The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

t was sung, mphi resent tential a very eluded ngs on lection y their rhuri. nesent May 2S, 1 544 SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION. The nomination of candidates took place on Friday at Newton-in-the-Willows. The weather was extremely favourable for the occasion, the day being fair and warm. Hustings were erected on the vacant ground in front of the church, but they were extremely small and incom modious, not capable of holding more than 150 to 200 persons. For the reporters. of whom about 25 were in attendance, no sort of accommodation was provided, and they were compelled to engage a couple of waggons, and have them wheeled up in front of the hustings. Ten o'clock was the hour fixed for the commencement of the proceedings, but about an hour before that time the little town began to be very busy, carriages and other vehicles continuing to drive up in quick succession until after ten o'clock. John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Wood-fold Park, near Blackburn, the high-sheriff, arrived from Warrington, at about a quarter before ten o'clock. He was accompanied by William Whalley, Esq., of Parkhill, and was attended on the hustings by Robert Brandt, Esq., the assessor, and Mr. Walker, of Preston the under-sheriff. Wm. Entwisle, Esq., the Conservative candidate, arrived from Liverpool, accompanied by several members of the Liverpool co.nmittee, at about half-past nine o'clock. They proceeded to the Central Committee Rooms, at the Legh Arms Hotel, where the procession formed, and moved up to the hustings. It comprised a vast number of persons, and a profusion of elegant banners, bearing appropriate Conservative inscriptions. Mr. Brown arrived in his carriage, comparatively un attended ; amongst Isis small party were Sir Thos. Potter, J.C.Ewart, Esq., W. Wood, Esq., John Finch , j un. Es q ., Robert Gardner, Esq., Henry Barron, Esq., R. Cobden, Esq., M.P., and some of the most prominent agitators of the League. The hustings were divided into three compartments ; the centre one was occupied by the High Sheriff, that on the right by Mr. Brown, and the one on the left by Mr. Entwisle. On taking his place on the hustings, Mr. Entwisle was loudly cheered. Amongst the very numerous party by whom he was s n .aPported on the hustings were—J. Wilson Pat ten, Es q ., '•P., John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., Peter Greenall, Esq., M.P., George Cornwall Leigh, Esq., r•p„ Col. Plumbe Tempest, Sir Thomas Brancker, hos. Townsend, Esq., Robert Bentley, Esq., Wm. Gar- John Esq., Jonah Harrop, Esq., Clement Royds, Esq., ntii Bentley, Esq., Henry Littledale, Esq., Wm. Ford o E f sq w . William Smith, the Rev. James lide°rt:bn; 'inwick, John Roby, Esq., James Dear bnn„,' T ,Esq , William Hall, Esq., of Grappen-hall, AI- Lloyds, Esq., Gilbert Greenall, Esq. ' John Greenall, Esq,, Tho mas Ly on , E squ ire, Henry Charles Lacey, Edward Lloyd, Smith, H. Birley, Esq., John Darwell, ESq.. John Esq., Robert Lomax, Esq., John Clare, Esq., R. S. Sowler, Esq., Elias Chad wick, Esq., John Lord, Esq., &c. Precisely at ten minutes after - ten proclamation for si lence was made, and Robert Brandt, Esq., the sheriff's assesso r, proceeded to read the writ. At that time the crowd in front of the hustings was very great, and every window commanding a view of the place was crowded with spectators. The cath was administered to the high sheriff by W. Hall, Esq., of Grappenhall. The HIGH SHERIFF then said--Freeholders of the Southern Division of the County. In pursuance of his duty as High Sheriff of the county, he had called them together for the purpose of electing a fit and proper per son to represent them in the Common's House of Parlia ment, in the room of their late much lamented represen tative, the Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman, of whose death he might say it was a cause for the deepest grief to his friends and relatives and an irreparable loss to th e county that cla i me d t h e high distinction of having wnand bin as one of its representatives, for he wa s a man of any co nst it ue ncy might indeed feel proud ; his death, therefore, was a matter of grief to the county at large, and especially to that division which he so ably re presented. Their duty now, however, was not to enlarge on the merits of their late member, but to select a gentle man worthy to become his successor, and in the perform • ance of that duty he would not interfere further than what he was required to do in the performance of his public du ties. He rejoiced to believe that hitherto the matters - connected with the election had gone on in a quiet and Peaceable manner ; that no bad feeling had been evinced. His own duty, as they were aware, was to act in a straight forward manner ; to make a return to the writ, and de clare the gentleman elected who had the majori t y of votes. He co u ld assure all who heard him, that it was his fixed determination to act with strict impartiality—(loud cheers) ;—to endeavour to obtain for all a fair hearing -(cheers)—and he trusted when the election should have been concluded, that neither party should have cause for strYing it was lost by any action of his. (Loud cheers.) Be would not further detain the freeholders from hearing any gentleman who might desire to propose a candidate. R. GARDNER, Esq. rose to propose his f riend William Brown, Esq., as a fit and proper person to become a re presentative for the Southern Division of the county. And An rising to discharge that duty he could not but feel sin fort that the duty had not fallen into abler hands, he did indeed feel his own great insufficiency to place the merits of his friend in that strong point of view before - ,the electo rs t o w hi c h they were so eminently ent itled. He Pad also another cause of regret, namely, that he felt be was abo u t t o vo t e an d act against those friends with whom ne had been so long connected, and in whose political vi ews he had agreed. He felt, however, that he was about to act honestly • that he was about best to serve the gene ral of his country, and he would much rather see Its country prosper than endeavour to promote the predo theinancy of any particular political creed. T heir countr y , n, Was formerly an agricultural one, but it was now a evcial one and being so, it required that its repre sentatives to commercial Should be men well versed in all subj ects rela ting() c ommercial affairs. The Southern Divisio n of the county comprised an area of 444.000 acres, and was rated On a value of £5,000,000. The Northern Division com prised an area of 721,000 acres, and included Preston, _-_Blckburn, and other towns, but only contained a popu lation of 200,000, and was rated at an annual value infi nitely below that of the Southern Division. (Loud cries Question.") Mr. G. then went on to show a num ber of well-known facts respecting the density of the po pulation of Lancashire, above every other in the kingdom, and as this great addition had been created by the spread of manufactures within it, it followed that its representa tives should be thoroughly versed in commercial affairs, a requirement which they could not expect to find in Mr. Entwisle, but which existed in the greatest perfection in his friend Mr. Brown. He then said a charge had been brought forward against Mr. Brown that he was a Soci nian and an enemy to the church (No, no), but he denied that such was the case, and he would say further, that if he could have believed such a charge well founded, lie would not have advocated his cause. He (tlr. G.) might say for himself that very few mess had contributed more than he had done to extend the church's usefulness • it was etherefore not to be expected that he would give 'his as sistance to any man who would endeavour to injure the Er a se. Another charge had been brought against Mr. truthforeigner; was he was an Irishman; but it was not very im portant to state the fact; it was, however, to say of him that he had proved himself at all times, and in every re spect, a most consistent man. And it was of the last im portance to-select such a man for their member ; one who o remove all restrictions from trade, and leave it per free. This country could never have risen to its P an re d se i f nt ero . ad pre-eminence without the aid of commerce, would deprived o that, he would wish to ask what decay was soon become? and yet, although the certainty of were was an almost self-evident truth. the landed interest Inaerice. e disposed to feel and act hostilely towards corn- Let them, however, remember that labour and j an c it i lin ery could be removed, were removing, to other , s, where they might be more profitably employed but there was no removing green fields. There was ano ther charge alleged against his friend, that if he were re turned to parliament, he would go pledged to oppose the Present government ; b u t h e beli ev ed on the contrary, he Would be able t o g i ve th e governmen t m uch better sup port than .. than his opp onen t, espec i a ll y on a ll comme rcial ques tions. The country wanted mem b ers w h o wou ld t free__ trade; let him not, ho wever , b e m i sun d erstoo d ; h e did not wish to see restrictions removed suddenly, and at once, but gradually a n d by d egrees ; h e was not, there fore, a thorough free-trader ; for although he deemed the former and the pre sen t corn l aw un j us t, h e wou ld not h ave the restrictions which it imposes removed at once but gra dually, ( o h, o h !) f or sudden changesi often do evil, and seldom do much goo d. ( Cheers .) he to might judge ques . of Mr. Entwisle f rom the answers lie ha d if had given regard him as a Tory of the tions put to him he could only oppose t r trmoval of restric tions on the coin trade, and commercial made some statements in estr a i n c s t w io e ns answer to the gene rally. Having charge that low priced bread would occasion low (which were most tame and shallow) he came to the gespre sent situation of the Chinese in having thrown open their ports to the markets of England and the Colonies, and that too without imposing airy import duties, if they might have been met in a reciprocal spirit of liberality. At the Present time there was a great demand for grey shirting cloths in China, the duty on which was 70. a piece, and one piece would purchase 121bs. of tea, on which we put l tax of 2s. 2d. p er lb., or on the 121bs. of tea paid for by t one piece of cloth, no less than 265. 3d. The article next greatest in demand in China, is yarn, the duty on which g c llths of a penny per pound. Now 121bs. of yarn will duicure, on an average, 151bs. of tea, and the Chinese we Y ah onthe yarn would be 7d. and A th of a penny, while the e r a pd impose on the 121bs. of tea, 265. 3d, duty. And our ina laese would engage to take as great a quantity of Producqufactures as they are able to pay for in their own Tea wa e s „ ( op rY—let them take bricks and mortar and all.) n r a t _eht put n in London at 6d per lb., on which govern f•;-;ltY of 2s. 2d.; if the government met the at s. a Ib - 'r; . 3:, we might have tea at Bd. which is now sold the gr eat p . I Now the County of Lancaster might be called ' yes well-mporium of trade, and it required representa and versed in trade interests, rightly to watch over of tizTrnote its welfare ; but if they put the capabilities it e , 0 „1 , 0 candidates in comparison to do this, he thought th e - `; !, d be comparing the sun with a candle. (Cries from Afte r d n e s t erfatives, " We've all the sun at our side.") tons tithehog a plentiful supply of sympathetic expres , uke 0( . sufferings of the poor; and . alluding to the liVe r e m . Richmond and his party as likely to offer offen tf his e,"aoce to Sir Robert Peel's policyagain spoke .sse e p • 1, tnatton to a sudden withdrawal of restric gllty pa n el confessed his preference of a fixed moderate Y Sayi n a r,a, of 65., 75., or Bs. a quarter. He concluded the l e f t g k ue believed there were many gentlemen on the /tad th en w i ) o e. vvould say • 1 amen" to much that he had said, .q. s ged to propose his friend William Brown, Liverpool, as a representative for the Souther n (Loud• cheers.) and bo . "' EwART, Esq., rose to second the nominatio n, 0 conc ur e Proceeding with general observations, he beeged n om Po L n riffin all the eulogiern expressed by the High She thelate Nil.. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman left tvr ue re l co lected as an old tried friend and school a 4 who had proved himself invaluable as a men ber of parliament. He would now then desire to throw all party feelings to the winds, and not only now, but at all tuture elections. His friend Mr. Brown came forward on no political grounds, but simply as an advocate of free trade. Mr. Brown was known as a merchant to thewhple commercial world, and he was a great landowner too; in deed, he was much mistaken if Mr. Brown, with the other members of his family, was not possessed of a lirger rental in land than many of the squirearchy in the county. (Cheers and hisses.) But Mr. Brown was not a mast to promote his own interests as a landowner, over the com mercial interests of the country. He would not detain them, but conclude by calling upon all to rally round the standard of freedom of trade, and to rush to it with hearts beating high to protect it; and if they did so, the cause of freedom of trade would most assuredly triumph. (Cheers.) He seconded Mr. Brown's nomination, and then closed his observations. Col. TEMPEST next rose to move the nomination of William Entwisle, Esq., and was met by deafening rounds of cheers, which continued for some time. He concurred in all that had been said in compliment to the memory of their lamented representative, Mr. Wilbraham. He had then, he said, the honour to recommend Mr. Entwisle AS a candidate. He was a gentleman of sound conservative principles (cheers), and had eminently distinguished him self by his talents at the university, a sure peesage of his important county to represent the great interes ts of this county in parliament ; and if he was returned, he was sure that he would serve the county honestly and faithfully, for he was a man who was anxious to promote not this or that particular interest, but every branch of British in dustry. (Cheers.) He maintained that it was necessary that the kingdom should at all times protect itself as much as possible from the necessity of depending on any foreign state for any material portion of the supply of bread for the people ; for if they should become dependent on others for a supply of food, it would be in the power of the coun tries depended upon so to increase its price as to cause a scarcity, and that might end in producing a famine in Great Britain, or at least a state bordering on famine. All knew the importance of commerce and manufactures, but they also should know it was necessary they should go hand in hand with agriculture, if they would desire to promote the general prosperity of the British empire. Most persons also knew that the home markets were the best and wealthiest for the manufacturer to resort to, and no advantages that foreign markets offered, if to be only got at the sacrifice of the corn laws, would ever compen sate the manufacturer for the loss he would sustain by the injury done to the home producers, the best and wealthiest customers. He was not wrong in saying that no nation, ancient or modern, ever prospered, that neglected its own agriculture, and thereby prevented itself from providing its people with a sufficiency of bread. (Hear, hear.) The country bad been raised to its high station by attention having been paid to all its interests, and every branch of British industry ; and it was by the same course being now pursued, that the country was enabled to retain her proud position. All these great interests were so inti mately united, that they could only stand or fall together. At the earlier meetings of the Anti-corn-law League, it was made a boast that the manufacturers were able to buy up all the land of the aristocracy of England. Now if this were true, it surely proved that the manufacturers had been most successful, and it also prove-I that the corn-laws could not have been very prejudicial to their interests. (Cheers.) They now cry out for cheap bread in order to lower the rate of wages, thus proving that with them cheap bread means low wages. (Immense cheering.) At the earlier meetings of the League the most reprehensible language was applied towards the landholders, and if the people had not had the good sense in a great degree to disregard the hints and insinuations thrown out, the most disastrous consequences might have followed. (Cheers.) The farmers were insultingly called a senseless race, with heads as thick as the clods they cultivated ; indeed all means were used to set class against class, and men who so acted, he had no hesitation in say ing, were the worst enemies the country could have. There was no doubt the League had in some few instances been joined by men of high standing, and possessed of great wealth ; but if such persons would only look back upon proceedings that took place in the earlier part of the French revolution, when men of title and wealth gave encouragement to the promotion of revolutionary plans, they would see it was possible to raise a storm which, when raised, might be beyond their power to control. He might also mention that a great delusion had been practised in making very false statements as to the man ner in which the price of bread was affected by the rent paid for land ; for competent men had made the most careful calculations, from which they felt themselves jus tified in asserting that Bs. or 10s. was the most which the rent of an acre of land added to the price paid for a quar ter of wheat. Now, if they would take away the retuse, and allow for the other well-known reductions which the farmers were called upon to bear, it would be found that rent did not add more in the proportion to the price of bread than twopence to the price of a stone of flour, and that was all that the "grasping landlord" got for his share. (Loud cheers.) There was a great difference in the statistical accounts given of the number of persons employed, and the amount of capital invested in land ; but if they would only go into an agricultural district, they would find that every tradesman and working man were dependent on agriculture, and this dependence was found to exist to a great degree even in manufacturing towns. Were not the manufacturers, therefore, much beholden to the country classes ? (Cheers.) They might depend upon the truth that commerce was more support ed by the agricultural than the manufacturing classes, and that if the corn-law was a monopoly, it was a mono poly by which the greatest numbers were benefitted. If they calculated the amount of capital invested in agricul ture, it would be found to exceed that in manufactures by hundreds of millions. Some of the League have said that they seek a repeal of the corn-laws in order to raise up the agricultural interests of other nations, and so enable them more largely to purchase our manufactures. Now, although he might not say that such could not be done, he was entitled to say that sach an object could only be accomplished by the commission of a grievous robbery of our own nation, inasmuch as foreign states possess great natural facilities for increasing their productions, which are denied to the people of this country. (Loud cheers.) Those nations have now, however, pronounced their de termination to promote their own manufactures, and they :will act upon that determination. Ttie sun, indeed ' in its course, might be as easily stayed as th e endeavours of foreign nations to relieve themselves to the greatest pos sible extent, from a dependence on othe rs f or th e supp l y of articles with which they may be abl e t o f urn i s h them selves. It was, therefore, the interest of all that we should call for a fair protection to our national indu , try. If they gave way now, they would show that they wished to destroy our matchless constitution, which has ever been the pride and glory of our people, as it has also been the envy and admiration of the world. (Loud cheers.) If, then, they wished to destroy an empire with which all that was great and glorious was associated, then let them vote for the Leaguers' candidate ; but if they wished truly to serve the interests of commerce, and nobly to uphold the British empire in its envied integrity, then let them give their hearty support to a conservative, to his honoured friend William Entwisle, Esq., whom he had the greatest pleasure in proposing as a candidate for the representation of South Lancashire. (Immense cheering.) Sir TeromAs BRANCKE a.—( Cheers. )—Mr. High Sheriff and electors of South Lancashire,—Before I pro ceed to second the nomination of my friend Mr. Entwisle, allow me to express my full concurrence in everything which has fallen from the High Sheriff and every other gentleman who has addressed the electors, as regards a testimony of respect for the memory of our late departed friend, Mr. Wilbraham. Gentlemen, I had the honour of enjoying the friendship of that distinguished individual : and I can safely say that he was not half sufficiently known; that those who knew him the best valued him the most; and that in him this county has lost a member who was worthy the confidence reposed in him ; his fa mily and his friends have lost a son, a husband, a father, and a friend, than whom there was none better living in this kingdom. (Loud applause.) Havin g paid that tri bute of respect, gentlemen, to the memory of Mr. Wil braham, I now come forward to second the nomination of Mr. Entwisle as his successor. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, notwithstanding the pains which have been taken by the Anti-Corn-Law League, notwithstanding the pains which have been taken by those who call themselves liberals, to shake a large purse in the eyes of the electors of South Lancashire,—(loud cheers,)—notwithstanding the pains which have been taken by those who, when they are beaten, are full of accusations against us of bribery, cor ruption and intimidation, but who, when they come to practise, practise the very contrary of what they preach— (loud applause,)—gentlemen, I say, notwithstanding the large purse which these parties have shaken in your faces, I know the Conservatives of Lancashire too well to doubt for a moment that they will be influenced by such a proceeding. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, my friend, Mr. Ewart, appealed to tories, to conservatives, to radi cals, and to all parties, to unite together to return a liberal free trader to parliament in the person of my friend, Mr. Brown,—for Mr. Brown is my friend, and Mr. Brown I highly respect. (Applause from both sides.) But, gentlemen, I do not call upon Radicals, because I know that my call would be in vain, but I call upon Tories, and Conservatives, or whatever they are called,—for my own part, lam a bigotted old Tory. (Cheers, and laughter.) I call upon Tories and Conservatives to merge all minor differences, if any differences there be, in their common cause. (Loud cheers.) Radicals never split from t heir party, however much they may dislike their candidate. Therefore, though I am a bigotted old Tory, and may perhaps think that one candidate goes too far, and ano ther not far enough, I would stand by my party, and vote for the candidate whom the majority bring forward. (Applause.) With regard to Mr. Entwisle, gentlemen, with him Ido agree. (Loud applause.) He has been called an old Tory 30 or 40 years ago, for anything I know. I agree with him fully ; and lam quite satisfied, if you return him to parliament, you will return a gentle man who will serve you well, who will not merely attend to one interest, but to all alike. (Loud applause.) For I say it is a gross delusion which leads men to set one in terest against another, to suppose that they raise up one interest when another is declining. (Applause.) Gen tlemen, a short time ago, we heard somebody cry out for bread ; a while ago, we saw some loaves of bread marched up tire street, and nobody seemed to want them. (Ap plause.) I suppose those loaves were produced for the purpose of using them, as it might be called in learned language, as the argumentum ad bellyum. (Loud ap plause.) But, gentlemen, I hope the South Lancashire electors will not be swayed altogether by their bellies ; they have other interests to take care of besides them. (Applause.) My gallant friend, the colonel, who preceded me, has so well explained the views both of myself and ihe party with whom I act, that I will not detain you fur ther than to say, that I most heartily second the nomina tion of William Entwisle, Esq., as a fit and proper per son to represent this division of the county in parliament. (Loud cheers.) Wm. BROWN, Esq., rose and was received with ming led cheers and hisses, and spoke so low for a short time as to be inaudible at a short distance. When silence was restored, he was heard concurring in the tribute of re- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. spect which the preceding speakers had paid to the memory of Mr. Wilbraham. From the character of the gentleman by whom he had been nominated and seconded, it would be seen that all political partizanship had been put aside, and that he presented himself as a candidate, only as an incorruptible advocate of Free Trade, and of the right which every nation ought to enjoy to exchange its produce for that of another ; for by the cultivation of this principle they best cultivated relations of peace and good will between nations, and thereby prevented the taxes and other evils which were consequent on wars, pro duced by a want of such a friendly understanding. He wished to carry out the maxim that had been sanctioned by the Premier—to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market. If it should be their pleasure to make him their representative in the Commons House of Par liament, they would never find him offering a factious opposition to any good measure, whether it might happen to have been proposed by Conservative, Whig, or Radi cal. He would never seek the smiles nor fear the frowns of any administration. He could not take upon himself to answer all the arguments from the opposite side. It had been said we should not put our dependence on others for a supply of grain, to which he should say that he de pended upon our soldiers to find or make us markets in every part of the world—(cheers and hisses)—for he felt sure if the present source of supplies was cut off, others would speedily be obtained. They spoke of prices of food where wages were low ; let them, then, look at Ireland, and endeavour if they can there to raise the rate of wages, for there were two millions of per sons who would be glad to be employed for 6d. a day. Again, if they cross the Atlantic, they will find that the operative there can get his 4s. a day. (Cries of " But they come back again !") He knew that they did return, because they don't like the climate, or rather because they are influenced by that instinctive feeling of attachment for the land of their birth (what the learned caned amor patrim) that prevents them from availing themselves of the advantages offered elsewhere. There were persons who were disposed to regard the aristocracy as incum brances, but he did not so, for he thought them a neces sary spoke in the wheel, and he would not be the man to disturb them in their possessions. Mr. Brown then con tinued at considerable length to speak upon different matters connecting themselves with his notions of free trade; but as the arguments by which he supported his assertions had nothing of novelty in them, we shall inflict no loss on the reader if we bring him to the close of his observations, when he reiterated his assur ances, that if elected one of the representatives of the Southern Division, he would endeavour to discharge the duties so as best to promote the welfare of all classes. (Cheers.) Mr. ENTWIS LE then came forward, which was the signa for a hearty burst of cheering. After it had subsided, he spoke as follows :—Mr. High Sheriff and Gentlemen, — At the commencement .f thier conteet-I-..-craindccit grratty surprised to find that the electors of South Lancashire were called upon to record their votes in this struggle upon one point alone, to which their attention was directed, and that it was expected they would leave out of sight all those principles of our constitution—(hear, hear)—all those in stitutions of the country which have been so long our glory and our safeguard. (Loud applause.) But, gentlemen, my surprise has been much diminished, and I must say that I much congratulate all the electors of this district when I find that my honourable opponent is put forward, with that one exception, upon precisely the same grounds as those on which I appear before you. (Applause, and a cry of " free trade,' from Mr. Brown's party.) That is the one exception which I mention, and I have been met upon my canvass with the assertion that Mr. Brown is a better conservative than I am myself. (Applause and laughter.) And we have heard just now—it has been put forward by his own party—that he would give his support to that ministry who now hold the reins of power in this country. (Applause.) That is put forward as a claim upon the votes of the electors of this district • and I say, if there could be one argument more strong ;Ilan another in favour of those ministers, it is that both sides find it necessary to appeal to their support of them and their measures, in defence of their claim to your suffrages. (Loud cheers.) I am certainly not much surprised that that is the case. (Applause.) I am not at all surprised that the contest has taken that turn. But I look back to the circumstances in which we were left at the last election in 1841 ; and when I see the circumstances under which this country now exists, and the comparative degree of great prosperity to which we have attained, I am not surprised that great confidence should be attached to those ministers who have rescued us out of a condition in which our trade was depressed to an extent almost unparalleled, when we were engaged in several wars, and when our annual revenue was greatly deficient. (Applause.) I am not surprised that great confidence should be attached to those ministers who have restored peace to the country— (hear, hear)—under whose government trade has been extended, and by whom our revenue has been again placed in a situation to be sufficient for the expenditore of the country. (Loud cheers, and some of the leaguers called out, " the income tax.") It is said, gentlemen, that this is done by means of an income tax. I am not here to dis cuss by what means it was done. (Applause.) I am quite ready, if you desire to know my opinion upon the matter, to express my opinion, that that tax was a good tax, and was imperatively called for by the circumstances of the country at that time. (Applause.) Urgent cases, gentle men, require severe remedies. The remedy may have been severe, but it has answered the purpose—(applause),— and for the first time for many years the ministry has had the agreeable duty imposed upon them of considering in what manner the surplus of revenue shall be applied. (Loud cheers.) We were not troubled with any such con siderations under the late ministry. (Hear, hear.) We have had just now a considerable detail with regard to wool read to us in this meeting. I did not hear a great p irt of it, and I was unable to catch the purport of it ; but I happen to recollect that there is just now passing a measure for the total abolition of the duty on wool. I don't know whether this may in some degree answer the expectations of those gentlemen. (Applause.) But, gen tlemen, it seems the great cry is to be raised upon the subject of free trade; and in this instance the question of free trade appears to be narrowed to the one individual question of the repeal of the corn laws. (Applause, and ' no.") Gentlemen, I ask, is it so? (" No, no.") Is my opponent the candidate of the League, or is he not ? (" Yes," and cheers.) If it be not so, I would ask, how is it that that gentleman has been making his progress through the country attended by the most active, and I may add, I believe, the most able member of the League? (Loud cheers from the leaguers.) We have had read to us by Mr. Brown himself, almost as a part of his own speech, a large quotation from a speech de livered by Mr. meet ings in the metropolis — those meetingsvvh h with all the force of talent and argument Wilson, at one of their hebdomadal or foritcnigahrtelysooft often repeated ; yet, that has elapsed , and t h e experience t of the time they have failed to convince which has been applied i n their behalf, with all theh that has been gained on this subject,forceh the people of this ' c ountry. (Loud applause.) If the case be so transparent, g entlemen, so palpable, how is it that so many in this country have yet failed to perceive it ? (Applause.) Do these men possess a monopoly—hateful as is the word—of all the sense in the kingdom ? (Ap plause.) Is there no one able to perceive a plain argu ment, and reason from fair deductions, exceptthemselves? (Cheers.) I deny that such is the case ; and I refer to the opinions expressed in the House of Commons, who, as the representatives of the people, still maintain these mea sures, as a proof that the intelligence of the country, and those who are possessed of talent sufficient to decide the question, are not yet convinced by the arguments of the Anti-Corn-law League. (Loud applause.) I say that that is a proof that their arguments are not so sound ; s they themselves fancy. (Applause.) Gentlemen, when this subject was mentioned some short time ago, there arose a cry of "Try it, try it." (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, it is precisely because I object to trials and experiments unless they proceed upon sound grounds that I am here to-day. (Loud cheers.) It is because I re fuse to go upon mere trial, upon mere experimental legis lation, which will run all hazards, and take all risks, to to extend their particular interest, even to the risk of damaging a very large portion of those in whose welfare that of the country is bound up. (Applause.) Gentle men, that principle of making experiments is precisely the principle which ever ruined ancient nations ; it is pre cisely that principle which leads to wild innovation upon their laws and ultimately has a decidedly revolutionary tendency. (Loud applause, and great uneasiness in the league box.) I say it is because I dread the revolution ary tendency of those principles that I am here to protest against them to-day. (Cheers.) Differences of opinion will no doubt exist ; and I am not here to argue for the purpose of converting any of those gentlemen by whom I am surrounded, who have had ample opportunity of making up their own minds ; but to give an opportunity to those gentlemen who agree with me in their opinions, of recording their votes, of testifying their approbation in the manner prescribed for them by the laws or the coun try. (Applause.) I claim for them the right to be heard; and I am here, offering myself, for the purpose of giving them that opportunity which they have a right to demand (Applause.) Gentlemen, I have mentioned to you one of what I consider to be the inconsistencies of the advocates of the League, and I will endeavour to mention one or two others, which I consider the most palpable. One has been already alluded to—that many of these gentlemen who protest against the ruinous effects of the restrictions which exist on commerce, have themselves made large fortunes under the operation of those very laws. (Ap plause.) Surely, if circumstances have been so desper ately bad, how is it that they have been so pre-eminent in talent—how is it that, in common with many others, they have succeeded in realizing the large fortunes they now enjoy. (Applause. and a cry of " Th ey got t h em out of the factory slaves.") Surely, that alone is a proof that the interest of our manufacturers has been consulted by same anothertt of thi s country, and that room has existed for m en t o exer ciseea their talents , their industry , and their enterpri se , i n the pursuits of commerch time, we now hear h ,w h ich enga ge so l arge a part of theirtb i community. h(iAliesp:pahltai this : the cry has o ft en b een raised h s ) Gentlemen, for re cheap p lo b rd re s aadr, inconsistencieswhile, e not to be ruined, nor the farmers either. I would ask you, how is that cheap bread to be obtained, unless it be by the reduction of the price of cora ; and it gentlemen who h as addressed you to-day, that t h e utter destructioicnnorotnhf seahllouthlde rents of the kingdom wou ld not suffice to m ake any eon_ siderable or important reduc tion in that f foreign important article d of our food,—that the tot al removal, the abr ogation of all he r rent a nat attended. eddN7o as sk if but atph pe tr ae apprehend e e n r it would be, by th row i ng a introduction alo small alteration t h would the result large portion of the land now em p lo y ed out of cultivation, —(i n t er ruption from the League, and cries of " Non sense.") I know these gentle men den y th at such a result ' would follow, and they say " Let us only try." (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, a m veryconvincedl d that at wan r t e themslt to try, beca use I well I apprehend follow ; and should they be allowed to " tr y , " and my ap prehensions should prove more correct than their hopes, I ask yon,in what condition should we then be ? (H ear , hear, hear.) Should we be able to retrace our steps? No : we have ruined a large portion of the community, and the ruin would evidently recoil upon our own hands. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, can it h.; considered a mat ter of no importance whether the exchange of the manu factures of this country for the productions of the earth, is carried on with those who are employed in the cultiva tion of the land at home, or those who are employed in the cultivation of land in foreign nations ? Applause.) Is it not the theory of those gentlemen themsel res, that both parties are greatly enriched by this mutual exchange; and would they then deprive the home grower of those advan tages in order to enrich the foreign grower? ( Hear, hear.) Is it a matter of no importance that the agriculturist of India, of China, or of America is to be enriched by that exchange, and our home farmer is to be left in indigence and destitution? Loud applause.) We have heard some thing to-day about the restrictions imposed in this coun try, as c smpared with those imposed in China upon the importation of our commodities. I do not know whether the Chinese have as yet arrived at that pitch of civilisation to be burdened with a very large national debt—(hear, hear),—or whether, if they have one, they will be more inclined to reject the payment of it, or to keep up the na tional faith by means of taxes. (Hear , hear.) But it seems that they do impose such duties as th e y consider necessary for their own security and revenue. (Applause.) Gentlemen, we have had also some statements with regard to the United States. I would ask what tariff is now more hostile to the manufacturers of Great Britain than that of the United States? (Applause.) It is said that this is the result of your own bad legislation. Be this as it may, but have we to deal with the past or the present? We have to deal with the present ; and it will be in va i n to expect that the inhabitants of the United States will now pause in that career which they have successfully and wisely, as they consider, begun. (Applause.) It would . be vain to expect that we could either stop the march of civilization, or that, with the march of civilization, those arts of peace should cease to be cultivated which form the great prosperity of the country that is engaged in them. It is in consequence, not of our tariff , but of the circum stances under which they find themselves, that they are enabled to cultivate those arts. Manufactures and corn coerce have inevitably followed from the thriving state of prosperity in which they have been able to place them selves; I allude to all nations, not America merely, but to the countries on the continent of Europe also; these countries enjoying the blessing of peace, have leisure to cultivate those arts which have been so highly successful in England. It is by imitating us in manufactures and commerce which have raised this nation to greatness, —not by following us in restrictions,—that they seek to ae.hieve the same greatness as has been achieved in this country. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I would ask whether there is not a very great contrast, and one much to the advantage of the present ministers, between those who imposed an additional duty of 5 per cent. on all the articles paying assessed taxes, and those who have instituted and oaeriad iron effect a very complete revision and reduction of all our import duties. (Loud appiause.) Gentlemen, I shall not trespass much longer upon your time; and I hope for your indulgence white I speak the very few things which I have to say. (Applause, and " go on, go on.") I believe the questions at issue are pretty well understood by all the inhabitants of this district; but there is one point which I cannot omit to notice; and that is, that it is claimed for my antagonist that the ministers themselves would rather see him returned, in order that they may be urged on in that course of improvement which they have commenced. (Applause, and " That is only a trap.") Gentlemen, it may be so ; I am too sensible of my own deficiencies to pretend to assert anything as to the wishes or desires of the ministers ; but it does appear to me to be a little extraordinary, and I asked myself the question from whence these gentlemen could have derived their in formation. (Loud applause.) And, upon looking round at the probable sources from which they could have de rived the information, I came to the conclusion that some gentleman of the League must have got into the secrets of the cabinet by accepting office under Sir Robert Peel (great laughter) ; and I entertained a sanguine hope that the honourable member for Stockport would be compelled to absent himself in order to defend his own seat, instead of attending my antagonist in his progress through the county. (Applause and laughter.) I will, however, confess that from the talent displayed by that gentleman, I thought such would be a very happy result, and I rather enter tained a hope that it might be the case; but, gentlemen, I have not heard that any such circumstances have oc curred, and therefore I am still at a loss to know from whence they derive the information which they pretend to have acquired, and how it comes that they have ascer tained the mind of our prime minister? (Applause.) I believe he is famous for keeping his secrets remarkably w ell. (Hear, hear.) It is said that when the interests of the country require it, nobody knows, until his 'nea r sures are brought forward, what they are, except those members of his own cabinet, to whom it is his duty to communicate the information. I therefore wish to ask how it comes that that assertion has been so confidently made? (Applause.) When the gentleman, who pro posed my antagonist, made his speech, I confess I heard him with no little astonishment, when I found that, hav ing formerly held to the conservative party, and now entertaining the opinions he does, he should have felt himself at liberty to desert them. (Loud applause, and much uproar in the league's box.) I have heard one or two expressions which I most gladly recognised. One was that the relaxations of the restrictions on trade should take place gradually. (Applause.) Another was, that our talent, and our industry, and our machinery, were all easily transplanted to foreign nations, but that our green fields could not be so transplanted. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I submit to you that those who have no other resources are those who are entitled to the consideration of the legislature—(hear, hear) ;—that if our manufac turers and those engaged in trade and commerce have that easy resource open to them, common fairness requires that they at least should show more consideration for those whose interests are not protected in that manner. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, they may be rash enough to make those experiments which they talk of ; but I do most sincerely hope that the good sense of the electors of this district, as of many other counties, will prevent them from experimentalising on those laws on which our prosperity and our happiness depend. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, I will only express to you that I am sensible a much better candidate might be found on the side that I espouse, than myself—(" no, no ") ;—but I may be al lowed to congratulate myself on one point—that I be lieve the question will now be fairly tried. (Cheers.) And if the decision of the electors of South Lancashire shall be given in a manner in which I will allow myself to hope that it will—(cheers, and cries of " yes, yes ") : I congratulate myself, and those gentlemen with whom I coincide in opinion, that those electors will have decided in a manner not to be mistaken against the pretensions of those gentlemen, and against the experiments which they wish to force upon the country. (Loud cheers.) I am quite willing to pledge the issue on that point on which for the decision to be given ; and rely confidently on the good sense of the electors here not to be deluded by the fallacies which are so currently put forth. (Hear, hear, and applause.) We have had a good many statistics brought forward here to-day, as we have had them per petually brought forward by the emissaries of the league in all parts of our kingdom. Tracts and newspapers, missionaries and lecturers—(hear, hear, and lauhter),— every engine is brought to bear for the instruction of the people, who yet resolutely refuse to accept the arguments which they bring forward, and prefer judging by their own sense to being taught by these lecturers of the league. (Great cheering.) Gentlemen, if the country at large is unable to see its own interests, I am afraid we stand but a small chance of those interests being considered. (Ap plause.) Gentlemen, if the ministers will continue to possess the confidence of the people, I sincerely hope and expect— (loud cheers) ;—and I appeal to the manner in which their measures have been considered and carried through,—l appeal confidently to the fact, that the confi dence of the House of Commons, of the representatives of the country at large, has attended them in their ex ertions for the prosper ty of the country. I would hope, gentlemen, with all respect for this meeting, I may now be excused for concluding my address to you, because I begin to feel myself unable longer to speak, from the heat of the day. I may now be allowed, perhaps, to say, in con clusion, when I had the honour to appear on these hustings, having been called upon to second your late respected representative, I had little idea that I should so soon be called on, on account of so melancholy an event, to stand here as a candidate to be his successor. (Hear.) But, gentlemen, if I be honoured with your approbation, it will be my study to endeavour to deserve that approba tion, by following up, to the best of my ability, those principles which he maintained, and which I believe to be tiose on which the safety, honour, and welfare of our country rest. (Applause.) Gentlemen, if I should suc ceed in that attempt, by being returned to parliament, and if I should be able to win any degree of your good will and approbation, I shall consider myself most fortu nate, and amply repaid for any exertions I may make. (Loud applause.) I will now return you my thanks for the kind manner in which you have listened to what I have been able to say to you, and to request that calmly and dispassionately the question may be argued, that the struggle may be carried through, as it has been begun, without rancour or animosity, and that the decision of this great question may be carried on throughout the county in such a way as to be art example to the rest of the kingdom. (Loud and protracted cheering.) A person in the crowd, who said he was a freeholder, obtruded himself near to where the High Sheriff was standing, and requested permission to address the elec tors, which the High Sheriff declined to allow, unless he purposed to conclude by proposing a candidate. He then desired to know if he might be permitted t o p u t some questions to Mr. Entwisle, which was granted. He put two questions ; the first—would he, if returned, endea vour to procure the abolition of the window duty? and secondly, would he vote for taking off the tax on farmers' dogs. To both questions Mr. Entwisle replied that be was ready to give any exposition of his principles, but he would not pledge himself on any particular question of detail. The man then forebore to press Mr. Entwisle further. Mr. COBDEN next importuned the High Sheriff for leave to address the electors, but he was not allowed, ex cept on the condition required from the former applicant, when finding that his itch for talking must needs be grati fied, even at the expense of propriety and gentlemanly honesty, he gave a paltry unmeaning assurance of his in tention to propose a candidate, (and which he fulfilled in a very questionable way) and then attempted an address, but the meeting generally seemed determined that he should not be heard, for on the mere motion of his lips to open his mouth, he was met by a torrent of groans and hisses, enough to have satisfied any gentleman that his room was esteemed of much more value than his com pany. He seemed, however, to be no st ranger to suc h an unflattering kind of reception ; but on the contrary, evidently determined to brave the e x p ress i on o f popular con t em pt and indignation ; and as he told the folks he would remain there till twelve o'clock at night, or have a hearing, they consented, (after being earnestly entreated by the High Sheriff, Mr. Wilson Patte n , an d M r. Ent wisle,) to allow him to proceed, apparently cons id er i ng that his tag( would be a less evil , than an unnecessarily prolonged meeting. He then went through a repetition of old worn-out statements of abuse of landlords, and cuckoo egotistical laudations of his own vast importance in and out of parliament, and finally concluded by pro posing (" Oh ! tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon") mind, reader. for a member for the county of Lancaster—Sir Thomas Potter as a fit and proper person to be a candidate I Now then comes the finale of the Cobden and Potter farce.—The High Sheriff called out, `•Who seconds th e nomination ;"and echo answered " who ?" for the p eop l e on t h e r i g h t, th e l e f t , i n , front,—were silent one and silent all ;" and the weight of absurdity and fraud with w hi c h th e mot i on was con ceived, brought it still-born to the grout:d! It fell to the ground, as the saying is, fo r wan t o f a secon d er. Wh at then, Mr. RichardCobden had o b ta i ne d t h e opportun i t y of giving an exhibition of his astonish'ng feats in farcical illustrations, and what matter to biro if all else were dis gusted beyond endurance—he had had his fling at the grasping landlords, and the " chaw-bacon," clodhopper farmers. The HIGH SHERIFF then proceeded to take the show of hands. This had to be done twice in consenuence of the carriages, near the hustin gs sta ndi ng up, andud iar o atie obstructing in uctng the view from the hustings of a great por tion of the crowd. It was then declared to be in favour of Mr. Entwisle ; and there is no doubt that the number was at least two to one. The most enthusiastic cheering followed this announcement, and great conster nation manifested itself in the League's box, which at last found vent in some ill-natured remarks to the sheriff, impugning the correctness of h is decision. Mr. G. GARDNER having demanded a poll for Mr Brown, the officer declared the court adjourned to Thurs day next, at ten o'clock, and stated the hours at which the poll was to commence. Mr. ENTWISLE in a brief speech, thanked the electors for what they had done, and said that he would leave the matter in their hands in ful l confidence and reliance that the same result would follow the polling that had attended the show of hands—(Cheers.) He concluded propos ing propos in a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, for his kind, cour teous and impartial conduct. (Applause.) Mr. BROWN said , thoug h man y of his friends consider ed that the show of hands was in his favour, he was sure the High Sheriff, as the returning officer, would be dis posed to act correctly on every occasion according to his judgement; he had therefore great pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks.—The motion was put by Mr. Entwisle, and carried with loud and general cheering, except from the blinded faction in the League's box. The HIGH SHERIFF then said—Gentlemen, I beg to return my best thanks to the honourable gentlemen who have proposed the vote of thanks to me for my services on this occasion. I assure you as I told you in opening the business of the meeting, that I intend to be guarded by the most impartial motives, and the motion proposed by the honourable gentleman on my left, and seconded by the honourable gentleman on my right, leads me to sup pose that I cannot be accused ; and at any rate of acting partially. (Hear, hear, hear.) There may, and always will be, differences of opinion as to the relative number of hands held up in favour of either candidate ; but I assure you I have acted conscientiously in the decision I have given, Because lam perfectly satisfied THERE WAS AT LEAST TWO TO ONE HELD UP IN FAVOUR OF Mr. ENTWISLE.—(Loud and prolonged cheering.) Gen tlemen, I beg to thank you all. I should have done my duty in declaring the show of hands for my friends on my right if I could conscientiously have done so. (Hear, hear, and applause.) The immense crowd then dispersed. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. At the close of the proceedings upon this bill on Friday, the Speaker having been announced at prayers, Mr. HILL, addressing the Chairman, said he hoped the committee would conclude the investigation that night, in order to enable them to report at once to the house, as that being the last day, the bill would otherwise be lost. In reply to this, Lord Granville Somerset promised his influence to get the promoters over their difficulty ; and by the printed orders of the house we find that leave was subsequently given to report on Monday instead of Friday. By private advices we learn that the question, as to the disposal of the land from the docks, has since been satisfactorily settled, the views of the dock surveyor, Mr. Hartley, having been fully recognised as correct ; and it may now almost be depended upon as certain, that, the clauses having been all agreed to, the hill will be reported immediately, and its success in all its stages thus secured. PIRKENHEAD DOCK BILL. The Parliamentary Committee on the Birkenhead Dock Bill resumed its sittings on Monday last. Mr. Walker was examined on behalf of the Town Coun cil of Liverpool by Mr. Hill. He was well acquainted with the navigation of the river Mersey, and had been so for several years; had often seen vessels laying on the space now proposed to be occupied by the B•rkenhead docks and wharfs. It would be injurious to these vessels to have this spare taken from their use, and the proposed plan would therefore be prejudicial. He suggested a re medy which does not appaar to have occurred to any of the engineers who crowded the room to hear his evidence. It was the construction of a sort of pier, that, by being built very wide, and at some distance from the north side of the shore of the pool, would leave a vacant space for coasters to resort to. As a general principle the abstrac tion of any back water would be injurious to any river, but in Liverpool it would be practically found to be but slight. Beyond this he was not asked any questions as to the dan ger to the navigation. Had doubts whether Mr. Rendell's plans would sluin.e the docks, but if not they might be dredged, as most harbours were. Mr. Hill addressed the committee on the evidence against the bill, of which he spoke in most unmeasured terms. He considered it merely a land speculation, in which the parties looked to no interest but their own—their plans to advance which were crude and undigested in themselves, incapable of being carried into effect, though they at tempting to do so, would injure, perhaps ruin, the port of Liverpool. Upon these grounds he was instructed by all the authorities of Liverpool to offer their most unqualified opposition to the bill, which he entreated the committee to reject. Mr. Cockburn, for the bill, followed, who stoutly maintained the converse of all for which Mr. Hill bad contended. The scheme had been form' don the sur veys and plans of the most eminent engineers, who were responsible for the work, and whose capability to form a proper judgment could not be doubted. The bill was re commended by the government, whose officers, through the Lords of the Admiralty, as well as the conservators of the River Mersey, approved of the plans, which had been by them most minutely examined, and were considered by them the most eligible to supply the universally admitted want of dock accommodation at Liverpool. He complained of the counsel and agents of the bill not bringing forward Mr. Hartley, Lieut. Lord, and others of their engineering department who could tell much better the effect which the proposed plans would have on the river than any who were comparatively strangers as nearly all those called were. Denying every point on which Mr. Hill had insisted, he declared that he fully ex pected the decision of the Committee would be unanimous in favour of the bill. _ _ The committee re-assembled on Tuesday morning. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and after a lapse of one hour and a half, upon being re-admitted, it was an nounced that the preamble of the bill was proved. Upon this the counsel proceeded with the clauses ; the first of which was objected to by Mr. Wordsworth. It was to declare that the three commissioners of Birkenhead, ap pointed by the Corporation of Liverpool. should be inca pable of acting as commissioners under the new bill; but after the room being cleared, it was ordered to remain part of the bill. Subsequent clauses, severally opposed by Mr. Austin, Mr. Bellasys, and Mr. Wordsworth, were, after discussion, ordered to stand part. There were five divi sions, in all of which the amendments were rejected, and one hundred and thirteen clauses were approved. On the 114th clause being proposed, as to the sale of reclaimed lands, two amendments were proposed, during the discus sion of which Mr. Pemberton, the Solicitor of the Woods and Forests, announced the termination of an arrange ment made with that department which precluded the necessity of the clauses. The numbers on the division, it was rumoured, were eleven for the preamble, against it four. The discussion was carried on in committee until Fri day, when it passed that ordeal. We have dealt with the subject in a leading article in another column, where our readers will find the chief features of the bill, as it at pre sent stands, impartially detailed. GREGORY V. RUSHTON.—This was an appeal case against a decision of the stipendiary magistrate, which was tried on Friday before the learned Recorder. The appellant was Mrs. Gregory, a pawnbroker of this town. Some short time since she was tined by Mr. Rushton in the sum of £2O, for having violated a clause of the pawn brokers act by charging Megg Dodds, who had pledged some articles with her, 2d for a new ticket, in place of the original one, which had been lost by the pawner. Mr. James appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Arnold for the defendant ; and after the case had been argued at some length, the Recorder confirmed the conviction. In another case in which the pawnbroker appealed against a conviction for an overcharge for interest, the Recorder took time to consider. WRITING, &c.—The art of writing has lately received improvements which the wisdom of ages has not been able to effect; and considerable merit is due to Mr. Thompson, the celebrated teacher, for having devoted his faculties to the improvement of the art. His system is said to be of a superior description ; therefore, we strongly recommend bad writers to avail themselves of his assist ance.—See adv. Mental anxiety usually produces a m isanthropic selfish ness, in which we wrap ourselves as in a mantle. Thus we become dark, gloomy, and repulsive ; and the amiabl e self-respect that in our better days sustains and keeps us far above the reach of sordid thoughts and actions, becomes in the darker hour of destiny the source of heavy affliction ; hence result an unhealthy action of the Stomach, Li ver , and other Viscera, causing indigest ion, and its well known consequences. For the correction of these distressing complaints FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH affords a simple and effective remedy.— advt. INTERESTING TO LADIES.—T he preservation of the complexion from the burning pern icious influence of the solar beam, was for ages a desideratum in science. Half a century back Ladies su ffered most severe l y f rom th e effects produced by excessive heat. The rapid progress of science has happily bro u g ht to light a discovery of the highest importance to the Female F as hi ona bl e Wo r ld. We allude to RowLAND's celebrat e d K ALTDOR , the auxiliary, friend, guard ian, and protector of Female Beauty. In removing every unsightly irregularity of the skin, whether occas i oned byillness, irritation of the sur face from exposure, either to cold winds, the sun, sea breezes, or other accidental causes, th e o p era ti on o f th e KALynoa is certain , exped itious, and delightfully sooth ing and refreshing—never failing to real ze a healthy and radiant bloom.—See advt. LOCAL NEWS, SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD. — On Tuesday evening last, considerable alarm prevailed in the neigh bourhood of Albion-s'reet, Birkenhead, arising from the report that a woman, named Hopley, the wife of a jour neyman baker, had been thrown through the window of the second flour of their residence by her husdand. A. great many persons were assembled in the street, and, on inquiry it appeared that the unfortunate woman, being in liquor, and as it was stated, actuated also by jealousy, deliberately threw hers,lf out at the window, when her head came in contact with the pavement, and she was much bruised. On being removed to Mr. Harwood's public-house, Dr. Jennett was sent for, and her wounds were dressed, atter which she was when sufficiently reco vered, removed to her own residence, and is now in a fair way of recovery. The husband was taken into custody, and on Wednesday underwent an examination before the magistrates. FRAUD UPON THE LIVERPOOL PAWNBROKERS. —A. shabby-genteel fellow of the name of Richard Parry, about the middle age, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, on Tuesday, on a charge of having obtained. a considerable sum of money by false pretences, and under the following singular circumstances :—lt appeared that he had pledged, at about twenty different pawn-offices in the town within the last month, a number of rings and. crosses, which he represented to be composed of Maltese gold, and that although the bulk of them was made of platina, slightly coated with gold, yet so ingeniously were they wrought, that they withstood the usual tests, and the pawnbrokers, believing them to be genuine, ad vanced 20s. and 30s. readily upon each. At one pawn office, where he had offered a cross in pledge, he said it had been previously pawned in Manchester for 455., and that it had cost him £5. Mr. Jones, a silversmith, va lued the articles at between 4s. and ss. each ; and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. HALL OF SCIENCE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING SOCI ETY.— A meeting of the members of this society was held on Monday evening last, at their rooms, Lord Nelson street, when a statement of the accounts, and other par ticulars were read. It appeared from the report that in consequence of circumstances not entered into, there was a considerable sum of money owing by members to the society, nearly £3OOO, and that their liabilities were also considerable, It also appeared that arrangements had been made with the Odd•fellows for the purchase of the 11 all and dwelling-house for the sum of £4,600. A me morandum of agreement hod been signed, and £5O depo sit paid, the remainder of the. money to be forthcoming on the 4th of June. With this sum it was intended to pay* off the debts, and close the society as soon as possible. Auditors were appointed, and the meeting was adjourned. till Monday the 10th of June, when the members again meet for a final arrangement. The loss to the share holders of this grossly mismanaged society will be about 15s. a share. USING TIIREATENING LANGUAGE.—On Thursday Mr. John Maitland, senior, collecting clerk for the Old Company of Carters, appeared before Mr. Rushton to substantiate an information against Duncan Campbell, cart-owner, for using threatening language towards him. It appeared that on the morning of the 15th instant com plainant was sent to the office of Messrs. Gladstone and Serjeantson, with a letter which Mr. Pownall, the agent for the Old Company, had previou s ly received from Robert son Gladstone, Esq., concerning the cartage of teas be longing to Messrs. Gladstone and Co., on which occasion Campbell came forward, and with clenched fists, and a furious attitude, called Mr. Maitland opprobrious names, and said if he did not walk eff he would throw him down the stairs. The next morning defendant repeated the insult at the same office whilst Mr. M. was going down the stairs. Mr. Rushton spoke in strong terms of de fendant's conduct ; said Mr. Maitland must be protected in the discharge of his duty, and therefore Campbell must find bail, himself in £5O, and two sureties of £25 each. The defendant procured the necessary sureties. _ INFORMATIONS AGAINST PAWNBRORERS.—OD Wed nesday Mr. Robinson, of the firm of Lowndes, Robinson, and Bateson, appeared, on behalf of the churchwardens and overieers of the parish, to substantiate four informa tions against pawnbrokers for charging more than the legal interest upon money lent upon pledges. The first was against Anna Hiatns, of Dickenson-street. The evi dence proved that a piece of gingham had been pledged by Jane Brady, in the name of Jane Johnson, for three shil lings, and that when the article was released considerably more interest was charged than by the pawnbrokers' act the lender was entitled to. The defendant was convicted by Mr. Rushton in the full penalty of £lO and costs. The second information was against Edward Byford, of Dale-street, who had charged more than the legal interest for money lent to Sarah Fitzgerald on a pair of sheets. He was also convicted in the full penalty of £lO and costs. There was another information against Mr. By ford, but as he stated that he had, since Mr. Rushton gave notice of his intention to deal with all these cases, acted in strict conformity to law, and promised never to be guilty of an overcharge again, the second information was allowed to be withdrawn.—The fourth information was against Thomas Holland, Hotham-street. The offence was of a similar nature, and he was also mulcted in the sum of £lO and costs. Mr.i Rushton hoped there would be an end of such cases. At all events, as far as he was concerned, he would carry out the law to the utmost. DOCK COMMITTEE, TIIURSDAY.—Present, Messrs. Nicol, Barclay, Holt, Middleton, Smith, Trotmaa Roy den, Tobin, Shand, Sandbach, Ripley, Kendal, Holmes, Aikin, and Evans. The Finance Sub-committee were requested to confer with the Watch Committee as to the Central Police Station at the bottom of James'-street, it being intimated that the whole building was required for police purposes—Mr. Ripley asked what ptogress was making with the Dock Bill. The Chairman said the bill was reported, and since Mr. Moore had been at the Dock Committee, the only progress made was the arrangement with the conservancy as to the clauses connected with the depositing of the mud. These were arranged generally in this way :—t e mud is to be taken out and deposited in the river, in mid-channel, not higher than Seacombe nor lower than Egremont, during the first quarter of the ebb, That is to continue for seven years, and at the end of that time, if the conservancy find that injury has been done, they are to give notice to the Dock Committee, and the matter is then to be laid before Parliament. It was pro vided that not more than one flat should be emptied at the same moment, so that as the tide carried the flat along, all tile mud should not be deposited in one place. The pro bable additional expense is estimated at £2OOO. Lord Granville Somerset had stated to him (the chairman) that after the second clause had been settled he would do all he could to forward the bill through the Commons, and he would mention it to Lord Harrington, in order to get it through the Lords as quick as possible. Some little con versation took place upon the subject, and then the com mittee proceeded to matters of finance. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held at the Savings' Bank, Bold-street, on Tuesday. The report stated that the committee had to present a most gratifying account of the finances. The total receipts of the past year bad exceeded those of the preceding by £553. The subscriptions in 1843 had been £945, in 1844 £975, being an increase of £3O. The dona tions in 1813 had been £553, in 1814 £864, being an in crease of £214. In both years the sale of tickets had been nearly the same, amounting to £2l in each. Owing to Mr. Richard Rathbone, who had guaranteed the so ciety and appointed a collector, the sum of £126 had been added to the funds ; and £2OO had been obtained by the grand fancy ball. The alteration in the price of the relief tickets last year had not augmented the sale to any very considerable extent, £lOO3 tickets having been sold at 3d., and 2,122 at Id. In 1843, the debt of the society had amounted to £302, but this had now been en tirely cancelled, and a balance of £l7 was placed to the credit of the society. In consequence of the mildness of the winter, and the revival of trade, there was au improvement in the number of applications; for they had amounted to 17,849, of which 342 had been re fused, making the total of those actually relieved within the year, 17.472, at a cost of £ BB5 . Of those , 9,346 were Irish ; ,720 English ; 921 Welsh ; 340 Scotch ; and 150 of none of these countries. There was a decrease of 1,400 in the numbers relieved. In the deposit depart ment, the number of visiters had dwindled down to 269, and amount of deposits had fallen short by £B4B. The deposits returned during the year had amounted to £9,000; and 3,757 depositors were the largest in any one month. —From the treasurer's account, it appeared that there was a balance of £4O in Moss's bank. NOVEL CASE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—On Thursday a prisoner, who first gave her name as Ellen Hughes, but afterwards said it was Phillips, and that she was the wife of W. S. Phillips, was brought up. The Rev. Fielding Ould said, that on Sun day evening last the prisoner sat in his pew, in Christ Church. There was a charity sermon preached by the Rev. H. M'Neile. After the service was over, the pri soner came into the vestry, and after speaking to Mr. M'Neile, stating that she was a member of his congrega tion, she said that she had put half a sovereign into the box, during the collection. Mr. M'Neile said he did not know her, and as he (Mr. 0.) did not know her, he told her to call in the morning, and he would give her the money. The prisoner seemed satisfied with this, and left the vestry ; but returned in about two minutes, and said her father, an old man, was extremely angry, and bad scolded her for making the mistake, and insisted upon having the money back then. The nine shillings were then given to her; but after she had gone, it occurred to the parties present that they had been imposed upon. The ladies who sat in the next pew, and he himself, thought—although he would not act upon such a suppo sition—that she was slightly intoxicated. One of the ladies thought that, instead of putting anything into the poor-box, she appeared to take something out of it. As she had gone, however, they had determined to take no further notice of the matter • but she returned on Wed nesday night, and said that ;he had put a sovereign and not half a sovereign into the box; she therefore wished 10s. more to be returned to her. She was then given into custody. Peter Dalton, the sexton, said, that as he was taking the prisoner to Bridewell, she acknowledged that she had neither put half a sovereign nor a sovereign into the box, and offered to pay the money back on Saturday night if she were allowed to go away. When she came back on the Wednesday evening she brought a book with her, which she had taken from the seat, and said she had left her own one. No such book as she described could, however, be found. Mr. Rushton.—She has no father living,—he was a respectable man. Prisoner.—lt was my father-in-law. The prisoner, when asked what she had to say, replied, " I had nothing but gold and silver in my pocket, and I gave the sovereign in mistake—l did, indeed ; I would not tell such a falsehood was it ever so. They put me in a cold damp room all last night." Mr. Rushton.—ln a cold damp room,—why, you have been here time after time, brought by your husband, for drunkenness. I told you what it would come to. I have no doubt you committed this under the influence of drink. I will not pass this, you must go to trial. The prisoner was then committed to take her trial at the next Sessions, for obtaining money under false pretences. I