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SKETCHES IN PARLIAMENT 'No. 4 (FOR THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.) DEBATE UPON THE FIRST CLAUSE OF LORD MORPETH'S IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.- DEFEAT OF MINISTERS. APRIL 26Tn. The interest excited by the committal of Lord Morpeth's Irish Registration Bill last night was increased by the cir cumstance, that not only had ministerial circulars of the most pressing nature been issued to their usual supporters, but that a very numerous meeting of the opposition held in the course of the day at the residence of Sir Robert Peel, the proceedings of which, having transpired, afforded every reason for the hope that at length that great leader of his party had determined to throw off the apathy, which for some time past has characterised his parliamentary conduct, and to assume that firm and peremptory position towards the degraded ministerial faction which his country, every day more loudly, demands at his hands. Long before four o'clock the neighbourhood of Palace-yard was thronged with equipages of every description ; the lobbies of the House Were filled with anxious and excited Nees. Upon the order of the day being read Lord Howick rose, and proceeded to move his amendment upon the first clause of the bill, in ac cordance with the terms of his notice. Ills lordship's speech, which was an exceedingly creditable one, was listened to throughout with deserved attention ; and his recognition of tha principle that an interest in the profits of the land, and not a mere occupation, had ever been the basis of the county franchise, was received with loud cheering from the conservative portion of the house The reply of Lord Morpeth was more feeble than any thing wisich I have ever listened to from that noble lord. Almost entirely void of argument, and wholly wanting in dignity, it was in fact little more than an appeal ad misere cordiam addressed to his refractory supporter. His lord ship's manner and features, at the best of times not a little ridiculous, were, on this occasion, positively ludicrous ; and when in an appealing tone he enlarged upon the sacrifices which he and his brother ministers had been willing to make for the purpose of securing for a little while longer the sweets of office—when he reminded the house that " certainly they had done their best to demonstrate that thav were not dis posed to stand upon extreme opinions," and that even since the recess they had " not hesitated to raise the franchise in a slight degree," in the hope of conciliating their wavering supporters, and averting the dreaded doom with which they were menaced, the house was almtist' convulsed with mingled laughter and disgust. Lord Morpeth was followed by Mr. C. Wood, the member for Halifax—(Lord Howiek's " double," as he has been very appropriately termed)—who in the course of a somewhat able speech, demonstrated a fact which perhaps may not a little I such giants astonish some of your Clayton-square ' distinguished individuals ever listen to two sides of any question. The alteration of the proposed amount of rating from £5 to £B, will, in operation, be an effectual and an ex tensive measure of disfranchisement of the existing body of electors. Yes, a whig measure,—Lord Morpeth's own pet bantling—contains that very " disfranchising principle," the alleged existence of which, in Lord Stanley's bill, was made the ground of a yell of execration directed against that noble man, as " the enemy of the liberties and the franchises of the Irish people "—as " Scorpion Stanley " ! In the returns brought before the house by government, and prepared by their poor-law officials, Mr. Wood " found that in fouiteen unions the number of £lO voters was stated, and the number under £8 ; and it appeared that out of the £lO voters in these fourteen unions nearly one-sixth would be disfran chised by the proposition of Lord Morpeth." Perhaps the discovery of this circumstance, only within the last day or two—owing to the protracted production of the returns from which it has transpired —may account for the evident want of fervour with which it was supported during the debate by the arch-agitator and his party. Lord Morpeth has evidently— to use a vulgar phrase—" put his foot in it." After a few words from Sir C. Grey, Lord Stanley pre sented himself at the table, and in thatdignified and straight forward manner which distinguishes him, laid before the house the course which the conservative party had determined to pursue upon the question before it. After a few words, uttered in a very low tone, by' the evi dently chopfallen member- for Dublin, Lord John Russell indulged himself in one of those petulant and delamatory harangues which,(as was well remarked by Sir Robert Peel) he is in the habit of addressing to the democratic portion of the house, " when he has some very defective cause to ad- vocate." The speech of Sir Robert Peel, however, was, lence," the speech of the evening, - whether as regards Man ner or matter. Sir Robert proved incontestibly that, upon the authority even of the member fur Dublin himself, the " par excel- argument put forward by ministers with respect to the con traction assumed to have taken place in the registries of Ire land was utterly untenable ; that at the present moment the number of electors entitled to exercise the franchise in that Co unty exceeds considerably the number calculated upon, as to be created by the Irish Reform Bill; and that the noble lord, by the bill before the house, had not remedied one, even, of the alleged evils complained of. Sir Robert then asked with that lofty contempt which befitted him—" Why, what confidence could we place in you as legislators fit to deal with this subject ?" What, indeed ! The right honourable baronet then addressed himself more Particularly to the details of the subject, and as distinctly se parated himself as Lord Stanley had previously done, from both the amendment and the clause, intimating the same de termination to stand upon principle alone, and upon the un aided strength of his own party. " The question before the house," urged Sir Robert in conclusion, " is this—whether her Majesty's government have made a provision which en titles them to the public confidence of the house ; and I must say that the course they have pursued on the Irish franchise uPPears to me To DISRNTITLE THEM TO THE CONFIDENCE OF THE HOUSE OR THE COUNTRY." An opinion which the Perfect BURST OF CHEERING from the Conservative party proved to be that which is generally entertained. As a whole, the speech of the right hon. baronet was wor thy alike of the orator and the statesman. It is evident that Sir Robert is at length roused to the noble effort of rousing his fellow -countrymen from the thraldom of a despicable fac tion, and a thousand thousand hearts, throughout the land, will beat with gratitude, and a thousand tongues will be raised to honour him• •• • " But the great mendicant"—it will be asked—' was be?" Alas, alas for Derrynane ! its occupant was pre sent ; but in body alone. The bulky form still encumbered the ministerial benches ; but the braggart spirit of the " bully" had evaporated—bad disappeared with the fifth rat ing clause. He had his little growl, however, still; but he " roared gently as any sucking dove." He told us how " peaceably and well organized" his country, was. He la mented how little the house knew of that country, " which contained five millions (!!) of persons who never tasted the liquor of intoxication, and ended, as all his harangues end, with a slander and a threat commingled against the English nation. Alas for the agitator ! his day, it is greatly to be feared, is gone by, unless his performances be from hence forth upon a different platform. In sheer compassion, there fore. I will refrain from noticing more than, en passant, the quotations of his past elegancies of diction, with which Sir Robert Peel completed his discomfiture, and that of his wretched slaves—the baffled and beaten ministry. After a short cock-crowing and a little shaking of feathers from " the smallest man in the House of Commons," the house divided, and Lord John, much, no doubt, to his dis comfiture, found himself in a minority of TWENTY-ONE In that comfortable position for the present I must leave him. ." where THE NEW STEAMER ERIN GO BRAGII This is is a new iron steamer, the property of the City of Dublin Company, and is intended to ply on the Shannon. She is a splendid vessel, and is upwards of 300 tons measure ment. She started from this town yesterday week, at half past five, a.m., and, though little favoured by the wind, made a pleasant and rapid run to Cape Clear in 38 hours. On the morning of Saturday, about two o'clock, the wind increased to a gale, and finally, towards six o'clock. to a hur ricane. The vessel behaved admirably ; and at the height of the first gale, (between five in the morning and eleven,) such was the dreadful cross sea, and the fury of, the wind, that . her hull and engines were put to a most setere test. She contrived to make considerable way at every slight subside meat of the waves, and though she drifted to leeward very considerably, she eventually, as it turned out, made a good offing. Her buoyancy, when assailed by the terrific waves that threatened to swamp her, was very great ; and she shipped comparatively few seas. A wooden vessel under sail alone, could not, if so taken on a lee shore, have escaped de struction. As it was, about six o'clock, one wave that broke over her weather bow as she lay to, carried away one of he r fore-gang ways, (forming a part of the bulwarks,) together with a stauncheon ; filled her main deck, and did some damage to her head rails, &c. In putting a preventer sheet on the fore stay-sail, about this time, the mate was struck by the sheet block on his right arm above the wrist, and with such force that both bones were broken. He was, of course, disabled for the voyage, and was taken as much care of in the cabin as circumstances would allow. Two othersofthe crew, who were violently thrown f r om one side of the deck to the oth er , were so much hurt as to be unfit for duty, and a fourth be that those hands who were ,i, sa c ilors were much ciFne ill—so wheel, reduced, and a heavy duty, at the _devolved upon . the few that remained. Soon after eig k ht o'clock, the two men at the helm thought they saw brea ers over low . rocks on the lee, and gave the alarm. It was scarcely possible, as the vessel's head had long been to the westward, that what they saw were some of the Blaskett rocks ; but the an nouncement naturally produced alarm , and those who heard it expected, for a time, inevitable and speedy destruction, beyond the reach of human aid. It turned out, however, that they were mistaken. The broken tops of the longocean black waves on the lee, succeeded occasionally by lower and wavers that rolled away without breaking, led to the appre hension, if not the assurance, for some time, that they were right ; but it was soon found that they were in error, and confidence was again restored, though the ship was still actual danger from the hurricane, independently of the rocks. Towards eleven o'clock the wind moderated a little, but as it still blew dreadfully, and the sea was most trying, she con tinued to push on to the westward. On Tuesday morning she came safe up the Shannon, and arrived at Limerick about half-past seven. The Quay was crowded with people to welcome the arrival of the vessel, and she was throughout the day visited by many hundreds, if not thousands, of spectators, both of high and humble de gree, who expressed much admiration of her build, engines, and spacious and elegant accommodations. She appears to be a little weather-beaten, but her hull is uninjured, and a few days will suffice to repair the trifling damage she has sus tained in her upper wood-work. • The Erin Go Bragh, in fine, is a credit to the company to which she belongs, and will give an additional attraction to the Shannon as well as ;rove a furtherance to its comm e rce. MOST APPALLING OCCURRENCE. We are often compelled, as public journalists, to detail circumstances of the most heartrendin g character; but we have rarely been called upon to detail a more melancholy narrative of facts than is involved in the following brief statement of an appalling occurrence which took place in this town on Tuesday morning. About six o'clock on Tuesday morning the family of Mr. Jenner, a cotton-broker of this town, was thrown into the greatest consternation by an attempt made by Mr. Jenner to take away the life of his two children, his wife, and it is feared his own. The unfortunate gentleman has recently been ob,:erved to recal to his recollection several circumstances in his past life, when he was in a more prosperous condition, and the remembrance appeared to prey greatly upon his spirits, and, latterly, even to affect his mind. So much was this the case, that, in a fit of despair, he on Tuesday morn ing discharged a pistol at one of • his children, which, unhappily, took effect, and the poor boy is no more, lie almost at the same time discharged another at his wife, the contents of which lodged, we believe, in her head, but at the moment we write the lady is still alive, and it is the opinion of Mr. Ackerley, the surgeon, that she may possibly recover. The wretched man then endeavoured to bring his other boy to him, by speaking in the most, affectionate terms to him ; but the poor fellow, was too terrified to do so, and immediately fled from the house and gave the alarm to the police, who took his father into custody, where he now remains. Mr. Jenner gave himself into the possession of the police in the most quiet manner, and a double-barreled pistol was taken from him, and another was found at the back of the house. He (Mr. Jenner) has been noticed by all who knew him as a most affectionate ihusband ; and the only reason for the steps he liar taken is to' be found in the expression which it is stated Mr. Jenner has been heard to utter,—that he would rather see his wife and family dead than afflicted by poverty. Mr. Jenner was noticed last on Monday evening, about five o'clock, by a gentleman with whom he was in company, to be in a very excited state of mind, and talked much of his reduced circumstances and disappointed prospects, which were more likely to make a deep impression on his mind, from his having been many years since engaged in a very lucrative line of business in Liverpool and Manchester. Subse quently to this lke became unfortunate, and commenced business in Charleston, where he realised a considerable sum of money, which was lost in the panic of 1825. He then established -himself as a cotton-broker in this town, with considerable success, until his health.gave way, and his con sequent inactivity in all probability, caused the gradual loss of his connections. About three years since he went to Glasgow to prosecute:the same business, but met with little or no encouragement, and about six months since returned to this town and took up his abode in Portland-place, Everton, and has since been strug gling with difficulties, under which it would appear his mind has been impaired. He has often expressed himself to those about him as a deeply injured man, and become so excited in the recital of his wrongs, whether fancied or real, as to produce an irritation of mind bordering upon insanity. As we previously noticed, his great and devoted attachment to his wife and children (two boys, the younger twelve years of age, deceased, the elder, about 15,) has induced him to commit this rash act, in preference to seeing them reduced to starvation and want. Mr. Jenner appears to be about fifty-five years of age. EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL OF MR JENNER. At two o'clock on Tuesday the prisoner was placed at the bar, before Mr. Rushton and Alderman Evans. To many of our readers his figure and appearance, Gre no doubt familiar. He is low set, rather broad, and round-shouldered, with a reddish face and bald head. A chair had been placed for him at the bar, to which he walked, and immediately sat down with his right side turned towards the magistrates. He sunk his head forwards, and thus remained during nearly the whole of the examination, a small portion of the upper part of his head alone being visible. Mr. Dowling said, the unfortunate prisoner at the bar was charged with having shot his son, and shot his wife, with in tent to kill her. Mr. Michael James Whitty was sworn, and deposed as follows :—This morning at seven o'clock I was sent for to go to a house in Portland-place, Roscommon-street. I went and found Mrs. Jenner lying in the front kitchen, with blood flowing from her head. She subsequently stated, in my hearing, that she had been shot in the head. I went to a front bed-room, and there found a boy with his head bound up and bloody. He was just able to draw breath at inter vals of about two minutes. We here introduce the deposition of Mrs. Jenner, which, though it was not read in the court, supplies the next link in the chain of evidence. Mary Jenner having been sworn, said, I am the wife of William Jenner. I got up this morning before five o'clock, and left Mr. Jenner in bed. We were preparing to go out of the house to live in another. I went down stairs and got a cup of tea_; I don't think my husband got up before half past five. He came down about that time. I t was certainly before six o'clock. He came down with his shoes in his hand, and said he would clean them as the servant was out. He went up again. I remember feeling something, and.l thought I had taken a fit. What occasioned the sensation I don't know. I heard the children scream. I was sensible before I spoke. I heard the children cry " Mannua,,rnamma, murder !' I called. for Mr. Jenner for God's sake to help me ; I did not know he had injured me. I did not see him after that. I cannot tell where I was standing when I re ceived the shock. lam not sensible who came to my assist ance. I cannot tell whether I heard anything before I fell. No one but the children and Mr. Jenner and the children and myself was in the house at the time. The servants were sleeping in another house. The next witness called was George Jenner, the surviving son of the prisoner, a fine boy aged nearly thirteen years. The poor little fellow looked exceedingly pale and ill, but he pre sented himself for examination with great firmness, and evinced remarkable intelligence in his replies to the questions chit to him. He said the prisoner William Jenner. is my father, and he and my mother resided in Portland-place, Roscommon-street. I slept in the front room over the front parlour, and my brother William slept with me. We both slept in one bed. This morning,,somewhere between a quar ter to six and a quarter past six o'clock, I was awakened by some report near me. I arose up, and saw that my father was standing by the side of the, bed on the side next to my brother. I and my brother both got out of bed, and I saw my brother standing near my father, who had a small pistol in his hand. I, caught hold of my father's hand, and begged him not to Ouch us. I did not exactly know what state my brother was in. hut I smelt a smell of burning, and I cried out murder, and ran down stairs. As I was going down stairs, I beard a report which seemed to come from my bed room. When I got down stairs I ran towards the front door to get out but I found the door fast, and then I went into the front parlour. My father came up to me, and I took two pistols out of his hand. I asked him what made him do it, and "he said he was crazy. I kept the pistols in my hand, and asked him where my mother was. lie said,, " Up stairs." I said I wanted to go and see her, but he said he would not let me, and he wanted to get the pistols off me. I did not rind my mother, but, as I was coming away, I saw something small lying on the bed, in my mother's bedroom. I thought it was a pistol, but I could not see dis tinctly. I came down again, and I think I went to the front door, but I don't recollect, I was so frightened. My brother and my mother were in- the house, and no one else, as the servants slept out. I had not seen my mother. I went into the parlour, and waited there till my father came to me. He had someting in his hand, He caught hold of me by the head, and directly I heard a report, but nothing touched me. He had a pistol in his hand, and I immediately caught hold of it and hit him on the side of the head with it. I had the two pistols in my hand which I had before taken from him, and this was a third pistol. I then heard my mother shout out something. I asked him where my mother was. He said she was lying down stairs, and I told him to let me go to her. I got away from him. He tried to detain me but I broke away from him. He tried to detain me but I broke away from him. I went down stairs, and I saw a pool of blood, and my mother lying on the kitchen floor. The blood seemed to come from her head, as her bead was lying in it. Her head was from the door. My father came into the kitchen. I said I would take the pistols and throw them away. He tried to prevent me. I reached the door that goes to the yard, and said I would throw them over the wall. He left loose of me then, and I took the three pistols and threw them all into the midden. I was going back to the kitchen when I heard him coming down the stairs, upon which I went back through the yard and opened the back door. He came to the door that goes to the lobby, and told me to come in and lift.my mother up. I said no, I would go and fetch a policeman to search him. I went out of the yard door and soon met a man. I asked him if he had seen a policeman. He asked me what was to do. I told him, and he said he would go and find a policeman for me. I was proceeding to Mr. 'Ackerly (the surgeon), when I saw the man tell the police, and I went on to Mr. Ackerley's, and the boy said he would send up Mr. Ackerley directly. The policemen were in the house when I got back. I told them where 1 had put the pistols. I did not see the police-officers find them. I have seen them since. They are the same I took from my father's hands. When I went up stairs I Tfoundi There my wa s b r b o l t o h o e d r lying down the on side of the bs floor o head. of i our o b o e o d ol -roam. d oot speak._ William Maddox, police-officer 285, sworn. I was return ing from duty at twenty minutes past six o'clock this morn ing. I was in Great Homer-street. The last witness and a man both came to me nearly together. The man told me I must go to No. 25, Portland-place, as the boy's father had shot his (the boy's) mother and brother. I went there. I knocked at the front door several times. It was not opened. At length a man's voice as k e d if it was G eorge . I made no answer. A voice, which I suppose was the prisoner's, was heard again repeating the Question. I said yes," and he opened the door immediately. It appeared to me that the door was not locked, but only latched. I went into the house. He (the prisoner) did not speak, but stood in the lobby. asked him what was to do. He did not speak. Two other officers came, and I heard a noise and proceeded forward to the kitchen. 1 found Mrs. Jenner lying on the kitchen floor. There was a great quantity of blood on the floor. I tried to lift her up on a chair. Some one came down, and by the as sistance of that person, I placed her on a Chair. She was bleeding very much from a wound on the right side of her head. She cried out " Who's that ?" I told her'it was a police-officer. She asked me what I wanted there? I told her I was coming to assist her to get in a chair. She asked me where Mr. Jenner was. I told her up stairs. But this time Mr. Ackerley came down. I afterwards, inconsequence of what the boy told me, examined the midden. Assisted by officer John Thomas, I laded the water out till I found a pistol. I then came up out of the midden. (Witness here produced a small double-barelled pistol which had been found.) John Thomas, who had assisted me, now proceeded with the search, and I saw him find two other.pistols exactly similar to the one I had fund. They are all made double barrelled rifle pistols. One barrel of the pistol I found was still loaded. They have percussion locks, and there was a cap in the nipple of the loaded barrel. John Thomas took the cap off. The upper barrel was unloaded. Thos. Wallace, police-officer 316, sworn. I accompanied the last witness into the house of the prisoner. I saw Mr. Jenner standing in the passage. I did not speak to him, and he did not speak. I went down after Maddox, and assisted him to raise Mrs. Jenner. I went up stairs and found a boy lying on the floor before the window. He was wounded on the side of his head, and insensible. I set him on a chair and called for the doctor, who was in the kitchen. He came up and dressed his head. 1 put him in the bed, and he re mained there till he died. I staid by his side till he died, which was about twenty minutes past ten o'clock. John Thomas, police-officer 338, sworn. I went to Mr. Jenner's house about seven o'clock, and found the other officers there. I assisted Maddox to search the midden. I saw Maddox find the pistol which he produced. When I took the pistol from him the lower barrel had a cap on ; the upper barrel had been discharged. I continued to search, and found other two pistols, which I produce. They are double barrelled pistols of exactly similar construction to that found by Maddox. One barrel in each is loaded with ball, and, I h ave no d ou b t, powder. George Ar c h er , police officer 67, sworn. About twenty minutes past six o'cl oc k I went with the ot h er o ffi cers to th e house of Mr. Jenner. I entered behind them and I found Mr. Jenner standing inside the passage and I took hold of him, and asked him what was to do. He made no answer. I searched him. In his right hand coat pocket I found this p i s t o l. (Witness here produced a pistol of similar construc tion to the others.) He had the coat on as now. (The pri soner wore a light gray cloth or frieze dressing gown.) This pistol is loaded. It had two caps on ; one on each nipple, and was on the full cock. I had some trouble to get it from him, and in the struggle the caps fell off. The barrels of this pistol were unscrewed by Mr. Whitty and then handed to the officer. Both barrels were found to be loaded with powder and ball. Bryce Smith, inspector of police, sworn. I went to the prisoner's house about balf-past six or twenty minutes to seven. I saw the prisoner in the parlour. I searched the house. In a leather ease, in the back bed-room, I found two small powder flasks with powder in them, a tin box full of percussion caps, a bullet mould, and two papers of bullets. In a drawer I found this phial. (Witness produced Lip ounce phial, which was about one-third full of a dark-coloured liquid, which was pronounced to be laudanum.) Iris labelled laudanum. I returned to the parlour. He said Mr. Roberts or Mr. Robertson, 1 am not sure which, is all to blame for this. He further said, "If we had all four gone to the ceme tery it would have been all right." He spoke on his way to Bridewell of his wife. He said, "My wife has been a good wife to me." And "My two poor boys !" Witness pro duced a boy's night cap. which was crimsoned with fresh blood. He had found it in the bed-room. A large hole had been burned in it near where the crown of the head would go. This it is supposed has been done by the wadding of the pistol, and it is presumed that it accounted for the smell of burning which the boy, George Jenner, perceived when he' got out of bed. Jonathan Andres, inspector of police, sworn.. I went to Mr. Jenner's house, "at twenty minutes to seven o'clock. Hartley was with the prisoner, and his son George was pre sent. He asked his father, why he shot his mother and bro ther. He (the prisoner) appeared greatly distressed, and said, " We should all have come to poverty." The boy said, " Yes, and youintended to have shot me too:" He replied, " Yes, George." I asked him, what could have caused him to commit such a rash act? I did not caution him. He an swered, that Ile had been unfortunate in business, and had been labouring under insanity for a length of time. He asked the boy, if he had not been a good father up to that time ? He said, " I have a good wife and a good family." He called about a Mr. Roberts, saying, " Oh, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roberts! what have you done for my wife and family ?" I was with Inspector Smith when he found the powder-flasks and balls in a leather case, in the back bed-room, under the bed where the prisoner slept. _ _ Mr. Parkinson, the governor of the Bridewell, sworn. , I saw the prisoner in Bridewell about half-past nine o'clock this morning. I went to see him. I told him, that while he was under my care, whatever he wished should be done for him. He thanked me, and said he wished particularly to know how his wife and child got on ? [Here the prisoner appeared to sink forward on the chair,. and a moan of great anguish burst from him. His son George, who had at first been taken by Mr. Rushton's direc tions into a private room, but who had for some reason re turned to the court, sunk in his seat also, and was led away weeping bitterly. Many of the spectators were greatly affected at this and many of the distressing incidents which were de veloped during the examination.] Mr. Parkinson (in continuation.)—l said I would send to inquire immediately. He walked across his cell two or three times, and then said he had shot one child ; he knew it was dead before he left home. He wished to know how his wife was. He spoke a good deal about how hardly he had been used. He said the world had frowned• upon him lately, and his friends had neglected him, and much more to the same purport. _ _ Mr. Richard Ackerley, surgeon, Grelt Homer-street, sworn.—l was sent for this morning, about a quait:r to seven o'clock. to go to the house of Mr. Jenner, in Portland place. I went there, and was directed first to the kitchen. I found Mrs. Jenner sitting in a chair, supported by a police officer. Sue was bleeding from the right side of her head ; but, from the quantity of hair, I could not see the wound. On examiwition, I found an opening in the back part of her head, throuoi which a ball had entered. A portion of the bone, about the.size of the ball, was depressed. It was on the dura mater. That portion of the bone has been removed, but the ball still remains in the brain. 1 went up stairs, and found the boy also sitting in a chair, supported by a police officer. He appeared quite insensible, and was bleeding from two wounds, one at the right side of his head, at the back, and the other at the front on the left side of his head. Both these wounds had been occasioned by the same ball, which had passed through. He was insensible, and breathing heavily. He died in two or three hours. When I saw Mr. Jenner, I said to him, " Mr. Jenner, this is a very lamenta-. ble circumstance." He said, " Yes—my poor wife! She has been the best wife in the world to me." He said, " You know, Mr. Ackerly, I am a deranged man : you have been here before." I said, " I have ; but I never expected to see you under such circumstances as the present." I had been called in to him on the 4th September last, when it was said that lie had taken poison. His son said he had seen him swallow it. I could not say, in point of fact, that he had taken poison. A phial of prussic acid was found in his pos session, and two ounce phials of laudanum. The room smelled strongly of prussic acid. I gave him an emetic, but I could not rind any smell of prussic acid in what he dis charged, because of the strong smell of prussic acid in the room. I tried some of the prussic acid which I found in his possession on a cat, and it destroyed it almost immediately. An empty phial which had contained prussic acid was found in the room. By Mr. Rushton.—Suppposing a phial of prussic acid like that found to have been taken, it would have produced death in about two minutes. The prisoner was not altogether coherent this morning. Mr. Thomas Blisset, gunmaker, 8, South Castle-street, sworn. I sold the four double-barrelled pistols produced to the prisoner all at the same time, on the sth of March last. I sold him the pistols, a bullet-mould, two powder-flasks filled with powder, a box of caps for each pan, and thirty balls. He first called, and said he had received an order from America, where he had been. He appeared to be reading the order from a letter. He said he was to send out two pair of double-barrelled pistols if they could be procured for five pounds. I told him he could not have two pair of double barrelled holster Mstols for that sum, but hemiight have two brace of good double-barrelled pocket pistols for six pounds. He said they were for a friend in America, and as he knew what would suit for that' country, having been there, he would not mind, if the pistols appeared likely to answer, ad vancing the additional pound. I shewed him the pistols, and he agreed to purchase those which have been produced. He said he would call again in an hour. He called in an hour, and he brought with him the leather case which has been al luded to. He said he did not understand the construction of the pistols, and requested me to load them for him. It appeared, from the further testimony of Mr. Blisset, and subsequently that of his man, that the pistols were sold load ed, and that the prisoner had again called on Friday ; but he expressing some fears that the pistols might have received injury by being so long loaded, got Mr. Blisset's man to dis charge all, and re-load one pair. He called on Saturday, and ordered some more bullets, and on Monday he called and got these bullets. _ He told Mr. Blisset and his man that he wished to have the pistols ready by Tuesday, for he was go ing to Manchester. where he should pack these, with other goods, to send to America. Mr. Ackerley stated, in addition to his former testimony, that the depressed pieces of skull had been removed, and that Mrs. Jenner bore the operation well ; but she was in extreme danger. When he was called in to the prisoner, at the time when he was stated . to have taken prussic acid, Mr. Banning, who attended with him, wished to have him con fined in a lunatic asylum, but Mrs. Jenner would not consent. Mr. Rushton tailed the prisoner by name, and he stood up with an appearance of firmness and composure. In reply to Mr. Rushton's question as to whether he had anything to say, he said, after speaking a few words to his attorney, " nothing ,at present." He signed his name at the foot of the depositions with great readiness. The witnesses were oound over to appear at the next as sizes, in recognisances of £lOO each, and the prisoner was committed for trial. THE INQUEST On Wednesday morning a Coroner's Jury was impanelled, and an inquisition was taken at the Sessions-house, before P. F. Curry, Esq., Coroner, on view of the body of William Jeuner, jun. The testimony adduced was similar to that heard before the magistrates. The four pistols were pro duced. Three of them had been found in the midden by the officers. These were found to be loaded each in one barrel with powder and ball. One barrel in each was empty, and exploded caps were on the nipples. Both barrels in the ►`'ourth pistol, which was taken from Mr. Jenner's pocket, were loaded, and both nipples capped. The prisoner appeared even more distressed than on Tues day. While his son was giving his testimony the prisoner wept almost incessantly. When the boy had concluded, the prisoner made a request through his attorney, Mr. Wardle, that•his son might be allowed to sit beside him. This was acceded to, and the boy went over and took his seat beside his father, who received him with open arms and with every demonstration of intense affection. He entered into a whis pered conversation with his son, sat with his arm round his neck, and appeared greatly comforted by his proximity. The Jury having heard all the evidence, and received a brief statement of the law appertaining to the case from the Coroner, returned a verdict of wilful murder. The prisoner was removed, and the boy George Jeuner was consigned to the care of his uncle. Soon after the termination of the investigation, the Coro ner entered, accompanied by James Aikin, Esq., a member of the Town-council, and of the Dock Committee. The Co roner stated, that Mr. Aikin was desirous of taking the boy, (Mr. Jenner's son) to his house, where he should be taken great care of, and where every kindness should be shown to him. This offer the uncle respectfully declined, alleging, that it was the earnest desire of Mr. Jenner, that the boy should remain with him till Mr. Jenner, (the prisoner's brother) arrived from London. It was stated, that Mr. Rushton had ordered ten pounds to be placed at Mrs. Jen ner's disposal, to meet any expenses that may be required at her home. In fact, the sympathy excited on behalf of this unhappy family is unbounded. Mrs. Jenner's case having caused much anxiety, and as there are many contradictory reports in circulation relative to it, we have thought well to obtain the following statement from the medical attendants :—Mr. Ackerley, having been sent for, found Mrs. Jenner with a small wound through the scalp, at the back of the head, about three inches from the ear ; in examination showed that the skull was fractured and that'fhere was. a portion of bone driven in. Mr. Ackerley immediately sent for Mr. Gill and Mr. Banner, surgeons to ,the hospital, who agreed in opinion as to the necessity of tre panning the skull, for the purpose of removing the pieces of bone which were filtrating on the brain, and in the hope of finding the ball which had inflicted the injury. The operation was accordingly performed by Mr. Banner, assisted by Messrs. Gill and Ackerley, and several pieces of bone were removed—one piece larger than the others, of the circumfe rence of the bullet. These were resting on the membranes of the brain; a shell of the ball was found attached to the bone and was also removed ; this was equal in weight to about one-fourth of a bullet ; it had an appearance as if the ball had been badly moulded, as if an outer layer had chipped off. A small opening was perceived through the membranes into the brain which had been made by the bullet, and which, from its position, it was impracticable to interfere with ; thus, it is conjectured that at least three-fourths of the ball remain lodged in the brain. Mrs. Jennerias continued quite sensible, and is going on well. She has passed a restless night, and suffers much mental affliction. Major Hindley died on Tuesday morning of apoplexy, in the Aigburth omnibus, on his way to town. PERRY'S INKSTAND.—We beg to recommend Mr. Perry's inkstand. It is one of the most capital inventions of the present day. Mn. JULIEN'S CONCERTS.—A great treat is in store for the musical world next week in these concerts. Mr. Julien has been drawing tremendous audiences at Manchester. The performers are all eminent in their profession. MR. GEORGE ROBINS.—We perceive from the metropo litan press, that this celebrated gentleman will attend in this town in June next, for the purpose of disposing of the pro perty at Aigburth, known by the name of the " Aigburth Hall Estate." No doubt many of our townsmen will be anxious to see the " facial developements" of this . renowned personage. STRANGE CASE.—lnformations were returned to the quarter sessions in Longford, against a magistrate of that and the neighbouring county for felony—namely, for robbing, a gentleman, in whose room he slept at an inn, of tour sove reigns. He denied the theft in the first instance, but, on being searched, the money was found on his person. He than acknowledged having taken it, but said it was merely a joke. The gentleman who was robbed, not having been even an acquaintance of the magistrate in question, did not un derstand the nature of the joke, and proceedings were irnme-' diately taken. Bail, however, was accepted, and the gentle- . man was allowed to go at large. In the fulness of time the case was called for trial before Mr. Tighe, the assistant bar rister ; but the justi ce o f quorum vriis not forthcoming. His recognizances were accordingly estreated, and a bench war rant will soon be issued for his apprehension. Be is a man of some fifteen'or sixteen hundreds a year, we understand, related to a nobleman of high rank in the vicinity.—Dublin, Evening Post. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The dock committee met yesterday, when the following members were present :—Messrs. Benn, (chairman), Hors fall, Barclay, T. Holt, Holmes, Quayle, Aiken, Booth, Mel lor, Bulky, G. Holt, Evans, Tobin, Ripley, Chapman, and Middleton. A complaint was made by Mr. Lowe, merchant, against Mr. Cosnahan, master.of George's-dock, under the following circumstances :—A vessel called the Mary, laden with malt, belonging to Mr. Lowe, had been taken into George's-dock on Saturday, and removed from her berth, by the dock mas ter's directions, whilst a cart on the quay, which was taking away the cargo, was partly filled. The weather was then wet, and in consequence some damage was apprehended. Mr. Lowe sent to the dock master to ascertain the cause of this proceeding,and his answer was that " he would do what he pleased either for Mr.'Lowe or Mr. High." The answer of the dock-master was to the effect that, another vessel called the Edith was in turn for the berth before the Mary, that it was necessary the Mary should be removed, which was only for ten minutes. to facilitate the working of the dock, and that the nature of the message he had sent to Mr. Lowe had been misrepresented. Mr. Lowe, the dock-master, a dock gateman, and a wareh ouseman i n the service of Mr. Lowe, having been heard, they were requested to retire whilst the committee deliberated. The dock-master was then called in, and the chairman told him the committee were of opinion that.there was no occasion for him to have sent a saucy mes sage to Mr. Lowe, or for mixing himself up in a squabble between the dock-gatemen and the warehouseman, he ought to have been above that. 'He appeared to have been influ enced by the report of the dock-gateman, nevertheless he he ought to have sent a civil answer to a civil message ; the committee thought he had sent the message in language which was offensive, and they hoped he would be more guarded in future. The dock-master then retired. Mr. Evans, with due deference to the chair, asked, if in this re proof he had not gone beyond the intention of the commit tee? Mr. Aiken, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Chapman, and others, said the chairman certainly had not, and the matter then dropped. The Surveyor, under the direction of the committee of works, submitted the plans and elevations of three houses fon three of the dock -masters, and of one for the south har bour-master. They were approved of. The sub-committee for the department of the harbour-mas ters and dock-masters submitted a variety of recommenda tions and suggestions, which they considered should be carried into effect as early as might be deemed advisable. They were that the slips now existing on the quays of the Queen's Dock should be built up so as to make the quays of an equal height all round the dock ; that the sheds on the east and west quays he continued up to the south end of the dock ; that the crane now placed at the north end of the dock be removed and placed on the north-east side; and that permission be granted to ships to use the crane on the south side of the Brunswick Dock when not in use by the surveyor. The sub-committee then strongly impressed upon the general committee that it was highly desirable to have gates to the entrance of King's and Queen's basin. The other recom mendations related to additional landing stages and sheds at various"docks, and included several minor alterations. A desultory discussion took place on these recommenda tions between Messrs. T. Holt, Tobin, Chapman, Evans, Horsfall, and others, chiefly as to the placing of gates. at the entrance of the Queen's Dock.—Mr. Evaxs thought the recommendation was premature, although he approved of the design.—Mr. TOBIN stated that two years ago the subject had been fully investigated before a sub-committee, when all the evidence, which was taken down by a short-hand. hand writer, except that of one man, was against the putting down of gates. To this it was replied that at that time the committee did not contemplate the lengthening of the pier, which they did now, and which would render gates a very great improvement. Eventually, on the suggestion of Mr. Mellor and others, the consideration of the recommendation was postponed for a fortnight, and the sub-committee in the meantime requested to look over the evidence taken on the subject two years ago. _ _ The amount of dues received at Runcorn from the 25th March to the 24th instant, were reported to be £l4O 12s 11d. The committee then separated. LIVERPOOL BOOK OF REGISTRY-PUBLIC MEETING. . A strong feeling being entertained that the interests of the shipowners, merchants and underwriters are not fairly repre sented or protected by the committee of the London Registry of British and Foreign Shipping, and that the importance of the vast commerce of this port imperatively demands a Liver pool book of registry, based on principles of substantial jus tice and equity, in order to obtain a faithful and continued accurate classification of the mercantile marine, a public meeting was held in the Underwriters' Committee-room, at two o'clock on Tuesday last, to consider the best means of effecting so desirable an object. Upon the motion of Mr. CHAPMAN, the chair was taken by Mr. Councillor QUAYLE, who said the meeting had been called pursuant to an advertisement, and that it had originated with many who felt themselves aggrieved by the present sys tem of registration of shipping pursued by Lloyd's, in the hope that some arrangement might be made whereby the pro prietary of Liverpool shipping would be placed on a more advantageous footing. The chairman then read the resolu tions which had been prepared, and said that as he believed the feeling in favour of a change was pretty general, the better plan would be to have the resolutions duly proposed and seconded. With the view of showing the zeal with which the subject was likely to be taken up, he read the following letter, which had been received from Messrs. An derson, Garrow, and Co. : " Liverpool, April 23, 1841 " Dear Sir,—Exercise your discretion in placing our firm on the list of contributors to the guarantee fund for establish ing a new Book of Registry at Liverpool, to the extent of from £5O to £lOO. At the same time be good enough to en rol us as annual subscribers. We should be most happy to co-operate with you in any pther way towards the accomplish ment of your object. Nil desperandunz.—We are, dear sir, yours truly, _ " ANDERSON, GARROW, and Co. " H. Chapman, Esq." A short desultory conversation ensued, in the course of which the system pursued at Lloyds was universally con demned ; but it was asked whether any communication had been made to them, to say that unless they improved their plans a local board would be established in Liverpool ? It was also asked whether any communication had been had with Glasgow, Bristol, Hull, and the other outports, with the view of ascertaining whether they would coalesce in the con templated movement? Mr. CHAPMAN replied—Lloyd's had been already tried, but they had returned an official answer from London saying, that the committee saw nothing to induce them to alter their determination. A local committee for Liverpool, to which to refer any cases of dispute had been demanded, and that also had been denied; and, at the same time, the Liverpool ship owners were told that if they were strong enough they might get a book of registry of their own. It was a notorious fact that the gross revenue derived from the surveys last year had amounted to about £2,400, while the entire expense of maintaining the establishment did not exceed £1,200; so that in the course of one year they h a d a b so l u t e ly t a k en a sum of £lOOO, or thereabouts, in hard cusp, from Liverpool alone, and as long as such a power was placed in their hands, 33 long would they be allowed to whip the Liverpool ship owners with impunity. (Hear, hear.) The more they ob tained power , the m ore would the shipping interests be op pressed. If the resolutions read by the chairman were adopted, and a provisional committee appointed, the rules and regulations at Lloyd's would be thoroughly sifted, amended, and ameliorated ; and in executing their task, the said committee would be assisted by the master-builders and Mr. Bayley, whose sound judgment was admitted on all hands; and then another meeting would be convened, at which the rules would be submitted; if such rules should happen to be adopted at other ports well and good ; if not, Liverpool would act independently of them. (Cheers.) The several resolutions, which will be found in our adver tising columns, were then proposed, seconded, and carried unanimously ; after which, the sum of £3OOO was subscribed to a guarantee fund. Thanks were then returned to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA. The British: and North American royal mail steam-ship Acadia, Captain Miller, arrived at Boston, on Wednesday morning, 17th April, at half-past seven o'clock, from Liver pool, whence she sailed on the afternoon of the 19th March, making the passage in eighteen clays and a half. She arrived at Halifax on Monday, the sth April, at six o'clock, a.m., and left on the evenin g of the same day, at six o'clock. Dur ing the whole passage she experienced the most extraordi nary rough and boisterous weather, but proved herself able to meet and ride out in safety the most violent gales. Some reports having been circulated that this vessel sus tained considerable damage during her outward voyage to Halifax and Boston, we have pleasure in subjoining the copy of a letter, received by Messrs. M'lver, from her gallant cap tain, and also an abstract of her log. <<" Acadi a , B os t on, A pr il 9, 1841 . Gentlemen,-1 beg to announce our safe arrival at this port, after a very severe passage of eighteen and a half days ; the gale having commenced at Holyhead, blew for eleven days without (scarcely) intermission. I send herewith a copy of the abstract of the log. The ship has sustained no damage whatever beyond the breaking away of one of the trail boards, and the " scalping "of the figure head.—l re main, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " EDWARD C. MILLER. " Messrs. D. and C. M'lver. P.S.—The passengers bore all the unpleasantness of such a c v oyage with mu c h pat i ence, scarcely a murmur was heard. OUTWARD LOG OF THE STEAM-SHIP ACADIA. March 19th—Wind S.W. : P.M., started from the Sloyne, detained 2 hours in the bay to get rid of pilot-9 set on. 20th—Wind S.S.W.: running down channel—Fresh gales and cloudy, with rain ; 8 P.M, Tuskar N.N.W. 7 miles. 21st—Wind S.S.W.: standing down channel—Strong gales and cloudy, with heavy rain and sea. 22nd—Wind westerly . course S. 77 W. (from Cape Clear,) distance 103 miles, lat. 50 43 N., lon. 12 2 W.—Fresh gales, with heavy squalls of hail and high cross sea. 23rd—Wind W.N.W. to S.W. by W.: course S. 85 W., distance 101 miles, lat. 50 35 N., lon. 14 46 W.---Strong with heavy squalls of hail and high cross sea. 24th—Wind S.W. : course S. 7 9 4 W., distance 150 miles, lat. 70 8 N., lon. 1837 W.—Fresh gales, w i t h ra i n and heavy cross sea. 25th—Wind westerly : course S. 61 W., distance 114 miles, lat. 49 15 N., lon. 21 5 W.—Strong gales, with heavy squalls. rain and lightning and high sea. 26th—Wind N.N.W. : course 62 W., di s t ance 176 miles, lat. 47 53 N., lon. 25 30 W S .—Strong breezes, with heavy squalls and rain. 27th—Wind W.N.W., S.W., and W. by N.. course S. 76 \V., distance 149 miles, lat. 47 18 N ., l ou. 28 35 W.— 1 Strong gales, with heavy sea and squalls. 28th—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., course S. 78 W., dis tance 108 miles, 1at.46 56 N., lon. 31 10 W.—Hardgales, with heavy head sea, accompanied with violent squalls and rain. 29th—Wind W.N.W. to W.S.W., course S. 75 W., dis tance 113 miles, lat. 4626 N., lon. 33 49 W.—Strong breezes and squally, with heavy sea; P.M., strong gales and squally, with sea and rain. 30th—Wind S.W. to N.W., course S. 76 W., dis. 139 miles, lat. 45 54 N., lon. 37 4 W.—Hard gales, with heavy sea and rain; Noon, tine weather, with heavy swell; P.M., wind again increasing to a gale. 31st—Wind S.W. to N.W., course S. 81 W., dis. 174 miles, lat. 45 27 N., I o n: 41 10 W.—Fresh gales an d squa ll y. April Ist—Wind N., course S. 81 W., dis. 205 miles, lat. 44 46 N., lon. 45 54 W. —Strong breezes and cloudy ; P.M., fine weather. 2d—Wind N.N.E. N. and S.W., course S. 86 W., dis. 211 miles, lat. 44 34 N., lon. 50 50 W.—A.M., fine weather ; Noon, strong breezes with rain. 3d—Wind S.E. by E. , S.«'. and W.N.W., course N. SG W., dis. 228 m iles, lat. 41 51 N., lon. 56 10 W.—Strong breezes with rain and fog ; P.M., strong ;ales and squally. 4th—Wind V.N.W., course N. 89 W., dis. 176 'miles, lat. 44 53 N., lon. 60 18 W.—Strong pales and c l ear . sth—Wind S.S.E. ; 6 a.m. arrived at Cuna r d' s w h ar f, heavy snow-storm ; 6 p.m. started from Cunard' s w h ar f f or Boston. 6th and 7th—Wind westerly ; 37run the di s t ance f rom Ha lifax(39s miles) inhours; at 7h. 15 m . to Boston a.m., arrived at Cunard's wharf, East Boston. A gentleman on the present western circuit last week sent from Bodmin to his wife in London a couple of chicke n s through the post-office, one of which weighed nine and th e other eight ounces, the post a g e of which bei ng respect i vely 9d. and Bd. They were wrapped in . parchment, a n d reac h e d their destination in excellent condition Taunton Courier. CORRESPONDENCE. THE PRESIDENT, TO THE EDITOR 01, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlD.,—Rumour with her many tongues has said almost anything and everything as to the probable safety of the un fortunate steamer—President. e have had also theories propounded by this and that man who is supposed to possess the best acquaintance with the subject; but, alas ! all re mains conjecture still, and some of these theories are no longer entertainable. Some thoughts have occurred to my mind, which 1 beg respectfully to submit to your considera tion, and if thought worthy of further notice, you might carry them out, or give them a more practical form. It has occurred to me that a committee of inquiry, formed of those gentlemen who have the most knowledge of the con struction, machinery, and navigation of these large steamers — joined with those intelligent nautical men, who encountered the gale which it is supposed the President would fall in with — might by their matured deliberations, very much tend to allay this painful feeling which is abroad upon this subject, becoming still more painful by the frequency of idle surmises. If there is any probability of her safety, we should then, by seeing the reasons fairly discussed, feel greater confidence; or, on the contrary, if every probability be run out, a judg ment might be formed as far as the materials presented in this case, as would enable them to judge upon the sea-wor thiness or liability to casuality of vessels of such large dimen sions as the President. I feel somewhat persuaded that such a committee might be formed, without the exercise of any other authority than the respctful request of the public ex pressed through some public officer—the chief magistrate for instance. And Liverpool at this time contains gentlemen who seem particularly qualified, by their superior knowledge, for giving intelligence upon this all-absorbing question, al ready we have been favoured by some of them with their opinions. I am, sir, your obedient servant, R. . _ P.S. It is high time, I think, that the " catch penny" fra ternity should be stopped. How often have our ears been wounded by their lying reports? Liverpool, 29th April, 1841. LIVERPOOL AND THE WEST INDIA COLONIES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Permit me, through the medium of your excellent paper, to call the attention of the merchants, tradesmen, and others interested in the prosperity of this town, and more particularly those connected with the trade of our West Indian colonies, to a subject which seems most unac countably to have escaped their notice. I allude to the choice of the port of departure for the steam-ships which, in August next, are to convey the mails and passengers to and from this country and those colonies. The grounds on which our own great port is entitled to lay claim to the pre ference, have been so ably stated in an address on the sub ject, accompanied by a chart of the route, put forth several months ago by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, that I need only refer those who wish for a clear perception of the merits of the question to the document itself, and would earnestly solicit for it that attention to which its merits so justly entitle it. It does seem very strange, that when a subject of such vital importance to their interests was so ably discussed by a neighbouring community, the Liverpool public neglected to afford it that co-operation which could alone render it available for the object in view ; and that when the preten sions of rival ports in the English Channel were keenly agi tated in parliament by the parties interested, neither of our members (so far as I can learn) ever raised their voices in favour of the undoubted claims of Liverpool. I do not, however, blame them, as, from the apparent apathy mani fested here by the parties most interested, the subject was not properly impressed upon them. In consequence of this . glaring neglect, the claims of Liverpool were never exa mined, and the contest lay between the ports of Southamp ton, Dartmouth, and Falmouth ; and three commissioners, to whom was entrusted the duty of deciding on the compa rative merits of each of these stations, gave in their verdict in favour of Dartmouth—a choice which seems to have taken everybody by surprise. On that point, however, I will not now enter; but as I observe by the debate in parliament on Tuesday evening, that a select committee to se-open the subject, and again examine its merits, has been obtained, I take the opportunity of urging on the public of Liverpool the importance of making a struggle—better late than never —to have their claims brought before the attention of the house. For this end I would suggest that the West India Association should, as soon as possible, take the subject into consideration, and that they should call a public meeting' of the merchants, and others interested, to take the steps best adapted for carrying out this very desirable object. I sincerely wish that a subject of such vast importance to our local interests had the advantage of abler advocacy than can be dedicated to it by the humble individual who now solicits for it the attention of this great mercantile commu nity ; but the subject " needs not the foreign aid of orna ment," and has only to look to its own intrinsic merits for support.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, M ERCATOR. THE CORN-LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—In the Liverpool Times newspaper of Tuesday last I observe a leading article pretending to be a reply to a letter from our highly-esteemed townsman, Mr. Gladstone, on the subject of the corn-laws. The article itself is worthy of notice only in one respect, and that is, to contradict the statement there made, that Mr. Gladstone has " of late years become an extensive landowner," as a charitable reason for his venturing to advocate the principle of the corn-laws. It seems now to be rather late in the day to contradict the calumnies week after week issued by the radical press against this gentleman and those connected with him ; but in reply to what Mr. Gladstone's interest might lead him to think, I may state, knowing the country well, that he is not an extensive landowner, and that the property he has in Scotland is not a corn-growing district, nor is any wheat raised within seven or eight miles of it.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, SCOTIUS. 281 h April, 1841 TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBION Sir,—There appeared in your paper of Monday last an ac count of " Frauds on Emigrants," in which a young man, in our employ, of the name of Beckett, was summoned for booking two passengers for the Silvanus Jenkins, or Princess Victoria, instead of, as the passengers stated, the Patrick Henry, or Birmingham ; and that the passengers having sworn to these facts, Mr. Rushton would not hear any evi dence or explanation from the young man, or allow him to be sworn, but at once concluded from the ex parte statement of the passengers that all stated by them was correct, but which, and so far as any person in our employ was concerned, was concerted, deliberate, and malicious falsehood. And it will be readily admitted, unless self-interest is involved, that a man would not willingly put himself in the power of law to infringe upon that interest, or to jeopardize his character where his reputation would be tarnished in the opinion of his masters. Now, from the foregoing statement it may be fairly asked, what interest could Mr. Beckett, our apprentice, have in en gaging these two passengers, or in leading them to suppose he was booking or engaging them for some other ship, when his employers had three or four of their own sailing at or about the time when those passengers wanted to embark, and there being at this time also hundreds of passengers in town, and hourly arriving? He was entirely a disinterested party, and common prudence, as well as common sense, would indicate to him the due fulfilment of his own as well as his employers' duties. We cannot, we presume, be cognizant, much less ac countable for any conversation the passengers may have had with the person who brought them *to our office to engage their passage, but the individual who did so was before Air. Rushton, the magistrate, and denied having stated what the passengers swore to; and Mr. Beckett, as well as another person of respectable character who was in the office at the time these passngers engaged their passage, would, had they been permitted, have been ready to swear and to prove, that these passengers in question never mentioned, whilst in the office, either the Patrick Henry or the Birmingham, and that moreover, the ticket which they received was read over to them and by themselves also, and the money paid accord ingly; but an explanation not being allowed, a belief would seem to be induced upon the minds of the public that Mr, Beckett had imposed upon the passengers, but which, in re ality, was not the fact. The passengers, however, found their way to the office of the Government Emigration Agent, Lieutenant Henry, a highly honourable and disin terested man, and, in returning from thence, came again , down to our office, when they were informed by Mr. Robin son, that Mr. Beckett was not then in but he was on board the Silvanus Jenkins, and that if either of the passengers would go to that ship for him he would go with them to the government agent, and that both parties might make their statement, and that whatever he thought right would be agreed to. But this did not serve their purpose, and an attorney was employed, and the matter terminated as stated in the Albion, by its displaying an article apparently highly prejudicial to the character of a respectable young man; and witat aggra vates the circumstance of this arbitrary proceeding, and ren ders it obnoxious, is, that no explanation should be allowed. Surely it was at least reasonable to have permitted the young man to speak in his own defence ; and, as surely consistent to have heard both sides of the question. The generality of passengers that are in so great a hurry to get away, are those that have never taken leave of their friends or creditors, and their evidence should be looked upon with very great suspicion, as well as those who can neither read nor write, as it will be readily admitted that ignorance and wickedness are twin brothers, and not, as in the present case, that because they happen to be emigrants, that prejudice, compasSion, and charity should overrule justice. It will be perceived, from the foregoing observations, that in this case, as well as nearly all others—when investigation takes place, that the frauds and impositions practised on emtrants—dwindle into false representations and inconsistent misstatements, neither worthy the attention of a court, nor the credence of any just and impartial person.—We arc, sir, your obedient servants, Liverpool, April 27, 1841 J. and W. ROBINSON CHURCH ACCOMMODATION.—A noble effort is about to be made at Hull, to procure an extension of church accom modation ; this is much needed, as there is not convenience in the churches for one-seventh of the population. We sin cerely hope that the spirited conduct of Manchester and Li verpool will be followed by the friends of the church in Hull. COUNTRY FIATS IN BANKRUPTCY.-131 a return to an order of the house of commons, moved by Mr. Mark Philips, and ordered by the house on the sth instant to be printed, we perceive, that the total number of country fiats in bank ruptcy opened during the four years ended the 15th March, 1841, was 3,174, or an average of 793 per annum. The total number of country fiats issued during the same period was 4,591, being a yearly average of 1,447. It appears, by the same return, that there are 140 lists of bankruptcy commis sioners, and the total number of commissioners is 721. The total number of fiats opened before the Manchester commis sioners (three lists) in the same period, was 452 ; by the Li verpool commissione rs , 291 ; an d b y t h e L ee d s commission ers, 224 ; giving yearly averages respectively of 113, nearly 74, and 56 fiats. NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—This election closed on Tues day afternoon, at two o'clock, by the resignation of Mr. Larpent, the whig candidate, in favour of Mr. Walter, well known as a zealous conservative and opponent of the new poor laws. The following was the state of the poll from the commencement to the close:— - ---- ---- • WALTER. LARPENT. 9 o'clock 10 101 111 12 1 2 (the c105e).... 2018 Majority for Walter 296. Great excitement prevailed in the town, and the termination of the election was a surprising discomfiture to the." liberal" party. Treasury gold was more pl entiful than the good na tives of Nottingham were wont to be hold ; but notwithstand ing all that could be done in that way, and the appearance of government agents, the unfortunate " rejected' of Ludlow " gave in" very discreetly when he found that the polling of all the remaining electors could n ot brinz him a majority. As a proof that this signal victory was unexpected, we may mention that in the morning large bets of 4 and 5 to 1 in fa vour of Larpent were moving about. What will the whig radical government say to this—two defeats in as many days? LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. Last evening a special general meeting of the members of the Operative Conservative Association was held in the large room attached to the York Hotel, in Tarleton-street, for the purpose of receiving some communications of interest, and for other purposes. The meeting was numerously attended. DANIEL LEDSoN, Esq., president of the association, en tered the room a few minutes past eight o'clock, and was re ceived with great cheering. After ing taken the chair, he was again greeted with loud cheers. He spoke nearly as follows :—The first duty which devolves upon me this even ing is to read to you the answers which I have had the honour to receive from the Marquis of Normanhy and Cnl. Anson, in reply to the congratulatory addresses which were agreed to at a recent meeting of this association on the occasion of the birth of the Princess Royal, and which were duly pre sented by our representatives, Lord Sandon and Mr. Cress, well, to her Majesty and Prince Albert. (Hear, Lear.) " Buckingham Palace, Feb. 21st, 1841 Stu. — T • —I have this day - had the honour to lay before Prince Albert the congratulatory address from the Liverpool Operative Conservative Association; upon her I,4.ljesty's safe delivery of a Princess ; and I am commanded by the Prince to convey to you, and all who concurred in the address, the expression of his royal highness's sincere thanks for the gratifying sentiments it contained. " I have the honour to be, sir, " Your most obedient servant, '• G. E. ANSON. " Mr. Daniel Ledson, Chairman of the Committee." " Whitehall, March Ist, 1841 " Sti,—l have had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal and dutiful address, on the occasion of the birth of the Princess Royal, from the members of the Liverpool Operative Conservative Association ; and 1 have to inform you that the same was very graciously received by her Ma jesty. ' I have the honour to be, sir, " Your obedient servant, " NORMANBY " Mr. Daniel Ledson, Chairman.' And I r.m quite sure that there is no one in the room but who will join me in the fervent hope that the royal infant may prove in after life a blessing to her august parents and an ornament to the country. (Loud cheers.) Since I had last the pleasure of meeting the association, nothing of any particular local importance has occurred, with the exception of the introduction into the town of the new poor-law amend ment bill. In smaller townships I am aware that the bill has worked well, and been of considerable benefit; but when I remember the admirable working of the late system here, when I reflect on the vast number of individuals who daily receive medical relief at our institutions and hospitals, and when I am convinced that, consequently, the poor in the town have had no cause of complaint, I do trust that the legislature may be prevailed upon to exempt Liverpool altogether from the operation of this bill. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") But if they should not think fit so to do, we have at least the satisfaction of knowing that the powers of the act are delegated to twenty-five gentlemen who, I believe, will conscientiously perform their duty. (Loud cheering.) 1, for one, at least, can say, as a very hum ble member of the newly-elected Board of Guardians, that I will on all occasions, without distinction of sect or party, be ready to lend an impartial ear to all well-founded claims, and so lessen the burdens which do press so largely and laments bly on the poorer classes of the community. (Cheers.) And here, gentlemen, I might sit down—(cries of " Go on")—for there are here gentlemen who will move the resolutions this evening, who are more competent than I am to expatiate on the leading topics of the day, to congratulate you on that signal triumph which has conferred honour on the whig borough of Nottingham. (Loud laughter and cheering.) And yet more on that glorious victory which was achieved by the conservative party on Monday night in the House of Commons. (A burst of cheering, which lasted for some time.) But while lam speaking 1 may as well allude to cer tain rumours which are abroad, that Mr. Cresswell will no longer be returned for the town of Liverpool. (Loud laugh ter, and great cheering.) I feel the more confidence in ad verting to these reports, as I stand here in the presence of an association which has done good service to the conserva tive cause, and which has proved more than any other cir cumstance that I am acquainted with, that the principles which we advocate are not the less popular because they are• connected with the preservation of order, and the defence of our institutions. (Cheers.) It is through the efforts of this association that the town has been gradually relieved from that sort of vassalage to whig-radical opinion to which our opponents would willingly reduce it. (Hear, hear.) It has been through the courage of the operatives of Liverpool that the town has ceased to return representatives who would move and act only in accordance with the beck and bidding of her Majesty's present ministers. (Cheers.) •It has not been, I say, without courage that the working classes have lent their aid to bring about this change, for they have had not merely to arouse themselves from the political dreams of wild aberrations and theoretic amendments to which they were invited, but they had likewise for some years past to contend not only against government influence—(hear, hear,) —but against that all-pervading local influence which the corporation of Liverpool had wielded against them, and which conies home to the door of every man, and more or less affects every man's domestic interests and affairs. (Loud cheers.) It is no trifling matter to fight against a public body which has in its patronage so many precious and plea sant gifts, and which holds with such a nice hand the balance oilicenses and inspectorships. (Cheers and laugh ter.) But, gentlemen, from these thick clouds and darkness we have escaped, and what a triumphant independence we have acquired ! (Hear, hear.) It will not do now for the treasury to send forth its imperious mandates to the town of Liverpool—(hear)—even if those mandates were indorsed by the retainers in the Town Council,—to foist upon us some strange candidate of its own peculiar selection—(cries of " hear, hear")—some obsequious lord of the bedcham her peradventure—(loud cheers)—kept in special training for the supply of a surprised and distressed constituency. (Great cheerinr , and laughter.) It is not to Liverpool that they can appeal' for any addition to that flickering majority, if majority it may be called, which still faintly upholds the ministry, and still feebly attempts to sustain the work of the revolution in the House of Commons 1 . (Cheers.) No, gen tlemen, I am inclined to think that even if a man not in the strictest sense of the word a treasury candidate—(hear)—if a man, I say, not yet a lord of the bedchamber—(hear, hearl— if a knight, gentlemen—(loud cheers and laughter)—and I do not know but there may be such an one even domesti cated among us, who may venture to offer himself to your choice—(cheers and laughter)—l rather think that he will fail to push from his stool the honourable and learned gen tlemen who now represents you in Parliament. (Great cheering.) The seat which Mr. Cresswell occupies is inde pendent and secure. (Tremendous cheers.) That confidence which we once offered him out of respect for his abilities, and from sympathy with his opinions, is now secured to him, be yond all chance of interruption, from the experience of his political career, arid our gratitude for his legislative services. (Immense cheering.) I therefore trust that we shall conti nue to increase in strength, and be still enabled to combat for those constitutional principles which have been the means of elevating us in our present position as a nation, and which have proved at once our glory and our strength— (great cheering)—for in the defence of our national in stitutions rests the only sure pledge of our commercial prosperity. (Cheers.) lam glad to see so many gentlemen here who are staunch supporters of the cause, and who testify by their presence this evening, the hearty alliance which sub sists between all classes in Liverpool who are engaged in forwarding conservative views. (Hear, hear.) And here I cannot refrain from referrins. to Mr. James Aspinall,-- k loud cheers)—who has not been able, from other engagements, to be with us this evening, and who has done as much as any gentleman whom I can think of inthis town to promote those principles which are connected with all that is sound in politics and sacred in religion. (Great cheering.) He. and others whom I could name, have been for a long time the objects of the rancour and attacks of the opposite party, but allow me to say that these weapons of offence fall short of their mark, for calumnies are without point, and reproach without shame, when there is a cause, as there is now, which c mvertseensureintorralse, and brightens obliquy into glory. —The chairman then resumed his seat amid tremendous cheering which lasted for a considerable time. Tha CHAIRMAN then introduced the excellent member for St. Ann's Ward, Mr. Parker, to move the first resolution. Mr. PARKER then stepped forward and was received with enthusiastic applause. He said he could bear testimony to the exertions of the operatives in the conservative cause, for he was most indebted to that class of all others for the honour of representing St. Ann's Ward. It was said when North Toxteth Ward was won by the conservatives, it was won by the great and influential merchants, the aristocracy of this commercial town, who, by their influence, had brought in Mr. Alexander Smith. By whose influence was it, however, that he (Mr. Parker), a humble tradesman, had been returned for St. Ann's Ward—was it by the rich merchants and in fluential men ? No, it was by the tradesmen and operatives of the ward. He begged to move the following resolution : " That this meeting tenders its best and most warm hearted acknowledgments to Lord Sandon and Mr. Cress well, for their very valuable services in parliament, to the conservative party and cause, and particularly to their great, ready, and early attentions ever paid to all the local calls of the great community they represent; and this meeting begs further to tender to Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell, a vote of confidence in their political conduct, and by all lawful means to support them in any contest for the representation of Liverpool in parliament.' (Loud cheers.) The chairman could not have put into his hands a resolution that gave him more delight and pleasure in moving than that which he held in his hands, for he was sure every class of .the community were under great obliga tions to the two gentlemen named in it. The attention of Lord Sandon to every thing, not only by conservatives, but by men of all parties in the town, had made his praises ring from one end of it to the other. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Cress well, be (Mr. Parker) knew from personal observation, was indefatigable in everything that could promote the interest of the town of Liverpool; his professional engagements cer tainly did not allow him to devote so much tinie as Lord Sandon, but with such a coadjutor as the noble lord, Liver pool could not be better represented than by those two gen tlemen. (Hear.) When he (Mr. Parker) entered the room he found the worthy president alluding to the attempt which had been made to introduce the new poor law bill into Liverpool. From conversation which he (Mr. Parker) had had with Mr. Cresswell, he found that he (Mr. Cresswell) and Lord Sandon had still great hopes that this evil would yet be kept from our community. (Cheers.) It never was the intention of the poor law commissioners to put in force that bill in this town, which it was well known was a model for every town in the kingdom in its management of the poor. But by whom were they induced to bring the bill down here ? By our political opponents ' • Mr. Earle at the parish vestry had acknowledged that to be the case ; and they , cared not what the result was if they could do anything to lessen the conservative interest in the parish, well knowing that tha conservatives had possession of the parish—and why should they not? (Hear, hear.) The fact was, it was the political jealousy of our opponents which had introduced it. He was glad, however, that all the guardians were good conserva tives. (Cheers.) If this bill should come into operation, instead of a rate of ls. 6d. in the pound, we should have one of 3s. 6d. or 4s. Gd., because there must be a building erected capable of holding 8000 or 9000 persons, as no out-door re lief could be granted. (Hear.) Mr. I'. then referred to the recent successes of the conservatives in the municipal elec tions, and said he looked forward to increased success next November, when lie hoped they would be in a situation to elect a conservative mayor. He said the municipal act was a Protestant and Church of England act. (Hear.). This was tne first time he had had the honour of meeting their re spected chairman. He had often heard with pleasure the eloquence of a Holmes, but he thought the association had much reason to be proud of a Ledson. (Cheers.) He begged to move the resolution. Mr. J. SMITH seconded the resolution, and it was received with nine times nine cheers. Three cheers were afterwards given for Mr. Parker. Mr. JOSEPH CRISP moved the second resolution, in a spirited address, in which he commented upon the apathy manifested by leading and wealthy conservatives in support of the conservative cause and the conservative press. The following is the resolution— _ " That this meeting, knowing the sterling worth of James Aspinall, Esq., and his praiseworthy and noble exertions in the conservative cause, and for its interest, beg respectfully to tender to him their most grateful acknowledgments." Mr. Crisp then paid a high and well-merited compliment to the zeal and energy of Mr. Aspinall; and said he would have strong claims to be elected the first conservative mayor of Liverpool. He then mentioned that on Wednesday next a meeting would be held of the Protestant Association to agree to a petition in support o f M r. C olquhoun ' s motion with re ; spect to 11laynooth C o ll ege, at which the Rev. Hugh M , . and the Rev. Hugh S towell would be present. This " nouncement was greeted with .enthusistic cheers. Mr. Crisp, in conclusion, detailed some striking facts as to the liberality of the liberals with respect to some poor men occa tionally employed by the association in Clayton square. Mr. THORNTON seconded the_motion. The CHAIRMAN put it, and it was carried unanimously. Three hearty cheers were then given for Mr. Aspinall. Mr. WOOLLEY, in a brief but sensible speech, assigned a variety of forcible reasons for opposing the new poor law, which had been referred to by sonic of the preceding speak ers, and moved the following resolution : " That the chairman (D. Ledson, Esq.) be respect. requested to present the acknowledgemenEs contained in tlie preceding resolutions to Lord Sandon, Cresswell Cresswell, and James Aspinall, Esqrs." . Mr. GEORGE JO N ES seconded the resolution The CriAtamAN, in putting the motion, said it was not required to induce him to communicate the sentiments of the meeting to the gentlemen therein named; nevertheless, as it had been moved, he should have great pleasure in doing so.—The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. GLEAVE, in moving the next resolution, exposed the character of Mr. Daniel O'Connell most completely, and we only regret that the space to which we are limited prevents us from inserting the expose. He moved that on, or the first convenient day after, the 17th May, the Association dine to gether. (Loud cheers.) Mr. RALEIGH seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said he was authorised to state that Lord Sandon intended to be present at the dinner, and he trusted Mr. Cresswell would also be able to attend. He (the chair man) believed, however, that the Amphith ea t re was engage d for the 17th, but he had pleasure of adding, that any day between the 17th and the 22d would suit Lord Sandon. (Loud cheers.) The resolution was the n carried. Mr. PARKER said before the chairman proceeded to the business of enrolling members, he was desirous of proposing, a vote of thanks to a much respected individual. If there was an individual in the town to whom the operative conser vatives were more indebted than another, it was their chair man. (Loud cheers.) The Operative Conservative Associ ation, he believed, were a much more formidable and extensive body than most people were aware of, for upon their books there were the names of not less than from 1200 to 14tH.► voters. (Cheers.) For such a formidable array of weight and interest they were much indebted to the active part their excellent chairman had on all occasions taken.—(loud cheers) —and he therefore begged to move a vote of thanks to him. (Renewed cheers.) Mr. Parker then proceeded to expose the fallacies of the anti-corn law cry, which he did with much perspicuity, and at considerable length. Mr. CRISP seconded the motion, and it was carried amidst tremendous applause from all parts of the meeting. Mr. Leroscir returned thanks in a very neat and effective address, which was greatly applauded. After the enrolment of a number of new members, the meeting separated. THE REV. HUGH 31`NEILE AND DR. BUTLER It is perhaps quite unnecessary to notice the perversions and mis-statements of any advocate of the Popish system ; but as the talents and scrupulous fidelity of Dr. Butler have been much lauded by the party to which he belongs, and the radical press of Liverpool, we cannot refrain from alluding to one or two of his remarks at St. Anthony's Chapel on Sunday evening last. It will be remembered that this gen tleman, on his arrival here, undertook to reply to the admir able lecture of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, preached five years since at St. Michael's Church, in this town, and to refute each and all the arguments advanced therein. It was also announced in the most pompous style, that this great gun of the Papacy was ready to meet any Protestant-divine, to dis cuss with him the truth or falsehood of the Popish doctrines; being, no doubt, inflated with a foolish confidence that, be cause the clergy of Ireland had not deigned to notice his boasting challenges, he would meet with a similar reception here, and could then duly notify his fancied triumph. He has, however, been woefully deceived, as would be observed from the correspondence in the STANDARD of Friday last. The Rev. Mr. Baylee, of Woodside, professed his willingness to meet this vaunting controversialist; but the high tone of challenge was quickly laid aside, and an invitation to hear from him " the pure gospel of the blessed Jesus" placed in its stead. The gauntlet was then taken up by Mr. Baylee, who stated his readiness to prove " the apostacy of the Church of Rome," the " schism of Popery," and the ' catho licity of the Church of England." To this Dr. Butler has not yet given any reply, _ We now proceed to show the obstinate blindness and evi dent prevarication of this reverend doctor, whilst giving utterance to a series of unprovoked attacks on the character and name of a gentleman he would do well to imitate—the Rev. Hugh M`Neile. After some passing remarks, the lecturer stated that, in Mr. M`Neile's " endeavour to prove the Church of Rome tyrannical, he had only referred to the case of Mr. Galway, a Roman Catholic, of the county of Waterford, in whose house the priest of the parish had re fused to celebrate mass, in consequence of a dispute between him and the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese"—and then expatiated upon the conduct of Mr. M'Neile in prying into the private concerns of such respectable parties us Mr. and Mrs. Galway, and wound up by telling his audience that this was the only instance adduced to prove that the Church of Rome was tyrannidal. It will, perhaps, not occasion much surprise to our readers to learn that in the preceding page of the sermon to that front which Dr. Butler was quoting. Mr. M`Neile brings forward another very significant fact, illustrative of the principle for for which he was contending, viz. the refusal of the Venetian republic in 1604, to admit the temporal authority of the Bishop of Rome, and the proceedings consequent upon that refusal are detailed at length on the page, which must have been before Dr. Butler's eyes at the very time he was declar ing so positively that the former instance of tyranny was the only one advanced by Mr. M`Neile. So much for this part of the story ; and now let us see what becomes of Mr. M`Neile's curiosity in prying into the private concerns of a domestic circle. Mr. Galway was naturally indignant at such treatment as we have alluded to, and wrote to the bishop to remonstrate. He received no answer, and wrote a second letter, which, with the former, he published in the newspapers a few weeks prior to Mr. M'Neile's remarks. The latter gentleman mentioned, in the most delicate man ner, the facts as detailed by Mr. Galway, in the documents so made public, and appears purposely to have refrained from any comments on such a nefarious transaction. And this is called " prying into the private concerns of Mr. Galway." Surely our radical friends must now be ashamed of their ad vocate, and the public will know from the instances we have given, at what rate to estimate the asseverations of Dr. Butler. ALBION HOTEL, CHESTER Mr. Whaley's house-warming dinner, on Friday last, was all that his guests could wish or desire in the way of enter tainment; and there is but one opinion on the number and variety of good things which were liberally spread in the splendid room of the Hotel. If we begin to eulogise, we must include a catalogue of whatever was in season, and of the best quality. The tine salmon, however, claims a passing remark; there it was in abundance—and many a Cestrian luxuriated on this delicious produce of our own Dee. About a quarter past five, the company sat down, about 130 in num ber ; and Mr. Whaley may congratulate himself on the visit of so many persons of respectability, who met on this occa sion to do him honour.—F. R. Price, Esq., of Bryn-y-pys, took the chair ; on the right was Sir Richard Puleston, Bart., and on the left, Captain Jones. During the repast a full band was stationed in the orchestra, enlivening the party with martial airs. On removal of the cloth, the Chairman gave the leading toast of the day—the Queen, which was drunk with aocus, tomed honours ; next, Prince Albert followed, with Oh demonstrations as to his illustrious consort : the Queen Dowager's health followed, and was received in the usual manner. The toast then was the Lord Lieutenant of the County ; after which the Marquis of Westminster as Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. The Ladies of Cheshire were not forgotton ; they are great favourites, and justly so—the toast was drank with acclamation—and reminded us of " the can non to the heavens," when " the King drinks to Hamlet." Sir Watkin W. Wynn's health followed, and this young scion of the house of Wynnstay was alluded to by the chair man in flattering terms, but not surpassing his claims to public favour, for he has " bought golden opinions" wherever he is known, and gives the fairest promise of being an orna ment to his country. The Chairman assured the company that Sir W. W. Wynn inherited the noble spi rit of his father, who abounded in wealth, and was surrounded by the luxuries of life ; but forsaking all these, formerly quitted the land of his fathers, to brave the tented field and fight the battles of his country. Nothing could surpass such disinterestedness and true nobleness of heart, and the same generous feeling was inherited by his worthy descendant. The chairman moreover assured the company, that Sir W. W. Wynn had promised to patronise the turf, and the race course—and that in all probability be should have the satisfaction of meeting hint at the next races here. This notification was received with great applause, and the health of the young baronet was drunk with enthusiasm. Captain. JONES gave the chairman's health, which loudly cheered. Mr. 'Whaley's health was proposed by the chairman, with thanks to him for providing so munificent an entertainment. The chairman testified to the order and superior style with which the whole business of the afternoon had been conduct ed, and expressed himself highly gratified in the festivity ar d harmony of all the company. lie wished Mr. Whaley every success in his undertaking • and remarked that a city such as Chester required two leading hotels—such as the Royal Hotel and the Albion—there was ample business for hall, and he hoped Mr. Whaley would have his share. On the announcement of the toast to the worthy landlord, he stepped forward near the chair, and a burst of applause rang through the banquet room. Our friend Whaley must have h d good nerves, for he went through his part admirably, and returned thanks in a manner which indicated bis feelings on the pre sent occasion. Soon after this the chairman retired, and the post of. hon our was resumed by an efficient successor. The song and toast went merrily round, and about eleven o'clock the cony. pany separated. MURDEIt ON THE GLASGOW RAILWAY.—The three la bourers who have been apprehended on suspicion of having committed this murder, have been convicted. The principal evidence against them was given by three accomplices who were accessories before the fact, and became witnesses for the prosecution. The two eminent counsel who were re tained for the prisoners did not even attempt a defence, and by consent of the counsel on both sides the case was left en tirelyin the hands of the Court. The history of the trans action is very short. Doolan was dismissed from his yin ployraent on account of his insolence to Green, who had newly been engaged to superintend a part of the works, and was reported among the Irish labourers to be a strict over seer. Doolan instantly formed the resolution to be revenged on Green ; and on the evening of the day on which he was discharged he acquainted his accomplices, who were his fel low-lodgers, with his intention. Next morning on coin„ out at the hour when th e l a b ourers commenced work,' Doolan secreted the kitchen poker in his dress, that being the instru ment which it had been agreed on over night was to be em ployed in beating the guager. Redding asked what weapon he would use, and Hickie offered to procure him one from the neighbouring smithy, which he did. Thus armed, the party waylaid Green on a temporary bridge thrown over an excavation at the works. Little anticipating the fate that awaited him, the poor man frankly saluted the party with," remark about the weather, when Doolan stepped forward, and, agreeably to a preconcerted plan, struck him on tli a head with the poker. Redding assailed him next witli d smithy heavy piece of iron, which had been selected in the by Hickie, because it had a crook at the one end, The e i n •est re the would prevent its slipping from the band accomplices ran off after seeing Green fa . II h 'remorseless standing over him and beating hilawit to Greenock, having perse verance. Doolan fled on the same day with one of his fellow lodger ;rid the murderers on the night before arranged a time after the murder, Do o _ inter view with this person, that he should bring his clo a n t d h r a ali as to be sure and briny his tem etwith him. In a brief lan's last request to him n w was, a few weeks afterwards, Se perance medal! " ' Greenock to Liverpool by a person of the name of Burns, betrayed companied from GP th whom he bad lodged in the former Lim to the Liverpool police in tha an d who portion of the reward that had been offered Redding also fled to England, where plane, h i s apprehension. Aed. Doolan and Redding received the' h e was apprehended. .ir en who understood, although they did net 11). sentence as in ifloorpe of securing _ to feel, its deadly import. Ilickie, ho wever, was either pear so much agitated, or so stupid, that he did not know whether he bad been sentenced to death, or was to be tried again nest day. When he was told he had been recommended to mercy, he asked " who mercy wag."