The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

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A nter b god inCbeae 111 /rib it„, LC A saiTinicheUg and 5 70 q, th e - Or gesSti - - - -- - - '' late G Iva ] to 1 th le e $ steel ri ---/ ARs• t e 154 Manta. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF MONEY. THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive LOAN'S OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of 10s. per centum per annum interest, for periods of either Three, Five, or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN TP,c, Esq., Treasurer .of the Liverpool Docks , Doc k-office, Liverpool. —By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock-office, Liverpool, February 10, 1853. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. AGENERAL MEETING of the GOVERNORS of this INSTITUTION will be holden in the CLARENDox- Roosts, South John-street, on MONDAY, the 23d inst., between the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock, for the purpose of ELECTING Two HONORARY MEDICAL OFFICERS, in place of Mr. Long and Dr. Sandie, resigned. Gentlemen intending to offer themselves as Candidates are requested to send in their Diplomas and Certificates to the DispENsAittEs 9 -OFFICE, on or before SATURDAY, the 21st inst., at Twelve o'clock. To prevent any misunderstanding on the Day of Electiln. Governors will please to observe that no Vote can be received by Proxy, excepting from Ladies, and those only in their own handwriting, presented by a Governor, nor can anv Subscriber vote if his or her subscription be in arrear. Subscriptions re ceived at the Office, 21, South Castle-street, daily, from Ten to Eleven, and Three to Four o'clock. By Order of the General Committee, J. WHITBY WILLIAMS, Secretary 9(11 3fay, 1853. LIVERPOOL DOCKS, AUDITING TIICACo6I) DOCK ESTATE. THE Commissioners for Auditing the Accounts of the Liverpool Docl Estate do hereby give Notice, that they are desirous of Engaging the Services of a Gentleman to fill the Situation of SPECIAL AUDITOR. The Salary will be .#'3oo per annum ; and the successful Candidate will be required to devote the whole of his time to the (Pities to be performed by him •, further particulars with regard to which may be ob tained from the TREASURER or SECRETARY of the DOCK ESTATE. Applications, with Te.stimonials sealed, endorsed "Special Auditor," must be !eft at the Office of the Dock Secretary not later than 4th June next. The Commissioners will fix an early day for taking the same into consideration, but Candidates need not attend until re quested to do so. (Signed,) JOHN GORDON, thnirman of the Commissioners Dock.cffice, Liverpool, 4r14 May. 1853. WALTON-6N-THE-HILL. A .SPECIA L . PARISII MEETING. a Specia l Meeting of the Parishioners, held in it this Church, on Monday, the 2nd instant, to receive the opinion of the '''eueralite the Archdeacon, on questions Which had been submitted to him relative to the validity of 'a Certain Faculty, dated in Iso9, under which the Galleries in the said Church had been erected, and Pews purchased and let'in the said Galleries, , --suoh opinion being adverse to the Legal validity of the said Faculty, and to the power of the reputed Owners of such Pews to claim under the said Faculty any'such right in the said Pews as could entitle them to Let or other wise Dispose of the same, but recommending an amicable adjustment,— It was heselved, "That a Committee be appointed for the purpose of receiving and investigating the nature of any Claims for Compensation which may he made by the reputed Owners of Pev - s, and of making 'a 'Report thereon for the consideration of the next „ ting;to be called for MONDAY, tilt 17th day of June next, being' understood that the omission to present any such to`the Chairman of this Committee, Mr. :TAMES MOR !MR, 45, Church-street, Liverpool- on or before the 30th Instant, may be interpreted as a voluntary cession thereof in layout of the Parish." NOTICE IS, THEREFORE, HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL MEETING of the Parishioners will be held in this porch, for the above purpose, on MONDAY, the 27 th day of elle next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon. R. FORD NORTH,' Churchwarden. JOHN JOHNSON, Sidesman. -on-Me-Hill, this 4th day cf 21Iag, 1853. Dated TT'alton THIS DAY ABAZAAR for the SALE of USEFUL and ORNA MENTAL ARTICLES. to aid in Defraying the Cost of RUECTING WIN 4 OR STREET CHAPEL and SCHOOL °M-S, will be held in Mr. WALKER'S New Roomsss , , o ce "Cti-STREET, (which has been kindly granted for the • asion by the Proprietor,) Tuts DAY, (TUESDAY,) the 10th .„ a tnat nt, which the Friends of the Rellgious Instruction of the r are earnestly solicited to "favour with their Attendance and Support. ~dmission, Is.; ' W elve, Half-price. Tickets to be had at the Doors of the Bazaar after Funr o'clock ; 6d. Children under TO CORRESPONDENTS. t 7 "' We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest ; and if ourfriends Will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. Xtberpoot giptanterb. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1853. THE LIVE'R'PO:O L PETITION. THE selection •of .a 'Committee of the House of Commons to investigate the merits of the Petition against Messrs. .C. TturNER and FORBES 111k0- KENZIE, as Representatives of Liverpool, has been fixed for Monday, ths:23d instant. It has been generally supposed that the proceedings have been carried on more with a view of extorting a com promise than with any reasonable hope of success and the unscrupulous -means which have been Te sorted to, in order toiobtain evidence, will serve to confirm this view of the affair. We could refer to several instances where - Conservative electors have been called upon by persons falsely professing to be in the Conservative interest, in order to entrap them into admissions in seeming confidence. 'ln one case, the Radical emissary gave different names at different t►mes, and narrowly escaped incarcera tion on suspicion of felony, as a great coat had been missed from the house, where he failed in getting anything else. 'Such attempts only prove the desperate nature of the cause which requires to be bolstered up by falsehooa and trickery. THE INCOME T - AX MAJORITY. THE Government has carried the main point of their Financial policy by a larger-majority than was antici pated, but it is a majority gained at the expense of principle, and•the probable consequence of which isby no means of a formidable character. Whether we take the Budget of itself, or the speech by which Mr. DISRAELI exposed its inconsistencies, we shall find the same leaning towards a system of Direct Tax ation, as though it were a settled principle, the Wisdom of which could not be questioned. Both sides seem to have agreed that there is a general demand for an extension of this system, and the only subject of difference is as to the man lier of the extension. This, however, is jumping to a conclusion with a precipitancy in no way in dicative of political wisdom. 'lt will be found that, like Free-trade in Corn, Direct Taxation has been demanded by the same practical hands in popular agitation, and has only received attention by the loudness and perseverance with which it has been clamoured for. Parliament would seem to be no longer a deliberative assembly, but a tribunal to register the decisions arrived at by popular meet ings; and it is this abrogation of its proper func tions which constitutes the danger of modern legis lation. 'We commented last week uponthe desertion of principle by many professing Conservatives, and the division on the Budget has shown the desertion to be much more extensive than was then supposed. Our surprise must be, however,oonsiderablymitigated when we consider the wretched example which was set _ only left Peelite section of the Cabinet , and we ar e to regret that the career of treachery begun by the late Sir ROBERT PEEL has been so p b r of bitter fruits. The discussion upon the Budget has elicited some points which are not the of observation; and it would be well if the Legislature could be induced to pause before irrevocably committing itself to a system from which there would be no hope of escape. When Mr. GLADSTONE proposed his renewal of the Property and Income Tax for seven years, at a very slight graduated reduction, he endeavoured to show that the Finance Minister of 1860 would he in a position to abolish it at that time, his disposable means being partially dependent on the improvements in the productiveness of other taxes in the mean time. But he did not attempt to explain what should be the financial policy in the interval, or he must have stated that every year the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would be called upon to appro priate any accruing surplus to further reductions; so that the end of seven years would see him in no better position to abolish this impost than he is at the present time. This is one of the evils arising from not grappling with the subject at once ; and the Budget would have been infinitely more satis factory, had it proceeded to devote a portion of the saving to a partial reduction of the Income-tax, instead of pretending to let the higher classes have some share of the boon by taking the duty off Rose water and lowering the Assessed-taxes on Horses, Carriages, and Male Servants. Whatever may be the reasons for continuing the Income-tax, it can Only be justified on the ground of necessity, for not even its advocates have ventured to deny that THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 18.53. it is inseparable from inequality and injustice; and the Budget would therefore have been entitled to more favour, had it made such a tangible provision for its ultimate extinction as a present partial reduction would hare implied. In this respect Mr. DISRAELI'S financial policy was far preferable, inasmuch as it lowered the tax on Incomes derived from Trades and Professions to 51d. in the pound, whereas Mr. GLADSTONE retains the full seven pence, and comforts the afflicted by telling them that the owners of realised property actually pay ninepence ; and in proof of his sympathy with the latter class, thus taxed beyond the nominal levy of the law, he adds to the burden by an additional Two Millions in the shape of Legacy Duty on real property. Who, then, are the classes benefited by Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget ? Not the higher, for the reasons above stated. Not the middle classes, because he retains the full sevenpence on present incomes, and makes a new levy of fivepence on others down to flOO a-year. It can only he the lower classes, who are exempt from both, and this favour we have a right to attribute to motives which point them out as the political supporters of the Radical party, which, in spite of contrary profes sions, essentially constitute the present Government. WHO ARE THE CONSERVATIVES? WE asked this question last week, and the first division which took place on the Budget has in no way served to elucidate the mystery, After the arduous struggle which took plate at the last General Election, the triumph of Conservative principles was alone rendered nugatory through the treachery of the PEELITE section, who belied all their professions, and abandoned their principles, in order to gratify their personal spleen. Even then, with all the advantages of a coalition, it was delay rather than defeat, until the recent division afforded the lamentable evidence that the treachery was contagious, and that to a far greater extent than the most desponding had dared to anticipate. Whatever may be the merits of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Budget, as an exercise of financial ingenuity, it was manifestly an emanation from an anti-Conservative Cabinet ; it was brought out under the auspices of the avowed Liberals, supported by the various sec tions of Radical politicians ; and as a compromise of principles ; 'to speak the best of it, was opposed to true Conservative policy. When, therefore, it was known that the proposal to extend the Income tax to Ireland would secure the opposition of a portion of the Irish members, the Conservatives had but 'to remain true to themselves, and the defeat of the Coalition Ministry was certain. But so far from this result having been arrived at, the Ministry obtained a majority of - not less than seventy-one ; and an analysis of the division has shown that this unexpected triumph was obtained by the desertion of more than that number of pro- fessing Conservatives, so that to their own treachery may' be solely attributed the defeat of the Oppo sition, as had they remained true to - their principles the majority would hat.'e been against Ministers. It is well, however, that we should be able to dis tinguish our friends from our foes, and we subjoin the list of those, who, baying 'been returned to 'Parliament by Conservative electors, make use of 'their power to walk over into the enemy's camp. 'The following are their names, to the number of ceventy-four : The Right Hon. K. Goulburn. 'Sir F. Lewis, J. S. *Wortley •, Earl Jermyn,"Viseount Monk (who is an Irish Peer) ; Lords Norreys, R. Clinton,'W. Powlett, Emlyn, and C. Wellesley 1 • the 'Hon. F. Baring, H. Fitzroy, Col. 'Lindsay, and M. L. Mostvn • Sirs T. D. Acland, J. B. East, J. W. Hogg, R. 'H.'lnglis,"J.:Johnstone, S. Owen, R. Peel, R. Lopes, antYR. Price ; Admiral Gordon ; Cols. Harcourt, Mure. Peel, und'Pennant ; Captain Gladstone, and Messrs. A'Court., H. B. Baring, 'Beckett, Benbow, Bramston, E. Dering, Christy, Cocks. Cubitt, E. 8., Dennison, H. Drummond, W. T. 'Egerton, E. C., Egerton, W. J. Evelyn,'Greenall, T. Greene, G. G. Har court, G. H. W. Heneage, G. F. Heneage, Hudson, I Hughes, Johnstone, Laing, G. C. Legh, A. E. Lockhart, I Lowe, J. Macgreggor,'Masterman. R. M.. Milnes, Wilson Patten, J. H. Phillipps, R. J. Phillimore, Pritchard, P. Rolt, Sandars, J. G. - Smyth, Stephenson, Stirling. H. Stuart. G. E. Vernon(Walter, F. R. West, H. W. Wick ' ham, W. Wyndham, and B. T. Wood. miralty, had a certain amount of influence in the appointments to vacancies in the dockyards, and this he executed without always taking the recom mendation of the Surveyor of the Navy and the respective superintendents. This independence of action, in the exercise of what he believed to be a privilege belonging to his office, constitutes the gravamen of the charge, as it was alleged that Mr. STAFFORD was solely influenced by political mo tives. Admitting such to be the case, it amounts to a very slight offence that a Conservative Minister should bestow his patronage on those who enter tained the same opinions with himself, in preference to those who were opposed to him ; but when it is remembered that the men whose recommendations he is accused of slighting had been themselves appointed by a previous ministry of opposite opi nions, it would have been more a matter of surprise had Mr. STAFFORD played into the enemy's hand by endorsing their proceedings. It is, after all, a mare's nest which these political purists have dis covered, and only proves the unscrupulous means by which Liberalism seeks to maintain its ascen dancy. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK QUESTION. WHATEVER may be the advantage of transferring the Birkenhead Docks to the Liverpool Dock Trust—and it is manifest that it would be great to both interests—the terms which have been pro posed as the basis of the negotiation seem to evince a determination to render any arrangement all but impossible. The representatives of the Birkenhead proprietors have not only demanded a return of all the capital which they have embarked, including the large portion unprofitably expended, but also arrears of interest, making a total of more than two millions; and for this they modestly propose to accept bonds of the Liverpool Dock Trustees, to bear interest at the rate of three per cent. for twenty-five years. If nothing less than twenty shillings in the pound will satisfy men who other wise could not obtain three shillings in the pound for their property, we would suggest to them a modification of their demand, which might assist them in the realisation of it. They should ascertain the actual cost of the property which they have to convey, not including the expendi ture for which they have nothing to show, nor any arrears of interest, and, at the same time, not confining the estimate to the present actual value, as would be returned by competent surveyors. Having agreed as to this amount, which would be considerably below their present Maim, though much beyond that which they would obtain if the property was to be disposed of to the highest bidder, they should make an offer to the Liverpool Dock Trustees to accept bonds bearing interest at one per cent. for the first five years, and increasing one per cent. each-succeeding five years, until it reaches four per cent., and they may have a chance of their proposal being listened to, and make a better bargain for themselves than they will have the remotest possi bility of making under any other circumstances. We are firmly of opinion that it into the advantage of Liverpool to accept a transfer of the 'Birkenhead 'Docks even at some -sacrifice ; but the terms at present proposed are'so manifestly absurd, that the offer betokens a foregone conclusion on 'the part of the 'Birkenhead Dock Proprietors that either the 'Liverpool Dock Trustees are insane enough to accept such extravagant terms, or the former are •in a state of similar obliviousness to their own interests. CHARGES AGAINST THE HEAD :CONSTABLE. `WHILE the efficiency of the Police-force depends much on the position which it occupies in public•opinion, there seems to be a disposition in certain quarters to throw its wuthority into contempt, by charges of - the most con temptible character, which could only have been dictated by a mania for manufacturing grievances. At the meet, irag of the Town (Council, on Wednesday, a member, -whose propensity to grumble is too notorious for his com plaints to have the slightest weight, made a rambling charge against Captain GREIG, the Head:Constable, and a-'Saturday contemporary has endorsed the-charge. The simplest answer to the accusation is, that:it is not true. `lf the policeman - had any complaint to make, he should have reported it to the proper authorities; but without doing so, or even confining his information to any mem. her ,of the Watch Committee, he appealed to the gri evance.mongers', Attorney. General, Mr. 'BIGHAM, a selectio❑ which we can only attribute to the latter having resigned his place on the committee to beeeme a candi date for the office of Head Constable, and being defeated, has since endeavoured to appease his mortification by ingenious discoveries against his more successful competi tor, Captain GREIG. Another charge was that Captain GREIG had refused to give the man a good character, and had prevented hie obtaining another situation, by simply writing on his discharge the two complaints which stood on-the books against him, unqualified by any reference to his good conduct in other respects. This charge is but a colourable adherence to the truth, as Captain eGsuto wrote on his discharge the length of time he had • been in the force, and that the complaints alluded to were the only ones that stood in the books against him. Another of Mr. Broltsees grievances-was, that the man was so per secuted forthe information he had given. thatle was-com pelled to leave theforcea fortnight before the expiration of his notice. This is simply untrue, as the man remained till the last day. Another charge against Captain GREIG42, that the men are dispirited and disgusted by frequent and ;fatiguing drills, the only ground for such 'an accusation , •being, that the men are drilled for half an hour twice each week, their exercise comprising the simplest move ments. Considering the source .of these complaints, we should have deemed them unworthy of notice; but, uncentradicted, they might tend to throw discredit on a body of men, the hest proof of whose efficient manage ment is shown in the diminution of crime, and the generally peaceful state of the town. NEWSPAPERS SUPPLEMENTS & ADVER TISEMENT DUTY. NVE extract from the Slapping , Gazette the following judicious-remarks on the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, -to repeal the stamp duty on Newspaper Sup plements containing only advertisements. It is to be hoped that every member of the House of. Commons, not under obligations to the Government, nor under fear of The TLazes, will attend, and vote against this proposition, so that the English Press, as well as the Government, may be spared the degradation of such a manifest cause for lecent unscrupulous advocacy. Our contemporary says : with the vie w , as alleged " There is much being said about th a t part of the budget of the Chance llo r o f th e Exchequer which proposes to a s d i. e m r p t s d e n n y e I t n s newspaper only, supplement s w hi c h by Mr. Gladstone , of a ff o rdin g news p a pers the means, f niay repeal con ta t i h n e increasing their advertisements on the reducti on o f the duty thereon. The whole case li es in a nutshell. If Nu Cladstone will repeal the law which lim its the si ze o f .news papers to a certain number of superficial inches, h e w ill do that which he professes to do, and give a fair field to all papers to enlarge as they may require increased space. As to the placing advertisements In supplements of news papers, we are only surprised that the p u blic can be so misled as to the advantage of such a questionabl e mode of publicity, We believe we are within the mark w h en we say that ninety-nine in every hundred who read The Times newspaper never open the supplement. They are frequently not delivered to the purchasers travelling in railway carriages. We have been informed that th e news venders at the several ra ilwa y stations dispose of the un opened advertising sheet by the hundred weight, to the purchasers of waste paper. Rep( al the silly superficial inch ' law, and the advert isements can always appear— as they should do, to be of any servi c e—on the same sheet with the news, for which the paper is purchased." Our Representatives must also adhere to the resolution for repealing THE WHOLE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY : a measure which will interfere very little with Mr. GLADSTONE'S calculations, as the sixpence was only retained in order to enable him to pay the boon to the leading journal. By retaining, however, the stamp, and abolishing the whole advertisement duty, justice will be done to both parties, and the revenue secured from loss. aoenoe to liberate loured man , T HE CONDEMNED CONVICTS , Terrell and Williams ' now lying at Kirkdale Gaol , are to be trans ported for life. As EFFORT is being made by some b enevolent parties weeks in ffi of L m i v e s l r a p v o e o r l y t t o h r e a i w s f a e s o u r c c t h e a n r t l e s s ut H n m ago by the who was brought to L iver p ool three ship Parliament, from Bosto n . Mrs. H ill, it i s alleged, is held in bondage by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, Presbyterian minister, of Baltimore. THE GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS. WHEN the Earl of ABERDEEN published his political manifesto, which was to reconcile the apparent inconsis tencies of a respectable Minister fraternising with Whigs, Radicals, and Romanists, he declared his coalition with' Lord J. RUSSELL to be based upon the conviction that the latter was a Conservative ; and he stated, moreover, that his policy would be that of Liberal Conservatism. One of the proofs or his sincerity would have been an impartial patronage of the newspaper press with reference to the Government advertisements. But what do we see ? Since this professing Liberal Conservative, with his Con. servative Liberal allies, have been in office, the Govern ment patronage has been ALTOGETHER WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSERVATIVE PAPERS throughout the country, and confined to the channels in which it flowed when Liberalism and Radicalism was the avowed policy of the Cabinet. As far as it affects ourselves, we care little for this one sided liberality ; but we have alluded to the circumstance as an illustration of the fact that Lord ABERDEEN'S professions of Conservatism are as baseless as Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S patriotism. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE REV. DR. M`NEILE AND MR. JOHN MAC DONALD. • £7, Comberraere-street, Toxteth•park, Liverpool, 4th May, 1853 TO THE REVEREND HUGH M'NEILE, D.D. REVEREND Sin,—Your extraordinary zeal in religious con troversy renders any apology unnecessary for troubling you with this letter. A number of Catholic laymen, duly appreciating your desire of enlightening their benighted intellects, have unanimously resolved on presenting you with the long,-desiderated oppor tunity. Arrangements have been made for "two great meetings" to be held in the "Tabernacle," Bispham street, at each of which meetings you are hereby most respectfully in vited to preside. A chair will be expressly provided for you, and every precaution adopted to show due deference to your calling and position. Half of the platform will be allotted to the use of as many of your godly brethren as may choose to accompany you, and a fair proportion of time allowed them for speaking. At the first meeting, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, May 10, at half-past seven, you will be called upon to prove " Who sent you to preach the gospel 7 and your authority for styling yourself a Catholic Priest." At the second meeting, which will be held on the Tuesday following, at the same hour, you will be required to disprove (or defend) certain "abuses, errors, and corruptions of the Church of England." Your opponents will be laymen, the writer amongst the number ; but he feels assured you will not object to discuss with him on that account, but show yourself a practical be liever of the gospel precept, "ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you." He is convinced " that a man professing to be a teacher of the religioa of Christ, will not avow himself so utterly destitute of the mind of Christ as to be unconcerned about any one." He believes "that a professed Priest of the Catholic Church will not be so dead to the high obligations of his boasted mission as to tell a man whom he con siders an idolater' that he is not of such importance as to deserve his attention." "Affected dignity has been long the convenient plea of impotence, but neither its loftiness nor its trappings can any longer conceal its weak ness." He confidently trusts that you will not treat his com munication with "affected contempt," but answer him in the true spirit of "brotherly kindness and sincere concern," thereby proving that your zeal is "according to knowledge," and not the false fire of an "interested hypocrisy." The " servant of the Lord is gentle unto all men ; in meek ness instructing those Mat oppose themselves," and always " ready to preach the Word instant in season and out of season." "God is no respecter of persons," and it would ill become his professed minister to given contrary example. No man should be turned aside from the performance of en obvious duty by the sinful promptings of pride, or the weak vanity of respecting merely conventional distinctions. " All men are equal in the sight of God." Hoping that you will prove yourself on this occasion the true disciple of Him " who will have all men to be saved, and come to a knowledge of the truth," I am, Rev. Sir, your obedient JOHN MACDONALD. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTIO:' MENTAL IMPROVEMENT CLASS. SOIREE LAST NIGLIT. Last night the annual soiree of the members of this institution was held in St. Andrew's school-room, Slater street. Mr. Mitchell. chairman of the class, presided, and there were about 200 persons present, a considerable portion of them being ladies. The proceedings of the evening were agreeably diversified. A party of glee singers was present, and Miss Ashworth sung several popular airs with much taste. Mr. Stott presided at the pianoforte. Tea being over, The CHAIRMAN addressed the company in an appro priate and eloquent speech. It had never, he said, fallen to his lot to address any meeting where there was such a display of all that was charming, inspiring, beautiful, and pleasing, as was to be found there. (Cheers.) There was one feeling, which, as chairman, he could lay claim to, and that was an earnest and sincere desire to see the intellectual and moral elevation of the members of the Church of England Institution Mental Improvement Class. (Hear.) The idea and the aim which originated the class was the mental improvement of its members, an idea as inspiring as the aim was worthy. (Loud cheers.) Considering, then, the object at which its members aimed, it ought to commend itself to the approval of all. It was enoug h to gladden the heart of any one who felt linked to his kind by the common sympathies of humanity, that institutions and classes such as this had been established for diffusing knowledge and multiplying the channels in which its streams might spread abroad their fertilising influence, and cover the waste places that lay bleak and desolate with the verdure, the flowers, and the fruits of cultivated intellect. (Laud cheers.) After dwelling in eloquent terms on the acquisition of knowledge, he urged upon the members of the class to address themselves still more energetically to self-improvement. Knowledge was essen tial to their advancement, yea, to the maintenance of their present position. The strife of our country was an intellectual strife—a strife of principles—an appeal to reason—a reliance oo the results of the closest thought. The brain did more than the band. The slim youth of quick intellect could outstrip the robust and untutored of his own age. (Much cheering.) The pre cise object of the class was the mental and moral elevation of young men, and the prosperity and usefulness of the Church of England Institution mainly depended upon themselves. (Hear, hear.) The chairman concluded his interesting observations by saying—" Let our motto be, prosperity to the Mental Improvement Class of the Church of England Institution. Devotion to our Church—attach ment to the doctrines and principles of the glorious Reformation—friendship to each other, and to all men — love to our country, and loyalty to our country's Sovereign." (Loud cheers.) Glee—" Here in Cool Grot," by Miss Ashworth, Mr. Stott, and others. Song—" Friend of the brave," by Mr. Jonathan. The following report was then read by Mr. P. L. Stubbs, the secretary : " In presenting the third annual report of the Church of England Institution Mental Improvement Class, I am happy in being able to congratulate our members and friends on the happy results of the past session. " The unity, good spirit, and energy that has accom panied us amply compensates for the paucity of members, our numbers being only twenty-six. " Of individual progress you must be the judges, but certain it is that similar classes have done much for our country, by fostering great talents which otherwise might have slept in obscurity ; we therefore confidently believe we are engaged in a good work, and aspire to attain an honoured position in our town. " The lectures delivered last year in connexion with the class, have this session been entirely under the ma nagement of the committee of the institution ; it would, therefore, be out of my province to say more about them, though they have afforded much instruction to the class. I must also state that the essays have been likewise dis ' continued ; but I am glad to see there are promising hopes of a revival. " Our implements to attain mental improvement have, therefore, been confined to conversation and debate. In these forms we have embraced most important subjects, in history, politics, and economy of nations. We have consi dered the poor in Ireland and the juvenile delinquents at home. We haveexaminedJesuitism in England, conned the movements in parliament, and pulled wry faces at France. ' We have upheld our State Church, and stronely set forth the beauties of our Liturgy, and, like dutiful children, we have not forgotten our parent society, but have prognosticated a glorious success to the Church of England Institution. It is with such occupation that we hope not only to im prove the mind, but to instruct the genius and refine the taste ; and by disclosing the beauties of an innocent life we teach each other true satisfaction, and -breed a disgust for the more violent pleasures. It is therefore with com plete confidence that we appeal to the ladies tot support, for by thus contributing to thelapprness of our fellow men, we render the heart more susceptible of emotion, and we fit the mind for a clearer conception of the wise, the good, and the great. And with this gloricius prospect before us, I boldly say to the young men of, our town, Come 'and join us. Though you nay not, by nature, be endowed with the eloquence of some. Yet much depends; as-in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil.' And there is an old English proverb which promises you success— _ _ As the old cock crows the young cock learns.' " Mr. GARDINER, one of the members of the class, then delivered an interesting address on " The influence of music ;" and was followed by Mr. PICKERING, another member, who addressed the company in a strain of lofty and fervid eloquence, his subject being " Uncle Tom's Cabin." The speaker pointed out, in forcible and graphic terms, the moral and religious influence which " Uncle Tom's Cabin" must have upon every civilised community; and concluded his observations amidst the warmest demonstrations of applause. Song—" Oh ! charming May," Miss Ashworth.' Addresses were next delivered on the following sub. jects :—" The Young Men of England," "Education," and " The British Constitution," by different members of the class; and the proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of the National Anthem, the company joining in the chorus. The refreshments, which were supplied by Mr. Mill bourne, confectioner, gave every satisfaction, more espe cially to the ladies, who must be regarded supreme judges in such matters. NATIONkt EDUCATION. THE promised measure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, to provide more extensively for the education of the rising generation, 'has -made but little progress since its first announcement, owing to the lengthened discussions on the 'CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER'S Budget, and the episodes to*.rhich it has given rise. Sufficient, however, has transpired to show that the whole plan is comprised in an exten sion of the aid granted to schools conducted under the existing regulations of the Committee of Privy Council. From the discussion which "has taken place on the subject out of Parliament, it would appear that this =will merely involve 'additional expense, without in any way meeting the difficulty against which it is proposed to provide. Schools have been already established to a very great extent, ,efficient instructors are being trained under the grant already voted by Parliament, and the want more often apparent is • scholars rather than the means for their instruction. So long as parents, from ignorance, or cupidity, or carelessness, see no necessity nor advantage in their children 'being educated, their hapless offspring will grow ,up in ignorance and its attendant crime, notwithstanding the many schools that may be open to receive them, and the earnestness of the <invitations to them-to enter. Even the required penny a week will, in too many ,cases, prove an insuperable obstacle; where that would be overcome, the , necessary neatness and cloanliness will be withheld, and there are the further hindrances of many being occupied in labour and often begging, and the unwillingness of parents to restrain the natural inclination of children to play and idleness. All these aids to ignorance will not be .overcome by building schools and making grants of money to maintain them. What is really required, whether practicable or not,-is the compul sory instruction of all who need it, and ,Lord JOHN RUSSELL will never accomplish the .object which he professes to have in view unless he can devise some means by which every child shall be compelled to receive, the education provided by the State, unless its parents provide for it by some other means. This was partially attempted during the administration of Sir ROBERT PEEL, by the bill which proposed to forbid the employment in fac tories of any child who had not a certificate ,of having attended a certain time at school ; but the Dissenters took the alarm, and commenced such a vigorous agitation against the bill that the Ministry gave it up ; but something of a similar nature, though more comprehensive, will have to be done before a step will be made in saving the country from the fatal consequences of its poorer popula tion growing up in ignorance and infidelity. GOVERNMEN C PATRONAGE. A COMMITTEE of the House of Commons has been sitting day by day, to investigate a charge against Mr. STAFFORD, the late Secretary of the Admiralty, of having corruptly exercised the patronage of his office, in order to secure political advantages at the last election. There is such a morbid pretension to purity of motives in all professing Radicals, that every admission made during the inquiry has been eagerly seized upon as a proof of political enormity, and as the Chairman of the Committee is that thorough-paced partisan Lord SEYMOUR, no op portunity has been neglected of making the case as black as possible. After all that has been elicited, however, even including the examination of the accused, who delivered his evidence with an unre served frankness that was refreshing, the mountain has brought forth but a mouse, whatever may be the decision of the petty inquisition. It would ap pear that Mr. STAFFORD) 48 Secretary of the Acl- servant, TO MR. JOHN MACDONALD. London, 7th May, 1833. Srß,—Your letter of the 4th instant has been sent after me to London. lam pressed by many engagements; still, I can not hesitate to send yon an immediate reply. You inform me that arrangements have been made for two great meetings, at which a chair shall be expressly provided for me, and every precaution adopted to show due deference to my calling and position. You further inform me that you and your friends, the Ca tholic laymen who have made arrangements for these meetings, are kind and impartial enough to have fixed upon the precise subjects which lam to discuss. At the first meeting I am to prove " who sent me to preach the Gospel, and my authority as a Catholic Priest ;" and at the second meeting I am " to dis prove, or defend certain abuses, errors, and corruptions of the Church of England." . _ You then proceed to urge upon me the duty of not treating your letter with disrespect, or yourself with unconcern ; and this you do by Christian arguments taken from my letters to Mr. Power : arguments which, though they have hitherto failed to produce any salutary impression upon one of your own Priests, you think, and justly think, are such as cannot fail to • take effect upon me. I recognise their cogency; and, although I have not the ad vantage of knowing who or what you are, I give immediate attention to your communication. In the first place, then, I rejoice to learn on such unques tionable authority as I am bound to suppose your letter to be, that " a number of Catholic laymen duly appreciate my desire to enlighten their benighted intellects." This is a step in the right direction. But now, as to the best mode of aiming at the attainment of this highly desirable result, permit me to invite you to consider how very superior PUBLISHED LETTERS are to speeches delivered at large meetings. Such letters possess these advantages. They contain all the reasoning, all the facts and dates, all that is calculated to en lighten, without any of the noise, or confusion, or misunder standing, or misrepresentation, incident unhappily to con troversial meetings. This is something ; but, in addition to this, such letters attain at once, and with correctness, that wide-spread publicity among thousands in diverse places, which speeches cannot attain till published, and seldom attain with such strict accu racy of reporting as our sacred subject demands. Moreover, letters, calmly and deliberately composed, secure impartial fair play to sound reiiidning and convincing facts and arguments, by depriving a ready and eloquent speaker of the unfair advantage he would have at a meeting, over an oppo nent equally well informed. but not equally practised or ready in turning his information to extemporaneous account. I might add other reasons, but these are sufficient to express the grounds of my preference for publications rather than meetings, for such purposes as you . say you have in view. There are indeed objects for w hich meetings are preferable,—for which meetings are indispensable; but for purposes of serious reli gious controversy, where the object is to enlighten, and the risk is to irritate, I hope )•ou will not consider it disrespectful when I say that I prefer publications to meetings. It was to this peaceful mode of discussion that I invited your Priest. Instead of getting up noisy, and perhaps angry, meetings, to attempt to screen his refusal, you should go to him and urge upon him the discharge of his high duty as a watch man among you. If he can't perform that duty, you should gravely consider whether he is any longer entitled to your con- fidence Now, with regard to the first thesis which you have assigned to me,—viz., "My authority as a Priest of the Catholic Church,"--It is simply this : I was crdained in clue form by a Bishop, who was consecrated in unbroken succession from the inspired Apostles of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is true that in the course of the succession some of the Bishops who formed links'in the chain were not, in their opinions or practices, orthodox Catholics. They had, in a greater or less degree, fallen into those errors which the Church of Rome, at the dictation of Pope Pius IV., and in defiance of the decrees of oecumenical councils, arranged into a Creed, and imposed upon her Clergy for subscription in the year 1564. But though in error as individuals, they were in unbroken succession as Bishops. The errors I refer to, both in doctrine and practice, were exposed and reformed in England previous to the imposition of the NEW CREED of the Church of Rome. In Rome the channels were so obstructed by the traditions of men, that the waters of life could not flow freely through them. In England the waters were purified from human corruptions, without any break or interruption in the channels. From this source, clear in its spring from the Apostolic fountain, muddy in its meanderings through mediaeval corrup tions, cleansed and purified by reforming fidelity, I have re ceived, by the laying on of hands and by prayer, my authority, as a Priest of the Catholic Church, to preach the glad tidings of free salvation by Jesus Christ, without money and without merit in man, and to administer the rinly sacraments which Christ ordained in His Church.—viz., Baptism, and Lord's Supper. If you deny this authority, please to chew where the succes sion failed : at what link the chain was broken. Perhaps you are aware that some persons, who still assert that :here was a break in the chain in England, acknowledge that there was no break in Ireland. I was ordained by an Irish Bishop. With regard to the second thesis which you have prepared for me, viz., "To disprove, or defend certain abuses, errors, and corruptions in the Church of England." As you do not specify whst these are, I cannot enter into particulars. But this I say. If there be errors, or abuses, or corruptions, in the Church of England, I protest against them as sincerely as you can do. I am not at all concerned to defend them. There is no sinking weight of boasted infallibility hanging around our necks. Into the kutnan administration of even a divine thing, errors will find their way: and against any errors, of any kind, which may have thus found a place among us in the Church of England, I protest. I have no desire to de fend them. I wish to see them as effectually reformed as the grosser abuses which prevailed three hundred years ago were reformed. the A r n e d a r i e f a y , o ul u a a b s u k se m s, e m h y o w an l s c l a ve n r b is e — lo b n ec e a t u o s e a I C b h e u l r o c n h g i , n a i s sh y i e c t h , to a fallen world, wherein nothing is perfect. Any change of Church which I could make in this world would be a change for the worse. My only escape from abuses altogether is to go to heaven, where I may yet have the happiness to meet you, and Priest Power also, if you and he will truly repent of all your sins, steadfastly purpose to live a new life, have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ. with a thankful remem brance of His Death, and be in charity with all men. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, HUGH ➢I`NEILE P.S.—As I must decline private correspondence on this sub ject, I send your letter and a copy of this reply to the news• paper. I shall desire that a copy of the paper may be sent to you on Tuesday morning. and I hope you will read this letter to your assembled friends. a a d n gentlemen, be vertisement columns that s eason THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—It will b e seen by an d may obtained in ick ' , Liverpool. Mr. Grantham and M r. T . C. Archer officiate as local secreta r ies f or the town and neighb our h oo d. SALE OF PICTURES. — An extensive an d va l ua b le collec tion of paintings is about to b e so ld b y Mr. Branch, at leis rooms, Hanover-street. Th e co ll ection includes some first-class productions by T en i ers, R em b randt, Si r J. t ann e o t u c n Reynolds, Gainsboro ug h, Naawyb, v on H o eck, BOY, and other ancient and modern metal. ce both n' e n for t i n ladies our SALARY OF THE TOWN-CLERK. THE recommendation of the Finance Committee, to in crease the salary of the TOWN-CLERK from £2OOO to £2500 a year, was brought before the Town Council at their meeting on Wednesday, but, in pursuance of the standing orders, the confirmation of that portion of the report was postponed until the next monthly meeting of the Council. As the question involves an additional ex penditure of £5OO a year, it must of course receive the opposition of those few Radicals who deem they are doing good service to the ratepayers by objecting to every pro posal for increased expense,without reference to the justice or necessity of the case. The Council have, however, a duty to perform, from higher motives than mere petty saving, and the majority of their constituents will coincide with the opinion that the truest economy is to pay a fair remuneration for efficient services. In the letter which the Towx-CtEntc has addressed to the Finance Com mittee, he has very fairly stated his position, and shown, by reference to the offices which have been abolkhed, and the duties which have been thrown upon himself, that a considerable saving has been effected since the time of his predecessor, while, at the same time, the business to be performed has been largely augmented. He has shown that, notwithstanding this immense addition to his labours, requiring unremitting vigilance and mental and physical exertion, his remuneration does not now exceed, by more than £lOO a year, that which he obtained in 1835, when he had the prospect of a yearly increase from private practice, from which he is now debarred. If the profits of his office were estimated at the usual profes sional charges paid to attorneys and solicitors, for the business of the Corporation, as is done in most other boroughs, they would have amounted to a net income of about £14,000 a year, a sum which bears no compa rison to that which is now proposed as:the increased re muneration for services which it is not disputed are effici ently performed. In a case of this kind a system of niggardly parsimony would be the most wretched econo my, and though Mr. SHUTTLEWORTH has the honour to admit that the refusal of his request would be attributed by him to a sense of public duty, it is neither to the honour, or the credit, or the advantage of the borough of Liverpool, that one of its most important officers should be inadequately remunerated, and placed in a situation which does not give the Corporation a fair claim to the whole of his undivided energies. In all public offices, whether of the State, or of municipal institutions, it is by far the best course, and the truest economy, to command the highest talent, and the most efficient services, by adequate compensation; and we feel convinced that the members of the Town Council, at their next monthly meeting, will best consult their own sense of justice, and the interests of their constituents, by agreeing to the recommendation of their Finance Committee. NEW CHAPEL AND SCHOOLS IN WIND SOR-STREET.-BAZAAR, YESTERDAY. Soli& years ago a number of young gentlemen con. nected with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, in Bedford:street, Toiteth-park, opened a ragged school for the children of the lower classes residing in that neigh• bourhood, . Other schools in connexion with it were subsequently opened in the district, and at length a chapel and school have been erected in Windsor-Street, capable of accommodating from 400 to 500 children, which is intended' to be open for the admission of children of all religions denominations. ' In aid of the funds of - the new building, a Bazaar was opened yesterday, in Mr. Walker's large and commodious rooms, in Church-street, which that gentleman had kindly placed.-at the disposal of the committee for the occasion. _ Although the day was exceedingly unfavourable, the a ttendance of visitors at the bazaar was very good, the rooms'being frequently crowded, especially in the after noon. The display of fancy and other'sirticles was choice and varied and; amongst the specimens -exhibited, some were exceedingly' valuable. There were siX stalls, besides the refreshment stall, at which the (A.:living ladies of ficiated :-- No. '1 Stall.—Mrs. and the Misses Davis, Mount gardens .; Mrs. Davis, Washington-street ; and Mrs. Lewis, Great 'George-street. No. 2 Stall.—Mrs. Rogers, Wellington-place ; Miss Hughes, 'MissJon es,Hope; and -place iliss Hughes, . James'-street Hughes, Southampton - stre et. No. 4 Stall. — Mrs. and the Misses Williams, Breck- No 3 Stall.llfou n _t s l t r r s e . et ; and field-road.; and Mrs. Thomas Williams, St. Domingo road. No. 5 Stall.—Mrs. Jones, Berry-street; and Mrs. Rogers, Parliament-street. No. 6 Stall.—Mrs. and Miss Roberts, Hope-street; Miss Reece, Mrs. J. Roberts, Huskisson-street, and Miss Gibson. The Refreshment stall was under the management of Mrs. Jones, Bedford-street; Mrs. Reece, Everton-terrace ; Miss Pryde, and Miss Brown. Miss Brewer, the celebrated Welsh harpist, was sta tioned in a prominent part of the room. and enlivened the c ompany by the performance of several popular airs during the day. The receipts of the day were very satisfactory. It will be perceived by an advertisement that the bazaar will be continued to-day, and to-morrow the chapel will be opened for divine service, when we perceive that sermons will be preached by Dr. Raffles, the Rev. J. R. Welsh, and the Rev. C. M. Birrell. THE NEW SHIP EDWARD STANLEY. We have been mach gratified by a visit to a new vessel, which arrived at this port a few days ago from the United States, and which forms a noteworthy addition to the White Star Line of packets, for which our townsmen, Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, aro the agents. The Edward Stanley, so .called after the great leader of the ;American Whig party., was built by Messrs. Horey, Reed, and Company, of Waldoboro', Maine, United States, .under the personal superintendence of captain Robinson, '.now her commander. She is 190 feet in length, between perpendiculars 185 feet, and her breadth of beam is 40 feet. She is square fastened throughout, and is a vessel of great strength and beauty. The 'tween decks are nearly eight feet in height, and are excellently ventilated, both from the upper deck, by means of unusually wide latches, and by a plentiful supply of air-streaks. -Sbe is fitted up with Sutherhury's iron berths, which are exceedingly capacious ; and such is her breadth of beam, that a.vvide passage is left in the centre As a promenade for,the peasengers. The strength of her build may be judged.of by the fact that , the backbone of the vessel— from the bottom of the keel to the keelson—is nine feet deep. The bilge keelson, up to the lower deck, varies from '9 tols inches—being mostly 15 inches. The wood employed in this fine specimen of naval architecture is mostly white oak ; the knees are built of hecrnatac, and much -solid hard pine has been used in her construction. One feature, which is quite a no velty in our port, is the mode in which the pumps are worked. They are all concentrated in a machine placed amidships, the manufacture of Messrs. Moulton and Co., of Bath, United States. The patent water tanks are placed on the main deck, and there are a plentiful supply of life-buoys and six life-boats on board. There are also ten water-closets, and,other sanitary agents, far exceed ing the number generally provided on board the trans atlantic packets. Tbe : first-class berths, which are con structed on deck, are a picture of neatness and comfort ; and throughout, as may he inferred from the hasty details .contained in this paragraph„ the accommodation for the emigrants is moat unexceptionable. For width of beam and beauty of mould the Edward Stanley is a model ship, and we are not at all surprised that the government inspec tor should have pronounced her one of the best that ever entered our port. Her worthy commander, Capt. Robin son, is justly proud of her, and we wish him a most suc , cessful first voyage. SOCIABILITY OF THE ROBlN.—There is now in the hall of Mr. W. Dickinson, ironfounder, Preston New Road, Bradford, a nest in which may be daily seen a robin and five young ones. There are now a great number of workmen busily employed on the premises. LUNCHEON.—Those who indulge in this intermediate meal, or are content with a simple draught of some re freshing beverage, may do worse than pay a visit to Gar raway's, in Union-court, Castle-street, the attractions of which are given more in detail in our advertisingcolumns. THE MAGNIFICENT IRON CLIPPER-SHIP called the Martaban, which we mentioned in our review of Clyde shipbuilding last Tuesday, intended for the East India trade, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. John Scott and Son, at Greenock; on Monday last. She is the first iron sailing-ship ever launched at Greenock, and is chartered by Messrs. Miller and Thompson of this town, to form one of their " golden line" to Australia. MORE CONVERSIONS.—ACSt. Paul's Church, Liverpool, on Sunday evening, the Rev. G. Read, one of the incum bents, received into the Protestant Church three families, and a few other individuals, the total number being five males and seven females, who, on this interesting occasion, publicly renounced the errors of the Church of Rome. The anthem " Fall of and effect, and a sermon was preached by the above-named GleToyalem (tem 2 Tbeee. ii . 3-8. Babylon" was sung with much power POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT AT THE TUNNEL HOTEL.— Thomas Lyons, a servant man employed at the Tunnel Hotel, Edge-hill, was charged with stealing the sum of £6. 2s. from the housemaid at the hotel. The I cutrix stated that, on Wednesday afternoon last, _ prisoner went up stairs, under the pretence of washing himself, and remained there for some time. Durir time she thought she heard him in her bedroon called to him to come down. In the evening, the prisoner paid the master some money which he owed him. He had no money in the morning, when ti►e master asked i►im for what he was owing him. On Thursday morning, on examining her box, the prosecutrix found that it had been broken open, and the sum of £6. 2s. taken from it. Another witness, a young man, proved that, on the evening of the robbery, the prisoner asked him to go with him to a pubiie:house. He had several sovereigns in his possession, and witness saw him change a sovereign. Another witness deposed to the prisoner stating that he had borrowed the money from a young man stopping at the Tunnel Hotel, which was denied by the person in question. The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, beyond denying that he was in the prosecutrix's bedroom, was remanded till to-morrow. POCKET PICKING IN A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL DUR ING SERVICE. --Alad named Robt.Mulldowney was charged with stealing a pocket-handkerchief from Wm. Flinn, on Sunday morning, in Copperas. hill Roman Catholic Chapel, during the hours of divine service. The prosecutor stated that whilst in the chapel he; detected the prisoner just as he had succeeded in abstracting his handkerchief from his pocket. Peter Noonan, the clerk at the chapel, stated that on the prosecutor informing him of the circumstance, he considered it his duty to have the prisoner taken into custody, on account of there having been so many rob beries committed in the chapel during the time service was going on. Scarcely a Sunday passed without some pockets being picked. Last week, one poor woman was robbed of fourteen shillings, and the week before another woman was robbed of eighteen shillings, the money being, in both instances, the earnings of their husbands. Wit ness asked the prisoner what he had come to chapel for, and he replied that he bad come to Mass, on which witness remarked that he appeared to be paying more attention to the prosecutor's pocket than to Mass. The sermon was proceeding at the time. The prisoner, who said he had come from Kilkenny to Liverpool to seek employment, was committed for a month. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVEL LER BY A PROSTITUTE.—A. girl named Caroline Smith, Mason' s - r o w , G 1 o fsor a u eni c qd, Gloucester-street, tte t ho e n art, dress frequently hte grseensret ft daughter who is engaged at one of the dancing saloons in William son-square, was charged by Mr. William Jackson, a commercial traveller from Hull, with robbing him of a gold watch, a diamond pin, and about £lO in money. The whole of the stolen property was valued at about most anything £4O. The prosecutor stated that on Thursday evening he went into a dancing saloon in Williamson-square, and met with the prisoner, who stated that she was engaged there as one of the dancers. After the rooms had closed, he went with the prisoner to a house (one of ill fame) in where they remained for some time, and afterwards lie the night, look u p e o n: i t t h a e s hold k e thept f e bh v y k i e fi a n a d i d n i iNa g ; rs. Bell' went with her to a house in Northumberland-strret, Tosteth-park, where she said she resided with her rnothi-r. of Friday. Whilst the prosecutor was in company with he awoke, the prisoner had left the house, and he goneo a n n d d 1 ) do wn pin when ne j g not jewellery, but In the afternoon he went to sleep, and missed his gold watch, diamond pin, and money. Th He remained wi b th ut he h r e d d u i r d in the prosecutor demanding his she would go with him to see property,the mother said they went to the dancing her daughter about it, and saloon in a cab, where they saw the prisoner. On the tophr Prisoner's then prisoner ,er's m dancing ot sh s h a eer l o prosecutor asking the prisoner for the property, she sa id • it w at h was all right and safe, locked up Lome. Finding that he was unable to get posses • slim of the property, he gave information to the po llee, and t he prisoner was taken into custody, charged w ith ),- - stolen it. In answer to a question from the mag!_ prosecutor stated that during the time he was in company with the prisoner, he spent net less than from £5 to £6, and in addition to that he had been robbed of £lO or £l5. Mr. Parley, pawnbroker, of London-road, produced the diamond pin, which the prisoner had pawned for a pound. When taken into custody the prisoner admitted having pawned the diamond pin, and stated that the prosecutor had made her a present of it. The gold watch, she said, had been sold by Mrs. Bell to a person at Mr. Anderson's beer-house, in Hotham-street. In her defence the pri soner said that the prosecutor was drinking with her from Thursday night until after twelve or one o'clock on Friday afternoon. They were drinking brandy, and were both drunk. She denied having comm i t t e d the robbery. On the application o f Mr. Clough, in-door snperintendent of police, the prisoner was remanded for seven days, in order to give time to recover the remainder of the stolen property. ~ !strates ) osse , G jio 1 of Cr' en. , ', l v ante ,plwesii, O' n i ter r ..252/ 1 ' o ,r Of r 4 r 0 1.1 1 t 6 e , 11 ' ,titer'