The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

Feb. 10, 1846. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. THE HALF-YEARLY ORDINARY MEETING of this COMPANY will be held,-at - thegompany's Office, 61, In oorgate-street, London,on WEDNEsnAT, the 11th of Februa tY, at One o'clock preelTNY. By order, J an u ar yßGE KING, Secretary. 1, o orga te-s tree t, 29th 1846. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the AD JOURNED HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, at the Clarendon R ° ol ns, South John-street, Liverpool, on TUESDAY, the 17th day of February next, at Twelve o'qockatt_Noon, to receive the I lePort of the Committee appeint a t th e M ee ti ng o f Proprie tors held on the 29t14justaht, and for the usual purposes. WM. Birkenhead, 30th January, 1846. JACKSON, Chairman. EDINBURGILLEITH,ANDGRANTON RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a `,PECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the EDINBURGH, LEITH, and GRANTON RAILWAY COM PANY is to be held, within the Company's Office, on SATuft- DAY, the 21st instant, at One o'clock, when the heads of agree- Ment, as arranged between the Di orroTthe Edinburgh and Northern Railway, with th to an amalgamation with the the Shareholders for their consideration andmproval. FIELD, ALLEN GEO. LD Secretary 8, Abereromby-place, Edinburgh, 2d February, 1846. [ADVERTISEMENT TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR, --I have read a letter of Mr. Macgregor Lai r d' s , 1/43 respecting a statement which he thought proper to make against me at the Meeting of the Chester and Birkenhead S hareholders, over which I had the honour to preside, on the 2 9th ultimo. The charge is, first,—That I purchased - land, knowing that the extension line of the Chesjerstfd BirkenheadCompany was to I de be made throgh it. ny it, distinctly ardicoadly. S econdly, —That I, the surveyor appointed by me, fixed the value of my land when it was purchased for the Company. , I deny it. Before the board I told them that I should not take less than FOUR POUNDS per yard, because adjoining land was valued by Mr. Cole at FOUR murals per yard, and I considered Mole as good. Thus far I reply not to Mr. Macgregor Laird, but to the statement published. I leave the world to judge whether the obvious malignity hitherto prompts the charge be capable of staining my character, nitherto unspotted, by the accusation of corruptly administer ing the great trust confided to me. Whatever may appear from the same quarter, or on the same atiblect, I shall not again notice. _ _ I ani, Sir, your obedient Servant, WILLIAM JACKSON Birkenhead, February 4th, 1846. LADIES' CHARITY. THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the b TRUSTEES and SUBSCRIBERS to the LADIES' CHA WTY, will be holden in the Board-room of the Blue Coat alospital, on WEDNESDAY next, the 11th instant, at One clok, P.M., to receive the Report for the past year, to Elect officers and Committees, and to transact the General Business Of the Charity. JAMES BOLD, President Liverpool, Feb. 4, 1846. The Treasurer begs to acknowt feret, he folliming Donations and Legacy received during - the past year : TJONATION Mrs. Byrom Corgi Mrs. T. 8r0wn.... Mrs. Wm. Dixon Thos. Carson, Esq. James Bold, Esq. Corporation of Liverpool T. D. Headlam, Esq Mrs. W. M`Gregor A Friend, per Rev. J, Wilkinson Mrs. Rathbone. Mr. Grace. Berry-street A Ball Ticket, per Mrs. Nicol„ £ s. d. 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 LEGACY. The late Richard Irlam Grantham, per Chas Oddie and Ezekiel G. Varenne, Esqrs., '2OO, less duty 189 0 0 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. AT a GENERAL MEETING o f th e GOVERNORS of the LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES, held i n th e B oar d r),,,° , n, Parish Offices, Fenwick-street, on FRIDAY, F e b ruar y 6th, 1846, Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, A.ll*, in the Chair, :the Annual Address of the Committee to the Governors having 'leen read, it was -Resolved unanimously,—That the Address of the Committee, 118 now read, be received, printed, waddigtrffigted as usual. Resolved unanintously, That-tile Accounts ol \ the Treasurer Just read, which have been pr6perly audited, b e n e w p asse d ar.d printed as usual. Resolved unanimojo6,—That the best thanks of President; Meeting „ ,..presented to the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, A.M., Vice -Presidents sberry, Es q., and the Rev. Cyrus Morrall, A.M., to ; also, to Mr. Walter F. MacGregor, Treasurer; I? Mr. Charles Booth and 11Ir. W. C. Fosberry, Auditors; with t he othe r G ent l emen of the Comm i ttee, for their zealous atten tion to the interests of the charity. Resolved unanimously,—That the thanks of this Meeting be Riven to th e Honorary Physicians and Surgeons of this Ch ar ity, zor their unremitting attention to the duties of their respective Offices. iteZ lved unanimously,—That the thanks of this Meeting be Presented to those Ministers of Religion who have, in their re- Vective places of worship, kindly advocated the cause of this Charity. Re cd unanimouslp,—Tl - at the following gentlemen be the Officers of the Institution for the ensuing year Rev. Jonathan Brooks, A.M. - , President. William Foshery, Esq., Vice-President of the North Dispensary , Dispensary. Mr. Walter F. MacGregor, Treasurer. Mr. Charles Booth and Mr. W. C. Fosbery, Auditors. COMMITTEE. The Churchwardens of the Parish for the time being. Mr. James Mulleneux, Mr. Thomas Avison, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Rev. Wm. Mulleneux, Rev. W. Parker, Mr. W. R. Conlburn, Mr. Joseph Cooper, Mr. John Coward, Mr. Eden, Mr. John Clow, Mr. J. H. Macrae, Mr. John Heyworth, Mr. Char'e; Moore, Mr. Allan Potter, Mr. James Smith, Mr. Thos. B. Horsfall, Rev. J. H. Stafford, I Mr. G. G. Hornby, Mr. Wm. Bennett, Mr. James Caw. Mr. D. H. GinsoN, Secretary and Collector. 1)1 % Macrorie, D' . . Nicholson, h r. GrindroO, Dr. Williams, Dr. , Duncan, and Dr. Scott,—Consulting Physicians. "".• Parke, Mr. Minshull, and Mr. James Cooper,—Consulting . , SOUTH DISPENSARY Surg,2ons. , 1, Upper Parliament-street. "Yelcian, Pr. Sutherland.—Surgeons, Mr. Long, Mr. A. Hig- ginson, Mr. J. C. Shepherd. House Surgeon, Mr. Andrew Mac Lellan. Assistant House Surgeons, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Leech, and Mr. Carr. Apothecaries, Mr. W. Gilmour, and Mr. J. J. Lloyd. NORTH DISPENSARY, Vauxhall-road. Physician, Dr. Timsnon.—Surgeons, Mr. E Jones, Mr. J. C. , Ferguson, Mr. Chalmers. A ssistant HouHouse Surgeon, Mr. A. Arnott. se Surgeons, Mr. Laycock. Mr. G T. Jones, and Mi. E. Whittle, Apothecaries, Mr. Meyers and Mr. Kilner. t itcsolved unanimouslv,—That the thanks of this Meeting be the to the Churchwardens and Select Vestry for the use of lue Board-room on this occasion. Signed, JONATIIAN BROOKS. 711 e Chairman having left the Chair, „.:'tegolved unanintously Jo,—That the thanks of this Meeting be I'"ented to the Rev. nathan Brooks, for his able and impar 'alconduct in the chair. (41) serve that the Signature of the proprietor, "G. C. Serjeant," is written on the Government Stamp. SERJEANT'S LOTION, the only effectual Remedy vagainst Rheumatism ? Rheumatic Go u t, S c i a ti ca , an d Lum r• Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SERJEANT, N o . 1, Lo -4,5-court, Paternoster-row, and 2 1-yard, Temple-bar, 10 40 11; and by all Venders of one. Price 2s. gd. per r l b„ e astonishing succe 'hich has crowned the application e _.!•tiis external Medi ein the most hopeless and deplorable e , - .7 8 , when the unl ppy sufferer had despaired of ever gaining oti e l n the least relief, and this after the ablest advice and every er '' means f the affli had comp ct letely failed, most justly entitles it to the ! i ntion oed. t e ,`, llB excellent Medicine, so universally esteemed, i s mat ted with the least danger or inconvenience, and hundreds 41," introdt et experienced its happy and salutary effects since it was uced. 8 0 , 11 ;h are the properties of this invaluable Specific that per ,„ap .abouring under the most distressing Rhetnatism, Rheu -4e Gout, and Lumbago, and rendered thereby incapable of sting themselves, have been relieved in a few hours. g ' fl tes ongst timonials many which are being daily received are the follow : +,, 4, Paternoster-row. h a ,,," - 'n, - --Having been informed of the surprising cure of Mr. bires, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely afflicted co,o_ th eumatism, the intense pain causing delirium, that he was mpelled to be confined by a strait waistcoat to prevent his bee Matin g any violence, and whose case was considered en bei„q hopeless, I was induced to ascertain the particulars, and t o n'g Satisfied of the truth of my information, encouraged me lit t t ake a trial of your most i nva l ua bl e M e di c i ne, en t erta i n i ng fe re ,. hopes of success, having been man y y ears so severe a suf vo.,:, and tried many said to be very val ua bl e reme di es . l am ie happy in being able to add my testimony of the benefit D e 4 r ived: afte r a f ew d a y s ' app li ca ti on th e use o f my l i m b s are g,,,,ectly restored, and I am now able to attend my business, Making an allowance for my age, never was better in my To those, however severely afflicted and hopeless their fe — e r may have been pronounced, I beg of them to make a trial, li,„lng quite satisfied they will be restored to the use of their I.os. from the severe cases that have yielded to this Medicine. th`,'lth is a great blessing to those who can enjoy it, but to 1 4 ,1 4 e who are deprived, none feels it so severe as the trades brin or mechanic, as it generally causes loss of business, and I th tgs ruin on families. I shall at all times feel it my duty to fc,i - 2 it known to those afflicted, to evince how grateful I am ' ll 3 , restoration, and am, Sir, yours truly, ° etober 20, 1844 GEORGE POLLARD 8 / Well-street, Cripplegate. an d --I have been several weeks confined to my bed by Gout Dnr,sitheumatism, not a part from my head to my feet free f rom In o u v l and as helpless as an infanteven a finger could I In this unpleasant situation I was informed by my me t attendant he had applied all the usual remedies, and that TlRht remain months in my deplorable situation. Iniv°rhinatel this remedy was made known to close I might cm ! . been to day confined to my bed. After a appli trDZll of four days, my troublesome companion began to dis ltnar ; in a week I was capable of walking about my room, ti ne Y another week's perseverance in the use of your Medi wtts enabled to leave Looon. Fearful of another attack, please to send six bottles.—l am, Sir, your obedient -4vant.,D. W. STONE. ins 14, Belmont-place, Wandsworth-road, Oct. 26, 1844. feel in duty bound to acknowledge, that after suffey- N Ilicute pains from Sciatica, or severe Rheumatic affection in try 'P-joint, and being deprived of rest, I was persuaded to threY:ur embrocation, and have the pleasure to say that after th t i PPlications I was restored to p my usual health ; n,: tSioyears have assed, I have no return of the disorder. r, gratefully yours, gOld L EDWARD NOYES. ,4treet Pendlebury, Russell-street ; Titherington, Oxford: `-;01 1 rlon'arth Great George-street ; Fisher, 01-street - N Nand .A 9 2 r arker street ; Gerrard Oldhall-street ;Parkinson, NZ' Sco tland-road ; Neal, Scotland-road ; Simpson, Scotland lAritt2PPosite St. Martin's Market ; Mackow, V auxhall-road; tfo r , s 'll, corner of Dale-street and Haymarket ; Smith, Great ,Vlgurr-street ; Cox, Fox-street ; Gillard, Richmond-row ; Low, agr ; Walker London-road ; Parry, Christian-street ; vert4 ff' , Great George-place; Smith, Woodside; Price, Wa- our "I`z FISIIING.—The sa l mon fi s hi nz f or t h e season Speb.naenced i n t h e nort h on M on d ay. In the Tav, the Nett th e Ness, the Doon, and the Tweed, the catch was I'h e l , Rood. The salmon are ascendine in multitudes. ark et prices have been from 2s. fid. to 4e. per lb. %J R ° w , ng to the mild weather, no ice has been stored r,-",SeaSon it is believed that but few fish can be sent to 11411'4nd, though they are expected to be unusually plen- TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE RIGHT REVEREND DR. ALEXANDER, Bishop of the Anglican Church at Jerusalem. S EVERAL Persons of distinction havi ng mos t ki n dl y responded to an appeal by private circular, issued by a Provisional Committee, to offer a Testimonial of Respect to the memory of the late Bishop of Jerusalem, by raising a fund to increase the inadequate provision which has been left for the support of his Lordships 's family, it has been deemed desirable to give more extended publicity to their • tention,,frotuu ..especially as His Grace the Archbishop of Cant ry has giveripermission for the publication of the folloN ', , letter, addressed to a mem ber of that Committee. Lambeth, January 15/h, 1846. MY DEAR Sui,—A days ago I received a circular from a Committee of Gen en associated for the laudable purpose of obtaining the means of increasing the very scanty p rovision on which Mrs. Alexander has to maintain herself and eight young children, and to defray the expenses of their education. ..,.... Such an acknowledgement I conceive to be due to the services of the late lamented and excellent Bishop, who being placed in a situation surrounded with difficulties, conducted the affairs of his Church with so much discretion and prudence as to give no cause of complaint to the heads of other communions, residing the same city. and to win their respect - st- --- ' and esteem by hiS piety . and beneficence and by his persevering, yet tempe ra t e , zeal in prosecuting the objects of his mission. It is the kind - of acknowledgement which I conceive the Bishop would ask if he had the power of communicating his wishes to his friends in this lower world. From reports to which I have reason to attach the fullest credit, of the assist ance which the Bishop derived from Mrs. Alexander's atten tions to the sick and the poor, the instruction of children, and other charities, and of the general favour which her gentleness, kindness, and courtesy procured for the mission ; I feel she has more than ordinary claims on the consideration of those who feel a satisfaction in sheaving their respect for virtue and pie'y, whilst they comfort the sorrows of the widow and her orphan family. I know not to whom I can with greater propriety express my feelings on this sad occasion, than to you who are so fully ac quainted with the amiable and estimable qualities of the la mented Bishop and his respected widow ; I have been prevented from doing it sooner, by an indisposition which for some days deprived me of the power of attending to business. _ tae so good as set down my name for a subscription of .elOO. I remain, my dear Sir, faithfully yours, (Signed,) W. CANTUAR. To the Rev. Dr. McCaul. THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE HAS NOW BEEN FORMED Lord Ashley, M.P„ Chairman. Right lion. Sir G. H. Rose, ,Rev. Dr. M`Caul, G.C.B. Rev. T. S. Grimshawe, Sir Walter Farquhar, Bart., !Rev. Thomas Jackson, Hon. William Ashley, ,Rev. C. Mackensie, Captain Hope, C.8.R.N., Rev. James Haldane Stewart, R. C, L- Bevan, Esq., Rev. William Ayerst, William Grane, Esq., Rev. J. B. Cartwright, R. James, Esq., ,Rev. J. Charlesworth, Rev. Dr. Marsh, 'Rev. J, J. Reynolds Hon. and Rev. H. Montagu Villiers, Notice of the following Subscri; Her Majesty the Q. , His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury ......tlOO 0 0 The Lord Bishop of Lon don The Lord Bishop of Ri pon 2O 0 0 Lord Ashley, M.P 25 0 0 Sir Thos. Baring, Bart 5O 0 0 Dowager Duchess of Capt. Hope R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. .. 26 5 0 Lord Bexley W. C. Hogan, Esq. .... 50 0 0 Bishop of Sodor and John Deacon ' Esq. .... 25 0 0 Man, per Hon. and Hon. Arthur Kinnaird .10 0 0 Rev. H. Montagu Vil- Rev. Dr. Marsh lO 0 0 Hers Rev. John Blockburn, Abel Smith, Esq... Ditto 50 0 0 Attercliffe J. W. Farrer, Esq., Lin- ' Miss Orme lO 0 0 coin's Inn Fields .... 10 0 0 Robt. Vaughan Richards, Sir Robt. H.lnglis, Bart. Esq., per Miss Farrer 20 0 0 M.P. Miss Inglis Rev. N. I. Ridley, per Hon. Miss H. Walde- Miss Farrer lO 0 0 grave, Ditto Lady —, Ditto 5 0 oMrs. James Taylor, 1)o. A Friend, Ditto 5 0 ()Misses Dealtry, Ditto .. Rev. W. R. Fremantle 5 0 OjThos. Clayton, Faq., Do. R. James, Esq. J. M. Strachan, Esq. W. B. Hudson, Esq. .. 20 0 01Countess of Eldon Mrs. Hudson .. .... .... 10 0 o;The Hon. and very Rev. Rev. Henry Sim Mr. and the Misses Bee- trick's ver, Coniston 8 0 0 1 Mrs. Sandford, by Ditto 10 0 0 Rev. Hugh M`Neile I Rev. Wm. Magee, Dun- Ditto 2O 0 0 ganstone Lady Emma Pennant Subscriptions will be received at the Office of the London So ciety for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, 3, Chatham Place, Blackfriars ; at the Record Office • at Mr. NISBET'S, Berners-street ; and at the following Bankers :—Messrs. HER RIES and Co., St. James's-street; and at Messrs. WILLIAMS, DEAcoN, and Co., Birchin-lane ; and by Members of the Com mittee otions has also been received teen Dowager .t 50. Rev. H. Lloyd, Tedding ton Rev. James Ware, Wy verstone, Suffolk Messrs. Guinness Rev. F. Cunningham, Lowestoff 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 TO THE LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY CHURCH' PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY. THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY o f thi s Auxiliary will be held (n.v.) on MONDAY EVENING next, the 16th instant, in the LECTURE-ROOM Of the COLLEGIATE INSTI TUTION, :Shaw-street. The Chair to be taken at Six o'clock precisely. The Deputation will consist of the Hon. and Rev. H. MON TAGU VILLIERS, A.M., Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, London; Rev. FRANCIS CLOSE, A.M. Perpetual Curate of Cheltenham ; Rev. WILLIAM POLLOCK A.M., Incumbent of St. Helen's; Rev. A. P. IRWI." . Secretary to the Parent Society. On SUNDAY next, thej instant, SERMONS will be Preached and COLLEa4ONS made as under : MORNING. AIGBURTH, by the Rev. HUGH M`NEILE, A.M., Canon of Chester. ST. BARfSABAS'S, by the Rev. S. P. BOUTFLOWER, A.M., Curate of Seaforth ST. BARTHOLoMEW'S, by the Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE, A.M., Minister of St. Luke's, ST. BRIDE'S,' by the Hon. and Rev. H. MONTAGU VILLIERS, A.M., Rec tor of St. George's, Bloomsbury, London. ST. CL - gMENT'S, by the Rev. W. POLLOCK, A.M., Incumbent of St. Helen's. EDGE-HILL, by the Rev. FREDERICK BARKER, A.M., Incumbent ST. JAMES'S, by the Rev. HENRY HAMPTON, A.M., Incumbent. ST. JOHN'S, by the Rev. W. M. FALLOON, A.M., Incumbent, ST. JUDE'S, by the Rev. FRANCIS CLOSE, A.M., Perpetual Curate of Cheltenham. ST. LUKE'S, by the Rev. GEORGE DOVER, A.M., Incumbent of St. Bar tholomew's. ST. MARK'S, by the Rev. B. A. MARSHALL,A,M., Minister. ST. PAUL'S by the Rev. ROBERT DAVIES, A.M:, Minister. SEAFORTH, by the Rev. THOS. NOLAN, A.M., Incumbent of St. Barna bas's. ST. SIMON'S, by the Rev. J. R. CON NOR, A.M., Incumbent. ST. THOMAS'S, TOXTETH-PARK, by the Rev. A. P. IRWINE, A.M., Association Secretary WEST DERBY, _ _ by the Rev. WALTER BUTLER, A.M., Incumbent of St. Tho mas's, Toxteth-park. Seriice to commence at the usual hours. AFTERNOON. EDGE-HILL, by the Rev. A. P. IRWINE, A.M. ST. PAUL'S, (in the Welsh Language,) by the Rev. WM. DAVIES, 8.A., Curate. CHRIST CHURCH, WATERLOO, by the Rev. THOMAS NOLAN, A.M. Service to commence at Three o'clock. EVENING. ST. ANDREW'S, by the Hon. and Rev. H. MONTAGU VILLIERS, A.M ST. BARNABAS'S, by the Rev. FRANCIS CLOSE, A.M. ST. JAMES'S, by the Rev. FIELDING OULD, A.M., Incumbent of Christ Church. KIRKDALE CHURCH, by the Rev. W. M. FALLOON, A.M. ST. MARK'S, by the Rev. W. POLLOCK, A.M. ST. SIMON'S, by the Rev. A. P. IRWINE, A.M. ST: SILAS'S, by the Rev. J. CORDEAUX, A.M., Incumbent ST. THOMAS'S TOIi.TF,TH-PARK, by the Rev. W. BUTLER, A.M. WEST DERBY, by the Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE, A.M. Service to commence at half-past Six o'clock, On SATURDAY EVENING next, the 14th instant, a PUB LIC PRAYER MEETING will be held in the INSTITUTION HOUSE, Slater-street, at Seven o'clock. _ On TUESDAY MORNING next, the 17th instant, there will be a PUBLIC BREAKFAST, at the ADELPH I HOTEL, at Half past Eight o'clock. On WEDNESDAY EVENING, the IBth instant, a SERMON will be Preached in ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH, Pitt-street. by the Rev. FRANCIS CLOSE, A.M. *** Tickets of Admission to the Public Meeting may be had on application to Mr. H. PERRIS, 6, Church-street, on FRIDAY and SATURDAY next, the I3th and 14th instant, between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock. CORNS AND BUNIONS THE ANTI-CALLOSITY, or celebrated Russian Corn and Bunion Plaster, the invention of an eminent Surgeon., of high celebrity in the Russian Army. It is a well known fact, that the natives of Russia suffer more severely from Corns and Bunions than any other people on earth, parti cularly the lower class, who frequently from neglect become absolute cripples. A certain remedy for which has never been presented to the Public before. By the use of this excellent Plaster, immediate benefit w ill be found ; and in a short Um', a RADICAL CURE—not by the general mode of drawing out the Corn, and frequently cutting (WHICH IS ALWAYS ATTENDED WITH EXTREME NGER), but by gradually dispersing the hard or soft Co , and entirely removing those painful throbbings so sever felt at every change of weather. BUNIONS.—The great • Convenience and excruciating pain attending these excresc ces will be rendered perfectly easy, if not entirely eradicat , and so reduced as to remove the un sightly appearances ey make on the feet. All callous excres cences, whatever part of the foot they may be on, are removed in time by wearing a piece of this Plaster, which need be changed only once in seven or eight days. Servants who are compelled_to stand in hot kitchens with stone floors, will find a sovereign remedy for those dreadful pains they experience in the feet ; and to thousands of indivi duals whose existence depends upon walking, this remedy will prove an inestimable blessing. Sold in boxes, at 13id. for Corns ; and 2s. for Bunions, by J. SANGER, the Proprietor's Agent, 150, Oxford-street, Lo n d on ; and by Mr. Carter, Bold-street ; Messrs. Johnson, and Rawle, Church-street ; Mr. Priestley, Lord-street ; Scholfield, Peters, M`Guffie, Trought on , W ags t a ff, Li verpoo l ; an d all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the country. RAILWAY COURTSHIP.—A short time ago a young lady, out of her teens, was travelling in a first-class rail way carriage from London to Birmingham. There was but one other passenger, a gentleman, who became very agreeable by conversing poliielv on various subjects. Before the arrival of the train at Birmingham the grn'le man displayed such interest in the fair damsel's welfare that he out stepped the bounds of decorum, and stole a kiss from her roseate checks. This liberty rave snrh cif fence that, at Birmingham, our gentleman was given into custody of a police-officer. A scene in the police-court followed—a fine was imposed and p a id ; but cur hero had been smitten—by this police procedure he learned the name and connexions of the fair ma:den ; adopted means to be introduced commeil faut, plied hi s su i t , was ac cepted, and "the couple" were soon afterwards joinid ogether in the holy bands of tuatrimolly.—We ccuch for hen facts.—Hereford Times. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD MOVEMENTS IN THE POLITICAL WORLD Dr. Nicholl has stated his intention not to retire from the representation of Cardiff. Mr. Fie!den, M.P., has taken charge of the Ten Hours Factory Bill in consequence of Lord Ashley's resignation. The Manchester Guardian says that 726 new voters for South Cheshire have been put on the registry by the free traders. Lord Arthur Lennox has resigned his seat for Chiches ter, and Lord Henry Gordon Lennox offers himself as his successor, on the anti-Peel interest. D. W. Russell, Esq., M.P., for North Staffordshire, has announced his intention to vote for Sir R. Peel's measures. Mr. Mark Phillips has announced his intention to re tire from the representation of Manchester at the next general election. LYNN.-Mr. B. B. Cabbell has come forward as a can didate for the representation of this borough. Lord Jo celyn has been solicited to stand again, but no reply has yet been received. It is rumoured in the political circles that the Duke of Northumberland intends to give his support to Sir Robert Peel's measure regarding the corn laws and commercial policy. Viscount Courteriay, son of the Earl of Devon, will succeed Sir T. Fremantle as Chief Secretary for Ireland. By the acceptance of this office the noble lord will neces sarily vacate his seat for South Devonshire. The Manchestef Town Council, with only one dissen. tient, have petitioned Parliament for an immediate repeal of the corn-laws. The Nottingham Council have petition ed in favour of Sir Robert's commercial changes. Earl Talbot has signified his intention to give his cor dial support to the measures proposed by Sir Robert Peel. Lord Talbot. we believe, farms from 1,500 to 2,000 acres of land, chiefly arable. At an agricultural meeting at Tamworth last week an address was carried to her Majesty, calling upon her to dissolve parliament prior to passing the contemplated free trade measures. On Tuesday, C. H. Frewen, Esq., was elected f or E as t Sussex, in the room of M r . Dolby, without opposition. The new member announced that he would give the most determined opposition to the free-trade measures of the government. J. Tollemitche, Esq. M.P. has written to the chairman of his election committee, to say that he cannot support Sir Robert's free-trade measures, and offering to resign his seat if his constituents wish it. Mr. T. has been re quested to follow his own judgment, but on no account to resign. INTENTIONS OF THE LIBERALS.—k numerous meet ing of the leading members of Parliament was held on Saturday, when it was determined on the advice of Lord J. Russell, to do all in their power to pass Sir R. Peel's free trade measures. The Premier will, no doubt, be in debted to the Radicals for the success of his schemes. The Morning Post states that Lord Melbourne, re cently bearing her Majesty speak warmly in favour of free trade, used these remarkable words : Madam, this will not do ; the next thing will touch your crown." That his lordship was not consulted during a late attempt to form on administration will no longer be surprising. The League newspaper sang a song of triumph on Sa turday week, but it admits that the proposed measure of Sir R. Peel may produce (because, forsooth, it is not im mediate in its operation) a " frightful crisis of scarcity and distress—commercial and fiscal collapse." This is a memorable confession. REPRESENTATION OF WINDSOR.—It iS rumoured that Mr. Neville will shortly vacate his se4t for Windsor, and that the Right Hon. W. Gladstone will offer himself for the borough. Under present circumstances no oppo s tion, in the event of Mr. Neville's retirement, is con templated to the return of the government candidate. SELICIRKSHIRE ELECTION.—On Friday the nomination of candidates took place, when Mr. Lockhart, Conserva tive, was proposed by Mr. Pringle, the late representative, and Mr. Murray, free-trader, was put forward. On a show of hands, it was deMared to be in favour of Mr. Murray, when a poll was demanded. CAMBRIDGE PROTECTION SOCIETY.--The Agricultu ral Society of Cambridge assembled on Saturday. A din ner afterwards took place, at which the Earl of Hardwicke declared himself thoroughly opposed to Sir R. Peel', corn law propositions. Mr. Yorke and Mr. Alex, the members for the county, expressed similar opinions. Mr. Collett, M.P., has given notice of a motion in the House of Commons for a select committee to inquire into the causes that led to the vacation of their seats by the late members for Newark, Woodstock, and Buckingham ; and to report whether the resolutions of the house, re stricting peers from interfering about elections, has not been infringed upon. LORD MORPETH IN THE Hooss.—The noble lord was to take his seat in the House of Commons last night. His party are making great efforts to get up a monster petition for the immediate repeal of the Corn Laws, with which his lordship is to be armed on Monday evening, 9s if with a baton, to swell the dignity of his return into the senatorial presence. The Hon. Gerard J. Noel, second son of the Earl of Gainsborough, is to be the candidate for Rutlandshire, in the room of Mr. Dawnay. It is not expected that there will be any opposition. Mr. Noel is at present at Rome ; but he has been sent for, and those of his family who have sanctioned his being put forward, have promised that he will " advocate protection," and " oppose any further in roads upon the protestant constitution." Mr. J. W. Patten has written an address to the electors of North Lancashire, intimating his conviction that the time is now come for the settlement of the corn-law ques tion, and if his constituents differ from him, he is ready to resign his seat. Lord Courtenay being requited of the Exeter Agricultural Protection Society to state whether he intends to support the measure of Sir R. Peel, not only refuses to answer the question, but denies the right of the society to put it. , ELF CTION MATTERS.—Lord Jocelyn, M.P., for Lynn, and Mr. Mainwaring, M.P. for Denbighshire, --having become converts to Free Trade, resign their seats. Mr. Charter's, M.P. for East Gloucestershire, says he is also converted, but being elected to promote protection, he shall vote against the government. Mr. Cartwright re tires from South Northamptonshire, by reason of his old age. Mr. Philips retires from Manchester at the next election. Lord Ashley has written to the Short Time Commit tee, exhorting them not to despair, and to abate nothing of the limitation of ten hours, His Lordship concludes as follows—" I rejoice, sincerely and thankfully rejoice, that my resignation, the last act of my public life, the last at least so far as I can see, has been to advance a measure which, if there be justice or humanity remaining, mu st render the concession of the Ten Hours' Bill not only certain but immediate." TEMPORA MUTANTUR ; ET NOS MUTAMUR IN ILLIS. —ln recording the signs of the times, we should weigh well the importance of the following signal events :—ln 1841 Lord Morpeth, as popular a man as any in England —at that time a cabinet minister, and an advocate of an eight-shilling duty on foreign wheat—was defeated at the hustings, in Yorkshire, by a majority exceeding Eleven Hundred. His lordship is now a member of the Anti corn-law League, and has been returned for the same county without a contest It is stated that Captain the Hon. W. Gordon and the Right I-lon H. Corry are about to retire from the Admi ralty in consequence of their sentiments upon free trade. It is also said that Mr. John R. Ormsby Gore and Cap tain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, R.N., have signified a wish to resign the offices th e y h o ld in the royal household as Grooms in Waiting to her Majesty. A report prevails in the Woolwich garrison that Sir George Murray, the Master-General of the Ordnance, has tendered his re signation. The Marquis of Anglesey, or Major-General Sir C. Napier, is spoken of as his successor. PROTECTION OR NO PROTECTION —lVprivate meeting of the electors of North Staffordshire was held on Mon day, at Stafford, to hear the opinions of the members of that division of the county upon Sir Robert Peel's Corn Law measure. Lord Sandon was voted to the chair, and expressed himself in favour of protection, but doubted whether that view of the subject could be entertained much longer ; and as he saw that the matter must be set tled by either Sir Robert Peel or Lord John Russell, he should rather support the former than the latter. M e , A Iderley spoke, and expressed his firm determination to oppose Sir Robert Peel's scheme. i...•PITALFIELDS SILK WEAVEItS.—A great meeting of the silk weavers of London was held on Wednesday, at La Patentee Chapel, Spitalfields, to consider the ruinous tariff of Sir Robert Peel. The chapel was crowded to ex cess. They contemplate the complete prostration of their trade from the meddling measures of the Premier having levelled all distinction between plain and figured silks; those artisans anticipate only misery, degradation, and starvation, as regards themselves and families, and which must most certainly result from the great influx of silks from fore'gn markets, occasioned by such considerable reductions in the amounts of duty hitherto imposed. Speeches in favour of protection to industry in general were made, and a petition to Parliament, embodying their opinions, was adopted, which was intrusted to Lord Stanhope. Lord Lincoln has accepted the Chief Secretaryship of , Ireland and his seat in the House of Commons fo r S ou th _ _ Nottinghamshire is thereby become vacant. In soliciting from the same constituency a renewal of their confidence, his lordship says, " I cannot within the limits of an ad- dress enter into the details of so large and comprehensive a scheme of commercial policy as that lately laid before the House of Commons. This much, however, I am bo•ind in candour, when addressing an agricultural con. . atituency, to say—that on the question of the corn laws my opinions are changed. In 1841, honestly, and not from any party motive, I advocated measures for what is now called ' Protection of native industry.' Mature re. flection,—constant and anxious consideration of the sub- ject,—attention year after year to the arguments brought forward in the house on one side and on the other,—above all, the experience of the last four years, have convinced me, not that the corn laws alone should be abolished, but that our whole commercial system should be subjected to a great, a bold, and a comprehensive revision." ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL—The Marquis of Chaudos, eldest son of the Duke of Buckingham, in an address to the electors of Buckingham thanking them for having returned him as representative for that borough to the House of Commons, says—" As regards my opinions upon some of the important subjects which at this time occupy the attention of the country, I will in sincerity assure you that there is no one more truly attached than myself to the Established Church, and my exertions will ever be used to preserve, unimpaired, the Protestat;t;e": ligion. Upon the important question of the corn laws, I y avow my decided opposition to the rnea slues now introduced by the Government; and my de sire and determination to endeavour to preserve that protection which the agricultural interest has hitherto rossessed, and to which it has so just a claim. I h ave ever felt respect and sympathy for the industrious classes ; my attention shall be given to the subject cf the poor laws, being desirous to do all I can to ameliorate them, and to insure to the labourer and his family every p oss ibl e comfort." IRELAND AND THE CORN LAWS.—The Irish oppo nents of free trade :are axerting themselves. A requisi tion, bearing the signatures of Lords Ely and Enniskillen, Sir Arthur Brooke, the Archdalls, D'Arcys, Bartons, &c., has been addressed to the High Sheriff of Ferman agh, calling on that functionary to convene his bailiwick at an early day "to take into consideration the import ant changes announced by Sir R. Peel." To-day (Tues day) has been fixed for this, the first open hostile demon stration in Ireland to the ministerial measure. is Mr. Archer Gurney has expressed his regret that his convictions of Mr. Fox's intentions to stand for the West Riding should have induced him (Mr. F.) to retire from the contest. Mr. Gurney says, in reply to a deputa tion which had waited on him after Mr. Fox's retire ment—" Had I still been on the spot, or had I known in time of their request, nothing should have prevented my accession to their wishes, and appearance on the West Riding hustings. 1 am still of opinion that a resolute but kindly opposition, even on the hustings, on the day of nomination, might have secured a victory to the protec tive interest. I believe, that with very little exertion, a show of hands might have been obtained against the com petetive system, and the League's candidate. I believe, that the influence of that primary decision, would have been so great as to have roused all the conservative gentry from inaction, and thereby have secured the final triumph of the protective cause." Hot rts OF LABOUR.—A meeting of master spinners was held on Tuesday, at Manchester, to ascertain the feeling of the trade with respect to Lord A s hl ey ' s prlpo sitionfor the reduction of the hours of labour in cotton mills. The feeling was, that Sir Robert Peel's fiscal mea sure. if carried, would have the effect of ameliorating the condition of the working classes, by enabing them to ob tain a more plentiful and cheaper supply of food, and that it would also place the manufacturers, in many respects, in so much better a position, as to enable the trade gene rally, in some degree, to meet the objects, which Lord Ashley has brought before the legislature, and which, on different occasions, the House of Commons has approved. The meeting resolved that immediate steps should be taken to ascertain the opinion of the whole body of cotton spinners and manufacturers, as to the propriety of their promoting a measure fir reducing the hours of factory la bour from twelve to eleven hours. This, of course, is to be contingent on the passing of Sir Robert Peel's mea sure, without which the millowners would not feel justi fied in acceding to such an alteration in the hours of la bour. NORTH CHESHIRE —An influential and numerous meeting was held, on Friday, at Knutsford, to hear the opinions of W. Tatton Egerton, Esq., one of the members for North Cheshire, on Sir R. Peel's propositions. Sir R. Brooke, Bart., was called to the chair. Mr. Egerton -addressed the meeting, and said, that while he regretted that the circumstances of the country had compelled the prime minister to make such propositions, he confessed he felt himself obliged to support him, to prevent more mischievous and violent politicians taking charge of the government of this country. He said he had not changed his opinions on the subject of protection to native indus try and to the farmer ; but public circurnstli ces, by which the country was surrounded, render some measure of the kind irresistible. If, however, the meeting should think him unworthy of their support for adopting the step he was about to take in parliament, he was quite willing to return into their hands the trust that they had reposed in him. Mr. Egerton then left the room, and the subject was discussed fairly and freely ; when. after deprecating the vacillating policy of Sir Robert Peel, a resolution was passed unanimously, "That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. Tatton Egerton for his long and faithful services to this county, and for his candid and straight. forward conduct on this occas!on. The meeting are equally unanimous in their desire to retain the valuable services of Mr. Egerton at this important crisis, leaving him perfectly unshackled and at liberty to follow what ever course he may consider most advantageous for the interests of this country. The meeting take the oppor tunity of expressing their deep regret at Mr. Egerton's contemplated retirement in the event of a dissolution of parliament; and they fervently hope that the restoration of his health will permit him long to continue his connec tion with this county as its member." Mr. Egerton, on returning into the room, was presented with a copy of the resolution, which was read to him amidst enthusiastic cheering. He thanked them cordially for their confidence. WEST RIDING ELECTION.—On Wednesday, Lord Morpeth was returned for the West Riding without oppo sition. His lordship addressed the assemblage, which consisted of about 8.000 persons. His lordship wa , loudly cheered by those on and near the hus.ings, but not by the multitude generally. He expressed himself grati fied at the proud position he now occupied, contrasted with his defeat in 1841. He had not canvassed, he had not solicited the honour of representing them on the present occasion, and he was unopposed. Not that there hed been no rumours of opposition ; there had been plenty of blowing of trumpets, and of braying too. (Laughter.) Mr. Archer Gurney had been at Wakefield and called a meeting. which was attended by seven reporters and four protectionists. (A laugh.) But that gentleman had re tired to his sequestered house in Rock-vale, Devonshire Next came one who spoke in harsher terms, but who was not so much a candidate himself, as a godfather of can didates. The first object of his affections, however, chose to go and fight the battle of protection in the borough of Ripon : and the other object of Mr. Ferrand's regard was too ill to perform the duties of High Sheriff of the county, much less was he able. therefore, to discharge those of a representative of the West Riding, and he had declined to contest the seat. When he (Lord Morpeth) last ad dressed the electors, he told them that the measures he then advocated were hastening to their accomplishment, and that if there was any subject on which a nation would see itself righted, it was that of food. Upon that ques tion, which now stirred all England, he came to ask and receive their suffrages. No question could more concern them, their wives, and their children, and to this great question. now at issue before the nation, he should mainly address himself. When he was last before them, he said he could not reconcile it to himself to represent any other place, and he rejoiced now that•he had maintained that determination, and reserved himself for the cause of free trade. If elected, he should go into the House of Com mons to vote for the total and immediate repeal of the corn laws. Some fastidious friends had told him that he might have expressed his opinions strongly on the ques tion, but he should not have given his money to the League. (A voice—" That £5 will carry the election.) Then he should get it very cheap. But the bit of money which he sent to the League was intended to co-operate in amending the registration list for the West Riding, and rectifying what he considered to be a mistake in judg ment. He attributed the present position of the cor n -l aw question to the League and the exertions o f its lead ers . And though he did not think that lar ge s e lf-con s tit ute d bodies were the most desirable methods o f workin g ou t legislative measures, yet questions of suc h importance might arise as to compel objection a bl e m odes even, f or overcoming the obstinacy of th e resistance with which which they were met. The noble lord concluded a long speech, by declaring his readiness to support the prin ciples of free trade in the House of Commons as the re presentative of the West Riding of Yorkshire.—ln answer to a question put by Mr. W. Walker, a large manufactu rer at Bradford, Lord Morpeth said, he wished that the question of the hours of labour could be adjusted by the masters and the employed themselves, but if it could not, he should be willing to be a party to some legislative en actment, reserving to himself the liberty of judging what was best, at the time, for both parties. LOUIS PHILIPPE'S PRFSENT TO THE PRINCESS ROY AL.—Some days since a chest was despatched to London bearing the royal arms of France. This chest contained a complete trousseau of toilettes—morning toilette, evening toilette, and two ball toilettes. This present was addressed to the doll of the Princess Royal. Each gown is a perfect chef d'reurre, especially the ball dresses. One is of Bros de Naples. the second of pink gauze with velvet flowers, exquisitely made. The small embroidered and trimmed pocket-handkerchiefs, the small silk stockings, shoes, slip pers, Indian cachmere shawl, bonnets, muffs, a black lace scar f, &c.. have all been made purposely, and with incre dible care. There is also a jewel-case with diamonds of the purest water, bracelets, ear-rings, and fillet for the forehead ; and all these minute curiosities are carefully ar ranged in the drawers and cases of a beautifully construc ted little wardrobe. PERSECUTION AND POPERY.—Mr. Newman, in his Essoy on the Development of Christian Doctrine, amongst other ingenious conclusions, distinctly recog nizes the right of persecuting heretics as part of the theory upon which the Romish system is built. He says in one place (p. 145), " Neither would St. Cyprian draw up a theory of persecution ;" which means, as is shown by the context, that though the church in St. Cyprian's time was not in a condition to persecute, the time was to come when it would he, and then it would be right to do so. Again, in p. 3.54, he says that, " St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, might at first be opposed to the em ployment of force in religion and afterwards acquiesce in it ;" where it is clear, from the whole of the passage, that he means to claim St. Augustine's sanction for the practice. Now, we sincerely trust and believe that most Roman Catholics will have good feeling as well as good sense enough to disavow so monstrous a doctrine, a doc trine only fit for Turks and heathens; and if Mr. New man himself should really entertain it, of course he can have no objection to try its effect upon himself, in which case he has only to make a pilgrimage to Polock, and re commend himself to the notice of the Archi-archi-archi vey Siernasko.— Times. A FREE TRADE IN CORN.—Our readers are probably not aware of the fact, but, within the last few years, we have had a perfectly free trade in grain, though certainly not for a long period,—the exemption from duty having lasted just one day. It will probably be recollected, that Sir Robert Peel's corn law came into operation on the day before the weekly averages were made up under it ; and certain parties, amongst whom was a house connected with this town, cleared a large quantity of grain, paying the duties under protest, on the ground, until the averages had been duly made up, no duty was payable. They subsequently brought an action against the collector of customs, at Liverpool, for a restitution of the amount of duties so paid ; and a 'verdict having been given against them, brought the matter, by writ of error, before the judges in the Exchequer Chamber. That writ of error has just been decided ; and the result is, that government will have to repay to the patties all the duties which they had received on the day in question. The matter was brought before the judges, and, on Tuesday hest, the opinion of their lordships was delivered by the Chief-Baron. The opinion was very decided, not only that the parties are entit:ed to a return of the duties, but that they have a claim for depreciation of price by a faliing market. On an average this svould be about lOs. per barrel of flour. It is impossible at pre sent to give accu rate information of the amount of money involved in this decision, but, from what we learn, cc believe it is unwards of x 150,000. The holders of bonded corn and flour at the time the act passed are, we learn, inclined to try the ques tion how tar they had a claim for the release of their pro uet ty from the locks of governmert. This, it pursued, will gite opportunity for much special pleading. oral anb probittrial getus. The steam-ship Hibernia, which would leave Boston on the Ist, may be expected on or before Saturday morning. A beautifully executed and remarkably correct full length likeness of J. D. Case, Esq. has just been placed in the Commissioners' Rooms, Birkenhead. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—On Monday Mr. Tomkincon retired from the contract, and Mr. M'Cormack has taken A - party of gentlemen dined on Wednesday at Fleet.. wood, with the view of celebrating the arrival at that port of the first cargo of cotton. The Finance Committee have lately granted a lease of land in Water-street, for 75 years, at the rate of ten pounds per square yard. Last Friday a boy named Hadley, living in King's court, Brook-street, was burnt to death, through his clothes catching fire. He was left alone. SHOP ROBBERY.—On Saturday Mary Ann Dwyer was committed for trial, at the Police-court, on a charge of ' having stolen three pieces of edging, of the value of 235., the property of Mr. Rigby, laceman, of Dale-street. A man named Howarth, a turn-out collier, at Roch dale, has been committed to Kirkdale Gaol, on a charge of attempting to murder John Dugdale, one of the new hands at Meadow Croft Colliery. The Rev. James North, of St. Catherine's, has lately given half a tun of coal to each of the inmates of the 48 almshouses for seamen's widows; and be also, at Christ mas, divided amongst several of the most needy and in firri! a quantity of mutton. HOUSE ROBBERY.—On Saturday a young female, named Mary Connolly, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen a boa and shawl, value four pounds, the property of a lady in Grenville-street, to whom she had gone to look for service. At the meeting of the Mersey Yacht Club on Tuesday, an American gentleman exhibited a novel method of pro pelling steamers by small paddle-wheels wholly immersed in the water. Tne club ha• now standing to its credit £274. The Rev. H. Hampton delivered, on Tuesday, a very eloquent lecture on the improvement of health by habits of cleanliness and attention to ventilation, and snowed the connexion of these subjects with their moral and religious advancement, and their comfort in every way. Owing to the reckless driving of the coachman, the Manchester Mid-day Mail Coach near Burnley was upset. The passengers were scattered about. One had his thigh broken and shoulder dislocated—another received a con cussion of the brain—another was contused in head and body. The coachman was injured in his head. RAILWAY TRAIN UPSET.—On Monday morning, a luggage train, proceeding from Manchester to Crewe, in consequence of one of the wheels breaking, overturned, and fell down an embankment, between Chelmsford and Holmes Chapel ; the engineer, fireman, and breaksman eseaped without injury. ALETHORAMA.—The children of St. Jude's, St. Silas', and St. Mark's Schools, had a high treat on Friday last, in witne• sing the above celebrated exhibition. Their ad miration was almost unbounded, as the varied and beau tiful scenery was presented, interspersed with liliputian real life. The Roman Catholics of Manchester have lately sold what is known as the Rook-street chapel, the oldest in the town. The proceeds, which are large, will enable that body to erect a splendid cathedral, which is intended. The site will be Red Bank, Salford Bridge, on the old road to Cheet ham Hill. CAUTION.—Two boys were brought before Mr. Rush ton on Saturday, charged with having stolen .£47 out of a arawer in the housa of Mr. Banks, Avison-street ; but it appearing that some promise had been held out that if the prisoners would confess the rubbery they should be forgiven, the prosecution failed, and the prisoners were discharged. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening, a gentleman, supposed to be insane, got out of the win th'w of a first-class carriage on the Chester Railway, and fell headforemost on the rails. The train was stopped, and he was taken to Chester Infirmary, but he died on Friday from the injuries. He had £5l in his pocket, and had taken a tcket from Whitmore. GREAT STRENGTH OF IRON VESSELS.—A short time ago, the John Garrow, of .!.= port, arrived from North America, with a cargo of timber, the load 351 feet to the ton register, being more, by 104 feet, than the largest cargo ever brought in wooden ships. The exceedingly sound state of the vessel, which has been afloat since 1839, is most astonishing. RETURNED TRANSPORT.—John Hughes was, on Fri day, brought before the police-court on a charge of hav ing returned from transportation. It appeared that the prisoner was tried at the Salford Sessions in 1831, and sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. On Thursday he was seen in Liverpool, and apprehended. Mr. Rushton ordered him to be committed to the Assizes. VESSEL HUN DOWN BY A STEAMER.—The galliot Mary Ann, of Workington, Bowes. master, 83 tans, four men from Stangford bound to Workington, in ballast, was run down about half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night last, by the Princess Alice, steamer, of Fleetwood, between the Mull of Galloway and the point of Ayre. The master, mate, and one of the seamen got on board the steamer, and arrived at Fleetwood on Sunday rurrning. The other seaman, named Preston, was unfortunately drowned The weather was extremely thick LOCAL BILLS.—On Friday the petition for the following bills was referred to the select committee on private bills. Birkenhead Small Debts Bill, Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners, the Herculaneum Docks, the Liver pool and Harrington Waterworks ; Birkenhead ( Com missioners') Dock ; the Warrington Waterworks ; the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations • the Liverpool Paving, Sewering, and Watering, and the Liverpool Improve ment ; the Tranmere Improvement the Manchester Markets ' • theTranmere Docks; and the Liverpo o l W a t e r petitions for bills. THE Jxsurrs.—We believe, as it is alleged, that the Jesuits are making themselves busy enough in this land ; but if their success in general is no better than that which they have attuned in the populous township of Over Darwen, it will not go very far towards the prayed-for conversion of heretical England. We are informed that some years ago a mass-house was erected in the township. aid, of course, a form of worship duly established, but so slowly has gone on the work of " conversion," that the attempt has been abandoned—the building itself being alone converted—into a beer-shop ? Does not this bear out what we say about the spread of Popery? It proves that the Protestantism of the country is sound, and that if Romanists numerically increase in particular localities, it is owing entirely to the influx of strangers.— Lancaster Gazette. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—On Thursday, at the annual meeting of these excellent institutions, the report announced a considerable improvement in the state of the funds. At the clog,. of 1843 the debt of the institution amounted to £l,BOO, at the close of 1844, to £671, whereas the balance-sheet of 4845 presents a surplus of revenue over expenditure of £307, a state of things which has not occurred since 1836. TiAs, however, the report says, arose from extraordinary exertions, and a hope was expressed that the public would support the institutions by permanent subscriptions, and not let them depend on unwearied importunity. The expenditure of the past year amounted to £3,242, whilst the income from sub scriptions is only £2,000, leaving £1,300 to be provided for by casual and extraordinary contributions; and surely this sum, in so large and wealthy a community, might ea sily be raised by means of annual subscriptions alone, and that at an individual sacrifice which would be so small as scarcely to deserve the name of charity. It was to this point the committee would especially Craw the attention of the public. The institution being now out of debt, they would earnestly suggest how easily it may be main- taiued in that position. With this view a partial begin ning has been made in the past year, the committee hav ing obtained new subscriptions to the amount of £lB7, and increased subscriptions to the amount of £33 125., which, together, make the sum of £220 12s. ; but they have, at the_same time, lost by deaths, removals, &c., the sum of £95 15s. 6d., thus reducing it to £l2l 16s. 6d. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks consented to remain chair man for another year, and promised at all times his best exertions THE CHASE SIR. W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS will meet This Day (Tuesday), Feb. 10, at . Friday, 13, at .. Tuesday, 17, at I-1 awarden . Eastham .. Denhall At eleven o'clock. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on This Day (Tuesday), Feb. 10, at.. Fourth Milestone on the Ellesmere and Oswes , ry road Llangedwin Ll; ydiarth Friday, 13, at .. Saturday, 14, at Each day at half past ten. The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on To-morrow (Wednesday), 11, at ....... Thursday, 12, at .. Saturday, 14. at Each day at half past ten ..... Kind Orton Hartford Bridge ... Beeston Hall A SUDDEN CONVERSION. Of all the gentlemen who have been recently " turning their backs upon themselves," and perplexing their , con stituents, commend us, says the Herald, to Mr. Henry Charles Sturt, late member for Donetshire I Mr. Sturt is, we believe, a gentleman of the highest and most unblemished character—a man universally es teemed in private life; but it is quite clear that he woe fully mistook his vocation when he ventured into public life in stirring times like these. So recently as Dec. 20, 1845, Mr. Sturt attended a meeting of his constituents at Blandford ; and, es the cahinet-couvulsions then going on drew every one's at. tention to the subject, he naturally felt called upon to al lude very explicitly to the question of the corn-laws. It was then well-known that Sir Robert Peel had re-assumed office, with an intention of modifying the existing corn laws. Yet Mr. Sturt was not backward in announcing his own determination. He told his hearers, that "he was prepared to stand by the '• present protection to agriculture." His hearers cheered him; but it now ap pears that this noble resolution was like the" We —we, — won't run I" of the terrified duellist in Sheridan's comedy. linwever. encouraced by their cheers. sturdy Mr. Sturt went on to say, that— " Whoever . . I.rought forward a urea-ure for the repeal of the . corn -laws, lie would oppose is !" eerina Such - was Mr. Sturt six weeks ago. But Sir Robert Peel has made his speech, parties begin to develope their plans and intentions, and ML Sturt is naturally expected to perform in February what he bad promised in Decem ber. Instead of which, what does he d,,? He sits down and writes a letter to his constituents, in which he F a} s " My opinion respecting thejustice of the corn law ha undergone no change." Well, then, what has Mr. Sturt to do, but to vote ac cording to his own convictions, and according to the wishes of his constituents ? Could any thing in the world be simpler or more easy ? But no, good Mr. Sturt cannot screw his courage up to this point. He tells his constituents, that "It is useless, and it is hopeless. Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, and the whole Cabinet, are your opponents." And, accorJingly, being apparently unable to conceive the possibility of such a thing as voting on his own convic tions against the Government, he applies for the Chiltern Hundreds, and leaves his constituents in the lurch ! We frankly declare, that, were we in Mr. Sturt's present pre dicament, we would sell the Dorsetshire estate, and, after a three years' absence on the Continent, would settle either in Argyleshire or in Galway. Assuredly, Dorset shire should never again behold us ! But observe, good reader, in what way the repeal of the corn-laws is to be carried. Here is an English county member, who declares his convictions to remain unaltered, deserting his post, simply because Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington have abandoned the corn-laws. Next, the Duke of Wellington explains, that his views, remain unaltered ; but that he yields to Sir Robert Peel's propo sal, merely from a fear that her Majesty might be left Rigout a government. We come then down to Sir Robert Peel, as the single individual, from whose change of opinion and of purpose, all the other changes proceed, ti And we may fearlessly ask — remembering that Sir Ro bert Peel, in 1842, declared that the price which he con sidered it desirable that wheat should be sold at in Eng land was 545. to 58 5 ., an d that the present arerafie is 545. Bd.,—we may fearlessly as k , we repeat, is there a man in England who seriously believes that, if there had been no League, Sir Robes t Peel would have come for ward, in 1846, to repeal his own law of 1842 ? So that, in fact, the " house that Jack built" runs thus :—Mr. Sturt, Mr. Charteris, Mr. Wilso n P a tt en , and sundry others. are co nverte d by the conversion of the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel : The Dnke of Wellington is converted by Sir Robert Peel :—And Sir Robert Peel is converted by the League! RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN SWITZERLAND We were favoured on Saturday, by our respected towns man M. Zwilchenbart, Consul of the Swiss Confedera tion, here, with copies of the official do:uments relative to the present ecclesiastical affairs of the Canton de Vaud, in which, for some months past, a portion of the clergy of " The National Evangelical Reformed Church " (esta blished by law) have thrown off their allegiance to that institution, and thereby caused great discomfort to the Council of the State—or government of that repblic, which is attached to the Swiss Confederati o n—bv u pro ducing disunion to a certain extent amongst the people, as well as threatening the foundations of the Establish ment. The question is one which, to a considerable ex tent, interests the whole Christian world ; and we there fore lament that the voluminous nature of these docu ments—no fewer than twenty in number, several of them pamphlets, and all of them printed in French—precludes us from supplying more than a general outline of the principal facts they disclose on a hasty perusal, but which certainly appear to us to vindicate the conduct of the Council, as having acted with patience, liberality, and forbearance towards the dissentients, with a view to pre serve the integrity and true discipline of their national Church, which has already existed for about three centu ries, and, above all, has a firm scriptural foundation. We may state at the outset, that it does not appear from these papers that the pastors who have withdrawn from within her pale have set up any new or old heretical doc trine on their own account ; on the contrary, their doc trinal views seem to be sound and scriptural : and of this the government of the Canton seem to be so well aware, that they have never, since the dawning of the disaffec tion, ceased by gentle invitation and persuasion to reclaim the strayed sheep to the clerical fold, and retain them in the service of the State. Amongst the pamphlets we find the new " Constitution of the Canton of Vand," declaring it (August, 1845,) to be a "democratic republic," with the usual adjuncts of such systems of government. Our readers are well aware that we are no friends to republicanism, but in this in stance it has some extenuations; and, above all, the re deeming virtue of stam - Ang by an evangelical church, and upholding the st,te. This leonstitution (as our own) permits to certain of the provinces the quiet exercise, as r it e l b i g e i f o o n re „— e x t i h s t e e c d ie r o g f y ofwhatbo to therecalledber,ai d by the the 'r'eCs respective treasuries of the departments in which they are situated. We als , find " The Ecclesiastical Law" of the canton, dated December, 1839, by which it appears there were about 144 parishes in the several arondissements, w,th about 160 pastors of the national church. Another pam phlet contains two speeches delivered by M. Henri Druey, the President of the Council of State, evidently a clever statesman and orator, at its sittings in November last, and in which he eloquently and forcibly advocates the policy and advantages of a national connexion between the church and the state The minor documents (nearly all signed by himself in his official capacity) are letters or addresses to the disaffected clergy, proclamations from the council, resolutions, judgments, decrees, and con ciliatory addresses to the clerical parties resigned from that body; addresses to the council from the latter, with M. Druey's replies. &e. The whole are from the press (different hands) in Lausanne, (the capital,) and the typo graphy is highly creditable. From the whole, it appears that the object of the dis unionists is to render the church (in contravention of the ecclesiastical law of 1839) independent of the state—the whole affair bearing a resemblance in many particulars, though by no means in all, to the recent movements of the Free Church party in Scotland. Some of the dissen tients had betaken themselves to preaching in con venticles (or chapels). Oth ers b ad bearded the government, by continuing to conduct public worship in the state churches after they had abrogated their right to do so, by disobe dience of the constitutional and ecclesiastical law. The government, it appears, first noticed this emeute last May, when they issued reatons' r. r • circular. lthe, national t s ti etodno municipalities,af2l 4 t these s u rc c h e ' h t official cemal explanatory and ar papers t,nhaaent odmr yi addressed ao a sfu c rt i eh r s c e u l that a fa oc f r tbt o uha m adel b aptth e ra e l eeOt n n feeCnc d oeoteloentif an d he decided Novemberupon h e t oGroevme Government e t n h t e i e s y s i u l. e ' d ' a F1 p 0:::: :6 13 0 n r d . the others, we deduce the following : inflicting certain penalties on " pastors " and " ministers' who had officiated in "chapel houses" out of the pale of the national church, as on t h ose who had refused to read from their pulpits a previous proclamation touching the voting of electors under the new constitution, the plea in extenuation being that it was political. These parties are complained of by the Government as having resigned their clerical posts in the national church, and, without reason• able cause, exposed the establishment to the greatest danger. The majority of the citizens of the Canton were in favour of the Government measures against them, and the Grand Council of the Confederation invest, d the Council of the state with extraordinary powers as Fe cgharadpeedis e a n n d a t i o o t n h a e l r c h a u s s r e e m h bl c iages n t o ) s t t r i b t c e t l i o o n n g , g e s s t e o n t t i n h g e Church. The first use made of this power was to offer to all but the most refractory who had withdrawn and shown strong hostility to the church, an opportunity of honourably re turning to her bosom, and contributing to restore tran quillity and peace amongst the whole community. which had been disturbed by these dissensions. The Council d'Etat did all in their power to induce them to accept this invitation, by prolonging the time given them for consideration, &c. Even the most refractory were not precluded from withdrawing their resignations of their own free will, and the time in which resignations were to be accepted was extended to the Ist of December. Forty pastors and other ministers withdrew their resig nations on this appeal, but four of them resigned anew. After being necess , tated to retain in pay, or to bring back to the service of the church the greatest possible number of ministers, the council found it necessary to re-petition provisionally the numerous parishes, uniting some of them under the care of one clergyman ; and they state, if there be a lamentable watt of pastoral instruction. the fault does not lie with them, or with the pastors who re mained in the service of the church, hut with the minis ters who forsook her in the boor of her need, and who for such dereliction of duty no longer legally officiated as clergymen in the state. The council state that they will do all that in them lies to render this -state of things of as short duration as pos sible. They bad appealed to ministers of Vaud out of the country, to students of theology, to schoolma , tere. to the laity, and others interested in the church. They had ac cepted of proffered services from some, and anticipated those of others. As an example of the kindly dealing of the government with the malcontents,. we may quote the following sen tence :—" Perhaps, (says the document,) whin better enlightened by reflection, mo red by the national church of their country, and touched by her path nt endurance, (soufrage) those of the pastors and ministers who have withdrawn from her, and whose return is will possible, will commune with thernselrei, while there is yet time to redeem the past, and again place themselves at the service of that church ; and not continue to expose herb disu nion by the position they have taken." The Council appeal to those pastors who have remained faithful, to persevere with that zeal and devotion which they have evinced during this season of difficulty, so that they may add to the public gratitude which they have already so justly acquired. All others studying for the church, or connected with it or its welfare even more remotely, are implored to follow their noble example—including municipalities and citizens. With regard to those who have withdrawn from the establi.hment, no middle course is left. They must either frankly and fully return t.) the service of the church, or abstain from officiating ther ein, their acts, whether in administering the sacraments, in marrying, &c., being declared illegal and void. The prophets are enjoined to carry out the injunctions of the Government in respect to the conformists, and to put clown illegal religious assemblages, but to give a lati tude to all meetings that do not affect the public tran quillity, and to show no persecuting spirit. It is stated that Methodism fr.s done much evil in the country, and that the assumed " independence" of the new party (if it go s on) can have no other result but to subject the state and the people to the domination of the digs-ntient clergy, and prectpit th church into schisth, and finally into anarchy. unhuppr differences, (7f tile Vaudois who s for the faith v.nd the sincfrc with those Lientiously heir fore- titers of the ev e free to admit. that ti- ureh. At the same time, we sentient clergy have siNPeted ersonal themselves to many privations, convenience, in holding fast to atious con• victions. ri° Ob 6 to 0,0 p bei o ro/