• STOCK. consists of. Carriages of various de scriptions, complete Sets of Harness, excellent Saddles for Ladies' and Gentlemen, Carts, I'loughs, Harrows, Rollers,: Gears, and useful Agricultural Implements of every kind, several bolls of Wheat, a quantity of Malt and Hops, and a large lot of Wool. The FURNITURE is modern wncl.valuable, but too extensive to be 'describe'd in an advertisement. The whole of the Pro perty will, however, be pa r ti cu l a ri a ed in Catalogues; which may be had seven days prior to the Sale, at Bishop's -court; at the principal Inns'in the Island : at Ole Isle of Man Steam Packet Office, Liverpool; at the Black Lion, .Whitehaven; and of Mr. DIXON, at his Horse and'Caariage Bazaar and Repository, Parade, Douglas. Sale to commence each day at:Eleven o'clock. Joint Notes, for three months, on approved security, will be taken for all purchases above £5. Douglas, 22nd May, 18.38. "The people of Great Britain are becoming sick of the cant cry of iiegro oppression from persons who view the most heart rending sufferings of their countrymen and fellow-subjects with ( the most callous indifferegce and disdain, and who pass by ano ther side, instead of binding up the wounds and relieving the anguish of the miserable victim who perishes at their gate! ".It is a notorious fact that there is more real suffering, want, and privation, as well as tyranny and injustice on the part of local power existing in one street in London, or in any other populous district of Great Britain, than in the whole Island of 'Jamaica! For, if to labour 40 hours per week be a hardship to aJout, able, healthy, well fed negroes, what must it be for poor halfstarved, dectepit, manufacturing apprentices to labour for sixteen hours incessantly per day with scarce an interval Wrest? Instead of murmuring against this hard toil,. they are glad to perform it to avert the pangs of hunger and of cold, and as long as they are not locked up to labour in a prison, or turned out to die pf starvation in the street, they Cheerfully fulfil their daily task for the mouthful of refreshment it affords.—Thls is no ex aggerated picture, but true of tens of thousands of our fellow subjects who labour to manufacture clothing for the luxurious natives of this sunny soil, and who have barely rags to cover their own nakednesi, whilst our African . apprentices are clothed in fine linen, purple, and silk. " We lately adverted to the unmitigated distress of the Spital field weavers, who wereactually perishing by hundreds, of sheer want. We have now to call the attention of the public to the sort of humane discipline under which the miserable pauper children of Great Britain are locked up to labour for their bread, and if it does not afford an ample commentary on the base hypocrisy of a government pretending to ameliorate the rules of our workhouses and penitentiaries, whilst they suffer such aggravated and heartless inhumanity to prevail in their own, we must think that common sense is run mad,—that evil ha's become good,—and that the dark hue of prejudice aud su perstition has perverted every principle of religion, humanity, and justice." Jobe two:pouL TUESDAY MORN.I.cVG, MAY 29, 1838. . n• The Publication of the STA.NDA RI) commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. THE WEST INDIES.—We. have :received files . of the Royal Gazette, (JaMaica,) Jamaica Despatch, and the Jamaica Standard, to the .27th ultimo inclusive. These papers Innounce the arrival' . at Kingston of the. Prince de Joinville. lie was hospitably, entertained by the public authorities- The Despatch of the 27th ult. contains the follOwirt?,- remarks on Sir Lionel Smith, the governor, who, it appears, is not so popular as we for merly apprehended "Decipimur is our confessional. Sir Lionel Smith has dis appointed our expectations, and it now appears that his Excel lency has been the principal means of urging parliamentary interference. Withc , ut abiding the issue of events Sir Lionel Smith, in Novemberlast year, made an official communication to the Government, reporting that the assembly would not lis ten to, or adopt any recommendations which the GoVernment might suggest ! We beg to express our conviction, that an open foe is always to be preferred to a secret enemy. Ambush fight ing, except in greatetnergency, is discreditable to a highminded soldier." • We feel justified in •thus extending these extracts, when we reflect upon the mighty interests which are 'at stake in the present experiment which is going on in the West India colonies, and especially when we con sider the irreparable damage which may be inflicted, not only on the planters and the mercantile community, but ntca on the negroes themselves, on whose behalf the sympathies of the people of 'England have, of fate, been so frequently exhibited. Audi alterampartem is always a sound maxim, and never more so than in such a case as this, where those who are accused of the blaCkest crimes, which can be perpetrated, are living at such a distance from their Merciless prosecutors, and so destitute of the ordinary means of replying to the charges laid against them, and thereby establishing their innocence, 'and proving the falsehood of the accusations under which their characters are suffering. The British public have an inherent love of fair play, and we are convinced that this commendable feeling will lead them to insist upon having "justice " done to the deeply-maligned planters, as well as to their apprentices. " Justice" to the anti slavery emissaries, who have so grossly imposed upon the amiable feelings of Englishmen, would involve' an in fliction which we are not disposed to recommend. . It is scarcely necessary for us to repeat that to slavery '.and the slave-trade, in the abstract, we entertain as strong and unconquerable an aversion as the most zealous of the Exeter Hall agitators: but after the long period during which the system has been carried on in the Bri- . tish colonies, under the especial protection 9f the Bri tish government, we deem it right to maintain the rights and to protect the interests of thOse who have been seduced, by the encouragement so given by the English people, to invest their all in the iniquitous traffic. It is no fault of the planters that slavery has so long existed, and it would bean act of injustice to accuse them of any general wish to see the system prolonged. The example of Antigua affords an evident proof of the truth of this remark. Nor is it right that the planters, as a body, should be charged with the faults of a few isolated individuals, and be made the subjects of unfounded calumnies of the basest character. This is an act of cowardly injustice against which we shall ever protest, and in doing so, we have no fears of offending.the most scrupulous of our readers. We shall, perhaps, give some further extracts from the Jamaica papers in our next, as the subject of negro ap prenticeship has recently occupied so much attention. NEW SOUTH `VALES.—Accounts have been received from Sydney to the 9th of January. Frointheir-con tents it. appears that the.colony was proceeding rapidly in the course of prosperity, and that a most enterprising disposition was manifested throughout the settlement. The tide of emigration seems to have set very strongly towards this interesting colony, as very nearly I,o oo ' emigrants had arrived out within a few days in the ships' Sir Charles Forbes,, Wellesley, Neptune; and Alfred. On the year the increase in the population had amounted to about 10,000 souls, or nearly one tenth of the \vhole— a ratio of increase which would cause the p o pulation to be doubled in the, short space of ten years. Merchant vessels to the amount of 13,000 tons had prrived at Port Jackson, exclusive of colonial craft of every description. The price of colonial wheat was 55.. to Gs. per bushel, and of Van Dien - lan's Land 6s. to 7s. Fine Flour was IGs. per 1001bs. It is to be hoped that this rapidly increasing and pros perous colony may not have any reason to regret the mischievous influence Which is exercised by the r o ...e government in the administration of the colonial a 'airs of Great Britain-:-an influence whose baneful character has been already too painfully felt in the Canadas. Un der a judicious and wise administration we may confi dently articipate a long career of commercial prosperity in our Australian colonies. They presett a large field for British enterprise, and incalculable opportunities for the profitable employment of capital and industry. In another century the vast continent of New South Wales will, in all probability, rank among the empires of the world, and, like the United States of America, number its population by millions. . - Respe.cang the present position of the planters, and the means necessary to be taken fo'r the protection of their interests, the Despatch of the same date remarks— " We are of opinion that a simultaneous expose should take place in the shape of .resolutions and protests by the Local Magistracy of every parish in the Island, where special abuses prevail, declaratory of the wrongs and insults to which they have been subjected, and remonstrating against an abuse of special authority, founded upon prejudices, partiality and lob- Sided justice, by • which the proprietary, Local Magistrates, and apprentice. masters are subjected to unmerited contumely, slander, and abuse, and to the still greater grievance of popular, i n subordination, discontent, and loss of labour, threatening to, render estates valueleSs, and terminating in the ruin of the ap prentices themselves.' Such remonstrances properly signed and authenticated, could not fail to open the eyes of the British people to the impositions practised upon them, and to awaken . the government to a sense of the unjust advantage which has VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. — We have received a file, of the Ltobart Town Courier to the 17th of NoVember. 'Their . contents are not of material interest: The accounts are for the most part favourable. It is stated that the low prices of wool in F.'nr;land' at tli . e ,Of the last. ad vices would not materially affect the balance of imports and exports...,The great success of the fisheries would realise for the colony a very large sum. It is said that the fisheries would be , conducted the next season on a scale, and carried on with a spirit, which would render them still more productive of benefit to the colonists of Van Dieman's Land. The reports from the interior, as respects the crops, were highly gratifying, the late rains . which had been exrrienced having been most season able and beneficial. The country never appeared more beautifulnor the crops more promising. • CAPE OF GOOD. HoPE.--Papers have been received from the Cape of Good Hope to the 25th of March. An attack had been made upon the Trek Boers, a party of Dutch settlers, who removed from Beaufort, on the east ern frontiers, to Port Natal, by some Caffres, under a chief named Dingoan, and that 275, including 59 men, under the command of a Dutchman, named Reteif, were killed by them. A party under another Dutchman, called Martiz, had gone in pursuit of the treacherous natives, but the communication, which is dated from Colesberg, near Natal, expresses a fear that it will be a complete blow to that settlement. DANISH CLAIMS.—Mr. Cresswell brought forward his promised motion on , this subject on Thursday last, and gained a itictory over the ministry which must he hailed with satisfaction by the shipping and mercantile inte rests generally. The purport of Mr. Cresswell's mo tion was; that an address be presente& to the Queen praying her Majesty to direct the commissioners em-, ployed,to examine the claims of ,persons for losses on account' of " book debts" and "goods ashore" in 1807, to examine also the claims of persons who suffered losses by the seizoi-e of ships and cargoes by the Danish go vernment in the same year, and to report on such claims to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. The majority obtained on this motion amounts Co a par liamentary recognition of the rights of the claimants. The house decided in faiour of the claims by a majority of 115 to 81. This affords another-proof that the pre sent ministry have any thing but a "good working ma jority", in the House of Commons, as has been ostenta tiously .boasted of by the whig-radical press of the country. By this decision a tardy act of justice has been done at length to a large body of British merchants, who have suffered from Ile reprisals of the Dthlish government, in retaliation for our attack upon the fleet and capital of Denmark. In consequence of the decision to which the house has thus arrived measures will probabiy be taken for an early liquidation of those claims. The little waspish being, who is dignified with the title of Chan cellor of the Exchequer, took occasion to state "that lie should take no further responsibility on the question"— a remark which naturally etcited a smile on the counte nances of the gentlemen on the opposition benches. If he is prepared to " take no further responsibility" on this question, the public will demand why he is entrusted with any " responsibility" whatever connected with the expenditure of the public money. As the Spectator for cibly remarks, " if lie refuses to take responsibility on such questions, it is high time that he were discharged for neglect of duty." NRGRO APPRENTICES.—Never was a ministry placed in a more contemptible position than are the present cabinet in reference to the question of the termination of negro apprenticeship ; never was their absolute depen dance for official existence on the conservative opposition made more manifest than during the past week. On Tuesday last, Sir Eardley Wilmot introduced his motion for the immediate termination of negro apprenticeship in British - colonies. Several speeches were made in sup port of the motion as well as in opposition to it; ministers preserved a sullen silence on the occasion. They were afraid of acting manfully on their own con victions. They were forced to look imploringly to the opposition benches for support; and when it was found that the majority had gone against them, they were forced to a declaration of the course which they intended to pursue, and Lord John Russell accordingly announced that it was the intention of government strenuously to Oppose• any attempt to make the resolution of the house .m.,-rive. As Sir Eardley Wilmot was not prepared to state the precise course which he intended to adopt, tue matter was allowed to rest until Friday, when Lord John Russell stated that on Monday or Tuesday Sir G. Grev would troveresolut ions to the following effect:— " My honourable friend will propose, in the first place, that the resolution proposed by the hon.' member for Yorkshire (Sir Geo. Strickland) and the decision of the house on that occasion, shall be react, and likewise the resolution of the hon. Bart. oppo site (Sir E. Wilmot.) Then he will propose, in order to prevent the injurious consequences which may follow from the intentions of parliament being left in doubt, and in order to maintain the peace and welfare of the colonies, that it is necessary to declare, that in the 'opinion of this house it is not advisable to adopt any proceeding's for the purpose of giving effect to the resolution of May 22;. and, secondly, that this house declares its opinion that t every r i m v u e r s e s w e c h u i r c e h d c t a o n t t:e e i n n d u n t o d e s r e catul there e a e t t h e fo n r e t g h r e o population abolition of slavery ought to be adopted; and, further, that the most anxious attention of this house shall be directed to strengthen the con dition of the negro population, when the expiration of the term of apprenticeship shall have entitled them to the full enjoyment of freedom." Though there is no doubt that Sir George Grey Will obtain a majority on the introduction of these resolutions, it cannot be denied that much harm has been done by the vote of Tuesday evening. The effect of that vote will be setn, we fear, in the insubordinate conduct of the negro apprentices during the; remainder of the tern) of their servitude. There will not be wanting those who will take care to inform them that "a British House of Commons has deliberately pronounced their unconditional freedom on the first of August next." Nor will there be wanting parties who will endeavour to make that im prudent decision a handle for exciting feelings of dis affection among the negro population. It is not, there fore, difficult to foresee the consequences which may re sult from the imbecility and the cowardice of the govern • ment, as manifested in their treatment of this question. The end of the agitators out of doors is fully answered. They have now a further plea for perambulating the country to get up " a demonstration" on the subject of negro slavery. They will take care to render the vote of Tuesday last an effectual means for annoying the planters in the West Indies and for instigating the ne groes to refuse that labour which the former have a right exact=a right just as great as that of any master tradesman in England over his apprentices. While treating of this subject we cannot refrain from offering a passing remark on a charge contained in the Manchester Guardian of Saturday last, against those among the conservative party who are advocates for the immediate cessation of the period of apprenticeship. The, Guardian accuses these gentlemen of entertaining sinister motivei, and avers that they pursue the line of conduct which th e y h ave a d op t e d f or th e single purpose of embarras s i ng th e m i n i s t r y. M uc h as we ar e opposed to the object for which these persons are contending with such earnest and unremitting zeal, we still believe them to be sincere in their opinions, and that they act in opposition to the great bulk of the conservative party in obedience only to their honest convictions: and, greatly as we despise the party in whose behalf the Guardian pleads so earnestly, and heartily as we repudiate the prin ciples which the Guardian so perseveringly advocates, we are nevertheless glad of its aid in resisting a measure which would be fraught with the greatest injustice to the planters, as well as certain misery to the apprentices. Our contemporary will surely perceive the folly of his supposition if he will only take the trouble to reflect that the conservatives, as a party, can gain nothing by the successful agitation of the question. , BRITISH PROTECTION OF IDOLATRY IN INDIA.—AII religious opinions, however erroneous, superstitious, or even enromous in their own character, have a right of toleration, whether in colonies, or in territories acquired by conquest. Man is accountable for his sentiments and conscience, not to his fellow-creatures, but to.the Great Lord of all, to whom, as his Master in Heaven, he:stand eth or fallethl The practical workings of those principles must be repressed when they attempt an inroad upon the peace of Society;or the circlet: of established government;' TO THE PUBLIC. Owing to the very liberal encouragement which we have received from our advertising friends., and for which we beg leave to tender our grateful acknowledgments, we have come to the rasolution TO ENLARGE THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TO THE EXTENT OP SIX-AD DITIONAL COLUMNS Hitherto we have frequently, been under the necessity of , excluding various articles- of local interest, and a large proportion of general new.l., in consequence of the great press of advertisements iviih which we have been fa: voured. have often, .also, teen forced to the alter native of materially curtaiting our reports as Well as our editorial remarks ; on the same account. 7'he pro posed enlargement Will enable us to embody a greater share:of such intelligence as may be generally useful; and to extend our reports' of . the various public meet ings, 4-c., which may be held in the neighbourhood, as.well as to present to our readers a mass of amusing and instructive extracts- from modern publications, which latter we intend to make a prominent feature in the STANDARD. It will also afford us great pleasure to avail ourselves of the opportunity which the contemplated enlargement of the STANDARD will give mes for advocating more fully those conservative principles for ,which we have uni formly contended. The extended patronage which we enjoy shall operate as a saw/Cm- to increased zeal and energy in defence of that glor sous cause to which we feel an ardent attachment—the oause of the Monarchy, the Church, and the constitution: of Great Britain. We are happy to announce that arrangements are in progress for considerably increasing the number of agents for the sale of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. When these arrangements are Matured, we anticipate a material increase in our cir culation, an advantage which we feel confident will be duly appreciated by our advertising friends. We also flatter ourselves that the great increase of matter wliich the STANDARD will contain in its enlarged form will procure for us ad ditional support from the oonserVative public in Liverpool. The proposed enlargement will take place in THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, after which th.e LIVERPOOL STANDARD will contain TWELVE COLUMNS OF ADDITIONAL MAT TER PER WEEK, without any increase of price. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " F. H. H." is thanked for his kintli favour, which we shall take an early opportunity of acknowbAging more in detail. The Poetry of " C. W." is creditable to the feelings of the author, but not,sufficiently correct for itisertion. but beyond this necessary control, the right of interfer ence does not extend. But the colonists who settle, or the functionaries, whether civil or military, who protect and administer lands won by the swo►d in war, according to the faith of existing treaties, have a right to equal pro tection; and may claim exactly the same non-interference with their own consciences, and sense of religion, in the duties which they are called upon to perform in countries so circumstanced. Upon these principles, the Christianity of Gieat Bri tain has no authority to make any other aggressive move ment upon the debasing superstitions of Hindu India be yond that of bringing to bear upon it the light of truth and life in the everlasting gospel of the blessed God, by missionaries, scriptural translations, education, public worship, and other similar means of grace. Any thing • short of such attempts would be treasonable apathy against the solemn command of the great Head of the Church, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gos pel to every creature." But it is no past of toleration rightly understood, to adopt measures tending either directly or indirectly to promote the spread, and fortify the power of paganism. There is a wide difference, as it has been well observed, between offering a man violence in his way to an idol temple, and attending him thither, giving him facilities for conveyance, and inviting him to' this guilty worship. Real toleration lies between the two extremes. The offspring of Chilstian love, it would save the deluded heathen, "plucking him out of the fire," by the preaching of Christ crucified ; accompanying the proclamation of redeeming mercy with the prayer of wrestling faith. But to take part in such besotted war ship; to compel a Christian not only to be present, but assisting at its rites of unutterable impurity, cruelty, and falsehood; to demand, that the magistracy and the soldiery should be compelled to promote and regulate the abominations of Heathen India, is a kind of liberality utterly spurious, dishonourable to God, subversive of the distinctions between right and wrong. It is most fearfully perilous to the souls of men who know truth as it is in Jesus, whether theoretically or practically. It serves to impress the darkened mind of the pagan with a persuasion, that as his governors see no difference be tween the gospels and the Vedas, between the Triune God of the Bible, - and the monstrous fables of Indian su perstition, so none does really and practically exist so as to require an absolute renunciation of the one, and a sin cere reception of the other, by that faith which is the gift of God. This mawkish and miserable latitudinarianism so in geniously disguised under the name of Toleration, has long subjected those parts of India, whither idolatrous ul pilgrimages are k de, to a cruelty the most appalling. It is a heinous li of liberality and tenderness to re ligious feeling, hoWever mistaken, to put forth a finger, and touch, no matter with what tenderness, an idol cere monial of worship. But it has escaped these acutely sympathising philanthropists, that the conscience of a Christian believer is trodden and trampled under foot the while, when he is obliged to attend to aid and assist, and honour these pagan ceremonies, equally dishonouring by such acts that God and Saviour, whose he is, and whom be is bound to serve. The alternative is resignation of his post, dismissal from it, or punishment for an act of mu tiny. In this position, multitudes of British functionaries professing the gospel of Jesus Christ have been long placed in India ; and beneath this intolerable tyranny many are at this instant groaning; and from this galling oppression vast numbers are appealing. The subject has been again and again brought before the Court of East,lndia Directors in all the enormity of its injustice. Remonstrance has followed remonstrance, until at length they have closed the door against receiving more to the same effect. A despatch of Lord Glenelg to the local government of India has been treated with equal disre gard. It seems as if they who could at once and with entire safety, correct the abuses, had resolved, in 'defiance of that supreme allegiance which is due to God, that they should be perpetuated. Dr. Frederick Maitland, Com mander of the Forces in the Presidency of Madras, has felt the degradation and oppression So Heavily—lii- y sense of duty towards od , and the souls of men, has been so deeply wounded by it, that he has tendered his resignation if the present regulations should b e regar d e d . . . _ _ _ like the laws of the Medes and Persians to be unalter. able. A representation of alie evils and wtekedueaa of thin system was made by the late excellent Bishop Corrie, in a memorial signed by himself and very. many influ ential persons. Unfortunately it was received in a very different spirit by Sir Frederick Adam, to whom it was sent. The question then remains, whether this state of things must continue ; whether British Christians who honour God, and would not hang a yoke of bitter bondage upon the souls of their fellow believers, are not called upon, as with one heart, to make such a representation to the legis lature of this country by the const►tutional medium of petitions to both Houses of Parliament, as may call upon the government with the loud "effectual voice of public opinion to alter this sordid and most guilty attitude of our Indian administration, which abets idolatry with one hand, and strikes a dip and cruel blow upon the consci ences, peace, and religion of so many of our fellow Chris• tians in India with the other? A movement has been already made with this view in Liverpool, to which all who name the name of Christ as their hope, and profess allegiance to Him as their Head, should wish God speed. A public meeting of a prelimi nary character was held in the Music Hall, on Tuesday morning last, and a- petition read for the abolition of this compulsory attendance tipon idol worship. The particu lars of the meeting were detailed in' the pages of this journal. They were well calculated to commend them selves to every man's conscience in the sight of God, and to come home to every man's business and bosom. It has since been determined, that a public meeting o members of the Church of England, upon the same most important subject, should be held in the Amphitheatre, upon an early day, of which due notice will be gilain. The committee, to whom the matter was erftrusted, cor dially and earnestly hope, that the other Christian deno minations of the town will take up the matter in a spirit of zeal for God, and for the honour of our common Lord, and by a simultaneous movement of mind expressed in petitions to both Houses of the Legislature, which may extend itself far and wid e t h roughout the empire, endea vour to emancipate our fellow Christians in India from the intolerable and degrading thraldom, by which they are now injured, insulted, and oppressed. TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. Ltst evening, the monthly meeting of this Association was held in the rarge room of the York Hotel, Tarleton-street, Mi. Alexander Smith, jun., in the chair. The meeting was very fully attended; and was addressed by Mr. Carson, Mr. Cooper, a gentleman from Bristol, whose name we could not ascertain, anti. others. Amongst other topics, the general increase of Conservative principle thoughout the country was alluded to, and the satis factory prospects which it afforded. The meeting was reminded, that the time for the registration of votes was approaching, and the members of the associat ion were urged t o make everyexertion in seeingthat no conserva tive votes remained unregistered, and to obtain information re specting illegal ra di ca l vo t es , th at th e l a t e s plendid triumph of the conservative cause in this town may not be lost but secured. A question was asked of the chairman, it there had been any intelligen ce rece i ve d as to t h e s t a t e o f thef Earl of Harrowby's health, it being rumoured, that he was dangerously ill. The chairman stated, that he had made inquiry, and so far as he had been able to learn, it was only a rumour. Lord Sandon's friends in Liverpool had received no communication respecting it. A resolution was passed, that if no steps be taken by the cor poration to have some public manifestation of loyalty on the day of the coronation of the Queen, (28th of June,) that a special meeting of the Conservative Tradesmen's Association should he called, to determine on some mode of publicly expressing the loyalty and attachment to her Majesty of the members of the association. Several new members were proposed and admitted, and the proceedings terminated before ten o'clock. WOOL TRAM—The London trade is described as somewhat firmer, probably owing to a demand for foreign consumption. Three or four thousand bales will be offered for sale at Liver pool on Thursday next, and en the same day, a small parcel of Scotch wool saved from a wrcck•is announced for sale at Hull. _ . DONCASTER WON, M A RKET.-It appears that the first wool market of the season appointed to be held in this borough for the sale of long wools, will take place on Saturday next, the 2d of June. - . . . . . _ YORK WOOL MARK'ET, MAY 24.—Our new markets for the season have opened this day, but in consequence of the late cold weather sheep shearing has not become• general, conse quently hut a very small quantity of,new wool has been pitched. The attendance of buyers from the manufacturing districts is favourable to the impression that wools • are wanted.' In the absence ,of so ew bona fide transactions, it would be absurd to give any qUotation of Prices. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ROBRING AN IMMIGRANT.—At the Police-office, on Friday? two men were charged by an American immigrant with having robbed him of his clothes-chest on the preceding day. He stated that, after landing from the vessel, he employed the pri soners at the bar, together with another man, to carry his lug gage. On the way to his temporary domicile, one of the men named Higgins, invited hint into a public-house to take a glass of ale, to which he consented; but on leaving the house he dis covered that his luggage, together with two persons whom he had employed, had gone. The prisoners declamicithat the com plainant had sold the box t o one of the party, awed Brown. not then in custody, for Gs. Complainant—" Six Shillings! It's morally impossible, your worship." The prisoners -again declared that it was not only possible, but true : the box con tained only two or three pounds of biscuit and a small piece of ham. The immigrant, however, asserted that it contained a great quantity of provisions, the remainder of his stores, besides some wearing apparel. The prisoners were each sentenced to three month's imprisonment. THEFT BY A CLERK.—Joseph Brace was, Oui Saturday,,pmace before Mr. Hall, charged with having rubbed his em Mr. Benjamin Boulton. The latter is an auctioneer sale-rooms are in Ma r ybon e . M r . B ou lt on sa id, th e - entered his service in November last, and remained till . April o when he absconded. This gave him some suspicion,aud he examined his office and premises in consequence. From a drawer he missed a pistol, and from other parts of the rooms a quantity of apparel and a pair of brass candlestickss. '•The pri soner had left a box behind him : witness examined it, and found that it contained a number of pawn-tickets. Constable Ftockhart was sent for, and the tickets were taken to the various pawnbrokers' shops, where the missing articles were fOund. Flockhart took time prisoner into custody at a house in Leigh street. The articles were produced by the several pawn-brokers with whom they had been pledged, and they were identified by prosecutor. • The prisoner had nothing to say, and he was'comn mined for trial.- CHARGE OF Roananv.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a man and his wife named John Floyd and Ellett Floyd, were placed at the bar, charged ►with having robbed an vld mad. flawed James Barton, living in Horatio-street, in whose house they lodged, of 25 sovereigns. The complainant, an exceedingly old man, was unable to make himself intelligible, and his daugh ter was then examined, and stated that she charged the female with robbing her father of 25 sor•s. The money was safe in her father's trunk on Friday afternoon. On Saturday noon she went out, awl on her return found her father's trunk broken. 'open and the money gone. The female prisoner had not a penny on her person before, and afterwards three shillings and a penny were font - rd upon her. Mr. Hall :—Then lam to take it for granted, that because she had three shillings and a penny in her pocket she stole the sovereigns ?• There being no other evidence against either of the prisoner? Mr. Hall said he must discharge them. PASSING BASE Com. —Yesterday, at the police-c,ffice, seve ral parties were charged before the magistrates with attempting to pass .counterfeit shillings, in St. John's market and other places. An old Irishwoman was charged with attempting to pass a bad shilling and a . had sixpence in payment for some meat at a butcher's stall in St. John's market. In defence she said she had taken them in change, She was discharged after re ceiving a reprimand.—An Irishman named Gleanan, was charged by Mr. Webster, Druggist, in Bridgewater-street, with having attempted to pass a bad shilling at his shop on Satur day night. His young man sent for hius into the shop, and said that the prisoner was the same man who had paid him a bad shilling on the 13th instant. As soon as the prisoner heard what the young man said, he snatched up the shilling from the counter and ran odt of the shop.' He (Mr. Webster) followed him, and after a long chase, succeeded in taking him into ens., tody. Mr. Hall said he should remand him for further enquiry. STEALING FiowEßS.—Yesterday,' at the police-office, two raggamuflin looking fellows were placed before the magistrates on a charge of stealing some flowers from the garden of a gen tleman residing in Roscommon-street. ' Police-officer, No. 5, stated, that on Sunday morning, about four o'clock, he was in the rear of Roscommon-street, when he heard a noise, and found the two prisoners miming away. He stopped them and asked them what they were running for ? and they replied they were running a race. When be went round to Roicommon-street, a: gentleman threw up a window and,asked him if he had 'seen two men running away ? and said that they had been stealing some' flowers out of the next garden. He then followed the men and look them iuto custody. A gentleman named Moore, said that he heard a noise in a garden adjoining, belonging to Mr. Fletcher, and saw the two prisoners in custody stealing the flowers. The men, when he opened the window, ran away. The flowers were continually being stolen from the gardens there. Mr. Hall wished to know what the value of the flowers taken would tG. The witness said he did not know; he should think Mr. Fletcher would not take ss. for them. Mr. Hall said he must not have the fanciful value, he must have the real value, otherwise he must discharge them. No one being able to speak to the value of the flowers, the men were discharged with an admonition. Bettur.Anv.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a lad named Clay was placed before the magistrates, on'a charge of entering a house on Sunday ,night, during divine seritice, and in the ab sence of its inmates, strippin g it o f a la rge quant i ty o f art i c l es. Mrs. Elizabeth haw stated that she resided in Great Howard Street, and - ou Sunday night went to St. Paul's church, locking up her house. On her return, as she was about to enter, the prisoner rushed out with a bundle and almost knocked her down, and then ran away. She called to the police to stop bim, and be was eventually taken into custody. Oa his per son were found four silver tablespoons, and some silk hand kirchiefs, and in the Inutile a large quantity of articles of cloth ing, which he bad packed up; all belonging to the complainant. She found her house completely ransacked. It was stated that the prisoner, though quite a young boy, had been five times committed for felony. The informations for his trial at the sessions, were ordered to be taken against him. EVERTON AND KIICKDALE FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—It will be seen, by an advertisement in our paper of this day, that the show of flowers, &c., by this society, will take place on Thursday next, at the Derby Arms, Kirkdale. We understand that the late Mr. Ormerod, of Brunswick road, has generously bequeathed to his medical attendant, Mr. Ortt, the sum of five hundred pounds. The general rate of travelling of the first-class coaches on the Liverpool and Manchester railway is now thirty miles an hour; and within the last fortnight the whole thirty miles have been. performed in forty-seven minutes. ROBBING T it Dk A n.--;-isaac Kirkham and John Williamson have been committed ror t. ;at, 44,45 vr.ccann i; the con tents of a watch-fob floes the body of a drowned sailor found in the river Mersey, at Walton, near thti railway bridge. The de ceased is supposed to be one of the crew al the American vessel. wrecked some short time ago, at Liverpool. The Earl of Derby has left Grosvenor-square to superintend the improvements going on at Knowsley Hall. We regret to learn that the noble earl has been lately suffering from a severe attack of deafness. The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Charles Stanley are occupying the family mansion in Grosvenor-square. STREET ROBBERY.—On Monday night, a commercial tra veller, while walking the streets of \Varrington, had his pasket book stolen. A.inonizst the contents was a branch bank of En gland note for £lOO, a £2O note, and several smaller ones of different local banks. BUSINESS OF THE Por.tcE-couhT.—Yesterday, at the Police court, there was no less titan 55 persons brought up as suspici ous characters, and charged with petty felonies ; 20 were booked for assaults on police-officers, &e., and 86 for disorderly con duct—in all 161 cases to be heard! About four-fifths of the parties charged were Irish. Finnt.En's FERRY RAILWAY Bit.L.—The Grand Junction Railway Company, who were the promoters of this bill, have suffered a parliamentary defeat. An adverse division took place in committee, on Tuesday last, the majority 24 and the minority. 20; and which has led to its abandonment, and under circum stances which, we apprehend, will preclude it from being again brought forward. DESPATCH or itioN.F.SS.—The barque Royal Mint, belong ipg to Messrs. Joseph Brooks Yates and Co., arrived in our river ' from Jamaica, on Tuesday night last, discharged her car go of 616 hogsheads, tierces, and puncheons of sugar, coffee, and rum, be ides a large quantity of dyewood, pimento, &c.,in about 24 hourk, took in her outward cargo' of plantation stores, and sailed again on Satin day morning. We do not recollect' ever hearing of such an instance of despatch before, in this or any other port. Tim THEATRE ROYAL—Last evening. the Theatre was crowded by a most fashionable auditory; the grand attraction being the Italian Opera, Buffa. Liverpool evinces a decidedly musical taste; for whenever there is any musical attraction,' in the acknowledged places of public amusement, it is generally well patronized Last evening, Ilicci's Opera, Bulk, " Un' Adventura di Scaranauccia" was performed. The choruses were occasionally very striking ; the bass voices were, perhaps, too powerful, drawing the voices of the female singers. Siznor - Bellini, and Mademoiselle Vertnani, each acipitted themselves exceedingly well. Their acting was sometimes very ludicrous:: The engagement of this Italian. Company promises to be lucrative one for the management. LIvER THRATRE.—Messrs. Schermanns have opened this theatre as a Pettey Bazaar. The pit is boarded_qver, and forms' an agreable promenaue. The company are eiftertained at in tervals during the evening, with music and singing. There is. a good disdlay of fancy work, in desks, porcelain, boxes, &c. The attendance last week was pretty good. ZOOLOGICA L GA itIMNS.—TIIC picture of Vesuvius at these gardens is in a forward state, and it is expected to be completed by Monday next. Mr. Danson, the artist, has attively engaged upon it for some time past, and it promises to be one of the most singular and interesting exhibitions in Liverpool. In its unfinished state, with the canvass barely covered over, the effect is most extraordinary. In the back ;pound, towering on 'high, is the volcano, the town of Naples at its foot, and the bay, studded with fishing-boats, fills up the foreground of the picture. It will, donbtless, attract crowds to see it. We undet stand, that at night, during the erruption,"the effect will be grand in the extreme. " HOPE SHALL WHISPER HAPPY Days" —a Ballad, by James Stonehouse, author of the Prize Glee " Smiling Mirth," "King and Fatherland," &c., the music by William Shepherd. Palmer, Bold-street. Our correspondent who assumed the loyal and gallant signature of " Vive la Reine," has just pub lished a new Ballad under the above title; we trust he will be equally fortunate with this publication, as with those he has hitherto launched upon the troubled'sea of public opinion: The music is very pretty, and the accompaniments exceedingly. harmonious and well arranged. : GUNPOWDER ON BOARD A VESSEL—TWO inspectors of police, having receivetlinformation that-there was a quantity of gunpowder on board the.; George Cabot, an American ship, lying in the Queen's Dock, proceeded on board on Thursday afternoon, and enquired from:the captain whether the informa tion was true. He admitted that it was, and consented that the powder should be brought on shore, which was accordingly done. • The powder, weighing above 2 cwts., was in two large copper boxes; there was also a small keg, holding six or seven pounds. • An information, we believe, will be laid. STEAM.—An advertisement appears in our columns this day, headed "the original Liverpool and New York Steam-packet 'Company." To this project justice commands us to call public attention and patrouage • because, on a reperusal of its pros pectus. now before the pu blic for a period of nearly two years, it will be perceived that all the advantages therein stated is• likely to be derived from a communication by steam between Liverpool and New York, have been realized in the successful termination.of the voyages ,of the Sirius and Great Western. The company's claim to originality is therefore well supported, and as we are. informed that the direction will be occupied by gentlemen, of practical and efficient ability, we cannot for a moment -entertain a doubt of its being carried promptly into successful operation. , • - 'TRADE -OF OLDHAM—The commissioners for investigatinZ' the condition of hand-loam weavers are expected to visit Old ham shortly, but their labours here will probably be very light, for there is scarcely a town in the county where there are so few of this class of distressed operatives; though not many years ago a large proportion of the population were employed on the hand-loons. . The state of the cotton manufacture -is not alto gethit highly favourable, arising from the large quantities of goods_on hand ; still the machinery of all the cotton mills is la , operation full time. The hafting branch is active at this mo-i ment ; but it may suddenly become dull, in a short period, from want of steadiness in the demand. 3 7