The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-26 00:00:00

, : • JUNE 26, cations, it became the law of the land. Then the grand work of reform was declared to be complete. The new magna charta was signed and sealed. We had bonfires, illuminations, skyrockets, jollifications, processions, mo numents, subscriptions, medals, and every sort of sport from the sublime to the ridiculous. The beggar danced, the toper swilled, the patriot bawled, the jobber laughed, and Babel was played over again, until we silent people began to think there would be no end to the fun and glory. By that much honoured and idolized reform bill it was enacted that the rights and privileges of freemen, resid ing Within seven miles of the borough, should be continued in perpetuity, and that their sons and appren tices should to all intents and purposes inherit and enjoy the same rights and privileges as they would have done had the reform bill never been passed into alaw. Upon these provisions have all freemen and free bur gesses acted since 1832. The question then comes to this—was the reform bill of 1832 a final settlement, as its advocates professed it to be, or was it a delusion ? Was it a solemn compact entered into between the parliament and the people, or was it a fraud practised by the former upon the latter ? We appeal to the nation whether the claims recognised by the whigs in the reform bill werenot claims in favour, for the most part, of the. yaorking classes. They could not rob the rich freeman—Aiey could not deprive the wealthy burgess of his suffrage, for his property or his tenancy was certain to secure him a vote ; but they would have deprived thousands of honest and hard-work ing men in England of their votes if they had denuded free burgesses of the privileges conferred upon them by inheritance and servitude. We therefore contend that the recognition of those rights and privileges by the re form bill was one of its most popular and generous pro- visions. But for these the bill would have been an ac of unprecedented tyranny and injustice. The recogni tion of the poor freeman's claim was its redeeming point, and preserved it and its authors from obloquy and exe cration—Perhaps from violence in large towns such as Norwich, Bristol, and Liverpool. But the whigs, faithful to the spirit which guides them, never allow an opportunity to pass to show the deadly enmity they cherish towards the operatives and the hUm bier classes of society. They may yield to expediency for the moment—they may court popular applause when it is dangerous to dissent from pUpular opinion —but they invariably return to their base arts and tyrannical pro jects as the dog returns to his vomit. The dagger may be concealed, and the meditated guilt disguised under a smile ; but it is ready to be drawn in an instant, and the victim taken by surprise in a moment of false security. Lord JOHN perhaps flattered himself that his insidious and proscriptive clause would not be discovered, or that its intention would be misapprehended. He has found out his mistake now, and he will find it difficult to repeal ihe reform bill. His sly, insidious, and dishonest inten tions have been exposed to the house and the whOle country, and we feel confidenl that should the House of Commons refuse to do justice to the burgesses, the Lords will interpose and preserve their rights and liberties. In short, looking at all the clauses of the bill, we see so much to condemn, so much to detest, so much craft, and fraud, and ignoranCe, that we cannot safely express the disgust we feel towards its author in such terms as jus• tice demands. We must be held excused by our readers if we decline adverting to it in its entierty. We are ready to criticize its details as they transpire in discus sion, sheltering ourselves under the censures of the House of Commons. Sir ROBERT PEEL on Monday night exposed the loose. ness and slovenliness of one of its clauses, but we can. not help thinking that the omissions were intended. The 6th clause runs thus : "And be it enacted, that after the passing of this act, every male person of full age, who ..on the last day of August in any year, shall have been an inhabitant houieholder within any borough, or within seven miles of such borough, and shall have occupied any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop, WITHIN such borough." 4.c. It is enacted by the above clause that, provided the person resident within seven miles has occupied " any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop," for two years and • ten months, and has paid poor-rates for the same during that - period, he shall be qualified to vote in all borough elections. Sir ROBERT PEEL very properly remarked that this local franchise is limited to persons who, living at a distance, have " countinghouses, ware. houses, and shops." The shopkeepers here are well pro vided for. There can be no mistake about them.. But have the shareholders of gas.woiks, of soap-works, of distilleries, of breweries, of glass and iron works, of pot teries, of theatres, of baths, of wine -vaults, of timber yards, and fifty other places, any right to vote under this ingeniously restricted clause ? Lord JOHN himself has doubts upon the subject, and, at the suggestion of Sir ROBERT PEEL, he has condescended to give the subject the benefit of his consideration ! Now, what kind of legislation is this ? We cannot ad , vance a step without stumbling upon some gross blunder. One lawyer in the House of Commons contends that aldermen are to retain their honours and privileges du ring life under the provisions of the bill ; another lawyer asserts the contrary, and contends that. aldermen sink into common burgesses, and that in future the title of al derman will not confer more power or give more respec tability than that of a parish beadle. In fact the bill is full of anomalies and absurdities. When will the cup of popish infamy be full ? We are led to ask this solemn question from having read the report of the proceedings in the House of Commons on Monday last. A petition from Birmingham, on the subject of the no tice of motion made by Mr. SHEIL, had been entrusted for presentation to Sir ROBERT INGLIS, who, it will be in the . recollection of our readers, had, upon Mr. Slimes motion being read by the clerk of the house, risen and given notice of another—contingent upon this said one of the honourable member for Tipperary. We must refer our readers to the speech itself, in order -that they may understand fully and aright the soundness of reasoning and argument of the right hon. baronet. The reply of Mr. SHEIL, if, indeed, a shuffling string of -quibbles deserve the name, was weak and powerless in the extreme. He made a sad bungle of his attempt to answer Sir R. Ircous's question about the Belgic church— substitnting EXPEDIENCY in lieu of PRINCIPLE— as the basis of legislation. But both the quibbles of Mr. SHEIL, and the offensive and low jokes and sneers of Mr. O'CONNELL, teach us an important lesson. They show us plainly that with these men the chaplet of distinction is just as beautiful, even though the bright gems of truth and honour are wanting. They show us very clearly the contempt these abettors of the papacy have for the sanctity of an oath. But above all, and beyond all, they proclaim to us in accents of thunder their close resem blance to those men " whose gain is godliness," who are, in short, no longer for religion than religion is for them —to those who use its sacred name to obtain or secure their secular interest ; but, if this, their unrighteous mam mon, be opposed, then hell itself shall be invoked, and ail that craft and subtlety can do shall be arrayed in one confederate war and crusade against the church of Goy. So it is now with the papists. Time was when this land afforded a plentiful harvest to the sons of Rome. Here the emissaries of the pope reaped, in former times, Peter-pence, first-fruits, indulgencies, jubilees, and pil grimages. Then, indeed, there were goodly days, with frequent and plentiful returns in these things from hence to Rome. But, now that there is a great gulf fixed by laws and statutes, so that these things can no longer be —now, forsooth, are they infuriate in their attacks upon the church of England; for, while these laws are in being and execution, their power is comparatively small. We herein see the true cause of the anxiety of these rebels to sound the death knell of protestantism in Ireland. That distracted country has not yet rejected wholly the au thority of antichrist. The priests of Ireland are sadly afraid that if they invade not us, the faith of protestant ism will spread, and, as a necessary consequence, that the superstition of popery will begin more and more to lose its hold. They fear lest the benighted peasantry of Ireland .should, as their brethren in England have already done, find out that religion consists not in looking devoutly at a • relic, or kissing a piece , of wood, or bowing to an image, or crossing the breast, or in counting beads, or saying prayers by tale, or being clad with the robe of St. FRANCIS, or walking barefoot, or in being all night im mured in a cloister, or in fasting by eating fish, or in the lighting of tapers and making processions, and a thou sand other apish and fantastical ceremonies. Nay, more —they fear, and with reason, that they may even come to the knowledge of the fact that the pope is not CHRIST'S vicar, and that his holiness is not infallible, and, what is more, that there is no such place as purgatory, and, by natural consequence, no need of prayers for the dead nor of MONEY to purchase those prayers. Here is the true meaning of the anxiety of the tail to legislate on matters connected with the protestant church. The violation of an oath i§ nothing to them compared with the horror they have lest the priest-ridden and agitation-shorn pea santry of the green isle should embrace protestantism. Well may - the ministers of the church in Ireland ex claim, with St. Augustine, "Infelix eccksice feticitas," for the outward peace and prosperity of the church might , be one of her greatest curses, as that which would rob her of much of her best interest. But this will not in the least extenuate the crying guilt of those who are the instruments of those persecutions which make the sister island like unto an aceldama. No, surely, for if the fire of persecution be permitted to try the gold, other flames shall burn up the dross. If the green tree that bath both sap and fruit may occasionally be roughly shaken with the violence of the storm, what shall be done in the dry ? If the saints must drink of the cup of affliction, surely their unjust tormentors may expect a cup of the wine of astonishment—a cup com pounded of the bitter dregs of wrath and retribution. It has been often objected in the statements of the con temners of popery that they draw a fouler - picture of her than reality and justice demand. On the contrary, were we but to search the records of the sixteenth and seven teenth centuries we should find that it is impossible to exaggerate her. cruelties. Let us•for an instant carry ourselves to those times, and we shall have no occasion to trace their blood shedding footsteps in foreign countries,—in their mur ders among the poor Waldenses whom they so fiercely pursued for many years together with fire and sword. We wait not to enumerate the many thousands who have been swallowed up in that gulph of .cruelty— : that hell upon earth—the INQUISITION. We need not dwell upon the awful massacres from which the protestants have suffered in Germany, Paris, Lyons, and Piedmont, and numerous other scenes of the then popish proscrip tion. We need not lead you through the Red Sea of those days of foreign blood and cruelty, the awful tra gedies acted, and desolations threatened ; in our own land are enough to expose the base ends and designs o the malignant crew. No sooner had King HENRY VIII. allowed the bible to be - read in English, and enjoined the instruction of the people in the Lord's prayer, the ten commandments, and the articles of faith, in the English language, than, as though these things had been the agents of sorcery for the raising of evil spirits, the monks blew the trumpet to rebellion. In the feign of EDWARD Vl.—the religious Josiah of our Israel— this country had good cause of quarrel with the papists, for the long distress of siege and famine superinduced by ARTINDEL and others. The reign of Queen MARY was one continuous bon fire of protestants. For in her short reign, (the shortest of any since WILLIAM the Conqueror and RICHARD the Tyrant) no less than two hundred and thirty seven suf fered martyrtiom. In the reign of Queen ELIZABETH, the papacy was unifor-m in its conspiracy against her sacred person. In the reign of King JAMES, the gunpowder plot is enough to brand the accursed principles of these men with everlasting odium and infamy. In the reign of King CHARLES the First, who but this miscreant popish brood contrived and acted the massacre in Ireland, when about 300,000 were nearly starved or Murdered ? But we dare not trust ourselves to speak of this reign, nor will the fcror which the contemplation of these scenes has aroused allow us to say much more at present of the papacy. We conclude with solemnly warning Messrs. SIIEIL and O'CONNELL, and their crew to BEWARE! • The rash and unjustifiable interference of ministers in the domestic quarrels of Spain is, we believe, likely to lead to results which it is possible they never dreamt of. It is quite notorious that the suspension of the foreign enlistment bill in favour of ISABELLA has no other ob- ject so much in view as to give the stock-jobbers of the Exchange and of the public offices a chance of retrieving the severe losses they have sustained within the last two months. The war against Don CARLos, therefore, is a stock-jobbing war. Some people cannot afford to lose forty or fifty thousand pounds, and consequently it is higly expedient, for the honour of England, that Colo nel EVANS and as many ragamuffins as he can enlist should run the hazard of being shot, stabbed, or other wise murdered, in the cause of CHRISTINE and the gamblers of London. The cause is worthy of its supporters, and we sincerely wish them all the success they deserve. But is the go vernment of Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL aware that this sinister interference has created a reaction on the other side ? Perhaps not, and therefore it is right that we should inform them. In the first place we beg to acquaint Mr. First Lord O'CONNELL, through Mr. Subordinate Lord PALMERSTON, that in consequence of their partial and unjust interference, some of the leading and wealthy merchants of Liverpool have entered into a subscription in favour of Don CARLOS. We are unable to tell to what lengths they are disposed to carry it, or whether it is to be made public ; but we can state positively that such a subscription has actually commenced, and that no inconsiderable sum is expected to be realized before the evening of tomorrow. It will probably be asked—what interest can the mer chants of Liverpool take in the fortunes of Don CARLos ? W ‘ e answer for them, that they would have taken no in terest in him whatever—that it never would have oc curred to them to interfere directly or indirectly ; but that seeing the manner in which the goVernment has inter fered—seeing the dishonest object of their interference —and moreover, seeing that the arms, the money and the valour of England are to be wasted and disgraced for the purpose of promoting the schemes of certain Stock Exchange jobbers in London, they have determined to oppose the guilty project by all the means in their power. They feel and act as Englishmen. All that they wished in the contest was to see fair play. But it is the reverse of fair play to see the government of this country lend ing its countenance to private invasion, promoting rob bery and all its attendant crimes, encouraging thieves and swindlers to practise professionally in a foreign state, and putting into their hands the instruments of outrage and plunder. It is these considerations, so dis graceful to the honour and dignity of England, and which blur its fair fame in so revolting a manner, that have induced the merchants of Liverpool to aid as far as they can the sinews of war on the adverse side. We have no dottht, from the feeling we have witnessed, that a very large subscription will be raised in a few days. We could disclose much more, but are not authorised to do so. On Wednesday evening last, we believe, four men, electors of the borough of Ipswich, were to have been graciously removed from the prison of Newgate to the House of Commons, not exactly as Sir JOHN CAM HOB HOUSE was, there to hear the reasons which are supposed to justify their incarceration, and show cause against pu nishment of an alleged offbnce without trial. The case of these men, we make bold to say, is the hardest and the most cruel that ever occurred in Eng land in the worst of times. They are accused of having practised bribery and corruption at the last election but one for Ipswich. By whom are they thus accused ? By a select-select, in more cases than one, committee of the House of Commons, and upon this verbal accusation the house authorised its speaker to sign a - warrant for their committal to gaol. This, we hesitate not to maintain, is tyranny of the worst kind. What evidence had the House of Commons that the allegations of the select committee were proved ? None at all. The house did not condescend to demand evidence. They, therefore, condemned the accused with out trial, and deprived them of the right and privilege of offering anything in their defence, or of pleading in miti gation of their cruel sentence certain facts susceptible of direct proof. What would the people of England say if a jury, sitting in London, were tb convict a man of felony on the sim ple and unsworn representations of a bench of Essex jus tices of the peace ? Such has been the treatment awarded to these men by the House of Commons. They were committed upon the faith of certain oral representations —denied bail—denied a hearing—repulsed, insulted, stigmatised and degraded, without having an opportunity to meet theit accusers- r without being placed upon their defence. For anything the House of Commons knew Co the contrary, these men might have been falsely accused, —the committee might have been warped by prejudice, misled by unjust representations, and excited by malicious and unfounded rumours to make charges untrue in them selves and oppressive in their consequences. It is a sad state of things when Englishmen can be treated in this harsh and arbitrary manner by the House of Commons without the slightest hope of redress. Who will deny that this conduct does not indicate a rapid ap proach to despotism. Mr. RIGBY WASON, it is said, has had influence enough to involve parliament in this most anomalous and unconstitutional proceeding, but he may depend upon it that it will not redound to his credit or his:advancement in political life. We tell him, o nce f or all, that he sits for Ipswich for the last time. In the House of Commons, on Tuesday night, Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, his Majesty's Attorney-General and first law adviser, asserted that. the rights now claimed and hitherto exercised by the freemen, of this and other boroughs—rights granted by former Kingi of England, confirmed in_rnany case..s • by- special acts of parliament ; and more especially by. the Worm bill—were so many usurpations which ought to l immediately abolished. This the learned gentleman 'said he was prepared to prove, both as an antiquary and as a lawyer. We do not deem it necessary to waste many words in refutation of Sir JOHN'S law, or in criticising hisideas of equity and justice; we shall therefore content ourselves with asking the learned antiquary, whether the right by which his Royal Master sits on the throne of England is less of an usurpation than the rights exercised by free men ?—whether the rights which he, as Attorney-Gene ral, enjoys in the execution of his office—those of filing ex-officio informations, precedence at the bar over some hundreds of gentlemen, his superiors by birth, talent, and education, together with some other important pri vileges, are not greater usurpations of authority ? Whe ther any one of his official rights and privileges have ever been confirmed by any act of the legislature ; and, lastly, whether_he is prepared to forego them ? We would also ask LOrd JOHIV RUSSELL, the parent of the municipal reform, bill, whether his infant step-son has a better right to sit in the House of Lords as Baron RIBBLESDALE, when he shall have attained his majority, than the son or apprentice of the poorest freeman of this borough has, when he shall have become of full age, or completed the term of his servitude, to' be enrolled a free burgess of LiVerpool. As all titles of honour now en joyed were grants from the crown, we would ask all those who inherit or hope to transmit them to their posterity, how long this species of property will be held sacred if the doctrine held by the attorney-general be adMitted ?—or if they can be held only so long as it may suit the caprice of a party, or be expedient to permit their continuance ? Sir JOHN CAMPBELL will, it is expected, shortly be placed at the head of the peerage as Lord High Chancel. for of England. His speech in the House of Conirons, to Which we have been alluding, shows how admirably he is qualified to fill that office—and shows also his nice sense of equity and of justice. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, Half-iast Seven o'clock. We hear it stated that ministers intend raising seven mil -1 lions sterling on account of the West India Compensation Fund, by the creation of a new 31 per cent. stoelcand - this has caused our market to ,be flat, consuls being 91R, Exchequer hills 27 to 28 premium, and India bonds 7 to 9. We are informed that before the recent demonstrations in favour of the young Queen of Spain, by the repeal of the foreign enlistment act, our government insisted upon the re cognition of the republics of the new world, and that the Spa nish minister acceded to this, so that the speedy acknowledg ment of these states may now be looked for. In consequence of the reported repulse of Zumalacarregy at l3ilboa, and of his being severely wounded, our speculators have endeavoured to force up Spanish stock, which they so far succeeded in as to advance to 421; but the market has since become heavy, and 411 is the quotation at the close this after noon. The scrip has been at 15 discount, and left Off at 16 discount. 'l'lle variation in our other securities is nut impor tant. Brazilian bonds are 821, Colombian 36, Dutch 5 per cents. 100 i, the 21 per cents. 55a, Mexican 361:, Portuguese 5 per cents. 85, and the 3 per cents. 591. We consider the condition of Spanish bonds desperate from the immense mass of this security. (?) The overthrow of Don Carlos, the termination of the civil war, and the most complete possession of the Spanish territory would not, in our opinion, give any stability to Spanish stock. The market is glutted with it, and nothing but persuading the "patriotic" holders to convert a large portion of it into cartridge papers, and thereby relieve the existing pressure, can give any chance of perma nent relief. Since our last the stock exchange committee has been strug gling with th, absurd position in which its blundering with respect to the account of the 29th ult. had plunged it. To-day this sagacious body decided that the parties whom they de clared defaulters on the 16th, and to whom they refused extension of the seven days time then solicited, shall have this stigma, like the sword of Damocles, suspended over their heads fur the period of a month, to give them time for a final arrange ment. It is impossible to notice conduct so absurd as this but in terms of reprehension; nor could we have fancied men placed in such a situation as these individuals could have acted so foolishly. Four of the committee resigned this morning. We understand that such is the -failure of the crops in America that corn and flour are both being shipped from this country for the United States. Up to the moment of writing this there is no confirmation whatever of the defeat and wound of Zurnalacarreguy, on the . contrary, the Paris letters state that the siege of Bilboa was going on with vigour. It is probable that the victory and the wound were both put in circulation that the unwashed corps of the radical colonel for Westminster might not be frightened from their pilfering expedition. We have accounts from Malta; we learn that in consequence of the cessation of the cholera at Marseilles, vessels from that port arriving at Malta woulctbe subject to only seven days', in stead of fourteen days', quarantine. By advises front Tripoli we leas n that a complete change in the government of that territory had taken place. Cu the ar rival of the Turkish squadron, the comniandaut, Nagit Pacha, landed a force of 50(X) men, with which he took possession of the town. He then, sent for the Pacha Sidi Ali to come on board his frigate, and, on his arrival, stated that he had the Sul tan's orders to send him to Constantinople, and to take charge of the government in his stead. The utmost excitement pre vailed in the town among the people, who were much attached to their prince, but so completely had they been disarmed, and so entirely were the troops in the possession of the most impor tant fronts and of the artillery, that no hostile demonstration could be made. Sidi Ali was about to set out for Constantinople with his suite and family. The Pachalek had been in his family for upwards of a century. On this change being made known to the insurgents outside the town, with promises of an amnesty, they had laid down their arms, and the chiefs had either tied to the mountains or had taken refuge on board the English shipping. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. IRISH BEGGARS. In justice to Mr. Perry, the able and indefatigable ma nager of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, we insert the following, which will show that, so far as Mr. Perry is concerned, everything is done to mitigate the nuisance which we complained of in our last. It would appear, however, from his statement, that some person or persons, the owners of steam packets, make a regular trade in these beggars during the summer months:— THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS. We have great pleasure in publishing the following document, showing the increaeed state of our commerce during the last twelve months:— A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE RATES AND DUTIES RE , CEIVED IN THE YEARS ENDING ON THE 24TH OF JUNE, 1834 AND 1835. 1835:—Duties on tonnage, £87,614 14s sd; duties on gook £110,993 4s 4d; lighthouse duties, £9,791 16s 7d; floating-light duties, £4,424 5s 10d; graving dock duties, £3,192 19s; grav ing block duties, £1,528 93 bd ; extra dock rent, £259 Ils. Total. £217,825 Os Sd. 18.31:—Duties on tonnage, £81,061 15s lld . • duties on goods, £107,668 is 9d; lighthouse duties, £9,408 Os 8d; floating-light duties, £4,245 Os Itkl; graving dock duties, £2,911 3s; graving block duties, £1.3/3 4s 6d; extra duck rent, £248 2s 10d. Total, £209,865 9s 6d. Increase on the year 1834 :—Duties on tonnage, £3,582 18s 6d; duties on goods, £3,325 2s 7d; lighthouse duties, £383 15s 1Id; floating-light duties, £179 ss; graving dock duties, £2Bl 16s; graving block duties, £205 ss; extra dock rent, £1 8s 2d. Total, £7.959 11s 2d. 1835 :—Number of vessels, 13,941; tonnage, 1,768,426. 1834:—Number of vessels, 13,444; tonnage, 1,692,870. Increase on the year 1834:—Number of vessels, 497.; ton nage, 75,556. TO THE EDITOR OF THE COURIER. Sir,-4 have just read an article in this day's Standard news paper, reflecting unfairly and severely upon steam-packet establishments, for doing that which it is not in their power to avoid, namely, bringing over large numbers of the lower orders of the Irish. The writer of the article alluded to is mistaken in supposing that the owners of steam-vessels can afford to' bring them over " for threepence per head;" but he, no doubt, is well aware, that during the operation of an opposition, great sacrifices are occasionally made. He has also been misinformed with respect to the arrivls of Sunday last. The City of Dublin Steam-packet Company had two vessels in, from Dublin that day; not oue of the passengers by them paid less than 3s. Gd. each, and one front Belfast, the deck passage by which was ss. each: they had also two vessels arrived from Newry, where the opposition is carried on very warmly, and the deck fares by which were as low as 6d. each. This is the season of the year that the harvest people arrive in this country, and whether the passage was sixpence or six shillings, the same number would come over for that purpose. Being aware that the low rates on the opposition days would be likely to induce many to come over that would in all pro bability be a burden to the parish, I waited upon the Mayor's representative (Sir Thomas Brancker,) and voluntarily offered to relieve the town of all that the magistrates or proper autho rities may wish to send back, by taking them over every day without any charge, whether the number was one or fifty. I repeated this offer to the Mayor on his return from London, and have from time to time (whenever applied to) carried over all that have been sent to me for that purpose. I therefore hope the writer of the article in the Standard will have the candour to admit, after reading this statement, that be has been rather too severe in his remarks. lam sir, respectfully, your obedient servant. SAM. PERRY. Water-street, 23d June, 1835. FLINTSHIRE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. We congratulate the principality, and the county of Flint in particUlar, on the formation of a Copservative Association for. that county, which took place at Mold yesterday. We n - eed not state that the meeting, which was held at the Black Lion Inn, was highly respectable, for the following names will speak for themselves. There were present, among many others, for it was a numerous meetiug, the undermentioned gentlemen :—Charles B. Trevor Roper, Esq., chairman, Sir William H. Clerke, Sir John S. s P. Sainsbury, Hon. Major Napier, John Wynne Eyton, Esq., Richard Garnons, Esq., Frederick Charles Phi lips, Esq., Thomas Trevor Mather, Esq., Robert John Most vu, Esq., Edward Pemberton, Esq., Rev. W. H. Owen, Rev. B. C. Conway, Rev. Henry Jones, Thomas Wynne Eyton, Esq., William Wynne Eyton, Esq., Thomas Harrison, Esq., T. R. Trueman, Esq., Jos. Lee, Esq., Jos. Lee, jun., Esq., T. W. Lee, Esq., D. Hughes, Esq., Dr. Hughes, Rev. T. G. Moulds dale, Rev. L. B. Browne, John • Smalley, Esq., Rev. J. S. &malley,. Thomas Lewis, Esq., _Edward Bate, Esq., J. Han cock, Esq., Copner Oldlielk 'Esq., William Williams, Esq., John Hampton, Esq., Edward Whittey, Esq., C. H. Ingleby, Esq., Peter Browne, Esq., Peter Whitty, Esq., Mr. David Little, &c. &c. The rules, regulations, and principles promulgated by this association are similar to those of the South Lancashire and other conservative associations established in England ; and it is with no inconsiderable gratification we have to state that these principles of loyalty, good order, and attachment to the institutions of the country are extending themselves far and wide. We have only to add, and we do so with the greatest pleasure,. that --Roberts, Esq., solicitor, of Mold, is the trea surer, and C. H. Ingleby, Esq., secretary. MUNICIPAL REFORM BILL. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIH,—As most men are pretty well agreed about the proba bility of this measure becoming in a short time the law of the land, permit me, through tha medium of your highly valued journal, to add a few remarks to my last, which you favoured me by inserting amongst your correspondence. The champions .of corporate reform in this town seem to imagine that, in next October, they will entirely new model the town of Liverpool; but I want to know how they will ac complish this mighty project. if talent is intended to bring it about, then, sir, we shall be iq tr, sad mess; fur who of all the mighty host, (and if we are to believe all that our liberal friends tell us, the majority of the inhabitants and electors are whigs,) of whig reformers can boast of talent sufficient to improve upon any of our local institutions ? We are, according to the anticipa tions of the Albion, to have some very disgraceful disclosures made when the affairs of our municipal body are made public; but I should like to know, sir, whether, when the face of things is changed, the affairs of the corporation will, nay more, can be, made more public than they are at present; for we annually have an account current pdblished of the public expenditure, which is open to public scrutiny and comment. I only hope that we may not be disgusted by seeing the practice of the new corporation at variance with their already avowed professions. I very much question whether the patronage, at present so much complained of, will not be quite as conspicuous in every thing when the government of the town changes hands. We shall firnfthat Mr. W. Rathbone will be well taken care of, id return for his patriotism in so well defending the rights of his fellow-burgesses. Mr. J. Braucker's family may be brought into view in some very advantageous light. Mr. R. Radcliffe will, in progress of time, be appointed to the office of keeper of the mayor's conscience. Indeed, sir, you will, I think. agree with me in suggesting to the present corporation not to put it into the power of their avowed enemies to turn them out of their respective offices. When this new bill comes into opera tion, we, I suppose, shall have no more of the improper appli cation of corporate funds; we shall have the various docks, &c. greatly improved, all the abuses of which, and we are told there are so many, will, of course, be done away, and no others intro duced. All the local affairs will be carried on in a very supe rior manner; there will be no such thing as patronage heard of; for I hold, sig, that it would be very much out of character for reformers to be guilty of any exclusion or monopoly. And we shall have plenty of "common hall's," at all times of the year. In short, I suppose, whatever is good, useful, or desir able will henceforth be found in all our local governors. But, sir, notwithstanding all this "overwhelming anxiety for change" in all the institutions of the country, this mania for reform which is at present on the wing, I still am one of those individuals who expect to hear the present reformers, not to say radical reformers, cry "enough, enough," when, in their desire for improvement, they have brought themselves to the very brink of ruin and destruction, they will want some little alteration in the reform bill, some small amendment in the cor poration reform bill. Yes, sir, in my opinion this will, this must come to pass. The now reformers will, ere long, see that they have overshot the mark, that they have, in their wisdom and foresight, brought, itnoton themselves, then, at all events, on their posterity, the very evils they wished to avoid. Let the reformers of the present day take heed to the words of that night star of this age, that man whom now his enemies laud, when he said lately, "that they would be the reformers of the reform bill." In these times we hear of naught but "reform," till we are compelled to exclaim with the poet of old, that they are "semper candem caesus ad nauseam usque." They talk of liberality; but let me ask them whether real liberality does not consist in fairness and candour to all men, even to their opponents? And then, for an example of their liberality, I would refer you to the report of the speech of Sir Robert Peel, on the municipal inform bill, in the Spectator, and look at that of Lord John Russell, are they both given fairly? No, they are not. And why? Because one exposes their own corporate evils and licentiousness in a very much more disagreeable manner than the other exposed the evils of tory corporations. I certainly never saw this kind of liberality in. any of the con servative press. But where is the use of so much theoretical liberality, when we have uo example to enforce its practice; But, sir, I should think you are disgusted by hearing such a contortion of terms, such a wresting of words from their proper meaning, to suit the purposes of such men as these reformers and liberals. My sincere wish is, that under the new system we may always be governed by as good a corporation as the present one; but I very much question whether such will be the case. By the way, sir, I take it Lord Stanley has "let the tat out of the bag," in his letter to Sir Thomas D. Hesketh. Did you ever give his lordship credit for anything else than that spirit of trimming—of shuffling in politics? What a piece of contradiction,__ sophistry, and trash has his lordship sent f or th t o the world. He does not surely mean to tell North Lancashire that it is meditating the destruction of the institutions of our country ? The South Lancashire Conservative Association has hitherto'_ had a very diPrenrejject. .1 am afraid his lordship's days as M.P. for North Lancashire are now numbered. But I have trespassed too long on your kindness, and must remain yours, &c. ARGUS. _lSt:6lo)42:st June. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDAtRD. SlR,—The probability that Sir R. Peel's amendment on the corporation reform bill, regarding qualification for councillors, will be carried, has struck, I understand, great dismay into the hearts of some expectants for that honour in this town. The bankrupts, alike in character and fortune, broken down profes sional men, Irish adventurers, rabid and almost ragged Papists, pot-house orators, spouters iu obscure societies, hack writers and murderers of our mother-tongue in certain newspapers, trading patriots with purses resembling their heads, i.e. empty, —these and kindred persons are all in great alarm, being greatly afraid that they will be excluded from the management of the public as well as, by dire necessity, of a private purse. It has been rumoured, too, that Irish catholics are not to be eligible to the care and direction of English protestant pro perty, but the proposition is clearly too revolting to common sense, decency, and honesty to have any foundation in truth. Does not a natural and most inveterate enemy know as well what is good as what is injurious to the object of his hatred? The good of the English public is, therefore, very properly to be intrusted to the hands of Irish catholics, who deserve Much praise for being at the trouble of quitting their own hearths to come and superintend the prosperity and safety . of ours. Poor John Bull! thou art very . patient, and forbearing, and unsus pecting ; but let thy enemies nut forget that thou art also pow erful; and, when once roused, art very apt to take summary vengeance on thy scheming and malignant foes.—Yours, &c., • A SAXON. COUNTESS OF GAL LOWA Y.—On Saturday, there was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Wood and Mills, a beautiful steamer, called the Countess of Galloway, of three hnndred tons burthen, she is intended for the trade between the coast of Galloway and this town, which will be a great desideratum, as at present there is no direct conveyance by means of steamers. The owners are highly pleased with the model and fabric of this superb vessel. We believe every exertion will be made to have the Countess early on the station, she is intended to ply be tween Wigtown, .I(irkdudbright, Garliestown, Isle of Whit. horn, Creetown, , Gatehouse.and this port, as cargoes offer, and at regular intervals. If the people of Galloway do not sup port the Countess by every means in their power, we shall say, that they possess not the spirit of their forefathers. We are sure that nothing will be wanting on the Liverpool side of the channel, to make her completely successful. • --, .. - ~--__ SUICIDE. An inquisition was taken on Wednesday last before James Powuall, Esq., oq,e - of the coroner sfor the borough, on view of the body of Roger Peel, a person lately employed at the Liverpool Mercury office, as a collector, who destroyed himself by taking poison. Margaret Parlen, a lodging-house keeper, residing in Plea sant-street, stated that the deceased,for the last ten months, had lodged with her. When he first came he was collector'for the Mercury newspaper, and remained in that situation until about seven weeks ago, when he was engaged in a similar capacity by Mr. Vale, a paper-dealer, in Williamson-square. He had not been more than a week in his new situation before he was taken ill from cold and obliged to leave, and Mr. Johnson, the sur geon, attended him. A few months ago deceased received in • telligence of his mother's death is London, which appeared to affect his spirits, and since his removal from the Mercury-office his circumstances were not so good as previously, which tended much to affect his mind. On Friday night last deceased ap peared particularly dejected, and witness observingin his hand a small blue paper with white powder in it, she asked him what it contained, and he replied " sugar." No further notice was taken of the circumstance. On Saturday morning deceased left the house between six and seven o'clock, returned and got breakfast, and went out again at eleven. About two o'clock he came in again looking e ery ill, and shortly began to vomit. Witness wished to send for a surgeon, but he would not con sent ; but as he grew worse towards five o'clock be desired that Mr. Johnson should be sent for and told to bring the stomach pump with him. Deceased was asked if he had taken anything, and he said, "Nothing but ginger beer." Mr. Johnson arrived at six o'clock, and was of opinion that deceased had got the cholera. He ordered some medicine, which was given to the deceased ; went away, and returned at seven o'clock, bringing some more medicine with him, which was also administered. The deceased afterwards got worse, and a little before nine o'clock he died. On Saturday night, before deceased died, witness searched his pockets and found a quantity of the powder. Two or three months ago deceased used frequently to talk about the easiest method of dying, and latterly ha had renewed that kind of conversation. Mr. George Johnson, surgeon, of Mount Pleasant, stated that a mouth ago he was called in to the deceased, at a house in Pleasant-street. He complained of a cough and pain in his side. Witness bled him and ordered medicine, and continued to visit him for a fortnight, until he got well. Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon last witness was called in and found uecessed in a state of insensibility on a sofa. His skin was cold and there was no pulse. He revived a little, and wit ness was informed that he had vomited, and had also been cramped and purged. These symptoms induced witness to be lieve that deceased had the cholera, and the people of the house, on being questioned, Stated that be had taken nothing to their knowledge but ginger beer. Witness administered some - brandy and laudanum, and had deceased reinuved to a bed. Witness then left him, and returned about seven o'4loc, having — previiinsly ordered hot bottles and heated salt to , his feet. On calling again at nine wituess found that he was dead. The body was opened in the presence of Mr. Lockwood, the surgeon. Mr. Thomas Lockwood, surgeon, stated that he opened the body of deceased in the presence of Mr. Johnson. The stomach appeared inflamed, and there were patches of inflammation in different parts of the intestines. There was a pint of fluid in the stomach, which, being put to the test, proved to contain arsenic. The powder found in deceased's pocket was arsenic and witness was of opinion that arsenic was the cause of death Verdict, insanity. LOGIER'S SYSTEM OF MUSICAL EDUCATION. A very crowded and fashionable assemblage was highly gra tified on Monday (22d instant,) in witnessing the results of Logier's system, as carried into effect by Messrs. Wrenshall and Sons. of this town, whose noble saloon, at their academy in Islington-square, was completely occupied on the occasion by their pupils, and by their friends who had been invited to listen to their performances. Not fewer than fifteen pianofortes and an organ were in requisition in the playing of the concerted pieces, which were given with a fullness and grandeur of effect peculiarly exciting and delightful. In some ar the elementary lessons, in which those of the Companion and Sequel were com bined, several of the junior pupils, very young creatures indeed, took their respective parts with a clearness, steadiness, and precision, which must be the result not only of a good system but of good teaehing. The harmonies were so admirably ,pre served, that the auditors felt as if they were listening to one grand instrument, moved by one master-mind or soul ; and, indeed, such a soul was present—namely, the truth of time, m erringly preserved, and seeming to pervade the very atmosphere. In subsequent portions of the concert, several compositions of the best masters—Mozart, Reis, Herz, Haydn, Mascheles, Handel, Pleyel, Weber, Hunter, and Rossini, were performed by the more advanced pupils, in solos, duetts, and full concert, in a manner which made the most agreeable impressions upon the audience, some of the young ladies performances being cha racterized by singular brilliance and beauty of style. Native talent had its share, also, in gratifying the audience. A Rus sian air, arranged by Mr. W. Wrenshall, jun., and a duett by Mr. Charles Wrenshall, having given the most decided plea sure. These compositions will undoubtedly become public fa vourites. Of the concerted pieces, the. triumphs of the day were Haydn's Military Symphony, No, 12; and the Overture to Tancredi, which latter concluded a musical treat of four hours' duration, which left on the mind of every hearer a renewed . pression of the value of an art so powerfully and so innocently contributive to the resources of the domestic circle, and so im portant, therefore, to the promotion of the calm domestic virtues, and the happiness of home. LCCAL NEW'. CUSTOMS' DUTIES.—A. correspondent, under the signature of 1 4 :.duaLtrY—Fair Play would have been a better name—says, "Will you be good enough to explain the following paradox : A goes to the Custom-house, and says he has three pounds of segars for his own use, and be gets them passed free of duty. B goes some time after, who has got but one pound, and he has to pay nine shillings duty and two shillings and sixpence entry. Whence this difference ?" We really cannot tell. THE INFANT TRUMPETER.—Master Phillipps, the infant trumpeter, whose performances appear to have created a great sensation in London, will give one of his entertainments at the Lyceum Rooms on Monday next. THE OPTICIAN'S Gutnii.—A very ingenious instrument has been invented, and is now in the possession of Mr. B. Salom, the optician. By it he is enabled to ascertain the exact strength of the eye to the greatest nicety. We have heard it highly spoken of, and would recommend those who are reduced to the necessity of using spectacles to inspect it. HEBREW CHURCH.—Two sermons will be preached at this church on Sunday next by its minister, the Rev. H. S. Joseph, "On the state of the Jews." Collections will be made after each service. This church is, we understand, supported entirely by the contributions of the benevolent, and is situate in a poor neighbourhood, where it is much wanted, and has been emi nently useful. SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY, IRELAND.-It will be seen by an advertisement in another part of our paper, that the Rey. Dr. Cook, the gentleman whose powerful eloquence has been exerted in Ireland in support of the established church of that country, and on Saturday last, in Loudon, in exposing the degrading errors of catholicism, will preach two sermons on Sunday next, at the Scotch Secession Church. Collections will be made after the sermons in aid of the Irish Sunday School Society. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—As the labourers employed in re moving cotton from the brig Providence, lying in the King's Dock, on Tuesday last, were unloading, a bale fell upon a man named George Gaon, whose leg was so badly lacerated thereby, that he died the following day in the Infirmary. PARISH MEETlNG.—Yesterday a meeting of parishioners took place in St. Nicholas's Church for the purpose of nominating and choosing persons to supply the vacancies in the number of commissioners of highways, to pass the accounts of the trust, and transact other business. The Rev. Augustus Campbell in the chair. On the motion of Mr. Thornhill the accounts were passed. James Aspinall, Esq , Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Ambrose Lace, Esq., and James Pow na ll, Esq. w ere unani mously appointed to fill up the vacancies in the trust from the Common Council. Mr. Samuel Holme then proposed a list of seven individuals as new commissioners, which was objected to by Mr. Godfrey Barnsley, who thought that the commissioners should be chosen from the rate-payers then present. Mr. Holme and Mr. Wales stated that the reason why a list was pre pared was that it' was necessary in the first instance to know who were willing to serve as commissioners. After some con versation on the mode of proposing the commissioners between Mr. Hohne, Mr. Barnsley, and Mr. Birkett, it was agreed that the names in Mr. Holthe's list should be put separately, which was done, and Mr. Francis Haywood, Mr. James Foster, Mr. Thomas Kaye, Mr. James Lawrence, Mr. John Holmes, Mr. John Bartou, and Mr. William Birkett were elected. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meet ing, which was not numerous, separated. CONFIRMATION. —The Lord Bishop held a general confirina tion in Manchester on Sunday and Monday last, when the rite of confirmation was administered to upwards of two thou sand young persons of both sexes. On Sunday afternoon the confirmation took place in St. Ann's Church, and on Monday at St. Philip's Church, Salford, and All Saints' Church, Chorl ton-upon-Medlock. WATEeLoo.—On 'Wednesday last, Mr. Towers, the spirited proprietor of the hotel at Waterloo, gave what is termed an opening dinner, being the celebration of the commencement of the summer season and the reopening of the hotel. • For the accommodation of the visitors a splendid pavilion adjoining the front of the hotel (having the advantage of a view of the open sea) was erected, calculated to dine 150 persons. In this build ing, which was most tastefully decorated and lined with drapery, about ]OO gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner, Mr. George Robinson in the chair. After the removal of the cloth, the customary loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, including the King, the Queen, the Duke of Wellington, the Town and Trade of Liverpool, &c. &c. The health of Mr. and Mrs. Towers was received with much enthusiasm, and Mr. Towers, in a neat and appropriate speech, regretting the unfavourable state of the weather, which he never expected would have blown so many of his friends to see him, returned thanks. The pro prietors of the hotel was also drank, Mr. Kilshaw acknowledg ing the honour. Other toasts were proposed, and the evening was spent in the utmost harmony and good humour. TIIE BISHOP OF CHESTER'S VISITATION. MANCHESTER.— The Lord Bishop of this diocese held his third triennial visita tion at the Collegiate Church, on Tuesday. His lordship was received at the church gates by the churchwardens and sides men, who walked in procession before him to the principal en trance of the church. He was accompanied by the Very Rev. the Chancellor of the Diocese, the Very R ev . the Warden of Manchester. The morning service was read in the most im pressive manner by the Rev. the Warden, and the visitation sermon was preached by the Rev. E. Girdlestone, M.A , Vicar of Dean, from 1 Co. x. 2=l.—'All things are lawful to me, but all thin* art' not expedient: All thi ngs are l aw f u l f or me , b u t all things edify not. Let no mau seek his own, but every man another's wealth." In dilating upon this passage of scripture, the reverend gentleman strongly impressed upon his reverend brethren the necessity of so guarding their conduct as neither by austerity of manners, or by an inexpedient joining in the• lawful amusements of the world, to become a stumbling-block or cause of offence to their weaker brethren of the church. Af ter the sermon, the Lord Bishop took his station at the altar, and delivered an earnest and affectionate charge to the assem bled clergy, which was of such a length that we shall be ()Wig ged to postpone the full report of it, which we intended to pub lish, until uext week. His lordship dwelt at considerable length upon the present state of the church, the causes which had led to the hostility now displayed against it, and the means to be adopted by the clergy in order to regain the ground which has been lost, the most efficient of which was an increase of churches and clergymen, and an increase of exertion on the part of those in whom the prosperity of the church was confided. His lordship concluded by exhorting his hearers to individual zeal in the work committed to them to perform, and faithful ness in its discharge,—to use their efforts to add fresh members to the church, and to attract still closer to it those who had hi therto been attached to it; let each labour diligently in his re spective sphere for the accomplishment of those objects, and, under the divine blessing, the church would, h e fi rm ly believed, as it heretofore had done, extend and Roursh. FOREIGN INTELLIGEzVCE. , PARIS, June 22.—The Moniteur of this morning contains the following telegraphic despatch, dated Bayonne, June '2l : "On the 19th, at nine in the evening, Bilboa still defended itself, and the firing of the Carlists was diminishing. "It was said that Valdez was arriving to succour that place." We hear no more of Zumalacarreguy's wound—of the battle said to have been gained by Iriarte—or of the other battle said to have been fought by Valdez, in which he was reported also to have been successful. Letters from Bayonne affirm that Valdez arrived at Vittoria on the 12th, and was marching towards Bilboa, when he learnt that Zumalacarreguy was preparing to attack tha* plaCe with eighteen battalions and ten pieces of cannon. If this were the case it would appear that the very name of Zumalacarreguy had carried dismay in it, for though Bilboa is not sixteen leagues off Vittoria, yet on the 19th Valdez had not reached the former place. Letters from Pau assert, that as soon as the news reached the army of Valdez that both the English and French governments had refused to intervene, there was a general disorganizatimi and desertion, and that Valdez had had his life threatened by 'some soldiers, who were exasperated by his having, a few days previously, published an order of the day, declaring officially that the Prench government had promised to send as army.(f 50,000 men into Spain. It is added in these letters, that Valdez had been consequently afraid of marching to the relief of Bilboa, not being able to rely on the fidelity of his troops. A letter from St. Jean Pied de Porto confirms the foregoing statement, and adds this additional fact, that the Christinos officers, in order to raise the spirits of the soldiers, and to dimi nish the bad effect which the news of the refusal of France and England to intervene might produce on the soldiers of the Queen, had given out that Zumalacarreguy had been danger. ously wounded. This,. adds the letter, "had the effect of some what calming the effervescence, but when it shall be found out hereafter, by the Queen's troops, that it was a false report put in circulation to deceive them, may we not expect that the troops will be even more exasperated than ever ?" It is reported, says the Temps, that M. Martinez de la Rosa has the project of making a visit to England and France, in a private, and not in au official, capacity. The object of the proposed journey is said to originate in the wish of that gen tleman to snake his friends acquainted with what he considers the real political situation of Spain. It is also believed that he will be entrusted with a financial mission, especially with a view to aiding the new loan, by placing the interests and obli gations of the Spanish government and the loan contractors on a more solid basis. The Suabian Mercury assures us that the northern powers in tend to publish a diplomatic note of some importance, the object of which will be to neutralize as much as possible the effect of the treaty of the quadruple alliance. This project is said to be the conception of the Emperor of Russia; but the French jour. natis doubt -4 whetlier it vfrilibe carried info effect. Letters from Bayonne of the 17th state, that the commandant of the French corvette Sapho, lying off Socoa, near Bayonne, had, on the 16th instant, received a dispatch from the Spanish authorities, announcing hostilities and demanding succour..The Meteor steam-packet and several small ships were immediately fitted out for St. Sebastian, where they will take on board Spanish troops to reinforce the garrison of Bilboa, and take part in the enga g e men t. It i s posit i ve t h at English gunners are landed front a British ship of the line and man six pieces of ordnance. All is calm at present on the borders of the Bidassoa. The Queen's troops guard the head of the bridge on the French side. The Sentinelle des Pyrenees of Bayonne, of the 18th instant, contains a letter from Bilboa dated the 14th instant, at noon, which wh o lly diff ers from the intimation of the telegraphic despatch received yesterday, that Valdez had nut entered that town on the 19th. It says :—'The cannonade had continued for three hours, when Valdez, with one column, and Espartero, with another, arrived by the road from Durago, and put an end to it. Zumalacarreguy, being warned of their approach by his spies. hastily abandoned the siege, and was pursued by the Christinos, and driven ten leagues into the interior of the pro vince. El Pastor sent from St. Sebastian two steam.vessejs, with 1000 men, to Portugalette, in order to cover a point so essential to the defence of General Valdez has entered Bilboa, but will leave it again immediately, in order to resume his line 'of operations. An interview, said to have taken place this morning at the outposts of the Carlist army, between the French consul and "Zumalacarreguy, is much talked of in the town, but nothing is yet known as to the object or result of the conference. However, everything leads to the• belief that it related to the treatment of the French residents in case Bilhoa . should meet with the same fate as Bergara, Villafrauca, as& some other places." The Constitatione/ denies the truth of the report that Marshal Clausel has been appointed to the supreme command of Algiers, and states that the ministry have made offers to him, but that he stipulates for conditions, which keep the matter in suspense. It appears that the present governor, Count d'Erlon, requires to be immediately recalled. The Toulon Journal says that it is there reported that the Sci pion, a vessel of the line, and the Sphigenia frigate, with the Triton, Nestor, Finistere, and Lamprote sloops of war, and several brigs, are to form the French squadron which is to con vey men into Spain, and to remain cruizing off the Spanish coast. The following circular note, dated May 25, has been sent by the Swiss Directory to the courts of Bavaria, Wirteniberg, and Baden : " The Landamman and Council of Regency of the republic of Berne, in its quality of federal directory, have received the note which the plenipotentiaries in S.vitzerland remitted to it on the 20th instant ; and as they are animated with a warm desire to re-establish entirely the reciprocal friendly relations which formerly existed, they reply to this note, tliat the respective federal states will feel it a serious duty henceforth to consolidate more and more the relations of good neighbourhood existing be tween the Swiss confederation and the adjoining governmenFs. In communicating these the unanimous sentiments of the fede ral states, the directory all6ws itself to express, in the name of the canton of Berne, an anxious desire that the deplorable events which ha',e taken place, and which, from haying been misrepresented, have occasioned ntisundei standings between the German governments and this canton, may be considered as at an end; and the more so as, on the part of this canton, the : generous principles of the rights of nations shall be carefully observed.' The Baron . . Los Valles, Brigadier Aide-de-Camp-to Don Car los V., who accompanied him in his passage from London to Spain, and who has been imprisoned by order of Louis Philippe during five months, after his liberation, has arrived in this coun try, to pay his respects to the Princess of Beira and the young Princess. He is about publishing a Work on the principal events of Spain, from the abolition of the Salle law until the entrance of the King into Spain. There is a rumour prevalent that the Emperor of Russia has given permission to the exiled P o l e s t o cut e r i n t o th e serv i ce o f Don Carlos, in which case they will receive a pardon, and, af ter the contest is over, will have permission to return again to their native soil. We have no means of verifying this report, but it has nevertheless obtained considerable currency.—.ltbicni. SPREAD OF CONSERVATISM IN TILE METROPOLIS.— Friday about sixty highly respectable rate-payers of the parish of St. Pancras dined in the long room of the Hawarden-Castle, near the vestry rooms, Gordon-square. 'The dinner was in congra tulation at the flattering prospect which the conservative in terest of the parish wears at this moment. Mr. Newberry was called to the chair. Upon - the removal of the cloth several of the company expressed their detestation at the conduct of the radicals in this borough, and a strong determination was evinced to break up their power in St. Pancras. It is a re►nark able fact that many of the rate-payers present have hitherto been with the moderate or conciliatory party.—Morning Post. ANTI-WESLEYANS.—A Captain Barlow and a Mr. Green halgh, are traversing the country, holding public meetings, and making heavy complaints against the preachers for excluding them from the Wesleyan society. Last week they visited Leeds and Bradford; and on Monday a public meeting was held at the latter place, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Wesleyan association. The business was opened by a Mr. Cruickshanks of Leeds ; but having asserted that the preachers were self-elected, he was contradicted, and a scene of confusion ensued which last ed a considerable time. Ultimately, order was restored; but no thing definite was determined upon, except that a public meet ing shall be held on some future day, fora discussion between Mr. Cruickshanks and the Rev. Mr. Smith,one of the Wesleyan ministers in Bradford. We cannot help again exuressing our disapprobation of this itineratng system of agitation. It can tend to no good, and only promotes feelings of and hatred, and engenders strife where all should be love and harmony.— York Chronicle. • Half-quartern loaves, weighing 21b. 10oz., were vended in Worcester, on Tuesday last, "at the low charge of twopence." The yearners for the return of the "good old times" will surely look upon this as symptomatic of their approach.—Worcesier Herald. A marriage is understood to be on the Lapis between the'lion. Charles John Canning, only surviving son of Viseountese; Car:- n i n a, and the Hon. Miss Stuart, eldest daughter of Lord - Stuart de rtothesay. CORPORATION REFORM.—On Monday there was a strong muster of the town cle r k s a t th e B r i t i s h C o ff ee -h ouse , f or t h e p C urpose of preparing petiti ons , & c . , to present to the. house of onmmons, begging they might b e permitted to be heard by counsel at the bar of the honourable house in defence of their rights and privileges.• There were seventy gentlemen present, who appeared to be fully sensible of the importance of the sub ject, and that it would not be equitable for the•legislature to pass the act of Lord J o h n Ru s s e ll's n ow b e fo re th e C ommons ' House of Par'iament. We understand a miktitation afterwards Waited upon Sir Robert Peel, to request he would present the same to the House of Commons, B.c.—Lundua paper. -A GRATIFYING FACT.—At a recent meeting of the new ceme tery company in London, the chairman said " he bad great pleasure in announcing to the meeting the, gratifying faet,4lmat the burials in the cemetery for the last year e uuble in number those of the year preceding." ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, BY ROM-STREF.' understand this church will be reopened for Divin service, on Friday, evening. next, when n sermon will reached by the Rev. John Lyons. On Monday evening me lieu. Hugh M'Neill will offijiate. Collections will be made after each service, to wards defraying the expenses incurred in the recent alterations and repairs of the church. THE mcE T WITCH Es. —The old and barbarous instruments of coercion used by the police for bringing obstreperous and other prisoner's to the office, called " twitches," have, on our recommendation, been at last entirely abolished, and new and unobjectibnahle ones substituted in their place. It is said Dr. Balruanno highly approves of the new ones; and Bailie Lumns den, when they were shown at the police-board on Friday, after remarking on their cheapness, wittily observed, that "they com bined in an eminent degree security with comfort!" —Glasgow Courier. MACcf.EsFIELD g: THE CORPORATION BILL.—M , the fran chise granted by the Reform Bill, the number of electors in this parliamentary borough is about eight hundred—by the Muni cipal Bill the number of electors, it is computed, will be increased to about eight thousand—thueforiuing a constituency, nine-tenths of whom, are disqualified from voting even under the liberal provisions of the Reform Bill. And by such a constituency are our thirty-nine " town councillors" to be chosen—nor is it required that even they shall possess any hitherhither qualifications (hats the lowest of their constitoents. Ye hat gurantee, then, can we possibly have that a great majority of such "councillors" may not be selected from amongst is class of men, to whom, from their situation in life, their want of education, experience, habits of business, or other circum stances, any respectable shopkeeper eould hesitate to entrust the arbitration of a matter of account:or dispute. Supposing an election to occur, during one of those seasons of feeverish excitement amongst the working ,classes, that have been so frequently witnessed in Macclestield,—ini cases of turn-out, for instance, when, for a time at least, the inclinations of the great mass of the people seem to run in direct oppositiiru to those of their employers, and the inure stable portion of .the commu nity—in the event of such an occurrence. it were vain to expect other than that the election of " councillors" would fail upon such men as those we have alluded to. And, once in council, they would rule the roast; the man of quiet, sober, unobtrusive habits, would retire in distrust from the meetings where clamour and rash innovation would gain the ascendancy over . prudence and deliberation. Such appear to us the first-fruits of the measure, as propounded by Lord Juhu Russell.—Chest.r Courant. • 44 -..... t