The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-03 00:00:00

Entp trial Vartiamcnt. HOUSE OF LORDS—MONDAY. Lord BROUGHAM said, it was stated in the American papers, that Lord Durham had appointed a special council, consisting of five persons, three of whom were of his own household, and not one a Canadian; and also that he had issued an ordinance, declaring that three persons had come in, and confessed they were guilty of rebellion; and without bringing them to trial, he had sentenced them himself, and sent them to Bermuda, with the condition that they should be put to death if they left the place. Now, this would be neither more or less than murder; if carried into effect. In another declaration he had stated. that if Papineau entered the territories of Canada, he also should be put to death. This was equally monstrous, for it was contrary to every principle of justice to hang a man without trying him. (Hear, hear.) Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to call the attention of the house to the creating of a sham council, which was no re striction whatever on the governor, for they coincided in every thing which he might do ; and he was convinced, that if this had been known, the bill never would have been passed. He moved for papers relating to the proceedings which had taken place under the appointment of Lord Durham. Lord GLENELG said, as far as he could produce the docu ments, he would do so. It was rather premature to censure the conduct of the noble earl in this manner, for he had gained the confidence of both parties. Lord MELBOURNE had no objection to the production of these papers; buthe must say, that it was in the highest de gree imprudent and unjustifiable to sacrifice the interests of the country to the interests of party—to sacrifice the highest objects to the desire of attacking individuals, in order to pronounce such a determined condemnation upon those acts which had been deemed necessary by the noble lord, who was on the spot, and who was therefore the best qualified to judge of what was necessary. Lord BROUGHAM absolutely and peremptorily dissented from the doctrine of the noble lord. (Hear, bear.) It was not only nol unpatriotic, premature, and unjustifiable, but it was absolutely necessary and the duty of the house to keep a watchful superintendence over the exercise of such dictatorial powers as were entrusted to the governor of Canada. (Hear, hear.) With regard to factious views, he regarded them as little as the noble viscount did when he brought for ward charges against the then government, and when that government accused him of being influenced by factious mo tives. (" Hear," and laughter.) After a few remarks from Lord ELLENBOROUGH and Lord WYNFORD, pressing for a more full explanation, Lord GLENELG said, he should defer any remarks of his own until the papers were on their lordships table. The juvenile offenders' bill was read a third time. Lord LYNDHURST complained that, contrary to what was the case with all other prisons, magistrates were not to be al lowed to visit the prisons to be established under this bill ; and that if the "separate system" were to be adopted, as it only tended, as practised at the Penitentary, Milbank, to stupefy and barbarise the minds of children, by shutting them up for 21 out of 24 hours, he should have a still stronger objection to the bill. His lordship then moved amendments, the consideration of which was deferred till Thursday. The custody of infants' bill was moved by Lord LYND HURST ; but the motion was negatived by 11 to 9. This bill is consequently lost. The remaining orders being disposed of, their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. CANADA COUNCIL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to a question of Sir James Graham, said it was quite true, as had been reported, that Sir Charles Paget was one of the special council appointed by Lord Durham. There was no doubt that it was necessary five should be present, if any deliberation was required; but if Sir Charles Paget could not attend, another council could be easily summoned. (Hear.) The Postoffice. Bill was read a third time and passed. PENSION LIST. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole house on the Civil List Act; Mr. Bernal in the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that he now rose to bring under the consideration of the house what he hoped would turn out to be a final settlement of a long-dis puted question; and he must confess, that he approached the question with feelings of deep anxiety. It would be in re collection of the house, that, in the month of December last, a committee was appointed on the subject of the civil list pensions. That committee sat for thirty-five days : it was attended by the great bulk of the members ; and he rejoiced that, by the regulation that had been adopted, not only a full attendance of members was insured, but the votes they had given were placed before the public. He was fully jus tified in stating, that the report had been unanimously agreed to ; and when gentlemen read the names of those who served upon the committee, they would see the public was fairly re presented in it. There were two foreign ladies of distinction on the pension list. They were the daughters of the late Mareschal Duc de Biron, and the story of their pension was as follows :—Shortly before the late Admiral Rodney sailed to the West Indies in command, he was at Paris; and, fall ing into embarrassments, he was arrested for debt. The Mareschal heard of the circumstance, and immediately paid the debt; in consequence of which, the admiral assumed the command of the fleet, which sailed to the West Indies, and achieved so splendid a victory. Many years after, when the vicissitudes of the revolution had overturned France, the daughters of the Mareschal were in this country in poverty. His late majesty, bearing the story, sent for them, and granted the pensions; and a more honourable instance of a monarch's gratitude for a benefit conferred on his country was never known. (Hear, hear.) Every page of the report was worthy the attention of the house and the public; for a perusal of it would tend to dispel the vast prejudice which existed upon such a subject. It was nut in the naval and military services alone that devotion had been shown. In the civil service there had been much devotion shown: He would now advert to the results of this inquiry. There were certain pensions which had been resigned —some, such as Lord Aucklauds, Mr. Drummond's, and Lord Elphinstone's, who had given up pensions on their receiving official appoint ments. Now it had been said, that there was something disengenuous in the mode of stating this in the report, and that the pensions had been surrendered under the pressure of the inquiry: Nothing could be more mistaken. All these pensions had been given up at the times which were stated in the report, i.e at the times when the official appointments were granted. Some pensions certainly had been given up at later periods. But it was not fair to represent them as having been surrendered under the apprehension of in jury. Many persons bad been reluctant to give up their pensions because they did not wish to cast an implied re proach on those who retained them. This reluctance the appointment of the committee removed. This was the principle upon which persons of the highest eminence acted; that was the principle adopted by Lord Sidmouth, Lord Farnborough, Mr. Moore, and the Duchess of New castle. Although the committee saw that the circumstances of the party were such as to enable them to dispense with the pension, yet they thought that its reversion ought to be pre served. He now caine to the last class, to the consideration of which the committee approached with very great reluctance; that class was those parties where the pension should alto gether cease. Now he could have wished that the result of the examination had been not to limit that class; but finding it necessary to come to a decision upon those pensions which could not be defended, the committee had no other course to pursue. The committee had discovered with great surprise the state of the law relative to pensions, by which the crown was deprived of the power of making charges upon the re venue for pensions. The moment they discovered that, the opinion of the law officers of the crown was taken, which was conclusive upon the committee. The total amount of the savings in twenty years would be as follows:—The maximum would be in 1839, £4,900; in 1844, £34,000; in 1849, £67,000; in 1854, £90,000; and in 1858 the total maximum of the saving would amount to no less than £104,000. The recom mendations in the report were of some importance, were unanimously agreed to by the committee, and were frankly and unreservedly adopted by the government as being ad ditional safeguards against the possibility of fraud or deception. In adverting to the resolution of the committee recommending that circumstances of poverty in the peerage should not be considered as justifying a pension, the right hon. gentleman said he thought such a provision necessary for preserving the honour and dignity of the peerage. (Hear, hear.) The com mittee further advised that pensions should he held liable to be withdrawn on appointments to public offices. The con cluding recommendation of the committee was, that the pen sions should now be placed upon the consolidated fund. And after congratulating the house on the favourable issue of the inquiry, the right hon. gentleman moved, "That provision be made enabling her Majesty,to provide out of the consoli dated fund for pensions granted previous to her Majesty's accession." Sir CHARLES LEMON said, that the pensions charged on the Duchy of Cornwall always formed part of the civil list. Mr. WARBURTON should move that the further considera tion of the question should be adjourned till some future day that might be agreed upon. If by agreeing to the resolution they were only performing a formal act, and if by so doing they were not confirming a line, a word, or a letter of the report, then he had no wish to throw any impediment in the way of the government. Sia R. PEEL, notwithstanding what had fallen from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, still retained all his former opinions upon this subject.—(llear.) He thought that all pensions granted by a former sovereign ought to have been retained, and the new system acted upon. He was of opi nion that the inquiry, if had at all, ought to have been taken by the crown. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had said the grant of the pension was still to be considered to be in the crown. He (Sir R. Peel) was afraid, if the recommen dations of the committee were adopted, it would only be no minally so. Mr. SANDFORD thought the investigation that had taken place was not correct and proper, not only as regarded the public, but as regarded the pensioners themselves.—(Hear.) As far as possible, the committee did attempt to mete out to every party the same measure of justice; and many cases were actually re-heard, when the decisions had not given sa tisfaction. It was a very delicate investigation ; and it was to be regretted, that of any pension its withdrawal had been found necessary to be recommended. The resolution was then agreed to, and the house resumed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU EP . then moved, that the house should resolve itself into a Committee of Supply. COMMISSIONS. Colonel SIBTHORP rose to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the various commissions that have been issued since 1830 to the present time or period at which the return may be dated. The whole expense of the commissions issued under the whig government—that is, excluding the record commission, the poor-law commission, and one or two others —was no less a sum than £30 0 ,000; and this, too, by a go . vernment proposing economy and retrenchment. The bon. member concluded by moving for the committee, at the same time stating, that be would not press his motion this session, if the right hon. gentleman would pledge himself to concede the inquiry next session. On the motion having been put from the chair, the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the house ought not to as sent to the appointment of a committee. Not a sigle item of expense was incurred by these commissions which was not properly brought under the consideration of parliament. No mn e o y . could . be spent by the commissioners without the sanc tion .E.l , ar_hament, which must be given either by a special y ac e t a o r r . th H e e Lehgisopleatur, or voted in the ordinary estimates of the the house would not give the slightest en couragement to t d he member of an intention to acquiesce in this motion, either now or on any future occasion. The motion was then put from the chair, and negatived without a division. Col. SIBTHORP give notice of his intention to renew the mo tion in the ensuing session of t a o m a ent. The house then resolved itself into Committee of Supply. Several votes were agreed to discussion.without On the motion being put for granting the ri of £8,928 for defraying the expense of the Roman Catholic College of Maynootb, Colonel Summar said, ne feit it his duty tu pose it, on the ground that he did not think it consistent with the interests of the Protestant establishment to support an adverse religion. Colonel PERCEVA I. and Colonel VERNER also deprecated the vote. Colonel VERNER alluded to a speech made by the Rev. Mark Doyle, a Catholic pr iest, at a p ublic di nner held at Kil kenny, on a 'Sunday, in which he called for a continuance of agitation against tithes, and told the people to be satisfied with nothing less than total abolition of that impost. A gen tleman named Hawkshaw, a magistrate, was present at the dinner, and he wished to know if the government had called him to account for such conduct. Mr. O'CONNELL asked if Mr. Hawks haw had given the toast of " The Battle of the Diamond."—( Hear, hear.) He was sorry that the three gallant Colonels opposite, the church militant he supposed of that house, bad not the courage to divide against this grant; for if they had h ad such coura g e he should certainly have divided with them, for this grant was most decidedly against the voluntary principle which, in mat ters of religion, be should always uphold. After some further conversation, the grant was agreed to. Upon the question that £22,332 be granted to defray the salaries and expenses of the office of chief secretary in Ire land, Colonel Sibthorp objected to the amount of salary (£5,500) given to the noble lord the chief secretary of Ireland, and gave notice that in the next session he should move to re duce it to £4,000. Lord Motown' expressed his gratitude to the honourable and gallant member for giving him a year's warning. The vote was then agreed, as were various other votes. The house then resumed; the chairman reported the reso lutions to the house, and obtained leave to sit again (as we understood) on Friday next. The customs bill was read a third time and passed. JOINT-STOCK BANKS BILL. _ _ - The CHANCEIIO2:OfIite - hiciiEQuEßMoved the second reading of this bill. SIR EDWARD SUGDEN said, that although he would not divide the house against the bill in this stage, yethe had con siderable doubts as to the propriety of such an alteration of the law without proper checks. He knew that there was a a want of some provision to amend the law, but he feared that the present proposal was opening the door to many difficulties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that it was ne cessary to apply some remedy at once, without which he thought that the joint-stock banks could not go on. They were only by this bill asking the house to confirm the origi nal intention of the law. The bill was only of a temporary nature, and there would be time to introduce any checks when the whole subject of joint-stock banks should be under the consideration of the house. The bill was then read a second time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past one o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent, by commission, was given to-day with the accustomed formalities, the lords commissioners being the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis of LANSDOWE, and the Earl of S n AFTESBURY, to the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill, the Old ham Gas and Water-works Bill, the Steam-ships Companies Bill, and six other hills. The St. Saviour's Grammar School Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. BERNAL and other members of the commons brought up the Liverpool Clergy Endowment Bill, which was read a first time. The turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, the Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland) Bill and the Schools (Scotland) Bill, severally passed through committees. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY inquired when the corres pondence regarding Spain would be ready, and whether any progress were making respecting the claims of the Spanish legion. Lord MELBOURNE said that the papers were voluminous, but they were preparing, Secondly, the - commissioners had arrived. Lord GLENELG, in answer to Lords Ellenborough and Brougham, said that an order had been sent to India, to pre vent the emigration of the hill coolies; and, with respect to Oude, he was prepared to produce the papers on the subject. The Royal Exchange rebuilding bill was read the third time and passed. The Tithes (Ireland) Bill was read the second time, sub silentio, on the understanding that the debate is to be taken on going into committee on Friday. The Earl of HADDINGTON afterwards preferred a com plaint of the appointment of two persons as magistrates who had previously been engaged in the "abduction" of voters at the election for Ross and Cromarty.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TutsoAv. In the Commons several bills were forwarded a stage. The Slave Treaties (Sicily and Tuscany) Bills were read a second time, the Transfer of Funds (War-office) Bill went through committee, the Report of the Prisons (West Indies) Bill was received, the Post-office Bill was read a third time and passed. The consideration of the lords' amendments to the Benefices Pluralities Bill was deferred till Monday. The Joint-Stock Banks Bill went through committee. Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to inquiry from Captain Boldero, stated the difficulties that had arisen regarding the North American boundary question, and that there were re newed negotiations proceeding between this country and the United States on the subject. ClAfter some discussion on the Shannon navigation, &c., the house adjourned. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. WEDNESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Sydney papers of the 11th of April, received this morning, complain of the great inconvenience and losses sustained from the insubordination of their convict servants. A letter from Marulan, dated April 3, gives a dreadful description of the state of that district; cattle and sheep are declared to be dying in large numbers for want of pasture and water. Since yesterday morning the British funds bad a down ward appearance, and Consols receded to 93k; but in the course of the afternoon, accounts having been received from various districts of the favourable appearance of the crops, a reaction took place in the price of Consols, and they im proved, leaving off at 93i buyers for the Account. They opened this morning at 93 1 1 94; Money, 934 I F . Exchequer Bills, 72 74; India Bonds, 73 75; Bank Stock, 2061 2072; India Stock, 2641 265. In the Foreign Market most of the prices are nominal, as there is no business doing as yet. HALF-PAST ONE. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning rather buoyant at 93% 94 for the Account, are not quite so good at present, may be quoted 93,3 ; Money, 934 ; Exchequer Bills; 72 74 premium; India Bonds, 75; Bank Stock, 207 ; India Stock, 26438 . In the Foreign Market scarcely any business doing. Spanish Active steady at 21i with cou pons; Portuguese maintains the price of 34 1 , 5 ; Three per Cents., 221 31; Brazilian, 80: 147 Mexican, 24 25; Colom bian, 261 7; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54i si; Five per Cents., lO2i ; Belgian, 102 : 1 1. In the Share Market very little doing. Great Western, 14M pm.; .North Midland, 3 pm.; National Loan Fund have risen to a pm.; Bahia Steam Navigation, a pm. , QUARTER BEFORE THREE. Consols for the Account, 93% 4. (From the official list, coat; transa BRITISH FUNDS THIS I Bank Stock, 20634, 7 : 1- 7 Lining the business actually cted.) DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock, 2641 India Bonds, 75 South Sea Stock, 105 k Bank Stock for Acct., Consols for Acct., 94 n £lOOO Ex. Bills, 72 74 £5OO do. 72 74 Small do. 72 74 Ditto Commercial, RES. al price, without reference to • discount.) 'Asphalte f United States, Asphalte, Netherlands, Asphalte, Swiss, Asphalte (Claridge's Patent,) 3 per Ct. Red., 94 1 , I 3 per Ct. Con., 9:31i 32 per Ct. Anns. 1818, 1011 3 per Cent. Anus. 1726, 911 - 3% per Ct. Red., 1011 2 11 New 3Y, per Cents., 100% 1 Long Ans. 1860, 15 7-16 I Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 15 1-16 SHA: The quotations give the actu; premium or Real . del Monte Unregistered,; lli Great Western, 7936 London & Greenwich, 16i Northern and Eastern, 1 North Midland, 48 Asphalte, Scotch, Asphalte, Liverpool, Asphalte, Polonceau, Asphalte, British, 2 London Joint Stock Company I2i National Loan Fund, 2i Provincial Bank of Ireland, 421 SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILROAD.—On Thursday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the following accident occurred near Harrow, on the London and' Birmingham railroad :—lt appears that the train was proceeding from Denbigh Hall to London at its usual rapid pace, having affixed to the carriage train a number of cattle waggons, containing 2000 sheep and lambs for Smith field market, besides a nobleman's horse, worth 130 guineas, on the way to London. Soon after the trains had left Har row, the tender ran from off its proper course of the road, caused by the gross neglect of the point-shifter not placing the shifting train irons properly, and acquired such a rapidity that the engineer was unable to stop the tender before the parts of the whole train came in violent collision with each other. Fortunately, no person received any injury. The cattle conveyance was overturned, and a number of the poor animals frightfully mutilated. After a considerable delay, the train was placed on the proper tramroad, and proceeded to Euston-grove, where, on its arrival, it was discovered that 38 sheep and lambs bad been killed by the accident, besides the horse; and a number of sheep and lambs besides were severely injured. It was a fortunate circumstance that no other trains came in the way, or the loss of human life might have been very great.—Morning Herald. EFFECTS OF PRUSSIC ACM COUNTERACTED.—A numer ous body of gentlemen of this town, consisting of members of the medical and legal professions, were last week invited to attend a series of experiments of a physiological and chy mical nature, illustrative of the important subject of forensic medicine, by John Robinson, M.D., which afforded much in struction arid the greatest satisfaction to the audience. The most important featuie of these demonstrations was the doc tor's method of resuscitation from the effects of hydrocyanic acid, of which we will give a brief outline. Two strong rab bits being selected for experiment, four drops of powerful hydrocyanic acid were applied to the tongue of each. The effects were instantly apparent—the animals were for some minutes motionless, and apparently dead, when Dr. Robin son administered his restorative—viz., cold water poured from an eminence over the occiput and spine, (the tempera ture of the water being previously lowered by nitrate of potass and common salt.) The effect was ma g ical; for by this re suscitative process it was remarked that each animal in turn skipped about the floor, as if in the enjoyment of good health and spirits. We need scarcely remark, that such facts as we now record cannot be too prominently placed before the public.—Sunderland Paper. Lusus NATURE.—There is now growing, in the church yard of the Leck, on the banks of the Boyne, in the parish of Rosnaree, County Meath, a thistle of a most unusual appearance. It grows from the head of a grave, in which a person named Christopher Moran, who had been drowned in the river Boyne, near that place, on the 31st July, 1835, was interred. It was discovered, for the first time, about five weeks since, and was then about twelve inches high, and about three inches broad in the stem, which, contrary to the course of nature in that species, was quite flat, thin, and ribbed. It now measures four feet nine inches in height, and the stem has assumed the appearance of a deal board, — being nine inches broad, in the centre. Froin this part it divides itself into three flat branches, the main one of which is a continuation of the principal stem, and measures five inches in breadth, while the others are only one and a half t t f up i fr n te c sa h ep e np s tei aubroadrgs appears, sf nrmg respectively.ueldarb appearance, ti onion o A n t the of o not tvooepnr only andt o h f e t h w e t ' fi :d o Ya w n e pd r a s r and a , i t n h e c ol o u wholer, , w w h e i c is cons d e e r r i e i g t a a t s e d t hwei mostthp i n e k x a t r n a d . brown, &c. , B„ b c o . t also on ordinary lusus naturie which has appeased in the vegetable kingdom for many years, and well worthy the inspection of those skilled in the science of botany.—grogh e d a Argus. SINGULAR DISCOVERY AT LINCOLN.—On Saturday se'en night, Mr. Gresham, opposite the White Hart, Lincoln, commenced enlarging his cellar, as he supposed, by pene trating the stone work which closed up an old arch that form ed one side of the place. The cellar itself is a great curio sity, being about twenty feet depin thehaeahrltyh,foarha part ncl iin having many groinings and pointed arches; pro of some ecclesiastical edifice. The old arch, above 'alluded to, was partly buried in the floor of this cellar; and Mr. G. supposed that, by breaking down the stonework which closed it up, he should open some collateral archway. When a few stones were taken down, a very different thing to that which had been expected was discovered; a subterraneons passage was disclosed, of extraordinary extent and careful workman ( ship. it-iriesaee Creel the arched cellar of Mr Gresharcrritr-a direction towards the ancient Roman Southport. It is five feet high, four feet in width, formed of excellent masonry, with dressed stones carefully worked. It is covered in flat, with huge slabs of stone, and seems far too well executed to be a sewer. There are apertures only fourteen inches square, going off at right angles, horizontal from the main passage; and these lateral shafts appear to extend a considerable dis tance under the streets and houses. The main passage is now cleared to the extent of fifty feet; and Mr. Gresham, in the titre spirit of research, is determined to go as far as it continues, which, to all appearance, may be a quarter of a mile or more. Conjecture is at work to explain what might have been the purpose of this driftway; some suppose it to be a Roman secret passage, whereby to get beyond the walls. o!hers think it to be a subterraneous communication between adjacent religious establishments. A fragment of an earthen vessel was found amongst the rubbish, and some bones and teeth,but not in sufficient amount to lead to the idea that these were vaults for the deposit of the dead. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The Town Council held their usual monthly meeting at the Town-hall on Wednesday, at eleven o'clock. The DEPUTY TowN-CLERK read the minutes of the last meeting. FINANCE COMMITTEE. In the report of the Finance Committee it was stated that the expenses of the deputation to London with the address to her Majesty were £276 15s. 2d. The proceedings of the Finance, Paving, Improvement, Watch and Market Committees having been read, were seve- rally confirmed. Plans for the enlargement of St. James's Market were sub mitted to the Council, and the :iterations ordered. It was stated by Messrs. Currie and H. Holmes that the enlarge ment would increase the revenue of the market 16 per cent. DOCK COMMITTEE-GATES OF THE QUEEN'S DOCK BASIN. In the report of the Dock Committee, it was set forth that the committee had resumed the consideration of the plan of placing gates 70 feet wide at the entrance of the outer basin near the south end of the Queen's Dock, for the convenience of large steam-vessels. The estimated cost was about £35,000, and the further probable cost of excavating the bot tom of the basin would be about £1915 The opinions of the harbour-master and some other officers bad been taken, and were in favour of the undertaking. A resolution was passed approving of the undertaking, which was ordered to be car ried into effect. In the proceedings, it was further stated, that the marine surveyor had submitted a report of the comparative merits of the liquid gas manufactured by Mr. Seward, of this town, and of oil for the production of light. The statement was from the result of experiments made by Mr. Seward on board the north-west light-ship. It was reported that the light was much superior to that from oil lamps hitherto used, and that other advantages would arise from its substitution for oil. The annual expense would be diminished one-third; and the cost of fitting up the Formby light-vessel with metal lamps for the purpose of using it would not exceed twelve guineas. It was resolved•that the marine surveyor be directed to or der the lamps for the Formby light, and for one of the reflec tors of the Rock light, in order that it may have a trial. The proceedings of the Committee and of the Town-hall Committee were then confirmed. FEES ON THE ADMISSION OF FREEMEN. The MAYOR said be had to submit to the Council a petition rom the freemen who had not been admitted. The following petition was read by the Mayor : To the Worshipful the Mayor, Alderman, and Common Goan . cilmen of the Borough of Liverpool. GENTLEMEN,—We, the undersigned burgesses, and sons and apprentices of burgesses interested in the freedom of this borough, beg respectfully to submit the following statements to your consideration. ° The reasonableness of our petition will, we feel disposed to hope, ensure its favourable reception, and procure your ready complianee with its prayer. " Prior to the passing of the reform act, the parliamentary franchise was exclusively vested in your petitioners—in some by actual possession, in others by inchoate right—and until the municipal reform bill came into operation, they also pos sessed the power of electing the chief magistrate, &c. " Whenever a freeman had established his claim for ad mission, the sum of two pounds was demanded for expenses and fees before he was allowed to exercise his vote. Of this 'sum one pound was paid for the required government stamp, two shillings were given as a fee to the sergeant-at-mace, one shilling to the water-bailiff, and seventeen shillings to the town-clerk. " Upon the passing of the reform bill, the right of voting was extended to all the inhabitants paying taxes upon a house rated at ten pounds per annum, whilst upon the municipal reform bill becoming a law, your petitioners bad their local right of voting entirely taken from them, and transferred to the rate-payers. The registration fee paid by a householder is only one shilling per annum. " Your memorialists therefore pray, that as the legislature of the country has now considerately taken off the stamp duty, in consequence of the altered circumstances in which the freemen are placed, you will also be pleased to direct the repeal of those fees which were formerly applied to remune rate officers now paid out of the funds belonging to the cor porate estate. " In thus seconding the kind intentions of the houses of parliament towards your petititioners, you will exercise to wards the freemen an act of justice, for which, as in duty bound, your petititioners will ever pray, &c*" The MAYOR said he had not counted the signatures, but so far as he could judge, the petition was signed' by about seven hundred persons. He had told the parties that he should certainly lay the arguments which they suggested before the council, but he could not vote in favour of what they re quired. The first argument which they had urged was, thatas the legislature had shown what their wishes were on the sub ject, it would be becoming in the council to do as they had done. The next was, that as the fees were now held by different parties, and did not go to pay the officers for whom they were instituted, it should be a point of conscience with the coun cil to abolish them. The fees of freemen had sometimes when they could not afford it, been paid for them by differ ent parties to whom they were bound for the obligation; and it was a sort of bribery . which went against their consciences, from which it was their duty to relieve them. The standing orders of the council did not allow them to enter at that time upon the discussion of the question, and he thought they had better adjourn the consideration of the subject to the next quarterly council, which would be that day fortnight. This course would be of no disadvantage to the freemen, as the day for registration was past. Mr. Councillor BOLTON suggested that, as this was a question of finance, it should be referred to the finance com mittee, who would have the advantage of regulating their proceedings by the advice of the town-clerk. Such a mode would be most . convenient, as they could report to the coun cil the result of their deliberations, and on them the council could debate. The M A Yon said there were difficulties attending t he ques tion, as they were, no doubt, aware. He thought, therefore, it would be better not to refer it to the finance committee, but to have it for discussion in council. Mr. Councillor SMITH said he thought that was a question which ought to be debated generally, and he would take that opportunity of giving notice of a motion, which he should bring forward at the next quarterly council, " That in future the fees chargeable on the admission and enrolment of per sons entitled to the freedom of the borough be 2s. 6d., in lieu of El, as heretofore." Mr. COOPER.—" I beg leave to second it." Mr. Councillor EARLE.--' Better take the fee off en tirely." Mr. Councillor SMITH thought the freemen ought to pay something on their admission, as there was a good deal of eXpense. It was agreed that the consideration of the subject should be deferred till the next quarterly council. THE DEPUTATION TO LONDON WITH THE ADDRESS To HER MAJESTY. The MAYOR said, in compliance with their instructions, the deputation had proceeded to London with the address of the council to her Majesty the Queen. He was sorry that they had been much delayed before they could present the address. They had written from Liverpool to know when a levee would he held, and they were told that there would ,be one in a week after the coronation. When they arrived in London they found that it was uncertain when a levee would be held, or if there would be one at all; and they were delayed some time. He was auite aware that this had caused considerable expense, and they much regretted that it had; it had also caused some personal inconvenience to the individuals composing the deputation, which they also re gretted. On behalf of the pilotage bill deputation, he had to inform them that the bill had been withdrawn for the present session. The petition which they had sent up was, of course, reserved till the question came before parliament. With regard to the prisons' bill, the several clauses which had been suggested were all admitted, and he might congratulate them that the efforts of that deputation had been exceedingly successful. It was due to their representatives to say that they had received every assistance from them. From Mr. Cresswell the deputation received great services up to the period of his leaving town for the York assizes. From Lord Sandon also they had received every assistance. Mr. PLATT asked if the deputation had, during their stay in London, paid any attention to the suggestion of Mr. Al derman Brown, respecting the board of customs and the ex cise, who he was very sorry was not there to ask the question himself. Mr. HOUGHTON said the mayor would remember they had received the suggestion too late. NEW BOROUGH PRISON. Mr. COOPER wished to ask one question. It appeared that certain powers were assumed by the secretary of state which might involve the inhabitants of this town in the ex pense of building a new prison. It appeared by the report of Captain Jebbs that this must be done. He was of opinion that the corporation possessed plenty of land in the vicinity of the present borough prison to make it sufficient for all purposes by building additions. He was sort yto see in the bill now passing through the house, a clause enabling the council to lay a gaol rate, or to demand from the church wardens and overseers an unlimited amount; and further the council had power to borrow money for the.same purpse. It seemed that the sum required would not be less than £200,000, which the inhabitants of Liverpool would be called upon to pay back with interest. He was certain if a proper remonstrance were made from the council to parliament, no such thing would be required from them. The MAYOR.—The question was not one as to whether a prison should be built or not. The bill to which Mr. Cooper had alluded, only gave power to raise money, so that if it were determined that they must build a prison, the expense should fall upon the inhabitants as lightly as possible. Whe ther a prison should be built or not was not for them to deter mine. MARSHAL SOULT'S VISIT. The MAYOR said, respecting the recent visit of Marshal Soult to this town, he had filled up invitations to all the members of the council, aware, as he was, that the Town-hall was their house. If there had been any neglect he wished them to believe he had done all in his power to prevent it. He knew that amongst those who were not of the council many had been omitted, who from their station and rank in the town were entitled to every attention, but he hoped allow ance would be made for the hurry of the occasion. He offered his acknowledgments to the inhabitants of the town at large for the feeling which they had displayed. He would also say a few words as to the admirable conduct of the police. Nothing could have been better than the arrangements and behaviour of that body. Mr. Evans directed the attention of the Mayor to the great services of Mr. Wainwright to the deputations while they were in London. The MAYOR said he cordially agreed with Mr. Evans in his estimation of Mr. Wainwright's great attention to the depu tations. NUISANCES. The following letter from Mr. Boileau was read by the TOWN-CLERK : - —•- To the Worshipful the Mayor and the Town-council of L. pool. "GENTLEMEN,—I Chink it to be a duty I owe to the com munity, and particularly to those resident in and frequenting this neighbourhood, to complain of a most offensive nuisance. All the day through has the atmosphere of this quarter of the town been saturated with mephitic odours and putrid expala tions, arising from the middens to the adjacent slaughter houses. A more nauseous state cannot be conceived; the air is so strongly impregnated, that the very act of breathing it positively offends the taste, and produces a qualmish sick ening of the stomach. Such has been its effect upon me and others here to-day, attended also with violent headache. How is it possible duly to pursue our, respective occupations in the midst of such nauseatin ,, and disgusting smells as are sufficient to create a pestilence ?—I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant, "S. J• BOILEAU. 20, Clarendon-buildings, South John-street, Monday, July 16, 1838. • Mr. JONES said he would make a remark respecting the chemical nuisances. He had received a communication en closing a certificate respecting the health of a relative of his which showed the detelerious effects of the gas generated by these alkali works. He trusted the council would see that - limy - were - effectually done away with, -as it appeared that the effect to a part of his family would have been fatal. He might mention that he did not apply for the certificate himself; but it was transmitted to him without his having had any cogni zance of the matter. The TOWN-CLERK read the letter as follows: " London, July 28, 1838. " We, the undersigned, hereby certify, that we have for some weeks attended Miss Harriet Jones, for a complaint in the throat, which has assumed a very serious and intractable character, as a chronic disease, although now, to a certain extent, for the present relieved. And that, upon inquiry into the particular locality of her usual residence, and under standing that it Was within the influence of certain manufac tories or vitriol works, we could not but state our strong conviction that the unwholesome and acrimonious fumes there generated,-and let loose into the atmosphere, have most probably operated to induce this complaint; and that we shall therefore feel it to be our duty most seriously to urge upon the family our united opinion that this young lady, even when recovered, should on no account whatever return to live in the same place or its neighbourhood, unless such undoubted sources of impurity to the atmosphere have pre viously been altogether removed. JOHN HOWSHIP, - Member of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons. JOSEPH HOULTON, F.L.S., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons." PURCHASE OF CERTAIN HOUSES IN COOPER'S ROW. Mr. SIMI, said he was anxious to ask two questions rela tive to another portion of the proceedings, and he was sorry to see that the chairman of the Improvement Committee was not in his place. He had been informed that the premises at the corner of Uooper's-row and Canning-place were pur chased under the impression that the corporation would have immediate possession ; but that it had since been found that the present tenants had leases upon them from the previous proprietors. If such were the case, there had been great neglect in some quarter. If it were not so, it was proper the public should not remain under a false impression on the subject. In the next place he wished to know something respecting the state of the new Custom-house. He could not see thatany progress whatever was made with that extra ordinary building. He wished to know when it would be ready. He would not limit those who had the management to any very short period—bnt perhaps they could tell him within a year or two! (Laughter.) Mr. JORDAN said it was impossible to have more workmen on it than at present. The MAYOR said the subject was not in order. Mr. CURRIE thought what had fallen from Mr. Sheil was not in strict accordance with the fact. There was but one single cellar about which they had any difficulty, and that was inhabited by an obstinate old woman, who kept the key, though she had nothing on her premises but some straw. She had resolved not to give possession till the expiration of her time, which would be in about a fortnight. All the other tenants had given up possession, and had received compen sation. Mr. SBEIL said the answer did not satisfy him, and he found he had not made himself distinctly understood. He wished to know whether the corporation had purchased the property at the corner of Cooper's-row. Had they not purchased it under the impression that they were to have immediate pos session ? Did it no; afterwards turn out, when the purchase was completed, that an individual had a lease from the former proprietor ?—and were not the corporation obliged to give him compensation for the residue of the lease? If so, due care had not been taken, and it was important that the public should know whether there had been that neglect or not. The MAYOR said he had before intimated, that the question, after the confirmation of the report, was irregular. Thechair man of the committee was not present, and it would be better now to give notice on the subject, and the answer would come from the chairman at the next council. _ _ _ Mr. Sitnit. said he should be sorry to be irregular, but it was important that they should have some means of getting information on these points. The TowN-cLE Rlc said the deputy town-clerk had been out, and had seen Mr. Okill, wito informed him, that the property was bought subject to the lease; therefore there bad been no neglect. Mr. SHELL said be w.as happy to hear it. He had been told that notices had been given to the tenants. The TOWN-CLERK said, that was not at all consistent with the answer of Mr. Okill. Mr. CHARLES LAWRENCE said, with respect to the Custom house, Mr. Foster had complained to him that he could not get on, because he could get no answer from the Treasury relative to the warming apparatus for the long room. Mr. JORDAN said there was no difficulty whatever on that subject. Mr. EARLE said, in allusion to what had fallen from Mr. Lawrence, that it was a mere excuse. The warming of the long room could not interfere with the other work at all. He had heard that Mr. Manby was coming down in four or five days to attend to the business of the Custom-house. The TOWN-CLERK said the next point was certain applica tions to allow, under special circumstances, the enrolment of the indentures of apprenticeship of 'Thomas Duffy, Thomas Clarke, and John Woodruff, after the expiration of the period limited by the by-law. Mr. BLACKBURN suggested that this by-law should be abo lished altogether, rather than that they should continually in fringe it. 'The TOWN•CLERE gave Mr. Blackburn to understand that they could not do without the by-law, as it greatly lessened the evil, and the punishment also followed, unless it was sa tisfaaorily shown that the law had been broken from inad vertence. The prayer of the applicants was granted. The appointment of Messrs. Morecroft, Wood, and Segar, as commissioners under the Birkenhead improvement act, was confirmed. THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES IN HARRINGTON-STREET. The TOWN-CLERK said, in the complaints of Mr. Boileau and others as to the nuisance arising from the slaughter houses in Harrington-street, means were taken for their suppression. The police had received directions on the sub ject, and they would no doubt bring it before the proper tri bunal. The arrangement with the butchers as to the slaughter houses on Brownlow-hill, was about being brought to a close. The accommodations there were greatly increased by the erection of other slaughter-houses on additional land on the same plan as the old slaughter-houses there. When the new slaughter-houses were completed the course would be to place all slaughter-houses in other places under the fine of 20s. for every beast killed. It had been thought desirable that the bands of the magistrates should be still further strengthened by the by-law which he was about to propose. It was simi lar to that framed for the suppression of the alkali works, and it enacted a penalty of £5. which might be increased on a repetition of the offence. He believed that by-law would have worked well in the suppression of the alkali nuisances, but that the parties were so rich that five pounds a day were no object to them. The town-clerk read the by-law, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. PLATT, seconded by Mr. JOHN NELSON WOOD. The next subject, the TOWN-CLERK said, was the passing of a by-law, under the local acts, to amend a by-law now in force, appointing stands for carts and other carriages. Powers were given to the council by the municipal act to make all such by-laws and regulations as before the passing of the said act were made by the justices in session. The council had appointed the Finance Committee, as they had power to do under the municipal act, to make all those regulations which were formerly vested in the justices, which related to the regulation of carts, coaches, porters, smoking in ware houses, landing stairs, &c. It had been objected to the law as it now stood, that though it fixed and appointed the places which should be stands, and appointed that the drivers should ply. for hire on such stands under certain penalties, that it did not provide any'penalty in case they should be found plying for hire in other places. The town-clerk proceeded to propose the insertion of such words as would remedy the defect, and he submitted that it should be done by the coun cil, and not by the Finance Committee. He would alvrays rather have the by-laws passed by the council, as it saved him the expense of a long preamble. Mr. MASON said, he thought it was not prudent to pass laws in council without letting them first pass through the ordeal of a committee. They passed in council without due consideration ; and when they affected so large a portion of the community, he thought it was desirable that they should have the consideration of a committee. The matter before them was but a trifle; but he thought in future it would be well to give notice previous to the passing of a by-law. Mr. EVANS said, he thought the supremacy of the council was not sufficiently considered in thus ,giving up such powers to the Finance Committee. lie would recommend that the Finance Committee should move the by-laws hereafter in the form of,recommendations to the council, which most like ly the council would always confirm. It was not well for them to give away the supremacy of the council in this in stance when they were contending for it elsewhere. The M AYOR said, he agreed with Mr. Mason and Mr. Evans. He thought it was important that the by-laws should come before the conncil as recommendations from the committee. The amendment clause was then agreed to. POWERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO MAKE BY-LAWS. The granting of powers td the Finance Committee from time to time to amend by-laws, rules, and regulations made by them under the local acts, was the next subject for consi deration. Mr. COG LAN asked if the Finance Committee had power to pass by-laws without first submitting them to the council. If they had not, there was no suprepacv of the council violated. He understood that all by-laws camebefore the council, to be by them confirmed, altered, or rejected. The TOWN-CLERK said, the rule that the proceedings of committees so came before the council was general, but it did not apply to the ''Watch Committee in strictness, neither (lid it apply to the Finance Committee acting under the spe cial appointment of the council to make by-laws. The coun cil had given them the special power to make such regulations only as the justices could make under the former act, the council having the power either to delegate those powers to a committee, or to do it themselves. They could make these laws at once, or could rescind them when made, or withdraw the power from the committee. All the by-laws were pub lished in the Liverpool newspapers before they could have any efficacy; therefore, any member could see what they were, and bring them before the council. The suggestion for the additional power came from himself. He thought, as the committee had the power to frame laws, they ought to have the powers conferred as perfectly and as extensively as pos sible. It frequently happened that the laws required to be amended upon a sudden emergency, and as such amendments could only be made at a quarterly council, the length of time which must elapse would be a great inconvenience. He sugs gested, therefore, that the Finance Committee have power to amend the by-laws. The Msvroi said the by-laws could not be passed till they had been inserted in all the papers. It was then competent for any one to bring an obje'ction before the council. Mr. EVANs asked if they were not all responsible for their acts ? If he went out of that room he might hear complaints of a bye-law, of the existence of which he knew nothing, It was proper that the laws should be brought forward at a quarterly council, and dated from that time. The committee might arrange, digest, and bring them forward in the form of a recommendation. If the legislature had taken the power from the justices and given it to the council, the council could not be responsible for the laws if it never saw them. The Mayon said the by-laws_ were regularly gazetted, be might call it, in the papers. The members of council could not but see them, and the council could repeal them if dissatisfied. Therefore, the supremacy of the council was re tained. Mr. CURRIE supported the proposition of the Town-clerk. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said, if there had been no impropriety in vesting the power in the committee, in the first instance, to make laws, there surely could be no objection to giving them power to amend them. After some desultory remarks from Mr. SHELL and others, Mr. BOLTON moved that the suggestions of the Town clerk be adopted. Mr. BLACKBURN seconded the motion. He would not commit himself to an approval of the original delegation of the council to the committee. He thought that required serious consideration. But while the committee did make laws, he thought they should also have the power of amend ing them. The question was put, and the suggestion adopted. The council adjourned at one o'clock to that day fortnight, when they meet as a quarterly council. STATE OF TRADE, M O NDAY.—To-day we have had a fair attendance of buyers, and the demand appears to keep pace with the production. Nof the slightest improvement in prices has hitherto been realised. It is thought, however, that if the sellers would be firm, ere long an advance in prices would be obtained.—Blackburn Standard. MR. SHIM. THUNDERSTRUCK !—As Governor of Green wich Hospital, Mr. Shiel surveys from time to time the condition of the inmates. What was his surprise lately, to find that the arms and legs of about five hundred of the wounded moved about with the utmost freedom ! " How is this ?" said he to an old veteran. " Please your honour," replied Jack, " we've got about 200 pots of Holloway's Universal Family Ointment stowed away, and yen ye rubs it in, it makes us all young and hearty again, in no time !" On further inquiry, Mr. Shiel found that in Rheumatism, Gout, Cancer, Paralysis, Scrofula, Burns, Wounds of all kinds, &c., it was incomparably beneficial—and he now especially patronises it. Why does not the government try to obtain the secret of its composition ? In the progress of the arts and sciences, we not only apply our improved knowledge to procuring the comforts and luxe= ries of life, but to render ourselves more capable of partaking in and enjoying such an improved state of things by inquiring into the nature of all diseases which impede those enjoyments and prevent our happiness; hence the gout was formerly con sidered as solely the effect of free living : Science now de mOnstrates that other causes exist, requiring a more abstruse investigation, and this has been demonstrated in a multitude of instances, by the introduction of Blair's Gout and Rheu matic Pills, as by the unprecedented sale and applause which this medicine has acquired, abundant opportunities have been afforded to render it no longer doubtful that those whose circumstances have ever prevented their having the luxuries of life, are afflicted as frequently and with an equal degree of suffering as the more opulent in society. ANNUAL DINNER OF THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS. . On Tuesday afternoon last, the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Society of Liverpool held their seventh annual dinner, at Mr. Bickerstaff's, in the Queen's Theatre, Chris tian-street. The pit of the theatre was boarded over on a level with,the stage, the chairman's table being placed trans versely over the orchestra, and the other tables conveniently arranged on both sides of it. About 300 members of the society sat down, along with a considerable number of their wives and daughters. The theatre was ornamented with a number of flags, union jacks, evergreens, &c., and a large flag with the standard of England upon it was suspended from the centre of the theatre. Joliffe's excellent band of music was stationed in' the gallery, and played several airs delightfully during the evening, and a first-rate company of glee-singers was also present. Mr. Robert Jones, brewer, occupied the chair; and Mr. Dobson, of the firm of Dobson and Smith, brewers, acted as vice-chairman. _Several dis- tinguished brewers sat at the chairman's table. We also observed Mr. Wason and Mr. Benjamin Coleman, Agents to the Licensed Victuallers' Life and Fire Association. The dinner was substantial and excellent, and reflected much credit on Mr. Bickerstaff, the host. The cloth having been removed, "Non nobis Domino" was sung by the glee-singers, the company standing. The CFIAIRMAN then proposed "The Queen, and may she long reign in the hearts of the people." Given with three - times three. Anthem, " God save the Queen," led by Mr. Holden, of Richmond•row.—" The Queen Dowager and the other branches of the Royal family." Given with three times three enthusiastic cheers. Glee, Hail, star of Brunswick." —" The Army and Navy." (Cheers.) Band, " Rule, Bri tannia." Mr. HARRISON, the secretary of the society, then rose. and proceeded to give a detail of the proceedings of the soci ety since the last annual meeting. In submitting the seventh annual report, the committee had to congratulate the mem bers on the steady increase of the funds, and on the unani mous feeling which prevailed to effect the objects for which the society was first instituted. The committee viewed with . . regret the proceedings of the local authorities in granting so large a number of new licenses, particularly after a memorial from the members of the society had been presented to them, praying against it. The present occasion loudly called on the members of the trade generally to co-operate with the society in a firm proceeding, in order to protect their inte rests The committee felt pleasure in communicating, that the number of new members entered into the society was this year very considerable. The sum of £1,405 14s. was now in the bankers' hands to the credit of the society, for the pur .. . _ pose of carrying out its objects. (Hear.) At the animal meeting of September, in consequence of the rapid increase of the members, and of the funds of the society, it was thought advisable to empower the committee to rent an office, where their meetings might be held, and the other bu siness of the society be transacted, and where the members might obtain information respecting acts of parliament, ex cise laws, and other matters. In addition to the above, a registry of licensed houses to be let or sold to be kept, and also a registry of servants. Early in February, it was deter mined to open a correspondence with the principal towns in England, to impress on them the necessity of co-operation, avid to endeavour to obtain the repeal of that portion of the beer act which allows the retail of beer 'on the premises, and also to obtain a repeal of the tipling act, which prevents pub licans obtaining payment by law for debts for tipling, unless contracted for more than 20s. The replies to their commu nications were most satisfactory, and the most strenuous co operation of Leeds, Manchester, and various other towns bad been promised. Petitions had been got up a short time since, by the society, praying for the repeal of the tipling act; but after some communications from Londln, Man chester, and other towns. it was thought best to pay their sole attention to the repeal of the beer act, and since then their attention had been exclusively paicLto that subject. In April, a meeting of the trade had been called for the pur pose of passing resolutions for the repeal of the beer bill, as productive of great injury to their business, and of great evils to the industrious classes of society. It was then re solved, that a petition be presented for the repeal of the tipling act, representing the hardship of the operation of this act upon their interests, Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell being requested to support the prayer thereof. Mr. Bake, of Manchester, had attended this meeting, and had described the increase of the society in Manchester. It was resolved, that a depurationconsisting of Messrs. Bryden and Brennan, should proceed to London, to co-operate with the deputa tions from other towns, to assist in procuring the repeal of those acts which affected them. Mr. Harrison then pro- ceeded to read Mr. Brennan's speech, which had been sent down, stating, that he was exerting himself in London to procure the abolition of the beer bill. He also read a num ber of extracts from newspapers, showing the injurious effects of the beer bill upon the morals of the poorer classes, and its pauperising effects upon the publicans as a class. It was stated, that the number of members of the society was now 466, and that there were this year 56 new members. (Hear, hear.) It was determined to raise the amount of entrance money into the society to two guineas, after Sep tember. From calculations made, it was ascertained that the funds would this year exceed those of last year. (Loud applause.) At this juncture, three little girls, the orphan children of a late member of the society, who, as well as his wife, had both died suddenly, leaving their offspring . dependent on the bounty of the society, were brought into the dining-room. Their.neat appearance, conjoined with their bereaved situa tion, excited , strong interest on their behalf, and was at the same time one of the strongest proofs of the utility- of such a society. The CHAIRMAN then said, having heard from their secre tary the state of the society's funds, they had now an oppor tunity of witnessing its utility in three infants being provided with the means of support out of its funds. Here they had an ample field for labour to increase, if necessary, the num ber of these poor infants. They were now under the protec tion of this society ; they were fed on its bounty, which must be highly gratifying to their minds. Philanthropic must have been the dispositions of the members of the society to show to the country at large that they had had these feelings of humanity, of kindness, and affection, to receive into their charge and take so much care as thy had done of these little ones. (Hear.) They looked welt; and he trusted they would for some time be an ornament to them. He had in his hand a statement of the London Licensed Association, from which it appeared that, in 1823, the Morning Advertiser was commenced for its protection. In 1803, a school was opened to give instruction to the orphans under its charge, when there were nineteen children. The Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association had commenced with three children ; no doubt the number would be augmented, and he trusted that the funds of the society would be sufficient for their main tenance, (hear ;) 833 children were clothed and maintained by the London society up to . that period, of which 211 had been apprenticed after the age of fourteen; 255 had been sent to service, and 258 had been taken by relations and friends, 20 had died whilst at school, and 10 had been ex pelled for repeated misconduct. There were now in the school 169 children. (Hear, hear.) The chairman conclud ed with proposing_ " Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' Association." When the nature of -the society was more known, be ttused that the number of its members would be greatly increased. The toast was given with three times three cheers. Mr. BENWELL, of the Theatre-royal, was here called upon for a song, and sang with a good deal of humour one com posed for the occasion, to the tune of " Jim Crow." It was loudly encored; after which his health was drank. The following is a copy of the song : JIM CROW. Your servant, all kind gentlefolks, 1 know not what to say, De honour is so great to sing Once more upon dis day; My heart it does go pita pat, I'm quite wid joy elate, De vittlars' anniversary Once mure to celebrate. Though I'm quite here by accident I vow it makes me laugh, For I was pull'd in neck and crop By my friend Bickerstaffe; Says he, Jim, lad, where has to bin, Thou very well must know The company's expecting thee To sing 'em thy Jim Crow. Says he, Jim Crow, I'm proud to say, And very well I may, The licensed vittlars honour me Once more upon dis day ; And though thou art a foreigner And to thy country leans, I'll take care thou shalt be this day A subject of the Queen's. A foreigner was bragging of His champagne, port—pray stop, Says I, taste ale in Liberpool, Brew'd dere from malt and hop. Says I, man, it's de staff of life; Says he, den I'll stay here, For de Li'rpool folks can never die Who can live on dere own bier. Duke Clarence once, in ancient days, Who had got de qualms, he Preferr'd to die delicious death— • Drown'd in a butt of Malmsey; But had he lived in dese good days, 'Tis true, or I'll go bail, He would have chosen a large butt Of Liverpool-brewed ale. A pale-faced chap, he said to me, And gave me great offence By telling Jim to leave off runs And join de abstinence. Says I, you ax me dat again, I'll give you such a throttler, For do Jim likes a cup of tea He'll ne'er be a teetotler. Gemmen, I Must beg to say— And Beres no one here but owns— We chose a noble president In worthy Massa Jones, Who's very like a hive of bees, And he'll prove it, too, by jingo, For if you enter his brew-house He'll give you famous stingo. Anoder gent I beg to name Before I make a halt, A gent dat, like de president, Deals in pure hops and malt, Who's a sample of his own prime ale, I know I'm understood When I name Massa Dobson, our worthy vice ; 'Cause he's the essence of what's good. Please Massa President and Vice, And gemmen round de table, Jim Crow him nearly out of breath And sung long as him able. I've made a famous dinner here, Right well I've stuffed my craw, But as de vittles is licensed You can't guage me by de law. ENCORE. Well, here I am come back again, In hopes to keep you quiet, But Jim Crow bery much ashamed You kick up such a riot; But as I look around de room Dere's many a face I ken well, So wid pleasure I will sing► again, 'Cause I know you're friends of Benwell. Oh Jim Crow him used bery bad, For ebery one I meets Say Jim you grown too common now, For de sing you in de streets. Says I, I know dat to de folks I'm frightful as a g.orgon, For dey not only sing me in de streets But grind me in an organ. De goberment 'bout to pass a bill, De vitlars cause to right— To do away wid jerry-shops, Den dey'll be jerry'd quite. Den Jim will be a sober man, And truly he surmises, For den not write o'er de doors, " To be drunk on de premises." A broder nigger say to me • Dis is a curious case, I neber saw so many chaps So merry in one place. Says I dey're licensed vitlars, man, No blue devils here inherits, For dey can't help but merry be Who've all such famous stock of spirits. Dere's a steamer built in Liberpool, 'Bout which de folks are frantic, I mean de Royal William, Dat's just cross'd de Atlantic. Cries a Yankey, dat's from Liberpool, It's dere make, or I'm burn'd, For it's a patent leave her, And you see it's engine-turned. Jim Crow write all him songs himself, I wish you all to know it, Because I'm trying for a place Dat want's a famous poet; And de place I hear is vacant now. I humbly beg to state, So geminen please to make Jim Crow Your poet laureate, And he'll wheel about, &c. I now beg to conclude my song And quit dis lofty station, Hoping I've de 'honour To have met your approbation. But de greatest pride Jim Crow will feel, As for gallantry he made is, And will make him happiest man alive If he's chanced to please the ladies. Mr. ROBINSON briefly proposed the health of Mr. Robert Jones, the chairman, and commented on the able manner in which he had fulfilled the duties of his office. The toast was given with three times three cheers. The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment. Glee.—" Willie brew'd a peck o' malt," which was loudly encored. _ . _ _ The VICE-PRESIDENT then proposed "the health of Lord Francis Egerton and the members of the county," which was given with three times three tremendous cheers. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the members of the bo rough," which was also given with three times three enthu siastic cheers. _ The CHAIRMAN next gave "the Mayor and magistrates of Liverpool," which was likewise given with great cheering. Mr. Bay nEtsi said he had the high honour of being permit ted to give a toast—one to which he was sure they would all respond heartily and sincerely. He concluded, after a highly-eulogistic speech, with proposing the health of the vice-president, Mr. Dobson, their next chairman, who, but a stranger in the town, had come forward heart and hand to support them. The brewers generally had come forward in their aid much more heartily than the spirit merchants had done. (Hear.) He had been proud in introducing to them three orphans, whom he considered as his children. When their parents had become members of that society they never expected that they should have bad to call on it for a single shilling; but fortune was a slippery jade; they might think they had her in their fingers, but her eldest daughter came and supplanted her. He gave this as an instance of benefit to urge those licensed victuallers not yet members of the society, who were in affluence, to join and support it. The toast was given with three times three cheers. Mr: DOBSON, the Vice-president, felt particularly flattered at the manner in which they had drank his good health. He assured them that he did not expect that day twelvemonth to have filled that chair, being only a recent inhabitant of the town. It was a proud day for him. He should be at all times ready to come forward with his fellow-labourers when it was necessary. (Hear.) He was quite convinced that this was a society which would benefit every person in that room connected with the trade. He called on them to come forward and increase the subscriptions, that their trade might be protected. He concluded with thanking them for the honour they had done him, and drinking all their good healths. (Applause.) Glee—" Mynheer Van Dunck." Mr. SMITH proposed the " Trustees of the Society." Mr. BENT, of Liverpool, said, it had been to him and his colleagues a most pleasing duty to invest the ample means of the society, so as to enable it on every occasion to carry into effect those beneficial objects for the promotion of which it had been established, and in which, he was happy to learn, from the society's report,-it bad been most successfully en gaged. The society had proved itself capable on many occa sions of rendering good service to the Licensed Victuallers' Society, by defending their rights and privileges, and in as serting with spirit the respect due to their calling, which he was sorry to say, it had been too much the practice to ques tion and under value. (Applause.) The society had exerted itself to redress the several grievances by which their trade had been seriously affected; and they had had gratifying evidence that day of its ability and disposition to provide for the helpless orphans of their deceased members. (Loud ap plause. He hoped that those licensed victuallers who had not yet been induced to join the society would no longer withhold from it their approbation and support, which it most deservedly merited, and which was required to render its fu jure operations more efficiently useful. (Hear.) He was sure "never was a period when the united strength of the Licensed Victuallers, when a long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether, was so much needed for the improvement, if not fur the preservation of their trade. He concluded with thank ing them for the honour they had paid the trustees. (Cheers.) Mr. EASTWOOD briefly proposed the health of the donors and honorary members of the society, with long life to them, and thanks to them for the benefit they had received from them.—(Applause.) Mr. HALSEN next proposed "The health of the President and the Committee of the Society." They had discharger! their duty faithfully, and had been of great service to the so ciety. The toast was given with three times three cheers. Mr. PETER EAsTwoon responded to the toast. The VICE-PRESIDENT begged to propose the . health of a body of men, who, by their influence, had done much to be nefit that society. He begged to propose the health of "The Gentlemen of the Press."—(Cheers.) Mr. PXTTISSON, Proprietor of the Liverpool Standard, re sponded to the toast, and was greeted with considerable ap plause. Mr. COLEMAN, watchmaker, expressed a wish to be enrolled a member of the society. Mr. HINDLEY, jun. proposed the health of the strangers who had honoured them that day with their presence. Mr. BAKE, of Manchester, acknowledged the toast. He stated, that on the 20th of June he had dined with the Licensed Victuallers' Society in London, when 3,000 mem bers sat down to dinner, and 1.50 otphan children, supported by the society, had been present, whose appearance had drawn tears from many an eye. He hoped the Licensed Victuallers' Societies of Liverpool and Manchester would in crease in like proportion, and confer extended and similar benefits. He then entered into a lengthened detail of the proceedings of the deputies, sent up by the society to London, to aid the petition against the beer bill, and gave a very satisfactory account of their proceedings, and of the assist. ance they had received from Lord Brougham and Lord Francis Egerton. (Cheers.) Song by Mr. Holden.—" The fine old English Gentle man." _ _ _ Mr. EANES proposed " the health of the stewards." Mr. RowLANDs, on behalf of the stewards, acknowledged the toast, and hoped the society would go on and prosper.' (Cheers ) The VICE-PRESIDENT proposed " the health of their secretary." Mr. Il A n.nlsoN expressed his sense of the compliment paid to him, and said that was the proudest day of his life. The VICE-PRESIDENT next proposed "the Lancashire Witches," which was given with three times three cheers. Glee—" Here's a health to all good lasses." Mr. OATES, of Manchester, next rose, and in an eloquent speech detailed the efforts of the Manchester deputation in London to Beta repeal of the beer act. Several other speeches were made and toasts given, and the evening passed off with great harmony. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY, The usual half-yearly meeting of to shareholders in this company was held on Wednesday week, in the Cotton Sales room, Liverpool. A dividend for the half year of four and a half per cent. was declared: and it was resolved unanimously. on the recommendation of the directors, that the salary of Mr. Henry Booth, the able and indefatigable treasurer of the company, should be raised from £lOOO to £l5OO a-year. The resolution sanctioning this increase was moved by William Wallace Currie, Esq., who, in doing so, expressed himself in the highest terms with regard to the talents of M r. Booth, and his most valuable services to the company. The thir teenth half-yearly report was read. We give the principal portions of this report :-- "In the last six months the merchandise traffic on the Li verpool and Manchester Railway has considerably exceeded the traffic of the corresponding period of the previous year. A principal cause of this increase was the long and severe frost in January and February, when, the canals being stopped, or very much impeded by the ice, the transit of mer chandise between Liverpool and the manufacturing districts was chiefly carried on by the railway. The capabilities of this mode of conveyance were prominently put to the test; and the extensive and very important accommodation afforded to the public, during that extraordinary season, has borne more complete and satisfactory testimony to the peculiar ad vantages and utility of railways, than either argument or ex perience had hitherto been able to establish. The merchan dise traffic on the Grand Junction Line has hitherto been extremely limited; it may be expected gradually to increase as that company shall be more adequately provided with mov ing power, and with the other accommodations requisite for an extensive business. In the coaching department there has been a small increase in the receipts, as compared with the half year ending in June, 1837. .At the last half-yearly meeting, the directors obtained leave from the .proprietors to enter into a new arrangement as to rates, tolls, &c., with the Grand Junction Company, in the event of their obtaining, by act of parliament, power to construct a branch from the Main line in Cheihire, by Fiddler's Ferry, to join the Liver pool and Manchester Railway at Iluyton. The proposed power not having been obtained, no change has taken place in the arrangements previously subsisting between the two concerns. The construction of the North Union Railway, from Preston to Wigan, and thence to its junction with the Liverpool and Manchester, at Parkside, is advancing rapidly towards its completion ; and this improved line of communi cation, between Preston and Manchester and Liverpool, is expected to be opened to the public before the close of the present summer. Amongst the railways now in course of execution in the manufacturing districts, the Manchester and Leeds is perhaps the most important. From the directors of this railway the Liverpool and Manchester board have lately received a proposition to consider the desirableness of a connecting railway, of something less than two miles in length, to unite the two main lines in the immediate vicinity of Manchester; thus forming a continuous line of railway from Liverpool to Leeds, or by means of the Selby railway to HMI. The subject of this proposition is one of great im portance, and accordingly will receive the best consideration of the directors." From the statement of receipts and disbursements for the half-year ending 30th June last, we find that the receipts in that period have been :--Coaching department,£6l,776 17s Id ; merchandise ditto, £58,122 4s; and coal ditto, £3711 8s 2d; making the total receipts, £123,610 9s 3d. The expenditure account includes the following principal items :—Locomotive power account, £22,899 12s Id ; coach disbursement ditto, £11,240 3s 2d; carrying ditto ditto, £13,627 2s lid; main• tenance of way ditto, £4454 13s 10d; waggon disbursement ditto, £4676 14s 11d. The total expenditure of the half-year is £77,054 Eis 4d leaving the net profit for the half-year, £46,556 Os 11d. On these statements the directors, in their report, remark, that— " The disbursements continue to amount to a large propor tion of the tsroas receipts. In the merchandise department, during the severity of the winter's frost, and the consequent extraordinary and sudden influx of goods, requiring. nithout notice or preparation, to be immediately conveyed by the railway, much of the business was necessarily done ia a hur ried and desultory manner; the object being to afford the public the accommodation so urgently required, and to get promptly through the accumulated business of the day, ra ther than to attempt, at the moment, any very systematic or economical arrangements. With referet.ce generally to the amount of the disbursements, it may be proper, also, to re mark, that the comparative cost of working a railway must depend very much on the general system pursued, and espe cially on the extent of the public accommodation afforded. fewer<lepartures in thaday, butwith heavier and slower trains, a pecuniary saving might be effected; but this could not be accomplished except at a sacrifice of convenience and satisfaction to the public." It further appears, that the disposable balance is £47,291 ls; and the directors recommend a dividend of £4 lOs per share, amounting to £45,437 12s 6d ; leaving a balance of £1853 8s 6d to be carried to the credit of the next half-years's ac count. The amount of the dividend seems to require some little explanation. At first sight it might appear to be smaller, and, consequently, that the profits of the past half-vedr have not been so large, as heretofore. But the truth is, that, from a conversion of a portion of the loans into capital, the divi dend, instead of being on about eight thousand shares as be fore, is declared on shares and instalments equal to ten thou sand £lOO shares. Thus, instead of the profits being smaller, they are rather larger. The dividend declared in July 1836, was of £5, yet it amounted only to £39,843 15s 3d while the present dividend of £4 lOs amounts to £45,437 12s 6d. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Fifth Night of Mr. DOWTON, of the Theatres Royal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, who is engaged for a Fortnight. For the Benefit of MISS SHIRREFF, And last night of Mr. WILSON, MISS SHIRREFF, Mr. STRETTON, • • and Mr. MAN VERS. • rpHIS present FRIDAY, August 3, will be performed, 1. with all the original Music, Bellini's Opera of La SONNAMBULA.-" Amina Miss Shirreff. Elvino . Mr. Wilson. Count Rodolpho Mr. Stretton. Allessio Mr. G. Horncastle. Liza Alrs. W. H. Bland. . To conclude with the Opera of LOVE IN A VILLAGE. Justice Woodcock.... Mr. Dowton. Hawthorn Mr. Wilson. Young Meadows Mr. Manvers. Hodge Mr. Baker. Deborah Woodcock Mrs. Clarke. Lucinda Miss Grant. Madge ll rs. 'Pellet. Rosetta MissShirreff. On SATURDAY, the Tragedy of HAMLET. Polonius, Mr. Donlon; Hamlet, Mr. Stuart; The Ghost, Mr. Gray; Horatio, Mr. Chaplin; Laertes, Mr. W. HoWard; Osrick, Mr. G. Horncastle; Gravedigger, Mr. Baker; The Queen, Miss Cleaver; Ophelia, Miss Faucit. To conclude with the Romantic Drama of VALENTINE AND -ORSON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The "Original Poetry" by "J. W." shall appear in our next. We are requested to acknowledge the receipt of the following, subscriptions, collected for the widow of the poor, man who was killed on the day of the coronation : £. s. D. By Mr. Penn, Corporation Baths By Mr. Davies, Mann's Island 2 0 0 By Mr. James, Ditto By Mr. Penn, (additional) 'Ube ilibrupool g:tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1838. The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.—Our foreign news is ex tremely barren of incident. From Paris we learn fliat the accustomed farce of the " three glorious days" was acted without any accompanying circumstances of the slightest interest.• On the whole, indeed, t herdte this year may be pronounced a complete. failure. Great preparations were undoubtedly made, but the unpro pitious state of the weather-casta -general (Imp over the rejoicings. The fireworks failed—the illumina- tions were nearly all put out—there were no grand reviews—there were no marriage portions given to the fair expectant damsels—there were no presentations of the Parisian snobs, dignified by the title of the heroes of the barricades, at the palace of Louis Philippe. In short, the reign of dulness was unbroken throughout the " gay city" of Paris. The political news from France is equally uninteresting. The Spanish papers give us no intelligence from the seat of war. A de cisive engagement was expected to take place about the 20th ult. From Portugal the accounts,nre by no means of a cheering character.. Several insurrection ary movements have recently taken place in that dis, tracted country. By letters from Odessa w•e learn that the Russians had obtained some advantages over the Circassians, and that the whole of the 'shore of the Black Sea was in the possession of the former. Great preparations are making in Austria to give eclat to the approaching coronation of the Emperor.. THE STATE OF IRELAND.—\%e have I epeatedly as serted that almost all the outrages which are perpe trated in misgoverned, wretched, and Popery-ridden Ireldnd, oNe their origin to the inveterate hatred en tertained by the Papists against the Protestants—a hatred prompted, fostered, and encouraged by the "bachelor corporation" of priests from the Mavnooth and other colleges in which the infamous doctrines of Peter Dens are sedulously inculcated. We have long remarkedlhat there is a very great difference between the impelling motives which lead to the commission of flagrant crimes in England as compared with Ireland. In this country there are very few cases of murder, or violent personal assaults, which may not be traced to a desire of obtaining possession of the property of the person attacked. In Great Britain money is the great incentive to these dark crimes: in Ireland thecase is far different. There the principal motive seems to be revenge—cowardly, brutal, and unjustifiable revenge, against the gratification of which the " fathers con fessors" never venture to declaim : and the worst fea ture in the case is, that this revenge is hallowed by a sort of religious sanction.' The wild and barbarous Irishman fancies that he is doing God and the " Church" a service by lying in wait for the innocent blood of a Protestant, especially if he be a clergyman. The blood thirsty villain is taught from his very child hood to hate his Protestant neighbours, and to seek every opportunity of compassing their destruction. Facts of every-day occurrence prove. too truly that such is the feeling with which every Protestant is re garded by the Papists of Ireland. Nor most we cast out of sight another powerful stimulant to crime which is cunningly urged by the Popish .priesthood in that country. It is well known that a secret conspiracy has long been on foot in Ireland for the purpose of recoveri rig posseSsion from the English of every foot of , territory now enjoyed by the latter. This is the object of the Ribbon confederation. It is carefully instilled into the minds of the poor peasantry by their spiritual advisers that the Samnaghs—the alien conquerors of Ireland —have no right whatever to hold or to dispose of one inch of the lands which belonged to their vanquished forefathers. What would be thought of such a con spiracy among the Welsh—the aboriginal inhabitants of Great Britain—for the purpose of regainin;: all those lands which were • taken from them by the Sax ons, the Danes, and the Normans Wbtildan one have the audacity to defend such - a foul and uniustitia ble plot ? Yet such a plot is now in active existence in Ireland. The Ribbon system: has its ramifications in every part of the island, and contemplates' the de struction or expatriation of every man of EngliSit de scent who is now in possession of Irish property. O'Connell knows thiS—the priests know it—our vir tuous whig ministry know its—and yet O'Connell is encouraged in his - Ribbon agitation by ,Englishmen-- the traitorous priests areencouraged by Englishmea in their nefarious trampling with the consciences of the conspirators—and the whig ministers have also their supporters among the race proscribed by their Popish patrons. Such a guilty participation in the plans of the murderous Ribbonmen on the part of British sub jects, professing loyalty, and claiming the title of Pro testants,-is shameful in the highest degree. The last received Irish papers contain accounts of numerous fresh instances of brutal and murdet ous as saults, which we have only space briefly to enumerate . An attempt was made on Saturday evening last to as sasinate a Protestant gentlemen, Mr.- Edward Smith , of Catewood, near Shinrone, as he was proceeding 1° lock the gates - ef-his awilaa r , .l,t fired at him from behind a tree, (Irish cora/die d again,) and a ball or slug was lodged in the bar of th e gate which he was closing, and another passed undo' his arm. The only assignable motive for this attacl‘ is, that Mr. Smith was a Protestant, The next case which we shall have to relate is one which stamps the " finest pisantry" on the face o r the earth as rank madmen, as well as cowards. Sorne time ago a Scottish gentleman of the name of Hector embarked his capital and enterprise in the - fisheries near Ballvshannon, and by the extensive employment which he gives, and the superior skill which he ll° introduced, he has rendered incalculable s ervice t° that part of the country. But mark the return. conspiracy was entered into to destroy his proper t y 5 and to attack his person. The Dublin Gaze tte has already borne witness to the losses and su fferings which he has undergone. But from the follosiog, proclamation, which appears in the Gazette of rtle s( last, it appears that all who hold communication "1.11 Mr. Hector are equally proscribed:— • 111.4 3 DUBLIN CASTLE, JULY 31.—1 n the month o f J 0n!,5310.- threatening letter was sent through the postotlice "t. her shannon, addressed to Mrs. Tredennick, thre at " "6 %%1 01 husband, the Rev. George Tredennick, of KirkablY9 ,: o, a death, in case he should hold any communication person of the name of Hector; and on the night•o f on the t the 28th instant, runic inhuman wre t c hcg went up of Cloouien, near the town of Bailysbannon, in the and Donegal, the property of the Rev. Georg e Tredenmicrgu,aievt t Y destroyed two of his cows, by running a large i ron In, r into their entrails—his Excellency , fo r the better a.Pl's%dit”., ing and bringing to justice the persons concerned re the above threatening letter, ward of one hundred pounds to any person or perse.,_,nsii,u . shall give such information as shall lead to their app,r(ll%)o(.ls. and conviction; and also a reward of one hundrr.,lltt'liiany is hereby pleased to o t ti o, '. w ho take part in 'the above barbarous outrage, who sha and a free pardon to any accomplice who did 11 1 ( 1 1 information as shad lead to the ap un prehension ut ' v . Da ono .11 or persons concerned therein. ' Who would ever think of embarking c"P a , • ►g r of fr's Irish speculations after such a specimen , ‘titude sever other The Irish provincial papers - contain 'ye such f