The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-29 00:00:00

Al A • , 1`35. Rr•-4%,..T.414A 1 RVA,Ati 'UN Pt POOL,' • The treei'toilic iiiiouisit having been received on each representation with the loude*t testimonies of approbation, will be repeated every evening.inatil further notice.- - • Second Week of Mi. KEAN, o:the ,Theatres-Royal, Covent garden and Drury-lade, who is engaged for a limited period. riIHIS present FRIDAY, -the- Wth instant, will be per il. formed Shakipeare's Tragegiy:of - MACBETH. Macbeth. Mr. Kean. Macduff Mr. Stuart. Lady Macbeth Mrs. o e'onclude with, for the eleventh time, the Pantomime, called / THE MAN IN TH•E• .9 ON; OR, HARLEQUIN LUNATIC AND / EVENING STA Harlequin Mr. . Ridgway. Pantaloon Clown Mr. T. Ridgway. Columbine Mademoiselle Marie. Manley. , W grand Comic TO-MORROW, (Saturday,) the Tragedy of WILLIAM TELL. William Tell, Mr. Stuart. Emma, Mrs. Stanley Agnes, Miss Chaplin.—To conclude with the COMIC PAN. TOM E. Lower Boxes 45.; Upper Boxes 3s. Gd:; Pit 2s. Gd.; Gallery Is. Places may Le taken of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office, from Ten.till Three o'clock. TO CORR,ESPONDENTS. . . The '"Cricket Match" is an advertisement. it is a standing rule with us not to 'insert such advertisements as those sent ps by Mr. 'l'. ; London. Such abominable things are a disgrace to- the press, and should not be allowed to appear in any respectable journal. We once more repeat that we cannot insert deaths or mar riages which are not properly authenticated. A name to a letter is not enough. We cannot undertake to send to Low .; hill, Toxteth-park, or Cheshire, to ascertain whether the sig. nature is genuine. Zbe Eibtrpoot g.timbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1835. We have - received New York journals to the 9th of the present month. They contain no news, being chiefly tlled with extracts about the change of ministry from else English papers. ' We have received a file of the-Montreai Herald to the of May. They contain :sowe interesting infortna r 'ticti.Vhich we have noLroom fosiootv present number. VS' e are now,-in full sail towards tnidsummer, the long days-and long twilights Of . wliipli we have already entered upon: language, we are at the end of the month of May, and yet no one act or measure of a le gislative nature has beeri passed by the estates of the realm... The ministerial interregnum delayed the public busi ness; but that has passed over, and the House of Com tnons, instead of applying itself to the affairs of the na tion, has been wasting precious. time, and exhausting • Public -patience in idle atitrOktAol4s . discussiOni. • •The bekiiiiiing,.We suspect, is a foretaste of the-end. FrauCtulent misrepreseptations upset the late ministry ;' ? and. fraud and• .delusion seem to he the policy of the O'CoNNELL and RUSSELL administration. We have had .debates upon. the Sabbath bill, in which questions of grave importance relative to ginger beer, baked mutton, toasted po t a toes, milkmaids, tea, an d mu ffi ns , h ave b een discussed at great length. We have also been bored with tedious arguments as to the legality of popish proms 'skins, in .which.tlin - thieves of Dublin carried flags bear ing inscriptions of the "Repeal. of the Union," "Po tithes," " Dan the. lieutenant for ever !" &c. &c. &c. The people of England must be thorciughly disgusted with these proceedings,.and we should ' not have men tioned them if the house had: amended or reformed its .conduct; by resorting to the consideration of matters of really pressing interest. Itsconduet on Monday last does 'not leave Os even a ray of hope: Senseless debates upon silly subjects are so completely the order' . of the day, that we may now rest assured that nothing else will-be provided jintil we have a sweeping reform of the present House of -COMMOOS. In ordinary life a person.wbo is laughed at for committing one blunder seldom or never offends again. 4n the House of COmmoris, however, one blunder is only ,'the precursor of another ;. the more they are • laughed at the more foOlish they becptne ; and, like the goatherd svho:was.ieproved for peeling onions, they dip into deeper fully by skinning cuetimbers. . Ginger beer, we .admit, is worthy orlegislative 'pro tection ;.• and' to such a.lnan as ROMIUCK, WllO has the impertinence to .frank us letters about the stamp duties , 1 401e 1 ,1i. 0 , of. UdiiciLls.a.cankooii it : Wiring more than an oyster or a soused gurnet,"' ginger • beer must be- . an article of. first rate. importance. The (oily of this tadpole statesman can be pardoned, He is the iepresentative of Bath, .on the recommenda tion of JtSEPa HUME; and he. is worthy of the trickly irlazo—the nasty placevViteredying rakes are whirled atorit drawn'by Littman- bipeds-Where.Old maids flirt in a •deiperate - stritggleWith ,disease and passion— where Irish gamblers prey like- Calcutta ravens iron rich garbage—where all that is alinMinable as ,fashion able—and all that is filthy is tolerated--,in such a place the money hunting and . Canadian agent. of HuME is qiiite at home. But what does he know of the press, or . of any thing beyond•ginger beer? • ''Webeg pardon for. naming this mirror of HUME who is e member for-Bath ; and we shall take care not 'ti? mention-his nameagain, tinder this Soleinn admonition addressed to our conservative friends, viz.,.that we hope no lady or gentlernan of England- 7 no conservative .or Liverpool oFelsewhere=np.loyal man, wherever born OF wherever located—will set his. or her foot in a place where radicalism is in the ascendant—where shopkeepers live upon those- they slander , —where tradesmen vote againiethoie vi'ho enable theth to -live—and where pm w.ty has voice against theinsatieand.raienous pre tensions-Of' the democracy.. Such places as Bath, Cheltenham: aix(Brigliton, are our abhorrence. The English gentleman who frequents them is an enemy to his country. They are nests of swindligg; hypocrisy, fraud; and Infamy. • In the 'royal . village,..,qr . l3righton. /miters - are . its•reprefientatives. . It is the same in all the so calledfdshiOncible watering places. All Oafs atolat, which should not be allaived to .reMaia - t.n the page of `society, - :.and might eiiily be -. removed • if the Coliservatiies ivoUld but do their'-duty... , Vv e. wits* return' ta' . the . pi-OC . e . dings i. ,of • Monday. It appears That a :person, called. 'Cllttng;:an inhabitant. of the. town of Bungay;- had 'been . comrtiitted to gaol for refusing tq.pay the sunt . o(l7s.. 6d. : due for church-rates.. His case was -brow :eft • before the itoUse by, Sir W. fed to a grave and, learned debate Which' lasted thktyliOle night. 'Whit. ViiiitiatieriA to be pr igonee f:e i itot'paking; c6—to be sent to gaol . for 17s. due to the parsons," as they say in the beer libppati is ettough4o cattse; another:revolt-Ai& • With tide isn'We • etthda 'exactly Say; but as he pretends that he , . cannof - od conscientiously paichurch rates.we take for : ..granted 'that fie, is some . sort, of quaker:. .tfie churchwardens . of . Bungay are blamed for blingirit - . qiIILDS into the ecclesiastical courts, when they Might have recove red their claim by .. applyie g to two knagiitttei, wito'WoOld hare:, issued warrant of distress. Tim churchwardens did not resort 'to this remedy,‘for.fdiut and Substantial' . reasons. The last time they. - distrained •under a magisterial- warrant the. offiCsislwere assaulted by a mob, the town 'was ex. posed, to eanQderable danger, the law was set at defiante, the property,Seked was reCaptured, and life and property placed in imminent hazard. They 'consequently prefer red the ohl•mode of procedure, and . took the persOn of the debtOi . in bail for his. debt. . But- then, why take the person of a very religious man who has caiicientiousscrupf es? What has the law to do• - vvith- : ConScientious 'scruples ? The law is not made for the b&lefit of one man, or one set of men, but for the. whole cornmunity.' If then any individual—any quaker- 7 or anytnall coterie of pet sons,.do not approve of the law so :made for the' whole community, they should_ expatriate.themselves, and find . a land where they can frame laws for their own peculiar order. They have no rigld.tOeipeet that the hundred Should yield to, the unitior that society at large • §hotild be governed by quaker: laWs?', •,of Conscience in such,:a -cast!' aavour4, 4n.-our opinio'n, of impiety and . direct fraud. ft it; at yari4ne,,n , ith e very., scriptural. maxim. The IleOus O cluistialtity exhorts a ready compliance kith the authority keii4fqnce. The christian is not taught to res* the t law, orliseherthe magistrate. ' >vie 44 on enjorditrir to Utah' :to • lea ve-tlie•Ci ty - where hi's . ' teiie:te are rejected; orhis,faith and public Worship . Proscribed, The quakers, hovvever, turn christianity upside . down,' and make it utterly ridiculous: :They are not content to be singular in their habits and manners—and sin= gular in their doctrines—but..of all sects they have this, peculiar singularity of calling upon the world to fall down and pay respect to their absurdities. It is all very well. to affect qualms of conscience with respect to debts due, to the church—it is good enough for a stiff joke ; but who ever heard of, a quaker shutting his•shop door against a parson entering it with tithe money in his h&nd to buy sugar or tea ?. If the conscience have qualms against paying church-rates and tithes, surely it ought to feel some quivering at the sight of base gold. It.is wrung from farmers and collected by tithe proctors. It is not the parson whom the quaker hates—it is his tithes. It is not the.church which the quaker hates—it is the rates. .In short, it• is not the man but the thing. The tithes and rates are the things abominated by the conscientious quaker. This being the case, will any conscientious quaker explain to us how he is enabled by his sensitive conscience to touch the money which comes out of the tithes, and . abbot: that which goes to the tithes? We pause for a reply. In the case of CIIILDS he was sued for a just debt. Some friends offered to pay it for him, but he would not accept their offer: He knew that. he owed the Money ; e . he knew that the law wou ld com p e l hi m to pay i t ; he knew that a sale of his personal effects would most pro 7 bably lead to a riot, pei haps to murder ; still his consci_ ence tells Min it is better to resist the law, produce tu inAlt,,and be ,accessory to murder than - pay a just debt due to the church of God! This prostitution of the conscience is'odious and horrible, and ought to be de; 'Jounced by every honest and honourable man. What surprises us most of all isohat. this - abuse of the rights and duties of conscience should prevail amongst a sect. who ; lay claim ..td. superior intelligence,. and take more liberties . with- the word of. GOd than almost any other class-of professing christians. They dissent from our mode of worship—they reject our solemn rites—they do not hold Oili'Cloctrinev—d g we complain of them ?—do we exclude .tOefik. from . the . pale o f soc i e t y ? No ; we . tolerate them the utmost tenderness and ,kind ness.V They - have the protection of British law. But for the • church- :of England theit sect would have ~ had no existence. Popery would devour it in a single day. It would.have had no asylum in these islands but for the guardian, shield thrown over it by the church of England. And with these facts, putting forth strong claims upon their gratitude and their sense of justice, they contumaciously and insolently, under the pretext of a tender' conscience, refuse to pay the mite of taxation to . their tolerant and indulgent benefactress! All this is in a bad spirit. It has an uncharitable and illiberal look, inasmuch as conscience is on the side of selfishness, and the disputnis about a matter of money. 'lf the quakers, from a feeling of conscience, had refused to deal with cler gymen--had refused to sell to churchmen—had refused to touch tithe Or rate money, then we should have given them some eredit for honesty and disinterestedness; but when their conscience taXes no exception to the money which comes in, no matter where from, but is excessively chary about the money which goes out, we must be par doned if we should, be induced to believe that this same cunning and convenient conscience is nothing more than a cheat. • , Sorry are we to say that it was about this conscience, Or this cheat, .in a matter of 17s. 6d. that the reformed House of Commons had a long debate on. Monday last. The farmers may starve—poor women may murder their own children--all this is nothing to the astounding fact that one CHILDS is in Bangay gaol for 17s. 6d. of a just debt, whi c h th e h onest rogue says hi s conscience will not suffer him to pay. Faugh! We used frequently to hear of jobbing and corruption in the old parliaments which Lord JOHN RUSSELL re formed in 1832; but under the old. and vicious system , so conveniently contrived for the benefit of borough mongers, we - never" heard of such open bargaining and sellirigas has taken place at Stroud, and is contracted for at Tiverton. When Lord ,T(IFIN RUSSELL was riding in for. Stroud upon the back dfQolonel Fox, we took the liberty to ask *hat the gallant—colopetwas to receive in the shape of compeniatioti.or.swop 'Money. The queStidn ha's been answered. by the ministerial journals. The disgraceful bargain has been proved. Colonel Fox has received the appointment of secretary to the master-general of the ordnance. and,, Stroud- has-been sold for £l2OO per an num. How the indepenOnt electorsof that immaculate borough likethiSl.We cannot tell. Lord JOHN has beeti returned; that was4ll'he tared for; and in parting with them. he- sneeringly; told them -that he would not trouble them at any future 'election. He made a convenience of Stroud sleptin the vile place three nightS; be spent some twenty or thirty pounds out of his public wages ; he delivered, himself of a speech which he had . hawked all over . England ; and having obtained what he wanted he scraped,the dirt off his shoes and flung it in the faces of the very despicable people whom he, to his `credit, most heartily despised. Such is the working of the reform hill ! A more odious bargain :never was made by a blackleg with a :money -lender. , Neverwas h gudgeon sold in so dear a market. Twelve-- hundred a year for Stroud—not to Stroud, but for Stroucl7—is a lucky hit. Fox pockets the money, Lord . lauglis, and the electors of Stroud look like so many long-eared animals in a shower of rain—very- melancholy,' very miserable, and very pitia ble. There they,iiand--:-sold!—the halter about their' flecks 1 the boys; hooting theM ! while the Fox who. sold there-rejoices iha gold-chain, a free gentleman, not of any .particular :.colour, 'sitting upon a three-legged stool, and living iipssA the money he obtained by the sale!' . . .Tiverton too; We are told , is'to be treated in a similar manner. Mr. JAMES KENNEDY; a towering radical, and an immense hater bribtlry ; and corruption,' has don sented.to vacate.Tivvrton; and. Make. room for the hope less Lord PAlStArtiroi. This pOor old Sop, who has been an underling in all parties, who has liyed''npon, tories,. .whig-toties, wit i whig•radicalF, and now upon. this most admirable :but des pised hack, after-being - liickea out of dampshire i has been reduced . _to the!..tiad. necessity of 'purchasing the slave interesOof Mt'': - Kt . NNEDiiri the borough of Tiver- ton, .0.41! Ois is a- most.-beautiful reform ! • Formerly gentlemen sold whst - ithey liad - botight; now patriots sell what they only hold, in.trust—sell boroughs to ministers of the crown - for= appointrnent'son the judicial bench ! It js almost inctedible, but' it is roundly stated that le consideration .which Mr. KENNEbY sto receive for - the, transfer of Twerton to Lord PALMERSTON IS the chiefiusticeship of the supreme court of Midras. This is certainly a novel way of making a judge. A lawyer utterly unknown to 'clients or to practice is at once raised from obscurity to the, highest seat on a colonial bench; . solely because he happens•to sit as member for the town of Tiverton, and is presumed to have sufficient in fluence, to return a lordling and a minister to the House of Commons. Itis'a most exquisite reform ! But is Lord PALMERSTON quite secure of being re turned ? Is there no gentlpman of spirit in the neigh bourhood of Tiverton, or in Devonshire, to contest the borough with the foreign secretary ? We hope some . gentleman will be found to give his lordship a hard run, and make him pay for the sport. Why should not Sir THOMAS ACI.AND, or Mr. BUCK, or some good conserva tive in these parts, stand forward in opposition to the Lord of the Protocols ?, We hope it is not yet too late. What has been done in Staffordshire against Mr. LITTLE TON might surely be done in Tiverton against the land less and unknown Mr. KENNEDY. On Monday next. the grand attack upon . the corpora tions of England is to be made by Lord Jont4 RussEiL. We have little doubt. that, the reformeonteniplated by Lord-Joirt is similar to lhat - which has delivered the corporations of Scotland into the bands of the rabble, and Made beroughproperty.in that country not worth much more than an •Old Song. In Scotland, however, most of the boroUghs had little or .no .properly to lose it is ogiensib t OnEoglaid; and a,aeveie 4itsuggle may be ex- Itril.E'LlyEßPooL sTA.4o..kftb.. TRUTH - vertu: POPERY TO THE EDITOR OF TIM LIVERPOOL srsivolna celiturcy. The 35th article recommends the two books of homilies. Did the writer in the Journal, or his hypocritical correspon dent's, ever read these hooks? Muse parts of Mr. l‘l`Neill's sermons which have subjected him to such a flood of obloquy, and which have been designated as ranting and furious, are little else . than literal transcripts of portions of these homilies, sanctioned by the church. To avoid the imputation of apparent harshness, he even quotes whole passages verbatim from these books, advisedly giving the references. The 37th article asserts that the Bishop of Rome, (vulgarly called. his holineis the pope,) has no 'jurisdiction in these realms; and John Bull—agreeing with Mr. M'Neill—declares that he never shall obtain any, if he can help it. This the whig.radical popish ministry will find to their cost at no dis• taut period. • The 38th article is levelled against the principle of equality and community .f goods. Mr. 111 4 /Ceill—deriving his authority from this article—has, from the pulpit, repeatedly and trium phantly exposed the absurdity of the levelling system, proved it to ,be incompatible with any condition of civilization, and, indeed,.shown that equality can on ly ex i s t among b ru t e b eas t s. . _ • - • -laving thus adduced a cumulative mass of evidence from the 39 articles, to prove that Mr. is justified in pur suing the very course which gives such umbrage to the Journal, I shall proceed to quote a few expressions from other parts of the Common Prayer Book, which will further illustrate the subject. What does the writer in the Journal, think of the commina tion service? Taken from holy writ, as it is almost exclu sively, what can his correspondents whisper against this awful imprication of divine vengeance? Do&i' Mr. in any wise, thunder forth the sanctions of the law more terribly ? The collects in the service commemorative of the happy de livetance from the gunpowder plot contain - expressions of thanksgiving for the preservation of the nobilify, clergy, and commons, from "popish treachery; popish tyranny, aid arbitrary power." . In the same service another prayet invokes the Almighty to "Arotect-and strengthen-our King; and All 111 authority under him, with judgment and just►ce, to cut off all such workers of iniquity as turn religion into rebellion, and faith into faction, that they may never prevail against us, or triumph in the ruin of the church among us." liow appositely does-this language fit the present position of the church ! The same service alludes to the "preservation of ow- church and state from the secret contrivance - and hellish malice of popish conspirators," and our "deliverance from. the open tyranny and oppression of the same cruel and blood-thirsty erten-lest This seems to me very applicable to a certain jesuitical Irish, law . ver and his confederate traitors. To be brief, the services for the 30th January and the 29th May contain language fully.as forcible as the preceding, as any one may ascertain on perusal. Is it possible that there are officiating clergymen in the church who hesitate,to adopt such sentiments as obviously accord with the whole scope and tenor of the formalities which they are bound to observe ? This, alas! would seem to be implied by the antipathy harboured towards Mr. M'Neill for his straightforward, uncompromising _deportment in the pulpit. Thus the gravamen of the Journal's charge is disposed of. I shall not tape the higher ground of Proving . the general con sonancy of Mr. M`Neill's sentiments, style, and language with scripture. That is self-evident to any honest inquirer. rchal lenge the most rigid criticism on this point. The Journal insinuates that Mr. M' Neill has changed his religion—the apostles Paul, Peter, &c. did the same. Strange objection ! I have to apologise for trespassing s_o much upon your columns, and the patience of your readers. I have not stepped forward because Mr. M'Neill needs any apologist. Ilis exem- _ . plary private character, I believe, to be unassailable; while his unassuming pastoral labours, his amenity ,of disposition, .his varied literary - and theological acquirements, and his grace ful and dignified oratory, will serve to increase his popularity, and procure for him the enduring attachment of ' his numerous flock. Long may he continue kr occupy his present .sphere of activity an usefulness, honoured by ail who hate any regard for personal integrity and moral worth. That the rabid raffs of the radical press shall not "have it all their own way," is the firm resolve of your.", &c. prima INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR BUELDING ANn • 'ENLARGING CHURCHES. • • ' On Monday afternoon the annual meeting af the SOCiely for the Encouragement of the Buihlingand.Enlargitrg Ofehtirches .evrai held at the Society's rooms, in St. Martin's-place, Tr:dal , gar square. 'The-Archbishop of. Canterbury presided: • `• • • The report was read by the Honorary Secretary: stated, .so far from the society having accomplished :the, Object for which it was instituted, it had only made a 'proSperOus be, ginning; much-had been done, but much remained toito. The records of the last year proved this fact. In no former Year had they received so many applications, or had they been. able to effect-so. much good. Their grounds had, 'during the list year, procured 34,300 sittings, of which 26,000 were free. This increased demand on their funds was gratifying, as it showed an increase of attachment to the Church of England, and ikdesire on the part of the wealthy of giving facility to all for attend ance on its public worship. A district society has been fornfed at Cambridge, which has remitted £-100, and the. committee begged strongly to impress the duty of forming similar "auxili ary societies. The Diocesan Society of Durham had remitted them £lOO, being one=teurth of its year's receipts. 1)r: Richards had given £5OO towards building a church at Banipton. The King's letter had produced them about £30.000. Butt, not withstanding the - largeness of the receipts during the past year,. be. outlay had been so great that only £lB,OOO disposable ba ance remained: • This society had now existed seventeen Years, and during that period had opened 289,00(1 church sittings, of of which 216,000 were'free. . The Bishop of Winchester moved that the report he printed and circulated. Ile was anxious' the public should know the real nature of - the operations of the society, and of its' wants. He never wept into his diocese without hearing the thanks of those who had been accommodated by the society. The grant afforded by the society did a more than double good, as it gaVe a stimulus to local subscriptions. Several churches had - been erected at the expense of many thousands, but which, had not the society first given a few hundreds, would never have been built. The Bishop of Carlisle seconded the motion. ' Carried unanimously. • . The Archbishop of Canterbury observed that it was his duty to encourage the church of his Master by every means in his power. Ills efforts should never be wanting to establish the best interests of this society, which he felt to be the best interests of the established church. The Earl of Harrowby moved the thanks of the meeting to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Kenyon seconded the motion, which was carried by ea-, eloniation, The Archbishop acknowledged the compliment, The Bishops of Gloucester, Hereford, and' Litchfield after wards spoke in moving routine resolutions, and the meeting proceeded to elect, by ballot, their officers fur the year ensuing. 141i00.1thoG.—It is said that the hedgehog is proof against poisons. M. Pallas states that it e ill eat a hundred cautharides without receiving any injury. More recently, a German phy sician, who 4vishtd to dissect one, gave it prussic. acid, but it tlfak no effect; he theta tried arsenic, opium, and corrosive itsblitnote with the same results. Sin,—ln resuming my strictures upon the Journal's tirades against the Rev. H. M'Nelll, I shall defer any notice of its insolent personalities until I have satisfactorily demonstrated the futility of the assertion that he is not authorised by the for mularies of the established church in adopting his present style of preaching. Those silly personages who preposterously imagine that he is guilty of an excess of seal, will do well to ponder the following particulars:— The 14th article of the church of England calls it "arrogancy and impiety" to teach the doctrine of works of supererogation— a heretical notion of the Ronian catbolics, which detracts from the merit of the atonement. ean the writer in the Journal be aware of the existence of this article? The 15th article repudiates the doctrine of sinless perfection. Mr. M'Neill opposes this opinion, consistently with his duty. The 17th article—the most elaborate and diffuse of the 39 — dearly and unequivocally exhibits the grand doctrine of predes tination and election. The rev. gentleman energetically en forces this scriptural truth. The best commentary upon this article is derived from the writings of those who were concerned in framing this "form of sound words;" and I defy any man to point out the slightest discrepancy between the views of Mr, M'Neill, on this point, and ihose entertained by the early divines of the reformed church, to whom alone the ultimate appeal should•be made on all litigated questions relating to the real, intended meaning► of the articles. The 18th article pronounces them to be accursed who presume to say that salvation can be obtained but by the-name of Christ. Are these mild, milk-and-water terms? • Can any more forcible emanate from Mt. M'Neill's lips? The 19th article opposes the Roman catholic definition- of the word "chinch." The 20th article opposes the Roma❑ catholics is reference to the authority of the church. The 21st article discards the authority of general councils Another hit at popery. The 22d article declares the Romish doctrine concerning purgatory, pardons, worshipping, and adoration of images and relics, and also invocation of saints, to be "a fond or foolish thing, vainly invented, and grounded on nsi warranty of scrip ture." Mr. M'Neill thinks the same —every man, not abso lutely demented, must think the same. The reductio ad absur dum is the only process 'which would be involuntarily suggested to a than of common sense in treating of such childish vanities. The 24th article attacks popery for the use of the Latin tongue in her ministrations. The `2sth article attacks the heresies of the church of Rome on the subject of the sacraments. The 28th article condemns the doctrine of transubstantiation; and the elevation of Me host, &c. The 30th article opposes the practice or denyjng the cup in the Lord's supper to the laity. . • _ The 31st article stigmatizes the sacrifice of masses as "blas phemous fables" and "dangerous deceits." S trong expressions these—quite in Mr. M'Neill's style. How do you relish this article, Mr. Journalist? . • Tile 32d article condemns the unsocial doctrine of clerica Such, we take it, will be the reasoning of Lord JOHN RUSSELL on Monday night, if he 'act upon his avowed principles. If parliament countenances robbery with respect to one description of property, it must do. so in every other. He would be an illiberal thief who should confine his professional labours to the stealing of hats and shoes. He would hardly deserve transportation who should toil in so narrow a field. Why not rob a bank ? Why not declare war against all kinds of pro .perty ? Why should hats and shoes be stolen, and gold and - silver, linen and plate, . spared? What more ••right has. Mr. THOMAS BOLTON, or Doctor COLLINS to deal with torporation property in Liverpool than they have to deal' with the .property of the Bank of England ? _ That is as, much a corporation as ours in this. town: The Bank, as a public building, and its deep cliii - nberS,.nobly lined, belong as much to the people; to ten pound'house•., holders,- to the_ residents of a year, as the-Town-hall of Liverpool. The worthy persons who claim a right to our hall have as much - right to the larger ball in Threadneedle-street. Municipal- reform, therefore, as it is called, is an attack upon 'property, and if it succeeds, it will be made the precedent for attacking property in the mass wherever found. If the attack could be confined to Woburn Abbey or Covent-garden market, we should be content. If the whig lay impropriators could be made to disgorge the property which rightfully belongs to the churcii; we should feel happy. But•seeing 'who the parties are who lead the attack upon corporation pro- perty, .ive have every reason to fear that the most un deserving will be spared. We therefore wait the resui of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion with some anxiety. In the mean time the country is tolci, with all imagina ble insolence, that the spoliation of the Irish church and the spoliation of the corporations, are to be the only measures of the, present session! The tithe composition bill is to be thrown over board. The dissenters' marriage bill is to be squabashed. The law reforms are to be aban doned. O'CONNELL has taken upon himself the introduc. tion of poor laws for Ireland. The meanining of this' is transparent enough. He will take care that no poor.law is passed for Ireland. He hates the - thing from the bottom of his heart, .simply because he would be called upon to contribute his share to relieve the misery he creates. In short, nothing is .to be attempted this session but two measures of rapacity and plunder. The people, there fore, .must see what they have got in the place of Sir ROBERT PEEL. They will see and feel the insults that are offered them. Popery is all in all. Whatever is calculated to degrade the protestants; and bring the truths of pure christianity into bad odour, is to receive the:sup port of Lord JOHN ; and whatever may degrade England abroad will receive the support of Lord PALMERSTON. As for the King—as for the honour of England—but we must not speak on these subjects. In our report of the proceedings in the House of Corn nionS on Wednesday night, it will be seen that Mr. O'Con nell, Whilp speaking of the oath, administered -ta Catho lics du their - admission to Parliainent, said : "For his own part there was one part of the oath which, he did not like-4e referred to that part which called this a PROTEST. lOST government. He could not understand what was meaut by calling tnis-Government a protestant government, when in fact, th.'re were.ouly three offices to which Catholics were nut This we believe is the first time that the termprotestati t .16v'ernment has been objected to, and we, are of Mr. O'CONNELL'S opinion, taking into cons id erat iO n the change Whickadmitted him to a seat iu parliament, that the name_ of the thing is no 'longer descriptive of its qualities or component parts. Mr. ( Y.CoNNELL.dislike s apart of the oath, dislikes the name given to the go vernment; it follows, therefore, that the one should be altered and the other discontinued. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Erening, Half-past Seren o'clock. Colonel Fox, for his patriotic transfer of the constituency of Stroud to Lord John Russell, is to be rewarded with the secre taryship of the ordnance, and Mr. Kennedy, who with equal independent, patriotism has .retired from Andover to make room for the premier of protocols, Lord Palmerston, is to be made chief justice of Media's! !! After this, from the exposers of bribery and corruption —the friends of purity of election—the lovers of independence—what may we not expect ? Such un blushing and abominable traffic of place against character never disgraced :even a whig ministry before. How long the people of,England, will be degraded by such men and su ch mea sures i t is easy to foresee, and i n thi s me t ro p o li s th e disgust is general at.this barefaced display of political profligacy. • We have had file's of papers from Van Dieman's Land to-day to a late dale, The accounts of the crops from the country Were very:satisfactory, 'and 'wheat, it,was expected, would be low at the •cbrnmencement of the sales after harvest. One con . - tract fOi10,9(11 hushels, deliverable between March and'Octo ber, had been made at4s. 6d. per bushel, and other large con— tracts had beed•entered into. The last party of the 'natives in • the bush_ili - aa given themvlVes up to the colonists who had been rent in,pursuit of them, and it was believed there werg no more of the, aborigenes at • large. A petition was getting up‘at•Ho bart ToWn fokil . legislAve assembly for Van Dieman's' Land, and it. hail already received 1,300 signatures. A't!ort of e.ndi, mica' fever.of a severe Character, chiefly attacking childr'en, bad' been ptevnlent at Elnbart'Town anil,its vicinity , and‘the measles had alto jigin pre s ident. Fine flour had fallen at all the mills to £1 per 100 lbs. . By accoutts froM Genoa to the 17th instant,. it is .stated that vessels Awn Martiguee to Lasceota inclusiye would be subject to a quarantine ofobservation of ten days, without disembarking the mereltandish into the lazarette. Those from the , South of Prance; nicludmgCorsica, would only be subject to five days. By,intelligeucelrom Leipsic we find that an important altera tion in the route of merchandise for the Levant trade would; in fut Ore, be made. Heretofore the transport was by land in Wallachia and Moldavia, and to Odessa by Silesia and Galicia. Another route is, by Vienna and Trieste, and the rest of the transport by water. It was intended, in future, to send the goods to Vienna and to Presburg, and along the Danube to Galetz. ,The charge to Vienna would be 60 flor. 30-kr. per kil.; from Galetz the journey to Constantinople would be made in eleven days. Galetz was rapidly advancing in importance, con laining.at the present time ten thousand inhabitants. ' This is the last port of Moldavia on the Danube. From Presburg to Galetz 'travellers would pay 77 and 48 florins. Greeks, Arme nians, and Bulgarians had-began to visit Leipsic on commercial affairs. _ The establishment of a new route had immediately de termined Russia to moderate the customs' duties, and to modify the political regulations of the Levant trade. Odessa would loose much by the new route, for hitherto this port has gained more by the Greeks and Thebians than by the Russians. It is impossible tp convey any adequate idea of the confusion prevailing in the money market to-day, nor do the annals of the stock exchange furnish any similar example. The panic we noticed in our last has been far exceeded, and, to add to the Confusion, it was settling day in consols. At one period con sols fell to 904-, but they rallied, closing at 91h for money, and 912 for the account for "July. Exchequer bills and Indi a bonds have both given way, the former being 19 prem. and the latter, after falling to par, closing at 2 prem. It was in tbe .foreign market, however, that the alarm and confusion raged most. During the early part of the day it teas impossible to obtain any actual price, and at this period the jobbers absolutely shut their books, refusing-to do any business, which was actually suspended during two hours. In this di lemma the committee of the stock exchange held a meeting to resolve on what was to be done. After much consultation it was agreed that a deputation should wait.upon•Mr. Rothschild, to whose operations the panic was. in a great measure ascribed, to see what could be arranged with him, According to the best accounts the result of this was his acquiescence to retain the stock he had sold for delivery on the 29th at about 70 upon re ceiving the difference between that price and-55, instead of de livering this stock on the settling day, which could not fail to almost entirely prostrate. the market. The committee - further fixed the " making up" price at 93 for the Portuguese, and 51 for the Spanish. The market closed most heavily at 84 for Brazilian. 491 fOr,Chitian, 371 for Columbian, 92; 93 for Pop. tuguese i 191 for Spanish 6 discountfrow the scrip, sad 9I 109 for Dutch 5 per cents. pect,!k - If the rights Of corporations are to be violated by the commons of Great Britain, what security will there: be for trust property :Or joint stock property of any kind in these realms-? Let us look,ior instance, to the property supposed to . belong to the shareholders of the Liverpool and Manchester railway. The preamb!e °Nile - bill which enabled The company to execute that splendid undertaking sets forth that it would conduce to the public benefit. The charters granted to corporations do not profess anything more. The parties receiving the trust are recognised as having, the public welfare in' view. Why, then, if the trust of the corporation of Liverpool is to be open to every person renting a ten pound houSe in the borough, who has resided twelve. months' in the same—why, then, we ask, should, not the trust of the railway be open to the public on the same terms ? The directors are supposed to act fl r the public good—but they act solely for the benefit of the share holders. The corporation of Liverpool charge a certain sum for the renewal.of a .lease—the corporation of the railroad charge a certain sum for a swing from one end to the other end of the rails. All‘this may be for the bene fit of the public ; but it can hardly be presumed to be for their benefit, seeing that the public are not permitted • to regtilate the lease charge in one instance, or the swing charge in the other. • LIVERPOOL POLICE. TUESDAY.—(Before Mr. Alder:Pan LEYLAND.) ROBBERY IN A CHAPEL—A young lad named James Robeifs was charged with stealing hooks from the Baptists Chapel, Edmund-street. William Phillips,a bruslituaker in the employ , of Mr. Hopkins, of St. George's-crescent, stated that he had a pew in the Baptists Chapel, Edmund-street. On Sunday night, whilst he was in chapel, the prisoner came into the.pew • the prisoner re ma i ne d th ere t h e whole of the service, hilt complain ant did not, but went to the end of Edmund-street to wait for his wife. Shortly his wife- came to him, and he ask e d h er th e reason why she st a y e d, an d s h e replied' that she could not get the strange boy out of the pew. Owing to that circumstance, and having missed a bible from the pew on the previous Sunday; he determined upon returning to the chapel, and there misserla hymn book. ('1 he book was here produced.) Th e b oo k h a d been in use on th e same night. There was a little boy in the pew at the lime, and he asked him where his companions were, upon which the lad pointed to the prisoner, who had gone iota the next pew. Complainant went to him and found the book in his hat. Henry Sherry, a watchman, was then immediately sent for, who took the prisoner into custody. Other persons had missed books from the chapel within the last fortnight. Sherry, the watchman, corroborated this evidence, and said that the prisoner would not tell where he resided. The prisoner, in his defence, said he took the book, but intended to have returned it.—Committed. SHOP ROBBERY.--A labouring man, calling. himself John Morrison, was charged with intruding his hand into the money drawer of Mr. Joseph Cowell, Itour-dealer, in Great Crosshall street. The complainant stated that between five and six o'clock on Monday afternoon last he left his shop to drive away some boys who were throwing stones outside, and on his return he saw the prisoner reaching over the shop counter, with his hand in the till. Complainant had left the drawer closed, but not locked. He immediately seized the prisoner and asked him what he wanted there, but received no answer. Seeing that he had a shilling and sixpence in his hand, and something in his mouth, complainant laid-hold of hiin by the back of the neck, .when Is. rid. fell from his mouth. The prisoner then slipped out of the shop, and witness watched him to a public-house kept by Mrs. Howard, a ftw doors off, and having procured the as• sistance of Barton, the constable, he gave hi m i nto custody. Before the pris o n er wen t out comptainatit made him take tiir coat and waistcoat off, and from them dropped 3s. 6d., previous to which the prisoner said he had only 3d. in his pocket. There wereSs. in the drawer previous to complainant leaving the shop,. and when he came back there were only 2s. The prisoner, in extenuation, said that he was di utiklst the time and did nut know what he was doing.—Committed. WEDNE3DAT.—(Before Sir THOMAS Bet ANCKER and Alderman LEY LAN D.) • THE LATE CASE OF FO RG:CHT. — WGTIIOI;aIiFIS Grry, the young man brought up on Monday charged with passing - a forged bill for £2O to Mr: Hignett, tobaccbnist, iu Dale-street, was brought up again to . -dayothen it s'as stated by Mr. Par lour, the superintendent of police, t h at there was u c h. uge o f forgery of a M ote ser i ous nature against the prisoner at Lea mington, and it was desired bythe authorities of that place that he should be sent there. The prisoner was !lien ordered to be given to a Leamington constable, who was in waiting to receive him. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT Cota:.—Patrick MONTI, a deter mined looking chartictOr; was charged with pffering a counter feit shilling to a publican in Islington, in-pa}ment for some ale. The shilling was refused, when the prisoner became sauev, and the landlord, with the aid of a customer, attempted to take him into'custody. Whil,t doing so the prisoner managed to get back the shilling and throw it away,' so that: it could not he foUnd. • A scuffle then ensued, iu the midst of which Shelly, the potice-officer, came up and took theprisoner into custoiy. The police stated that. the prisoner was a noted coiner.—He was remanded. A FEMALE ESCULAPIUS.—An ancient, witch-like old woman, who in the time of James I. would have stood an excellent Chance of a " - trial - by water," for the purpose of ascertaining her supernatural powers, (if ant,) was charged ty a weather beaten sailor with abstracting firom his pocket a silver watch. Jack having scraped one foot, removed a piece of pigtail from the left to the right side of his mouth, with. a bob of the head, thus commenced to tell his grieVance ver honours, inc and ma Bec-that's my worst -half,' yet. worships, has a young un what's had a bad cancer, and so we goes to this old witch here to have it cured. When we had taken bet• advic e we , all shots to have a qu al t ern , my ti c k er being th e n safe in this 'fob. We hadn't got f ar w h en s h e conies side Ways - whips away the ticker afore I could say Jack Robinson, and runs off. I gets a police officer and runs after her, but when we got her she had no watch, and where it went to Davy Jones knows, but I don't. The magistrate.—You say you went to get advice, is she a doctor ? Complainant.—Summut o'th sort, she gathers herbs and sic' like. Alagistrate.—And watches too, it appears ! Were you and your wife sober ? Complainant.—Parfectly. Prisoner.—No sick a thing, they were both as drunk as fiddlers.. Magistrate (to the prisoner.)—What have you done with the watch ? Prisoner.—Bless your heart I never seed it. A constable said that if the prisoner was put back he might, in the meantime, find out where the watch was deposited, and she was accordingly remanded. YesrEanar.—(Before Sir THOMAS BRANcKER and Aldeman LEYLAND.) ROBBING LODGINGS.---A young roan named, Thomas Price, of rather respectabl e a pp earance, was charged with robbing his furnished lodgings. It appe are d f rom the evidence of the com plainant, Mary .fones, the keeper of a lodging -house in Vaux hall-road, that the prisoner; a few days ago, left her house, where he resided, and she then missed a quantity of sheets, blankets, and other articles of household use. Information was given to Kennedy, a watchman, who succeeded in apprehending the prisoner with the tickets of the property in his possession, be having pledged them. The pawnbroker attended with a bundle, which, on opening, the complainant said that the goods were not hers. The pawnbroker found- that he had brought the wrong bundle, and in consequence the prisoner was remanded until the mistake could be rectified. A couple of amazons, whose names of Black and Green in some respec s corresponded with the appearance of their faces, were placed at the bar by Collins, a watchman, charged with fighting pi.tched. battle in Loastreet at tieetse• o' c lock th e prev i ous night, and thereby creating a great disturbance. Ihe case having been fully proved, the valiant ladies were asked•by the magistrates what they•had to say in extenuation ?—" We were not7fieliting,," said Miss Green." "No we. were not," reiterated Miss Black, "we only tore each others-bonnets." (Laughter.) Sir. Thomas Brancker,,—lf you want to fight an d tear bon nets you should contrive to do it at home; the streets cannot be disturbed with your quarrels, therefore go to the House of Cor rection for fourteen (lays. Miss Green.—Oh dear, hos* unpleasant. Miss Black (looking blue at Miss. Green.)—lt's all your fault, you hussy. Exeunt. Two other 'frail ones, for fighting with their shoes at one o'cleek in the morning, shwed a similar fate. RoßßEtty By FEAtALEs.--Anne Lester. and Mary Fisher were placed at the bar, charged with-'robbing a je named Geo. Spaith, under the following a• circumstances :—Dish morning, 'dat ish last night, said the complainant, I vash a valkingall along of myslielf tovards mine housh, vben I meetsh mit deesh vomen in: Dale-street,. vho asked me to gNinit them to Made a glass ofgin. I did find myslielf at the time rather unwell, and did go; when they did manage to rob me .of wy vauch,'my brooch, my cold ring, and 30s. in shilver. h . Sir Thomas Brancker.—W ere you sober"? Complainant.—l vash notdronk, I yeah ill. Sir i homas.—Then I think th e bestthing:you could do vrould have been to have made the best of your way home. • The watchman here stated that be ,found the watch, brooch, and a handkerchief belonging to the complainant in possession of the prisoners, but the money and. ring had nut been reco vered. . He had reason to suppose that they had made away . with the money, as they had since oftered a aovereign to a woman to take care of.—The prisoners were remanded. • A CONJURER IN TeounLE.—A singular looking personage, with a yellow, round face and'a flat nose, having the appearance of a native rif China, was charged -with walking about the streets at a late hour in the morning, having "no visible means of subsistence, no money in his packets, and no'lodgiugs to go to. The watchman stated that he put the prisoner' in- Bridewell more for safety than anything else: . L 'Sir Thomas Brancker (to the prisoner.) —Why you were bnly . discharged yesterday : you seem to lie fond of Bridewell ; I sup pose it is a better lodging than you canfind elsewhere. Can you speak English ? • Prisoner.—Yes. • . Sir Thomas.—Then what were you doing-outso late:? • Prisoner.—l h a d been cnnj'irittg at a publie-house• to •q. rret a' few halfpence to pay m y lodgings.- • . Sir Thomas:-=You must mind and keep out of . .the streeti'al" this late hour or you will get conjUreddutts. the House- of Cor rection. • • It was here stated that the prisoner vas one of the celebrated, Indian jugglers who some time agti were- brought over to this' country and exhibited in. London and- , Liverponl: for the last feW. years been leading an. idle life by attending putilk houses "conjuring." The magistrates,discharged him an con dition of hispromising, never to get jig° Bridevrelragain. r • •. ' . • WATCH Hors BER A' ru(Renly-looki.ng.feliow namedjohli Davies was placed at the bar charged with stealing two watches from a boarding-house. Two abandoned women were also taken into custody on suspicion of being concerned in the affeir, but as it had been 'ascertained they.were• not, the magistrates dis charged them: • Against navies. Mr. - Samuel Smith, the keeper of the boarding-house No. 10, Dentiiion-street, said that the prisoner came to lodge with him at dine o'clock on Monday morning, and remained until seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he was missing. In about tenminutes after he was missed Christian Lawson and Andrew. Anderson, two sailors - who were also lodgers, said that th e i r wa t c h es h a d b een stolen. In consequence of this coinplainantgave information to the police, and the prisoner was apprehended in : the course of the day. Anderson and Lawson, the two mariners alluded to, stated that they belonged to the ship Isabella, now lying in the Waterloo Dock, and identified the two watches produced by Mr. Holland, the pawnbroker, the tickets of which were found by the constable-in the p r ison e r' s p ossess i on. —C ommitted. CAUTION TO HOUSEKEkPERS.—SwiNDLING COAL -DEALERS. —Housekeepers and others who are in the habit of purchasing coals ought never to do so from persona unknown who call up on them at their houses to solicit or d er g, a s a Most nefarious system of robbery has been, and is carried on to a great extent by -cheats, professing to be coal-dealerS. These.. swindlers having procured an order, repair to the Haymarket, where cart loads ufeoals . from the pits are standing for sale, and they there- pur - chase, at a low price, from the original renders. • Having done this they get the coals Weighed . et the machine, and a ticket for weight is given to them. 'They then tak e a quantity from the. cart, and deliver the remainder with the ticket to the purchaser, who is generally satisfied of the weight being correct on the production of the ticket. Two of these scoundrels, noted fur playing such tricks, named Pi c k a i ance and Atherton, were placed - at the bar this morning charged with defrauding Mr. Cha ye, pork-butcher, of Byrom-street. Mr. ChaYe stated that he ordered two loads of coals front the defendants, which were brought him, and placed in a vault in his cellar. Havieg had many times two loads put in the same vault, he thought that there appeared a smaller quantity than usual, and by told the defendants to tell him where the inachine was at which the coals were weighed. This they refused fo do, and. insisted upon pay ment. Complainant suspecting it' was a fraud would not pay until he was satisfied of the weight, when the defendants..used such abusive language that he went fora constable. The con stable said that it was a matter in which he could-not interfere, and refused to take the defendants into custody. The.defeud ants subsequently put complainant in the Coda of Requests, and he, Sooner than go, paid the money. Mr. Lvtbgoe, keeper of Duncan street 'Bridewell, having heard of the circumstance, found out where the machine was at which the coals were weighed, and then discovered that Mr. Chave had been defraud ed.—The fraud was proved, but the magistrates told the com plainant that, as he had paid the money, they could not assist him, and the defendants were discharged. . DIGNtr !ED BODY.—The debates in the Senate of this State are most disreputable to any legislative body, particularly that branch.of our St a te Governinent. The • epithels=-' liars, drunkards, ' cheats," demagogues, dishonest,' and 'dis houourable men,' arc now quite common.—New York papers LANCASHIRE CONSERVAtITE SOCIETY"' Yesterday.a quarterly meeting of this sot'iety Was - held at the Legh Arius, Newton. Joseph Ridgway ! Es,q:, -of liidgmunt, its the chair. ! After the general businese of the meeting had been Aisporied of, furtv-ise+en new members were admitted, and. the meeting' was then adjourned until three o'clock, when it ()gala assembled for the put ore °flaying the foundation s tone o f t h e bees Von iturvative Hall. At this ceremony upwards of two. hundred ntettiberii of the society were present, and Also a number of ladies from Liverpool and the neighbourhoud of the town of 'Newton. The foundation stone having been- lowered into its bed, Mr, Ridgway adjusted the level of the stone with the usual formali ties. Having done this he addressed the gentlemen predent to the following effect : " I feel particular pride in having been selected on. this tic& lion to perform a ceremony which I can only regret was nei placed in abler hands ; but since you have deputed ate W per form this office I do it with the greater pleasure, because this is the first stone that has been laid as the ftruudation of .a conser vative building about to be raised by the first conservative society established hi this country. From this, Which we may ca ll t h e parent Con serva ti ve S oc i ety in England; others lisive sprung in various parts of the country which bard achieved victories, and which have echoed back to us the principles we were the first to promulgate.- I allude, gentlemen, more particularly to the ' letter read this marutpg froth the chairman of Mr. Parker's com mittee, in Devonshire, in answer to our letter.of cougratulation upon their • late glorious Victory. That letter attributes their recent successful stand • against republicanism to the formation of a similar society in that county, grounded upon the basis of the South Lancashire Association. The same principles have produced the same result in Staffordshire." Mr. Ridgway con cluded by proposing three cheers for the King. • These cheers were enthusiastically giVem- and followed by " God save the King," in which the whole conipanv joined un covered. Three cheers were also given fur • The Queen," " The Duke of Wellington," " Sir Robert Peel," " - The mem bers for the county," " Lord Wilton, thapresident rif the am.; ciation," and " Mr. Ridgway, the chairman of the d4s": About four o'clock upwards of sixty inentber3 of the associas Lion sat down to an excellent dinner, 'proYided by Mr. May, of the Legh Arms. • s • In the course.of the evening the following. toasts : .tt - ste pro posed:— "The King—God .bless him."—“The .(Ztlien the prid e o f ber sex and Britain's gl o ty."—" The Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Fairely."---"Church and State —may they never be separated."—"The Duke of Wellieg,ton . - the gi eat commander of the :age." (Imme nse cheering.)—"Sir Robert Peel."! (Tremendous applause.)—" Mr. Critchley and the electors of South Stafthrdshire." Mr. CastCnr.sy replied as follows: ... I Gentleinere-s-1 beg leave to return yeti in most sincere thanks for the h onos t r yon have, done: we in classing use with the electors of South Staffordshite, whe have achieved a,sti . ctnry .which is not surpassed by thatwhich - cau se d the rejectiod of Lord John Russell in Devonshire. .1 pride myself on beill .named in •conjainctiOlaavith that glorious hand. When LAniVed ur Manehester, I :seas assured that our eciiiss,Wassertain, and that 4 'sprat siot..trouPe myself - to Ise I was fated to beitta minority or in a majority, I was resolved to record 'My votevand for that purpose took a jeurnetinto 'Staffordshire. : Note, 'gentlemen, I haVe the pleasereciLetrer ing you my cougwatutations op the result. beg leave to. pro. pose the health of our worthy chairthau, whose character and respectability is surpassed by noue. ~ Mr. Rtnnvrar returned thanks. The ne4t toast was °` The Clergy of the Diocese." The Rey. Mr. Baussaet- rose to return thanks, he spoke *1 follow, : Gentlernen o -4 ri n se to return tha n ks f or th e h : . nour y ou - have done the cle rg y of bis diocese, and I am delighted at being !ho organ through which these thanks are . conveyed. lam also proud to inform.yeu that your rules form the greund , workef time Staffordshire society. •' - These I obtained, from my friend. Mt'; Dawson, who has reaped golden opinions for his seal and' ex traordinary industry in the formatteu of. this and the promotion of 'other conservative associations. These rules thus adopted in Staffordshire have led to the glorious triumph we have gained. I travelled seventy miles to record nmv.vote upon this occasion; and the same cause whiCh - iufluencea me wilt I hope stimulant others to maintain these principles which in. the end will be4hel Means of preserving the institutions di ohr.cetintry. "The -immortal nietnory of William Pitt" was then drank standing and in solemn silence. This vas followed by "Mr. Hutton, the parent of the society "—" The Members for'South Lancashire,"—and "Mr. Dawson, who has mainly contributed to the formation of the society." At nine o'clock- the cotepany was left enjoying the con vivialities of the evening. STAti,IHIDSHIRE ELECTION. —This election terminated ptl Wednesday lb favour of Sir F. H. Goodricke, the numbers being—For. Sir F. H. Goudricke, 1776; Mr. Anton, 15,53 i. majority for Goodricke, 223. . . THE KING'S BIRTHDAY. --Yesterday. -morning at eleven o'clock the staff of the 80th regiment of foot marched from the -- barracks, in• Lime-street, in full unifofm, to a field in Crosby, lane, and tired a feu de joie in honour of his majesty's birth: day.. This was folloWed by three hearty cheers. Each soldier wore a sprig of oak in.his cap, and the colours here also deco- , rated with -the same appropriate emblem of the day. There were many ladies and gentlemen present. The feeling exhi bited by all the by-standers tecalled to mind the times of the good old King, when the 4th - of :Pone as kept as a national jai: bilee-day. '1 he royal standard tv.as hoisted on the public build ings of the town. THE BLIND AsyLum.—ln consequence of the chapel attitChed to this institution being closed while painting and beautif , ,ing, it has been erremeously supposed that the School for the Mind has also been closed. This, we are requested to state, is not the case, and that the school is open to visitors as heretofore. AIR. Wa takit's ',Eel - oats ON AsraoNosiv,-Mr. Walker has engaged the Liver Theatre,-and will on -Monday Evening next corirmence a series of lectures on Astronomy and - serosta; tiou. His concave orrery is an admirable , though simple ex planation of the motions of the heavenly bodies, together with their relative positions and distances from ettch Ottier. • Fur the convenience of families these lectures will be given on the warn ings Of Thursday. ansl Friday. - - rI{I2OWING V ITU lOL IN R OLP - SYRuur,--Abolit midday on Wednesday a lady,' while walking down Bold-street, Was in formed by two other ladies who were casually following hf . r, that two men, in passing, -had thrown something froin u 'natio An her dress. This on examination apt , eared to be an acid /which immediately destroyed that part of the dress on Whicti'it had fallen. Information •was immediately given to th e itoperin. tendent of police, and se handsome reward offered for , the-appre . -. heusion of the mh-creants.- For this act of cowardly rulEsnisM,. no probable motive can be assigned. Had there been asi reetj keeper or policeman within bail, the men might have beeti apprehended and brought to justice. A fraginenrof. the biani dress has been left at our ()thee, where it maybe seen._ • NUISANCE,—The inhabitants of Castle -street and . the neigh: bourhood complain greatly of the stench of the slatighter-housea. in Harrington-street. In the morning especially; when the manure is carted away through the principal thoroughfates„ ;tin nuisance is almost intolerable. It is to.he . haped thk the neW board of commissioners will cause it to be - abated. • • ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The illaminatirof and firework; an nounced for Monday evening in tionolfr'of the orthday of the Princess Victoria, were obliged - to Ir postponed in consequence' of the unfavourable state of the weather. - Tnestiay. however, we had a pleasant change; the •eyenitig was delightfully and thousands were tempted to visit the gardens, and were well repaid for their trouble: • The fireworks Were nimirable, ;mith the utmost order was preserved during the ROBBERY BY A SERVANS.—A few days, aga,nvoung ;Vorttlitr: named Margaret Anne Carr was - paced at the bar eharged•witle.. having robbed a Mr. Wells, With whom shi was employed as /a: servant, of several articles of , weafing .appi , rel.. Mr. Wells : stated that the fenialehadnaly been engaged by - hit/ last 11o*' : : day, since when she had absconded froth hi*.sers ire, taking -• her sundry articles belonging to him, amongst whah was a ill: shawl belonging _to his wife: • 'A blanket and a silk .hanaker-; chief had been traced to -a jawnbroker's, which She acktiiiii. 'edged to having pledged, and said that the shawl had bets taken from her by some p erso n whir had just knocked her down, 'and then ran off with it. : The prisoner was vaiminited to. the: sessions for trial. • . • , .• UNI:RAr. of THE' mks , . . , A,r.NDErts . .- , -Theintenbo 3 t irf this eminent iiiinisretZ'wheriederith , it svrts our p . arnfal!ditty,t.it,'„ encrust nce in our Intit "puiltitioion; took place-on -in last, at the Necri.polli, Low-hill.„-lhe high •essittlatien ici••• ocich the deceased was hrfd.by .vhi.s.eitjmerl:hiii. frientl‘lije• ' - was sufficiently , proved by,ibe - pointless. who attend e d ,IO pay their last tribute of iespecttii . tia'ruemory : In additio n to the mourning -coaches acid privatfr rriages i • which- Container- t relatives and:intirnarg frrifndi of the deceased:, -ripsstards of WO': gentlemen, ha bited lo deep thou'rnirig,•with.scsairS'and Hatbands, • followed in procesgion,'andTh s 4s..carom which..it-as. o b serve d rendered the scentssoleiiitiatittigkpress-ve ; iim C nense ‘V127„,, 'course of people fallowed'..tb; vrocssiett,z .cOnsistieg ehrefly of those Who computed s his -1 6ong'regatiOn i . and othe'rs , Who had, profited by. his tiOnAterittPlatiortpi; 'n.ad the • stick tear • el. sorrow,, which ctitild; tint - be restrained ; test ifitel -the depth of their affliction and tire liffect ion 'felt „icilyaOs, 0 feir p:steif, • W e believe- that alnnee, l Vithotit exception: . the whole of the dissenting ministers in the town attended the flinerql, hnd inane took part in the religious The seitice for the dead was read by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, in a most impressive manner. •• and prayer was offered. tip by ,the liev. Mt: -Lister: A roost 'powerful address was delivered at the grave by the' Rev. Dr. Steadman, ofifradftitd, an in timate,friencls of the , det.i7uSed; was listened to with breathless at tentiory . : Tlictaervice witikcott eluded by the-ReV: Itlr. Lister engaging- in .prayer. • We learn' that this mournful dispeirsatiOn of Providenee, which has 'ire. • moved an able ii!iuister cif the new testament from a scene of• usefulness hi the churat militant, will be -improved in the • • rarious shapes belonging to the dissenting body, in this town. ' oh Sunday next. CAUTION To SERVANTS AND '4 l lllNUFApTiliEilt OF r 41.9)5, CHARACTERS,—Cases .of robbery by domestie servants_haie . :been of late very frequent, which in a great measlier:l's on into housekeepers not being sufficiently circumspeg.l in inquiring ' • ' into their characters previous to engaging thenr;''''Vhere have been, lowever i man y instances•lvherein the mos t di scr i m i nating persons have be e n cleCeived in the characters of servants not- • withstanding all their caution, and to the existence or low regis- • ter-offices mar be traced many of the disadvantages under 'Which .housekeepers labour in hiring servants, and the'falonies they elli a ‘h r e ri e t 7 te ll r e t n l l ie k tn a seqvfk, -en w e l r :o l I , l ' v fo i r r a, commit ution their emplo o y f e n rs u . , c a o n n d siC i le e r c a li t Y lorf c r i e j q la u t e ° n " t'lv provide .the means of obtaining Wit certificates for disiliintg, f u ei ( asielire‘s4inntst,ni‘ivnhyo'etahsues;(villit\l for the cur. ease footing W iingr i . e are told that the practice of forging thir • is very prevalent in . Liverpool, aria th-e litany charges • .pos e sta get ar of felony against Servants recently preferred at our police-. Mice tends-to establish the fact. tAervants who procure these forge• ries and those who t . orge thhin are probabl y nut awsle of the serious conse quences . of doing so. the act of 32 Geo.. 111., e;:t A o a tha cap. 56, relativ a . e fa t l o se st e r h v a a r i i i i ts c; i h v a i d ng been hired, for a. pet iod of time or in a particular • mas ter,ervori servant e station contrary to the fact, or in any. way altering a certificate of character, or procuring a false o ne, i s li a bl e to a penalty of £2O, one-half to the informer." A curioutrietion at law relat ing to this subject was tried in the „sittings after Trinity Term , at Guildhall; London, in 1792. It .Was against A persott,Wlm had knowingly given a false character of a r.4.l•liallt man to the * -••••• ri" plaintiff, who was thereby indtieed to lake hint into his service. floe servant soon afterwards fobbed hit master of property to a greet amount, for which he was executed, and the plaintiff reco vered damages to the amount of 'his loss. The particulars elf this trial may be found in the first of " Blackstone's Conlin n-' • ta ries," together with !kir. Christian's note on the subject. In consequence of some dissatisfaction amongst-the troops in: January last, Lima was declared in a state of siege. Thejoi. diers in Callao Castle levolted, shut most of their ufficerk an*. , made prisoners of the rest. An. attack was, however, trubse..' • qttently made on the soldiers, arid, aftei some eevere • fighting,' • the rebel party was overpowesed.. As the boat of-the Rritislt. sloop of. war Satellito was leavirig.tfle as the ship, party of-soldiers sallied froMthe cistle„.firedinta her, anclitiiku -ti Ste . men and-slightly akitrnded the'carain. Letters from Trebisond state that the Shah had enterer! Ispaham in triumpb,and that the civil war might he - eottakiers4- at - au cut r.i.