The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-17 00:00:00

~_,,.~~ FEBRUARY 17, 1835. • sending wine, rum, tobacco, silk, corn, brandy, or any other article liable to high duties, to Manchester, Bir-; gingham, or Sheffield, to Leeds or Coventry, with the intention of dragging them back, like a condemned man, , to the place " from whence they came," to be reshipped and transported beyond seas ? The bonded system had no other object than to secure the carrying trade on the high seas to British ships. But our contemporary perhaps imagines, in unison with the gentlemen who compose the " Chamber of Corn; coerce" of Manchester, that the bonded system ought to be made available to manufactures as well as to com merce.. We do not deny the reasonableness of the pro position ; but we contend that the manufacturers already enjoy the full benefit of it. It can be of no advantage to the public, or to the manufacturing interest generally, that cotton, or foreign, or colonial produce, should be bonded in one place more than another, provided that Place be in the direct route from the original point of im portation. The public would not be benefited by Man chester being made a bonded station. On the contrary, We contend that the public would suffer injury. If, for instance, cotton were allowed to be bonded in ten places instead of one, the inducement to speculation would be increased, and a higher price for the raw material would be the consequence. It is quite possible, we admit, that certain private speculators would be enabled to realize larger profits, and that the citizens of the United States would be gainers by the more extended competition; but 'a'e must protest against the assumption that the great body of consumers in this country would receive any ad- Vantage. We think the contrary quite susceptible of Proof. If the manufacturers of Manchester would confine themselves to the personal, and argue the policy of the measure upon local grounds and individual interests, we should then understand them, and be prepared to meet them. But while they, continue to sound a higher note, and profess to. be influenced by motives of pairiotisrh, we must be excused, : without meaning any offence, if we take leave ,to question' their' Sincerity. • As a' pri'Vate question we shall never condescend to argue it—as a Public one, even by their own concessions, it is pre posterous. -•- „,•<;:, • ' Our contemporary is pleased . to drag into discussion the meritorious conduct and the good intentions of Mr. •POHLETT THOMSON. It would have been more to the credit of the late Vice-president of the Board of Trade if he had preserved his good intentions for their proper Place. At is quite scandalous to see how some people, Professing to be conservatives, assert the pretensions of as arrant a quack as ever was -permitted to tamper with the interests of his country. True he has conferred some benefits upon certain persons who can command certain Votes in the parliamentary borough of Manchester. .These people are no doubt grateful; but Manchester is .nnt yet England—the spinners, weavers, and dyers of that village are not the people of England—and until it can be shown as that Mr. THOMSON, in relieving them of certain duties upon foreign commodities, did not deeply injure and ruin thousands of families in this country, we Must clahm the right to think as meanly of his motives as e do of his understanding. Why was the duty on American cotton wool reduced at the very time when the Americans had raised.the duty upon British manufactures ? That gained the votes of the cotton-spinners ! Why was the duty on dyestuff's re fluced when no portion of the people complained of their Pressure, and when an universal complaint prevailed against the window taxes? That gained the viites'Orthe -worthy persons whose hands " are - pure !" Why was .the duty .on foreign barilla reduced ? The former an- Syr will.suffice but here we must be permitted to say that a more partial, more vexatious, more cruel, or more Unjust—flagrantly unjust—measure, never was proposed by. a British statesman or sanctioned by a British senate. It came upon the hardy fishermen who inhabit the stor• miest parts of our island, and the western shores of lie land, like the voice, or wail, or the war-whoop of the In dian. It in one day extinguished the fires of a thousand kelp furn . aces ; it rendered utterly useless fifty thousand Pounds of property, and it consigned to beggary thirty thousand persons, whc, by hard indtisfry, had previously gained an bumble livelihood: Previous to the ill-fated Measures of Mr. HUsICISSON and Mr. POULETT TIMM 80N—men whose theories of wealth. were founded VAQH tha.crude,raaxims of Mr: RimsAY MACMILLOCti and the Edinburgh Reviiiv—who, in the pursuit of mercantile and manufacturing policy were guided by the shallow nostrums of a few Edinburgh lawyers - -who,. taking them with their teachers, knew as little of the elements of sound policy, in a commercial c ountry, as an: apprenticetillor does of astronomy—but previous, we .sav, to the measures alluded to, it had been th e w i se po li cy or E ng l an d never t o procure from foreign states what could be produced by native industry. an evil hour we deviated from that policy. The em Pirics of the Edinburgh Review told us that it was our interest to procure from the cheapest market those arti- Oss which were necessaries in our manufactures. The theory was plausible, - the arguments were specious, the, Proposition had the charm of novelty, and in support of it all the mushroom philosophers of the day hailed it as a discovery worthy of an enlightened age. But it is a gross delusion. We believe that Mr. 'HusictssoN bit terly lamented, before he died, the errors into which he . had been led. It was a pity to see so great a mind hum bled, as it was, by its own after reflections. Manchester has reaped many advantages from this slip in policy. at the expense of the whole nation ; and it is singular that She alone cannot perceive, what is perceptible to the eyes of every reflecting and intelligent man. Barilla is cheaper than- kelp. How ? It is manufactured at leis eon in Spain and other countries, than we, a heavily taxed people, can manufacture kelp. But after all is that any proof .olcheapness? IT the difference in price and quality between the British and the foreign article . a Proof that the latter is the cheaper —even admitting that t ile latter is nominally the cheaper-? We contend that it, is not. The price of barilla, beit less or more, is not Paid by the manufacturer, but by the consumer. The Price paid to the foreigner is no gain,. The additional Petrie paid to the home manufacturer is a positiVe advan tage; Thin, if "we pay five shillings to the foreigner for an hundred weight 'of barilla, we would be, in a national l'9int of view, more conservative in our policy if we were t ° Pay ten shillings to the home manufacturer. This is a° Clear that we need 'not waste words in illustration. Mr. - Tnontsok had, as time has proved, his own ob jects to advance., Rehas.gained ManclieSter. He is Na ppy,--theyare proud--we wish them jo y ; b u t, b e f or e they can lay claim to any spark of patriotism beyond the c °nfinea of the loom and' mill, the dye-tub. and. the Lalender, they must turn over a new leaf, toss POULETT T HOMSON into the beautiful and limpid stream that me anders' thrOugh the village—learn the art of war as good c°n servatives—sink the warehouse in matters of politics and run in.the race towards the goal of fame, in which s t ßi n; as in the olden time, fanned the flame of Lanca shire loyalty. The last paragraph in the extract from the Manche:- a " Chronicle is by f ar th e mos t o bj ec tionable, i nasmuc h 6 its alleged grievance is so transparent that we feel 1 3133 e relu c t ance i n ex p os i ng it. W e sus p ec t th a t some road-brithnied friend of the " Friend RUSSELL" school, Who has some shares at stake, and through whose influ ence the press of Manchester has been softened into kin dred friendship, for, very beautiful reas o ns which it wo uld be Unki n d - to ndece, has been trying the effect of _ w hig char m u p o n ou r young conserva ti ve b ro the r . H e nnSt not be trailed in this way. We shall not allow one of our order to be duped by persons for whom we have ft arlicu/ar respect. But to the subject. The Manches ter Ch ron i cle says, that all the advantages of the rail- Y . have been con f erre d upon Li ver p oo l. H ow ? N o e it But is given. Thi s i sc h arac t er i s ti c , an d w e f o rgiv e But may we be permitted to assert that the advantages of t he railway are greatly in favour of Manchester ? The I ° t . ten sent i s sent c h eaper to Manchester than formerly— ,r 4;e1 1 30 01, therefore, derives no adi an t age f ro m this. he cattle; sheep, pi gs , & c . are conveye d a t a ehe spec ra t e than formerly— we derive no' advattl• tage f ro . • - front th i s. The bale goods of Manchester are sew by the railway to Liverpool for exportation w hat benefit can we derive from this? Every article of consumption is sent cheaper to Manchester than for merly—we derive no benefit from this. In short, the trade of Manchester is benefited, while that of Liver pool, as concerns the inhabitants of - Liverpool, is not advanced, extended, or benefited in the slightest degree. What do we derive from the reduced charge upon the transit of cottons or dry goods which we did not possess before the. railway was formed? The ship-brokers of Liverpool put them on board the American packets. 'The manufacturers would not export them from Liverpool if they could do so more profitably elsewhere. It is foolish to suppose that the facilities of the railway have ,increased the imports of cotton wool. These are regulated by the demand for yarn and manufactures, and the price of transit on the raw material can enter but lightly into the price of the manufactured article. -The merchants of Liverpool do not envy the prosperity of the manufac turers of Manchester, but, on the contrary, are always willing, in the most cordial- spirit, to advance and se cure that prosperity which is. the reward of industry. Why, then, so much carping about the imaginary mono poly of the inhabitants of Liverpool ? It evinces a narrow spirit, and betrays unpardonable ignorance. We have no privileges or advantages here which - our locality has not conferred, and of which it is impossible. to deprive us. The millions of people who inhabit the manufactur ing districts never would have been collected together but for thecommercial facilities of this port. If they consume our sugar, coffee, rum, tea, and the' other valuable pro• ducts.of the British colonies and of foreign countries, we in return consume their 'prints, their shawls, their lace, their hosiery, and their manufactures of every 'descrip tion. There is a perfect reciprocity of every kind; so that Manchester has no right to complain Of. thebonding* system any more than Coventry, Macclesfield, and Frome. If an alteration be expedient, the extension of the system must be-universal,' It is not the size of a place which `entitles it te - *vantages which:have hitherto beeci'cOn- . fined to the outports of Great Britain. If the bonding system is to be extended, it must ,be extended 'to every town 'and village in the kingdom, at a *frighttul . ,hazard to ,the. public revenue,' and ara:ii - exPense which would swallow Up the whole of the imposts. A pieceof brandy, would ltave• to be • placed under the care 'of two officers,.like.a cieserter going to trial. A bok of sugar or a bag of coffee would have to be escorted in the same manner, from. Bristol to Frome, - from Liverpool to Coventry, from London to Norwich. The thing 'is absurd'. If the people of Manchester be tired of the railway, or fully convinced that it is an obstacle to. their' prosperity, why do they not subscribe their money, buy it up, and burn it ? - We can have no objection- to this. The railway system will never be rendered beneficial, in a national point of view, until it is exposed to fair competition, as gas works and water companies are. What would the public say to one coach, and one coach owner, in the communication between Liverpool and Manchester ? They would not stand it a moment, or if they did, most dearly would they pay for their soft• ness. There must be twenty railways for one yet formed, before the advantages of that mode of convey ance can be rendered conducive to the interests of the people at large. LONDON LA7'ES7' NEWS. City, Half-past Seven o'clock, Saturday Evening. The Consol Market *has been rather more buoyant to-day, and there is an improvement in the price, thequotation fur the account, closiagat 921, but the operations have nut been of any material importance. The settlement of the account in the Foreign Market took place yesterday; and passed over without any defalcation ; the fluctuations have not been to so great an extent as during the last few previous accounts. km has been a considerable degree of speculation id the' Chilian and Columbian Bonds within the last few days, and we are enabled to give some intelligence of no little interest to such of our rea ders as are creditors of those republics by holding the bonds of the loan.' With regard to the Columbian Bonds it must be borne in mind that the old republic of Columbia, by which the loans were coutracted, has since become divided into thr ee i n d e - Eendent itates, viz., that of New Grenada, Venezuela, and the quadur. The two former have now, ter a length of time, been in the enjoyment of tranquillity, and its accompanying bles sing, progressive prosperity, and have on more than one occa sion expressed a desire to redeem the national credit by appoint ing commissinneri on the part of each of the republics to appor tion among thera the debt contracted by all when under one government. This has been prevented by the civil war raging in the Equador, which rendered that state unable to join the others in their arrangement. .As this civil warfare seems, how ever, not likely to come to an early'termintion,,the two first named republics resolVed' to appoint each - a commissioner with a view to concoct some plan to retrieve the national character, The last letters from Bogota bear date the 28th November, and they . state that these commissioners had apportioned the Colum bleu foreign debt iu the ratio 0(50 per cent. to Ow-republic of 'Net* Grenada, 281 per tent. to that of Venezuela, and 214 to that of the Equador. We also learn from other sources that a plan for founding, or otherwise arranging the dividends, was on the tapis. The above was about to be ratified by a treaty be tween the three states, and although the situation of the repub lic of the Equador may, for the present, preclude her adopting active measures for liquidating the claims against her, yet the amount acknowledged by the two former republics amounts to 78A per cent. We alsolearn that negotiations for the recogni tion of the independence of these republics by. Spain were on foot, and that the last advices from Madrid were of a most fa vourable character upon this subject. The result of this intel ligence has been an improvement in Columbian Stock,.which is 361 1, with a fine inarket. The accounts front Chili are equally favourable; tranquillity prevailed throughout the republic, commerce was increasing, and it was strongly asserted, and ge .uerally believed, that the goverumeut was about to take active measures for the retrieval of its credit abroad. The liabiliti e s o f Chili, exclusive of the a rr e a r s o f dividend,' do not exceed ilooo,ooo sterling to the English creditors,and if her resources are once made available, an adjustment would-be-matter of little difficulty.• This information for. Chili has advanced the Bonds to 41. In other stock there is not much to notice; the Northern Bonds are advancing ; and Spanish Bonds and Set ip also look up, and the following were the closing prices this afternoon :- 3 per Cent. Red 92.4 Chilian 43 1 4IA 3 per Cent. Consuls ....921 4 Columbian, 37 36t ;. 3A per Cent,. Red 1001 Dutch 5 per Cents g ISr* %V 31 per Cent ......99 z Dutch 24 per Cents. :55 66 India Stock 2591 I Mexican - • 42.1 India Bonds 2 Exchequer Bilks .. 39 4( 1 ; Portuguese 1104 .Russian 92h 2 n 1 Consols for Account ..921 h 1 Spanish 571 h Belgian. Bonds ...... 102 Scrip Brazilian •....84 86 . • By it:counts received from New Zealand it appears that an attack had been made on the residence of the British president I there, 3. S. Busby, and that his life had been attempted by a party of the natives, but without the concurrence of auy of the chiefs.. This had led to a very 'extraordinary memorial from the British settlers there to the president, in which they stated that. he was 'Called for the future safety of their families and pro perty, and of.therprinierty of others entrusted to..their .care, to take advantage ot, the present opportunity to bring the natives to a sense of the treatment to be observed towards the repre sentative of the British government who bad domiciled to pro tect British person and property from violence and oppression, and by so doing to show them the necessity of paying' proper regard to the alliance 'sought by them, as well as to •those who had come to reside among them. The memorial states that the repeated attacks made upon the presidents were on the increase, and that should the last at tempt on the iesidence of the president be suffered to pass with out the fullest determination.to enforce satisfaction, the persons and property of the settlers would be left to the arbitrary ca price of every savage horde. The signets of the document conclude by calling„ on . the pee sideet to support the character of his office, and, if hedeemed, it, necessary, to call a meetitig of the settlers to obtain their opi nion of the best mode of redress, and to show that the intention of the governmenrin appointing the president was, as stated by him in his atldress, for , tbe protection of the British settlers as well as of the natives., : , ; • To this somewhat AMA coininunication the president re turned .the following repl*: , --- • ," Gentlemen, —The extraordinary character of your letter or the 6th 'instant;-which has just been delivered me, renders it impossible for me to take any further notice of it than to observe in justice to the chiefs of the surrounding districts that on the present occasion thy have shown u.o want of a proper sense of the treatment to be observed to the "representative of the Bri tish government" domiciled in this couutry. but have hastened almost with one accord to 'express their abhorrence of the late attack on my house, and attempt on my life, and to assure ine that they will use every means to search out and bring to pu nishment the guilty parties." Bay of Island:, May 9, 1834. • It appears that the ship John Dunseombe, which, it will be remembered, had been seized by the natives, had been given up and was on her way to Sydney. The ship Strathfieldsay, with female emigrants, arrived safe at Hobart Town on the 13th August, in 104-days, from Graves end; the -passengers were all landed in good,health, and the whole were immediately placed itysituations. • The Rev. Richard Jones, M.A., author of the well-known work on " Rent," ana professor of political economy, at King's College, London, has been appointed the successor to the late Mr. Malthus, iu the college of the. East India Com pany at Hayleybury, as professor of political economy and history.—Literary Gazette. The widowed Countess-of Dalnley is a daughter of Sir Henry Parnell, and sister to Lady Henry Moore and the lady of Dr. Longley, head master of Harrow School. A JUVENILE FLATTERER.—On the morning of my birth-day I sent my son with his nurse, to call on the Princess Paulino (Napoleon's sister.) He was a very fine boy, and was a great favourite with the princess; he was also very fond of her, and used to call her his femme princesse. "Why do you love me, Napoleon?" said she to hint one , day. "Because you are pretty," replied the child, throwing his little white arms around her net k. This naïve reply pleased the princess to the very heart; and, in truth, h'er beauty must have been of a captivating kind, to have made. so strong an imptessioit on the child.—Memoirs of the Duchess d' Abrantes. THE TURF IN BELGIUM.-At a meeting of the Society for Improving the Breed of Horses in Belgium, held at Brumelson Saturday last, one of the members informed the meeting that he was - authorised by the Duke of Orleans to state that if horses bred in France were a ll owe d t o b e ent e re d at t h e B russe l s races against Belgian horses, his royal highness would attend the Brussels races, accompanied by some of the most .distin guished members of the turf in France, all of whom would run horses; and in return Bahian horses should be allowed to be entered for the plates in the Chalk de Mars.— BeVan Jnurnal. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT ORMSKIRK Yesterday the freeholders of this loyal town, who did so much honour to themselves and the county-at the late election for the southern division by voting for the two conservative candidates, Lord Francis Egerton and the Hon. Richard Bootle Wilbraham, and Who in common with the constitutional electors-of othel parts of the county were determined not to relax in their ex ertions until the triumph of principle was gloriously obtained,' sat down to a sumptuous dinner at the Town-hall, in celebration of that triumph; being about the last, although by no means the least estimated; election dinner in the county preparatory to the meeting of parliament. Inlommr, of the occasion the assent blv-toom of the hall was elegantly and tastefully fitted up. The chair at this extreme end of the room. was formed of blue and white drapery, in shape somewhat similar to a throne, above it was a well executed water colour portrait of his Majesty, sur mounted by a crown, the whole enwreathed by laurel - leaves boquetted with dowers.' On each side of the portrait was a large blue silk banner, on which in gold letters were inscribed the words "Old England for Ever, Huzza!" "The Conservatives for Ever, Huzza! " To the right and left of the chair two figures resembling stone statues were painted—the one to the right illustrating the figure . of Camilla, the Roman senator, and the other Minerva. The windows—the length of the room on both sides—were pleasiugly decorated with tapestry of the members' colours, bearing the "True Blue" rosettoeutWined in boughs of laurel and branches of holly. The vice-chair and the decorations surrounding it were on a similar scale to the chair, combining splendOur with neatness and economy. A commodious orchestra, filled by an excellent band of muse cans from Latham, near the seat of •Lord• Skel mersdale' was erected above the , vice-chair. Its exterior was lined with blue drapery, on which, in white letters, were the words "Egerton and Wilbraham for ever!" Surmounting this was exhitnted the . sheriff's glorious return of the result of the electiou, viz. : Lord Francis Egerton 5620 R. B. Wilbraham 4729 Molyneux Wood A blue silk banner ou each side of this gratifying statement of the close of the poll bore the names of . Lord Francis Egerton and the Hon. Richard Bootle Wilbraham ; with the three cheirs . —Huzza 1. Huzza! Huzza! The tables were exceedingly well arranged, reflecting much credit upon the master of the ceremonies, Mt. William Hai.= riott. who provided a banquet encompassing the delicacies of the season With a substantial repast, calculated to satisfy the crav ings of the most athletic Lancashire yeoman. • The principal table,.in the centre of which was. the chair, crossed the room at its extremity, from this three . others branched, and occupied.the length of the room; at the end . .of each. was a vice-president. About five o'clock the company, amounting in number to be tween 150 arid 200, assembled. George Harriott, Esq., an opn, lent brewer, who, with Captain Armstrong, was most indefati gable hills. exertions to secure the triumph of the. cause, filltiif` the office of chairman, ably supported by Captain Armstrong,. Captain Burchell, and Henry Caleheth, Esq., as vice-chairmen, mid. taking into cousideration the fact that the present was the first conservative dinner that was ever held in the town, we be: , ver saw one more respectably conducted;—nor one at which . greater.enthusiasm and unanimity was manifested. This of it self•is sot excellent theme far whig discussion, if that patrietia • body wished to he convinced that saute reaction has taken place since the election of 18.32. Amtnigst the most distinguished and influential gentlemen present we noticed,—The Hon, R. B. Wilbraham• ' 'Townley Parker, Esq. ; Ralph . Peters, Esq.; Rev. 'l'. Boulton, Rector of Aughton ; Red. Mr. Maughan ; Hey. J. T. Horton, Vicar of Ormskirk; John Formby,"Esq. • Rev. J. Waring W. Waring , . Esq.; R. Waring, Esq. ; diehard Prescott, Esq.- of Dalton; Lawrence Wright, Esq.; James Palmer, Esq.; Rev. W. Wannup; Captain Armstrong,. The Honourable R. B. Wilbrahara entered the romusii few minutes after five, and was received by the company with three cheers. Thaclotli being removed; " son nobis Domine" was. sung effectually by Messrs. Davies, Dodson, Woodward, and Stott, of Liverpool. • The CHAIRMAN then rose and proposed " His most graCions Majesty," a tout that he was sure all present would gladly re spond to. (Cheers, which were followed by three times three.) The glee singers followed the toast by singing the national anthem, which was loudly cheered; the words " scatter his enemies," and "confound their politics," were enthusiastically applauded. The CH Animate then gave a toast which he said he was con vinced they would receive as hearty as the last. It was " Her Majesty, the Queen." (Cheers.) In a loyal town like Orms kirk, which, in the late election, had displayed such patriotism, it was not necessary to make many observations on the toast. , The toast was responded to amidst loud cheers. Glee—" hail smiling morn." Toast—" The Princess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Cheers.) The baud here played a favourite air called "The Bruns wick March." The CHAIRMAN then rose rind said that the next toast he had to propose was one of a most gratifying nature, which; he be lieved, every one present *would feel delighted in drinking. t It was " Our glorious constitution'in'church and state, and may it never be impaired." (Loud cheers.) - Glee—" With . e.jolly Tall bottle." The Rev. Wei. Bout.ioN, rector of Aughton, rose, and, in return fur the toast which einbraced the church, said that he could not adequately express the high delight he felt for the honour they had'conferred upon the church. However, as a member of that church, he casidered it due to himself and the clergy present to acknowledge it, by returning his and their sincere thanks. (Cheers.) He was proud to see that the peo ple of England were imbibing the feelingi of the good old times of their ancestors, when church and state was the watchword of loyalty, and of every true British heart. (Cheers.) In those times the union of both was as dear to them as life itself, and he hoped from the reaction in the minds of men that had mani fested itself, the same happy feeling was again becoming gene ral. It had been remarked that it was improper in clergymen to express their political sentiments in puhiic, or attend public dinners; but he thought that it was a dnty incumbent upoi every clergyman on behalf of those sacred 'institutions, as well as for the good of the people, in times when they saw the fabric of the church shaken, the altars pillaged, and he might jay its very existence threatened, to leave the sweets of social and private life, and come forward - to defend it. (Loud cheers.) He believed that the church combined with the state was one of the greatest blessings that En glishmeu enjoyed. It . had nu happily beep too long subject to the attacks of reckless agites— torsr hut hi hoped the time of its emancipation' was come, when they might enjoy the benefits of all the institutions of the coun try, and when they could all feel the blessing, and acknowledge the equilibrium of the state—King, lords, and commons. The CHAIRMAN said the next toast would, he was sure, he highly appreciated by the company. He would give " army and navy"—that army and navy which had been the means of raising this country to her present greatness. The toast was drank amidst loud cheers. _ Captain ARMSTRONG, for the honour conferred upon the army and navy, said, that as a member of the former profession he could not refrain from acknowledging the last toast, and whatever he could do to promote the welfare, or to vindicate, whenever needed, the military profession, he was ready, td do. As an old soldier he returned them his sincere thanks. The CHAIRMAN said•the company would; uodoubt, drink the toast .he was about to propose, with all the honour it deserved. They had lately shown their disposition to do justice to the great statesman whose nettle he was abbut to introduce- to them. .As he had many toasts to prJpose he would not detain them longer, but.give " Sir R. Peel and his Majesty's tninisters." The toast was drank with three times three, amidst the utmost euthusiasm. TheCtimitmAN then Kaye the Lord Lieutenant of the county as the head of a family in the southern division for whom they all entertained the highest respect.. The toast was thank with cheers. ' Glee "The Sparkling Bowl." 'The CHA►RMMAN again rose and said that he was about to pro pose a toast, and in doing so felt his incompetence to pay it the respect which they were all well aware it deserved. He was sure that they bad all exerted themselves in that great struggle, the result of which had been the return of two gentlemen of con servative 'principles as members for the southern division of the county of Lancaster—that county to which the whole empire had looked to as an example.- (Cheers.) they had returned two gentlemen who he was convinced would do their duty not only to the county but the country at large. Ile Would not de tain them longer than by proposing the healths of the members for the southern division of the county of Lancaster. The an nouncement of this toast was received with loud cheers, and was drank and followed by three times three. The Hon. R. B. WiLa nail AM rose and was received with loud plaudits. He said that his best thanks were due to the company for the kind and flattering manner in which his health had been proposed and the cordial manner with which it had been received. 'ln return he begged leave to express thanks on behalf o f hi mse lf and his noble collea,gue Lord Francis Egerton. As regarded himself, he felt peculiarly gratified, on the eve of going to par liament,_ to meet on such an occasion.his own particular friends, many of whom he might call his neighbours. (Cheers.) On the following morning it was his duty to proceed to Loudon; and on Thursday morning he hoped to be found in his place, the House of Commons, where he should see his noble colleague. Ile could assure them, that it was a great source of gratification to that noble lord in being sent as a member to the ensuing par liament, as in the outset he had a very important duty to pei form. He had, he believed, to propose to the house of Commons as its Speaker Sir Charles Manners Sutton. (The company here rose and gave a hearty cheer.) In proposing that right honourable gentleman, he believed that his noble colleague felt, hid every body else who had an opportunity of judging of the oAL:that there was not a man more competent to fill the duties date office of Speaker of the House of Commons than that gentleman. (Cheers.) That, too, was his (Mr Wilbraham's) opiuion• for no man with his sixteen y ea r s ' ex p er i ence, an d veto in ihat time had performed the arduous duties of the office with the srtictest integrity, and perfect independence, could be so qualified. He felt exceedingly sorry that, posess ing the qualifications that Sir C. M. S u tt on -did' f ur the office, he should meet with an opposition from a' party head e d by L or d John Russell. He considered that that opposition did not spring from a feeling that Sir Charles 'was incompetent, but from factious motives, or from the ambition of Lord John to take a leading part in the House of Commons. He believed that the opposition originated from a soreness which the whig party felt in consequence of their not retaining office, and not in consequence of their determination to support the best man as speaker. He (Mr. W.) fur one had no doubt that the oppo sition would end in defeat, and that that defeat would recoil upon their own heads, arid ultimately would • be the Means of strenthening the present ministry. (Cheers.) If the present ministry could not stand, what, he would ask, were the prospects of the people of England ? The alternative must be, that the reins of g o vernment would be taken by th e ra di ca l s, as the whigs, it was notorious, had finished their political existence as a party. Were the radicals to come into power, the whigs, who, under the pretence of reforming the institutions of the country had been undermining them, must necessarily come forward to call in the aid of the conservative party to preserve the most valuable 'of our establishments from the truly lamentable effects of the very disgraceful attacks which the whigs themselves had commenced upon them. Under these circumstances it be hoved every man, who saw the tranquillity of the country at stake, and who had the opportunity of exercising a n y p r i v il ege for the benefit of his country, to be at his post and support the present ministry—to concede to them that countenance and support which he sincerely believed it was the wish of the coun try they should receive. (Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel, the head of that administration, was bringing forward measures w hict, there was no doubt, would prove a source of satisfaction to the wtiole country. One of his acts had been to put in office men who would reform the abuses of the church without injuring its stability. The commission which had been issued, although it contained some .of the bishops, he must confess he should have looked upon with great distrust had it been brought forward by the last ministry. But he had every confidence in Sir Robert Peel, and he was convinced that that ciimmission Would be fairly met byabe moderate of all parties, and the measures re commended-by them generally approved of. He was, on the following morning, proceeding to L on d on to undertake those duties in which, as their representative, he felt great pleasure —not for the sake of popularity —not with any pledge, ex cepting those which were dictated by his own conscience, In performing those duties he hoped he should meet with the approbation of all parties, as far as his own sentiments were concerned. (Cheers.) There was nothing, however, which would give him greater gratification than the approbation of the ~, 1 1/11W., ,, , a • 10.11 intelligent men he saw around him, coupled with the general constituency of this great anti in - lei -taut county. (Cheers.) He again begged leave to express h►s great gratification for the upportnnity they had ,givnu h►m, even at the eleventh hour, to pay h►s respects to them .for the honour they' had dune him by electing him as one of their representatives. (Loud cheers. ) The honourable gentleman then addressing the vice-chairtn.in and the company, said that he h id obtained permission of the chairman to propose a toast, and before he did 'so 'he claimed from them bumpers. (The glasses were instantly filled.) He then. continued,—the toast he was about to give was the health of a friend of his and of all present ;it was the gentleman who' sat -upon his left, (the chairman,) to whom they were greatly indebted for the triumph of that . eauseuf which he (Mr. W.) .was the humble representative. In giving 'the health of their worthy chairman, Mr. liarriott;' he might say that they Were indebted to hi►m on a farmer occasion for procuring a conserva tive candidate for this division of the county,•although the result was unsuccessful; that attempt, although it ended in defeat at that time, was the means of concentrat►ng the conservative in terest and bringing forth its power at the recent election. As he (Mr. W.) was a man of few words he should not detain them longer, but simply propose to them the health of his worthy friend .and strenuous supporter Mr. George Harriot, their ex cellent chairman. (Loud cheers.) The toast was drank with every demonstration of respect, and was followed by three times three. The CIIAIRMA!4, in returning thanks : said that his feelings were so raised by what he had just heard and witnessed, by the kind manner in which his health had been proposed and•drank, that he felt incompetent to express them. All he could say was, and he had great satisfaction in saving, that he was the fellow-townsman of most of those present, and the rest were his neighbours, all being so linked together by good feeling and political sentiments, as to be almost of one opinion. It was a happy circumstance for the triumph of their cause. that they here so linked • together, as the result of the election proved. Ou the occasion to which the hon. member alluded, there was a great diffidence on the part of gentlemen to come forward on the conservative interest. He t Mr. Harriott) how ever, with his friend Mr. Scarisbrick, had been successful in inducing a conservative candidate to offer himself. In dis cussing who should be brought foi ward. at that ti me , his hon. friend Mr. Bootle Wilbraham was named, and proud was he to witness his return at the succeeding election. One objection against him at that period was that he was not married, but happily, to suit the fine feelings of those who then.objected to him, he was now in that blessed and honourable state. (Cheers.) That was certainly a satisfaction when their candidate - hail a family of his own to look after; it was partly an assurance that he would'also look well after the great family of the nation. He was piond to see, in the course of two years, so great a reaction in favour of honourable and constitutional principles. They now had evidence that instead of the conservatives polling, as they did then, only 2,000 electors, they now had pelted 10,000. (Cheers.) They had come forward very bravely on the first dly as if, in fact, they had been inspired by Providence to fiighten their enemies; but, although they had done so, there was a grand corps de reserve to ensure the victory ()tithe second. The chairman concluded by wishing prosperity to all present . and-to the country in which they lived. (Loud cheers, followed 'by." Three times three." The Bev. HoRToN, vicar of Ormskirk, said, before the chairman proposed the uext toast lie begged leave for a short tine to intrude upon their attention, to announce to them some thing which he believed would thaw forth their consistent ap probation. Having drank the health of their worthy chairman, , which he believed they did with heartfelt pleasure, he now claimed from them' an exercise of the self same feeling, He was aware that in drinking the health of a chairman of a con vivial company it required uu judgment or discrimination, as . it .was an ordinary compliment; but the present was not an or dinary occasion, nor had they an ordinary chairman. • The spirit they .had displayed in drinking his health he hoped they would nut allow to evaporate in, mere words. There were many present who had shared With their worthy pre sident in the common labours of the great contest, but he was .sure, without any disparagement to the rest Of the company, that there was none who had more indefatigably exerted them selves in the cause of the church, the state, and the people, than their chairman. He (Mr. lliirton) would not say that he was deputed, on behalf of .himself and brother freeholders, to offer a token of their gratitude ,• but he had great pleasure in present ing a solid and imperishable memorial of their regard fur the unexampled services which their chairman had rendered to the country. The token was not one to be valued for intrinsic worth, but as'a feature expressive of the sense eutertained of the success of his exertions, and as a trophy honourably won, which he might hand down to his children as a tribute of respect paid to their father. Mr. Horton concluded his address, which wo are obliged to curtail, in consequence of the late hour at which our reporter left Ormskirk, by presenting the chairman with a splendid silver ewer tad tray, bearing the following inscrip tion : Presented to Mr. GEORGE HARRIOTT, by his Neighbours and Friends, in acknowledgment of his Triumphant Success during the Election of 1835, in the Cause of his Church, his King, and his Country: The CHAIRMAN again rose, and returned thanks for the testi monial so handsomely presented to him. TowNELEy PARKER, Esq., then ruse and proposed, in 'an eloquent speech, " the healths of the ten thousand three hun dred and forty-nine independent electors of South Lancashire, by whose votes their present two conservative members had been returned to parliament," in the course of which he ex pressed the fullest confidence in the present administration, from whom they had the guarantee of their not lending themselves to the reckless measures which characterized the late admini stration. They must not forget that the late ministry, in car rying their measures of reform, to obtain which biid threat ened a collision between the two Houses of Parliament. Nor must they forget that they had threatened war against a distinguished journal because it exposed their delinquencies to the public. He was sure that had they gone on, for a few short years in their course, the character of the natien, its commerce, and every interest dear to it, would have been utterly ruined. liethanked God that the 'people of England had returned to their'senses. (Cheers.) 'The CHAIRMAN then' gave, with an appropriate prefaei, " The health' of the Duke of Wellington." this toast . was drank with three tirnes titteg. 's. Glee a Eli litifleonqueror.—. Mr. WiLuitsnast then proposed the health of H. Peers Esci., of Southport, as a good and worthy conservative. Mr. PETERS returned thanks; and said that he was happy to inform them that the result of the election had not only given the greatest satisfaction in that part of the county where he re sided but in London, where he had many friends, the utmost gratification was expressed. Mr: P. concluded by giving" The health of the Rev. Nlr. Horton." Mr. iloaToic, in an able speech, returned thanks. Other toasts were successively given, and other speeches were also delivered, but as our express did not reach Liverpool until a late hour, we are reluctantly compelled to omit them. CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT ROCHDALE. A dinner to celebrate the return of John Entwisle, Es ~ as parliament for R oc hd a l e , an d t r i um ph o f con servatism amtiesminbewr of parliament that return eviuced. was given. on Thursday last to Mr. Eutwisle, at the Flying llorse Inn, Rochdale, Cle !meut ltnyos, Esq. in . the chair. About one hundred gentlemen from the town and neighbourhood forthed the party. The accustomed toasts having been disposed of, 'The CiLattimv a remarked that the next toast was one which they had never had an opportunity of drinking before.. It was "'file Conservative Member for Rochdale; may he long be spared to be the comfort of his family, and the stanch supporter Of his King and country." The toast was received with loud applause, and live times five hearty cheers. 3 01i N• ENTWISLE, Esq., M.P., then rose, and was. loudly cheered. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, said he, it• is now my duty to return you my most sincere thanks for this honour; .and, althoughit ought to be a most pleasing duty, yet I confess to You it is a, difficult one, for me ever to discharge that debt of gratitude which I owe to you for services which can never be repaid. (Cheers.) If I have reason to be proud, gentlemen, in having been elected your representative, it is not becauSe ot the number of electors who registered their votes for me, but because I have not been asked for one pledge or promise on any subject whatever; (Cheers, )•it is because I goto parliament free and unfettered: there is one matter, however, which may form an exception to this, and which was mentioned on the bustine's, and that is, that I pledged myself not to uproot the church. (Loud cheers.) My principles, gentlemen, I have never affected to conceal from you, and therefore 1 need not. now enter into any detail of them. When I get into parlia ment I shall honestly endeavour to support his Majesty's pre sent goveinment, (cheers,) for I think they might to allowed. what they ask for—a fair trial. (Cheers.) The first contest in parliament will be on a base attempt of the whigs - to drive from the chair a speaker. whom they formerly elected themselves,.and. whom they now have set their faces against, not because he is. 'not the best man that could be chosen, but because it no longer suits Alteir vile party purposes to support him. (Cheers.) in 'this - qtifotion,.gentlemen, I shall support the iniastry. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, there are two kinds of reform—the one calculated, to phU.4nse and. destroy, and the other to renovate and support. former. I shall ever oppose, and when any measures are. brotht ferward in accordance with the l a tt er , th e y s h a ll h ave my honest vote in their favour. (Cheers.) Although you have elected me without requiting any pledges from me, there are one hr two subjeCts on whial my opinion has been asked pri vatelY;'and. to which I will here allude. The first is the fac-• toryill. Numbers of people have spoken to inc upon this sub.:: jectjaiid 'lave uniformly expressed my opinion that there must be snine amelioration ut the present system, for both masters. and iiien'aie 'crying' out against it. (hear, hear.) The next subject is, the poor law amendment bill. As far as this country is coneeined, gentlemen, I think that there never was - a greater job than this' bill. (Hear.) The poor laws in this district have hithert9 worked well, amid have been ably a dmi n i stere d ; b ut now a'magistrate has no power on earth to interfere between the poor and a hard-harted overseer, nor has he an y au th or ity or ' control ever the decisions of a select vestry. I - should always have been happy as. a magistrate to have exer c is e d a d ec idi ng. Lower between the two, and to have determined, where the - poor have complaints to make, how much they should' be allowed to receive. But that power has been taken away from us, and now the_iloor have nu claim to out-door reli e f, h u t mus t b e sent to the Workhouse, which, in many cases, is little better than a prison to them. (Hear, hear:) Gentlemen, I will not detain you Itinger, but will conclude. by proposing that w e drink— " Our fair friends, the 'blu e b e ll es ' of Rochdale." Twee times three. - . Glee—" The generous heart." • IZ r.l A N said that When he mentioned the South Lan cashire Conservative Association, he did trot hesitate to say that he mentioned a body of 'men who had saved their country; fur they had achieved a glorious victory over a whig-radical, who, not content with seeking to overturn the civil institutions of the country, would have levelled the church with the dust. (Cheers.) "The. South Lancashire Conservative Association." Three times three. JOHN bony, Esq., returned thanks.—As secretary to the Rochdale district of the South Lancashire Conservative Asso ciation, I believe it levolves on me to acknowledge this toast: It is an association in whose welfare I feel the deepest interest —as One of its earliest members I have worked for it, I have fought for it, and I have done my utmost to promote its wel fare and advance its interests—and I need not say that I feel proud when I contemplate the l e.ood effects which have resulted from our efforts. (Ch eers .) may safely affirm that to this association we in some measure owe our recent triumphs, one' of which, and a great o ne it i s , we ce l e b ra t e thi s d a y. (Cheers.) I say, gentlemen, it is a great, a constitutional triumph that w e . are met . to celebrate, and one which will strike terror into the ranks of our enemies, while it inspires our friends with confi dence. What is it but the great cause of truth versus false hood, which an honest, free, and impartial jury have decide() in our favour. • (Loud• cheering.) The country is tired of impudence and quackery unde r , the specious name of refovm, and hence this great, this glorious reaction, or rather return to conservative principles, which will, 1 hope.ere long, charac terize the great. bulk of my countrymen. (Loud cheerS.)• I firmly and conscientiously believe that our recent victories have been mainly owing to the splendid example and efforts'of the South Lancashire Conservative Association—not that we were ever deficient in numbers, wealth, and intelligence ; no, as far as these are concerned we outweigh the destructives ten fold; but afuretime whenever-the 'battle was to be tuught, we had no /cadet, no discipline •nn organization. (Cheers.) Our opponents on the contrary Wad all these—ever prepared through the politieal,uuions and what not, the brick-bat ansi blielgeou party outmustered, or rather outgenerallcd us. ((Veers.) We, ou the contrary, wheoever any manifestation of principle was required, whenever our cause wanted support, never knew how or whereto commence, Our machinery, to use a figure which every body here will uuderstaud, for want of being kept -con stantly running, teas always out of order.—lt wanted oiling or gearing,—there was a screw loose here, or a pin loose there— (laughter)—so that when mast wanted it was the least effective.. However, thanks to the South Lancashire Conservative Asso ciation, it has been kept running pretty constantly -of late, and to some purpose too, and whenever any more conservative twist is wanted, I .hope we, shall have a supply always ready to meet the demand. (Cheers.) However, to be serious once more. we have always been too ready to rely on the goodness of our cause, and to cry "Mayna est veritas et preralebit." "Great is truth and it will prevail." But maxims are useless unless acted upon. "Be ye. warmed,,and he ye fed," is au excellent maxim, but it will neither_ warm nor feed without food and tire. Good wishes will not do now a-days; we must work awl actively too. We have enemies ever vigilant, ever ready to take ad vantage of our weakness,—enemies to whom the reform bill has given prodigious power and impulse, and whom nothing less than a superior antagonist . power will keep from overthrowing everything dear to us as men, as Britons, and as Christians. (Loud cheers.) But we have w or k e d lately, and to good pur pose to,—we have seated iu the British senate a man, a gentle man whom I am proud to call lay friend, who will represent our feelings, wishes, and opinions, on all the great subjects which will have to be decided in time ensu i ng session. (Cheers.) He is a man than will go straight femare! in the old honest John Bull fashion—(cheers)—not like too many in the last parliament, with a tortuous timid policy,. creeping first to this side and then to that,—wilituut any fixed principles of action— cajoling here, 60)14 there,. patting O'Connell on the back to-day, and calling him a great demagogue to-morrow—(cheers • and laughter) —coaxing, conciliating, and vacillating, till the nation never know from one day to another what the morrow might' bring forth. (Cheers.). Now we know what to depend upon; but we do not send our representatives fettered with pledges ; when did you ever hear of tories tying their repre sentatives band anlfoot with pledges? (Cheers.) No! this line of conduct Was reserved for liberals, self-styled so, who are so excessively liberal that they dare not trust one auuther. We send a member too who will not advocate any theoretical doe trite, atenit delusive rights—who wiil not advance the interests. of one party by plundering another—who will not delude the. poor man by essertieg that the rights of property are. distinct froth those of industry. .(Cheers.) Who is there but the true 'conservative who will preserve the source whence the labouring man, the artizan, derives his sustenance ? I mean property, Capital, without which, or even with a feeling of its instability, a mass of misery would be created in this country unparalleled perhaps in the history of revolutions, and of which the poor .de- Wed democrat hinaself would have to endure the greatest share. (Laud cheering.) One . other matter, and then t have done. 'Our opponents assert, some of whom oughtto know better; that the .tories if kept in pewer mean to sidle, or,-at least, to nullify thc4forali bill. Look, say the. late ministers, where his Ma jesty has been mo s t gr t i ci ous ly pl ease d to kick out of his'cabinet —(laughter)—look at ou r b eaut if u l d ar li ng , . Who m . we h ave suckled and dandled and made "-a broth of a boy".-,-will you • put it out to uuzse to these wicked tories ?—..what are you think-- iug of?—they will assuredly smother it, poison .it, or snake it commit "Feld de se." ( Laughter.) N u , eentleman„ : Weshall "do none of. these things ;. bnt, •as Lord Eldonsaid after the passing of the catholic emancipation bill, it is new the law of the laud, and we bow to it. (Cheers.) Again, the late minis ters say, these vile tories, what burdens they will put upon your hacks—what places and pensions you will have to endure. (Cheers.) We would wit kick a fallen enemy, but this really comes well from men who, when in power, have added snore in four years of peace to our national burdens than the tortes dur ing the same period of war.• (Cheers.) Thirty millions- they have added to the capital of the debt, besides places and pen sions without number. • (Hear.) Our. West India colonies ruined—our East India territories expecting the same fate— China shutting her ports against us—these are only some few of the benefits of whip legislature. (Hear.) But. I had for- . gotten one important piece of legislation, one inestimable boon they have granted us—l beg his Majesty's late ministers ten thousand pardons for omitting-it—one tax they have taken off for which we cannot feel sufficiently thankinl,. 7 -Gentleinen, mean the tax on short-tailed dogs!—(cheers and laughter)— and yet these men have the assurance to expect the country to placetthem again in power by any means. • They may rest as sured That, as a party destined ever to rule, they are- defunct, dead. (Cheers.) Should they ever seize the helm of the state, they must become either conservatives or ile,,structives, accord ing as they ally themselves with the O'Connell - gang on the one band or the tortes on the other, and in whichever - position they place themselves, they wid -be swallowed up, extinguished. by their new allies. (Cheers.) Tory principles ate now in the ascendant, and with respect to this outcry against our present ministry governing under the reform bill, they may and will say as George the Third said to the Americau ambassador at the close of the war, " I was the last to acknowledge your inde pendence,- but I will be the first to maintain ' (Loud cheers.) Mr. Roby concluded by proposing the health of John Entwisle, Esq., as father of the South Lancashire Conservative Association. (Drunk with three times three:) Mr. Entwisle returned thanks, and proposed the health of the chairman, Clement Royds, Esq. A great number of other toasts were given. At ten o'clock the chairman left the room accompanied by some of his immediate friends. THE LIVER THEATRE. " Life in Liverpool" continues attractive, although it has been performed every night for the last eix weeks. The masked ball scene with which the piece conclunes is at once picturesque and. beautiful. The dancing of the Leclercqs and Mademoi selles Juliette and Eloise is excellent; and we must not forget to notice Mr. Raymond's Irish jig, in the character of Lotter O'Toole, es being lively and graceful. Miss Hamilton ; who made her first appearance about a week since, is one of the sweetest English singers we'have heard for many a day. She evidently possesses a good ear, with great flexibility of voice, but she is too fund of introducing her own ad libitum compositions, where they mar—although they are prettiiy executed—instead Oitapriving the origiiral air. Against these radical innovations upon the tunes handeol down to us by our forefatilers, - ad good conservatives—and they are the majo rity niiiv-o--should solemnly protest, as having a tendency to undermine and destroy the melodies of the country, or at least those of "Ould Ireland." From these observatioos it will be inferred that our opinion of Miss Hainiiton's vocal powers is a favourable one: if we did nOt think that she may beCome a po pular singer we could not have taken the trouble to give her this hint. Ou Saturday night " Raymond and Agnes, or the Bleeding Nun," founded upon the (we believe Mouk Lewis's) well known tale of that name, was revived. The legend is very well dramatised, and the interest is kept up to the last scene. The cut throats were exceedingly good, but of these Leelercq, as Robert, was the best. This reminds us that we have forgotten to do justice to his Fidler, iu the Aintree racecourse scene of "Life in Liverpool ;" his humour in that character is really exquisite. To return to " Raymond and Agnes." Mts. Simp son and Mrs. Herbert (late Miss Hilton) as Ursula and Afar yueritte, .were very good. Some new pieces were announced on Saturday night for per formance during the present week. These are intended to precede Life in Liverpool," and we hope theVwill be such as will give the company a better field fur the' display - of thei varied talents. NAMIC PASHA, THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR. This illustrious plenipotentiary from the Sublime. Porte to the court of St. James arrived at the Adelphi Ilutel on Sunday with his suite, accempanied by Mr. 1 1 / 4 1 ontgoiniiky Martin, the historian of the British colonies, Mr. Finchani, an English merchaut, and friend of the Pasha's, and saing.other friends. The object of his excellency's visit to this pert and the manu facturing districts of Lancashire is solely to inform himself, by personal observation, of the extAit of English improvements in manufactnres, and the means of increasing the consumption of them in his own country. In this visit he has not availed him self of any official introductions, in order that he might be the better able to appreciate the extent of interest felt by the com mercial community for his country ; nd we are happy to find that the reception b e h as met with troth here and in Manchester has fully satisfied him that he has acted wisely in trusting to the simple object.of his private mission to this neighbourhood. • Shortly after his excellency's arrival at the Adelphi, on Sun day, the Mayor of Liverpool - called and left his card and yes-, teiday morning Namic - Pasha and suite were presented to his tsorsbip by Dr. Bryce, at the - To'wn-hall, where several of the must respectable and influential ' merebauts of this Place had assembled. From the Town-hall time partv.proceeded, in the Mayor's carriage, on a tour of inspection through the town, taking en saute, St. John' s M ar k et, t h e C e th etery, t h e Chain • Cable i Manufaetory, Fawcett's FOundrV; . the Tobacco Warehouse, and the Railroad Tunnel at Wapping. At this place several of the directors of the raileoad weme iu attendance •to receive their visitor, and having, accouipanied by, them, ascended and descended through this work, his excelency ad dressed the gentlemen present, iu French, to the following effect " Gentlemen,—The Mayor of LieerPool has done me . the honour of presenting me to you, and I thank you for thkindi, reception I have met with front you to-day end yesterday.4The directors of the railway paid his excellency the compliment:of ordering a train to be prepared at 'Manchester on Sunday,: pressly for the conveyance of himself and suite.]—l haY6. had thus an opportunity of examining the railway in detail, and of admiring . this _wonderful achievement 'of human enterprise. This work evinces a vastness of foresight in designing, and a power and perseverance in executing, truly wonderful. It does not become use to offer von extravagant cempliments. but here are truly seen proofs o 1 that firmness of mind which charac terises your country; your mercantile enterprise makes you, in the career of commerce, the light which other countries seek to follow. The object of my travelling to this 'part of England is purely to seek information for the benefit of iny august Sove reign, and of my countrymen, and by the knowledge thus ob tained to enlighten them in the paths of civilization, now opened up in the Ottoman Empire. Allow the to add, in conclusion, that I consider the traversing of England by railways ha s , by bringing together distant parts through increased facilities of iutercourse, augmented its useful extent and population two fold. Works of this kind are the development of British greatness, to which I can place no limit. Again I thank you, gentlemen, fer your kind attention to me." Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Booth expressed their happiness at having hail this, opportunity of paying their respects, as direc tors of the company, to his excellency. From the tunnel the party proceeded along the docGt the Prince's Dock, where they went on board the Caledonian, American packet ship. In the course of his „passage' to this place Namic Pasha noticed the great number of American bags—alt the shipping in the harbour were dressed out on the' occasion—and regretted the absence of the Ottoman fleg. On his return to the Town-hall the merchants engaged in the Mediterranean trade were introduced to hi s exce llency by the Mayor, when - the chairman, Mr. Leathom, read the following address in English, a translation of which was immediately after read by a gentleman present : "To his excellency Namic Pasha, Ambassador from the Sublime Porte to his Britannic Majesty. "We, the chairman, deputy-chairtuan, and committee of tho association of merchants of Liverpool trading to the Mediter— ranean and Levan!, avail ourselves of the opportunity of con 'gratulating your excellency on your arrival in Liverpool, and we beg to assure your excellency of our high gratification in the continued increase of the trade between Great Britain and time Turkish empire. "We venture to hope that the- appointment of so distin guished and enlightened a personage as your excellency will greatly contribute to the advantage of both countries, anti tend to cement and increase the amicable rpirit which has hitherto characterised• the commercial relations and intercourse subsist- Mg between then. " We haVe the lionour to be, with the most profmind respect, your excellency'a most humble and obedient servant?, "'THOS. LEATHOIII, Chairman. "It. F. BREED, Deputy-Chairman." To which his excellency replied in French with great ease and fluency as follows:—" Gentlemen, I thank you for this distinguished mark of your attention, and am very proud of this oppoxtnnity of meeting with so respectable a body of mer chants having a direct connexion with .the trade Of the Levant. The great empire which is under the ride of my august Master, the Grand Seignor, whose representative I out at the court of his esteemed friend the King of England, is, in the widest sense of the word, open to your commercial enterprise. My-country men have not ever had the spirit to export fur themselves their own productions and import those , of foreign nations. It be longs to you, therefore, gentlemen, to carry to us whatever we require, and accept in exchange our productions abundantly provided; in order that we may thus have the means of availing ourselves of your merchandise. We have not money to: pay for your goods unless you purchase our pl'oduetions. My 'Country is not a manufacturing but an agricultural one, *and its great resources, as • suet), have not hithert o b een , inade knoin to Europe. I entreat you, gentlemen, to search out its unimproved commercial riches; send out the various implements - nf hus bandry and the many machines here used to tacilitate and pro mote the arts and commerce, and direct the attention of your cor respondents in the Levant to whatever way improve our condition social and publie,'on the assurance that you will Share in our prosperity. I have studied political economy and the is principles of government from my youth upwards, and have Visited Eu rope four braes; but it only since I have come into this part Of England, and have enjoyed the advantages of your superior iiatelligenco, that I have been made to f e el and a c kn ow l e d ge how much I am still ignorant of in commercial diplomacy*. I ad mire the spirit and esteem the tateuts which have raised and direct the mercantile institutions of this town, and I shall on every occasion be proud and happy to apply to you for instruc tion. Accept my acknowledgments for this honourable expres sion . of your interest in the prosperity of my country, and my sincere thanks for the distinguished honour you have done my sovereign in this flattering reception of his servant." The party were then entertained by the Mayor, with his ac eustoined munificent liberality, at a cold collation, which was served up in the ante drawing-room, of which from sixty to seventy gentlemen partook. The Pasha and his suite, since their residence iu England,• have adopted the customs of the country with reference to the etiquette of the table. On taking leave of his worship after the repast, the Pasha repeated, what he had during the day on many occasions expressed, his high sense and gratitude for the polite 'courte s i es w hi c h the M a yo r had bestowed upon him. they polite Pasha also said, that he hoped that the recent facilities given to the iutercourse between his country and England, by steam, would afford -him an oppor limits, of rain-fling to the Mayor, in Turkey, some of the hospi talities lie had received on tliat day. He afterwards went on 'Change, accompanied by Mr..Leathom and Mr. Breed. Dur ing his progress through the Exchange-rooms and through the town, the Pasha was received with the most marked and respect. ful attention. During this day he will be further employed in visiting the Blind School, 'qr. Laird's workQ, and' the Gipsy, a steam• vessel belonging to Sir John Tobin. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The new romantic drama, " The Brazen Bust," was received last night With general ap plause from a crowded house. The acting, s ce nery, dresses, Sze., are all good. Mr. Stirling, as the hyro of the piece, was xeryeffective, and Mr. Howard exhibited a considerable fund of 'counr.humour. In the "scenes in the circle,"-Messrs. Batty, Ilicken,•and Powell exhibited their well-known excellence. " Wallace the Ilero of Scotland" closed the performances of the evening. In this piece Mr. Neville and Mrs. Stirling were loudly applauded. .UNDER-SHERIFF OF THF. CoexTY.—Thomas Clifton, Esq., of Lytham-hall, the new high-sheriff, has appointed John Wilson, Esq., of the firm of Rawstorne and Wi,son, attornies at-law, Preston, to be his under-sheriff during the period ho holds (Ace; and the business of under-sheriff will consequently be transacted by the firm of Rawstorne and Wilson. DUCHY OF LANc'AsTrot, FEB. 7.—The King has been this day pleased to appoint Thomas Clifton, Esq., of Lytham-hall,, to he sheriff of the coun ty p a l a ti ne of Lancaster tot the year ensuing, . Lord Francis Egerton has resumed. the occupancy of Bridge water House, which he gave up to his noble relative last season. It is rumoured that his lordship will move the address in the House of Commons. LIVL 11 POOL ROY AL INSTITUTION.—We are glad to observe. that a series of very interesting lectures are shortly to be de livered at this institution, by gentlemen eminent in the scientific and literary world. The subjects to be treated of are of the utmost importance in these days when intelligence is the only distinguishing feature between .the gentleman and the boor, and when the quality aml extent of it makes the advance or re tardation of a young man's station iu society. On this ground alone we earnestly recomtnend that every facility should be given in order to encourage.the rising youth of. this great com mercial town, the clerks in merchants' offices in particular, and even those in - humbler situations, to attend the course of lec tures. We understand that an annual subscription of £4, under a new regulation, gives a transferrable admission to the lectures, and confers all the privileges hitherto enjoyed by the Proprietors. All the subjects to be discussed may not b e a lik e Interesting and instructive, but we are confident that none will be taken tip in which a large fund of valuable information may not be derived by the student. DINNER TO MAJOR MARSLAN D, M.P., AT STOCK I'ORT.—OR Wednesday evening last a dinner was given to Major Marsland, one of the members for Stockport, at the Court-room in that town. Upwards of one hundred and fifty gentlemen were pre sent (says the Stockport Advertiser, and we understand that several reporters from the press of this town were refused admit tance.) T. Walinsley, Esq., presided, and the vice-chairs were occupied by Mr. T. Steel, jun., Mr. Avery Fletcher, and Mr. S. S. Jackson. Further we know not.—:Manchester Paper. ' CONSEILVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.—We rejoice to find that the appeal we made last week to the conservative . party in this dis trict, UllOll the ne,:essity of establishing conservative associa tions, has not been in vain. Already, we hear, has that appeal been warmly responded to in words, the meaning of which assures us that it will shortly be answered by deeds also. Seve ral influential gentlemen, we understand, are interesting them selves in the subject, and we hope to be enabled shortly to repe:t progress in terms of confidence and hope.—Carlisle Patriot. Isivonr ANT Ti) BLANKET WEAvens. 7 -The Konigsberg Ga zette contains an . article from the pen of Professor Struve, recommending to the notice of the learned a German pamphlet, entitled " Victoria! a new World," the object of which is to prove that there wilt be no severe winter for a century from the the present time. CAUNUFI (Vf A STEAM VESSEL.-,-A splendid steam-vessel, named the Ilerctiles, built by Messrs. Mottershead and Hayes for the St. George's Steam-packet Company, was launched on Saturday last: she measures 148 feet in length, is '24 feet 10 inches wide and 15 feet deep, and will he propelled by two engines of 00 horse power each, constructed by Messrs. Fawcett .and Preston, and expressly arranged for applying in the most convenient and efficient manner the system of condensation and other improvements invented and patented by Mr. Samuel Hail, of Bas ford, whereby the injection of sea or. other impure water into the engines is avoided, and the distilled water result ing from the condensation of the steam is returned (without any admixture) again and again to the boilers. The import ance of this invention to steatn-vessels, especially to those en ,, gaged iu long voyages, is obvious, great delays and a rapid destruction of the boilers being (it is well known) occasioned by the large depositi of salt and other impurities with which the boilers of steatu-vessels become charged when the conden sation is affected by the injection of sea or other impure water. Mr. Hall's improvements have now been in successful opera tion nearly twelve months on board the Prince Llewelyn steam-. packet, and about nine months on board the Air, both 'belonging to the St. George's Steam-packet. Company, and will be adopted in succession on board the remainder of the company's vessels. They are also being applied to vessels belonging to other par ties, and now in a forward state of preoaratiou. LIVERPOOL IN THE FOURTEENTH OENTURY.—Aceonling to a parliamentary return or inquisition made about the middle of the 11th century, " the true value of the ninth part of all the moveable goods of the residents in the borough of Liverpool' vas LG IGs. 7d." And the docinnent goes on, " these are the names of those who presented the said value--viz., Adam Fitz William, ltichard. de Walton, Roger tie la More, William Fits Richard, and John I'itz Mariot." THE SHIP AI.F.XANDER.—.IIIx. Duchman, of this town, has purchased this splendid river -built ship; she is 523 tons register, and is commanded by Captain Ramsay. The folloing para graph appears in the Morning Chronicle, of Tuesday :—"The Earl of Powis and a party of friends visit •1 the fine ship Alexander, bound to New South Wales and China, lying in the St. Katherine's Docks, on Saturday, and partook of an excel lent refreshment, provided in Mr. Wayte's best style. The ,hip exhibited is very animated appearance, and too mu c h cannot he said in favour of the marked attention paid by the dock authorities to this distinguished nobleman and his party, who appeared touch gratified, and took a lively interest in this -branch of our national industry." UNSTAMPED PUBLICATIONS.—A fellow who refused to dis close his name, but who admitted that he Was employed by 'Joseph Harris to Manage the business in his shop, at the Toot of the Butcher-bank, whilst he (Harris) shall remain' in prison - for non-payment of a penalty of £2O for selling an unstautped • ^newspaper, was convicted by the mayor and alderman Surtees "of haying sold an mastainped newspaper, .and was adjudgvd to pay a penalty of £2O, and iu default of paymeut was committed to gaol for six calendar months. 'These .proceedings will, we trust, be followed up With vigour. Notwithstanding the con victions that have already taken place, the contraband trade in uti.:lainped blasphemous publications . and • obscure printi iii still Openly, carried on. The injury Is great, first to the revenue, Secondly tq the legitimate press anti—what is of still more importanceto public morals.—Newcastle Journal. - - Div ottcns: tv AMERICA.—The annual number of divorces in the United States is estimated at nearly 40(./o.—Lendeon - ,-I,The Americans, we are told, are the most moral, the most 'enlightened, and the fretest people upon the surface of rho glebe. We have here a proof of this in the fact that 8000 per sons 114111.1a11V rebel against th e restraints imposed upon their intlimitions by the marriage vow.] - GRAND CONSERVATIVE BALL AT Laxos.—A ball in honour of Sir John Beckett's return for Leeds took place on Wednes day evening last, and went off in the most gratifying manner. The attendance far exceeded the most sanguine anticipations of the conservative party, who had calculated upon fifteen hundred ladies and gentlemen being present, that appearing an extreme ' number; but the change of feeling, which has come with the force of conviction upon the great body of the enlightened peo plc of that town, displayed itself on this occasion so strongly, that it was found necessary to almost double the accommoda tions first provided. The Music Hall, the Assembly Rooms, and part of the White Cloth Hall, were all engaged; yet such was the demand for tickets that , on Saturday last, it was found - requisite to erect some temporary convenience at the White Cloth Hall, extending to two hundred yards in l e n g th, w hi c h ailed another suite of rooms to the former preparations. Ev e n this extension, however, was unequal to the demand for tickets of admission. On Wednesday afternoon as many as two thou sciid seeeu hundred tickets hall been sold! Considering the excessive crowding of the rooms and passages, it was astonishing how well the whole was conducted. The provision was ample, and the c o mpany seemed determi ne d to ma k e the i r enjoyment as reciprocal ' as possible. The number of the nobility and:gen try of the neighbourhood present was very icreat, who app e ared to enjoy the gay . scene with ecstasy, and the entire display of beauty and fashion was dazzling in the extreme. Lady Ann Beckett attended ; but Sir John was not able to be there, owing to official business of much importance. The shop-windows of Leeds. and the display of colours by the great bulk of the re spectal;le inhabitants, particularly the ladies, strikingly indicate the degree of conservative feeling which prevails there. ANRCOOTE of LORD LOUGIIDOROUGH.—ShortIy after com mencing practice at the Scottish bar (says the writer of an interesting memoir of Lord Loughborough, the Chancellor, its the Law Magazine) it wa • his fortune to be opposed to Mr, Lockart, at that time a leading counsel. In replying to an im passioued appeal of this powerful opponent be summed up an ironical picture o f Mr. Lockart's eloquence in these sarcastic terms—" Nay, tny lords, if tears could have moved your lord ships, tears, sure 1 am, would nut have been wanting." .The Lund President immediately interrupted the young counsel, and told him he was pursuing a very indecorous course of observe- • tion. Wedderburne maintained with spirit that he had said nothing he was not well entitled to sat, and would have no hesitation in saving agaiq. The Lord President, irritatedliro biddy at so bold an answer from a junior, rejoined in a manner the personality of which provoked the advocate to tell his lord ship that he had said that as a judge which he dared Dot justify as a gentleman. The remaik was hasty, and not to be brooked. The President threw himself on the protection of his brother justices, and Wedderburne was ordered, by the unanimous voice of the court. to make a most abject apology, on pain of depri vation. lie refused, and threw off his gown.