The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

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DAVIES, M.D. Contrary to the former practice, that of having one bulle tin only in the course of the day, about eleven o'clock on Saturday night a second communication was received at Marlborough was evidence ( this much and The comp Tying into .house from Sndbury-hall, stating that there of an apparent amendment iu the condition of I universally respected lady. any recently established for the purpose of car 'ect Captain Taylor's plan for forming harbours means of floating breakwaters have given to apply to parliament for an act to enable them to construct a breakwater and harbour at Brighton. The project excites great interest. ATROCIOUS TOEFT.—lmmediately after a funeral which took place at Stratton. Cornwall, last week, and when the friends of the deceased had scarcely left the grave of their much lamented friend, the gravedigger, and a mason employed to assist him, were detected in robbing the grave (a walled one) of the bricks used for that purpose, and earring them to same churchyard, which the same parties were in a similar way for another corpse intended to be buried on the following day. aioni the coas notice of their a grave in th The Limerick Chr crop will, bey weather of farmer, an more bad r We learn f says, that " this year's potato a, render fully an average pro- the south of Ireland. The favourable st fortnight has worked miracles for the as considered lost." This is .tored what or the faminemongers in all probability London to I the case, a correspondent that an arrangement will, ,e shortly made, for sending the mail from mrgh in twenty-six hours. When that is I be very well able to leave Brighton at m one morning, and be in Edinburgh st 11—a distance of no less than half-past six o'cloc xt morni SINGULAR FATALITY.—It is a curious circumstance,that Philipps, the celebrated vocalist, Power, the famous Irish comedian, and Weekes, little inferior to Power for genuine humour, all met with violent and unprovided deaths. Phi lipps and Weekes were killed when travelling by coach (the former recently), and the fate of poor Power is fresh in the memory of all.—Cork Examiner. There is some probability, if the clergy are now active, that they will get the £lOO,OOO so long withheld from them by the late Government ; £40,000 of it has been repaid by the Eccle siasticle Commissioners, to whom it was lent, and now is de posited in the Bank of Ireland. The clergy have been paid only 30 per cent. on the arrears, out of which Lord Melbourne promised that they should have 70 per cent. It is better late than never, that tardy justice should be done.—Limerick Chronicle On Tuesday last, John Parker Mayer,' an attorney, from Newcastle, and his clerk, John Bratton, were committed to the Knutsford House of Correction under a bench warrant, in default of their finding sureties for their appearance at the ensuing sessions, to take their trial on a charge of conspiracy connected with the robbery of the office of Messrs' Skerratt and Rimer, of Sandbach, in January last.—Chester Courant. CHURCH LIBERALITY.—We are happy to hear that E. J. Foley, Esq., of Stoke Edith, has munificently offered to en dow a new church at Wednesbury, when built, with a moiety of the large tithes, amounting to about £7O per annum. The following sums have already been given towards the erection : S. Addison, Esq., £500; W. Jones, Esq., £100; J. Crow ther, Esq., £lOO ; and Sir E. D. Scott, Bart., £lOO. We understand J. Loxdale, is likely to give the site. The desirableness, indeed we 'mify say the necessity, of such an addition to the churches of the neighbourhood, will be evident to every one from the fact that•Wednesbury has at present only one church, although it possesseast population of 11,627. —Staffordshire Gazette. MURDER WILL OUT.—A. mason of La Marche, in the Nievre, lately undertook, for a reward of 10f., to carry the illegitimate child of a poor neighbour to the Hospice at Autun, but next day the body of the infant was found drowned in a river. The unfortunate mother, hoping that at some future day she might . be able to reclaim her child, had written its baptismal name and the name of its godmother on a piece of paper, and sewed it to part of the dress. This remained unobliterated by the water, and led to the ascer taining of the identity of the child. The man has not yet been arrested, but the officers of justice are in pursuit of him.—Paris paper. DREADFUL MURDER IN SHEFFIELD.—About mid-day on Sunday, two men of the names of Stringer and Rogers, who are near neighbours, were quarrelling near the Brown Cow, Red Croft, when Rogers stabbed Stringer in the most brutal manner about the side and neck, so as to let out his bowels and pierce the neck quite through. Stringer died on the forenoon of yesterday, about eleven o'cock, up to which hour he lingered in great agony. There are strange reports connected with this transaction implicating both parties, as well as two other individuals, in a rubbery . at Heeley, and about the division of the spoil. ssert that Stringer's con the more immediate occasion of the awfu ghbours kt the conclusion of the debate in the Court of Common Council on Wednesday on the subject of the birth of the Prince of Wales, Sir W. Hey gate took occasion to remark, that it must be a source of gra tification to exercise the ancient privilege of personal access to the Throne on an event which had occurred on the day set apart for the coming into office of the Chief Magistrate, of whom the new Lord Chancellor, in his expressive lan guage, observed, that he delighted to see him surrounded by all the insignia of his ancient office, and the corporation still in full possession of all the power and revenue which it had so long employed in maintaining the old hospitality of the city and in supporting the just freedom of the people. There was a time, his Lordship added, when he almost despaired of such a result, but it might now be said " The storm had blown over, and they were delivered." CORPORATI OF LONDON EXTRAORDINARY PREVALENCE OF SLUGS UPON CORN. — The following mode of destroying thcse insects, from whose ravages the young corn receives much inlury, may interest our agricultural readers :—Mr. Tillier, a farmer of great re spectability, living at Harmondsworth, finding a prodigious number of slugs on his wheat lands, has employed 40 women three weeks in destroying them. The plan he has adopted is to scatter cart loads of turnip leaves over the land, and in the morning to shake the slugs off those leaves ; they have been shaken into baskets, and however astonishing it may appear, no less than 20 bushels of slugs have been thus de stroyed upon 42 acres in the three weeks. These destructive little vermin, but for this precaution, would have so much injured the seed in its early stage of vegetation, that there would at the most have been only half a crop, unless the land had been sown a second time, a plan at all times bad, inde pendent of the expense. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—TWO BROTHERS DROWNED. —On Tuesday afternoon, about four o'clock, two fishermen, brothers, named Reynolds, belonging to the Blue-eyed Maid, fishing-smack, of Dover, were drowned about a mile off that port, under the following circumstances :—The vessel was approaching the harbour to land some fish, and finding, from the state of the tide, that she could not enter, a number of baskets of fish were placed in the boat, into which the two Reynolds also entered to pull herashore. The boat was then towed astern, and the smack, to give her a lift on her way, stood for the harbour, when, by the sadden jerk of the pain ter, together with the heavy swell, the bo a t was u p se t, an d both men washed out of her. Unfortunately, at the time, somethinc , went wrong with the net, or the rigging of the smack, and the two people left on board were unable to do any thing with her for some time. A line was, however, hove from the smack to the men, and we understand one of them caught it, but was unable to hold on, and that the other had a hold of the boat, but could not keep it, from the force with which it was dragged through the water. It appears both s .,od swimmers, and that one of the remained above water for a long time. but no assistance being at hand, both ultimately sank to rise no more. men W( The town-clerks of boroughs have received orders from the Home-office to make a return of the names of all justices mentioned in the borough commissions of the peace, speci fying such as have died or have ceased to be resident within the limits required by the act. The heir to tb of Great Britain irone of these realms is not yet, as is " Prince of Wales ;" but he is " Prince Duke of Cornwall," " Duke of Rotbe ick," " Baron of Renfrew," " Lord of e week he will be created Earl of Ches- the Isles ter and Princ,, t of Wales The priestess of that far-famed temple of. Hymen, the Sark Toll-bar, in her evidence on a trial for bigamy lately at Cockermouth, strted that thirteen hundred couples had been married there within the last six years. This, however, is exclusive of the number married by the " bishop of Gretna Hall," which is one of the principal places of refuge for per cuted lovers. —Carlisle Journal. THE GUAN 0 - 31 ATNTHiCET - It is with much pleasure we can speak from personal observation of the wonderful beneficial and nutritive qualities of this manure. We allude more par ticularly to the testimony of Mr. Nott, of the parish of Hallen, in Worcestershire, where we were eye-witnesses, not more than four weeks ago, of the facts he has stated to the Company, who are with such praiseworthy intentions at tempting to introduce this manure into general use. The only fear we entertain is the limit and costliness of the sup ply.—Bristol Journal. GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS ON CHURCH-RATES.—We feel it right to state that the information professed to have been received in Birmingham from Sir James Graham, to the effect that the government would adopt Lord Althorp's proposal as the basis of a settlement of the disputed matter of church-rates is totally unfounded. We are, on the con trary, fully persuaded that so f ar front the present govern to " mutilate the principle of the national sane he established church, which the church-rate em lisposed, as they are bound, to uphold, with of power and authotity, this the most ancient, 1 . and indispensable element of the British 'i o n paper. rnent desui Lion c bodies, they are: all the energ STEIt ..OP MARKET, Nov. 12.--There is not d o ing. a t present in the Hop Market, nori ll be until after th e duty has been the quotations we have reported , we ek s , with little variation ex hibited on Saturday' s market,. su fficient fn.! the wa n t s of the is called £13,500. Present 1355, ; choice, 1405.-1839'5, 755. —lB3i's. 56s.WeO t 758. ; Phoice, day, hoice, 63s.—ighed on market day, 85; during the week, new pockets it expecte( declarc them for AN) ad but a s prices :' to 1005 t there W or thrc The . dut -A few days ago, a couple of county constables attended before the magistrates in Kendal, to have their accounts passed. The first of them had the following item :—" To laying a county rat 45." Said the second constable, " I was hey larnad to spell before I'd brought my buik before the magistrates. A county rat, in a ' deed ; why, man, it should hey hed an e at latte r end on t, for sartin." The second now presented his " bulk "to be passed, when the follbwing extract appeared :—" To surn monzing a krooners conquest ! " " Noo, ' said the first con stable, " Whae 's 't bestseller noo. ' I think the grey encore is t' better horse.' The two solons now left the court amidst laughter ; the first with high' delight at his vic tory, and the second witn much chagrin at his officiousness. OF SoLoss The packet-ship Garrick arrived here on Saturil morn, ing, shortly before eleven o'clock, after an excellent passage of nineteen days. She passed Holyhead on Friday after noon at three. The stormy state of the weather prevented her arrival last night, and some little apprehension V:33 felt for her safety. She has, however, weathered the storm bravely, and arrived in excellent trim. She brings papers to the 25th ult. The Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State under Van Buren's administration, died of congestive fever at Washing ton, after an illness of three weeks. He was a man of con siderable talent, had filled various high offices, and was deeply regretted by all parties. The Montreal Courier, of the 18th ult., states that Nl` Leod arrived there in the Princess Victoria steamer, and a cor respondent of the Troy Daily Whig writes that the sheriff of Oneida County and two officers of the U. S. army, es corted and safely landed him at St. John's, &c. The story told in the Boston papers of M'Leod's sailing in the last Cunard steamer, under the name of Browne, is therefore a hoax. The Prince de Joinville was about visiting Boston, where great preparations were being made to receive him. - The . Mortality at New Orleans continued to increase. During the week ending October 11th, the number of deaths amounted to 118, out of which number 115 had been carried off by yellow fever. The yellow fever is stated to be more violent that it had been for several preceding years. The steam packet Columbia, Captain Judkins, reached Boston between seven and eight o'clock on the 21st ult. She had a most unusally rough passage, and head winds nearly all the way, with very heavy gales. She made the passage in 15 days 16 hours, thus proving these Boston steamers to be capital sea boats. She took out 117 passengers, among whom was Lord Morpeth. arl of C NEW YORK MONEY - MARKET, OCT. 25 There was rather a large amount of state securities sold at the Stock Exchange to-day, and at an advanced price. The principal sales of other descriptions of stock were Delaware and Hudson United States Bank, and Harlem, which im proved considerably upon the sales of yesterday. The recent accounts from Europe do not seem to influence stock tran sactions generally, to any extent, though it is the prevailing opinion that monetary affairs have now reached the very lowest point, and any change from which must be of a fa vourable character. It is rumoured in Wall-street that ar rangements have been made by Mr. Jaudon for the payment of the interest on the hypothecated bonds, held in England and on the continent, which may Lave been in some degree the cause of the slight advance in prices upon the sales of to day. There have been no sales of cotton worth reporting, but holders still continue firm. At present there is no variation in prices to be noticed. There is a fair demand for flour—yesterday more activity was to be observed, and appearances seem to indicate an ad vance in prices generally, We make our quotations of Bran dy-wine 6,23 to 6,37 k dollars ; Georgetown 6 dollars ; Ge nesee 6 dollars; Ohio 6 dollars; Michigan 5,87 k to 6 dollars; 1200 bushels Virgiania wheat sold for 124 c. A cargo of Jer sey corn brought 70c. measure ; Southern corn is selling at 65c. 4500 bushels oats sold at 49 to 49kc. Small parcels barley sold at 59 to 60c., according to quality. Ashes—About 100 barrels pots sold for 6,37 k dollars, and we learn that small sales were made at 6,25 dollars. Pearls are held at 6 dollars. Since the above was in type we are put in possession of American paper of several days later date. • .. The British and North AMerican royal mail steamer the Columbia, Captain Judkins, which left Boston on the afternoon of the Ist, and Halifax on the afternoon of the 4th instant, arrived in the Mersey at eleven o'clock yestsrday morning. She encountered strong head winds during the passage, but has completed the whole in 13 days and 20 hours. The passage from Halifax has beee made under 11 days. She has brought 43 passengers. The papers from New York are to the 30th ult. six days later than those mentioned as brought by the Garrick. Boston Journals to the Ist, and Halifax to the 4th instant have also been received. The intelligence brought by the Columbia is unimportant. _ It will be seen from the abstract of the log published elsewhere that the Columbia met the Britannia entering Halifax on the evening of the 4th inst. The popular results of the elections are most curious and interesting, says the Herald. In fifteen states the whigs have lost about 150,000 votes—the democrats about 50,000 —giving a gain to the latter of 100,000. From this it is argued that the policy of Captain Tyler is approved, and that this vast majority is in favour of giving the present adminis tration a fair chance of shewing its fruits. Much speculation is indulged in by the papers as to the relations subsisting between Mr. Tyler and several members of the administra tion, but the Herald maintains in spite of much misrepre sentation to the contrary, that the utmost harmony subsists between every member. M`Leod had been entertained at a public dinner by the citizens of Montreal. He made a long speech on his health being drunk. He denied, most positively, the charge against him, that he had boasted of his having participated in the Caroline affair. Sir Richard Jackson, Governor-General of Canada, in a letter to the Governor of Vermont, had declared that, if, on investigation, officers or soldiers in her Majesty's service had been implicated in the seizure of Grogan, he should not fail to visit the offence with the utmost rigour. The new revolution in Mexico was proceeding vigorousely. The following is a brief notica of the state of the affairs in the republic : " Havana papers, received at New Orleans, contain advices from the city of Mexico to 2nd of September, at at which time insurrection was in full progress. Gen. Va lencia made a grito on the 31st August, for the constitution of 1824, being at the head of a considerable military force. The alarm quickly spread and a number of edifices com manding the citadel were occupied by the insurgents. "Bustamente and his party fortified themselves in the palace, but up to the 2d of September no attempt to dislodge the insurgents had been made, Valencia contenting himself with holding his position until the arrival of Santa Ana, and Bustamente not daring to attack him. The students at the military academy had joined Valencia. His force was more than 1,600 men, with 18 pieces of cannon ; that of Busta mente, about 1,600." The popish party in New York, beaded by Bishop Hughes and the priests, had commenced a fierce movement on the school question, and in opposition to the present system which appears• open to all. But this is not the half of the story. The opportunity was seized upon by H ughes and his compeers for the purpose of displaying the most outrageous and ferocious feelings. A list of candidates was read at the meeting, and every individual present pledged to support them. Lord Morpeth left Boston for Niagara Falls on the 26th ult., having dined on the preceding day at the mansion of tha Hon. H. Grey Olis, with a large party, consisting of John Quincy Adams, Judge Story, Professor Picknor, and other literati. His lordship purposes visiting Washington in the course of the winter, to watch the workings of the Yankee political machinery. The Express gives a strange but plausible confession on the part of the man Colt, of the particulars connected with the murder of Mr. Adams, the printer. It is more ingsnious than probable. The current rate for bills on England was 1094 to 1194 per cent. premium, at which, and intermediate rates, a rather better business than usual had been transacted for the Columbia. Ou Paris the rate was sf. 20 to 25f. 18 ; and a fair, though not large, business bad been done. The New York American, of the evening of the 30th ult., gives the following account of the crops, the money and stock markets, &c. " The returns from the agricultural parts of our country show great abundance, and we annex a table of prices of wheat and flour at various points, showing a reduction in prices from our last dates. _ " The cotton crop is also coming in pretty rapidly, and, although low prices may be looked for in all descriptions of produce, and were it not for our financial difficulties, we should say that the tide of commercial prosperity was again flowing over our land. " Money continues sufficiently abundant for all purposes, and, notwithstanding the large export of specie, our Banks still hold about 6,000,000 dollars; and if the Southern Banks resume, which, we trust, will be the case this winter, this amount must increase rather than diminish, as now New York and Boston have to supply all demands. " The rate of Exchange on London continues at 9 to 10 per cent., and some few sales at 101 per ce n t. ; b u t f ew Southern bills have yet made their appearance in the market, and the demand has rather exceeded the supply. " Domestic exchanges on the discount points have rather improved, while the rates of discount on Philadelphia and Baltimore have rather increased. The disinclination of the banks in the former city, now that they are rid of the incubus of the United States Bank, is believed to proceed from conscious inability, and the probability is, that the people of Pennsylvania will have to suffer from their want of moral firmness in not following the example of New York. " The advantages of a specie currency are now felt in Charleston, which is taking a large amount of trade which formerly went to Savannah. And if New Orleans would only set the example, which they can easily do, their specie being as one to four of their circulation and deposits, we are satis fied that, in three months' time, the currency of the south and west would be as sound as that of this city." The Commercial Advertiser, of the same date, says : " The stock market, generally, is without animation, one or two descriptions excepted, in which the transactions have been large. The general tendency is downward, and it is very difficult to excite a speculation in the street. State stocks have also fallen off in the belief expressed by many, that the States will be unable to meet the payment of the January interest. The non-resumption at the west and south is operating unfavourably upon the branches of busi ness, and will continue so to do until the doctrine of legalizing suspsnsions is totally exploded." _ _ COTTON TRADE. (FROM THE NEW YORK HERALD, OF THE 30TH.) This market has remained steady in prices since our last, with moderate transactions, both for_ shipment and home use. The quantity taken for the latter purpose continues yearly to increase, and was, for the year ending October 1, 1841, 297,288 bales, not including the cotton manufactured in Virginia and south of it. The quantity taken at Boston, by the manufactures, is rapidly increasing, as follows : IMPORTS OF COTTON AT BOSTON 1841. 1840, 1839. 144,582 1837. 117,594 1836. 104,268 1835. 82,648 82,885 80,709 96,636 The question of the crop is now the absorbing one as usual, at this season of the year, but we think it attracts less of interest this year, from the fact, that the manner of doing business is about to undergo a change. The speculative bank paper system is exploded, and without it there are but few who have sufficient capital to enter the market to an extent sufficient to influence prices in advance. Large or small, the prices must be regulated more by the supply, as it actually meets the effective demand from the manufacturers. There will be less buyers to hold for a rise, consequently, what is to be the extent of the crop becomes less a matter of interest. The accounts from the south thus far, however, agree very generally, that the weather, which had been favourable, had lately become less so, and the yield of the crop was, there fore, less promising, but that the crop will much exceed that of last year, and reach, probably, 1,900,000 bales; on some sections, however, the quality may be in some degree injured. The transactions at the different ports have been as follows : STOCKS, SALES, PRICES, AND REMARKS, AT THE DIFFE- RENT PORTS AT THE LATEST DATES. Stocks. Sales. Prices. Remarks. New York, Oct. 29. New Orleans " 19, 44394 4300 8i to 11 firm. Mobile, . " 19, 2243 400 81 to 10 Macon, .... " 16, 7 to 8 Augusta, " 23, 2000 300 7i to 8/ decline:lc. Savannah, " 23, 4748 2188 6k to 9 3-16 firm. Columbus, " 20, 674 282 64 to 71 Charleston,.. " 23, 5609 4000 61 to 94 We subjoin all that is interesting in the papers : FROM RIO DE JANEIRO.—The brig Janet, arrived at Baltimore on Wednesday. We copy the following extract of a letter from the American of 'Thursday, 28th, inst. Rio DE JANEIRO, Sept. 4.--Until a few days ago prices of flour remained stationary, notwithstanding a limited sup ply. Accounts, however, were received that the government of Buenos Ayres had permitted the importation of flour to the extent of 1500 lab's per month ; prices advanced, and 7295 bbls per R. H. Douglass, Fabius and Tweed from Balti more were sold for export thither at 1111750 on board, which is equal to a sale at 15 11 0 00 on sh ore . There is very little inquiry for Richmond flour, and no flour during the mo n th were bbls. sandThthe receiptse stoclE of 547,7 00 bbls. T exports of coffee to the ,U n i te d States for the last monthh amounting to 30,619 bags, viz. : 15,0 02 to New Orleans; recent 2o,no ht7el exports to the United States since the Ist of January, were 241,342 bags, being an excess of 80,237 over the same time last year. Prices are firm, and several American vessels having arrived recently, prices will not go lower at present. From Montevideo we have advices to the 17th ult. quoting flour at Bdolls. on board, to net 6dolls. Scents Spanish. We have advices fr-in Bahia to the 13th, and from Pernambuco to the 12th, when both places were amply supplied wiuh flour, and no improvement in prices had taken place. SEPTEMBER 13.—Coffee is coming in pretty freely, and is a shade lower in our currency, although in Sterling bills it is nearly the same. Exchange in England has advanced to 31d. Our stock of flour is increased by the arrival of 1200 bbls. per Garifilia from Baltimore, and 1109 by a vessel from Stettin. HEALTH or NEW ORLEANS.—The interments reported to the Board for two days, up to yesterday noon, were 44, of which 25 were from yellow fever. Some of the new corners have contributed to the above amount. —Neu: Orleans Bulle tin, Oct, 19. T H EATRE-ROYAL , LIVERPOOL Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee During the remainder of the Season, the performances will commence at SEVEN o'clock. Doors to be opened at HALF-PAST SIX. The Last Night but Three of Miss ELLEN TREE and Mr. CHARLES KEAN. THIS present TUESDAY, the 16th instant, will be re peated the revived Tragedy of THE GAMESTER, Which was received on Friday last with the most rapturous applause, by a brilliant and crOwded auditory. Mrs. Beverley i Miss Ellen Tree. Mr. Beverley Stukely Mr. Stuart. I Lewson. Mr. H. Holl. _. Charlotte. Mrs. Baker At the end of the Play a PAS DE DEUX, by Master and Miss C. Webster. After which, the Farce called the IRISH VALET. Larry Hoolagan Mr. T. Lee. Susan.... Miss E. Honner. To conclude with the Romantic Drama of THE FORTY THIEVES. Alibaba Mustapha (the Cobbler) Mr. Baker. Morgiana Miss E. Honner. On WEDNESDAY, will be performed Sbakspeare's Play of the MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mt. Charles Kean ; Portia, Miss Ellen Tree; (as performed by them at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket) ; Bassanio, Mr. Stuart; Qratiano. Mr. H. Holl ; Jessica, Miss E. Honner. To con clude with the Melo-Drama of the EVIL EYE. Mavroyeni, Mr. Chaplin; Barozzi, Mr. Gray; Zane Kiebabs, Mr. Baker; Helena, Miss Cleaver. On THURSDAY, the LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. Charles Kean ; Pauline, Miss Ellen Tree. With other Entertainments. On FRIDAY, Mr. CHARLES KEAN'S BENEFIT, and the Last Night of the Engagement of Mr. Charles Kean and Miss Ellen Tree. TO CORRESPONDENTS We have received Mr. Jones's tragedy of " Regulus." It will meet with early attention. If the communication of " P. S. J." is found suitable it shall appear on Friday. The letter of " A Conservative" we hope to find room for in our next. Our correspondent would greatly oblige us if he would curtail his communications. We should be sorry to refuse them insertion, but they would be much more read able if shorter. Owing to the length of the Council Proceedings and other local matters which could not be conveniently deferred, we were unable to forward the papers to our subscribers by the first post. Ebt Eibtrpool &tanbatt. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1841 It is a favourite position in the liberal school of eco nomy, that trade and labour should be as little as pos sible interfered with by the legislature, and it has been the policy of our rulers of late years to reduce the theory to practice. To the position as it stands we are willing to subscribe; we would desire human liberty, in all respects, to be as little circumscribed " as possi ble ;" not only in matters of trade, but in those of politics and morals, should we rejoice to leave men to act at their own discretion, and subject to no orders for their wise and peaceful guidance but those of their own consciences. But it is found impossible, in prac tice, to dispense with some interference—the amount depending chiefly on the disposition of men to obey the laws of natural equity of their own accord. Some of the experiments of relaxation have not been attended by the most favourable results, and would lead us to call again, not, perhaps, for the old system of restric tion or of supererogatory watchfulness in all its bur densome details, but for a superintendence and a con trol exercised by some third, disinterested party, which would obviate the evils which have been found to ac crue from a system without any. There is an admitted necessity for such control in the case of factory child, ren ; it is not denied, in their case, that the legislature ought to put in exercise a controlling power, because such power is designed for the protection of those who are too feeble to protect themselves, and has been found, by every consideration of humanity and justice, to be most imperatively demanded. We are not aware that any of the free trading economists go the length of saying that griping factory lords or unfeeling pa rents should he left to deal with the bone and muscle of their infant operatives quite according to their own views of the case, whatever difference of opinion may exist as to a ten-hours' bill, or minute regulations connected with the supervision of the relation subsist ing between the employer and his youthful body of workpeople. Now the control peremptorily required in this case is not a thing to be desired in itself—an institution which one would desire to multiply; but experience has shown that it is absolutely necessary. Here the free trade principle of the economists fails, and cannot, by any means, be carried out in the existing state of so ciety. We give this as our first instance, because it shows an exception to the rule free from all rational objec tion : it shows that the weak need protection, and that there is a principle of humanity which is at all times superior to the maxims of mere economy. We would revert, in the next place, to the results of that great experiment which was made in favour of the ad libitum system, by abolishing the laws against com bination. With all due deference to the philosophers, that experiment has been, in our humble opinion, a failure, and has done much more harm than good to trade, and the operative classes themselves. It would be interesting to enter fully into this investigation, but it is beyond the scope of our immediate purpose. We merely throw out the hint, that if the operatives who have bound themselves to the laws of trades' unions, and have been punctual in paying up all the demands of their several councils—who have been faithful in standing out with their brethren when they received the order to " strike," or in maintaining others in that untoward position—were to compute their gains and their losses in hard cash, they would probably find but a very small balance, or more likely none at all, in fa vour of combination. As to the interest of masters, and trade in general, there can scarcely be a doubt of the great and manifold injuries which operative combi nations have inflicted upon them. This case differs from the first to which we have ad verted, inasmuch as it is not the operatives who seem to need protection, but the master. Shall we be told that the masters are sufficiently protected in their own powers, and want no assistance from the legisla ture ? We say, that supposing they were, it is not for the government to stand by, and see workmen combin ing against masters, and masters against workmen, and the interests of society in the meanwhile greatly suffer ing, and take no part in the business. We have had a signal proof of the self-righting power which the masters do possess, when vigorously put forth, in the recent contest of the masons with the architects of the new houses of parliament, Messrs. Grissell and Peto. In that contest the combination of the workmen has utterly failed ; Messrs Grissell and Peto have been enabled to dispense with the services of the combinators, and the object of the strike has been frustrated; but, we ask, does this fact afford any suffi cient ground for the non-interference of the legisla ture ? The limes, last week, in allusion to this ques- tion, says— " Much as we regret any of these large combinations on either side, we cannot be surprised, we cannot blame employ ers, if they also unite to quell, at all hazards, even by throw ing a whole trade out of employ, an authority which, if al lowed fairly to get head, threatens to destroy the possibility of carrying on business at a ll. Na y , we s hall be even asto nished at their apathy, if so me such vi g orous measures against strikes, and those who supp ort them, are n ot forthcoming. havinglt caon their e ibre private ran supposedrthgaernn that they will resig n th emse l ves to s with their workmen regu lated by a council, or committee, or union, drawn from those very workmen with whom their variances arise. * * * * What we are now opposing, and what would make it impos sible for the public to enter upon the right and wrong of the particular quarrel, even were it dubious, is this--an organi zation of working men (an organization not thought of on the master's side) in order to seize on an authority destruc tive of our present industrial and even political framework, and acting by these ' strikes' as their ordinary weapon. This is such a revolution as not one, or two, or three cases of in dividual wrong, but only general and flagrant and hopeless oppression can excuse. And it is from their acknowledged connexion with this organization that strikes are consi. dered as they are—the seditious movements of a seditious party." And again : " If worluneo will combine against their employers, their employers mu g,l combine against them. If ma proscribe masters, roastei,s tumst proscribe men—commcp cause on one side involves common cause on the other. Incalcula. bly mischievous as such a feud would be, it is y'et the least of two mischiefs." We quote these passages because they seem to argue that the ad libitum law may remain just as it is, and that no court of appeal, no authoritative arbitration is necessary in such cases ; but such doctrine will scarcely hold good in a civilised state of society. Ope rative combinations are extremely injurious, and it is no excuse for the ruler's non-interference to say, that masters may follow the same course in their own de fence; it is his duty to provide a remedy, either by re storing the ancient law and making combinations un lawful, or by instituting a court for deciding such causes, or by . some other means. In the present state of things the operatives make laws for their employ ers, and, in their attempts to enforce them, entail an incalculable amount of mischief on themselves and others; and this is unquestionably a state of things which ought not to be suffered to continue. " The church has done it"—cries old " • George Williams"—the church has done it ; it has openly identified itself with toryism ; aud this movement of the church must be considered by the friends of im provement and reform as a declaration of war, and"— hear this ye tories, and tremble—shake on your Olympus, and let all Thessalia quake—" I (George Williams) will not fail to RESENT IT!" But now query—Good Sir, is it the church that has identified itself with toryism, or toryism that has identified itself with the church ? Pause for a moment, sir, before your resentment lights up into a blaze, and do not confound the innocent with the guilty. Had you been in the neighbourhood of the Town-hall, or St. Peter's Church on Sunday morning last, you would have seen a sight that might well have raised tbis question in your mind. You would have seen a marvellous revival of the olden time; the insignim of authority brought forth from their hiding place—the decent ensigns of rank and office, which the rampancy of a levelling, vulgarising faction would sweep entirely away, restored to their rightful possessors—the mayor and corpora tion of Liverpool proceeding in their official capacity to the Parish Church, attended by such a cortege of the wealth, rank, and respectability of the town, as no ordinary occasion could have collected, and greeted on their way by a countless multitude of the inhabi tants, in holy-day attire, anxious at once to gratify themselves with a sight now unwonted to their eyes, aud do honour to men about to discharge a duty in which they deeply sympathised, and of which they entirely approved—had you, we say, Mr. Williams, been a witness to this interesting specta , -le, you might well have doubted whether there was not just as much truth in the converse of your proposition as in the proposition itself. But we have no fancy for splitting hairs ; we shall freely concede that the church—the church by her influences, or the church by herself has done it—that is to say, restored the ascendancy of toryism; yes, we shall concede this even at the risk of drawing down upon us the bolts of so awful a thun derer as old George Williams. And the tories, we are happy to say, are grateful ; it is one of their first acts, in this town, to give honour to whom honour is due, and at the " Protestant altar" in the church of their fathers, to make their acknowledgments to the Most High. The radical scribe might have been a hearer of the interesting discourse delivered from the pulpit on the occasion, or he may otherwise be enabled to collect its purpose—and we beg him to remark that he will find therein no apology to any fellow mortal for giving all the praise to Almighty God. Apologies of this sort belong to another system, and are among the fruits of another regime ; we allude to an occurrence now prettily well known, but so well worth remember ing, that we shall make no apology for briefly setting it forth in this place. Be it recollected, then, that the notorious Mr. Daniel O'Connell is the first Popish Lord Mayor of Dublin under a reform act of parlia ment, and that on Sunday week last, being the first Sabbath after his election, he proceeded in his red cloak, cocked hat, and state coach of office, with all the eclat and notoriety which a prodigious mob could give him, to attend mass at a Popish house of worship s in open violation of the act of parliament in virtue of which he was constituted mayor ; that his dutiful church received him with special honors, and undiminished ardour, whilst he was thus engaged in doing obeisance to her, and despite to the laws of the realm ; that a priest named Miley preached a sermon on the occasion, full of the most exasperating allusions against the Protestants, and, exulting in the triumph which his church witnessed that day in the presence of a devout son, who enjoyed the high office of Lord Mayor of the city, said, that he felt so trans ported with delight, that even at the risk of offending that eminent individual, and seeming to detract from his merit, he must ascribe the accomplishment of so great a work to Omnipotence alone ! The absolute deification therefore of this bold, bad man is, it appears, postponed to another opportunity, and in the meanwhile the ecclesiastical trumpeter apo logizes for not putting him quite on a level with the Supreme Being ! Such, Radicalism, be thy fruits ; there are no such blasphemies to be heard in the train of her now triumphant antagonist. We do not refuse to ascribe honour to individuals; such honour as their faithful services deserve, we cheerfully accord them ; but we ascribe all with due submission and deference to a higher power, and we bear in mind that when making our acknowledgments to the most deserving individuals, there is a reserve to be made on the score of that influence which the church and our principles, when rightly used, place at their command. The Radical scribe then is welcome to proclaim that " the church has done it," as long as he pleases; we thank him for the acknohledgment ; his testimony is valuable; we shall compound on cheap terms for all his resent ments. But there is a wide difference between that which is achieved by what we may call a principle, and that which is wrought merely by men. We are not, as others, thank God, the slaves of a spiritual despotism. What our church achieves, she achieves by the influ ence of reason—by the intervention of a written law, which all alike are bound to obey ; s h e subjects none to the caprice of a living, varying, and variable autho rity. Her influence is the influence of freedom, and our love and obedience to her, are those of willing freemen. Therefore our enemies think to taunt us in vain. We care not how often they repeat " the church has done it ;" yes, the church has done it, and round the church we rally. She has taught us to conquer, and we are neither so foolish, nor so ungrateful as to desert her banner. * See his letter in the Mercury of Friday The proceedings of the Council Meeting, yesterday will be found at length in another part of our papery and we have no doubt will be read with general satis factiion. Although naturally of an exciting character, on account of the importance of the subjects to be dis cussed, yet on the whole they were marked with con siderable temper; and notwithstanding the continual endeavours of Mr. William Earle to embroil its deli berations, by those interferences in which he delights, and which, coming from any other and less distinguish ed individual, might be deemed impertinent, — we are confident that, after a few explosions, the business of the Council will be permitted to progress smoothly and decorously. _ It will not be necessary for us to indulge in any lengthened remarks upon the debate, if we may be permitted to apply to the Council in its present state of discipline a term so formal. We cannot, however, entirely pass over the effort of Mr. Bright to establish for himself a fame, more permanent than, we fear, the possession of the Gibraltar of St. Peter's Ward is likely to be to him. Like many other "liberal" luminaries, Mr. Bright appears to be afflicted with the most pro found ignorance of the state of the party to which he belongs, as well as of the subject upon which he essayed to be at once eloquent and a rgumentative. The repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts—the passing of the Municipal Reform Bill, and other measures of the "liberal" kind, have nothing earthly to do, we can assure him, with the system of education to be pursued in the Corporation. Schools. It is quite true, that it was the design of theframers of the Muni cipal Act, to place the management of our Corporation Schools, and every other corporate establishment, in the hands of such philosophers as Mr. Bright himself. But unfortunately, that act was based upon the prin ciple of reprebentSioh. The community at large, to whom those sehool2 bektrig, were the power who were to determine the system upon which they were to be managed; and the community has spoken out upon the subject, with a distinctness which renders it im possible to mistake the nature of its determination, and against whose power not even " Gibraltar" itself has been proof. The people of Liverpool will not be bound down, even by acts of parliament, upon this question. It entertains an utter disrespect for the march of " liber alism ;" and will Mr. Bright, an admirer of the principle of self-government in local laffairs, ,maintain that the community has not a'perfect right to set up its own will against even so great an authority as Mr. Bright's philosophy ? ,We trust not. Well,—the meeting of the Council is over; the Education Committee has been chosen; and the Con servative body in the Council has not fallen in pieces, but is still in possession of an unbroken front and a resolved and united mind. The representatives of the Conservative and Protestant people of this great town have neither allowed themselves to he hurried into ultra measures upon this important question—as has been sanguinely anticipated by one portion of their Radical opponents—nor deterred by the sarcasms and the sneers which have been levelled at them by another portion into a course of truckling and dangerous com promise. The system of education provided for the children of the poor in our Corporation Schools will, for the future, he one based strictly upon the unadul terated religion of the Bible; and whilst we cannot but contemplate, with unaffected satisfaction, this important boon to the public, we have an ample guarantee in the constitution of the committee itself, that the change will be effected without unnecessarily grating upon the feelings or offending the prejudices of any sect or party. We never anticipated for a moment that there could he any compromise of principle, on the part of the Conservative majority in the Council, in the settlement of this important question ; and we do not now fear, with the materials of the committee before us, that the plan of education to be provided for will be other than satisfactory to the great bulk of our fellow-townsmen. To some Conservatives, perhaps, the names of a few of the gentlemen appointed may, in the first instance, be a little distasteful ; and the impression may exist that conciliation has been carried too far in submitting to their appointment. But these impressions, we are satisfied, will vanish when the details of the system in contemplation come to be discussed, and their bearing and principles to be explained ; and we trust we need not do more than request of our fellow-townsmen to approach their consideration in a dispassionate spirit, and to weigh well the whole circumstances before forming a judgment as to their propriety and justice. We may repeat, that upon no plea can we admit of the sacrifice of a principle by the Conservative body in the Council, in the settlement of this question. The direction taken with respect to it by the mind of the community is too distinctly marked and powerful to allow it to be evaded. The system of education to be provided must be essentially and entirely Protestant and Scriptural. We must have no delusion—no milk and-water admixture—no extracts—no halting between semi-infidelity and the full and free admission of the Christianity of the Bible into our schools. With respect to the particular mode by which this result is to be pursued, we shall not at present venture to obtrude any sugestions of our own upon the com mittee. The principle we have already pointed to ; and it has been, in addition, commented upon in our columns by abler pens than our own, prompted by minds more fitted to deal with so momentous a sub ject. Would that the committee, or at all events the Conservative portion of it, would take counsel with respect to its details from those whose avocations and course of mental discipline ha:•e rendered the con sideration of such subjects more familiar ! " Despair! Who talks of despair to the Reformers of Liverpool ? We have been defeated this time, but we will struggle on until Victory shall again side with us, and For tune, 'alter her fickle desertion of the righteous cause, once morn smile upon it. Although, for a season, " .Our legs are smitten off, we'll fight upon our stumps " Valorous exceedingly, most profound Albion ! Ex cellently well pumped forth out of the deep into which Whiggery has fallen ! We question whether Barnaby Rudge's raven could have done it better. " Who talks of despair to the Reformers of Liverpool ? " " Polly, put the kettle on—never say die ! " Our gibing contemporary of Monday, like a certain illustrious ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has fallen back for consolation, during the present untoward state of politics, upon his recollections of the classics. " Hilli-onnee Palmerston " and .6 Fides Achates,"— from henceforth let yours be the loves of the angels ! " Arcades ambo "—brothers in misfortune and in classical lore, be ye ever associated together on the shady side of politics—twin glowworms, shedding your mild light upon the darkness o? your benighted party. " Hilli-onnee Palmerston"—" Fides Achates." Prodigious ! THE BRAZILIAN QUESTION AND THE " MANCHESTER GUARDIAN." The Manchester Guardian has a long article on Saturday, in reply to a few remarks which we offered in our last upon the subject of our relations with Brazil ; and although we have bestowed some attention upon the lucubrations of our contemporary, we really cannot discover that he has thrown much light upon the question. The tone of our article has not pleased the Guardian. We indulge, it appears, in " bad jokes," and are not so attentive as we might be to that sto lidity of style with which our contemporary is accustomed to dole forth his profound observat ions upon " grave questions of national policy." But, with this exception, we are at a loss to perceive in what we have offended ; and certainly we cannot admit that in one position the Guardian has met us with a refutation. Our contemporary, in the article which called forth our remarks, was anxious to represent the possible raising of the import duties, levied under the present Brazilian tariff, as likely to be influenced by a spirit of hostility on the part of the Brazilian government towards this country. We doubted, and we doubt still, whether that government will be influ enced by any such feeling ; and we are still of opinion that, in attributing such a feeling to it. " the wish," in the mind of our contemporary, was " father to the thought." There was a " flippancy of tone"—if we must retort upon him—in 'the Guardian's article, which certainly did not lead to the supposition that the retaliatory legislation spoken of was viewed with any great dissatisfaction ; and when we bear in mind the fact that the very course represented as in contem plation by the Brazilian government has been pointed out to it by the organs of the whig party in this country, we can really reconcile ourselves to the " decency and propriety" of having imputed satisfaction to the Guardian in remarking upon it. Upon the main question between Great Britain and the Brazils we are not at all moved by the Guardian's remarks. It is not a question of merely commercial policy ; and were it even so, we cannot see that it is at all necessary to adopt the Guardian's views. The choice is given to us between two great markets for our manufactures—our own free-labour Colonies, and the slave-worked and slave-importing country of Brazil. We know that by transferring our custom from the former to the latter we shall rivet the fetters upon the limbs of millions of our fellow beings without adding one benefit to the trade of Great Britain ;—that, in fact, we shall virtually proclaim to the world that the' great experiment of negro emancipation, in which we have made so noble a sacrifice, is a failure; and, although temporarily, we may experience an inconvenience from perseverence in it, we have no fear that the mind of the nation can be wrought upon to abandon it as yet. _ _ _ _ The Guardian is anxious for " the benefit of our cogi tations " upon the effect which the imposition of heavy protecting duties have upon the " revenue and commerce " of countries generally. It is scarcely worth our while to enlighten our contemporary. We may state, however, our opinion generally upon this point. We do not think that a government should legislate for " revenue and commerce" solely. Nobler and higher purposes should actuate us ; and upon this particular question the government of Great Britain would, in our humble opinion, be strangely wanting in virtue and manliness if it omitted any opportunity of declaring its firm determination to persevere in the course which it has entered upon to discourage the consumption in Great Britain of every foreign product which is raised by the toil of slaves. ABSTRACT OF THE LOG OF THE "COLUMBIA" STEAM-SHIP, CAPT. C. H. E. JUDKINS, From Boston, U.S., and Halifax, N.S., to Liverpool. Nov. I.—Sailed from Boston at 3 p.m. 2.—Running for Halifax. 3.—Arrived at Halifax at 7 a.m. 4.—Sailed from Halifax at 41 p.m. Passed the Britannia at 5 p.m., going into harbour, all well. 6 p.m. Sambo Light bore W. by S. 9 miles, from which we took our departure. s.—Distance 210 miles. Wind S.E. Strong breeze, and squally. 6.—Wind S.S.W. Steady breeze, and clear weather. 7.-211 miles. S.S.W. Moderate and clear. 8.-244 miles. S.W. Fresh breeze, and cloudy. 9.-244 miles. N. Moderate and clear. 10.-232 miles. E. Moderate and cloudy. 11.-226 miles. E.N.E. Moderate and clear. 12.-252 miles. N.W. Strong breeze and cloudy wea ther, with a long swell from N.W. 13.-262 miles. N.W. Strong breeze and cloudy wea ther, with lightning and rain. 14..-242 miles. N.E. Strong breeze and clear. 5 a.m. Cape Clear Light bore N.E. by E. At S p.m. abreast of Tuskar. 15.—Off Holyhead at 4 a.na•, and arrived at Liverpool at 11 a.m. A MOUNTAIN of FAT.-Mr. Dawson , of the George the Fourth, Leonard-street, Derby. whose ho g pig was slaugh tered a few days ago, weighed the enormous sum of 9861b5., or 123 stones 21bs., 81b. to the stone, London weight.— Derby paper. [Which is the mo u o t ain—Mr. Dawso n , or his pig n ADJOURNED MEETING OP THI TOWN COUNCIL. terday for the purposeof proceeding with the aupoil tu:ent of the remaining committees. The MAYOR presided. The a djour usull bu- ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN Mr. SANDS said, before they proceeded with tl siness there was one subject which ought, and he was sure would, by the unanimous consent of the council, have prece dence. over every other. That subject was one of very great importance, one involving not only the interests of this town and of the British empire, but one in which he must venture to say the whole world was interested. It was a subject upon which, as Englishmen, they felt very deep interest, and on which all could unite. Here there were no jarring strings; here they felt themselves upon common ground, desirous only to express their loyal attachment to the throne and the constitution, and he would say their humble gratf tude to Almighty God, for having preserved her Majesty upon the occasion to which he adverted. He was quite sure that they would all be most ready and most happy to offer to her Majesty their hearty congratulations upon the birth of a Prince and heir apparent to the throne of these realms. He therefore begged to propose the following resolution:---" That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to her Majesty, and also an address to his royal highness Prince Albert, and her royal highness the Duchess of Kent, upon the joyful occasion of the birth of a Prince and heir apparent to the throne of these realms," and that a committee be appointed to prepare the address. Mr. JOHN HOLMES seconded the motion. _ On the motion of Mr. BUSHELL, seconded by Mr. Noe- TER, a committee was appointed to prepare the addresses. The following. are the gentlemen of the committee :—the Mayor, Mr. Sands, Mr. John Holmes, Mr. John B. Lloyd, and Mr. Robertson Gladstone. It was next resolved, on the motion of Mr. JAMES Law- RENCE, and seconded by Mr. JOHN SMITH, that a deputa tion, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. Sands, and Mr. John Holmes should proceed with the addresses to London, for the purpose of presenting them. APPOINTMENT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTED Mr. Alderman EastLz supposed the council would now go on with the business of the day, the first of which was the appointment of the Education Committee. Tne gentlemen who undertook to form the Education Committee when last the council met, notwithstanding the advantages they bad of previous consultation and deliberation failed in their attempt, for they had not even satisfied their own friends, much less those that were opposed to them on this question. He was aware that the subject was not without its difficulties. It was a very important one, and the most important that could come before them ; and he thought there could be little doubt of its'being settled in a manner that would satisfy all reasonable parties if it were referred to the consideration of men of deliberate judgments and good sound sense. He had the honour of belonging to the Education Committee for a considerable time, and he had taken a very lively interest in the schools. The lower orders in Liverpool, he thought, had derived immense benefit from them, particularly that portion of the community which had most need of them. The bro therly kindness and the total absence of all discord upon reli gious principles from religious motives which had existed among the schools, was a very pleasing feature, and he attri buted it to the system which had been adopted. He must appeal to many gentlemen who were upon the committee last year to say whether there was not a great deal too much good done in the schools to induce them to do anything that would injure their general utility ; that they would rather be disposed to adopt measures which a spirit of mutual concilia tion would naturally suggest. Those schools, like the agita tion of the poor-law and the protestant association, had been used as a political machine for the purpose of raising certain parties into power. He did not, however, com plain of that, as many people thought all that was justified in political warfare. It now appeared that the leader of the tories did not choose to wield these weapons any longer, as they might become dangerous to the party. In justification of this assertion he would only appeal to the Times—and he was sure his friends upon the opposite benches could not reasonably object to such an authority— which said, or from its language one might calculate, that those who harangued at such meetings were little better than crazy-pated fanatics, hardly fit to be at liberty without a keeper, and the advocates of measures totally at variance with common sense. It must always be borne in mind that these schools, and all the property of the corporation, be longed to the public at large, and that they were to be used for the benefit of the public without any reference whatever to religious creed. The act of parliament under which the council met, recognised that principle to the fullest extent. They were shorn of all their church patronage ; and from that circumstance he held it was quite clear that the legisla ture never, intended the corporate funds to be applied to the benefit of any particular community. He should propose to the consideration of the council a certain number of gentle men who, he thought, would form a very good committee of education. He hoped that those gentlemen who might be named would not offer excuses for not attending or for not accepting the appointment. He was aware that there were many who had valid reasons, upon account of their various occupations to wish to be off the committee, but he would suggest the expediency of the council allowing those gentlemen to retire from it and others be substituted, as soon as the knotty points of the question had been settled to the satisfaction of all parties. He had purposely omitted some names upon his list upon account of the particular line of conduct they had taken. Some of those who were very fre quently in the habit of referring to the scriptures, he would remind them that there was a passage to be found there which said, " Blame not before thou hast examined the truth; understand first and then rebuke." (Hear, and cries of " question,") Now he had heard a great deal of rebuke, but he had never yet heard that any of the gentlemen who were loudest in their complaints against the schools, ever went into those schools, and there understood and examined the truth. (Hear, hear.) They had, upon various occasions, broached opinions that rendered them disqualified entirely from acting upon the committee, even supposing they pos sessed in other respects competency for the task—a question which he by no means admitted. When a wound was in a healing state, and showed a disposition to close, he thought it was unsound practice to apply perpetual blisters to it; he therefore hoped, as this wound seemed to be in a way of healing, the council would adopt conciliatory and healing measures. The committee he should propose was—Mr. H. R. Sandbach, Mr. T. Sands, Mr. 11. Gladstone, Mr. C. Bushell, Mr. G. H. Lawrence, Mr. A. Smith, jun., Mr. Alderman Nicol, Mr. J. Bramley Moore, Mr.. R. S. Crook, Mr. J. H. Turner,—ten all upon one side, and Mr. J. Mel lor, Mr. T. Bolton, Mr. J. Aikin, Mr. Alderman Evans, and Mr. T. B. Barclay. Mr. HODGSON subinitted that Mr. Earle was proceeding irregularly. Mr. Sandbach had moved the adjournment of the council, and therefore he was entitled to the possession of the chair. The MAYOR said, as this was an adjourned meeting, Mr Sandbach was in possession of the chair, Mr. SANDBACH quite agreed that he was in possession but he had no wish whatever to interfere with his friend Mr Alderman Earle. Mr. BOLTON contended that Mr. Sandbach must go on. Mr. Alderman EARLE said, he should not have opened the debate had he not had the opinion of the Town-clerk that he was competent to do so. The TOWN-CLERK said, the adjournment was one of the council, and therefore any member was at liberty to com mence. If the adjournment had been one of the debate only, then the member must take up the subject who had moved the adjournment. Mr. Alderman EARLS. — That is exactly so. I knew I -was right. Mr. BRIGHT should not have risen on this occasion were it not that he felt deeply interested in the continuation of the present system. A strong clamour had been raised against it at one period, but it had gradually subsided, till latterly we had scarcely heard anything of it. (Hear.) We ought to bear in mind, that by several acts of parliament, passed not very long since, the old spirit of exclusiveism had been abolished. The Test and Corporation Act had been repealed; and others had subsequently passed giving to all persons— without exception, without distinction of creed or opinion— equal rights and equal privileges. They had the schools upon their hands when the council was first formed, and the Question was, how could they best apply the funds of the Corporation to the continuation of a system of education adapted to the equal rights of all. (Hear.) It was a diffi cult question undoubtedly ; and after great deliberation, a system had been devised that had won its way by the opinion of the public, and which, with little exception, became, he might say, a popular system. It was admirably adapted to meet the wants and the requirements of all. From what he had seen of it, he believed that there were at this moment few who discredited or inclined to doubt the proper use of the Bible in the schools. That was first of all discovered— The MAYOR, with all due deference to Mr. Bright, thought that the immediate subject of discussion was not the manage ment of the schools, but the appointment of a committee. The council at present had nothing to do with the mode of management adopted. Mr. BRIGHT was strictly confining himself to the motion intiociuced by Mr. Earle, but if he was out of order, he should bow to the decision of the chair. The MAYOR repeated, that the appointment of the com mittee was the subject under consideration. When the in structions to the committee were read it would be competent in Mr. Bright to speak on the points to which he referred. Mr. BRIGHT said, the object in proposing a list of gentle men entertaining moderate opinions was, that the system now pursued in the schools might have fair and proper considera tion. He certainly viewed with considerable jealousy the list proposed by Mr. Sands at the last meeting. In that list he found the indication of a certain line of conduct to which he could not, by any means, agree ; it indicated, from the previously expressed opinions of the gentlemen upon it, what would be the course of a committee so constituted. He therefore felt a strong desire, havinc , been named upon it, to have the name of some other gentleman substituted, whose opinions might be more accordant with those of the majority so proposed. He would not detain the council further than to say, that he cordially concurred in the motion of Mr. Al derman Earle. Mr. SANDBACH rose, but gave way to Mr. SANDS, who said he should move an amendment to the motion proposed by Mr. Earle — Mr. BOLTON would interrupt Mr. Sands just to suggest that each name should be put separately, and that any objec tion to each so proposed, should also be separately discussed. (Cries of " No, no.") The MAYOR said the entire list must be read first. Mr. Alderman EAILE.—To brie; the matter to a point, I rise to move that Mr. Sandbach be appointed a member of the Education Committee. Mr. BoLTo:sr.—l second the motion. Mr. PROCTER thought that Mr. Sands's list should be read as well as Mr. Earle's. Mr. SANDS said, he was quite in the hands of the council. He had a list to propose, which he would read if permitted. The MAYOR said, that as Mr. Alderman Earle had read his list, Mr. Sands ought to read his ; and that it would be much better to propose the names seriatim. Mr. COOPER called for Mr. Sands's list to be read, to en able the council to choose the best names. Mr. SANDS having observed that there were many names upon his list which were also upon Mr. Earle's, read the following.—Mr. Molyneux;Mr. A. Smith, junior, Mr. Chil ton, Mr. Crook, Mr. Priestley, Mr. Bulley, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Platt, Mr. Sandbach, Mi. G. H. Lawrence, Mr. Alder man Houghton, Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. Sands. Of these, seven were church men , an d t h e resto f var i ous denominations. There were ten conservatives, and the rest were liberals — Mr. JORDAN.—Very liberal ! Mr. PLATT observed that 13 names bad been read, whereas the former committee consisted of 15. Mr. Alderman EARLE—I thought the former committee was constituted of 15 memmbers. _ _ _ Mr. SANDS continued, that the list he had read consisted of seven Churchmen, two Wesleyan methodists—which was the same thing, and four dissenters. The committee was originally composed of 15 or 16, but that number was thought too large. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY.—Have you any objection to seven of one description, two of another, and four of a third? (Cries of no, no.) Mr. BOLTON said, Mr. Alderman Earle had proposed the first list, which he, (Mr. Bolton,) seconded. He did not, however, care what names were upon the list, but he did contend that each name must be proposed and seconded separately. Let Mr. Earle propose his name, and then Mr. Sands might move his by the way of amendment. Mr. SANDS —Very well : I am content. The MAYOR said, that when Mr. Earle had moved one name, Mr. Sands might move another as an amendment! Mr. HODGSON observed that amendments were always put the first from the chair. Mr. Sands had moved one, and, therefore, he was in possession of the chair. The MAYOR said this was perfectly understood. Mr. Alderman EARLE asked by what authority the com mittee was reduced from 15 to 13? He begged leave to state that 15 Vr to, and if 'ere not too many. Tt were two schools to attend appointed, those who did their duty, would find a great deal to do The MAYOR said the number was decided Mr. ISAAC HOLMES moved that t the first point to be committee do consist Mr. SANDS seconded the motion. Mr. BOLTON moved, asan amendment. that the committee he constituted of 15, on the ground that as there were two schools to be attended to, 13 would he insufficient. Mr. PLATT seconded the amendment on the same grounds. Mr. PRIESTLY had attended the committee for someyears, get a committee t - could be, considering ier:' Fifteen was as few as there wei that they were divided into two sub- Mr. SANDS had no objection to 15 being the number, but it had• been thought more convenient to have only 13. Mr. Evans and Mr. Aiken thought 8 were sufficient. Mr. Alderman EvANs.—l have never given an opinion upon the subject. Mr. SANDS said a few words of explanation, which we were unable to hear. _ _ Mr. BOLTON then proposed, and Mr. BusnELL seconded, a motion that Mr. Sandbach be appointed on the committee. Mr. SANDOACH said he was anxious to have an opportu nity of saying a few words on this subject on account of the undue importance attached to what had fallen from him upon a former occasion, and the inferences drawn from it. It had been inferred from what he said that there existed among the conservative members of the council a difference of opinion as to the principles upon which the schools were to be con ducted. He confessed that the idea flashed across his mind at that time, that there was an intention of proposing some measures so exclusive or so extreme that he could not ap prove of it, and he should feel bound to oppose it. He was now, however, better informed, and he was happy to say there was no intention of proposing any such measure, or any measure in which he did not frankly and cordially concur, • and which be would not support by every means in his power. He trusted that when the council heard what was intended to be done, they would all see they had been entirely mis taken in supposing that any such extreme measures were in contemplation. The two points which, as be understood, were intended to be insisted upon, were points of principle— The MAYOR was sorry to interrupt Mr. Sandbach, but he had before said that the council could not now go into that subject. _ _ _ _ Mr. SANDBACII bowed to the decision of the chair, and would not further trespass upon those points. At the same time he must be allowed to say, that he did not re gret the course he had pursued, nor had he any apology to offer to the council for having taken the ground he had done upon a former occasion. He admitted the propriety of 11,. combination of parties, for the sake of asserting and maiataining great principles; but he distinctly repudiated the doctrine that individual opinion was not to be expressed. He should nut- submit to be so under the iron control of party as not to be at liberty to express an independent opinion ; but at the same time he claimed that liberty for himself he acknowledged the obligation, ind trusted, upon this occasion especially, that every gentleman of the council wouid care fully avoid any expression that could give needless offence, especially to the Roman Catholic part of the people. (Hear, bear.) He confessed it was with him, and he knew it was with many others also,—he thought he might say, with the town at large—an object of intense anxiety that the Roman Catholic part of the population, in common with the rest, should send their children, and give to them scriptural educa tion that was there offerel to them without—. He did not wish to get into the subject ; 'he wished simply to say that he hoped every person would avoid every expression that might give needless offence to the Roman Catholics, or tend to prevent them from sending their children to the schools, which he most earnestly desired they should do. Mr. Sandbach's name was then carried, as were the names of Mr. Edmund Molyneux, Mr. Alexander Smith, jun., Mr. Chilton, Mr. R. S. Crook, Mr. Priestley, and Mr. R. Glad stone. Mr. BRIGHT said, as it was professed by the gentlemen on the opposite side that they meant to deal fairly and impar tially with the schools, he hoped they would carry out the principle, and allow the committee to be constituted of 15 members. This would allow 7 of one party and 8 of the other. Mr. SANDS was surprised that such a remark or suggestion should have been made. If the gentleman opposite would go back to the proceedings of two years ago, he would find that the members of the committee then proposed were all of one side. (Hear, hear, hear.) _ _ _ Mr. Alderman BARCLAY said that was hardly a fair ob servation upon the part of Mr. Sands. They were very anxious on that occasion that some from the other side should come into the committee, but they would not. (Hear.) Mr. SANDS was much obliged to Mr. Barclay for putting him right whenever he was wrong ; but he could tell him that Mr. Blackburne, in a speech two years ago, stated that- The MAYOR called Mr. Sands to order. This subject would not bear excitement ; and bye gone transactions need not be referred to. Mr. SANDS would avoid going into a discussion of that subject, in obedience to the chair. He would go on with moving the committee, and leave the committee itself to see the working of the schools. Mr. Bulrey and Mr. Platt were then elected members of the committee. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY said he should be very glad to have Mr. Yates upon the committee. (Cries of " No, no.”) Mr. G. H. Lawrence and Mr. Alderman Houghton were then appointed members. Mr. Hodgson's name being next proposed, _ _ _ _ Mr. BOLT - ON said he must - oppose the nomination of Mr. Hodgson. He was so strongly prejudiced against, and so uncharitable towards, those who differed from him in religi ous opinions, and particularly towards the Roman Catholics. that in his (Mr. Bolton's) opinion —and he expressed it boldly—he was a very unfit man to be put upon the educa tion committee. Mr. Alderman EARLE begged to second Mr. Bolton, if he proposed soine other gentleman ; he did not care who it was. Mr. BOLTON proposed that Mr. R. V. Yates be appointed in place of Mr. Hodgson Mr. Alderman EARLE —I second it Mr. HODGSON said if the amendment had been proposed without comment he should not have said one word; but when a personal attack was made upon him he must be al lowed to state very briefly what were his sentiments on this subject. The MAYOR said that this was not a time to discuss the principles upon. which the education committee should pro ceed. (Cries of " Vote I") Mr. HODGSON said if the mayor decided that he was out of order, he should sit down ; otherwise he should not Goon py three minutes with his explanations. The MAYOR.—We are not now to enter upon that sub ject. Mr. A. SMITH thought that as Mr. Hodgson had been at tacked, and he wished only to speak in explanation, he ought to be heard. (Hear.) Mr. HODGSON said Mr. Sandbach had been allowed to speak in explanation, and he thought the same privilege ought to he extended to him. These, then, were his senti ments—" Resolved that the education committee is hereby instructed that only children of the Church of England be required to learn the church catechism" — The MAvor was very sorry to interrupt Mr. Hodgson, but the council had before decided that they ought not now enter upon the mode upon which education in the schools should be conducted. Mr. Hodgson, however, might give any general explanation with regard to Mr. Bolton's motion. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—If you had allowed Mr. Hodg son to have his own way he would have shown you speedily how disqualified he is to be on the committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HODGSON.--I merely wish to say— Several members.—(Chair, chair.) Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Go on ; go on. The MAYOR thought Mr. Hodgson was not authorized to enter upon the subject of education. Mr. II ODGSON said he merely asked to clear his character. The MAYOR said that in doing so he was not entitled to enter upon the general question, as it had been decided that that should not be now discussed. Mr. Alderman HARVEY said Mr. Hodgson might move the resolution which he had read as an instruction to the committee. Mr. BOLTON.—In the langauge of the lawyers, that is my case. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Exactly so ; that is my case, too. Mr. MELLOR thought there was a disposition on the part of the council to use Mr. Hodgson unfairly. Mr. Bolton had stated his reasons for thinking Mr. Hodgson an unquali fied man to be upon the Education Committee; and in com mon fairness Mr. Hodgson ought to have an opportunity of sheaving the council that he was qualified to be a member of the committee. Several members.—No, no. Mr. Alderman EARLS.—Yes, yes! The MAYOR repeated his reasons for stopping Mr. Hodgson —that it was unnecessary to enter upon the general question. Mr HODGSON said he was not going to make a speech upon his view of the case. Mr. BRIGHT contended that Mr. Hodgson was about to give his individual views. Mr. HODGSON thought it only just to be allowed to reply to the unfair attacks upon his character. He would not take up more than a few minutes. Mr. Alderman EARLS.—Oh dear, let him do it. Mr. HODGSON.—ShaII I read it again ? Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Oh, by all means : read it again. Mr. HODGSON proceeded. " Resolved,"—he was not proposing this as a motion, but merely reading it to show his sentiments upon the question—" Resolved, that the Edu cation Committee is hereby instructed that only children of the Church of England be required to learn the Church Cate chism, but that the authorised version of the Bible, to the exclusion of every other version, and of the Irish Extracts, be freely used in the schools, and that the schools commence and close with prayer morning and evening." These were his sentiments. If he were disqualified for entertaining such sentiments, then he was disqualified. (Cries of "vote ".) Mr. Alderman Eari.LE.—l wonder how any gentleman can possibly .act in the spirit of conciliation after such a de claration as that ? The AI AY OR.—I can allow no personal observations at all. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BARCLAY had heard with great regret the observa tions just made by Mr. Hodgson, because he thought they struck at the root of everything. Mr. Hodgson must be aware that _ _ _ The MAYOR having observed that what Mr. Hodgson had said was only in explanation, and need not allow further dis cussion upon it, said he would take the opinion of the council whether Mr. Yates or Mr. Hodgson should be elected The council then divided, when there appeared— For Mr. Hodgson .. For Mr. Yates Majority for Mr. Hodgson The following is the voting on this question : For Mr. Hodgson.—Councillors, Shaw, Hodgson, Isaac Holmes, Houghton, Sandbach, Copeland, Edwards, Barton, Blundell, Sands, Rae, Aspinall, Toulmin, Lawrence, Robin son, Cooper, J. N. Wood, Birkett, Gladstone, Bushell, Procter, Lloyd, Rigby, Kilshaw, Jones, Parker, G. H. Lawrence, Trotman, A. Smith, junior, Harbord ; Alder men, Houghton, Nicol, Turner, Chilton, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Crook, and the Mayor-38. For Mr. Yates.--Councillors Thornhill, Preston, H. Holmes, Mellor, J. Holmes, Bolton, Aiken, Bright, Priest ley, Yates, J. Smith, Jordan, Platt, Mather—Aldermen Holt, Bulley, Freme, Harvey, Evans, Barclay, and Earle •-.99 Absent.—Councillors Shand, H. Lawrence,. Slater, and Alderman Griffith. Mr. MELLOR then proposed that Mr. Alderman Barclay be appointed a member of the Education Committee. Mr. SANDS moved as an am endment that Mr. Rae be ap pointed. On the motion of Mr. ROBINSON, sec onded by Mr. Mr. M R il l ) : wasiss°eNlecsteecdonwdietd the hout motion.adivlsn . i TOULMIN, Mr. Sands was the next elected on the commit tee. Mr. BIRKETT m oved, and Mr. TOULMIN seconded Mr. Harbord as a fit and proper person to serve on the commit tee. 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