The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

THE BANKRUPT LAWS AMENDMENT BILL The following is a brief extract of the principal features of the new bill for the amendment of the Bankrupt Laws, lately presented to the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor (Lord Lyndhurst). It is entitled, "An Act fer the Amend ment of the Law of Bankruptcy." Clause 3. Enacts that the Lord Chancellor may, in cases of petitions for the issue of a fiat in bankruptcy, dispense, if he shall think fit, with the petitioning creditor's bond, &c. 4. Enacts that all fiats in bankruptcy shall be forthwith transmitted by the Lord Chancellor's secretary of bankrupts to the court authorized to act in the prosecution thereof. 5. Enacts, that any person against whom a fiat in bank ruptcy has issued, on proof of probable cause for believing that he is about to quit England, or to remove or conceal his goods, with intent to defraud his creditors, may be arrested and detained, &c. 6. Empowers persons so arrested to apply for their dis char,,c forthwith, and empowers the court to make absolute or discharge the order or rule calling on the petitioning cre ditor to show cause, &c. (Orders of court may be appealed from the Court of Review.) 6. Enacts that no' per son shall be liable to become bank rupt by reason of any act of bankruptcy committed more than 12 months prior to the issuing of any fiat in bankruptcy against him. 7. Acts of bankruptcy concerted between bankrupts and creditors, &c., not to invalidate any fiat in bankruptcy, &c. 9. Enacts the amou n t o f th e pe titi on i ng cre dito r 's debt ; requires that the single debt of such creditor shall amount to £5O or upwards ; that the debt of two creditors so peti tioning shall amount to Y7O or upwards ; and that the debt of three or more creditors so petitioning shall amount to £lOO or upwards. 10. Enacts that all livery-stable keepers, coach proprietors, carriers, ship -Owners, auctioneers, apothecaries, market -gar deners, cowkeepers, brickmakcrs, alum. makers, lime-burn ers, and millers, shall be deemed traders, and liable as such to this and other statutes relating to bankrupts. 11. Enaets that, if any ci-ediCor of any trader shall file an affidavit of his debt, and of his having required payment, the court may summon such treder to appear before the said court, &c 13, Enacts that any trader not attending such summons (having no lawful impediment,) or upon appearance refusing to admit the demand, and not making deposition of belief of a good defence thereto, then and in either case not paying or compounding within a certain time to the satisfaction of the creditor, or giving bond to pay such suns as shall be reco vered, with costs, &c., shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy, &c. 14. Enacts what shall be deemed a refusal of admission of debt. 15. Enacts that any trader signing an admission of demand and not paying or compounding to the satisfaction of the cre ditor within 21 days next after the filing of such admission, shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy, 20. Enacts that any trader not paying or compounding for a judgment debt, upon which the plaintiff might sue out ex ecution, within 21 days after notice requiring payment, shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptcy. 21. Traders disobeying orders of courts of equity, or orders in bankruptcy or lunacy, for payment of money, after service of order of payment on a peremptory day fixed, to be deemed to have committed an act of bankruptc): 22 rraders filing a declaration of insolvency in the office of the Secretary of Bankrupts, to be deemed to have com mitted an act of bankruptcy. 23. Enacts that all persons adjudged bankrupts shall have notice thereof before the adjuudication be advertised, and shall be allowed five days to contest the same before the court adjdnicating - ; if the petitioning creditor's debt, trading, or act of bankruptcy, appear insufficient, the adjudication to be annulled, 21. Enacts that if the bankrupt shall not, within a limited time, proceed to dispute the fiat, and prosecute his proceed ing with diligence and effect, the Gazette shall be conclusive evidence of the bankruptcy as against the bankrupt, and against persons whom the bankrupt might have sued had he not been adjudged bankrupt, &c. 25. Proviso for debtors to the bankrupt's estate paying the debt into court when sued by the assignees, within the time for bankrupt to disput 26 Audits and dividends to be had and made whenever the court think lit after the time appointed for the bankrupt's last examination. Provision respecting the wages or salary of clerks and servants. 28. Provision respecting the wages of labourers or work- 29. No distress for rent made after an act of bankruptcy to he available for more than six months' rent, accrued prior to the date of the fiat_; the landlord to prove for the residue. . - - 32. Enacts that bankrupts who shall not surrender or sub mit to be examined, or who shall not deliver up their estates, books. &c., or who shall remove, conceal, or embezzle to the value of £lO, shall he deemed guilty of felony, and be liable to transportation or imprisonment. . . . . 33. The conrt may enlarge the time for the bankrupt sur rendering himself. 34. Penalties on bankrupts fer destroying or falsifying their books, &c 35. Penalty on bankrupts for carrying on business and ob taining goods in contemplation of bankruptcy, &c. 36. Provision respecting certificates, &c. 37. Bankrupts not entitled to certificates, and such certifi cates, if obtained, to be void, if they have lost by gaming £2O in one day, or £2OO within 12 months, or £2OO by stock jobbing, or if they have concealed hooks, or committed other fraudulent acts specially mentioned in this act. 38. Prescribes the mode of obtaining certificates of con formity, &c., &c. 39. All . contracts and securities given to induce creditors to forbear opposing such certificates, to be void. 10. Penalty on creditors for obtaining money, goods, &c., as an inducement to forbear opposition, &c. . . MV 42. No bankrupt to be liable upon any proinise :o pay debts discharged by virtue of such certificate, unless such promise be in writing. The remainder of the clauses relate to matters of minor importance to the public. ENORMOUS COLLECTION.—We have been informed that on Sunday fortnight a sermon was preached at the parish church of ilawstead, for the benefit of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, when an enormous collection was made amounting to threepence. The population of the pa rish is, we believe, 480.—Bury Herald. WEST INDIAN STEAMERS. - By the last advices from New York we learn that the Royal West India mail steamer Clyde, Captain Woodruffe, arrived at New York on the fore noon of the 27th ultimo. She arrived at Charleston on the evening of the 22d from Granada, via St. Croix, St. Thomas, Turk's Island, Nassau, Savannah, and left Savannah for New York on the 22d. She was to proceed to Halifax, N. S., returning the same way to New York, thence to Charleston, Savannah, and Havana. The Clyde brought eleven clays later news from England than had previously arrived. Loss or A FRENCH FISHING SMACK, AND NINE LIVES. —On Saturday morning intelligence was received in the city of the total loss of the fishing-smack St. Louis, No. 52, be longing to Boulogne-sur.Mer, during a strong gale on Friday morning, near, Dungeness. The crew , cons isting of the m aster, five fishermen, and three apprentices, unfortunately perished. Mr. FERRAND AND THE LEAGUERS.—No man h as lately made such a sensation in the House of Commons, on a sud den, as Mr. Busfield Ferrand, member for Knaresborough. He is not an orator. neither is his manner very good ; but he goes straight on to the mark, and will not be nut down. He is master of his subject too, and has great self-possession. The etiquette of parliament paralyses some men—it cannot affect Ferrand. He does not mind it in the least. That eti quette requires, for instance, that a member must not name another in his speech ;—it must be " the hon. member for Salford," " the hon. member for Wolverhampton," or " the right hon. member for London." Instead of that, Mr. Fer rand speaks of Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Villiers, and Lord J. Russell, precisely as if the said etiquette was (as it ought to be) a dead letter ;or as if he knew nothing of it. He has made very serious charges against Cobden, Brotherton, and others ; and, while making them looks full in their faces, as if his duty was to address them instead of the Speaker. He tells plain facts, in a plain way ; and the millocrat members hate him for exposing them. Put him down in the usual way (by crowing, grunting, scraping. and coughing,) they cannot. Irthey apply strong language to him, he coolly retorts with stronger. He is quite a thorn in the side of the league. He has an excellent temper, and a good voice. They tried to bully him, by saying that he had charged all the manufactu rers who are members of the league with being truck-masters, &c. ; but he pinned them to what he did say—and many of them were. Mr. Ferrand is quite a young man—under 30. He was a solicitor in Yorkshire, and did not dream of en tering parliament until his mother's succeeding to a very large property made him independent. - lie lost little time in presenting himself to the electors of Knaresborough, by whom he was returned last June:—Salopian Journal. THE GENTLEMEN OF THE LAW.—The number of per sons who have risen by the law from low fortunes to the very highest places in the state, is extraordinary. The present Attorney-General of England (Sir F. Pollock) is the son of a saddler. The shop (known to sporting characters) at Charing-cross, now kept by Messrs. Cuff, belonged to Pol lock Pere, who disposed of his business to its present pos sessors. The father of Sir Wm. Fcllett (Solicitor-General) still keeps a timber-yard near Exeter. Sir J. Williams (of the Queen's Bench in England), is the son of a Yorkshire horse-dealer. The Chancellor of Ireland (Sugden) is the son of a barber : it is only fair to say that this profound lawyer glories in his origin. At the.Camhridge election, when Lord Monteagle beat him by a majority of 28, Sir Edward was assailed, while speaking from the hustings, with a cry from a whig snarler, of " Off! off! you barber's son !" Sir Edward, not at all disconcerted, said at once, " The difference between the person who thus assails me and myself is simply this—had he been horn the son of a barber, he would have remained in the same condition during all his life ; I was born one, and have risen from that humble sphere." The father of Mr. Platt, Queen's counsel, one of the most eminent of 'the English common law bar, was a clerk to the late Lord Ellenborough. Baron Gurney's mother kept a small shop for political pamphlets. Mr. Petersdorff's father was a furrier. Lord Kenyon, who was successively Attor ney-General (under Lord Roekinghatn's second administra tion), a baronet, and Master of the Rolls in 1784, and in 1788 Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench (in succes sion to the Earl of Mansfield), and who died worth £300,000, was clerk to an attorney. Lord Hardwicke. who was Attor ney-General in the 3-ith year of his age,. was son of an attorney at Dover, who, according to some persons, was hanged for firgery. Lord Eldon was son of a coal-titter at Newcastle-on -Tyne, and his brother (afterwards Lord Stow ell), borrowed £lO in order to enable him to go his first circuit. Lord Tenterden's father was a barber at Canterbury. Lord Langdale was formerly an accoucheur. Lord Camp bell and Serjeant Spankie were formerly reporters on the Morning Chronicle.—Dublin Xlonthly Magazine. —'rhe American rises earlier than AMERICAN HUSBAND. the Englishman, eats a hasty and hearty breakfast without speaking, has no time to converse, for he is planning for the day. He plunges into business, catches a bite at one o'clock if it comes handy, works on till dark, goes home worn out, drinks a cup of tea, and sits down to his desk to calcu late. If his children climb his knee, " the envied kiss to share," the mother is summoned to take them away and send them to bed, for their father must not be interrupted, he must attend to his business. — The wife sits in the corner the live-long evening, communing with herself. If her hus bandglad you've takes his seat on the sofa by her side (which is actually " Well, hubby, i' m sometimes done), she says, got through with your business. Now I , must read y ou a work in this charming new work of Irving s. " Oh, f u d ge , Mary, don't bother me with such trash. llt buy books as b u t YOU many as you please (which is true a s holy writ), must read them. But now throw aside your book, and we will talk about something of more c onsequence. I ; A ve made five hundred dollars to-day as s ur.; as fate. ~" rhy, my wire i dear, I'm very glad. Pray tell me all abou.t.iti. stens he to hbo erok is thrown upon the table, and the dutiful know, has been lord's report.—" There's young out to lowa. Well, he's made fortune dollars, and — ind ' independent in six weeks. He took away two thousand five hundred f and he holds the deeds of fourteen thousand acres o and besides twenty-seven lots in the new city just . la w id out in county."—" Well, dear, but tell me I made your five hundred dollars to-day.,,_wily7 11 sell I bought five of his city lots for five hundred dollars, and I cou ( have them to-morrow for twice the money."—But , you ever seen them ?"—" Why, no! I've not seen t e my de h ar, m ex actly, but—bless my soul, only think of it—buy city lots for one hundred dollars a-piece. I don't want to five splendid see them. I know I can sell them for double the money yes, treble—but I won't sell them AT ANY PRICE ; 11 keep them : and I've been thinking we had better sell out and move to lowa ; its only two thousand miles out there. THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-Slat/ARE. ONR, EASTE MONDAY, March 28, will be presented, for the first time in Liverpool, Shakspeare's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, Decora tions, and Appointments; Preceded . by Mendelsshon s celebrated Overture. The Musical. Arrangements by Mr. Aldridge. The Scenery by Mr. C. Parker, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kelsliaw, and Assistants The Decorations and Appointments by Mr. M'Crutn. The Machinery by Mr. Willmore. The Dresses by Mr. Coombe, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Watson, The Dances by Mons. Schmidt. / The whole under the direction of Mr. W. J. it-tan:mon& Theseus .. (Duke of Athens).. Mr. ?dude. Lysander.... (in love with liermia)... Mr. Nantz, From the Theatres-Royal, Bath and Birmifigbam, his first appearance on this stage Quince.... (the Carpenter).... Baker. Bottom (the Weaver) Mr .J. Hammond. _ _ ..-- . .. . . ~ Flute (the Bellows-mender).. Mr. Slaiter. Snug.. Hermia (in love with Lysander).. Helena.. (in love with Demetrius).. Miss Julia Bennett. _ _ FAIRIES. Oberon (King of the Fairies) Miss Gardner. Tita u i a . . (Queen of the Fairies).. Miss Ellen Chaplin, From the Adelphi Theatre, London. Puck, or Robin Goodfellow.... (a Fairy) .. Miss Webster First Fairy Miss - E. Howler. Second Fairy Mrs. Barton. The Scenery will represent Colonnade in the Palace of Theseus ; the Terrace, Statuary, Gardens, and distant View of Athens.—Room in Quince's Cottage.—Fairy Haunt, and Titania's Bower.—Wood near Athens, by Moonlight and Sunlight.—Grand Hall in the Palace of 'Theseus. 7 -With temporary Stage for the Representation of the most Lament able Coivedy and Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe. — Prologue by Quince (the Carpenter.) Pyramus by Bottom (the Weaver.) Thisbe by Flute (the Bellows mender.) Wall by Snout (the Tinker.) Moonshine by Starveling (the Tailor.) Lion by Snug (the Joiner.) Concluding with an Illuminated Gallery ! Oberon and Titania assemble their Fairy Troop to bless the Nuptials of Theseus and Hippolyta. The Evening's Entertainments will terminate with the Farce of A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER, Sir Mark Chase.. Mr. Baker I AlfreEl_llightlyer..Mr.Nantz Fixture.... Mr. kV. J. Hammond. Maria Darilngton.. Miss Julia Bennett. The Box-office will be opened daily, when Places may be taken of Mr. Comm, from Ten until Three o'clock. No Places can be secured untess_Tiekets are taken._ _ Doors to be opened ai.nia . If-pest - Six ; and the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, is. SECOND PRICE will be taken at the end of the Third Act of the Midsummer !Night's Dream. Lower Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. A limited number of Season Tickets, not transferable and not admissible on Benefit Nights, may be had on application to Mr. CooKE, at the Box-office. THE Proprietors of the AMERICAN COMPANY OF EQUESTRIANS beg leave to intimate, that having taken the ROYAL AMP HITHEATRE, it is their intention to OPEN that Establishment for a li mited number of Representations, with a seleetiAMEß WAN COMPANY. including a splendid STUD OF AMERICAN HORSES. They will have the honour of making their first appearance in Europe on EASTER MONDAY. The Entertainments will be of the most novel and varied character : a full and particular Programme of which will appear in future announcements. March 18th, 1842. TO PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN AND OTHERS. it jr B. II EW ITT, SHORT-HAND WRITER A. PRINCIPAL • REPORTER TO THE LIVERPOOL. STA ARD, begs to offer his services to Legal Gentlemen and o rers who may wish to obtain SPECIAL REPORTS of any Cases for Trial at the ensuing LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. Standard-office. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH. 22, 1842 In a series of articles, upon the financial position of Great Britain, which appeared in this journal so long ago as in January of last year, we expressed our opi nion that the time had arrived when a determined ef fort should be made, by means of direct taxation, to equalise the income and expenditure of the country. At that time the deficiency of the revenue was not by anv means so large as at the present moment. The disasters which have fallen upon our eastern empire, and which compel us now to increase our military and naval establishments, had not then occurred. Our embroilment in China was then thought to be capable of speedy adjustment. The consuming power of the country had not then, as now-it. has, proved itself in capable of sustaining, with profit to the revenue, addi tional taxation ; and yet at that time, even, we were prepared to welcome the imposition of a tax upon the property of the empire as the most satisfactory mode of extrication from financial difficulty, and, especially, because we saw in such a tax the only means by which any ministry could be enabled to enter upon, and safely and effectually to deal with, a remodification of our entire commercial tariff, with a view to relieve the working of the national industry, and to restore us to a healthy and permanent prosperity. Having entertained and expressed such views,—in advance of by far the greater portion of the party to whose principles in general we assent,—we received with almost unqualified satisfaction their enunciation by Sir Robert Peel, as those upon which he had deter mined to rest the security of his administration. With respect to the details of the proposition which that wisely bold statesman has brought forward, we may reasonably have differences of opinion. A considera ble number of these details, however—a considerable number of the modifications of duties proposed—we expressly alluded to upon the occasion in question ; and when we find the same great principles directing the government in their arrangement throughout, we are hound to declare our conviction that this measure of Sir Robert, viewed as a whole, is one which a pa triotic people, and, above all, an industrious and com mercial people, should support him in carrying out, with their undivided energies. It is tacitly admitted by all, except by a few ejected Whig placemen, that, independent of any fiscal and commercial ameliorations, it is imperatively necessary now to repair past deficiencies, and to meet effectually the increasing demands upon the revenue. Sir Ro bert Peel proposes not only to meet these demands, but to place, at the same time, our commercial tariff upon a basis which shall advance the prosperity of the commerce and the industry of the country. We are, as a nation, in an unhealthy and disordered position ; and the questions which we have to solve are, whether we will be radically cured, or whether we shall seek only temporary relief; whether we are willing to en- dure a little in order to gain a great permanent good, or whether we will shrink from this endurance and abandon the permanent good which is held out to us. Sir Robert Peel, in his honest truth, tells us that the full enjoyment of the objects at which we aim is not attainable without we are willing for a season - to sub mit the income of the country to taxation ; Whiggery, on the contrary, assures us that no such nauseous re medy is necessary, and that it can do all that is re quired without subjecting us to this inconvenience. We believe, however, that notwithstanding any at tempts which may be made, by pretenders and quacks, to mislead their judgment, the people of Great Britain, appreciating to its full extent the benefits which must result from the course recommended to their adoption by the Conservative government, which now enjoys their confidence and the confidence of the Sovereign— appreciating, too, the self-sacrificing integrity which has led that government to recommend a course which, despising the popularity of the hour, aims only at the maintenance of the empire in honour and permanent safety—are prepared to scout the counsel of the ped dling imbeciles whose misrule has precipitated us into the difficulty by which we are surrounded, and to em brace the straightforward path which alone offers the sure prospect of speedy extrication. We may be told that the tax upon income is one pe culiarly obnoxious to the British public ; that it is in quisitorial in its nature, and that it ought not to be re sorted to except in the last extremity. We admit much of its obnoxious and inquisitorial character; and yet we are prepared to contend that the present is an emer gency which calls upon every man who loves his coun try to submit to its alleged evils. There is no tax: which the most cunning statesman can devise which is not, more or less, unequal and, in the abstract, unjust in its pressure upon individuals or upon classes; and if that which is now proposed were, even to a far greater extent than it is in reality, faulty in its opera tion, w e must bear in mind that it is not intended to be permanent i n i ts character, and that, in imposing it, the legisl ature offer s to us a great ultimate advantage in prospect ! w e yernment not only atore sustaincalled u th p e on n t a o ti a o e n c a o l rd cr i e t d t i o t, n g b o- t only to protect the national honour and safety, but that, by making this temporary sacrifice, we may see the commerce and industry of the country raised from its present prostrate state and placed once more, by an athelioratiori of our entire fiscal system, in the enjoy ment of a sound and healthy prosperity. With such objects in view we arc confident that our fellow-countrymen will not be led, by the factious ef forts of the prating imbeciles who have themselves produced the evil, to reject or to receive with dissatis faction the remedy, severe though it may be, now of fered by an honest Conservative government. We must not criticise the proposed tax upon income as if it were about to be permanently fastened upon us. On the contrary, we are bound to look upon it as an ex traordinary and irregular effort ; and we can conceive nothing more ennobling to us as a people, and to those especially upon whom this tax must press most heavily, than that for a great common object we are ready thus to embrace the individual sacrifices and inconveniences by which alone that object can be purchased. If we may take as a specimen of the kind of oppo sition which the proposed financial measures of go vernment are likely to meet with in the House of Com mons, the demonstrations made on Friday night by Messrs. Baring, Labouchere, and Lord John Russell, little doubt need be entertained of their passing into a law, very nearly in their present shape. Some string of ad captandum resolutions will no doubt be con cocted by these distinguished statesmen, upon which to exhibit to the world their exceeding sagacity. Mr. Baring will hold out his "sugar budget" as an infi nitely more tempting bait to the patriotic opposition than an invitation to contribute from their own pockets to the support of the declining revenue of the coun try; the Ex-President of the Board of Trade will usher into being his unborn and previously unheard of tariff project ; Lord John Russell will proclaim, as a panacea " for all the evils that afflict the state," his fixed duty of Bs. upon the importation of foreign corn. The Howicks, Ewarts, Woods, "et hoc genus mime," will ring the changes upon the injustice, the inequality, the inquisitorial, and oppressive nature of an income tax — revivify defunct leading articles of defunct Whig jour nals—rake up forgotten speeches of forgotten states men—out-Brougham Brougham—nay, perhaps, even level against this obnoxious proposition the never-to be-forgotten petition of "John Taylor" himself, the solitary representative of the wisdom of the "merch ants, bankers, and tradesmen of Liverpool "—the man whose fame from henceforth is destined far to eclipse that of the " three tailors of Tooley-street " All these efforts, however, we are well assured, will not move Sir Robert Peel one step from the position which he has advisedly taken up upon this important ques tion ; and the country will only be provoked to smile at the feeble attempts of these feeble people to ob struct, when they have failed to guide, the progress of healthy and invigorating legislation. If we have no fear of the opposition of the discom fited Whigs in Parliament, we have still less of any opposition which can be got up out of doors. The " liberals" of the middle classes, whose distinguishing characteristic is intense selfishness, are well enough dis posed to carp at the imposition of a tax upon income, as " unjust," "inquisitorial," &c. The explanation of Sir Robert Peel, however, on Friday, must satisfy them that a great portion of the objections brought against it are rendered untenable by the proposed alleviations in the mode of its collection ; and, were this even not the case, the revision of the tariff, of which the in come tax is the price, is replete with benefits to the commerce of the country, far more than sufficient to compensate for the temporary sacrifice which they are called upon to make. If it is, in the abstract, hard that mere income derived from the profits of trade should contribute to the revenue in the same propor tion as income derived from realized property, the facts will not be lost sight of, that the revised tariff which is to be the set off against this hardship, will benefit in an increased ratio the very classes who thus complain of its operation; and that the party who appeal most loudly to the selfish principle, which exists in all men, for support in an opposition to a tax upon income, have no other measure to offer by which the boon which accompanies it can be secured. At a time when the policy of Sir Robert Peel on the sugar duties is much canvassed, even by many well intentioned Conservatives, it may not be uninteresting to know that.our West India colonies have readily and cheerfully sustained an immense local taxation to carry out the views of the government, under an implied stipulation that their interests would be maintained, as far as was consistent with justice, against all slave holding nations. The extent of the demand upon the colonial exchequer may be in some degree appreciated by the fact, that the reforms in the law courts alone have cost Jamaica upwards of thirty thousond sterling per annum. This sum does not include the expense of altering prisons and erecting penitentiaries. They have already voted thirty-five thousand pounds for one pe nitentiary in Kingston, and have authorised Captain Saint-John, the colonial engineer, to introduce the latest improvements suggested by humanity in the executive of the law. Captain St. John has arrived in England for the purpose of inspecting the principal prisons, and we have a surety in his well-known anxi ety to protect the rights of the negro, displayed whilst he acted as secretary to the governor, Sir John Keane, or more recently as a voluntary and unpaid special magistrate, that every reasonable suggestion emanating from the anti-slavery party will be attended to. We understand that Captain St. John has already had many interviews with the chiefs of this party, and has also inspected the prisons of the manufacturing districts. He was in Liverpool a few days since, and saw the borough and Kirkdale prisons, in company with Mr. James Aspinall and other magistrates. To-morrow is the day fixed upon for the election of a councillor to supply the vacancy which has occurred in St. Anne's Ward; and we beg earnestly to impress upon its Conservative electors the importance of using their utmost exertion to secure the return of the Con servative candidate, Mr. Brassey. Upon all those great questions which the constituencies throughout the borough have the most deeply at heart, this gentle man, we are assured, is sound and staunch. Upon the subject in particular of scriptural education in the corporation schools, he will not be found —as, we regret to say, too many who have got into that council, under Conservative colours, have been found—ready to sa crifice principle upon the shrine of expediency—ready to give up his honest convictions and past professions, to purchase the hollow praise of political opponents, who will despise him for his weakness, whilst they profit by his treachery. In every respect Mr. Brassey is well fitted to occupy the position to which he aspires ; and we do trust that no want of energy and watchfulness, on die part of the Conservative electors of the ward, will suffer so serious an injury, as would be the loss of this or any ward at the present crisis, to be inflicted upon the Conservative cause. With respect to the claims of the gentleman by whom Mr. Brassey is opposed on the liberal interest, we shall not venture to give an opinion. From all that we can learn, however, of that gentleman, he is quite as ornamental and useful, in the localities which he at present dignifies with his presence, as he is ever likely to be in the council ; and it will not be by the force of any shining qualifications which he possesses for muni cipal honours, but by sheer indolence—and we may add criminal indolence—of the Conservatives of St. Anne's Ward, if he is ever permitted to take his seat in that assembly. We reported briefly in our last the proceedings of a " soiree and concert" held on Thursday evening, under the distinguished patronage of the ex-mayor of Liver pool, and sundry other radical worthies, for the purpose of raising funds in aid of the school attached to St. Patrick's chapel. The principal performers on the occasion were the Signors Valentini, Messrs. Parker, Slid!, Rosson, &c. ; but the gem of the evening was the excellent personation of " a Kentucky screamer" by that amiable ex-quaker and ex-councillor, Mr. Wil liam Rathbone. _ ~Amongst other amusing portions of the performance in question was an exhibition of the effect, produced upon his own atrabilious anatomy, by a contemplation of the unassailable front which has for years past been offered to the frantic assaults of radicalism by the Pro testant clergy of this town. At the bare mention of these reverend gentlemen, the very bones shook in the antiquated garment of the screamer; his teeth ground together—his eyes turned yellow and watery—his hair stood up " like quills upon the fretful porcupine"— and his voice, changed from its former shrieking pitch, came bubbling from between his clenched teeth, scat tering foam on all around him, with a sound like " the universal hiss" which startled pandemonium. At this moment the ex-quaker presented a picture at once sublime and terrific; and we are assured by our re porter that the effect produced was perfectly astound ing and indescribable. We learn from a leading article of the Munchester Courier of Saturday last, strongly urging the propriety of such a step, that it is in the contemplation of the people of Manchester to lay their claim before the parliamentary committee upon the proposed borough improvement bill for an exemption, in behalf of vessels navigating the river Mersey to the ports of Runcorn and Manchester, (!) from the liability to contribute to our town dues. We have no great fear of the success of such an application ; but it is at least desirable that we should be prepared to meet the attempt. STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &c. A fair business was done last week in our Cotton Market. and, in some of the better qualities, at a trifling advance in price. The demand was, however, freely met by holders, and the sales of the week amounted to 2.3,400 bales, including 2000 bales American to speculators, and 1800 of low quali ties of American and Surat for exportation. The sales to the trade are, therefore, 19;600 bales, which will about keep pace with present consumption. On Saturday 3000 bales were sold, and yesterday 4000, at last week's prices. The accounts, by the arrival from New Orleans yesterday, of large shipments coming forward, have had no sensible effect upon our market. The Manchester Market shews little improvement, although some business is doing in the country trade. Until the question of the Tariff is settled, the trade in Yarns and heavy goods for the European markets-can scarcely be expected to exhibit any decided change from its present depression. The Yorkshire markets appear to display more symptoms of re viving health than has as yet appeared in the Cotton Dis tricts. LOCAL NEWS, THEATRICAL FUND DINNER.—We perceive in the report of the Theatri-ml Fund dinner, which took place in London last week, that Mr. Harrison, the popular vocalist, sang a ballad composed by our yout:. townsman, Mr. Edward L. Hime, entitled " Come forth with me." The London pa pers speak highly of it as a beautiful composition. THE NORTH AMERICAN STMAMERS.—The non-arrival of the steamer Caledonia, which, according to the usual arrange ment, was due at Boston about the 22d ult., had caused much anxiety in the United States. It was generally conjectured, that some accident had befallen her on the passage. The following letter from New York will show what steps had been taken to keep up the communication between Boston and Liverpool N . ew York, February 28: A notice is put up, this morning, that the Unicorn will leave Boston, to morrow, with the bags intended for the Caledonia, and, it the latter has not arrived at Halifax when she gets there, she will immediately proceed with the same to your port." E A STERN Di SPENSARY.—The annual meeting of the above excellent institution was held on Wednesday last, in the Board-room of the Parish-offices, Fenwick-street, to receive the third annual report of the committee, and transact other business connected with the institution. The chair was occu- pied by Mr. John Formby. The report of the committee was highly satisfactory. Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Cross field, moved the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. Thanks were voted to the committee and the medical officers for their efficient services during the past year. Mr. James Aspinall was elected president, and Mr. J. Crossfield, treasurer, for the ensuing year. The commit-, tee and other officers were then appointed, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. RESULT OF INTEMPERANCE.—On Saturday an inquisition was taken before the borough coroner, touching the death of Thomas Meikle, aged 37. It appeared that the deceased went to bed on Thursday night last, between ten and eleven o'clock. He was sober, but he was suffering severely from the effects of drink, as he had been drinking during the pre ceding ten days, His wife did not sleep with him, as he was severely afflicted with the " horrors " after drinking. About five o'clock his brother went into his chamber, and found him lying dead, with his face on the floor. A post mortem examination had been made, and the surgeon was of opinion that death had been caused by apoplexy, the result of in temperance. Verdict accordingly. THE INCOME TAX.—In our last, we inserted the copy of a petition against the income tax which, having lain in the Exchange News-room for a considerable time, only obtained the signature of one person. It was presented to the House of Commons on Friday n ight. The S un ' s report says : " Sir Howard Douglas presented a petition from Mr. John Taylor, cotton-broker, of Liverpool, against the income tax, as dangerous in the highest degree to the sa f e t y o f t h e state , and subversive of the liberties of the people, and other things. (Roars of laughter from the opposition benches.) This pe tition was extensively circulated throughout Liverpool, but no signature but that of the petitioner was attached to the petition." • THE THEATRE-ROYAL AND THE ROYAL LIVER.—We understand that informations have been issued ag.iinst Ma demoiselle Celeste, Mr. Webster, Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Raymond, at the instance of Messrs. Anderson and Ham mond, lessees of the Theatre -Royal , for performing the re-- gular drama in an unlicensed theatre (the Liver). The case will be heard at the petty sessions at Kirkdale, on the Bth of . April, before the county magistrates who act in that division. The borough magistrates, we are informed, have no jurisdic tion in the case. THE SYRIAN CHRISTIANS.—A deputation from this in teresting class of men, consisting of the Archbishop of Tri poli and interpreter, is at present in Liverpool ; and we would bespeak the kind favour of our friends in their behalf. The Christians of Syria amount to about half a million, or a fifth part of the population, and are divided between the Easter n and Western Churches. The Maronites are Roman Catholics, and draw considerable supplies from France and Austria. The other portion, represented by the strangers now among us, are members of the Greek Church, and are consequently nearer Protestantism. In the late convulsions in Syria, their villages were destroyed, their olive plantations razed, and any little property they possessed in cattle or goods carried off. It is to enable him to collect his flock once more together, and to reconstruct the primitive society of which he is the head, that the Archbishop now appeals to our benevolence. We know that many pressing demands hang over us at this season, vet we beg to assure those who, out of their abundance, have aught to spare, that the Syrian Christians will be found, in every respect, objects worthy of their bounty. The lodgings of the Archbishop ale at present at 67, Mount-pleasant. THE FUNDS, - ;ke.—WEDNESDAY EVENING. — The funds have fluctuated about 1 per cent., without any direct tendency either way, and the business has produced nothing of moment. The market was solely affected by the preponderance of the transactions brought to bear upon it, and these during the day gave rise to the varied aspect presented. In the early part of the morning prices showed a disposition to advance, which they did in a trifling degree, but subsequently the re verse was the case, and the finally left off rather under those of yesterday. Consols, for money, were last quoted 891 to ft, and for the account, 89 ; Exchequer-bills, 295. to 31s. premium ; and New 31 per Cents., 994. The foreign se curities, though not essentially lower in price, have looked rather dull, owing to the unsteady state of tile national stocks. Mexican left off .114- to ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 524 to ; Danish, 811 to 821 ; Chilian, 75 to 80 ; Brazilian, 70 to 72 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 341 to ; Ditto Three per Cents., 201 to ; Belgian, 103 to 104 ; Spanish, 24+ buyers ; Colom bian, 2.6-; i to K. Bolanos Mining scrip was done at 61 to 61; Real del Monte, unregistered, 31; Cheltenham and Great Western Railway, 18 ; Eastern Counties, 10 to .1- ; Great North of England, 88 ; Great Western, 91 to 1 ; Ditto, new, 631 ; Brighton, 361 to ; Blackwall, 1 l ; Birmingham, 177; South Western, 59.4; Croydon Trunk, 131 ? Manchester and Leeds, quarter shares, ‘ . -4 ; Midland Counties, 81 ; North Midland, thirds, 22 ; York and North Midland, 91.1 to 95: Ditto, new, 32 to 1 ; National Provincial Bank of England, 35 to 1 ; Union of Australia, new shares, 31 to SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION.—On Friday last, an examina. tion took place of the children in the schools attached to St. Jude's Church. Many of the friends and subscribers were present. and appeared to take a great interest in the proceed incr. The answers elicited gave very general satisfaction, and the e children evinced a very creditable acquaintance with the various branches of secular learning, as well as scriptural history and doctrines. The annual sermons, on behalf of the schools, Were preached on Sunday by the Rev. H. M`Neile, when the sum of £lO2 was collected. DEATH FROM A DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN A SAW-MILL. —An inquisition was held yesterday, before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Thomas Taylor. — Charles Davies said that he worked at Mr. Duncan Gibb's saw-mill in Stanhope-street, and deceased also worked there. On Friday he was assisting deceased to remove a piece of timber, which had been cut by a circular saw worked by steam. While they were removing it, deceased slipped and fell backwards on his side on the saw, which was then going round. Witness gave the alarm immediately, and the saw was stopped as quickly as possible. The deceased was se verely cut in his right side and arm. He was directly taken to the Infirmary.—James HaNall, who keeps a public-house, was at the mill when deceased was hurt as described. De ceased got upon a table to remove the piece of wood, instead of pulling it off, which lie ought to have done.—Mr. Thomas Brandreth, house-surgeon of the Infirmary, said the de ceased's right arm was nearly severed from his body. He had also a transverse wound extending across the back from one side of the chest to the other, which had penetrated into the abdomen on the right side of the chest. Everything was done for him, but he died o'n Saturday night in consequence of the injuries.—Verdict, " Accidental death." THE LIVERPOOL DisPENsAnitcs.—The annual report of the committee of the Liverpool Dispensaries has been pub lished ; and subsequent to its appearance an earliest appeal has been made to the public, founded on facts which are really alarming. " The committee," says the a pp ea l, . feel it their duty to announce, that in consequence of the very distressed state of this old established and extensively useful charity, a contribution of £1,600 in donations, and £1,200 in additional annual subscriptions must be made without delay, otherwise the doors of the institution must be closed against upwards of 20,000 of the sick poor in the present and each succeeding year. The means of providing for the immediate exigencies of this charity have been suddenly arrested by the objection of the bankers to make any further advance. They have kindly granted their assistance for some time past, pre suming that the energetic appeals of the late committees would procure the needful support; but as they find, that instead thereof, a further debt of £l,lOO accumulated in the year 1841, they decline to do more than contribute liberally with the rest of the community in relieving the institution from its present difficulties. The question, therefore, is now plainly before the public, whether or not the operations of the charity are to be suspend ed, eit her wholly for a time, or permanently in its relief of 20,000 distressed objects annu ally? The answer does not admit of delay—it must be at once prompt and decisive. Should such a measure be suf fered to take place, sonic idea may be formed of the imme diate consequences to the poor, from the subsequent details ; but it is impossible to estimate the dreadful mass of misery which will follow, if contagion be suffered to rage uncon trolled in their dwellings. The number of cases attended to last year was upwards of 52,000; nearly one-third of the patients were visited at their own dwellings." A statistical table follows, from which it appears, that since the year 1826 there has been an increase of 20,000 in the number of cases, and of £l,lOO in the annual expenditure, whilst the private subscriptions have increased only X-100., The number of private subscribers is about 1,200,. out of a population of 300,000. All these are facts which speak for themselves, and we hope that when they become known our townsmen will hasten to the aid of au institution which, for a period of sixty years, has been engaged in doing good, The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops of London, Salisbury, and Ripon, accompanied by Lord Sandon, had an interview with the Committee of Council on Education, on Thursday last. BIRKENHEAD GAS WORKS.—We understand that this company are vastly extending their boundary. Pipes are now being laid from the works to Rock Ferry, in Higher Beb bington, and Tranmere. From those places the company have already received orders for nearly two hundred lights, all of which will " flare up" in the course of a month ; and part of Tranmere will be lighted this week. MR. NOLAN'S LECTURE AT THE MUSIC HALL.—The Lancaster Gazette, after highly eulogising the originators of the series of lectures now in course of delivery at the Music Hall, says of that by Mr. Nolan :—" We cannot attempt even a brief analysis of this masterly address, but only wish that Lancaster had been the spot in which it was delivered, that we might, among other things, have rejoiced to hear, in this our day of peril, a new defender, whose shield is bright, and sword strong, and whose nerve is equal to that great and holy combat. May God bless the work." RIBBONMEN IN LIVERPOOL.—At the recent Armagh as sizes, five men were indicted for ribbonism, and during the trial three of the police were examined, and several documents read, to complete the case of the traverser ; one a letter found behind the dresser, dated 19th December, 18-11,Liverpool. addressed to the prisoner, and signed " Patrick Cavanagh," speaking of Jack Kelly, of Middleton, Brady, and O'Hare ; and another, 2d Febru - ary, 1842, from P. Cavanagh, speaking of goods, signs, and pass-words. LECTURES DURING PASSION WEEK.—Last night, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile delivered the first of a series of dis courses during the present week, on the subject of the suffer-. Tugs of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as they stand con nected with the character and conduct of Judas Iscariot. This morning the lecture will be, on the sufferings of Christ as they stand connected with the character and conduct of Mary, the sister of Lazarus ; to-morrow morning, on the sufferings of Christ as they stand connected with the charac ter and conduct of Simon Peter ; on Thursday evening, on the sufferings of Christ in their revealed connection with the character and coirduct of the Devil ; on Friday morning, on the sufferings of Christ in their revealed connection with the character, government, and glory of God the Father; and on Friday evening, on the sufferings of Christ in their re vealed connection with the gracious salvation or aggravated misery of every one who hears of them. ALARMING FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF WATER-STREET.--- On Friday evening, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the warehouse occupied by Messrs. Harrison and Latham, al most opposite the George's Dock Gates, and facing the river. It was at first supposed to be merely a chimney on fire, but was very soon found to be of a more serious character, from the quantity of smoke, and eventually of flame that issued from the premises. The warehouse in which the fire was per ceived was one of a range, well known, between " Six smith's" Tavern, next to the Old Churchyard of St. Nicho las, and Water -street. It is the second warehouse south ward from the inn, and tie frontage to the river of the whole range, including the inn m ay be from forty to fifty yards. From their pe cu li ar pos ition, forming in themselves a dense quadrangle filled with combustible materials, and being in the immediate proximity of the dense mercantile buildings in Water-street, great apprehensions were entertained of the result, particularly as there was a strong gale from the north west at the time, which, had not efficient means been em ployed, might have extended the ravages of the fire to an in controllable and fearful extent, the premises being, perhap s, upwards of eighty feet in depth, extending into Stringer's alley on the east. Happily, however, we have an excellent fire-police ; and the alarm reaching them at half-past six, no fewer than nine powerful engines were in a very short time got into play. The warehouse in which the fire took place-is of five st or i es i n h e i g ht, a nd the fire first appeared in the top story, whi c h, with the two floors below, were stuffed with cotton in ba g s. It was fortunate that the warehouse adjoin. ing on the north was two stories higher than that on fire, as it served in a great degree, from its being " to windward," to prevent, to a considerable extent, the flames or heat being driven towards the south-east. The flames, by extraordinary exertions, were confined to the two rooms in the top of the building, the goods in which were consumed or otherwise nearly destroyed, together with the roof. At one time the conflagration was magnificent as seen from the river side. The concourse of spectators was immense throughout the evening on the quay, in Water -street, in St. Nicholas's Church-yard, in Stringers-alley, and the several approaches to the site of the tire. The efficiency of the fire-police was never more fully exemplified than on this occasion,. They were headed by Mr. Wilitty, head constable, and Mr. Hewitt, both of whom exposed themselves to great danger, amidst both " fire and smoke." They appeared, as- far as wetting could go, " like drowned rats," but were nevertheless on the alert, and remained until all was safe—the fire being effectu ally extinguished by about nine o'clock. Luckily the Dock was close at hand for the supply of water, and the engines worked incessantly. A considerable quantity of property, of various descriptions, was taken from the adjoining ware houses, and, we understand, some meal and other articles in . . the warehouse on the south were damaged by the ingress of the water, which, in its descent, flooded even the streets, so powerful were the engines. Mr. Maxwell, of the fire offices, was present, and other gentlemen interested, and gave valu able assistance. Had the range of warehouses been burnt down, the loss, we learn, would have exceeded, in the build ings alone, of £50,000. The premises were insured in the Royal Exchange and West of England Fire offices. The origin of the fire is not yet known, nor is the amount of loss. We regret to add that one of the firemen was seriously hurt by being thrown from a ladder. Beyond this we have heard of no accident ; and we have but to add, that a more alarm ing fire has not occurred in the town for many years, and though its vestiges may appear comparatively • small, those acquainted with the nature of the locality, will readily admit that that peculiarity alone, under the circumstances, is a suffi cient proof of the high efficiency of our fire police, under the active and individual superintendence of Mr. Whitty and his assistants. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.—At the Police Court, on Tuesday, Thomas Deacon, and Mary, his wife, keeper of a public-house in Argyle-street, were put forward on a charge of having received an extensive quantity of stolen property. Daniel Simmons deposed that he had a warehouse in Upper Frederick-street, and that in the early part of 1839 he pur chased a bale of German damask merino for curtains, and placed it in a closet in the said warehouse. He had a piece of Irish linen, some quilts, shawls, black velvet mantles, cigars, and a, variety of other goods, also in the closet. The damask was part of a wreck. In about six months after he purchased the damask, part of it was sent to be dyed scarlet. He afterwards saw it in the closet, and on the 23d of Decern: her last he purchased some spirits at the Custom-house, and placed the same in his warehouse. He then discovered that some of the damask was missing, and that the papers in which it was wrapped had been thrown about the room. He also missed 5 lbs. of cigars, two mousselin-de-laine dress-pieces. two velvet mantles, three light-coloured shawls, and the piece of Irish linen. He gave information of the robbery to In spector Savage. On Saturday last he obtained some infor mation which caused him to go to the public-house kept by the prisoners in Argyle-street, where he saw some scarlet curtains hanging at the parlour window. lie asked the fe male where she got the damask for the curtains. She replied that she bought 37 yards of it from a hawker about three or four months before. Ile asked her if she had bought any shawls or tippets, and she replied in the negative. Corn plainant had missed about 140 yards of damask. Inspector Savage subsequently searched the house, and in a chest found a scarlet sofa cover, which was similar in quality to the win dow curtains. Complainant was afterwards shown a quantity of scarlet damask, shawls, and mantles, similar to those he had missed. V. - hen the mantles were made, they were lined with yellow, but the yellow had been, since the robbery, lined over with black. The prisoners' house was about 100 yards from the warehouse. After some further evidence, identify ing the prisoners more immediately with the theft, they were both committed for trial. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—Mr. Cowden Clarke, author of " Prose Tales from Chaucer," and " The Riches of Chaucer," is delivering a course of lectures at the Mecha nics' Institution, upon the poets of the Guelphic era. The two concluding lectures of the series will be given on Wed nesday and Saturday evenings, and their subjects will I.)e " Keats, Shelley, and Byron ;" " Scott, Coleridge, and Lamb." The talented lecturer, on making his bow for the first time on Wednesday before a Liverpool audience, was most enthusiastically greeted ; his self-introduction was marked by that easy, fearless bearing which characterizes men who, perfect masters of the subjects on which they treat, are regardless alike of the cynic's sneer or the parasite's smile. The development of the subject he essayed was marked by profundity of thought and an intimate and per fect knowledge of all its bearings, and received from his own admirable and vivid colouring a verisimilitude to nature, which convinced while it delighted ; in fact, the sympathies of his hearers were simultaneously enlisted under the conse crated banners of the mighty dead, whose fame he guards with all the chivalric ardour of a true votary to science ; as he progressed, the warmth of this ardour diffused itself, and elicited the applause of approving delight from all around. One of the striking peculiarities of Mr. Clarke's mode of lecturing is the vigour and originality with which he invests subjects which are ever before us, anew as it were, clothing them in nature's richest garb, and fearlessly advocating the cause of those whom malice has assailed, and over whose works the baneful terms of censure and criticism have thrown their blighting shadows. His admirable efforts (evincing much erudite and deep research) on behalf of the boy-poet Chatterton, will not soon be forgotten, overthrowing at once, by proofs as striking as they were original, the concentrated host of maligners who, in their remarks on the Rowley Poems, have so sacrilegiously and ungenerously sought to snatch the bays from the brows they should legitimately grace. We were highly delighted with the marked originality of conception displayed in this lecture, which, with the illus trations introduced, the interesting biographic matter in connection therewith, and the facile mode of conveying these illustrations to the sense by a series of happy readings (a great difficulty, by the bye, under certain vagaried concep tions of the poet), leaves us full of delightful anticipation with respect to his continuation of a subject over which he possesses a general and, we should say, unparalleled control. ST. PATRICK ' S DAY.—The weekly returns of the Repeal Association give token, too evident to be mistaken, that the deluded adherents of Popery in Ireland are at length begin ning to mistrust their reverences, and suspect the peccability of their wily advocate, the archwendicant impostor of the age, the average returns for the last few weeks (were it not for contributions from American sympathisers) being insuffi cient, we should suppose, to liquidate the expenses. Their only hope, then, at present rests upon the ingenuity they dis play in humbugging the unfortunate Irish on the other side of the Atlantic; and in this the Jesuits display their wonted ability and accust3med want of principle. The plan pursued is, in all the newspapers over which they have any influence, to insert garbled statements of occurrences, misrepresenta tions of facts, and strong appeals to the passions of the igno rant ; and it is almost astonishing the amount of evil they have, through these means, effected against the promotion of the cause of Christian truth and national loyalty. We have been led into these remarks by the following paragraph in the Journal of last Saturday :—" Thursday, being St. Patrick's day, the various Hibernian Teetotal, and several other socie ties,formed for the purpose of erecting Catholic churches in the town, did honour to the memory of Ireland's illustrious saint with their USUAL SPLENDOUR. Pray mark!—" Seve ral other societies, for the purpose of erecting Catholic churches." Pass we on then to state, that on the same page with this rich morceau for the gullability of its unfortunate dupes of readers, there is a letter, half snappish, half cajolery, of about two-thirds lies, and all hypocrisy, on the subject of an Orange funeral that took place about a fortnight back, which, by rights, should have been inserted the week before ; but that would not have answered the views of the Jesuits, who knew it would tell better, on the inflammable materials they are anxious to work on for their own nefarious purposes, by placing it in juxta position with the procession of St. Pa trick's day. Now, let us cast our eyes forward to the day when the said paper shall reach some of the back settlements of America, and is read with the benefit of the Jesuit coad jutor's comments, and say could any thing be better calcu lated to raise the " repale rint." On the one hand, their national vanity is appealed to, to induce them to vie with the splendour of their countrymen, who are erecting Catholic churches; on the other, the worst passions of our nature are appealed to; and for what ? Solely for the purpose of in creasing the " repale rint," and fostering hatred against our Protestant institutions, of whatever denomination. Does the Journal think by his statements to gull the public of Liver pool ? Not he. They know too well that the two banners of Daniel O'Connell, with the repeal of the union, had no thing to do with building churches ; they know that General Saarsfield had nothing to do with building churches; and they know that these, toget h e r w ith their " sons of freedom" and harps carried without crowns, were significant of Popery and procession of th e J ournal ' s did not rebellion ; and they can console themselves with kn ow i n g amount including the c hild ren an d F a th er Wil tt o h a moret t h s t splendid cock. Advices from New Orleans to the 10th ult., received at this town on Friday, via Mobile, state that the letters from Li verpool of the 4th of January, at which date the price of cotto►► was advancing, had caused quite a stir in the market, and that in three days sales to the amount of 12,0(1(1 bales of cotton had been made, on English account, at a slight ad vsnce in price, especially for the finer qualities. The Athol, arrived at this town on Friday, spoke, on the sth instant, in lat. 34 long. 33, her Majesty's ship Warspite, with his Excellency Lord Ashburton on board. The War spite was nineteen days from Portsmouth, and had made " fine weather," as the sailors term it, by running so far to the south. It would be far on in the present month before she reached her destination. WEST INDIAN MAILS.—We are authorised to state that, owing to the authorities at Havana having unexpectedly placed one of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ships in quarantine, and thereby occasioned a temporary derange ment of the combination, the Medina (which is the next steam-ship expected in England), will necessarily be detained a fortnight beyond the appointed time. TRIBUTE OF APPROBATION TO A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Joseph Baylee, of Holy Trinity Church, Birkenhead, was presented with an address from the principal members of his congregation, approving of his principles and conduct at the late meeting for the relief of the poor in that town. The address was accompanied by the sum of £35 2s.Gd.: to be distributed by him in the relief of the poor in his district. The Rev. Charles i:laginniss was at the same time presented with a similar address, for the support given by him to Mr. Baylec at the same meeting. It is very creditable to the liberality of so recently formed a congregation as Mr. Bay_ lee's that there have been two charity sermons within three months, in his church, for the relief of the poor, and that they also contributed liberally to the general relief fund in Birkenhead. ENGAGEMENTS IRON! THE LIVER THEATRE TO THE HAYMARKET.-It has already been stated, by one of our contemporaries, that Mr. Webster, the manager of the Hay market Theatre, has engaged Mrs. and Mr. Raymond, of the Liver Theatre, to appear at the Haymarket, in the course of the ensuing season. Mr. Webster has also, we under stand, engaged Mr. Tilbury and Mr. H. Widdicomb. The failure of Mr. Tilbury's recent benefit has, we are informed, been very much regretted ; and it is rumoured, that several of that actor's friends have prevailed upon him to make a second appeal, which, we hope, will be more successful. On Monday Mrs. Raymond takes her benefit. Her friends will muster strongly, no doubt, around her, and testify their ad miration of her varied talent. THE Rev. J. W. GOWRING.—The friends of this gen tleman, who was some time the minister of St. Matthew's Church, in this town, and who has latterly become nearly blind, will he glad to hear that the result of the appeal to a Christian public on his behalf has been highly satisfactory. X7OO in the 3:i per cent. annuities have been already pun. chased for him. The sum already raised amounts to £Bl9 7s. 6d. Some friends suggested a life annuity, or the long annuities, as most suitabl, but Mr. Gowring being only 31 years of age, the premium would have been small (under five per cent.), and, ii the event of his decease, the whole would be sunk, and his wife and child derive no benefit from the fund raised for them mutually. With some annual gifts, it is hoped ultimately to bring the income of Mr. Gowring to near £lOO a year. CLITEEROE ELECTION.-Our readers will be glad to learn that the committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the petition presented by Edward Cardwell, Esq., of this town and London, against the return of Matthew Wilson, Esq., as member for Clitheroe, have decided that Mr. Card well ought to have been returned at the last election for that borough. Independent of the numerical gain which this de cision gives to Sir Robert Peel, the right honou ra bl e hart. will receive a considerable accession of talent in the person of Mr. Cardwell, as he is in every respect admirably well quali fied for the discharge of his parliamentary duties ; and we shall not be surprised to see him some day officially connected with some department of the state. MR. WILLIAM EARLE AND HIS PROTEGEE.—There was another row at the poor-law guardian meeting yesterday. The subject of the election of poor-law guardians was brought forward, and Mr. Earle was requested to compromise the matter, and withdraw his proleye - e. A proposal was made to the little belligerent to toss up whether Mr. Mould should be withdrawn or put on the list. Mr. Earle declined this, stating that he had no confidence in either the churchwar dens or overseers, for if they did toss up they would be sure to do so with a lead on one side ! Mr. Earle is determined to put the parish to the trouble and expense of an election : the cost will be at least 4:)00, to swell out the next poor rate ; the present is already too large to be pleasant under the pressure of the times, and the augmentation of candi dates for relief in consequence of the Precursor Society. The parishioners must look to this. We believe all the li• berals who have been put on the list are opposed to the whole procedure of Mr. William Earle. SHIP BUILDING; IN LIVERPOOL.—There are now several fine vessels in the building-yards of this town ready for launching, and a still greater number in progress of construc tion. A mongst the former is a fine large ship in Mr. P. Cato's yard,Thear the south west corner of the Brunswick Dock. She is built of the best materials, with fastenings on the most approved principle ; is of a superior model, and has a handsome figure head and carved stern. She appears to be of from 500 to 600 tons burthen, and will probably be launched on Saturday next, when there will be a2l feet tide. She is the property, we learn, of Messrs. Chapman and Willis. In the yard of Mr. Thomas Boyden, Baffin street, a very large ship is in progress of completion, also a fine specimen of substantial naval architecture. In that ad joining Messrs. Chimer, Son, and Co.'s, there is another tine ship ready for launching. She is of about 490 tons measurement, finished in the best manner, and also calcu lated in every paint to maintain the high reputation of our Liverpool ships. She is, we understand, on sale. A little further to the north, a very large and first-class vessel, of probably 700 tons, is rapidly approaching to completion, in the yard of Mr. Thomas Boyden; and in that of Messrs. Pearson and Troughton, a fine brigantine—ready for her des tined element. At the north end of the town, in Messrs. Wil son's yard are two vessels of the largest dimensions ever con structed at the port—the steam-ships Indostan and Bentinck —each of about 1800 tons burthen. Those Leviethans are re garded with nolittle wonder and curiosity by allwho visit them. One of them is already planked, and will probably be launched about the end of next month. Her frame is of the best Eng lish oak, and her planking of teak wood, (probably the most durable of all timbers for ship-building,) African oak, &c. A considerable quantity of mahogeny—recently introduced for ceiling, &c.—is also employed. She is finely modelled ; and fastened throughout in a manner similar to the celebrated " Oriental," which reflected so much credit on the same , builders. Her timbers, to the bilges, are closely put together, and dowelled and calked, so as to form a solid mass to the height of the bilges ; and she is diagonally fastened with strong straps of iron, countersunk, and massy Ciders of Eng lish oak. She will have a spar deck, and engine power will be provided proportionately much greater than that of the Oriental, so that she may be expected to be " a regular clipper." The other steam-ship is not vet, entirely in frame, but the work is proceeding rapidly. 'The dimensions and quantity of timber and metal required for these vessels is truly surprising. Both are being built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, who spare no ex pense in rendering the whole of their " fleet" as efficient and commodious as skill, experience, and taste can render them. Besides these vessels, there are several others of smaller di mensions, both of wood and iron, now building in the several yards ; and in Mr. Wilson's yard prepar ations are bein g made for laying down the keel-plate of a large iron steam ship for the City of Dublin Company. DEATH FROM A BLOW : VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. —An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., on view of the body of William Ireland. The case excited considerable interest, Mr. Philip Sampson, innkeeper, being in custody, as the party suspected of having inflicted the blow. —Mary Ann Wright, a servant girl, said, that about ten o'clock on Friday night, while returning home from Roe street, she saw a naafi between the seed shop in Roe-street and Mr. Sampson's house, which is opposite the north gate of St. John's Market. He was standing on the parapet with his back towards Mr. Sampson's house, and two or three yards from it. She saw Mr. Sampson run out of his own house, and come in front of the man, and strike him with his list upon the upper part of his chest, and the man fell back wards, and struck his head against the pavement. The latter appeared to be insensible, and did not stir. Several persons Caine up, and Sampson asked them to help him into the house, as he was only shamming. The man was lifted and carried into the tap-room. Two police-officers came up and went into the house. Wi ness yesterday saw the body of the deceased at the Infirmary. She saw only one blow struck. The deceased might have come out of Sampson's house with out her seeing him.—Lawrencc Lupton, a book-keeper, saw Sampson either push or strike the deceased, who fell back wards on the footwalk. He could not say whether his head struck it or the pavement. He appeared to lie motionless. He was carried into the house, and afterwards sat in a chair unsupported. lie was bleeding from the back of the head. He was taken to a druggist, and afterwards to the Bridewell, where he said his name was Ireland. Witness did not think the wound on the head was made by Sampson.—John Ellis, a police-officer, said he was on duty that night near the Amphitheatre. He heard that a man was severely hurt at Mr. Sampson's, in Roe-street. He went there and saw de ceased sitting on a form in the lobby very ill, and cut at the back of the head, from which blood was flowing. lie took the man to Mr. Schofield's, where he had his head dressed. He (deceased) said his name was William Ireland. He appeared to be stupified, and Mr. Sampson told witness he had conic in tipsy, and had fallen and cut his head, but that he was not much hurt, as he had drunk a glass of gin after. Wit ness afterwards took deceased to .Hotham-street Bridecell. About two o'clock on Saturday morning he saw deceased there in bed. He had sonic wet clothes round his head, and was bleeding from the ears. He did not afterwards see him alive. —Thomas Thursby, the keeper of the Bridewell, said the de ceased was brought in by Ellis, on Friday night, and appeared to be intoxicated and quite stupid. There was a wound in the back of his head. He was placed in the male prisoners' cell. In about half an hour after, witness found film lying on the floor, and blood issuing from the right ear. He was roused and placed in a cell where there are mattrasses and pillows for cases of that sort. On his coming up from the lower cell, he said, " it was my death blow." A surgeon was twice sent for. On the following morning, at six o'clock, witness was called away, and could speak to nothing further. —Mr. Thomas Brandreth, house surgeon at the Infirmary, said the deceased was brought there on Saturday. He was insensible. Ile had a contused wound of the scalp, at the back part of the head. He never came to himself, and died about twenty-four hours after. Witness made a post mortem examination. There was a slight blackness round the wound. On removing the skull cap, there was great extravasation of blood and extensive laceration of the anterior lobe on the left side. On removing the dura mater he observed a fissure in the skull, commencing just below the superior transverse oc cupital fossa, across a portion of the temporal bone, where the lateral sirrrus lies, and slightly lacerated. After describing some of the appearances, he said that, at the petrus portion of the temporal bone the fissure became a fracture, and there was a slight depression of the bone of the skull, &c. These injuries were the cause of death, and were decideely pro duced by violence. A fall would produce such injuries pro. vided the head came in contact with a hard substance.—Mr. Sampson, was asked, with the usual caution, if he wished to say anything, and called the following witnesses :—Richard Shaw, a hook-keeper, stated that on the night in question he was at Mr. Sampson's house. He was in the bar with se veral other persons. Three men came in, asking alms. One of them, on Mrs. Sampson asking them to go out, made use of very improper language to her. [Witness gave the dis gusting and offensive expression.) They all three then ran out. Mr. Sampson followed them, and called out in the street several times for the police. Witness followed Mr. S. out, and saw he had hold of one of the men. They all three appeared intoxicated. While Sampson had hold of him he called for the police, and the man appeared as if trying to get away, when Sampson shoved him, and he fell down back wards off the parapet on to the pavement. Mr. Sampson lifted him up and placed him on the side, and witness and others assisted him in taking deceased into the house. The back part of the head was hurt, and a good deal of blood flowed from it. Mr. Sampson washed his bead with h9twa ter, and gave him a glass of gin and water. — Thi s evidence e was corroborated by two other respectable witnesses.—The coroner summed up the evidence, and commented on r the law as as it affected the several points of the case.—The in ju for about ten minutes, and returned a verdict (in h Sampson," out of 16 agreed) of " manslaughter against jury l 4 who was accordingly committed to take Ma l trial at the ap e - proaching assizes. An application will, t we e , be this day to two magistrates , with a view of having the pri soner admitted to bail. Self-lighting sealing wax is among the recut inventions of this prolific age,. each stick of wax 15 sufficient only for seal ., ing one letter, being chemically pro v ide d with t he means of I sett-ignition. LECTURES ON THE CREED OF POPE PIUS The third of the series of lectures, in nid of the funds of the Protestant Association, on the creed of Pope Pius the Fourth, was delivered on the evening of Friday last, in the Music Hall, Bold-street, by the Rev. J. Lyons, of Bolton, ' and formerly of All Saints' Church, in this town. There was a numerous and highly respectable auditory present. The Rev. Fielding Ould took the chair. The subject of the lecture was the third article of the creed of Pope Pius—" I do also profess that there are truly and properly seven sacraments of the new law, which sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord, and are necessary to the salvation of mankind, altlemeh all the sacraments be not necessary to every person, namely, baptism, confirmation, the Lord's slipper, penance, extreme unction, orders, and matrimony ; that they do confer grace ; and that three of them, namely, baptism, confirmation, and orders, cannot be repeated without sacrilege. Ido also receive- and admit the received and approved rites of the Catholic Chinch in the so lemn administration of all the sacraments before mentioned." Mr. LYONS commenced his lecture by observing that this article contained certain assertions which bad been at all times matters of very considerable controversy in the Church of Christ. It contained assertions not only with regard to certain ceremonies or rites called sacraments, but it also en tered into the consideration of the reiteration of orders ; and then it spoke of certain received and approved ceremonies of the Catholic Church used in the administration of the afore said sacraments. The times in which we lived were no more free from controversy respecting these subjects than past eras of the Church of God ; for, unfortunately, it was now known to all persons that considerable division prevailed in the minds of men respecting these three subjects—the sacra ments, the repetition of orders, and certain things called rites and ceremonies of the Catholic Church. Some years ago it per haps might have been unnecessary to have entered upon two of these subjects, the repetition of orders and the received and approved ceremonies of the Catholic Church, but in conse quence of certain circumstances that had taken place within the last few years, and the publication of certain tracts that had been largely disseminated throughout this country, he might be permitted, without departing from the subject in hand, very briefly to draw attention to both of these subjects —the reiteration of orders, and what were asserted to be the received and approved ceremonies of the Catholic Church in the administration of the aforesaid sacraments. It must also be well known to all persons that, respecting sacraments, there was a division of opinion among men—that upon the one hand they had been too much prized, and upon the other they had been depressed far below the estimation in which we ought to hold nn institution of the Lord Jesus Christ. By some persons they had bee❑ so unduly exalted that they thought the opus operat urn, or the thing dune, was quite sufficient to confer the promised grace, consequently they made the administratio n of the sacraments, and the con fering of the promised grace, as absolutely inseparable one from the other. There were others who took the oppo site ground, and who used baptism and the Lord's supper as mere ceremonies, to which no blessing might be attached, and to which no special promise of God was given. Upon the subject of the sacraments he would read a few extracts from a work well known in the Church of England, embodying the sentiments of our church. Mr. Lyon then read some pas sages from Bishop Jewell's Apology for the Church of Eng land, defining the sacraments which Christ commanded us to use, and proving that, according to scripture, there could be only two. This statement, he continued, was received by the Church of England at the period of the reformation, and it embodied within it all the various statements which were made throughout our baptismal and our communion services. Believing, as he did, that theme was a wide and impassable gulf between the Church of England and the Papacy, vet be would attempt to narrow the ground of the disagreement be tween them as much as he possibly could ; but, at the same time, never abandon one jot or tittle of principle. Taking this view, then, he must necessarily, in the first instance, examine into the meaning of the word sacrament. The rev. gentleman then entered into a critical examination of the term, and shewed that many of the ancient fathers, whom be quoted, held it to include only baptism and the Lord's supper; but that the Church of Rome had ceased to use it in its limited sense, and had extended it, contrary to the meaning of the holy scriptures, to confirmation, penance, extreme unction, orders, and matrimony. The first question, then, which he had to examine was this—were there five truly and properly sacra ments instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ ? and the second question would be, whether the ceremonies used in the administration of all these were the received and ap proved ceremonies of the Catholic Church: It was not his intention to enter upon the subject of baptism or the eucharist of the Lord's supper, because we and the Church of Rome were agreed that they were instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ, and that they are the visible signs of invisible grace. It was true there were differences of opinion between us with regard to the transubstantiation of the elements in the Lord's supper, but that did not strictly come within the present subject. All he had to enquire into was the asserted sacramentality of these five,—confirmation, penance, extreme unction, orders, and matrimony. The Rev. gentleman then entered upon this task, but at such a length that it is totally impossible for us to follow him in his argu ments. Every one of these so-called sacraments was tested by Scripture and antiquity ; that of orders was dealt with in - a style of reasoning which carried conviction to the minds of every hearer, and his examination of the validity of the ordination by the popish church of ministers who had gone over to her from the Church of England, exhibited an im mense fund of ecclesiastical and historical research. lie clearly established from the evidence of facts, that in this re spect the church of Rome is not consistent with herself. He next considered, at great length, the ceremonies of the popish church in the administration of the Eucharist of the Lord's supper, entering largely into their history, in the course of which he shewed that the followers of time Posey heresy were now absolutely adopting popish ceremonies in its administra tion. It is of course quite impossible, to convey an adequate idea, within the space to which we are limited, of the exten sive range of subjects to which the icy, gentleman adverted ; suffice it to say, that the entire lecture was distinguished by profound learning and unaffected piety. In conclusion, be declared that in all he had said he was animated by love for . the souls of his Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen. He then resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The Rev. TuoMAs NOLAN then came forward and moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Lyons, for the learned and con vincing lecture ilith which be had favoured the meeting. Mr. JOHN InwAnn seconded the motion, and it was car ried amidst treat applause. Mr. LYONS briefly returned thanks, and in the course of his observations, he congratulated the Protestants of this town on the temper and forbearance which they had shown on St. Patrick's day notwithstanding many provocations. The Doxology, " Praise God from whom all blessings flow," was then sung ; and the meeting separated. The next lecture, on the fourth article of the creed of Pope Pius, will be delivered on the evening of Friday week, by the Rev. W. Falloon, curate of St. Jude s. SALE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY, On Wednesday last Mr. Witistanley submitted the follow ing lots of Corporation property to the hammer. We sub join the amount which each lot realised. The competition which at present exists amongst the members of the numer ous building societies in the town has a tendency to enhance the value of small property ; bat a sale like the one in ques tion gives an advantage to men of capital. Lot I.—Two Houses in Upper Frederick-street, Nos. 43 and 47, and Four Back Houses adjoining, in Murray's court, Mr. Shakeshaft—Xs4s. 2.—A do. do., No. 55, and a Back House in Hodkinson's court, James Greenaway—X2ls. 3.—A do. do., No. 61, Joseph Shakeshaft—Xl7s. 4.—A do. do., No. 63, and a Back House in Livesey court, John Carter—X23o. s.—Two do. do., Nos. 65 and 69, and Two Back Houses adjoining, William Andrews—X42o. 6.—A do. do., No. 73, and a Back House adjoining iu Livesley-court, Mr. Highfield—X2so. 7.—A do. do., No. 79, and a Back House adjoining, in Holt's-court, John Pickard—X2oo. B.—A do. do., No. 81, Ellen Lovecroft—Xl7o. 9.—A do. Pitt-street, No. 48, and a House at the back adjoining, in St. Mary's-court, James Culliu—X36o. 10.—A do. do., No. 46, and a Back House adjoining, in St. Mary's-court, John Muirma9o. 11.—two do. do., Nos. 42 and 44, and two Back Houses adjoining, in Kelly's-court, Mr. Fordharn—.£7Bo. 12.—A do. do., and Two Back Houses adjoining, in Hod kinson's-court,Mr. Greenway—X44o. 13.—A do. Upper Frederick-Sireet, No. 20, and Four Back Houses adjoining, in Watmough-court, Mr. Ni'George —X535. 14.—A do. Pitt -street, No. 19, Mr. John Whitley.—X22o. 15.—A do. do., No. 21, Mr. Jones—XlBo. 16.—A do. do., No. 23, d0.—X225, 17.—A do. do., No. 25, d0.—X220. 18.—A do. do., No. 27, John Pickford—X27o. 19.—A do. do., No. 29, Executors of F. P. Tate—X33s. 20.—A do. do., No. 31, John Lunt—X2Bs. 21.—A do. do., No. 33, James Greenway—X2Bo. 22.—A do. do., No. 35, d0.—X290. 23.—A do. do., No. 37, do.-290. 24.—A do. do., No. 39, Mary Whitby—X34s. 25.—Two do. in York-street, Nos. 10 and 12, Mr. Jones —;C,550. 26.—A do. in Shaw's-alley, No. 5, Richard Pritchard— £2lo. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S INCOME TAX TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Stu,--The announcement of Sir Robt. Peel's scheme of finance has, doubtless, carried dismay into the hearts of thou sands. Ido not mean that the principle is objectionable, ou the contrary, it is, perhaps, in the present state of the coun try, the only practicable plan of extrication. But there are multitudes upon whom, without some modification, it will operate with a grievous, not to say an unjust pressure. mean the numerous class who are dependent for support upon employment in offices, public and private—the lower order of beneficed clergy, and, in fact, all who derive from personal exertion an income barely adequate to the decent mainte nance of a family. To tax persons of this description in equal proportion with those deriving income from tangible pro perty, will have the effect, in very many instances, of leaving a bereaved family altogether destitute of suort. knknowthat a life insurance i s th e only mode of securing futurelie ~e , P to those left behind w i t h out any other inheritance; and also know, that if thi s b e effected at all out of a stipend of £l5O or £2OO, it must b e done, even to a small are;,'ilat, b it; dint of good management and great economy. in addition to other rates and taxes, £4. is. 6(1. a s re ., t u ak_e' i income tax out of his £l5O, what possible rn,ean_tliresly': Sir, of making the least provision for the future? the humanity of the legislature will ld occasion ; spread suffering the enactment in q uesti d n of the necessity of and the premier himself will be convince the m eantime, it o some modification of his original plan._ ikely to be affected t deeply concerns the mass of pt•rso_il o s use ourommonts?—iereis state their case by petition to the fo li r that ppose no be alivewotuo the widely_ membering that in taking steps to be lost.-1 am, Sir, yours, March 17, 1842. tak[e"s7er o n - t ea somewhatcanilot but gloomythink that yv our o te: s o p p e e c r t a e t d i o c r o l correspondent d p rly ready to admit that upon in given above. We are perfec posed income tax upon the classes particulrisediu his letter per a nnum, arising from salaries and other sources of a similar description, the pressure is, comes of £l5O and I: 200 perhaps, the most severe wbich can.f unaccompaniedb e ) i i. n te, s a t or a f n N,. c ui e la d tb . lyen T i o t ha some with a stipend of small amount 6 to support a numerous c a om se f r o io rt u : d o it f u X re s to or met a inconvenience,faaliivitiecessaries. Our correspondent must bear i -, a change in the mode of the taxa t io n . y,tbeuit:siti subtraction tdpiecop:lirive him, 1 a re n d d uc e t , i . o e n n o al n r l e y ady subject, and that b mind, however, that the imposition of an income tax is, to in ,h he w ill t y lsa a m c p o t r i r o e n sponding :"gerhediauctici:ixohtinoitithe duties upon articles of co probably be reimbursed nearly the which be thus pays. Let our whole of the amount effect of the remodification of correspondent calculate the price of the various articles our commercial tariff upon the which he uses in his family— upon the price of butche r ' s &c. And we think he will meat, groceries, s ho es , f u rniture, so material a loser as he find that in re a lity he will not be gumption, too, he will be suPposes. In these articles of con lion ; the inco me ta benefated by a permanent reduc tion the three x will in all probability not extend be yondwill endea vour on years, as propo se d by Sir Robert Peel. We of the probable an early o ccas i on to make out an estimate Consumption of effect of the re d u ction in question upon the respond:mt.__ _ such f am ili es as are pointed to by our cur- Ed• L. S.] The Brighto n Guardian reports a coroner's inquest otr , lienl 4 i. aged fifty y ears , a t rav elling mendcant, whose rY is- death was occasioned by eating muscles. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The statements of " Argus" are their own refutation ;—it would be attaching too much importance to his oft-refuted fallacies to notice them at the length adopted by " Justitia." We must decline the " Lines on the Death of an Infant." The manuscript is left for the writer in the publishers' office. Ziberpoot a,tanbarb.