The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

4EAT MEETING OF THE CONSERVA TIVES O F - "NIGHT ),. LAST a7R• Blum MR. CARD nost inft either i 's and res Splendid last night: ard, bad 1 Ir. John B :e the chair on t g from ane;:i a attracted to th uld take a by Mr 11, Gilbert Moss, Robt. Maxwell, Wm .t, Henn John I gstaffe, w as he►ii 'the 'Carat, opportunity to reply to t Made at the Wliig-P Amongst t. Var ious parts of " 11 . L 10 gentlemen 4. Bran)ley•Aloort, kb. Bold, IL C. Char Illortas Bow , ..... Mills Alfred Halton, A. F. •Thr all I va, to e, Watson, Count liall'neux, T. Sandersor Wrh -- t i l e a Ridir, W►n. J es, J. P llor James Tt . wa• —n son, George Mackenzie, Fred. Peel, To mas inon, T. 0. C ooper, Byford. 1%, Toultni- Parker Wi -- -n, Councillor A. H lams ' w Itowett. lliiiKin!°n, A. t yford, H. By ford se, Peter Bourne. oft other Dart. -.e. the crow ti o ; ode' en .uithout the en -' tire procee di ng lrci ew Addres4 of 11r. BramleY-51oor ell elicited buro. cheering , as he pointed out insta 'Cardwell's slip,— periness and incons, lir ' C ouncil - `gat --,:tua take the chair, said the' hard ":48,011, he appeared as the chai Itatke;°,4,l4itee, to aid the return of Itadt Ur. Charles Turner, when ) do so clit7 rr jo ' on kif, 20; •e, ts ;0 to ° 'f Frieel!,l o cr' e"'tt craP,O, uc e , bo , e tx i) ohs Ot,, Dlr rlf Iry 10°1 r i6c,„" • g • g stid Increase, 4 , ile Der tad ISSO, 165,( Tvrer, Jonas Gleave . Hinson Councillor son, Alfred Water especially duritig the Lion of Mr. Card. er instance of Mr, ;ht ask him why rman of Lime-st r. William Forbes the last election ? ...„Tell—(hisses)--he took so lively an interest in his ftiend ( "ear, hear .) On that occasion he, with most other (q arid h I )e ritie e believed those who were then before him— pedr,„aP and a voice, "He deceived us"—cheers)— of • Had taat occasion that Mr. Cardwell had not, as t,,,,,:keeb,„"ntlY stated at the Amphitheatre, made a number 1 1 ,Petra t i; at the various ward meetings, with a view of hear -g 8 ° many "electioneering dodges." (Loud cries of suff r ' 4 „aod hisses.) P ersons presenting themselves' li te Alag e ~e 8 should speak plainly, and not make use .. of h inight bear two interpretations. (Cheers.) IN . ith tee ant i, he (Mr. Lloyd) could no longer associate Ni A "' rinp as he (Mr. Lloyd) did,to ptertain true Pro. 11p - to l l n -I P'es• (Vehement applause, and Kentish fir!ng.) He el L'ori),„lever, from the straightforward manner in which 14lors,Ctbalackenzie and Mr. Charles Turner addressed the to r pad in'T,Aniph itheatre, that there were no . twom , eanings_ to 4 1 , t neir statements. (Cheers.) Having expressed a 1 1 , !tier '°l , e that Messrs. Forbes Mackenzie and Charles kalori ty l aid be returned as their members by a triumphant ti: r e 11 ( i L loyd concluded by stating that Mr. Brantley and bae,en requested by tl. th'ed (b e ; o cheerfully consentet, efore that be should be tip, "4111%,,,'„M of the evenin".. (Vehement . c;]llr Kentish firing.) • t4r ried b "°E Ri LEY briefly seconded the motion, which was Alcl Y 4eCl arnatiOn 'etN,ed BRA mLEv-ifoonE on r''''"" With lientish fire, and th' (Applause.) He ted to preside over applause, with rapid husiastic and con- Ling himself, was ed eb I thaqk e tti n g . Sil ence b e i ng r tome You f o r the encouraging r I ; l4e ltlia" eVen ing, anal I most willin g — at hpr o - e elt made to me to take the _. red Ile re I Can do so, gentlemen, I feel " to terra ,„ 'Ygelf, that I should offer for _ Deci o r ig; this evening —(hear, hear)—and, gentlemen, more : 14a ttabi:," as I have had the honour of addressing a large ; ell ll ,T the Amphitheatre, and the hon. member Mr. Card. ' ea l it 4 ::"A the advantage of replying to that address. I ~,44D41.°,..zillttrabent upon me that I should show you the „`'atio n. c Y of the fallacies which he brought forward on that Kt!et.„ And in doing so, gentlemen, I have to request your tl'etiti;""4l. shall have to trespass upon your time longer itt , art to - •)e tedious. But still, gentlemen, the occasion is ; 1. 1 I ` , as it affects a question of fact—whether he be right, tral.,,Wit• ("Hear" and applause.) Now, gentlemen, it e:ll'atter, When you come forward in assemblies like ifeeterirt)lnt--When you come forward on occasions like the Neaaarctlhtlisnense with the services of a member, and it is , 1 ,4 1)4 11 c a YOU should have some fl•ood cause to shew why '"ezi:Rtatip„,,'"Party with him. (" Hear," ant! applause.) . 1 t hii;? l hat . ","'e,n, that I have already shewn in the Amphi ttih „„"e nave that cause, and I think I shall be able stor'ening to establish to your satisfaction that that Ip4ett Airretnains unremoved. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I N<4,oin th. (7ardwell, in the Amphitheatre, with making a tiN, ailaetliouse of Commons, whi9ll..vic•atsq.txLo whichdfor)ttlet `,e l t r atZ; e co ni i n l lf r i o eat important furce , would believe to be facts. Vel ltur in d s p ue l l ll l 1 to impugn those facts, and I tl l i c at y , and feel confident I shall not ~,,,4 r eti,,are'o ' ,„'. (Loud cheers.) He stated,. gentlemen . , in the t ),41 ) pta,froons, that since the introduction of certain Inpa- Vi t l 4 llad n ," night in that manufactures in foreign tiProdt,..--,titninished, and that they had been displaced by IIabNII,,:,V,A of British manufactures. Now, gentleme, I to deny that. I have attempted to prove it, and ~,tver,qe.),N, gentlemen:l will attempt to do it now. (Great apd - ,,P00, ,"le question of cotton is one that every man in th u ught to be well acquainted with, as it is litlitttLAreestigreat staples which passes through this port, r qtu ; hie every man will thorouably understand slll l 7°1 4 to say - on this su . bject Well then,ntlemen. tlittleld,./.,4l‘rh'l,,l,.ttatert that American .n . tanufactures'had dirni- Oe Y • Gentlemen, I have mpuFned th . at statement, gil i qt I aD D l 'ow to contradict it ; and, if I fail to substan tt ~1 11a Y " 1 . to my fellow-townsmen not to pay regard to ' I r et 4 3' in future. Gentlemen., we shall have no loop gor'ht this time (Lend and continued applause.) g u e l ad 1: slippery eel to deal with, gentlemen—(laughter) ti;• pt, tt .ttl e ,,, e well sanded to grapple with it. (Applause.) C Q 4I It,, I nR thi I ant indebted. to a friend in the cotton trade n ot a,,lti such an adroirabl , condensed form for me, c oN t ,"„ e laitt you long to understand it— YEA RS lich you have given y accede to the reque. chair on this occasion Ist it is due to you r consideration a RAGE OF FIVE 1i41t,„ 44.41 ale 3. qi7 • • 262 6 10 45 6 ' • a.50'.,' 7 A kerl l. 4.931 * • .. Ali c an official year ends 30th Septembr. 8. to I, t ,C.TTON CONSUMED FROM ' alarch, 1851, 34 9 ,000.... Average per week, 13,177 25.. Per annum.. 17,525 24,733 Avenige_per week, 1 817 I ncrease.. 177,00° NO RTH OF EUPOT 141.:•... 1-011su med.. - picle ij'anier i , 53,803 Increase. ‘ l l L IJI e c ( , ' . Must remind you that in !he north to etvsih4tl,),„llle4 llotription has increased from 73,000 ! tether iii ce 1. nerefore, I appeal to you, gentlemen, whether liirNettater? i i bis a declining trade on the part of the foreign 01, kers ~,: to ,i,,.. (Hear.) Gentlemen, 3lr. Card . _,.() pass it',et an ( i" over these tigures—(bear)—attempt cl t 1 1: 44 it: ath ar) al to a circular, and told them,..".Gent liNlt,Ficiiilß in the statement I have made, It 1 ! made l ot - Ne `aat 9 1- of Messrs Tetl and C 0.," and therefore I tQlvtli t o! p47.)astification Of what he stated in the Commons , tat,,%eniar'inient ' but, gentlemen, I have procured a cop) ii ° N ke • • (APPlause.) I hold in my hand, and I w i l l 4 4 1 1 ,, ill tklenien, that Mr. Cardwell suppressed much 4''ari e " spolota Circular ; and, morover, then, that there t Ih t l t lete trian4Y for his ignorance of the fact th atirrefq4l,itith aettires have largely increased : for he is t t o s l e d i toi, id to r , e, as uli a ci rc.nlar, that they are increasing. (APIA I hei' b ee t thro n q u iring man—as a man desirous of accurate t 111 -tst: font& rtnation—he ought to have sought it where to Ne il tlit 44 at in this He, further, did not advert o yrfli e asn le dit ne ,_ this c ircular, that the past year had been_ .) a v ot i,"Xis ever witnessed by the merchants and ,_ t arl 44 y, ', l e.", , ;, e ,', 1)0 , 01. (Hear .) He said nothing about this. ' 4 . , 11•, , t 1 tle;`1"-'Enien, that I may not hold the circular up. b 4 ~) an es ,,e it is for those who may to look At it," I will k,"4lti Ye s tract frt (A. voice, "That was Mr. Cara abollttit it shall not be my plan. It states here, hips,,,m (', V.,tbe American manufactures being heavy e,,,elth,' the &,,,' "et is the date?") The date is the Ist of Jan., Npot i , i ii4'„ the ill'res are precisely the same as those quoted by !,,sr he`,4o,-;.inhitheatre• . Sep, ', 4 be.en`,rade this year , to far as the merchant or im -41011„114lio„Ni need,thliGn.eer has been the most disastrous upon 4.st h e " (or ~ etty evident from examining the 4; 04 i ii ado, tither decline) of prices as given under tl Th' telitt eit e I q "4 e Nie e cif 1 ;' -- 44 ineerti, lie f all 114eio b.oVed di,. Tlal.ou *l l , or - 114 ''one is Ple ithh,:l3,sltnziaati4 cheap ra e4wq,_the le.accordir ( 1 1 4 1 . ha, ac i d ow Dr . ~ est am ( 11 4 41 '4 Cli as of all SI srci ,it ... as Promise tp,,,t1 4 , t s hnorist be admit Vr?'. l , Ottr in ' li mners) is sub Vlbed"ber erehantS th ose IqlP i re by the" iinDoriters tte!)...ht)rt ~D ( lost too low, all in the monied interest; mint of bullion in the last return, being .nown before; and aCcordil, Y e t dia, B:uPplY will op 1,44)0,111We being t,_ e qual to the Iqhell4; R Dtie„°4l B razil. AN tet ,a(l o ne c an be looked A, ‘oh,te tTay +1441 therefore aft 4 4 0 1 'er ir prntrkM for. trrs_ ent year 'pt the crop is said supply from that _ro will TIO Iti'Y (fOr 01', Wrill Col.ne ,11. r or 1 , s_ ce) furntshek Itir • flies. oisertaity, and tett4 trot,' W III 1)e such as to it ttt,t11,,),.4,t0 the oorts. 0' ilvli;IO:(11;;TIcle i;iatthat fa larger a 4t , t, 1 , 1 ea or consu 1)IO thee't'n I say, When 4,ll4Sttite4toseireolar quoted by iP2tuloY4t,": tai trther, to hp ,0404;deiti e e Tt i or not. lie j)lo,,Al'itterettlilis(lileiafr be'11(18 ,1 titV4l4 Or N T '444.! earh to theUiiitedStatc estimates, now 'pretty Tis on the other side, is 1g much upon prices, )lancers to send their )‘ver, is pretty this year will be 1 by Mr. f Is such a paragraph as veil, it was his duty to ined whether what he 11 have found that the bad consumed od of the year b v t ;1 ; 1 } tb: 6,821 Increase I ,a tion of c io , to tt , ntlemen, I will unhappy schism, a large body of whom withdr and who retained the nam cneese, sugar, coffee, cocoa, rice, branik, and ruin, as showing an increase. Now. gentlemen, if you will not consider me too tedious, 1 will tell you briefly what has been the re- Etta on those several articles as far as I am able to show whether you have ``‘ern or nsumed fifty per cent. more c_ en, with regard to thearticle of cheese, you certainly imported 87,000 cwt. less in 1851 than in (Laughter.) Now, gentlemen where is the increase on cheese (Laughter.) In butter you have a slight in e 100,000 cwt. upon 285,000 cwt. in 1847. There On cocoa, on which he lays particular stress, the consumption now is just what it was in 1846, and 200.000 lbs. less than it was in 1849. (Laughter and applause.) And then, gentlemen, he says you consume more currants. It is perfectly true you do. but the increase is such that I can assure you, you would not have nn extra currant for every bun :—you ha' n the kingdom. (Loud laughterand applause.) And, gentle aen, if you consume more currants, allow me to tell you that you have had fewer plums in the puddings you consumed, and 32,000 cwt. of raisins less in 1851 than in 1841. (Hear,. hear.) So much, then, gentlemen, for these articles. Now, then, gentlemen, he says you have consumed more rice. I can only tell you that if there is any truth in official returns, you consumed 62,000 cwt. less in 1851 than in 1816. (Applause.) Then, in retard to coffee, the consumption is 1,800,000 lbs. less than in _ _ the increase in the consumption of coffee, although the duty was reduced one-half. (A voice, "chicory.") That I have nothing to do with. Now then, gentlemen, he also alludes to iircinfit- T - sumption of brandy has very slightly increased in 1851 over 1846, but that it is 'very largely diminished from 1849 to the Then, ae:ain, in s regnrc. )me fellow feelingbetweei; it gation Laws (laughter); rum has diminished 488,000 gals. since 1847, therefore I am afraid that Jack does not get his quantity of grog as before. (Laughter and applause.) Now, article, and that is the article of sugar. Now, gentlemen, it is well known to all in this town that I for many years have take an active part in endeavouring to bring down the exorbi tant duty on foreign sugar (hear, hear),—not, gentlemen, to _ _ . equalize it with our colonial products—for that is a thing I never asked for, and do not intend—but that I have laboured to equalize the duties and bring them within a reasonable sphere, is no doubt well known to most in this town. But reduction of the duties on the sugar enjoyed by every family in the kingdom? Gentlemen, when the bill was brought into Parliament, 1 don't fi, d his name at all on searching in Han sard to-day. (Hear, hear.) Then, in 1848, what did he do, when this question was main before Parliament? (Hear' Why, gentlemen, he usr his best —ea endeavours to promote a prospective decrease of those duties. (Applau.e.) I don't say whether that was just or unjust ; but I only tell you the part he took, that he may say on one side, " I was not there," and on the other, " Yes, I supported the West India in terest upon that occasion." (Laughter, and loud applause.) Gentlemen, with your permission, I will now just briefly explain to you what is this one-sided policy of the free-trade of the present clay; and. I tell you beforehand, it is not the policy which I would pursue, or recommend Englishmen to pursue. (Loud applause.) I have extracted, here before me, from the official returns, three countries, Russia, Prussia, and France. France, wlic-re the balance of trade against u 3 is no less than .e 13.900,000. (Hear.) Not, gentlemen, to be tedious, I will confine my observations to one country, and that is France Now, gentlemen, there is no country probably in 0-- with which we might carry on a Heir nationa. _ _ anu trade than with France; there are no two count] ies, from their proximity, where the interchange of commodities should be more mutual and unrestricted. But now, gentlemen, what is the policy pursued by one country, and the policy of the other? We receive all that France gives us, and she will take scarcely anythinc , in return from England. Last year our importations were .€8,400,000, and we exported to France of our manufactures .t'2,4oo,ooo—(hear)—leaving a balance of tfi,ooo,ooo to be paid for in hard metal. (Applause.) Now, I ask you, gentlemen, where is the profit, where is the labour employed in sending these six millions of sovereigns to France? (Hear.) What riches accrue to England out of this species of trade? You have six millions clearly to pay for ; whereas, if we imported an equivalent amount from France to what we give her, then it would be mutually beneficial and advantageous to both countries; and every one living in those countries—(applause)— . because while France is emnlovins her sirtismo: in fin, nynn.;nn. ). How is that to be paid for ? " Listen to fore of no value whatever." There was a good dear of reason 1 I will tell you how it is to be paid for: it is in this. (Hear, hear.) Then be told you at the Amphitheatre, "Ictures which are the " The Conservative Association opposed me." I will tell you the Conservative Association opposed him. There was an ••• in the Conservative Association, a ' •ew from it ; those who remained, e of the Conservative Association, was opposed to him ; so that he says, " The Conservative Asso ciation was opposed to rue on this question." But, on the other hand, lie might say, " a great majority of that large and influ ential body supported me." (Hear.) Now, gentlemen, I leave you to judge, from Mr. Cardwell's declarations in various places, whether the town of Liverpool was justified in supposing that he would do anything towards the repeal of these laws, having so frequently expressed his determination not to do anything to affect the vital principles of these laws ; yet he has told you at the Amphitheatre that lie gave no pledges ; that he was opposed by the Conservative Association, and by the Ship. owners' Association. But when he came on the hustings what did he do? He declared that a placard which had been put out the night before was "an electioneering dodge," and as an answer to it :.tated that, " if the shipowners were opposed to him, Mr. Bramley-Moore and Mr. Locket supported him." (Laughter.) And what was the declaration of Mr. Cardwell on the hustings? It was a solemn assurance, in the presence of 20,00) spectators, that his opinions were identical with the opinions of the Dock Chairman, and the Chairman of the Shipowners' Association. I say therefore, gentlemen, whatever he meant in his heart, the impression which those sentiments would convey to the 20,000 listeners would be, that he never intended to do anything that would affect the vital principles of those laws. (Hear, hear, hear; and a voice.• "The Jesuit.") That deetarmt,Th binding on the paint as if he had signed a bond. (A voice : "He won't do it again," and cheers.) What said Ur. Cardwell to his supporters of Toxteth-park, on the 23d of July, 1847 7 tin Cs,id 66 TI tone in ne r ,Ic.o; 1,1210 thnt •,•••• • . .a•• • "Ct. luw4ucAUVUJ 1.1144 LA& ai 11.1LitEIS snouin earn not only Is., but 55., and, if the gentlemen could conveniently make it, 7s. 6d. a day." ;A laugh.) " He bad witnessed, dur ing the existence of the late Parliament. that the exports of iverpool had increased 40 per cent., and the increase " the Britiih ships entered 50 Per cent. lle hoped and trusted that all the measures they should carry would have the same ten dency, and produce a similar rtsult in a similar degree. He had never taken any part adverse to the Navigation Laws • and if a. ions were proposed in them. he should give the matter consideration, and vote accordingly." It is perfectly true there was no pledge there; but I will give you something stronger, from his own lips. ("Show him up.") At another meeting, having entered into a history of those laws, which were introduced by Oliver Cromwell, he said that Adam Smith, although in other matters a free-trader, approved of keeping up our commercial marine, inasmuch_ as our national twos. min nu cnange until he saw how much it would benefit Liver pool, and the artisans of Liverpool." Would you have sup posed that, such statements coming from an honest-hearted man, he would have voted for the total repeal of those laws ? (No, no.) Then, gentleme n , if y ou cou ld not th i nk so upon that, I will give you something stronger still. (Applause.) I will stick to him, my friends. (Renewed cheers and laughter ; with cries of " Don't hit so hard ;" "Yea, but hit him harder," &c.) Now then, gentlemen, in the Cotton Sale-room, on the 26th of July, 1847. Mr. Cardwell said : " And, indeed, if he wanted evidence in its favour, he had before hint his friend Alderman Bramley-ltloore, who had added so much, by his skill, talent, knowledge, and research, to the commercial literature of the country—and he could bear testimony to the manner in which those great measures bad worked. He had been asked to give certain specific pledges upon an important subject. He had been asked whe ther he would consent to any change in that system of laws known as the Navigation Laws. He had already stated, that he knew what those laws were established for—they were established for the maintenance of their commercial marine, aSIA 11L15:3 both of which the country had attained to her present high, proud. and noble position. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) He had paid to the subject the utmost of his attention, and, as he told them before, he agreed with Adam Smith, as to their usefulness in promoting our national greatness and prosperity. He had never said one word in opposition to these laws. He should feel it incompetent in him to rashly interfere with the present system of laws." And yet, gentemen, he voted for their entire abolition. plause.) After some further remarks to the same purpose, says, -- ne wouut then say, that he would consent to no change in those laws (the Navigation Laws) until he was satisfied that that change would be conducive to the general good." (Hear.) Now, gentlemen, from such statements, made day by day, where could we find his intention of voting for the repeal of those laws? (Hear, hear). Gentlemen, I am afraid I am weary ihg you—(" no;no," " plenty of time," " go on")—but - ss -- e -`"°""' '" . '""'lx"""s" question is one of great importance, the point at issue being £8,400,000, if we had a fair trade and interco u r se , we a l so whether we were justified in supposing that we entertained the should be employed to send there .e 8,400,000 worth of our menu:, opinion that Mr. Cardwell would ever vote for th e re p ea l of the factures, and the result wo u ld b e , th a t i t wou ld l eave us, in 5" Navigation Laws, or whether lie ever conveyed to us his listen probability, .e 4,000,000 of profit to be spent by our operatives. tion of so voting ? Why, he would not have received 100 votes Now, gentlemen, what do we import from France? We import in Liverpool if he bad told us so. (Cheers.) He met the ship watches and clocks. Now, gentlemen, if there is a watch and owners, and, as he tells you at the Amphitheatre, he gave clock maker in this building, I would ask him if he can corn- them no pledge. You shall hear what he did say, and then you pete with the French in the'manufacture of clocks and watches, shall judge whether he gave a pledge or no. We can perfectly where they pay no duties in France, and live at a ►much less understand a gentleman saying, "I am unfavourable to these rate than here? (Hear, hear.) I would ask hi m , if paying his laws—l am opposed to their abrogation ; but though these rates in Liverpool, his poor-rates, his Pike rates, and every are my sentiments, I decline to give a pledge ; I mean other description of rates put upon his shoulders, if he can to go unfettered to Parliament, or my voice there will compete with a man who imports these articles at a frivolous have no weight whatever." You would suppose that an ho. duty 7 (Applause.) I know, gentlemen, that he cannot; and nourable man, with such sentiments, woul 1 never vote for the there is nearly .e 200,000 worth of watches and clocks imported repeal of those laws without first acquainting his constituents, into this country, besides an equal amount which pays no duty especially when, by that single vote, the snippi ng o f the coun from being smuggled. (La ug ht eran d app l ause.) Now, gentle-'try is depreciated between .e 12,000,000 and £15,000,000 sters men, we are busily engaged in England in getting rid of a deal ling. (Hear, hear, hear.) But, to this hour, he has never told of our surplus population, when we might employ a great por- us of any change in his opinion, nor has he ever informed us tion of them ; and I appeal to the weeping mothers who have when the change came over bins ; and we have, therefore, a their daughters expatriated to distant lands, when they might right to infer—and lam sorry to say it—that when giving us be employed at home, (Applause.) Why should you, gen- this assurance, he meditated aiding the repeal of those laws. ttemen, import from France three million pair of gloves, (Hear, hear, and a voice, "Heis a great scoundrel!" Cheers.) and export our own women who ought to make them for you? . Gentlemen, I will not indulge in any personal remarks upon (Applause.) Gentlemen, there is another trade, and I have no Mr. Cardwell. (Hear, hear.) I hope I have confined myself doubt I have the honour of addressing some of the Sons of strictly within the fair limits of debate. (Hear, hear.) I have Crispin in this hall. Gentlemen, you know also that the shoe- only brought forward his sentiments, and given eny answer to maker have ground of complaint—and it is more especially them, in such a way, I trust, as becomes a gentleman. (Cheers.) the complaint of the trade to which I am now calling your Then, gentlemen, I call your attention to an interview Mr. attention—and I think you will agree with me, that the shoe- Cardwell lied with the Shipowners' Association, at which he maker has an equal right*of complaint with the watchmaker made use of these words : and the glovemaker, when he has to compete with Frenchmen " Now, in regard to the Navigation Laws, he did not know sending here 800,000 pairs of bootsand boot fronts. (Applause.) whether any opinion was entertained that he had ever taken Gentlemen, I say, unless we have that interchange of commerce any part hostile to the system of the Navigation Laws. if any. and freedom of. trade, which we have a right to expect from body did entertain such an opinion, they might accept his as- France—if we admit their manufactures—l say it is neither - surance that it was entirely unwarranted by any reference to just nor right to our own people. (Loud applause.) Gentle- the past, f s there was no act or expression of his warranted a men, have we got a miller in the building? (Cheers, and suspicion of that sort." hear, hear.) If we have, I would appeal to him. God forbid Now, gentlemen, need I say anything more after that ?(" No; that we should advocate anythingwhich would tend to increase pitch into him," cheers and laughter.) Mr. Cardwell after the price of any commodity which is necessary for our nourish- wards went on to say that "he thought it would be manifestly ment, and which should come upon every table; but, gentle- 1 unjust to remove from our shipowners their mercantile supre men, there is a difference between growing and manufacturing I macy without removing the restrictions to which others were flour. (" Certainly, there is.") And I would ask the millers, if it I not subject." Well, have they done that ? No. Mr. Cardwell is right that we should import from France 1.300,000 quarters 1 further said, at the interview with the shipowners:—of ground flour ? (Loud cries of " No, no.") I say, gentlemen, " I have stated that I don't approve of any plan for the abrOs that the grinding of that corn ought to be done at home, be- gation of these laws." (Loud cries of "shame ;" " tar: him cause those who send its flour now not only 'obtain a profit by and feather him." Laughter.) This, gentleman, was n an grinding it, but they have the privilege of increasing that profit swer tobe question from 51r. Fisher. He continued. "I state by importing wheat ; and, moreover, they have the advantage also that I don't contemplate any change at all ; and I reserve of keeping the bran for the purpose of feeding their own stock. to myself the right of judging of any proposal to be made. It (Hear, hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I have only to repeat on shall have my best consideration.' (Laughter.) The assn. this head, that I hope you see clearly that it must be an nu- ranee to the inhabitants of Liverpool that he did not intend to profitable intercourse with any country with which there is not vote for the abrogation of these laws could not have been more an equal interchange of commodities, as is the case with emphatically conveyed. (A voice: "Was that qualified?") France, whither we export only .e 2,000,000, and take .48,000,000 Oh, yes ; I told you before that he would not give any in return. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It cannot be productive pledge. But I am afraid the gentleman who asks the of, and conducive to, reciprocal advantages to the operative question did not hear what I said, therefore I will give and mechanic in this country. (Hear, hear, hear.) Gentle- it him again. (Cheers.) I say, as the Duke of Wellington men, I will not detain you much longer—(loud and continued said, "On this subject there is no mistake, and there shall be cries of "Go on, go on");—but I cannot allow this opportunity no mistake." (Loud and long-continued cheerin . - to pass by without saying'a word or two with regard to M r . well sa i d: " I have stated that I don't approve of any plan Card for Cardwell's figures on shipping. (Loud c h eer i ng, an d a vo i ce the abrogation of these laws ;" surely that means that he "Stick to him.") Yes, I will stick to him. (Vehement ap- would not vote for their abrogation—(cheers)—"and I have plause, with a round of Kentish fire.) I will, as my friend in also stated that I don't contemplate any change at all; and I the pit says, "stick to him," for he has deceived us once, but reserve to myself the right of judging of any proposal to be he shall not deceive us twice. (Vehement cheering.) Now, made. It shall have my best consideration." (Hear, gentlemen, I showed at the meeting in the Amphitheatre that hear, IrSar.) Now, I would put it to the gentleman in the the increase in the foreign shipping to this port was 919,000, gallery whether that was not likely to convey to our minds the and that there was a positive decrease of 2,000 tons in the Bri- belief that lie disapproved of the abrogation of the Navigation tish shipping between the years 1849 and 1851. (Cheers.) I Laws? (The gentleman who bad asked the question replied, need not remind you, gentlemen, that the year 1849 was the " That was a pledge decidedly.") (Cheers.) Then he went on one in which the Navigation Laws were repealed. (Hear, hear, to say that "it could scarcely be imagined that he could be and cheers.) Now when Mr. Cardwell on a former occasion found in hostility with his constituents, but he held that it undressed the Liverpool electors, and solicited them for their was the duty of a member of parliament to reserve to suffrages, he said, " I congratulate the town of Lluerpool on himself the right of free judgment." But of course you haves the increase of its shipping;" and, gentlemen, he congratulated right to ascertain the opinion of your representative, and you you further on the increase being mainly in the British ships. would never suppose that lie would change his opinions upon (Loud and continued cheering.) But, gentlemen, when he certain laws, anti vote for their abrogation without letting you comes before you now, when the foreign shipping has increased know. (Cheers.) I feel that, without these explanations which 100,000 tons, it is not with the same congratulatory terms, but I have given to you, I co u ld not h ave consented to simply by slurring over the increase of t onnage , s t at i ng its total occupy the chair this evening. (Hear, hear, hear, and amount without specifying how much is British and how much cheers.) But if they are satisfactory to you, 1 shall be is foreign. (Hear, hear, and cries of "shame".) Gentlemen, most proud to preside over this meeting. (Vehement applause, lie tells you in his address, that in the year 1842, the tonnage which was renewed several times, on a stentorian voice ex was 5,415,000, exclusive of the ships in ballast ; and that in claiming, "Three cheers for Mr. Bramley-Moore, Esq. !") 1851 it had increased to Bmo,eoo tons. And thus you see the Gentlemen, I will not trespass further upon your time, except placards posted on the walls of Liverpool. But, gentlemen, to make one more observation before I lake the chair. We ought it not to have specifier! how much of that tonnage was have a nobleman now at the head of affairs, who is personally foreign and how much British? (Cheers, and cries of "It known to many of us here, and to all of us by his excellent name ought.") I would put it to any man connected with the ship- and character,and high office. (Cheers.) You have a nobleman, ping of Liverpool, whether five foreign vessels in the port will gentlemen, whose only desire and wish is to promote the great spend as much amongst the operatives and carpenters as one interests of this great empire, and to advocate the interests of British ship? (" No, no.") Then I say this boasted, increase all classes of society. (Renewed cheering.) He is above all in the tonnage of the shipping, so far from being a- gain, mercenary considerations; he has nothing in this world to is a great loss to you. (Hear, hear.) As I stated, gentlemen, look forward to, or to gratify his ambition. (Hear, bear.) He at the Amphitheatre, Spanish vessels in your port obtain .e 4 has taken the helm of affairs solely from patriotic coo per ton, while British vessels only get 20s. to the same places, fives; and I hope that .he will meet with a cordial Now, gentlemen, since I made that statement I have ascer- response throughout the country. Mr. Bramley Moore re tained that the very same state of things exists between the seemed his seat amidst loud and long-continued cheering. He Spaniards and the United States ; and I now lintel in my hand said, the resolutions which would be submitted to them would an act of the American Congress, dealing with the point in be by the electors of Lime-street Ward, and the first question. What did America do, gentlemen 7 As we have would be proposed by Mr. Morrison, of Whitechapel. been so often referred to our Transatlantic brethren to copy (Applause.) their example, I strongly recommend their line of proceeding Mr. MoRRISON, in coming forward, said he must claim from in this case to be copied as so o n as possible. (Applause.) There his audience more than ordinary indulgence, on two grounds, is a difference of duty between the Spanish vessels and the the first of which was, that he was unaccustomed to address American vessels g"ing to Cuba and other Spanish ports. public meetings, and the next was that he had scarcely yet Well, what did they do in the United States? They said, recovered from a severe attack of inflammation ; and nothing '' Well, this is perfectly right, and we will meet them ; the would have induced him to have come forward but the great Spanish vessels that load in our ports shall pay, in differential importance involved in the proceedings of that meeting. Mr. deities, to the same amount that they exact, before they take Morrison then read extensive extracts from a treatise on the the goods on board." (Loud and continued cheering.) Such American tariff which came into operation in 1836, with the are the terms of the Act of Congress. Now, let me point view to show the amount of protection afforded by time Ann, oust to some who maybe ignorant upon the subject, the position rican Legislature. The resolution he proposed was :—" That of ship-bulling in this and foreign countries. (Hear, hear.) this meeting, believing that William Forbes Mackenzie, Esq., When you import timber for the purpose of building ships in and Charles Turner, Esq., are eminently qualified to renr..- - Liverpool, you have to nav a there • 1,,,s ;e.,,... t...;,,, —,,:.. :—, , ' '' ' . . - •.7 • •-•••••• •• 0,141 11l foreign country, and brink it in a manufactured condition, then you pay no duty at all. (" Shame," and expressions of aston ishtnent.) Now, I would ask if this is right, or whether it is just to the ship -carpenter of Liverpool and of other places in England ? (" No, no.") The ship, also, that is manufactured in a foreign country can earn a freight before it is brought here for sale, which is also an advantage to the foreigner that you do not enjoy. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, to show you the inconsistency, and the short-sighted and bad legislation of the gentlemen who have lately been at the head of our govern — will just point out to you that mahogany, 7,0- iverpool in Parliament, pledges itself to use every exertion for their return at the approaching election." (Cheers.) Mr. BE.NSON, who addressed the !fleeting as "Mr. Chairman, brother freemen (hear, hear), and electors," said he had very great pleasure in seconding the resolution just proposed, in asmuch as, it having been received with loud enth us i asm, h e felt satisfied the mee ting would use every energy in their power to promote the election of the two gentlemen named. (Ap plause.) lie bad a still greater pleasure in doing so, inasmuch as one of these gentlemen was of the town of Liverpool. la n.l/0014 UM/ other woods used in the manufacture of tables and articles of luxury, pay no duty at all ; and is it right, then, to the ship building' interest, that, while all these are imported duty free, the most important kind of timber used for shipbuilding is not admitted without a tax ? (Loud and angry cries of " Shame.") Now, Mr. Cardwell expressed great anxiety, when before the Toxteth carpenters, and at other ph ices, to do all in his power to promote the interests of the carpenters, ropernakers and , • .1. ..• (sneers.) it was some years since they had had a gentleman to represent their interests in parliament, whom they might call a townsman; but Mr. Turner had been honourably con nected with them for a great many . years, and it was on this account particularly he felt pleasure ►n seconding the resolution. (Cheers.) He felt sure that if these two' gentlemen were for tunate enough to gain the good wishes and support of the electors, and to be returned, whatever should be brought forward by the noble lord now at the head of the. Government, he would receive from them every assist ance in promoting the good and welfare of all. (Cheers.) He held in his hand the addresses of the candidates whose interests they had that night met to forward. These were true Protestant addresses—(tremendous applause)—adr miffing of no mistake in what was set forth. (Renewed applause.) Many attacks had been made upon Protestant principles; l ut here they had an assurance from one gentleman that no public grant should. be made to the Roman Catholic Church, under whatever guise or disguise it might be brought. (Cheers.) In the other address they had the assurance, ►hat the writer himself being a firm and s►ncere Protestant, he was in favour of others enjoying the same civil liberties with himself. Therefore it was that he (the speaker) thought these gentlemen might be entrusted with the liberties of them all. (Cheers.), After the manly vindication of himself, which they bad heard from their cha►rman, and the straightforward plan which he had adopted in throwing over Mr. Cardwell—(cheers, and cries of " and his job")—he called upon them all to give an assur ance to 'assist, as much as lay in their power, in the return of the two proposed candidates. (Cheers.) _ ...... ilbK, is tne nonentity; of the one-sided policy of free trade the way to promote their interests ? (A Voice: " Why you fetched Cardwell yourself.") Gentlemen, I thank my friend for reminding me that I was one of the committee who introduced Mr. Cardwell to yon; and I will now avail myself of the opportunity of explaining to you the pains that were taken for the purpose of ascertaining that he was right on the all-important question of the Navigation Laws. (Hear, heir.) If I came forward then, as one of a committee, to assist in introducing a member to your notice, I think I am not back ward in appearing again before you to ask you to expel from your confidence the man whom I before recommended. ?Vehement applause.) I am extremely obliged to my friend for the timely hint. (Laughter, much c h eering, and a voice, " That's a good cut.") I have no sins to conceal ; and, if I have committed any, I freely come and confess them. (Hear, bear, and loud cheers.) Hut, gentlemen, I have little to confess, or to he ashamed of, in any part I have taken in my connection with Mr. Cardwell, because I now come forward as honestly to repudiate him, as before I did to and cries of euppointed to a•avo.") Gentle►nen, the corn ttee thnt After a feW words from a per Son in the body of the meeting; who asked were they prepared to support such a political Harlequin as Mr. Cardwell—such a political task-master—the )tcstant Institutio rs.) .- Mr. Cardell 1 put and carried by acc!aln hement applause:)—and you will see that proosed the sec resolution this meeting hails with sa p tisfaction theformation of a Conservative Government, with the Earl of De r by a t i ts h ead, believing,' that the stability of the throne and constitution ; and the best interests of this country, will be maintained and pro ' Majesty's present advisers." (Loud. andlonr • Mr, Ball said he felt - of Whit vigation ?opiih - Aggi of ti t was not ?r by Mr. to him, k which the sub-committee had importance of the forthcemint , I voted for the introdt tg to Roman Catholics, " the bill"—(laughter)—and election him that to set an example• to of !red them far more COMM,I that he eor as.nuen as any thing I might say there coutiag,fronia pledged wan, and there. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1852. to be perfect. For instance, he could not believe that that great man could ever have intended so to arrange the duties on sugar that foreigners should send into this country refined sugar at a price winch our countrymen could not produce it at without an actual loss. Some one might say that this arose from the fact that the Dutch gave a bounty for exportation ; but bow cam that British refiners had been obliged to place their refin under a bond in order that their goods might be exported some foreign shore? (Hear.) Why, sim of being imported here again, from the produttion, and received here under th were made for foreigners. (Hear, hear, and lot - id cheer He was not aware what amount of money the refinerie. England might ire estimated at, but he knew it would be an swered that they were all now profitably in full work. He ad mitted it. They had fonnd nut another plan of working them, but this did not prove that they could not have found out this plan previously; hence, if £lO,OOO had been previously in vested in sugar refineries, there ought to be now £20,0p0. (Loud cheers.) He looked upon it that the next general elec tion must decide for this gr.at nation whether she should again be governed upon principle, or whether she must he sacrificed to the idol of expediency. They had much higher and loftier objects in view than Free Trade and Protection. (Cheers.) Their opponents cried aloud for civil and religious liberty; let their cry also be loud for civil and religious liberty. (Applause.) Let them show their opponents that, although their allied strength was composed of a strange admixture of Popery, infidelity. socinianism, and many other isms, that their single and united force of genuine protestantism, having truth for its foundation, would, by the grace place of their nativ se very s which of God, send to the British senate a large majority of Bible lovin..; and God-fearing men. (Loud applause.) This being the case, they should be freed from the danger of a change in the just balance of power which at present existed in our representative system. (Loud and long-continued applause.) The present Chancellor of the Exchequer lately to the House of Commons that the present system gave one seventeenths in favour of the large towns. Surely, then, if (Cheers.) The policy adopted by the various ministers who had been in office in this country from the year 1829 down to the accession of Lord Derby had tampered with the Church of Rome, endeavouring to make Papists in loyal subjects of the crown of Great Britain; but had they known the subtlety of that church, they never would have been thus deluded. (Cheers.) Some time ago, when that chtirch sent a tem poral prince into this country and placed him over what ought to have been her Majesty's subjects, Lord John Russell on the occasion wrote a letter which was worthy of a true Protestant. (Applause.) He was the means of a cer tain course of legislation at that time; but what had become of that legislation now? The bill then passed had been allowed to remain dormant, and the very Government which caused this legislation was challenged by the priests of the Church of Rome to test the power of their own law.' (Cheers.) Therefore it was that lie felt they were bound to use all lawful means to give strength and power to the" present Ministry, firmly believing that their best efforts would be given to the maintenance of true Protestant principles, and that they would see that the laws were respected and enforced. (Loud and long-continued applause.) Mr. EDWARD SMITH seconded the resolution. He said he had not intended, when asked to second the proposition just submitted, to do anything more than simply to do so; but in asmuch as the noble lord at the head of the government was a large landed proprietor, and as every one-sided free-trader, in regard to farming, thought that the landlord must help the farmer, he wished to prove that it was not a rent question, but that it would eventually be found out to be a question of wages. Ile illustrated this by showing that the average rent of the farming land of the entire British Islands was about 255. the statute acre, and that the average produce in wheat was about twenty-four bushels to each acre. Up to the one-sided free-trade times, the farmer, for twenty years previously, received an average of 60s. per quarter, but since that time he had realized 375. per quarter; consequently there was a loss on the average rental of 695. per acre. Barley, beans, and oats followed in a relative proportion. He illustrated the matter thus ; let them take a farm of 400 acres, and from this take 200 for ;razing, fattening cattle, Etc. ; the other acres would produce 600 quarters of corn, the loss on which would be, from the old pro: fits, 690, or .t'l9o above the whole rent. So from this it would be seen that the landlord could not render sufficient assistance to the farmer. (Applause.) Let them try to do this—assist the agriculturists without reimposing the tax on bread ; let them remove all the taxes that pressed on land. But it was impossible that we could prosper if twelve millions of people were put in a state of losing motley. (Cheers.) Ile contended that this was a wages question, and he thought that Cobden, Bright, and Co., intended it so to be, and they might have gained their ends had it not been for the stream of emigration which was contir.ually flowing. He would take a miller's example in illustration. They would recollect that Mr. Samuel Holme mentioned, at the meeting at the Amphitheatre, the case of Jackson, the miller of Wakefield. Mr. Jackson did not know how a Frenchman could beat en Englishman In grind ing flour, and like an honest fellow went over to France to in quire how this was; and lie found that where he was paying a first stone dresser 255. per week the French men paid 12 francs. Now, If this was the case, must not wages come down to all intents and purposes? (Cheers.) He would ask them how they would like this. (Applause, and cries of " Not at all.") Would the shipwrights of Liverpool like to come down from 21s. to 13s. per week? If so, let them go and vote for Cardwell and Ewart ; if not, for Mackenzie and Turner. (Loud and pro longed cheering.) Mr. ELLIS JONES moved that a vote of thanks be presented to Mr. Bramley-Moore, for his kindness in taking the chair on that occasion, and for his nble and masterly exposure of the misrepresentations lately made by Mr. Cardwell. (Great applause.) _ _ _ !Ir. BY Bonn seconded the resolution, which was carried by terrific applause, with only one dissentient. Mr. BliAmLliv-Mooax thanked the meeting for the honour just conferred, and for the candid and courteous manner in. which they had received him that ev en i ng . It h a d ever b een his endeas'our to discharge his duty. to the town of Liverpool, and when he advocated the claims of Mr. Cardwell he sincerely believed that he was doing so—(hear, hear)—and he now as sincerely believed he was oischarging his duty to this great emporium of commerce by asking them to expel him. (Loud applause.) The electors of Lime-street ward had been mainly instrumental in returning Mr. Cardwell to parliament, and he hoped they would exert the same endeavours to place Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner in the same proud position. (Loud applause.) He could not allow them to separate without saying a word or two in reference to that amiable and respectable man Sir Thomas Birch. He had never deceived them, and he could but regard him as an honest, worthy, and rspectable xentleman. Differing, as he did, in political senti ments from him, had he, however, again come forward, he should have felt it his duty equally to have opposed his return. Let them unite and go forth into small but compact bands into every corner of Lime-street Ward, and endeavour to return their candidates triumphantly. The meeting, after cheering for the Queen, for Mr. Bramley- Moore, for Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, &c., separated about a quarter after ten o'clock. EXECUTIONS AT LANCASTER.—At the annual sessions at Preston, on Wednesday week, it was stated that the Rey. W. Rowley has filled the office of chaplain at Lan cester Castle nearly half R century, and durinz that period he has attended no less than 168 persons in their last mo ments on the drop. THREE CHILDREN POISONED BY PAINTED CAKE OR. NA MENTS.-011 Thursday, in London, Mr. Wakley, ALP., hell an inquest on the body of Bridget Tyseley, aged four years, who died from tho effects of poison contained in some ornaments upon a cake, which she had received as an Easter present. Two other children belonging to the same family were also poisoned, but hopes are entertained of their ultimate recovery. The coroner expressed a hope that the sale of cakes so ornamented would be put a stop to, as similar cases had frequently come before him. Verdict—Accidental death. GENTIAI4IANLY AMUSEMENT.—At the Marlbro'-street Police Office, London, on Thursday week, William Richards and John Case, two "gentlemen," were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with beating a cat to death. Freeman, C IS, stated that that morning, about three o'clock, he was on duty in New Bond-street, when he saw the defendants run after a cat, and beat it with their walking sticks till it was dead. The witness immediately went up and took them into custody. The defendants did not deny the charge, and said that the persons who brought them up did not teach them killing a cat was an act of cruelty. Mr. Bingham severely censured the de fendants upon the wanton act of cruelty they had been guilty of,• and fined them £3 each. The money was immediately paid. MURDER BT A 1301%-A murder has been committed at Outwell, a village near. Lynn, in Norfolk, by a boy of thirteen, who, whilst engaged on Sunday week with two others, aged—nine and seven, in " crow-scaring," made allusion to something which he had said in their presence on a former day, adding, that if he knew they mentioned it to any one he would kill them. The youngest boy seems to have been frightened at this declaration. for in a tearful mood he replied, " What shall Ido then ? I told my mother last night." Upon hearing this admission, the eldest boy raised a gun he had with him to the fore head of the speaker, pulled the trigger, and by the explo. sion shattered his skull and spread his brains over the field. The gun. it is said, contained no shot, but the wadding passed completely through the head of the poor little fellow who bad made the imprudent confession. Frightened at the act which ho had, committed, the murderer prevailed upon his companion to promise secrecy, and to assist him to dispose of the body, which was done by dragging it to a dry ditch, where it was carefully buried. The two boys then returned to the spot where their companion had been shot, and, gathering up his brains and the shattered fragments of his skull, they threw them into his cap. After this, they kindled a fire of turf (the field being in the fens), upon which they placed the cap, which they watched until, with its con tents, it was entirely consumed. Upon their return home, the younger boy, on being questioned of his missing companion, confessed. __ TRAFFIC RCTURNS.—The traffic returns for the week ending the 11th instant, on the undermentioned English lines of railway, are as follows : 1852. 1851. London and North Western £42,320 .. £43,856 Midland . ....... 22,094 .. 20,674 Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,405 .. 15,610 London and South Western. ... London and Brighton 10,613 .. 8,869 Great Western .... .. South Eastern . _ _... York and North Midland ifaii - clTe - s - ., Sheffield , & Lincolnshire 7,139 7,187 6,317 3,957 13.196 Bristol and Exeter York, Newcastle, and Berwick.... 14,410 Shrewsbury and Chester ....... 1,665 ~ Shrewsbury and Birmingham.... 739 Eastern Counties and Norfolk 15,077 Great Northern Chester and Holyhead North Staffordshire .... Leeds Northern 1,006 .. South Devon. South Wales.. .. The total receipts on the above lines being £209,661 against £191,022 in the corresponding week of last year, the increase is shown to be £18,639. The number of miles open on the above lines was, in 1852, 4,224, and in 1851, 4,1171, showing an increase of 1061 miles. QUICK PASSAGE OF AN AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP FROM CIIINA.—A large American clipper-built ship, named the Witch of the Wave, Captain Millett, com mander, has recently arrived in the East India Docks, London, from Canton, having made one of the most ex. traordinary and rapid voyages on record. She is nearly 1.40€1 tons butthen, and was built at Salem, near York, in the course of last year. She proceede fornia, thence to Hone. Kong, and sailed from Whampoa, 540 13,440 8,604 2,289 )ceeded to Cali near Canton, on the sth of January;. made the passage to Java-head in 7 days and 12 hours, then had the wind W.S.W. to N.W. for several days, with light trade wind, and made the Cape in 29 days. Then encountered easterly winds from the Western Islands, and toe' off the Dungeness on the 4th of April, makin , from China to the Downs in 90 days, a tr . • '--.ted runs of the Oriental and the eel Had she not ered th strong easte fished the vc would have ac r. As it was ho dist trove it will rai in 2 to Lond 338. Ea iles.-7Ymes. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT. YESTERDAI HER CHARG T POLICE li (a respectable 3, particularly 'ho had been admitted to . bail), 'a' compositor ployea on various o e-officer 52 t. The dona first paid his devoirs was that of Mr. Henry Gatclifre, accountant, of No. 20, Gloucester-place Low-hill, where he had obtained s t ea lth y admittance through a window .. ace of the inmates _Jme of the substantials, but also to enjoy the luxuries of life, had carried away four shoulders of mutton and half a pound of tobacco—being,. 0 I evidently an advoc a t e f or a f ree an d rov i ng trade, and, hnldincr nn eral day the local ne (Laird), undeitlie followi said that, on Saturday nieht, the woman of persons, it would seem that he then honoured the rem ,v in Hope-street,and Samuel Floyd was drunk dence of a near neighbour of Mr. Gateliffe,—Mr. Middle- And disorcerly at the same ti me , i n company with her. brook, solicitor,—with a visit, and b e i ng s i m il arly prompted Mr. Jamieson—What was she doing ? as in the former case, he abstracted a pound of sugar, some Officer.—Bawling and quarrelling about. She was currants, and other articles. He safely escaped with the drunk. I advised them to go away, but they would not. booty until he reached Islington, where police-officer Mr. Floyd, in reply to the charge, said that, on Satur- Yates (314) seeing him toiling under the pressure of a day evening the female, then in the dock, who was a large hamper, humanely insisted upon him putting down most respectable woman, working in Wolstenholme- his burthen ; and upon overhauling it, finding it to con square, requested him to accompany her to inquire after tain a rather incongruous variety of articles,—amongst the some work in the neighbourhood of Hope.street. He rest those stolen from the houses of the gentlemen already consented ; and when they got into Dope-street, as he named,--relieved him from any further trouble, by calling himself was not very well acquainted with the locality, he another officer to take charge of the property, and con suggested to Mrs. Smith that she had better make siderately accompanying Mr. Davies to the apartments of ...., Mr. Governor Parkinson, where he found am ple opportunity of resting himself after his previous arduous labour.. was disorderl inquiry from the police-officer. She went up to him and asked him to direct her to the place she wanted. The officer (520) turned round, called her an improper name, and said, " I think it is a man you want, and not that street." Mrs. Smith replied that he was a nasty, dirty fellow, for using that language. Ile (Floyd) went up, and told the officer that he thought LADY EMILY AUGUSTA FITZGERALD and her husband he was exceeding his duty, and was net justified in using have been arrested, at Dover, on a charge of swindling. words like those to a respectable woman, and that he JENNY LIND has set apart £20,000 to found a charity would regret having done so when lie came before Mr. school in Sweden. Mansfield. The officer replied, " B—r you and Mr. A Mits. AUST has been fined in London £2O for giving Mansfield ! If you speak again, I'll shove my stick false characters to servants. down your b—y throat," and raised his stick and pointed it close to hi s mou th. Th ere were two gentle- ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET C OMPANY. — At the men in the middle of the street, smoking, and he meetrins of the company in London, on Thursday, a divi (Floyd) requested that they, would witness the pro- dend of £2 per share, free of Income-tax, was declared. ceeding. Another police-officer (90) ca me up, a n d, after PROFESSOR WILSON has resigned the Chair of Moral whispering with the other officer, seized him (Floyd) by the Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. The electioa collar, took hold of his arms, and did all he could on the of his successor is fixed for the Bth of June. way to bridewell to aggravate him to a breach of the DISCOVERY OF A NEW PLANET. —Professor de Gas peace : he pulled him backwards and forwards, bent his paris, of the Royal Observatory ,at Naples, announces arms, told him to look out for his shins, and goaded him the discovery of another small planet on the evening of in every possible way. (Floyd hero stepped forward. to March 17. the bench, and showed an injury inflicted upon one of his fingers by the officer.) The other officer took the woman A LUNATIC has been apprehended and placed in safe keeping for walking about in front of Buckineham-palace and using threatening language towards the Queen. She: along in the same style. She requested of him not to hurt her, cried, and implored of him to take her quietly, had a knife concealed in her bosom. In reference to the charge of drunkenness, Mr. Floyd requested of the magistrate to examine the entry made Mr. FRANK FORSTER, recently the engineer to the at Hotharn-street with that made at the Main Bridewell. Metropolis Commissioners of Sewers, died suddenly on All that he had drank was three glasses of ale and half Tuesday. He was in the act of writing a letter when he a glass of brandy; and the fact of his recollecting all the was struck with apoplexy, and almost immediately ex circumstances was a proof that he was not drunk. In Aired. bridewell lie asked for a pencil to take the numbers of the SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.-- officers ; the bridewell-keeper gave him one, and whilst On ,Thursday morning, the body of a young man was he was in the act of doing so. police-officer 90 (who did taken out of the ornamental water in Kensington Gar not appear in court) asked him what he was doing. He dens. No papers were found upon him, but his linen was said he was making a memorandum of his own, when the marked W. Johnson. officer made a spring at him, caught him by the throat, A 'WHEELWRIGHT OF HUDDERSFIELD has emulated and thrust him to the wall. He (Floyd) had been kept g le ra t i o vel ge w t a i g t g o. o_ uw n te ' T ; igh i he n i a chamber over Robinson Crusoe's construction of a canoe without con in bridewell until last (Sunday) night, as his bail was not sidoration of how he was to get into the sea. The wheel innNg izsaenlyenh has solenahne town. During the process of taking them to bridewell, his wri g s i l l i t o p h , as bu b t u i i s l t unable a ‘ b ‘ the officers used the most degrading and abominable RIVAL bu ed a largeT o Tt r t o e ug K h o 1t r diamond,- Noou language. What he (Floyd) had said was a plain state ment of the case, which he was ready to verify on oath. t o w ards Mr. Floyd then called two men who were being brought . - towards the payment of his debt to the East India Gorn to bridewell at the time the charge was being taken against pang. Taken in round numbers it weighs 400 carats, and him to bear out his statement relative to Officer 90. Police-Sergeant Lewis, the bridewell-k ee p er a t H o th am - is the largest diamo n d n ex t t o th e B raz il diamond. street, stated that Floyd was drunk, throwing himself EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On Saturday, the 3rd, as about in all directions, and making a kind of a rescue. woman named Cross, residing in Wooton-Fitzpaine, Dor- Mr. Floyd.—A rescue in the st dion-house from the setshire, was safely delivered of three promising daughters, officer; I hope you (Mr. Mansfield) will notice that, sir. who, with herself, have been doing well since. The in- Market Constable No. 6, who was in the bridewell at fants have been baptised Faith, Hope, and:Charity. the time, " booking" two prisoners. He said he saw no THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Messrs. Fox and Henderson violence used towards Floyd. Floyd was a little excited, have given public notice that, in consequence of a comma but there was no such disturbance as induced him to notice nication from the office of her Majesty's Works and Build it, having at the time his own prisoner in charge. As to ings, the Exhibition building can no longer be thrown being pushed, he saw nothing of the kind. open to the public by the contractors. Mr. Floyd.—Probably not; you had your own prisoners MELANCHOLY RESULTS OF PASSION.—On Monday to attend to. morning last, Mr. G. Collard. of Elverton farm, had beers Mary Smith (the woman in charge), stated that she engaged in a somewhat angry altercation with one_ of his asked the officer to direct her to No. 30, Hope-street, tenants on the grounds near his residence, and the parties and he said, " Hope .street :it is not Hope -street not had separated only a few paces when Mr. C. fell, and al want—you want a man." She told him that she did not most instantly expired.--Dover Telegraph. understand him, and he repeated the words. Officer 520.-1 said it was farther on, and they then THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY have just corn began to abuse me. pleted their th roug h range o f w i re (118 miles) from Lon- Mr. Mansfield.—lf you made use of that language to don to Bristol. Several hundred men are now emp l oyed her, there is no abuse th a t y ou did no t d eserve . upon the link remaining to be compl e t e d b e t ween B r i stol and Exeter, of about 73 m il es , an d w hi c h i t i s expected Mrs. Smith continued to state th a t s h e t o ld the officer that he was a bad man to use such lan guage . Th e person will be finished by J une . she was going to see was a Miss Whaley, a respectable HULL ELECTION.—A rumour has reached us that young woman, who had engaged her to do some work. several gentlemen who are known as taking deep interest The person with whom Smith lodged stated that she in the success of the liberal cause in the borough, have it had lived with her for three years, and she was a very in contemplation to invite Viscount Goderich, the eldest respectable young woman. son of the Earl of Ripon, to offer himself as a candidate Mr. Floyd.-1 lodged with her for five years, along with 'at the ensuing election.—Eastern Counties Herald. my wife, and lam now a housekeeper in Circus-street. THREE HUNDRED MORE ATTORNEYS.-011 Friday the , Mr. Mansfield.—l think in this case there has been customary notices required by the statute from persons decidedly some misconduct on the part of the police- seeking to be admitted attorneys were given in the Court officers,—to what extent I shall not decide. It is a pro- of Queen's Bench :—To be admitted in the present Easter per charge to entertain, and will be inquired into by the 'Term 172, and in the ensuing Trinity Term 156; making. Head Constable and the Watch Committee. The prisoners with 29 who have applied to he re-admitted, a total of 356: must be discharged. THE POLICE AND THE O R ANGE VENDERS . A GIRL NAM ED H AWKINS was working near a place Mr. Feeney, of the Merch an t s ' Di n i ng R ooms, t h e where some stubbl e was burning i n a f i eld at Gorefield Green, near Wisbech, a few days s i nce , w h en a spar k was originator of the humane a g it a ti on now go i ng f orwar d on behalf of the itinerant street venders o f f ru it, & c ., came blown upon he r d ress , w hi c h i mme di ately caught firo, and before the court to make a compl a i n t aga i ns t a po li ce before the flames co u ld b e ext i ngu i s h e d , she was sok officer for unjustifiably taking into custody a b oy name d severely burned as to leave n o h opes o f h er recovery. Patrick Kelly, on Saturday afternoon, who was vending VCECUTION OF KEENE, THE MURDERER,—On Tues oranges in Tithebarn-street. day morning, John Keene, a labourer, aged twenty, was Mr. Mansfield and Mr, Jamieson submitted whether, executed in front of liorsemonger-lane gaol, for the mur as there was no charge of assault involved, it would not dor of the child of his wife by dropping it down a well. A. be the better course to pursue, to take the case before the vast crowd assembled to witness the ceremony. The ipett Head Constable and the Watch Cominittee. made no confession. Mr. Feeney assented, consequently the particulars of RAFFLE OF A SAINT.—The brothers of Mount St. Berms the case did not publicly transpire ; but we understand nerd's. in Leicestershire, have the picture of a saint toe them to be these :—About four o'clock on Saturday after. raffia for the benefit of their establishment, and nothing can be more all ur i ng t h an t h e i r appeal to the gambling noon the boy was st a ndi ng w ith a b as k et o f oranges in Tithebarn-street, when Police-officer 87 went up to him, piety of their patrons:—" The holy sacrifice of the mass. and said " I'll knock your b—dy head off if you don't is offered up every Thursday ; the litany of the blessed o h had o o ß f D._..... big. A Dolman,melancholy e w e : go out of this street." He (the officer) took the boy to Virgin said every morning for all benefactors living or bridewell, but having no information against him furtheruter deßado:TanAdctei:DkEeNtsTcNanE-Abße than ell, be t would not go out of the street when dgievnet,dautetennodteifidcwatiitohntthoe tll:essfoorfttuwnoatleivweisnnoecrconufertarhredoesoza7iont!dite: do so, the charge was refused. Mr. Feeney wished to say a few words to the court, with the view of ascertaining whether a certain class of night of Good Friday, in Sandford Pound, poor persons would be allowed to earn a livelihood by Five young men (drapers' assistants), in the afternoon of vending fruit and other articles in the street so long as that day, engaged a two-oared pleasure boat, and went they behaved themselves properly. The police-officers traced their authority to their inspect ors , an d no f ur th down the river as far as N une h am . O n t h e i r return. er home, the boat upset, and two of the party, named grave. and where they met a poor wom a n, w i t h a b as k e t /i n t h e street, to please the officers, sh e mus t go b ac k aga i n , an d Perrot and Moysey, met with a watery these people were thus driven abo u t ou t o f one street i nto AN INQUISITION has been s itti ng a t Seaton, Devon, another, and prevented from making an honest livelihood. before E. Winslow, Esq., one of the commissioners of Mr. Mansfield said the officers had no business to drive lunacy. to inquire into the sanity of the Rev. Sims Sta.. them at all, unless they were obstructing the street. The combo Richards, a gentleman of considerable property, matter was a very proper subject to be brought before the for the last fifteen years a resident at that quiet court, more especially as the head-constable was then watering place. After a patient investigation, a jury of sitting beside him. At the same time, lie must observe, twenty-two unanimously declared that the reverend gen that some of these persons—the chip-girls especially— tleman had been incapable of managing his affairs since were sometimes extremely insolent ; for, but the other 1825. night, an officer had to be called to remove one of them A HEARTLESS SOLDIER. —William Butler, a private from his own door. soldier of the 83rd, has rendered himself infamous by In reply to a remark from Mr. Feeney, that the officers having contracted a mock marriage at Gillingham Church, were in the habit, in nine cases out of , ten, of pushing in September, 1850, with a young Irish girl of respectable parties with their sticks, Mr. Mansfield observed, that birth and habits, whom, after the birth of a child, he hag neither hand nor stick ought to be used by an officer, except now discarded, 'and left to starve. When the Queen to defend himself in the execution of his duty. visited Liverpool, Butler was here on a recruiting party, Mr. Feeney said the declaration of the magistrate together with his wife. A strict investigation is being would serve the object which he had in view, which was made by the authorities into this case. to prevent poor vendors of fruit, &c. being persecuted and HORRIBLE MURDER AND SUlClDE.—Agardener,named ill-used by police-officers. Dawes, at Lynn, who has bee n i n a low state of mind for It was understood that the subject will be brought some time past, on Saturday week cut the throats of his before the consideration of the Watch Committee. wife and child, a boy of seven ears of and there INTERRUPTING THE POLICE IN THE E XECUTION OF y age, drowned himself in a river hard by his cottage. The mar- THEIR DUTY.—Patrick Kelly, an Irishman, was charged der was only discovered on some men taking home the with having interrupted police officers 260 and 104, whilst corpse of the murdere r , w hi c h t h ey h a d found i n the taking two boys to bridewell, on the previous d a y, f or throwing stones. The prisoner us e d m os t a b us i ve l an - stream. A jury returned a verdict of wilf u l mur d er i n re gard to the guage to the officers, and at one of the m th rew a l arge far as the suicide.woman and child, and t em p orary i nsan i ty as stone. A fine of 10s. and costs, and in default fourteen days' imprisonment, was imposed. A SURGEON SEN TENCED TO T RANSPORTA TION.—Mr. A NOTORIOUS CRACKSMAN.—A well-known house. William Hamlyn Pascoe, a surgeon or "village apotbe breaker, named William Martin, (but who, on this cary," as his counsel apologetically called him, of Cuth occasion, assumed the richer appellation of M arrow ,) was bert, near Truro, has b een conv i cte d at B o d m i n , o f admi placed in the dock under the following circumstances : nistering a drug to Miss Catherine Nicholls, daughterthe t Detective officer Povey stated, that about half-past six of a saddler, causing a miscarriage . . The sentence . was did culprit'sfirstoffence, not think this was the and guilt walking together in Upper Mill-street, when they met more aggravated it was difficult to conceive. The verdict o'clock on the previous night, he and officer Russell were years' transportation , . Justice Erie remarking that he dul. the prisoner, and knowing him to be a professional character, and suspecting that he was then actually on and sentence came upon the prisoner like a thunderbolt. " business," they " turned him up," and found upon him EXECUTION OF ABEL Ovezes.—On Friday the convict fifteen skeleton keys, a " jemmie," and other instruments Abel Ovens underwent the extreme penalty of the law its used in housebreaking. They took the prisoner to bride- front of Monmouth county gaol for the murder of his We well. They then went and examined two houses which Eitimate child, by drowning it in a stream of water at had been broken open—the one on G oo d F r id ay , an d the Newport- The prisoner was tried before Mr. Justice other on Sunday week. Amongst the keys found on the Wi g htman at the last Monmouth assizes with a woumut prisoner, was one which opened the door of Mr. John- named Sarah Dove. the mother of the child, who also was Wn, in Almond-street, and that of Captain Locke, in f oun d gu ilty,b u t repr i eve d t h ree days b efore that appointed_ indsor-street, from both of which houses large quantities for her execution. It is, however, still uncertain whether of property lied been stolen. The marks found on desks she will not be executed also ; for, according to the state and drawers which had been broken open, exactly cor- ment of Ovens, it was she who stripped the child of its responded with the " jeromie" found upon the prisoner. clothes and threw it into the water. A witness was called, who deposed to having seen the EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT COLNEY-HATCH RAIL • prisoner coming out of Mr. Johnson's house on the WAY HOTEL.—A singular scene of riot and confusion evening of Sunday week.—Mr. Johnson stated that, on occurred at this village on Monday, on the opening of the returning home from church, with his wife, on Sunday R a il way evening week, he found that his house h a d b een f e l on i ous l y Hotel, by Mr. D a vis, on w hi c h occas i on a gene ral feast was to have been given to the inhabitants, in the entered—that every desk and drawer in the house had old Homeric style. of ro a sti ng a w h o l e s h ee p an d an en been forced open, and a gold pin, some b ro o c h es , a p a i r tire ox ! As soon as the feast was ready end the guests of gold ear-rings, a bracelet, and other prope r ty s t o l en .— prepared, a strong party of excavators, mustering betweenarba' Police-officer Russell " scientifically" explained the uses and purposes of the different implements which had been from the railway works, and, is ounced upon the roaster! - all before them. em. The found upon the prisoner, and which were now produced cattle, carrying riot and devastation the in court.—The prisoner was placed under a general disjointed roasted ox was seize d ,.s booths Upset, and a remand, to enable the police to make further inquiries. thirty and forty, rushed like a " band of fierce barbarians" universal melee commenced . A th ere_ was but one police "HEßE'S A PRETTY SET OF US," NICR OLD RASCALS. man at the station the excavators had it all their own way, and made a regular clearance of the viands and other good Sco tmostt) introduceddis tinguished to theper personages o n n o n t g i notice at t f court, two of whom had had the honour of appearing in, t — he Police DROWNING OF Two DRAGOONS, AND DEATH OF ONE and the good fortune of escaping out of, the celebrated magistrates offi cer 4 t s h 2 ree ( OF THEIR SWEETHEARTS. —On Tuesday evening Mr.. chase arising out of the late suburba n burglaries, effect Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the London Apprentice, by means of cutting circular pieces from house doors , In. Isleworth, on view of the bodies of Charles Irvine, aged which a notorious fellow named Mutch, and others, were 22, and Hardy Moorhouse, aged 23, two privates of thou transported. The names of the prisoners_ u a r . y .A . -"e7 4th Light Dragoons, quartered at Hampton Court, who Dougherty, Ellen Murray, and Mery P o t i i ng al i o 4 were drowned opposite Isleworth Church, on Sunday week s , officer stated that he fell in with them whilst Hewed g them into in consequence of the upsetting of a pleasure-boat. Evi- London-road, and knowing them, e f r o who, no doubt, deuce having been heard, the coroner summed up, and the Shaw-street, where the male p is ris f o e , n male companions of cheer. jury returned a verdict of—Accidental Deaf b.—At the had scented him, signalled i i nidkerchief. The whole trio close of the inquest the coroner was informed that Mary danger, by waving a white la but he seized Dougherty, Love, the (laughter of the summoning officer, to whom. make off; news of his were then about to who took charge of the ladies Irvine was betrothed, was so affected by the . . and called another officer, A ' down to bridewell . Ir. Mans- death, that, being of a naturally delicate sunk constitution, P i and they escorted them ... that she and d the officer upon his promptitude and was so overwhelmed with grief field complimente • lie had discharged hi. .1- - Parkinson the way in which nee.. .e. said Do GENERAL NEWS er it, and Monda: d beenten i ed, and three mmitted and eo times cam! Smith which had lASTER3 CHANCERY. — EXTR.AORDINARY CASE, ci T t o h r u r o s f d a t y h - , e in court, the Court e d o f ohn Chancery,sm th e , case of a for the production of aaffix.. .:. ..:. Baia I ; and 1, was a icious c El with iurau to an affidavit, purport 'a Wells ; whereas, if sworn )gne, in France. It was now never been appointed to the at B of Mr. Jam On Saturd name to a asters extra— :try uau ucau appiuWt.i for sulau Gime pa.it.