The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-10 00:00:00

-~ ... sTe 3 00, reg ret dor e o f rn , s d is O h . CC t )rta% O er ;oc he° tali e/1 ' s th e reittlY ,edi t°t a bili t Y . • orto v c s, ies, am. ) 1 c e° s sse s th s L., 110 it h . L art er h s ; b~ a n d ! s n ' Al e ; ,rbe: co3o, itirtimar JUNE 10, 1R36. "hick excellent work Gen. Scott, contrary to the remonstrances or General Cli nc h , proposes to alio ish. Gov. Call will imme diately call out the militia for the defence of the country, on his own responsibility, as it is the general belief at Tallah issee that they have been pretnat urely disbanded. Gen. Clinch, it is ge nerally thought, should, as the most competent person, have had the entire controul of all the military operations in Florida. FRENCII INDEMNITY.—" From the Washington Giobe."—We congratulate the whole country, and especially the steadfast !Heads of the administration, upon the reception. of authentic nformation th a t a ll t h e i nstalments due from F rance un d er t h e t reaty of 4th July, 1831, have been paid to our agent at Paris. Its am ount in all is over three and a half million of dol. This 1 8 a glorious cottsummation of the wise and judicious measures adopted by the President. We understand that the money received is iu the course of transmission to this country in gOld, at the rate of about 200,000 dol. in each packet; and that the utmost diligence is employed In the bu s i ness of the treasury department, so far as is consistent With the pressure of the current business and the calls of con ress, itt comparing the names of the debtors to the United otales with those in whose favour awards have been made, for the purpose of r e t a i n i ng suc h sums as ma y . a pp ear t o b e due to the government from such claimants. Scrip for the proper amounts will then be issued to all such as are entitled to the in demnity under the awards. i lf congress d o not pass t h e bill b e f ore t h em, au th or i z i ng an mmediate payment of all the instalments, the nett proceeds of the whole amount received from France will be paid over as Mott as it arrives, and the amount due to each claimant can be ascertained. It The is expected that the scrip will be ready some time before money arrives. We wish some competent person would inform us of what use is Lord PALMERSTON, and, if of any use at all, What is the word► of his services as foreign secretary. W e have watched his lordship for many years through all the tortuous paths of his subordinate and mercenary ca reer —as a red-tape clerk to .the tories—as leading decoy 41 14 in the gambling year 1825—as lamplighter to Mr. RustussoN—as servant of Lord GREY—and now as f°r ealati to Lord JOHN RUSSELL—and in each of these P e riods. 'Emile wore different liveries, he also entertained li fferent:arid opposite opinions—we have watched Lord P ALUERsTON, we say, in various phases, and we know ! I° which tnost to despise—the meanness of his charac ter, the baseness of his principles, or the stolidity of his intellect. Re appears to us to be decidedly the most careless ob ,rver and the most ignorant man in the King's doini- L iio49 . We could pardon him for not understanding the 7 °( leril mystics of a mechanics' institute, but surely he should be C onversant w i t h t h e b us i ness o f his own office. . cobbler in his stall may not know the rate of foreign I zell anges, and may not trouble himself to learn what `.„"e l'rench are d o i n g at Algiers or the Russians in the .. uxine, but h e remem be rs wh a t BETTY said to him when she delivered master's boot to be stitched. No more t i eed the co bbl er k now. B ut L or d P ALMER STON, in re f :nem to his own o ffi cial dutifes, is ignorant of that which every other, person knows. The Foreign-office an d the diplomatic body connected with it—its clerks and riaaarie s — cos t t hi s coun t r y no l ess than four hundred i n4and pounds per annum, and yet for any use these person s are, we might as well have no foreign secretary r a mbassadors at all. In fact, as far as this idle and ; n l Poteat f unct i onary i s concerne d , i t wou ld b e a s well t o j a ve foreign affairs, national treaties, and the vindica -04 of Briti s h h onour , t o the newspapers ; for, to say ,_ truth, the conductors of the journals know much more e:- What is pa ss i ng a t the continental courts than Lord l Al liEasToN, and have considerably more influence in pre venting h os til e a ggressions than the noble lord and all the Corps of jabbering imbeciles who are in correspond ence with him. I t will be recollected that the noble lord was first made acquainted with the treaty of Hoonkiar Skellessi by a Zreapond en t o f a L on don journal, and lie did not know I t Russian and French engineers were employed in the °r tiheations on the southern side of the Bosphorus until i nformed o f th e f ac t by a member of the House of Corn ul: ° ° na• But a more startling piece of ignorance trans red on M on d a y l as t. Mr. ROBINSON asked the noble din his pl ace i n parliament whether lie was aware th at r the goveimnent of Portugal--that colony of human h4 '"ns Upon whom we have expended so much blood and treasure—had imposed, in violation of a solemn ple dge and contrary to the spirit of ancient treaties, ad ltienal duties/ on British manufactures—in fact had, at (e Port of Viana, raised the ad valorem duty from 15 to ta 7 Per cent ? L or d PALMERSTON had no official infor 41°11 on the subject !! He had learnt through the 11 ew sPaPers that such was the fact, and he believed it; but lie knew nothing of the fraud officially ! ! ! T here is a foreign minister for you, and worthy of I ,e manufacturers of England ! In the tory times such 4 "" r niaister as this, or a minister Who permitted a g un to fi red in Europe or a foreign ship to enter the Tagus, i it hout . his consent, would have been inst antl y kicked p4 rp m his office with disgrace. But now , refor m and l ike= , fi t Y--free trade and foreign swindling — have given us 4 I : 3eC retary who rejoices in the shelter of his ign orance, 4 4 whos q on ly answer, when an insult has been com 14.is....tted upon o u r flag or an injury done to our commerce, - Z KNOW NOTHING OF IT OFFICIALLY GOD knows, the tories have much to answer for— sWl for h av i ng re ared in their ranks such a muslin 1 4te snian as L o rd PALMERSTON, who has the assurance i ° °oast that he has preserved the peace of Europe, while h as been totally ignorant of the treaties formed and - ‘ le hostil e convent i ons ma t ure d i n o rd e r to d egra d e us as 4 nation in the eyes of the whole world. As well might -. .PanPer boast that he has preserved the peace of a pa- Submittiner to every indignity under the pump. h d on't fight," sa y s CREAMFACE ; " for although I have j een Cruelly pommelled, I submit patiently as a martyr the cause of public tranquillity !" tribie:Penthoisrs ofisLord P AL MERSTON'S case. He has been Ignn -"ed at ho me an d a b roa d—in his own person by the Hampshire—and as minister of foreign affairs . I ' ll all the Kings, courts, and diplomatists of Europe. es e facts boil up to the surface and suggest painful re kireitiens• We have no wish to penetrate the thoughts of b ii;R S ; far be it f rom us to place thorns under the royal it ;in the slumbers of the good there is repose ; and h .Would ill b ecome us, who h ave li ve d i n th e b es t, k i"lllt est, and mo s t gl o rious days of GEORGE 111., the ' O - f • ° °ld Ri ng , t o i n t ru d e u p on the fading reminiscences I ," " i 8 illustrious son our gracious Sovereign. But we lead t he app re h ens i ons o f a sincere affection—the re gard Which justice must pay to truth—the tribute which, grave tear of love, the patriot sheds over a nation's . I, 4 when we c ontend, with all proper deference and 41111t Yi that the present tiMes savour of those which p. 43'eceded the..cklatnitous era of the usurper CROMWELL. I . I I VV L I/ g to the p o pi s h p re dil ec ti on s whi c h c hara c terised e 4.l ouse of ST UAR T, th ere was a veil, dark as night, thrown over the moral grandeur of England. She was in h e ItgollieS of revo l ut i on a t h ome ; s h e was i nsu lt e d an d esilised abroad. Every petty despot lifted the heel against fatally for their cause, the questionable sincerity th e 6TU ARTS i n t h e re f orme d f a i t h ma d e men political 41,1 d dangerous enthusiasts who would otherwise have been a h , r . inl es, bigots, and raised a power against the monarchy w 0, Clad CHARL ES b ee n a man o f reso l u t e c h arac t e r, Ins advisers men of ordinary sense, never could have a de itself formidable. B • tio _ut there was t h e pern i c i ous taint of popery. ' file na is,: had not f orgotten t h e tra di t i onal horrors of the monk -BYstem. Th e a b om i nat i ons o f t h e confessional could hot te be oblit erated. The rank stall and the convenient te as remained as th e monuments o f earlier depravity, the the n at i on was exasperated into a fever at the bare en_ ti ght of any countenance or revival of such priestly re n v °rt nities. 'raking the se p ecu li ar c i rcumstances into ' t , o lew--, -seeing how the mi n i sters o f WILLIAM the Fi_llltTli are imitating th e conduct of CHARLES the " 1. ---se e i ng that popery, in its death -struggle with °f its is fixing its c l aws upon the descendants its It s earlie s t an t agon i s t s — ma ki ng Lord JOHN RUSSELL 101 _,D 0 Ppet—L or d S PENCER i ts newly desecrated slave— ti:„.tbe prie s t s o f I re l an d th e masters of the dictator of 0 . 1. 4 -ing's ser van t s — see i ng a ll t hi s, how can we shut juv e yes to th e na t ura l consequences ? We do not fear the ances of Romish idolatry; but we dread the liberal con thssions of those who-profess to be opposed to it. We fear je.,,e°nsequences of the prevailing levity on religious sub racr-, which began during the late reign, and was encou atged by certain dissolute and heartless characters "lit For the errors of that fatal favouritism England to " Yet to suffer. The spaw n o f it a re ra di ca ll y opposed t he established institutions of the country. The t heir race, who live upon their father's baseness, and r r Mother's easy v i rtue, are radical reformers. What .411A ' • a pity that their principles did not come into action at home ! But we have peace and Lord PALMERSTON to hasten the crisis. We have an English lord and an Irish beggar—the son of a peer and the son of a Smuggler—to push the machine down hill till it reaches the plain where must be erected the required and indispensable gallows. , That some men must be detonated, others hanged, and a few thousands shot; before anything like settled times can be restored we most firmly believe. Justice must be ren dered to Ireland ! The whig lands must pay for this most patriotic experiment. Lord LANSDOWNE, the Duke Of DEVONSHIRE, the Marquis Of WESTMINSTER, Earl FiTzwiLLiam, and a host of whig proprietors, as Sir ROBERT PEEL well knows, and confidently waits the re sult, will have to pay a large share of the costs of agita tion. The time will be ripe before the filberts in October. The grand crash must come, and the sooner the better. We began with Lord PALMERSTON, and we end with him. He is a poor creature utterly destitute of intellect. We use the word poor in a mercantile sense. He is, how ever, from this unfortunate neediness, a pliant and useful person. He has sufficient plausibility to deceive a whig. He was selected because he was supposed to know a little of the fornis, and some of the secrets, of official business. A greater mistake never was committed, and Lord John Russell knows it ! But we leave him. Lord PALMER STON will cut a very queer figure in history. He will be treated as a clerk which the whigs bribed from the tories to tie red tape as the tories had tied it. That is the man ! There is a story told of an illustrious and liberal Duke that being once called upon through mistake, to pay one of the numerous subscriptions attached to his name, he expressed considerable surprise, declaring it was the first time he had everbeen called upon to pay. " I have no objection," said his Royal Highness, " to give you the use of my name, but giving you money is quite out of the question." The Whigs and radicals understand this trick well., Whenever they wish to fleece the public they string to gether a certain number of popular names prefixed to subscriptions of sums apparently equal to the means of the donor, and calculated to regulate the subscriptions of those whom they intend to impose upon. It is the same sort of trick which professional swindlers practise upon bumpkins in an alehouse. They exhibit flash notes in order to convey an idea of superfluous cash, and by offer ing to bet they induce the country simpleton to exhibit and put down genuine money, which of course they re lieve him of, as the saying is, in "no time." There is little difference between the cheating in the one case and the swindling in the other. It is quite as respectable to raise good money by means of flash notes as by fictitious subscriptions. We perceive that this mode of raising the supplies is very extensively popular at the present moment. The Irish beggar is much pressed for—" say a thousand pounds," and the hat is going round in search of shil lings and pence among his friends. Of course the more pelf he can screw out of Englishmen the more grateful will he and the "Irish nation" undoubtedly be. Every honest woman in England ought to give the mendicant a shilling for her character, and her husband and brother a sixpence each for knowing what that character is. The chief of the begging department in London is JosEptt Humn, who has written himself down for £5O. Honest JOSEPH knows very well what he writes, and as. he never gave away fifty pounds for any purpose, either good or bad, in the whole course of his life, his friends on the committee perfectly underitand him'. Many worthy people, however, will follow his example, but unlike him, they will have to pay the money. We should like to know if the Duke of BEDFORD, who stands for '£loo, be of the paying'class. We strongly suspect that his grace is entirely innocent of the frolic, so far as the money is concerned, being guilty only of the disgrace of doing that which his son Lord JOHN is ashamed to do, viz., affix his name to the list of subscribers. If on the other hand the Duke of BEDFORD be the bona fide contributor all we can say is, that it is a cheap way of providing for a younger son. Lord JOHN owes a good many hundred ,pounds to the beggar—he is indebted to .him for his last year's salary ; so that there is some ground for a recipro city of feeling, though an unequal reciprocity - in the mere matter of cash, a vast advantage being on the side of his lordship. If by any mischance the hoMe secretary were ejected from office he would lose £5,000 a-year, and that is a sum which the Duke of BEDFORD does not despise. Better, then, to bribe the lord of misrule than have another lord thrown once more pennyless on his hands. But will no other member of the cabinet contrive to fling in a bone to the mendicant in the name of a near relation ? Lord MELBOURNE is, perhaps, reserving his accruing salary for amore important affair, but where is Lord LANSDOWNE'S subscription ?—where Lord GLE NELG'S ?—where Lord HOLLAND'S ?—in short, where is the aggregate mite of the cabinet ? Let them beware what they do. Every farthing that goes into the hat will be weighed, and its donor booked. If the ministry re fuse to subscribe handsomely they will be reminded of it when the day of reckoning comes. If they be anxious to save their money, and provide for their master otherwise, they should dissolve parliament, in which case there would be an opportunity of plundering from some dozen RAPHAELS what is wanted from the greedy radicals and their shirtless followers. The dock estate bill has been arranged in the commit tee to the entire satisfaction of the trustees and rate payers. The corporation have not been permitted to grasp any of its patronage, or lay their hands on a single shilling of its revenues. The police remain, as at pre sent, a separate force. But we are told that the bill is to be amended or op posed altogether on the • third reading in the House of Commons. This, we suspect, is only Town-hall talk in the angry and disappointed feeling of the moment. It is very unusual to alter private bills after they have passed the committee; but if the attempt be made, and it should succeed, the corporation will be made answerable for tho consequences. What these consequences would be we shall not at present point out, for we are unwilling to believe that any body of men can contemplate so much wanton mischief. If they make the attempt we shall have a few words to say upon the subject. We beg leave to call attention to a very able and pungent letter in another column, signed " A MER CHANT," in which the financial and commercial policy of Mr. SPRING RICE is severely overhauled. It will amply repay an attentive perusal. FUNERAL OF THE LATE REV. DAVID M'NICOL The remains of this much esteemed minister were yesterday interred at Stanhope-street chapel, in the midst of the tears and regrets of a great concourse of spectators. Although the in terment was not, as we understand, previously announced to be a public one, yet, such was the spontaneous feeling of veneration towards the deceased, that no funeral has taken place in this town since that of the much lamented Mr. Huskisson which has been so numerously attended. Besides upwards of thirty mourning coaches and private carriages, the different officers belonging to the Wesleyan societies in the town voluntarily followed two and two a-breast, accompanied by a large number of the pri vate members to pay their last expression of respect to the memory of their beloved pastor. The funeral service was read with great solemnity by the Rev. George Marsden ; an im pressive and powerful address was delivered in the chapel to the dense and overwhelming congregation assembled, by the Rev. T. Lessey, and the Rev. Dr. Bunting concluded the service by a most pathetic prayer, that the Mysterious and afflictive provi dence might be blessed to the bereaved family and the mourning multitude. Such a scene does honour to our human nature, and especially tends to show how strong the tie, how deep the affection, and how tender the sympathies. which unite the true pastor and his flock. Indeed, from all we know end hear of the deceased gentleman, we believe that these feelings were not misplaced. The suddenness of his dissolution, might excite a temporary feeling of sorrow, but, when we behold all classes of the community around the grave of a departed Minister, in unfeigned grief, we cannot but consider it as homage paid to religion and character. The eloquent and powerful preach ing—the pastoral sympathy and kindness —the frank and gene rous spirit—the instructive and pleasing conversation, and ab(%e all the holy and exemplary piety of this excellent man, tribute t r o w o o r ic nt s he confidence and aff ec ti on of his friends whilst livng, drew th em t o hi s t om b w h en d ea d— t h ere t o pay th e l as t pect to departed worth-. _, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, half-past Seven o'clock We have had a file of Dominica papers to.:day which present us with the following addre.ts to the Council and House of Assembly:— , Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the Council. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen or the Assembly. • In presentint , myself to the legislature for the purpose of ex onerating my hon. friend, Mr. President Jackson, from further charge of the government his honour has so ably administered, I have to inform your hon. ,board and house that this colony in future is to be my chief place of residence. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly. Notwithstanding the liberality of parliament, the effects of the tempest still severely affects the poorer planters and other inhabitants, aggravatediu many instances by the ravages of the white fly, and it is anxiously to be hoped that some plan for the adoption of the legislature may be devised, with the view of assisting the sufferers and accomplishing the destruction of the insect that so mischievously infects the coffee plantations. The medical gentlemen of the island are about to investigate this subject, and it is impossible to doubt the disposition of your house to afford every practicable encouragement to so laudable au undertaking. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Council. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly, The eminent marks of kindness and goodwill which your ho nourable houses were formerly pleased to manifest towords me, inspire me with sentiments of high gratification on being enabled once more to fix my abode in Dominica. During my absence the relations of colonial society have been entirely changed, and I rejoice to learn that in this island dis sensions between the employers and the employed are rare, and that the peasantry, by their becoming deportment, generally evince an increasing aptitude for the decent and industrious use of the privileges eventually to be conferred on them. Still much remains to be achieved ere the new position of the community can be finally adjusted, and in the meantime, while striving to conduct the executive government with strict impar tiality, firmly to repress faction in whatever quarter it may venture to appear, and diligently to promote that spirit of union and concord on the maintenance of which the prosperity of the colony depends- I rely with confidence on the support of your honourable board and house, and on the countenance of all classes of bis Majesty's subjects, who are loyal to the King, our most gracious Sovereign, and true to the interests of their country. (Signed) E. J. MURRAY MACGREGOR. There has been some heaviness in Consols to-day, although little business has been done, and the quotation for the account closed at 913 to 92. Exchequer Bills are 12 to 14 pm., and India Bonds at 1 discount to 1 pm. No business of the slightest moment is doing in the conti nental bonds. Belgian are 1021, Dutch 5 per cents. lola the 21 per Cerits. arc 56; and Russian Bonds are 1091 to 110. Spanish Bonds closed heavy at 401; Portuguese 5 per Cents. at B'l, - and the 3 per Cents. are 531. The South American Stocks are nearly deserted. Cnlum bian are 291 to 30, Brazilian are 861, Chilian are 46 to 47, and Mexican are 33. Our Share Market in some of the shares is rallying. Green wich were done at 6 pin. buyers to-day; Gravesend are at 1 pm.; Stevenson's Brighton from 161 have advanced to 181; Gibb's are per share; Rennie's are 11, and Cundy's 11 per share. Southampton aro at 61 pin.; London and Blackwall 4 per share. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The second entertainment given at these gardens on Tuesday evening win; eminently successful. At seven o'clock, the weather having assumed something like a settled appearance, at least for a few hours, the company began to assemble. By half-past eight., the illuminations were completed, and a feW mi notes after nine the pyrotechnic artist commenced his opera tions. The rockets were remarkably fine, indeed the whole ex hibition was I>y far the best we have ever seen out of London,. and was highly creditable to the skill of Mr. D'Ernst, and to the liberaliaty of the marager. The.expresSions of satisfaction from the Spectators, among whom we noticed many family par ties of the first respectability, were frequent, loud, and general. The number of persons admitted during the evening., exclusive of the annual subscribers, was 5,053, from, Whom as many shillings were taken. Independently of the great number of persons collected together within the gardens there were per haps as many more assembled in the, West Derby road and in the adjoining fields, to hear the music and catch a - glimpse of what could not be kept front their view. But, although every approach to the place was thus crowded, we heard of no acci dent, and there was not the - slightest appearance of disorder or confusion. _ . . It will be seen by an advertisement in another part of our paper that two similar entertainments will be given in the course of the present month. THE DOCK. QUESTION. The parliamentary committee upon the Liverpool dock bill, of which Lord Francis Egerton is chairman, met on Monday last, being their eight day of sitting, and having been engaged until half-past three o'clock, adjourned to Tuesday, when it was fully expected they would complete their inquiries. Up to this point, the bas been contested, clause by clause, on behalf of the new Town Council, but so far without success, the decisions having in every instance, been favourable to the views of the rata-payers. An unnusual degree of excitement has existed dur fog the progress of this important measure before the committee, which has caused the attendance of a more than ordinary nutu ber of members. On one division it will be seen that no less than thirty-six voted. The following are the main principles of the bill, so far as tne committee have decided up to Monday afternoo. The town-council are to be the trustees of the docks. The committee to consist of twenty-Nur persons. The dock rate-payers to elect the whole number; twelve of whom are to be members of the town council, duly qualified as rate-payers ; the remaining twelve to be rate-payers, not of the council. This clause was carried by a majority of 25 to 31. The trustees—that is, the new town council—are not to exer cise any veto on the proceedings of the committee. The police to remain as heretofore, two distinct bodies, and under separate jurisdiction at at present. This, clause, which' is probable as important as any, was carried by a majority of 25 to 20. We learn that in addition to the other matters in dispute be tween the present Dock Committee and the town council, and on which t he success of the rate-payers before the parliamentary committee has been already announced, they also on Tuesday last successfully resisted the adoption of a clause proposed by the town council for enabling themselves to appoint an agent, counsel, surveyor and &c. in cases of purchases by the dock trustees from the corporation. FIRE INSURANCE. An official return to the House of Commons of the duty paid into the Stamp-office by the Fire Insurance Offices for the year 1835 : Sun £129,114 Phoenix Norwich Union . 61,864 Royal Exchange Protector 54,366 County 42,319 Guardian .. 32,475 Globe 28,368 Imperial . West of England 27,734 Alliance Atlas Manchester. 18,657 British . 17,475 Union 17,335 Westminster 16,313 Hand in Hand 11,168 Kent 10,445 Yorkshire £6,743 Suffolk (West) .5,870 Essex and Suffolk. 5,438 Suffolk (East). 52`23 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5,167 Salamander. 4,976 York and North of • England 4,322 Bristol. 3,646 Salop Essex Economic. Hants, Sussex, & Dorset 2,535 Bristol (Union).. • 2,463 Sheffield 2,145 Bristol (Crown) 1,753 Bath Sun . 1,565 Birmingham District 1,480 New Norwich Equitable 1,375 Leicestershire I ' 801 Shields, North & South 731 Reading 202 at the total amount insured upon lv 441,489,818, notwithstanding ❑e Stock has been repealed. London. 10,171 Leeds and Yorkshire 9,519 Birmingham 7,072 The same document shows tha Farming Stock in 1835 was on: the whole of the duty on Farmir CONTEMPT OF AUTHORITY.—A summons was issued against a man named M'Kenzie, who resides in 'lruernan-street, to ap. pear on Saturday morning last before the magistrates, to answer to a charge of assault. The defendant did not appear. Ains worth, the constable, proved the serving of the summons, and that the man as soon as it was served, by way of expressing his contempt for " the powers that be," took it and nailed it outside his shutter for the edification of the passers by. The magistrates on hearing this, issued their warrant to compel his attendance "nolens volens." LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAM VESSEL.—OH Wednesday week an iron steam vessel, which was christened the Eliza Price, after the lady of Francis Richard Price, Esq., lord of the manor of Birkenhead, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Laird, of North Birkenhead, for the Woodside Ferry Company. This is the first iron steamer which has been adopted for the Mersey. They have been found admirably to answer in the Humber, and have been used both for the river transit, and for short sea voyages. THE THEATRE.—Durink the week several comedies have been performed, in which Mr. Harley, of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, has taken principal characters. The drania of " Monsieur Jacques," written by Mr. Morris Barnett, has been performed each. evening, the author sustaining the character of Monsieur Jacques. Mr. Harley possesses that great requisite of-a comic actor, and to which Liston mainly owed his fame -considerable cosourand of feature.;.and sentences which,. as,or dinarily spoken, possess little to excite . risibility, with this adjunct, irresistably provoke a laugh. And we should not hesi tate to pronounce Ilarley's Doctor 011apod in the " Poor Gentle man" as a certain specific against hypecondriasis. The drama of " Monsieur Jacques ' contains a considerable degree of high wrought feeling and sensibility, which was played to the life by Mr. Barnett; and the greatest proof of the truth of the repre sentation was the evident participation of the audience in the sentiment and the breathless silence with which sonic of the bursts of deep feeling were received. It is altogether an origi nal piece, and calculated to interest an audience. Last night we witnessed "The Honey Moon," in which Mr. Harley played Jacquez„. (the mock duke,) and though he had not much to do, that little he had was well done. Mr. Stuart as Duke Aranza, as he general does, played well and with a just conception of the character. Believing, however, that the most perfect acting is that which most closely resembles nature, we think Mr. Stuart's style occasionally rather more highly coloured than natural. We were struck with this in the last scene, in the sentence, " You yet shall ride the Moorish horse." The boundaries of natural feeling once o'erstepped, the illusion of the representation descends to acting. Miss Faucit played Juliana; she is a good figure, but her acting posesses a Brea fault, angry words and a laughing or sly-looking eye do no agree, and cannot form a perfect representation of character We were sorry to see the house but thinly attended. Perhaps the races ;h Novae m n ay, 0 ere were geen p eas f or sa l e a t S t - i 5 account io N f John's market on Saturday; grown at Bordeaux, and sent from the south of France to Liverpool, by way of Cork. They were fine, well-grown, and of good colour, notwithstandin g their long voyage, and sold at eighteen-pence a peck. Thi s is the first importation of the kind into Liverpool. We are authorised to state, "that the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's Bill went through the Committee on Tues day last, the opposition to the bill on the part of the St. George Steam Packet Company having been adjusted by the parties," THE INTRINSIC.—The directors of the Marine Insurance Company have heard from their surveyor at Kilkee Bay since our last. He informs them that in consequence of severe weather Mr. Deane has been obliged to suspend his operations till it becomes somewhat moderate. He had rescued from the wreck, up to the time of writing, 426 round bars 1-inch steel, 23 flat bars 1-inch ditto, 5 pairs steam carriage wheels, 5 axles complete, S ingots tin, 7 boxes tin plates, 100 sheets copper, 1 fly wheel, and a bundle of joining pieces. Mr. Deane expressed himself to be most sanguine in his expectations of success, and had sent for another diver to assist him. 111.1 D DOGS.—It behoves the authorities, now that the mad dog season is approaching, to warn the public against allowing their dogs to go loose, and to authorise the police to destroy dogs found wandering in the streets. On Saturday last a dog in a rabid state was observed running down Church-street and up the bottom of Lord-street, where it entered several shops and ran out again, snapping at every thing in its way, whilst the poor creature yelped and foamed at the mouth most piteously. A gentleman having informed one of the inspectors of police of the danger, he shortly arrived, and succeeded in destroying the poor animal fortunately without its having injured •any person. RING FollNn.—On Monday, at the police-office, three men were brought before the magistrates charged with offering a gold ring to pawn which they were not able to give an account of, one of the men said he had found it. There being no evi dence to the contrary, they were discharged, and the ring now remains in the possession of Samuel Lloyd, the police officer, till claimed. It is a stout, gold ring set round with small dark stones, apparently garnet, engraved in the inside, "A keepsake from J. C. D. 18A5." FALL OF TWO HOUSES IN SCOTLAND-ROAD.—On Tuesday morning, at about ten minutes past eight o'clock, the inhabitants of the row of shops which form the commencement of Scotland road on the west side, were thrown into a state of consternation by an accident of an alarming nature, which was, however, pro vidently, we might add almost miraculously, unattended by any loss of life; not a single person having received the slightest injury. It appears, that the shop No. 2, Scotland-road, has been for a few weeks past undergoing some alterations, prepara tory to its occnpation by Mr. Hudson, druggist. These altera tions, we understand, consisted in the lowering of the floors of both the shop and cellar, so as to give a better and more com modious front to the former than it previously possessed. From some cause or other, which has not yet been ascertained, the whole of the front part of the building suddenly gave way on Tuesday morning, at the time above stated, and fell to the ground with a crash like thunder. The building next door, (No. 1,) being thus left without support, gave way also, and the greater part of it fell sideways upon the ruins of the other. Mr. and. Mrs. Chadwick, with two of their children, were in bed; in one of the rooms on the second floor, at the back part of the house. This room was fortunately left entire, and the family, roused by the horrible crash, and almost unconscious of what had happened, fled in a state of alarm indescribable, out at the back door, which leads into Addison-street. When they arrived at the front of their premises they saw through the cloud of dust, which was rapidly clearing away, that their house was a heap of ruins. If they had been up, and occupied in any of the front rooms of the house, nothingless than a miracle could have saved them from destruction. It was fortunate that the accident took place while the workmen employed in altering- Mr, Hudson's shop were absent. Eight o'clock is the breakfast hour, and they had departed but a few minutes before the disaster occurred. When at work they were mostly employed in the shop and cel lar: and from the manner in which the building fell some of them must have been buried in the ruins. The cellar beneath the shop of Mr. Chadwick was occupied by a poor woman who had left her two children locked up while she went abroad On some business. It was not until some time after the buildings had fallen that this discovery was made. The rubbish was im mediately cleared away from the door of the cellar, and the two little ones were brought tiath unhurt. Several persons were passing at the time, and some of them narrowly. escaped injury from the fallen materials. A little boy who did not attend to the warning which was given of the impending catastrophe was completely pursued, as it were, by the mass of rubbish, and only escaped by a hairbreath. The gentleman - who superintended the alterationS which were making for Mr. Hudson is impressed with the opiniOn that. the accident occurred in consequence of one of the front walls not having been knitted into the side-walls, as well as from the general' Mr & bbl' stav; Of the btritclit 4 Ati t ongh'ok NEWTON RACES. These races commenced on Wednesday. The weather which the day before was exceedingly fine changed to showery, and Wednesday morning was ushered in with heavy rain, with oc casional gleams of fine weather. As the morning advanced it began however to look brighter, and was very fine till about half-past one, when a Thunder shower came on with great violence and lasted upwards of half an hour, drenching to the skin many of the race goers whilst on their way to the course, and literally cast a darip on the proceedings. The weather again cleared up, and with an occasional shower of short dura tion, was fine to the end of the day's sport, immediately on the conclusion of which the course was rapidly cleared by the evi dences of an approaching thunder storm, which came on with great violence soon after. Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, and Wigan, each sent railway trains loaded with great numbers of their inhabitants. There were also a good many hackney coaches, gigs, &c. upon the stand, principally from Manchester. We observed also a few carriages. The grand stand was very full of gentlemen, but there were not. ; many ladies, the weather, no doubt, tending to prevent them. Most of the gentlemen were rigged in their coats, cloaks, and Mackintoshes, to preserve them from heavy wet. The usual number. of booths, games, &c., were provided, whilst the ex- . cellent stands built on the course, provided ample accommo• dation, and a fine view of the course for the commonality. The crowd, though not excessive was considerable, and of rather.a superior grade to the usual crowds on such occasions, the dis tance of the course from any large town being sufficient to insure comparative respectability amongst the spectators. The greatest order prevailed throughout, and the various stands afforded comfortable and excellent aliment for the gastric juices. ln the first race, the Trial Stake's, one mile and a quarter, Abercrombie appeared the general favourite, and the bets were 7t04 on him. Tarick was also favourably mentioned. In the start Bella took the lead, followed by Abercrombie, then 'rarick and Usury. About three-fourths of the distance Tarick and Usury came up, and all four hories Caine abreast, the pace very severe, and the race beautiful: Bella then took the lead, and appeared destined for the winner. About 100 yards of the win nin],,:pn_st Usury taking. came up, when a short but severe contest en- Sued, Usury - taking. the lead, and Bella, fading herself beaten, fell behind. Tarick then challenged Usury, Who, however, sus tained her advantage, and came in, very unexpectedly, winner by half a length, the race having been throughout a very beau tiful one. In.the, next race, the Produce Stakes, one mile and a half, Sir T. Stanley's c by Teniers—Eugene Aram's dam— had it all his own way. The pace in this race was very slow and heavy ; Peter Lely took the lead, hut stumbled at the winning-. post, and the jockey, in attempting to recover him, pulled the bridle over his head, owing to which accident he was obliged to go off the course. Eugene, followed by Mrs. Suggs, won by half a length with ease. "In the middle of this race a shower came on, and the horses in coining in looked fatigued. The next race was the Sweepstakes, for a straight half mile, for Young untried horses. The race was won cleverly by Mr. Phillips's filly by Recovery, beating Blackburn's dam by nearly a length, Master Will coming in third. The Cup was the grand race for the day. Almost any odds were generally given on General Chasse, it being known that Inheritor was not going to start, and 2,3, and even 4 to I were freely offered on the General against the field. Vestment, however, was in favour, and it was said would prove a teazer to the General. Mr. Peel's black colt Cyrus was also well spoken of. The General, Vestment, Cyrus, and Zebetta only started. On coming on to the course the General appeared lazy, and, except from his beautiful propor tions, did not give much promise of being the winner. Vest ment took the lead, appearing determined to win ,• and taking into consideration the distance, two miles and a distance, and that the General had nearly a stone more to carry, there did appear some probability, the result, however, proved the General not a " good on" to beat. Ile was followed by Cyrus, the Ge neral third, and tZebetta last. The pace the first round was not very severe, and the horses preserved the same order. On going , the second round the -pace was much increased, and on arriving at a distance from the winning-post the horses still pre served the same order, and the spectators cheered for Vestment, thinking it impossible that the General ccaild make head suf ficient in the distance. Vestment now made great exertions to maintain his advantage, and there was every probability of his hemng the winner; when about 1(X) yards from the winning-post the General, in the most surprising inanner.sonsidering the pace, gained, challenged, and came in winner, after a most beautiful contest, by half a length, surprisingly out -genet ailing his competi tors.' In the last race, 2 mile heats,for the plate, Ludford, Reuben, and Miner were spoken of and were the favourites. At the first start Ludford took the lead, which he maintained throughout to the winning post, when Rueben came up, challenged, and the general opinion was won the heat; it was, however, declared a dead heat. For this race ten horses started, and from the first was the most complete " tail race" we ever witnessed, there not being two horses abreast throughout. On starting again, only three horses appeared—Ludford, Reuben, and Ambuscade. Ludford took the lead, which he kept till nearly home, when Reuben challenged and passed him a length, and won the heat, and it was evident Reuben was to be the winner of the race, Ludford looking overdone. The second heat Ambuscade looked fresh, taking the lead, both the other horses rather "down in the mouth," Reuben bringing up the rear. At the second round, when near home, Reuben made up, and after, a short contest won by half a length, the other horses evidently having no chance with him, and thus won the race. The following is a statement of the running : WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Mostyn's ch f Usury, 4 yrs. 1 Mr. E. Peel's b h TatiEk, 5 yrs.. 2 LIVERPOOL POLICE. " Sava ME PROM an' FRIENDS." —On MOnday, at the Police office, two well-known thieves, named Lightbodv and Stringer, were brought before the magistrates, George Maxwell, Esq. and Robert Roskell, Esq., charged by one of the police with having stolen some lead. The policeman deposed that about three o'clock on Sunday morning, he heard a noise in a court in Edgar -street, and on going up he saw the prisoner Light body with a quantity of lead piping under his coat. He asked him where he got it, and he said another man had given it to him to hold. He then took him into custody. The other pri• soner, Stringer, was loitering about and was seen with the former prisoner, and was in consequence taken into custody. On examining the premises where the prisoner was found, two water pipes were fbund missing. Batcheldor said that both prisoners were known thieves. There appeared no evidence against Stringer sufficient to convict him, when Lightbody was asked what lie had - to say to the charge, he replied, pointing to Stringer, " he gave it me to hould, thaVs all as I knows.about it." Stringer finished what was wanting to convict himself by retorting, " No, sir ; he got over the wall and got it himself." The magistrates then sent both of them for three months to the Borough House of Correction. _ A GAY DECEIVER.—On Tuesday at the Police-office, a long, lank, and cadaverous-looking young man, named Thomas Claherty, who fully bore out the description of 1 ` Mary's" lover— " - Tall, tall as a polar to Mary's eyes, Green, green hi waistcoat was as leeks, Red. red as beet root were his eyes, Pale, pale as parsnips were his cheeks," — was brought before the magistrates, William Earle and Robert Roskell, Esqrs., charged with haVing cruelly deceived a too confiding damsel, and afterwards, besides robbing her of' her fair fame and reputation,." pawning her frills, and flounces, and caps, and all chose various articles which constitute a lady's paraphernalia. A kinsman of the deceived, named Robert Martin, appeared as the complainant, and addressing the ma gistrates said, " Yer honors, a frind of mine, that is a cousen of me wife, happened to take a likins,to this hero young man, an' it happened as there was a little coortship atween 'em; . an they towhl me, the• crathurs, as they was married. So yer haners to be the genteel entirely, I axes 'em to come and dhrink taa wid me. So shure enough he brings her wid 'im to my place, an' hans' her in quite pillite intirely, jist as if he had her on a clane' plate, an' I trates 'em to a quart of ale. So sis he he 'ud like to dale wid me, an shore he call'd for some taa an' some sugar, an' some bread an' some what not, quite wid a perplexin' way wid.'im, an' paid me for id like a gintl'man. In the - coorse of some time he comes agin to me an' sis the trade was very bad entirely wid 'im, an' he wanted some o' the luxuries o' life on credit like. Well sis I, as you was sich a gentl'man afore, it's myself 'll be the same to ye ; an' it was the run o' the shots_ as I gev 'im, an' a silver shillen besides. Well, my poor desaived couzen writes to me from Manchester, an' what does I hear of this bagabone ?—that he had not mar rid her at all •at all, an' had pawned all the poor colleen's elotheS, bad luck to 'im, an' wantin' me to put 'im in the police. Many's the day as I look'd for 'im whin, bless the crows, I meets will the man ycshterday, and puts 'im in the police, and wrote to the poor young gal, au' will make her be here to-mor row to pruv the scitoundrel What he is, the dhurty hog-throtter." The Magistrates said there was not sufficient to authorise their detaining him; if he was a bad man they were sorry for it, but he must be discharged. Complainant : " Och ! thin, how 'ill I recover my debt ? The complainant was told that the case was over, and went down muttering anathemas against " the dhurty spalpeen," and exclaiming, " poor Betty Martin." ILLGGAL PAWNING.—On Tuesday a journeyman watch maker, named Wm. Beggs;was brought before the magistrates charged by a gentleman named Blundell with having pawned his watch. Mr. Blundell, who is a watchmaker, said he had employed the prisoner as a workman out of doors, and gave him a watch worth about £l2 to repair on Tuesday last. He after wards ascertained that it was his intention to run away, and had him taken into custody, as the watch was not forthcoming, and he then found out that he had pledged the watch for 20s. Another gentleman said he had given the prisoner a watch to repair worth about 305., which he had pawned for 12s. The magistrates fined the prisoner £lO, the full value of the watches, and 20s. and costs; in default of immediate payment to be coin mitted for one month to the House of Correction. DAMAGING WORK.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, Mr. Archibell Dansfield, who has a pottery in Canning-street, ap peared to lay a complaint against one of his workmen, whom he had discharged for having destroyed a quantity of his pots. Mr, Crewe appeared on behalf of Mr. Dansfield, and said Mr. Dans field found it absolutely necessary as a protection to himself to make an example in this.case. From the examination of the witnesses it appeared that after being discharged the prisoner had returned on Monday night about six o'clock, when half drunk, and had forced his way into the warehouse, and de stroyed a large quantity of ware yet in the clay, and made use of threats that he would break more. The damage done was about £2. The prisoner expressed sorrow for his conduct, and offered to work out the amount. The magistrates fined him 255. and costs; in default to be committed to the Borough Gaol for fourteen days. MONEY FOUND.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a man named Rea, along with his wife and son, were brought before the magistrates charged with being in possession of a sum of money, which they said they had found, under suspicious cir cumstances. A policeman stated that'he received information on Tuesday that some people in Orford-street had found some money. He went to the house of the prisoner Rea, and his wife denied that she had found any, or had any money. He searched the house, and found .16 sovereigns. Ile afterwards searched Rea, and found a £2O Bank of England note upon him. An Irish pig-jobber, named M‘Ginnis, said that he was drinking on Sunday afternoon last at Great Howard-street, and on coming home towards Veuxhalt-road he missed his money, which he must have lost out of his pocket. He had 2.1 sovereigns, a £2O Bank of England note, and three £lO notes. He was rather intoxicated. In answer to questions from Mr. Hall he acknow ledged that on Monday, when he had come before the magi strates, he had not then sworn that he had lost a £2O note and' 24 sovereigns, but only three £lO notes. He had sworn to a man having robbed him, but be was rather intoxicated at the time. The complainant stated this after much hesitation. Mr. Hall said he came now to tell quite a different story -, he now said he was so drunk that he could not state correctly on the Monday what had occurred. When before the magistrates on Monday he had.not.atated that he had lost any sovereigns nor a £2O note, but only three £lO notes, and charged a man with robbing him of them. He should discharge the prisoners. NEW LIVERPOOL. FISH COMPANY.—An information was on Wednesday laid by Wheeler, against the directors of the above company, for having offered for sale at their market, two hun dred and twenty pounds of fish, which was unfit for food. The defendants did not appear to answer to the charge, and the magistrates fined them 10s. and costs. Shortly after this deci sion Mr. Archibald, the manager of the company's market, and another gentleman, made their appearance and stated that they had, during the whole morning, been waiting at the other court by mistake. Wheeler was called to rc-state the case, but he had taken his departure. Mr. Archibald stated that. on the day in question, they had received several tons of fish into the market, and amongst the rest, about two hundred weight of rev, which was put aside, and not offered for sale. He heard that Mr. Wheeler had entered the market, and knew that if there was any unfit for sale it would be seized. He called Wheeler to him, and told him the strong wish of the company was that no fish should go to the public from their market but such as was of the best quality; he should therefore take it as a great favour if he (Wheeler) would turn over the fish from time to time, and condemn any that he thought unfit for sale. Mr. Archibald further stated, that they would most willingly remove and destroy any fish that was pointed out to them to be bad. The fish in question, however, was not offered for sale. Mr. Maxwell asked the defendant if he had any proof of this. Mr. Archibald said he had no witnesses present, but he could have them ready on the following day. The case was then adj nu rn ed. _ Yesterday, the case again came on, and wheeler restated his information. The fish was exposed on the common selling table. Mr. Walker and Mr. Bach, solicitors, appeared on be half of the company, and contended that it was not intended to be offered for sale, and that that was the wholesale market, and they did not think the officer ought to enter that market, as they did not retail the fish. A person named Becon, in the employment of the company, deposed that the fish named it the information was not intended for sale by the company, but was laid on one side. Mr. Hall said he had no doubt but the company intended to do what was right, but they ought to have some method of assorting their fish so that the bad might not be exposed to the public along and mixed up with the good. Mr. A rc hibald, the manager, said the company would take it as a favour if Wheeler, the fish inspector, would sort their fish. Mr. Hall re plied that it was not that officer's business to sort fish for the company. As, however, a person in their employment was prepared to swear that the fish was not intended for sale, the in formation was discharged. He hoped, however, they would adopt some plan not to expose bad fish on the selling table. Mr. Archibald said they should endeavour for the futurefto pre vent this. Two more started A Produce Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three years old. One mile and a half. Sir T. Stanley's ch c by Teniers—Eugene Aram's dam. 1 Sir R. Bulkeley's ch f by Teniers—Mrs. Suggs 2 Mr. R. Turner's b f by Olympus—Caifacarataddera 3 ~ S weepstakes of 25 soya. each, .10 ft for two year old colts. The Golborne Course. Mr. Phillips ch f by Recovery—Cinderella Mr. R. Turner's b f by Filho—Nun 2 One more started. A Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. the gift of the Lord of the Manor, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft.— Two miles and a distance. Sir J. Boswell's ch h General Chasse, 5 yrs, Oat. 21b 1 Sir. Ramsay's h h Vestment, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b 2 Mr. Peel's hl c Cyrus, 4 yrs, 6st. 121 b.. 3 Mr. Bell's br f Zebetta, 3 . yrs, sst. 121 b 4 Won by half a neck. A Plate of £7O, for horses, &c., that never won £5O. Three yrs old 7st., four Bst. 416., five and upwards Bst. 101 b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, two miles. Mr. Houldsworth's ch c Reuben, 3 yrs Mr. Price's ch c Ludford, 4 vrs.. Lord Westminster's bf by Teniers, 3 yrs—Ambuscade 0 3 3 Seven more started. THURSDAY. The weather this day proved, on the whole, favourable. The company was, perhaps, rather more numerous than the day be fore. The great attraction was the Borough Cup race, as it was e xpected that General Chasse and the Queen of Trumps would be pitched against each other; the General, however, did not start, and the Queen won the cup. We have merely time to give the result • The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 25 added, for three year old colts. Vie second horse to receive back his stake. One mile and three quarters. Sir J. Boswell' s ch f Sunbeam, by Vanish.. 1 2 Mr. Mostyn' s b c Tom Shipman The Golborne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, for two-year olds. Colts Bst. Sibs., fillies Sst. 21bs. The Golborne course. Two miles. Mr. Gifford's b e by Priam—lddlia Mr. Bower's b c Lord Stafford, by Langer. 2 The Borough Cup, value so vs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 says. each, Mr. Mostyn's br f Queen oii'rnmps, 4 yrs. Mr. Ramsey's b h Vestment, 5 yrs. A Plate of £7O. Heats 2 miles. Mr. Nanney's b e Bravo, 3 yrs, S M ir r. J l -. l( l3 it ‘ blsworth's I 0 1 swell's h c the Stag, 4yrs 0 1 0 0 0 1 A good race. The second heat was as nearly neck and nec k ti pOssible Turban - ~__ ~ - - -----..~---s- . /1 7-;),) ,2k• NEWTON RACES-THE RAILWAY. It is an acknowledged truth, that any company without the salutary cheek of competition soon acquires many of the worst features of monopoly—high and more than fair remunerating charges, and carelessness and inattention to the convenience and comfort of the public: This has been strikingly exempli fied in the accommodation provided for the public by the Liver pool end of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway company at the present Newton races. It was announced that a train would leave the railway station at half-past twelve o'clock each day of the races for Newton race course, the fare to be 3s. The public for this charge had a right to expect, at least, a comforta ble conveyance and moderate care and attention, three shillings being full coaching rate for sixteen miles distance. On 'Wed nesday, however, and the accommodation has since been the same, about a dozen second class carriages were provided, hav ing tops to keep off the rain, and which were speedily filled, the remainder and majority of the train consisted of square tubs, having seats in them, and set upon wheels, without any protect tion whatever from the weather, and this, too, for passengers who paid the same high rate of fare. The consequence wa s , a ll those who had the ill luck to arrive late at the station, after the covered carriages were full, were drenched to the skin by a thunderstorm. On returning, the carelessness and inattention was still worse. Immediately after the races were over, another shower coming on, the people flocked in haste to the carriages in order to secure, naturally enough, a covered seat, and the grea t es t confusion prevailed. No pers on b e i ng s t at i one d to direct which were the Liverpool carriages, many o d t z n to fin th d e_ Wigan, Bolton, Warrington, and other trains,an g ing out thjir mistake, were scrarnblints off as fast as they could, whilst the, rain was falling in torrents. Meanwhile the Man chester train, which consisted entirely of first class carriages, the rate being no higher, and the disiaeabou t the same as from Liverpool, affO rded a comfortable shelter to its passengers, and by better arrangement was load e d an d s t ar t e d near ly half an hour before the Liverpool train, which did not start till nearly an hour after th e races, keeping its unlucky freight s teeping in a thunder shower during the whole of that time. This, however, did not finish their misfortunes; for soon after starting, and when the carriages were going at the rate of about twelve miles an hour, through some gross neglect or careless ness the engineer was not on the train, nor was there a guard at one of the breaks, when a train of carriages a ere observed stationary on the lin e about two hundred yards before. Con tact became inevitable, and the passengers prepared for the worst. In a f ew m omen t a th e t ra i n , go i ng a t this speed, came In collision with the stationary one. The crash was dreadful, and in spite of their endeavours the passengers were thrown o ff their seats with the greatest violence against one another, and great numbers received black eves and very severe bruises and contusions on the face. On arriving, at the incline about hall way between Newton and Liverpool, there was no extra engine to assi s t, and, as was to be expected. the train, having proceeded a short distance up, came to a stand. As the re was no other remedy, half the carriages were unyoked, whilst the engine pro ceeded to the top of the incline, a distance of about two miles. In consequence six 'or eight carriages were left in the dark , a nd rain, and cold for upwards of half an hour till the engine re turned for them, and the train did not arrive in Liverpool till half-past ten o'clock, three hours after the races were over. The managers may depend that this is penny-wise and pound-foolish management; for we heard numbers declare that, if they could not find other conveyances, they would rather stay away the following days' races than submit again to the inconveniences Etnd annoyances to which they had been subjected; -~-- THE lidUSE OF LORDS , . It is understood that this (1;t• th6 .. ritan of the eampaigti against, the House of I.c,JrcE to be determi ne d upon. We would . sugg*t, as a good model f , o . the ministe r i a l resolutions, the following extract from the journals bt* the House of Com mons :-- " Die Jovis. 401 Jan., 1648, .. •-• " First,—That the people are, under God, the original of all just power. " Second,—That the Commons of England, in parliament assembled, being cho,en by, and representing the people, have the supteme power of this nation. - .. • " Third,—That whatever is enacted or, declared for law by the House of Commons, assembled in . parliaMent, }lath the force of law, and all the people of this nation are concluded thereby, although the consent of the King, or House of Peers, be not had thereunto." Note.—ln a few days after these resolutions bad passed, the House of Lords found themselves locked out, arid, out they re mained foe-twenty-two years. Within sixteen days of the re solutions, the King was brought to trial, and on the 26th, day after, his Majesty's faithful commons cut off his head. Now, after all, there is nothing in these resolution s o f th e asse rted supremacy of the Commons, which we have not heard again and again, in almost the same words, from the King's ministers and their supporters. It would, therefore, seem to be a cowardly . abandonment of principle, if the whigs should refuse to put the doctrine in a shape as distinct and unequivocal as that in which it appears in the foregoing resolutions.—Standard. THE IRISH BEGGARMAN. A NEW SONG. BY JOHN SHAW, C.P.L. AIR.—A famous Man was Robin Hood. This maiden poetical effusion of our new Corporation Poet Laureate, 'has accidentally fallen into our hinds. It was in tended to have been sung at the O'Connell tribute meeting; held at the Shooting Gallery on Monday last; but looking at the persotiage who presided, and the quality of the gentleme4 who attended the meeting, it is unnecessary to inform our readers that it was rejected. A hungry knave was old Guy Faux, • To sink our Church it was his plan • From Ireland's isle his ghost now stalks, Disguised as an Irish Beggarman. And like a fiend from Pinto's shore, His wily arts are to trepan; Whate'er you grant, he craves for more, • No boon can appease this Beggarman. CHok us. A hungry knave was old Guy Faux, To sink our Church it was his plan ; From Ireland's isle his ghost now stalks, Disguised as an Irish Beggarinun,. When first emancipation's. clause He sought to gain with cap in hand, He swore he'd never break our laws, • But drive all foes from Britain's strand. • To spoil our Church he'd ne'er consent, But let our faith and pastors thrive; From Cath'lie tie's sack'd all the rent, And now he'd gorge on the Churchman's tithe; A hungry knave, &.c. His words we never can forget:— , " Make us once free, we'll serve your cause, "We'll fight your battles, pav your debt, While Irish hearts respond applause. " We'll never crave one other grant, " But serve yeti faithful to a man, " Emancipation's all we want." This, this was the prayer of the Beggarman. A hungry knave, &c. Ile lhughed at Ireland's lack of sense, And gull'd her suns on patriot grounds ; He crack'd his jokes, and fobb'd her pence, Since that he's sack'd our English pounds. The helpless, hotheless child of need, I'hrow,h hitter anguish yields consent; From hbrrors damn'd his soul's not freed, Unless bold Dan can raise his rent. A hungry knave, &c. e's like the blighting child of fate, • Or locust-desolating band ; Where'er he moves to agitate, • Pale want and famine stalk the land. A sterile desert lurks behind,' And Marks the path his foot bath trod ; For impost stains the ruffian's mind, And lucre reigns the traitor's God ! • A hungry knave, &c. Repeal of Union now be seeks, To gain that boon cloth much implore; Were we to grant what he intreats, Erin would sink to rise no more. Our cable's moored firm to the land, Nor shall its cords untwisted be; Yet from its strength we'll spare one strand To havg bold Dan on the gallows-tree. A hungry knave, &e. In Charles's time, old Hume recorils, Rebellious Pim disturbed the state; And Cromwell's fiends coerced the ;orris, And taught each knave to agitate. Ere black-whigged Dan our pers assail, We'll spurn him from our land so free; Both him and his Whig, road his Trish tail Shall agitate on the gallows-tree. A hungry knave, &c. SOUTH AMERICA 4 PA C KETS.--The ships recently tablished between t s port and the West Coast of South Americi.' are despatched with great regularity by the brokers. One of these vessels sails for Valparaiso on the sth of every month, and others are sent off at stated periods for the other ports in that part of the world. The increased facilities thus afforded to our intercourse with these placeS will have a beneficial influence on, and must be of great importance to, the South American ttade. MUNICIPAL" Itaportsi.—ln a rref,nt , -number of -our Journal we copied from a contemporary (Th.e Worcestershire Guardian) an account of the extraordinary scene between members of the new town council and the charity trustees of Ludlow, and the details of proceedings which led to the conflict. As the cir cumstances must he fresh in the recollection of our readeri, it is unnecessary to make any further allusions to them. A few (la's after the occurrence, the persons who Were put in posses sion of the,. Guildhall by , the town council ; having felt a disposition to relieve themselves from the tedium o f such an employment, gratified this inclination by a visit to the May fair, during a sitting of the county magistrates; but having. made a wiong calculation as to the time their worships would require the room, the men found, on their return, that advantage had been taken of their absence, the doors being safely locked and barred against them. They were, however, admitted on the following morning int o th e large hall, the use of which had been previously allowed to. the borough magistrateS by the trustees It was supposed that a " second scene" in this curious drama would be enacted, in consequence of a threat by the town clerk to force an entrance to the upper offices; }Jut this threat not having been carried into execution, eight men are now in the lower or large kistice hall, keeping watch alternately, day and night, at a very considerable useless expense, which is likely to continue until our next assizes, when, in all probability, the disputed right to the Guildhall will be decided ;by a jury, and thus put down an exhibition which all who respect order and decorum must consier as essentially opposed to the proper, dignity of municipal authority, or even the respectability of the town itself.—Salopian Journal. A court martial was held at Malta on the 19th of April, to try Lieut. Puddicombe, R.M., and Mr. T. Hancock. Midshipman of his Majesty's ship Portland, for conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman. The Court sat five hours, and the charges being proved, Lieutenant Puddicombe was sentenced to lose one year's time in the service, and Mr. Hancock two.—Plymouth Journal. The Earl of Erroll is to be Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen shire in the place of the late Duke of Gordon.—Obszrcer. We regret to observe that the . alleged conversion to the catholic faith of a noble lord, lately holding a prominent office in the administration, has not been ,contradicted.—M an i ng Herald. Lord LoftuS, and his relation, Mr. FitzWsgram, are an nounced in the Wexford Journal, as candidates for the county. The disease of which the Duke of Gordon died was found, on the post rnortem examination, to be cancer in the stomach. .The Duke of Richmond, as chief mourner, accompanies the remains to the family burial-place. His late Grace, among other liberal bequests, has left £2do a-year to his private ser vant, and lesser sums to others of •his domestics. The increase in the income of the Duke of Richmond, con sequent upon the Duke of Gorden's death has been erroneously . s t a ted to be £40,000 a-y ear . Th e true amount is £14,000 in addition to Gordon Castle, and 21000 to the Dirvs:iprer Duchess, of Richmond, who is left the power of appointment of the principal to her Children by will. STEAM NAVIGATION ,TO INDaA.—An experiment in steam navigation on a grand scale.is about to he made under the di rection and at the expense of the East India . CoMpany. TWO vessels of the largest class are nearly completed, with which it is intend e d, a t i ntervals of about a month qsach, that the voyage to Ben ga l s h a ll b e ma d e b y the Cape. The steam engines of each vessel will he of 200 horse power. Arrangements have been made for a supply of coals at stated places, for which 3,000 tons haYe been ordered, and they are said to be so well chosen as to allow the power of steam to be kept up with little inter mission during the whole distance. . . . Cuttrous CraetimsTANcE.—Mr. Henry Rigby, of, the Queen's Head, Chowbent, near Bolton, lust a lien on the Ilth••uf April last, which was again found under several cwt. of straw on the 13th ult. still alive, and having existed four weeks without any food. Her weight when lost was supposed to be six pounds, but when found she weighed only fourteen ounces. There is every appearance of her recovering her former weight. . • 'the number of metlMdists in,the United States have-declined during the past year. . • . . - M. de Tallevrand's health Ccntinues to give the most serious alarm to his family. An oxhydrogen microscope is now exhibiting at Chichester which ina. , nises 3.000,000 times! The line of battle ships at Plymouth are nearly manned. The Minden, the Cornwallis,•and the 'ralavera are expected to proceed from Ply Mouth to join tote vanguard and Bellerophon at their rendezvous at Spithead. About ten acres of land have been purchased for Zoological Gardens at Manchester. ' ' SUICIDE FROM DEF.AD Or HYDROPH ODI 1.-011 Sunday morning, the family of Air. Cleave, a respec table stonemaso n , residing near the Creek Brid g e, Deptford, were plunged into the deepest affliction in consequence of discovering .that beam in a shed adjoining th& sitxakuseennt:ereasttsoroef animation, a ') el himself s E o d sp w e a o r d d ed Cleave, a fine frmn hid, a about 111elattidiol dwel ling-house. 'rule alarm being given his father inimediatel 't rabid Slate, and, him down, and every were but life was extinct. Ihe cause of this accounted for as folloWs :—About six weeks sine. Y, event i. 6 y a skilful surzeon in was bitten by a dog, said to be in a the deceased preyed upon the mind although the wound was at the time cauterised b the neighbourhood, the circumstance so preyed e felt On the morning above-mentioned heua aro tt e pr a e t ssi s o e n ve t n i 1 o'clock, of the deceased as to cause an nuns and observed' to his sisters that h alive by ally of.the family sieepy.and unwell. This of the situation in which he was found. was the last time he was seen previous to the discovery ADVANCE OF RES PECTABILITY.—The lower ordersi- as the, -labouring classes are denominated, are fast rising in the scale of respectability. We find an adveitisemeni !Or "a respectable youth to clean pots, and make himself generally useful." If a pot-boy must be a youth of respectability, what must the bar maid be? Nothing lesa than " a lady of fashionable exterior." --s Sam Rogers hearing" the other day at Lord Holland's that "a salad, consisting of mustard and cress, may be produced in a few minutes by an electrical experiment," observed that even the best must be a bad salad. "Aye, (added the jocose banker 4)" a shockiny bad one." 3 ~._ _-'.~ )rd een we rise re- air ugh to iaso rea eat- - 3e- upr_o-' me lt of the 4.e/it of a a tiou setae The fine. c tiori osul , res t° a"1/' al ll- 'ti;s o I°l lvic es e cool' ) asse s 3 00 to ~ \