The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-17 00:00:00

- 4 APRIL. 17 , 14335 by accepting the most lucrative office-under the crown. O'CONN ELL therefote does not seek place—he only wants Power. He offers the following terms :- I st. The nomination of the law officers for Ireland tin ting the existence of the new administration ! 2 (11y. A veto upon the appointmentof the Lord Lieute nant of Ireland ! ! Illy. The extension of the elective franchise in Ire land to £5 householders I ! ! These propositions are so monstrous—so insulting to the majesty of England—as to be almost incredible ; but we believe. they. were made, and that they have been aecepted by Lord JoRN RUSSELL as the negotiator be tween Lord MELBOURNE and O'CONNELL. The latter bai aclear right to make•the best terms he can for him andhis "tail." may ask to lie Made viceroy of Ireland for life, with a salary of half 'a million per an num,.if,he pleases. He may. ask that the high office of Chancellor for -Ireland be given to old RUTRVEN for life;-and his .eldest son in'succession. He may.ask that the people of Ireland he prohibited from drinking any ale which he does not brew, and that a poll tax of one shilling per annum be levied upon every protestant in Ireland for the benefit of his family . . . All this, and more, O'CONNELL has a right to ask; but that a British mi nister has the power to grant any one of these terms is quite another,. questiOn. Confining .ourselves to the three first propositions,. we contend that the minister Ithblhould accede to any one of them .would be liable to Impeachment,. and ought to suffer death upon the scaf fold. If they are_ acceded to,. we hope the minister, ,v6ev er he is, ,will so perish. Outraged national ho aoir-.--national independence public justice, would ilernand: it. Tit ,such a case public- indignation would Pay little respect 'to persons. The people of England will never submit to see their sovereign degraded, even tottintarily: Their pride would. revolt at it—a voice from the grave would cry ililutragainstit—the spectre of the good king, GEORGE Ili, would stand by the bed side of the issue of his loin,s,tp,eotidernn it—every drop of blood in our veins would boil at such deep debase ment. B'ut it is quite possible that such terms might be made With O'CoNNELL without the King's knowledge or con 'currence. In such a . case his Majesty would be.the most lielliless and paiable object in his whole dominions. If made at all, we are quite certain they will be made without the privity or consent of WILLIAM THE FOURTH. This is the most unfortunate, part of the difficulty. The Icing may be the last 'person who is made acquainted With the humiliating conditions imposed upon his ser 'Ruts. While in power they will take care to monopolize %ll the patronage, and they can use that patronage lin -440t0n to him, but in strict accordance with the compact 'enterettinto with O'CONNELL. We shall therefore assume, for the sake of argument, 'MU the terms of toe Irish impostor are accepted—that 'the infernal compact is signed and sealed—that O'CoN NELL is . to have sovereign power in Ireland, and the RUSSELL whigs place . and patronage in England. We tssume the facts because we believe them to be facts. flow comes, with regard to• the practical part, the try ing point. Admitting the villanous compact, the sacri legious treaty, the infamous.coalition of papists, socinians, llnd infidels* to be_ completed, still there remains the adjustment of the means or agents by which the govern bent .under such a compact is to be-carried on. The 11 ')Iig journals tell us that Mr. SPRING RICE is to be clian 'eCllor of the exchequer ; .Lord JOHN RUSSELL foreign secretary ; Lord PALMERSTON colonial *secretary ; Mr. CHARLES GRANT president of the India Board ; Sir JOnN Honitousg -secretary for Ireland; Lord DuNCAN NON home secretary; Mr. ROLFE solicitor-general, &c. 4 tc. &c. • No doubt it is extremely. •epsy to Make such appoint.: tadnts ; but .pray how are these very fortunate gentlemen 1 . 0 secure seats in . parliament Dissolve the parliament 'tile whigs will not. The next would he, more opposed to them than the preSent. ; There will, for this reason, be no dfirsoluijon by them. Still the new appointments must lead to new elections. Lord JOHN RUSSELL lias no chance of bei ng again returned for .Devonshire. So certain is the return of another conservative, Mr. MONTAGUE PARKER, for that county,: thaiieven the MOrning•Chronicle gives : I P Lord Jonres claims as h o p4 eFs , Will th e noble l°r(1, the 'foster parent of the reform bill, the hater of c orrupt boroughs, descend so lo.w. as to sneak intoparlia tnent through the rotten borough of Tavistock-4otten in a double . . sense, for the lands therein belong in right bore t o the papists than the surplus revenues of the pro testant church ? He will, to a dead certainty, lose b evonshire, and he may creep. , in for Tavistock, but. he V illappear in Parliament stripped Of his. present plumes, a T'inall kite of the I3edford breed, with his wings clipped. . . And Mr. SPRING RlCE—the -chancellor of the Ex 'chequer that is to be s —Lis he quite sure that Cambridge will re-elect him ? We can hardly think so. He must h ave strong misgivings on the subject. If we are not Inch misinforthed, the right honourable member sits for that to for the last time. He was turned out of Lime by the papists, whom he had assisted to power; and I reland had no mercy upon him. By virtue of the, torn- Pact . tvith O'CoNNELI: - he may . find a place there—but the de gradation must unnerve and eventually kill him. Lord PALMERST6N tool Where_ is this antiquated cox who has lived .npon all parties, and disgusted all Plitties--who has worn all colours, and disgraced every e louv6—wbere is he to find a convenient b oro u g h? These, ° nbt one in England. He is the living personifi c ation Of Contempt. Turned out of Hampshir e he has n o hidi ng rr a, His friends cannot assist him. The .whi gs h ave rotten boroughs—.(the only rotten borou g h s ex t an t _ t y. e ing theirs exelnsiv'elyl—still they have. not one to l 'Pare for Lord PALMERSI'ON. " Cupid," as the Spanish grandee said of his dead ape to, ~his servants in .a com -414/Iding but a melancholy tone, "must b.e buried with 811 due solemnity." Is Sir JonN HOBROUSE perfectly at ease in his find about Nottingham.? We believe not. He will be 41 o at strenuously and we hope successfully opposed. If , Should happen to' be returned it will be at an expense hich will consume three years' salary, supposing him to M a te that term in office. • It is most melancholy to Me that even if returned 'at:.so serious a . cost there net chance of his being in office three months! , L We pass Mr . ' Rorsi in charity, he being a personage " li orn every progressi . ve step in advancement under whig Att ronage has tended to injure.'' Falmouth disgorges him I, t the next election. Whetie; , -then, goes Lord•Jouti li UEisELL's solicitor-general,? • ; . .7 , -• l kir• CHARLES GRAN atis to e member of the Rus hLL cabinet. lie sits :thqCO`onty of Inverness. I s quite safe there 2' No, if Itteie be a spark of pride, p ild ePendence, or national feeling, in the blood of the 44 Erts, or the MACDONALIiS of that shire. He h as i l li tAnt e d" away a ll hi s professed piety. He has ,pro ve d 'self to be unworthy of the station which he has too ti ol 'g occupied in the religious world—an overrated in 11°Ient man, utterly destitute of principle. Flow will the ,° ll est presbyterians of the i-th be pleased at seeing an :'der of the kirk doffing his no Cap to DANIEL O'CONNELL h t ld the . p op i s h pr i es t s .Ireia'nd, and instead of doing t "'age at the shrine of 'JOHN' KNOX, paying his devoirs 1 . 4 the Bish o p o f OLYMPUS, or the bishop of some place 4 Yond the confines of purgatory 2' He has only to take, (I ,. l6 eeunder L o rd JOHN to giv the finishing stroke. to his euttracter. Whom have we next ? Mr. EDWARD 'ELLICE, it is 10 4 . u, de c li nes office ! Thi s i s C ons id era t e ; but it i s th e hit Lime that Mr. E D W A RD Etricg ever declined any ist that was worth the accepting. 'The goodly reason that this gentleinan has been too long at Coventry. (1 4 electors are tired of him, and they have come to the 6 "e rtnination of dispensing with his services at the very °Pporl unity. Mr. ELLICE declines office ! ha ! ha ! there are many other honourable members in a similar pre dicam en t. They have no chance of being returned to parliament. The case of Mr. SPRING, Rica is the most hi PQrtaut, for without Mr. Rica Lori' JoHN cannot form 8 Oministration. If Sir EDWA.RD SUDDEN be removed the chancellorship of Ireland, be is determined, we , ti m i e t.ota'nd, to contest Cambridge with the new chan ionr of the exchequ e r, in whi c h case Mr. must "0i,09 to the classic todesmen • on • the banks of the' Cam, and seek some snug retreat on the banks'of the Lee or the Shannon. _ We have now pointed out the unhallowed lengths which the RUSSELL whigs are prepared to go, and the obstacles which stand in their way. The voice of the nation is against them, and the very agencies of a popular nature which they created for their own benefit oppose their progress and mar their hopes. We therefore look on with calm composure. They will struggle hard, but, defeated ultimately they are sure to be. The end must be the recall' of Sir ROBERT . PEEL and the dissolution of the present parliament. The French deputies are proceeding slowly with their extremely heavy debate upon the claims of the United States. It is obvious that they have a strong repugnance to paying the money. One member gives a curious reason why it should not be paid. He says that during the late war—" on the 13th Prairial,' year 2 of the republic",—a flesperate engagement took place between a British and French fleet,-in which the latter, as a matter of course, were tightly thrashed and then captured ; but that neither the fight nor the capture would have hap pened but for information supplied to the British admiral by the master of an American vessel. The seafaring citizen of the United States told the English commander where the French fleet was, and thereby enabled him to steer in the right direction and come up with the French man within sight of his own shores. For this jriforma tion, argues the learned deputy, the American people should be made. responsible; for the lois sustained by the capture of the French fleet was more than equivalent to the American claim of twenty-five millions of francs. This is sharp and ingenious reasoning, but we think that'upon the whole it is as fair a bar to the demand as any right we have seen :established by the Americans. But what will JONATflax say to it ? Thii perhaps Here is your tlond. Monsieur CRAPAUD !—here is the . treaty executed by Monsieur LOUIS PFDLIPPK!—bere is the bill drawn by Mr. ANDREW JACKSON, our president, and dishonoured by'you, - Monsieur BEOGAR !—and we tell you at once, " slick and away," that if you .attempt to cheat us in this manner, there is the Constitution . frigate riding in your waters -at Havre, with the star bespangled banner and the " striped bunting" waving before your faces—SHE will speak to you, and no mistake ! - Such is the fact with respect to the Constitution frigate. She is at Havre ; with her guns run out, waiting the issue of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies. If the chamber should refuse to pay the dollars, and the interest of the dollars since the 4th July, 1831, which, at 5 per cent., would he an additional million of dollars, she is to carry off the American ambassador, suite, and bag gage, without a moment's delay. We do not know how the pride of France relishes this sort of treatment.. It certainly looks very like a threat ; and. it will be• the boast of the Americans, in case the money should be paid, that they owe it to the Con stitution frigate. • LONDON LATEST' NEWS. City, Half-past Seven o'clock, Wednesday Evening. We stated in our Sunday report that obstacles existed to the formation of the Melbourne ministry, and we may now add that they still exist. In point of fact nothing has been.done since we. last wrote; Lord Melbourne is premier in prospective, but for . the rest of the cabinet where are' they, Earl Grey swears " he will not march through Coventry" with Lord John Russell's nondescripts, and that Mr. O'Connell's alliance is pollution to his order. Mr. Bickersteth will not he chancellor for the month or two the administration that is tube may exist ; the Marquis of Lansdowne is not inclined to "go . the whole hog;" Burl Spencer does not altogether:approve of the "movement" sys tem ; but, above all, the King is firni, and the 'religion of the country will be saved. Such is the position of affairs here, and those who have been the c ause o f thi s p os iti on no w recoil from the consequences. In truth, however forward Lord John ltus- . sell may have chosen to be to clasp Mr. o"Counell's dirty tail, the superior portion of the whigs seem inclined to turn theirs upon it. The money tna r k e t remain s in - a most passive state, and money has become rather scarce. This may be ascribed to this day being the limit for the return of the quarterly advance made by the hank. Consols for' the account are at . 92%, and for money at 92%. The consequence of the scarcity of money has been a decline in Exchequer Bills and India Bonds, the former have fallen to 35 37.prem., cud . the latter to 18. There is a further advance in the South American securities since we last wrote. ColUmbian' has touched upon 50, and Mexican Bonds are 48,4. In Portuguese Bonds also the market is rising, 99 is the quotation at the close of the market to-day. We have accounts froni Alexandria to the 3d ult. The plague was making dradful . desolation, and the deaths were estimated at 100 per diem. The cordon sanitaiie had been deethed useless, and had been abandoned; and the unfortunates attacked with the dreadful disease were seen iotnityg from their dweltin"s.aud dropping dead in the Streets : the number of •unburied dead bodies increasing of course the, disease. It is said likewise to have extended to the Frank quarier, and also to the Egyptian squadron; two ships of the line, Nos. 6 and 7 having exhibited the disease in a fearful form. It had also appeared among the, crews of moose of the merchant vessels, amonguthers two Eng lish, one French, and several Greek and Egyptian vessels bad been attacked. Business was entirely suspended. We have no colonial arrivals to-day of any moment. -- cia/1* THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. .. . A correspondent has siiiiplied'ui with a list of the new minis ters, and of the new measures intended to be proposed by them, which we subjoin. Wp do not vouch for the accuracy of either:— _ _ First Lord of the Treasury . Lord Durham. Lord Chancellor ...... S. Lushington, Esq., to be•inade Baron Lush, of the city of Lushington, and of the Tower Hamlets. Chancellor of the . Exchequer Joseph Hume, Esq. Home Secretary ' Thomas Attwood, Esq. Foreign Ditto . Colonial Ditto ' - • Mr. Brothertnn. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Daniel O'Connell, 14 - .:sq. Chief Secretary - Speaker of the }louse of Commons Mr. Cobbett. President of Board of Trade Sir John Key. Secretary at War • John Gully, Esq. COmmatderrin-Chief • ' • . Captatli . Rock. .. —• . . .. . First Lord of.the Admiralty, :.Alderinan Wood. Attorney-General ' Mr. Roebuck. Privy Seal Mr. Littleton. President of the Couneil Richard Potter, Esq. Master of the Horse Mr. Ducrow. The duties of Lord Chamberlain will be discharged by one of the new police and a professor of dancing, at moderate weekly salaries. The Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster is offered to the attorneys of Lancashire. .1 - le who will undertake its duties for the - least stun is to have it. . . The office of Master of the ,Mint will not. be filled up, as it is intended in a short time to have all things common. The office of Paymaster of the Forms is discontinued. - The Board of Control is abolished, as no inember.of this admi nistration, or their deputies, intend to subMit to control of any kind whatever. Commissioners for Church Reform—the Roman Catholic Bishop of London, the Chief Jewish Pablo, Mr. Wellbe loved, Timothy East, Mr. Carlile , Dr. Warren, Rey. Robert Taylor. .„ Secretaries to the Commission---J. R. Stephens, T. T. Crybace. The duties of Constable of the Tower to be discharged by one of the Magistrates of the Thames police-office. Ministers:intend at an early period to introduce — A bill to empower the Admiralty to let the ships of the navy to merchants of this or any other country to be employed in trade. A bill allowing the . sale of Stonehenge and .other similar monuments and ruins hi Mr. M'Adam, the road contractor. A bill for church 'reform, founded ou the report of their en lightenecl and impartial:commissioners. This will be a sweep ing measure. A;bill to.tax all titles, from Mr. up to Duke, on a graduated scale. The royal family to be exempt for the present. A bill to render bowing of pulling, off the hat to any superior (so catied) a MiSdenieikunni:, To compel the Universities' to admit all cOr3ers without in- . quiring whether they treJittva, Turks, or infidels. To convert St. Paul's intia grand central library for the dif fusion of useful knowledge. • To sell 'all this artillery at: Woolwich and elsewhere to the contractors for railroads or for exportation; and to distribute the small,arms among ale 130 houeeholders in Great Britain arid Irelarid. This measure will supersede the necessity of a standing, army. This class of persons will be expected, in case of necessity, .to 'form themselves into regiments; officers to be chosen by ballot. . . _ The premier is anxious to introduce a bill to increase the price ti coals and to prohibit the use 'of other fuel. Souse of his colleagues, however, are opposed to this measure. Joseph Flume was overheard muttering "This is a burning shame." Sir John Key will: bring in a bill to repeal all laWs - which prevent persons in their minority holding office under govern ment, and which require o aths relative thereto. This subject has long occupied his•most.serious attention. Cobbett's Register, we are authorized to say, is the Official organ of government. No other paper will be perMitted to report the d e b a tes in - parliament. Ministers are nearly unanimous in determining to patronize a penny subscription to erect a monument in St. Petees.field, Manchester, to the memory of that great patriot Fl. Hunt, Esq. The statue is to be cast trout the copper so subscribed. On being applied to, Mr. Cobbett said he had no brass to spare, and could not therefore give the statue his countenance. No more money will be voted to the trustees of the British Museum:- The expenses Of the 'institution will, in future, be borne by. charging for admittance. •Alults Is., children under twelve years of age half:price. ,• The attorney-general has filed a criminal information in the Court of King's Bench against alLpeisons present at the last Pitt dinner. The' publishers of Rlarkwood's Magacine and the Standard were severally fined £lOOO for libels on the government. We hope this will teach these 'paltry and obscure scribblers better manners. Jonathan Martin .has been set at liberty and appointed prin cipal verger of Westminster Abbey. The new speaker refuses to wear the wig and robes of office, and seems impatient till the chaplain • his finished‘the usual prayers. • The Rev. Lord Wriothesley,Russell has resigned the valua ble living of Streatham,'in the county of Surrey, upon the pre text. of not approving of .pluralities. H is lordship retains the living of Cheynies. ,The Dyke of Bedford, who is patron; has presented the living of .Streatham to the'Rev.. Mr. Blunt, of Chelsea. When will Woburn be given back to the plundering church? THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE LITTLE HALF-FLEDGED FOREIGN SECRETARY. A considerable degree of amusement was created yes terday afternoon at the Exchange NeWs-room by the appearance of an address to the noble lord who has ac quired such celebrity by his skill in " upsetting coaches" and in " appropriating'? a .surplus from an inadequate revenue. That we may pay all due respect to the ad dressers and the addressed, here it _is just as icreached us, freih from the anvil:— toxicated at a.public-houte in Standish-street. He left there about eight o'clock to go home; and as soon as he got out side he was knocked down by two men, who robbed tihn of the money and watch. He was so much in liquor, that he could not identify the men,. but a little girl, who was playing in the neighbourhood, and saw the transaction, described their persons to the police officers, and the prisoner, who had been in the public-house with the complainant, was apprehended. The girl swore to his identity, and the jury having found him guilty, he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. The recorder then re-called Riding, the prosecutor, and informed him, that in consequence of his being drunk when robbed, he should not allow his expenses. In the presentations made by the gr:nd jury, to the effect that many of the street robberies were attributable to prosecutors themselves from their drunken habits, he perfectly concurred; but he thought, under such circumstances, it was too much to burthen the county with the expenses of prosecutions, Riding then lett the court, quite chopfallen. "TO THE. RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN RUSSELL. " We, the undersigned inhabitants of the town and neigh bourhood of Liverpool. address your lordship at this important and eventful period for the purpose of expressing the admira tion which we feel for the perseverance, energy, and talent which have characterised your lordship's parliamentary career. "The resolution which your lordship has succeeded in carry ing in the House of Commons relative to the appropriation of the surplus revenues of the Irish church has our most cordial concurrence, and claims from us the warmest expression of our gratitude. • " We congratulate your lordship upon the happy prospects which (through your efforts) now begin to dawn upon ourcoun try, and, in common with the majority of the people of this great empire, ,we ardently•hope that your lordship will be speedily - recalled to the councils of his Majesty." The first signature attached to this splendid effusion of loyalty and gratitude is that of " W. P. Freme," whose patriotic example, is followed by " Win. Earle, jun.," and "Godfrey Barnsley, of India-buildings and Brougham terrace"—we copy from the address the professional location'and private domiciled the latter gentleman from a feeling that we never can be too particular in matters of impokance—among the names of lesser note are those of " Swinton Boult, ' Cohlan, Rushton, J. D. Thornely, James Mulleneux, Thomas Bolton and others who hate "'Cog, lords, and commons," and every other approach to triunity except Three per Cent. Consols. y dint of great exertions in the course of the afternoon about one hundred and fifty names were collected, but the table whereon the address lay was fitiictly guarded, lest by any chance . a tory or an employe of the STANDARD should happen to be taking notes for the edification of the public.. On the approach to the table of a gentleman supposed to be one of our establishment, the cry of " A spy in the camp"(!) became loud and general among the guardians of this sacred scroll. Are the addressers of Lord John-afraid or ashamea of being known ?—But that is their business, dot ours. BOROUGH SESSIONS. TUESDAY.—(Before the RECORDER, MAYOR, BAILIFFS, and " Bench of Aldermen,) Louis San Martin.,-The trial, of this rascally . Spiniard, for robbing the Wellington Hotel, in Dale-street, of a gold . watch, came on to-day, and 'occupied the court a considerable time. We gave the particulars of this and various other robberies com►uitted by the prisoner. at hotels a few days ago. The jury found him Guilty, and the Recorder sentenced hi►n to fourteen years' transportation. A second indictment was preferred against the prisoner for stealing a silver snuff-box from the King's Arms kiotel, in this town, but as he was convicted on the first charge, the trial was not proceeded with. Ana Nicholls, 31; was indicted for having stolen eleven sove reigns, two half-sovereigns, and some silver, from the dwelling house of William Hawthornthwaite, publican, Crosby : street. On the 9th February, the prosecutor, having occasion to go to Prince's Dock, went first to his bed-room, where he saw his money, about £l4; "safe in his drawer, which he locked; his wile also locked the bed-room door, and put the key in her pocket. They went to the dock, the wife returning about twelve o'clock, and the prosecutor about f►ve. A ferriale servant bad been left in the house. This individual stated, that in the absence of her master and mistress the prisoner, ,who had formerly lived in the house, came in and said she wanted to fetch a fiddle, which had - belonged to her husband, out of the top-room. Her husband had been a seaman, and had died at sea, about fifteen months before. She took away the, fiddle, and came back again for a tea-caddy, which she sa►d was iu the room in which the money was depos►ted! Sbe went up stairs, and remained about half an hour; on her return she stated that the door was locked. •Shortly afterwards'a lodger, Gilbert Wallace, came in, and of him the prisoner borrowed £2 for the purpose of purchasing fur niture in order to take in lodgers. On the discovery of the rob bery, the prosecutor went with two officers of police to the pri soner's dwelling, about thirty yarAs in the rear of his own house. During the search the prisoner , was seen endeavouring to se crete something, and on her hand being forced open, it was found to contain gold to about the amount lost. To account for this it was alleged that she was in the habit of cashing notes for sailors. Some keys were found upon her, but none which fitted the bed-room lock ; but the key, of the bed-room was found to correspond with a luck on some part of . the ,prisoner's pre u►ises. Much merriment was caused by the examination of the pro secutor and his wife, particularly of the latter, who, by the an swers she gave to the counsel for the defence, seemed fully de termined to stand. upon the "rights of woman." Could she read or write? • Why that had nothing to do with the matter.— (A laugh.) Could she spell her own name? Perhaps not, as it ought to be spelled; (it appeared that her husband was in the same predicament.) She could spell her own name, but this here (with a toss of the bead towards her husband) was such a long one that she did'nt know how to spell it.—(Much laugh ter.) Had she not been to a fortune-teller about this robbery? Yes, she had. And consulted her ? No, the fortune-teller had consulted her.—(Laughter.) Well, well; and what had she said ? She had told her to go home again ; her money was not far otf.—(Langhter.) The jury finally acquitted the prisoner, and she was forth with discharged. HOUSE ROBBERY. Henry Egr, one of the numerous 'gang of juvenile thieves that infest. the%town, was indicted for entering adwelling-house, and stealinglierefrotii a qtantity of wearing apparel. - Hannah Wuite, wife of "Henry Waite, of Grosvenor-street, said that on the night oftbe Bth Feb., a little past six o'clock. she left the house, leasing no person to mind it, having locked the door. She returned about eight o'clock, and saw a lighted candle in the parlour, and the kitchen door open. She was going in, when the prisoner pushed up the parlour window and came throukh into the street'. Assistance was procured, and the prisoner secured on the spot. On examining the house wit ness found a large quantity of wearing apparel tied up in bun dles, ready to carry away. The artieles, which consisted of two blankets, two sheets, a quilt and cloak, were here produced and identified by the com plainant, and the prisoner was found guilty. Being an otd offender, although a young man, the recorder• sentenced the prisoner to fourteen years' transportation. A known thief, named Win. Brown,ls years old, was indicted for stealing a silver spoon, the property of Richard Rigby, a publican in Fontenoy-street. The prisoner, it appears, went into the house under the pretence of drinking, and seeing the spoon in the glass he walked out of the house with it; butbeing detected he was brought back and given into custody. Guilty— Four months' imprisonment. ROBBERY BY 'A PORTER.' Lewis Price, aged 37, stood indicted for having stolen twelve flannel waistcoats, four pair of gloves, fourteen air of stock ings, three pair of trowsers, and six pair of drawers, the pro perty of Messrs. 'futon, linen and woollen drapers of Lord street. It appeared front the evidence of Laurie M`Taggart, the foreman of the prosecutors,' that the prisoner had been with Messrs. Tilton as a-porter fur some time, and had left for au advance of wages. He was taken into their service again on his own terms, in Consequence of hii poverty. lie again left them, without stating his intention to do so, when a parcel con taining four p.tit of gloves, : fourteen pair of stockings, and six pair of drawers was missing. He was suspected of having stolen the articles, and information being given to the police, Rowson,. a constable, was sent to the prisoner's residence, and on him were found pawntickets of some of the stolen property. The case being fully made out, the prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. wnotEsnoi RUBBERY. Henry Season, John Bleakley, and John Cearns, three noto rious thieves, were indicted for having stolen four boxes, one hundred bonnets, thirty planes, eighteen saws, twelve screw drivers, and six- trowels, the property of John Douglas, and Mary Oakes and Joseph Knowles were charged with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. The facts of the case, as elicited in evidence, were these : A little before five o'clock a cart drove up to Mr. Thompson's warehouse, in the presence of Mr. Robinson's warehouseman; who stood opposite, and three men lifted into it three packages, two of Leghorn' hats, and one of very heavy Sheffield goods. In a few minutes it was diteovered . that the place had been broken into, and information of the robbery was given to Mr. Parlour, who lost no time in making the necessary inquiries. He di rected Parkinson, one of the head constables, and some of his men to make a dash at a public-house iu Gerard-street, kept by the prisoner Oakes. In the kitchen were found the four prison ers Knowles, Scotson, Bleakley, and Coen's, and in the ha& room were found:the packages, which were about being con sumed. The men and Mrs. akes were taken into custOd_y. The charges were proved against the prisoners, and as bent son, Bleakley, Cearns, and Knowles were well known to the police, they were transported for fourteen years. Oakes was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. WEDNESDAY. ROBBEEY BY- ft.MAII.INE STuktlL KEEPER. Militias Williams, the keeper of a marine store shop in this town, was indicted for stealing three hales,of cotton, consigned to Messrs; Kershaw, cotton dealers, of Manchester, by Mr. Bower, and Thomas Powell, a man of respectable appearance, who dealt in waste-cctton, at Manchester, was indicted fur re ceiving the same . knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared from the evidence that the cotton was stolen from the prosecu tors' premises onAlie,lsth March, and that on the same day it was shipped by one of the New Quay Company's vessels, by the prisoner Williams, for Manchester, where it was received by the prisoner Powell; and that it was sold by him to a respect able cotton manufacturer, of Manchester, at a fair market price. The case was quite clear against Williams, but the evi derite to prove a g u ilty knowledge on the part of Powell failed, r and he Was acquitted; but the jury found Williams guilty, and the Recorder sentenced him to 14 ' years' transportation. The Recorder also admonished Powell to be more cautious iu his dealings for the:future. SERIOUS ROBBERY. A womanof depraved character, named Sarah Pearson, was indicted for having robbed Robert Keyhan, a publican, residing near Bliickburn, of £4O and a memorandum book. From the evidence of the prosecutor, who resides at Ostwaldwisle, near Blackburn, it appeared that he arrived in Liverpool on the 25th of March, on business •, but, being also desirous of enjoying himself, he proceeded towards the theatre in Williamson square. On his way through Tarleton-street, in company with a friend, he met three women, one of whom came up to him, thrti.kt her hand into his pocket, and stole a purse and memo randutn book. The former contained a £3O Bank of England note and ten .sovereigns, and the - other some valuable memo randums. He endeavoured to seize the woman, but some one struck him a blow on the head and knocked, him down. The women made their escape. He missed a handkerchief from his coat pocket. me one produced is that which was then stolen. Bonfield and Lynch, two watchman, said they received infor mation of the rohbery and a description of the women, and on the. Saturday morning following they proceeded to a house in tlarringtou-street, where they apprehended the prisoner. When they were entering the. house the prisoner perceived them and threw from the window the handkerchief produced. The prosecutor identified the handkerchief as his, and swore positively to the 'prisoner's person. She was found guilty and ..sentenced to seven years' transportation. 1110LE.NT STREET ROBBERY. . - • Patrick M‘Dattiel, a fellow of forbidding appearance, was indicted for robbing a man named Samuel Riding of two twv.ereigns,- fifteen shillings, and a watch. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant, a few uiglit* ago, got in- .''"'ll~N~~ IMPUDENT ROBBERY, Anne Murphy, employed with Mr. Regan, eatiughouse keeper, in Dale-street, was indicted for robbing her master of £l3, under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that in the early part of January Mr. Regan placed in a drawer in one of his bed-rooms the above sum, iu notes and sovereigns, which, the day afterwards, suddenly disappeared. There was another female servant in the house as well as the prisoner, and both denied all knowledge of the money. Nothing was heard of the case until a month afterwards, when the prisoner was detected in stealing half-a-crown. A constable was sent for and she was taken to Bridewell, and, while undergoing a minute search. Mrs. Bacheldor, the wife of the Bridewell-keeper, found the lOst £l3 secured between the lining and upper leather of her shoes. These facts were proved, and the prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ME GRAND JURY. The gentlemen of the grand.inquest entered the court with their last bills at about one o'clock, and made the following presentment to the court, which having been read by the town clerk they were discharged, his worship the mayor politely thanking them for their services : The grand jury cannot allow themselves to separate without expressing their deep regret that any delay should have occur red in the establishment of a day-police in this borough, a mea sure, as it appears to them on referring to the present calendar, of the most urgent necessity, inasmuch as a vast number of the Offences brought under their view have been committed by ju venile offenders in the face of open day; nor has it escaped Their observation, that the demoralizing influence of intoxica, tion has given a character of reckless daring to the proceedings of offenders which can only be met by iucreased vigour and de termination on the part of the local authorities ; and the gran jury have further been called upon to remark, that iu very many instances parties who have suffered by theft and robbe• ries have themselves been chiefly instrumental towards their own losses, owing to the helpless and brutal state of drunken ness in which they hive offered themselves an easy prey to those who are ever ready to-take advantage of their condition. There is one marked feature in sonic of the cases which have been submitted to the grand jury, demanding universal correction, namely, the facilities afforded by the lower class of Marine store-keepers for the reception of stolen goods; the means thus given for disposing of them offers the greatest encouragement to theft, and although the grand jury are not prepared to state what would be the most effectual mode of obviating this grow ing evil, they are, nevertheless, of opiuion that some means might be devised for checking so nefarious a system. The grand jury agree to re-elect all the officers as usual, and to con firm all ancient rights and privileges. YESTERDAY. COURT OF PASSAGE.—The Court of Passage for the trial of civil causes was held yesterday, in the new Court-room, before Mr. Roscoe, the assessor, and Messrs. Puwnall and Lace, the bailiffs. The causes tried, being merely for the recovery of small •tlebts, did not turn out to possess any interest. (Before the Miami, RECORDER, and BAILIFFS.) WAREHOUSE ROBBERY. Three lads of bad character, named Mather, Hill, and Fletcher, were indicted for burglariously entering the warehouse of Messrs. Field and Crossfield, tobacconists, in York-street. It appeared from the evidence that the prem►ses of the prosecu tors were left safely secured on the 4th of March last, and on the following morning they were found to have been broken open, and £lO in silver and copper stolen. Mather was some time since in Messrs. Field's employ, and, he and the other pri soners having been seen lurking rn the ne►ghbourhood of the warehouse on the night of the raillery, suspicion fell upon them. They were subsequently apprehended, when it was ascertained that they had each been purchasing new clothes. Some arti cles stolen from the premises were identified, and the charge being fully established, they were found Guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation each. SINGULAR ROBBERY. Alice Bird, 19, and Mary Keating, 18, were indicted for steal ing one £2O note and a £5 note, the property of Messrs. Ha zledean, and Co. A gentleman connected with the firm stated that a boy, who had been in their employment for some time, and they had no reason to suspect his honesty, was, on the Ist of February, sent to get change for a £2O and a£s note. He went into two shops to get chan,ge without succeeding, and in the last, a hair-dresser's in Paradise street, he saw the female prisoners, who, seeing the notes in his hand, followed him out. and Keaton said that she could get him change at • her sister's. The lad was foolish enough to give the girl the note, and she, after taking him through several streets, entered a house, tel ling him to wait at the door. He did wait, but to no purpose, as the prisoners entered at the front door and went out at the back. It appears that both the prisoners then went to a shop kept by a Mr. Butler, and requested change for a £5 note, but he not having change they left. The lad having by some means heard that the prisoners had beeu to Mr. Butler's to p .,.-et change, went there to see for them, and told Mr. Butler that they had got a £2O and £5 note. Mr. Butler, suspecting that all was not right, gave the boy into custody, and informed the police of the circumstance, who, subsequently, took the female prisoners into custody, but on neither of them was found the money. Mr. Butler identified the girls who came to ask change, and said that Keaton appeared to have two notes in her hands. The female prisoners denied having ever seen the boy in their lives before, and said that they went to Mr. Butler's for change for a five shilling piece. This was, however, denied by Mr. Butler, and the boy positively identified them. They were found. Guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. STEA LING FROM A PLACE OF WORSHIP.—A woman named Sarah Jobiason.was indicted for stealing two prayer-bonks and a bible from St. Michael's church, in Upper Pit-street. It ap peared from the evidence of Robeit Shemin, the sexton of St. Mitthael's, that on the 16th March last, during divine service, he observed the prisoner on the landing at the top of the stair case. He asked whether he should show her to a seat, when the prisoner replied that. she would rather sit below, and went down stairs: He followed, and saw that instead of taking a seat, she went into the churchyard and began to run. He then suspected something improper, and, going after her, overtook her in the middle of the.churchvard, when she dropped the two prayer-books and bible produced. He conveyed her to the ves try of the church, and sent for. Chalmers, a constable, to whom she was given into custod. A young lady , named Emma Foulkes, claimed the books as the property of her mother, who resides iu Blundell-street; they were left in a pew at the top end of the gallery. Chalmers the constable said, that in taking the prisoner into custody, be asked her where she lived, and she refused to inform him. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT--A voung woman of decent ap pearance, named Allice Kendr ick, employed as a domestic servant with Mrs. Stewart, of Lambert-street, was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of S her em ployer. From the evidence, it appeared that on the 4th of 'February lust. a coat, waistcoat, some shirts, and other arti cles of wearing apparel were missing from the complainant's house, and it was supposed that thieves had entereu the pre mises and stolen them. The prisoner was consequently not sus pected; but, a few days afterwards, a pawn-ticket was found in her possession, and, 'a constable having been sent for, he took her into custody, and subsequently ascertained that she had pledged all the articles stolen with a pawnbroker named Jones. • Guilty-4 months imprisonment. SENTENCES. —Transported fur life.—Peter Hewson, Martin O'Neil, and John Higgins. Fourteen 3'ears.—George Watson, Henry Eyre, Wm. Med ley, Win. Lloyd, Henry Scotson, Joseph Knowles, Louis San gartin Wm. Williams, and John Harrison. Seven years.—John Jones, Wm. Hughes, Bridget M‘Na mare, Wm. Weston, Samuel Griffin, Thomas Mather, Hill Newell, James Fletcher,.Sarah Pearson, and James Williams. Twelve months imprisonment.—Jonathan Grisdale, Alice Bird, Mary . Kealing, Waiter Holden, Peter Lyons, John Wil son, Catherine Mitchell, Thomas Elliot, James Chatters, Anne Connolly, Peter Dwyer, Margaret Fitzgerald,. Jane Dutton, Patrick M'Daniel, John Carney, Martha Smith, and Joseph Kirk. Nine months.—Patrick Owens, Win. Owens, Elizabeth Bol ton, Sarah Johnson. Six inonths.—Wm. Barton, Jas. Kelshaw, Thomas M'Nay, Anne Murphy, Lewis Price, John Smith, Wm. Smyth, Eliza Bennett, Woolf Rees, Thomas Young, James Gardner, and Eliza Cowley. _ Four months.—Wm. Brown, Martin Welch, Wm. Sander. son, Wm. Jones, Christopher Jones, Alice Kenrick, Richard Skinner, John Diplage, Mary Matthews, and Edward Case. Three months.—Michael earner, Isabella Halsetine Geo. Woods, Mary Smith, Samuel Framptov, Thus. Ellis, Nicholas Farrell. and Barney Hughes. Two months.--:Matthew Johnson, Thomas Graham, Daniel Griffiths. One month.—Thomas Evans, Timothy Sullivan, Margaret McLean, Mary Anne McLean, Agnes Riley, Mary Duffey, Anne Jones, John Jones, ThomaS Boyd, Sidney Parry, Ellen Foster, Henry Johnstone, Henrietta Rowland. Acquitted.—Thes. Powell, Henry Bond, Anne Williamson. NEW CHURCH, KIRKDALE. The foundation stone of this edifice was laid on Tuesday by James. Aspivall, Esq., our worthy chief magistrate, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. A platform was erected for the accommodation of the ladies, commanding a view of the whole proceedings, and the day being very fine a large multitude assembled, who appeared much interested in the ceremony. At eleven o'clock his worship arrived at the Liver Inn, where he was met by the trustees, and Mr. Alderman Horsfall, Mr. James Heyworth, Mr. J. S. Leigh, Mr. W. Potter, the Rev. Messrs. Moss, Buddicom,Fearon, Davies, and Wilson, and about fifty other gentleniiii; who immediately formed a proces s i o n and proceeded to thb`site of the intended erection. _ _ _ Every preparation having been made by Mr.Toinkinson, the contractor for the building, the trowel was presented to his worship by Mr. Samuel Holme, oue of the trustees, who spoke as follows: " Mr. Mayor,—ln presenting your worship with this trowel to lay the .first stone of a church in Kirkdale, to be called St. Mary's, it may not be deemed irrelevant or improper if I state to you a few of the reasons which have caused us to assemble together on this interesting occasion. " The village and township now contains, if I am rightly in formed, a population of nearly 4,000 persons. The parish church of Walton is 'distant more than a mile, and contains no accommodation for a greater number of persons than now attend it. Everton church is alto considerably distant, and is toll, and if it were not, the pew rents forbid the•attendance of a large pro portion of the community. As a humble member of the church of England, I must say iliat I think we have ourselves been highly culpable, by our apathy and indifference towards the spiritual necessities of this numerous class. I mean the better portion of our artisans, • our traders and that numerous body who possess salaries varying from E.BO to £l5O a-year. - - - " We have made. abundant provision for the rich, and, with praiseworthy liberality, for the poor also • but for the accommo dation of the valuable class to which I allude, we have done positively nothing. The church we are now about to com mence is intended in some measure to supply this deficiency, and I hope our endeavours will be crowned with success. Be lieving, as I firmly do, that our national church is the great breakwater, behind which all our institutions, social, moral, and political, ride in safety and security; believing that her doctrines, her articles and her homilies, are founded upon, and consonant with, the immutable word of divine truth, I call upon all who hear me to render us their aid in the establishment of what I consider a national blessing; and so firmly sin I cons - int:oil; of her usefulness, that instead of one church I should indeed re joice if the first stones of a dozen were laid this day. I, for one, feel no jealousy that our dissenting brethren have been before hand with us in this place, that they have been the first to put iu the spiritual ploughshare and break up the soil: Let it urge us to greater exertion. lam asked, why do I, and why does my valued friend who has aided me interfere in this place, where we possess not an inch of land, nor any property that can be bene fitted by the erection of a place of worship? I answer, we have entered on it on the broad basis of christian beuevoleuce i and from a firm conviction of its necessity and utility, and we wish you to join us in our attempt; convinced that such efforts as these will give to prosperity a double blessing, and will extract from the trials and anxieties of life all their sting. " Nearly, too, lir , is the great question of edu c ation connect • ed with the building of churches. The demand for education has gone forth, and you might now as well atteinpt to grasp the winds as stop its progress. For myself, I freely confess I think every church incomplete without a school attached, and more especially a Sabbath school, that education may have its proper tendency, and the schoolmaster be under tho superintendence of the clergyman. . _ _ " I now, sir, place this in your hands, and fervently hope that as this stone, which is set for a pillar, will be laid with prayer and devotion; so our topstone may be brought forth with praise and rejoicing, and that the divine presence may res t u p on an d bless our wort:." His worship replied as follows : I rejoice, sir, that I have been selected on this occas i on t o lay the foundation of an edifice to be dedicated to the worship of Almighty God, in this place. I am sure that every one must cordially agree in the benefits of our excellent establishnient, and the necessity for its extension. In times like these, when that establishment is attacked, it is the duty of every man to come forward in its defence, and at the same time exhibit to wards dissenters a better spirit than they seem just now to be showing towards the church. I quarrel with no man for his re ligious opinions; let every man worship his God according to the dictates of his conscience; all that I claim is, the saute charity and liberality from them which I would gladly show to wards them. Ido think our national church is intimately connec ted with the welfare of the state, and I feel convinced that if she were to fall the state and every one of our institutions would fall with her. But lam glad that there is a spirit roused in her de fence which will work for good; and I cordially agree in the sentiment that has been expressed regarding schools . for the proper education of the young. That spirit convinces me that a scriptu, al church has nothing to fear. I hope the design of this building may prove of value to the whole neighbourhood, and that the divine blessing may rest upon it. I thank you for your patience, (especially ladies whim. I see around ine,) and I cordially co-operate . in the good work." The Mayor then spread the mortar, and the stone was lower ed into its place amidst the most profound silence. His wor ship (who is, we believe, a member of the masonic order,) the used the mallet and level to bring down the•stone to a solid bearing, and to prOve its accurac). When this was dune, the Rev. Thomas Moss offered up a most devout and suitable prayer for the blessing of Ged upon the undertaking, and concluded the ceremony by the apostolic benediction. A cold collation was laid out at the Liver Inn; of which the mayor, the clergy, and the assembled gentlemen afterwards partook. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.-IRELAND. REVOLTING MURDER IN THE QUEEN'S COUNTY.—About three o'clock on Wednesday, an old man, aged 73 years, named William Carter, was found murdered within a quarter of a mile from his residence, at Upper Ballyfinn. Carter was a farmer in comfortable circumstances, and left his house about an hour previously; and on one of his sons going to ascertain the cause of his delay, the mangled body was found at the above place. The fragments of a broken pistol were found near the body; the murderers carried off the deceased's shoes, and a sum of money, the amount of which is not exactly known, as he had been in Maryborough. On Wednesday evening, Mr. O'Brien, C.C., received intelligence of the murder, when that active and efficient officer immediately proceeded to the spot with a party of constabulary, who, though having made a harassing and di ligent search through that mountainous district during the en tire night, were unable to obtain any information respecting the murderers. Colonel O'Donoghue and Dr. Smith attended, and inspected the body, which presented a most horrible mutilated spectacle. The wounds probed and examined by Dr. Smith were as follows :—Deep stabs from a bavonet—one on the left nipple; one six inches above, between the neck and chest; one at inferior end of chest, in lined to the left side; four at upper and right part of ch es t ; eleven on left side of face and under jaw; three on the left ear. Wounds as from a hatchet—four transverse large cuts behind the left ear, fracturing the skull— two on the upper part of the head; skull completely battered in ; one at the lower part of back and right side. The four hatchet wounds on the head were parallel to each other, as if struck in rapid succession while the body lay stretched vin the ground. There were no gun-shot wounds. At half-past five o'clock, on Thursday, Mr. Delany, the coroner, wills Doctor Jacob, arrived. The body then underwent a post mortem exa minatiou by Doctor Jacob. The jury were sworn, and bound, each in reeognizances of 1:50, to attend on Monday, at eleven o'clock, in the Court-house of Maryborough, where the ad journed inquest will take place. Under the coroner's warrant the following persons are in custody on strong suspicion : John Meagher, Patrick Meagher, Laurence Meagher, Mary Meagher, John Judge, and' Edmond Lawlor. The family of the deceased consisted of his wife and eight children ; two sons and two daughters of the latter having gone to America in con sequence of the disturbed state of the country, and their lives haying been several times threatened. Scarcely a member of the family that does not exhibit the marks of woun d s rece i ve d in the various attacks made on them from time to time. The eldest son is in a state of idiotcy for the last fifteen years, from the effects of a fracture on his skull, inflicted by a party who at tacked him, and left him for dead in the fields. No man could tear a more excellent character than the deceased, as well as every member of his family, for an upright, friendly and reli gious course of life. Acts of kindness to those living about them had marked the old man's career on every occasion; but the deceased and his family were protestants, and this was their only offence!. On yesterday three other persons, named Thos. Judge, Timothy M'Cahe, and Martin Meagher, were committed for further examination under the above offence.—Leiniter Ex press. ARREST OF A MAGISTRATE, AND RESCUE.—At the petty sessions on laat Saturday, John Nevin appeared before the ma gistrates, to complain of the illegal conduct of Thomas Nagh ten, Esq., of Arkeeuan, a J.P., for the county of Roscommon, whom he had arrested at the suit of Mr. Peter Notten of this town. Nevin said, that he had received a warrant, signed by the sheriff, for Mr. Naghten's arrest ; that he went tb the last petty sessions of Ballydangan, where Mr. Naghten was presid ing in his official capacity as magistrate, and when Mr. Nagh ten had left the Court-house, that he arrested him accurdin" to the instructions he hail received. He further stated, that'Mr. Naghten, instead of submitting to the law, tore the writ, and gave him in charge to the police; and when he was enlarged, that he again followed the magistrate and caught him by the breast, when Mr. Naghten called to sonic of the countrymen around him, and asked them "if they would let him be taken;" on which the "drummers laid timber on him," in a most un merciful manner. The magistrates immediately granted infor mations against Mr. Naghten, -and we understand that both parties have been summoned for the next petty session day.— Athlone Independent. TO THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HIS MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS, LIVERPOOL. _ _ S la,— I beg to ask why three of the most efficient officers employed on the quays are sent to the London Cu-stom-house, when there are so many vessels in this port waiting for landing waiters. Is it to annoy t hese - officers, or the Liverpool merchants and ship-owners ? You may, perhaps, decline to answer this ques tion. I would therefore suggest that one of our members, in his place in parliament, should call for certain private corre spondence carried on between this port and London, with a view to a full investigation of this transaction, which, like many others, is highly prejudicial to the interests of this town.—l am, sir, you: most obedient servant. A LIVERPOOL SHIP-OWNER. CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—We are authorized to state, that at the ineeting of the South Lancashire Conservative Asso ciation, held yesterday at Newton, the chairman was requested to forward two letters, which were submitted to the meeting, the one to Lord Francis Egerton, and the other to the Honourable Mr. Wilbraham, expressive of their most cordial approbation of the line of conduct they have pursued as the representatives of this division of the county, and thanking them for their zealous services during the whole period of the recent struggles in parliament. These letters were sent last night as directed. We can also state, and we do it with infinite pleasure, that at the above meeting it was unanimously agreed that petitions to both houses of parliament, in support of the protestant church as established in Ireland, should be forthwith prepared, and in ibe course of next week they will be submitted to the public for signatures. T►ls Onvrontos.—These performances were concluded last night. The house was better attended than on the two previous nights; but the speculation though a bold, has, we fear, been a losing one. To reimburse the composer for the labour bestowed on the work, a concert or theatrical performance is intended to be given - for his exclusive benefit. _ SHIP LAUNCH. —A very fine vessel, burthen per register 150 tons, was launched on Tuesday last from the building yard of •Messrs. Wilson and Sons, Trenthan•street. She glided from off the stocks into the river in fine style, and, r.-hile on her pas sage, received from a lady, with the usual benediction, the name of " The John of Gaunt." She was built for the house of Messrs. John Gladstone and Co., and is intended for the China trade. We understand that Sir Thomas Braneker and James As pinall, Esq. the Mayor, have received a notification of tie sr being appointed to the commission of the peace fur the count,. We understand that James •Hevworth, Esq., of Evertor', has also been appointed a justice of the peace for the county. LIVERPOOL ADORESS TO THE KING.—ThiS address was for warded on Saturday last by Mr. Alderman Robinson, chairman of the Liverpool District of the South Lancashire Conservative Association, to Lord Skelmersdale, for presentation to his ma jesty. The noble lord was honoured with an audience on Tuesday, when he presented the address to the King in person, which his majesty was pleased to receive most graciously. PARISH ACCOUNTS.—We are glad to find, from the annual accounts just published, that there has been a considerable re duction in the parish expenditure in the past year. The expen diture for the year ending 25th March last was £51,201. 9s. 9d.; and for the same period ending March, 1831. i:58,981), 7 s . 9d ., being a reduction of upwards of .f.:1,700. We believe the great est economy has been practised in every department, and great praise is due to Mr. Dowdalt, the governor of the Workhouse, for the excellent arrangements be has adopted for the manage ment of that establishment. T he r ate of the past year w as 2s. Ed. in the pound ; and we understand it is proposed that the new rate shall be ls. 9d., which will be the smallest rate known in Liverpool for many VMS. MR. Liver , THE Ol'ilEDlAN.—This gentleman, who has for many )ears been well known on the Liverpool and metro politan stage as an actor of great and varied talents, was on Monday night presented with an elegant silver snuff-box, bear ing the following inscription :—" Presented to S. J. Browue, E s q., by his friends and the admirers of his dramatic talent in Liverpool. 1835." That this acknowledgment, gained by Mr. Browne's professional exertions ou the mimic battle field 'or in the tender love-scene, might not prove an expensive or maple empty trophy, ten substantial sovereigns were inclosed in the box as a fund to supply it with snuff front time to time, and at all times. This is the most sensible way of giving a snuff-box we ever heard of. To a snuffer, an empty snuff- I, ox is an Linen ' durable abomination. We recommend alt givers of snuff-boxes tti follow the example of Mr. Browne's friends. ACCLIRIAT!.D PLANTS.—It is nut possible for an informed person to walk during the early summer months in the vicinity of our great towns without being struck by the daily increasing number of our acclimated plants. The heliotrope, fuchsia, ver bena, triphylla, many species of geraniums, and others, may be seen growing luxuriantly in the open air, of which starved spe citneus were formerly nursed in greenhouses. Mr. Bushnan (Study of Nature) adds many examples of useful as well as or namental plants; among others he mentions that the tetragonia expansa, or New Zeataud spinach, introduced by Sir .Joseph Banks only in 1772, and treated as a greenhouse plant, is now, in the neighbourhood of Exmouth, so abundant that it has be come quite a weed.—.ltheriaton. _._. _.__.~....a:~ '~~ A SMALL WHIG MISTAKE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENINti, FACEETe 131acicroi4, Aprillo, 18n Stn,-1 have just observed its the English papers of this day, j that the reporters have made that very respectable gentleman, Sergeant Perrin, state that I have from me parish of Klllaney au income of f.:750. alear. lam certain the learned sergeant would be happy to ascertain I had twice that sum; but tie is much mistaken I can assure him. The learned sergeant also has been induced to believe that I give my curate oniv £7.5. Year. Ibe to assure him his salary is £9O. a-year, exclusive Of my glebe house and the use of a garden, both rent free. If the worthy sergeant will only pay my parish disbursements, and £lOO. a-year to myself, I will at once make over to him every tanning my parish produces. I have the honout to be, sir, your faithful friend. HARCOURT LEES. P.S.-4 hope all the papers who published the report of Ser. geant Perrin's speech will insert my correction of the tins-state.. ment.—H.L. The present Lord Ribblesdale, eldest son of the noble bride of Lord John Russell, is iu his eighth year only. We are sorry that we cannot report any material improve ment in the health of Michael Thomas Sadler, E'sq. ; though from the time that has elapsed his friends would fain hope that he is out of dauger.—Leeds Intelligencer. At the marriage of Lord John Russell, on the 11th instant, an accident took place which those skilled iu such matters de clare to "bode no good," and which for some time threw a shade over many a fair face iu the bridal group. After the bridegroom had placed the ring, in the customary manner, on the finger of his bride, immediately on her ladyship's withdrawing her hand, the ring fell to the ground ! It was remarked that the cheek of the lady was deadly pale as the noble lord replaced the mystic symbol on her hand. Though his lordship's complexion, from which the toils of "leadership" have somewhat removed the bloom, rendered the change of colour on his part not quite so perceptible, the tremor of ins hand bore evidence that he "liked, not the omen." Lord Grey, we are informed, left town yesterday. His lord ship, previous to his departure, addressed, if o u r inf or mation be correct, a letter t o the no blemen engaged iu the task of forming a new administration. He told them that, as he bad stated already upon what grounds he was prepared to give his support to the new government, he thought it right also to state the grounds which would compel him to withhold from it his countenance in parliament. He could not, he said, lend his support -or sanction to an administration, of whomsoever it might be composed, which had entered into any compact or understanding, direct or indirect, with " the arch-traitor:" Lord John Russell, in reply -to . this, is said to htive . taeclared . that it would be impossible to form an administration thateoule - go on without such an understanding as that to which:thewolile`-. earl expressed so strong an objection. This reply Atmlude* •'' the eorrespendenee, and very soon afterwards, as we are told, Earl. Grey quitted the metropolis.—Morning Post, Wednesday. M A RR/AGE.—When a young tradesman in Holland or Ger many goes a-courting, the first question the young woman asks of him, is "c a n y ou p ay t h e c h arges? " that is to sav in English, can you keep a wife if you get her.—What a world of misery would be prevented if the young women in all countries would stick to the wisdom of that question! " Marriage is not made of mushrooms but of good round cakes," is one of the pithy savings by which our ancestors conveyed the same great rule of prudence. A serious riot lately took place in New York, in consequence of the Protestant Association calling a meeting for the purpose of debating the question, "Is Popery compatible with civil liberty?" which, it appears, gave deadly offence to the Catholic portion of that city, most of whom are represented to be Irish. Accord ingly, after the meeting had assembled, and while a reverend gentleman was in the act of delivering an introductory prayer, a number of the persons who considered themselves insulted by the announcement entered the room, and commenced an indis criminate attack upon the audience. The clergymen, who at tempted to remonstrate, were compelled to seek safety in flight. The mob then proceeded to the woik of destruction by tearing up the benches, destroying the furniture, and splitting it in a thousand fragments. The whole of the congregation was driven out, when the actors, being left iu quiet possession of the building, retired at their Misuie. ICON TBADE.—This is iron masters' quarter day, and the iron trade is firm, rather looking up, and sales moue readily effected at the last advance, which is, we believe, attributable to the increased demand for railway castings. ' Indeed it is re ported that the iron trade was never brisker than at present; the immense stock of Mr. Crawihay, of Merthyr, is represented to be all sold, and it is said he has orders that will last the next three months.—Bermingham Advertiser. We hear of Sir Edward .Sugden, or Sir James Searlett, making, by their profession, fifteen or sixteen thousand a-year, (a revenue greater than any bishop or archbishop, even the primate receives.) .No honest man grudges them one shilling of the amount. Yet I ask any person to give me a single valid reason, why this wealth might not be as beneficially employed by two excellent clergymen as by two excellent lawyers. It was currently reported, that a noble duke, who died in the . year 1833, left property behind him to the value office millions steeling ! What would not have been said, if this wealth had been amassed by an archbishop instead of duke? After this, it is idle (or worse) to talk of " enormous wealth" being found among ecclesiastics, when one single layman is possesed of personal property sufficient to buy up the fee simple of the reve nues of the whole bench of bishops, Irish and English too ! The committee of the House of Commons to whom the subject of the new houses of parliament was refered have, it is stated, determined on throwing the whole matter open to public com petition among architects generally. THE COMPULSORY SYSTEM.—If we wish to see what is now vauntinuly termed the voluntary principle fully evolved and ri pened under a slimmer heat, we have only to turn to the pa pacy—the produce of the voluntary principle,—with its spiritual debauchery and its tyranny, its lying iniratles, its lying mendi city, its lying sanctity, such as we find iu the tenth century; the gospel utterly darkened, the civil authority trampled in the dust, the people bOund in fetters of fear and ignorance, and the clergy transmuted into swine or into wolves; these were the fruits of that system which leaves the priest to set his own price on the spiritual goods he dispenses. What has happened once may happen again, and will do so in circumstances, and is happen ing.even now in Ireland.—Spiritual IQesputism, by the Author of Natural History of Enthusiasm. The neighbourhood of St. Sebastian, in the Gard, in France, having been lately much infested by wolves, two of the inhabit ants, Lauriol and Pierredoux, went out a few nights since armed with muskets, and placed themselves in ambush, in hopes of killing some of them. Shortly after their departute the son of Lauriol. a boy about 14 years old, who had been forbidden to leave the house, went out; and, concealing himself behind a tree, imitated the howling of a wolf. The sportsmen, believing their game was on foot, stole from their covert, and Laurioi, the father, catching a glance of something moving, fired. A piercing cry was heard as from a human voice, and the poor man running to the spot found his only son stretched on the ground. The un happy father carried him home, but the boy expired immediately after. The ball had broken his left arm, and entered his breast. Earl Amherst, his majesty's commissioner to Canada, will, it is expected, embark for that colony on Monday the 20th inst. His lordship, with the Earl of Hillsborough and Mr. Elliot (his secretary), will take their passage in the Pique, a fine ne w frigate of 36 guns, commanded lay the Hon. Captain Roue, The noble earl expects to return to England in eight or' ten months, and the Countess and Lady Sarah will nut therefore accompany hint. THE NATIONAL DEBT.—During the present quarter the sum to be apportioned for the reduction of the national debt, will be £402.038185. Id., of which £350,000 are to be applied to the purchase of exchequeribills, and £52,038 IBs Id. for stock. Thomas Earl Nelson, on Tuesday took his seat in the House of Lords, in the usual manner, he having succeeded to the title on the death of the late earl under a special limitation in the patent to the heirs male of Susanna, the wife of Thomas Bolton, Esq. New BASTARDY LAW.—A correspondent informs us that on the appeal of the late Middlesex sessions, several women were in attendance, with their infants, for the purpose of affiliating the latter under the new poor law .act, and that, as such teases were put at the bottom of the list, the parties had to attend one whole day and the greater part ofa (Hither. The sarhe'coreOs'pond eat asks why such matters cannot be adjucated upon by two• , more magistrates out of session. NEW CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEGIVER.—It has been observed,:that Lind John Russell is the fittest person to be chancellor of the exchequer, because - 4 whatever may be the amount of the revenue, his lordship will be sure to find a surplus." This is quite true : but then, is there no fear that his lordship may appropriate as well as find the surplus; or, in deference to his Irish allies, appropriate it befote he finds it, as he has the church surplus.—Times. The city term grand jury, sworn this day, resolved unani mously on :t ddresses to the King and Sir Hebert Peel—to the former, expressive of regret that faction should have deprived him of the services of such a Minister; to the latter, of unquali fied approval of his course, and unlimited confidence in his in teisrity.—Poblin Ecening Mail. I He. °Pros trioN MEMBERS.—We understand that the electors of Guildford have sent their compliments to one Mr. Man les, who is a representative of that town, and beg to inform, him that in consequence of his late votes against Sir Robert Peel's administration they desire never to see his face again as a candidate for their suffrages: The people of Windsor have, it is said, been equally complimentary to Mr. Ramsbottorn. •earnestly recommend to all friends of the established church who may feel that their representatives have on late oc casions not done their duty, that they would remonstrate with thenr, and that earnestly, upon the subject.-91bioa t til,lOG H RDA ELECTION.—Mr. O'Dwyer has again offered him= seleto the electors of Drogheda. The hon. It. Plunkett , _ it is generally understood, will also offer himself to the constituency, ' • Mr. Talbot Glascock has authorised us to say that he is' deter-' ' mined to contest the representation of Drogheda on Ihe present vacancy. The sheriffs have this morning (Saturday) received • the writ; they have not yet fixed the day of election, bid will proclaim it on Monday.—Drigheda.lo urnal. THE FxMALE Saloon.—This eccentric individual arrived its Donegal by the Derry mail on Friday last. As soon as it was understood who she was, a vast crowd collected to see her; but the sailor hurried to the house of her sister, in the Back-lane, where she remains at present, we believe. We were fortunate enough to have seen the young woman, and certainly consider her admirably adapted to personate a sailor. She is of a dark, swarthy complexion. of the middle size, and stoutly built. She gave us a full account of her romantic history as a sailor. She is now quite tired of the sea; she says she would not again join it fur £5i.,0 a-year, as it is the most wretched life imaginable. She says she was offered £5OO to appear in the theatre of Liver pool for six nights, but she declined the offer. Upwards of WOO copies of her likeness have been sold. While on the coach she ' frequently forgot herself, and, when the horses became restive, called to the driver to " mind the heltu"—to " steer right"—to " haul that chain," &c. Iler family sailed from this port for ' Quebec, in the Mayflower, about four years ago. She says she will never marry.-11alleshantum Herald. We have much gratification in reprinting the following meutation of the Morning Chroniele, over Lord J. Russell's p ros pects in South Devon :—" The tories at first flattered themselves, that though defeated repeatedly in the House of COIIIIIIOIIS, they might yet succeed by their intrigues iu preventing the formation of u liberal administration. De prived of this hope, they are now making the most desperate efforts to obstruct the re-election of the members of the House of Commons taking office in the new administration. An active canvass has already been commenced in Devonshire against Lord John Russell, and an oppositiou is even threat ened to Sir John Hobhouse at Nottingham. There can he neither doubt ner difficulty about the Niatinghatn election, but we regret to say that we cannot speak an sanguinely with respect to Devonshire. We learn that apprehensions ate entertained with respect to the tory votes added to the last registry in De vonshire, which it will require the greatest caution, zeal ? and exertion on the pail of the liberal party to meet. A large subscription has beet) entered into, and at the head of which, it is said, Lord Voile's name is placed for a thousand pounds." We have only to add, that we believe Sir John flobhouse's prospects at gettitighain are, to the full, as gloomy as those of Loid John, in South Devon, and that both are as bad as pos sible.—Standard. 1.