The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

ism, and favouritism to those who ere derided enemies to the established order of things ; and, if it last ♦ery much longer, will, most likely, entail on England the expense of an expedition, some fine morning, for the re-conquest of that country. It would surely be wise to forestal such a contingency. But then it is asked, if the Whig conciliatory sys tem should be discontinued, is it proposed to re-enact all sort of rigours and penalties against the Roman ists, and reverse the processes now in operation to this extent ? This question indeed is asked, but asked only by Whigs and their supporters, and is a " weak inven tion of the enemy." Ireland wants a government that will give every support and encouragement to the Protestant religion. It is the bounden duty of every government to do so ; but she does not need a government to persecute an} sect of religionists, for that would he a violation of duty on their part. She has need of a government that, avowing itself Protestant, would not be ashamed to rule in the spirit of a Protestant constitution. Such a government would claim and insist upon an ascend ancy for truth, and would not be ashamed to give a triumph to that party which sheaved the excellence of its principles by obedience to the laws and fidelity to the crown. This is what Ireland wants, and the sooner she gets it the better, Our readers must have perused with infinite satis faction the letter of the Rev. Mr. Tier, in reply to the Bishop of Norwich, upon the occasion of his lord ship's extraordinary and unproved attack upon him. It must have been observed that the right rev. prelate was ably replied to, and stood evidently much in need of a friend to console him when all was over. We know not how many or how few came forward to per form this interesting office in other places, but we are sure his lordship will be equally surprised and de lighted to discover • that he has gained a cordial sup porter and admirer in this neighbourhood, in the per son of the Rev. Doctor Byrth, the Rector of Wal lasey. The Doctor does not profess to interfere with the "particular circumstances which gave rise to the cor respondence" between the Bishop and Mr. her, nor upon these " does he venture to pronounce any opi-: nion"; yet, notwithstanding this profession of mo desty, delicacy, extreme timidity, and impartiality, he does " venture" to say, that the " distinguished pre late needs no vindication front him," and that his lord ship's own character, "as an honest, unflinching, and long-tried advocate of the blessed cause of Christian charity, is his best and sure defence." Now his lord ship has been certainly so far unflinching in the cause of Christian charity, that the Whigs gave him a bi shopric on this account, but more particularly for the melting charity of his demeanour towards the unholy Popish superstition. He has thus been encouraged to persevere in a course of " Christian charity" so ex tremely laudable and profitable; and, judging by his conduct towards the Rev. Mr. her, we are inclined to think that he will stick to it still, without flinching, while it affords him any reasonable prospect of further promotion. This bright example has evidently captivated the imagination of our neighbour the Rector of Wallasey; and, as it is usual with men to imitate what they ad mire, we see him evidently treading in the steps of his distinguished and successful predecessor. Doctor Byrth has now also started in the " blessed cause of Christian charity," and if bishoprics are to be had for toadying Popery and denouncing " Protestant Associa tions," we see no reason why, if he be as " unflinch ing" and as little squeamish, he should not be as suc cessful as others who have moved in the same line and obtained their reward. Hamlet says, " why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander till he find it stopping a bung hole?"—and he is answered, that " 'twere to consider too curiously to consider so ;" but it would surely not be considering too curiously at this day, to ask, why "imagination might not trace out the elevation of Church of England clergymen to the episcopal bench — to a conclave of Popish priests or an Irish dema gogue ?" It would be easily made out, and " like- lihood to lead it" too. It strikes us that the Doctor is just in the track. He has shown us by his pub lished letter which of the bishops he would prefer for a model ; and, that there may be no mistake on this point, he is particular and specific, as well as general in his statements. Having intimated how averse he is to disturb the equanimity of Popery by controverting its errors, he proceeds next to show how much he deprecates the existence of 6 ' Protestant Associations." His language on this head is fervid and flowing : . " Cordially agree i n g with the general statements of the bishop, and, more especially, with that in which his lordship asserts his conviction—a conviction which, I believe, is ra pidly prevailing among the well-informed classes of' the country of all parties—of the injurious influence of the pro ceedings of Protestant Associations, I shall feel indebted to you, if, by publishing this letter, you will allow fie the op portunity of stating to the public," &c. After so explicit a declaration, we think it scarcely possible that Daniel O'Connell will overlook the sin gular merits of this new candidate for the mitre. No controversy, no Protestant Associations should there be in his diocese, if they would only have the kindness to give him one ; all should be peace and amity—" blessed Christian charity"—and shaking of hands with good old Popery. The Rev. Doctor has much sophistication on the subject of the " injurious influence" of Protestant As sociations ; but we must leave the disentanglement of this curious web to another occasion. We need scarcely, say, in the meantime, that the condemna tion of Protestant Associations by candidates for Po pish favour and Whig preferment, is one of the strong est testimonials in their favour. The speech with which General Harrison has opened his presidential reign, though far from being an inte resting one to us, was, on the whole, a very suitable one to the good people of the States, who have evi dently got more sail than ballast on board of late, and want nothing so much as " something heavy" to steady them. With this view, we take it, this inaugural ad. dress was framed ; and whoever will take the trouble to examine the contents, will find that it was tolerably well composed to effect this object. Every exciting topic is carefully avoided. There is not a word in it about M‘Leod, or the boundary question; and what ever is said on any subject of interest is so carefully enclosed in generalities, that we defy the most ardent republican notlo be cooled down, rather than calori fied, by the reference. We give the General great credit for this his first essay. His dulness is, to our mind, whatever others may think, a satisfactory proof of his discernment and ingenuity; and we sincerely hope that his mercurial and too buoyant subjects will b e improved by the pains he bestows upon them. Their attention is wisely directed, in the first in stance, from the dangerous practices of piracy, mur der, and robbery, to theoretical speculations on the nature of governments in general, and on that of the United States in particular. Th e greater part o f t h e address, indeed, is occupied by these abstract and dry, but doubtless instructive and, as we have said, appro priate inquiries. It partakes, therefore, of th e charac ter of a lecture at a mechanics' institute, and is head ifying, if not amusing. It is a sort of B ent h am i a d , with a sprinkling o f classical allusions, whi c h t h e Ge neral had carefully p icked up in his study of Gold smith's histories of Greece and Rome, recently ,at under taken by him with this p articular view ; and it is, all events, on the whole, quite as good as an anti-corn law lecture by our townsman Mr. Duffey. The General, it would seem, is indisposed to mag nify his office, and will seek to abridge, rather than increase its privileges. Whether he be sincere in this declaration, or otherwise, time only can tell ; but if he be so, we think he labours under a great mistake. The executive government is far too weak, and wants forti fying much more than the seaboard boundary of the States themselves. He thinks it a radical error that the same individual should be eligible to a second term of the presidency, and for himself solemnly declares " that under no circumstances will he consent to serve a second term." He thinks that the keeping of the public purse (the heavy purse of the States, by the way), along with the entire patronage of the army and navy, is an instrumentality of too much power, and too great temptation, to be left in the hands of a single magistrate; and he strongly recommends a repeal- of the " unhallowed union of the treasury with the exe cutive department." Well, we should rot think there was so much danger—at Present at least—in allowing the President to manage the financial department! But the General knows best. His opinions ins various other topics are given with like republican simplicity in_the speech; but it is un necessary that we — should make them the subject of comment. He excessively dislikes the idea of a cur rency exclusively metallic, and looks upon it as fraught with fatal consequences. His language on this point is very pointed. "If any single scheme," he says, " could produce the effect of arresting, at once, that mutation of condition by which thousands of our most indigent fellow-citizens, by their industry and enter prise, are raised to the possession of wealth, that is the one. If there is one measure better calculated than another to produce that state of things so much deprecated by all true republicans, by which the rich are daily adding to their hoards, and the poor sinking deeper into penury, it is an exclusive metallic cur rency." But we shall not take up more space with a speech so almost exclusively domestic, and designed only for the citizens. All that he says on foreign relations is contained in the single paragraph which we here re print : " It may be proper that I should give some indications to my fellow-citizens of my proposed course of conduct in the management of our foreign relations. I assure them, there fore, that it is my intention to use every means in my power to preserve the friendly intercourse which now so happily subsists with every foreign nation ; and that, although, of course, not well informed as to the state of any pending ne gotiations with any of them, I see in the personal characters of the sovereigns. as well as in the mutual interest of our own and of the governments with which our relations are most intimate, a pleasing guarantee that the harmony so important to the interests of their subjects, as well as our citizens, will not be interrupted by the advancement of any claim or pre tension upon their part to which our honour would not per mit us to yiold. Long the defender of -my country's rights in the field, I trust that my fellow-citizens will not see in my earnest desire to preserve peace with foreign powers any in dication that their rights will ever be sacrificed, or the honour of the nation tarnished, by any admission on the part of their chief magistrate unworthy of their former glory." This, it may be said, gives no pledge, and leaves the causa Belli as between the States and us just as it was; but the language is friendly, and the tone peaceful. We would augur favourably from it. The General, we think, will not favour the war cry, or party, and we calculate will sincerely do his " possible" to main tain the relation of peace with us. The political sermon—for such we may call it— winds up with some wholesome advice to the intem perate of all parties, and a declaration, which it gave us much pleasure to read, of the President's " pro found reverence for the Christian religion, and tho rough conviction that sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility, are essen tially connected with all true and lasting happiness." We copy the following important announcement from the Morning Herald of yesterday : " We have it in our power to announce that the French government has given its adhesion to the new treaty agreed upon in London for the settlement of the east. The signa ture of the French charg4 d'affaires has not yet been attached to the convention, but the principle of the treaty has been admitted and recognised. The main condition of the treaty relates to the restoration of the command of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to the ancient usage of the Ottoman empire and consequent renunciation of all renewal of the treaty of Unkiar Skelessi. The essence of the treaty is that the isol6- ment of France ceases, and that France is restored to her proper position of equality and amity among the great powers of Europe." The Radicals seem in a woeful plight. They appear, from the exposure which wiil be found in another co lumn, to have no bond of union ; and their whole pro ceedings prior to the election of the poor-law guardians will be found to be of a piece with their usual conduct. Mr. Aspinall deserves the warmest thanks of the public for the manly and persevering part he has taken, and we are glad to see, that whilst the stratagems of his enemies have been defeated, the poor, through him, have obtained a list of gentlemen who will invariably stand up for their rights and liberties. We shall recur to this subject. LOCAL NEWS, ROCK HARNIONICON BALL.—The ball at the Music-hall takes place this evening, when the " rock harmonicon " will be played upon by Mr. Davies and the inventor's three sons. It is expected that it will be well attended. CAUTION TO CARTERS. — Yesterday, a carter named John Evans, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, on a charge of having been driving his cart in Highfield street, on the lith instant, whilst in a state of intoxication. A policeman stated that he saw the defendant driving, and owing to his negligence a man named William Howard, who was crossing the street, was thrown down by the horse and had his collar bone fractured. He was now lying in the Northern Hospital. The excuse of the defendant was, that the cart did not belong to him, that he had merely been asked by the owner to drive it home for him, and that the injured man was hurt by his own negligence. Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay a fine of 20s, with costs, amounting to £1 4s. Gd. The defendant said he had not the means to pay, as he had a wife and family, and that he would not for he was not blameable. Mr. Rushton said he had been to blame, and he must pay. One-half of these carters were greater savages than the beasts they drove. As to his hav ing a wife and family, what must become of the wife an d family of the man whose collar bone he had been the means of breaking, whilst he was confined in the hospital, perhaps for weeks ? The money must be paid, or the defendant must go to gaol. NUISANCE TO SHIP MASTERS AND OTHERS.—It is not perhaps so generally known as it should he, that numbers of crimps and lodging house keepers of the lowest class make a practise of forcibly intruding themselves on board of vessels while they are being worked from the pierheads to their berths in the docks. These parties frequently conduct them selves in the most insolent manner to those who are in com mand, and persist in pursuing their vocation of kidnapping the poor sailors, whom they frequently contrive, on such oc casions, to render unfit for duty by clandestinely supplying them with spirits. It will be found that at the meeting of the Dock Committee yesterday, Mr. Chapman forcibly no ticed thislnuisance, and proposed, as a remedy, that notice boards should be placed at the several pierheads, lettered to the effect that for the future, snch parties so forcing them selves on board of ships, either entering, or departing from, any of the docks, without permission of the officers in charge of the vessel, shall be ejected by the police or by the dock gatemen, who are special constables, and whose services are available for the protection of shipping. As the parties com plained of are for the most part as ready.to purloin any loose article as to seek whom they may devour amongst the sailors, we think a new regulation passed by the proper authorities, imposing a fine upon all such offenders, found on board with out authority, would probably render the proposed caution more salutary and effective. INGENIOUS ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING.—TWO respectably dressed sharpers, who gave their names Charles Stuart and James Rcid, were placed before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday, on a charge of having attempted to swindle a Welsh farmer, of simple and unsuspecting appearance, named Evan Morris, who stated that he lived in Merionethshire, of a sum of money which they conceived him to have been possessed. The age of the prisoner Stuart seemed to be about thirty, that of his companion thirty-eight, and both exhibited the contour of shrewd, intelligent fellows, who, having once determined on plucking a simpleton such as complainant proved himself to be, put every means in requisition for following up that de termination to the desired issue. Mr. Dowling stated, that though the complainant had fortunately no money about him, yet the prisoners used the most ingenious contrivances for plundering their dupe. After treating him at a public house in Castle-street, they took him to the Dr. Syntax, and resorted to all sorts of expedients to induce the poor old man to exhibit the contents of his pockets. They exhibited a number of bank-notes, purporting to be for £5 and £lO, dated Birmingham, and issued by the Bank of Elegance ; but all their efforts failed to accomplish their purpose, and whilst the conversation was going on, the landlord, suspecting that all was not tight, sent for a police-officer, wh o t oo k th pri soners into custody. Mr. Rushton, after advising the na tives of the principality to follow the example of the com plainant, and carry no more money about them in Liverpool than a. couple of shillings, sentenced the prisoners to be com mitted to the House of Correction, as rogues and vagabonds, for three months. It appeared that the prisoners have for a long period lived by swindling the unwary out of their money. Stuart has been only a fortnight out of Kirkdale Gaol, where he was confined under the vagrant act. Reid has been se veral times committed on similar charges, and keeps a house of ill-fame in Charles-street. On Saturday morning a large party of the friends of Africa assembled at Woolwich, on board her Majesty's steamer Albert, commanded by Captain Trotter, one of the three iron steamers which form the Niger expedition, for the pur pose of witnessing some experiments in the speed of the vessel, and on the novel and interesting apparatus for venti lation, and for medicating the air to be supplied below in tropical climates. The Albert left her moorings off Wool wich about eleven o'clock, and steamed rapidly down the river against a strong south-east wind, returning to her moorings about two p.m. On the passage down various ex periments were made, under the immediate superintendence of Dr. Reid, on the ventilating apparatus, which proved highly satisfactory. Smoke and the vapour of several es sential oils were diffused through the five compartments, into which this vessel is divided, and withdrawn with the same facility ; thereby showing complete command of the powers of ventilating every part of the ship when required in a tropical climate. Amongst the company present were Sir Powell Buxton and family, Hon. Sir Ashley Maude, and others The expedition is expected to sail from Plymouth the first week in April. On Tuesday his Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the vessels destined for this expedition. After examining every thing on board the Albert very mi nutely, Prince Albert descended into the pinnace of the William and Mary, accompanied by the officers, to be con veyed to the other vessels, the band of the royal marines, who were on board the Albert steam-vessel, playing the National Anthem. The wind, which was at this period blowing quite a gale, and the tide running down wi th g re at velocity, caused th e p i nnace i n w hi c h hi s royal highness was seated to come across the bow of the William and Mary yacht, and in getting clear, broke the staff, on which was supported a crown, similar to;those on the end of a sceptre, which was fixed at the stern of the pinnace, and the crown appeared to fall in the river. The prince laughed heartily at the narrow escape the officers had from losing their hats when they came in contact with the guys of the booms of the William and Mary. Matters were, however, soon righted, and, after visiting the Soudan and Wilberforce, his royal highness landed at the dockyard, where Sir Hugh Dalrymple Ross, commander of the garrison in the absence of Lieute nant-General Lord Bloomfield, was presented to him. THr Mom. OF HOBART TOWN.—A very clever and in teresting model of Hobart Town is now exhibiting at the Union Room. The public buildings, churches, and dwell ings are all spread before the spectator, and present a very singular sight. We shall devote a space to this exhibition in our next, and, in the meantime, recommend it to notice. LIVER THEATRE.—The Liver benefits have been remark ably productive. Mr. Fogg's, last night, was a " brimful bumper." We perceive that Mr. Raymond has announced his to take place on this evening week, the last night of the season, when a very capital house may be expected. The " Tower of London " has been eminently successful : it is adapted by Mr. Higgie. SERIOUS DISASTER TO THE OYSTER FISHERMEN OF KLOW.—We beg to direct the attention of our readers to an advertisement, headed " Case of Distress," which appears in another column. It will be seen that a visitation, which human power could not avert, has at once deprived an indus trious set of men of the means of subsistence. We feel con fident that the benevolent wealthy classes of Liverpool will not be backward in contributing their quota for the relief of these distressed individuals. ABSTRACTION OF THE WELSH REVENUE.—We are glad to see that the friends of the Principality are not disposed to suffer the contemplated robbery upon the ecclesiastical funds of their country without a vehement remonstrance. As one means of forwarding their objeci they have reprinted the excellent speeches recently delivered in Liverpool as reported in the STANDARD, and we beg to recommend to the serious consideration of the public, and the practical attention of Welshmen, the statements which they have an opportunity of becoming possessed of, at a price within the reach of the poorest. CAUTLON.—A woman, who has been recently discharged from the County Lunatic Asylum, where she was confined after trial for a criminal offence, haS been lately going about the county practising a novel system of fraud. She disco vers those parties who have friends in the asylum, and, pre tending that she is assistant matron at the institution, makes such statements as to their health and treatment, as give rise to the most painful apprehensions. Her object is to obtain tea, sugar, money, and clothing, which :be alleges are for the use of the patients for whom her dupes are interested. She recently attempted to practise her impositions at Man chester, but was speedily checked. She is now in Liver pool, and it is to be hoped that the vigilance of our police will quickly bring about an introduction between her and the worthy magistrate who presides at our public office. ENTRANCE OF THE JUDGES.—Their lordships Barons Manic and Rolfe arriyett.in town last night a little after seven, when, they immediately prpeceded to the Sessions House, and opened the commission-with the usual formalities. The judges, after attending 'church this morning, will adjourn to their respective : courts. Baron Maule will try the civil causes, and Baron Itigfe: - Will preside in the crown cour t' The calendar is exceedingly heaVy, both numerically and as regards the nature of the offences. The number of indivi duals'in custody for trial is five for murder,. and 68 for other offences. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY. — The committee ptihis institu tion have made their ninety-second annual report, which is for the year 1840. Through the zealous exertions of the clergy and others, (for which the committee return thanks) the subscriptions exhibit a nett increase of £303 14s 6d for the year. Still the necessity for active exertions on the part of the friends of the institution to swell the permanent in come, by obtaining new subscribers, is exhibited in the fact of the treasurer having been compelled to borrow £359 16s to meet the Christmas bills. We hope this fact will have the effect of awakening the attention of the public to the import ance of giving adequate support to a charity—the objects of which are so excellent, and the claims of which are so strong. LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—That fine composition of our immortal Handel—" Saul"—was per formed nearly without curtailment by the members of this society, on Tuesday evening, at the Music Hall, Bold-street, being their eleventh public performance. The concert was well attended, and went off extremely well. The oratorio of Saul is less known to the public than it should be; for it is one which one never can hear without experiencing renewed admiration of the great and varied genius of its author. This was the first time of its performance in Liverpool, and when the extreme difficulties attending the undertaking are consi dered, it must be allowed to have been a very successful ef fort. The choral parts were executed with precision and effect; and the entire piece was so sustained as to afford, without the aid of foreign talent, unflagging interest and p!easure to a numerous and fashionable audience. We do not enter into a detailed critique of the several parts, or their execution ; but it would be unpardonable not to say that Miss Stott, who had so large a share of vocal duty allotted her, delighted the company by her execution of all she un dertook. This young lady gives promise of excellence of a very rare kind indeed. Her. Noice is rich, full, and of great compass, and exceedingly sweet in all its tones. She sings with evident feeling and good taste, and already commands a flexibility of intonation extraordinary at her years. Miss France acquitted herself extremely well, it being her second appearance in public ; she is a very promising young lady. The orchestra was very effective, and led with great steadiness by Mr. Eyton. The overture, symphonies, and accompani ments were almost faultless in their execution. The con cert concluded at a quarter before eleven, and dismissed a numerous company highly gratified by the performances of the evening. RUNNING OMNIBUSES ALONG THE DOCK QUAYS.—In common with many others, we have long thought that the establishment of omnibuses, to run along the entire eastern line of the docks, would be a very great convenience to hun dreds of parties, including merchants, shipowners, captains, clerks, agents, &c., whose business requires them to move about with as much celerity as possible in the neighbourhood of our shipping. Those who have occasion to go from dock to dock, particularly if they be at any considerable distance apart, will bear us out in the assertion that the various ob structions to pedestrians, from carts and other machines, crowds of passengers, and rough pavements, renders walking in that quarter exceedingly tedious and fatiguing. A fore noon's walk, indeed, from the Clarence Dock to the Bruns wick Dock, and back, requires a serious expenditure of time during the most valuable portion of the day. The only pre sent remedy is the hiring of a coach or car ; but these are not always at hand, and from the highness of the charge, they are available only by a comparatively few. We are glad, therefore, to observe that it is in contemplation to establish an omnibus to run along the whole line of the docks, and that a preliminary meeting was yesterday held at the office of Messrs. Challinor, Houghton, and Fleming, south end of Brunswick Dock, for the purpose of considering the best means of effecting the object in view. It was considered desirable that, in the first instance, an omnibus should start from either extremity of the docks each hour; the first re spective starts to be at nine o'clock in the morning, the next at ten, and so on till the close of business hours. Should these find ample encouragement from the public, additional machines and horses might be employed, so that they might start every half hour. Several gentlemen present highly ap proved of such conveyances; but no one was prepared to suggest a definite plan of proceeding. Mr. Holt, who at present runs one omnibus between the Exchange and the south docks, was present, and gave some information as to the cost of the carriages. Finally, it was agreed that a public meeting should be called in a central part of the town next week, at which Mr. Holt would produce estimates of the en tire cost, in machines, horses, stabling, &c., required for such an establishment, and also to submit his own proposi tions relative to the undertaking. The meeting will, we be lieve, take place on Thursday next, of which, however, pre vious intimation will be given. We hope the attendance of those friendly to the project will be numerous, and that their efforts to supply this new accommodation to the town will be successful. SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. — On Saturday night last a double attempt at suicide, which proved unfortunately successful, was made by Mr. J. S. Rutland, aged 56, for many years a commercial traveller and commission agent. The deceased, who was in the employ of Mrs. Lyons, floorcloth manufacturer, Old Kent-road, ar rived at the. George and Commercial Inn, Market-place, Sheffield, on Wednesday last, where he was in the habit of putting up. On last Tuesday an inquest was held on the body, and from the evidence adduced it appeared that on the morning in question, the deceased not rising at his usual hour occasioned the chambermaid, on passing his room, to call him, when the deceased said he was getting up, and would be down stairs shortly. Some time after the same female again passed the door, but thinking he had fallen asleep, passed on. About two o'clock, finding that be had not made his appearance in the travellers' room, she went up and peeped through the keyhole, when she saw the deceased leaning with his back against the wall with his throat dread fully cut and the wound bleeding profusely. She instantly alarmed the inmates, when the door was burst open, and the deceased was found to be alive and partly sensible. A medi cal gentleman was immediately called in, who rendered every assistance which professional skill could suggest, but the deceased sunk under the attempt he had made. While he was living he was repeatedly questioned as to the cause of committing the rash act, but he would give no other answer than that he wished to die, and repeatedly requested to be allowed to die. The deceased had stated, that on the night previous to his cutting his throat he had taken as much as three ounces of laudanum to produce death, but which was ineffectual. The medical gentleman who had been called in stated that the death of the deceased was more to be attri buted to the effects of the poison than the wound in the neck ; that he had attempted to insert the stomach pump, but which the unfortunate gentleman resisted. It was also proved that the deceased, who was a hard drinker, used to labour under delirium tremens, and that since his arrival at the house drank very hard. After a long investigation the jury returned a verdict, that the deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity.—Times of yes terday. TO THE EDITOR ,OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The Dissenters here and elsewhere are in full cry of triumphant admiration of Dr. Wardlaw's volume of letters lately published, and addressed to the Rev. Hugh Nl`Neile. This is not to be wondered at, for the volume is very cleverly written ; and if their cause be capable of defence by any man in the kingdom, doubtless Dr. Wardlaw is the man. They have no man like him. It is not to enter into the question at issue that 1 write, but to call attention through your paper to the position occupied by Mr. M'Neile. The point and power of his assaults on Popery have caused the Irish demagogues in the House of Commons to single him out by name for their brutal attacks, in what he calls " personal scurrility without argument," and the point and power of his defence of the established church have caused " the most distinguished of modern Dissenters," or rather the Committee of the Evangelical Voluntary Church Association, at whose instance the Doctor writes, to put forth the pith of their right arm, to resist if possible the cogency and efficienu of his reasonings. To be set up as a target, receiving on the' one side the sharp arrows of Dr. Wardlaw's logic, and on the other side the mire and filth of Daniel O'Connell's abuse, is a position of " double honour," which may well make us prize the labours, thank God for the gifts, and pray fervently for the preservation and prosperity both in mind and body of our reverend champion.-1 . aro, Sir, your constant reader, - A GRATEFUL CHURCHMAN Toxteth, 24th March, 1841. A YOUNG LANDSMAN BECOME A SEAMAN.—My mess mate S-- and myself petitioned the captain for leave to shift our berths from the steerage, where we had previously lived, into the forecastle.. This, to our delight, was granted, and we turned in to balk and mess with the crow forward. We now began to feel like sailors, which we never fully did when we were in the steerage. While there, however useful and active you may be, you are but a mongrel,—a sort of afterguard and ship's " cousin." You are immediately und er the eye of the officers, cannot dance, sing, play, smoke, make a noise, or growl (i. e. complain), or take any other sailor's pleasure ; and you live with the steward, who is usually a go-between ; and the crew never feel as though you were O ne of them, But, if you live in the forecastle, you are as " in dependent as a wood-sawyer's clerk" (hautici!), and a re a sailor. You hear sailors' talk, learn their ways, their pecu liarities of f ee li ng as we ll as speaking and acting ; and, more over, pick up a great deal of curious and useful information in seamanship, ships' customs, foreign countries, &c. from their long yarns and equally long disputes. o man can be a sailor, or know what sailors are, unless he has lived in the forecastle with them—turned in and out with them —eaten of their dish —and drank of their cup. After I had been a week there, nothing would have tempted me to go back to my old berth ; and never afterwards, even in the worst of weather, when in a close and leaking forecastle off Cape Horn, did I, fora moment, w i s h myse lf i n th e s t ee r age . A no th er t hi ng which you learn better in the forecastle than you can any where else, is to make and mend clothes ; and this is indis pensable to sailors. A large part of their watches below they spend at this work ; and here I learned that art which stood me in so good stead afterwards.—Two Years b efore the Matt. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The Dock Committee held their weekly meeting yester day. There were present Messrs. Benn, Barclay, T. Holt, Middleton, Quayle, Booth, Mellor; G. Holt, Martin, Holmes, Chapman, Moon, Aiken, Smith, Horsfall, Tobin, and Evans. Mr. BENN presided. The sub-committee of works recommended that the pier which projects into the entrance of the Clarence graving docks be taken away, so that two or perhaps three ships could lie upon graving blocks, with the advantage of being dry at all times. This improvement the chairman stated would be quite equal to a new graving dock for two vessels at least. Mr. CHAPMAN said this was one of the most valuable suggestions ever brought before the committee. Mr. MELLOR asked what was the expense? Mr. G. HOLT replied that th 3 sub-committee had not ap plied themselves to this question. Mr. HORSFALL said the expense would be moderate. Some further conversation► took place, at the end of which the report was confirmed. The surveyor is to commence the work after Easter, and to present an estimate of the expense to the next meeting. The sub-committee of works, in a report which they pre sented, suggested that a site for the erection of a residence for the astronomer, to be appointed to the observatory, might be had at the south side of Waterloo Dock, between the Castoms Depot, and th e s it e i nten d e d f o r the dock-master's house. Mr. AIKEN asked whether the entrance of the astrono mer's house would be inside of the dock ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. Mr. HORSFALL thought there should be an application from the corporation to build the house upon the same con ditions as the land for the observatory, had been granted. Mr. AIKEN that that had been already arranged. The sub-committee for the department of the Marine Sur veyor, reported that they had investigated the complaints of Lieut. Bevis, R.N., and the agent of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, of the signals from the light ship not having been heard during the late fogs, and found that the men were attentive to their duties, that their instructions were sufficient for the p ur p ose , an d that the firing of a greater number of signal guns did not appear desirable, as they might be mistaken, and thus cause accidents. Mr. TOBIN'S complaint at the last meeting of the Rock lighthouse bell not being large enough to be heard in fogs, was next considered. The surveyor gave it as his opinion that the position of the present bell might be improved so as to increase the sound; and eventually he and the Marine Surveyor were directed to•report upon the subject. A letter was read from the South Harbour -master, relative to the discussions which took place in the committee last week, upon the questio n w h ere th e d ut i es o f p il ots bringing shipsinto dock ceased, and those of the pier -master com menced. This letter described the state of Queen's Dock one tide this week, some damage having been done by the pilots of one or two vessels having run in. Mr. HORSFALL remarked that penalties were attached to offences of this description, and the committee ought to en force them. Mr. EVANS suggested a conference with the Pilots' Com mittee. The CHAIRMAN, Mr. CHAPMAN, and Mr. HORSFALL spoke to the same effect, and at the termination of the dis cussion it was resolved that the Secretary should write to the Pilots Committee, requesting them to have a conference upon the subject with the sub-committee for the department of the harbour and dock-musters. A return of the Runcorn Dock dues, from the 25th Fe bruary to the 24th March, was read. It appeared that 159 vessels bad entered, of 8432 tons, and that the dues amounted to £lOB 14s. 2d. The SECRETARY next read the following letter from Capt. Theaker, of the ship Gilmore : " To the Secretary of the Liverpool Dock Committee. " SIR, — In forwarding to you a statement of what took place on board the Gilmore on Sunday, the 14th instant, and which I consider a grievous nuisance, I do it with a view to benefit others, and not myself, as well as to render the en tering the Liverpool docks more secure. On the above named date we arrived in the river, and before we got near the docks were very much pestered and annoyed, by boats full of men coming alongside, and wishing to come on board to speak to the sailors. This, with considerable difficulty, was prevented. However they watched their opportunity of getting on board at the time when the ship was entering the dock-gates, and, in defiance of all orders and remonstrances by the chief mate, the decks were filled in a few minutes, so Much so that it became a matter of great difficulty -o walk about the ship ; and to make the annoyance still greater, the sailors were found to be, in a short time, in a state of stupi dity, arising from intoxication, liquor having been brought on board by some means or other. When the chief mate found himself placed in this situation, and no person of au thority belonging to the dock sent on board, he was fearful of not being able to get the ship moored, and otherwise com plying with the regulations of the dock. He therefore en deavoured to get the strangers out of the ship ; but to no purpose. They dared him to attempt to put them out by force, and even shewed fight; for their number was so great that the whole ship's company would have availed nothing against so many. I consequently have to complain, from these circumstances, that we narrowly escaped being fined for not complying with the regulations of the docks, although my men were desirous of doing their utmost to the very last; but from being taken off their duty by the crimps, they were absolutely prevented doing as they wished. In consequence of this • annoyance the ship was not made fast till very late, and the anchors obliged to be left hanging at the cat-heads till the next day, when I was obliged to pay more money than was proper for the sake of getting them up in time, which loss would have been saved had not these strangers been allowed to come on board, and obstructed the work of the ship in the way they did, as my sailors would have done everything I wished, and in good time too, had they not been made half drunk. Being a stranger in Liverpool, and never having met with such obstruction before, I trust the com mittee will take such steps for the future, by affording pro tection through the police, as to render the working of a ship in the Liverpool docks as secure and economical as in Lon don and elsewhere.—J remain, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " Liverpool, 22d March, 1841." Mr. HORSFALL said the boarding of ships by crimps and others was certainly a great nuisance. Mr. EVANS asked why they were suffered to board.ships? The CHAIRMAN said it was impossible to prevent them unless the police interfered. Mr. AIKIN said this was one of the many cases which would be remedied if the Dock Committee had a body of men in their employment who might haul ships in and work them when in dock. He had on a former occasion men tioned his intention to ask for a committee, but he thought it better to delay it until he had consulted the harbour and dock masters. He really thought, however, it would be desirable to have a committee. Mr. Aikin then proceeded to point out a few of the advantages which would arise from the plan he suggested. " EDWD. THEAKEE Mr. EvAxstifoCgift the question raised by Mr. Aikin had already been discussed by the committee ; but, at all events, he had no objection to an investigation. Mr. CHAPMAN remarked that the duty of sailors in a ves sel did not cease until the ship had been moored. It had struck him that if a notice was put up, warning these crimps and others against going on board, it would remedy the nui sance. He had drawn up a notice, which he thought would produce the desired effect, and which he would read : " Whereas, complaints having been made to the dock masters that the working of ships, from the pierbeads to their mooring berths in the docks, is greatly impeded by the forcible intrusion of crimps, lodging-house keepers, and other unauthorised persons, on board such vessels. No tice is hereby given that for the future parties forcing them selves on board ships, either entering or departing from any of the docks, without the permission of the officer in charge of the said vessel, will be ejected by the police, or by the dock gatemen, who are all sworn special constables, and available for affording due protection to the shipping.' " If something of this sort were put up, the officer in charge of the ship would have the remedy in his own hands, and this committee need not interfere. Mr. HORSFALL thought the duty of turning these people out of the ships could only be done by the police. At the same time, Mr. Aiken's suggestion for enquiry by a commit tee was a very proper one •, but it did not apply to this par ticular case. H e thought Mr. Whitty should be requested to devise - some plan to abate the nuisance. Several members spoke in favour of Mr. Chapman's sug gestion for a modification of the effect of that which had been drawn up. After some discussion the subject was referred to the solicitor; and Mr. Aiken's suggestion was referred to the Harbour Master's Sub-committee. The SECRETARY read a resolution agreed to by the Im provement Committee of the Town-council, agreed to on the 22d instant, to the effect that the Dock Committee be re questedlo proceed with the erection of the remaining part of the arcade on the east side of Salthouse Dock. Ordered ac cordingtly. - The North Harbour Master addressed a letter to the com mittee, which was read by the Secretary. In this communi cation he stated that be had been frequently requested to survey vessels, and had refused in consequence of not having the permission of the committee. He now requested per mission to survey vessels in the north division of the docks. Should the committee grant it, it would add to his present salary from £lOO to £l5O a year. Mr. MELLOR believed that the harbour masters were not allowed to act either as arbitrators or surveyors. The CHAIRMAN, --No. salar Mr. CHAPMAN enquired w h at M r. Hodgson ' s present y was. The SECRETARY replied, it was £3OO per annum and a house. Mr. EVANE said this application, if granted, would involve the committee in some difficulty. If the North Harbour master had not salary enough, give him more, but he (Mr. Evans) would not consent to the application. Mr. TOBIN was of opinion it would be better, if his salary was not sufficient, to increase it, than to allow him to survey vessels. Mr. EVANS said, besides, there was no need of a man of this sort, in the person of the harbour-master. There were many of them in Liverpool, and it was not for the good of the community that he should have such a privilege. Mr. CHAPMAN thought Mr. Hodgson ought to have an additional £5O a-year. Mr. EVANS would meet this application with a decided negative. Mr. G. HOLT dared say the application had sprung out of the late alterations in the payment of the dock -masters. The salary of the masters of Prince's Dock was £3OO per annum, and probable Mr. Hodgson felt placed on the same level. The CHAIRMAN said that could not be, as the master of Prince's Dock had then £350 per annum. Mr. 'roam would certainly meet the application with a negative. The application was then declined. Mr. ToBIN gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that an addition of £5O Dec annum be made to Mr. Hodgson's present salary. The committee then separatecl. ELECTION OF GUARDIANS FOR LIVERPOOL Yesterday the nomination of guardians for this union, under the New Poor-law Bill, took place at the Clarendon-rooms. The following goodly list of conservative champions was handed in by James Aspinall, Esq., an d no gentlemen being proposed by the radicals , Mr. Aspinalrs list contains the par ties elected : Rev. Augustus Campbell, Duke -street rector of the parish John Mellor, Falkner -stree t , flour - dealer Owen Williams, Soho-street, coal -agent Edward Ford, Leece-street, gentleman Joshua Henshaw, Brownlow-street, flour-dealer George Riding, Anson-street, coal-merchant Thomas Dobbs Butler, Wavertree, chemist and druggist John Scholfleld, Nile-street, wine and spirit merchant John Hand, Lord Nelson-street, upholsterer Thomas Dover, Kirkdale, warehouse -keeper Mark Rimmer, Soho-street, merchant Joseph Cooper, Great George-street, ironmonger John Wilkinson, Lord-street, woollen -draper William Wright, Pembroke-place, m erc h ant William Drury, West Derby, ironmonger William Foster, Everton, glass-m anu f acturer Daniel Ledson, Everton, warehouse-keeper George Bvford, Park-lane, pawnbroker Arthur Henderson, Walton, merchant John Kilshaw, Gloucester-street, gentleman James Ackers, Orrell, brewer Richard Andrew Mould; West Derby, wine-merchant ' John Briscoe, Old Hall-street, mercer John Rigby, York-street, plumber Robert M`Kee, Hood-street, builder. k FABLE FOR THE TIMES Honi soit qui mal y pease In the days of Asop, though not . _ nicler of facts under the modest title of Fables, there lived game cock in an eastern county, whose crowing was of th good Old English style. He had I set of stirring Protestant boys, who took much pains to teacl him to crow articulately, so that he sounded out most music ally " NO Popery ' and no mistal He had afterwards im proved himself by study and practice, till he had acquired th facility of a master in such old-fashioned sayings as syna gogue of Satan, great apostacy, Babylon, Jezebel, to ti emissaries potentate, who were resident in the county town, and bated the glory of old England ned that certain nondescript bird, a cross between an Italian and a Cheshire hen, who had been fatten, dairy, and qualified for promotion in the world under th Irish Board of National Education, was advanced to a nes of great honour in the East ; and assuming in his person al Led in a Cheshire the dignity of his station, he strutted among Norfolk turkey like a bishop among hungry deacons. The foreigners wer I MEETING OF THE TRADESMEN'S AND OPEI TIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS. T __.. • the co )perative lent of th tead of it one the of eight r radical members of a in "Tel • ;11,1...1 hat he he radic tson ( of fort but they offered to giv radicals. Twenty-five guardians were t were offered nine radicals to sixteen c, bear) That was 16 to 9 ; which was greater strength than they could boast of for many years. Now, what did they do upon this offer ? Because the conservatives were con sistent to that which they had ever held to be for the good of the country, and willing to preve n t an y t umu lt which might arise from an election, they made this concession for the sake of the peace of the town. But what did the radi cals suspect ? They suspected the conservatives were weak, and in consequence what. did they demand? Why, they demanded twelve radicals for twelve conservatives, and to toss up for the . other (hear, hear), well knowing that there were seven magistrates of the county residing in the town of Liverpool, four of whom were radicals, and thre conservatives, therefore giving them a majority of one vote so that if they lost they would be equal, but if they gaine they would get two. (Hear, hear.) Could the conserve tives stand this? (Cries of " No, no.") He readily yielde to the churchwardens ; and here let him express his than], to two gentlemen whom he should always respect for the delighted to find that this bird of dignity could not crow lit an English cock, and did not I hoped that through his influence the into cock crowing chanticleer might be silenced )1e no popery The attempt was made with considerable skill, but without effect. Neither Cheshire cheese, nor Italian flummery would go down with the noble bird; but rather the attempt to choke him, served but to rouse his game blood into more vehement circulation, and he crowed forth a homily of such power, in old undeniable English, as terrified all the turkeys, and si lenced their chief. Old England reverberated the sound and loud and numerous were the plaudits bestowed upon the cock of the east. But alas ! there is no rose without a thorn, no gourd without a worm, no honour without envy, no well earned praise without a pitiful detractiori. On the western coast there lived a would-be-cock, but his growth was so stunted, his proportions so faulty, and his voice so cracked,that he rever appeared and attempted to crow, without exciting a mixture of compassion and ridicule. He bad been taught, but not in the real Old English school. He bad received a non-conformity twist when he was a chicken, and all his little crowing ended in great I—l—l. This biped was of a vaulting ambition, (not to call it vanity) and wished to be FIRST : but he was over-matched, and therefore obliged to abide in comparative obscurity.. Hence he resented beyond endurance the acclamations which at tended the real No-Popery cocks. Being afraid, however, to attack directly those nearer home, he determined to have a fling at them by a chivalrous interference in the eastern question, as an apologist for the " Christian charity," as he called it, or (to retain the parable) the inarticulate pee, pee, pee's of the Norfolk turkey. The result was a little notoriety, and a consequent little chuckle, but this was short-lived. It was, indeed, taken up by the anti-English tribes of every wing, and re-sung with variations by the sweet voices of " esteemed cotemporaries," who fancied they had found a champion. But oh ! pity 'tis! champions don't grow on every bush. Petulance is not power, neither is learning wisdom, and there is an essential difference between a wasp and a bee. The genuine coustitu tional cocks of Old England expelled the moulting creature from their societies, seeing that its new feathers were co out like turkey feathers. This was the more I :eerily fel because the bantam, on the strength of the notoriety of a week, was swelled into the spread and pomp of a peacock. But it would not do ; after enduring a few rounds of hisses, and roars of contemptuous laughter, the creature v obliged to retire into its native obscurity, emerging only occasionally among the non-conformist tribes for the coun- tenance and comfort of congenial voices MORAL Protestants are Protestants and not half Protestants, am true Christian charity " rejoices in the truth," not in apolo gies for compromising or suppressing the truth. PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. (From our London Correspondent.) The inquiry which is going on in the House of Lords i drawing considerable attention to the proceedings of thos omnipotent functionaries—the poor-law commissioners. Thi evidence of Mr. Phelan—himself an active whig partisan, am yet an assistant-commissioner—let out, last night the ac government is no bar at any rate, if it be not a recommenda. tion to a candidate for.the favours of the Irish board ; and id the gentleman in question had not proved himself to be gifted with a very convenient memory, perhaps he might have alto• gether settled the question as to the worthiness of the ma chinery by which Lord Morpeth's Irish reform bill is to worked. As matters stand, however, it will 1 difficult for the House of Commons, after Easter, to declat that the machinery in question is the best which could . 1 found to regulate the bestow ,f the franchise In the House of Commons on I% newha onday night, after a ver damaging debate, the first clause of Lord John Russell's bil which prc five years, was carried by a majority of 39 only, in a house of 313 members—the numbers being, for the clause 176, and against it 137. We are frequently told that this measure is as much that of the conservative as of the whig party. It is therefore worthy of remark that, of the 313 members present only 56 conservative members voted in favour of this—the vital clause ; and of that number nearly the whole are pre pared to support a relaxation of the general stringency of the measure. It is also worthy of notice that, in accordance with " compact" no doubt, the whole tribe of popery absented themselves from the house, unable, from their having opposed the Irish bill last session, to vote for this, and yet unwilling to give the benefit of their votes to the victims of poverty in England. The smallness of the majority in this division affords deci sive proof of the favourable change which has taken place in the opinions of members of the House of Commons with respect to the measure. One word from Sir Robert Peel in favour of its entire rejection would, I firmly believe, have caused that wished for consummation ; and even yet it is tolerably certain that, without a material lessening of the arbitrary powers of the commissioners, it will not be allowed to pass. The fact which was brought before the house by Mr. Wakley, and confirmed by Colonel Rolleston, that the medical officer of a workhouse is not allowed, even in cases of the most urgent necessity, to prescribe to his patients a morsel of food beyond that provided in the dietary—to order any stimulant stronger than tea or water gruel even to pau pers dying of inanition—without the previous sanction of a board of guardians, is sufficient of itself to convince any body of men, open to conviction, that the framers of such an un feeling and murderous regu effectual check, to be entrt of so large a number of their fellow-creatures as those who, unfortunately, are compelled to come under their keeping. On Tuesday evening a motion was introduced by Lord Mahon, in deprecation of the practice of employing prisoners under sentence of transportation for short terms, at the Hulks, in place of forwarding them, in pursuance of their sentences, to bur penal colonies. His lordship, in a long able speech, satisfactorily proved that this practice, which has chiefly grown up under the administration of the Home office by Lord John Russell, is attended with increased ex pense to the country, and does not operate at all to check crime; whilst to the criminal himself it is unjust, as afford ing him no opportunity, when the period of his sentence has expired, of re-establishing his character. The convicts in our colonies possess such opportunities ; and it is an admitted fact that they make frequent use of them. But the convict from the Hulks, turned loose amongst a community abound ing with labour of every description, which, though un tarnished by the stigma of crime, cannot always command employment, has too often no other resource than to rush into the commission of fresh offences to procure even the bare necessities of life. An attempt was made by Lord John Russell—who had previously failed in producing any thing like a reply to Lon: Mahon—to induce the noble lord to withdraw his motion upon the ground that it was indirectly a censure upon the go vernment. His lordship, however, persisted in dividing th house ; and upon the division, in spite of all their wrigglinl contortions to escape the infliction, the ministry were beaten by a majority of 21. Perhaps,' if gentlemen upon the Con servative benches were to lay aside that extreme good nature which prompts them to withdraw important subjects, when ever Lord John Russell or Lord Palmerston assume the .......saus 'funs, 1 Juuulu nave to recoru a sew more or sucn de feats; and the full measure of infamy which this worthless faction require, before they are willing to lay down place and pay, would be the sooner filled up. London, Wednesday evening. A PHRENOLOGIST'S VISIT TO GENERAL HARRISON.— General Harrison's residence at ,Northlßend consists of a centre house of two stories, now covered with clap-boards, but which, the general told us, is really built of logs, and two clapboarded wings of one story each. It stands about one quarter of a mile from the Ohio, in a grass park, having a few cherry trees in the distance,' and several la r burn'ams close to the door. The park may contain forty or fifty acres en closed with a rail fence. A footpath, worn in the grass, but not formed by art, leads from the gate to the door of the house. The floor of the house is about fifteen or eighteen inches above .the grass ; and three stones of increasing thickness, undressed, not built on each other, but each on the ground at successive distances, serve as steps to s mount this height. The centre house has much the appear ance of a log cabin. The principal room in it is coarsely finished, and the wooden fire biases on the hearth. One of the wings, however, is finished like a wooden house, and com fortably furnished irawinv room. General If- when we le, and the cisop was suffering ss from a violent headache arrived; but Mrs. Harrison gave us a kind welcom general at length arrived. He is .now sixty-seven, r above the middle stature, slender, and Aestoops,csir rably. His temperament is nervous ana is head is long, of full average height, but not remarkably broad. The anterior lobe is above an average, both in length from front to back, and height; and both the observing and re flecting organs are well developed. The head is obviously flat in the region of acquisitiveness. The moral region seemed to present an average developement. nis eye is vivacious, and his countenance is highly expressive of thought; indeed his whole appearance is much more that of a literary or scientific man than that of a military commander. His habitation pre sented unequivocal indicationsof.humble fortune ; indeed I may say, (and I say it without the least feeling of disrespect,) of poverty ; yet his manner and appearanbe were those of a man of the world, who was familiar with the best society, and who, in the retirement of his farm at North Bend, retained the polish and appearance of a gentleman.—Combe's Visit to the United States. w of the 1 as; he r by the f but he ihed in t rd to face then- I the odium of t ack on Fr •ead the f )ula then decide se of fis it would be the'poor must mainly d therefore it was unwisee. prevention of m giving. (HE cration of tl in which they were two radicals, nevertheless the town was under an e gation to them, Mr. Paton and Mr. Tate. (Hear, he lf, on the par me_ hp hart n, Liat migk titer, who had 1 f Mr. Watsor Ir. Aspin, n the it those gc D hold it ad given information to the f f the fi churchward ;s they had received so: and alt )me forwar Mr—Aipinall then re with its probable amou n t , amount of salaries received t of what had taken place I !potation appointed by tt 3tlemen who acted with I king advan tation in saying that. I credit for sincerity hilt ius—under t eient. He had. t 1 twenty-five efficient co Ir. Aspinall then in anoi one th nade out that list I now t The chairman then sat d le rejection of the list or rdens, and, the conseque , ion of one composed altogether - of conservatives. • Mr. Richard Dawson, Mr. Tirane, theThairman, and Mi Robertson Gladstone next spoke at considerable length, afte which the meeting SPnllTnteti rt Peel say xthans, powers vested !on of almsgiving ►le lord (J. Russ the ex- t be, felt ti extinguished. It was n a point of fact, the relief c the licit and affluent ; an cer he poc to illus the expres )f the hous, ,ement of the ex under the prese commissioners late vestry, a ing thi him fc es read ther the Mr. A atalta Id Ape m upon laity propose that no advan board, h If he should if on ti necessary employe scribed, induce t same time e powers intrusted to . the greater they !lament exercise with respt greater the readiness with wt He thought that with the onally a harshness display( rinciples which might be which would tend to fortify x insta hose par " One principal object lief of destitution is th Why he heard tf it servic A dared as a day Lings in calling upon them xisted in th .1 a vestry mee the tim of Liverpool t have - known that f information ? Th rted tt id Sir R by continuin e, that boards of bury stated, wet system—also ti ml a sun so cautious was he Mr. Asp ood' aut O'Conne great a , that redoubt Dragoon," r On We Jac! not this c she may bring in N geinent to the condo( beit very limited— aids O'C ry and of the late excellent and clear some years ago expressed it to ;ome passage in O'Cc tide are some very el all Irish Irish si would have bee retted to s keeps the 'MAN rom a metropolitan audience drawn forth thunt dashin escape of Co Colonel Bri t well, a hey displ Mr. Bland exert Slaiter's GibbY The Ad n Miss I which follows, M icon was .ca vivacity. is Cleaver played hich v ,nature gar and authoritative tone and the intri with. How can the wry " demand as a right" tha Sick Dashall is f r, or at Mr. CIE price in his theatre ? The " p inorialize the proprietors of t Liverpool paper, stating a dete s they could be had TRAORDINARY ACCIDEN on We rivn to tt self-preservatiiin he held t headwitE r fellow over 1 Mr. B 1 ward, it scalped the _ scalp down upon .his necl brotight the s i a 64 ad shat TANDARD, C 1 boy at G hes. With ht hand, in m 31acklock , as taken to th here he continu SUBTERRANEAN EXPEDITION wen ag courage _ hidden secrets of nature ; evc where a man is almost looked upon a characters are found to exist I on the 15th Feb In every An adventurous youth, field, near Chapel-en-le-Frith, determined to ( with which he hit n case of accident, to ret The necessary p his retr terranean expeditio they fastened one ei with them the bal ceediß way the y cavern presents it one above anot Whilst the in upon having rec presented itself in thei to provideothemselves imon caused Barton, a a given iu whins with Hearing I make to tely mud Lug up, who g out tt fi. Hibbert, of If with womanish fond acquisition concluded the eveuit d his very versat of actir I Sigh for the Woo I to e 'etused h Mrs. Clarke and Madame E. himself for a wonde enacted .Lissarao to per In the former, Mr. N 1 with arc house, v It is written in ion of tt permit 'etnains to we pretty rere lar rid the date of its local g Chilton Eopeditiott of sly reyna ::ourse to the we they could not by any possibiiitipix g themselves enveloped in total darkne they attempted to grope their way out, but got into a road that runs in the same direction, underneath the one by which they had entered, but which does not terminate in day. The place being dark and all hope of escape having fled, they were obliged to abandon themselves to their fate. In thi• ag they ey had ye or dead considerahl .tements m Whether thi the ardour of these yo Staffordshire Gazette DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN OF ( are narrow, and many of the houses dr :ure Zvi Many of ti ;bed to them wernor centre court, which is 'lgor is a c mat an s of in any of the amonz ti: public buil( who fancied!' )übli Lusoplie I and can arsenals were fou of every description, placed with tf regularity in their different compa the soldiers were likewise ticketed, lat large presses; and the arrows, whicl streng th drew particular attention, we rately arranged. To each arsenal is a :,nilar to tlrse used in our own count were e rtment attache rn, from by the if the of ours who v Ts from the C ,ck cur RESIDENI ur of going to whi THEATRE-ROYA roux I St. and ated WN Co 'rot, Lich, sque the ane, PAL ully that of the lad the sp irt. )r- ig -10. he