The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

tins, and rawitiri to U to Rye (l, to the established order of things; and, if it last very much longer, will, most likely, entail on England tho expense of an expedition, some fine morning, for the re -conquest of that country. It would surely be wise to forestal such a contingency. But then it is asked, if the Whig conciliatory sys tem should be discontinued, is it proposed to re-enact all sort of rigours and penalties against the Rotna. ists, and reverse the processes now in open, extent ? This question indeed is asked, but asked only by Whigs and their supporters, and is a " we tion of the enemy .tion to this inven- Ireland wants a government that will give every support and encouragement to the Protestant religion. It is the bounden duty of every government to do so ; but she does.not need . a government to persecute any sect of religionists, for that would be a violation of duty on their part. She has need of 'a government that, avowing itself Protestant, would not be ashamed to rule in the spirit of a Protestant constitution insist upon a government would claim and ancy for truth, and would not be ashamed to give a triumph to that party which shewed . tl le excellence of its principles by . obedience to the laws and fi the crown. This is what Ireland wants, and tt she gets it the better Our readers must have perused ith infinite satis- faction the letter of the Rev Mr. Ker, in reply to the Bishop of Norwich, upon the occasion of his lord ship's extraordinary and unproved attack upon him It must have been observed that the right rev. prelate was ably replied to, and stood evidently much in need of a friend to console him when all was over. We know not how many or how lew came forward to lie form this interesting office in other places sure his. lordship will be equally surprised and de lighted to discover that he has gained a cordial sup porter and admirer in this neighbourhood, in the per son of the Rev. Doctor Byrth, the Rector of Vial lasey. mt we are The Doctor does not profess to interfere with the "particular circumstances which gave rise to the cor- respondence" between the Bishop and Mr. Ker, nor upon these " does he venture to pronounce any opi- nion"; 11 II Ident to It at leatt—ir nanage the financial department But the tieneral knows best, His opinions on various other topics are given with like republican simplicity in the speech; but it is un necessary that we should make them the subject of comment. He excessively dislikes the idea of a cur ency exclusively metallic, and looks upon it as fraught with fatal consequences. His language on this point is very pointed. "If any single scheme," he says, " could produce the effect of arresting, at once, that mutation of condition by which thousands of our most indigent fellow-citizens, by their industry and enter prise, are raised to the possession of wealth, that is the one. If there is one measure better calculated than another to produce that state of things so much deprecated by all true republicans, by which the rich are daily adding to their hoards, and the poor sinking eeper into penury, it is an exclusive metallic cur- But we shall not take up rnore'space with a speech ) almost exclusively domestic, and designed only for ie citizens. All that he says on foreign relations is ontained in the single paragraph which we here re y to I print : • " It may be proper that I should give some indications to my fellow-citizens of my proposed course of conduct in the management of our foreign relations. I assure them, there- fore, that it is my intention to use every means in my power to preserve the friendly intercourse which now so happily subsists with every foreign nation ; and that, although, of coarse, not well informed as to the state of any pending ne- gotiations with any of them, 1 see in the personal characters of the sovereigns. as well as in the mutual interest of our own and of the governments with which our relations are most intimate, a pleasing guarantee that the harmony so important to the, interests of their subjects, as well as our citizens, will .ot be interrupted by the advancement of any claim or pre ensio❑ upon their part to which our honour would not per- wit us to yield. Long the defender of my country's rights in the field, I trust that my fellow-citizens will not see in my earnest desire to preserve peace with foreign powers any in dication that their rights will ever be sacrificed, or the honour of the nation tarnished, by any admission on the part of their chief magistrate unworthy of their former glOry." This, it may be said, gives no pledge, and leaves the causa belli as between the States and us just as it was; hut the language is friendly, and the tone peaceful. We would augur favourably from it. The General, we think, will not favour the war cry, or party, and we calculate will sincerely do his " possible" to main tain the relation of peace with us. The political sermon—for such we may call it— winds up with some wholesome advice to the intem perate of all parties, and a declaration, which it gave us much pleasure to read, of the President's " pro found reverence for the Christian religion, and tho rough conviction that sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility, are essen tially connected with all true and lasting happiness." We copy the following important announcement from the Morning Herald of yesterday : " We have it in our power to announce that the French government has given its adhesion to the new treaty agreed upon in London for the settlement of the east. The signa ture of the French charge d'affaires has not yet been attached to the convention, but the principle of the treaty has been admitted and recognised. The main condition of the treaty relates to the restoration of the command of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to the ancient usage of the Ottoman empire and consequent renunciation of all renewal of the treaty of Unkiar Skelessi. The essence of the treaty is that the isole meat of France ceases, and that France is restored to her proper position of equality and amity among the great powers of Europe." The Radicals seem in a woeful plight. They appear, from the exposure which will be found in another co lumn, to have no bond of union; and their whole pro ceedings prior to the election of the poor-law guardians will be found to be of a piece with their usual conduct. Mr. Aspindll deserves the warmest thanks of the public for the manly and persevering part he has taken, and we are glad to see, that whilst the stratagems of his enemies have been defeated, the poor, through him, have obtained a list of gentlemen who will invariably stand up for their rights and liberties. We shall recur to this subject. yet, notwithstanding this profession of mo- desty, delicacy, extreme timidity venture and impartiality, he to say, that the " distinguished pre- late needs no vindication_ from him," and that ship's own character, his lord- as an honest, unflinching, and long-tried advocate of the Messed cause of Christian charity, is his best and sure defence." Now his lord ship has been certainly so fat unflinching in the cause of Christian charity, that the Whigs gave him a shopric on this account, but more melting charity of his demeanour towards the unholy Popish superstition. He has thus been encouras.) rticular for the so ex persevere in a course of " Christian charity - _ tremely laudable and Profitable; and, judging by his conduct towards the Rev. Mr. are incl think that he will stick to it still, without while it affords him any reasonable Ker, we are inclined to ;n clung, prospect of j promotion This bright example has evidently .captivated the imagination of our neighbour the Rector of Wallasey; and, as it is usual with men to imitate what they ad mire, we see him evidently treading in the steps of his distinguished and successful predecessor. Doctor Byrth has now also started in the "blessed cause of Christian charity," and if bishoprics are to be had for toadying Popery and denouncing "Protestant Associa- tions," we see no reason why, if he be as " unflinch- ing" and as little squeamish, he should not be as suc cessful as others who have moved in the same lino, and obtained their reward. Hamlet says, " why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander till he find it stopping a bung hole ?"—and he is answered, that 66 'twere to consider too curiously to consider so ;" but it would surely not be considering too curiously at this day, to ask, why "imagination might not trace out the elevation of Church of England clergymen to the episcopal bench — to a conclave of Popish priests or an Irish dema gogue ?" It would be easily made out, and " like lihood to lead it" too. It strikes us that the Doctor is just in the track. He has shown us by his pub lished letter which of the bishops he would prefer for a model; and, that there may be no mistake on this point, he is particular and specific, as ,well as general in his statements. Having intimated how averse be is to disturb the equanimity of Popery by controverting its errors, he proceeds next to show how much he deprecates the existence of " Protestant Associations." His language on this head i 3 fervid and flowing : • " Cordially bishop, agreeing with the general statements of the 1 . ), and, more especially, with that in which his lordship asserts his conviction—a conviction which, I believe, is ra pidly prevailing among the wea-infornzed classes of the country of all parties—of the injurious influence of the pro ceedings of Protestant Associations, I shall feel indebted to you, if, by publishing this letter, you will allow one the op portunity of stating to the public," &c. After so explicit a declaration, we think it scarcely possible that Daniel O'Connell will overlook the sin gular merits of this new candidate for the mitre. No controversy, no Protestant Associations should there be in his diocese, if they would only have the kindness to give him one ; all should be peace and amity—" blessed Christian charity"—and shaking of hands with good old Popery. The Rev. Doctor has much sophistication on the subject of the " injurious influence" of Protestant As sociations ; but we must leave the disentanglement of this curious web to another occasion. We need scarcely, say, in the meantime, that the condemna tion of Protestant Associations by candidates for Po pish favour and Whig preferment, is one of the strong est testimonials in their favour. The speech with which General Harrison has opened his presidential reign, though far from being an inte resting one to us, was, on the whole, a very suitable one to the good people of the States, who have evi dently got more sail than ballast on board of late, and want nothing so much as " something heavy" to steady them. 'With this view, we take it, this inaugural ad, dress was framed ; and whoever will take the trouble to examine the contents, will find that it was tolerably well composed to effect this object. Every exciting topic is carefully avoided. There is not a word in it about M‘Leod, or the boundary question; and what ever is said on any subject of interest is so carefully enclosed in generalities, that we defy the most ardent republican not to be cooled down, rather than calori fiqd, by the reference. We give the General great credit for this his first essay. His dulness is, to our mind, whatever others may think, a satisfactory proof of his discernment and ingenuity; and we sincerely hope that his mercurial and too buoyant subjects will be improved by the pains he bestows upon them. Their attention is wisely directed, in the first in stance, from the dangerous practices of piracy, mur der, and robbery, to theoretical speculations on the nature of governments in general, and on that of the United States in particular. The greater part of the address, indeed, is occupied by these abstract and dry, but doubtless instructive and, as we have said, appro priate inquiries. It partakes, therefore, of the charac ter of a lecture at a mechanics' institute, and is head-. ifying, if not amusing. It is a sort of Benthamiad, with a sprinkling of classical allusions, which the Ge neral had carefully picked up in his study of Gold smith's histories of Greece and Rome, recently under taken by him with this particular view; and it is, at all events, on the whole, quite as good as an anti-corn law lecture by our townsman Mr. Duffey. The General, it would seem, is indisposed to mag nify his office, and will seek to abridge, rather than increase its privileges. Whether he be sincere in this declaration, or otherwise, time only can tell ; but if he be so, we think he labours under a great mistake. The executive government is far too weak, and wants forti fying much more than the seaboard boundary of the States themselves. He thinks it a radical error that the same individual should be eligible to a second term of the presidency, and for himself solemnly declares " that under no circumstances will he consent to serve a second term." He thinks that the keeping of the public purse (the heavy purse of the States, by the way), along with the entire patronage of the army and navy, is an instrumentality of too much power, and too great temptation, to be left in the hands of a single magistrate; and he strongly recommends a repeal of the " unhallowed union of the treasury with the exe cutive department." Well, we should tot think there LOCAL NEWS, ROCK HARMONICON BALL.—The ball at the Music-hall takes place this evening, when the " rock harmonicon '.' will be played upon by Mr. Davies and the inventor's three sons. It is expected that it will be well attended. CAUTION TO CARTERS.—Yesterday, a carter named John Evans, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, on a charge of having been driving his cart in Highfield street, on the 17th instant, whilst in a state of intoxication. A policeman stated that he saw the defendant driving, and owing to his negligence a man named William Howard, who was crossing the street, was thrown down by the horse and had his collar bone fractured. He was now lying in the Northern Hospital. The excuse of the defendant was, that the cart did not belong to him, that he had merely been asked by the owner to drive it home for him, and that the injured man was hurt by his own negligence. Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay a fine of 20s, with costs, amounting to £1 4s. Gd. The defendant said he had not the means to pay, as he had a wife and family, and that he would not for he was not blameable. Mr. Rushton said he had been to blame, and he must pay. One-half of these carters were greater savages than the beasts they drove. As to his hav ing a wife and family, what must become of the wife and family of the man whose collar bone he had been the means of breaking, whilst he was confined in the hospital, perhaps for weeks ? The money must be paid, or the defendant must go to gaol. NUISANCE TO SHIP MASTERS AND OTHERS.—It is not perhaps so generally known as it should be, that numbers of crimps and lodging house keepers of the lowest class make a practise of forcibly intruding themselves on board of vessels while they are being worked from the pierheads to their berths in the docks. These parties frequently conduct them selves in the most insolent manner to those who are in cm 'nand, and persist in pursuing their vocation of kidnapping the poor sailors, whom they frequently contrive, on such oc casions. to render unfit for duty by clandestinely supplying them with spirits. It will be found that at the meeting of the Dock Committee yesterday, Mr. Chapman forcibly no ticed thislnuisance, and proposed, as a remedy, that notice boards should be placed at the several pierheads, lettered to the effect that for the future, such parties so forcing them selves on board of ships, either entering, or departing from, any of the docks, without permission of the officers in charge of the vessel, shall be ejected by the police or by the dock gatemen, who are special constables, and whose services are available for the protection of shipping. As the parties com plained of are for the most part as ready to purloin any loose article as to seek whom they may devour amongst the sailors, we think a new regulation passed by the proper authorities, imposing a fine upon all such offenders, found on board with out authority, would probably render the proposed caution more salutary and effective. INGENIOUS ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING.—Two respectably dressed sharpers, who gave their names Charles Stuart and James Reid, were placed before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday, on a charge of having attempted to swindle a Welsh farmer, of simple and unsuspecting appearance, named Evan Morris, who stated that he lived in Merionethshire, of a sum of money which they conceived him to have been possessed. The age of the prisoner Stuart seemed to be about thirty, that of his companion thirty-eight, and both exhibited the contour of shrewd, intelligent fellows, wh o , h av i ng once d e t erm i ne d on plucking a simpleton such as complainant proved himself to be, put every means in requisition for follohing up that de termination to the desired issue. Mr. Dowling stated, that though the complainant had fortun a t e ly no money a b o u t him, yet the prisoners used the most ingenious contrivances for plundering their dupe. After treating him at a public house in Castle-street, they took him to the Dr. Syntax, and resorted to all sorts of expedients to induce the poor old man to exhibit the contents of his pockets. They exhibited a number of bank-notes, purporting to be for £5 and £lO, dated Birmingham, and issued by the Bank of Elegance; but all their efforts failed to accomplish their purpose, and whilst the conversation was going on, the landlord, suspecting that all was not sight, sent for a police-officer, who took the pri soners into custody. Mr. Rushton, after advising the na tives of the principality to follow the example of the com plainant, and carry no more money about them in Liverpool than a couple of shillings, sentenced the prisoners to be com mitted to the House of Correction, as rogues and vagabonds, for three months. It appeared that the prisoners have for a long period lived by swindling the unwary out of their money. Stuart has been only a fortnight out of Kirkdale Gaol, where he was confined under the vagrant act. Reid has been se veral times committed on similar charges, and keeps a house of ill-fame in Charles-street. On Saturday morning a large party of the friends of Africa assembled at Woolwich, on board her Majesty's steamer Albert, commanded by Captain Trotter, one of the three iron steamers which form the Niger expedition, for the pur pose of witnessing some experiments in the s p ee d o f t h e vessel, and on the novel and interesting apparatus for venti lation, and for medicating the air to be supplied below in tropical climates. The Albert left her moorings off Wool wich about eleven o'clock, and stearsteamedrapidly down the river against a strong south-east wind, returning to her moorings about two p.m. On the passage down vari ous ex periments were made, under the immediate superintend ence of Dr. Reid, on the ventilating apparatus, which proved highly satisfactory. Smoke and the vapour of several es sential oils were diffused through the five compartments, into which this vessel is divided, and withdrawn with the same facility; thereby showing complete command o f th e powers of ventilating every part of the ship when required in a tropical climate. Amongst the company present werp Sir Powell Buxton and family, Hon. Sir Ashley Maude, and others The expedition is expected to sail from Plymouth the first week in April. On Tuesday his Royal Highn ess Prince Alb ert v i s i ted t h e vesse l s d es ti ne d for Um expedition. n A wu f it t l e ell r iya, e n xamining every thing on board the Albert very mi- ParnindcNeiaArlyb,earetcodnelspcaennideed by descended into the pinnace of the the officers, to be con veyed to the other vessels, the band of the royal marines, who were on board the Albert steam-vessel, playing the National Anthem. The wind, which was at this period blowing quite a ga l e , and the tide runn i ng d own w ith great velocity, caused the pinnace in which his royal highness was seated to come across the bow of the William and . Mary yacht, and in getti ng clear, broke the staff, on which was supported a crown, similar to those on the end of a sceptre, which was fixed at the st ern o f t h e p i nnace , an d the crown a ppeared to fall in the ri ver. The prince laug h e d heartily at the narrow escape the officers had from losing their hats when they came in contact with the guys of the booms of the William and Mary. Matt ers were, however, soon r i g hted, and, after visiting the Soudan and Wilberforce, his royal highness landed,at the dockyard, where Sid Hugh Dalrymple Ross, commander of the garrison in the absence of Lieute nant-General Lord Bloomfield, was presented to him. Tif i M 140BART_TRIVIC —A vor model of Hobar own is now exhibiting at the Union Room. The public buildings, churches, and dwell ings are all spread before the spectator, and present a ve.r3 singular sight. We shall devote a space to this exhibition in our next, and, in the meantime, recommend it to notice. LIVER THEATRE.—The Liver benefits have been remark ably productive. Mr. Fogg's, last night, was a " brimful bumper." We perceive that Mr. Raymond has announced his to take place on this evening week, the last night of the season, when a very capital house may be expected. The " Tower of London ' has been eminently successful : it is adapted by Mr. Higgie. SERIOUS DISASTER TO THE OYSTER FISHERMEN OF ARKLow.—We beg to direct the attention of our readers to an advertisement, headed " Case of Distress," which appears in another column. ,It will be seen that a visitation, which human powcr,could not avert, has at once deprived an indus trious set of men of the means of subsistence. We feel con fident that the benevolent wealthy classes of Liverpool will not be backward in contributing their quota for the relief of these distressed individuals. ABSTRACTION OF THE WELSH REVENUE.—We are glad to see that the friends of the Principality are not disposed to suffer the contemplated robbery upon the ecclesiastical funds of their country without a vehement remonstrance. As one means of forwarding their object they have reprinted the excellent speeches recently delivered in Liverpool as reported in the STANDARD, and we beg to recommend to the serious consideration of the public, and the practical attention of Welshmen, the statements which they have an opportunity of becoming possessed of, at a price within the reach of the pooiest. CAUTION.:—A. woman, who has been recently discharged from the County Lunatic Asylum, where she was confined after trial for a criminal offence, has been lately going about the county practising a novel system of fraud. She disco vers those parties who have friends in the asylum, and, pre tending that she is assistant matron at the institution, makes such statements as to their health and treatment, as give rise to the most painful apprehensions. Her object is to obtain tea, sugar, money, and clothing, which she alleges are for the use of the patients for whom her dupes are interested. She recently attempted to practise her impositions at Man chester, but was speedily checked. She is now in Liver pool,'and it is to be hoped that the vigilance of our police will quickly bring about an introduction between her and the worthy magistrate who presides at our public office. ENTRANCE OF THE JUDGES.—Their lordships Barons Maule and Rolfe arrived in town last night a little after seven, when they immediately proceeded to the Sessions House, and opened the commission with the usual formalities. The judges, after attending church this morning, will adjourn to their respective courts. Baron Maule will try the civil causes, and Baron , Rolfe will preside in the crown court. The calendar is exceedingly heavy, both numerically and as regards the nature of the offences. The number of indivi duals in custody for trial is five for murder, and 68 for other offences. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY.—The committee of this institu tion have made their ninety-second annual report, which is for the year 1840. Through the zealous exertions of the clergy and otherS, (for which the committee return thanks) the subscriptions exhibit a nett increase of £303 14s 6d for the year. Still the necessity for active exertions on the part of the friends of the institution to swell the permanent in come, by obtaining new subscribers, is exhibited in the fact of the treasurer having been compelled to borrow £339 16s to meet the Christmas bills. We hope this fact will have the effect of awakening the attention of the public to the import ance of giving adequate support to a charity—the objects of which are so excellent, and the claims of which are so strong. LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—That fine composition of our immortal Handel—" Saul"—was per formed nearly without curtailment by the members of this society, on Tuesday evening, at the Music Hall, Bold-street, being their eleventh public performance. The concert was well attended, and went off extremely well. The oratorio of Saul is less 'known to the public than it should be; for it is one which one never can hear without experiencing renewed admiration of the great and varied genius of its author. This was the first time of its performance in Liverpool, and when the extreme difficulties attending the undertaking are consi dered, it must be allowed to have been a very successful ef fort. The choral parts were executed with precision and effect; and the entire piece was so sustained as td afford, without the aid of foreign talent, unflagging interest acd p'easure to a numerous and fashionable audience. We do not enter into a detailed critique of the several parts, or their execution; but it would be unpardonable not to say that Miss Stott, who had so large a share of vocal duty allotted her, delighted the company by her execution of all she un dertook. This young lady gives promise of excellence of a very rare kind indeed. Her voice is rich, full, and of great compass, and exceedingly sweet in all its tones. She sings with evident feeling and good taste, and already commands a flexibility of intonation extraordinary at her years. Miss France acquitted herself extremely well, it being her second appearance in public: she is a very promising young lady. The orchestra was very effective, and led with great steadiness by Mr. Eyton. The overture, symphonies, and accompani ments were almost faultless in their execution. The con cert concluded at a quarter before eleven, and dismissed a numerous company highly gratified by the performances of the evening. RUNNING OMNIBUSES ALONG TILE DOCK QUAYS.—In common with many others, we have long thought that the establishment of omnibuses, to run along the entire eastern line of the docks, would be a very great convenience to hun dreds of parties, including merchants, shipowners, captains, clerks, agents, &c., whose business re qu i res the m t o move about with as much celerity as possible in the neighbourhood of our shipping. Those who have occasion to go from dock to dock, particularly if they be at any considerable distance apart, will bear us out in the assertion that the various ob structions to pedestrians, from carts and other machines, crowds of passengers, and rough pavements, renders walking in that quarter exceedingly tedious and fatiguing. A fore noon's walk, indeed, from the Clarence Dock to the Bruns wick Dock, and back, requires a serious expenditure of time during, the most valuable portion of the day. The only pre sent remedy is the hiring of a coach or car ; but these are not always at hand, and from the highness of the charge, they are available only by a comparatively few. We are glad, therefore, to observe that it is in contemplation to establish an omnibus to run along the whole line of the docks, and that a preliminary meeting was yesterday held at the office of Messrs. Challinor, Houghton, and Fleming, south end of Brunswick Dock, for the purpose of considering the best means of effecting the object in view. It was considered desirable that, in the first instance, an omnibus should start from either extremity of the docks each hour; the first re spective starts to be at nine o'clock in the morning, the next at ten, and so on till the close of business hours. Should these find ample encouragement from the public, additional machines and horses might be employed, so that they might start every half hour. Several gentlemen present highly ap proved of such conveyances; but no one was prepared to suggest a definite plan of . proceeding. Mr. Holt, w h o a t present runs one omnibus between the Exchange and the south docks, was present, and gave some information as to the cost of the carriages. Finally, it was agreed that a public meeting should be called in a central part of the town next week, at which Mr. Holt would produce estimates of the en tire cost, in machines, horses, stabling, &c., required for such an establishment, and also to submit his own proposi tions relative to the undertaking. The meeting will, we be lieve, take place on Thursday next, of which, however, pre iious intimation will be given. We hope the attendance of those friendly to the project will be numerous, and that their efforts to supply this new accommodation to the town will be successful. SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. — On Saturday night last a double attempt at suicide, which proved unfortunately successful, was made by Mr. J. S. Rutland, aged 56, for many years a commercial traveller and commission agent. The deceased, who was in the employ of Mrs, Lyons, floorcloth manufacturer, Old Kent-road, ar rived at the George and Co mmerc i a l Inn, Market-place, Sheffield, on Wednesday last, where he was in the habit of putting up. On last Tuesday an inquest was held on the body, and from the evidence aaduced it appeared that on the morning in question, the deceased not rising at his usual hour occasioned the chambermaid, on passing his room, to call him, when the deceased said he was getting up, and would be down stairs shortly. Some time after the same female again passed the door, but thinking he had fallen asleep, passed on. About two o'clock, finding that he had not made his appearance in the travellers' room, she went up and peeped through the keyhole, when she saw the deceased leaning with his back against the wall with his throat dread- Sully cut and the wound bleeding profusely. She instantly alarmed the inmates, when the door was burst open, and the deceased was found to be alive and partly sensible. A medi cal gentleman was immediately called in, who rendered every assistance which professional skill could suggest, but the deceased sunk under the attempt he had made. While he was living he was repeatedly questioned as to the cause of committing the rash act, but he would give no other answer than that he wished to die, and repeatedly requested to be allowed to die. The deceased had stated, that on the night previous to his cutting his throat he had taken as much as three ounces of laudanum to produce death, but which was ineffectual. The medical gentleman who had been called in stated that the death of the deceased was more to be attri buted to the effects of the poison than the wound in the neck •, that he had attempted to insert the stomach pump, but which the unfortunate gentleman resisted. It was also proVed that the deceased, who was a hard drinker, used to labour under delirium tremens, and that since his arrival at the houie drank very hard. After a long investigation the jury returned a verdict, that the deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity.—Times of yes terday. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The Dissenters here and elsewhere are in full cry of triumphant admiration of Dr. Wardlaw's volume of letters lately published, and addressed to the Rev. Hugh M`Neile. This is not to be wondered at, for the volume is . very cleverly written ; and if their cause be capable of defence by any man in the kingdom, doubtless Dr. Wardlaw is the man. They have no man like him. It is not to enter into the question at issue that I write, but to call attention through your paper to the position occupied by Mr. Wlsleile. The point and power of his assaults on Popery have caused the Irish demagogues in the House of Commons to single him out by name for their brutal attacks, in what he calls " personal scurrility without argument," and the point and power of his defence of the established church have caused " the most distinguished of modern Dissenters," or rather the Committee of the Evangelical Voluntary Church Association, at whose instance the Doctor writes, to put forth the pith of their right arm, to resist if possible the cogency and efficiency of his reasonings. To be set up as a target, receiving on the one side the sharp arrows of Dr. Wardlaw's logic, and on the other side the mire and filth of Daniel O'Connell's abuse, is a position of " double honour," which may well make us prize the labours, hank God for the gifts, and pray fervently for the preservation and prosperity both in mind and body of our reverend champion.—l am, Sir, your constant reader, A GRATEFUL CHURCHMAN Toxteth, 24th March, 1811. A YOUNG LANDSMAN BECOME A SEAMAN.—My mess mate S-- and myself petitioned the captain for leave to shift our berths from the steerage, where we had previously lived, into the forecastle. This, to our delight, was granted, and we turned in to kunk and mess with the crow forward. We now began to feel like sailors, which we never fully did when we were in the steerage. While there, however useful and active you may be, you are but a mongrel,—a sort of afterguard and ship's "cousin." You are immediately under the eye of the officers, cannot dance, sing, play, smoke, make a noise, or growl (i. e. complain), or take any other sailor's pleasure ; and you live with the steward, who is usually a go-between ; and the crew never feel as though you were one of them, But, if you live in the forecastle, you are as " in dependent as a•wood-sawyer's clerk" (nautice), and sailor. You hear sailors' talk, learn their ways, their pecu liarities of feeling as well as speaking and acting ; and, more over, pick up a great deal of curious and useful information in seamanship, ships' customs, foreign countries, &c. from their long yarns and equally long disputes. No man can be a sailor, or know what' sailors are, unless he has lived in the forecastle with them—turned in and out with them—eaten.of their dish —and drank of their cup. After I had been a week there, nothing would have tempted me to go back to my old berth ; and never afterward§, even in the worst of weather, when in a close and leaking' forecastle off Cape Horn, did I, for a moment, wish myself in the steerage. Another thing which you learn better in the forecastle than you can any where else, is to make and mend clothes ; and this is indis pensable to sailors. A large part of their watches below they spend at this work • and here I learned that art which stood me in 5o good etendafterwards.--Two Tears Wore the Mast. MEETING OF THE IXidk:COM:MITTEE The Dock Cor4rnittee held their weekly meeting yester day. There were`present Messrs. Benn, Barclay, T. Holt, Middleton, Quayle, Booth, Mellor, G. Holt, Martin, Holmes, Chapman, Moon, Aiken, Smith, Horsfall, Tobin, and Evans. Mr. BENN presided. The sub-committee of works recommended that the pier which projects into the entrance of the Clarence graving docks be taken away, so that two or perhaps three ships could lie upon graving blocks, with the advantage of being dry at all times. This improvement the chairman stated would be quite equal to a new, graving dock for two vessels at least. Mr. CHAPMAN said this was one of the most valuable suggestions ever brought before the committee. Mr. MELLOR asked what was the expense? Mr. G. H OLT replied that the sub-committee had not ap plied themselves to this question. Mr. HORSFALL said the expense' would be moderate. Some further conversation took place, at the end of which the report Was confirmed. The surveyor is to commence the work after Easter, and to present an estimate of the expense to the next meeting. The sub-corunuttee of works, in a report which they pre sented, suggested that a site for the erection of a residence for the astronomer, to be appointed to the observatory, might be had at the south side of Waterloo Dock, between the Customs DepOt, and the site intended for the dock-master's Mr. AIKEN asked whether the entrance of the astrono mer's house would be inside of the dock ? The CHAIRMAN replied in tho negative. Mr. HonsFALL thought there should be an application from the corporation to build the house upon the same con ditions as the land for the observatory, had been granted. Mr. AIKEN that that had been already arranged. The sub-committee for the department of the Marine Sur veyor, reported that they had investigated the complaints of Lieut. Bevis, R.N., and the agent of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, of the signals from the light ship not having been heard during the late fogs, and found' that the men were attentive to their duties, that their instructions were sufficient for the purpose, and that the firing of a greater number of signal guns did not appear desirable, as they might be mistaken and thus cause accidents. Mr. TOBIN'S complaint at the last meeting of the Rock lighthouse bell not being large enough to be heard in fogs, was next considered. The surveyor gave it as his opinion that the position of the present bell might be improved so as to increase the sound ; and eventually he and the Marine Surveyor were directed to report upon the subject. A letter was read from the South Harbour -master, relative to the discussions which took place in the committee last week, upon the question where the duties of .pilots bringing ships into dock ceased, an d th ose o f the pier-master com menced. This letter described the state of Queen's Dock one tide this week, some damage having been done by the pilots of one or two vessels having run in. Mr. , HORSFALL remarked that penalties were attached to offences of this description, and the committee ought to en force them. Yr. EVANS suggested a conference with the Pilots' Com- mittee The CIIAIILMAN, Mr. CHAPMAN, and Mr. HORSFALL spoke to the same effect, and at the termination of the dis cussion it was resolved that the Secretary should write to the Pilots' Committee, requesting them to have a conference upon the subject with the sub-committee for the department of the harbour and dock-musters. A return of the Runcorn Dock dues, from the 25th Fe bruary to the 24th March, was r e a d. It appeared that 159 vessels had entered, of 8432 tons, and that the dues amounted to £lOB 14s. 2d. The SECRETARY next read the following letter from Capt. Theaker, of the ship Gilmore : To the Secretary of the Liverpool Dock Committee. " SIR,—In forwarding to you a statement of what took place on board the Gilmore on Sunday, the 14th instant, and which I consider a grievous nuisance, I do it with a view to benefit others, and not myself, as well as to render the en tering the Liverpool docks more secure. On the aboie named date we arrived in the river, and before we got near the docks were very much pestered and annoyed, by boats full of men coming alongside, and wishing to come on board to speak to the sailors. This, with considerable difficulty, was prevented. However they watched their opportunity of getting on board at the time when the ship was entering the dock-gates, and, in defiance of all orders and remonstrances by the chief mate, the decks were filled in a few minutes, so much so that it became a matter of great difficulty -o walk about the ship ; and to make the annoyance still greater, the sailors were found to be, in a short time, in a state of stupi dity, arising from intoxication, liquor having been brought on board by some means or other. When the chief mate found himself placed in this situation, and no person of au thority belonging to the dock sent on board, he was fearful of not being able to get the ship moored, and otherwise com plying with the regulations of the dock. He therefore en deavoured to get the strangers out of the ship ; but to no purpose. They dared him to attempt to put them out by force, and even shewed fight ; for their number was so great that the whole ship's company would have availed nothing against so many. I consequently have to complain, from these circumstances, that we narrowly escaped being fined for not complying with the regulations of the docks, although my men were desirous of doing their utmost to the very last; but from being taken off their duty by the crimps, they were absolutely prevented doing as they wished. In consequence of this annoyance the ship was not made fast till very late, and the anchors obliged to be left hanging at the cat-heads till the next day, when I was obliged to pay more money than was proper for the sake of getting them up in time, which loss would have . been saved had not these strangers been allowed to come on board, and obstructed the work of the ship in the way they did, as my sailors would have done everything I wished, and in good time too, had they not been made half drunk. Being a stranger in Liverpool, and never having met with such obstruction before, I trust the com mittee will take such steps for the future, by affording pro tection through the police, as to render the working of a ship in the Liverpool docks as secure and economical as in Lon don and elsewhere.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) EDWD. THEAKER. " Liverpool, 22d March, 1841." Mr. HORSFALL said the boarding of ships by crimps and others was certainly a great nuisance. Mr. EVANS asked why they were suffered to board ship The CHAIRMAN said it was impossible to prevent them unless the police interfered. Mr. Ancirg said this was one of the many cases which would be remedied if the Dock Committee had a body of men in their employment who might haul ships in and work them when in dock. He had on a former occasion men tioned his intention to ask for a committee, but he thought it better to delay it until he had consulted the harbour and dock masters. He really thought, however, it would be desirable to have a committee. Mr. Aikin then proceeded to point out a few of the advantages which would arise from the plan he suggested. Mr. EVANS'' thought the question raised by Mr. Aikin had already been discussed by the committee ; but, at all events, he had no objection to an investigation. Mr. CHAPMAN remarked that the duty of sailors in a ves sel did not cease until the ship had been moored. It had struck him that if a notice was put up, warning these crimps and others against going on board, it would remedy the nui sance. He had drawn up a notice, which he thought would produce the desired effect, and which he would read : " Whereas, complaints having been made to the dock masters that the working of ships, from the pierheads to their mooring berths in the docks, is greatly impeded by the forcible intrusion of crimps, lodging-house keepers, and other unauthorised persons, on board such vessels. No tice is hereby given that for the future parties forcing them selves on board ships, either entering or departing from any of the docks, without the permission of the officer in charge of the said vessel, will be ejected by the police, or by the dock gatemen, who are all sworn special constables, and available for affording due protection to the shipping.' " If something of this sort were put up, the officer in charge of the ship would have the remedy in his own hands, and this committee need not interfere. Mr. HORSFALL thought the duty of turning these people out of the ships could only be done by the police. At the same time, Mr. Aiken's suggestion for enquiry by a commit tee was a very proper one ; but it did not apply to this par ticular case. He thought Mr. Whitty should be requested to devise some plan to abate the nuisance. Several members spoke in favour of Mr. Chapman's sug gestion for a modification of the effect of that which had been drawn up. After some discussion the subject was referred to the solicitor; and Mr. Aike n ' s suggestion was referred to the Harbour Master's Sub-committee. The SECRETARY read a resolution agreed to by the Im provement Committee of the Town-council, agreed to on the 22d instant, to the effect that the Dock Committee be re quested to proceed with the erection of the remaining part of the arcade on the east side of Salthouse Dock. Ordered ac cordingly. The North Harbour Master addressed a letter to the com mittee, which was read by the Secretary. In this communi cation he stated that he had been frequently requested to survey vessels, and had refused in consequence of not having the permission of the committee. He now requested per mission to survey vessels in the north division of the docks. Should the committee grant it, it would add to his present salary from £lOO to £l5O a year. Mr. MELLOR believed that the harbour masters were not allowed to act either as arbitrators or surveyors. The CFI AIRMAN.---NO. Mr. CHAPMAN enquired what Mr. Hodgson's present salary was. The SECRETARY replied, it was £3OO per annum and a house. Mr. EVAN g said this application, if granted, would involve the committee in some difficulty. If the North Harbour master had not salary enough, give him more, but he (Mr. Evans) would not consent to the application. Mr. ToBIN was of opinion it would be better, if his salary was not sufficient, to increase it, than to allow him to survey vessels.. Mr. EVANS said, besides, there was no need of a man of this sort, in the person of the harbour-master. There were many of them in Liverpool, and it was not for the good of the 'community that he should have such a privilege. Mr. CHAPMAN thought Mr. Hodgson ought to have an additional £5O a-year. _ Mr. Evers would meet this application with a decided negative. Mr. G. HOLT dared say the application had sprung out of the late alterations in the payment of the dock -masters. The salary of the masters of Prince's Dock was £3OO per annum, and probable Mr. Hodgson felt placed on the same level. The CHAIRMAN said that could not be, as the master of Prince's Dock had then £350 per annum. Mr. 'roam would certainly meet the application with a negative. The application was then declined. Mr. TOBIN gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that an addition of £5O per annum be made to Mr. Hodgson's present salary. The committee then separated. ELECTION .OF GUARDIANS FOR LIVERPOOL Yesterday the nomination of guardians for this union, under the New Poor-law Bill, took place at the Clarendon-rooms. The following goodly list of conservative champions was handed in by James Aspinall, Esq., fnd no gentlemen being Proposed by the radicals, Mr. Aspinall's list contains the par ties elected : Rev. Augustus Campbell, Duke-street, rector of the parish John Mellor, Falkner - s treet, flour - dealer Owen Williams, Soho-street, coal-agent Edward Ford, Leece-street, gentleman Joshua Henshaw, Brownlow-street, flour -dealer George Riding, Anson-street, coal-merchant Thomas Dobbs Butler, Wavertree, chemist and druggist John Scholfield, Nile-street, wine and spirit merchant John Hand, Lord Nelson-street, upholsterer Thomas Dover, Kirkdale, warehouse-keeper Mark Rimmer, Soho-street, merchant Joseph Cooper, Great George-street, ironmonger John Wilkinson, Lord -street, woollen -draper William Wright, Pem broke- p l ace , merchant William Drury, West Derby, ironmonger William Foster, Everton, glass-manufactu rer Daniel Ledson, Everton, warehouse -keeper George Bvford, Park-lane, pawnbroker Arthur Henderson, Walton, merchant John Kilshaw, Gloucester-street, gentleman James Ackers, Orrell, brewer Richard Andrew Mould , W est Derby, wine-Merchant John Briscoe, Old Hall-street, mercer John Rigby, York-street, plumber Robert M`Kee, Hood-street, builder. TI ` Honi soit qui mal y yews h March, 1841 In the days of /Esop, though not ed by that chrc ler of facts under the modest title of Fables, there liv game cock in an eastern county, whose crowing was of th good Old English style. He had been brought up among stirring Protestant boys, who took much pains to teach him to crow articulately, so that he sounded out most music ally "No Popery," and no mistake. He had afterwards im proved himself by study and practice, till he had acquired the facility of a master in such old-fashioned sayings as syna gogue of Satan, great apostacy, Babylon, Jezebel, to the exceeding annoyance of certain emissaries from a foreign potentate, who were resident in the county t hated the glory of old England. Now it ha certain nondescript bird, a cross between an Italian gander and a Cheshire hen, who had been fattened in a Cheshire dairy, and qualified for promotion in the world uii IriTh Board of National Education, s advanced to a nest of great honour in the East ; and assuming in his person all the dignity of his station, he strutted among Norfolk turkeys like a bishop among hungry deacons. The foreigners were delighted to find that this bird of dignity could not crow like an English cock, and did not like cock crowing ; and they hoped that through his influence the intolerable no popery chanticleer might be silenced. The attempt was made with considerable skill, but without effect. Neither Cheshire cheese, nor Italian flummery would go down with the noble bird; but rather the attempt to choke him, served but to rouse his game blood into more vehement circulation, and he crowed forth a homily of such power, in old undeniable English, as terrified all the turkeys, and si lenced their chief. Old England reverberated the sound ; and loud and numerous were the plaudits bestowed upon the cock of the east. But alas ! there is no rose without a thorn, no gourd without a worm, no honour without envy, no well earned praise without a pitiful detraction. On the western coast there lived would-be-cock, but his growth was so stunted, his propoßions so faulty, and his voice so cracked, that he rever appeared and attempted to crow, without exciting a mixture of compassion and ridicule. He had been taught, but not in the real Old English school. He had received a non-conformity twist wberf he was a chicken, and all his little crowing ended in great I—l—l. This biped was of a vaulting ambition, (not to call it vanity) and wished to be FIRST : but he was over-matched, and therefore obliged to abide in comparative obscurity. Hence he resented beyond endurance the acclamations which at tended the real No-Popery cocks. Being afraid, however, to attack directly those nearer home, he determined to have a fling at them by a chivalrous interference in the eastern question, as an apologist for the " Christian charity," as he called it, or (to retain the parable) the inarticulate pee, pee, pee's of the Norfolk turkey The result was a little notoriety, and a consequent little chuckle, but this was short-lived. It was, indeed, taken up by the anti-English tribes of every wing, and re-sung with variations by the sweet voices of " esteemed cotemporaries," who fancied they had found a champion. But oh ! pity 'tis! champions don't grow on every bush. Petulance is not power, neither is learning wisdom, and there is an essential difference between a wasp and a bee. The genuine constau tional cocks of Old England expelled the moulting creature from their societies, seeing that its new feathers were coming This was the more keenly felt, out like turkey feathers because the bantam, on the strength of the notoriety of a week, was swelled into the spread and pomp of a peacock But it would not do ; after enduring few rounds of hiss and roars of contemptuous laughter, the creature was obliged to retire into its native obscurity, emerging only occasionally among the non-conformist tribes for the coun- tenance and comfort of congenial voices MORAL Protestants are Protestants and not half Protestants, and true Christian charity " rejoices in the truth," not in apolo- gies for compromising or suppressing the truth PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT, (From our London Correspondent.) The inquiry which is going on in the House of Lords is drawing considerable attention to the proceedings of those omnipotenefunctionaries—the poor-law commissioners evidence of Mr. Phelan—himself an act lye Whig partisan, and yet an assistant-commissioner—let out, last night, the ad mission that partizanship in behalf of Lord Melbourne's government is no bar at any rate, if it be not a recommenda tion to a candidate for the favours of the Irish board ; and if the gentleman in question had not proved himself to be gifted with a very convenient memory, perhaps he might have alto- gether settled the question as to the worthiness of the ma chinery by whieh Lord Morpeth's Irish reform bill is to be worked. As matters stand, however, it will be somewh difficult for the House of Commons, after Easter, to decla that the machinery in question is the best which could be found to regulate the bestowal of the franchise In the House of Commons on Monday niel damaging debate, the first clause of Lord John Russell's which prolongs the existence of the poor-law commission for five years, was carried by a majority of 39 only, in a house of 313 members—the numbers being, for the clause 176, and against it 137. We are frequently told that this measure is as much that of the conservative as of the whig party. It is therefore worthy of remark that, of the 313 members present only 56 conservative members voted in favour of this—the vital clause; and of that number nearly the whole are pre pared to support a relaxation of the general stringency of the measure. It is also worthy of notice that, in accordance with " compact" no doubt, the whole tribe of popery absented themselves from the house, unable, from their havingopposed the Irish bill last session, to vote for this, and yet unwilling to give the benefit of their votes to the victims of poverty in England. The smallness of the majority in this division affords deci sive proof of the favourable change which has taken place in the opinions of members of the House of Commons with respect to the measure. One word from Sir Robert Peel in favour of its entire rejection would, I firmly believe, have caused that wished for consummation ; and even yet it is tolerably certain that, without a material lessening of the arbitrary powers of the commissioners, it will not be allowed to pass. The fact which was brought before the house by Mr. Wakley, and confirmed by Colonel Rolleston, that the medical officer of a workhouse is not allowed, even in c of the most urgent necessity, to prescribe to his patients a morsel of food beyond that provided in the dieter —to order any stimulant stronger than tea or water gruel even to p, pers dying of inanition—without the previous sanction of a board of guardians, is sufficient of itself to convince any body of men, open to conviction, that the framers of such an un feeling and murderous regulation ought not, without some effectual check, to be entrusted with the lives and comforts of so large a number of their fellow-creatures as those who, unfortunately, are compelled to come under their keeping. On Tuesday evening a motion was introduced by Lord Mahon, in deprecation of the practice of employing prisoners under sentence of transportation for short terms, at the Hulks, in place of forwarding them, in pursuance of their sentences, to our penal colonies. His lordship, in a long able speech, satisfactorily proved that this practice, which has chiefly grown up under the administration of the Home office by Lord John Russell, is attended with increased ex- pense to the country, and does not operate at all to check crime; whilst to the cririlinal himself it is unjust, as afford ing him no opportunity, when the period of his sentence has expired, of re-establishing his character. The convicts in our colonies possess such opportunities ; and it is an admitted fact that they make frequent use of them. But the convict from the Hulks, turned loose amongst a community abound ing with labour of every description, which, though un tarnished by the stigma of crime, cannot always command employment, has too often no other resource than to rush into the commission of fresh offences to procure even the bare necessities of life. An attempt was made by Lord John Russell—who had previously failed in producing any thing like a reply to Lord the noble lord to withdraw his motion, NIEETING OF_ THE TRA OPER TIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS. Last evening a general meeting of the members of the Tradesmen's and Operative Conservative Associations was held in the Assembly Room of the York Hotel, for the pur : pose of receiving some communications respecting the election of guardians which, it will be seen by another article. took place yesterday. The room was completely crowded. -Before the commencement of the proceedings three hearty cheer, were given for Mr. James Aspinall, Mr. Robertson Glad stone, and Mr. Daniel Ledson, chairman of the Operative Conservative Association. ASPINALL, on taking the chair accor di ng to announce -- • . • ment, was again greeted with many distinct-roundsof-ap plause. He commenced by saying that it was usual in thi present day to make apologies for obtruding. one's self upol public notice, but he hoped that v present occasion. (Cries of " No, requisite upon the Alt hough they had Mahon— upon the ground that it was indirectly a censure upon the go vernment. His lordship, however, persisted in dividing the house ; and upon the division, in spite of all their wriggling contortions to escape the infliction, the ministry were beaten by a majority of 21. Perhaps, if gentlemen upon the Con servative benches were to lay aside that extreme good nature .which prompts them to withdraw important subjects, when ever Lord John Russell or Lord Palmerston assume the coaxing vein, 1 should have to record a few more of such de feats; and the full measure of infamy which this worthless faction require, before they are willing to lay down place and pay, would be the sooner filled up. London, Wednesday evening. A PHRENOLOGIST'S V.ISIT TO GENERAL HARRISON.— General Harrison's residence at Northißend consists of a centre house of two stories, now covered with clap-boards, but which, the general told us, is really built of logs, and two clapboarded wings of one story each. It stands about one quarter of a mile from the Ohio, in a grass park, having a few cherry trees in the distance, and several laburnams close to the door. The park may contain forty or fifty acres en closed with a rail fence. A footpath, worn in the grass, but not formed by art, leads from the gate to the door of the house. The floor of the house is about fifteen or eighteen inches above the grass ; and three stones of increasing thickness, undressed, not built on each other, but each lyinr on the ground at successive distances, sere" mount this height. The centre house has much the appear ance of a log cabin. The principal room in it is coarsely finished, and the wooden fire biases on the hearth. One of the wings, however, is finished like a wooden house, and com fortably furnished as a drawing room. General Hr rison was suffering from a violent headache when arrived ; but Mrs. Harrison gave us a kind welcome. as steps to sur- general at length arrived. He is now sixty-seven, rather above the middle stature, slender, and he stoops conside rably. His temperament is nervous and bilious ; his head is long, of full average height, but not remarkably broad. The anterior lobe is above an average, both in length from front to back, and height; and both the observing and re flecting organs are well developed. The head is obviously flat in the region ofacquisitiveness. The moral region seemed to present an average developement. His eye is vivacious, and his countenance is highly expressive of thought; indeed his whole annearance is much more that of a literary or scientific man than that of a military commander. His habitation pre sented unequivocal indications of humble fortune ; indeed I may say, (and I say it without the least feeling of disrespect,) of poverty ; yet his manner and appearanbe were those of a man of the world, who was familiar with the best society, and who, in the retirement of his farm at North Bend, retained the polish and appearance of a gentleman.—Comb e , B vi s i t to the United States. Aness the shevtight—(bear)—and that be might hail that day as a day of triumph, instead of using his lungs in calling upon them to exert themselves in the good old cause.. (Cheers.) Per haps if he took a retrospective view of affairs, he need not call their attention to the most respectable and the most in fluential vestry which had ever existed in the town of Liver- it the v nsider t measure the new poor law bill—(hear, hear)—for he should always consider it one of the greatest curses ever brought upon the land. ( llear, hear.) But it having become the law of the land, it was their duty to obey it, and he for one had used his utmost exertions, not only to carry .it into upport it hear, and ]oud cheers.) Much against his own he had yielded to what he had always held to be a stumbling ism, namely, to what expeuiency. e was one of those willing to conform to the•list of poor-law guardians made by the churchwardens of Liverpool, in order to keep the town quiet from the tur moil of a contested election. (Hear.) Tnat list had been ❑like the corporation which would not have one among them except radicals, and in which there was only one conservative returned out of forty eight radicals who were selectod, what did the churchwardens do ? Why, they not only gave the radicals every one of the radical members of the vestry, but they offered to give them more; indeed, to make them stronger than they had been for years. (Hear, hear.) vestry consisted of twenty Ed mention ihat.the old nembers. Out of those twenty-eight, there were twenty-one conservatives and seven radicals. Twenty-five guardians were to be elected, and they were offered nine radicals to sixteen conservatives. (Hear, hear•) That was 16 to 9 ; which was greater streng,th than they could boast of for many years. Now, what did they sistent to that which they had ever held to he tbr the good of the country, and willing to prevent any tumult which might arise from an election, they made this concession for the sake of the peace of the town. Bit what did the radi cals suspect ? They suspected the conservatives were weak, and in consequence what did they demand? Why, they demanded twelve radicals for twelve conservatives, and to toss up for the other (hear, hear), well knowing that there were seven magistrates of the county residing in the town of Liverpool, four of whom were radicals, and three conservatives, therefore giving them a majority of one vote, so that if they lost they would be equal, but if they gained they would get two. (Hear, hear.) Could the conserva tives stand this ? (Cries of " No, no.") He readily yielded to the churchwardens; and here let him express his thanks to two gentlemen whom he should always respect for their honourable conduct, for their integrity, and for the manner were two radicals, nevertheless the town was under an Obi:. gation to. them, Mr. Paton and Mr. Tate. (Hear, hear.) Presuming himself, on the part of the conservatives, to judge what might be done, he had acted on their behalf, and those two gentlemen had acted oti the part of the reformers. They had asked for certain names to be put upon the list, for in stance Mr. Urquhart instead of Mr. Slater, who had left the town, and Mr. Samuel Thornley instead of Mr. Watson, and he had assented. The churchwardens would bear him (Mr. Aspinall) out, if Mr. Palin did not go out of the room perfectly satisfied with the list, but the Reform Association rejected it. Where ;entienien said they were 3g to do with the Re ervatives) had acted support them. le conservatives must ac- Associati that tl on. this occasion. (flea tot honour thought they c hear, hear.) t work which iaa never yet been found out ; he remembered the time when the name of Oliver the spy was held in the very greatest abhorrence; but we need not go to times back to see spies, for there were spies in the town of Liverpool, and he did not know which to hold in the greatest contempt, the spies who had given information to the poor-law commissioners, or the poor-law commissioners' for receiving the contemptible in formation given to them. He would mention no names ; and he could tell the meeting this, that he (Mr. Aspinall) had been one of the first men who had put his name to a requi sition to the churchwardens to call a vestry meeting. In less than 48 hours after that he received a precept from the poor-law commissioners, putting the town of Liverpool un der their power. How could they have known that fact un ley had received some secret information ? They had i information, and even this day they had been agh Mr. Earle nd fairly, 0- nd alt rty did might corn. forward to deny the thing' openl_ not come forward, and he said they were the most contem i ible reptiles he had ever known. Give him the men w 'mild come forward openly ul fairly before the we ted such men, whatevi him do it f might hay 3 it• fair probabl [vate end to would tell him, f bonesti underhanded prted to on tit t act by I A meeti Association having rejected the , nservatives could not do less than They made out that list, and he (Mr. Aspinall) handed it this Morning to Mr. Lawrence, the returning officer. He was glad to say that the radicals had not dared to face them, and that we had now twenty-five conservative guardians of the pour for the town of Liverpool. He had been told that it was a trick of the enemy, in order to throw all the odium of the poor law upon the conserva tives. If he (Mr. Aspinall) knew what the feelings of the conservatives were, they were to feel and to stand up for the rn of t hearts They also taunted elected. because tl.e poor law commissioners it wings. But what did Sir Robert Peel say is speech. on Friday night? They should hear. Ir. Aspinall then read the follo - wing extract If he should be convinced at the expiration of five years sat no advantage would be gained by continuing a central oard, he should then decidedly vote for their dismissal; but 'on the lapse of five years he thought their existence still ecessary—if he found, for instance, that boards of guardians, ho, as the hon. member for Finsbury stated, were the chief nployers of the poor, were disposed to act in the way de riot - but the torture, in order to ..ne test, ous the poqr to accept lower wages, he should begin to -nuld be quite politic to permit those --itv. But at the ^”.; v ested her it me he should watch the exercise of the 'pov (lost narrowly ; whetf the period ansider the or five year are powers intrusted to them evolved these the greater they were, ti :cise with resi pect to their iiness with which they tnusilisten to any alle t. (Hear.) While he consented to the pro- mged &Ira ay that he ,f the cc sioners would wa i the ex- Jressions they made use of with a little more dm He thought that with the best intentions there was occa sionally a harshness displayed in the vindication of certain principles which might be avoided consistently with the Ice of the law (he 'oidance of would tend to fortify the powers of the commissioners. r, hear.) To give an illustration of this he would take, , an official circular published by the Poor Law iers, one of those public documents directed by y for the use of th, One princ is expressions:- lsory provision for the r( ie found the folic of a con preven' lief of destital hear.) Why I lord (J. Russell) Limself that the Poor Law would completely fail in effect if luent withheld their alms. (Hear, hear \ ' ly true ; and he should abominate the P from tt uty of a ution tl: He was men. Hay ectly certain the Poc aw would ever improved the system of administration might be, felt the moral obligation on them to attend to the wants of their poorer neighbours was thereby extinguished. It was no such thing. (Hear, hear.) ' In point of fact, the relief of the poor roust mainly depend on the rich and affluent ; and therefore it was unwise in the commissioners to issue a pub lic notice announcing that " a principal object of a compul sory provision for the relief of destitution was the prevention of almsgiving." (Ijear, hear.) One object might be 'the . prevention of mendicancy or vagrancy, certainly not of alms- Give alms• to Lee from the poor my merit ) Indeed, he did think public documeds put forth by the coin dently of the use of particular expres- sions, their general tone and character might be improved, consistently with the maintenance of the principles of the law. (Cheers from both sides of the house.) Mr. Aipinall then read a comparative statement of the ex pense of maintaining the poor under the present system with its probable amount under the new system—also the amount of salaries received by the commissioners, and a sum mary of what had taken place between the commissioners and the deputation appointed by the late vestry meeting. But be must now come before the meeting with an apology. In the selection of guardians he was sorry to say two or three of the most efficient members of the select vestry had been left out. He deplored the circumstance ; but so cautious was he, and the gentlemen who acted with him, that they felt that if their opponents had had an opportunity in the slightest degree of taking advantage'of them they would do it. He had no hesi tation in saying that. He had some time ago given them but this last business had disgusted him had, therefore, acted with caution, and F a professional man. Mr. Asturian then gleton Cooper, Mr. Nathan Holmes, and John Whiteley, efficient members of the select vestry were not placed upon the list of guardian ments—under the advice of counsel—tic with them It being considered them put hhimself and he hoped his xcuse him for having 1 is to defend de dared not by proposing ople he had to deal with with the rut tier conse )lilted to sa from his -five effi spinall then read art of the STANDARD, C any conservative gentletna, e names, he would ask •Nether there was any •-s of " No, no.") " -included ided:" Mr. A onservativ tulated the meeting, and narrated I to the rejection of the list ori. •oposed by the churchwardens, and the consequent election of one composed altogether of conservatives. Mr. Richard Dawson, Mr. Tinne, the Chairman, and Mr. Robertson Gladstone next spoke at considerable length, after which the meeting separated, r BILKETT nett add the circumstance SIDENI TEAM Jp to the hour of going to press this morning (two ck) the Preside t, which was anxiously looked for yestercla had not arrived. It v ,nstant ; but we good atithorit proprietors in this country to t British Minister desire that she should remain a despatches, his wish, oe coma this circumstanc fh. v diness, to await arrival t bring in a second e LITERARY NOTICES n Tlniversity Ma an admirable nut ood old Christopher mu be with :nzie not to t surpassed, and hardly equalled, by _ _ _ f the day but himself month's array stand, an dxcellent not work of peculiar interest at this pe Which the reviewer has managed to con n.uch of the spirit. We tender our 'need of understood that 3, from I by the that if the aga. He young riva bd, and of scope, and • couragement to the conductors of this periodical, for giving us, as they frequently do, so me thi ng o f t h e imperishable— . _ _ albeit very 1 sited—literature of the age _ Next in order comes a clever literary and graphic portrait of O'Connell— lie latter the better likeness of the two to find with the former writer—t: ough, in common with all his congitrymen, he throws so much goal humour into his political animosities — understands O'Connell. He O'C :5 that rer been hi ultimate and dearest objcc and he gives more cre gitator for sincerity in this purpose, than we were disposed to award him. We remember this was the opinion of the late excellent and clear•seeing Bishop of Ferns, who some years ago expressed it to a friend of ours who was staying at his house, and at the time pointed out to of friend some passages in O'Connell's earliest speeches those upon which he had formed the.conclusion. Followin this article are some very clever, spirite pers—all Irish to the cor musing pl but Irish of t painter of Irish scenes, Carleto Clare"—" Recollections of a Portrait Painter" : and finally Charles O'Malley, - the Iritsa uy that unequallec from the Co The Misfortunes of Barney Branagan," Letters that redout Dragoon," whose de champ even in this of military life full of incide and humo fellow this Charley would have been on a pilgrin THEATRE-ROYAL On Wednesct was acted at this theatre, 'e regret ouse. V snot cc what keeps the play The company is the best-selected and most powerful ;ly cast, and vn forth thunders of Mr. Wallack's The fault we have that it is too favourabl yet the The Wonder" was judi, in the provinces played in a style that would applause from a metropolitan audience n . Felix was gallant, spirited, and dashing—full of life manliness, and spirit. Bland's Violante was a charm ing featurein the comedy; her scenes with Felix were r plete with womanish fondness and pride : the scene after the escape of Colonel Briton was inimitably done. Mr. Holl's Colonel Briton we liked very much ; he dressed and looked it well, and threw into it much vivacity. This gentleman Miss Cleaver played Isabella wit reat naivete: Mrs. Clarke and Madame Simon caused plen of amusement by' their bustling, and the intrigu _ they displayed. Baker enacted Lissardo to perfection ; ar Mr. Bland exerted himself for a wonder, as FredericA Slaiter's Gibby was Scotchy enough, but tame. The drama of a decided acquisition .g spirit The Adopted Child" followed, and " Love Laughs at Lock liths" concluded the evening. In the former, Mr. Wallack, as Michael, showed his very versatil powers to advantage he presented us with a finished picture of a rough but hone, fisherman. His reading of the letter found in the chest was a perfect and most natural piece of acting. Mrs. Barton, as Clara, introduced Alexander Lee's new and very pretty ballad, " I Sigh for the Woods :" she sang it rather too fast, but we believe that this was the first time it has been given in public. Miss E. Honner, as Lucy, played with archness and spirit : this lady is another acquisition. The bill to-night is a strong one; and if it does not draw a good house, we shall be disposed to exclaim, with the Punch-and-Judy man, when Miss Kelly refused him a sixpence, " it's ail up witi the draymer." In " The Wife," Mr. Wallack will sustain the character of St. Pierre, in which he has no equal. Mrs Bland's Mariana is well known for its exquisite tenderness and beauty : it is worthy of her high talents. In " My Aunt,' which follows, Mr. Wallack's Dick Dasltall is famous : it natural and mirthful We may here acknowledge the receipt of a memorial, ad dressed to Mr. Clarke, which we have been requested to place in our office for signature. It is written in a very vul gar and authoritative tone, and is not likely to be complied with. How can the writer, or any portion of the public, " demand as a right" that Mr. Clarke should permit a half price in his theatre? The " public" might just as well me• morialize the proprietors of the STANDARD, or any other Liverpool paper, stating a determination not to purchase any copies unless they could be had at fourpence each, because in Manchester and other towns that rate is charged. It is against the feeling of an Englishman to be bullied, and we believe Mr. Clarke is the last person in the world who would yield to compulsion. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—A boy at Gasstown was, on Wednesday week, behind a dyke c u tti ng w hi ns with a hook ; and near him were some men cutting trees. Hearing one of the trees cracking and shaking to its fall, the boy sprang back from behind the dyke ; but ere he could make to a safe distance the tree fell, and he was immediately caught and thrown to the ground by its branches. With the instinct of self-preservation he held up his right hand, in which' was the hook, to guard his head. The hook was driven against his head with great violence, and the branches forcing it back ward, it scalped the poor fellow over half his head, laying the scalp down upon his neck. Mr. Blacklock was called, and brought the scalp nearly back, making it cover its proper place •, and the boy was taken to the infirmary by advice of Mr. Blacklock, where lie continues to do well.—Dumfries paper. SUBTERRANEAN EXPEDITION.—In every age since the days of Adam, adventurers have sprung up, who by their courage and skill, having greatly assisted in searching out the hidden secrets of nature ; even in the mountainous districts, where a man is almost looked upon as an isolated being, such characters are found to exist. An instance corroborative of this truth occurred on the 15th February last in Derbyshire. An adventurous youth, a nephew of Mr. Hibbert, of Hay field, near Chapel-en-le-Frith, determined to explore the in terior of the Foxhounds—a noted place in Kinder Scout in that neighbourhood, which has long been a hiding place for For this purpose he provided himself with a light, 4nd a quantity of lucifer matches, together with a ball of twine, with which he intended to measure the distance which he might be enabled to penetrate, and also to enable him, in case of accident, to retrace his steps and make good his retreat. The necessary preparations being completed, he engaged a young boy to accompany him on his sub terranean expedition. Upon entering the mouth of the cave, they fastened one end of the string at the outside and carried with them the ball of twine. The cavern at the entrance will nearly admit of a man in his upright position, but upon pro ceeding a short way the passage contracts so much, that it becomes necessary to proceed on all fours, wher t a larges and becomes more passable, until ano e it, again e cavern presents itself, where, upon several heights, or shelves one above another, it is found, the foxes stow their provisions Whilst the juvenile adventurers were attentively explorini the store- ,ouse of sly reynard their light disappeared, ar icholy mistal upon having recourse to the inciters a - me presented itself in their equipments, in their having ne b Ind the rocks bcio„ to provide themselves with sand-papc wet they could not by any possibility procure a light by fric tion. Thus finding themselves enveloped in total darkness, they attempted to grope their way out, but got into a road that runs in the same direction, underneath the one by which they bad entered, but which doesnot terminate in day. The place being dark and all hope ofescape having fled, they were obliged to abandon themselves to their fate. In that dread ful situation they remained closely huddled together for the space of twenty hours. On the next morning their friends, upon finding they were missing, made inquiry, and ascer dese- tamed that they had uue iv enture They, theretore, i them eithe with considerable difficulty uttv prepared to use means to live or dead, a t—' K which v The boys upon heir; sound of human voices approacnin i , find they were once more likely to behold t►,. From the statements made it appears that the inte,. loathsome den• was found to be strewed with bones _ skeletons, some of which have much the appearance of humar bones, a circumstance which will probably rouse the suspi cions of the curious, and lead to a more minute inspection. Whether this misadventure will have the effect of damping the ardour of these young philosophers remains to be seen.— Staffordshire Gazette. DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN OF CHUSAN.—The streets re_quite overjoye ;ht of d are narrow, and many of the houses dry rubbed, and polish( outside ; but the roofs are the most pictures.que part of t: buildings. Many of the respectable houses have pretty ga dens attached to them, with a high wall shutting them oti. entirely from the town. The interior of some of the houses were found beautifully furnished and carved ; one that is now inhabited by the governor, and believed to be the property of a literary character, was, when first opened, the wonder and admiration of all. The different apartments open round till centre court, which is neatly tiled ; the doors. w and pillars that support the pent roof chaste and delicate sty wainscot are lined wit re carved in the r quired the fret-work, which it must have I-, itest nicety and care to have executed. T 1 .e keeping, denoting a degree of ta the Chinese have not in general credit for with us. The be places in the sleeping apartments of the ladies were lal dormitories, for they can hardly be called beds : at one cc urniture was in tt ner of the room is a separate eha'mber, about eight feet squar and the same in height; the exterior of this is usually painte red, carved; and gilt ; the entrance is through a circula aperture, ....et in diameter, with sliding p....--- _.... is a couch of large proportions covered with a soft mat and thick curtains of mandarin silk; the inside of the bed is polished and painted, and a little chair and table are the remaining furniture of this extraordinary dormitory. Many of the public buildings excited great astonishment among those who fancied they were in a half barbarous coun try. Their public arsenals were found stock: of every.description p l ac ed with the greatest neat.,,_ regularity in their different compartments ; the clothes tot the soldiers were likewise ticketed, labelled, and packed in large presses; and the arrows, whichtafreohmedtahefiirres-ieznegaioned, strength drew particular attention, were carefully and sepa rately arranged. To each arsen u al re i e s oaft interest similar to those used in our oweonryeokuinndtr,y. fP: n i n ` ib F r t e o kses t r he upper as well as to the lower e c r la e s s s t e ' s a sl n io d p ar w t a ic s le a s ls o o f a ev s ,t for r it evidently' things . be of the furs here taken were of valuable many of article had the owner's name attached, descriptions ; each being pawned : this is another and the date of its go vernment for raising th • of the plans of the local eir supplies.—Chinese Expedition. ci with v