The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

M R. BROWN'S CONCERT. MR. BROWN begs to announce to his Friends and the Public that - his CONCERT wi ll take place on the 13th MARCH. FRIDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 23, 18313 rjr T e PlAlica,ti9n of the STAND.%u eommertced this maul, at 5 'q'eli)ek. RELtGron PERSECUTION. -- The zeal manifested by the learned editor of the Mercury, in undertaking the defence, Of: the Papist s, or rather of Popery, • is a , .violent as it is unaccountable. His distant : readers must labour Under a conviction that he is himself a Papist —go ener . getic is .his advocacy of Popery-. On the supposition that the remarks on (11.1 Rev. H. M•Neile's.amplilet were penned. by a Roman Catholic we recognise no in consistency- or discrepancy whatever in the articles on which we commented in our preceding numbers. But ushered into the world as these articles are with the sign manual of the editor of the Me„icury, we feel sur prised at the enittusiasm which he betrays in favour of Popery. He has been long known as the strenuous sup- Porter of what are termed liberal pri,►ciples—as" the elo- qoent " denouncer of sla%ery an I oppression in eery shape—as the bitter enemy of what• is' designated " Priestlkinfltience";—and as the opponent of every spe cies of superstition. That such a man should fall in love with a system so illiberal, so oppressive, and so childishly superstitious, as that or the Church of Rome, . . . . flay 'tvel.l excite our . asfonislnnent. But the Mercury flatly denies that Popery is such tyrannical - system as we lia'.e described it to be. Nay, he eve n asserts that it is a liberal system. How does he , , . prove this assertion ? We quote lii plods lot the sahe of their, novelty. In reference to 'the charge of oppres- sio!1 laid apinst the priests the Mercury says: ".It will not do (says the Rev. Pamphleteer) to plead that the priests interfere only in spiriitialittings, because the tt hole workini of the system is such as. to render an ecclesiaStical interdict an.effectual engine of temporal oppression. In the Popi s h system sincere faith and abject oppression are insepa rable." Again at page 12 of the same pamphlet, he thus re iterates hls charge that the catholic is a passive slave to his spi ritual. rulers, to whose bidding fits el nejiss he is bound to succumb : " He (the catholic is 'under the absolute control of a fellow-• man, directly, for all that'appertains to his preparat for eter nity, an d indirectly, and of consequen c e , for all that a pp ertains to his temporal•liberty. In the homer (and Itom the native of his 'Own case; this involves the whole) he cannot appeal to law; .the will and word of his priest are absolute. Ile must submit. "Hg - ditiri not plead his rights either as a candidate, [or eternity, .or as a member ofrstkiely."! • . - - • !,4 We shall test the truth of these sweeping assertions by .re ference to a few facts which cannot be controverted, and-which prove, that even, in the dark ages, When "Popery had a Stronger hold on men's minds 'than •it 'now has, Catholics, so far -from yielding implicit obedience to their' s'pirdual guides, opposed *their mandates aud ecclesiastical iuteidicts,' both by fOrce. of • arguittent and the argtiment of torte. • " In the reign_ol - John, in consequence of some be 'tween that monarch .and Pope Innocent, the latter placed the 3 611 0; . dotninions•under-au interdict, excontniunicaled.the mon arch, absolved all his vassals from their oaths of fealty,' and ex stunted all cftristianprinces and batons to unite in dethroning -an imperious king and substituting another more worthy, by 'the authority of the aptistolic see. Innocent afterwards offered the kingdom to - Phillip, king of France , who summoned - a nu merous` force for the purpose of invading England. John's subjects, however, notwithstanding the numerous aggressions ithd'despotic character of their monarch, in despite of the pope's interdict, and although his holiness had formally absolved them from their allegiance, rallied round their proscribed kiug, and "an army of sixty thousand men was formed, (sufficient, says *the historian, to have defied all the powers of Europe.) With •thii.furce the English, instead of waiting for the invader, sailed across the . channeVeaptured a squadron at the mouth of the Seine, destroyed the ships in the harbour of Fechamp,aud burn 'ad the'town•of Dieppe. 'This is One instance out of many that we could adduce to 'show, that the catholics, so far from being the pasSive slaves of rlheirctergy, actually defied the very head of.the Romish church' 'whet: l 4e pragmatically interfered with their temporal concerns. the reign of Edikard I. the imputed •absolute power of tthe.Pupe:over.the English Roinan Catholics was again put to the test,-and with a similar result. Biiiiiface (says Lingard) began by asserting what he pre ttOnded 'the'Kitig.raust• know, that Scotland belonged [ruin an rienttimes, and did still belong, to the human See. " 4 In answer t.o the letter of Bootlace (continues Lingaid) a parliament was summoned to tares at Lincoln. After some debatea reply was Canted, which was signed and sealed by tine hundred arid four Earls and ',litmus An the -name of the coin 'snonaity of England, a m id which deserves to be transcribed, as •it shows how a ccurately our aucestors , ouuld distinguish between the spin ITUAt Also itssurinikt authority t'l the pontiff. After eitxpressing ir astonishment at the tenor of the Papal rescript. :and asserting that Scoilatird never belonged is temporals to the :See of Horne, they declare that nor aforesaid Lord the King ...shall not plead before you .(the Pope,,) at.r submit in any man. suer to your judgment, nor sutler his right to die brougia into question Isv auv wgoity. tior send agents or procarators (Or that inirpose to your court.' Chis menu-n*l.le -d0en0,,,,4 _concludes in the following terms :—• Neil her do we, -nor will wo. p erm i t , 'Ai we neithei can nor ought; our aforesaid Lokt-the tiang to do, ,Or Aelitettipt.to di,, even it he wished it, any of the thiii e we _ :said ;—things which were never heard of, (sr claimed before, ; and which are co prejudicial to this realm:— - ;3, p. 317. - " If .we had the 'requisite space, we would adduce many .ino_ .dern instances to show that Catholics are not such abject slaves rtli their prieste tos the Rev. Mr. M•Neile has represented them ,•tO he. We tailthuremindhim that'the- revolted _Canadians are ge era !lye at ivolic s, although it has been stated from . official okutkozity that the Catholic Bishop of Montreal and the Calisu r lie.clorgy have decidedly discountenanced and deprecated the Ineurreetion.'"' • In reference to this mode of proving that Popery is -.,not tyrannical in its policy, we may well exclaim "Mat tome statements are so obviously absurd, that it is a .:waste of time. to give them attention, and follow them: up by.inquiry." Indeed, we feellt incumbent upon us to apologise to our readets for trespassing so largely:On 'their patience in noticing the miserable verbiage of•the Mercury. In the historical instances which the Mercusy hasoad ' ,Auced for the purpose of proving his position we can dig.' • kern nothing but a ,proof of the contrary—a proof of the int,c4e.rable despotism of the Church of Rome and of the .vassala,ge.of its lay members. The very act•of resisting the power ,and disobey ing the mandates of the Pope proves the truth of tire Rev. IL Mlie:le's-charges. The Pope would never have ventured, to interfere with the temporal concerns of Roman Catholic gesneuuneats, un less he expected .to be obeyed: nor would the people have been provoked to resistance, etollesi that interfer ' ference had been gf tyrannical and oppres.sire charac ter. We would ask the editor of the Mercury whether , the•revolt of the Poles proved the tolerance and libera , of tile Russian Autocrat ? Would an insurrection among the slaves of the United States against their mas tett' prove the kindness and meekness of the' latter . 'These cases are exactly parallel with those cited by, the ihreury. It is said that. the Roman Catholic clergy' of . Mon• Areal .‘ decidedly discountenanced and deprecated the Anrreciioni,ln Canada.- The-y niav have ostensibly acted loyal part, but our belief is that they :sect etly contented = ihe rebellion. Their exhortations to their flotks, in all prolability ? were $OO coed in the same sense as many ititat;AßY 23 IS 8, _ROYAL ANIPIIITtIEATRT.; GREAT .CHARLOTTE-STREET'', LIVER-POOL. OtAND SPECTACLE EXTRAORDINARY, • AND CHOSEN WEEK OF NOVEL PRODUCTIDNV! - ME GRAND SELECTION of -NOVELTIES given for. - Mr. BATES'S benefit last Monday night, not onlit produced one 4)1 the greatest houses this season, but hundreds cinild not obtain seats: Mr. B. Will, therefore continue the Grand Classical Entertainment This Evening which is sub !bitted to the Public, Artists, 441:41 the rising generatiun, - called C'lt i C IL T 0 N; • OR THE DARK DAYS OF CATHERINE DE MEDIC'S. Written by Mr. James Brooks; never acted before; and got up at a very great expense to Mr. Bales, as his own exclusive pro. petty. -The New Music '.by Mr. , Naaeb-y-;-Scenery by Mr. Matihews. - I'o give an effect never before witnessed in England, a double Terrace has becn formed to the Stage, connecting the Circle, which will plesentt6 the eve of every spectator. a Treble action of the 'Epiestrian. Dramatic, and Terpsichorian Entettain inents which the'. resoarces of this Theatre alone can enable . them to_ convey an adequate represimtation. NEV HisToitic.AL SCENES in the CIRCLE, in which will appear Mr. Ryan, Mr. Pnwell, Master and Miss, s- Ginnett, Mr. Price, Mr. Parry. Mr. Randall, &e. &c. &e. The.Cl-11AMNI FAMILY on the TIGHTROPE. • The whnleof the aboVe most splendid productions will conclude With the brilliant . Equestrian Pageant anti Entri.e, which has been fur months in preparation, and now produced for the first time, with entire new and gO s rgeous Dresses. Equipments, Pro perties, Banners, Music, Decoratiems, &c. &c.- The ah . oi.e. ar ranged and prodneed under The direction Of Mr. Buckley, .and entitled EN GLAND'S .QUEEN. - In 'which Mr, liyas's extensive Stud and brilliant Company 'of Equestrian Artiste will display sotue rapid Evolutions and groupings of clasical grandeur and effeet. Proprietor, Mr. BATES. • Stage Manager, Mr. NEVILLE. 2Lfj4 tibetpool ;E:tanbavb. of O'Connell's speeches, inch were only operative ai iti centivesto violence. The habitual:deceit of the justifies this supposition. priests On the proposed repeal of the Catholic Relief Bill the Ahitury observes : " Although, with 'the exception of the Administrations of Earl they and Lord ltlelboutne, the polky or the British Government toWards Ireland has been virtually a premium on insurrection or rebellion, no rheature was ever devised by the Orange-Tory faction so certain to lead to a civil war or gene ral rebellion as to the measure which the .Rev. M 'l%l eite has indre than once had the hardihood to propose at the. public meetings held nt the . Amphitheatre and' elsewhere , . The pro ject of repealing the Catholic Belief Bill, which never entered into the conception of .any except a few political and religious Quixotes, is so extravagant that we should not Waste the time of our readers by entering into any argument with its pro pounder. .11 is sufficiently irritating to withhold froM men their natural Or political rights, but the attempt, to, deprive theta of such privileges after they have been wrung from the oppressor more perilous. Frantic'anit hopeless as the propo sition is, it appears, boo ever, thata feW petitions for'the repeal Of the Caiholic Emancipation hill •have been intruded on the patience of Parliament." The Mercury then prOceetisAndescribe the Mariner in Which the petition - recently presented by Mf. Plumptre 'was received in the Honse of Com Mons. This petition was . signed by upvtards of 3000 Protestants, and prayed for the exclusion of. Roman Catholics from Parliament. ' The facts complained of 'are thus stated That, upon,the admission Of Roman Catholics to Parlia ment, a certain security Was intended to be proVided by the Le gislature for the Church Establishment. 2. That the security ,has proved wholly inefficacious. Under these circumstances, the.petitiOners huntlAYsubmit to the [louse, that it is absolutely necessary to devisersome more effectual safeguard for: ourna- Aioual establishments that• scriptural authority, and the princi ples of the British constitution: as well as experience, call fur the total exclusion.,or Homan Catholics from the legislature;', and the petitioners hnusbly s implore the [louse to take such steps as ,may be iiiiemed advisable - for the accomplishment of this essential ohject..'! We tallnpon the , e . ditor of the Mercury to prove the injustice, orlite,opprission of eicluding - front Parliament men upon, whip's - 6- siiiemn oaths no reliance can be placed. He may rely upon it that the Protestant people of Eng land will soon discover. the , expediency of resorting to -this ‘‘ extravagant prOjeet." On the prayer of the' petition to which we have re ferred our eiceilent contemporary, - the Dublin Record, has the following ientarlis `•This is either true, or it is false. If it be false, let it be proved tube so If„on the contrary, the alleged fact cannot be' . disproved, we do fearlessly assert, that the Protestants of the United Kingdoth htiVe been swindled out of their protective constitution, ittiderfalse pietences, and that they have the most perfect right imaginable, and are called upon .by,tbe_ strongest moral duty likewise, to reclaim either that constitution in ail its integt it y, eke to insist upon the fulfilment of the security so unequivocally pressed upon them as a palladium against what - they justly dreaded. .But now they are told, that.they are not so tunch as to inuraturagainst the swindling trausaction,,o r to remonstrate with the notorious violators of the solemn contract is this to be endured ? We know well how the parliament of 1.688 would have treated such a species of conduct is any of their members. And we know also that there is Protestantism egoughin the United Kingdom to make itself respected in the Muse or Common!, if it would but awake trout its sacrilegious slumber.' " " We do not believe there is a single person of even ordinary tincletstanding whO can doubt the truth of the allegations in the Prot eitaut petition ;. so that we are now called upon to establish by an train of reasoning, that the votes of "certain members" ate obviously iu direet opposition to the purport and intent of the oath imposed on Roman Catholics by the bill of 15 . 29; with the avowed object of preserving the established churches from innovation. That The conduct of Roman Catholic members iu acting. in opposition to that oath was, in ikeir own apprehenSion, " perjury," is what .we can by nu means admit. No: by the Inuit indubitable declarations of their church, to keep oaths . taken for the Maintenance of a church deemed by them "he retical," would be perjury; while to . violate such oaths would be an imperative. nay a sacred duty. Whenever Doctor Dem;; Murray calls upon us for proof of this formidable assertion, proof he shall have, even to saliety.'. " Here, then, we relieve Roman Catholics from the charge of any perjury at all—that is, of any thing iliey imagine to be perjury : but we.do so at the , entire expense of their compe tency to give any valid security whatever to a Protestant state, except their total exclusiin [tom legislative power. " The Rowan •Cattiolic members Cook the prudent course of . not opposing the petition,.but of begging -rather that it should be quietly received. The less ionise inadeiaboue it, they though!, the better. And-So tkey.-itnagiue the affair has ended. But so it must n'ot end. '1 he time has arrived, when Protestants must either 'speak . out 'oi.surrender unconditionally. The exaMple has . been set: 13V three thousand: men. •Let . tt be followed by' Many million's, and we will undertake that their peirtitius will ultimately succeed." . ELECTION Porato - Ns.—Siti . ce our last, several of the election conimittees - •have decided on the merits of the petitions 'submitted .to . them. -- It is a remarkable'' fact that, in .etery case when the majority of the committee were .radicals, the decision has been 'uniformly given against the conservatives. •, • . . • In tie case of the Ipswich petition, Mr. Kelly andAlr. - Tuffuell . are even on the• pull, whilst Mr. Gibson con tinues to maintain his stipei iority. 'We confidently an ticipate a gain .0 • Q ue vote to theconserlatite interest by the rejection. of Mr. Tuffnell. As to poor Rigby , W ago n; we believe he has not the shadow of a chance. The-Belfast eleCtion committee have (heckled that Mr. Gibm,n's qualification Was insufficient, and at the termi nation of theproc . eedings on Wednesday thete were six votes struck off Lord Belfases poll, so , that we, may in this case calculate upon two additional votes on the con servative side of the house. Sit Samuel Whalley has very prudently retired'from the representation ofMarylebone,.at the suggestion of his counsel, who candidly informed him that:he had not the necessary qualitication. A fresh elecaon of course takes place, when we hope the consel yank es will muster all theit strength.' . We should nut feel surprised tO'hear. that the disConsolaie William Ewart be placed in nomination bY the radicals.. The metropolis shares with Ireland the unenviable distinction' of being a refuge .for the dkcarded ptilitjeians of the day.• THE DISTRESSED POOR.—We ,have received several communications — relative to the destitute state of the poor in several. Wf the , most pOptilotts districts of the . town. Notwitbstading, the unparalleled exertions of the various conuitittees : •connected with the difrerent public cbarities, the greatest distress yet exists,. in Nome dis tricts. to alt extent ost Ini redible. In the neighbour hoodof Vauxhalltrtad, 'and especially in • the streets . to the westward of theta are hundreds:of families actually starving pr want -orfood. We have conversed with a . geittleihatt, s l,lio:Jias. : viSited toocbs, in this, - ,district,, tut froin,his statwient vie learn, that in several of sfaaithies . every arflt;lt of furnitnre and wearing• apparel Las.. been . pledged in order. to purchase food Seteral small . siiins"of twOney • have been contributed by their nwre fortunate neighbours, and relief adminiltered un der the . direction , Othe Rev. J. H. Stafford, .111inister of Paul's Church r Witose zeal on . behalf of these pobr .pebille is most praiseworthy. But private benevolence isaptite inadequate : to supply the necessities of all who! stand as need of assistance. An appeal is therefore niatle to the public? on behalf of these diStressed people, who are flow enduring the pangs of hunger, and almost inithoitt.clo.thing to protect them from the severity of the 'weather. Some idea may be formed of the extent of distress now prevalent, from the fact, that the Rev. J.H. Stafford has been occupied several days, from ten to 'twelve, in simply taking down the names of those in- . . _ dividuals praying for relief. The inhabitants of St. Nur% ward liave liberally contributed the sum of £125, but the distribution of the sum is strictly confined to the inhabitants of their own ward. No local association has been formed in thedistrict 'of Vauxhall-roar;, and hundreds have therefore been left to the casual and almost un -ceitain relief-afforded .by then pblic soup establishinents„ It is'suggested that - 4 number of the soup tickets be dis tributed atnongst the poor of this district, 'under the di, rection of M. Staffiird, which would go .far. to. relieve immediate.necessiiies. Subscriptions on behalf of the Poor of this.neizlibottrhood, will be most thankfully re, eeived by Mr.,Sta,(ford, at his residence, 28, Islington ; by • Mr. Jone s , I9i Earle-street, and at the Newspaper offices. • • TRIBUT* T 0 Ma. Eus..trioN SMIIH., it wt. l be seen, that the 1)4).10. in nineilliin or SUtPS4 rihers In this testiiii. , tii4 I a.e ie viittire will he linalls closed on the fits! of Sla te l t ~next In I!:e•tilean titue tlii,4 tiho feel' desii tins of plitintiling the object of the con.ii.illee will, on refrience•-to the advertisetuetil, find the names of those `tit whuut subsctiptious may be paid. LOCAL NE W& DISTRESSED Poott.—The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has received ,he sum ofl . ire.pkundsin f the collection . for the rior Made n St. J titre's bitrtti oii Siniday last, from a member:.olAtie congregation, who was hindered from attending the church on the neva ion and who ha , not given his name. Also. 'five •- _ . puunds iroin another .setti•dioltler, woo tptys, " if the n-cessiiies the poor i.ontinue I will repeat-it." This makes a total of contribution towards the present distress, from the congrega tion i.e St. Jude's Church, of two huudred ant two pounds, tki-re shillinqs, and a sing,' y. - - - - - • I 7 M BitoWN's CONCERT,—This unrivalled flutist has an nounced his intention of giving► a public concert, on the 13th of March. The whole musical talent-of the town have volunteered their services, as a proot of the esteem iu which this gentleman is held by the whole of the profession. We hope the public of LiVerpool will also express their approbation of Mr. Brown's talents by a very numerous attendance. , TOR 13 E6O‘II%IEN iTION OF Ni \l 11ES.—An server has ,ile , crtited to us NIT. \V almslev's look O. ekViitt'll . . eyes he surveyed the top •or Ihe entitled room oil Wednesday,: during the cruel add process or lilarkb.tllin C him for it magoti rale, as most oat hetiv ! As the Mayor was iickint.r. ii wu the names balloted fOi potir Walmolley was eviii.tntly suffering the Ik . doloateux. " THE SESSIONS.—The Intermediate Sessions for this barough will be•lteld on Wednesday next, the 28th lust., before James Clarke, Esq. tleoniler. We have pleasure in referring to an advertisement of Dr. Epps' friends in this day's STsisrman intimating that that instrzcOve, - amusing. • and laleitted gantleman is to deliver another leetirre.no Monday evening. at the Music-hall, when the loveis of physiology.and amusing instruction will Itri%e d gratifiration arising not of the, doctor's illustrations. on impur lent subjects connected with human life. • THEOWING ASHES INTO THE STHEETS.--ltPlPTtlay. at the Police-tdfiee: informations were laid against a number of per sons for throwing ashes into the streets; the parties were sere.' rally fined. in small amounts. It is In be hoped that by the vigilance of the police in . laying - informations against every person so offending a stop will be put In this nuisance. SOnie of the streets in the town, front thii cause, are - said to be as bad as the old town of Edinburgh. • ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The spirited proprietor of this popular place of amusement has announced his intention „to open the theatre on Saturday afternoon, "at two o'clock. for . the - ! 'Convenience of those, persons who reside in the country. The. perforthance will consist Chiefly of equestrian exercises, • which ,are art ang,ed 'under the especial direction of Mr. livan. The , attendance during the past week has. been very good ; the .pieces hare been selected with great taate, and received with almost universal favour. To our juveuile friends it would prove a rich treat. The beauty of the horses, richly caparikmed, and . the splendour of the pageants, would excite their admiration-, whilst the mimicry of the Clowns wou'd provoke them to laugh.‘. ter, which Dr; Bpps, Vie' celebrated lecturer on physiology; demonstratesisguodfor their:health:, : • ' RELIEF ot , THE , POOR.--We understand that the congrega;. lion of St. Simon's Chapel,• Sir Thomas'.-buildings, hove made, a liberal collection for the purpose of providieg, the : poi:trot' the' 'neighbourhood with soup, bread, and coals.. The district is one, hick presents a truly.awful.aniount ut destitution and sufferiog," We are sorry to learn that the funds provided for thts.charitable, object iire . neatly exhausted, whilst the demands npon them are' -daily increasing. 'The soup-is prepared at the_house of the re 'tweeted minister, the Rev: 11. S. Joseph, who superintends its distribution. • . . , . Toe' NORTH-WEST LIGHT. SHIP.-4 correspondent of the Ateteitt'y 'has drawn -attention to the praiseworthy conduct of Captaiii•Denhain,•owthe occasion of the tooth West, ljght-ship having been injured by: au Am?ricau packet running foul of her. -By Ine , energetic:activity of Captain Denham, it appeal'Ot theta substitute for the lightship was moored at the s t a tion . in an-incredibly short space of . time alter-the accident happen e d : When we consider the assistarice :of this beacon to the. safety, of an immense' sum of life and property ,which might be lost to a tea-hours, and:that it was altogether. owing to an accident to . this, very light-ship that the .melancholy loss of . the Laity Blaney . took :plaee,- we must feel tout the ,promptitude and energy of 'Captain-Denham .on this occasion is beyond all praise:'. "- . TH'E STEAMER URGENT.--We understand sonie observations have beehlnade on the subject of the Urgent . having put into Holyhead during a heavy gale on the• night -of the 15th or.l6th. 4 c l :i t t a iii i i ii iia E nd m er lin , P a r i s i d" n is vessel n h o i7s n i h a : C a lla ir'it"l:tje ebx rirnced pe he b that e purl- • Made nn the conduct-that entitles Capt ain .Enuiterson% to the , equa ll s o u r t ' ' t i h f- d i t h,o a s t e t 11 1 :4 1 v r e r r () s m it s h i h t a i v s e been what highest praise. When life and ptoperty are at stake it becomes a positive critne run'-any unnecessary risks. The passengers who were in the Urgent on hienight in question, seem to have been precisely of our opinion. On their arrival at DolNhead they , formed themselves into a committee, and sent the gallautcaptain a most flattering written testimonial of their sense of his "zee seitinanlike, and- ititlicions- eonduct, accompanied by a re-, quest:titat the ...agent would zrefund to Captain Btomerson, the' amount of their passage-money - for small- piece of plate, to commemorate their sense of his services, and their gratitude and esteem towards him. • MtiErisc IN ST. Paci. ' s WARD Fo': TOR lIELIGF-OF THE Dl,i'lte..;<LO . Poo a. —On a meet iiig•mir the prowipal rug habit ktlll . 4.nt St. • Pao I's Warn was held at the (i ,, ltien fleece /no. Oldhall-street, to take into roosideration the most ellicietat weans of ul; "eriatusX I he distress WIIICh at present prevails to so lamentable an extent among the la uouring poor of the ward. On the motion ol Chrisioplier liawJof, Esq Bailin. Esc ! , was ea t le ,'; to t h e c h a i r , Resolutions weie 'moved and imam monsl% adopted, ari t tointi ig Jtl. Nicholson. treasurer, and on minatini,z a eomniiiiee 21 gentlemen to carry' the mm vita ol the meeting lobo t•freet to the several districts 'which ~were allotted to them. A s oosertption was entered into lu the rams, and £so.colieried. lotion - tog gentlemen emisented to re ceive subscriptions: Mr. Gerard.: Mr. 11 ti a r qur i e t 1 ; ),,,a M i0n r.. ,1 C 1 i e n t. ti We t a l ( n , x i i ., l v,l-ir,tui : -I I ha t; ti t d , Mm', e ample ~e 1 by.the vrntlenten or St. l'att's -Ward will . be I . .olowed , in all tile other Wards. • Since the meeting, we understand the subScriptionS hare been raised to the amount of £125. COTrON r!piNNiNG AT oUr readers ate prtibabsy asvii,re lite a largakolt, tor che_sinciniog,o cu ign ktas'4ecently been erected on ihe ennui hank, ni the noctil end ilte towil. II has hero huts by 'Nit. o atwitester, and is the titsl that h., beet) erectett in Live, pot II is, ilierehite, sonnevOidi of an experiment, but from the cheap ness 01 fuel { the goodness of the hoodlum. anal the atainilanue . ul hands The north end (.f the town, in) e. that has every pro.. pee! of suere.S„T.. , ...l'he will is• ou such a stale as 1,, ellah;e the spirited propritdor to try the• experiment fairly. and should ii succeed, it islO.oltable that it will be uteativ en , arged. At pre sent the_ machinery is w•utl:ed . hv engines (*lli° horse power.. II is all of the newest and must improved tlestiiption. There: are .already stone hundteds of children employed to the will, and When finished we , believe that it will give employment to up wards or a thousand. 'fish th:E%T.CIIO I I , t% I 3 . M kfi.Tl NG.— The expected ruts tbribe Glenl I.anca?..iiire Cup remains mitt in emitr.u. Ittr nrimMtees of the meeting. vii. the Sinii I.tancasttire Club,hovingtioemed it eXitedient to still Wilber postpone ihe contest. it is said, this day; hut more' probably till they have a, chance. that is to - say, when the ground bee ((((( es less ciuxiy. for it 14i indulge in the sit - ort while the fro-1 continues. Murphy not giving the clogoniuus the weather he promised last week,'llie sportsmen do noi seem dispo.ed to put much coati deuce in his future down tes and soote have been Si) spiteful us to declare that, instead of. SO able commentator on the season., he is nothing but it vile Murphy, or rather a entUllann-tutus trots the sod.—There has been- Very little bellow nor is.much ex pecte,' till a greater certainly prevails about the sport eomiug Off. [We heat that the meeting is fixed for to-day TOlLLtv,taroot. ANTI•st .+%titir MKETehe.;.--We stated. in a paragraph our laid Friday's 'taped, that the Liverpool Anti• sla vet y Society had determined to publish Mr. Blacktghet. u , Te's speech in the Coitheil, on the apprenticeship itsfeM, tu with a. renort or the speeches at.. the ant meetings h e ld on the'thilt and 20th of Deceinher fast. and added, that We Inip ed the A nt i-slavei y Society would have the honesty to acknow ledge its oldigittions to the Lis Kit 1;001, SA ANnSI: 0, that being 'the only newspaper in which eitYthiug like a correct and lull report of the speeches had appeared. Ott Ibis paragraph the 'Caroler of Wediteaday remit ks; We think the suggestion a good one; and, 'as a beginuitig. we hope the STA , t , A sin w ill acknowledge' that the only correct and full report which it 'contained of the'tneetitig Of the 19th of Der. was copied verba tim ft om the Liverpool Cormier." We like the 'modesty of our contemporary atnazingly. lye preaches well. but knows not bitty to prei't ise.. Wip-:n he acknowledgek that the' only report of rite meeting of the 21.1 Oct.. which adorned his pages he; •week alter Was Copied front the ST OA o; we wilt ackno.t ledge that a parr ot . tis report ui the 19th! of Dec: really amplified by us, was inserted in the Sr NOAr: 0. Wnst:ic os .'tttK Jolts STAttp. EA-T ()IA n A N.—Dining: the gale on Tliorsilas , last. the John Stamp, from Bombay to Liverpool, belotiging, In Newcastle ownei s , went to p ieces off the coast iiiNewey. Tweeds...one or a crew were on - boatr:, seven of-whom were drowned. About POO bales of cotton hate been saved fruits the wreck. Captain Pain, flue toaster, wag expected in 'Liverpool on Sunday evening, 1)% his trionns, who had prepared a gram' supper hir him: anticipating his set urn on that Mts. from the vessel having peen telegraphed off'( - lolyhead. It i s not known whether the captain taved. Di: b.A 1 . ., A cc' o N Al li 0 . 4 On Altiiidafiv after.- noon. a shocking at videct unitreit to She seat. of 'lie' Karl of Derby. at Knowsley. it appears. that the gamekeepers had returned twine from a shooting e,:.•ir rsion. and were about laying by their guns hir ibellay;Soine`of mein w the new room-, appropriated fur the servants, when suddenly they heard a loud report from, the gun-room— lutinediatelV a person ('ante in lit. Say,•that Seoteh Jack . t meaning One to the Knowsley game keepers) had shot Timothy. The parties immediately went tti ascertain the cause of the report, when: they finind Timothyi staggering • and •apparen - lly shot. lie sh o rtly "afterwards sans: . senseless to the floor and expired. The deceased and the lois. loner, by whose hand he met his death, were upon the best, terms. and the accident was. cawed by Scotch Jac'k's holding, the gun in the bend of the arm, the muzzle down; but another gamekeeper coming up, and seizing hold of him, by accident caused:the ptece to rise, and the friction of the area upon the trigger caused it to, go off. A surgeon pas sent Tor imtoediately after the accident; but:. his services were or no . avail,'as the poor man ceased ;, to, exist alarost instantly after receiving the contents of the rowling•piere. ATnocinus nsv stn TilE Ist EoF:MAN.—OnWednesday 'morning a )tiling man was'elearing a gorse fence: pu the estate ot'Brocketinionolear the Cition I s le of Man, aud adjoin ing the main road, when he d i - c overed the body o f a man l y in g `by ter aide of a hedge. Being moil) slat med was remo he ran foe ved ass into rinse, which having been procured, the a public house close bv , kept Mr. Gilbertson, where, 'atter dy bring washed, it WAS i eco goised to tie that of a weaver named W ikon, a native Yorkshire, and lately employed at the woollen mills of Mr. Stevenson or B.itidrhook, in Kirk ralriPk• The Innis . exhibited many pools 4) violence, particulatly about the head, which Celt no doubt 'of his having been murdered.— The tilriteit‘ of the crime produeed the greatest excileinettl in the island, where-no murder has been t Ommilted for lifts years. An inquest was held on the body, which was allemica by the Attoiney General of the island (Jame s Clarke, E. : 11 ep prareti f r o nt iheevoleni e that Wilson had eel eived a hew pounds froisi his employer about three weeks ago to defray the expences of a visit to his wife and fatnity in this country. The.iast time ne was seen was in a public house,. in company with l'lttlip Op ' (lig, a joiner, where he ehatiged some notes for silver. They let) the mane together. both intendoig to 'uttered to England in the-same pas k. t. No sulkirion was al tisched in W ikon' S 'absence, it in:ing -opposed that he was with his friends In !!itilf. - Lind.' The jury returned a verdict: of ‘• ts dial molder" against Cluens; and a warrant was issued by the eiii•oner tor his app• e hinsion. ti.heing•ittrleistood that Clitoas had come to this town,. otfieers were dispatcle4l holier in seardi of hint, and ou Sunday he Vas a . npre4ienlled Its Sautttt"l (slued, one of the Li vet pout con sianks, i n a h 0 ,..e i t i seollaint.roail, where he lodged. ''t r ee prisoner is CI , tialive: or Kirk Nation', in thejsle o Nlan. b u t served hi S a ppretnieeship in this •tov; it. as a jou l e'. lie wolf:ed on his own itecoont nt tits lodgings, and the foliow ilia is a copy nl his cac ti;—" Chivas, joiner, cabinet-Maker, anti win" dow-blind manufacturer. 111(1, Scotiand-roail, Livegdrol." Ile had been tin a visit - in .his Ittends %ch. n the diabolical deed was cotninitted. lie iS only 23 yeats of age. lie set seat off to ,be Life of Ilan in the custody of the officered :t i 4 .l.*Ettpo(A, 5t,A,.41.1i21/4.Rii Coll fiESPOND E cVC E. Feb. 26., 1838. PROPOSED souTa HOSPITAL. • .5D • '-- I-TOR OF:THIf: LIVERPOOL STANDAqD. 8111,---1 feel diOre'lliaii'ai coalition - int ere4.t. in- the. we fare of the charities of the town, and am one of the last persons to find fault with the charitable intentions of my fellow-townsmen; but; when charity becomes perverted, I feel called upon to Make known to.those who are ready to assist their needy brethren the following statement, and at the smile time bid them beware lest they be beguiled into an error which May have a - very injurious tendency: The charitable institutions Ar the relief of the sick and maimed are more nanteraos in Liverpool. in proportion to its size. i/lirit any other toting in England. We have an infirmary, which' can accommodate WO patients; we have the NOrthern Hospital - , which cad acemdmodate nearly MO; we have a lock hospital. Which accommodates SO; we have • hospital attached to the • - WiAktt ,, itse, which, I believe, will 'contain about . 20:1; We havo a hospitil for infectious diseases, which w i ll contain 2w, ; "we have an eye infirmary which will accominodate a few pdtients; The institutions I have nainedare those which receive the poor Within their Walls, where they are fed—Where - they have warm Mitt Comfortable beds, and are attended regularly by the most Wended. of the medical profession Besides these charities we haVe two dispensaries, which give relief to upwards of 81X1Tresh cases weekly! A nd- we have a fend le 'Charity. The theilidai t t i ti tli a attached to t t i i i i p t a h r e e se i t y ff e e r r p r o t t e , t l ( , - % h i7h res i i i‘ i ito it ( t . t h o , :t s i t n e t r, to w n h i e i i f e e t i v i e ,e r poPulatton is greater—where it will be (Mind the accominotla tMn is in proportion one- half. Then, sir, with ' this acCoMino- . 'dation in Livervol, can another hospital be required ? ThiS is a question each man should ask himself. Aod again, is it ex pedieut to establish another hospital while it is knOwn that two faour most useful charities are in debt? Is the Northern Hospital languishing and in debt ? Is the Dispen;ary in debt? Is this a time for establishing a hospital when thhusands are Starvitig in out - streets? Is it a time to Call upon the charitable lasiipPort that which I shall endeatriihr to prove is not - wanted? - The accidents at the son;,h rad of the town are comparatively few. - I assert this from .experience: - .and, in confirmation of • this assertion I call upon the medical officers of the South Dis peosary to state. wliether they have been Chlled to many cases which could not have been moved with safety to the Infirmary ThiScadeasily be ascertained by a reference to the visitors' Woks: .That au occasional case may occur, where dangerous c o n sequences -might' result . froma removal, none can doubt ? -Butidwhatliatt of thetown may this not happen? When I .."attended the South Dispensary the surgicalicasesWere few, and • trentetnber but two cases which could have been considered as coining under the elassof bad accidents,. and these Might have `)teen reMoved safely to the 'nth wary. • 'The.case - I have brought befOre the public is one of great ''cOnSequence'. The South Hospital cannot be established with 'out ittjuryto 160 other charities; and it insist be allowed 'by all, evert it were •con4idered.neceisary, that it must he s natkh less ZariThati any Other. Who are the promoters of thiS'? • Let thiS be enqiined into: I Caney th e y wit-I. be found !busy tor self, ,cattier than the public good.l am, - • • -• • _ . . " A COMMITTEE MAN. DISTRESS OF THE POOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL. SrwIND.IRD Charity begins •at • home!' is a maxim of universal application. and it is not iinfrequent, when voo apply to indivi duals for assistance; to hear it quoted, and dwelt upon at stone length and with effect. Barely have I known it to be .practised more rigidly than at the present inclement season'. Our towu AboundS 'with Institutions of various descriptions, having fur theirobject the•moral and intellectual improveinent of the po pulation of this large and enterprising community, whose grand objects embrace' the culture' of the mind; and it is hoped, in some degree; they unite to promote a correct code of morals. All this is verb excellent, and all who-assist m so good a work are justly'entitied to the appellation of good citizens. But, .1 presume, there is a work of charity which is entitled to take pre cedence of this, I mean the:work of active benernienceto meet the wants of the suffering poor. ' ho t hal has a heart of compassion does not feel for suffering 'humanity at the • present season—a season of severity rarely •khown within the memory of many of the present generation? The tales of woe and the 'heart-rending sights Which'daily pre sent themselves to those who have the distribution of the funds of the various 'institutions of the town are such as would be scarcely fit' to meet the public eye. Often are the'compassion ate and sympathising feelings of those who kindly undertake to visit the abodes of wretchedness and misery 'excited to such a 'degree as is impossible to describe, as ising. from the .means at heir dispoSal being so inadequate•to meet the. respective cases of want and misery. • :,b a r re th:t These remarks -are not offered as a subject of complaint,. for it must be admitted, that our good old town has so far dope nobly in contributing to works of charity, for it. has been matter of congratulation for some weeks Nit in particular amongst those who take an active part promoting the charitable institutions ( 0 1, 1 1 1 1 , 4 1 , hat the inhabitants have come forward in a manner 'Mat does them' in fi nite credit.' But still there are many whose Means enable them to contribute to the Stranger's-Fund Sock.- and authtiiisedl l ie v r:o a t i i t ; il he ti n ) b i e t • ty, the District Provident'Soeiety; to the Soup Fund, &c.. who c i a s lLe i i gh u l p y on pr b o y b s ab it ,a res d p o ec n , a ta ti b o l n e would be giVen, or perhaps a regular subscription promised. I Would therefore advise, that. as the town is divided iutomards, which are well defined, gentlemen (and ladies)•be appointed to particular sections, ro call upon such inhabitants as may be able io contribute to some of the various funds of the charitable , institutions of the town, which have for their object the mitiga 'thin of the sufferings now endured by the poor., To the honour of some tit the congregations in the town, there ' have been large collections for the poor.' Why should not all follow'? Let the collections be general in all chinches and chapels; and it is also hoped; that the heads of families will immediately recommend a subscription for the poor in their respective domestic circles, and that the masters of establish thetas, both large and small, will, without delay., recommend the cause of suffering, humanity to those in their employ, fin if m t. : u s:Li d o iii the various L e .a t n ir t e ite re e s a t. bis L hi e n t e t u h l e s. s a a s m: el p i l plan be manufaCtories in the town. • .1 rejoice to find, that the , c,terks in respectable firm in the Exchauge-builain4s .haiTe, within ' time - last few ala)s, contributed ,t he ,stork.of sixteen prowls to-• wards the Nuns of the District,Provideot Society. Who would not, follow so noble an example? Surely Many, and doubtless another week's list of ciintributiOns will embrace not a few Of - similar exhibitions of sympathy for the suffering poor at this season of Liverpool, priv 2 atiiin ,iFe a b n . d , &c."' E. COTTAGE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. , -- , . No. 18. Ciarenre•st. eet, Liveyroet, Feb 13,1838. DEAR SIR,---1 have the pleasure to transmit to you copy of a resolution unanimously I,asse,: at the general meeting of the select committee or " The Liverpool Cut g age Owners' Associ ation," last night. -iv , . itiave the honour to he: with much respect, Deat sir. - YoucAretNll4 - it h I And:in - ust obedient servant , •. • EPIA. hNAPPEII, nortarary Secretary and Treasuir. To ioceph•Cooper, Esq., &c:. si.Janies - s-etreei, Liverpool. ' • " Resolved unat4im'ously—'fbat the thanks of this .ineeting be presented to Joseph Cooper Esq.,. a member of int. Town for the 'vrry hai;dsome and spirited manner in which he condut•ted Itiniselr in the c utinett tin Wennesdav, the 7th insiant. on - his motion, Or which notice bad been previously given, that the councii should petition parlia ment 30aillST Sir tlarry Verney' or Tenements Bill," noiv pending. .‘ (Sli t tied,) DW A •FOR D, Chairman. Committee -room, Great Chat lot te-si reel, " Liverpool, Feb. 12. It43S____." (Signed) (coPY.) . • , . . se. .lcithe's-sii eel, Liverpool, Feb. J 7, IS3B ~;, alb, b,el:2oatitillyslaitt,rt)orSnvia,litti ty . lo - 1.1.1.,e. ;',,,,)(c;(wu, private ~iv t,a,tit:eas rece iv ed nviecill(i v iavu o : : ntt r h e ut: s y t ec e st e os, i t: : : ' gra d iee l ' sa t to a v v I,s t in i : u let. r i;ss . er m san • lc i ; t e c i t :i c ;any o be p air v es: 'of a resolution passed at your general meeting. and beg to assure Y he n rn i i ;e i l l i i n :e h service I t However I may •regret the lo i s i s t oLn s i poo . Council, I have the consolation tha t :in furl he 6;1 ,0 % 1 0 11 4 1 opposition to e t t o o S r i t r he H l a u l t r a v i Le re r a n t e o y f 's o b a il t l. n; e .l ,,,, c u o r t e t: t soda 1 thank i the Cottage Owners' Association fur the patriotic , o i l , he untie struggle they have made against a most oppressive and unjust impost. My crumble service, either in or out of the council, will bear all times at your command. , • 1 remain.. drag Sir. your obedient servant,. ' • (Signed ) JOS. COOPER. Ephraim Kna - ppei . , Esq. H onorary Secrtary.to " cite Liverpool Cottage °woe's' Associattim," Clarence-street, Livet pool. . , ..../ • • .. . . Clarence-sive , ,i, Liverpool. I3i,h Feb. 1838. -'llli DEAR SIR,—I haave Much pleasure in transtnitting to pit; copy of a resolution unanimously passed l,y the Select Coln , mittee of "The Liverpool Coitage'Owners' Association," at their iiteeti6ruf the Bth instant. . . 1 have the honour to he. . • - • With great respect, . '-.- . Illy deal Sir, Your very faithful Ant) iitstst ot:OtlietiCkervatil, EPIL KNAPPER. liontirary becieta.iv, (Signed) Vira!thew, Esq. . • • . 3 St. Jude'4 Terrace, Liverpool. - - , "Besolred onaniatously—That the thanks or this 'c'onimittee are .due to Walthew, Esq. for his zeal and attention in furthering the Vetiticin from the pariah authorities of , Liverpool against the Rating of Tenements Bill' how pending in Parliament. . , • " tSigned) RoBT. ELLIS; . " Vice-president, Chaii man." "Committee-room, "Great Chdrtotte-slreet. Liverpool, `•Sth Feb. 18.38." . . .•-, Si. Jude's Terrace, Liverpool, 20th Feb., 1848. MY DEAR Siu,-1 beg respectftilly to acknowledge the re= ceipt of your kind favour, with copya resolution passed at a general tneeting of "The of 'Conage Owners' Association,” , and beg to assure the members of that society 1 feel ilaitered that they have appreciated my humble efforts to serve them in the select vestry in this parish. I congratulate the cottage owners I wassuecesslat with my motion in the vestry—to petition against . theobooxious bill of Sir Harry Verney, and I feerassured that a petition emanating from so respectable a body will be listened to by parliament with attention. Accept my thanks for the very kind manner you conveyed to me the vote of thanli, and at all times command my services. I am, my dear Sir, yours, very respectfully, (Signed) WM. W ALTHEW. Ephraim Is:mapper, Esq. Honorary Secretary to • "The Liverpool Cottage Owners' Association," Liverpool. We mentioned some months ago the probability that -her 111 , jestv would form a matrimonial alliance with Finire George of C.aaubri llke. There is, we believe, now no doubt of Seri ice Gir.ette. Thi-ie is a silting rumour afloat" that a tnessage 'from the tlaaone will be very' soon sent' down to both houses of parlia ieut, conamiinicating the royal intentions relative lo a coil. tetoplated airangenient of gi eat delicacy, which will give iid fin:l9ll4l Intl est to the approaching coronation of her Alajesty. :i is 'stated that Baron Pennefather ba9suffefed so extremely dui in F , his liresen► il:tiess iha► there is little likel►hood or his evrt again appearing on the Irish bench. In consequence id the inclemency of the weather, a quantity of gi noie h as b ee n seen near Rich►uond, in sFarch of provender. Last week, one' of these bird► was shot near that place, in a thorn bash, Whilst picking the hews. — Leeds intelligetteet: POLICE LV 7'E LL At' E. Mona Oil' OBTAININii NIANRY.--A perioil who keeps, as we understand, a sort of seaman's register office, of a low 'description, appeared before Mr. Dell, on Monday. Mr. C..llllnissii.ner of police, gut up and staled to Mr. Hall that. iu consequence '.l)f - terOtll , ittectiints.whicil lie 1144., received from ti.e latter, he vent for the tillestion, who was in the habit of obtaiiiing Moneyfroni:seiMen iityler pre tence of procuring for them olcupation ui veAsels. Last Week; in consequence of attadvertisement which had appeared in some of the newspapers that several young men were_ wiuted. to go out to "superintend estates at At - 16 , rue, knuniber of gentlemen had arrived froth Manchester. • From each of these persons he had obtatiied money, under various pretences, and thei , h. d" been held in suspense; thinking they were going to situations in Antigua, whereas the whole affair was a farce, froinbeginning to end. Ou Sunday evening into 'nation was . received at his (Mr. -Pawling's) office, that this individual had sent fur per- antis to pmt the lock of a large and heavy trunk, W_bich was staled to contain articles of considerable valife. The inecha- Jc4• for whom he hail seat very properly refused to act, and they gave information of the circumstance.. He (Mr. Dowling) sent . officers to inquire into the circumstances, buj the person re - - -fused Id giVe them any information, sge that the box- had been left in his care, nor would he le) theiii see it. An off i cer was then sent In see that the - box was not conveyed away. Subse ,quently the party thought better on the subject, and the box was sent to Mr. Ddvvling's office. The. individual alluded to . replied ,that the box had been Jell in his care by Jlr, Litigate, who hail gone into the country, With, respect to the. indivi duals who had route from Manchester, he had acted altogether under the orders of another person. Mr. Hall made allusion to some other parties connected with a system of fraud Which had been discovered in Manchester, Where the parties would he tried.. 'He exhorted the person to be careful bow he acted. In the mean trine it was ordered that the box remain in the pos session of Mr. Dowling.. „ • Koetisniv IN A House OF ILI/ FA laS.—At the Police Court, on Tuesilay, Mary Thompson, a prostitute, was charged with having robbed William Pretoti, a groom at •the Cart and Horses, public-house, Tit hetiarn:street, of six sovereigns and and thirty shillingS in silver. The' prosecutor. a pennon of very juvenile appearance, tieing a little flush of money,: sallied out tin Monday evening to different public-housee,..Where he drank pretty freely; end on returning home, about. twelve o'clock, met the prisoner, whoth he accompanied to a hOuse in Orange street. 'Here she counted over the complainant's 'money,- and said she would take care ':or it till inorning.' When Piston awoke at five next morning, he found that both the prisone r . and his money were missing. In .the mean• time the. prisoner and another female who itat'placed-in -the dock with her, went to the Shakspeare'reverny ciiiner'Of Key-street, where, after. calling for slitive'lignor, they began disputing about-the division rit money, which led Mr. Owens, the landliordito,sltspect that .a. robbery had been emninitted; He gave.nolice - to Maguire, one of the police, and both the *omen were - ultimately. taken into 'custody. On Tieing brought before Mr. Walt,: Picton would only swear to Thirtisirson, - .The:ow - Fr female .wastherefdp-,dis charged; and , Thump6un cominittedlor trial , „ . . . STEALING Punkt' S . HoPs.—Jane' Ileron; , a.'young. married. woman of respectable conneetions, was, on Tuesday brorrelit before Mr. Hall, on two separate tharges •of stealing from shops. On' Monday Afternoon 'the Prisoner went. into Mr. Ullaihorne's shop in lianelagh-street, 'where, after making: some trifling *purchases, she stole a swan strawl, worth little inure than Is. She escaped unnoticed riom theshop, and after wards went to Messrs. Jeffery and Morrish's,.Coruptiin. House, Chureli-tafeet, where she:purchased' stone merino, for the pay ment of Whieh she gave dr:sovereign to be changed.. While the assistant went to another part of the shop for change, the pri soner slipped a green and White:dress, worth 75.61., which had been', lying along 'with-other goods on , the counter, under her shawl. On his returning he missed the dress, and mimed it to Mr. Jeffery, who Went up pi the prisoner, and, throwininp the corner of her shawl, discovered- the dress and : took it' from her. Edwards, one of the. pilice,,was then railed in. and searched the pt isoner, when he forintl the shawl which she had previously stolen. On making inquiry, the officer traced the shaWl to the owner.' Mr. Utlathorne.—The. prisoner, who seemed scarcely able to stand, saitlihat she wished-to pay for all for the sake of her father and Inother.—Mr...liall said that the case was a very aggravated one; she had first gone to tine' shop and then to another, for the, purpose of .steaiitig.-.She wt committed to take her trial... I ier appearance, when reinoYed from the duck, was truly distressing. SEA MEN'S W A GEs,- . --On•Tuesday two cases of disputed claims for seamen's wages, were beard before the magistrates at the Police office. The. first was preferred by a man of colour, named Thomas Sewans, who lately figured as a defendant in a. panic-house affray. Ile summoned Caplan' 'Wylie, .cotn7 minute"' of he'Africantrailei s.Bridget and Oscar, for payment ofd Anti - light's- wages, which be alleged to 'be due to him. Sewena stated that he shipped on board the. Oscar, at,Boney, to stow gods, at the race of wages paid to the other seamen ; and that Captatu Wylie promised if be dlidthe writ k to his satistac tion to make him a' present in addition. He was on,boartt the Oscar from he'3.l to-the Ifith August, and be .now.claimed his wanes fur the time. Captain Wylie said that the complainant was found:10"/g on Bonny •beach, by • some of His. : crew, in a state or great distress. Ou inquiry. he .( the captain-) was told that he had been left there by the Brutus, limn Liverpool; but he bad since learned , that he had run away. Having, under stood that he has a good hared atstowing,- he made him- the offer the complainant had stated, and sent hoe to the Oscar, at New Calabar,'Which was commanded, under his direction, by Capt. Lovell. Captain Lovell, however, - found that, from burl lemper rand•contirival quarrelling with the crew, together with frequent indisposition, he was unsuited for the work - he. undertook, and sent him hack' to Bonny. Captain Leven confirmed Captain WVlle's statement. It was further stated that the attendance of the surgeon on the complainant would, if charged, have amounted to mote than the wages claimed; and, besides, the agreement was nierely conditional. Mr. Hall thnught it was very improbable that Captain Wylie, finding the complainant a miserable object, would do as he (the complainant). had stated. He therefore dismissed the ease.—The second case related to four of the crew of the Mary Queen if Scots, who preferred a complaint against the captain for having refused to pay them their wages for the last voyage. As .all the crampluluants stood on the same fooling, and the decision of the magistrates in one case would decide the-rest, only two of them, named .Ciryle and Brown. stated theircase. It appeared that on the 15th or, Oct.. ,they bail-shipped for. P . ernarobt,.at.4ie.rate.s4.l:Vo.-,0,,M9u1b.. -and returned to a fortnight ago. had received a month's advance, and they now ciaitned the 'Tina - miler of tlreir wages,--The captain said be objected to paying then+, because , they had been guilty of a breach .9f. duty, and discipline. On the 17th November..while the vessel lay at Pernambuco, they had discharged a lighter of Merchandize into awit tier .lighter, to be delivered at the Custom-house, the reilovoo , ,,i morning. The men were told , to. keep watch over the.lighter during the night, which four of them.refused to do; the Consequence was that the mates and carpenter had to.LIO the. men's duty in that instance. Mr. Hall asked if the captain had dismissed the men at that time, He said that• be had not, because he could not get other hands at, 1 5 ernimbuco, and he was Un cer t a i n Whether he could proceed to such an extremity, He had mentioned the' case to the British Consul, who said that he-could pot do any thing with them, as no men:imbi be got. He-:had also another charge against Brown .fer mutinous conduct at Paraiba. The mate confirmed the captain's statement With' reference to the affalrat!Pernanibutfo, and produced the hi g .h oo k with the entry of the men's misconduct. at 4'.s offence at - Pa . railia consisted in taking spitits on board contrary tar the captain's order, and in striking the mate., Enc. this offence he and the rest who stolported him bad been imprisoned there. 10 answer to the 'charge of breach of duty at Pernanidnico, B rown been eniploveillrom two in, the said they had morning at the lighter, and the captain wished them to. keep watch the fidlowiiro night, which was more than they ought to haye.been requital to do, With respect to striking the mate, he did it, (ink• out of self-detence. Ile was taking a bottle of wine on.board, when the mate struck him : this the mate denied, and said that Brown had disabled him in the arm. Mr. 1. - halt told the complainants he intuit leave therndo the . mercy of - the captain. it was alwa y s w i t h great pain that .be look . away seamen's wages- becou:.e they toiled hard for them ; but he must,take.care that they did not deprive the captain of , their . services, He hail as :ouch right to com mand them to watch the lighter as the ship.. Watit was he to do when he eould not get other men ? it seamen Were to . pick and choose their duty ; there Would he amend of alidisciptine Coyle said he had•beetirat work from two in the morning. Mr. Hatt.---You were only to take your watch in turns: The coin plaint is dismissed... • CHARGE OF STEA LING PICTURES .AT A SAI.E. 7 -00 Tuesday. a brother of the "noted Bill - Looney, who was sentenced to 14 Yeats transportation at the last sessiona, was brought up at the Pitlice-court, charged with having stolen: a loantitv ortactures at a late sale of his brother's effects. The pictures, which were of rather a three size,:seemed to be all finely framed and gilded. There were six or eight of them. A sale of Lootie,Y's goods had, it appeared; taken place .since his sentence. 'the prisoner and his sister airended the sale ; and it was alle,gedby the prisoner, in answer to the cherge, that he understood his sister' hail pur chased the pictures, stud he carried them otfundert hat mistaken itinpresston: Mr. Hall ordered' the case la lie remanded for further inquiry. • lloaakeY.--Yesterday, at the Police-office, a. good-looking sailor lad, named Smith, was placed hefote the , inavislutles , charged with having • run' away .with two *writes, from Mrs. Grindrod's shop, a pawnbroker. Mrs. Mary Grindrod deposed that she 'was a pawnbroker, in Brownlow-Isitl: .About taveit o'clock on Tuesday night, the 20th instattt, sheavas in-the shop when the prisoner enure in and asked her if sfiepbad any low priced watches on sale. She replied that shehird mime at about £2 10s. cash. Ile said that was more than he could afford to give. She then said she had a 'hunting- watch•Avisich sheatonld afford- for 20s: 'She showed himthe huntitig-Watch, and he looked at it and returned it is ber;.-saying - ihattitaYaa tori %Oda' money. He then let the shop, and sootr-nfterleturcedand intpired if she thought the hunting-watch wmihl keep-tinte., II it would not it woulil•be of no use to hint, as he-aVas-gtiing.la sea the next das. •She then' allowed him two other watches, Ile lOoked at them a little time;otiil afterwards saidte would 'prefer the hunting watch, .She got the hunting-watth,and placed it upon the'cotnter4ith the othertvto watches": l'he'ls , risoner then looked'at three watches. first atone, and then' al XI a other, for about a quarter of an hour, and on her turning her head he picked up two Of theta add run out of the shop.: 'Stto,ran to the d o o r alter hi m , but lost sight of him.. The saute •gVetting the gave notice"to the prilice,' and had bills printed and icirculated, describing the watches. On 'Wednesday night she ,sasv.one Of the missing watches in the' care of Mr. Deas, autaubrokeri which she claimed. She afterwards saw the prisoner in Bride- . arid belieyed him to be the person who stole The watches. —hits; Ann Woods, the sister of Mrs. Gritultod, gave similar evidence. She was, preseht when the lad run out of the shop with the watches.-111r: George "Deal, pawnbroker. •Bedfordi street, Park, dePosed that on Wednesday be received bill de scribing the loss of the walchet. About two o'clock the prisoner came to his shop andoffered a watch for pledge, which answerbd the destriplion of one named in the bill. 'the prisoner, .in answer to an inquiry of where he got it, said he had bought it tiff a messmate about two months since, for r£2 10s. He then told hint he must detain him, and sent for an officer, and gath 'him into custody. The prisoner pet sisted in his story That he had bought the watch. He was committed to take his hint. A TEACHER oP LANGUAGES IN •Ttrocins..—Yeslerday, sit the'Policeollice a young, man named Patrick 31‘Donaglte, or most broken down 'appearance, having no neckerchief or shirt on, and his coat buttoned to hide his uhkeduess, and ha.- in! , his hand, which was much cut, tied up in a sling, was plated before. Mr. Hall, charged with having, in a tit of drunkenness, broken foto Squares of glass, and destroyed ajar of soon', and vane crackers, the property of Patrick 11 iissey, who resales to `Preston-street. The cumplawaut, a thick get, rt . ,tuarkably atu pia looking man, with a head and face as etptt , ssive• of intelli gence, as a Swedish Int nin. with the top sereaed off. then 1)10- a:fedi-it to, state his case. He said, that about one o'elot k the night before, the prisoner (quite into his house, and (tailed trot' some beer; he had not been there above a feW tes, wheU he Ititee himself into a " skyaittific" attittide,•aml began box = ing at some jars in his %iiiotow, whereby lie had destroyed lotir teen pennyworth of crackeri, two shilling's worth .of Lundy Foote's hest htgh dried Irish, and iteutulisheil tour p.ines of glasii, Making the damage done to his prOperty amount alto: gether to 55.., which out being able to pay. be gave hint ..into custody. Mr. Was all the suuff wasted" Com plainant.—" Yes it was scattetcd.", tllr. 111411.—" Well, dust to dust: can sou make no use of it?" Chorplainato, (with, a broad circular grits, and a.autib nose twisted up to a most eat fasbioN) " Noa, E. should. think bat." t.k langh4 K :~ j • _,.Y ~,~,~~ ..~~.r i" . -- -- ' 4- • • ~- , i . f .- - • •rr • , ; Hall.—(to ili4 prisoner) " Welt rig! li i , say r• Prisoner.—" Sir its an spi rto shot umpirtaAt: Mr. Halt.—" But what, do you sajt,tt r stivAi. tix * • property?" " Why, sir; it occurred sil!, ! . rt.frill tlo 2coixtic s ati last night,. anila very agreeable crier • "ci t U. 14 -1 rf . ipi miles; L mistaken as to the time. (With much ~ • 45);,)it.' circlin*: -slrincelhat neyer i pgru.cs.to mel) take 4 rio 1 - Zll ter) ; and I. drink nortring-bike,iffee-all' t-ti;i-- a41.1t • .Well, the companir , beitg sir 4reeii.lll I thought I would stop till eleven , when I, left, but frond td my excessive surprise- that it only wauted 213 minutes to one 4' 'lurk. Mr. HAL—Well. toil %hilt do you say to breaking, the Man's things ? Prisuirer.—Well i. reilt to my lodgings and found they were ;ticked up, and apparently had been for some time, and not liking to knock the.n up, I walked the streets intending to walk into the first Place 1 found °pert to avoid the inclemency of the night. I saw this man's place open, and feeling in my pocket if I had is few coppers, I went, in and had some beer. Mr: Hall.—Then you nteati to say yool got drunk after you went there ?" Prisoner t haittily,) Oh! tor; . l was not driraki; it is not a tithe liquor does make me drunk but a' very little hair a nectiliar effect tin me it destroys all my —you knovi?all my recollection.. (Laughter.) Ah, it seems to be aintising,t but 1 assure you . it ti ti tact, it destroYs my, recollection ; 1, have no reCollectiiin whatever of what trans pired ilk, thattrian's house, thougli; notwithstanding, I know I was not drotik. (Continued laughter.) Mr. Hall.—What are von? Prisoner,—Hent, a teacher. Mr. Hail,,—What of. Prisoner: Eh ? Oh !of language's. (Loud laUghter.) Mr. Hall—Where do you lodge ? Prisoner— Iteiniwhy, in rather•humble lodgings at present, No, 55, Johnson-strtehrtt.i tinblic house, Mr.. Hall— Where ate you from ? PrtSoner—., The city of Dublin; and came to this country aboul,)2.monthii ago. Mr. Hall—Well, these things destroved , mbst be paid for. Prisoner—(with great sans .floid) Why .1 sqppdse they must; I must pay for them in' some way. Mr: Hall--Well,, . . . how do you intend to pay for therti ? The , PriSprier ma 4 no reply. Mr. 11311—( to Cortiplainant I Would you like to learn a language? Complainant—(screwing up his face into one of the most irresistible 'broad grins) Sur, (ro.ars, of -,laughter.), Mr Hall—(to prisoner) What languages do you teach ? Pri soner—The Latin, Greek, and English languages." •Mr. Hall —(to complainant) Well, which would you like? The comical phiz of the complainant here gradually screwed itself up into an expression so truly ludicrous that the whole court including the bench wait convulsed With laughter. .Prisoner —.1 beg your par. ! don, there is no need to turn this thing to ridicufe; I come here to be. conderbned or'Set at liberty. Mt. Hail—Can you pay for the damage? , Prisonee —I suppose I must do so ity sending to a friend. Mr. Hall—Well send for the money, I cannot let . you go till it is paid. An itidiyirlii.tl here stepped fOrward and said he would pay the money; The prisoner had lodged witli him six Months, and he never knew to thb value of 2d. against, him. He was 'a teacher, but had• done very little since he cam e to him, but bad now taken a school and wits eodeavouring to gel, iii. His fiend then paid ss. for him and the.prisouer *af di4harged: ' - - • , - , tXPERIMENTAL BRICK BEAg: - Messrs: -Francis end Sons, the Roman ceinent manufactn. ler's. at Nine Etats; some time ago erected what is termed 4 " Brick Beath.' The beam was composed of H./courses of gray bricks, ceihetited togWher with the best Roman cement instead of mortar, and havidk in some of the eourlei hoop iron placed hirrizontally. The length of this beam wita about 2-3 or 25 feet the ends resting on upright gables or pedestals. The width of the beam was two bricks and, a half, placed lengthwise. The purpose was to show the efficacy 01 the Roman cement by its adhesion to the hoop-iron as well as to britk„.and its 'Consequent adaptation, at a t•oniparatively small expense, to rainy purposes where an arch bituld not be so conveniently used, each as rail; roads, &c.. • For some time past a weight 61 lion; amounting to nearly 11 togs, has been suspended by chains 'ier the beam; and it air stood firm and unmoved, Messrs. Francis resolved on Wednesday, to teat to the tit most the strength of their contri- Vance, and commenced at half,past 12 o'clock gradually to in- Crease the weight attached to the chains. ,At half-past 2 the suspended across th e b eam was cipiiial•d; of 22 tons. and tit that time the pedestals began to_ divelge a little waylaid% and in a Moment afterwards the beam broke icross, ar the place where it was trave r s e d by the chains. The rent or break was almost as de:ll).as if cut with a knife; there was nn crombiini -of the cement, nor did !11 , bricks siparatis from their interstices, the whole fracture was as if a pieta of, solid rock had beet) sud denly divided by smile irresistiblepower. As tares ihegoodnese find efficacy of the cement were irrincerned the eiperirneat was perfectly satisfactory. There call be no queitiOn that a beam o this sort may be made available for many firirPoses • whether or hoot the rumbling of carriageg overa blidgi bail( nu this principle, or on a viaduct,. would, by the vibration, catise any alteration in its stability, remains perhaps to be proved; From ,-what was seen yßsterciav, enough was proved to evince the very superior tenacity the cement, and to show, that an int ,' proietnent has been iutitidoced ate very low .. rats of additional expense.—From the Times If SatUrday. A stupid paragraph, copied from it:Bath paper, has beeti bin; vitiated through many of the Lundr.d papers, to the effect that the Duke of SI. Albans was entitled to the whole of the Goutti property. This absurd stateuruL as beei Contradicted frost aulhotity. v • EtiEcz ot , -11Air.wA v4.—lt is stated that the income of the old district of roads hem has decreased upwardS of £6OO in one year. and the receirs of the Sptffardlihie road have diminished at the tale of £I,OOO per iillllllll7 tonce the (Iradd Juuctititi ltailh a v opener:.— PrivT4i; a EiTtlAoantri DevonFrort.mail tioagfii Yesterday mm 'hog A " ship letter" in the shape of a bale of hr the Geoerdl Post-office, St. Martins-le-Grand, dressed to " His IS.cellenCy the French Ambassador, Londoo.," the postage of which was charged £3lB 13s. , /d., which was paid: —Het ald. Oo the 'Alatotti , Qt.utteo paid into the tank' . of z EilViefid t ttr sntii of 01 1 3,201 It bj. het vide .riut Fits to re;q10:1 ve,ted tote, e.t, .tiiis iltatiog 114 t%;te. bemeen 1817 et .1 1.-17. the SU." ,Ot 1.3112,510 The, titigiti tit this in josilve to the eli•i , setrt or the ttoblv iota. ' Sir I', li. lie4ll la ot keotil.ht.xt , A tt tion ,t'ot.t..torsrrsiileti al tj(dei t ddl; di iiI.AOIII, arid , Loill,(lll.l.t:itiri. el tht• buri4l u; Iti (Lit 4. Or,•e,ecr, ANt. B roi .":„;,,; p ti( br.lei: 1.. F h: 1 / 4 ,ye ec ti ll{ I' tiOiv 1%4,1; 11l 111..• Cio.olo SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Thl:ie o'Clock. • L EVE R POOL MATZtrETS. CORN EXCILAM;E, FRIDAY; 'V .fiBRUARY 23. The large arrivals 11 , 1Ica ou 'lttesvla v, have been followed bl limited supplies genehith sinee i;nis date; but the inland navigation being still t.holl itilerstipted, and the transit by ruilouy vet ittaderiwile ha the reqntretnents of the manufac !tiring districts i oe arestill r6sttained to occasinnal transactions l'nr local consoinlo ion, aint have conscytently ex perienced a lingering and precar;ous sale tor all articles tidin. the conclusion of our last repot I until to.d.y.. Having very few buyers in attendance this morning, a simi lar degree of languor pre/Jilted' throlighout the trade for frets Wheat of all descriptions, but the quantity offering being mo• d6rate only, holders were pet levity firm, and anticipating an improved demand on a change of wealler, our last quotatiOtis remained unvaried.—Flour was alsO in slow teelest at late ,pi ices. Barley, Nlalt, Beans and•Pease, upon a very limited enquiry,: scarcely maintained former rates. - Oats continued to command some attention, but rather higler terms being required,• buyers very unwillingly, in partial in stances, merely paid a small advance; and bought sparingly itt consequence. Oatmeal was held at the full rates of Tuesday but in the absence of country dealers, and little or no specu: lative demand to-day, very few sales were eftected. • The mil. business done in bonded Wheat since Tuesday'i 'reports Eippears to have been confined io a parcel or two of gtfod red Lower Baltic at 55., and one of high ►nixed Danzig at 5s 34 per 7Ulbs., with a few hundred barrels of Fiotir for export, at former prices. AVLRAG PRiCES W HEAT, 42r 70 !to. s d s d BEA'ss, imp. mea. Irish (bled red... 6.8 Go 7 10. Irish . Do.. dried white, 7 6 .. It 6 FLOUR, Ir 280 Itss. Do.undried new 6 6.. 6 lt, Eng.k. Irish sup. English ' 8 0.. 9 0 Do. fines Canada ... :.. .. U 0:. U U - Do. seconds OATS, 41 , 45 lbs... 80. thirds Irish BA itLRY .9 60 tbs , . Do. old.. Irish .rinding.. ..3 3 3 8 !IRAN. 4j9 ..1 lbs.. • , ...., d I 0 45 0 46 45 0 .. 47 d 40 0.. 44 0 24 0 .. 36 0 18 0 .. 22 0 23 6... 21 - 0 U .. 1 3 AVERAGE PRICH D .3 U Bacon, 4 cwt.... 48 0a 4/ 0 Ilatps;dry . 6O U .. 64 0 Do. wet ' 0 Firkin LaTd; laddered do 6l 0 .. 66 0 Urease Butter 40' U... 41 LI Prime Mess Beet, tierce. 95 U —llO. Prime Mess Pork,, 4lt barrel. 78 0.. 80 0 It EVALS rrorn the Fehr 'ual'S'. to 8 n ,e. • 84 0 41) u 99 $ 0.. 9 1 . $d U.. 99 94 0 .1:4 , 90 0.. 96 - u.. - - u..- inclusive. DIZmCCIPTION. Wheat Qrs Bark) 1 44 Oats Qrs Flour. Ditto Barrels 'Malt . Cwt Oatmeal Loads Bran Beans Qrs Yeas Rye • Qrs S'aelled Barley.. Cot Rad eseed Barrels I voi,o n Qrs 6177 972. 12821 10725 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TOTAL. 61b8 1018 15778 114ft2 • • FRIDAY, Ffinituani S. Skiw. A antvit.—Cheeittil, Tinley, from Mauritius—aud Sonclia*' —, from Zante. Ann Pale: - F, Hunter, Bence at Libon. Gonna, trim Trieste at Ditto, for Liverpool. Youdttat.t.", FER. 19 —'l he Sir Francis Burton, utiaiiy, from flier: pool to Demerara. Nas totally lost in Ardmore Bay, 16th litigant . ,tre* drOwnell.—The Mount Zion trust discharge • lit OLIN, Feb; 22.—The Julflee, Ed. aras,-fruin Liverpool to Mobile 4 Was totally wrecked Dungan*r l'6th inst.: one man downed.l he Caitto of the Alcx..rider ltobertsim is discharged. Extract trout Log of the hiple3 , from Cal c utta to Liierpoil; 1. Stewdrd; Sun d ay, Feb. 4, 18:1s; fat. 4f.. saw - 4trirnge sail ahead, fresh bri etc, . fair .eather, at t, made the tit inip,to' uut to 14. a ure , k steered for , her at 9, shortened sail ainl tan finder the stan_of the piriariger; prO t t'ed to he the• ship: Magisti. St. .1(.111 , U, N. 8./ Edward Tear, master, timber fadeti, and hounaity Liyerpool;'phe had' 1„o4t inaip top.intist,• all her pdtla, jib.bourn, &c. in 4 bioricatte„ on the .41st Olt. 'the . Pa breaking over her carri lorniboat, spars, water easit - 4;!ti!: several of her stanchions aIA the covertini board, she ilin'tfy hecatne.water.lntged y.inplo) du ing the foretiGoti receiving in and wl i iiM ir rit could lee got at at . ll.eapiaiii Ti•ar Cilme tit% treohealottifiCir 44%1 Aoo4isfhtl • • • I - 4 , liti2TER, Banbridge • Wftlerlortl. ... ... Coleraine • Carlow,— ..... Limerick......... Belfast.. . . Derry Cork, 2ds, Newry•. Dundalk Sligo 'ebruary, OF CWIN. he 19:h COAST WISE. .~