The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-30 00:00:00

~~, ~,,,,; * JANUARY 30, 15:35. People is shocked and insulted, and the law ought to interpose to punish the blasphemy and guppreSs the practice.. 'rigs, we say, must be done. It is only in Ireland that such disgusting exhibitions are tolerated. In the rest of the catholic world they are looked upon by sober and Intelligent catholics with deep disgust. The catholics of England repudiate such priestly interference as repug nant to the faith and discipline of their church, and they are most anxious that they should be suppressed. It is, therefore, ,the duty of the legislature to provide a re medy. • We have no wish to curtail the privileges of any man; but the conduct of the Irish priests is beyond en durance. If their names should be erased from the register they will richly deserve it; and we cannot see how they can any longer be pennitted to abuse the sacred trust which has been reposed in them, and which they have so grossly, so sacrilegiously, and so infamously violated. A More brutal herd of debasing incendiaries never cursed an unfortunate country. The strong hand must he put forth to restrain their demoralising influence on society. In justice to the peasantry of Ireland they must be curbed.; for while they are pet mitted to dictate to men under the terror of heaven—to men who consider them as possessing a power beyond earthly control— there will never be peace, or happiness, or content, or civilization in Ireland. LONDON . LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, half'-past Seren o'clock. There has been an extraordinary degree of buoyancy in our money market to-day, and the result of the elections appears to afford the utmost Satisfaction to our capitalists. Consols have touched upon 91i to-day, an advance from the opening price of ii. per cent. E xc h equer Bills, however, do not exhibit any variation of moment, b ut are rattier heavy at 41 to 42, and India bonds bear a premium of 19 to 21. Money is very abundant, and can readily be procured at 3 per cent. The tenor of Sir Robert Peel's address at Tamworth teems to have given gieat confidence to our leading monied interests, and the general aPPearance of things here is most satisfactory. Bank Stock and India Bonds are both on the advance, the former being . 224 i, and the latter Ou r F t W oreign Market been the scene of very great- specu. tation to-day,- particularly op those securities (" by courtesy") of the republic of South America which have so long remained dormant. Chiliau Bonds have been as high as 41 to-day, at which price they closed, being an advance of 10 per cent. within the same number of 6lavii. Columbian Bonds are as high us 31 .1 4, Beurios Ayres 3O 31, Mexican 42 1 . 3 , and Peruvian at Our Northern Bonds exhibit a considerable degree of buoy anc%, but without - airy material advance. Belgian Bonds are Dutch 5 per Cents 1011 1, the 21 per Cents 541 1, and " a ssian 108-1 to 1091. Little speculation has been done in either Spanish or Portuguese Stuck to-day, but since our last c onsiderable investments in the latter securities have caused the price to advance to 914, at which the Bonds now are. The Carte s B onds are 341 4, and the Scrip premium. I u the Share Market Real dcl Monte have attracted some no tice, and have advauced to al to 35 per share, but in the Other schemes there is nothing doing. CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock - 2234 4{ Buenos Ayres: 30 31 301 'p3 per Cent. lied 91i 1 92A Cl:titian. 421 14 3 4 }er Cent. Consols-911 A 4 4 Columbian 32j 34 44 1 Per Cent. Red.... 991 11701 Danish 761 771 F lAew al per C en t. 94 1 A Dutch 5 per Cents...lUok4 ,ng Annuities .17 3-16 5-16 2 1 per Cent. l4 Stock • 2591 Mexican 411 A2l xtheener Bills ltoli a B on d s. 41 42 Peruvian 271 81 9 19 21 Portuguese 9ll 1.1 1 Consols f or Account-911 1 4 Russian. tot) Belgian Bonds., 99 1 . 1 Spanish ' 541 Brazilian Bonds 831 1 4 Spanish Scrip 11 A 4 A 1 Advices from Palermo were received at Lloyd's to-day to the 4th instant. The schooner John, Lauchlan, from Alexandretta and Beyront bound to Liverpool with a cargo of - wool, silk, P i stachio, nuts, and sponges, went on shore at Trefontine on the, 27th ult., a short distance front Mezzai'i, and was 83 em bedded i n th e san d t h at there were no hopes of getting her off. Vile captain and crew were all saved, and it was expected the cargo would he got out. According to the quarantine regula tains, "h owever, the goods could not be admitted to a period of quarantine, all that would be permitted was for the goods to be traushipped to which effect applications were to be made. Accounts have been received from Beyront to the 21st Nov. A quarantine had been established along the whole of that coast as far as Tarsus, and in Cyprus, this being the only place where vessels with foul bills of health could be admitted, there being a sort o f lazaretto th ere . L e tt ers were thi s morn i ng rece i ve d from Madeira to the 13th inst., :which state that a series of severe weather had been experienced.there, from the 23d of the Veeding month to the Bth inst., and the shipping in the roads as been placed in great danger. The Greenwall, of Sunder- . l ard, -had been totally wrecked, and the second mate and four seamen drowned in en attempt to . escape from the vessel ere she struck. BY accounts from Oran to the 12th inst., we learn the reap licarance of the cholera there. lip to the 11th there had been kb cases, of which 11 had proved fatal. da The following notice has been issued by our Post-office to " General Post-office Jan. 27, 1835. , Newspapers toand from Corfu and the other lonian islands may be forwarded by the Mediterranean packet free of any Charg e of postage." t ,By our P ar i s l etters, to- d ay, ' we are i n f orme d t h at many of rm Poles residing th ere h a d rece i ve d ,notice t o qu i t Paris.' ung these, tw o h a d b een arres t e d an d i ncarcerate d f or two da ys; t , but the ca uses were no t k nown . Th e po li ce h a d v i s i te d he house of M. Peyronnet, jun.; but after one hour's minute research, they departed without having discovered anything implicating him- • • — . ~7 - 1, r. W. E. Gl a d s t one , M.P. f or N ewcas tl e , h a s b ee n appoint !ounder-aecretary o f sta t e f or th e co l on i a l d e p ar t men t.. The 'o ''' • gentleman transacted business at the colonial office on auesday, for the firat time since his aointment. 01'1.14AL:etc .Igsrtrurtori.—The pp annual meeting of the 0 I ,Plbalmic I n fi rmary was h e ld at t h e c h ar i ty on Mo n d a y, th e uth i "tant, when the officers fur the current year were ap tuinted- Lord Skelmersdale has allowed himself to,be named kresident" forthe year. 13, ifter ,., CORTRAIT OF LORD SAN DON.--The portrai OUT noble re- Preaentative by T. C. Thompson,, Es ~ .4., will be en graved on steel . by a first-rate artist s oon as the required t nut niier of subscribers names - has b obtained. A limited ti _ L inlher of proof impressions will be aken. Subscrtions STANDARD-fo Es ne furtherance of the work will be received at the "I'ICE, the Courierseffice, and at Mr. I3urlantl's, Church-street. th T ilu AMPHITHEATRB.—A full house was cu'itected at. this —e au . , , u eon lueaday night, under the patronage of Lord Francis fsgertun and the lion. Richard Bootle Wilbraham, who, we unde rstand, were prevented by other engagements, from being Pr:arent. At the rising of the curtain, " Ged save the King' . L, 500 g by the company, which was assembled on the stage for threeP Three clieers for Lord Francis Egerton, end 1 cheers for Mr. Wilbraham were given with one accord. — '7 new piece of Walter Brand was very well received. _et.;RAND DINNER AT Oswasmv.—A dinner, to celebrate the c i . tutu of Sir Rowtand Hill and W. Orioby Gore, Es ., the the trservative members of parliament for the northern division wille county of Salop, was given to these gentlemen at the Itti/nlistay Arms, Oswestry, on Friday last. About one hundred all fift y persons were present, in which number was cotnprissd h the gentlemen of rank, title, and iitfluence in the neighbour "d• The Hou. Thomas Kenyon was in the chair. _wit is stated iu a London inorniug paper that Sir Robert ro ilso n is to be employed forthwith on it mission to Spain. • Sir t s ! . . lieu was dismissed from the.army as a major-general for his nterference with the military at the funeral of Queen Caroline, lut was restored his tanka shutt time before the death of the „, to a ''''' ki n g k_FRoGs IN lenz.asin.—Until the year 1696 frogs were un iown in I relaud. At that period frog spawn was taken from f1i ‘ 4 ,, 11, - 1 bv . olie of tbe Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin ; and r - " . -mtat in the ditches of the university pleasure grounds, ,rentn which time these jumpers spreadahemselves ft um field to 9 ld throughout the whole island. Adders have yet no existence Vl...lreland.---Lorieer. lit is the peculiar boast of Ireland that ii t ' u er soil does not harbour venomous reptiles. That this is but is enA PtY huast is proved by the fact that she is cursed with an soleut eatholi • --E tc L. s. t.. . priesthood and an ignorant and bigoted laity. ,—At Kirkdale t, s l '!'n'saarliFwr BY A HACKNEY COACHMAN en 8"/ S. On Tuesday last, - Henry Lister, a car driver' in the t"'PhoY 01 mr. Peter Daily, of" Waterloo s road, was indicted fur '."oezzlitig the sum of 12s - . which he had received on account of is a " :„ll )4 b'er- It appeared that the prisoner was engaged by a ill tt . lo s car, and that he was discharged by the gentleman at four 41(,,tck, having received £2. 2a. as his fare. prisoner did wit , arrive at his toaster's house until ten at night, and he then e Nlr. Daily thirty shillings, saying that that was all he had tt'ned durin g the day. The master suspecting a fraud, tnen- Ted the circumstance to Mr. John Mortindale, the inspector fitt,."..A.ckuey coaches, who apprehended the prisoner. The pri 84ter was found guilty, and Lord Skehnersdale, in passiug by th r _ l , observed, that this was an offence, as he was intortned whi ci e Inspector, of frequent occurrence in Liverpool, and one ti e I 'AIM for severe punishment. He then sentenced the oner t o six months hard labour in Kid:dale • House o . or reetion hag"fail, ' ~.„,e ,-wra NT To THE LtVertroot LTBERAI. PRESS.—W e 'wen infornted,lon what we believe to be good authority that,..the ' Liverpool whip and radical press is about to receive an tswission of stiength, or, 'perhaps, an extinguisher, by the in on uetion of a new ally. A newspaper is about to be started, 1 ,, t e ecount of the alleged :tent of efficiency in the. radical s sa l . nrs in this town, for the purpose of advocating genuine ul sa"estructive principles, "'and no' mistake." the required t ai rY (we regret exceedingly that we did not hear of this spe haation before) is to be raised id twenty or twenty-five pound i l „ tes, vrhich, we are told, are all disposed of. The forthcom nal"a P4 P e r %ill, we are further juformed, be published on Thurs. p s - e ' s s a, 11 11 . Saturdays. This new leviathan of the previncial a. 8 " 4 5 not as yet been taken to the baptismal font; but we thi nk that its name will be a " tower of strength"—some is,"s at once euphonious diet commanding, soniething bepeak cly-tialt: h igh merit and rmination to set competitiou at the a — t ee • The best—the purest radical blood on the shores of ~,-.ersev flow s in the veins of the promoters of this scheme. tl W, 'nay not their quondam friends the Jontcnal, the Albion, and all Ca/mide, to say aothing of our grandmother the Mercury, e , ) ," whom have supported liberalism to an unprofitable extent, th ntiliiiti of this species of liberal literary poaching ? . May p s P' l i"t, with some show of justice, after supporting spoliation dirty with all their ability—after doing, in short, all . the , Ly work of their dirty art exclaim " Call you this backing 4?Ur friends r, We have only to add that we wish the new Raper all the success it may deserve. ob i" Onsa ne WELLINGTON.—We' extract the followin Cs;.: v .at,lons .upon the Duke of Wellington, from Friday's sit e -n ' 4, —" As a successful soldier, and well deserving that i rim eess lie stands almost unrivalled. History records uo other ph a r n "e of - a single commander defeating in -detail such a t tst aux of talent as he had to encounter. From the roll of his i,, , i f i lyntA in Portugal, to the echo of his last cannon at Water did 1 ; 8 course was a continued march of victories. In vain h ell, ranee confront to him, one by one, the chosen of her r eso r ts — in Yalu did she breast hint with the young blood of her b aytl t ltion—in vain did she britsle before him the veto .- 1 th,_ meta of Italy and the Rhine—his mighty genius overcame a nt i n l i , 4ll , inscribing, his science on the lilies of Torres Vedra. P s ,. n l 4lng the gauntlet to Napoleon from the summit of the 1,1i„ " ,`_', 5 5. Nothing, hut detraction, and that the basest sod t a ,r ti. est, eats attribute thi s t o chance. A series of such triumphs, ra, uit ,,. ) , 0 1 from warriors who had cast antiquity into the shade, lii, r e e l tram talents which convert self-pc into ce . rtainty. In tler e ' v 4t J"d4ment, his imperturbablessession, his deep st , . , and his military skill, is to be found the sicret. of his 1 cesses." ~'~ PUBLIC DINNER. AT WARRINGTON. On Tuesday last a üblic dinner was giver at the Lion Hotel, Warrington, by a ina jdiity of tne electors of that borough, to Jahn Ireland Blackhurhe, Esq., their conservative representa tive. The large room of the hotel was appropriately fitted up for the occasion, and a balcony over the vice-chair was filled by elegantly dressed females; amongst whom we noticed the lady of the honourable member to whom the dinner was given. Thomas Parr, Esq.,- presided, and was supported by Lord Francis Egerton,• M.P., and the Hon. Bootle Wilbraham, M.P. John Hodson Kearsley, Esq., M.P., Sir. Philip Egerton, Bart., M.P., John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., William Tatton Egerton, Esq., M.P., John Eutwisle, Esq., M.P., William Hutton, Esq., H. 8.. Houghton, Esq., the Rev. Thomas Black burne, vicar of Eccles, the Hon. and Rev. H. Powys, Charles Cholmondely, Esq., and other distinguished gentlemen of this and the peighbouriug counties. On the cloth being removed, Non 'whir Dominic was sung with much taste by some Manchester glee singers; after which the CHAIRMAN rose to propose the first toast, which he felt confident would be received by the as sembly with cordial satisfaction,—it was "'Church and King, and may they ever be united." The toast was drunk amidst deafening cheers, after which the national anthem was sung by the glee singers with a piano accompaniment. " Confound - their politics , " and tuay he defend our laws," was rapturously applauded. The next toast was . 4 The Queen, in whose illus trious character was embraced all that was good and virtuous." The toast was responded to by unanimaus acclamation. 'rue -" Princess Victoria, the pride and hope of the British uatiou,". was then toasted, with similar honours. The C H A IRM A N then gave " His Majesty's Ministers," which he preceded by observing that he feltconfident of their receiving the cordial support of the nation, us they were not men who, to carry measures, would descend to a negotiation with political unions or any other faction. They were a body of men in , whom the country . might place implicit faith, as ministers determined to trphold the civil and religious institutions of the nation , . and at the same time advocate every conStitutional reform in church and state which good men might desire ur reasonable men re quire. - The toast was received upstanding with the most enthu siastic plaudits. Mr. GLA ZER ROOK, of Stockton Mount, when the applause con sequent upon the toast had subsided, favoured the company with a well written patriotic song, attribiited, erroneously, to the pen of Lord Francis Egerton, entitled "The Isles are awake to the voice of the King," which was highly applauded. The CH A IRMAN then rose and said that the toast he was about to propose he was sure would be drank with heartfelt satisfac tion by all present. It was the health of that gentleman who had been the means of rescuing . the borough of Warrington from the lowest state of degradation—the hands of the . wigs and radicals. (Cheers.) ; He alluded to their respected mem ber, John Ireland Blackburne,, Esq., who had achieved the glorious victory in the. borough which they had met to cele brate. • (Loud cheers.) , 'He requested they would drink the iteas[ in a bumper. 'I he toast naying been drank, with three nines three cheers, ,rs JOHN IRELAND lILWIBURNE, Esq., M.P., rose and said, that after the very flattering manner in which hie health had been proposed and drank, he considered himself at a loss how to thank them in adequate terms. He did so, however, from the bottom of his heart, not only fur that compliment, but for the manifold obligations they had conferred upon him. (Cheers.) They had placed him in a proud situation as their representa tive, add he begged leave to remind them that the last time he had the , p;easure of addressing them from the house in which he then stood, he told them that the triumph of the cause would nut be completed unless they returned two conservative mem bers (Or the. county. (Loud cheers.) lie then fetidly hoped that such would be the case - , . and his pleasure, as theirs must be, was unbounded on finding those hopes realised. (Loud cheers.) It was a source 'of great 'satisfaction to see two indi viduals returned to parliament as the representatives of the in terests of the county whose principles were congenial with their own, and whose talents, exertions, and influence they were assur ed would be exercised to prevent the ruthless hand of agitation from touching—if it dared attempt—the sacred institutions of the nation. He believed that in no portion of the great county of Lancaster had the inhabitants been more streuuous in the cause, or used gi eeter.exertions to. send his two honour able friends to parliament than those who surrounded him , and he (Mr. Blackburne) as an inhabitant of the borough congratu lated them on the achievement of the victory. (Cheering.) They had been told by their opponents that there was no re action, but he considered there was something very like it, call it what they would, when they saw that, notwithstanding the interest of two great families who had hitherto held a pre ponderating influence in. this county had been- thrown into the scale against them, his noble friend Lord Francis Eger ton had po led one thousand voters more than his opponents, these opponents havisig iu the same proportion polled less than they did at the previous election. (Loud cheers.), They might term this what they Chose, but he called it inaction ! (Cheers.) This favourable change could satisfactorily be accounted for. The fact was, that many thousands of individuals in the empire who had originally approved of the reform bill, when they found that a faction existed in the country determined to use that measure as an engine for sinister and factious purposes, retraced their steps, and joined the ranks of the conservatives, and now it was to be hoped they would be enabled to avert the threatened storm. (Cheers.) He was quite convinced that his Ma. jesty's ministers would to the letter act up to the professions they had made, and he should be happy to coalesce with them in endea abusing to remove all .blemishes iu the state where they were found to exist; at the same time taking especial care that in doing so he did not injure the church establishment. (Cheers.) With respect to his political opinions, he did not deem it neces sary then to express them, .as they were fully acquainted with then,. The last time he had the pleasure of addressing them, he had stated the fact that his political seutimeuts were imbibed in infancy, and from that period of life to the present, he was happy to inform them he had seen no reason to change. (Cheers.) They had done him.the honour of electing . him as the represen tative of their interests in Parliament, tied 1.1 no pledge or shackle whatever, and he hoped theY would never have occasion to regret the choice they bad made.. If he ever disgraced the representation of the borough, the day of retribution must .come, and he could never expect again to receive that On& deuce and support which they had so liberally bestowed upon him. This he was convinced of, that whether himself or any other individual had- the good fortune to represent them in future parliaments, the borough of Warrington would never send a representative again who was not a conservative. (Loud cheers.) He should not' detain them hanger than to congratu late theni sincerely On the result of the elections. They had nobly responded to the voice of the King, by returning conser vative represectative . s.to parliament, and it now remains with those representative's to do their duty .by supporting the throne and its prerogative. He was confident that those representatives would not deceive either their constituents or tile country. Mr. Blackburne concluded amidst loud cheers. Mr. BLACKRURNE then, in a complimentary speech, proposed the health of Thomas Parr, Esq., the chairutau. Mr. PARR returned thanks in a neat and loyal spcecb. in whielche'congratidated the couservative cause on that constitu tional spirit which now appeared to have spread itself so gene roily throughout the country. He thought it the duty of all good men,-when they saw bad men combined together fur avowed mischievous purposes, to combine in defence ot their King, laws, and religion. :1 hey had fought the battle and won the victory . manfully, and, like good Soldiers, be had tio doubt of their main taining it. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then said that he had the honour to propose the healths ofahe two distinguished individuals who had been the means of rousing the county of Lancaster from its lethargy, and had caused it to resume that character for loyalty which had been the honest boast of their ancestors. (Lod& cheers.) He. had great pleasure in proposing "The Members for South Lan cashire." Lord -FRANCIS EGERTON then rose, and was received with the most enthusiastic- deinonstration of popular feeling. He said that it was a matter of great satisfaction to him on finding himself, before he prepred to undertake duties elsewhere, able to join in the congratulatiods.of the assembly for their having re turned Mr. Blackburuep,their representative. (Loud cheers.) They (the people of Warrington) as a matter of casualty had taken precedence in the county by sending to 'parliament a conservative representative, and he was happy to find that the glorious example which. they - (the electors of Warrington) had set had been acted upon by the county itself, which showed that the sentiments which induced them to send Mr. Blackburne to parliament, were felt by the country at large, as well as through out the vast county. which lie had the honour to represent. (Loud cheers.) lie sincerely-thanked the hon. gentleman who had reminded him of the deep share of support and obligation which he owed to the part of the couutry iu which he then stood, (although it was scarcely necessary,) for placing hhn in his present eminent situation. Their voices he knew, in common with others of the county, had called him from private life and leisure, in which circunastauces, in some measure, had coni- pelted hint to indulge. The possibility might have been that bye. slight contrivance, such -as they had seen• elsewhere, for him to have continued in the enjoyment of that scat in parlia ment, or of some other,—which he had previously occupied. Butthis might have been done unly by abjurtug that creed which some people said, to. efface which was the crime of his race. Notwithstanding this he enjoyed that independence and that leisure in every way. (Cheers.) He could have hoped to be content to see the operations - Of the late government conducted by those who had caused the great change in the institutions of the country with moderation, discretion, and wisdom, if they possessed those qualities, of which he had much doubt, (hear,) with those engines they had. set on foot. He could not, how ever, see in the conduct of:that administration the least symp loin of those qualities which he considered necessary for the 'government of the ceuntry; ~(Cheers.) It was nut merely to •oppuse or remove a party froM, power that he (Lord Egerton) was called upon to .represenohem in parliament. (Cheers.) He as their representative was called upon to decide and to deal with facts and circumstances beyond the control of the electors, arising from catnies ;by • which the king bad exercised his royal, flee, and just 'prprogative, and- lie was not aware that the course of that exercise presented the least shadow fusvieiois, of eitheitintrikie4r dishonour. (Lend •Cheers:) The apprehensions of those instigated perhaps by disappoint- went, or probably by the ehdlice'of removal from power, hail called upon the country to replace them in office, at all risks, and at all, hazards, and by, any sacrifice of the public prosperity , ' or the public interest, and to - assert that life interest in the do . miniou-of the country which .he (Lord Egerton) thought was not the least object of the nieasure called reform, which they had brought forward. (Loud cheers.) They had said that the springs of property were to be stopped if they had not the di rection of them, no matter what successive aegradations their future' administration may suffer similar, to those which first swept Lord Stanley and Lord' Grey from power. No matter on whose shoulders in succession that mantle which had covered Lord Grey should fill in future. No matter whether that case, of which that eloquent advocate-of peace and good order. Mr. Sergeant Spankie, spoke, was again to be ransacked for legis lators, and perhaps for ministers. All these considerations were to be set -aside; because an individual, ( Lord Durham,) who had been presented and recommended to his Majesty, was not allowed' to raise his voice at the head of a pack which he (Lord E.) believed was collected, perhaps not with any motive or purpose, .but with the certain results of worrying - the - consti/ tution. (Cheers.) It was in part to meet appiehensions such as these that he considered it his duty, when the voice, as he conceived it to be, of the respectable portion of the freeholders of this division'of the county was raised to invite him to come forward, to accept the invitation. (Cheers.) He might say, in the words of the song he Iliad .just• heard, and which else where. byinnee mistake most flattering and complimentary to himself, hail heen•attrihtoed to his •comvoSition, but' which lie took with pleasure, or rather with regret, the present OPnOrtunity of disclaiming, as any other course might be considered .a.lite rary robbery— . . And self troth small ,p ar t in the raptures that spring - To see the isles ,wake at the voice•of the King. (Loud cheers.) The triumph which the county of Lancaster had gained, and of whirh "lie was the Trimble instiument,. had been a source of unmixed satisfaction to him, because the means which had been resorted to to obtain it had been honest And legitimate. (Cheers.) • The contest throughout had been con ducted with moderation, temper, an:t hat ninny, and, as far as his experience and judgment went, the triumph had been en joyed• with the same temper and time same moderal ion, with the same desire to avoid giving unnecessary offence to those who, like themselves, were entitled • to the exercise of those opi nions: conceived by them to' be correct. (Loud cheers.) The counts. of Lancaster was one, above all others 'n the king dom, which, without any view of personal ambition, he felt moms proud to represent. The reasons fur that pride and that exulta- Lion were too! obvious and numerous to all the inhabitants; and to tell the inhabitants of the county, who looked up.m its wealth, its number, and its risiug.prosperity with envy and admiration, such a fact was unnecessary. There was one feature in its history which had been illustrated by the eveuts in the recent election, which ought not slightly to be passed over—that was the high character the county had always borne for loyalty to its King, and attachment to the institutions of the country. This was the great source of the pride and satisfaction he felt upon being called upon to represent such feeliegs and such opinions. This, however, was the characteristic of this. .portion of his Majesty's dominions in times more dark and disastrous than the present, although, perhaps, not more dan gerous or pregnant with future consequences to the prosperity of the country. (Hear, hear.) He might just refer to that great leader of the house of-Derby, who laid down his life upon the scaffold at Bolton for his Sovereign, in defence of his crown and dignity, when that monarch was about to rear his standard to assert his prerogative, and show them what was that noble man's advice. He advised the King to select the county of Ladcastet us the spot on which the standard should be raised. Had that advice been followed, and Nottingham had not been the ,place chosen to fight the battle, the consequences might have, been very different. (Cheers.) However that might havc - heen,.were he (Lord Egerton) called upon under similar circumstances to advise his Majesty, he should go to the Coun cil Chamber with truth and confidence, and tell him, that when danger threatened the throne or the subversion of the institu tions of the country, he‘could find no place on which to fix the standard of England With greater security or greater certainty of triumph than the county which he bad the honour to repre sent. (Immense cheering.) With respect to any exposition of his political opinions, he thought: that this, perhaps, was not the proper time or place to trouble them with. Speaking, how ever, as he did from the spot where, with a few exceptions, he for the first time addressed them, he would say, that the princi ples and -opinions which he told them at his canvass he held, were those which he should ever espouse, - (cheers,) and which, he hoped, he should be able firmly to support, standing in the proud situation of their representative. (Cheers.) His prin ciples he should endeavour to advocate in a more important place, and before a more important audience, viz., int.hat scene Of legislation, the House of Commons. (Cheers.) He hoped that his conduct there Might be such, that at a future period he should be enabled to meet his constituents, and obtain from theist a testimony that his conduct had been what they had a right to expect so far as his feeble abilities would permit. Lord Francis concluded by congratulating the meeting on, the pecu liar and gratifying occasion that had brought them together, and sat down amidst the most cordial cheers and waving of handkerchiefs front the ladies. The Honourable RICHARD BOOTLE WILBRAHAM then rose and said, that after the very eloquent speech of his noble col league they might consider, that he felt the triumph Of the cause in his (Lord Egerton's) return as one of their represen tatives, and that for the honour they had conferredupon. him by, their. selection le, felt deeply grateful. It would ;lot ,he .oecas, sary fur him"to state the reasons that 'induced hint to offerhiin self as a candidate for their suffrages, as they were already known. He bad been returned, and he might be allowed to say, without 'disparagement to. any other portion :of the county, that it was principally from the promises of support he received in Warrington that he felt himself secure, and the support they had afforded • him exceeded his most sanguine expectations. (Loud cheering.) •He begged leave to thank his honour able friend on . his left (Mr. Blackburire) for congratula ting the county on sending to parliament two representatives . whose exertions would he used to check the ruthless progiess of agitation, which was calculated to subvert the institutions of the country. He had heard that since they had been iu that room, the arch agitator, Mr. O'Connell, had passed through the town. Ile did nut, however, stay long; but, like, a prudent dog, he had sneaked out of the town for fear of being kicked out.. Such was his haste to leave, that he (Mr. Wil braham) believed he had ordered an additional pair of post horses. (Laughter.) Ile felt exceedingly proud at being selected as one, of the representatives of this important division of the county, and he could assure them that they could not have placed their confidence in one more firmly attached to his King and the institutions of the country. (Cheers.) He was at a loss for adequate terms in. which to express his grati tude for their kind favour; they bad confided their interests to his. care, and he would exert his best abilities in common with his noble colleague to protect, them. in conclusion, he felt much pleasure in proposing a toast, to drink which, even with nine times nine, be was sure they would Out object. It was, "The Cdnservative Cause." (Loud cheers.) Lord .Fitaiscis EGERTON again rose, and said that he had' received permission to propose a toast, which, after drinking to the conservative cause, he thought came very appropriately. The toast he intended to propose was the health of that great -man who 'had preserved the peace of empires. He meant the Duke of Wellington. (Loud cheers.) To do honour to that toast merely on the grounds of the military services he had rendered to 'his country would be a waste of time, as they were, so well known. They had heard from the reports of speeches that it had been said, if the Duke of Wellington continued in power the peace of Eu'rope would not long be maintained. That might be a matter of opinion ; but, front the course of his po= licy, he (Lord E.) should judge that that peace which 'was held as a blessing, and which they wished to maintain so long as they,could consistently with national honour, was not likely to be disturbed. He considered that the accession to office of the Duke of Wellington would be the Means of raising the country to that eminence in the scale of nations which it used to" enjoy.—After some further eulogiums on the duke, particularly as respected his abilities as a statesman, his lordship sat down, and the toast was drank with three times three cheers. Mr MALLEY here favoured the company with a song, entitled ." The British Oak," which we understood.wa.s composed for the occasion. The.o 11 A 1 hAi A N then gave "The health of Mri. Blackburne, and the Lancashire witches." Air.. BIACKBURNE returned thanks, and gave "The. Ladies of Warrington." The CHAIRMAN said that he wished to propose the health of a great and good man, who had filled the highest office in the state with dignity, transcendent ability, and unflinching in tegrity. lie was not about to toast the itinerant ex-chancellor, but the Earl of Eldon. (Loud cheers, and cries of "Three times three.") - Glee--" The jolly Tinkefs ofthe State." • The CHAIRMAN here gave "The healths of the Members. for South Cheshire." TATTON EGERTON, Esq., M.P. in return for the honour, said thathe was pr.oud in.having his name associated-with that of his - friend Sir P. Egertou, as members for South Cheshire. He was happy to see amongst the electors of Warrington present so many who swelled the poll at Runcorn, in his favour, as freeholders of South Cheshire. He cougratulated the its sembly on the great and glorious change in political sentiment that had taken place, which he attributed to the awakened sense of the. people of England generally, who were always ready to obey the voice of the King. They (the electors of England) he was sure would not allow the church of their forefathers to be cut down by sacrilegious hands, or allow the constitution of de the country to be hand over to thel tender mercies of political economists and destructives.—Mr. 'Egerton concluded his ad dress by expressing the pleasure be felt in going to parliament to support the present administration. Ia the last parliament he sat as a matter of duty, but now it became a gratifying task. Sir- PHILIP EGERTON next rose. His political sentiments he was happy to say coincided with those of the gentleman who had done him the honour (31dr-inking his health.' Ile con gratulated them from the bottom of his heart on the victory of principle whi c h they h a d won , by sen di ng hi s two conservative friends for South Lancashire, and for the success that had at tended their cause throughout the kingdom, which was evident not only from the returns made but from the expression of the prime minister who had said,-that he looked with pleasure to the ensuing meeting of parliament. (Cheers.) Sir Philip went on to compliment the electors of Warrington for the discern ment they had manifested in making choice of Mr. Ireland Blackborue as their representative, who,.as regarded his talent, his character, and principles, Was eminently qualified to serve the interests of the town and country with honour and inte grity. • (Cheers.) The health of Mr. Wilson Patten, the member for North Lancashire, was then drank, and the Chairman apologised for that gentleman's absence, which, he said, was unavoidable. The "Conservative Members for Wigan and Rochdale" being given, J. H. KKARSLF.Y, M.P. for Wigan, briefly returned thanks. JOHN ENTWISLE, Esq., M.P. for Rochdale, its acknowledg ing the compliment, alluded to the great share which the con servative association had bad in obtaining the triumph of those principles in the county. He was proud to say, that he was the., first chairman of that association. They commenced with a small number of members, and had kept progressing until their ranks were so •swelled that no room in the county was 'large enough to hold them. If they continued to progress so rapidly, he thought they must in future hold their meetings on the sea shore. (Laughter and cheers.) He should, however, regret to leaYe Newton, as the inhabitauts deserved well of them. Mr. Entwisle concluded by stating, that although the constituency which he represented was small, his vote was as large as any other member's, and it should be given honestly in support of alt wholesome measures. • The CHAIRMAN then gave the Bishops and Clergy. The Rev. Mr. Pow vs, Rector of Warrington-, in .au eloquent speech acknowledged the honour. The Hon. R. V. Wit.altairam gave the health of J. Nichol son, Esq., returning officer of the borough. Mr. Nicirot.sots returned thanks. Lord FRaNCIS EGaRTON proposed the health of John Clare, Esq., as a gentleman who had raised tio_feeble voice in the county in support of the conservative cause.. • Mr. CLARE briefly returned thanks. - The CnAlamkri then gave the health of William Holton, Esq., of Hulton Park, the tried and consistent friend of his King and country. , (Loud cheers.) Mr. fIULTON, in an eloquent speech of some length, acknow. ledged the honour. Tie bealths of Mr. Thomas Blackhurrie; the Vicar of E . celes.; Mr. ChOltutinde)ey; Mr. Ireland libbeithurne, junk ; and - -Mr. Critic, of Manchester, were subsequently drank with applause, and acknowledged• by those gentlemen, and shortly afterwards the meeting broke up. " THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. TO 7'HB EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,—l have been in the habit of going occasionally to the Chtrch for the Blind. It has been a matter of convenience to me to do so. I have not hesitated to subscribe my money to wards the suppart of that institution, nor is my mite waning, a.nit I hope never will be, towards the support 01 illy one of our local charities. I cannot, however, conceal the disgust with which I read a letter iu the Liverpool Cuerier of yesterday, pur porting to come from the Rev. Edward Hull, minister of that asylum. I have 'read the letter twice over, and would fain be lieve that it is a forgery. Until I have some such evidence that it is so it is my. present intention never again to cross the thres hold of his chard), nor shall I feel calleu upon to subscribe one single farthing towards any institution which can afford to con tinue such a ministerin the responsible situation which be holds at the large stipend of £5OO per annum, a sum which I believe exceeds the stipend allowed by oar wealthy . corpration to their chaplain, and which, did the not receive, would certainly go towards the legitimate objects of that charity. The spirit of the letter is one which is a disgrace to any minister. I find no fault with seine of his remarks it Lamle out by facts, into ever, I have neither time nor inclination to inquire; I agree with him that some of your remarks ate occasionally too severe —but his wanton and unprovoked attack on some of our most respectable merchants--his ungentlemanly language, which he 'attempts to cloak under a quotation from scripture, pro:.erbially applicable to himself; is far more disgraceful as coming from .a clergyman than any of the . person a liti es o f w hi c h eit h er th e STANDARD or any other paper may . have been guilty. Mr. Hull yesterday appeared upon 'Change, no doubt to receive• congratulations on his epistolary performance. I wish, for. his own'sake, he had been privileged to hear the remarks which 'were generally made' by those who took the troub.e to read his letter. One gentleman remarked, io my hearing, "it was almost - blasphemy to introduce scripture into such a letter." Let Mr. Hull remember it is an easy matter for those to quote scripture who show at the same time that they are not under ins inaueuce. I have lived in Liverpool nearly twice as long as Mr. Hull, and have had some•experience of the character of many of the lead ing individuals of this community. I have a pretty general ac quaintance on the Liverpool Exchange, and can tell him that the characterof the individual or - individuals against wiloin his puny efforts are supposed to be directed stands too high for gen tlenianly demeanour and iatelligence to receive the slightest injury from the feeble shafts of his vindictive malice. I have thought it right to serfcl you these remarks in the hope and from the conviction that those against whom Mr. Hull has directed his scurrility will consider it too c o nte m ptibl e f or th e i r no ti ce . A• MERCHANT, AND A SUBSUR IBER TU THE SCHOOL FOR TIIE BLIND. Liverpool, January 2916, 184 TO THE REVEREND EDWARD HULL. •:, */ RiyEREND Sia,4-BYer siuco your magnanitnotis determina tion' was made known to me—now some time ago—that you "considered it your duty to write down the LIVERNIOL STAN DARD;" s 1 have looked with an anxious gaze into every news paper likely to contain the first curious ebullition of:So extra ordinary a resolve. I say curious, for really the attempt of a git,kle shell to run down a frigate could not be more ludicrotis than a contest where the imaginary talents and real inconsis tency, the affected loyady and real radicalism of the Rev. Edward. Hull are brought into contact with the genuine talent, the undeviating consistency, and unshaken loyalty-which, from its commenceineut to the j)resent hour, haye characterised tile pages of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Setting jesting, however, aside, I really did look with curio sity,for the commencement of your Quixotic campaign, and the more so when 1 learned that the same vanity which prompted your declaration of war induced you to exhibit your first mani festo to the select few some days before it was ushered to • the world in the columns of the Courier. "Wait till Wednes day," *was the lauguage of those in your confidence. `• Only • wait till Wednesday, and then see how the STANDARD will look!" ".If it can survive Wednesday, - then, indeed, it must be insensible to shame!" Well, Wednesday, "Big with the fate of Cato uud of Rome!" at length arrived, the elaborately written letter appeared, - the mountain its labour is delivered, atid, •`mus mutes parturiunt," because in . actically presented to our disappointed expectations. . That I may not, however, be accused of turning into ridicule what I cannot refute, or of indulging in invective where I am deficient iii argument, bear with me, 'I beseech you, a few mo ments, while I comment upon your production, uud earuse use if the data for my arguments he drawn from that source. The discovery may certainly be galling, that you yourself should have furnished the surest weapons against you ; but your clas sical' studies, though they may not have taught you the Sublime ethics of a Socrates, will, at all events, furnish 7ou with this consolation, ; that your fate is not singular. The dying eagle of ./Eschylus Nomplamed not- so much of the wound from which its4ife blood flawed, as that:the fatal shaft • bad been winged by a feather taken from its own bosom. That yOu are the " third clergyman" alluded to in the STANDARD of the 13th L agree with you—" no person enter tertains the's.ightest doubt." In the paragraph, however, from which you quote, although it certainly reflects, and severely too, upon theinconsistency of-yqur con Wet, it merely states a fact which-hundreds can testify, and the poll book can confirm. Your own paraphrase, however, furnishes me more 'specifically with what you consider the nature of the charges; and,As you certainly ought to know their exact application better than Another, lam bound to adopt your interpretation. You state that you tare charged with " radicalism, hypocrisy, a - want of merit and of talents, of disaffection to the king, and of enmity to the church." • sow mind, it is you who state this, and not the STANDARD. Probably, however, your own consciousness of the charges that might justly be brought against y o u may have suggested to you these. No matter. I have no objection to your version of them, and on their truth or falsehood- I am willing to rest my case. I have no hesitation, however, in ex. pressing.my conviction that not one syllable would have up peared to your prejudice in the STANDARD, nor would•any one have reflected-upon your character merely because you voted for Lord Sandon and refused to vote for Sir Howard Douglas. Many Men of unexceptionable character and loyalty did the •sanie. Motives of personal feeling inducing them to do so, front a w,ish,' at ail events, of securing the return of his lordship. But was this your case, or were these your motives? You hatie appealed,to the public, and I am content that the public shall judge. You treasured up your vote until late in the second day. "Yon refused to bestow it until it was no longer worth - having. You ascertained that Lord Sandon was so far at the head of the poll, that by no possibility could he be reached. You saw that Mr. 141 - orris was so immeasurably behind, that by 4 0 1 7 , 0ss ibility could he get in. You saw, moreover, that it was a - very severe struggle between Sir,lloward Douglas, a conser vative, and Mr. Swart, a leveller—that one or the other of them must be elected. And, now, how do you act? Do you throw your vote into the scale in "support of the-venerable institu tions of your country," (which you say vou are charged with endeavouring to overthrow,) in support of that church of which you say you have been a minister nearly a quarter of a century, or of-that-king who is the temporal head of the church? Your answer is already given and recorded. You voted for Lord Sandon when by so doing you could neither assist him nor pre judice Mr. Ewart or Mr. Morris, and you declined to vote for • Sir Howard Douglas when your suffrage might have contributed to the election of a conservative, from a fear that by so giving it you might endanger the return of a leveller. I make no comment upon this. I merely state the fact, and leave any unprejudiced person to draw the inference. As to the other parts of your letter, however unchristian the do spiritin tit. e m ()e which they are written, they carry with the their n a The "mercantile house," the " two gentlemen whose characters un impeachable," exact a ly nd fee th l the other persons r you. v ait• lode pleased al }our having so unnecessarily dragged theist before the public. But this is a matter in .which I take no interest. to m a are y, perhaps, All to. borrow from you the text quoted towards giotia,- and bridleth not his tongue, this man's religiuu is vain." tl e, endin conclusion, o l your eter :—" If any man seem to ha reli- I, however, - make no application of it here. Let those who know you best judge for themselves of its fitness; to their de cision and that of the public lam willing to leave it.-1 am, rev. sir, your obedient servant, DELTA. Liverpool, 28th January, 1835. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL COURIER. Stn,—A 'few weeks ago there appeared in the columns of the Liveupoot, STA N DARD the most gross and wanton attack upon two exemplary clergymen, ou their appointment by the Com mon Council to the ecclesiastial situations which they now ,occupy, that ever disgraced the 'lieges of a newspaper. In December last was contained in it a mast low and scurrilous paragraph respecting one of the most. eminent merchants and best 'nen in this large community.. In the conirnencement of the present mouth, two gentlemen, whose characters I believe are unimpeachable, are charged in it with collecting together a bOdy of the lowest class of Irishmen, and exciting them to do violence to an alderman of the borough. The publication in it this week of certain letters concerning a mercantile house in the town is scandalous beyond all precedent. And in the num ber of it, published on the 13th instant, is to be found the following passage: " We hate the plumping system when it is done 'under the mask of delicacy, which, being translated, means hypocrisy: It is true we had fearful odds to contend agairret—enemies within as well as without the camp. , it is serious work when we see a clergyman of the Church of Eng , land .voting for Ewart and l'ilorris—auother leading an unitarian by thii-band—a third trimming his suspected radicalism and his known hatred of corporations by voting fur Lout Sandon, but refusing to vote for Sir Howard Douglas! We shall have some questieus to put to these reverend gentlemen on an early day. Meanwhile we rejoice that. we 'can dispense with their services. The church is safe without their aid, or rather despite their malice. Their • king has nothing to thank them tbr,.and we trust he has nothing to confer upou them. It is easy for pi'ating!priests . to talk of corruptions in the Church of Eugland • who arc :unable to distinguish themselves in it--;who have no merit by which to rise—no talents to commaud succest." Now,.Sit, that the " third" clergyman alluded to in this pa ragraph, is myself, no person I believe entertains the slighteA So that I am charged with radicalism, (by which the writmenteaus.a desire to overtbiow the 'valuable institutions of the couotry), hypocrisy, a want of merit ainfOf talents, disaf fection to the and enmity to the churcle . ef which.l have been a minister nearly a quarter of a century—and all these grave charges are brought against me, because at the late glee= tiori of the members for this borough, I thought fit to give my vote for' Lord Sandou alone. Could any man who had never read the st«ndou.i have believed this to be possible? Perhaps, Sir, had there been nothing peculiar in the mode of establishing and conducting this paper, I might, after a resi deucnOf more than fifteen •y e ars LiVerpool, have permitted it to assail my character without notice. Or, if I could believe that the reputed writer of the libel is the only person responsi ble for it, I might suffer it to pass in silence. It is lamentable to reflect that, there are miserable creatures, who by weekly scandal earn their daily bread. They cannot submit to etar vatiom'and ti.) steal is dangerous. The wretched condition of such men, therefore, induces us to make some excuse for their method of gaining their livelihood. The writer of the cited passage is doUbtless merely the puppet, who discharges the Cod syringe.from the stage,--the filth is supplied to hid] Irons behind the scene. 1 will just remind the public of the manner in winch this paper was set on foot. In the autumn of 1832, a number of persons, calling them selves a conservative society, wishing to establish a paper winch should support their principles, applied to a London mer chant to furnish them with an editor. lie accordingly sent one down to LiVerpool, giving him a letter of introduction to one of the society, who subsequently introduced him to four other members of it, all of whom took a part in making au agreement with him. Alter the first number of the paper appeai ed. they were dissatisfied with the production, and the editor was dis missed._ This statement was publicly made by the disear,lett editor, some time- in the yetir 1833, and no public denial was ever given to ii. It appears, then, that this paper was established under no or dinary,citeutestances, and that it was intended to carry with it no ontthary degree of authority,—no less than five persons of the reuk of gentlemen being the original ostrnsible promoters of it. They formed themselves with others into a joint-stock company, and professed to deal in loyalty. If they still consti tute apart of that company, they are noir general traders in calumny and slander. • If they employ foul-mouthed monsters, who, without cessation, vomit forth their pestilential vupours to the deep thigest of ail honourable minds, they are morally re sponsible for all their calumnies. I am willing, bowever, to • hop; that the generality of the persons who first constituted the company have long ceased to have any interest in this dis reputable journal, and that they are not answerable for the vi.e scurrilities with which it. teems. He who acts as superin tendent or controller of the paper, whoever he may be, is un questionably morally, and I believe also legally, responsible for every calumny which appears in its pages. Otte of the in dividuals whose names have been mentioned tome b‘, persons whn believe them to exercise control over it, is, I um-told, a matt of weak understanding, and therefore not likely to weigh duly the moral guilt which attaches to him in thus aiding iu the work of general slander. As far as imbecility of intellect can be justly pleaded as an excuse for malignity of heart, I am wil ling to admit the plea. But surely he has some friends around him possessed of common sense and common honour, whose duty it is to point oat to him that the guilt calumny is great, and that the character of a calumniator is base and tmettempti ble. • Does this person disclaith religion ?—or ,does he profess a more than ordinary zeal for it? If he profess any zeal for religion he it indeed a poor mistaken man ! Little can he know what spirit he is of. Little can he understand what true i.eligion is, if he thinks that it can dwell in the 4ame bo som with the spirit of calumny and malice.: ( " If any man seem to be religious and bridletli not his tongue, this man's re liMion vain," rand strange must be the confusion of his ideas, if he thinks that the best way of sup? filing 'is to vilify its ministers, and hold_thern s up to the scorn and contempt of the public. A clergyman's character is not only dear to himself and those immediately connected with him, but is of no small importance in regard to his public function; and 1 have been induced to notice the libel which has been published respecting me not • so much by any private feeling as front consideration of the s tation which I + hold in society. If this individual does Possess any con trol Over the paper, and is endued with any power of reflection, would earnestly recommend hint to retire into his closet, and meditate seriously on 'the part which he has tal:en in aspersing the characters and Wounding the feelingiof his fellow-creatures: and if, on such meditation, his heart shall not he oVerwhelined with remorse, and hie spirit sink within - hint, his conscience must be seared with a hot irinOtta he must be dead to every feeliug which becomes a man. Had I appealed to the . law_, I have no doubt but that the writer of the libel would have been visited with punishment. I have reasons, however, for not doing so on the present occasion. In.the first place. be must be destitute of all shame; aud, in the next, his unprincipled employer or employers would• no . doubt continue to pay him the wages of iniquity, and dining his incar ceration profit by the licentious exercise of his pen; so that. no adequate redress could be obtained by a legal prosecution, as the real proprietors of the paper are not likely to be registered at the Stamp-ptEce. The public' dune, wiftAU - I earnestly 'im plore to assist me in the work, cart check the evil. • If the pub lic would cease to bUy the scandal prvagated•in - Ais joarnal, the party or parties interested in it would so.in:beCoate , ::bank rupt, and-the occupation of their di-udge`ivonld'Kever. .• ' b:dye-hill. Jan. 23, 1835. IAVA LIM 11 1,. P.S.---The public will observe that triv"eharacta has lbeen again attacked, and that an attempt ha's Beau made to deter nie from defending it, in a " Notice to Corrspoticleots" in this journal sinle the above letter was written. I have taken the Liverpoa Coarier for fifteen years, and I do not recollect ever to have seen a single art ic:e in it, profts.sseipv written by the editor, of which a ge - ntiennin could feel ashamed to acknowledge himself to be the author. The proprietors of the STA:': D Ti.o me at full liberty hence forth to permit or direct their drUdges to attack me as they may think tit. I will never hereufter condescend to reply to any article which may appear in its pages. CHURCH REFORMS. At a dinner given at Barnstaple to Major nincnurt, one of the members for that borough, the Rev. Archdeacirn Barnes, on the toast ",the bishop and clergy of the diocese of Exeter" having been drank, speaking of church reform, said:— "Never was the established church brought to a fe n w d, u i l n w f l a t e h t s , the point c s a o nn a , w a fiil a pass w crisis ith t) t a d s s o a m t this ch a n n i g o e n s i e b n c t i . n Je h ff e e e n t e e x d t , de termined whether we shall have an established church or not. ,But if you, gentlemen, who constitute that church, of which-we are the ministers, shall, as I feel assured you will, do your duty, and we, the clergy, do ourS,l am confident it will be impossible for any ministry, however much they may threaten it, to over- , throw that establishment. Gentlemen, there are doubtless great changes tb be made. On account of those changes I now visit it, in this town, to meet my brethren ; and 1 trust isa shall convince t+l- o s u o r r t r , d hu -ti re n h d , pforaucntditeidbloen, you the we shall not be backward in rendering our services to f t s i u m c s h e, ch e tia n g;: ever lasting as truth, are kept inviolate, and our property, .however h m : a lo . ct b r e iner much it may excite the envy of others, preseserved inviolate, and applied to the sacred purposes for which it was ori ginally given. In that property you are aware the lay birds , or the Church are intimately concerned; but if any thing can be done to make the payments arisin g from it have a greater degree of certainty, or to render the mode of culleeting less grievous or vexatious, we should be most anxious and ready to co-ope . rat6. here is, however, one claim made by the dissenters which I hope will never he..conceded-1 mean' their admission to the honours and privileges of our Eng lish universities. -I object to this,. not so much for the purpose of keeping up patty distinctions, but because I believe that the educatron of our clergy in a place exclusively appropriated for it is the means of keeping alive' christianit y - I be lieve that if all religious points of doctrine weredoue away with in . the universities there would be no christiau education what ever. (Hear, hear.) We do not stand in the way of education and instruction—our labours-in-our several parishes prove that We are desirous of extending it; but we do feel - anxious that christianity and the religion ofour forefathers may be tolerated. THE Curacm—At a chapter held nn the Ist instant. at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, the Ilev.Wilbraham Johnson, M.A.„, Incumbent of Marble, was appointed Deputy Chaplain. TO THE EDTTOR'OF THE LWERPOf►L ST.4.I7MRD. Ste,—Having been a close and personal observer of the eveuts passing in this town during the late election for county members, I earnestly wish the use of your tariumns in assisting to set the public mind right on those transactions. and which have been so unfairly and'falselv misrepresented in the Li'verpod Mercury for some time 'Past. - Who or what the " correspondent" , is who. thus furnishes that versatile editor with those elegant produc tions styled " Ormskirk dOings" I shall not deign to inquire, but, judging front his uieudacious and beautiful phraseokgy, he would appear to suit 13oron's description— , " Born in'a garret, in a kitchen bred." If these productions, the insertion of which jectounds so highly to the taste and classical penetration of the editei of the Mercui y. had been confined to counneu's upon public affairs solely dud relatively, I should not have thus troubled yint With a line upon the subject, since I would willingly yield the pains of freedom in all such affairs to any man. . But when gross, false, •and unmanly attacks .are. nude upon the private situation, occupation, and person of any individual, however high or low, in such publications, I.,deew.it a breach of justice to society at large to let them pass unscathed. 1 shall be brief iii what I state because I kilow 'your columns would be far more usefully - employed than ,in "cracking a fly upon a wheel," still even the must incorrigible schoolboy may be reclaimed by judicious castigation bringing on timely reflec tion. The principal individual against whom the personalities have been used is one so well known and respected as to place him far beyond the reach of injury front the-e attacks, but the town of Oimskirk is stigmatised and injured by such dirty missiles, and I therefore write. - 'l'he " bludgeon men" alluded to in the last Mer cur y were a body of special constables sworn in upon the especial petition to the magistrates of the very party who now comfloins of their ap pearance with the susiud stahrs of office! ! No tumult, nu riot, no disturbance took place, dining the whole election, and the people of Ormskirk generally rejoice. and state with pleasure how far they are gratified, for .the credit's sake, of Ormskirk, that such was the fact. This being the case, what shall the public think then of the malignity of heart and purpose that dictated such libellous at tacks upon the town of Ormskirk i' I need nut give the reply. The editor of the Mercury will probably have the kindness to furnish it. As to the other persons assailed, I believe the attacks from that quarter will do them no hallo. I merely step forth in the defence of the character of the town of Orinskirk, and respect fully wish you to insert these few remarks in your next STANDARD.—Yoars, &c., r LIBLICO LA: OrmAirk, Jan. 28th, 18:35. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. . • SIR,—In your last paper, your correspoUdent "Fair Play" has, with touch tact and ingenuity, endeavoured to clear and exonerate the Customs of all blame for the delay which takes place before foreign vessels can discharge their cargoes. Now, with your permission, will take the liberty to examine the grounds upon which he so iiberaliy and acquits them. He dues not venture to deny that there are often fifty or sixty vessels waiting for landing-waiters;—that some of them - have to wait a whole week for one;—and that the number of lauding officers is altogether inadequate for the business at this port ; no, no, these are awkward, stubborn facts, which, as they are well known, and can be readily proved, do not suit Lis purpose, so he very prudently and wisely passes them over in silence. How, than, does he attempt to prove what he has advanced? Why, he commences by exaggerating in a tenfold degree the time lost after their is' a lauding-waiter for the ship before she . can land her cargo for want of a hut;—next ticks amout the huts not being crown property; (but surely some one in the Cus toms has to see there is a sufficient number of them for the bu siness to be done, and that they are fit for the purpose;) and concludes by a ridiculous and absnrd assertion, "that if there were more huts at each dock, there would be no more cause for complaint." What !if there are more huts . at each duck, will that make more lauding-waiters? Will that remove the delay which now occurs befiftre •a landing-offic.ar is appointed to . the vessel? if it will, I have yet to learn how, and that I leave your intelligent correspondent "F(iir Play," to explain, as I con sider to dwell a moment longer on this subject wonla be a sheer waste of time, words, and argument. In my next I shall point out a grievance at the searcher's depot, which, as it is every day becoming snore intolerable, and causes much inc o n v e n i ence , delay. and expense to the mer chant, sadly, loudly, calls for redress. A MERCHANT'S CLERK. TO TUE I2DITOR ON THE LIVERPOOL ST,4NDARD. presume Fair Play, in your last Tuesday's paper, in reply to a Merchant's Clerk, is a roan " dressed in a little brief authority," whose ignorance on the subject he touches un arises from want of experience at this, port. Hence his assertions, that "the real cause of delay" that takes place in the discharge of vessels is occasioned by "the want of huts ; that this grievance do es nut lie a t the door of th e iandingssurveyors; and, lastly, were a sufficient number of huts provh:ed the merchants would not, as at present, have to wait fur lauding-waiters in the discharge of their vessels," So, after all, Sir, your complaints, and those of the merchants, that have been so • lerg s loud, and. deep," of the' insufficient number of landing-waiters appear to have been occasioned solely by the want of huts!!! I have no doubt but Fair Play has the power. of making that class of officers übiquitary. But really this Mr. Fair Play has exhibited the finest speci men of effrontery I have seen for a long period.• Is it - not as notorious as'the sun at noun-day, that merchants bevelled, for seine time, real and tangible ground of complaint of the delay that so frequently occurs in the discharge of theiryessels solely from the paucity of landing-waiters? . recently as last week a case occurred. 'A vessel waited upwards of four days (a short period) after all the duties were paid—a but and everything else in readiness—/mt a landing waiter, and who was only then obtained after very strong mea sures wile about to lie * adopted. That the'" wretched condition of the huts," and " the insuf ficient number of them" occasion some delay there can be no stoat. But this grievance ikes nut rest with the Dark Com mittee, but with the chief officers of-the Custom's, whose ddty it is to see, as they have the power, that the huts .be sirtficient'in number and also in a state of good repair. ThiStrepent ill nesses of the officers may, in some measure, be attributedto the "wretched" state of the huts. I would now suggest to the chiefs of the Customs the great. practical good that would accrue to the merchant' s could ar rangements be made for the i,pc surveyors e udirig. go, in a morning , direct to d v ie, live depots, instead of losing, as at present, at least one hour and a half in an unmeaning, visit to the Custom-house to. sign an appearance boOk. The hour of commencing business is eight ; but it is well known that it is frequently, if not generally, half-lust nine be fore the landing-waiters begin. So that the alteration in ques tion would, I know, be hailed by the merchants as a great boon, and could not possibly, I fancy, be unwelcome to the officers. I throw out this remark, having a confident expectation that the-chiefs of the Customs will give it their best consideration.— Yours,.&c., JusTus. AN IRISH ARTIST. The following is a genuine copy of a letter presented to the Cemmittee appointed by the Dubin Society for erecting a bust of the late Mr. -Kirwan, the Naturalist, who had been President of the Si,cieiv : " To the Committee appointed to see Mr. Kirwan's bust dun by the Dublin Lihrary Society. " Place your lionors—l seed ne advertisement in the Fier maa's Jeurnald till yesterday. wherein I observed that all statu aries should send in their proposals for doing as bust of one Mr. Kirwan. what died lately in the toun. Now there's not a non in Dublin what could do it eheal)er nor neiter than [ inlself, am i d why ? becace I Ave a boy that is just grown a man, and out of his time, named Tim, and can work a well as tnyseif, and if ,your Honors wants to see any of my work, go to James's Church where - yule see a bread stone whats lately put up over one Mister Banks, with death on • one side, and l'one with his our glass and sigh on the other. I did Death, and Tim dime Time. nod I defie any man to do them better. If your - Haters intend to employ me semi to me at No. tn, Patrick's closo one pair back, arid if I or Tint be out Misses Casee will take in any tne,3 14 age."' , . A Lt. TIGHT.—Dr. Bushhy, whose figure was much. under the common size, was one day accosted in - a coffee-room by an Irish baronet of colossal stature with, "May I pass to my seat, 0 giant ?" when the Doctor, politely making way, replied, " Foss, 0 pig,nry!" "Oh, sir, said the baronet, "my ex presAion referled to the size of your intellect." "And my ex pression, sir," said tho dsetoi, " to the size of your's.' Parterre. ^^' SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, "hree o'Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE.—FrunAy, JAN.3O, 1535. The fresh supply of all articles within these few days is exceedingly light. The sale of Wheat remains very inanimate; the best samples have, in one or two trifling instances, readied the rates of Tuesday, but to effect sales, event() a mode rate amount, without submitting to a reduction, is impracticable. Malting Barleys are in good request; Cumberland and Scotch maybe quoted Id to 21 per bushel, and round land Is to 2s per quarter dearer: very little of either remains on hand.—Prime Malt is rather more saleable, but Mere is . no improved demand for any other descrip tion. Beans and Pease support their value, with a slow sale to consumers. The market having been previOusly pretty well cleared of Oats, the present very limited arrival leaves a poor show of samples of this article - for td-day ;we have had several country buyers down, who have paid the full prices of this day, and, in some instances, a shade - advance. Oatmeal sells steadily at 2Gs Gd per load, su perior quality was held for 275. Flour is difficult to qui t at barely so good prices. AV ERAG PRICES. WHEAT. IF 70 lbs. s d s d BRANS, imp. mea. s d s Irish dried red 5 5 e 5 11 Irish ....... 34 0 tcl 37 0 Do: dried white, 5 10 .. 6 6 Puma, 4? 280 tha, Do: untried 5 3.. 510 ,Eng.lklrishaup. 36 0 38 0 English Canada ..... 66 .. 7 2 Do. seconds . 24 0..28 0 Onzk to 451135... Do. thirds ' l5 0.. IR 0 Irkh ....... 210 .. 3 0 MEAL, 4? 240 lbs 0 0.. 0 0 BARLEY, 4? 60 Ms. Do. new 24 0 .. 26 3 Irish grinding... 3 6.. 4 0 BRAN, 4ir 241b8 1 1.. 1 2 AVERAGE PRICE OF BUTTER, &e. .. , .. RD SD . fin SD Waterford, 1 , cw 64 0 681 0 Bacon, ge elvt.... 29 0 G 31 0 Coley in. Carlow, Limerick 66 0.. 68 0 Firkin Lard, Belfast 74 0 .. 74 0 Bladderecl d 0... :. 50 0 .. 55 0 Derry Cork, 3ds, dry REPORTED ARRIVALS OF CORN. From the 27th to the 29th Jan. inclusive. , IRE- COAST- 1 , 0- BRITISH TOTAL. DESCRIPTIONS.I LAND. WISE. REIGN AMER. WHEAT Qrs 1632 1632 BARLEY.. ... Qrs. 210 210 OATS. 1' (.OUR Do.. Barrels l BRAN.. . .Cwt : 3ATMEAL Loads, 1405 1106 M ALT Qrs! 1933 1935 BeANs Qrs( l'F.As.. ...... .. Qrsl RYE SHELLED BARLEY CWV t I R.SPESEED ...... ...Barre's, -". • INDIAN CORN ' Qrsl .• i COTTON MARKET.—Two o'CLoc►t. ~. There is a good demand for Cotton to-day from dealers and spinners, who may buy 3,000 to 4.000 bags, at steady SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Intrepid, Stewart, from Demerara. Atiriona. Sarah, Wareham, Frances, ---- Roscoe, Delano, Alice Brooks, - , Tarragona. Newfoundland. New York. Valparaiso. THE ITALIAN OPERA. Another of Rossini's operas, '6 La Ceuerentola," was pro demi on Monday, and repeated, for the second time, on Wed nesday night; and it would be an act of injustice to M. Devin, the stage-manager, not to add, that the dresses and other mat ters appertaining to his department. were admirably arranged. The principal tharacters were thus disposed of:—Dun Ramiro, Prince of Salerno, Signor Deval; Dandini, his valet, Signor Boisragen ; Don Magnili:o, Signor Marani ; Thisbe, Signora Campi ; Clorinda,. Madame Castelli ; Angelina, (Cinderella,) Madame Kynthrland. The plot of the opera is founded upon the familiar ntrisery tale of Cinderella .and her little glass slip per. (The performances on , both nights went of with great spirit. Signor Deval sang with beautiful effect, and in many of the scenes exhibited considerable talents as an actor, al thou,li the part of Don Ramiro is one that clues not admit of much action. His " Ah, potessi iu questo gioruo" was deserv edly encored on both nights. In Don Magnifico Nlarani had full scope for the display of his comic humour, which' appears to revel most in burlesque, or mock gravity. The DO7l Magnifico of Wednesday was a less extravagant caricature of human nature than that of Monday, and was, therefore, a more perfect piece of acting. We never saw any thing more irresistibly laughable than his fiist appearance on the stage in his nightcap and robe de chambre. His singing - and meting in the seem, " Miei rampolli feniminini, " In which he chides his daughters for disturbing, and describes his " mag nificent dream," cannot, we believe, be surpassed. Dandini was ably sustained by Boisragon. This gentleman possesses a vice at once rich and powerful, and, from the ease of his execution in some rapid and difficult passages, must have a considerable knowledge of the science of music. Madame Kyntherland appeared to much greater advantage, as a singer, in this than in the opera in which she made her debut, notwithstanding the unsuitableness of her personal ap pearance to the part assigned her, the youthful and beautful Cinderella. This, however, is an incongruity of everyday occur rence in theatrie * l representations; audienees, like little girls who dress anti undress their dohs and speak to t hem as sentient beings, are always imaginative enough to supply the deficien cies which nature may not have furnished or time may have destroyed. In the present case the audience, very justly and very deservedly. applauded Madame Kyntherlanit's perform ance of Cinderella, although she did not look the part. That she is a good musician we have no doubt whatever; indeed, the fact that she is so is indisputable; lint we cannot disguise from our ears that her voice is nut one of first-rate quality. There is a thinness, a want of rotundity, if the term be aVowable, end melody in some of her middle notes which sound disagreeable in her solos and recitatives. This detect is not so apparent in concerted pieces, and in these she, therefore, appears to the greatest advantage. Taking the opera as a whole we are bound to say, that we have to congratulate the lovers of music on having so good a performance placed within their reach. The attendance on the first five nights must have satisfied the managers that the gentry of Liverpool are prepared to support the undertaking. But we would suggest to them that they must not permit the interest which has been excited to cool or flag for want of nutriment. To secure they must deserve success. The great charm of theatrical amusement is novelty,. if a succession of novelties be prepared, we are quite certain that they will he supported with an Itit.l.eased degree of public patronage. Let this be dune with proper spirit and we shall soon have a regular Italian opera company established in the town. MEETING OF RAILWAY PROPRIETORS. Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, a meeting of proprietors of the projected Grand Junction Railway was held in the Cot ton Sale-rooms, Exchange-buildings, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of applying to parliament fur an , art to empower the company to make various alterations and deviations from the original plan, which had become necessary in consequence of the proprietors of the Warrington and New too Railway Company not agreeing. in the first instance, to ac cede to the terms offered by the Grand Junction Company for the purchase of the Warrington line. It appears that handsome offers were made to the Warrington Railway Company by the Grand Junction, which, however, were declined by the former, and the latter having; in the meantime, taken a - survey of the r o ads diseovered that a new road by Fiddler's-ferry, avoiding Warrington, could be constructed for a less sum than the War ringten Company required for their road, it was determined to call this meeting to decide holy to act: Proprietors from various' Mrts of the county, many of whom were also proprietors of the anchester and liver/loot Railway, and the Warrington as well as the Grand Junction. attended, when a discussiou arose reiative to whether it would better serve the interests of the Grand Junction Company to purchase from the Warrington Company. or to apply to parliament as before stated. There appeared to be a division of opinion,—those proprietm inte rested in the Warrington Company being anxious to sell on the terms first proposed by the brand Junction, and others not beiug willing, since the survey and estimates bird been taken, to give the sum they at first proposed, and which were met by rejection. Mr. Stubbs, a proprietor, moved that the directors should he empowered to negrriate with the Warrington Com. - party to purchase ; and Mr. William Earle moved that an ap plication to parliament should be made to form a new line, and to make such farther improvements or deviations from the ori ginal plan as might be deemed necessary. After a tedious and uninteresting discussion the chairman, John Mo ss , Esq., pot Mr. Earle's motion to the vote, Mr. Stubbs having withdrawn his, as the adoption or rej e ct ion of Mr. Earle's motion would a d i e i c p i ea de red for the P hr Earle's il l ij • ns .rselh pioptietoon the subj ec t , w h en t h ere motion and' against it 42. The defeated patty then demanded a poll, which was acceded to by the chairmau, with au un derstandin g that no proprietor should vote excepting those who appeared either in person or by proxy ,• at this meeting, The chairman then adjourned the meeting until Monday next,' at one o'clock, at which time the votes will be taken. A sympathetic ink very far superior to any yet in use, may he • made thus i —Dissolve a small quantity of starch in a saucer with soft water, and use the liquio like common ink; when dry, no trace of the writing will appear upon the paper, and the let ters ran be developed on:y a weak solution of iodine inalcohol, w nen they will api,,ar of a pin ph. colour, Inch will flu, lie e ff a ced anti; of er mug exposure to t :atmosphere.—So permanent are the traces Lett by the starch that they cannot, when dry, he etrilet , Oty India ru Arr. Mi2mAxcliocv OCCUR Itk.l , :CE Al ESTIVINsTER A HTIEY.—We are.surry to announce that on Sunday, during the morning ser vice, whilst the Her. M r. Sutton wasdoiiig the duty at thealtar oC Westaiinster Abbey, as he pruncunced the fourlb command ment, diopped d own apparently d ea d . W e now learn that shout t, one o'clock on Monday ino'rning he expired. We give e g reat praise to th e reveien d gent l eman (M r . Alooic) who offi ciated with hiui under the reelam holy ciririnstances, for the firm and judicious manner in which he resumed the duty, so that,. in fact, it sustained little intei rupt Sc.un,r. Drimisn. op LADY DiNouttEN.—Kitntrid Park. near St. Asaph, from I). inn a scene of great gaiety, was suddenly , changed to One of woe on Thursday week. 'I he hea 11 iful- Lady_ • Dinorbeu was seized with a fit of apoplexy wawa citified her the stage of life ahuostinstautanewsl:, 'leaving lichind her a large faintly. Scorcir BENCH.—The resignation of Lord Illenlee, as a Lord of Session ita Scotland, has for some time betel and should such au event take place it is not iutpiubable that Sir W. liae, the piesent Lord Advocate, w lit receive the appointment. In that ease the repre4kmitation of the county of Bute would lec -Me vacant.