The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-12 00:00:00

• . - JANuilly 12" 1S 8. possession Of the town, and had one-fourth of the troops subsecpently sent to retake it been forwarded at the pro per tiiiie, no loss of prope!ty would have taken place. So far, therefore, were the destruction and rapine com mitted by the insurgents from being consequences of a purely accidental nature, that they were decidedly the consequences of gross neglect. The argument founded on the losses suffered by Brazilian subjects is too ridicu lous to merit an observation. Brazilian subjects have no means to compel payment, and the justice of any claim they might choose to advance would be no argument in their favour with the Brazilian government. A short time previous to the entry of the insurgent forces into the town, the governor of the provinde ad dressed a despatch to the British consul at Para, claim ing the co-operation of H.M. ship Racehorse with the Brazilian squadron to defend the town from their attacks, when feared or expected: This was readily complied with from the 14th August, 1835, when the insurgents opened their attack upon the town, until the 23d, when it was abandoned by the go vernment and the white population. During the whole of this time the Racehorse kept up an effective fire when ever the insurgents made their approaches, and at the same time kept her boats constantly employed in the convey ance of Brazilian subjects from the shore to the vessels lying off the town, and thu3 saved many, hundreds of lives. If, therefore, as foreigners, connected by a treaty of reciprocal duties and privileges, but in no way concerned in their national differences or internal divisions, British subjects might have previously claimed protection from all parties under all changes of government, they were by this last measure stript of their usual claims to for bearance from the insurgents, and throw•n_entir_ely on the justice of the Brazilian government. It has not yet transpired how the British government intend to follow up this matter. Every concurrent cir cumstance, however, so fully supports the justice of the claimants in their appeal, that we feel assured their in terests will not be neglected. THE MEETING OF THE • TRADESMEN'S REFORM ASSO CIATION.—The hole and-corner meeting of this political club was held last night at the Music-hall. This assem , blage of the Liverpool radicals was designated, in the Telegraph of Wednesday last, a "public meeting of the reformers of Liverpool, for the purpose of adopting reso lutions in favour of the ballot, the extension of the suf frage, and the introduction of Sir John Cam Hobhouse's bill into Liverpool." Can there be a greater mockery of common sense than to dignify this secret meeting of the Reform Association with the title of a public meeting? Every body knows that no one could obtain admission into such a meeting hut the enrolled members of the so ciety. It was, therefore, to all intents and purposes a private meeting; and every thing emanating from such a meeting must be considered as the result of the furtive operations of a weak and contemptible faction. It is really laughable to speak of " the voice of this great. community being unequivocally expressed" on such an occasion. The " voice of this great community," in deed The miserable whisper of an expiring faction we should call it. We suppose the radical journals of this town will con tain a report of the proceedings at this meeting. We, shall take - care that they do not escape our notice. On Tuesday next we hope to have it in our power to inflict a salutary castigation upon Mr. Blackburn and his asso ciates. In the mean time we warn the people, of Liver pool against the fallacy of considering the resolutions which may have been passed at this secret conclave of the radicals as the echoes of public opinion. The peti tions which may emanate from the same source must participate of the same nature. O'CONNELL AND THE DUBLIN TRAIDES.—This "bold, bad man" has at length met with a rebuff which he little anticipated, and from :a quarter in „which he considered himself perfectly secure. In a moment Of excitement lie ventured to declaim against the proceedings of the Trades of Dublin, accusing theta of unlawful combination, and vituperating their leaders in terms of unmeasured calumny. This was considered the more surprising as Mr. O'Connell himself had advised them to carry out the very schemes against which he now proclaims his imstilitY. On numberless occasions his hat rangues to the Trades were marked by the most lawless violence; and if they acted upon his suggestions, and rendered them selves obnoxious to the law by their secret combinations, they rationally and naturally concluded that he should have been the very last to upbraid them for the conse quences resulting from his own inSidious advice. Ac cordingly we find that, when he ventured to impugn their conduct, they retorted by accusing him of directly prompting them to acts of violence. In this the Trades were perfectly right. There is no man living who has suggested more numerous infractions of the law, or organized a grater number of conspiracies against the public peace than the Arch-agitator. At the same time there is no one who has shrunk more frequently, from feelings of instinctive cowardice, from the consequences of his own seditious and villanous advice, than the same traitorous O'Connell. But lie has at. length met with his reward. The very instruments, upon whose willing co-operation lie had long depended, at length have proved the means of bringin g his character into disrepute. But on this subject we cannot do better than quote the remarks which the Evening Mail has made upon tile meeting of Monday Evening. The following is the lan guage of our able contemporary : — THE TRADES OF DUBLIN AND MR. O'CONNELL. Monday last will be marked as the fatal day in the calendar of Mr. O'Counell's public life. It was the crisi s on which de pended the return of the popular tide in his favour —or its per severance in retreating and deserting him for ever. Ile em ployed his arts. and more than his usual arts, to procure the appearance of a favourable result. He came prepared to flat ter, to cajole, to tempt with pecuniary offers and gavernlnent patronage the injured and insulted men by whose honest but mistaken zeal he had himself attained that eminence which enabled him to injure them. He had filled his rooms at the Corn Exchange with a packed assembly; he had select e d a chairman suitable to his purpose; and in Peter Purcell, the snail-coach contractor, it must be admitted, he found a bench man who "did him yeoman's service." Ere yet the proceedings were fully opened, or the agitator committed with his " country men," Peter, who in irony is called "Simple," took occasion to read a document, as he said, emanating front the coach makers of Dublin, and signed by those who work at the factory in Russell-place, wherein the subscribers "most heartily coin cide with Mr. O'Connell." But Peter forgot to state that the factory in Russell-place is, a portion of his own establishment, and that the coachmakers who signed his document are exclu sively those in his own employment, and under his own controul. Nor did this disinterested contractor's aid stop here—his friend ship carried itself through the whole proceedings from beginning to end—for we are informed that "the business of the meeting concluded by tine chairman (Peter Purcell, as aforesaid) bring ing forward a resolution to the effect that a tradesman's-hall, with suitable cominittee-rooms, should be erected in this city ; and announced, amidst continued cheering, that himself and Mr. O'Connell would subscribe £lOO each!" A sprat to catch a salmon! But the bait did not take, The meeting broke up at nine o'clock, p . m ., g ivin g "three c h eers f or -L ord Mulgrave and old Ireland," and omitting by universal consent the once popular name of O'Connell ! How are the mighty fallen ! - The proceedings are of the most singular nature. For the first time in his life, Mr. O'Connell stood as a crimival—not at the bar of justice, but at the bar of the popular party—arraigned of deception, treachery, and falsehood. His position was painful: bad he been an honest.. straightforward and virtuous man, it had excited pity. In public he has hitherto niastered his temper, Inn here he lost all self-control; and being encountered with nn ability, a firmness and spirit which he did not expect, and was unable to resist, he stood like an angry bear at a stake, growling, and snarling and snapping at every thing and every body, till his spleen at length gave way to exhaustion. On the very outset he madean hijUilidous cast, in calculating on the absence of Mr. Patrick O'Brien, the Chairman of the late Aggregate Meeting, and in falling foul of that able antagonist in his absence. But Mr. O'Brien havinglearned" the course adopted by his honourable opponent, in violation, as it would appear, of a previous agreement entered into, left the work in which he was industriously engaged, and quickly appeared upon the platform to confiont this caluinniator. We have seldom seen a display of such prompt ability, and unpremedida led eloquence in a labouring mechanic. His denunciation was terrible—and when he reminded his antagonist that he (Mr. O'Connell) was himself a leading coinbinator—that at Kerry he recommended the death's . head and cross bones to be placed at t he dimes of all who did not combine with him—that he had a;'.. ' 6 e4 the whole country to combine against tithes {—and he , night bare added that blood streamed at Ilathcormat in con-1 sequence of that advice—] the iron entved the soul of the convicted demagogue, and he fell to railing 'live a very drab," assuring the meeting, in the end, that Mr. O'Brien was " no Irishinati"—that he " wore very large whiskers"—that " he should go away to Cumberland to Hanover." What could be more contemptible—what-more wretched than such an exhibition? The fall of Sejanus was not more rapid— scarcely more juStly deserved; and certainly not mote to be rejoiced at by all good and peacful subjects. Unless Mr. O'Connell can arouse the passions and hopes of the rustic population, by renewing his outcry for Repeal, and pointing to the glorious—yea, the infectious example of Canada, his day has for ever past, and a dishonoured grave awaits him. This revolution in public feeling bodes good to the country. We well recollect When Mr. Woulfe, and Mr. Sheil, Mr. Lavel le, Mr. Brett, and others, having grievances to complain of, tried, but in vain, to give utterance to their feelings in opposi tion to Mr. O'Connell in these very rooms. They were inva riably overborne by clamour, and put down by violence. It was evident from the commencement of the proceedings on Monday, that Mr. O'Connell felt that his position was altered, and his object manifestly was, first—to propose that no inter ruption should be given to the speakerS; and having availed himself of this general amnesty, secondly—to talk against tithe —tire out the meeting, and deprive the tradesnien of the oppor tunity of replying. His scheme was discovered and to a great extent defeated. SECOND SOIREE AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION. On Wednesday evening, the second soit ie of the season was held at the Royal Institution, in Colquitt Street. Owing to the disappointment experienced by parties at the last soiree, in not being able to obtain tickets, and the brilliant success which attended it, it.was deemed expedient to issue 100 more tickets for the present meeting, than before. A very brilliant company was assembled, though we thought not so numerous as on the former occasion. The museum was encircled by several new specimens of zoology and of art. The upper, or geological gallery was also greatly ornamented by a number of very beautiful water colour paintings, lent to the Institution by Mr. Nicholson. At eight o'clock, the company proceeded to the theatre of the institution, to hear the lecture of the even ing. Mr. J. N. WALKER, the president, took the chair. Before proceeding to the more important business of the evening, he be - g,ged to express his obligation to the gentlemen of the coin mittee for appointing bins to that-honourable post. How ever much he might regret not having been present at the last soiree, that regret was lessened from the cir cumstance of the President of the Literary and Philoso phical Society, Mr. Yates, having filled the chair, a gentle man much more competent to fulfil the duties of the stati3n than himself. The 'paper which had been read at the last soiree was most appropriate, Mr. Roscoe, its author, having been amongst the first founders of the institution. He alluded to the valuablie Elgin casts, and specinwns of Grecian architec tore and sculpture possessed by the institution. The museum also was now creditable to the town of Liverpool. He trusted that they should no.t be liable to the charge of being narrow minded. The committee, during the tithe that he had been president, had devoted all their attention to obtaining a good museum. There had been souse doubt of the success of these soirees that had been proved groundless. Some persons started back with horror at the idea of science; he hoped those persons were but few. Some thought that they who were a commercial people were not called on to follow scientific pursuits. Although he was not prepared to compare the Liverpool of the nineteenth century with the Florence of former years, he thought the de sire of acquiring wealth might be consistent with the improve ment of their intellects. These soirees were valuable in drawing together in friendly intercourse those who were not in the habit of associating. After some farther remarks he sat down. Dr. SUTHERLAND then rose to read the essay of the evening, . being " Some remarks on the geological surface of the country, and its effects upon its natural landscapes and scenery." Where soft rocks existed, the mountains . assumed a rounded appearance. The insinuation of water be tween masses of rock, and the effects of cold on it afterwards, exercised so powerful a de,..,, , Tree of force as to dissever large masses of rock, which caused their downfall and affected the landscape. The first or primitive formation comprehended granite or sand rock, and was the lowest in the series. By vol canic and other action this became broken up and raised verti cally towards the surface. Some of the highest mountains in Europe belonged to the granulated formation. The form of the mountains generally depended on the rock. If the rock were rather soft, the mountains were rounded. If hard, the moun tains shot up in granulated angles and perpendicular precipices. The Alps abounded with these appearances. The precipices formed by granite had a marked smoothness, and many exam ples of this kind were to tie seen iu the Alps. The grandest mountain scenery in the world, perhaps, was that of Mont Blanc„ in Savoy. Of the scenery of Mont Blanc, the lecturer gave a vivid and eloquent description. The break ing off of large portions of granite rock sometimes was fol lowed by dangerous results, in overturning into ruins, and crushing all that opposed the falling avalanche. Where the geological surface consisted of clay slate, the mountains were not so lofty. The secondary formation presented a vast variety of scenery. It presented what was called the landscape, and the romantic; boundless plains, mountains, and lovely friuitful valleys. Limestone surface presented a great variety of scenery. , The colour of limestone was very different; it was sometimes of a bluish cast. Limestone formations were generally conical. The scenery of Berne afforded the finest specimens of this 'kind of scenery. The mountains of Alpine limestone were of the most stupendous character. The reason of the barrenness of limestone rocks and hills, arose from the quantity of magnesia contained in the limestone, which was prejudicial to vegetation. The sandstone was of very extensive formation in England. This generally . was distinguished by flowing hills, and fertile valleys, as the beautiful vale of Wharf dale, in Yorkshire. Alluviii "forinations ought to be Considered rather as a covering to others, than a. 3 a distinct class. The most remarkable specimen of this kind of surface was seen in the plains of Lombardy. Their fertility was well known. He now came to allude to the qualifications of scenery. He then . noticed the basalt formations of the Giant's Causeway, and the peculiar construction of the basalt rock pillars. The vol canic scenery next claimed attention. The whole of the country about Rome, was of a volcanic formation. The whole country for miles round was flat and barren, with occasional hills, the result of volcanic action. In the neighbourhood of Home there were two or three lakes occupying the bottoms of crater. The seven hills on which Rome was Ruth were of volcanic erection. The lecturer then gave a vivid description of his descent into the crater of Vesuvius. The south coast of Italy appeared as if it were shaken into fragments, and afforded striking, evidence of subterranean action. After the conclusion of the lecture, the President proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Sutherland, which was given by . acclama tion. The company again proceeded to the rooms and promenaded for an hour. On the whole the soiree struck us as being much more flat than the last. The lecture, though one of great re search, and very interesting to a scientific audience, was of far too dry a character for a mixed assemblage, comprised chiefly of ladies, to keep their attention alive for an hour and a half. Ducrow is drawing excellent houses in Glasgow. He will visit Liverpool previous to re-opening his Theatre in London, The congregation of Edge-hill Church have agreed to give their pastor, the Rev. R. Barker, £lOO annually, iu addition to his present salary. The production of wool in our Australian colonies is now be tween two or three times the amount of that of Spain, whence this country used to derive its principal supply. STEEPLE Cli ACE AT NESTON.—This expected race did not take place on Wednesday, in consequence of the hardness of the ground. We believe the matter is "off" altogether. Mit. PENIBEUTON'S CoNCERT.—We beg to call attention to the programme of Mr. Pemberton's Concert, as announced to take place on the 19th instant. The excellence of the selection has, we feel assured, sufficient attraction to draw an excellent attendance. w. MEDICATED BATHS.—We beg to refer the notice of our readers to an advertisement in another column announcing the opening of the medicated and vapour baths in Great George's. street. These baths are beautifully. fitted up, and afford every convenience to the public. ScHoot.s OF THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—The various schools attached to the Mechanics' Institution were opened on Mondaj? last :—the High School with 12J to 140 pupils; the Lower School, with 150 to 160 pupils ; the Evening Scools, with 360 pupils. Tile Philosophical Class of the Evening School will meet each Tuesday evening; the Chemical Class each Thursday evening; the French Class every Monday and Friday 'evening ; all the other classes every evening, except those de voted to the lectures, say, Wednesday and Saturday. CONSERV ATIVL DINNER IN ST. PAUL'S WA it O.—The conser vatives of this ward dined together on Wednesday, the 3d inst., at the house of Mr. James Fieldhouse, Highfield-street. Mr. John Barton, one of the councillors of the ward, was in the chair, and the party consisted of about fifty gentlemen, being as many as the house could conveniently accommodate. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were ; drunk, with the " members for the borough," &c. The evening was spent in the utmost har mony and good feeling ; and it is but justice to Mr. Fieldhouse to state, that he catered, fur them in the• best style, the dinner and wines being most excellent. WHALE.—We understand, that the skeleton of the Whale has, during the week, been visited by•a number of the most re spectable faMilies of the town and neighbourhood. Without any exception, they have declared this to be the most interest ing exhibition they have ever witnessed. No idea of the im mensity of the skeleton can be formed, without actualinspection; nor can the beautiful structure of the anatomy be at all adequately imagined, except b y a minute survey. The skeleton is perfect in all its parts, and the exhibition is most admirably arranged to show the imposing grandeur of this relic of the monster of the deep.—See the advertisement. - CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.—On Saturday last a child be longing to a person named Isaac, a wood-turner, in Great Howard-street, was burnt to death under peculiarly painful circumstances. The mother, it appears, had gone up stairs, and left the child, which was only two years and a half old, in the kitchen. In the meantime the child had coins in contact with the fire, and its cries arrested the attention of the mother; but the poor creature, before she, came to its assistance, was so dreadfully burnt that it died almost immediately. It is strange that parents will leave chiliren of so young au age alone where a fire is kept. Accidents like the above are almost daily the results of such negligence. A case nearly similar to the one we have mentioned, happened only a day or two before to a child belonging to Mr. Leather, the architect, in Rose-hill. The servant was up stairs, and Mrs. Leather was in the front par lour, while the deceased, a fine little girl, of three years and a half old, was left alone in the kitchen. Her clothes caught ti-e, and although Mrs. Leather instantly flew to her assistance, the injuries on her neck, back, and sums Were . 'So severe as to cause her death on the succeeding Sunday. 'The distress of the parents, as may be imagined, has been very . great. FATAL ArcIDENT.—CAUTION To C Alt DIIIVERS.—On Tues day an inquest was held on the body of William Briscoe, whose death occurred under the following circutnstances:—The de ceased wal ani old man in the seventy-sixth year of his al e, the father of Th omas Briscoe, baker, Circus-street. On Friday week, in the afternoon, he was passing across Lime-street, be tween the bottom of Gloucester. street and the top of Elliot , street. A yellow painted coach, with two horses, was passing at the time, and knocking the oltl man down, the wheelS passed over his right .leg, which was severely bruised and fractured. The fellow who drove the car or coach was requested to Stop, and a woman who • witnessed the transaction, made an effiirt to procure a sight of his number, but this only induced him to give the whip to his horses, in order to escape detection and punisli. meta. He succeeded in getting away; a uti has not been recog nised since. The old Man was taken td the Infirmary, where he lingered until Friday, when he died of the initities he had received. It is to he hoped that the unfeeling' wretch who drove the ear may he ultimately discovered and InidUght to punishment. The gre - at Ulster canal has been opened ,froth Charlet/tout to 'Monaghan - , and lighters are plying on the'itation, • TIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD COTTAGE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Liverpool-Cottage Owners' Association was held tot Wedoesilar - rrig,ht at the. Pied Brill Inn, Great Chariot te- - street, to adopt petitions to the House of Commons in opposition to Sir Harry Verney's rating of tenements bill, and in .support of a bill of which notice has been given by Mr Aglionby, to • facilitate the recovery of tenemeuts after the due determination of the tenantcs, Mr. E. Folio was called to the chair, and opened the busi ness of the evening by stating somewhat in detail the objection able nature of Sir Harry Verney's bill. The committee of the association, he oh-served, since their last meeting in December, agreeable with the instruction given them, had corresponded with the various associations of the towns of Manchester, Bris tol, and Birmingham, and also the metropolitan parishes, and it appeared by the whole to be thought desirable that petitions should be sent from Liverpool in support of the object of the association. And since that meeting he had receiv,ed a copy of the contemplated act, the first clause of which made it impera• tive on the churchwardens and overseers of every parish in Eng-„ land and Wales, and all the officers whose duty it might lie to rate all properly of the value of £6 and d o wnwards. That was the first clause; and though it might not seriously affect Liver pool, it would affect the agricultural districts and the towns in the neighbourhood, and he would oppose it with the same vigour as if it affected their own town. (Hear, hear, hear.) The second clause gave discretionary power to the guardians or overseers of any parish that might come under the operation of the new poor law, to rate the owners of property of the annual value of £2O, and down to £6, instead of the tenants; and of course when the new poor law came into operation in Liverpool, they would he at the mercy of the guardians. .The next clause, gave the occupier power to deduct the sums paid in rates friar the rent. The fourth clause had the affect of disfranchising the occupier of that description of property, and gave to the owners the powers of which .he was dispossessed in parochial affairs. Now, in Liverpool there were somewhere about 24,000 houses, the occupants of which would be disfranchised by that bill; and looking at that fact, he could not imagine why such an attempt should be made to grind the rates out of themthough indirectly, and then give them no voice in their disposal. That was unjust and intolerable, and he knew not what their Reform Associa tion would say to it at its meeting next week, for he believed they were to hold a meeting, praying that all should be given an equal right to vote; but if this bill of Sir Harry V.ernev's passed it would do away with that right in very important af fairs. He would venture to say, if that bill came into operation, that the ( Cottage Owners') Association could rule the parish affairs, in spite even of the merchants, just as they liked; but he hoped the day would not come when the parochial affairs would be entrusted to one set of men, as was contemplated by the bill of Sir Harry Verney. When: that association met at the Bell to oppose the act then in operation, it was round that there were upwards of 11,000 nooses paying rents under £l.O per annum, about 7500 paying £l5, and but about 3000 warehou,es and larger houses paying higher rents; and, therefore, from that alone, if this bill passed, it would be evident that.that very so eiety could take possession of the select vestries, atid they could tlo as they liked; though he was one of the members of that so-. ciety, he must confess that that was a power which he thought they ought not to possess, for he would rather see the powers given ' equally to all. (Hear, hear.) Ile would call their attention to another clause. By the fifth clause it appearad that that bill did nut disfranchise the occupier, so far as respected the parlia mentary and municipal franchise, but it gave theta the privi lege of being rated if they demanded it, to give them the fran chise under the reform bill and the municipal hill; and, there fore, if the tenants chose to pay the rates themselves, they I might have the privilege of voting, but if those rates were paid through the instrumentality of the landlord, he thought they would not be entitled to a vote. The clause in that respect was ambiguous. The next was the sixth clause, and really if these were the words of Sir Harry Verney, he-envied him not the heart he possessed. for it took away the powerenjoyed by magis trates of exempting from the poor rates where the-parties were in poverty. He cared not what Sir Harry Verney's politics might be—he believed they were liberal, and a pretty specimen of liberality it was, and after that he thought Sir Harry Verney could scarcely return to his constituents and tell them that he had done bll that he could to ease the burdens of the poor—(ap plause)—fa it was openly and palpably au atte m p t to crush and grind them down. He (Mr. Ford) was not an enemy to that party to which Sir Harry Verney belonged. nor was he entirely with them, but he should be sorry to see those with whom lie in any measure agreed in politics placed in the equivocal posi tion of supporting a bill so wrong in principle. .(Hear.) After going through the bill of Sir 11. Verney in the way he had dune except the explanation clause, and from the exiilanation they had had they had heard enough to satisfy them it was bad, thoroughly bad; he thought he might say that in Liverpool its effects would be so injurious that the legislature had better at once confiscate their property and transfer it ta the parochial • board without troubling them. The bill was exceedingly partial, and they ought not to put up with it. They were all aware that during the time a somewhat similar bill was in operation in Liverpool, the association formed to oppose it num- • bered 400 members; but if this bill passed and came into operation, he doubted not they should form an association still greater, and that it would be formed, as the overseers made the rates, that the rate-payers would flock to the standard of that association. If that bill passed, he was confident every large town would hold its meetingsao obtain its repeal; and he hoped in Liverpool the owners of cottage property would stand firtiily• : and determinately. (hear.) There was one circumstance he wished to call to their minds respecting the operation of that bill, and it was one they ought not to neglect on that occasion. - They were aware that the landlords became severe in enforcing their rents, and that increased the rates, until the inhabitants of ' the town preferred to have the bill repealed. And it would be• fresh in their recollection that when they were considering the necessity, the absolute necessity, of convincing the parochial authorities that they had the power to double or treble the rates, that it was contemplated, and God forbid that lie should ever see it done, to distrait upon every tenant who was in arrear with his rent; and out of front 10,000 to 12.000 tenants at least 8,000 were in that condition. What, then, would have been the con sequence? Why, that from six •to seven thousand families— not persons—or probably more, for there were two and some times three families huddled together in some of those houses, would be thrown on the parish ; and where would be the saving then by that act of parliament? Why, instead of Is. 91. in the pound, as . at first, the rate became 75.; Sr., and even 10s. in. the pound. They said at fit st that the attempt was a dangerous one, and nosy the question arose whether they should submit to this new bill or make a united and determined struggle against it. He trusted they would do all in their power to prevent Sir Harry Verney's bill being carried. It would appear that ea - tages were an eye-sore to the upper classes, but he trusted that the meeting would do all it could to protect the working classes, who were the back-bone of Englund. (Great applause.) . • Mr. Muanow, Jun., then, at the request of the chairman, read the following Report of the committee of the " Liverpool House and Cottage Owners' Associatit,n." The committee, appointed by the members of this association' at a meeting held on the Ist day of December last, alter a care ful and diligent reading of Sir Harry Vernev's bill, have conic unanimously to the following conclusions. Firstly,—That the bill in its principle is partial and unjust, affecting the vested rights of the owners of property within its sphere, and will also prove highly injurious and arbitary to the tenant ; partial as affecting one class of landlords only, making a distinction where none ought to exist, and for which no pre cedent can be found, in taxing that part of the property which before they held tree, untaxed, and uncontrolled ; unjust, as it will compel the owner to pay his tenants' rates whether he re ceives them or not. Secondly,—That this bill, by its stern and dictatorial legis lation to the owner, precludes the remotest chance of any lenity being shown to a tenant who may happen to be in arrears • its effect will destroy all kind, benevolent , and generous feeling, which communication and acquaintance gives birth to, and cements, such as subsists between landlora and tenant, it being out of the common nature of things, that any one can so far for get his self-interest, or the duties he may owe to his family, us to forget rent due, with the fact staring him in the face, that •he must pay the defaulteis' mates also. Let any on. , judge of the extreme hardship of this case, it will be no better than filched from his pocket by a legislation to which he is opposed, and considers partial and unjust. It is a well known fact, that in times of depression of trade, infectious disorders, domestic cala mities or bereavements, that the owners of property within the operation of this bill, have not only forgiven rent due, but have sympathized with, and assisted their poor unfortunate tenants. Will they, if compelled, by such an unfeeling:, dogmatical, and dictatorial bill, to pay, and at the same time to be reconciled to their loss, will they sympathise and assist? No. Their kinder feelings will be turned into bitterness and severity, and the poor tenant, urged by his goaded landlord, will be driven to take the most repugnant course to an honest mind, the relie due to a pauper by his parish. • • • Thirdly,—This committee are convinced, that the bill in question will put a stop the further erection of tenements adapted for the poor, and-the result may easily be foreseen, the rents of the buildings now erected will be raised, in many cases. too high for the poor artisan to pay, his family will consequently be driven to some loathsome cellar or dilapidated garret, or perhaps .to . herd with others equally as destitute : crime wilt by this means find endless resources to fill her ranks and pander to her wants. Fourthly,—This committee are assured, and fearless of any contradiction or inquiry, state, that if the owners of the descrip tion of property named in this bill are compelled to pay their tenants' rates, double the amount of the expectant rates will be added to the rents, so as to enable the landlord to cover his losses. This can be better shown by an - example f the tenant of No. 1 pays his landlord's demand, and the tenant at No. 2 does not, the owner will not lose, because he has added to the rent of No. 1 double the rates; thus the honest will be made to pay the debts of the idle, profligate, and dissipated. The glaring injustice needs not to be shown. The owner will be excused and excul• paled by all men —the blame only being attached to and arising from, the operation of an unjust and tyrannical act of parlia ment. Fifthly.—lt appears to this committee very unjust that the owners of property, who run the greater risk, are more exposed to insult, labour, andlosses in the collection of their rents, should be compelled to collect the parochial rates, when owners of large property, not subject to any such rates, the • returns from which are in all cases more certain, and attended with less labour in the collection, should be exempt. This distinction they cannot look upon but with feelings of repugnance, jealously, and deep indignation, as a distinction highly injudicious and im politic. Sixthly,—This committee are fully a nd recently acquainted . with the operations of an act, in its effects similar to one now under theireonsideration. It was a bill procured about seven years ago for this parish. In the firstyear of its working, therates were raised from is 9d to 2s 6d the second year. It was afterwards repealed by the unanimous consent of the most numerous vestry meeting ever held in Li'.erpoot, and at the expense of the parish. It caused poverty to become unexampled, landlords severein the extreme. continual opposition and bickerings, andan odium last ing and unforgotten. • Seventhly,—The committee beg leave to state, that they have acted upon the suggestion given them as to corresponding with the associations in of her towns. from which they hope to effect a unity of purpose and a strength of operation, and they recommend that a deputation be sent to London to assist other deputations from other towns. • Eighthly,—The .committee cannot sufficiently express their indignation at the.attempt now making by this hill to rob the owner of property within its operation, by a partial confiscation of their property for the parochial rates, and they recommend that a petition be. sent to the House of Commons, praying for a rejection of the bill. Mr. KN APPER, the treasurer to the association, then rose to move the first resolution, together with those subsequently agreed to, and the sevemal petitions, will be found in our advertising columns. He said, after what had fallen from the chairman, in his very able address to that meeting, he could have but very little to say. But of that most hateful, and detestable , and pesti ferous bill he roust beg permission to make one or two . remarks. In time first place;_then, he would venture to state that it was un just in prineiple—(hear, hear)—inasmuch as it makes one la iv for one description of persons and another for the other. (liear.) Equal laws and equal jnstive ought to be dispensed to all men indiscriminately—(hear, hear)—but in that this bill failed. Again, it was inquisitorial : it looked into the innermost recesses of every man's . property and every mark's interests ;a nd, inas muCh as it did that. he most unequivocally stated that it was in quisitorial, and that assn it was onviinstitutional, and broke iato the original constituted lag of the coontry—( Ire might addi that it was opprerkive, and. ground to the very vitals the subsistence of the poor. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) That most extraordinary bill had been often brought into the House of Cominotis anterior to this time, and as often repulsed; and hO h.iVe . that its repulsion would have been a clear reason why Sir Harry Verney should not again have pre suined to introduce it. It was clear that all its godfathers had .been tired with the sight of it; and 'after the repeal of the act, some time since in operation in Liverpool, which in its working was.so extraordinary, as their chairman had stated, having in- creased the poor rates in three years full 31 per cent—he should have thought, after that exarripe, no - man in the House of Coin- mops would haYe brought forward a general measure for the I whole county. (Hear. hear.) Immediately, however, after the repeal of that act, Mr. Slaney, forsooth— The CHAIRMAN.—NO, not after, but while it was in operation. • Mr. KNAPPEIt.—WeII, the necessity of repealing the Liver pool act was then made most evident, at all events; and imme diately on that necessity being made evident, Mr. Slaney brought in a general measure; but it was cut off, not in the bud, but when it was coming out ; for it had got into committee. 'Atter him Lord Althorp mooted another question of the same nature; the Earl of Darlington followed hint: and Sir Harry Verney, in the last session of the last parliament, hi-Ought in this mea sure. The pretension for creating so unwise and unjust a law is thii—that the landlords of small property get greater rents than those of large property, therefore they could better afford, to pay the rates; but that was a most erroneous idea. There was always competition in building that sort of property, if anything could be got out of it, so that the rents were kept at a moderate level, as their experience taught them. It was well known that all that had built small property had not got rich, and the holders had not made fortunes, therefore it showed that meeting that that reasoning was erroneous. It' it was at all proper that cottages should be assessed, and they were at this moment, it was equally right that the rates should be collected on the premises. It was constitutional that it should be so; and at the time when we had a most expensive and protracted war, and the property tax was obliged to be laid on, the tax was col lected immediately from the tenants. Suppose that a house of £2O a year paid £3 in taxes, the landlord would net £27 ; but if the tax was collected front the landlord, and he lost his rent. it made a difference to him of £6. He would in that be £33 out of pocket. So much for that as a constitutional measure. Again, the magistrates had the power to remit the rates where they saw that the parties were in poverty and distress; hut the magistrates under the proposed law would have no power to re lieve the poor arid distressed, if an exorbitant rent were charged to cover the rates ; and if in the event of that rent being unpaid, the landlord distrained the tenant, the tenant must eventually become a pauper on the parish with all. his family. (Hear.) They all knew by experience that cottage property was not the best that could possibly be, and he would ask Sir Harry Verney, or any other man that supported that unaccountable measure, what interest they ought to receive for their investments? The sum of £lOO doubled itself in fourteen years, and the capital was no worse; but in fourteen Years of - constant wear and tear the dilapidations of cottage property required that it be nearly rebuilt.—(Hear.) Let Sir Harry Verney look at that and see whether cottage property yielded the remuneration that larger property did. No; and he would also find that the larger Fro perty was more secure and less subject to dilapidations. The ,object of that bill was to extract from' the pockets of the cot , . tage owners and spare the owners of large property. Previous to the repeal of the Liverpool act, he had four cottages, and in four years he did not receive a penny ftcm them, and they cost him the value of one to put the four in repair, and he was pay , inwpoor-rates for that property three years out of the four. He . would next come to the owners of that description of property who were executors, trustees, or devisees for orphan children. The property perhaps was deeply mortgaged before the death of the parent, and the trustee under that executorship had not • wherewith to maintain that family.. He_would come also to the ownership of a widow's, and perhaps in that case, too, the pro perty was deeply mortgaged, and that widow and her children, perhaps, were in deep distress and great want ; they must inevi tably come to the parish, and the property would be confiscated or walled up. That was a sort of pauperism which would be produced if that hateful bill were made the law of the land. He came then to the disfranchisement clause, although as their chairman had stated, he was not quite clear as to the meaning of it; but this was clear, that it would throw the occupants into the hands of the landlords, and the landlords would have the power to waver the tenants as they pleased to their own way of voting; therefore, he said, out 'Vic - ground's, he felt him Self Called upon to give this hill his most decided and determined opposition. In the next place, as to the occupancy of these hitusesif that bill passed into a law, the occupants of those houses would be thrown into damp cellars, and large and dilapidated houses where half a dozen families live together, perhaps, and where were effluvia and contagious diseases, and from which great and serious evils would arise. They would not only be thrown into damp cellars, but be huddled together in oue apart ment. He had known a man and his wife, with ten children, living, in a cellar in one apartment, in which there was but one 'bed for the whole. Look at the contamination of moral prin ciple that arose from that state of things, as in former times, conseqUent on a bill of this sort passing; into a law. Forty-five ' years ago he remembered, in this town, that the tide flowed so high as to flood the cellars, and perstSns lost their lives in con sequence; they had no resourse but the . cellars at that time, • and remembered the cellars letting at 2s. 6d..and 3s. a-week for one apartment only, and even as high as ss. and 6s. where any thing could be done in the way of a little business, in conse quence of being situated in front. Since then cottage property had been erected—decent little dwellings of four apartments in which the members of the family might retire to rest in zepa •rate apartments. and thereby the moral evil of indiscriminate admixture in one apartment was wholly removed. He would not longer detain the meeting. What had fallen from the chair man was . ably urged upon them, and the report of the coin .mittee was of so comprehensive a nature, that he need say no more on the subject; but he' did warmly contend that that bill was a' hateful measure, and he hoped that theirassociation, and the association of every town in the kingdom, would set their faces against and prevent its passing into a law. (Applause.) Mi. JONES seconded the motion, and it was carried unani mously, The petition which appears in our advertising columns was then read and adopted. The other resolutions were also prefaced by able speeches from Mr. Ellis and Mr. Henshaw ; and a very interesting debate succeeded, in the course of which many exceedingly strongargu- Inents. were urged against Sir Harry Verney's bill. The'Cii A I RAI AN then introduced to the notice of the' meeting the bill of Mr. Aglionby, to facilitate the recovery of possession of tenements after due determination of the tenancy, and a pe tition in its favour was adopted. A subscription was then entered into to defray the necessary expenses attendant on the opposition of the association to the bill, and a vote of thanks was then given to the chairman for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting was dissolved about half-past nine o'clock. THE LATE ROBBERY IN LEATHER LANE. EXTRAORDINARY CHAIN OF EVIDENCE. We recently gave a report of the robbery of a gentleman named Clarke. a silk throwster at Macclesfield, of two £lOO. notes, and a £6O. note, by a dissolute female at a house in Lea ther-lane. He had arrived in Liverpool on Friday, the first of December, and put up at the Wellington Hotel, in Dale-street. That night, as he was walking in Dale-street, he met the girl Small Eecleston, who induced him to go home with her to a notorious heuse in Leather-lane. Here she contrived to rob him of two notes for £lOO. each, one note for £5O. and several sovereigns. She was committed by Mr. Hall and tried at the last intermediate sessions, when she was found guilty and sen tenced to fourteen years' transportation. It will also be re membered, that the woman who kept the house, and who was missing, was supposed to have received the money from the pri soner Sarah Ecereston, as it was nut to be ftrund Since then the officers of police have been actively engaged endeavouring to trace the bills. A short time ago Messrs. Whitt y and Dow ling received information that a person, wfin was well known ter the police, had purchased a horse in . Birmineham, for which e he purpos • h a d c hanged a note fur £lOO. They immediately despatched Bradshaw, a very active officer, to act upon any further information which he might receive. The result of his exertions was the apprehension of a man familiarly known by the name of Bill Looney. Tne latter formerly kept a tap at the coiner of Marble-street, and subsequently he has, in conjunc tion with another person. taken a tavern somewhere in Scot land-road, in the hope of having the licence transferred to hint. Ile has long been known to the police as connected with what is technically denominated "the ring," and has been con victedof felony. ' On Monday Looney was placed before Mr. Hall, charged with having been concerned in the robbery alluded to. Mess's. Crewe & Davenport both attended o n his *behalf. The gentleman who was robbed, stated the particulars of the case as he had previously detailed them. He further stated, that he had received five hundred pound notes, and one fifty, from Messrs. Bindless and Preston , of Manchester. He ar rived in Liverpool at three o'clock. He had paid away £3OO. in Liverpool, and the balance remained in his pocket. Mr. Needham, a clerk and cashier in the service of Messrs. Bindless and Preston, of Manchester, stated, that he paid the last witness £550. in notes The numbers of,the notes were co pied by another clerk. Mr. Murray read a memorandum whieh he had made, in which it was set forth that the notes were. No. 1436, Bank of England, for the sum of £100; dated '2Bth February, 1837. No. 8146, Bank of England, for the sum of £109; dated February, 1837. No. 15`2, Bank of Manchester, for the sum of £5O; dated 14th February, 183-1,• N 0.2256, Bank of Manchester, for£100; dated 3d August, 1836. No. 2910, Bank of Manchester, for £100; dated Ist August, 1836. The last-named bill, it was stated, was that which had been traced to the prisoner. The above bills were paid to the prosecutor by Mr. Needham, in the presence of witness. He, witness, had put their own private number on the notes, in blue ink. The note was produced and handed to witness, who examined it, and said it was ono of the notes which had been paid to the prosecutor, but the private number had been cut off. Mr. Harison, a clerk in the Bank of Manchester, after look ing at the note stated, that he recollected dating it on the Ist of August. The date was in his handwriting. By Mr. There was never more than one note of the same number issued on-the same date. The note 'was now cancelled- at one time Papa was going to be very . angry 'with him; and . Mr. Whittenbury stated, that he was now a cashier at the some young gentlemen who sat behind us were laughing very Imperial Bank of Manchester. The note produced bore his much about some story they were telling, but I could not ex signature. It was now cancelled, and consequently not in cir- ac tly ma k e it out, and dare not repeat what I did hear—only it culation. was about Mr. Barclay. Thomas Fallows, a horse-dealer, of Skinner-street, Birming- When Mr. Walker had done, a little gentleman began to barn, stated, that on Saturday, the 9th of December last, he lecture, I do not know exactly who he was, but his hair was sold a horse to the prisoner Looney. On that day. Looney and beautifully curled, and I wonder, now that dear old Tetley has a man named Thompson called at his place, and asked him if retired from business with a million of money, who he gets to he had a horse suitable for general purposes, either for gig, sad- curl it so nicely for hint. He told us all about primitive rocks die, or cart. He asked them to walk in, and look at what he a nd secondary, tertiary, and alluvial, and he said that granitic bad in his stables. They went into the stables, and he showed rocks were in lumpy masses, liable to disintegration when long them it borse.which he said they might have for EIS. Thump- exposed to the action of the atmosphere ; then he took up a son said he wished to ride the horse to try it, but Looney pulled long stick, and 1 was afraid he was going to point out Alderman out a one hundred pound _note, and saying the horse Was for. Barclay with it, for a granitic work. and I fancy the Alderman hint, tendered it in payment. (witness.) said be was a very was afraid ton, for h e go t u p an d walked out of the room, his bad scholar; and did not under Stand. much about those matters; shoes creaking as he went, and we were very glad that he was they had better send it up to the bank to be'changed. They gone, he stared so. sent up iris young man to the bank. The latter returned, and • And then the lecturer drank a glass of water, or eau suctee, I said the bank refused to cash it, unless some person went whom don't know which; he told us all about Mont Blanc. Vesuvius, they knew. Ultimately they got the note cashed, and he was Etna, the Giant's Causeway, the Andes, and many othet things paid for the horse by Looney about half-past five 'cloek. 1 can't remember, but Emily can, for she is a bit of a blue, and Looney. paid him three £5. notes of the Walsall Bank, and Mr. does the scientific part Of this letter. He 'minded tne so touch Birch remained accountable to him for £5. which he retained, of the dhe (witness) returned Looney £2. 10s. On his cross-exa - cook at Madame Amidon's when she used to cut the an onions for the soup, the dry toast, and the cake with the same ruination by Mr. Davenport, the w it ness s a id he knew- Thomp- knife and they all tasted alike: for he spoke French, German, son by sight—he kept a Public-house.in Birmingham. He had and Italian, and you could not tell them at all, they all tasted left Birmingham recently, and he (witness) did not know what ,so strong o f Scotch. And when he had talked a great while, had become of.him. he gave over, and we were very glad to go up stairs ; and then . John Clarke stated, that he was in the service of Mr. Fallows• we had such a ple a sant evening, there were Such nice beaux Looney gave him the note which he had offered to Mr. Fallows , there, and E m ily a nd 1 had a whole circleof them round us, and for the horse, and told him to take it to the bank to be cashed, they talked; and we talked, and we kept theth all away from He (witness - ) said, "if they ask for any poundage, am Ito pay that odious Mary B.; and we had each a cup of tea upon a it ?" Looney said, " No, of course not ; it is for £lOO, and I mummy case, with a real mummy in it —only fancy how horrible must have £lOO for it." He went back to Mr. Birch's: where an d r o mantic, Emily declares she shall never sleep for thinking they were all to meet. He gave the note to Mr. Birch, and Mr. of it, and we were shocked with an electro magnetic machine, .Birch gave it to Mr /totherain. 5o delightfully; a certain young gentleman and I looked over Mr. Birch stated: that h e kept the King's Arms at Birming- a book together, I don't know what it was about, and at last ham. He recollected the parties comine to his house, and he Papa said it was time to go home; so tins young gentleman was asked to cash the £lOO note which Clarke brought bark, shawled me and took Me to the carriage,•and asked me if he but he was unable to do it. t. Rotheram at that moment thought 1 should—bet I won't tell you all. - • came in, and asked him to lend him £5. Ile said he could not Dear flue; it is groWing very late, and Emily looks sleepy in • do that, but if Mr. Rotheram would get change for a £10)) note spite of the mummy, and lam quite ashamed of myself that I • whp h a friend of his r,quired to have c.isbed, he wopld let hint h a ve sat on until this hOur of the morning writing to you, but, have £5. and be answerab e For it. Ile thought Mr Rellierain dear Mr. Editor, be sure you do not print it. Yours, Sze. • could get it cashed at hi. own hanker's. Mr. llotlielam went , • • CHAI LoTTE. away, with the flute, and hteLl.lk4 had: £bs, chiefly in bills Of Abercroinby-cquare, Thurs. Morn' 2o'Clock. • • the Walsall Bank. The prisoner and Thompson were in the house, and he paid the £95 to Looney, remaining accountable to Follows for the £5 retained by Mr. Rotheram. By Mr. Da venport.—He had nu - conversation with Looney. , He was per fectly sure that the prisoner - was . the man. By Mr. Hall,—He (witness) did not notice the number, but he requested Rotheram to .notice it. He said he could not attend to it, as he was busy, but he requested Rothoratn " to rake the dimensions. of it." Mr. Rotheram stated, that he was a timber inerch‘int, at Bir mingham. On the 9th December he went to Mr. Birch and asked him to lend him £5 for an hour or two. Mr. Birch. said he could not, but if he would get change for a £lOO bill he would be accountable for £5. He undertook to get change. His wife usually posted up his accounts for him. He took the note home, and read it to his wife while she made a record of it. He after wards compared the memorandum with the bill. Witness pro duced the Memorandum and read " No. '2910, £lOO, Batik of Manchester, dated Ist August, 1835, payable on demand to Joseph Dennison, Esq., drawn by W. Whittenbury. Received from Jas. Birch." Witness sent Mrs. Rotheram to the Borough Bank of Birmingham and told her to pay iii £2O and receive the balance. She went, and brought hack £SJ, in sixteen £5 notes of the Bank of Walsall. He paid those with'some other notes, including a Bank of England note for £lO, making the amount £95, to Mr. Birch. Mrs. Rotheram stated that sbe received the bill from her 'husband and took it to the." WO - rough Bank, where she paid it, leaving in the - bank £2O - and receiving sixteen £5 notes of the Bank of Walsall. She gave the notes to her husband. She made the memorandum of the note, and compared it with the note afterwards. _ _ Mr. Goode, of the Borough Bank, stated that he received the note in question from Mrs. Rot heram. He placed it in the local drawer, and it was sent to London that night, but not by him. Mr. Goode examined the note, and identified it. He could recollect it well, because he had no other note of the Bank of Monchester at that time. William Wrighton stated that Mr. Goode gave him the note from the drawer to copy. The witness read the copy, which tallied exactly with the bill. He put it amongst the rest of the notes on the desk and left it for his employer to enclose and send to London, but he could nut say whether in a parcel or in a letter. i 1 r. 'Tomlin proved that he had received from the prosecutor, in this town, on the Ist December, £3OO in Bank notes of £lOO each. One was No. 84-16. Bank of England, for £lOO, dated London, 30th October, 1837; another No. 14,367, Bank of England, fot £lOO, London, March 2 , 1; and the third No. 2780, Bank of Manchester, for £lOO, Manchester, August 1, all 1837. Mr. Joseph Richards stated, that he kept the Royal EXchange public-house, in Birmingham. On the 9th of December the prisoner and Thompson dined at his house. After dinner they went out. They came back at six o'clock: : .Looney had a horse with him,.and requested him (witness) to put it up for him in the stable, which he did. The prisoner owed 'him £1 lls, for a cask of ale which he had sent to Liverpool. He changed three £5 notes of the Walsall Bank, and paid him. He (witness) saw a Bank of England note in the prisoner's hand and a roll of bills. _ . . Mr. Dowling produced the note. On the 29th December he received-,t that note from the Bank of Manchester. Ile made application for the note, stating the number and date, and found that they had received it from London. They cancelled the bill and entrusted it to him. Mr. Harrison and Mr. Whittenbury were re-called and re examined by Mr. Hall, touching the possibility of two notes of one number being issued on the same day. Both those gentle men stated, that it was imposSible. Bradshaw, an inspector of pollee, stated, that information having been received that Looney had changed a bill for £lOO in Birmingham, in the purchase of a horse, he, by direction from Mr. Dowling and Mr. Whitty. went to inquire into the circumstances. Having discovered sufficient to throw suspicion on the prisoner, he proceeded to search him. Bradshaw de tailed the circumstances of his pursuit, and stated, that he at length found him at a tavern called the Brockles Arms, some where in the vicinity of Biemingham. It was on Christmas night when he found the prisoner. He was in the midst of a convivial company, and was stretched on three or four chairs near the fire quite at his ease. He told the prisoner that he "was wanted," and the latter, who perfectly ,understood the meaning of this significant phrase, sail, " wliat for." Brad shaw told hint. The prisoner said he had nothing whatever to do with the £lOO note. It was• Thompson's. Thompson bought the horse, and paid him £l5 which he owed him, He brought him to Liverpool and lodged him in Bridewell. On the follow ing Wednesday the prisoner sent for.him, and told him that he might as well tell the truth. • The note had been given to him by a person, and Thompson had snatched it'from him. The witness was examined by Mr. Davenport, as to the reason why he had not. taken Thompson. Bradshaw said be went in pur suit of Thompson, when he accidentally saw him on the road, about five It ilea from Birmingham. Thompson was on horse back, and he (witness) was in a gig. The former galloped off when he saw him, and he pushed on in pursuit of him. In the race the gig was overturned, and the fellow got away. Mr. HALL, after some consultation with Mr. Dowling and Mr. Shuttleworth, said, be should send off for another witness from Birmingham, who would furnish another link to the evi dence.. The witness would probably arrive on the .following day. In the mean time the prisoner was remanded. M r.•IIA LI, turned to the prosecutor, and, addressing him by name, said —" You see, sir, the enormous expense to which your egregious folly has subjected the public purse. You are aware, sir, 'that I know every circumstance of the case, and I must tell you that I feel perfectly disgusted with your conduct. You ought to be perfectly ashamed of showing, your face in socrety. There is an enormous expense incurred by your con duct, and i only wish I had authOrity to make you pay every shilling." COURT O,F PASSAGE. LIABILITY OF SHERIFFS' OFFICERS AND THE SERGEANT AT MACE EVJRARD V. ROSCOE This.was an action brought against Wm. Stanley Roscoe, the Sergeant at Mace, for an alleged escape and nevject of duty of one of his officers, in the arresting of James Moore, a horse-dealer. . • . . . It was stated by the learned counsel for the plaintiff, that the constitution of the office of Sergeant at Mace is similar to that of Sheriff. Two bailiffs are appointed by the former, and their appointment is similar to that of sheriff's officer,-es they have to give a bond to the Serjeant at Mace in o similar manner, in order to indemnify the Serjeant at Mace in case of any loss or misbehaviour on their parts. The names of these two borough bailiffs are Henry Hilton and William Kirby, the latter being in point of fact the real defendant in the action. It appeared that James Moore, an Irish horse-dealer, was in the habit of putting up at the-house of Mrs. Mary Bat tley, who kept a public-house, the sign of the Ship Launch, in Key-street. Doting the period . of his stay at this house he was arrested for the amount of a horse license. He borrowed the money to pay the debt front Alm Bartley, and thus became indebted to her, including the amount of board and lodging, £26. 19s. 3J. Mrs. Bartley died in 1837, and in her hooks the above debt appeared recorded against Moore. As the executor had applied several times for payment, without effect, he determined to arrest him. The plaintiff having received information that Moore was com ing to Liverpool with some horses in September last, he went down to the pier with a friend and met him, when he demanded the money. As the answer he received was unsatisfactory, a writ was issued against Moore f or t h e sum. I t was g iven to Kirby, and he had orders immediately to follow Moore down to the Mitre Inn, and arrest him, as he was going to leave the town. Kirby said he would follow as soon as the writ hail been entered; hut he did not follow ut all but sent his roan, who fail ing to find Moore at the Mitre followed to the Black Bull and through the markets, without better success. At length they found him at the Black Bull, but he knocked downthe plaintiff, who attempted to detain tOtn, and ran out of the house followed by Kirby's man, Dockett. He took. Moore in the Haytnarket, but he escaped from him. After searching for him till half-past ten o'clock, Duckett refused to try any further. He took the writ to Kirby, and told him what had occurred. The latter abused the Man and pushed hint out of the house. The learned Assessor in the course of this trial, remarked that there was no excuse for an officer pleading that he had nut sufficient hands, as the public were not to lose their chance of arresting for such frivolous excuses. The juts' returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages — £26. 18s. 31 Attorney for the plaintiff, Mr. Pedder. THE INSTITUTION SOIREE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL ST./IND./IRD. DEAR Silt,—My sister Emily and I have just returned from the Institution Soirtl,e, and now that we have -sent away our maid, and got our house done up, and all things comfortable, we are determined before we go to bed to give you our own little account of the proceedings; but you must be sure not to print any thing we say about ourseles, but just work it alt over again, as if it was out of your own head, only you cannot be supposed to Understand these things as well as we do. Papa promised to take us about a week ago, and Emily and I were to be dressed alike, that is, not quite exactly, because dear Emily is a year younger than I am, and is not out yet, but we both wore pink dresses and our hair was braided alike, but still there was a difference, and the beauty of it is, that you could dot find it out. Mademoiselle Athalie declared wo were "Mises a vavir," and you know her authority cannot be dis puted. It was rather late when we arrived, for Papa got into an ar gument about that odious Canadian war, that took all the officers from the Chester ball, and we had great ,difficulty in getting into the lecture room, and were quite too late to hear Mr. Walker's address, which we were very sorry for, for he is a very nice man, and a good conservative, and had ou -a very • nice • waistcoat and kid gloves, and looked just as a gentleman ,ought to do, and so did Mr Brooks Yates, only he' wore au ugly larOtyn silk cravat with pink stripes, which you may just hint does not become him. Next to these gentlemen, the principal persons there appeared to he two aldermen, who sat beside each other on the steps, and seemed very affectionate to each other, and I was told their names were Barclay and Coglan. • Mr. Barclay is not a nice man at all, and he stared at us with a lorgnette, and I thought ~,~•.• ~'. ~rf 7 a — zs, ,:....,. 7: r'' M122 .... 213,1311.1,71 . - .V.C2,lll,s2s,as•32lrl:l,loMral•ftveNtalnyrlll , lll_ . .. • ~, N i ;,•• e • _.... T.E., ''' Y. , ', **,•,:r7;.. , i I . r . . ..n LIVERPOOL EPIPHANY SESSIWatec - 's"- - ~ --,t , i . 2 74.77!,•'.17`. s: • , _,... -- 1 irros.4 The General Borough Sessions commenced O edifet,'• (7 . ,-," before James Claike, Esq., Recorder. The LearePd e ; l%ii ~ ~..t, V. j 7,1 took his seat at ten o'clock. .The calendar contaitg t 014.14.1,2, , t ti . .., of thirty one prisoners for felony, and rtur_.l4 intae an'evo-2. --• . 'l' . ri :. and assaults. The following gentlemen were swung, ketelay . .' . ./ tote the grand jury : a si tl. Wm. Brandreth, Foreman Samuel Kearsley Thomas Barder Daniel Mather James Alison , Charles Stuart Middleton Richard-Bryans, jun. Samuel Needham William Dixon, jun. John Noble ~ James Duncan - Joseph Sanders William Hadfield Alexander Smith Joshua Heap Anthony Swainson . :. Thomas Hobson John Hayward Turner William Hopp Alfred Waterhouse Robert Johnson . and , Thomas Jevons . Edward Wilson, 'Esqrs. t The usual forms of the court having been gone through, the Learned Recorder proceeded to deliver his charge to the fol.. lowing effect :—He had, he said, extreme satisfaction in in forming them that, in proportion with the business which fre- , quently devolved neon grand juries at'that court, their duties would be com'paratively light. He had looked over the calen dar, and there was Scarcely a case which called for Observation: . • They were the ordivary class of felons,.and the good sense of the grand jury would enable them to overcome any trifling difficulties which Might present themselves. ,There was one case, hoc,eyer, on which it would be his duty to make a few remarks, as points of law would arise in trifling cases, as well , as those that were important. The case to which-he alluded stood No. 17 in the Calendar. The committing magistrate had very properly, on re-consideration of the, case, altered his opinion respecting it. The prisoner wes,,in the first instance * . committed for having received a quantity of clothes knowing them to be stolen. She would, however, come before them for stealing the property. The judges hail very _ . properly held. that obtaining goods from a carrier by any trick or.nalsrepre• . sentation, constituted the crime of stealing. The carrier. had --,•= the goods in his charge to deliver, and if he was deprived of the goods by any party who made a false representation to him ; the owner was thereby deprivea of them, and the individual so obtaining the goods was held by law to be guilty of the crime . of stealing ; and it was so in fact, for if they considered the va- rious modes in which. felonies were committed, by fume and fraud. by juggling and trickery, it was evident that this was one of the stratagems employed, and that so to obtain goods was felony. • The case No. 17. they would find, involved this prin cipl-.. The party went and said "I am sent for this property," and thereby obtained it. It was at first called a case of obtain ing goods under false pretences, hut the committing magistrate had since, very properly, held that it was a case of stealing. Upon his arrival bete, he made very anxious inquiries as to whether there were any cases of stealing by warehousemen. He found there were none, and he was very glad of it, Ware housemen were in places of confidence, entrusted with large quantities of property, and the offence of stealing that property was enhanced by the facility with which it could be removed. He wished it to be.well understood, that warehousemen had no right, under aNty circunistances..to sell the property of their employers. They might endeaiOur to palliate it to themselves by considering it a mere sale, but in the law it was felony, he considered it felohy of - the worst description, and the party or parties who purchased such property were involved in the crime of stealing. Those who tampered with men in any man lier to incite or induce them to the comthission of such an act, were guilty of one of the biehest description of crimes against society. Look at the responsibility of the warehouseman, and at the sort of situation which he held. Undiscovered crimes might go on for years. If persons, charged with this description of offence, came before him, he must put the law in force against them, whatever their previous situation in life or char ratter might have been. However respectable, though it might be a painful and bitter task to him, he held it out to the town of Liverpool, that he would do inflexible justice. He had the satisfaction of knowing that he was supported by her Majesties Government and it was, therefore his duty to say, that he should administer the law, in such cases, with the greatest se verity. The cases tried have very recently been fully before the pub:. ~ . lic in the form of police reports. they were generally of such trivial interest, that we do not deem it necessary to enumeritite - tbeinA SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Alanchester, Tuesday Evening. The anxiety we last week noticed as existing iu the turf circles, for the appearance of the Chester Cup entry, no longer exists. Upon its debut, business at once became more animated as the character of the entry was pronounced, by those who were competent to pronounce an opinion upon it, uot only good, but very likely to be productive of a long run of varied specu 7 l a ii o n. The spirited manner in which some half-dozen horseit at the fag'end of the twenty-six candidates have already been supported, renders,it probable that there will be a strong pha-; lanx of favourites, should the weights not exceed the expectation of the parties so .early in the field, and backing such horses as King Cole, Drone, Mersey, Master of the Rolls, Ludford, and Lord Derby's Parolles; ail of which have been more than once taken in a lot, and backeJ at 100 to 2 each. Indeed, yesterday •the•lavers were somewhat shy of the speculation, and justly so; for, should Birdlime start the handicap after the heavy fashion of Newmarket handicapping, the sC's to-I will not look amiss in the takers' books. Birdlime may be considered as simply having the lean, and 10 to I is the current and every-day offer on the field. To-day she would have been freely supported against either -Sylvan or Abraham Newland at evens. IVIr. Robinson's Whaley was backed in the course of the morning, 300 to 11 being booked. Mr. St. Paul's horse Galewood; coupled to Parolles, was also backed to-day at 100 to 5. The weights are not now less anxiously looked for than the full entry was this night week; and caution no doubt will be the watchword for the remainder of the week, as it may be retnetn bered that, during the corresponding week of last year, the celebrated horse General Chasse stood at 7 to I, with " takers;", but in seven days afterwards, he (in consequence of the appear ance of the handicap) sprung to A to 1 taken, leaving all his, opponents six points behind him. It is not itnnossible for another jump forwards before Monday, after the fashion of last year. This, however, all depends upon the ability displayed in dealing out the weights. Should the thing be well done, there is no doubt the event will become as prominent a hooking race, in the provincial markets, as others that have long since passed into the pages of Weal herby.—We may notice the Derby. favourites, as regards the two leaders, much as before. There is, however, a little further improvement in Grey Momus. The rise of lon in the London market, yesterday evening, to 17 to I; might, in truth, have been anticipated here-20's to 1 being freely taken. There were also some rather heavy double en- gagements made, as will be seen by a reference to the quota tions. There is still a good deal of mystery a s regards Scott's team. The Nonplus colt is firrn ; and still the colt out of Tranby's dam continues in favour. On Saturday, n little silver was sported for 200 to 7 to be laid; 500 to 20 was also taken upon the same colt. The cayroscenti rank the St. Leger, entry very high. It appears a puzzler to name a second favou rite. Lord Chesterfield's Don John shines as premier; and Picaroon has also been nibbled upon, since the list made its appearance. The following are the average prices of the horses iu any particular request : THE CHESTER CUP, P.P.—Acceptor not.) 10 to 1 on the field (offered.) 11 to 1 against Mr. Mostvn's Birdlime.' 11 to 1 „ General Yates's Sylvan. 11 to 1 „ Mr. Fairlie's Abraham Newland. 16 to 1 „ Captain Lamb's Chit Chat (taken ) 16 to 1 „ Mr. Walter's Prime Warden (taken.) 2, to 1 „ Mr. Bawers's Lord Stafford (taken.) 25 to 1 0 , Mr. Robinson's Whaley (taken.) 26 to 1 ~ Lord Eglinton's Potentate (taken.) 1110 to 2 „ Lord Derby's Parolles (taken.) Offers to give 9 against the field, and take 10 freely. THE DERBY. 10 to I against Lord G. Bentinck's D'Edgville. 12 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt. 100 to 7 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus. 15 to 1 „ Mr.-E. Peel's The Early Bird, 16 to 1 „ Mr. A rmitage's•Nonplus colt. •20 to 1 „ Colonel Peel's, lon (taken.) 25 to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's colt out of Tranhy'i dam. - `95 tort „ Sir J. Milk's Volunteer (taken.) 2' to 1 „. Lord Suffield's Bamboo (taken.) 10 tto 3 „ Mr. Worrall's Dormouse (taken.) lout) to 20 „ The Early Bird and Ninny winning the Derby and Oaks (taken.) 1000 to 20 „ Grey Momus and Ninny, for the same events (taken ) 200 to 4 ;, D'Edgville and Lord Jersey's filly (Glenara,l for the same races (taken.) A GENERAL RETURN OF ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE EMIGRATED FROM LIVERFOOL FROM 'THE 7TH OF MAY, 183.3, TO THE 30TH OF DEC. 1837; UNDER THE ,SUPERVIsION OF LIEUTENANT Low, R.N. Go- VERNMENT EMIGRATION AGENT. VIZ. — British Colonies in North America. United States of Ametica Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius • Australian Colonies 2102 West Indies East Indies South America and Brazils Gibraltar'and Spain Grand tots: of Persons' - 113172 Number of ships employed • 1416 Tonnage employed • 636336 • Number of seamen emplo yed 26495 . Summer Quarter of 1836 Ditto ditto 1837 Increase on this quartet .• • • 396-1 As compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, occa sioned by the great demand for labour in the United States of America. Winter Quarter of 1836 Ditto ditto 1837 Decrease on this quarter.... 1339 As compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, occa sioned by the commercial e m barrassments of the United States of America, and the consequent want of demand for labour. Grand total of persons emigrated front Liverpool in 1836 32851 Ditto ditto ' ditto 1837 32045 Shewing a decrease in the year of 806 Owing chiefly to the commercial embarrassments of tLe United States of America, and the unsettled state of affairs in Lower Canada. • - . Abstract of the number of 'complaint's lodged at the of-1 flee by emigrants against passenger brokers during the year 1837, for which, no redress could be ob- 2866 tamed, owing to the ineffective state. of the Passen gers Act Ditt ditto, redress obtained during the same period .. Total nuMber of complaints during 1837.. 376 Ct Abstract of the amount of money wrested floral passenger brokers, and restored to poor per- . , sons emigrating trom the port of Liverpool, :£523- Is; 8 4d' through the instrumentality of this office, be- I tween the 7th May, 1833, and 31st Dec. 1837 ) It will be seen by reference to the above table, that the pointment of Lieutenant Low, as Government Emigration Agent at this port, has notwithstanding the great .diffieultiek with which he has }who contend, been attended with beneficial results. There is no doubt however, that g much greater bene fit would accrue, if individuals who are about to emigrate, would apply to him in the first instance for instruction: preven-. lion is proverbially better than cure, and if the proper course' were in the first instance. taken, we might soon see au end put to a system of swindling, which is a disgrace to our community.' DIAI3OI.Te AL OUTIAAGE.—Some monster, a few evenings agti, - eut the paps off 'a very , good. .inilt; COW the property . of Mt. Braithwaite, at the Corn. M i 11, Eamout Bridge.— Bolton Citron. The private Uusiness of the House of Commons this y ear w ilt hot amount . to ()tie-half of what it did last, as there are sekreell any railay . bills; and very few private bilis of any kind #i much uonseginentie: s . . • , . . . .