The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-25 00:00:00

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I'.:. .... - . . • -‘ A -'''''' .1 441 " C". ..,,_ '..."--'*-- 4 / p ~; ___...-- ~....t. _ . . - . 401 , / ..-' ./ . , Z „.P>fe-7- 4t--<L' 6 ' ---jf _ __ r d iel MARUII '25, 1836 tel l us, for toryism, conservatism, and every thing but radicalism ; unitarianism, flippancy, ignorance and quackery is defunct ! In this " calamitous crisis" what are we to do ? Must we submit to he baked by BRANCICER, busted by EW ART, and be-spitted , by RATILBONE and ~ t he scullions of the Town-ltrill kitchen ? Let us consider whether there be any way of escaping from this ignominy. Lord SANDON beat Mr. EWART at the last election by a considerable ma notwithstanding the. convincing arguments of a Bank Director who was employed, and nu doubt taken in for the purpose. - Poor Mr. MORRIS appeared to play ut LiverpooLthe part that Mr. Sheriff RAPHAEL perform ed in Carlow. He was the steamer to EwAnr, as the Sheriff' was the steamer to . VIGORS, However, nr. EWART was returned by an accident. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS lost his election in consequence of the nervous fears, the over cautious temperament and the hesitating Policy of some of Lord SANDON'S friends. But is Mr. EWART'S -position made stronger by Sir HOWARD'S present retirement ? Most unquestionably nut. On the other hand, can it be said that. the noble lord, our repre sentative, has lost anv ground in the affections of the electors of Liverpool since that period? So far from this being the case, Lord SANDONtiS now the universal Favour ite —h e has'prOved himself to be an able and unremitting man of mrsiness,Lhe has, by his talents and his ready access to the public oilices,, conferred invaluable Favours upon all classes—he is respected, and- would be support ed by hundreds of electors who :have: hitherto' voted against hint—in short, he.stands higher in public estima tion amongst his Constituents than: he ever did since he represented Liverpool in parliament. .Lord SANDON, therefore, is as secure of his return, should he asL for it, as Sir lloaturr PEEL is in Tamworth, or Lord FR,ANCIS EGEtaoN . Ziilild'sOutltern division or Lancashire. \Vbatis the Kieani rig - , - tlieirbf this content plated-intro duction of Mr. 13RANcK,En - to contests the honour of repre sentation with Mr; EwART. We iiave given some for cible .reasons why both of them are not likely . Co sit for Liverpool at the same time; and we,coold show theta good and solid grounds for believin that neither of them Will be permitted to sit : but, putting their case in the best. light, we cannot discover any thing short of mad nesS in their joint attempt to be honourable members for this unfortunate borough: But, is. there not method in the madness of one of the proposed candidates? We susPect that the real friends—we mean the family friends, of err.-EwART are not alive tq the intrigue which we are told is formed against him. Be then, .Qll r office to open their eyes. The once zealous supporters of Mr. EwART, who received his money—we do not say his bribes; are now heartily tired, if not ashamed, of him. TheCoWn is sick of him—moderate men of. all parties disown him—the radicals take no pride in him. The despair of another contest in his behalf has worked a wendrouS change, and they are prepared, as we are assur ed, to throw hint overboard and fix their last hopes on I ‘ II %I3I2ANCXER. pik we feel confident will not excite much surprise in any one who reflects upon the state of parties. The whig.and radical faCtions do not love each. other very cor dially. The .bicketings and bandied • lies of the common tonna prove that there is deep and mutual hatred under the surface. The jobbing propensities of that august body. are the subject of derision and disgust from, one, end of the town to the other. " UNCLE UOLTON AND NEPHEW HoLT" would make an excellent motto for the Municipal reformers. Mr. B.A.rnnoNE's temper, Mr. COGLAN'S eloquence, Mr. E. SMITH'S erudition, Air. Ai r m.msLEY's topographical knowledge, Mr. JORDAN'S Military renown, Mr. SHIEL'S practiCal exper;ence in candle ends, and the rare qualities of most of the other members are enough to immortalize the very tables turd baiis of the room in which they sit. But it would'ke an immortality destitute of honour. :The electors prow and feel all this, and 'we fear they will deem the chairs, Without • their present. occupants, the more interesting relic. :we mistake them much, take care that very different then shall be returned at the next election. • As with our municipal so with our patliamentarg re-, Presentatives. Mr.,EWART has been tried, Mr. BRANctaa bas'not,:which will weigh mod) on the side of the latter.'` Aceidental circumstances, which we believe he lamented at the time, were greatly" in favour of Mr. IiThrSCICt.R. lie is not, because tie could not be-a, member of the cor poration. He has,,theretote, not been soiled by its jobs. In ease of a parliamentary contest this very ineligibility will procure fur,lihn mans, vote's Which EvvART m ust lose ; and although neither the taste nor the judgment of these voters can be of a very high order, yet in the paradise of imbeciles, and in the court of ignoi amuses, Mr. ANCKER is unquestionably a shade more endurable than Mr. EWART, who boasts that he was reared in the school of CA-NNING, and who, like many of the professed admirers of :that illustrious man, has brought obloquy upon his name and fame. It is quite possible, too, that in case no conservative eanctidate should be started in conjunction with Lord. SANoo - NT, the split votes of the noble lord would fall to the share of the sugar refiner. We are not sure if we should not support, and intreat - our party to suppor.t BRANCKER in preference to EwART. It .is true we do not much dread the probabiliq of so Painful an alternative. We are inclined to think we shall surprise our opponents when the proper time comes, and c onsequently we beg of them not to be disappointed if both of their candidates should be rejected. The small brow n bears may dance, but they may not succeed in Pleasing. LONDON LATEST NEWS. • City, Wednesday Evening, Half-part Seven o'clock. AcCounts have been received front Valparaiso which commit . Ideate from Peru that a body of Salaverv's troops had taken Possession of Cobija, and had interrupted all communication With Bolivi a . „.. By advices from Baltimore we learn that the merchants of that Place, finding that they cannot compete successfully with the I,i inert:hams of Philadelphia anti New York in supplying. the traders in th e i n t e rior with British, French, and India goods, ?except by direct importation, have projected lines of packets :.• between Baltimore and Liverpool, Havre, and Canton. The project of constructing n a railway from New Harbour to • Ualcutta, and of opening thenavigation of S; cains Channel and Channel Creek; as projected by the Calcutta and Saugur Railway '''. 41,1 4 Harbour Company, _with a view. to . the avoidance of the Perilous wa t ers o f th e Hoogbley, continues deeply as it ad , ,vauei, to engage the attention of all interested in our eastern t r ade. The superintendent of works, with others connected with the cOmmenCetnent of the nndertakingi'are on the eve of ern barking for Calcutta, and communications on the subject of this important work have been opened with the Governor-General India, An absurd ieahas been entertained by parties here that the work is to commence at Seaga - 4! Island, a mere swamp,. than which a more ridiculous thing could never have been cdtf Piplated.. The harbour is to be formed at or near Coreleo n ' r eek, on the main land; on the eastern side - of Lacams Chan nel. From this point to Calcutta every facility is afforded for a railway, at a comparatively trifling expense, the line running thro ug h a fine level country, with a good foundation of hard 65 Y• The whale of the way, in point of fact, compared with some ef.our local schemes, f3r the completion of which it will be *.a ee . tireless to level British chimborazas, and bore throug h mea -rel." space into the boWels of the earth, the plan of the Cal : . I tta and S augur Railway and Harbour Company is not more di stinguished from them by ita superior facilities of execution, than by its great advantages when brought to maturi t y . In our Consol Market there has been little doing, but there is great Steadiness in the market the price for the Account closed ' a t 91 1 Exchequer Bills left off at 20 to 22, and India Bonds . 4re at sto 7. In the Foreign Market the Peninsular Bonds have been con aylera bl,y a_gitated, Spanish Bonds-have been as high as 47i, but ", 11 ,,e 3 y left off this afternoon at 45 %. Portuguese 5 per Cents. are Va, after being ; new 3 per Cents. left off this afternoon at In the republican bonds there has also been great fluctuation, Uhilian last week fell from 47 to 40, has since advanced to 50, and closed thi s a f ternoon a t 48. ' C o l um bi an h ave been at 321 0 3,.and are now at 34 1. Mexican are 351. In northern bonds there is little doing, but the market is firm. Dutch 5 per Cents: are 1031, the '2 per Cents. are sfii, and Russian 108 t • Z . In shares business continues on an extensive scale. The Calcutta and Saugur are at 12 prem. Liverpool and Man - Chester are 255 per-share. Manchester and South Union are 7 ' Per share, and most of the others are steady. FATIJER WALSH'S DEATH.-At the Carlow assize's, on Sa ti tttrday last Mr. Sly was put on his trial for the murder of Priest s, al*, who some months since, drunk or sober, tumbled from "is horse and broke his neck: Speaking of the abintinable con t. s ei'acy tO fix the charge of murder upon an innoceonman, the Oblin Evening Mail saws—" The attempt was sustained by the e vigenee of two informers. who were so well drilled in their tee ,"inotly as to repeat in court verbatim the informations they had sworn months before. Now, this was rather an overdoing of the_ t hing, and shows a lamentable want of deXterity—a ness which we-should not have expected in the contrivers of this diabolical plot against the life of an innocent man, and the "meter of the . protestant religion. The learned judge was ' 3 E9 if () Telhly str uc k with thit remarkable coincidence. The two per •i•n" however, against whom the jury etpresSed their proper L "'Nnation, are both in custody for the perjury, and will take !heir t r i a l at the, present assizes; They appear to be wretched "nis, and w e trust that the proceti Of iravestigatiou will develope i heovtlole of this dark conspiracy; tiittiVEßl3Obi 'i'A.ibA.if--ifi • tertain any such item of expenditure as that recommended by the cbminittee. He thought the straightforward way was to vote a salary to the Mayor of a fixed sum. If a salary was • not :he proper term let them call it by what name they pleased. Mr. Councillor BOLTON was happy to tell Mr. Shiel-that he need be under no alarm on account of the law with regard to the mode of fixing an allowance. The Town-clerk had pat it in a legal form, and he for one was ready to receive his opinion rather than run the risk of falling into error by, fbllowing the suggestions of Mr. Shiel. He believed they were acting per fectly legally, and there would be a great saving of expenditure for the future by this arrangement. l ° -Mr. Councillor itAIHBON E had• pleasure ' in'seconding that it be adopted. He thought it very,de.strable that the Mayor should not have the responsibility of those matters. The TOWN-C * LERIC gave his opinion that it was perfectly legal. The MAYOR thought this principle had been decided at the last council, and the council would not now• be in order to go baCk again and say, that this principle should not now be car ried into effect. Mr. Councillor BOuro'N stated, for the infOrination of the council, that the £7OO was for the carriage and livery. Mr. CounCillor BLACK BCRN would wish to know in what way plate, linen, china. and glass were to be paid for. Mr. Councillor Bor.Toly conceived that the committee should ask for the grant of a new carpet when one was wanted. • Mr. Councillor SHIEL., said, that notwithstanding what had been said he must persevere in the view he hid taken, on the ground-of true economy. He would move, "that the report be adopted as far as the words £2OOO, that that be the allowance to the Mayor, and that the rest be omitted." The N1.4.r0p. thought the motion could not be put for the rea son he had already stated. Mr. Councillor BOLTON concurred with the Mayor. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE would have supported Mr. Shiel, but he considered himself beaten on this question on the last occasion. Mr. Alderman VitEmP. presumed it was competent to move an amendment to a motion, and that Mr. Shiel was perfectly in order. The MAYOR believed not, to interfere with a principle before determined.. Mr. Councillor Small. could not conceive why this should not :be considered in the same light as the second or third reading of -a bill in Parliament. Ile 'thought they should not be ex cluded from taking into consideration what had passed at ano ther'council. After a long conversation in which it was held that if this principle were adhered to it, it would be an exceedingly injuri ous one, Mr. Sheil's amendment was received. Mr. Councillor-Btacn seconded Mr. Shiel's amendment. On the-division there appeared 35 against. the amendment and 10 - for it. The motion on a division was declared carried. Mr. Councillor l3nbToN begged to propose Messrs. Earle, Rawdon, G. Holt, Benn, and the Mayor, as the committee for carrying the objects of the resolution into effect. Mr. Alderman FREME begged to propose some gentleman on the other side of the question. It was what was repeatedly done. He would move that Mr. Shiel and Mr. Birch be a committee to Watch the expenditure. Mr. Councillor SHIEL begged to decline the honour. Mr. Councillor BOLTON said it was not a party question. Mr. Councillor EARLS was sorry Mr. Shiel had made such a remark. lie would not act on any committee whatever on such a reflection. . The committee as moved by Mr. Milton was then carried. WATCH COMMITTEE REPORT. A report of the Watch Committee was then read, of the Bth of January, recounnending the purchase of a plot of land in the neighbourhood of Duke-street, and a shed to be built thereon to accommodate the! police, and for the purpose of setting the watch. And that a house contiguous should be taken for the chief constable. Mr. C041161101' HOLMES moved that the report be adopted and the project carried into effect. Mr. Councillor EARLE recommended the building of a lock up room, under the shed to serve as a Bridewell in case of neces sity for securing prisoners. I t might be added at trifling cost. He would second that t he report be adopted. Mr. Earle's suggestion was agreed to and the report adopted BILLET MASTER. The MAYOR announced that since the discussion on paid officers he had received a petition from Joseph. Darlington, the : billet master. The petition set forth that the salary had been, reduced once before £4O. and .was as little as. he could keep up the respectable appearance required . by , the. situat io n , for, and praying that he might not be subjected to , the. further reduc tion of £lO from his salary. A certificate was,also.enclosed from Colonel Jordan, certifying that he had always found the peti tioner active and solicitous to oblige. and that he. had heard no complaints against him from the soldiers, and recommending a favourable consideration of his.case.. Mr. Councillor JORDAN begged. to move .that the letter be referred to the paid officers committee. , Mr. Councillor BOLTON thought , the. small re du c tion of £lO was hardly becoming the council, and would move that his usual salary, be continued. ! •• • • - Mr. Alderman BENN seconded thi5......... • Mr: Councillor BIRCH said a charge was made against him self and Mr. Shiel for interfering with a question already deter mined on. The council were now going to rescind a resolution made but half an hour before. (Hear.) Mr. Councillor I.leLsiEs moved that the petition be laid on the table. • Mr. Councillor BOLTON seconded that. After a good deal of further discussion, a division took place, when there appeared, 18 for the amendment and 18, for the motion. The MAYOR said he believed this was the fast time that , he must exercise his prerogative of a casting vote. He should vote that it be referred to a committee. ~ THE FIRE POLICE. The TOWN-CLERK read the abstract of a bill for extending the powers and provisions of the present act. The effect of which was, that a rate had been levied for the support of the fire police establishment, but whiGh was.found to be insqfficient to meet the expenditure. That various fire offices had voluntarily - contri buted towards the expenses, but that some of the tire offices would not Yuba in these contributions. The bill proposed to enact that an equal rate should be paid by all the fire insurance offices towards the expenses, and that a rate should be levied on the owners of all uninsure'dpropertv, who in case of fire reaped the benefit of the public engines. That the extraordinary ex penses at any fire should be equally borne by all the insurance offices. The su perintendent of the the police twfix the amount, with power to refer to a magistrate, if the amount should be dis puted. And provided that no proprietor of uninsu r ed ,rhe parcotptehret then s hould be liable to pay on occasion of airy tire a greater bum than £2O, nor a greater sum than the value of any p ro p e rly which might be left undestroyed by t he same fire. given A i r . provides to o lit-(leil.eceroi committeevn e a r n y E b y v A vi- N a s r t o r t a hp n (ri t tol and distress.) 1 should have a little arbitrary and obsure about it. e:hetc.lll;-. Mr. Councillor HEN': v HoLmEs i moves cT t ha t .s:s i i n u s u t e r h uc t t h ip a n t s w b a e s • DeltiOr BLACKBIHIN thought P:i (111 'I. , be discussed . Mr Cou • time to consider_about it, ~: A: The Towl,b•ct,httic said ih tbe 10,,,,Imf(ping to the standing orders 28th instant. The principle 01 . 100W - Nl i Fii} pU l h e 1,1* .e,0 f .( q pii ii nfo is, fi mie r k brought in on the i t r h t htt tries e, e y b s i i n t 0 . be fore the abcond'refirdiLirraAffll.4lAf XI Mr. Councillor NVALBlsl i ffr4l, _u st t e i ot the bill was to place all parties on an equat. ontm f a, f i c'' id to expenses at fit fires. In Manchester there_mas_ 4,-,5,,,9, air lydhe aintiunt of l it which Was _.£ls, which ,Ni 44 f°.7o- M.ttiM '3 PO ~ 7jk:pll. Par ties could not complain in having , ftwo, cfxaces i rendered to ,•!. „ them individually. - • - T.)IT.t ") Mr. Councillor THORNHILL sal u it this bill were not carried it would-be necessary, instead of having a rate of a halfpenny in the pound, of laying idle of three-halfpence CO' Meet the tire police expenses ! . 1 , -, Mr. Councillor Sir lEL wished to know if theirjeTerring it to the committee passed the bill without further discussion The'MAYOR said that the bill would be read a first time.as a matter of course, and their only expense would be the printihg, and that it might be discussed in the council before the second reading, and if not then assented to no further steps need be taken. lc, e, • 4, The bill was then referred to the committee 2 - -othie '' • CONSOLIDATION OF THE POLICE COURTS. The TOWN-CLERK read the resolutions, at a meeting of the magistrates on Saturday last, for the purpose of receiving coin munications relative to the situation of clerk to the magistratjs at the clock office. Mr. Hall had at this, meeting , laid befo r e the magistrates a letter from Mr. Cornelis ltiorre, enclosing a copy of a letter from the magistratesib I,,p4der which he acted as clerk at the dock o ffi ce , by Whic "nliPeare that lie held the office during the pleasure of the magistrates.:: It was resolved that, fur the convenience of-all-parties, the dock busi ness should, - be transferrf!l to the SesilonS-house, as soots as ar rangements could be Made` or that purpose. It waseesolved that, in consequence of!the Wreatly increased duty of the-magis trate, in t r ansferring the k Littisipeks to the Sessions-house, that it besuggesteoo Vie , n flltoVEonSider the propriety bf a ugmenting the salary `oft m Write. The M Avon said; it hid. dyri customary for the magistrates to lay before the council their ,decisions,; in which thg council were concerned. 'They wel'e Ickihneited in: •augOrnting Mr. Hall's salary. It would be forim i ßentLeman to give notice of a motion on the subject. Of cot e: iiWfd not beentertained .. lb , 3 , .n... at that meeting. re ' Mr. Councillor HORNBY woutt wish to 'iik if it would be in the power of Mr. I - lall:to take t ewhole of the - duties, or if they should require another magistrate. Tile .M.Avoit said Mr. Hail_ had expressed his willingness to attempt it. Mr. Councillor RATrinervßitAioght it necessary that the coun cil shankd pass a vote approving .et the decisions of the magis trates. .. - The MAYOR said the council were not called on to express an opinion on the subject. They had nothing to do with the ma grstrates. The magistrates were perfectly In de pe ndent .of them. Mr;Cocincillor.RATuaoNE.thoughtit would he more satisfac tory to show to the magistrates that they agreed with them. - ~ , Mr. Councillor Hoer thought they best testi fi ed' their ton ., currence by increasing the salary. The MAYOR said, if the council wished to testi f y their tip ;prove', they might do so. Mr.. Councillor AIKEN begged to niore'fi'that they 'simp ly resolve that the council approve of the dectihin oVthentagis trates,,and at their, next meeting take 4 into their douilderattnn to in grease Mr. tiiill's salary." ' Mr. Councillor MoitEG'no FT seconded thterestolutioi - j , . ; After some.further discussion the resolution was adopted. FI LLING UP TiIE"RakNCIES. i Mr.Scouncillor AIKEN said that; n- consecotence of ,the la meuted,death of Mr. Sharpies, a viCiii4had Occurred in the committee on dock affairs. They feared it might be necessary to contest some points in parliament with the dock committee, and it was necessary they should have all the assistance they could get. He would beg to move " that Mr. John Cropper and Mr. Alexander M'Gregor be added to the committee on dock;affairs." The MAYOR said the town-clerk suggested that there was a little informality in fitting up one vacancy by two persons; but, as it was an extraordinary occasion, and not likely to be refer red to as a precedent, he saw no objections to it. The above two gentlemen were then added to the committee. The council then broke up at a quarter past three o'clock. NEW MAGISTRATES.—The following gentlemen, being the eight first in succession on the list, proposed by the corporation as fit and proper persons to till the office of justices of the peace, for the city of Chester, have been selected by his Majesty, and directions are given for issuing his Majesty's,cominission ac cordingly :—The Marquis of Westminster, Thothas Dixon, Esq., I;awatd s: Walker;,Es.q., William ,CrosS,.EsqL:, George Harri son, Esq.:G., B. Granville, Esq„ - William Browne, Robt. Morris, Esq.—Chester Courant. BUSINESS 01 , ..T8E F. Pollock last night, in the course of some desultory discussion, (which was not of a report able character,) complaine.d . of the itate of the business of the houSe; observing that the bill then under disctission (the muni cipal corporations act amendment biil) was braight forward with Out •aby one expecting it;. and that he wonder was, that many members who were interested in it were absent, in which case those who had objections to make would have lost the Opportunity of making them. The Attorney-General said it was down in the order. Sir F. Pollock asked whether the lion; and learned gentleman would deny that the bill had come on quite by accident, in consequence of the• accidental absence of bird received ne answer, hecanseje - said, he could not be contradicted; and was that the way in which. the btisinesS of the house ought 16 be conducted ?[These •rit mottkt .Were much checro.l 7 -111Orteiiig Aciard (Tlthiday.) PITT-STREET WARD CONSERVATIVE ASSQUI,ATION: On Tuesdafevehing last the members of this ward association dined together in a large house opposite Fernyhough's Hotel;in Duke-street, no room in the hotel being large enough to contain the nuMber assembled. About 140 gentlemen sat dOWn to din ner. The rooms were decorated with numbers of flags hearing appropriate inscriptions. The dinner, supplied by Mr. Verily hough, was both ampleand goOd, and the wines were of the very best quality. An excellent company of glee singers was provided. About half-past six o'clock T. M. Gladstone, Esq., the presi dent, took the chair. After the cloth was removed, "Non uobis domine" was sung. The CHAIRMAN then gave "The health of our most gracious Sovereign, William 1V.," with three times thiee. Glee— " God save the King." " Our most gracious Majesty, the Queen," with three times three. Glee—" Fair Flora." The next toast was one which should warm the heart of every English man—"'The Princess Victoria, England's rising star," three times three. Glee—" Hail star of Brunswick." " Our glori ous constitution in church and state" was then given with enthusiastic cheers and one cheer more. Glee—" With a jolly fullbottle." Then followed " The most noble Duke of Wel lington and the House of Peers," three times three, and one cheer more. Glee—" How merrily we live • that soldiers be." " The health of Sir Robert Peel, the first man in the House of Commons;" given with almost interminable cheers. Glee— " Hail smiling morn." " The health of Lord Sandon, and may he long represent the town of Liverpool;" drunk amidst tremendous cheering. Glee—" The mighty conqueror." On propdsing the next toast, the Chairman stated that it was of. a nature by which the county of Lancaster was distinguished. , If the other counties took example by her, there would be no doubt of a majority of conservatives in the House of Commons even if the tail was double the length that it. is. (Cheers.) He would give '"The members for the county of Lancaster," tea calved with three times three and great cheering. The Chair man . premised the next toast by a few observations. The association of the Pitt-street ward invited their respected, their beloved (he must say) townsman the late Mayor to attend that dinner. (Cheers.) He would read to them that gentleman's answer, giving a reason why he had been unable to• attend. It had a relation to the toast he was about to propose. Mr. Glad stone then read a letter from Mr. Aspinall expressive of the pleasure he would have felt iddining with then', and his anxiety to uphold the great and just cause of conservatism, and that nothing but urgent necessity could have prevented him joining their, party. The reading of this letter was received with great cheering. It was almost needless for him to say more after the very handsome and kind note which Mr, Aspinall had sent to him. The toast had reference solely and entirely to the "birth day Of John Bolton, of Storrs, Esq., who had that day concluded his eightieth ye a ar. He should conclude with , prhpossing " the health and happiness, both here and hereafter,' of that gentle man. (The toast was received with long-continued and enthu siasiic cheers.) `The CHAIRMAN had another observation to make, which it would be a want of courtesy and propriety in him to withhold. He had that day received a note from Mr: Bolton, wherein he states, that he had the greatest pleasure in, allowing his name to be put forward as the . patron of the Pitt-street ward conserva tive association. (Continued cheering.) Song—" The fine'oldrEngliah gentleman," sung in admirable style by Mr. Pemberton. a • * The CHAIRMAN said he now came to toast of a local nature. It was the health of a gentlemanwho was known to them all— a ,gentleman who had••taken on himself an office of a very ardu ous and trying nature, and who had taken that office on himself to serve truly and faithfully the cause of conserva,:ism. (Cheers.) The gentleman Whose-health he had the honour to piopose was " John Nelson Wood, Esq., the conservative auditor for the borough." Drunk amidst. great cheering. • Mr. Worsts said he was perfectly unpreparecl,lo the hand some manner in which they had drunk-his health: Humble as he was he had' Ma idea that-?he stood so, high With his fellow townsmen. He was most reluctant to accept.the office of audi tor, but being'leallbe an to accept it by the conservative associa tion he at once acquiesced. He could only say that in him, as un auditor, they had a staunch-conservative, who would do his dUty faithfully and impartially. (Cheers.) As to his fitness for the office, in other '.respectS, that was a different matter. He could say, too, that his worthy colleague was no. radical. (Cheers.) They Were allarware that their exertions had proved abortive at the late mpicipal election. The causes were vari ous, He attributeOtthe apathy of many of their friends who calledthemse yeAlatt,iServatives, to the obstinacy or others, and to the bad arrangeihent of the votes. But let them not be cast down, . Surely, the -company before him chewed that there was sufficient 8 . 6E114'1'46E1 in their veins still to fight the cause. of their country and their king. (Cheers.) At another , elec . tion he trusted they would be able to let their radical friends know to when belonged the triumph. (Hear.) By the exer tions of their chairman they nad obtained a conservative asso ciation fur the ward. ' Rodney-street Ward had followed their example, and he hoped soon to see every ward in the town have its. conservative association. (Cheers . .) He belonged to a very calumniated class of individuals. He was an old freeman of Li verpool. (Cheers.) They who were denounced by their radical re presentative fur the ward as drunken and depraved wretches. (Hear.) But he would challenge Mr. Rathbone, of the Com mon Council, to compare with them either in intelligence or in any moral quality any of the municipal voters who had been created by the municipal bill. He had known the old freemen of Liverpool a long tune. The radical press of the town had staled that " they were now come to their senses," that they now saw " who were their best friends," that they had deserted their standard and gone over to the reformers. He knew well that at the next election, the freemen of Liverpool would stick, to a man, to their church and their king, and not only return Lord Sandon, but another with him. (Great cheering.) Mr. COLMAN rose and said he was honoured with the privi lege of proposing the next toast, and he had the greater satis faction iu availing himself of this privilege, as he was convinced, from the feeling they had that evening . shoWn, that it would be en thusiastically responded to. In givino• them the health of their president (loud cheering) he gave them the health of a man of good sound conservative .principles, (cheers,) of one whose exertions in their cause he, could testify to. He had enjoyed the friendship of Mr Gladstone from childhood, and from the, position he held as one of the vice-presidents of that association he had had opportunities of judging of his exertions and ability in promoting the interests of their common cause. Bo' h they and all the members of the ward were under great obligations to him foe his very great exertions. (.Chaera..).. He_trt)sted,tba_t they would, by the manner in which they drunk that toast, show' the sense they entertained of their obligations to him: He would give them, "The health of Mr. Gladstone," which was drunk amid tremendous cheers. The CHAIRMAN said, in rising to answer to the toast which they had just drunk with so much feeling and with so much unanimity, it was impossible that he could express the feelings of his heart. (Cheers.) At the same time that he acknowledged the handsome and enthusiastic manner in which they had drunk his health, it would be foolish in him for an instant to suppose that an individual so young and so unknown to them as he was, should be the sole cause. of that feeling which had emanated from them. It delighted him to see himself surrounded by :gentlemen who were united by one feeling, and that feeling, so strong in the support of conservatism—it was that which had caused. them to be so unanimous and enthusiastic on that occa sion. (Cheers.) • It might be said that it was presumptuous in On individual so young as himself to stand fOrward in so pronii• nent a situation as they had been pleased to place hint tot put he would say this much, that Mr. Bolton, that .respiected, at benevolent, that excellent individual, who wits an hot - lona° the ward of which they were members—that that individual,, ih an interview he had honoured him with, said it was rovrestimption his the'youth—the spirit and strength of Europe—to standiorth at this crisis. (Cheers.) In undertaking , the situittibwor pre sident of this association, as in everything he undertook, he should endeavour to do his duty; and if, he meritedtheir appro bation for what he had done it was to him a matter of sincere gratification. (Cheers.) It was impossible fer him to do other wise than to exert himself, acting upon the principle which they did, anti which was set forth in the declaration of their associa tion, which acknowledged " that, sensible of the blessings of freedom and the privileges which we all enjoy under a protes tant government, we- stand fOrth to support thosesprinciples which it is the privilege of Englishmen to enjoy." (Cheers.) The freedom which was here expressed was not that Visionary spirit which seemed to pervade the minds of the great body of persons in the body politic—it was a principle which, coming within the meaning of the laws of their country, protected and promoted the morality of the people. It was a cry in these days that the church was in danger, but when he saw the spirit evinced by Englishmen he saw the spirit which would stand forth if that important portion of the constitution were assailed. (Hear.) This " freedom" had been clearly defined by a popu lar poet, is hen he says:— " For just experience tells in every soil That those - Who think must govern those who toil; And all,that.freedont's highest aims cars reach Is but tri - lay proportioned loads on each." (Cheers.) Did they find-this consistency in the "freedom" as exhibited by . many persons who were brought before the country , or in th a t arch agitator who; forsooth, must say "he is the stock in trade of the cohsentative journals" ?—he conceived, much in the same war as a felon was the stock in trade of a newspaper pararsraph which:run the round of the country papers. (Cheers.) It was always the p;-etence of such men to cry dui liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement. When that man cried out " justice for Ire land." would they not, in all the sincerity - of their feelings, cry out " justice" too? But the " justice for Ireland" meant by O'Connell was the remuneratiug the, big heggarman. (Cheers.) Mr. Gladstone then alluded to the;kind of members returned to the council, at. the late election. He could notate one who might have often-been seep smOking a pipe at the Vine tavern, Pitt-street, an atmosphere far better suited to him than the pre cincts of the council-room. When 'they saw such, a Man as Wm. Rathbone representing Pitt-street ward, who wasaliscri• minating only in abuse, they could not suppose that the good sense of Liverpool would permit him to remain. M. Rath bone had soon found a Birch applied to him, and he would soon cease from disturbing the rooms, of the Town-hall. It had been 'acknowledged, and freely so, that if it had not been for a man who was considered to be the least amongst the old council hav ing the honour to preside in the new the bear-garden would have been complete. (Cheers.) He thanked them again sincerely for the cordial mauuer in wEch they had drank his health, and would propose a toast which he was sure would be received with every possible good will. He would drink " Prosperity to the Pitt-street Ward Conservative Association." Glee-s-" Life's a bumper." The CHAIRMAN rose to propose " the health of the conserva tive assessor for the ward, I'homas Toultnin, Esq." Mr. TotresiiN acknowledged, the compliment. His best ex ertions should not be wanted to promote the principles on which the association was founded. He Would beg to propose " the health of the treasure: and the vice-president of this association, Thomas Robinson,Esq." Mr. RonmsoN, in acknowledging the toast, hoped the other' divisions of the town would follow their example, and form simi lar clubs. It was of no use expressing dissatisfacti so at the present composition of the, council without uniting in their efforts to supply a remedy. (Cheers.) He for one would not cease in his exertions to do so. ( Hear.) As treasurer of that association, he was glad to say, that they were in a situa tion quite prepared for a conflict whenever it might take place; and he should feel happy to enroll the names of any gentlemen as subscribers. In conclusion, he begged to propose " Mr. Alexander and the conservative press," which was received with great cheering. - Mr. AaaxastaEtt said, that, for the unexpected honour that his friend had conferred upon him, and the very flattering man ner in which they had drunk his health, he begged to return them his most sincere thanks. He was well aware that the manner in which his name had been received had in it no higher compliment, certainly no deservedly higher compliment than that it was connected with the great principles which they all „ professed; and which they appeared there that night to uphold. 'The last conservative meeting which he had had the pleasure to attend, the political party to which they belonged possessed then a reinhant, at least, of a shale int he governmeat of this country; which they had trot" was proud to say tlitaitm, a e s i M a in p e a ta r t o y t , ta u t , enj oyed . they yh a ( ( t Ha little e r. ) or lie no official power whatever. They had the honour HOW to belong most exclusively to his Majesty's opposition. (Cheers.) There were few amongst the conservatives who could now be charged with being in place; and froth the higher offices of the state— front the highest down to that of the meanest i i ,ettifogger in the. reformed carporation—they were absolutely exempted from re sponsibility. .(Cheers.) He congratulated them tor that fact, because they had, this advantage; that in all the el:to:its they might hereafter make, or that they may feel it their duty to TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday morning last the adjourned council agaid met for the purpose of considering the remainder of the paid officers' committee report. The minutes of the last uteetiug were first read over. _ _ KEEPER OF THE TOWN HALL, The TOWN CLERK read the clause as fellows. "As the per quisites of this officer are considerable, your committee praise that his salary should be reduced to £ 5O per annum, with his house, taxes, and coals; and that he be required to give a bond in the sum of £5OO, With two sureties." . Mr: Councillor CoGLAN objected to the principle of perqui sites entirely. He _thought if they could arrange a system by which the public, foreigners and strangers, Might see : the Town Hall without paying the usual douceurs paid to attendants, it would be acting in a spirit of liberality worthy of the character of the present age lie need nut inform the Council that, pub lic placeS on tlie.Continent were free. It v.as a reproach to England that the commercial spirit whiCh had raised her so high should be carried into all the mirth tiee as it was. _An individual visiting Paris finds the splendid gallery of the Louvre open to him; and all other public places. If he went to to Florence he found it the same: in Rome, he might traverse the Vatican, and visit the magnificent works of art in that city without this impost. Through all Germany, through France, and through Italy, all public places were open for strangers, free of ex pense. The Town Hall might be considered one of their lions"; they all had their country cousins, who were never satisfied without seeing their docks and the Town Hall, and it became a serious tax upon them to have to give perquisites each time they introduced their friends into the lown Hall. Nothing had given greater satisfaction than the removal of the tax paid to the railway attendants, and it was a principle which was extending to the principal hotels in London and Scotland. He would submit that they should pay a liberal salary to the keeper of the Town Hall in-lieu of perquisites. Some plan to remedy all inconvenience might be fixed upon; each member of the Council Might , be allowed to issue tickets, or' the trea surer might do so for the admission of parties, to ensure their respectability and prevent injury to the rooms. If this should not be assented to he would recommend that a fixed sum should be named, say Is. or Gd. to be given in . order to remedy' the unpleasantness which was felt by parties not knowing what was• the proper amount to give, and sometimes giving too much and sometimes fancying they gave too little. He would recommend that it be referred•to , the committee to arrange about this, and would move " that the principle of perquisites should be abo lished, and that the keeper of the Town-hall should be allowed a proportionable salary. Mr. Councillor L. HEYWORTH seconded Nr. Coglan's mo tion. It involved a principle important to all mankind! After a long conversation in which Mr. Bolton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shiel,Mr. - Hope, and Mr. Barclay'took part, Mr. Boltou moved as,an amendment, that a Moderate fee be fixed. On the aineridinent being put tliere appeared for it 13; against it 36. For the. original motion. 32. The motion was then declared . Mr.. Councillor COG LAN Would :then beg leave to move that the amount of salary be referred to the committee. and that they should devise.a plan to be submitted to the next meeting of the council for admission to the rooms, in consonance with the view they had taken. Mr. Councillor 14. I - lETwoßzu seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. BILLET MASTER. The TowN-ci.Eitx read:the clause of the.report which refers to this office. It was as follows :—" Your committee recom mend that the salary of this Officer be reduced from £lOO to £9O per annum."—Agreed to. BATHS AND GARDENS. The clause was read by the Town-clerk to the effect that the Baths and Public Gardens, which the committee recommend should be let on contract, taking due care for the preservation of.the property. Mr. Councillor H. HoutEs-moved that it be referred to the finance committee to carry the, report into effect, and that it be confirmed. Mr. Councillor EARLE seconded the motion.—Agreed to. MARKETS AND WEIGHING MACHINES. Mr. Councillor LiOLT moved "that the report be approved, and that the following five gentlemen form the committee, viz., Messrs. Duncan, Holmes, Evans, Thornh►ll, and Barton. . Mr. Councillor HOPE seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman FEEME thought it advisable that if a toll check should be adopted instead of the present system, and would move this as'a recommendation to the committee. He would move that seven form the committee. Two to take the south, two the north, and three the central parts of the town. Mi. COEII6IIOI JORDAN seconded this motion.—Agreed to. Mr. Freine and Mr. Jordan were then added to the commit tee of seven above named. SCHOO LS. The clause in the report was read as follows :—" Your corn mittee have already recommended that the existing corporation schools should be placed under the direction of the education committee." • Mr. Cou ncillor 3. HOLMES moved that this subject be placed under the charge the education committee, which was se conded by Mr. Alderman Itobinson, and agreed to. BOROUGH GAOL. Th 6 T O WN-CLERK read the clause, which 'Was E tn the effect that the committee were of opinion that the Borough Gaol, and the appointments therein, may, with propriety, be placed under the direction of a committee selected from the borough magi strates. Mr. Alderman ROBINSON moved that it be referred to the bo rough magistrates. Mr. Councillor Eswnox seconded this. Agreed to. riAnnota• MASTER. Mr. Cmincillor .11 not..m.E& moved that he be continued at his present salary, which was seconded by Mr, Alderman LEIA- Tkiom, and agreed to. SWORD BEARER. .• The clause ran as follows:"- 2 --"( if this old chartered officer, his duties and emoluments, your ,committee refer to their former report, &c. They considerthat no change can be made with advantage in his antics and emoluments. The clause from the former report Was-read, and was to the' effect that this officer had charge of the regalia,—that his salary was £l5O per annum without any other emolument except five shillings at each quar ter sessions. Mr. CouncillerJim Es moVed,mnd Mr. Councillor LoaAN se conded that the report be confirmed. Mr. Councillor SHIEL said that this involved a salary of £l5O per annum, The general,declaration that he ‘• waited nu the mayor on all oglisions," was not sufficient to induce him to vote a considerablellialary ! If public occasions meant the parade on Sunday, he really thought it would be more creditable in them to vote the same sum. to have it abolished. He could not imagine anything more rediculous than that procession was f—^m begin , -;.- • rom beginoing to eno. Mr. Courint4;l - lotsts said, -Mr. litikelih 'filiended at the Town-halldayday',y day', and if dismisSe'd, - lirwould he entitled to compensation of half the. salary he reeeived, and the . ) , must have seine one iwthat situation. Mr. Councillor Rosiut,t, said they had not a more efficient offi c er. Mr. Councillor SuilF.t, said as he really performed efficient service, he would withdraw his motion. The report on this subject was then approved. , SERGEANT AT. MACE. The TOWN-CLERK said that the Borough Court committee were now bringitig forward a bill in parl►ament wherein the duties of this officer would be separated from the bailiffs of the borough. Referred to the Borough Court committee. INSPECTOH OF COACHES. The clause in the report was as follows:—" The payment to this officer is by no means excessive for a diligent and impartial performance of its duties." Some conversation ensued when it was urged that some of the coaches were it► a very bad state and wanted regulating, which argued a fault some where. The Town-clerk replied that a code of laws was preparing respecting this, which would be submitted to the magistrates. This part of the report was then agreed to. BELLMAN. The committee remmended• the Bellman to be continued ai his former salary. Agreed to. REDUCTION OF THE SALARIES. The committee,.in concluding their report, stated that the reduction of expense in the several departments of Corporate Government which had come under - their consideration, would be upwards of £2OOO per annum; They recommended that the proposed reduction of salaries should take place, on the lit of June next. Mr. Councillor 11. HoLmEs moved " that the reduction take place on the Ist of June," which was seconded by Mr. Alder man Barclay ; and agreed to. TREASCRER!S OFFICE. The TOWN-CLERK then read a further report of the paid offi cers' committee, presented on the 4th instant, to the effect, that the committee' had given the • subject further consideration, called for by the circumstances of the case. In' the contem plated reduciion, of the treasurer's salary, it had been thought inexpedient to Make any reduction in the number of clerks. But that not being complied with, there was no ground why the treasurer should not be required fully and effectually to dis charge the duties of his office. And the committee were of opi nion that a treasurer, with ; one clerk, assisted by the out-door collector, would be quite sufficient to manage the busineSs of the 'office. And the committee entertain an opinion, that in any subsequent appointment, £5OO should be the sum given to the treasurer with one clerk and a collector. The committee, under existing circumstances, recommended that the present treasurer should be continued in the office at his present salary ; but on the retirement of MesSrs. Sudlow, one clerk only should be re appointed, and that the out-door collector be continued as heretofore. - And it recommended if the present treasurer should .not re7apptiinted, that an arrangement should be mutle that he should receive £5OO per annum as compensation, and that all lititation be avoided. That the committee shall,- in the event of th treasurer not being re -appointed, pay him a compensation of £5OO peirannurn quarterly during his life. the committee notiti' any Wry admitting his right to compensation. After some .itYntiersation, Mr. It AminoNE moved the adop tion of the' ietdracthe most eeononaini. arrangement that Could be made; iViiith was seconded by Mr. , Alderman Evans; /r t o; And agreed to. '4- Mr: CotincilleidgiTkny Hottists then moved that the report be 'referred back to the committee, to carry into effect the reso lution of the council. Mr. Councillor. HENRY LAWRENCE seconded the motion, which was agreed to. TOWN-HATA. ESTAPLISHMENT. The Towrzer..erix• then read . a further report of the corn.,, mittee on paid officers; to the' effect that,' the council having approved of - the ,geneial plan of-the committee report-of the 4th instant, so far as regards the Town-hall' establishment. have agreed that the - following resolutions shall be submitted to the council. That a committee for - the Town-hall establishment shall be appointed, to consist of the Mayor. for the time being, and four menaherkof the council, and that that committee should have in charge all matters, the expenses of which were com prehended .in the treasurer's accounts for the corporation for the last year • namely, the Town-hall account; est ablishment of Town-hall ' account ; Mayor's carriage account ; stock of wine account; Session's-house account-, and -judge's lodgings ac count. That in future an allovance of £2,000 should be paid to the Mayor, provided that he should thereout contribute £7OO for the expenses of the town-hall establishment, the Nayoi• be ing relieved from, any, charge or expenses attending the car riage, or servants, or livery, or any ehari a affecting him, ex cept. as after Mentii , ried. 'That'. he should have an allowance of £1,300 at his own personal disposal, upon the terms that the borough ftind 'should he exempt from the expense of any enter tainments-which. might be• given by the Mayor, the cost of lighting the room, and the expenses of the wine, the same be ing furniihed - him from the stock at a compensating charge, and that an allowance of £5O per-annum be given to some compe tent persdn for taking care of the wine. Mr. Councillor HENRY Hot.iies moved that this be adopted as carrying into effect the resolutions come to at the last meeting. Mr. Samar, had nearly the same objection against this sum as he had at first expressed, namely, that. the'whole was' illegal. He could not think that the finance committee were authorised by the municipal bill .to lay out money . in a stock of wines. Could it be saidOttidbi of.the provisions of that bill, that this came under the head of " necessary exnenditure." If they should ,be. comfell6d to lay a rate. e very inerulicr of the corn munitk trlight .Object to it, because 4V6nld then have laid it fight the ne•cesSitY . for it. Be was firmly con Minted titrainr bf the bill would not allow them make, they could not have imputed to theta on any ground of truth or fair play that they were serving personal ob jects, that they were seeking to maintain their friends in place, or that they were contending for what they had hitherto been uniformly twitted with, the exclusive enjoyment " of the loCves and fishes: " (Hear, hear, - hear:)' Nov( that they were in this position. and it, was one he did not, he would say again, complain of, it was gratifying to see the unanimity which prevailed, the spirit that inspired them all—the loyal spirit which he believed was springing up in the municipal wards in support of, the conservative institutions of the country; not for the sake of party or place—not to keep one man or another man in this or the other lucrative situation, but to associate themselves heart and hand for the maintenanee Of those grand principles in church and state—(loud cheering)—those noble principles which had been handed down to them by their fathers, and for which they had, in truth," an oath in Heaven," which their fathers sware for them; that they were bound, and determined too, to maintain those principlesto the end, and to transmit them unsullied to their children and to their children's children. (Cries of "Bravo.") Their meeting there that night taught—he hoped it taught them all—at least it taught him, that there was but one way now of obtaining the preservation of those institutions, and that was by each man taking on himself the performance of what was his duty. (Hear.) The only way they could obtain some share in the councils of this' country—a voice in the representation of. property—was for every ward in every large commnnity like' that—for every association in the various divisions of every county in England, to hive frequent meetings; one man un derstanding the object that another had in view, and that those meetings be frequent, for the sake of preserving that unanimity which alone could render them useful. In taking the liberty of throwing-out these suggestiOns, he did congratulate them on this being the first attempt, and, he was proud to say, so far as he could judge of it, a most successful attempt to establish a ward conservative association. (Loud cheering.) There were some there who perhaps did not properly belong to that ward, but as they took an interest in others, in common with this, he hoped they would see the advantage which could not fail to be derived from establishing similar societies in all the sections of the town. 'When this was done he was pretty sure they would be very near victory. He herged to thank them niciit'siucerely for the manner in which they had received his name; and to ex , press how ardently he took an interest in those principles he had heard that night. He wished, them all louglife and prosperity. Mr. Alexander sat down amidst loud cheers, and one cheer inure for the LIVERPOOL STAN PA lin. The CHatitm AN then gave " the stewards of the dinner." Mr. BENNET acknowledged the toast, and iu so doing called in question the right of their political opponents to style them selves liberals. E 120,000 had been subscribed annually towards ameliorating the condition of their fellow-creatures in other parts of the world, five-sixths of which was subscribed by indivi duals favourable to th&church and state, and but one-sixth was sub Scribed 'by the self-styled " liberals." (Cheers.) If they looked at their stupendo'us docks, and beheld their magnificent public buildings, all displaying wisdom, and calculated to pro mote the happiness and comfort of the inhabitants of the town, yet, according to these liberals; all-these things constituted evil; for, said they, the authors -Of those stupendous works we►e "family serving men." He who had, in this town, raised this cry, and shown the greatest antipathy to family-serving men, had, if he mistook not, manifested the greatest desire to serve his own family. After gorging his own rapacious appetite he must leave a lunch fur his nephew. ( Laughter.) He thought, then, they had no right to assume the title of liberals. He trusted that ere long the political.horizon of this country would assume its wonted aspect. He begged. on behalf of himself and brother stewards, to return them his sincere thanks. (Chem.) The Cir ams N then gave " England's wooden walls," which was drunk amidst great 'cheering. He then gave '• the health of Mr. Wilson, the honorary secretary to the association." Mr. Wit.sbist acknowledged the toast in a short speech. The CrialastAN then, at about half-past ten o'clock, vacated the chair. Mr. James Wilson was appointed his successor, and the hilarity of the evening was kept up until a late hour. [A DVERTISEMENT.I FIRE ! FIRE ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—It must be fresh in the recollectign of most people, that tremendous fires have of late years caused much destruction to warehouse property and merchandise in this town ; for in stance, On the '22d of December, 1831, the warehouses • in Fenwick-street On the 14th of January, 1833, the warehouse iu Lancelot's-Hey On the 24th of May,,1833, the warehouse Gibraltar row On the 10th of October, 1834, the wareh Lancelot's-hey joss, £35,68- `...d0. 198,000 35,280 .do. 'otal Idsi of £290,961 as recorded in the " LtvEnPoor. STANDARD" of the 20th of March, 1835, to warehouses and. Merchaudis• therein, during three years only ! It is my intention to dabble in shares in Mr. Boult's newly projected tire-office, but before I do so, I shall esteem the infor mation a favour from yourself, or any of your numerous readers, whether the existing fire insurancf offices did collect in Liver pool, during the same period, premiums equal in amount to the losses,stated above ? The advertisement of the projected local fire-office is totally silent on information of such vital importance, and opens the door for inquiry whether the undertaking has been maturely weighed, that under ordinary circumstances it will remunerate those who may become shareholders. I am, Sir, &c. TRUTH-SEEKER. THEATRE ROYAL.—Miss Betts takes herbenefit this evening, the last but one of her engagement, when the English version of . " La Soinnambula" and a great variety of other entertain ments will be 'performed. ' - • LIVER THEATRE.—The very short but, we believe, prosper. ous season of the Liver Theatre ends this night with a series of performances for 'the benefit of Mr. Raymond, one of its ma nagers.. In all his Irish characters, whether he gives a sketch of the Hibernian of low or .the polished gentleman of high life, Raymond is so . perfectly at house that he never appeals as an actor, but is considered to be nothing more or less than the vets' man he represents ,in the drama—a fidelity..to nature.. which constitutes the perfecti3n, and is indeed the charm, of good' acting. The house will, we hope, be well attended by those for whom he hasassisted in providing a source of amusement during that dreary period of the year when theatrical entertainments are most enjoyed. THE DOCK POLICE--The business which has hitherto been done at this office will, we understand, be removed to the police offiee, Exchange-street East, on Monday next, and will be takers before the town police business, commencing at ten o'clock. The whole will be taken by Mr. Hall, the stipendiary magistrate. INDIA RUBBER. —Amongst the variety of 'purposes to which India Rubber, has been . rendered, available, none seem more fitted to secure domestic comfort, than that which owes its dis covery to the late Dr. Church, of London. For further Ipar ticulars, see advertisement. MANSLAU Eit.—On Thursday last an inquest was held in the Court-ho es Chapel-street,. before John Heyes, Esq., coro ner, to investig . ,te the circumstances attending the decease of Jane Pritehard,':wife of John Pritchard, labourer, who had come to her death in consequence ofthe ill usage of her husband. The jury returned a verdict of " manslaughter," and Pritchard was committed to take his trial at the ensuing assizes. WEST WHEAL: HooE.—We are informed that the West Wheal Hooe Mine is about to be transferred to a London com pany. The preliminary works on the two principal lodes have already been advanced to points beyond which returns might be fairly expected within so short a period. The appearance for silver is very promising, and the situation of the mine, mid way between St. Germans stud Callington, offers many local advantages. ROBBERY.—Om Monday morning last it was discovered that the hooded warehouse of Messrs. T. Dover and Co. called Shaw's Lancelot's-hey, had been . broken into, (it is supposed on the previous Sunday) and robbed of a quantity of tortoise shell. Entrance was effected by removing some of the.. off the roof, and the property, amounting in value to £151), appears to have been carried away through the adjoining free ware house from which the thieves must have made their egress by means of a false key. This is a new description of robbery, and it will behove the merchants and warehousekeepers to loot: well after the security of their premises,. which it seems arc not safe even under the additional locks of the Customs. A reward has been offered for the apprehension of the robbers. WINE FOR SHIPS' STORES.—Duty-paid wine- for drawback may now, by a recent treasury order, be shipped by victualling bill instead of by cocket, as heretofore, under the same regu lations as other drawback stores, by . which the stamp duty on the debenture, as well as the colonial duty on the wine, (on such vessels as trade . to the colonies) will be avoided, the duties in the colonies being chargeable on all goods shipped by cocket. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY--The general annual meeting of this company took place on Wednesday, for the purpose of tilling up vacancies in the direction,—when Mr. Moss, Mr. Ilornby, Mr. Thedore Rathbone, Mr. Wilson, and M r.. David Hodgson, who went out of ogee by rotation, were severally re-elected directors by the proprietors. A discussion I took place on the experliency':of creating new shares as provided for by the act of parliament, for the purpose of paying off the mortgage debt of the company, and a resolution moved by one of the proprietors was carried,' recomMending the directors to be prepared with a plan for carrying into effect this object at the general meeting of proprietors in July next. In the course of the meeting, some high encomiums were passed on John Moss, Esq. and Joseph SaWs, Esq. for their eminent services to the Company, and the suns of one thousand' pounds was re- • solved unanimously to be appropriated to the purchase of a suitable testimonial—say £5llO to each of those gentlemen. Mr. Rigg inquired from the chairman, whether a report which was current, was coirect—that an amicable arrangement hail been made between the Liverpool and Manchester teen patty and the Manchester, BOlton and Bury canal and railivay company; and that in consequence, a junction line of communication between the two railways was intended to be formed about a mile on this side Manchester. Mr. lligg was of opinion that, if such were the case, it would be touch to the advantage of both com panies. The chairman replied that he was happy to be able to say that the report ' which • Mr. Rigg had alluded to was correct, and that a plan for the junction line Was now under considera tion. On the general state and progrietts of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway the chairman made some satisfactory ob servations, after which the meeting broke up. RAILWAY FROM PRESTON TO GLASGOW.— A grand project is now in contemplation to complete the railway communica tion between London and Glasgow. It is proposed to construct a_railway between Preston and the latter city_; surveys have been made which prove its practicability. Mr. Lock, the engineer semployed, has made a report in which he recommends that the line, which will begin at the termination of the North Union Railway, should pass under the principal street of Preston, proceed through Bilsborough, leave Garstang one mile and Lancaster about three miles to the west, proceeding up the val ley of the Lune by Hornbv and Thailand Castle to the Cast' of Kirby Lansdale. From Preston to Kirby Lansdale time dis tance will be about thirty-three miles, and the levels very fa vourable. The line will folloW the course of the Lune to its source near Shap Fells, leaving Seilberg and Orton about two miles to the east, and after passing under part of Shari Fells, by a tunnel one mile and a quarter in length, Will . fall into th e valley of Lowther. . It will pass Penrith on the west, and f o tlew . the course of the Pettril to 'Carlisle. After paSsing the _P vers . Edeh, Esk, and Sark, it will enter Scotland near Gretna Greneenar, thence it will pass, leaving Annan to the n orth- . west, , tl eh it , Dumfries, where it will enter the valley of the Nith, t_ C wi u ll inn co oc n k ti , nu a e l t i o ttle T which as the summit level. I 1 11 auchltne and. Kilmarnock, then pass to near Old Cumnock. M ' , Be . tl thence westward of Stewarton, end Denby, to near il, Lockwinitock, to near h of the line from John stone, Paisley,. and Glasgow. and from , Carlisle to h b , e ) y ru o h n i d ll, Slaincioa.:gatr, K ir1“ . . f .0 . nnet u to . _ t N ,, e . w . .. Pres tonrounltil) b c y a t r l l i i e sl h e a w nk il s i obfetchieg-IC,iyal:lfievr:. miles, G in l i a n s d g r o e w d the whole is £l,lOOO per mile, that is to say, in round numbers, _ , , an o d n e tw h o u l i n id i i r e e s ( . l and e seventeen ; estimated cost on t h e e t total average e t two three millions.— Preston Ch.) snide . _ A SEe.oNn MiLo.—The following is an advertisement in a Hobart l'own.paper :—"Found,pa a suspicions person, two re; markably fine working, bialucks."--4thetareuns. . LIVERPOOL. PQ.LICE: TitE NEV POLICE —On Tuesday . John toonahoo, a labourer', who appeared without a shirt or waistcoat to cover his naked ness; and Mary Donahoo, his wife, were brought up before the inagistratesi charged .with kicking up a row and abosing a po; . ticetiiau the night before in the neighbourhood or ScOlarol, road. Policeman No,: 272 said, that aboutseveoin the eveni ng before, the female prisoner was drunk, and creating gre noiie in the neighbourhood of Scotland-road. Ile went, up to her; and wished her to go home. She replied " she would dot • that she "poracalarly wished to go to Bricliwell." He refused to take her, When her huiband immediately ran across the street and knociced off his hat, with which he began playing at and kin lON - r the crown out of it. He was quite insane with drink: • He then seized the prisoner, and he jumped at his arm and tried to bite him, and tore his coat. The prisoner said that he want ed sixpence of a soldier, who would not give it to him, whet; the policeman came up and said, if he did not make a los noise,,he would put him in Bridewell. He then knocked him down and tore his shirt off his baCk.—Themagistrates said there appeared a general determinatiOn on the part o f persons in his station 4 life to resist the officers. They might depend upon it that% whenever the magistrates found those officers discharging their diity properly, they should be protected. Every time persons were brought before them charged with injuring the officers, they should puniSh them severely. He must pay 10s. and casts, or in default go tor ten days to Kirkdale. Had he beet, in tile, better class of life, they should have fined him heavily. The woman was discharged. - • ROBBERY.—On,Tuesdiy. last Solonion Jackson, a man oleo lour, and Johti Eskel were brought up at the Dock Police-office charged, the one with having stolen some Shirts, the property. of Captain Clarke, of the ship Jahe, now lying_ in the Bruns wick Dock, and the other with receiving the - same, knowing them to be stolen. It appeared that Jaekson was steward aboard the vesSel, and lodged with Eskel anal atter she had arrived in dock, he went. into th e state-roo'ni when the captain was ashore, and opened a box belonging- to the captain, and took out a number of shirts, his property. When questioned byithe mate as to what he was about, he said he was taking them ashore to the captain's lodgings.—Tne second Mare de posed to seeing the prisoner leave the ship with a boodle, which he got out of the state-room. He saiu he was taking some; thing's ashore for the Captain.---Mrs. Norris, the wife of Mr. Norris, the pawnbroker, deposed to Jackson wnitig, some shirts in the name of Clarke. There was " Clarke" marked on the shirts. He obtained ss. on the shirts. He.afterwards called again awl- pledged, some more.—Mrs. Bramit, pawnbroker, de. posed to Eskel pawning some shirts which were afterwards iden tified by Capt. Clarke. lo consequence of information received, an officer apprehended the two prisouers. Capt. Clarke itienti fled the.ihole of the shirts as his property. The titi! , inteti denied the charge. They were committed for trial. Isr FonisiTiO N .—e3ln Tuesday laSt Captain Griskell was stitn inoned before the magistrateS, at the Dock Police-office, charged with having allowed a quantity of ballast to retnain on the . Prince's Dock ,qua y from the 17th to the 21st Of' March, a time longer than allowed by lair. He was fined ss. and cOsts.—Cap, taro Benyon; of the Flint, from Ch es hir e , was summone d on an information charging hith with ha"ving entered in his nianifest 50 tons of iron as his cargo instead of upwards of 60 tons. thereby avoiding 2s. 7d. dock dues, for which lie wits liable to pny dou ble dues and to a penalty of £2O. The captain said he had on invoice of the iron, and he did not know the weight until after it was weighed out of the vessel. It was stated that the dock dues were robbed by acts of this. kind to the amount of about £9,000 a year. He was fined XI and doribie dues and costs. — Au information was laid against Mr. J. B. Thompson for hav ing land on the Clarence Dock quay on the 12th instant a buge quantity of iron, and left it there for more than the spaCe of 48 hours. He was tined 30s. and costs.—Au inforthatiOn was laid against Messrs. Gibson and Co. for ha v i ng l e ft f o n r hsios of cot ton on the Clarence Dock quay from the 16th to the 2.lst of March. Mr. Gibson said the vessel, in which he w a s g oin g to ship it, did not arrive from stress of weather, v. - hich was the rea son of its remaining. The magistrates said he tanolit to have. taken the cotton bac to the warehouse. He was fined ss. arid costs.—An information was laid against Captain Poe for having some bales of cotton and ten cartels of tin packed with straw on the Prince's Dock quay during the night of the 20th of March, the same being inflammable substances and net being watched, whereby he had rendered hiniself liable to the penalty 0f.4. He was fined ss. anti 3s. 6d costs.—An inf o rmati o n w a s b ro ught against Mr. John Faircliffe fur having had 60 pieces of timber laid on the Clarence Dock quay longer than the time allowed by law. This was adMitted. He was fined 10s. anal costs.— An information was laid against Mr. Challoner for having had a quantity of deals on the Clarence Dock quay longer than the time allowed by Is W. He was fitted lOs and costs.—Captain Graham was fined 10s. and costs for having on the 11th instant left a quantity of ballast on the Brunswick Dock quay.— Capt.., Watkins, of the Red Rover, was fined ss. and costs for having had nu watchman on board his vessel lying in the Queen's Dock: CHELTENHAM AND GREAT WESTERN UNION RAILWAY.— - A petition to the House of Commons, against the route pro- , posed in the bill liefore the house has been agreed upon by a great number of gentlemen, owners, and occupiers of property in the borough of Cheltenham. The great Mlticulties which were experienced in gelecting,a route which should extend the. advantages of railvGiiy - communication to the neighbouring counties and realize the. anticipation of the projectors, were acknowledged in the bill; and the line selected was stated to be almost impracticable, but the only one whiCh could be adopted. A fresh survey, however, has been made by engineeis skill and eminence, and the reult.has been highly favoni4le to the petitions. The line now chosen .would shorted the, distance between Cheltenham and London twenty miles, anir between Oxford and Cheltenham thirty miles, au , ' extend. tire advan-: tages of railway .coninainiciition to the counties of Hereford shire, Worcestershire, Monmouthshire, and near:y the whole of South Wale. DATEs.—For persons of weakly habits there is nothing befter titan two or three dates iaken in the morning, tasting. • For t pOrtsmen and travellers the) are.. itivaluable This opinion i*confirmed in the Encyclopiedia Pal-thensts, viz.; "Dates afford much wholesome nuoiish went, anti invigorate, the constitution. They are extreme 4 restoiative."—Alenting Post. Lord M., a Sen; list) judge, well known for hi= pentirintis ha bits, being compelled to give a dinner to the barristers upon eir cuitornd having neglected hr order any claret, -with winch they had been accustomed to be regaled in such occasions. Harry Erskine endeavoured by several oblique hints to make hint sen sible of the omission. f-lis lordship, however. rrho bad an acute misapprehension where his pocket was in danger', affected receive all these its uendoes in a' different sense, ;aid at length; seeking to turn the conversation to the war in which we were then engaged, ahruptly exclaimed, " I Wende l . What has be come of the French fleet ?" "Just at present, Inv plied his waggish peisecutor, "I believe it is, like ourseltSi; confined to port !" TuE CO'i"CON 17G9, the date of Arkwriglit's firSi patent, vie importation of cotton wool tom (Ileat liritiiiii war t little more than four millions of pounds weight; whilst for the year 1S3:) the quantity (let laced for home consumption in E ng . land and Scotland alone. exceeds three hundted awl thin y lions of pounds—making the amazing inclease of inure thail eighty told. C'.ErGY.—We entleisto oil that the Rev. William Plonked, son of the Loyd Chancellor, and Vicar 'of Bray, has set ved thirty-thtee law sultecentts for the izcovery of his tithes. Do we blame the hontiticablr it nd'revm•end gentle man for this ? Ceitainlv not; but we sorely bate n t'_ht to complain, that be and his party contlent 0 and abode fhe•other members of the profeytion fur doing likewise, and making an effort to recover by law the propettY so unjustly withheld . through the mat.hinatians of a base a nd unprincipled conspi racy.—Dublia Evening Mail. FAcTortv STATlsTics.—From parliarnehtary returns, we find that 14.93 males, and 119,639 female, of whoM 28.771 are fermi 8 to 13 years of age, are employed in the cut too factories. 37.417 males, 33,797 females, in the wool.factories — A whom 13,322. are from 8 to 13. In silk factories 111,188 Males, and .20,494 females—of ‘Nhoin 9074 are from 9to 13. In Aax facto ries 10.395 males. and 2208 female's—or th u gs 'S2BS are fi'om Bto 13. Total of four inanufactures,', 355.373—0 f whoM these are children from B.lti 13, in number 65,455. AN INDIAN SITTEE.—AD attempt at a suttee took place last month outside the walls of Jeypore. I was sketching at the time, and observed a great concourse of people from the town . assembled at the Murda flatha. On inquiry. I retold they came there to witness a suttee. The woman placed herself tot the pyre. Soon after the flames reached her she jumped off, but was'. thrown hack. She,. however, escaped a second time. They again flung her into the fire. She got away a third time. The . Jeypore police then interposing , referred the mutter to the ltawul, who ordered them not to use any mor e f orc e. The widow. was a.ccordingly released, and afterwards took refuge in. one of our hospitals% She would otherwise have been totaled nut of the district: This is but another instance of the many we have heard of Proving the sacrifice to be, in at „twat number of cases, a deliberate murder on.the part of the )(datives of the suffever.—Corresporideal of the Bengal Harkarit, Noy 10. . A 'FRIEND LOST BY A PuN.-=-1 1 Then attending, father's business an English gentleman came into AMT. hard vare house in Dublin and asked to see some bottle stands. I answered him, and was resolved he should speak in the Dublin phrase . , as I had been obliged when in London to conform tai the phraseo logy there ; I therefore answered, " We hitve no such article,: sin" " Why, sir, I see one in your window, formed like canoe;" taking two bottles. " I beg your pardop, - sir-twe. call these bottle-coasters'." " Coasters ! coasters ! they are called bottle-stands all through England.'" "That is just' its it shOuld be, sit- - ; but the - bottle - never stands in fieland. therefore, call them bottle-coasters !" The EiNlishMart turned out, but did not bit) , ; and I losta customer, but had my joke.--- Irish Varieties. . the'Con repe repeated! i,l may t) i h k c ( h s (saw's 1 1 1 81 . 4 th a t From t t, lB y.—We' i eß t will never he able to perseCute tit ally eonsiderable de gree again; that, from the antipathy bet, een its adherents and the patrons of infidelity, - they can nevert•oalesce; and that; the dishonour which public ?minion att aches to intolerance, persectition can never none lilt iticits - hettd - ;- • -- lan we may be. mistaken in all these narti'Ctilar.§ If the ifoiTitfal nniver of popery has diminished on the Continent. its riovor has increased in Britain. If papists 'and the at'aMed etrenties of religion, have fallen out, it has been chiefly oh pistiticarstitijiillyse, a unioa in which, would Itring then, togetivet tra - Ifint lived to see lsOth Whigs and torieannite in opposinit aefrren! n i . a p; tion of ehristian missionaries; and an English who professes to be the "enthusiastic t' r i e nttr a t it)" ► though he wishes "the catholics iito‘ o, i 11 "K ,e . u p/t./ parip't uy. c,ertitinly cae, and The spirit 'of the beast and the false prophet; l w i e l i rt c y o , n " ce y r e t t e, p , r a o n p d o s w e e s il in respect of tier ' 7 ,T. n in restrain them." N it t test a A- I.. and t n a d ol a f e the g i n § f' e l . n e , the ingleikood fox hounds met .at High' pplitedTrheigtru.isy, the, Will' of Maich - Stand, near Aiket Gate. fi n Pox broke cuter in ga laut a bout twelve o'clock; it . fine „ tbionn Artnalliwaite the best if his. vv. , auta sl)-bet """' 't 11114. through 1.1• • oil when tions, an( I . IUNT.-- - will unite S 111 to 'a cheek f°ll.7orwca" fFe:"l'dn;liiinaietusihitt'etNsi.:t:rd Vue, then over : Blazti Fel1; the, lox then dgg iivaiu tliu ii iii c a v'l3 l al as' lt ba l a i s . (k erit i l l l n t le t c lhn i a a i all u i ' l l : li' t a c e sgVh l l i e' c: oseld e hl i ; a t i hYtki i, i s i t a i e Pset t so i cl e : l si l o'C n kuu : ela: i dhs , e t at e e t lai d :eg i lli i Ll' l V 'tfl i .i t itk s v iti: : ' l .a t l fi va n t l y i t at ( iNi t ( V f e , f r e; T )7 l 9 :;: do , r i e o'l li n , ill . :N i e*' : :e s tr i e lt .. .!:l l l l t ) h ig t: e. huntsman itrhlamtitttigithioNnsu,nmCtihtdlroe:aeltgihs hltveilaatyltien cover, sk ‘ r , i t n h : e t r 1 i. 1 4. 11 v 1 to High Stand. A% ale was brit. ~S of Cheri huntsman, brought up- his horse to a high fence in grand sty le ; his horse felt back Ward upon hint. but he tothinted again . , guested him by Syke FOot, and Proddle Crook wet+, through, fats own cover (High Stand),. skirted Artriathilite. anti Prictiti'planta-! lions again for the la,t time ; ate, fox the koss*eiT the 'river Eden near the village or Armathwaile. overWannahhlstirough 11 the way of Cootris Pike, when n check fOr. -. a time; they then took him through the t. , ?iins river again ; which be attempted to cross, but was .too bo • he made the best of his way.over WArobouvough to Baxti , rf l s Cover,' , -when the hounds son up to bins in Nunnerywaiks; attexa chase, of upwards of GO miles, when poor It eN na rd gave up t)!C'-ghost. itbdut seven o'clock in the evening. -Carli s le