The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

Eiberpoof - aitbArh V SP • FRON OUR LONDO2 WE RAVE not yet recovered from the ation caused by the ridiculous explos a of the ,!Chesham-place bomb. Never since the bursting of the infamous Lichfield-house combustion of pitch, bri ne, and resin, has there been so ludicrous a catastrophe The shell of destruction intended for the anni titian of ed and cas conceivable sour, s Government was mo a, drawn from ever. ie redoubtable :ook place a spectacle —up went the mighty conjuror I sky-high ; the crafty engineer was— were worked up and kneaded ; and the morta d and fixed by t due formality, when,—oh, inexpres formed borou her 12,1 Hoist with his own l'he pet of the great aristocratic "W rule the roas h St. Alban's is the t esty's oppos slap-bang Tumult of the little election-mongering attor- in those pure and immaculate re- statesman who would be, in man's , the leader of that heterogeneous gang of old buf elVhigs,mongrelPeelites,and Red Radicals, yclep, mud, in the most deplorable plight, while his comrogr grinning at him like so many laughing hyenas some undisguisedly mocking t e prostrate self *-elected m they repudiated, and others affecting to hide their satisfaction by turning their backs upon him. The puzzle is, what could have induced the little artful dodger, cunning as he is, and well versed in sharp Parliamentary practice, to place himself in such a position ? We all that— Quo: deur cult perdere prizes demenfat ; but seldom does a man go so stark mad at once as Lord JonN did on the Militia Bill rabies. The only excuse tha ca e trumped up for him by his friends is, that a " court intrigue" compelled him, nilly-willy, to commit the folly of which he was guilty. It is said that he was commanded to put Lord DERBY in a minority by all means, fair or foul, in order that a colourable excuse might be given for refusing Lord DERBY the request he would immediately be forced to make, to dissolve Parliament, on the plea that in the present unsettled condition of the continent the country could not be left without proper defences pending a general election, and without a government having the confidence of the people. This is the best excuse that can be invented by the friends of the ex-Minister ; but bad is the best. Overweening vanity was the real cause of Lord JOHN'S .faux pas —" vaulting ambition that o'erleapt itself." Silly man, to suppose that "My Right Honourable Friend," the Baronet of Netherby' would permit the many-coloured mantle of PEEL, which would suit so well his own broad shoulders, to descend quietly and hang on the lanky back of the puny representative of the House of Bedford. Not he ; JAMES of the slippery tongue has a notion that he has a right to be leader of the free lances, and he seems determined to maintain it. The canny Baronet kept well out of this dirty disaster; he bides his time; and the chances are, that he will, ere long, be elected captain of the free-thinking, free-booting brotherhood in the House of Commons, vice Lord JOHN, ignominiously dismissed the service. The good old days of festivity, ball, and rout have once more returned to gladden the hearts of the Londoners. Not for many a long year have they had so brilliant a season as the present. The truly generous and princely Tory aristocracy seem resolved to vie with each other, as in the times before cheapness and stinginess were considered respectable, and principles of economy prevailed in each household as well as in politics. The gallant Duke of Non, TIIIIMDERLAND throws open the portals of his all but regal halls. The Marchioness of SALISBURY, and the Countesses of DERBY and MALUESBURY issue cards of invitation by the thousand to their superb salons. Miss Buttnrrr Courts, and other ladies of wealth and fashion, follow the example of the high nobility. Thus, what with numerously attended levees and drawing-rooms, and magnificent entertainments of an s)rts, given in West end and City, London presents a very different aspect from what it did under the shabby reign of the cheese-paring Whig-Radical clique. Among the memorable festivities of the week, the most memorable were the double marriages of the scions of the two princely houses—one Whig and one Tory ; the proud house of ►SUTHERLAND and WESTMINSTER, and the equally proud house of WYNNE, of Wynn sta Nothing could exceed the pride, pomp, and circumstance attending these nuptials. The QUEEN herself was present at the first, although she took no part in the ceremonial. A carpet was spread from Suther land-house to the Chapel Royal for the corteze to pass over, ana altogether the pageant was the most costly and atwl sh on record for any personages under the rank of prince. The blushing bride herself, the Lady CONSTANCE LEVESON GOWER, looked blooming enough, and would have appeared to yet greater advantage, had she not been placed in junta-position with her mama, the still splendid Duchess of SUTHERLAND ; but the bridegroom wore an exceeding epooney aspect, and was altogether a melan choly specimen of our " old nobility," as Lord J. MAN NERS would say—though the Earl GROSVENOR nobility cannot boast of half a century's age. Young WYNNE and his fair cousin and bride had their share of grandeur on the same auspicious morn, although their wedding ceremonial was less ostentatious than that of the Lady CONSTANCE and her lord. Let us hope that so fair a commencement may have as happy a conclusion ! So say all of us, Whig and Tory. So the Crystal Palace, that gigantic glass edifice, is coming down at last. The fiat has gone forth, and it must vanish and evaporate, and " leave not a wreck be hind"—at least, in Hyde-park. On Saturday,—the anni versary of the inauguration in it of what was ridiculously called the great free-trade festival of all nations,—the work of demolition commenced. Thus will perish Sir JOSEPH PAXTON'S transparent gimcrack. By the way, it appears that a new idea has been conceived about it, more absurd, If possible, than all the preceding ideas of conservatories, museums, and the rest. Some bright genius has found out that it would make a glorious tower, after the model of Babel, 1000 feet high ! Oh, Jupiter ! It is proposed to build it up to resemble in form the Eddystone Light house, but to go up, up, up, almost to the height of Olym pus. It is said that Messrs. Fox and HENDERSON have given their opinion in favour of the practicability of this plan, and that thoughts are entertained of the project. So that marvellous wagtail WAGNER remains still under a cloud, and is not yet visible to mortal eyes, or audible to mortal ears. The Court of Chancery envelopes her in its awful misty veil ; and, if reports in Westminster-hall be well founded, she is not likely to be released from its deli cate attentions. This tremendous German bulbul, who is said to stand nearly six feet in her stockings, and to have a forty-Gaist power of vocalisation, has not been able to give a plain answer to Mr. LUMLEY'S unmusical accusa tion ; and, therefore, the probability is, that she will have to go back to her delightful "faderland" without the £lOOO par month which she thought to claw, and without asto nishing the unsophiscated natives here; and:that we shall have to conclude she is only a "lark"—an imaginative " mocking-bird"—a fabulous harpy. Oh, for one day of my gallant friend Col. Surritortr's dictatorship, that we might rid the country of the whole troop of '• foreign im portations," who prey upon our credulity and walk off with our money ! it is refreshing to turn from the contemplation of exotic monstrocities to the consideration of native beauties ; and at this moment London displays such varieties of objects, the product of national genius, and the work of national arts, that one is really puzzled to decide where to stop, in order to give expression to admiration. There are the Water-colour Gallery, the new Water colour Gallery, the National Institution of Fine Arts, the Amateur's Gallery, the Royal Academy, the B r iti s h Artist's Institution, * all open, tempting the eyes to feast on lovely scenes, the intellect to draw instruction from exqui site paintings of real and imaginative things, and the mind to cull delight and refinement from the charming illustration s of ennobling feelings and fine human senti ments. The Water-colour School of Painting is thoroughl] and entirely British, is unrivalled, and is magnificent W• can point to it wits match it. No Eno without visiting th ." pride, and defy all the world to shman ought to come to London Water-colour Galleries. In the see the beautiful landscapes taken fresh Old." he will s face, by Fripp, the stor a imaged with ffect by Copley Fielding, the country _ owns reflected to the life by Hunt, whose --,pd her Majesty to forget her dignity, scenes )ud, long and hearty, the tranqi... of Hardinge. In the "New" mounta erb and g r and elaborateness one ar I never equa splendid of st ;";" The A. ,ransferred to be enehantec s bouquets of freah-gat .st and see the green laden cor N with INrAR- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 185. hcld in tranced admiration by CORBOULD'S female beauties, of whom the " Lady Godiva" is this year e. In the National Institution INSKIP s free and vigorous sketches and Highland ers, PASSMORE'S In the:Royal Academy he will behold MACLISE ation and glory of brush. depict COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIcHT THE low rate of discounts continues to impart a firmer tone to the feeling on 'Change in favour of higher prices of every description of Produce. Up to Saturday, however, transactions were somewhat checked by the uncertainty prevailing as to the intentions of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. This uncertainty, however, was set at rest on Satur day; and full confidence is now established amongst the commercial community, of every shade of poli tical opinion, that a period of active and healthy business is before them. This is strengthened by the opinion, which is gaining ground, that we shall be spared the turmoil of a general election until autumn. The Bank of England returns again show an increase in the stock of bullion ; and this, with the further fact that the amount of unemployed notes of that establishment continues large, gives assurance that the present abundance of money is likely to be enjoyed by the community for some time to come. Our SHARE MARKET has been good and im proving all week. The particular feature of it has been, that the public, having consumed all the guaranteed stocks offered at anything like reason able rates, are now beginning to turn their atten tion to the parent stocks, and particularly to those which have not participated in the general advance, such as Chester and Birkenhead, North Staffords, &c., these and Caledonians being in great demand. The quotations of some shares are higher to-day than at any time during the year. Midlands have reached 70+ ; and some of our local stocks—Gas shares and Fire and Life shares—continue steadily to rise. Mining shares continue very dull. We annex this day's quotations:—London stock, 1241; Do. new qrs., 51 p • Do. fifths, 4-4-p ; Midland stock, 70 + +; Sheffield new pref., 13-16 p; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73+c * + 1; Do. fifths, 51 d ; Do. £2O F's, d ; Do. West Ridings, 4+ d ; Eastern Counties, 9 7-16 ; Caledonian, 20-1 1 ; Birkenhead, ill d ; Do. late C. &B. 18 ; Do. £22 shares, ' 6 d • Ambergates, 1 3-16 d ; Old Dover; 221; North Staffords, 7+ d; North Union A, 254 ; Warrington and Altrincham, par ; York and N. Midland, 26 ; Berwicks, 19 ; Gas, 207; Royal Insurance, 15-16 p._ _ _ PRODUCE MARKET.—Up to the publication of Friday's circular, the improvement in Sugar was estimated at fully Is. per cwt. Coffee had been also in good demand, at higher prices. Tea was quoted id. per lb. dearer. In Drysalteries there had not been much change, except in the article of Nitrate, which is quoted at 15s. 6d. This day, the market continues steady. The sales since Friday comprise 230 hhds. Demerara, at 30s. 3d. to 355.; 300 hhds. Barbadoes, chiefly at 31s. to 395., in cluding some up to 415.; 720 bags Benares, at 345. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; 4,000 bags Madras, chiefly by auction, at 265. 6d. to 275. 6d.; and 500 bags Yellow Ceara, at 18s., being very full prices. In Molasses and Rum, although prices are supported, there is very little doing. COTTON.—A steady demand has been experi enced for Cotton during the past week, and, notwith standing the considerable arrivals which have taken place, prices have been fully maintained, and a large business has been done, the sales up to Thurs day night amounting to 69,910 bales, of which speculators took 18,100, exporters 10,110, leaving 41,700 for the trade. The sales were on Friday 10,000 bales, of which speculators took 5000 ; on Saturday 12,000 bales, of which specu lators and exporters took 4000, and to-day 10,000, of which 3000 were for specu lation and export, with a firm market. The private letters received by the Africa bring confirmation of the increased estimates lately made, and the crop is looked forward to as likely to reach, if not even to exceed, 3,000,000 bales. Whether, in the face of such a prospect of supply, prices can be kept up, is not regarded as certain. The news received to-day, however, by the Overland Mail from India, appears to be of a character which is likely to stimulate consumption in the manufacturing districts. If we add to this the effect of monetary abundance, and the fact that the wind has once more come round to an easterly direction, we may be tolerably well assured that no material reduction is likely to take place. We quote the following as the current prices : 1852. 1851. New Orleans .... 51d. .... 7d. per lb. Mobile Uplands Stocks 414,270 .. 556,810 b.ales. In SALTPETRE a large business is reported to day, some 1,200 bags having found buyers at 255. 6d. to 295. 6d. (11 to 31) and 100 bags at 245. per cwt., for 13 per cent. refraction.—SHELL LAC has changed hands at 395. to 505., and 7 cases TIN CAL at 68s. per cwt.—A few tons JAaixtcw LOGWOOD are reported at £3 10s_ Der ton_ with all fanita uitit IN.— r l , be genial weather by which we were visited in the middle of the week, accompanied by a change of wind and warm showers, gave a down ward tendency to the market; and Wheat was quoted at from Id. to 2d. per 70Ibs. lower. Although an unfavourable tarn has since taken place, the trade has been dull to-day, the arrivals of foreign having been large. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, as a female was passing along the footwalk in Tower•gardens, a bale of cotton was rolled out of a warehouse for the purpose of obtaining the marks, when it knocked her down, and she fell with such force into an adjoining cellar as to cause almost instant death. TYROLESE MINSTRELS.—These minstrels, who are en gaged by Mr. Mitchell, of the St. James's Theatre, have been singing during the week at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. They are spoken of highly as excellent part singers ; hut as we have not been favored with tickets, we have not had the opportunity of hearing and judging for ourselves. BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY.— The adjourned re-examination of Joseph Hall took place yesterday be fore Mr. Commissioner Ferry. Mr. Simon appeared on behalf of the assignees, and Mr. J. Yates, jun., for the bankrupt, who was a miller at Wavertree. After a long examination, respecting the property of the bankrupt, his further examination was adjourned to the 24th instant. LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS BILL.—The committee of the Lords on this subject met on Friday and Saturday, and several witnesses were examined. The evidence went to show that, at St. Helens, the alkaline waste ex ercises a very corroding effect upon metal, and, therefore, the alterations in the course of the pipes suggested by Mr. Hawksley seemed to be approved of. The committee adjourned to yesterday (Monday). MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT CHILDWALL.—An inquest was held on Saturday, on the body of John Meadows. parish clerk of Childwall, who bung himself on the day previous, —verdict, " Temporery insanity." The de ceased was 71 years of age, and had been parish clerk of Childwall for about 50 years. He was much respected, and his melancholy end is deeply regretted by the inha bitants of the village. MR. FEINT'S ADDRESS TO THE ORANGE-VENDERS.— On Wednesday evening, Mr. Feeny, of the Merchants' Dining-rooms, who has taken up the cause of this unpro tected portion of our juvenile population, addressed a large meeting of them in the school-room, Moorfields ; and, after explaining to them the result of his interference with the authorities on their behalf, gave them some excellent advice as to their future conduct. THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD, FELLOWS OF THE MANCHESTER UNITY.—The annual dinner of the mem bers of this body, resident in Birkenhead and the neigh bourhood, took place last evening, in the large room of the house of Mr. Charles Dunbar, the Britannia Hotel, Tranmere. Mr. James Routledge occupied the chair; and amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Messrs. S. Willoughby, Thomas Luff, of Liverpool, Sykes, Bowen', Inglefield, R. E. Gorst. Messrs. J. Routledge and Wareing occupied the ♦ice-chairs; the company being about seventy in number. After the usual loyal and appropriate toasts, the chairman proposed " The Grand Master and Board of Directors of the Independent Order of Oddfellows ;" which was responded to by Mr. Luff, in an eloquent speech. "The Birkenhead district," was acknowledged by Mr. Sykes, the secretary. "The noble. men and gentlemen, of both houses of parliament, who supported the Friendly Societies' Act," was responded to by Mr. Gale ; and the other toasts of the evening were, " The district officers," "Our visiting friends," " The town and trade of Birkenhead," "The committee of management," and " Our worthy host and hostess." All these were responded to, in appropriate terms, and the evening wa spent in harmony and sociality. THE CANDIDATES FOR HULL.—On Saturday morning last, we learn, a placard was issued by Mr. Oliveria, pro. posing himself as a candidate for this borough ; and shortly afterwards the address of Mr. Bramley-Mooro, which had been previously in the hands of his friends, was published. In the course of the afternoon Lord Goderich issued a declaration. Who Mr. Oliveria, the first.named candidate, is, or what are his opinions, is not stated. He merely announced his intention to ad dress the electors yesterday. Mr. Bramley-Moore ap. peals to the constituency on Protestant and constitutional grounds ; and with regard to commercial policy he says : " Severe blows have been inflicted by rash and hasty legislation upon the most important interests of the em pire, while taxation, both general and local, presses with undue weight upon diminished resources. Surely here is an injustice which calls for redress ! And believing that her Majesty's Government have both the wisdom and the patriotism to devise measures which will go far to accom plish an object so desirable, I would r,nder my humble support in any course which is likely, without abridging the comforts of the industrious classes, or disturbing the peace of the community, to afford the relief which is so greatly needed." Mr. Moore also expresses himself strongly on the subject of the repeal of the Navigation Laws. Lord Goderich is against the reimposition of a duty on corn, but in favour of the readjustment of the taxes which press upon the shipping interests. He advocates suffrage extension, short parliaments, and " a careful reconsideration of tho present distribution of members." Mr. Clay, the preseni member, had issued go Addriga up to Saturday night, MR. MAYER'S EGYPTIAN MUSEUM On Saturday last, the Ist instant, one of the most inte resting exhibitions wgs opened that has ever been known in Liverpool. Our townsman, Mr. MAYER, whose taste for antiquities and the fine arts is well known, purchased some time ago a large collection of Egyptian antiquities, which had been made during a long course of years in Egypt, and at a great cost. His intention was, as we learn from the preface to his catalogue, to place them in the Town Museum, which it was then sup posed would be at the Royal Institution. On examina tion of the premises, however, it was found that no suit able accommodation existed; and in the altered circum stances, there was even less prospect of finding space for laying them out. They therefore constitute for the pre sent a separate museum, the profits of which will be added to increase the collection itself ; and it is not improbable that at some future time the present proprietor will hand over the whole to the town. The collection is called an Egyptian Museum, and the description is on the whole correct ; but it is in reality much more. There are objects illustrative of many na tions of antiquity, curious specimens of modern art, and instruments of national warfare ; in short, it is not merely Egyptian, but ethnological. The large house, No. 8, Colquitt-street. is filled from top to bottom, the objects being classified so as to admit of regular and sys tematic study. Many of the individual objects are such as would afford score for an interesting dissertation ; and the explanation of the objects in any one room would be a lecture of some magnitude as well as interest. We shall endeavour to give our readers an idea of the contents of one room out of six. On entering the door, the room which one first meets with, and which looks into the street, is filled with objects which exhibit both grace and antiquity. They are very varied, but the prevailing articles are pottery of the Etrus can, Roman, Samian, and English kinds. The cases round the room, and that in the centre, are constructed accord ing to a general design, for they remind one of the Egyptian style of architecture as exhibited in temples and in tombs. Those who look upon an Etruscan vase as a rarity, or boast of their possession of a pair under glass shades, will be astonished to hear of so many as 600 in a single case. All of these were taken from the ancient tombs ; and a large number, perhaps the majority, ex hibit ornaments in scrolls, figures, and other designs. There is, also, great variety in form, but the educated eye will not fail to distinguish the pure Etruscan typo through out. In the vessels of Roman construction, the lines passing from bottom to top, are in general portions of circles; but in those of Ancient Greek and Etruscan con struction, the lines, whether convex or concave, are portions of ellipses or ovals. This may be regarded as a general rule. A small stand at the side of the central case, exhibits bronze handles and other ornaments that bad been attached to the largest class of vessels, some of them of the most beautiful workmanship. There are also orna ments in Roman bronze, such as pins, spatulse, &c. ; idols in terracotta from Mexico, taken from the ancient burial places, respecting which both history and tradition are silent. Among the objects in iron are two Roman swords, almost unique; for that metal is rarely preserved so long. There were found at Treves, with a bell in copper, the umbo of a shild, keys, &c. A similar stand on the opposite side of the central case contains a large collection of Roman fibulae, chiefly of bronze, and bracelets of the same metal; nearly all of them found at Treves, but not a few in England. There are portions of ancient horse furniture (as supposed) of extreme rarity and interest, Roman tiles, bricks, architec tural ornaments, and even the very stucco from the walls. When Herculaneum and Pompeii were discovered, some of the most interesting relics were exposed to view ; the gold of the miser besides his skeleton, the crumbling parch ments of the student near his remains, and the articles of the toilet in the lady's chamber. One would think that Mr. Mayer had had access to the last of these apart ments, for we find a large collection of hair pins, needles, styles for writing, beads in glass and terracotta, and the other curious contents of workbox or dressing ease. How many interesting thoughts they awaken respecting the past, and anticipations - respecting the future. Some of hese which are not exposed to the wondering eyes of a people whom Rome never knew, may have been the pledges of affection, or the instruments of personal deco. ration ; for vanity and affection have no limitation in coun try or in age. And what will be the circumstances of our own little valuables 2,000 years hence, when Mr. Macau lay 'sNew Zealander stands at the place traditionally known as London Bridge, to sketch the ruins of St. Paul'a l' They, too, may possibly be collected in a far-off land ; and the sable children of the antarctic regions may speculate respecting the ancient English, the original gold-finders , in their own sunny clime. Passing by numerous large presses with glass fronts filled with articles of great interest, we wish to point the reader to a few objects more intimately connected with home curiosities. On the top of one is a large leathern case, which suggests ideas of seven-leagued boots ; and one is ready to inquire whether Goliath of Gath, or Og the King of Basan, actually wore such coverings on the lower limbs. On referring to the catalogue, however, we find that it is nothing else than an ancient Black Jack of the time of Henry VIII., and that the little one beside it, like a junior member of the same family, is a gill of the same period. The tradition connected with them is that both were taken from Windsor, then they found their way into the collection of a well-known antiquary, at whose death they were dispersed by auction. It is curious to see how the household words ofone age find their way into the nursery as the absurdities of another, or into the note-hook of the antiquary, as the case may be, in illus tration of history. Thus, the large leathern apparatus was occasionally used for other household purposes than 4.oataiwiwgatron r ale : an d iteconstant amanriation with the gill, like husband and wife, occasioned a punning upon the names. Hence, a domestic occurrence of the sixteenth century, jocularly described, becomes of much interest to the inquirer ; but it is laughed at by the child in a meaningless rhyme : " Jack and Gill wentup the hill To fetch a pail of water ; Jack fell down and broke his crown, Ard Gill came tumbling after." To our eye, the most interesting objects in this room are those which are associated with Hoylake. Among the sandhills at the mouth of the Dee, there is a little fishing village of about SOO inhabitants ; but many of them have come recently, and there were few there when Sir J. Stanley, (afterwards Lord Stanley, of Alderley,) erected the hotel. Yet small as the population was in the beginning of this century and the close of the last, there is evidence that it was not always so,.—when numerous shipsanchored in the lake, and when cattle grazed in the meadows, and children sported beneath the trees, where now the tide flows. The evidences of former occupation have been frequently stated ; and the objects in proof of it have been fully described. Here we have them again :—the quern or hand-mill, by which the Saxon peasants prepared their meal ; the horns of the oxen that constituted their wealth; the antlers of the stag which their arrows struck down in the Forest of Wir ra ll ; the bones of horses that have car ried them over the green award through the forest glades, and perhaps those of the riders also. But we can even show the very sandals by which their feet were protected ; the coins and fragments of coins of the Edwards and Ethelreds ; the brooches by which their dresses were fas tened ; the tweezers by which they atoned for the absence of razors ; the buckles which fastened their sword belts ;, the rowels of their spurs-; : a lady's wooden comb, which would not pass muster with a gentlewoman's gentlewo man now-a-days ; the needles by which the robe was. rudely sewn together ;• buttons, keys, and " what not."' The above is only a portion of the contents of one room! Every object is itself a thing of interest, inde pendent of its associations. The whole collection is- one eminently fitted to educate ; but it should be studied wit,h care, and not passed over with baste. lir. Mayer has done great service to the community by bringing together a collection of so much rarity and value ; and we purpose to accompany our readers in due course to some of the other rooms. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Within the last 48 hours up wards of 500 vessels have passed this port bound up chan nel. Many of these have been detained for weeks at the entrance. Mr. Ronntrr KERNE, farmer, of " The Field."' near this place, died in a most sudden manner on Tuesday evening last.. He was having some angry words with his son, when he fell down a corpse.—Cheltenham imprnal. MELANe-nomi StlzetnE.—A determined act of suicide was committed a few nights since by a fins young man, George Westbrook, who held a situation in the establish ment of Messrs. Grimble, distillers, Regentpark. The deceased left a letter written to his sweetheart, praying her to forgive his unkindness, and requesting her to convey his love to his relatives. Westbrook was a young man of steady habits, and much esteemed by his employers. His motive for the act is a mystery. Tux LONDON ART UNION.—The annual distribution of prizes took place in the Lyceum Theatre, on Tuesday, Lord Londesborough presiding. The amount of the year'i subscriptions bad been £12,903. 95., and £10,089 had been set aside for the purchase and production of works of art varying in value from £2OO to £l.O, and of statuettes and bronzes of less worth. The only names of Liverpool gentlemen entitled to prizes are those of Mr. J. Pilkington and Mr. S. Peck, and their prizes are of comparatively small value. TESTIMONIAL.--A very costly service of plate was pre sented, on the 22nd ultimo, to. Mr Charles Lewis, the secretary of the West of England Insurance Company, by. 135 agents of the company, from various towns of the united kingdom, as a slight testimonial of their respect and esteem. The presentation was made at the London Tavern, London, where nearly 100 gentlemen sat down to dinner, amongst whom were the Right Hon. Sir John Musgrove, Bart., late Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Hensler, Bart., Edward Divett, Esq., M.P., Alderman Thompson, &c. DEATH IN A Cnrucm.—On Sunday evening last, soon after the commencement of Divine service at St. Peter's Church, Maidstone, the congregation were painfully excited by a sudden death. Mr. Edmed, clerk to Messrs. Simmonds and Co., of the Bridge Wharf, who had been a constant attendant at church for many years, WPS in his usual place with his family, when he was attacked with a sudden seizure which was evidently of a most serious nature. Mr. France, who was present, hastened to render his professional aid, but found it was of no avail. In an instant the vital spark had fled, and the body of the deceased was borne out of the church, surrounded by his horror-stricken and heart-broken children. Several of the spectators were so alarmed by the circumstances as to be thrown into hysterics.-21./aidslone Journal. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION' AT Tuatx.--Accounts from Turin, April 2G, mention an awful explosion of the powder magazine of the Place Pullone, by the side of the Dora. Ono quarter of the city had been injured. It was feared that the other two magazines would follow. Two succes sive shocks w e re f e lt lik e th ose o f an eart h qua k e. All th e faubourg was on fire. A barrack h as f a ll en d o wn. Two hundred deaths were spoke n o f. L a t er accoun t s state that the mai n d e pot h a d b een save d. S ome h ouse s near the magazine were on fire, and the Duke of Genoa and the Ministers of War, the Interior, and public works, were on the sp)t. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EN ALkr 3 BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH NJN CE PARIS, SUNDAY.—The refusals to take the oath to the Constitution and the President are more numerous than was expected. In several of the departments, members of the Council General have refused to take the oath, as also some of the Tribunals of Commerce. At Evreux, the functions of the tribunal have been suspended in consequence of the refusal. The approaching fete excites great enthusiasm in the army. The report of the with drawal from Rome of the French army, or a diminution of its numbers, appears to be incorrect. THE AZORES.—St. Michael's, 21st of Auril.—There was a smart shock of earthquake on the IGth April at night. The north of the island suffered severely, lives were lost, and several houses injured LONDON. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoNDAY The royal assent was given by commiss] bills.—The Copyright Amendment Bill was time. pn to several read a third Lord ROSSE moved for a select committee, to inquire into the operation of acts relating to drainage of land in Ireland, b 9 administered by the Board of Works. After some remarks from Lord DERBY, the motion was agreed to. The Loan to Manufacturers' (Ireland) Bill, the Poor Relief Act Continuance Bill, and the Loan Societies' Bill, were read a second time. In reply to Earl GRANVILLE, Lord DERBY said government had no present intention of removing the transatlantic packet stations from Liver pool to any of the southern or western ports of Ireland. The house adjourned at a quarter to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNvAy, The Commons was summoned to the Housecf Lords to hear the royal assent given by commission to a number of public and private bills. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the Solicitor-General, took the oaths and his seat for the eastern division of the county of Suf folk, in the place of Lord Rendlesham, deceased ; and Mr. Carter took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Tavistock, in the place of Mr. Trelawney. A new writ was ordered for the borough of Harwich, in the room of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who, since his election, had been re turned for East Suffolk. In reply to a question from Sir A. COCKBURN, Sir J. PAKINGTON stated that there was no intention of removing the port of departure for the West India and other packets from Southampton to Plymouth. In answer to a question from Major-General Reid, Major BERESFORD said that her Majesty's Govern ment had no psesent intention of increasing the number of regular troops now serving in Great Britain and Ireland. SirJ. PAKINGTON moved for leave to bring in abilltogive a representativeconstitntion to thecolony of New Zealand. The peculiar geographical and other circumstances of New Zealand made it impossible to give it a constitution exactly similar to that of other colonies. The proposal was to establish councils for the management of local matters, and a central legislature for the disposal of general and larger questions. Of the members of this central council part would be nominated by the crown ;. but the majority by the European and native population who possessed the necessary franchise, namely, the ownership of a freehold worth £5O, or the occupation of a house in a town worth £lO, or in a county worth £s' a year. After remarks from Sir R. Inglis, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Hume, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord J. Russell, and other members, gerterally in approbation of the proposal, the motion was agreed to. THE MILITIA BILL. Upon the motion for going into committee upon this bill, Mr. COBDEN strenuously opposed the measure, de claring that in the majority in favour of its second read ing there was scarcely one representative of any large town. He moved, as an amendment, for the production of certain returns &hewing the effective naval force of the country ; and that until this information was given, the consideration of the bill in committee should be post poned. Mr. ANDERSON opposed the motion, contending that it was only available' for purposes of delay, and would, if agreed to, be highly detrimental to the interests , of the naval service. Mr. CORRY opposed the motion, and was briefly replied to by Mr. CARTER. CAPTAIN BOLDER° , charged the supporters of the amendment with endeavouring to impede the business of the House. Mr. BRIGHT denounced the militia system at being hostile to industry and injurious to freedom, and sup ported the amendment, which sought to place before the house and country the existing means of defence. Mr. WHITESIDE, on the other hand, defended the militia as a defensive and protective force—intended not to provoke war but to maintain peace. Mr. MACGREGOR moved the adjournment of the de, bate.—Upon a division the motion was negatived by 291 to 68; but being renewed, was agreed to. Adjourned at one o'clock. TATTERSALL'S BETTING. CHESTER CUP.-4 to 1 agst Stilton—take sto 1 ; 25: to , T agst Nancy—taken ; 40 to 1 agst Ariosto—taken. A thin attendance and very little doing. FUNDS, STOCK, AN in his strength of imaz scapes I in the Danish Camp ;" ROBERTS in his in, displaying 'the grand "Interior of the Cathedral at Vienna ;" he will feel the breezes of ing "Al the waters of the " Port of La Rochelle" fanning his brow, so perfectly are they painted by the cunning hand of STANFIELD ; he will revel with 11 , P.nsTER's boys in their jocund " Playground" until ho feels himself a boy again. But I must - -self, or stop m e catalogue of fine water-colour d paintings that at this moment are open to inspection in our great metropolis al event of the week has been the speech of f the Exeh Suer in 'making his financial ement, and a - most triumphant event to him it has The most sanguine of his friends did not antici successful a debut from the young offi- ect and al. I have beard many budgets expounded in my time, at T can confidently say that I never beard the general 1 condition of the country so lucidly, so completely, orso judiciously laid before Parliamentas by Mr. DISRAELI. Apart from all political bias, and without reference to opinion upon the principles enunciated, every man who hard that trt large and comprehensive" statement, felt that the monetary concerns of this s great empire were in the hands of a man of rare genius, and of unquestion- able practical ability The PREMIER, the Duke of Nort- n, and several other members of the House of Lords, were present during the delivery of this speech, and when it was done Lord JOHN RUSSELL immediately left the house, intimating, I presume, that the budget THUM was, in its f :ts and reasonings, quite unanswerable. MR. FORBES *MACKENZIE, M.P., AND THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. , car To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,—l am sure that every sound Protestant of this borough will derive the utmost pleasure and satisfaction from the following simple and straightforward reply of Mr. Forbes Mackenzie to a letter recently addressed to him by a highly-respectable gentleman in this town, who felt some doubt, from his perusal of Mr. Forbes - Mackenzie's address, whether that gentleman would vote for a repeal of the grant to Maynooth. Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, without any equivocation whatever, states that he will. The following is the note : " April 27, 1852. " SIR,—It is my intention to vote for the repeal of the grant to Maynonth, should such repeal be moved. " Your obedient servant, " W. FORBES MACKENZIE." Mr. Forbes Mackenzie bas'expressed the same intention to other electors who have written to him ; but, after the above short and plain declaration, it will surely be unne cessary to address any further communications to him on the subject.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, EDMUND MOLYNEUX. Liverpool, 30th April, 1852. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The usual monthly meeting of the council was held yes terday ; Hugh Hornby, Esq., the president, in the chair. The proceedings of the Communications Committee, the Customs Committee, and the Postal Committee having been read and adopted, a letter was read from the Foreign office,—in reply to the memorial of the Chamber, on the subject of the losses suffered by British merchants at Vera Cruz and Tampico, in consequence of the reduction of the tariff on imports into Matamoras,—stating that go vernment will not fail to instruct the British minister at Mexico to make proper representations thereon to the Mexican government. From the Carnarvon Harbour Trustees, thanking the Chamber for supporting the move ment for the removal of the Swilly Rocks ; ark' stating that government had agreed to sanction a vote of £6,000 for that purpose. Letters were next read from Mr. Sprye, of London, on British commerce with sundry parts of the East Indies ; also, communications from a member, on the opportunity now afforded for promoting mercantile objects in that quarter, during the approaching discussions on the Re newal of the East India Charter. The secretary was di rected to address a letter to the East India Association, inquiring if it would take charge of such matters connected with East India interests as might be brought from time to time under the notice of the Chamber, offering the cooperation and assistance of the Chamber thereon. The fourth volume of Mr. E. Levi's work on commercial law was laid on the table, and a communication from him read, stating it to be his intention to write a plan for the codification of British mercantile law ; and requesting the support of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. It was resolved that Mr. Levi's proposal for codifying the mercantilelaw is highly deserving the attention and support of this Chamber ; that his communications be referred to the Committee on Commercial Law and Tribunals, for their consideration as to the best means of promoting this obi f c lkter from a memoer was reau, pointing out the unsatisfactory state of the corn trade of Liverpool, espe cially in respect to the want of accommodation in the discharge of corn vessels, the excess of charges over any other port of the United Kingdom, and the uncertainty attendant on the forms of contract now in use. A strong wish was expressed by the council to assist the corn trade to remedy the disadvantages and grievances complained of; but a difficulty existed in there being no association, or other body representing the corn trade, to communi cate with. It was ultimately decided to refer the subject to the I mport and Export Committee, with power to call in and consult members of the chamber connected with the corn trade. The Patent Law Amendment Bill was laid on the table, and instructions given relative thereto. _ _ Letters upon several other subjects were read—the Customs' Reform, the Passenger Act Amendment Bill, and the present customs of the corn trade, &c. ARCHDEACON BROOKS' charge to the churchwardens and sidesmen, at his recant annual visitation, was much admired, especially his statement of the law respecting pews in churches. JOHN M'ROBERT, bookseller, of Dumfries, has been convicted of arson, and sentenced to ten years' transpor tation. Amongst the certificates of character in behalf of the prisoner was one from the Rev. James Mann, of Birkenhead. TEE GRAND HIPPODROME.-It will be seen, from the advertisement in our columns, that Professor Risley and Mr. T. M'Collum will open this evening, forone week only, their Grand Hippodrome and Great Roman Amphitheatre, which has been erected on the ♦acant plot of ground in Park-road, Upper Park-street. The stud of these gentle men is a matchless one ; and the talent of the troupe, and the appointments of the Hippodrome, are of a very high order of excellence. The performances which were announced for last evening did not take place, in conse quence of the pavilion requiring more Ir-bour than was anticipated. __ INQUESTS.—Yesterday there were four inquests held before P. F. Curry, Esq., at the Coroner's Court. The first was on the body of Ann Cramptsy, found in St. George's Dock, on Sunday. The deceased, who was of drunken habits, has been missing five weeks. Verdict, " Found drowned." The second was on Hannah Fleet, an habitual drunkard, who died suddenly on Saturday, in a cellar in Bridgewater-street. Verdict, " Died from ex cessive drinking." The third was on Thomas Park, of No. 9 Court, Clayton-street, who died from injuries received in Brunswick-street. Verdict, `• Accidentally killed." The fourth was on James Mawdsley, who died in the Infirmary from injuries received by a quantity of bricks falling upon him, in a brick-field at Sutton, in this county. Verdict, " Accidental death." SCARBOROUGH GAOL has been without a single prisoner for some time, although the population of the town is 13,000. A FIRE occurred at Bath on 'Wednesday, by which an aged blind woman was burned to death, and a young woman killed by jumping out of an attic window to escape the names. THE LOST SON.—The young London gentleman so anxously advertised for of late by his distressed parents, was last week discovered to be a lodger in Milne's Hotel, Dunfermline, where he had resided for eight or ten days. It would appear that, on seeing the notice in the news papers, he had communicated his address to his friends, and a brother-in-law was quickly on the spot to remove him.—Edinburgh Witness. THE Patriot announces that three students have been expelled from New College, St. John's Wood, belonging to the Congregationalists, for having denied the plenary inspiration of the Bible, and for having distinctly avowed their conviction that the ultimate standard of appeal in matters of belief is the individual conscience, and not the written record of Revelation. Dr. Harris, the principal, and the council of the college, offered the three students an opportunity of withdrawing from the college for three months, for the purpose of a re-examination of the sub ject, but the offer was rejected. THE AMALGAMATED OPERATIVE SOCIETY.— The Morning Post announces that the silver cord is loosed that hound together the Amalgamated Operative Society, and the machinery which was to spin fame and power for Mr. Newton, and, perhaps, even to bear him triumphant into the Hall of St. Stephen, lies collapsed and shattered: —" On Saturday the fund stopped payment, and with it has ceased the motive power of the society. Since the middle of January, an accumulated capital of £25,000, reinforced from time to time by subscriptions, amounting in the aggregate to £15,000 at the least, has melted away. In three months £40,000 has been dissolved like moun tain snow under the summer sun, and, like that mountain snow, has neither begotten new being, nor fertilised what it found already in life. ABSCONDING OF DR. PLUMMER, OF BRIGITTON.—We regret that it falls within our province to report that Andrew Plummer, M.D., late of No. 9, Steyne, has decamped from this town under the most disreputable circumstances. A husband and a father, he is reported to have abandoned those whom he was bound to foster and protect, and to have fled to America with a giddy girl, the daughter of respectable parents in 1 his locality, his amiable wife and daughters being on a visit to their relatives in Scotland. havemade offe ncefree against mora li ty, the scampish doctor i s sa id to friend, had l e ' X 1,600, which Colonel Howard, a ft in his - ea - re - : After this statement, our be surprised to learn that several trades ”elated claims ag a inst thi s sporting A:scutapiuts,—li r i g --- 7 , D STARE MARKET. CLOSING Consols, Account 991 I Do. Money 991 Three & Qr. per Cents. .... nog FOREIGN STOCKS Mexicans 34“ 28 I Spanish Threes .. 47T Spanish Actives 21;1 Do. Passives .... 5 PRICES. Bank Stock 2191 20 Exchequer Bills, L. &S. 6 7 70 p m RAILWAY SHARES London Stock 1241 5 Great Northern .. 214 1. Do. Quarters 5l i pm. Great Western .. 921 3 Midland Stock 7o+ 1 Lane. &Yorkshire.73l 4' Do. Halves N. Staffordshire.. 7 1 - 7 dis. London, Brighton, S. East. & Dover .21 4 i 2 & South Coast.. Aroberg.,Notting- Lond.& S.Western ham, &E. Junc-71- 4 York, Newcastle, Manchester, Shot . - & Berwick .... 181 19 field, & Lincoln- Do. Extension . 61 6 dis. shire Caledonian 2Ol 4 York& N.Midland 251 64 Do. Preference Bl 9 Do. Preference .. 4 disi- par East. Counties 9l 1 Norfolks ........35 7 East Lancashire 17 -1 Leeds Northern .. 18/ 19 Eilinb. & Glasgow North British .... 84- 1 Mist Anglian 4l 4 Do. Preference .. 5 4 MINI4.G SHARES. A. Fria... ..... pm. lA. California dis. N%". Monde.. ... par 4- pm. The English market has been steady, though business not brisk. The Railway Market is stronger, but the absence of business has prevented any material improvement, save in North Staffords and Midlands, which have sprung up in price. The market closes better. Dealers look " bears," having sold in anticipation of a bad budeet. Mining Shares are still flat, and no bona tide business doing. Foraign Stocks a little flatter, both in price and tone ; but Mexicans close better than at noon. CORN MARKET. We have a moderate show of English wheat, but millers are very cautious, and trade opened dull'at a decline of ls. per quarter : foreign at a similar redtiction. Flour and malt are the turn lower. English barley is steady, but foreign is slow of sale. Beans and peas full as dear. The arrivals of English oats are but to a limited extent, but we are heavily supplied with foreign, and trade pre sents the same appearance as last week. Seeds are dull. English White Wheat.. 445. Od. to 48s. Od. „ Red „ 395. Od. to 455. Od. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Foreign. Wheat. Barley Oats 360 13649 Malt 3546 120 Flour . 4365 and 22745 brls._ Beans Peas ......... PRODUCE MARKET. Foreign Sugar wanted, and at full rates ; refined in brisk home demand ; brown lumps, 455. 6th Coffee firm, but quiet ; N. C., 435. Large buyers of Tea. Good Congo;, 91 to 91d.. Several buyers of Cotton, at quite former rates. Cochineal more in demand, at fully previous rates. TALLOW MARKET The sales effected are but to a limited extent.. The market, however, is firm. P. Y. C. realises 363. The stock is 42,996 casks against 34,479 casks last year,. being an increase this year of 8,317 casks. The deliveries last week were 930 casks ; and from the Ist of Jur". 1851, 98,730 casks against 87,930 casks during a similar period of the previous year, being an increase this gear of 10',780 casks. CATTLE MARKET. The supply of Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs being less, trade ruled more cheerfully, and in somo instances at a slight advance. The Calf trade is very dull. Beef ....2s. 2d. to 3s. 4d. Veal—. 2s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. Mutton.. 2s. Bd. to 3s. 3d. I Pork 3s. Od. to 3s. Bd. Lamb .... 4s. 6d. to ss. 3974 I Pigs .. 23940 S. Beasts 226 Beatty . Sheep and Lambs Calves ARRIVALS. Holland Beasts IP Sheep. . Cambridge and Leicester Beasts.. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts , MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Monday's closing quotations Late Chester and Bit. kenhead, 1 ; Eastern Counties, n ; East Lancashire, 17 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73+ s ; Ditto Fifths, 5+ die. ; Matlocks, 2+ ; London and Northwestern Qrs., 'a prem. ; Midland, 70 * ; SLeffield New Pref., 13-16 prem. ; Buckin2limnshire, 18+; South Eastern, 22k. LATEST SHIPPING, MALTA, April 27. 7 -The whole of th e co t ton partly damaged, and about 9JO salins of beans, the whole more or less damaged, have been savod f rom th e S candinavian, from Alexandria to Liverpool, stranded elf the 11.' Reef, on the 22d April. ilonsciar gborn to Liver- ci must discharge, TOULON, - Efft. pool, put in with considerable da A. prii 2 ARRIVED AT GRA - vm..— Prosperitas, from Singapore ; Southampton, Masonic, Mary Stoddart, all from Calcutta; Dahlia, Dauntless, Aphrodite, Meander, from Ceylon ; Pantaloon from Algoa Bay ; Euphonia, from Iquique ; Naas and Nymph, from Buenas Ayres; Ludic! tuid blinder, from Bahia, din t,from Canton Oz irt , Bothnia, id Hebrides, and LIVERPOOL POLICE COLTE -4 - TEST Mansfield, to prefer a charge llr. i n of of sin n rt • P"_,,„rea ---- Carr, w h o arrlV previous morning, in the Africa steam -ship. It .n' Y rfllll7„ectof from the evidence of James Dale, a controlling luroc of the customs, that lie was on duty at the Cobg ' fl oe when the Africa arrived from New York ; that he sa rv iea , passengers laud, amongst whom he no ti c ed the t° He walked ashore with a large over-coat on his excited his (the officer's) suspicion, and induceLtoictb. follow. When the part) reached the dock quaY , ,,, b f e itoe /g , third coach in attendance, instead of the first. I , ll the cos" then went up, and found that, in the lining (3 ' eig o torei pe then. ^oncealed six packages of !Ticused entleman names weighing 5} lbs. ; and in the pocket of the t e '4o o . - found 24- lbs. of foreign tobacco. Mr. H. N. CrosuY'non ego found waiter, proved that the defendant paid (WO' %red ( .I°' boxes of cigars. Mr. Faulkner, solicitor, eflll e „OPP the defendant, and stated that his client had bee'a to kell in Camden-street for the last sixteen years. audit: ciea. rather more than was allowed of his favouq, fey but he assured his worship that they were entityfferel own use. Mr. Mansfield said that made h" ul , o Bl l ° It was then agreed that the case should be I; o ec o until the 11th inst. ; and the defendant was i° t t ' e t & 1 time allowed to go out on his parolo, on dePo93243letv, with the authorities. Mr. Faulkner a pplied for : l en i l l; which had been taken from the defendant , to be kfo but it was stated that they had been l o ss se nt to t "tbsa' office, an the application must be made to t ties there. SMUGGLING WHISKEY.—A poor -looking --lhpfore,d named Bridget Donough, was vesterday p la n" ' - ligt i or l7' Mansfield, at the police-court, charged w it "t s l n ; e t , It appeared from the evidence of Mr: t officer, that on Sunday morning he stopped ,y;isteril after she came as%ore from the Trafalgar. d with a bladder of whiskey tied on her b a rk, P• ia tO. under each arm, containing altogether eleven 60.-011 prisoner, who said nothing in her defence, "110 0 for removing the whiskey without a pe rmit _ 4 OO of payment was sent to prison for one ruont"telt co oll' BEGGlNG.—Yesterday, a rugged-looking toe. I , half-past t ee e charged with begging. The officer stated da 0111,! placed before he aPPre beil at 1 ,0 soner for begging. Prisoner—" Your lien°threll-y1 eenfore the Mr. Mansfield, at the v i „, poor basket-woman ; will you pit him to his §1 , 0 4 1 I asked anything or got anything P , Officer''' . „,..° O O honour, I was calling upon two or t ree Mansfield—" 'He is_ _ r up i‘ o i n oath' , go from door to door, and PriStr . Or owing to me • put him to his oath, your that's a wonder." M . ansfield— It is d can r you to go about collecting debts when a" e a are at church go to prison . You or e— st Prisoner—" 0, Lord !" ee d ,estera!lnd Cost NrITTALS.—The following were Y",: t - e r thP . : 6 p l mitred from the Police-court :—Martin 10'1'7 it OW Rafferty, for having a piece of carpet in the h ol e V, in Titchfield-street, which they stated tber.,l4 l OF for twenty-one days. Ann Phillips, for ste; g irl l i e in St. John's Market, for two months' 'ilif 9 ' l ,bittr, / Mary Wilson, for stealing coals, twenty-03e Illecr" r Clarke, for picking the pocket of Elizabethion§ool in Dale-street, of £G, for trial. Mail N S/- te'e sA l ill i‘j stealing a tumbler glass from a beer-house', ev, i r days. Mary Kneeling, for attempting to P 3° : ail - , A pence, seven days. John Cain, for stesl inb it e. 4 2 bacon from the shop of Mr. John Rea,tintolitrieller::: Dom ROBVERY.—A respectable-loo king .; oo V known we believe, to the Guardian Soci e " l of ° pO o ld i before ' Mr. Mansfield yesterday, on a c hore itsP two jack-screws from the Queen's y Dock-cluisSocril,/ orderedthat t prisoner w screws had gone be eone removed to th t e o q u a Y Wi th Pc' They were subsequently taken to Mr:, clool d iff rooms and £2 advanced on them. N r ' h i 10 1 4;04. that several other cases- had since come t ° ":0 1 ' and prayed for a remand for a day, which We THE MAYNOOTH QUESTIWI To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL 51 ' .- o ov pr 0 1 SlR,—The Managing Committee of th e tos liance request that you will have the go ooll j '" subjoined publicity in an early issue. sl t I am, Sir, yours faithfully, . 0 01 1 ' JOHN' MACGRE O I9 S2 ' 9, Serjeant's-inn, Fleet-street, London, MO"' 1" ril))0 ha te s ; io ,eIP The Committee of the Protestant An i "„ r al ' served with pleasure the prompt and ge% e0 05 ,,0th0 which has been given, from all parts of t "( tbe .o l,, a l the appeal made at the London meeting of tr e pe d o November. The meetings held in provin ci tbe r ,ervl the purpose of applying to Parliament fee, the Maynooth endowment, have been ver e ' ri l o t; erbenoadrdoyupetitions presented dt a r r in e t noiounwn amount o eo m 2u i o n 6n g .ce u di p ti fr i n n ni to o ec .fros ; 0 to; 1 02,4 but. these are but a small proportion of the ', oo nt''ro In many places, however, a diffe.rencei'tbeir4 torten the representatives of the place an o n tuents. Several members of Paliianie nt ',ll of the house, have declared that, 80 °1 ,e 1 freo i m} resist such a vote as that for the e.ndowille,'gbeCl"ce,y if it were now to be originated; yet, r solo died in an act of Parliament nearly seven , e d a it„ot i l lp do not feel at liberty to cancel orrsci° be, `, 3 0 . ) instances, the difficulty is plainly stated, ° te e 9, 1 0 r hold that the national faith is in some °e g o this payment ; and that the discontinion„, i o be regarded as a positive breach of con er ect thichj The Committee have carefully consider g D o n e 0 and are unable to find any solid greun i ,lle4 c f an opinion can rest. The o r i g i n o f the ,1, 8 shewn to have been, an application on Irish Roman Catholics to be allowed to fain a College for themselves. The 7ri"l im e on, e .l3 B 7 l rnons having granted two or three votes - e nt",iosl the building, the institution was subsequof ps°ooo,4 come within the pledge given the titn e ,,, be cFrAii Act of Union, that all such rantsgshotorn IS,pitr/ for twenty years. This period expire d !ad be l l , which, time no kind of pledge or contract c-groat'oplift# as a ground for the continuance ni c be Corn iv ,i,l s o o annually brought before the House o‘,r„ get grant to be either adopted or refused': 1- s ,i o a, IC n t o u l s i d c a a t u e s d e( F l, u o n f d an . B annual ( 11 1 ;: e er n s t os o : l :9 l :i i y; Peel passed an act, in 1845, for placing n° any os i on n et ne rh c a i teepnirs:yesijo statutes,ot y n C tl o' w i earsciarsreeb,veetarlrsi bears b t ol a en n . a tls c n t f o nt. ca f ec P t, e a r . i no t c s t e t , ;1 10 ; 90 : that it may be amended or repealed.• b e h e ad The Committee are aware that, wii e " an d "tore have accepted situations of emolument . ti n ,a ,) sions of an act of Parliament, the} ° re ch's a tts t ie I vested interest in the incomes thereunto n ljes 0014 the term of their natural lives. To the h ar e r c tioli c osg, rule to the case of Ma noo . th, nor 0 0 / itr offered. No person, therefore, need hav e to t t to offer, of a breach of contract. o°t ' i ver c ,, P i, il o l faith can be so irrevocably pledged•to ductwr't, stitution, as to prevent all change e r re tic le- 0° Committee believe, a doctrine which, 10 5 0/4 is Sorted in any other c ase w h a tever.. sled P . 1 1 ' Nar would such a p r inciple be . tn ier m 0 d e r 1 30, 0 1 instance. Should one P ar liament, in * Fos" , 0 11 1 0 4 nifty, charge upon the Consolidat ed f leksorijo;o £50,000 per annum for the purc`o o ° p est o ot,ol, quities for the British Museurno t h . e , cool is 15'VotO would never submit to be told that 0 1 a t 1 ,00,/ or rescind the grant, inasmuch as W e .00, 5 ' perf,,,l pledged to the institution. For sixte t c ° , l ,.lo,ols ! o ff? ginning of this century, a sum: of u tst . „" ti",o ° , 4 wls given by Parliament for the- angrae,betch",!'„etf4', livings. Should a Parliament of C 11 , * ,,, r i stiPir d ts , pose and carry through a bill for set t '„"ij t i ,,. ll 'osi„ o f. o l7 charge on the Consolidated Fund. w ° , o te bear to be tole, that, once passo4 the, ' e d to I 1 ,051 , ble, for that the public faith was Pl e " - o ce j i o ance c 1,9 sr l , t i In no such case would the plea n°" 0 0 ,5 Oaf toned to. On what ground, then, ° s° :5 1 ° 1 1;0 15 i; be used in the case of Maynooth Colicif,oting institution stood on a totally differen t c1.; 5 tr,r0 4 thing else in the nation ? to of a itl' e i r tO The Committee trust that Protestsn top sell press these considerations on this atte°,,,,,,, bf sentatives, both personally and by them on the Government and the Leg rial and petition. A ) 40',9 thealmost THE ..."1"......".."'"...""-- .....P 'il V, rj. Q A 0 149. 1 111) O i rt timeit iis m in ad w e has been going the round of the 'A e ,: 000 1$ thv LIVERPOOL cooovumerrap,b,a jeiwngi with. han AN he D em tCpraaoosn circumstances) sr a l cdgi::osaTfrooya-f rtotihrii.olo;;4olol twenty-twoai papers,iowrhteicsßa Lance. This is ineo hth r i r a tt L ii h ilee St tvw tlie regular steamers that eis h e ' bi, twenty 00 0 , AO OPENING OJ THE ZOOLOGICAL. O e d intlotfiertli logical Gardens, which have now 11, 55 „ c 1aY 1 ,4 0 1 , ir / will be opened for the season on M. t ot _ A Di d shall be greatly surprised if th e r:oli c l ii spo made, with the energy, taste, tont ditlt t • i comfort and amusement of the eu l tT a e l/ ' fe r , d l 4s present proprietors do not meet w", seTiliev PK sponse. The gardens have undergentioe Plop °V por le alterations, in order that every a a ,er. .it be made conducive to the en. lb— At and most comfortable 0 p ies i tfyieo erected, in different t d will fc ' t cal ter j b eg eloi par r 0 4 3 0 places for those who from fatigue, ° ,„ 1 1 0 , be vi to withdraw for awhile from the truire 0 ' rot tb° Vg riog r ro. around. Additional places for preeu,,,• 0 for itoPAO attached to some of these. The eree' e l o n. o cv - 0 r i d o is f a t;;; F L P modation of the band has been enlarg be ieg r o et , order to allow of concerts al fre se4l a tic c° eLl b lec ° l6 given by the members of the drat ° e jarg,, re 10 " The large refreshment room has bin i , hcin o r 'oo° % o A e(hspe oolur rt sis) belonging : huobae et eaihn'cpettpoite appear passages'eft o o r h y rnetb frequently: 'a n te e a t : p a 0 ; 3 ; 1 36;outirf o o l e r : 1 1 : t: it, : 010:00,_ ,60: dition of two wings ; and the the'u t , re f o r tlie b ioi'le throughout. The spectacle provide% ~ c on' cli e e , 0 with a view of the Seine and its TO T : f o rtY be ell; it the country for a distance of a1 )° '1 1 5 . 3 eve r .. t or 1 1" ( sotrasnpilaenodfidthpeoCrtiitoyilosf 01;t'trj,ee'rfoute,tibiiiritclie0,do,V one of the most interesting which 1 or , ii , c ' t ive lei in the gardens. No expense, 01 '4 ti ttre„ to „J spared in providing a succession of hspl7,oo'te throughout the season ; and we, t `,,, r ,, t oed t pro c , the most strenuous exertions will ''',shle c _,/.7 The admission of visitors of objection „,,,, ri )0L: 4 1 ,f INIA),” „„ it i ; ._. c ss PRINTED AN'D EVOL'I' 11 V OA - f ( EVERY TUE S D A , ,it"s() 101,04 BY THE PROPRIETOR, ROBERT PP' s ',.. A'ce, ii, OF No. 47, CANSiSo-sTi;ENIV ~foo'' d STANDARD GENERAL ;,, ,i P- No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S LESCSN:,:IOS; 0;.111' ANNUAL SEIBSCIIII:jeIf,,, IN APVANcE.,.,., ',9 1 , 0,. ("' TUESDAY,