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Oarlianitnt. OMMONS—THURSDAY. Micethat he would put a question on Lord Chelsea, Sir G. Larpent, Mr. ouse, Captain Plumridge, Mr. H. and Mr. Attwood, as to whe- i any arrangements with 1 unless wered, he would op- ny of those lion t the Chiltern Hun. nt by the sec to the various town ween the months of cvns. The hon f 381 conservative ma- nd was resorted ower of li .7ing pur- 1, there and the )inted six head with n. By the course prations were it to have in the election of the right hon. baronet went, as applicable to the ut that at best was a bad a course as that which he ae attention of the which t found the magis e, and leave it at pursued he had for- ,on. baronet then enutne d by the Lord Chancellor imilar motion made in the nservatives had ation s to ha lussell to nominate The lagistrates ation, upon which rated the whole the conservatives reserved, it was semblance, as in the in Norwich, three of whom was paralytic, and that they would were—one 86, another heals were all active i read a long list of towns, agistracy appointed by the s. With respect to Gates- ates in the and under was a consery to be said that he was to .o temp justice with vil which struck at the foun ration of the law ? Why had )rward a motion upon which aken, instead of a trumpery impossible to refuse ! very few cases indeed had the ged by those appointments, and reasons could be assigned. The nagistrates in the kingdom was 7 ere Whig-radicals and 629 con balance to the whig-radicals. In ye that he had not heard, as yet, :s whom he appointed had been Whatever he might have done Frost to the magistracy. _ to quoqueargument fell to and yet the right bon. in his defence. The case from that of the right rd's appointments were made h gave a veto to the crown on councils, a power which, of ithout some substantial rea- arable baronet had made his ap- y, there not having been the slight est the administration of justice in aid that in Hull the interests of jus )y the course pursued by the late go- om Mr. H. Berkeley, Mr. Capt. Mangles, and various produced on their re- both of the late go- rued, and said that en great pains to ascer ,ointed, he yet took no should be above sus- ad appointed four •owsteis or cotton iistration of justice be un- a payment of wages came be- I a manifest interest in deci- mduct of Sir James Graham ;wing these appointments Lag evil, )T, - and Captain FITZROY fter which at the inference to be drawn ';raham was that partisanship to judge of the fitness of par- fore the house totally . t very small motion, but a ct ; for it was a complaint crown, and yet the house ; for the paper moved He w - ay not satis- ;ir James Graham to the charge this, " I admit I have not acted )vernment did infinitely worse." , when the radicals should come of triumph would surely come— . ten set them, and what a number of lot appoint in order to swamp the ap rties, whigs and conservatives. He )lication of the term whig-radical to smallness of the nlo- gentleman (Mr, ivenient to have fritned enabled him to make his Lend (Sir J. Graham), aad nocuous to the noble lord near )btain for him the support of position benches. It was im with free institutions, to es- isanship ; and while he admitted possible, avoided, he must say went was quite consistent with t rest the defence of the govern gument. The fact was this. The reponderance of the magistracy of the sake of the administration of y to correct the evil. This was a ying, as was imputed to his right 3W we h - ave done wrong, In Manchester, Leeds, were 118 magistrates, of 18 liberals. Was it right inistration of justice this remain, or because they ne evil, they were to all conservatives, and with .sorting to the to quoque test degree apprehensive would form of the course appointments ; and with was admitted on all hands persons for the office. la Mr. Hutt was pursuing pre med by Sir R. Peel himself in ing fora specific opinion of the which could not be refused. It ext• cation, when they found on 00 magisterial appointments 12er in existence was fully suffi- of justice. The principle upon as somewhat dangerous. If it was I not be safely administered when r all of one way of thinking in po of the state of the country when ower and found the great mass of mighout the kingdom, tories—the r than that upon which Sir James lefence ? The fact was, that the such as would do justice to every , whether whig, tory, or radical, ions they helCl . themseiv - es: as good for anything they h and appoint some tories in the Common Pleas, and In the appointments which he ~eded on the recommendation total exclusion of the conser- e, as calculated to give rise to ig the balance he had in seve he exclusiveness of town n said that his political different to what they as not conscious, for uld accuse him- a former years when monly brought he very party and in whose favour he had Dn , in which Mr. Williams, Mr her hon. members took part, motion was agreed to. I until Tuesday his motion for "dment of the laws relating )1' LOI--- -..........._ I DS.— F , RIDAY. resented by toe Bishop of NORWICH, minesupon the employment of all- s. - ose to redeernba Pledge he had f Parliament ;iley imtroducing a the corrupt • , and uncon -1 to in the 'elecitCiaon of members of paqiament. He would 1 y xratory to the appointnae a !cond reading of the bill he lt o of a larly. Its main p r ovisionts7h °ld mmittee of either house of pow by giving effectual protection to them, and also to persona wh o ht have evidence given against be unqualified, but the con, , he discretion of extending that s were presented, after RIDAY Kcitement, in gave on of several %id that t;rcihelseaif he roMuTidreds, in order tc .tisfied with the answer; and question to Mr. C. Russell. f the hon. member to be answer, and bouts, accept of of that ar• made, and he by no means sequent part of the evening the 8M Post Dill fOr the i„,, - gallant officer Said that he had never eiven one farthing in the shape of a bribe, either directly or indirectly, and that he never would. His election, as far as he was concerned, was as pure as that of the hon. member for Bath. Mr. ROEBUCK thanked him for his candid answer, and then asked Sir John Hobhouse whether it was not arranged, respecting the Nottingham election, that a sum of money should be paid down to stop the inquiry, and whether a tuF ther sum of money was not to be paid in order to let a certai❑ gentleman walk over the course. Sir J. HOBHOUSE declined to answer the question. Mr. ROEBUCK then put a similar question to Mr. Elphin stone, who said, in reply, that there had been a compromise, but he was no party to it. Mr. ROEBUCK next applied to Major Beresford, who said he declined to answer the question of the learned inquisitor. Mr. ROEBUCK then askid the Speaker if it was competent for him to move for a committee of privilege before the house proceeded to the business of the evening, and was replied to in the affirmative. Sir R. PEEL was anxious to proceed with the income tax committee, and hoped the hon. member would postpone his motion until Monday. It appearing, however, to be the wish of the house that Mr. ROEBUCK should proceed, he entered upon the sub ject accordingly. He said he was induced to bring forward the present motion, which he knew was somewhat extraordi nary, because he had grave reasons for suspecting that the hon. members for Harwich, Nottingham, Penrbyn and Fal mouth, Reading, and Lewes, were open to accusations of bribery and corruption. The hon. member referred to the details of some of those cases ; but when he came to Not tingham, he said he understood that the entire constituency had been bought and sold ; bought by Sir J. Hobhouse and Sir G. de H. Larpent, and sold to Mr. Walter, who was to be allowed, for a specified sum agreed upon, to obtain the seat to be vacated by one of the sitting members. The hon. and learned gentleman concluded by moving for a committee of privilege, and called upon Sir J. C. Hobhouse to second the motion. _ _ Mr. FTTZROY seconded the motion, and repudiated the charge of bribery and corruption, as applied to him, as a foul calumny. He was fearless of the result of the investigation of the committee. . Mr. C.NV:"ViTY . N's said the question was one deeply in volving the honour of the house. , It was of the greatest im portance that it should be well considered ' and he therefore moved the adjournment of the debate until Monday next. After some further observations the adjournment was agreed to. The house then resolved itself into committee on the In come Tax Bill. On clause 96 being proposed, Mr. HUME moved that the profits of persons in trade, on which the income tax should be levied, should be estimated by those of the preceding year, and not by the average of the three years preceding. On a division the amendment of Mr. Hume was negatived by a majority of 76 to 27. On the 188th clause being proposed, to the effect that the tax remain in force until the sth of April, 1845, Mr. HUME moved that it should continue in operation for one year only, instead of three years. On a division, Mr. Hume's motion was negatived by a majority of 174 to 52. Mr. R. YORKE moved a clause to the effect that attorneys should be exempted from the payment of their certificate du ties during the period they were subjected to the income tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the mo tion on the ground that if all persons were allowed to deduct the amount of their other taxes from the income tax they were called upon to pay, the latter tax would be very unpro ductive. After some conversation the committee divided, and Mr. Yorke's motion was negatived by a majority of 183 to 18. Mr. DUNCOMBE moved a clause to the effect that the non payment of the income tax should not disqualify the voters in boroughs from being placed on the registry, or voting at elections for members of parliament. Sir R. PEEL said he was not desirous of imposing any new restrictions upon the exercise of the elective franchise, and would, therefore, inquire if the non-payment would dis qnalify the elector, and it' so, he would take care that a clause should be introduced to guard against such an occurrence. The whole of the clauses having been disposed of, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. The Other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION COMMITTEE CLOSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS The committee re-assembled on Friday at the usual hour. Mr. Austin said, that after the committee yesterday came to their resolutions, he and his learned friends held a consul tation, and the result was, they had advised their clients not to proceed with the other petition. Mr. Cockburn then applied to the committee to declare the last election void. The room was cleared, and on strangers being re-admitted, the chairman announced that the committee had resolved,— " That the last election of burgesses to serve in parlia ment for the borough of Southampton was a void election. " That the committee had determined to report specially to the house. That Charles Coombes Callen was bribed with the sum of £lO paid to his wife for him. " That Joseph Whitmarsh was promised a bribe of ;£lO, the whole or some part of which was afterwards paid. " That Joseph Redwards was bribed with the sum of £3. " That William Andrews was bribed with the sum of £3. " That Giles Pasquin was bribed with the sum of £3. " Each of them to vote for Lord Bruce and Mr. Charles Cecil Martyn. " That the evidence given before this committee relative to an extensive system of treating carried on through the means of local associations ; the payment of large sums to chairmen and colourmen, many of whom were voters ; and the expen diture of a sum of money for the purposes of the election, amounting to nearly £5OOO, and therefore far exceeding the ordinary and regular legal expenses, is deserving of the serious attention of the house. " That the committee feel that they have been prevented ascertaining the exact mode in which this money was ex pended, by the loss and destruction of vouchers and other documents connected with those payments, particularly in the case of William Rouse Mabson, who, after having been served with the speaker's warrant, disposed of those in his possession." The committee then separated. THE BRIGHTON ELECTION RETURN OF THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. BRIGHTON, MAY 6.—Between five and six o'clock this morning the conservatives sent their bands round to arouse the electors and prepare them for the victory which awaited them. Lord Alfred Hervey took the lead the first half hour of polling, and swelled his majority every quarter of an hour to such an extraordinary extent that the most sanguine of his supporters were perfectly astonished. At five o'clock this afternoon the returning officer declared the state of the poll as follows : Lord A. Hervey (Conservative).. 1,277 (Loud cheers). Harford (Whig) Brooker (Chartist) Lord A. Hervey, the declaration having been made, said this was a proud day for him, and for the Conservative party, who brought him forward, and to the latest period of his existence he should never forget the kindness and the courtesy by which he had been received by gentlemen of all political opinions, and the warm and zealous support which he had obtained from the kind friends who had placed him in his present triumphant position. (Cheers.) He considered this not as a personal triumph only, but a triumph also of politi cal opinion. He had told them in his canvass that while he should be most anxious to remove every practical grievance, and to reform all real abuses, he should feel it to be his duty to oppose all measures calculated to destroy and not to im prove the British constitution. His lordship then repeated his determination to support the present Government, and to promote all their local interests, and having again re turned thanks bowed himself from the hustings. Mr. Harford and Mr. Brooker also addressed the electors, who then quietly dispersed. A most extraordinary change has taken place in the poli tics of this borough. From rampant radicalism the borough has become conservative, as will be seen by a comparison of the numbers at the l as t genera l e l ec ti on an d th e p resen t one. We subjoin the numbers of the last election : Pechell (Radical) Wigney (Radica1)... Dalrymple (Conservative) THE STATUES OF THE MARTYRS, CRANMER, RIDLEY, AND LATIMER. We briefly noticed in our last the safe arrival of these statues from the studio of the late Sir Frances Chantrey. They were executed from the designs as well as models of Henry Weekes, Esq., to whose powers of thought, classical taste, and admirabl e wor k mans hi p th at grea t scu l ptor, b y h i s last will, entrusted the completion of his professional engage ments. It might have been feared, from Sir Francis's ina bility to give to the work the benefit of his genius, that we should have had to regret the loss. But of the scholars' knowledge and feeling, and his adoption of the feelings and purposes of the Committee, have given to the statues of these holy men aspects and attitudes most characteristic, not only of their mental and moral endowments, but of their peculiar acts and offices in the work of the Reformation. The venerable Cranmer bears on his left fore-arm that sacred volume which, in his preface, he calls " light in dark ness, food in hunger, and in coldness, fire." The edition is noted by a deep cutting in its cover, " Maye, 1541." It was the year which witnessed the first positive rnd peremp tory circulation of the Bible through the parishes of England, under a notification of the royal authority on its title-page. It may be recollected that the.foundation stone of the Mo nument was laid in May, 1841—three hundred years after- This donum regium was obtained at the earnest intercession of the Archbishop. It was therefore due to his piety and patriotism to exhibit in the most expressive way his special claims upon the gratitude and veneration of our Church and country. It is known that it was one of the misfortunes which clouded the early rising of the light of the Reformation that there were differences of opinion upon matters which have long ceased to disturb and distract men's minds—the law. fulness of official vestments. Bishop Hooper was with diffi culty prevailed upon to conform and wear " the rochette, surples, cope," at his consecration , according to the ritual of 1549. But the mind of Bishop Ridley, entirely occupied upon his perilous conflict with the enemies of the Gospel, did all he could to prevent these vestiary questions from creating differences among those who were ready not only to be bound, but to die for the name of Christ. The robing of Ridley's statue indicates his constancy in this matter; it points out his undisturbed conformity with what had become the law of the land in respect to episcopal apparel, whilst his hands, firmly locked together, his erect countenance, and well-balanced stability of body, aptly represent the firmness of his faith and the integrity of his confession. They suit the Confessor as well as Martyr, who said' " I believe the Holy Catholic or universal Church, which is the communion o c f h S ri a s i t nAs h , e the ll h a o r u a s n e d of st G ay od o , f th t e he City of . God, the spouse of Truth. I believe in the Rule of this Church which is the Word of God." pious Themttlestatue is that of Bishop Latimer : it faces the of four. Corn to the will of God; Market, and is the very image and representation of crossed over the lir humility,fourscore years or rather of old age, stooping underthe burthen But there is also theert , but mainly indicative of submissiveness , and of holy resolution to do it ; the arms the aged Latimer t greatly aid the expression of humility. you to be good to () s ok of that self-possession which enabled good memory, and mine :7 to his disputatious Judge, " I pray the better, I moist, for the n ne e!ld man. Disputation requireth a marvellously weakened, and never erred, and doth err. ing but spiritually. The 1. ; : s no mention made of any eat- TIL/Tlson. The Popish Church hath of transubstantiatio n " 0 P lu ish Church begat the error • --- .rjor d Herald. ( The Earl of Devon, Henryj o h Stephen, and Robert Metford have been appointed conitu - i s n s an inquiry into the late forgery of exchequer b ills. under theact for IMPORTANT TO OVERSEERS. —In the borough 1 1 ! to:exhi of Lich field, two overseers neglected to make out aud municipal burgesses, and of course they were unable the list of bit the list when demanded. Actions were 'moan each by a person named Gregory, and each defendant paid alftl e he fine of £5O, for h is ne g lect in not makin g out th e list! gory then brought other actions to recover the like penaltiese for not exhibiting the list when an inspection was demanded, but the Court of Exchequer, on Monday last, decided th at the actions for the second penalties could not be sustained, and gave judgment for the defendants. UNITED STATES. The packet-ship New York, Captain Cropper, arrived at this port yesterday morning, from New York, with papers from that place to the 21st ultimo, being six days later than those brought by the Virginian, and the receipt of which we acknowledged in our last publication. The New York Herald of the 16th gives a list of the ves sels then in that port, from which it appears there are seventy ships, thirty-four barques, ninety-five brigs, and two hundred and fifty schooners in the city, and sixty-one, of all classes, lying at Brooklyn. One-third of these, it is stated, are lying idle. " with no captains, no crew, no freights, and no prospect of getting any for some time to come." Most of the number are for sale, though there are no buyers in the market. This leads to some reflections as to the probable cause of so much stagnation in trade. The packet-ship Sheridan arrived at New York on the 16th ultimo, and the Great Western steamer on the 17th, with the intelligence of the then proposed financial and commercial code of the new British government. Nothing had been heard of the Britannia at New York prior to the departure of the packet. The influence of the news from England was not very ap parent. Commercially, the state of affairs remained much the same. Nothing appears to have arisen from Lord Ash burton's mission, though it is stated that Governor Fairfield was about to convene the legislature of the State of Maine, in consequence of despatches from his lordship, stating that he was fully authorised to settle the boundary question, and that there was every probability that this long disputed mat ter would soon be settled to the satisfaction of all parties. The Herald, after discussing the relative merits of the various ports in the country, as places for the departure of the steamers for the West Indies, or any port in America, gives a decided preference to Liverpool in every case. The Hon. W. Lawrence, a representative in congress, from Pennsylvania, died at his lodgings in Washington, on the 17th ult. The appropriation bill was taken out of the committee in the house of representatives, and reported for final passage on the 18th. A very exciting debate took place. A grand ball had been given at Washington to Mr. Clay, at which many of Lord Ashburton's suite were present. The fine packet-ship Louis Philippe, trading between Havre and New York, went ashore on the 14th ult., about 20 miles from Montank Point. She had 120 passengers on board, all of whom were saved. The cargo consisted of French dry goods, which it was expected would all be saved, though in a damaged condition. A much better feeling prevailed in the money market, and the stock market was more buoyant. It is said that the new English Tariff will be peculiarly beneficial to the western states. The reduction on tallow, lard, beef, and pork alone offers an immense outlet to those articles, of which the west has a superabundance. A vessel was taking in, at New York, a cargo of raw cot ton for Canton. It is a low-priced cotton, laid in at 5 and 6 cents per lb. The latest news from Mexico states that the invasion of Texas, on the part of the Mexicans, was only a small in vasion. General Arista was at Monterrey, four hundred miles from the frontier of Texas. _ _ ........,,, .._ General Rafael Vasquez, commander df the expedition to Bexar, writes from the banks of the Rio Grande, under date March 11th, and gives an account of his retreat, which was effected without hindrance or molestation on the part of the Texians. lie says that on his arrival near the Great River, so exhausted were the horses of his men, that had they been attacked, not more than forty of them would have been able to join in the charge. CHINA CIRCULAR. TO HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS IN CHINA Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China has the pleasure to announce to her Majesty's subjects in China, that the dis trict cities of Yuyao, Tsikee, and Funghwa, distant respec tively 40, 20, and 30 miles from Ningpo, have been lately visited and temporarily occupied by detachments of her Ma jesty's combined forces. _ The Chinese government having thrown garrisons into the cities in question, and given out that the object in so doing was to encourage (or perhaps, more correctly speaking, to intimidate) the inhabitants of Ningpo and the surrounding districts to withhold obedience to the British authorities, and likewise to deter them, as far as possible, from furnishing provisions and supplies, it was resolved by their Excellencies the Naval and Military Commanders-in-Chief, to take an early opportunity of dislodging those garrisons ; and on the weather (which had been extremely wet in the early part of December) becoming frosty and favourable for operations, the necessary arrangements were completed for carrying that resolution into effect. The Sesostris, Nemesis, and Phlegethon steamers, carrying about 700 men of all arms, and towing a number of boats, weighed from their positions at Ningpo on the morning of the 27th of December, and proceeded up the river. The former ship, owing to her greater draught of water, was obliged to bring up about two-thirds of the way to Yuyao, off which place the two smaller vessels anchored late in the afternoon, when the troops landed immediately under the personal directions of his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, K.C.8., and, having taken possession of a small battery mounting four guns (which the Chinese had thrown up to enfilade the approaching reach of the river, but which they did not venture to defend), were lodged for the night in a large temple or josshouse, situated on a hill which over looked the town at the distance of less than half a mile. At daylight on the morning of the 28th his Excellency the naval Commander-in-Chief disembarked with the seamen and ma rines, and preparations were made for escalading, when some of the people came out and declared that the garrison (stated to have consisted of 1,200 regulars, and an equal number of militia) had quitted the town during the night, and that the gates were open. Our troops, in one division, and the sea men and marines in another, accordingly marched in, and aeparaed at the southern gate, to go round the town along the ramparts. When the naval division had advanced part of the way, a fire of jinjalls and matchlocks was opened on it by a considerable body of Chinese soldiers, which had taken post outside the walls, at a spot near the north-west angle, where they were covered by a deep canal. It unavoidably occupied some little time for her majesty's forces to gain egress from the town by the northern gate, leading over the canal, and in the interim the enemy had decamped across the country. They were hotly pursued for seven or eight miles, during which numbers of them threw away their arms and heavy clothes. A. military position on which they retreated, about five miles from Yuyao, was burned, and a very exten sive barrack (temple), close to that town, containing a maga zine of gunpowder, and great quantities of arms, clothing, and other munitions of war, was subsequently set fire to and utterly destroyed. Twenty-eight prisoners were taken, amongst whom were several subordinate officers, and it is believed that from 75 to 100 of the enemy were killed and wounded during the affair. Had they only stood to allow her majesty's forces to close with them, not a man could have escaped; but their lo ca l k now led g e of the road s , com bi ne d with the fact of the whole country being knee-deep with fro zen snow (which covered up and concealed the paths), gave them a decided advantage over their pursuers in their flight. On the 29th the city was examined, and an immense pub lic granary of rice discovered, and given to the inhabitants to carry away. On the 30th, the small steamers descended the river, and rejoined the " Sesostris ;" the three vessels anchored that afternoon on the nearest point to the city of Tiskee, which lies between four and five miles from the left bank, and which was found on the following morning (the 31st) to be deserted by the Chinese troops and all the civil authorities. The public buildings were here destroyed, as far as that could be done without endangering the town ; the population were permitted to take the grain from the govern ment granary, which was very large and quite full of rice ; and the combined forces having re-embarked, the steamers returned to Ningpo on the evening of the 31st December. It affords her Majesty's Plenipotentiary extreme gratifica tion to add, that not a single casuality occurred during these movements. Mr. Midshipman Lock, of her Majesty's ship Blenheim, was struck on the foot by a spent jinjall ball, but fortunately escaped with a slight contusion. The cold was intense during the whole period, the thermometer ranging at night ten and twelve degrees below the freezing point ; but, notwithstanding this fact, and the unavoidable exposure, the troops, seamen, and marines, all came back in the highest health and spirits. An unfavourable break in the weather prevented the in tended movement on Funghwa being put into execution until the 10th instant. On that morning the Phlegethon and Ne mesis started from Ningpo, and were brought up by a bridge across the river about noon. The land forces, with the Lieutenant-General commanding, here landed, whilst the seamen and marines, under his Excellency the Ad m i ra l, wen t some miles further up the river in boats. The two divisions arrived simultaneously at the city of Fungewa about dusk, and found it deserted by the Chinese authorities and troops. The same steps as were adopted at Tsikee with regard to the public buildings and granaries were next morning adopted here, and the combined forces returned to the steamers on the afternoon of the 11th, and to Ningpo early on the 12th instant. Although these operations are of no moment considered in a military point of view, yet their moral and political effect is highly important, and on that account Her Majesty's Ple nipotentiary deems it expedient to make the result of them public. They evince our irresistible power, as well as extra ordinary forbearance so far as the people are concerned ; and it has been ascertained, that such was the consternation on the news of the descent on Yuayo reaching the provincial capital of Hong-chow-foo (dist an t a b ove 100 m il es ,) th a t Imperial commissioners and other Chinese officers fled from that city to Soochow, 90 miles further north. The Phlegethon steamer and Bentinck brig of war have just proceeded to examine and reconnoitre the bay of Hong chow-foo and the port of Chapoo. God save the Queen. Dated on board Her Majesty's ship Blenheim, at sea, on the 24th of January, 1b42. HENRY POTTINGER, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary MISCELLANEOUS, The Nottingham election committee have declared Sir J. C. Hobbouse and Sir G. G. Larpent duly elected for that borough. Lord Auckland has been requested by his friends in India to sit for his statue, to be placed beside those governors general who have preceded him. The venerable Earl Grey was among the eques t r i ans , on Wednesday, on Constitution-hill, apparently in the enjoy ment of excellent health. NEW MA GISTRATE FOR CHESHIRE. —The lord lieutenant has placed on the commissio❑ of the peace for Cheshire, Richard Orford, Esq., of High-lane, near Disley. PUSEYISM.—The Bishop of Worcester has issued a letter to the Rural Dean of Birmingham, in which he forbids the public use of the term " Puseyite," as applicable to those en tertaining tractarian opinions. We regret to learn that " crows feet" have been scattered in the neighbourhood where the recent assemblage of nailors took place, for the purpose of laming the horses of the troop ers, one of which was picked up in the town of Stourbridge, having been brought to our office.—Worcester Chronicle. ARTESIAN WELL AT GRENELLE.--The sand and clay, which have so long rendered the water of the Artesian Well thick and muddy, appear to be completely exhausted, and for some weeks the flow has been uniformly as clear as well filtered river water.—Athenceum. At a recent public dinner given at Brandenburgh the King of Prussia spoke as follows :—" We can never regret the debt of gratitude that Prussia owes to Russia. The Emperor of Russia is not only my ally, but be is the best and most inti mate friend I have. I may add, that he is the real friend of Prussia." A statistical table of the cotton manufactures of the United States shows an immense increase in the period between 1831 and 1840: that in capital having been 7,299,317 dols. ; that in factories 198 ; spindles, 880,824 ; yards of cloth, 182,668,129; pounds of cotton, 45,095,824 ; value of manu factures, 18,280,143 dols. ; hands employed, 4,589; and amount of wages paid, 857,912 dols. In the imports of cot ton goods there had been a corresponding decrease; the ge neral result showed that they had not increased with a de creasing and low tariff, while home manufacture had increased 75 per cent., although the population had increased but 334 per cent. NEWSPAPER NOBODYISM.-A newspaper can, properly speaking, personally insult no one ; it may traduce, it may calumniate, it may injure, but it cannot personally insult, because to personal insult two parties are wanting—the man insulted, and the man insulting, and from whom, according to the law of society, reparation is to be exacted. If a news paper misrepresents a man, he has his remedy in a contra diction, for which the press is always open ; if it vilifies or otherwise injures him, he has his remedy in the courts of law, with jaws ever gapins for us ; but nobody expects him, society does not expect him, to look for any other remedy ; it is a paper or an abstraction that he has to do with, and not a man that can insult.—Standard. The New Zealand papers to the 3d of December give a mournful detail of the butchery of a Mrs. Robertson, her child, and some attendants, at the Bay of Islands, the pre ceding week. A native, of the name of Makutu, was the perpetrator of the horrid deed, and after having despatched his victims—merely, it is supposed, for the sake of posses sing their clothes and some few moveables—fired their resi dence and left their bodies to burn. He escaped to his tribe, but was pursued, and after a long and perilous nego tiation was delivered over to the parties who had investigated the matter, and was at the date of these papers at Auckland, in the hands of justice. There is no local news worth ex tracting. The proposed commutation by the chancellor of the ex chequer of the railway passengers' tax, of one-eighth of a penny per head per mile, to a genera l payment of 5 per cent. on the gross r ece i p t s, i s expected to cause a loss to some of the great metropolitan lines, but to prove of the greatest be nefit to others, especially the Scotch, as the cheap carrying lines having to compete with steam-boats have frequently never realized any profit whatever. The alteration will, moreover, it is thought, prove a great boon to the labouring classes, as it will enable the compa nies to increase the ac commodation to the third- c l ass passengers, and perhaps to add a fourth class. The subject has excited much interest among those concerned in railways, particularly the northern lines, which are expected to derive the principal advantage. AN HUSSAR KILLED IN DUBLIN. -On Monday morning a soldier of the 10th royal hussars was thrown from his horse while riding rapidly up Aungier-street ; falling backwards, his head came violently in contact with the pavement, and he was killed on the spot. The man was the hearer of some some despatches, and going rather bard for street riding, a dray appearing just before him as he passed Digges-street, he pulled up suddenly, and threw his horse on his haunches. The horse rose immediately but without his rider. The poor fellow's brains were literally dashed out, and he never spoke scarcely breathed —more. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The Wurtaburgh Gazelle, of the 3rd, states that the King of Prussia intends going to St. Petersburg on the 26th June. His Majesty's absence from his dominions will be about a month, at the end of which time he will return, and visit the provinces of the Rhine, to be present at the gra n d reviews of hi s arm, which are to take pl ace early in August. The Prus s i an court will then reside alternately at Cologne, Coblentz, Dusseldorf, Munster, and at the royal. castle of Stobzenfel s . Th e Ki ngs of B avar i a , of Wirteoiberg, of Hanover, of th e B e l g i ans, t h e Emperor of Russia, several Archdukes, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and some German and Fre nc h princes, have, it is said , received invi tationsto join hi s Majesty of Prussia on th is o c ca sion. The resolution of the Prussian minister concerning the rela tive posaion.of the Bishop of Jerusalem and the evangelical Prussian church, ha s not b een f avou rable to that clergy, wh o has received orders to abstain from holding any discussions on the Anglican church. In consequence of the great fall in the corn-markets, the bakers in Bath have lowered their bread id. per quartern. The bobbin-net trade, which was so extensive in Leicester shire in 1829, has now become nearly extinct. Cambric for handkerchiefs has begun to be manufactured in the north of Ireland to a considerable extent. The Bishop of Lichfield is rapidly sinking, and very faint hopes are held out of his recovery. Mr. Justice Cresswell was knighted by her Majesty at the levee on Wednesday. The Northern and Eastern Railway is to be opened throughout on Monday week. The public opening of the South-Eastern Railway to Tun bridge is fixed for the 26th instant. The directors go down on the 19th. Stamford was agitated on Thursday by an awful occur rence, the death of Mr. T. Boyfield, under-steward to the Marquis of Exeter. He fell down dead in Burghley Park, without any known previous illness. The Government of Bavaria has just issued an order pro hibiting the homoepathic system of treatment in all hospitals, prisons, and other establishments, until further and satisfac tory information shall be procured as to its efficacy. --- ADVANTAGES OF WATER -TIGHT BULK HEA Hs.---These are shown by the,follovring account of the Nemesis, iron war steamer :—" January 15. The Blenheim sails with Sir H. Pottinger to Macao, and the Admiral proceeds to Chusan in the Nemesis, which right arm of our force has a large hole in her bottom and requires to be hove down."—Bombay Times, March 23. THE M.P. FOR THE MONTROSE BURGHS.—HAPPY Lo- CATION.—A Welsh contemporary very aptly places the election of Joseph Hume among several notices of quack medicines. CHRIST CHURCH, CHELTENHAM.—The Rev. A. Boyd, M.A. has communicated to the trustees of Christ Church his intention of permanently accepting the Incumbency of that church. ALTERATION OF CIRCUITS.—In addition to the alteration in the Northern Cir cu it, th e j u d g es have determined to take Warwickshire from the Midland Circuit, and attach it to the Oxford Circuit ; and take Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Monmouthshire, from the Oxford Circuit, and attach them to one of the Welsh Circuits. THE TIMBER DUTIES.—It is understood to be the inten tion of government, in the new tariff regulations with respect to colonial timber, to allow all such timber as may arrive in this country before the 10th of October next, to have a privi lege equivalent to that of bonding, whether such timber may be deposited in bonding yards, or may be received in ports in which no such yards exist. CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.-It has just been decided at Bristol, by Sir Charles Wetherell, the recorder, that publi cans suffering not only card playing, but bagatelle, and the like, although not for money or money's worth, are liable to the penalties imposed by theialehouse act of parliament. The duty on indigo is to be reduced to 2s. per cwt. on fo reign, and Is. per cwt. on colonial. The present duty is 3d. per lb. ; and the reduction to Is. per cwt., which is less than one-eigth of a penny per lb., will be a considerable boon both to the manufacturing interest of England and the agri cultural interest of India. THE TARIFF.-PRICES OF MEAT ABROAD We have pleasure in laying before our readers the result of some enquiries which we have felt it to be our duty to make, as to the prices of meat on the continent at this moment, more particularly in Belgium and on the coast of France ; from whence it is anticipated by some that large quantities of meat will be sent to the English market. We are most glad to find that the anticipations, which we before expressed, are well founded, that no mischief can possibly arise to Bri tish agriculture by the proposed alteration of the tariff, as each of the countries, which is referred to, is an importing, not an exporting, country, and the distance of Hamburgh and the interior of Germany, from whence meat might be obtained at a rather cheaper cost, renders it impossible to import it to England except at an additional cost, which will, together with the duty, cause a price to the English consum ers little short—if any—of that which they now pay. BOULOGNE. Beef at present sevenpence per lb., of good quality. Gravy beef fivepence. Butchers supply a family with meat at sixpence halfpenny. Small quantities are charged sevenpence. No beef is fed in that part of France ; the principal supply comes from Belgium, and the week before last the price of beef from thence rose a halfpenny per lb. There may be an importation for a short time to England, but that will be checked by the necessary increase of prices, as there is a de ficiency rather than a superabundance of meat in those coun tries. _ In Ireland much better meat can be bought at fourpence halfpenny than is bought at Boulogne at sixpence halfpenny and sevenpence. The prices of meat here mentioned are according to the French pound of 17 ounces, but the English of 16 ounces has in it much more of nutrition. At Hamburgh beef is selling at sd. per lb. BELGIUM. The price of meat in Brussels now, subject to a duty on its sale within the town of about a halfpenny the pound, i s , by the kilograme, being 2 lbs. of 17 oz. Beef-1 franc 20 centimes, to 1 franc 25 centimes ;or 12 pence the kilogram of 2 lbs. Mutton the same as beef. Veal is dearer. Outside the barrier, where it is not subject to duty, it is selling at 1 franc 10 centimes, or 11 pence for the kilograme of 2 lbs. During late years a large Importation of oxen has taken place from Holland into Belgium. The price of a beast of about 8001bs. is 500 francs, or £2O. Of this, the duty and expenses are about 70 francs, or £3, so that the cost in Holland is 430 francs, or about £l7, — rather more than fivepence per lb. Belgium sends cattle into France, which is one reason for their importing from Holland ; and they think in Belgium that no exportation of cattle will be allowed from thence to England, and that the 'hrohit)? on exportation to France is to be raised. —Cambridge Cnicle. THIRD EDITION. Standard-office, Three o'clock LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,-THIS DAY (From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.) The imports up to Friday's market were upon the whole very moderate, but the arrivals since then having been con siderably augmented, the supplies of the week altogether contain principally a fair quantity of Wheat, and a large in crease of Oats coastwise and from Ireland, nearly 12,000 qrs. of Wheat from the continent of Europe, with upwards of 10,000 barrels and 2,500 bags of Canadian, East India, and States,Flour, as inserted below. From these arrivals and the stocks in bond, we had a full display of samples at this day's market ; for, although little Foreign Wheat and Flour has yet been released under the new act, both articles are freely offered to be delivered, duty paid, as sales are effected ; while of Colonial Wheat and Flour, a large portion was liberated here up to Thursday last, and more since, at the lowest rate permitted from British Standard-office, Eleven o'clock APPALLING MURDER AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE (From our Preston Correspondent.) It is this week our melancholy task to add to the gloomy catalogue of horrid and revolting crimes, which have of late so frequently and so acutely shocked the public mind in this country. The very recent enactment of the tragedy we are about to sketch, must be an apology to our readers for not entering into any very elaborate or circumstantial details. About one o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the inhabitants of Preston were alarmed by the report that a murder had taken place, at the house of Peter Whittle, living in Vicker street, near Trinity Church, in that town, a cotton spinner, in the employ of Mr. Thomas Clayton, of Pitt-street. An enquiry was immediately set on foot, when it appeared that the report had too much foundation in truth, and that the transaction to which it referred, was of the most painful and cold blooded character. It seems that Whittle had not been required to attend his customary employment this morning nd that he had spent some portion of the day at a public house, or beer-shop, where he had partaken of a few glasses of ale, but, as far as the general opinion goes, had not be come, to any observable degree, intoxicated. Some time before the hour we have mentioned, probably about twelve o'clock at noon, he arrived at his house in Vicker-street, where his wife and children resided. The wife, Sarah Whittle, who was a winder, also in the employ of Mr. Clayton, returned from her work between twelve and one, and was, to all appearance, received kindly by her hus band, who spoke to her in his usual way, and inquired what time she should finish work for the day. About half an hour after the poor woman had arrived, and after she and her hus band had partaken of dinner, a little girl who was in the house we believe the neice of Whittle, observed him take his victim round the neck, apparently in a playful and affectionate man ner. In a few moments, however, the girl perceived some thing like a struggle, and instantly after observed blood flow ing from Mrs. Whittle's breast. At this moment the unfor tunate creature ran to the door, and, as well as she could ar ticulate, called out " Murder I" A person, who was passing, immediately conducted her inside the house ; but in a few minutes, and before help could be procured, she ex pired. In the meantime, the girl's attention was directed to the murderer, whom she discovered in the act of cutting his own throat in the kitchen, where he was afterwards found in an apparently dying state. From inquiry subsequently made on the spot, and by the police, we have ascertained that the weapon which was the instrument of this shocking and two fold crime, was a razor, and that the woman's head was nearly severed from her body. The wretched perpetrator of the tragedy had inflicted two frightful gashes in his throat, but hopes are now entertained of his recovery. He is, of course, under due medical care, and under the surveillance of the police. From the wounds on the murdered woman's hands and person, it would appear that she had struggled se verely against the attack of her vnnatural assassin. What renders the event, if possible, more distressing, is, that the deceased was considerably advanced in pregnancy. The ru mour in the neighbourhood is, that jealousy has impelled the foul and fatal deed ; though the familiar acquaintances of the ill-fated couple state that they lived together on most affec tionate terms, and were both considered as of remarkably exemplary character. possessions These supplies having been met by' a fair attendance of town and country buyers, the trade assumed a firm aspect for all descriptions of free Wheat, which commanding a good steady sale, the current rates of this day week were fully maintained ; and in bonded Wheats the transactions were extensive. Egyptian realized 55., common Odessa 6s. 3d. to Gs. 65., Polish! Odessa 6s. 11d. to 75., and Stettin 2s. 9d. per 701bs. Flour was in moderate, but not lively request, and parcels, both free and under lock, supported late prices. Barley, including all sorts of spring corn, appeared to be much neglected, and malting qualities of the former were nominal in value. Oats, upon a limited demand, were rather cheaper.—Oat meal, on the contrary, being more saleable, retained our last quotations. After a long series of dry weather, we had for several days in the course of last week frequent refreshing showers, and, notwithstanding rather cold winds have prevailed, vegetation has greatly improved, the crops around us generally exhi biting a favourable-appearance. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 3d to the 9th May, 1842, inclusive DESCRIPTION IRK- COAST- ICANADAI PO- 'TOTAL LAND. I WISE. !SE U.STS.I REIGN. Wheat Qrs Barley Qrs Malt Qrs. 1104 Oats Rye Qrs. Beans Qrs. Si Pease. Qrs. Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal .. . . Loads 2319 Flour. Sacks 1004 Ditto . Brls. 2264 144 73 11769 15045 239 1104 12259 1230 I 1311 226 I 226 445 1900 i 2345 1 ____ I 2319 I 2500 I 350:i 10381 I 2 10333 Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs. ; Oats, 455 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 501 Ids; Flour, 139 sacks. EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs.; Barley, qrs.; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 5 qrs ; Pease, 24 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat meal, loads; Flour, sacks, 24 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 644 qrs. ; Rye, 10 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 180 qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids.; Flour, 880 brls.--Coastwise. Wheat, 361 qrs. ; Barley, 161 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, qrs. ; Beans, 6 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 20 his. ; Flour, 309 sacks 375 barrels. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April 2g, 1842. Wheat 61s. Od. I Barley 275. 7d. 1 Oats.. 19s. Id. I Rye.. 31s. 7d Beans.. 31s. 6d. 1 Pease.. 325. Id. Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat..sgs. 3d. I Barley 265. gd. Oats.. 18s. gd. ! Rye.. 325. 10d Beans.. I 30s. sd. Pease.. 305. 10d. Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. Wheat 135.0 d. I Barley 10s. Od. I Oats .. . Bs. Od. I Rye.. 10s. 6d Beans los. 66. I Pease.. 10s. 6d. Ind. Corn Os. Od. Flour7s. 9id Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe. .. is. Od. I Barley. 2s. 6d. I Oats ..2s. Od. I Rye.... Is. 6d 2s. 6d I Pease.. 2s. 6d. I Indian Corn.. Os. I Flour.. Os. 7id Liverpool Averages, week ending May 3. 1842. ' Wheat. 1 Barley. I Oats. Beans. I Pease. 634 41 t 1046 50 50s. Od. 325. Id, j 19s. 9d. 1 365. 4d. Os. Od. Wheat. Beans. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, 3 P.M The market, as'is generally the case on a Friday, appears tame and quiet. The demand has been pretty general, and about 3000 bales have been sold at yesterday's prices, all to the trade. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE TUESDAY, MAY 10.—Wind S. ARRlvEn.—Selina, from Africa and Barbadoes ; sailed 12th April —and Avon, Chalinor, nom Mobile. SAILED.—North A mer i ca, Lowber, for New York — Lehigh, Julius, for Philadelphia —Bengal, Gorham, for Boston—Santos, Laureys, for Valparaiso—Penang, Ilbury, for Calcutta — Devereux, Barton, and Mary, Redpath, for Quebec—Impostor, , for New York—St. Andrew, Leitch, for Quebec —Lady Eleanor, Welsh, for Husum—Northumberland, Jones, for New York—Viscount Sandon, Lancaster, for Calcutta—Autoleon, Simpson, for Boston — John Dugdale, , for Sincapore—Aurora , , for Havana —Vestal, Walker, for Harnmerfest—and Hope, Rowell, for St. Petersburg. Governor, Lowther, hence, at St. Thomas. George Canning, Harvey, sailed from St. Thomas, for Guayano, 6th April. The ship Flora and barque St. Mary's are reported to have been wrecked at annatto Ray. Jamaica. Brilliant. from Demerara, at Puerto Cabell o. Archer, --, from T r i n id a d at Puerto Cabello, and sailed for Santa Martha. Kingston, Dee, John Lilly, Thomas Hunter, and Charlotte, hence at bonny. She!drake, hence to Westport, is on shore i n Clew Bay. NAssav, 1 7 Tit APRIL—A brig ' , loaded with mahogany and log. wood, abandoned, supposed to be the British Queen, of London has been seen near this port. SECOND EDITION. THE INQUEST An inquest was held on the body yesterday afternoon, before Richard Palmer, Esq and a respectable jury, when a verdict of " Wilful Murder," was returned against Peter Whittle. The wretched man is not expected to recover from the effect of his wound, but little doubt is entertained of his insanity. He lies at the house of recovery. ANOTHER CONSPIRACY TO MURDER LOUIS PHILLIPPE. Another conspiracy to assassinate the King of the French has happily been detected, and several persons, chiefly ouvriers, have been arrested, among whom is the notorious Considere, twice before implicated in similar plots, but acquitted. A quantity of petards, arms, and ammunition, found in their possession, has been seized. The foilowing letter contains the fullest particulars relative to this atrocious conspiracy : " PARIS, May 7.—A rumour prevailed yesterday that a conspiracy to murder the King had been discovered, to which, however, little credence was attached, the more es pecially by the silence observed by the government journals last night, and the absence of all allusion whatever to it by any of the journals of this morning. I find, however, upon 'inquiry, that the fact is but too true, that a discovery has been made by the police, which leavos no doubt of the ex istence of a plot not only to murder the King, but to in volve in the same fate as many members of the Royal Fa mily as should be with his Majesty at the chosen moment for putting the atrocious plan of the conspirators into execution. It appears that during the summer months the King is in the habit of driving out from Neuilly, in a large open caleche, accompanied by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family. Upon such occasions the carrinvo is un attended by a military escort, and the horses are ~ a at a merely ordinary pace. These. circumstances seem to have suggested the idea of an infernal machine, and one has been invented of a simple character, being in form an ordinary sized ball, calculated to burst upon falling, and to shatter everything near it with irresistible force. The principal ma terial is said to be a fulminating powder of a very powerful character. The instruments for working, the materials, and some balls, were found upon the premises adjacent to Con sider's wineshop in Rue Montmartre. This Considere has been twice tried for complicity in plots to murder the King. and each time acquitted. He was one of those tried in connection with Quenisset. Considere has been ar rested, with seven others. This conspiracy will lead, in all probability, to more stringent laws. The police authorities complain that they have no preventive power—they say that, no matter how strong the moral certainty may be on their minds that marked and suspected persons are planning wicked ness, yet that they cannot interfere; and then when the plot comes to light, people ask what were the police about? Of what use are they ? And what has been done with the secret service money voted for preventive objects? Upon the other hand, the abuses to which so dangerous a privilege might give rise cannot be lost sight of. Up to Thursday night the police remained in ignorance of what was hatching. " On Sunday evening last the king sat at an open window looking upon the garden of the Tuileries during a whole hour, while a musical band was performing below in honour of his fete dry. The garden was densely crowded, and it was observed that the greeting of the multitude was of an unusually cordial character. The public mind has latterly, thanks to a wise and moderate government, been so calmed and regulated, that a return to loyal feelings appears to have taken place, and the discovery just made will excite horror and disgust universally. "The chartist petition, which excited some curiosity, no longer attracts attention. The dangers just discovered at at home from regicide ruffians have destroyed all interest if any existed, in the proceedings of the malignant and cow ardly demagogues of the other side of the water." ARRIVAL OF THE CLYDE STEAMER, SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.—The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's steamer, the Clyde, arrived at Southampton at a late hour last night. She left Havannah 16th April, aril brings all the mails. They were landed at Falmouth, and will not be received in town till to-morrow. We have received by this vessel a file of Havannah pa pers to the 16th ultimo, but they contain nothing of im portance. The Creole men were liberated by the Court at Nassau on the 16th of April. The Clyde has brought a quantity of money for the pay ment of the Mexican dividend. (From the Nassau Royal Gazette qf April 16 THE CREOLE MUTINEERS. The 17 men who remain of the 19 originally confined in the gaol of this town, under circumstances with which the public are already familiar, were this morning discharged by proclamation of the Special Court, or general gaol delivery, which was convened for the occasion, and before which they were arraigned in order that they might undergo a trial for piracy, should any prosecutor appear. The United States consul requested further time that he might procure evidence to substantiate the charge ; the court, however, decided that it would be most unjust further to detain the men, as there was not even a possibility of procuring any evidence which could bring the crime home to them. They were accordingly discharged. (From the same of April 6.) The Teviott, Lieut. Crock, R.N., from Turks Island, with the March Tail, is just anchored outside of Hog Island. (From the same of April 9.) The Teviott sailed on Thursday, about noon, for Havannah. TO CORRESPONDENTS Several communications stand over for consideration Ely . Zibrrpool &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 1 0, 1842 On Friday evening, during the debate upon the in come tax, Sir Robert Peel declared his regret that "he could not express any very sanguine expectations with respect to a revival of trade. He was bound to say that the arrival of spring had disappointed the antici pations he had formed ; for his impression had been that that season would have been accompanied by more cheering indications of prosperity than had yet ap peared." In this disappointment of the right honour able baronet, we must confess that, to a considerable extent, we participate. We certainly did think with him, and give expression to our opinion, at an early period of the year, that the cloud which had hung, for the past twelve months, over the commerce of the em pire, was about to disperse, and that the dawn of more prosperous times was at hand. The incubus of a bad government had been removed from off the energies of our industrial and mercantile interests. The para lyzing fear of domestic and foreign entanglements had given way to a confidence in the firmness, ability, and, above all, the honesty, of the new administration. In addition to this gratifying change of circumstances, created by the change of government, the period at which, under the ordinary course of things, a revival of prosperity was to be anticipated, had, it was gene rally thought, arrived ; and we were fully justified in indulging in those hopes, the failure of which Sir Ro bert Peel here acknowledges and regrets. We never, however, anticipated, notwithstanding the admission of some degree of disappointment which we have already made, any sudden and large amount of revived prosperity, and we are therefore far from viewing with great despondency the existing state of things. More than once we have expressed our con viction that, in our manufacturing districts especially, the same degree of activity, the same amount of profit, and the same rate of remuneration for labour which has existed up to the period of this last check, would probably never recur. We have got rid, perhaps for ever, of what we have been accustomed to term " MA NUFACTURING PROSPERITY"-Of the addition of mill to mill—loom to loom—warehouse to warehouse ! The leviathan efforts of mushroom capitalists to encompass earth and sea, and to drag their riches in heaps within their clutch, will not again be made. The protegees of joint stock banks will not be permitted to rum the same race for the same ruinous stakes which they have adventured upon in time past—in that day of bubbles, whose explosion has left them to sprawl helpless to the obscurity from which they were originally inflated. The restoration of the fictitious and inordinate pros perity (!) which has enabled a race of kite-flying schemers to strew every foreign market with stocks of unsaleable goods, the property of unfortunate British creditors, we have never expected or indeed desired ; and although the symptoms of a return to solid and permament prosperity, which we anticipated, we cannot as yet with certainty discern, yet we see too many ex traneous circumstances, which have contributed to ob struct such a result, to permit us to underrate the power of British commerce to right itself, and ultimately to reassume its wonted healthy condition. Amongst other retarding circumstances, we see our Indian empire in a state of financial prostration—the result of the depletion produced by the policy of the Indian government of Lord Auckland. Our com merce with China is interrupted by a state of actual hostilities between Great Britain and that country. The condition of the United States of America is such as to forbid, for a time at least, any extensive and safe commerce with that country. In every market of the world the trade with Great Britain is only recovering from the consequences of inordinate stimulation; and these are circumstances over which no government at home—no revival of confidence at home or abroad — no improvement in the social condition, even, of the country—can exercise any material influence. In ad dition to these, however, the prolongation of uncer tainty with respect to the passing of the financial mea sures of Government cannot but have operated to retard the revival of commercial activity. We know that it has so retarded it—that it has, in fact, in many instances, arrested those trading operations which, under a state of certainty as to duties, &c., would, under the worst condition of the internal administra tion of the country, have been made ; and however much, therefore, we may have anticipated improvement in commercial affairs, and however much we may be grieved to see that no such improvement has taken place, we feel, certainly, when we weigh all the con current obstacles which have intervened to prevent so desirable a consummation, no great degree of surprise, and certainly no extraordinary depression of spirits, that the result which we contemplated is, as yet, un realized. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL THIS present TUESDAY, May 10th, 1842, will be per formed, for the first time here, Moncrieff's adnitation of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY ; OR, POOR SMIKE THE VICTIM OF THE YORKSHIRE SCHOOL. To conclude with the WOOD DEMON. First Price :—Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Second Price.—Lower Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. Gd.; Gallery, Gd. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS THE Subscribers to this Establishment, and the. Public, are respectfully informed the FIRST GRAND OPENING FETE OF THE SEASON will take place ON MONDAY NEXT, MAY 16, with the Novel and Extraordinary Exhibitions, and PICTORIAL MODEL OF ROME, the once proud Mistress of the World ; comprising, amongst its most striking features, the Ancient Bridge and Castle of St. Angelo, the Vatican, and Pontifical Palace, the Capital di St. Spirito, and the vast and marvellous edifice of St. Peter's. . . . . This magnificent representation has been constructed from the most accurate Designs, by the most celebrated Artists of the day. The delineations are so strictly accurate, and the proportions so stupendous, as to offer a perfect realization of those Wonders of Architecture which still render the Eternal City the most interesting spot in the world. At dusk, this novel exhibition will be seen under the aspect which the scene presents during the rejoicing in cele bration of II Giorno di San Pietro, when the whole vast Edifice of St. Peter's is Illuminated, and every detail of the glorious Architecture shines forth in lines of resplendent light. It is on those festive occasions also that the celebra ted Girandola, or great FIRE WORKS of ST. ANGELO, are displayed from the summit of the Castle, beyond all com parison the grandest display of Pyrotechnic Art ever invented, being a fac simile of this GORGEOUS FESTIVAL. With these will be given Cascades of Fire Fountains of Stars and tremendous Flights of Rockets, forming a scene of the most inconceivable magnificence ever attempted out of Italy. Pyrotechnic Artist, SIGNOR SEMONA. N.B.—Every possible care has been taken in forming a first-rate MILITARY BAND, which, under the superin tendance of Mr. STUBBS, will perform during the Season. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING in iefusing the Co-operation which is iiiiuested from ti: by the Journal, for the purpose of urging forward this absurd demand, we have another very sufficient excuse for the disinclination which we feel to load our pages weekly with the squabbles of committees, in addition to the sayings and doings at the ordinary monthly field-day. It may be pleasant enough to the Journal to collate for the amusement of gossiping people the bons niorceaux from such reports ; but, unfortunately, the labour and expense is thrown upon our shoulders of reporting them in full ; and we have, we can assure him, in supporting our newly acquired title of " the mirror of Town Council proceedings," (for which we must express our thanks to Mr. Geo. Hall Lawrence,) quite as much of this description of work as we re quire, without becoming, as well, the mirror of the proceedings of the Watch or any other committee. We have been flattering ourselves for the past few weeks that, as a political body, the Anti-corn-law League was, if not defunct, at all events in such a des perate condition that its resuscitation was hopeless. Since the introduction of the measures of Sir Robert Peel, the utmost feat which it has been able to perform in Manchester, the scene of its past glories, has been the plunder of a few bakers' shops and a riotous as semblage of its Irish bludgeonmen around the doors of the parish office; and this, notwithstanding the stock talent of the body, has been increased for a time by the importation, from our own town, of that su blime of Illawworms, Mr. Lawrence Heyworth. By an intimation, howevex, conveyed to us by a contempo rary, the .211anchester Chronicle, we are glad to find that there is still life in the paltry thing—that in these dull times the battered merry-andrew is still able'to writhe, and howl, and play fantastic tricks for the amusement alike of the Manchester cottonocracy and of ourselves. The following is the announcement in question "THE LEAGUE AGAIN.—The New Corn Law having come into operation, the League have summoned a general meeting of their body for Wednesday next, when a totally new scheme of agitation is to be announced. We presume it will be founded on the project we formerly alluded to—of im porting and liberating foreign corn, so as artificially to depress the market and punish the home grower. The funds are said to be provided." " Importing and liberating foreign corn" pressing the market and punishing the home grower". (by giving bread for nothing, we presume, to the starving weaver.) No, no ! Our friend of the Chro nicle must not attempt to tickle us with such a palpable hoax as this. When the league gives anything away, except its own mendacious tracts or the halfpenny ora tions of Mr. Richard Cobden, we will submit to wear sackcloth for a month. If there is anything in this importing scheme, depend upon it we are far more likely to witness an importation of cheap labour or a de-portation of some hundred of the ruffians in the pay of the league, with Messrs. R. R. Moore, as their Jack Cade, and Lawrence Heyworth, as his chaplain, to kick up a row in some peaceable locality which has the misfortune to be peopled with a race imperturbable enough to resist the journalism and the spoutings of this enlightened body. STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, Scc. Our cotton-market during the week has been marked by a moderate demand, which is freely met, with little change of price, in the face of heavy arrivals—nearly 150,000 bales having come into our port within the past fortnight. The sales up to Friday amounted to 18,530 bales, including 1200 American on speculation, and 800 American and 200 Madras for export. On Saturday the extent of the arrivals having been ascer tained, which give a clue to the probable crop to be expected, the tone of the market was decidedly improved ; and yester day purchases were freely entered into to the extent of 6000 bales, The trade of the manufacturing districts remains in the state of suspension, which we have previously noticed. LOCAL NEWS The Kestral, which sailed from Lima on the 15th January, and arrived at this port on Friday, brought 300,000 dollars on freight. EXTINCTION OF THE SOCIALISTS IN LIVERPOOL.—The Socialists are bo completely extinguished in Liverpool that they have been obliged to change the name of their building from " The Hall of Science " to the " Nelson Assembly rooms." ROBBERY BY A SHOP-BOY.—Henry Simpson, aged about 14, was committed for trial on Saturday, by Mr. Rushton, for stealing a number of watches. the property of his master, Mr. Henry Foster, watch-maker, Williamson-square. STEALING BlBLES.—Bridget Franklin was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with stealing two Bibles from Mr. Pritchard, keeper of a cook-shop in Currie-street, and was committed for trial. The import of cotton, during the past week was extremely large. Up to Thursday night 85,000 bags had been received, and probably 30,000 bales arrived afterwards. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday Morning last a labouring man, named Thomas Bond, previously enjoying good health, was suddenly taken ill while walking along Sum merseat. He was immediately conveyed to the North Dis pensary, and thence to the Northern Hospital, Leeds-street, where he died in a few minutes after his arrival. We under stand the cause of his death to have been apoplexy. • - At a late tea-party, given by the Anti-Monopoly Old 'Wo men. a ruddy-faced biped, in short trousers, white stockings, and hobnailed shoes, entered stealthily, and was no sooner perceived than a faint noise and visible commotion was cre ated at the lower end of the room, when Mr. Popioy, who shoves himself into all sorts of queer holes, was asked by a lady, " What's up now ? " " They are only making the door safe. " How ? " with opened eyes inquired the fair. They are clapping a Bolt on," replied the facetious old one. FIRE IN LAuNcErmr's-HEY.—On Friday afternoon, about three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the cellar of a ware house in Launcelot's-hey. A quantity of scrapings from turpentine barrels had been collected, and these igniting, burst into a flame, which threatened destruction to the whole building. The warehouse in which it occurred is on the site of the great fire that took place there, it will be remembered, a few years back. The alarm, however, was instantly given, and the engines being immediately on the spot, the flames were extinguished before much injury had been done. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF A CHILD.—On Monday morning week, a son of police-officer Moran (who attends daily on the magistrates at the police-court), of little more than three years old, was left by himself for a short time in a room on the second floor of his father's house, in Richard son's-buildings, Park-lane; and seeing some children playing in the street, he by some means got up to the window, probably on a table, and overbalancing himself, fell down upon the flags in the street below. A crowd immediately gathered, thinking he could not long survive the shock, the height being fourteen or fifteen feet. Strange to say, how ever, not even a scratch or a bruise was to be found upon him, and he has since been in his usual health, and s pas at tended school as usual ! CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic on this line, during last week, in consequence of Chester races, has been immense, and far exceeding that of last year. The following is a summary of the passengers during the race days : Tuesday, 3rd of May Wednesday, 4th Thursday, sth 6827 3247 2625 12700 The following are th e rece i pts o f t h e three days , : Tuesday £712 Wednesday Thursday 278 £1312 NEW PATENTS.—From the list of new patents g ranted last month, we ta k e t h e f o l low i ng. To John Read, of Re gent's-circus, London, and others, for improvements in the construction and make of driving reins, harness, bridles, &c.—To Thomas Richards, of Liverpool, bookbinder, for certain improvements in the art of bookbinding, and also in machinery or apparatus to be employed therein.—To J. G. S. Clarke, of Euston Grove, engineer, for improvements in sup plying and regulating air to the furnaces of locomotive en gines. —To A. Jeffrey, of Lloyd's-street, Pentonville, gen tleman, for a new method of preparing masts, spars, and other wood, for shipbuilding and other purposes.—To C. Farina, of London, chemist, for a new method of manufac turing soap, candles, and sealing wax, and to Wm. Falconer, of Clapham Common, gentleman, for improvements in ap paratus for attaching buttons and fasten ers t o gloves an parts of garments. t i. h e Thomas o with mas W w l i L th L-F m o a lt r G ga E r ß e S t .— m T eg h r e aw pr a i nsdono h ßurns, aving charged, 'rH E forged two wills, was placed before Mr. .Rushton, on Satur day last, when a third case was brought probate of a will, dated Ist August, 1840, against him. The will purported to be that of George was produced, which going on board the Emma, bound r Dunn,Af rica. mariner, then t set t f i orth, that Dunn bad died in January, The affidavit produced the log 1841. The clerk of . In the course of a comment upon the opinion ex- on the Ist August, 1810. AccorinthetoEt.- le m ti„ .. wil :/ e u h nn sa c i l l i e ed pressed by the Town-clerk, at the recent adjourned aptromveiddnitttotnhtehe 27th April, 1841. g The Rev. NJ r, Stafford meeting of the Council, that the Watch Committee is, will alleged to be prisoner rged was i t e h the person makingso n vho took the affidavitliirn the unlike other committees, independent of the control of ligbim himself Thomas Jones. Thi s w as all the evidence forthcoming at that moment. The ' ner was remanded. the body by which it is appointed, our contemporary i The witnesses were bound over to prosecute priso at the next assi: of the Journal urges that, if such opinion is correct, zthese i o n th reecrosgnizances of £lOO eac h. M argan et Megraw and the reporters of the press ought to be admitted to its formally co conpe c t e d i n her case were ca ll e d f orwar d and mmitted for trial. meetings, as they are already to those of the Dock THE LIVERPOOL ALDERMAN CASE.—COURT OP ' Committee. W QUEEN S e shall not take upon ourselv es t o con - BENCH. THURSDAY.—THE QUEEN P. HARVEY. case. Probably "QUO WA RRANTO. — In this case a ru l e nisi had been ob.. trovert the question of right in this our contemporary would have the better of us if we of q w u h o at waFrant o s h ou ld not i ssue ca llin_g a iu d p e o r n im h n im f to shew did. But we re ally must question a little the prudence Y rough of Ig i h ve t rp h o e o e i xecli t te a d pp t e h a e re offif f dthat on the 29tho 0 t o h t o e h b e o r -, of such a regu l at i on . B y t he present arrangement of 1841, m Mr. H arvey h a d b een e l e cted alderman it anof Live r p oo l. A things it d oes a ppear to us that the principal business that u s n t to o h fficlde this office, must be entitled enacted of the Council is to talk to the public, through the fa- the burgess-list of the borough. lts:.tiandhmitted that . Mr. cilities afforded to them by the presence of reporters, ra i io v n ey on w t a i s te n i o s t t upon the burgess-roll that he was entitled teolbletoinoitt Nov., 18 40, and not to work. The business of committees, on the list made out by the overseers on the 15th Sept., 1841. and other hand, is to work, and not to talk ; and we great] which wou ld b ecome the burgess roll on the Ist N ov ., 1841. y Mr. Kelly showed cause against the rule, and contended that fear that the only effect of the admission of the mem- the fact of his being on the e v n e‘ th l e is q t u waaAbeaist.qualificati on , an d bers of the press to the Watch or an y ot her commit- i t , h e a rs t o t n he si l l e o g n ia ld l f i u e r o e n i t n h t e e d d list of burgesse s in leo o n nt t r o ad b i e s;in t t a tion a tee, would be to inflict upon the public, weekly or to this roll.—Mr. Crompton followed on the same side.—The twaddle of t • Solicitor-General contended that the qualification was, that a daily, the tiresome or factious his or that must be on the burgess-roll ; that the distinction at person radical solon, w hich, with whatever stoicism we endure , tempted to be drawn between the list and the roll was falla cious ; and that the legislature intended that th e ro ll, an d th e it once a month, wo uld infallibl y mesmerise us, or I roll only, s hould be the document to which reference was to throw us into convulsions, if oftener repeated, be had to prove a qualification. Mr. Wortley followed on the same side. — The Court took time to con s id er it s j u d g - But although on this ground, even, we are warranted meat. The commerce of Great Britain must, we are firmly assured, progress gradually—nay, even slowly—to a state of prosperity. Health it is already attaining— the frail health of the patient from whose frame the ravaging fever has just been driven ; but that rude and vigorous health, which it is most desirable to witness, and which is alone likely to be permanent, it may and will require another, and above all, a favourable revo lution of the seasons to produce. The bounty of Pro vidence bestowed in a prosperous harvest will do for Great Britain in a few months what no merely legisla tive measures could accomplish in as many years.