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r, JEAN - D`NClWaryanged by , position of Shjlfs of War and nailing with alerrifie EXPLO- I Grand 'Allgorical Tableau of riday,) the Bthigkant ; the Firing to sine o'clock. ;Repeated every Mon- rtnitting Band ,erforins eery day THE NEW ORGAN,AVATERLOO, CROSBY SEA BANK. ext, the 11th instant, (the Lord willing,) rill be preached in C RIST CHURCH, occasion of OPTING THE NEW Morning by the IRev. J. ELLISON inister of the Church; in the Evening by LICK PARRY, 8.A., Incumbent of St. )01. Divine Service will commence— o'clock, Evening at Half-past Six. rmons, Collections will be made. of the Friends of the object, £9O have Bewsherand Fleetwood, Organ Builders; FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. Preached at ST. MICHAEL'S L Park, on SUNDAY MORNING aid of the Funds of this Society, KETH, M.A., Incumbent of St. he Secretaries of the Liverpool will be to make more fully known operations of this ancient and d to effect the Establishment of a the sale of the Society's Bibles, Religious Tracts withic the popu )istrict of Toxtetli Park. NABAS'S CHURCH, PARLIAMENT. STREET. rch will be OPENED, for Divine Service, (if permit,) on SUNDAY, the 18th instant. it ill be preached by the R ev . TH 0 AS NOLAN, acumbent, after which COL • TIONS will be ray Expenses. Service to mmence in the lalf-past Ten, and in the Evening at Half-past ?ews or Sittings to be made to Mr kGSTAFF, I'o. 121, St. James-street. THOMAS WAGSTAFF, Churchwardeus. JOSEPH BETTELEY , bas, July 6th, 1841. TITHE COMMISSION NOTICE. Inissioners for England and Wales Hereby hat a Copy of the Draft of Apportionment agreed to be paid in lieu of Tithes, in the Sankey, in the Parish of Present, in the bas been deposited at th blic-house le of the " Chapel House, in the said nspection of all Pe►sons it e led in the the said Township. oners Further Give Attotice, that, put- Commutation of Tittles, a MEETING e purpose of Hearing any Objections to ionment, by any Persons interested as teh Meeting will be held at the " Nag's ugton, in the said County, on TUESDAY, 1841, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. ler of the Board, J. E. HONENDEN, Somerset House, London Secretary ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE MENT OF SCIENCE. ELEVENTH MEETING of the BRITISH DCIATION . FOII THE ADVANCEMENT OF E will be held in PLYMOUTH, commencing on LY, the 29th instant, 1841, and concluding on Wed- AYLOR, General Treasurer. YATES, F.R.S., Secretary to the Council AGRICULTURAL MEETING, LIVERPOOL. INS desirous of attending the proposed meeting, forwarding cattle or agricultural implements to the railway, are requested to send the earliest intima :ir intention to the Secretary of the London and sm Railway, Euston Station, London, for places n the line between London and Birmingham, and :retary of the Grand Junction Railway Company, , for places situated between Birmingham and sons will be pleased to give full informa nt of accommodation required, with the place of departure, that due provision may me in the order of application, the earliest ititled to the preference. By order of the respective Boards. VERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY. IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL I tAL MEETING of the LIVERPOOL and 'ER RAILWAY COMPANY will be held at ---, in the Exchange Anildings, in Li ,e 28th day of ;July instant, at Afternoon, for the purpose of declaring a separate Dividends, out of the clear Profits ertaking, and on other Special Affairs: day of July, 1841. C. W. CLAY. Clerk of the Company. gESDAY, LIT RK AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. EPARTMENT.—A present Bonus by a moderate PARTMENT.—PoIicies on PeOierty, whether ,ain or abroad, are granted on tie Lowest Terms kgent for Liverpool, J. w. S. MAY, 8, Exchange-alley PARISH OF LIVERPOOL UNION the GUARDIANS of the POOR of the Parish of iverpool, assembled at a BOARD held this Fifth uly, 1811, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that Parish has in pursuance of the Provisions of the e 6th and 7th William IV, Chap. 86. intituled an Registering of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in been divided by the Guardians, with the approval gistrar-General, into the following Registrars dis- s District shall comprise SCOTLAND WARD. HOWARD-STREET District shall comprise VAUXHALL VtTAßli; , ,_ TREET District shall comprise SAINT PAUL'S and EXCHANGE WARDS. INT THOMAS' District shall comprise PITT STREET and GREAT GEORGE WARDS. )UNT PLEASANT District shall comprise RODNEY and T MARTI AI3ERCRONIBY WARDS. f.INGTON District shall comprise LIME-STREET and SAINT ANNE'S WARDS. INT GEORGE ' S District shall comprise CASTLE-STREET and SAINT PETER'S WARDS. GEO. RIDING, 1 Guardians of the Poor OWEN WILLIAMS, of Liverpool, County JNO. MELLOR, 111 of Lancaster. EST DERBY.—LIBERAL EDUCATION. WILKINSON begs to announce, that his Estab hment will be RE-OPENED onAIoNDAY, the 26th tant. Cards of Terms, with References, &c., may red on application to Mrs. IlitArr, Castle-street ; iss, No. 2, Church-street; alid the Albion-office. An experienced TEACHER wanted. Derby Village, 41k July, 1841. 'BITING, LANGUAGES, BOOK-KEEPING, DRAWING, COLOURING, MUSIC, A-c. Sre. • MR. Sc MRS. MIDDLETON'S I'ABLISIIMENT FOR PRIVATE TUITION, 19, CLARENCE-STREET, MO r. L4T-PLEASANT r LIVERPOOL..// and GENTLEMEN y receive Instruction Branch of Education. Teachers of talent are issist in the various departments, and all the ar are made with a view to render the Establish ve and respectable. Lessons Private. Now ready, price Sixpence, (CELLENT PROPERTIES of SALTED DY, as a most Efficacious Medicine and Seda rnal as well as External Diseases, Inflammation, njuries, set forth in the detail of various cases in iative and sedative virtues have been experienced, h certain reasons for the probablity of its effect ! of several Diseases in which it has not yet been and ample directions as to thqinode of preparing is surprising remedy ; being/an entirely original Rev. SAMUEL FE?4TON, non, his utere mecum." is to disabuse the public mind, by s not the discoverer of the remedy ; the work t Mr. I to attempt to account for its so very general efficacy, and to afford such authentic and temperate information respecting it as may inspire public confidence in its sanative virtues. OPINIONS OP THE PRESS There is a fashion in medicine as well as everything else. Brandy and Salt is now the fashion amongst the ailing, and those who fancy they are so. We have heard of many cases that have been cured, and pain alleviated, by the application of this " panacea," both in internal and external cases. Those who are at all sceptical should consult Mr. Fenton's work. They will find rntiny reasons adduced for its efficacy; while those who wish to use it will find ample directions for its manufacture. We believe the work is having an exten sive sale.—Liverpool Chronicle. A well-written pamphlet on the subject of this " panacea" has just made its appearance. A great deal of evidence is brought forward by the author to show its applicability to diseases of every grade. The directions for making the " Salted Brandy" and other particulars will be found in the work, the cheapness of which places it within the reach of everybody interested at all in the matter.—Liverpool Albion. LACE and ADDISON, North-crescent; CHARLES DAVIS, `ls John-street; and T. BEAN, Albion-office, Castle- Liverpool DER THE IMMEDIATE AND ESPECIAL PA -I.ONAGE OF THE SEVERAL COURTS OF 'RMANY AND THEIR RESIDENT NOBILITY. WESTPHALIA SAUCE. PROPRIETORS, CARL GORTENSTEIN AND CO., SALZBURG, BAVARIA. adjunct, of unequalled excellence, for , Made Dishes of every description, Game, iison, Boiled and Fried Fish, Gravies, Soups, &c. &c. 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CL4RA'E, see Last Appearance of MR. and MISS VANDENHOFF, and Mr. GEORGE VANDENHOFF. For the BENEFIT of MISS VANDENHOFF. T HIS present FRIDAY, July 9, 1841, will be performed Mr. Knowles' popular Play of LOVE. The Duke of Carinthia r. Vandenhoff. Huon.. (the Serf) Mr. George Vandenhoff. The Countess of Eppenstein . a Miss Vandenhoff. To conclude with the Pastoral Sc es of Shakspeare's Co medy of AS YOU LIKE Commencing with the Second Act. Jacques Mr. Vandenhoff. Orlando Rosalind In which character she will speak THE ORIGINAL FAREWELL EPILOGUE. Touchstone.... Celia.... Miss Cleaver. f Audrey. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. NISBETT, of the Theatre-Royal, Covent Garden, Drury-lane, and Haymarket, is engaged for FIVE NIGHTS, and will make her first appearance here these three years on MONDAY NEXT, July 12, when she will perform her original Character of Constance, in Mr. Knowles's Play of the LOVE-CHASE, and will also sustain the Character of Harriet, in the Farce of IS HE JEALOUS? To give addi tional effect to tne Plays in which Mrs. Nisbett will appear, an arrangement has been made with her Sister, Miss JANE MORDAUNT, of the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, and the Royal Olympic Theatre, who will make her first appearance in Liverpool on the above Fvening, in the Play, in which she will perform the Character of Lydia, and will also appear in other Entertainments. THE Messrs. FISHER will RE-OPEN their ACADE MY, 39, Great George-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th July instant, where YOUNG GENTLEMEN are carefully instructed in the Ancient and Modern Languages, Mathematics, Commerce, and all the Branches of Science and General Literature, so as to qualify them for any Uni versity or for Mercantile Pursuits. The Pupils are regularly practised itt French Conversation, anti have the Sciences of Astronomy, Chemistry, Optics, Pneumatics, Electricity, Galvanism, &c, illustrated by ex tensive apparatus. _ N.B.—The Messrs. FISHER have recently built a very handsome and spacious School-room, which is well lighted, and fitted up with every convenience. They have likewise, for the accommodation of additional Boarders, enlarged the Premises in Great George-street, and on the former Play ground erected a large, airy Gymnasium. The Boarders are treated in every respect as members of the family, each having a separate bed, and use of an excellent Juvenile Li brary. Particular attention is also paid to the daily study of the Holy Scriptures; so that every requisite is provided for the health and comfort, as well as the religious, moral, and intellectual improvement of the Pupils. P.S.—For qualification, experience, facility, and success in communicating Instruction, the Messrs. F. have the honour of referring to numerous Clergymen, Merchants, Professional Gentlemen, &c, of the highest respectability, who have intrusted them with the Education of their Sons, and whose names may be seen in their Prospectuses. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of £5 and 10s., forwarded to Mr. Falloon, in aid of the case of peculiar distress advertised in the last STANDARD. The letter from the noble lord who writes respecting the STANDARD has been received, and his lordship will find it attended to. The gratifying remarks as to the manner in which the paper is conducted, coming from a nobleman of such judgment and talent, form a great incentive for in creased exertion on our part. " Watch" complains of an order from the Inspector Gene ral of the Customs at this port, that only one weigher is to be employed, whilst vessels laden with cotton are dis charging, instead of two, as heretofore ; and considers it is merely put forward as an extra plea for the advocates of warehouses on the Dock quays. The partiality of the Mercury need not .be wondered at ; every body knows who were the real aggressors in the re cent riots in this town, but it would not suit the Mer cury's sense of justice to disclose them. The poetry of " G. E." has been received, and if approved of will appear on Tuesday. We have not been able to obtain the information desired by "E. L." We have been compelled to omit a long notice of the Theatre Royal, and a critique on the Fine Arts, from a pressure of electioneering matter. We are obliged to a contemporary for calling our attention to a most unwarrantable proceeding, on the part of the reporter for this paper. His services ought to be exclu sively devoted to the Standard; and, as we were at con siderable expense in furnishing a verbatim report of the nomination at Knutsford, we never expected that the result of our labours would serve to increase the intelligence furnished by any contemporary journal. We hope, how ever, the example will be profitable, as it is not likely, after this, that any of the Standard's reporters will again be tempted to commit so dishonourable an action as to divide his labours between his employers and their opponents. Let each paper trust to its own resources, and, as far as the Standard is concerned, we shall go on much more pleasantly and satisfactorily. Elie LlbtrpooJ gPtanbarb. Clow FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1841 The NORTH CHESHIRE ELECTION is pro ceeding gloriously. At three o'clock yesterday the following was the state of the polling at each of the booths in the division : Egerton. Legh. Stanley Knutsford.... 715 656 109 Macclesfield .. 337 324 379 Runcorn .... 358 357 138 Stockport.... 369 369 362 Ivlottram .... 122 113 172 1849 1160 In all probability we shall hear this morning that Mr. Stanley has retired from the contest ; at all events, the election is virtually settled. In FLINTSHIRE, we have every reason to believe, the cause of Conservatism is going on most prosper ously. At one place only—Holywell, are the returns unfavourable. The conduct of the Radical party at Mold, has been most disgraceful, indecent, and ruffian like. Sir Stephen Glynne's carriage was attacked and utterly destroyed—the Lion Inn broken into, the win dows smashed, and the furniture damaged, while a great amount of other property in the town has been sacri ficed by the lawless and ignorant miscreants, brought out of the mines to support the Radical candidate. So completely had the rabble obtained the upper hand that the military were sent for from Chester. The following are the majorities for Sir Stephen Glynne at the different polling places : Overton Mold Rydland Flint .. At Holywell Mr. Mostyn's majority i 5.... 212 leaving a gross majority for Sir Stephen Glynne of 100 While we cordially subscribe to the opinion that there is no man in England more fit to be called to the councils of his Sovereign, or to occupy the most responsible office under the crown than Sir Robert Peel, we are by no means amongst those who regard this eminent man as faultless. We have no right to seek for perfection in a fellow-worm. If it is wrong to deify mortals, it is wrong also to expect in them that which belongs not to mortal powers. Take the right honourable member for Tamworth for all and all, and he is a most estimable, accomplished, and amiable man, in whose prudence and sagacity both Sovereign and people may safely confide, and whom the Conservative party may, without hesitation, and with credit to them- selves, acknowledge as their chief. But this may be said without a negation, either express or implied, of some exceptionable points. We return to the nomination speech at Tamworth, in which the following passage occurs : " At the time when the part I took for the removal of the Roman catholic disabilities was loudly complained of, did I come forward in parliament to say that I repented of the course which I had taken, or that I would lend myself to a repeal of that measure ? No. I declared that, so far from repenting, my motives in bringing it forward were honourable and pure, and nothing should induce me to recall from the Roman catholics the privileges which that measure had con ferred. The opinions which I have professed, and to which I adhere, and upon which I will act, whether in opposition or power, are moderate opinions—(hear)—and they are opinions in conformity with the prevailing good sense, moderation, and intelligence of the people of England." (Hear and cheers.) Here the right honourable baronet avows that he does not repent of the Popish emancipation act—and that the opinions which he acts upon are " moderate" opinions—a declaration which we allow to be candid, though it does not challenge our approbation. With regard to the emancipation act, we believe, few ever doubted that his motives were " honourable and pure :" the great bulk of his friends and admirers never sup posed that it was any thing but' an error of judgment on his part. The right honourable gentleman now declares, that he does not repent of the course he took in passing that measure, and :that " nothing should induce him to recall from the Roman Catholics the privileges which that measure conferred." From this one should infer, that the working of the act has . not disappointed him. If this be so, his expectations con cerning it must surely have been very moderate indeed, and no reliance whatever could he have placed in those numerous and various highly-wrought pictures and predictions which the more zealous advocates and agitators of the measure were in the habit of setting before th e world. Whoever looks back at these fine castles in the air —these shewy and attractive pros pectus'--and compares them with flat realities of the scene—the actual results that have followed must is Ow utr4ant 3iip*rity promise and the peformanee, and that the conclusion has been lame and impotent beyond all calculation. Has the emancipation act brought peace and content ment to Ireland, as it was promised and vowed a thousand times over that it should ? Has it attached the Romanists in any degree more to the institutions of the state than they were before ? Nothing of the kind appears ; on the contrary, they are ever to be found foremost in the ranks of its most determined foes. Has Sir Robert Peel, or the Duke of Wellington had cause to be pleased with the gratitude of Papists for all the favours which, together, they were so mainly the instruments of conferring upon them ? We are not aware of it unless they regard expressions of the most rancorous hatred, and acts of the most determined hostility to their government or policy as tokens of it. The Papists of Ireland have kept faith with regard to the established church, by breaking out into open rebellion within one short year from the passing of that great " healing" measure, which was to subdue all their feelings of animosity against it. A million of money, granted by Parliament, has fallen very far short of compensating the clergy for the pecuniary losses they sustained by that insurrection, to say nothing of the loss of life, which money could not compensate, of which it vas the occasion. And what was the end ? Why a composition with the insurgents, which has deprived the Irish church of one-fourth of its income. We cannot imagine what worse than this could have happened had there been no breaking in upon the Constitution—no healing measure at all. B,t again, what has been the working of the eman cipation act upon the Constitution ? Have the Papists let into Parliament added strength to . the Conservative cause, or otherwise ? Surely, the O'Connellry of the House of Commons gives an abundant answer to the question. It is to the emancipation act we owe the tyranny of the Whig-Radical faction—the Melbo.Jrne Ministry—the Russell pertinacity—the Lichfield House compact—and every Anti-English and Anti-Protestant measure or project that has issued fr6m Government since the bill was passed. It is the emancipation act that has kept in a ministry after the House of Com mons voted them unworthy of confidence ;—and yet Sir Robert Peel says he does not repent of the act, and that nothing could induce him to repeal it ! Well, we would be sorry to raise a schism on the question ; but we acknowledge that we do not sympathise with the right honourable baronet on this head. With regard to the declaration that his opinions are " moderate " opinions, we would not wish to raise any captious objection or mere cavil ; but, philosophically speaking, we really do not understand what is meant by moderate opinions. Scripture says, " Let your mo deration be known unto all men ;" but the moderation there spoken of is, we presume, moderation in con duct—moderation in language—an abstinence from all excess in whatever excess would be error ; it is an ex hortation to the suaviter in modo, but without any abatement, we should think, of the fortiter in re. But a moderate opinion would seem to be a different thing. Now, there are right opinions and wrong opinions, but, may we ask, is there also a third class neither wrong nor right which is to be honoured with the title of mo derate P—and if there be, is that the class which the honourable member for Tamworth conceives to be " most in conformity with the prevailing good sense and intelligence of the people of England" ? We do not desire to dwell upon this subject; we advert to it merely for the purpose of observing that though we willingly recognise the right honourable gentleman as the leader of the Conservative party, and entertain the highest opinion of his purity of motive and integrity— of his great talents and many virtues—yet that we are not insensible to what we conceive to be his imperfec tions. We certainly do not approve of opinions which are only moderately right ; we should rather have them strictly and entirely so. We are opposed to any com promise between truth and error. We wish that men should make a choice and be decided in their opinions. Moderation in maintaining and enforcing them is another matter. If our Church is to be maintained, or, in other words, if this great nation is to be saved from the hands of its enemies, men must choose between Protestantism and Liberalism, or Protestantism and Popery, and act upon that choice. We know of no middle course that we can esteem either honourable or safe. We perused with infinite satisfaction, as we doubt not so did most of our readers, the manly and eloquent speech of a worthy Wesleyan, Mr. Heald, of Parr's Wood, Stockport, which appeared in our last paper. The Conservative cause derives no small addition from the support of the Wesleyans as a body, and it is an additional source of congratulation that they do not rest contented with giving that support in silence, but that they do, from time to time as occasion may re quire, proclaim the reasons and grounds of it through organs of so much respectability and influence as the gentleman whose name we have just mentioned. His speech at a meeting of North Cheshire Conservative electors removes all doubts, if any should have existed, as to the side which the Wesleyans have taken, and will take, in all contests between the revolutionist party and the maintainers of the constitution. They have unfortunately to a great extent become separatists from the Church ; but all who are acquainted with the early history of Methodism must be aware that sepa ration was not the original object of its founder. But though Wesleyans are now for the most part separa tists in congregational government and worship, hos tility to the Established Church and the fundamental institutions of the country forms no part of those ties by which their body is knit together. " The points " upon which we agree," says Mr. Heald, "are so " many and important, and those upon which we differ I " . so comparati ve ly li m it e d an d un i mportant, t h at i t ap -312, I" _ _ pears to me no consideration would justify us with " holding our cordial and unanimous support to the " Conservative cause, at this important juncture of our " national affairs." To this avowal of Conservatism he adds the following explanatory comment—valuable and true in all respects : " Let us make what we have safe, and then we are in a position, but not until then, to administer the affairs of this great country with a large and expansive liberality. These two views comprehend the basis of my political creed, and no man in the Queen's dominions, sir, would rejoice more than I should, to see our civil and religious institutions, ce mented together as they have been by the wisdom, and piety, and valour of our ancestors, graced by this high and enviable distinction. For when we are safe, we can afford to be both tolerant and generous. (Hear.) Apply these views to the national establishment of this country, to the principle of which lam as fixed and unalterable a friend as any gentle man around me, who is more immediately within its pale. And, sir, I am satisfied that the establishment can afford to cherish and enforce a liberal policy. She has a stronghold upon the affections of the people of this country, and, it true to her own principles and the elevated position she occupies, and in which I for one always wish to see her, she need not and will not fall by any hostile hand without." Language more decided and unequivocal could not be desired of any man. The whole speech was indeed one animated strain of the " thoughts that breathe and words that burn ;" and there is an agreeable im pression lett upon our feelings, as well as conviction upon our mind, that the Wesleyan body of the king dom —concurring, as we are sure they do, in the senti ments uttered —are among the staunchest supporters of Conservative legislation and government. What these are to be, and how conducted, forms just now one of the most interesting subjects of speculation. It is a curious fact, as noticed in an able article of the last Quarterly Review, that the ministry which introduced the reform, or as Lord John Russell called it, the revolution of 1832, has ceased to exist. The eform government consisted of—Lord Grey, Lord Brougham, Lord Spencer, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Carlisle, Lord Ripon, Lord Durham, Lord Ilol land, Lord Auckland, Lord Glenelg, Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Melbourne, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell. "Of these six " teen ministers," says the reviewer, " and four others —Lords Monteagle, Sydenham, and Howick, and Mr. Ellice—who have since walked across the stage, " no less than fifteen (Lord Holland only dying a na " tural death) have been, in vari ous ways, successively still professes to to act on the same s e t li a l n ni d na o t n ed th f ie rom sam a e cbabiasnise,t and d lh " principles, as when originally formed by those whom " it has thus expelled from its councils." cut Melbourne, off. Citi zen The fact is certainly remarkable ; and now the re m -. oufLe Russell, is a bu Lords otto be Lansdowne, ut Want, paiiu e rst ou consisting Rss, a ud Vergniaud was certainly right, that it is the nature of a revolution to devour, like Saturn, its own children. The authors of the revolution had surely ample scope and verge enough allowed them. The constitution was placed at their mercy, to be cut and carved at their Ail I ; Pcover of Ow P414g0 WM A ti: ,-v beck, and the cry of the people went beforo them; and yet where are these reformers now ? All chop fallen, or nearly so, and the very last of the Mohicans soon about to follow them into the land of forgetful ness. The Duke of Wellington quietly observed, at the moment of the revolution, that "he did not see how the government of the country could be carried on ;" and now one thing clearly appears, and that is, that the authors of the bill could not do it. The rump and their Papist associates will shortly be removed, and then the interesting experiment will commence, whe ther Sir R. Peel and the Conservatives can work the machine which the late improvers were forced Most disgracefully to abandon. They must work it as they find it. It is vain to think of restoring it to its former That, so far as regards the reform measure, is quite out of the question ; it is a political impossibi lity. The Duke of Wellington'S query, therefore, must be answered—namely, how will you carry on the go vernment—how do you propose permanently to con- duct the administration of affairs with such a quantity of power residing in the lower parts of the machine ? This is the knot for our political engineers to untie ; it is one well worthy of the most profound attention. It may be said, perhaps, that the country, now re turning a Conservative House of Commons, and giv ing Sir It. Peel on the instant a working majority of fifty for sixty, or even more, is a sufficient solution of the difficulty. So far we grant that this is well; but unless some great Conservative and consti tutional movement be made --a movement which it will take time to bring about, and render of any effi cacy—we must regard Conservative ascendancy as precarious, and Sir R. Peel's premiership, or that of any other Conservative statesman, insecure. The Duke of Wellington's observation is founded upon the difficulty which ke supposes to exist in a mi nister obtaining a House of Commons sufficiently fa vourable to him for all gubernatorial purposes, without the aid of the excised boroughs or borough patronage. But is it not manifest that this difficulty would be ob viated if the minister had a willing people to deal with ? This we take to be the answer to the question. The Reform clearly set up, or at least established, a new principle, and, in order to make the machine work, you must act upon this new principle. You cannot get rid of it, nor overcome its force by any by-ends ; you have but one thing for it, and that is, to take it, and work it out. Sir Robert Peel has wisely declared that he will do — what the Radicals would not do, if they could help themselves—namely, stand by the Reform Bill as a final measure. But if that act is to remain—as remain it must—then in order to have a good working Con servative administration under it, you must have a Conservative democracy. The people must be looked after—the poor must be cared for—the Church must be extended—national education on Church principles must be promoted ;—these are the conditions prece dent—the fundamental terms which must be fulfilled before Reform and Conservation can work harmoni ously together, or Conservative government can be se cure or permanent. We know of no middle course— no moderation—that will not be dangerous, as regards these essential points. If a Conservative ministry he sitates.here, it is lost. If it think of conciliating Pa pists and Radicals by any compromising system with respect to these important heads, it may " fret its hour upon the stage," but it will be a short one, and then it will depart, conscious only of its misused opportunities and neglected means, and utterly hopeless as to the future. If that course be followed which seems dic tated by true wisdom, the Reform Bill is capable of being converted into one of our greatest political blessings. THE official declaration of the state of the poll for Dublin on Wednesday evening, being the second day of the election, is so extremely satisfactory that we begin to participate in the presentiments of our Con servative friends of that city, and to feel confidence in their predictions, that the Arch-Agitator, and his asso ciate will be deposed. This will be a matter of un speakable delight to the Protestant citizens of Dublin, and of unfeigned pleasure, we may add, to the Con servatives of the empire. O'Connell has too long usurped the seat. His being returned for it, was a sort of living falsification. He did not represent the aristocracy of Dublin, nor even the respectable middle orders, both of which are Protestant and Conservative. He represented nothing but the Trades' Unions, and the rabble. His repeated returns are only attributable to the reform bill before its operation had been properly carried out by the Conservative party, and to uncon stitutional influences. Things are now at length about to right themselves —or at least we hope so, and the Repealer must sink down to one of his " boroughs." His rejection at Dublin will be a bad pass-port to the county electors of Carlow, and ominous of his fate in that quarter also. He has " boroughs " enough however to fall back upon—boroughs of which he carries the key in perfect security. There is first Kilkenny—which he sells or gives away as if it were a certain amount of stock in the three per cent. consuls. One of the "scions" has got it on the present occasion. Then there is Dungarvan—which the Judge Advocate General, Mr. Shiel, has just stepped into—denouncing the county of Tipperary. Then there is Clonmel— then Ennis—Ross—Dundalk, and we regret to add Kinsale, which has just returned a Repealer in the room of Colonel Thomas, a Conservative—cum multis anis. There is no likelihood of the Arch-Agitator being left without a seat, for however Reform may have operated to deprive others of the nomination power, it transferred it to him with extraordinary plenitude. We do not, as we have said on a former occasion, ate= ticipate on the whole, any alteration . nf consequence .in the returns from Ireland. Under the existing system, the priest-power is supreme, and where it has materials to act upon, carries all before it. By the way, it was a good joke to hear the Arch-demagogue enveighing against Mr, Grogan, for having used the following words at an electioneering meeting : "No matter what condition in life he may be in, every man in this country must have seen before this how the influence of Popery is pervading every thing in the land, and was it not time to resist the evil, and remove the withering blight ?" Upon the strength of this passage he de nounced Mr. Grogan as an "exterminator, and a preacher of extermination"—and Mr. West also for having sat by and hearing such language in silence, Mr. West, on his subsequent speech, endeavoured to excuse himself, and talked a great deal more liberalism than we at all like to hear out of the mouth of a Con servative candidate. There was nothing in the lan guage above quoted that needed palliation or excuse. He was just right and true to the letter. Yes, every man that knows any thing of Ireland will say, that the " influence of Popery is pervding every thing in the land," and that "it is time to resist the evil, and re move the withering blight." This is just the fact. But the Arch -demagogue with his usual aptitude for persuasion immediately cries out, " extermination ! you want to exterminate the people !" There he argued from the Pope's practice and his own. When his holiness issues a bull for the " extirpation of heresy," his myrmidons are by no means particular about the person of the heretic, and if the heresy can not be rooted up without destroying the heretic, away they go both together. The learning on this interest ing subject may all be found in the authorised version of Dens's Theology, which will be better studied by the light of some of the Rev. Robert M‘Ghee's admirable commentaries. But this is not the Protestant method of proceeding ; we wish to cure the fault, but spare the man. Extermination makes no part of the Protestant creed. We shall not waste words, however, in com bating any allegation that falls from the lips of so notorious a falsifier as the arch -demagogue. The man who comes up to Dublin fresh from a crusade of no metaphorical, but of actual extermination in the County of Carlow, there to charge an opponent with a crime not only never practised, but never even thought of or alluded to by him, is just that sort of disgusting hypo crite who is best treated by silent contempt. We shall only add, that if Popery—the metaphysical falsehood which men call Popery—be irremediable and immove able in Ireland, then the Emerald isle is certainly a doomed land. We do not pretend to say, that it is in the power of man to remove it; but we do say, that the removal should never be despaired of—that all proper methods for removing it should be resorted to and that, last of all, should any compromise be entered into, as if it were intended to abandon the country to, or share its dominion with it. t 1 l f itic4 4 410; hmelortip complimont tbf: paid to Liverpool, by the London Times, for 1;110 gal lant style in whiCh it returned its present members at the late election, and, did our space admit, we should to-day feel much pleasure in inserting the apology of our local contemporary of that name, for Liverpool having committed what be deems so great a faux pas. There were three classes of offenders, he says, chiefly concerned in it—the clerical monopolists, the commer cial monopolists, and an 66 exceedingly numerous class of voters"—the old freemen, or the old freemen's sons. Now, if these three classes had only behaved themselves properly, or kept out of the way, there is nothing more certain than that Sir Joshua and the Foreign Secretary would have won ;—that is to say, they would have won because they would have had no enemy to cope withal ! Here our Liverpool contemporary has it hol low, and proves himself an excellent philosopher. With regard to the commercial " monopolists"— that's the new cant word, as Lord Stanley observes — or the old freemen, we shall not speak at present, and will only say just a word or two as to the clerical mo nopolists. The Liverpool ?hues says a great deal about them. It says " they have been labouring for years to procure the expulsion of Catholics from par liament." " What they are aiming at is the revival of the old days of Orange ascendancy." " The feeling which has been roused in this town is precisely the same as that which has animated persecutors in every age. - It is a feeling compounded of pride and intoler ance, one which has filled the world with confusion, and one which, if it could have its free course, would tear in pieces the British empire." And again, " What man is there of intelligence, belonging to any party, who does not regard the efforts of these clerical agita tors with disgust, and the object at which they are aiming, that is, the disfranchisement of the Irish peo ple, with abhorrence ?--Niith more to the same purpose. But all this, we may remark, is merely conjectural. We must judge the tree by its fruits ;—and what are the fruits ? Why, simply the return of Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell for the borough ! That is all, in a political way, that our contemporary can point to as the result of all those mighty and severe labours of the clerical monopolists for years. And this is something equivalent to " pride, intolerance, persecution, tearing the empire to pieces, and filling the world with confusion !" Now, we beg to ask, is Lord Sandon a persecutor, an exterminator, or anything at all like what our contem porary would insinuate the clergy would choose if they were of the temper and mind he represents? But we will not dwell upon the point. Our contemporary must be dealt leniently with, as a man labouring under much disappointment and vexation of spirit; for our part, we willingly and readily excuse him. But with regard to those of the clergy who have been instru mental in preparing the people to give their prompt and cordial support to Conservative Candidates, we differ so much from the Liverpool Times that we think every town owes them a large debt of gratitude, and should by all means encourage them to go on and prosper. We wish the clergy of other places would profit by their example. LOCAL NEWS, PIPING BULLFINCHES.—Mr. Vander Hutton, who is now remaining for a short time in Liverpool, has a collection of these beautiful birds on sale. The little fellows pipe their tunes with all the distinctness of a flageolet. We know of no more elegant present to make than one of these pretty birds. THEFT FROM A SHOP,—At the Police-court yesterday, Elizabeth Brown, a married female, with a child in her arms, was placed at the bar on a charge of stealing a piece of print from the shop of Mr. Williams, in Price's-street. It appeared that while some other partie s were b e i ng serve d, the prisoner took a piece of print from the counter, and put it under her shawl. She was observed, and placed the print back on the counter. She had bought a yard and a quarter of it previously, for which she paid 101 d. The prisoner said she had gone to buy two frocks for her child, and had no in tention of stealing the piece of print. She was committed to take her trial at the sessions. A few years since we were indulged by the first appearance of Mr. George Robins, to sell 7000 dozens of the celebrated wines of the late Mr. Knowles. The publicity of his name attracted so numerous an audience that the theatre was taken and most completely filled for three successive days. lie is retained specially to appear at the Waterloo. on Tuesday, to discourse on the value of the Aigburth Hall Estate, which he has divided into lots for villas, and recommends the wealthy merchants of our city to purchase, in order, is he says, that the rich merchants may avail themselves of so short a remove from their daily occupation to go to Aigburth and repose on the pleasing reminiscence of every day's gain. THE GREAT LIVERPOOL.—This splendid vessel arrived at Falmouth with the Levant and Indian mails, on Monday evening. She brings forty-six passengers, among whom is Colonel Hodges, late Consul-General of Egypt. The Liver pool passed the Princess Charlotte, with Admiral Stopford on board, in 10 degrees east, on her way to England. Her Majesty's ship Thunderer, and Lizard, steamer, were in Gibraltar Bay. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—An excellent band performs every evening at these gardens, and greatly adds to the many other attractions that are to be found in them. The storm ing of St. Jean d'Acre is well worth seeing. SELF-ACTING LETTER FILE.—One of the best inventions of this description of article we have seen of late, is the file advertised by Mr. Smith, of South Castle-street. This file is a great improvement upon all others. By means of a powerful spring the notes or memorandums are held firmly together ; the spring having only to be moved to take out, or place a paper on the board. This file is very neat, and not likely to be put out of order. CAUTION TO WAREHOUSEMEN.—Thomas Tongue, who had been warehouseman to Messrs. Currie and Busard, cotton brokers, was yesterday placed at the bar of the police court, on a charge of having stolen half-a-ton of cotton ropes, the property of his employers. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had directed a porter in the em ploy to send the ropes to a marine-store dealer's in Mason street. They were openly weighed in the warehouse (Duke's Dock) on Monday, and sent to Mason -street openly on Tuesday in the middle of the day. It was contended on be half of the prisoner by Mr. Davenport that he had been for some years in the same employ, had always considered the ropes as his customary perquisite, and bad sent them openly away. Mr. Currie said the prisoner had been in the employ for abovt 6 years, and had never known anything against him before. He had not given him leave to take the ropes, neither did he know that it was a general privilege for ware housemen to take the ropes. Mr. Huson, who had formerly been a partner of Mr. Currie, was call e d f or the defence, and he (Mr. Huson) said he had engaged the prisoner himself about six years ago, and that he was uncertain whether suck a privilege existed generally to the present day. He, and Mr. Busard (who was prevented by business from attending the court), had that morning made enquiry of several cotton dealers, and it appeared that the custom was general six years ago, and, though it had been discontinued by some, he be lieved it existed to some extent even yet in the town. He had learned that a meeting of the trade was about to be called, with a view to do away with it. Heldid not recollect whether, in engaging the prisoner, any agreement was made or understood to the effect that the prisoner should have the ropes ; but, if such were made, lie had no recollection of its being withdrawn. Mr. Rushton remarked that it was to be lamented that agrements with warehousemen should remain in so loose a state, and that it would be exceedingly desirable that the trade should do away entirely with the custom wherever it yet prevailed. He would release the prisoner solely on the evidence of the last witness ; but he trusted that hereafter both he and others in a similar capacity would beware of taking anything, of however apparent little value, from their employer's warehouses, without their express permission. The prisoner was then discharged. COMMITMENT.—Yesterday, at the police-court, a young man named James Burns was charged with breaking into the house and warehouse of Mr. Gardner, of the firm of Gardner and Co., block makers, Hurst-street, and abstracting a coat, a handkerchief, three pairs of boots, a rule, a drill, and two caps. The prisoner had been an apprentice on the premises, but had run away some time since. On Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the men left the work-shop secure. The house was also locked up, the family being in Cheshire. This morning, shortly before 4 o'clock, the prisoner was seen by a policeman in North Join-street, carrying a bundle, which, on being questioned, he said contained his own clothes, adding that he was going to his work. On its being opened, the articles specified were found, and traced to the owners, Mr. Gardner, his partner Mr. Guirron, and two of the workmen. The workmen, on going to their work in the m orn i ng . fou n d the shop had been robbed, and found a ladder reared under the store-room window. The window had been forced ; also a door, the wood of the post into which the bolt shoots having been broken away. The prisoner was committed to take his trial for the robbery at the sessions. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A CLERIC—At the police-court yesterday, William Jones, a young man in the employ of Mr. Mackay, commission merchant, Lord street, was placed at the bar on a charge of having embezzled a sum of money, the property of that individual. Mr. Mac kay said that the prisoner had been a fortnight in his service; that he had before been brought into court on a somewhat similar charge, which was not pressed against him in consi deration of his father ; that on the day after his release, not withstanding a stro ng a d mon iti on f rom t h e b enc h, he had gone to his (Mr. Mackay's) counting-house, and taken away a number of bills or acco un t s ( now produced), and had also received a sum of 55., for which he had not accounted for. He (Mr. M.) had agreed, on taking him into his service, to pay him ss. a week, and as he had stated that he was in want of clothing, he had procured him a pair of trowsers—the amount to be deducted from his wages. He paid him 4s. (deducting ls.) the first week, and Ss. on the subsequent week, by which he was overpaid. On the 19th ult., after tnis, he had collected a sum of 55., which he had not paid over or accounted for in the books. The prisoner said that \ when he went into Mr. Mackay's service no specific agree ment was made relative to wages; been three weeks in the employ ; had received no more than 4s. the first week, and had.paid over theSs. to Mr. M. himself, on an occasion when they had some conversation relative to a transaction of Mr. M.'s with some engravers. Mr. Mackay reiterated his accusation, and produced his cash-book, from which it ap peared that the prisoner had put his initials, as a receipt for the 45., but not to the ss. stated to have been subsequently paid to him. The prisoner said that some of Mr. Mackay's assertions were untrue ; that his own office boy could speak to one fact if he were brought, and that he (Mr. M.) bad but the night before presented an account again)t him of 14s. and odd pence for the cloth for the trowsers, tough he had pre viously made him a present of the piece. He denied that he had taken the bills alluded to on the day after his discharge from the court, stating that he had them in the coat which be then wore, which was at home when he was brought up, he having another on at the time.—A police-officer proved that the bills were found in a pocket of the coat then (yesteiday) worn by the prisoner. The magistrate was not, however, satisfied with the prisoner's defence as regarded the 55., and ordered the informations to be taken. On these being read, the prisoner was cautioned as usual as to what he thought proper to say, and be entered into some statements with a view to shew that he did not think-Mr. M. would pay him hi s wages . He was then committed for trial at the sessions. TOWN COUNOIL PROCERDDia meting orthc On Wednesday, for the despatch of business Town Council waa held The MAYOR presided, REMOVAL OF THE IRISH MAIL PACKETS The reply of the postmaster-general iO the Remonstrance of the council on this subject was, that he could not make any alteration in the system which had been adopted, because of the advantage of that system to the correspondence of Ireland. WATCH COMMITTEI In the proceedings of this committee two lengthy reports were read from Mr. Whitty, the head constable, detailing the circumstances of the recent disturbances, and the opera. tions of the police. It was set forth in the first report that 175 pensioners had been placed at the disposal of the head constable by the, mayor.. On the Saturday prece ding the nomination, Mr. Whitty issued the following order : " The head-constable feels convinced that, on this occasion, the Liverpool constabulary force will exhibit the same firm ness, forbearance, and strict impartiality, which has charac terised their conduct on all former occasions of popular excitement. They will recollect that they have nothing whatever to do with party ; that their duty is to preserve the public peace, and see that persons of all parties are alike protected from personal injury. " Those who have votes will exercise their right in any way they please, but in the ranks they will studiously refrain from all observations foreign to their specific duty." After describing th disposal and operations of the various bodies of the police on the nomination day, and during the principal portion of the day of election, the report speaks of some transactions in Toxteth-park. Having described his part dispersion of the crowd, Mr. Whitty proceeds thus : "Just emerging from Greenland-street, I met a strong body of police with Mr. Superintendent Riding. James Lawrence, Esq., a member of the committee, was with them. Both exclaimed against the special constables, who had by their conduct increased the disturbance. It appeared that in their way from the different south polling-places, they had stopped with Mr. Riding, and on the very unexpected commence ment of the rioting about six o'clock, lie took them out with him. Discovering, however, their inutility, and something worse, he was in the act of putting them into St. James's Market, when I came up. I kept them there till twelve o'clock at night, lest they might, if sooner let out, create a disturbance themselves, as they also had been fearfully ex cited." In a description of the riots in the north end of the town, Mr. Whitty says--" The police, though frequently attacked, were always successful, and made, in both divisions, nearly a hundred prisoners." " The conduct of the police. on this trying occasion," says the report, ' 4 ' I have no' doubt will meet the approval of the committee. In no instance did the most formidable mob succeed in standing one minute before them, and the prompt ness of their movements prevented any very serious extent of outrage. * * * * * * * Although the attacks on windows and houses (one of them belonging to a police officer in Oriel-street), were very numerous, the amount of damage is not very large. The sufferers up to this time claim, at their own estimate, only to the extent of £200." After expressing his obligations to the men generally, and naming some of the most deserving amongst the superior offi cers, the report concludes with the following sentence : " During the three entire days there was neither a case of absence nor drunkenness." On the motion of Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY, seconded by Mr. THORNHILL, the proceediftgs of the committee were confirmed. Mr. BIREETT said he had intended to have made some re marks on the circumstances referred to in the reports of the Head Constable, but as Mr. Cooper had given notice of a motion on the subject, he would reserve what he had to say to another opportunity. Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said he wished to avoid, in the resolution which he was about to propose, every expression that could give rise to any invidious feeling. He thought they ought not let pass the present opportunity of thanking the Watch Committee, the Head Constable, and the police fOr their exertions during the recent election. Mr. Lawrence submitted the following motion :—That the best thanks of the Council be given to the Watch Committee, and particu larly to Mr. Whitty and to the officers and men composing the police force, for their great exertions and exemplary con duct in the maintenance of the peace of the town during the recent election. Mr. IsAAc HOLMES expressed his regret that the magi states should have appeared to have taken the resolution of the Watch Committee, offering to co-operate with them, as if such offer were an improper interference with their duty. It was desirable that the two bodies should co-operate to gether with a mutual good understanding. Mr. JORDAN rose to order. Mr. Holmes was out of order. The MAYOR conceived Mr. Holmes to be in order. Mr. JORDAN replied that there was no motion before the Council, Mr. Lawrence's not having been seconded. Mr. SANDS said he should have great pleasure in second ing the motion. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said he had already stated that his motion was framed with the view of avoiding anything in vidious. There could be no doubt whatever as to the pro priety of conduct in the Watch Committee, and that they were entitled to the thanks of the Council in conjunction with the police. Mr. IsAAc HOLMES said he deplored the circumstance that the magistrates should have conceived that the Watch Committee were interfering with their duties. As to the damage done in the town amounting to only £2OO as mentioned in the report, he had documents to shew it was much more in the south end of the town alone. One individual had been taken out of his house, and beaten in a most shameful man ner. No man could have a higher opinion of Mr. Whitty in dividually than he had, but the public had not, at the recent election, sufficient protection for want of sufficient force. A druggist's shop in Tithebarn-street was at one period like a slaughter-house. As to the magistrates, the mayor himself had to go to the watch board for information. He hoped that in future, (and they were likely to have other elections soon,) such measures would be adopted by the magistrates, in conjunction with the committee, as would prevent a recur rence of such outrages, and property and persons from being injured. SIR J. WALMSLEY said, he should not have offered any remarks upon this motion had it not been for the observa tions of Mr. Holmes. Mr. Holmes had stated that he held documents in his hand shewing that the amount of damage was much larger than had been stated in the report. Now he (Sir J. W.) had that moment received a letter from Mr. Whitty, stating that the inspectors had made their returns, and that the amount altogether was under £220, and that if the damage was properly estimated, it would, no doubt, be considerably below that sum ; for one person claimed £2O, although the windows alleged to have been broken on the day of election had been broken for months before. The two greatest amounts claimed were for a public house in Hurst-street and a beer shop in Naylor -street. Perhaps it was on claims so founded that Mr. Holmes had grounded his statements. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES rose to explain, but The MAYOR said, the return had come from the most authentic sources, and should be held sufficient. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES again attempted to explain, and said, Sir J. Walmsley had omitted to mention the damage done to Mr. Cowburn's property in Park-lane. Mr. M`KEE suggested, that on an occurrence of this kind again, Mr. Isaac Holmes should be appointed the superin tendent of police. Mr. EARLE said, certain assertions had been made which, reporters being present, would go forth to the public.- It was irregular that assertions should be made which had no foundation. Sir Joshua Walmsley had contradicted them flatly. yet other assertions had been made afterwards. He would ask the Mayor whether this was in order? The MAYOR.----It is quite disorderly. Mr. EARLE.—Then it ought to have been put down. Mr. CASE suggested an alteration in the motion, which went merely to thank the Watch Committee and the police. Now, the whole operations were planned by the magistrates; the town was well kept ; and he thought that the thanks of the Council were quite as much due to the magistrates as to the Watch Committee. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it would be premature to adopt a motion of this kind now. Damage had been done to the extent of about £220, or, as Mr. Holmes had said, it might be double that amount. That damage had been done, as many supposed, not through want of efficiency on the part of the police, for they had done their duty most nobly, but because a larger force had not been entrusted to the com mand of Mr. Whitty. If it could be shown that the damage had been committed through the want of more force, then the magistrates were responsible for it. The Watch Com mittee gave notice to the magistrates of their apprehensions, but the magistrates took the case into their own hands, for to them, after all, belonged the responsibility of determining whether sufficient had been done. Mr. EARLE said the object was plainly to make insinua tions against the magistrates. They had made such arrange ments as were entirely effectual, and Mr. Whitty, when called in, said he would not recommend special constables, as they could not be controlled like the regular force, nor could they be made to act with the same tact and temper. Perhaps some of the gentlemen who thus inveighed against the magistrates, would have had the military called into the town. ISAAC lloLmEs.—At such an election I certainly would. „,, EARLE.—Who cares? Ido not think these insinua tions against the magistrates are very proper. If Mr. Law rence thinks the magistrates have been in fault, let him bring forward a motion to that effect ; but I do not like such sneaking work as this. Mr. BRIGHT said the question was particularly put to Mr. Whitty by the watch committee whether it would not be de sirable to have several hundreds of special constables. In reply, he gave the committee to understand that if he must be accountable for the preservation of peace, he should ob ject to them, as they would only impair the efficiency of the police force instead of rendering any service, and so the re sult had proved. As to the damage, he (Mr. Bright) would ask whether any police, however efficient, could prevent the breaking of windows ? With regard to the amount of da mage, the council had Mr. Whitty's report before them, in which it was stated that the sum total amounted to £200; and a subsequent report described it at £220. Which were they to believe—the parties who had sustained the damage, or the unsupported statements of Mr. Isaac Holmes or any other member of the Watch Committee ? The discussion was a perfect waste of time. Mr. JORDAN said the report stated that in no case did the rioters stand one moment before the police. What more could soldiers have done ? They could not have prevented riots from arising, or windows from being broken. Mr. BIRICRTI said many gentlemen were not aware of the circumstances which had induced some members of the Watch Committee to bring forward the motion on this sub ject. It was brought forward in consequence of the serious damage which took place at the last parliamentary election, and it being apprehended that somewhat similar scenes might occur at that just closed. There was no intention—at least he for one had not, and he spoke the sentiments of the conser vative members of the Watch Committee—of interfering with the duties of the magistrates, but there was a strong desire to assist them in the protection of person and property. Let him recall the circumstances which preceded the motion. There had been a series of riots in the town in consequence of the magistrates having thought fit to allow open air meet ings to be held in the town for the discussion of disputed points, by parties not belonging to the town, and having no interest in it: He (Mr. Birkett) thought those proceedings ought not to have been permitted, and so he had stated. He was confirmed in that opinion by the fact that although riots had taken place, and there had been some destruction of pro perty, and although public buildings had been attacked, the magistrates had not, either by placard or otherwise, offered any reward for the apprehension of the partie s offending, or cautioned the people against such outrages. Seeing that the magistrates had not done so, and being fully aware that there was a disposition to create a riot and to destroy property at the election, he was very anxious to support, as far as he could, a large accession to the police force. He did not care how that accession was to be made, so that there had been a demonstration of force sufficient to keep in order persons, whether they belonged to one party or the other. Mr. WOOLRIGHT, Mr. HARBORD, and Sir J. WALMS LEY having addressed the council, Mr. H. LAWRENCE said be had worded his motion so as not to give any offence, and avoid discussion. He would, with the permission of the Council vary it so, that it could not be opposed by any party. lie would move that the thanks of the Council be given to Mr. Whitty, and the offi cers and men composing the police force, for their great ex ertions and exemplary conduct in the maintenance of the peace of the town in the late election. Mr. BUSHELL seconded the motion. lie wasp erfectly satisfied, in looking at the great extent of the population, and their excited state, that the injury sustained was trifling—a mere bagatelle, a n d th a t no f orce cou ld have prevented it. After some further di scuss i o n, touching the reply of the itee!titian of the Watch Cammittee, and od conduct of the police, end the intrspit. the motion was passed unani mously without a division. It was ordered, that the thanks of the Council be conveyed through the Town-clerk, to Mr. \Vhitty and the force. The Mayon. said he might state that he had received the thanks of the candidates of both parties and their commit tees, for the manner in which the peace was preserved on the occasion. As it had been intimated that an investiga tion was to take place into the conduct of the magistrates, he might observe for himself he had nothing to fear. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said, that. the two candidates, with whom he was in communication, had expressed their perfect satisfaction with his (the Mayor's) conduct. INCREASE OF SALARY TO MISS ELLIS Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY moved that the salary of Miss Ellis, under mistress of the South Corporation School, be increased from £35 to £l5 per annum. Mr. JOHN HOLMES seconded the motion. Mr. PARKER opposed the motion as follows :—I rise, not so much to oppose the increase of salary to the under mis tress of the South Corporation School, as I do to express my disapprobation of the system of education carried out in the Corporation School; a system of education opposed to those Protestant principles on which our constitution is founded; a system of education opposed to those principles on which the municipal reform act is based ; and in direct opposition to that solemn declaration, to support the Protestant religion, we each of us make on entering this council chamber. It is, moreover, a system of education to which the majority of the constituency of this vast community (of which we are the representatives) are decidedly opposed. It is also a system of education that has driven the Protestant clergy from the superintendence of these schools, and which will, if persisted in, ultimately convert our Protestant Corporation Schools into seminaries for the spread of the errors of Popery. But as I purpose to bring forward a direct motion on the subject, I merely state these remarks as the grounds of my opposition to the motion now before the council. Mr. Parker was pro ceeding to move an amendment, when The MAYOR explained to him that it was merely a direct negative, and that voting against the motion would have all the effect he wished. Mr. PARKER replied that he should content himself with entering his protest against the system. • The motion was then passed. HEALTH ON THE TOWS. Mr. CASE moved the payment of 100 guineas to each of the building surveyors, as a remuneration for their services in the survey of the town, &c., including their expenses. Mr. KILSUAW seconded the motion.—Agreed to. PUBLIC PARKS. The report of the Committee on Parks was read, which embodied a resolution that it be recommended to make the purchase if Lord Sefton would take the bonds of the corpora tion, and the public would raise £20,000 by subscription. and that parliament be petitioned to contribute towards the project. - Mr. SANDBACH had hoped that the Finance Committee might have made a report on this subject to-day, and so have enabled the council to enter upon its consideration ; but it had, owing to the election and other circumstances, been postponed at the two last meetings. It was perhaps better that it should be so, because the delay would enable the coun cil to consider before being called upon to decide, upon the proposal of the Parks Committee. The lithographed plans which he expected would have been in the hands of the coun cil this morning, were not ready, but they would be before the next meeting. The motion he had now to make was that the report be received; and that the Finance Committee be requested to come to an early decision upon the subject. It was only right for him to point out the nature of the propo sal, and to show that the corporation was not called upon to make any outlay whatever for several years, and that the ul timate outlay was remarkably small in comparison with the importance of the object to be attained. The land proposed to be purchased would cost £92,000; the land proposed to be sold would be sold for £59,937—an estimate which seemed to be a safe one, he called it a low one, because lots of land in the same neighbourhood, but by no means so desirable, had recently been sold for a much higher price. The interest on £92,000, the first cost, would be £3,705 a year. The sum proposed to be raised by public subscription was £20,000. The sum required to lay out the land would be £12,206, or thereabouts. (Hear, hear.) There would then remain £B,OOO to provide for the interest upon the cost, supposing none at all were sold for between two and three years ; but inasmuch as the probability was that sales would commence immediately after the grounds were laid out, before the end of the second year some sales would be made. In four or five years, therefore, the corporation would not be called upon to pay one farthing. It was estimated that the whole of the land might be expected to be sold in about ten years, and at the end of that time the ultimate cost to the corpora tion of the parks would be £48,924. For that they would have eighty acres of land, or 819,000 square yards, which, at the end of the period for which the corporation leased its property, would become the absolute property of the cor poration, with all the buildings upon it. What the land might be worth at that time could only be guessed at : one would imagine, however, that it would not be worth much less than £1 a yard, which would be £819,000. So that for an expenditure of £48,000 now, in seventy-five years the corporation would have £819,000. Mr. SHEIL objected to the subject being entertained, because the regular notice had not been given that a recom mendation would be made to purchase so large a quantity of land. The MAYOR observed, that there was not a recommenda tion to purchase. Mr. WOOLWRIGHT hoped the council would not reject the petition, presented some time since, from a large body of inhabitant householders on this subject, seeing that the land might be obtained at a cost comparatively small to what was at first expected. Mr. G.H. LAWRENCE did not see how the Finance Com mittee could report. The purchase was contingent upon the sum of £20,000 being raised by the public, and until £20,000 were offered, the Finance Committee could not report. Mr. JOHN HOLMES observed, that the funds of the cor poration would not enable them to pay the interest without a borough rate. Mr.EVANS opposed the proposition at considerable length. A more utopian scheme he had never heard ; and when he heard that £20,000 were to be raised by the public, he natu rally thought of St. George's Hall. That company got a few thousands upon paper, but eventually they fell back upon the corporation. If the corporation got into difficulty by such wild schemes as these, it might be necessary for them to produce their securities for the satisfaction of their cre ditors ; and as the legislature was apt to make free with corp9rate property and corporate incomes, they did not know how soon they might be crippled in these respects. He could not conceive any thing more mistaken than the idea that the establishment of a little scanty park, with a lake of an acre, would be an inducement to opulent people to come and settle in Liverpool. The Mersey was the true source of attraction ; and as long as that remained to them, they would not be justified in spending £lOO,OOO on an article of ques tionable utility, _ _ Mr. ISAAC HOLNIES said, that by the municipal act, un:ess the corporation had a surplus income, the Idea of making a park could not be eneertained. He objected, therefore, to the subject being referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. BUSHELL replied to the remarks of Mr. Evans, and said he would make it a condition of having the park that £20,000 should be subscribed by the public. If the public did not subscribe that sum, then the wbole scheme fell to the ground. Surely the physical education of the people was of some importance. In London parks were spreading in all directions ; parliamentary grants were made for them, and why should not Liverpool fairly call upon the government for a grant to assist in keeping its great population healthy, seeing that government derived su c h a l arge portion of re venue from Liverpool? Look at the Custom-house returns, and say whether Liverpool could not fairly call upon govern ment to subscribe some portion back towards keeping its poorer population in health ? Then, with a government grant, and with £20,000 subscribed by the public, how little remained for the corporation to do ! Lord Sefton had pro mised to take the amount rn bonds, at four per cent., there fore there would be no actua l out l ay o f cap i tal. The Sur veyor said much of the land might be sold again advanta geously, therefore lie (Mr. Bushell) maintained that as a speculation this purchase was desirable. Mr. CASE feared, if this subject was to be brought forward the Finance Committee would not be able to make a report of the state of the finances. The corporate year closed in. August, when it would be necessary to make a complete re vision of the general state of the finances. If, then, the council required a report on the financial part of the question, they would be requiring from the committee what they could hardly be expected to accomplish. Mr. PROCTOR said the scheme, if commenced, would cost the corporation not less than £300,000 by the end of seventy five years. After a few words from Mr. SANDBACH, in reply, the re solution was passed in the following form :—" That the re port be received, to be taken into consideration at the next monthly council, and that the Finance Committee be re quested to make an early report, to enable the council to come to a decision on the subject, and that a copy of the Sur veyor's report, and of the resolution of the Park Committee, and of the plan, be sent to each member of the council." CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE AT THE RIOTS. Letters claiming compensation for damage done during the riots arising out of the meetings against the corn laws, were read by the Mayor. _ The TOWN-CLERK expressed a decided opinion that such claims could not legally be satisfied out of the borough fund. To pay such claimants would be decidedly illegal. RETURNS The accounts of the paving and sewerage commissioners for the past year were laid before the council, from which it appeared that the commissioners began office with a balance of 19s. 6d., and left it with a balance of 10s. 6d. A return was also presented from the commissioners of the Court of Requests, of monies unclaimed from the Ist of June, lii4O, to the Ist of May, 1841, with the names of per sons who had paid, and of those upon whose account the different sums had been paid. The amount was stated to be £648 lls. 3d.—After some discussion, the publication of the names was referred to the committee. REDUCTION OF FEES ON LEASES, &C. A letter was read from Mr. Richard Brooke, attorney, inclosing a memorial from a great number of the most re spectable professional men in Liverpool, representing the hardship upon their clients of the high rate of fees payable upon the corporation leases, &c.—After some debate, in which the Town-clerk expressed an opinion that the charges were too high, the subject was referred to the Finance Com mittee. SECOND PATENT THEATRE. The MAYOR submitted the following letter from Mr. Phil lips, the secretary to the Marquis of Normanby : " Whitehall, June 29, 1841. ~ " SIR,—I am directed by the Marquis of Normanby to transmit to you the inclosed copy of the petition of a ve r y numerous body of the gentlemen, merc hants, bankers ma nufacturers, and other inhabitants of Liverpool, praying her Majesty to direct ' that letters patent may be issued to the parties named in the said petition, in trust for and in behalf of the community of the town of Liverpool and its c h ar i t i es , for an additional patent or lice nsed theatre and company of players in the said town of Liverpool.' " And I am to request that you will submit th e prayer of this petition for the consideration of the Town C ounc il o f ti o n , Liverpool, the re and su result reportoftheir r - deliberation. (Signed), for . S. M. PHILLIPS." The copy of t h e m emorial was then r ea d, and Sir JosituA WALMSLEY moved the following resolution, observing that the petition to the Queen had been signed by 11,000 persons :—" After _deliber a ti ng upon a communica tion s i f d ron a i ti tl n i o e oNflArxicsouolficNil oarcmoapiyib of Y, transmitting for the a petition praying her Majesty to dire ct that lett ers patent be i ssue d, &c.,—Re e oner solved, that this council do fully approve of the object of do the petitione rs, and .direct that a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Home O ffi ce, with a proper acknowledgment for the communication made to the coun cil." Mr. BUSHELL seconded the motion. If we were to have theatres in Liverpool, it would be well to have them upon the best footing, and the highest class of entertainments. At present Mr. Raymond, of the Liver Theatre, was obliged to give such performances as he would not if he had a patent. H e (Mr. Bushell) saw no b . t.' o jec ton to the prayer. Mr. J. SmITII said there was only one objection, tha giving of one monopoly against another. If it were left to the Coun cil to licence the theatres, it would be more fair. The TOWN -CLERK replied that it was the right of the Queen to grant patents, and her Majesty should never part with her prerogative. Mr. EvANs quite agreed with Mr. Smith that, as a piece of self-government, the right ought to remain with the Coun cil, but the law was against that. The MAYOR observed that it was very courteous on the part of the Marquis of Normanby to send this matter for the consideration of the Council.