The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-27 00:00:00

1% 4 ;0 E5l 11 it 4.; 0 7 , I :,,• ameowcimmt,a Am.,.--iesmarde-wricuele grmeAraicstionnA , United States, surely she has a right to say how, when, wheie, and under what circumstances she chooses to ply it. A man may give money to a questionable claimant merely x to stop his importunity ; but it is quite another thing ikcalled upon to pay by a swaggering fellow who points td a pistol as the alternative. This last is exactly the situation of France, and we do not believe there is a nation in Europe which would act differently to what she has' doge in similar circumstance;. Mr. President JACK SON says, " Pay me the dollars, or"—what ?—" I'll make you pay at the cannon's mouth !" It is, in short — THE moritiler WAR ! France very naturally takes umbrage at this bullying sort of treatment, and she replies, " Recall your me naces, and here is your money—say you did not mean to adopt any hostile measures, and the dollars will be sent you forthviith." The President obstinately refuses to make any such concessions. He cannot say ha did not threaten, for there is his own letter containing a most direct and unequivocal menace. He cannot rail tha seal from oil the bond. What then ? The President will not apologise—Fiatitie will not pay—there must therefore be WAR. It is highly gratifying to witness the zeal and unan imity with which that influential class of our fellow-towns men, the tradesmen and shopkeepers, are exerting them selves to secure the election to the Common Council, of gentlemen qualified to perform the new and important duties which will devolve upon that body. No efforts are spared, no sacrifice of time or ease is considered too great, to effect this object. We have visited several of the Ward Committees, and the efficient manner in which the business is conducted, and that too by those who have hitherto, comparatively speaking, taken but little interest in elections, satisfies us that the conservative party in this torn never could boast of a more v - aluable body of able leaders than those who are now united to save it from the intolerant domination of a radical junto. We most sincerely wish that we could bestow the same measure of praise upon the merchants and those who move in a higher, and what has, perhaps erroneously, been considered a more influential, sphere—those who upon all former occasions have come forward and taken their stand in the front of the battle ; but, we regret to say, that with a few laudable exceptions, we behold them apparently indifferent as to the result of the strug gle ; indifferent, whether the property, the power, and the influenced of the corporation shall be vested in men., who, themselves deeply interested in the prosperity of the borough, will anxiously endeavour to promote its greatness and exalt its character, or be surrendered to those who can only exist in the. atmosphere of agitation, surrounded by turbulent demagogues, factious partizans, and the determined enemies of every institution we re vere—men, who, professing liberality, are narrow and illiberal in their views—men destitute bf any useful ha bits of business, and who are no more fit to manage the affairs of the corporation of Liverpool, and to protect the interests of its creditors and lessees, than would be forty eight American citizens imported form the wilds of Ken tucky, or the woods of Tennessee. Yes, we repeat it— we could wish to see more energy, more active useful ness displayed by the merchants at the present crisis; let them join the several ward committees; let them ac ?ively co-operate with those who, day after day and night after night, are toiling in the good cause. Ano ther month of hard work has still to be performed ; but when the victory shall have been achieved, let every con servative be able to say, " I too have assisted, have borne my share, in saving this great town from degra dation and disgrace." We make these observations in the full conviction that they are not uncalled for. We say, unhesitatingly, that this is no ordinary, no trifling, no unimportant contest; and we therefore hope the patriotic spirit which has hi therto actuated the merchants of Liverpool, on all great occasions, will again be displayed. We take leave to re mind them that, supineness and lethargy .never yet achieved a victory. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Ifedneiclay .. Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock The speech of the Queen Regent of Spain has caused some dis_ appointment, and has been followed by a decline in the Spanish securities, as our speculators are always apt to expect miracles and whether in pumping dirty water from the holes of S outh America, or rattling with breathless violence along the Stock Exchange moonshining railroads, or in expecting M. Mendiza bel to be possessor of the Cap of Fortunatus, are always buoyed by impossible expectation, and absolutely fudge so regularly and so repeatedly, that at last they put down the crotchets of their inventive brains as matters of fact. According to these worthies, the Spanish Bonds were to advance five per cent., in lieu of which they have fallen otie per cent., closing this after noon at 173 ;. . . That pet of the liberals also, the . Queen Donna Marie de Glo ria, has been playing a few pranks, turning old Saldanha out one day, and reinstating,him the next, to the no small alarm of our bondholders, who find, in consequence, Portuguese 5 per Cents. at 90, and the 3 per Cents. at 56i. The creature has however, what Bailie Nicol . Jarvie would call a "glimmering I for she stated her reason for the dismissal of Saldanha and his associates to be, because the Portuguese troops sent into Spain bad been so despatched_in opposition to her wishes. This has been settling day in the consol market, and the chief business has been the clearing of the accounts. Consols for Money left off at 91i 3. and for• the account at 91; 92. There is an improvement in Exchequer bills and India bonds, compared with the few previous days, the former being at 13 to 15, and the latter at 6 pm. All the republican bonds are very flat, 321 is the price of Colombian, 44 to 45 that of Chilian, and 37 to 38 that of Mexican. It is understood (and we have it from good authority) that the revolutionary radicals of Westminster intend availing themselves of the first opportunity of putting up Mr. Daniel O'Connell, beggarman and bully, against Sir Francis 13urdett. "Agitation for ever!" SLANDEROUS ATTACKS UPON THE CLERGY OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. (From a correspondent.) Although the man by whom the coarse and brutal attack upon the junior rector was instigated will find his punishment in the blight of disappointed ambition, in the alienation of all his na tural friends, and the contempt of those seeming ones who de spise him while they use hiui as their tool, still we feel it our duty to allude to the subject again. Such assaults on clergy- Men whose stud] it is to perform their duties quietly, to abstain from all party politics and all religious controversy, and give no offence to any person, ought to be generally resented by the publicly expressed indignation of every honourable man in the town whatever his party may be. As for the virtuous condemn ation that is prononneed . against pluralities, in perfect ignorance perhaps of tlie real truth, let people look at home. If none but those wbo are without sin cast the first stone, there will be fewer stones cast than there are at present. And for a venal lit)eller who has offered to sell himself twice over to the highest bidder to prate about -corruption is a precious piece of mockery indeed! And yet instead of resenting such conduct men, call ing theniselves gentlemen, instigate it. We have heard of a man in the profession, at least of a gentleman, going about the town, calculating, and, We dare say, grossly overstating the public and private incomes of the rectors, and reckoning how much they get for each sermon ! . Now, suppose this argument were retorted, what liberal profession would stand ! Suppose we were to talk of a doctor Who gets a guinea for feeling an old lady's pulse, and ordering her a dose of cinnamon water. Sup pOse'we were to get an assembly of day labourers about us, and describe a greedy lawyer (an imaginary one of course) who, having already realised a competent income, and married a wife with a splendid fortune, continues to, get £2500 a-year by ex hausting bankrupts' estates, and pleading the cause of rich suit ors against the widow and orphan ? Suppose we were to calcu late how many pounds he gets for every ingenious fiction with which he deludes dull jurymen into the belief that the "worse is the better cause?" Suppose we were to tell our day labour- Jag friends that the lawyer gets fifteen guineas for one speech stuffed with legal quibbles; and that he clears by two such 'speeches more than they can earn by the sweat of their brow, labouring six days in the week in the course of -a long year ? Wijuld they not be ready to rise in mutiny and stone him I and bnght not a gentleman to blush (if he can blush) to lower his taste, and by mean calumnies against professional men court fellowship with plunderers who make no distinctions between lawyers and clergymen—who think them equally public rob bers, and will; if they can, sweep both away with the besom of destruction? Shame on such gentlemen! In the glorious days of Jack Cade, Dick, the butcher, undertook to "kill all the lawyers the first thing," and men may make what distinctions they please, but the day labourer will think he has quite as good a right to share in the merchant's £lO,OOO a-year as in the cler gymnan's £1000; and quite as good a right to the lawyer's dock bonds as t he clergyman's, and if time principle is once established he will claim hia right, eLich is thus asserted for him, and hare it too: Therefore let envious rich men ben-are. r:-•h~4!~+m~ n;s•.~.z.:Ssiet~r - t..--- <v_~rsrrrra: ~~r.-~c-rrs: - ~:•~a«+-arti~i'r—..fir: REVISIO'g OF THE LIST OF VOTERS We most earnestly call the attentiod of our readers to the advertisement in another part of our paper, announcing the sittings of the revising barrister: Persoris'who have claim ed, or have been objected to by the reformers, should not omit to attend the court on Tuesday next. One vote ill a Ward is of more importance than a dozen at a parliamentary elcbtion. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT. We have to announce the death of his Grace the Duke of Beau fort, which took place late on Monday evening, at his seat, Bad mington, in Gloucestershire. Hie grace was in his 69th year, having been born in 1766. He succeeded to the title in 1803, and is succeeded by his eldest son, the Marquis of Worcester, mem ber for Gloucestershire (west), who is in his 44th year. The late duke was a knight of the garter, lord-lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, and Bre con, constable of St. Brival's Castle, vice-admiral of Glouces tershire, colonel of the Monmouth militia, and warden of the Forest of Dean; the vacancies caused in which by his death are in the gift of the ministry. His grace was patron of twenty nine livings. The elevation of the Marquis of Worcester will, of course, create a vacancy for the representation of West Glou cestershire. The noble marquis, like his deceased father, is a stanch conservative, and was returned at the last general elec tion in conjunction with the Hon. A. H. Berkeley, for the western division of Gloucestershire, without opposition. SALE OF THE CHURCHES. There appears to be a singular delusion in the public mind with respect to the clause in the municipal reform act, which directs the sale of advowsons. It seems to be imagined that the church itself, pews and all, is to be sold. Nothing can be more erroneous. The churches with their pews and pew rents, their churchyards, and all belonging to them, will still belong to the new corporations. Nothing will be sold but the right of presentation; that is, the right of appointing clergymen to the livings. Thus the pews and pew rents of St. George's Church will still belong to the new corporation. The next clergyman, however, will not be appointed by that body, but by some pri vate speculator, who will have the right of presenting a clerk to the splendid income of fifty pounds a-year. Pluralities in the church, we have been told, are the foulest blots upon the establishment. These will generally be found to have arisen from the great extent of patronage in lay hands, and from. the extraordinary and unnatural propensity of the holders of that patronage to bestow the whole of it upon their direct or collateral descendants, in preference to strangers un connected by any tie of friendship or consanguinity. The sale to laymen of all the church patronage at present vested in the old municipal corporations, is undoubtedly calculated to lessen this evil. The new corporation of this or any other town may create a new church patronage by building churches where they are wanted, and it is to be hoped that some of them will do so. CONCERT AT THE TEMPLARS' HALL.-NEW MUSICAL INSTITUTION. To a stranger who may chance to visit the public institutions of Liverpool it must be a matter of great surprise to find, that there is not among them a single building capable of containing any considerable number of persons who may be desirous of congregating together either for the consideration of public busi ness, for the celebration of any public event, or for the enjoy ment of some extraordinary public amusement. Still more surprised will the stranger feel ►when told, that there is not a room in Liverpool of sufficient dimensions to dine more than five or six hundred persons, and that while we are founding in stitutions for the encouragement of almost every other branch of the arts and sciences, we have totally and unaccountably overlooked that of music. This, at first sight, would argue that the ears of the - principal inhabitants of our town are not influ enced by the " harmonious concord of sweet sounds ;" and yet this would be a false assumption, for we possess almost a super abundant quantity of musical talent and musical taste us is proved by a reference to the success of the late musical festival, of the Italian opera, and of almost every public musical enter tainment possessing the slightest pretensions to general notice. Why the musical talent of the town has not been more gene rously patronized—why it has so long been permitted to languish —it is not our present intention to inqui►e, as we have a more agreeable duty to perform, namely, that of announcing that an attempt is now making to create an institution exclusively de voted to the promotion of the science of music, which we hope the leading men of all parties will come forward and support upon a liberal scale, so that Liverpool may no longer in this respect sink in comparison with Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, York, and other places of infinitely less importance, whether we regard the opulence, the intelligence, or the refine ment of their inhabitants. On Tuesday evening Mr. Richard William Bateson, of St. Anne- s treet, gave a private dress concert at the Templars'-hall. The party consisted of about three hundred ladies and gentle men, comprising the families of the most influential inhabitants of Live s tpool and its vicinity. These were very properly in vited without reference to party in politics or sect in religion ; and, indeed, they appeared as if they had forgotten that any differences of opinion had ever existed between them. We se lect a feiv names of those present, just as they occur to our re collection...We saw iu the room the Mayor, Mr. Jas. Brancker, the Rev. Augustus Campbell and family, accompanied by his brother, Sir John Campbell, Mr. Thornely, M.P., for Wolver hampton, Mr. Alderman Wright and family, Mr. James Raw don, and others, a repetition of whose names would be useless, if not impertinent. Of the concert, as it was professedly private, and given ex' pressly for the purpose of collecting together the greatest possi ble portion of the musical talent of the tow; and the greatest possible number of the admirers of music, our notice will nem= sarily be very brief. We shall, therefore, content ourselves with observing that the madrigal, "Down in a flowery vale," by Miss Leach, Messrs. Ball, Boothby, and Andrews," was beau tifully executed and loudly encored; that Mr. Brown's fantasia on the flute was deservedly applauded, and that the whole of the performances did infinite credit to the good taste anti sound judgment of Mr. George Holden, the conductor, and to the skill of the professional and amateur musicians who took part in the several compositions performed during the evening. At the close of the first past of the concert, and after the com pany had partaken of the refreshments liberally provided in the ante-rooms, Mr. Richard Bateson prOceeded to call the atten tion of his guests to the more important business which he had assembled them together for the purpose of submitting to thei r consideration. He spoke as follows : _ Ladies and Gentlemen,— In performing the proinise which I have made to many of my friends at different periods, and in redeeming the pledge which I have publicly given, to bring before my guests this night a scheme for establishing a musical institution, in order to give encouragement not only to the professional talent of our town, but also to the advancement of musical science, I feel that I shall require more than an ordinary share of your indulgence;— that indulgence which has been granted to me by many of you at former periods;—which has been granted to me by strangers will not, lam sure, be, withheld from me by friends. But when I refltet upon the weight and importance of the institution, for which I appear before you as the advocate, and upon the anxiety felt in various societies respecting this subject,—when I reflect upon the difficulties which others, though far more able and ex perienced than myself, have undergone in their laudable en deavours to promote a similar object, the more arduous do I feel my present situation, although 1 may have occasionally advo cated the claims of some particular classes of icy fellow-towns men, and occasionally and accidentally too played a part. in the stormy arena of political warfare, but at such periods, although expressing sentiments in oppo s iti o n t o th ose o f many va l ue d friends, I - have ever received from them that consideration which is granted by - men of education to those in a similar sta tion in society who act openly and honestly though upon prin. eiples contrary to their own. Gr e at as h as b een my regret to have differed in opinion with so many friends at such periods, the greater now is my satisfaction in appearing - befor, all par ties coueurring and appreving of that principle which I have the pleithute to introduce; all anxious to se e it, a t l east t h e leading features of it, carried into effect with zeal and unani mity, and more particularly to bind that so distinguished a com pany as I have the honour to entertain hare, by their presence this night, approved of my neve' undertaking. A few months ago I promised several ladies of my acquaintance to give a musical`party, as it-was my wish to see music more publicly in troduced into society, and the announcement of my intention met with general approval. If now they exert that powerful influence they possess in forwarding this undertaking, and fa vour me with their smiles for my endeavours, I shall feel amply rewarded, for, as one of our poets has so beautifully observed— " Without the smile from partial beauty won, Oh, what were man world without a sun." It occurred to me that this private concert might serve to pro mote a public object, and further the design, so much to be de sired, of constructing a public musical club. This present con cert being a novel and entirely an original idea. Before I proceeded - with the undertaking 1 named it to several of my friends, who feel an interest in music, and the scheme met with their approbation, and I was urged to proceed with it as the best means of bringing about an end so much to be•desired. 1 next. mentioned it to sonic of shy friends of the musical profes sion, who all evinced a warm anxiety upon the subject, and the handsome manner in which they have come forward this even ing proves to you the interest they feel in the success of the undertaking ; but those present form only a small portion of the musical talent of Liverpool; many eminent instrumental performers Would in the same manner have been glad to have come forward, but I conceived an orchestra unnecessary on this evening,, and contented myself with the selection I have made, and I can only hope it has met with your approval. I will now take a review of the position of musical science in Liverpool for some years paSt, from which I can show thati al though much cultivated in private society, still public spirit in that department has retrograded rather than advanced. In the commencement of the present century it will be in the re collection of some of my friends that there were regular winter subscription concerts, which received a very fait share of sup port; the subscription was some two or three guineas per an num, for about eight concerts, and they were managed by a committee of gentlemen. In addition to the Liv er p oo l t a l en t they had the assi s t ance o f one or two London stars occasionally ; these concerts, as far as I can learn, gave general satisfaction ; they were superseded by Mt: Wilson's concerts upon his taking the Mdsi6 f - yl,. and Olt effect produced, in th e be s t d a y s o f M rs . 13illingfA14. Ntiin lean, Braham, Cataloni, Mrs. Salmon, and other liegers; in that eicellent room, can never be effaeed 6E4! 84 reeolleetion of many w h o h a d the Odd fortune to with'eg his a well known fact that, notwithstanding the lreat eiertiBrts which Mr. Wilson made, he w:is a great oses' in the end, although hi, re ce i ve d a cons id era bl e d egree o f eti6ddt4e'riient and patronage from tire Liverpool public. At Ti4l LivdlPbdi, s'ii.AkbAiib. this time the expenses of engaging London singers were very great ; and an individual id, an , undertaking of this description dabotirs'under many disadvasitages,.and.must be more liable to loss than when managed by ._a committee. .It must, however, have been a source of general . regret to those who for m any years had subscribed to these cancers to see that excellent. room sacrificed in the manner it was: With its downfall fell also the Liverpool subscription concerts, dud, notwithstanding the great increase in the population of the tone. and niburbs, the many families of respectability and wealth, and foreigners continually settling here; the increased attention paid to, the cnitivation of music, not only in the families of the higher; but also of the middling classes; the increase of public spirit in forwarding other institutions; although we see large suns raised for me chanical, commercial, literary, medical, and other scientific institutions ; additional encouragement given to painters, sculp tors, and artists; •to the surprise not only of our townsmen, but more particularly of strangers, Liverpool is still without • ONE - PUBLIC MUSICAL INSTITL,TION It is true many attempts have been made to establish such an institution, but they have all hitherto failed. And although I may be accused of presumption in again bringing the subject forward, yet I point to other important works which have been at times opposed by great majorities, and afterwards carried by majorities as overwhelming, and, when completed, the wonder has been that they were opposed at all. In this case we are differently situated, every one approves of the principle s yet aso one hitherto has been able to carry it into effect. It is true we have had concerts occasionally in the Amphi theatre and the upper part of the old concert room, (buildings totally unfit for such a purpose;) sometimes of a minor scale at this room and the Adelphi• The only plan at all approaching to that which in my opinion should form a basis for subscription concerts was brought for ward in a very praiseworthy manner by Mr. Holden last winter; and, notwithstanding the encouragement he received from the Wellington Committee, who liberally granted him the use of those excellent rooms—the efficient support given him by our present excellent chief magistrate, who has at all times evinced a warm anxiety in promoting musical science—he (Mr. H.Y did not consider himself justified iti proceeding with the andertak lug. It was much to be regretted by several who wished to be come subscribers, and more so as Mr. Holden was at con siderable expense in making those preparations, and form ing preliminary arrangements with Mr. Philips, Clara No velle, and a regular succession of London stars ; to fact, M r . Holden's well - known ability as a. conductor was a sufficient guarantee for the good management of such an undertaking ; and I consider the inhabitants of the town much indebted to him for the very liberal manner in which he has come forward on many occasions, and those only who have been placed in similar situations can at all be aware of the difficulties and disappoint ments which a musical conductor has to undergo. I ant not onie.who would make fulsome aud undeserved compliments, hut I consider that in what I have stated I have only paid a just tribute to the merits of one of the most talented musical pro fessors in this part of the country. If it be your wish that th ese co nc er t s should be carried into effect this winter, Mr. Holden is ready to proceed as soon as he lets a sufficient number of subscribers. to guarantee him from oss, (he does not seek individual profit;) and as the scheme which I shall shortly develope cannot be completed before the ensuing winter, I recommend that the committee, which I hope to see appointed to carry this into effect, will, for the present, take the superintendence of these concerts. The repeated failure of several musical schemes may be urged' as an argument in opposition to mine; but I deuy that there is a want of public spirit in the encouragement of good music, and will point out as instances the fashionable attendance at the Italian operas and the great support which is giveu by the town and neighbourhood to the festiVals. The Oth er day G r i s i an d Lablache - were delighted with the patronage they received. I, therefore, maintain that the taste for music in this town has con siderably advanced,.and is still upon the increase; but it is un necessary here to adduce further arguments to maintain this position. The lateness of the dinner hour and the numerous private engagements which are made in fashionable societies have been brought forward as powerful arguments against con certs. In answer to the first objection, I would say, that it does not prevent a very numerous attendance at the theatre when any thing attractive takes place, although an hour earlier than concert hours; and to the latter, that an arrangement might be made with the Manchester committee to give our concerts the same week as theirs, which would be productive of a two fold advantage, viz., first, a very considerable saving in the expense, and, secon, by fixing stated days, and informing the subscribers by timely notice, so as to prevent their making any other engagement for such nights. Another argument which has been adduced against this esta blishment is the want of an efficient professional and amateur orchestra compared with Manchester. This position, too, lam enabled to refute, and do it upon the authority of a professional gentleman who occupies a distinguished station in the musical world. Through his kindness I have been furnished with a list of the professional performers in this town. •In this list I find the following number of instrumental performers, which may be classed thus :-9 violins, 3 tenors, 3 violoncellos, 2 double bass es, '2 flutes, 1 oboe, 4 clarionets, 4 worms, 3 trumpets, 2 bassoons, 3 trombones, -- drums. In addition to these, there are many amateurs on various instruments, who would gbidly come for ward whenever a favourable opportunity was offered them. For wind instruments, I am informed, a e are superior to Manches ter. I had the pleasure to hear a short time ago two favourite glees on six trombones with beautiful effect by Liverpool ama teurs and professional performers; and, from the facilities now afforded by railroad 'travelling with several of the principal towns in this county, I am convinced that at a few hours' no tice an orchestra might be collected inferior to: none its the united kindgdom. Having new brought forward many (I hope co n c l us i ve ) ar guments in favour of the adoption of this principle, and having also endeavoured to grapple with most, of the leading objections which have been made in opposition to it, I shall proceed to develope the nature of my scheme, and at the seine tell you that, although you may sanction the principle as stated in what I shall term the preamble, viz., "to erect a musical institution for the permanent establishment of subscription concerts," &sc., you are by no means called u p on t o a pp rove o ft in detail. I have merely drawn out the sketch of a plan to submit to a com mittee Schen appointed, which might form a ground work for them to act upon ; and, although drawn up on an extensive scale, I submit it to you in its pr e sent s hape. It h as b een ap proved of by several, and I trust a cointnittee-witttakt the awe of the town upon the subject, and be guided entirely by general opinion and public support to what extent to carry i t. S o l ong as the principle is preserved, the detail is a matter of secondary consideration. I must at the same time caution you against adopting it on too limited a scale, and point out the error that the Manchester committee have made in having their room too small to admit as many as wish to be'corhe subscribers, although it has been enlarged at different times at very considerable expense. Taking into consideration the great increase in the popula tion and commercial prosperity of this important county, the advantages which have alread y arisen, amid will continu e t o arise, from railroad tra ve lli ng bringing within a few hours' ride the extreme points of the kingdom, the importance and advan tages to our charitable and other institutions of a room suitable for orations as well as concerts is obvious, there being no build ing in town suitable for either. The Festival Committee would I am convinced be fully compensated, by laying out a sum of money for this purpose, by the increased attendance and en hanced profits that would arise from a festival taking place un der such favourable auspices. The York committee a few years ago expended about £15,000 out of their funds in building con cert and assembly rooms, and this year have given halt' their profits towards the restoration of the Minster. It is not too late to apply to the present Corporation for support, and I feel con vinced any grant from them would be ratified by the new town council, as, from the great efforts now snaking to form it upon a liberal basis, I have no doubt it will be sufficiently liberal to give very encouragement t o a n i ns tit u ti on so d e sirable as th at which I now advocate. Mr, H. W. B. then read the prospectus, and referred to seve ral .drawings and designs he had been favoured with, one of which was from a design of his own of two rooms, a large ora torio-room Capable of holding 4,000 persons to lead through folding-doors into a concert-room to' accommodate about I,BaJ persons. This idea was taken from the assembly and concert room at York, which, when necessary, is thrown open, and forms a fine suite, There would be separate entrances to each, and the oratorio-room would form an excellent hall formally pub lic purposes. To carry such a design into effect a sum of not less than £20,000 would be required. To raise this sum it is proposed (after ascertaining the support that such an institution is likely to receive from the town council, festival committee, and other public bodies, and the donations of private individuals) that the balance be raised in shares of £lOO each, granting to the °rig!. nal shareholders a free admission to all concerts excepting at festivals, and dividing annually a small per ventage out of the funds, at the discretion of the committee, that upon the sale or transfer of shares th e f ree a d m i ss i on ticket should cease, but interest continue to be paid; the committee, however, having the option of purchasing the share at a valuation. That• the numbersif subscribers to the concerts be limited to eight hundred, with two tickets to each, making with the share holders about one thousand eight hundred in all, the tickets transferable to ladies and strangers, but not to gentlemen resi dent in or within seven miles of the town. That the subscription be five guineas per annum, and that after a certain number of subscribers are admitted an entrance fee be demanded for the purchase of music and the other ex penses incidental to a nest establishment. That there be private or undress concerts every fortnight as rehearsals, and as many public or dress concerts as the funds may admit of, and the committee appoint. ,That the affairs of the society be managed by a toniunittee to be chosen by the sub scribers from the shareholders and themselves, a certain num ber retiring in rotation annually ; two or three members of which shall be chosen by the committee as directors of the busiz ness of the orchestra, with full power to engage the performers, &e. &t. There may be some difference of opinion as to the best mode Of raising money for the building, but my own idea is a simple one, and only a small amount of interest would be required to be paid and no doubt it would be considered by many a safe and eligible investment, and although the shareholders might pos sess a free admission, many of them would become subscribers for the advantage of their Families and friends. The next doubt is as to the subscription list being filled up, I feel convinced in any own mind, and I am supported in this opinion by many more experienced judges, that if the scheme is once embraced and supported by the leading fashionable societies, then there is not the smallest doubt of its success; let it once be established as a fashion, and there will be the same desire for admission here as in other places. Having now laid before you the leading principles of my plan, I shall state what further measures I intend adopting in order to carry them into effect. I apply to none of you indi vidually for support, but i call emphatically upon Act, those who feel any anxiety in the success of the undertaking to come forward now when the public spirit is roused upon the subject, and lend their united assistance in furthering this great objecri The moment I see a committee formed whose names will be a sufficient guarantee to the public for the good management of such an institution, then shall I be convinced that my efforts have been crowned with success. I look at no distant day to the prospect of seeing the respect able inhabitants of this great town, although now engaged in political discussion, come forward and co-operate in promoting the public welfare; and I t rus t th e y w ill now se t a n examp l e so praiseworthy in the support of an institution so useful as that I have submitted to your consideration. It may be asked why I should take so prominent a part in in troducing this subject, possessing no musical acquirements my self? My answer is, that to me, individually, it is a matter of little importance; the study of music thoroughly is of itself the work of a man's lifetime; other important duties debar me from such a study, but they do not prevent my participating in these amusements when such duties are at au end. It is true we can seek musip and enjoy it. in our own private.societies, and, so long as it is not encouraged here publicly, can seek it in other toWni where it is to be had; but I have a higher object in urg ing this principle in the obloquy which is cast upon my native town and the disadvantages which so large a portion as that of my profesSional toWnsmen labour under ; so long as they are without such an institution it is surprising► that we should find such a phalanx of musical talent when so Itttle'publie encou ragement is give❑ thereto. We have seen no want of public spirit in LiVerpoth at former periods—no want of money for promoting public purpoSes. We have seen .a sum four or five times greater than the amount now required profusely . lavished in a contested election ; we have frequently .seen in such excitements the liberality o f e y e individual produce a sum sufficient fur the erection of a magni ficent concert-room; we see now fitrils expended half-yearly in political . purposes sufficient td meet the contingent expenses of filed au institution, a n d sure ly we s h a ll no t now see it f a ll f ur Want of effective support. I may be ridiculed by smile fur the prominent part I have • taken in introducing this subject—l may be told thvt my scheme is visionary, ephemeral, &c.; but such terms are equally applica ble to these who haveapprovedof it, and tbey.tre many: however the sole responsibility for its introduction I take upon myself, and, had I stood alone and unsupported, i should have tonsider ed myself justifi e d i n th e course I h ave t a k en. 1 trial y , be told that I am urged on by interested parties, but I decMre here, solemnly that I have no int eres t e d p ar ty t o serve, no pr i vate object to . seek, no personal ambition to gratify; yet; I have been. told that lam ambitious. If it be ambition to pro Mote the improvement of my own town or to advocate the claims of any particular classes of her inhabitants; if it be anibition fo . seek the goodwill and respect of my townsmen; or to ebtitt the esteem and confidence of such an assemblage ifs this; then do I accept the term and own that I ant ambitious. It is my ambition to assist in raising an institution worthy of the first commercial town in the universe; and though I may tail in the attempt, I feel convinced that it will ultimately be carried, for it is backed by that powerful support which nothing can resist, popular opinion. It may be for a time resisted and retarded by the inertness and jealousies of individuals; but as to its final and triumphant success, eventually, I have not the smallest doubt. Though I may fail, it will not have been from a want of heartfelt exertion in the cause. I have for some time devoted my leisure hours to its consideration. It has cost me some trouble and labour: It has required some reflection to collect my scattered ideas i and develope them to you in their present form ; but if I meet with your approbation, and any advantage result to musical science from these exertions, I am amply rewarded. But why Should I speak despondingly of present success from the numerous offers of support which I nave already received from all parties, .and from the further united . support that I shall continue to receive. So far front despairiii.; 1 feel convinced that I shall succeed, not tempo rarily, but most triumphantly succeed. As it is iu the power of au infant to urge froM a pivot a weight so overwhelming that would require a powerl9,ooo times gloater to raise again, so may it be in the power of an individual to set in motion that cur rent of public -opinion which has set in in favour of my scheme, on which I trust I have drawn up a case sufficiently conclusive to warrant you in giving it your individual support. In conclusion, allow me to apologise for the length of time I have occupied, and to express a hope that the importance of the case has Justified me in so doing, I will detain you no longer; but must first thank my professional and amateur friends, from the warm and united support they have given me throughout, they are all deserving of praise. I might make some'distinc tions; but I feel that they are unnecessary. Many of` you are known, and your talents duly appreciated. Merit will work_ its own way, and find it s own rewar d. My thanks are also due to the honourable body of knights templets, for the handsome Manner in which this excellent room was.so promptly granted me. Also to Mr. Banks for the use of this splendid instru• ment of Zeitter's patent, au improvement snore valuable than any that has taken place for many years past. Also to the stewards for their exertions this night, and to my friends for their valuable assistance and co-operation. I thank you Mr. Mayor, and ladies and gentlemen, for your company, and more particularly' for the kinds indulgence you have shown ; and if we do see an institution raised, that not only we, but Posterity be justly proud of; we may sometimes reflect upon its origin from this entertainment. Then can I look back upon this night es a bright spot in the hemisphere of my existence, the recollection of which can never be effaced from a heart which feels truly grateful for the support and encouragement you have now manifested. We have to observe that the foregoing speech of Mr. Bate son was received with the deepest attention and with frequent marks of approbation. The allusion to the assistance which he hoped the existing corporation would give him, with the cer tainty that their more liieral successors would ratify any grant made to further this object, excited a laugh, particularly from His Worship the Mayor and Mr. James Brancker, who chanced to be sitting together on the same bench. Without entering upon an examination of Mr. Bateson's plan, and without giving any opinion as to its feasibility or practicability, we cannot dismiss the subject without saying that we consider the town generally under great obligations to him for having brought the subject under discussion. Judging from what we saw and heard on Tuesday night, we are o?opini on that he will meet with support from all parties; and, under this impression we would suggest to him the propriety of losing no time in forming a committee who would assist him in arrang ing the details and bringing forward his prospectus in a more perfect shape. He has our most cordial wishes that he may ultimately succeed; of this, indeed, we have no doubt, if Mr. Batesou and his friends continue to work with the same zeal with which they have commenced their operations. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—It has been reported that the opinion of an eminent barrister has been taken on the construction of the clause of en franchisement in the municipal reform act, and that the opinion given confirmed the commonly received impression that a dwelling-house, qualification is absolutely indispensable. Per haps you can inform me if such Opinion has reuily been obtain ed, and who was consulted? But as discussion of a question in which all are so deeply interested may tend to cor rect the ideas entertained thereon and elicit truth, I shall feel particu larly obliged by the publication of the following reasons, which cause me to differ with the majority. The discussion may possibly elicit the opinions of others equally interested and more competent, and thus we may arrive at-the truth. When the municipal reform act was introduced,- it was stated that the qualification of a burgess would be assimilated to the qualification required under 'the parliamentary reform act, a plain and simple rating of £lO. Certain changes were intro , duced and reasons assigned for them, but leam much deceived if ever an occupation, restricted to a particular description of property, was proposed or contemplated, nor would such be ac cording to the stiirit of either the parliamentary or municipal reform acts. object in a property qualification is to se cure, as far as possible, a class of voters whose standing in the community would seem to promise a coherence of purpose and a consequent systematic and equitable management—a very de sirable object. This the three years' rating will certainly secure, and must appear to any reasonable mind a very sufficient guarantee. Theretore, the pretended dwelling-house qualifica tion is altogether supererogatory. Referring. to the municipal reform bill, we find the clause of enfranchisement, sec. 9, reads thus :—" That every male per son of full age who, on the last day of August in any year, shall have occupied any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop, within any borough during that year and the whole of the two preceding years, and also during such peried shall have been an inhabitant tiouseholder within the said borough, or within seven miles of the said borough, shall, if duly enrolled in that year ac cording to the provisions hereinafter contained, be a burgess of such borough." On this passage the whole question de pends, and on the meaning attached to the word householder us this passage. In the interpretation of all parochial acts, the tern, " householder" has been construed to mean any person rated to the relief of the poor, whatever be the nature of the property, and in the same sense it ought, in my opinion, to be received in this act; which reading will make the meaning'' clear to he a person rated, and not only rated, but also residing within certain limits. Without being much of a philologist, I conceive the grammatical construction of the passage requires this interpretation! inhabitant is a noun substantive, and does not become an adjective to explain the term householder s which the common opinion requires. Inhabited-honse-holder I can understand in this se nse, but not inhabitant-householder, which, as I believe, is the same as inhabitant only. In the acts of parliament imposing the assessed taxes, the term used is " inhabited-house-holder," and the tax called "in habited-house duty." Under this wording, it is clear that dwelling-houses only were intended. Inhabitant householder does not convey the same meaning, the tend inhabitant giving the sense, householder being but a repetition of the qualifica tion before specified. The context requires this reading, for what can be more absurd than, in terms, to confer a privilege to all residing within the borough and yet limit the opera tion to those only who reside un4hout the borough, which, if the common interpretation be correct, is the case. If a shop to a resident within the borough would not convey a qualifica tion, why name it? If they are housekeepers they do not re quire it, and if they are not it is no qualification. It therefore depends on the house, and on the hou,s only ; and shop, ware house, B.sc,, are merely unnecessary expletives, except to the very few residing without the limits of the borough; and, if this • be meant, the wording is both obscure and clumsy. If the act had contemplated a dwelling -house qualification only, dhe idea would have suggested a very different construe , lion; it...would then have been thus:—" Every male person of full age who, on the last day of August in any year, shall have occupied any dwelling-house within any borough, during that year and the whole of the each two preceding years; and every occupier of any warehouse, countiesehonse, or shop, who shall be an inhabited-house-holder within seven miles thereof." This construction, growing out of the iutention i would have set the meaning beyond a doubt; and if such had been the inten tion, such, I am convinced, would have been the construction ; it would have been impossible to have stumbled on the present form. The 11th section seems to me to be confirmatory of this reading, for therein " the occupier o f any premises for which the landlord shall have been rated may cleim to.he rated, and to have his name inserted in the overseers' list, and tires shall become qualified to be enrolled as a burgese;" nor is any thing said as to a dwelling-house qualification, nor.is any re ference made to the 9th section. The forin given in the bill for claimants to'be enrolled snakes no allusion to' the dwelling house qualification; nor in the notice of objections or list of persons objected to is any qualification noticed bat that of three years rating. If what. I have here said will prompt este olle more compe tent to discuss this matter; I shall have gained tiev object.— I am, sir, A IMXROESS. TO MR. THOMAS COGLAN. SlR,—Whatever merit you can justly claim, far be it from me to attempt to deprive von of; on the contrary, permit me to bear testimony (anti I have known yeti for very many years) to the excellencies which you do really possess. I believe you to be a respectable man in your walk in life. I believe you to be possessed of an equal shame of talent with your compeers in the town. You have a ready facility for public Speaking, and can embody a fair portion of common sense in what you utter. You have an adequate acquaintance with the tact that is requisite to influence a public assembly ; and can acquit yourself with tolerable ability in the chair when eirettm stances conspire to place you in so trying a situation; and fur ther, I hold the highest and most unqualified opinion of your integrity and moral character. But, sir, conceding all this—" and something. more"—still there is a wide chasm to be filled up before the lofty feeling of tire town can be reconciled to your forming part of that imps imperro which is to challenge and obtain the deference and respect of as intelligent and well-regulated a community as any in Iris Alajesty's dominions. It is not enough that you exhibit a list, however long, of ne gative qualigcations;—there must be something else on which to fall back—something positive—something tangible—before that high feeling Will condescend to enter into compromise with a citizen who, however respectable as such, it cannot .look upon as a fit depository for those resyousibilities which have hitherto been delegated to those Only of the highest order. Under what pretence, Permit me to ask, can you so far forget your situation in life as tti allow yourself to be thrust forward by a knot of individuals, the Majority of whom knew you fur the first time on the evening of your numination only; or on what principle do you justify , your presumption in aspiring at once to the seat of a candidate for representative honours, unsup ported by the intelligence and respectability of the .diStrict rn which yon exhibit e d. O n th a t occas i on on l y were Yon known to three-fourths of th e meeting; and that yon should acquit yourself ably and with tact was, ftum your experience, to be expected; but that from the excellence of that self-acquittal should have resulted your nomination as a fit and proper per sure to represent as in council; was, I have no hesitation iu say- s -.. .... y .-.. V .~ vr~iYe-.~c:3essae~Ca~-mss ~rs+~as?: ing, as great an insult to the ward as it wka surprise to your• sell, who, I am sure, could not have entertained the remotest expectancy of such a violation of propriety; and such a prostra' tion of the self-rspect which it owed to itself.. Hitherto, wealth, educ a tion, and th e lnthi e n c e eith er o f ex. tensive business or of proininence of character have been con sidered indispensable requisites in those whd aspired to a seat in our local legislature, but which, in the Whole of these, can you claim as your qualification; and what standing in society have you to place before the public as just g!ounds on which to fontid your pretensionsto that support which is alone to secure ,success; or what guaran t ee h ave y ou to o ff er t o #d ur constituents for the faithful and adequate discharge of those onerous duties that }fill devolve upon you iu the event of success,. when your health, on your own admission, interposes an LiPediment that is .and ought to be conclusive. If anything were required to show the imperfection of the means adopted at the meeting to bring before it the most eligible individuals for its approval and no mination, the conspicuous position you now hold Would alone be sufficient. What ! is th e r e such a paucity of respectability and qualification among the reformers as to render your ap pearauce as a candidate necessary ? Shame on them, then, to wish to displace those on whom the majority of the town has been aceustdinCd to look, if not with approbation, certainly not without respect.. It augurs ill for the principles which we have been so vociferottsly called upon to " carry oat" at all ha zards. "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve it, and some have greatness thrust upon them;" and though the signs of the times aro of questionable appearance, vet there will be some difficulty in establishing the conviction that the period has ar rived for thrusting the coveted honours of councilman on you, sir; the borough is not yet to be reconciled to so perfect a eon rt-ast. With your known character for prudence, it is surprising that you haVe so far lost sight of that self:protecting virtue as to have comMitted Youiself to the tormenting turaoil of a poli tical leader. It was injudicious, sir, to say the least of it ; and I much mistake if yod do not find to your cost that you have been perpretatiug a suicidal act on your success as a tradesman, and your peace of mind as a man. That you have seen your error it is easy to believe; and could the workings of yotir heart, after the first ebullition on your nomination h a d su b s ided, b e exposed to view, they worild'proclaim a sad inroad made in that tranquillity of mind which a delicate state of health, and the cares and claims of a family are little calculated to increase. As a friend, therefore, I counsel you le retrace your steps tile it can be done with honour. Show that true greatness of cha racter may be as forcibly illustrated in the declension under some circumstances as in the acCuPtat4e under others of prof , feted honours. Consult your happirtesS 4an immediate and manly avowal of your determination to withdraw from your pre sent position. Save yourself front your friends, make your best bow to those who were injudicious enough to jeopardize your suc cess in business, by forcing you before tTfe publie;..and retire, 1 conjure You, r e ti r e f ront t h e quieksand you are treading on, which can lead but to defeat; a defeat,' tbo, that will prove a grave to your success as a man of business, necessarily carry ing with it all the ulterior consequences of such a calamity. It is with feelings more of sorrow for your error in judgment, than of auger for your presumption, that yob are• thus coun selled. I leave you to act on the dictates of a judgment that will, so high is toy opinion of it, se r v e yorf With fidelity; and, if left to its own unbiassed operation; with eiiceessful fidelity.— Remaining, sir, respectfully, Ward No. 13, Nor. '24, 1835. T. , ?;,` • wivA4riungamiat.Febur3Amixtir,vairemtad,ta LGO4B _,A)2g1178. • THE IHISEI CLEttGi--,-The Cliestr bourant state 04;4110: : subscription set on foot in tire city 'of Chester I'Lir itti. 411ii‘t1 the Irish clergy already ;lima:tits to £7OO, of which k;.;)00 ba4 been transmitted to London, to be forwarded to irelaud for distribution. . , :APPOINTMENT.—The Rev. William Artnitstead, latp curate at Cliburn, in Cumberland, has been appointed to the incumbent curacy of Garstang, On the nomination of the Rev. jatites Ped2 . der, A.M. vicar of Garstang. Government is about to regulate the, rtiilestones an all great turnpike-roads, and to number them front the General-POstoffice ; only two of the existing stones have been .tinind to be aecurate.`iti marking the distances; many mites so lathed are betoeen and 509 yards either too long or too short. FlRE.—Last Wednesday evening, soon titter five o'clock, fire was discovered in an upper story of the colour and mustard manufactory of Messrs. Eyre and Jeffrey, situated in Bath-lane • Queen-street, in this town. A messenger was immediately sent to the fire-police station, and after the lapse of a shaft time three engines were upon the spot. .Dying, however,. to the ra pidity with which the fire burned; pearly the whole of the pre mises were destroyed before the engines got into play.., rhe damage done to Messri. Eyre dnd Jeffrey's stock is not very considerable, for which they are insured to the full amount in the Phainix Insurance Ofsce. We have notbeen able to,aseer tain how the fire originated. We are sorry to state that, Mr. Parlour met with rather a severe accident. In venturing upon the mg of an adjoining buildieg in the same yard with that in which the fire was raging, the better• to direct the operations of the men who were preserving the corinting-housea he roof unfortui. nately gave way, and he, together with one of the woriaten (an engineer) in the employ o'f•Messrs. ,Mather and Dixon were precipitated to the „;round, d distance of upwards of twenty feet. - The engineer, who was seriously hart, was conveyed home, where, by the desire of fileisrs. Byre and Jeffrey, he received iminediate medical attendance:. Mr. Parlour was sent home in a coach, and his Worship the Mayor, who was promptly on the . spot, aftergiving directi ons t o M essrs. Whitty and Dowlinl4 kindly Went to see that he was properly taken care of. Wean: happy to hear that Mr. Parlour is getting b e tt er . FIRE AND SERIOUS LOSS OF PROPERTI.-Oti Tuesday after noon, between four and five o'clock, a tire was disedvered in za small room in the back part of the house of Mr. ,Heyden, the Blue Bell Inn, London-road. The damage dope at this time. was not of any 'very serious kind, the. fire having been got tinder a fen' Minutes after its connuetic'ement. I - limey-el., it broke out again in the same apartment thirty oil the following morning, and for some tune considerable apprehension's were entertained fur the safety of the premises. T,,vo hundred and fifty dozens of Wine, worth from five to six hundred pounds, which had beeh packed up ready for sale by auettnn•- next . , Monday, were de stroyed. A pocket-book, containiv about £5OO, in Bank of England and country notes, which had been placed for safety in a desk in the room in which the fire originated, was either, burned or stolen. We understand Mr. Heydetl's loss of the value of the wine will be covered by insurance in the Sun Fire Office. The cause of the fire has nut been ascertained. SsitxutNs oN Poeanv,---Ou Wednesday evening the third, discourse on the errors of popery was delivered in St. Andrew's Church. Renshaw -street, by the Rev. J. Haldane Stewart, mi nister'of Sr. Bride's church. The subject of the rev. gentle man's observations, was " the right, duty, and privilege of all , to read the holy scriptures." The text was from the 17 c. of Acts, 11 v.—The church was crowded in every part by a respee , table and attentive congregation. 1117,0tniNo roN.—The Minna( dinner giVeri by the newly elected constables took place on 'Monday last, when thirty-6i* gentlemen, sat down to dinner at the George )nit, John dare, Esq., in the chair, John Ireland Blackharne; Fig.; M.P„ and John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., favoured the company with their presence. The usual leatidity en such uccasiolts was kept up mail lialf-past eleven o'clock, when the c om p an y separated, 1 he constables f or t h e ensuing year are, John Clare, Esq., John Fitton, Esq.; John Ed e l sten, 6 q., and Peter Ddvies, Esq. • On Tuesday evening the third meeting of the Operative Con servative Association was held in the Assembly Room, Warring ton, when '& nety members enrolled their names. The number of members at present amounts to 107, and there is a great pro bability of further accession to the society. Thos. Lyon, Esq.; of Appleton Han, hag seat a donation of LIP to the society, whit+ will bd expended in the purchase of tracts and papers of a conservative character. The society have now a reading room, which is open every evening (Sunday excepted) for the perusal of newspapers, and With which it is supplied through the kindness of their more opulent townsmen. LE&FURES ON CO'NSEICVAiISIL—M r . Lloyd, of Liverpool, delivered a lecture on 'Wednesday evening in, the Assembly Room, Warrington, on the history, constitution, arid national utility of the House of Lords; the room was crowded to excesti , by persons, chiefly cons i st ing of t h e labouring claases, and if we may judge front the plaudits with which the lecturer's &Jai- . mentS Were received, it gave general satisfaction ; and it, was truly gratifying to seo the feeling manifested in favour of so importanta branch of the constitution. Mr. Lloyd has pro mised shortly to give another lectttre an the subject, " Church or no Church." Oa ThursdaY Morning the remains of the late Edivard Greenell, Esq., of Wilderspo o l, p asse d through Warrington on the way to St. Helens, the burial place of .the family. The whole of the shops in the streets through which the procession passed were closed. The Marquis Conyngham, Lord Chamberlain. to the King; arrived here yesterday froin Dublin; in His Majesty's packet Thetis, Cliptam ToWnley. Roliesay.—Between two and three o'cloCk 1:14 Tuesday afternoon, some villains entered the kitchen of, the dwelling-, house of Mr. John Holmes , Salisburv-street ; Evertmi, during, the absence of the servants, and stole therefrom a quantity of silver plate, consisting of upwards of two doitm forks, about dozen spoons, a tea-pot and stand, anti a large circular waiter We understand geveral robberies ofa similar kind have recently been committed in this neighbourhood. Muslc.—A new selection of tunes from the most eminent foreign composers,. with seve ra l original conipositioiA from J. Hargr eaves, Logier, W. H awes, G. Hargrees, G. Thomson; and W.. ShaW, is just published, edited and arranged by .1!,11- R. An-, (trews, of M a n c h ester. We consider the•work adinira,l'ilY adapt.; ed for the purposes of congregational singing, and have no feat'. but Mr. A. will be well tepaid fur his zeal m the prodaction of so truly excellent a work. It has been decided by the slbscribers to the fund for erect-. ing a memorial in honour of Earl Grey: that the object shall be a column, 150 feet high, surmounted . by a statue of the noble lord, to be placed in a conspicuous situation in Newcastle. The subscriptions amount to upwards of t LAX), and it is wished to extend the list.—?l etecastle Journal.. Lord Thurlow, grand-nephew of the celebrated Lord Chan cellor Thurlow, attained his majorityd on the 12th instant. The event was commemorated at hi s lor ship's seat, Great Ashfield, Suffolk, in the tree old Engligh style. His lordship, who a. young nobleman of staunch conservative principles, orOfeci that the healthy or the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel should b e p ropose d on the o6i:.asion, and the toasts were responded to With great enthusiasm. Wnycx or THE COUNTESS OF GLASGOW STEAKEIL-06 Wednesday, this vesSel; which used to sail between this port and Rhyl, went to pieces near the Pi er -h ea d at Wood Side. She had only arrived in Liverppol, .from Rhyl, on the previous evening. We underittiiii this less was occas.ionei by some, mismanagement on the part of the man at the helm: She was worth from £2500 to 63000: DEVIZES EixertoN.—The norhin'ation of candidates took place on Tuesday, when Mr. Estcourt and Captain Dundas were duly prop ose d an d secon d ed. Tho. Wow of hands', in spite of the influence of the Earl of Radnor and .the Marciuis of Lans downe, was, strange to tell, in favour of Mr. Estcouit,'Ai rtaunclt a consertative as ever sought the sulriaaes of the people. The polling commenced on Wedueiday, when, under the new act regulating elections, it will have to close. The result will possi bly reach us in time for our seeond editiun. .• HYDROPHOBIA IN A Hoest.—Abont eleven it eeks ago a., ! very valuable horse belonging to a professional gentleman of Worcester, was bit in the mouth by his own dot,. which proved afterwards to be affected by hydrophobia. The hivrse, did not exhibit any symptoms of the dreadful disorder; he did work as well as usual up to last Thursday, when he appeared. to droop. Orr the following day it became obvious that he was efrefecl by li)dropholiia, and between th a t d ay an d S unday, he suffered the most dreadful paroxysms, durit , which gouies appeared to . • lie, intense ; he beat his head furiously against the wail. On Monday he appeared to have exhausted himself, for hgg sunk. down in an apparently helpless state, and in that state fie con tinned until yesterday afternoon, when he died % , rthout rt siraggle..--Gloucester , RODAN cultivation of c o tt on in the liomati states has, it is said, been tried this year on a great scale, amt been completely successful. A new process of culture has led to this important mercantile result. A DVEIMSEMENT.—An Irish doctor advertises that . the deaf may hear of him at his hoise in Liffey -street, vtheri ' his blind patients may, see him from 10 till 3. SOn'te time since a young woman of respectable charaefet 61 Torpoint, married a seaman. who striirtly after the nuptial cere monies proceed e d t o sea i n hi s majesty's ship * Conway. Dui ing the husband's absence, the bride conducted herself 'With pro priety, and lived in anxious hope of her husband's return, and on - one day of the last week, quite unexpectedly, he Wps . an nounced to have arriv e d f rom sea; i n f act, a pers . tin rePresent.: ing himself to be the happy man claimed his Wife; arid so Corn- , . pletety kept up the deception, as to be received and W#leomed by the parents of the real husband as their darling Soh, the occa sional suspicion of whom, as to the trOth of his story, being lulled, by the assurance that the difference in his appearance now HO when he left was occasioned by his having suffered severely froni the brain fever. Things passed on smoothly for some days, andt the fellow got cornfortablv bearded and lodged,.iintil at last the Conway arrived, and the real husband apprised his wife of his return to this notintry. The trick was then discovered, and the . impostor was, of course, discarded. He has sin ce been commit ted to the conaty gaol, by T. C. Roberts, Esq., a magistrate, for . stealing a watch. The duped girl is now deprived of both the real and pretended husband.—Dertinfiart Tidevraph. UMaRF.LLAS.—" Here will I mention a thing," says Coryat, in his Cruditiei, 1611,'—'that, although, perhaps, it will seem hut frivolous to divers readers that have already travelled in Italy. Yet becainie unto mini' that neither have hien there, nor ever intend to go thither while they lire, it will he a mere no velty, Iwiil not let it pass unmentioned, &c. "Many of them doe carry otherfine things of a great price, that will cost at least a duck.at. which they cooinionly call in the ftalian tongue • um brellas,' that is, things rust minister shadow unto them for shel ter against the scorching limit of the stin. These are made of leather, something answerahre t o the forme Of a l i ttle , compie, and hi.ped in the inside with ctivers little wooden hoops that extend the umbrella in a pretty larke eompasse. They are used tsp. e, - ally hy horsemen. who carry florin hi their hands when they ride, fastening the end of the handle upon one of their thighs, , ' and they impart so long a shadow unto hem, that it keepeth the heat of the sun from the upper pith et their bodies." AN INTELLIGEN7 VorEa.-In cetisequence of the salutary operation of the reform bill, which•waS to, ",create a new 1111(1 noes valuable constituency," a confaryman in a southern county obtained a vote in respect of a t 6 pound tenancy for a long term of years, A few days after he had come into possession Of his important franchise, he Was applied t o by, an active partisan of one of the candidates for th 4 representation of the county "to give his vote to Mr. —." " Now, naw," (Oath the clodpole, "who'd he the fool then ? Thee know'st I have only Imd my vote a week agorae, and dolt fnee think the 5'40) a ninny as to gie it away so soon ?" We have no doubt that this intelligent voter would subsequently giv Gloticester Ch ron i c le . e his vote to the tchty candidate.— The result of cold windS, dense fogs, damp atmosphere &e. are frequently subversive of female comfort and attraction, by, generating cracks, chapS,;and a harsh rough skin, and signal using a prominent feature of an other wise beautiful countenance . with unseemly coarseness. To successfully oppo , e these inno vati,ors, the Ladies liave a powerful friend in ItOWLAND's . kALYDOll—and where the results mentioned. have attained progress or completion, this infallible specific excludes and re sists with an effective and rapid energy truly astonishing, ren dering the skin delightfuily motith and peasant and Inc; easing, the fairness and transparency of tht skint o.lc6cla all conve titian: TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVE KPOfjL g7I.4ND4RD. Stu,—ln the Albion of Monday last a "Scotchman" has taken it upon him to address a letter to the Session and congre gation of the Scotch church, Rodney-street; animadverting on a sermon which the Rev. Dr. Barr addressed to them on the evening of Sabbath se'nuight. The niemberS of that congre gation will, no doubt, appreciate as it deserves this tfuly con temptible effusion of anonymous slander and Misrepresenta tion ; whilst the friends of religion of every denomination must unite in deprecating such an attempt to control the indepen dence of the pulpit, even though disguised under the pretence of a professed regard for its purity. But the sentiments ad: vanced in the discourse above referred to, merit a wider circu lation than among the members of the Rodney-street congrega tion; and the following extract, containing that portion of it which the Albion has dubbed with the epithet of "political preachiog," may suffice to expose the injustice of the character which its meek and modest correspondent, the enlightened and impartial friend of the church of Scotland, the consistent ad vocate of liberality and toleration; the amiable pattern of truth and charity has condescended to give of it : e "The great duty of contending 'far the faith which was once delivered unto the saints,' includes an endeavour to maintain the purity of our faith in opposition to errors of every descrip tions, whether the errors of the church of Rome, or the errors of nominally protestant churches. But this must be connected with a determination to assert the authority of our faith in position to every existing immorality, after the example of Noah and the patriarchs, ufElijah and the prophets, of Paul and the apostles, by raising a loud and decided testimony against the practice of wickedness both in our language and by our example. Aud in contending for the faith we are undoubtedly called on to unite in upholding the institutims which are ap pointed for the continuance and extension of our faith, in oppo sition to the efforts of those who aim at their subversion. "Had a number of discontented Jews combined to overturn the constitution of that church which God had set up among them, • had they attempted to ca rr y th e i r d es i gn i nto execut i on by insisting that the provision which had been made for the maintenance of religious ordinances should be appropriated to other purposes, can it be doubted that they would have been dealt with as conspirators against the best interests of the cons. minty, and as rebels against the righteous appointment of God ? The same course followed now lionesses the saute eha- , raster, and involves the same consequences. This is a question not of mere opinion, but of principle,; confines' to no one party in the state, but demanding the support of the wise and good of every party. It proposes to detenitine whether or not, as a nation, we shall recognise the government of Go,l, and acknowledge our dependence upon him, whether the people shall be supplied with the means of religious instruction, or he exposed to the hazard of perishing through lack of knowledge—whether the faith of the gospel shall be upheld and perpetnated, or shall be discarded and degraded from the high place it has hitherto occu' pied as the national belief. This, I say, - k.stipmealaw of vital importance to every inhabitant of the British empire; and in cunteuding for the existence of our ecclesiastical establishment, in vindicating it from the calumnies that have been so plenti fully heaped upon it, in warding off the attacks which are so recklessly directed against it, in exhibiting its claims to the confidence, affection, and gratitude of the people, and in ex tending its benefits more widely and abuittlantly among the, people, in pursuing this course we are but ti.ttelopting to dis charge the duty of every British subject, unit more especially the duty of every British christian by contending 'for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.' "Let the page of history supply an example for our imitation in the zeal and magnanimity of our covenanting fathers. The faith for which they so nobly contended has been delivered unto us, and we owe it to generations vet unborn, that those sacred rights and religious privileges which they secured for us shall be maintained and handed down by us in all their. integrity. In the prosecution of this hallowed contest many sacrifices may be required; but these, were they far more painful than there is any reason to apprehend, can never supersede the obligations of duty, nor justify the compromise of our convktions and our principles, nor ought we to count life itself dear to us that we ma.y hold fast our profession, and fulfil ourwork i end serse our generation by contending ea r n es tly 'f u r the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.' "But the earnestness here enjoined must not be confounded with the fury of blind enthusiaAtn; still less ought ft to be mis taken for the vehemence of party spirit. We discliim all sec tarian views and partialities. We desire to see the church of our fathers triumphant, but only as the means of sectring more extensively the triumph of the christen'. It is not in the cha racter of churchmen, but in that of christians that we are to con , tend; and with that kind of earnestness which is the frtiit of christian principle and motive—an earnestness coutroPed by wisdom, restraining it from violent and thoughtless impetuosity —an earnestness tempered with charity, correcting every ten dency to intolerance and severity. What a e do for the faith of the gospel must be done in the spirit of the gospel. , The sane earnestness with which we contend for the faith 'Mist be ' exerted in cultivating the holiness of the gospel. _ Let ns live under the influence of the faith for which we are called to•ton tend, in the conscious belief of its truths, in the constant servance of its ordinances, and in the conscientious perf4m ance of its requirements; above all, in the the habitual exer cise of that love to the brethren which is the fruit of faith, and without which all our professions of faith, and all our exertions in contending for the faith are empty formality, and an im pious mockery of God. In the peculiar circumstances of the present lime it may appear no easy matter to act up to our spi ritual relations and obligations ; but let us remember that nothing in the conduct of our christian brethren can exempt us from the duty of brotherly love. They may, as we believe, act an unworthy part; but so long as we thin!: them Christians we are bound to love them; and to express our love by praying for them, and otherwise doing them good as we may have op portunity, A CHUCf-IMAN. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT POISONING. At half-past seven on Wednesday evening, a Young man was taken into a public-house in Oldhall-street, in a state of stu pidity. He told his companions (two girls of loose character), that he had been taking laudanum with an intent to destroy himself. Two phials were found in his pockets, which had con tained laudanum. He was conveyed to a surgeon's, an emetic was administered, and afterwards stimulants; but the stupor continuing, it was judged expedient to remove him to the Northern Hospital. Mr. Blotter; the house surgeon, was in immediate attendance, and, with the stomach pump, succeeded in drawing off a large quantity of Auld, strongly impregnated with opium. Powerful stimulants were then injected, and the jugular vein opetited. So powerfully had the opium influenced the system, that the most active means were obliged to be con tinued during the whole of the night; but we are happy to add he is now considered out of danger. He has many respectable friends in London, from whom ire estranged himself early in life, and went to sea. The following letter was fonnd on his person : "I write to informe my friends that should find it to tell them the reason that lam bent on my dettrueting. 1 ran away from the Albree, of Boston ► and brought my clothes up to Mrs. lloyel, and she turned me out of her house, and would not give me any thing to eat at all, and last night I came home and asked her if she would give me a night lodging, after that litad been out all day, and did not get ;i mouthful of any tning to est all day, and then I had to walk the streets all night; but I stated my case to a sailor, and he took me home and gave me sonic sup per last night. I have looked for ship and can not get any suc cess loiterer." The next morning he Was safficientiv recovered to give an account of himself, and we are obliged.to Mr. Blower for the following facts :—lwas a sailor on board tile A Iftree, of Boston, and returning to I,lverriool left Voyage; I held the situation of mate. The captain, while iii LiCerpool, P . ut another man in inv place, with which I felt offended, and ran away about a fortnight ago. 1 took my clothes to . Mrs. Doyle's in a court in Brookes-street (a house of ill fame.) From there I went to another house close by, where. a suit of blue clothes were taken from me; a day or two after I visited this house again, and another suit was taken froM me: I tried to get a ship, but could not obtain one, neither maid I get work. On Tuesday Mrs. Doyle told me she could not keep me any longer without money, neither would she give me the remainder of my clothes, which are abhut three dozer! pieces. The next day, having wandered about the streets ztll night. I conceived the idea of de stroying myself, and thought laudanum the cusist way. I pawned one of my shirts from of my back, and bought two bottles at an oil shop. I bought two pennyworth of laudanum at different stiVps, mixed them together into one bottle, and procured a third pennyworth. About five o'clock I took the three penny wOrt h, and finding it hart but little effect, I procured two penny worth more, which I took at seven o'clock. I then met with two girls, and told them shat I hat! been doing. The man still remains in (he hoipital, from which he will not be id a fit state to be discharged for some des. In the mean time, we hope the authorities will make some inquirieg as to the detention of his clothes. Ile appears truly sensible of the awful situation he placed himself ih in a moment of great distress, aggravated to madness by hiS own self-upbraiding, for the act of folly he had committed when he enteral the lodging-house, from Which he had been so cruelly ejected;