The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-08 00:00:00

righting our good ship Albion, She comes into dock to be refitted. We will have her new coppered and well caulked, and from stem to stern she shall undergo a thorough repair. She shall be new rigged and fresh painted ; nothing shall be wanting to her. And, lads, she shall have—a steady captain, and a right—aye, a right jolly crew aboard ; none of your Whig, lubbers, or landcrabs, but genuine tars ; and then away she goes, with three cheers resounding from every hill and valley of the father land. "Down with the rye-feeders —the bastile poor-jailorsthe slave sugar traders !" " Success to Sandon and Cresswell !"—" Success to the plough of Old England ! " GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ! The Whigs are caught at last, and the whole king dom rejoices. They have met with a signal overthrow, and no excuse is left them but to walk out. On Fri day night, or, rather, on Saturday morning, at three o'clock, the House of Commons formally declared that it had no confidence in their administration ! This is surely a glorious triumph to the conservative cause, and one that has been fairly and honourably won. The majority is not numerically great—such an one could hardly have been expected—but a majority even of an unit is still a majority, and quite as good to all intents and purposes as if it consisted of an hundred votes. It is a majority pregnant with results—a majority that confers new laurels upon Sir Robert Peel as a great political leader—a majority that collects and binds in one homogeneous whole all members of the vast Con servative fraternity—a majority that at once deprives the tricky Ministerialists of all those advantages which they calculated on deriVing from fraudulent and con temptible shuffling—zinc', in short, a majority that is, we expect, but the prelude to the long and lasting exile of revolutionary Liberalism from all share in the government of this country. The debate of Friday was signalised by two speeches of great power—the one from Lord Stanley, the other from Sir R. Peel —speeches which place them so im measurably above their opponents in every qualifica tion of mind, and in every requisite of statesmanship, that if there were no other criterion for determining the vastly superior claims of the Conservatives to the government of the country, this alone would suffice. Mr. Sheil, who reserves himself of late for great occa sions, made a great effort for his friends the Ministers, and his place. He could not endure the thought— nay, he could not believJ it possible, he said—" that the house would pass a vote of censure upon the Ministry through whose agency the present reformed House of Commons had been called into existence." Yet—oh, dreaded result! oh, horrible catastrophe ! oh, unnatural offspring !—a reformed House of Com mons has pronounced its reformatory parents unwor thy of any confidence ;—and not only this, but the very house convened under their auspices is the author of this very damning resolution against them ! Will not this suffice, " most forcible feeble?" • Will the Whigs resign now ? That is a question which remains to be ascertained. Last night Lord J. Russell was to inform the house what they intended to do. One thing is at all events rendered certain—the corn -law proposition is abandoned, and a dissolution of parliament must take place instanter. The success ful tactique of Sir R. Peel has gained these two impor tant advantages. Our readers must have observed, that although Ministerialists talked of a dissolution, the actual members of the Government spoke of vari ous debates which might endure an indefinite length of time, and seemed quite agreed to do all sorts of business at their leisure. To put an end to such im pudent swagger, the want-of-confidence motion was in a great measure intended ; and that motion having been gloriously carried, dissolution can no longer be made sport with, and must take place immediately— under Whig auspices indeed, if the Whigs have still hardihood enough to retain office ; but, under what ever auspices, it must take place. With respect to the budget corn duty, the Colonial Secretary has had the decency to announce that they gave it up. Here then, we repeat, a great victory has been gained; and if the present Ministers dissolve Parliament, and appeal to the country, they must appear before the electors as the meanest and most sordid creatures that ever existed. It would hardly be thought possible that, after being defeated by a majority of thirty-six on the first item of their budget, they would still think of remaining in office ; yet it would seem that they had every idea of it, and had even framed for them selves an argument—certainly a novel one—by which they would endeavour to justify the procedure. Trite, said they, we have proposed measures of legislation which have been negatived, and which we can never hope to carry; but it is not as legislators, but as mi nisters, you have a right to put us in the dock. You don't like our sugar, our timber, or our corn bills; well, what of that ? We shall withdraw them, and brin g in others that may please you better. That 's only " legislation" ; look at us administratively ; look at our foreign policy—our Syrian, our China expedi tions; observe our domestic operations in general — our innumerable and untiring commissioners and eommissionerships, all labouring so nobly and disin terestedly for their country's good. Try us in this way, and you will find us to be choice spirits—perfect nonpareils; but do not be so invidious as to turn us off for breaking down merely as "legislators." We submit that the argument scarcely deserves an answer, for it really amounts to this—that the Oppo sition should do the work, and that Ministers should receive the pay; and that the nation ought to place confidence in men who have neither skill nor judg ment enough to originate measures indispensable to the safety or advantage of the kingdom, or influence or credit enough to pass them if they had. Necessity is inventive ; but this attempt to separate the legisla tive from the administrative functions of government is a wretched subterfuge. Come, then, gentlemen, if you have nothing more or better to say, we shall just ring the bell, and commend you to the porter; and pray " stand not upon the order of your going." We care not whether you depart " administratively" or " legislatively"; we are not punctilious in that re spect; only " go at once," and you will gratify the whole kingdom in general, and your humble servants in particular. " It is the object of the Anti-Corn-Law League," says Mr. Oastler in one of his Fleet Papers, transform this country into one great workshop, there in to work the poor to death, and thus to enrich the immense capitalists—levelling every rank between." Such at all events would be the direct tendency of their schemes. The plausibility in which they deal, and of which they take every advantage, is altogether upon the surface. Remove only a little of that deceptions superficies, and you soon perceive the rottenness which it covers. " The people want employment, and those who are employed require to be placed in better c i rcumstances ; and we," say they, " want markets. You cannot deny all this ; how then can you deny that free trade and cheap corn, which is all we ask, would be a most fit and proper thing to concede to us ?" We answer this by denying that this free trade and cheap corn would produce the effect anticipated ; and, secondl y, by sheaving that even if they did do so, they would afford but a momentary relief, and would not be the most suitable remedy for the evil complained of. There is no term in the English language more grat ing to the ears of the factory lords than that one word over-production." They cannot bear to hear it pro nounced, or to see it in type. When we charge them with "over-production," they lose all patience, and ask, with an air of triumph ant mockery, " if we produce less, will not the distress of the people and of the country be immeasurably in creased ?" Everything of prosperity connects itself in their mind with the mill ; they know of nothing beyond it; they can conceive of nothing great without it. How ever, there are others who, not being mill-ridden to thin extent, can clearly perceive that the mill has gone too fast--that the mill population has increased too fast —and that the only fair and safe way to remedy the evil, is not to stimulate, or attempt to stimulate, their Powers, but to drain off the population and employ them in some new channel. This %Till be the more readily admitted to be just, if we can show that the re medy p ro p ose d b y t h e m ill party is alt oge th er a decep tion. This can be done by showing that the importa tion of corn from Poland or Germany would create no new market for our manufactures—that foreign grain could not be imported without displacing an equal quantity of home growth, and thereby creating an extent of pauperism greater than it would relieve— and that, consequently, any relief that might be de rived from merely lowering the price of corn, would be of exceedingly brief duration, and followed by far worse evils than it was designed to remedy. 'We know of no terms too severe for reprobating so complete, so foul, and so cruelly mischievous a fraud. "The re sult of the adoption of free trade," says our friend whom we have already quoted, " would destroy the property and the influence of the owners of land, by making their estates worthless; it would also remove every protection from the labourers; it would drive the families now residing in agricultural districts into those of manufacture (the New Poor Law was adopted for that purpose), and it would place the population, the wealth, and the influence of the nation, in the hands and entirely under the control of the manufac turers, who, Mr. Sidney Smith says, are " good and patriotic," but whom the official, national, and authen tic documents prove to be cruel, covetous, and re- morsdess." In another place, he says, that the spirit which goads on this agitation is " neither more nor less than Infi delity, which assumes every shape, and every name, for the purpose of delusion." It is, in our opinion, the spirit of Revolution, in which every possible va riety of motive combines. The voice of Infidelity, doubtless, does mingle, and that largely, in the cry. The followers of the divine Founder of our religion are forbidden to labour for the " meat that perisheth," and are most solemnly assured that if they make the divine life the first object of their care, He who feeds the birds of the air, and clothes the lilies of the field, will not fail to make ample provision for them. But it is evident that the wealthy brawlers about " cheap bread" are acting in the very teeth of this command, and cannot therefore be believers in Him who gave it. The cry is not that of the hungry, but of the well-fed-- not that of the poor hand-loom weaver, or the misera ble factory operative, nor yet that of the forlorn pau per in bastile pent—no ; it is the voice of the rich millocrat—the greedy millionaire; and therefore wants that privilege which belongs to the urgently necessit ous alone. The spirit of Infidelity goes with it un questionably, but with it the spirit of every other un clean thing also—of envy, sedition, malice, lust of gain, uncharitableness, and whatever other agent from the bottomless pit may be employed in harrassing, vex ing, and tormenting unhappy man in his social state. But sonic league-man might perhaps think it worth while to ask, if, admitting as we do the great amount of misery which exists in the manufacturing localities, we have any remedy to propose which would be better than his ? and we answer, yes. Cheap corn and free trade we know to be a humbug; the new poor-law, Whig bastiles, we believe to be worse ; neither of these then are in our mind remedies at all ; and though we were unable to suggest what would be an efficacious means of relief, these we would be fully justified in rejecting. There is a remedy, however, and we shall avail ourselves of every opportunity to commend it to notice ; and it is, Colonisation. This is the obvious and the true process for completely and effectually re medying all the evils now complained of. Do you wish that the people may have bread ? Then remove them to West India, Canada, or some other of those colonial possessions in which our empire is so rich, and they will be able to obtain it in abundance. Do you want a vent for your manufactures ? Then colonise. Do you desire that the operatives who remain at home should be fully employed and well paid ? Then co lonise. Do you, in a word, wish for " ships, colonies, and commerce ?" Then, we repeat it, colonise. This is the proper remedy; but it is most unaccountably overlooked. But why do we say " unaccountably" — so far at least as respects the present administration ? A government of shifts and expedients will overlook anything that does not minister to their immediate ne cessities. We cannot expect from such a government any comprehensive or enlarged plan that would make emigration or colonisation that effective relief to the country which we allege it would be. Perpetually liar rassed with the difficulty of merely sticking to place, they find much more advantage to themselves in the agitation and humbug of free trade, than in any mea sure that would be essentially useful to the country. If it were not so, we should never hear of poor-house bastiles and Polish oats as a remedy for popular dis content. LOCAL NEWS, Tur, Bocce TIGIUS.—The clever sketch exhibited in our office window of the Bocca Tigris was drawn by Mr. Drury, of Castle-street, when that gentleman was in the navy. It will be observed that the Chinese defences exhibit a deplora ble want of knowledge in engineering and fortification. Strong batteries placed at the mouth of this river might keep out the whole world if well and effectually manned. The four giraffes just landed at Portsmouth have been pur chased by Mr. Wombwell, at an expense of £2OOO, for exhi bition in his travelling menagerie. Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., we understand, shortly as sumes the command of the Duke of Lancaster's own yeo manry cavalry, Colonel Braddyll, the present colonel-com mandant of the corps„ retiring on account of ill health. TYING THE CAROTID ARTERY.—This important and daring operation, first attempted by Sir Astley Cooper in 1805, was performed on Friday morning by Mr. Nottingham, in the presence of a number of medical gentlemen, on a girl aged seven years, for a vacular tumour extending over one side of the face. GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday even ing the first representation of the Siege of St. Jean D'Acre was produced at these gardens, and went off with great eclat. The alegorical representations of Fame aid Britannia, at the• conclusion of the siege, were beautifully effective, and elicited several rounds of applause. The attendance was most numerous and highly respectable. We had prepared a lengthy notice of this favourite resort of public amusement, but are obliged to defer its insertion until Friday. REMARKABLY QUICK VOYAGE.—The brig Adriana, W. Dodd, master, sailed from Liverpool 11th March, and after contending with heavy gales for a fortnight on her outward passage, discharged and took in a full cargo at Barbadoes, and returned to off Holyhead in two months and eighteen days, arriving in Liverpool June 2d, at 8 a.m. WONDERS OF STEAM.--TWO gentlemen left Brussels at three o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, and arrived in Liverpool at a quarter before seven, p.m., on Saturday, being a distance of upwards of 430 miles, performed in the short space of 27 hours and three quarters. The whole of the jour ❑ey was performed by steam. The travellers left Brussels by the railway on Friday afternoon, arrived at Ostend in time for the packet, were landed at Blackwall, proceeded from thence to London by the railway, and just caught the train from London to Liverpool as it was starting. On Thursday, after consecrating the church of St. Barna bas, the Bishop of Chester, accompanied by Mr. Rector Brooks, visited the Liverpool Female Orphan Asylum, of which his lordship is patron, and expressed himself much pleased with its progress, and the healthy appearance of the children. There are now in the asylum twenty-six orphans, who have lost both parents, all most interesting cases, and several candidates for admission. Extensive support will be required ; and surely there cannot be an object more truly gratifying than the support and education of poor girls de prived of their natural protectors, nor any claim upon our bounty so free from deception or imposture. The bishop has kindly promised to preach in October next, on behalf of the institution, with the benevolent intention of aiding in the increase of its funds. • THE BRITISH QUERN.—This noble steamer is still on view in the Coburg Dock. The proceeds of the exhibition are de voted to the relief of the families of the crew of the President, who are in a state of the deepest distress. We trust, there fore, as the admission money is only sixpence, that a hand some sum will be raised for so evident an object of charity. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—In our last we stated that a me morial, most numerously signed, had been presented to the Rev. Mr. Nolan, lately curate of St. Peter's, Stockport, but now incumbent of the new church in Greenland -street, in this town, consecrated on Thursday last, to induce him to remain at the former place. This memorial, however, foiled in its object for the reason which we gave. The parishion ers, however, were determined that Mr. Nolan should not depart without some further proof of their regard, and, ac cordingly, just before his departure, a suitable address was delivered by him, and at the conclusion of it, a purse, con taining one hundred sovereigns, was handed to the Rev. gentleman, accompanied by the gratifying assurance that the remaining debt owing on account of the galleries at St. Peter's Church, would be immediately paid off—in fact, it was virtually so—the money for the purpose being all sub scribed. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN A HOUSE OF ILL FAME.- Rachael Pixton, a handsome, but slovenly-attired young woman, w as pl a ced before Mr. Rushton and Sir Joshua Walmsley on Saturday, charged with having robbed Antonio Maria Dacros of 50 sovereigns, 3 gold pieces, worth £1 10s. each, 3 crowns, 20 shillings in silver, several Portuguese coins, a gold b reast - p i n , an d a s ilver snuff box. Dacros, a Ter ?' fine looki ng Portuguese, stated, that he is the second e ngineer of the steamer Oporto, lying in the Trafalgar Dock. On the 6th whom, a taver n near that dock, where they met the pr i soner, to May last he went with a Portuguese merchant to di ink. i i 1,1'.! compliance with her request, they gave sonic T hey ultimately adj o urned with the prisoner and anotn er young woman t o a h ouse i n Harrison-street. In the morning the f emales were missing and Dacros found that he had been robb e d of the articles above enumerated. Whether the merchant was robbed also did not transpire, it being merely stated that he had returned to Portugal. The girls had seen the complainant count his soTereignsbefore he went to bed. Information was given to the police, and Maguire, on seeing the entry of the robbery immediately remembered that the prisoner had lod ge d at the house in Harrison - street at the time mentioned. He soon apprehended her, when she admitted the offence, saying, " The money is all gone, and I am sorry I ever had anything to do with it." The on being asked if she h a d any explanation to offer, replied , " I have nothing more to say. " She was comm i tte d f or trial. prisoner, CONSISTENCY !-Mr. Ewart's motion, for the admission of slave-grown sugar, was resisted by Mr. O'Connell, by the whole party, and by th e government, at a time whets ngat 575. pe r cwt . It has now fallen to sugaran anti-slavery -s w la a y s e s r e y lli 375., being a reduction of more than 2d. i n t h e poun d t o the consumer; and after this fall it is that, entirely forgetting the , poor slave, the whigs and the honest O'Co nne ll fi n d it abso lutely necessary, for the sake of the poo r o f E ng l an d, (!) to make a reduction of duty amounting to 6-19th of a farthing per pound; but which would have the effect of prodigiously augmenting the African slave trade. TOE QvxeN.—lier Majesty's accouchement may be ex pected at the end of September, or early in the month of October.—Sunday Print. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.—Yester day workmen commenced the erec ion of a building, on the sae of the Old Infirmary Yard, fur the purpose of the grand dinner for the members of this society. The building will be of a circular form and of vast dimensions. SQUINTING. — TIIis very great defect in the personal ap pearance is becoming rarer and rarer every day. Mr. Atkin son, of Leeds, has returned here for a short time ; so much in demand has he been during his late stay. We are glad to see that he has been thus successful. THE TRIAL OF THE EARL OF STAFFORD.—We shall no tice this fine picture at some length in our next ; in the mean time recommend it to notice. MR. CRONIN.—This gentleman, we perceive, will be ab sent from Liverpool for a short time, in consequence of the demand for his services in Manchester. He has been very successful we understand in many cases. THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL — It is with very great confidence that we recommend the Brunswick Hotel to the notice of families and gentlemen travelling either on business or plea sure. It is one of the most comfortable hotels in point of cleanliness ' attention, politeness, and excellence of fare we ever entered. We have recommended many of our private friends to stay at the Brunswick, and they having invariably felt obliged to us, we can extend our recommendation to our more numerous public acquaintance with considerable con fiienee. STEAM !-Mr. Ball, of Lancaster, the fruiterer, has had green peas on his stall for a week, and from London, too ! So much for steam ! TILE WAR IN INDIA.—A five per cent. loan has been opened in Calcutta to cover the charges of the Affghan war, which are understood to amount to about 12 millions of rupees. The loss of life incurred down to the present date is nearly 5,000 men, killed in action. The royal mail steamer Columbia, Captain Judkins sailed on Friday for Halifax and Boston. She carried out sixty passengers. The new ship Cornelia, which arrived on Monday evening from New York, is the largest merchant vessel hitherto built in the United States. She is nearly 1200 tons burden, and is a beautiful specimen of naval architecture. She is com manded by Captain French, formerly of the Great Britain, and well known in the American trade. She may be seen in the Waterloo Dock, and is consigned to Messrs. Wadding ton, Holt & Co. FIRE IN MANESTY-LANE.—On Friday night, about eleven o'clock, a fire was discovered by police officer 25 on the pre mises occupied by Messrs. Thompson & Fawcett, plumbers, glaziers, and painters, Manesty-lane. The engines, accom panied by water carts, were on the ground immediately, and before the fire could extend its ravages it was suppressed, chiefly owing to the exertions of the indefatigable superin tendent of the fire police, Air. Hewitt. The damage was trifling, but, owir b , to the building being surrounded by large warehouses, it might have been considerable, had it not been speedily got under. Hen MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.—A London contemporary —(the Times)—seems disposed to grumble a little at the mode in which invitations to her Majesty's state ball were distributed on Thursday; and almost insinuates that the se lection of her Majesty's guests is occasionally directed to se cure political objects. Certainly the disproportion between the members of the two parties in the House of Commons in vited on this occasion does look a little singular at a time when a great constitutional question was under discussion. It is a little surprising that but fifteen conservative members of that house should be present, whilst of the opposite party no less than 167 were dancing attendance upon the royal per son, and basking in the royal smile, some of whom had been previously suspected of being slightly disaffected in their al legiance towards her Majesty's government. STABBING.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a man of co lour, named Baronda Johnson, was charged with having stabbed another coloured man, of the name of George Wil liams, on Saturday night. It appeared that the prisoner and two companions, all of whom were sailors, were playing at cards together, at the house in which they boarded. A dis pute arose, out of which a fight commenced, which the com plainant, who was in bed, was called down to assist in quel ling. It was during his efforts to accomplish this object that the prisoner cut him in the hand with a knife. The magis trates told the prisoner he was totally unjustified in using the knife, and they ordered him to pay a fine of 10s., and in de fault of which, he must be imprisoned for ten days. THE NEMESIS, IRON WAR-STEAMER.—WC refer our readers to the extracts from the official despatches giving an account of the operations in the Canton River. In those operations the Nemesis, iron-steamer, built at Mr. John Laird's yard, North Birkenhead, performed a brilliant part, penetrating, owing to her light draught of water, the inner channel, which the Chinese had deemed impassable by foreign vessels, and thus taking the enemy by surprise in quarters where he thought himself altogether unassailable. Mr. Hall, under whose superintendence the Nemesis was equipped and armed, and who is well known in Liverpool, highly distinguished himself in the delicate and dangerous operation of forcing and threading the inner passage, as well as in all the previous operations on the coast of China ; and Sir George Bremer has, in highly complimentary terms, no ticed the services which that gallant officer has rendered to his Queen and his country in the Chinese waters. We may add, that the engines of the Nemesis were manufactured by Messrs. Forrester and Co. ; and that her guns, which did striking execution on the Chinese works, were cast by Messrs. Fawcett and Preston : all of this town. Liverpool may well feel proud of this her first iron war-steamer. ROBBERY IN BOLD-STREET.—We beg to refer to Mr. Davis, the optician's advertisement, which appears elsewhere. We trust the depredators will be brought to punishment. We are still without any intelligence of the steam-ship Britannia, which would leave Boston on the 16th ult., and was due, according to the average rate of passages, on Sunday week. Some accident, in all probability, has happened to her machinery, but we hope it is not of any serious nature. Should she not arrive in time to take her place in the line on the 19th instant, the Caledonia, which would leave Boston on the Ist, and may be expected, barring accidents, to arrive on or before this day week, will be despatched in her place, so that the non-arrival of one steamer will not, in all pro bability, interrupt the regular communication between Li verpool, Halifax, and Boston. ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCII.—On Sunday next two sermons will be preached in this church in aid of a fund towards liquidating the debt on the building. If our legislature were true to the British principle and echoed British feeling, there would be no occasion for such appeals as these. It is a positive disgrace that collections have to be made for this purpose, but it is a disgrace the removal of which we see no prospect of, unless throngh the exertions and continued liberality of the people. Our columns have lately testified to several instances of their willingness to do so, and we hope this opportunity of repeating their liberality will not be lost sight of. We need only add that Mr. Ewbank preaches in the morning, and Mr. James in the evening. THEATRE-ROYAL.—There was a very full and fashionable house last night at the Theatre-royal, to witness Macready's fine performance of Richelieu. To-night Werner will be repeated. We are glad to find that really good acting can be thus appreciated in Liverpool. The late engagement of Yates and Co. clearly proves that mountebanking has no charms to draw the lieges frem their country walks and the enjoyment of the fine summer air. PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.—A meeting was held last night in St. Mark's school-room, the Rev. B. A. Marshall in the chair, and addressed by Mr. Birkett, who showed pointedly the true intention of the present govern ment, which covered by the loud cry for liberality, is really and truly to suppress protestant principle, and re-establish popery in this land—they being but tools in the hands of the pope of Rome, through O'Connell.—Mr. Crisp afterwards addressed the meeting, showing that the popish doctrine that " heretics when strong are to be committed to God, when weak, to the executioner," has been fully carried out of late, in England and Ireland, as in popish Ireland, where the po pulation is seven million popish, and one million and a half protestant, no less than seven protestant clergymen have been most barbarously murdered, whereas in protestant Eng land, where out of a population of sixteen millions, there is not one million of papists, he would challenge any one to point out to him the murder of a single popish priest. In Ireland heretics are weak, and they have been committed to the executioner ; in England they are strong, and they have been committed to God. He strongly urged them to use their best exertions to promote signatures to the Maynooth petition. Mr. C. Bushell, who was received with the most enthusiastic cheers, made some remarks upon the necessary connection between religion and politics. He took a hasty review of the degraded proceedings of the present imbecile, ministry, and asked what had they done for the benefit of the working classes ; why they had passed the penny postage plan. He doubted not the blue jackets whom he saw before him would work heart and hand in returning to parliament again, two sound and tried representatives, Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell Cresswell, and he begged of them firmly and stea dily at this eventful period, perseveringly to do their duty.— Mr. Adshead, the secretary of the branch, then addressed the meeting in a very spirited speech—and called upon the protestants of Abercromby and Rodney -street Ward for their aid by subscribing to the association, to enable the committee to send protestant truths and the scriptures to the poor Ro man Catholics.—Mr. Smith addressed the meeting on the subject of the llomish Purgatorial Society, one of the princi ples of which is to pray for the souls of the members into paradise. THE LEAGUE AND THE PAPISTS AT MANCHESTER.— Therc were great doings last week at Manchester. The creatures who have been goaded on by the league (a band of snug fellows who have clubbed it for the purpose of agita tion), had a great meeting in the open air, to consider, as it is ludicrously called, the question of the corn laws. The mayor declined to call the meeting, so they assembled with out his worship's leave. Mr. Cobden was invited to take the chair, and accepted the invitation ; and it was expected that Mr. Daniel O'Connell would be present, but he did not appear. Daniel, it seems, was in Manchester the previous day, and addressed the " pisantry," at Carpenter's-hall, in favour of a repeal of the union ; but having told his people how to behave at the succeeding meeting, especially towards his friends, the chartists, he slunk from the port of danger, and took the early train for London next morning. At the corn meeting the most abominable rioting took place. Thir teen persons were conveyed to the Infirmary in the course of the day, all severely wounded. The " impartial" chairman would hear none but his own favourites, and the Irish re peelers bludgeoned every man that endeavoured to gain a hearing in opposition to the views of the league. " The police force," says the Stockport Advertiser, who had doubtless received their orders as to how they should proceed at parti cular junctures, " attacked with their bludgeons every person who appeared in the character of an opponent to the voice of Mr. Cobden, and this system was carried on in such a disgraceful and merciless manner, that the affray was in dan ger of terminating with frightful results. By such means all opposition was at length silenced, and the leaguers carried their resolutions." " The same evening," adds our Stock port contemporary, " a large meeting was held in the Castle Yard, in this town, when Mr. Bairstow and others gave a frightful picture of the brutality which had been inflicted upon the people at Manchester, because of their opposition to such a repeal of the corn laws as Mr. Cobden would fain give the electors. The language was strong and emphatic and Mr. Cobden was unanimously denounced and declared to be unworthy to represent Stockport in parliament, and the meeting thereupon pledged themselves to use their best exertions to prevent his return. Three of the leading mem bers of Mr. Cobden's committee—Sir Ralph Pendlebury, Mr. Alderman Baker, and Mr. Charles Hudson, were pre sent, and appeared grievously distressed that the tide of popu lar favour should so soon have been turned against their pet." MARINER'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.—If there is one thing more than another in which the inhabitants of Liverpool ought to feel a peculiar interest, and for the attainment of which every effort should be strained, it is that of a sound scriptural education for the rising generation, and if that be more needed in one part of the town than others, we know of no district where it is more required than in the crowded neighbourhoods of our docks, or for the offspring of the mariners who frequent our port. Where there is no other motive to induce the public to attend the sermons which will be preached on Sunday next, at the mariner's church, we think they ought to suffice, but when we state in addition, that the addresses will be delivered by Dr. Scoresby, the for mer incumbent of the church, we conceive we have said more than enough to secure a numerous auditory, and a munificent collection. The character of Dr. Scoresby is well known ; his piety and talents are highly appreciated, and we are greatly mistaken if the remembrance of them does not revive the most pleasing associations in the minds. of our readers, inciting them to support liberally the useful charity for which he will, no doubt, plead with his usual THE STEPHEN WHITNEY This splendid vessel, which left New York on the 15th ult., arrived here on Saturday evening. In the temporary absence of Captain W. C. Thompson the command of the vessel devolved upon Captain Popham, who so satisfactorily dis charged the duties of his situation as to elicit the following gratifying testimonial from the passengers on board : SIR,—In the absence of the worthy commander of the Stephen Whitney, whose place you have so efficiently filled, we, the passengers on board, have much pleasure in ex pressing to you the sense we entertain of the constant zeal, kindness and courtesy which you have manifested for the comfort and enjoyment of each and all your passengers, during their short and pleasant voyage. The arrangements of the ship we consider excellent, and the untiring assiduity of your steward, with the orderly discipline of the crew, worthy of our merited commendation. We also gladly avail ourselves of the present occasion to express our highest approbation of ther.gallant conduct displayed by Captain Thompson and yourself, on a previous voyage, in rescuing, at the peril of your own life, several British subjects from impending death. This act of heroism, we are happy to find, has been noticed by the Queen of England, through her Majesty's consul at New York. With best wishes for your welfare, we remain, your sincere friends, (Signed by 2; passengers.) To Charles Wilkes Popham, Esq., Commander of the packet-ship Stephen Whitney. Dated at sea, St. George's Channel, June 4, 1841. To this Captain Popham returned the following reply : DEAR SlR, — Permit me to acknowledge the receipt, through your hands, of a note, signed by the passengers on board the vessel under my command, and to express my deep sense of the kind manner in which they have been pleased to notice my efforts to contribute to their comfort during the passage. If, in performing my duty, it has been my good fortune to secure their approbation, it will be to me a source of great gratification, and will always be recurred to as one of the most pleasurable events of my life. Allow me to present to one and all my sincere thanks and my heartfelt wishes for their health and happiness, and upon the eve of parting to bid them God speed! I am, dear Sir, Your obliged and humble servant, CHARLES W. POPHAM To Alexander Pope, Esq. On board the packet-ship Stephen Whitney, June 4, 1841 IMPORTANT COUNTY MEETING AT NEWTON, (From our co respondent at Newton.) le On Thursday last, bre hing with " hot haste," a messen ger arrived at the Legh s, at Newton, to enquire if a room could be engaged for e following day, for the purpose of holding a county meeting. An answer having been given in the affirmative, an enquiry was then made of the number of gentlemen likely to be present. The reply was about 50 or 60. On Friday arrived from Liverpool Mr. William it athbone and Mr. Theodore liathbone, Mr. Lawrence Hay worth and Mr. Francis Jordan; Messrs. Thicknesse, from Wigan ; a papermaker, from Bury ; Sir Thomas Potter, from Manchester; and some twenty others, from other parts of the county. The chairman having been appointed, Mr. Law rence Heyworth was proposed as the member for the county on the liberal interest !! ! A great deal of discussion follow ed, when the proposition was negatived, and it was deter mined to hunt the county up for a fitter man ! At the termination of the meeting the whole party " ab squatulated," and actually left the house without eating or drinking, or even paying for the use of the room ! and on the respected owner of the Legh Arms expressing something like vexation at the trouble being given for nothing—one conscientious corn-law-repealer turned back, and gave the landlady a crown ! " Think of that, Master Brook." The liberality of the persons constituting this GREAT COUNTY MEETING has thus been proved to be astonishing. It was said, at the meeting, that money was very scarce, and the upshot showed that it was so. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE SATURDAT EVENlNG. — Business in the funds was flat all day, and the quotations of yesterday were not supported in Consols, which left off 89 sellers for the opening. Bank Stock 169 to 170. Exchequer Bills 6s. to 9s. preudin. . . There was no feature to report in Foreign Securities. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were 52. to the Five per Cents 991 to 100. Belgian 100 to 1. Spanish Active with the Coupons 231 to Portuguese Five per Cents 331 to 4, the Three per Cents 24 to Brazilian 67 to 8. Mexican 28 to I. Colombian 21/ to I. The Cotton market at Liverpool, according to the advices received this afternoop, is in a very delicate position. With a stock on hand larger than ever before known, and con stant supplies continuing to come in from the other side of the Atlantic, it is difficult to say what will be the future con dition of the market unless some very material improvement should occur in the demand for manufactured goods, and of which, unfortunately, there are at present no very strong indications, owing to the unsettled state of political affairs. The decline in prices at Liverpool this week has again amounted to id. per lb, and the demand has been extremely limited, the total sales being only 12,010 bales. This year the sales have been only 517,130 bales. The imports last week alone were 79,755 bales, or more than six times the quantity sold. This year the imports have been 237,576 bales, from which it seems reasonable to infer that the heavy stock now on hand—viz. 569,600 bales against 351,300 bales at this time in 1840, must partly arise from the excess of supplies over consumption in former years. The Tea market has been very active to-day, and prices are well supported. Company's congou was most currently quoted at 2s 2d per lb. A comparative statement of the quantity of hemp and flax in the London warehouses on the Ist instant, gives the former, including all descriptions, at 5,633 tons, against 8,144 tons at the same time last year, when, however, the supply was larger than for some years previously. Of flax the stock is 1,023 tons, against 1,132 tons iu June, 1849. Clean hemp is now worth about 39s per cwt ; at this date last year it brought 35s 10d only. It may not be generally known, that Mrs. Roberts, wife of Lieutenant Roberts, R.N., who commanded the President, resides in this town with her family, consisting of five. WEST INDIA MAIL.—On the 2d instant petitions were presented from the Grand Junction Railway Company, and other parties, praying the selection of Liverpool as the West India Mail Station. METROPOLITAN WELSH CHURCH.—OR Saturday last numerous meeting of the friends of Cambria assembled in London for the purpose of raising funds to build a church in the metropolis for the benefit of the immigrants from Wales, in which divine service will be performed in the 'Welsh lan guage, and according to the rubric of the Established Church. After speeches from various prelates, noblemen, and others, a committee was appointed to carry into effect the purpose of the meeting. Upwards of £1,500 was contributed in the room. Amongst the subscribers were Earl Powis £2OO, Marquis of Bute £lOO, Lord Dungannon £lOO, Bishop of St. Asaph's £lOO, Bishop of Bangor £lOO, Bishop of St. David's £lOO, Sir W. Wynne £2OO, Lord Kenyon £lOO, J. Nichols, Esq., £lOO, Colonel Wood £lOO, Hon. R. H. Clive £lOO, Sir Benjamin Hall £5O, Dean of St. Asaph's £3O, &c. DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMINT.—There are various re ports afloat respecting the day on which parliament is to be dissolved. The 12th and the 16th instant are the days men tioned. POPULARITY OF SIR R. PEEL.—During the division by which the House of Commons decided that the further con tinuance in office of her M a j esty ' s presen t m i n i s t ers i s a t va riance with the spirit of the constitution, there was a great assemblage of persons in the P a l ac e-yard. After the result had transpired, Sir R. Peel, on leaving the house, was recog nised by the multitude, who accompanied the right hon. baro net to his house, in Whitehall-gardens, with deafening ac clamations. THE PRESIDENT.—The New York papers received by the Stephen Whitney contain some—what we believe to be un founded—speculations about the hull of a large vessel having been seen at sea—and which they suppose, not very logically, to have been the President. So unlikely' do we cons idert suppositions, that we consider it quite unnecessary further to allude to them. We may add, with regret, that the under writers have long made up their minds that the P res id en t i s lost, and have offered to settle with the parties wh o h ave The claims upon them for losses.settlement will, we hear take place on Friday next. Th e ship herself was insured f or £60,000. Her original cost was 1;8Z-)060 BEAUTIFUL. ENGRAVING OF T HE PORT AND HARBOUR or WHITEHAVEN.—The talents of our townsman, Mr. Samuel Walters, as a marine painter, are too well known t o but require any encomiums from us ;beautiful and a ccura t e as have been his portraits of many of the finest vessels be longing to Liverpool, we cannot withhold an expre ss i on o f our admiration of his great success elsewhere. Mr. W. was some time ago engaged by P. Youhghusband, Esq., of Whitehaven, to execute a pi cture of the port and harbour of that town, which he complet e d i n a style worthv of the t as t e and ability that distinguish hi s formr productions The work was so much admired, th a t h e acceded to the wish nera lly expressed that a pl a t e s h ou ld b e taken from it; agned the engraving is now before us. It is on a large scale, is executed in the first line of th e ar t, an d conveys a spirited' and faithful semblance of the port it represents. The view is taken from the offing, and embraces the harbour, thick with shipping, the town beyond it, the quays and sea-walls, the lighthouses, &c., with the green hills, mapped out in en closures, forming the back ground. In front is " the wide weltering sea," thrown into commotion by a stiff breeze, and enlivened by shipping under sail or steam. Of the vessels depicted, the Gunga, East Indiaman, is the most conspicu ous, under topsails, jib, and trysail, stooping to the gale, and making towards the entrance. Her hull, rigging, &c. are so admirably drawn and shaded, that she appears to be as plainly and palpably thrown out as a model. The others are equally felicitous,—a brio., ou t w ard-bound, a steam-boat, ve sse l s i n the distance, and 'a boat with figures in the foreground. The sea-gulls wheeling aloft on th e ver ge of a squall ; the buoys here and there seen amidst the troubled waters, and the dashing of the spray against the piers, are all in perfect keep ing, and the whole forms a marine picture, at once animated and graceful. Our Whitehaven this cannot, we gratified by this spirited representa think, fail to be highly tion of their native town. FATAL PUGILISTIC CONTEST.—A MAN KlLLED.—COH siderable excitement was created in Gloucester on Monday last, by the announcement of a fight which was to take place in the vicinity between two men of some local celebrity, named William, alias Maggot Brown, and Philip Inkin. After fight ing 75 rounds, which occupied one hour and three quarters, Brown fell insensible. He was removed to the Infirmary, but died in a few hours. The facts elucidated at the inquest held upon the body, on Tuesday, before Thomas Bailly, Esq., coroner, went the length of implicating the survivor, the seconds, and the bottle-holders ; and also some individu als occupying respectable situations in society. The appear ance of the body of the deceased bore ample evidence of the deadly conflict in which he had been engaged. The face and upper part of the body were greatly discoloured, the left eye closed, the left ear swollen and bloody, and both hands were very much cut and bruised. The principal evidence was that of a waterman named John Beard, who gave his evidence in a very clear and satisfactory manner, and was present from the beginning to the end. He said that after 15 or 16 rounds had been fought, a county policeman entered the ring, and told the men to give up fighting ; but on fi n di ng that they were resolved to go on, he went away. They cont i nued to fight until the 44th or 45th round when the same policeman, accompanied by another, again entered the ring, and holding up their staves requested the men to give over fighting, threat ening to break the arm of the first man who offered to strike the other, when a person whom he had since understood to be Mr. Chesterton, rode up with a boy behind him and told the policemen if they did not stand back he would report them, as they had stood by to see thirty rounds for their pleasure, and now he (Chesterton) wanted the fight to go on for his pleasure ; the policemen then fell back. The seconds and bottle-holders wanted to leave the ring, an d t h e men themselves were willing to give up, but Mr. Chesterton rode round and formed another ring, and the men were again brought up to the scratch. Up to that time, in the opinion of the witness, no blow had been given to produce fatal re sults. The fight was then resumed, and as far as he could estimate, 75 rounds were fought in all. Brown was brought np to the 76th round but his legs were too weak to support him, and he fell down without a blow. After the examina tion of several other witnesses, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaugher" against Philip Inkin as principal, and a number of other parties as accessories. CORRESPONDENCE TO MR. JOHN FIELDEN, M.P. —ln the public 1 of your intended speech en the laws sugar duties, after quoting from my report on the poor a passage relative to the handloom weavers, you add, " those words were written by a man, who in the very same report recommended the abolition of out-door relief to the people whose poverty he described, but whose industry he ad mitted, and who recommended the workhouse test as a sub stitute." As a poor-law commissioner, I was an eye-witness in 1832 to the sufferings of the handloom weavers, in Lancashire, and brought their condition under the notice of parliament in a description, the force and truth of which you admit by citing it. In the same report I bore willing testimony to their industry, their patience, and reluctance to apply for relief. I should have deemed it useless vigour to subject such a class to any workhouse test, and I disclaim having made such a recommendation. The report which you assert contains this recommendation is in your hands: cite from it then, if you can, and confute me. If you fail to do so, I must say, that in making this assertion you have taken an unwarrantable liberty with me, and with the truth. You also assert that I recommended the abolition of out door relief to handloom weavers. I deny it. I neither re commended the abolition of out-dpor relief to them, or to any other class; having always been of opinion that such relief, under the control of local vigilance and intelligence, might be most extensively andfsatisfactorily administered. These sentiments are expressed in the following passages of the report in question : " The effect of the poor-laws regarded as a national charity may be seen to advantage in Manchester. The quan tity of distress and suffering alleviated is extremely great, and it is a satisfactory part of the management that many poor widows, with families, aged, and infirm persons, are en couraged and aided in their schemes for keeping shops, &c., which turn their industry to the best account." * * * * * * * * * " The tendency of the population to resort to and accumu late in towns is peculiarly strong in this county, and, conse quently, almost every town contains a large population of poor, with country settlements. When such persons be come chargeable, the usual course is to apprise the overseer of the place of settlement, who, if the liability is clear, gives a direction to the overseer where the pauper is, to relieve him as one of his own poor, and undertakes to pay the sum so advanced. This system is unquestionably open to abuse, and some check by visitation is requisite, but on the whole it operated beneficially to the country townships. By mu tual candour and fair dealing between the overseers, litiga tions and removals are diminished, the poor are less har rassed, and probably are less burthensome, as the} are gene rally better able to earn a living where they remain." These passages show that the report is far from being op posed to out-door relief in general ; and as to the particular case of the handloom weavers, half of the very page, from which you quote, is occupied by arguments in favour of the practice of allowing them out-door relief. That practice is also repeatedly sanctioned, so far as my humble opinion could sanction it, by the commendation bestowed on the ma nagement at Manchester, at Wigan, and other places where it prevails. In the borough which you represent this prac tice is thus noticed—" The affaii s of the poor, at Oldham, have long been well managed, and the inhabitants have never bee❑ degraded by extensive pauperism. The members of the select vestry, carefully chosen from different parts of the township, usually perform personally the duty of visiting the poor at their abodes, by which means they are able to exer cise on the cases relieved an exact discrimination, to which the excellent condition of the township is mainly to be ascribed. After providing for the aged, sick, widows, with families, and the usual dependants on parochial aid, the handloom weavers require their principal attention. They are said to be reluctant to apply for relief, but are generally compelled to come when they have three or four children under the age, (ten years,) at which children can find em ployment in the cotton mills. The select vestry has taken great pains to shift these weavers to more profitable occupa tions. Situations have been procured for many of them in power loom factories ; their families have been provided for in the township, whilst they were learning to work at the looms, which requires about a fortnight. Thus their num bers have been diminished, as the power looms, of which there arc now several thousands in Oldham, increase in numbers, and there is reason to expect that handloom weaving, of a coarse description, will be gradually extin guished at Oldham. The weavers here are considered an orderly and industrious class." The report states, that the poor rates in Lancashire had been greatly augmented by the transition from hand to power loom weaving; and that the fall of wages of hand-loom weavers, in the course branches, had followed, as the natural consequence of an invention, which compelled manual labour to compete with steam power. As the result of such com petition could not be doubted, the report commends the efforts made to procure for those weavers new occupations, and urges the weavers to embrace them ; observing, that " The prospect of that part of the country is indeed me lancholy, if hand-loom weavers, with youth, strength, and opportunities, reject the means of independence, and are suffered to remain burthensome to the public. The former occupation is gone for ever, and it is only by exerting them selves, in new walks of life, that they can reasonably expect to be raised from their present abject condition." In the same spirit, after detailing the miserable manner in which they lived, I added, " This statement proves the necessity of relief, but it ought, at the same time, to caution overseers against the danger of perpetuating such wretchedness by a system of bounties in the shape of parish allowances. Hand loom weaving, in its coarse branches, is completely super seded, as a profitable employment, and ought to be abandoned with all possible despatch. It is gratifying to observe that the number of weavers is diminishing (though in various degrees) in all large towns ; that few young persons there are now brought up to weaving ; few new looms are made, and nothing is more common than to see a solitary weaver working amidst vacant looms which have been deserted for other occupations." In thus describing the hopeless condition of the weavers, in the course branches of manufacture, I fall under the ban of your assertion that " It is nonsense to call hand-loom weaving a worn-out trade." The experience, however, of eight years since the report was made has tended to confirm my opinion ; and in your proposed remedies, if carried into effect, I can see no sufficient grounds for altering that opinion. I, therefore, do not regret my attempt to impress on the overseers, and also on this most numerous and destitute class of weavers, the propriety of effecting a change in their employment as speedily as possible. There is nothing in the advice which can interfere with any fair claim for out-door relief, or justify the representations which you have made, and coupled with the name of Your obedient servent, GILBERT HENDERSON 2, Harcourt-buildings, Temple, June 4, 1841. SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—I have noticed, with considerable interest, the rise and progress of the Shipmasters' Institution in this town, and amongst the many laudable objects of that establishment, I noticed at its commencement, as one of them, the improvement in class and character of the sailor. To accomplish this object, they have com menced a shipping office, but on such principles as will only defeat its own object. I will venture, therefore, through the medium of your valuable paper, to call the atten tion of that association to some ideas which, in my humble opinion, would tend to the improvement of the moral charac ter of sailors, and be hailed by all respectable shipowners as the best method by which they can have their ships satisfac torily manned. The present competition between shipping office keepers of this port, and the consequent league between them and boarding-house keepers, is carried on in such a deplorable manner, that our young and inexperienced sailors are deluded into the most distressing circumstances ; and even many of the more matured class of seamen under the notion of the landlord having considerable interest with the shipping-office keeper is induced to become a willing dupe to the well-known practice of the boarding-house keeper and the " crimp." The remedy of this palpable, this crying evil amongst our brave, hard, but ill-protected seamen, is in the hands of the shipowner. And I flatter myself not one of them will be so regardless of either their own interest or the interest of the sailors, as to disregard any truly English and liberal plan by which these men might be rescued from such deplorable thraldom. I would suggest, therefore, that a respectable, competent examining officer be appointed by the ship-masters' association, at a fair salary, with as many active, respectable young men under him, as may, from time to time, be required for the purpose of seeing the men on board, &c. That no charge be made to the sailor for providing him with a ship ; but that the owner of the ship pay 2s. or 2s. Gd. for each man put on board, and whatever might be the nett proceeds over and above the actual expenditure, that they be paid into some charity, at the discretion of the committee, most closely connected with the benefit of sailors. By these means, at least, the good would be separated from the bad, because any good and steady sailor would save his halfecrown which he has now to pay, and secure himself a ship and em ployment through this institution, whilst the careless, regard less, and those without character, would still be found in the hands of shipping-office keepers. The ship-owner would also know the real character of the men put on board, whe-. ther landsmen, ordinary seamen, or whatever class he may be, the truth would be known to the captain; a matter, it must be admitted, of vast importance. It now frequently happens, that a ship goes to sea under the supposition that all the crew are sailors, and the error is not discovered until some special and urgent duties call them to the test; this may happen before the ship has well passed the dangerous banks contiguous to this port; and there have been some in stances of ships being obliged to return to the river i n the best manner they coud, to get more efficient crews, and it may not be too much to infer that both ships and lives have been lost from this cause ; frequently others have proceeded with men (on their articles) as able seamen, but who have been comparatively useless during the voyage, and yet fed at the owner's expense ; and supposing the captain or owners bring the cause before the magistrate (on the ship's return), some wages are almost always awarded, though the ship has suffered in a two-fold degree by these men having been at all on board the ship. This frequently happens, and if it can be so managed that the captain actually knows the kind and de scription of men that are put on board his ship, I contend, that though the owners would pay 2s. Gd. per man, instead of one shilling as they now pay, they would benefit largely by the kindness so shown to the sailors, and poor Jack himself would save his hard-earned half-crowns. Besides, protection would be given to the good and deserving sailor, whilst the bad ones would be detected in time to prevent a fraud being practised, alike upon the owner and upon those good sailors who have to perform too often double duty on their account. I must beg you will call the attention of that respectable body, the Shipmasters' Association, to this important subject, and 1 trust they will, without delay, make public their inten tions thereon. In conclusion I would remark, that some well-defined and efficient plan should be adopted for cashing sailors' notes ; that the respectable boarding-house keeper may be in no wise injured by the adoption of the plan recom mended above.—l am, Sir, A FRIEND TO SAILORS. Liverpool, 7th June, 1841. P. 5.. 1 -It may not be premature to suggest that any sur plus monies derived from this plan, be presented to the Sailor's Home, which some of our generous and philanthro pic ship-owners and merchants are so kindly labouring with in this town. CLAP-TRAP OF THE ALBION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—How very coolly the Albion of this morning " tells a stretcher," to use an expressive vulgarism I Did you read the editorial notice in the " Localities" ? The description of a scene in the Exchange-room after the receipt of the news of the defeat of ministers, is so falsely given, that I think it as well to notice it. The author of the paragraph in question s a y s that, au at tempt was made to get up a cheer by a band of monopol i sts (!), but that it signally failed, and that three cheers were proposed for ministers and "free trade," and enthusiastically re sponded to. This is false, in toto. The enthusiastic cheers were proposed by a thorough conservative, for the majority of one, and as lustily taken up by the assembled merchants, who are as much advocates for free trade as ministers or their ignorant party are ; but free trade principles upon the foundation where ministers would feign build, can never be popular with practical men such as our merchants are, for it is well known that the present men in office have thus sud denly formed their notions uponreturns furnished t o th e committee on import duties, which returns are false, or at least very far from the real state of the case. Once more, with reference to the paragraph in this morn iug's Albion. The word "monopolist" is used—and if op position to the present foolish and headlong measures of the whig administration, by threee-fourths of the merchants of of this great commercial town be monopoly, then indeed are we all more or less monopolists, and as these clap-trap whig papers would style us, " grinders of the people" ; but the truth is, Liverpool is tory, her merchants are tory, and last though not least, the Exchange-room proved itself, as usual, completely tory, last Saturday, when three cheers were en thusiastically given for the majority of one, which ebullition of conservative spirit, the Albion this morning most falsely interpreted, when it states that they were given for " free trade." I am, &c., . A SUBSCRIBER TO THE EXCHANGE-ROOM, AND A SUPPORTER OF PROPER FREE TRADE PRINCIPLES. f1.,,e,,,............. THE ONE CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCIL" TO THE REV. J. B. WCREA SlR,—Having now obtained your admission that you en tered into negociations about obtaining orders in our church, I shall not pursue that part of the subject farther than to say, that it is of very little consequence with whom the pro posal originated. The question could not have been enter tained by you if you believed that episcopal ordination was not an institution of Christ. With regard to my own sentiments I beg to say, that I have no sympathy either with the pectiliaritie.r or the ten dencies of the Oxford Tracts. They contain heltapies which obscure the true gospel of Christ ; and Is ith respect to church authority, they so exaggerate the scripture view of an ordained ministry and its powers, as to substitute the priest and his ordinances for the Saviour and his grace. On the other hand I could not be a consistent minister of the christian church and believe that the jarring multitude of sects with which this land is disgraced, have any claim to the character of christian churches. Every Sabbath I pub licly declare my solemn belief that there is but " ONE Catho lic and Apostolic Church ;" the people unite with me in praying, " From all heresy and scnlsm, good Lord de liver us." I have not yet learned to despise the solemn admonition, " I beseech you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that there be no divisions amongst you."—" Mark them that cause divisions, and avoid them." I dare not forget that " sects" are mentioned amongst the " works of the flesh," and that " those who separate themselves" are denounced as " sensual, having not the Spirit:" My Bible has taught me that the will of our blessed Lord is, " that they all may be one as thou Father art in me, and I in thee"—that is one in external operation, as well as in internal affection. That same blessed word teaches me that there is ONE BODY as well as one Spirit, and that to rend that body would be to " divide Christ." That body is an external visible society under one united government. " The body of Christ" the church is that external society which is governed by the law ful ministry, God bath set some in the church, first apostles," &c. Men may call it illiberal or not, but I have too much re- Terence for God's word to shrink from stating his truth. That there are many pious persons in England not in com munion with the church is true. With many of them I re loice to hold profitable intercourse. 1 number them amongst my dear friends, and look forward to spending eternity with them. But as I neither believe in Protestant nor papal in fallibility, I can reconcile this with the firm conviction that such persons are living iu sinful schism, in being united with unscriptural sects. I believe they are like an esteemed teacher of old, who, though "eloquent and mighty in the scriptures," " instructed in the way of the Lord, fervent in the Spirit, speaking and teaching diligently the things of the Lord," yet needed an Aquila and Priscilla to " expound to him the way of God more perfectly." A church in scripture is an assembly of persons collected together and ruled over by a lawfully ordained ministry. From the time of the apostolic commission, in Mat. 28, 19, to the end of time " all nations" are put under the apostles and their successors, consequently there is no room for other bodies not governed by apostles. The apostolate was not a temporary office, nor was it con fined to the twelve. By a reference to your Greek Testa ment, you will find that the office was delegated to others, and intended to be permanent. " He gave some apostles, &c., till we all come to the mea sure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."—Eph. iv. 11, &c. Epaphroiitus was the apostle of the Philippian church.— Phil. ii. 25. " Your messenger. " —(Greek—Apostle.) • Silvanus and Tirnothy:are - expressfy declared . to be Apos tles of Christ.-1 Thess. i. 1. and 2., 7. . • Timothy exercised his apostleship in Ephesus. Titus ex ercised the same office in Crete. To him war committed the care of " ordaining presbyters in every church," and of " stopping the mouths of unruly and vain talkers." Having thus the charge of the churches of Crete, it would obviously be sinful for any one to intrude into the office of the mi nistry unordained by him. There is not a single example of any other ordination or mode of church government in the New Testament than apostolicul, or in modern phraseology episcopal. You will in vain look for a presbyter ordaining his fellow presbyter. The " presbytery" spoken of by the apostle, included the apostles, as you will find by comparing 1 Tim. iv, 14, with 2 Tim. i, 6. Indeed the word is no where else used in scrip ture, but for the highest ecclesiastical court, including the high priest. _ _ A scriptural ministry must be threefold : Apostle or Angel 1 In modern Bishop Bishop or Presbyter Priest Deacon language. Deacon _ _ If a layman cannot ordain a minister, apostolic succession is essential to an ordained ministry. An ordained minister must have received that ordination from other ordained men, and those again from others, and so progressively up to the apostles. That the Church of England is a church of Christ you ad mit. Scripture teaches that the church is one body ; therefore she is in this land The Church of Christ. I call upon you, Sir, to show me the other body which can claim to be a christian church, with its scriptural ministry and scriptural government. - The present question is not one a doctrine, it is simply of discipline. I beg again to repeat, that I do not unchrislianize my brethren in Christ, who, through false teaching, have fallen into the sin of schism. Of some of them for zeal, for self-denial, and devotedness to the Lord's service, I shall ever desire to be a humble imitator. But this shall never, I trust, delude me into an approval of their sinful schism. That He may speedily come who is to be the repairer of the breach and the restorer of paths to dwell in ; and that in that day we all may find mercy of Him, is, Sir, the earnest prayer of your obedient servant, ___ JOSEPH BAYLEE ROMISH CONTROVERSY TO THE REVEREND DR. BUTLER Sin,—You have already stated, in your published lecture, that you considered your coming to Liverpool " an excellent opportunity to discuss the points of difference between you and your Protestant friends." In the same lecture you say, " I require, as a sine qua non condition, that Mr. Baylee be competent to meet me in dis cussion, and also to answer my published lectures." Upon that condition you declare that you will be " ever found ready to discuss with him the points controverted between (Roman) Catholics and Protestants." I hare now, Sir, publicly answered your lectures, and have offered you an undeniable test of competency. That test I beg again to repeat. lam willing to submit to a public ex amination by you on the following subjects, provided you give nie the same opportunity of publicly examining you:— I. The English 2. The Hebrew Bible and Greek Testament. 3. The Gieek Septuagint, with its influence, and that of the Hebrew language, on New Testament Greek. 4. The Latin Vulgate, and the influence of its phrases on some modern errors. 5. The Chaldee, S amar itan, and Syriac Versions, as found in Walton's Polvglott. 6. The influence of the Jewish and Heathen Philosophy on Christian Writings. 7. The opinions of the principal ecclesiastical writers, and the history of the Christian Church. I write not this, Sir, in any vain-glorious boasting. I have reluctantly offered this test upon the advice of valued clerical brethren ; and I feel it right to say, that with regard to the Samaritan and the Syriac, my own acquaintance with them is, at present, but that of a student. It is, however, sufficiently deep to ascertain, that, in the remarks which you borrow from others, they have misled you into a misquotation of Bishop Walton and a mistranslation of the Syriac Testament. When I offer such a test of competency you cannot plead my unfitness for controversy. I therefore call upon you to re deem your pledge, and offer you three modes of discussion :- 1. To DEFEND TOUR OWN PRINTED LECTURES. I am prepared to prove that you misstate Protestant doc trines, that you mistranlate Scripture, that you contradict the Fathers, that you contradict yourself, that von teach heresies, that you degrade Christ to the rank of a created angel, and that you violate the creed of Pope Pius. If it would be inconvenient to you to brine these solemn charges to a public test, I offer you a second mode of trying the claims of the Church of Rome. 2. I am ready to prove THAT A DECREE OF A GENERAL COUNCIL CONDEMNS THE POPE AS A DEGRADED BISHOP ; and that Romish priests exercising their ministry in this country are intruders and schismatics. 3. Or, if you prefer the original terms proposed by me, I AM ready to prove : 1. Thai the Church of Rome has apostatised from the true faith of Christ. 2. That Romish priests, exercising their ministry in this country are schismatics. 3. That the Church of England is the only branch of the Catholic Church existing in England. If you refuse to meet, not only Englishmen, but thinking Irishmen also, will come to the conclusion that you know that Romish doctrines will not bear the light of God's word, and will see the reason why "vicars apostolical" and others prefer discussions, without an opponent, within the walls of a Roman Chapel, to a fair, open discussion with a competent clergyman. Trusting that this correspondence may be directed by a gracious God to the opening of the eyes of many now involved in Papal and other darkness, I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, JOSEPH BAYLEE. Parkfield, Woodside, June 7, 1841. IMMORAL PUBLICATIONS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Living in a Christian society, as I do, my mind has oftentimes been shocked by the exhibition of immoral cheap . publications, suc h as t h e " Penny Satirist, " an d ot h ers of the same class, calculated, in a very eminent degree, to de moralise the ri s i ng generat i on, and the lower or d er o f society generally. But what are our magistrates doing, not to put an end to the sale of such things on the Lord's day I assure you, Mr. Editor, that in my neighbourhood they are placed in the window of a small shop on the Sabbath day as on every day in the week. Now, sir, if this be reform, my aunt says the sooner we get quit of it the better, and she is doing all she can to persuade her friends to vote for the conservatives in the expected election, who, she says, will instantly put a stop to such wor k. P er h aps you w ill l e t this go into your paper on Tuesday, and oblige A CONSERVATIVE. [We are glad to see that people identify conservatism with an abhorrence of immorality. Our present incapables care nothing about the profanation of the Sabbath, or the circula tion of the most abominable trash, provided that is only be spattered with a d ue p ro po r tion of a buse o f t h e " tory aris tocracy," or of an y i n t eres t w h ic h Englishmen, " as th ey ought to be," hold dear.—En. L. S.] LIFE-BOATS ON BOARD STEAMERS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I venture to suggest, through the medium of your paper, the expedience of every large vessel, especially steam ers, being furnished with a life-boat. In cases of wreck or other emergency, it might be made available to the convey ance of a whole ship's company to shore, when all other means of escape were cut of ; and if even it should fail of rescuing persons, it might prove serviceable in preserving valuable documents, 8,•c., and in putting an end to the ago. nizing suspense of relations and friends. and the anxious , spe culations of a s y mpat hi zing public, by informing them of t e i situation of a vesse l , and the expected destiny of the crew and passengers. I am not aware of any ship er steamer being thus pr ovided. If, howeve r , my i gnorance of nauticalnautical a f f airs misleads me is his respect, or there is any thing which readers the adoption of my hint impracticable, "some one of your eorrespendents will, perhaps, be good enough to satisfy me on these points. Should 1, on the other hand, have been sufficiently fortunate to originate an idea which may be improved upon, and be. come useful in its results to humanity, 1 shall be truly grati fied ; remaining, sir, your obedient servant, Bedford, June 4th, 1811. COur correspondent will be glad to learn that the practice which he recommends is, in many instances, humanely re sorted to. Several of the liners front this pert to New York, carry out life-boats, and, for anything we know to the con trary, the custom may be very general ; but the suggestion is worthy of universal adoption.—En. L. S -............._ LORD SANDON AND MR. CRESSWELL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sitt,—The appoaching general election ought to put men upon the consideration of principles. When it is argued that Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell ought not to be le turned again as the members for this borough —one because he is lord, and the other because he is a lawyer---a case has arisen for reference to principles by the friends of those estimable gentlemen. On general principles, therefore, I purpose to treat of the matter of their return in the present letter, with which I take the liberty of troubling you. I shall, for the present, defer the consideration of Lord Sandon's qualifications. That he is a lord is no objection at all, with all deference to the dogmas which old Cal. Williams is in the habit of setting up. His lordship possesses that to which the addition of a title certainly gives more influence but which, without th e ti t l e , wou ld , i n t hi s country, make the way to one. Never let it be forgotten, that the highest ranks in our aristocracy —an aristocracy unequalled in for tune, intellect, and energy by any of any age or nation—are open to all who possess the ambition, united with the nem sary activity, to enter upon the g o ld en p a th. L or d S an d = is just such a man as would have achieved these honours ; that he has been born to them is indeed " an accident of fortune ;" but because he is the subject of such an accident is no reason why he should not have a honest desire to serve his constituents. These are only a very few suggestions which I recommend to enter into a consideration of principles; others which shall embrace a larger latitude I purpose, Mr. Editor, to defer till a future number of your useful paper. As to Mr. Cresswell, it seems that it is his misfortune to be a lawyer. Until Lord Palmerston and Sir Joshua Walms ley were thought of as the members for Liverpool, people were in the habit of deeming clients rather than lawyers unhappy, and to condole with one with much more sincerity than the other, when they were dismayed at the approach of some impending calamity. It is of course nothing that Mr. Cresswell has fought his way through a host of competitors, whose talents need no praise, to a station which the majority of our judges h ave not h a d the power to hold. It is of course nothing that he is possessed of powers of uncommon application, preventing him from having his attention dis tracted by any multiplicity of business, and a mind which enables him to grasp the most comprehensive subjects in all their details with a tenacity more than equal to all their complexity. It is of course nothing that he is of invaluable assistance to his noble, and I hope future colleague, in the consideration of all legal matters appertaining to Liverpool. It is of course nothing that he is, almost without exception, the most rising man of the day, for a comparatively young one, and rapidly winning his way to the very highest offices a subject can hold. It is of course nothing that he is mi nutely acquainted with the history, manners, religion, and interests, internal as well as external, of his country. All these are as nothing, because Mr. Creswell has had the misfortune to be bred a lawyer, and to have become an emi nent lawyer, too. The fact is, that some lawyers of less repute have had more to do in depreciating the merits of the learned gentleman than most people are aware of. Pro. bably, Mr. Editor, you will understand this allusion. . _ As to lawyers having seats in parliament, that question has been long set at rest, and why Mr. Cresswell's opponents should attempt to revive such exploded doctrines, I cannot conceive, seeing that the world very generally had given them credit for being what is called liberals." The same objection, with variations that an ingenious man would find no difficulty in making, might serve against corn dealers, sharebrokers, railway speculators, and also speculators in national offices, of which class, hitherto without an appro priate name, there is no lack in this country. The true design of the objection is what is called " clap-trap," a term that explains itself, and will be best understood by these who make most use of it. The cry for a repeal of the corn-laws, for an abolition of church rates, for the ruin of our West Indian colonies, and many others prevalent at this moment, each and all are a specimen of " clap-trap." I have thus ventured to suggest one or two general prin ciples for the consideration of your readers ; and trusting they will not be without their influence,---I am, Sir, yours most respectfully, PENSATORE. 7th „Tune, 1841. 1101.15.00•VMINIMOMMI PALM ERSTONIANA (For the Liverpool Standari.) INTERCEPTED PROTOCIA (No. 3.) MY VERY DEAR KNIGHT,—Whilst there is nothing which I, in Conjunction with her majesty's government, deprecate more than the introduction of religions matters in politics, yet I must confess that there is something important in the hint contained in your last despatch with reference to ray personal opinions upon the subject of religion ; or rather, as to which are the best to be adopted as canvassing opinions. But I must drop the diplomatic tone. I would at once pre fess popery, as you recommend ; but really I don't think that the Romanists themselves care much about the mess, provided they secure the measures which they require. You, Sir Joshua, for instance, call yourself " a consistent ehurok. man ;" and does the most rampant Roman for a moment doubt that you will advance the views of his church less effectually than if you bad kissed the pope's great toe fifty times, or gone down on your knees in the kennel, before the popish bishop, like that vagabond O'Connell, whom (between ourselves) I hate most cordially, although, as the old pro verb says, "needs must when the devil drives"? It will, I trust, be quite sufficient that I am a member of that govern ment which is willing to wink at the doings of the ribbon conspiracy in Ireland, and patronizes the repeal agitation, whilst we have declared ourselves ready to deal "heavy blows and great discouragements" upon the Church of Eng. land. This, with the destruction levelled, by our anti-corn law measure, against the Irish landlords, ought surely to satisfy old Mother Jezebel, as your M`Neile calls her,4witla out any conversion. I would make the sacrifice, however; but I don't think there is much to be got by it! I think the best canvassing topic for eject, will be the cheap bread cry and my foreign policy—(which, you must admit, has been surprisingly lucky)---if that confounded Eliot don't put his foot in it again, and let those pig -tailed Chinese get the windward side of him. That Lin, who bamboozled him about the opium, was rather a sharp fellow, considering he had not had the advantage of a regular diplo matic education, such as I can boast of; and this Keshin may be quite as slippery. I have just received a letter from some of your local " pathriots," as Dan calls them, whose name I don't at this moment recollect, (but it had " secretary" at the end of it,) requesting to know precisely what amount the Treasury will allow for " resurrections" and for " making safe." I don't know what he means by " resurrections"—suppose it's some contrivance of those artful dogs, " their riverences"—bet am quite acquainted with the meaning of " making safe." I have been practised upon myself in this line. Whoever Ist is, the fellow must be a most egregious puppy—(yon knew the meaning of the word " egregious," Sir Joshua, from the derivation a gree—but, by the way, I remember, your Latinity is not cultivated fully)—his secretaryship, however, must be a great noodle to suppose that " OLD Past," as my family call me, is to be caught in that way. No, ne ; `' Litera scripta manet"—Latin again, confound it. I shall refer him to you, Sir Knight. You aro awape what aum is at my disposal, and must manage it as you think best. I suppose the fellows think they are to have money by hods. ful ! Between ourselves, Sir Joshua, secret service is pretty well sweated already I don't think the Welsh would do you much service in the way of debating, for those stupid dogs, the reporters, couldn't spell it. Bob Macauley tried some Hindoo one day, bet it wouldn't go down at all. A strain upon the Welsh harp might perhaps cause a sensation at the draining-room ; but the House of Commons don't like Welsh, since Brummagem Muntz introduced his goatlike physiognomy amongst us. They say his beard furnished the model for Tassaud's figure of my old friend the Pasha ; but I scarcely believe it. I'm getting quite gossiping you see, and am in better spirits than I was a few days ago. What green geese be some of these country squires—Handley and the rest of them Adieu, Sir Knight, Your faithful friend, and Downing-street, 3d Jane House of Commons, 8 p.m. I open my despatch to communicate a caution upon the subject last alluded to above. That Frenchified fellow, Lar. pent, has been making a precious bungle of it at Nottingham —confound that place ! It 'll be the ruin of us vet. For goodness' sake, Sir Joshua, do be careful in your tactics IN THE BRIBERY DEPARTMENT! Thursday morning. The overland mail is in, and that stupid Elliot has apset all. Don't tnention tnyforeign policy if you can avoid it ; but what the deuce else can you mention, that will help me We've blown up the Bogue Forts, you will see, and Aueklaud has furnished us a flaming despatch from the " swat" de partment ; but it won't go down. Confusion upon that China! "Tea and sugar" has upset our administration. We arc in perfect desperation ! Yours, &a THE SAME TO TIE SAME Downing-street, Saturday morning. MY DEAR KNIGPITt—We've tried everything, and vet we're beat after all upon that unlucky motion of the baronet's. Her Majesty's ball on Thursday night we thought would have saved us this crowning blow. What's to be done ? We am:l pass the bribery prevention bill before we dissolve ; Peel won't let us Bhirk that : and what is to become of all our plans for propping up our strength in the new parliament, I can't tell. 011—if some lucky " Rathcormac affair" would tura up ! But those confounded vagabonds of Dan O'Connell's think of nothing now but shooting landlords ; and that kind of pastime of theirs don't help us a bit. We've lost his high ness of Hanover too; un was a capital osrd for electioneering with, and we daren't try the " Oxford" business again. That pretty " starling" of ours is comfortable enough in Bedlam, and may sing for lifetime his " can't get out," as plaintively as Sterne's bird ; but he'll scarcely find another ready to purchase " meat, drink, washing and lodging" at the SAW price. It's " all up" I'm afraid ! I can't tell you yet what Lord John will ratolve nylon. lie's taken time to think about it till Monday. In the nivaa time, bon-ever, look about you. The dissolution will come like a thunder-clap. Eivons.ious LYIN6 awn a sooratse is our last chance. Oh that confounded Charley Elliot and his Chinese jumble ! Year dervaisin