The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. In consequence of an unusual pressure of advertisements, we Zare compelled to postpone the insertion of several comiL uni : cations. Z . br iLiberpoot &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1344. \Ve have not troubled our readers with a report of the Amphitheatre Repeal Gathering of Thursday last, and the sayings o f t h e var i ous spouters, great and small, or a description of the motley company which met to shout their approbation of the con victed conspirator and his apologists. Nor do we here purpose entering into any analysis of the sylla bubs of fustian oratory whipt up for the occasion. The Whig-Radicals of Liverpool are already sufficiently low in the estimation of their fellow-townsmen to render it an act of superfluity and even of cruelty on our part, to exhibit them in the contortions with which they are seeking " a lower deep"—a more unadulterated bed of slime—a duller and murkier arkness. A few remarks, however, we may take the liberty of offering connected with this affair; and first let us turn to the position occupied on this occasion by that very unhappy old gentleman, William Rathbone. What then was the character and what the objects of the meeting at which Mr. Rathbone, a magis trate—a man entrusted with the administration of the law, and bound to defend the peace of the town —thought proper to preside ? What, too, were the men who constituted nine-tenths of the meeting Its character was one closely bordering upon the seditious. The very placard by which it was called together imputed to the highest officers of the law " a manifest perversion of justice;" and the speakers on the occasion did not scruple to call that perver sion wilful—to impugn the purity of a British judge, and to more than insinuate perjury against a British jury. The object of the meeting, if not to inflame the minds of an ignorant and already excited people, could be no other than to interpose a shield between a convicted conspirator and the law which has still to pronounce his sentence. We defy the most je suitical Whig-Radical to find a middle object. It was to excite the passiOns of the people, or to over awe the constituted authorities in their administra tion of the law, towards men whom a jury of their country had declared guilty of an offence against the constitution of the realm. Such were the character and the objects of the meeting, at which a magistrate of this borough pre sided, and other magistrates were present ; and now what were the men who constituted nine-tenths of the meeting ? We say nothing of the factious busybodies who occupied the prominent seats upon the platform. We say nothing of the juveniles of the Anti-Monopoly As soc i at i on , w h o gave t h e i r sublime presence to toady the great mendicant, as a per contra for past favours conferred upon their own paltry League. We say nothing of the mar vellously-assorted medley of unitarians and quakers, baptists and independents, socialists and infidels of other denominations, who exhibited themselves cheek by jowl, and grinned, chuckled, and shrieked in chorus over the Insults levelled by the truculent impostor and convict against the constitution and the church of their land : but we ask, with respect to the great majority of the meeting, what and who were they? REPEALERS—RepeaI wardens and their plundered dupes—men implicated in the very agitation for which O'Connell is a convict—the men by whose hands, in the event of such agitation being put down by the coercion of the law, we were told by that convict himself, " the docks and the shipping of Liverpool would be in flames," and " the manu factories of England be in a blaze" ! Such were the men whose wild passions were to be stirred by sto ries of " the wrongs of Ireland"—who were to be excited by the tale of injustice committed upon their protogee—of violated constitutions—invaded liber ties—trampled rights—insulted religion, and the other stock ingredients of Radical and popish agita tion; and. we leave it to the public to decide whether such task of excitement was properly one in which a magistrate ought to have been so prominently en gaged. If Mr. Wm. Rathbone has been seeking, by such indecent prostitution of his magisterial office, the dignity of martyrdom, 'we must say it would be a pity that the poor fatuous gentleman should he dis appointed in his quest. The rejected of we know not how many municipal constituencies—the dowa ger amongst political old women—would be a pearl in deed to stringupon the rosary of superseded Shallows, which the Irish demagogue parades, as an orna mental necklace around his brawny shoulders, now that they are no longer decorated by the parapher nalia of the Dublin mayoralty. Do, Sir James Graham, indulge the poor Man 1 And now a few words with respect to the speech of the great oracle of the meeting, Daniel O'Connell himself. We have heard many of the addresses of that personage, and read more. We have beard him address intelligent audiences, and we have heard him address mobs; but we never yet heard him perpetrate a speech which, throughout, was calcu lated only for an assemblage of gibbering idiots within the walls of a lunatic asylum. No perfectly sane man would have ventured upon the utterance of such a tissue of insolent falsehoods, interwoven with sheer folly and outrageous absurdity, before a meeting of sensible Englishmen ; and it does there fore strike us with amazement, not that every alter nate sentence was cheered by the bulk of the meeting, composed as it was, but that any portion of it could be tolerated at all by the few men of reputed good sense who ornamented the platform, whatever the violence of their faction and their hate to those in stitutions, of which the speaker has ever proved him self the most virulent enemy. Take, as one specimen of the speech in question, the following piece of unmitigated and ummistake able blarney : " I have heard language here to-night (!) that would do honour to the best orators. lam not flattering. I have heard more good speaking, more dignified sentiments, than lever heard in one night before (1). I have heard gentlemen over whom I can, of course, have no control; gentlemen who differ with me upon the most material points • gentlemen who do not agree with me politically, and who are totally opposed to me in religious belief ; I have heard them• advocate the cause of justice to Ireland to-night with a zeal, an energy, and a splendour of ta lent (!) that I can admire, but would in vain endeavour to imitate. (Great applause.) lam going to tell the people of Ireland we have made a great mistake! [Cheers.) I am going back to bind for ever a real union between the two countries." What a picture might not a Hogarth, a Cruikshank, or a Phiz have made of the scene which presented itself upon the stage at the utterance of this farrago of mingled fun and hypocrisy ! In the foreground the great Irish actor, with his tongue dexterously stowed in his cheek, awl an expression of rollicking humour, mixed with contempt, in his eye, as he con templated the silly trouts around him, for whose sweet voices he was so delicately angling; and, in the background, the Hollands, the Robertsons, the Mollineuxes, and the Blackburns, looking unutter able self-glorification, and bowing to be tickled by the astute Daniel. "I am going back," exclaimed the wily impostor, "to tell the people of Ireland we have made a great mistake"—wonderful dis covery (!)—at the utterance of which William Rath bone grinned concentrated amazement, and Mr.' Eyre Evans was observed to fasten his teeth in his lip, to restrain a fit of unseasonable laughter. Another specimen : . . " Yes, Igo back to announce to them, that it is not sufficient they should struggle for us, but that the deter minatiol will go abroad not to allow the present trans actior sto sink into oblivion until an attempt is made — and I trust a successful attempt—(cheers)—to impeach the authors of the evil, and the contrivers of all this mis chief. (Tremendous cheering for some time.) I announce it now that I shall devote, not, perhaps, some years, but whatever time I have to spare of my life, to the impeach ment of those men." (Enthusiastic cheering.) How this doomed ministry must be shaking in their shoes ! How happy must the people of Ire land be at this announcement ! No more Repeal gatherings—no more Repeal 'shillings—no more struggling for a parliament in College-green ! Their great apostle is from henceforth to devote the leisure, which a gaol will allow him, to agitation for the im peachment of Peel and Graham, Sugden and Smith ! What next, Mr. Merriman ? Here it is. The ministry is "an inhuman minis try," because it has refused to shorten the hours of labour for the suffering factory children. And this from Daniel O'Connell, who has never yet denied that he sold those factory children for certain monies paid, and influence afforded, by certain millowners in Manchester ! Oh ! Daniel—Daniel ! For your very ears you durst not touch upon the subject of factory labour—you durst not invoke your humanity towards the factory children—where your base be trayal of their interests is better known than amongst the dock labourers, and the hod carriers of this town of Liverpool. One more specimen of sheer impudence, and w are done:— " You have stated truly, in the address which you pre sented to me, that I gave up a lueritive profession, and that I was offered the highest judicial office which the crown had it in their power to bestow. I refused all—l gave up all—to be counsel for poor Ireland alone," — (Cheers.) What a sacrifice was this ! To "refuse all "—to "give up all "—" to be counsel for poor Ireland." How many gentlemen are this day in our Assize Courts who would willingly renounce all to be retained by a poor client who has uniformly paid so well ! We here take leave of this trumpery affair—and trumpery it is in every way — w i t h an express i on o f pity for the fallen condition of Radicalism in Liver pool. There was a time when this now feeble fac tion could have mustered a political display without dragging the kennels and the back streets for company-- 7 when they would have scorned to consort with convicts and gaol birds on leave ; but now— alas for the mighty ! The mountain has become a molehill--the once brilliant light of Liberalism has dwindled into the small flame which issues, unoder ous and flickering, from a farthing dip. Alas for fallen Whig-radicalism ! The near approach of the annual Easter Vestry, and the opportunity thus about to he afforded to the parishioners, of electing " fit and proper men" to represent their interests in the Select Vestry, induces us to offer a few words to our Conservative readers upon the importance of a proper discrimination in the selection to be made. On no past occasion has such discrimination been more loudly called for. We must have now on the Select Vestry no trim mers—no men halting between two opinions —and, above all no radical tools of Somerset House, and no pimping feeders of the scurrility of the radical pres.. We have henceforth a battle to fight for the the independence of the town against the encroach ments of an unconstitutional power; and we must have loyal men to fight that battle firmly and fear lessly. The parties who retire at this vestry, and who will, doubtless, present themselves for re-election, are Messrs. Urquhart, Riding, Maynard, Hand, Groom, and Molyneux. The first of these, there can be no hesitation on the part of any conservative, in dismissing to his private duties and studies ! As a sectarian of the most virulent class, he has proved sufficiently his utter unfitness for the per formance of the duties of a select vestryman, con sistently with the honour and peace of the parish, and the welfare and humane treatment of the poor over whom it has been his province to watch. Amongst the remaining gentlemen, we could pick out one or two of somewhat shakey principles; but we abstain, as we are assured that a list of undeniable parties will be proposed, upon which the vestry will, no doubt, come to a fitting decision. Against those whose election has to he confirmed by the parish ioners—Messrs. Ford, Herd, and Bremner—not an ohjectibn can be raised. On Friday last, the Committee upon the Liver pool Dock Bill met, and, at their risin4, adjourned until after the Easter recess. The Chairman of the Dock Committee was the only witness brought be fore them, his examination occupying the whole time of the sitting. As affording some clue to the probable fate of the bill, so far as this ordeal is con cerned, we give here the names of the parliamentary committee :—Beresford, W., Esq., Harwich, chair man ; Tollemache, J., Esq., South Cheshire ; Douglas, Sir H., Liverpool ; Troubridge, Sir E. 'l'., Sandwich ; Ainsworth, P. Esq., Bolton ; Bar nard, E. G., Greenwich; Egerton, W. Tatton, Esq., North Cheshire; Sandon, Lord, Liverpool; Stand ish, Charles, Esq., Wigan ; Blackburne, J., Esq., Warrington ; Patten, W., Esq., North Lancashire ; Brotherton, Joseph, Esq., Salford; Greenall, Peter, Esq., Wigan; Plumridge, Captain J. H. Falmouth; Milner, —, Esq., —. The four members sitting for sea ports, we may explain, are selected, in addition to the standing committee—probably as being conversant, or pre sumed to be conversant, with dock matters—and will, of course, give their decision upon purely ge neral grounds, irrespective of local considerations. The remainder will, probably, decide more imme diately in accordance with their knowledge of local interests to be affected and local convenience to be consulted. The most material opposition—indeed, the only material opposition—offered to the bill of the Dock Committee thus far, has arisen from the commis sioners of Birkenhead, who are anxiously furbishing up every arrow in their well-stored quiver to ob struct, and, if possible, defeat a measure full of pros pective advantage to the commerce of the port of Liverpool. We are sssurad, however, that they are likely to reap little batisfaction from their efforts. The tribunal before whom their cunningly-devised obstructions are offered will, doubtless, be able to see through the flimsy veil of disinterested local pa triotism, under the plea of which they are made. THE FUNDS SATURDAY NIGHT,—The English stock market, without a great deal of business, exhibits much firmness, and prices generally are well maintained. Sa turday being an early day at the Stock-Exchange, little fluctuation has occurred. Consols for money and the ac count leave off 981 to a ; New 31 per Cents., 102 i to ; Exchequer-bills 68s. to 70s. premium. In the foreign market speculative dealing is the chief feature, and Spa nish and Mexican have the preference above other stocks. The abundance of capital has considerable influence on business, and the tendency of operations is decidedly in favour of further advance. Spanish Three per Cents. „have been done as high as 374, but they closed 37i to ; The Five per Cents. were last quoted 26k to 4-; Mexicau Actives left off at the improved figure of 36i to 37k ; and the Deferred, 16i to 17-k. The other closing quotations were as follows : Portuguese, 4151 to 46i; Dutch Two and-a- Half per Cents., 571 to ; the Five per Cents., 101 i to 102 k ; Danish 88 to 89 ; Columbian, 151 to ; Chilian, 104 to 106; Buenos Ayres, 37 to 38 ; Brazilian, 82 to 83 ; Belgian, 104 to 105 ; and Peruvian, 30i to 31i. The following gentlemen have been appointed honorary officers of the Liverpool Workhouse and Fever Hospital, in addition to the present medical board:—Honorary physician, Dr. Dickenson; honorary surgeons, Mr. T. Inman, Mr. Byerley, Mr. Burgess. Mr. Graham, of Woodside, has been elected house-surgeon at a salary of £5O per annum. GRAND FREE TRADE BANQUET.—We beg to direct attention to the advertzement of the " Grand Free Trade Banquet," and the list of the principal feeders, which will be found in another column. This will be no doubt a very grand affair, as it ought to be indeed, for the prices charged, viz., 10s. each for Tea-totalers, and 123. 6cl. each for those who luxuriate in wine. The Tee-totalers by the by have the worst of it, an extra half crown being rather little to charge for a gentlemanly skin-full. SMOKING ON THE WOODSIDE STEAMERS.—It is said Mr. Commissioner Jackson at his recent visit to the noble duke at Chatsworth to meet the Queen, advised her Ma jesty to have an aquatic constable on board her new yacht, to prevent the sailors chawing tobacco ; her majesty re plied, that as Prince Albert was fond of a cigar on deck, she could not think of depriving the sailors of their quids. On Thursday last, the high and mighty commissioners of Birkenhead, in the exuberance of their wisdom, thought proper to summon Captain Judkin before the magistrates for smoking a cigar on board one of their common ferry boats. It appears the gallant captain was crossing by the boat at twelve o'clock at night, and standing by the mast smoking a cigar, when he was accosted by one of those recently invested animals, an aquatic constable, who told him he " maunt smoke," but the captain did smoke, nevertheless ; and, then Mr. Aquatic told the collector, Mr. Collector told the Manager, Mr. Manager told a com missioner, Mr. Commissioner told the law clerk, Mr. Law Clerk told a magistrate, Mr. Magistrate issued a summons, to which the gallant captain appeared. The wondrous crime was discussed over and over again, and a fine of half-a-crown decreed, which Captain Judkin re fused to pay, and gave notice of appeal. Why do not the ratepayers return, as commissioners, men a little more accustomed to an interchange of the civilities of life, and who have received the benefit of such an education as would render similar paltry annoyances unknown ? NEW BUILDINGS IN LIVERPOOL.—The quantity of building going on, or in contemplation, in this town, may be estimated from the fact that brick-making was never known, even by men who have been engaged in the occu pation for forty years, to be so brisk as at present, or to promise so much activity throughout the approaching summer, from the extent of the demand. The greatest portion of this material used in the town and outskirts is made at the North Shore, where, we understand, Messrs. S. and J. Holme have themselves no fewer than thirty " stools," or moulders, with their respective subsidiary labourers. A vast number of new buildings, chiefly houses, or houses with shops, are in progress at the north end of the town, many of them in and about Great Homer-street. In various other parts of the suburbs, numerous houses are also rapidly rising. The New Assize Courts, which, in addition to the massive exterior stonework, consume an amazing quantity of bricks, are also " going a-head," the weather being extremely propitious. That stupendous structure is already raised many feet above the datum le vel, and begins to afford, in the lower portions of the columns, pilasters, panelled work, &c.. some idea of the splendid appearance it will present when finished. On the whole, there is every prospect of full employment during the season for more than the usual number of bricklayers, joiners, plasterers, and others connected with the several branches of the art of building. A considera ble quantity of bricks would no doubt be required in consequence of the new local act relating to cellars used as dwellings. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COUN CILLORS OF THE LIVERPOOL CORPO RATION. Gentlemen,—l perceive that one of your body has given notice of a motion for Wednesday next upon the subject of your schools. His object is to have the Bible excluded from the class teaching. This will be called the old calumny, but it is indeed the old truth. The preamble to his motion sets forth that the system at present adopted in your schools excludes the children of Roman Catholics. On this ground he desires to have it altered ; or, if it can not be altered so as t o remove t hi s o bj ect i on , he wishes the schools to be sold. Now, what part of the present system is it that excludes the children of Roman Catholics ? The teaching of spel ling, or reading in the classes ? No ; this is not pretended. What then ? The teaching of arithmetic or geography in the classes ? No. What is it then ? The teaching of writing, or history, or natural history in the classes? No. The hon. councillor will not so libel the Roman Catholics as to say that any of these things exclude their children. What then is it, I ask again, that excludes them, if they be excl u d e d ? Is it the use of the Bible in the classes ? Yes, clearly so. And how then can the system be so altered as not to exclude them ? Only by the exclusion of the Bible from the teaching of the classes. That is plain, however ingenuity may evade it, or elo quence mystify it. Depend upon it, Gentlemen, a large majority of the constituencies of the town see the matter as it is here stated, and feel that they have done their duty in entrusting the municipal government of the town to gentlemen, a majority of whom have declared that the Bible shall be used in the classes of the Corporation Schools. They have long since seen clearly through the flimsy objection to the Protestant translation, and the plausible pretext about a Roman Catholic translation. The Roman Catholics have no translation without notes. Their guides cannot trust the Word of God without com ment among them in any translation. All their versions have notes. That is to say,—they have no Scriptures uncontaminated by Popery. But, Gentlemen, it is a libel against the Roman Ca tholic people to say that the Word of God, or any thing else in your present system, excludes their children. In point of fact, it is falsified by your rolls, which contain many names of Roman Catholic children, and would con tain many more if the Roman Catholic people were free agents. But it is true, most true, that so far as the knowledge and influence of the priests extend, the chil dren of Roman Catholics may not, must not, come in contact with the Word of God unbiassed by the comments of " the church." It is curious to see how Dissenters, whose religious boast is the Bible without note or com ment, are made the unconscious tools of the Roman Catholic priests, under the plea ofliberality. Gentlemen, if you will take an old friend's advice, you will not open this discussion again, —but by an extin guishing negative show the town that eausa finita est, and that you will not consent to waste your valuable time by refuting refuted objections. If it were a matter of improvement in detail, reason would that you should discuss again and again, and continue to im prove ; but this is a question of principle, rest ing on a foundation, which among all the fluctua tions of human opinion remains the same. It is not for the word of man, however enlightened, that you con tend ; but, believing in the genuineness and authenticity of revelation, you hold, and I trust will hold, the paramount claims of the Word of God. I have the honour to be,entlemen, with much respect, Your faithful friend, • FIDUS ACHATES. _ . Liverpool, Ist April, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—My name having appeared in your paper of last Tuesday, in the list of persons who attended the late Fancy Dress Ball, I trust you will permit this note to appear in your next publication as a refutation. I consi der such amusements light and frivolous, and not void of contingent evils ; in addition to which, I denounce the practice of late resorted to for the support of charitable or religious- institutions. because two-thirds of what is expended on such occasions is devoted to the god of this world, leaving only the remaining small portion (one third) for the object which is made the plea for such as semblies ; such practice cannot, therefore, be acceptable (in my humble opinion) to Him whose call we profess to obey. With these remarks, I leave the serious con sideration of the subject to others; remaining, sir, yours faithfully, RICHARD HARBORD. Upper Parliament -street, 30th March, 1844. IMPROVEMENTS IN SHAW-STREET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,-It was with great pleasure I saw, in your paper of last week, an account of the proposed pleasure-grounds in Shaw-street. Allow me respectfully, through your means, to call the attention of the individuals engaged in this laudable undertaking to the fact, that there is at the north-east corner of this land the artificial mound on which Prince Rupert's battery was placed, and which is the only visible relic of the siege of Liverpool remaining to the present day. It is to be hoped that this mound, which is evidently cut, and of the usual form used in fortifications, will not be' sacrificed, but preserved un touched as it has remained from 1644 to the present time. Yows, respectfully, W. G. HERDMAN. 6, Lansdowne-place, Everton, March 30, 1844. WEST DERBY UNION. The sixth anniversary dinner of the guardians and offi cers of the West Derby Union took place. on Tuesday. the 19th instant, at Horne's Mersey Hotel. About thirty gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous repast, which, together with the wines and desert, reflected the highest credit on the caterer. The chair was most ably filled by John Sheppard, Esq., the chairman of the board of guardians; and the vice-chair was occupied ,by Thomas Roberts, Esq., the deputy vice-chairman of the union. After the cloth was removed, the chairman introduced with very appropriate remarks the following toasts : " The Queen," " The Queen Dowager," " Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," " The Army and Navy," " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese,"—(responded to in a very feeling and effective speech by the Rev. W. Badnall, the newly-elected guardian for Wavertree)—" England's pride and Eng. land's glory, the hero of a hundred fights," " The Lieu tenant of the county and the Magistracy, particularly John Formby, Esq., whose success as a magistrate and an ex-officio guardian entitled him to the warmest thanks of the public," " The Chairmen, Vice-chairmen, and Board of Guardians throughout the kingdom," &c. &c. Mr: ROBERTSON proposed the health of the chairman, in which he passed a very high but just and well-merited eulogium on the character of that gentleman, for the very efficient and valuable services rendered to the union during the two last years in which he had presided over the board, and during which time he had united the ut most zeal and attention to the interest of the ratepayers and the comforts of the poor with the most impartial, kind, and gentlemanly conduct—by which he had gained the esteem of all who had the honour of his acquaintance. The toast was drank with the most rapturous applause, and evidently with the most sincere feeling. Mr. SHEPPARD replied in a long and eloquent speech, in which he contrasted the satisfactory and pleasing man ner in which the business of the West Derby Union was conducted with that of other unions throughout the country—remarking on the unanimity and good feeling which prevailed amongst the guardians themselves, the character and conduct of their officers, the humane and charitable feeling entertained by the guardians and officers towards the poor objects of their care, controlled by a proper and just economy in the distribution of the funds entrusted to them—and noticing in a more especial man ner the satisfactory mode in which the Workhouse was conducted. On this subject the chairman dwelt at con siderable length on the disgraceful and painful proceedings which had been published to the world with respect to some workhouses in the country, and quoted the remarks lately made in the House of Lords by the Bishop of Exeter relative to the spiritual destitution existing in some institutions of that nature. He (the chairman) was proud to boast that the Workhouse of this union was equalled by few and excelled by none in its excellent ma nagement, and could defy the world to find any just cause of complaint in the provision made either for the temporal or spiritual welfare of its inmates. He alluded in very complimentary terms not only to the kind and affectionate treatment bestowed upon the inmates of that asylum by the master and matron, but also to the zeal'and assiduity with which the respected chaplain (the Rev. T. Dwyer) and the schoolmaster and schoolmistresses performed their respective duties—gratifying proofs of which were given in overy inspection of the Workhouse, and more es pecially at the half-yearly examination of the children in the Workhouse Schools—occasions fraught with the most lively interest "to all' who cared for the welfare of their poorer brethren. The chairman, after alluding to several other topics of a local nature, concluded his most eloquent andinteresting address amidst the greatest de monstrations orapproval and delight. Mr. PARBEit next proposed the tealth of Mr. Ryan, the vice-chairman and father of the oard, which was re sponded to with much feeling, and elicited from that re spected gentleman many excellent and appropriate senti ments in reply. The health of Mr. Roberts, the deputy vice-chairman, was next proposed, and drank with much enthusiasm, to which that gentleman replied in a very humourous and pleasing manner, saying in conclusion that he did not think there waB such a union in the world as that of West Derby. (Loud applause.) The health of several members and officers'of the board and other toasts were drunk during the evening, and many excellent speeches made—and every one present seemed highly gratified with the proceedings of the day. OUR MARKETs.—The spring delicacies are beginning to come to market abundantly, the convenience of rail way transit offering every convenience for obtaining garden and hothouse produce from the , south, while the steamers k ee p up a n abundant supply of eggs, Poultry, butt er &c., from Ireland, the Isle of Man, the N or th of ' England, &c., &c. The following were the ruling prices for the delicacies of the early season, on Saturd a y l as t : —A sparagus , one s hilli ng an d sixpence . per bundle, or quarter hundred ; kidney or French beans, 3s. per four bundles, each bundle containing forty five pods; rhubarb, Is. O. per bundle; new potatoes, Is. per basket, of about 31bs. ; radishes, 2d. per bunch ; , p mushroom s , 3 s. a bottle ; scented violets, 2d. per b un ch ; spring chickens 3s. to 3s. 6d. per air; ducklings,ss.per pair; salmon (prime), Is. 4d. per lb. ; trout, Is. 4 d. p er lb. Cauliflow ers , brocoli &c of fine quality, we re abundant and ch eap. ' " CROWN COURT. Y- - E STEAD AY. (Before Mr. Justice Coltman.) PERJURY.—THE INCENDIARY FIRES IN WALES. William Hardman, an ill-looking fellow under the or dinary size, pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury in hav ing sworn before the magistrates of Manchester, that James Brown alias John Markwell was the individual who set fire to 9 stacks of Wheat, Barley, Oats and Nay, the property of Mr. Kerfoot, a tenant of Lord Dinorben, at a place called Vaenol, in the parish of St, Asaph, Flint shire, on the 21st of September last. The circumstances of the prisoner's ease have recently appeared in our columns. Mr. Wilkins stated the case for the prosecution. His LORDSHIP passed sentence in the following terms. He said :—You have been convicted, on your own con fession, of a crime certainly in point of enormity not in ferior to that of any prisoner brought to the bar at the present assizes. Ido not, in passing sentence upon you, look at all to the circumstance which has been stated by the learned counsel—that you were concerned in any of the fires to which he made allusion. That may or may not be the fact. At all events, thongh such an imputation has been cast upon you, I do not consider it as an ingre dient in your case. But what I look at is the indictment to which you have pleaded guilty. It appears, from that indictment, that you have, in a most deliberate manner, imputed to another person the crime of setting fire to a set of ricks in a farm-yard : and, by your pleading, you admit you did that without any foundation for the charge. A case more infamous than that of endeavouring to affix a crime which may subject an innocent person to a punish ment so severe as attaches to that of incendiarism can hardly be imagined. What your motive for such conduct may have been does not appear : probably it was the mo tive suggested—namely, to obtain the reward which had been offered for the apprehension of the offender. Under these circumstances, it becomes my duty to pass upon you the severest sentence the law allots, and I must say that the punishment is by no means adequate to the nature of your offence. The sentence is, that you be transported beyond the seas to such place as her Majesty, by the ad vice of her Privy Council, may direct for the term of seven years. SENTENCES. Richard Toothill (22), who had pleaded uilt to a charge of hi g h way robbery, at Elton, was se n ten ced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. Henry Holden (22), who had pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter, at Bolton, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Richard Johnson (20), who had pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary, in Whitechapel, was sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment and hard labour. Jonathan Thompson (24) who had been convicted of stabbing, at Bedford, was sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for two years. MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER. John O'Hare (17) was indicted for the manslaughter of John Murray, at Manchester, by driving against him a one-horse cart. Mr. Whigham conducted the case for the prosecution ; and Mr. Wilkins defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who was 59 years of age, lived at Bacup, near Rochdale ; that between the hours of nine and ten o'clock on the morning of the 3d of January last he was in St. George's-road, Manchester; and that while be was in the act of crnssing the road from the right to the left, be met with the acci dent which resulted in his death. The prisoner was driving a cart, and a man of the name of Bradbury was driving another cart. They were racing, with the view of reaching an adjacent coal yard. Bradbury was in advance about ten yards, and was going at a brisk trot. The pri soner's horse was in a gallop ; and it was while the horses were going at that rate that the right shaft of the priso ner's cart struck the deceased in the shoulder, broke four of his ribs, and fractured his skull. He was immediately taken to a druggist's shop, and subsequently to the Man chester Infirmary, where lie died on the following Saturday of the fracture of the skull. The defence was to the effect. that the deceased was deaf—that he made a short turn off the causeway into the. road—and that the pri soner, after the accident, returned with his horse and cart, and offered to render every assistance to the unfor tunate man. The prisoner was acquitted. FORGERY IN OLDHAM. William Taylor, (not in the calendar) a very respect able man of elderly appearance, was indicted for having uttered a forged acceptance to a bill of exchange for £221 145., with intent to defraud William Byrom, James But terworth, John Brown, and others (the Oldham Banking Company.) The jury found the prisoner guilty. STABBING AT WHALLEY. Richard Wilkinson, 50, was indicted for unlawfully and maliciously stabbing, cutting, and wounding one Wellington Moorhouse, at Whalley. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of an assault; and the prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment in Lancaster Castle for the term of twelve calendar months. STABBING AT LIVERPOOL. John 111` Kenna, 25, Patrick Gilligan, 23, and Michael M` Corkin, 20, were indicted for having feloniously cut, stabbed, and wounded Patrick Crane, at Johnson-street, Liverpool. Mr. Arnold conducted the case for the prosecution, and the prisoners were defended by Mr. Wilkins. It appeared .that, on the night of Friday, or early on the morning of Saturday, the 6th of January. the prose cutor was in his cellar, in the act of retiring to rest, when he beard a party of men come down to the door, and endeavour to force it open. He went for the purpose of preventing them, but was unable to resist the pressure from the outside. The door was forced in, the three pri soners, accompanied by three others, entered, and Gilligan asked for some ale. The prosecutor replied that he was a teetotaller, that his wife was unwell, and that he wished them to leave. A scuffle ensued, in the course of which the candle was blown out by one of the party, and M'Kenna took out a clasp-knife, and threatened to cut off the prosecutor's head. Gilligan then laid hold of the prosecutor in such a way as to prevent him from defending himself, while WlCenna inflicted two or three cuts, not of a very dangerous nature, on his face. A woman, of the name of M`Gregor, who lived in the cellar, wanted to get out, for the purpose of calling in the police, but she was struck back by M'Corkin. Shortly after the prisoners ran away ; and when they were taken into custody, in a few days after, a clasp-knife was found at M'Kenna's, which, according to the medical testimony, would have inflicted the cuts on the prosecutor's face. The jury acquitted the three prisoners. The court adjourned at six o'clock to nine this morning. NISI PRIUS COURT.-YESTERDAY. THE BURY WATER WORKS COMPANY V. BENSON. This case was resumed yesterday morning, and further voluminous evidence was heard for the defendant, in which a number of surveyors and others described the nature of the embanking, the " pitching" with ruble wall stone, &c., the sinking of the banking, &c.—showing upon the whole that the first measurement of the work appeared to be pretty accurate, the sinking being accounted for by the long time that had since elapsed. The learned JUDGE, in summing up, inclined to the opinion that the difference between the parties was, under the circumstances, so little, that it would have been more advisable to settle the matter out of doors. The jury, without retiring from the box, returned a verdict for the defendant. The case was not decided until nearly four o'clock, so that it occupied the cou.t upwards of a day and a half. SEDUCTION.-SQUIRES V. MOLYNEUX. This was an undefended case, which was stated to the jury by Mr. SEGAP., without general remarks. The plain tiff, Amelia Squires, a widow, residing in Preston, sought to recover damages from the defendant, for the loss of the services of Mary Braithwaite, her daughter by a first husband,—a good-looking young woman, who was em ployed by Messrs. Barton, Brierley, and Co., of that town. The defendant was a partner in the firm, and, it moreover appeared, a married man. In 1840 the plaintiff went to work in the mill, and defendant shortly afterwards paid her particular attentions. Not knowing that he was married, she listened to his declarations of attachment, and he stated that he purposed to marry her. This pro mise she at first questioned, on the ground of the disparity in their respective situations in life; but the intimacy was kept up by frequent interviews, and by the parties cor responding by letter, and walking out together. Several letters from the defendant to the girl were produced, couched in the most affectionate terms ; stating that he was astonished she should doubt his affection—that no cause of separation would arise on his part, and imploring her to be faithful as he would be, &c. When they were walking out together on one occasion, a female came up and said something which induced defendant to leave his companion, whose mother and herself soon afterwards found that he was in no situation to comply with his promise of marrying her. The result of their intimacy was a child born in May last. These facts were proved by the young woman and others; and the learned JUDGE remarked, in summing up, that the case was one of considerable aggravation, and that the amount of damages should be duly considered. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £4O. SMITH V. COARE. This case was somew' , at similar to the last, and Mr. Cardwell stated the particulars, which were also proved. The defendant, James Smith, sought to recover damages from Edward Coare, (now 271 years old,) for the seduc tion of his daughter, Isabel!, a woman now 27 years of age. The father of the plaintiff, and the father of the de fendant, farmed contiguous land at Mellor, near Black burn. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £3O. • HARRISON AND OTHERS V. CADWELL. Gilbert Harrison and Co., iron merchants in this town, sought to recover a b a l ance o f accoun t f or iron supplied to James Cadwell, a blacksmith, at Southport. The plaintiff's case was proved, and a verdict got for the full amount laid—.£3o Os. 10d. SIRDEFIELD V. WALMSLEY. In this case Mr. Sirdefield, keeper of the George Inn, Liverpool, sought to recover from the defendant, the son of a respectable person, the sum of £B4 18s. Bd., for board and lodging, dinners to parties, keep of a horse, &c., from January to July, last year. A barmaid spoke to the ac curacy of the account as compared with the bar book, which she then kept herself. The learned judge remarked that the defendant's expenditure might be extravagant, but if he incurred it he must pay it. Verdict accordingly for the whole amount BRANCKER ' KNT. V. MARSHALL. An action brought by Sir T. Braticker, of the Royal Bank of Liverpool, to: recover the amount of a bill and interest for £6OO, and another for £650, both drawn in March, 1841, upon Marshall, Barber, and Co. The evi dence being heard rendering Henry Marshall, the de fendant, liable, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, with interest, £1406 16s. "WRIGHT V. . Plaintiff, Mr. George Wright STEELE, brewer, and wine and spirit merchant, sought to recover £63 10s. from Steele, the defendant, who was tenant of a public-lious:! in Pownall-square. The orders for, and delivery of, the goods were proved. Verdict for the full amount. WHITE V. SHARP. This was an action to recover a sum of £377 15s. 2d. (with interest,) on an award. Mr. Crompton and Mr. Watson appeared for the plaintiff, and M. Cowan for the defendant. Mr. WATSON stated the particulars. The plaintiff had been captain of the ship " John Campbell," of which the defendant, Captain Sharp, was owner. The plaintiff sailed from this port in 1841 to Sydney, thence to India, and thence hcme to England. In Bombay the mortga gees of the ship took possession of her, as they had a right to do. Plaintiff on arriving in England with the ship in 1813, presented his accounts and vouchers to the owner, but obtained no setilement. A reference to arbi trators was subsequently had by order of a judge, and Mr. Cook, superintendent of Pilots, Mr. Hazelden, and Mr, Singlehurst were appointed as such, the agreement being that the decision of two of them should be binding. They awarded, after hearing all the evidence, £344 to the plaintiff. This, however, the defendant refused to pay, and hence the present action. The plea for this refusal was that the ship on her way home put into St. Helena, where a captain Mercer bad shortly before been ship wrecked, that the plaintiff had brought him, his wife, two infant children, and servant, home to England, for which the defendant made a charge against the plaintiff for the extravagant sum of £220. The arbitrators had well con sidered the charge, but considered it most exorbitant, and having found that the usual charge in such cases was Is. 6d. a day per - head for adults, had allowed accordingly £l2 to be deducted from the captain's claim, which they thought sufficient, more particularly as the plaintiff was (as is usual) ordered by the governor of the island to take the parties home. Mr. Singlehnrst said he would not award, and never signed it. Mr. COWAN contended that the award was bad in law, as it aet forth the names of the three arbitators, and used the pronoun '• we" as ap plying to all of them, yet was signed by only two of them, and he cited a case in support of his argument. For the plaintiff it was contended on the other hand that it was perfectly sufficient as the award of the majority, and in this view of the point his Lordship concurred. Another oblection was raised for the defendant, that the plaintiff had brought home Captain Mercer and family in the cabin, but it appeared that he had no other place in which to put them. The jury, under the direction of his Lord ship returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, to gether with interest, &c. £3BO 18s. 2d. CHESHIRE ASSIZES. The commission of the peace for the county of Chester was opened at the Shire Hall, Chester, late on Saturday evening last, by the Hon. Sir John Williams. On Monday (yesterday) morning Mr. Justice Williams took his seat in the Nisi Prius, and Mr. Justice Maule in the Criminal Court. CROWN COURT.—The court baying been opened in the usual form, the grand jury were sworn, and briefly ad dressed by the learned Judge, who appeared to be labour ing under indisposition ; after which, a few causes of lit tle interest were disposed of. CIVIL SlDE.—Twenty-two causes are entered for trial, six of which are special juries. The court fixed these as follows :—none to be taken before Tuesday ; on Wednes day, " Lovatt v. Boyd," and " The Queen v. Williams ;" on Thursday, "The Queen v. Ward;" and on Friday, " Case v. Boyd." Up to the hour of our express leaving, two unimportant cases only had been decided. CHEMISTRY.—The eldest son of Mr. Musp ra tt, o f Seaforth-hall, has just been granted his degree of D oc t or of the University of Grissen, for an original paper on the sulphites. The British and North American royal mail steam ship, Acadia, Captain Ryrie, will leave this port on Thursday next, for Halifax and Boston. We shall now have two steamers a month. MR. BUCK.—We beg to remind parties wishing to avail themselves of Mr. Buck's experience and skill in the in struction of shorthand, writing, book-keeping, &c., that he is about to retire from the profession in a short time. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION.--011 Sunday last, after two powerful and eloquent appeals from the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, the sum of £lOl 3s. 2d. was collected in aid of the schools in connection with the church. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—On Sunday last, at West Derby Church, after an excellent and appropriate sermon by the Rev. Mr. Moriarty, the sum of seventeen pounds was collected in behalf of the funds of the Southern Hospital. DINNER AT THE TOWN-HALL.—His worship, the Mayor, gave a grand dinner, on Thursday, to the Judges, the High Sheriff of the county, the Grand Jury, and the leading members of the northern bar. Amon his unpro fessional guests were the Earl of Sefton, Sir John Tobin, Sir Thomas Brancker, Richard Leyland, Esq., Nicholas Robinson, Esq., and some other gentlemen of the town. TOKEN OF RESPECT.—On) Monday] last a party of gentlemen met, at the Rimrose Hotel, Bootle, to present the respected landlord with a silver snuff-box, as a token of respect for him as a man and tradesman. After the pre sentation had taken place the company sat down to a good supper : after which the healths of the Queen, and the royal family, and success to Mr. Orme were drunk, and the company seperated at an early hour. ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, RODNEY-STREET.---A meet ing of the shareholders of the above church was held on Thursday evening, the 28th instant. The secretary read over the new constitution, intended to bind over the build ing more fully to the Established Church of Scotland. The 16th article of the new constitution was condemned by Mr. T. R. Arnott as intended to denude shareholders, not being members of the congregation, of any control over their property. 7 . 117& 31.71,0 M M. - M. 13*x-on:Rolfe, ocrka:lVl:JuaUcie man attended divine service at St. George's Church. They were accompanied with the High-sheriff, the Mayor, is his robes of office, and other gentlemen. Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Monk ; and the sermon was preach ed by the Rev. Mr Leigh, who selected for his text, the 26th Chapter of St. Mathew, and the 13th verse :—"Ve rily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this which this woman hath done be told for a memorial of her." The anthem was taken from the 63d ehapter of Isaiah. In the evening their lordships dined with Dr. Sheppard, of Gateacre. ELECTION ENHEA D .— o o OF OVERSEERS Monday last, A ND pursuant ASSESSORStO FnOoßticßei,R; meeting of the parishioners of Birkenhead was held in the vestry of St. Mary's Church. Mr. John Crowther moved that Mr. Orange take the chair, after which, the following gentlemen were nominated as overseers :—E. G. Willoughby, John Crowther, J. Shore, Joshua Lace, Wm. Jackson, of Church -street, Robert Meacock, Robert Twisaday. Nathan Bake, William Higgins, and William Osborne. William Hillear and John Law were nominated as assessors, and Mr. E. G. Willoughby and Mr. John Crowther were elected overseers. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Orange for his conduct in the chair, the meeting separated.—[We are requested to contradict a statement which has appeared in the Albion and other papers, that Mr. Eastwood made any observations as to the attendance of dissenters at church.] THE COUNCIL.—At the usual monthly meeting of the Council, to be held to-morrow, the proceedings of the Finance Committee will comprise a recommendation to increase the sallaries of James Woods and William Rush ton, the district surveyors, from £2OO to £250. The motions of which Mr. North gave notice for the last monthly meeting will be submitted on this occasion, They are to the effect, that the picture of the crucifixion be presented to some church, and that a committee be ap pointed for the more effective regulation of the ferries,. ferryboats, and landing places. The motions of which Mr. Isaac Holmes and Mr. Balackburn also gave notice for the last meeting will also be brought forward. The motion of the former has reference to the better accommo dation of steam-boats, and that of the latter to a different management of the Corporation schools. DINNER TO CAPT. MILLER BY THE COMMISSIONERS of POLICE.—On Tuesday last, in terms of a resolution adopted by the Board of Police, the Commissioners en tertained Henry Miller. Esq., Superintendent of the Po lice Establishment, at dinner, in the Black Bull Hall, on the occasion of his leaving Glasgow, to fill the situation of Head Constable of the Liverpool Police, and to mark the high esteem they entertained of the able manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office, as head of the police of this city. The chair was taken on the occasion by Bailie Hastie (in the absence of the Lord Provost, now in London), and he was supported right and left by Mr. Miller, Bailies Anderson, Whitehead, the Deacon Convener. &c. Dr.Aitken acted as croupier, supported by Bailie Hamilton, the Lord Dean of Guild, Councillor Robertson, &c.—Glasgow Guardian. TOWNSHIP OF EVERTON.—A meeting of the ratepayers of this township was held on Thursday last, for the pur pose of transacting the annual business of the township, Mr. J. M•George in the chair. Mr. Wilson Ledger, one of the overseers, presented a summary of the accounts of the township, and also a summary of the accounts of the surveyor of higbways. By the former it appeared that there was a balance due to the township of £56 14s. 7d., and by the latter, a balance due to the surveyor of high ways of £389 7s. 6id. The accounts having been passed, the overseers, auditors, and stipendiary officers were re appointed. Mr. • James Blundell, seconded by Mr. M'George, proposed that the printing business of 'the township for the ensuing year be given to Mr. T. Taylor. Mr. W. Ledger proposed that it be given to Mr. Richard Shaw. Mr. Halsall seconded the motion, and the question having been put to the vote, the numbers were for Mr. R. Shaw, 18 ; and for Mr. T. Taylor, 16. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, overseers, and auditors, and the meeting adjourned. - - - - ATROCIOUS CONDUCT OF A HUSBAND. - At the police court yesterday, a married woman, Elizabeth Smith, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, when Mr. Owen, who appeared for the husband, said he had a further charge to make against her—that of adultery, The pri os o ffi n c e e r: s w h e u n s t b i a n n t d o w a as cal cellarledn t m o a p r r y o b v o e n t e h , a t w h h e e r a e n t d h e a y p f o o l u i cned his wife lying on a bed with another man. Mr. Owen then called the wife of the man who was lying on the bed with her, who deposed to the same fact. But when the case was cross-examined by Mr. Rushton, it turned out that she had been r ifpcoh rb m aseyru a ghpt d ehpi e meoo d : ftr husband,a u wa n n dhd k ui b ht edy, wasr her yswc,hhteaoo h nr u grhgo s i ea b nr tdcg a ern neglected ddet the orelfrom aft me pa e t rer him ds w i om h hn i eebc weeklyrrh she was taken to the ce llar b y the wife of the man who was found in bed with he r, namel y , Mar y Griffiths — that drink was afterwards give n to her i n bed — and that the whole y ,se h na bgf o e oyo ffi rt b a c hu e ers. Mr. Rushton said a b aser case h a d the husband and his ab an d one d t ioatnn l i edvo n oeewp g rrr aade w rnecdci was got up by the husband, who had neglected her, in order, by a charge of adultery, to get rid of a weekly allowance for hi support which was enforccd from him by the paris female confede rate into custody, to find bail to answer a charge of per jury, if not of conspiracy. April 2, 1844• AMERICA. By the packet-ship Virginian, Captain Allen, we have received New York papers to the 11th ultimo, being fiv e days later than previously received. A Tariff Bill was reported in the House, from the Committee of Ways and Means, but we cannot find Noel even for a synopsis until next week. COTTON INTELLIGENCE. The New York cotton market of the 9th is as follows: There has been a good d eman d f or cot t on throughout the week for export, but h o ld ers h ave con ti n ued to pree n , sales, and prices have g i ven way f u ll o f a ce nt. per kb: towards the close, however, there was less anatety evinced to sell. The sales of the week reach 16,100 balesr of which 8,050 were Upland and Florida, ordinary t, O middling 71 to B+, middling fair to fair 81 to 9, good air 9t cents per lb, 8.050 New Orleans and Mobile ordinal to middling 7+to B*, middling fair to fair 8+ to 9 cents, good fair 10 to 101 cents per lb. Freights.—Tbere is 14 fair amount of freight offe r i ng f or E urope ; t wo transient ships have been taken for Liverpool at id. for cotton, and one ditto at 17.32 d, The p ac k e t ra t es are, t o Liverpool cotton, id. to 9.16 d. ; seeds. Bs. 6d. to 95. per tierce; provisions, 5s 6d to 6s 6d in tierces, and 3s 6d in barrels; flour, turpentine, &c., 3s to 3s 6d. ; tobacco, 30s beg hogshead ; and heavy goods. 25s to 30s per ton. Prices at Mobile, on th e I s t u lt., s h owe d a decline of to cent per lb. Sales li m it e d, say 15 , 000 t o 18,Uuv bales. Middlings may be quoted at 8 cents as the averag e of that day's transactions. The aggregate sales o f th e week amounted to about 7,000 bales. Receipts 21,9 17 bales. Stock 124,800. At Charleston, on the 6th ult., the demand for Uplan,, de had almost entirely ceased. Th e sa l es on Saturday, t',l 2d ult., and on following Monday amounted to but i bales : on Tuesday, the sth ult„ to 436 bales, at the de' cline of + cent., on pr ev i ous quotations. Prices ran i ?: from 7* cents. ao 91. Received from the Ist to the 4th ult., inclusive upwards of 9,000 bales. The state of the New Orleans market, for the wee k ending Saturday, the 24th ult. is as fdllows ;—"ln Our review of Wednesday last, we noticed that the market Ils" closed the previous evening with a decidedly dull feeling and a downward tendency in prices cansed by the large accumulation of stock, which holders are desirous of re' dicing. Early on Wednesday morning the news by th e Boston steamer was received, and induced a few buyea to enter the Market, and the sales amounted to 9, 5 ° bales, at former rates. Thursday's mail did not bring the private advices by the steam-ship, and the market Wes , in cons. quence, heavy ; the sales amounting to 3,600 bales at prices rather in favour of buyers. Yesterday the letters came to hand, and were delivered at eleven o'clock, after which the market became exceedingly dull, and the entire business of the day only reached 1,200 bales, whilst hol ders showed great anxiety to realize. The sales of the past three days amount to 14,300, and those of the week to 25,300 bales. "The receipts since the 27th nit, are 12,048 bales, and the exports 13,962 : namely.—to Liverpool, 6,253; HP vre, 3,306; New York, 1,974 ; Boston 1,033; Cowes and a market, 702; Antwerp 644 bales; leaving a stock 0 0 hand, including all on shipboard, not cleared yesterdOrt of 248,822 bales. "Li'verpool classification ;—Louisiaßa and Mississippi; Inferior 7 to 71; ordinary. 71 to 81; middling, 81 to Si; middling fair, 9 ; fair, 94 to 9-1- ; good fair, 10 to 141 ; good and fine, 108" 1 V/ / `i& 2 _2 „ T SPAIN. A 'telegraphic dispatch dated Madrid, March 27, 145 been received. "Carthagenia" surrendered at discretion on the 25th. Yesterday fhere was a very numerous and. brilliant drawing-room at Co ur t. Th e two Queens and the Infanta enjoy excellent health. The most perfect trail quility prevails in all parts of Spain. The dividend declared at the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway meeting was four per cent. for £lOO share, free of income tax. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, at Cambridge, Mr• Fox, son of Dr. Fox, of Bristol, lost his life by leaping from a phaeton with which the horses were running away Prince Albert arrived at Ostend on Thursday night, and proceeded to Cologne the following morning. He is ex pected to return to this country about the 11th instant. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LONDON.—On Sunday night . l fire broke out in a spacious range of premises, situated la Russell's-mews, near Tottenham Court Road. The 100 is estimated at £4OOO. The following are details of one export entry at the Custom-house, in this port :—On the 19th instant, pet ship Patna, for Honkkong, shipped by liichard cotton cloth, 3,012,147 yards, value £45,025 • the Mir material of this shipment wou ld b e under £5,000. The Dublin Evening Mail emphatically asserts that US former allegation, denied by the Standard—that the Pre' mier has written a letter to Lord de Grey, that n o m ore church appointments Ireland are to be given to cler gy men unfriendly to the national system of education- 15 strictly and accurately true. We can only hope that it 10 not. MONKS FERRY BlLL.—This bill passed the Commit' tee of the House of Commons on Monday. Lord Sandal and Sir H. Douglas voting for it. Sir Thomas Branckert Brramley-Moore, H. Hotnby, and W. Nicol, Esqrs.• formed a deputation from the corporation to oppose the bill, and engaged Messrs. Austin, Talbot, and Palmer, as counsei on their behalf. Mr. Forsyth was counsel for the Birkenhead Commissioners. HASTINGS ELECTION.—The league has been signt defeated at Hastings. Their candidate, Mr. R. 11 7, „ Moore, the renowned league lecturer, wa s supportea:4 several members of parliament, but, notwithstanding be conservative candidate, Mr. Brisco has been returne d a l e ' a b orough. B jtya A te t r t a c n lo w se as of ev t e h r e p p r o e ll vi t o h u e ty ier o , b ibeo T r e fo re r —for Mr. 13risco, 511 ; Mr. Moore, 169: conservatism, 342. ST. MARY'S (KIRKDALL) NATIONAL Scnoot.- - W e were much gratified by a visit, on Friday last, to this neat building for the scriptural education of the young , in connexion with St. M ar y' s Ch urc h, i n Ki r kdale, and recently erected through the exertions of the incumbent, the Rev. Mr. James, and other benevolent individuals . It will be seen from an advertisement that the schools will be opened on Monday next, by a public tea party We had prepared a description of the building, and regret exceedingly that we have no room for it to-day. MANCHESTER.—On Thursday last, the second Man' chester Phonetic festival was held, in the assembly romp of the Town-hall ; about 400 ladies and gentlemen (Pim' nographers and their friends) sat down to tea. Mr. Alder man Kershaw, the late Mayor of Manchester. presided+ and after tea addressed the meeting. The other speakers were Mr. B. Pitman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Withers, and Mr.- Swinglehust. Mr. Isaac Pitmen, the inventor of the science, was expected, but his numerous.duties prevente d him from leaving Bath. At intervals during the eveninl-- several new and pop u l ar concer t e d pi eces were sung by the members of the,Harmonic Society. MEETING OF THE RATE-PAYERS OF WEST DERBY The annual meeting of the rate-pavers of West De _„rl was held on Thursday last. M r . Th omas Roberts,,u'i s of the vice chairmen of the West Derby Union, h e elected unanimously to the chair though opposed, oA Sher' motion of Mr. Thomas Smith, by Mr. Robe r t house. Mr. Thomrs Harrison and Mr. Peter lioud war d elected overseers for the ensuing year; and Mr. Win V. surveyor of highways. At the conclusion of the meet a vote of thanks was given to the chairman for his E tion. MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.---,n Saturday evening the neighbourhood of St. Marylebone was thrown a into a state of great excitement by the perpetration__ of r in' t ias h in ro ed at W :itt: wife, and the subsequent attempted suicide of the murderer. The scene of the horrible occurrence is Little Ag st .marylebone mvCirol villain Crouch r upon ea street, leading out of Great Marylebone-street. The destroyed,dfu l t h m e u hp r ei dsreswro,infewife's _ lifeFra committed bcye ac b u y :tr a ionug, m an hh,e a razor whilst she was seated on a chair suckling their child. He afterwards inflicted a very serious, but net dangerous, wound on his own throat. ELECTION FOR ABERCROMBY WARD.--By the lamented death of Charles Bontflower, Esq , this ward has lost an ex ce ll en t representative ;—unwearied in in: devotion to the arduous duties .of his office, and sown' and steadfast in those conservative and Protestant prin ciples, for the consistent maintenance of which he received the support and confidence of this conservative con' stituency. It will be perceived, from an advertisemen t in our columns, that Thursday next is fixed for the elec tion of a member to supply the vacancy thus created- The candidate on the conservative interest is Mr. Thorne° Kaye, the respected proprietor of the Liverpool Cornier' No candidate on the whig-radical interest has as vet beeo announced ; and it is highly probable that no such candi date will present himself. _ BANK OF ENGLAND.--In Friday's Gazette we had th 6 return of the quarterly average of the weekly liabilitie s; and assets of the Bank of England, from the 30th De,' cember to the 23d ult. On comparing this r e t urn wit h that of the preceding quarter, from the 2d of December to the 24th of February, we find th a t th e circulation b.a idcreased from £20,414,000 t o £21 , 12 2,000, being a dif ference of £708,000; the deposits had increased from £13,924,000 t0£13,972,000, being a difference of £48,0' making the total liabilities £35,094,000 ; and the secur i ties had decr ease d from £22,482,000 to £22,479, 00v j being a diff erence o f £ 3, 6 00 ; the bullion had increase i from £ 1 4,993,000 to £15,784,000, being a difference ° £791,000, maki ng th e t ota l asse t s £38,263.000. The,re is an inc rease i n t h e surp l us or rest from £3,137, 000 0 £3,169,000, being a difference of £32,000.. LIVERPOOL: • TUESDAY, APRIL. 2, 1844. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At N 0.4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL • 4 Orders and Adertisements are received by Messrs. 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