The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-26 00:00:00

TRE LIVER PAIRNT,....Sir3a6I6II graham, we understand . , has Wooed to advise the crown , to grant a. patent to the Liver Theatre. THE LECTURES AT THE . PORTICO.-- - Mr. Robinson' com mences his lectures this evening at the Portico. It'is ex pected that a most fashionable auditory will assemble. From the encomiums passed on Mr. Robinson as a lecturer, a delightful evening may be anticipated, illustrated as his re marks will be, by the aid of the bicenescope. THEATRE ROYAL.—Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff commenced an engagement last night. They opened in " Richelieu ;" to-night " John of Procida" will be played."—" The Postillion," on Friday night, went off in first-rate style. The house was crowded in every part, being for Mrs. Wood's benefit.—A Mr. Pelham made his first appearance last night, as the Page, the part which Mr. Bland " did enact." INQUEST.—On. Saturday an inquisition was held before Mr. Curry. on view of the body of Agnes Davies, a female child, daughter of a publican in Duncan-street, St. James's. It appeared, that on the same morning, the deceased was found dead in bed. There was a probability that she had been overlaid ; but as this could not be positively ascertained by the appearance of the body, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was caused by suffocation, but in what manner produced there was no evidence to shOw. HODHOUSE'S BANKRUPTCY, BATH ' SATURDAY, OCT. 23. —The commissioners were e mpl o y e d the whole day yester day in calculating the amounts of debt of creditors, in order to ascertain by value on whom the choice of treasurers had Wien. It was officially announced that 237 creditors, who had proved £76,764 7s. 4d., were in favour of Messrs. Tug well and Co. as treasurers to the estate, and that 95 creditors who had proved £23,973 14s. 3d., were in favour of the National Provincial, and the West of England banks. It was, therefore, announced, that the choice had fallen on the Messrs. Tugwell. Mr. W. Sutcliffe, Captain Jones Lye, R.N., and-Mr. H. Goodwin, were unanimously appointed assignees THEFT FROM A FLAT.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a man named Henry Margeson was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel from a flat. Catherine Sanglon, wife of the master of a flat, stated, that on Saturday night, between eight and nine o'clock, she had occasion to leave the flat. The articles were then safe in the cabin. They were got back the same night by a police-officer. They con sisted of some aprons, a night dress, a sheet, and 12 articles of children's clothing. —The prisoner, on being apprehended, said that the clothes were in a cellar in Vauxhall-road. He stated in court that he was very drunk at the time, otherwise he would not have taken them.—Committed for trial at the sessions. A DRUNKEN AMATEUR OF POLICE BUSINESS.—At the Police Court, yesterday, some occasional interruption of the proceedings, by noise, took place amongst the audience be hind, which was found, by one of the officers, to be caused by an elderly man in a fustian coat, who stated that he had a case coming on. As he was evidently intoxicated, he was repeatedly put out, but again made his way in. A. complaint was made to the magistrate, who questioned him as to the business he came upon. " Sir," said he incoherently, " I eta going home, I am going home." Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay a fine of ss. for being drunk, or to be imprisoned for three days. In default, he was instantly taken into cus tody, and put down. STREET ROBBERY.—At the police-court yesterday, a man, named Joseph Reid, was charged with robbing a female of her pocket in the street. The complainant, Elizabeth M'Neale, said, that on Sunday morning, about one o'clock, she had left her sister's house in Key-street, and was going home. When she got to the corner of Prussia-street, she saw a gang of about ten men standing there. One of them put his hand to her side, and to hold her to go to her hus band. He pressed her side several times, and her pocket fell, which lie picked up. A friend who was with the com. plainant pursued the prisoner, and called ont " Stop thief." He was seen by a police-officer, from whom he fled, but was finally caught in Bixteth-street. The pocket was found upon him, and, with its contents, a shilling and some small money was identified by the complainant. The prisoner was com mitted for trial. A JUVENILE, BUT OLD OFFENDER.—A little girl, of ap parently not more than twelve years old, was yesterday placed at the bar of the Police Court, on a charge of stealing an umbrella. It appeared that a person passing along Church street, on Saturday, observed a girl take an► umbrella from the shop door of Messrs. Williams and Brother, with which she made off, and afterwards handed it to the prisoner. He gave information, and one of the shoptuen pursued the pri soner, and found her with the article concealed under her shawl. It was stated to be worth 13s. On reference to the police books, it was found that the prisoner had been fifteen times in custody, having been twelve times discharged, and three times committed. Shc was sent to the sesions for trial. RECOGNITION OF THE BODY OF A MAN FOUND DROWNED. —ln our paper of Tuesday last we noticed an inquest on the body of a man " unknown," which had been found on the previous Saturday in the Canning Dock Gut. The inter ment took place a few days after the inquest, in the poor's burying ground, St. Mary's-lane. Yesterday, a man named Joseph Bryan, from Ashton-under-Lyne, was shown the body, which was raised for that purpose, and recognised it, both from the features and the clothes, to be that of one of his relatives by marriage, belonging to the same town, named Joseph Beamont. The deceased was sixty-one years of age. He was in no trade, and had left home to go to Ireland to see his daughter two days before his body was found. As it is stated that he had no cause of mental depression, the pro bability is, that he had, unobserved, accidentally fallen into the water. THE SECOND LIVERPOOL BUILDING SOCIETY.—The first general meeting of this society was held on Thursday even ing last, at the Clarendon-rooms, for the adoption of the rules, election of officers, &c. The proceedings seemed to excite great interest, the large room being completely crowded. The rules (containing clauses which appear much more favourable to the subscribers than the rules of other societies of a like nature) drawn up by Mr. Evans, the solicitor to the society, were read and explained by that gentleman, and were, with some slight alterations, unanimously adopted; after which, the several officers connected with the executive were elected. We understand that, though scarcely a month has elapsed since the proposal was made for the establishment of this society, nearly four hundred shares are already subscribed for, and that the many favourable circumstances connected with this society are calculated to make it one of the strongest and most prosperous. in Liverpool. • NARROW ESCAPE.—On Sunday last, as Mr. Busby, coach proprietor, was driving a hearse down Islington, the horses suddenly took fright at a band of music and large concourse of people accompanying the funeral of a member of the band. The horses dashed down Islington at a furious rate, but Mr. Busby succeeded in turning the corner of Commutation-row, and the hearse came in contact with the wall of Islington Market. One of the horses was seriously injured, and Mr. Busby was thrown from his seat with violence to the ground, but fortunately escaped without any material hurt. The in habitants of Lower Islington, who witnessed the pace at which the horses were proceeding, were exceedingly appre hensive as to the safety of both the horses and the driver. GOVURNWENT ADVERTISING IN AMERICA.—The good folks in America certainly don't manage their affairs as we do here. The government advertisements in this country are objects of desire by the newspaper proprietors, but the New York Herald despises such favours, arid in replying to a request from the government to insert one of their an nouncements in his journal, thus modestly and independently intimates his refusal :—" We are requested to insert in the Herald, an advertisement from the Commissary Department of the Marine Corps, soliciting proposals for rations, &c. We cannot comply with the request. Papers of limited cir culation can afford to publish advertisements at the govern ment prices, but our columns are too valuable to be so occu pied. We will accept of no patronage of any kind from the government. The general popularity and currency of the Herald, and the consequent press of advertising in this city is fully equal to our expectations or wishes." Costmers!wr,—At the Police-court yesterday, Henry Johnson, a carter, in the employ of Mr. David Williams : was charged with endeavouring to obtain sqme money due tq his master, withoat his authority or knowledge. It peered that the prisoner had heen employed tq cart some goods on the 18th instant, belonging to Mr. William Budd Merehaat, Watersstreet, and 'bad received a memorandum of the packages to enable him to make out his bill. On Satur day evening he went to Mr. Budd's book-keeper with the bill, which amounted to 12s. sd. Mr. Williams was not aware that the prisoner, who had been six months in his service, had been employed in carting Mr. Budd's goods. Information being received, a police-officer was sent to the warehouse, where the money was to be paid, to watch the prisoner, who, when be handed in the bill, called himself James Davies. He called for the money, and it was laid on the counter for him, when the constable went up to him and asked him hisname,.which - he then said was William Davies. Be was committed for trial at the sessions. PURITY OF ELECTION.—We are informed that a special meeting of the council is summoned for Friday next, to ac cept the resignation of Mr. Enoch Harvey, as Alderman of Castle-street Ward, to receive the £5O which he forfeits by that act, and to appoint his nephew, Mr. Robert Ellison Harvey, in his place. We regret to say that the first named gentleman has long been conned to the house by sickness, and that he will not be able to be present at the election of '4l4yo't on the 9th of November next. What then is to be 'Cannot vote' be spared ? Certainly not. But patioot cli•*!9pal autliOrities play a similar part to the late liovernment, when they brought Lord Hallyburign, in a dying state, to record his vote in their favour F Why that would scarcely be decent, after the outcry which was raised by that scandalous transaction. What then, we ask again, is to be done? Why precisely what we have stated. Mr. Enoch quietly retires, and pays his £5O; Mr. Robert Ellison pops into his place, and thus the matter is equalised. If this be not paying dear for one's whistle we know not what is. The radicals must be in a vroful plight if they will give £5O for a single vote. But so it is. RADICAL TRICK.—We are not surprised that, in the pre sent fallen condition of the liberals, they should descend to acts of meanness and trickery, which they would have scorned to think of in their "high and palmy days" of popularity. We are informed that it is the i n t en ti on o f t h e a ld erman f or Everton Ward to appoint the polling-place for that district at New's public-house, in Kirkdale- roa d, i nstea d o f as here tofore the accustomed place on Evertor-brow. The design fif this Oteration is self-apparent. It is well known that the iitOtioti of bringing for war d M r. Ashcroft for Everton . 0 1 01 not originate in any prospect of ultimate success, i m i w4s st4F ted !ith'the idea of pFeyeoting as inatiy duplicate voters as possible from polling In :;;change, Oastle f street, or St, Peter s Wards. It is equally well k nown th a t by f ar ' the greater majority of these duplicate voters are gentlemen of conservative principles. The difference in the distance from the wards we have last mentioned to the present intended polling-place at Kirkdale, and the one previously adopted, is very great—and the object of the radicals e v id ently is to pre. vent the rapid spread of information between the conservative committees of the wards we have enumerated during the last hour of polling, and to compel conservative gentlemen to re cord their votes without possessing the knowledge of the state of parties in the various localities which they could otherwise acquire, and which would naturally influence them in their decision. The meeting at which this pretty little -scheme was concocted was held yesterday at the Town-hall, and our reporter applied for admission to make public the proceed ings, but was refused. We believe, however, we have stated the facts correctly. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A FEMALE SERVANT.— Yesterday, Ellen Sergeant, a remarkably good-looking, and genteelly dressed young woman, was placed at the bar of the Police-court, on a charge of having stolen some property belonging to her master. Mr. John Pickavance, flour dealer, OFe4 Homer-street, said that the prisoner had been employed servant in his house, and that . he had recently missed a considerable number of articles. About a fortnight ago, he missed two pocket-knives, and about a week ago, a sovereign, a half-sovereign, and other monies. He had noticed that the prisoner had lately purchased a considerable quantity of new clothing, and his suspicions were consequently roused. He accused her of having taken the knives, and she said she had not, and that lie might search her box if he thought proper. He had paid her no wages since she entered his service. Her box was searched in the presence of witnesses, and in it were found the two knives, and two pairs of gloves, his property ; a five-shilling paper of copper, which he knew to be of his own folding up, a sovereign, a crown-piece, some half-crowns, and other money, amounting, in all, to upwards of £3. She had, lie said, received only 12s• of wages from her last place. From what he knew of her parents, he had no reason to doubt her honesty when she came into his service. The knives and five-shilling paper, &c., were produced, and, •with the excep tion of the other money, were identified by Mr. Pickavance. The prisoner stated that she had money of her own before she went to the horse, and that she did not take the knives with an intention to keep them. She was committed fortrial at the pending sessions. TAI; GOLDIN Juo..--lho polite Mr. FOri, tiit3 ,box-book keeperP at the Liver; b as opened this establis hment. as will be seen by reference elsewhere. If he is as ready to oblige in his own house as he is in that of Mr. Raymond, he will have good custom very soon. UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCE. — Every vessel known to have cleared in any port of the United States for Liver pool has now arrived.—Underwriters' Room, October 21st. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have arrived at Worsley Hall, their seat in Lancashire, from a vist to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Trentham, Staffordshire. IMPOSTURE.—A fellow is now perambulating Liverpool, doing a trifle of roguery in a small way. He calls at gentle men's houses with letters, which he presents to the servants as unpaid, and walks off with the few pence he extracts from them. We hope our readers will be on their guard, and give information to the police if he honours them with a call. WHOLESALE ROBBERY OF POULTRY.—On the night of the 22d instant, the hen roost of Mr. James Swift, an exten sive farmer, of Eccleston, near St. Helen's, was entered by some thieves, and the flock became considerably diminished before the depredators h§d their sacks sufficiently " with good fat capon lined." Suspicions are entertained against some parties as likely to be implicated in the robbery, and the police are on the look out for them. APPROACHING LAW CHANGES.—It is currently reported in the professional circles that Lord Lyndhurst will relin quish the seals at the commencement of the January term, and that Sir W. Follett, the solicitor-general, will be his successor. In connection with this arrangement, it is also said that Lord Abinger will at the same time vacate the chiefship of the Exchequer, and that Sir Frederick Pollock .will be his successor therein.—Globe.—[lt will be remem bered that some two months since we anticipated these changes as likely to make way for our excellent representa tive Mr.Cresswell, as Solicitor-General.] ROBBERIES IN CHESHIRE.—APPREHENSION OF A No- TORIOUS BURGLAR.-It will be in the recollection of our readers that, in March last, the house of Mr. Shaw, of Pad gate, near Warrington, was broken open by a gang of bur glars, and robbed of money, plate, and other articles. One of the parties taken up on suspicion of being concerned in that robbery, as well as several others committed about the same time, was a person named 'William Clarke ; but, as no evidence sufficient to convict him was produced. he was ad mitted to bail to appear whenever he might be called upon. Shortly afterwards, evidence was procured which was deemed sufficient to connect him with the robbery of the house of , Ralph Ardern, Esq., of Utkington, near Tarporley, Cheshire, which was burglariously entered by five or six men on the Ist of March last, and thirteen sovereigns and a gold and •elver watch taken therefrom. Clarke, however, was not Lien to be found ; and instructions were given to Inspector Taylor, of the Manchester police, to search for him. On Friday, the Bth instant, that officer having received informa tion that Clarke was residing in Store-street, Chester, set out in quest of him, accompanied by Mr. Jones, deputy•consta ble of Warrington. Having arrived in Chester, they ob tained the assistance of Superintendent Hill, of the Chester police, and, after considerable trouble, they discovered that Clarke lived in Sunday-lane, a very retired place, inapproach able, except to foot passengers. Clarke was then from home, but his son and two daughters were in the house. On search ing the premises, 40 skeleton keys, two small jemmies, and several other instruments for housebreaking, as well as a quantity of cheese, were found. The policemen learned from the children, and the neighbours, that Clarke, his wife, and a man who lodged with them, had left the house only three hours before ; and had a large trunk in their possession, which they intended to take to Manchester. Inquiries were made of all the carriers in Chester, but no trace of the trunk could be obtained. Inspector Taylor and Mr. Jones arrived in Manchester the next day, but could get no intelligence of Clarke. In the course of Inspector Taylor's inquiries, he had learned that an old woman, named Jane Ward, notori ous for receiving stolen goods, resided in Lower Byrom street, he proceeded to search her house, but finding that she had gone to Liverpool about five weeks ago, he proceeded thither in search of her ; and after much difficulty found her in a cellar in 45, Robinson-street, Toxteth-park. Half a cheese, weighing about 501 b was lying on a table, and being asked where she got it, she said she bought it from a man from Chester, whom she had never seen before. In another part of the house half of another cheese was found, which she said she purchased from the same man. While Inspec tor Taylor was searching the house, he observed the woman standing at the window, and making a signal with her hand to some person in the street. He looked out of the window, and at once saw the object of his pursuit. Clarke ran off the moment he saw the policeman, but he did not get far before Inspector Taylor overtook and secured him. When he was taken into custody he refused to give an account of himself. When taken back to Mrs. Ward she said, "There's the man of w hom I bought the cheese," but he declined giving any ac count of it, or answering any questions. A box was found in the house answering the description given of the one taken by Clarke, from Chester. Clarke has been committed for trial. Great Neston church, Hotford church, Farn church, Holt church, and Smethwick church, all in the neighbour hood of Chester, had been broken into and robbed since Clarke went to reside there, and some of the stolen► property was found in his possession ; but the magistrates did not think it necessary to go into any more cases, as enough had been proved to justify the committal of the prisoner for trial at the assizes. Jane Ward was also committed for trial on the charge of guiltily receiving stolen property. STREET ROBBERY.—ANOTHER SIMPLETON.-At the Po lice Court on Friday, a woman named Margaret Wilson, was placed at the bar, on a charge of robbing a man of nearly £lO5 in money. The complainant, a simple-looking Irish man, whose whole personal wardrobe would not have brought five shillings at rag fair, had, it appeared, gone with the pri soner and another woman to Mr. Dawe's public-house, Waterloo-road, where they had something to drink. In paying for the liquor, the complainant produced a heavy purse, and received 19s. 6d. in change out of a sovereign. Mr. Dawes nuticing the circumstance, considered his new customer in dangerous hands; and when he left the house with the prisoner, followed them, with a view to save him from being robbed. He looked for a policeman, and after losing sight of the parties, he and the constable found them together in a vacant piece of ground. The complainant was asked if he had lost anything, and on examining his pockets, he found that his purse (an old stocking) was gone. The woman was, however, seized, and she,,pulled out the treasure from her breast. It consisted of 89 sovereigns. one - half sovereign, a£s Bank of England note, and a sixpence. She said the complainant had given it to her ; but that he de nied. She was committed for trial ; and Mr. Rushton highly complimented Mr. Dawe, to whom the complainant was so much indebted for his kindness and vigilance. Mawney stated that he was an Irish cattle-dealer from Yorkshire, acting for his father, whose property the money was. CO ALBROOKD ALE IRON WORKS.—A visit to the newly erected premises of this company, in James's-street, will afford a very high treat to those interested in the progress of manufactures, and the improvement in articles of domestic use. The building itself is on a large scale, and of con siderable architectural pretensions, both from its size and the beauty of the materials, and is a model of neatness and propriety. On the ground floor, one magnificent show- room, lighted by plate glass windows, runs the whole length of the front, and is filled with the choicest articles of iron furniture,—chairs, tables, fire-places, stoves, fenders, and other articles of domestic use, all of various styles of modeling and of construction, and ornamented in brpnze, gold, and polished metal, Some of the most splendid articles are large register stoves, with open grates, the sides painted, or rather enamelled, so as most accurately to rp semble the rarest scagliola and other foreign marbles, and which in style and appearance would do honour to the drawing-room or dining-room of a palace. The bold and Classical style in which the reliefs are executed indicate the employment of artists of a superior class to any who have hitherto devoted their talents to the art of modelling for the iron foundries, which in general have hitherto turned out nothing but the most feeble, trifling and vulgar designs. From this apartment the visitor ascends by a magnificent staircase, lighted from the roof, to the' tipper floors, all of which are stored with articles of less pretension, bqt in in finite variety of utility and ingenuity of 99nstrqPtioq, The general' aspect of the whole estahlishment is less that of a warehouse than a noble private mansion, with lofty and well lighted rooms, constructed with every regard to architectural effect, and kept in the most admirable order. WILL THE MODERATE REFORMER VOTE WITH THE PROTECTOR HIRELINGS?—That the frantic effort of the self-constituted leaders of the whig party, to regain their lost position in the council, by inundating the register with the names of the pauper occupants of cellars and courts, is viewed with repugnance by many honourable and respectable men, who have hitherto given their support eicolusively to whig candidates, is a fact which we think will scarcely admit of dispute. By such men the loose morality which teaches that " the end sanctities the means" is not accepted without some little hesitation ; and Mat is not considered as an honest end which can require so wide a departure from the vaunted principles of purity—in support of which the voice of "liberalism" has ever been loudest—and which looks forward to success only by the practice, upon a wholesale scale, of what cannot be deemed otherwise de facto than bribery of the grossest and most profligate character. Will such men, we ask, entertaining such misgivings with respect to the conduct of their party'and the ttire of the instru ments by which they work, refuse to carry their scrutiny a little further, before, they commit themselves to their ap proval by recording their votes ? ' Will nienwho sfitiori and character to lose aipOnmit' their fello*-lOwnsineft rush blindfold'inta eomPsnionChip with every ruffian with whom the reckless leaders of that party choose to ally themselves? We trust that they will commit no such folly ' but that, on the contrary, they will ask themselves seriously these ques tions—" What object can I have in common with this mob of repealers, or with the party which suborns their venal votes ? What object can I have in common with men who are driven to the necessity of advancing it by unblushing bribery and wholesale corruption? Can that be an honest cause which is not able to stand by its own strength, without these nefarious and degrading aids—which is scouted by the voice of independent constituencies, and requires to be forced upon them from without, by the irruption of a band of hire lings, organized by an unseen influence, and notoriously unreflecting tools in the hands of others ?" Upon such a course of enquiry we trust every honest and moderate re former will enter, before giving in his adherence to the can didate of his party ; and we have no fear of the result if that enquiry is conducted in a candid and truth-seeking spirit. The object of the honest liberal, we take for granted, is good government, He seeks that good governmentat the lianils of the whig party with Nylioih lie has hitherto been Bat and of whbse general principleS he most approves. Bat when lie sees that party in open alliance with men of doubtful character and' views —in open alliance with an ultra and alien faction has he full assurance that the object of which he is in search is the same which they are seeking to attain by so crooked a path, and in such strange companionship. Has the liberal churchman or the Christian dissenter no misgivings as to the character of that good local government which can only be obtained by subsidizing the hordes of the papacy, and arming paupers with the franchise? He must have such misgivings, and he must be at no loss to convert them into absolute convictions. It cannot be the attainment of any mere abstract good which has yoked together these unassorted materials. It is not to wards any defensible object that the aristocracy of a party condescends to sue for aid to the tatterdemalions of back streets and alleys. It is not for a virtuous object that the occupants of Greenbanks, and other suburban retreats, are to be seen junketting with the tenants of cellars, or the pos sessors of piggeries. The exuberant philanthropy of " libe ralism" even does not ordinarily lead its professors to pay rents or rates for their carters or porters, or the carters and porters of 'others, indiscriminately. Protector societies are not formed to advance good government, merely apart from the selfish en d s o f t h e i r promot ers, and a Romish barrister is not picked up at every street corner, " Ready to toil his unbreathed memory," claims to voctea,ssl and to load his e mpty brief bag with cases and opinions, and Wil liam Rathbone once the mere gratification of seeing some scores of Michael room ! No, no 1 ys upon the burgess list, and enabling Wil d more to exercise his lungs in the council end upon it, a little calm reflection will lead the moderatereformer to a different conclusion. It is not to advance the cause of good government, in our local affairs, that the leaders of our whig faction are now bestir ring themselves so of once more to energeti cally,prostrat but rather to enable them ad vancement of political ande'corporat influeuce to the rty objec ts—to . convert the anti-cure memorialsi nto a normal caobe ii school Pn of agitation—from which issued ad libitum, and by means o tlrod or baronetcies can be of which the honours a knight ho od worked out for the, adornment the vulgar patronymics of brawling and bawling democrats 1 And will any man, we ask, who calls himself a reformer in the t is vote and rye and honest ac ceptation of the term, help forward, by influ ence, such a consummation? We trust not ; for the honour of our town we trust not. LIVERPOOL MICHAELMAS SESSIONS The Quarter Sessions of the peace for the borough of Li verpool, commenced yesterday, before JAMES CLanicE, Esq. The Court having been opened with the usual formali ties, the following gentlemen were sworn the Grand Jury: Maximilian Fischer, merchant, Harrington-street, Foreman. Raynes Waite Appleton, merchant, Temple-court. Jonathan Cook, druggist, Canterbury -street. Edward Cox, broker, Old Hall-street. Robert Dixon, merchant, Upper Parliament-street. Hewson Dutchman, merchant, High Park-road. John Fox, wine merchant, Water-street Isaac Fletcher, merchant, Irvine-street. John Finch, jun., iron merchant, Park-lane. Duncan Gibb, merchant, Strand-street. William Hill, chemist, Roscommon-street. Isaac Hadwen, jun., merchant, Tithebarne-street. Richard Eddleston Hyde, merchant, Old Hall-street John Hore, merchant, Canning-street. Michael Humble, shipbuilder, Queen's Dock John Audley Jee, broker, Hargreave's-buildings. John Job, jun., merchant, Pownall-Square. James Lee, broker, Childwall. John Leyland, merchant, Queen Anne-street. Mr. Hadwen being a member of the society of friends made the usual affirmation. The RECORDER, in his charge to the grand jury, said he was happy to inform them that though the calendar was very heavy in point of numbers, yet, as far as he had made himself acquainted with the facts in each case, each case seemed so extremely simple that they would have very little difficulty in coming to a right conclusion. Indeed, as he had observed to the gentleman who put the depositions into his hand, the premises and the conclusion, of each case, seemed to jump together. He was not surprised at the great number of offenders brought here, because he agreed with the intelli gent magistrates who had lately been sitting in the county of Middlesex, that the time was now arrived for the truth to come out, that imprisonment was quite ineffective. It did not seem to arrest the evil in the smallest degree ; and when he mentioned that one-half of the prisoners for trial at the presenit sessions had been convicted over and over again, he thought he was justified in saying, that imprisonment' did not work well. A few years ago there was a great mania upon the subject of prison discipline ; we were all quite mad upon it ; every county would have its prison ; but the system had, as he had already said, proved inoperative, therefore we must come to the old subject again, namely, that of education. Education was slow in its progress ; it was very slow in its operation; still it was better add cheaper to build places of worship and devotion than prisons. We must improve the people as well as we can, by giving them sound moral and religious education. It certainly operated slowly, but he be lieved it was operating at this present moment, and, where ver it did operate, it was, unquestionably, for the benefit of the public. Several of the cases to come before them pre sented no difficulty whatever ; still, however, he could not but regret that young men were to be found going through the streets, with large sums of money in their pockets, who had robberies committed upon them through their own im prudence. There were forty cases of this description—of property being taken from young men, to a great extent ; but it was a grievous thing that the public were to be charged with the expense of prosecutions, through their imprudence and improvidence ; and the time had now arrived, he thought, when something should be done to prevent this practice. I The number of cases against women of the town was quite I frightful—uo less than from 40 to 50; but though the number was heavy, he was not prepared to say that the police were at all to blame. Some people complained of there being a great deal of crime, and asked what the police were about to permit it. He did not think there was much force in the observation, because two-thirds of the cases in the calendar consisted of crimes with which the public had nothing to do. Young men running into the habits of improvidence to which he had alluded —could any police correct that ? Cer tainly not. The various frauds by young men in shops upon their masters—could the police correct that? No; and if people expected the police so to abridge crime they were much mistaken. The value of the police to this town, never theless, was immense. They kept the peace admirably, and whenever criree was committed, they almost always succeeded in detecting the criminal, and recovering the pro perty. Those rash persons, to whom he had already refer red, seemed to put themselves out of the pale of the law by their own imprudence, yet the police, by knowing the haunts of the thieves, in almost every case, recovered the stolen property back, sometimes in a most extraordinary way. There was one circumstance which he would mention, though perhaps it might be thought he was going a little out of'his way in alluding to it. The brightest feature in the English law was the anxiety it had for the preservation of human life. We could not open our law books without discovering that. He thought the public were much indebted to her Majesty's government for attending to the safety of travelling upon the different railways throughout the kingdom. There was at present scarcely any other mode of travelling, and therefore it was essential that her Majesty's subjects using them should at all times have a certainty that they were safe—that the carriages should be constructed upon the best principles, that the roads and gates upon the line should be carefully watched, and not the slightest error in the machi nery. On these accounts he was gratified to find the atten tion of the government devoted, to this important subject. After a few further observations, the recorder dismissed the grand jury to their labours. The trials commenced shortly after twelve o'clock, but none of any interest took place during the day. THE CALENDAR.—As the Recorder observed, the calendar at these sessions is very heavy. It contains the names of 191 prisoners for trial on charges of felony, and 11 for mis demeanors and assaults—total, 202. Education appears to be in a very low state indeed among the parties charged, as there are only 13 who are able to read and write well, whilst the very large proportion of 58 have never learned either. There are 131 prisoners who can read imperfectly, very few of whom are able to write. It is among the second class that the largest number of re-commitments occur. THE SOCIALIST COMMUNITY IMPORTANT DECISION. On Friday last, Mr. Brindley attended again at our Police Court, to hear Mr. Rushton's decision respecting the ma nagement of the funds obtained from the socialists for com munity purposes. _ Mr. Ellis, the magistrates' clerk, requested Mr. Brindley to meet him in his office when the court adjourned, and he would shew him the impossibility of the magistrates affording any redress to those who had paid into the fund in question, and who were refused relief on application to the officers of the socialist body. Mr. Brindley waited upon Mr. Ellis accordingly, and found that he had taken considerable pains in going through the whole of the " Laws and Constitution," as their rules are called, and in making extracts to assist them in their decision. The following conversation then ensued : Mr. Ellis.—Well, I have looked over the rules, and find there is considerable benefit promised to the members. Mr. Brindley benefit? —Will you lie kind enough to point out the Mr. Ellis.—Here is law IG6, which promises " residence, comfortable maintenance, and education, in any of the soci ety's establishments, either in sickness or in health, to any member subscribing to the community funds, his wife, and children, who may be elected to reside therein." Mr. Brindley.—Then the case of my applicant must be admissible. Her husband has paid into the community fund several pounds ; here are their own acknowledgments. But she has applied to Mr. John Finch and the socialist board, by her husband's written authority, and they laugh at her application, and treat it with contempt. Mr. Ellis.—Well, but perhaps they have not paid in the full amount required ? Mr. Brindley.—There are those who have paid from £5 to £5O. Some thousands of pounds have been subscribed in all; and I now want to know whether there is any means of compelling those men who have received it to refund any portion in case of the subscribing member being in want and applying for the same? Mr. Ellis.—cpumiziLy NOT, if they do not choose to give it up, Mr. Brindley.—Then these socialist community officers are an entirely irresponsible body —may detain and appropri ate, at their own pleasure, all the monies paid into their hands by the members; and in case of the members feeling aggrieved, a magistrate can afford them no redress? Mr. Ellis.--Well, it would appear so. Mr. Brindley.—Then, how dare they have these rules enrolled under the act of parliament for regulating BENEFIT societies, when it is clear the members cannot enforce one farthing of benefit under any circumstances ? Mr. Ellis.—Certainly, the rules an 4 constitntion, as they are called, are most vague and indefinite ; but so it is, and your only chance to have the inaVer equitably arranged would be by an appeal to the Court of Chancery. Mr. Brindley then thanked Mr. Ellis, and expressed his great satisfaction of the trouble taken by himself and the magistrate. He had by this investigation gained the point he aimed at, that of exposing to the world the fraudulent character of the community scheme in gaining money from its dupes, under the pretence of benefits to be derived to themselves and their families • whereas it turned out they were an entirely irr es ponsible body, and could set at defiance all whom they aeluded. He doubted not this decision would have a most salutary effect in preventing hundreds of work* men from any longer subscribing to the community Fund. THE CHORAL SOCIETY.—This society meet this evening, when " Jepthah" will be performed. There are some of the most magnificent choruses in it ever composed. A great treat may be anticipated. PANILLA.—Since we last noticed this article, we have again tried it, and found it extremely pleasant and nutritious. We can, therefore, repeat our recommendation of it, The following is the mode of making soup with it:—" To one ounce of the panilla add one quart of boiling water, let it dissolve, add a little rice or pearl barley, a small piece of but ter if desired, a little catsup or Westphalia sauce, a little penny-royal, parsley, of celery, salt and pepper, as agreeable. Invalids and sea-sick persons can enjoy it when nothing else will please. One trial of the article will prove the fact." The Duke of Cleveland is still indisposed at Raby Castle, but his grace is out of danger. ' PROSPER THE Awe; WORDS BY BR. JAMES STONEHOUSE, COMPOSED BY GE O RGE HARGREAVES. NOVELLO, LON pON.-L-The new Masonic Song has been highly extolled by the press. The Albion says—" A song, under the above title, has just made its appearance, which, we believe, is likely to become a great favourite with the masonic brethren. Uninitiated as we are in the mysteries of the craft, we do not see anything very mysterious about the song ; for, in our opinion, it is , a composition that may be given at any time and in any society. It is literally a cheerful song, with a complete chorus l and if, as we have been given to under stand, it is one that is highly approved of and relished by the craft at their festive meetings, it will, we are confident, be come equally popular elsewhere. The words are beautiful and graceful the music is spirited, and capable of great ex pression. We can safely recommend it to the notice of our musical friends. The title-page is handsomely and well exe cuted. This composition was sung at the Provincial Grand Lodge meeting, at the Adelphi, on Thursday last, and was encored, those present expressing themselves delighted with it. O'CONNELL, LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN.—Lord Mayor O'Connell, it seems, is preparing . to make a grand display of his civic equipage and gaudy liveries on the day of his instal lation. As far as concerns . the out-of-doors page an t, it i s possible that with the help o f varnish and tinsel he may ex tort the usual cheers of the populace ; but his presentment at the Castle by the Right Hon. Frederick Shaw and Lord Eliot must prove in all respects, we think, a curious and embarrassing scene. In the new Lord Mayor's choice phraseology it has been his practice to speak unceremoniously of " the bigot Shaw ;" and when recently harenguing his Corn Exchange minions, he told them that the present secretary for Ireland must henceforth be kno wn by no other W name than that of " Humbug Eliot.' ill the learned recorder th en , accor di ng t o ancient custom, introduce th e v!hfying repealer to the Lord Li eu tenant, as a " distin gu i s h e d citizen, sincer e ly a tt ac h e d t o the institutions of his country, loyal to her Majesty's united crown, and sworn on the true faith of a Christian to do nothing whatever subversive of the Established Church ?" Will O'Connell, without reserve or protest, give his assent to this statement with the usual bow of courteous acknowledgment? Will Lord Eliot's spot less honour suffer no violence by being a party to such an indecent and hyp ocr i t i ca l ceremon y ? Will Earl De Grey, in giving his answer to the recorder's high eulogium upon the new Lord Mayor, express his peculiar gratification at the office having devolved upon so worthy a citizen, and his Excellency's steady determination to support the Chief Magistrate in enforcing the laws, in repressing agitation, and in discouraging repeal ? We wait with some curiosity to hear bow the interview will come off, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TOXTETIT.PARK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. The first annual meeting of the above branch of the Pro testant Operative Associatio❑ was held at the Music-hall, on Friday evening spacious room was crowded in every part to excess. Shortly after seven o'clock, the Rev, HuGil M'NEILE, president of the association, entered the room, amid loud and vehement cheering, and took the chair. He was surrounded by a number of clergymen, and many of the most respectable of our fellow-townsenen. The Rev. Mr. PARRY, at the request of the chairman, having offered up a suitable prayer, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the meeting. He commenced with making some observations, and urging many powerful arguments, in defence of the proceedings of Protestant Associations generally. In reply to the charge of using harsh and irritati ng l anguage , th e rev . gentleman said that the charge of partiality and inconsistency might be ... . . made good against their opponents and reprovers, who did not condemn the harsh and irritati ng l anguag e used on the other side. He then quoted a portion of the evangelical let ter addressed to the hierarchy of the Church of Rome by Pope Leo XII., and dated the 3d May, 1824. In this letter the indiscriminate use of the Bible is forbidden ; translations, as such, are called perversions, and condemned ; and the language , used is harsh and irritating. The rev. gentleman theii read an extract from a letter addressed by the present Pope , during the present year. The following is the part of • • • the chief iMportince:—` His firm opinion respecting mar riages contracted between Catholics and Protestants is also sufficiently known, or he has ever declared such marriages to be unlawful, and to lead to perdition ; partly on account of the shamefid intermixture of creeds which they promote, and partly of the imminent danger to which the Catholic parent is exposed of being led to renounce his creed, as well as of the bad education with which the children are threat ened." The chairman then proceeded to make some strong remorks on the impropriety of mixed marriages, and then went on to address the assembly nearly as follows :—" This is what may be called our negative defence, or defence by retort against the partiality, inconsistency, and injustice of our liberal assailants. For why, I would ask, are we sin gled out for the distinguishing privilege of their abuse ? Are we worse than idolators ? worse than deliberate denoun- cers of the holy scriptures? worse than socialists, or char tists ? 0 yes. In the eyes of liberals we are infinitely worse than any or all these. For these wield only human weapons, but we wield the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. Here, then, we occupy a higher ground of defence. We not only acknowledge, in'a careless, inoperative manner, but we really and practically believe the great and glorious truths announced in the hoiy scriptures, both in their bear- ing upon human society in this world, find upon humUn vaiion . in the world to - come. We believe that bowing to images or pictures in divine worship is the idolatry against which the anger of the Almighty is revealed from - heaven, and that consepaztitTy it is dangerous to, and, if persevered in, destructive of the souls of - men. We believe' that the system of Romanism, in its claim of visible supremacy for its visible head, is oppo'sed to the independence and peace, and lacks only the power to be subversive of the very existence, of our protestant government and we love our countrymen. Now, we love our country, As we love our country we earnestly desire to instruct the ignorant and remind the in formed upon the subject of papal usurpation and papal con spiracy ; that we may not in the exuberance of candour and good-natured forbearance, lay ourselves open to the disas trous consequences of papal , domination. And, as we love . . our countrymen, we earnestly desire to win them from the deceivings of men which can neither sanctify here nor save hereafter to the truth of God which can and does do both. We know that it pleases God to work by huwen means. _We know that by the instrumentality of faithful professors three hundred years ago our country was delivered from papal do mination, and our church from corrupt theology ; and we • - believe that these blessings can be retained only by means similar to those by which they were originally procured. We have unabated confidence in the use of such - Means, not be- cause of the human instruments engaged, or likely to be en gaged in them ; but because of the promise of God himself I.e bless them. We know that the Word of God is still quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword. We have . full confidence in the power of the glorious gospel to do what it did of old, in the hearts of both rulers and people. We do, indeed, claim, and we think we haves right to claim, from those in authority, protection for inquirers, Protection from a system of persecution which renders concession from Itomania - m, I will not say impossible, but certainly very im- proble ; because it exposes the inquirer to the sufferings of a martyr before he has had time to cultivate the principles of a Christian. It behoves our government to look to this. Va- rious schemes have been !imposed to meet the difficulty presented by the state of Ireland, and proposed in vain. Political coercion is vain, political conciliation is vain. A national provision for the Romish priesthood is vain concordat with the pope is vain. Islothlng can reach the real seat of the disease, and give satisfactory and permanent cure, except the progress of the reformation, except the con version of the Romish population. This is no chimera. What has been done in England may (though under more adverse circumstances) be done in Ireland. Let the influence of the gospel have fair play. Let inquirers after truth have temporal protection. At this moment there are many ready to conform to our national church if they had assured pro tection for person and property. (Hear, hear.) What we ask is, that the country should not be content with an imper fect reformation, and sit down satisfied that all has been done upone this point in the united kingdom that can be done ; but, on the contrary, that the reformation should be pressed forward, from the same motives which actuated our fathers in the sixteenth century, and by the same means which they employed. The rev. gentleman next referred to the pamphlet recently published by Lord Alvanley, which he characterised as an insane production, and proceeded, . . at much length, to show that the gospel alone, when faithfully preached, was the only remedy for the many ills under which Ireland laboured. After having spoken for nearly an hour, he resumed his seat amid enthusiastic bursts of applause. Mr. WILLIAMS, Secretary to the Association, then read . . the report of the committee for the past year. The Rev. DAVID JAMES, Incumbent of St. Mary's, Kirk dale, moved the first resolution, which proposed the adoption of the report. That document commenced with stating the object of the association, afterwards it proceeded to spew the success which had, in some degree, attended upon the opera tions of this and similar associations throughout the country. It next pointed out the various means to be used iii order to attain the object in view, and lastly, the necessity of perse vering, despite all the calumny of enemies and apathy on the part of professing friends. He looked upon Popery as a sys tem of conspiracy to invade the prerogatives of God and the rights of man. There would be no difficulty in proving this assertion. In the first place it was admitted that the Pope was infallible, and the Church of Rome, under his direction, unchangeable in its doctrines and discipline. Now, infalli bility belonged alone to Almighty God. (Hear.) It could not be a characteristic of any creature ; it did not belong to any being, whether angelic or human, because it was essential to that nature which never changed. God had declared, " I, the Lord, change not :" and with him "there is neither variableness nor shadow of turning ;" but angels had changed, and man had become an altered creature. The history of the church of God recorded the fallibility of even renewed men, inasmuch as the saints, who were most eminent for their piety and their progress in holiness as a general rule, were at different times betrayed into weakness and sin, which cir cumstances were recorded for our avoidance and instruction, in order that we might depend upon the grace of God for strength to do his will. If, therefore, the Pope claimed to be infallible, seeing that all were fallible, from the instances recorded of the most eminent, did he not in this respect claim a prerogative that belonged to Almighty God, and to him alone? (Loud cheers.) Also, in the authority that the Pope claimed over the kings and princes of the earth, he claimed a right which belonged to Almighty God alone, inasmuch as God set up kings and put them down. (Cheers.) " By him princes reign, and rulers decreejustice." (Cheers.) The instances upon record of the pope's interference with the rights of kings, deposing them when they opposed his will, were a sufficient evidence that he had arrogated to himself the right which in scripture was given to God alone, and which, therefore. without criminality upon the part of man kind, could not be conceded to the Pope of Rome. The priesthood of the papacy, too, usurped the prerogative of Jesus Christ, in endeavouring to supersede the necessity of believing in him as the author of eternal salvation. (Cheers.) And when we came to speak of popery in connexion with• the rights of men, we found it quite in keeping with his previous description of it. It was a conspiracy to rob mankind of their property, and privileges, and liberty. (Hear, bear.) There was a time when, through the persuasion of the priests, almest two-thirds of the whol e property of this country had pssspd away from the original proprietors into the hands of the Romanists, and especially of the religious houses ; and there had been instances even in our own neighbourhood, where, through the persuasion of some persons, large estates were bequeathed and devised to Romish priests, which the lawful heirs thought unfair to themselves; and, though pro fessing a llegiance to th e pope o f R ome, an d attachment to the Romish creed, they Came forward to try the validity of the wills, i n order to rescue, if posssible, from the grasp of a grasping priesthpod, their own rights and their own property. Again : it was necessary to pensider that the work which, we had to do in the present day differed from that which the reformers had to do. It was the province and work of the reformers to introduce truth, and to establish liberty of con science in this country ; it devolved upon us, in the present day, to retain possession of what they brought in, and to see that we did not allow that truth and liberty of conscience to be surrendered, at any cost, or by any means, into the hands of those who would never restore the precious trus t. (Hear hear.) The reformers themselves had to rub off, as it were, the incrustation of many centuries from the creed which was contained in the Word of God ; whilst it was our duty, in the present day, to keep up the polish, that truth might shine in all its lustre and brightness, en lightening the children of men. It was the work of the re formers to open the well of salvation, that its streams might flow to quench spiritual darkness; it was our province and our privilege to keep that well open still, and see that no enemy's hand should be permitted to fill them up, and make them dry throughotit the land. Let them, therefore, perse vere, as they were exhorted to do in the report just read. (Hear, hear.) The rev. gentleman then went on to recom mend the repeal of the emancipation bill, urging that the only mode of procuring that object was by circulating Scrip tural truth among the people. He next considered Lord Alvanley's proposal to have the Popish priests paid by the state, examined it in some of its details, and sheaved that it could not for a moment be contemplated, unless we neglect ed the instructions given to us in the Scriptures. The rev. gentleman concluded a most eloquent speech,. of an hour and twenty minutes long, by strongly recommending the employ ment of preachers in co nneetion with the e s t a bli s h e d c h urc h , to instruct the common people of Ireland i n th e i r mora l an d religious duties through the medium of the native language, as the best and surest means of eradicating Popery from that country. He sat down, amidst loud cheers, proposing the resolution. The Rey. Mr. PARRY, in seconding the resolution, related a variety of instances of the idolatrous and juggling practises of 'the Church of Rome, and declared his opinion that the evils under which Ireland laboured were owing to Popery, and that the only cure for them was the dissemination of Scriptural truth. (Cheers.) The resolution was then carried. The next resolution was moved by Mr. ASTIBROOK, and seconded by Mr. ROBERT MACLEAY. Both speakers strongly called upon the Protestant slectors of the two Tox teth wards to do their duty on the Ist of November, by returning conservative members to the Common Council. The Rev. T. NOLAN moved the next resolution in a short t address, observing that owing to the late h our to w hi ch the proceedings had been protracted, he should not detain the meeting with many observations , but that he should take frequent opportunities of vi s itin the members of th e asso ciation in their weekly an d monthly meeti ngs. M. ALEXANDER Swell, jun. said he had attended as a member of the association to second the resolution just pro posed by his reverend friend Mr. Nolan—a gentleman whom he rejoiced to find among us. In fact he congratulated his neighbours in Toxteth-park upon having two such clergymen near them as Mr. Parry and Mr. Nolan. It augured well for the good of society in the neighbourhood, and he trusted many beneficial effects would result from their ministrations. (Cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to avow himself a' Protestant, or to say that he most sincerely and conscien tiously admired our Protestant church and her doctrines, and that he would always endeavour to uphold them in any power or authority with which he might be invested. (Cheers.) After the resolution proposed by Mr. Ashbrook, and se conded by Mr. Macleay, it might perhaps be considered that he should take some notice of the education question as it affected the corporation schools. He thought, however, it was not advisable that individual opinions should be ex pressed upon this subject. It would be better that all should join in a common acknowledgement of the necessity of re turning to the old system, so far as regarded the introduction of the Bible and of Protestant education there. What the exact plan ta,be proposed might be, he did not at present know; but he should be happy to join with his brother con servative members, if he were returned again to the Town council, (and he thought they would be enabled to do a great deal,) in putting things in a proper position. (Cheers.) The CET AIRM N said, before he put the motion the meeting would excuse him if he detained them with a few observations with regard to the school question. It was an old acquaint ance of his. He wanted to put the meeting upon their guard against any hesitation that might be caused in their minds by the reiterated statements at present made in the press of this town, that it was from the first a falsehood that the Bible was excluded from the Corporation Schools. (Hear.) It was repeated over and over again —that it was from the first a falsehood ; and the writers in some of the press he alluded to, imitating the laconic wit of a member of the council, who should be nameless, but who was very facetious in days that are gone by, and who did not take the trouble of using a word of two syllables when he charged their humble servant with falsehood (hear)—reiterated the charge that he (Mr. M`Neile) told a lie, and that he knew it to be a lie when he said the Bible was excluded from the schools. (Hear, bear.) He wanted to skew the meeting where the blame lay. He knew the Irish plan ; he had studied it carefully ; he knew it was modelled for the purpose of putting the Bible out of the way, in order that Roman Catholics might be introduced. (Hear.) The Bible was out of the Irish plan. (Hear, hear.) He knew the resolution of the council here, that the Irish plan be adopted, and no other books used. That was their printed resolution ; but it seemed they did not act upon their own resolution. The brought the Bibles into the schools, although they resolved it should not be in ; they had not the honesty to reverse the resolution before the town, and it stood still uncancelled. (Hear, hear.) Practically they had deviated from it; and they therefore said, if the clergy would go to the schools they would find the Bible there. (A Voice —Under the table.) Not exactly under the table—(hear, hear)—but they had brought it into the schools against their own recorded resolution. (Hear.) If they had had the honesty to rescind the resolution, then the clergy might have gone to the schools; but whilst the resolution stood, it ex cluded the honest Protestant, Christian minister from them. (Hear, hear.) They could not sanction the principle main tained in such a resolution. (Hear.) He had observed that the conservative press had not re-argued the question of late, whilst the radical press had re-asserted the falsehood. Some one might come to them and say it was a lie that the Bible was not in the schools, and that none of the conservative papers had regarded the question, as they knew the assertion was a lie. This might be said to them before the voting came on the Ist of November,—(hear,)—but every one pre sent must tell their neighbours what were the facts. It would be .. a good plan, lie thought, to have the resolution of the council introducing the Irish system reprinted in the- Standard of Tuesday, which said that rio other book should be used. The reverend gentlema❑ continued his observa tions on this subject, and said, the plan lie would recommend to be followed, in the event of any change, would be to place the schools upon the same principle, as to religious teaching, as the Collegiate Institution. The resolution was then carried. The Doxology was then sung, and the meeting separated a few minutes before eleven o'clock, the proceedings having occupied nearly four hours. THE FRANKLIN PRINTING PRESS It is with no ordinary pleasure that we inform our readers of the arrival among us of one of the most interesting relics we have in our country. We refer to the identical printing press at which Dr. Benjamin Franklin worked, while a journeyman, in London, in the years 1725-26, it being on its way to America, to be deposited in the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, of which Dr. Franklin was the founder and the first president, and which is now under the management of that philosopher's friend, John Vaughan, Esq., brother of Wm. Vaughan, Esq., of No. 70, Fenchurch-street, London. As our readers will, doubtless, feel some interest in the history of this relic, we will trace it from Dr. Franklin's own mention of it in the 2d yolume, page 68, of his life by his grandson, William Temple Franklin, Esq., published by Colburn, London, 1818. He there speaks of his " working at press in the office of Mr. Watt's, near Lincoln's-lnn- Fields," where he continued during the rest of his stay in London after leaving Palmer's. In volume 2, page 297, the reader will see that the dress was removed to the office of Messrs. Cox and Bailie, of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, who purchased it with other printing materials, from the office in which Dr. Frank lin had worked as a compositor and pressman. Mr. Cox was informed by three pressmen who worked in Mr. Watt's office, that they were present at the time when Dr. Franklin came to see his old press during his visit to England after the peace, and heard him say, (pointing to this relic) that he had worked many hours at that very press, and he advised those who were then at work there to be industrious and at tentive as he had been, and that like him they would succeed. The names of these three pressmen were - Vizekelly, Ed ward Norgrove, and Samuel Hine, all of whom, we believe, are now dead. Norgrove was working the press when Dr. Franklin made this remark, and Mr. Cox, to whom he and his companions repeated it, is now living, and has certified to it. The press was purchased, in 1835, of Messrs Cox and Baylie, by Messrs. Harrild and Sons, of No. 10 and 11. Great Distaff-lane, Friday-street, London, who have re tained it until within a few weeks since, when they yielded to the solicitations of an American gentleman, now in this country, to part with it, refusing, however, any personal re muneration, but simply with the understanding, that a dona tion shall be made to the Printers' Pension Society, of Lon don, (of which they are members,) an institution distinguished alike for the extent, impartiality, and efficacy of its charity, which goes to support the aged and infirm of the profession. Of this disinterested and noble conduct, on the part of Messrs. Harrild and Sons, we cannot speak too highly, nor need we more than allude to it, convinced that it carries with it, in their breasts, its own reward, and will be alike remem bered and honoured by all who know the fact. The press has now come into the possession of John B. Murray, Esq. of New York, the American gentleman referred to, who has determined to delay it here for a few days, prior to its leaving the country for ever, for the pur pose of giving those who wish an opportunity of seeing it. It has been deposited at the Medical Institution, Mount Pleasant, the council-chamber of that body having been politely tendered to Mr. Murray for the purpose, and it can be seen daily, during this week, between the hours of twelve A. M., and four p. m., excepting on Saturday, when it will remain open until nine P. M. Admission to see it can only be had by tickets, each ticket admitting a party, which can be obtained (gratis, of course) on application to Mr. Moore, surgeon, No. 23, Great George-street, any morning before eleven o'clock. We would add, that the present owner of the Franklin Press, desiring to carry out the charitable views of the above named members of the Printers' Pension Society, will cause a box to be placed near the press, for the reception of such contributions as visiters feel inclined to make towards that charitable and highly-meritorious institution. The Marquis of Waterford won the hurdle race at the Tra more races, ou Monday, with his br h Manilla, beating four others. The horsemansnip of the noble Marquis was the theme of admiration. THE MURDER AT RINGMER.—Two other persons have been taken into custody, as participators in this tragical occurence, and it is expected, from several expressions which have dropped from them, that they will make some important disclosures respecting the murder. On Monday last the Rev. John Cahill, Roman Catholic curate of Borris, was held to bail by order of the Attorney- General, to stand his trial at the next assizes, on a charge of having headed a mob on the 28th of June last, and with for cibly carrying away certain freeholders. the tenants of the Earl of Conrtown and Lord Downes, while on their way to Carlow. _ _ DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTERN, Bristol, Oct. 23. —The Great Western steamer left Kingroad this day, imme diately after the receipt of the northern mail, on her last voyage for New York this season. She intends calling at Halifax. She has taken with her a very full cargo of wool lens and other manufa*ctured goods, and has 128 passengers, among whom is Mr. Stevenson, the American minister to this country. Mr. William Peel, third son of the Right. Hon. Sir R. Peel, Bart., who served in the Princess Charlotte under Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, during the settlement of the affairs on the Syrian coast as midshipman, is about to go to China in the Cambrian, Captain Chads, C. B. His Excellency Sir Stratford Canning, G.C.8., as Am bassador to the Sublime Ottoman Porte, embarks on Satur day next, or early in the ensuing week, for Constantinople, to assume his diplomatic duties. Lady S. Canning and family do not accompany his excellency, her ladyship intend tng to defer her departure until February or March. On Tuesday last the Derbyshire hills were covered with snow. There we.s also a considerable fall of snow at Leeds on Thursday last. The mountain at Clayton, and the hills around Thornton and Denholme, near Bradford, were on Tuesday morning covered with snow. On the same day the " cloud-cap't " summit of Holme-M uss , an d th e va rious hill tops in the neighbourhood of Holmfirth, were also completely covered over with snow.—Leeds Intelligencer. LATEST FROM DAVIS'S STRAITS WHALE FISHERY The following is an extract of a letter which was received in the City on Saturday afternoon from North Shields, dated Friday, Oct. 22 :—" A seaman has just been landed from the whale ship Lord Gambier, Captain Warham, from Ilavis's Straits, now off our bar. She has only one fish and seven bottlenoses, in all about 13 tons ; and the Lady Jane is also reported to he near at hand and clean. This is the third year similar disastrous success has attended the whalers from this port." MR. STANDISH, OF DUXBURY, AND Louis PHILIPPE.— Mt. and Mrs. Standish have left their seat, Duxbury-park, Lancashire, for a short sojourn in the French capital. We are informed, upon good authority. that his majesty Louis Philippe graciously intends honouring Mr. Standish with a munificent present, to the amount of 160,000 francs ; and that the object of Mr. Standish's visit to Paris is to receive this splendid gift.—Preston Chronicle. DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.—On Saturday a public meeting was held in London, for the purpose of taking into considera tion the alarming distress at present existing among the operatives of Paisley and other manufacturing districts of Renfrewshiae. At the close of the meeting a very handsome list of subscribers was presented, and amongst the names is Sir Robert Peel for £5O, WHOIXSAI , E LYNCHING IN TEXAS.—A week or two ago, says the Natchitoches Herald, we gave an account of the trial of one Jackson in Harrison county, Texas, for murder; of the manner in which he was tried; how he was acquitted; and how he and some of his friends then seized the county judge, M'Henry, and brought him into Natchitoches, where he is now in gaol, awaiting his trial, under an indictment for carrying off negroes from that parish. It now appears that when Jackson returned to Texas, the was attacked and killed by four or five friends of M'Henry ; and they, in their turn, have been captured and hung, without any ceremony; by the friends of Jackson. Major-General Sir William Gomm, K.C.8., is to return home from Jamaica, and to assume the command of the northern district of South Britain, in succession to Major- General Sir Charles James Napier, removed to the staff of India. Major General Sir H. Berkeley, formerly deputy adjutant-general in the West Indies, is appointed to succeed Sir William Gornin in the command of the troops at Ja maica. Brevet Major Grattan, of the lath royal Irish regi ment, replaces the late Captain Ker, of the 4th foot, as major of brigade to the troops at Madras.—United Serrice Gazette. IN C ENDIARY FIRES.--We regret to perceive by the pro vincial papers notices of fires caused by incendiaries in seve ral places. In the journals last received no less than four wilful burnings of farm property are mentioned. The West ern Times notices the destruction of the farm buildings the property of C. Cross, Esq., of Cowley Bridge ; the Begford i ifercury has an acco un t o f the burning of two ricks of bar ley, near Ampthill, the property of Mr. Joseph Berrill ; and the Leeds Intelligencer states that the farmstead of Mr. John Wilson, of Grimston Smithy, near York, and a hay stack at Manningham, the property of a working man, have been consumed by fire, lighted, there is no doubt, by incen diaries. In the fire near York 18 stacks of wheat, barley, and oats, were destroyed. A man is in custody suspected of setting fire to them ; in the other cases the villains remain undiscovered. THE ADDITIONAL EQUITY JUDGES.—The new equity judges commence their functions next term, which puts a period to the Exchequer Equity Court ; but the act con tamed clauses prescribing the course to be pursued regarding Exchequer Equity suits undisposed of. The Lord Chancel:- lor is empowered to appoint one of these new vice-chancel lors to preside for him in the Court of Chancery whenever he may require such relief ; thus the Lord Chancellor will have increased opportunities to attend to the appellate juris diction of the House of Lords. CORRESPONDENCE THE COMING MUNICIPAL STRUGGLE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The authentic records of it, represent this town as containing twenty-eight houses, twelve vessels, the total ton nage of which was two hundred and ninety-three, and one hundred and thirty-eight inhabitants, in the year fifteen hun dred and fifty-five ; so that, although our great local prede cessor, Roger of Poictiers, laid the foundation of Liverpool with the walls of the castle he built seven hundred and fifty years ago, yet its modern history begins properly with the era of the glorious reformation, inasmuch as, till then, the sickly infant did not begin to thrive. A municipal body has existed in the place almost from the time of Roger of Poictiers, and exists in it at present. What the earlier municipal bodies were, as regarded the extent of their funds, the position they occupied compared with other contemporary municipal bodies, or to what extent they were influential in promoting a prosperous and increasing com merce in it, we may conjecture from the foregoing data; and the inference such conjectures will suggest will be that, how ever wealthy or useful the existing municipal body may be, its titles to such wealth and such usefulness were acquired during the last three centuries. Towards the close of the year ]836. the nett value of the municipal estate was said to be three millions sterling: dur ing. the preceding half century it had doubled itself in value. This estate consists of landed and other property, in which the former kind of property has a vast preponde%nce. Out of such an estate there has sprung, from the commencement, many reciprocal interests and relationships, which have aug mented from time to time, and are now in exercise. Land lerds and tenants, proprietors and builders, licensing magis trates and publicans, creditors and debtors, buyers and sell ers, form a few items in the catalogue of such relationships, which exist to such a degree that the interests, the prosperity, and, it may be added, the maintenance of thousands of indi vidual inhabitants, exist with them. Yet, on the aggivgate, the prosperity in its prosperity, and the poverty in its poverty, of the municipal estate has always been subservient to, and influenced by, the mercantile and commercial transactions of the town, to which all its pros pects, for good or for evil, are, and have always been limited. Had not an augmentation of such transactions taken place on the spot, requiring, as they augmented, additional build ings, in the erection of warehouses and dwelling-houses, be sides other erections, landed or other property would not have advanced in value upon it. Now, augmentation has been the chief feature in the modern history of it—reciprocal augmentation. Should diminution he the chief feature in its subsequent history, can it be anything else than reciprocal diminution? I will endeavour to be more explicit. If twice the business was done on the Exchange to-morrow than was done to -day; if twice the number of vessels, requiring twice the number of docks came to discharge and enter for loading, such increase would cause the corporated estate to double itself in value : from three millions would, as soon as the full effects of the increase become known, result six —or. to-reverse the sup- position, were th ere i n th e d oc k s h a lf th e cargoes , b oug ht or sold, discharged or taken on board, half the business trans . acted that is now transacted, then the natural consequences would be a decrease of one-half in value of the corporate es tate. Land at two guineas a yard would scarcely find pur chasers at one-half the sum ;—from three millions would soon result one and a half. The interests of the body corporate are demonstrably in terwoven with the mercantile and commercial transactions of the port. But is it in the power of the body corporate to promote commercial intercourse? can they command mer cantile prosperity ? can they absolutely augment both ? Doubtless it is to their own interests to promote the one, and endeavour, as far as human nature can reach, to aug ment the other. This they have always done; this other bodies corporate have always been doing. Serious as these questions are, and deserving of the deepest consideration, a painful negative must characterise the reply to one and all of them from any intelligent mind. Supposing the utmost willingness to be shewn, on the part of the body corporate, to swell the commercial tides as far and as high as human ability could do. Well, what do the past histories . of Bristol, or Hull, or a dozen other towns, say of the willingness of their bodies corporate to swell them, —of their hopes and their anxieties to make every wave of them a billow, and every billow a sea? The maps of Great Britain will spew us many such towns : the history of Great Britain will inform us of many such bodies corporate. Alas ! many of them were too impotent to keep what commerce they had, and what riches which were once iu their possession. "Trade," says a great writer (Bishop Newton), " is a fluctuating thing. It passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from Alexandria to Venice, from Venice to Antwerp, from Ant werp to Amsterdam and London, the English rivalling the Dutch, as the French are now rivalling both. All nations almost are wisely applying themselves to trade, and it be hoves those who are in possession of it to take the greatest care they do not lose it.'' And the same writer adds, on the same subject— " It is a plant. of tender growth, and requires sun, arid soil, and fine seasons, to make it thrive and flourish. It will not grow like the palm tree, which with the more weight and pressure rises the more. Liberty is a great friend to that, as that is to liberty ; but the greatest enemy to both is licen tiousness, which tramples upon all law and lawful authority, encourages riots and tumults, promo!es diseases and debi lity, sticks at nothing to supply its extravagance, practises every act of illicit gain, ruins credit, ruins trade, and will in the end ruin liberty itself. Neither kingdoms nor common wealths, neither public companies nor private persons, can carry on a beneficial trade without virtue, and what virtue teacher,h—sobriety, industry, frugality, modesty, honesty, punctuality, humility, charity, the love of our country, and the fear of God." Whatever opposing arguments may be advanced against these statements, the severe truth contained in them will be, to every right-minded person, manifest at a glance. Com merce of whatever description, like the motions of states and armies, is under the control of that Infinite Intelligence, of whom it is truly said, "He reigns supreme,.and He directs-it all." The great Sovereign of sovereigns governs the commerce of nations, or companies, or individuals, for their prosperity or adversity, for their evil or for their good, according to their inclinations and their acts. A flourishing trade is as much a gift of his bestowing, as is a plentiful harvest. A depres sion of commerce is as much a punishment of his infliction, as is a plague. or a pestilence; so Scripture announces it, and so the experience of every nation that sees the light confirms the accuracy of the announcement, while they slim us how true are the histories of such nations as those He himself has written for our perusal. Let the mind ask itself, May the people belonging to a town reasonably hope for a flourishing state of trade, with a body corporate composed of liberal bones and limbs, such as those who have appeared some time ago in our own hemi sphere? By liberal bones and limbs I would hieroglyphic men of various religious opinions, acting in concert with each other. Unitarians, Roman Catholics, and others, form the strongest lines in the picture ; and these, with additional others, form one painting. With those who denominate themselves conscientious dissenters—who fear God, love the Bible, and honour the Queen—l will have no quarrel as re gards the sincerity of their professions ; but, with motives the sincerity of which has been demonstrated by acts, as to their fitness for securing God's blessing and a city's welfare, I must have a controversy. What is the question for discussion? Among our present municipal statesmen are men of various religious views, act ing in singular concord for the public good. They agree. that immorality, and vice, and theft, and murder, and crime of every sort, is obnoxious and intolerable, and must be sup pressed wherever and whenever seen. To suppress it by applying the corporate funds to the dissemination of religious instruction, and (subject to the will of the Almighty) to re ligious influences, they can never do, inasmuch as religion is a thing in which they are opposed one to another. Well, what do they do? Seventeen odd thousand pounds per an num are paid by them for supporting numerous peripatetic philooophers in blue uniforms, the head of whose school is a stipendiary magistrate ; and every year crime is suppressed by imprisonment, transportation, and sometimes the gallows! This state of things would not obtain, I venture to affirm, under a corporate government, professing a holy, a christian, and a national religion. Even moral men know right well, that transportation, imprisonment, or any other kind of punishment, will not alter a wicked disposition ; nay further, they know from seeing old offenders repunished, that such often aggravates evil in an unregenerate mind, till it reaches the highest degree of malignity. Shall not Christian men know it much more? And if two thirds of seventeen odd thousand pounds were paid for the service of pious active clergymen, who, would every day visit every abode of wretch edness, teaching people to be virtuous, honest, and religious, by infusions of Christian feeling, called down from their heavenly sources, it would avial to suppress every vice, every theft, and every murder, in its due season ; a greater propor tion of happiness would flow through the town ; commerce would increase a hundred fold ; peace and plenty be seen in all its borders, and in all its streets ; God would be honoured, and trade would florish. Religious influence will always avail to cure every moral disorder, and God has commanded religious influence to be disseminated every where ; none but religious influence will command His blessing, the absence of them will bring His curse. The highest usefulness a municipal body can ever know, is the disseminating of religious influence : still no liberal municipal body can ever disseminate them and act consistently. How, then, are we to have God's blessing with a liberal municipal body. A liberal municipal body may suppress crime, by making more prominent, the badges of the world's lost innocence, in increasing the number of hulks, or adding more frightful escutcheons of its present disgrace to those already on the walls of the prisonhouse or the dungeon ; but this is all it can do ; and this is one reason why our town can never expect wealth, peace, and godliness, under a liberal municipal body. It is impossible for any professed liberal, being a member of a body corporate, formed of such materials as those already named, to act in concert with his colleagues without first con ceding what he may not believe, namely, that all religions are alike, and all entitled to equal respect; as such, there _ can be no agreement between himself and the other liberal members upon any subject associated with religion, because he is bound to respect all kinds of religion • this his position forces upon him. Any religious system which prohibits the indiscriminate use of the Bible, in the education of a child, he must respect as much as any religious system which en forces its indiscriminate use in the education of children. Any religious system which denies the existence of a Trinity in the Godhead, he must respect the same as any religious system which affirms as much. By the same rule, any rational religious system that denies the existence of a God altogether, is as much to be respected as the one which claims God for its author. • In fact, a carrying out of liberal prin ciplles, so far as they are openly professed, leads to a con clusion that there is no such thing as a false religion repugnant to the great Giver of Revelation, and this is a conclusion to which all liberal professions must arrive, uuless they profess to throw religion overboard altogether. But this conclusion is so repugnant to Scripture, and so opposed to the views of those who profess our national re ligion and orthodox dissenters, that any man, or any set of men, who act in concert together with strict reference to it, in any nation, kingdom, or city, must be considered by such in the sincerity of their hearts, as the chief sources of troubles to that nation, kingdom, or city. The tender plant of com merce can never thrive or florish long in the atmosphere they breathe, for commerce is a gift of the Almighty ; it will never bud, and blossom, and bear fruit, amidst a soil from which arises so mach contagion. The ancient and modern histories of all nations, cities, and kingdoms, offer irrefragable testi mony on this subject. Does not the same Providence that ruled in the times of ancient Egypt, Tyre, and Sidon, Persia, Soria, Greece, and Rome, in all their cities and kingdoms, rule throughout the cities and kingdom of modern England ? Does not the modern histories of such cities as Antwerp, and Amsterdam, and hundreds of others mourn in their de creased commerce, the absence of His past favours ? Under the great christian principles of the 'reformation, are laid the commercial foundations of Liverpotil ; commerce has flourished above those foundations in proportion as they spread forth amongst the inhabitants for the past three cen turies. Under a conservative corporation, whose disposi tions were to give them a wide spread, fresh velocities were added to the motion of every wheel, to one dock were in a short period added nine; to one church were added a dozen; Bluecoat Hospital boys became merchant princes ; mayors rose to be knights ; how many were the schools that dissemi nated a Church of England education at their expense ! How ma ny were the spires that pointed to the skies through their munificence! How many were the institutions that experi enced their charity , ! How the magisterial bench exhibited their merciful inclinations ! How the poor experienced their humanity ! Yet they had their frailties—frailties peculiar to the best of human kind —still charity acted often in union with their transgression, and their professed principles, while they conduced to a flourishing commerce were based on foundations, as firm as those of the everlasting bills. I do not advocate for their faults, though no one cau brand them with hypocrisy among the number ; but, I do advoeate for a return of men educated as they were, with all the additional advantages of recent experience ; -- experience acquired during a time a liberal municipal body has tried and failed in the trials of every panacea it offered for the medication of diffe rent disorders. Alen who would not punish a drunkard's family because he was a drunkard,—men who would even prefer a parish-office as an " Augean stable," to a parish office adorned with all the horrors of a surgery or a sham bles ; men who would multiply the institutions, in which the maimed, the halt, and the blind might find the skill of sci ence, and the sympathies of charity exercised in their relief, — men who would multiply schools where the Bible should be freely taught, accompanied with all the blessings of a chris tian tuition,—men who would cause the chimes that would be reverberated, on every undulation on the surface, of our local Euphrates, to carry on the wings of every receding breeze a more melodious welcome home to the foreigner,— men who will not tolerate any system of old-fashioned Ara bian justice in a police court, or dream of reforming national evils by policemen, —men who would beautify our beloved city with temples of the Most High, displaying what might seem to be knit together with the fingers of angels rather than the architecture of man,—where God might be wor shipped and honoured,—where the poor might come and welcome to hear the everlasting gospel of the grace of God, — and where the aspirations of holiness calling for peace and plenty in our land, should bring increased commerce to our shores, even to overflowing, with every wind and tide. It is time I should advert to the coming municipal struggle. My fellow-townsmen ! my brother Englishmen ! prepare yourselves for it as the representatives of British ancestors should prepare themselves. It is your country that ranks highest in the scale of nations ; It is your church whose altars were reared by the hands of pious reformers,—whose walls and battlements are cemented with the mingled blood and ashes of a noble army of martyrs! Never forget that the corporate estate cannot flourish without commerce. Never forget that commerce is a gift of God. Never forget that God will not bestow his gifts without religion. Stifle not conscience for men or princes. Look upon your poor suffer ing brothers and sisters in adversity, suffering from an alarming depression of trade. Reflect on the only system of education a liberal council can consistently give their children. Banish all the quackeries, the nostrums, the panaceas of liberalism, and carry into the council chamber an honest, christian, corporate body, whose chief charter shall be the bible, and whose .chief officers shall be a pious, active, and willing clergy. Cairo is in ruins,—Aleiandria is silent,—Venice wears the garb of departed glory,—Tyre is a place for fishers to spread their nets on,—Chester, which was first built in the days when the sceptres of Israel and Judah were swayed by Ahab and Jehosbaphat, has scarcely emerged from its ancient walls,—and Bristol no longer rivals Liverpool! And who divested Egypt of its commerce ? Who took away the trade of Tyre? Truly the same Sovereign of the world, who in spite of men's opposition re i gne th a King for ever. Still, He has promised every blessing to them who keep His covenant, and observe His law : For brass He can still bring gold—for iron He can still bring silver—for wood He can yet bring brass—and for stones iron,—officers He can still make to be peace, and exactors He can still make to be righteousness : Yea, He can still make of a little one a thousand, of a small a one strong nation ;—He that could divest Egypt of its com merce could have caused the multitude of camels to cover her laden with gold and incense: He that could take away the trade of Tyre and Sidon, could have caused the abundance of the sea to be convegred unto them, and He who has already invested men with energies under the discharge of which a flourishing trade found employment for almost every man in Liverpool, can again bring them into action in the persons of their successors, or let them sleep with Liver pool's late fathers. I rest from my imperfect task ; — Men and Brethren ! settle these things in your hearts and let them be remembered in your acts in the coming and all future contests.—l remain, A. CONSERVATIVE. sir, yours, &c TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF SAINT PETER'S WARD. GENTLEMEN, —The period has again arrived when you are called upon to elect a fit and proper person to represent you in the Town-council. It is for you to decide whether your present representative, Mr. John SVoollright, is that person or not. The question at issue is, does he maintain and sup port Protestant principles ? I answer he does not, and I call upon every Protestant, that is worthy the name, to come for ward and not only vote against but protest against his return. It cannot be denied that one party must be in the ascen dancy. Be not decived because Mr. Woollright is a nominal churchman. By referring to his proceedings in the council, you will find that he has voted with him who caused the Bible to be excluded from our schools—with him whose name is utterly unworthy of insertion in any respectable publication, (yea, " only fit for the Mercury itself.") Le me, then, en treat of you all who love and esteem your country for its in tegrity and honour, to profess and uphold those principles which were handed down to you by your forefathers, and which placed it in the position it now occupies, viz., that of Protestant England, by sending to the council our esteemed and very worthy townsman, Mr. Ebenezer Rae. Your obedient servant, -__ ........gap---- TO THE ELECTORS OF GREAT GEORGE'S WARD Twice, gentlemen, has merit been discarded, But now I trust by you 'twill be rewarded : Twice trampled in the dust, unjustly too, Electors of Great George, I turn to you, And tho' by others shamefully neglected, I hope you won't reject the "twice rejected." My views political, I'm sure are known To every woman, man, and child in town : All who have ever heard old It—bone named, Must know that I'm a radical untam'd Such principles were mine from early youth, And age has but convinced me of their truth. As to religion, these are my opinions, (Although I'm of the few who're called Socinians,) Heaven's paths are countless, and I do suppose lie can't be lost who walks behind his nose : But still, I think, (however you may flout it,) A thorough-going Rad should be without it. Those mighty Radicals, Voltaire and Paine, Did not of faith possess a single grain ; Atheists they liv'd—and if not much These " Sons of Reason" Atheists also died. Now, gentlemen, you know me—and I trust (Although corruption may attempt its worst,) My claims on you will not be disregarded. But "public virtue" be in me rewarded. Electors, friends, adieu! my task is done, And I remain, your faithful Will It—bone. Roscommon-street. Earl Grosvenor arrived at Lisbon on the lith instant, in his yacht from the Mediterranean. BURYING THE DEAD.—On leaving the hospital with other convalescents, I was sent to the bomb-proof barracks, where it frequently became our duty to see the dead interred. This was a most horrible office, and obliged us to attend at the hospital to receive the bodies, which were conveyed away in cartloads at a time to the ground appropriated for their burial. This lay outside the town beneath the ramparts, and was so very small for the purpose required, that we were obliged to get large oblong and deep holes excavated, in which two stout Portuguese were obliged to tack the bodies, heads and heels together, to save room. It was singularly revolting to witness how the pair went to work when hand ing the bodies from the hospital to the cart ; each carried a skin of vinegar, with which they first soused themselves over the neck and face; this done, with one jerk they jilted a single corpse at a time across their shoulders, naked as it was born, and bolted off to the cart, into which it was pitched as if it had been a log of wood. The women, however, who fell victims to the epidemic, were generally sewed in a wrapper of calico or some such thing, but they partook of the same hole as the opposite sex, and otherwise were as little privileged.—Costello's Adventures of a Soldier. LORD ASHLEY'S APPOINTMENT AS AN ECCLESIASTICAL CONMISSIONER.—A strange idea has got abroad in many quarters that Lord Ashley has departed from his declara tion not to join any administration which is not prepared to accept and carry out a Ten Hours' Factory Bill. The misunderstanding has arisen in consequence of that noble man's having been gazetted as one of her Majesty's eccle siastical commissioners. The matter can be satisfactorily explained in a few words. The case is this : the situation is. in no sense a political or ministerial one, and has no emolu ment whatever attached to it. Its business and objects are simply and solely ecclesiastical, relating to church lands and church revenues. The appointment is a highly honourable and useful one. The commissioners have to distribute certain surplus revenues, as they arise from time to time, and devote them to the increase of small livings. They have also many other important duties to perform. To this commis sion the bishops, without a single exception, belong, as well as some of the members of the late Cabinet, and other whigs. The late ministerial changes have occasioned no removals ; but a vacancy by death happening to arise, the offer of a seat at the Ecclesiastical Board was made to Lord Ashley by the Premier in the name of his Sovereign, and on behalf of the church ; and it would, under all the circumstances, have been a most ungracious act on the part of his lordship to have declined the offer, in a case where neither politics, nor emolu ment, but gratuitous service alone, was concerned.— Oastler ' Fleet Papers. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. - 11h Grace the Duke of Richmond and the Bristol committee having, on their recent visit to that city, selected sites for the exhibitions and meetings of the society, the council have issued their official announcement, with the list of premiums to be competed for, and the regulations to be observed by the several competitors. It is intended to hold the smaller meetings in the Victoria Rooms, and for the accommodation of the members in general a spacious pavilion, capable of dining about 2,500 persons, will be erected on a piece of ground adjoining the northern side of Tyndal's Park. There are several new premiums included in the list, and the total amount will be more considerable than that offered at the meeting at Liverpool. Among the prizes offered for essays are £2O for the best report of experiments on the drill hus bandry of turnips; £2O for the best account of the natural history, anatomy, habits, and economy of the wire worm, and the best means of protection against its rava; £2O for the best essay on the mechanical properties of the plough ; the society's gold medal for the best account or ;record of the prognostics or natural signs of changes in the weather ; £lO for the best account of making cheese • £2O each for ditto of the rotation of' crops suited for light and heavy t s e s o n s f g a i yan wheat lands; £lO for an account of the best mode of curing butter; at the aed suite d fov ldl bo t to £l5 for the best accoun i t oa o re f foo t r l p i et e hn v e a to r b ie ea t sl i lt e Thesoils , premiumsand d plants.ffe r e t paid, at the option of the winner, either in plate or money. A SCENE MORE TII AN ANNOUNCED.—Carter is at Bins sels. One of his recent exhibitions was marked by an inci dent which produced a great sensation among the audience. Towards the latter part of the performance Mr. Carter issues from the cage in which his animals are confined, and comes forward with the tiger. A b as k et of raw meat is p l ace d i n the middle of the sta ge , w i t hi n a yard or two of the promp ter's box. Mr. C arter l ea d s the tiger to the basket, and c the animal naturally makes a rush at its contents ; bat Mr. _IF: Car ter holds him back ; the tiger still presses forward, and IVI:c Carter gradually relaxes his hold, till at last the tigedriastel ceeds in seizing a piece of meat, when he is, lifted upon Mr. Carter's shoulders, who in this way off smoothly, immediately At the first representation this little scene went time.when but such was not the case on Wednesday. This piece of meat, and the tiger had possessed himself of s th he e din the direction of was making his escape with it, Jr.itrter seized him again, the Stalls ; Mr. Carter ran afterhigir,rae him back ; the tiger got away. and endeavoured to bring an and beast fell on the but, missing his footing, of the orchestra ; shrieks of foot lamps, the glasses of w tiger was now within onf,s _t t . 0. which were broken into shivers. The h whole audience was on the made their escape, when sud denly resounded on al i l ii ra read ael y alert, and several had returned on his steps away from the p olo the midst of a group of dancers, lamps,den ly t h a e n tiger d , d i rose i u ri -, legs and disappeared at the wings, passed between "brought back by Mr. Carter, who did not where his unexpected presence struck all with terror ; but whence be towasesca e again. It will easily be imagined how confusion p and alarm caused by this little inci dent,did not last more than a f dent, which, however, few seconds. The ladies of the corps de ballet especially uttered the most j a hlentable screams. The audience revenged themselves for great was him the the fright which had been caused them by a vehement shower of hisses; but nevertheless called back Mr. Carter, who re turned, with his tiger mounted on his left shoulder, to re ceive his tribute of applause, more or less mingled with mur murings. —Journal des Debats.