The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-11-30 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETING. . . t k i ‘ s . Public meeting of the friends of Sir Howard Douglas to called tog e th er by p l acar d s an d pu bliC a d ver ti sement, E 4ss tAble at the Royal Amphitheatre, 'Great Charlotte:- v e r t Twelve o'clock, yesterday. I pey 'part of the house (calculated t o cont a i n 4,000 tr " 8 ,) was filled to overflowing, and the stage was chiefly kd with the gentlemen Who had originated A u ',Ported the requisition to Sir H ow a r d Do ug l as . Nfil,sattltough the meeting was announced to be one of ~ ,..e t riends" of the honourable and gallant baronet, it soon e manifest that a considerable number of his oppo tti" also had . congregated there, for th e p ur p os e o f i n , . It e :Pting the proceedings,; at which truly . sensible, k id t, and laudable work they made rep ea t e d a tt empts , i t hY their persevering clamour and uproar, retarded th e e What, though they f a il e d i n th e i r e ff or t s t o o b s t ruct cl 'usiness of the day. 40 the mot i on o f M r . Ald erman LEYLAND, seconde d b y 41 11 :. SMITH, of Fulwood, tt oo t. • Alderman Rousisox was ca ll e d to t h e c h a i r . O n to N king the rostrum, if we may so call the elevated plat . (It t Z Which had been plaCed:• on the stage for the accomtno cin of the Chairman and Speakers, the worthy Alderman thi t gjeeted with sever a l roun d s o f c h eers an d app l ause ; a f ter Of ti he addressed the meeting, saying that, at the solicitation tlll3 ), of his friends, he had come forward to take the chair H e re occasion, ough he could not but regret that some one 4: e able than he th was had not been selected to fill that station. 1),40u1d not, however, shrink from the duty which was im th, on him by his friends, ready as he was, at all times it 'ever called upon, to use his "lest exertions' to promote. the I f i tt l th e%ts o f this peat commercial town. Many of those friends t il , l *hor n he generally acted, had thought that present car 14stances required that -another candidate of decidedly Con principles should be put in nomination to represent the wn in Parliament. They had now another before them, l Person of Sir Howard . Douglas (great cheering). He I . 4 tried man, andif the electors thought proper to return k r „' he (Alderman Robinson) would tnake.bold to say that a til t :Proper and efgcient man had never before been sent as llt,, t ' i e lnesentative of..this town. (Cheers.) Some of the gen tileirell present were prepared with resolutions -which it was 'atention to propose for the consideration 'of the meeting, befor e they came- forward, he had one observation more 'l', 4 , la ke:.___that meeting was . intended to be one purely of ili t ' e ads of Sir'HoWard - Douglas," and he trusted, therefore, % ll ° per - son had come thither merely, to disturb the course • o r i , t neeeding which the friends of Sir Howard mi g ht think 47, : r to take, but that every speaker would be fairly he a rd Stt. . tre tti , t THOMAS •BRANcicEn then presented himself to the i kif, ti g,•and said, that, as they had-come thither on matters of L e m and not for•the purpose of making long speeches, he 4 C l , Offer very few words before he moved the re s ol u ti o n whi c h . It , t l in his hand. This town of Li ver p oo l, h a d l ong b een Vtiuisbed as among the firmest f r iend s of t h e esta bli s h e d kii ket pition of England, both in church and state. (Cheering 11 1 4 . 1. with noisy expressions .of disapprobation.) He hoped " 1 "e• Electors would not do anything to forfeit that charac ttt' (Loud cheertng ) The " liberal" candidates, as they tailed, had expressed the fullest confidence in the suc ksirlf the endeavours making by their friends to secure their y• He hoped, however, that the result of that day's pro °p *"0 would greatly abate that confidence. (Great cheering ; t tc til t:llubsiding of which a voice from the back part of the pit, '44 1 ;;1e-d, "Recollect Vivian at Bristol, and you need not de ' which gave rise to an uproar of cheering mingled with t 't„ . °l disapprobation that lasted several minute s .) There ' 4 t Cany inhabitants of the town who were now call e d. on for k i t tB t time to exercise the elective franchise, and the friends kt ti ,,;PPorters of the' ancient 'consti t ution thought it a duty 'l4.€l'soent on them, to give to those Electors an opportunity of „ s ing their sentiments fully and decidedly, and, therefore, - : Re p r oposed to put in nomination a second candidate, of what ct v i 'tilted Tory or 'Conservative principles. Be concluded by ''S4 l, l' the First Resolution, which was received with several 4 sof cheering. g t Alderman WRIGHT T then stood forward, and was re ti 4 , t. With long continued cheering-. He said lie trusted that c 'se who had known him 'for so many years as he had part in the public affairs of this town, would not be h;q , d to hear him say that h e go t u p w i t h grea t pl ea s u r e to tf," 4 the proposition which had just been made. (Cheers.) t'tki 41 heard that a great deal of censure was bestowed, by eallin themselves " liberals," on those who ventured to 'llhe3, just g now, any great difference from them in opinion. asked of those gentlemen was to give him and those ,I!ijoaaßreed with him credit for b e i ng s in cere i n t h e o pi n i ons :N e t hey maintained, and to believe that, when acting upon °Pinions, they were doing what they thoht their duty i",titiously. lie asked no more from he m ; t and, if he L i ti g u , t3 friends felt it to be their duty to support Sir Howard 3 ( , 4, °(.13 , as the candidate whom they considered most likely to lNt l °t e the great interests of this town and:ldle benefit of the at large, he was sure those gentlemen would consider kols i f t h e y did not come f orwar d i n an open, N,yrianner to avow their determination to support him. .) For his own part, if they (the meeting) thought etleLto put Sir Howard Douglas in nominatio n , he (M r . Zly,•"'an Wright) would be found at his post ready to do his eierting himself to the utmost of his power to effect his k (Cheers.) He had often before proved Inm ,ttorfriend of the old freemen of the Borough, and when it ttti ° Posed to curtail their privilege, by the extension of the , ktt;te franchise, he had fats it his duty as a freeman and a Ytrate.,--:made so by thaw in defence of their privileges r te s e that me asure . B ut s i nce t h e l aw was passe d w hi c h 41'4 privilege to others, it was now as strong as p q . ‘ 4l it was his duty, as a mat,istrate, to use everymeans It1 4 1) ° wer to give it effect. lie concluded by seconding the 7tl o „ t `cql, which was put and carried by acclamation. (A i ‘ c i. in the pit then called out " three cheers," which were N,icg i° o37 given with great fervour, and being followed by from the parties of Messrs. Evart and Thornely, ?drain repeated with increased warmth ) ' T. B. II then stood forward and said ; I Ith oust ALI. L'4li e ert called upon, gentleme n , to m o ve th e nex t resolution ; 'll 4 ' with the most heartfelt pleasure and satisfaction. If I ;Ott, tl Ything to daunt me in the u nd e rtaking,. it does no t a ri s e 41 vt4,,, se eing before me so l a rg e an assem bl ag e of my f e ll ow - F'en, met to promote th e goo d cause ; (Ch eers .) it d oes not L kt,' °ll- 1 any fear of the libels of a degraded and licentious , (Loud applause and hissing ) it does not arise from ,the',Prehension for the result ; (loud cries of "the press !" I,ll 4 ',„ t ess ") lam as fond of the press as you are, but let 4 4 honest one ; (Hisses - and much Cheering-) I say, C r , n e n, it does not arise from any apprehension of the sneers t ; 3 t,, res of radic a li s m an d i n fid e li t y ; ( c h eers an d muc h- up . 1 Will wait your time, gentlemen :—lt does not ari se , `it,h f c oin the cowardly conduct of certain cowardly individu , have thought it right--(clamour and cheers.) Gentle itioetar 'what I have to say before you judge. (Cheers.) It Ip: 4l l4 4 a rise, I was saying, from the conduct of those cowardly 14 0 als who have thought it right to address me, anonymous totigh the post, avowing sentiments which they dare not a 6e Illy face. (" Hear, hear.") But if I have any ',Ms_ 1 1 , 0 j o "rhey arise from the consciousness of my own inability to the talents, the merits, and the principles of Sir t llougla.s. (Loud applause.) I know, however, that 417,0,urable individual needs not the mecd, (" He's a pen it tr y Hisses and cheers.) its,,,,Cll,sinstAN begged that order might be preserved. too that one and all of th em c a me there to h ear f ree di s - Vite (Cheats ) If interruption was allowed to go on, of ,`t was tna t meeti ng must be dissolved. As he had said bekre, 4 meeting o f the friends of ,‘, 4 ir Howard Douglas, and 111; ti ted to see t here were i n di v id ua l s w ho wi s h e d to di stur b ! t, e good sense of the company would, he trusted, be suffi- L t 4 lk . Preserve free discussion. 1:* B. Ho ItsrALL proceeded! Gentlemen, I was olt tittlle,toat th at h onoura bl e man , 'Si r H owar d D oug l as , nee d s rtlg % ' e nd of my humble praise. He is known to many 41., LIS , as one of the noblest ch am pi ons of o ur commerce ; t l ll 4 Varl he is know n to as all, as one o f th ose b rave men , e led our armies to battle and to victory. (Loud ap- VII l ki . s uch, gentlemen, is the character of the man wh o }, ore you, not only to solicit, but I feel assured to re 3uffrages. (Cheers ) Having said thus much of ' 4t d, it now becomes me to speak of the other candi- dates ; and I most respectfully beg all those gentlemen to hear me, and, if I say anything that they can answer, not to be satis fied with contradicting it, but to disprove what 1 say. (Cheers.) Of Lord Sandon I feel it needless to say much. lam not upon his Lordship's committee, nor am I connected with them in any way ; but, from all that I can hear, I have uo doubt of his triumphant return. (Loud cheers.) I now come, gontlemen, to examine the conduct and the principles of his colleague. And when I look at the first address which Mr. Wm. Ewart put forward in this town, 'what do I see ? I see him avowing himself the disciple of Canning and a Huskisson. But I ask no better proof that he has deviated from their principles than to see, in the foremost ranks 'of his supporters, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Currie, and Mr. Rathbone. (Cheers, hisses, and great noise.) Now, gentlemen, I will tell you what Mr. 'Ewalt has done for us. (Hisses and uproar.) I am going to speak a word for Mr. Evian ;--hear me ! I will you what he has done for us. (Hisses and cheers.) When I look at the proceedings of the meeting of his friends, I then find That Mr. Hope tells us ( 44 Question, question.") It is the'question. , Why gentlemen, we have no right to bring forward a new candidate unless we have reason to be dissatisfied with our other candidates :---Ap plause.) Mr. Hope told us, at Mr. EsVart's meeting, that he young as he was, had effected reforms in the'crimival code which Sir Samuel Romilly had in vain endeavoured to effect. (Laugh ter.) I confess, when I read that speech, it reminded me of an old freeman whom many of, you knew, named George Dykes,-:- ( Laughter.) That old freeman had an action-at-law with a man who kept a small public-house called the GLOBE ; and George came off victorious. At the ensuing election he arose on the hUstings, and addressed the Mayor as follows : Mr. Mayor, you area very great man, sii laugh.)--My Lord Nelson was a very great man ; the Duke of Wellington was a very great man, indeed, sir; but I am greater than 01 of you, for k have conquered the Gr.on." (Much cheering, laughter, and uproar.) Now, gentlemen,' thoughJ do not question that Mr gwart and George Dykes are both very, great men ? yet I do say. --(Hisses and cries of ".hear him.") yet I do say notwith standing Mr. Hope's opinion, that I yet think the Duke of Wellington and Sir Samuel Romilly are greater than either of them. (Cheers.) But - Mr. Hope further- told us of some member of parliament who shrunk from his 'post, and dared not vote upon, perhaps, the most delicate question thut could possi bly be Submitted to him. (" Sandon.") Did Mr. Hope foi get that the very man he was then standing up to extol' had shrunk from his post and declined to vote ? (Hisses, cheers, and "hear him.").--it is a fact--declined to vote on a question of far more importance than that, and vitally afFecting the commercial interests of this port and of the country at large? (Name, name.") I will name it; I allude, gentlemen, to the Timber question. (Bravo!) A question involving one-fifth of the whole foreign trade of this country ; a question involving the employment of 400,000 tons of British shipping, and 25,000 British seamen. (Hear, hear, and cheers) On the discussion of that question, Mr. Ewart, the member for Liverpool, shrunk from his post and did not vote at all. (Hisses, cheer; and cries of " Ewart for ever !) Now, gentlemen, contrast with this the conduct of Sir Howard Douglas with respect to the same question. That gentlemen was then Governor of New Brunswick; and because he could not conscientiously acquiesce in the views of His Majesty's .Ministers, he resigned his, psi, and with it £4,500 per annum. (Great-cheering.) But 1 turn again from the addresses of Mr. Ewart's friends to the ad dresses of himself ?—and what does he tell us ? Why that the blessings which Reform is to give us are " Commerce, free and ntriversal ; religion, purified and disenthralled." ' I hope, when that hon . . member estands on the hustings, he will tell us what he means by " universal commerce." (' laugh.) I _ . speak not of free trade,--. I know what that is; but what " universal commerce " is, unless it be to admit French ships, and Dutch ship, and Spanish ships, and Portu. guese ships, to carry on the coasting trade of Great Britain, I know not what it is. .(Cheers.) But; I come to-the next point,—" religion purified and disenthralled." How does Mr. Ewart exemplify this ? ' Why by standing up—(clamour and hisses)—by standinc , up; in the British House of Common s , and opposing a bill promoting the observance of the Sab. bath—(Hisses and cheers.) Illy attention was drawn to this by seeing a letter signed " William Ewart," . in the " Liver pool Saturday's Advertiser ;" a letter which conveyed the im. pression that he had not opposed such a bill. Now, I ask every honest man in this room, and 1 speak to no other ; I ask every honest man to look at Mr. Ewart's sentiments on that question, and say whether they do not bear the construction of opposition ; if they do not, then' they bear no construction at all. ~ (Cheers.). With those sentiments, I would put it to every respectable man in this community, and, when I say re spectable, I mean the respectable porter, as well (hisses and cheers) I mean the man who does his duty in the station of life in which Providence has placed him, (loud cheers.) and' I would appeal to every such respectable man to say, whether the individual who stands up in the British House of Commons, as the member for Liverpool, and opposed such a bill, does not libel the character of this great town, and insult the principles of its inhabitants ? (" Yes, yes," and much disorder.)_ Gentlemen, I fear I am tiring 'your patience—(no, no,)—l am sure I am tiring my own strength; but, ("Mr. Thornely !") with regard to Mr. Thornely, I will ,only say one word. The community of Liverpool (hisses and cries of "Hear him;") have honoured them selves by rejecting him be fore, and I trust, indeed, I feel assured they will do them selves equal honour on this occasion. (Cheers, and cries, of " Ewart and Thornely.") Gentlemen—we live in times when we want legislators of firmness and decision ; we live in times requiring iegislators who, unbiassed by prejudice, and unpledged to party. will look with honesty and candourinto all the great questions which will speedily be sub mitted, to them. Such a man, I feel assured, is Sir Howard Douglas; and I am persuaded that all those who admit that the names of Canning and Huskisson shed a halo of political gran deur around the title of member for Liverpool,' will agree with me, that if Sir Howard Douglas be elected as our representa tive, he will neither tarnish the lustre, (hisses and cheers), he, I repeat, will neither tarnish the lustre nor disgrace the laurels that adorned their brows. (Loud cheers.) I have much plea sure in moving the second resolution. MR. ALDERMAN LEYLAND said, as Mr. Horsfall had so well directed the attention of the meeting to `the questions be fore them, he would not detain the meeting by any ob§e.rva tions of his own, but confine himself to seconding the resolu tions, which was put and also carried_ by acclamation. Mr DUNCAN Ginn, moved the next resolution was for the appointment of a Committee to carry the object of the - preceding resolutions. Mr. W. C. MourNEux, in secondihg the resolution, said, that he did it with very great satisfaction. The demonstration of feeling in favour of their cause was highly gratifving. That was.truly a proud day for Liverpool, and to his mind it was the harbinger of that victory which he hoped would shoTt,l<crown their efforts. Mr. W. BATESON, then came forward and said :—.being called upon to read the resolution 1 now hold in my hand, I feel proud that I have to do it before so numerous a meeting of my fellow townsmen, comprising as it does a great portion of the wealth and respectability of the town, perhaps more extensive and unanimous than any that has ever been held upon any former occasion similar to the present.—(Cheers and a vainly renewed attempt at disturbance) Although anxious to state to you my sandal**, :pad to say a few words in justice to the cause we arc met to advocate, yet, in defiance to the wish of the chairman that the meeting should be con cluded in consequence of the noise, and impatience of some present, and after the able and eloquent speeches of those gen tlemen who have preceded me, I will detain you no longer, but read the resolution. On the motion of Mr. D. GIBB, the thanks of the meeting were voted, by acclamation, to the Chairman. Mr. AUGUSTUS RIGG then stood forward, amidst great con fusion, and said he appealed to the chair, and he would be heard; he would not detain the meeting one moment. He then endeavoured to speak, in behalf of the cause, we believe, but as the meeting did not wish to hear him, his voice was completely drowned. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS being loudly called for, made his ap pearance on the platform, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheering. He was, however, interrupted in the commence ment of his speech by some hisses, and cry of " Ewart and Thornely for ever !" A call was then mode for Sir Howard Douglas, and after a few minutes the worthy and gallant Baronet ascended the platform, and wa46e..etaed with several rounds of hearty cheers, acconipained by the grbans of the adverse faction, and a cry from the gallery of Ewart and Thornely for eier,'l. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS bowed repeatedl ail pasts of the house, and when the clamour had • he addressed the • meeting, as follows: THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. -. ~.--- " Gentlemen,—ln consequence_of the requisition which has been presented to me, and the mature .conside_ration--(Cla mour, with cries' of "Order !" - and " Hear hiin!")—the mature considerationlaunch appears to have - been given to it, I hesitate not tomyself with intrepidity and confidence, as a candidate for your suffrages to represent you in Parliament. (Cheers.) Gentlemen,. I have no private ambition to gratify in so doing; I have no object, but - to endeavour to serve, and to Protect your interests. (Applause.) I solemnly declare, 'I have no end, to' look to but the grat i fi ca ti o n of e ff ect i ng this; (hear, hear,) no other object, directly or indirectly; (" You have lost your pension !") -and althouth,' so far as my private fedinks .are - concerned, I withdraw 'myself with reluctance frqm private life, yet I feel that, whatever charms there may j )e f or - a ny man in private life, - wheti such a call is made upon Jilin as that which I have received, he should riot dare, for one moment, to surrender-himself to-those charms. (Loud cheers.) I am conscious that I launch myself in ,an Arduous contest; but I undertake it, as I observed before, with intrepidity and with confidetree. - I 'have generally, as well as my family; joined hand and hand with success; and I pray you, gentle men, to strain every nerve to 'bear me on now to victory. ("We will.") I regret that that measure which is now the law of the land, and to .which I, as a loyal and devoted subject of. my King and country, will, so help me God, do the best in my power to make it work for good. (Loud chetrs.) Still, I do assert, that it has, in some degree,. put this country in a state of transition, and your interests in a state of some uncertainty. Upon the constituencies of Great Britain it essentially depends, by sending to Parliament men who shall be least likely to make it work for evil, to uphold their own interests, and to promote the good of their country. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, in proportion as the contest will be -4(luouti--in proportion as the time•is short, so do I pray you to strengthen your exertions. (" We will, we will.") I3race every nerve ; exercise all your power, .(" For Ewart and Thornely."---"Turn that puppy out.") Be our armour the shield as buckler to preserve and to protect our beloved- country ; be our weapons moral truth and sound constitutional doctrine. (Loud applause.) Bear me on this way, gentlemen, and Ido confidently hope that the day will come when I shall be tri umphantly borne on your suffrages to redeem the solemn pledges "which I here rycord. (Cheers.) The pledges of a de voted, industrious, conscientious a ppl ica ti on of all my powers . anemeans to s--rve my country faithfully, and particularly to protect your interests. Three times three cheers were given for Sir Howard on the conclusion of his speech, three cheers for Church and King, for Lord Sandon, Mr. Thornely, Mr. Ewart, &c., at the conclusion of which the Chairman bow e d t o th e assembled - multitude and retired, and the meeting separated. Major General Sir Howard Douglas,_ Bart. arrived at New Brunswick in August, 1824, as Lieutenant-Gover nor and Commander-in-Chief. His administration has been uniformly devoted to the welfare of the Province. His indefatigable exertions to promote its agriculture and trade, to open roads through the country, and his anxious attention to the administration of justice, and the establishment of seminaries of education, merit the highest praise.—" Extract from Jelin M' Gregor, Esq.'s new work upon British America, dedicated by permission to His Majesty,"—From a Correspondent. SHOP ROBBERY. —A superb silver -mounted dressino , case, value forty-five guineas, standing on the count er o f Mr. Wool field's elegant bazaa r , in Church-street, was robbed last week of one of its attractive instruments, namely, a silver- moun t e d shaving-brush, most b eau tifully hased and engine -turned, value £2 10s.; and a day or two before, a small parcel, not of much value, was taken off the counter. These robberies seem, FO serious to all large establishments, and the public prints teem with so Many instances of the like thefts, committed by well-dressed persons pretending to be purchasers,. that we would recommend to , our friends the employment of some • quiCk-sighted person, solely to watch the . counters and protect the property, and,' when a robbery is detected, not in any case to screen the name of the parties, or hush the matter up, as is too frequently the case. FASHIONABLE AititivAL.—Mr.. 13yers, the celebrated in former, from The metropolis, at the George Inn, Liverpool. - LORD SANDON.—His Lordship arrived hero on Monday, about _two o'clock, and, in the, courseurtke afternoon, he went 'on"Cliange, attended by several of his leading friends. His reception was as warm and flattering as his most sanguine supporters could wish. On his entrance into the News-room, which •was crowded, he received several as hearty cheers as ever resounded within its walls. After the cheering had sub-• sided, his Lordship shortly obs erve d, th a t, th oug h he - had been informed that it was contrary to rule for him to give utterance. to his sentiments in that room, yet he felt he could not do less than offer his best thanks for the hearty welcome he had re ceived. His Lordship and his friends then proceeded to the Underwriters'-room, where he received the congratulations of his friends, and immediately after proceeded to commence his canvass in Castle-street, which had been twice previously tra versed,for a similar purpose. Here the Noble Lord met with a reception at once warm and flattering, under the circum stance which has unfortunately delayed his appearance in Liverpool. His success, however, does not depend upon chance or accident so muc h as th e exercise of sound prin ciple and discernment, which we now earnestly bespeak on behalf of his Lordship, convinced that if this is brought into operation, it will leave not the slightest doubt of the final suc cess of his cause.. It having been deemed desirable that his Lordship : should devote some portion of .his time to receiving his -constituents and friends on matters of business, as well as courtesy, a . room has been provided for- that purpose in the Clarendon-buildings, where he will be in attendance each afternoon, from half-past three till five o'clock. • INCENniAaisni.—On Thursday- evening, the inhabitants of Xewbury were alarmed by the appearance of fire, evidently at no great distance ,from the town, which proved to be on , the farm of Mr. Alfred Slocock, at Woodspeen. An oat rick and a straw rick were completely destroyed; but notwithstanding the burning ricks were completely surrounded by others (one eden within a few feet,) owing to the exertions of those present, and the favourable state of the weather, no more of the property was injured. There is no doubt it was occasioned by the act of some incendiary.—Reading_Mercury. . We understand, that the Directors of the London and Bir mingham. Railways have come to an arrangement with the two noblemen whose opposition led to the'failure of the Bill of last Session in the House of Lords, and that this undertaking is now likely to obtain the sanction of the legislature.--Nerthamptun Mercury. THE DUKE OF PORTLAND.—We learn from authority on which we can entirely rely, that the Duke of Portland has withdrawn his political influence from the side of the Ministry, and will in future be found in opposition both in the senate and out of it. His Grace's reasons for secession we are not at liberty to state ; hut we may say thus much, that they are such as,..every lover. of the country must cordially approve. They show that the Noble Duke does not profess one thing and practice another. He supported Lord Grey while he appa rently acted the part of an honest minister. Ile now sees chuse for a change of opinion in that respect, and will no longer lend himself to impolicy and injustice.—The Duke of Portland is the head of what is called the Canning or Liberal T9ry party, and his opposition to the Whigs will be felt in the Commons as well as in the House of Peers. Lord Goderich, Ijord. Palmerston, Mr. Charles Grant, all members of the present Administration, all pretend to belong to the Canning •party, and once called themselves Liberal Tories; but their liberality is of that convenient kind which leads a man, to wespouse either side of a question, and is most conspicuo us ere most is to' be obtained in return. Thus we find these notable statesmen in office under a Liverpool, a Canning, a Wellington, and a Grey; and they would serve any other master upon the same terms—private emolument and political power. Such men will cling to their places as a matter of course. They are political limpets ; they will stick to the rock of office while they have life. But the whole of the Canning party are not s o g l ar ingly unprincipled; th ere f ore L or d G rey will "find himself materially weakened by the withdrawal of the Duke of Portland's confidence and - co-operation.—Newcastle Aurnal. 3 EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED NEw YORK, NOV. 7.—Yours per Silas Richards, 24th Sept., was received on the sth instant, by which I am glad to learn so favourable an account of the cholera in your town. We cease to talk about it here, although itris bad at Cincinnati, and some other towns in the west. All is now confusion throughout the country on account of the elections, which determine if General Jackson is, or is not to be President for the next four years, The polls in this city closed this evening. It is pretty certain the General will be re-elected, and, I guess, he will do as well an any body else. It is a me lancholy fact, that in this vast continent there is not a man of integrity and talent, sufficiently popular to stand against fel lows as unfit for the presidential chair as hogs for a parlour. his fact alone seems to convey to my mind the certainty, that the government of the United States is not of the right sort. I wish it were possible for Mr. Attwood, or some other of the great reformers, to fill the office of inspector at one of the elec tions in this city ;—if it did not give him a sickening of demo cracy, it would not ftil to afford him a wholesome, lesson. Yon Will, I fear, think the a politician, but T meddle not .with state affairs. ADMIRALTY SESSIO . NS,. - iluerday . , November 27. These sessions commenced this day, before Sit CHRISTOPHRR RO BINSON, la, Mr. Baron VAUGHAN, and Mr. Baron GURNEY. _ _ MURDER ON THE HUM SEAS. . Robert Chalons was indicted for the.wilful murder of Thomas Elves, on the high seas, within- the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court of England, oh the 9th of April last. , John Thompson stated that he was mate of the brig Matilda, of Liver pool, which sailed from that port on the 29th of March last, bound. toSt. Thomas's, in the island of St. Domingo. The prisoner clandestinely got on board the shipinstead of his brother, who had been carpenter. When he was discovered he signed articles, and was considered the ship's carpenter. He appeared very ill in the early part of the voyage, and witness baformed the deceased, who was Captain of the Yessvl, of that•fact, who observed it was then too late to put him on shore, and he might get better. The prisriner did get better, and took watch with the rest of the ship's company. On the 9th of March, in conse quence of information received from the cook, witness went below after dinner and found the prisoner lying between two chests, and moaning ; he said he was very iil, and could not come upon leek. Witness told:the Captain, who ordered him to get the medicine chest and book out; and go and ask the prisoner what was his complaint. The Captain Was ;, , oing below, and he had got half w a y down, when he' uttered a cry of " lifurder !" Witness tried to pull him on decii, and all the rime blows were given below with a hatchet or ship vvright's adze. More of the crew came to his assistance, and the prisoner was secured. The adze was taken from him. The Captain was wounded in the thighs and legs. Witness told the prisoner he was a cruel man to cut tie Captain in that manner. He replied '• That was nothing." On the day of the attack the prisoner ate his food - as usual, and appeared hearty. It was impossible for the Captain to strike the prisoner in the position he stood on the ladder. The dc, ceased was about 40 years of age. • Cross-examined by Mr. Anotenus.--Never heard the Captain say the prisoner was no carpenter ; never saw the Captain knock the pri soner down and trample on him. On the day in question was not aware that either blows or, words had occurred between them. William Daly examined. --Was a seaman on board the Matilda. Was at the hE , lra on the 9th of April, and heard the Captain's son call out " Murder." He called the men from the maintop, arid they went forward, but the witness remained at the helm. Saw the Captain carried by two Men : his legs were bleeding ; did not see the prisoner until a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes afterwards, when he came upon the deck, and stood by the steer:lgo. They did not con verse then ; but subsequently witness asked him if he was not sorry for what he bad done ? He replied, " Sorry, be d---d." This was trio days afterwards. Witness saw the Captain's wounds ; there was one through the middle.of the right foot ; the heel was also cut dread fully, but the wor s t wou nd was one-in the thigh. Ile lived until the 15th of April, on which day he died. During his illness witness fre qheritly visited him ;. about the second night after he was wounded he was bound down in consequence of his violent and insane' manger. He died delirious. He was a man of very good health before the attack by the prisoner. There was no doctor on board. Witness did not see the Captain ill-treat the prisoner on the day in question. - lie heard him once tell the prisoner he was no carpenter, and ordered him to knock off, and go below. Witness could not account for_ the Captain's death but from the injuries he received from the prisoner. ;Cross-examined by Mr. BARRY.--The prisoner was well when he came on board. He was in the habit of keeping extra watch for the Captain. After he had been eight hours on deck one night, witness. heard the .Captain order him on again at eight o'clock. Never heard .. the prisoner complain that the heavy duty made him ill. Two nights before the 9th of April witness heard a cry of " Murder " from:be low. On the Bth he heard the prisoner say the Captain had jumped upon him. • By the Comm—The Captain was not present at this conversation. . By Mr. BARRY.--Did not know whether the cook was on the deck on the 9th, nor did he see the Captain go down the forecastle. Thompson recalled, and examined by the Comr.=-The Captain was always in good health prior to this affair. Witness dressed. the . Wounds himself. There was one on the left thigh : the bone was frac tured and splinters were visible. There was a great deal of blood., about the ladder, and down below, and witness in going dow:i slipped, in consequence of the wet state or theladder. AVittiess ob served the change in the Captain's state of mind the next morning: and he grew worse daily. Mortification began in the thigh on the . 12th, and he was easier, but still they were obliged to put a strait jacket upon him and l as h hi m t o t h e hammock. lie died on the 15th. of April. On the day of the attack the prisoner began to moan soon, after he had eaten hi s di nner. Wi tness did not know that any words ' or bloWs had passed between the Captain and the, prisoner in thy- morning. Witness know no thi n; o f the latter having been beaten or jumped upon two days befOre. Did not observe that the prisoner as treated with any parti cu l ar s e ver it y b y th e d ecease d. The Captain ; told him he should sleep by night d..id work by day. Cross-examined AnoLynts.--Never heard the Captain ahrts ing the prisoner, s4yirr, " I'll sweat you." Never saw him behave with great violence towards the prisoner.' Did not see the prisoner. dine on the 9th of April, although he had before said he seemed well after dinner. •The witness, Thompson, then produced the axe, which was a dread fnl weapon. The prisoner was then called on fur his defence. The prisoner said - Daly asked for a shirt ; it was torn, and wade . very dirty and bloody from the Captain's ill-treatment. Daly was recalled at his desire, and said the shirt was torn, but it. was not bloody or ditty. The prisoner then proceeded to say that ho had suffered continual abuse and ill usage. The deceased - made:him pump the ship, and ,lo other work which he bright not to hifq ilti ti. •On :one - occasi on refused to watch, extra. tithe, and the Captain 'struck hire several blows in the face and fetched blood ; lie . then knocked hint down, aid' kicked him in .a cruel manner, not to be described. The next, morning the Captain sent for him to get up, but he said he could not, being scarcely able to stand. The Captain forced - a scraper into his hands, and said, if he Could not work at his duty, he should 'scrape the decks ; he replied, that he would do anything he could. Subse quently to this he went to lay down after dinner,' being very ill. The' Captain again sent for him, but he said he could not• go up. • He then. heard the Captain call for a cutlass, and when he ,- was coming down' " his blood was turned, and he did not know what he was doing; ho_ seized the first thing that came to hand, and struck the Captain with_ it before he got down, and he was very sorry he did so." The pri soner seemed very ill, an d was ev id ently much affected, especially, while delivering the latter part of his defence. Several very respectable gentlemen connected with shipping, who , had known the prisoner many years, gave him an excellent character. as a mild and humane man. • The jury retired for an hour and throe-quarters, and on their re-• turn delivered a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recommended .the prisoner to mercy, On 'the ground that he was much excited at the time he committed.the offence, and it appeared that he had suffered The Learned JuncE (Sir C. Robinson) put on the black cap, and.. proceeded to pass sentence of death on the prisoner in the usual wa3 - ordering him for execution on Thursday moniit4 next. The prisoner wept bitterly : his appearance seemed to indicate a mild and inoffensive disposition. j An objection was raised by Mr. A patents, who said that the law• of England required • that a man should he tried by twelve jurors sworn upon their oaths':' one of the present jury was a Quaker, and had only jpiren his affirmation. The point will be reserved-for the consideration of the 12 Judges : and, in consequence of this, judgment will be respited until the 22th. of January. , CATs.—The first coup l e o f cats whickwere carried to Cuvaba sold for a pound of gold. There was a plague of rats in the settlement, and they were purchased as a s peculati on , w hi c h proved an excellent one. Their first kittens produced thirty oitavas each; the next geneiation were worth twenty; and the price gradually fell, as t.l-iiiihabitants were stocked with these beautiful and useful creatures. Montenegro presented to the elder Almagro the first cat; whiCh was brought to South Ame rica, and was rewarded for it with six hundred pesos.—Southey's Brazil. . . TO CORRESPONDENTS. D., X., S.: J. G. B.'s " Friendly Caution," in our next. We shall be glad to hear again from Ft DELIS. T. T.'s " Parody," Cnundu AND KING ; " The Miseries of Me- Mory," A MEMBER OF TIIE CHURCH or• ENGLAND ; and ' 4 Wanted " to borrow," are undCr consideration. Several communications have come to hand too late for perusal. THE Posr-OFFICE.---In reference to the letter signed A., in our last publication; complLiting of the jostling and pressure which the applicants at the Strangers' Window of the Post-office are obliged to undergo, and attributing the inconvenience to the plaeing at that station of new and inexperienced clerks, we are officially assured, that " no new clerk ever commenced his duties at the Strangers' Window ; that he , first served in all the other branches of the duty ; that a service at the boxes always precedes his service at the window ; that a clerk is never placed at the window till he has been advanced, at ieast two steps, in the list of clerks, by his length of service and merit ; and that there are at present two clerks of that office who are juniors to the window clerk." Our correspondent will therefore see that he was mistaken as to he cause of the ineon venienee--a very serious one unquestionahly—of which he com plained. . : The Onn FELLOW may recollect the answer of the Reis Effendi, or Turkish Miniiter for Foreign -Affairs; to the British ambassador, who, having received the account of the battle of Navarino, sounded. him as to the probable course of conduct which the Divan would adopt in the event of their hearing that such an " untoward event" 4 had taken place. "We never," said the grave IVlussulman.fune tionary, " give the name to a child before it is born." In like man ner, we never vouch, for any articie which we have not seen. When we get his sketch we shall consider what to do with it. Ills third chapter is aiumble of crotchets, which no skill of ours may avail to reduce to any tolerable arrangement, ERRATUM...A passage in. one of the leading articles, in our.last pub lication, was rendered unintelligible by the substitution of the wont " majority," for " necessity." The passage alluded to should have appeared thus l--" Whatever may have been our opinions as to the necessity for, or the expediency of so large a measure of innovation, commonly designated reform, as is contained in that: bill which has now become the law of the land, we are, disix,"l as good and loyal subjects, .to yield that law implicit obedience, and 14) . give our most zealous eZertions to make it productive of as much good or as little harm as possible."