The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

~lt the wig. Id File. 301 998 035 1841, the n any one y govern voc) years, nd in the 'orce littic the union (Lad LND w as thus , ch to the roan,-;A t le 1 dersti first diner Kingdom era, dia mlculatet 9 res ts ago y marked nircuto .e.,, IsNa Monde , The resent at about to ud cons ster and wants of Ile corn in pries• ber cow At Vero t w holly ng crops ive pro' r. Dee ad bees late Si but his of posi co were scl beep : of the sed the en days• 'eat In- Lness at money sive tilt took !d, and being a od deal . Rowed, plants .ationt3. Id the ir Aus torpid Feb. 27, 1844. UNIVERSITY 6• CLERICAL NEWS. ICO RPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE ENLARGEMENT, BUILDING, AND RE PAIRING OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS. Yesterday week, a meeting of this society was held at their chmbers,.in St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar- , quare, Loudon. a The meeting voted grants for the following purposes : Towards building additional churches or chapels at Mowbray an d Causeway head, in the parish of Id ohne uultran, Cumbe r l an d ; at Bernard's-screen, in the parish of Great Malvern, Worcestershire ; a' Smallwood, in the garish of Astbury, Cheshire; at Cook ham Dean, in the Parish of Cookha, Berkshire ; at St. Giles's in the Fields, London; and Longham, in the pariah of Han theeD ; towards enlarging, by rebuilding, ! church at Bawdswell, Norfolk ; and towards enlarging c,churches at Poulersbury, Northamptonshire; Berrow, aottersetshire ; Upton-cum-Chalvey, Buckinghamshire ; L Eman uel Church, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire; Monk wver, Somersetshire ; St. Mary, Haverfordvvest, South d o al n. es; and Kentish Town, parish of St. Pancras, Lon- It.f „arther app eare d, f rom th e s tatistical returns an ..▪ ' e u to these repor t s , th at t h e a b ove p ar i s h es contain a rPulation of 273,994 souls, and the accommodation pro rd for th em i n 40 churches and chapels is 40,824 sit cf which 9334 ar e free ; but by the erection of seven _ ▪ 'ltional c h urc h es, t h e re b u ildi ng o f one ex i s ti ng c h urc h, rAthe enlargement of seven others, it is intended to add 1 7 4 ; 13 seats to this very insufficient provision of church Perso 111 . na This number will include free sittings for 419:5 . It is Worthy of remark that in the places of worship Just tttentioned there has been hitherto accommodation s o e r ., °l !lY one -seventh of the population, while the free 0 ,7 1.8 nav bee in the proportion of only one sitting for rate of Persons; the latter will now be increased to the of one in twenty. toAfter the n ew grants were made, the society proceeded e laraine the certificates relative to the completion of Thwe ch urches and the enlargement of existing churches. the vouche rs were approved, and orders were issued to vase.tr e asurer to pay the amount of the grants in each ‘ O, Population of these parishes is 46,595 persons, for thrto church accommodation to the extent of 4634 sit the" °WY were provided previously to the completion of and 1q t owar d s w hi c h t h e soc i e t y ' s gran t s were vo t e d, ;7 4 that nu m b er were on ly 1374 f r ee sittings. At pre tr:t the seats added are 2537, of which 2157 are free and roPria t ed th ruce the last meeting forms of application for and from v., 4 Society have been issued to 18 applicants, to enable aboar to submit their cases to the consideration of the dd Pour of these applications are towards building Tae treasurer churches in populous places. I treasurer further reported that a handsome bequest ,been made to the funds- of the society—namely, a lek,„ ITZY of £3OO (free of duty) , bequeathed by the late J. it, Esq., of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. C AM iBEIDGE FEB. 22.—At a Congregation just held Ul f Plowing de gr ees were conferred :—Honorary Master o Art Edw ard Augustus Brooks, Clare Hall. Doctor , nvinity.—Henry Almack, St. John's College. _a c h 1 dors of Arts.—Thomas Lee French, Emanuel Col- Age; Andrew Heston, Trinity College; Philip Anthony . e t l,r,t, St. John's Cohen ; Francis Ford Pinder, Trinity •%°;',',e,43e; Henryalentine Pickering, Pembroke College ; Sandford, Clare Hall; Charles Jas. Willoughby, "fitY College. raTh teaa e Rev. G eo. Sl a d e, M . A. h as been appointed to the r thiP of the Manchester Free Grammar School. a n ew w k e dnesdav last the Bishop of Chester consecrated cutir al at • Parr, near St. Helen's. Nl t try o4 . e e ' the neighbourhood attended on the ear occ y asion all . he : e* the same evening a meeting of the Pastoral Aid So l' wan * held at the Town hall, St. Helen's. There ver - go od attendance, and the meeting was addressed by seal clergymen. n into t f, ; - '• - "Dr. Hook's plan for dividing the parishes I :ra - r - t 'r e t r Y vicarages, and placing the patronage in the a nds of the bishop is likely to meet with opposition from Luirt.e'• "here it would have been least expected. The B. Ferris, who was presented by the vicar to St. tion, esbitbailnBe4dl;inanaddhans advantageous s th le r a o s u e gh of hi t s he re t c it o h m es m o e f nd th a e - Parish from Christ Church, va Oxford, now claims on the strength of thi s l ease, as rector of Leeds ! the whole of !he patro nage which th e v i c ar proposes to give up, and Ilanforbid th e appointment of incumbents to the two churches now vacant. Of the result of thes3 claims, ba powever, there c an b e little doubt, for though the t i thes 11ve been always annually paid (till last year to a layman), .0 recto r o f L eeds has been heard of since the Reforma. I °n. If such a person now exists, who presented him, 9r what bishop inducted him ? It is reported that a claim " al 4 s set up to the parish church. Whether thi s exte n ds theo possession of the vicarage, or to the patronage of 4, now vested in twenty-four trustees, or to to both, is not known. TITHE COMMUTATION. —The following is the progress made in tithe commutations, made up to July 1, 1813 : Number of tithe districts to which voluntary Nu p m ro br e e eedings have commenced 9531 con o fi f rm Ditto agreements ed. received 6384 • • Number of notice s issued from making awards 3518 Number of drafts of compulsory awards received.... ....... .. Ditto confirm e d . ....... .. 1907 Number of apportionments received Ditto confirmed ... • . From the return made to the House of Commons on the 17th of August, 1813, it appears from the commence !bent of the commission, up to the Ist July, 1843, the total amount of agreements for commutation of tithes, r i nfirrned by the tithe commissioners was £2,371,398 19s. ti n ' and the total amount of awards for the cornmuta t7of tithes confirmed by the tithe commissioners was 1(17' 1 03 2s. 3d. ; making a sum total of £3,131,502 Is. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —'4 LE AGUE AND THE CONSERVATIVE Th e PRESS. tr' d l e in t h roo sv. is mornin_, " ' ll se of B k , Sowler, which was to have hee a n Went w e Common Pleas at Guildhall, th and the th ere being only ten Special Jurymen pres l e l nt a , 4 //es. e Q c 9 llll ßel for the plaintiff having refused to kr, g Sir Thom as Wilde, Mr. Sergeant 1 alfourd c , a and t v " (z . tu 'l were counsel for the plaintiff, and the At- Cirrnee,,•;:`rehei:al and Mr. R. S. Sowler (of the Northern bi rem e - rn i! for the defendant. Our readers will probably (and y roan j er that this was an action brought by Mr. A er ( °lla Brooks leading member of the League ,and he ' a ' in this world" cele nrityl - xve'r. all for ours elves tubli- '' a gainst Mr - Th as Sowler, the proprietor and sher of the ' ilia ' n he ° s in ter Cormier, for an alleged libel „?of and concerning e the said John Brooks, and of and , ..04creefrunsiinuggtthoe said National Anti-Corn Law League.' to tire Conservative a victory call a tales, t h e p proprietor of th Pres s in the person of the laintiffhas virtually given though thotigh It t • in tact d fla proseq t ' ,e . 111 anchester Courier, since, in effect, m ond he has entere been pense of his own ester aurier has put to the ex pense the result of this ' attempt tto stifle his voice z er, is somewhat e "tR, we cannot help congratulating him in the birth-place of the abomina ble .eague. Ou P r satisfaction, how _ e opportunity of sheaving qualified - by the circumstance that a up the League has been lost for the Present ; for we are assured that such facts would have come out in the course of the trial as would have socured a verdict for the defendant. The League, in this case, has nct DAR RD to try the issue ,• and the fair pre sumption is, that they well knew beforehand that their character and their acts would not bear the scrutiny of a British jury. --John Errll 2 Feb. 24. IMP ORTANT COMMERCIAL CASE. First conviction under the New Bankruptcy Law for obtaining goods with no prospect of providing payment. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, MONDAY, Feb. 19. (Sittings at Nisi Prius. at Guildhall, before Lord Den man and a Common Jury.) THE QUEEN a. GOODE NOUGII.—This was an indict ment which charged the defendant, that he, being a wool len draper at Newton Abbott, in Devonshire, and a trader within the meaning of the bankrupt laws, became and was adjudged to be a bankrupt ; and that three months before such bankruptcy, namely, on the 10th of December, 1842, he bad obtained goods from Messrs. Pawson, of St. Paul's Churchyard, upon a credit of three months, under the false pretence that he intended to deal with them in the usual way of trade, whereas his real intent was to defraud the said Pawson, &c. contrary to the provisions of the statute of the sth and 6th of Victoria, c. 122.—Mr. Erie Stated the case for the prosecution, and called Mr. Paw son, who proved the sale to the defendant of the goods in questio n to the amou n t or £l2B. Th e p aymen t s o f th e defendant had been quite regular ' • and Messrs. Pawson Would have no diffi cu l ty i n giving him credit for double the amount of goods which he then required, nor in con tinuing to deal with him afterwards upon the same foot ing_as before, if th e b an k ruptcy h ad not occurred. William Quitter, an accountant, deposed, that on the 6th of January, after the obtaining of the goods, the Witness and the petitioning creditor went on board a ves. fel called th e P ar kfi e l d, bound for Sydney, and there f u the defendant, passing under the name of Robert !arahan3, and having on board several packages of goods Inscribed with the name of Graham, together with in voices from Pawson and some other merchants, from w hom goods had been obtained. From this statement, it IPPeared that the goods had been removed on board the atkfield almost immediately after they had been obtained fl 'lol the Messrs. Pawson. ad d r. Cockburn ( for wit the defendant. h whom was Mr. M. Chambers) essed the jury t, Denman hoped, whatever might be the result of of t present inquiry, that the public would be made aware ',dile fact, that such conduct as that which was the sub e of the present indictment, and which formerly only th e the the guilty party to a civil action, might now be 7 ,Zubject of a criminal prosecution. of GLjury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict r ""tY •, but, under the circumstances of the case, econtudmanetnd.oed. him to mercy—Lord Denman sentenced tbe months.mcalendar t bprisoned in the Queen's Prison for six Logy Th, 7 1 ? ILLI AM PAGET V. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN. thisiStitillal Will come on, at the Court of Common Pleas, 11,41 f rd (T ue s da y ). Sir Thomas Wilde and Sergeant koet i ° er are counsel for the plaintiff, and the Solicitor al is retained on behalf of Lord Cardigan, On Saturday week, the Lord Chancellor confirmed the judgment of Vice-Chancellor Wigrani, which decided that the legacy of the late James Wo , sd to the city of Glou cester was void, from the uricer ainty of the purposes in tended by it. The sum amounted to £200,000, respecting which there has been so much litigation. NORTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.—The judicial laboura of the northern circuit cemmenced on Monday, at Lan caster, before Mr. Justice Colt man and Mr. Baron lbilfe. The high sheriff of the county. John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Woodfold Park, near Blackburn, arrived in Lancaster on Saturday with his retinue; and, in the evening, pro ceeded to the railway station, where their lord..iiips arrived by train from London at half past eight o'clock. On Sunday, their lordships attended divine service at the Old Church, where the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Whittaker, vicar of Blackburn, the high sheriff's chaplain. It was currently reported in the town, that the business of the assize would be very limited in amount : and this, indeed, proved to be the fact, for there were only 23 pri soners for trial ; and, as to the cause list, there were only three civil cases on the paper. and these were undefended. On Monday morning, the learned judges proceeded to the courts, at ten o'clock; Mr. Justice Coltman presiding in the Shire Hall (the Crown• Court), and Mr. Baron Rolfe in the Nisi Prius ; where the courts were opened with the usual formalities. Mr. Justice Coltman then proceeded to deliver his charge to the jury. LODGERS' RIGHT TO VOTE FOR MEMBERS OF PAR LIAMENT.—The Court of Common Pleas, under the pro visions of the late Registration Act, has decided that a " room " is, within the meaning of the Reform Act, such a " building " as will confer the right of voting upon its occupier. The room in question was described as a dis tinct or separate portion of a factory, and each tenant had the exclusive use of his own room, and the key to the door thereof. The Co,.rt declared that such a description, and such a mode of occupation, brought it as much within the meaning of the word building, as a shop or counting house, which are expressly specified in the act. As to whether there was an exclusive occupation in each tenant, as required by the act, the Court decided that, inasmuch as each tenant had the exclusive use of his room, and the key of the door thereof, the landlord's engagement to work a steam-engine communicating with each room did not make the occupation of the room itself by the tenant less exclusive, any further than if the landlord had con tracted to furnish manual labour for the service of the occupiers in each separate room or to provide a light to illuminate equally all the, rooms. In another case the Court allowed a vote for a building consisting of a cow house or stable. The judges observed, that if they were to put a different construction on the act, many buildings would be excluded, such as a room built up for the pur pose of obtaining a prospect, or a dairy standing detached from other buildings ; these would be included under the general term " building." The act includes all buildings constructed for the purposes of dwelling or business, and even a building erected and used for the purpose of a reading-room would be sufficient to confer the franchise. The cow-house or stable in question, if goods were stored in it, might become a warehouse ; or if they were sold there, it might be a shop. By the Registration Act the decisions of the Court are final and conclusive, and bind ing upon every committee of the House of Commons. THE COURT. The Queen remains at Windsor, nearly as much secluded as ever ; the sharp weather, however, not altogether preventing out-door exercise. Divine ser vice was performed in tne private chapel, at the Castle, on Ash Wednesday. In consequence of the recent bereavement in the royal family, her majesty and her royal consort and illustrious family are not expected at Buckingham Palace for the sea son until after the Easter recess, the second week in April. CHRISTENING •IN HIGH LIFE.—The christening of the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, takes place at the commencement of the next month, when Prince Albert will stand sponsor. A sumptuous enter tainment will be given on that occasion. Their graces will proceed to Brighton on the 9th or 10th of February ; and the Marquis of Stafford and the Ladies Gower will then go to Trentham Hall.—lnverness Courier. The Leipsic Gazette, a journal generally cautious and well-informed upon home affairs, states that the late Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has left personal pro. pens , to the amount of twelve millions of florins, and has not disposed by any will or testament of this large fortune. According to the laws of inheritance in Saxony personal property left by a father is equally divided between the children, and there only being the now reigning Duke Ernest and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the latter's share will be about six hundred thousand pounds, if the statement prove correct. A PRESENT TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.—An elegant little arm-chair has been manufactured of English oak, grown in Norfolk, so beautifully veined as in some degree to resemble zebra-wood, and highly polished by friction. On the upper part of the back, above the needle-work, are a lion's head, with coronets on each aide, also a rose and a thistle, and entwined oak branches. The front legs of the chair rest on lions' paws, each grasping a ball. The chair was manufactured for Mrs. Paul, widow of the late Dr. Paul, whose needle-work adorned and finished this u lque and elegant article. The cushion of needle work displays on a buff ground the royal arms richly em blazoned, enclosed in the garter and motto. The edge of the cushion is embellished with a beautiful wreath of flowers, the upper edge finished with blue and silver cord, and the lower edge with blue and silver gimp. On the back is worked the Prince of Wales's plume and motto, surmounted with an ornamental shell and scroll, and be neath are roses and lilies.—Suffolk Herald. TRANSPORT CHARGES ON CORN. One of the fallacies set forth by the League is that the cost of bringing corn to this country is alone a sufficient protection to the home grower; that this cost they esti mate at from 10s. 6d. to 14s per quarter; but in this they have included those charges to which English wheat, shipped from our own ports, is also subject, namely, port dues, freight, insurance, delivery, metage, waterage, fac tor's ccmmission, rent, turning, screening, &c. But if we take the actual charge for freightage along, at those ports from which corn is usually imported into this coun try, we shall find (as may be seen by the reports of the British consuls, officially made to government,) the cost of freightage per quarter is as follows :—From St. Peters bnrg, free of all charges, 4s. sd. to 6s. sd. ; from Riga, 4s. 9d. ; from Dantzic, including the Sound Dues of 6d. per quarter, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 9d. ; from Hamburg, 2s. 6d. to ss. ; and from Artwerp, 2s. ; from Odessa, where the route is more circuitous, and there are probably no home made vessels, it is 10s. The quantity which the port of Danzic could supply, if required, is estimated at 3,500,000 quarters, and H amburgh, 5,000,000 quarters. Repeal the corn laws, and how long could the British farmer, even if he lived rent free, continue to cultivate the soil, or find work for the 1,400,00 E and odd labourers now employed? Would the manufacturer take them off his hands, and put them to help the women and children he now almost ex clusively employs? This is hardly probable, as even for the services of these, in consequence of the invention of self-acting mules, and other improvements in machinery, he has daily less and less need. For what purpose, then, shall we make the " experiment," the chance of adding to the already enormous wealth of a few factory lords who aspire to monopolize the corn trade as well as the labour market? The awful risk involved is surely not worth ha zarding for such an end. A great agricultural meeting has been held at Durham. Nearly 1,800 persons of the greatest respectability and in telligence among the tenant-farmers and labourers of the county were in the room, and some thousands were ex cluded from mere want of space to accommodate them. Mr. Crofton, a tenant-farmer, was voted to the chair, on the motion of the Duke of Cleveland, who was subse quently elected president of the " Durham Agricultural Protection Society ;" and upwards of £5OO was subscribed before the meeting separated. CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—Our readers are aware that a society is now formed in London under this title, for the purpose of exposing the misrepresentations of the Anti-Corn L aw L eague . T o avoid any step which might trench on th e prov i s i ons of the law, a case has been submitted for the opinion of Mr. Platt, containing the following questions, " Whether there is anything il legal in affiliating the different country or other local societies on the proposed central society ? And whether there is anything illegal in forming corresponding societies ? The opinion of Mr. Platt is as follows i—" The 39 Geo. 111. c. 79. which I suppose has raised a doubt as to the legality of the associations in question, has not any appli cation to the subject. The Agricultural Protection Society contemplates a legal object, and seeks to obtain it by legal means. Its object is, to protect the most impor tant interests in the country, and its means are, the con centration of agricultural intelligence, the diffusion of agricultural information, and the constitutional appeal to the Legislature, by petition, in protection of the civil and political interest of the petitioners. lam of opinion that it is the undoubted right of any number of her Ma jesty's subjects to combine for the purpose of attaining such an object by such means; and it, for the purpose of giving vitality and energy to such a combination, they form local and central corresponding societies, such so cieties are, in my judgment, legal. DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DUNKING.—On Wednes day, two young men, of respectable appearance, were charged, at the Lambeth police-office, London, with caus ing the death of Ellen Goodlad, an unfortunate girl, 18 years of age, by inducing her to take a large quantity of gin. One of the witnesses stated that she saw the de ceased and a young woman named Sophia Bevan on the Friday previous in a public-house, and observed them drink gin and brandy frequently, and with different per sons, in front of the bar. She (witness) had frequently asked the deceased to come home, as it was getting late, but both she and Bevan said they were waiting for two gentlemen who were in the parlour, and by whose orders, as she understood, they had had two glasses of brandy. The prisoners came out of the parlour and were about to leave the house, when Bevan caught hold of Mr. Eccles and asked him to treat her to some gin. The deceased asked the other gentleman to treat her, and somethingwas said about b ac ki ng t h e one to d r i n k more gin than the other, and each drank two half pints of gin. They subsequently had some sodawater, and were taken home in a cab. The deceased was placed on a piece of carpet ing on the floor with a pillow under her head, and about six o'clock in the morning Bevan, who it appeared had been locked out from -her lodging, was found by a lamp lighter lying in a court close by, and being in a state of insensibility he (the lamplighter) carried her on his back into the kitchen, 'and placed her alongside the deceased. A policeman, who entered the place immediately after, pronounced the deceased to be dead, and instantly has tened fora surgeon to attend the other, and she :secovered THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. OASTLER'S RECEPTION IN YORKSHIRE. On Tuesday last, a Shrove Tuesday which will long be remembered by the factory population of Yorkshire, this distinguished and long persecuted friend of the working c►asses made his public entrance into Iluidersfield, so long the seat of his philanthropic labours, and by whose population he was twice nearly elected as their represents ttve in the house of Commons. It was fixed for a pro cession to meet him at the Brighouse station and escort him into the town ; and at an early hour numerous bodies of the factory workers and other operatives were to be seen wending their way from the surioutiding districts with hands of music, to the place appointed. It had been pre viously arranged by the committee that no banners or flags should be exhibited on the occasion : notwithstanding, several union jacks were carried, and scores of children carried small white flags having inscribed upon them " Welcome, good old King," and many more with the lines— Our King is restored, the captive is free, Long may he live, and blest may he be. The several crowds from the neighbouring townships seemed to vie with each other in their enthusiasm as they arrived opposite the Railway Hotel. Owing to the fine. ness of the day many ladies graced the scene with their presence. Mr. Oastler, who had arrived at the station on the previous day, maintained comparative privacy during the greater part of the morning; rest and repose were absolutely necessary, and his hien& manifested a praiseworthy spirit in refraining to a great extent from giv ing him those personal congratulations which they other wise would have paid. At about half-p . asCOne the committee met and agreed Upon an address, which was arranged to be presented to Mr. Oastler before the procession left Brighouse; and, accordingly, that respected gentleman was introduced to the meeting by the Rev. Mr. Bull, it being urged upon him, on account of his health, to refrain fro .n addressing them at that time. The introduction is described as a scene not easily to be forgotten by those who were privi leged to witness it. Old men,—weather beaten hardy veterans, were overpowered ; they strove, but in vain, to restrain their feelings; the struggle was a doubtful one, and at last, fairly overcome, they burst into tears. The young and more susceptible caught the infection, and for a while the restored and ransomed captive gazed silently upon his friends and deliverers, and then sank in a chair overcome by his feelings. The address, a most affecting one, having been presented, Mr. Oastler, though requested to refrain, replied briefly, labouring evidently under strong emotion ; after which the procession was formed and moved away in the direc tion of Huddersfield. The weather was at this time brilliant, and what with the enlivening strains of music, and the joy that beamed upon every countenance, the scene was one of unrivalled character. In his progress, the sight of Woodhouse church produced an evident effect noon one who in years gone by was wont to worship within its sacred walls. Upon entering the town the procession halted for a few minutes, in order to re-arrange the various bodies com posing it. On passing the Collegiate school, the boys, who were drawn up in front, gave a hearty cheer as the procession passed by. Near the National Infant and Sunday School a blue flag was hoisted, evidently the work of juvenile hands, and inscribed " Home Trade." As to the numbers who escorted Mr. Oastler into Hud dersfield, it is next to impossible to make any precise calculation. It was estimated that from 10,000 to 12,000 congregated around the hustings to hear the speech, but we should say that at least that number left the meeting, being unable to hear one word that was said. The place selected for the delivery of the speech of Mr. Oastler, was the spacious area in front of Druid's Hotel, on the Halifax road. A small hustings was erected, and suitable accommodation provided for the gentlemen of the press. The procession did not arrive upon the ground until after three o'clock, and as it advanced up the street it presented a most imposing appearance. J. Scholefield, Esq., having taken the chair, the Rev. M. L. Howarth read an address of the inhabitants of Huddersfield and the various towns and distlies in the West Riding of Yorkshire, congratulating their patriotic and philanthropic friend upon his return to his native county, and expressive of their sense of his public and private virtues. Of this address, which breathes through out a spirit of deep love and veneration for Mr. Oastler's person and character, and gratitude for his return to re commence his labours for the amelioration of the con dition of the working poor, we cannot here afford space for more than this bare mention. One paragraph, how ever, we are tempted to extract entire for the contempla tion of our contemporary the Mercury, who may derive a useful lesson from observing with what execration the slanderer of an imprisoned man is regarded by the men of Yorkshire. Thus runs the passage in question : " We have witnessed with extreme disgust the conduct of a portion of the press, in seeking, by the most atroci ous calumnies, to deprive you of public sympathy, and prolong your captivity. The result, however, has proved that the effort was as powerless as it was base. Prostituted journals, bought up by an anti-English faction, for the dissemination of falsehood and the propagation of fraud, can have no hold upon the minds of the mighty mass of Englishmen, by whom they are detested, scouted, and despised." Having accepted the address, Mr. Oastler proceeded to address the immense multitude assembled, nearly as fol lows :—Men of Huddersfield, it is now my high privilege to address you as more than friends—you are now my benefactors, and I am your purchased advocate. Think for a moment if you can of the feelings under which I now stand in this town, the scene of so many of our labours, and at a time when you have not only emancipated me by opening the prison doors, but when the mind of England itself is being emancipated, and those rights for which we have endured so much obloquy and so long pleaded—are now advocated by almost every civilized country upon the face of the earth, and when our own government are not only proceeding to adopt those changes for which we have so long contended for the protection of factory labourers, but they are also—thanks be to God—receding in that grasp with which they have seized the poor of England, and are moving backwards with the poor law bill. (Cheers.) Allow me, my friends, before I proceed to explain myself, and to explain ourselves—for the people of England are listening to what shall proceed from these hustings to. day —(cheers)—allow me in your presence, to thank that God by whose power 1r have been sustained while in prison,, and have been delivered from captivity. And here, whilst I gratefully acknowledge that it is of Him alone that I have been preserved and delivered, I am bound to love servants; and I pray most heartily that p e you the more, recognising you as his instrumenta d brought me once more among you, maydispel who a has tl the mists of prejudice from the eyes of those who have been hitherto opposed to us, and may guide us in the path of truth. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It is my duty to inform you, that whilst I have been in prison, I have lost all that feeling of animosity which was wont to occupy a portion of my mind ; and I rejoice to stand before you, not only purchased by my friends, but also by many of my political opponents. I am, therefore, bound not only by every sense of honour, but by that willing homage of the heart which yields to the spirit of love, to waive every expres sion which would give offence to any ; and whilst I stand before you animated by the same spirit, pursuing the same object, and believing in the truth of the same principles, passion shall be supplanted by reason; and though I may differ from many who have assisted in obtaining my de liverance, I shall do so in such a way as to have their per sonal respect, and thus obtain more notice for those argu ments which I may unfold than has hitherto been the case. (Cheers.) Allow roe to make one observation with regard to those insinuations which have been spread among you whilst I have been in prison, and whilst efforts were making for unlocking the doors. There was a time when I should have thought hardly of those men who endeavoured to imprison an Englishman in an English prison for life. I thank God that on this occasion I felt no animosity to any one. The only effect produced in my mind was this, — I said, " now I shall test the truth whether God be for me or my enemies ; if they succeed in checking that spirit which is spreading over England in my behalf, then I shall believe that he has work to do for me outside." One more observation about matters appertaining to myself and I have done. It has been asserted that when I came out of prison, I should come to spread fire, and hatred, and malevolence, and stir up strife upon a certain estate in this neighbourhood. I wish to inform all. those tenants upon that estate who are now listening to me, and I know there are not a few, that my advice to them is that they love one another, respect their stewards, honour and venerate their landlord; and I should rejoice to increase that bond of union if I had the power to do it. (Cheers.) I have come ou of prison without a single enemy. It is impos sible for me to blame those who have been instrumental in sending me there, when 1 tell you I have learnt more in that prison than I could have learnt had I been any where else. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Oastler then proceeded to review the condition of the working classes around him, and to explain the measures which he conceived most ad visable to ameliorate that condition. In a prominent rank amongt these was a Short Time Bill, the necessity of which, he remarked, had already been acknowledged by those manufacturers who were proposing to limit the hours of working their factories, in order to defeat specu lations in cotton. He would struggle, as he had done in time past, for such a measure, confident that the only safety for a country lay in the existence of a happy pea santry and contented workpeople. I have had the oppor tunity, continued Mr. Oastler, whilst I have been in pri son, of exchanging thoughts with the wisest and the best of men ; men of England, men of Europe, and men of the United States of America ; men of letters and men of thought ; and I am happy to inform you that from their lips I have learnt that those truths upon which they are endeavouring to establish the manufacturing system in their own country. And I rejoice to tell you that whilst I have been in prison I have been instrumental in com municating to foreign powers and to the governments of foreign powers, the danger of permitting machinery to take hold on them as it has taken hold on us. (Ap plause.) And I rejoice to tell you, that my advice has been adopted, and that resolutions have been come to, that in foreign countries machinery shall be a servant of man, and that man shall never be the slave of the machine. He congratulated the meeting that government had already taken some steps in the right direction. They were mitigating the rigour of the new poor law; but they must be pushed further than this. Mr. Oastler then pro ceeded—The leaguers and their opponents are about to meet in battle array; and I suppose I shall be expected r to take a part in the matter. (Laughter.) 1 think that 1 shall be expected at some of their field days; but I pledge you my honour that if I do go, I'll do my duty to those principles which have been so dear to us in Huddersfield for so m a n y years. (Cheers.) I under stand these two questions I think as well as most people ; and I have no interest, no personal interest in either the one or the other. And I shall endeavour to prove to those persons who march from Lancashire that they are wrong ,• and I shall endeavour to prove to those that march from southern counties that they are wrong, be.. cause think 0.„.„.r0ng. (Hear and laughter.) But I dont understand how the landed interest can talk about protection for their property, and protection to the far mer's property, when they support the new poor law (cheers) that takes away the protection of the poor man. (Renewed cheers.) I will have all cr none—either pro tection for the rich aad protection for the poor, or I will help the other party who want protection for nobody. (Hear.) Now do you understand me? But let there be no mistake: if I were to help the other party I would tell them how foolish they were in seeking their own destruc tion by establishing a principle which must issue in their fall. (Hear.) And now, my friends, I think you per fectly understand me—that my principles are what they were, but that I am determined on no occasion to have any personal quarrel with any individual of any class or of any party. I will support any man who will support th.: con stitutional, the Christian, the natural eights of industry. I will support no man who denies them. (Cheers.) You know also, my friends, for I am bound to tell you on this occasion, that I have not altered in my old Tory views of the rights of the different classes and different ranks of the people in this country. As boldly as I would support the rights of labour, so boldly would I support the rights of the crown, the rights of the aristocracy, the rights of the middle classes, anti above all the rights of the clergy. (Hear.) My object is to get all classes in their right places, the places which the constitution of England has provided for them ; and then I know that all classes would move together in union and in peace ; and that there would beno want amongst th- industrious any where. (Cheers.) And now my friends, I must bid you all fare well, thanking you as I do most heartily, for the attention with which you have listened to me, and for the liberation you have wrought out for me. 'Whether I shall hereafter be a public or a private man, does not depend upon me. Both I never will be again. You now know the princi ples which it shall be my object to teach, and it will be for you, my friends, and for the public, to judge whether the propagation of those principles will be beneficial to the people of England, and whether I shall be an efficient Propounder of those principles. (Immense cheering.) CORRESPONDEN CE. WATCH COMMITTEE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stit,—A. letter. signed a Shopkeeper, appeared in the Albion of yesterday, stating " that it is the practice of the Watch Committee to pay the wages of the Police Force in light gold, and that the wife of one of the officers bad just offered him a light half-sovereign in payment for gro ceries, and further assured him that this was the fourth time her husband had received a light one in payment of wages." He then says, " this is really too bad." I must admit, if this was the fact, it is " really too bad." ; but I am bound in justice to the committee, if not to myself, (through whom the money is paid.) most distinctly and unequivocally to deny the assertion ; every piece of gold is carefully weighed, and of the full value before it is given to the pay clerk, but it is no uncommon circumstance for the policemen to return to the pay table and say that the shopkeeper with whom they trade says the sovereign, or half sovereign, as the case may be, is fourpence or sixpence short in weight ; but in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, when the gold thus brought back is weighed, and in their presence too, it has been found to be of the full standard weight. 1 am quite satisfied that such a course of pro ceeding would not for a moment be tolerated by the com mittee, and that any statement of the kind being made to them byany policeman would immediately be investigated. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, CAPES ASHLIN , Secretary. Watch Office, 2Gth February, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR.—On my return to my office on Monday last, after a journey to London, I was called upon by several friends, who drew my attention to a paragraph in your paper of the 13th instant, respecting the trial of John Higham, for felony ; although my name is not mentioned, it was well known that I was the attorney who defended him, and the paragraph, therefore, accuses me of.misapplying a sum of money given me for the purpose of retaining Mr. Wil kins. I suggested that as the matter was now so old, and the profession would be well aware that all special re tainers are paid before counsel leave their chambers, it would hardly become so 'but:able an individual as myself to obtrude upon public notice. My friends thought dif ferently, and, in obedience to their wishes, I beg to state the facts. On the 3d instant niy agent paid to Mr. Wilkins and his clerk, £34 55., whose receipt for the same was pro duced to the recorder by my clerk. On the 6th, Mr. Wilkins was here on another retainer, and wished Higham to be tried on that day. This was prevented by circum stances over which the latter had no control, and Mr. Wilkins refused to remain another day. 1 was conse quently obliged to instruct another counsel, and applied forthwith to Mr. Wilkins for a return of his fees, which he has positively refused to do until he has consulted the Attorney-General. I trust, therefore, that in justice to me, you will insert this letter. Very obediently, yours, JAMES OWEN. Exchange-court, February 21st, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—My former letter seems to have stirred the bile of a Mr. Zephaniah Smith, who throws the skirts of his coat of many colours over the proceedings of our com missioners : but there is not cloth enough to hide every thing. Notwithstanding his talk about " disinterested ness," " coats of arms," and all that nonsense. I shall make what comments I please upon things on our side of the water. Sir, I was educated in Carnarvon, forty years ago, when people did not bother their brains with Latin and Greek as they do nowadays. Lads were then taught reading, writing, and accounts; and I don't think there is half the honesty at present that there was then, for everybody seems more disposed to live by their wits than by their industry —at least I have an inkling notion that it is a good deal the case with some on our side of the water. I have asked our parson, who is, as everybody knows, a learned man in unknown tongues, what the meaning in English is of " Strikem ironibus hottibusque," and he says it is " Don't burn your fingers." My grand son, who goes to the Mechanics' Institution, and who is e e s x .r u A nd n s o u ld th s u c s h — oo " lm L a e s t t e e v r e a r t y everybody n t a ks says y care t er s pm ` ls ' ae K dl eep the ball moving, a day of reckoning will come." But I think Joe's definition of it is the best, that the proper thing is—" Strike while the iron is hot. who omafsehat themselves." writes from London, where he is billing and cooing, Now Joe (not Bushell's Joey) knows everything and everybody, and is the cleverest, shrewdest, long-headed est fellow on our side of the water ; and I think he must be right : and depend upon it he will make your corpora tion sing small before he has done with them, and he will shew them what's what. You will excuse me, Mr. Edi tor, for using pet names ; because in our new town, u hick beats Dickens' Eden hollow, we are adopting a new mode of designation, which is fast superseding the old method, and it saves time, which is everything to a new and en lightened community. We do not know Mister this and Mister that, but, " Lord love you." everybody knows Joe, and Will, and old Sammy, and John, just as well as if they had names as long as Spanish Dons. But, as old men are garrulous, I am getting what we should call here "up the Pool." My object is to say a word about Monks' Ferry. You know there was a meeting theother day about it—hut I couldn't go, as I had got the blues and a touch of the rheumatiz, by a cold which catched me on that abominable, wet, damp, nasty place, half swamp, half mud, and half clay, along the Pool, where I went to see whether I could buy a few million yards of land at 155., and sell it the day after at 305., but I found that it was all gone ; and one of Maw's men told me that a good lump had been sold cheap only the day before to a great literary ironmonger, and that he had been much favoured, as a reward for the able manner in which he had copied out a number of " leading articles," which he had stitched into a pamphlet, and 'cutely disposed of for the benefit of the township and—the public—ha !—at one shilling each : so I got nothing by my stroll but a fit of rheumatiz. Well, the Ferry ! The railroad is not sold, (we never sell anything here,) but it is disposed of — that's the word. The Grand Junction ought to have had it, so the proprietors said ; but John Moss proved a cool hand, and somehow or other is not so easily frightened. But it is disposed of, and, when it is brought down to the dock, will'undoubtedly pay 1,000 per cent. at least. In deed it is whispered that there is some talk about making a second line to Chester : and if it was only proposed at a commissioners' meeting—which, as I have already told you, is held after di nner , lik e sens ibl e f e ll ows as they are (for a couple of bottles of , port, assist legislation most wonderfully)—why, the thing would be carried with only three—re/iv/enters (I think you.call them) in ten minu tes. and thp shares would a ll b e allotted by twelve o'clock the following morning, and be at a premium of 100 per cent. the day after. But still I cannot get to the Ferry ! Well, sir, the Goliath of land, and the man wot drives—not the mail, but—the people of Birkenhead, said it must be pur chased ; and it was ordered to be purchased. Now, sir ! I am going to let you into a magnificent scheme, worthy of the mind of the late President of the U—nited States, General Jackson. You must know, Mr. Editor, that docks at Birkenhead are a mere trifle to what is intended. To be sure they may do for an instalment—a small be ginning ; because, like wise men, we intend to creep first and run afterwards. Birkenhead is to embrace the whole space from the Rock Lighthouse to the entrance of the River Weaver, and the whole ridge of hills from Bidston to Eastham is to be laid out in lots for picturesque villas, for the residence of the merchants of the great city ; be cause it has been discovered that the whole of the lower land is a bed of cold wet clay, which is the deuce and all to drain, and is something like the Vauxhall end of your smoky, unhealthy, fever-breeding, and doomed town. The top of Helsby Hill is to be levelled like the top of Sugarloaf Mountain at the Cape, and it is to be reserved for the monuments of those disinterested patriots (if any such should be found) who sacrifice their land for public benefit. Hooton Hall is to be purchased for a mechanics' institution, and the Park is to be laid out for a park; it being generally believed, that, with the exception of an odd 29 acres, the whole will be had cheap, and our worthy neighbour Sir William (God bless him for a fine lad!) will be more than repaid by the improved condition of the surrounding property. Eastham Church is to be re built as a splendid cathedral, and there is some talk that the new city is to be erected into a bishopric, and that the village of Chester is to be annexed to Coventry. To be sure some fifty or a hundred dock acts, and improvement acts, and ferry acts, and acts of all sorts and sizes, will have to be got to do all this ; but Joe is up to everything, and getting a few dozen acts is nothing to him, because it can clearly be shewn that " no individual will be called upon to contribute a single penny," and it will all be " for the public benefit." But, sir, I have not yet told you all. The name is to be changed ! Biikenhead is not Saxon enough. And I will prove to you Liverpool noodles, that you know no more of the geography of Cheshire, within six mile; of yeu, than yeti do of the iaterior of New Hol. land. Not one in a hundred of the Dicky Sams know that Birkenhead is in the hundred of Wirrall—so famed as it is in Nizon'S Prophecies. Not one in a thousand of you know that it contains most celebrated towns, which existed long before Liverpool was heard of-- to wit, Frankby,.lrby, Thurstasion, Prenton, Barnston, Saughall, Gayton, Moreton, Caldy, Brbbington, and a dozen more which were known amongst what my grand son calls the haut ton of Cheshire, when yet your two generation ance , tora,steer e d their own fishing punts and mended their own nets. Having therefore antiquity on our side, the commissioners are about applying to parlia ment to have the name of our young city changed to PORT JACKSON, because owl , body is transported with its blibiant prospects. Will it not be quite euphonious? Port Jackson Docks—Port Jackson Park—Port Jackson Ferrv—Port Jackson Market—Port Jackson Bills of Lading! !! Sir. 1-am proud of my country —as proud as Mr. Smith can be ' • and althou g h a f ew hundred men may at first be ruined by buying land a leetle too dear; for such a consummation.as that which I behold in the vista of my imagination, why. Sir, looking to the benefit of our posterity, it will be cheep, though three generations are ruined to obtain it. Nothing risk, nothing have, has long been an Americanism,. and depend upon it, that before you are three years older Port Jackson dock bonds will be more valuable than Pennsylvanian scrip, by at least iths per cent ! If my old and valued friend Attwood would only throw up his seat in parliament, and come and esta blish a bank here, so as to give us plenty of paper money, I would guarantee him a fortune in the twist and twink ling of an eye. As to Peels currency bill, there ought to have been some special exemptions, because nineteen twentieths of us on this side of the river don't know what it means. There was a sovereign in real gold paid some time ago as a deposit for some land, which was bought at Is. 9d. per yard and sold at four guineas, (at least I am credibly assured so, although I did not see it;) and the fortunate possessor, it is said, has taken special care of it, and intends to present it to the Port Jackson Museum. I am, Sir, your pbedient servant, EBENEZER JONES. Woodside, Feb. 24, 1841;, ; DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY. The following members were present :—Messrs. Moore, (Chairman,) Aikin, Trotman, Molyneux, Smith, Middle ton. Holmes, Holt, Barclay, Nicol, Sandhach, Tobin, Bold, Kendall, Royden, hilton and Ripley.—The report of the Committee of Works referred to a further com munication which had been received respecting the erec tion of a shed on the North Quay of the Waterloo Dock for the accomodation of the American Packet ships. After some conversation, it was agreed that the resolution of the Dock Committee of the 11th of January be car ried out.—A plan was submitted for a new building for the use of the trcle-waiters, in lieu of the present one at the Graving Dock, which was exceedingly inconvenient ; the recommendation of the Committee was to the effect that the whole of the establishment should be removed to the north west corner of the Prince's dock ; agreed to. — The committee appointed to consider the proposals of the Steam Tug company, as to furnishing a steamer to be at the service of the Trust, when required in cases of ship wreck, &c,. reported that, after mature consideration, they could not recommend either of the proposals of the company. Some discussion then took place, during which Mr. Ripley expressed an opinion that it would be better to build an iron boat for the purpose, which would, be thought, possess many advantages over the plan of hir ing steamers from the Steam-tug Company. In reply to a question as to the right of the committee to furnish a boat for such purpose, the secretary read the Act of 6th George IV., sec. 68, which set forth that they were em powered to do so. Mr. Nicol thought if they were to build a boat they would not have so efficient an establish ment as they now had. Mr. Bold said the Dock Com mittee had not yet stated to the company what they were prepared to give. After some remarks from the Chair man. who observed that the question was, whether or not the Dock Trust were prepared to make an offer, the sub ject was referred back to the sub-conamittee to negotiate. The sum of 30s. each to the captains, and 20s. each to the crews, of the Liverpool and Magazine life-boats, was ordered to be given for their ser /ices rendered to the ship Franconia on the 11th instant.—The Marine Surveyor re commended that new life-boats be built for the Point of Ayr and Liverpool stations. Agreed to.—The Harbour Masters' Committee reported that they had investigated the charge of Messrs. Dixon and Co. as to their vessels not being placed in quay-berths, and found there was no just cause of complaint. With respect to the charge of inattention at George's Dock Gates, the committee, after due examination, had come to the conclusion, that every accommodation had been given consistently with the working of the dock; they however recommended a new bridge, with double carriage way, at the north of George's Dock : agreed to. A letter was read from the officers of the Customs, in reply to the memorial from the Mercan tile Associations and the Dock Committee, on the desire ableness of extending the hours, so as to afford greater facilities for the discharging of vessels ; the officers of Customs stated that they were willing to afford every facility consistent with proper protection to the revenue, but were not preparea to submit to any extension of the hours.—The Chairman remarked that there was a state ment which ought to have been laid before them at the previous meeting, but which had been omitted by mistake ; it related to the cost of management and probable income of the Albert Dock. The following statement was then read by the Secretary :—Probable income from the Albert dock, £13,410; ditto from warehouses, £47,502, from which deduct cast of management, and taxes, insurance, &c., £9,500, leaving the sum of £33,000 ; total amount of receipts deriveable from the docks and warehouses, £51,412. The account was ordered to be recorded on the proceedings. The whole of the general business being disposed of, the committee proceeded to the considera tion of financial matters, and soon afterwards adjourned. WIRRAL FARMERS' CLUB. The annual ploughing match and dinner of this justly popular and influential society took place on Friday, at the Rock Ferry, and notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather, which prevented the attendance of many who had announced their intention of being present, went off in a most spirited manner. This club, which may be considered only a juvenile one, may be said to be lusty and vigorous, and we have no doubt when it comes to the age of maturity, to which it is fast approaching, will prove a most valuable aid to the agriculturist. The ploughing match took place in a field at Woodhead, near Rock Ferry, in the occupation of Mr. Sparks, and attracted a considerable party of gentry, but in conse quence of the frost which has existed the last few days, the ploughing did not commence before twelve o'clock. The ploughing was excellent, and received the approbation not only of the judges, but other experienced parties. The prizes were awarded:as follow : CLASS FIRST. First Prize, £s,—To the ploughmln who executed his work in the best style—to Edward Williams, ploughman to Robert Ellison, Esq. of Woodchurch. Second Prize, £3,.-- , To Hugh Dallhouse, ploughman to Wm. Webster, Esq. of Upton. Third Prize, £2,—To John Brown, ploughman to George Jackson, Esq. of Noctorum. CLASS SECOND. For Youths under Twenty. First Prize, £3,—To Samuel Fairclough, ploughman to Mr. EL Brown, of Grange. Second Prize, £2,—To John Salisbury, ploughman to W. Webster, Esq., Upton-hall. Third Prize, £l,—To , ploughman to The judges were Mr. Longton, of Rainhill, and Mr. Simpson, of Court-house, Brombro% CLASS THIRD. First Prize, £3,—To Ellen Wilkinson, of Saughall Massy, for general good conduct, having lived in one ser vice twenty-eight years, and having twenty-five cows under her care. Second Prize, £2,—To Francis Hitchmough, of Burton, for twenty-three years' service, and having under his care thirty-two cows. Third Prize, £3,—To James Millington. servant to the Rev. Mr. Mainwaring, for having lived as an agricultural labourer for thirty-two years, at Brombro' Hall, to the satisfaction of his employer. Fourth Prize. £2,—To the next best, to James Parr, servant to Mrs. Bristow, of Little Neston, for 32 years' servitude. Seventh Prize, £3,—To Ellen Brown, dairymaid to Mr. H. Brown, of Grange, as dairymaid, for having made the best dairy of cheese from 51 cows, and general good con duct. Eighth Prize, £3—To Edward Williams. labourer to Robert Ellison, of Woodcburch, for having kept his cot tageand garden in the neatest and best order. Ninth Prize. £3—To John Pulford, of Liverpool, for baying brought up 18 children without parochial relief. Tenth Prize, £2—To Edward Dodd, of Bidstou, for having brought up 17 children, &c. Eleventh Prize, £2.—To Ann Mills, woman servant to Mr. Harris, of Lower liebbington, for having lived as a hired servant with good conduct for II years. The dinner was laid out in a spacious marquee behind the Rock Ferry Hotel, which was neatly fitted up for the occasion, adorned with a considerable number of loyal banners, and brilliantly illuminated with gas, presented by W. Jackson, Esq. of Birkenhead. The company, which, though not so numerous as anticipated, from the cause already stated, consisted of nearly one hundred per sons. R. Congreve, Esq. of Burton Hall, presided, and amongst the company we noticed Chas. Stanley, Esq., J. N. Wood, Esq., H. Crackenthorpe, Esq., J. T. Raynes, Esq., D. Cannon, Esq., H. P. Cooper, Esq., W. B rown _ Esq., R. Ellison, Esq., Eggington, Esq., men: Esq., H. Moore, Esq., —Hill, Esq., R. Neilson, Esq., Dr, prett, &c. &c. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. RICHARD PALMER, Esq• the respect e d town clerk for Preston, last week paid his 110th professional visit to Lan caster assizes. ROBBING A HANDCART.—WiIIiam Yates was on Fri day committed for trial from the Police- court f or stea li ng a parcel containing 121 b. weight of tea from a handcart which was passing along the street. PUBLIC-HOUSE ROBBERY. — On Mond a y even i ng , the 19th instant, between eight o'clock and half-past, the house of Mrs. Mary Blundell, Beresford-street, was en tered by thieves, who found thei r way into the bed-room, and contrived to extract £4O or £5O in cash. SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Wednesday last, Mary Moore, an old lady of seventy years of age, was found dead on the floor of her house in Pleasant-street. The deceased had been subject to epileptic fits. The cause of death was effusion of blood on the brain. Alice James, aged 74 years, also died suddenly on Tuesday at her residence, Edge-vale. The immediate cause of death was disease of the lungs. Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned. List of passengers bs the packet—hip Cambridge, Capt. Barstow, which arrived at this port on Sunday, from New York :—George Saul, Liverpool ; C. Dickson, Sweden ; J. Berito, London; Charles Bilcoe, ditto; James Steven son, Glasgow. ATLA Nil:: STE A ERS.—The ItOyal Mail Steamers, composing the "Cunard line. have made twenty passages to and from Liverpool, bringing 1071 passengers from Li verpool. and 152 from Halifax to 1144 , t0n ; and carrying 708 to Liverpool. and 133 to Halifax, from Boston. — Best on Transcript. A TENDER-HEARTED WEL3HMAN.—On Wednesday, one of the overseers of the p• - !or belonging to the Bangor and Beaumaris Union. applied to Mr. Rushton to compel Owen Owens, residing in this town, to contribute to the support of his aged mother. It appeared that the de fendant, who lived here upon his property, allowed his parent, now aged 82, to become chargeable to the parish, from which she could only receive Is. 3d. per week. After the case had been stated, the defendant took his place in the witness box, and with a look as devoid of intelligence as his heart seemed to be of filial affection, he stared at the magistrates when they put a question to him, and seemed very anxious to get off on the plea that he could not speak English. " Come, come," said Mr. Rushton, " you can speak English well enough when you go for your rents." The listener looked still more stupid than before. Mr. R.—" What do you propose to do ? I shall compel you to support your mother." Another vacant and unmeaning stare. Mr. R.—" Why, you have a par cel of houses in Liverpool." At the. mention of the houses, the creature displayed the first symptoms of sen sibility, and givinga sort o f h a lf sm il e, sa id , " N o ;—only eight." Mr. R.—" Well, and do you mean to bay you cannot support your mother out of them. What do you do ?" " Nothing now." Mr. R.—" Do you live on your property ?" Answer—" Yes." Mr. R.—" Then you must allow your mother 10s. a week." This decision seemed to astonish the defendant, and he left the box evidently not at all pleased. ALLEGED RODBERY OF A WATCH--OR Friday a respectably dressed young man, named William Bagley, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having stolen a watch, value eight guineas, the property of Mr. Wm. Christie. It appeared from the evidence that while the parties were drinking together i❑ a public-house in. the Haymarket the complainant drew out his watch, which was jewelled and a lever, for the purpose of ascertaining the hour, when the prisoner snatched it out of his hand, took it across the room to where a Frenchman was sitting, and asked him the value of it. The Frenchman replied that he was a silk mercer, and an indifferent judge of such articles; whereupon the prisoner suddenly decamped with the watch. Upon the following morning the prisoner was apprehended on the charge, and alleged, when taken into custody, that his reason for taking it was because Mr. Christie owed him a debt. This Mr. Christie denied. The prisoner then alleged that Christie had given him the watch, and that he (Christie) had desired him to ask • the Frenchman the value of it; and upon being closely pressed upon this point the complainant said he could not swear positively whether he had desired him or not. The pri soner then said that he had pledged it, and that he would with pleasure tell the complainant the name of the pawn broker. Mr. Rushton ordered him to be remanded, and said the watch would be found. On Saturday the French man corroborated the prisoner's assertion as to the com plainant having banded him the watch. Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to pay 405., the amount for which the watch was pawned, and .£3 penalty for having pawned it, or, in default, to be imprisoned for one month. ANNUAL DINNER OF THE BLUE COAT FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—The friends of this excellent society dined together at the Adelphi Hotel, on the evening of Tuesday last. The chair was filled by Mr. William Forster, the respected Governor of the Blue Coat Hospital; the vice chair by Mr. Peter Plampfon. Amongst the company, which consisted of about sixty members, and some fifteen or sixteen gentleman, were the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Mr. Adam Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Joseph Langton, Mr. W. Troutbeck. &c. A body of glee sing ers, consisting of Messrs. Holden, Gillow, Armstrong, and Boothby, who gave their services gratuitously, im parted to the proceedings of the evening additional delight. After the customary toasts of the Queen, Prince Albert, &c., "The Church" was proposed by Mr. Adam Hodge son, who coupled it with some handsome compliments to the senior rector. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, in return ing thanks, dwelt upon the services of the church in vari ous parts of the world in ameliorating the condition of all classes of society. Mr. Charles Inman eulogised the excellence of the " Blue Coat Brotherly Society," and proposed success to it. Mr. Irwin responded, as one who had partaken of the benefits of the school, and in forming the present association, the members endeavoured to make some return to the trustees for the advantages of a sound, moral, and practical education. "The Memory of the Founders of the School" was proposed by Mr. Edward Gray. The chairman proposed p " The Present Trustees." One of the members then read a beautiful address, expres sive of the gratitude which they felt towards the trustees for their kindness in watching over their infancy. Mr. Joseph Langton proposed the health of the President, the Vice-President, and the Visitors. The President returned thanks, and was followed by the other officers, the Vice- President and the Secretary. The meeting was subse quently addressed by Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Plumpton, and Mr. Arnold; and, after a few more toasts, the com pany separated, after a very gratifying evening. - _ ST. ANDREW'S SCOTCH CHURCH, RODNEY-STREET. —The management having fixed Tuesday last for the election of a minister in the place of the Rev. John Park, resigned, the congregation met on that day at noon. The attendance was not numerous. The chair was occupied by the Tier. Dugald Stewart Williamson, moderator, who cpmed the meeting by prayer. Wm. Nicol, Esq., then rose and said, that after the very appropriate prayer which they had just heard, he need only state that, the first step which the committee of management had to take was, to propose certain nominees, from which the congregation was to select one. They had decided to nominate the three following gentlemen :—The Rev. John Todd Brown, the Rev. Robert Walker, and the Rev. W. Reay. In proceeding to the election of a minister of this congrega tion, he (Mr. Nicol) could not do better than call to their recollection what was so well expressed by their moderator, that it was an affair of the greatest importance, and espe cially so to that congregation, divided as it had been— although he trusted no - such division now existed—that there should be unanimity. It well became them as a congregation, placed in what might be called a land of strangers, to be unanimous ; for, although they saw around them rich valleys and fertile fields, had they not shown, and did they not testify, in adhering to the church of their fathers, that they still clung with warm feelings to the heath-clad mountains and solitary valleys of their native land. They might see richer edifices around them for the worship of God, but they showed that in the midst of these they preferred the humble building and plain and undignified service which their forefathers encouraged. Their ranks might be thinner than they had been, but they were willing to offer to those who had left them a welcome back, and they hoped to see again in that con gregation many faces which had been familiar to them for years past. As they had no object but that of glorifying their Maker, they would show that best in unanimously working together in that election. He hoped the election would show that majority which would satisfy the world at large that they were not a divided congregation, but that, to a certain extent, they were unanimous among themselves. It would add great strength to their pro ceedings hereafter, and to their name as a congregation, in this great and important town. Duncan Gibb, Esq., se conded by Dr. Petrie, then proposed that the Rev. ohn Todd Brown should be elected. G. Malcolm, Esq.. se conded by C. J. Jack, Esq., proposed the Rev. Robert Walker. The voting then proceeded, and at two o'clock the numbers were declared as follows :—for Mr. Brown, 56; Mr. Walker, 13. Mr. Brown was, of course, duly elected, and the parties present proceeded to sign the call to the rev. gentleman. THE CORN MARKET AT ORMSKIRK.—This market, which has been closed several years, was re-opened on Thursday last. As early as eight o'clock in the morning carts from various parts of the country came in, freighted with wheat, barley, oats, and other grain, in sacks, and they continued to arrive till eleven o'clock, the time for opening the market. About half-past ten o'clock, a cart, belonging to John Rosson, Esq., of Moor-hall, came in sight. Upon its nearing the bridge leading to Aughton street, the gray horses, three in number, which were tastefully decorated with white and blue ribbons, attracted the attention of the crowd. Two farm servants, dressed in new white smock frocks, conducted the horses. The worthy proprietor himself soon followed, mounted on his grey pony, and after him came his groom, also on a grey horse. The procession moved, amidst the cheers of the people, up to the Meal-house. The selling commenced soon after eleven o'clock. Upwards of 100 loads of wheat were eagerly bought, in bulk and by the sample, the prices averaging from Bs. 6d. to Bs. 9d. ; oats ranged from 2s. 9d. to 3s. 2d. ; and beans from 4s. 9d. to ss. per 75lbs. All the produce brought to market was sold. Some badinage, in the best possible spirit, took place between Mr. Rosson and Mr. Barks, as to whose produce was sold first.—A dinner, to celebrate the opening of the market, took place in the spacious room of the Town-hall, which occupies the upper portion of the entire building, of which the teal-house is the lower portion. Covers were laid for 160. The chair was taken by Richard Earle, Esq., stew ard to the Earl of Derby. The meeting was addressed by the chairman ; by Mr. Edward Boyer, who proposed the health of the Earl of Derby • by the Rev. J. T. Horton, the vicar, who warmly complimented the chairman in pro posing his health ; by Mr. John Rosson, who takes a pro minent part in the proceedings, arising out of his imme diate cannection with Ormskirk and the surrounding dis trict ; by Mr. John Smith, Captain Armstrong. and other gentlemen. In the course of his speech, Mr. Rosson said that practical men of every class had stopped him in the streets of Ormskirk, with the following query, which, he thought, ought to be answered, and answered satisfacto rily. " Now, Mr. Rosson„' said they, " now that we have got a market, how shall we carry away our produce when we get all this accumulation of stuff at the Town hall yonder, and at the Meal-house?" (Hear, hear.) " Why, by a branch canal, to be sure." (Great applause.) After showing the advantages of such a measure, he asked what was to prevent them, if they were successful, as he really though they would be, from having, first, a broad and spacious quay a tt ac h e d to the canal basin, called Derby Quay? (Hear.) Derby Quay might lead to a handsome street of genteel houses, named, as it ought to be, Stanley -street. (Applause.) Stanley-street would no doubt lead to Scarisbrick-square, and a delightful neigh bour of Scarisbrick-square would be Skelmersdale-cres cent, and out of Skelmcrsdale-crescent would undoubt edly arise Tempest-terrace, Earle-street, (bearing their chairman's name,) and Horton-place. (Great laughter and cheering.) As for himself, should he be so fortunate as to be in the the smallest degree instrumental in bring ing about a " consummati on so devoutly to be wish ed," as he was, in the opinion of his rev. friend, the Vicar, but a fine boy of his age, (alluding to his being a farmer of only a year's standing,) be could only asp ire at present to be the founder, in the new town, of Lad -lane. (Roars of laughter.) Louis iptain de of again maica ant of iedral Dena- : nd 1 and 1 five ,t on iound t nevi 4. of be ore 66 bt ,„ Pr blest the alers esti :ourt d at >ted, and his lion all rod ero the I r