The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

SPRING GOODS HOLME'WdKEATCLOTEI MART Pr HE PROPRIETOR begs to return hi sincere thanks 1. to his Friends and the Public for their/liberal support, and informs them the SPRING STOCK,#)inprising every novelty for the season, is now ready for infection, to which he invites the attention of buyers previous to making their purchase 69, PARADISE-STREET, OPPOSITE THE CUSTOM-HOUS CHEAPEST _ CLOTH ESTABLISHMENT IN LIVERPOOL IS HAIGH'S CLOTH HALL AND MISSION SALE ROOMS._ WOOLLEN P • ROPERTY now on SALE consists of a most extensive and elegant Assortment of WEST of ENGLAND and YORKSHIRE BROAD and NARROW WOOLLEN CLOTHS, in every variety of Shade and Colour; Plain and Fancy TROUSERINGS, &c. &c. The whole of which are offered at such extremely Low Prices as admit of no competition and defy comparison, the whole of which must be cleared off by the Ist of June. CARPET WAREHOUSE AND FRINGE MANUFAC- TORY. TO MERCHANTS, CAPTAINS, FAMILIES FURNISHING, B.re. G , EORGE WOODS begs respectfully to ann nce, that his STOCK is now replete with every d cription of new Goods in Brussels, Kidderminster, Victo , Imperial, and other CARPETS, Angora and Cape Skin gs, London, Wilton, and Axminster Hearth Rugs, Lond and Bristol Floor and Lobby Cloths, Damasks, Moree s, Furniture, Chintzs, Printed and Plain Linings, Blankets, Quilts, and Counterpanes, British and Foreign Oil Baises, French Em bossed and other Table Covers and Window Muslins, of the newest styles, in great variety. G. W. respectfully invites an inspection of the most costly and elegant Axminster Carpet ever introduced into Liverpool. Also, a few sizes of very superior real Turkey Carpets, at a very low price. ADELPHI HOUSE, 21, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL THOMAS ROBINSON, IRON, AND COPPERSMITH, BRAZIER, ZINC, TIN-PLATE WORKER No. 3. MANCHESTER-STREET. D ESPECTFULLY announces to his Friinds and the Public that he has commenced business/as above, and hopes that his experience, together with a determination to execute all orders with which he may be favoured on the shortest notice, and most reasonable terms, will enable him to obtain a share of the public patronage and support which it will be his constant study to merit. Repairs neatly executed. CORK PORTER BEAMISH and C WFORD'S celebrated xtra and Double Stout PORTER, to be had for Expo tion and Home Consumption, in Hogsheads, Barrels, an all Bar rels, (the two former Imperial Measure ;) also, Quart and Pint Bottles, by applying to their AGENT, MR. WILLIAM THOMAS, 3, COLLEGE-LANE, Where a Stock of this unrivalled' Article is constantly on hand, direct from the Brewery, Cork. D A N S O N AND M`N E I L L, W. DALE-STREET. FINE OLD WINES. Old Bottled PORTS, of the 1 485., 425., and 365. r dozen. highest character Fine Ditto DITTO, from } 34s., 305., and 24 . „ the wood, and fit for im- an mediate use l6s., 145., and 12s. per gallon. SHERRIES, old and deli- 485., 425.465. 305., and 245. cate Wines, pale, brown, per dozen, and 18s., 165., 14s. or gold and 12s. per gallon. BRONTE MADEIRA .. 22s..per doz. ; 10s. 6d. per gall. LISBON, (dry or sweet).. 30s. „ ; 13s. Od. „ i 17s. and 18s. per dozen ; and CAPE MADEIRA l. Bs. and 9s. per gallon. A single Bottle or Quart of any of the above Wines may be had at the same price as per Dozen or Gallon. BRITISH - AND FOREIGN SPIRITS. WHISKEYS. Old Irish, 16s. and 17s. per gallon. (as used in Dublin) DITTO, Old Scotch (Islay) 16s. and 17s. „ DITTO, very good lO3. 6d., 125., and 14s. per gall. British GIN, finest qualities 10s. and 12s. per gallon. HOLLANDS, genuine old Schiedam, direct from 325. per gallon. Rotterdam DITTO, also in Cases of 11 70s. per dozen, Cases and Bot- Dozen each, or 2 Gallons • ties included. from bond, duty paid .. BRANDY, (finest old pale) 365. per gallon ; 6s. per bottle. DITTO, of fine quality .. 30s. and 28s. per gallon. RUM, very fine old DITTO, (very good) l2s. and 14s. per gallon. A single Pint or Quart of any of the above articles can be had at the same price as per Gallon. FOR THE GROWTH, PRESERVATION; AND EM BELLISHMENT OF THE HAIR. MIDDLEWOOD''S BOTANIC OR FAMILY .HAIR OIL. JM. respectfully solicits a trial of this inestimable Oil. • where its efficacy is not known. It is patronised by families of distinction, and held in high estimrttion at the Toilet. It has been proved, by many experiments, in restor ing the Hair, when every other application has failed ; and when the Hair is on the decline, or becomin/ grey, it reno vates and produces its original lustre. J. M. is aware that the public is prejudiced against Hair Oils that have no other recommendation than the advertise ments ; however, no disappointment will occur in the use of Middlewood's Oil : the testimonials are indisputable, as submitted to Parliament. Many Oils, sold as stimulants, render the Hair harsh, and are injurious in the extreme; they clog the pores, and compress the absorbents, producing dandriff, a dry unpleasant sensation on the scalp ; but this, and every other cause of baldness may be removed by the genuine Botanic Oil, which is of great utility in every family. It preserves the Hair and scalp from infancy to old age. Sold in Pot Boxes, 25., 3s. 6d., and 55., with an allowance on taking three Boxes. It is sold in Family Bottles, for the toilet, 10s. each. J. M. is daily receiving the most flattering praise, not only of the superior properties of his Oil, but also of the reason able price of so valuable an article. Oil to the amount of 405., or upwards, will be forwarded free of carriage. on re ceipt of a post-office or other order of payment. The Botanic Oil is particularly recommended to all Public Seminaries, as it will prevent the spreading of ringworm, or other cutaneous diseases incident to the hair and scalp. _ For Export, J. M. recommends the Botanic Oil as a safe and profitable speculation, no article can compete with it in England : there can be no competition, a premium is given from 25 to 30 per cent. over and above the customary profits to venders, and, consequently, it is not the best article, but the greatest profit that is a consideration, and before the public can be well served, they must make a trial of ar ticles the most obnoxious to the general trade. Parker-street, Liverpool. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY AND ALL THE ROYAL FAMILY SCHWEPPE'S SODA AND POTASS WATERS, lERATED LEMONADE. THE continued preference of the Public for the above celebrated preparations (notwithstanding the low / price at which imitations are rendered), so abundantly 'proves their superior quality, that it only remains for the anufac turers to express their acknowledgments, and o caution consumers against an imposition frequently pr ised by un principled persons filling SCHWEPPE'S ttles with a spurious composition, and passing it off as CH WEPPE'S manufacture. None are genuine without label represent ing the name of their firm. SCHWEPPE'S LIQUID M NESIA. This elegant solution is produced by t aid of their power ful machinery skilfully directed, and consists of the purest distilled water, and the best carbonate of magnesia. This invaluable alkali in the fluid form is so rapidly superseding its use in the solid state for cases of Gout, Gravel, Diseases of Children, Sea Sickness, &c., avoiding, as it does, the in jurious tendency of the latter to lodge and accumulate in the bowels, that the Public attention cannot be too often directed to the source where they may obtain the preparation in the highest state of perfection. Manufactured at 51, Berners'- street, London ; and sold, wholesale, at their branch manu factories in Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby, and at the Lon don Patent Medicine Houses. Export orders manufactured especially for Warm Climates. Importers of GERMAN SELTZER WATER, in Quarts and Pints. The following are their AGENTS for LIVERPOOL and Neighbourhood : CASTLE-STREET OLDIIALL-STREET T. Nixon, jun., J. Deane, R. Lathbnry. LORD-STREET James Gerrard OLD HAYMARKET E. Bradford. QUEEN-SQUARE. D. Scholefield. J. Priestley, Evans, Sons, and Co. CHURCH-STREET. J. H. and S. Johnson, Thos. Thompson and Son Wm. Rawle. LONDON-ROAD James Owen, S. Ball, J. Evans, E. Tiernan. PARKER-STREET. Mann and Crosthwaite, Wm. Lloyd, J. Hiles. PRESCOTT-STREET. H. Hulme. WILLIAM HENRY-STREET, SOHO-STREET Wm. W. King. BOLD-STREET J. Woodville, Henry Swift, R. Clay. ERSKINE-STREET S. Maskery. BRUNSWICK-ROAD RANELAGH-STREET Wm. Procter. James Fergie, BERRY-STREET Wm. Jones PITT-STREET G. Wood ST. JAMES'S-STREET G. Aspinall, G. Webster. GREAT GEORGE-PLACE Wm. Wagstaff, E. Pearson. GREAT GEORGE-STREET. M. Redhead. UPPER PARLIAMENT-STREET F. B. Sykes. MILL-STREET G. Bolderston PARK-ROAD J. M. Syers DOLE-STREET G. H. Howell. EVERTON E. Tiernan WEST DERBY-STREET Joseph Ball. BROWN LOW -H ILI R. Price, James Pendlebury RUSSELL-STREET C. W. Shaw. OXFORD-STREET E. Bradford, T. Titherington. SEACOMBE G. Dare BIRKENHEAD John Eastwood, W. Higgins. WOODSIDE R. Smith WATERLOO 6. Wainwright. Bazaar SPECIFIC CURE FOR SPASMS. TAR. BAYFIELD, R.N., Physician-Accoucheur, Mem ber of the University of Edinburgh, Member of the College of Surgeons, &c. has the pleasure to announce to the public and aged invalids especially, that he has discovered a most invaluable Specific for the immediate relief and ultimate cure of Spasms in the stomach and bowels, as well as of the constitution generally, by which many valuable lives have been preserved during an extensive practice for the last 16 years. He respectfully calls the reader's attention to the following letter from a lady of rank, which he has selected out of numbers he is able to produce. ‘ Cheltenham, Plough Hotel. presents her compli ments "Lady R — to Dr. Bayfield, and will thank him to send her another pack e t of his excel lent SPASMODIC TINCTURE. Lady has much o t u o y th ro e t t i h ir e ec b i c ions, pleasure in thus beatgeo.ti.e.dstiiiimg.. rived from taking it, ; for of Dr. 13 ' 1 ' she has had no return . of her former distressing malady ayhe d s remedy, previous to a friend informing her she had been for years a mar t y r to the most excruciat i ng spasms. She therefore wishe s to k n ow whether Dr. B. wishes her to continue taking the Tincture, it is now nearly three months since she had an attack, but as she is about to have Cheltenham for the north, she wis hes to have a packet to carry with her. " March, 1839." The Spasmodic Tincture can only be purchased o f Dr. Bayfield at his residence, No. 18, NORTUAMPTON-SQUARE, GOSWELL-ROAD, LONDON, in stopped bottles, price 2 s. 2d ., 4s. 6d., and 95., duty iucluded, which shall be forwarded im mediately on the receipt of a post-office order for the quan tity required, to any part of the three kingdoms. Sole Agent— Mr. Sri:veils, Mamba, 122, St. John-street-roA,Londen. DECORATORS TO ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, UPHOLSTERERS,' CHARLES F. BIELEFIELD, of W ELLINGT ht,STREET, LONDON, has OPENED a BRANCH E A.BLISH MENT, in NORTH JOHN -STREET, LIVERP for the Sale of his improved PAPIER MACHE OR AMENTS, In every variety of style. A large Stock will be kept ready for immediate use, and Original Designs executed with speed and accuracy. RGAN BUILDEJI, returns /1 since his commen c e men t i n B us i n e ss ; also for le flatterin and satisfactory te s ti mon i a l s f rom th ose G en t len who hav been sn kind in giving him their orders. W. C. particu l arly invites the Publicto intpect an Organ,. . . _ _ now remaining on his Premises for a few days mare, so that the Public may have an opportunity of judging of its merits ; and he flatters himself that those who may honour him with a call will not be disappointed. W. C. hopes by strict - 4 - - and • Br attention and promptitude in asi ness, to merit a continuance of those favours which it will be his constant study to deserve. Establishment, 53 and 55, Duke-street. C " ' A C H. R. MARCUS, ATHENEUM SNUFF BO , 67, CHURCH-STREET, CORNER ON PARKER-STREET, Begs respectfully to call the attention of those Gentlemen who intend visiting CUESTER RACES to his splendid Stock of CIGARS, viz. : CAZADORES DAMAS REGALIAS CABANAS REGALIAS MEDANDS CANONIES PRINCIPES TRABUCEAS ACOSTAS SENORAS QUEENS MELI ARIES &C. All of which are of the very finest quality, and selected in the Havana for this Establishment H. R. M. embraces the present opportunity of returning his sincere thanks for the very liberal support he has met with since his openinz the above Establishment, and assures his Friends and the Public generally that no pains or ex pense shall be spared in procuring a FIRST-RATE ARTICLE, and conducting his Business in the same manner which has already given such-satisfaction. Just received, and will be opened this morning, a Fresh Canister of LUNDY FOOT'S HIGH TOAST. P.S.- ATHEN.MUM SNUFF Box, opposite Promoli's CARPET, FLOOR CLOTH, AND PAPER HANGING ESTABLISHMENT. ~ DI and I. SMITH respectfully inform the Inhabitants of /a ' ve OPENED .11.•• Liverpool and its vicinity, that they an ESTABLISHMENT in the above bran es of Business, WELLINGTON-BUILDINGS, 4 SOUTH CASTLE••STREET. • _ The CARPET DEPARTMENT comprises an"extensive as sortment of BRUSSELS, of the Newest Patterns, and of excellent quality; their KIDDERMINSTERS are made by the First Manufacturers in the Kingdom, and, upon inspec tion, cannot fail to please. Scotch, Damask, Venetian, and Hemp CARPETING; HEARTH RUGS to suit; Printed DRUG GETS of a beautiful quality ; Plaid Ditto, three and four yards wide. London and Bristol FLOOR CLOTH, for flails, Rooms, Cabins, and Lobbies. Table Baize, Dish Mats, Hassocks, Carriage and Door Mats, &c. The PAPER HANGINGS exhibit a great variety of rich and elegant Patterns, suitable for Drawing, Dining, and Bed-rooms, Halls, Passages, Lobbies, &c. Experienced PAPER HANGERS sent to all parts of the Town or Country. In announcing the opening of the above Warehouse, R. and I. SMITH pledge themselves to use every endeavour, by a careful selection of Goods, of the best fabric and style of Pattern and Colours, and a strict adherence to the system of charging the Lqwest Price, to merit a share of that pa tronage and support they respectfully solicit. THE PARISIAN SILVER WILL BE FOUND TO BE THE BEST SUBSTIT TE FOR STERLING SILVER. i T HIS BEAUTIFUL METAL, .10 newly resembling REAL SILVER as to deceive the B ST JUDGES, has been discovered, after years spent ' etperiments, by MONSIEUR BERTHOULD, THE CELEBRATED CHEMIST OF PARIS. In the composition of this USE FUL METAL every ingredient is carefully excluded that is injurious to HEALTH or disagreeable to the TASTE. - B. L. JOSEPH, OF THE FURNISHING &• FANCY REPOSITORY, 42, BOLD-STREET, has been fortunate enough, on his late visit to PARIS, to purchase the SOLE RIGHT of using this SPLENDID INVENTION for THIS COUNTRY and DEPENDEN CIES. He having just finished and ready for Sale a variety of USEFUL A RTICEES, equal in FINISH and at about ONE-TENTH the COST OF SILVER, begs to recommend the use of them to Owners of STEAM-VESSELS, HO TELS, and PRIVATE FAMILIES. It is as easily KEPT IN ORDER as REAL SILVER. Fidd!e Extra Thread King's Pattern. Strong. Table Spoons, per doz., 15s. 0d.... its. Od. Table Forks, „ 15s. 0d.... 21s. od. Dessert Spoons, „ 10s. 6d.... 16s. od Dessert Forks, „ los. 6d.... 16s. od. Edge. 31s. 6d, 31s. 6d 235. Od 235. od Pattern 355. Od. 355. Od. . 255. Od. . 255. Od. 7s. 0d.... 9s. tid..... 10s. 6d, 4s. 0d.... ss. 0d..... ss. 6d. 88. 6d.... I Is. 0d..... 12s. Od. gs. 0d.... I Is. 0d..... 12s. Od. Cruet Frames, four rich cut glasses 335. od. Ditto, five rich cut glasses 365. Od. And other articles in proportion Tea Spoons, „ Gravy Spoons, each Fish Knives, „ Soup Ladles, .... „ MERCHANTS and CAPTAINS, for EXPORT, and the TRADE SUPPLIED. OLD SILVER TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. NO BUSINESS DONE ON SATURDAYS TILL EVENING. FOR COUGHS AND ASTHIVIAS! HORS VGGLESTON'S OXYMEL of HORE UND has the -124 extraordinary property of giving him fate relief in all Asthmatic and Consumptive Cases, lloa eness, Difficulty of Breathing, &c., promoting gentle ex ectoration, giving ease and freedom to the Lungs, and is • tly considered un rivalled as a Universal Family Medi e. Those who are deprived of rest at night by incessan Coughing, will, by taking one dose, find immediate ease; and a small bottle Will, in most cases, effect a Cure. —' Numerous authentic Testimonials, and References of the highest respectability, may be had of the Proprietor, J. V. EGGLESTON, Chemist, Copperas-hill, corner of Rupert-street. Sold in Bottles at Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each, the 2s. 9d. size containing four of the smaller ones, _ _ ..- OW' The Genuine Oxymel is sold only by J. V. EGGLE STON, Chemist, Copperas-hill, corner of Rupert-street, Li verpool. WONDERFUL AND GRATIFYING DISCOVERY !! EGGLESTON'S VEGETABLE PASTE, a safe, per manent, and instant Cure for the most agonizing Tooth ache, Ear-ache, and Tic Doloureux. Invented and sold only by J. V. EGGLESTON, Chemist, 52, Copperas-hill, corner of Rupert-street, in pots, ls. each, or three pots for 2s. 6d. We can, from experience, highly recommend Mr. Eggle ston's Vegetable Paste as a cure for the Tooth-ache.” — Liverpool Standard. " One application of ' Eggleston's Vegetable Paste' cured a most inveterate Tooth-ache, which had deprived me of rest for three nights. " JOAN POYNTZ. " 10, Dance-street, Rupert-street, Liverpool.". _ _ , . . . " My daughter, Elizabeth Pritchard, was troubled with a most excruciating Tooth-ache for three weeks : the first application of ' Eggleston's Vegetable Paste' gave immediate ease, and in the course of two hours she was completely cured, and has been free from pain eveuince.____ _ " ELLEN PRITCHARD. " 25, Marlborough-street, Liverpool, " May 15th, 1840." Mr. CROPPER, Publican, St. Andrew-street, Liverpool, was cured in less than a minute. ---. NOTICE. — For the accommodation of the Public, the Pro prietor of the Vegetable Paste has appointed the following Chemists and Druggists as Agents for Liverpool and its vicinity :—Mr. Priestly, Lord-street; 'Watson and Dickin son, St. James'-treet ; Mr. Cox, Fog-street ; Mr. Barnett, Edge-hill; and Mr. Smith, Woodside. *** Observe the Stamp round each Pot has the signature of " J. V. EGGLESTON." BY COMMAND. STEEL PEN MAKER TO THE QUEEN. Precept dated April 13, 1840. JOSEPH GILLOTT, PATENT STEEL PEN MANUFAC eI TIMER, Victoria Works, Graham-street, Birmingham has been for twenty years engaged in the manufacture of Steel Pens, and during that time has devoted his unceas . 'g atten tion to the improving and perfecting this useful an necessary article ; the result of his persevering efforts, at numerous experiments upon the properties of the metal ed, has been the construction of a Pen upon a principle elle ely new, com bining all the advantages of the elasticity a fineness of the quill, with the durability of the metallic n, and thus oh viatinz the objections which have existe against the use of Steel Pens. --- —..-. The Patentee is proud to acknowledge that a discerning public has paid the most gratifying tribute. to his humble, though useful labours, by a demand for his Pens far exceed ing his highest expectations. The number of Pens Manufactured at the Works of Joseph Gillott, from October, 1837, to October, 1838, was 35,808,452 or 2,984,0371 dozens. or 248,669 gross 9 dozen and 8 pens And from October, 1838, to 1839, was 44,654,702 or 3,721,225 dozen and 2-12ths. 310,102 gross 1 dozen and 2-l2tlis CAUTION.—J. O. regrets to say, certain disreputable Makers have tried to impose upon the Public a spurious article, bearing the misktipelled name of Patentee and sole Manufacturer, thus " CilamT," by omitting the a ; and in some instances the final T is omitted, thus " Giaam," so as to retain the sound—but the Public will please observe, ALL THE GENUINE PENS ARE MARKED IN FULL " JOSEPH Gil 4LOTT ;" and Vendors are desired to note that his Cards of Pens are made up in Packets of one dozen each, and have a label outside with a fac-simile of his Signature, thus a • ; At the request of Persons engaged in Tuition, J. G. has introduced his Warranted SCHOOL PENS, which are spe cially adapted to their use, being of, different degrees of flexibility, and with tine, medium, and broad points, suitable for the various kinds of writing taught in Schools. Sold by LACE and ADDISON, Standard-office, Crescent, and CHARLES DAVIES, North John-street, Liverpool, and by all Stationers, Booksellers, and other respectable dealers in Steel Pens. Merchants and Wholesale Dealers can be sup plied at the Works, Graham-street, Birmingham. DEATH OF MR. LUKE HANSARD, PRINTER TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—This venerable and much-respected gentleman breathed his last on Wenesday evening, at about a quarter after seven o'clock, at his country residence. Mr. Hansard was in his Glst year. FIRE AT THE TIMBER DEPOT OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Wednesday evening a fire was discovered at Temple Meads, near Bristol, the depot of timber belonging to the Bristol and Exeter, and Great Western Railways. The burning mass, in a state of the brightest ignition, occupied at least two acres of ground extending from the boundary wall to Pipe-lane, across the Meads to the river on the other side; and the inflammable nature of the materials, consisting principally of prepared timber, seemed to bid de fiance to the efforts of the firemen to quell the ranging fur nace.—A party of seamen belonging to her Majesty's brig Savage, lying at Kingsroad arrived at the scene, and assisted in working the engines, removing the timber, and to their promptitude the suffocation of the conflagration was mainly Owing. The magnificent building forming the terminus of the Great Western Railway was exposed to imminent danger, one of the immense stacks of timber, almost immediately con tiguous, having more than once ignited. About four o'clock the tire had been so far subdued as to remove apprehensions of further d estruction.—The value of the property destroyed is estimated at about #;10 ,000 ; the stock of timber belonging to the Brist o l and Exeter' Railway Company, was insured to the extent of £30,000. —The disaster will have no effect in postponing the opening of the Bristol and Exeter line beyond the time fixed, the 31 st of May.—lt is not known how the fire originated ; but there is not the slightest ground to be lieve that it was otherwise than purely accidental.—Abridged from the Bristol Gazette. !OLONIAL BISHOPRICS We adverted in our last to the great meeting held in. Wil lis's rooms, London, on Tuesday, the 27th ult., and gave a list of the principal 'subscriptions entered into at the instant we now subjoin thc_chief points in the speeches of his the Archbis - hop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of Londo'n,— as both the subject and the occasion, it will be readily allowed, were of the highest interest. great gratification in seen-. so large an assembl He could regard it in no other light than as a manifestation of the deeply-felt importance of the subject which they were about to discuss, the well-doing of the colonial possessions of their country. The church without a bishop might truly be said to be undeserving of the name of an episcopal church. When he (the Archbishop of Canterbury) was Bishop of London, he had a nominal authority over the colonies, but he found himself perfectly helpless, for there was no one in authority to refer to ; but all evils of that kind would be removed when there was a bishop on the spot, and such an appointment would have an immediate influence both of a moral and re ligious kind upon the people. When he said that, he spoke from experience, having observed the great change which had taken place in those parts where bishops had been appointed. Indeed, nothing could be more' striking than the change which was observable in the West Indies since the establish ment of bishoprics in those parts. New churches had been built, the number of the clergy had increased, and the moral and religious 'character of the population was strikingly im proved, and all this had taken place in the course of twelve years. (Applause.) One of the causes why our holy reli gion had not prospered so much as might have been expected, was unquestionably . that these things were too little thought of. (Hear, hear.) This country did not follow the example set by France, who sent out bishops, with efficient ; but we were content to send to the colonies a few clergymen only. This tended inevitably to the decline of religion in the colonies. Tlkis mistake was[ however, discovered after the settlement of peace with America. That country was lost to us, and our statesmen of that time showed their con viction, that one of the causes of that loss was the want of episcopal superintendence, by establishing bishoprics in Canada. (Hear, hear.) Such a state of things had certainly medy was applied late, yet he belleN;ed there could be but one opinion as to the results. It was, however, not so much to lament what was past, as to consider of a remedy to be ap plied to present circumstances, that he had called a meeting. His object was to supply the colonies with as many bishops asmigh be necessary, and to complete the ecclesiastical es. tablishments in the infant colonies now in course of forma tion. The question was not whether an 'episcopal church could do without a bishop, but whether the actual spiritual wants of the people were such as imperatively required the establishment of bishoprics. Our church was in a worse con dition than other communities, for they had no legitimate substitute even for the bishop. Their principal object was to erect bishoprics in those parts where there were multitudes of inhabitants, who, he trusted, would, by these means, be converted to Christianity—in other words, the object was to enable this country to perform her duty to the natives in a manner worthy of a Christian church and a Christian nation. There were other dependencies of the British crown which did not come under the denomination of colonies. He would merely refer to the Levant. Now, in those possessions there were many persons resident who were serving in various mi litary capacities. Those persons ought not to be deprived of the spiritual benefits which, as members of our church, they would enjoy at home. Our indifference to the interests of our own religion was a blot upon the national character. Our possessions in the Mediterranean brought us into con tact with the Eastern Church, once so deservedly celebrated, but now in a state of depression. Those people saw, on every side, splendid establishments springing up, whilst in con nexion with the Western Church they could only find con gregations without clergymen, or with clergymen, many of whom were not subject to episcopal authority. The only church they knew was an episcopal church. We should as sert our claim to be called a church by the establishment of bishoprics in the Mediterranean. This, he conceived, would tend greatly to the benefit of the church universal, which, as Christians, we ought never to put out of our thoughts when acting for the honour of our common Redeemer. (Applause.) There could not be an opportunity more favourable than the present time for the commencement of this necessary work, the proper seat of the bishopric having been all but deter mined upon by the erection of a splendid church at Malta, at the expense of an illustrious lady—(immense applause) ; an illustrious lady, who was not more exalted in her rank and station, than respected for her virtue and piety. (Re newed applause.) The object was to promote harmony and good will among all Christian churches ; and while pursuing this object, they must feel great additional pleasure if they could gratify the feelings of the illustrious lady he had alluded to ky a steady, but sure promotion of the great ends he had in view. (Hear, hear.) The object was not proselytism, but the establishment of a friendly intercourse with the East ern Churches ; nor was it meant, in sending bishops to the colonies, to make war with dissenters—(applause)—but to put our church upon a proper footing, of which surely no one had a right to complain. They did riot look for large incomes for the new bishops. They would be satisfied with such a competence as would enable them to live without the neces sity of having to practise that distressing economy, which, though in some cases it might be a virtue, yet in theirs would be calculated to impair their efficiency. (Hear, hear.) He wished that they should be enabled to maintain a decent rank, have the means of defraying the expense of journies, and of exercising that moderate hospitality and charity which in their station could not be dispensed with—(applause) ; and having effected this, they would leave the realization of their good designs in the hands of Divine Providence. (Great applause)_ . . The Bishop of LONDON, in rising to move the following resolution, viz., " That the Church of England, in endea vouring to discharge her unquestionable duty of provining for the religious wants of her members in foreign lands, is bound to proceed upon her own principles of apostolical order and discipline," said he rose under the influence of feelings of a contrary kind. It was impossible that he should not be thankful for the opportunity afforded him of taking a part in a meeting which had for its object the carrying out of a prin ciple which lay very near to the foundation of the Christian church—a meeting which was therefore calculated to render great assistance to the efficiency and usefulness of that church. It was impossible to deny that neglect had been shown on this subject with regard to the colonies. It was impossible to deny that a neglect on this head had existed for a century and a half ; and one of its results, it was impossible to deny, had been the loss of their American possessions. Let them cast their eyes to the West Indies, and see the invaluable effects which a religious and moral example had had upon the slaves of that country. See how great had been the addi tional advantages arising from the emancipation of the slaves in consequence of their having been imbued with a proper sense of religion. He believed, if religion had not obtained a standing in those colonies, that the dangers of an emanci pation granted to the slave population would have been very, very far greater than what in the end they had proved to be. Indeed, had it not been for that fact, so dangerous would have been the experiment, as to have rendered it a matter of the greatest difficulty to grant so extensive and so inesti mable a boon. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the mainte nance of the established religion in the colonies, the question did arise by whom were those duties of the church to be per formed ? Were they to be performed by the state, or were they to be borne by the church itself, or by members of that church ? (Hear, hear.) At all events, the duty was so pa ramount that at whatever expense, or by whom that expense might be borne, it must be performed. And if it were to turn out that the state, whose natural duty it might he ex pected it was to see that the religious wants of her subjects were provided for, declined to make the necessary provision, it was clear that the means must be found by the church herself, under the conviction that it was an not which could act with any feelings of propriety, moral or religious, be left undone. He had always thought it was the duty of every Christian state so to provide, that every Christian subject should have the full means and opportunity to perform those Christian duties which his spiritual welfare demanded. He should ever be forward to contend that they could only look for the fruits to be gathered in at harvest time where the seeds had been previously sown, and when this bad been done they might hope that it would rise up clear from those noxious weeds which, without due care, were too apt to spring up with it. The long course of neglect of the duty on the part of the state to provide the necessary means for this purpose had caused tens of thousands of the public money to be expended. (Hear.) The second part of the resolution said that the church of England was bound to proceed on her ownprinciples of apostolical order and discipline, that was to say that the church, in the performance of her duty, was bound to act according to her apostolical principles. They were her own principles, for the church was based on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, and Jesus Christ was the corner-stone. If the church did not act on those principles she would not be faithful to that trust—she would not fully answer the end of her institution, because she did not fully carry them out. The title of bishop, or overseer, implied active superintendence over theministers under him, and the moment that superiority and superintendence ceased, that moment the church would cease to be an episcopal church. He had always maintained that an episcopal church without a bishop was neither more nor less than a body without a head, and the church was said to be an episcopal church when its head had ceased to exist. Ecclesia est in epiacopo. He would refer now to the backward conduct of their own church when compared with that of the church of Rome. In those places where their church wanted the office of the episcopacy, the Romanists had ever taken care that no such want should exist on their part. Wherever a settle ment was made, there did she send an episcopal authority. Where their own church had ten bishops the Roman Catho lic church had no less than twenty-three ; and, indeed, he believed he might ade to that number; for within the last five weeks she had established a bishop at Gibraltar, and she had sent out a bishop to New Zealand, with thirteen or four teen priests under him. That this example might induce greater exertions on their part, he sincerely trusted. (Hear, hear.) These were facts for the existence of which they might take shame to themselves; but which, however much they might regret their existence, they could not refute. Let them hope thht this state of things would not continue to exist. To put an end to it—with that view, and in order to give a completeness to their arrangements, the present meeting had been called. The heads of the church were endea vouring to take advantage of what they conceived to be a most favourable crisis at a time when there was a more im proved state of feeling in the church, and a more enlightened understanding amongst its members to give a moral effect and application to those sentiments which had animated the prelates and rulers of the church from the time of the Revo lution to the present day. To show how necessary it was that an episcopal head should have an existence in the colo nies, he would mention a case which had lately come to his knowledge. He had received a letter from the Bishop of Australia stating that he had found it impossible effectually and satisfactorily to himself to carry out the purposes of his sacred appointment without the assistance of three or four more bishops. From Ceylon he had frequent applications for the appointment of a bishop. From settlers in the Cape of Good Hope he had similar applications, and, indeed, were he to go on he should multiply the number of applications to an extent beyond anything that could be conceived. It was obvious that the church of this country was the reformed re ligion of an empire which had established for itself settle ments in almost the uttermost parts of the globe : its lan guage had become familiar to almost the remotest inhabitants of the earth; and the religion and members of her church had been wafted to all its quarters. (Hear, hear.) That being the case, it was not possible to conceive that she was principlessiormry not a missionary church appointed by the Divi ne B e i ng to spread H throughout ear, of church,thetruet be reli gioe n. therefore important to see how such mission should b e con ducted.) and most effectually carried out, with a view to the establishment of that most important system, which was in immediate connexion with the church. There were already two missionary societie s, w h i c h had carried out, as far as it but wa her was t int e had not heirpow er'the principles of a missionary soc i ety; been that uniformity of operation between them which it was necessary should be a characteristic of societies by whose exertions a great end was to be attained. Now, it occurred to him that a plan might be suggested by which that difficulty might be overcome—viz., by pl ac i ng their operations in conjoint superintendence with themselves, as it were, with the united heads of the church of the united kingdom. (Hear, hear.) He was inclined to think that the objects of the Christian religion might thus, with regard to the spiritual interests of the inhabitants of the foreign pos sessions of the country, be mor e easil y attained, and acco m _ panied with better and higher r esults. B y these means t he church would be enabled to prese nt an united and bold front to the whole world, leaving it to the individual exertions of individual societies. (Hear, hear.) He promised himself, that if this suggestion were to be properly acted upon, the best results must accrue, and thereby they would ere long have the incalculable gratification of completing the good work they had that day met to commence. (Loud cheers.) The right rev. prelate concluded by reading the resolution. Of It d with the _neeasityc;t snaking the - • • exertion which was the object of the present meeting. It was necessary, if possible, to overcome the effects of the ne glect with regard to the support of religion in the colonies which had been manifested by the state. It had at length been discovered that there was something mote required for the well-doing of those colonies than the mere principle of commercial partnership. (Hear, hear.) Their spiritual as well as their temporal prosperity had, he was happy to say, become a matter of consideration. He with great satisfac tion acknowledged the hint which had been thrown out by the right rev. prelate as to the necessity of a perfect uni formity of action with regard to religious missions, and he unhesitatingly said lie joined in the sentiments which had fallen from his lordship on the subject. (Hear, hear.) In this instance the church had set an example to the country which he was sure would not be lost upon her. [We have already mentioned that the meeting was subse quently addressed by Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and several others, and that the sum of £28,000 was subscribed before the meeting separated.] THE SHIP DRYAD CONFESSIONS OF THE BROTHERS WALLACE The two brothers who were concerned with the ship Dryad and other vessels, for the purpose of defrauding the insu rance companies, .have made voluntary confessions. We omit the names of some parties, for obvious reasons ; and we also omit certain heavy accusations agains persons in this and in other countries. The confessions are in the hand writing of the brothers respectively. . . The statement of Patrick Maxwell Stewart Wallace details the mode of his introduction to his brother, the insurances which he effected, and the various amounts of money which he obtained from the insurance offices. The confession of Michael Sbaw Stewart Wallace is most extraordinary, and we give it just as we found it in the Morning Herald:— STATEMENT made by MICHAEL SHAW STEWART WAL LACE to John Pirie, Esq., Alderman, setting forth the part he took in the casting away of the Dryad, for the purpose of defrauding the underwriters. " I purchased three-fourths of the Dryad about December, 1837, for £l2OO, £lO6O was paid in cash, and the remainder by a bill. I went as master of the Dryad to Rio Janeiro, and returned in her to London. Loose was the mate at that time. Next voyage Loose went master, with my instruc- tions to proceed to Rio, and take the berth for London. The vessel was consigned to a person at Rio, who had similar instructions from me, but he deviated from those instruc tions, and sent the vessel to the Cape Verde Islands for salt, and drew upon me for £315. When I received this intelli gence, my friends advised me ,to go out to Rio,' and look out after my property ; I went out to Rio in the barque Blair, from Liverpool, and upon my arrivai fdupd the vessel, a complete wreck, and was angry with the master for his conduct, but he threw the blame upon others. " I was on board the Dryad dining with Loose, the mas ter, one day at Rio ; after dinner he asked me to go forward and he would showine that I had made a blind bargain, which he did . ; and, at the same time, he said that if he bad known that the vessel was insured she would never have seen the Cape Verd Islends. 1 said to lihn that I did not believe that he had the spirit to do such a thing, to which he replied that he wished I would give him the chance. Some other conversation, relating to the manner in which he would ma nage such a business, took place at that time, and I began to feel much interested indeed in this way of treating the sub ject. When the Dryad had discharged the cargo of salt,, she took the berth for Liverpool, and I took my passage on board. During the passage, Loose and I agreed that if he should cast away the_ vessel I would give him £2OO in cash, and advance him sufficient to purchase a quarter of a new vessel, which he was to have the command of on his return. This was regularly agreed to between us upon the most per fect understanding. " On my arriving at Liverpool I proceeded to London, and chartered the Dryad out and home. I informed my bro ther Patrick at this period that Loose and myself had agreed to destroy the vessel, on purpose to defraud the underwriters.. He consented to become a party in the affair, and filled up bills of lading for goods to the amount of £715, done in the Alliance Insurance Office, and £698 done in the Neptune. " The bills of lading signed by Loose were procured in the following manner:-1 bought two sets at Liverpool, and Loose signed them blank ; I then brought them to my bro ther Patrick. Before the Dryad sailed from Liverpool, I proceeded to insure as follows :—£2,000 on the ship, with Messrs. Howden and Ainsley, and £3OO on the freight with the same; £70() with Seldon and Johnson, on the ship and outfit, and £7OO on the freight out and home ; with Lyndall and Hall, £6OO on the chartered freight; and with Bahr, Behren, and Co. £5OO on the ship, at Liverpool. Loose, also, to my knowledge, effected £l5O at Liverpool on his effects, and £lOO in London. " The Dryad sailed front Liverpool September the 7th, and I had no letter from Loose till the 25th of December, when I received the protest from Falmouth, in Jamaica.— [Here Michael Wallace enters into details implicating other parties in the transaction with regard to the destruction of the Dryad, which details we, of course, altogether exclude, and which may have been fabricated with a view to diminish the atrociousness of the plot, by dragging others into parti cipation.] Nothing of consequence occurred till July, 1840. One afternoon I came into my brother's office, when he showed me a bundle of papers which Mr. Frost, Loose's executor, had left for me. We examined them, and found that all the cargo had been saved but the salt, and had been sold by the vice-consul. It appeared to us that the nett pro ceeds from the cargo saved amounted to about £l5OO, which I know nothing about. The wreck of the vessel, with all the stores and cables, was sold, and the bill that was found in Loose's possession appeared to us to be the salvage of the vessel. The bill was drawn on a house in Liverpool by a foreign name, which I forget, and was indorsed by the vice consul, and handed over to Loose by him. " The papers were taken by me to my house in Tredegar- square, and were destroyed - on the Might my brother was taken into custody. The papers set forth that Loose had been accused by his crew, before the Spanish authorities, for casting away the vessel, but was released from custody. This is all that I can think of relative to this most unfortunate affair, and is all truth, as I shall answer to God. " MICHAEL S. S. WALLACE. " Novgate, March 23, 1841." ADDITION to my former STATEMENT made to John Pirie, Esq., Alderman, respecting the money I defrauded the un derwriters of : From Mutual Indemnity Company Howden and Ainsley Seldon and Johnson Liverpool Ocean Company Goods, Lyndall and Hall Cash from my brother, being a balance from Alliance Company X 414 1,590 £4,628 Paid my sister's mortgages on the Lucy and Dryad.. X 1,100 Cash seized'in the funds By Roe, officer ll6 Left with my wife when I left my home, and given to Mr. Humphreys Expended during my concealment, Bce 5O Furnishing may house, and various expenses at the time of my marriage - 600 £4,166 4,628 Brought down £ 462 " By referring to my books and other accounts, it will be seen how this balance has been expended. " About May last my brother told me that - told him that - and - had made it up to cast away the Falcon, and that - was going out to see that it was properly managed. Be also told me about the latter end of Septem ber last, that - wanted him to make some insurances away. At the same time he said that a vessel called the - was lost, and the insurance companies were not willing to settle the loss upon her. " I now consider it proper that I set forth a part of my life. Up to the latter end of the year 1836, I was a steady, hard-working fellow. At that time I commanded the Delta, and unfortunately went into Liverpool with a cargo from Brazil, and was then introduced into the family of ---, Esq., whose foundation is well known to have been buying old ships and casting them away. I was encouraged by him and Mrs. to seek their daughter, and 1 must con fess that ambition tempted me to forget my old playmate and my present unfortunate wife so far, that I did so, and I be lieve that I would have done anything to have gained Miss 's affections. My mother was sorely grieved, and told me that our friend Mr. warned me that - was a bad man. All this I did not heed, but would go for ward led by Satan. encouraged me to get money, and advised me, saying, Get it ; never mind how, so as you have it.' I was too willing to follow this bad advice, and have not only ruined myself but my beloved wife also. This I know, if I had never forgotten her, I would not have been in this situation to-day. Although I cannot give any proof respecting the person at Liverpool to whom 1 have alluded, and his black deeds watch him narrowly, and I think you will find hi m ou t, Hi s s hi ps , an d - will be cast away should I not warn him by my fate. He has often in formed me that he would do so. " MICHAEL S. S. WALLACE. " Newgate, 28th March, 1811. " I forgot to state, that at the time 1 went into Liverpool I was master of the Delta, and had about £2OO. of my own. thought my father had money, and, therefore, encou raged me, I believe. " M. S. S. W. " 20th March, 1841." " W. W. COPE. The two brothers are now at Chatham, on board the For titude hulk, waiting for the next convict ship to convey them to their final destination in the penal settlements. TURN-OUT HAND-LOOM WEAVERS AT WIGAN.—On Wednesday evening last a meeting of the hand-loom weavers, principally residents of Scholes, was held at the Black Lion, Spring-gardens, Frog-lane, to arrange plans for making a general subscription from door to door, in order to support themselves and families if their employers should carry into effect the contemplated reduction of their wages from 7s. to 6s. 6d. per cut, which they (the operatives) were determined to resist ; as they say, that " if they succeed, they may exist ; but if they fail, starvation inevitably awaits them." The present rate of weavers' earnings was stated to be as follows : The weaver worked sixty-three yards of nankeen for ss. 9d.; out of which sum there was to be deducted—for winding 11Ad. loom-stand ls. 6d. per week, looming lid., tallow -id., and, in winter, candles Md.; leaving a net recept to the operative of only 2s. 10d. per week, averaging six days' labour, from six, a.m. to near ten p.m. every day. If this statement be true, it is a most deplorable picture of the misery and wretch edness to which that class of operatives, the hand-loom weav ers, is reduced.— Wigan Gazette. DESTRUCTION OF STEWART'S HOTEL, ALBEMALE. STREET, LONDON, BY FlRE.—About a quarter past nine o'clock last night the inhabitants of Albemarle-street were thrown into a state of the utmost alarm by the cries of fire, at the same time the numerous persons who were residing at Stewart's Hotel were rushing out of the above establishment. A vivid blaze of flame very soon told what had occurred, which was burning with great rapidity at the upper window on the north side of the house. Several persons were de spatched in all directions for the engines, and in a short time the London brigade engine from King-street, Chandos-street, the County, West of England, and others, were upon the spot, as well as a large body of the C division of police. Un fortunately no water could be obtained, and in a short space of time this splendid establishment, which consisted of two of the largest sized houses, and close to the Earl of gans fields, was in one body of flame. The fire literally ran from floor to floor, like a flash of lightning. At the expiration of about half an hour water was procured, but the whole of the hotel, from the basement to the top, with the whole of the splendid furniture, was all in flames, and the devouring ele ment was rapidly extending its progress. The engines, how ever, had so placed themselves, particularly the We s t o f Eng land (which was close to the pavement and in front of the hotel), that as soon as water was procured, immense tor rents were poured on the flames, and the effect in a shott time was visible, as the fire was considerably damped. Pre viously to this it had extended its ravages to the adjoining houses, as well as those in Dover-street, which abutted on the back of the hotel. The exertions of the firemen was speedily crowned with success, as the fire, with regard to these premises, was soon got under, with comparatively slighe damage. A great number of other engines arrived, the greatest portion of which were got to play ; but, we regret to state, not a vestige of any part of the property was saved. As to how th e f i re originated no account could be obtained which was in any degree satisfactory, in consequence of the confusion which prevailed. We understand that the whole of the building and furniture was insured, the loss of which is estimated at several thousand pounds.—Morning Herald, Saturday. Under, the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole .144;90. FILE PERFORMANCES THIS EVENING, AND DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-PASI SEVEN. - DOORS TO BE OPENED AT SEVEN. The Last Night but Three of Mr. CHARLES KEAN and Mrs. WARNER, of the Theatres Royal, Drury-lane and Haymarket. . The Tragedy of MACBETH, having been reeted by bril liant and crowded audiences on two re resentations last week, with the mostenthusiastic applau , will be repeated TO -MORROW,- being the last night it an be acted during the engagement of Mr. CHARLE KEAN and Mrs. WARNER. - Mr. CHARLES KEAN and Mrs. ARNER having been received with the greatest approbat on in the Characters of The Stranger and Mrs. Haller on Tuesday last, the Play of THE STRANGER will, in consequence, be repeated on ,THURSDAY, the last night but one of their engagement. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 4th instant, will be performed the favourite Drama, written by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart., called THE LADY OF LYONS; OR, LOVE AND PRIDE. Claude Melnotte Mr. Charles Kean Colonel Damas .. Mr. Baker Madatt e Deschappelles Pauline Deschappelles Mrs To conclude with the revived Farce of THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT Popolino.... Mr. Baker. Nonna.... Mrs. Clarke On WEDNESDAY will be repeated, for the last time, Shakspeare's Tragedy of MACBETH, with NEW SCE NERY, DRESSES, and DECORATIONS. Macbeth, Mr. Chas. Kean ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Warner ; as performed by them fifteen nights in succession last season at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket : .Macduff. Mr. Stuart ; Banquo, Mr. H. Hon.— To conclude with the Farce of LODGINGS FOR SINGLE GENTLEMEN. Captain Postlethwaite, Mr. H. Holl ; Colonel Stanmore Mr. W. H. Bland; Trusty, Mr. Baker; Mrs. Greville, Airs. W. H. Bland ; Mrs. Stanmore, Miss Cleaver; Mrs. Prattle, Mrs. Clarke. On THURSDAY—The STRANGER and 'TWAS I. On FRIDAY—Mr. CHARLES KEAN' S BENEFIT, and the last night of the engagement of Mr. CHARLES KEAN and Mrs. WARNER. . Mrs. Clarke Warner. GRAND CONCERTS M iur Ol•T r S. y .T .I I.J aiIe LI , N ' E Director of the Conce t D'Hiver, Conductor of the Orchestr at the Casino and Opera Balls, in Paris, has the honour to ounce that he will give SIX CONCERTS at the ROYAL PII ITHEATRE, the Second of which will take place . Tx! EVENING, the 4th instant, and will be continued on the Four successive Nights, when he will be assisted by lis unrivalled Band, consisting of upwards of FORTY PE ORMEILS, selected from the Drury-lane Concerts, an including the fol lowing eminent performers :—HERR TILLER, first Trum peter in the world ; Mons, Prospere, the celebrated Ophi• cleide of France, the first that appeared in England, and obtained such immense success at the Concerts of Drury lane ; HERR FRISCH, first Flute of Strauss' Orchestra, Concerts Musard, Paris, and Grand Theatre, Ilamburgh ; MONS. DELABARRE, first Oboe, from the Academie Royal, Paris; MONS. DUBREUIL, first Alto of the Musard Con certs ; MONS. LA URENT, jun. first Cornet-a-Piston, of her Majesty's Theatre, London ; MONS. FAIVRE, first Trom bone at the Opera, Paris ; SIG. BARTOLINI, first Violin at the Concerts Julien, leader at the Opera Ball and Casino, Paganini, Paris. _ _ _ __. _ Boxes, 3s. ; Side Boxes, 2s. Gd.; Pit, ls. Gd. ; First Gal lery, Is. ; Second, 6d. Tickets for Boxes to be had of Mr. CHOFFIN, Bookseller, Parker-street ; Mr. LACEY, 100, Bold-street ; and from all the Music Sellers in the town. TO CORRESPONDENTS The opinions of an " An Assistant Draper" do not meet our views. Would not " A Shareholder in both Companies" be more likely to accomplish his purpose by making his proposition known to the proprietors in the companies by a more pri vate mode than through the columns of a newspaper ? Would the gentleman, who forwarded the advertisement of property at Clifton, Yorkshire, for insertion in the STAN DARD of Friday last, be kind enough to favour us with his name, as it has been; forgotten or omitted to be asked for in the hurry of business. The indignation of "J. G" is called for, and many of his remarks are poignant and well-merited, but we doubt the utility of publishing his letter. "A Member of Christ Church" points the attention of the wardens or committee to the state of the church as to cleanliness, &c. We are not aware, if our correspondent's remonstrance be needed, but we feel persuaded the com plaints need only mentioning in the proper quarter, to meet with immediate redress. rJjt Rtherpool &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1841 We were prevented, by the pressure of more imme diately urgent matter, from directing attention in our last number to a subject not perhaps of a very attrac tive character to the general reader, but one, neverthe less, of great moment to the mercantile community, and especially to the shipowners, shippers, and in surers connected with the port of Liverpool. It has been determined to establish here an inde pendent Book of Registry for the shipping of Liver pool; and it will have been seen, by the resolutions passed at the meeting held in the Underwriters' Com mittee-room, on Tuesday, that the preliminary steps have been when for carrying this determination into 'effect. The establishment of such a work, we are of opi nion, will be highly conducive to the interests of this town, and we shall therefore feel much pleasure in rendering our columns subservient to its facilitation and accomplishment. Heretofore Liverpool, having no book of registry of its own, has been under the necessity of depending upon, and deferring to the authority of a London pub lication, and it could hardly be expected that the Lon don committee, by whom that publication is issued, would feel -all that interest about Liverpool and its shipping, that a committee formed on the spot, and .consisting of gentlemen whose interests are bound up most intimately and primarily with this port, would entertain. This would be more than we could reason• ably expect. At the same time, we do not deny that it would be just possible that the London Committee, if they were really anxious to do justice and give sa tisfaction to the inhabitants of Liverpool, might have done so, if not completely, at least to a very consider able extent, and might, by avoiding as much as possi ble all occasion of complaint, and evincing a ready dis position to correct error when committed, have de layed, for some time longer, the call which is now made, and in course of being attended to, for issuing forth from Liverpool a publication wholly indepentent of London, and a publication from which the shipping interests and mercantile body of Liverpool may confi dently expect to receive fair play. But the London Committee made no such efforts to secure the acqui escence of Liverpool in their classification of her mer cantile marine, have given frequent cause of dissatis faction without manifesting any inclination to remove, or remedy the same, and so entirely disregarded re monstrance, or peremptorily refused the most reasona ble requests, that they have done everything to hasten rathei than postpone the present undertaking. We cannot say that we feel any regret that such a result has been produced. We think it becomes the second port—if second it be to any other in the kingdom—to have a book of shipping registry of its own, and rejoice that an opportunity is now offered to emancipate Li verpool from a thraldom under which she has suffered too long. That many errors have crept into the London book is, we believe, a fact pretty well known. A corre spondent of the Shipping Gazette, who subscribes himself "A Liverpool Shipowner," has, in a recent number of that publication, stated one very remarkable instance. " The Heath," he says, " which stood at A 1 in the registry-book, was bought by a London house on speculation at an unsound price, took in a cargo for London, and the insurance was effected as on a first class ship, when it was discovered that with out some repairs she was not sea-worthy. The tem porary repairs were completed, the vessel immediately reduced in the book to I, although the insurance was done on her as A 1; the vessel sailed, and in about 48 hours was abandoned off Tuskar waterlogged, and af terwards went down." The same writer vindicates, with mu:h spirit and effect, the claims of . Liverpool-built ships to the high est classification, in answer to the aspersions of some anonymous writer—not unlikely a party interested in preserving the ascendancy of the London volume. He says, addressing himself to the editor,— A " Subscriber" asks, in a letter addressed to you, how it is that vessels sailing from the port of Liverpool are notori ous for discharging their cargoes in a worse state than from any other port in the united kingdom? The answer is obvious, viz., because ships from all the ports in the kingdom frequent Liverpool, and but few of the ships sailing out of or owned in Liverpool are built in Liver pool, shipowners not liking to pay a Liverpool price, whilst others consider a first-rate Liverpool-built ship, although more expensive at first, cheaper in the end than an inferior priced out-port built ship; hence the London underwriters have to pay for averages and total losses on ships standing A 1 or */E, when the Liverpool underwriters, having the re port of their own surveyor on the spot, will not take the risk. He then enters into several particulars as to the con struction of ships generally adopted and approved of by Liverpool master-builders, and espouses their prin ciple% though they do not happen to be in accordance with the supreme authority and irreversible decrees of the great London publication. Into these, however, we need not follow him at present. What appears from this and other evidence which 1,284 458 667 ght be had in abundance is, that L varpool impera• Lively requires a registry-book of her own, and that it is highly expedient, for many reasons, that she should have it We have heard it started as an objection that the metropolitan tome, being got up by parties free from local bias, will be regarded as more impartial, and have more weight with underwriters and shippers than a local publication. But the objection is a mere shadow without substance, and perfectly futile. As well might it be said that a London almanack would have more influence in Liverpool than a Liverpool one, which is calculated and made up for the meridian of Liverpool, We know of no local bias, we cannot conceive any, but one—and that a bias inclining only to the most truthful accuracy. It is to be recollected . that ship oWners are not the only class in Liverpool who are in terested in the. classification of our ships. There are the shippers and underwriters also; and although it may be the wish of some solitary shipowner to have his vessel entered as A 1, when her proper place ought perhaps to be—blank; yet it is to be recollected that the interest of other parties, or, at least, of one of them, lies just in the opposite direction. No, there would be no local advantage gained by the practice of any deception, and it will be our common gain to have the new Liverpool Registry most scrupulously correct and well-founded in every particular. We do confidently anticipate that every facility will be given to the forwarding of a work so becoming the importance and so likely to promote the interests of Liverpool. The names of the gentlemen who have been chosen as a provisional committee, and of their able scientific assistants, afford an ample guarantee that the several rules and regulations will be drawn up with judgment, and the foundation of this new and impor tant work laid on a sure and satisfactory basis. We are no friends to experimental legislation, espe . - cially to legislation perpetrated merely for the sake of experiment. It is an old and homely, but prudent maxim, to " let well alone." It is one of the vices of the present time that mcn have been taught to attribute whatever they fee!, or fancy to be a privation, to the state of the law, and that consequently our laws no longer have that fixedness in the mind of the people which they once had, and which they ought to have in reality, for the well-being of the community. Plausible pretexts may easily be found for changing and altering the wisest institutions, and novelties may easily be made to appear desirable, if we only shut out of view all the inconveniences and disadvantages that may arise from them. It strikes our humble judgment very forcibly that the " inland bonding bill" which is to convert Manchester, and we know not how many inland towns, into bond ing "ports," is a measure the entertaining and passing of which belongs precisely to this head of " experi mental legislation." It is an innovation upon a long established usage and ancient system, for which we can conceive no necessity, nor even tolerable pretext. The law, as it has stood heretofore, has worked well. Both Manchester and Liverpool have risen to their present great commercial eminence under the existing system, which has proved fully as beneficial to the one as to the other. But suddenly there comes a cry for change, and for no other cause than we can imagine or per ceive, but that inland towns have grown weary of being inland—would like, perhaps, a trip to the sea—and have determined, since neither sea nor salt water will flow up to them, to try what converting efficacy there may be in an act of parliament. Now, we call legislation which favours this appetite for novelty, and gives energy to the stimulus—unwise, imprudent, and injudicious. We have it acknowledged under the hand of parties most urgent for the innova tion in this instance—that it is altogether an " experi ment, and that they know not what the result may be, but that they wishlto try. This is, in truth, the best they can say of it; but never before did he hear of parliament being gravely solicited to LEGISLATE on such premises. We find the following candid admis sion in the Manchester Guardian of Saturday, He says— " We think our Liverpool contemporary tries to prove too much when he maintains, that inland bonding will be inju rious to Liverpool, without conferring any benefit on Man chester. If, as he suggests, the Manchester manufacturer finds that he is worse served at home than in Liverpool, he will very soon cease to buy at home, and the privilege of bond ing at Manchester will become a dead letter. Whatever the editor of the Standard may think of our manufacturers and dealers, we assure him that they have no affection for buying in disadvantageous markets; and therefore unless the pri vilege now sought for should prove beneficial to them, our Liverpool friends need not fear any injury to their interests." Thus, as we have said, the inland bonding bill comes, after all, to be, cx confesso, a mere tentative effort, got up for the gratification of the curious, and sought for just to give certain factory proprietors of Manchester an opportunity of ascertaining whether they may not be able to combine in their own persons the various professions of merchant and manufacturer, broker and principal, and sweep the profits and remuneration of all and each into their own coffers. This is just the scheme, and in this laudable attempt to serve them selves, they think it quite a hardship that any body should disturb them, and esteem it, we should suppose, a particular condescension to Liverpool to inform us that "if the experiment should FAIL," we shall, in that case, " leave nothing to fear." Well, really that is a consolation ! Thank you, good Firs. We pick up this crumb of comfort, and esteem it quite a favour at your hands. But we beg to ask, .4s this a sufficient ground to apply to parliament upon ? Will parliament be jus tified in disturbing the existing law, and all those mul tiplied relations that have grown up from, and prospered in connection with it, merely to favour a speculation of this sort ? "But if it fails," says a chosen champion of the change, " don't imagine that our knowing people here will persevere in the use of a disadvantageous market ; by no means; in that case they will return again to the ancient way." Just so; but in the mean time, will no injury be inflicted upon others while the experiment is in the course of probation ? We say, yea, very great; and we add, therefore, that it would be quite monstrous in the legislature to pass a law so fraught with mischief in various points of view, merely to gratify parties who themselves acknowledge that the scheme is at best but a doubtful experiment. 4 ‘ Unless the privilege now sought should prove beneficial to them, (i. e., the Manchester experimen talists,) our Liverpool friends need not fear any injury to their interests." But if it should prove beneficial to the Manchesterians—what then ? Why then, of course, their " Liverpool friends" must experience the injury, and pocket the affrOnt: But we ask, why should the legislature give this needless preference to Manchester, and inflict so much admitted injury upon Liverpool ? Is it because the representation of Manchester is Liberal, and that of Liverpool Conservative ? Is it upon this principle, and with this reference, that favours are to be bestowed, and fines inflicted on different localities, by the collective wisdom of the nation ? A proposition so monstrous will not, we know, be openly asserted; we would not say, however, that it would not on that account be the less near to being secretly acted upon. The question is, we affirm, being worked at this moment as a party one, and a liberal interest is largely engaged in the conducting of it. It behoves Conservatives, then, to meet this policy, and coun teract it. And surely the Conservatives of Liverpool never undertook any cause more consistent with their designation and principles than this which is so closely connected with the commercial prosperity and interests of the town. They have been greatly too remiss hitherto ; but we believe there is yet time to permit a strong exhibition of their sentiments being of avail, and we would earnestly recommend them to make it without delay. But we must not omit to mention, that our Manches- ter contemporary is quite merry at our supposition of Liverpool having any vested interest in this matter. " What vested interest," he says, " the aggregation of buildings which men call Liverpool, can have in this or in any other matter, we do not distinctly comprehend. If the Standard means, that particular brokers and merchants and warehouse-owners there residing have a vested interest, we can comprehend, though we do by no means agree with him. Liverpool may be very "properly the handmaid of Man chester;" but we altogether deny, that Manchester is bound to retain her handmaids any longer than their services are required. London was once, as regarded the trade to China, literally the handmaid of Liverpool; she 'b)nded the tea; but we have no recollectinn of our Liverpool friends standing up for the vested interests of London." _ That Manchester is not bound to "retain her hand maids any longer than their services are required" we freely allay Ma reated iratereg, in that system by which her merchants, and other in,. habitants, were induced largely to direct their capital and devote their time to certain objects, and which, with the abolition of that system, would in a great mea sure cease to exist for their benefit, is what we deny, and what we should conceive any impartial tribunal would rule in our favour. Our contemporary's allusion to the China monopoly will not afford him the least support. That monopoly was taken from the East India Company, not that it might be shared merely with Liverpool, or Bristol, or Glasgow, or, any other port, hut that the community at large might obtain an important article of consumption at a reduced price. The removal of the monopoly was intended as a boon to the kingdom, and if all the advan tages contemplated have not followed, some unques tionably have: But is there any pretext—any decent excuse of this kind set up in the case of this inland bonding bill ? How are the people—how is the com munity at large to be served by depriving Liverpool of her natural or acquired advantages, and transferring, or attempting to transfer them to some inland town ? Who will gain by that ? Will Manchester goodu be lowered in price to the consumer by reason of that piece of transmutation ? No ; not one twentieth part of a farthing in the bale. It is altogether an affair of the factory ; the community at large has no interest in it The question then comes simply to this—is a posi tive injury to be done to one place on the very rinnote chance of some contingent good being clone to another, or some few in it, without even the pretence of any general result beneficial to the community being looked for ? We submit that there is but one answer to this question, and that any other involves palpable unsound ness in theory, and gross injustice in action. Our disgraced and discomfited ministry has resorted to a base expedient, which has excited for the moment so much surprise and indignation that the settled feel ing of the country has not yet had time to utter itself. They feel that their ship is sinking, and they care not what they throw overboard in their undissembled ter ror and desperate effort to lighten it. Their defeat of Thursday exhibits their miserable weakness without the possibility of disguise. Ther Irish Registration Bill, on which they have existed, or rather endeavoured to escape extinction, since the commencement of the session, is now gone to the tomb of all the Capulets. Their humiliation is as palpable as it is painful, and the question in every body's mouth is, or was, what will they do now ? Will they resign ? But no ; that, in deed, will be the last sign they will ever make. They have the anti-can-law sedition yet to feed. The corn duties remain to be repealed, and why should these faithful, fast-sticking ministers resign, whilst they have that card to play ? This is surely an admirable sop for Cerberus ; and if it fails, have they not annual par liaments and vote' by ballot yet to give away, or pro mise?' And, failing these, they have still in reserve universal suffrage, or some other incredible thing, no mattter how revolutionary or abominable, so as it would afford them something to promise and another quarter in office. The head of the coterie has declared, and the declaration is on record, that to repeal the corn duties would be madness ; nor have his party hitherto given, any intimation that they had the most distant notion of yielding to the clamour on this head. But necessity is a severe task-master. It did not then "rain minorities" so thick and fast upon them, nor was disgrace altogether so familiar with them as it is now. Desperate cases require desperate remedies, and now the malady has arrived at that stage when these appliances must be had recourse to. But will they effect a cure ? We are perfectly confident that they will not. The people are sick of the O'Connell-Whigs, and will not be gulled by the base and unprincipled stratagem which they have just put in operation. Whiggery is unpopular, and nothing can save its down fall. We shall take another opportunity fully to justify these several allegations. As to the budget we have only to observe, that it affords another melancholy proof of the desperate shifts to which these reckless incapables are driven. Not only are our colonies sacrificed, but religion and morality are outraged by the ways and means to which they have resorted, to catch at revenue and supply de ficiencies. Admirable moralists ! Excellent patricts I Skilful managers ! Incomparable ministers ! LOCAL NEWS NEW STEAM COMPANY IN NEWRY.—A most influen tial meeting was held in the Assembly-rooms, Newry, on Monday last, for the purpose of forming a company for the purchase of a steam-vessel to ply between Newry and Liver pool. A resolution was passed in the affirmative, and another that the capital of the company be £lo,ooo—a thousand shares of £lO each. THE SEE OF WOIitESTER. - Dr. Pepys, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, will be translated to the sec of Worcester, vacant by the decease of Dr. Carr ; and it is expected that Dr. Short, rector of Bloomsbury, will be promoted to Sodor and Man. TILE PRESIDENT.—No intelligence of this vessel has yet been received, but there has not been any arrival from Ber muda later than the 30th ult., and we have no news from the West Indies sufficiently late to have reached there had she missed Bermuda, and made for that quarter. We trust sincerely that the expectation arising from this circumstance, and still adhered to, may yet be realised. LORD WALDEGRAVE AND CAPTLIN DUFF.—On Thurs day last Lord Waldegrave and Captain Duff were brought up in the Court of Queen's Bench, to receive judgment for the assault on a policeman. As the affidavits on the part of the prisoners were not quite ready, Sir F. Pollock requested the court to postpone the case for a short time. Lord Denman then said, " Let it stand peremptorily for Monday" (yester day.) LARCENY.—Mary Ann Bowman, a respectably-dressed young woman, who appeared greatly affected by the situation in which she was placed, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having robbed Mr. William Davis, laceman, of Buoy-street, Thomas Ainsworth, constable, stated, that, on Wednesday, the 21st April last, he was called into the shop of Mr. Clarke, Scotland-road, where he found the prisoner detained. Her box was pointed out to him, in a front bedroom, which, having obtained the key from the prisoner, he opened, and found several articles of finery, which had been stolen. He took her to the Police-office; but, as the charge was not pressed, she was not detained. He kept the articles, and subsequently found that they be longed to Mr. Davis. He went to Manchester, and there found the prisoner at a shop, in Oxford-street. He took her into custody, and again examined her box, in which he found several articles of jewellery, which had been since claimed by Mr. Davis. She confessed that she had taken i the pro perty, and said she must have been prompted to tby the evil spirit. Mrs. Davis said, the prisoner had worked in her ser vice as a milliner, and that while she was there they had missed goods from the shop, and also the jewellery. The prisoner appeared overcome with grief, and held her hands imploringly to Mr. Rushton. Mr. Ri!shttin said, " I can do nothing for you : you have here committed several felonies." The prisoner . appealed to Mr. Davis, and begged him to have mercy on her. Mr. Rushton : " Mr. Davis has no power to have mercy on her. You have stolen those articles, and you must suffer for it. - You had no excuse many poor p e r sons are tried and punished for stealing who are, perhaps, urged to it by necessity. THE BIRKENHEAD WATER. BILL.—A meeting was held on Friday evening, at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, in con . sequence of a placard which had appeared, summoning the ratepayers to consider the proposed water bill, now before parliament. J. D. Case, Esq. in the chair.—Mr. Brodribb opposed the bill, upon the principle that the rates for water Were excessive.—Mr. Appleton defended the bill, upon the grounds that it was a boon to the public, and a water company being much wanted, as the supply was good and wholesome in some parts of the township, and not in others : and there fore, if the ratepayers were supplied by a company, all would benefit thereby.—Mr. Laycock contended that the ratepay ers had not been fairly dealt with, and that they had not been consulted by the promoters of the hill.—Mr. Jackson, in replying to the observations which had been made, de clared that his object in promoting the bill was for the public good as well as his own ; that a feeling had been excited against him very unhandsomely, and that he had been un fairly dealt with. Mr. Jackson offered the contract to the Birkenhead shareholders if it was wished by the ratepayers, and that the commissioners might take the water-works off his hands on payment of part of his expenses in going to par liament, and the cost of the works. Mr. Jackson concluded an animated address in declaring that he only wanted fair remuneration for his risk, capital, and outlay.—Mr. Mallaby stated the part he had taken in the matter, and signified his intention to resign his office of clerk to the commissioners, in consequence of his not being allowed by them to give any other than a legal opinion upon matters before them. • DEATH OF - GENERAL HARRISON.—MEETING AT THE GRECIAN H OTEL.—On Friday evening a meeting of Ameri can merchants, shipmasters, and others, convened by pla cards, was held at the Grecian Hotel , Dale-street, for the purpose of adopting such measures as might be deemed ap propriate to express their grief at the death of General Har rison, late president of the United States. The chair was occupied on the occasion by Francis B. Ogden, Esq., of New Yorlc. The chairman opened the proceedings by briefly stat ing the object for which the meeting had been convened. He said there was no distinction of party on the present oc casion, but that they were assembled in a foreign country, as Americans, to resolve upon the proper mode of expressing their respect for the memory of their deceased president. Captains Bridges, Smith, and Lowber were then appointed a deputation to prepare suitable resolutions, and they having retired for that purpose, Mr. John B. Murray, of New York, the secretary, addressed the meeting. He, as an American citizen, begged to say that they had been called to meet to gether that evening to express their sense of the deep regret they felt at becoming acquainted with the melancholy intelli gence of the death of the president of the United States. They had come not to speak of General Harrison as the whig candidate, but as their departed - president. as the man whom the majority of their fellow -citizens had called to the chief Office of the country, and whose loss they mourned. He (the secretary) for one felt that he had lost a father because their president had departed, and when their country lost its pre sident, he felt that he had lost a friend. He hoped that every gentleman present felt a deep sense of the loss they were suf fering under, and that when their proceedings should be taken back to the department of state, it would be seen in America that they, i n Li verpoo l , though they resided in a fo reign land, did not forget their home, their president, or their fellow-citizens. Thanks were returned to the chairman and secretary, and the meeting separated.