The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-13 00:00:00

fniperia[ Varliaincnt. Lord ELLENUOROUGH proposed a new clause, by way of rider, to the effect that should the Canadian assembly be dis solved, or a new one convened, on the arrival of this act, that the governor should have power to suspend its operation. Lord GLENELG resisted it, as calculated to nullify the whole bill. The clause was negatived, and the bill passed.—Adjourned. lIOUSE OF COMMONS. —THURSDAY. Col. CoNot.i.y gave notice that, on the 25th instant, he would move for leave to bring i❑ a bill fur the better protection of the salmon fisheries of Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that it was the intention to move for the revival oh the church rates and church Teases' committee, to proceed on its recommendations, should any be proposed, and be warranted in the opinion of the govern ment by the contents of the committee's report. CHURCH RATES. In answer to a question from Mr. DUNCOMBE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQLER stated that it was in tended to re-appoint the committee on church rates, and that government would found whatever enactments might be neces sary upon the recommendations- of the committee. LONGFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE. The clerk of the election committee appeared at the bar, and handed in the reduced list of the members selected to serve on this commil tee. The following are the names of the members Liberal—E. S. Caylev, Alexander Elli ce , Si r J. C o lq u h oun, W. Wlllisuis, J. H. Seale. Sir Robert Ferguson, Alexander Speirs, Henry Marsland —B. Conservatives—Edward 13. Farn ham, Thomas Chaplin. T. W. C. Master-3. The Canterbury election ballot was not proceeded in. Mr. LAnoccirEttE repeated that the French government did intend to propose an additional duty on linen yarn, and that there was no reason to believe there was any disposition to accede to the representations of the English government against it. Mr. fIUME asked whether it was proposed to reduce our duty on French brandy, because, if we made demands on the French government, we ought to proceed fairly. England taxed French ha.andy between 600 and 700 per cent, and complained when France proposed to impose only 100 per cent on some English article. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was not very logical to say that England was to reduce any existing, duty because there was complaint against a duty about to he Un posed by France. lie had no intention to propose any reduc ion of the duty on French brandy Mr. BARRON moved an address to her Majesty " to appoint a commission to inquire into the constitution of the board of charitable bequests in Ireland, and into the present charitable funds and property in that part of the United Kingdom." Lord MORPET H admitted that there was a strong case in support of inquiry, but submitted that the better mode of pro ceeding would be by bill, wherein the powers and expenses could be better defined and limited ; he therefore proposed that the motion should be withdrawn, and that the proceeding should be by bill. Mr. Bkititofs, in consequence, withdrew his motion. Mr. WARBURTON deferred, for a fortnight, his motion re garding the Baron de Bude's French claims. Mr. WALLACE then called attention to the petition from , the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, praying that no experiment on Mr. Howland Hill's plan may be entered into, unless bated on its main principles. He moved that the house resolve into committee on the laws regarding the Post-office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, much as he respected Mr. Hill, he could not be so indifferent to the revenue as to sanction at once the whole of that plan. A good deal of desultory discussion ensued, in the course of which there were many complaints regarding the present mode of delivering letters; but the motion was eventually withdrawn. Mr. Wai,Lacg then, with reference to the Edinburgh peti tion " for establishing, a morning mail to Edinburgh," moved for returns to show what had been done towards carrying into effect the recommendations of the Postoffice commissioners, which the c;hance,llotaf Jhe - Exchentier nut objecting to their The Ax - rottNEv-GaNERAr. obtained leave to bring in several bills to facilitate the enfranchisement of copyholds—relating to Lands held by copy or court roll—the law of escheat—and to abolish customs affecting lands in certain cases. Mr HUME moved for various returns regarding the conduct of Sir F. Head, as . governor of Upper Canada, giving the sanction to bills without communicating them to the British parliament, and other papers, which were ordered. On the motion of Mr. FAZAKERLEY, leave was given to the poor-law committee to report from time to time. The banking co-parrnership bill went through committee. There was a (rood deal of discussi on i n th e comm i ttee on the "qualification of l ' members' " bill, in which many amendments were proposed. It was reported, and and ordered to be recon idered on a future day in its amended form.—Adjourned. - HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIITAY. The Canada Bill, as amended by their lordships, was returned from the commons agreed to. Lord LANsIowNE stated, in answer to questions from the Bishop of Exeter, that it was not the intention of government to renew the commission of inquiry into Irish education; but that, in any government measure on the subject, the recom mendation respecting the modification of the board of education contained in the fourth report would be followed out. At the suggestion of the Archbishop of CANTRIIBURY, the second reading of the Sodor and Man Bishopric bill was post poned to the 20th inst. The remainder of the business transacted was confined to the presentation of petitions, among which was one presented by Lord BROUGI.-I.lm, in favour of the convict Glasgow cotton-spin ners, which his lordship, with his accustomed infelicity of speech and conduct, supported by an injudicious and useless oration —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRID AY. Mr. HOME gave notice that on the first supply day be should bring forward a motion regarding the appointment of a Air. Primrose to the office of cashier and receiver-general of the post-office department. Lord .1. ItussELL was understood to state that he hed not be fore heard any thing of the subject. Lord G. SOMERSET inquired whether it was the intention to till up the office gd . governor of Greenwich Hospital? Lord J. ItussoLL answered iu the affirmative. Lord MORPETII moved that the house resolve into committee on the Poor Laws (Ireland) bill. Mr. O'CoNNELL moved, as an amendment, that it be coin unittel that day six months. After an extended discussion, the house divided :—the num bers were, for the motion, 277 ; auainst it, 25. The bill was then committed proforma. On the report of the Parliamentary Electors bill, Mr. JERVIS moved that, after the passing of this act, no sum of money shall be taken or received by any overseer or any other person for, or in respect of the registration of any voter. Negatived by 152 to 73. The third reading of the Custody of Insane Persons bill was postponed until Tuesday, and the Banking Co -partnership bill was reported. 'The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that on Tuesday he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the registra tion act, which would contain a clause to abolish the registra tion shilling. The remaining orders and notices being disposed of the house adjourned at half-past 12. • HOUSE OF LOICDS—SaTurinaY. The house suet shortly after three o'clock, when the royal as sent was given by commission to the Lower Canada govern ment bill. The lords commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Shaftesbury. and Lord Glene!g. The house, ou the motion of Earl SHAFTESBURY, then ad journed until Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS—SATURDAY The house met to-day at three o'clock. SUPPLY. Mr. BERNA L brought up the report of the committee of sup ply, which was agreed to. The CHANCLLLOR of the ExclaF.QuF.n gave notice, that on Monday he should move, that the house resolve into a committee of ways and means. Sir A. Clifford, usher of the black rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the house to the }louse of Lords, to hear the royal assent given to the Lower Canada government bill. NEW WRIT, On the motion of Mr. E. STANLEY, a new writ was ordered for the county of Tipperary, in the room of R. L. Shiel, Esq., who, since his election, has accepted the office of one of the commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. (Hear, bear.) Two petitions were presented, and the house adjourned until Monday. A DISAPPOINTED SWAlN.—Lately, in the parish church of Llechylched, Anglesey, a gay Lothario, of Malltraeth, led to thr• hymeneal altar a fair spinster, of Tyddin' Hir, iu the afore said parish. When the usual questions were asked to the bride groom, he anxiously answered in the affirmative; but when the same questions were given to the bride, she scornfully answered them in the negative. She was asked why she came there ? she replied that he would not believe her any where else, and that he always plagued her to marry him ; but she then declared most solemnly that he was the last man in the world that she would marry. The poor disappointed Lothario led his friends to a neighbouring public house, to enjoy the prepared marriage feast. ELOPEMENT.—On Monday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, a post-chaise-and-four were waiting at the entrance of the lane leading to the retired village of Kidbroke. Kent. A young gentleman in a blue cloak, after speaking to the post-boys, ran towards Blackheath; he had not, however, proceeded far before he met his lady love, elegantly attired and beautiful in person. The happy pair were no sooner in the freo, 47 chaise than the -- Ir off at a raii-road speed. The young lady is 8 - - a_-'. _ ,„e daughter of a wealthy coy merchant, and hkgent.l4ll,aktl . nior partner in au extensive wholesale 9ase'llial - Atriliaa4low,. o u se . Th e young l ady was on aTi (*CB • ' iii , pa . rare is little doubt but the me;ilt, 'Sit' an 'Ort4:l O,EI 10 leaving home. illurniny iitr t -I, .. ;.:, • :•';', d,. - . 1 1 ,, -t ''''' *-- • - -4 .:P•'` , " . •:j.'S.::.- ;), ::..: i . -4 ,'...,' •-,\ e' -- .` - ~...., . •-•'' , x, •:' \AI -`: ,-; ::,..1, ii , "-* -ii:•,--,_ : " -.- ;-,' :' ) ---, - "" A \.-? . : . 2.______ • , HOUSE OF LOiti)S..—.THLUSUAY. Lord Gutsur.G stated '(ia akisa es to the Earl of Ripon's in quiry) that the government had consented to the granting of a charter to the New Zealand Association, on certain conditions ; but the conditions net having been complied with, the intention to grant the charter had ceased. The association now- sought to introduce a bill, if not opposed by the government ; and the - government had reillied that there would he no opposition to the introduction of •Sosch a bill, as in that shape it could be fairly , and fully discussed ; the government, however, reserving the right to support or oppose such bill, as may be deemed right. The Bishop of EXETER intimated that he should this day put -a question as to the revival of the cotninittee on Irish education's . Lord Gr.svgLG moved the third reading of the Canada Go vernment bill, which called forth considerable discussion. Lord Ert.ENi3ortouGht resisted the bill as unnecessarily severe. Lord GLENELG admitted its severity, but contended that it 'Was unavoidable. Lord A S 11 . 1171; T N thought, if there could not be amicable 'proceeding between the two couutries, that separation would be . the more advisable course. • lard MANSPIRLD opposed the bill, and maintained that it *mild neither give satisfaction nor effect the objects desired. The Marquis of LINSDOWNE having defended the bill, Lord Bilocouau once more attacked the bill, and congratu lated himself on having had the support of the sons of those eminent lawyers, Mansfield and Ellenborough. Lord MELBouRNE, in defending the bill, said that the go vernment felt bound to maintain the territories of this country, and that it could not listen to the doctrine of voluntary sepa ration. The iniluence would be maintained by the promotion of good measures and good feelings, founded on the principles of cons:itutional liberty. Earl Firzwri,Liam strongly condemned the bill, declaring that it would only be the forerunner of greater difficulties To endeavour to inaintain supremacy by means that appeared to be determined on, and after the example of our contest with America, would only be preparing fur this country another " Illiad of woes." The bill was then read a third time. Lord GLENELG proposed some verbal alteration, which was adopted. \'ate‘`, Ns, 'THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. CELESTA'? In c;nsequence of the brilliant success of this distinguished lady, and the disappointment of thousands in procuring places during the past week, the Proprietors have much pleasure in stating, that they have prevailed on Al. CELESTb to extend her engagement for FOUR NIGHTS ONLY, being positively her Last Appearance this Season. In the course of the Evening, The Norniande Dance The Cachucha Dance (-By CELESTE. The Pirate Dance • VHS present TUESDAY, theth instant, will be pre , sented the Grand Na u ti ca l Me -Draniatic Romance of THE WIZARD SKIFF! • On, THE DUMB PIRATE Boy. Alexa,—a Greek Girl M. CELESTE ! Alexis,-the Pirate Boy - M CELESTE ! ! Ag,ata,—a Wandering; Gipsy M. CELESTE ! ! ! In the First Act M. CELESTE will dance her celebrated G R EE 0 iIIA ! - To which will be added, the popular Interlude, called . c THE TWO LOUISAS. Mrs. Garnet Mrs. Raymond. Miss Louisa Penfold Miss F. Graham. To conclude with ST. MARY'S EVE! A STORY OF THE SOLWAY. Madeline (the Jacobite's Sister) M. CELESTE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Second night of the New Drama VOLSH A, or the SLAVE QUEEN. The Manager is happy in announcingto the Public his having purchased the right of acting the above named incomparable drama, which has created a greater sensation in London than any piece, since the production of the Jewess, having been per forming nearly 200 nights. PaTifikoutiNißy SCENIC EFFECTS!! ITIHIS present TUESDAY EVENING/I3th February, • IB3S, will be performed for the Second tithe out of Loudon, a Drama of powerful interest, called - VOLS HA ; or, the SLAVE UEEN, In which Mr. Ryan's entire Stud and ompany will appear. The last scene will represent the planade on the Roof of the Citadel, and entrance to the Hi Tower of Prague, with a Bird's Eye View of the City by Jonlight; Procession fiom the Dungeon. and Immolation of olsha ;an effect never before witnessed in Liverpool. UNPARALLELED SCENES OF THE CIRCLE. The whole to conclude with the Melo Drama of the RED INDIAN ; OR, THIS SAll,Olt AND HIS DOG, In which Mr. Thornhill's surprising Newfoundland Dog Hector, will appear. Ott MONDAY EVENING next, I9th February, for the Benefit of Mr. BATES, Proprietor, when will be produced a succession of Spleedid Novelties never surpassed. BRILLIANT SCENES 01."I'HE ARENA. - A new and Gorgeous Entree, called ENGLAND'S QUEEN. THE INFANT ACTORS, and the CHIARINI FAMILY. To Conclude with a Burletta of Interest. Particulars in future advertisements. Prices of admission—Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Pit. 25.; Lower Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Children, half price, from the commencement, to the Boxes and Pit only. Second Price at Half-past Eight o'clock : Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is.; Galleries, 6d.—Box Office open every day from Eleven till Three o'clock, when Mr. HAIR will be in attendance. Doors open at Six o'clock, and the Performance begins at half-past. Private Boxes may be had nightly fur Parties, at '2ls. and 425. Instructions in the Art Of Riding Given. Riding Master, Mr. Gimlet/. Terms may be known on application at the Amphitheatre. Proprietor, Mr. BATES. Stage Manager, Mr. NEVILLE. Under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor, an the Liverpool Festival Committee. GRAND MISCELLANEOUS CONC ' AT THE' THEATRE-ROL, LIVER THIS PRESENT TUESDAY EVENING,' POOL ze 13th instant. 114 R. G. HOLDEN respectfully anuoui es his intention of 111. giving a MISCELLANEOUS C CERT, on an ex tensive scale, comprising Selections fro the following Coin posers:—Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, pohr, Rossini, Merca (tante, Bishop, &c. &c. PRINCIPAL VOCAL P ORNIERS : MRS. ALFRED HAW, MISS BRU E, MR. WALTON and MR. MACHIN, Leader, MR. ALDRIDGE. The Band, consisting of the first talent 'of the town, will be full and efficient, and a select number of the Members of the LIVERPOOL CHORAL SOCIETY, who have kindly offer ed their Services upon this occasion, will form a full and effi cient Chorus. Conductor, Mr. G. HOLDEN. Book of the Words, price Sixpence. Places for the Boxes may be taken at the Boxoffice of the Theatre-Royal, from Ten till Three o'clock. No places can be secured unless Tickets are taken. Boxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, , Is.; Pit, 2s. fid.; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at Seven, and the Performance to com mence at Half-past Seven o'clock precisely. N.B —A Steam-boat wilt leave George's Pierhead, for BIRKENHEAD, immediately after the Concert, for the con venience of the Residents in Cheshire. T.l,be Eiberpcol g-tanbarb. of the enterprise. The Rev. Hugh M‘Neile has long been known for his advocacy of the "moral and civil liberty of the Ruffian Catholics," and also for insisting upon the" moral and civil liberty of the slaves." The very enunciation of these terms implies the strictest consistency. The slaves have been deprived of that which belongs to them as men—so have the Roman Catholics. Mr. M'Neile in sists upon the restitution of the tights of both. Is that inconsistent ? The slaves are in a:state of moral and intellectual degradation—the Roman Catholics ate in the same condition. Mr. M'Neile wishes to elevate both in the scale of social happiness. Is that inconsis tent ? Slavery, it is alleged, has made the negroes mi serable ; Popery has made the Roman Catholics far more miserable. Mr. M'Neile wishes to retrieve both from their misery. Is that inconsistent? The slaves ate ignorant and superstitious; the Roman Catholics are equally so. Would it not be inconsistent to seek to en lighten the one and let the other remain in darkness and delusion ? In these observations we have taken it fur granted that the cages of the slaves and the Roman Catholics are parallel ; and so they are. The slaves have their taskmasters; so have the Roman Catholics. If the slaves are in dread of the lash, the Roman Catholics are in dread of the thunders of excommunication. In deed, if :we look into the matter a little more closely, dve shall find that the slavery of popery is of a more appalling character than the slavery of the negroes. The task master of the latter assumes no control over their future destinies; the maledictions of the priest consign the victims of popish tyranny to everlasting perdition. The Mercury insinuates that the Rev. Hugh M'Neile is willing ", to act the liberal towards the colonial slaves and the intolerant 'towards his catholic fellow-subjects." It would have been more candid to have stated that be acted the liberal towards, the slaves, and the intolerant towards slavery; and that, for the very same reason, he acted the liberal towards the deluded Roman Catholics, and the intolerant towards Popery. The Mercury will readily acknowledge that there is no impropriety what ever in " acting the intolerant towards slavery." In tolerance of evir in any shape can never be condemned. We therefore maintain the perfect consistency of Mr. M'Neile's intolerance of popery with his hatred of slavery. Popery is one of the greatest evils which ever afflicted mankind. An appeal to history and existing • • In Limb , to any man who is a candid and'sincere enquirer after truth. Opposition to popery is therefore the bounden duty of every one. But does opposition to popery imply persecution ? By no means. The opposition to slavery implies none. We do not suppose that the Mercury, while it declaims against slavery, wishes to have the slave owners perse cuted. Nor is Mr.•M'Neile, in his opposition to popery, an advocate for persecution. He feels it to be his duly to declaim from the pulpit and the platform against popery ; but his object in doing so is one of unuungled charity. It is to the advocates of popery that the charge of illiberality is applicable. They would perpetuate the bondage in which one fourth of her Majesty's subjects are placed. It is the editor of the Mercury, and not the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, that seeks to rivet the manacles on the limbs of his fellow-subjects. Popery is essentially opposed in principle to every specie s of rational liberty. No such liberty exists in countries which are exclusively popish. It is likewise opposed to freedom of conscience and religious toleration. Every man, therefore,' who interposes an obstacle in the way of popish ascendancy confers a benefit upon his fellow -subjects. To grant power to the popish priests is to place in their hands a weapon for destroying our civil and religious privileges. To withhold power from them is the act of a true patriot. " But," the Mercury will exclaim, " by seeking to abrogate, the catholic emancipation act, Mr. M'Neile shows that he is a persecutor of Roman catholics" No such thing. Would any one call it an act of persecution to snatch the fatal dagger from the hands of an assassin ? We have thus touched upon the only points in the article of the Mercury which seem to call for any remark. The quotations from Boswell's Life of Johnson, Dr. Franklin, Dr. Walcott, and the Earl of Durham's speech, we pass by as undeserving of the slightest notice, inasmuch as they do not touch upon the point at RATING OF SMALL TENEMENTS.—We are glad to find that the obnoxious act introduced into the Commons by Sir Harry Verney has been cushioned for the present. It is pot.atallimprcbable, after the very strong expres sions..of disapprobation with which the measure was met by men of all parties in the house, that it will not be brought forward again. That it will ever pass into a law •we cannot believe, fts effects upon the poorer class of householders was amply demonstrated by Mr. Cooper, - at the last meeting of the Town Council. There is, hoWever, another consideration, incidentally alluded to by Sir Robert Peel, in the discussion which took place on the subject, which, apart from any other, ought to ensure the rejection of such an. arbitrary measure. It is well known that, in rural districts, it is customary for the.richer clas3 of landowners to erect cottages on their estates, in which their labourers are permitted to live . rent-free. 'We believe that the present Marquis of West minster has several hundreds of such cottages on his es tates. If such premises are assessed, and the landlords compelled to pay the rates, it will either put an end to such a laudable practice, or lead the landlords to impose a rent upon the cottages. While adverting to this subject, we are forcibly re minded of the narrow and exclusive policy of our Town Council. Why did they refuse to give this subject their consideration ? Did it riot affect the local interests of the town in the highest degree? Had not Mr. Cooper a precedent for its introduction ? Why was the question of Negro Apprenticeship mooted in the Council ? The truth is that the Council did not dare to commit them selves on this question. Acandid avowal of the opinions of the majority might have led to certAin awkward ques tions at the next municipal election. TO THE CONSERVATIVES, OF LIVERPOOL.—Once more we fervently intreat the conservatives of Liverpool to be on the alert, to frAt rate the schemes of Joshua Wa hos ley and the Tradesmen's Reform Association, in reference to the management of onr parochial affairs. We have reason to believe that the radicals are more diligent than ever in making their arrangements for "carrying the parish offices by storm," and we can assure our readers of the negroes we believe there were very few, of any note, who were not violently and consistently opposed to Catholic emancipation. No one knows better than the editor of the Mercury with what ineflitble contempt the earlier political reformers of Liverpool looked upon the fooleries of Popery. Nor can it escape the memo ries of the readers of the Mercury that this modern ad vocate of Popery, a very few years ago, indulged in lan guage strongly condemnatory of the Spanish Inquisi tion—one of the most striking developements of the in tolerant genius of Popery. Now, however, the Mercury may say, " 7'empoz a mu tantur, et nos mutamur in illis." The Papists have at tained considerable political power within the last few years. The radicals have found that their attacks upon the constitution of Great Britain have proved less suc cessful than they anticipated. They have therefore formed a junction with the Papists. The Dissenters have been foiled in their attempts to demolish the Esta blished Church. They have therefore entered into an alliance, off ens i ve an d defensive, with the Papists; and in order to secure the hearty co-operation of the latter, it is deemed prudent to treat their errors with leniency. The Papists must now be recognised as brethren, and any " attack upon the religion" of these christian bre thren must be resented with becoming spirit. • Such is the present degraded position of the once intolerant Dis senters, who were held in greater detestation by the Pa pists than even the Church of England was. Under these circumstances, we are not surprised to find that the Mercury is an apologist for Popery; but we are certainly surprised that it should attempt to re concile its advocacy of Popery with its opposition to slavery. It has, however, the temerity to venture upon, such a task, and it is now our province to show the folly COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET (From the Sunday Times.) CITY, SATURDAY.—The impediments which have for the last three weeks been placed in the way of important mercantile pursuits, by the suspension of the navigation of the Thatnes, have at length been removed, and a more active scene than that which had presented itself " below bridge" yesterday and to-day has seldom been witnessed. Hundreds of vessels—we might perhaps safely say thousands—were in motion, after being either docked or blocked in by the ice in the sides of the river. and activity was once more restored to the many great interests which are embraced in the commerce and navigation of the em pire. It is satisfactory to hear, that notwithstanding an immense fleet which has been waiting for weeks at and below Blackwell for a clear river, and the number of vessels which seized the first opportunity of proceeding on their outward voyages, there were no accidents of any serious importance. The re-opening of the navigation of the Thames has increased business iu most departmeuts of commerce, and all the leading imports from the East and West Indies, from China, Russia, and the British North American Colouies were buoyant. The Tea trade still continues to advance. The returns for the last year show that the total quantity of Tea on which duty was paid for home con sumption, as well as for exportation, was nearly 34,000,0 1 A/ lbs weight, of which nearly 22,000,000 lbs were cleared from the bonded warehouses of the port of London. Notwithstanding the competition which might have been expected at the outports, on the abolition of the East India Company's commercial pri vileges, the port of London will be still the bead quarters for ciinducting this important branch of commerce. In the ports i of Scotland, duty on ab ou t 1 , 800 , 000 l bs of Tea were paid n the past year, and in Irish ports' on 3,000,000 lbs. T he exports in the past year from London and Liverpool amounted to 4,700,000 lbs. Although the total quantity cleared_ last year for use in the United Kingdom was less than in the former year, the trade is represented as being iu a very healthy condition. The markets for West India produce are in a very firm state, ' and as the stocks were still decreasing, holderswere anticipating a further rise in prices. Th e stoc k o f B r i t i s h Pl antat i on S ugar is now only about 13,700 hhds and 1,6(X) trcs, against 21,400'' hhds and 2000 trcs in the corresponding week of last year, Of Coffee, the stock of British Plantation in bond is cnly 2,500 hhds and 1,000 barrels, &c., against 3,900 hhds and 2,6(X) bar rels and bags ou th e B t h of February, 1837. The quantity of Ruin in stock exhibits also a considerable deficiency, which will - be increased by the additional quantities which are required to supply the outstanding - contracts which have been entered into for the use of her Majesty's navy. The present stock of Rum is only 9,000 puncheons and 1,100 hhds, while at the same period in the last year there were in importers' hands 11,800 puncheons and 1,260 hhds. In the stock of Mauritius sugar the decrease has been frotn about 35,000 bags in February last, to 25,000 bags, 'the present stock. There has been again a very limited amount of business done in the Grain markets this week, the state of the river having prevented many supplies from coming in. As the navigation is ugam resumed, a most animated market is looked for next week, and the trade have not been desirous of buying at the present rate. , In the absence of any more recent advices from Canada than that noticed in our last week's summary, the English Stock Market, up to yesterday afternoon, has been kept in a state of much uncertainty. The apprehension that the "untoward" event of the seizure and destruction of the Caroline near Navy Island, by the British, might lead to some serious misunder standing with the government of America, added to the general currency of rumours of all extensive increase in the 'naval and military forces of the kingdom, and, according to some accounts, 'the calling out of the militia, produced many sellers of Stock. The price of Consols has been reduced again to 9141. but it has since rallied to 92, closing yesterday, however, at 91i 92. Should the next accounts from America prove favourable, a consider able rise may be anticipated in the Money Market. while, on the other hand, a different state of things would occasion a heavy depression. It is not, however, true that the public have been sellers of stock to any considerable extent, the depressions which have taken place this week, from 92 to 91i, having 'oeen produced by the speculative sales, which were not ceutinued with any spirit after Thursday : and hence the subsequent reac tion tool; 92. The prices of the other Stocks have been ,te jected to a limited fluctuation, and have improved upon time lowest average of the week as fallows :—The Three-and-a-Half per Cents from 100 to 1004; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents from 994 to 92i ; and Reduced Annuities from 92,1 to 921. The demand for money may soon be expected to increase. anu heavy amounts of Exchequer Bills have made their aPpearance, which have reduced the preinium from. 61 to 56, and of India Bonds from 59 to 56. Bank of England Stock is Ito ll- per cent lower than last week, and East fndia Stuck about 1 per cent (keeper —the latter was yesterday 263, and the forther 20-1. . There is scarc e ly a f ea t ure o f any importance to notice m the business transacted in the Foreign Bond Market this week. In the hope that a speedy remittance may be made, as promised in the lest accounts from Bogota, to pay a fractional part of the dividends in arrear, the speculators have raised the price of the Bonds from 251 to 264. Mexican Bonds have also risen' froin 274 to 271. and. Peruvian to 191 20. The European Bonds, with the excepaion of Spanish and Portuguese, were all in fair request. Russian . liave reached I 191; Danish 744 ; Austrian 1064 ; French Five per Cents 110, Exchange 25 f. 50c. ; and Dutch Five per Cents 1043. The only variations in the Portuguese Five per Cents have been between 26% and 274; in the Three per Cents between 17% and 18; and in Spanish between IN and 19. The lowest prices just quoted are those which were attain able yesterday. In Shares the amount of busiues done this week, though con siderable, is not so great as we have previously noticed, and with a very few exceptions, the prices have declined. The London and Birmingham Railway Shares have fluctuated this week between 163 and 165, or 73 and 75 prem., the Brighton between 9 and 44. or -I and 3;,f prem. ; Birmingham. and Derb y between 17 and 17)o, or 3 and 3hs, disc.; the Greenwich be tween 16Y 3 and 17, or 31 and 3 disc.,. the Blackwell between 31 or 41, or I, to 136 prena.; the Southampton (old shares) be tween 39 and -10, or 11 and 10 disc.; the Manchester and ds, between 31 an d 33%, or 6 and 8.-t- prem.; the North land between 25 a nd 2 0 X, or par and % prem.; and the nth Eastern and Dev o n b e t ween 5% an d 61 or li and % d i sc. These have bedn the principal changes this week in Railway i illilffira i JR,Paaliim tilivssuPpil üboracr i l"ltilleT.l sl i Vis t . i t disc., and 4 preen. British North American at 18 and 18%, or 2to 14 disc. London and Westminster at 211 or 1% prem., and the London Joint Stock Bank at 7 or par. HALF-PAST TWELVE.—The periodical statement of the lia bilities and assets of the Bank of England have been made pub lic, and by it we find that a further increase in the stock of bullion to the amount of £648,000 has taken place, while the circulation has beets increased £306,000. In the deposit account there has been an increase also of £274,000, but the securities in the hands of the Corporation have been diminished to the extent of £27,000. In the amount of the undivided. profits of the Bank, a slight increase has taken place, • viz., from £2,509,000 to £2,640,000, The present return gives the circulation at £18.206,000. The deposits at £11,266,000, the securities at 22,569,000, and the stock of bullion at £9,543,000. By accounts from Barbedoes of the 6th ult., we learn that a proclamation had been issued by his Excellency, the Go vernor, the object of which is to put the apnreutices throughout the island in the way of having their classifications rectified in instances where they app ear to have been improperly regis tered dials. Accounts froin Nova Scoti a to the 24 ult., are destitute of news of any interest. From the Cape of Good Hope we have advices a few days later, viz., to the 26th of November, all was quiet on the fron tier. The Lieutenant-Governor had had a most satisfactory conference with the Caffi es of T. Slambrie's tribe in their own country. In the funds Phut little alteration has taken place; Consols both fur Money and account are quoted from 92 to 9/g. Ex chequer bills are at SO pm. ; Bank St oc k a t 201 t o 24%, an d Re duced Three-aud Half per cents. at 1001 In the Foreign Market Spanish Consols are at 18 s, Por tuguese Five per Cents. at 27 li Columbian at 264, sod Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. at 534. In Shares Some steadiness prevails. The quotations up to this hour are nearly those given at the close of business yester day afternoon. MR. CHARLES KEAN Mr. Mules Kean's Richard the Third is a palpable imita tion of the imitable in his father's personation of that character; and rendered not the less evidently so by his studious avoidance of one or two striking p o i nts o f b y-play in the original. The mannerisms are exaggerated; and, wanting the genius that redeemed them, they have' the effect of giving caricature. The whole performance is a mere exhibition ofstage-i rick. Walking briskly down to the coot-lights, Kith the air of a bravo, his features braced up to the proper scrowling pitch, the actor pro ceeds to declaim with syllabic slowness in a monotonous sing song—emphasizing every prin c ip a l wor d, and rolling the rs lik e a drum—occasionally dropping his voice into a deep-toned brawl, or breaking out with such a furious explosion of violence that his chest and shoulders heave with the effort, and he seems in. imminent danger of bursting a blood-vessel; and accompany ing his speech with a vigorous pantomime ofstamps and thumps on the breast, till the climax is capped by a startling attitude— in which he remains fixed till the applause subsides. Charles Kean's personation Of Richard is wholly deficient in greatness, and indeed in every intellectual attribute: the expression of his countenance goes no further than a sneer or a look of defiance : the spirit of the character is only apparent in so far as the physical action is concerned; and then it isoften misrepresented by the excessive means taken to exhibit it. For instance, in the wooing of Lady Anne, he is so glaringly insincere, that the scene, which verges on the improbable, becomes absurd: the levity-of-the heartless plotter degenerates into pert flippancy; his taunts and sarcasms into course jeering ; and his splenetic impatience into outrageous violence, as importent as it is in decorous. Instead of the subtle political' and the daring soldier. wise in council and brave in the field, whose ambition and lust of power lead hint through treachery and blood to the throne, we see a bully hero• of melodraina—a common stabber, who plumes himself on being `• cunning in fence." Mr. Kean may think it a triumph of success when in the last scene he fights on one knee across the stage and back again, amidst the shouts of the vulgar; but he may be assured that the popularity purchased by such means rests upon a hollow foundation. We believe Mr. Kean to be a young man of intelligence, eager to excel in his art : now, if he will only bestow a tithe of the pains and labour he has wasted on the practice of the gymnastics of the stage, in studying the metaphysics of the characters he assumes, and learning to merge the player in the ideal person, he may turn his accomplishments to good acc ount. 'As it is, he exhibits but the trappings and suits of tragedy : he has not that within passeth show." His conceptions want not only spirituality, but individual character and human feeling : they are cola, artificial creations, without a spark of the Promethean fire to give them vital warinth.—Spectator. Mr. James Russell is fulfilling an engagement at Manchester. His personation of Rory 0• Mora 1, spoken of in very flattering terms. WREXHAM POOR-LA %V UNlON.—During the present winter, the foundations of an extensive workhouse, belonging to the union, have been laid ; and it is expected that the building will be covered in before autumn. The Exchequer Law Commis sioners have lent the sum of £6500 to the guardians, to enable them to complete the erection. FATAL ACCIDENT.-It is with the deepest regret we a nnounce the decease of Rob e rt Hurt, Esq. whusc death was Occasioned by the discharge of one of the barrels of a double-barrelled gun, while in the act of loading the other on the Calvely estate. This highly esteemed, and promising young gentleman, was only 22 years of a ge , a nd eldest brother to Mrs. Daveupott. The event has plunged the family at Calvely into the deepest affliction.—Chester Gazette. A SON ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HIS FATHER. —OD Thurs day, as Mr. George Woods, the head-keeper of Lord Jersey, at Middleton, Oxon, was rabbit shooting, be bad the tnisfortune to kill his own son, Lord Jersey's keeper for Somerton Manor. A rabbit wag running down the riding in the wood, at which Mr. Woods fired; his sou inconsiderately crossed in the same direction at the moment, and received the whole charge iu his back. The poor young man lived scarcely two hours, whi c h h e spent in praying for mercy for himself and iu the earnest endea vour to comfort his father. The latter, who is a most respect able man, remains, as may be expected, in a most inconsolable state.—Gloucester paper. I C UESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 13, 1838 q• The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn. ink at 4' o'clock. TnE QUEEN.—Several ridiculous paragraphs are now " going the round of the papers" respecting her Majes ty's supposed partiality towards a young nobleman, of " high family connexions, and possessed of extraordi nary personal attractions." The young nobleman al luded to is said to be the eldest son of a Scottish Duke. We believe that the absurd rumours which have been so , extensively propagated on this most delicate subject have all ori g i na t e d w i t h the Court Journal—a newspaper which rest s i ts so l e cla i m to public' support upon the amount of scand a l w i t h w hi ch its columns are supp li e d . Resting on no better authority than the on dit of the Court Journal, our readers may be assured that the pre posterous stories about our youthful Queen are a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end. It is impossible , that any information on such a topic could find its way into the columns of a newspaper from any authentic gource. The correspondents, upon whose statements the rumours of the Coq.rt Journal are founded, are chiefly waiters in club-rooms, domestic servants out of livery, and the coteries of fashionable milliners. It is, of course, not likely that any of these " confidential informants" can know any thing of what is passing in the private circles of high life. CONTRAST BETWEEN SLAVERY AND POPERY.—The Liverpool Mercury of Friday last contains a long, dry, and.verbose critique on a pamphlet recently published by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, on the consistency of opposing Popery and Slavery, and the inconsistency of advocating the extinction of the latter, and refusing to declaim against the former. The remarks of the Mercury have been promised for several weeks, and we may reason. ably suppose that they wp re only placed in abeyance in order that they might b published in as perfect a shape as possible. The pamphlet on which the Mercury ani madverts appeared upwards of a month ago; we may, therefore, justifiably conclude that the "senior editor" has had ample time to examine the arguments which it contains, and that the reply has only been deferred in order to render more mature the observation s • by which the Mercury seeks to demolish those arguments. Be I this as it. may, we can safely say that we have rarely met with a more silly and nonsensical production than this reply. It is as destitute of reason as it is of com mon sense. We can only characterise it as a tissu e of falsehoods or a string of impudent assumptions. Th e materials of which it is composed seem to have been scraped together from one of the editor's common-place books, as is the case with most of the " original" articles in the Mercury. The originality of these lucubrations chiefly consists in the ludicrous manner in which the he terogeneous commonplace 4 are blended together. But as it is possible that the confident and blustering tone of the Mercury may deceive certain persons, we feel called upon to offer a few remarks upon the reply to the Rev. Hugh M'Neile. Before we proceed, we would . just remind our readers that a singular alteration of tone is perceptible among the class of politicians, to which the Mercury professes to be attached, on the subject of Popery. Twenty or thirty years ago the liberal press was loud in its denun ciations of the Papal.system. The Dissenters generally joined most lustily in • ridiculing'the superstitious mum meries and the damnable heresies of the Roman Catho lic faith and practice. The Evangelical Magazine of that period was incessant in its attacks upon Popery. Indeed, among the earlier advocates for the emancipation TO CORRESPONDENTS. 7671dirate of the - passengetbrokera, 4 slaii a ppear jn. ERRATA. —In our report, in our last paper, of the annual meet ing of the Liverpool District Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, w e erroneous l y state d t h e b alance of £6-12s. 9d. to be in the hands of the treasurer, instead of due to him. In the report of the Rev. H. M'Neile's speech instead of "They met with a statement in those publications (the publi cations of the Christian Knowledge Society) which delared Christ to be mere man," read " They met with a statement which declared Christ to be mere man" it being au error to attribute such a stat emen t t o t h e publications o the society. O'CONNELL AND THE IRISH POOR LAW BILL.—The Irish Poor Law Bill was again under discussion in the House of Commons on Friday last, when, upon the mo tion for going into committee, an amendment was moved by Mr. O'Connell, to the effect that the House should go into committee on the Bill that day six months. Upon a division there appeared ,for the motion, 277; for the amendment, 25 ; majority 252. The principle of the bill has thuS been solemnly affirm ed by an overwhelming,majority, and there can be little doubt that this indispensable provision, will shortly, after undergoing sundry modifications, pass into a law. As might have been expected, O'Connell stood •or ward as the strenuous opponent of this desirable mea- What a singular thing it is that this man should continue to maintain any degree of ascendancy over the minds of his fellow-countrymen ! There is scarcely a single measure, calculated to confer a real benefit upon the Irish peasantry, to which he has not offered every resistance in his power. And yet he is lauded by the Whig press as the friend of Ireland ! As to the radicals they have long sii.ce found out and repudiated the man. The only party with whom he has any popularity are the Whigs—the weakest of all the three► great political' par ties of the,country. Of course the real secret of O'Connell's opposition to Poor Laws for Ireland is a base, selfish motive. He lives and fattens upon the miseries of his countrymen. Their poverty is the source of his riches. Their wretch edness enables him to revel in luxury. Make the poor Irish happy and contented, and you take away the theme of O'Connell's agitation, and, as a natural consequence, unless he can invent fresh grievances, you deprive him of his " rent." It is well known that the miserable pea santry of Ireland contribute their pence to support the bloated mendicant under the impression that, he is en gaged in•procuring certain benefits for them—that he is labouring to increase their personal comforts. Grant them the boon for which they are so anxiously seeking, and you immediately spoil O'Connell's trade. You throw him once more upon his own resources for pro curing an honest livelihood. This is an alternative which O'Connell dreads as he would the plague. At the bar he could with difficulty make his £5OOO a year—as a pauper pensioner he pockets his £16,000 a year. Therefore we find O'Connell opposing the introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland. As many of our readers may be curious to ascertain e nature of O'Connell's objections to the Irish Poor Law Bill, we shall state them as concisely as possible. He opposed the bill for the - following reasons:- 1. Because he was opposed, on principle, to every scheme of compulsory relief. 2. Because"a Poor Law system is not only false in principle, but that it will be found utterly inadequate to r.;.ari.c.....-.41.1t-tr dither Irerand. 3. Because 114 projected system of relief would check the " voluntary'how of charity," and operate as a confis cation of property. In addition to this, O'Connell asserted that the Irish poor would net accept of workhouse relief—that they would rather accept of the smallest pittance out of doors in exchange for their labour, and that the immediate con sequence would be an increased immigration of Irish labourers into England, and a depression of agricultural wages in this country. On these fanciful and contradictory objections the Morning Herald has the following judicious remarks:— " When we calmly look at these various arguments against the principle of a poor law for Ireland, their childish and con tradictory nature becomes at once apparent. When, for instance, it is gravely urged by Mr. O'Connell, that a poor law for Ireland of any kind will check the flow of voluntary relief', and at the same time operate as a sentence of confiscation upon all property—is it possible to avoid perceiv ing, that the poor law in question cannot have both the effects imputed to it? If the poor law is to check the " flow of volun tary re li e f"—th e p ro p er ty n ow di str ib uted under the system of voluntary relief must, of necessity, b e saved. And if, as Mr. O'Connell tells us, the Irish poor will not accept of relief under the proposed system, how can their rejection of relief operate as a sentence of confiscation upon property ? "As to the poor-rate being a tax—it may be sufficient to an sorer, thal the present system of mendicancy is a tax; and a tax, moreover, falling exclusively upon the classes of persons, least qualified to bear it. It is the small farmer, the actual cul tivator of the soil who now supports almost entirely the unem ployed poor of Ireland. The landlords contribute scarcely any thing; the greater number of landlords contribute not one farthing, to the intolerable impost which now weighs upon the farmer. The projected poor law will throw upon the class of landlords the greater portion of the burden ; and whatever por tion the actual cultivator of the soil may contribute, will be re turned to him two-fold. For let it be observed, that now, the unemployed poor are supported as vagrants. They give no equivalents for their maintenance. But under au honest sys tem of poor laws, they will receive only wages for work. Their labour will be directed to the cultivation of the soil; and thus, for a small outlay, above what the existing system of vagrancy costs the country, that increased amount of cultivation which Mr. O'Connell declares cannot be secured for want of capital, may be ensured to every corner of Ireland. Throughout his course of ttrguttent, indeed Mr. O'Connell seems to assume, that in the absence of a principle of compulsory relief, the poor of Iteland cost nothing. The cost a great deal—and they give , as vagrants, nothing in exchange for their maintenance. Their _ _ maintenance, besides, falls, exclusively, ou the classes least able to endure the burden. A poor law, framed in a free spirit, will remove all these blemishes from the rural economy of Iraland; and secure to that unhappy country, at no remote period, a larger measure of prosperity, than would the transference to • her shores of twenty millions of capital, if unaccompanied by the establishment of a system tending to secure at once the wants of the poor, and the property of the rich." THE WHIG MINISTRY AND THE ARMY.—We find the following mysterious patagraph in the Times of Saturday last. We sincerely hope that the despicable intrigue alluded to will never succeed : " We shalt watch with more than curiosity—with indeed, no small anxiety—the public and undisguised developement of Lord flowicles wholesale scheme fer the jobbery and corruption of the British army. If Lord Melbourne's known objections have been over-powered by the peevish and mulish pertinacity of the Secretary-at-War, then we shall nut hesitate to charge the Prime Minister with suffering himself to be ignobly over ruled, and from the paltry motive of indulging his native indo lence, on the principle of "anything for a quiet life." Ilow the noble Premier will set about mystifying her Majesty out of the command of the royal army of England, by which her prede cessors of the House of Brunswick have ever held fast, or through what mixture of sophistry and cool effrontery he wil oppose the crotchets of his petulant Whig colleague to the calm and conclusive reasonings of such men as the Duke of Wellington against the subjection of the army to to the House of Commons, which reasonings are to be found, not merely in the evidence of that illustrious warrior, but in other documents with which Lord Melbourne needs nut be told that her Majesty haS fur some time been familiar, we decline conjecturing. It is mighty fine to solicit the highest military advice when we have purposes of our own to serve by it; but it is finer still to reject the "lessons of profound and practical wisdom " from the same quilt ter, when we meditate no purpose but those of mean and profligate corruption." That the Whig Ministers are prepared to sacrifice the army for the purpose of securing the further adherance and support of the radicals we can easily imagine ; but that a British House of Commons will agree to such an unprincipled compromise, we can by no means believe. that it is only by active and energetic exertions that the plotteis can be successfully disappointed. But, though the radicals observe the strictest secresy as to their plans, they make no secret whatever as to their ultimate objects. They boast that the rejection of Sturges Bourne's Act will (brow all the parochial patron age into their own hands. We well know how that pa tronage would be exercised. One of the first steps which the faction would have recourse to would be the conver sion of the select vestry into an exclusive body. At present the constitution of that-body precludes the pos sibility of any thing like partiality. Though the con servatives, under the present system of voting, mi - ght, if they chose, elect none but main of their own party as members of the select vestry, it is well known that they have made it a rule to select an equal number of con servatives and liberals. The accession of the radicals to the complete control of our parochial affairs would be followed by a select vestry of their own party exclusively. But this would not be all. The ulterior consequence would be that the radicals would have the power to inter fere with the lists of voters for the borough. We know that the conservatives can prevent all the contingent evils which might thus arise. We trust that they have also the will to crush any attempt which their opponents may make. E.BitUAilY - - LOCAL NE WS. "FREEDOM OF ELECTION.—SPoTTISWOoDE CONSPIRACY."! —Yesterday, an advertisement ill the Albion , having the above announcedbead, annouced that "a ineetin, of the friends of reform inter ested in d e t ea t rog the attempt of the SeoTTisivooDE CoNFEDE RACY to unseat those liberal members of the House of Com mons, against whose return petitions have been already pre sented," would be held at Eastwood's Royal Hotel, Dale-street, at two o'clo c k, "George Williams, chairman." Seeing this announcement, our reporter attended the •• meeting" at a few minutes before two o'clock, and the only occupants of East wood's large room, for a considerable time, were himself and another gentleman of the press. At two o'clock, when about departing, as there were wisp') ptoms of any "Reform meeting" or gathering of declainzers about Freedom of Election," Mr. H. 'l'. Atkinson, the secretary of the Reform Association, made his appearance, and informed us that it was a private meeting, were reporters were not admitted. We thought the gentleman per fectly correct, for it was, evidently, private enougu, so we wished him good aftern oon, an d left hint to the full enj o y ment o f "privacy." We wonder if any bombastic resolutions will be pub lished at the result of this "meeting." We are always strongly reminded, when our attention is called to the frothy proceedings of this clique, of the religious fruit seller of Constantinople, who went about crying—" In the . name of the Prophet —figs !l" WHITEHALL, FEB. 1, 1838. —The Lord Chancellor has ap pointed William Pritt, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, gentleman, to be a Master • Extraordinary in the Court of Chancery.—Gazette, February 6. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. —The following alterations are announced, in Friday's Gazette, for the ensuing Northern 'Circuit of Henry Revell Reynolds, Esq., her Majesty's chief Commissioner for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors : . LANCASHIRE.—At Preston, Thursday, March 20th • Lan caster, Thursd a y, March 22; Liverpool, Monday, `2oth; 2. CHESHIRE.—At Chester and City, Thursday, April 5. FLINTSHIRE.—At Mold, Saturday, April 7. DENBIGHSHIRE.—At Ruthin, Monday, Ap r il 9 . ANGLESEA.—At Beaumaris, Wednesday, April 11. CatomivoNsultin.—At Carnarvon, Thursday, April 12. THE have made' Assthe tzas.— have authority to state, that the Judges following order as to the trial of causes at Li verpool :—That all the undefended causes in the second list shall be tried before the Judge presiding in the Crown Court, so soon as be shall have finished criminal business; and that all causes subsequent to 100 on the gross entry be immediately afterwards taken by the same Judge in regular order, unless any such causes shall have been previously disposed of by the Judge in the Civil Court, or, front the state of the business, it may be found unnecessary to have the assistance of the Judge on the Crown Side. lf the parties be not ready to try pursuant to the above order, their causes will be struck out.—Times. NORTHERN HOSPITAL —On Saturday afteroonn five acci dents were conveyed to this Institution from different parts of the northern district of the town, two of which were of so despe rate a nature as to render immediate amputation necessary. This ought to convince the inhabitants of Liverpool of the vast utility of such an institution, situated as it is iu the very centre of business, and in the most densely populated part of Liver pool. We (rust there will be a full attendance at the General Meeting of its friends and supporters, which will take place in the Music-hall, Bold-street, when all may have an opportunity of hearing its merits discussed, by such men as the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, and others of the leading clergymen of this town-- many of whom, we understand, have spontaneously offered the .. warmest support in behalf of so deserving a charity. SCOTCH SECESSION Ciluticli.—On the 3d instant the United Secession Congregation of Cal rine. in Ayrshire, gays a unani mous call to the Rev. John Young, of Glasgow, to be their pastor. This interesting young minister of the Gospel, we are informed, would have been a candidate in the late election for an assistant to the present pastor of the Secession Church, Mount Pleasant; but the unprecedented circumstances which took place there on that occasion prevented it. The very individual who was to have proposed him being so overwhelmed with the unanimous feeling expressed in favour of the gentleman chosen that he wa s una bl e to open h i s mouth, andthe mops sober minded members of the congregation consider he acted with great wisdom and prudence on the occasion, the display of christian submission which he exhibited in so doing calls forth our warmest praise, and is worthy of imitation. The satisfac tion experienced by him iii his own bosom that evening must be its own reward. The more the merits of Mr. Laidlaw's Panorama of Jerusa lem, &c. get circulated, the more it will prove a source of ge neral resort; and we are happy toobserve that it is daily visited by great numbers of the most respectable class of society. LECTURES ON THE BEAUTIES OF GEOGRAPHICAL, SCIENCE. —Our townsman, Mr. John Smith, has just concluded a suc cessful circuit in' the north-east of Englaud, where his lectures on improved edcuation had previously made him well known to the public. On the present occasion his lectures on the beau ' ties of geographical science were welcomed with enthusiasm in all the towns :—North and South Shields, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, and Newcastle - upon -Tyne. While he was at the latter place he received a document, signed by the Mayor and principal gentry of Stockton, recommending his return to that town, to repeat his lectures in the Theatre, in order that large numbers of all classes of society might have the opportunity of attending. This proposal was immediately acted upon with the most satisfactory results. Mr. Smith states, that the whole district is in a state of steady and increasin g prospe rity, not at all perceptibly affected by the recent depression of the Anglo-American interests on this side of the island. A FALSE RUMOUR.—The following strange story has been the on dit of the week, and much have the lovers ofscandal been pleased by its circulation. Like many of the stories that have taken the strongest hold of the public mind. it is pure fiction from beginning to end. It is stated, that a young female went, one day last week or the week before, for the period is variously stated, into the shop of a respectable mercer in this 'town, and, having purchased some articles, tendered a note in payment. The shopman looked at the note, and, to his amazement', saw that it was for the sum of £5OO. He asked the young woman if she knew what she had given him. She said, " Yes; it is a o a u n n d w in : r ,fifberempeodun his pi p e r / e n . c " i p a T I h v, e , y o o c u a n l g i e d m t a h n e DV , i t % d w t e h n e t e • 'd when she.was in f orme d of the sets._ gip pc,..a, g Cry- surp rised amount of the note, and, in reply to the questions of the master, said, she was chambermaid at one of th e h ote l s in the town, and had received the bill from a gentleman who had made her a. ,present of it. The landlord of the hotel was immediately sent for, and the result was, so goes the story, that the female was taken before Mr. Hall, who heard the case in private. The gentleman who owned the note, it is said, appeared, and stated, that he had given it in mistak e. T he female, however, refused to deliver up the note, saying, that as they had ,choseit to take her there and ruin her character. she was deter mined to keep thathe m A o i rot!H Hall a sa c i oz e e n h s a a d t ionne; 'l he power otonccloumsiopnelohf ethretostgoirvye it up, and that he discharged her. So confident were the narrators of the above tale of its truth that we deemed it necessary to make inquiry into the circumstances. The result is as before stated: we have ascertained, that it is utterly untrue, and that there is not the slightest foundation for any portion of it.—Lin, Albion. THE NEWS COLLECTORS AGAIN.--These gentlemen have, during th e past week, been on the alert at al l points which it was possible the New York packet could approach on her pas sage to Liverpool, Early in the week, one of the number took his station at Holyhead, in the hope of intercepting the Europe as she passed. On Thursday be was joined by a brother editor, who visited the Head to assist him with his vigilance. The Europe, however, did not, m os t p rovo ki ngly, show -herself to the longing eyes of the p a i r , w h o returned to Liverpool on Friday, by th Holyhead mail, after an unsuccessful expedition in search of Canadian news. On Wednesday two steam-boats went to sea "on speculation." Each carried a news collector with her; but, after having been kuocked about all night, both returned next day, without having had the luck to meet with the New York packet. Other trips were, we believe, taken on subsequent days, but with the same bad luck. One of the morn ing papers has an agent stationed at the Cove of Cork, that, if any passengers sho u ld l an d t h ere f rom Europe, he may obtain and express the news she is expected to bring to London. The fate which has just befallen another news collector ought, how ever, to operate as a warning to the whole fraternity. This in dividual, having proceeded to sea in a steamer sent out to cruize in the probable track of the Europe, and wishing, after an in terval, to laud, got on board a brig fro& the Mediterranean, bound to Dublin. Dublin harbour was, with a strong south easter, quickly reached; but when our hero was just on the point of proceeding on shore, lo and behold ! the brig, having a foul bill of health, was placed under quarantine for 14 days! The unfortunate news collector is, of course, detained on board until the expiration of his term of imprisonment. Who, after this, would venture to sea in search of news?-2115i0n. PROVIDING WORK FOR THE POOR,—There is one feature in a benevolent society in town, . which deserves particular notice at the present period of unprecedented suffering of the poor. The society alluded to, is the Ladies' Benevolent Society for Clothing the Scottish Poor, and is under the superinten dance of the ladies belonging to the churches in connection with the Established Church of Scotland here—Oldham-street and Rodney -street. The practice of this society is to supply the deserving Scottish poor with clothing, at reduced prices, during the months of winter. The materials, we understand, are pur chased by the society at the wholesale price, and every article disposed of at the depository, with a few exceptions, is made ex clusively by the poorahemselves, and thus twice blessed to them ; first as a source of etuploymeut, and then as bestowed upon them in the shape of comfortable clothing, at perhaps, half the cost price. This year, however, it would appear that a considerable increase has taken place in the number of appli cants for work—not clothing—a circeinstanc e which marks beyond anything the peculiar pressure upon the industrious poor at the preseot moment. To meet this, the committee lately resolved that, while continuing to serve the poor as hith erto, at reduced prices, according to their circumstances, they should throw open the sales of the depository to all who may be disposed to pur c h ase at cost price, The consequence has been a considerable increase in the sales during the past month, and a proportionat e i ncrease i n the quantity of w or k g i ven out to the poor, and thus employment has been afforded to a number of poor families which, but for this resolution of the committee, it would not have been in their power to do. If this is, as we suspect, a feature of beuevotence peculiar to this society, it cer-. taiuly deserves to be more extensively known ; and, we doubt not, will be as extensively imitated. Its morally healthful character will commend it to every practical mind. Its success must depend on the support given to it by its friends. SOUTHPORT. —We understand the new baths to be erected at Southport are forthwith to be commenced. The successful contractor is Mr. Wright, builder, of Southport, whose well known abilities give a sufficient assurance that the work will be completed in the fist style.— Manchester Courier., HOUSE ROBBERIES. —Sometime betwixt Tleursdav night and Friday mornipg, the house of Mrs. Billinge, 31t. Jude's terra c e, was broken i n t o b y t hi eves, w h o carried off a black satin cloak and sonie plaited articles. They had made their way into the house by forcing up the lid of a coal cellar, and then cutting through adoor.—During the week, a cellar in Vauxhall Road, containing wearing apparel, was entered by cutting a pane or glass in the centre of the window. The thieves helped them selves to three new calico dresses, a silk and cotton shawl, men's. and boy's jackets and trowsers, &c. —An empty house in Caz neau-street has been stripped ofbell-pulls, box-locks, fire-grates, lead piping, &c. Some suspicious appearance lead the police to examine the house, when they found it in the state described. DEATH THROUGH SUFFOCATION, PRODUCED 13y DRINKING ARDENT SPIRITS.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held on the body of a man, named Evan Hughes, a pilot, formerly re siding in Rigby-street, who died on the Sunday previous, in consequence of having drank a lare'e quantity o f ar d ent sp i rits. The following is an outline o f the evidence produced on the inquest :--James Philips deposed, that he was a master-mari ner, and was acquainted with the deceased. On Sunday last they were in company together, in a public-house, where they had each from three to four glasses of whisky to drink, after which they retired to deceased's house, where they both fell asleep. Witness awoke about five o'clock in the evening, and left the deceased, as he supposed, asleep. About eight o'clock the mother of the deceased, along with another person, on entering the house, found the deceased lying dead on his back, on the floor, with his legs upon the chairs.o surgeon, stat e d, th a t h e h ad op and found the ened the bdy Mr. Cooper, the lungs nearly bl ac k , an d a strong smell of spirits in the stomach. He was of opinion, that the deceased died from suffocation, produced by apoplexy of the lungs, caused by the drinking of ardent spirits, and, from the Position he was 'found in, he was confirmed in that opinion. Verdict accordingly,