The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-27 00:00:00

J. H. PA.RF: , ONS. SURGEO.V-DENTIS7; 77, BOLD- TRE,'T. - AISEAS.FIS b.f . ' the Teeth. Gums; and elate 'treated on. I I' sound Surgical. Principles. . . Artificial Teeth made of f . ! VP tV S ASt e - v , , t discovered. .J. H. P. havi ng s t u di e d Sur,er... on e Continent, can with confidence undertake those difficult Operations which so often prove fatal under the hand of the mere Mechanical Dentist. Particular attention has been given to obviating the irregu larities of Children's Teeth. • Charges strictly moderate. DROFESSOR SWEDO LT HYGEIAN HERB I PILLS, for the effectual extirpation of every species and symptom of the S IC DISEASE, and the disorders arisinr from improper treatment: Prepared aild sold by the sole Proprietor, at No. 54. SEEL-STIIKET, LIVERPOOL, e y In boxes at 25. al. and 4s 6d. each. — Warranted not to contain CO PA A, CUBE:BS, or any deleterious in gr tent. r*,* With each Box i s g i ven a ' realise on Venereal and Syphilitic Diseases, with observations on seminal weakness, &c. &c., containing hints worth knowing by those who are, or have been sufferers to this dreadful and devastating malady. Dr. DAVI ESON continnes.to direct his attention to those dis orders arising front the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous 3 ifections, but also entails on its votaries all the ener vating imbecilities of old age. In that distressing state of de bility and deficiency, whether the consequence of baneful ha-. bits, excessive drinking, or any other cause by which the rowers of the constitution become enfeebled, he offers a firm, safe, and speedy restoration to sound and vigorous health. . It is a melancholy fact that thousands fall victims to the ve nereal disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men, who, by the use of that de idly poison; Mercury, ruin the constitution, and when the great Doctor Swedonr became Professor at Ley den University, he conferred an invaluable benefit upon man kiiid by the discovery of his grand Panacea, for the cure of this deplorable complaint.. Never did a discovery excite a greater sensation. it was sought after with avidity.. and used with the en-deviating success in the most . minute and intricate cases of the delicate complaint, for the cure of which they have been so long celebrated. The fame of these Pitts throughout Germany, - caused their speedy int reduction in to.almost every country. The certainty with which they were continually administered can be attested by many thousands. In fact, during the long conti- • rental war they were the inseparable companion and'safeguard of the soldier, in all cases where the slightest suspicion of infec t ion orals entertained. What medicine can be more appropriate than that which flasgiven such general satisfaction? The Hyge ian Herb Pills root out every particle of insidious poison, puri fying in their progress the whole mass of fluids. They not only remove the disease, but renovate by their action the different functions of the body expelling the groser humours, and in a manner so mild and imperceptible as to c onv i nce th e mos t sceptical of their astonishing and one qualled - powers. The neither cantata mercury nor ant' other mineral, and may be taken withourthe slightest saspicion of discovery—they require na restraint of diet, loss of time, or hindrance of business, but effect a complete cure, without the least exposure to the patient. At any period when the slightest suspicion may exist, it will be well to have recourse to the Uygeian Herb Pills, for when taken before she disease has made its appearance it acts as a certain preventive, by moving the coMplaint effectually and secretly. 'l'he deplorable state in which - many persons have been when visiting the proprietor, from the use of mercury, renders it im peratively necessary to cautron the public against that dangerous mineral when injudiciously administered. These Pills should form a portion of all Medicine Chests, by see and land, and ought never to be oneitted by any person going a tong voyage or journey. their properties are such that neither hat nor cold will injure their quality, or prevent .the due effects on the constitution. Dr. Davieson will attend daily at his residence, from right in the morning until Ten at night, (on Sundays from Nine till 'l'.v,),) . where he gives advice to all applicants taking any of his preparations, WITHOI'T A FEE.- Letters (post-paid) enclosing a remittance, answered by m orn, 4nd Medicines punctually transmitted to any address either by initialm or name. No 51. SEEL:STREET, LIVERPOOL. kntperiAl Varlianunt. HOUSE OF LORDS —THURSDAY. The Marquis of LANsoowNx said, that he would take that opportunity of stating that it had been his intention to give no tice that he-should move the second reading of the parliamen tary electors' bill in the course of next week, but in conse quence of the conversation that had taken place that evening, he should not move the second reading till that day fortnight. 81sHoPitIc OF SOPOR AND MAN. The Earl of lisPoN, upon the order of the day for the second reading of the Bishopric of Sodor and Man bill, said that he understood that the right rev. prelate opposite had had a com munication from several of the clergy and inhabitants of that island which he had thought proper to lay before the commis sioners, aho, after having taken those communications into consideration, had come to the resolution to abstain from re ciiminendir, that that bishonric should be joined with Carlisle. to ( Lord &poi: ) rejoiced the Commons had come to this de cision ; first, because he thought that it was but right and just, and, secondly, because he felt convinced it would be snore agree able to the generality of petsons throughout the country, and would be productive of the best results to the country at large. Since he (the Earl of Ripon) had last brought this subject un der the notice of the house, the late bishop of this diocese ( Sodor and Man) had ceased to exist. Though he, from his generous habits, left no legacies to his family, yet he had left a legacy to their lordships' house, which legacy. was this bill, that he n ow begged leave to move the Second, reading . of. The Archbishop of CANTEittthgv had great pleasure in ad ding his testimony to allthat the noble Ins d who bad just sat down had said, in favour of the piety, the zeal, the activity in the management of his diocese - of the deceased individual, and above all his attention to the interests of education. Somedays ago he stated that he had had a corurnunicatiou from the island informing hiin tit proceedings were going on which might lead . I(Ka : s-atisfactory adjustment_ of iilt! case. .He had since received a communication -from the council, stating their desire of re taining a bishop, which. they felt perhaps the snore strongly from their.regard to the memory of the late bishop. 'rhevhad propoSed.a commutation of tithes, which would enable them to effect -the purposes they had in view, with respect to certain alterations in the distribution of tithes between the bishop and the c;ergy of the island. They would undoubtedly reduce the bishopric in value ; but the arrangement would leave a very competent income to the bishop, and a competent maintenance for the.clerg,y. • The bill was then read a second time. • The house adjourned at 25 minutes to seven. HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY. The committees on the T-ynemouth and Youghal election pe titions were nominated. Colonel VERNER obtained leave to bring in a bill to empower the foreman, or any other member of grand juries in Ireland, to administer oaths to witnesses on bills of indictment. M. MAKINNON brought forward Mr. Talbot's claim on the French compensation fund, which, after an explanation from the Cu NcELL9a -uf the EXCHEQUER, was rejected by a majori , .' tv of 49. Colonel CoNow , obtained leave to bring in a bill for the protection of salmon fisheries in Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON moved, "That a select committee be ap pointed for the purpose of fu-ther inquiry into the case of the Baron de Bode." After some discussion, the motion was rejected. On the motion of Mr. T. DuNcomeg, it was agreed that "it be au instruction to the poor-law committee to inquire on the subject of that portion,of the third report of the poor-law com missioners which referred to the vicious system alleged by them to have been pursued by the existing corporations under Gil bert's act." Mr. PLUAIPTRE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the sup pression of trading on the Lord's-day. Mr. StsNEr rose to obtain leave to bring in a bill for the punishment of persons who used threats or intimidation to elec tors in the choice of representatives, and, as the hour was late, a general cry of "Move, move!" was raised, in order that the honourable member might not go into zustatement of the nature of his proposal. Mr. WAnucrcroN, ly, , vever, objected to the introduction of thebillwithout reasons first assigned; accordingly, Ur. Slaney detailed some general grounds, and adled, that his intention was to make the employment of threats or intimidation a.misde ineabottr, punishable by fine not exceeding £lOO, part of which was to go to the voter, the offence being to be ascertained at quarter session, or before two magistrates with the intervention of a jory. To this plan Mr. WAnnutcroN and various other members str , irlily - objected • awl they were for refusing leave even for the initiskethin of ;thin, which was designated by them futile, nugatory, and absurd. Lord Jo-HN RUSSELL, Mr. 11RoTnEnzotv, the ATTORNEY GENERA L, and several other members, supported the motion, which, on a division was carried by 50 to 23. On the motion of Sir WILLIAM MOLESWoRTH, it was agreed that the house should be called over on the 6th of March. The- house adjourned at half-past twelve. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Fnmat The Etcheiver Bill? Bill, the Transfer of Aids' Bill, and the Waierford House of Industry Bill were severally read a third time awl passed. But as to an improper influence being exercised by individuals over their tenants and tradesmen, he declared that he knew of none such (hear, hear.) He should be exceedingly sorry if ever he saw the practices of °ther countries introduced into this. He was friendly to the universal publicity of a man's principles and sentiments on political questions, and he thould be exceed ingly sorry to find men, instead of gtanding for Ward openly and avowing their opinions in the face of day, proceeding iu a sneak ing course, and exercising their elective franchise under a secret .mode of votin g . (Hear, bear.) Happily, the constitution of this country had been formed, not ()ply for the protection of a limited monarchy, and of those interests which were immediately connected with it, hut also for the protection of property. Their lordships were called on to provide for the protection of property and the security of the church, as well as for the security of li berty and life; . and he hoped that in all their deliberations they would never lose sight al those most impartant.objects. (Hear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM said that he did not believe the ballot would he universal protection, but considered that it would be valuable in large towns. The petition was ordered to lie on the table, after which their lordships adjourned till Monday. VOTE BY BA LLOT. Lord MEEdocti.N'F., in presenting a petition in favour of the ballot, said that it had been ac•ci l inparried by a letter, setting forth that the petitioners had been con verted to the ballot in consequence of the intimidation of property. He confessed that the uncertainty of the measure, and the novelty of its principle as applicable to this country, alarined him, and prevented him from adopting it, believing, as he did, that it would not remedy' the evils complained of. LordßaouGn AM said, that certain it was that the alleged exercise of undue influence, and of the existence of intimida tion to an extent that was almost destructive of the beneficial use of the franchise, had of late years caused the ballot to in crease in populneitv. It had found new favour and new advo cates a:nong the people. k was, hoWever, a question that de manded much and serious consideration. He entirely agreed with his noble friend ' in Opinion that it would be most unsafe to adopt the principle merely because it had been tried in other countries, without most anxiously considering and marking the peculiar circumstances connected with those countries. If the system were adopted without such inquiry, it assumed that the two experiments, that in the country where it was first tried, and that in which it was about to be introduced, proceeded on the same terms and under the same circumstances: It did not follow, because the ballot succeeded in another country, that it should he tried here. It must stand upon other gimlet-cis. The Duke of WEtArisiwraN should not have felt it necessary to say one word on this subject if the noble viscount had not alluded to the letter of the gentleman who had sent him the pe- iition, and, in doing so, thought . proper to cast on one par ri,o:ar party the blame of adopting those measures which the noble viscount so much deprecated. Now, he firmly believed th , ta the consequence of certain transactions of recent years had' been ta'render the possession of political power by individuals in different parts of the country—in all parts of the country— infinitely nuire desirable tha t ti it was before. Corporations had acquired' great interests—individuals had acquired great info ence—irud there was no doubt that all th ose int eres t s an d a ll that influ ence -had been exerted pi obtain political power: ( Hear, hear.) ,That was the fact. Every one must see it, for it had passed in the view of them all, and could not be denied. He did not impute any thing to the noble viscount, or'to any other periOtt, but he must say that with respect to official in fluence, with respect to the exercise of influence of every descrip tion, they had within the last 7 years gone back a full century. He could say, upon his. honour, that things were not now as he re collected them in his time, nor even as they were 10 years ago. The noble lord said that noble lords_ and gentlemen of property exercised • • • rice over their tenants' in an improper. manner - .1 e 'on his werd that he knew of no such thing. ail lOWA,. ; 1 2 deal about the eXercise or influence (-14 of he: aiiitiAai". ( ttea r,. hear.) He had .heard (treat dkerliiieir _tieVlif- a d i hat priestly in fl uence, that the exer, _c7e'b .. t4tifiali h . n that 'the getting up of riots, existed .311-004450 - ;Iry hbyurin. country (Hear, hear.) / I ,I.: 4. ,'-;.= •,**7.i.- - .';." • '). L,,: 4 4 - .::•,, , p',', , :; •-, h . i-: . .;* '4" •-•-: to. . . . • HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FluDAr In the commons Mr. PIGOT, the new member for Bridge north, took the oaths and his seat. The report from the Tynetnouth election committee declared that Sir C. Grey had been duly elected, and ought to have been returned instead of Mr. G. P. Young. Sir H. El ARDINGE inqui.ed whether any arrangethents had been made to enable the unfortunate men who had been engaged in the Spanish legion to return to this country? Lord PA iMERSTON answered' in the attirinative. Lord J. Hay had a vesselat their service, so that there would be every facility for them to return or stay, according to their own judgements and inclinations. Sir G. DE LACY EVANS observed that there was no truth in the statement as to the "starvation,". &c., of the men em ployed in Spain. Sir H. HeantNGE replied that the Spanish authorities had declared the treatment of them to be " intamous." Lord PALMERSTON said (in answer to a question from an hon. member,) that the appointment to the order of the Bath had been made in the usual way by the, government, and on its Own respopsibility. .Lord PA LAI ERSTON stated, in answer to M,r. Maclean, that he should have no objection to produce the correspondence re specting. the 'Vixen. MR. O'CONNELL'S SPEECH AT THE CROWN AND ANCHOR some advances from a large capitalist. but which is not credited, and sales were yesterday made at 181., French five per cents. have declined to 109, and the three per cents to 79. 75, ex change 251.50 c. The market for the other continental bonds has fluctuated only to the kxtent of about 4 per cent. this week, the previous high prices being well sustained. Scuth American stocks have declined. ColoMbian. from 271 to 261; Mexican, from 29 to 281 ; and Peruvian, from 21 to 20. The public appear to be speculating deeply in the railway shares, a•nd scheiries abont, which will never be carried into execution,_find willing dupes who hazard their money to get a turn of the market in their favour. The rise in the London• and Brighton shares has been to 14, or 6 .prem. ; the London and Birmingham 166, or 96' prem.; the Blackwell 71, or 41 prem.; the North Midland 27, or 21.prem.: the Southampton 402, or 91 discount; the G r e enw i c h 1 9 o r , 1 'di's. • the Manches ter and London 31, or Il prem. ; the Ilirmingham and Derby to 18, or 2 disc.; the Edinburgh and GlasgoW to 5, or 2 prem.; aria the South Eastern and Dover to 7or par. An advance has taken place in most of the other smaller shares; London. Joint Stock Bank has been sold at 7, or par; Loudon and Westminster at 211, or II prem.: and ColOnial at 261, or 4 pm. A meeting of the 'merchants of the city of London has been convened fur Monday next, to consider " the expediency of availing themselves of the consent of her Majesty's government that they shduld make use of the Quadrangle of the Excise office," as a substitution for, the Royal Exchange, until the edifice shall have been completed. HALF-PAST TWELVE.—Accounts have been received from the Mauritius to the 20th of November, inclusive. There con tinued to be large exports of sugar for England and America. The exchange on London, at thirty days' Sight, was at 11 prem. Freights were at £3 155., with five per cent. priinage. The commercial letters from Ceylon and liertnce are not of importance. In the funds not a great deal of Inisiness has yet been .trans acted. Consols for the February account remaim at 921, and for money the same price has also to be paid. Exchequer &Its, and India Bonds, both continue steady, the former at 56, and the latter at 57 premium. Bank Stock fetches 204 Reduced Annuities, 931, and New Three-and-a-Half per Cents, WO Y t . In the Foreign Bonds, business is still dull; Spanish Active Stock is inure buoyant at 19 to I, but Portuguese New Bonds are at 27k. Belgian Bonds realise 103 i, and Dutch Two-and-a Half per cents, 53k. Columbian are worth 261, and,MeeXican, 28 In Shares not much variation has occurred from the prices of yesterday. - BRITISH FUNDS 3 per Cent. Cons. Ditto for Acc Reduced Ann c 31 ; per Ct - 3-1 per Ct. lOl New 31 per Ct 1001 Bank Stock 2054 India ditto 2634 India Bonds 57 pm. Exchequer Bills Long Anus• 56 m. p 15 5 16 LONDON AND BIRIINGIIAM RAILWAY The general half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this important undertakin g was held at Dee's R o y a l H o t e l, in Bir mingham, on Wednesday, February 21st. The meeting was very numerously attended, and included many of the most in fluential proprietors of the company. George Carr Glyn, Esq., was called to the chair; and the, following report of the di rectors was then read ' " Birmingham, February 21st, 1838. " The directors, referring to their last report, expressed a confident expectation, founded on their reports of their engi neers, that a futher portion of the railway, from Box Moor to Tring, would be open in October last, and tharby the mouth of January so much more of it would be completed as would leave an interval of only 36 miles between the stations at Denbigh Hall and Rugby; this expectation would, of course, be under stood by the proprietors as contingent on the works not being retarded by causes which it was not in the power of the engi neer to control. " The railway was opened to Tring in the month of October, as the directors anticipated, but a winter of unusual severity and duration, by retarding the remaining works, made the far ther opening in January impracticable, and still occasions de lay. A very few weeks, however, after the breaking up of the frost, will suffice to complete the road bet‘ween Tring and Den high Hall, and between Birmingham and Rugby, and the pro prietors may rely on the earliest day being appointed for the next partial opening which the directors can venture to name when the works shall have been resumed. The engineer con tinues to express his conviction, that the entire completion of the railway may be expected iu the autumn of the year, and the directors have decided, as the course which, in their opi n i on, will be most satisfactory to the proprietors, to annex for their perusal his detailed and very able reports relative to the unexe cuted works of the engineering department. The difficulties to i which Mr. Stephenson refers, as having prevented the comple ' lion of a portion of the works at the exact periods stipulated, cannot fail to impress the proprietors with the idea that an in creased expenditure has been rendered unavoidable. Such cer tainly has been the fact, but the directors are gratified in being i able to state that this increase will not materially affect the re sults hitherto contemplated, and that the existing capital of the company will suffice to put the whole railway in full operation for the passenger traffic from end to end. Any addition to the capital which may be eventually required, must arise out of the further preparations which will probably be necessary for an increase scale of business in the goods department. " In anticipation of the next opening, the directors have made arrangements for the booking and conveyance of passen gers and parcels for the whole distance between London and Birmingham. Messrs. Horne and Chaplin, the coach proprie tors, have contracted to provide the requisite means for carry ing the railway passengers and their luggage on the turnpike road between ace two stations, as the trains may successively arrive, at the charge and subject to the regulations of the com pany. Passengers will thus have the benefit of railway for 77 miles of the distance between London and Birmingham, and of greatly reduced prices fu. am vrholc 11:3 m;6., vrith o. otaving of one-third of the time. • " The line of the railway between London and Tring has been found too distant from the Holyhead road to hold out sufficient inducements to coach proprietors to quit their accustomed track for the chance of a comparatively small saving in time • the cer tainty, also, that a few weeks would - make a complete alteration in the passenger traffic on all the toads parallel with the rail way, has effectually checked the establi4rinent of new lines of communication for coaches from Tring to the north, Hence it has happened, that, from the time when the season for excur sion had passed, and the curiosity of the public had been Partially gratified, the railway travelling was limited to the purposes and accommodation of the immediate district; and the directors, having thus had the means of ascertaining practically the effect of the ordinary passenger traffic on that portion of the railway, are enabled to state with reference to the estimates which they have laid before the proprietors, that the actual - traffic has exceeded the amount upon which they bad calculated. "The directors have no desire to attach undue importance to an isolated case of this nature: but they consider it so far of value, that it tends to establish the fairness of their calculations, and affords encouragement to the proprietors as respects the future prospects of the undertaking. Between the 20th of July last arid the 14th of February, a period of thirty weeks, 162,216 passengers had been conveyed by the railway, without an ac• cadent to any individual passenger. . "The directors considering it of more importance that pas sengers should be able to rely on a certain and safe conveyance to and from the stations where the trains stop, than that they should in the first instance travel at the highest attainable speed, have made it their chief aim in the regulation of the trains to ensure a uniform precision of movement on the railway. In this endeavour they have been ably seconded by their contractor for locomotive power, Mr. Bury, and a degree of punctuality in the arrivals and departures has for some time past been attained at all the stations, which considering the unavoidable imper fections of a road so recently formed, and the many difficulties to be surmounted in every new undertaking, the directors could scarcely have anticipated, and which, they may add, has not been accomplished upon any other railway. "'The directors can now look with confidence to the extended operations which they are about to enter upon, and are fully convinced, by the successful experience of the working of their system on a limited scale, that it is even more applicable to a j longer line. The arrangements fur the carriage ot goods, when the company shall be in a condition to undertake it, have occu pied much of the attention of the directors. Aware of the ad vantages-of combining experience with system in the manage ment of a business so extensive as the future goods traffic of the London and Birmingham Railway, the directors have much satisfaction in announcing that they have secured the valuable services of Mr. Baxendale, of the well known firm of Pickford and Co. for the conduct of this d e p artmen t, un d er an agree ment which is to take effect from the opening of the railway for this branch of business. " The directors are in negociation with the post-master-ge neral for the conveyance of the mails, but the necessary ar rangements are not finally settled. Desirous as the directors are to afford to the Post•office all reasonable accommodation not inconsistent with the interests of the company, they claim no more in return than a fair remuneration for the use of the railway. The directors request the confirmation by the proprietors of an agreement which has been previously entered into with the A ylesbury and Trig; railway company, in virtue of which this company undertake to rent that railway at £.2,(X)0 per annum, being at the rate of five per cent. upon the estimated outlay, for five years certain from the date when it shall be opened. The proprietors looking to the importance of the traffic of the vale ofAylesbury, and to the communication which this branch line will open with Oxford and other places, can have no hesitation in adopting an arrangement which is fully in accordance with the suggestions of a former meeting. " The inhabitants of the town of Banbury, have resolved at a general meeting, to make a new road to join the railway at Weetlon by the shortest practicable line, on condition that a first class station should be established at Weedon, the direc tors have given their assent to the proposition. "By the statement of accounts now to be la►d before the proprietors, it will appear that " The Receipts to the 31st Dec. weie £4,229,136 8 7 " The Disbursements 3,981,828 12 3 " That the balance of cash in the Com pany's hands at that date was .. £247307 16 4 " And that the amount applicable to the further expenditure of the Company was r £625,456 1 7 "The directors, since their last report, have removed the London office from Cornhill to the Euston Station, and made such arrangements as appeared calculated to prevent any d e l ay or inconvenience in the transfer of shares. By this change the respective departments of the London establishmentare brought more directly in communication, with each other. " The directors have to announce tour vacancies in the board, caused by the resignation of Mr. Hardman Earle, Mr. Pear son, Mr. Bowles, and Mr. Warre; and that they have not thought it necessary to avail themselves of the powers under the act of filling up these vacancies. The report was received with very general satisfaction. The CHAIRMAN then announced the resignation of four di rectors, but only two were nominated in their stead, Mr, Richard Nilson and Mr. Edward Wilson. The accounts having been read, (a brief abstract of which appears' in the report,) JOSEPH STURGE, Esq., brought forward the motion he had given notice of, by circular and otherwise, as to the propriety of suspending Sunday travelling on the railway from the time of the opening of the Birmingham end till the general meeting in 1839. He enforced the expendien cv of this by a variety of arguments and statements, which he had collected from various sources. Mr. fIAGFIELD seconded the motion in a speeeh of some length. Mr.' HOULDSWORTH opposed the -resolution, and moved an amendment, to the effect that the business of the railway should be suspended on Sundays, except on occasions where the public convenience required travelling; that the subject, however, should be left altogether to the decision of the directors;. and that those gentlemen, on this point, should take the public good as the ground of their decision. Mr. SMITH (of Liverpool) seconded the amendment. A lout; discussion then followed, in which Messrs. Parson s , Bees, Garnett, (of Manchester,) and Coglan, (of Liverpool,). opposed the amendment, and Messrs. Boulton, Henshaw, and others supported the original resolution. . A division then took place, when.. the fpllowing was the de_ WILE CLOSE IN A FEW DAYS. THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM. AT THE LARGE ROOM, QUEEN'S ARMS HOTEL, (Entrance by Cook-street,) which is kept warm b/two large fires. sLAi universallyDLA W m b a e d gs i to intimate p A so i t ti A t h A rr i s e • w h h o i s c v h i to view red not only the City, hut all the interesting St ous mentioned in Scripture within twenty miles of it, th a t i w ill s h or tly b e re moved from Liverpool. This Panorama w s visited by nearly the whole of the adult population at Manchester, Leeds, Shef field. York. and Hull. " The public is certainly indebted to Mr. Laidlaw for the introduction of a Panoramic subject so congenial to the feelings of the present age; not only the beauty of the painting, but the name of Jerusalem invites the attention of the community at large."—Skqield Iris. The VIEWS of CAPTAIN ROSS'S VOYAGES, where he passed four years, and his happy rescue; the BOULEVARDS of PARIS, FIESCHI FIRING OFF THE MACHINE, form also a part of the Panorama. Day Exhibition punctually at One o'clock, in the Evening at Seven, and again at half-Da.t m A kt, o'elnek. Boxes, 9,3.; Gallery, Is. Children under ten years of age Half Price.—Book and Plate of Jerusalem, 6d. TAVERN ViSCOUOt MAIDSTONE said that, seeing the hon. and learned member for Dublin in his place, he rose for the purpose of putting to hi,in the question of which yesterday he had giaen notice. He iiished to ask the honourable and learned gen tleman whether some sentiments which he (Lord Maidstone) had seen reported as having been delivered by him in a speech made by him on Wednesday, the 2lst of February, at a dinner held at. the Crown. and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, Sir George de Lacy Evans in ,the chair, were substantially correct? (Hear, hear.) Ile would read the statement to the house, and he hoped the hon. and learned member would do him the pleasure of telling him whether it was a substantially correct report of what be had stated. The statement was taken from the Morning Chronicle, and the words were these:—'' Cor rupt ion of the worst description existed, and above all there was the perjury of the tory politicians. Ireland was not safe from the English and Scotch gentry. It was horrible to think that a body of gentlemen—men who ranked high in society, who were themselves the administrators of the law, and who there fore ought to be above all suspicion, and who ought to set an example to others—was it not horrible that they should be perjuring themselves in comtnittees in the House of Commons? ' The time was come when this should be proclaimed boldly. He was ready to be a martyr to justice and truth, but not to false swearing; and therefore he repeated that there was foul per jury in the tory committees of the House of Commons." ('` Hear, hear," from the opposition benches.) He found also another passage in the Morning Post, which was not reported in the Morning Chronicle. The extract was as follows:—•' He did nut mince the matter; his words inight appear in the public press? he hoped they would. Ireland was nut safe from the perjury of the English and Scotch gentry, who took oaths ac cording, to justice, and voted accordinc to party." (Renewed cheers from the opposition benches.) . When he (Lord Maid stone) saw these sentiments reported, he had said to himself, that the fair way to deal with the hon. and learned gentleman would be to give him the earliest opportunity of contradicting him if they were not true, (hear, hear,) because be (Lord Maidstone) would say that the words themselves did contain aspersions on certain members of that house which he, for 6ne, should wish to see wiped away at the very earliest. opportunity possible. (Cheers.) He now, therefore, asked the hon. and learned gentlemali to give a plain answer to the question he bad put. (Hear, hear.) He could not go further until that was dune, and he would therefore now sit down to hear it. (Loud cheers from the opposition.) Mr. O . CDNNEI,I, .l ose and said, that he felt exceedingly obli ged to the noble lord forgiving, this publicity to sentiments which he (111 r. O'Connell) entertained on the subject of committee of a certain desetiptien iu that house. (Cries of Oh ! Oh !) He ( Mr. O'Connell) had ,said every word of that—(renewed cri es and of Oh !oh ! a great confusion)—he had said every, word of that, he repcatel, and he believed it to be true. (Renewed I contusion, and cries of Oh ! oh !) Was there a man who could put his hand on his Eeart, and say, upon his honour as d gentle man, that he did not believe that it was substantially true ? (Great uproar, and shouts of No, no.) If he did otherwise, a man would be laughed to scorn. It was a hideous abuse'—the pubic press had taunted them with it—nay, the last time he had addressed the house upon the subject, he read a paragraph from the Morning Chronicle itself. The SPEAKER.—I wish to make a remark as to the regularity of our proceedings. The hon. and learned member having an swerei the question, I must now appeal to the noble lord to know what motion be intends to make. (Cheers, and feud cries of Move, from the opposition.) Viscount MAIDSTONE, after a short pause, again rose and said, that in consequence of the lion. and learned member for Dublin having owned that he had used the language stated in the report—in short, haVing allowed that the statement was substantially true, he (Lord Maidstone) would now give notice of a motion on the subject. (Cheers from the opposition.) He did not think such aspersions ought to he made generally and with no proof, and therefore he gave notice of his intention on Monday next to submit a motion for the purpose of bringing before the house the conduct of the hon. and learned member for Dublin. (Loud cheers.) Lord J. RussEt.r. immediately rose, and said that if that motion were entertained by the house, he meant to bring under the consideration of the house a charge of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Exeter, containing allee•attons of perjury against certain members of that house. (Tremendous cheers from the ministerial benches, echoed by ironical cheers from the. opposition.) 'Nearly the whole of the remainder of the sitting was occu pied with the Irish poor law bill, which was farther considered in committee, and with which the house proceeded as far as the 47th clause. Mr. P. TnomsoN nominated the combination committee. The orders of the day having been disposed of, the house ad journed at 12 o'clock. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. (From the Sunday Times.) CITY, SATURDAY.—The advices received to the 29th ult. from the United States, represent that there was but little doing in trade or commerce there, in consequence of th e p ressure f or money; and this has had the effect of retarding very materially operations in this branch of our mercantile pursuits. In fact, there has been a very considerable revival in the business of the Port of London, as well as Li verpoo l , prev i ous l y to the re ceipt of the accounts by the Hibernia, which left New York on the 28:h of last month. The entries for the shipment of British manufactures had greatly increased, with every appearance of the resumption of a healthy trade to that quarter of the world. The letters, though few in number, brought, however, many countermands to previous orders, and a state of inactivity is again the result of the monetarrdifficulties which were felt with au increased degree of pressure at the latest dates from New York and Philadelphia. The fact that three of the '`.pet" banks had suspended payments in the United States, has added to many serious apprehensions that the effects of the great panic in American commerce and banking transactions have not even yet been fully developed, and our merchants are therefore ex ceedingly chary in entering upon any extensive consignments of goods until brighter prospects are opened to them. The re sumption of specie payments by the banks of the Union iscalled for as the only means of producing a healthy state of affairs in- America; but up 40 the latest dates no intimation had been given by the Directors of the United States Bank, as to the period they intended to resume the liquidation of their notes in gold. Several of the banks (City and State) of New York were ready to do so, but that the general body of them were still incapable of effecting the change may be gleaned from that re turn which was made up to the end of the month of' January, exhibiting the assets and liabilities of the 97 Banks of New York. From this return it would appear that the joint circu lation of notes was 12,450,001) dollars, that they had loans and discouiti to the extent of 64,000,0(X) of dollars, while their whole aggregate stock of specie was but 4,140,000 dollars. The Managers of the Banks of the Union were, however, confidently anticipating larger returns of bullion from England, as a means, of adding to the - stock:sin their coffers. - -In this, however, they will he disappointed in some degree. It is true that the last three or four packets which have left for America have taken specie, but not to any considerable amount. The Custom house returns for the past week notice but one entry for New York—viz. that for the export of 7,500 ounces of gold coin. The value of the British sovereign at New York on the 28th ult. bad risen to five dollars and five cents each. The following com munication from New York, dated the 27th ult., is certainly not a very cheering one, and fully bears out the complaints made against the Banks of the Union:— , " Our merchants are groaning under the racking pressure of the money market. The screws are drawn closer and closer every day by the banks, the result of which must be a renewal of.the panic. There ,os little or no money in circulation. We are going hack to first principles—barter. Our city hanks will not pay their own bills. Safety-fund hills are becoming scarce —properly cannot command money. The circulation of com merce is completely dried up, and then we have a sub-treasury bill in prospect to make things worse. What the result will be it is fearful to contemplate. We have become again large im porters of foreign grain; as ready money i s ne cessary of life, this will greatly paid /or this increase the pressure fur capital." The supplies of all aeseriptions of grain having been very abundant this week, a great .deal of business h as been trans acted, but without producing any material alteration in prices, which show a tendency to recede in value. For bonded corn there are more inquiries, the latest advices furnishing favour able inte New York and Balti more. w h ere l arge quantities wheat and rye had be en sen t a t i mprove d llig oetn foreign•etrtim prices. This will lead to increased imports from hence. The stock market has been in a declining state during the whole of the week, for whir 11, however, it is difficult to account, as money is still most abtindasit, and there have not been very large amounts of the several securities thrown into circulation. It is. therefore, more than probable that the speculati o n s on balance are not at present in favour of a rise, and, as the settling day has su nearly arrived, that 'the Bulls are slipping stock to make up their books. The reduction . in the pri ces o f consols has this week been from 92-1 to 921, the same value being given in immediate transfers as for Tuesday next, — The difference for April account does not exceed about to 316 per cent. The fall in the other British serutities has scarcely exceeded ,f per cent. The premium of Exch equer bills has flue nutted between 5-1 and 57, and of India bonds be tween 55 and 57. East India stock, which last week was at 265; receded yesterday to 9631-, while Rank of England stock, after falling to 2041. yesterday, again reached 2051. The variations in the foreign bond market have been slight this week. It is now stated that Brazil, in order to repay Portugal the debt still due, will attempt a new loan here for about half a million sterling, part of which may probably be taken to provide for the next half-yearly interest on the bonds of the former empire. This has not much affected Brazil stack, a fall only to:73A having taken plaee, and the last 'price yester day was 74. The value of.PortUginise stock has only changed about i per cent. all the week, the live net cents having_ been-at And - at 271: and the. three per cents at 18 and 183. Spanish stock rose to 19, on a report thatsthe government had obtained rHE LIVERPOOL STANDARD dared result :—For the amendment, ; for the original motion, 3621; majority in favour of the amendment, 4225 votes. The numbers having been announced, 11 RDAIAN EARLE, Esq., proposed a series of resolutions, to the effect that Sunday travelling should not be suspended longer than was necessary for the despatch of the trains on the arrival of passengers. The resolutions were seconded by Mr. COGLAN, but after considerable discussion they were withdrawn, at the urgent request of several of the proprietors, who were content. they said, although they had voted against Mr. St urge's proposition, to leave the matter in the hands of the directors. Mr. STURGE then intimated to the meeting that consistently he could no longer act with the directors, since his motion had been negatived, and he must consequently resign. Several gentleme❑ expressed their regret at this circumstance. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, for his able and impartial conduct in the chair, aiid the meeting separated. LIVER THEATRE. CHURCH-STREET. BROIVN, KING, and GIBSON. LAST WEEK OF THE NEW PANTOMIME. 9111 HIS present TUESDAY, the 27th instant, will be per il. formed. a new Drama, of intense intersest, called THE FARMER'S STORY; Or, Faith and Falsehood. ACT I.—THE HAPPY VILLAGE—LABOUR ICI3 ITS LESSON. Stephen Lockwood..(a young farmer) .Mr. Maynard. . Mark Hyland..(an emigrant)..A. . Thompson. Bristles.... ....... (a travelling painte...... ..... Mr. Lee. Rut..(a ploughman)..N .Emery. Mary Lockwood Miss Maturin. ACT 2.—THE METP.OPOLIS—WEA LTII AND ITS TEMPTATIONS. Lockwood..(a man of fashion) Mr. Maynard. Bristles (a London artist) Mr. Lee. Rut (1 footman) Mrs. Lockwood Miss Maturin. ACT 3.—THE HEATH—WANT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. Lockwood (a reduced gamester) Mr. Maynard. Ryland (an emigrant returned from Canada) Mr. Thompson. Bristles (a man of genius on his last legs) Mr. Lee. Rut (the coachman of a Peer). Mr. Emery. Mrs. Lockwood.. Miss Maturin. To which will be added the laughable Interlude, called VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, On, THE MYSTERIOUS MANSION. Phelim Mr. Raymond. Celeste de Montmoteney..Mr. Raymond. To conclude with the new Comic Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN LITTLE IV - WEEP, Or The OLD WOMAN THAT LIVED IN A SHOE. Harlequin Mr. Gibson I Clown Mr. King, Pantaloon.. Mr. Brown Colunibine..Mrs. Gibson. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. ORATORIO, IN AID OF THE FUNDS FOR RELIEVING THE DISTRESS OF THE POOR. PATRONS. The Worshipful the MAYOR. JOSEPH LANGTON, Esq. Z Trustees Liverpool Choral JAMES ASPINALL, Esq. Society. (IN TUESDAY EVENING , M arc h t h e 6th, H an d el ' s 1.9 Sublime Oratorio MESSIAH, With Accompaniments by Moza Will be performed at the Theatre-Royal, b the LivEuPoor. CHORAL SOCIETY, with the assistance o he most eminent professional talent in Liverpool, in ever department of the Orchestrai," Leader, Mr. EYTON. A powerful ORGAN will he erected on the Stage for this occa sion, at which Mr. MICHAEL NIAYBRICK will preside. The Band and Chorus will consist of nearly 200 Performers. Conductor, Mr. GEORGE HOLDEN. Tickets for the Boxes, ss.—Upper B oxes , 4 s. —Pi t, 2s. Gd . —Gallery Is. each, to be had at the Music Shops, &c, The Box Plan will lie at Mr. WEISS' Music Saloon, Church street, hunt February the 27th, to March the 3rd, and at the Box-office of the Theatre, on Monday the sth, and Tuesday, the 6th of March, from 'Pen till Three. Full particulars will be published in a Book, which may be had at the Music Shops, and at the Theatre ou the evening of Performance,—ls. each. Doors open at half-past Six,—Performance to commence at Seven o'Ciock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received a donation of £l. to the Suap Fund from " A Lady —P. M." We hive not seen the paragraph commencing " The Young Gentlemen, &c." We:beg to acknowledge the receipt of Reminiscences from the • &trio Life of a Lutheran Clergyman—Astronomy Simpyied Dr. 'Vale's Compendium ei Logic—and Thornborough's Latin Exercises, which shall b e n o ti ce d on F r id ay or T uesday next with the i‘lagazines. We have also received a copy of the " Instructions from the Central Board of the H aud loom Weavers, Inquiry Commis sion to their Assistant Commissioners." If we rind any thing worth remark in the pamphlet we shall notice it on Friday. Miss Wu UNA LL'S CONCERT.—We are obliged, from want of space, to defer our notice of this concert until Friday. The letter of " Castigator" shall appear ou Friday. iLiberpool gitaitharti. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBIWARY 27, 1838 . c(z7- The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. DINNER TO O'CONNELL.—On Wednesday last a din ner was given to the " Big Beggarman" at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, London, to console him for the un pleasant treatment he has recently met with from the Trades Unions of Dublin, and to comfort him under the poignant sorrow which he must endure in consequence of the denunciations of the Manchester operatives. Perhaps we may also acid that the blustering demagogue needed some comfort under the prospective horrors of a diminished " rent." It is well known that the people of Ireland are becoming more and more convinced of the treachery, dissimulation, and selfishness of this heartless villain. It is well' known that his deluded fellow-coun trymen are, at length, beginning to open their eyes to the melancholy fact that the sordid avarice and reckless vanity of this mischievous agitator have, more than all other things put together, tended to paralyse the indus try, cripple the trade, and destroy the prosperity of the country which gave bixth to the ungrateful monster. It is well known that the disturbances, which lie has so se dulously studied to foment, have been the Most formida ble impediment to the employment of English capital in developing the resources of Ireland. It is well known that the systematic persecution of the Protestants, which has been carried on under his auspices, has driven the best friends of Ireland from her shores, to spend their riches and to diffuse their bounty in More peaceful dis tricts of the British empire. It is eqtrally well known that the miserable victims of O'Connell's ruinous policy are, at length, enabled to appreciate these facts, His prospects are, therefore, becoming more gloomy from week to week, and serious apprehensions are entertained that the "rent" will prove very unproductive in future. O'Connell is thus in a situation which renders the syrn pat hy of the English radicals very acceptable, especially f it should be followed by the collection of an English rent. We strongly suspect this to be the object of the party who gave him the feed on Wednesday. A few days will probably show the accuracy of our conjecture. The Dublin Election Petition will entail a very consi derable expense upon O'Connell, and it is not unlikely that an attempt may be made by the ivhig radical faction to extract the money to defray this expense from the pockets of .Englishmen. "We wish they may get it." But to come to the dinner itself. The chairman on. the occasion was the illustrious hero of Irun—the com mander-in-chief of the Dogsmeatians—the renowned Sir G. De Lacy Evans, M.P. A more suitable person age could not have been fixed upon to do honour to O'Connell. The runaway general has rendered himself conspicuous by his brutal treatment of the British Le .ion, and by his voracity and meanness in reference to the funds intended' for the maintenance of the troops under his command. Thus, in the sordidness and trued- lency of his character there is a striking assimilation to O'Connell, to whom he might with propriety exclaim, Hail! fellow, well met." Nor does the parallel end The general emulated O'Connell in his ferocious angnage towards the uncle of her Majesty. In propos the health of " The Duke of Sussex, and the rest of e Royal Family resident in England," the chairman Phserved that...he eunld not. Inive coneuried in the toast, had it not been qualified in the vay - he had given it. This is the language of the man whom our present mi nisters thought proper to introduce to her Majesty for the purpose of being knighted. In the very saute week that. this honour was conferred upon him he thus takes oceasibn to offer a gratuitous insult to one of her nearest relations! Well might such an ungrateful wretch pre side over a meeting in honour of O'Connell. In a meeting of radicals we, of course, expected to find some dishonour done to religion or the object of re- ligious worship—the Deity. Accordingly, we find that " the people, the source of legitimate power," was in cluded among the toasts. In whatever way the real meaning of these words may be explained away, we hesi tate not to say that they involve a blasphemous assump tion of the attributes of Omnipotence, on the part of the meanest and the most despicable creatures that ever ' crawled upon, and defiled, the face of the earth. None but infidels of the blackest die can maintain a doctrine so diabolical in its nature, and so derogatory to the ma jesty of Heaven. Yet it is a doctrine which has been applauded by certain public characters in our own town, some of whom hypocritically profess to have a reverence for the Bible—nay, some of %shorn have been actually members of the Bible Society. We have several times pointed out the folly and wickedness of this pernicious dogma. We shall continue to do so, as long as there can be found a man in England who is such an audacious rebel against the only and true SCURCE of all lower and might as to propose for the approbation of a public as sembly a toast of such a hellish character. In giving " Her Majesty's Ministers" as a toast, the chairman remarked that they had conducted the govern ment of Ireland " with a total absence of party feeling, and without reference to religious and sectarian differ ences." Very impartial indeed ! The only evidence of their impartiality has been their encouragement of Po pery—their exclusive patronage of the priests and O'Connell--Ltheir " heavy blows and great discourage ment" to Protestantism—and their withdrawal of all pro tection from the ministers and people of the national church. The toast of " Lord Mu!grave and the Irish Govern ! meat" obtained a precedence over that of O'Connell himself, wide!) we cannot help considering a bad com pliment to the " distinguiShed guest," who, being the master of Lord Mulgrave and the thing called the Irish Government, was entitled to the first notice. However, the " illustrious individual," in the light of whose coun tenance Lord Mulgrave and his minions delight to bask, was very properly introduced to the notice of the meet ing in connexion with the Irish Government. The chairman waxed eloquent whilst descanting upon the virtues of the " Big Beggarman." He said that " O'Connell was now the object of the attention of the whole empire, and the admiration of the best and most enlightened men, not only of this empire, but of the world." Think of that, reader ; but suspend your asto nishment until we inform you that this extravagant eu logium was afterwards cheered by a body of English men ! Englishmen ! no, we disown the recreant crew that would thus bestow their praises on the foul calumni ator of English mothers and daughters"—the immitigable enemy of Englishmen themselves, whom he has often, in the phrenzy of his hatred, denounced as " foreign ty rants" and " bloody Sassenachs." The base and bas tardly herd who could thus lavish their encomiums upon the sworn enemies of the English race must have any thing but English blood in their veins, or English feel ings in their hearts. What, again, shall we say to the following:—" ft was his (O'Connell's) wisdom, foresight, and humanity, which had prevented the Irish people from having re course, in order to regain their liberty, to measures which would have steeped their country in blood." What a gross and atrocious libel upon human nature it is to associate the name of O'Connell with wisdom and humanity ! This unprincipled agitator has done more to deluge his Unfortunate country with blood than any single individual that ever figured in her history. His life has been one of ceaseless and but too successful de votion to the misery and poverty of his countrymen. Talk of humanity in connexion with the strenuous op ponent of a system of Irish poor laws ! As well might you talk of the humanity of Nero himself. Before we drop our notice of this " grand dinner" we we shall glance at a few of the " Big Beggarman's" own remarks; not because there is any novelty or ori ginality in them, but because they will serve as illustra tions of radical exaggeration. The " illustrious guest" "solemnly assured his audience, and without the least affectation, that he never in his life felt so overpowered as he did when lie first entered the room that evening." We are doubtful whether there be a little sly irony or not in this " solemn assurance " What was it that overpowered O'Connell ? Was it not the intolerable stench of the greasy vagabonds who were assembled on the occasion ? We believe that this must have been the real cause of the overpowering sensations which O'Con nell so pathetically describes. We also believe that he spoke ironically when he asked " what had brought to gether so many of the most respectable class of the most respectable country in the world—so many independent nglishmen—to pay a compliment to him ?" Who were these "respectable and independent Englishmen y" On consulting the list of gentlemen wh o sat at the table, as published by the radical papers, we find th e f o ll ow i ng names, in addition to that of the gallant hero who pre sided :—Mr. Hume, M.P.; Mr. Ruche, M.P. ; the Hon. Mr. Langdale, M.P.; Mr. J. O'Connell, M.P.; Mr. M. O'Connell, M.P. ; Mr. M. J. O'Connell, M.P. ; Lord Langford ; Sir R. Nagle, M.P. ; Sir M. Chapman, M. P. ; Mr. Chester, M.P. ; Mr. P. How ar d, M.P. ; Mr. Callaghan, M.P.; Mr. Beamish, M.P. ; Mr. J. H. Tal bot ; Mr. Bridgman, M.P. ; Mr. Power, M.P.; Mr. Fitzsimon, M.P.; Mr. G. Evans, M.P. ; Mr. D. Browne, M.P.; Mr. Bodkin, M.P. ; Mr. J. Blake, M.P.; Mr. Blewitt, M.P. ; Major M'Namara, M.P. ; Mr. Vigors, M.P. ; Mr. A. Yates, M.P. ; Mr. Maule, M.P. ; Mr. Holland, M.P. ; Mr. Hutton, M.P. ; Mr. Roche, M.P.; Sir J. S. Lillie, Count Taafe, Mr. Lover, Mr. Kiernan, Mr. M'Leod, Mr. Barnwell, &c. These were the dis tinguished Englishmen who met to pay a compliment to O'Connell. Our readers will perceive that nearly the whole of them are members of the tail, and.most of then Irish Papists I ft is a general remark that when a man begins to lose his temper it shows that he is on the losing side. This was exactly the case with O'Connell on Wednesday The foul-mouthed braggart, finding his cause evening. desperate, indulged in the most outrageous abuse of the English and Scottish members of Parliament, who have conspired toth ash both O'Connell and the lick-spittle ministry under his protection. Titus does he vent his impotent rage against a body of the most independent and honotirable gentlemen in the woi Id:— " The Irish Reform Bill ought to have been infinitely more extensive; it was full of faults, antithe worst part of it was, that it exposed Ireland to all the machinations of the Spottiswoode gang, to pecuniary corruption in its worst form, and above all to the pet jury of the tory committees. He had said, in the House of Commons, and he repeated now, that Ireland was not safe from the perjury of English and Scottish gentlemen (Great cheering.) They sacrificed their conscience to party ;it was hor rible to think of it: Persons who were gentlemen in rank and fortune, who diSpensed justice from their magisterial benches, per jured themselves hourly as members of committees in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) But the time was come when the iniquity should be proclaimed boldly. lie was ready to be the martyr ofjustice and truth, (hear,) though he might fall a victim to his own boldness." Our readers Will bear in mind that the blustering pol troon who indulges in this ribald blackguardism is him self the most deeply perjured scamp on the face of the earth. But we are glad to find' that Lord Maidstone is determined to bring this language under the considera tion of the House of Commons, when, we have no doubt, the vile calumniator will receive his due. We shall not Condescend to notice the thousand -times= refuted' arguments of O'Connell in reference•to the go vernment of Ireland, nor his pitectis appeals to the au dience on behalf of his countrymen. We.would merely ask, in conclusion, what will our fair countrywomen say when they learn tliat O'Connell made the Queen—our „... virtuous and youthful Queen—the rose of England— the object of the most fulsome flattery. What can such I:inivage mean in the month of the wholesale libeller of Englisltuomen? As the Times remarks, ”we are involuntarily reminded of the serpent's trail on the flowrets of Eden. There are who can smile, and . smile,-and murder while they smile.'" ge , 1.4 E Bit tiA f 2 Y 2,7, 1838 SIR JAMEs GRAHAM.—We congratulate the conserva tives of Great Britain upon the election of this distin guished statesman as member for the Pembroke boroughs' We are aware that no absolute numerical gain has been realised by his election—the former member, Col. Owen, being a staunch conservative—but we feel con vinced that the imbecile creatures who form what is called our ministry would have sacrificed half-a-dozen votes in the house, rather than be encountered by the presence of Sir James Graham on the opposition bench es. His splendid abilities—his fine eloquence—his sturdy loyalty—his manly consistency, and his lofty in dependence of spirit, conspire to render him a most for midable antagonist. How that puny crew how sit upon the treasury benchesswill cower under the castigations which Sir James is prepared to administer ! How Lord Johnny will shuffle in order to avoid the shafts of the Cumberland Baronet's ridicule ! What consternation will be depicted upon the countenances of the time-serving underlings who receive the salaries due to better men, when they are confronted by this true patriot ! How will they, quail, as lie opens upon them the heavy artil lery of his eloquent denunciations ! With what tremen dous interest will lie repay the snivelling wretches the debt he owes them for the indignities which they have presumed to offer him ! Again, we must say, we con gratulate the Protestants of Great Britain upon the election of such a staunch friend asSir James Graham. Soon may he be restored to that pOSition in her Majesty's councils which his talents ought to command, and which his virtues would be sure to adorn.. MR. WILLIAM EWART.—We are almost ashamed of associating the name of this pragmatical piece of radical affectation with that of the distinguished statesman, whose election we have noticed above. We, however, introduce him for the sake of contrast. The rejected of Liverpool, and, we might almost add, the despised of Kilkenny, has had the boldness to cffer himself, as we surmised in our last, as a candidate for the representation of Marylebone, vacant by the resigna- , tion of " Whalley, the Disqualified." What the electors of that borough, even the radical section of them, can see to admire in William Ewart, we are utterly at a loss to conjecture. Contemptible in person, deficient in intel lect, reckless in principle, and insignificant even as a spouter, as this overweening whipster of a politician is acknowledged to be, we are not at all surprised to find, that the more sensible among the Marylebone radicals have determined to repudiate the vain little man, and to bring Pay-rhino Thompson forward in opposition. Of course, we do not wish the latter any degree of success, further than that he should succeed in placing the senti mental coxcomb, against whom lie is pitched, at the bot tom of the poll. We sincetely hope, that the conserva tives will succeed returning Lord Teignmouth, and thus diminish by another vote the measuring -cast majo rity of Lord John Russell. But even if Ewart should bo returned, we shall not break our hearts. He cannot do any mischief in the house. He %yin only serve as an ad ditional joint of " the tail," a very convenient thing on a close division. THE ALBION AND VOTE BY BALLOT.-Our very shrewd' and consistent contemporary, the Albion, of yesterday, has two leading articles ; which are placed in a very awk ward juxta-position. In the former of these, the editor descants, in his usual style, upon the advantages which would result from vote by ballot, in reference to which, he exclaims most pathetically, " when will the people of this great nation rise in their might, and demand real, not virtual suffrage—real, not virtual representation !" We shall not here stop to inquire what is the precise shade of difference between real and virtual representation ; nor shall we remark upon the absurdity and inconsistency of the radical press in first demanding the reform act— " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill"—and then abusing that bill as the most worthless measure that ever obtained the sanction of Parliament. We pass these matters by fur the present, and hasten to inform our readers, that the sapient editor of the Albion furnishes, in the succeeding article, the strongest refutation of his own arguments in favour of the ballot. Perhaps this was done in the spirit of kindness, and, out of sheer com passion to his readers : certain it is he has given them both the bane and the antidote, whatever may have been his motive for so doing. Feeling chagrined at the exclusion of Mr. Walmsley's name from the list of persons recom mended to fill the vacancies in the magistracy, the Albion remarks-- " The council proceedings, on Wednesday last, resembled a lady's letter: the most interesting portion was the postscript. Four or five gentlemen were to be recommended to the Home office to fill the vacancies caused by death or disqualification in the list of magistrates, and, whatever individuals may think or feel, the public have some right to judge of the conduct of the council in the choice they have made. Against those recom mended there can, possibly, be no personal objection, but there was great objection to the mode. In an extended application, we are the strenuous advocates of the ballot, but we dread its in troduction in representative bodies, because our experience tells us, that its adoption generally implies a desire in those using it to abuse the confidence of their constituents, to escape from a respon sibility which gives them their value anci their character." We do not for a moment suppose, that there is anything like clique ism in the council—a certain knot who divide honours among themselves only ; but anything like secret divisions is too well calculated to beget the imputation." We assure our readers, that the preceding is a verba tim extract from the Albion. We need not say, that it contains one of the most cogent arguments insisted upon by Sir Robert Peel in his speech against the introduction of vote by ballot. We sincerely rejoice to find, that the worthy editor of the Albion is becoming a little more enlightened on the subject; that a few scattered gleams . of the light of truth and reason dart across the Cimme rian gloom of his understanding. If lie will only quit the bogs and swamps of radicalism, over which the mist of error is so thickly spread, he may be able to see yet more clearly the beauties of our old-fashioned constitu tion, and the frightful deformity of those new-fangled " improvements" which lie has so long advocated. We shall be unfeignedly glad to render him any assistance in our power to exti icate him from the dismal slough in which he has so long floundered. THE NORTHWEST LIGHT SHIP.-Our attention has been directed to a letter inserted in the Mercury of Fri day last, relating to the accident which occurred very recently to the North-West Light Ship. The writer of the letter very modestly offers his services to the Dock Committee as marine surveyor, at the small salary of £2OO a year, but carefully withholds any reference by which they may judge of his qualifications. We much 4 admire the zeal for the public interests displayed by this "Shipowner." His love of economy and retrenchment ,stamps him a whig of the first water; and we only wish that he would direct his attention to other departments of public business, where he might find abundant op portunity for ostentatiously parading his principles of economy before an admiring public. The letter in itself I is scarcely worth notice; but we have introduced it in order to show the malignant hatred which is cherished by the whigs and radicals against the conservative party. Of what use, says the insolent scribbler, is it to give the extravagant salary Of £BOO a year to Captain Denham when others might be found who would right gladly do the duties of the office at the low figure of £2OO. Surely the Dock Committee will prick their ears at this very liberal offer, and immediately secure the services of this "Shipowner." But to prevent disappointment, we are ourselves most anxious to engage the services of this distinguished political economist. First, we would have hint institute a searching inquiry as to the value of the services of some of the gentry who have been elected to. offices of trust, simply on account of their radical and revolutionary principles. The Police court might afford ample opportunity for prosecuting this scrutiny. A com mission of inquiry into the proceedings of that court would prove an inexhaustible source of amusement, es. pecially if illustrated with numerous etchings by Cruik shank. Some such scene as the following would furnish abundant evidence that the business of the Police court might be conducted, as it used to be, under the adminis tration of the tories, with much less expense and with' equal efficiency. A cripple is taken up for begging in the streets, and lodged in Bridewell until his case is heard:. • Sev.en or eight whiskered gentry, called police'.