The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-18 00:00:00

, 4 : :!iort."! are , euilarigered• by discord and disunion, is not necessary for ' , four:at:Monition. We feel deeply add intimately that in'the coaii;ll..ol the conservative pant in the country is one of the best guaatintees for internal tranquillity and the maintenance of our anc.ient institutions. It is impossible, I think, to look around at the condition of affairs without some feeling of anxiety and apprehension. I. wilt not exaggerate the case •in the slightest '.degree, but still it cannot he denied that there is cause for some anxiety -and apprehension. If we look at the financial - condition of the country, we find a' deficient revenue ..mid i I fear, api osg , ,ent of increased expenditure. If we look at stur colonial possessions we find in one of the chief of. them those heart-burnings a hich follow a recently-stippressed in surrection, and. we see the dying emberS of revoltready to he fanned into a flame by an external spirit which appears to defy -the controul of its own. If we look at our foreign relations, -aye find civil distort: in the chief and most important parts of 'our allied states, and that civil discord fomented, as I must be lievars.,by our own presumptuous and unnecessary interference. If we look to those - countries of Europe which, from local situa- Minn and the relations which nature has established in' former times, are considered ars.intimate and natural allies of this coon try—if we look' at PorKg,al and Holland, we shall see that the .priverinnent established in Portugal is the child and champion 'of anarchy, and that both in Portugal and Holland the names .. of England and Englishmen are contemplated with different feelings friln those in days gone by. We are, it is true, in the actual enjoyment of peace, but we cannot confide in the conti nuance of that peace. In contemplating our foreign relations, we do not find that any one of the questions which would insure its continuance a)proaches nearer to a settlement. Whether we look to our relations with Holland, or to the boundary question with the United States, I am warranted in saying that all the great questions by which peace might be disturbed are 'unguaranteed hr any seltlement. These are not reasons fur :despondenc.y or unmanly fear, but they are reasons for continued . exertion and union. By that union we shall best he enabled to maintain the mild predominance of the Protestant faith in this country and in every part of the united kingdom. By that Union we shall be enabled—and by that alone—to promote what we call conservative principles. If you ask me what I mean by conservative principles. fl you ask me what I mean by con servative principles—as we have heard something like a vague and unsatisfactory description of them—l will, in conclusion, briefly state what. I mean- by conservative principles, By conservative principles I - mean, .and I believe you mean, the maintenance of the peerage' and the monarchy—the continu twee of the lust powers and attributes of king, lords, and commons in this country. By conservative principles I mean, a determination to resist every encroachment that can curtail the just rights and settled privileges of one or other of tho se , three -branehes.of the state. By conservative prin- . pities I mean that, co-existent with equality of civil right's and „privileges, there shall be an established religion and imperish. 440b1e faith, and that the established religion shall maintain he doctrines of.the protes'ant chnich. By conservative prin ciples I mean a steady resistance to every project which would - -divest church property -from strictly spiritual uses• Ido not mean to raise an unnecessary cry, to serve a political end." that the church is in danger;" but I put it to every reasonable man whether protestantism is hot in danger if the intention be car ried into effect in Ireland of alienating from the church a certain proportion of its property, in violation of the most solemn as surances, and of devoting it to the purposes of education, ex pressly excluding instrectiorrin the main principles and precepts of the protestant church, concurrently with making the bishops stipendiaries of the state, and dissolving that connection which Was preserved between the church and state by the contribu tions raised for the maintenance of the fabrics of the church, and applyin g those funds•to pelieve property froth a burden to which it has been subiect,•and to a dissolution of that connection which Lord Althorp declared to be essential to the church and the slate. I will ask any man whether these measures do not en danger the church establishment? By conservative principles, I mean a determination to•meet every threatened danger to the Protestant establishment—nay, I mean more, I mean tha t w e are determined up on th e infliction—if we can inflict it—of "a heavy blow and a great discouragement" to those principles which are antagonist to the establishment of the protestant faith. BY:conservative principles I mean a maintenance of the settled institutions of church and state, and I mean also the mainten ance,,, defence-, and continuance of those l aws, those institu t"oos, that society, and those habits and manners which have contributed to mould arid form the character of English 'nen, and enabled this country, in her contests and the fearful rivalry of war. to extort the admiration of the world, and in the useful emulation of. peaceftil industry, commercial enterpriv., and social improvement,-have endeared the name of England crud En g li s h me n in every country in the world to those who seek the establishinentof liberty without oppression, and the enjoy ment ofa national and , pure form of religion, which is at once the consolation of the virtuous man, and is also I he best guaran tee whi c h human institutions can afford for civil and religious liberty. (The rig - ht 'honourable hart. than sat down, and the cheering, which had'been frequent throughout his speech, was renewed wit la increased energy and enthusiasm.) The CHM amn N then proposed the health of Lord c Stanley.speech, Lord-STANEy returned thanks in a mo s t e l oquent which was received throughout With great applause, but we re gret our limits will not allow us to give even an outline of it . The health of Sir iffs. Graham, an d a number of othe rtoas.ts, followed . , and the conviviality and harmony of the meeting were kept up to a late hour.. THE POST-OFFIOE • We tid, in ourtimmicitv, imagined that nothing could be added to the facts and reasonings already adduced in illustra tion of the anomalies and absurdities inherent in the existing system of :Post-office -charges.' But we were mistaken. We find that "in the lowest depth there is a deeper still," affording pr„ o ci m i ti bi ta hle of the proltindity of that wisdom which has so long directed the most powerful instrument of civilization and commerce. We have received two letters ; one consisting of art.enormuus sheet of paper, and ,weighing. all measuring 35 inches by 23 inches, but an . ounce ; ;the Other consisting of a most dithintitive sheet, not exceetlinot similar siz e 4 inches - by 9 1-, in a raver of , vreig,hing together but ikeven grains, or under the Sixtieth part of an ounce. A: greater disparity in size - and' ,weight could scarcely be produced; and seine cnncid,,Able .dis pirity, if not a prap.rtimtate one, should doubtless exist in the )respglitive postage charges for conveyinx the letters thus made up.-.:'There is this considerable disparity it, charge, the one being , fixed at twice the amount of the other. But on which tiide.dtilour readers suppose the advantage lies ? All pot initi ated in Jost-office mysterie s w ill, doubtless, answer, with O ne aceord—liiat the advantage is in favour of the Liliputian letter. But in this they would he mach mistaken. The seven grains is charged as a double letter, while the ounce weight is charged as a single one! The latter comes from Newcastle to London at the •charge of one- shilling, while the former will not he trans initted. from the _tame plaCe under the cost of two ! Surely, the force of folly could . 110 further go -Yet; Enttlatul is the only eountry -in whieh - stiCh an alisnrctity is permitted to exist ! Shipping Gazette. • Paganini will be in town this week. It is reported that he is engapd at Drury:lane Theatre.—Standard. Tagh•oni, the Sulphide,. will win 7 her flight to the metropoli s next week. Mr. Bunn has written to accept her own let ms. The exportation of the precious metals from the port of London for tb y eek endi ng Saturday last, according to the Official re turns,consisted of - 15,000 minces of. gold and 6939 ounces of Ri lVgr coin, the whole of which was shipped to New York. The indisposition of the Duke of Wellington arises merely Irmo a cold, which has had the very inconvenient effect of MI- Pairing, for the moment,. the sense of hearing. We rejoice to say that bis Grace was much better yesterday than on the pre ceding day. ---Morning Post. Y" couriers, in the service of Prince Esterhazy, arrived at " 14 9d0s House- on Saturday. in charge of the magnificent e " ro H'ation dresses to he worn by the prince at the approaching august ceremony. -The diamonds in charge of the couriers were of !Ike value,. it is said, of £130,000. • The Princess of •Capua was safely delivered -4)1 a daaghter Yesterday roorniog - , - at her apartments at Mivart's Hotel. Her t. "Y al highness is said to be g'oin'g on favourably. We under "4'o that the inf,4nt princess will, when baptised, receive the "ale of Penelope Bourbon de Capua.—Standard. il e Rev. W, Hodgson, 8.D., Fellow and.Tritor of St. Peter's college,i Cambrith:e, has been appointed to the Mastership of 'at Society, vacant by the death of the Hey. Dr. Barfies. George Wentworth Fitzwilliam. second snn rl Pitzwilliam, attained his majority on Wednesday. He is fi l6 " l ready to stand for t he c.ty. ( Petetborouglo should a vacancy ur t t'r. either of th e counties of Huntingdon' or North , am pton. la infird Mercury. Sir n o bert Peel purchas e d l as t S a tordav, in the sate of Lord -LA trthwide s pictures by modern artists. - the portrait of the celebrated whig, Sir Robert Walpo le , first Earl of Orford, k `a:nted by Vanderb a tik, fO r 31 guineas. Vanderbank has always eon consid ere d as one of the most eminent portrait painters of is day. . 011 NI%ERS IT Y . -ai&Eij K CHAIR eve .--S • GI Asc - raldistingui, shed el lars have announced themselves c andidates for the high and I *9llo • Others ns w ilile office vacant bydearth of the Sir D. Sandford. Among e have heard the followinv • —Mr.Lushington, of Lon telhnatoni ltev. IL Maclure, of Queetc,Aune-street, Lonr . lon ;(. of Alv a ; Mr.j . Johnston, of Greenock, Lm• v er Sunderland. Ta l fuur last were students at the Uni sitY---coi Times. 'erL" n I „ Li 111 •,,,?, t '—tAit•—Lieutenant. Carter, 'the commander of revenue cutter the Chanie, reports in a letter Fit^Rr at 'ea' .• May the following intelligence :--" The th c , ) g"Ild from Valparaiso to London, which was spoken 4nie. communicated tri tenant Lieuen Carter, that on t q Ma; in lat. 42 40, long: 24 h former vessel " r ketl sh, Hastin , s, the frigate in which Lord Durham had em . T tr ' Pitil ' i",cotn's tnr..F: RrvivEo.—At - the . Mayor's Office, a," , st week, M arv , wife of Thos. Careless, of the Broad ' 8 termagant,. was ordered to pay Is. penalty and . "rot t e L s ts, for an unprovoked assault on Mary, the wife of Lewis vßtit • 1, 37 ' During the investigation her g arrulity so R th - ekd•-, , mayor was under the peces"sity 'of se . nding fo_t ihe L an iron' instrument 4 . very antique construe -0.1'0; '" In olden times' was occasionally ciilled tufo use. It th e I, : r iod of an eltiptical how of iron, enclosing„ the head from, ''xtretnitv of one ear to the otHer, with a transverse .t hM exten'ding from the nape of the neck to the mouth, Projects a flat bit, which enters the mouth, and 'he h ead r'Y covers the tonirue preventing movement,.and head . °"' m achinery when "adjusted s locked at the back ot the it F Ttss. in iicll, is to he put o f in thaintigii re'pair, and hung f ` t r r k reil in t he 'navies o ffi ce, and used as occasion may call - . - , ic:% , : 1 1 , , e "f the ever active and inventive . at-lane and Rag dealers in artificial ry, who haunt the ptirlieus of I ewe? , c _ v _ pnsed of a t arve ` ive lal"lY manufactured awl extensivei ' ' whi c h. 1e nf thick and massive rings cut nut spoon, w,,, h " , , lig they retain the hall stamp of the nine and costly il i v t e rt r e s r p i n ,e n i n n s a , g,i d e r :' with vt)ld, have all then ppearance of gen that several of ti,,,:""'7. The articles are fabricated so skilfu lly have Ite, r , ' i n '.Yrix-eyed judges of property, * the pawnbrokers, d upon them 1in,,,.1,-tnnoserl upon by them, and have advance is under a shilli nt, " to 203 each, althoug h their intrinsic va lue d I2s upon , ne of" 1, A - Pawnbroker of Bethaall-zreen advance l a Pawn" rir t ,t re —.Pm a few clays ago, and another was offerer . . ms.. tit,, r "f kin gsland:road, who, however; detected the itn_ a( t s, ri,,, : i and introduced the party who possessed it to Mr; the h ail lal-l'istrhte ;. but as it was satisfactorily shown that tnh. was tliich:r" taken in Ity 11 Jew. to whom he gave 20a for it, e . ged•-..---I,amtnt paper. tatc it 13_ r i ,,, 0 . lb ' 01 2.T. AW BILL —The country will, we ennftlentl Nieh,,fi . " vet! the infliction of the poor-law )1 1 'II of Mr. intend ell- N ,,, " Icast in the stripe in whirrs it was originally . _ i.,, a ift '' 1,,,,, ii,,tried, fl , ,m a sourer on which we think we IL,. , ''''li••itk- r,..,!t, th at the Doke of Wellington. in the thar, P ,:'f r- ' , (:4. ~ ...i'll-mn i , ,-,/- cooport an amendmen t similar to the i,,, ' l7?r. -, a'W'l , i the ermrnoi)g. limiting the relief to Pot. -.!r ~,,,1 ,.-pd •: 1 • , w'l he idnpfed ~t the in !lance or ni ' '- : "" "" e ," '' most deepl y I n t e r e „ , .'' {,,t1,,,,,,!,-. pi.ino9r,, woo OM the mn ir 'Rvin " ''' tSe''vroil-iii,rlAocr‘asore. At. preFPnt we. for lea Pi,: or 14. n 'nr.' ifii,4 i'RANAitlYrirtc.."The coin tt v intio ni, , , ho - 1..,1; teninitiVti?..olo4f,!7 l'i;"ilrtr, ;Tit-Lien of the IriA lienll'n, 1 .„„ e ex p res seil 7 t4flireW6ii g li - 11 ;„ bill 1,,,,0r ~,,, 11,1 have p;184 ( 1 t il . , i nr . ntn nng; ir tilitt:',iPitlinn hP rEitc•rutcql it never v - iill pass ... rgs•---Protextittil Greald,a3. FRIDAY`MORNING. MAY IS, 1833: rr The Publication of the 4TAN DA It n commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. THE UNITED STATES.—The Toronto and the West minster New York packets have both arrived at London, the former with dates to the 10th ult., and the latter to the 22d Earl Gosford is said to have come home in the former. The latter brings but little news. The le gislature of New York brought its session of 107 days to a close on the 21st, having passed 333 laws. The rebel General Sutherland had been sentenced to death, but it was expected that he would be transported for life. Dr. Theller and Walter Chase had also been condemned to die, and would probably be executed. , Lount and Ma thews, convicted of high treason, were hung on the 12th. Three thousand citizens of Toronto petitioned Governor Arthur for mercy, but their appeal was of no avail. Seven more were ordered for the like punishment on the 24th, and four on the 30th. The following are the most important extracts from the latest New York papers : " TREASON TRIALS. —The Cleareland Gazette of the 6th instant gives the following particulars of the fate of several individuals recently engaged in the '° Patriot race." Suther land has been sentenced to be hung, hut in all probability his sentence w ill lie commuted to transportation. The other con victed p r i son ers, who have not been guilty of shedding blood, will likewise be transported. Dr. Theller, of Detroit, and Walter Chase, of Port Stanley, taken on board the schooner Anne, have been condemned to suffer death. They will proba bly be executed." • ( From the New York Morning Herald, April Is.) EXECUTION OF MESSRS. LOUNT AND MATHEWS. " We regret that the new governor, Sir George Arthur, has deemed it necessary to permit the extreme penalty of the law to be inflicted in the case of these two unfortunate individuals, who were the first tried at Toronto for high treason. They were executed on the 12th. An immense concourse of people were present, by whom the greatest order was observed." (Correspondence of the Albany Evening Journal.) Buffalo Journal-office, Saturday, six p.m. Dear Sir,—l have, before the mail closes, an opportunity to convey to you the latest news from Toronto. The cars have just arrived from the Falls, and from Jacob SeibOld I learn that he witnessed the execution of Loom and Mathews at that place, on the morning of the 12th instant, at eight o'clock. Petitions had been sent to Governor Arthur for mercy, or even an extension, signed by some 3009 citizens of Toronto and its vicinity; the Executive Council had been called together, but naught availed to stay execution. The bodies, notwith standing. the earnest application of the wives and friends, were delivered up for dissection. I need not tell yo❑ that it has created anew a strong excite ment. Seibold states that four (Theller, Montgomery, Anderson, and —) are to be executed on the 30th, and seven at Hamil ton on the ill h. The 'British Colonist' declares that it has good authority for spyinz that Sutherland has made no disclosures whatever.— New ro, k Commercial Advertiser, April 18. City, Thursday Evening, April 19. United States Bank Stock opened to-day at 114, and closed at 115 cash; over 250 shares changing hands, Other stooks went off with some animation. Mobile money is 4 per cent. better, and in demand. Specie continues a drug. American gold is a to 1 oer cent. premium. SALES AT TOE STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 19. 230 shares U S Bank .... .... II 1 a 115 20 do _ Commercial Bonk - .... • .'... 801 a 118`) • do' Delawat:e and Undson .... 661 a 67 300 do Farmers' Trust ooo o' ••• 0 1021 a 16.3 151 do' American Trust Co: ....' :.... 951 a 30 do Kentucky Bank .... .... 80 , a '23 dn . Mohawk 0000 ..'... ,581 a 40 do Coritri!Attionship .... .... 100 a 75. do Piters - nri „.. .... ..• • 45 a 50 do lie rlem .... .... .... 48 a 49 42 its Boston and Providence Rlt .... 97 a 101) do Now Jci:Qey and Trenton Rlt . . 94 a 160 do Stonington It R 35' 0. 4 361 TIIE4TRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, P:FTLI NIGHT OF THE POPULAR ACTRESS„ . . MRS. NISBE T T, of the Theatres-royal, Drury-lace and Haymarket, who is en gaged for a limited period. Mrs. Nisbett having been received with the twist enthusiastic applause on Monday and• Wednesday evenings, in her original character of Constance, in Mr. Knowles's play of the LOVE CHASE, the comedy will berepeated THIS EVENING for the last time. THIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 18th instant, th e entertainments will commence with the petite Opera of ROSIN A. Mr. Belville,..Mr. C. White. Capt. Beville, Mr. G. Horneastle. William, ,Mr. Baker. Phoebe, Mrs. Tenet. Rosina, Mri. WA. Bland. After which, for the last tim e , M r . Knowl s' play of the LOVE-CHA E. Sir William Fc.ndlove, Mr. Baker. Tr worth. Mr. Stuart. Master Waller. Mr. W. Howard. Wildrake, Mr W. H.Bland. Widow Green, Mrs. Clarke. Lydia, Mrs. Baker. Constance, Mrs. Nisbett, as performed by her eighty-five nights in soccession at the Haymarket theatre. To conclude with the Farce of the LADY AND THE DEVIL. Wadlove, Mr. W. Howard. Jeremy, Mr. Baker. • Zephyrina ..Mrs. Nisbett. On MONDAY next, May '2lst, for the BENEFIT of MRS NISBETT, and the last Night but Three of her - Engagement, will be performed the last new play written by E. L. Bulwer, Esq., Called THE LADY OF LYONS; OR LOVE AND PRIDE Pauline Mrs. Nisbett. With a Farce, in which Mrs. Nisbett will perform, and other Entertainments. • e • WHIPS. GENTLEMEN requiring- these Article can be sum - died at the Manofactorv, Islington with Gol and Silver Mounted Ladies' and Gentle Men's Hand WHI , from One to Ten Guineas. • Driving WHIPS, Gig, Carriage, Curriele, Tandem, and Fonr-horse; froM Five to'Fiftv Shillings. Gig and Carriage RUGS, frorn Seven to Twenty-five Shil lings; and With Gig HARNESS. from Six to Seven Guineas, having on hand Twelve Sets of excellent manufacture. JOAN WATK IN. TO THE PUBLIC. Owing to the very liberal .encouragement Which we have received . from our advertising friends, and for which we beg leave to lender our gt ateful acknowledgments, we have come to the resolution TO ENLARGE THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD, TO THE EXTENT OF SIX AD DITIONAL COLUMNS Hitherto we have frequently been under the necessity of excluding various article's of local interest, and a large proportion of general news., in consequence of the great press of advertisements with which we have been fa; voured. We have often, also, been forced to thealter native of materially curtailing our reports as well as our editorial remarks, on the same account. The pro posed enlargement will enable us to embody a greater share of such intelligence as may be generally useful, and to extend our reports of the various public meet ings, 4-c., which may be held in the neighbourhood, as well as to present to our readers a mass of amusing and instructive extracts from modern publications, which latter we intend to make a prominent feature in the STANDARD. It will also a f ford us great pleasure to avail ourselves of the opportunity which the contemplated enlargement of the STANDARD will give us for advocating more fully those conservative,principks for which we have uni formly contended. The extended patronage which we enjoy shall operate as a stimulus to increased zeal and energy in defence of that glorious cause to which we feel an ardenqvachment—the cause of the Monarchy, the Church, and the constitution of Great Britain. We are happy to announce that arrangements are in progress for considerably increasing the nzimber of agents for the sale of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. When these arrangements are matured, we anticipate a material increase in our circulation, an advantage which we feel confident will be duly appreciated by our advertising friends. We also flatter ourselves that the great increase of matter which the STANDARD will contain in its enlarged form will procure for us ad ditional support from the conservative public in Liverpool. The proposed enlargement will take place in THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, aft ' tick the LIVERPOOL S TANDARD will contain TWELV LUMNS OF ADDITIONAL MAT TER PER WEEK, wt .. any increase of price. T-0 -CORRESPONDENTS Thg letter of "Consistency" is too ling. It would also create a great deal of bad feeling. among a class that really does not merit the severe strictures of the writer, however applicable his remarks may be to the conduct of individuals of that class in the locality of which he speaks. The following: appears in a New York paper of 20Th ult. The me:eqtres adopted by our legislature at Albany are looked to with great interest. The bill repealing the restraining law, and authorisine . nrivate banking, has become a law, with one important amendment, and that requiring 121- per cent. of specie to be kept in hand for every dollar iu circulation. The state of exchanges is now so ruinous that almost all col lections at the south dnd west are at an end; the distress falls heavily on the creditors of our suspended houses. Exchanges on Boston are getting better; they are about 2 to one per cent discount. On Philadelphia, drafts have been sold at three per cent, less, which is an improvement; on the. south and west they are no better. The exchange upon London at New York on the 21st ult. was 51 to 6; United States Bank 1141. Private letters from New York state, that the resump tion of specie payments of the bank was to take place on the Ist of January next. The above date was to be the general resumption of the States. A great deal of specie had arrived in the United States from England, France, had South America, causing it to be abundant. The account of the Sirius being within six hours sail of New York was brought by the Westminster packet. The price of sovereigns at New York is 4.90, which establishes a par of exchange in paper of . 110.25 per cent., and the coure of exchange at New York on Lon don being 104' 2 1 - per cent., it follows that the exchange is 5.75 percent. against England. JAMAICA.—We haVe received files of Jamaica papers to the sth of April. They state that the Governor, Sir Lionel,Smith, and his family, were abOut leaving the Island. It was not known who was to succeed him. The accounts given of the crops are extremely favourable. The House of Assembly have voted a reward of £lOO to be 'given to the person who could produce ten pounds of 6W silk, the production of worms raised in - JaMaica —the Silk to remain the property of the person so pro ducing it. It appears from some letters that the appren tices in Jamaica, particularly those of the female sex, were very impatient of their emancipation, and that a great number had purchased their immediate freedom at the rate of £1 per month fin- the unexpired term of four months and a half. It was supposed that funds had been supplied to them for this purpose by the agents of the dissenting portion of the community. On one estate all the household female negroes had purchased their free dom, and declined to serve for wages, it being assumed that the bonds of Hymen had more delights in anticipa• t ion for the sable beauties than those of free servitude. Rio JANEIRO.-,-By the Reindeer packet papers and letters from Rio Janeiro to the 20th of February have come to hand. T►►eir contents are favourable as to the state of affairs politically and commercially. The go vernnient enjoyed public confidence,.and had no difficulty in raising on the spot whatever money they stood in need of. The exchange an England was 23, to and stocks - were quoted 861 to 871. Nothing of an authentic nature•was known of the state of affairs in Bahia and Rio Grande more than has heretofore been made public. BAHlA.—Accounts ha ve'reached London by the Dublin man of war that the imperial troops have got possession of Bahia. The capture is said to have taken place on the 16th of March. By the Cabotia, which arrived here on Tdesday, we have intelligence from Bahia to the sth of March: Pri vate accounts received by this vessel describe Bahia as being still the scene of internal discord. The revolu tionary faction are becoming bolder in their aggressions, since they have not scrupled to detain the crew of the Alice Crowther in prison for four days. Of the cir cumstances which issued in their rescue or release we are yet ignorant. The commander of the Cabotia re ports, that the force of the rebels is so strong as to ren der it impossible to predict the result, of the disorders with which the province haslately been distracted. Further particulars are looked for with much interest. MExtco.—By the Lord Melville packet accounts have been received from the city of Mexico on the 7th of March. Tirc at; angernent3 cutercd into with the bondholders here, which 'were submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, had passed that assembly, and the_ government had been invested with full powers to carry them into effect. They were then before the senate, by whom it was not doubted they would be ratified. Colonel Almonte, the new Charge d'Affaires from Mexico to this country, has ar rived by this packet. It is stated from Vera Cruz, on the Bth of March, that the French squadron o f th ie „ brigs and one frigate, from the West Indies, had made its appearance off the coast, but had ❑ot at that date joined the two French brigs previously lying, at the island of Sacrificios, on board of which was the French minister, who had quitted the capital, as noted on a pre vious occasion, on the refusal of his demands. The ne gotiations had, however, been renewed on the arrival of the reinforcement of ships The French claims for indemnification to private individuals were said to amount to 800,000 dols. The dates from Tampico reach to the 20th of March, but refer to nothing of public interest. PORTUGAL.—The ". Liverpool" steamer, which left Gibraltar on the 4th instant, Cadiz on the sth, Lisbon on Bth, Oporto on the 9th, and Vigo on the lOth, arrived at Falmouth on Monday last. The Ministers of State, the National Guards, &c., took the oath to the new constitu tion on the Gth. Much speculation was afloat respecting the time that the ministry would remain in office. Lord Howard de Walden, it was expected, would leave in the next vessel for England. Sir R. Woodford, governor of Gibraltar, it was thought, would accompany his lordship. The " Liverpool" brings no other news. CIRCULATION OF LONDON NEWSPAPERS.—A retur❑ of the number of stamps issued by the Stamp-office for all newspapers in Great Britain and Ireland, from Dec. 1, 1837, to March 31, 1838, ordered by the House of-Com mons to be printed, has just been published. We extract that part of the return which embraces the circulation of the daily and the three-times-a-week London journals during the period named : rbe -iLiberpool THE L 1 VET? POOL STANDARtr77 CONSERVATIVE JOURNALS. The Times The Morning Herald.. The Morning Post The Standard . St. James's Chronicle 223,000 The Evening Mail The English Chronicle Total 2,869,000 LIBERAL JOURNALS. The Morning Chronicle • . 735,000 The Morning. Advertiser The Courier The . Globe The Courier 136,000 The Evening Chronicle Total From this return it appears that the conservative daily and three-times-a-week journals circulate far more ex tensively than the whip-radical newspapers of the sam e class—the difference amounting to 642,000 stamps in the course of four months. To show more clearly the pre ponderance of those journals which advocate conserva tive principles we may take the items of the above re turn as an average for the twelve months, which will give the following results : YEARLY CIRCULATION OF CONSERVATIVE NEWSPAPERS. Times Morning Herald Morning Post Standard ... 828,000 1,149,000 SL.Tames's Chronicle Evening Mail English Chronicle 669,000 375,000 '126,000 Total YEARLY CIRCULATION OF WHIG-RADICAL NEWSPAPERS. Morning Chronicle 2,205,000 Morning Advertier 1,620,000. Sun Globe Courier ' 408,000 Evening Chronicle Total ' 6,681,000 i Excess of .Car , ervatite over Whig-- Radical papers This' retiarry affor;di a gratifying proof of the steady growth and progress of Conservative principles. The circulation of the Timev_ exceeds that of the blackguard ishChronicle after the rate of one million three hundred thousand per annum! Such is the present proud posi tion of the leading.organ., of the conservative party—a position which must he a source of hitte'r vexation to the present ministry and their adherents. It may prove interesting to otir readers to have a state ment of the daily circulation of the,above journals. The following is an approximation calculated after the pre- ceding return : Times Morning Chronicle . Morning Herald ... Morning Ad%ertiser Morning Post Standard Courier Globe Sun 16,100 10,300 9,100 • 7,600 3,900 5,400 1,900 4,300 5,900 THREE TIMES A WEEK. St. James's Chronicle 9,400 Evening Mail ' Evening Chronicle 3,800 English Chronicle We have not yet received any .particulars respecting the circulation of the provincial newspapers. As soon as we can procure a copy of the return we shall lay be fore our readers a statement of the number of stamps issued to the Liverpool journals.. . TnE PEEL BANQUET.—We give in our present publi cation as long a report of the interesting proceedings at the banquet given on Saturday to Sir Robert Peel as our limits will permit. The speech of the right hon. baronet we have given at length, conscious that we could not afford our readers a richer treat. The sentiments breathed - throughout this splendid oration will be cor dially responded to by every true Protestant in the land. The manly declaration of conservative principles which emanated from the great leader of the party are calcu lated to produce a very powerful effect throughout the country. Never before was there such a tribute paid to any public man as that which has been , paid to Sir Robert Peel by three hundred and thirteen members of the British House of Commons. IRISH DIVISION.—The grand battle of the session has at length been fought, and it is not too much to say that the ministers came off second best in the struggle. We have not at present the means for entering into a minute analysis of the division, but we find the following very apposite remarks furnished by a correspondent of the London Standard of Wednesday evening:— • "On the division last night the Conservatives mustered 298 besides tellers. Mr. Hale's death and Mr. Hope's absence account for a real total of 300. On the great division of J 835, on which the existence of Sir Robert Peel's ministry depended, they could'tnuster but 289. Here is a clear increase of 11. "But the case is yet stronger as against the ministry. The majority of last night, after allowing for Mr. liaise and Mr. Hope, was seventeen. But six gentlemen —to wit, Mr. Fleet. wood, Mr. Pusey, Sir R. Ferguson, Sir C. Lemon, Mr. Town ley, and Mr. Bennett, voted with ministers last night merely to save them from a defeat, who would not have voted in favour of the appropriation clause, but against it. They object to the clause, but they will not inflict on ministers the ignominy of rescinding it. But were the clause proposed, they have voted and would vote against it. Deduct these six votes from the one side, and transfer them to the other, and the famous reso lution.of April, 1835, would now be carried by a majority of five. "The progress of ' appropriation,' alias robbery, therefore, is as follows: . Majority in • 1833 37 1836 26 PO 1838 5!! ‘ Is not this something like coining to ' the last gasp ?' " In addition to the vacancies alluded to above, it is right to mention that the conservatives have lost one vote through the_ compromise recently entered into in reference to the Norwich election petition. Had not Mr. Scarlett resigned his seat in favour of Mr. SMitb, the ministerial majority would have been smaller by two than it proved. • After this very close division, it is improbable that the House of Lords will yield their acquiescence to any of - the measuies-of the present -government affecting -the ,question of Irish Tithes or Irish Corporations; so . that the Crim-Connellite cabinet will be under the necessity of holding; office without being able to carry out any of their destructive schemes. Their condition is the most pitiable in which any ministry was ever placed. RADICAL TRICICptY.—We . upderstand that Knipe, the notorious, and his squad, consisting of individuals of the names of Hartley, Phillips, Davies, (the great tee totaller,) and a straw bonnet maker whose name we have not been able to ascertain, have been perambulating the town, under the pretence of collecting information for the publication of a new Directory, but, in reality, for the purpose of finding out all the changes of resi dence which have taken place since the bommencement of this year. This is done preparatory to the next regis tration, in order that Knipe may have it in his power to annoy the electors by 'another set of wholesale objections. We think it right to put the public on their guard against these radical schemers. Our readers will now know how to deal with these itinerant emissaries of the Reform Association, and we should not be at all surprised to hear that they get a good horse-wipping for their imper tinent officiousness. TOXTETH PARK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—The surveyors of the highways for Toxteth Park, at the monthly meeting on Monday last, passed a resolution to pare the Park Road on the score of economy—thus breaking up the present easy highway. The peaceful gig drivers, and the quiet travellers of the omnibuses, view this resolution, as well they may, with considerable alarm, having before their eves— or bones—a fear of sundry joltings and shakings, as experi enced in the days of their forefathers. What have they done to deserve this of the surveyors of the high roads ? May I beg to suggest to those most illustrious and sapient gentlemen that they "they do pass a resolution," to wait until some of these Bitumen Companies get into operation. The Park Road will be a good field to give the much valued material a trial, they say (ride prospectuses,) it is "so cheap," and "so durable"—at any late it will he far preferable to traverse a pitched road, than he pitched about in omnibuses over hard and jutting paving stones. Is there no mode of defeating this anti macadamizing project, AN OMNIBIITE. May 18, 1838. AMPHITHEATRE.-M r. Batty's stud continues to prove attrac tive. We recommend our friends to visit the Amphitheatre and to take their young folk to witness the pony laces. They are amusing in the extreme, especially those run by the lilliputian ponies and their monkey jockies . The interest these droll crea tures seem to take in whatever is going forward is extremely entertaining. During the courses, while walking over, they look about them on all sides, and during the running they ply the whip with all the ardour of practised jockies, and turn round to see the position of their opponents. Of the biped won ders of this theatre Mr . . Hughes is perhaps the most wonder ful. His feats are almost impossible. Mrs. Hughes, as an eques trian, is as fearless as she is elegant. Her handsome face and graceful figure cannot fail to rthow a charm around her perform ances. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. —These gardens are becoming de lightful: leaf, buds, and flowers, are all showing howlthe spring is wearing on, and the various. specimens of animal life having thrown off their dread of the " winters icy blast," may now be seen sporting in the stinshine in all their gaiety and gladness. The visitor at this time, will, doubtless, be struck with the preparations that are being made in one part of the establishment, on a grand scale, but the wonderment will be greater, we suspect, when they visit the gardens a fortnight or three weeks hence, and behold a vivid representation of Mount Vesuvius, and the bay of Naples, with its barks, boats, and shipping. This grand picture will prove a wonderful attrac tion, and is fast progressing towards completion. It is on the sante scale ns that pow exhibiting in the Surrey Zoological Gardens. When the evening closes in, the effect of an erup tion will he displayed. We perceive, that the Derby Hotel, which has lately been erected, near the entrance of the Gardens, is now completed, and the opening dinner will take place on Thursday next. We sincerely hope, that this undertaking will prosper, it is really " a convenient distance" from town, and should prove a point of attraction. In the Gardens will be found food for .the mind, in.the Derby Hotel, food for the body, and if exercise be wanting, on the howling . green attached to the establishment, the visitor may have ample opportunity for indulgence. In fact, the Derby is complete, unique, and per fect in all its arrangements, and we hope it will succeed beyond expectation. We have just been favoured with a sight of a very beautiful and spirited etching . by Mr. Murray; litter Mr. Charles- Land seer's well-known picture of. The Pillage and Destruction of Basing-house, by the 'Troops of Oliver Cromwell," which at, tracted so much notice in the exhibition of the Royal Academy and at Liverpool. The picture having been so recently before the public, we shall be excused from entering into any further detail on the subject of its merits. The etching ; like a clever sketch, in the absence of colour and high finishing„ conveys to us the real intention and, spirit of-the artist, arid promises in its completion to combitAo all the excellencies which are conspicu out in the picture. We are glad to .find that the publisher, like her predecessor, Mr. Bowyer, has adopted that course of solicit ing the most intereS)ing incidents of English history for her subjects, a plan winch, in combination pith first-rate talent in the execution, cannot fail to render Nris. Parkes's publica tions highly acceptable • to the British public, as well as to every a mateur of the find arts.' FIGHT AMONG THE PARSONg .OF• HOPE-STREET CHAPEL; Ott SECTARIAN CHRISTIANITY EX EMPLIFIED BY ITS TEACHERS. • On Wednesday, at the Police-office, Mr. Pearson,.one of the trustees of Hope-street Chapel, and Mr. Bowes, a preachir there;' were summone d b e f ore t h e mag i s trates, by a Mr. Broth ley, also a'preaeher there, on a charge of aisaulting aim, and attempting to turn him out of his pulpit, while he was in the act of preaching. We give a full report of it, because it is an apt illustration of the way in which trite Christianity may suffer in the estimation of the thoughtleis crowd, whose principles may be unfixed, from the unchristian.exhibitions which the vile passions of incn lead them to mix up with professed religion; and to show the necessity of au Established Church to present religiOn pur'e and undefiled" to the love, and the veneration of the people. Well may infidelity thriie, when men see Christians-phara saical Christians—Christian teachers—Christians par-excellence —conducting themselves in a place set apart for the publi worship of God, wnere our thoughts only should be turned " heaven-ward," and far removed from the conflicting passion's of life, nay, in the very pulpit, in a mode which would disgrace the ale-full brawlers of a pot-house. Thank God we have a Church Establishment, where religion is treated of as a sacred thing; where its ministers, who preach " forbearance, Chris= tian meekness, and brotherly love," are exemplars to their flocks of that which they teach ; and where above all, the cha , racter, station, and respectability of the endowed minister, gives weight to his doctrine with the wavering, and unfixed in prin ciple. We do not speak thOrghtlessly, When we assert our be lief, that such exhibitions Obese, and similar ones, which have taken place in this, and other chapels, do infinite barm to the progress of religion, by bringing it into contempt, and to be lightly thought of, and greatly aiding the march pf infidelity. Mr. Bromley having been sworn, and requested by Mr. Hall to proceed, said :—I was preaching in the Hope-street Chapel pulpit, on Monday night. Had been preaching about twenty minutes, when Mr. rearson who is standing there, violently broke open 'th e pu l p i t door; and after he had broken the pulpit door, Mr. Bowes, an expelled minister of our society rushed into the pulpit, and endeavoured to push me on one side, and 'take possession of the pulpit. I endeavoured to prevent his doing so, and he pushed very considerably against me, and tried to stride over the knees of those persons who were in the pulpit bs my request, leaders, or deacons of our united church. Mr. Pearson,•,-The trustees were assembled in the chapel, and they passed a tesolution. that Mr. Hatch, sup er i n tendant of police, should clear the way for Mr. Bowes to preach. as they had resolVed that he should preach that night at seven o'clock; and to request !Sir. Bromley, Mr. Barstow, and Mr. Bentley to immediately withdraw from the pulpit, as the Reverend I. Bowes was appointed to preach at seven o'clock. Soon after six o'clock those gentlemen went into the pulpit, and took forcible posses sion. At the request of 'the trustees, Mr. Haten went up, and desired them to go, but they would not. I then went up, and requested them to withdraw, as it was not the usual preaching night, but that he might preach any other night in the week without molestation. Mr. Hatch .was on the steps with a party of policemen there to keep the peace (1) ; and they pulled the pulpit door to, with my finger in, and broke that part off. I said to Mr. Hatch, " you had better not persiSt if they are de terminad ; let the blame be on them. Mr. Bowes may address the congreytiiion at any other part of the. chapel, GIVE OUT A HYMN ( !), and afterwards retire to the open air. It was better to retire to the open air than to have such opposition, as it was the wish of the owners of the chapel." And, according to that resolution, it was resolved, that Mr. Bowes should preach Mon• days, Wednesdays, and Thursda vs, arseven o'clock, and every other Sabbath-day, and the trustees had no objection for Mr. Bioinler to preach the other days, peaceably and quietly. • Mr. HALT..- The better way would have been —I don't mean to offer any opinion as to the right of the parties—but the more prudent course would have been, wheaYeu found him in posses sion of the pulpit, to have retired that night, and then to have closed the doors and windows, and taken possession for any other occasion. It was wrong to attempt to make any distill-- bdince there, and force your way into this place. Really, I don't know how the cause of religion is to be bent:fitted by such means. Mr. Pearson.—lt is not, sir. Mr. HALL.—Two people squabblipg who shall address the audience, one saying he is authorisedjity the trustees; the other that he is in some other way authoriset. Mr. Pearson.—That was a special night appointed by the trustees. Mr. Har.r..—ln fact it seems to me that both parties are to blame— Mr. Pearson.—They are, sir. Mr. HALL—Because Mr. Bromley brought to me a written statement; but it immediately occurred to me on reading it, that there is some blame attached to Mr. Bromley also. Mr. Bromley states that he was passing accidentally—it does not appear to be his night at all—and seeing a collection of persons there, it appears strange that he should select that night for the purpose of going in to do duty. It seems as if be was inviting a disturbance. He admits that he was passing accidentally with Mr. Newkotne, of Manchester, and then he walks in and walks into the pulpit. It seems to me very much like saying, I am anxious to have this matter settled, and to have a contro versy about it. Mr. Bromley.—May I be permitted now to speak ?—I have an official charge from the president of our convocation to keep the pulpit at all hazards; that, I suppose, means at the hazard of my life. Mr:HALL—That is a very foolish charge, and a very im proper one. Mr. Bromley.—Acting for the society, confidence, I suppose, is placed in me as an individual; and' I am resolved that no other person shall enter that pulpit for the purpose of preach ing, unless I be forcibly taken out of it, and then those who do it must take the consequences. Mr. HALL.—WeII, if yon are so exceedingly pugnacious, you know the consequences may be very serious. I thought to preach was to inculcate peace, and not war. Mr. Bromley.—l will read to you our rules, to show you that no other person had a right there. Mr. HA LL.—I am not going into the question of right, Mr. Broinley--I had then as much right as any other person there to go and take possession of the pulpit. Mr. HALL—It appears to me an exceedingly indiscreet pro ceeding. Could there be no arrangement made to have this matter•put into the way of settlement ? alt. Pearson.-3evetal ~ , ~ . L ~ait► uoe •ba.lec...bestl-inade, bill none acceded to. Mr. HALL—Who are the parties in possession of this chapel in law ? Mr. Pearson.—The trustees Mr. Thompson, attorney, (who appeared for the mortgagees.) —The mortgagees. Mr. Bromley.—The trustees are expelled members of the society; those ou the side of Mr. Bowes. Mr. H I.l..—the better way would be for the mortgagee to take possession of the building. Who is the mortgagee? Mr. Thompson.—l am. , Mr. Bromley.—The mortgagee cannot take possession of it; the interest has been paid. He cannot, neither shall he. Mr. HALL—I understand from the professional man that he can. 11Ir. Bromley.—That gentlemen is altogether misinformed. Mr. HALL.—He speaks as a legal adviser, and Mtn be sup posed to know as much as you of the law. Mr. Bromley.—l shall never make the slightest concession to Mr. Bowes, who is an expelled minister of his society; but as long as I stop here the slightest coucession shall never be made to Mr. Bowes. I will meet him on no wound whatever. I have been assaulted, and the law will protect me. Mr. HALL.—I don't know what your statement is. Three different statements have I had. Your written statement varies from what you told me this morning,* and now what you say is different. . Mr. Bromley.—l did not in my verbal statement go into what I stated in the written statement; in my verbal statemailli there may be some omissions, but I am positive there is not the least clashing of statement. And were I not a stranger, and dealt with as I feel myself dealt with in this place, I would not assume so much positiveness. But I feel 1 must do that to stand on any ground at all. Mr. au..—ls there no mode, Mr. Pearson, by which this can be put an end to ? Mr. I -4 earson.—We have proposed, and will either give or take £2,400, and give or take possession of the chapel. An individual.—Allow me to state, no individual has a right to make any such proposal on our side. Mr. Pearson.—There was seven mediators chosen of different denominations. • Mr. HALL—You know, as to any disturbance I cannot per mit it. Mr. PRAnsoN.—They are preparing for a disturbance to night; they are preparing in ju,4 the same way. Mr. Bromley has announced that he is to preach. Mr. Whitty.—Mr. Bromley's friends are in possession of the chapel. Mr. HALL—I cannot permit it; it will lead to a breach of the peace. I never saw a greater degree of obstinacy than this. Mr. Pearson.—We have done all we can, and you see the obstinacy manifested. Mr. 11 ALL.—Why not get the affairs in a state of settlement? Mr, Bromley.—The affairs of ihe chapel are already in the legal way of adjustment ; and what I come here for is for redress for the assault. Mr. Ha LL.—Who laid bands on you ? Mr. Bromley.—A great many persons. Mr. HALL—WiIt you swear that Mr. Pearson laid hands on you? Mr. BeosiLET.—l will just state I have been before the ma gistrates this morning, and there was a dictastion of the state ment I am to make, and if I state who laid violent hands on me I must bring other parties before you, and take out another warrant. Mr. HALL—You have got no warrant. Do you mean to swear that Mr. Pearson laid hands on you? ' Mr. Brotnley.—No, he did not. He broke open the door, and be aided and abetted Mr. Bowes in getting up. Mr. HALL.—Did Mr. Bowes lay hold of you? Mr. Bromley.—He laid his shoulders against me, and put his hands against me, and tried to push me out of the pulpit to get in himself. Mr. HALL—Now, Mr. Bowes, am Ito understand that this thing is to go on. Mr. Bowes.-1 exceedingly regret that this matter has come into court; and I express my regret at the scene that has taken place. Mr. H A t.t...—But what I want to know is, is it your intention to go there again to turn him out? Al r. Bowes.—No. As theie has been a great many statements male inimical to my character, that I have been expelled the connexion, I beg to say that I have been expelled by one man, by the Reverend R. An ken. I merely wish to state that bekase my character is reflected on. The society will be called together about it, and some have declared that the expulsion was tyran nical. I now come as to my right. Mr. HALL.—The right, Mr. Bowes, cannot .he determined by me; it must be determined by an action in another court. Mr. i3ovres.-1 only want you not to be misled as regards my character. I cheerfully resigned up the pulpit for two months, and in the cold month of March worshipped with the congregation in the open air, till we got a legal-document signed; and in my possesSiori, and then I went to take possession. Mr. Bromley.—You have only that document signed by four trustees. Mr.H ALL (after conferring with M r.Thonipsiin,)—StipPOsing whpever is in possession of it now, you know they cannot very well be removed without. some breach' of the peace. Now, would suggest that-the mortgagee adopt legal Means hr obtaining possession; the law will give him possession; and adopt pro ceedings against the individual holding it: The law will eject him; and in the mean time,: till that proceeding is settled, that no further,steps should be taken. Mr. Bowes.-1 feel disposed to submit to your judgement sir, it is a wise course. Bat I wish to state what has not been stated. Upon my attempting to enter the pulpit I did pot do so till the superintendent of police had requested the party to retire, and they refused; and then Mr. Hatch requested me to take pos session, or something of that sort, and I then got tip. But Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Bromley himself laid hands on me, and I ac tually sustained injury. I have not made any talk of it,- but I may state that my right side yesterday, from the crushing that Mr. Bentley end Mr..Biomley gave me, was crushed and gave me pain. To-day it is better. Therefore I have receiVticl bodily I injury. never laid hawk on any one and would Met attempt' to do so. Mr. Mr. Pearson, you are a res*table man and a trtiS/4e, I shall be perfectly satisfied if 'you will pledge,yeur 4ord to that nolliing like an attempt shall be made to nike 9 %.#?. any eteFoo gr this property, or any s t e p t o l ea d to a b reac h o f the peace: A ' ll.l party who 4:lslip:Or , . niottgage of this building shall take legal measures to obtain possession. You are nOt prejudicing . your right in any way. Mr. Pearson.--,Nlioir, not eta - . ' We are quite willing to do so. We are very glad• indeed that the matter has come be.; fore you, and that you haie ta'ken this view of the :ease. We are wishing for peace, and if they had attempted to resist to night we should have preached in'the Open air. • Mr. thr.t..—Then do I understand thut there is to be no violence to-night ? Mr. Pearson..-Not at all, sir. Mr. HALL—So far as I am able to form art opinion, I must say that Mr. Pearson awl Mr. Bowes areacting in ,a very cor rect manner, and as far as , their .conduct to-dav to court, they have conducted themselves with great propriety:„ I am perfectly satisfied with the Word of these gentlemen, that They make no attempt to-night tO commit any violence, and that they are satisfied toleave it in the hands of the mortgagee; who will in stitute proceedings to enforcejhe law. Mr. Bromley is the party resisting, and,therefo,e he will be defendant. Mr. Brotrdey.—And I shall resist to the hazard of my life. I wish to state that I shall dot give possession till, the society removes me; • and I do not feel satisfied at all with the favour able promise given. Mr. l A Lr..-1 feel perfectly satisfied. Mr. Bromley:---Well I shall take further legal advice. Mr. n A are a.very troublesome man. - 'Mr. Bromle.L-1 have never been considered so till you said so. Mr. Bromley then walked out of bona with great indigna tion_ Mr. Har.L.—l am perfecitV Satisfied with the promise given by these gentlemen, and that y I stnill have no reason to complain of any breach of their word. Mr. Pearson then announced-thht Mr. Bowes would preach that night upon a stone heap to all who wished to hear him; and the parties left the court. * Mr. Bromley applied for a warrant- in the morning, and refused to take the necessary oath before making his application. He was told that he must fiillow the usual forms if he meant to have his complaint-heard: With this he was not satisfied and went to th 6 Mayor, who not being able to help him, he was sa tisfied to take the usual course. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY. The annual meeting of 'the subscribers and friends of the Liverpool District Provident Society was held on Tuesday, at one o'clock, at the Savings' Bank. On the tnotiou of the • _ Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, the Mayor took the chair. • IL L. Ceti a, Esq. barrister at law, one of the secretaries, read the report, to the following effect: The •committee expressed their disappointment. that the prospects held out to the society at the last annual meeting, had not been realised: 'I he hope that they had entertained of etteriding the operations of the society had been blighted, though its usefulness bad not been materially diminished. That important class, the visiters, had bee ch reduced, from 377 to 340, notwithstanding the strong a at bad been put forth. The number required was 95 t much good was lost for' want of this essential aid. The es' Visiters' Society had been always prepared to give their assistance in procuring visiters, in those districts which were within the sphere of their influence; and the committee were apprehensive, from the tenor of the report which they had received, that the district committees did not appreciate as they ought, the services whicb.that society had the power of render ing them. The donatiorisdaring the past year had been liberal beyond precedent. , The main support of charitable societies, however, were their annual subscriptions, and those on the so ciety's list at• present amounted only to £1,092 au addition of Only £2o' over those of last year,• and were quite indequate to supply the wants of the Institution. The committee earnestly pressed upon the society the necessity of exerting themselves in placing on a firmer basis this source of revenue. The report proceeded to speak of the distress which had prevailed during the inst. winter, when numbers were thrown out of work. Many who had become depositors had no earnings out of which the usual weekly sum could ;be. taken, and were reduced ro the ne cessity of withdriming-th;eir h ula.savin►s as a substitute for their wages, whilst those who had not been so provident were obliged to lioate resource to the relief afforded by the charity. The consequences were more apparent on the general funds of the Institution than on the deposit fund. During the year end ing 1837 the amount deposited was £15,199, and in the last year £14,570, making a difference of only £620 in favour of the pre ceding year. The largest number of depositors in, any one month was 7,1b2, and in the former year 7,108 r The claims in the relief department had been particularlyheavy: During the four preceding years the number of cases relieved by the board was '4892, at a cost in. vroVisions of £557 4s. 2d.; whereas dur ing the past year the number• Was 9.902, at a cost of £1,338 Is. 2d., the number in the month o f F e b ruary a l one amount i ng to 3,910. To meet these sums the committee were amply provided by donations to the amount of £1,773 19s. Bd., and soup tickets to the value of £l6O, presented to them by the Society for Re-' lieving the Distressed Poor. 'the, labour imposed upon the officers was most arduous, and would have been impracticable if it had not been relieved by the exertions and Contributions of the inhabitants of some of the wards, a course which it was hoped would be followed in future • • There was a subject connected with the administration Of the deposit department which the committee approached with i•elnc tance, from the discredit which it threw upon some, though few of the members; they felt, however, that they should not be submitting to the subscribers a faithful account of the occur rences of the year, if they refrained from alluding to it. Upon the first formation of a society, it could not be expected that the machinery of its operations could be exactly framed. The defects could only be learned from experience. After a test of eight rears without a loss of any moment beiug, detected, either , from the neglect or dishonesty of the visitors or paid officers of the society, although a sum exceeding E 70,000 had passed through their hands, the committee had every reason to be satisfied that their funds were sufficiently guarded by the rules as originally composed. In the course of the last twelve months, hNever, it was discovered that eight of the visitors were de faulters, and that in oneinstance the cheques of the visiters had been forged, whereby the society had sustained a loss of £3oa 15s. 11d. The report then went on to exhibit the rules which have been framed to guard against similar losses in future. The banking establishment in Frederick-street, it was stated with regret, had been girtn vn Tkr. 1. containeu n high euit— giutn on Mr. James Shaw, the society's agent. "In taking a review of the proceedings of the societb for the past year," the report proceeded, " notwithstanding there is much room for disappointment and regret, there is great cause for congratula tion upon the general result. The trilling diminution which the deposits have undergone, although a poilion of the year com prised a period of great distress, exhibits a confirmed disposition in the poor to avail themselves of the advantages to be derived, from the society, and to provide against any accidental want that may occur. The report having bein passed, and the treasurer's account* read and approved of, a variety of resolutions were adopted, for which we must refer to the advertisement. SUNDA, SCHOOL TESTIMONIAL.—We ate gratified to learn t that Mr. William Worrall, whose zeal in promoting every good work which has for it; object the improvement of the moral condition of mankind by" means of the dissemination of divine truth cannot be too highly appreciated, was presented on Suit day last ( May 13,) with a copy of Bagster's Polyglot Bible, In dex, and Book of Common Prayer, handsomely ,bound, silver mounted and lettered with a suitable inscription,, as a mark of respect, and some tok en o f th e high esteem in which he is held by the teachers an d c hild ren of St. Paul's Church Sunday School. ST. GEORGE'S BATHS—Nte understand that these baths, under the excellent management of Mr. Penn, are receiving considerable improvements and alterations, which will greatly add to their public value. NEW CHURCH AT ADLINGTON, IN THE PARISH OF STAND isH.—The foundation stone of a new church was laid at Adling ton, on Monday last, by the Rev. Mr. Orrett, rectorof Standish. Although the day was unfavourable the,company was numerou s , and appeared t o t a k e grea t i n t erest in the ceremony. Very excellent and appropriate addresses were made by the rectors and by the Rev_. Messrs. Whittock and Marsden. The building is to be in the Norman style of architecture, from the design of Mr. Edwd. Welch, of this town ; to contain 430 adult sittings; and 200 sittings for children, at the cost ut £lOOO. LECTtIRES ON MYTHOLOGY.—We understand that Mr, Rogers, a gentleman of considerable attainments in literature, and a writer in some of the first periodicals of the day, will, cm Tuesday next, commence a course of Six Lectures on M YTHOr LOGY, at the Medical Hall, Mount Pleasant. Some of these lectures have, during the last winter, been delivered before more than one Philosophical Instillation in-the south. of Eng land, and received with eta phatic approbation. Mr. R.'s syllabus (which will be iesited to-morrow . ' embraces so many topics of extreme interest to the lovers of mental philosophy and classical literature; and the terms of admission to his lectures are so moderate, that we trust he will be rewarded for his exertions by a numerous and respectable attendance. We are glad to perceive that the late venerable and spirited Mr. Bowyer, of Golden-square, has been ably succeeded by Mrs.' Parkes. The lovers of the fine arts have long associated with, that gentleman's memory his splendid publications of " The Finding of Magna Charm," " Lord William Russell's Trial," " Lady Jane Grey's Refusal of the Crown," amid many other permanent illustrations of our national history. To these Mrs. Parkes is now about to add an engraving from Mr. C. Lail& seer's well-known painting or " The Pillage of Basing-house." If we may Corm any judgment of what the perfect engraving will be from an inspection of the highly-finished etching of Mr. Murray, we shall confidently expect a magnificent specimen of British genius. Nothing can he more touching than the sub- : ject of the picture itsetf. It is full of beautiful contrasts. The, revered figure of the old Marquis of Wincheiter, bowed down by grief is finely relieved by the graceful, firm, and filial piety of his youthful daughter, who bends over him, while both are admirably contrasted by the burly group of Cromwell's mailed followers quarrellineover their plunder. The painting itself commemorates a most interesting era ip' . English histoiy, and the skill of its egectition not only well deserved the prize award ed it by the Liverpool Association,. but was a proud herald to the subsequent academical elevation of the artist. When we say that the engraving promises to : be every way worthy of the picture itself, it is impossible to gO farther in its praise.. We have frequently adverted to the strange desire manifested by our gOod friends, the citizens.of Glasgow, to have large ves sels at the Bromielaw without much regard to the capacity of the river to carry them safely•up and down. On Friday morn ing, the Sackville left for Constantinople with a cargo of ma chinery,but.she had not got down below the Steam-boat Quay when she took the ground. and the efforts to get her off, tOnii- Dated in leaving her directly athwart the riveri•to the complete stopinige of the navigation. About twenty steam-boats were by this means prevented from 'leaving the i3roomielaw until the afternoon tide floated her. In this;case the common saying that "it is an ill wind that does nobody good" was completely realised. The steamers from the,lower ports landed their passengers as• far up as the obstruction would permit. and had a complete Monopoly of the carry int . ! trade during the day. Vie doubt very much if the Sackville can. be -included in the list of gainers by , the accident.—Greenock Advertixer.—[We quite agree with our contemporary that the proposed Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway would obitiate the inconvenience referred to.] THE Sietus.—We have been informed that some passengersi arrived at Plymouth on the 14th instaOt , who state this ves se l had .arrived at New York, and that they had met the Gr e at Western, after sailing from that po r t. CoNSERVATIVE NEWsF , AISER TN MANCHESTER. —Our adver tising columns conlaib an intimation that a plan and prospectus of another newepaper, for Manchester will shortly be submitted to the public cdhsideration. From the title chosen for the print we should suppose the declaration of the Sotith Lancashire Conservative Association would c.mbOdy the leading principles . which the management will endeavour to carry ont. Man chester has three radical newspapers,. all well encouraged. We know not why it should have a less nuniber;not frilly supported, in the conservative interest.;. . , • IMPORTANT DIIeISiON—UAUIIOI4 To Woionuati.—At the e Court of Requests, on': Monday, Thomas Derby shire, foreman .of Mr. Lucas, Great Uhrirlotte-street, was summoned by. Thos.: igny, hfacksmith, fci wages one day and a half, amounting to . 6s, It was rovetk by Mr. Lucas's clef k, that the man wa s in toxicatect.andrie.eidnded his wages, which were tendered him: but .h 4 telifsed• to take ti•ss than his fult .. wages, tiltich *as 24a.' The.leikrued Commissioner degici-edohat ke Was cot entitled fel f eiveu,the 6S. as he had violated his engaric:ntent with Mr. Luei4e . Aidoiditigly declared . in ft6oitir Of the ete(encletit'-: „