The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-15 00:00:00

In the one ease turnkeys state the impress,,..._ their minds nearly two years since ; in the other, imprt. sions cocamitted to paper 18 months ago, some short time af ter the expressions were uttered: ' We all know that nothing is more common than a misun derstanding of sentiments uttered extemporaneously by any, even the best and most accurate orator—the opinions of the most correct speakers in both houses of parliament have been unintentionally mis-stated, though attempted to be taken down at the moment by the most skilful short-hand writers—men whose business is to report, whose bread de pends on their abcuracy, and who have every conceivabh motive to be strictly correct. You - yourselves, as public men and publi c speakers, know . that your clearly expressed opinions have been by honest and upright reporters entirely perverted ; that you have been represented by such persons as stating the very opposite of what you had really said. Such inaccuracies are of such frequent, such daily occur rence, that you must be well aware, especially in forensic speaking, that the constant practice is to refer the state ments taken down at the time to the speaker, that he may remove mistakes which cannot but occur even with the most talented stenographer. Your own proceedings ,in this in quiry have furnished abundant proofs, that notwithstanding your education, your accustomed habit of taking down evi dence : and in one or two instances which fell under my ob servation, your mastery in short-hand writing ; Z will add, notwithstanding your every desire to take down every word, every sentiment, most impartially, that you frequently erred, that you frequently missed the meaning of a witness, though the words were deliberately uttered. How constantly has it happened that half a dozen persons hearing the same sermon preached, actually conceive in half a dozen different waysof the sentiment the preacher uttered, and this not amongst the rude and illiterate—not amongst men smarting under sup posed injury --not amongst men who openly acknowledge that they dislike the speaker, and are proved to have said many disrespectful things of him, and wished his removal, but amongst friends and real lll.lrtirorc rsf •1... -1 Ana made on Can you, u; r these circumstances, dence to the mphessions of persons •of the Can you act safely on their rank of your, inferior office,. belief; expressed now at the lap.s, tent of holding up your chaplain, (to whose knowledge these supposed words were never brought that he might clear them up) to degradation ? Can you on such testimony consign to ruin a person who having addressed nearly 1,000 lectures and sermons• to prisonerk since his appointment in February, 1838, is reported in three of them to have offended. Once in saying that a sinner's justification was not on the ground of his own good works: Once for expressing disapproba tion of the sentiment of one verse in the new version of the Psalms ; and once, once only, of uttering dangerous senti ments adverse to prison government. Ea gee rara accident, non temere in agendis nepotiis computantur. You cannot, gentlemen. as men „, of 18 months, to the in- •-•• 111G11 . Willi - A uuw the world, as valuing the characte r o f th e m i n i s t ry generally, silence a minister of Christ on such suspicious evidence ; any man, the most careful, the most upright, could .be ruined if such testimony were allowed to prevail. These observations might be justly addressed to you, if I admitted the - trutli - of•the statements niadt'against me, which Ido not. But on what evidence is that charge founded ? Your information is derived from some papers kept secret during 18 months, and now, for the first time, brought to thr light of day, that they 7 - guilt, and utter worthlessness as a clergyman. pressions not put to paper, I will not insult you so far as to suppose you will allow me to weigh even as a feather in the scale. Let as, then, consider the evidence connected with these papers. • may become damning proofs For the ini- ,1 gid not go to ; on the occasion I made the re port on my own suggestion. I was ordered to draw up a r - Port. The governor ordered me. I believe the governo chaplain were then on extremely unfriendly terms. know that the governor has much influence over me in re- I do not gard to keeping or losing my appointmer her having threatened_ to report the swear that I have not done it. " I did not go to the chapel on purpose to make the report Dr. Buck might have s--en me writing at the very time it was sr-- goVerno I cannot 'peaking from the pulpit. I was not writing' the repor put in. Ido not know of any turnkey besides larizz::' at the time. I think I wrote down in chapel the chapter and verse, and the names of the prisoners to report 'upon ; the prisoners seemed to 6,1'" f writing Teat notice o • " i was ordered to draw up a report. 'The governor ordered me. I believe the governor and chaplain were then on ex tremely unfriendly terms. " I have often said I did not like Dr. Buc said I wished him discharged." . - I have never Wrote a note at the time at the re- Being asked was there much conversation on the subject among the officers? He replied, "Not before I m a de the report, lot a ft er th ere was. " " Have you heard Law call the chaplain a hypocrite ? " 1 think I have. " Have you heard him speak disrespectfully of him on other occasions ? " Yes, I think I have • " Have you heard him say we have overthrown the chap lain ? " I think he has said " 'd the chaplain would he overthtt,.. The Governor's Evidence.—" Law once made a report to me about what took place . in chapel. I told him to commit it to paper. The paper now produced is the report. Two or three officers came to me. I did not lay the report before the magistrates. " At the time of receiving the paper from Law. relative to rJr. Buck's preaching, I deemed it of importance_ communicate its contents to him, nor lay it before the m._ gistrates. The entry in the Governor's Journal on the 11th June, 1839, and in the Magistrates' Journal in reference to it, had reference to orders for admission by the magistrates contrary to the rules, and to Dr. Buck's preaching on, that occasion, both combined. In telling Dr. Buck it had refer ence to the magistrates, I did not also tell him it had refer ence to him. I shewed *Dr. Buck the whole of the rules re ferred to in the entry. I also said to him, both.you and I are probably breaking these rules according to the strict let ter. I have not that lam aware of any papers affecting the character of the chaplain. I think I have some copies, the originals being gone.- I think it a turnkey offers any infor mation to me, I have a perfect right, in my own discretion. to tell him to put it on paper, and to act on it or not as I I did not please, or to commu m or not of the en any exr in my Jourr to the nu that a sl tween the chaplain' and me, and I did n( that was the sole cause. Whereas Law has previously sworn-,--" I was ordered to draw up a report. The governor ordered me. I believe the governor and chaplain were then on extremely unfriendly term's." h to revive it— It so happened, gentlemen, as you have seen from the go vernor's evidence, that he made an entry in his journal. He told Me, you will perceive, that it had one meanidg. He has told you now it had two. Though, at the time the entry was made, and you called for explanation, he declined to give any, on that occasion you enfered a reproof in your journal. I have not been successful in obtaining copies of either of these entries, or I should be able to make some remarks on them, which many might think well deserved and richly merited. I shall satisfy myself by entering Mr. Bacheldoes apology for the line of conduct he pursued : " I never gave any expla nation of the entry in my journal to the magistrates. My reason for detaining the papers was, that a _ short time pre vious there was a little dissention be me, snd I did not wish to revive it. Aween the chaplain and That was the sole cause." The turnkey, Law, _ The governor ordered me. I believe the lain were then on extremely unfriendly terms This, gentlemen, shews that kindness to me was not the cause of his silence, but a full conviction that if the affair were then inquired into, he could have established no case against me. It was therefore needful to lay it by in secret for eighteen months. The• chaplain might then not find it so easy to reply. " I was ordered to make a report. governor and chap- I forbear making other remarks which the case justly calls for. My observations on such a system are not brought before: you now for the first time. On the 7th of November, 1838, you had the subject brought to your notice by the following entry in my journal : " I cannot but call most earnestly on the magistrates to cause to be overthrown the wretched system of espionage, which prevails at present in this prison, where there •is not an officer who is not watched in the most unfair way one. against the other, all confidence in each other being in con-, sequence destroyed. But, above all, I beg of them to do away with the secret examination of prisoners, by the gover nor, against even the chaplain of the establishment ; a sys tem so despicable, so fraught with evil, so certain to lead to the worst possible Consequences amongst the men confined." My prognostic is now verified, and a place which was, un-' til within two or three weeks since, in apparent peace, is now distracted to the most alarming extent—the secret system: being the cause of all--a system which our best writers have declared to be aimed at the destruction of the innocent, and the advancement of the most base and unprincipled. I thought I saw (I hope I was not deceived) a burst of manly, of English feeling, a burst of horror and indignation, escape some of the gentlemen attending a late committee at the gaol, when these long hoarded papers were first produced. I•thought they were regarded as vipers to be shunned, as fiends to be avoided. I know that at the time I expressed my hopes that the justices would not allow of espionage, Sit Joshua Walmsley spoke at the moment in proper tion, saying, Dr. Buck, you surely do not mean to accuse the magistrates of this committee with employing spies. I there. fore thought that the death warrant of these papers was signed. I was deceived : they are still in being, and their venomous sting is directed against me. I learn that the way in which evidence is procured is no answer to the charge founded on that evidence : I therefore proceed in my reply to the fifth charge specifically. FIFTH CH yRGI. one point only, namely, that the word blasphemy or blasphe mous was used, not however as to the verse, but as to the sentiment taught therein, which other•officers also affirm. I take :Miss Davies to be the most correct version, (semper in dubiis benigniora preferenda sunt,) though she as well as all the other witnesses speaks; from memory of a long by gone discourse. The only matter I need consider is, whether it was expedi ent, whetherit was notindecorous? . . Some of your witnesses thought it was not expedient, that t was not decorous to press so severely against the life of prostitution and infatny in which many Of the female pri soners notoriously lived ivhen not in prison ; others, no doubt, thought it very wicked, very inexpedient, very inde corous to expose the utter falsehood of the sentiment con tained in this verse—a sentiment 'which assigns to despair every sinner sensible of his sins. Again, some persons may think I was dreadfully offending, if the substance of the following evidence be really true. The chaplain stated that he had visited a female that morning in the hospital, and he had spoken to her about praying. I believe he added that he had asked her if she did pray. She told him she had seen her priest. This was told from the pulpit on a Sunday. He made some remarks on the folly of persons believing that man had the power to forgive sins, and cautioned the prisoners not to be led away •by such an idea. So also Miss Davies says, I remember his addressing them about a•female prisoner. He said they had trusted to their id died in despair. I have heard him use the word in the pulpit, but I have not heard the female pri- ers talk about it: Ir. Buckley tells you, that " when any remarkable events pen, such as death, Dr. Buck takes notice of them, and to improve them on the consciences of the prisoners. ;o several times t by some persor he minister of Christ cannot c improper, but gentlemen, t descend to ask of turnkeys, nay even of magistrates, nor of him who is over all, the inspector of prison s , w h e ther it be expedient or decorous to guard the ignorant against false hood ; to speak in terms easy of comprehension against sin in all its forms. He acts, in these matters, solely under the command of Gdd, who had said, the word that I shall put into thy mouth that shalt thou speak : cast up the smmbling block out of the way of my people when I say unto the wicked thott shalt surely die, and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life • the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thine band. Now, gentlemen, I fear God, I do not fear man. I there fore obey his will whether it be deemed decorous or not. Consider, I pray you, that the great majority of persons in a prison are as ignorant of God as are the heathen. It was therefore decorous, expedient, essential, to point out error in the clearest way possible, ,and to tell them the whole truth ; and no man on earth bas a right to call me to ac tour • in the matter : in such case God is my only judge, except that, being under the episcopal jurisdiction, I gave utterance to dogmata opposed to the articles of that church of which I am a minister. The good sense of one of your own body hindered the ex pression sworn to have been uttered by me, in the words I shall now quote from the evide nce , being adduced as another charge against me. AdisClarged prisoner, on his oath, says :—" Dr. Buck Said if Mr. Wesley believed in his own good works—his own morals and actions—he certainly would be in hell; and that every one who believed in their own good works, would go to hell." Now I apprehend that there is not a person of true Pro testant principles—l am certain there is no man taught of God—who will object to the sentiment. These .words were uttered from memory, the discourse itself having been deli xered eighteen months since. SIXTH CHARGE Whether the chaplain has not on one occasion addressed the prisoners in the prison chapel on the subject of the number of punishments which had taken place for miscon duet there, implying doubts as to their having so miscon ducted themselves, thereby reflecting upon the officers and weakening their authority and influence over the prisoners. The sixth charge, allow me to think, has not been.without some weighty motive arranged in the midst of accusations which it cannot be seriously intended to press. Perhaps it might be lightly passed over—not seem to be important —not specifically replied to ; and then the eagle, neglectful of lesser prey, would dart upon the carcase without the possibility of failure. This is, in fact, the only charge of consequence to which I am called to reply ; for if I have taught rebellion, if I have really weakened the power of officers over prisoners, there cannot be.a doubt that sound policy would call for my immediate removal, as totally unfit to be an officer in prison. • Now let us see the whole testimony by which a charge so serious is sought to be supported, always remembering that persons in the rank of life of your officers might honestly mistake ; and that after the lapse of seventeen monthS, and after a bill of amnesty has been passed, I am unexpectedly called on to defend myself by explaining expressions then used. Mr. Ramsden says :—" I recollect an occasion when many prisoners were reported for being asleep or something in the chapel, sod I think the chaplain made some remarks the day after in the chapel, when the prisoners were present. I know the text was bearirrg on his remarks, and I think the purport of the remarks was, the prisoners being reported for being asleep when they were not; and as caution to the turnkeys to be-more merciful: both merciful and just." Question by the chaplain- Was the text on that occasion 35th Isaiah, 3rd and 4th verses." I cannot say; I believe something similar. This following two sermons on the prodigal son, on the previous Sunday, the prisoners appeared to be much affected. I could scarcely believe that there was irreverent conduct on the Sunday. I will not speak positively as to what took place. I left with an impression that what was said would have a good effect on the turnkeys. It was'part " Whether the chaplain, when officiating on the. Sabbath, has not indecorously called the attention of the prisoners to 4 portion of the 10iith pslam, n ew v ers i on , sung b y t h em t h at 114 y in the prison chapel, .warning them against the use of it, and characterising it s to them as blasphemous." You have, gentlemen, u letter which I addressed to Mr. Batcheldor, commenting on certain disputes with his daugh ter, in evidence. That letter has been produced as against me. I presurrie I may also make use of it in my justification. •. That letter skews that lengthened disputes had been going on between Miss Batcheldor and me as to the psalmody. I wishing to select the psalms—she determining to oppose my w ill. Mr. Buckley says— I have heard several times that the psalmody was a subject of contention between Miss Bat cheldor and Dr. Buck." The fact is, this lady was, at that particular period, beginning to practise on the organ. Being a novice, she was obliged to limit her perfOrmances to three or four tunes, which she could then mechanically go through, if certain words, to which she was well accustomed, were snug ; but if the words were altered, the tune lapsed, and We were l confusion : ou r se l ect i on from the 150 in the eft in sad • new Version was, therefore, Ihnited to three or four psalms --explosive of th e morning and evening n t gshuybiliimuse,, ma.hsiculsieudsetdo to be sung with such an attempt he highly ridiculous : so that with a tolerably s c i en tifi c know ledge of music, I never could detect the air, nor cou ld any persons join the execution, except the poor washerwomen, who constituted, at that time , O ur choir. These artistes screamed, under the name of chanting, the service, and caused my necessary presence to be extremely irksome to tee. I endeavoured to correct the evil, being uncommonly tired of hearing the same stanzas day after day, but the more I ob lected.the more Miss Batchelder resisted, and the continual ding dong of 't! Happy are they, and only they, 'ho from thy judgments never stray ; 'ho know what's right,—not only so, But always practise what they know." called forth at length some remarks, which, (and I wish to he thankful for the circumstance) have kept this unseriptUra ditty from my ears, until the words were solemnly brought to your notice on the oath of good men and true. Look to Mr. Batcheldor's evidence, and you will find that I bad pre viously expostulated with him against the use of these words. Dr. Buck has objected to the use of a part of the psalms —I mean to certain verses. Dr. Buck had not the full con trol. My daughter used to attend to the singing, and selected the psalms. Dr. Buck objected to the 3d verse of the 106th es4ll, and spoke to me about my daughter using it.' Dr. 1 3i3ck wished that he should select the psalms, and that my daughter should sing them, under his direction : my daugh ter objected : Dr. Duck stated his objection to me. H i e thought " Happy are they, and only they,' irreligious. Now I beg you to remember that it was after prayer, (ex temporaneous prayer, followed always by the Lord's Prayer) and after sermon had began, that the supposed remarks were made, that is in the course of 'preaching, at the very time when; if a difficulty at . ; se in the lessons of the day, or on any other subject, a clergyman . of the Churc . h of England would necessarily , an. as a matter of duty, offer elplaoa, of the senno. Law says :—" On the Tuesday after, the chaplain made some remarks on the strict rules of the prison. He then ex horted the prisoners to attend to the rules of the prison: he has frequentlli done so. He alluded to the numerous punish ments for offences in the prison. To the best of my recol lection he said that a number of prisoners had been punished without cause. I think he offered words of consolation. He adverted to the number of punishments, and said he thought if misconduct took place in the chapel, he was as likely to see it as any one - else. He called the prison a wretched abode of misery. I think he said somethi ng a b ou t th e ven geance of God falling on those who had Power and used it in an arbitrary way." Miss Davis says--“" I was in chapel when remarks were made, on Tuesday, 2sth May, 1839, by th e c h ap l a i n on t h e number of punishments. The chaplain said he thought there was an uncommon number of punishments; that there were a goodinany too many, more than necessary, but it was bet ter for the prisoners .to bear with them, than to have their punishments increased. I cannot say ' necessary' was the term used ; that was the purport. I had no feeling on my part that it was a reflection on myself, nor did I think it ap plied to Mc " "oel Gillett--" Were you ever in chapel when the chap lain made some observations on the subject of punishment? " I was. " Do you recollect the purport ? " The chaplain said there were more punishments fur fault diirimt, divine service than at any other time. Haring refreshed his memory, he stated, "That there were more punishments for faults during divine service than at any other time, and that he for his part could see no fault with the prisoners, and that they were to be sure to pay strict at tention to the rules and regulations of the prison. I think that is all. " Was there anything about acting the tyrant ? " Yes ; Dr. Buck said, God would punish those who acted the tyra n t t o t h e poor. " llid h e say anything about pray i ng i n pr i va t e ? " Yes ; h e said he hoped they would pray to God, andput up with difficulties while in prison." Now, before I comment on this evidence, and endeavour to shew its hearing, I desire to call your attention to another subject, out of which the supposed offence has arisen. By a statement prepared from the prison books, and received by yon on your miftutes, it appears that, during 67 weeks, from February 12th, 1838, tQ aith May, 1839, the number of per sons reported for gaol offences, said to have been committed in the chapel, during divine service, was 199 ; or, on an.aver 6..1t, strive, -in the fear of God, not to return. I did not witness your disorderly conduct myself. I only saw your deep attention to my instruction. Let me beg of you to pray, in secret, that God would enable you patientlyto bear the miseries your own sins have brought on you." This was, as I fear God, the sum and substance of all I said. I read to them at that time the following rules and regulations of the prison, and there the matter ended. "As to prisoners under charge of conviction— , the follow ing are declared to be acts of disorder :—any unnecessary looking round or about, (each prisoner being required to look before him) either at divine service, or at work, and meals, or in passing from one part of the prison to the other." If this, gentlemen, was to foster rebellion — to paralyse the authority of the turnkeys, I was most guilty. Law tells you in his'evidence in reference to the occasion— " On the Tuesday afterwards the chaplain made some re marks on the strict rules of the prison ; he then exhorted the prisoners to attend to the rules of the priSon, he has fre guently done so. He alluded to the number of punishments ior ' offences in the prison (observe—not in the chapel). He adds, ' to the best of my recollection,' remark the wariness of this part of his evidence—his evident sloubt : to the best of my recollection :" he said that a number of prisoners had been punished 'without cause. (Remember this is to the best of his recollection, the address having beery delivered eighteen months ago). 1 think. be 'offered words of consolation—he called the Prison a wretched abode of misery. I think, he said, (mark, I beseech you) he thinks he said something about the vengeance of God falling on those who had power, and used it in an arbitrary way. He thinks this, he does not venture to swear it was said. . _ In cross-examination, he says—" I think that the sum and substance of what Dr. Buck stated amounted to this ; but I do not speak to particular words—l do not think the prison an abode of happiness, I think the phrase wretched abode of misery applicable. Miss Davies's statement is much more softened—not a word of the vengeance or the tyrants, &c. &c. take her words. I was in chapel when remarks were made on Tuesday, 28th May, 1839, by the chaplain, on the number of punish ments-0 there were a pod many too many—more than necessary, but it was better for the prisoners to bear with them than to have their punishments increased. I cannot 21 . .y' was the term used was a reflection on myself, nor did I think. it applied to me." As to saying one word of God's taking vengeance on tyrants, it is an absolute mis-statement.• It is• a-part of the text on which I did not comment. I could not at that moment have trusted myself to comment on it—the very words of the text seem, however, to have been fastened, as a nail in a sure place, on the consciences of some who were present—whence their testimony that they thought I had uttered words of vengeance. It was God who spoke, not your chaplain. He who has thus fulfilled his own declaration,—" Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord." The evidence of several officers of the prison has been given, shewing that at different times, so far from speaking harshly of your rules to prisoners, I have. gone from ward to ward explaining them, and urging the necessity and wisdom of strict obedience; the same I have repeatedly done from the pulpit in the chapel, at the governor's request, nay, when ever he asked me so to do, as likely to be beneficial. Mr. Ramsden says, " He (the chaplain) is in the constant habit of exhorting the prisoners to moral conduct, and obe dience to the rules of the prison. I never heard him preach a sentiment calculated to make the prisoners disobedient to the rules." Law says, " He then exhorted the prisoners to attend to the rules of the prison ; he has frequently done so." So again Mr. Buckley. " 'He has taken the prison rules, gone through the wards, and inculcated obedience to them on the prisuners. I cannot say it was at the request of the governor." Witness also the' same, from entries in my journal. " Ist September, 1838. Passed some time in the untried yard, and expostulated with the men on their disobedience against prison rules ; they heard with great attention; and assured me that they would certainly attend to my advice." October 27, 1838. " Passed some time in the male convict yard ; exhorted the men to quietness and good behaviour, during their conti nuance here ; they behaved most respectfully." • - Noveinber 16, 1838. " Pssscd some time in the untried yard, and exhorted the men to a rigid observance of the rules, and to good and quiet conduct—their conduct hitherto has been very deco rous." December 26, 1838. " Visited every part of the prison ; read the law enjoining silence, in every room, and exhorted the prisoners to obedi ence." May 11, 1839. " Saw every prisoner in confinement; exhorted them in their different rooms and yards, to obedience and good conduct." June 15, 1839. " At the chapel service explained the gaol regulations, aad endeavoured to impress on the _people the necessity of a conscientious attendance to them.' January 25, 1840 " Visited every workroom, and explained to the prisoners in each, the new diet table, exhorting them to obedience to the various rules of the prison." April 4, 1840. " Read the speech made by a convict at the present assizes, to the two classes of men, serving time and to the boys.,' Now gentlemen, I will call your attention to the effects produced by my Tuesday's sermon. You will bear me out in the assertion, that the inevitable consequence of my tell ing prisoners that they had been unjustly punished, would have been a violent commotion—a rebellion—a paralyzing of the energies of the officers , ---deep emotion on the mind of the governor—a solemn appeal to you at the moment, and my instant suspension, at least from the performance of duties. Instead of these results, which did not take place, the fullest possible proof that no such remarks as those imputed to me were ever uttered. Mr. Ramsdell says, " I dont know whether this sentiment was calculated to make the pristmers obedient. I should think it would, because there were fewer (reports) after- Law, in his evidence, tells you " The address had an effect on the prisoners at the tine—they seemed to be much excited (he explains his meaning), they appeared particularly atten tive." In cross-examination he says, " I thought the whole of his address would lead to acts of disobedience. I did not observe any acts I could attribute to that." Other witnesses confirm these statements Country at 6d. per lb. ; foreign at ls. 3d. ; and the difference between the 6d. in tlie one case, and the 15d. in the other, went. to the colonial planter, after having been extracted frbni the pockets of the English people. He (Sir Joshua) would have them to look at corn in the same way ; for, though their population was rapidly advancing, and increasing competi tion was taking place, and though the amount of corn ex ported was not equal to what it was in previous years, still the amount of manual productions exported was annually less. After stating that the,price of labour was regulated by supply and demand, Sir Josha next proceeded to show, that if we could take the productions of other countries, duty free, in exchange for curs, we should have more manufactur ed goods to return to them. He next alleged that wages had invariably been reduced as prices rose, but that the price of food did not regulate the price of wages. Sir Joshua con cluded by reading an. extract from the evidence of Mr. J. D. Hume , and Mr. M'Gregor, both of the Board of Trade, in relation to the question, and concluded by hoping the meet ing would not assist to return any man to the House of Corn-- mons who was not disposed to take off every prohibition and restriction which had been imposed on the chief articles of consumption, and which pressed almost to death the poor of the land. _ Mr. JOHN MURRAY proposed the first resolution—" That the present corn and provision laws irr.pose on the people of this country a burthen of fifty millions a-year, enabling the Landowners to enormously increase their incomes at the ex pense of every other interest of the community, and that this meeting, believing those laws to be unjust in principle, and ruinous in their operation, petition the legislature for their immediate repeal." Mr. ROBERT JONEB seconded the first resolution, and during his observations there was some confusion at the lower end of •the room, mingled with cries of " Tutn him (the disturber) out." The CH AIRMAN immediately rose and sa the first man out who made a noise. The 4 No proof of disunion of officers was adduced, for no dis, union took place. There was no expostulation with me by any officer, nor by the governor; no complaint laid before the magistracy. It remained for• Captain Williams to find out a secret writing, to bring it to-day, and to cause me now to appear before you, to answer to that charge as false as that being who originated it—in his abode of black despair. Seventeen months after the period in question, I am taxed with results which might have followed, though none did follow, except decrease of punishments on the part of the men—a gkadual and, wise reduction in the severity of all punishments—apparent harmony amongst the officers ; in fact a state of tranquillity which had never been previously witnessed in the prison. • Again, I say, it' this was to excite rebellion, to create dis union, to discourage officers in the performance of duties, I was indeed most guilty. Once more, in the sight of God, before whose awful Throne 1 must very shortly appear; I soleninly deny having uttered one syllable against the authority of the officers, one syllable which I then thought, or Il CUN think, could have any other effect, than that of tranquilizing the minds of men ; leading them to submission, and to avoid future causes of complaint. You find that a diminution of punishments in number and severity has followed, and therefore, I believe, the object of my address had the most happy, the most bene ficial effects. red that authori. 1 he would turn Lleetinz, had be- .1 in a sufficient power to maintain it Mr. JONES then proceeded with his remarks, and concluded by saying that he could find fifty thousand families in Liver pool who were half d—d under .the.coroperation.of the corn laws, and that no man could conceive the immense quantities of corn that would be consumed in England if the bellies of all the people were well stuffed with bread. Mr. JOHN ROSSON briefly supported the motion, after which The CHAIRMAN was about to put it to the meeting, when A Gentleman, whose name we could not learn, but who carried a large vol ume an d some d ocumen t s i n his hand, rose for the purpose of proposing an amendment, but was assailed by cries of " Turn him out." _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN said - he ;iitinot hear him, and desired him calla meeting in support of his own views if he plased. He (Sir Joshua) had no notion of allowing him to come there iv Luc ow Lou apple or discord. (Uproar and great contusion.) The Gentleman again said that hc*wished to say one word before the motion was put. The CnAinaawist.—Silence, sir, or I will put you out in a moment. (Uproar.) • A VoicE. - -1 will throw you over the platform. (Cheers.) The GENTLEMAN still endeavouring to be heard — The CHAIRMAN.—If I have one word more from you till this is settd, I will turn you out. You understand me. (Cheers.) This silenced the gentleman, and the resolution was carried. The GENTLEMAN complained of the manner in which he had been trcllted, protesting against it as most ungentlemanly on the part of the chairman. The CHAIRMAN.—I did hope that, after whatl have said, the gentleman would have held his tongue— The GENTLEMAN.---i ask - YOU, Si Joshua Walmsley, whether you have treated me as I ought to have been treated by You -j 'the CHAIRMAN. --I say if you do not hold your tongue I shall turn you out. (Great uproar.) Mr. DUFFIE, ajourneyman tailor, proposed the second re solution, to the effect that petitions be sent to the legislature, in conformity with the terms of the motion which had just been passed. The tailor went on say, that the first aristo crats were robbers, and concluded by- stating, emphatically, that they (the corn law repealers) would thunder at the gates of parliament—they would show their moral power, but he warned the aristocracy to beware lest they tempted their moral power too far, for moral power was but the ghost of physical. (This sentiment was loudly applauded.) Mr. HUGH BOYD, thesecretary to the association, seconded the resolution proposed by the last speaker. Mr. PALMER rose for the purpose of opposing it, but was assailed with cries of "Turn him ma." The meeting at this period became most uproarious. The CHAIRMAN.—I have spoken to this gentleman before, and begged him to be quiet. Is it your pleasure that he should be heard ? (Loud cries of " No, no,' and "Turn him out.") Now , Mr. Palmer, go ou t, sir. (Cheers.) Retire from this meeting, sir. (Ch eers. ) Mr. PALMER intimated that this proceeding was most unfair. The CHAIRMAN.—Retire from this meeting I say, sir. I will not hear a word from you. (Cheers, and uproar.) Mr. PALMER made another vain attempt to speak to Sir Joshua. The CHAl R MAN. — Recollect, sir, I have ordered you from this meeting, and I will not hear any more from you. Here (addressing the meeting) is a young gentleman— A VotcY..-1 beg pardon—lie is a blackguard. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN.—AIIow him to pass quietly through. (H ear .) I think it due to myself and to you to state, that this gentleman says there are no persons here who dare meet him in discussion. (Cheers.) 1 have told that gentleman previously, that if he and his friends would call a public meeting, he will find plenty of persons ready to discuss the subject with him. (Cheers.) Mr. WINTYRE, secretary to the Protector Society, then proposed the following address : TO•THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OP WALSALL "Men of Walsall, -0 1,4 you has devolved the signal ho nour of being the first constituency- of Great Britain to re pudiate the pretensions of any parliamentary candidate Un pledged to a repeal of the inhuman starvation laws which so fearfully afflict our beloved country. " In a few days your borough will be made the battle-field for a great kinciple. On one side is the fearless and disin terested advocate—the enlightened advocate of unrestricted commerce ; on the other, the scion of grasping and remorse less monopoly, who would make the hunger of Englishmen like the sweat of the negro, the source of unhallowed wealth to the coffers of insatiate ambition. What men, in whose g, will hesitate t o side with the breath lives one generous feeling, champion of industry and plenty against the supporter of monopoly and want? " Mcn of Walsall! The eyes of th e em pi re are upon you! The wives and daughters of England's working men look with intense interest to the progress of your struggle. Our unemployed operatives, for a time, forget their privations in the excitement with which they watch your conduct in the coming contest: our drooping commerce and decaying ma nufactures feel a vivifying spirit in the expectations which arise from the noble position you have take n . B r it ons ! brothers! men! From this great mart of commerce we send you our sympathies, and pray for your success. Let not, then, we implore you, the triumph of monopoly in your borough blast the high hopes you have created. Strike, men of Walsall, strike a manly British blow for-the prosperity of of old England, and your first loud shout of conquest will give joy to every honest heart throughout the land, and up your glorio us spirit, shall, towns and counties, catching in imitating your examgle, make ' gallant Walsall' a rallying cry to future victories. Mr. M`Klistin seconded the adoption of the address, which was put and carried. Mr. WILLIAM RATIIDONE next addressed the meeting, that th e , people of England must and concluded by saying advocate free trade if they wanted cheap corn and real com forts, Mr. &MIL followed , He was decidedly opposed to the present corn laws, as they ground down the great mass of the people for the wicked purpose of augmenting, not the comforts but the aggrandisements of a few. 'Upon the propositio n of Mr. GUFFIE, thanks were th en returned to the Chairman, and the meeting separated, after having first given " three che ers for the Repeal of the Union !" Need I say more on this point, let me intreat the justices to consider this one charge as though no others appeared, let your solemn judgment be formed unencumbered by dead weight, by dust thrown out to blind the eyes from the power of clear vision. Can you think it within the range of possibility, that if the governor had at the time he received the reports of the in formers, really thought a rebellion likely—had found his offi cers improperly daunted—that he would have dared to keep such startling circumstances from you. He says, in evi dence, kindness of feeling towards me,hindered. Gentlemen you know the man ! you know well he would allow no such feeling to keep him from a strait forward appeal to the magi strates ! But, in truth, at that very time the governor and I were very far from being swayed by such kindly feelings to wards each other, as have prevailed ever since that period. Viscount Melbourne has issued cards for a full dress din ner to a large party of peers, on the 25th instant, at his offi cial residence in Downing-street. circumstances, an acceleration of speed or not; we have no' doubt but it does, and to an extent which will eventually ap pear very conspicuously ; and we think the clear and able explanation on this point, in the letter of Mr. Roger Phillips, of Whitehaven, published in the Mechanics' Magazine for October, is conclusive; but the travelling public will regard this only as one of the minor merits of the screw-propeller. We are of opinion that a steamer, even on the old construc tion, is safer at sea, in all weathers, than an ordinary sail ing vessel of the same size and trim, as long as the engines and paddle-wheels continue in perfect order, and there .are plenty of coals to keep them going ; but when any circum stances occurs to stop the machinery, and render it useless, we have no hesitation in stating that the common steam vessel becomes the most helpless toy that floats upon the waters; and the situation of the crew and passengers is from that moment critical and dangerous. We put it to the cap tains of sea-going steamers themselves, whether, under such circumstances, they could ever gain one point to windward ? and whether, in the event of a gale of wind, the utmost efforts of human ingenuity could get the vessel out of the trough of the sea, if she once broached to, which she would probably do almost immediately? It is notorious, that the Erin was lost from this circumstance. This unfortunate steamer was passed by several vessels in the course of the day, lying in the trough of the sea (as it is nautically termed), and was reported off Milford, distance about twenty mile.s, with signal of distress flying, the wind blowing at the time a gale, at north-west; she must therefore, some hours before she went down, have been within sight of land, with a fair wind, of which no use could be made. " When the Killarney also was disabled, she was some miles to windward of Cork harbour, and drifted all across its mouth, with a fair wind to run in. Even the loss of the William Huskisson, last winter, (certainly that of the re maining passengers) may in a great measure be attributed to her complete helplessness, when the rolling of the water from the leak put the fires out ; as she was several hours in distress, before Captain Clegg, with the Huddersfield, came a stiff five hours' run from a safe harbour, let the wind be which way it will. " It was the knoivledge of the fact, that the great shocks to which the ordinary machinery is subjected in a heavy sea, are very liable to put the engines out of order, and the great danger to which the vessel would then be exposed, which prevented for twenty years, any attempt to establish a regu lar steam communication with America; and even now, although in such a castle at sea as the Great Western, with such enormous power, and so amply provided with remedies for almost every kind of accident to which she is exposed, one might not feel very apprehensive, as long as the provi sions continued abundant; yet we question whether, in the event of her engines becoming effectually damaged, the re nowned Hosken himself would not be very willing to ex- deep:" for that of a snug little schooner, of more than one hundred tons burden, even in the midst of the " broad Atlantic." " Now, with respect to the Archimedes, (or any good ves sel similarly appointed,) not only is she safer than an ordi nary sailing vessel, while her machinery continues effective— and much less likely to have this put out of order tnan lL would be on the old plan, because the strain on it is always nearly equal—but she is also, to all intents and purposes, and in all situations, even with her machinery stopped and rendered useless, quite as safe as any sailing vessel would be. With her propeller detached from the engine, (which can be done in one minute,) it has been ascertained that she is as well able to i ` turn to windward" as a fast-sailing yacht ; and " when her gaff-foresail came down by the run," says Capt. Scott in his letter to Capt. Chappell—(vide Report, p. 53) " she stayed against a heavy sea, which proves her to be a very handy vessel." We confess that to us, this advantage appears immense ; it makes all this difference : that, whereas the safety of vessel and passengers, in the former case, depends generally alto gether on the machinery, -in the new plan, on the contrary, the machinery is merely an additional means of speed, which, which May, and does, add considerably to the safety of the vessel, but can never, under any circumstances, materially diminish it; and, had this method been applied in the first instance, there would ;have been no more risk in sending steamers of ordinary size and power to America, twenty years ago, than there is now in navigating them to France or to Ireland. " When we have been exposed to a heavy cross sea, even in steamers of known and approved good qualities and great power, we could not hear, with Out some degree of nervous ness, the thundering shocks which the engines had constantly to sustain, while, perhaps within a mile to leeward, the sea has been going bodily over the bold rocks of an iron-bound coast, from which nothing could have saved us had our ma chinery given way ; but, in a similar situation, in the Ar chimedes, no anxiety need be felt ; the engine would perform its duty with the some steadiness and regularity as before, or, if stopped, the vessel would he perfectly competent to continue her course with scarcely diminished volocity, (wind abeam,) under a press of canvass alone. " It may occur to some of our readers, that, as other steam ers carry sails also, surely they could manage to keep off th' land as well as the Archimedes, in the case of darnt.. chinery ; but they will understand us better, when we to them that,. under the circumstances just detailed, the A chimcdes, supposing. her to be able to carry all sail, wor ged ma- go probably nine miles an hour ; (Captain Chappell states, that "in going from Southampton to Portsmouth, her speed, under sails alone, never was reduced below eight knots, close upon a wind ;) while we may venture to state, that no steam ers, now navigating the British Channel, would be able, i n suchl a case, with the additional drag of her paddle-wheels and boxes, to go above three miles in the same time, which being insufficient to counteract her lee-way, she would in all probability drift ashore in less than an hour. The father, and some persons who lodged in the house, were unable to obtain their usual repose in consequence; and the former Accordingly told his wife to procure some sleeping drops for it. She accordingly went to a druggist's shop in Vauxhall-road, (Mr. Sheldon s), where she found a young woman and a boy in charge of the business. She asked for a pennyworth of the syrup of poppies ; stated what she wanted it for, and also enquired what quantity should be given. The young woman enquired the age of the child, and upon being told that it was between six and seven months, directed that half a tea-spoonful should be given, but afterwards " drew back," and said three or four drops. On smellin g it, she did not think it was like the syrup of poppies she had been in the habit of using. She showed it to a lodger, who said it smelt very strong—and her husband was of the same opinion. She and her husband, however, not supposing anything was wrong, administered three or four drops, and the child fell asleep and never again awoke. About eight o'clock next morning, the child, which had never before been ailing, was found to be dead. Such were the facts which he apprehended would come out in evidence. He concluded by dwelling strongly on the increasing evil of druggists prescribing so foolishly, and even wickedly, in cases which they were not competent to judge of, and that, too, on the mere informa tion of ignorant persons ; and he pointed out the cases in which, if what they so prescribed produced a fatal result, they rendered themselves amenable by the law. The following evidence was then called:— " As we have considered this point of distinction the most interesting to society at large, we have dwelt more upon it than we originally intended ; and will now describe more briefly the. advantages, in point of convenience, which the screw-propeller possesses over the side-paddle-wheels. The first of these is, in our opinion, the ready obedience of the vessel to her helm in turning. Every one who is accustomed to travel by steamers, must have been repeatedly annoyed by the tediousness of getting the vessel into her berth or landing place : even in wide rivers, affording considerable room, the running a-bead and backing a-stern are often continued for nearly half an hour, before the shivering and impatient pas senger can put his foot on terra firma. Now, it seems the Archimedes will make a complete round turn. in two minutes and a half, and in a circle whose diameter is about twice her own length—a most material consideration ; and when we remember the many fatal accidents which have happened, by steamers running into each other, even when one party has.. . . seen and hailed the other in its approach , (as in the case of the Britannia and the Phoenix, so lately. 7 her great sup?, riority in this respect is evidently more than a..convenien9e. Mary Kennedy said—l am the wife of James Kennedy, and we live in Sarah Court, Chisenhale-street. The deceased was our son ; he was six months old on Christmas Day last' The deceased was a fine healthy child, but he used to cry at night; and my husband was not able to get his rest. I went to a druggist's shop, just round the corner of Chisenhale- street, iiiVauihall-road, for a pennyworth of syrup of pop pies ; Delicia Sheldon was in the shop at the time. She fur nished me with some stuff in a bottle. I previously told her that I wanted it to crake a child sleep who was very cross at night, and I told her it was between six and seven months old. She then told me to give half-a-teaspoonful, but drew nir drops sheaved the stuff to a person in the house. 1 then got a tea spoon, and my husband gave three drops to the deceased. I am quite sure there was not more than four drops. The de ceased fell asleep in about three-quarters of an hour after, and never wakened. My husband took the bottle which I had got from the druggist's shop, and gave it to the doctor. I did not get the bottle frost the druggist's shop, as I took one with me, but only the contents. The deceased had no ailment of any description whatever, but was cross at night. The father of the deceased corroborated the evidence of the previous witness, and stated that about half-past five on the morning after the drops had been administered he left the deceased and his wife in bed. The deceased was then alive, but breathing very hard and heavily. John BulloCk said—l am a surgeon. A little before nine o'clock yesterday morning the first witness brought the de ceased to my surgery. I examined the child and found he was quite dead. I made particular inquiry as to what had been given to the deceased, and the woman informed me she had given syrup of poppies. Shortly afterwards the father of the deceased came in with a bottle. It contained half an ounce of a dark fluid, From the smell and taste I am quite convinced there was a great quantity of opium in it, but I cannot take upon myself to say what quantity. lam ac quainted with nature of syrup of poppies. I have since made a post mortem examination of the body of the de ceased, I carefully examined the brain, which I found to be much congested, )d much overloaded with blood. The tomach and small intestines were much inflamed. lam de cidedly of opinion that the death of the deceased has been occasioned by an opiate. In every other respect the body df the child and all the organs were in a perfectly healthy state. I cannot take upon myself to analyze the contents of the bottle. Three drops of syrup of poppies, made according to the London Phartnacopia direction, would not be an over dose for a child of six or seven months old. The inquest was then adjourned to this day, and will be further adjourned until to-morrow, in order to give suffi cient time for the contents of the bottle to be analyzed. We CORRESPONDENCE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Mr. Taylor, in his late lecture on " English Opera" at the Mechanics' Institution, stated, that the song of " Cease your Funning," as sung by Polly in the " Beggar's Opera," was probably an original composition. I beg to inform him and ;our readers, that the tune of " Cease your Funning" is an )1d Welsh air, composed long before the date of the " Beg . A WELSHMAN. is Opera Jan. 13th, 1811 " VOLUNTARY CHURCH PRINCIPLE." Six,—l b TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. g to call your attention to the fact that a chapel ts," in Gloucester-street, was closed on Sun- day . evening last, for want of funds ! The amount requisite to - keep it open is,'l understand, about 1:30 or £6O ; and for the want of this small sum the congregation are left to wan der where they like, as "sheep without fold or shepherd." Where are the wealthy members of Great George-st. Chapel, who subscribed so handsomely towards its rebuilding, and of Everton-crescent Chapel, being the same sect? This is one instanc of the workin —Yours, &c., of the ' voluntary-church-support A CHURCHMAN. 4,:ve1l 001, Jan. 6, 1841 THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE AND THEIR IM PARTIAL ADVOCATE, SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY ! TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SlR,—Actuated by motives which should animate the breast of every working man, namely, the bettering of his condition, both mentally, morally, and politically, I attended the meeting of the corn law repealers, which was held last evening in the Music-hall, Bold-street. Being well aware (judging from past experience) that I should bear repeated the fallacious statements which have from time to time ap peared in the recognized organ of the cotton lords—the Anti-Corn Law Circular—l put in my pocket a few statisti cal papers and Anti-Corn Law Circulars, to refute the state ments of the " League" and their " hirelings," and to clear ly demonstrate to my working brethren that the advocates of repeal were but throwing the sand of sophistry in their eyes,'that they might with greater effect gain their assistance in the advocacy of a class measure. llaving, as I predicted, heard such arguments made use of by (as he is called by the " Lady of Lord-street") the "ar gumentative" and " highly gifted" John Murray, a RAID SERVANT of the " League,' whose astonishing eloquence destroyed the Cashel school-room ! Sir Joshua NValmsley, ieir helms readily enough for a corn-dealer and a friend to " free trade !" Mr. Wlntire, ordinary purposes, and the vessel's heal may be easily veered an Irish Protector ! and " last, though not least" that learn a point or two in either direction; but they are incapable of ed l aw y er , hi g hl y i nte ll ectual an d d i scr i m i nat i ng personage performing a rapid manoeuvre : probably, one of our Irish (in his own opinion) Councillor Roison ! tell the operatives packets, when running with the full power of her steam, then-assembled, that the repeal of the corn laws would raise would not accomplish a circle much within the circumference their wages ;—that to the corn laws might be justly attributed of a mile ;it is impossible to say how much this circumstance ali the evils, and crime, and misery which exist in the Bri may have contributed to the losses of the Water . Witch and tish do m i n i ons ; — t h at a repea l was i n i tse lf a un i versa l pa the City of Bristol : the error, in both eases, was discovered nacea for those crimes and evils ;—that in Ireland wages before the vessel struck, and the helm shifted, but not suf- were low in consequence of bread being dear ; while in Ame ficiently soon to enable them to escape the danger. rica wages were high in consequence of bread being cheap ! "The next ground of preference of the Archimedes , is her thereby proving ( as they stated) that the price of bread regn having no external paddle-wheels, to agitate the water, or to lated the labo ur market, and not demand and supply ;—that impede the crowded traffic of our rivers. a repeal would not throw a single acre of land out of cultiva " The great number of accidents, attended with loss of Lion ;—that w e could advantageously compete with the fo life, which hive happened in the Thames, from the paddles reigner, and p a y the national debt at the same time!—and of steam-vessels either coming in contact with wherries and the League de s erved the best thanks of society in general, river -craft, or caus i ng an ever p o wering swell in the imrne- and of th e working. classes in particular, for their—what ? diate vicinity of deeply-laden boats, render lt somewhat sin- why, th e i r disinterested and impartial conduct ! gular that the London authorities generally, and the H umane Having heard these statements, knowing them to be false, and possessing the means of refutation, I demanded a hear mons ' Socilpy in particular, have not hitherto made any public ration, in favour of a plan which obviates all the evils ing, when—" start eyes !"—the impartial (?) and disinter of the old system. . ested Sir Joshua Walmsley informed me that he could not, "A steamer on the Archimedes' plan is neither of greater nor would not, allow me to speak unless I was in favour of breadth than a sailing vessel of similar tonnage, nor does 'she a repeal of the " corn laws,"—the meeting (as he stated) cause a greater swell ; and she is so much the safer in thread- being convened to advocate that measure. 1 again requested ing her way among boats and vessels, from her ready obedi- the chairman to obtain a hearing for me, when he replied ence to the helm in either direction : and if it be ascertained, that he would not comply with my request, and desired me that the business of steam navigation can be done, w ith out to l eave t h e ro o m . the necessity of constant danger to the lives of boat men an d N ow , s i r , I app ea l to you , an d, t h roug h you, to t h e pu bli c , their passengers, in our rivers, it behoves those whose duty -and will ask you and they, is this impartial conduct?—is this it is to provide for the public safety, to take me asures f or t h e usua l etiquette of public meetings?—is it usual for men establishing it on such a footing. We should be sorry to see to request the attendance of the public, and then deny them steamers obey t MONDAY EVENING.—This has been a flat day in the funds, and the Globe's gentleman of the leading article will be surprised no doubt to learn that the prices of Stocks which he " sent up" a few days since with such smirking self-complacency have been " seat down" again to-day with just as much rapidity as they went up. Consols, in spite of Chinese triumphs and Indian victories declined to-day to 89a to 4. Bank Stock 1634 to .14. Exchequer Bills 9s to lis premium. —In Foreign Securities there has been little doing. Spanish Active with the Coupons were 24a. Portu guese Five per Cents 31i to n, the Three per Cents 191 to 20t. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 54 to 4, the Five per Cents 984 to Belgian 974 to 81. Brazilian 704 to 14. Mexican 281 to 9. Colombian 234 to 4. Danish 771 to 84. SECOND EDITION. Stando . d-qffice Tii;.e o'clock LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—THis DAY (From Afessrs. R. MA.KIN Sr SONS' Urcular.) Although the wind has prevailed mainly from the east, and severe frost, snow, and thaw, alternately have formed the character of the weather during the week, the arrivals on the whole have been to a moderately fair amount since our report of Tuesday last. From that time, and up to the present date, the trade in all respects remained firm, with occasional salesof Wheat, but no important transactions in that or other articles sufficient to alter, in any material degree, the arrange ment of our last currency. The duty on foreign Wheat for the ensuing week is re duced to 26s 8d per quarter, on Flour to 16s Old per brl., and raised on "Reans and PiOuc.P. tx% .4 41 6(1 - perm._ 17flon Bri tish colonial Beans and Pease the duty is placed at 3s per qr. each ; that on all other produce, both foreign and colo nial, remaining unaltered. The canals inland, being still cloied by the frost, impede all extensive intercourse with distant markets, and, as of late, we had very few country buyers in attendance this morning; the sales of Wheat, therefore, being confined chiefly to the immediate requirements of our home millers, the business of to-day was upon zi limited scale, on the terms last noted. Flour, of all descriptions, was likewise in slow request, but holders anticipating a renewed demand ere long, were tolerably firm, and obtained former prices. Prime matling Barley, and line new Malt, were saleable at the full rates last noted ; but the inferior qualities of ench, being difficult of disposal, were rather cheaper. Beans and Pease, with very little appearance of demand; hardly sup ported our last quotations. Oats and Oatmeal, in the absence of country dealers, were taken off very sparingly, without any decided change in va- ARRTVALS OF CORN, From the stil to Me 11th Jarreary, 1841, inclusive DESCRIPTION LAND. I WISE. CANADA' EEION Beans Pease . Qrs. Sae.led Barley . Qrs. Indian Co.a Repeseed Qrs. Os :meal .. . . Loads 2722 Pon Szeks 473 Ditto Into Runcorn, Ireland and Cot qrs.; Oats, qrs. ; Oatmeal, I 1637 ors. ; Beans, wise, Wheat, - loAs ; Flour, sael, EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, 0 qrs. ; Oats, 31 qrs. ; Pease,— qrs. ; Oatmeal, 20 loads ; Flour, 15 barrels Ireland. Wheat. dos qrs.; Oatmeal, Ids. ; Floe!, sacks 0 bads..... Coastwise. Whea;:, 162 qrs. ; Batley, o;1. ; Malt, 25 qrs. ; Oats. qrs. ; Beans, 0 qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 30 Ids. ; Flour, 224 sacks, 63 barrel s. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Jan. 3, 1341. Wheat.. 61s. gd. I Parley 3zs. sd. Oats.. 21s. 6d.' Rye.. 325. gd Titans.. 3gs. 10d. I Pease .. 3gs. 11d. W heat.. 6' Ag3rez,o,le average of the six weeks. d.) BP , ley.. 325. 6d.) Oats.. 2is. 7d. Rye Beans.. 40s. I Id. i Pease.. 40s. 7d. Dp.'y on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. Wheit 265.6(1. I B.:.Pey ]Od. I Op‘s ....:us. 3d. Rye Beans, gs. 6d. Pease.. gs. 6d. ) nd. Corn? Od. I Fi 165.01 d L'veoool Averages, week endhlg 12th Jounaty, lgi I. 1 liti,eat. I Barley. Oats. I Beans. ' Pease. (l) S. . ... 555 1 120 1441 1 P.:ces.. ;4s. Od. 1 395. ed. 20s. 9d. Os. Od. Os. Od COTTON MARKET, HALF-PAST Two o'CLocI:, P.M A fair trade demand has been experienced to-day, and about WOO bales have been sold at yesterday's prices, with D. tamer market. The sales of the week are 51,380 bales, of which specula tors have taken 13,500 American, 6,500 Surat, and 600 Ba hia : exporters 400 American. The market closes generally an* to dearer than last week. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15.—Wind E., Fair, A RRI VIS D.—Albatros and Huskisson, from Bonny—Mary Somer ville, from Calcutta—Colchester, Withers, from Bombay. On the 21st Nov., spoke the Malabar, from Calcutta to this port. On the osth Dec., in lat 41, long 24, experienced a severe hurricane f ar ten hours—John Ellis, Price; Breeze, Wall ; Susan and Ann, Jones, from Wicklow—Edmund, Lamborn, from Wexford—Ann, Irving,. from Drogheda—Eliza Wesley, Ellis, from Ross—Elizabeth, Jones, from Dublin—William, Jones, from London—and Quebec, Davies,. from Poole. Mary Elizabeth, Corrie, from China at the Cape of Good Hope Fortfield, Wills, from Eatavia at ditto Blake, Eshelby, from Calcutta at ditto, and sailed Bth November for this port Deemster, Scott, hence at ditto Sarah Trotman, Brown, from La Guayra at ditto Amity, Warner, sailed from ditto for Ceylon 3d November Thalia, Rogers, hence at Genoa, rather leaky, and part of bul warks washed away Emma, hence at ditto Princess Victoria, from Trieste for this port off Malaga 25th Dec. Cornhill, Collins, hence at Newfoundland, with loss of foremast and maintopmast, and mainmast sprung • Mona, late Gill, from Calcutta for Mauritius, was spoken 29th September, in lat 3 S, long 91 E, in charge of the second mate, the captain having died, and the chief mate being in irons, for mal treatment of the crew _ Rising Sun, Christian, from Laguna for this port at Cove. On the 10th Nov., oft Laguna, spoke the Lady Douglas, from Vera Cruz. On the 2d Dec., in lat 30. long 79, the New Brunswick, hence for Savannah. Ou the 34 Jan., in lat 48, long 28, the Republic, hence for New York Lawrence, Ellwood, from Berbice off Dover, sailed 25th Nov., and from Antigua ath Dec. The Grace, Pearson, was to sail from Antigua for New Orttans about 10th Dec. Lion, Donaldson, sailed from Killala 2d instant, for this port, and it is feared founded in the gale of that evening off Tory Island. The stern of a boat, with J. Donaldson, Lion, of Sligo, painted on it, a rudder, some hatches, spars. &c. having been washed on shore Emma, Maine, and Orb, Gunn, hence at Bilboa John Bagshaw, Redington, sailed from Mauritius for Calcutta 7th Octoher MtLyon!), 12TH JAN. —The John Bentley , Di sbrow, from Liver. pool to Savannah, and the Pomona, Asplett, from Bahia and M Liverpool, were in contact last night ff a- Smallshe cal° to filled—the crew dot on board the John o Bentley, tile latter put in liere leaky—bows stove, and los • which has FA, tocTit, Jan. 1 3.—The S sof topmast. Mexico is lost in the Bahama Channel . crew, passengers, and mail ► tion, and set matters right. My remarks were not made int mediately after the singing, nor during the reading of pray ers, but in the niidst of my sermon : so far then, all things were done dece n tly an d i n - or d er , a ft er. th e best usages ui our parish churches. But . before I proceed, I will say one word upon that d rea df u l ev il — extemporaneous p ra y er , so o ft en reiterated in Mr. Batcheldor's evidence. May not the custom of freely calling upon God in prayer, be at the foundation of his thoughts of my orthodoxy ? His suspicions that my object was to lead the auditory into other opinions than those held by the Church of England ? Ido opt dispute his extreme orthodoxy, but I think you will suppose me to be ridiculing you, if I should say, I thought him either in intellect, or in habits, a comp e t en t j u d ge o f th e soun d n ess of my sentiments, or of their accordance with the revealed will of God. _ Ilis testimony, however, on this subject, will at least shew something of the bias—l do not mean intentional bias—of his mind against me—evidently arising out of my religious senti mots only. 1 ` I have the opportunity of knowing whether Dr. Buck performs his duty ill or well. I should not apply the wort! skulking' to any part of his conduct. Ido not think that he, with a view to escape his duties, ever went through them in a slight or frivolous way. I do not think, though the deviation in the church service is made by the chaplain, it is done with any view to escape his general duties ; but with a view to impress a different light upon , his audience, on reli gious opinions, than is contained in the church litany. My ion is that he intended to throw out a different opinion objects than that contained in the church. Now, hear what Mr. 'Buckley, your taskmaster, (who was for reporting me to the bishop), swears. " When living 'at Kirkdale, I usually attend Mr. ministry. I have heard the chaplain preach pretty often: l do not think the doctrines he preaches are opposed to thost of the Church of England." Well, then, we arrive at this conclusion, that I made ,oiooieLo. on tins verse, mict tnat MISS batcneiuur un.L nay, in the midst of the service, made her way through the pri soners, out of the chapel, as you have heard it in evidence ; it was her practice to do, when once the• organ service was She attended for the sake of playing, not to king. ComDiete hear may "Miss Batcherdor often left the chapel the moment Dr Buck began to pray before the sermon. We were often ii the chapel, and did not know whether we were to have thi Now, gentlemen, I at once say that I owe no canonical obedience to Tate and Brady's version of the psalms, nor to the version by Sternhold and Hopkins. They each have their tirittiirri, • het ac na'a •-• c.nr. with the. understanditip—as there are mere human compositions, tremely faulty, and in many parts very absurd and wise tural—l feel that I have a perfect right to comment on th . _ . any other pro: iug,s—that is, that they nauseous Now for t ane WP unscriptural, and not to be swallowed, as a ;divine, without_ stopping to consider its flavour. words— Happy are They, and only they, Who from thy judgments never stray ; Who knows'What's right—not only so, Eut alWays practice what they know." I say that these words oppose what by many is called natural religion, for they teach that God is not a God of Mercy. I saythat these words are in opposition to revealed religion, for they teach that God does not extend plenteous redemption, and save Israel from all his sins. The sentiments taught in this verse•are unsound, or, as Miss Davies in her evidence says—l expressed myself, trash-4ake her words. " He said he hoped the prisoner - - ,s would not join in sing ing such trash again ; he might call it a blasphemy, that if none were saved but those who never strayed from God's judgment, there would be none saved at all." She adds, " I thought it an extraordinary occurrence. I did not re port it to the governor." , or indecorous , or sic would not in the due performance of her duty have been able to add, when strictly questioned on the subject, "I did not report it to the governor," it was That the Divinity put'into my mouth by Miss Davis is sound and good, I have no doubt. If those only are happy who never strayed from God's judgment ; if only those are happy who always practice what they. know, then 'Christ's Words have no meaning —can have no truth where he says, I am come to call - not the righteous but sinners to pentance." The son of man came to seek and to save that Which was lost; all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to the sons of men. After considering Miss Davis's simple and plain, and I suppose for the main part correct ac count of what was said, I really think it needless to go over, the tun: they agree in age, 3 weekly. The same return shows that on one partieu• lar Sunday, the 27th May, 1839, no less that 27 persons were reported : a number far greater than during any whole pre vious week. This is the statement drawn up by your orders. Something very remarkable must have occurred. The dis turbance in the chapel !oust have been very serious. You have had it solemnly sworn to, that, standing as I do in an elevated pulpit whilst officiating, it is not possible that one half that number of offences could have occurred, without my witnessing it. Hear Mr. Buckley— ' I think Dr. Buck, in the pulpit, could see the prisoners better than the governor in his seat. I should think 13 per-. sons could hardly sleep, make a noise, or break the rules, without the chaplain seeing them in chapel. " 1 have witnessed a great burst of emotion among the pri sopers during his preaching. I have. greatly approved of his ministry. On re-examination he says— " I should say that the chaplain could see the prisoners better than the governor : he has a more general view. I should say, that when preaching he has a better opportunity of seeing the prisoners than the governor." And although other witnesses swore that men sitting on the same level, and even below the prisoners, there being only four to watch all the men, they could see them better than the officiating minister, who is elevated above them, who is in front of all, and has every man immediately under his eye, yet I apprehend you will have some doubt on the accuracy of their judgment in this matter, the fact sworn to being contrary to reason. Be this as it may, fourteen per sons could not have been playing tricks, wilfully and pur posely offending,' without the chaplain seeing them. A. very unfriendly witness (who was, in his zeal on another occasion, thinkingo reporting me to the bishop) gave yOu this testi pny. You will, therefore, give me the full benefit of his nission. Consider also Law's testimony : The chaplain is exalted above all the men. I think the, )lain must see the greater part of the prisoners if they are asleep." Now my journal shows that on the 27th May, 1839, preached two sermons on the parable of the prodigal sor You have in evidence that the prisoners were greatly af truth, I can say that such a spectacle I have sel- dom before witnessed, and never but once since, viz., last , when, not . being able to obtain the assistance of a reach in the midst of my pre- vas o blig parations for this defence. There was one 'general outbreak of weeping and sorrow. Loud sobs could not be restrained for a time, and many a brawny hand was that day raised, to wipe away tears from eyes not accustomed to weeping.. The most reverential attention was paid to every word, and so lemnly, as in the sight of my God, I declare that there was no ill behaviour, no sleeping visible to me. The hearts of all appeared to be awake : it was a solemn season, when the pre sence of God was sensibly and powerfully near. What must have been my sensation when, on the following morning, 1 found 27 wretched persons had been reported for chapel of fences, and the great majority of them deprived of food, as I know, for no offence which was not absolute)) , involuntary on their part. Their offence was crying, sobbing, wiping away tears, contrary to your fifth and sixth gaol rules. I believed then, and I still believe, that they were puniShed contrary to the laws of God, but in strict accordance with the rules of the silent system of -prison discipline, as carried out in your prison ; and no fear of man, no dread of conse quences, shall keep me from asserting this solemn, this aw ful, this monstrous fact, that 27 persons were reported and punished in one day, when the average of 67 previous weeks had made the numbers to be three weekly. . • Can you suppose, gentlemen, that this case did not, in reaching my ears, affect my heart? can you think me that compound of all abomination, an unfeeling man? I felt much—l wept much—l. spoke the word of consolation to many a distressed one, who had no other earthly being near to pour in the oil and win On the following clay, was Isaiah xxxv. 3,4, confirm the feeble lint Tuesday, the 29th May,. my test Strengthen ye the weak bands, and y to them that are of a teartut heart, be strong ; fear not. Behold your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense : he will come and save you." As is my usual custom, 1 explained the literal —:..:«..„1 of rho nnfl_ in pnntAnginn. snoke Many of you, I hear, have been reported' r offences in chapel last Sunday. How often have I warn d you to keep the prison rules! If you would avoid their everity, when once you I to this effec eave this abode of wretchedne look to what then happened as the origin of something like confidence in each other, whereas previously we had often been at variance. From the time sentiments are said to have been ex- Williams's arrival here sen and these were :!et 'it, one, by the magistrates ins governor apologiiing to me; the Other, by the magistrates reprimanding Mr. Batcheldor on their proceedings. Even these skirmishes, as one witness calls them, did not interrupt during 24 hours our acting in willing concord with each other. Thus, then, whether prisoners, junior officers, or senior be considered, no evil resulted, but much good. No evil speech could therefore have been delivered. An infallible teacher has said "Ye 'shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes off thorns, or figs off thistles ? Even so every good tree briugeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, nor can a corrupt t ree b r i n g forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits shall ye know them." (To be continued.) MEETING OF TIIE LIVERPOOL ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. The Music Hall was filled on Wednesday evening by a large number of persons calling themselves the members of had been called together for the purpose of petitioning the legislature for a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws, and also to address the electors of Walsall in favour of Mr. J. B. Smith, the " anti-corn-law" candidate for the repre sentation of that borough. Sir JOSHUA W A TIAL F,Y was called to the chair. He opened the proceedings by observing that he appeared before them at the request of their provisional committee, and that he would have great pleasure upon taking the chair upon one condition—namely, that he should, for the time being, be the autocrat of the evening, that his decision should be termed fina hould cont themselves solely to the business for which they were convened, and not enter into any extraneous matter. (Hear, hear.) He considered the subject totally distinct from party politici, and under stood that there were numbers of individuals either then in the room, or to be present, who differed with him and many others upon party politics : but, on the present subject, they would have no difference of opinion that evening. He be- lieved the party who now stood forward to represent Wal was the sincere advocate of free trade in every respect. (Sir Joshua) had known him for many years. He was a re tired merchant, was perfectly conversant with mercantile affairs, had devoted his time, talents, and money to what he considered the best interests of his fellow-men, without the slightest reference to self-intereSt. It was to him (Sir Joshua) a source of the highest gratification to see the industrious classes rousing themselves at the present time to a sense of what was due to themselves on the great, important, and vital ,question of the corn laws: He considered this to be the question of questions. Household suffrage, vote by bal lot, and all those other questions which had distracted the community for so long a period, fell into utter insignificance compared with the great question of free trade, which came home to the hearts, the feelings, aye, and to the interests of every man before him. (Cheers.) The corn laws had enhanced the price of food, :Ind obliged the community to pay almost double for the necessaries of life; for the price of corn, in- stead of being, as it now was, 60s. and 70s. per quarter, would, with a free trade, be down to 40s. The present laws had in duced the sovereigns of almost all nations to put restrictions on English commerce and manufactures, which produced competition in the labour market, reduced the price of wages, made half the people to live on potatoes, kept their children from education, produced crime and misery, and filled the gaols witl► victims. All this was to be attributed to the laws the legislature had doomed the people to suffer under. Why, then, he asked, should the producers of wealth for ever be the poor of , the land ? (Loud and long-continued hurrahs, with cries of " Bravo, bravo.") The chairman then went ma to say that the repealers of the corn laws meant not to h national faith or national honour, as their op after which, he stated that the difference in r, which was allowed to come into interfere ponents alleged pri this country at only 245. per cwt., and foreign sugar per cwt., went into the pockets of the West India planters, to whom England had already given twenty millions of mo ney: Every farthing of this, which was but a second edition Of the corn laws, was paid by the people. The fact was the same with regard to coffee. Colonial coffee came into this STEAM NAVIGATION. THE SCREW PROPELLER v. PADDLE-WHEELS Under this head, we find a well pi number of The 87.-ist, serveuly popular in the led article in the first It may be surmised, the facts and lirgum . ents adduced relate to what may be termed the splendid success of Mr. F. P. Small's admirable invention for the propulsion of steam -nd ingenious application cf the .ty exhibited in the Archimedes, machinery, and performances of ships, by Archimed a vessel, an entirely new he constructs noticed at con r. Sthith in his • which while she was at this port last year, v_ _ siderable length, after having accompanied M experimental trips on the Mersey. • The Archimedes has since performed a number of highly successful voyages, par ticularly one to Lisbon ; and though she is by no means pos sessing that perfection in construction which experience will enable the inventor to arrive at in vessels to which the screw may be hereafter applied, has•already established a reputation which has given pause to those who have hitherto regarded contact with the water, and will doubtless induce proprietors of new steamers,-in the exercise of a wise direction, to weigh well the advantages held out by the screw, as compared with The writer of the article alluded to introduces the subject by some pertinent remarks on the extreme caution with which the public appear disposed to yield any meed of praise to Mr. Smith's invention, even after its great and acknowledged success, and the reluctance shewn to diverge from the beaten track by the builders of nev and thus proceed or less interested in we presume that some account of the Ar pert7 - irmances will not be unacceptable to our reader as the writer of t Ns we are all me navigatic limedes and hei. .1f travelled sou opportuilities of acquiring - much general nautical infora tion, his obsert...:— will not be ,ions proba " Every one, we believe, on seeing a steam-vessel of the usual construction for the first time, with her huge and un sightly paddle-boxes, is struck with the awkwardness of her appearance. He feels a conviction that these monstrous protuberances, destroying the otherwise beautiful symmetry of her proportions, are a deformity ; and that the vessel is not in that state of perfection, as regards her exterior, which the invention will ultimately admit of : but those only who have been at sea on board such a vessel, in bad weather and head winds, can be conscious of all the evils and inconveni ences attached to them. That in such cases the paddle boxes offer considerable resistance to the wind, and propor tionately retard the progress of the vessel, is self-evident ; but the worst is, that the sea often breaks upon them with crashing violence, chokes up the paddle-wheels, paralyses for an instant the whole machinery, and causes the entire away, carrying with them pasengers and cattle ;—(many of onr readers will remember the case of the Albion off Lundy, about five years ago ;)—indeed, we have ourself more than once been in storms when a portion of the paddle-boxes was shattered ; and .our only surprise has been that the vessel continued to. go ahead at all, against the hold which both wind and sea appeared to take of them. To remedy these. serious disadvantages, scientific men „ o _zted various substitutes, at different times. It was even proposed (and we believe experiments were made have 'sug lume of steam issuing from the stern under water; but to this plan many objections presented themselves, exclusive of the necessity for obtaining a counteracting power for stop ping and backing. Among other improvements, the screw also was mentioned ; but the difficulty of applying it, and the impression that in a yielding medium, like water, sufh- idea generally to be abandoned ; nor was it without a long course of earnest and intense application, a tedious variety of experiments. and a very considerable expenditure of mo ney, that Mr. F. P. Smith was enabled eventually to bring his invention before the public in its present efficient and admirable state." The build, construction, engines, &c. of the Archimedes arc thus noticed; but, as we furnished a description of these in July last, we pass to the subsequent remarks " We shall now proceed to point out to our readers wild we conceive to be the advantages of Mr. Smith's invention over the old plan. For our part, we consider it of very enterprise disconcerted, or "vested interests but the humblest iudi ' molested ; claim, paramount fo either, on the consideration of a diate interfereiice would, perhaps, be premature and un just; but the public would not be unreasonable in expect ing. that from and after a date to be fixed on, no steamer should be allowed to approach within four or five miles of London Bridge, under the action of side paddle-wheels; and a similar regulation, adapted to local circumstances, will, we doubt not, eventually obtain at all other steam-packet stations. The great caution exercised in our own river, (frequently attended with no little delay,) renders accident here of more rare occurrence; but, commercially speaking, we are in still greater need of a substitute for wide-spread ing .paddle-wheels, on account of the narrowness of our river, and the entrance to our docks That oar Great Wes lould be among the tern Steam Company, earliest to appreciate Mr. Smith's plan, on a magnificent scale, will surprise no one who is aware of what they had previously accomplished ; and we cordially congratulate them on their spirited determination to be the first to sur pass themselves. The same wisdom and sagacity which has already enabled them to obtain the confidence of the public, led to tilt; deliberate. adoption of this noble invention ; and their boldly resolving to apply it to a steam vessel of 3000 tons burden, does equal lion mir to themselves iias, don! pirit and laudable emulation over preconceived notions of excellence and perfectibility—and, s such, we public will receive and r advantag plan may posses, ercantile steam navigation, they r in favour of its application to vessels of war, ry fo over the old method for itch it is not necess.., a work such as ours to demon- We have much satisfaction in stating, however, that the government have at length decided on adopting it into the navy; and the dawn of that day, which Mr. F. P. Smith ha.: so patiently awaited, appears now to be close at hand. We never had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman. nor do we know anything more of him personally than of our great progenitor• Adam ; but we unite with all admirers in sincerely wishing reward which his talent and perseverance in conceiving and bring= ing to its present state of usefulness the Archimedes' screw propeller, so richly deserve ; and we shall be glad if our hpmble attempt to set the invention before the public in its true light, in any way contribute to this desirable end. We pretend to no extraordinary penetration • but we perfectly coincide with the opinion of Rear Admiral the Earl of Dun donald, that " in three years it will be a matter of wonder how such a barbarous contrivance as paddle-wheels was ever adopted." The article concludes with some extracts from the log of the Archimedes in April last, which, as we noticed on a for mer occasion, lead to the most gratifying conclusions as re- gards the capabilities and spee - d of ilie - Archimedes, whose subsequent voyage to Oporto and back, in August last, was (under several disadvantages) one of the quickest ever per- We cannot conclude this.notice without expressing a hope, that, at Liverpool, as well as at Bristol, some spirited indi vidual or company will construct a large vessel on the screw propeller principle, so that it may have a fair anti impartial trial out of the Mersey as well as the Avon. The Bristolians took the lead of us in transatlantic steamers on the present system. Apart from envy, but in the spirit of that fair com petition which works out national benefits, let us not stand idly by and see them occupy exclusively the vantage ground, as regards a new mode of steam-ship propulsion, which pre seats so many advantages. ANOTHER CHILD POISONED BY THE ADMI NISTERING OF AN OPIATE.-CORONER'S IN QUEST. Yesterday an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry, onnira nnrnnor nn viPtxt of the hruic nf ehilrl named John (ennedy. The case, which excited considerable interest in the court, was introduced by an able address from the coroner to the respectable jury empannelled. They .had, he said, viewed the body on the previous day, and had ad jburned the inquest until that day, in order that they might be put in possession of the opinion of a medical gentleman, M'Crre after a post mortenz examination, as to toe cause of clean. Before he proceeded to lay the evidence before them, he should furnish them with an outline of the principal facts as, he believed. they would be stated by the witnesses. The de between six and seven months old, and had al s birth to the time of its death, been a fine and ceased was the right of canvassing any measures which are brought for d? If such is the manner in which public meetings are con dieted, I confess my error: but being convinced that the contrary is the fact, that the humble operative is ever justi fied in opposing any and every measure calculated to injure him and his fellow men, I still consider myself as fully justi fied in proposing amendments to the resolutions which were brought forward by the " League," and re-echoed by their creatures, the spirit of which (if brought into operation) be ing calculated not only to injure materially the working an agricultural classes, but to subvert and destroy the constitu tion of this country These being the covert objects of the parties who convened that meeting, which I was prepared to prove from their own statements, and as every working man, who has given the subject the slightest consideration, is capable of doing the same, I would earnestly entreat the " Anti-Corn Law League," at the next meeting which they may hold, to can didly avow that the foundation, on which their principles are based, is of such a fragile nature, that they fear to expose it to the view of working men.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN PALMER. Franklin Club, January 14th, 1841 CHINA (From the Morning Fleraldj We have received the following intelligence from A quarter from whence authentic information may safely be expected, as well on account of the iccality as of the means which we know the writer possesses for assuring it. But as it varies considerably from all the news recently published concerning China, and as the writer evidently miscalculates the time necessary for the transmission of intelligence from the north of China to Europe (which barely exceeds three months), we publish it with the reservation of not holding ourselves responsible for its perfect accuracy, though in many points the statements, based upon commercial returns, are,evidently correct:-- (Fiym a Private Con espondent at Moscow, Dec. 17.) " We Moscovites, placed, as we are, in the very eentie of Russia, and . by means of our commercial relations with Kjachta (or Kliiidchta), the utmost paint on the frontiers of our eastern possessions, cannot but receive news from China much later in date than those arriving by way of l3ombav and Suez. Letters from Pekin arrive at Kjachta in less than a month, and the mail from Kjachta is regularly for warded to Moscow in 28 days, so that we are enabled to get news from the capital of that enoemeus empire, inferior in circumference only to our own, in two months' time, while those arriving by way of India will take from four to five months. Now, our latest intelligence from Kjachta, dated about the middle of last month, speaks of events tending to impress the whole political and commercial world of F,urope with the importance of the Anglo-Indian expedition to those distant countries. The English, having accomplished the occupation of Chusan, had disembarked their troops some where on the coast of China, where they were making rapid progress ; hence the news, rather unauthenticated, that Pekin itself had fallen into the hands of the foreign invaders. One thing we know with certainty, the taking of a Chinese fleet, consisting of 45 junks, five of which had rich cargoes, mostly tea, on board; whether • on the Peiho or on the Yan- Ke-Kiang river, our correspondent does not write. Procla mations had been profusely distributed among the inhabi tants, in which the English announce their coming, in order to liberate the people from the galling yoke of the Mantchou dynasty, which is said to be hated by the nation in general. Partial insurrections had broken out in consequence of these proclamations, and the situation of the empire was designated as being very critical. This news must be very disastrous for our commercial relations with China. Already the price of tea has been raised to 70 roubles banco per chest of 64lbs, and a further advance is expected. In former times, the Chinese .were accustomed to send their cargoes by sea; now, for fear of the British, all have been sent by land, so that the transports will arrive in March or April, instead of January, as was formerly the case. Last year more than 100,000 fibroks (chests) of tea were purchased at Kjiichta ; this year no more than 40,000 are expected. Our own ma nufactures will not suffer less by this critical state of things. Our cloths and velveteens will lie in the magazines of Kjachta without being asked for. The annual export of Russian broad cloth to China was estimated at more than 40,000 pieces, and the import of tea at 80,000 or 100,000 fibroks a;year. JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET yes ish u a —I —I to js ffi- th, ers ely led of ew st. led or )o to of rk ted ni- Lnd led nt nd em the on ad ver ok Leh ht, as, ook ►d ean all he it. 'is hP ed