The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-09 00:00:00

UAIL Y 9. 1 s'!!S.. ±e1t.7..74.34ext.X7 - ,` - • . —n- I \ l7l t onal Edu( . !ation." — We s - tipposelliat tiff r , whichto'delivet'hifUself of on this occasion is in tended to produce a demonstration. in favour of Lord Brougharn's educatiOn scheines, the design of width, no doubt, .is to exclude the pririciple of religious education from all onr eleemosynary institutions. This design is certainly not avowea: Indeed . the contrary is insidiously, professed. But we know too much of the tortuous course pursued by this hypocritical faction to suppose that their professions are to be construed literally. There is so much of Jesuitical mental reservation about their declarations, that it evinces only comtnon prudence to give no credit to their most solemn asseverations. Wit ness their oft refuted assertion that the Bible is not ex • eluded from the Corporation .Schools. . But there is something very peculicir in the circum . stance of Mr. Blackburn's being engaged to 'introduce the nostrum of an anti-scriptuial system of education to - the notice of the Reform Association. It is well known to most of our readers that Mr. Sutor Blackburn is a rigid Independent—" a Pharisee after the straitest sect"—and that he has rendered himself conspicuous for his advocacy of the Bible Society. That such a man should concentrate his energies to further a scheme which would render useless all the exertions of that no ble institution affords a specimen of mental degradation, and. of the triumph of party zeal over the monitory:whis perings of conscience, which it is humiliating to con template. . As we shall endeavour to procure as full a report as . possible of tl‘special nonsense which may be uttered by The " lean apothecary" on the occasion,, we may perhaps ' hare it in our power to show the decided contrast afforded by a comparison of his present opinions with his former 'sentiments, as declaredinbie , speeches at the anniversa . .ries Vf the Bible Society. Of this, however, we feel confident, that Mr. Black• burn's sentiments, if still in accordance with those of the Educatlinl Committee, Will meet With no hearty response from the people of Liverpool—of course we mean from the protestant public of this town. Should a petition in 'favour g an irreligious and unchristianising system of national instruction be adopted by the Reform Associa tion, surely no one will have the hardihood to assert that nell a petition would be entitled to the designation of a petition from the " inhabitants of Liverpool" Nay, further, if such a petition should lie for signature in different parts of the town, and if ten or twelve, or even twenty thousand names should be found appended to it, we would still designate it as any thing but a petition from the protestant People of Liverpool. It would only be a petition from the Roman Catholics and infidels o f the town. It should be borne in mind that the Roman Catholics boast that they constitute nearly a third of the population. If that is the case, (which we are by no means prepared to allow,) what with canvassing from door to door for signatures, and exposing sheets at the entrances of the Popish chapels to be signed by men, women, and children, it would be no extravagant ex pectatiaii to look for a list of some twenty thousand ... Papists among the signatures. We mention this merely to hint that the circumstance of a petition being sent from Liverpool, with even that large number of signatures, will afford no proof that any Protestant has signified his approbation of Mr. Blackburn's scheme. The whole matter is essentially Popish,* and Mr. Blackburn is only surrendering himself as a willing tool in the hands of the priests. We 'perceive that the substitution of Sir John Cam Hobbouse's Vestry act For Sturges Bourne's act is like wise to be mooted at the meeting of the Reform Associa tion. We have already warned the rate-payers that. the radicals have been long meditating . a grand attack upon the present administration of our parochial affairs. We again earnestly entreat the householders of Liverpool to tie prepared for effectually resisting the threatened in terference with the present system. If the monopolizing faction should, by successful manceavring, carry their point, the public may rely upon it that the parish-offices would very speedily be packed with the menials of the Reform Association. The same jobbing anti trickery that we see practised in the management of our munici pal affairs would be introduced into the select vestry. But there are two or three other topics to be discussed. 'Among these the "Ballot" and the "Extension of . the 'Suffrage are enumerated. Respecting the former of these questions we solicit the notice of our readers to the following admirable remarks from the Times of Saturday last : "In our recent remarks on the ballot question we demonstrated succesively, that if the privilege of votinK secretly were allowed to those who prefer it, the right of the elector to give an open suffrage according to his choice could not be taken from him .without a tyrannical restriction of individual liberty and a total sacrifice of the moral benefit which the public example of up right men always confers upon the community; further, that if the optional system were adopted, it would be found in practice to be-completely destructive of the desired secrecy; and lastly, that if, neverthe'.ess, an opportunity were actually afforded for trying the experiment of the proposed gagging bill upon the liberties of the constituency, there is no conceivable device whereby its contemplated objects could be successfully realized. To say, in reply to this, that the practice of secret voting is found to work perfectly well at the East India-house and in the west-end clubs, is merely saying what is wholly beside the ques . tion. Between a promiscuous political constituency 'and the select membership of these aristocratic associations there is a • very palpable difference. While we admit that in the latter ,neither the electors nor candidates are subjected to the formal ordeal of a poll, we strenuously maintain that the actual method -' ‘ 'whereby their elections are determined possesses only the name of secret voting, and nothing of its substance or reality. When • gentlemen become candidates for the direction of the one, or for membership in the other, the respective constituencies are invariably canvassed, either by themselves ot, by friends, some lime before the vote is to be taken. From the station which the parties occupy in life, as well as from the rank and zeal of • 'their supporters. a direct and definite answer to such applica tions is always asked and given, a s . a matter of mere civility. The votes, indeed , are so universally promised before the election, and so sure of being given in faithful fulfilment of the 'promise, that the candidates, having in their hands a list of the proprietors or members marked as pledged, Can calculate on success or rejection with such absolute certainty, as almost al ways induces them, in cases of premonished failure, to relin quish their pretensi o ns b efore the b alloting day, just to save .their friends and opponents the trouble of a useless ceremony. Accortlingly, we find that, in contests for the East India Direc tion, it is the practice of candidates to put forth and withdraw their pretensions, on occasion of several succes s i ve vacan cies, until, having obtained the promised support o f a ma jority of proprietors, they at length advance to the ballot only as •the nominal and pro forma act of tellership which declares their previously4equired success. On that success, considering th a t they have to deal with a straightforward and honourable con stituency, they are accustomed tcrrely with the utmost confidence, wholly irrespective of the ballot, and as if no such thing existed. In such cases, as all the world knows, thete is no real secrecy whatever. In many instances letters_ of thanks are sent by the succesiful :candidates to the majority of the electors, whom, in ,spite of the ballot, they know to have been - their friends. In private clubs a person rarely thinks of applying for admission who is not almost 'certain of carrying his election wholly irre spective of ballot chances, and therefore, how well.soever the present mode of voting in these aristocratic associations may. work, the ballot; considered as a device for securing secrecy, can ' derive no recommendation at all for any such examples. " But even if the members of. these institutions had pre vented in practice that experimental proof of the ballot's powerti, ,which we own they do possess facilities for demonstrating to a considerable extent, were they disposed to exercise them. we Vhotild still contend that between their case and that of a pro iniscoons political constituency there are certain differences which, as far as concerns the merits of secret voting, place the' latter body al a great and olivious‘disadvantage. What the .East India Company and the clubs are chiefly called to vote -Upon are points (such as the election of office-bearers or mem bers) on which these respective constituences haYe not been previously committed by an antecedent course of opinion or o f action. On occasions whereon they wished to defeat particular candidates, they might throw in their ballot-balls without hav ing been formerly known to entertain or express any such ha bitual biasses as might enable the public to predetermine with confidence_ the side they Would prefer to support. In cases of this description, of privacy were their object, their vote could neither be anticipated nor interpreted by a tecurrrence to past Sentiments ; nor would they natutally be betrayed into subse. Optent discloures on matters of such purely temporary interest. But the secrecy which these patties might thus maintain, with- Out much effort or mauagemeol, is paced, almost necessarily, beyond the control of the county and borough censtituences• For the most part the suffrages of such constituencies must be exercised not on matters of ria, , inv, miment, but' in regard to eertain distinctive prineill, permanent p(rliey ; con .cerning which,. as constittitilg the topics-of. daily-conversation. I.ltit..Seui n not fail to Le. I; newt) throughout. the :eiWre .thrir)rt.quaintauce. or ricighbouthood, ,1-leneovhen .~ .f - ~+ t' . .. .. .. `alltirlintrtsS tcliletors Of v Whmn t! ioterriii•ntor 1155"nri psi ssinal knowledge, yen often hear it said, on the mere strength of po pular renort, that Mr. A the banker is a tory, and that 11 the butcher is a radical. The fact is, that, with very unequal ac quirements, both the banker a butcher happen to possess tongues. Tongues, it is well known, have a strange propensity to talk—no matter whether in the clearing-house or in the slaughter-house. In short, the political sentiments of every elector are more- or less known, and therefore, the Grote-box may envelop the voter in a temporary and ostensible fog, his previously expresied predilections are sn generally understood, that under no system of covert suffrage can he possibly obtain credit for having voted *against them. He may have been bribed or badgered to assist the pretensions of a peculiar can didate. He may have felt it serviceable to give that candidate a promise; he may have been wheedled or dragooned into the nominal support of a person whose principles he is notoriously opposed to. tut when the day of election arrives, it is all to no purpose. Vote he may, under the ballot system, there can be no real secrecy, and consequently no effectual protection. Nay, even if the cadidate whom he professes to back shall gain the contested seat, the elector's known sentiments will be held in all cases to have determined his vote; and as nothing can rescue him from the snspicion of having clung to his deliberate opinioni, and sacrificed his dissembled promise, we have hete a strong common sense presumption which reduces the vaunted secrecy of the ballot to the very shallowest of folly's delusions. "To allege that votes polled under covert could neither afford evidence of absolute treachery, nor justly provoke retaliation, does not in our opinion mend the matter. In the event of a candidate having gained his election, we admit, that, in the elation of victory, he Mighinot be disposed to pry too curiously into the fidelity or unfaithfulness with which the more doubtful among his pledged supporters had discharged their engage ments; although, even in that event, the deSire of ascertaining the parties on whom he could or could not rely on a future occa sion might very naturally stimulate hilts to prosechte the inqui sitorial process with a zeal and vigilanCe proportionate to its difficulty and importance. Of course, if the candidate shall have lost his seat, the said desire, aggravated by the mortifica tion inseparable from an expensive failure will diiplay itself in such augmented earnestness and strength as will leave no expe dient untried either to,elucidate the causes of defeat or to fur nish facilities for avenging it. Nor are the means wholly want ing for satisfying this desire by modes of inquiry and calcula tion which, if not absolutely unerring, must materially diminish' the chances of mistake. For example, in prosecuting the de ' tection of treachery, the duped and disappointed candidate will ' find that by far the larger proportion of his pledged adherents cannot possibly be liable to the slightest suspicion. All who are notoriously identified with himself in-Political opinion—all who have expended money and zeal in his favour—all who have spontaneously promised him that.support which their independ ent circumstances might have enabled them to withhold with impunity—all who have made sacrifices and encountered loss for his sake—all who have never been known to give a vote or i .utter a sentiment unfavourable to his principles and preten sions—all these classes of established voters, so capable of being categorically assorted, he will necessarily exclude from his . scrutiny. Down he comes, then, to his pledged fresh men and doubtfuls. Of the spontaneous bias of those electors who' have been registered for the first time, he will conceive him self entitled to judge with tolerable accuracy, partly from their family politics, and partly from the flippant frankness where with they promised him their vote on considerations which may fairly• be regarded as mercenary. Concerning others whose promise may have been reluctantly obtained by the use of great influence, or who may be known as opposed to him ' in politics, or whose general character is hfbitually volatile, capricious, and deceptive, he will naturally entertain the strongest misgivings. Then comes the retribution: it is in I vain to deny it. If the 'rejected candidate be an opulent landlord, or an extensive consumer, it is but too probable, , whatever be his politics, that after narrowing his list of defaul t ters to those on whom presumptions tell most heavily, he will visit them with such a course of systematic retaliations as cir cumstances enable him to exercise. Between squire and farmer .there will be suspicious distrusts, sharp reckonings, petty vexations, and notices to quit. Between customer and trades man there will be diminished orders, false protestations, and a closing of accounts. Between superior and dependent there will be a breaking up of every kindly reciprocity; and all this ' the more galling on both sides, because, while wholly iusepara ble from the infirmities of irritated humanity, it proceeds upon grounds which, from their very nature, are not distinctly as , signahle; and because, as one of its many evils, the innocent may suffer with the guilty. The peaceful and profitable rela tions of society would thus be quite as much disturbed under the ballot-s)stem as at present; nay, our conviction is, that by the plan of voting secretly the ordinary resources of retaliation would he called forth to an extent of which the open poll has heretofore furnished no example."• SAMUEL KNIPE'S COMPENSATION.--We most cordi ally sympathize with this unfortunate tool of the Radical faction. Our readers will remember that this silly old man, under the persuasi o n th a t th e s h or t es t roa d to - fame and emoluinent'under the auspices of the. Town.council, was by heaping falsehood and calumny upon the rories, volunteered his services to.: Mr. Joshua Walmsley, the chairman of the Reform Association, anti was employed by him at a low figure in raising objections to some hundreds of poor freethen, who had Committed the unpar donable offence of voting for the conservative candidates • at the previous election. Such was- the liberality of Joshua's political creed, and such the honourable mode he adopted to satisfy his revenge. In Samuel. Knipe he found a most convenient tool. With a prospect of ulti mate benefit he engaged in the work, and esteemed no servility too abject 'so that he might conciliate his em ployers, and secure their suffrages for his own advance- . ment. The result was that several hundreds of men Were objected to without even a reason being preferred why they should not be retained on the burgess list. The scene in the Registration Court was indeed a mockery of justice, and the conduct of this Knipe and his asso ciate, Mr. Vandenhoff, then the solicitor to the Herm m Association, expouse them to some severe censures from the Revising Barrister. After a lapse of time, this Sa nine] Knipe prefers - a claim for compensation before the Finance Committee, who unanimously agree that his claim cannot be allowed. The, proceedings of the com mittee were afterwards confirmed by the council, and this meddling, insolent upstart is left to suffer the reproach and scorn of every honest man, without sympathy from his employers. We have searched the columns of the Mercury, the Chronicle, the Journal, and the Albion, but all his radical associates are silent, and not a single word is uttered in justification of his conduct. Poor Samuel Knipe! Well, indeed, may your woe-begone countenance lead us to " pity the sorrows of a poor old man." Abandoned. by your friends, and laughed to scorn by the tories, what course will you now - pursue ? You are too old to be a watchman, and too lazy to be employed as a pitch boiler at the graving docks, therefore take our advice and become a public informer. It would suit your character and might become a source of considerable emolument. In addition to the frequent violation of the bye-laws framed by our sapient Town-clerk and his more enlightened Deputy, you might make some discoveries of a graver character. The Mayor of Liverpool might be detected in the act of threatening to "wallop" a gen tleman, or his principal legal adviser first milling a coachman and then driving his horses, and many in stances of a similar character. Mr. Hall will do you justice in his peculiar way., Therefore, we say again, take our advice and become a common informer. SIR JAMES GRAIIAM.—A public dinner was given on Thursday last, al, Carlisle, to this highly gifted and pa triotic gentleman. We are extremely sorry that we cannot find room for any thing but a short extract or two from the eloquent address which he delivered on the occasion, and which occupies fivecolumns of the Carlisle Patriot. We have also to . plead want of room as a reason for gi - iing; no report of the very interesting Conservative meetings at Oldham, Tintwist le, &c. TAXING SMALL TENEMENTS.— We have elsewhere inserted an admirable letter on this important subject, to which we wish to direct the attention of the cottage owners of Liverpool, whose interests are most materially jeopardised by the bill recently brought before the House `of Commons. There is one point, however, to which the letter we have copied from the Times does not refer. We allude to the wholesale disfranchising effect which the Small Tenement Act would have throughout the kingdom. 'This feature in the measure is perfectly characteristic of the Liberals. The Pope has forbidden infant sehoolt within the Papal States. List of Cabin passeng,ers an board the paeket ship`Oxford,' ,Tohtt E at hii 4 , ne from tint Yoik uhich arrived on Thursflaw, ;idler a passage of eighteen data:— e.s•s. 11. NV ink.ey. A.S. ito. 1 ts-trt 'son. John Build,)ames BdtttOtoly, Thomas Mayor. Kin d,ll. Nightingal , i, too dl Atoarlhent, Saroel S at hoel, 'John Ross, Chat les 'loin, C. 'I% E. liuyek, tt. V. Briggs, Ur. lackliN, and 'Mrs. (.%ckrau, 11-11-?, i, 1 ATET4 POOL Si'Atibslf4.lj POLICE. INI'ELLIGEA'CIe. . HONEST AND DESHDN;I4:qT —On Friday, at the Police-nface. Mary English, a woman tat though not forty, with a face "round as the shield of Fingal," and a nose of African size and eon .formation, was charged with having robbed a sailor of his watch. The sailor stated, "a few days 'lgo, yo sin, I geet a cope o' drink, and I met this girl in Garden-street, when I wur wining along in-and.out-ifysh, bike a lass i' her Sunday elooas walking i' a lane full o' puddle-holes. Very well, this girl and Me geet into conversation,—haply yore worship doesu't feel curious about though ? Magistrate.—" Not, at all; go on and tell me what occurred." Complainant.—" By jingo . yore worship's nut at a' loike my granny; no loves to hear a'th' ins and outs of a story, 'specially if it be any ways comical: Noa, nna. Well, so sin, I told her 1 was gooing aboard vessel; and 00. says. Mon I goo wt' you ?' not i' that fashion, howsoever, for her pronuncification's regular Irish a' over, though her name somehow or other is English. Soo I says too her, you can come if you Joike; 'daze yourself; but if you do coins, gie thee a a bit o' summat to ait. (Laughter.) Well, 00 agreed to this, and aboord we went, and while' she were ailing her victuals, I went to bed, being sleepifyish with the drink,loike; and when 1 wakkened, three or four hours after, inriybe, her. and my watch had bonath mizzled. Well, I leet of her accidentally Cother day, and I says to her, Dun yoo remember taking any watch, young woman ? And if uo didn't lift up her eyes like a duck i' a thunder-storm, or a ranting parson when the steam's up, and said oo had never seen me! Gadzooks, says.l, struck dum with the way on brazened it out, didn't you go me to our vessel, and didn't I gte yo a dollop o' salt beef and— 0, ay ! Ido recollect now,' she says, and yo went to bed drunk ; so I took yore watch for safety.' Then oo toud me as haw she had tekken th' watch to a pawnbroker's, who wouldn't take it in ; but as haw he had kept it notwithstanding." This turned out to be the fact; the prisoner had offered the watch fur pledge, but the pawnbroker, having some suspicion, retained it, though without informing the police. The magistrate remarked that she had acted dishoneStly in taking the watch, but honestly in informing, him where it was: he (complainant) would never have got it back ekcept for her disclosure. Complainant— " Well, there's good o' both sides, for I don't wish to put her i' ony trouble, as oo says her as a child. I'm glad I've getten it back—that's a'." In consideration of the complainant having to sail shortly, and of the subsequent partial honesty of the pri soner, she was dismissed. DEFINITION OF BEING IN THE FAMILY-WAY.—Sarah News ham, a respectable-looking girl was brought up at the Police ()thee, on Friday, charged by another young woman, cousin to the prisoner, with theft, under the folliiwing circumstances t•-s-, The complainant, in the-most indignant manner, and with a modulation of tone that would have reflected high credit On an actress, deposed t bus—" That woman was at my house, sir, a short time ago, and I says to her, ' Sarah, go up stairs and fetch my shawl'—the shawl, you know, sir, was hanging amiss the rail of the bed, as I told her; and she comes down presently and Says that the shawl wasn't there: I went up myself snots arter, and sure enough it was gone, sir. Now,,what was Ito think. Why, 1 didn't know what to think; but I did think of it above once, sir, for it was a very handsome shawl; it was, as all the neighbours owned—except them that was jealous of me, sir; tbir a black crow never owns as how a peacock's handsomer than himself; and grapes as grows out of reach, you know, is . always sour, as Mr. Fox sail. Well, sir, I went to her house one day to borrow an iron, and (wOuld you believe it ?) she had my own shawl on her back—and she's my own cousin,-too! She wants to cousin me, but she shan't if your worship won't let her." The prisoner declared that she had not been in the house of the plaintiff, nor had she been sent, up stairs for her shawl. On the evening when the complainant came into her mother's house, she had been to Byrom-street Chapel, and was about to retire to bed. She had on her own shawl—a shawl which all the family knew to be hers—when her cousin caine in and claimed it as her own. Complainant—"lt is not her shawl." Prisoner.—" Begging your pardon, Mr. Hell, ,it is my shawl." Complainant.—" 0 my! how can you say that, Sarah ? I know my , shawl very well; it has a mark upon it. A bit had been torn off by my nail when the balloon went up, and here it is now !" she exclaimed, in a tone of inexpressible. de light, and pointing to the corner of the shawl in a triumphant manner. Prisoner.—" When she lost her shawl, sir, she went to a fortune-teller about.it, who told her that,it had been stolen by a person in the family•way and another ta i l) person, and that is the only reason she has for accusing me." "But y ou ate not I tall?" "'No, sir, nor in the famiiy way ; but she inter pr e ts it thus—A person in the family-way is one in th e wa y of the family, I belong to the family—therefore I am in the wa y of the family—therefore I am in the family way —and therefore stole her shawl." The mother of the prisoner deposed that the shawl in dispute was the property of her daughter, who had bought it about three weeks ago in Whitechanel. "She (coins plainant) went to the fortune-teller to see what kind of a person it was that took it, and that's all she knows. My daughter was never here before, but she has been here mauy a time. , She was drunk, too, sir, and had a rafllle in her house." Magistrate. —"lf your daughter bought the shawl as you say, the better way will be to let the roan from Whitechapel come here." Mrs. Newsham.—"But he can't come sir ; he's dead. It's a pity he didn't live 'a week or two longer, then my daughter could have been cleared: She (complainant) is a very malicious. false .woman." Another witness deposed that the shawl had been purchiised by the plaintiff, in her presence, at Poynton's, in Paradise-street. The result was that the prisoner was remand ed,„ that the shawl might be taken. to Mr. Poynton, to see 'whether he could recognise it. COMFORTABLY DRUNK.—An Irishman, who rejoiced in the soubriquet of Mulligan,. was brought up recently at the Police office, charged with obstructing with his own person the free current of noxious waters which, having oozed from various contributory drains and culverts, carry themselves away by a gutter in the neighbourhood of Dale-street : he was, however, unconscious of the offence he was committing, for, as he rolled and changed his position in his. sop but not downy bed, feeling not quite so % , arni and comfortable - es in his own chamber, which he imagined he occupied, he in haltdistinct, yet smothered ac cents, called repeatedly upon his better half to " tuck .hina in." The unusual grunting to be "tucked in" in a gutter attracted the attention of an officer, who, finding the prisoner unable to pilot himself home, locked him up, for safety. " Yer hanar," said the prisoner, "I was'nt drunk at all, and he's a dirty spalpeen that says to the contrary. I'd bin working at a big Auiericker ship all the Hinged night, and I could keep awake no longer; and 1 s'oose I'm not a ' sunnambler,' for I couldn't walk in me sleep, or sure, yer hanar, I'd not have throubled the place man to disturb ine dramite." Mr. 1 4 have been bete before. Prisoner—But never, ver hanar, for . anY thing but a dhrop o' dhrink. Mr. Hall—Well, you may go'away now, but be inure sparing of your drops, or I shall be obliged to fine you. Pat promised a tee-total abstinence, and with evident gratifica tion regained his liberty. BREACH of Te UST.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, one of the sailors in the empliryment of the Live% pool Fish Company, named John Ball, was placed before the magistrates, on a change of defrauding the company. Mr. Archibald, the agent. for the company said, that he had received information of the prisoner having sold a quantity of fish at Douglas, Isle of Mau, which he had - no autnority whatever to ; and also, of his having offeredone of the company's boats for sale, forElo, at Ulvei stone. Mr. Hall said he had no jurisdiction at Douglas, or at Ulcer st4me. It was finally determined that an officer should be sent With the prisoner, at the company's expense to Douglas, where the case of selling the fish was to be !messed against him. ROBBERY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a female of dis orderly character, named Ann Williams, was brought up, charged with having robbed a man of colour. The complainant, John Francis, deposed, that he was going to his lodgings the night before, about twelve o'clock, when he met the prisoner at the bar, who claimed an acquaintance with him, and asked him many familiar questions—if he was acquainted with Mrs. Williams, where she formerly lived, and made herself uncom monly free with his person, as' well as familiar, when, all at once, she gave a theatrical start, as if she were frightened, and ran off : He felt much surprised at this, and began to search his pockets to ascertain the cause, when he disc ove r e d s h e h a d not gone empty handed, but that his purse, containing 22s , had disappeared with her. lie immediately pursued, and overtook her, and gave her into custody. In ausaer to an inquiry from -Mr. Hall, he said he was a seafaring . man. The o ffi ce r w h o took the prisoner into custody said; he found her purseconcealed under her apron. The prisoner entered into a rigmar o l e de fence, the truth of which the complainant denied. Mr. Hall ordered the informations to be taken against her. STEALING LEAD.—Yesterday; at the Police-office, a lad named John Green was placed at the bar of the Ponce-office, charged by Barton, the constable, with having stolen a quantity of lead. Barton deposed, that that morning, between two and three o'clock, he was out with constable Ainsworth, searaing houses, when they saw the prisoner coming out of an unoccu- • pied cellar in Harrison-tweet. Ainsworth seized him, and on taking him into custody, and searching the cellar, they found in a square hole in it, which is made a depot for the conceal ment of stolen property, a quantity of lead piping in a wet state, as if only just laid tnere. The prisoner, in defence - said, that feeling very dry, he got up for a drink of water, and was just gone out when the officers took him into custody. Barton said, that a number of thieves lived in the house over the cellar. Mr. Hall (to prisoner) " What are you ?" Pri soner.—" I work for my father." " What is your father ?" "He is dead about three weeks since." (A laugh.) Parkin son said, that the prisoner had only come out of Bridewell a fortnight before. Mr. Hall said, he would give the officers till next morning to make inquiries about the lead, and lemanded the prisoner. IRISH SISTERLY AFFEcTioN.—Yesterday. at the Police-offic, two young Irishwomen, named Eliza and Jane M'Court, were brought up at the bar charged with being drunk and kicking up a disturbance in Paradise street, on Saturday night. Officer No. 291 deposed that the two prisoners were fighting together on Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, in Paradise -street, and creating such a disturbance that a great crowd collected around them. Mr. Hall asked them what they had to say in defence, when Eliza M`Court, the elder of the twain, said, in a strong! • Irish brogue, ." Plase yer banner, we're shisters, an' we lives . aC PreScot, an' make caps to sell at the markets. An' in dhe hate ov me joy at selling all dhe caps I got jist a little drop 0' whiskey, an' gev. a little o' the same to my snister, an' it took a holt of us. We were a goin' to get back to Present by the' coal carts, which takes us for sixpence—treepencea piece, when in dhe hate ov dhe whiskey I gev her a slap, jist a gentle tip yer banner, an' 1 b'lieve she fell twin a gas post an' cut her face a little Well, yer hanner, 'she 'didn't like id, an' paid me of wid change ov dhe same, but she's me to blame for it all, as she's a ynungerer shister. But plase yer hanner, it is two years since I was drunk before, an' savin' yer piesince, nicer get drunk agin, an' she, yer banner, was .niver Ilrunk afore; an' as to•creating a disturbance. plase yer hamlet . ; I don't recollect anvthin' at all about it, an'. I promise to God an' yer harmer I'll niver get drunk agin." Mr. Hall discharged them on their promise never to do the like again. ASSAULT. —Yesterday, at the Police-office, an emaciated looking mar, named Carr, an Irishman, a coach-builder by trade, appeared to complain against a prisoner named Rooney, an apprentice to a wheelwright,' for violently assailltiUg self. and his wife. The complainant, who appeared to be coMpletely under the mastership of his tongue, and nut to be the master over it, in very_ prolix brogue proceeded to state his grievances. He said, - 1 - er worship's reverence, on Satur day night. 1 wint nut at seven o'clock, whin I heerd my wife a screechin' in the ketchin, and I went from my own apartment to see what was the matther, whin I see'd a man sthriking hur rihns way, (suiting the action to the word,) au'd dhat man was named Pat Murphy, a pig-jobber he is by trade. So 1 wint in order to eradicate me wife, an' he cut up stairs. Sis you must answer for dhat," sis I, "on Monday.before an Aldeman," sis I, "to satisfy me." In dhe course of half an hour he goes out thiough dhe hall. Mr. hall—" This is all about another man; come In the charge against the prisoner--Rooney.'' Coin; plainant —" Well, he wint out and stopped out till eleven o'clock, an ni, , de use ov desperate eXpiessions, as he was a . guilt.' At eleven he comes in wid this matt R oo ney, sis he, " qwhare is dhe peel& dhat dare fight us, an' behaved in a bravo brutal manner?" and vfid that, Murphy rushes. past me, mid sthrikes me wife agin. I made a rush in assist me wife, an' this fellow Rooney' runs behind me, an' takes dine poker from dhe fire. I stoops down, and dhe blow 14 on Inc wife, an' they beat . me wife to such a degree - (that she is quite Mail:: •1 lie poor wife, who appeared to have come in for all the beating, here exhibited her arms, Which were black and blue. t fneigh she herself was white enouh.. It appeared that there h- ti been some qoarrel between the 'parties, and that Murphy hylg.'d up attic s in the same Ipuise. and tilitt this pukering hil,iness was the settlina of the dispute AO . the Irish fashion, sac. defence ? that Mrs: Cdtt had put her head but of the . . 'windoW, and shouted to Itimand IVltirphi, "Don't come in here, as there is a poker ready for you to splitNour scull." Mr. Hall orttered•Roottey to pay a tine of 20s. owl coots, or be imprisoned - 16 days, and granted a warrant for the apprehension of Murphy. COURT OF PASSAGE. Yesterday, the Court of Passage for the trial of civil causes, was held in the Court-ro,m, Session's-house, before WILLIAM lisrlitiorsg, Esq., the Mayor, and CAA KIES COIMPToN, Esq., the Assessor of the Court. There were 6 , 1 cases for trial; the majmity 01 them, howeiier, were cases of the most insignificant description. It is pitiable to see men of common sense wasting their means amongst attornies over such trifles. or that they cannot find some mutual friend to settle their differences. DOItAN V. LAAGAN.-ASSAULT, Mr. VEN 4.BLES appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. MURPH for the defendant. "l'he plaintiff in this case is a tailor, and the defendant a keeper of a public-house, and rather notorious for certain pugilistic encountets, in which sort e years ago he was engaged. The plaintiff' charged the defendant with having assaulted bins on the 10th of November last, to which the defendant pleaded that he had not assaulted the plaintiff; and second, that the plaintiff was making a noise in his house, and he (defendant) committed the assault in turning him out. Mr. VEN A BLES, on opening the case said, that on the 10th of November last, the plaintiff was in Mr. ltangan's public-house, and for some reason or other a person left the loom, and Mr. bangan went up stairs and asked the plaintiff how he dared to assault the person who had just left the room, when the plaintiff said he had not assaulted him, when Mr. Langan called him a liar, and immediately struck him a blow on the face. He could not find anything in his instructions that there was a noise in the house. This could not be treated as a light matter of assault, in which the parties had no interest. His client was a respectable person, and Mr. Langan was aman of very superior powers; he did not think that any person would have the power of inflicting a blow so heavy as Mr. Langan. He was a pro fessed pugilist; he did not say that Mr. Langan did not con duct himself respectably, but he must not exercise his pugilistic , powers on men like his client. He did not ask for vindictive damages, but he did ask for sufficient to compensate for the assault which his client had sustained. He called Martin Daly, who deposed that he was in company with Mr. Dolan at Langau'S public-house, on the 1001 of Novem her last, at about nine o'clock in the evening. ,He recollected a pe r son in the 'room going down stairs ; Langan came up very soon after, and said—" How dare you strike this young man, and nialt, use of such language to him; yuu are always kicking up a row?' I'he plaintiff replied that he did not strike him. " It's a lie !" said Langan ;"it is a d—d lie !" and appealed to the company. Langan then just rose his hand and hit him on the eye, and that was his appeal to the company. Doran said—" You might as well have given me a d—d good hiding, Jack, for it will cost 'You just the same:" (Laughter.) Mr. VOYABLES.—Was it a heavy blow? Witness.—By George it was; I should not like such a one; It gave him a very bad black eye. Cross-examined.—There had been a few words between the young man who left the room and Mr. Dolan rerpecting the safe of some ale. There -was lots of singing going on in an ad joining rooni. Mr. Doran might have said to the young man that the song which had just been sung was well sung, and the • young map might have said something too, he supposed he would not have kept his mouth shin. He did not recollect bearing Mr. Dutan say to the young man he would "give him a dig in the lug." He believed the young man, who afterwards left the room, carne up stairs again with Mr. Langan.' Langa, struck him with the back of his hand on the eye; he only struck ,him one blow. He was a very unwilling witness. They all went away after that. He would swear it was no push that he gave him, but a right good blow which blackened his eye. Mr. MURPti Y.—" What is Mr. Doran?" Witness.—" He is a tailor." . . Mr. M UItPH Y.—"Oh a fraction of a man; that is feaiful odds.",( Laughter.) Witness.—" yes ." • Mr. MURPHY.—". It was 18 to one against him.—Witness "Yes."--,—(Laughter.) This was the case for the prosecutor. Mr. MUttPHY, for the defendant contended, that his friend only having put one witness in the box when several had.been spoken to, left a fair inference that his witness had perhaps spoken the truth, but not the whole truth. He contended than Langan was but keeping quiet in his public-house. Mr. Langan had ceased to he a pugilist, and kern a very respectable public-house, and was prospering, and was singularly free from all charges of disturbances having taken place in his house. He . contended,that Mr. Langan had a perfect right by law, when a nelson was making his cumpiny intolerable, to re quest him to retire, and if he refused then to use the necessary violence for ejecting him. Ho contended that he had used no more violence than was necessary for ejecting him, and in,doing so had undoubtedly committed what was au assault in law. He called Mr. McCauley, who deposed that he was a teacher, and recol lected going to the house of the defendant ori the 10th of Nov. last ; he was in company with a person named Smith. They went up stairs and there was a person there named Doran, With three others with him. They called for some ale, and some one was singing a song, and Doran said " it was a good song," and he (witness) said "he had heard it sung better." Doran said " wiat do you know about it; and if you don't hold your noise, I will give you a dig under your lug." He shod say that he was - 3 parts drunk. He (witnesss) then drank up his ale and left the room. As he was going downstairs he said "good night Mr. Langan, I should have liked to have : stopped and heard another song, but a person up stairs was going Au give me a b—y dig under the lug." Mr. Langan asked hint to go up stairs with him and point the person out who had insulted him. He (witness), went up stairs with him, and Mr. Langan asked Doran what business he had. to insult any, person that 'came to his house. Doran said he had nor done so, when Mr. Langan appealed to the company whether he had or not, and they told Mr. Langan that he ( Doran) had insulted hint (witness,) and that he had not spoken to him in return. Doran said "Jack, you are a liar, and you and the company are all d- -d liars." Mr. Langan then pushed him, just as much as to tell hint to hold his noise. He did not shake him. He caught hold of the collar of his coat and pushed him, he could not call it o Wow; 'he ditt not give him a black eye. Mr. Langan told him In hold his noise and not kick up a disturbance there. Doran said, " Langan, I will make you pay for that blow." Langan said, " You don't call that a blow, do you? I only just touched you." Doran said, " I will make it cost you as much as if you had struck me though." Doran went out then. Cross-examined.—He was not in the habit of frequenting Lang,an's.. He was quite sober. Thomas Smith was called, but merely corroborated the state ments of the last witness. _ Mr. VENABLEs, in reply, contended that, on the evidence' of the defendant's witnesses, he Was entitled to a verdict. The Asssssoa, in summing up,- said the jury would consider whether an assault had been committed, and, second, whether, if committed, it was only in putting him out of the house. There was no evidence of defendant's having made a request that plaintiff should leave his house; which was necessary be fore resorting 16 violence to put him nut. He thought that they most find for the plaintiff on the first plea, and that the plain tiff had no(made out his plea on the second plea, which must therefore go for the plaintiff. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 40s. THE P oL icE-nEEtcE.--Yestenlav, at the Police-office, there were 96 prisoners to be brought up, 37 of whom were charged with felony'? BEEF STEAK PLUM—This society have awarded the third prize to Mr. George Hargreaves, of this town, for his glee "The Poet loves the generous wine." The same gentleman also received the first prize at the recent contest. THE LIVER THEATRE.—SeveraI lively nautical representa. lions m which Mr. 'l'. P. Cooke, takes the principal part, con tinue to he brought out at this little theatre, which still fills well. Mr. Hoskins, the comedian of Manchester has been engaged and commences his engagement during the present week. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATBE.—The splendid spectacle of St. George and the Dragon, continues to form a prominent femme of attraction at this place of amusement. There is little fear of the splendid equestrian feats, and the almost human intelli gence of the highly trained stud of Mr. Ryan, attracting good houses. -------- Mr. Srtinn's ANNUAL BALL.-The annual ball given bv Mr. S tu bbs, the master of the Liverpool Harmonic Baud , was held on Fri day evening at the Templar's Hall. The attendance was very good, and respectable, and dancing was kept up to a late, or rather early, hour. A number of beautiful quadrilles and waltzes were played during the evening. SINGULAR ACCIDEMT.—EarIy on Saturday morning a la 'bourer' on board the Cambridge, was seriously injured by the falling of atfiron rod on his foot, which was completely trans fixed, a portion of the boot and stocking being carried into the wound. He was conveyed to to Northern Hospital, Leeds street, where he is likely to do well. REv. •11'NEms.:.—A handsome piece of plate % rag ,. no Monday last; presented to the respected minister of St. Jude's Church, as a tribute of affection and gratitude from the younger -members of his congregation, It consisted of a silver salver, richly chased, on which the following was inscribed :—" Pre sented to the Hey. Hugh M'Neile, by some of the younger members of his congregation, as a token of theirsincere affection. Ist January, 1838."—Courier. REV. J. LYONS.—On New Year's-day was presented to the Rev. Joho Lyons, M.A., of All Saints' - Church, in this town, by the female members of his congregation, a handsome silver tea, and coffee service, as, a .greatful acknowledgment of the Christian zeol, perseverance, and anxiety he h4s ever diSplayed to all those who enjoy the privilege of his ministry. Few gifts ' , hiye been - tendered with greater sincerity, as evinced by the cheerful eagerness with which all, even to the humblest, ex pressed their desire to contribute.—Courier. LIVERPOOL EISTEDDFOD.—We perceive that our Cambrian friends have announced that the approaching Barak, meeting will be held at the Templar's Hall, instead of the Welsh Charity School, as originally intended. We believe that the alteration has taken place in consequence of the former being deemed a more suitable plan for this national celebration, as well as owing to the increased demand fdr tickets, which rendered it requisite to provide more ample accommodations. This will be the first meeting of the kind in Liverpool, on which account we particu larly exhort the Cymry of thig neighbourhood to afford it that support which will secure the recurrence of such meetings on future anniversaries of St. David's Day. We believe that the committee of the Ancient Briton's Society contemplate making arrangements for holding a grand Risteddliq next year, after the plan of the north and south Wales Eisteddjidan. We are sure that such''"A‘ festival would pass tiff with eclat in this town, especially with its usual adjuncts of an oratorio, concerts, and a ' ball. As the.announeement of such a meeting will prooably depend upon the success of the present experiment, we hope the' Welshmen of Liverpool will not permit the approaching meeting to be anything but successful. ExTENsivE RonaEnY.—We have to record, this week, an extensive robbery committed, under singular eirckristances, on the premises at flooton. the residence of Sir Thomas M. Stanley, Bart— involving a loss of £1,200, in cash. The hon. baronet, on Saturday, on returning from hunting, had deposited a silVer flask he usually carried with him o n s u c h occassions, and a large sum of money, in bank notes, in drawers in the serntaice in his rooms; and; on Monday, he discovered he had been robbed to a large amount, upwards of £400; in notes, having been taken hum one scrutoire, and a Finidar sum from another, besides gold and silver to a large amount On an nouncing that he had been robbed, Lady Starilei discovered that her desk had been broken open, and about £l5ll stolen. The keVs of Sir Thomas Stanley's sciutoire had been taken 'nit of lilt; drawer, and were left on a chimney-piece. There are cirennistatiCes which induce the belief, that the robbery was eoinmittert on the Saturday night or Sunday morning, We forbear, for obviou reasons, enterintrotore folly into particulars, , ict:pi to state that the only article stolen, except the cacti, is the silver flask, of which the following is a desetiption:—The top forms a cul,,; there is a crest, a stag's head, nu the side ; ;il l ,l 'h e ~,m e on th e bOttorn thus--Sir Thomas M. Stanley, (tart. On Wein , sday, Mr Hill, of :he Chester police, visited :and took iwo cvtadv a fcioale who hadheen . in the service of the family for alion five ive, ks. SuTicions attach to other ta.ries I,otoit what grounds we a, not took it prudent to mention r EXTRAeT FROM SIR JA:NIF,'S GRAMAM'S'SPEECH AT CAULISLE. Sir JAMES GRAHkM rose, and was reeeived with another burst of eheering, .wroch, having at length subsided, , the right hon. baronet spite as follows: -el rannot sufficiently thank you for the great kindness which this opportunity has given me of addressing so large and so respectable a portion of my former constituents. I have longed fur this opportunity, but ithati• been hitherto denied me. lam sincerely thankful, not less for, the epportunity now afforded ins of expreSsiug my sentiment*, thud fur the cordial manner in which you have (Irani' my health. My hon. friend, in proposing the toast, alluded to my recent defeat. I will be frank with you : this is a meeting of friends, and there should be uo concealmecit. 'lion defeat was not half so painful to me as some circumstances attending it. 1 had hoped, after a life of some duration, spent in the service of the County of Cumberland, that, even if the constituency were re solved to dismiss me, they would, at least, have been pleased to listen to me; that, 'if they were resolved to strike, they would, at all events, have first heard me. (Lou:f . cries of hear.) I did not suppose that I should have been hunte:d, almost like a mad dog, through the streets of Carlisle. mud that my unuffencling, son would be knocked down at my feet and almost trampled upon. (Loud expressions of indignation.,) I regret, for the honour of the county, to be compelled to .state, that scenes took place, on that occasion, which I think disgraceful to the free institutions under which. we live. (Lout/ cheers.) Recol. lerting these circumstances, I again thank you for this oppor tunity of expressing my sentimeuts. lam not vain enough to believe, that this great meeting is au empty compliment paid to me personally. I shotild indeed be proud if I could for one moment flatter myself that such Was the case; but this meeting has higher objects. 1 certainly see in this ,assembly proofs, gratifying proofs, which will soon, be known to all Eugletriii, , that I have still, in my native county of Cumberland,: friends who have not discarded me; but what is infinitely more grati fying to me than any such proofs of-affeetion_aud regard, highly as I value them, is the demonstration thus afforded, that the part I have taken in public affairs, under many ° trying circuon stances, has met with the approbation of a large portion of the in telligence, respectability, and property of the county. (Cheers ) I must admit, gentlemen, that I have been greatly traduced. During the last six mouths the flood-gates of 13illingsgate have been opened upon inc—the vocabulary of abuse has been ran sacked to find terms of.opprobr um to apply to me.. I have been called turncoat, bigot, apostate, reneeade— the shout of triumph has been raised in Downing-street, and echoed in the loweo corners occupied by the retainers of government, and perhaps there is uti corner so low as the council chamber of this city. (Cheers and laughter.) All the puck of ministerial retainers have been hallooed upon my traces—l. have had to endure the deep-mouthed grunts of their quarterly, the yelp of their monthly, the bark of their weekly, and the snarl of their daily journals. (Laughter.) And after all what has been achieved ? One more individual has been excluded from parliament, a single vote has been gained by ministers. As my hon. friend the chairman truly told you I rose, by my own exertion and your favour, front the rank of a country gentleman; I have no retainers, no followers. I have fallen back into the ranks of country gentle men, without any complaint, almost without regret, certainly with cheerfulnese and yet our mighty government thought it necessary to make a great display of triumph because they sue ceeded in silencing the voice of one individual ! (Cheers.) Allow me, gentlemen, to remind you what a fuss was made about all this. We heard a great deal lately about the " Spot tiswoode c sospiracy," as it was called, and of the illegality of the subscriptions raised, for the purpose of defraying ,the ex pense of the Irish petitions; but what did they experience in this very county? The reform club in London actually adver tised fue subscriptions to prevent me from being elected mem her for East Cumberland. Two bankers in London were adver tisettto receive the subscriptions, and, if 1 am not tnistaken, a former colleague of mine, once a friend—who, I might have thought from past recollection of transactions, would have en tertained a kind feeling towards me, had not his more recent obligations to the government as Chief 'lithe Commissioner preirented him—sent down five hundred pounds to aid in ejecting Sir James Graham.' (Loud continued cheers.) Then we had a Rix merchant, from Leeds, sending his thou sand pounds, and a -termed in Shaddongate contributing his ss. for the. same purpose. (Cheers and Laughter.) All this was done to effect the mighty object of expelling me from the representation of East Cumberland. I confronted this opposi tion, unaided and alone. Amidst all the changes and chances of political warfare, I have fought many battles in this country, I have coutribtlted aid to others; I have never received aid of any sort myself. 1 have endeavoured to advocate the princi ples I profess honestly and openly. I have fought battles on my own resources, and with Some dettiment to my private for tune, and here 1 now stand a plain Cumberland country gen tleman. I ask you—except haVitig won my way, in fair fight, on the floor of the House of CommonS, to the privy council of my sovereign, which conferred on me a fleeting mark of tempo rary distinction—what have I gained ? What. additional he *reditary honours have I sought or obtained ? What pecuniary emoluments have been received either by myself or my rela tions? I would ask you, gentlemen, whether among your high flown patriots—your Earl of Durhams—those questions could be answered in the same way? I have, as I said before, fought many battles; the last I felt to be a debt of honour. I felt it to be a debt of honour to those to whom I was formerly opposed, but with whom, then, in a great political crisis, I cordially agreed. (Cheering.) I was aware that the event was very doubtful. I entered on the contest perfectly aware that it was very possible my seat would be lust. I had various offers from constituencies; it would seem like boasting if I were to enume rate them. I felt honoured by those offers, but still I refused them. My reply was I have an account open with Cutn berland, and until that is closed I will not look to any other constituency—l will appeal to my countrymen. I will fight the battle of principle as I have fought it before; 1 owe a debt of honour to those whom I formerly opposed, and I will not shrink from the result." I was defeated, but neither I nor you, gen tlemen, can regret that the battle was fought. (Cheers.) My . honourable friend, in proposing my health, alluded to my pub lic services in terms much too kind, It was told you that I gained no distinction except of a fleeting kind; but it was my good fortune when, on principle, 1 resigned office—an office im mediately connected with the service in which the Monarch who then ruled over us had been engaged—to hear from my royal master sentiments expressive of his confidence, and of the ap probation olds utaicit tie Had viewed my omciai cat eer— expres sions which I feel to be — an ample remuneration for all my labours. 1-might Say in the twagtiinl language of Burke, The past is safe anti beyond the refictiof fortune . what is to come is in wiser hands than ours." * * • The cry of the " bill, the whole bill, and nothing hot the bill;" seems now to be wofully out of fashioh. Mr. Roebuck, who used to declaim against the aristocracy, is now very bitter against the £lO voters, whom he calls the 44 shopocracy. ' Mr. Grote, too, with his ballot-box—l wonder whether he has yet presented one to the Common Council of Carlisle —(a laugh }— declares; that the vote by ballot is indispensably necessary to procure an alteration in the consititotion of the House of Commons. Why that constitution was spiv and span new no longer ago than 1831! (Loud cheers, and laughter.) Lord John Russell has called the reform bill a bloodless revolu tion. It was inpeed a revolution. My difference with the tory party continued up to 1832. I had contended for what 1 con= ceived to be the rights of conscience. I supported the repeal of the test and corporation acts; the Doke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel made that concession. I yielded implicit belief to the solemn oaths, and written declarations, and the most au thentic assurances of the Roman catholic gentry and hierarchy that, if we admitted them to equal civil rights; they would be content and not aspire to domination, nor seek to injure,- in the smallest degree, the rights anti privileges of the protestant church, either in 'England or in Ireland.- (Repeated cheers.) believed these assurances, and supported Roman catholic emancipation. The Duke of Weliington, and Sir Robert Peel, more cautious, I believe I may say, having better learned the lessons of history, disbelieved those assuranceg, but, yield ing to an inevitable necessity against their judgment, (hear; hear,) and, in spite of their evil forebodings, they granted emancipation. The test and corporation acts were repealed, and Roman catholic emancipation gained. ,Wliat remained ? 1 atways strenuously opposed the system of nomination, by which one hundred and sixty individuals absolutely nominated a Majority of the people's house. I thought such a system was absolutely untenable in the present ag-, while such places ad Manchester, Birmingham, and Ashton remained Unrepre sented. It is idle to inquire whether our expectations were too sanguine, or the conservatives of that day too gloomy in their forebodings—it is needless to enquire Whether we pro.; eeded too hastily - in 1831 or whether the eonserratives in the Duke of Wellington's administration resisted all change, ton long The events have not yet sufficiently developed the policy of that, proceeding to enable us to turtle to a correct decision on the subject. Howevtr, the test and cot , poration acts are repealed—Roman Catholic emancipation has been conceded—the nomination boroughs are swept away—all the large manufacturing places are represented, not Virtually, but practically; and yet the radical nostrums are pressed on us, as if nothing had been done, and I am taunted with inconsist ency, because I will - not consent to be hurried along the down ward path of revolution and republicanism ! (Enthusiastic cheering for several minutes.) But who are the men who urge on these dangerous schemes? They are the principal supporters of the Queen's government. Aye, and its ablest supporters too. speak from experience. I have stood on the floor in the . House of Commons, and I know what debati ng is. , I know that without Mr. O'Connell, Mr. D. \V. Harvey, and Mr. Shed. the government could not make head against its opponents. Yet these are the men who advocate these changes which now, at the eleventh hour. Lord John Russell declares his intention to oppose Mr. Wakley the friend of the ministers says he sup ports them because they are." squeezable"—(a laugh) —whilst Mr. D. W. Harvey says there is no straw, however paltry and filthy, at which they will not catch. (Cheers and laughter.) Let me illustrate this gentleman's meaning. We know how much has been said about the Spottiswoode gang. It was a dangerous conspiracy which was to be kept dowo by the government with a vigour beyond the law. An hon. gentleman, believing that minis ters meant to do what they intimated, and he would therefore ob tain their support, made a strong motion on the subject. They advised him to withdraw it, but a difficulty ilapoint of form hay 'ng, presented itself to the adoption of this course, the House of . Cotntnons actually witnessed the spectacle of Lord Russell, the the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Lord Howick, the Secretary at war, Lord Morpeih, the Secretary for Ireland . . . . endeavouring to tun out of the house to escape a division— (laaghter.)—and positively they were brought back by the Ser. jeant at Arms, and compelled by the rules of the house to pro- nonnce an opinion on the subject. (Roars of laughter.) And God save the mark ! they followed Sir Robert Peel out of the r House and voted against the unfortunate gentleman. whom they had tempted to bring forward the motion. (Cheers.) If I had not lived to see the contrary, I would have said that such slippery tricky conduct could not he supported fur one.hour by the representatives of the British people. (Cheers:) There may have beeh more wicked Governments but I defy any One to produce froth the history o f our country, a more Shabby government than the present. (Enthusiastic cheering for some minutes.) I "Say it with regret, duplicity _ is its chatacteristic, and the historian who hands down its deeds to future time, will tell posterity that it was worthy only the conternpt of a great people, that, whilst clinging to office with a tenacity unexam pled, it had neither•the head, the heart, nor the courage to go. vein with propriety. (Prolonged cheering.) I shall be told, • forsooth," Yona te denouncing your old colleagues." Oh !' I owe these old colleagues a latme debt of gratitude. (Great cheering.) It will be said "thi s i s th e g o v e rnMent of Lord Grey, or at least it is earring out the principle of Lord Grey's admirtistrdt ion"— Lord Grey's Err/ministration'. Where is Lord Grey ? Where is the Duke of Richmond? Where is Lord Durham?' Where is Lord Ripon? Where is Lord Althorp ? Where is Lord Brougham ? Aye, echo answers " where?" His lordship is sunk in the very dregs of dernocrary—is mingled with the lees of Whit e Conduit House. I saw him once the, Lot d Chanceiho of England, the keeper of the King'eCoriSeience—the first law adviser of the crown—l saw him standing at, the find or the throne, when his Royal Master,. by advice in- which Lord Brougham participated, hurled defiance at him •wlioni-his lord ship justly designated ag !We mendicant agitator of Ireland. 1 have seen thii saute Lord Broughton who boasted of his daily correspondenciwiiii royalty writing, a letter—a most obsequious letter —to some cHairman of a meeting at the Crown and Anchor tavern, apologiziie for his a bsence and regretting that he was not present when that very Mr. (Mohnen proposed at that sato,. Int-olio , the establishmeitt iit Errg'and ('I an association . to In booted 'on the whlel of th:tt Irish association which -Lord B i .,, iig h;, in eonein re d with h:s coll , ;V.:IIPS -in endeavouring to put Mon) by statutory enac , thents be\ ond the reach or the t linl moo law.---(Continued dice's.) L have adverted to Lord 44piersiw.il.,+mm Brougham's mathemalies! demonqrly Yon are acquainted /Pith tic% TerPTII him with uplifted haMis and Lenurei of lertilit to pass a ticeds . ure which of the . quetonfir of Prvitiiirhentar him the.humble vender of the three suppose; btu.; imper tor the beneth, herland, and ,labelietl, uffrage, and Anuaat Parliaments. • ." Oh what a fall was thelie, firs cauotOmtu." r • f a fall like Lucifer's,- never to hope again. (Cheers.) Slocel the time of Lord Baron 1 know nttexastiple Of such a CAL • I am quite aahattied of having detained yob so lung, (" No, no," j but there is one point to which I wish to advert; 1 may be asked to what we should ascribe the sudden change which has come over the dreatii of the government—how it has happened that, al/ at once, the government has declared agasust the oallot, when, during the elections, Lord John Russell conceal. , ed his hostility to that measure. I speak advisedly: believing that t6e cause Which has arrested the downward progress of government, in radical change leading to revolution, is the firm ness, the judginent, the good sense, ,and the virtuous and reli giotis education of our maiden queen. I believe she has dis tinctly told ministers that their radical experiments shall not be tried—that the colonies shall not be surrendered—that the prm= perty and just rights of ; the church shall not he invaded—that the command of the army shall not be wrested from her. "I have," said her Majesty, " no predelictiyas for party men, but to prin ciples! will adhere; and if znertuntinue in office, it is on those principles you retest administer the affairs of the country. This, I fielieve, is the real situation of the cundtict of the go vernment. This resittatice on the part,of her Majesty is much in conformity with the decision, courage, and principles of the House of Brunswick But to enable her resistance to be suc cessfully maintained, her Majesty must be backed by the peo ple. 1, generally speaking, am opposed to alt politiciVasso ctations-1 think they have a tendency to embitter . Party animosity, and aggravate all the worst pasSions; but in the present state of affairs there is no alternative: The reform club is established for the purpinte of tainpering with the registry.; by means subscribed without the Limits of the coouty—and the father of Lord John Russell subscribed to defray the expense ot the last petition of the association in Dublin, which was formed for the express - purpose of tamperiug with the registration. It Is i Ell1)095111 le to make head ligainSt such a system, except by fighting our enemies with their own weapons. I have, there fore made up my mind to make, in my native county, a bold stand with those who think with me that the crows should not be " caned in to' peck the eagles," and I sin pre pared, if necessary, to join with toy bitterest personal enemy—and I hOpe I hive few—against my dearest per sonal friend, in order to uphold the sacred institutions o my country. (Loud cheering ) The Birmingham Politica. Uttion have put forth a:declaration of their print - spies. This de claration is very short and expressive. it says, that the lime is .arrived when the government by ninnhers must supersede. the goverriirrent by property. lam for the Governmen s t by property against the Government by numbers. Mr. Roehurk, adverting at a public meeting to Lord John Russell's declaretion, that the object of the reform Lill was to give a preponderance to the landed interest, took occasion to observe, that the two Members for Bast Cumberland were the only two county members re turned to Parliament who were opposed to the agricultural in terests. (Hear ' hear.) I am a member of that agricultural interest; I am for the government by property as opposed 10 the government by, numbers, and, therefore, I have signed the declaration of the 'Bast Cumberland conservative association which contains this passage: "We declare our fiat determination to maintain the ancient, principles on which the constitution is founded, and whilit we avow our readiness to promote the reform of all proved abuses,, we declare it to be our object to uphold the necessary connexion between the established chdrch and the state; the just prerogs, tives of the monarch; the privili , ges of the House of Lords as an independent branch of the legislature; and the deliberate powers of the Commons House di Parliament unfettered; being, convinced that on the united atut.energetiapupport of these au thorities depend the continuance of social order, the security of property, the interests of religion, aud.,the real liberties of the people." Away with the old distinctions of blue and yellow, Lowther and Curwen, (Cheers.) Mr. Roebuck says that there are but tae parties now in the country, ess fi l t i h i e dvcea a wn r ii i dta s hi t m :cract and the demo cracy. I have no personal objects in • the Course lam now hastE)al r s s t t i a l Cumberland; b p e l d i r e ! deeply a a e, n ni t d o ; o l ff i e it r t a b u,. e e rea r p e g idi eu e d s . e ap o r t t, a )e t ni i o (w) n thb o ae f t d in od y ni s so e st l a f tb a i deceived upon that point. My advice to you is to make every preparation, every exertion for the fight, and to be prepared to contest both seats on the first opportunity. (Applause.) *My advice is also this, that you should keep the question of the two candidates in the Conservative interests open till the latest: possible moment, in order to afford the. trest chance of procuring two gentlemen who are most likely to succeed. As to Myself, I will only say, in the memorable words which Lord Strafford uttered almost With his dying breath, " I thank God that by the.; bounty of former Sovereighs, and by the providence of MY an cettots, I have an estate which girth me such an interest in the Commonwealth that I do not.. wish to be a slave, but am con tent to be a subject; neither do I wish the cards to be shuffled over again in the hope that I may fall on a better lot. N o can have and shall aim at a bounded liberty, remembering al , wars that I Atli a freeihtin; but a subject, th a t I h ave r i g h ts b u t under a monarch." . . The right honnqrable Baronet resumed hi. seat amidst cheers ins of the most entlittsiaslic desciiption which lasted fur a con siderable time. . THE BISHOP OF , NORWICH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL ST,IND.4RD. SlR.—The Chronological Table. •in your paper of the; sth inst., contains the following statement, Aug. 17th. " Yr: Stanley is installed Bishop of Norwich," which I need only remind you is incorrect, Mr. Stanley at the time being only A.M., and a violent Radical partizan, to whi c h, alone„he 14 indebted to his prornotion.—Yours, &c:, A CHESHIRE-MAN LITTLE SNIPE AGAIN! TO 7 . 71 P P n 17710. n L! .I'l p -. 2,r 5. 9 ."(101. S"T-A.-Z),1122;• Sitt,—l never was more astonished than on last Pridal when I saw the STANDARD, and found that little notorious Sam Knipe had had tbziinpudence to memorialise the Radical Towu Council rot compensation, for his zeal and activity in objecting to 1.4(1) of the old freemen of the borough, both rich and pent, to prevent their being on the call book, so that they could not vote at the next election, if one should take plate _this year. What must every hone 4 man think of this radical fellow, who; tranto to rob ns of our birthright, and then claims to be paid out of the public pttrse a No rlottbt but that he has been pro mised by the captain of the gang, and one .of the council too. If Mr. Joshua will not pay him soon he will split, and tell all- be knovts about the matter, as a tribute of respect to his memory, and the coubcil who employed him in this dirty affair. I think, they should have a full-length portrait taken, and to be hung Up in the council-room alongside that of Mr. W: W. Currie, which would be, as little Primogeniture Ewart used to say— . ` Fraught with interest to Liverpool, and important to genera tions yet tin bur ours, &c. Jan. 8, 1838. AN OLD FREEMAN. EXPRESSES TO LoNriosr.—txpresses started for London on: Thuisday, atter the arrival of the jpacket-ship 'Oxford,' from. New York, They proceeded by the Grand Junction Railway half-past two train to Birmingham. From thence they pro ceeded, in - a chaise-and four, preceded, all along the road, by a Mari on h irsehack to get the horses ready at thedifferent stages, and reached London at five o'clock in the morning, having per formed the .distance from Birmingham to London in 9i, and the whole journey in 14-1, hours. The roads were in a dreadful state, else they Would have done the distance in less time than, under all difficulties, they actually accomplished A MATCH FOR THE KENTUCKY GIANT.—The Maysville Mo mentionsa %cing lady named Browning,. resiuing in Fleming County, Kentucky; just seventeen years of age, who ineasutes seven tee't in height. Porter, the giant, is said to stand - seven feet five inches in his stocking feet.—American Pdper. . DESi'ERATE.-A duel is threatened in Portland, between the editor of the Argus, and Mr. Dixon, the vocalist- - toe to toe, with rotors!" We fear that it will actually take place, as the editor has sent up to borrow our hone.—Boxton Post. Several patties are finder orderi for Lincolnshire and other piths of the -country to recruit fur the foot guards, the usual standard for which is five f e et nine inches, but has been reduced one inch, that is to say, to five feet eight inches, to expedite the completion of the number of men required. The rumahr in a New lot* paper that Papinean was in that tity vva§ purposely spread to put the British government off the scent. Papineau is certainly in Canada. In fact, though 19.. Papinean's Speechei .produiced the rebellion, the sudden ex plosion took that worthy person somewhat by•siiiPrise; other wise be would, no doubt, have Bitted to such a convenient die-, tanee as would have enabled him .to make a cool survey of passing events. But his friend Nelson, who knew 'his man, determined to try the soundness of that metal which made such a brave noise. Let a certain agitator take warning from his pupil's fate.-- Times. FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of fires in the metropolis and its suburbs, during last Fear, .1837. according to the records kept by the London Fire:engine Establishment, amount to 717; amongst which the following, which willbe Most likely in the recollection of the public, were unhappily attended with loss of ►ife :—lllackinan-street, Southwark, 1 ; May-fair, I; Cleveland-row, St. James's, 1• Exerter-street, Brompton. 1 ; Hollowell-street, 1 ; Strant ; and Chelsea-bridge, 2. Vlore property was destsoyed at the late fire at Davis'-wharf, Tooley-street, than all the resit put together. It is said, that Sir George Worrender's en'sti; in the'cult for divorce instituted against his lady, and which has just been abandoned, is nearly 1:10,00U.' What a pity the parties had not a single mutual friend ►ong ago to have arranged the matter. FRIGHTFUL. MORTALITY IN SIERRA Lisonn.—The bark Sackville arrived at Ramsgate a few days since, from that grave di Europeans, Sierra Levee. She had been seven months on her passage home, and Ilze chief mate states, that during the time the, vessel lay at Sierra Leone,, the entire crew, from the captain to the cabin boy, died ! Oa the ship being supplied with a fresh crew, seven of theta fell victims to the unwhole some Climate: A letter from Hanover, in the Augsburg Gazette of the 28th ritinounces that the commercial treat between the German Union - and Hanover, Brunswick, and Oldenburg united, was ratified on the 20th, and was to come into fiction on the Ist of January. B URN ING UNSOUPWGres.E.—ilie market lookers of Great Bolton have seized during die past w eek nearly twenty geese, with a number of other fowi i all in a putrid state, which they burnt . in •the New Market-place. Persons should be cautious what description of fowl they purchase, as some of very infe rior quality have for some time been exposed for sale.—Bolmn Chronicle. Tuotrtria MATCH.—On Tuesday last, a trotting match' took place on the Chorlev New Road, between Mr. Williatn Matt- ; chester's br: c. Rattler, and Mr. Robert Andersons's-, horse Firefly, for £5 aside. The race was for one coiie, 00%4'85' won by Rattler by about 2(t yards. We u n derstand that Mr.; Hilton's white mare Crafty is ready to trot liattlei cue mile for any s um not exceeding £5O. The tnOney is read) at the Three . At rows. Rattler is also open ta trot Firiliv the same distance fur any sum not exceeding tti.--Bolton Chronicle. • ItonnEßY.---YeStertiay week; Thomni Duckworth, of Bind' Lane, uear Oldham, baottituan at the Coppice Nook t Werneih wa9 passtug ert the footway crossing the Add below Werneih Lodge, when two men suddenly belied hini, threw him down, extrueled shout £9 from his pockets., and, after seriously .maltreating escaped.—Bulltm Chron icle Annitnis4,—We understand, froth fery good aittitority, that there fits hecti a strong hodi of eouser.a fives mustered iti and its. vicinity, and that they are actively engaged iti orv‘.iityising and• increasing, their nuntheis: An act-punt of theii prcceedings has Oven puhlivhcilin the Aberrie-eushire Core/tint-I iiir'ocit, as we ore informed, fron tvhuch rcpprt it is interred that they are Making very grPat eicertiuns in the Conservative cans*" SIN' I.: lt4kW) L A -N D' I sTAitn., _• - ‘7.l"' , tki6 . 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