The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-04-26 00:00:00

i3obiro, LYCEUM NEWSROOM, BOLD-STREET. 'Sttbsetiptitht due lit of May. 141 HE ANNUAL MEETING id* the PROPRIETORS-of l this INSTITUTION will be held in the NEW As, on * TUESDAY next, the 3d of May, at Twelve o'clock • A oott A limited numbe r o f Admiss ions to Otis News om for the en titling year may be' procured at the Bar. 'hirty Shillings each. EDWARD GIB ON, President. 26th April, 1836. ST. GEORGE'S FISHING COMPAN "V ANTED immediately, an active PEUSO ;capable,pf superintending the Company's Concei at the Slips. Sealed applications (post-paid) to be sent on or before the 30th instant, addressed to the Provisional ommittee,•at the Office of Mr. W. W. Mon - rt man, TO, Exchange Chambers. LONDON, SALISBURY, EXETER, PLYMOUTH, AND FALMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY. OFFICE. 12, PANCRAS , •L RE ANE, LONDON, • DICtORE. ,:John Allen. Esq. - William Pitney, Esq., M.l'., 'Colonel William Bailey, Rowland Roland, Esq., William Borradaile, Esq., , Joseph Barnes Sanders, Esq., Hon. a.Pleydell Bottyerie, R.N., Henry Short, Esq., -John Brothers, Esq., SIr.JOn Slade,..Bart., W. W. Burdon, Esq., M.P., . Joseph Spathes, Esq., ~ William Casa'. Esq., Henry Collins St, Este,' • R o bert Downie, Esq., Appin, Henry Spathes, Esq.,' William C. Gillen, Esq., John •Rodway Stock q.. J. Andrew Hunt Grubbe, M.A., Thomas Bruce Sw' oe, Esq., Tho.nas Heath, Esq., Right. Hon. Sir wd. Thornton, G e orge Hogarth, Esq„ , , , G.C.8., , Edward Hughes, Esq.,. Cot.,John C es Tufnell, I George Money, Esq., ' John Twell sq., Henry Norman, Esq., G eorge W a ler, Esq., , 'Robert Pqge, Esq., James C. Wilcocks, Jun., Esq.,-- Sir John W. Polfen, Bart., M.P.„ John Yates, Esq. . _ _ .. .. COMMITTEE AT EXETEE. Christopher Atden, Esq., James Ham, Esq., Alderman, John Clench; Jun., Esq., Charles Hubbard, Esq., ban. Bishop Davie. Esq.. Warwick Held Tonkin, Esq., - Joseph Barnes Sanders, Esq., M- John Tucker, Esq., Alderman, dermal], John M. Wilcocks, Esq., Joseph Sparkes, Esq., James C. Wilcucks, Jun., Esq., Henry Sparkes; Esq.„ ' W. J. P. Wilkinson, Esq. ' W. 11 . FURLONG , Exeter, Solicitor. „ STAN DIN Sir Williarn Webb Follett, M.P., ; I F. CO W. UNSEL. Slsde, Esq., Preston, Esq., I P. Twells, Esq. SOLICITORS. • Messrs. Birkett and Son,.Cloak-lane, Cheapside. George'Stephen, Esq., 20, Basinghall-street. PARLIAMENTARY AGENTS. Messrs. Bulnter and Gillan, 44, Parliament-street, Westminster. Sir Robert Sidney, 11, Palace-yard, Westminster. ENGINEER.—George Landmann, Essi. SUPERINTENDENT. —J ohn Herapath, Esq. SorevEYo R.—Chas. Dean, Esq., Exeter. SEC E.F.T ARY IN LONDON. George Price, Esq., at:6;eTijiiva3;Offiee,l.i, Pancras-lane, Cheap side, London, 'SgORETARY VS. EXVTER. _ . Burford Furlong. Esq., Railway Office, Castle-street, Exeter. IAEPOSITS will be received fur Shares in this Company mottil Saturday, April 30th, on application to G. ATKINSON and TOWNLEY, 3, Water-street. SALISBURY AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY. CAPITAL £300,000, IN SHARES OF £25 EACH. r rin IS - RAILWAY will branch from the London; Sall urv, _l. Exeter, Plymouth, and Falmouth Railway at SAL BURY, and will proceed to Romsey, and from thence to SO THAMP TON, and there join the projected Railway between rtsmouth and Southampton ' - thus forming a direct R a ll w.a ommunica tion between the South-eastern Counties and the est of Eug land, the ports of Portsmouth, Plymouth, and F Mouth. The Committee of Management of the London, - Salisbury, Exeter, Plymouth, and Falmouth Railway Company having been strongly urged, by many influential Parties connected with the Agricultural, Mercantile, and 'Trading interests of the districts through which the Line will pass, to add this most important Branch to the Grand Line originally under - taken.by them, have unanimously re'solvid to do so. It will, nevertheless, have all the advantages ore distinct Company, with a separate expenditure and Dividend, and be regulated b y a separate Act of Parliament, at the sanie time that it will re ceive the aid of the powerful talent already announced in the London direction, and in the professional skill engaged in the construction of the Main Line. The country has been surveyed, and presents a most favour able surface. The names of the Local Committees at Salisbury, Romsev, and Southampton, will be forthwith published with amore de tailed prospectus. Applications for Shares may be made to Messrs. WILLIAMS, DEACON, and Co; and, GEORSSE'' PRICE, Esq.; the Secretary, at the Railway Office, Pancras-lane, London ; the Batiks of Messrs. MADDISON and Co.; Messrs. ATHERLEY and FALL; and the Hampshire Banking Company, Southampton; Messrs. FOOTNER and Co., and the Ham shire Banking Company, - Romsey; Messrs: GRANT and Co., Portsmouth; Messrs. BRODIE and Co.; Messrs. HETLEY. EVERETT, and Co„ and the Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury; to WM. HOUSMAN, Esq., the Close, Salisbury, Messrs. DAMAN and STEAD, Romsey, Messrs. CLEMENT and NEWMAN, Southampton. Joint Solicitors to the Company • or to G. ATKINSON and TOWNLEY, , . t 3, Water -street. LIVERPOOL SOUTH PACIFIC FISHERY COMPAk CAPITAL £lOO,OOO, IN 1,000 SHARES OF £lOO EACH. is • d r P .1 'I , • ,0 r t r - ITIHE Provisional Committee are aware that the .ing of JIL their Prospectus at the present period may a .rst view lead to the supposition, that they are only contribut g one more to the innumerable schemes now before the publi . It will, how -ever, be seen, from the outline of the mode in •hich it is pro posed to establish this Company and to co act its concerns, that it is not an undertaking calculated to omote the views of the mere speculator in Shares, but that n the contrary it is intended as an investment for a portion of the capital of those who can afford and are willing to unite in a legitimate mercan tile undertaking, in which the return, though ultiimatelv profita ble, cannot be secured within any very short period of time. It is proposed to establish a Company in Liverpool, to be called "Tii E LIVERPOOL SoUTH PACIFIC FISHERY COMPANY." The Capital of the Company to be employed in the purchase and outfit of Vessels to the Southern Whale Fisheries, and in procuring Sperm Oil, Head Matter, (from which Sperm Can dles are principally made,) Black Whale Oil, Whalebone, and other products of the above Fisheries. The Company also pro pose to have an Establishment in Liverpool for refining the Oil. The Company to be under the management of five Directors, -three to be a quorum, to be chosen by the Shareholders, and to ,be carried on under the regulations to be particularly detailed in' the Deed of Constitution. The Directors to be chosen at a General Meeting of the Shareholders within fourteen days after the 12th of May next, that being the day on which Shares will be appropriated A holder of one share to have one vote ;of three shares, twtt votes; and of five shares and upwards, three votes, at all General Meetings. The Capital of the Company to be £100,000; in 1,000 Shares of £lOO each; £5 per Share to be paid on allotment, £4s . per Share within one month after the appointment of the Direetori, and the remaining £5O per Share at such periods as the Direc tora:may consider necessary. No Share.to be transfernbletintil one-half of the whole sum payable thereon shall have been paid op; The Deed of Constitution to contain provisions for 'in lireasing the Capital of the Company at a future time, if such increase shall be considered advisable by the holders of two ',lards of the Shares. The Shares to be appropriated by the Provisional Committee on Thursday, the 12th May next. The great and increasing consumption of Sperm Oil, not only in Great Britain, but throughout the civilized world, and the uncertain supplies of Common Oil from the very frequent failures of the Whale Fishing in the Northern Seas, seem to 'point to the importance of the Fisheries in the South Seas, where, in consequence of the number of Sperm and Black Whales, Sperm Oil, Common Oil, Head Matter, and Whale bone, under the direction of experienced Fishers, are easily -obtained. The Projectors of this Company, being in possession of the fullest information upo❑ all matters connected with the trade of the Southern Seas, and particularly its Fisheries, derived from persons of experience who have been already engaged in 'the business, feel assured that an extensive and certain trade its the articles above enumerated might be carried on with great profit to a Company established in this town with adequate ens. . . . . London - has hitherto been the only importing: place in the kingdom for the product of the Southern Fisheries, whilst it is' well known that immense quantities of Sperm Oil are consumed in. the manufacturing counties of England and in Scotland; and it may be stated that this Oil, owing to its superior fineness, is .now comi'lg into extensive use for the Engines_ and Ma chinery of Mills and Manufactories. It is a fact, also, that great difficulty ' waste, and actual loss attend t t . he frequent tranship men of Sperm Oil, and the advantage, therefore; of an esta blishment for its importation more contiguous to the places Of its consumption is •very evident. London has also enjoyed nearly the exclusive manufacture Of Sperm Candles, not orilv for the markets of Great Britain, but also for various parts of the Continent. Liverpool, which to the present period has not only not par ticipated in the importation of Sperm Oil, but 'has also, owing to the-above circumstances, 'Teen precluded from the Manufac ture of Sperm Candles, presents every facility for the Establish ment contemplated by this Company. • It may be observed' that the Americans are so fully alive to the advantages of this lucrative Trade, that they have lately doubled-the-amount of their South Sea Business, Applications for Shares, addressed to the ProVisional Com mittee, and containing the names, residence, and business of the Applicant, to be sent to the Offices of Mr. Tuomas Foe "SY TH, Share Broker, Exchange-buildings, or of Mr. THOMAS 'CARSON, Solicitor, North John-street. IMPERIAL MOTH POW IMPORTANT Discovery, and a saving ' many Thousands aear to the Nobility, Gentry, Far ers, Clothiers, loo _y siers, Librarians, Export Merchants, S Captains, and the Public, by using the IMPERIAL MO' POWDER, which prevents Moths front destroying ClotV, Furs, Leather, Books, Paper", Prints, Re cor d s , & c . A single trial will prove the efficacy of the Imperial Moth Powder, which every Householder ou g ht to use. Sold by Mr. GEORGE PHILIP, Bookseller, Paradise-street, next the Chapel. Export and Country Orders duly attended to. kinpertal VarltamEnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. The London Grand Junction Railway bill was brought up from the Commons and read a first time. LORD JOHN HAY'S LETTER. The Earl of NItNTO stated that government could now, if it were desired, produce Lord John Hay's letter, mentioned on a former evening by the Marquis of Londonderry ; but it had already been published. The . Marquis of Lorgnownaitay wished it to be produced ; it 'c 41 41 be useful when the affairs of Spain came under discus- Allicatrued. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TxuasnAv. LONDON GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. ORMSBY GORE this bill was read a third time and passed, and sent up to the House of Lords. CALL OF TE HOUSF.. The Marq u i s of CH5541103 decl ined enforcing the call of the house, the order for which w as a ccor di ng l y di sc h arge d . . • clos e ar.tcrtorr. Mr. HARDY, at the close of au admirable speech, in which he reviewed the whole transactions respecting the election of Mr. th ß e f h aael as the 4enresonsn:— etative of th e county of Carlow, moved following r " That it appears, in the evidence reported by the committee appointed to Inquire Into th e . e i rcumstanees under which Alex ander R aphsel, Etq., was -return e d a member' for th e county of Carlow, at the election in June last, that an agreement in writ int, was concluded between Daniel O'Connell,'a member of this bolo, and the said Alexander Raphael, as follows: " " clarges-.Street,...lunel, 1835. - " My _dear. Sir, - --You having-acceded -to the terms . pro posed . to you for the election of the county of Carlow, viz., you are to pay before nomination LLCM—say one thousand pounds, and a like sum after being returned; the first to be paid absolutely and entirely for being nominated; the second to be paid only in the event. of your laving been returned. I hereby undertake and guarantee-to save you harmless from any and 'every other expense whatsoever, whether of agents, carriages, counsel, peti- tion against the return, or of any other description; and I make this guarantee in the fullest sense of the honoUrable en gagement that , you should not possibly be requiredio pay one mute in any event, or upon any contingency whatever am, my dear sir, your very faithful " Alex - . Raphael, Esq.'" • "` DINIEL O'CONNELL. ".Resolved,—That it appears that Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Esq., was cognisant.of, and consenting to, the said agreement; and that, in .parsance thereof, the said Daniel O'Connell and the said Nicholas Aylward-Vigors did endeavour to procure the return of og.said...Alexander...Raphael as a member to serve in - parliament for the said county of Cadow, and who was returned accordingly. Resolved,—That to enter into, or content to such an agree ment was a high breach of the privileges of this house. Resolved also,—That such agreement, as aforesaid, is in violation of the statute passed in the 49th - year of King George 111., for preventing the giving or receiving of money oh any contract or agreement-to procure, or endeaVour to procure, the return of any persOn to serve in parliament.' Mr. O'CotiNgm. addressed -the house' at , some length. He considered that, the report of- the-committee shielded him'from any further attacks, and- that-the motion then before the house could not succeed -until the allegations of the report were re versed. Mr. O'Connell-then left the house. - Mr. RIDLEY' COLBORNE ; the chairman of the'cotnmittee, de fended the report, which . that -body had agreed tounanitmiusly, Lord FRANCIS EGERTON ; when-on the committee, had felt it his duty: to diveit the member for Dublin. of all Circurnst4nces which distinguished hint from other men--=to look at him apait from his situation and talents, or what might be called the faults and delinquencies of his political conduct: 'Some di the trans actions in this affair were the last which he woald condescend to imitate. In his opinion in the in q ui r y. the charges were ais ptoved 'by the evidence. In conclusion; Lord Francis said:— It appeared to him that the eriuinator of theSe transactions had been anxious to obtain for- himself a reputation, howeyer spurious; that the course which he had taken was engendeted in personal vanity, which led, as was generally the case, in the world, to mortifications and disappointments: The s e rnortifi cations had induced him to plaice the Hon. and,learned-mein ber for Dublin in a light belOre the public in which he bad no right either by inference or opinion; and with his knowledge .of the .facts, to bring the hon. and learned member for Dublin before the house and before the country.. He (Lord F. Eger. ton) confessed that such was the effect of the letters which had been published, on his mind; he knew not what their effect might have been on the minds of others. It was true he had not read them with a view to find out errors and inconsistencies, but he thought that the hon. and learned gentleman could have hardly done otherwise than acknowledge. the obligation he felt for the opportunity afforded him of disproving the charges raised against him. This was his (Lord F. Egerton's) view of the subject when first introduced by his hon. and learned friend the member for Bradford,. and he 'must say that if any.; thing could have induced him to give a rash .credeuce to those letters, it would have been the angry recrimination which the hon. and learned member for Dublin made use of when the subject was first brought under the consideration of the house. He .was not aware that it was necessary further to state the feelings which influenced his conduct un the committee. How .others might be governed in their views it was not for him to say, or to attempt to control. It would be for the house to consider whether it would be expedient to attribute errors to the_judg,tuent of the committee by entering furth - ef into a course of inquiry. For his own part, he thought it inconsistent with the. course he had pursued, and .the views he entertained,• to do otherwise than to give his assent to the views expressed by the hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. H. Colborne,) who had moved the previous question—(hear, hear.) After Sir Ronald Ferguson, Mr. Barnaby, and Mr. Warbur ton had severally addressed the house. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved as an amendment, 1. That it is the opinion of this house that Mr. O'Connell ad dressed a letter, bearing date the Ist of June, 1835, to Mr. Raphael, in which an agreement for Mr. Raphael's return for the county of Carlow fur £2,000 was concluded. 2. That it is the opinion of this house that the whole tone and tenour of his letter was calculated to. excite much suspicion and grave animadveision; but they lutist add, that, upon a very careful investigation, it appeared that previous conferences and communications had taken place between Mr. Raphael, Mr. Vigors, and other persons connected with the county of Carlow, and that Mr. O'Connell was acting on this occasion tit the ex,- piesS desire of Mr. Raphael, and was only the medium between Mr. Raphael and Mr. `rigors, and the political club at Carlow. 3. That it is the opinion of this house that the money- was paid' to . Mr, O'Conuell's general account at his banker's in London ; it was, however, advanced the moment it was called for to Mr. Vigors; and, though some of it was paid in bills, the discount was allowed; the amount, therefore, was available whenever wanted, and no charge.of a pecuniary character can be attached to Mr.. O'Connell. 4. That it is the opinion of this house that this money has been expended under the immediate direction of Mr. 1( tgors and others connected with the county of Carlow, on what may be Called legal expenses, or so unavo►dable that this house sees no reason to question their legality, and that the balance was absorbed_ in defending the return of Mr. Raphael and Mr. -Vigors before the committee appointed to investigate it on the 28th of July,. 1835.. Lord STANLEY supported the original motion, and was fol lowed by Mr. Sergeant Wilde, who spoke on the opposite side. The debate was adjourned at half-pa st one o'clock, when the Speaker left the chair. The Committee for the arrangement of the undermentioned Lec tures, at the request of many Friends of Education, who are desirous that the Public: generally should have the advantage of them, hare resolved that the One Guinea Ticket shayeidmit a Lady and Geutleman, and single Lecture Ticledts shall be issued at is. 6d. each. EDUCATION. A .._ COURSE of TWELVE LECTU ES, on MORAL and EDUCATIONAL PHILOS HY, on the Invita tion of the Education Committee of t Town Council, and a number of Friends of Education, to be elivered by Mr. JAMES SIMPSON, Advocate, in Bold-street Chapel, Two Doors from Messrs. Willan's Library, to commence THIS DA Y, (Tuesday,) the 26th of April, and to continue every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, until the end of the Course. Morning Lecture to begin at One o'clock—Evening Lecture at Half-past Seven o'clock. Syllabus and Tickets to be had at Messrs. Willan and Co. Library, Bold-street ; 'Mr. Grapes Church-street; Messrs. Willmer and Smith's, Church-street ; Messrs. Marples and Co.'s, Lord-street; and at Themes Hodgson's, Lord street. Tickets for the Course, 21s. ; Ditto, admitting three under sixteen years of age, 21s; Single Tickets to each Lecture, ls. 6d. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY,- The Royal assent was given, by commission, to the mutiny bill, the marine mutiny bill, and several private bills. • HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Lord Wn RNCLIFFE, this bill 'was read a second time and ordered to be committed on Monday next. COLONEL EVANS'S LETTER The Marquis of LONDONDERRY called their lordships' atten tion to a letter addressed by Colonel or General Evans to his constituents on the affairs of Spain, and especially with regard to certain statements made by the noble marquis respecting the conduct of the British legion, whkn statements Colonel Evans had described as " not containing a single word'of truth." The noble lord read an extract from a French letter, and appealed to the accounts in the foreign and English journals to show that he had grounds for what he said. A return of the names recommended as high sheriffs in Ire 'and was ordered.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL. Mr. Hume begged to ask the hon. and learned attorney-ge neral, whether there was.any hope or expectation that the impri sonment for debt bill would be brought forward in the present session, inasmuch as great anxiety prevailed in the public tnind on the subject? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL begged .to inform his hon friend that a few nights ago he had announced that the bill would very shortly be brought forward in the House of Lords by his noble friend the Lord Chancellor. [We take, as we are precluded by our limits from giving it in a more enlarged form, the following summary of this•debate from the Morning Post. CARLOW ELECTION.--ADJOURNED DEBATE. '• The order of the day was then read for proceeding with the adjourned debate on the Carlow election. Mr. Sergeant WILDE read from the evidence some passages to which he had referred on the preceding night; and Sir F. Pot.Locx proceeded to address the house. The hon. and learned gentleman in a masterly manner; and with almost mathematical demonstration, refuted the sophistry in the speech of Sergeant Wilde, delivered at the close•of the former debate. Sir Frederick contended that a gross violation of the privileges' of the house had been committed; and that the question could . only, in the words of Junius, " be passed over - without censure, by being passed over without observation." Mr. H. G. WARD commenced by admitting his presumption in attempting to reply to the hon. and learned gentleman, and the remainder of his observations afforded hint the fullest justification. • Mr. C. L.ti,v after a 'full examination of the evidence acquitted Mr. O'Connell of pecuniary corruption, but considered him guilty of a flagrant breach of privilege. Sir C. B. VERE, one of the committee, illustrated'somewhat curiously the boasted unanimity of that body. The hon. hart. stated that he had considered unanimity so important as to he worth any sacrifice, short of actual derilection of duty, and that he had, in consequence, concurred in the moderate tone of the report. Mr. BANNERMAN, Sir J. Y: Buller and Sir E. Wilmot, justified the conduct and the report of the committee; but the last hon. gentleman added, that if he was appealed to as a mem ber of a court of honour on the same subject he would not say ' that his conclusion would not be totally different • Mr. D. W. 14 Aaver opposed, the original •motion, on 'the ' ground that it went to impugn the •report. Mr. C. W. WYNN argued that. nothing was more common than for the house to disagree with the reports of committees. lie was clearly of opinion that the privileges of the house had been violated. Sir J. GRAFI m would have preferred to vote for the previous question, because the committee had not gone into the whole -case; but as the motion of Lord J. Russell had forced the house into a general consideration of the , subject he had no choice but to assent to the resolution of Mr. Hardy. The CHANCELLOR of the Exert EQUER exercised all his cha racteristic adroitness in misrepresenting the arguments of the last speaker, and caused considerable laughter by his lexicogra phical discovery that to " - expect" la bribe) in Ireland harts totally different meaning from that applied to . the •tvord in England. Sir ROBERT PsEt, then rose. He took the same'line 'as Sir James. Graham, and justified his proceeding with his habitual strength of argument and happiness of illustration. The right hon. baronet declared that he had not been consulted on the subject of Mr. Hardy's motion—that -he had not even seen it till he read it in the " votes" of the house but that, disproving the resolutions proposed by Lord John Russell, afterst-he mo . firm for the previous question had been fully cleared of per sonal corruption, but reniained indisputably mixed up in a transaction involving a gross breach of parliamentary privi lege. • Mr. RoaaucK was received by such marked interruption that it was for some time impossible for him to make himself heard. At length he announced his modest intention "to put two or three very pertinent questions." The pertinence of the' questions is a. fair subject for discussion; but as to the tin pertinence of the manner in which they were asked more unani mity might possibly exist. They related to alleged bribery, not in the county of Carlow, but iu Pomfret and Hertford; and the allegations were subsequently contradicted in the broadest manner by Mr. HARDY and Lord MAHON, the two parties ac cused. Mr. HArtriv then replied. He retainded the house that while his resolutions inculpated Mr. Vigors and the Carlow club equally with Mr. O'Connell, a defence by the ministerial side ' of the house had only been attempted for the lastivhy, the public would judge. A division then took place:— . For Lord John Russel's . 243 For Mr. Hardy's.,... 169 When strangers were re-admitted, Lord STANLEY was in the act of moving a resolution, to the effect that the proposed ap propriation of the funds raised for the Carlow election was de serving of the serious notice of the. house, as affording a dan gerous precedent, and tending to interfere with the purity cf election. Lord J. RUSSELL moved as an amendment that the orders of the day be proceeded with, and another division was the conse quence. The numbers were: — For Lord Stanley's motion.. , 166 . For Lord J. Russell's ... ' The greatest excitement and confusion prevailed -during the whole of the latter proceedings, and at three o'clock the house adjourned,_ TUE TIIETARE.—Madame Vestris the Olympic company concluded 4 very successful enirgement, of three weeks' dura tion, at the theatre, on Saturday. The• house was opened es terday evening with the trao,fly of " Hamlet" and the farce of " The Wedding Day." Mr. Kean, Mr. Dowton, and Miss Fadcit sustained the principal characters. TUESDAY MORNING; APRIL 26, 1836. By the Independence, which left New York on the Bth instant, and . arrived - heie‘ on Saturday last, having made. , the passage in less than fifteen days, we have re ceived papers from that city of the above date. They contain no news of much importance. The following is the latest from Florida and Texas : (From the Savannah Georgian, March 30.) LATEST FROM k LORIDA. The steam packet Etiwan, Capt. Sassard, arrived last even ing from Picolata via Jacksonville and St. Marys, having left the.latter place on Thursday afternoon last. The Etiwan re mained half a day at Jacksonville and was detained two days at St.. John's Bar, having left the latter on Monday morning last. The intelligence brought by the Etiwan is in .our view, im portant, for we thereby learn not only the destruction of more of our brave soldiers, who have yielded the comforts of home for the honour of sustaining their country's tlag, but we perceive in it that hostile disposition on the part of our savage enemy to regard no dictates but the promptings of their revengeful bosoms. Will Scott allow the olive branch of peace to be elevated merely to be dyed in the blood of his massacred countrymen ? Never. He'll sooner trample it in the blood of the revengeful Seminole. A gentleman who left Fort Drane on Thursday last, stated that Gen. Scott, was to cross the Withlacaochee on Saturday last. Prom a letter written by an officer .at .that post, we learn that our gallant arniy,expect a desperate, contest before the war is terminated. We publish all the information we can collect. We regret that we are not able to, relieve the anxieties of uur Carolina brethren, who have friends in the tinny by publishing the names of those slain at Volusia. • No paper, we learn, had been published at Jacksonville last week when the Etiwan left. Extract of a letter, dated Picolata March 24. Yesterday. morning while Gen. Eustis,ai Volusia was trans ferring his command to the West side of the St. Johns, Capt. Ashby's company, which bad crossed,over, was tired upon by about fifty Indians; : three men were killed instantly, and six More wounded—the fire, was immediately returned, and the troops sent in pursuit, but they were off. Only.,one Indian negro was killed. Extract of another letter, dated Picolata, March 25. " They are fighting away at Volusia—last accounts four of the South Carolina - volunteers twere killed and several -wounded. The Indians crept . up and hot the four sentinels down the first fire—wounded several others. We expect the boat down to night, and will hear more news.". . Extract of another letter. "Since Gen. Gaines left the Withlacooehee, nothing new has transpired in that army. On the 23d or 24th the Indians attacked part of Gen Eustis's army after ,crossing the river St. John's, at Volusia, and killed.two and wounded six, four of which are supposed to be mortally. It was said that General Scott would take up, the line of match on the 20th, last Friday." 'TEXAS.—We take from New Orleans papers, some further accounts from Texas. It would seem to us that the account they give of the aviount of the inyading.Mexican forces,- is de-. rived from Mexican sources and has already been published by us. TExAs.—A gentleman from Matagorda,. Texas, by land, by way of Opelousas, reports that an express had been received from Colonel Fannin, dated 2d instant, stating that General Cos had left a sufficient force to blockade Colonel Travis, in the Memo of Bexar, and had wlvaticed with the residue of his army (near four thousand men) towards Austin's'colony.--Bullean,, 23d March. ( From the New Orleans Bulletin, March 22.) Rumours from Texas say that Santa Anna has left the army, and is hastening back to the city of Mexico, in consequence of the death of Barrigan, the acting president, by poison. The whole Mexican force now in Texas, is estimated at five thousand five hundred men. The right wing, composed of seven hundred men, under the Mexican General Urrea, advanc ing by the Metamoros road upon Guliad, which was occupied by Colonel Fannin with five hundred Texians. The left wing of the Mexicans under Generals Coss and Sesma, which ad vanced upon the Laredo road, was beiieging the Alamo of Bexar, and must probably soon obtain possession of the place, although it had been reinforced by thirty men from Gonzalez. The Whole number of Texians in the field to oppose Generals Cos and Sesma, including volunteers and militia, is estimated at fifteen hundred. It is conjectured that the Texians will retir e before the Mexican forces and concentrate their whole strength so as to make battle in the woodland upon the banks of the Colorado; and this conjecture is founded upon the information received of a party of volunteers which were advancing to join Colonel Fannin, having been - ordered to halt at the Guada loupe, twenty-five miles in the rear of Colonel Fannin's position. COlonel Fannin, in whom is united science and a thorough knowledge of military tactics—with unquestioned bravery—will be more than a match for Urrea—should the plan of the cam paign render it necessary for him to give the latter battle. The great strength of the Texian forces consists in their rifle men ; and these placed in the thickets upon the banks of the streams, will be more dangerous enemies than the Mexicans TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. 111-E-ATR-E4I OYA LIVERPOOL The Public is respectfully informed that Mr. KEAN, Of the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, is en gaged for Ten sights, -and will nialcd hii second appearance this season This Evening, April 26, in the character of Hot spur, in Shakspeare's Play Of Henry IV. On which occasion • Mr. - DOWTON,, Of the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, who is engaged for One Week, being his Farewell Visit to LiYerpool previous to his departure for America on the Ist of May, will perforin'his favourite character of Falstaff. To give variety and novelty of 'attraction to the Entertainments of the Theatre, the celebrated RUSSIAN ROPE DANCERS, FANNIE DE VINTER AND CiRLIVAN DE VINTER, (Brother and Sister,) whose peiforrnance excited so much inter est and' curiosity in London last season, and who are engaged for Ode Week, will on the above Evening make th it second appearance here. ' /THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, th 6th instant, will be performed Shakspeare's Play of HENRY IV. . Sir John Falstaff . Dowton. Hotspur Mr. K n. Prince of Wales.. Mr. W. Howard. f F cis Mr. Baker. Lady Percy 'Miss Fancit. Aft'br WhiCh will appear - • THE RUSSIAN ROPE DANCERS, Fannie De Viriter and Carlivan.De Vinter, whose performances have in all the Courts of Europe been the theme of wonder and admiration. • To conclude with the favourite Musical Farce, called BROTHER AND SISTER. --Don Sylvio..Mr. G. Horncastle. J Pacheco ...Mr. Baker. - , Donna.Canfilhi .. .. . :Mrs. Baker. Agatha.... Miss Chaplin. l Rosanthe....Mrs. East. Donna Isidora, Mrs. W. H. Bland, (late Miss Somerville,) Principal vocalist of the Theatre-Royal, English. Opera House, and of the Theatre-Royal, Bath, her first appearance in Liverpool. To-MORROW (Wednesday) Shakspeare's Play of THE MER CHANT OF' VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Kean; Bassani°, Mr. Stuart; Gratiano, Mr. W.,Howard;. Lorenzo, Mr.. G. Horn castle; Launceliit, Mr. Baker • ~Portia, Miss Faucit ; Jessi c a, Mrs. W. H. Bland; NerisSa, Miss Chaplin.—After which the performances of the Russian Rope Dancers.--,To conclude with the Comedy. of THE HYPOCRITE. Dr. Cantwell, Mr: liowton, (his last appearance in that character previous to his departure for. America;) Colonel Lambert„Mr W. Howard; Mawwnrm, Mr. Baker; Young Lady Lambert, Mrs. Stanley;' Charlette, Miss'Faucit. have ever yet Met. • It is these which will render the country unconquerable. Even if the Mexicans were to advance into the heart of the country they must consider themselves as con querors only of the country upon which their encampments are formed. They may here and there burn the humble,log•cabin, and destroy the corn-field of a poor settler, who has fled with his wife and children to the dense forest—where, if they pursue, they will find enemies who will deal,them death front every tree. We have only room to , call attention to an important advertisement, which will be found elsewhere, in which all the merchants, and rate payers to the dock estate, of Liverpool, are deeply concerned. A meeting of these rate payers was held yesterday, and they had the mis fortune to ha;cre a Mr, HUGH HORNBY thrust upon them as chairman. We understand that that very absurd per son Air. GODFREY BARNSLEY was made the cat's-paw of ,the corporation on this occasion; they,:perhaps, conceiv, ing that as he is totally unfit to sit among so many ,high personages at the Council Board, is neverthelesS, quite. well qualified to do their dirty work out of doors. • However, Mr. 11A,RNst.mr, ,prOposed this Mr. HUGH HORNBY, who being inducted, made a chairman of very questionable pretensions. It is; said that his decisions, as to several shows of: hands, were partial and unjust. This may not be true as to the intent; he may have erred from blindness not 'from wilfulness, and we are, therefore, diSpbsed to ;give him the-full .benefit of the most charitable interpretation. But true it is, that a considerable number of the gentlemen present were ex tremely dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. HORNBY, and some even went the length ot.proposing a vote of censure upon him. He atlength retired from - the chair, when a new president was. elected, and the resolution passed to which we have referred. It invites the atten; tion of the rate payers to a petition to parliament against the dock bill, .now in progress through. the 'House or Commons. We shall probably say more on this subject THEATRE-ROYAL, CHESTER, GREAT ATTRACTION DURING THE RACE WEEK.' Mr. - RAYMOND respectfully announces to the Visitor s of , Cbester Races . , that the THEATRE-ROYAL will be Open every Evening for the above period. grAN - 1110NDAy nest, the 2d of May, by desire, and unfit'. `I the immediate patronage 1)1 JOHN JERVIS, Esq. '.P., the Entertainments will commence with the celeb ed Flay, called THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter who is engaged for the e Julia for the same petiod. Helen ..... Mrs. Raymond I Sir Thos. Clifford, Mr. Raymond To which will be added the laughable Farce entitled IS HE JEALOUS? H arriet ....Mrs. Raymond I Belmour...Mr. Melville. Mr., Mrs., and Miss F. Leclercq will appear in one of their .most popular DaDdes, To conclude with the Comic Panto mime of HARLEQUIN, AND THE HOUSF, THAT JACK BUILT. Clown.... Mr. Usher. I Harlequin.... Mr. Smith. Pantaloon.... Mr. Ridyard. .Columbine... - .Miss F. Leclercq. EXHIBITION OF PICTURES. -- IpHE Mayor and Town Council have kindly grant e use of the E)CI - 11t1ITIoN-ROOMS, POSTOFFICE-PLAC to the Me chanics' Institution, for the purpose of exhibi g RIPPIN GILLE'S celebrated SERI ES of PIC"U 5, illustrating the - PROGRESS of DRUNKENNESS. . The Priee of Admission in the Day is . In the Evening, the Rooms are LIGHTED WITH G AS, When the Working Classes are'admitted, to whom a Packet, (price 6d.,) containing Three 'rickets, each Ticket admitting. a Family, will be Sold at the Rooms. * ROYAL MANCHESTER INSTITUTION. A N EXHIBITION of PICTURES, in Oil Water Colours, Specimens of Sculpture and Casts. rchitectural Designs and Proof Impressions of Modern ,ngravings will take place in August next. Works of Art, int ded for exhibition. must be forwarded from London through essrs. Kenworthy & Son, carriers; and from other places the most convenient water conveyances, and will be receiv from the 25th of July to the Bth of August inclusive.—Brio der of the Council, T. W. WINETANLEY, Hon. Sec. 20ih. April, 1836. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our advertising friends would greatly enhance the value of their favours, if they would forward them, if possible, not later than six o'clock on the evenings previous to our days of publica tion. We have lately been put to considerable inconvenience by a number of long advertisements coming to hand at a late hour. Zbe tiberpooi ~tanbarb. in our next. , The House of Commons, on Saturday Morning, 'de cided, by a majority of 243 to 169, that..seut selling in the reformed parliament is NO OFFENCE The pro fessed friends otipority of election have declared.by their. votes that,to sell the.staffrages of a county—to job.away the rights of the electors of a county—is NO breach of the privileges of the reformed House of Commons! !: We are not surprised at this decision; but we confess we look forward with ,much dismay to the effect of it upon future elections and the commons themselves, if the people,do not protest, in the most solemn manner, against a doctrine so monstrous and unconstitutional. A member of the house is clearly convicted of having jobbed, by a corrupt sale, the- county of -Carlow, in Ire land, for two thousand pounds, to a man utterly unknown: to its constituents, and wha had never been in Ireland in the whole course of his life. . The money is paid, the agency is established,- the offence is proved, the transfer of the county is completed, though in a fraudulent form; and yet the. reformed house, led by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the,prince of, reformers, neither reproves nor punishes the guilty party. . Had they refused to inquire into the charges, they might have sheltered the delinquent, under some flimsy pretext invented for the.purpose, and they might thereby have given him the, ,benefit of a negative acquittal; but, in.the present case, the house entertained the charges, received evidence through a committee; printed that evidence, and gave the nation. an opportu nity of forming its own judgment upon the innocence or, criminality of the accused. We thank them for this. We thank GOD they are not the judges but simply the representatives,of the people. The evidence ,is before the world. The house was not content with a negative acquittal ; they resolved, with this evidence before the eyes of all, men,,and notwithstanding- its plain and rine-, quivocal nature, to whitewash and acquit the accused in' the most formal and positive terms. 'Reformers of England! is this your reformed parlia-. ment? Was it for the purpose of establishing the prin ciple that seats may be sold to the, highest bidder with. perfect impunity that you struggled, amid convulsion almost approaching to revolution, to suppress rotten and' nomination boroughs in these realms ? Did you ima gine. that, when you extinguished Gatton and' Old Sa, rum, you only transferred trafficking in seats from Wilt shire to Carlow, in Ireland ? If you are of this opinion, say so. If you think otherwise, you will be guilty of meanness, inconsistency, and cowardice, if you do not speak out ! What a situation for any country to be placed in whose people have any claim to freedom or independ ..ence! Here is a man, of the most worthless and profli gate character, who, bidding defiance to the laws of the land, openly traffics in -seats—who enters into pecuniary contracts with candidates—who pockets the money ad vanced upon conditions dictated by himself—who pays his baker's, butcher's, and wine merchant's bills with the money thus. corruptly procured—and who, when con . - victed, either as a principal in the traffic .orat least as an agent, has the whole.power of his Majesty's government and the united band of radical reformers thrown into the scale of his defence, and by this means is acquitted in the (.- teeth of the most unquestionable guilt ever placed upon record by an_ unanimous jury All this is most su-1 premely disgusting. It is dishonouring to the. name and fame of our country. It is n blot like :a blood-stain upon our domestic hearths. It shakes our confidence in the purity and integrity of our,public men; it writes traitor on the forehead of the minister ; it imprints coward on the brows of ,our statesmen; it brings shame upon all; and we pray HEAVEN it may not prove a national curse. • We cannot—we dare not—trust ourselves with a free use of those terms of condemnation which the whole cha racter of this black transaction demands. We are not satisfied with any part of it, or the conduct of any man who has figured in it, with the exception of the honour able member for Bradford, Mr. HARDY. His firmness, his spirit, his.unbending honesty, his. unflinching inde pendence, and his contempt for cant and special plead ing—the veil which ingenuity throws over vice and crime—are the subject of universal praise. He has proved himself to be one of the most able, acute, and eloquent representatives that has appeared in parliament in these corrupt and unprincipled times. He himself is a reformer, and, we believe, what is rare, a conscientious one.. He. has unearthed the Irish vampire. He has placed the leech of the priests and the blood-sucker of the IriSh peasantry . in all ugly. deformity. before - the people of England, and he has shown them how . the Irish demagogue can, trample with impunity and scorn upon every principle of the reform bill. 111r,' HARDY has exposed the disgusting fraud practised upon every Eng lishman by his Majesty's ministers: He , htnr - brang-"ht-tcr light the impositlon.s which they .haye employed in order to make corruption in ,Carlow and other places bear in juriously upon the rights, liberties, and franchises of the' people of England ; and for this, we say - Again, the ho-i nourable member .for Bradford has our sincere and hearty thanks. But how has he been treated by some of the conserva tives? Just as every new man of superior talent is in variably treated by_ them. His strong.positions are sub jected to artificial amendments which only weaken them: His foot of batiron is reduced to a mile of small wire. His unanswerable argument is cut and carved into a pro blem. His bold facts are bled down into suppositions ; and his charges of fraud and gross corruption are made to assume the form of metaphysical abstractions of error, which, having no substance, are of no value. • We regret to say that this charge against the leading members of, the conservative party is not confined to the debate in parliament. We trace the truth of it from the commencement of the proceedings in committee to the last conservative speech on Saturday last. First, let us examine the report of the committee. It acquits the man (we detest his very name, and cannot write it here) of pe cuniary corruption. The meaning of this is, that the Car low jobber did not pocket any money in the transaction. Upon what evidence is this exculpation founded ? Mr. VIGORS states that O'CONNELL paid over to him the whole sum of £2ooo—not in money—mark that I—but in bills of long dates, the interest of which he paid. Who is Mr. ViGoßs ? One of the parties implicated, and, therefore, not a very pure or questionless witness. But this is the very point where the committee failed in per forming their duty. They did not ask VIGORS to pro. duce the bills! They had no corroborative proof that such bills were accepted or paid in the way stated. They, were so courteous that they did not enquire upon whom these bills were drawn, their dates, and their amounts. Viuous, an implicated party, and whose evidence should have been received cautiously, is hardly cross-examined as to the main points, and his` word is taken instead 4:)f 'the bills; which, if paid, might easily have been produced. This we contend is bad. But'there is enough in the evidence to show that the Carlow jObber had 'a cornipt i - interest, and a benefiCial interest - too, in the corrupt transaction. It is admitted that the accused took nAPHAEL'S money, and sent' it to his account at his private banker's. It is - also admitted that he applied that money to his own private purposes. It is admitted that he never paid one penny' of the said Money to VIGORS, 'Or the CallOw club. If is proved that he drew bills upon some-person or persons in Dublin, ,f6i whatever sum he remitted on account of the Carlow elec tiou. ' ' These are facts, and upon them we found this charge, namely, that the select committee are guilty of gross ignorance or dereliction' of 'duty in not 'Placing them in a conspicuous light before the public,nneffnunding upon them more rational conclusions than they have vethought pro per' to" adopt. Pecuniary aCconiModation to a needy man, as the jobber is, must be considered a pectiniary benefit. The man derived froth' the job the valuable advantage of paying his immediate wants in RAPHAEL'S cash, and his honourable engagements in bills—an advantage posi, tively received—an engagement which might never have . been fulfilled:. The accidental fact that. the Carlow . jobber paid the bills is no "answer to the charge of per, sonal- corruption' involved by the acknowledged accom modatiOn. We have proof that he received RAPHAEL'S £2000; but we have no proof that he has to this .. hour paid the bills.. We throw ' VIGORS overboard. He is not an admissible witness. But'even if the payment were proved, the 'accoMmodatiOn remains unchallenged, .and this establishes a pecuniary interest—_-a pecuniary turpi tude? ft is to us a most unpleasant task to express, even in subdued phrase, what we feel 'upon Ibis important sub ject.. But we beg to tell oertain honourable members, whose conduct in this mismanaged enqUiri ha's been ex -tremely-prejudicial to them, that there is a strong under current orfeeling adverse to their interests. It is not our solitary opinion—for that would be nothing—but it is the prevalent opinion that the Conservatives yave not done their duty on this occasion. DINNER OF THE WARRINGTON OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE .ASSOCIATION. ' On Saturday last, upwards of 400 members and friends of the War rington Operative Conservative Association dined together at the Cloth Hall, Warrington. Three hundred and eighty tickets were sold amongstthe members of the Association, and between thirty andrforty of the principal yentry of the neighbourhood attended, by invitation. The large room in the Cloth-hill was laid out with four rows of tables and one set at the upper end transversely, where sat the chairman and the invited guests. Another room in another part of the building was also set out, those who dined there assembling in:the large-room after dinner. The rooms were ornamented with evergreens and flowers, and decorated with a variety of flags bearing appropriate inscriptions and mottos. Yung in front of the Cloth-hall was a very large flag, bearing the inscription " Church and King," and surrounded by the words Warrington Operative Association." • Long before the dinner hour, five o'clock,..the little town presented a gay and bustlirg, ap pearance, various flags being hung out in different parts of the town, At the dinner, we noticed T. E. Wilkington, Esq., of Culeheth-hall, John Clare, Esq., the Bbroughreeve, Josiah Wagstaff, Esq., Thom a s Robinson, Esq., John Clare, jun., Esq., Joseph Lee, Esq. ' John Fit chett, Esq., the Rev.• Thomas Lowe, - Rev. James 'Dodd, Rev. James Wright, Rev, C. Bulch, and other gentlemen whose names we did not learn: , The dinner, which was both substantial and good, was pro vided by Mr. Wm. Bather. Mr. Wilson, the originator of the asso ciation, occupied the chair, and Mr. John Wilson acted as vice-presi dent ; ,Messrs. Malley., Smith, and Lythgoe, sat at the bottoms o f th e tither tableS. After the cloth had been withdrawn, the Rev. Mr. Lowe returned thanks,:after which " Praise God" was sung by a company of glee singers. The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the first toast. He said if there were moments of his, life more distressing to him in one sense than another; it was the present, from his conscious inability to fill the chair; yet he should say wrong if he were not to say that lie was glad to see such an honourable and such a constitutional association and their guests as sat before him on that occasion. (Cheers.) •It must be a happiness to every man who loved his country to see such an asso ciation as that,,knowing as he did that a warm heart glowed in every bosom preSent. It was hardly six months since the society was first formed. Wagit anticipated by any individual that they should have so welrsuceeeded. For his own part he was certain from the first that such a society could be established with credit to the town, and the society_was a cred_ittpAhe.town,_ _He mould address hi mse lf t o t h e meenbers 'of Till own standing in life, he knew he need not recommend to them temperance and Prudence . oh the present occasion, for he k new they would act as became the society. He would more particularly addkess him Self to the: younger members of the society, whe, 'pro bably, never before witnessed such a scene. He called on them to re frain from anythifig which might be injurious to them ; he would call on them to be circumspect ; there was temptation On the boards, but let it be understood, that they did not meet there as the Manchester Times had said, " merely, for a feed," to eat and drink. No they had to declare to their country that there was a band of loyal men in War rington who 'would rally round the standard of the altar and the throne. They met to tell their opponents that all their tricks were in vain, when they attempted to destroy the power which the conserva tive interest felt and possessed. Had they done anything but destroy the foundation of the constitution ? Had they not done everything that was violent and oppressive to the poor man. Let ahem remember that they met there to preserve the conservative cause, and likewise to secure to the country that constitution w,nicla was at one time the pride and glory of Englishman, when England stood pre-'eminent in the world. Under that constitution she was admired and feared, and England was respected by all surrounding nations. But was it so now Many present might more eluicdate this than he did ; as chairman he merely alluded to it, He would give a toast which every one present would reipOnd to. " His Majesty the Duke of Lancaster, and may he never forget the principles which seated him on the throne." Given with three times three. _ _ Mr. Nunnerly sung in fine style " Hark! the shout thro' England sounding—God save the King." The Chairman then gave Her Majesty the Queen, the ornament of the throne, and the liberal supporter of the charitable institutions of the country." ' Given with tree times three cheers. ' GLEE—" Adelaide our Queen." The Chairman then gave " The Princess' Victoria, and the rest of the. Royal Family." cu E—" Hail Star of Brunswick." _ . —.—..—. The Chairman would propose a toast which he was sure would be enthusiastically drunk. The toast in the first instance was the consti tution Of our country—a protecting poiver that is a blessing to the pea sant as well as to the peer of the realm. The next was the church, that church that never erred to direct every individual the right way to blessings hereafter. He proposed "Our glorious. Constitution in Church and. State." Given with three times three hearty cheers. • • GLEE—" A jolly full bottle," ' The Chairman then gave " The House of Peers as an independent branch of the legislature, and may they ever prove themselves the friends of the people, by maintaining that constitution which alone is the support of •the peoples' liberties." • • Mr. LYTHOOS rose to respond to the toast. He said, after a few pre liminary remarks, he should as briefly as possible state his views of the necessity that existed for a maintenance of the House of Peers as an independent branch of the legislature.—(Hear.) It was absolutely necessary' to 'preserve the liberties of the people and the prerogatives •of the chureh.—(Cheers , y! And at these times when inoinentous changes in the government were going on; and the nation•was Con trolled and governed b3r, a priest-paid demagogue,—(tremendou•s cheering) ; it was most alisolutely necessary to.maintain those liber ties, and to uphold that church, for which our fathers bled, and.for which they died.—(Hear.) . He. hesitated not to say if ,the House of Peers were destroyed the liberties of . the people would soon be ex ; tirwaished.—(Cheers.) In proof of this, let them consult the history of their own and other countries, let them look into therriiiror of past times' and there they saw the dreadful consequences of shackling the •upper house of, parliament. If. the Peers were destroyed the 'same results would take place from the House of Commons, as in France," terror would he the reigning feeling, despotism the nation's govern ment, and atheism the national religion.—(Three distinct rounds of 'applause.) The consequences would be the same as occurred in Eng land durity , what had been mistermed the commonwealth, rather ought' it to' have been termed the common-woe. Yes, that was' the' epithet applied to it by every good man. The House of Commons voted the House of Peers a nuisance, and in the absence. of all control over their actions they proceeded in the work of refoymation by mur dering their king, by the destruction of trade, by the confiscation of property, by adding sevenfold to the public burdens, by plun,ging the nation into a long and civil war, by destroyin g ever y v es t ig e o f liberty and converting tree and happy.Englandinto a nation of slaves. (Great cheering.) - But what had the Peers done that they ought to be' de itroyed ? What had caused this cry for their abolition ? Why, it was this, they had proved themselves the friends of the country and the supporters,of Protestantism, by maintaining Protestantism in Ireland,' and preserving Protestantism from destruction.—(Loud cheers.) They Were determined to maintain the , constitution, the • best safeguard against the tyrannical usurpations of popery.—(Oheers.) They were determined, whatever might be the consequences, to preserve our re ligion pure and undefiled—that religion which was able "to make men •wise unto salvation."--L(Cheers.) They were determined to live or die by the constitution.—(Continued cheering.) These were their crimes, and they were crimes which he hesitated not to say every in dividual in that urge assembly were equally guilty of.—(Loud cheer - ing.) They were determined to live or die by their constitution.— (Cheers) They were determined to support their religion. 'They were determined that inquisitions and Smithfield illuminations no more should disgrace their land, and that th a t re ligi on g i v e n th em by Christ and his Apostles should be th e es t a bli s h e d religion of their Country.—(Loud cheering.) Their constitution had stood many a storm, and had withstood all the forces and all the powers of Napo leon, and should it now be destroyed—(cries of " never.")—by those who, were enemies to England, by th ose w h o were sworn to root out Protestantism' from their country. Should it be destroyed by Daniel O'Connell and his tail ? — (Tremendous cheering, laughter, and cries of " no, no.") He believed he stated the sentiments of .every indivi dual in that assembly when: he stated that. they never would " bow down to the golden image" which Daniel O'Conne had set up.—(Loud cheering.) And he believed he also stated their sentiments when he' said they would live to preserve or die to maintain the constitution.— (Mr. thgoe sat down amidst a round of applause, which continued some tune.) Mr. Hope sung in very good style " The voice of our country." The Chairman next gave " The Bishop and Clergy of the diocese." '—DrUnk amidst loud cheering. The Rev.'Mr. LoivE rose to respond to the toast. He congratulated them on the numerous and respectable asSemblage of that day, and he congratulated himself in being so far honoured as to be permitted some time back to become one of the members of the association :-- (cheers;)—might it long continue to prosper as it had done since its commencement. After thanking them for the honour they had done the bishop and the clergy of the diocese, he must he permitted to make one request in his clerical capacity that they would not merely be conspicuous for their loyalty to the King, but equally conspicuous for their reverence to the " King of Kings."—(Hear.) So that even their enemies, and those ,who reviled them, by the good example they set, 'might hp forced to exclaim ." see how Christians live."—(Loud cheering.) Mr. Peter Eddleston sung in fine style " England, Europe's glory." He was loudly applauded.• ' - ' • The Chairman then gave" The Army and Navy." Song, by Mr. John Wilson," Hail England, star of the ocean." The Chairman. would next propose to them a true patriot and friend of the people ; a mnn who would do everything in his power for his' country's good, and who also had the ability to do so, " the most able statesman of the time, Sir Robert Peel, the real reformer of the age." The toast was enthusiastically received, the company bursting into sit unanimous chorus— • " For he is a hearty good And popery he will defy." Mr. MALLEY rose to acknowledge_ the toast. The individual whose health they had just drunk was a man of whom any country might be justly proud ; he was indeed a true reformer and no destructive. Had he been allowed'to carry out those measures which he hadfiri progress whilst in office, this country would not now have been sa distracted as it was. One of the principal measures to be brought forward by the present ministry was one based on a measure brought out by him, but the ministry now in power'had not the honesty to avow it. There was certainly one spot on the public' life of Sir Robert Peel which his friends did not approve of, but who was without' his fault ? He hid no doubt, but that he had seen his error, and would endeavour to atonefor it. He addressed that meeting with a very great degree plea sure, that pleaSurn being enhanced by the numerous and reapectable. company. And when he theught upon the object which called them together—to support the altar - nrid the throne, he would say that tlie • man must` be a. base - man who could not l9ok on such a. scene with pleasure. - (Cheers.) -It slidwedliin that the good bid English feeling was not extinct—that their old town wonldstill retailn its character of being ale of the most loyal towns in the kingdoni.' "(Cheers.) After alluding to the wretched state of Ireland, where he , ,had i lately been, and where he had had the. pleasure of assisting to establish an Opera.. tice-Conservative Association, and' recommending to ,the meeting to attend.to the tegistratio n n l as battle vi •rt_ Commons, s not to be a fought by meet ,..linog,Lanadm ridst o i u n e cheering.dd but • House of . . M." 11:1'5!- APRI L- 26. 1836, LEE—" J oily Tinkers. " The Chairman gaVe ‘The Duke of Wellington—the hero of a hun- dren battles." Given with three times three. GLEE--"A way we hive in the army, to toast our absent friends.' The Chairman would.give them the health of a man who had ever proved himself the champion of the constitution of England, " The Earl Of Eldon, may he live long and continue to prove himself an or nament to his country." Given with three times three cheers , and one cheer more. GLE—" So say we all of us.'' Mr. John Wils on ro e top ropo se" The old Magistrates of ,the divi' sion." Drunk with three times three. J. E. WiTurNoToti, Esq. rose_ to respond. to. the toast. He begged to thank them tyr. the very handsome compliment they had paid to himself and his brotber..,niagistrates in their name, in the name he might say of the ofithiltre magistrates of .the division. (Cheers.) He came there that evening for the purpose of ascertaining how true the reports of the success of the 'operatives wevel he should return home fully convinced, that. they were now rested on foundation that could not he shaken. (Loud cheers.). , He was one of the tem- indivi% ' duals in 'whom the South Lancashire Conservative.Associationorigin! . ; ated. At that time it was considered a great and a dangerous expert- ment, brit, as he had expected, it succeeded, and it succeeded beyond their utmost hopes. But he did not-expect to see equal success attend% ing on the establishment of operative conservative , associations. He knew very well how difficult it was to convince those whose minds were already prejudiced, and had lçing been worked upon by a seditious Press. (Cheers.) Tho Ugh the poison had been insinuated, hegaw the antidote then before him. (Cheers.) He was now going, with the . leave of . the chairthan, t o l a k e a lib erty, b u t he thought the - toast hp was going to propose would. excuse itself. He was going topropose the health of their worthy: president, (Loud. cheers.) The president's health was then drunk:with three times three cheers and .one_cheer more. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the toast, said. once before, that night, he had been almost .unnerved by the responsible situation 1:* held as president of that society. How that society.,Was ealledr . into existence most of them knew. He was anxious to do what - every En. glishman ought to do, the best that laid in his power for his Country's good. He , had, been one of the first in standing forward to-advocate the formation of an operative conservative.association in Warrington. He could not have done anything without the aid of those around him, they had .done all that was necessary, they had done what 'England expected every man to do—his duty.. He hoped he had . done his duty. I n ass i st i ng to form that association. He was, convinced that the radical principle was the very worst - that a poor man could possibly profess; .it made him 'discontented with his sovereign, his country, and himself, and made him, he. might say, abject in the eyes of all society. Let them look around them and contrast the difference bet Ween the supporters of radicalism and. conservatism. They had gentleman around them who, he was sure, were a guarantee of their conduct ; , they had gentlemen around, them who counte nance d th e i r assoc i at i on b y t h e i r presence, and i f it was wrong would such men support them. (Great cheering atsi cries 01 -- ' Bravo !") If they had not the countenance of good meniwould they have on their right hand the most able and christian ministers of the gospel, which they had? He wciold say no. And that was a guarantee that they. mere right. In conclusion; he would say let them do what their motto wished them to do, let them " honour -di men, love the brotherhood, fear God, and honour the Kin 4.,. !!. (Cheers.) SONG, by Mr. Worral, " John Bull.' The Chairman then gave "Our worthy member, John Ireland Black. burn, Ehq:" Drunk with three times three hearty cheers. Mr. WHITTLE, as a:voter; returned thanks on behalf of Mr.-Black. burn. The reformers had extended a hope that at the next election success would be theirs; but they must ;know to their hearts'; content that there was not the slightest chance for them. He was sorryhe had roads use of the word reformer, he meant a radical and a republican, *for he believed in his heart that there was nut a real reformer who was not a conservative. There were about 557 voters in the borough, and should an election take place the next day, upwards of 300 would vote -for Mr. BlaPkburn, their townsman. (Cheers.) GLEE—" British Oak." The Chairman next gave " success and prosperity attend the -Liver pool Conservative Association." Drunk with three times three-cheers. - Mr. GEORGE TYREE., of Liverpool, returned thanks. lie had much pleasure na saying that in Liverpool they had 172 - voters who had joined their society who had voted -for the opposite-party, and who never would vote again for them: .(Cheers.) Some other toasts were given .; after which " God save the. King" was sung by the company standing, and the meetin, ,, then broke up at eleven o'clock; the greatest order and, regularity having prevailed thhtighout. MEETING OF DOCK.eitATE-PAYERS. Yesterday a meeting of the rate-payers to the dock estate waSheld at two o'clock, at the Cotton Sale Room, convened for the purpose of considering the proposed dock bill. About four hundred-persons at tended the meetieg.—On the motion of Mr. Godfrey Barnsley, Mr. Hugh Hornby took the chair.--. The Chairman, in opening thebusinesig of the Meeting, Said though a councillor, he should act simply.agachair. man of the rate-payers.—Mr. Yates then rose. He had already, on a former occasion, handed in a proposition which time had not per mitted him to discuss on a former occasion. He was sensible of the great talents Mr., Aikin had brought to bear on the other side:Of the question; he only regretted that they were not exerted for the true interests of the port. The enormous rates they paid might-be dated from the period when the corporation had exercised so preponderating. an influence over the economical management of the docks. He would assert that the injurious burdens to which their trade had been sub jected had been ie exact ratio with the influence which had been-ex erted by the, town council. The rates they paid.were twice me lasuch as those exacted at any other port in the kingdom. The result of the corporation having had the management of the docks was, that they were in a most disgraceful state ; the buoys which ought to guide the shipping in the river had been found a few months back half-a-mile out of their position ; he might also add that, to that monleet they were without machinery to assist in unloading vessels. In-1825 an attempt had been made to obtain a new dock act ; that -had-been thwarted as much as possible by the corporation of Liverpool. Mr. Huskisson's advice to the merchants, and ship-owners was,.. get as many merchants on the committee as you can." An act was obtained and clauses had been surreptitiously introduced into it. Ile would quote the opinion of -Mr. Joseph Hornby, of the presenteorporation, with respect to the„dock•. management, he said "I am of opleion that an entire separation of the dock and,corporation trusts will be for the advantage of the public." The present town-clerk had formerly said "when the merchants wanted any amendment or a new bill in par liament, they had no other course but to wait patiently until the ootn mon council- asked for a- bill, and then make the best terms they could." _1n1,925 there was a great want of dock room, and the town council told the merchants that if they did not take what was offered they would 'withdraw the bill altogether. If by the bill of 1811 distinct eeparifibe liad been granted, the merchants in 1825, when this threat was held over their heads, would haye laughed at it, and all the bad bargains which had Since been made would have been avoided. Mr. Ya'es then contended that the town-council had neither by law nor by right any management in the dock-estate, and quoted the first dock act, the Bth of Queen. Anne, cap. 15, which enacts that there should be nine commissioners, three only of whom were to be chosen he the corporation, and not out of their own body. The second dock act was the 2d of George 11, cap. 32, when the number of the conets• sioners was increased to twelve; the corporation only to nominate four, and not out of their own body. This .act had •been-superseded by successive councils who had had the misfortune to misgovern the borough. The corporation had then encroached on the land of the sea shore, which was the property of the crown, and made a merit of giving, to the dock company that which was not their's to give. Not witltstanding the liberality of the corporation they had commenced in 1816 to receive payments for the land they had given, and betw een 1816 and 1825 the co r p ora ti on had received the sum of- £317,618 from the dock estate, and between 1825 and 1833 £195,c00 had been paid wrongfully to - them. All these stuns ho trusted his fellow townsmen would claim back from the corporation.-=Mr. Aikin had said that the town-council represented the trade 6f the port. He contended that they did not. Of the sixty-four councillors only. 43 were rate-payers, and out of the 5028 voters by whom they were returned, ,only 465 were rate-payers. They were quite willing that the bond holders should have votes, in -an election of the doek 'committee: As for cutting down the rates and making docks else where, let them make them elsewhere ; all they wanted was cheep dock rates to carry on their trade with advantage. They were quite willing that the corporation, or any other responsible body, should hold ttie property in trust, but they would never consent that they should have the management of the docks. He would move " tha t the bill now read a second time in the House of Commons for the fu ture regulation and maintenance of the docks be opposed." ..ed, that it is desirable that the new bill should be based on the following prin ciples ; 'first, that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Be rough, should-be the future trustees, but they shall not, in their core porate capacity, exercise any contrpl over-the expenditure and ma.. na,geinent of the docks. 3d, that the committee of management shall, consist of 24 persona, duly qualified by the payment of rates, to be `anneally elecled by the rate-payers of £lO or upwards, and by the bond holders, according to the plan originally selected by thepeesent dock committee."—Mr. Duncan Gibb Seconded the motion.—Mt. JO' seph Hornby said it was true he had formerly advocated the seeleration of the corporation from the deck estate, but the corporation wee sine der very different manage men t at that time.—(Loud cries of " Oh !' =Mr. Joseph twart would move as an amendment. " that this meet ing . is of opinion that the demands of the town council are fair and equitable." The seven propositions of the town eonneil were Inserted in the STANDARD of Tuesday last.—Mr. Hobson seconded the Mend ment.Mr. John Taylor thought Mr. Swart should have explained to the meeting what those propositions were ; i n -th e a b sence of any Other 'person doing So he should endeavour to support them. ... Taylor then at considerable len,gth advocated the amendment. He contended that no committee ought to have the power of cuttieg off the town of Liverpool froin its own port ; that every inhabitant of t he town • was concerned in its well government and trade, and that the inhabitant% at leree had a right, to interfere through the town.coun 4 eil, in the Management of the' docks. Mr. Alderman giiinfl supporting the amendment contended that an identity of nen:mates - no t an identity in' reality: No two things courd be more directly fee verse than the two corporations, and they had a right to anticipete direct reverse in their actions.—Mr. Rathbone said the reasortneg one had risen to advocate the amendment .was, that the subjecthadbeed ) fully discussed, and they were anxious to save the time of the/50W. —The Chairman then put the question on the amendment, and gave it as his opinion th a t th e division was nearly even.—Mr. Alexande!. `Smith, jun., then demanded a poll.—A long and desultory con - verse - , Rion then arose as to what way the poll should be taken ; vvhetherithe 'rate-payers at large or the £lO rate-payers should vote.—After a vel'Y -long discussion, Mr. T. B. Horsfall said it was his intention to movT that the entire question should be left to reference ; the poll , would serve as some guide to the referees, and he would move that the ree, ferees should he the two members for the borough, with power to cal' on a third party.—Mr. Yates would second that —A long diacuesiea• again arose on this subject, in which Mr. Aikin, Mr. Rathbone, Mr' Wel, and others, took part, Mr. Shiel concluding with moving amendment, " That the poll should take place amongst the nanniciple, voters of the borough as well as the rate-payers of the dock -Mr. Brocklebank then seconded this.—Me. Smith said that tg-:, thought the amendment could not with propriety be entrtained at that time, and another lengthy discussion occurred as to Whether or not it was admissible, Sir, Thomas Bolton, Mr. Brown, and 15,0 . ' Brocklebank contending that it was, and Mr. Porter, Mr. Horsfal l, and Mr. Yates that it was not,—The Chairman put. the question on Mr. Shiel's amendment, and gave it as his opinion that it was carried amidst loud cries that it was not ; and whilst the greatest confusion pre: ‘ , vailed, Mr. Rathbone proposed a vote of thanks to the Chain - pa:, amidst loud cries of "No, no !" " A vote of censure to Mr. Herlihy'. —Mr:Smith was then moved into the chair amidst loud cheering. Mr. Mulholland, then moved a resolution, which will be found arnoPr" the advertisements. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chair man, and the meeting separated about fonr o'clock. RIPPINGILLE'S PICTURES.—The rooms granted by „ .. 11, 1 ; . Mayor,,for the exhibition of Mr. Rippingill e 's pi c tures; int"' trative of the progress of drunkenness, are now orn i n the evenings. Another large picture, by the same , artist, ant, by: the owner, W. R. Preiton, Esq., has just arrived, which must prove an additional attraction.—(See advertisement-) We were much pleased to see a supply of. fine fresh ft brought, for the first, time, to our market yesterday. morningi El i the Fishing Company lately established in this town, The qual: . tity was not lar e, but, the quality was good, and we doubt n e but that when the concern is matured and in full operation, we a , shall witness a greater abundance of this necessary of life at ~, moderate price, and in better condition than we have hitha t " been accustorned to.—From a Correspondent. THEATRE ROYAL, CHESTER.—Mr. Raymond will °peril Chester theatre on Monday next, the 2d of May„ with otp and efficient company of actors and actresses. The princir.„ performance on that night will be " The •H unc hb ac k,''' l ' which the y author, Sheridan Knowles, will app ear as Pro st " , - r Waller, and his pupil, Miss Elphinstone, will sus t a i n the P' ,.t r • of Julia.—The ensuing Chester races ar e ex p ec t e d t o be bet° attended than any have been for many previous years. THE INDIAN CHIEF.—We understand that. Mr. Parlour„ ° r f the Police-office, has received seve ra l .sma ll subscriptions fat the relief of the Indian chief wh o a pp eare d on Th urs d a y last To the Police-office, to complain o f h av i ng h a d a me d a l s t o len ne him, which was presented to him by his present Majesty. `rf a r , ii at present remaining i n Li ver p oo l i n great di stress , his and'one of his children b e i ng ill o f t h e small ipox in the h eo r", tal. He returns to hi s own country, Nova Scotia, as soo r l , his family can ac com p any hi m. H e possesses much Wee pence, and speaks English' well. He has in his possession Lest • dentials from th e aut h or i t ie s of Nova Scot i a of t h e big respectability. —sot- ARIE. On Thursday morn i ng last,M at Gret ß D 0 , Gretna Greeu, and. on Sunday „r o el l in; last, at St: Ni c h ol a s ' s ' Church, in this town, Edward Salle' t be Gishorne, Esq., late of llarley Dale, Derbyshire, and cousin t o d' member'fOr N or th Derbvshire, to'Sabina,.only daughter of the ' Dr. Cursham, vicar of Mansfield. Yesterday, at Birkenhead, Mr. Robert Watts, of .that plac e to Ann Evans, late of Wolverhampton., . E, , 5 14 );. , Same day; . at St. Margaret's Church. Chester, Henry Surl,low , ,„ of this town, to Margaret, youngest,daugl4eiottbe Faircw q., eif 'oBwestiY. • DIED. On the 25th Mareli4a4t, guddenly, , Mr, .Jarites Daniel , . of. 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