The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-03 00:00:00

-APRIL 3. P%:)8, . ' tength, with the appar,ut view of proving that tho portinantpan produced was not -that which •he had with hint.. The letters *-V K— . D. , appeared on gone end of the portmanteau in brass 11, 1118. ' The witness, on his cross:examinatinn, said .he had not seen those letters on the portmanteau which he carried through the office, and placed on the top of one of the coaches of the train'. Simon Woovendell stated that he was a police-officer in .Manchester. On Tuesday, the 17th of October, he received stone information respecting the prisoner, in consequence of Which he went to Liverpool by the seven . o'clock train next mortliug. When he g.ot to Liverpool he applied to Mr. Hills bury, the superinteudant of the station at Liverpool, who 'de- , . livered to him the portmanteau produced. Witness took the portmanteau to Manchester, and. delivered it to Mr. Thomas, deputy constable of Manchester. ' • James. Sawley, police-officer of Manchester.- , -Apprehended the prisoner at. the railway station at Manchester; on the 17th of •' October, at.a little before five o'clock. There was a train on the point Of starting. The prisoner was jest going from the . o ffi c e t o t h e railway. Witness asked him it' had - any luggage, and he said he had not. Witness took him to Mr. Thomas and searched him. He found four keys which he handed over to -Mr Thomas.. The keys were •tried upon the portmanteau on . the following day, in the Police-office. Mr, Thomas (deputy constable of Manchester).---Remem tiers the prisoner Kinnear being brought to the office, and the portmanteau als , , on the day following. Delivered the port manteau anti papers to Mr. Heelis. One of the keys was tried and . opened the portmanteau. Found in the portmantean a plate, a ime.irnpressions (foes the same, and other papers, all of which were put into a separate box. Mr. Josiah James Hillshury, superintendent of the Railway station at Liverpool, stated, that when lugguge arrived at Li verpool and was not claiMed, he placed it in a place of safety till called for. Remembered the portmanteau proved being :called for.: , Mr. Hillsbury stritel that he knew the prisoner some, time ago in London; and-he then went by the name of John Kinnear. M.,ry Parkinson stated that she kept a lodging-house in Seymour-street, Liverpool. A Mr. Jones took lodgings from her iu October last for a friend of his, named Donaldson. Kinnear came the next day (10th October) with Jones, and he passed under the name of Donaldson. He had with him a trunk with brass nails, which was placed by his desire in his sitting room, and all the rest were placed in his bed-room. The .trunk was produced and identified. Witness delivered that trunk to Mr. Whitty on, she thought, the 19th or 20th. Cross,xamined by the prisoner.—Did not send word to Mr. Whitty that . she had such a trunk. Ele came biinseif. Ile - ,•Atiiked if a person named. Donaldson staved with her. She said no; he was out of town, but she expected him home every too- Pleat, Mr. Whitt . then inquired what. rooms the prisoner oc cupied: Told hint the 'Dining-room. He then asked what belonged to Mr. Donaldson: :He .mentioned who he was,.and' '$ to said it was high . time that she - should show what belonged to: `hint and what to • her Self - He:examined every thing; and . said that the trunk was what he wanted. He called for a hammer or c.iset.• Sue had not. one, but she furnished' him with a clever, -and-with that-he opened the trunk. lie examined the papers that ,were in :.the trunk, closing it' up again and cording and sealing it. He took it away in a car, in his own possession. •• :Michael James Whitey,' head constable. of Liverpool, stated Abet he went to•the house of Mary Parkinson on Thursday, the !,9th of October. She showed him the•trunk produced, and he Pi)ened it. and found it contained a number of copper plates, 41auk forms of,bills,. letters, &c. examined them and re turned them into the trunk. -Part of them he afterwards took gut, and he gave them to Mr. Heelis. - 1 ; wo stamps were ltanded , to Mr. Whitty. The words in these stamps were, Por the Flintshire District Banking Company, (blank for the tlame,) manager." Found these stamps in a cupboard. Mrs. Parkinson did not point out the thin gs w hi c h belonged to the rlsoner till after he had found them, when s he told hirn they :beouged to a Mr. Donaldson. • Cross-examined by the prisoner. —Went to 'Mrs. Parkinson I , orn information which he had received. Hattnot the key of • the trunk with him, and broke it open. Examined the whole contents cursorily there. Opened the trunk on the same even ing at his own office. Took forth papers and marked them with his initials. • He delivered those papers to Mr. lleelis. Mr. Heelis stated that .he was the attorney for this prusecu !ion. Saw Mr. Whitty put his seat on the trunk. Has now olis- safe custody the whole of the papers which he received iroin Mr. Whitty. _ _ _ John Frederick: Cobbett stated that the first time he knew ' Xinnear was in October, 1836. Had seen him write, and knew , hislandwiriting. A draft of a letter, dated 2.3 d May, addressed In the Kent cud Surry Banking Company, was proved to be in the handwriting of the prisoner. Another letter, the witness Said, was else his • band, -disguised.; The signature, (John Ai r atkins) to the bill. for £7O was also stated to be his writing. The body Ad the bill, to the best of his (witness) knowledge, was written by young Kinnear. A draft of a letter, dated the 9th September, to the London and Westminster Bank, was also proved to be his writing. Several other letters, of various dates ttnd in different Atyli.s of writing, were similarly proved, as was an itermin an account, "To Jones, for engraving, Ss. Od." Mr. Swain, engraver, of Manchester. In the month of May, 4837, a person named Jones gave him instructions about en graving,a plate. That was the first time he had keen him. It was to, be is draft plate .for the Flintshire District Banking Cona tmaY.' Witness engraved one in pursuance of that direction. It was lot the Surrey, Kent and Sussex Banking Company. petweett May and September 800 impressions were struck off 'tom that plate.. (The plate was put into the hands of the wit- Ile ", and identified.) The address was altered by Jones' direc tions ou 20th September in the same year. Jones instructed hint to get an iudursing stamp made. He got two made. These were the stamps produced by Mr. Whitty. In June engraved • head-line plate for Mr. Jones to put the date on the top of ..letters. Struck off about 200 copies of this. Cross-examined by. the Prisoner.—He did this business for air. Jones: • Elizabeth Pritchard stated that she let lodgings in the town -Phut. She knew a man named Jones, who, in the beginning of last RUM. came with a . .person called young Donaldson, to 'oek at her lodgings. Afterwards Jones came back with the p r isoner at the bar, who went by the name of Donaldson. They they were going into the coal trade, and they wanted the rtrldit t‘ 'air an' office. They Went away the next morning, ~;_e,vino• co vers with her to 'give Lo the postman, that the letters , ulightlie forwarded._ , • . r- - fie• (Yrn'Ss-eiainined forwarded., the Prisoner.—W.itness is a widow, and r husband was a schooltwtster. She could not read. writing. raere were some letters sent, but cannot give any description of to whom the ywete - • _ 1 . hoittley, postinian:i , l Flint, knew Mrs. Pritchard's h at _se. R emembers letteri Lein addressed to a Mr. Watkins, Pritchard's, and used to have letters addressed-to Mr. WatkinS there. . She used to give him covers. He put the letters into the covers.: The first was directed to Cheltenham Cottage-the secon.d to the LiVerPOol Postoffice. The name ,on the first he dni not reineurber r the name on the second was "Julies. o Dims not . kiloW an'ybody named Watkins. "C Th ross-exaMined by e Prisoner.—CoUld.read writing a little. The letters w e r e a dd ressed J . W atk i ns, F l i nts hi re Di str i ct ai 'kiPfeCoMpany. The reason why he delivered them at Mrs. Pritchard's was, because two gentlemen called and told them 'to do so. Mr. Jackson,, manager of the Manchester and Liverpool Dis ticet Banking Coinpany. Knew Kinnear in the Year 18.32. 1 1' to-seen him write. Witness proved the handwriting of the prisoner to a bill. A note or letter was put in in the prisoner'S handwriting, which stated that "one of his troop',' was apprehended at Bir- I ningharu, on charges of uttering forged notes on the Sheerness Bank, and that a similar circumstance had occurred at Man chester, but he hoped only a few days delay wank' be the con sequence. A letter, addressed to the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Banking C ompany,Aesiriug to open an account with them in the name of the Flintshire Banking Company. A letter in reply to the above was put in, asking more pat ticulars of information, and Promising to take the same into consideration. the reply to the latter was read. It made some excuses for not furnishing the required information. The reply to this again declined the proposal. Another letter,' offering .inducements to the London and Westininster Batik to open account, and requesting that the -same might be done, was put in and read. The reply of the 4 bankers stated the mode of doing business proposed by the pri sorter would be perfectly satisfactory. The answer to this, signed J. Watkins, presumed the business arranged, and gave orders to'the London and Westminster Bank to Collect certain bills for theed. • This was the case for the prosecution. The prisonei said—As thi; was the first time he ever had, oc !casion to address a jury, he hoped they would excuse any it re ltularity. They were aware that. he was charged with having 'forged a Rill of Exchange for £7O. and with having afterwards uttered it; knowing it be forged. To prove tharit was - his hand, .4/ Mr. Jackson had been called, who had seen hint write twice, And alNlr.Cohhett, whom he did not cross-examine because be had some disputes with him in business formerly. The pri soner asked the Judge some questions respecting the law on the subject. _ _ . 'elie learned JIJDGE stated that if the prisoner proved that he did not forge the bitl, he might still be convicted fur utterinc' the hill, knowing the same to be forged:. If, however, he proved that the bill was not a forgery, there was, of course, an end of the case. The prisoner went on to state that many Banks had very • small beginnin g s. and it was evident from the teWutony that he had had an intention of beginning a lank. At the instance of the prisoner, .M r. Bit AN DT produced docu.• ments olowi nu • that the pri•:nner had sent money to the amount of £4OO. or £5OO. to the London and Westminster Bank, to _meet certain. bills. „John Jones called, exasesit2ed bv the Prisoner,=—Slated that hi s 'theme was John Watkins Jones. He h.ol been called John Jones,—lihn Wa.tkin Jones,--and sometimes John Watkins. ,Hartcarried on business under I henatne of J. Watkins & Co., at Great St. Helens, - Bislrpsgabe-street, London. Had done Osinesss with and for the iprisoiter four or five years. Hid L'!9.lpyrp ,prisoner .11 years. It was about last June when I '..nrst.went to Flint. Weut first to inquire after the price of ~ r oals, -their freight to the Meditetrauean, and also to take an n,frlee• No busine ss was d one i n coa l s. Li ve d two or three 'nights at Mrs. Pritchard's. Other busiuess was suggested in. ,ceasflquettce of the visit, - and the result was the opening, of a , 'Bank by Kinnear. Witness tookanoffice from Mrs. Pritchard, which he told her , was for a temporary Bank Kinnear went [giver and engaged a bed room for Mr. Jones (witness). This • :Bank (the parlour of Mrs. Pritchard's house) was in correspond epee ATith the .Lendon a nd W es t m i ns t er B an k . Wi tness was 'to thb . Nanager of the Bank. lie (witness) was to have oue-twentieth shske attd £l5O. per annum Witness ordered a plate from Mr. Swain of Manchester, and paid hini for the work. There was'businesito the arnOtint of front £5OO, to £7OO. done with the London and Westminster Bank, for the Flint :Mire BankingeomPanv. The siknatitie‘o the Bill (produced) .Vas Kinnear's hand writing. He (witnesS),had authorised him to write that signature. The indorsement was in James Hen alerson's band writing, a wool stapler of Bristol. • - :Cross•examiued by Mr. Be A MDT. —He was Mr. Kinnea . i'S clerk and an agent. He was called up to the box in the name of John Jones. His father's name was John*Jones. He was called, also, John Watkin Jones. Had no other name. His Master ,Kinnear) had no other names that he knew of but Donaldson and Roberts. Had never heard him called Roherts but at. the Star in Manchester. Did not believe there were Rtty partners iu the Flintsitire bank but Kinnear. he firm of i liatkiris and Co. was him se lf a nd a young man named 7° , ""Ftll who was in London. That was not the firm to be ( rawli upon by Loadon and Co., of Edinburgh. Had been Went, at Edinburg,h for Mr. Kinnear, but not to open a bank. went, to take an office to carry on an agency business under t he title of Loation aryl Co, Mr. Loadon was a young man who liv e d : in London. • liad been to Dahlia, also, on Mr. Kinnear's Recount; to take an office there fur general business. The busi ness ther e was to he conducted by Mrs. and Charlesjoneg and (-li).---Thomas Jones was 'his brother, and Ch a rles Jones was N l4 nel)hvv. They Arise; upon hits) as-Junes on nephew. Was ant for Mr. Kinnear. as acceptor. .James Henderson is'a '' ''" lst aP l Pr, and saw him its Manchester. For £l5O per an -1.4. to look after sonic coal business in Flintshire. ave•Nirs. Pritchard the name of. John Jones As that by which. he was kisnwn. Witness. know s th a t he is under indiornent as one of the Sheerness a rol.Qtitenshorottglk ,brink.,and .5150 fora g. ' l " 4 l ) '‘‘PY. Had called a t s . et•tain banks in, fslatichesterand i •ivext,l; and had giVen his. name John Junes. Can t"tint tell whose vriti tt ,.The hudy of that bill is in. 'Was apore 'ied• on the 17th O (blabs[; lurras at: the brginniUtt.nf iuk;et tbat be autlaurtzt:d'hls MOW I.() Sign has ,lam e Ile-examined by the prisoner. Has discounted a great many drills in - 'Lancashire —to the ainount of £7OO or £BOO in one trank. : At • the Manchester and - Liverpool District Banking Company about £2OO. With • Moss and. Co., from EVW to £5OOO. All had been reunlarlv paid. Had discounted bills at the North and South Wales I:ink in Liverpool several times, and had everYyeason to believe that he had a balance in hand. Mr. 13a A Nwisaid that Mr. Jones had not produced anything. hi defence, but had in fact strengthened the case. The jury-found the prisoner guilty of forging and uttering. The Court • then proceeded to the trial of the charge against Kinnear and Jones jointly... • . Mr. BRA sin said there was another indictment against Kin near singly. .titit after the result of the last trial he thought he need not proceed upon it. With respect to Jones , he had rea son to believe..that he was led into the matter by Kinnear. He was willing to plead guilty to the charge for misdemeanour, and' in the indictment for felony he should offer no evidence._ Dr. BaowN said he appeared as counsel for Jones, and under his advice he hid pleaded guilty to the misdemeanour. He un derstood he was 69 years of age. In the case of Kinnear, the JUDGE said he felt perfectly sum that the prisoner was aware of the consequence of the crime which he had committed. He thought if it had not been for the alteration of the law lately these forgeries would never have been committed. If there ever were a case in which such an extremity of the law would have been required it was that. '['here was no sort of extenuation or excuse in the case. It was one of every kind of contrivance and manoeuvre to cheat and defraud in every direction. lie felt that he should not be doing his duty if he did not carry the law into its fullest effect. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life. The Learned Judge then addressed Jones. At his time of life he did not feel that it was necessary for him to pass sentence for more than imprisonment. The prisoner did not present himself in a favourable light at the bar, for he had no doubt that much of what he had spoken in the withess box was utterly false. The prisoner was sentenced to three years' iiiiprisoninent. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO SST FIRE TO A SHIPPON. THE QUEEN V. WATKINS. Dr. BitowN stated the case The defendant stood charged with a misdemeanour, in having attempted to 01 fire to the premises of Joseph Holland, at Huvton, on the 20th of May, 1837. Dr. Brown said the sup posed motive.erthe act was as follows :—The prisoner occupied a cottage near the house.of Mr. Holland. lie and his father had lived in thiA.eottage for 18 years, without paving any rent. Suddenly the ,landlord called for the rent and arrears, and it . was: supposed that this was done at the suggestion of Mr. Holland. • Mr. BnANDT defended the prisoner. - Margaret Palley stated that she was servant to Mr. Holland. on the 30th of March last year. Witness went on to state, that on the 22d Mayiast yeat she was milking, when .she heard Mr. H 01l a pd.' s• dug hark. • She went to see what was the matter, and she saw the d6g put sue a matt across the meadow. Subse quently,:at - d'latfif hour, she was lmiking from a Window,.when she sit* a :maiii'standing on a step ladder, which led into a Dutch-hay 1•41-;6• . verli-shippon. She had previouSlY perceived a stnell'or lice ; She' cried oat and the nian ran away. This indiVidual shersAid , was the' defendant.. The person whom she had seen . rtorning 3e - ross the field also was the defendant. She went up the step ladder and fonad certain combustible mate rials burning under the hay; She immediately threw down these materiatsAitttof the loft into the yard. Two witnesses were called, v‘ho proved that on .the night, and at the hour in question, the defendant was.at his own house. A number Of respectable persons were called, who gave the defendant a most excellent Character. • The Jury said they %redid not trouble his Lordship to sum up. They were Of opinion that the witness Margaret Dooley, was mistaken iirber notion, that the defendant was the person whom she 'had seen on the ladder. The deTendauTwas acquitted. The Court adjourued at half-past six o'clock. NISI PRIUS coma.—MONDAY. (.Before Mr. Justice. Coleridge.) SPECIAL JURY CASE.-ORRELL Y. GREENOUGH. The following gentlemen were sworn on the special jury :- -. Rieherd Allison,—Foreman. John Moore, Garston. merchant. • John Margerison, merchant. P. H. Smith, Manchester, merchant. Thos. Robinson, Liverpool, merchant. Isaac Holmes,•Kirkdale, merchant. John Myers, Liverpool, merchant. Joseph Steele, Toxteth Park. Joseph Scholefield, jun. \V J. Tomlinson. . • Nathaniel Greenhall And. Gardner Boggs. Mr. Cresswelli Mt. Cowling, and Mr. Wightman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Martin for the defence. • The declaration stated that the defendant broke and entered a close and made cet tail) end ways; and another count stated that the defendant broke and entered another close called the " Long,Gate." To this decimation the defendant pleaded to the first count, that the close was.the freehold of Alice Green ough. In the replication this was denied by the plaintiff; and to the second count the defendant pleaded that he was not guilty. This was also denied. The precise question.read in the pleadings related to a very small slip of land adjoining the Long Gate, as it was called, near Prescot; awl to the coals lying under that road, and also a trespass on a part of Parr Muss. The action was brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Orrell, as Lord of the Manor of Parr, to try his manorial right to a certain small slip of land which the de fendant had inclosed without leave from the plaintiff, or paying him any acknowledgement for the same; but the principal question was - to try the defendant's right to obtain coal under the slip of land which be had thus enclosed, and. without kayo or acknowledgement. The question in•issue was, the plaintiffs right to demamtchief tent. .In order to prove this, muniments and deeds of Mr. On ell, dated so late as 1663, and othermuni ments of a; later7.date, were put in to show Mr. Orrell's right and title to the Parr Moss estate, as lord of the manor; and other deeds, showing that he had obtained a release from free holders who possessed rights of . common. A number of wit nesseswere also•examined to prove that they paid chief rent for the'. right of- 2 ctittlitg • peat, -enclosing,' building &c. • A game keeper,: was ekainitied to prove that •he hail, in the employment of Mr. Orrell,,, shot over the whole of Parr estate for 38 years. And witnesses were called to prove that the plaintiff, in order to try his disputed'right; had•telled a number of trees on the land, and no one had disputed his right to'do . so. • • For the defenceit was endeavoured to be proved on the Cross examination., that various parties had enclosed and used por tions of the land without paying or having,demanded of them 'any acknOwledgeinerit whatever. Agi eat number of witnesses were called, awl Mr. Alexander did not rise for the defence until 7 o'clock. It was arranged that the conclusion of the case should be adjourned until this morning, When the verdict will be given. DINNER OT- THE GUARDIANS OF THE WEST DERBY UNION. The election of guardians for the several townships in the Union took place On Thursday last, but the result is not known as respects those iu which the election was contested. In the the township of West Derby, Kirkdale, and Great Crosby, the struggle was expected to be very severe. In the latter place, the rate-payers • are divided into tvio parties, Protestant and Papal—and the utmost exertions have been made by both. On Tuesday last the guardians for the past year, together with se veral officers• of the Union, celebrated the termination of their duties by a dinner at Mr. Stretch's, the Liver Inn, Kirkdale. Besides the members of the board, many respectable and in fluential gentlemen of the neighbourhood honoured the festive board by their presence, amongst whom were the Rev. Mr. Wilson, the respected minister of Walton, John Formby, Esq. MiChael Ashcroft, Esq. and others. A very excellent dinner was provided by the worthy hostess, and the wines were of a quality much superior to those usually produced on similar oc casions. The chair. Was very ably filled by the talented and highly respected president of the board, Wm. Winstauley, Esq. and Cartwright, Esq. officiated as vice-president. Although the company consisted of gentlemen of all parties and politics, the most cordial good feeling and perfect unanimity prevailed during the whole evening, and not a single word or circum stance transpired to mar the conviviality of the meeting. Atter the customary patriotic toasts had. been drank, the worthy Chairman, in a very appropriate speech, proposed the health of the Poor Law Commissioners of England and Wales, and in doing so, bore testimony to the very courteous and resrctful conduct of .that .influential body in all matters connected with the West . Derby Union,. and e xp resse d his anxiety to see a full and fait trial 'made of the merits or demerits of that Act of the Legisiature which had caused so much difference in opinion in various „parts of the_ kingdom. viz. the new Poor Laws; and trusted that the new guardians of • the Union would show the same desire to carry that law into operation as bad been felt by themselves. Tee • Coiperation of Liverpool was also drank , to which Me. C,iier, as a member of that body, made a very suit able acknowleilgemect—and stated his determination to use every exertion in appropriating the funds of the Corporation to .their most legitimate purposes, and more especially in lighten ing the bUrdens at present imposed on the Inhabitants of the good old town,by the payment of rates, &c. Several other ex cellent speeches were made by Mr. Formby, Mr. Finch, Mr. and : ML.Parker. The,party separated about 10 o'clock, after spending a utast agreeable evening. LIVER TRitiXTita.--This theatre last evening was crowded to excess, being•for•the benefit of Mr. Lee. His Jingle was as excellent as ou'rertnel• occasions. THEATRE Itoiai..—Mr. Power is fulfilling an engagement at t e lliS theatre, whieh'has been well attended hitherto. To-night the petite comedy of " The young Widow" is to be performed, followed by • " Rory O'More, (Rory O'llfore by Mr. Power,) and the farce of Ootifonnded Foreigners." PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE FROM DEATH.—CAUTION TO Ikl/ RINERS.-011 the evening (tithe 21st ult. the crvw of the Caro line, of Swansea,*on retiring for the night, incautiously closed the hatchway, and left a coke fire burning. At four o'clock in the morning the steward was induced to descend into the: fore castle, when, awful to relate, one of the unfortunate men was found dead, aud The other two asphyxyated to such a degree us almost to preclude the poSsihility of recovery. However, after the lapse of twenty-four hours, during which time they received every attention tbat either humanity could dictate or profes sional skill devise from the gentleman in attendance, surgeon Smith, of Woodside, we are happy to state, that his persevei ing efforts were, at last, croWned with success, and that they are now so well that they will be able to resume tEeir duties in a few days. MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS OF. THE TOWNSHIP OF KIRK DALE.—On Thursday last the annual meeting of the rate payers of this township was held at the Derby Arms. John Rimmer, Esq . ,. in the chair. Mr. M. Ashcroft and Mr. P. Davies were appointed overseers for the ensuing year; Mr. Roskell and Mr. Duckworth surv6yor§ of . the highways, and Mr. J. Dumhell, assistant surveyor, at salary of £5O; and Mr. Ashcrtirt and Mr. Duckworth, asse's'sors. Thank s were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting, which had been most tumultuous, separated. • DENSE FOG.—On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday a very dense Fog prevailed, particularly in the morning and at night. On the latter day, about noon, the "darkness might be felt," end gas was generally lighted thronghont.the town. 'This state of the atmosphete continued for about two hours. The fog seems to have extended to a great distance, and to have been remarkably dense. at sea. On Thursday, fur instance, the Postoffice stea►uer between Dublin and Holyhead was obliged, while crossing the channel, to fire guns as signals of her "whoreaboutO and only made the harbour of Holyhead ,by hearing tho noise of the birds on the South Stark ! Ihe mail steamers between Liverpool and Dublin were prevented, by the den,ity of the fog, from running, and they were, consequently. both on Thursday and Friday, many hours beyond their usual time of arrival. The same cause, doubtless, prevented the in ward.bound velsels. from running up channel. STEAM-sniP"CommonoaE.—This splendid vessel has already acquired great fame by • the quickness of her passag,es between Greenock and . Liverpool. She has now been in work a month, during which tioid she'has perforated such feats in speed as, we were lever .aCcomplished by any other vessel. The . passage, on Wednesday, was made in' Seventeen hoUtS: Iler shortest ioyage•bas been Made in an hour less{ THE I.IVERPoOI, sTANDARD. sacred mysteries—but it would ha a crime to join one's self, upon that account, With an heretical or schismatical congregation, whose worship God rejects as sacrilegious and impious. In such a case, therefore, a Christian must serve his God alone, to the best of his power, by offering to him the homage of prayer, adoration, contrition, &c., and must frequently hear mass in spirit, by joining himself with all the faithful throughout the earth, wher ever they are"ng to Goil that dite sacrifice., ever sighing after those heaventkiahysteries, and' praying for his delivery from that Babylon which keeps him at a distance from the temple of God.' Ilavineread this, I wish to observe,' replies Mr. Blake, that I have no doubt there will he found in this book, and in other Roman Catholic books, matter that may give offence to the feelings of Protestants, and that nothing could be more gratifying to me than to see it utterly expunged.' " I. too, am unwilling to give offence to the feelings of Pro testants; but if passages are to be expunged from doctrinal books, because they may take offence, it, follows that they should be purged qf erery Catholic principle, since some would take of fence as long as one solitary tenet would remain. There is a spi rit of sleep and solemn reverence for the true worship breathing through the above quoted passage, which shows that nothing could be farther from the mind of the pious author, than any Want . of real charity towards those who had the misfortune of being deprived of its benefits. It reminds me of the fine and lofty piety of Eleazar, who refused to purchase life by the least compromise of the stern duties of his religious law. While such a sincere respect for faith sways the teachers of religion, there is very little danger of the prevalence of an unprincipled liberalism, which would mistake indiff,rence of faith fur feel ings of charity, and call those bigots who wished to retain the impressions of any particular creed. The doctrine laid down by the venerable prelate, in not joining in worship with any other sect, cannot be controverted or disguised. The style in which the doctrine is put forth is bold, it is true, and characteristic of those strong lines that marked the religious opinions of his age; but with all its apparent harshness, I should prefer the book in it s integrity rather than subject it to the experiments of some of our moderns, whose peculiarities of faith are so polished by the perpetual friction of political life as to leave scarcely a visible trace of any religious character at all. As long as a scrupulous regard is felt for the obligations which religion imposes, it is a - pledge of the soundness of . the nation's morality. it would be almost as safe to entrust the education of Catholic children to Pa gans as to any persons who would strive to cancel the sound doctrine of Dr. Challoner and the Catholic. Church, regarding the sin of ever joining in religious communion with the sectaries, or taking any part in the unholy worship of their conrenticles. But once de stroy' this conscientious adherence to religious faith, which, laoperly understood, is always allied with a regard for the con scientious opinions of others, and you fill the country with pub lic functionaries, who will not scruple to make a traffic even of the sacred interests of religion. The passage which has drawn this eulogy from such a furious bigot as M'Hale, and which expressly designates the act of joining heretics (Protestants) in public wor ship as a crime—which proclaims such worship to be sacrilegious and impious—this intolerant passage oc curs in a book which has been for a long period in use among the children frequenting the schools of the Irish Education Board. Said we not truly, then, that the Pro testant clergy were perfectly right in denouncing the Irish Extracts ? Did they not rightly proclaim their hostility to a system which authorised so flagrant an in sult to the feelings of Protestants as the extract which we have quoted offers ? But the T i dies rejoins " the system is not sufficiently Popish for NH - fide." We are well aware of that. The Popish priests can never rest satisfied with half mea-, sures. They will not tolerate the " expunging" sys, tem. They would have the funds of the Education . Board exclusively employed in teaching Popery, They would have the whole system under their own manage ment. In using this language of the Popish prieSts wP speak of them generally, for we have the authority of Titular 111`}fale himself for stating that his views and those of the body to which he belongs are strictly con current. In proof of this we refer to the resolutions agreed to in a general Meeting of the Roman Catholic' Bishops, held in Dublin, on the 25th of January, 1826. In further corroboration of our assertion we may also refer to the fact that a petition, founded on NPI-lale's pro posals, was recently agreed to at a meeting of, and signed by twenty-two priests, and forwarded for presen tation to Parliament The prayer of the petition is, that the state should provide funds to enable the Romish clergy to prosecute, or pretend to prosecute, a system of education with which the state shall not interfere, and over which it shall exercise no control. it is evident, therefore, from the present crusade of M'Hale and his associates against the Irish Board, that no system of education can possibly satisfy the Popish clergy which is in any degree administered by Protest ant teachers or a Protestant board of co►uu►issioners. It is likewise evident that any system of instruction which does give satisfaction to the Mulish clergy necessarily involves a complete surrender of every Protestant prM ciple. Such a system is now in operation in the Pro testant town of Liverpool, supported out of the corpo. rate funds; and we fearlessly maintain that it is impossi ble for any Protestant to aid in carrying on such a sys teu► without compromising his religious opinions. SIR FRANCIS BURDETT AND THE CONSERVATIVES OF LITERPOOL.-Our readers will perceive from the follow ing letter, which we take from. the Times of Saturday last, that Sir Francis Burdett has acceded to the wishes of a number of tradesmen, expressed through their Chairman, and will visit this town about the 20th inst. We have procured a copy of Sir Francis's answer from the Secretary of the Association, which we subjoin. We understand, that although ill health has compelled Mr. Mime to resign the chair de facto, he has been prevailed upon to remain nominal Chairman of the Tradesthen's Conservative Association. " Liverpool, March 24, 1838 " Sta,—A requisition has been presented to the committee of the Liverpool Conservative Tradesmen's Association, signed by nearly 200 of the most influential master tradesmen in the town, calling their attention to the circumstance that you are about honouring the Operative Conservative Association of Manchester with your company on the 18th of April next, 'and requesting them to apply to you, asking you to make Liverpool in your way, when a special meeting of the association would be called for the purpose of receiving you. " Although the committee feel sorry to impose upon your good nature any additional labour, they could not refuse to accede to a request front so many right-mindedacd loyal men, and I have been desired to request, most respectfully, that you will pay us a visit, to assist in strengthening our hands at this particalar juncture, when upon the firmness and loyalty of the middle classes so much depends for the security of those valued institutions, both of church and state, which have contributed Under • God's blessing to preserve a greater portion of liberty and security than any country has yet enjoyed. " Knowing myself the many demands male upon public men, and especially upon those so distinguished as you have been, it is almost with repugnance that I make the request, Much as it would delight my heart to hail your arrival; but, should it be at all inconvenient to you to pay us a visit, we should rejoice to see you at our annual dinner on the 18th of Oittoher, to meet your noble relative and our beloved represen tative, for whom we entertain the highest regard and esteem, a nd who will most assuredly represent this important town as long as he remains a commoner. • " Permit me, individually, to express to you my warmest thanks for the noble stand vou have made in defence of our ad mirable constitution; and to hope that Providence maylong spare you to our country, a brilliant example of what an IfngliSh gentleman and patriot ought to be. " I have the honour to remain, sir, " Your very faithful and obedient servant, " SAMUEL HOLME, Chairman. " Sir F. Burdett, Bart., M.P." " House of Commons, March 30th, 1838. " Sir,—l have been trying to arrange my many engagements so as to enable me-to have the satisfaction of accepting yours, and as I dine at Hiirldersfield on the 20th of April and at Loughborough on the 25th, any day between the two I could pay my respects to Liverpool. Excuse this, in great haste, but I thought early notice would be to you convenient. " I remain, sir, Your most obedient servant, " FRANCIS I3UItDETT. " Samuel ilolme, Esq." 'We hla've no doubt that the conservatives of Liverpool will receive this true-hearted " old English gentleman' with those feelings of. cordial respect which are due tc: him, for his noble stand for the constitution in church and state. THE Pri,ol 4 COMMITTEE.—HADICAL LIVERALI7. The " tyrant majority," who now hold sway in the Town Council of Liverpool, seem determined to Sub stantiate their title to the designation of bigotted ex clusives in the dispensation of all local trusts and in the alininistration,of all our local afLirs. Year .after year, before they obtained the ascendancy secured to them by THEATHE•ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Pill , ' Night of the popular Ntnt , Ora'ma of'' Rory 0' More," aiod Last Nijht but Three or Aft. Power, the celebrated Irish Canzediart rrill IS present TUESDAY , April 3, the Entertainments IL will commence with the petite Comedy of the - • YOUNG WIDOW. Captain Mandeville, Mr. W. Howard. Splash, Mr. Baker. Aurelia Pairlove ' Mrs. 'Pellet. Lucy, Mrs Baker. After which, for the fifth time at this Theatre, with new Scenery, Machinery, Stc., the original Serio-Comic, Romantic Drama, written expressly for Mr. Power. ht S. Lover, Esq., called RORY 0'.11010:. Rory O'More Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London with the most unprecedented success. To conclude with (for the second time here) a new Farce, pro deiced last Season at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with great success, called CONFOUNDED FOREIGNERS. Lieut. °Phelan, Mr. Power, as originally performed by him in London The early arrangements of the season will include the engagement of Mr. and M rs. aTI NN: OpD . Manage r'Treasurer; Mr. CLARKE. Stage Director, Mr. CHAPLIN. Prompter, Mr. LLOYDS. Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gal lery,- Is. Doors to he opened at Half-past Six, and Performance to commence' at Seven o'clock. ___ _ A limited number or Subscription Tickets, (not transferable, Or admitted at Benefits,) to 'he disposed of, ou application at the Boxoffice, which will be open daily from ten until three o'clock, 'when Places for the Boxes and Tickets may be had of Mr. PARKER. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. Last Night but Four of Mr. TV. J. HAMMOND and Mr. T. P. COOKE. HIS present TUESDAY, the 3d of April, will be presented (curtailed since its last repreSentation,) with new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, and Decorationi, &c., &c., an entirely new peregrinating I'iece of Incident, Character, and Manners, interspersed with Vaudevilles, called SAM WELLER.; OR, TFIS PICKWICKIA NS. As performed nearly.one hundred nights at the Strand Theatre. Alfred Jingle, Esq., (a walking gentleman, living un.his wits) .Mr. J. Lee, his original character. Mr. &linnet 'Weller (the faithful attendant of Mr. Pickwick) Mr. W. J. Illarnthond, his original character. DANCING By Messrs. Brown, King, and Gibson, and Mrs. Gibson. To conclude with the Drama called ROBERT MACAIRE. Robect Macaire (under the assumed. name of Redmond) ... 111 r. T. P. Cooke, Tickets and naves to lie hod of Mr. FOGG, at the Boxoffice, front Eleven till Three o'clock, and o: Liridport street. Ebt ILiberpool TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1838. Kr The Publication of the STAN pARD commenced this morn'. jfl at 5 o'clock. NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.—A long and interesting de bate on this subject took place in the House of Cone mons, on Thursday and Friday evenings last, followed by a division which we consider to be decisive of the question. The discussion was opened on the former uight by Sir George Strickland, who rose to move a re solution to the effect that the system of negro appren , ticeship, established under the compensation act, should cease and determine on the first of August, 1838. He was followed by Mr. Pease, who dealt largely in the usual clap-trap expressions resorted to in order to depict the horrors of slavery. It is scarcely necessary for us to say that the whole texture of his speech was composed of shreds and patches from the oft-refuted reports of friend Sturge and others of' the same kidney. He par. ticularly dwelt upon the alleged infractions of the abo lition law as regarded the food, raiment, and hours of relaxation of the natives, and asserted that . " the quan tity of food was reduced one half since the system of apprenticeship had commenced." This is neither more nor less than a palpable, self-evident falsehood, on what ever authority the assertion is made ; for it is a well known fact, as proved by the returns of the imports. into the West Indies for the last ten years, and as acknow ledged by Lord Brougham hitnself, that the quantity . of food consumed by •the negroes has considerably increased since the date of the abolition bill. Indeed, the allusion to the feud of the negroes was a most unfortunate one on the part of Mr. Pease under•any circumstances, -asno class of the labouring population of Gieat Britain can be compared, in regard to either the quantity or the qua lity of the food upon which they subsist, to the negro apprentices. Mr. Pease professed to be greatly horrified while con 7 templating the details which had been introduced in the various debates which had taken place on the subject of slavery. We can easily conceive the effect which these "details" are calculated to produce where they obtain a ready credence; but we are perfectly confident, that , a visit to the - West Indies would prove to every dispassion ate and unprejudiced inquirer after the truth that theSe harrowing details have little existence, excepting in the distempered brains of certain bigotted enthusiasts who have made it their business. to " get up" cases of atro city on the exparte evidence of lying and ungrateful ne groes themselves—evidence which would receive a di rect contradiction from the well-behaved, industrious, and moral among the apprentices. If Mr. Pease wishes to ascertain ." the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," respecting the treatment of the negroes, let him consult every blaCk man or woman he meets with in the streets of London. Let him elicit from them every particular respecting the feeding, clothing, and general treatment of the negroes and he will soon find how grossly he and others have been imposed Upon by the exaggerated statements of Sturge, Palmer, and Co. • Of the subsequent speeches delivered during this de bate we have no room to say much at present. The closing speech, by Mr. W. E. Gladstone, was one of the most masterly and powerful oratinns ever delivered on the subject in Parliament. Sir George Strickland's motion was rejected by a ma jority of 269 to 215. The following is an analysis of the division l In the majority voted Conservatives Whigs and Radicals In the minority — Conservatives Whigs So that the government were beaten by their own friends by 13, had not the Conservatives come to their rescue. Lord Charles Fitzroy, holding an office in her Majesty's government, voted in the minority, and Captain Deans Thindas, lately appointed Clerk of the Ordnance, declined to give his vote in support of those who had so recently conferred the favour upon him. THE IRISH EDUCATION BOARD.—In our former 11&, ticerof Titular Waite's last letter to Lord John Rus. sell, on the subject of the Irish Education Board, we as serted that the Titular afforded the strongest cot robora tion of the charges brought forward by the Protestant clergy against the system of education sanctioned by the Board. The Liverpool Times, in animadverting on our previous article, takes occasion to deny our assertion, grounding this denial upon the circumstance that the Protestant clergy condemned the system on account of its connivance at Popery, while M'Hale, on the con trary, denounces it as being too favourable to sectarian ism, or, in other words, to Protestantism. Now, in answer to the Liverpool Times, we" will ad duce the following passage from a work in use in the schools established by the Irish Board. We quote from M'Hale's last letter, in which we find the following very liberal remarks " Not to dwell further on their sensitive antipathy to books objectionable as peculidrly belonging to some particular reli gious denomination,' allow me to direct your lordship's atten-, tiun to the declaration Made on the production of the following passage from 'Dr. Challoner's Catholic Christian Instructed " ' What if a person, through the absolute necessity of his uohappy circtimstances, stookd be tied to a place where he can Geyer hear mass, do you think he might not then be allowed to join iii prayer with those of another communion, by way of supplying thiS defect No. Certainly. It is a misfortune—and a great misfortune—to he kept, like. David, When he was perse. anted by Bani, at a distance hum the teimple of God and th e municipal bill, they dinned the ears of the public with their incessant declamations against the " mono• polising policy "of the Tories. Loudly and rong did they complain against the preference which the Tories gave to their own partisans in tilling the different offices of public trust in the town. o,.er and over again did they protest against this sort of party 4 preference, as in volving a principle of injustice towards the public. Many and earnest were their promises and professions as to their own readiness, if admitted into poWer, to re form such a system altogether, and act upon impartial and equitable principles. Weil, thanks to the municipal reform bill, the " re formers" have found their star in the ascendant ; and what has taken place ? They have nominated sixteen of their own body to the office of aldermen—they have placed their - own creatures in the different offices con nected with the Town-hall—they have swamped the Deck Committee—and, last of all, they have secured the administration of all matters connected with the Pilot Committee. In all and every instance in which this des potic faction has had any appointments to make, a far more exclusive system has been followed than ever ob tained under the rule of the Tories. It appears that several vacancies had taken place in the Pilot Committee, and that the remaining members applied to the Mayor to convene a meeting of the Com missioners for the purpose of appointing new ones. Be fore doing this the " tyrant majority" in the Town, Council, taking advantage of a clause in the Municipal Reform Act, retative to trusts held by the old Corpora tion, appointed 41 members of their own body to be Commissioners ! Of these 41, 3G were radicals. Mat ters having been thus nicely arranged a meeting was held on Wednesday last for the purpose of filling up the vacancies caused by death, retirement, &c. The following had resigned . George Highfield, Esq., W. F. Porter, Esq., W. Nichol, Esq., John Clint, Esq., Charles Lorrimer, Esq., Thomas Tinley, Esq. Another vacancy had also been caused by the death of Moses Benson, Esq. Now, the terms of the notices which were issued to the Commissioners, we understand, were, "- to fill up the places of-those who had died, retired, or served three years." But, instead of confining; themselves to this, the radicals forthwith proceeded to vote out all who re mained of the old committee excepting Messrs. Horsfati and Bibby. The following were the appointments made on Wednesday : William Fisher, Esq. vice Alexander Parlane, Esq. John Bibb', Esq. - George Highfield, Esq. James AilCen, Esq. - James Hey worth, Esq. Charles Horsfall, Esq. - HughJamesSanderson,Esq. Richard Shed, Esq. - Alexander Smith, Esq. Thomas Bulley, Esq. - J. S Nick°ls, Esq. Robert Bailey, Esq. - R. NV. Houghton, Esq, Eyre Evans, Esq. - Moses Benson, Esq. Jeines Mellor, Esq. - William F. Porter, Esq. Joshua Walmslev,,Esq. - William Nichol, Esq. Theinlsßrockletiank,Esq.- John Clint. Esq. John Clint, Esq. - Charles Lorrimer, Esq. Vincent Higgins, Esq. - 'l'ho Tinley, Esq. That the radicals were animated to this step by politi thetives will appear tolerably evident from the tone of the following note, which has bee!. extensively circu , latedamont the pilots, and which is supposed to have emanated from Mr. Aiken : To THE PILOTS OF LIVERPOOL. "'Gentlemen,—l have waited till some months have elapsed since the election before I offered you a few remarks on the almost unanimous support given by you to the tory or opposition candidates, and against the candidates supporting the Queen and the government, and I beg you to understand that these remarks are made iu perfect good feeling. " It is now universally known and acknowledged that the reformers own a much larger proportion of the shipping of Liverpool than the tories, awl a still larger proportion of the shipping not owned here, but trading to Liverpool, is consigned to reformers; it is, therefore, become a subject of touch remark and surprise that the pilots, as a body, should place themselves in opposition to the great preponderance of the commercial community connected with shipping—l therefore am induced to place the following picture before you : " When, seven years from this time, we have two reform representatives, which the force of public opinion, and a sense of benefits received, will surely give the town— " When the exertions of reformers brings about a further extension of free trade which will benefit Liverpool more than any other place in England, and the pilots as much as any people in Liverpool— " When we have the corn laws repealer'', which beiides cheapening our own bread will make Liverpool the emporium of the corn trade, to which all the corn growing countries will send their produce for sale, taking our manufactures and the produce of our colonies in exchange, and haiing consequently the effect of bringing to Liverpool, as a mart, large quantities of sugar, rice, coffee, and other produce, which are now sent from India, Brazil, Havana, and elsewhere, direct to the continent of Europe; and, according to Mr. Walnisley's calcu- lation, the repeal of the corn laws will put into your pockets the pilotage of 50,000 tons of additional shipping in the first twelve months— " When the Pilot's Committee is differently constituted, and :hero will be in it greater cotnniercial eminence, and inure intelligence and practical knOwledge, and less of political intrigue— " When the energies of the town are developed, and we see commercial prosperity and social content hand in baud to gether— " When seven years hence these things occur, will you allow it to be said that the pilots were the last to discriminate where the true interests of the town were based, that while various branches of the community emulated each other in the means Of acquiring these benefits, that the Pilots of Liverpool were the draystones to the prosperity of their native town, by their adhe rence to a faction fighting only to regain that power which they lost because they abused. " I remain, gentlemen, " Your most obedient servant, " SIMON LOOKON." We may hereafter venture to offer a few remarks as to the ulterior objects of this despicable faction. The Rev. Hugh M'Neile, M.A. preached, on Thursday even ing last, at St. Paul's church, in behalf of . the Schools. Up wards of -4000 persons were present; many were unable to get admittance, the church being compfeteiv filled before service commenced. The collection amounted only to £4G 7s. The Rev. John M'Conch is appointed minister of All Saints' church in this WWII. Mu. BATES' BENEFIT.—Mr. Bates has announced his bene fit to take place at the Amphitheatre to-morrow evening. We hope, that his friends will muster strongly round him ou the nc• casion. - During this busy time of Assize, we recommend the many strangers now in town to pay the Amphitheatre a visit the entertainments are so well chosen and varied that ull tastes may be suited. PANORAMA.—The Panorama in Cook-streeet continues to prove very attractive. Now that the admission •is reduced to sixpence, numbers of persons have availed themselves of be bolding the picture of a city so celebrated ra,holy writ. This panorama is exceedingly well worth seeing. TESTIMONIAL To JOHN Nouns, ESQ.—A very handsome service of plate may now be inspected at Disinore's, the gold smith and jeweller's, in Bold-street; Which is to be presented to John North, Esq. It is very Massive, and richly chased, in the antique style. It bears his crest and the following inscription: TO . JOHN NORTH, In testimony of his professional exertions in maintaining the rights of the Dock-rate Pavers of Liverpool. 18.36. RUNCORN BAZAAR.—This bazaar was held in the rooms of the National School, on Thursday, the 22d, and Friday, the 23d ult., which were admirably arranged for the occasion, under the superintendence of the Committee of management. A marquee was erected froth the gate to the entrance, and overthe building floated several appropriate flags. The weather, during both days, was rather unfavourable, but the great attraction of the scene caused an early influx of strangers and visitors into the town. Never, perhaps, in the town of Runcorn, was there before such a gathering of rank and fashion. The beauties of Cheshire and the far-famed Lancashire witches shone more resplendent. During the first day the receipts were £415, and the handsome . of £l($) was presented to the committee by Miss Orred, of Higher Runcorn. Making together Second day's receipts • Several articlei remaining unsold, say re ceived afterwards Total £BO5 0 Whidi will be appropriated towards defraying the 'expens of building the new church in Runcorn, wh►ch is intended to be opened fur diiine service in June next. LONDON AND B IRMINGHAM RAILWAY. —We have stated already, th a t on M on d ay next , a co nsiderable portion of thi s railway, in addition to that which is already in Use, will be opened to the public, and passengers will ne conveyed along the whole distance by the company. The arrivals and departures Will be so arranged that the whOle journey from and to LiVer pool or Manchester to London will be Made in one day. When thiS arran geme nt i s ma d e ,, the London Morning. papers will reach Liverpool on the evening of then' publiCation. W e be lieve, that about thirteen hoUrS will be spent on !he road. The fares by the first-class eoachei (which answer to the inside places in ordinary Conveyances, hut are fitted up in a style of Consider able luXiirvl are 30S. The fares by the second class are 20s. Th 4 seconn-class coaches are roofed, but are open at the s i t t, s , and have uncovered wooden seats, In roomii.ess, safety, and general convenience :end comfort, however, the outside places of the best ordered stage co a ch viii not heir a montellis' compa rison with them. 'Clte present stage coach fares l,etween Len don and Birmingham are„insides, £2 ss. ; ouisidks..f.:l 10s. So that, to the advantages of superior comfort and expenin'tm, rail; way traveling adds that of a Considerable saving of expc.qbe: CORRESPbNDENCi• . ERECTION OF WA! EI-lOUSIS tri THE' DUCU TRUSTEES . . TO THE ED7TOR . O'l THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. It is !piped that rnen of all parties. w II Lillie in pulling dowte the nefarious attempt of the duck tiustees to misapply the public money in building warehouses. Their proper &c., was made . over to them for the purpose of making docks arra out for elect ing warehouses. These thoughtless men little thiuk the consternation that they have already caused in the minds of the owners of that description of property. Many, apparently wea l thy, have large sums burrowed upon mortgage, and it is frightful to contem plate the misery that a panic would he productive of by causing. an immense qtantity of warehouses to be thrown upon the market for sale. It is a notorious fact that nearly three fourths nre deeply mortgaged:, and this, kind of property should, above all other things not be tampered with. It is to be hoped that the town council will exercise their veto at once, and set at rest the question: Their integ rity as a public body is vitally c o n ce i ve d i n t h e quest i on, and Ido not think that they will countenance this barefaced robbery. When the question of renewing leases caine under discussion, —owing to an oversight, as it was afterwards discovered, the power of renewal was taken from the corporation—which would have been very detrimental to many who held corporation pro perty. Persons of their party showed every anxiety to get the obnoxious clause altered, and when the corporation take a calm review of this question, they will be now not a whit behind what they were at that time in ,iirotectiug property. They have a direct interest in puttin* a stop to the deprecia tion that has already began to take plaCe in for, indepen dent of their being bound to keep faith With the lit blic, the re version of the land is, in nianv instances, in them. Their principal sou rce o f i ncom e i s derived frotn the sale of . property and land, and the renewal, of leases; an I venture to predict, that until this questiou is settled they will have very little of the latter to do, and that they, will be able to sell very, little of any of their property; at least, if they do, it will be at a' considerable reduction, and they will be thus the first to suffer. But I hope better things of them, and that they will, by putting their veto upon the resolutions of the dock trusters at once, set' all things right. I am, B;e., YINDEX: POST 01 FICE EVILS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. SlR,—The foolish outcry th a t th e conservat i ves are oppose d to ail necessary reforms is disproved by the fact that they have, in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, supported a law for reducing all postages to all parts of the kingdom to one penny. . . _ This plan, bold and easily accomplished, was resisted by Spring Rice, the most miserable Chancellor of the Exchequer that ever cursed the country. The man surely cannot see an inch before his nose. Let us for a moment consider one case, and it will be quite sufficient to demonstrate the benefits of the new proposed and the miseries of the old. Let us take a poor man, who leaves his friends, his sweet heart, or his brothers at home, and gives to another town, and l e t us conceive how deep an interest must be felt in his success. Has he got a situation ? Is he doing well? is he well? But no l a heavy postage is laid on his simple but interesting tale. He puts off writing, or he writes selduni. The interest his friends take in him flags. His sweetheart is beset by a present lover, and forg•efs her distant and silent (silent because he can not afford to be eloquent) swain. His brothers . forget they have, a brother, and why ? Because stupid Spring Rice cannot see that eight pence are more than a groat. This reform is one of the first Sir Robert Peel'will give the country when he comes, and come he will, into power.: • PENNY POSTAGE: TREATAIENT OF A STRANGER IN LIVERPOOL: TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,—You will do a service to all gentlemen visiting the town. of Liverpool, and also to the society of Liverpool in general, by' inserting the following statement. I happened, some time ago, to attend a ball at the Waterloo Rooms. in coo:pany with some other gentlemen; and although, several friends interested themselves in searching for a partner for me, the invariable answer was, that the lady was engaged, eight, six, or four deep, (according to the period of the even ing.) I have been informed. that it is the practice in Liverpool fur the ladies to engage themselves some days before the ball for the entire ball evening, so that a comparative stranger in the town has no opportunity of getting a partner. For my own. p a rt, I was thus prevented f rom f orm i ng t h e acqua i ntance of , at teast one young lady, whose appearance led me to seek an introduction, and whom I have never seen from that day to this, and may probable never see again. Then, again, 1 am informed, that all the difficulties are not removed even by getting a partner, fir that unless if/in happen to know another couple to form your ris-a-ris in a stuathille, you are no nearer a dance than before. Now, Sir, if I were to say, that the first of these practices was selfish (on the part or the( gentlemen,) and that the second was absurdly ridiculous. L should probably say nothing more than the cinArmitances jus-' tify. But though the exclusion and aristocrat* bearing or Liverpool society may justify one couple in a quadrille in re fusing to dance uith au opposite cutp;,4e in a rabbi: balktoonil unless previously acquainted, what shall we say of the introduc- , tion of this stupid formality into the house of a pi Zeists , Yet such, it appears, is the fact. Happening to resent at a. .; i e A rP t ° t e °l r private ball lately, at the house of oneo Lib el ite q I}. f standing f t o o r o a k bo n : . e Y a pi :n ic in e ti w te i ,thait‘rnyl partner dancing bein g aho y to com mence, I was not a little surprised at an individual' pushing himself and partner in our front, and actually taking our places most unceremoniously, and without any explanation. Vpori my complaining of this conduct, the individual coolly observed; that " it was arranged," meaning, I suppose, with the couple whom we had been facing, to whom I certainly bad not spoken, but with whom I considered my partner and I were tacitly en gaged, as we had been facing each other •for above a minute, before this flagitious breach of decorum (for such it appears to me) occurred. Ms first impulse was to treat this outrage upon decency and good-breading (worthy only of a pot-house) in the manner it deserved, by taking the individual by the collar, and pushing him out of the quadrille as unceremoniously as he had entered it. It, however, occurred to me, that he might in strict ne4 be justified, according to the rules of Liverpool society if have alluded to, and I accordingly retired with my partner from the quadrille, and soon afterwards left in disgust a scent where such outrages could he tolerated. 1 am your obedient servant, A GENTLEMAN FltOM LONDON ATTENDING TIIE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. ANNIVERSARY DINNER 01? THE OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. Last evening, the second anniversary dinner of the Operative Conservative Association was held at the Conservative News Room, iu Houghton Street: The room was completely hung round with flags beating various loyal and Conservative inscrip tions. About I2tl of the operatives sat down to a substantial and excellent uinner provided by Mrc Rowlands, of the John Bull Tavern. Mi. Harriion, the president of the association, occupied the chair, and Messrs. Walker and Clithero occupied the vice-chairs. The room was very brilliantly lighted with gas, which, oliposite the chairman, was made to burn in the shape of a crown. A small canopy was erected over the chair man's head, surmounted by the Liverpool arms, and on either side of him was an English .lack, and Hags bearing the inscrip tions "The Queen and Constitution." "Huzza for Old Eng land, the Queen and Church, &5c." Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., M.P., was invited, and expected to attend. • The CHAIRMAN, in. opening the business part of the even ing, hoped that they wouid eLjoy themselves on tbat the second anniversary of the association with as much harmony and good feeling as they had done on their first meeting. (Hear.) He then proceeded to give the first toast, " 'the health of the Queen," with three times three. Glee—" God save the Queen." The CH AIRMAN then gave "The Queen Dowager and bur rest of the Royal Family," with three times three. " glorious Constitution in Church and State, may their union and stability be the boast of Britain and the admiration of the world." Given with four times four. A peat of the musical bells by the ringers of Walton, which had a very beautiful and novel effect. " The Duke," with nine times nine. Song by Mr. Rowlands, " Old England is the Laud I love." Mr. MA I.REH proposed the next toast, which he appropri ately introduced. The safest bulwark against innovation, the House of Peers," with three times three. Song—" The fine old English Monarchy, the pride of the olden time." .Mr. CLITHERUE next Proposed "The Conservative Members of the House of Commons; may her gracious Majesty soon call to her councils ministers who will preserve the constitution, and restore tranquillity and content th roughotit the empire." (Great cheering.) Given with musical honours. The CHAIRMAN said he had received a note from Mr. Creis well; and voas sorry to say that he could not come that evening. He would read to them the note he had received. "Dear is now eight o'clock, and I am Still in court, much fatigued, and suffering fronia severe cough. I airs sure, therefore, my friends w ilt excuse me if I return to ray lod g i ngs as soon as lam released, instead of joining their party. With every good wish for the prosperity of their association, "I Icumin, your's sincerely, "C. CHESSWELL." The CHAIRMAN said, it was a great disappointment to therm however, they roust excuse Mr. Cresswell, if he was ill. lie then gave as a toast, " May other constituencies throughout the kingdom follow our example, and give its the blessings of a conservative representation!" Given with three times three cheers, followed by a peal from the musical bells. The members fair th*county," " the members for Ole bo rough," " Sir Robert Peel," and a number of other toasts were given ; and the harmony and hilarity of the company was kept up till a late hour. TESTIMONIAL TO JOHN NORTH, JUN., ESQ., PROil THE SHIPOWNEUS AND MERCHANTS ov LIVERPOOL.—A splendid service of plate has been presented to this gentleman, in testi mony of the great professional services tendered gratuit , tisly by him in maintaining the fair rights of the Dock rate-payers, of this port, against the unjust pretensions set up by the present 'town Council, in the late parliamentary contest. This plate may be seen at Mr. Diiiirtore's shop, in Bold-street';. —Courier. THE CAUSE LlST.—Little has been done since our last pub lication in the way of cleating the list ; G 5 remain for trial. Yesterday was entirely occupied by a special jury cause, Orrell v. Greenough; other special jtity causes are fixed for to-day; Wednesday, and Friday; and Thursday has been fixed for t 66 indictment, the QUEEN V. MUSPEATT. Each of these days; it is expected will be fully occupied by the causes appointed for them, so that the causes ail he e less numer o u s a t th e en d Of the week. It i s ex pe ct ed that Mr. JuStice Pattisoas will get through the crown business to-clay, and he will then tibe the causes froM 90 in the list: EXTRAORDINARY Sutcipa.—On Thuritliv / 4 4r. eorge Heath, a young man who was confilicil to his bed in the last stage of consumption, was left alone 1,% . his mother 1 . .2 - a short time, when, during her temPoraly a b sence, lie managed to hang himself to the bed-head, and was quite dead on her re turn:—llalt paper. T I-iE FICTITIoUS BILI.-1110NtUlls.—Henry Palmer, who was charged with uttering fictitious bills at Buniingbem, iu con junction with Kinnear and others, pleaded guilty on Thursday ; at the Warwick assizes, and w as senteoced to three bears' prisonment DAVIS' STRA/Ti AND GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY.—The following statement of the number of vessels engaged in the whale fishing in 101 as compared with that of 1832, will bit in a striking light the great declension in the trade:---In 18.32, from Itull. Peterhead, and other places, 81. In 1838, from Hull, Peterhead, Dundee, and other places, 32. 'lbis is ver) rapid oecrease—the number of ships is now so much :re . dosed, that if every one comes home full, they cannot bring ore-third of the import of 1832, when the average price of bone was 1871. 10, per ton. • 'The Week before last 31./01. per ton was paid for aid bone. In 1818, HUH alone serif. out 65 vessels to Greenland and Dais' Straits; in the present year that port can only muster '4. We should not be surprised to see in a few years this trade altogether abandoned, unless this year 0 more successful.-,-Incernessrper. ROYAL. AMPH IT iIEATRE.• • Under the immediate Patronage of the HIGIL•SHERIFF of the County Palatine of Lancaster. FOR THE BENEFIT OF M 1 RATES, Whom) t hisoccasion solicits the interest of his inimediate friends. MO -MORROW (WIWNESDAY), the 4th of April instant, when will be produced the grend- Drania of GIL BLAS ; THE Boy OF SANTILLANE. A SAILOR'S HORNPIPE, in Character, by Miss E. GATES. The Evening's Entertainments will conclude with, for the first time, a very. Laughable Farce, called THE QUEER SUBJECT.