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itut v 1535. MR. BROUGH b egs l eave respectfully to that his BENEFIT takes place on TucRSDAY n ext,-the 23 d inatant, on. which occasion will be perf the favourite Opera of FRA DIAVOLO in which Mr. and Mis. WOOD wil sustain their original characters, being their list appeara*e in Europe previous to ttleir departure kir America, the /text day, per the George Washington. Giacomo Mr. Brough. To conclude with a faVoUriteFAtice, in which Miss E. Tree, Dowton, Mr. Browne, Mr.,floincastle, Mr. Brough, and 'Alias Morgan will appear.. Tickets to be had of Mr. BRoUGH, 13, Clayton-square, and at the Box-office of the Theatre, where places may be secured. TO CORRESPONDENTS. \l 'e have received sevoral communications, which our obvious Want of space prevents qs from using. toles& the offer alluded to by Junius had been accepted we do not see how it could be said to be "publicly offered." That it wa:s made there is every reason to believe. t i rbt 4Ltherpoot gi-tantiarb. TUESDAY- MORNING, JULY 21, 1835. We have files of New York papers by the John Jay to the 24 July. Mr: • LIVINGSTONE, the American am _ bassader to Frande; had returned from his mission, and landed at New Yoik under a salute on the 23d June. Very little is said in these papers about the war, or of the conditions on which the million is to be paid, ft ever it be paid. The all-absorbing subject in the whole re public appears to be the election of a new monarch to lucceed ANDREW the FIRST, whose term of office is 4m:tit to exph.e. Th e candidates nominated -for this high ho flour are MARTIN VAN BUREN, HUGH L. WHITE, and DANIEL WEBSTER. There has been an extraordinary irregularity in the election of the Vice-President, which the followin extract will explain : " Soo n after the adjournment of the Baltimore Convention, Ire made some remaiks regarding the manner in which the vote of two-third s of that body was obtained in favour-of-Sichard M. Johna(rn as candidate for the vice-presidency. Our readers, Perhaps, will recollect that we stated that there Avere no dele gates at the convention from Tenn. although in the list of votes given fifteen were set down as the votes of that state. We also mentioned that it was said that an inhabitant of Tennessee, who was at Baltimore at the time, but who had not been chosen or ap- Pointed a delegate., was admitted to vote for that state, and ac tually gave fifteen votes, which were counted on behalf of Mr. Johnson, and mad e part of the 178 which he was said to have received 'Ate following. article is taken from the Washington San of June 13th : front Mr. Rucker's letter to the editor of the Union.— You will di scover my name i ntro d uce d i nto the proceed ingirs of the Baltimore Convention. To preient all =sunder- Stand ing, I make the following statement. I was not dele g ated act in th at C onvention. I happened to be in Baltiinore at the ,time of its sitting, and after the Delegates from the different St ate' had their credeotials examined - bv the committee ap pointed. for that purpose, there appeared to be no one present representing Tennessee. This circumstance seemed to be deeply regretted by many, and u p on it s b e i ng men ti o ned that I Was there and a Tenne s s ean it was suggested by some that I aught vote, which I accord,nady . did. Without the votes for Tennessee, Mr. Johnson would not hav e come within the ru l e w hi c h the Convention had estab ""ed, viz. that it should require two-thirds of the votes to .elect a ca n did ate. • If there has ever been attempted in politi- Vi n ianagentent a mor e gross an d b are f ace d i m position upon re public than this th e fact has never come within our know ied.e. e The same modest self-constituted representative also 'ea•Ve fifteen votes for Mr. Vau Buren as the candidate for the Presidency. On Thursday last the Bishop of EXETER inquired of Lord M ELBotiaNEWhether he had received a certain let ter which had appealed in the daily press, purporting to be addresied to him from Dr. MURRAY, one of the Romish hierarchy. in Ireland ? The y of Viscount MELBOURNE is perfectly in l' ee Ping with that- shuffling and duplicity which are so thoroughly the characteriSiics . 'of the party to which he belon g , It seenis that Dr. Murmur writes a letter to Lord 111Et.ioutort through the medium of the newspaper press. Of this letter Lord MELBOURNE knows nothing until he had written to Dr. MURRAY to inquire if there •be such an one in existence, .and then Dr. MURRAY c ondescends to send a manuscript copy to the Premier o f England! We have remarked this in order to show "ow eagerly. the first responsible minister of the crown serer upon any expedient tOsCreenit popish priest. But throw this matter overboard; It is no new thing to see the Servants of the King tr4ated with disrespect and insult by the men of Rome. The fact of the correspondence is, then, admitted. The principal qtrestion that now remains is the conclusion to which this admission ,inevitelsly leads. It proves the l 'ulietY :of .the dignitaries of Rome to disavow all con nexion with a book which contains a faithful exposition cf their tenets. We have already shown that.this work . of DOMINU S DENS is the text book and private manual of The Irish priests. Dr. MURRAY does not deny that his sanction has been lent _to this work ; but, with all the us ual jesuitical craft of his order, he says he did not derect its publication. In fact, the whole of his letter is one tisane of base and paltry quirks and quibbles. The hollowness of the denial, was ably pointed out by 'the right rev, prelate who introduced this subject in the Rouse of Lords. His lordship's speech was characterized by his usual clearness and vigorous power of debate. No one who reads that speech can now doubt, however sceptical he might have been previously, that this work i's'one.of standard importance among the Romish priests. This we consider a point irresistibly and incontestibly proved. work replete with treasonable counsel and fully stored with the most obscene filth is invested with the sanction of the Romish hierarchy in Ireland. Dr. MURRAY is one of that body. Dr. MURRAY is also one of the Commissioners of the Board of Education for Ire land. This is our principal business with the work in question. We have always entertained our own opi nions—,epinions founded on -close and rigorous obserya tion—onthe theology of Rome. We have long been aware of the peculiar aniazu.s. which pervades the edicts of the - papal chair. But so l ong as these tenets were not allowed to interfere immediately with the education of protestants and of those horn in our own pure faith, we could only protest against the error, and do our best to prevent its future spread. But now the question has ceased to be one between the people of England and Dr. MURRAY, or Dr. MURRA Y and his ecclesiastical col leagues. The re - al ,question - now is between the people of England and the government of England. The Ro- MisVpriest s have full right and permission to glut even to satiety th e i r own d eprave d and diseased imaginations. ' n ut let thorn confine themselves in this case to the Cloister, and, if they have impiety sufficient, let them L ' h irethe' ven geance o f the offended majesty of . Heaven ° 3 4 Polluting the sanctuary. But on therirrest the shame, 110.1gtlermit*, and the sin ! It is too mrich,, hOwever, to *P'e'et''OC as,that We should qu i e tl y su b m i t to t h e domina tOtt of these -Irish priests in. the bosoms of our own famine s , protestants have beeit the victims of a long t 7 t . j es of insults an d con tumely. It i s now hi g h t i me t h at he_ People of England should send forth a cry in their lieh alf—a cry which shall find its echo in the houses of Parliament, and whose effects shall be felt by the slaves O'Corststu, who are the unmoved spectators of this lYstem of Violent. outrage on protestant feeling. Spec- Ir qors did we c a ll th em ? They are more, they are the Promoters of this accursed work ! . present m i n i stry w ere the instruments m the .11414 of O'C ONNELL, b y w h om the Kildare-street Society Ivas. refused the aid of government. We have not time :/ t Present, nor i n d ee d h ave we inclination to wade 'through all the abominations of this specimen of whig le 7 Attention must be called to the startling facts ' n connection with this board of education. The people of England must learn the manner in which their pro -testhut brethren in the sister country are consigned to the ...le nd er mercies o f t h e pop i s h pr i ests, an d how they are * T breed to attelld on the impious worship of Rome. Many '.ref the schools in Ireland are held in popish chapels. 'This f4et ' then, is also clear, that the education of the children nf the protestants of Ireland is in the hands of the (mils ! / I ., at .:ies of Rome. The complexion of these-men's minds .31s s,ritt en in plain and l eg ibl e Ch arac t e r& in the work of u.'l, l Nus DENS. P ro te stants o f E ng l an d, look r nay soon-he our own f ate ! to this,' lie attention of our rea d ers t o the sixth clause athe municipal corporations' bill relating to the qualifi '9_:4!!"•of burgesses, and fur that purpose extract the whole It from a copy of the bill as amen:led on reconimit . Theta . 13 1, , A nd be it enacted, that every male person of full a;e, who *9 ll l ' 8 tan day of August in any year shall have occupied any .Urics,4ls Wrehouse, counting-house, or shop within any borough yeag a t hu Vika r and th e w h o l e o f eac h o f th e t wo p rec eding ild also. iltiring the time of such occupation shall have ,hee,n eut . 4114bitant Ito ageleolde ithin the-said borough, or within seven miles boreugh r shall, duly enrolled in that year according. to: the provisions hereinafter contained, be a bur-' gess of such borough . and member of the body corporate .of. the mayor and burgesses of such borough: provided always that no such person shall be so enrolled' In itny year, unless he shall have been rated in respect of such premises so occupied by him within the borough to all rates made for the relief of the poor of the parish wherein such premises are situated during the time of his occupation as aforesaid, and unless be shall have paid, on or before the last day of August as aforesaid,,all such rates due from him in respect of the said premises, except such as'shall have been made or become due 'within six calendar months next before the-said last day of August: provided also that the premises in respect of the occupation of which any per son shall have been so rated need not be the same . premises or in the same parish, but may be different premises tu the same parish or in different parishes: provided also that no person shall be so enrolled in any year, who,"within twelve calendar months next before the said last day of August, shall have re ceived parochial relief or other alms, or any pension or charita ble allowance from any fund intrusted to the charitable trustees of such borough hereinafter mentioned : provided that in every case provided in this act the distance of seven mites shall be computed by the nearest public road,- lyyiand or water." From the perusal of this clause oil' 'readers will per ceive that householders, and householder's* dnly, will be the burgesses of the new corporations ; that to constitute a perfect qualification to vote, the . voter must not otiy: have occupied a house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop within a borough, and must have been rated thereto, and paid all rates for a certain time, but 'he must also have been an, inhabitant householder within such bo rough, or within seven miles thereof. We thinkk.2ecessary. to , call the especial attention of our readersXid of all persons residing or interested in corporate towns-,--for it affects all parties,be they conser- - vatives, Whigs, or radicals—to this most extraordinary, unprincipled, and iniquitous clause, a clause which will effectually cut off from any participation in the manage ment of corporation affairs all those who occupy and pay rates for warehouses, counting-houses,. and other pre mises, however largely they may contribute as rate payers, who dOnothappen to be householders within. the prescribed distance: - There are hundreds of merchants and others in this town occupying such Premises, and contributing very largely to the poor, and to all other local rates, who, as single men, either reside in lodgings, or with some mem ber of their families;—but surely it cannot be gravely argued that these persons have not an interest in the good government of it in proportion, to the amount of their contributions to its public burdens, or that there can be any plea of justice in depriving them of those rights which the occupation of property within the borough would otherwise confer upon them. But let us consider the greet of this clause. It will most assuredly place in the hands of small householders a preponderating power, if not the entire controul of all boroughs. , This may not be the avowed object of those who framed it, but if it be not reformed, in- this it will most assuredly end. In illustration of our argument we will assume a case, :—Mr. A. occupies a warehouse, or other. premises, rated at £3OO, pays all the rates with which they are chargeable, but resides 4 with his relations, or in lodgings within the borough ;—as the occupant of this property he will not be entitled to vote in the elec tion of the common council, or other municipal officers, whose appointment rests with the burgesses, while. Mr. A.'s ten porters, living in a court in houses rated at eight pounds per annum, will have . votes. Mr. A., under the reform act, can vote for members of parliament, because under that act it is only necessary that he should reside within the borough, or within seven milesthereof—whe titer in a palace, a garrett, or a cellar is immaterial, —but under the clause of the bill we are now considering he will be excluded from voting at all ! Is there any princi_ ple of equity or justice in this ? We hope we have said enough to rouse the • attention of all those who are likely to be affected by the operation of this clauie, and we earnestly recommend them to make some effort to remove it altogether from the bill, or to modify its gross and glaring injustice. We trust that no time will be lost in' petitioning the House . of Lords on the subject. LONDON LATEST NEWS. Saturday Evening, HaY:pciit . .3even o'clock. The money market hai re mained throughout the whole.orthe day in a very tranquil state;the price of Consuls fur Account not having fluctuated more than per cent. from the commence ment to the termination of business. Until the doubt is removed tlientode in - which the Chancellor at the...Elehequer in ttids to complete his budget for the present year, it is not likely that speculation will he entered into to any considerable extent. Consuls fot Account opened this. morning at 90g, and left off at 901. For Money, Consuls were sold in the early part of the day at 90i, but receded to 90h before the close of business. The lremium 'on Exchequer Bills is a shade higher to day, having eft off at 31s. India Bonds have then t 0.125. The Commissioners for the East India Security Fund made purchases at 98 in the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced Annuities. The Commissioners fiir the Reduction of the Na tionalliebt made their investments this week in the same Stock, the quotations ranging between 981 and 98k. • Prices of the English Funds at Four o'Clock : Bank Stock, 2151 Long Annuities, 161 Red. 3 per Cents., 904 I India Stock, Consols, 90i India Bonds, 12 pm. 34 per Cents. Red., 98.1 i Exchequer Bills, 3 1 pm. New al per Cents., 94 • Consols for Account, 901 • FOREIGN MARKET. The recent decision in favour of the recovery of losses occa sioned" by unfavourable speculations in time bargains in the Foreign Funds is likely, as we remarked last week, to give em ployment to the gentlemen of the long. robe. An arrest of an individual moving somewhat high in the West-end circles has been made for losses arisinout of the late panic , to the amount of about £1,700, and not £&),000 as has been publicly reported. Brazilian, 86 Spanish, 491 Colombian, 37 Ditto Scrip, 101 dis. Portuguese (New), 914 French 5 per Cents. , 109 ,1 D i tto 3 per Cents. 60 Dutch 2i per Cents., 541 Su Amis. —United' Mexican, 41 ; Australasia Bank, a 2,1; Van Dieman's Land, Agricultural, THE LIBERALITY OF THE LIBERALS. We have often had occasion to comment on the paltry, vin dictive, and narrow-minded spirit of the small creatures who lead what is called the liberal party in this town. The treat ment we experienced from them yesterday will be best ex plained by the following note "Standard-office, Liverpool, Monday, July 20, 1835. " Half-past twelve o'clock. " The editor of the Liverpool Standard takes leave to call Lord Brougham's attention to the following circumstan ce:— "Anxious to give a full and accurate report in his paper of to-morrow of any speeches that may be delivered at the dinner to be given to his lordship at the Amphitheatre this day, the editor caused application to be made to Mr. Brancker, the gen tleman who, he understands, will fill the office of chairman, for a ticket of admission for one, or, if convenient, two of his re porters. . . . "The answer returned to the editor was to the effect, 'that tickets had been sent to all the other Liverpool orwspapers, but that the committee had decided that none should be sent to the Liverpool Standard.' "'lle editor respectfully requests to he . informed whether this very unusual course of proceeding is sanctioned by Lord Brougham, or is in accordance with his wishes?" To this note no -answer was vouchsafed by Lord Brougham. Perhaps the noble lord : may have written to the Kiug aboul it. TOMB EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,-;---Theldllo#ins anecdote, on the veracity of which you may fully rely, affords a beautiful illustration of thellifference hetween profession aria practice, on the part of the self-styed A gentleman who, in the absence of professiona/employment, has for some time occupied him Self as a canvasser for the reform association, was this day boasting to the writer of the brilliant success anticipated . from the exertions of his party, and, as a proof of the increasing zeal of the champions of liberty, said, "There, now, there are in and - ' 's establishment, in the neighbourhood of street ; a number of workmen who are £lO householders, and the principals assured me this morning that all who did. not pay up tkeir taxes and enter themselves on the register before the end of the time liMited by Me'act should be discharged from their employment!' If this be liberality, what is tyranny but: another name for the, same thing ?—Yours, &c. ARGUS. July 18th, 1835. THE PUPPET-STRINGS OUT OF ORDER.—" We hear that the Duke of Wellington left town Yesterday for Windsor. We will offer no conjecture as to the object of his Journey."—Ministe lin/ 'MORNING Print of Friday. " There is no truth whatever in the report that appears in a morning cotemporary respecting the Duke of Wellington's visit to Windsor. The duke was at the House of Lords at five o'clock, at dinner in town afterwards, and never left London the whole day."—Ministerial EvENIN6 Print of Friday, Thus the Punch and Judy of the Cabinet have been playing at cross-purposes every day for the last week, — Punch asserting as truths, in the morning, occurrences which he conceives threaten the very existeOce of ministers ; and Judy, in the evening ; declaring that Punch has lost his head, that•no • such occurrences ever took place, and that her masters had never a better prospect of a " long reign and a merry one."- Times. CLERICAL INTERFERENCE EXTRAORDINARY.—So much IS said if a single church of England clergyman even exercises his personal vote at an election, and so much praise is bestowed upon Popish priests, who threaten destruction both in this world and the next against all who are not slaves to their orders, that it is worth while to illustrate the conduct of the former—that of the latter illustrates itself. There are ninety-se'c't beneficed clergy in the city of London entitled to the electoral franchise, of whom there are only serentcen upon the register. They whose names are not entered are perfectly indifferent about it. Wherels clerical interference here, Messrs. Grote, Galloway, and Co. ?---Age. Mr, J. hitching, of Back Queen Anne-street, carpenter end joiner, died lately of the small-pox, and, we regret to add, left a widow and four children in a state of utter destitution. On the particulars of this distressing case being made known to Lord Bandon, his lordship made the family a present of five pounds, LORD BROUGHAM'S VISIT TO LIYERPOOL. . _ LAYING ~T HE FOUNDATION STONE' OP THE • MECHANICS'. INSTITUTE. - •• ‘ • Yesterday public curiosity was wound up to a high degree of excitement by the expected arrival of Lord Brougham and Vaux, for the purpose of laying the foun dation-stone of the new Mechanics'.lnstitute, about to be erected in Mount-street. Eleven o'clock was the liour'at which his lordship wad expected to arrive at the railway. station, Edge-hill. Long before that time all the streets leading to this point were crowded with passengers, anxious to catch even a passing glimpse of the'lion of the day. A posse of constables were stationed in the railway yard to preserve order, where the following gentlernen were in attendanep to receive and welcpme Lord Brougham on his arrival in the good old town,—viz.; Messrs. Alderine Lawrence and Case; Doctors Raffles, - Winstanley, Reynolds, and Mackenzie; L.L.D; Messrs. Hall, Heyworth, Mulleneux, Ratcliffe, Thornhill, - J. Brown, John :Ewart, Bracken, Wybergh, G. W. Wood, (the ex-M.P.. for South Lancashire,) Coglan, Egerton Smith, James Beacker, and others, whose names it is ,not necessary to particularise. ..§.eYeral carriages filled with ladies drew up near the gat of - the -station ; this, we should observe, was the only relief to the dtherwise dense and not very agreeable' crowd which had congregated in that neighbourhood. A few Minutes before eleven Mr. W. Brown a:'peared on the ground, drawn in an open carriage by four "spank ing greys,". driven by two postillions, and entered the yard. Bhortly afterwards a cannon announced that Lord Brougham' bad arrived at the mouth of the tunnel, who, in a few minutes subsequent to this report, made his ap pearance, and was welcomed on his arrival by his friends. His lordship immediately left the railway carriage, and mounted that of Mr. Brown. Mr. Brancker took his seat on the dickey. The committee were then marshalled to follow the carriage, and the gates were opened. A few, boys, as the procession moved from the yard, set up something like a shout, but in this the crowd did not ap pear to join,for . there was nothing like a general or si ,multaneous burst of applause, which, considering the celebrity of Lord, Brougham, and . the supposed popular object of his visit, - might, have been expected, To see- Loid Brougham, the wondrous man of whom so much, Itibetin - sad and sung, a.ppoared to be the only object of the thousands who asserribled on .thiS occasion. • There Were some bands of music in attendance, bathe only one that attracted any notice was that' of the Cale donians, clad in their ancient costume; these, with their bag-pipes, a vile apology fol. music, contrived to main tain their ground in the procession, which, passing through Oxford -street, proceeded to MoUnt:street, wWcil place it reached about twelve o'clock. itere the cro%'d was so dense, that it was with great difficulty those who had tickets of admission to the temporary gallery erected. for the accommodation of the " higher orders," could make good an entrance, in order to reach 'that desired. yen. Lord Brougham having been fairly lodged on the site of the intended pile, and the necessary preparations for ; lowering the foundation-stone having been made, Mr. James Mulleneux advanced, and addressing his lordship, said that, in the absence of the president of the building committee, the pleasing and honourable duty devolved upon him, as the vice-president of that com mittee, of presenting to his lordship a trowel for the pur pose of laying the first stone of a building which was in tended to he the Mechanics' Institute' of Liverpool; an institution called into existence, he might say, by his lordship's eloquence and philanthropy. He hoped that the undertaking would prove successful ; and that it might confer a lasting benefit on the country, and on the community at large, was the earnest prayer of those who supported the good cause of universal edu ca ti on . The trowel, formed of the new' or German silver, , bore the following inscription • "Presented by the directors to the Right HOn. Henry Lord Titougham and Vaux, on laying the first stone of the Liver pool Alechanics' Institution, on the 20th day of July, 1835." Lord Brougham then went through the ceremony of laying the stone. with the usnal formalities. A glass bottle, containing a num - 64 of clocurnents, was depo sited in the centre of the stone, and covered with, a brass plate, bearing - an inscription which iive copy verbatim et literatim LIVERPOOL MECH4NICS' INSTITUTION,' ESTABLISHED JUNE VIII. MDCCCXXV. .THIS FIRST STONE of an EDIFICE to be ERECTED.FOR A BIECHANICS' INSTITUTION, was laid on the 20th day of JUly, . MDCCCXXXV. , • In the Sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty William IVth., BY The Right Hon.. HENRY LORD BROUGHAM & VAUX. The Subscription for its Erection was opeued on the • • 15TH DAY. OF OCTOBER, 1832. The following Gentlemen, Directors of the Institution, JAMES MULLENEUX & RICHD. VAUGHAN YATES. Esous., Subscribed the Munificie4 Sums of £5OO each. • BUILDING COMMITTEE. CHARLES' HORSEALL, Esq., President. 'jarries'Mulleniirx, Esq. - lAfrr, - -Wittiarn-rovvin—Br ivr v,p, Lawrence Hevworth. V.P., W. W. Currie, Esq., V. p.. Theo. W. Rathbone, Esq., V. P. • Ssmunt, HOPE and Co., Esqrs., Treasurers. JOHN S. RA DCI. IFF, Secretary. Lord Viscount Sandoz . ), M.P. J. T. Alston, Esq. William Ewart, Esq., M.P. John Leyland, Esq. Richard V. Yates, Esq. John Crosfield, Esq. Hugh Mulleneux, Esq. G. W. Crooke, Esq. C. Hird Jones, Esq. D. Gladstone, Esq. William Reynolds, Esq., M.D. Charles Lawrence, Esq. Samuel Hope, Esq. Edward Roscoe, Esq. James Brancker, Esq. ['homes Thornely, E sq . Thomas Case, Esq. Joshua Walmsley, Esq. William Fawcett, Esq. John S. Radcliff Enoch Harvey, Esc!: Thomas Bolton, Esq. John Field, Esq. - James Aiken. Esq. Arthur Heywood, Esq. John Jones, sen. W. P. Freme, Esq. Joseph Haves Lyon, Esq. • John Ewart, Esq. William Hobert Preston, Esq. Samuel S. Berend, Esq. William RidYafd, Esq. Charles Tavleur, Esq. Henry Hoinaly, Esq. Ambrose Lace, gsq. William Barton, jun., Esq. Henry . Booth, Esti. John Cropper, Esq. Francis Jordan, Esq. DaviA James Ryley, jun., Esq. • John Owen. The President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, and Four Members of the'l3oard of the Directors of the Mechanics' Institution, viz. President, SAIIITEI, HOPE, Esq. v PRESIDENTS. Wjlliam Rathbone, Esq., Thomas Ste Wart Trail!, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.F., &c., William Wallace Carrie, Esq., Mr. W, j, Roberts, Mr. Richard Sheil, Mr. Isaac Fletcher, Mr. Thomas Urquhart. JOHN LEYLAND and JOHN S. RA ricueF, Secretaries. J. A. PleTos, Architect. The Elevation from a Design by ARTHUR HILL HoSIE, Arct. [The plate was engraved by Mr. Leatherbarrow, and is highly creditable to his talents as an artist. The word munificient was objected to by the engraver, but the committee, we understand, deemed it the most efficient word to show how much a Mechanics' Insti tute is wanted in Liverpool.] While Lord Brougham was in the act of spreading the mortar on the foUndation-stone, one of the bystanders, an American we guess, familiarly addressing the noble and learned lord, said, "Brougham, you know you're a master mason ;" to this witticism his lordship replied, "My dear friend, don't mention it." The ceremony being ended, Lord Brougham ascended the gallery - at this moment there was some cheering, but it was not of a general or of an enthusiastic cha racter. Silence having been procured, his lordship ad- . dressed the assemblage as follows ' Gentlemen, often as I have been in Liverpool, and delighted as I have always been to meet my fellow-citizens in this place, I confess that there are some circumstances which make my present meeting with you much more gratifying than upon any former occasion. I do not mean to. say that I at all undervalue' the- extreme importance of the occasions upon ' Which I had` formerly met you.. I. consider, and I don't disguise, upon any occasion, my iixed opinion, that political meetings are the and the privilege, and the duty of Englishmen. (Cheers.). Nevertheless, as long, as men are men, they wilt take different views'of the same subject, and in proportion as the subject in terests them, they will be apt to differ warmly and strongly in their opinions. The consequence is, that upon political sub jects men have great differences, and they are split into parties and shades of opinion, which the more intensely and the more conscientiously they are held, the more difficult it will be either to compronise,or surrender them. I have my own opinions, and many others, for whom I have the most sincere respect, having their opinions, we differ from.oue another, and as I do . not expect them to give up their epinions, they cannot expect me to abandon mine. (Cheers.) The consequence of all which is, that when I have.met my fellow-citizens of Liverpool, on former occasions, I met only a partVf the community, and only that part of it which agreed with me in their political senti ments. But, gentlemen, happily the present occasion is one which allows of no difference of opinion at all—(cheers)—and whip and tory, churchman and dissenter, priest and layman, catholic and protestant ; English, S co t c h , an d I r i s h , radical and cons titutional, men moderate and violent, (a laugh,) all agree in favour of popular education. (Cheers.) This it is which gives me most sincere satisfaction in seeing you here assembled on the present occasion. I meet you upon neutral ground; upon ground which knows no difference of opinion; and I meet iill m y fellow-citizens without any diltinc.lion of party,• or any jealousies or animosities whatever. (Loud cheering.) Nothing, gentlemen, can exceed the importance of the puisuit in which we are now engaged. It is to diffuse the blessings-of kmiwledge, and to extend the means of instruction in the most useful arts to by far the most useful members of this great com munity. (Cheers.) The establishment of a Mechanics' Insti tution in Liverpool, as elsewhere, is one of the most important eras in the history of this place; —to lay that foundation from which may be expected the greatest improvements in the arts and the sciences themselves, and the happiest results from the diffusion of the most important knowledge among the people. (Cheers.) One thing only need be remarked to illustrate the truth of what I have said, and it is this. During the last hour and a half I have travelled from Manchester to Liverpool; the only thought that presented itself at every step of the war, and, indeed, the only subject which the immense velocity of our motion left one time to think about, was to whom and to what do we owe that extraoidinary power, that mighty revolu tion of man's position on the globe, in their distances from and vet their intercourse with each other, so that Manchester is, as if by magic, brought within one-fifth of the distance it was ten years ago, and within one-tenth part of what it was a century before.' (Loud cheers.) What was it that has made this extra ordinary revolution, which has given to man the wings of the dove, and which enables him to perform his various public and private ditties, and to participate in the pleasures, the amuse ments, and the enjoyments of life, a dozen times in the course of-a single day, andat a distance so far asunder as would have THE LIVERPOOL 'STANDARD, to ken him, in former times, a week o accomplish? What is it that makes the distance between nchester and Liverpool seem as nothing, and which will soon ake the distance be tween 'Liverpool and Brununagein ( chehtsreDka taagityand Ifeurrimagetn and Luption Alaughter and .chee?gy take 'little Imore than the shdit 'space of ten bouls" to travel;—what is that which annihilates the space between different communities . of men; and, walking on the waves themselves !•like a thing of life," brit)° , countries buried in the heart of America in proxi mity with the coasts' of that Mighty continent, and civilizes nations of savages by bringing them in close and regular inter course with nations of civilized men? Why -it is to STEA M, , which, generated by-the power of nature, has been , subjected to the uses of man, and made as docile, and a thousand times more powerful, than any domestic niiimal, instead of being a source of terror and dismay by its explosion.—(Loud cheers.) And who subjected it to the use of man ?. A common, Working me- Chanic, James Watt, whose name ought to live, not merely in the history of his country,,but of inankind.—(Cheers.) , This common,. working mechanic, although he sprung . from and was one of the people ; possessed good conduct, genius, virtue, in vention, and knowledge,-which a man may acquire, if he chooses, whether he springs from a peasant or a dukes and to this man, the working mechanic of Greenock, is the world indebted lor the mighty discovery of the gigantic powerof steam.—(Cheers.) Now there is - no one mechanic who shall be taught at this insti tution, the fiitindition-stone.or which has just been laid, that may not expect, in after times, "to - add to the discoveries of Watt, to extend the powers of his species, to increase the resources of . his country, and to benefit all inanxiad by the application of his knowledge to the greatest, the most useful of all pursuits in which mankind zan be engaged; I mean, his triumph over the inert powers and forces of matter,—( Loud cheering.) " Having, for the first time, travelled on the Railway, I could not see what I have seen this day without attempting to give expression to the emotions which arose in my mind whilst sur veying the triumph of human art as displayed in that splendid specimen of mechanical ingenuity.--,(Cheers.) " Gentle Men, I beg leave to conclude this solemnity by con gratulating you and the town of Liverpool ou the proceedings of this day, and on the formation of an institution which, in a few years, will be the pride and the ornament of the town. I thaak you most cordially for the very kind reception which you have given me this day, and for the attention with which VOll have listened to the few remarks I have made to you on This occasion."—(Great cheering.) As Lord. Brougham was in the act of deschding from the 'gallery from which he delivered his address,_Mr. Egerton Smith arrested his progress for a few moments to request that his lordship would visit the Floating Bath. In urging a compliance wall his request, Mr. Smith said, "Upon my word, Lord Brougham, I would advise you to go at once and see the. Floating lath, for there is no. thing in the town better worth seeing • At one o'clock Lord Brougham and his escort of friends proceeded to.the house of Mr. Thornely, M.P. for Wol-• veChatiipton, wbere.-a sumptuomk breakfas_to; provided for tern by Mr. Radley, of the Aderphr Hofer TflT repast was served up in excellent order,,-and comprised . every delicacy of the season. In the course of the afternoon Lord Brougham visited several of our public, institutions, the Sessions-house, the Exchange, and some other places. About five o'clock he proceeded to the Waterloo .Hotel, and from thence to THE DINNER AT THE AMPHITHEATRE. The dinner, which was advertised to take place at six o'clock in the evening, at the Amphitheatre, did not commence until nearly seven o'clock. About, that time his lordship, accom panied by his friends, made his appearance, when Mr. James Brancker took the chair. The- boxes were filled with well dressed females, and the number that sat down to dinner might probably amount to between 3 1 / 4 )0 and 400. The cloth having been removed, (and "Non Nobis Dotnini" forgotten,) the chairman gave the following toasts, which were, of course, drank in the _usual manner:—" His Majesty the King, Duke of Lancaster.;" "The Queen;" "His Majesty's Ministers ;" "The Lord-Lieutenant of the County ;" "The Members for the Borough," "That essential component of good Government, a free and enlightened representation in Parliament." These toasts being disposed of, -- The CHAIRMAN rose and said that he begged a bumper whilst he proposed the toast which he considered to be the most im portant of the evening. They had now in their presence an illustrious individual, illustrious, not only to Europe, but to the world, a matt beloved by his country as the grand . promoter of education. Fie . meant their distiaguished visitor,—Lord Brougham. (Cheers.). - Lord BROUGHAM then wee amidst renewed cheers, and ad dressed the compan . asfollowse—Gentlemen, I should attempt a vain task, were I to endeavour to express my deep sense of the singular kindness with which you have . received use to-day, as on many former occasions. It has been to me a singularly gratifying circumstance' that I have had the opportunity, at length, of performing a promise which various. accidents pre- vented me fulfilling some year or two agn e -snarriely, of revisit ing this place, tor the purpose of observing and becoming more intimately areetainteil with its Mechanics' and other scien tific institutions, and'institutions connected with,education. (Cheers.) I have at length 'been enabled to pay this long de ferred visit, and the highly 'interesting - solemnity at which all of us,—at least who. constitute the highest and the lowest part of this assembly—with th e exce pti on , p er h a p s , o f the middl e and most interesting portion of the company present—have assisted, with the same feeling of Satisfaction which the occasion has inspired in me;— 1 mean in laying the foundation of a most important, and I trust it is fated to be, a lasting and flourishing institution. (Loud applause.) it is, indeed, im possible to. consider without feelings of the most animating description, that occasion which drew us together in the morn ieg, and is associated, at least, with our assembling here this evening. I have no hesitation in saying, that of all the improYe ments that have been made of late years in the condition of the people of this.country, the advancement of •intelligence both in science and the pther branches of knowledge s amongst the in dustrious portion of the middle classes, for whose use e mechanics' institutions are more espeCially'desigued, stande in the very first rank of the very first of those improvements. (Much cheering.) Within the last ten or twelve years they have spread_ rapidly rarer s s ia ise a sse e sy :gar it ix -not len. or e twelise.y veers alo e it is. a debt of justice and no more than strict justice thaf - Tsh old remind you—it is not ten or twelve years ago that r is to be taken as' the date of the origin of these institutions; for though the London Institution was established principally through the agency of its'founder and most disinterested and efficient sup porter, Dr. Birkbeck, yet it was twenty-two years before that he had established the first real Mechanics' Institution in the city of Glasgow, where he first gave scientific lectures to humble artisans. Having stopped, therefore, to render, as I never fail to do, as often as I am called to attend a meeting connected with education—as often, more especially, as I assist at a meeting connected with mechanics' institutions—having, as is my constant endeaysur on all these occasions, Tendered this return, not of gratitude simply, but or strict ,justice, to the founder of this system—l shall proceed to add that his great merit dote; not eclipse, and ought not to erase from our minds, the fame and gratitude due to those who have helped him in his work and imitated his bright example. (Cheers.) I mean those who assisted at the ceremony this morning, and those who are here assembled this evening to celebrate in some sort a festival connected with it and the subject it relates to—education —public improvement—public virtue, intimately connected with education—(hear, hear)—which cannot rest on any basis so sound as the basis of a goos 4 scientific, moral, sand religious education, (loud cheers,) and I name these three branches of instruction in theinverse ratio of their importance; and, more over, connected with,this we are celebrating, because the festi val of . education, public improvement, and public virtue, the -festival also of peace and good-will to. mankind—(cheere)—a cultivation of the arts of ,peace at .home. as contra-dietinguished from and rising proudly.above, all the art s o f th e se diti ous , th e factiot.s, the discontented, the incendiary, th e d e st ru ctive, (loud cheers,) and the preservation of that greatest of all public blessings after internal peace—l mean peace with all the world . ---(cheers)—peace with America, our kindred country—(cheers) peace with Ireland, our brother—(cheers)—peace with the great and enlightened, and now, thank God, free people of France—(loud cheers) —our nearest neighbour, and, therefore, as even our sordid interests are concerned, our best customer and best market, if nations were but wise, and if our govern inent. and their government would only learn that the nearest neighbour is the most profitable customer; this is the kind of festival which, connected with the morning's operations, we are this evening met to celebrate; to which must be added, though least of all its other accompaniments, the toast vou have been pleased so cordially to receive in conneetion with My name, — not only the cause of education, but, as a corollary from that, the blessings of good civil and 'religious government. (Mitch applause.) In pressing upon you the obligation of giving your hearty, effectual, and speedy encouragement to the greatinsti tution that has been founded, I ant happy to inform you that a most admirable beginning has been made by an individual who -conceals his name under the three last letters of the alphabet, but whom I could *not sufficiently praise were I to take the whole and combine them into any form of words into which I have the power to throw them; that individual has this day. tra ns witted the munificent donation of £lOO. (Applause.) And now I might better take my leave of you, but that there are one or two things that press so forcibly on my mind that I cannot forbear detaining you a little. longer to express the feelings they have engeedered. Having crone for the first time in my life . by the magnificent work which unites Manches ter and Liverpool, .and which, as it were, by a thiracti : Inns interposition of e humen art under. the blessing of divine Previdence, has overcome the distance which separates the two towns, and brought-eManehester close to its great outlet into the commerce of the werld—l have wit been able to keep my thitid front constantly reflecting on the impressions which this short journey,' thongh over a long distance, has left upon me : and when I call to mind that all this innocent, peaceful, usefnl triumph of man over the elements, andeven over nature herself, -has cost a million only of money, while fifteen hundred millions :have been squandered•in bloodshed—(loud applause)—in turalising barbarism over the world—making bloodshed tinge .the soil of every country under the sun—making war the curse of. the human race and the greatest crime that man can commit, because it involves every other crime within its accureed name, and all in the wretched, bud I thank God, we maynow say, the utterly frustrated, as it always was a vain attempt, to crush the liberties of the human race—(great applause)—then, I say,' I look back with shame,. -with regret unspeakable, with incligua lion I in vain attempt to give utterance to, at that course of .policy from which we. are happily now ton well informed and too well intentioned ever to fall into, at least while we lire— (hear)—and think that if one hundred, and but one hundred of that fifteen hundred millions had been employed in pro moting the acts of peace and the• progress of Civilization, an d wealth, and prosperity amongst us, instead of that other em ployment w hi c h i s trio horrid to think of, and almost, nowa days, too disgusting to speak of, and I hope we shall shall see the day when we shall look back and find it impossible to be. lieve that it ever happened . ; we should, I say, instead of being burdened with eight hundred millions of debt, and having spent. seven hundred millions more, have seen the whole country co vered with such works as that between Liverpool and Manches ter, and peace uninterrupt e d attend e d, during thirty or forty yeers, with the blessings which a-steady, honest, industrious, and persevering people deserve. (Loud cheers.) Tithe will not allow the to dwell at large upon all the gratifying and en couraging tokens of improvement th a t r have witnessed - in your town, even since my last visit, which was for a short time about five years ago. I will therefore pass on briefly to notice one or two points which personally concern myself. (Hear, hear.) — It has been objected to me—and I dare say it will with reference to the present instance, but I care not—that I have offended against the rules of propriety by attending public meetings in various parts of the country. ExCept the dinner to Lord Grey at Edinburgh. which I attended in order to do away with a must absurd—a most senseless and ridiculous calumny, that 1 had concerned with Lord Althorpto turn Lord Grey out of the go vernment—with this except mops, the only eotertaiument that I volnutarily attended in Scotland was one given by my friend Mr. Bannerman at A berdeee. (Hear.) Yet it was said, "Oh, Such a thing was never seen in (be world ! What ! A Lord Chancellor ? Who ever heard of such a thing ?" (Laughter.) I really expected next to hear, " Did ever any mortal breathing hear of a Lord Chancellor dining at home ?" '(C.heers and laughter.) But really time charge is so grave and serious to public men going to public dinners that . 1 feel' it due tci my order, if I may so speak, as a public man, to defend the living and departed greatness of the country, and the class of public meu thus abused and misrepresented in my person. (Lauugter.) feel not only for such men as your late representative, Mr. Huskisson. but I feel also for your other late representative, Mr. Canning, both cf whom were in the habit of attendinw public diapers, and making speeches there. I feel for the great Wil liam Pitt, who in the Guildhall,London,jssued a kind of counter :manifesto against Napoleon, by drinking, it a dinner there-given, the Least of "Ships, colonies, and commerce." (Cheers.) I feel for my venerable and learned friend•and predecessor, the Earl of Eldon, who was in .the habit of annually delivering an im pressive and notes very short speech, at a dintier given by Pitt's friends in honour of Pitt's birthday. (Loud cheers.) liating thus defended these illustrious persons, suffer me to'add that it has been at all times, in my hurable , opinion, not only the privi• lege of public men to meet their fellow-citizens on snub occa sions, but a privilege of the people to have public men con stantly coming before them freely and without ceremony, and without the nonsense and hauteur with Whieh they would choose to invest public Character, by way of evading responsibility . to the people. (Rapturous applause.) It has also been said of me that I hold opinions different when out of office to those which I held when in. There never was a charge more ridiculous and and unfounded. What were the opinions I held when I was in office? I expressed my belief that during the two years after the passing of the reform bill the government had gone on fast. enough. - Have I shown any symptoms of change by my con duct subseqUently-to that period? On the contrary; for if there was one thing on earth on which I was more intent than anetherif any two subjects on which I stood more pledged to go on, with than another, or two which I could. more easily have proceeded with, inasmuch as everything was prepared for 'bring ing them in . at one hour's notice, :they were, - the two great re forma of local courts all - over the country, to bring justice cheap to every Man's dwelling, and the abolishing, at one blow, the pluralities and non-residence of clergy. (Loud cheers.) Yet. what haye,l done ? I have abstained front bringing them, for ward this session—from saying a word on the subject—from - urging the' gnyernrnent be any endeavours of mine either in or out of parliament; to bring fOrward or even turn their latex'. tion to these two subjects, simply because, in reforming muni cipal corporations (loud cheers), and beginning the reform, ail I believe it is, of the Irish church, we were doing enough for one short session of parliament; and I dO net wish them to go oue.sfep faster, or one point further, than .is perfectly suitable and min Venient to themselves. (Applause.) Thais have I prac tised in 183,5 the doctrines that I preached in 1814. (Cheers.) And I say still, that digestion is as essential as . food. I say still,. be not rash, be not precipitate, be nut. impatient, when you see that honest men have hold of the helm of the state (applause) and when important measures are in progress, Ishallgetiinpatient too if I find them flag; I shall get suspicious, if I perceive them flinch; and I shall be, as I am at present, one of the hudiblest, and possibly a most superfluous—certainly a most zealous de fender-of them in a house were, perhaps, aid is not altogether. supeefluous, (cheers and laughter,) and in which;.frOm having been by accidental'cirdumstatices better known to, and longer acquainted with them, I shall be, as I always have been., their' supporter, in doors . and oat of doors, till they give toe cause to leave theirs;, and then, when I leave -them, I shall not do so (H - ear, hear,, and applante,) When I leave them, if will be because they have left the peelire (Ind - whether, iir4iskto case, the people will cling to them or_ to me is a question whith. l I will hot ilelav a moment to ail:. (Cheers.) His lerdsbip,l then entered into a very touching, but not very intelligible. tie scriptiou the miseries attendant upon office, and the blessings which he had regained-by shaking himself free from its tram mels and toils, and, after some further observations,in praise of education and the march of intel ect,lie'resumed his seat amidst much cheering.. The'health of the gentlemen proMoters of .mechanics' insti tutions having been given, Mr. LAWRaNCE Has WORTH rose to return thanks, and said that he felt that the compliment which had been paid was not personal, for those who had proposed the toast were evidently persons who had the interest of the institution at heart, and he hoped they would all be stiniulared td extra exertion in the cause a education. There were those who professed to scoff at the institution, who called themselves religious, -but he was 1 - happy to say that mechanics' institutions not only cultivated the - human mind, but every religious principle. Mr. Heyworth having concluded, Lord Baoun SI rose to propose a toast-which he said - need scarely be coupled with a single observation, as those who knew their worthy chairman and the services he had rendered, not only to the present festival, but to the great cause which he might say had brought them together, could appreciate his ser vices. (Cheers.) lie had great, pleasure iu Proposing the health of James Brancker; Esq. Mr. JAMES BRA NCK ER then rose, and in return thanked the noble lord for proposing his health, and the company present for the manner in which it had been received. He, was :proud to see so distinguished en individual as Lord Brougham meet so many of his fellow.townsmen, and so many ladies of the town on the occasion, and he was sure that when the ladies were so actively engaged in the cause that it would prosper. (Cheers.) So far as he was concerned, be could assure his friends that his services, whatever they were, were willingly given either in the capacity of chairmanl or in any way in which he could serve the interests of his fellow-townsmen. Mr. Brancker concluded by-- stating, that Mr. .Egerton Smith, Who usually usurped .the office of Poet Laureate on all occasions of a similar kind, had written an appropriate song, Which that gentleman would give them. . Mr: EGERTON SAILTit rose and said that he should claim the same privilege which Lord Broug,hatu frequently had done, which was doing things by proxy, and a gentleman, if, the com pany had no objection, would sing for bird. (Cheers.) Lord Brougham-was fond of acting by proxy, and no doubt he had at that time a proxy in the House of Peers, where he wished him to be then. • (Cheers and latighter.) A Mr. DAVIS then sung the song -alluded to, which was in tended to have bCen a comic one, bnt, as t WAS somewhere about thirty verses long, and 4 tragically chaunted, the compan) were in doubt. The burthen of it was, that'a great schoolmaster was abroad anxious to increase the nuniber of his pupils. The CHAIRMAN then - proposed the health of. Mr. John Smith Radcliffe,.whom he designated as the talented secretary of the Mechanics' Institute, to whose- exertions the institution was mainly indebted for its prosperity. Mr. J. SMITH RA DCLIFFE returned thanks, and in 'doing so took occasion to eulogize the character of Lord Brougham; who he believed had that - day laid the foundation of a future college._ The, CHAIRMAN rose and said, that as there were several einEe 'brit •Unitad - States-presentr avid -it, : being their iihjegt. to cultivate, as their noble guest had expressed it, gobd fellow-7 ship and harmony between the two countries, he begged leave to propose the health of Dr. Springfellow and the United States. The band in the gallery, by Way of a compliment, immedi ately struck up the air of " Yankee doodle," which caused much merriment. Dr. STRINGFELLOW then rose and gave a history of the sys tem (bt education in America, the names of the teachers em-. ployed, how the pupils were taught, and so forth. By this time the company appeared more inclined to atu.use themselves by drinking than in listening to prosing Speeches, and as svmp touts of impatience were manifested, the doctor suddenly ceased. Lord BROUGHA M here rose to take his departhre, but before he' did so he said he had to propose the health of a gentleman win) he was sure had the good wishes of them all. He consi dered it unnecessary to describe the services of that gentleman in promoting ciril and religious liberty, as they were so well 'known. Without ftirther preface he need oily say that he drank to the better health of Dr. Shepherd, who, he was sorry tosay, was prevented by illness from attending. (Cheers.) The ti►ast was then drank; and his lordship having toasted " The Lancashire Witches," departed. 31r. Aiken was subsequently appointed to the chair, and a portion of the company retrained till elate hour. • LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SOCIETY.—The annual dinner of this society will take place to-morrow at Party's Hotel, Sea combe, and the dinner will be followed by a ball in the evening. We cordially wish them a merry meeting and many returns of their charitable festival. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE DUKE OF SAXE-WEIMAII. —An attempt wait made" to 'assassinate the Duke of Saxe Weimar, at the camp of Revell, on Wednesday, the 15th inst., but it was unsuccessful, and the assassin was seized. It would seem that the man was insane. Amsterdam continued to be tranquil, but the government was using the utmost precautions to keep it quiet. It is the intention of government natio press the payment of the obuoxiouk tax, and forgive all arrears. The Belgian papers are much elated by the disturbances in - Holland, and predict that the King will soon lose alt his popularity. They lookiforward to serious political changes, but all their speculations are dictated by their wishes rather than from what can be fairly deduced from the facts.—Standard.. - --[The Duke is brOther•iii4aw to the Queen'of England.] . SUICIME kT ROCHDALE.—On Thursday week a'voung woman of the name of Mary Casey put an end to her existence under the 'following extraordinary circumstances :—She" and her mother lodged at a house in Blackwater .itreet, Rochdale, and on the above•day a child was interred from the house, and on the family, including her mother, going to the church, .she told them to lock the door and take the key, fur she should remain at home; they accordingly did sO,andon their return her mother went up stairs and found ler-dead in bed with a hand kerchief wrapped round her ucck and. tied ot . three knots so as to produce strangulation. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." CAUTION TO BOATMEN, FISHERMEN, • -WRECKER/I,' AND OTHERS.—About a month meet; a respectable firm, whose office . is inCrown•Chambers, liecleroSs-street, received from Belfast four cases of printed calicoes, Which they shipped in the brig Huron, for Pernambucco, which vessel was, on her passage out, wrecked on the horse-bank, Southport. •• 'horn the -cases above mentioned it was found that 180 pieeeti wee missing, the pro-; prittors having only recovered 20 pieces.. On Wednesday morn- . tug last M`Malson, of the nightly . watch, in consequence of some information which he had received, went to the ludging-room of Edward. Meredith, a fisherman, who resided in the - house of Robert Basson, in Chadwick-street. Here he found a bag con taining a number of pieces of calico. As Basson had heard that . his lodger had taken the goods from a wreck, atm had given in formation of the circumstance, the -watchman instantly . took Meredith into custody. He was produced before the Magistrates on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, during which days the case was fully investi ga t e d. Th e mer ehants showed their pattern books, which agreed with the pieees'of caliee pro-. diced, and left no doubt on the minds of the Magistrates, that: the property was part of the caigo of the Huron. On Saturday, however, it was found that the most material witness,.s. - in the. case would not mine forward. The prisoner stated, that-he had a wife and a large family, and declared, that he had erred through ignorance. The merchants declared, that they did not wish to prosecute under the circumstances, - their principal ob ject being to show the prisoper that his conduct had been il legal. Alderman I'. Bourne said, that a deli& was provided for the reception of property pick e d . up frotiv wrecked vessels; and that those who neglected to deposit such property - there - - were . guilty, in the eye of the law, of' a veryleilious off ence , render ing them-liable to a hc , avy punishineni. The prisoner expres sed much contrition, and the Magistrates, having , exacted froth him a promise that he -wonicl.neyer offend against the law in fu ture, discharged him. . . CArtiouc litors.---rhere was a serious riot • at Airdree, on: Monday, arising from the Orangemen walking quietly in pro cession in commemoration of the battle of the. !topic, when the, were attac k e d by the Roman C athol i cs. The mil i tary were called out, but no lives were lost.—Glasgow Courier. • , SINGULAR ITAPRISoNAIENT.—ITII36I., King Edward - I. order ed the Countess of Buchan to. be placed in a wooden cage in the shnpe of a crown, and shpt up in one of the towers of Ber wick Castle for crowning Robert Bruce, at Scone. She was at tended by two Englishwomen, and remained six years In this confinement. . . ..,Airs. Clipperton and Mrs. Spa rro w e (the itires'uf the two gentlemen stilt in Newgate on account of the kite Ipswich elec,;. lion) had an audience of Lord John Russell at the flume or: lice on Friday, Mr. AnEnctt:►MnlF.—Thr preltnt s'peake'r of he :House of Commons was one a pupil under Mr. Molineaux, at MSecles field .school, where he was entertained as a boarder in July, 1781. He was known at the school as Abercrombie miniani.:. His elder brothels, George anti John; entered iu 'laundry, 1780, the first being called Abercrombie nerr.jtif,"aud the second Abercrombie minor. THE coCia, Their Majesties, who continue, we are happy to stare ; in thti enjoyment of excellent health, returned to the Castle on Mon. day, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar; sister to the Queen, who arrived the preceding day from Holland on a visit to her illustrious relatives. On Wednesday the King came to town, and held at_ St. James's his eustimnary levee, and re turned to Windsor i 4 the evening., Their, Majesties will come to town on Tuesday and remain till Saftirday-, during which time two grand dinners will Ere given at the palace. The King will hold an investiture of the order of St. Patrick on TuesdaA when the Earl of linwth will be appointed. knight commande of the order. On Thursday his Majesty will inspectthe lery at Woolwich.—Age. • GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO THEIR AICtESTIES.—On Thursz day next a grand Pte will be given to their Majesties be Lord Mansfield, at his splendid mansion, Caen Wool, ilatoPitead. The Duke and DuChess of Cambridge, the Dukes of Cumber land, Wellington, Northumberland, etc., all the foreign ambas sadors, .besides upwards of 600 of , the -nobility and persons of fashion, are invited to meet the royal gueits: The residents' of Hampstead, hearing that their Majesties would visit that neighbourhod, hastened to convene a public meeting, .for the' purpose of adopting some plan by_ which they might show their loyalty and attachm en t to Mis Majesty, and on Friday night,- they met at the Castle Tavern, when, forgetting all party feel.; ing, they united, to the number of 100, comprehending the, whole respectability of the place, in the resolution to erect a triuinFthal arch across the Spania.rds'-road, by which their' Majesties must pass, - The arch is to he sixty feet in elevalioni: and of forty feet span. A band of music will he stationed ort the spot, and the various lodges and societies of the neighbour,, hood will be drawn up ou either side of the road to greet the royal party. The effect of such an exhibition dt this paint of the road will be exceedingly imposing. • At night the arch will be lighted 'with variegated lamps, shining 'amid festoons of -fiowers.—London paper. EARL OF RADNOR AND LATE DUKE OF GRAFTON,—The Earl of Radnor stated that a late C.haneellor of the University of Cambridge was confessedly an unitarian, and. could nut_ conse quently have subscribed the thirty-nine articles." The noble earl alluded to .the Duke of Grafton b --not •to his late Royal Highness the Duke of Gl ocester, who *as firmly ited of ec- tionately attached to the church and its creed. The Duke rr 'Grafton was made Chancellor of the University of CaMbridge in the sear 1768, when he subscribed the thirty-nine. 'articles, not becoming an unitarian till twenty yea.i.s afterwards; the 'Earl of Radnor's argument therefore falls to the ground. The :Duke of Grafton wa s c h ance ll or 43 years, dying in 1811.— Age. • THE MINISTRY.—The time has , not- quite arrivedto speak out upon the tottering state of the present administration, or we could expose the cabal in such a way that every honest .man . in the empire would cry shame upon their doings. Suffice it. 'to say the hand of dissolution is upon fhem, and the materials ler their destruction are certain and unerring: In the House of Lords' we expect to hear some curious-diseldsures respecting' 'the Irish tithe bill, particularly relating 'to the:apprepriation 'Clau4e, which Will, if it passes the commons, be 4nost assuredly thrown. out. With the municipal corporation bill the peess`witl. egoallrdetiiiiie; in all pre.hebility they will engraft upon it. 11tie clauses FCppo r t e d b y Si r Robert Peel - in the olbei.lionse; Land • these things being dune, we advise Lord Xelbuorne and 1 his colleagues; i n th e l anguage of E arl. Grev-. "Set their • houses in order."—lbid. . . :LORD GitliY AND THE GOVERNMENT.—The dogzepi silence maintained by Lord Grey in the House of Lords, during, the present session, has not f a il e d to, attract observation.. But, on Tuesday evening, during the imp or t an t discussion on.lhe thir t y!nine articles' bill, there was•something significant as regards the opinion formed of the present government by Lord GreV, not only in his lordship's silence, but in his abso lv e. It i s al.;!) worthy of remark : th at the Earl, of Durham—Lord Grey's son in -law—gave the distressed Lerd Melbenrne no support on that occasion, either by vote or speech, whilst the Bishop 'of Help ford. Earl Grey's brother, voted against the"ministry. We leave these facts without comment. —Salripian Jeurnal• STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS TRADE.—The cloth trade in this district is fit frOttl being so brisk as it was a few months agO, but yet there:ii fair business doing, although the domestic manufacturer*, in the surrounding villages are not so well employed as they have of late been, a circumstance which is almost solely ettributect.te the present high prices of foreign wool, and the uncertainty, until the result of the German m ar k ets i s known, whether those prices will be maintained or not. The effect of this ie to pre-. vent any accumulation of manufactured good; as the - maker. cannot calculate on any advance on goods. BIZADFORD MARKET.—The sate of goods at this market, on Thursday, was again limited, althOugh some were of opinion that more were sold than on the previo us Thursday. • Certain it is that the stocks do not acetimulate in the mauefactureeshands4 .and we believe that the trade wasouever in a more heettlay state than :at present. Yarns were rather better to sell, and wools were more inquired after,'but only few sales. Prices were firm. fit nDtritsFiELD MARKET.—.-Un Tuesday this market was well attended by buyers, but there was no great eagerness to purchase except in low priced and heavy goods for the winter trade. Fancy goods were in fair demand. Hati,,Nsi,sy.—The linen trade of this town continues in a.. good state; plenty of demand for - goods ensures full employ- Went for the operatives. Prices steady—ratheron the advance s if any change. JULY 14.—The market here this week has been the dullest we have had lately. Goods cannot-now be moved off at old prices. The buyers every week ate Wanting goods for less money, and unless they may have them considerably less than they have been giving tbey will not purchase. This state of things makes the woe!' trade very heavy, so that nothing can be sold but what•is indispensably needed. ' Low sorts declined in price yesterdaY, and but few sales effected, YORK Wool: MARKET, Jut.. W.—This being the week pre. 'vious to the assize week, we have had rather a thin attendance both of farmers and manufacturers. The trade secats upon the whole firm, therefore prices may be quoted nominal upon our last week's quotations. Super hog, Ind. to lEkl.; two third hog'd, 16d. to 1614.; half hog and ewe, 15d. to Mid.; one third hog'd, 14d. to 14(4.; all ewe I:3d, to 130.; cast &root, 1.2 d.; locks and cots; 9d. to lid.; moor 'wool, 6d. to id. per lb. DONCASTER Wool, MARKET, JULY 11.--::-The quantity of • 201 at market this day was small; there . wile h good attendakce • 6f" bu VC re,StirsofWe' ynettiVinflett , ittosol4 ; ,and ,t 6 derrAf,ak , in... price 'took place. llog, 21s. 6d.• hug and ' cue s 18a. , 641.; ewe, .17s. per stone of 1 4 11b5.; l oc k s , 4d. per It, WAKEFIELD WOOl. MAIINET, 4L T Y 17.—There is still a dis inclination in -consumers of long wool to purchase beyond their immediate necessities; but, generally speaking, th ere is , " greater degree of firmnes s to the holders, .from an idea that if lower prices than the present are submitted to, they will not he able to replace. There has been more dotty at former prices in • short woul, in consequence of some extensive East India orders that have been put in this neighbourho o d : and the blanket trade • continued with unabated activity t o a later period than usual. . . A susrictous CHAR ACTER.--A man, who .bore the appear. auee of a working blacksmith, was placed before Alderman Staniforth on Friday last, having been taken into custody cxi the preceding night by Hartnett, of the Nightly Watch. Hart nett stated that h e hid seen the'prisoner pa ss 'him on his beat, • - and, observing that his body appeared rather bulky, he stopped • him, and found that he had four new waistcoats on besides the old one, which agreed in appearance with:his other . apparel, ' The ptisoner said that he and a companion had each purchased two waistcoats the previous day, and that, as they bad lost each Other, he put the waistcoats on to keep them safe. • The magis trates ordered him to be remanded. , :INFORMATION FOR , PERSONS PLEDGING GOODR.-01.1 Satlll , day lasta wornan.named.Cheetham appeared before the magis trates to substantiate a complaint which she had made against 'Mr. Sayer, a pawnbroker, for detaining a gown which corn- • Plainant had pledged with him. Mr. Shuttleworth asked We• complainant if she had, when she went for the gown, tendered • the principal money lent and the interest. She replied in the affirmative; but it subsequently appeared, from the evidence of her own witness, that She had merely tendered the interest, 'and had afterwards suffered the article to run out of .date. Shuttleworth said that it was essential that both principal and interest should be offered; or a pawnbroker was not bound to deliver the article pledged, nor was he answerable for any . eoit- • sequences arising out of such uon-deliverP., ' The case was dismissed. • ROBBERY Br A SERVANT.—On Fridaviast a man named Campbell was placed at the bar of the police Court charged by his late master, Ralph Peters, Esq., of Sea-view House Southport, with having robbed him. .Mr. P e t ers s t a t e d that dn., -prisoner was in his service, and knew where his clothes and money were deposited. On 'Thursday morning last, between five and six o'clock, a servant en t ete d . his' room, and told hint that the house had been robbed. On examination, he found . that several doors, &c. bed been broken, open, and a q u antity of his (Mr. Peters's) own wearing apparel 'had been' stolen. An oak .box had also been forced, and two £s`..batik hetes - pur-:• Joined therefrom, together with' everal 'gold seals, , twri 'Pair 0f ., !. gold spectacles, a telescope, &e. On search being made, it was discnvered that the .prisonerAvas misaing. were immedi. ately issued Offering a reward of £2O for' the discovery of the:, robber. The prisoner Campbell was apprehended mi . :Timis:: last by Helga and' Parkinson,•police i lfficsis. The. whole of the - property, except the .telescope, was fonnupon him,. The presence of a county magistrate being necessary : to the . eomilait...,.'' went otthe prisoner, he sea. remanded.,, . trre.-On'Saturdav lasta man, whose same We suppress, was placed befOre Sir Jolt] Tobin, charged with having vio lently assaulted his wife, a decent-lookingt.worrian, about thirty years of , age. • The prisoner had been remanded -front the viotis day in conseqUence of 'the non-apfteariem•Of his wile,. The. latter now. gave her evidence with great reluctance.., She.;, .said they had seen niarried •-yearv.--Her face. exhibited marks of great violence, ant a heavy bludgeon stained rritli . blood was produced; with which, •it. was stated, he had heaten - her with the utmost ferocity.. The prisoner said she way his ife-,• and ha swam...beet her but when he thought she deSeA , eal' it. The complainant endeavoured to extennate ae twitch as possible, and told_ the magistrates that he had been injosed.jei, 'his.bead, which caused him to Idie'ione inshiie when he iookt4is much lirthor . .. 'The . prisoner, the had thus triumphed overtly weak and defenceless female who looked upon him as her Q.- tural protector,' now, when he sir.v that the impression was against him, was as remarkably abject to those in power, RE be had beets cruel when he thought. that power was vested in hint self. He begged, with the . most piteoutt Whine, that lie thigh be forgiven, and even offered to go down upon hi s k„„,,.... s to this magistrate. He was ordered to find good Lail for his future bet ter behaviour. • CAUTION . TO 'CAA D'ESAIRN.---On Friday last a person mimed Patrick Seunitt was placed at the bar • of:the Police Court, charged by Mr. W. Archibald, of the Goreepiazzas, with hav ing defrauded him,of a.thousand quills... George Cinnamon, a warehouseman in the employ of Mr. Archibald, stated that the .on Saturday week, a nd as k e d Fiia p ri soner thousand" hadusa called at at the nffiee about 15s. per thousand. Having re. lecte ,i a b u ndle which suited his purpose, he said he *as going to delirer them at a place near the Exchange. Mr,.Archibald put the quilts into. the band orvritness, ordering him to aceotn pyto bi ing back e ith er t h e goo d s or th e e,,nne. th e As ; hen P risoner, the Prisoner ar r i ve d w i t h w i t n ess at the office i :4 t h and of Messrs. Jones and Ril e y, in lixclaange.alley.West, be said to the latter, ." Give •site • the quills. I tin going iito this re , spectable office., and I won't detain you !lie- minutes." Wit , ness complied with this request, and the prisoner entered the office. Witness waited for him from eleven nearly four in the afternoon : It appears that there ore. two entrance* into the building s containing the offices in question, and the prisoner _had.. doubtless made his exit by the othecone, The prisoner was remanded. On S a turday lie. Was again brought. up, and the depositions prepared far his committal.. In the course of the - evmence, however, it (Arne ant that the prisoner had dealt with Mr. Archibald once or twice Wore. and had bees accommodated in a s i m il ar manner , on Whicii;oeCasions.Cinna -Inon stated, he h a d • a l lvays ta k en t h e money ttit lulu. This. ..,testirsony, raised a doubt a.: to whether thepansaction' was not merely one of business. Of this dottbf, sts.ifi usual; the magis-• trates gave the prisoner the benefit, and lieviasdiseharged, ELECTECON PUT/Tit - IN.—The sureties ft* proctoititig the petition against the return of Colonel retrauet•Thunlrsou, for Hull were perfects on Monday. eight i n th e H ouse , of Co mnions,and a committee Will shortly be baiktl e d f 9 t-t o u r . the merits of the petitiun—Leeds intali4Citter.