The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

to that of Doctor 131ackburn and ourselves, and thinks that he may sneer at the whole pharmacopeia as safely as he may remark upon the fatness of a brewer's horse, is scarcely worthy of excommunication from polite so- It is not pleasant, we admit, to have our profession constantly thrown in our teeth, and, whilst setting up as philosophers, to be reminded that we are only butchers, bakers, drapers, or apothecaries ; but we shall never be able to put down the practice except We denounce it in every instance, and abstain from it religiously ourselves. If Mr. Blackburn is sensitive, other people are sensitive as well. if his party will play at bowls," the proverb tells them that " they 'nay expect rubbers." Let them abstain, then ;—let their press abstain from low personalities; and meet ings of the Council, and party warfare out of doors, may - be conducted with more decency and less vul garity and coarseness. The friends and admirers of the late incapable administration—where are they just now: It would Puzzle even our wise friend of the Liverpool Times to discover their whereabouts. We have " liberals," Plenty; Corn-law-Leaguers more than plenty; Char tists, freetraders, and a host of other denominations of politicians : but of Melbourne-O'Connell-Whigs we rarely, even, hear ; whilst a Palmerstonian-TlThig would be a lusus naturce which, if it could be caged, would Make the fortune of any showman, and be " the ob served of all observers" of his menagerie. The reader may perhaps say, we shall discover such a sphinx in the editor of the Morning Chronicle; and point to the columns of vapid silliness and insolence, Which have of late deluged the readers of that broad sheet, in laudation of the superhuman wisdom of Lords Palmerston and Auckland, and in spite and abuse of their conservative successors, Lords Aberdeen and Ellenborough. But then the editor of a journal is only an abstract idea. The editor of the journal in question, if we could encounter him, bodily, and address him as a Pahnerstonian-Whig, would " shun the soft impeachment," and devote the veteran dandy to the gods below. The patrons of Shah Soojah, and the authors of the disasters from Cabul, would find no countenance from him, or from any man with as iish a hawk much intellect as is required to distin, from a handsaw; and, therefore, notwithstanding the overt acts of adoration which the Chronicle exhibits day by day, we are still without the corporeal form and individual essence of the worshipper. He is a shadow—a shape— If shape it can be called which shape hash none—' which exists only in imagination; unless he is to be found in the person of Lord Palmerston himself. There, perhaps—in the jaunty and complacent person of the ex-foreign secretary—we may perhaps discover his own sole admirer ! The world does, certainly, give his lordship credit for the unblushing attacks upon Lord Elleuborough's Indian policy which have recently appeared in the paper to Which we refer—the Morning Chronicle;—and the world—may we whisper to his lordship I—thinks not a jot more highly of his discretion, or his statesman ship, for the attacks in question. Whatever Lord Palmerston may imagine to be the direction of public opinion, with respect to his Indian policy, or his f oreign policy generally, we can assure him that, within our sphere of observation—throughout this great manufacturing and commercial district, and amongst men of all shades of politics—there is but one feeling upon the subject of our Indian affairs ; gratitude to the statesman, whose wise councils have directed the withdrawal of the British forces from that field of slaughter, and have enabled them to do so with honour to the name which they bear. But one feeling, did we say ? There is more. There is a feeling in especial which it would be wise in his lordship not to strengthen, by bringing his own eastern policy, and that of Lord Auckland, into such prominent contrast with the policy of their successors. The community amongst which we live, whilst they execrate the meddling and wicked statesmanship, which has for years past crippled their commerce with the Markets of the East, are deeply impressed with a con viction—in which a perusal of the past history of their country has confirmed them—that an enquiry into the origi n of the disastrous intervention of the Indian government with the people of Affghanistan, should be. instituted, within the first week of the coming session of Parliament. Is Lord Palmerston prepared to face such a n enquiry ? We ask the question advisedly, for the enquiry must take place, if justice is to be done to the s ufferers—the widows and orphans, the childless and the broken-hearted—whom the wanton ambition of Whig statesmanship has steeped in affliction and rretnediable calamity ;—if justice is to be done to the name and the fame of Great Britain herself. That enquiry must take place; and, although the old and salutary forms of the constitution have of late fallen mtnewhat into disuse, and the successes of our gallant fellow s in India have wiped out the stain which had been permitted to rest upon British arms, and some- What calmed the temper of the British public towards the imbecile statesmen whose incapacity and dishonesty have led to disasters so deplorable, his lordship and his colleagues must be able to bring before the legisla ture some better defence than is contained in the l IIPPant and insolent tirades, which he has of late been i nditing in the columns of the Morning Chronicle, if he or they would escape an impeachment u't the bar of Parliament. We do not at present anticipate such impeachment, r rhe spirit of the present day is not of that sturdy Character which would have a statesman be amenable to any greater penalty than the censure of a constitu ency, or the loss of official pay and patronage. Reform has brought this strange anomaly along with the blessings which it held out to its advocates. It has Compelled, even, the wise and virtuous statesman to court, to a certain extent, the breath of popular ap plause, unless he would be deposed from his position of usefulness; whilst it has absolved the ignorant and the dishonest minister from the penal consequence of a pursuit of his own ends at the expense of the public weal• TIT insolence of Lord Palmerston riots in the knowledge of this changed feature in the British con stitution ; but he may reckon too far upon the national f orbearance, as others, to their cost, have done before hire. LOCAL NEWS, Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. for Wolverhampton, who has been paying a visit to the United States, arrived at this Port on Wednesday last, in the packet-ship Roscius, from New York. RUBBING A GARDEN.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a Plan named John Andrews was adjudged by Mr. Rushton to "vo months imprisonment to hard labour in the borough gaol for having stolen and destroyed a quantity of shrubs from the Sarden opposite St. Jude's-terrace. MONDAY NEXT A HOLIDAY.—We are glad to learn that the Liverpool cotton-brokers, at their meetinc , on Friday, decided that Monday, the 26th instant, should be kept a Close holiday. This will give their clerks and apprentices a ll opportunity of enjoying themselves independently of Christmas day falling on a Sunday. We trust the same reelin g of liberality will be shown by the principals of every other trade in the town. ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—A young man, respectably dressed, named Joseph Smith, was placed at the bar of the P o lice -court, yesterday, on a charge of having robbed his employers, Messrs. Plumbe and Bright, drapers and mercers, In Paradise-street. The prisoner, it appeared, had been in the service of the prosecutors for about a week only. It was a Part of his duty every evening after th e s h op h a d b een Closed to turn-off the the gas meter ; and he was about to Perform this service on Saturday night, when Mr. Plumbe, W ho was passin, observed a shawl aaretl concealed in the recess of the g meter. He made no observation the mo rent, b u t on l oo ki ng f or it w hen the pri soner was gone, h e Mind it had been taken away. A policeman was then called In. who, on examination, found the shawl in the prisoner's u °x, and also a quantity of black silk velvet and satin, all of 'which Mr. Plumbe was able to identify, partly from private /narks upon them, and partly from their correspondence with the pieces from which they had been cut. The shawl, which w as quite new, was also identified. The value of the goods fo und in the prisoner's possession was l Os. He declined offering any defence at present ; and he was committed to take his trial at the next sessions. THE MAYOR'S SECOND GRAND DINNER.—The Mayor E:tive his second grand entertainment in the Town-hall on -chnrsday night. The following gentlemen ,vere the guests .., ( 4 his worship :—The Earl of Sir . John Tobin, the tev• Augustus Campbell, the Recorder, Mr. Commissioner Sir George Drinkwater, Sir Thomas Brancker, Mr. , dward Ru s hton, Dr. Formby, Mr. J o h n M oss , M r . L. H. * uh ompson. Mr. Nicholas Roskill, M r . H ar d man E ar l e , MNIr. Wm. Potter, Mr. C. Horsfall, Mr. Samuel Sandhach, r. C. S. Parker, Mr. Duncan Gibb, Mr. Samuel Turner, Air. I. 0. Bold, Mr. Jos. Langton, Mr. Win. Langton, Thos. Ripley, Mr. R. S. Henderson, Mr. Ch as . T urner , 'A t ir• Thom as Tobin, Mr. Samuel Staniforth, M r . Ri c h ar d u ,' - 'eYland, Mr. Ri c hard Edwards, Mr. Jo s . H orn b y , M r . ,_vvm. St ewart , M r. S tan l ey P erc iv a l, M r . J . P . H eywood, 4 11% R. H. Jones, Mr. Lawrence Gladstone, Mr. David Gladstone, Mr. Thos. Stewart Gladstone, Mr. Geo. Grant, Samuel Bright, Mr. Daniel Neilson, Mr. Wm. Shand, Mr. Daniel Willis, Mr. Daniel Willink, Mr. H. C. Chap ken Mr. Ambrose L ace , M r . C. Bushell, and Mr. J o h n buck' Lloyd.. At this dinner au entirely new feature was in troduced, in the shape of a party of glee singers, composed cl ,„f Mess rs . Andrews, B oot hb y, G illow, an d H o ld en . M r. "eor ge Holden presided at the piano -forte. A most agree able evening was spent. ROBDICAT ON MAI D 8111Pr-.T770 sailors named Thomas Gribbin and Michael Flynn, were charged at the Police court with having stolen a large quantity of tobacco from the ship Oaklands, lying in Victoria Dock. The felony was com mitted on Sunday, whilst the vessel was in the charge of Gribbin, as shipkeeper. Two hogsheads, containing tobacco, had been stoved in, and 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lb. taken therefrom. The prisoner Flynn, and another man not in custody, locked themselves in the forecabin, from which they had access to the hogsheads, whilst Griffin kept watch. Flynn was stopped by the policeman as he was about to convey the tobacco away. In defence Flynn admitted having been down in the forecastle, but said he had no hand in the robbery; and Grif fin said the other men committed it whilst he was away at supper. The prisoners were committed for trial. FINES ON PUBLICANS, BEERSELLERS, &C.—On Friday about 25 individuals, chiefly publicans, were brought before Mr. Rushton, charged, for the most part, with keeping open house, or retailing liquors, at illegal hours on Sunday. One or two were acquitted, the others being fined, several in 20s. and costs, others in 405., 605., and two or three in £5 each. Several cellar eating-house keepers were also fined for enter taining loose company in the night. One of them, Nicholas Coil, keep er of a ce ll ar i n L ace - s t ree t , an d who had twice before been convicted within the last three months, was fined £2O for selling spirituous liquors without a license. The total fines amounted to £77 10s. One policeman (346) was suspended for using improper language to a beerseller in the Park, against whom he appeared ; and the case remains for further inquiry, he having wrongfully accused the landlord of obstructing him, and then fastened the offence upon a brother of the accused, who was not in court. The same officer also accused two of the company of being reputed thieves, whereas it appeared from the evidence adduced that they were decent people. Mr. Rushton, in adverting to the beneficial in fluence of the new act affecting keepers of public-houses and beer-houses, said that in tile last three months, during which it had been in operation, the number of apprehensions had been 1,100 less for cases of drunkenness than in the same period before ; and he expected that the number in all next year would be reduced by at least 5,000, as compared with the previous twelve months. DETENTION OF A PRISONER AFTER HIS TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL AT THE SESSIONS.—The last case tried at the Quarter Sessions (which concluded on Thursday) was that of a youth who was charged with obtaining, by false pretences, some articles of sea-clothing froze► Messrs. Hague and Co., clothiers, St. James's-street. The prisoner was acquitted ; but, i❑ place of being discharged, the recorder, without taking any new evidence against him, ordered him to be de tained and handed over to be dealt with by Mr. Rushton at the police-court. On Friday morning, he was accordingly brought before the stipendiary, but no evidence was brought up. Mr. Counsellor Henderson had a private consultation with Mr. Rushton on the bench, and the latter afterwards stated the manner in which the prisoner had been again given into custody, and said he should send word to the recorder, whose court was yet virtually open, and leave that functionary to deal with him himself, as he was ex-officio a magistrate, and would best know what charge was to be brought forward. Mr. Henderson who (was the prosecuting counsel at the sessions against the prisoner) then left the court to communicate with the recorder, and, on his return shortly afterwards, he communicated with Mr. Rushton, who immediately discharged the prisoner. The cause for this unusual proceeding on the part of the recorder did not transpire, but, we presume, it had originated in some mis take. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION—MR. BENNETT'S LECTURE ON PART AND SIGHT S INGIN G.—This gentleman, the eminent vocalist, and Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music, delivered his first lecture on this popular subject on Saturday evening, to a numerous audience, at the Mechanics' Institution. Mr. B. patriotically disclaims the foreign system of teaching singing in classes, recently intro duced into this country : in the Elizabethan age, the art on which he is lecturing was more universally diffused than it is at present ; and it is only necessary to go back to the sys tem pursued by the celebrated chorus singers of this country, for the last two or three centuries, to discover the perfection of the art of teaching part and sight singing. Our musical leaders will at once perceive that the union of the two tetra chords with the leading note, or 7th, and the use of four syl lables only for solmization, form the basis of Mr. Bennett's system, for which he only claims the merit of producing it in a tangible shape, in a well got up book containing nume rous exercises, at a moderate cost. This appears to be the most scientific way of treating the subject, and its success for centuries is well known ; and as many who have tried the methods recently introduced will have discovered by this time that there is no " royal road" to sight singing ; and many of our first-rate masters will, no doubt, adopt Mr. B.'s book, alike recommended by his eminence as a teacher, and the long experience of the utility of his method. Mr. B. enli vened the lecture by two songs, given in Isis best manner, and a glee party attended. The concluding lecture will be given to-morrow. A COMPLETE RIG -OUT, OR OUT-REACHING AN OUT FITTER.—Thos. Johnson, who looked like one of the better class of seamen, was placed before Mr. Rushton on Satur day, charged with having stolen five pounds worth of pro perty belonging to Mr. George Godber, tailor and draper, 100, Park-lane. Mr. Godber stated, that about nine o'clock on Thursday morning, the prisoner went into the shop and said, " Can you make me a suit of clothes ? But if you have any ready made up, I would rather you would let me have a suit now." Mr. Godber told him that he could be readily suited if he would pay cash for the goods. He replied that he would pay cash if Mr. Godber would go with him. The prisoner proceeded to make his selections. He chose a cloth jacket, a pair of black trousers, a silk waistcoat, a pair of woollen drawers, a black silk cravat, a pair of boots, a pair of braces, a hat, stockings, and a cotton pocket handker chief. He said he was the second mate of the ship Joseph' Porter, lying in the Brunswick Dock. Mr. Godber went out with the determination of making enquiry at the vessel. He left his brother and prisoner in the shop, with strict injunc tions to the former not to allow the prisoner to take the goods. The clothes, with the exception of the hat and boots, had been tied into a bundle and left on the counter. Soon after Mr. Godber's departure, the prisoner asked the brother to lend him five shillings. The latter replied that he had no instructions to let him have money or any thing else. The young man turned his back to attend to some affairs, when the prisoner took the clothes from the counter and walked off with them. Mr. Godber's brother went to the door, but the prisoner had disappeared. Meanwhile, Mr. Godber had ascertained, at the Joseph Porter, that the prisoner did not belong to that vessel. He immediately commenced inquiries fur the prisoner, whom he at length heard of, and taking with him police-officer Lancaster to a house in Shaw's-alley, he found him and gave him into custody. The prisoner was committed for trial. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FIRING A MUSKET FROM A WINDOW, WHILE THE CHIEF CONSTABLE WAS AT THE Dooa.—On Friday morning a gentleman, named John Q:tirk, appeared by warrant, to answer this charge, which rumour, with her thousand tongues, bad magnified into the disloyal delinquency of actually shooting at our respected Head Con stable. Mr. Whitty being sworn, said that, on Thursday morning last, he received information that he was wanted in Virgil-street. Ile found a number of persons collected round the door of the house where the prisoner resided, and was told that a lady within (his mother) was there detained by him against her will, and that he ought to interfere. He replied that he should not do so unless he learned the fact stated from herself; and, wishing to act with as much deli cacy as possible, he went himself and knocked at the door, with a view merely to ask the gentleman, or whoever might appear, if any occurrence had taken place which tended to a breach of the peace, or in which his services might be re quired. The prisoner looked out at the top window of the house, and protruded a gun or fowling piece from it, asking who was there, and witness said he was a police-officer. Upon this the piece was fired. The prisoner afterwards said he had done it merely to frighten the parties about the door. Witness said he believed some disagreement had taken place amongst the inmates of the house; but on seeing the prison er's mother she expressed herself perfectly satisfied. In reply to questions by Mr. Rushton, witness said that he was of opinion that the prisoner who was very much excited, and, as he thought, intoxicated, did not attend to hurt him or any one else. It was not levelled at him (witness,) but horizon tally across the street. The prisoner was so much excited that he kept talking to himself, and he (witness) was not cer tain, such was the noise and confusion in the street, whether the prisoner heard him say he belonged to the police or not. As the gun was fired in a horizontal position, he could not have been hurt by it, as he was under it at the door. The prisoner denied that he had detained his mother, or put any restraint upon her as alleged, and which he had witnesses to prove. He added that he did not intend to hurt any one, but merely to deter parties below from breaking in the door; and that in using the gun (which was loaded before) for such a purpose, he was not aware that he was committing an of fence. Mr. Rushton said that the act was a most dangerous one, and but for the evidence of Mr. Whitty he should send the prisoner for trial. Mr. Inspector M'Donald, who was present, was then called, and also stated that he did not be lieve that the gun was aimed at Mr. Whitty, or at any one of the parties in the street. It might have been fired to frighten them away. The prisoner repeated that it was solely to pre vent the parties collected from breaking into the house, which was apprehended. A gentleman, the owner of the house, said he had seen the lady in question, and that she expressed herself perfectly satisfied. Another witness also spoke in the prisoner's behalf. Mr. Rushton said he hoped the pri soner's statement was a true one, but he must, nevertheless, fine him 40s. and costs, for wantonly discharging fire-arms within the borough. The fine was paid, and the parties left the court. DOCTOR SMITH OF OXTON.-Our readers will recol lect a person named Smith appearing in some of the London and Liverpool papers as a gentleman wishing to take charge of some pauper children, and who styled himself Dr. Smith, of some place the name of which he had forgetten, but that it was situated across the water, about two miles from this town. This individual appeared yesterday before J. Deane Case, Esq., at the Birkenhead police-court, to prefer a charge of felony against his housekeeper, her daughter, and a re spectable-looking young man, a tradesman of this town. The doctor, on being asked the nature of the charge, entered into a long and incoherent statement respecting what had occurred at his house at Oxton during the last four months, which in substance was, that he left his house about four months ago, which then contained furniture to the value of £l5O at least, in the care of the elder female, as his house keeper ; that he had regularly transmitted home what would amount to £1 per week ; that on his return home at the end of last week, he found his house empty, the landlord having sold under a distress for rent for £36, although only £7 was due. That matter, however, he should remedy by law, as the distress had been made in consequence of the misrepre sentations of the p r i soners , w h o h a d se t out reports that— The magistrate here interposed, and said be had nothing to do with anything which had been said of him ; and if Mr. Smith would confine himself to the charge of felony, he (Mr. Case) was ready to hear it. Mr. Smith replied, that part of his property had been pawned by the elder female, who had afterwards sold the tickets ; and that with regard to a quantity of plate produced, it belonged to himself, and had been found in the possession of the male defendant. Other portions of his property had also been secreted by the females. Ile, therefore, charged the one of the females with unlawfully pawning his property, and the other two with receiving.—The elder female stated that the articles she had pawned she had done so by the request of the wife of Mr. Smith, in order to procure food for the fa mily.—The male defendant said the plate belonged originally to a young man named Spilling, and had been pledged by Mr. Smith, although the latter had received large sums of money for taking care of him. Spilling had afterwards sold the tickets to him at the request of Mr. Smith himself, and that the young man would prove if he was produced, but Mr. Smith had kept both him and his wife out of the way purposely. Mr. Smith.—The young man is a lunatic and cannot be examined. The fact is, I placed the plate in the hands of a pawnbroker for safety.—One of the Liverpool po lice stated that the plate had Mr. Spilling's name on, and the young man was found in the streets of Liverpool, and, being found insane, had been sent to the workhouse ; subsequently, Mr. Smith stated that he was under his care, and he was delivered up to him.—Mr. Smith stated that the pawnbro kers would give a different account of the transaction to that given by the accused. Smith said he was ready to acknow ledge that his wife, who was young and inexperienced, had consented to part of the property being pledged, but not the whole.—Mr. Case said the case must be remanded for the attendance of the pawnbrokers.—The officer stated that some expense would be incurred in bringing over the pawnbrokers and other witnesses.—Mr. Case said he could make no order regarding expenses, the officer must look to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith (with great vehemence) : I charge these people with felony, sir—with a conspiracy to rob me, and I demand that the case shall be heard—it's a hard thing if ore cannot get law without paying for it. I'll stand to the charge.—Mr. Case expressed his willingness to investigate the matter when the witnesses were forthcoming, and held the parties to bail to answer the charge. Pisa - IsTEires Cot HousE.—The lovers of will quisite cup of chocolate, coffee, or cocoa, should pay a visit to Eisenstein's Coffee-house, in Hackin's-hey. The German and French papers are taken in by Mr. Eisenstein, as well as many other publications, for the convenience of the frequent ers of his house. The attention and politeness of Mr. Eisen stein will be appreciated by those who give him a trial. His mode of making coffee, &c., is far superior to any other we have met with. THE INFANT SAPPHO.-It will be seen by the advertise ment that the Infant Sappho—" the inspired child," as the advertisement terms her—will again appear here on Friday next; and on the Tuesday and Friday in the following week. also on Saturday, the 24th, and Saturday, the 31st, in the morning. A very great deal of pleasure was expressed in Manchester by those who heard little Miss Vinning sing. It will be observed also, that a Mr. Cohan will perform two fantasias on the piano -forte on these occasions. A very full attendance may be expected. ARTISTS' FUND.-Our readers, who take an interest in the arts, will not, we trust, forget that the distribution of prizes will take place to-morrow, at the Exhibition-rooms. Although somewhat late, the committee have announced their intention of giving to each subscriber an engraving of \Vilkie's charming picture of the " Blind Fiddler." Subscri bers of any number of shares to five, will have each an en graving given to them of different subjects. The engraving of the Blind Fiddler is admirably executed, and will adorn ony collection. POLICE-OFFICERS OBTAINING ADMISSION INTO PUBLIC HOUSES IN DISGUISE.—On Friday last, just before the publicans summoned for breaches of the new local act were called upon, Mr. Rushton said he had, last week, promised to make an inquiry into a complaint made by a Mrs. Chic nail against two police-officers, who, it was stated, had gone out in plain clothes, and had availed themselves of the order so given to obtain admission, he would not say " forced themselves," into the complainant's house. He had made the promised inquiry, and had to say that these men had grossly exceeded their duty. No person belonging to the force had a right, without a badge of their office—no inspec tor or member of the force—to enter a house in such a way, unless they received previous information of a felony. They must go in their clothes as officers. At the same time, it was the duty of the Head Constable, and the officers imme diately under him, to employ occasionally a detective force; but this was only in special cases of strong suspicion of crime, and such force was but rarely required. That expla nation was, he thought, due to the public, and he should take care that instances such as that complained of should not again occur. But, he repeated, there were cases in which a detective force, iu plain clothes, must be employed. ASSAULT IN THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—Mr. Parker, house-surgeon at the Northern Hospital, appeared at the police-court yesterday, with a complaint of assault against a pa tient in that institution, named Wm. Smith. He stated that on Saturday evening one of the nurses came to him and reported that the prisoner was so violent that it was impossible to con trol him. On going to him he observed that the prisoner was drunk : he attempted to remonstrate with him on the impropriety of his conduct, and in return he received several severe blows on the face. A patient corroborated this state ment ; adding that the prisoner had leave to go out in the af ternoon, and when he came back he was quite intoxicated. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. Parker said the prisoner had been in the hospital for six weeks, during the whole of which time he had conducted himself very well ; on this ac count he entreated the court to deal leniently with him. Mr. Rushton replied, that Mr. Parker did not know the prisoner so well as lie was known in that court ; be had been many times there for assaults in the workhouse and other places. In fact, he was a pauper, living upon the public, and in re turn for all the kindness shewu to him he committed these offences. Ile must pay a penalty of 60s, or be imprisoned two months. The prisoner, who appeared very unwell, was then removed. TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO CAPTAIN FAYREIL—We have much pleasure in giving insertion to the following tribute of respect to our gallant townsman " Royal Mail Stearn-packet Forth, off St. Thomas's., " October 21, 1842. " Dear Sir,—Our voyage in this vessel, under your com mand, being about to terminate, we, the undersigned passengers on board, avail ourselves of this medium of ex pressing to you our sincere thanks for the kind attention you have extended towards us, and also for the urbanity of man ner you have invariably evinced towards us individually during our agreeable passage from Europe; and, in taking leave of you, we beg you will please to accept our warmest wishes for your health and happiness.—We have the honour to be, dear sir, " P. Perez Pareta, John Shaw, Votre de Vat Antonie da Manzanos Petre, S. H. Barnett, Charles Naghten, F. E. James, Ulric Lellweger, Thomas T. Ryan, J. Noble Harvey, R. C. Thomson, A. M. Stoner, Arequestin de Varona, Geo. F. F. Boughey, Captain 59th Regiment; Baron Wagner, J. Robertson, M.E. ; Jesse Jones, Juan Hugera, J. F. Cooke, W. J. Weech, Robert Stansfield, George Urtelequi, Edward Lucas, H. Y. Pareja, B. de Sola, J. M. Plancarte, Gillarde Laubenqua File. " To Robert John Fayrer, Esq., Lieut. R.N." CHARGE OF DESERTION AGAINST A SERGEANT-MAJOR. esterday, Sergeant-Major Charles Whitebread, attached to the District Recruiting-office, Soho-street, was placed at the bar of the Police-court, before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of desertion.—Sergeant Christian stated that the prisoner had surrendered to him on Saturday last; and Sergeant Sloan deposed, that he had been absent without leave from the previous Saturday, the 10th instant. Absence without leave for four days constituted desertion.—Sergeant Christian said, the prisoner was involved in difficulties, having been treated by Adjutant Hope, to whom he was clerk. The Adjutant had appropriated the money he had to pay the re cruits to his own purposes, and the prisoner had been absent in order to procure a sufficient sum to replace it.—Mr. Rushton inquired where Adjutant Hope was; and Sergeant Christian replied that he was now in Lancaster Castle for debt. The prisoner had been upwards of thirty years in the service, during the whole of which time he had always borne the best of characters. He had served at Waterloo, where he was wounded.—The prisoner here stated that he had gone away to collect the money for the adjutant, but had been ill five of the days, and he had leave from the adjutant to go.— Acting Adjutant Lieutenant Burslam, in reply to Mr. Wardle, who appeared for the prisoner, stated that the adju tant had no power to grant leave of absence ; if he had done so, it would have been at his own peril ; it would have been irregular and improper, so much so, that he would be imme diately reported for• it. He had not the power to grant leave to any non-commissioned officer. He might, however, have given him authority to get the money, at his own peril; and probably he had, for the Sergeant-Major had been completely in his power.—The prisoner said that Adjutant Hope had been in difficulties for some time, and he bad been endeavouring all along to extricate him from them. He had been arrested se veral times; and some time ago he had applied to the adju tant for leave to go away, in the presence of the colonel. When he (the prisoner) found the money which was wanted was not forthcoming, he asked the adjutant for leave to go away to get what he (the prisoner) wanted, in order to extri cate himself from difficulty. The adjutant told him he had better write for it, but he had not the least objection to him going away if he thought he could succeed.—Lieut. Burslam said that if everything had been perfectly regular there could have been no cause for desertion on the part of the prisoner ; he blamed him only for the desertion; if any difficulties ex isted, he should have repented the circumstances to the colonel, and an investigation would have been immediately made.—Mr. Rushton said that, under• the strict provisions of military law, the prisoner appeared to have deserted, in asmuch as he had been absent for more than four days; he had himself no doubt that the prisoner had been absent from the town, and that he had left the town in order to seek the money.—The prisoner said lie went from Liverpool to Birmingham, and from Birmingham to Warwick, where he had been taken ill. He had a friend also at Brecon ; and between his friends at the two places he expected to have been able to make good the de ficiency of Adjutant Hope. Mr. Rushton said he would strongly advise the prisoner to report all the circumstances, and to conceal nothing from the military authorities, who would have to adjudge his case : they would probably take the view of it which he (Mr. Rushton) did ; that having served his country for a series of years with great honour, he had un fortunately fallen into this error from the impropriety of the person in command over him. He advised him to tell the whole truth to the men of honour who would afterwards in vestigate his case. He could do nothing but commit him as a deserter. The prisoner here expressed a hope that the magistrate would communicate his opinion to the command ing officer ? Mr. Rushton said he would make such a repre sentation of the case as it appeared to him ; and the acting adjutant would also state the circumstances. Lieut. Burslam said he would, because he had no doubt that it was only in this case the prisoner had done wrong. The depositions were then taken, and the prisoner was committed. PUBLIC MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF SOUTH Tox- TETH WARD, TO CONSIDER THE RECENT VOTE OF MR. AMBROSE LACE ON THE EDUCATION QUESTION. — Last evening a meeting of the burgesses of South Toxteth Ward was held in the Toxteth Hall, Mill-street, for the purpose of considering the propriety of calling upon Ambrose Lace, Esq., to resign his seat in the Town Council, as a member for that ward, in consequence of his late vote in favour of Mr. G. H. Lawrence's amendment upon the " Manifesto" of the Education Committee.—Mr. Simon Lee Trotman, one of the representatives of the ward, was called to the chair. Ile said he regretted the cause which had brought them together, but having been placed in the chair, he should endeavour to act impartially.—Mr. Harbord, surgeon, then read the " Manifesto" of the Education Committee and the amendment thereon; and he contended that Mr. Lace's vote in favour of the latter was in direct opposition to a speech made in that hall previous to the late election, and reported in the Standard of the 18th October last, in which he insisted upon the Bible being taught without mutilation in the corporation schools.—Mr. King next addressed the meeting, and contended that, by his vote for the amend ment, Mr. Lace said, substantially, that he would teach either Socinianism, Popery, or Socialism.—Mr. Samson then moved that the following requisition be presented to Mr. Lace : " To Ambrose Lace, Esq. " We, the electors of South Toxteth Ward, beg to state, that in consequence of your vote on the education question, on Wednesday the 14th instant, we have no confidence in you as our representative, and, therefore, would wish you to consider the propriety of immediately resigning, in order that some gentleman may be elected in your stead, who will more fully maintain the character of a sound Protestant re presentative." _ Mr. King seconded the motion.—Mr. Inman said, he should move an amendment. Amidst some interruption and con fusion, he contended that no proper intimation of the pre sent meeting being intended to be held had been conveyed to Mr. Lace, so that he might understand who were the pro moters of it. He would, before moving the amendment, deliver a letter which Mr. Lace had addressed to Mr. Robert Cottier, who had sent him a circular, in which he named neither the day nor hour of holding the meeting.—The Chairman then read the following letter from Mr. Lace : Liverpool, 19th December, 1842. Six,—l have received a note from you to-day, stating that a meeting of my constituents will be held in Toxteth hall, at half-past seven o'clock—this evening, I presume, though no day is mentioned. I fully recognize the right of constituents to call upon their representatives to meet them ; and in my own case I am most ready to do so ; but I must request that they may be called together for that purpose, and I shall be glad to see a deputation to make the necessary arrangements. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AMBROSE LACE. To Mr. Robert Cottier, Chairman pro tern. After strongly urging that there was no real inconsistency between Mr. Lace's vote and his speech in October, Mr. Inman moved the amendment as follows ,—Resolved,—That this meeting deeply regrets the view taken of the Education question by our respected representative Ambrose Lace, Esq. ; but as his vote upon that question compromises no principle, or is at all opposed to the sentiments expressed by him to the electors previous to the late election, we take leave to express our unabated confidence in him, feeling fully persuaded he will advocate no mea sure which is at all opposed to the true interests of Protestantism." Mr. George Thistleton seconded the amendment; after which the meeting was addressed by Mr. Richard Harbord, Mr. King, and Mr. Robert Maclay, in opposition to the amendment. The chairman then put the question. Four hands only were held up for the amend ment ; the original motion was consequently carried by a great majority. Some discussion followed upon the mode of communicating the wishes of the meeting to Mr. Lace, as the chairman declined to forward the resolution himself. It was eventually resolved that the resolution should be for warded by Mr. Robert Cottier. Mr. Trotman was thanked for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. A FEW THOUGHTS ON WEDNESDAY'S COUNCIL, FROM A CORRESPONDENT. We congratulate the town, in the first place, on the average of the council being improved by the last election, for al though three rads out of the sixteen wards were returned, yet on the whole the quality was better, and would have been matter of further gratulation, but for the introduction of that vain person, known by the cognomen of "Jesuits bark." We propose to offer strictures on Wednesday's adjourned council, and shall do so in a spirit of fairness and candour. Mr. Bushell opened the ball, and we regret to say, did not add to his former well-earned laurels; we were particularly puzzled to reconcile former declarations with one made on this occasion, that " the Roman Catholics were as much ex cluded from the schools, as if they had been thrust out !" We were less pleased with Mr. Bushell on this than on any former occasion. Thanks, however, his vote stands recorded on the right side. - We have the honour, and feel proud to usher in our columns, and introduce to our readers the new member for Exchange Ward—John North. This gentleman made on the occasion his maiden speech, and a more uncompromising, manly statement, or clothed in purer language, it has rarely been our lot to listen to. It was delivered in the mildest and most unassuming manner, yet it was a two-edged sword. Its withering effects were but too apparent on Mr. G. H. Lawrence and Mr. Turner, both of whom, stung to the quick, sprang up from their seats to justify themselves from the outpourings of Mr. North on their devoted heads. It was well hit off. " Oh ! what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive !" Mr. Alderman Evans followed Mr. North, but he was evi dently labouring under the withering influence of the last speaker ; the worthy alderman did not at all come up to his usual standard ; his remarks were pointless, and fell to the ground like " molten lead." We are willing to allow to him a degree of talent, but on this occasion, it was like calling the " mighty spirits from the vasty deep''—they could not be conjured up. Next followed Mr. Blackburn, and a more complete failure we never witnessed • the impatience of the council was re peatedly manifested his wearisome and laboured ad dress, repeating, as he did, several portions of it five or six times over ; our readers will believe we do not exaggerate in stating this, when we inform them , he spoke for an hour and three quarters, and the general opinion entertained was, that the object of this address, or more properly rigmarole oration, was spun out to an inordinate length purposely to deprive several Conservative members of the opportunity of address ing the council. A more presumptuous and anti-religious speech we never heard ; and our heart yearned with pity for a man, who with such lofty pretensions to rank amongst the holiest of holies, could quote and wrest the scriptures to his own probable destruction. Such holy horror of the Roman Catholic religion, and in the same breath to laud, extol, and exalt the advantages of secular education ! And as to per sonalities, there was nothing he abhorred so much—nothing so sure and certain a test of a low vulgar mind ! Yet, before the echo of these fine sentiments has died away, he makes a loathsome personal attack upon Mr. D. Hodgson, a man, as incomparably Mr. Blackburn's superior in gentlemanly bear ing, as the monkey is to the sloth in activity and cunning. Well was he brought to his bearings, after so much sickly sentimentality about personalities, by Mr. Samuel Holme, who read extracts from some published letters of Mr. Black burn's, containing some of the m o s t scurr il ous remar k s upon several members of the Town Council, who happen to see things through a different and clearer focus than himself ; in the same letters he speaks thus of our revered church, which is the shield and protector of all honest and religious dis senters. " From time immemorial the drunken, the profligate, the profane, have always been the main bulwarks and buttresses of that worldly corporation of priests which glorifieth itself in all christian lands (except America) under the name, style, and title of THE CHURCH.' Why does not Mr. Blackburn go to America, where he will be free from the oppression of the church ? We detest your political dissenters, who make religion a cloak to further their own dark and selfish ends. Not a trait of the meek and lowly Saviour can you trace beyond the words which fall from their lips and blister their tongues. Mr. Blackburn's speech was nothing more than a rehearsal of his published letters above referred to, without a single original idea. Here we leave him for the present. Mr. Samuel Holme followed, and closed the debate. Mr. Holme has long been before the public as a sound, healthy conservative, and it would be quite a work of supererogation on our part to say one word in praise of his admirable and manly speech on this occasion. It is replete with sound, wholesome argument, urged with good temper and good taste, and will repay such of our readers well to peruse it who have not already had this pleasure. We like the joke of the Chronicle that all the talent and moral influence on the conservative side voted for Mr. Law rence's amendment in favour of secular education ! Rejoice in the truth, say we, and maintain it. " Hypocritical piety is double iniquity." MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Wilton Wood Russell, of Nile-street, whose body was found on Saturday evening in an unfinished graving-dock, at the Potteries (South Shore.) The deceased was a highly respected and talented master ship-builder of this port, and has left a large family. The following was the evidence : Robert Cathrell, a baker, said, that about half-past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, he saw the deceased comin g towards the Pottery Graving-dock. Witness went into the dock, which was dry at one end ' • and at twenty minute s t o four o'clock, he saw the deceased standing at the further, or river, end of the dock, about twenty yards from the water. Witness saw nothing more of him afterwards until he saw the body taken out of the water. A boy came to the shop close by the dock, where witness worked, and said that a man had been found in the dock. He went to the spot, and saw three or four men pulling the body to the other end. He knew it to be that of the man he had before noticed, as stated. Deceased was taken to Mr. Booth's public-house. When witness first ,saw him he was walking very slow, and holding his head down. Hannah Thorp, who lives at the Potteries, close to the dock, said, that about a quarter past four o'clock on Satur day afternoon, her son, a boy, came home to her, and told her be had found a hat on the brink of the water with a sand stone in it ; an 4 that he had also seen something black in the water. She went out with him. He pointed out the place to her, and she also saw something dark coloured, upon which she called three men from a fiat, who brought a rope and a boat-hook. They got it up partly, and saw it was the body of a man. It was taken out and carried to a • public house. She observed no marks of violence on the body. Robert Brereton, shipwright, said, he was working at a fiat there. He heard some boys shouting that a hat had been found, but paid no attention to that. Some time after wards a woman came to them, and said she thought she saw something in the water. He went with two other men, and he took a boat-hook, and while one of the men held his jacket, he succeeded in bringing up the body of a man, with .the head uppermost. A rope was put round it, and it was carried to the station-house, Mr. Booth's. There is a path way close by the dock, leading to a slip for boats going to Rock Ferry. Persons might accidentally fall in from it, in going to the slip. No means were used to restore animation, as the body was quite cold when it was taken out of the water. Witness knew the deceased, for whom he had worked. He was about 35 or 36 years of age. Witness and his fellow-workmen first saw the deceased, between two and three o'clock, walking past the dock; and knowing that Jackson's yard close by was to be let, witness asked his comrades if they did not think he was looking out for it for a building-yard, for which it was a suitable place. There was also a part of the dock wall which had given way, near the spot where the body was found. Two tons of stones had given way, and the ground was in such a state that if a per son happened to slip in whilst walking along the path, he must inevitably have fallen into the water. The water was eight feet deep. The Coroner here enquired of Mr. Booth, who kept the receiiing-house for the reception of persons taken out of the water, why the usual means were not in this case resorted to to restore suspended animation. Mr. Booth said he was always ready and active in doing so, whenever there was any chance of its being of any avail. He had found, however, that in this case the body had been in the water from a quarter -past four until five o'clock, and he considered that there was, therefore, no hope. The Coroner said it was always proper to make every effort, as instances had been known in which parties had been re stored after being immersed a much longer time than that stated. Jane Milieu, being called, said—l am housemaid in the house of deceased. He was a married man, and has left a widow and six children. The deceased left borne at half-past twelve on Saturday. We were not aware at the time that he bed gone out. The dinner was quite ready. Between six and seven o'clock, information was brought that he had been found drowned. He was very low all the morning, and did not speak much. Witness did not know of any embarrass ment in the affairs of the deceased to affect his mind. A gentleman, who stated he was employed as clerk to the deceased, who had only commenced business about six months ago, said that no idea of his being embarrassed could be entertained. The Coroner said he did not see any necessity for further inquiry on that point, for they had no evidence whatever of an act of self destruction. It had, however, been distinctly sworn that there was a dangerous path in the immediate proximity of the spot where the body was found, on passing which, any one whose foot might slip would inevitably fall into the water, and thus be accidentally drowned. The re mark made, too, by the men wbo knew the deceased, that he was, probably, looking after a building yard, went to amount for his being near the spot, if that were considered material. Taking the whole of the circumstances, the jury could, he thought, come to no other verdict than that which the testi mony given bore out,—namely, that the deceased was found drowned, but how he got into the water there was no evidence to show. The jury almost instantly returned a verdict to that effect. Mr. Curry highly commended the humane and prompt conduct of the men who had got out the body, and ordered such remuneration as he had power to award. Buortz Es.—A magnificent collection of bronzes is now exhibiting for sale at Messrs Promoli and Hausburg's Bazaar. The lovers of the fine arts should inspect them. They are well worth the attention of the virtuoso. AMPHITHEATRE.—It will be noticed that the American Equestrians will prolong their stay until Friday next. Those who have not yet seen them must lose no time. They are the most original artistes we have seen for some time. They have had two or three additions lately in the shape of riders and voltigeurs. THE FUNDS : SATURDAY EVENING.---Th e result of the offers for the Canada debentures transpired this morning; and it was made known that Mr. Maubert was the sole purchaser at the high price of £lOB. The rumour that he had previously offered £lO7 Ils. appears to be a true one, and also that that was yesterday the highest price tendered. This the government would not accept, as the sealed paper placed in the hands of the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and referred to in the announce ment, declared £lOB to be the lowest price. The biddings were not re-opened, but Mr. Maubert's offer being the highest, he was allowed the option of taking the loan at the government price if he pleased, to which terms he acceded. The, arrangement between our government and the Canada Company is, that the latter shall pay 5 per cent. on the loan, of which government guarantees four to the creditor, the re maining one, as well as the whole premium of eight, being set aside to form a sinking fund, which will thus immediately have £24,000 to begin with. As some doubt has arisen as to the extension of the government guarantee beyond the twenty years, and with respect to the redemption of the loan, it may be as well to observe, that the general interpretation of the law is, that the government is not bound to redee m a t a ll, but in case of non-redemption in twenty years, is bound to continue the guarantee of the payment of interest, even if the redemption should be postponed for an indefinite period. The new feature in the English Stock market was the intro duction of the Canada debentures to the notice of the public. In one bargain they were done at 4 premium, and in another it is reported 1 premium was paid for small amount. Con sols closed fiat at 93+ to 4; Three per Cents. Reduced left off at 944 to 4; Exchequer-bills, 50s. to 525. premium ; Bank Stock, 171 to 173 ; and Three-apq-a-Half per Cents. Re duced, 101 to 4. In foreign securities, Spanish Actives were quoted 184 to 19 ; the New Three per Cents.. 24'4 to Por tuguese Five p er C en t s ., 314 to 39; Ditt o , Three per Cents., 23 to ; Mexican, 311 to ; Ditto, Deferred, 9to ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 to 4; Ditto, Five per Cents., 100/ to 14 ; Danish, 84 to ; Colombian, 211 to;; Brazilian, 694 to 4 ; and Belgian, 102 to 4. THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY The general monthly meeting took place on Tuesday last, and as it was the concluding one of the year (at which the President would deliver his address,) the attendance was numerous. Mr. C. J. SMITH read his promised paper, ON THE COMBUSTION OF SMOKE IN STEAM BOILER FURNACES The lecturer (who had evidently taken much pains with his subject) went into a succinct history of the various plans hitherto proposed for the prevention, or rather, as he termed it, the consumption of smoke, with a view to the econo mising of fuel, and the abatement of the smoke nuisance. He noticed the several patents taken out, from that of Watt in 1796, up to the present time, including those of Hall, and more latterly that of our townsman, Mr. Charles Wye Wil liams; illustrating his opinions by diagrams. He addressed himself more particularly against, or in disparagement of, the patent argand furnace of Mr. Williams, whose views he con tended were utterly at variance with those of several scienti fic individuals, who had devoted their attention and experi ments to the same subject—particularly Dr. Ure and Mr. Brand ; and gave the preference to the plan of Mr. Joseph Williams and Mr. Kurtz, the patent for which, he stated, had been claimed by both the partners in the invention (as we un derstood him)—a point which he considered it of little conse quence to solve. It was enough for him that it was acted upon successfully, and that it appeared to him to be very efficient. He combatted, in a strong manner, the opinion of Mr. C. W. 'Williams, that if smoke were once generated it could not, from its chemical consistency, be consumed; and adduced extracts from documents in support of his own opinions, including some from Dr. Ure, Dr. Birth, and Mr. Brand. He also differed from Mr. C. W. Williams as to his opinion' that gases and not smoke were first generated by the combustion of coal, contending that smoke was generated in larger quantities over the whole surface of the coal bed of the furnace than gases ; and he equally differed from that gentleman as to the efficacy in the consumption of gas (or rather smoke) of cold air in place of hot air. The lecture was, in fine, an eladorate review, and certainly not a favour able one, of a long and able treatise of Mr. C. W. Williams on the subject of the prevention of smoke, from which pas sages were here and there selected, in which the speaker di lated, as, in reference to other scientific authorities, and par ticularly the opinions of Dr. Ure, being altogether erroneous, if not absurd. He concluded by some reference to furnaces in steam packets, (the Urgent, &c.,) and engine furnaces fitted up by Mr. Joseph Williams, which were highly ap proved of ; and expressed a hope that the authorities of this town, following the example pursued at Leeds and elsewhere, would adopt some scheme for the reduction of the smoke nuisance on our marine parades, and throughout the town generally. The lecturer resumed his seat amidst great ap plause. The PRESIDENT, (Mr. Grantham,) inviting the remarks of any one present on the subject under discussion, proposing that Mr. Smith might reply after all had been heard. C. W. WILLIAMS, Esq. said, he had not come prepared to hear so elaborate a view of his humble work on the pre vention of smoke, but proceeded briefly to reply to some of the principal statements just made. It was not for him to defend Dr. Ure or Mr. Brand, if their opinions were erro neous, which he did not assume. He would but say, that every line of the second edition of his own work, which had been so assailed, had been revised and corrected by Dr. Ure himself ; and, if it contained any error, he believed that that gentleman would not have allowed it to pass the ordeal of the press. (Cheers.) He should quite concur, however, with the lecturer in the general tenour of his remarks, if he would sub stitute the word " gas," in place of " smoke ;" for he believed that neither Dr. Ure nor Mr. Brand would say that" smoke," chemically speaking, when once generated, and cooled down to a certain temperature, as it was in the flue of an engine furnace, could be afterwards consumed. Smoke, indeed, was not found, or at least in very small quantities, in the furnace. The first operation of combustion was distillation, principally of gases, which were generated in a comparatively cold state, and if not ignited (as we understood him) by an admixture of air, before they came to a lower temperature, they would become smoke, and could not then be reduced back to their gaseous components and rendered inflammable. The gas-light burning before him was an illustration. The white brilliant flame was the combustion of those gases pro duced by admixture, in regular quantities of the atmospheric air. He stated that a film or films of air (or jets of air) were necessary to be introduced to produce that perfect combus tion of the original gases arising from ignited coal or other similar combustibles, and referring to the several diagrams said that the plan of Kurtz and Williams, as tl - ere shown, was merely a modification of his own, the principle being pre cisely alike. He denied that Mr. Williams, who had in fringed his patent, had any patent of his own. (Loud applause.) Mr. H. Dincics stated that he had recently had considera ble experience in steam-engine furnaces in the manufacturing districts, and proceeded to support and illustrate the views of Mr. C. W. Williams. He showed by a diagram of a burning candle, that the first production of combustion was gas and not smoke ; that that gas which appeared like smoke close to the wick at the bottom, if blown through a blow pipe would not soil a card, as smoke would do ; that in con tact with the atmosphere it became the white flame ; and that the imperfect combustion produced smoke, over the top of the flame, which would immediately soil the card with a sooty deposit. Mr. C. W. WILLIAMS further illustrated the same fact Dr. WALDIE stated that he should, on a future occasion, submit a paper on the nature of " Flame," which he trusted would throw some light upon the whole question,—after Mr. Williams had read his promised communication on the sub ject. (Loud cheers.) Mr. JOSEPH WILLIAMS made some rather rude and coarse remarks with reference to Mr. C. W. Williams, amidst cries of " order." Mr. C. W. WILLIAMS ? in reply to a question by a mem ber, gave his definition of the word " smoke," which, we thought, ingenious. His explanation was received with much applause, Mr. C. J. SMITH replied to several of the remarks made in a rather happy, and, as regarded Mr. C. W. Williams, sarcastic style—still maintaining his own opinions, or rather those of other chemical gentlemen, against those expressed in Mr. W.'s treatise. Some further discussion ensued on the nature and proper ties of gases evolved from combustion, and on smoke and its depositing itself in soot ; after which the thanks of the meet ing were passed to Mr. C. J. Smith for his able communica tion that evening. The CH AIRMAN then delivered an appropriate address, on the progress and views of the society—the evening being the concluding one of the session. He viewed its advancement with feelings of gratification—the proceedings of the past year being, if possible, more encouraging that when he performed the same agreeable task last year. While commerce and en terprise had for a long period been depressed not only at home but abroad, their little society had lost none of its early vigour; its strength and usefulness had been more and more developed, and it presented a promise of much good in its greater maturity. The accession to the list of members had not been so great during the past as in the preceding year; but it had been sufficient to maintain their numbers, and was quite as great as could be expected under existing circum stances. The communications received had been of a sound and practical nature, and had elicited interesting discussions. One class of communications, he thought, it would be well to encourage. He alluded to those numerous incidental matters which might be introduced without previous notice, or with only a private intimation to the chairman, who might introduee them as an opportunity arose. Subjects thus stated frequently gave rise to the most interesting discussions, and also gave variety and freshness to their meetings. They also induced members to offer their services, who had not time and opportunity to prepare long papers. With this, too, might be connected the introduction of models and specimens of art. He strongly invited members to give as much of their time and attention to the society as would by this and other means extend its utility; and urged that their object should be not only to receive advantage and amusement from the gratuitous labours of others, but contribute, them selves, to the general stock. After alluding to the increased sale in the foreign market of scientific works published in London, and the desire for improvement thus developed abroad, he expressed his belief that in the present day, a knowledge of math ema ti cs , c hemistry, natural philo sophy, geology, mineralogy, and even abstruser sciences, were essential in the education of a gentlemen. He believed a man not to have profitted as he ought to have done, by the advantages he possed in our modern institutions, if he were wholly ignorant of the principles of the steam-engine, the printing press, and the cotton mill. He then proceeded, at some length, to a consideration of subjects connected' with the society, and the important questions to which they gave rise. There was a rich mine of sound practical science in this country, ready to apply its powerful resources as oc casion should call them forth ; but those who would have their aid must not think of doing so by stepping in at the cabbin window ;—they must go before the mast—they must come up by the ladder of toil and study. In this he ad dressed the younger portions of his hearers ; the elder would acknowledge the hollowness of any other course. This so ciety gave the practical man an opportunity of discussing the merits of works proposed for adoption, or in actual progress ; and it afforded him an opportunity of introducing his own plans to public attention. The topics likely to afford in struction to the members were numerous, and he should remark upon a few of them. Here the speaker, at consider able length and with much ability, suggested for future con sideration as topics-Ist, the steam-engine, and the questions. with which it is connected, as worthy of a prominent place, whether considered as applied to steam navigation, to rail ways, or to purposes for which stationary engines are re quired. He supplied an interesting view of the present state and prospects of steam navigation. He also remarked on the railways, their construction, comparative cost, &c., observing that the locomotives, carriages, and rails, as well as the for mation and management, were subjects that might all come under the notice of the society. He then adverted to steam as applied to manufactures and other purposes ; the economy of fuel, (in which France and Belgium had exceeded us,) the improved construction of engines, &c., and the prevention of smoke, furnishing examples of superiority in these several respects, and detailing some interesting facts that had come within his knowledge. Another topic of interest was the best mode of preventing and extinguishing fires. Questions relating to the health and comfort of the poorer classes also claimed their attention, involving plans for ventilating, cleansing, draining the streets, &c. Plans for facilitating the loading and discharging of ships, so as to prevent delay, and the incommodious crowding of the docks, might also be bene ficially considered. He then alluded to the visit with which the society had been honoured by our late worthy chief ma gistrate, and hoped it might be considered a precedent worthy of being followed by his successors, once at least in each year. (This suggestion was received with much ap . !,111e.) After some allusion to the happy termination of hostilities in the East, and the pleasing prospect which it held out of enabling us to extend the blessings we enjoy to multitudes (in China) who had for ages dragged on a dull existence, de barred by a miserable exclusiveness from advantages which they would otherwise have enjoyed,—he expressed his grati tude for their attention, not only that evening, but during the past year, and concluded as follows :—My especial thanks are due to the gentlemen who compose the council for their co-operation and support; but to the members at large I have no power to express how much I feel indebted for the honours they have conferred upon me. From you, gentle men, I received so much kindness and consideration during the time I have presided at your meetings, that much as I regret my own efficiency, I c an not but experience the most lively feelings of gratitude for the past, and the strongest de sire to labour continually and with anxious care for the future benefit of your society. THEATRE ROYAL, CHESTER.—Mrs Seymour is starring with considerable success at this theatre, playing several of the leading characters in the drama. Her benefit will be under the patronage of Lord Charles Wellesley. When the King of Prussia was returning from St. Peters burg, in July last, lie stopped a night at the little town of Hohenstein. Captain Kern, owner of the domain of Dohlau, took advantage of the King's passing through to request his autograph, in order to place it in a new church, built on the captain's property. His Majesty promised to grant it the next day, when he wrote the following lines : " Being requested to give my autograph, to be preserved in the new church of Dohlau, I here express my earnest prayer that the holy Scriptures may always be preached in this church, in this commune, and in this country, to the end of time. May God be with you. Written at Hohenstein, the 9th Sunday after Trinity, July 24, 1842, on my return from Russia, after celebrating the anniversary of the marriage of my beloved sister Charlotte with the Emperor Nicholas, on my way from Koenigsberg to Lrdsmandorf, in Silesia, after having yesterday made the acquaintance of the founder of the new church, the worthy Captain Kern, owner of the do ►nain of Dohlau.---FREDEICK WILLIAM." CORRESPONDENCE. THE MERCURY'S JESUITISM TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SI the " Mullum in Parvo" column of the Mercury of this day, I find the following : " The bands are worn by the clergy in remembrance of two tablets of the law, and underneath the face, because of the text, " The priest's lips shall retain knowledge, and the people shall seek the law at his mouth.' " Now, sir, in the above, the words shall retain are substi tuted for the words should keep; and the awful Jesuitry evinced in so doing can be comprehended by the simplest capacity. The verse thus misquoted is extracted from the 2nd chapter of Malachi, where the Lord threatens to send a curse upon the priests ; as we find in the Ist and 2nd verses, " And now, 0 ye priests, this commandment is for you." 2. " If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to ii. 1-2 the Bth and 9th verses, read in conjunction with the preceding 7th, will show the wickedness and danger of misquoting even one syllable of the word of God. Moreove " 7th. For the prie . St's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the mes senger of the Lord of hosts. "Bth. But ye are departed out of the way ; ye have caused many to stumble at the law ; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. " Therefore, have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law." Does not this extract from the Mercury show us the danger of neglecting to teach the word of God in our schools ? The perversion in the Mercury naturally will lead the igno rant among the lower orders to look to the priest, instead of God's word, for instruction ; and here is the whole question at issue—the priests look on all attainments in Bible know ledge as trenching on their exclusive privileges, and would gladly even corrupt the text, rather than the poor under them should be converted ; while we, taking the word of God in our hand, boldly proclaim, they are departed out of the way, have caused many to stumble at the Gospel (which is the fulfilling of the law), and have corrupted the covenant of Levi." But we have no occasion to go even so far to know what priests are. Do they not distinctly state that the Douay translation of the Bible is more correct than our "authorised version ?" Now, the Douay version being a translation from the Latin vulgate, which is a translation from the original Greek; how is it possible that it can render the meaning so pure as ours, that is translated directly from the original Greek? We know it cannot, and that the assertion is a lie : e. g., the priests who say so are —. It may be as well (t o save t rou bl e hereafter) to ask them at once, how many m i s t a k es one pope sa id b e found in the vul gate after his predecessor had pronounced it correct, and made subject to an anathema any one who should contra vene his opinion ? Psha! the absurdities of Popery are nauseating to dwell on. I regret to observe how much they have weakened the tender consciences of the mayor and nineteen councillors. Let us pray that we may be delivered from the tender mercies of anti-Bible, anti-corn-law, and all other anti-Christian and no Christian governors, re membering who has declared, " He that is not for me is against me." I cannot conclude without drawing a com parison between holy St. Paul, " who conferred not with flesh and blood," and Mr. G. H. Lawrence and his natural feelings, all of which a wag of a radical has called consciences : if he had only a conscience that would honor God's holy word, in preference to human inventions (even his own), he might give the others_to Earle, Evans, and Blackburn. Your obedient servant, LOOK OUT. Friday, Dec. 16, 1842. THE POOR MAN'S WAGES AND THE ANTI-CORN-LAW-LEAGUE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Stn,—l am not at all astonished that your opponents on the corn-law question, the Liverpool Journal and the Man cht,ter Guardian, shrink, shuffle, and mumble so egregi ously when they come to touch the question of wages as affected by cheap food. They know now that the inevitable result of permanently 'educed prices in provisions must be a proportionate reduction in the rate of wages equitably claimable by the working classes. It is quite clear that the writers in question do not relish the subject of wages; they would rather discuss this corn-law question as to its sup posed certainty of producing an increase of foreign trade, or the like : they would rather the attention of the working classes was claimed to the circumstance that abundance gives cheapness to an article, than the fact permanent cheapness will bring a permanent reduction of wages. That abundance in an article makes it cheap is an incontestible fact ; but it is a fact, equally incontestible, that in those countries where things are cheapest the working classes are the worst paid and the least industrious ; they are the worst paid, allowing for the difference in the value of the commodities they have to purchase ; the ratio of reward or remuneration in cheap countries is below that of countries where labour is higher. So that, all things considered, the working classes in your cheap countries are decidedly worse than in dear countries. The mock orators of the league, as well as the pseudo friends of the people, the editors of the Liverpool Journal and of the Manchester Guardian, instinctively abhor being closely pressed on the subject of wages, and their recent prolix effusions on the question are but futile attempts at ingenious evasion. The compositions of these worthy writers have neither sufficient eloquence, cunning, nor vigour to blind an intelligent working man as to the necessary result of gene'rally reduced rates of living. The most conclusive method, however, of debating this question with the league is that of bringing forward their own declarations on the subject, and thereby evincing distinctly what are the indubitable intentions of these fictitious friends of the people. Have they said that a reduction of the hire of the working man is necessary, and shall it be forgotten ? Have they declared that labour is too well paid in this country, and shall it be forgotten ? Had they formerly the honesty to avow that of which they are now ashamed? And since their objects are yet the same, ought not the working classes to be correctly informed as to what those objects are? There can be no doubt that the purposes of the league are inimical to the true interests of the working classes; and further, it can be clearly proved' that the avowed object of the Anti-Corn-Law League is a reduction of the wages of their worlspeople. In making Out the proof of this proposition, the first step will be to quote what Lord Worsley stated to the electors of Lincoln, in 1841, which was, that a manufacturer had re cently told him that " it was impossible for them to yet on until they had reduced the wages in this country to the scale of wages on the continent." Who the individual was that made this statement to his Lordship is not said, but that he was an important and influential manufacturer cannot for a moment be doubted, if we judge only from the flippancy with which he declared his sentiments to the noble lord ; and although no one will venture to impugn the veracity of his lordship, yet it must be admitted that considerable strength is added to his testimony, when we recollect that he was for the ten years the whigs (the patrons of the league) were in office, their constant supporter; and, as such, is en titled to some weight in the estimation of the anti-corn gen tlemen. Here, therefore, we have strong evidence of their intentions, in agitating for a total repeal of the corn-laws. The next testimony on this question is that of Mr. Gibson, of Manchester, whose ipse dixit will go as far with his fellow agitators as that of any man connected with the league. not excepting even Mr. Cobden's. And what, then, has Mr. Gibson said, that can be construed as implicating him in the design of reducing wages? Those who paid close attention to the debates on the corn-law question in connexion with Mr. Villiers' motion, will remember that Mr. Gibson then made the following interrogation :—" He would ask if the foreign manufacturer, by his improvement in machinery, had such success as to beat the English manufacturer, whe ther the English manufacturer would not be driven, as a matter of course, either to improve his machinery or to re duce the wages of labour 7" Now, there are two parts to this interrogation of Mr. Gibson, in both of which an ag gression upon the interests of the working classes is contem plated ; either they are to be thrown out of work by improved machinery, or their wages are to be reduced. When we consider that Mr. Gibson was arguing against the corn-laws, we cannot suppose that he meant that what he said about improved machinery should be taken as an argument against these laws ; he certainly did not mean any such thing ; then it most certainly follows that a reduction of wages, by which only the English can compete with the foreign manufacturer, was looked upon by Mr. Gibson as argument for the repeal of the corn-laws ; that is, wages could not be reduced unless the corn-laws were repealed ; but, repeal the corn-laws, and then the wages must be reduced, and the English manufac turer would be able, " as a matter of course," to compete with the ill-paid labour of the continent. Therefore, Mr. Gibson's motto may fairly be rendered, "Down with the corn-laws, and down with the wages !" We come next to the speech of Mr. Villiers, the far-famed oracle of the league, in which we find the following lucid enunciation of the motives and intentions of these cool blooded anti-monopolists :—" The interest of the manufac turer was perfectly clear ; if the price of food was high, he suffered two ways—by the loss of his home trade, and he was also prevented from employing his capital to the best advan tage. The manufacturer could get labour at greater ad vantage when . food was cheap than when it was dear. Here then Mr. Villiers distinctly states that the manufacturers calculate on labour being cheapened when the corn-laws are repealed ; that, in .effect, the repeal of the corn-laws would do nothing to benefit the manufacturer, unless thereby la bour became cheaper. And surely Mr. Villiers knew the mind of the league on this question; surely he stated cor rectly the errand of his employers. It must then appear inevitably certain to every man of common sense that the Anti-monopolist Association are aiming at the sublime and benevolent object of a reduction of the poor man's wages. Benevolent souls ! what a pity they should not succeed. But, although the evidence of Mr. Gibson is strong, and that of Mr. Gibson still stronger, the strongest evidence that the league intend to resort to a reduction of wages is derived from the fact, that the very agitation of the corn-law repeal commenced exclusively with that object, while yet the league existed only as the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. This very body, in a very early stage of its history, de spatched its emissaries to various parts of the continent, for the purpose of ascertaining the various rates of wages there paid, and the mode of living amongst the work-people; and these emissaries were not long in discovering that on the continent, in the manufacturing districts, people are much worse fed and much lower paid than those of England. Hence the agitation for the repeal of corn and provision laws. These continental spies published, under the auspices of the chamber, the following as the average rates of wages : s. d. France, average per week. Switzerland • . Austria.. • TheTyrol 3 9 Saxony 3 6 Ports of Prussia (at 80nne).... The averages at Manchester were reckoned at 10s. This is the very list of averages which was first used by the young league against the corn-laws, as these laws were by them considered as the chief cause why higher prices were paid for labour in Manchester than in Bonne. How then comes it to pass that the organs, tools, and dupes of the league are suffered to gull the public by their abominable puffing? Solely because they are not sufficiently known Seeing then that their object is, indeed, a reduction of wages, let the working classes in time " beware of the trap."—l arayours, &c., DELTA. December, 1842 , THE YORKSHIRE MAILS AND THE NEW TARIFF.—An odd illustration of the present working of the mails between Hull and Manchester occurred last week. A steam boat ar rived at Hull from Hamburgh on Wednesday afternoon, with a very valuable cow for a gentleman in Manchester, the steamer bringing also at the same time her Majesty ' s mai l bags, containing a letter of a d v i ce to have some one on th e s pot to receive her. The mail bags, in conformity with the new arrangements, remained at Hull all night ; but the cow having been disembarked, was immediately forwarded by railway to Manchester, where she arrived at eleven o'clock the same night. No one, however, k n owing to whom she belonged, she w as sent toa stable, where she remained until near noon on Friday, at which time the letter of advice that arrived at Hull with the cow was received in Manchester by the mail ! Her Majesty's mail was thus fairly outstripped by the cow b y a b ou t 14 hours ! It should be added, that Hull is the port whence a whole third of all the manufac tured cotton of Lancashire is exported. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 17 This being the last day of Michaelmas Term, a congrega tion was held for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred : DOCTOR IN MEDICINE. J. J. A. Brown, of University College BACHELOR IN DIVINITY. Rev. R. Prichard, of Jesus College. BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAWS. C. Lempriere, of St. John's College. MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. J. Aldersey, Queen's College. Rev. W. Dowding, Merton College. Rev. V. Page, Christ Church. E. S. Venn, Wadham College. Rev. E. Wood, Magdalen Hall. Rev. F, W. Sims, Magdalen Hall. BACHELORS OF ARTS. T. Hugo, Worcester College. A. F. Mayo, Oriel College. W. Allen, Magdalen Hall. J. F. Bickerdike, St. Edmund Hall. E. Stuart, New Inn Hall. T. Williams, Jesus College. C. M. Skittowe, Jesus College. C. G. Price, Jesus College. The following have obtained University honour: late public examination. IN DISCIPLINIS MATHEMATICIS ET PHYSIC' CLASS 1. H. Cotton, Student of Christ Church. W. W. Woolcoombe, Student of Exeter College CLASS 2. W. H. Master, Fellow of New Coll CLASS 3. A. H. Dandy, of Exeter College. E. B. Hewood, of Christ Church. F. F. Statham, of Magdalen Hall. CLASS 4. H. A. Box (Scholar) of Wadham College. T. G. Nicholas, of Wadham College. H. Watson, of Wadham College. C. S. Plummer, of Oriel College. C. M. Skittowe, (Scholar), of Jesus Colle S. Taylor, of Brasenose College. E. J May, of Worcester College. Mr. W. B. France - I;s — presejeci the Rev. G. France, of Exeter College, to the rectory of Brookdish, in the county of Norfolk. The Queen has presented the Rev. R. J. C. Alderson, late of Exeter College, to the rectory of Kirton, Suffolk. In a convocation held this day, a sum not exceeding £2OO was granted out of the University chest to the library about to be established in the Cathedral at Calcutta, to be expended in books printed at the University Press. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM (From the Oxford Herald.) The borough of Andover still continues to send Members to Parliament—here is the mode in which the elective fran chise is there exercised ; it occurs in the examination on Lord Huntingtower's Bankruptcy. " Mr. Nias—What was your second transaction with the bankrupt? My second transaction • the 29th of June, 1841, for electioneer, th his lordship was when his lordship was a minor. His lordship wished them to raise £l,OOO, which I had authority to get on any terms. This sum I knew was necessary from other sources to secure his lordship's return. I came to London from An dover, and procured £BOO in £5 notes. It was to make a great show, which effect it really had. I handed those to his lordship up stairs. The notes, which were called the physic they wanted, having been exhibited to some of the worthy electors, there was of course a considerable sensation. (Laughter.) I mention this to show that his lordship could hardly be expected to account fully on such a transaction as that; it was like water running through a sieve. The notes, as I have said, having been exhibited to some of the worthy electors, I was carried into the room to be introduced to his committee, taking care to shake up the physic, as it was called." (Loud laughter. The vein of merriment exhibited by the witness created merriment.) " Mr. James.—To be well sliaken before taken, I sup pose?—Yes, precisely so; and it had great effect upon the electors." (Increased laughter.) The facetious and moral money-lender has di _ r purity of the electors of Andover with a very vivid pens.. but even his talent was scarcely sufficient to display the con duct of Lord William Paget in its proper colours. Lord William Paget went down to Andover with his friend Lord Huntingtower, a minor. If we are to believe the latter and his agent, Mr. Douglas, be was, if returned to parliament, to be merely the place-keeper of Lord Huntingtower until he came of age. Lord William Paget was returned, and, as we learn from the same authorities, by the force of bribes, sup plied by monies raised upon the credit of his friend Lord Huntingtower, by Lord Huntingtower's friend Douglas. All that Lord William contributed to this electioneering en terprise was his name—the value of which is something like a cypher, divided by cypher, or an indefinite quantity. Mr. Douglas says— " Lord Huntingtower and Lord William Paget had en tered into an agreement that if the four bills of £l,OOO each upon which they both were liable, and which were given at Andover for the purposes of the election, could be taken up and returned by Lord Huutingtower to Lord William Paget. that then Lord William Paget would resign his seat in parlia ment for the purpose of Lord Huntingtower's being re turned. To accomplish this, I discounted the bill s I th en had of his Lordship's, which I had drawn upon him, and are more particularly mentioned in the agreement of the 17th of July, and paid the 41,000, and delivered the same over to his lordship." At a subsequent stage of the yroceedings— " Mr. Jam - es asked . Lord H s untingto;er if Lord William Paget had ever been called upon to resign his seat for An dover. His lordship stated in the affirmative. A requisition, signed by 100 of the electors, had been presented to him, but he refused. When the deputation waited upon Lord William Paget, he insulted them, and refused to resign. He did not intend to do that, he said. There was also a private agree ment between them as gentlemen, but that was not re garded." Alas, for the characters of Andover and Lord William ! MAGNANIMITY OF A NEW YORK EDITOR We copy the following ridiculous expo York Morning Herald:— " COL. WEBB—His CONDITION OF MIND IN PRISON.— We arc afraid that our old friend and fellow-sufferer, Col. Webb, of the regular army, is hardly in the right frame of mind to receive an act of kindness, mercy, or pardon. 'Phe Rev. Dr. Anthon should by all means visit him, for since his confinement he has exhibited some strange aberrations of temper. _ ir from the New "let us unfold our budget. " As soon as the colonel was imprisoned, nctwithstanding all he has said and done against us, I felt softened to the heart at his melancholy condition—wounded and in prison on such an affair. 1 accordingly got up a petition on Sunday last, and by Monday night had it signed by 500 as respecta ble names as there are in New York. I sent it up to the governor as fast as possible, so as to throw my little mite of sympathy into his case, and aid his pardon and liberation as much as possible. _ " In addition to all this, I sent a note to Mr. Gilbert Davis, corner of William and Pine streets, who keeps a famous wine-cellar there—ordering half a dozen of cham pagne to be sent to Webb's apartments in the Tombs—also a similar order to Henriques, 51, William-street, an equally famous cigar store, to send a box of his best regalias. The following contains the order for the latter : ' ORDER " ' Dear Sir,—A. man called on us, and requested us to send up to Colonel Webb 100 good regalias. Do you mean it ? If so, please acquaint the bearer, and it shall be promptly done—say so in writing. 100 good regalias cost 5 dols., but we have a good article for 3 dols. the 100.— Your obedient servant, " ' HENRIQUES, 51, William-street " ' Monday afternoon.' ANSWER. " Send the best 7 4 - . J. G. BENNETT " By some mistake the wine was not sent—but on Mon day afternoon the cigars reached Webb's apartments. On the young man entering he found Webb attended by four friends, a black servant waiting behind. He presented the box of cigars, and stated the message. What was Webb's reply ? Anything but what we expected. Colonel Webb looked at him like an old-fashioned thunder-cloud, saying, ` I have nothing to say to you, but tell Henriquez that if he had brought them hims e lf, and dared to offer them, I would have kicked him out.' The messenger, astonished at such treatment on a mission of kindness, retreated precipitately. while the four persons present laughed outright. He returned to 51, William-street, cigars, reply, and all in one general box of astonishment. A further correspondence, verbal and written, has passed between Colonel Webb and Mr. Hen riques, in relation to this unnecessary insult, but what is its tenour we do not yet know. Henriquez has spunk, and will hardly brook it. " Now, really this affair seems strange, and positively in dicates that Colonel Webb wants advice and prayers of no ordinary kind. Here we have been getting up petitions, aiding him in his difficulties, and doing everything we could with propriety and delicacy to increase his comfort in prison, till the pardon is procured—till-the veto on the sentence is certain. Acting on such motives, and in such a way, the colonel certainly behaved very unhandsomely to Henriques, who had nothing further to do in the matter than what we have related. Instead of wine and cigars, our old friend seems to require, in a greater degree, the pious prayers of some clergyman. - _ " We shall, therefore, endeavour to procure the Rev. Mr. Miller, or the prophet, Joe Smith, or some other eminent and pious person to call upon him (the Rev. Mr. Authors has hardly power enough) to put him, by prayers and other de votions, into a right frame of mind, while we follow ou t t h p petition till he gets released. The wine and cigars, we be lieve, we shall send to the poor prize-fighters at White Plains, who are in pretty much the same predicament with the gallant colonel, and who will soon be in as much need of a pardon. Will they refuse them, and insult the messenger? We hope not. " In the meantime we call upon every humane person in New York, within the reach of our words, who have not signed the petition in favour of poor God-forsaken Webb, to come to the Herald office, corner of Nassau and Fulton-street , and put down their names forthwith. Come in—come in— come in ! We have now well on to a thousand, and we mean to make it five thousand, if we can, before Friday nest , the last day of grace. On Sa turday the colonel receives his sentence. Although he behaves badly, we s h a ll not. 0.. BISHOPRIC OF CASHEL.—We believe w e may say th at the humour which we mentioned on Tuesday, as to Daly being elevated to the see of Cashel is perfectly well founded. It is also mentioned in the of the London Times that the Charles M. Fleury is t Dublin correspondence Rev. _ d o e m a a p e p d re e l:e w n ill , be appointed to the Deanery of St however, that our former WO tu The latter be found nearer the mark o f correctness. n P t at a l ; c to k' D a. ea V n ru mour would be too g ood ould be superfluous in us to say that tion of Dean Daly, news to be true. As to the eleva tion mention the fact wl it 4, the utmost gratification —nor should f gr. Fl eury were indeed to be his succes- Dublin Statesman.—The Rev. Doctor we say much less i f St. Patrick's on Tuesday last, was on installed elevated to the united see of Cashel and Emly, sor in the deanery D er e y a . n 0 on Thursday Waterford and .bismore. The promotion of thi s di st i ngu i shed even more rapid than that of Dr. O'B r i en , b etween divine is a dvancement to the deanery of Cork, an d su b sequent the see of Ossory and Ferns, a f ew wee k s were su ffered to elapse. The arrangements conseque n t upon the promotion• of Dr. Daly are understood t o con f er t h e Deanery elevationwhose to of St. Patrick's upon Dean Maude, who is to be succeeded in the Deanery of Clogher by the Rev. Mr. Balfour, a relative of the Enniskillen family, whose collation to the benefice vacated by the death of the Rev. Cobbe Beresford, was re cently announced. Dublin Evening Mail.—The deanery thus vacated by the elevation of Dr. Daly to the see of Cashel has been, it is said, conferred by Earl De Grey on the Hon. and Rev. Dr, Maude, Dean of Clogher, and brother, I believe, of Viscount Hawarden. The Rev. Mr. Balfour, a connexion of the Enniskillen family, succeeds to the Deanery of Clogher. Dr. Singer, F.T.C.D., was, I un derstand, offered, and refused to accept the Deanery of St. Patrick's ; and report further adds, that the dignity was tendered for the acceptance of Archdeacon Pakenham, who also declined the elevation. Dean Maude is stated to be as strenuous an opponent of the national system of educa tion as the new Bishop of Cashel, and more he certainly need WA bc.v.Corropondent of Times.