The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-13 00:00:00

DEC. 13, 1436, L:IYEttPOOL POLICE. CHAPLIN V. LLOYD. RlSissitNc; Four,.—This case, which came on before the ma gistrates on Wednesday, was deferred till Thursday, in order - that t the Harbour Master might be present at the hearing. Captain Chaplin then stated that on Saturday week the Eliza Price steainer s belongiug to thS! Woodside Ferry Company, was Fros . king the river, and in passing the Aitnwell steamer be longing to. the Rotils Ferry Company, the helm of the fatter 'ytis put a- s t ar b oar d , th ere by causing her to run into the Eliza Price and to do Some damage to her gunwale and quarter statichious, a bill of which, amounting to £5 55., had been pre-, seated, and was refused payment. Ha called the master and a seaman of the Eliza Price, who said they thought the damage was done wilfuliv. Samuel Lloyd', master of the. Aim !ell was then sworn. He stated that the Aimwell started from the upper steps and the Eliza Price from the broad stept, and that, when about half way across the river, be tween Birkenhead and Woodside, the Eliza Price came up on the east side of the Aimwell and endeavoured to pass her, tstitnot doing so so readily as she expected, sheered off about twice Lite length o f h er self, and then came so as quite to cross the ews of the Aim Well. He declared he steered a straight course roe Rock Ferry S.W. by S., and never varied from it. Im mediately on the vessels coming in contact , he stopp ed the !naine, and the Eliza Price, after getting past the Aimwell, had t o h au l up to th e N.W. to go to Woodside. Two seamen belonging to the Aimwell, and a gentleman who was a passen- F s er on board her at the, time, corroborated the testim o ny of 'ianinel Lloyd. and in answer to a question from Mr. Hall as to tlae lime and „tide, the former stated it was the twelve o'clock boat from Liverpool, and about one hour's flood, and that it was not the first or second time, but of frequent occurrence, that the Woodside boat had passed them in that way, and that the Eliza. Price had no business on that side of the Aimwell, as it was out of her course. Mr. Hall then asked if the Eliza Price was a faster sailing boat than the other, and was answered by Lloyd that she was. The harbbur master pointed out to Mr. Hall, on a piece of paper, the. relative positions of the two boats; and Mr. Hall said it appeared to him quite clear from the evidence , t hat the Eliza Pike had gone on the east side of the Aimwell, merely from a spirit' of rivalry, and for the purpose of showing her superior speed, and animadverted strongly upon the impro- Priety of sash conduct.—The case was accordingly dismissed. "A HELPMATE."—On Friday, at the , Police-office, Ellen 'Connaught, a stout brawny-looking Irishwoman, was brought _before Meisrs. Hall and Itoskell, the magistrates on the bench,. *lt a chaiege of having knocked down her hasband,•and soundly basted police constable No. 285, who had interfered, on the night before. The policeman stated that he was oil duty in Dale-street the night before, when hi heard a great noise, and, on going to see what was the matter, the first thing he saw was the prisoner knocking a man down. who it appeared was her husbaud. - He deshed her to go home, when' she immediatel y threw herself into a "Scientific" ;attitude, gave him a tremen dous blow, and finally succeeded in raying him prostrate also alongside her husband. He was obliged to knock for assist ance, mad it te:tlssisher two policemen besides himself to secure her, Ikrr: Hall-- , "l3cd you leis"her knock the man down ?" constable—" Yes, • sir, she did it like winking." (A laugh.) Oh,-shur, it'was only me husband !" (Laughter.) Inspector Heaton said - she was exceedingly violent. It took the officerand -another to secure her. The officer alone had no 'chance with her; she had severely beaten him. Mr. Hall— " What do you say to beating the officer?" Prisoner—" Oh, I'm very sarry for dhat." Mr. Ilall-4-`• You seem to think you - have a right to strike your husband, and if he submits to it it is all very well—(laughter)—but, as you have struck the officer, we shall fine you ss. and costs, or commit you for seven days." INTEMPERATE BEHAVIOUR AT THE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. —A rough-haired lad, whose-persou had a very distant acquaiut ance with soap and water, named John Mooney, a pp a rently a carter, was on Friday placed before the magistrates on a charge of "kicking up a shindy" the night before at a temperance meeting. David Davies, a respectably-dressed Welshman, ap • parently recently imported, deposed "that te night pefore tere was a temperance meeting in Stanhope -street, and tis has bin olers every week. Last night tis person come in and pegun to curse and swear, awl said " Cot tandn," and kick up a terri ble row, and pleach take notice lie annoys te Temperance So • ciety every wick. I tried gentle persudsions for him to go home, put he knock town gentle persuasions, so I call te polish. Tore was inure of 'em ten collected, and they cot town into te cellar, and turned to cas off, and put all te place into au uproar." Mr. Ilsill-s-"Quite drunk was he?" Complainant—" He ap -, geared pe very trunk till he cot outside, when te officers come, and ten he run peautifully. (Laughter.) They made a great teal of ta.mage in te place, for which we are answerable, proke several windows, and put a crutch across te pottom of tedoor, so tat every one tat run oat from te row tumpled into de street." A policeman said the prisoner was quite tipsey. Mr. Hall— " You not being in the habit of seeing drunken men, don't know when they are tipsey." A witness stepped forward and ~ said he was requested by the society to attend to cumplain that they were very greatly annoyed by these practises. Mr. Hall (to:prisoner)—" You are a very slily fellow to get drunk in this • way; I recommend you to enroll yourself in the society." Pri soner—" I went there for that purpose." (A laugh.) Mr. Hall—"To- whom does the property belong?" Witness—" It • is an Unitarian school-room, and we are responsible for any da mage while we meet. I don't know what the damage is on the present occasion." Mr. Hall—" This case concerns the owner of the property, who ought to have been here. I cannot detain the man for want of his evidence. All I can do is to fine him Zs. for being drunk, which he must pay." RoBBERY.—A marine store keeper, named Daniel Moran, who resides in Forrest-street, was on Friday placed before the magistrates on a charge of stealing some shirts from the Royal Institution, in Colquitt-street, the night before. Mrs. Eliza Muuro deposed that-she was keeper of the Institution, where she resided. The yard door - was frequently left open fur the children to leave the school. She put five shirts upon the kit then dresser, and then went into the Institution. She returned in about an hour, but found the shirts had disappeared. She give information to a poliCeman of the robbery, and on Wed nesday warning John Dowling, constable, showed her the shirts. Policeman John Duwling deposed that, from the information he received he went to the house of the prisoner, and on search ing it he found concealed the shirts in question. The prisoner, in defence, sale theta boy left them at his house in a bundle, and he put them away in the closet without looking at them. — He was committed to take his trial. IMPOSITION OP nACKNEY COACHMEN.—On, Friday, at the Police-office, a; hackney coaehmau was summoned before. the .magistrateS by a gentleman named Ryan, for an overcharge. Mr. Ryan stated that he was at the Theatre on Thursday night, and engaged a car, to the best of his knowledge at a little before twelve o'clock, to convey him home to 37, Grattou-street. On arriving there the dtiver charged him 65., which he thought was too much, and he told the driver if he took it he should take his number and summon him. :The defendant got the money, and a person he had on the box immediately drove the coach off, so that he could not get the number, and then the defendant ran after the coach. He followed him, and collared him, and called a policeman. The defendant then called the coach back, and begot the number. Martindale, the coach inspector, said the single fare was ''2s., and the double 4 5.; in eith e r case it was an overcharge. The defendant said Mr. Ryan had offered him 3s. for single fare, and he was entitled to double fare, and double fare " cc coorse" was 6s.—Mr. Hall said he was behaving in a very improper manner; he should fine him 7s and costs. . A LLEGaI) FELONY, UNDER EXTit AORDIN A It Y CIRCUMSTANCES. Ft iday last, Thomas Smalley was placed at the bar of the Police Court to answer a charge of having feloniously appro priated to himself a carriage belonging to Mr. Matthews, of Summer-hill, Dublin. That gentleman deposed that the pri soner came to his premises in Dublin, a .few -clays ago, and re quested to have a saddle horse. Witness replied that he could not accommodate him with a horse; but , if he chose, he might have a carriage and pair, which weie, accordingly lent to him. the prisoner stating that it was very probable he might requite the use of them until the following rlay. Mr. Matthews, how ever, was astonished, iu about two hours after this transaction by the appearance of his own chop-fallen charioteer, without either horses or cartiage. Having obtained from the man all the information which he could impart, witness sallied out on a voyage of discovery, and at length succeeded in discriveting his horses, which were standing on the quay at Dublin; but the carriage, he was informed, had been put on board a steamer 'which had already sailed for Liverpool. Mr. Eastwood deposed that the prisoner, on his arrival at Liverpool, had sent to him for a pair of horses to bring up the carriage to the hotel. The request was complied with. After the arrival of the carriage at the Royal Hotel, prisoner offered it to Mr. Eastwood for sale; but that gentleman declined to bargain for it. Mr. Lucas proved that it was subsequently offered to him for sale; hut he also refused to purchase,_ on the ground that it was not custom . ary for hitn_to do so. He, however, went to the hotel to see the carriage, for the purpose of informing the prisoner of its value; and it was soon after removed to Mr. Lucas's repository, with an injunction that it was to be sold . as soon as possible, the prisoner, as he asserted, having no further use for it. The vehicle was a kind of britska, or covered car.., In answer to a question from the magistrate, Mr. Matthews stated that his own coachman had been got rid of for a few minutes by some ma nueuvre of the prisoner, and that then he mounted the box him self and scampered off like a devil. Mr.'Hall having inquired from the prisoner it he had any questions to put to the witnesses, he replied by giving a copious narrative of the whole transac tion. He stated that, previous to having hired the carriage, he had imbibed a considerable quantity of whisky, to which he was so unaccustomed that it left him almost senseless and power less. When the coachman deserted him in the streets of Dublin, he asked a man which was the way to Liverpool, - and just then the horses took it into their heads to run away with him and the britska, which they did at such a headlong pace that: it was impossible for him to have stopped them even had •he been in a completely sober state. On their arriving at the quay, by some magical processor other, which it was utterly impossible for him to explain, the carriage and himself were transferred to the.steamer; he having first given the horses to a person to take care of; and, on landing in Liverpool, he hardly knew whether he was in Ireland or England, such was the power of the " rale mountain-dew." The magistrate wasof opinion that the case had better be tried in Dublin ; and, after some conversation with the prosecutor, that course was decided on. The prisoner was, accordingly, -ordered to be taken to Dublin by police-ofhler Flockhart. ROBBERY AT THE POSToPPICE-On Saturday, at the Police office, a young man named Joseph Brown, one of the swell mob, . was brought before the.magistrates on a charge of robbing Mr. • Algernon Sidney Tripe of - £5 and a few shillings at the Post (Mice on theist Instant. Mr. Henry Jones deposed that he saw the prisoner; in company. with four or five other companions, • . at the Poitoffice, on the delivery of the letters on the day in question, push into the crowd, and put his hand into Mr. Tripe's .pocket. He had seen him frequently at the Postoffice. Tho mas Davies gave similar evidence, that he saw the prisoner at .• the Postoffice window push against Mr. Tripe, and dive his hand into his pocket. He had frequently. seen him at the Post office, and he also saw him there the night before, when he took , Mtn into custody, and marched him to Duncan-street Bridewell, where he gave him in charge. The prisoner was committed to take his trial for the offence. We have heard of a number of . similar robberies at the Postoffice during the crowding to obtain the letters at the deliveries. DIittACING Watts.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, two tiill-itickers and a boy were brought before the magistrates on a charge of defacing the walls of the town with whitewash as an advertisement for Messrs. Earpe and Co., of Whitechapel, In spector Bridge deposed that that morning. at one o ' clock, as he was coming up Dale-street, he saw the three prisoners white . washing the walls as a preparatory process for painting an advertisement for Messrs. Earpe and Co. He had had several complaiuts made to him from individuals that their walls were • defaced by this advertisement, and he in consequence took them into custody. Mr. Whitty said that during the last week he had had several complaints made to him by gentlemen of hav ing their walls defaced by this advertisement. Mr. Hall—" It disfigures the wall, but does no injury to it. In London it is the most common thing in the world to . see it." Mr. Whittv— • "It does not make the wall less strong, but it defaces it." Mr. Hall—" When on a blank wall, it is something to amuse." One of the prisoners said he did not know there was any harm in what th ey w ere doing. or he should not have undertaken the job. Mr. Hall said there MIS a law against it: they were lia ble tea penalty of 20s. for every offence.. The men said they • • Were ordered to paint only where tithe where bills tenek. Mr. - Hall inquired if the wall against which they were painting was a blank well or a dwelling-house. The inspector, teller several roundabout replieS, said it was a blank wall they were painting. tier. Hall—" Then the information is not within the act of par -li-zone-rat." Discharged: . ,AN- . INGENtous DEFENCE.—Yesterday at the police-office; two girls nursed Elizabeth and Mary Armstrong, were placed before the Magistrates charged with having stolen a quantity of clothes from a house in Fazakerly-street. Dock constable, No. 31, deposed that he was returniug home from duty in Fazakerly street, when he heard au alarm given that a house had been broken open. HP went into an empty house in next door to the one which was broken into and on going up stairs he found the two prisoners there endeavouring to conceal themselves. — A woman who followed him found a bundle of clothes down stairs. The occupier of- the house which had been broken into deposed to the clothes being hers. Her house had been entered by hieaking a pane of glass in the window and removing the window fastener. The prisoner Eliza Armstrong, on being asked what she had to say in defence said , that her brother had given her some money on Saturday night, and the night before they met him in Oldhall-street, drunk, when he asked them to give him some of the money he had given them on Saturday night, to which they replied they had nut got any. He then told them if they did toot give him some money he would "lick'eui." They said, "don't lick us in the street, wait how ever till you get home," and they ran down the street and into the empty house for safety. As they went in, a woman ran out and ran against them and they knew nothing whatever of the clothes. The officer said they denied the robbery when taken. Mr. Hall ordered them to be remanded and he would consider what to do with them. Roes ERY.—Yesterday at the Police-of f ice, two women named Mary Anne and Eilen Quilliah, were placed at the bar on a charge of robbing the warehouse of the St. George's Steam packet Co. The case was remanded from Saturday to afford time for the attendance of a witness front Manchester. Police man, No. 5. deposed that on Friday last, he stopped the two prisoners and a lad in Scotland Road, with some fustian and two pieces of counterpane. He asked the woman who was car rying the bundle to let him look at what it contained, as he knew the lad to be of bad character. Whilst he was examining the bundle the lad made his escape. As they could not give a satisfactory account of the things contained in the bundle, he took them into custody. A warehouseman of the Steam-packet Co. deposed to .their warehouse having been broken open on Thursday night, and some bales containing goods similar to those found on the prisoners having been taken from them.— A young man-from Manchester, iu the employment of Messrs. Potter & Co., deposed to selling, the goods to Messrs. Gibbon & Co., of Dublin. on the 20th of last month, and that- those were a part of, the goods he had so sold; he had not, however, seen them packed and sent to the Railway, and the case was accordingly further remanded to allow the opportunity for the . attendance of the packers of the goods. COURT OF REQUESTS.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Commissioner LowrinEs.) PROPPING A .CHlNBLEy.—Yesterday, at the Court of Re quests, rather pretty looking female, scantily dressed, named Yates; was suminioned before the Cotnmissioner, by a plasterer nape& danies.CLuffy, a genuine son of Erin, for the sunk of 85..6.di. for "propping her ,chimbley," which Mrs. Yates re= fut4ml to pay. • The ekintplaiititiit On being sworn said—" I agreed yer honer wid.slbat dere '.oornala to colour tree rooms for her for 16s. Well, vet banner, de wurk was chine and de money paid. (A hem!) . An'• share enough whin de woman's husband paid me de money, siz he, James siz he, fetch a lather and repair that there chimbley on . dhe roof. 'Wid d'hat same, yer banner, I did (filet same, an' propped up dhe chimbley, an' dhe charge comes to Bs. 61. This gentl'olan 'll piuv to you dhe illegant way in which I elewated the chimbley to dhe perpendickler." The yintletrian called on by the plaintiff, whose coat exhibited all that regard for ventilation about the elbows, which usually distinguishes the coats of " Irish yintlemen," then said, " Well shur, that gintleman's husband as refuses to pay, emplied me to flag a thrifle. First and foremost I axed 'im was id extra wurk ?" The Commissioner.—" Tell what was done ?" Witness.—" There was a leetle and the chimbley was prapp'd_up." The Commissioner.—" What was the flagging?" Witness.—" Id was in dhe back scullery, and in dhe Leslie house." • Defenflant—(dropping a courtesy)—" I noes nothink of the debt; what I agreed for was this: he was to colour one room up stairs, to•slap•dash one room down stairs, and to colour the pantry, the petty,, and the scullery, and to do any other trifliu' jobs whot wos of no.consequence. And as to whot flaggin he did, all he did wos to prop up a flag on the petty flour with a brick.; and as to the roof, he jmt up a fodder and propped the chimney with a brick, for which I gev him his gowance. I had the work examined by a competent and well edecated gintle man, who said the work was too well paid for already. Bless your worship, he nearly capsized the chimney while he was propping it, he was so drunk." The Commissioner.—" Have you any witness here to prove the value of the work ?" Defendant.—" No, sir." The Commissioner.—"'Then I must order the debt to be paid with costs." A CONVENIENT " Two AND THREEPENCE."-'-A person named Robert Shelton M'Kenzie, who is employed on the Journal newspaper, was summoned by Mr. Robert Arnold, news agent, fur a debt of 4s. lod. for newspapers furnished to him, for which he refused to pay, on the ground that 2s. 3d. of the amount was paid. The -_cl - efendant did not appear. Mr. Ar-, uold's young man then stated that this amount was owing to Mr. Arnold by M'Kenzie for the Age and other newspapers, which had been supplied to him betwixt the 18th of May and the 18th of September. The account, amounting to £1 4s. 10d. had been rendered, but the defendant disputed the amount of 2s. 3d. A former hill had been presented to him of £l. 2s. 3d., of which he paid 20s. on account, and left the 2s. 3d. on, which was added to the next account; anti now he stated that he had paid the 2s. 3d., and refused to pay the present account on that ground. He had never paid the 2s. 3d. as be had stated. Amount ordered nisi. TO MR. COUNCILLOR MORECROFT. Mr. JAMES FlEvwonTn.—My explanation is gone before the public, and, if I am to receive my condemnation, let it be at the hands of that puhlic, who.are the best.judges. (Loud cries of " No, no, no.") Mr. M ORECROVT.—WE are the BEST-nonas I We are the reprocess taticer of the public. `Mail Report of Council Proceedings of yesterday. • • - . - • • Sra,—l ask pardon of that public, whom I believe you de spise, for bringing such a thing as yourself in any way before thew; and I ens of opinion that my fellow-electors of Lime street ward ought to ask partial.' of God and their country for sending such a representative as you into the council chamber. They were indeed hard run for a respectable candidate, when the bright idea flashed across their minds that you were a fit and proper person. But you are there, and you now and then let drop an idea • and the above is one. Despising that public who sent you there, (as all radicals secretly do,) you arrogate to yourself alone the right of judging the sentiments of others, and with ridiculous self-importance enact the grand inquisition Your absurd remark lays you open to merited castigation, if I were disposed to spend much time upon you; but my object is simply to tell you; that one of the most glaring defects of-the municipal bill is the possibility of having such as yourself in 4licied upon us to the exclusion of men of talent and indepen dence, and also that I may offer you a word of advice, viz., that as soon as your term of ignoble servitude has expired, you will best consult the interests of yourself and the public by minding your own business, and not making foolish remarks in the mu nicipal hear garden, whose game is evidently above your com prehension.-1 am, sir, yours, &c. AN tLECTOE OF LIME-STREET WARD. . December Bth, 1836. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sig,—l shall fell obliged to you, by giving these few lines a place in your paper, in order that the public may observe ' how w e are watched by the vigilant police, as they are termed :in Edge-lane sometimes, in the course of a week, you may see two policern'en together walking down the lane, but they are generally to be seen IDLING their time about. the South Gates of Edge-hill Church, and conversing with other policemen, who, at the same time, must be neglecting their duty; and at whatever hour. I have been returning home after dusk, I never had the pleasure of meeting one of these vigilant gentlemen, and in the day time, I haVe frequently seen people riding on. file parapet, and the beggars in this neighbourhood are a com plete nuisance. All this might be avoided if the police did their duty; which I am sorry to say is not the case, and as we are going to have a. tax laid upon us fur lighting, and watching, and shall have to pay the same. I think we ought to have some understanding, respecting these vigilant men. . I am, yours, &c, A RESIDENT IN EDGE-LANE. TO TnE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND4RD. Sta,—Perhaps some of your readers may be able to tell who no drives the gig formerly belonging to the late Mr. P a rr , w surgeon. This forenoon, while going at a most culpable rate, it went over the son of Mr, Jones, shoemaker, in Vauxhall road. So careless was the driver that he did not see the child till under-the horse's head, when he drew up; but before he could command the horse, it had passed over the child. On seeing this, he whipped furiously, and went off at full speed. In any one this was unfeeling, and unexcusable; but if he be a surgeon, as suspected, it was absolutely infamous. The child, I understand, is much injured, and might have bled to death before - a surgeon was obtained. Earn, yours, &c. (Wednesday.) A WITNESS. SPINNBRS StrtiKE AT PRESTON.—Up to Friday last, at noon, the dispute between the master spinners at. Preston, and their journeymen remained unsettled. Active exertions are making by the turnouts to collect funds for their support from trades men and mechanics of every description. OLDHAM Srtivri Ens' TURN-OUT.—The turn-out of the Old ham operative spinners is not terminated, in consequence of Messrs. Hague's having been unable•to settle the difference with their spinners. It is estimated that no fewer than 4,0(X) hapds are unemployed, dependent for subsistence on the limited funds of a spinners' union, and on the contributions of the hands in work. JOINERS' TURN-OUT IN BURT.—There has been a partial turn-out of the house:joiners for what is tantamount to an ad vance pf wages. We understand that the men propose to work only nine hours per day, instead of ten as formerly, but demand the same wages. We have heard of only three shops in the town where the demand has been made, and the masters in each case have refused to comply with it. - • - - . THE LANCASTER. MINING cOMPANY.—We understand that Professor Philips'has an ived . for the purpose of commencing a geological survey in this district, on behalf of. the Lancaster mining company. We understand that the miners on Mr. Lodge's estate, near Galgate, were mistaken, and that they have not yet arrived at coal of the quality required.—Lancaster Ga zette. BOLTON OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION ,-- The quarterly meeting of this association took place on Monday evening last, •at the Reading-room, Newport-street, On which occasion there was a full meeting of the members i and several respectable gentlemen, well-wishers to the cause, honoured the meeting - with their presence. A committee of twelve persons, with power to add to their number, was elected for the ensuing six months. Two-hundred and fifty volumes of books have been presented to the society by William Bolling, Esq., one of the members of the borough, and the following resolution was carried unanimously. "Ordered that the thanks of_this meet ing be given to William Bolling, Esq, for his handsome dona tion of books." The following resolution was also carried una nimous!T. "Ordered, that the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. k oster, the editor of the Balton Chronicle, or his advocacy in the cause of conservatism, and his unflinching of in behalf of the poor." Mr. Foster in a feeling speech' tel&ned thanks, and completely vindicated himself from the base insinu ations wlii , •ll had been levelled against him in a 14' paper published in the town. He als o e nt e red his as a member of the atsattiation, being the first political to , ft'q fie" had ever joined in his life. Several new members efileileel Monday night, and several persons have expressed their deter mination to join the association on Monday evening next. • There are now nearly 500 members, and the prospects of the association are truly flattering.. `putt LIVERPOOL STANDARD MEETING OF T,HE TRADESMEN'S CONSER, VATIVE ASSOCIATION: Last evening a special meeting of this association was-held at the Large -Room, at the King's Arms, for the purpose of tak ine into consideration the extraordina r y and tyrannical pro ceedings which transpired in the council on Wednesday last, and also for the piirposeeof testifying their approbation of the manly, straightforward conduct of Mr. James Heyworth, who was made the object of au unprecedented attack. The Large Boom was nearly filled, and there could not be less than WO people present. Shortly after seven o'clock, the time appointed for the meet ing, Mr. Wilkinson was proposed to the chair. The CHA 11::11 A N then said, the tipsiness on which we are met this evening is one of the greatest importance. We are assem bled for the purpose of recording our disapprobation of the re cent proceedings in our Town Council, to express our strong repugnance to the system of exclusion which they have thought fit to adopt, and to strengthen the hands of the conservative members of the Council, in their opposition to the tyrannical' and unjustifiable policy of the majority against which they have to contend. I shall not anticipate, by any remarks of my own, what will be urged on your attention by the gentlemen who are about to address you. I have no doubt that you will be unani mous in the expression of your opinions respecting our liberal Town Councillors; and I have a firm conviction that that ex pression of your sentiments will lead to beneficial results. It will lead to the humiliation of the self-styled reformers who now want to have their own way -in all things relative to the govern ment of our good old town, and it will tend to hasten the tri umph of sound conservative principles in the administration of our municipal affairs. • He was sorry Mr. Holme had been un expectedly prevented from attending the meeting. He had re ceived from him a letter which he would read to them. " Renshaw-street, Monday Morning, Fi , e o'clock. "My dear Sir,—Being under the necessity of setting - off this morning for London, to fulfil an a ppointment made before our meeting was fixed upon, and one which I could not evade without causing much inconvenience to other parties, I have to beg that you will supply my place this evening, and state to the meeting why 1 am absent. " It being our duty to oppose tyranny and mischief in every shape, however respectably those evils may be personified, I think that, as a body united for loyal purposes, we ought ne t, and cannot, pass over the conduct of the Council on Wednesday last without remark and reprehension. Mr. He y worth mas t be supported, and well too, in his virtuous a ttem p t to lay open to the public gaze the secret ,rottenness and the base selfishness ; which characterise our popularly-elected Councillors. Honesty of purpose requires no concealment—it fears not the face of day —it can walk abroad in the light, and bid defiance to suspicion. But mischief delights in secresy—it broods in darkness—and fears the light becauee its deeds are evil. ' • " If the Council were honest in its intentions it would need no previous meetings with closed doorse For years the party now in local power, (for a short time only,) bawled out most lustily against the old Corporation because no reporters were admitted. Now, however, they try to blind the public by eVad ing free discussion: - - If; after the resolutions of our society, they still continue to -meet at the Angel, I hope, fur decency's sake, they will alter the sign. - It requires no great stretch of imagi nation to point out oneeitore suitable for such deeds of darkness. " I do hope that no one will in any degree soften down any-of the resolutions—they have been well considered—and; as trades men, we want - no circumlocution, but plainness of speech. " We will net allow these men to triumph over principle, but will keep a watchful eve over their proceedings, and boldly challenge them with their egregious folly and perverse and in consistent conduct, as often as they shall act the part of tyrants and hypocrites. " As public men who have made large professions, and who have always invited scrutiny, it is our duty to freely canvass their actions as a proof of their motives, and to hold them up to censure when we are convinced they deserve it. "Ifwe do not this, what is the use of our association.--I am, my dear sii, yours very faithfully and toryisticallv, " SA M L.' HOLME." Mr. ODELL rose to propose the first resolution. He said he felt a degree of diffidence in addressing so large an assembly, especially as he knew there were many others present more fitting for the task. Let men be of whet principles they might —of any party in the town, whether conservative, Whig, or radical, he must look with pity and concern on the recent con duct which had distinguished the town council. (Hear, hear.) In the annals of Liverpool there never had been consummated so great a disgrace as had been inflicted on the town on Wed nesday last. The most inveterate enemy of the old system could not bring to their charge anything so disgraceful in its nature as. the proceedings in the council of last Wednesday. ( Hear.) It appeared that Mr. Aldermau Brown was tlinder struck that any gentleman could make such a charge against the Town Council as had been made. Poor foolish man He would now tell him, and, if there would, tell him to his face, that there were hundreds in the town that would reiterate the charge; and they were prepared to prove that the charge was true. It appeared from the reports of both the tory and radical press, that not one in the council, however they might deny the charge, could disprove it. It appeared that Mr. Evans was very sore about certain terms being applied to. the council—that they were termed "a servile majority" and "a political cabal," and that they had brought "deep dishonour" upon themselves and the town. 'lles , did not like -the word " cabal." That word took its origin in the reams of Charles 11. Perhaps the country was never so likely to be brought to-a fatal termination in all its institutions as when the affairs of the state were under the guid ance of what was then termed " a cabal." The mime took its origin from a number of men (Buckingham and others) who took upon themselves to direct the affairs of state. It was a term - that applied to a part only of the executive. He thought that the history of the unfortunate reign of Charles 11. must, have flashed across the memory of Mr. l-leveorth when he applied that term. There was so great a similarity in prieciples and reli gion with that unfortunate cabal for this country with those men in the present council, that he really . thought a inure happy allusion could not have been made in reference to` the caoal istic meeting at .the Angel Inn. (Loud and lottg-continued cheering.) He would ask was it ever meant to be known to the constituency what was carried on at that. meeting? It was com pletely a fortuitous circumstance that brought it to light. That hole and corner meeting was never meant to come to their knowledge. He thought so far they were justified in calling it a cabal. It was met on a particular question, on which, perhaps, -the town of Liverpool felt more warmly than any other, if there was any one question wore than another which affected the in terests_of a Liverpool man. It was the proper choice of pessons to fill the duties of the office of the dock trust. Those omen woo had been the loudest to brawl about liberty and the admission of reporters into the council-room, had managed to ' convene a majority of the council at a meeting at an hotel, to decide on one of the most important questions relating to the welfare of the 'town. They concentrated all their force, they fixed on the men who on their character are afterwards chosen, and who, in the plenitude of their wisdom, they think the most fit, and all discussion in the council as to the qualifications of the members chosen was thereby avoided. The euhlic never could have become acquainted with their capabilities if they were unknown to them; b ec ause all discussion with 'regard to them was avoided by a preliminary hole and corner meeting Now, as to the cowardice of the thing; it was the most cow ardly and uu-English like action that ever was committed. There would have been some extenuation for it if theme had been any equalization of parties , six of Tor y and six of Whig, and if they had had very talented o pp onents to beat; but such was net the case. They knew that they had a ma jority—they had no fear that the men whom they would propose would be carried, and it was the lowest cowardice to cheat the public of the discussion of the merits and demerits of the men th ey in tended to propose. He hail never been more struck with the conduct of any gentleman than he had been with that of Mr. James Heywortn. How he could have withstood the s y st ematic attack that hail been made upon him h e could hardly imagine. He must have the heart of a Hercules. It was evident that there must have been "a preliminary meeting" to arrange the "uniform attack that was made upon him. Mr. Heyworth had n o bl y set himself against the establishm ent of a dangerous precedent. He asked the Mayor to show him the power of the Council to investigate his conduct, and he would be thetaprepared to sub mit it—(cheers) —but 'he was unable to do so, and sneaked out of the question by Saying "he would put it to the sense of the Council." Here they had a gentleman, in as high a station as a burgess could attain to , suc cumbing himself to the pur p osesof faction. Tim do justice to the late Mayor, W. Wallace Currie, he did think that had he presided that discussion would never have been allowed to proceed. (Hear.) He was always willing to award praise where it was due. (Cheers.) ti e re _ wetted to find that that gentleman had sat still and quiet throughout the whole of the meeting, and then came out as a peacemaker. He had listened to the whole tirade of abuse that had been heaped upon one of their body, and then drew a com parison between Mr. Heyworth and the other members of the Council. He said, "It is scarcely worth while to notice the speech, considering the quarter from which it came." He thought there was scarcely spy one member who could be placed in competition with Mr. James Heyworth, and such an expression did Mr. Currie very little credit. (Hear.) But there was one person named Coglan in the council (loud laughter;) they were the most ungrateful men in the world not to discover that he was the greatest man that the age had ever produced—their history recorded nothing like him ; Scipio Africanus was nothing to him; they must go to Roman history to find his equal—they were a most ungrateful set of tnen not to admit him to be the greatest patriot that ever existed in Liverpool. Mr. Coglan felt very acutely for the situation in which Mr. Heyworth was placed, and gave hint every chance of creeping out of it. But he was not the man they imagin e d.. He stuck to the point, and they could not put him down. He reminded him of a verse which he had read, and which was strongly brought to his mind : " The man whose mind, on virtue bent, • Pursues sunne - greetly good intent, With undiverted aim, Serene beholds the angry crowd, ' Nor can their claMours fierce and loud His stubborn honour tame." Mr. Odell concluded by proposing the first resolution : " That the secretenieetings of a majority of the Town Coun cil at the Angel Inn, are unsatisfactory and disreputable, calcu lated to defraud the public out of that knowledge of Corporate affairs which the majority of the members for many previous years so loudly demanded; that public discussion is thereby evaded, and a secret system adopted inconsistent with honesty of purpose, and repugnant to the feelings of Englishmen." Mr. HA aDISTY briefly seconded the resolution, which had his most hearty concurrence. The Cii AIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. SMITH then lose, he said he was not accustomed to come prepared with a speech in his pocket, like Mr. Jcshua Walins ley. and he mi"lit therefore be supposed to be rather in a quandary, in addreising such a meeting. He had no doubt, however, but that Mr. Evans would be as much surprised on this occasion, as he haul been on the occasion of Mr. James Heywor:h's speech. To think that any person should rise in "so numerous an assembly as that, to propose a vote of censure on the Solons of the Town-hall. Such, howeVer, was the case, and he had had a resolution put into his hand which went to find fault with those " potent, grave, and reve rend senigiors." He wished be could go the whole-hog; and say, "My very approved good masters," but he could not. Even though their deliberations were enlightened by the "light of reason" of Mr. William Earle, jun., who sat amongst them, and shed around him the bright radiance of his light. (Loud cheers and laughter.) He should confine himself as closely as he could to the subject of the resolution, which was the appoint ment of their political partizans to all places of importance. When they came into office they opened a crusade against every tory officer. lo the first place, they turned out Mr. Foster, the Town-clerk, and why? They found that they could not make a tool of Mr. Foster. Ile was a man who would not be dis graced 1)y such proceedings as have emanated from the Coots .6l; with regard to him, however, they had believed with some degree of fairness: They had said that they had turned him out because he was a tory. They accordingly did so, and because they wanted - a snug birth for Radcliffe, the pre sent town-clerk. '['hey then wanted a deputy town-clerk, and a suitable person wits aeon found in Mr. Crook. Who had worked hard for them by signing hundreds of objections against tory voters; therefore they had appointed. him to that situation. A Coroner was wanted, and they soon found a while peculiarly qualified for the office, in the person of Mr. Curry. Mr. Foster. the surveyor, was a tory, and very unable, therefore, to survey buildings, and far that reason they had found a genii...roan, a wing or soutethiog more,of the mine rif Fraukliiii to' *ll his situation. They then wanted a treasurer, and, of course, Mr- Case, a tory, would not do : although there was no imputation against him he must make room for Mr. J. Wybergh, who had been chairman of the radical association. But the treasurer most have a clerk, and they had picked mit a gentleman named Mr. 'Alexander Neilson. It was rumoured in the town, that he had not been put into this office for any peculiar fitness, but because he had been 4. very active canvasser. He mentioned - this there to give him an opportunity of contradicting him. Then a very worthy man of the name of Roicoe wanted a situation, and they turned out the old sergeant at mace, ostensibly, because -be could not find securities, in order to make way for nim. The - same principle had guided them in the appointment of magis trates, without embodying one single conservative. Those very men v. ho so loudly had cried out against the tories for electing only tones when they were in office. They hail received a sharp rebuke, however, from the Secretary of State, although a whig, fur he had appointed five tories amongst the num ber. They had been actuated by the same principle in the election of the dock committee. They had refused to elect men well qualified to represent the interests of the town in the dock estate becase they were tories. He would adduce Mr. Bibby for instance, whom they had refused. They had shown their liberality by appointing whigs and radicals to every place of importance. They had then appointed Mr. Harvey as soli citor to the dock estate; and many had voted against Mr. North for party purposes, who on former occasions had voted for him. When a new head had been wanted for the police force, they had turned out Mr. Parlour, who, as a tory, of course, would not do. and bad promoted Mr. Whitty—(`•a clever man too.") He was happy to hear them give honour where honour was due. He believed Mr. Whitty to be a clover man, and-it was very currently reported that the speech which was delivered in the - council-room by Mr. Walmsley, and called his speech, was ;written by Mr. Whitty. (Cheers, and loud cries of " True, ,true.") He was happy they had so .clever a head to the police force. Ou looking at the joints of the police tail they found " metal less attractive." They found a Lyons—(loud cheers)— a man who came 'from Ireland, without friends, and was appointed, underthe Reform Association, as canvasser, at 258. per week, and be then was appointed on the police force. This showed also another thing, that the Reform Association, with all their boast, employed paid clerks to do their work—a circumstance which he was not aware a single Conservative ward did. He had heard that day, that notwithstanding the recent disgraceful disclosures with regard to Lyons, that he had been reappointed on the police force. (Loud cries of " True.") Had there ever been such a disgraceful occurrence. (Loud cries of "Shame.") He trusted that they would show that there were eleven or twelve hundred men in Liverpool who looked with a jealous eve upon the proceedings of 'the Council. He concluded with - proposing the next resolution. "That the Town Council by appointing only political parti zans to public situations, have evinced an utter disregard of impartiality, and pursued that course which they formerly con demned in the old Council." Mr. RICHAED PATTISSON said, it was with no ordinary satis faction that he rose, for the first time, to address the assembled tradesmen of Liverpool, and especially did he congratulate them On that wise act of policy which had presented such an imposing front ; in opposition to the enactments of their local legislature. He was not going to indulge them, like their friend of the Clo °- nide, with a selection from .tEsop's fables. They had compared Mr. James Heyworth to the frog who, in attempting to rival the size of the .ox, had destroyed himself. He was willing to award to Mr. Evans , the instructive properties of the ox ; but as the Comparison was instituted between their respective proportions, he could not yield to Mr. Evans such an advantage civet. Mr. Heyworth. Nor would the meeting readily believe that, if Mr. Heyworth was in size but a frog, Mr. Evans was an ox. He was not going to amuse them, like the Albion of that day, with a descriptive account of a "Spanish Bull-fight," nor the adven tures of a "Donkey Driver ; for although this might please the fancy, it would assuredly fail to influence the judgment. But as their opponents had indulged in fable, he might t select one which was inure immediately applicable. Most of them would remember the fable where the servants conspired against the life of the cock, because it. gave intimation of the approach of day by its crowing, and which now regulated their hours of sleeping, fancying that when the cock was dead their slothful ness could not be discovered. (Cheers and laughter.) In seconding the resolution which he held in his hand, he might, with the permission of the meeting, avail himself of the privi leges which, as a member of that society, he possessed of com menting upon the circumstances which had brought them to gether. '4e disclaimed on his own part, and on the part of the members of that association, that any purely factious motives had influenced them in their opposition to the enactments of the Town Council. If they censured them, it was because they deemed them deserving of reproof—if they arrayed themselves against their policy, it was because. they conceived their measures injurious to society,•and fatal to the happiness of the country--if they op posed their measures it was because they had forfeited all claim to the respect of their fell Ow-townsmen, by selecting men to oc cupy situations of trust, who possessed no other qualification but the strength of their lungs and the recklessness of their prin ciple. (Cheers.) tie was exceedingly flattered by the reception which the tradesmen of Liverpool had given him. The resolution with which he had been entrusted was of such a nature that it rendered it imperative on his part, as an honest man, that the meeting shonld be put in possession of sufficient evidence, be fore the motion was submitted to their approval. It was of a two fold character—it charged them with partiality and with in consistency. The former part of the charge had been substan tiated by the speaker who had preceded him, who had supplied the detail of the various appointinentssand he had left but that part which affected their moral character, in violating those professions which they had uniformly made previous to their accession to office. There was one circumstance especially to which he would allude, and one which he was persuaded would -he taken advantage of by their opponents—he referred to the wording of the resolution. It was stated that they had only appointed to offices of trust and honour men who entertained the same political opinion with themselves. He was pre pared to justify that phraseology, inasmuch, as it was uniformly adopted by their opponents. The act of the majority was always considered as the act of the whole and as such recognized. They would recollect than at the meeting on Wednesday last, Mr. Egerton Smith complained that any charge of partiality should be preferred against them, since they had appointed Messrs. O'Kill, Ellice, and Shuttleworth. to situations ,under the Corporation. Now this was very well as far as it went, but they 'would bear in mind that the Whigs al ways asserted they had the voice of the country with them be cause they possessed a numerical superiority,—that is, they possessed the suffrages of the people. Now, perhaps, there was iu weird of such an extensive, and at the same time of such a destructive meaning. They asked, who are the People" Were they the landed proprietors? "No!" Were they the residents in our seats of learning ? "No l" Were they our industrious mechanics or out plodding artisans ? "No I" If they asked them who are the people,—what answer did they receive?— None whatever. They were obliged to put the question and find the answer. The people were that incongruous mass who professing no principle in comumn,—bound together by no com mon tie,—held by no common interest,—but who were associ ated to further the interest of some licentious demagogue, and to advance a lino of poliey of which they knew nothing and cared as little. ( Loud cheers.) Allusion has been made to the private meetings held at the Angel Inn, to pre-arrange and select nien who were afterwards approved by their, in the Coun cil, and this conduct they were told was honourable and straight forward and in accordance with their enlightened policy. He would ask, what was to be understood by the display of jesuiti cal artifice and sophistry, which was practiced in the Council. Either that they relied upon thelguerance or credulity of their constituents or confided in the violence of their partizanship. But he would ask, did not such conduct prove that the obligations of morality were relaxed in exact proportion with the advance of liberality of political opinion—that moral delinquency and political partisanship were closely identified. And no other reason could be given fur their secret meetings at the Angel than that they shrank from any investigation of their conduct. And it was because Mr. James Heyworth had acted the part of an honest man, and had exposed their wicked designs, that they had become infuriated, and held him up to the scorn and con tempt of his feilow-men 'l' he circumstances under which they they met together were of the most pleasing character. They were associated together for the defence of their principles, and it was their duty to support those men who came forward boldly as the champion of those principles they professed. (Cheers.) And they tendered to Mr. James Heyworth their ir eed of praise, because he had had the manliness to oppose the policy of their opponents, and expose the mischievous character of (heir designs. Their opponents had shown their inconsistency in shpporting an officer from the borough fund, a principle which they o pposed when out of place; and although they had in one 'or two instances appointed men of conservative principles to situations under the corporation, it was because they could not find men connected with their own party to occupy those situa tions: (Cheers.) That meeting was of public importance; the influence of that association had been felt throughout the town, and its influence would have a direct bearing upon the local le gislation. In seconding the resolution which had been so ably Moved by Mr. Smith, he had only to suggest that, as sufficient evidence had been afforded to justify the approval of the meet ing, he hoped that every man interested in the prosperity and happiness of the town of Liverpool would not fail to give the resolution his suppbrt. (Loud cheering.) The . CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was carried unanimously amidst loud cheering. Mr. T. M. GLADSTONE then rose and was received with cheers. He said the warm and enthusiastic manner in which they had received his name emboldened him to offer his sentiments on the subject of the meeting. Ile did not doubt but that he should receive their attention. He moved the next resolution with all sincerity, and he hoped that it would strengthen the hands of the conservatives and show the feeling which actuated the town. They need not be surprised at the proceedings in the council on last Wednesday, when they considered the consti tuent parts of which it was made up. Tue people had been im posed upon in the men who had been returned. On that occasion there was seen " patience on a monument smiling at grief" in the ',emit] of our worthy chief magistrate. There was a noble air in the bearing of Mr. Heyworth, standing at hay as he did at the odds of six to one, having for his support the foundation of truth and equity. He bore out the quotation, that " Twice is he armed that hath his quarrel just," and stood nobly in defence of the constitution of our country. (Cheers.) His reply to Mr. Evans's vituperation, that he had a moral principle and religious sentiment to do that which was right, showed the man. He was bold enough to say he feared God and honoured the king, and would not be placed before the Council in the light Mr. Evans chose. He concluded with proposing the next resolution:— "That the conduct of the majority of the Town Council on Wednesday last, was most inquisitorial and tyrannical towards .fames Ileyworth, Esq., and utterly at variance with their for mer professions." The resolution was received with loud cheering. Ma. LLoyn, in seconding the resolution, said, Our radical town councillors strongly remind toe of a bed of nettles. (Laughter.) You ate all aware, gentlemen, that the nettle is a most nauseous and contemptible weed, which, if timorously handled, produces a most unpleasant sensation, but which, if vigorously grasped, is as harmless as a cabbage leaf. (Laugh ter.) Precisely such is a radical town councillor. Handle him with a timid delicacy, and he will sting you to the quick ; but seize upon him with energy and determination, and he shrinks under your gripe incapable of inflicting the slightest wound. (Cheers.) That this comparison is by no means far-fetche hi cor exaggerated we have abundant proof in the proceedings wh have led to this meeting. Hitherto the servile majority have met with but few checks on their reckless and dangerous course. The opposition to them has been necessarily feeble and in efficient. • But since the accession of so many additianal con servatives to the minority matters have taken a different turn. (Cheers.) Mr. Heywortla. - in particular, has fearlessly trampled upon our corporation nettle-bed. (Cheers.) He has grasped the most towering of these despicable weeds with the hand of a giant, and they have yielded to the pressure, _and left him untouched by the poison of their sting s. ( Cheers. ) But, leaving metaphor aside, let us ta ke a more serious vievr. of th e scandalous and tylannical proceedings of Wednesday last. lam not sorry—however disgraceful to the town of Li verpool such proceedings must be considered, and whatever de gree of dis ; zust they are calculated to excite-1 am not sorry that the ludicrous farce of Wednesday has been enacted. lu deed, I am glad that it has .been nerformed, although it must be a "cause of deep regret that such a respectable gentleman as Mr. James Hevworth has been an involuntary actor in these truly laughable scenes. Why should we be glad that they have been gone through ? Because they have served Co evince the innate despotism o f the radicals-- (cheers)—because they have opened to view the secret and corrupt motives by which our self-styled reformeri are actuated—(cheers)—because they afford us a useful lesson to warn us of what we may expect from the further ascendancy of repiiblicans and anarchists. (Cheers.) The essential character of radical reformers is - now fully de veloped before the eyes of the Liverpool public. They have proved themselves the deadly enemies of freedom of discussion they have shown themselves to be proud, arrogant, asset - fling, conceited, and overbearing tyrants; they have gloried iu being selfish and corrupt; they have endeavoured, by brow;.beating and cowardly intimidation, to silence the voice of truth, be cause it ventured to - proclaim their own baseness and incon-' sistency. (Cheers.) And yet these men, who have emulated with so much zeal the conduct of the congenial inquisitors of popish Spain, were formerly the apostles of freedom. They formerly declaimed with the utmost vehemence against every species of tyranny and oppression —their incessant clamour was about the iniquity of excluding the public from all kuowledge of the Town-halt doings—they most zealously preached against what they called the corrupt exercise of patronage—they most vir tuously exclaimed against the division of office among poli tical partisans. But what have they done since their accession to their present offices? They have uniformly given the lie to their previous professions—they have acted in diametrical opposition to their avowed principles. (Cheers.), They began their career by electing sixteen of their fellow radicals into office as aldermen, including among these several who were re jected by the people. (Cheers.) Thus they began their reign by offering a deliberate and gratuitous insult to the people of Liverpool. This act of theirs has been well followed up. They have subsequently dismissed the old and true servants of the corporation for the sake of installing into office their own creatures and dependents, men of at least questionable abilities, but possess ing, the indispensable qualification of being prepared to " go the whole hog" with their liberal patrons. (Hear hear, hear.) They have converted the Cerporation Schools, formerly fre quenkd by children of all denominations, into exclusive nurse ries of Popery and Socinianism. They have acted on the most exclusive system in the appointment of the Dock Trustees—a measure - against which they had eloquently declaimed for years. They have concocted all the real business of the Corporation in secret conclave at the Angel Inn—(cheers) —subsequently meeting in the Town-hall merely to record their predetermined arrangements, evidently in reluctant compliance with an indis pensable formality. (Cheers.) Mr. Heyworth has had the courage to detounce all this, with his usual ability, at a meeting of his constituents. For taking such an unpardonable liberty with these dignified personages they call him to account. Yes, for daring to give expression to his honer 4 opinionsforavow inig his independent convictions—for publicly animadvert ing on the public acts of public characters—these babbling teachers of freedom and equality assail him with the grossest virulence. (Cheers.) They attack him with every species of abuse which personal hatred and political rancour can suggest—and for what ? For merely doing that, in doing which they claim i:nmunity for themselves. (Loud cheering.) By this shame less inconsistency they have made the sacred name of li berty a byeword among their neighbours. But how did Mr. Heyworth treat the attack upon him? Not by shrink ing from the subject, and screening hittiself behind the unfor tunate reporter, as many do when similarly circumstanced, No ! he boldly met his assailants foot to foot—he distinctly authenticated the report by verifying its substantial accuracy— and he clinched every urgument in his previous speech with fearless and persevering energy. (Cheers.) But he did this - like a gentleman and a christian. He did not forget what Wail due to his character. He did not return railing for railing. He opposed truth to falsehood and misrepresentation—he op posed argument to abuse. He braved the storm or their dis cordant howlings without being moved. lie shook off his puny assailants " Like dew-drops from the lion's mane." And was not Mr. Heyworth to be supported iu this independent line - of conduct ? Would not the public of Liverpool respoud to this appeal to their patriotic feelings, and come forward io support of conservatism? Would not they strengthen the hands of the minority in the Town Ganicil in their noble opposition to the servile majority ? (Cheers.) Though the minority was comparatively small at present they looked forward with hope and satisfaction to the future. They knew that sixteen radi cals, unalloyed by a single conservative, would have to go outof office next November. They knew of the exteut of the reaction which was then in progress, and which would enable them to re turn at least 10 at the next election. This; with a further addi tion of 8 at the next subsequent election, will give the conserva tives a practical majority in the Council, after the retitement of the 8 aldermen whose period of office will then terminate. Then let us go hand in hand fur the purpose of achieving that consummation; and never rest satisfied until ali the radical members of the council have slipped away quietly from their seats. Among these would depart the present Mayor, who had acquired-no additional honour to his character since his eleva tion to the civic chair. He had indeed on the recent occasion done every thing to degrade himself in the eyes of the commu nity. He had not acted the part of chairman or moderator over the council—he had rather increased the disorder which he was bound to repress. He had himself become a party to the attack upon Mr. Hevworth, and had assailed him in as many as 3-1 speeches. Übe had acted at all as a judge, it was "To judge the strife, and more embroil the fray." (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then put .the resolution to the meetitig, and it was carried unauimoosly, Mr. James PARKER said, since he had entered that room he had had a resolution put into his hands; though last it was one of the most important before that meeting that evening. They had heard a very eloquetit definition of the word people from Mr. Pattisson. He should like to hear Mr. Morecroft's defini tion of that word. Mr. Mm recroft told them, th-tt as Councillor for Lime-street Ward, that he was the people. They would suppose from that that he had been returned without a dissenting voice. On the contrary, the majority by which he had obtained his seat was very trifling. The resolution he had to- propose he was quite certain would be responded to. lie concluded with proposing "That our best thanks are due to James Heyworth, Esq , for his fearless independence and public spirit in exposing the partizanship of a 'servile majority' of the Council, whose secret acts can only be designated those of a political cabal,' and that he may depend upon the sympathy and support of thou sands, while he honestly and fearlessly exposes the public con duct of that majority." Mr. H texts briefly seconded the resolution. He said they owed many thanks to Mr. Heyworth for having taken the bull by the horns as he had done. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, and it was carried by acclamation, followed by three cheers. Mr. RICHARD DAWSON, on being called for, rose He said he was not prepared to expect the honour they had conferred Upon him. He conceived that the Tradesmen's Conservative Association of Liverpool had given the general tone throughout the kingdom of Great Britain to all similar societies There was no one in the town of Liverpool who had better performed his duties than their worthy chairman • and he conceived that the "meed of praise" was due to Mr. Wilkinson for the ardu ous task he had undertaken. and of which he had so well acquit ted himself. It had been suggested to him that a deputation of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association should wait upon Mr. Flevworth to communicate their congratulations on his recent conduct. He begged to propose that the deputation should be appointed at that meeting, abd that it should consist of Messrs. Wilkinson, Cooper , Hardisty, and Byford. These gentlemen were then unanimously chosen as a depu tation. After this three cheers were given for the chairman. The company then, after singing " God save King," in which Mr. Holden sung the solo, separated shortly after nine o'clock. DEFINITIONS OF WHIG PHILOSOPHERS. " POLITICAL CAB I."—The liberal majority of the town council is a political cabal. Vile Alderman Evans's Speech at the late Council Meeting —" We (the whit's) did meet (exclu sively) to elect thirteen men that we could depend upon." A LOGICAL. CONCLUSION.—" 'We have hekrd complaints of speeches being misreported; therefore the report of Mr. James Eleyworth's speech, wherein he accuses the council of deep dishonour,' must be a perversion."—Speech .-Ilderman Evans. THE LAW OF HONOUR.—" The line of policy."—Speech of Mr. Councillor Ceylon. " P REDECI SION. '—" We came with the determination to support measures in the council that were previously brought forwards at a meeting of a majority of the councillors." — Speech of Mr. Councillor Coglan. " I give in the list of names selected to go down as dock committee meu."—Speech of Mr. Councillor Rathbbne. "REPUDIATION OF PEE-ARRANGEMENT."—" I for onezeptt diate the sentiment that any pre-arrangement woe ever entered into at the Angel Inn or any other place."—Speech of Mr. Councillor Ceylon. Vide •` Predecision." "AN ACT OF PRUDENCE."—" Forty men meeting teg-ther lest they should be beaten by the dignity, the force, and the genius of ten."—Speech of Mr. Courcillor'Coglon. L O GlC.—Example : "It is essentially necessary that it should go abroad that the Bible is communicated whole and entire to the protMant children; therefore those who say that the Bible is sacrificed have stated what is not true."—Speech of Mr. Coun cillor Coylan. LIBER A LlTY."—Accusing a man of libel, and refusing, to hear his defence.— Proceedinos of the Reform Council. "DIMINUTP3N OF CIIIME."—" Owing to the exertions of the watch committee, a considerable diminution if c r ime has been the consequence."—Speech of Aldermen Robinson. " The wale of crime in Liverpool absolutely calls for the session which ale now convened. In six weeks the calendar presents 71) cases for your consideration. It is quite alarming to think that such a mass of crime exists."—Recorder's Speech at last it eek's Sr.io2lS. "BEST POSSIBLE PROTESTANT EDUCATION."—An Unitarian layman hearing children repeat the Protestant Catechisin. " I ant prepared to state that the Protestant children in these schools will be made as good churchmen as in any school in Liverpool."—Speech of Mr. Councillor Rathbone. " W here he (Mr. Rathbone) understood it, he had endeavoured to explain the Catechism and the Bible to the children in the sense of the clergy."—Speech of Mr. Councillor Bathbone. "CONSISTENCY. '_lntroducing the Irish system o f educa t ion into the corporation schools because they were exclusive, and continuing the system because it shade them more so.—Council Proceeding!. "THE V O LUNTARY PRINCIPLE."—" That which has been taught by the Deity himself under time Mosaic dispensation."— Speech of Mr. Councillor Lawrence He yworth. "THE LIGHT" OF ELOQUENCE.—ExampIe: "I look on it that in this circumstance of the Angel Inn, and this sort of work, we are going from t he charge of those words that were so offensive to the council." —Speech of the Mayor. ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.—ExampIe: " Let a man have any religion or no religion, he was at perfect liberty to have his children educated in these seminaries (the corporation schools) without departing in the slightest degree- from the principles he entertained." —Speech of Mr. Councillor Blackburn. THE CLERGY TAUGHT INSANITY.—The clergy are edncated at the universities, where " the light of reason is scarcely ever a ll ow ed to enter."—Speech of the Mayor. VALUE OF TIME.—" Time is valuable by man because man is man ." —Speech of Mr. Councillor Lawrence Heywurth. The Stamford Mercury of last week complains that the sexton of St. Michael's Church, in that town, in tolling the bell for a funeral, pulled it so irregularly as to show he was is an angry temper.—Lin coln, Gazette. flow DOES A SHIP RESEMBLE A WO MA N?—BCCBUSQ,Man knows not the expense till he has got one; because they look best when well rigged; because their value depends on their age; because they are upright when in stays; because they bring news ft om abt oad ; because they wear caps and bonnets; because they are often abandoned; because they are often painted. BEnotAN ARABS.—If the Bedouins be an evil, they are, I think, a most necessary one; the desert can never be peopled but by roving tribes, and without them the most useful animals in this part of the world would be' lost ; for men brought up in towns could never attend to the breed of camels or the trans port of goods from the richest quarters of the globe. A. it is not fair to judge of the Arabs by the rules of civilized life. the) should not be so generally condemned for their mai auding.pro pensities as they sometimes are: they possess many aiui qualities—hospitality in the highest degree , and generosity and a sense of honour that is rarely to be met with in e nlighten o e n d countries. It seems a sort of right in them to levy taxessuspon all that pass through their territories ; and I would list the think of refusing the dues at a custorn-hoose as of res payment of a reasonable demand tromftbern. land Journey to India. —skinnerss 'over- SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Three o' LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE.-TUEDAY, DEC. 13, 1813, The supplies are small of all articles in the trade but of Flout" and Oatmeal. There was a limited demand for Wheat at this day's rimrieii the advance *obtained on Friday was not realized, and the mar• ket clOsed with a few sales to speCultitora at the prices of this day week. Oats rnd Oatmeal were both in limited request at rathei lower rates.—Barley Id to 2d per 60Ibi. lower. , e We had a dull sale for Flour at a redtietion of 23 to 3s et 2801b5.; prime samples 50s to 51s, and supertines 54s to 555. The imports of Butter are 6,108 firkini. We have a dul mai ket at a reduction of 2s to 3s per cwt. E PRICES. AN ER AG „ W nEsT, ,r, 70 Ms. s d sdll P. A 7.1 mS, tmp. ea. I , d Iti Irish dried red.. 8 6 e 8 9 Irish 55 0 re) 56 0 Do. dried white, 9 2.. 9 8 FLOUR, If 286 tbs Do.undried new 8 2.. .8 6 Eng.& Trishsup 55 0.. 56 0 English Canada...... .. 0 0.. 0 0 Do, seconds OATS, 4f , 45 lbs... Do. thirds Irish BARLEY, if 60 lbs ' Do. old 32 0.. 34 0 Irish grinding... 5 0.. 5 3 BRAN, tr 241b4 1 6.. 1 8 AVERAGE PRIC sn s n Banbridge .. ". . —lOO 0 0102 0 Waterford, iiew 100 0 ..102 0 Colernin Carlow ,98 0..105, 0 LimPriek .102 0..104 0 BONA lOO 0 ..101 0 Derry 107 0 ..108 0 Cork, 2da, .... — 0 .. 0 Newry Dundalk — 0 .. 0 Sligo — 0 .. 0 OF BUTTER, &c SD Bacon, 4r cwt.... 48 0 d 52 0 Hams, dry 50 0 .. 53 0 Do. wet 0 0. Firkin Lard, Sladdered do 66 0 .. 68 Q Grease Butter 50 0 .. 56 0 Friuie Mess Beef, tierce, 98 0 ..110 0 Prune Mess Pork; 4f , ' barrel. 70 0 .. 75 d ARRIVALS OF CI FrotO the 6th to the Etth Decernbi URN. >er, 1836, inclusive. - IRE- COAST- 1 , 0- BRITISH DESCRIPTION. TOTAL. LAND. WISE. REIGN. AMER. ........... Wheat Qrs 198 170 318 Barley Qrs '349 150 499 Oats Qrs 3'7 8 13 3891 Flour . . . Sacks 7126 114 7270 Ditto Barrels • Bran... Cwt; 0atmea1...... ... Loads! 4030 48 4078 Malt • Qr* ' 32 26 5i Beaus .. .... ....Qrs f 43 8 51 Peas Ors: By e Shelled Barley Cwt Rapeseed Barrels Indian Corn ...... .• . Qrs ._ ___, SHIPPING INTEIAIGENCE. TUESDAY, DEC. 13.—Noon, Wind S.W.—Moderate. (High Water 2h 47m p.m.) ARRIVED—The Tam O'Shanter, Sitmpton from Quebec —The Asia , ---, from Dalhousie—C on stitution, Wilson. from eh ,rl•2ston Sultana, M'Auley, from Quebec—Mona, Rowlatid, from Antwerp — Ann, —, ti-om St Peterilaurg. • ALSO ARRIVED—The Commerce, (steamer) troth Dublin. The Amelia, Lyall, sailed yesterday for St Thomas, has put book. Wellsiford, Andrews, from London, at St Andrew 6. Colonist, 111• Master, froui St. Andrew's for Dublin. off Cove, in 21 da ye. SAVANNAH, Nov. 3.—The British Ring. from Liverpool, in comini in on the 27th ult. struck the bar, andentered the river leaky, an will require to be hove down. MISCELLANEOUS. Two Auvergnets sleeping in the same robin. one said to thi other—" Peter :"—•` Well !" —" Are you asleep ?"—" Why ?" —" Because if you are not asleep, I wish )ou would lend me half-a-crown." — " Then I am asleep." VERY EXTRAORDINARY, IF TRUE.—An Exeter paper says; "During the storm of Tuesday, a mall at Mount Radford wai driving home a cow, holding the tail of the animal in his hand, a tree fell across it, completely severing the tail from the body, and leaving it in the man's hand. Both man and cow were un= hurt." A strafige rumour is mentioned as prevalent at Paris, that the Emperor Nicholas is insane. Another rumour concerning the Czar is, that he has met with another accident, and has broken his collar hone. All these matters in!icate, plainly that it is expected he will not live long. RaTonT.—A jolly, corpulent, and exceedingly self-satisfied functionary demanded the name of a person who waited upoti him on business. "My name is Fatt, was the reply. " Fatt ! fat indeed; you're lean enough in all conscience!" "True. enough, Sir, true enough," was the stinging and just rejoinder; there's just this difference between us, that while I am better taught than fed, you, on the other hand, are very considerably better fed than taught!" NOTIONS OF I.F.GISLATION. - At the Ahbeyfettle Petty ses.; sions, last week, a son of Bacchus was fined ss. under the new act, for being drunk. Ott leaving the court, after paying the fine, he said in a loud voice, " 'lwould be more daysint for the the parliament to make a law for stopping tithes than to be inv the little change out of a poor crathur's pocket. O'Con nell must have been in Kerry when it passed." — Limerick Star. - - • "There is a soothing attraction in the word Balsamic, which renders it peculiarly pleasing to those who are suffering under the pressure of Disease, and to a peculiar class of Patients, those who are afflicted with disorders of the Urethra, &c., Mr. WRAY'S BALSAMIC PILLS, from the numerous cures effected by them, have a just and pre-eminent claim to the most distinguished public patronage."—Morning Advertiser. BIRMINGHAM DRAPERY CoMPANy. — At a meeting of the shareholders of this defunct speculation, a few days ago. the holders of scrip were informed that an advance of £2 per share would be required to liquidate the demands to which the direc tors were liable. The original payment per share of £3 lOs.: had been sunk in working the concern, with the exception of try first dividend of 10 per cent.— Birmingharit Advertiser. A rusty old bachelor on the wrong side of fifty, who had just got married, wrote his friend as follows:—' If voii love the Crea tor, you ought to marry, to raise more worshippers; if you love the ladies, you ought to mart y, to make 'llion lianpy ; if you love mankind, you ought to marry, to perpetuate the glorious race; if you love your country, to raise up soldiers to defend it; in fine, you wish well of earth or heaven, yoa ought to Marry, to give good citizens to one, and glorious angelS to the other.' — If he doesn't sing a different tune at the end of a twelve month, we are not a judge in such matters—that's all.—New Orlean'i Bee. JOHNSON'S OPINION OF ECONOMY.—AII to whom want is ter; rible, upon whatever principle, ought to think themselves obliged to learn the sage maxims of our parsimonious ancestors, and attain the salutary arts of contracting expenses; for without:' economy none can be rich, and with it few can be poor. The.. mere power of saving what is already in our hands, m ust he of easy acquisition to every mind ; and as the extunple of Lord Bacon may show that the highest intellect cannot safely neglect it, a thousand instances every day prove that the humblest may practise it with success.—Rambler. VALVE OF EARLY BIsINO.—The difference of rising every_ morning at six and at eight, in the course of forty years, sup posing a man to go to bed at the same time he otherwise would; amounts to 29,00() hours, or three yews, 121 la> s, and 16 hours,. which will afford eight hours a day for exactly ten years; so that it is the same as if ten years of life were added ;—a weighty, consideration, in which we could command eight hours every clay for the cultivation of our minds ur the dispatch of business; CHURCH-RATES —A small knot of papists and plitical dis senters, in sweet an d consistent alliance, are aiming to get up' a little bit of agitation in this town on the subject of -church rates. Before these pi ous and suffering creatut es exhaust their. enemies in this long-cherished cause , it may be well 1 - o remind' them,' that Lord Melbourne and his whig-radtcal colleagues have not the most distant intention of abolishing church-rates. They will modify the payment to snit the consciences of certain scrupulous persons, but they have no notion—indeed. they dare not ma ke the.attempt —of up-rooting that which is told by as ,ood and lawful a tenure as any freehold estate in the kingdom. Neweawle Journal. NouTuwlCH.—The waters, which lately inundated this town, made a breach in the embankment. close to the salt,works ad joining the lock, at \\Tilton Brook, and washed down a lime kiln. cairi. d away a large quantity of coal, and did besides, considerable damage to the works. At Leftwich works, on the banks of the Dane, the water Dot into one of the store 7 houses,. burst the fines, and destroyed upwards of one hundred tons of . salt ; some of the pans were also washed down. At many of the works the salt had, in anticipation of a flood, been shipped on beard the flats, or the loss would have been much more serious.. At Wins fo r d and Wharton, the des t ru c tio nryeiti,.icih:iii..,,si,r,ze,:eiil.,.l,,,,iiii , tit ; ),,,, . tih, a ',,il.r( l i)eil: ok silt was ,ine.,,,i,om.g.tao) ht tti\ N w, ' ls e oeh r uei Y int.,.. great. ; upwards of 1,000 tons being completely lust t , the dif ferent proprietors. . A STlteln DOG —The following note by Sir Robert Heron', Bart.. was lately read at one of the meetings of the 400lugical. Society; it gives an account of an extraordinary instance of want of sagacity in a dog :—" A large old whit e female terrier followed me," says the writer, " this autione from Grantham . She remained perfectly satisfied for three weeks, when. ou my Again going to attend the petty sessions, she again followed me.' I then found that she belonged to one of my colleagues, the Rev. Mr. Ottley, and that she had long been a great favourite in the family, wfio were greatly distressed at her loss. It happened that Mr. Ottley and I each rode a chesuut pony with a lung tail. This had completely deceived the dog, whose Unsentimental friendship did not prompt her to ask any further questions." MATRIMONIAL. ADVERTTSEMENT.—The following amusin g . hand-bill has been issued by a Dorsra,.t7sl'.l,,aihir.e.;:eo;tocelir:,ai idinktdivaietritveiser' to be hoped that it will prove successtul: —"A bill for a wife. Matrimony. Charles Warren, Marnlmll, Dorset. MY family i fi s v a , s y f e o , l , l r o s w: ) .s ld :— , a T n h d e a e g ld i, e i st , l ig 7; i ‘ s .,.., l it 3 s y o , i . d a: s . N .l i d. h tl o ie us y e •ounger o b w oy i :t n e ) ; Li and - I. have no rent to pay. . blues and - half Whites, this year. h lll7 by themselves them at night. iiinhiodentlonitith:lsibittoa\gtif:i time,lc ~is r t o utS i iil e i b r : , d bl ) .th t e t i , l i ii i i; (i.r f t a elt, i ietl r r . aJT : ti l h l ) : ,, e s, and tne boy two sin ti 1 Hi ~ a week, and , , t a i Lr i c , )" o ( i i ptt ' a el 'n d r a second family, lings a week for my work. h t: e ay fi s l e th or iii the myriads of rats Traendeu-rtyaeLadrse.TldPif:Tr a • e i I want a womaAnntioLl_uio,knalet'tol;:r.railete p p i r g it S w i i Y i li ), i . e l r l p s :t s i o n n o s u f t o a r t th w e o l t ( k m .: . subsistence there, and which no' destruc tion of many houses. V . arious means of get ht would assail the. Faubourg du Temple, and probably dou • tcianig'seritdh.,e.d. this plague, previous to the proposed removal, have delayf w a 'h il i el , which l iS i n a i ; rNe e t t h i? : 11 ; " 1: ( l e i li:stle)lefir(l:, Tl o n 'l l ei t ti l ) : e ''''t i ( r ) uo.if(l t been tried in vain. Even poison has failed, and besith , s. this is attended with numerous dangers. The most successrul expe dient has been rrepently hunting them with dogs. to render the slaughter the more extensive, all their Myr v,s or out ets are stopped at midnight, and then, in the morning. the chase n h l a a a n l) , e a e s n 4 m s, a Goo de b o y f l t or e e s h e -l a i g n h i n t l . al s O h n a I some i o , f k these i n o c a c is io tn i or ts i l ii . n i g ls . Their skins, when properly' stripped off, without holes or other . damage, are sold a t o n e W o n a - p i e c e , to m a ke gloves. During the last year:these baud's have been very much attended. - London paper.- .. Ec:, ; ~~,~,, ~.