The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-05 00:00:00

We are authorised to contradict the statement made by Mr. Murphy, in his address to the jury last week in the Court of Passage, in the case of Connolly v. Morinaud, that the defendant is, or ever has been, French Consul in this port. The office has been held for the last eight years by the Chevalier Laine. COLLECTING A MASTER'S ACCOUNTS, AND RETAINING THE MONEY.-At the Police-court yesterday, a man named William Mason, was placed at the bar, on a charge of receiv ing several sums' ue to his master, which he appropriated to his own use. John Davidson, a cart-owner, said' that he had given several accounts to the prisoner for cartage—to be Collected, and had found that he had kept the money. Wit nesses proved that the prisoner had received 3s. 6d. from the Government Company, in Water-street ; 6s. 3d. from the Mersey Brewery ; and 2s. sd. from Messrs. Higgins and Lune. The prisoner was committed for trial. ASTIIMA.—The sufferer from asthma (the most distressing spasmodic affection human nature is heir to, and generally Considered incurable)' will hear with pleasure that many severe cases, in spme instances of many years' s t a nding, have b een successfully treated at the Dispensary for Con sumption and Disease of the Heart, in Oldham-street. One lady, after nineteen years' severe suffering, is at present completely relieved. The poor, we perceive by an adver tisement in another column, receive advice and medicine as usual. ANNUAL SUPPER PARTY.—A number of the resident in habitants of St. Helens met together; on Tuesday week, at the house of Mr. E. Glover, the White Hart, St. ,Helens, to partake of a supper which had been provided on a most superb scale, in commemoration of the establishment of a reading-room at that house. The list of members contains the names of many respectable individuals, and it was such as those who partook of the worthy host's good fare. Samuel Marrow, Esq., of Sutton Colliery, was delegated chairman of the party. OPENING OF ANEW LODGE OF ODDTELLOWS AT ST. HELEN.-01-1 Monday evening last a luXuriant dinner was served up by Mr, Johnson, of the Wellington Arms Inn, St. Helens, to a goodly number of the officers and members of the independent order of oddfellows belonging to that district, on the occasion of opening a new lodge connected with the order, and called " Th e Loyal British Fleet Lodge." The chair was taken by Thomas Mercer, Esq., surgeon, and Mr. Thomas Williamson discharged the duties of vice-chairman. Several gentlemen of the town honoured the company with their presence after dinner, among whom we may include the following :—George Bromilow, Esq., J. Haddock, Esq., T. Pilkington, Esq., W. Mercer, Esq., and Moor, Esq. The usual, loyal and appropriate toasts were drank with the greatest cordiality, and, interspersed with these, was some excellent amateur singing by Messrs. Bowen, Stott, Haslam, Connor, and Holden. THEFT FRObf n COLLIERY.—On Saturday night last, about eleven o'clock, a !nail iu the employ of Messrs. Cald well and Co., coal merchants, St. Helens, while passing near the colliery, perceived a woman, named Ellen Tickle, hurry ing away with apparently a heavy burden under her cloak, which she seemed desirous of concealing. There having lately been several robberies of iron and coal from off the premises by parties unknown, he determined to encounter the woman, and find out what she was carrying, and, on ac costing her, she at first refused to make known to him what it was, but he determined on examining her, whereupon he found she had a large piece of iron, weighing about 30 lbs. It was identified by one of the managers of the colliery, and she was given up into the custody of police-constable Dale, and has since been committed for trial by Charles Orrell, Esq. The climate of Britain, so remarkable for fickleness of temperature, has given rise to an infinitude of ingenious inventions for the protection of those who are constitutionally predisposed to suffer in health from such causes; but, while every other part of the human frame is protected, by some laudable application of the arts to manufacture, rendered impervious to weather, the face must still remain exposed ; and the peculiar delicacy of the female complexion undoubt edly. undergoes great, though gradual, change f rom th e ac ti on 0 1 excess, either of heat or cold, upon its surface; in this in stance, ROWLAND'S KALYDOR affords the so much-desired and valuable protection; maintaining, unimpaired, that pe culiar brilliancy of tint—admired beyond all other possessions; and, as a preservative, is equally efficacious, whether against the injurious degree of heat felt in crowded assemblies, or exposure to harsh winds, and the low temperature of the winter season.—See advt. GROSS BnEAcu OF TRUST.—Thomas Stephenson was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Wednesday, charged with having defrauded his master, Mr. Joseph Harger, spirit dealer, Paradise-street. Mr. Harger stated that the prisoner had been in his service about four months, as a porter. On Saturday afternoon, the 9th of October last, Mr. Harger de livered to the prisoner a twenty-pound Bank of England note, to take to the Albion Bank to be changed. He waited for the prisoner a considerable time, but he did not return to the warehouse. 'Witness made inquiries after the prisoner, but could net learn anything respecting him. On Tuesday night witness told Edward Hughes, constable, to search for the prisoner, and take him into custody if he could meet with him. John Wilcox, a cashier in the Albion Bank, stated, that about two o'clock on Saturday, the 9th of October last, the prisoner came to the bank, and got change for a twenty pound Rank of England note. Witness gave him ten pounds In gold, and two five-pound Bank of England notes. The prisoner went out of the bank. In a short time he returned, and said, " I have met my employer, who wishes to have gold for the whole." Witness gave him ten sovereigns for the two five-pound notes. Edward Hughes, constable 330, stated that on the 9th October last, he went in search of the prisoner into Cheshire, where he expected to find him, but could not succeed. About one o'clock on Wednesday morn ing witness went to the prisoner's room, and found him in bed. 'Witness said, " I want you!" The prisoner replied, " I expected so, I suppose Mr. Harger has sent you." Wit ness gave the prisoner to understand that his surmise was correct. The prisoner was taken to bridewell. On his vo luntary examination, he said, " I have nothing to say only I was in liquor at the time I did it." The prisoner was committed for trial. THEATRE ROYAL.—On Wednesday Sir E. L. Bulwer's play of " Money" was performed. Mr. Stuart's Evelyn we greatly admired, he gave a most admirable picture of the ambitious student; and when turning the tables upon Sir John Vesey, was particularly successful. We have seldom seen Mr. Stuart to more advantage. Miss Vandenhoff's Clara was cold and powerless—it was too mechanical to please us. - Mr. Henry Vandenhoff did Sir Frederick Blount with much humour, and drawled out his words in the most approved style of puppyism. Mr. Cooke was very good as Sir John Vesey; and Mrs. Clark,: was excellent as Lady Rranklin. Baker's Graves, with his " Sainted Maid," was done very cleverly. The scenes between him and Mrs. Clarke were rich, and created great laughter. The Scotch dance was i n i m it a bl e Mrs. Barton made as much of Georgina as possible.—Mr. T. Lee has been delighting the audience with his clever representation of Irish characters. He is veritably poor Power s successor in the style and hu mour which he exhibits.—To-night Sheridan Knowles' new Play of " Old Maids" will be acted with the following cast — Sir Phillip Brilliant, Mr. Vandenhoff; John Blount, Mr. Baker; Thomas Blount, Mr. Holl : Lady Anne, Miss Cleaver ; Lady Blanche, Miss Vandenhoti. On Monday Miss Ellen Tree and Mr. Charles Kean commence an en gagement for ten nights. CAUTION.—A poor looking Irishman, who, though not overstocked with cash had, nevertheless, more money than wit, appeared before Mi . Rushton on Wednesday to complain against a fellow who had probably more wit than money. The effect of the charge was briefly as follows :—The simple Hibernian was proceeding along the quay of one of our docks when he met the prisoner who asked if he wanted to buy a watch: The Irishman, who wished to establish a character for cunning, said he would like a watch if he could have it at his own price. The prisoner showed him a silver watch which he told the Irishman he might have for £l. The Irish man thought this was cheap enough, but he happened to have a friend with him who had more white in his eye, and who advised him to have nothing to do with it. The pedlar showed a splendid-looking ring, and told the Hibernian that if he would buy the watch for a pound, he should have that Magnificent and valuable ring into the bargain. Still the companion remonstrated, but this, perhaps, only made the Irishman more keen. Ultimately, the watch was purchased for the sum of 17s. 6d. No sooner was it in possession, than the Irishman found it was like a donkey " wot wouldn't go." He ran after the pedlar, and demanded the return of his money. The pedlar would not agree to this, but producing a glittering breast pin, he offered that most tempting article if the Hibernian would first make the purchase-money up to a sovereign. • The Irishman, however, had become suspicious, and as he could not obtain restitution of his money he called a constable, and sent the pedlar to bridewell. Two watches were produced. They were old silver verge watches, which were long past the period of service. The rings and pin were mere gilt gewgaws with glittering coloured glass clumsily set in them. Mr. Rushton had no power to punish the pri soner, who was discharged. The officer said the dock quays, and even the streets leading to the vicinity of the docks, were infested with fellows who were on the look out to entrap the unwary by selling them valueless commodities. The prisoner thanked the magistrate as he left the dock. Mr. Rushton said, " Nay, don't thank me; if I had the power I would send you to prison." LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A New CHURCH. — The Manchester and Eccles Church Building Society have commenced the erection of another new church, to be desig nated " The Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude." The ground chosen for its site is in Granby Row, nearly opposite St. Augustine's Chapel. The dimensions of the church will be about 70 feet by 44 ; and it will contain about 810 sittings, one half of which are to be free. Its essential parts will be in the early English style of architecture. The front, which will look into Granby Row, will be entirely of stone. Its principal features will consist of four bold perforated but tresses; surmounted with canopied niches. The entrance door will be deeply recessed, with a coupled trefold window over it. The chancel is to be separated from the body of the church by a tripled arch, over which a handsome circular window will be placed. There will be six lancet windows on each side of the church, and the interior of the roof wiil be decorated with some Gothic ornaments. Mr. Walters is the architect, and Mr. Trees, of Cheetham, the builder. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone took place on Thurs day, at one o'clock in the afternoon. —Manchester Guardian. DINNER IN PITT• STREET WARD.—On Wednesday even ing a dinner was given by Mr. Aspiriall, to the conservative burgesses of Pitt-street '% to celebrate the return of that gentleman as representative of the ward in the Town Council. The dinner took place at the house of Mr. Mackenzie, Duke-street. The chairman was Mr. James Aspinall, and the vice-chairman Mr. Watkin Williams. On the right of the chairman sat Mr. Birkett, Mr. Toulmin, Mr. D. Thom kin, and Mr. John Williams; on the left Mr. Syers, Mr. Buxton. Mr. John Thomkin, Mr. Whensley, Sc. ; amongst the numerous toasts which were given, and most rapturously applauded were—the church, Queen Dowager, and her Ma jesty's ministers. The principal speakers of the evening were Mr. Aspinall, Messrs. W. Williams, John Willi ams, Mr. May, John Thomkin, Toulmin, Birkett, Syers, and Mr. Gore; and after spending a most delightful evening, th e party broke up about eleven o'clock, with the utmost cor diality. The dinner was sumptuous, and the wines most excellent ; and the attention of Mr. Mackenzie to the com pany was remarked by most persons present. There were upwards of 35 sat down.—Frorn a correspondent. [Had any notice of this dinner been sent to the Standard-office, we should have been glad to have reported the speeches fully. We think it was a mark of courtesy which might have bee n observed, especially after the trouble we were put to in giving so ample a report of the proceedings on Monday, in our publication of Tuesday.] CAUTION TO SEAMEN.—Two seamen, named Hopkinson and West, yesterday applied at the Police-court, each for a sam of upwards of £9, which they alleged to be due to them by tile owners of the ship " Ellerslie, ' Capt. Turner, on a v oyage performed by them from Bu e nos Ayres to this port. They had signed articles as able seamen ; but it appeared from the evidence that neither of them were competent to steer the ship, or perform other necessary duties that were assigned to them. They had both also left the vessel im • mediately after her being made fast in the dock, and without reeeivinr'a discharge, although they had been ordered to coil a way the ropes and clear the decks. The case being heard at considerable length, Mr. Rushtbn adjudged that they should have the wages of ordinary seamen only, at the rate paid to such at Rio de la Plate, on her sailing —namely, £3 10s. a month; (and out, £5 10s. as claimed,)—and that they should each forfeit a month's pay for leaving the ship before they were duly discharged. They had each had a month's advance, and all' that they had to receive, including the costs of the i'lpplica'tion, w as b u t a f ew s hilli ngs e ach. The c a pt a i n state d that if th ey h a d not taken this mode of obta i n i ng their money, lie certainly p ropose d to h ave ma d e t h em a presen t o f two or three Pounds - each, and had even made them such a promise. 1.14. Rushton said they were to blame for not accepting of so an offer, and must now abide the consequence. BEAR'S GREASE.—Those who have once used the genuine bear's grease for the hair, will, we are certain, constantly use it. We perceive that there is a depot in Bold-street, where the bears are regularly " bred to the business." Mr. Fox, like Mr. Brook, the anatomist, keeps his subjects, and kills them when he wants them. ARRIVALS AT THE CLARENDON.—Sir John and Lady Mordaunt, Lady Wbolmer and Miss Flannery, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, Philip Cook, Esq., C. R. Ogden, Esq., attorney-ge neral, from Canad a •, Mrs. Daily and family, rom Canada ; Messrs. Elmes, Cathcart, Nightingale, Dubose, Sharp, DI. Dillon, and Captain Cappin. EASE AND ELEGANCE.—We may safely assert that no one person in ten thousand is au fait at the niceties of mar.- ner required in a Ball Room, and has that setf-possessic n which tends so m uc h t o the happiness of the individual, arid to the forming of those connections which lead to FOR TUNE ! !—Therefore that little bijou of a book, entitled THE BALL Room GUIDE, published by Mitchell, London, should be in the waistcoat-pocket of all Gentlemen wlio would behave coes.me IL FAUT, and dance correctly as to the figure; nor will the reticule of the Lady be complete without this SHILLING TREASURE.—It will be observed that the leading portion of the press have given their unqualified approbation to this delightful little work, of which nearly 30,000 copies have been required by the public.—The Editor of ' The Times,' calls this, " A very neat, well got up, sen sibly written little book, worth at least five times the price at which it is charged. Its merits ought to make it a work of great utility."—The Editor of The Herald' observes, " Let no novice presume to enter a ball-room without having perused it."—The Editor of the ' The Chronicle' says, " Certainly much needed, and far superior to any thing of the kind hitherto published."—The Editor of The Post' says, "Itis a sterling production."—The Editor of The Standard' remarks, " If an, person wishes to learn the best rules of the best society, we recommend a purchase of this beautiful little production. There is nothing better in the language." POPISH OUTRAGE AT PRESCOT.—On Sunday last, as the congregation were returning from Divine Service, at Prescot Church, in the afternoon, they were considerably alarmed by loud yells, proceeding from the Mill Brow, situate near the high road leading to Warrington, and on proceeding thither discovered that an affray had taken place which fully characterized the brutality of the lower Irish—that part of the neighbourhood is mostly occupied by them, and their violent conduct has often been a source of regret that means were not taken to prevent a repetition of it, which is always shown in a greater degree on the Sabbath day—it appeared th:A one of these brutes in human form had in the afternoon most barbarously ill-used a female, and intelligence having been sent to the Police Station, two of the officers proceeded to take him into custody. On their arrival they found many ..f the Irish congregated about the door ; they, however, captured .him, when one of the policemen was struck on the shoulder by a person armed with a large poker, which ren dered his arm perfectly powerless for some time afterwards, they had not proceeded much further when they were again attacked by the Irish, who attempted to rescue the prisoner. The officers were now joined by Inspector King and two other officers, and then commenced a scene which " baffles all description." The Irish gave their yell, and their coun trymen poured out of their houses by scores, armed with potato° forks, pokers, bludgeons, and brickbats, arid rushed to attack the police with a ferocity unexampled, and their lives appeared to be in considerable danger ; several severe wounds were received by one of the officers and Inspector King, who were literally covered with blood. At this time Mr. Ward, a solicitor in Prescot, went to the assistance of the police, and although he received some severe blows from the brickbats, succeeded eventually, with the assistance of one of the officers, in capturing one of the principal persons concerned in the affray, who was placed in safe custody in the Station and other assistance arriving they quietly dis persed. Tile prisoner has since been committed to the House of Correction at Kirkdale, for six week's amusement on the tread-mill. Great praise is due to the officers for their conduct on this occasion, who have succeeded in cap turing several more of the ruffians. It is satisfactory to know that means have been taken to teach these miscreants that they are amenable to the laws of this country, and that the lives of her majesty's subjects are not to be jeopardized with impunity. An inquest was held before John Heyes, Esq., on the 2nd instant, at Garston, on the body of Ann Atkin, the wife of a sawyer living at that place, who came to her death under melancholy circumstances. It appears that the deceased left home on Friday last, and did not return until Monday morning. Immediately on her return she procured some arsenic, which she diluted with liquid, and drank a large portion of it ; she lingered in the greatest agony for a few hours, when she expired, although every means were resorted to for her recovery, but without effect. From the evidence which was adduced the jury returned a verdict of " Insanity." STATUARY.—It will be seen by an advertisement that the exhibition of Mr. Anderson's celebrated group of figures, in stone, of Tam O'Slianter and his Mare Meg, The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman, and Waltz and Meg, is to close by the end of this week. It is a great pity that Mr. Anderson is not better supported than he is, as from all we can learn he seems to be making little or nothing ; indeed, we have heard that his visit to Liverpool will be a heavy loss to him ; Liver pool, or rather its inhabitants, are said to be great admirers of the fine arts. but it seems unaccountable that exhibitions of this nature should be neglected in the manner stated above. To every lover of Burns—and who is not?—we would say, here he will find a scene which must have been often before his imagination, embodied with singular power, and presenting to the eye a full and complete realization. Such efforts as are attempted in these groups would, in them selves, reflect honour upon any individual ' • but, when we find those efforts so nobly sustained, both in design and exe cution, we cannot help regarding them as reflecting honour upon the country which has produced such a gifted individual as Alr. Anderson. He certainly deserves all the encourage ment his works so richly merit. As a whole, the collection is one of first-rate merit ; and we trust that Mr. Anderson will not be allowed to leave Liverpool without experiencing that support to which his talents so much entitle him. It , has been too often the case, that persons possessing ability such as his has been suffered to depart from this town after having " gained a loss." We therefore hope that thousands of our townspeople will avail themselves of the opportunity offered of witnessing these splendid productions of art, feel ing assured that a visit would be well repaid; more especially as the charge for admission is within the reach of all classes. ELECTION OF SURGEON TO THE SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—This election took place on Tuesday, when the choice fell upon Mr. Petrie ; the numbers being, for Mr. Petrie, 114 ; for Mr. Trench, 92 ; for Mr. Hodgson, six. THE FRANKLIN PRINTING PRESS.—Several gentlemen in this town having taken great interest in this relic, and requested that it may remain on view a few days longer, the owner has consented to prolong his stay in Liverpool for a short period. The press may, therefore, still be seen gratis at the Medical Institution, every day, till the 13th instant, from noon to nine at night. WRECK OF THE URANIA.—It will be remembered that this ill-fated vessel, having on board 270 persons bound for Sydney, became a total wreck on Hoyle Bank about three weeks ago. Some of the ship-wrecked persons (joiners and mechanics) having lost their chests of tools in the wreck, it was considered peculiarly desirable to provide them with a fresh supply to carry on their several trades on their arrival at Sydney. The Shipwreck and Humane Society of Liver pool, with a promptness and liberality which cannot be too highly commended, and which justly entitles them to the largest share of public support, awarded the sum of 410 to wards this object. This sum was afterwards increased to £BO, which only procured for the poor fellows one half of the tools with which they had originally started, but it was most pleasing to witness the gratitude which they expressed towards those who, by the above-mentioned contributions, had prevented them from being placed in a foreign land des titute of the means of carrying on their respective trades. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—On Saturday evening and Wednesday Sheridan Knowles resumed his delightful lecture on the drama. Much disappointment was expressed by the non-subscribers that the usual admission, by payment of one shilling, was debarred taem ; but that step was necessary, in consequence of the full attendance of the members to hear the lectures, as on the first evening numbers of subscribers were greatly inconvenienced, if not excluded altogether, by the crowds of persons who were present. The theatre was filled in every part long before the entrance of the lecturer, who was warmly and enthusiastically greeted on stepping forward. Mr. Knowles commenced by stating that in the first lecture he traced the drama from its origin to the time of Euripides, and entered into a disquisition on his abilities, and those of Sophocles. He then drew attention to the powers of Byron, and his inferiority as a dramatist to Ma turin, whose tragedy of " Bertram" Mr. Knowles greatly commended for its power and situation, and terrific moral. The ,Ellipus Tyrannus was then considered at great length, and the various portions brought under notice, Mr. Knowles showing the defective portions of it with great ability and critical acumen. The tragedy of " Macbeth" was then alluded to, and its grandeur pointed out. The lecturer said, and with great truth, that if it had been represented for the first time in the present age, it would have been termed a melodramatic tragedy. Sheridan Knowles gave, in admira ble style, the adjuration of Macbeth to the witches, which he very properly remarked upon as being always left out by the orators of the present day: its powerful language is equal to any other portion of the tragedy. A burst of applause was elicited at the close ; and we are certain that, if any Macbeth were present, he will not fail to take the accomplished lec turer's advice, and give it when next he in " buskin treads". IRON STEAMERS AGAIN.--The superiority of iron ves sels, for the purposes of steam navigation, was again satis factorily proved in the case of the Troubadour, which made her trial trip, on Wednesday last, to Kingstown, in com pany with her Majesty's royal mail steamer Urgent, which is considered the swiftest vessel on this station, and, after encountering a very severe gale on her passage, she arrived there twenty minutes before the Urgent. She bas proved herself to he a most excellent sea-boat, being remarkably steady, and without that tremulous motion generally experi enced in wooden steamers. On her return, also, she again proved her decided superiority. She is 614 tons burthen, being the largest iron steamer ever launched in this port, and will carry 420 tons of cargo with a very light draught of water. Her cabins, which are magnificently finished, will accommodate about fifty passengers, every attention having been paid towards their comfort in the design. She was lately launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co., who, for many years, have had extensive experience in this important branch of trade. Her engines are of 275 horse-power, and were manufactured by Messrs. Forrester and Co., of this town. She is commanded by Capt. Beckett, late of the Brigand, and is intended for the Bristol and Liverpool station. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The very attractive bill of fare for the week, induced us to pay this house another visit. The pieces were good ; the scenery and dresses splendid, and the acting throughout very much above mediocrity. The performances commenced with a new nautical drama, called " Armstrong the Shipwright," or "The Rival Bro thers." The piece is well got up, many of the scenes are new and very beautiful. It is written with more care than the ordinary run of melo-dramas, and is full of effective situations which the performers did not fail fully to avail themselves of. Messrs. Howard and Egan, as the " Rival Brothers," Ruben, and Abel Armstrong, played excellently ; the former gentleman is a very good actor, but is rather too loud and full of gesticulation. Henry Beverley was as usual very funny and quite at home as Tommy Dryrot, a teetotaler, who is so good a judge of water us to be able to detect in double X. the particular part of the Thames from which the pure element has been taken by the brewer, and is not at all loath to exercise this faculty, though a most determined enemy to the use of intoxicating drinks in others. The ladies —Mrs. Emery as Annis Mildred, Mrs. F. Carman as Bona — added much to the pleasure of the audience by their very excellent acting. Little Miss Fife as the Honourable Theo dosius Sioismund Sylvester, was quite a love of a midship man, and performed her part well, and seemed quite at home with her demmes. The remainder of the performers did their hest to keep up the elusion of the scene, and was successful. The scenes in the arena were very clever, especially that of Mr. Wells as one of Nelson's British Tars, and Mr. Pablo Fanque's act of a Masquerade ou horsback, in which he takes several different characters without once leaving the back of his steed. The evenings amusements terminated with the splendid fairy spectacle of " Sir Huon of Guyenne," in which all the beautiful stud of horses appear. The scenery and dresses in this piece _are splendid beyond description : it is long since we have seen anything got up in so magnificent a manner as this drama, indeed we think never out of London —the sight of the scenery alone, painted by Mr. W. Bever ley, is worth the charge of admission ; it was well performed throughout and gave great satisfaction to, and was received by, would we could say, a crowded audience. The whole of the entertainments of the evening were well deserving of much more encouragement than they met with. We observe that " Sir Huon" is to be withdrawn after to night. SPECIAL VESTRY-THE NEW POOR LAW IN LIVERPOOL. Yesterday a special meeting of the ley-payers of the parish of Liverpool, in vestry assembled, was held in St. Nicholas's Church, in pursuance of a highly respectable requisition to the churchwardens, " to take into consiLleration the propri ety of applying to parliament during the next session for a local act for the administration of the poor laws within this parish, with the view of establishing such a system of com bined economy and efficiency as prevailed before the new poor law was introduced." The meeting was numerously attended. Mr. ISAAC HUTCHINSON, one of the churchwardens, was called to the chair, in the absence of the Rectors ; and he called upon Mr. M. D. LOWNDES, the vestry clerk, to read the requi sition to the churchwardens. It was signed by about 130 of the most respectable individuals and firms in the town. Mr. JAMES ASPINALL said it was with great pleasure he rose to move the first resolution ; and he did so because he was quite sure that it would meet the wishes of the greatest part of the community. The parishioners had met in that church before on this subject, and they then came to an una nimous opinion that it would be highly improper to introduce the new poor law into Liverpool. But notwithstanding the unanimous opinion of the town expressed on that occasion, we were afflicted by it ; and he was'quite sure that any one who knew the proceedings which had taken place from day to day since we had been placed under it must be aware that it had proved even worse than was then contemplated. (Hear, hear.) He did not speak from individual knowledge, but if the meeting would look at it, they would find there were eighteen of the guardians who had signed the requisi tion. (Hear.) Another guardian was out of town who would have signed it had he been here ; and there was a twentieth guardian who, although he had not signed it, was decidedly opposed to the new poor-law. Besides their au thority he had the unqualified authority of Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate, who, in his magisterial capacity, had from day to day viewed the working of the system, to state to the meeting that it was totally impossible the new poor-law could be carried out in Liverpool with any advan tage to the town. (Hear, hear.) There were several rea sons why it would not work well, and the most important reason of all was, that almost every day circumstances oc curred in which the guardians did not know whether they were acting legally or not—so completely were they under the power of the commissioners and their assistant, Mr. Mott. Mr. Mott just said to the guardians "you may do this," or "you may do that;" and he (Mr. Aspinall) could show the meeting how defective the present system was in minor points. As to the accounts, all Mr. Mott had to do was to go down to the auditor, and say to him, " you may pass this account" whether it was legal or not. (Hear.) He did not know whether the meeting was aware that re cently a vessel sailed from this port with emigrants, of whom there were 167 on board. She was proceeding on her voy age when she was dismasted, and was obliged to put back. Now, if the guardians had acted legally, they must have been obliged to send every one of those 167 emigrants back to their own parishes, at an expense of more than £3OO. (Hear.) But what did they do ? Why, they acted illegally, and so prevented the parish from being burdened with that heavy charge. Instead of passing them off, the guardians resolved, though it was illegal, to relieve them till they could go to sea again. (Hear.) He did not know how much this course cost, but if the other had been adopted it would have put the parish to the expense of £3OO. He would ask the chairman what was the expense? The CHAIRMAN replied that it amounted to about £2O. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ASPINALL resumed.—Thus the guardians, by what, under the existing state of things was illegal, saved the parish nearly £3OO, and what did Mr. Mott ? He said—" This is cer tainly illegal, but I will order the auditor to pass the account." (Hear, hear) So, upon the ipse dixit of Mr. Mott, the guardians were relieved from all responsibility, so completely were they in his power. (Hear, hear.) Again, he would ask any gentleman in the meeting, if there was ever a more respectable requisition in Liverpool than that which had just been read ? (Several voices—" No, no.") Again, what did Mr. Mott do ? He went down to the auditor and instructed him that the paltry sum of 6s. 6d., for printing the requisi tion should not be passed, but it must be paid for by the churchwardens and overseers themselves ! (Hear.) Was not this sort of proceeding tyrannical ? (Hear.) Was it not paltry ? Was it not disgraceful that the whole town of Liverpool should be run roughshod over by such a system as this ? (Hear, hear, hear.) It was not to be borne in a land of liberty that this system should supersede the excellent one which the town had before. (Hear.) But there was another cogent reason why we should have a local act, namely, the oppression of the new poor law. (Hear, hear.) It was the most arbitrary and oppressive law ever passed within the memory of man. (Hear, hear, hear.) It separated the husband from his wife, and the child from its mother,—(hear,)—apparently without any reason at all but just to satisfy the commissioners, who, he supposed, having the law passed, did not care how it acted. Indeed, they acted illegally every day of their lives, and so long as the law served their purpose they did not at all mind how it operated. (Hear, hear.) He would say, however, that in some districts the new poor-law had worked well, but in this parish it certainly had not. Let the meeting just look at the number of Irish flocking into and passing: through this town every day. He bad himself frequently taken the trouble of passing them from day to day, and although there were many gross impositions attempted, still he had witnessed scenes among this class that he could hardly have believed had he not seen them himself. He would relate an instance of the system carried on with regard to the Irish. A poor woman, a widow, with nine children, was lately relieved at Leeds by food. She was then put on board a waggon, without a half penny in her pocket, along with her nine children, and put down at the door of the overseer of the next adjoining parish. She was passed in like manner from parish to parish till she arrived in Liverpool, herself and children starving, and she was left in Fenwick-street. Now if the guardians had not administered out-door relief to these poor creatures what would have become of them ? They must have starved, if not perished, in the streets. (Hear, hear.) It could be borne out by proof that every word he had stated was true. Under these circumstances he was glad to be able to congratulate the town that men of all parties, and of all religions, were joining together to put down this obnoxious system ; and he was quite sure they were only asking for what was only due to the just claims of the town, in asking for a local act. (Hear, bear.) That local act would be as nearly as possible the same as that which had hitherto worked so beautifully in this parish. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps there might be a few alterations of no moment, but substantially it would be the same. He had had a good deal of conversation with many gentlemen upon this subject, and their opinions coincided with his own, that the nearer they could get to the old local act the better. (Hear, hear,) With these remarks he begged to move the resolution. Mr. As pinall then read the resolution, which will be found in our advertising columns. Mr. WILLIAM RUSHTON cordially coincided with Mr. Aspinall in the remarks he had made, as to the necessity for a local act in this parish. He was no orator, and all he could say was, that the new poor law could not be carried out here. He begged to second the motion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Churchwarden BIRKETT, before the resolution was put, thought it due to the chairman and to himself to make a statement in contradiction to one which had been indus triously circulated about the town. It had been reported that they, both one and the other, had been parties to getting up the requisition calling this meeting. For himself he could say, and he could speak as confidently for the chairman, that they had not directly or indirectly asked a single person to put their name to a requisition. (Hear.) In fact, he (Mr. Birkett) had never even seen it till it was presented to him. (Hear.) Mr. ' EPHRA IM KNAPPER concurred in all that had fallen from his friend Mr. Aspinall, upon the operation of the new poor law. (Hear.) He was not aware why, after a lapse of more than five years, the new poor law should have been in troduced into Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) He supposed, however, it was owing to the rule which required the estab lishment of uniformity. He had always been perfectly con vinced that Sturges Bourne's act, under which this parish had been governed for so many years, had worked well — (hear) although he deprecated the plurality of votes whether he was right or wrong in that he did now say—he was always satisfied with one. He was of opinion that the affairs of every township and parish ought to be administered by their own inhabitants ; why the management of them should be centered in London he really could not conceive —(hear, hear)—for it was totally impossible for commission ers in London, to know the peculiar necessities and circum stances of each community. The authorities in each parish or township had always an interest in doing the best they could for the poor—in connecting economy and kindness with their management. (Cheers,) He had ever perceived further, that the new poor law had been expensive in its operations, and that it had evil tendencies which he would endeavour to describe. The difficulties in the way of affilia tion were such that, in his opinion, suicide, infanticide, and murder had been the result. He admitted that false swear ing had been found in cases of affiliation under the old system, but he contended it had not been practised to a degree which justified so many difficulties as the pres en t s y s t em th rew i n the way. His friend Mr. Aspinall had adverted to the sepa ration of man and wife, and of the mother from her children : this was a diabolical part of the system. (Hear.) The test was put where it ought not to be. (Hear.) Relief out of doors, he had always contended, ought to be given; so that the friends of the poor might have an opportunity of doing something for them, or they for themselves. Temporary relief, under all circumstances, would be found less expen sive than maintaining a whole family in the workhouse. (Hear, hear.) The head of a family might be visited with temporary sickness, or he might receive a hurt : was it not better to relieve the family without taking them into the house ? for when the head of a family once got there, inde pendence of spirit ceased, and he never cared how often he might be there afterwards. (Hear, hear.) The system too was productive of unnecessary expense. (Hear.) All sala ries, and payments for buildings, except such as were inci dental and unavoidable, ought to be avoided as much as pos sible ; the rates collected for the relief of the poor ought to be distributed as far as possible in the relief of the poor (hear, hear, hear); but these principles could not be pro perly carried out under the new poor-law. He therefore deprecated the system of centralising the management of parish affairs in commissioners in London, for it was impos sible for them to administer in a proper way the affairs of the poor. Every locality ought to have its own manage ment; and no person was so fit to man age th e p oor i n any township or parish as the persons most conversant with the locality. (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. ASPINALL would make one observation with regard to the additional expense which must be occasioned to this parish by filling up such documents as those he held in his hand. He had there an order from the Poor Law Commis sioners to fill up a " list of the persons assessed to the relief of the poor in the parish of Liverpool, from whom the over seers have obtained payment without compulsory measures, and whom they consider fit objects to be excused." (Hear.) There were almost 28,000 names and residences which would have to be filled up every quarter if this order were obeyed. (Hear.) Here was another--" A list of persons and their residences, who have been summoned during the quarter for non-payment of poor-rates. He dared say this would require the writing of another 28,000 names. (Hear.) Here were others—" A list of persons from whom through error, and without any fault of the overseers, the poor-rates cannot be recovered ;" and " A list of persons wh o h ave b een removed to their parishes under justices' . order s ." (H ear, hear.) It was tot a lly i m possible to till up these returns for the parish of Liverpool. It would take 20 clerks to make them out properly. (Hear.) He begged to ask Mr. Hart whether this duty would not employ 20 clerks ? Mr. RUSIITON.—And what is to become of the rate-books all the time? (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. B I RKETT.—And who is to collect the money ? (Hear.) Mr. ASPINALL.----it is impossible to do it. (Hear, hear.) Ask Mr. Hart if I do not speak within compass when I say it would take twenty clerks to do this work. Mr. II ART.—It would take considerably above twenty clerks. (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. BIRKETT said his experience, as one of the overseers, went to corroborate all that Mr. Aspinall had stated ; but h e could, if necessary, go a great deal further. It was well known to the chairman and to the rest of the overseers, that if they had acted as they might have done with strict legality, the parish would have been brought to a dead stop long be fore this, and the poor might have been perishing in the streets. (Hear, hear.) There was not a single day in which they were not acting illegally in acting as men and as Chris tians. (Hear, hear.) He was certain that if the same sys tem was to be pursued at the next annual election of overseers, no respectable man woulil be found in the town to serve the office. At present there were two boards attending to the poor, which boards, instead of acting one with the other, acted quite the contrary. Relief was given one-half by the guardians, and the other half by the overseers. The over seers, he ventured to say, could not have a more troublesome I office. Numerous parties went before Mr. Rushton for relief, who sent them to the assistant-overseer ; the as sistant-overseer, not knowing what to do, sent to the honorary-overseer; who not knowing what to do, sent to him (Mr. Birkett.) He did not know what to do ; he went to Mr. Lowndes. Mr. Lowndes said—" You cannot leave the poor to perish in the streets; you must relieve them." There was scarcely a day in which they were not at Mr. Lowndes's office. The overseers, indeed, were ofttn so perplexed that, to use a common expression, they scarcely knew whether they stood upon their head or their heels. They had asked the guardians and the poor-law commission ers to give their orders in writing, but they would not do anything of the sort. (Hear.) The overseers could not get a survey of the parish, or make a survey of the new property, in order that it might pay equally, to the poor-rate, without going before the commissioners. Upon a late occasion they wanted to make a complete system, by putting all the different boards under one and the same management, but they were shown that if this were done it would be impossible to col lect the government rates, which amounted to £30,000 a year. (Hear.) Again, with regard to the church rate, how was that to be collected ? It was now collected, and there was no hubbub about it. Finding they could not get over this they would give none of their orders in writing. (Hear.) The new poor-law certainly was going on, but how long it would go on was impossible to say. It was a good deal more cumbersome and more expensive than the old system, and it would be still more so if all the returns were made which the commissioners ordered to be made, but they were morally impossible. There were very few clerks now, and only six collectors. Four months were taken up with the registration lists, which the overseers could not help, but without much additional force it would be impossible to col lect the rates and do the duties of the office. Mr. Mott thought he could bring a combined system into the parish, but how he could effect it he (Mr. Birkett) could not say. Mr. Birkett concluded by strongly recommending the pa rishioners to apply for a local act. Mr. THOMAS FORD said that having had some experience upon the select vestry, as well as upon the board of guar dians, he had had opportunities of witnessing the effects of the new poor law as compared with those of the old system. He attended the meeting held in that church some time ago to protest against the introduction of the new poor law here, and at that period he remained a silent spectator. He was not then aware that the evils of it upon tkis parish would have been so great as he had now found them to be. He was not one of those who gave an opinion without having first ascer tained the reasons for entering upon it ; and in watching the progress and operation of the new poor law in this parish, as compared with the old system, he was at a loss to find any improvement in any branch of the public affairs. Upon that account he should say that this parish had been unjustly meddled with. If there had been no improvement, why trouble us with a change ? (Hear, hear, hear.) But that was not all. It was, as the requisition, a system of mere caprice. Additional officers were appointed in the relieving department; greater additional powers were given to the re lieving officers than they were entrusted with under the old system. Whether the change would be found beneficial he very much doubted. (Cheers.) If he might venture to give an opinion, he should say that it was no benefit to place in other hands that which was formerly vested in the select vestry, who saw the poor relieved themselves, instead of trusting it 'to others. (Hear.) He could bear out what Mr. Birkett had said, that if this system was to be persevered in, the poor law guardians were to be subjected to the will, the ca price, and the surveillance of the commissioners at Somerset House. If independent men chosen of out of the bulk of a population of 200,000 persons to serve the office of guardians were to be under the constant surveillance of these men, would any be found to act ? He thought not; besides, as had been justly stated, they did not know what was law, and what was not. (Hear.) Under the old system we knew what the law was, but now the law was what came from Somerset House. (Hear.) How could men here tell what they con sidered law there? Give them a letter and the guardians could adhere to it ; but to the mind of man they could not, because they did not know their own mind, and the guardians were obliged to consult them before they could do anything. (Hear.) In conclusion, he protested against the system of being governed by men who had no connection with us either in interest or feeling. (Hear, hear.) The motion was then put by the Chairman, and carried unanimously. Mr. JAM - ES INGRAM moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE seconded the motion, and t was adopted. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, said :he parishioners had only done themselves justice in calling `or a local bill. The meeting then separated, having occupied little more .han half an hour. KIRKDALE QUARTER SESSIONS, The Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for the trial of prisoners confined in the county House of Correction, commenced yesterday, before the Rev. Jonathan Brooks and a pretty full bench of magistrates. The calendar was more than usually numerous, (as noticed by the chairman,) for the period of the year, but the offences were not of more than the usual magnitude. There were eleven prisoners for mis demeanours and assaults. The following gentlemen were sworn to constitute the Grand Jury : Joseph Perrin, glass manufacturer, Warrington, Peter Anderton, Esq., Upholland, Moses Atherton, gentleman, ditto, Thomas Rigby, gentleman, ditto, Robert Marsh, delf-master, ditto, W. Watkin, shoemaker, Whiston, Joseph Thompson file-cutter, Widnes, John Gee, corder, ditto, James Allen, maltster, Ormakirk, Henry Bromley, painter, ditto, John Fanehurst, flower dealer, ditto, Stanley Gill Smith, yeoman, ditto, Robert Daglish, yeoman, Pemberton, William Brockhurst, currier, Prescot, William Allcard, civil engineer, Warrington, Edward Brown, glass mannfacturer, ditto, Peter Davies, draper, ditto, Joseph Smith, brewer, Prescot, George Ashburner, schoolmaster, Ormsk Thomas Banendale, draper, ditto, Anthony Tyrer Ducker, stationer, Prescot. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then addressed the Grand Jury nearly as follows : _ _ Gentlemen of the Grand Jury :—I am sorry that I am not able to congratulate you that your labours will be light on the present occasion, as there are no fewer than ninety-two prisoners within the walls of the gaol, besides those to be tried for misdemeanours. This is a much heavier calendar than usual, and I observe that there has also been an increase in the number of offenders generally throughout the king dom. I have no means of knowing the precise cause of this state of things. Generally, at the beginning of the winter the calendars are lighter, and what is the cause I am unable to state, but it is a state of things which all have to lament. Looking, however, over the calendar, I am glad to say that the offences charged are of the ordinary kind, and such as you will not, I think, find any difficulty in dealing with. Should it in any instance be otherwise, we will give you our assistance in coming to a proper decision. This is the proper time to notice any acts of parliament affecting the administra tion of justice, and to make remarks upon them, if they contained anything affecting the duties of the Grand Jury ; but I am not aware that there are any such, and you will, therefore, retire, and consider the bills that will be laid be fore you. The magistrates then retired to transact the usual private business, and the Sessions -court did not resume until the afternoon,—but no trials of importance took place through out the day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS .-W EDNESDAY, EDNESDAY. DRANCKER AND ANOTHER V. MOLYNEUX Mr. Sergeant Channell mov&ifo7a;uletoshow cause why the verdict which had passed for the plaintiff in this case should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered. The action, which had been tried twice before, was again tried before Lord Denman, at the last Liverpool assizes, and the main question in the cause was the validity of the title of the plain tiffs, as assignees of Messrs. Humberston and Frodsham, who became bankrupts on the 12th of June, 1837, the point being, whether there was a sufficient proof of a petitioning-creditor's debt. The fiat was issued on th e p e titi on of one Thomas Roberts ; and on the trial before Lord Denman the plaintiffs put in an order of the Court of Review, dated May 25, 1839, by which the joint debt of two other persons, merchants and co-partners, was substituted for the debt of the original petitioning creditor, Roberts. It appeared, on cross-exami nation, that this order had been amended only ten days before the third trial took place, and three objections were made on the part of the defendant to this amended order—first, that it did not appear from the order that the petitioning creditors were creditors who had proved their debts before the applica tion in the Court; secondly, that the order must be taken to speak from the time of the amendment made, and not from its original date; and thirdly, t h at suppos i ng a court o f l aw could not inquire into the ord er , an d th e ti me an d circum stances under which it was made, that the order itself was not sufficient on the face of it. Lord Denman said he should not stop the case, although he thought there was great weight in the objections, and the learned serjeant now reiterated them, citing " 111tiskett tY, Drummond," 10 B. and C., 153 ; " Christie v. Unwin," 11 Ad. and Ell., 373; and "Ayrton v. Davis," 3 Moore and Scott, 183. The Court granted the rule. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—The lecture of Mons. Lafontaine, on animal magnetism, delivered in tne Portico C o room, on Wednesday night, was very amu ce of acting; but as to the principles laid down by the lecture:. it may be said that what were new were not true. and that what were true were not new. The audience, after having seen the lee_ turer fail in four attempts to produce his pretended effects upon as many gentlemen, came to an unanimous resol u that the whole was a piece of humbug. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Three suspicious looking young men, in rather tattered attire, were yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, on a charge of robbing an old man on the highway of upwards of £4. The complainant, who was clad in the humblest attire of the pisantry of the sister isle, when they return from their autumnal labours, and who did not appear to be worth sixpence, said, in true Irish brogue, that a gang of eight men, amongst whom were the prisoners, had come up to him three or four miles on the other side of Prescot, when he was on his way to this port, and after promising him a job of work in the neighbourhood, attacked him and robbed him of his money—which he de scribed. As the case was not within Mr. Rushton's juris diction, the prisoners were sent to a county magistrate's office, and will probably be committed for trial at the pending Kirkdale sessions. ASSAULT ON A SERVANT GIRL, BY A RESPECTABLE FEMALE.-At the Police-court yesterday Mrs. Gill, wife of a boot-maker in Crown-street, appeared to answer a sum mons for an assault on a servant girl named Rosamond Fairhurst. The complainant said, she had been ten years in the employ of Mr. Hughes, who lived next door to the defendant. There was a common and narrow passage between the two houses behind, where she had long been accustomed to shake the carpets. While she was occupied in shaking a kitchen carpet there three days ago, the defendant came out, called her a dirty slut, and afterwards came out and threw the contents of two buckets upon her, the last of which— chamber slops—(of a most unsavoury odour. as we under stood her)—completely drenched her through! Mrs. Brown, who had been twenty-five years in Mr. Hughes' service, corroborated the facts, stating that the girl was completely drenched through, and her shoes filled by the last bucketful. She (witness) merely said to defendant that she was asto nished she should do such a thing ; for if she had shown that that was not a proper place in which to shake the car pets, as they had long been accustomed to do, and considered they had a right, they would take them elsewere.—The defendant said, she had often cautioned the girl not to shake them there, but she persisted. She had, she said, only thrown a small quantity of slops, which she happened to have in her hand at the time, on the lower part of the com plainant's dress. Mr. Hughes said that the complainant was wet through.—Mr. Rushton fined the defendant 20s. and costs for the assault, and advised her in future to treat young people of her own sex in a more becoming manner. YANKEE POLICE REPORTING.—JuIius Cwsar, the younger, a dirty looking negro loafer, was charged with bat tering the face of a decent looking white man. The com plainant in this case said, he was a votary of Apollo, anylice a travelling fiddler, and that Julius Caesar, with a party of negroes, wanted him to play " Jem alon g J osey ", which proposal offended the dignity of the scraper of catgut, and he replied disdainfully, " We takes no insults nor plays no tunes to no niggers," and then a row was enacted, in which the fiddler got his eyes put out of tune. Julius Caesar was acquitted.—New York Herald. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, when the following members were present,—Messrs. Benn (chairman), T. Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Booth, Aiken, Mellor, Evans, Bulley, Chapman, and Ripley. A memorial from certain parties engaged in the fruit trade was read, requesting accommodation to be provided for their vessels, such as they had been accustomed to have in the Salthouse Dock ; and suggesting that the north end of the King's Dock be appointed. The memorial was received, and the Harbour Master was ordered to afford every possible accommodation in the King's Dock to the vessels engaged in the fruit trade. The Surveyor was authorised to keep open the Salthouse Dock for one week longer. The Solicitor's opinion upon the application of Messrs. Rankin and Gilmore to return the dock dues upon the ship Lady Falkland, was read. It stated that the committee would not under the circumstances be justified in returning the dues or any part of them. Mr. T. HOLT reported that the stock of oil was reduced to 600 gallons.—Some conversation took place relative to the experiments now going on with the samples, in the course of which it was stated that there were most remarkable varia tions between the practical proofs and the scientific tests. —The sub-committee .were requested to order the usual quantity for six months, namely, 3,000 gallons. THE CHAIRMAN'S RETIREMENT The ordinary business of the committee having terminated, Mr. Alderman Benn retired from the chair, which was taken pro tem., by Mr. Aiken. _ _ Mr. CHAPMAN then said the committee ought not to separate to-day without recording their sense of the manner in which their worthy chairman had performed the duties of his office since he had been appointed to preside over the de liberations of the committee. He (Mr. Chapman) believed this was the last occasion on which, as a body, the present members of the committee would meet together; but before separating he could only say for himself that during the whole time Mr. Benn had occupied the chair, his entire con duct had been marked with strict impartiality, mid with the greatest desire, whilst providing every accommodation for the trade of the port, to promote the welfare of the dock estate. He therefore begged to move that the warmest thanks of the committee be presented to Mr. Benn for his valuable services as their chairman, and that the same be recorded upon the minutes of their proceedings. Mr. RIPLEY said he quite concurred with Mr. Chapman in the observations he had made with reference to the con duct of the chairman, and he had, therefore, great pleasure in seconding the motion. The motion was immediately adopted. Mr. Alderman BENN then came forward, and with consi derable emotion said, he thanked the committee sincerely for the honour they had just done him. This was the last occa sion on which he should have the honour of meeting the com mittee, and he could only say that he had always experienced the greatest pleasure in meeting them. The greatest kind ness had been shewn to him upon the part of every member. He had endeavoured to do his duty, and devote as much time as he possibly could, to the efficient working of the docks. He derived great pleasure from the reflection that he had been in the committee, and in the chair, during the obtainment of a bill, w hi c h h e h a d a l ways thought was much wanting—that was the act to make a dock with warehouses upon the quays. He did not regret he was leaving the com mittee now, for it was at a time when it had a great deal of work to do ; but he had the satisfaction of knowing that he was leaving behind him many gentlemen much more compe tent to carry out the views embodied in that bill than he was ; and he hoped he should live to see the completion of a work which he was confident would be productive of much advantage to the port. He had one favour to ask. Having taken great interest in this bill, he should be glad if he might, after retiring from the committee, visit occasionally the works without being considered an intruder—that he might have permission to look within the palings while the works were going on. He begged to thank the committee sincerely for the honour they had done him in recording this vote in his favour. It had been his object to conciliate all, and he had the satisfaction of reflecting that during the time he had been in the chair there had not been any discord, nor one angry word • there had always been in the committee an unanimity of feeling, and a general desire to promote the in terest of the dock estate. Mr. Benn then retired amidst much applause. The committee then separated. LONDON MONEY MARKET AND TRADE REPORT. WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The increased demand for money stocks, with purchases on account of Chancery, has further improved the English funds to-day. They now pre sent a very firm and stable aspect. Consols for money closed 881, and for the Account, 89 ; Bank Stock, 164 to 165 ; In dia Stock, 244 to 245 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 871 ; Three and a Half per Cents. lieduced, 67i ; New Three aup a Half per Cents, 98i ; and Long Annuities (expiring Janu ary 5, 1860), 12 7-16ths. The foreign securities were not extensively dealt in, but, nevertheless, the better aspect of things in general rather improved. Spanish Active closed 211 to I; Portuguese Five per Cents., 291 to 30; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 514 to i; Brazilian, 55 to 57 ; Danish, 78 to 79 ; Colombian, 19 to ; and Mexican, 25* to TEA. — The market continues firm. Company's Congous Is. 101 d. to Is. 16 1. per lb. cash. TALLow.—The price on the spot is 465. Gd. to 475., and for the spring 475. Gd. buyers, with very little doing. SUGAR.—The market is very quiet, and the sales of Bri tish plantation under 100hhds. No sales of Mauritius or Bengal took place. COFFEE.-30 casks Jamaica sold at 50s to 755. ; GOO bags and casks Ceylon fetched GBs. to 68s. Gd. ; and for fine West India kind 85s. to 945. Gd. ; 220 bales Mocha were chiefly taken in at 101 s. to 107 s. for good to fine ordinary ; 200 bags Singapore and Java sold at 425. to 50s. ; and in foreign 4bo bags very good St. Domingo were taken in at 41s. Gd. RIM-1,300 bags Bengal sold at 12s. Gd. for good mid dling white, which is about 3d. dearer. Pipritn..-2,900 bags Malabar partly sold, ordinary shrivelled, 31(1. to 3-0.; good heavy taken in at 4id. to 4d. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCHES.—On Sunday even ing the following robbery was committed at the shop of Mr. Keyzor, 77, Upper George-street, Portman-square. It ap pears that Mr. Keyzor, who is a watchmaker in an extensive way of business, has shops in various parts of town, and at the one in George-street a confidential person is placed to look after the business. On the evening in question a respectably dressed young woman knocked at the door, which was opened by a female servant (the only person then on the premises), and delivered a message, to the effect that Mrs. Keyzor was taken suddenly ill, and that she (the ser vant) must go down to her immediately to her master's shop in Tottenham-court-road. Without loss of time she repaired thither, and to her great surprise discovered that her mistress was in her usual good state of health. She then returned home, when it was directly ascertained that during her tem porary absence, the front door had been opened by means of a skeleton key, and that between 70 and SO silver watches, valued at nearly £3OO, had been stolen from the shop. It is imagined that while the thieves were engaged in their work of plunder, they were disturbed, as a great number of gold watches and valuable articles of jewellery, &c., were left un touched.—Times. TRIAL OF 112 MEN FOR MURDER.—The correspondent of the Illinois Free Trader gives an account of the trial of the persons charged with the murder of the Driskalls, John and William, from which we make a few extracts. He says, " The September term of the Ogle Circuit Court has just closed, and its session has been marked by a trial which, in the number of the accused tried in one indictment for the crime of murder, is without parallel. ' 112 men were indicted for the murder of John Driskall and William Driskall, in June last, near Washington Grove, in this county. About 100 pleaded not guilty, and were put upon their trial. Judge Ford, whatever might have been his feelings, (the accused were his neighbours, Judge Ford living in Ogle county,) exhibited upon the bench a stern determination that the accused should be fully and fairly tried. However, the very fact of the great confusion occasioned by so many names in the indictment, left the accused without any evidence to contend against. The two or three first witnesses whose names were endorsed upon the indictment, (and by the laws of this state none, except those whose names are so endorsed, can be called to prove the substantive part of the acuusation,) only knew some of the preparatory steps taken which led to the supposed offence." The case was submitted to the jury, who, without leaving their seats, returned a verdict of " not guilty." This verdict was given partially from a want of evidence, and from what the jury considered the absolute necessity of the case.—New York paper. GALLANT CAPTURE OF 'A BRAZILIAN SLAVER BY RER MAJESTY'S BRIGANTINE DOLPHIN.—A despatch has been received at the Admiralty from Captain Tucker, senior officer of her Majesty's ships on the coast of Western Africa, en closing a duplicate letter to himself from Lieut. Littlehales, of the brigantine Dolphin. The latter officer describes a most dashing capture of the Brazilian slaver Firme, by fifteen men and officers in a small gig and cutter of the olphin, in the open sea. These gallant men were despatched on Sun day, the 30th of May, and after a harrassing pull of two hours and a half's duration, in a squally, rainy morning, under a vertical sun, and without breakfast, they came up with the chase, which bore down upon them and opened a brisk fire of musquetry, which was quickly returned, and, after steadily reloading under the slaver's continued fire, the men cheered and attempted to board on each quarter. Mr. Murray, mate, was the first to board, but was quickly knocked with the butt end of a musket, which broke his collar bone, back into the boat ; he immediately clambered up again, and in spite of two cutlass blows, one of which nearly severed his left hand from his wrist, and by the assistance of Mr. Rees from the other aide, who had fortunately gained the deck with his party, and who at once cut down one of Mr. Murray's opponents, that officer was then also enabled to get fairly on deck. The party thus on deck consisted of the two officers and four or five men. Before them the crew of the slaver showed no continued assistance, but ran below, dis charging their muskets as they scampered down. Two sailors of the Dolphin's boats were, however, unfortunately shot in the attempt to board. The boarding was one of uncommon difficulty, the sweeps of the slaver being rigged out, which prevented the party boarding by the chains, and only allowed the boat's crews to get up the sides singly, or at most in pairs. The resistance lasted twenty minutes, the shots from the Firme falling in every direction among the British boats and men, killing two, and wounding one severely and six slightly. Within three hours of the time when the boats made the slaver, their gallant crews rejoined their own vessel with their prize. She proved to be a newly-built Baltimore clipper, of 179 tons, from Bahia, and had on board the regular official papers and the Brazilian flag ; she had an unusual number of passengers and several slave agents on board.—The Admi ralty has, we are glad to observe, promptly evinced their ap preciation of this display of British naval skill and valour, by promoting Mr. Murray to the rank of lieutenant, Mr. Rees to that of master, and John Smith, a first-rate seaman, who, when his right arm was disabled, continued to fight with his left, to be boatswain. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY—FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. — Considerable consternation was created in the western part of this town this morning by a report that a boy named John Swan. residing with his parents at the Cup public-house, in Smallbrook-street, had shot his mother while sitting at break fast. Such, however, were not the dreadful facts of the case, although the event, afflicting as it is, cannot be otherwise than universally deplored. It appears that an elderly woman, named Snape, was in the habit of daily going to the Cup to assist in cleansing the house. She was so employed for some hours this morning, and at 10 o'clock sat down to breakfast in the club-room up stairs, in company with a servant girl named Mary Hartland. The woman and girl were joined by John Swan, a lad about 15 years of age, and the son of the landlord. During the time of breakfast he went into an ad joining room, separated by a removable wooden partition, and brought out a fowling-piece in a woollen case. The boy, evidently ignorant of the piece being loaded, took it out of the case, placed a percussion -cap upon the nipple, and after saying, " Look out, or up, S na p e , I'll s hoot you,. put the gun to his shoulder. The woman, no thing alarmed, ex claimed, " You may, it w ill no t hurt me." Young Swan then pulled the trigger, bat the gun missed fire. He then placed another cap upon the nipple, and again taking aim at the woman pulled the trigger ; the gun went off, and the un fortunate woman fell dead upon the floor. The unhappy youth, as as he saw the dreadful consequences of his rashness, darted down stairs exclaiming, " Mother, I've shot Mrs. Snape." At the door of the house he met his father, (who in the street had been alarmnd by the discharge of the gun,)to whom he made similar exclamations, and then ran off to fetch Mr. Wilcox, the- surgeon, with whom he re turned. On entering the room in which the occurrence took place, Mr. Wilcox found the woman quite dead. One eye was completely blown out. The shot had entered the fore part of the head and mutilated the cheek in a moat shocking manner. IS THE " PROTESTANT QUESTION TO BE LAID ASIDE A few weeks ago we were asked, even by men professing Conservative and Protestant principles, " Why agitate the Protestant question now why keep up any longer your Pro testant Associations, when a Conservative administration holds the reins of power, and the O'Connell influence in the cabinet is prostrated for ever ?" Our answer was, that, not withstanding the check which it had sustained, the evil spirit of Popery is still busy in its vocation, and that an unrelaxing watchfulness is, therefore, still the duty of every Protestant community. True, it may be, that the great prizes of the government are, for the present, withdrawn beyond its reach. It has no longer judgeships or commissionerships wherewith to feed the rapacity of its followers. It sits no longer at the council board of the Sovereign. It can no longer infuse its dark poison into the stream of national education. It is maimed, and shorn of its beams ; but it has not, therefore, become innocuous, and requires to be watched with, perhaps, even greater vigilance, since its path is no longer in the sun shine, and its seat in high places. The position occupied by the Church of Rome in Great Britai❑ is not one from which she can be dislodged in an hour, or by any single effort. Her power of damaging Pro testantism is not one which the mere possession of a parlia mentary majority will enable us to put down ; for although we may reduce that power so far as to prevent her from pur suing, in a direct course, the cherished objects of her ambi tion, yet indirectly, and perhaps with even greater certainty, under the mask of some popular delusion, she may still be advancing towards their achievement. That, at the present moment, her influence is lent to the fomenters of anti-corn law agitation in the manufacturing districts, is indisputable ; and it will scarcely be denied, either, how powerful that in fluence is. That Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, &c., with one-third of their populations composed of Irish Roman Catholics, and, to a man, voting in accordance with the dictation of their priesthood, return exclusively anti-corn law candidates to parliament, is to be attributed solely to the power which Popery has erected for herself, even here, in England. Nor is that subtle spirit to be satisfied with thus controlling the return of representatives to parliament only. There are local prizes as well, in the bestowal of which she has a more direct and immediate interest, and for the power of controlling these she has been for years past, and is still, assiduously working. There are municipal constituencies to be overborne, and municipal prizes to be carried off; and for none of those prizes is Rome more assiduous in her efforts, than those vhich attain for her the power of grafting her own dark and debasing superstitions upon the minds of the chil dren of our labouring poor. Can we then, we ask, or aught we, merely because we have put down the influence of popery iu the government, cease from the pursuit of any and every means to decrease that in fluence in the community? The answer is before us practi cally, at this moment. We eannot, consistently with the safety of our Protestant institutions, and with the preserva tion of protestantism in the state and amongst the commu nity, lay aside for one moment the watchful - attitude which the concession of 1829 has imposed upon us. We must con tinue to agitate the Protestant mind of the empire, while popery continues, either openly or covertly, her system of aggression against the national faith. Let popery confine her turbulent waters within their own banks—let her cease from the struggle for political supremacy—and protestantism will cease to agitate against her. But, until she do so, we must cease—never ! She has not done this. She will not do this. For upon what ground, we ask—upon what quar rel—was the contest fought which has just been brought to issue, within our own borough ? For what has Rome lent her powerful aid to liberalism at the late and in former muM cipal rtruggles ? The answer is obvious. Her reign in the town council—her reign in the education committee—her quasi monopoly of the corporation schools was threatened. A conservative council will not cut down the religious edu cation of the children of the poor of all persuasions to the precise pattern which it may please popery to dictate ; and hence the inundation of the municipal registers with her ser vile adherents. The defunct thing, whiggery, may indeed plume itself that it has still sonic participation in the direc tion of the army by which protestantism is assailed, and that it will share in the spoil. Its shallow and flippant philoso phers may spout forth their free trade dogmas, and prate of their economy, their liberality, or their surpassing wisdom, but the p-esiding genius of the field is the Church of Rome herself. It was her hand which set the battle in array ; and it was her banner which was designed to wave over the heads of the vanquished, if the energies of protestantism had not been put forth to avert so dire a calamity. With such practical evidence before us of their continued' necessity, are we to be told that our Protestant associations should be discontinued ? No, no ! To the spirit aroused throughout the land by those associations we owe it that popery has been cast out of the high places ; that it no longer raises its truculent hopes to the throne itself; and that spirit must riot be crushed—the voice of Protestant warning must not cease to agitate the heart of England—so long as vitality enough remains in the noxious thing, to dese crate and render impure even the humble stream, from which the children of the poor come to be filled with the waters of saving knowledge. CORRESPONDENCE A RADICAL DISAPPOINTMENT, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sllt, - -1 understand that a certain radical alderman, who anticipated the honour of filling the civic chair for the ensu ing year, and of course reasonably expected to be made at least a baronet, took a house in Shaw-street, Everton, and actually invited a titled female relative to do a graceful pre sidency for him at several contemplated festive banquets and balls. His disappointment is great—his ire beyond bounds. He must console himself as do Cato and Cincinnatus Ash croft, who exclaim that The post of honour is a private station." A VOTER PRINT SHOPS TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL ST.4NDARD Sin,—Among other nuisances demanding the attention of our conservative council, and which it is hoped they will be successful in promptly removing, is the public exhibition of indecent prints and books. These do not meet the eye so frequently as in some other towns ; but if any one doubts the existence of a case calling for magisterial interference, a look at a shop in Park-lane will be sufficient to convince him of its necessity. The foot pavement before it is frequently so crowded with gazers at the obscenity in the windows, as to obstruct the thoroughfare.—Your constant reader, Liverpool, Nov. 3. A FATHER. NUISANCE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Sirt,—l wish through the medium of your excellent jour nal, to call the attention of those of our public authorities whom it concerns, to a very great nuisance now prevailing in the neighbourhood of Abercromby-square, and Oxford, and Bedford-streets. It is that of the firing of guns or the noisy ignition in some other way of combustible materials at late hours of the night. The sounds produced are so loud and alarming as in several instances that have come to my knowledge, to interrupt the repose of sleeping children, or most painfully disturb suffering invalids. Such an evil can proceed only from f oo li s h an d idl e , or ru d e an d mischievous persons ; and a material benefit would be conferred on many, by its being arrested and put a stop to by the interference of the competent authorities.—l am, sir, &c. Oct. 30, 1811. VERAX. THE PROTECTORS TO THE EDUTER OF THE STAN RD Scat,—l think it rite to let yu no the whey we have been treated—that is the Pertecturs. Wen we was axed to jine the society, we was lead to bleive tht it uld be for our gud ; but we have ad no gad. We have lost our tim, sur, without any recompense: we have lost our tim in paing our muney in, droring it out, and pying ur tackses. We have lost more time in wateing to no if we was to be pade for our tim ; and when the day of elecktion came, they would not pa us for goeing to vote, whitch oncet for all is a grate sham, as we consider that if it was worth wile to get us to pa, it was worth wile to pa us for voteing, whitch we expected foolly. Sur, I tell you this cos they waddnt pa us for our votes, whitch we expected, and so we did not vote for nobody. Sur, lam no skollard, and hop you will spell this rite if you put it in the pepper. A PURTaKTUR. New Burd-street, Twoesday. THE MAYOR'S STIPEND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Before the Mayor makes his last bow to the Com mon Council, and takes his final leave of the public, permit me through the medium of your columns to draw attention to the very large sum that must be standing to the credit of his worship, unexpended, out of the handsome allowance of £2,000 granted from the corporation funds, for the purpose of maintaining the dignity of the high office in a manner be coming the importance of our town. You are probably not aware, sir, that the official allowance under the old regime was £1,200 only, and that this amount was made the subject of considerable vituperation by the immaculate Whigs of those days as being outrageously extravagant, and as chal lenging the earliest attention of the new common council. It had that attention pretty early, but it was only to increase the £1,200 to £2,000. , Now, sir, the selfishness of whiggery is too well esta blished to call for proof at my hands—it is upon record a hundred times repeated. I am not now going to argue the propriety of the increase ; it might or might not have been necessary ; but this is very certain, that the stipend was de signed to confer the power on our first magistrate to display, not a poor meagre charity—not a fourpenny veal pie enter tainment—but a (I was on the point of writing liberal; that word, however, has been so prostituted that I shall substi tute another, namely,) munificent hospitality that should do credit to the representative of a princely corporate estate, enabling that individual to entertain his townsmen hand somely, and the foreigner of distinction magnificently, when ever circumstances shall bring the latter within the precincts of the Town-hall. That the hospitality of our present Mayor has been of a more circumscribed character than any within the previous twenty years is beyond dispute ; and the corollery is inevi table, that a very large portion of the £2,000 must inevitably be unexpended. Now I beg to inform his worship, that the public eye is upon him ; that the community will not all ow an appropriation of that £1,500 or £l,BOO to private pur poses without marking the act with its indignant reproba tion. What has become of the corporation carriage, and what of the hor,es ?—all are laid aside—and the parapher nalia that was wont to be properly exhibited on the Sunday, challenging and receiving the respect, as well of the respect able citizens, as of the plain and honest, but clean and re putable artizan, each on his way to the national temple, all this has been placed in the corporation chest, the emblem of a former state, and significant of the dignity and importance of the situation filled by the personage before whom it was borne. _ The time has now arrived, however, for a resumption of the good old practice of visiting a Christian temple, and for bringing forth the insignia of office ; and a glorious sight it is, sir, as well as a fitting example for those who are called upon to submit to the authority of him who ought to be a terror to evil doers. I shall not trespass on a fallen foe, although our present chief magistrate has provoked that disposition beyond his predecessors—it were needless to draw the picture of his faults, positive and negative—they are in the memory of the present generation, and will serve only to furnish a contrast to his successors in office. I shall only again remind hint that the eyes of the community are upon him—the public charities are waiting, open mouthed, for the very large funds which his official parsimony has placed at his disposal. THE RADICAL PRESS 'ARGUS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR, — Feeling assured that every man who buys the radi cal papers to a great degree supports radicalism, I rejoice that the readers in Toxteth-ball belong not to such a class, and I have more reason to rejoice when I know that when the Albion is sent to us by some of our liberal friends, it is scarcely looked at ; and when the papers are offered for sale, they can only get one penny for the Albion, while the Standard and other conservative papers are bought for half price. This is the way it should be. Who but a fool would pay for lies and infidelity, abusive language, in the place of sound argument. We have reason to be thankful to God, sir, that the people are beginning to look upon truth as they ought to do. 'Long may your columns be filled with truth and sound Christian principles, and the people eager to act upon them, is the earnest desire of an operative Protestant, who is a voter, and reader in TOXTETH-HALL NEWSROOM EXCHANGE WARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL 3T.4IVDABD SlR, — The circumstance of Exchange Ward being lost this year although carried last year by a majority of 30, has caused many to imagine there was a lack of zeal, or to use your expressive remark, " a want of generalship." Allow me to state a few facts in explanation. Last year Mr. Sands had a majority of 3O This year Mr. Ridgway lost by Difference against Conservatives And how do we account for this disparity ? Why, the last year the list was composed of bona fide rate payers—this year it had 160 pauper Irish votes from the neighbourhoods of Lace, Orange, North, Bachelor, and other similar streets, added to it. In Lace-street alone about 35 were added. Take, therefore, the Irish faggot votes .... 160 Deduct the Conservative loss as above .... 51 And we find the Conservatives must have advanced 109 during this contest above what they did last year. Or thus,—ln 1810, when Mr. Sands was elected by a ma jority of 30, the Conservatives polled only .. 199 This year, although beaten, thzy have polled .. 304 Showing nearly the same result lO5 This addition to the Conservative ranks was overborne, as before observed, by the wholesale manufacture of Protector votes. The fact is, that the chance of success was nearly as hopeless as in Vauxhall Ward, which was at once abandoned, and it required no small courage in determining to contest the Ward at all. This explanation will satisfy those persons who were unac quainted with the peculiar circumstances of the ward that here the Conservatives were not behind their fellow-men in endeavouring to rid the Town Council of its Radical occu pants, although unsuccessful, through the frauds upon the franchise made use of by their opponents.— "'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it." I am, Sir, yours, &c., ONE OF THE COMMITTEE. Liverpool, 2d Nov., 1841. SEMI-THEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION STANDARD TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL SIR,—An advertisement appeared in your Tuesday's pub lication, headed " Clerical Domestic Association," being a prospectus issued by our respected, active townsman, Mr. Joseph Crisp. I hail under that covering the embryo of a valuable institution, and have suggested above a better de signation, which in part explains its own objects. It will perhaps be found more useful and acceptable to relinquish the leading features of a club-house, and approximate more towards the character of a library of reference, public library, and newsroom. Suitable domestic accommodation can al ways be found ; but it must be confessed that there is not a public library in our good old town—notwithstanding its growing importance, its high moral tone, and its excellent political complexion—worthy of being so styled, which is accessible to the public, either rich or poor, unless they be come bona fide proprietors, and which also require annual subscriptions to maintain or keep them a-going. It perhaps will be found, notwithstanding a few disclaimers, that the principle of a joint- s t oc k com p an y i s de c idedly the best for establishing even an institution of this kind, as it forms a species of contribution of the many towards one object, and in case of failure the loss is not felt. The following is intended as an amendment to Mr. Crisp's intended institution, and it is only an outline, to be expanded or compressed at pleasure. Then let our institution consist of a valuable library, chiefly of a theological character, but not exclusively so : for instance, let it contain all the books enumerated by Bickersteth, in his " Christian Student," as the " Minister's Library"--all the old standard divines, and also the best writers on history, ancient and modern—the best moral and political economists—together with other works of a more miscellaneous character, both curious and useful, not omitting any of the periodicals deemed standard. A spacious room to adjoin the library, for the sole use of the readers of the library, which also must be a circulating one. This room would be the resort of young men, eminent for that peculiar characteristic " salt "—i.e., genuine Christi anity. " Iron sharpeneth iron." Kindred spirits coming in contact, who can tell what benevolent efforts, concentra ted and united, would be made to regenerate the world ! At all events, it would be useful with growing numbers, would cause many to serve their generation, to say nothing of the refreshment and relaxation it would at all times afford. Ad joining this room there might be one of smaller dimensions, to be exclusively devoted to clergymen and others ; and un derneath, the general newsroom. The next question hid, only remains to be answered, is, wherewithal, are the means ? 'The answer is, a joint-stock company to be formed—say 500 shares, to be disposed of at £lO per share, making £5,000; and should this sum he in sufficient, say more. Proprietors to have a free ticket, and also a nomination. Say open to the public at £1 ls. per annum ; nominees, half subscription price. From these two sources sufficient funds would be derived to maintain the institution in wear and tear, &c., and p er h aps some sma ll overplus, to be divided among the proprietors. This is only a random sketch, thrown together in haste. As it is a matter of great usefulness, it perhaps only requires bringing it prominently before the public, or those that " sit in the gate," or those " whose lips keep knowledge," in order to its establishment. The writer cannot help thinking that the public are entitled to the establishment of a public library, of a general character, out of the public local funds ; and this is a fit subject of consideration in the " Improve ment Committee," involving more usefulness than the pull ing down of walls and building others, or even parks, or washhouses, or matters of that character. The insertion of this will not perhaps be without its use, and will oblige your very obedient servant,_ AMATO R DOCTRINAL Liverpool, Nor. 4, 1841 FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday night last, at Crewe Station, Mr. Lowe, a highly respectable solicitor of Nantwich, in stepping from the railway carriage within some four or five yards of the stopping place, unhappily missed his footing and fell with his back across the rails. A female in the next carriage heard him cry " 0, Lord God," and in another instant the wheel passed over his shoulder, and across his bead, crushing it, according to the description of a by stander, just as if it had been a basket. The train was stop ped without difficulty, and the unfortunate man was found lying between the carriages : it is not su ppo se d th a t more than one wheel passed over him. His head was smashed to atoms, and one shoulder nearly severed from his body. His death must have been instantaneous. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening last, as the train from London was leaving the Hartford sta tion for Liverpool, Mr. Phillips, the celebrated professor of music, who had got out of the carriage for sonic purpose was making the best of his way back to the carriage he had left, when the signal for starting was given, and Mr. Phillips, evidently in confusion, made a sudden spring at the carriage, but his feet slipped, and he had only time to save himself from falling, by grasping the middle step of the carriage. The passengers inside the coach caught hold of him, and Rickards, the guard, came to his assistance instantly. Rickards would have succeeded in pulling him away without serious injury ; hut Mr. Phillips kept his hold of the step, and, his legs slipping across the rails, one wheel of the carriage went over them. Rickards then dragged him away ; but such was the injury he received, and the shock together, that he never spoke afterwards. This is the first fatal accident that has occurred since the opening of the Grand Junction line in 1837. FORTUNE AMASSED BY A MENDICANT.—An old woman, who has withstood the cold ❑orthern blasts of more than 70 winters, named Mary Horner, emigrated from this town (Knaresborough) to America, last Spring, on account of the depressed state of the times. This circumstance created much surprise amongst those who knew her, she to all ap pearance having to combat against hard fortune in all its hideous forms, invariably living on what she gained by ask ing charity, and had from time almost immemorial received a small weekly allowance from the neighbouring township of Plimpton, where she belonged, and on her departure she was presented with £5 to assist her in her Atlantic expedition. From intelligence lately received, this trip across the vast ocean seems to have acted powerfully on the system of the old lady, who is now no longer a beggar, for immediately on her arrival in the new world, she shook off the hapless mask of misfortune, purchased a small estate, whereon she erected a comfortable dwelling, where she now leads a happy life in the midst of plenty, her means drained as charity from a generous and feeling public at Knaresborough.—Hali fax - Guardian. ABUSE OF THE CHURCH CLERGY.—No reader can be ignorant that for many years past the bete: noires of the Whigs and Radicals were what they delighted to call political parsons. If the clergyman was a magistrate, he was libelled as a political parson, if he voted at an election, he was hooted as a political parson ; if he presided at a vestry that levied a church rate, he was persecuted as a political parson. The " character of a Christian minister" was, we are told, incon sistent with the exercise of any political opinion •, nay, Ch tian charity was alleged to be so peculiarly obligatory; ornisa ooreraatliulosr; clergyman, that lie ought not to censunoriesnheern,isthefneeirtioiF o b n e e c u a because s i e n thatthe repressionwas t o condemn or p punishment crime, be cause the c gospel ought to have taught hinl benevo lence, But, observe, this deaf and d u imposed on the clergy of the established hc 1: a r Sectarian s ministers were honoured and applauded f or th e very oppos it e q ualities and conduct—the Irish priest, who pronounced po litical anathemas from the a l tar, and led ferocious mobs to true th faith—the dissenting a n beral apostle of the in trigues of politi ca l agitation , astor, who made his pulpit a tri bunal of political lib e l and mixed was a r himself evered in an a d l 1 p the atr i low e tie di_ vine ; and " Christiancharity and forbearance" was, in their cases, interpreted to mean the meddling in every political feud or parochial squabble—the calumniating everybody and everything connected with the Established church—the or ganising oppositions to legal rights and invasions of legal property—and in short committing wholesale and in the gross, a thousand times more of every kind of political task work than the worst libellers had ever imputed to the most intemperate "political parson." All this is notorious in every corner of the country •, but well prepared as we there fore were to hear of the individual interference of this class of persons in the late agitation, we were not so for the effron tery of the Manchester Conference, composed, we are told, of some 650 dissenting min isters, who, for g etful o f that " Christian charity" and " those sacred functions" of w hich they were so fond of remin din g the cler gy of the Established Church, erected thems elves into a POLITICAL con vocation, whence they promulg ated in behalf of their friends, the late Ministry, the grosse st do g mas of nonsense an d falsehood with, indeed , the m ost rancorous s p irit—but with such igno rance, vulgarity, inconsistency, and stupidity, th at fortu nately, their interference did more good to the conservative cause than their most sanguine malevolence could have hoped to do mischief. At this formidable assemblage of the elite of dissenting churches was, after three ridiculous sittings, dissolved by its own internal dissensions, amidst the derision s o u f r a v l i l ve th d e : rN‘eset hope, fora efowr.oarltdime,Otoneheaanrd orantrleronlleyss abuse o effect has ' political parsons ?"—Quarterly Review.