The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-17 00:00:00

Feb. 17, 1846. oral aiib probinrial getvo. The Rev. Hugh Stowell, honorary canon of Chester, is appointed to preach the first ordination sermon in Chester C athedral, on the first Sanday in March. It has been determined at Preston, to form a steam "urigation company for steamers to ply on the Ribble, be tween Liverpool and Preston, and ports in Ireland. RDuring the recent fatal illness of Peter Bourne, Esq., od ney -street, among other acts of liberality be presented a donation of fifty guineas to the Liverpool Dispensaries. The body of a child was found on Tuesday in the canal, tear St. Helen's, is a state which left little doubt that it had been murdered. A. company from Manchester has erected extensive and *Themodious buildings at Sulby Glen, Isle of Man, for the manufacture of starch. A bridge is building across the Railway at Broad-green, !hich will, when completed, enable the public t o cross the railway at that point, without any risk. _ It appears from an advertisement in the London papers, that the o ffi ce of Vice Principal in the Collegiate Institu tion will shortly be vacant. The salary is £3OO per annum. The R ev . H ug h M`N e il e h as consente d , i n comp li ance With a request from the society, to be present at the annual meeting of the Manchester Protestant Association to be held the first week in March. ~, The Earl of Harrowby, Viscount and Lady Frances from Sandon H a ll, for the season. The venerable Earl is in the enjoyment of excellent health. ST. SIMON'S DISTRICT.—The Bishop of Chester has the Concert -hall, Lord Nelson-street, on Sundays, during the time which will be occupied in rebuilding the church in Gloucester-street. RUNCOR N CHURCH.—It has been determined to pro ceed with the erection of the new parish church immedia tely, , Miss Orred declined having the church built on her lan d. £3OOO has been borrowed on security of the church rates, and contracts are to be advertised forthwith. in On Th urs d ay, as a lorry - and two horses were proceed g along Cherry-lane, the chain horse slipped into a cut ting which had been recently formed for the purpose of epnstructing a sewer. Two men were in the sewer at the tli ne• Happily, they escaped unhurt, and the horse was released without much injury. THE DISPUTE WITH A BENEFITISOCIETY.—On Fri - a 111, Mr- Rushton confirmed his decision in the late dis pute relative to the expulsion of three of the members of !he Maid of Erin District Lodge of the Order of Oddfel ;QOM Mr. Grocott not being able to show that the rule of the society under which the case had been brought was an int erpolation to the original rules. 1) S TEALING A MUSICAL Box.—On Saturday, Edwin l 'ilhes was committed - for trial on a charge of stealing a m usical box, belonging to Mr. Hamilton, solicitor for the Mersey brewery. He sold the article to Mr. Isaac Shi yersensky, a general dealer, in Whitechapel, for 255., but 0 4 bills of the robbery having been printed, the box was °ant to the central station, and on the following day the Prisoner was apprehended. R URAL EA NERIES D . —The Lord Bishop'of Chester has dimight fit to restore e rtse of rural de i ns throughout 8 dioce se . Liverpool th has been divided nto twosuch "'aeries, the one embracing all the churches to the north of L ondon -road, and the other all those to the south, to tether with the churches of Edge-hill and Toxteth-park. .ro the former, the senior rector of Liverpool has been °t„aPt.P ointed-v 's to the latter the Rev. J. Jones, incumbent of Andre;. ROBBED OF ITS CLOTHES.—On Wednesday, a ' pa ng oman, named Jane Horrocks, was committed for e j' a !* charged with having robbed a little boy, of his ei_o.thes, in Dale-street. On the preceding evening, the rld, who was about five years' old, was playing in the b- r ee,t, when the prisoner got hold of him, nd took off ,1 1 .8 Jacket and trousers. She then made off a l eaving the d yv thout any article of covering, except the pinafore 1 1 d shirt. The lad who witnessed the occurrence, followed the prisoner, and succeeded in having her apprehended. CELLARS. On Wednesday seventeen informations Were heard against parties, for allowing cellars to be occu ted as habitations, contrary to the provisions of the s te alth Impr ovemen t A c t. They were i n mos t cas e s cleared ss. eac h an d costs, an d or d ere d to get t h e ce ll ars cleared within a given period. The stipendiary magistrate !!Pressed himself to the effect that a residence in such races must obviously tend to the production of disease, a nd that the poor who inhabited cellars ought to feel th e ne cessity of quitting them without delay. GUANO.—On Thursday, upwards of 5000 tons of guano e re lifvred by auction, consisting of Peruvian, Chilian, iebaboe, Saldanah Bay, Possession Island, and Walls orThe attendance was more numerous than on .nY previous occasion, and the bidding, for the better to was spirited ; the inferior there was no disposition b uY• The following sold :-150 tons Peruvian, at £9 t ' B . 6 d. to £9 Iss. per ton ; 300 tons Chilian, at £5 ss. 5 ,* () ,,4 I2s. 6d.; nearly 1,600 tons Ichaboe, at £6 10s. to .3" 17 8. 6d.; 30 tons South African, at I:4 ; 30 tons Sal uanhe s a y, at £4 ss. in bulk ; 10 tons Wells Island, at 2 8. 6 d. N o Possession Island sold, being all taken In for want of buyers. In addition to the above, the sales of the week are 2,000 tons, by private. KEEP FAST YOUR STREET DOORS !—On Tuesday !veek, five great coats were stolen from the lobby of the house of Mr. Councillor Chalmers, 118, Islington, by some person who opened the door and abstracted the booty without being discovered. The same day, four of them were offered for, sale to a tailor, named John Bolton, 6 1, Great C ross h a l l-street, who, suspecting they were s tolen, detained them, and , the lad ran away. The lad, Whose name was William Stone, was taken on Monday, and on Tuesday brought before Mr. Rushton, when he W : c ommitted for trial. On Wednesday, the fifth coat mtsacffered at Mr. Moss's pawn-office, and the man who b a , i ted it not being able satisfactorily to account for his is 1174 . Possession, he was committed for trial. His name R o ' ll iain Croft. F l e d ir kt , INSTITUTION.—At the annual meeting on w as ihe report read contained a suggestion, which of euopted by the meeting, for appointing a committee eyi„"ve, to confer with the Town Council, relative to car po:g out the provisions of Mr. Ewart's bill, which em- D or " f ers the levying of a rate by the Town Council in sup- The of a museum devoted to the use of the community. tier e d r esident seemed to think that this act might be el le)] p m, so as to meet the case of the Royal Institution, blis,an excellent museum already exists, and which °e still further extended, together with the esta th;"toent of professors and popular lectures, of which fan d Pu blic might avail themselves, provided the necessary ads fo rth under the provisions of Mr. Ewart's bill were tite o „ c etruing. The schools of the Royal Institution are : r abl Y progressing. er a .-sau LT AND ROBBERY.—On Thursday, Patrick Kelly 1 ,0 charged with assualting and robbing Mr. Wm. Bell, IC resides i n Eld on -pl ace . O n M on d a y n i g ht, b e t ween thee,acd ten o'clock, as the complainant was standing at li the c, ti ot!o m o f Eld on-p l ace, the prisoner came up an d 4 1- him fora glass of ale. Complainant, in reply, said, e ene ° u are an impudent fellow," and gave him three half -114e„; "Is this all ?" inquired the prisoner, and then 1 41 E his hands into Alr.Bell's pocket, and took out a ha ndkerchief. A struggle ensued between the parties, Vti'hi t i" Prisoner struck Mr. Bell violently, when be fell. titst,' e he was on the ground, two men came up and as %ev;,." ,the prisoner in maltreating him, and kicked him 4 4;, 11 : 1 times. The prisoner made his escape, but, on a tkenel]tion being given to the police-officer, he was appre .ttie" on Wednesday. The prisoner was committed for t h " Ray. R. P. Burnicom.—The above rev. gentle tesq. so long known and so much beloved during his 4 sg t -7,noe in this neighbourhood, is about to have pre the t o to him, by the students and others belonging w of hpollege of St. Bees, of which he is Principal, a piece EBt a te, which may now be seen at the shop of Mr. Mayer, 144;4)rd-street, who has made it in every respect appro- Nit: and befitting the occasion. It is a large ov al . silver 'ea v `" , the .border of which is formed of the vine, the ' a ver — a nd grapes entwining around the outer edge and 11 1 e the stems which form the handles. On the flat of i 4l _er are four compartments left amidst an elegapt *11i,,, t " patte rn , arranged from the Acanthus leaf, in vetteTengraved in the principal oval a view of the 1:1 „y 4 ulo Church of St. Bees, with the College pri- L tke t O n the prime side are enjoined heraldic bearings of titl e 7 ' o principal founders of the College. On the sinister I le are the arms of the rev Preceptor, to whom it is to looDkr2ese.nted, and at the bas e . of the waiter i s . a vignette . o . f qtti °c c. In the centre is a suitable inscription pr Lißh ll • The salver is every way worthy of Mr. Mayer's liorePutation as a designer and man of taste. e ve h i L l' TRINITY SCHOOLS, BIRKENHEAD.—On Friday !fa 'i; n g the second anniversary of the new schools attached toratee,ehurch of the Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, was cele tlren ? by the tea party, given to the parents of the chil the the school rooms, about 260 of whom partook of the 'n p: Piri ng beverage. A number of ladies presided at 'erid,' tables, and many gentlemen were present to at °,lreh,„`2, their poorer neighbours. The proceedings were f ,' 4 oY the children singing the Te Deum, Mr. Turvey. tera-hNanist of Trinity Church, accompanying them on a /t b inh",. l "oe sent for the occasion. After tea, the national was sung, and a beautiful anthem composed by `-,114 • ~ 71 1, _t• The Rev J. Baylee, incumbent of Trinity u re t3 , -c ? , then delivered . an admirable and appropriate .ad °f t h ' ' 0 which he endeavoured to impress on the minds tive tl - . People the necessity of enforcing those lessons ,y 4 t o the children at school by their example at home, f▪ rregular attendance at church, by family prayer, and 4 (1 ( 4 (tlnent communion. The tender and affectionate ,P e et4:l 4 u f this faithful pastor was listened to with rFs ,,.'t vias'.4ttention, and it appeared to make the impression :ere clo se to produce. The interesting proceedings c i t e rrii °l3 7d by singing and prayer. About 2ao children :44 In s t ructed in excellent schools. On Satur dad l oon the children are to be regaled with buns O lci a • '`e Was PLACES FOR SERVANTS. — On Monday, a to ie:s tried before the Recorder, of material importance xittedr t'S of register-o ffi ces, and John , Thompson was I n: r 4 hl.. . . "tainin the (um of 2s. 6d. from a named 4 1,0 s l y' under ander the pretence of procuring him a man situation int l ;;4 l t vaults, in Copperas-hill, belonging to a Mr. hrer a 11, af Moorfields, but who. it turned out, had tja, boritthorised *the prisoner to engage any person for was he, indeed, in want of such a person. The ,titeulie,A,' In his defence stated, that he had heard in a r os that Mr. Thompson was in want of a man to te t i,4ed • 18 bar, and he, consequently, cons;dered himself lioi% its 1: 1 Puttin g it into his list of persons wanted, and e referred Malcolm to Mr. Thompson, he was th , ty , Y liable. The jury, however, found the prisoner th e aind the Recorder, in passing sentence, commented 1; 1 : ereir,el practice of obtaining money from servants t e e of tl .„ 1 " 13 persons, who can ill spare it. under the pre cst Procuring them situations which they have no INN °p authority to obtain from them, and exciting , tu destroy them. He said, it was clear that no f ro Ale had a right either to they or assume to engage 1 . 42 par°tr situations unless they had a direct authority l 0 rs,l,_ es wanting them to do so, and, as an example to r(4 O ., - c should sentence the prisoner to ten months' FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday night week a child, five years old,- was burned to death through its clothes catching fire.—A poor old man,• named Trodden. was killed on Saturday evening, in Athol-street, by the upset ting of a cart of stones on him while he was in the act of loading. GUARDIAN SOCIETY DINNER.—On Thursday evening the annual dinner of this society took place at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street. Upwards of 100 members were pre sent. The Mayor bad been invited to attend, but was prevented by an engagement in London. The chair was filled by the retiring chairman, Mr. Thomas Bage, and the vice-chair by the president elect, Mr. James Denton. The speeches were of the usual staple, and on the ordi nary subjects. One of the speakers urged the necessity of providing the secretary, Mr. Reay, with a substantial proof of their approbation. Loss OF THE BAYFI ELD.—lntelligence was on Monday received that this vessel, which was the property of Mr. Tobin, and engaged !n the African trade, has been struck by lightning off the coast of Africa. The storm was one of the most dreadful ever experienced, even on that fiery coast, and soon after the Hayfield was struck she was found to be in flames. In a short time the captain and crew were compelled to take to the boat, and leave the ship to her fate. They remained in the boat for eight days, suffering the greatest hardships, but were at length so fortunate as to reach Sierra. Leone. LADIES' CHARITY.—The general annual meeting was held on Wednesday. The total income for 1845 was £947 Bs. 2d., while the expenses were £lll3 Is. 2d., the deficiency having been supplied from the balance produced from a former year, and which was now reduced to £135 10s. The number of persons relieved was 1999, being a decrease of 281 on the year preceding. The report went on to state that the number of patients had increased with the increasing population of the town. During the last five years they bad amounted annually, on an average, to 2164, while the subscriptions were not so large as they were 30 years ago, when the number of patients did not reach half its present number. COMMITTAL OF POLICE-OFFICERS. —On Tuesday, two officers belonging to the Liverpool constabulary, Nos. 255 and 593, were dismissed the force, and ordered to be committed for trial, for having assaulted a man named Hugh Higgins, in Great Howard -street, apparently without having received any provocation. One of the officers was intoxicated, and the other denied having struck the complainant.—On Thursday, Police constable Wm. Williamson, No. 305, was dismissed for striking and assaulting Fanny Clark, near the King's Dock, at about two o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, to which place she had gone at that early hour to meet her hus band, a mate of a vessel telegraphed off Holyhead the preceding afternoon. _ _ . CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S SOCIETY FOR AIDING MISSIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD.—We per ceive that an auxiliary to this society is about to be formed in Liverpool, and that it is to receive the advocacy of the Rev. F. Close, of Cheltenham, as well as some of our local clergy, under the presidency of Adam Hodgson,Esq. Our young friends and fellow-townsmen will, doubtless, attend the meeting, at the Commercial Hall, this (Tues day) evening—especially the very numerous and respecta ble class of young gentlemen who are engaged in the offices of merchants, and in other professional avocations. They will, most probably, feel thankful that such an opportunity should be afforded to them to engage in works of benevo lence and charity, and many of whom, we dare say, will speedily enrol themselves as members of this society. Loss OF THE SHIP HEYWOOD.—On Saturday week the ship Heywood, Captain Blacklock, of this port, bound hither from the coast of Africa, with a valuable cargo of elephants' tusks, palm oil, &c., in a strong gale from N.W. being in a leaky state and unable to weather Holyhead, put about and made for Llandwyn, off which she came to anchor. The violence of the gale, however, drove her a considerable distance, and at length she struck on the spit of the North Bank. The Llandwyn and Carnarvon life boats put out, and landed the whole of the crew. On Wed nesday an ineffectual attempt was made to tow the ship into Carnarvon. On Thursday, the masts having been cut away, the attempt was renewed by the Cambria and Erin•go-bragh steamers, and the vessel having been got afloat, she was safely towed to anchorage off the new pier. The whole cargo will be secured uninjured, and it is stated that the ship will be sent round to Liverpool and sold. ATTEMPT TO INJURE THE REV. MR. CORDEAUX.— We regret to learn, that during the time the Rev. Mr. Cordeaux, the respected incumbent of St. Silas' Church, Pembroke-place, was preaching on the evening of Wed nesday week, a ruffian threw a stone through one of the gallery windows, evidently with the intention of striking the reverend gentleman. The pane of glass was broken to pieces, and the congregation were ,greatly alarmed. Fortunately the stone fella short distance from the pulpit, and into one of the pews. Mr. Cordeaux, after a pause, continued his discourse. Several gentlemen rushed out of the church fer the purpose of finding the miscreant, but we regret to say their search was useless. No cause can be assigned for the daring outrage, as perhaps there is not a clergyman in Liverpool possessed of kinder feel ings, or more genuine Christian philanthropy, than the incumbent of the church in question. A DODGE.—On Monday, at Manchester, sevcral young men attended the borough court for the purpose of com plaining against some persons who had recently opened an agency office, at 47, King-street, in that town, and whose advertisements have caused a great number of per sons to apply to them for situations. It was shown in evidence that several persons had paid money with the view of procuring situations; but, upon calling at the office, they could not receive any satisfaction, neither would their money be returned. On information being given to the police, officers went to the office, where they found two men, who stated their names and addresses to be " John Boyle, 8, Cresswell-street, Ardwick," and " John Morgan, 10, Cresswell-street, Ardwick," and said that they were clerks, and that their principals were Messrs. Atkinson and Smedley, 117, Dale-street, Liver pool. Two letters were read before the magistrates, dated " 117, Dale-street, Liverpool," which left no doubt that all the proceedings of these alleged " agency societies" are fraudulent. Mr. Walker, the magistrate, thought the case at present did not come within the jurisdiction of the court; but the case in a few days will be renewed. LIVERPOOL FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. —The annual meeting of the proprietors was held on Thursday. The report stated, that during the year a fur ther issue of shares had been made, by which the position of the company had been materially improved. The pre mium realized on those shares amounted to £17,805, and it was deemed most accordant with the permanent inter ests of the company to carry it to the credit of the re served surplus fund. The amount of business in the fire department had exceeded considerably that of any previous year, and modifications had been made in the rate of charges; they were also prepared to make further reduc tions, as soon as it could be done prudently. The life de partment was such as to give promise of an adequately re munerative return. The directors recommended a dividend to be declared of 12i per cent., and that there be taken from the premiums a bonus of ss. per share, which the extraordinary success of the year would fully warrant; deducting from those two sums the amount of interest, at 5 per cent., on the unpaid portion of the capital, and the remainder from the balance at the credit of profit and loss, there would be left the sum of £31,504 Ils. 6d., as a guarantee fund against current risk beyond the amount of £117,805 at the credit of the reserved surplus fund. With reference to the amount due upon shares, in respect of which the first instalment of £2 20s. has not been paid, it had not been deemed requisite to make any call during the past year ; but as intimation had been given that some of the proprietors would prefer paying up the sum which was due from them, the directors were ready to receive it. The report was adopted. It was also decided that the di vidend proposed should be paid. NEW MODE OF PROPELLING AND NAVIGATING STEAM VEssELs.—A model of a steam-boat, constructed on a new method of propulsion, and patented by Messrs. J. and M. W. Ruthven, of Scotland, engineers, has for some days past been exhibited at the office of Mr. P. R. M`Quie, Water -street, and has also been tried on our river. From the printed description it appears that " under the engine is a round iron care, having communication on the under side, at the centre, with a large flat pipe, going from thence towards the bow Of the vessel, near which it has a free communication with the water, by apertures through the bottom of the vessel. The water thus enters the round iron case in which there is a wheel, having a shaft through a stuffing-box on the upper side of the round iron case. On this shaft cranks are formed, and to these the piston of the engine is attached. The power of the steam-engine is solely applied to revolving the wheel in the iron case. The wheel is made somethir , like a fan-wheel, so that on revolving it carries round the water with it. The water, being revolved, presses towards the cuter rim of the case with a force proportionate to the speed, and according to centrifugal force. At each side of the rim of the iron case there is an aperture and pipe, conveying the water from the case to each side of the vessel, where a nozzle, or bent pipe, discharges it outside of the vessel. This nozzle, or bent pipe, which is above the water line, is so arranged that it can be turned by the seamen on deck, so as to discharge the water either to the bow or stern. When made to discharge the water towards the stern, the vessel astern; when stationary. Dr require either to be . altered or stopped It may be oiler, so that having one pointed towards the stern, and the other towards the bow, the vessel goes round." Such is the description given by the inventors, who add, that it screw, which They enumerate in, detaif; and which it would certainly have, provided the power of an ordinaty engine proportioned to the vessel were sufficient to expel the water by the nozzles with sufficient force to propel the v .cssel at an adequate speed— , f which, however, we entertain great doubts ;—for, as that force "consists (by their account) in the expulsion of water, expelled ac cording to the law of centrifugal force," may the same not greatly neutralize the effort of the water to enter .- nn case? A or th - '- , nitazes stated are is.mongs ,3e act, greater speed than by paddle-wheels, and, in their absence, the vessel retaining her full sailing properties—easy back ing, turning, and stopping, —a uniform and smooth mo tion, &I. if we mistake no', the principle assimilates itself to that of the fire-engine, which, while the water flows into it at one part, ejects it forcibly by the pipe (or nozzle ;) but bow a strong propelling power can be ob tained by the mere injection of water into water, through a pipe is to us a mystery, though We shall rejoice to find it realized. Supposing, too, that one of the nozzles is submerged by the heeling over of the vessel, and the other is lifted several feet from the surface by the same operation, what becomes of the strong propelling power of either ? We are bound to state, however, that at the trial of the model, of 12 feet long, at Rock Ferry, on Tuesday last, a contemporary states that great satisfaction was given, and that the average speed attained was very considerable, though it was not precisely ascertained. Precisely the same principle, but rather differently applied, was tried here many years ago, but was abandoned, three or four knots an hour being all that could be obtained by the application of steam. WALLASEY LADIES' CHARITY.—The third anniver sary ball in support of this excellent institution took Place on Thursday last at the Egremont Hotel, and, as at the the two former assemblies, was attended by about 300 ladies and gentlemen, including most of the principal families of the neighbourhood, and also a sprinkling of belles and beaux from Liverpool. Mrs. Maddock, of Manor House, Sea Bank, the lady-patroness, received the company with much courtesy, and the polite services of the stewards rendered the meeting a very delightful and spirited affair. The supper was well furnished with sub stantial and elegant delicacies suitable for the occasion, by the worthy hostess, Mrs. Sharpies. The band, which was ably led by Mr. Parker, played during the night a good selection of fashionable quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas. Amongst those present were :—the Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, Major Fletcher and two Misses Fletcher, Maddock, Esq., and family, Manor House, Thomas Murray. Esq. and family, Henry Winch, Esq. and lady, John Halliday, Esq. and lady, T. B. Hughes, Esq. and lady, Harold Littledale, Esq., William Mann, Esq. and lady, James Twiname, Esq. and lady, S. F. Symonds, Esq. and lady, T. G. Bateson, Esq. and lady, James Bu chanan, Esq.. T. S. Willett, Esq. and party, Wm. Nes bitt, Esq., John Whitaker, Esq., W. Whitaker, Esq., John Leyland, Esq. and family, Mr. Boultbee, Miss Boultbee, &c. CAUTION TO BURIAL SOCIETIES.—The papers, a few days since, contained a paragraph to the effect that M r . Rushton had ordered the legal Friendly Burial Society to refund money to the widow of one of the deceased mem. bers. One of the collectors of the society had been en deavouring to get the coffin made by a relative, and when the widow refused to permit him, be alleged that there were arrears owing by her husband. Mr. Rushton said there appeared to be some jobbing on the part of the so ciety, which be would put a stop to. On Tuesday, the secretary and four or five other members attended at the court for the purpose of explaining that the act was that of the collector, and that the society had nothing to do with it. Mr. Rushton said that, if so, the collector ought to be dismissed. He then observed, that he had read a letter from one of the members to the effect, that every person who received £5 for a death was compelled by the treasurer (in whose house the society was kept) to take 4s. worth of drink. The secretary admitted this to be true. Mr. Rushton remarked with great severity upon such an exaction. He called it a gross imposition, and said that there were 830 funerals within the last six months, upon which the sum of 4s. each was charged. He declared that if the persons who had submitted to the imposition came before him and made a complaint, he should order every shilling of the money to be refunded by the society. The secretary said the rule was about to be abolished. THE FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.—A:young man, named Henry Williams presented himself at Worship-street po lice-court a few days since, and stating that he had com mitted a robbery in October last, asked the gaoler to take him into custody. The gaoler was incredulous; and, thinking he was being hoaxed, was about to shut the door in the man's face ; but the self-accuser forced his way into the passage and exhibited such determination to become a prisoner, that the gaoler at length admitted and questioned him, when be stated that at the time before mentioned he was in the service of a hair-dresser and to bacconist, named Sell, at Eccles, in Lancashire, and being called upon to serve an Irish cattle-jobber with some snuff, observed that the customer placed a canvas hag upon the counter while gratifying his olfactories, and went out without it. On examining the bag, which he was induced to do from surprise at its weight, he found between 80 and 90 sovereigns in it, and the value being too great a temptation for his honesty, he immediately, absconded, without any notice to his employer, to Liver pool. There he spent the whole of the money in less than a fortnight, and being afraid to return to his friends at Eccles and Manchester, came to town in search of employment; this he succeeded in obtaining at two houses in Old-street. but the robbery he had committed brought on such a depression of spirits that for the re lief of his mind he resolved upon surrendering himself. The young man's statement has been found to be quite correct, and he is in custody at Manchester. WEST DERBY UNION.—At the meeting on Tuesday, the Board were informed by the Poor-law Commissioners on the subject of the interment of poor dying in the Union Workhouse, that the Board may, at its option, send the bodies of such persons to be interred in the parishes to which, severally, they may have been chargeable ; but the Board may, also, send such bodies to be buried in other consecrated ground in or belonging to the parish or place in which the death may hare occurred. And the Commissioners give it as their opinion that the minister of such parish or place cannot legally refuse to inter such bodies, although the parties were not settled in his parish, nor for such interments make an extra charge. The Commissioners declined to make any alteration in the plans for dividing the Union into districts, for dispensing outdoor relief to the poor.--Mr. Roskell moved that the Board proceed to carry into effect those plans ; but Mr. Smith moved, that as the majority of the Guardians were not present when the plans were carried, and were taken by surprise, the Commissioners have copies of the minutes sent to them, with a repetition of the request that the Board may reconsider the proposed schemes. On a divi sion, the votes being even, the Chairman gave his vote in • favour of the amendment. Mr. Lloyd, on being called on to move that steps be taken for the appointment of a distinct medical officer for Toxteth-park, in the place of Mr. Harbord, resigned, expressed a wish to defer his motion ; and, on his proceeding to assign his reason, Mr. Harbord, who was is the room, requested to be heard. To this Mr. Lloyd objected, and expressed an opinion that Mr. Harboid should be requested to leave the room; on which Mr. Shaw insisted on the right of Mr. Harbord to remain. Several Guardians began to express their views on the occasion. In the disorder, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. E. P. Hughes, and Mr. Mountfield, guardians of the Park, left the room. An animated, and, at times, angry dis cussion ensued. Mr. Harbord was quietly heard. Vari ous letters aod memoranda were read and referred to ; and the matter ended in Mr. Reskell, on his own part, renewing the dropped notice of Mr. Lloyd ; to be brought on on Tuesday (this day). Docx CommitrrEE.L4he tender of Messrs. Tayleur, Sanderson, and Co., of Warrington, for thirty-seven pontoons for the landing stages was accepted. Forty sbillings were ordered to be paid to the master and thirty shillings to each of the crew of the Point of Ayr life-boat for their services in rescuing the crew of the Mary, wrecked on West Hoyle. Mr. Mann said it was gratify ing to find that none of the recent disasters off the port had been occasioned in consequence of any disarrange ment of the light-ships or buoys.—Mr. Ripley said one of the pilots' committee had said that day to him, that they had too many lights. He supposed he said so in extenu ation of the pilot who lost his (Mr. Ripley's) ship the Bencoolen. The vessel saw the light, and proceeded right on until she was lost on Taylor's bank. One of the crew had just told him that the light was right ahead, and that the light they were naming for was Crosby light. It was reported that the Bencoolen was not in order; that she could not steer, from the rudder chains being foul; but eight of the crew were saved, and they declare that the vessel was in perf- -de ect order.—The chairman said the concurrent testimony of all parties examined before the Committee of Parliament was, that the Liverpool lights were as perfect as it was possil;le to make them.—Mr. .ikin said they were so perfect that a ship rnieht come in almost with more safety in the night th an in the day.— Mr. Ripley said he understood the pilot was suspended either for drunkenness (Mr. Aikin,—No, no) or for get ting a vessel on shore, that he had been twenty months .ikin said unemployed, and only lately to that was not the proper board to discuss this rnatter.—Mr Ripley ; No, but when reports are abroad that my ship orould not steer, and so on, in order that the odium might fall on the owner, it is quite right to explain, as far as I can, the cause of the accident. I hope that, before the coroner's inquest, some inquiry will take place, and let the blame rest in the proper quarter.—Mr. Aikin said it was a positive rule that a pilot once dismissed for drun kenness was never restored. Mistakes would occur. H e had a vessel lost the other day, in consequence of the party in charge mistaking the right hand from the left. He took the coast of France for the coast of England ; took his course accordingly, and went ashore. Haigh's tender for clothing for the dock-gatemen was accepted. A memorial from the owners and tenants of property in Wapping required for the new dock, praying for the insertion of a compensation clause in the dock bill, was referred to the Parliamentary Committee. HIGHWAY BOARD.—At the usual meeting, on Thurs day, a specimen of sandstone was produced by the sur veyor, which was thought might be made to supersede that now in general use for paving the streets as well as the wood pavement. It was decided to try. A letter was read from Mr. Stanistreet, the solicitor to the Har rington Water Company, to the effect that that company was not indisposed to enter into negociations for the dis posal of the company's work. Mr. Walther moved that the parliamentary committee be recommended to enter into a treaty with the Harrington Company for the pur chase of their works, subject to the approval of the board and the parishioners. Mr. Denton seconded the motion. Several of the members wished to know where the money was to come from, and said that the rates would be ex- quired. Mr. ; finne considered the board ought to have some comprehensive engineer's report as to the best means of supplying the town with water. They could not pos- sibly know „ how they were going on until inquiry had been made, and a proper report presented. Mr. Glad stone said he would yield to no member of the board in an anxious desire to have the tow.. - Ile protested, however, against expending large sums money, until the requisite calculations had 'been math They were already involved in a by the ratepayers, which would cost considered the price an extravagant one. what the board had to do with these things—their duty was to take care of the streets and highways, and nothing else ought to come within their province. It was the measure, no sanctioned t O, l e 0 00 did, and sheee and he did not see how they could better lay out their money, and he (Mr. G.) would rather join the board in a strong remonstrance to the Corporation, requiring them to take what he believed to be essentially necessary for the whole of the inhabitants. The question was, if a sup ply must be had, whether they could not get it on more reasonable terms by not having anything to do with either of the companies, but, at all events, the money should not come out of any money which the board was called upon to raise. If they borrowed money, they would'not get it under five per cent., and to call upon the ratepayers for any such sum, would be, in his opinion r exceeding the powers invested is them. Mr. Walthew said he thought the Highway Board were the proper parties to supply the town with water, and he did not think the tax would amount to ls. 6d. in the pound. Mr. Walthew's motion was carried by a majority of nine to five. For the mo tion—Messrs. Aspinall, Guyton, Leyland, Proctor, Wal thew, Denton, Cooper, Kaye, and the chairman. Again s t, —Messrs. Lawrence, Higgins, Kilshaw, Gladstone, and Tinne. A public meeting of the inhabitants is to be called to consider the subject. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH DAILY AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, TOXTETH-PARK.—A Spacious and elegant building, in the early English style of architecture, has re cently been erected at the extreme end of Grafton -street, for the accommodation of the children of the poor in the neighbourhood. The edifice being erected a little distance from the footwalk, the architect has introduced a neat projecting doorway, access to which is had by two flights of steps running right and left. The school-rooms which are spacious and lofty, are three in number: the lower room is for the accommodation of boys, the middle one for infants, and the upper story for girls. Great attention has been paid to the comfort of the scholars, and the thorough ventilation of, the whole of the rooms. On the ground floor are two rooms, which are intended, in addi to two large yards at the rear, for play-grounds during un favourable weather; but should the upper rooms be found too small, this part of the building can easily be converted into school-rooms, making altogether five roons, which will accommodate upwards of 800 children. At the back of the main building two houses have been erected for the accommodation of the master and mistress. The whole of the building was contracetd for by Mr. Parr of Litherland, and will cost upwards of £2300, which sum has already been collected,—John Gladstone, Esq. of 'Fasaue, who erected and endowed the church, at his own expense, giv ing £6OO. On Tuesday last, the schools were opened by a bazaar for the sale of fancy articles. Several of the stalls were provided by private individuals, and one, which was considered a valuable one, by the teachers of St. Simon's school. In the evening a tea party was held, when up wards of 300 persons were present. The rooms were decorated with flags, banners, and wreaths of artificial flowers. Among the clergy and ether gentlemen present were the Rev. Mr. Gibbons, the Rev. C. A. Graham, of St. James's, the Rev. Mr. Cowan, of Christ Church, the Rev. Mr Hunter, of St. Saviour's, the Rev Fielding Ould, and the Rev. Mr. Butler, incumbent of St. Thoma's, several of whom addressed the meeting. A few oC the members of the choral society had kindly lent their ser vices, and the evenings entertainments were pleasingly varied by a choice selection of anthems and glees. The company separated about ten o'clock. On Wednesday, a second tea party was held. As on the previous evening, a large number retired to the supper room after tea, and were addressed by the Rev. J. Jones, of St. Andrew's, the Rev. Mr. Carpenter, of St. Michael's, the Rev. Mr. Cuthbert, of Christ Church, and the Rev. W. Butler, of Thomas's. The proceedings were enlivened by the sing ing of glees and choruses. In the evening some of the remaining articles were sold by auction. In addition to Mr. John Gladstone's £6OO, the Earl of Sefton gave £250 ; Mr. Matthew Gregson, £5O ; Robert Gladstone, Esq., £lO ; Mr. Worthington, £5 ; Mrs. Worthington. £5, in addition to £lO from each of the two latter towards the erection of the schools ; the National School Society, £4OO. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 11.-At a congregation held this day the following degrees were conferred :—Hon. Master of Arts—Hon. J. H. Nelson, Trinity College.—Bache lora of Arts.—C. W. Cavendish, Trinity College; and B. J. Wood, St. John's College. The Archbishop of Canterbury completed his 80th year on Thursday. --- The - Rev: F. Wickham, late Fellow of New College, Oxford, bas been elected second master of Winchester College. _ _ _ _ _. _ The Lord Bishop of Landaff has contributed the muni ficent sum of five hundred pounds towards the restoration of his cathedral. The Rev. J. M. Chanter, A.M., formerly of Oriel College, Oxford, Vicar of Ilfracombe, Devonshire, whose pulpit, it will be remembered, Dr. Pusey occupied, with the t license of the Bishop of Exeter, daring his suspen sion, has conformed to the Romish communion. Miss Burdett Coutta has given the large sum of thirty thousand pounds for building and endowing a new church in the city of Westminster, together with a parsonage house, schools, &c. The donation was given in the shape of a blank cheque sent to the Bishop of London, which was filled up by his lordship, and honoured for the amount stated. The endowment is to be £3OO per annum. EPISCOPAL OPINIO Dublin, has published a pamp in which he lays it down that in an indifferent matter the episcopal opinion is the criterion of clerical liberty. It has been published apparently with special reference to the Evangelical no one is" bounti in conBcience belOng to the alli- ance, every minister of the Church of Ireland " who has a conscientious regard for the solemn vows taken at ordi. nation, will at once see the necessity of complying " with the archbishop's admonition not to join. The late Dr. Wordsworth, brother to the poet Words worth, was tenth Wrangler in 1796: in 1798 the second member's prize for Senior Bachelors; he was about this time elected to a fellowship at Trinity College: in 1799 he proceeded to his M.A. degree, and in 1810 he was created D.D. by royal mandate : in 1820 be succeeded the late Dr. Mansel, (Bishop of Bristol) in the Mas tership of Trinity College, which high office he resigned in 1141 ; and in the same year he was collated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the above-named benefices. The late Dr. Wordsworth was author . of Ecclesiastical Biography, Christian Institutes, ere. THE " ALLIANCE" IN SCOTLAND.—The subject of the Evangelical Alliance is exciting much discussion in the Free Church of Scotland. In the presbytery of Glasgow a Mr:King and a Mr. Gibson have moved and carried an " overture" to the General Assembly condemnatory of the Alliance. In Scottish phrase, an "overture" of this kind appears to be a sort of bill of indictment to be preferred before the assembly. The majority in the presbytery is 12 to 10 ; but in that majority there are only seven minis ters, while there are nine in the minority. The majority is therefore made up of elders, who are five to one. In the Edinburgh presbytery, also, a discussion has been raised, and Dr. Candlish has made a long speech. It appears that a conference of the Free Church is contem plated en the subject. The idea of Dr. Candlish seems to be, that the Evangelical Alliance should be left an open question with ministers of the Free Church. Pending the conference, which is to be held early in March, we see that the ministers of the Free Church have resolved to abstain from taking part at present with the Glas gow committee of the proposed Evangelical Alli ance. A letter, addressed to John Henderson, Esq., the chairman, appears in the Scottish Guardian, signed by Dr. Smith, Dr. Buchanan, Dr. Candlish, Dr. Cunningham, and three other ministers, making this announcement. It seems to be hoped that the decision of the Free Church Conference will be to leave the ques tion an open one, so that individual ministers may act as they please. Should this not occur, it would seem that the Free Church must secede from the Alliance. The Free Church were the first promoters of this Alliance, and seem amongst t he first up nothing, but expect the Church to yield ad infinitum THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN AND THE REY. T. D. GREGG.—The Rev. T. D. Gregg has, under date the 6th instant. addressed a long communication to his Darishion- erg of St. Nicholas'-within, Dublin, setting fOrth "an outrage', attempted upon him that day, which he says, " while it affects me, involves a distinct invasion of your (the parishioners') rights." After alludingto the difficulties he has had to contend with while without an appointment, and his being elected by them as*chaplain of the of St. Mary's within tt e parish church, he re that the church being in ruins, he made efforts in con junction with them to have it rebuilt, but has been frus trated by some sinister influence; and that he had per formed divine service in the parish school-room, which represents the parish church, as also the chapel of St Mary, for the last six years without let_ or molestation Shortly after his induction he informed the archbishop of Dublin that having ascertained that the chapel of St. Mary constituted "an exempt jurisdiction," the incumbent of which was not under his grace's control; that he should perform his functions without an order from his grace, for as much as he was subject to, and consequently licensed by another ordinary. lie had accordingly d , ne On the 4th instant, he was told that Mr. so ever since PrnanpV_ the sent for to the palace in great haste, and was informed that as I was not licensed by the archbishop, he had no right to perform divine service in the parish school-room, because that school-house represented the parish church, over which the archbishop exercised control, and that therefore he should be impeded —an extraordinary dis- covery after six years' deliberation ! He prepared himself to encounter the threatened difficulties. Arrived at the school-house he found the congregation gathered, and upon entering the building, a dialogue took place between him and the parish clerk, commencing by the latter asking him if he had a license to perform divine service there, from the archbishop, the reply to which was that he had a license, not from his grace, but from the ordinary of the chapel of St. Mary. The clerk said he was desired to say he could not do so without the arehbishop's license and produced a letter from Mr. Cradock, the incumbent, strictly enjoining him not to permit any one to ufficiate without such license. Against the pretensions put forth in that letter the reverend chaplain immediately read a pirited protest, to t be effec ie attem F bishop was unwarranted and illegal, as well as tyrannical, wrongful, and injurious, as the benefice and chapel were an exempt jurisdiction, of which the incumbent thereof right, and perform divine service therein as to him did belong to do, &c. When he had finished reading the pro • test, he advanced to the door of his and his parishioners' chapel, when he found that some daring invader of their conjoint rights had presumed to fix a padlock upon it. itering with his congregation d the usual service. •1. he psalms or the aay emed to him as if selected for the occasion, and gave im great consolation. The reverend gentleman concludes is address, which expresses strong indignation at the out rage, by stating that he will take the earliest opportunity of summoning his friends, the friends of libeety and week. One was placed in an ironmonge centre of the town, obtain persons to sign great were the endeatours t sheet at the place just men- ioolboys it was being lucky enough to espy a batch of to on their return from school. These little urchins were invited to sizn, and they chuckled at the idea of their natnes ng bent to London ; and but for t iwkward look such an array of signatures Would have had, they would, no doubt, have been permitted to sign their names (or we thou' CAC •• t r . ," ay petitio, o) monger should sign for One p them• which he actually did !eing his bed it out with ink • whilst others who saw their son's names appended, laughedl at the_idea ; and permitted them to stand as a neighbour into her house, and siring to her a baby, (the 1 old woman's grandchild,) exclaimed, "Look, here is the child burnt, and I s hall have to go to the madhouse," and I disappears' MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE ,—On Wednesday, an old at Preston, beckoned a order, and the - enemies of malignity and oppresaion, to go into details of the circumstances —adding that the arch bishop is now flagrantly in the wrong; and that in such case to submit to him were to injure himself, his successors, the parish, the archbishop, and the church—a thing which, by God's help, he will not do. I immediately ran out gave the alarm, ar tire, its clothes b ct aeon her Vert I away with hersel up to t neighbours down by the ccident had her to m dweiling-howe alon lly burnt in a aus she be e-bedded een added monument to " tne purity or tne League." tine awe came so burnt, no evidence boy, not more than eight years of age, signed ! BILLIARDS.—Two of ' IRELAND AND THE CORN-LAWS.--OR Tuesday a pub- tables, for playing the gam lic meeting of the county of Fermanagh was held at the by M r . Whi tem i n to his court-house, Enniskillen, to consider the important Hotel. They will be a great acquisi changes announced by Sir Robert Peel. The meeting the amu s ement.—See ode. was well attended, and William Archdall, Esq., High PIRACY.—II is well known that Messrs. Rowland and INTELLIGENC.U. Sheriff, was called to the chair. Amongst those present Son bare, by a series of labours and highly-successful ex were, the Earl of Enniskillen, Lord Henry Loftus, W. periments, succeeded in preparing for the Toilet, articles Robert Ingram, Esq. has been appointed by her Ma- D'Arcy, Esq, &C. The Earl of Enniskillen moved a resolu- which have obtained a universal reputation all over the jesty Attorney-General, and J. L. Adolphus, Esq. Soli- lotion expressive of the greatest alarm at the proposed world. Some vile and unprincipled imitators, destitute citor-General for the County Palatine of Durham. measures, as utterly ruinous and destructive to all classes alike of ,honour and talent, have conceived the nefarious It is reported that there is to be a division of the assize l in this country. A petition was agreed upon to both idea of fabricating articles, so closely resembling in ap business in the Northern Circuit. For the spring, at all houses of parliament, praying that "themeasures might not pearance those of Messrs. ROWLAND as to require a events, one of the judges will go from Norfolk to York, pass into a law ; but if chei should, that, in justice to pe- somewhat careful observation to detect the difference. The where the assizes will commence on the same day that is i titionets, some valuable consideration for the loss of their objects consist of pernicious and injurious compounds, appointed for those at Liverpool. I property, such as relieving their lands from the burdens which are offered to the public under the name of MA- The long-depending disputes between the Countess de of poor-rate, jury cess, police tat, and rent-charge, which CAESAR OIL for the HAIR, or KALTDOR for the Cow- Zichi Ferraris and the executors of the late Marquis of j now press heavily upon them, will be entertained by your PLEXION ; articles which, as prepared by Messrs. Row- Hertford have been terminated by a compromise, which ihonourable house; and your petitioners are emboldened LAND, are universally preferred and esteemed. The only has been confirmed by the Court of Chancery. The Conn- thus to offer their suggestions, from a precedent in such mode for the purchaser to avoid the imposition, and escape teas is about to receive ber pecuniary legacies in full, matters, viz.:—When at the time the property belonging the baneful effects which the vile counterfeits will infalli 7 amounting with interest to about £97,000. Her Ladyship to West India merchants was about being interfered with bly produce, is to inspect, with great care, the bottles a nd also takes the villa in the Regent's - park for life , with the by law, to the injury of the owners, the then parliament labels, and to ascertain that they bear the actual s i gn atu re valuable furniture and effects and articles of vertu for her voted twenty millions of money to be paid out of the Con- of Messrs. ROWLAND and Sows , No other s are genuine. life. r solidated Fund by way of compensation." —See add. have 1 , the Brunswick to those fond of LAW POLITICAL MEMORANDA Lord Ashley is nol to be called to the upper house. The Marquis of Chandos was returned for Bucking ham on Wednesday without opposition. The Glasgow Town Council have passed a resolution approving of the Gove►nment commercial scheme. Lord Canning, late Uuder Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will succeed Lord Lincoln as Chief Commissioner of Land Revenues, On Friday, a petition was presented against the return of Captain Lindsay for Wigan, on the alleged ground of bribery. _ _ _ . EABT SUFFOLK.—Mr. E. S. Gooch has come forward as a strong protectionist, for East Suffolk. vacant by Lord Henniker's resignation. There is no likelihood of a contest Earl Fitzhardinge is opposed to the free-trade measures of ministers, and is a friend to protection. It is strongly rumoured that both the Hon. Grantley Berkeley and the Hon. Crave* Berkeley entertain similar opinions. The Corporation of London have passed a resolution approving highly of the government commercial scheme, but they express their regret that the repeal of the corn law is not immediate. HIINTINGDON.—Mr. Jonathan Peel, one of the repre sentatives, has addressed his constituents, stating his conversion to the free trade scheme of the government, but offering to resign his seat if the course he proposes to adopt should not meet their approbation The Right Honourable Wm. E. Gladstone is spoken of as the ministerial candidate for North Notting hamshire, vacant by the death of Mr. Gaily Knight, and Lord Henry Bentinck, third son of the Duke of Portland, it is confidently stated, will be the protectionist candidate. Mr. Cob:leti' is at p'resenicOnfined - tO - iiis - residence, Connaught-place, London, from severe indisposition, the result of exposure to cold while proceeding to town. He has not been in the House of Commons for more than a week, and it is very doubtful whether he will be able to take a part in the discussion on the proposed repeal of the duties on corn. Mr. Bowes, M.P. for South Durham, has written to his constituents to say that he is " unconvinced of the great benefit which the promoters of the government commercial reform anticipate from it to the country at large ;" but he will support it rather than " force the government of the country into inexperienced and ineffi cient hands." Mr. Bowes is a Radical, but has always opposed any tampering with the corn laws. On Friday, a meeting of the electors of North Cheshire was held at Knntsford, when Mr. G. C. Leigh stated that he did not think the corn law could now be supported, and that consequently he should vote for Sir R. Peel. A resolution was passed by the meeting, that " though they could not agree with his opinions, they would leave it to him to pursue the course be deemed right at the pre sent crisis." The Newcastle Journal contains an extract from a let ter written by the Duke of Northumberland, in which his Grace says that "he seriously expects that much land will be thrown out of wheat cultivation by Sir Robert Peel's premature measures." The Duke adds, " since, how ever, there is no alternative, I must make up my mind to unite with my tenants, in meeting any alteration which may occur, lest by a change of ministry the country should run the risk of mote destructive arrangements." CHICHESTER.—The election of a member orparliarnent for this borough, in the room of Lord Arthur Lennox, took place on Tuesday. The candidate was Lord Henry Lennox, but a show of opposition was raised by the no mination of an emissary of the League, a Mr. Falvey, who had the show of hands in his favour. A poll was, however, demanded on behalf of Lord Henry, and Mr. Falvey immediately resigned. His lordship was there upon immediately returned. Lord Ashley has addressed a letter to the electors of the county of Dorset, informing them that having learned that very large contributions have been advanced towards the support of other candidates, he is not ashamed to avow that it will be impossible for him to sustain the expense of suob a contest ; and therefore he relieves his opponents from the necessity of incurring any pecuniary responsib the nomination, he-wil his seat for Lynn. He offered to do so if his support of the government was not approved of ; and at a small 3 his constituen expressing his determination as above given ULTERIOR MEASURES.—It should not be forgotten that Mr. Adderley, M.P. for Staffordshire, at the last meeting in that county, said, "he knew it to be a fact, that when Mr. O'CoOnell appeared in the House of Com- moos the other night, be was asked by a gentleman what be thought of the state of things ? to which he replied, ' I must be a fool, now, if I do not carry my own repeal ;' and Dr. Bowring, who was near him, said, ' And within five years we will have the bishops out of the house of Lords.' " WESTMINSTER.—The Hon. Capt. Rous, by whose ac ceptance of a lordship of the admiralty a vacancy has cc curred in this borough, will be opposed by General Evans who sat for Westminster for several years after the passir meeting of the Westminster Reform Society, a resolution was carried that General Evans should be requested to , who was in waiting, was then called in, and he formally accepted the invitation. He said that if returned, and the League and the Whigs de cided upon supporting Sir Robert Peel's propositions, he should go with them ; but if the League insisted upon an immediate and total repeal, he should act with if CONSISTENCY OF " THI he gener rissEs." The London Times is now strenuously contending for a free trade in corn, out of alleged sympathy for the poor. On the 4th December, 1813, our contemporary said—" If we thought that a perfectly free admission of foreign wheat into our crowd our streets. we would willingly accede ToanVpro posal made in favour of such admission. But we know that there are other causes in operation—that wheat might be imported without paying a farthing duty—that bread might be sold at one penny aloof, and yet that they who starve now would starve then just as much—that in dividual suffering would not be stayed, but the revenue of the country would be diminished." THE HOP AND SEED IMPORT DUTY.—The Govern ment free trade scheme threatens to inflict a severe blow on the hop districts. It is proposed to reduce the exist ing protective duty of £4 10s. to £2 55., and if from this be deducted the excise duty paid by the grower, which may be estimated at very nearly £1 sterling,—a protection of only five and twenty shillings remains to enable the Eng lish hop-grower to compete with the fresh and peculiarly well-adapted hop soils of Flanders and America. There is a comp Sop and seed time on account of these proposed alterations. Sir Robert, however, has stated publicly in the house that as regards seeds the reduction will not take place until June, which will enable the seller to get rid of his present stock for thi spring sowing, before the price can be materially affected THE TIMES AGAIN.—In 1841 the London Times ex ulted, in no measured terms, in Lord Morpeth's defeat; in 1846, the same journal is equally elated at the noble lord's success. How is this? Is the leading journal to , tally destitute of fixed principle ? Or has Lord I adopted the opinions which ware then advocated in the columns of the Times? Lord Morpeth has even advanced in the cause of repeal: consequently the change is in the Times, It has, in short, copied the example of Sir R. Peel, but with this difference, that, while the Premier change, the Tim; has ;he audacity _to speak as though . . cated. It is a favourite practice with this journal to refresh the memories of members of Parliament by ex tracts from Hansard; but its own columns exhibit charges of inconsistency against itself which were never equalled since the invention of newspapers SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE —There is every appear ,le for the representation ante of a most desperate stru by T. B. T. liildyard, Esq., of Flintham,.a staunch pro tectionist. The Earl of Lincoln's raturn will be opposed by his father, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke cf Portland, and the Earl of Chesterfield ; while Lord Mid- dleton, Lord Howe, Lord Runcliffe, Sir Robert Brom- ley, &c. have given him decided promise of support; and, although Earl Manvers, the Duke of Rutland. and others have not spoken with so much favour, yet they expressly stated that their influence shall not be exerted in any way his opponent are course it is iropos, lens yet Co predict the result leading free traders of NOttingli . am have formed them- selves into a committee to promote his lordship's return. The nomination takes place on S,turday next, and the polling on nesday fullowin GETTING UP LL,AGUE PETITIONS.—A. FAcr.—Sheets of paper for the purpose of being signed and attached to a op in I. Mr. Hume, it is likely, will claim the credit of Sir Robert Peel's " comprehensive measure." In a letter written by him to his constituents, he says. " I recom mend that 1000 of the entries in the British Tariff should be abolished out of 1150, and these articles admitted. Sir Robert himself, in 1841, abused me in the House as an Utopian and visionary, to think of, or to recommend such . a clecn sweep of the tariff as I had eone ; but he was not one year in office before he adopted every one of my prin ciples. and now I have grounds for expecting something large." RICHARD OASTLER AND THE TEN HOURS' BILL.— Men sometimes cannot comprehend the great importance of a subject in which, at first sight, individual importance can only appear. Despite this difficulty, however, we contend that no subject of greater importance can possibly present itself to our mind at the present moment than that of FORCING Richard Oastler into the House of Commons, whether he will or no. If not the inventor, he is the re, novat . or, the i m p rover, an d the engineer of the short-time, machinery ; and h e i s t h e man, a b ove all others, to enforce the weight of the pressure from kithout, to strengthen the opinions within upon the subject. Moreover, we wish the question of labour to be forced in all its phases upon the consideration of the house, pending the debate uron the ministerial policy. He has a way peculiar to himself, and, at the same time, not distasteful to the most critical, of plumping out truths and strorg facts. There is an ear nestness, a sincerity, a vigour, an irresistible courage about the Old King, which sets feeble opposition at defi ance, and laughs prejudice out of countenance. Shall we. - then, without a general election, put our every shoulder to the wheel, and give to the ten hours' cause a comman der that can neither be corrupted, bribed, or intimidated ? By all that is just, we would suffer any amount of priva tion to bear the lion of labour roaring amongst the wolves. And we further assert, that full anti unrestricted free trade in everything, with the unrestricted use of machinery, would be the greatest curse that could befall this country, as the inevitable result would be an active and destroying competition in slave labour, to maintain our manufactur ing pre-eminence abroad ; and no man in England can so effectually bring this question before the House and the country, as Ricbard Oastler, the KING OF THE FACTORY CHILD ! MINISTERIAL REASONS FOR CONVERSION TO FREE TRADE IN CORN MR. SYDNEY HERBERT-MONDAY'S DEBATE " Like many others be had a great change of opinion to announce with regard to this measure (hear, hear, and a laugh). He did not stand on consistency as to smaller matters, and he frankly avowed that he thought the law of 1842 had failed (loud cheers from the opposition benches.) He repeated he admitted frankly that the law of 1842, the first time it was tested by adverse circum stances, failed—failed it might be by a combination of, circumstances which they had not for es ee n i n es ti ma ti ng the ordinary alterations of the harvests, but not the less signally failed (hear). * * * . Reflecting then on the circumstances which had occurred previous to the break ing up of the administration of his right honourable friend, seeing that the law of 1842 had failed in its purpose —that food was deficient in quantity and inferior in qua lity—that the disease which was doing so much injury here was not peculiar to our own country, but was com mon to the whole of Europe—perceiving that, in conse quence of the deficiency, nearly all other countries had opened their ports—that those countries from whom we usually obtained corn, Northern Russia, Turkey, and Egypt, had closed their ports against exportation, and that Belgium, Holland, and other countries had opened their ports—findir been c • ---- ,hat our usual sources of supply bad plied us, had become competitors with us in the purchase of corn—having regard to these circumstances, and taking all things into consideration, he did agree with others of her Majesty's government in thinking that the time had come when it was necessary that some steps should be taken to relieve the difficulty in which it was likely the country would era long find itself (cheerP.l" * * * * and probable quantity of corn in foreign. countries, which could be made available for our supply, which, he con tended, were such as to ensure a high price in this coun try for three years to come, the hon. gentleman pro ceeded:—" He saw, too, a great change in public opinion (hear, hear). He saw, also, a very meat change of oni- ninds of the agricult hear). lie found an great inclination to say, as they had said to him fre quently in strong language " this is a landlord's question " (hear). These opinions are prevalent among the tenants of large plots of land in his county—men of intelligence, capacity, and experience; and, with these opinions, it was impossible for any length of time to maintain a system, _ . s thus questioned by those I in it. They said it the soundness of which v who were said to be most inter .., . . great doubts, that it depended upon parliamentary majo rities, and upon different administrations ; and that they would prefer to trust to their own capital, skill, and in dustry. They would then have nothing to complain of; but at present they were in a perpetual state of uncer tainty. As to the labourers fleeted with tt in a proper condition ? * * * Wiltshire where the evil of low 7 y one con- ment was rife, in the mids " He lived in a part of Iges and small employ- sisted, he scarcely knew how. And this was a question which had disturbed more men's minds than his who lived in that county (hear). Honourable gentlemen had been at great pains to invest what they would he defied ti ect ; but say h truth that to say their condition could t "The question has been asked, " Have qotitinireason since 1842 for changing your opinion ?" I say that since 1842 aims whn ma”. .... A n 41.1. -e affai-s, and who had watched the various circumstances which have occurred, have had experience, not to be mis taken, leading to conclusive consequences. We had, first of all, the painful and lamentable experience of 1842 itself, a year of the greatest distress, and since it has passed, I may say, of the utmost danger. (Hear, hear.) What were t i en there em L immense were n e c nolsne assembled' the circumstances o f 1842? All ow me just to glance at them. We had in thi s metropo li s, at midnight, Chartist r n o e n ar s o y f meetings,tthh assembledese weeks metropolis si nn masses - o fi el : si people n i l t m,h greatly r s ee t na vt for y- discontented, and acting in a spirit dangerous to the pub lic peace. What was the condition of Lancashire, the seat of our great staple manufacture, depending for its prosper ity on uninterrupted tranquillity and labour? Such was the madness of the people on that occasion, that a great cotnbination existed to stop machinery, and to put an end to the source of the labour, on which they depended for . • subisstnenca." The Home Secretary, goes on to contend that with low prices and abundance, this spirit of insubordination has entirely passed away, and advances statistical facts from the Home-office proving his position. With the recent rise in the price of provisions, however, he sees its ap proaching return ; and this is one of his reasons for advo cating a settlement of the Corn-law question and the abandonment of the sliding scale principle, which he con tends has totally fsiteri_ hnth se to its eltnprted operation classes. He next remarks upon the changed feeling of these classes themselves ; and concludes, whilst urging the necessity, on every ground, of a final settlement of the question, by an attempt to throw dust in the eyes of the manufacturing operatives, as to the certainty of a repeal of the Corn-- a'vs rendering unnecessary any legislation for the restriction of their hours of labour, and the following sop interestedness " As to the agricultural interest which I am myself connected—l woul certainty with referince to the value of ou the interest with ,y, let us have it land. That certainty you will have as far as it can possibly be given from a change in the law. But in add;tion to certainty you enjoyment without exciting the jealousy of your poorer neighbour. And Ido not think that landlords will have to make any very great sacrifices; but, entertaining the opi nions which I do, founded on the experience I now possess, I say, were the sacrifice ten times greater, I for one, sooner than it should be said of myself, or any of the class to which I belong, that our object was to secure for ourselves, an increase of rent, and not to promote the welfare and happiness of the great body of the community—sooner than leave any room for stich a suspicion, I should say, speakine for myself, that I would descend to a lower es- tate, and abrof.a .. te my inheritance. (Cheers.) It is said a great party has been dissolved. It is said old political ties have been severed. It is said that social relations have been disturbed. It is anticipated, and it is probable, that an administration may be dissolved. (Cheers.) And though I should regret the former part of those conse quences, on my conscience I believe this proposition will save a great and powerful- nation from anarchy, misery, and ruin. (The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat