The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-26 00:00:00

No. 23, RODNEY-STP.RET, opposite Leeee.street, MONSIEUR MALLAN'S ELEVENTH ANNUAL VISIT TO LIVERPOOL, ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND WEDNESDAYS ONLY,. Comtnencinq 27M April. NEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH. MONSIEUR MALLAN, SURGEON-DENTIST, of the Firm of Monsrs. J. M. and S. Malian, 10, Ludgate hill, London, begs to inform his Patients and the Inhabitants of Liverpool, that he has made arrangements to visit Liver pool professionally, on MoNDA YS, TUESDAYS, and WEDNES DAYS, for a short period, and may now be consulted from 10 till 6, at Mrs. C. MATHISON'S, No. 23, RODNEY STREET, opposite Leece-street. Monsr. MALLAN begs to introduce to the notice of his Pa tients and the Public, an entire new descriptioil of INCOR RODIBLE ARTIFICIAL TEETH, and can with confi dence guarantee them to answer every pFpose of Mastica tion and Articulation, and defy detection by the closest ob server. They never change colour or break, as those now used—are fixed without wires or ligatures—and have no un pleasant odour or unnatural gloss. Monsr. M. will thank the Members of the Faculty to pay him a visit, when he will have the pleasure of showing them his wonderful discovery. Monsr. M. continues to RESTORE DECAYED TEETH with his celebrated MINERAL SUCCEDANEUM, how ever large' or small the Cavity. Loose Teeth fastened ; Scurvy in the Gums effectually cured. Charges strictly moderate. THE TRUE BALM OF GILEAD FOR MOTHERS. ATKINSON'S INFANTS' PRESERVATIVE , of wh i c h 100,000 Bottles are now annually sold, has, been esta blished upwards of 50 years I-1t is a pleasant and efficacious carminative, affording instant relief in, and effectually re moving those alarming and numerous com'plaints to which infants are liable ; as affections of the Bowels, difficult Teeth ing, the Thrush or Frog, Convulsions, Rickets, &c. ; is an admirable assistant to nature during the progress of the Hooping Cough, Measles, and the Cow-pox or Vaccine Inoculation, and is so perfectly innocent that it may be given with the greatest safety immediately after birth. In short, whether this medicine he destined to enter the palace or the cottage, the Proprietor feels an honest conviction of its power to assuage maternal pain for infant suffering; to convert that pain into gladness, that suffering into balmy repose. Prepared only by ROBERT BARKER, (nephew and suc cessor to, and formerly partner with, the late Mr. Atkinson, the discoverer of this invaluable medicine,) No. I, Market place, Manchester, and sold in bottles at Is. 14d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. Sold retail by all respectable Druggists and Medicine Vendors in Town and Country; and wholesale by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street ; W. Sutton and Co., 10, Bow Church-yard; F. Newberry, 45, St. Paul's Church-yard : E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Church yard ; and T. Butler, 4, Cheapside, London. N.B. Please to be particular in asking for Atkinson's Infants' Preservative, and in observing the name of " Ro- BERT BARKER, 1, Market-place, Manchester," upon the government stamp affixed over the cork of each bottle of the genuine medicine."—BEWAßE OF COVNTERrEITS. `~,: ~' ~ CHURCH EXTENSION. The following is the motion to be submitted to the House of Commons by Sir Robert Harry Inglis : " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take into consideration the deficiency which exists in the number of places of worship belonging to the Established Church, when compared with the increased and increasing population of the country, the inadequate provision therein for the ac commodation of the poorer classes in large towns, and the in sufficient endowment thereof in other places, as such facts have been severally set forth in the reports of the late Eccle siastical Commissioners ; to assure her Majesty, that this house is deeply impressed with a just sense of the many bless ings which this country, by the favour of Divine Providence, has long enjoyed, and with the conviction that the religious and moral habits of the people are the most sure and firm foundation of national prosper►ty ; to state to her Majesty the opinion of this house, that no altered distribution of the revenues of the Established Church could remove the exist ing and augmenting evil, arising from the notorious fact, that an addition of more than six million souls has been made to the population of England and \Vales since the commence ment of the present century, and that the rate of this increase is rapidly progressive ; that the grants made by the wisdom of parliament, on the recommendation of the Crown, in 1818 and 1824, have been inadequate to supply the national wants and that, though private and local liberality has been largely manifested in aid of particular districts, the greatest wants exist where there are the least means to meet and relieve them; to assure her Majesty that this house, feeling that God, has entrusted to this nation unexampled resources, is satis fied, that it is the duty of the government to employ an ade quate portion of the wealth of the nation to relieve the spiri tual destitution of large masses of the people, by whose la bour that wealth has been enlarged; and humbly to represent to her Majesty, that this house will cheerfully make good such measures as her Majesty may be pleased to recommend, in order to provide for her people in England and Wales further and full means of religious worship and instruction in the Established Church." WAR WITH CHINA-JUSTICE TO IRELAND. (From the Dublin Evening Mail.) All the bad blood between Captain - Elliot and Commis sioner Lin, is now accounted for. The Captain, as our readers are aware, is a Scotchman, from the border: the commissioner, they will be surprised to learn, is a patriotic Munster-man. Hence the innate antipathy which prevented the Gael and Sussanagh from coming to terms at first, and hence the war in which we are now engaged. Admiral Kwan also—as we learn from the same authority that vouches for the birth-place of the commissioner, and which we give be low in all sincerity and confidence, for we would be slow to assert the fact on our own responsibility—is another son of the Suir, who, in like manner, having left the green fields of Erin in his youth, has now risen to a position in a foreign clime, which enables him to resent the insults inflicted on his native land by haughty England. Oh, miscalculating and thoughtless statesmen of Britain, why do you delay to render that meed of justice to our suffering country which her grievances demand, and which, by disarming her sons of all just cause of complaint, would not only render the union permanent, but would deprive your great enemy, the brother of the sun and moon, of two of his ablest ministers of vengeance Flinn, who exposes the iniquities of your opium merchants, with the ability and zeal of another Father Mathew ; and Quan, who leans courageously, but gracefully, against the mast of his junk, when hurling destruction at the barbarian galleys? Here is the fact, as stated by an accurate and trust-worthy cotemporary:— " littsitsfEN IN CHINA.—It is said that the Chinese High Commissioner Lin, and the Lord High Admiral Kwan, are both natives of the county Waterford, the former having dropped the first letter of his name (Flin), and the latter (Quan), spelling his name differently, in order to assimilate with those of the country of their adoption. This fact would account for the bitterness manifested in all the at tempts hitherto at negotiation ; the deep sense of wrong continued for centuries by England towards Ireland may have actuated those Irishmen in high station to avenge the insults to their native land, under the shadow of a violation of the laws of the celestial empire."— Tipperary Free Press. DR. BOWRING-GROSS CASE OF JOBBING. (From the Morning Post.) The following facts are stated in a paper recently printed by the order of the House of Commons, being " Au account of all moneys paid by the government, from the year 1830 to the present time, to Dr. Bowring, for services performed by him ; specifying how much has been paid each year, and and stating the collective amount thereof ; distinguishing also for what services, and out of what funds, the several payments were made :" Ist. That from September, 1831, to October, 1839, a period of eight years, the sums paid to Dr. Bowring, under the heads of remuneration and expenses, amounted to £11,031 17s. 2d. That the sums paid to Dr. Bowring, under the head of renumeration, within the above dates, amount to £3444 10s. 3d. That the sums paid to this gentliman, under the' head of remuneration, within the above dates, amount to £7587 75., a large proportion of which belongs to the former head, of remuneration, and is improperly placed under the head of expenses, inasmuch as we are informed by the report that "the payments to Dr. Bowring for expenses include an al lowance of £3 3s. a-day for expenses of living, &c.; 2s. a mile for the distance travelled ; any expenses incurred in procuring copies and translatione of papers and documents." Three guineas a day for the expense of living ! How the mouths of some of the O'Connell tail must water ! 4th. That Secretary to the Commissioners of Accounts, went on during much of the time in which it is pretended he acquired his claim to the above large sums of the p u bli c money , i nasmuc h as we fi n d in the official return the following item :—" 1833: August. Allowance at the rate of £5OO per annum, during that part of the time he was empl o y e d i n t h e mission to France, for which he did not receive salary as Secretary to the Commis sioners of Accounts, £494 10s." sth. That the scenes of Dr. Bowring's inquiries were France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, in all which countries the British gove rnmen t maintains permanent missions or consulates (in most instances both,) the chiefs or attaches of which were, or ought to have been, from their position, better qualified th an Dr. Bowring could be to collect all the information the British government can require, whether as to the commercial relati ons o f t h ose countries or their modes of keeping their public accounts. 6th and lastly. That the whole affair was a job. [Yes—and a very gross and barefaced job, perpetrated in favour of one of the most conceited humbugs that ever en tered the walls of Parliament, for no earthly reason that we could ever discover except to continue the system of delu sion by which the whigs hold office, and to throw a sop in the way of the corn law repealers. — E. L. S.] BATR. — During the last few days, the cold and chilly state of the atmosphere, accompanied by blight, has caused some apprehensions to be entertained for the fruit • and the influ ence of the ch ange h as , to some extent, made itself felt on vegetation. The mischief, however, has been but limited, and shoula we be shortly favoured with a return of the warm and genial weather which preceded the present cold, there will, in all probability, be an excellent prospect as regards produce of all kinds. When we contemplate the glorious alteration which the last three or four weeks have made in the face of the country, we cannot but see every reason for not entertaining discouraging misgivings. But a compara tively.short time has elapsed since the almost incessant rains by which we were so long visited excited the most serious fears. Look at the state of things now. What can be more beautiful or more cheering than the aspect of the country around us ? The trees, so lately quite bare of leaves, are " clothed to their fingers' tips" in f o li age — t h e gardens and orchards, having displayed abundant blossom. give good token of excellent bearing—the fields promise prosperity to the husbandman, and, consequently, plenty to the people at large—in short, all the external world wears a countenance of benevolence and gladness, teaching us that the more we watch the operations of nature, the more cause we shall have to admire the wisdom, and to be grateful for the unwearied kindness, of that merciful Providence to which we owe all the blessings that we have or can have. Viewed only than s al a source of delight to the eye, the present spring is ,Wore usually fine. We certainly do not fecollect having seen the lovely and diversified environs of our city pervaded by more exquisite beauty than that which now meets the gaze in every direction. The richness of the neighbouring woods and copses—the luxuriance of the gardens—the fresh and delicate tints of green which characterise all our hills and valleys— combined with the stately architectural forms of this " city of palaces," present an almost endless variety of noble and attractive pictures, which, we think, taking them " for all in all," are quite unparalleled in this country. It has always been our opinion that the picturesque features of Bath and its vicinity are by no means so generally known and appre ciated as they deserve. It is not properly understood at a distance that Bath is not only a celebrated place of resort for the fashionable, the distinguished, and the wealthy, but that it also offers to permanent residents attractions which it may be safely said cannot, of their kind, be found else where—Bath being not only a most splendid city in itself, but situated in the midst of some of the finest scenery to be found in the British isles.—Bath Chronicle. THE HoN. THOS. KENYON. —We are happy to state, that this estimable gentleman is recovering, although some what slowly, from the effect of his recent severe accident. — Chester Chronicle. The ships bound to China—namely, the Blenheim, 72, the Blonde, 42, and the corvette Nimrod, were spoken with in March, all well, in lat. 1 deg. N. long. 19 deg. w shire Advertiser. fniptrial tiArliaineni. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. Lord Howden took the oaths, and subscribed to the par . hamentary roll. The second reading of the insane prisoners bill was moved and carried by Lord NORMANBY. FINANCES. Lord RIPON', after a speech in which he took a view of the financial state of the country, particularly as it would be be affected by a war with China, moved for some returns re lating to the revenue. Lord MELBOURNE said, that the part of the noble earl's speech which he (Viscount Melbourne) thought was very valu able, and that which he thanked the noble earl for delivering —for it was always beneficial to bring before the country such views as were wise, and salubrious, and useful, and beneficial in themselves, whatever might be their application to exist ing facts,—was that pOrtion of the noble lord's speech where he said that the government had resolved to carry on the financial affairs of the country without a surplus revenue ; that, perhapS, if the existing taxes should produce a surplus, they might apply it to the purposes to which a surplus is applicable ; but that the system of the government was to do without a- surplus. Now, he must say, this was a very difficult question in financial affairs. The principle of finance some time ago was that there should be a surplus. Mr. Huskisson moved in 1819, a resolution of the other house, that there ought always to be a surplus of £5,000,000. That was carried by a great majority. But it was unquestionably true, that great financial difficulties had followed •, great pressure had been felt all over the country ; these difficulties had forced the government to recede from that principle. In fact, it was found impossible to maintain it, and it appeared to him (Viscount Melbourne) at present to be a difficult question whether they ought to tax for the purpose of creat ing a surplus, or whether they ought only to raise taxes suffi cient to meet the current expenditure of the coun try, and leave a ll th e ca pit a l 'beyond that to do what the noble earl treated with so much ridicule, namely, to fructify in the pockets of the country. That was a phrase which the noble earl said he did not understand. It was first used, however, by the late president of the board of trade. By so leaving capital in the hands of the people, he (Viscount Melbourne) questioned whether they did not leave the people greater capability of meeting any extraordinary effiarts that might be required, than would have been displayed if it had previously been exhausted by taxation. At the same time, he must say, that this was not a question which he under stood sufficiently to presume to give a decided answer to it at present. On this occasion he would only add, that he trusted it would be seen that the measures proposed by her majesty's government were the best for the country. He had no objection to the production of the papers moved for by the noble earl. Lord AsnsuirroN contended, that they ought to maintain a surplus in order to justify the contracting of a debt in time of war, and in order to make provision for sudden emergen cies. It was ably stated in one of Mr. Huskisson's speeches, that it was necessary to have a surplus in order to make pro vision for the ordinary fluctuations of the revenue ; for he observed that, with a revenue of £50,000,000, a fluctuation to the extent of 10 per cent must be calculated on. He (Lord Ashburton) considered this the most important question that could occupy the attention of the legislature ; and he had so good an opinion of the honesty and common sense of the people of this country, that he believed, if they were fairly talked with and reasoned with as they were in the days of Pitt and Huskisson, they would willingly submit to make those provisions which were necessary for the security and independence of the nation. He wished to know whether the treaty with France was likely soon to be arranged, so that provision might be made for it during the present session. Lord MELBOURNE replied, that it was impossible to say how soon the negotiations would be concluded. Lord ASIIBURTON supposed he was to understand that the treaty could not be executed without an act of parliament. Lord MELBOURNE : Of course, not.—The returns moved for were then agreed to, and the house adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TxuRsDAy. Many petitions, on different subjects, were presented. Lord POWERSCOURT presented a petition, signed by 200 inhabitants of Bath and its vicinity, and, among them, by Colonel Napier, praying that the house would take some means for the suppression of the National Association of Dublin, the objects of which association petitioners stated to be seditious. They therefore prayed that her Majesty's attorney-general should be directed to institute proceedings against political offenders of whatever degree, or that the parties now in prison for sedition should be liberated. (Cheers from the opposition benches.) Mr. HUME wished to ask the noble lord if he meant to accuse his hon. and learned friend, the member for Dublin, of treason ? Lord POWERSCOURT said he had merely read the prayer of the petition. Mr. O'CONNELL said that he did not mean to oppose the receiving of the petition, although he thought he might do so. It appeared to him, however, that he should have had notice of the intention of the noble lord to present it. Lord POWERSCOURT.—I gave you notice the day before , yesterday. I left a letter on the table for the purpose, and I myself saw the hon. and learned member read it. (Oppo sition cheers.) Mr. O'CoNEELL said that was perfectly true (hear, hear), but he had mistook the signature to the letter, thinking it was Estcourt. He would appeal to the speaker if he had not spoken to him on the subject at the time. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the allegations contained in the petition against him, he had no hesitation in saying that they were totally false. (Hear.) Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave a notice in regard to the bill for imposing additional duties, which had reference, we think, to Ireland, but the effect of which we were unable to hear dis tinctly. Mr. .PAKINGTON gave notice, that on the bill for the government of Canada being brought forward, he should move that it be considered that day six months. Mr. HUME also gave notice on the same bill of an amend ment for an address to her Majesty, praying her to remove the suspension of the habeas corpus act in Canada. Mr. GODSON gave notice of a motion. 2nd June, for erecting the fifteen judges into a court of appeal in criminal cases—(hear, hear, from Mr. O'Connell)— snd, on the part of his learned friend, Mr. F. Kelly, that the motion respect ing capital punishments would be put ofl till the same day. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that to-morrow he would move that the house, at its rising, do adjourn till Tuesday next. Mr. J. E. STANLEY moved for a new writ for the borough of Coekermouth. in the room of Mr. Horsman, who had accepted the office of one of the lords of her Majesty's treasury. In answer to a question from Mr. Herries, who was wholly inaudible in the gallery, Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that the bill with regard to the taxes would be proposed to-morrow. Sir R. PEEL begged leave to inquire what the noble lord proposed to do on the 29th respect to the business of the house ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that he proposed the house should sit on the 29th of this month. Sir R. PEEL asked why the papers relating to the differ ence between this country and the United Sates had not been presented ? Lord J. RUSSELL thought it better that all the papers should be presented together, and all had not yet been printed. In answer to Mr. PAKINGTON, Lord J. RUSSELL said it was his intention to introduce a bill on the subject of the clergy reserves, which would not merely confirm the general provisions of the former bill, but be likewise founded on the same principle. He could not say when it would be ready. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that, on goi ng i n t o comm i ttee on the registration of voters' (Ireland) bill, he would move an instruction to the committee to define the nature of the existing franchise, with a view to better legislation on the subject. Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to inquiries, intimated that the bills to carry into effect the Chancellor of the Exchequer's financial resolutions would be proceeded with to-morrow. He proposed that the house should sit on the 29th instant. Sir R. INGLIS deferred his motion on the subject of church extension. Mr. F. MAULE obtained leave to bring in a bill for taking an account of the population of Great Britain. Returns of certain regulations of Chester gaol, respecting the treatment of prisoners therein confined before conviction and after sentence, were ordered on the motion of Mr. WAR BURTON. C „we Mr. FRENCH moved, but afterwards withdrew his — motion, for a committee of inquiry into the petition of Mr. Roberts, on the subject of preserving animal substances from putre faction, with a view to the putrefaction of anatomical science. Mr. PAKINGTON moved that the house resolve into com mittee on the sale of beer bill. It was, however, moved that the house be counted, and it was accordingly counted out. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. The feuing of entailed estates for churches &c. (S totland) bill went through committee, and the report thereon was ordered to be presented or► Tuesday. The Marquis of NORMANBY moved that the insane pri soners custody bill be committed; but in consequence of a suggestion by the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Nor manby consented to postpone the commitment. Many petitions having been presented, and the orders of the day disposed of, their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Lord ELLIOT presented a petition from merchants regard ing New Zealand, praying for the interference of parliament to secure good local government there ; and in a subsequent part of the evening he gave notice that on Thursday, the 27th instant, he should call attention, by specific motion, to the subject. Lord MORPETII gave notice, that on Tuesday the Attorney- General for Ireland would move for leave to bring in a bill for amending the system of registering voters in Ireland ! a notice which called forth tremendous shouts of laughter from the conservative benches. Sir G. CLERK called attention to the conduct of Mr. Hors man, in having addressed his (then) constituents of Cocker mouth, on the 18th inst., stating that a lordship of the trea sury had been offered to him, and that he had accepted it, but that he should not vacate his seat until after the division on the Irish registration bill. According to the act of Anne, the acceptance of office vacated the seat ; the right hon. bart. therefore, held that Mr. Horsman bad offended against the constitution of the house. He asked Lord J. Russell for explanation. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he feared his answer would not be of a very " precise description." On returning to town on Monday, he learned the office of a lord of the trea sury had been offered to Mr. Horstnan, and that he was disposed to accept of it. His lordship added that he had no further explanation to give. Sir G. CLERK afterwards observed that he would repeat the inquiry on Tuesday; pe o r r h e a d p e s fln , byi w time,tte a h n a s t e r. there mi g h t be the means of giving a more Lord J. RUSSELL said that he very much doubted whether he should have any other answer to give. t w le h , e to the h r e t f r 'e e a a r t g e u d s a o co ' C rd o i n n n g o t r o h th ad e beeMnrr.emAoovLeidoNton Y rules applicable to felons 1 o a rk sk C ed a Mr. Fox MAULE answered that the prison o e f r t l h ist e d c b o e u e r n t sent to York Castle agreeably to the sentence trate. and the government had no were framed by the magis of Queen's Bench ; and that as the rules of the prison, they control over them. Sir C. LEMON gave notice of his intention returns regarding the treatment of childrenatttobemcoavoeefoorf Good Hope, sent th ere from the Children's Friend Society. Mr. V ILLIERS , i n answer t o inq uiry from Mr. Darby, said that it was his intention to brin - 4 forward his (second) motion on the subject of the corn laws on the 26th instant. Lord SANDON said that considerable uneasiness was felt by parties connected with steam-boats at the frequent appli cations made to the Board of Trade, either for the privilege of limited liability, or being excused from liability altogether. In order to relieve the doubt arid the anxiety which prevailed on the subject, he had thought the best course would be to ask whether in the principle acted on the President of the Board of Trade was governed by the minute which had been laid before the house by his department of the Board of Trade. Mr. LABOUCHERE answered that he was rather surprised that any doubt could prevail on the subject, for he had always acted on, and always intended to act on, the principles laid down in the treasury minute —that the board ought not to rant the principle of patent to any company the object of which could be equally obtained by individuals. Sir R. BATESON asked whether the Irish estimates would not be brought on earlier this than last year, when they were not brought on till most of the Irish members had left town for the assizes? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not name the day. , Mr. MACLEAN asked whether it was intended to take off the post-horse duty, or any part thereof? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered—No. Colonel SIBTHORP asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what day he proposed going into committee on the civil contingencies? Also whether he intended to give a more satisfactory statement as to Dr. Bowring's expenses? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered that he should move the estimates on the civil list contingencies as soon as possible ; and that as to Dr. Bowring's expenses ample information was contained in the returns before the house. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL intimated that, instead of moving for a clause in the Poor-law Amendment Act, us he intended, to exempt stock from being rated to the poor, he should bring in a bill for that purpose. Mr. DARBY hoped the bill would be limited to that single object. The ATTORNEY.G ENERA I. intended that it should he Lord INGESTRE asked whether the government had re ceived any despatches from the expedition sent out to explore the north-west passage ? Admiral ADAM answered that there had been some private letters, but no official despatch. On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL (in consequence of Monday being her Majesty's birth-day), the house, at its rising, it was ordered should stand adjourned until Tuesday. Lord STANLEY deferred the committee on the Registra tion of Voters (Ireland) Bill till June 4th. His lordship remarked that the government had at last thought fit to bring in a registration bill, the effect of which might be to obstruct the measure already before the house. He added that he had no objection to the house and the country hav ing the opportunity of comparing the different plans. A discussion followed on the second reading of the Cus toms, &c. Duties Bill, one of the measures resulting from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget. The bill was eventually carried by 107 for the second reading, and 15 for the amendment ; majority in its favour, 92. The other orders of the day were afterwards disposed of, and the house adjourned till Tuesday. THE MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL. THIRD EXAMINATION OF THE VALET COUR VOISIER. On Friday last Courvoisier, the valet of the late ill-fated Lord William Russell, was brought up at Bow-street, for re-examination. Sarah Mancel, the housemaid, was again questioned at great length. Her replies related chiefly to the conduct and bearing of the prisoner on the morning when the deed was discovered. The only entirely new point elicited was, that she heard him say, about a week before they went to Richmond, that " Old Billy (meaning his lordship) was a rum old chap, and if he had his money, he would not be long in England." Mary Hanwell, the cook, gave testi mony, but it was unimportant. Thomas Selway, a servant at the house which joins his late lordship's, described the back of the premises, and showed, that it was plainly indi cated from appearances that no one had got over any of the walls. William York, the coachman, was examined. He stated, that he had seen the prisoner shave himself ; his razors had white handles. James Leach, who had been fellow. servant with the prisoner at another place, deposed to the fact of his having been in the habit of wearing white cotton gloves. Emanuel Young, butler to a family in Nor folk-street, Baldwin and Rose, police-officers, Inspector Tedman were examined at considerable length. Their evi dence, with the exception of Tedman's, was nothing more than a recapitulation, dwelling more at large on minute points, of the circumstances which occurred on the morning of the discovery. Tedman, it appeared, had since searched the prisoner's portmanteau, and found in it a pair of white cotton gloves spotted with blood. Mr. Hobler, solicitor for the crown, intimated, that he had five more witnesses to re examine. The case was adjourned till the following morn ing. On Saturday the investigation was resumed. The first witness called was Inspector Pearce, whose testimony re lated chiefly to the marks on the safe, in the butler's pantry, and on the back door. Some of the indentations corre sponded exactly with the chisel and screwdriver found in the pantry, and with the poker and tongs found in other parts of the house, both of which latter were bent as if they had been used in some.work of violence. It was this officer who found the notes, purse, ring, &c. in the pantry, and the locket, &c. in the prisoner's pocket. He also examined the prisoner's boxes, and looked over his shirts, without any particular discovery. He threw the things which he examined on the bed. The prisoner was afterwards taken into that room, and witness saw him returning the things back again into the boxes. George Collier, a police-officer, agreed with the last witness in thinking that the marks on the door had been made from within. This witness it was who found the seal, ring, and a sovereign secreted in the pantry. On Thurs day he examined the prisoner's portmanteau, on the top of which two handkerchiefs and a shirt front were found. The handkerchiefs were spotted with blood. The shirt front was a good one, and had been torn off a shirt. It was buttoned, and several of the prisoner's shirts had fronts resembling it. Witness could not find the body and sleeves. Constable Shaw deposed to having found a locket with hair in it be tween the floor of the pantry and the hearthstone. Consta ble Cronin described minutely the manner in which he found the watch concealed in the sink. Ellis, who was formerly his lordship's valet, identified the watch, rings, and various other articles found, as his lordship's property. Ellis said, when he left his lordship's service, he gave the prisoner a list of the plate. The prisoner, it appeared, had said he could not find that list, nor had it been found. Ellis pro duced his own original list. He had examined the plate in the house by it, and found several forks and spoons missing. Mr. Hobler observed to the magistrate, that he thought he had made out a sufficient case for the committal of the pri soner; to which the magistrate assented. As the depositions would be of great length, the prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. At the close of Courvoisier's examination he was taken into the private room of the Bow-street-office, for the pur pose of having read to him, by Mr. Hobler, a foreign letter which purported to have come from his sister, who is residing in Paris. The letter, which was extremely long, was written in French. It alluded to the reports touching the murder of Lord Wm. Russell, and to the disgrace which such a crime would bring upon his family and connections ; and expressed a hope that the rumours of his guilt were unfounded. But if such a calamity as to be suspected of the crime had over taken him, she trusted that he would bear up against it, and prove his innocence, of which she entertained no doubt. She recommended him, in conclusion, to place his trust in Gon, and quoted many passages of Scripture in support of her ad vice.. When the letter had been read through, the prisoner exclaimed, " I knew she would write such a letter ; she knew I could not be guilty of such an act." The letter was handed to him. On the arrival of the van, the prisoners who were to depart with it were brought from the cells to the waiting room in front next to Bow-street, which was crowded by policemen and other persons. The first that was brought into the wait ing-room was Courvoisier; he walked into the room without noticing any of the persons by whom he was surrounded; and while waiting there until everything was ready he never looked around him, but confined his gaze to the ceiling or the floor, seeming quite thoughtful a n d deje c t e d, s t an di ng with his hands elapsed behind him. After the other pri soners, three males and two females, had been brought in, and their names called over, the two females and two of the males who were also going to the Westminster Bridewell were conducted in the van. The gaoler then beckoned to Courvoisier, who instantly came forward with a firm step ; but the instant he appeared in sight the crowd set up a yell. He at the moment appeared unmanned, and hastily descended the office steps, ascending those of the van followed by the remaining prisoner, and the van instantly drove off for its destination, amidst the cheers of the crowd, and a clapping of hands, in which several females joined. The crowd then dispersed. During the day many persons collected in front of the re sidence of the late Lord William Russell, showing great anxiety to ascertain if anything of a decisively criminating character had been discovered against the valet, Courvoisier. We are assured no discoveries had been made beyond those detailed in evidence at the examinations of the prisoner •, al though on Friday morning, at the early hour of three o'clock, the whole of the iron gratings connected with the drains in Norfolk-street were taken up, and the drains leading to the sewer most closely and rigidly searched by experienced adepts at such work, in the hope of finding the instrument with which the dreadful deed had been committed, and which from its being no where found in the house it was considered might have been thrown down one of the drains for the pur pose of concealment. No trace of it could, however, be found. MEMOIR OF COURVOISIER, THE LATE LORD W. RUSSELL'S VALET. Francois Benjamin Courvoisier was born at a small village of Switzerland, called Monte-le-Ville, in August, 1816, and he will, consequently, complete his 24th year in August next. His father, whose name is Abraham Courvoisier, and who is still alive, is a farmer working a farm which is his own pro perty. Francois was early placed in one of the common schools of the village, in which he received all the education which he is possessed of. After he left school he was en gaged in assisting his father up to the period of his attaining his 20th year of age, when in (1835) he left Switzerland and came to this country, with the language of which he was, hoWever, wholly ignorant; and it is probable he might have remained long unemployed had he not had an uncle in Eng land filling the situation of butler in the establishment of a worthy baronet, through whose influence he obtained asitua tion as footman in the establishment of Lady Julia Lock wood, now residing at No. 100, Park-street, Grosvenor square, where he remained about seven months. He left Lady Julia Lockwood in March, 1837, and entered the service of J. M. Fector, Esq., M.P. for Maidstone, who was residing at Dover, where he remained as footman for three years, ieaving that situation on the 31st of March last (1840,) pre vious to which he had been engaged by the late lamented Lord William Russell. The manner in which Courvoisier was first brought under the notice of his late lordship was as follows :—Lord William Russell, happening, in the course of conversation with Lady Julia Lockwood, to mention that his valet, Ellis, was going to leave his service, she recom mended Courvoisier to his lordship, who, on, applying to Mr. Fector, received froM that gentleman the highest character for his conduct and competency to fill the situation. His lordship accordingly engaged him ; and it was stipulated he should receive at the rate of £45 per annum for the first six months, and, if he then suited, it was to be raised to £5O a year. Having been with his lordship but five weeks pre vious to his tragical demise, Courvoisier has received no por tion of his wages, it being customary to pay them quarterly. EFFECTS OF A THUNDER STORM.—During a severe thunder on the 14th instant, two very large ash trees, grow ing near Branteth, in the neighbourhood of Springkell, were completely broke down and split to pieces by the lightning. No other injury has happened.—Scottish Guardian. LEAD ORE.—It appears by a return to an order of the House of Commons, that the quantity of lead and lead ore imported into the United Kingdom in the year ending Janu ary, 1840, was 6,439 tons, 1 cwt. 251 b. on which a net duty of £217 13s Id was received. The total amount of British lead and lead ore exported in the same year was 12,991 tons, 3 cwt 1 qrs 11 lbs. Besides this, 3,736 tons, 7 cwt 3 qrs I llbs of foreign pig lead, and a small quantity (under 2 tons) of foreign white lead were exported. FLORAL. CURIOSITY.—A very singular horticultural pro duction, cutaunc namely, y n t aew garden d h o ic u h b w e et upresubelongingme st i ios s txi b i n u gr t . rarely o, m s met rg w fee i o t c h nt fl w s ot a em l a r si t ne or, heads yr, heads separately proceeding from one stein. During the last year, we had occasion to advert to a case somewhat similar, that of two perfectly formed dalhias on one stem, and si‘b sequently of a double tiger flower, (ferraria pavonia) but we think that in point of curiosity, this tulip exceeds them both. —Preston Pilot. CußioUs FACT.---A few weeks ago a small landed pro prietor in the parish of Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, missed the not inconsiderable sum of £27, which he had deposited in the case of his eight-day clock, considering that to be a place of greater security than either his desk or drawer. The clock-case having been regularly locked, and the key never having been out of his possession, he was utterly unable to conjecture who the thief could be , wh en missing oneday lately h e discovered, to his agreeable surpr ise , the property slowly tothe hook descending offr ne o o mt o h f e ti u le pp w e e r ia r h e t g s i r s of the clock, at tached DREADFUL. SUICIDE. — On the afternoon of Saturday last, Mr. Samuel Buckley, of the Star Inn, King-street, Oldh am, ' was discovered in the cellar lying on a timber tier , with his throat cut from ear to ear, and quite dead. A razor that be longed to himself lay near. He had been observed to be in a state of despondency for about three weeks, and had evi dently been in a state of derangement when he destroyed himself. The deceased was in general of regular habits, and was about 36 years of age : he has left a widow and one child. —Manchester Guardian. Passen- Cash. P.mile P.mile Passeng gers. NAME. pr.wk. t p. day. per day. £. £. £. Birmingham 15275 136 19A Grand Junction 9008 921 13* Liverp. and Manch. 4955 1591 22+ Great. Western — 3784 106 15 South Western 4806 621 9 Newcast. & Carlisle Greenwich 24896 871 2281 321 3557 Birmg. & Derby — 1113 29 4 -- Manchester &Leeds 11217 824 61 8+ 1602 Croydon 11450 694 66* 94 1636 York &N. Midland 2174 391 27 4 311 Midland Counties 4500 563 151 2+ 643 Glasgow & Ayr 4993 Eastern Counties.. 5161 278 I 264 4 t 737 EXTENSION OF CONSERVATISNI. — S O rapidly and exten sively have conservative principles spread in the city o f London, and such d egra d a ti on have the whig ministry bro ug h t upon themselves by the scan d a lous mismanagement of national affairs, that there is scarcely a respectable merchant in the city who is not oppo s ed t o them, or who does not lo o k w i t h coolness or indifference at the pending fate of the wretched ministry. Th e i r d oom i s sure , an d will be speedily completed in spits of all O'Connell's blarney. HINTS FOR HALIFAX !—The electors of Halifax have been betrayed. They r e t urne d , as they thought, a true reform er ---and this true reformer joins the party that would uphold all the abuses of the church, check education, and grievously oppress Ireland, now the most peaceful portion of her ma jesty's domi n i ons. Can Halifax subm i t to the disgrace of being represented by a renegade ? We have some influence in that quarter, and when opportunity offers, it shall not be exerted in vain. —Sun, Radical paper in the horrors. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1840. By the arrival of the Great Western at Bristol, on Sunday morning, we have received New York papers from the 2d to the 9th instant, both inclusive. This splendid vessel has once more accomplished the passage across the Atlantic in fourteen days and a half. This is her second return trip since she was refitted. We proceed to give a summary of the news contained in the papers before us, commencing with the monetary affairs of the States. The Courier and Inquirer of the 9th instant states that on the preceding day there was a better feeling pervading the stock market than had for some time been experienced, and considerable sales were made at a slight improvement on previous rates. United States Bank closed at 73, an advance of per cent., and North American Trust were at an improvement of 1+ per cent. Money was very abundant, and readily obtained, when the security was undoubted, at 6 to 7 per cent. per annum, an extraordinary low rate of in terest for New York, and indicative of the circum scribed amount of business going forward. The large houses were entering into new engagements with cau. tion, and their paper was, consequently, little seen and readily absorbed by the banks. It is added, that this diminution in mercantile operations could not be at tributed to any cause of a public nature, but chiefly, if not solely, to the unprecedentedly low price of cotton, which, by curtailing the amount which the merchants were able to sell, reduced the amount which they were able to buy. The spring trade in dry goods had, in consequence, been small, as well as the importa tions : nor had this , been compensated, to any material extent, by a foreign demand for flour or grain, of which the supply had not yet become large, and of which the prices were low, affording but a poor return to the agriculturist, after being burdened with the cost of transportation from a great distance, as was mostly the case. The depression of trade was attributed with the greater confidence to the state of foreign markets, be cause it was not possible to find a cause for it in any local circumstances. Foreign exchanges were all in favour of New York ; and, therefore, there was no want of inclination or means to profit by any fields which were open to commercial enterprise; but, un fortunately, none could be found. The excessive reduction which had taken place in rents, especially in situations where mercantile tran sactions were almost entirely carried on, was considered by some an unequivocal sign of the decline of bubiness. The Courier and Enquirer, however, attributes this re duction to the extraordinary increase of stores and offices, which was the consequence of the high rents. The burnt district and all the vicinity had been filled up with buildings of an unusual height, and advantage had been taken of every inch of ground, so that the supply far exceeded the demand. In short, the declension of business, according to the paper from which we have deduced the preceding observations, was considered attributable to extrinsic causes, which, if once removed, would be followed by renewed activity. There had been several transactions of great magni tude in the stocks of the State of New York and Ohio, and some few in Indiana. It is said that among the passengers of the Great Western there were several individuals commissioned by the States for the sale of their stocks in the European markets. Treasury notes, bearing interest at 6 per cent., per annum, were at par; and it was reported that the Secretary of the Treasury had made an arrangement for the disposal of one million, payable in one year, at less than 51 per cent. interest, and at par. In foreign exchanges there had been heavy transactions for the Great Western, both on London and Paris. The fol lowing were the rates :—London, 1074 to 1081 ; Paris, 5,261 to 5,25 ; Amsterdam, 391 to 40; Hamburg, 35i to 351 ;' Bremen, 771 to 78. Although these ex changes were in favour of New York, the Courier and Enquirer says that the Great Western took out half a million of dollars in silver, and that the Havre packets had taken out a considerable amount of Spanish and American dollars. It was surmised that these ship ments of specie were for some specific object, "perhaps for the English Commissariat in their hostilities against China, or tor the French in their war on the coast of Africa." The foreign demands for specie had not increased its value, and the banks are said to be most abundantly supplied with it. Inland exchanges were in limited demand, and the rates showed a depreciation in the va lue of most of the local currencies. The Courier and Enquirer of May 9th, in its weekly review of the markets, notices an advance of 4 cent per lb. in the price of cotton, in addition to a previous advance of the same amount the week before. The sales of the week, which had been principally for ex port, embraced 7,600 bales; of which 4,500 bales of Upland brought, for very ordinary to middling, 61 to 84 ; fair to good, and good, 9 to 91 ; Tennessee and Alabama 61 to 9; and New Orleans, 6 to 9.1. The. shipments of wheat to England still continued. The arrivals of Southern corn had been light for a number of days. In freights, it is remarked, that the packets to Liver pool filled readily at 11.16ths for cotton, 4s. to 4s. 6d. for flour, and naval stores, 4s. The proceedings of the Congress of the United States had been of very little importance, if we may except the introduction of a motion for the release of William Lyon Mackenzie, the " patriot," and for the remission of the fines imposed upon him for his violation of the neutral obligations of the United States. The Courier and Enquirer of May 5 publishes another long correspondence relating to the Maine boundary question. It consists of several documents recently communicated to the House of Representatives of the United States, and includes the instructions issued from the War Department to General Scott, authorising him to proceed to the North-eastern frontier to assume the command there, and to place himself in communication with the Governor of the State of,,Maine. In these instructions General Scott is directed "to abstain from all armed interference, and from entering the disputed territory for any other purpose than to restore peace," but empowering him, in the event of a certain contin gency, to call for the co-operation of the regular troops and of the militia of Massachusetts and Maine. The rest of the correspondence has been long since published. The great cloth seizure case had recently come on for adjudication at Philadelphia; and had been decided against the goods on eleven counts out of thirteen, which forfeited them to the government. The goods seized amounted to 726 pieces of cloth, cassimeres, &c., mostly fine, but of various grades of value. They were estimated to be worth near 100,000 dollars. The trial occupied nine weeks. Fires continued to be of very frequent occurrence in various parts of the United States. A cotton shed had been burned down at Mobile, on the 25th ultimo, and about 2,500 bales of cotton destroyed, the whole of which was uninsured. We learn also that the village of Pontiac, in Michigan, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 30th of April. The loss of property is said to have been immense. The St. Louis Bulletin of April 27 furnishes an ac count of the loss of the Steam-boat Bedford, in descending the Missouri river, near the mouth. Nine persons were drowned, five females and four men. Five of the bodies had been found. The news from Canada is very meagre. His Ex cellency the Lieutenant. Governor of Upper Canada had been making a tour of the Province, for the purpose of inspecting the troops in various quarters. From Quebec we learn that several vessels had arrrived in the port, the river having become partially cleared of ice. . Jamaica papers had been received at New York to the Bth ultimo. They were filled with complaints of the conduct of the Baptist missionaries in relation to the negro population. One of these papers stated that a vessel from Carthagena had brought intelligence of a disturbance having broken out there, and that applica tion had been made to the British Commodore and the Governor for some vessels of war to protect British property and subjects. Advices had been received at New York from Montevideo to the 25th of March, and from Buenos Ayres to the 21st of the same month. *According to accounts received a few days previously to the latest arrival, the blockade by the French squadron continued to be strictly enforced, and Rosas was apparently un moved. An official account had also been received, giving the particulars of the battle near Montevideo, between Echague, the Buenos Ayrcan commander, and Rivera, commanding the Montevidean forces, in which the former claims a complete victory over his opponent, and states that nothing had prevented his assaulting his trenches on•the succeeding day, but he found his ammunition was expended. The Montevideans, ac cording to their own accounts, also claimed to have gained a complete victory. The latest accounts from Buenos Ayres state that General Rosas had been re-elected by an unanimous vote of the House .of Representatives to he Governor and Captain-General of the Provinces. The British Packet, published at Buenos Ayres on the 21st of March, contains an account of a conference held on board the British ship of war Actaeon, between Don Felipe Arana, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Ar gentine Confederation, Mr. Mandeville, Minister Ple nipotentiary for England, and the French Rear Admiral Dupotet. The conference lasted fOur hours. Its ob ject is supposed to have been the adjustment of the differences between the Argentine Republic and France. The result was not known, but it is added that Admiral Dupotet had sailed to Monte Video. Letters from the latter place, to the 25th of March, state that it had been determined not to accept the terms offered. Hopes were, however, entertained that a reconciliation would shortly be effected. The New Orleans Bee of April 28 furnishes us with some important news from Mexico and Texas. It is said that the Mexicans had invaded Texas by crossing the Rio Grande. The central army was about 2,000 strong, with eight pieces of artillery_ They were fast approaching Bexar, which they threatened to destroy and plunder. Letters front Vera Cruz represent the state of com mercial affairs as very distressing. Trade and business were almost at an end. In the interior the long pre valence of civil war had paralyzed industry and agri culture, and spread desolation and poverty over the land. From Yucatan the accounts were flattering to the Federalists. In the province of Tobasco an insur rection had occurred, in which the adjacent states were expected to join. The town of Campeachy still held held out at the date of the last advices, but was soon expected to surrender. It was beseiged by an army of 4,000 men by land, and the port was blockaded by three vessels of war. Panama papers had been received at New York to the 15th of March. A revolution had broken out in the southern provinces of New Grenada, particularly Pada and Pasto. Naguera and Espana were the first movers in the business, but they were afterwards joined by General Jose Maria Obando. This General had attacked Popayan with 400 men, but Was repulsed by 600 who defended the city. Arrangements had been entered into by Alfonso Morel, agent for the house of Salomon and Co., for the construction of a carriage road between Chagres and Panama, thus effecting a convenient communication between one ocean and the other. News from Lima had been received to the 13th of February. Business was very dull. Active prepara tions were being made to forward troops to the south, destined, it was supposed, to invade Bolivia, although no declaration of war had been made. The expedi tionary army of Chili had not been withdrawn from Peru. The Peruvians were only waiting for an op portunity to throw off the Chili= yoke, and banish once more Gomorra from its soil. His message to the Congress had been received with it aiversal dissatisfac tion; and his not recognising the treaties made with the United States and England ha d not caused much regret, as commerce was at so low n ebb as to receive little good or ill from its effects. Of all the instances of the was teful expenditure of the public money, of which our I' 7hig " economists" have been so notoriously guilty, sin re their accession to office, we know of none more s candalous than the enormous sums which have been p. miodically bestowed upon that pink of political qua cks, Dr. Polyglot Bowring. This conceited but superlatively shallow and brainless pretender has been. paid, during the interval between September 1831 and October 183 g, the sum of eleven thousand pounds and upwards, under the heads of remuneration and expences, for his " services" as commercial agent on. the Continent and in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. Services, indeed! What have been the services which this pragmatical Benthamite has rendered, to entitle him to such an ex travagant amount of pay ? Will it be believed that they have chiefly consisted in attempts—futile, we are glad to say, in many cases, but not less mischievous on that account—to extend the infamous system of free trade, by which the merchants and shipowners of this country have been duped and cheated, and which has plunged a large portion of the working classes into irretrievable ruin ? For his attempts thus to give other powers the advantage of a " unilateral reciprocity" with this country, this contemptible would-be philoso pher has received eleven thousand pounds of the public money. Faugh ! The whole affair is a rank job. There was a time when the Independents, as a body, repudiated every thing savouring of Popery and Prelacy, under the latter of which terms was included " church government by Archbishops, Bishops, their Chancellors and Commissioners, Deans, Deans and Chapters, Archdeacons, and all other ecclesiastical officers depending upon that hierachy." Such, in fact, was the language of these sectarians in the days of Oliver Cromwell. But tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. The more refined Independents of the present day have agreed to repudiate the language of the "Solemn League and Covenant for the Reforma tion and Defence of Religion." At the so-called " ordination" of an Independent minister at York, the other day, the Rev. C. Payton remarked that " he thought the Right Rey. Dr. Raffles, if he would allow him to call him by that title, might have favoured them with a word of exhortation." The Rev, Dr. Raffles hereupon rose, and said—" His friend, Mr. Parsons, was the owner of that title." The Rev. Mr. Hamilton said " lie should enter his protest against this. When he saw his Rev. Friend, Mr. Jackson, in the room, he considered that the title Archbishop belonged to him." Such is the servility with which these Dissenters now intimate the language of Episcopalians.. Shades of Pray-God-Barebones and Obadiah Strong-in-the-Faith ! what would be your horror if ye witnessed these heretical pranks of your Church-hating but Popery loVing successors? Heu! pietas! Heu ! prisea fides ! After effecting all the mischief in his power among the negroes of Jamaica, the arch-agitator knibb has come to England to stir up the angry passions of the people of this country against the planters of the West Indies. He commenced his campaign on Tuesday last at Birmingham, at a meeting held for the purpose of hearing his statements respecting the results of negro emancipation. He was accompanied by two emanci pated Africans, who respectively addressed the meet ing before their rev. friend commenced his abusive tirade against the West India interest. One of these " coloured deacons" attributed the fact of the falling off in the production of sugar to the circumstance that the women were no longer compelled to work in the fields from morning till night. There might be some reason or show of plausibility in this plea, if it could be proved that the able-bodied among the male popula tion of Jamaica had manifested a proper disposition to labour. The reverse of this is notoriously the case ; and it is, therefore, the most idle nonsense (not to designate it by any harsher term) to talk of the present exemption of women from field labour. The plain truth of the matter is, that the men have been idle. This is the true cause of the fearful falling off in the crops. Mr. Knibb, who was received by his greasy and begrimed audience with plentiful applause, began to lacquer his Brummagem friends with compliments upon their " manufacturing enterprise," and their "determined opposition to slavery wherever slavery' was found to exist." The irony of the latter compli ment will be apparent when we consider the unremit ting exertions of the free-traders of Birmingham for facilitating the introduction of slave-grown sugar for home consumption. The staple of Mr. Knibb's speech consists in a tissue of blundering falsehoods, awkwardly put together, and scarcely deserving of a serious refutation, were it n ot for the mischief they are calculated to produce. It is false to assert that Mr. Knibb challenged the planters of Jamaica to refute the charges which he brought against them, and that they refused to accept his chal lenge. They have over and over again, through the medium of the press, and by resolutions passed a t public meetings, proved that his assertions respecting the good conduct of the negroes, and the tyranny of their masters, were utterly groundless. It is false to say, that the present Governor of Jamaica, " before he was twenty days in the island, had dared to traduce the character of the whole hotly of Baptist missionaries." Sir Charles Metcalfe never was guilty of such an act. We defy Mr. Knibb to the proof. It is true that he " charged the Baptist missionaries with entering into political partisanship ; " but this charge only contained a plain unvarnished statement of the truth, as every respectable inhabitant in the colony can testify. The only fault that Mr. Knibb can find with Sir Charles Metcalfe is, that he has acted in a strictly i m partial manner in his administration of the affairs of Jamaica. He has refused to walk in the steps of that mad-cat, Sir Lionel Smith. Hence the rancorous enmity of Alr' Knibb and his fellow-agitators. It is false, again, to assert that the influence of the Baptist missionaries has had nothing whatever to do with the diminution of the produce of Jamaica. It i s notorious that they have been mainly influential, through their bad counsels to the negroes, in causing the latte r to refrain from labouring for such remuneration as th e planters could afford. It is equally false to say that " the planters refused to cultivate the land, under the impression that the negroes would not wnr k. ,, such a preposterous assertion carries with it its ow tion. Such a refu sa l as th a t hi nte d at wou ld h ave been an act of suicidal policy of w hi c h n o sens ibl e man could be guilty. n refuta - It is false, also, to allege that the planters "attempte d to force exorbitant rents from the peasantry." We have repeatedly shown the utter futility of this charge. W e have over and over again proved, from data which ad mit of no controversy, that the planters have acted with the greatest forbearance and liberality towards the la bourers. It was obviously their own interest to afford their labourers every reasonable indulgence and enc 01 1" ragement. The despatches of Sir Charles Metcalfe, when published, will. we hesitate not to say, prove tha t they have thus consulted their own interests. It is false, also, as we before intimated, to say tha t the diminished produce of sugar is owing, in any ar preciable measure, to the withdrawal of the women from field labour. This is a lame excuse to screen the delinquency of those who have misled the negroes, tt their own detriment and the ruin of the planters. Mr. Knibb asserts that Which is not true when he says that "if we have received in this country 1 03 sugar, we have exported to the West India colonies a , much larger quantity of our manufact ure d go ods. The table of imports into Jamaica sets this question at rest, as we shall, when it suits our own convenienc e ' prove to the satisfaction of Mr. Knibb himself. " But," adds Mr. Knibb, "if they (the West Indies) had not enough of sugar to supply the home consume" tion, there are other countries to get it from." Othe r countries, indeed ! Yes, slave-holding countries', countries by which the slave-trade is carried on in s 1 its primitiv e ac ti v i ty , an d w i t h more t h an its primitive atrocities ! Here is a consistent denouncer of slairerl for yon! Out upon such barefaced hypocrisy ! We wonder that M r . K n ibb' s au di ence did not cr y 00; " Shame !" u p on suc h a v ill anous propos i t i on as that of encouraging slavery in other countries, for the s ake of encouraging idleness in Jamaica. Mr. Knibb asserts that " there is not a labouring population on the earth so free from crime as the l' Louring population of J ama i ca ." D oes h e f or get th e b incendiarism, the pilf er i ng , an d t h e catt l e stealing N%.111C have recently become so prevalent in the island ? D pes he forget the frightful catalogue of offenders broug ht up for trial within th e l as t year f ur var i ous offenc es against property ? But enough for the pre sen t. We s h a ll have m uch more to say to Mr. Knibb before we have done with him. ftre know the state of Jamaica too well to be imposed upon by his gross misrepresentations. The ministerial organs still affect to condo 148 n°- thing the important triumph of Wednesday, and are evidently looking forward t o th e c hapter of accidents the bill in for some godsend to d e f ea t or d e lay cow , mittee. Lord Howi c k an d M r . Wood , they a r g ue, may retrace their steps; the absent ministerialists ruaY be whipped up for the committee; and, by asurprise RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, LONDON AND DUBLIN DIRECT COMMUNICATION. On Monday last an important meeting of members of parliament, and other gentlemen friendly to the " Great Holyhead Railway," recommended by the commissioners as the best London and Dublin direct communication, was held in the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, London, in order to consider the best means of forwarding the measure, Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., in the chair. The meeting was called by John Uniacke, Esq., Mayor of Chester, and chairman of the Chester and Crewe Directory, for one o'clock, and soon after that hour we observed the following gentlemen in the room :—Lord R. Grosvenor, M,P. ; John Jervis, Esq., M.P.; G. Wilbraham, Esq., M.P. ; Sir W. Somerville, Bart., M.P. ; Sir Robert Bateson, Bart., M.P. ; Sir D. Orlando Jephson, Bart., M.P. ; Mor gan John O'Connell, Esq., M.P. ; the Hon. W. 0. Stanley, M.P. ; Hon. Mr. Phipps ; Owen Meyrick, Esq., Anglesey ; Elliott Fuller, Esq. Anglesey ; Corbally, Esq. M.P. ; W. Smyth O'Brien, Esq., M.P. ; Captain J. W. Deans Dundas ; Captain Charles Dundas, M.P. ; Nicholas E. Vigors, Esq., M.P. ; Captain Paget, M.P. ; Hewitt Bridge man. Esq., M.P. ; W. Roche, Esq., M.P. ; G. Evans, Esq., M.P.; H. Grattan, Esq., M.P.; Thomas Redington, Esq., M.P. ; Mr. Serjeant Lefroy, MX. ; Ed. Davies Devon port, Esq. ; Dr. Bagnall, Chester ; J. Wyatt, Esq., St. Asaph ; R. Pritchard, Esq., Llwydiarth Esgob, Anglesey ; John Uniacke, Esq., Mayor of Chester ; H. Kelsall, Esq., Chester; G. Stephenson, Esq., C.E. ; A. Read, Esq., &c. &c. His lordship said they were met on a most important occa sion, and he was glad to see the meeting attended by so many influential individuals, each having at heart the best means of connecting the two countries by improved means of commu nication. He did not feel it necessary to trouble the meeting with all the communications that had been received. He would only advert to two, one from Mr. Carr Glynue, chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway, stating that he should have much satisfaction in forwarding the object in view.- The next was from Mr. Halliday, secretary of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, a powerful body, which recognised this project as one most desirable for the interests of Ireland. After describing the superiority of this line nearly in the terms of the commissioners, the noble chairman said, that whereas the line or lines recommended by Mr. Vignolles, whether through Worcester or Shrewsbury , communicated only with unimportant districts, until the last reached Wol verhampton, the Chester and Holyhead line brought Ireland into immediate connection with all the important manufac turing districts of Yorkshire, Staffordshire, and Lancashire, which was almost an empire of itself, and also of the magni ficent port of Liverpool, as well as being the best line for London and Dublin Direct communication. Now, as these advantages belonged exclusively to this line, and without lessening its utility in fully realising the general object, he thought they dad made out a strong case for the considera tion of the government and the legislature to give them their best aid on public grounds. (Hear.) Having said thus much, lie would now only ask their attention to the proposi tions which would be submitted for their approval. Sir Robert Bateson, M.P. said that since he had come into the room the first resolution had been put into his hand, with a request that he would move it. As an Irishman, and deeply interested in the safest and best means of communication be tween the two countries, and particularly between London and Dublin, he could have no possible objection. His great est object was to promote the union of the two countries to the greatest possible extent. The reports of both the engineer and the commissioners said thatthis line was practicable, and that no difficulty existed ; and therefore he did think that the Chester and Holyhead line being also the most direct as well as the most desirable, and one that it was the common inte rest should be constructed. (Hear.) He should not take up more of their time, but move the first resolution. Mr. Fuller Meyrick seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Captain Deans D - undas said that the first resolution having been carried, still there was another battle to fight, namely, to do away with certain portions of the standing orders so far as regarded the progress of this bill ; or the probabilty was, that they would not be able to get it into parliament for two or three years. (Hear.) He therefore moved the second resolution. Mr. Uniacke, mayor of Chester. in seconding the motion, said that he had had some experience in railways, having for some years taken an active part in promoting, and most suc cessfully, projects like the present, which he considered of great public as well as local utility. The honourable gentle man then went on to explain, that the reason of their not having been able to give their notices in March was owing to the report of the commissioners having been delayed by the petition which compelled them to examine the line via Wor cester, and which he therefore thought fair grounds for sus pending that portion of the standing orders relating to the giving of notices, &c. in March. With regard to the ten per cen. deposit standing order, he did not wish to criticise the conduct or opinion of members of parliament, but what was the object of that order he did not know. Other countries felt it a public duty to foster and encourage speculations for facilitating intercourse, and ensuring the safest and speediest transit ; but of this order he would say, that it was of most in jurious operation, as its effect was, not so much to check ran dom speculation, for that had pretty nearly checked itself, but to prevent useful measures, and thus paralyse the best energies of this great country. (Hear.) He was acquainted with one project, cheap and easy to construct, passing though a fine mineral and very populous district, and which there was nothing to prevent being made, except the operation of this order ; and the consequence was, that one spring of the national wealth lay torpid, and the population were deprived of that emolument they would otherwise enjoy. (Hear.) If they could also get that order suspended as regarded this bill —or what was more just, rescinded altogether—they should, without any doubt whatever, get their bill in the next session; and the project would be completed in the time stated by the commissioners, namely, three years from the time of com mencing operations. (Hear.) He cordially seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The Hon. Mr. Phipps proposed the third resolution, which Mr. Elliott Fuller seconded, and was carried unanimously. The Hon. W. Owen Stanley, M.P., in proposing the fourth resolution said, the commissioners having determined, after a full and fair inquiry which was the best line of com munication, he need say nothing of the merits of the Holy head project. In order to show that the general question of direct communication between London, as the seat of im perial government, and Ireland, was always deemed one that peculiarly belonged to the executive, and that, therefore, in pressing that project upon the government which had the sanction of their own commissioners, he read the following passage from the report of the Irish Railway Commissioners. [The hon. member here read a long extract in favour of the introduction of railways, and the value of shortening the time of transit between the two countries.] It thus appeared to be the opinion of the commissioners to be the duty of the government to interfere to promote this project by direct agency. It was not too much, therefore, for them to call the attention of the government to the question, particularly as no sacrifice was required. In fact, he should prove front re turns on the table of the House of Commons, moved for by Mr. Shaw, that it was a matter of economy ; and would save £77,953 annually, exclusive of the cost of the packets. (Hear.) He then proceeded to show from the returns the loss on each station in 1838. _ Liverpool.—Cost of establishment.... £36,082 Receipts .............. 24,196 Loss ... .. ........ 11, 886 Waterford.—Cost of establishment.... £22913 Receipts .............. 1,258 Loss Holyhead.—Cost of establishment Receipts.. 23,716 Total loss in 1838.—Liverpool 11,886 Waterford Holyhead 23,716 57,257 It was his intention to move for further returns on this subject up to the present time ; but from present resources he was able to show that there was an increased loss on the Liverpool station, which making no further allowance for loss on either of the other stations, made up the sum of £77,953. For instance, the government had now a contract for the conveyances of one snail for which they paid £9,000 annually. This added to the expenses of the station in 1838, made the sum of Receipts for year ending 1840 Loss at Liverpool Waterford Holyhead .. 32,582 .. 21,655 .. 23,716 £77,953 This sum did not, as he had before observed, include the cost of the vessels. It was obvious, from the time in which all Ireland could be communicated with from Dublin by means of the Holyhead line, that if it was made, it would be perfectly needless to maintain the Liverpool and Milford stations. He then moved the fifth resolution. which was se conded by Mr. Jervis, M.P., and unanimously adopted. The noble Chairman desired to state that it was the depu tation from the meeting last year that caused the commission to be appointed, upon whose report they were now acting. Mr. Grattan, M.P., moved, and Mr. Corbally, M.P., se conded, that the rlholutions be advertised in the public papers, which was unanimously agreed to. Lord Robert Grosvenor then left the chair ; and Mr. Jervis being called thereto, Sir Wm. Somerville moved, and Mr. Smyth O'Brien seconded, the thanks of the meeting to the noble lord, which was unanimously responded to ; and acknowledged by the noble lord. The members_ of parliament present, and other gentlemen, agreed to be of the deputation ; to them were added the names of Sir P. Egerton, Bart., M.P., and D. O'Connell, Esq., M.P., both of whom were unavoidably prevented at tending. The meeting then broke up.—Chester Chronicle. SECOND REPORT OF THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS ON THE COMMUNICATION WITH SCOTLAND. The report was laid on the table on Monday, and ordered to be printed on Tuesday. The line to which the commis sioners have given the preference, we believe to be the one up the valley of the Lone. On the motion of Lord Lowther, however, the House passed a resolution for the commis sioners to investigate a line to connect the two inland lines. The consequence is that the competition between the inland lines being withdrawn, it is considered the Morecambe Bay scheme will come into the field in rivalry with the line com pounded from the union of the two others. We understand that great pains have been bestowed on this second report to make it as perfect as possible by the commissioners, and the Secretary Lieutenant Amsick.—Railway Magazine. WEEKLY RETURN OF TRAFFIC ON RAILWAYS. (From the Railway Magazine) THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, The Last Night but Three of Mr. BUCKSTONE and Mr. T. P. COOKE. Mr. Buekatone's new Drama of POOR JACK, having been received on each representation with the most decided approbation, will be repeated Tuts EVENING, and on WEDNESDAY. 17HIS present TUESDAY, May 26, 1840, will be per formed the Melo-Drama of ELLA ROSENBERG. The Elector Mr. Chaplin. Colonel Mountford Mr. W. H. Bland. Rosenberg Mr. Stuart. Ella Rosenberg, Mrs. W. H. Bland. Christine, Mrs. Baker. After which, for the fifth time hem, a new Drama, written by J. B. Buckstoneasq., called POOR JACK. Jack Somerton Mr. T. P. Cooke, Tim Twopenny.... Mr. Buckstone, As originally performed by them in London. Sam Griffin Mr. Gray. The Hon. Mr. Flummery Mr. Chaplin. Mrs. Colonel Fantod.. Miss Cleaver. Eleanor.. Mrs. W. H. Bland. Becky.. Mrs. Tellet. To conclude with Mr. Buckstone's Drama of LUKE THE LABOURER. Philip Mr. T. P. Cooke, As originally performed by him in London. Bobby Trot Mr. Buckstone. Squire Chase.. Mr. W. H. Bland. Luke .. Mr. Slaiter. Clara.... Miss Cleaver. Jenny.... Mrs. Tellet. TO-MORROW, for the BENEFIT of Mr. T. P. COOKE, the Entertainments will commence with the Ope retta of NO. Sir George, Mr. Chaplin ; Commodore, Mr. Baker; Frederick, (with a Song,) Mr. Barker; Maria, (with a Song,) Miss Grant.—After which, the new Drama of POOR JACK.—To conclude with the Nautical Drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke; Gnatbrain, Mr. Buckstone ;—their original characters. On THURSDAY—a variety of ENTERTAINMENTS. On FRIDAY—fur. BUCKSTONE'S BENEFIT, and the last night of Mr. BUCKSTONE and Mr. T. P. COOKE. GRAND CONCERT. 1%/lONS. DOHLER has the honour to announce a Grand L.TI CONCERT of VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, which will take place THIS EVENING, the 26th instant, at the Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool. HERR MOLIQUE, the celebrated Violinist, whose performances at the Philharmonic Concerts, London, have created such an extraordinary sensation, will make his first and only appearance ir. Liverpool on this occasion. Vocalists, Miss BIRCH, Miss, DOLBY, and Signor ZUCCHELLI. VIOLINIST HERR MOLIQUE. PIANIST Mons. DOHLER. Mr. GEORGE EYTON will accompany the Vocal Pieces. Full Particulars will be shortly announced. Box places may be secured on application to Mr. WEISS, Church-street. Tickets for Centre Boxes, 55.; Side Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; and Gallery, 2s. each ; may be had at the Music Shops and usual places, The Concert will commence at Eight o'clock. SPLENDID ROSEWOOD GRAND PIANO-FORTE. NfONS. DOHLER, at his Grand Concert, Th is EVEN - " ING, will perform on an entirely new Horizontal Rosewood Grand PIANO-FORTE, expressly manufactured by Messrs. Collard and Collard, and which is now for inspec tion at the Establishment of Messrs. Himr. and SoN, Church-street, and will be ON SALE after the Concert. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of " Cymro" respecting the approaching " Eis teddfod" has been received. If we find, on inquiry, that our correspondent is correct in his statements, we shall publish his communication on Friday. We hope to be able to lay before our readers on Friday, some interesting and important particulars respecting the pro ceedings before the Committee of the House of Commons, on the Dock Warehouse Bill. We understand that it is by no means improbable that the Dock Committee will not have the controul of the trust now vested in them much longer. They are not only likely to prove unsuccessful in their application to Parliament, but there is reason to apprehend that they will draw upon themselves conse quences which they have little anticipated. LORD STANLEY'S IRISH REGISTRATION BILL. As the interest about this bill continues undiminished, and as several important alterations may possibly be suggested and carried in its progress through com mittee, by the advocates of the present iniquitous sys tem of registration in Ireland, the public will do well to put themselves in possession of its reasonable and salutary provisions. JVe have reason to believe that the most beneficial effects have resulted from the speeches at the Amphitheatre, on the 13th instant, when the details of the measure were calmly and tho roughly discussed, and the objects of its opponents opened out. The operatives of this town have, for the last few days, been literally deluged with the most ridiculous caricatures, affecting to be a faitlful out line of Lord Stanley's bill, and as numerous applica tions have been made to us for information on the subject, we have been induced to publish a report of the meeting alluded to, in the form of a pamphlet, which may be obtained at the usual places, at a price which makes it procurable by all classes. Lt erpool tanbarls. f