The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

finprrial 4arltanient. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. Lord KINNAIRD moved for a return of the amount of fees incurred by the introduction of railway bills into their lordships' house during the last session of parliament, and by petitions against such bills, and bow applied, dis tinguishing those paid for each bill. The expense of rail way bills and the opposition to them was enormous, more than one-third of the expense of passing a bill of that de scription arising from the fees payable to the house. In one instance the construction of a railway was estimated at £200,000, and all the proprietors were assenting par ties. The line was considered an excellent one for the public ; but the expense of procuring it, in consequence of the opposition of a competing company, amounted to nearly £15,000. The motion was agreed to. Lord MONTE AGLi asked the noble lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if he could lay before the house the report of Mr. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, on the subject of the Anne- He would not move to that effect, until he noble Earl whether it was his intention to rican tariff heard from t Jay these paper The E fore the house 1 of ABERDEEN - said he had no objection to pro be document asked for. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY ly to a o ne.t‘.n from Mr. T. Duncombe, intended to bring in a measure to amend the existing militia acts, and under that bill the militia might be called out for the purposes of training, but it was not the intention to embody them. As to whether they would be called out for other purposes, must depend upon circumstances, but he hoped the public would not inconvenience themselfes -by taking, precautions until they saw the measure in contemplation, for the govern ment expected to attain its object by a less onerous pro cess than that of the ballot. _ _ _ _ In rep 4 ques. HERBERT said it was Mr. S In reply to a question from Mr. P. M. Stewart, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, there was no in tention to alter the duties on colonial spirits, nor did the government intend to relax the prohibitions against the use of sugar and molasses in breweries. Ihe Drainage of Lands (Ireland) Bill gave rise to a short discussion, but it was eventuality read a second time. Sir T. FREMANTLE obtained leave to bring in a bill to encourage the fisheries in Ireland, by the erection of piers and harbours on the coast. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR laid upon the table a bill to now attached to t —Read a first time Lord CAMPBELL begged to ask his noble friend whe ther the bill presented was in accordance with the last re port of the Criminal Law Commissioners? The LORD CHANCELLOR said the bill did not correspond exactly with the bill of the commissioners, because he had thought it better to divide their bill into two. The other part of the bill related to the oath of allegiance, supre macy, and abjuration. It was a question of much import anee, and he thought required further consideration. The bill was then read a first time HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. Sir R. FEEL said it was not the intention of the govern- ment . to being forward, this session, any measure for the reformation of the ecclesiastical courts. The right hon. baronet then entered into an explanation of the views of the government on the timber duties. It was in contem- 255. to 15s. ; but, this was to be effected gradually,—first, by reducing ss. of the duty on the sth of April, 1847, and then by reducing another ss. on the sth of April, 1848. Upon sawn timber he would propose to reduce the duty by the amount of 6s. on the sth of April, 1816. Upon the smaller descriptions of timber, such as oars, spars, &c., there would be a proportionate reduction ; but he duty on this kind of timber should not be immediate. In reply to a question from Mr. Moffat, Sir R PEEL said, the sugar duties were annually voted, and he would not propose anything relative to them until the commercial measures which he already announced were disposed of by the house. Mr. MILES wished to know if a rumour which prevailed were true, that a noble lord and an hon. member, both of whom had resigned their scats, had accepted office under the crown. Si- They Lad accepted the R. PEEL said it was true Chiltern Hundreds. (A Laugh.) The Public Works (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNEsDAY PECHELL moved for " a copy of any letters and general rules issued by the Poor-law Commissioners relative to the employment of paupers in grinding and crushing bones, or in preparing bone dust, together with copies of any answers from the several Boards of Guar dians, remonstrating against such general rule." The gallant officer prefaced his observation by alluding to the case of a lab }ming man who had been brought to thath's door several years ago in the Eastbourne Union, owing to the system of grinding and crushing bones then adopted in that workhouse. He had brought that case at the time under the notice of the House, and had elicited from Sir J. Graham a strong expression of his disapprobation of the practice of putting paupers to such degrading and disgusting work either as employment or punishment. The Poor law Commissioners had, nevertheless, permitted the con tinuance of the practice ; and from returns which he had obtained last session it now appeared that it was still in force from nearly 200 unions in the country. The gross and grievous case of the Andover Union had at last com pelled Sir J. Graham again to interfere; and he had un derstood that an order had been at last issued by the Poor law Commissioners directing an end to be put to this prac tice of pounding and grinding bones. It was rumoured that several Boardsof Guardians had remonstrated against that order, and had by some means obtained a suspension of that order. He trusted that Sir James Graham would persist in the course upon which he had entered, and would, by insisting on the suspension of the suspending order, complete the humane work which he had under taken. Sir JAMES GRAHAM would not offer any opposition to the motion. He had always been averse to this mode of employment, from feeling that it was of a degrading cha racter, and that it partook more of a penal character than became a :workhouse. Having found upon investigation that the Poor-law Commissioners had the power of regu lating labour in workhouses by a general order, he had pressed upon them the expediency of issuing such a ge neral order as would prohibit that particular mode of em ployment, of which Captain Pechell so justly complained. The Poor-law Commissioners had acted upon his sugges tion ; and the result was, that the existing provisions for employing paupers had been much deranged. Though this pr +ctice had been adopted in 200 out of 500 union workhouses in England and Wales, there were only nine in which it had been found necessary to allow some short interval to enable the Guardians to adapt their mills to some other occupation. In those nine cases he had upon his own responsibility consented to a suspension of the general order of the Poor-law Commissioners for three months from the Ist of January last. On the Ist of April through England and Wales this particular employment would no longer be legal. Sir J. GRAHAM stated, that in the course of the present session he should ask the House to consent to a supple mental Bill for regulating the procedure, and for extend ing the jurisdiction, of Courts; of Requests in all parts of England in cases of debt not exceeding £2O. 46. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY The Earl of DALHOUSIE reported from their Lord ships' Committee on railways the following resolutions : "That such portion of the standing order, No. 224, as requires from the promoters of railway bills a deposit of one-tenth of the whole capital subscribed should be sus pended, as regards all bills commencing in the House of Lords, during the present session. That no railway bill be read a first time unless a deposit of one-twentieth of the subscribed capital be paid before the Gth of February, and that no such bill be read a third time until a further deposit of one-twentieth be paid." " That no petition for a railway bill be received after Monday, the 23rd February instant." The noble earl gave notice, that on that day he would call the attention of their lordships to the proposed altera tion on the standing orders. The Earl of CLANCARTY, conformably with notice, moved for the appointment of a select committee, to in quire into the state of the pow in Ireland ; also to inquire into the various mod s of medical relief in that country. Lord BROUGHAM expressed a hope that the recom mendation in her Majesty's speech, with regard to mea sures for the improvement of the condition of Ireland might be brought forward without delay. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would attend to the suggestion. The committee was then appointed. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-7TnuasDAY Sir. R:PEEI ' in answer to a question from Dr. Bow ring, said that the government had not received any in formation of any retaliatory measures contemplated by Spain with the view to obtain the introduction of the su gars of Cuba on the same terms with those of Manilla, Venezuela, and the United States, nor did be believe any such measures .vere contemplated. Lord Jong RussELL wished to know whether the go vernment had bad any further correspondence with the Spanish' government relative to the sugar of Cuba. Sir R. PEEL said•that a further correspondence had ta ken place, which he would take care should be laid before the house previous to any discussion taking place. Sir R. PEEL in answer to a question from Mr. Pattison, said that, generally speaking, it was intended that the re duction of duties in the tariff should take place immedi ately upon the passing of the resolutions to that effect. The Right Hon. Baronet also stated, in answer to a question from Lord John Russell, that he broposed that after the resolutions had passed and been reported, that the reduction of duty on corn should take place immedi ately. Mr. WATSON moved for leave to bring in a bill for the further repeal of pains and penalties upon Roman Catho- Lord JOHN MANNET bill, he bon. friend feel it his i should as injuri s to the )NNELL laced U)( aty to hurch continuation ;rants, &c., id that important that inquiry should be instituted into the mo tives which led members of the house to make applicati ons for the office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no objection to the motion. Mr. O'BRIEN then moved for two new writs for Dorsetshire, in the room of Lord Ashley and Mr. Sturt, who have accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY Lord 13EAumoNr put a question to Lord Aberdeen respecting the detention by the Sardinian Government of a gentleman named Graham, who chose to fancy that this detention arose out of hatred to his patronymic, and not out of a mistake, as was satisfactorily explained by Lord Aberdeen. The Earl of DALUOUS IE then moved the adoption o the new resolutions respecting the railways, and urged the great benefit which the public would derive from the adjustment of the amount of business between the two houses, as well as the great necessity of an early provision for employing the people of Ireland. _ _ _ Lord MONTEAGLE explained more fully the nature of the proposed alterations as affecting Irish railway bills; and commented very severely on the plan pursued with respect to railway deposits for the present session. In his opinion it was impossible to conceive anything more mischievous to the mercantile classes than the existing on was agreed HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY Mr. P. MILES gave notice that when the question should be put that the Speaker do leave the chair for the purpose of going into a committee on the commercial re solutions to be submitted to its consideration by Sir R. Peel, he would move, as an amendment, that the house should resolve itself into committee that day six months. In reply to a question from Mr. LABOUCHERE; Sir R. PEEL said that since January, 1840, the Brazi lian Executive had the power of imposing discriminating duties upon the ships and produce of such other countries as would not accede to the Brazils the same commercial facilities which they enjoyed in that country. The Bra zilian Government, therefore, had the power of imposing discriminating duties injurious to the commerce of Great Britain, but they had not done so, nor had he received any intimation that they intended to do so. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL IMPORTANT FROM INDIA Despatches in anticipation of the Overland mail from Bombay, of the 3rd of January, reached town on Thurs day. via Trieste, bringing the important news that the GovernOr General had issued a proclamation declaring the possessions of the Maharrajah Dhuleep Singh, on the left hank of the Sutletj, confiscated and annexed to the Bri tish territory : and that an important battle had been fought at Ferozepore, between the British and the Sikh troops. which bad lasted three days and nights, and had . , not terminated when the latest advices left, at which time the British had taken from the enemy 65 canon. The loss was great on both sides, but the enemy had been defeated when the despatch left. Sir Henry liardinge led the cen tre, Sir Hugh Gough the right, and General Littler the left wing. The Victoria steamer, by which the mail was conveyed from Bombay to Suez, had left the harbour when the dispatches arrived, but bad fortunately not pro r.eeded too far to be recalled. The Sikh troops are said to be about 70,000 in number, of indomitable courage, and disposed to fight with the proverbial desperation of fanatics. They are, however, in so disunited and disor- Than they might otherwise have proved. Stimulated by the prospect of extensive plunder, and in opposition, it is pretended to the wishes of the Lahore government, they banks of the Sutletj, compelling Lall Singh, the paramour of the Ranee, to accompany them as a hostage for her adhesion to their interests. By the Bth of December their Ghat. The chief appointed to the principal command of the Sikh troops, Tej Singh, appeared to have delayed his departure from Lahore on one pretext or another as long as it was possible for him so to do, which would lead us to infer that he was in the confidence of the Queen Mother. We have already announced the departure of the Governor General from Delhi on the 19th November, and his ar rival and interview with Sir Hugh Gough and Major Broadfoot, who had repaired to that place from Umhallah, to consult with him on the measures it might be desirable to adopt. It will be remembered that our last advices al luded ambiguously to some difference of opinion which was said to have arisen between the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief; and it is now stated that Isis Excellency had disapproved of the rapid advance of the troops to the river's bank, as tending to precipitate a collision which it was his great object not to precipitate. On the 27th of November he set out for Umballah, where he remained until the 7th December, engaged in review ing the troops. On the llih he visited the came, for the purpose of inspecting the various regiments. The deter mination of the Sikh troops to cross the Sutletj did not transpire until the 9i h of December, when orders were immediately issued for the assembling of the army. The proclamation to which we have already referred was issued on the 13th, and on the 17th the Governor General's camp was at Basseean, within thirty-seven miles of that of the Sikh army. The division under the command of Sir Hugh Gough was stationed only five miles off. On the 12th the Sikhs, amounting to 10,000 in number, and with twenty-seven guns, crossed the river by a ford twelve miles above Ferozepore. On the 13th they had approached within seven miles, continuing to send men and guns across by a bridge of boats. Thence they must have proceeded to Ferozepore, where the battle above referred to took place. The British army, which began to con centrate as rapidly as possible after the determination of the enemy's council of war was known, was composed of 11 complete troops of horse artillery, 11 companies of foot artillery, wi . h four light field batteries ; a 12-pounder elephant battery of 13 guns, 14 24-pounders, 8 howitzers and mortars ; 3 European with 7 native light cavalry regiments, including the body guard ; 4 complete corps and a wing of the sth irregular cavalry; 9 European and 25 native regiments of infantry, and nearly the whole corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners, with reinforcements on the march. By the 14th, 30,000 Sikhs, with 70 guns, bad crossed the river. Their sole object in this aggression appears to have been plunder, which they expected to obtain with little difficulty, and they carried with them provisions for the campaign, under the dread of being poisoned if they trusted to the food they and within the British territory. They must have been much surprised at the warmth of their reception, having bad, it appears, an imperfect idea of the preparations which awaited them. The Queen Mother remained at Lahore, pretending that she opposed the march of the troops, but they had refused fo obey her. Indian accounts state that a sum of nearly thirteen thousand rupees has been subscribed for the proposed new college at Kishnagur, for the most part by natives. LONGEVITY.—The Courrier Francais states that a woman lately died at Tolosa, in Spain, at the extraordi nary age of 150 years. She leaves a daughter in her 82nd year. A letter in The Times, dated Lisbon, January 24, says, the Patriota gives later intelligence from Loando, an nouncing that the Lady Sale has been condemned as a saver by the Portuguese judges of the mixed commission, against the opinion of the English, who did not consider the case proved by the evidence. FAMINE IN SWEDEN. A letter from Stockholm of the 15th of January states, that in the provinces of Upsal. Stockholm, and Westmanland, the scarcity has reached uch a degree of intensity, that it is feared generally lest a mass of unfortunate; persons rush to Stockholm, which would inevitably produce a famine. In Upland there are 14,000 persons without food or shelter. MARTIN LUTHER.—Thr 300th anniversary of Luther's death, which falls on the 18th instant, will be celebrated with the greatest pomp in all the Lutheran churches of Prussia. In that of the Royal Palace of Vs'ittemberg, in which repose the mortal remains of Luther and Melanc thon, 400 artists and dilettanti will perform the Messiah, and Luther's celebrated hymn, " Ein Festerurg ist unser Gott," composed by himself. ALGERIA.—The accounts from Algeria are unfavour able to the French. It is now quite certain that Abd-el- Kader has not retreated, and that the French army is so knocked up as to be unable for the present to undertake any expedition of consequence. The Algeria mentions a report, that Abd-el-Kader, on hearing of the disaster of General Levasseur, even ventured upon an excursion to the very walls of Setif. A SOP TO THE POPE.—The debate on the University question, in the Chamber of Deputies, was brought to a close, but without a division, on Friday, after a speech from M. Guizot, universally admitted to have been bril liant, but which embraced an avowal that has brought down upon him the ire of all the journals opposed to the Church. M. Guizot avowed that the dissolution of the Council of the University, by the Royal Ordinances of the 7th of December last, had been done with a view to propitiate the Pope, who would otherwise have opposed the break-up of the Jesuit establishments in France. Letters from Leghorn of the 25th ult. state, that the Pontifical Government apprehend another movement in Romagna. The political prisoners confined at Civita Castellana have attempted to escape, the guards were obliged to make use of their arms, and killed and wounded several of them. At Imola, a detachment of Carabiniers and Swiss soldiers having met in the streets a band of young men singing patriotic songs, fired upon them, and. killed two and wounded some others. Much agitation had prevailed at Forli since the murder of the Commis sary of police of that town. GERMAN POLITENESS.—The Frankfort Journal gives the following anecdote :—" About a week ago the Duke of Nassau, while walking on the banks of the Rhine, near Mayence, asked a boatman whether the river continued to rise ? ' You,' replied the man, using a term equiva lent to calling the Duke a stupid ass, ' have been walking an hour here, and ask me whether the water rises !' The Duke turned away laughing. Do you know whom you have been talking to ?' asked a second boatman to the first. ' No! who was he?' Why, it was the Duke of Nassau !' Well, lam glad I was not rude l' " STATE OF PRUSSlA.—lmportant news has arrived from West Prussia. The persons compromised in the Polish plot had been transferred to Grandentz, and the authori ties imagined that they had thus prevented every explo sion of violence and discontent. This hope has been (Us .. opt was randentz, I num It is said that a Polist the plot. and dissatisf vain promises, has to the government iously co[ ke Impor —Frankfort Paper THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. The valley of the Meuse is one sheet of water, owing to the late rains. In Leige people are conveyed from house to house in boats. The waters are still increasing, and if the rains continue, the most fearful consequences are en tertained. From Malines to Brussels, on each side of the road, the waters extend, for a quarter of a mile, se veral feet in depth. The cottagers in some places are unable to descend below the first floor of their dwellings, and all communication with the neighbourhood is kept up by means of boats FRANCE —A discussion took place in the chamber of deputies, on Monday, on an amendment to the paragraph in the address relating to the foreign policy, to the effect, that it was desirable that the course of action pursued by France should be independent of England. M. Guizot, in replying to M. Remnant, the mover, maintained that such was the case ; and said that, if it did not imply a censure on the government, he would not have opposed the amendment. M. Thiers attacked the ministry for in terfering respecting the annexation of Texas, in deference, he said, to England, M. Guizot replied, that they inter fered at the instance of the Texan charg‘ d'offaires at Paris. On a division, the ministry had a majority of 68, which is considered a great triumph.—The French minis try gained another triumph, on Tuesday, in the chamber, having defeated an amendment on the right-of-search question by a majority of 73, with a full house. Thus the absurd procrastination by the opposition of the discussion on the address, which has already occupied fourteen sit tings to the exclusion of all real business, has had no other effect than a series of defeats of the party. AM ERICA 'From our Second Edition of Tuesday last.) By the packet-ship Yorkshire, - Captain Bailey, which arrived in the river this morning, we have received New York papers to the 18th ultimo, being four days later than previous advices. In Congress on the 12th ultimo, on the motion of Mr. Allen, the joint resolution for giving the twelve months notice to Great Britain of the dissolution of the treaty of joint occupation► of the Oregon territory was taken up, when Mr. Allen moved that the resolution be postponed t') the 27th ultimo. Mr. Wcstcott argued for a longer postponement, and moved the substitution of the 10th of February. Mr. Calhoun said he should vote for the longest time, and the 10th of February was fixed on after a short debate, by a majority of 32 to 18. On the motion of Mr. Hannegan, his resolutions de precatory of a compromise on the line were also post poned to the same day. Of course the postponement of the debate has been variously interpreted. Some think it a favourable symptom, indicating the complete post ponement of the whole business to another year, and another Congress. According to the Washington Union, the act of giving notice is looked upon as a peaceful mea sure, merely empowering the President either to continue or to open negociations. The public excitement was rapidly cooling down, and the tone of the advices is much more pacific than any we have received from the States for some time. The famous article of the London Times of the 4th De cember, relative to the corn laws, had been received in New York, and is freely commented on in the journals before us. There had not been time to ascertain the effect which the announcement had had upon the Ameri can markets, as the intelligence was only received on the 15th ult. The effect, however, was anticipated to be, that prices of flour and grain would particularly feel the influ ence of such accounts, and that a very extensive demand for those articles, and large speculative shipments, would take place. Every one seemed on the very tip-toe of ex pectation of the news by the Hibernia steam-ship from this country, to the 4th ult., and until that arrived, busi- ness was in a great degree suspended. A project has been introduced into the senate for build ing a steam navy. It was in the shape of a bill from the naval committee, which has been ordered to be printed. It appropriates 5,165,000 dollars, and gives authority tc the President to build ten steam-ships, and to complete all the ships on the stocks. New York, Friday, Jan. 17. e was a little more doing, to-day, [lade in Gene see, for export, at 5 dots. 75 cents, and in Southern at 5 dols. 75 cents. a 5 dols. 871 cents. COTTON.—There was a moderate enquiry to-day, and the sal , .s amounted to about 600 bales. We could not learn of any change in rates, but rather more cotton has been brought out on the market, which gives the buyer a greater choice in his selections. We continue our quota tions, as follows : firm a our las LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION Upl. 8 Flor, Inferior Ordinary ..... Middling GoodAliddling Middling fair . Fair.. Fully fair ..... Mobile 8; N.O, . 6ia 61 . 61a 7. -a - 61a 61 6a 7 a 71 7, 3 0 7ii 8 Bk 4 Baa iia 74 714 it Sla na Si 9 a 9.1 01a 94 10 alol Gond fair CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIMENTS House of Representatives, Washington, Jan. 10,1846 Mr. Hudson rose on a privilege question. He sent to the clerk's desk a copy of the Union, containing a long and severe attack upon him by Major Heiss. The clerk read it at length. Mr. Hudson defehded himself. It was a fact that the president's message and public documents were formerly returned printed in about a fortnight. It was not so now. Mr. M'Connell, of Alabama, called the gentleman to order. He had no business to abuse the organ of the ad ministration. (Laughter.) Mr. Hudson said h© had no inclination to play upon that organ. H e would leave the management of the dis cordant notes in the hands of the gentleman from Alaba ma. (Laughter.) Mr. Hudson said the question was, whether an officer of the house should attack the house, or a member thereof. The doorkeeper might as well call the members to account for words spoken on that floor. Mr. Al`Connell rose to order. The Speaker : The gentleman will state his point of or der (he pronounced the word point, pint ) Mr. M'Connell said, he would state his point, not his pint (pointing to his throat, as if he had swallowed about that measure.) Mr. M'Connell stated, that Ritchie and Heiss would not touch the gentleman with a ten-foot pole. Mr. Hudson would not reply to the gentleman from Alabama. After referring to the delay of the printing last year, saying that it was not their fault, but the fault of the conduct of the engraving committee, he left his case in the bands of the house. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, submitted a resolution, that J. P. Reiss, a person in the employ of this house, having charged upon a member of that house falsehood, &c., be dismissed from the office which he holds under this house. He was going on to defend this motion, when Mr. M'Connell called him to order. If the gentleman takes up the gentleman from Massachusetts, it is dirty bu siness in dirty hands. The Speaker called to order. Mr. Davis : I have no reply to make to a drunken blackguard. (Sensation.) Speaker : The gentleman from Kentucky must not in dulge in such language. Mr. Davies : I beg pardon from the speaker. Here Mr. M'Connell left the house, in company with Mr. Sims, of Missouri. The votes were soon after taken, and we need scarcely refer further to the proceedings of this body We find in the, recorded proceedings one member calling another a " liar," and another " a scoundrel." Asa sample of their Oregan eloquence, we give the following : Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana, was the victor among some thirty combatants for the floor. He said the people out west got their education in wrestling with bears. They were not even afraid of lions. If the British lion got into our path, it must get out of the way. The west was not for war, but they would not give up their country to dicta tion. He himself was a quaker : but he would fight for his nation. England was not so much, after all. If the British lion put his nose into our affairs, we would run the eagle's talons into it, and make it spout blood like a whale. He did not stick to party here. The Whig party are true as the other party on national honour. We will people the whole west. Put a single pair of human beings out west, and visit them twenty years afterwards, and you'll find their number twenty, and so we'll go on with thousands and millions in that ratio. Our institutions should and would spread. Cuba, California, Oregon, all would come within the widening circle. The British go vernment was the worst government in the world. (Mr. Pakenham was in the house during part of the speech.) On her brow was written " Mene, Mene." (Here the Hebrew quotation failed amid roars of laughter.) The British lion must get off our territory, if it costs millions of lives and oceans of blood. That is all the war spirit in the west. Mr. Chipman, another honourable member of Con gress, said he went for the whole of Oregon. He was not like the man who went for the middle extreme. He was not for steering between Silly and Charybogue. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Chairman, said he, what is the question? (Loud laughter.) We hear great talk about being s.!ared by a lion in place of a wolf (referring to Mr. Holmes's speech on Oregon). He was not and would not be afraid of English lions. He gloried in the speech of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Adams.) He had had prejudices against that venerable man, but they were all dissipated by his noble position on Oregon ; though his head was white with blossoms [noises, I be lieve, blossom], he was in favour of the rights of his country ; he had touched the hearts of the nation with a live coal from off the altar of patriotism. The brightest page of history would record the name of Adams, who was the breathing living history of his country's diplo macy. Mr. Chipman then went on to distinguish "joint occupation" from " joint occupancy." He gave his views upon arbitration, by supposing that some loafers would gather around him and ask him to arbitrate about his own coat, to which his right was " clear and unques tionable." Our right was as clear to Oregon as his right was to his coat. It did not come by Adam's will; it was by the will of Omnipotence, whose plastic hand had made this continent for our governing hands. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, he said, would do great things. 'Alich!gan would take the conquest of Canada by the job ; Michigan would take Canada in ninety days, and give it back to England for the pleasure of taking it again. lie then went into a defence of his former views on " Education warring on Democracy. He repeated it. It thwarted tha ways of Providence, and made men Whigs. (Laughter.) He .seemed to be afraid of war, but he was not afraid. tha Potomac with lis hal iid not ap a certain terr even one squ faught )f doit.") The hedge- eye the boa - constrictor freeclorr British usurpation spread out his ( l ulus. iner t itleman shrugged his shoulders, arid spread his to imitate a hedgehog.) But let that hedgehog bow it came within that boa constrictor. IRELAND. DRUNKENNESS IN CORK.—There were 622 drunkards committed to Bridewell by the constabulary, during the month of January. The number committed in January, 1843 was 100 ; in January, 1844, 173; and in January, 1845, 315. COWARDLY ArrAcK,—On Sunday week, a ferocious attack was made by two men, on a lady named Bennett, residing at Monaghill, Lower' Ormond. When on her way to church, the two ruffians walked up to the car on which she was sitting, and one of them snapped a pistol twice at her without effect, while the other struck her a heavy blow with a " wattle." £lOO reward has been offered for their apprehension. AWFUL MURDER.—On Wednesday evening, as a man named Madden, who was in the employment of Mr. Stoney, of Portland, was going home from his daily labour, he was shot by some assassin in a grove convenient to the en trance-gate to Mr. Stoney's house, near Portumna. The assassin, not satisfied with shooting his victim through the body, literally dashed his brains' out with a spade.—Bal linasloe Advertiser. _ _ TREASURE FOUND.—On Monday last, as some men were digging in a field at Borrisokane, they dug up up wards of 1,000 pieces of coin ; the large pieces were broader than a shilling, but much thinner; they were coined in Henry IV.'s time, and passed for a groat in those days ; seven of them weigh one ounle ; the small pieces are about the size of a sixpenny piece, but quite thin ; they appear to be the silver penny of Henry 11. The silver pieces were not more than five or six inches under the surface of the earth, and must have lain there for unturies.—Nenagh Guardian. CORK ELECTION,—Mr. A. M'Carthy, the " enor mously rich" nominee of the Repeal Directory, has, of course, walked over for the seat in Cork vacated by the retirement of Mr. Serjeant Murphy. The election took place on Saturday, and the proceedings passed over quietly. On the same day Alderman Timothy O'Brien, ex-Lord Mayor of Dublin, and, if not "enormously rich," a sub stantial trader, was returned to the Saxon Parliament as member for " Cashel of the Kings," vice Mr. Serjeant Stock, who, like his brother of the coif, declined playing the fool in Conciliation-hall for the amusement of the overgrown children who frequent that interesting locality.. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—On Monday, the usual meet ing of this body was held, and notwith,tanding the ab sence of the Liberator, the " hall of sedition" was well filled. Mr. James Kelly, M.P. for Limerick, occupied the chair. King Dan's vicegerent (Mr. Smith O'Brien) brought up a report condemnatory of the government's proposed arrangement with reference to public works in Ireland, and, commenting on the intended repeal of the corn laws, argued that no compensation was in reality afforded to the agriculturists by the measures which Sir R. Peel proposed to give as an equivalent—they being such as ought in justice to be enacted, irrespective alto gether of the corn laws. He was himself in favour of moderate protection, but if the people of Ireland were willing to submit to the change, he was ready to acquiesce. Mr. J. O'Neill and others having addressed the meeting, the rent was announced to be £263. _ MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE. — Two MEN SHOT. —lt is our painful duty to announce a most melancholy circumstance, by which two human beings have, in an instant, been hurried into eternity ; and, it our authority be correct, we fear that the tragical occurrence was brought upon themselves by their own misdeeds. The melancholy affair took place on Sunday evening, the Ist instant, at Dreenan, within two miles of Maghera. It appears that two men, named Downing and Mulholland, who are Protestants ' were on their way to the house of the former, when they met a party of men, numbering about thirty, who were conducting themselves very bois terously on the highway, and as our informant states, were singing Ribbon songs. An altercation ensued among the parties, but from whom the provocation emanated, we Patriot tell. Downing and his companion were forced to run for their lives, being overpowered by numbers ; they succeeded in obtaining refuge , in Downing's house, when 1 the mob came up and surrounded the house. The Pro , t test--- 6 - self-defence, fired out, and the shots e too' P their of "qnts. One of the Ac effect on two us lived for some hours afterwards; the body of the second sufferer was not discovered for some time, when it was found in a moss-hole, adjoining the road-side, and into which it is supposed the unhappy man had fallen after re. ceiving the shot. The names of the deceased are Henry M`Williams and John Higgins, both Roman Catholics. — Londonderry Sentinel. IRELAND AND FREE TRADE.—AS a result of the mi nisterial declarations bacon has fallen four shillings a cwt. and hams two shillings. This, it is remarkable, will be agreeable intelligence to the pork-curers in the counties of Cork, Waterford, Limerick, and Kerry, and to the dry-smokers of Billybrack and other localities in the county of Wicklow. Turning from produce to land, we have the following " authentic particulars on competent authority :"—Tidgeon-park, an eligible property, within three miles of the city of Kilkenny, very well circum stanced, was sold in 1836 to Mr. De Montmorency for £10,600. On account of an alleged defect in the title, he got out of the purchase. That defect, if it ever existed, has been since cured, and the same property brought to a sale in 1814, when £8,500 was offered and refused for it, as being totally insufficient, as the rental amounts to £5OO per year. It was again offered for sale in Master Goold's office, on last Friday, when no person could be got to bid more than £5,300; and though very much pressed a pur chaser who offered a year ago £8,400, would not consent to have it knocked down to him for £6,ooo.—Dublin Illail.—[lk. Wexford paper says that pigs which averaged 435. to 445. per cwt. a fortnight back, could not bring at the fair of Tagbmon on Wednesday, and a complete panic seemed to have seized on buyer and seller. A let ter from Tralee, of Monday's date, says, " Grain, if bought at all, was purchased at much lower quotations than the previous day. Pork, beef, butter, eggs, all commodities in fact, but potatoes, tumbled. Potatoes, however, I regret to say, from the progress of the rot, advanced a third, and this, as I stated a few days since, at a period when the rate of remuneration for agricultural labourers is 24d. oer day, and diet—a few wet lumpers."] GOVERNMENT PRECAUTlONS.—Wementioned onTues day the arrival at Cove of a vessel (the Atlas) with Indian corn. Another (the Adirondock) had arrived on the same mission about a fortnight previously. They are large American liners, registered 1000 tons, and between them they have brought, probably, about 5000 barrels of corn meal and Indian corn. They were reported at the Custom house on Tuesday, and yesterday commenced discharging the meal at Han[bowline, whence it will be supplied as occasion may require. The corn, or a portion of it, they will bring to the quay, for conveyance, for grinding, to the Lee Mills, which have been taken by the firm of N. and I. Cummins, for either the Messrs. Baring or the Go vernment—the latter is the general opinion, and we believe the correct one. A vessel similarly laden is said to have sailed for Waterford, and another for Limerick, and seve ral others are, we understand, expected here. This is a prudent and commendable precaution, and let Govern ment have the praise of it. We said, when liberal jour nalists were scribblin7 . „ and liberal orators were spouting, about their apathy and heartlessness, accusing them of not caring for the lives of a starving people because they were &c., that ministers felt more keenly than their re vilers the responsibility of their situation, and the result has proved it. Commissary-general Hewetson and two other officers connected with the commissariat department have been for some months in the city instituting inquiries and communicating with Government, and it is the in formation received from these and similarly authorised agents in other parts of Ireland, that Sir R. Peel relied on in his statement in the Commons. Indian corn, when properly managed, makes, we understand, an excellent ar ticle of food, and perhaps when Sir Robert spoke of de posing the potato, it was by this that he intended to supply its place. The proper management, however, is, we be lieve, a matter of some difficulty ; but Government, we presume, will take measures to teach the people how its conversion into bread is to be effected.— Cork Constitution. THE CJURT 4. FASHIONABLE WORLD Lady Sarah Lindsay is seriously indisposed at the resi dence of the Earl of Balcarres, in Berkeley-square. Sir Robert Peel's health has not been of late so good as usual, and it is said that Lady Peel is very desirous that he should retire from the fatigues of office, Lord Glenlyon, heir to the dukedom and estates of Athol, has accepted the office of Lord in Waiting, va cated by Lord Hardwicke. The son of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton is now at the Hydro; athic Establishment, Sudbrook Park, Petersham, Surrey, taking a course of treatment for the improvement of his health. Sir Edward himself is on his way to Naples. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton received his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Duke and Duchess of Buc cleuch, the Earl of Clare, Count Potocki, Lord and Lady Ashley, Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon. &c., at dinner, on Thursday last, at their mansion in Belgrave-square. On the previous day the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Mary Howard, Lady Frances Cole, Miss Cole, and a small circle, dined with the noble lord and lady. THE COURSE OF LOVE RENDERED SMOOTH.—A re conciliation was effected between Lady Adele Ibbetson and her noble parents, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, during the late visit of Captain and Lady Adela Ibbetson to London. The scene is represented to have been very touching ; and, by desire of the noble earl, the gallant captain is to exchange from the 11th Dragoons to the Blues. FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY, (From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.") Dresses continue to be made with high bodies ; no other seem advisable. Sume are with basquines, and lit tle jacket behind ; others are with brandenbourghs ii la czarine, and have large pattes of velvet ; others are of the waistcoat make, with jackets a la cataline, consisting of small square pieces laid one on the other. In full dress, lace flounces are fashionable, with berthes to match ; when the corsages are not drape's, a style much in favour this season, the sleeves are still short and much trimmed ; the gloves also continue short, and generally ornamented with lace or ribbon. Bracelets are very fashionable. Gimp is universally worn even on ball dresses. The colour bouton d'or, has been much worn in Paris ; also very pale blue and green, with ornaments in dia monds; the skirts for dress are made to train a little, un less for dancing; double and triple skirts are again in fa vour, and montants of flowers or ribbon are used to raise Ithem at the side. The Pamela bonnets have not been very much ap proved in Paris, and the form is already undergoing a vela, ai orn last year are in the Greet tvle a la He ffold. fl Algerine; Oriental, "i ribbon, t hats and reailles inclosing the hair, ends and tassels, and wreatbs of tic or silver, all form elegant coiffures UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS Archbishop Whately has expressed himself strongly against the Evangelical Union. The Earl of Powis has expressed his intention of renew ing his efforts to obtain the repeal of the acts consolidat ing the bishoprics of Bangor and St. Asaph. Dr. Pusey's sermon was printed before it was preached, and submitted to several divines. We should like to know who the responsible divines are ?—Church and State Gazette. Is IT TRUE ?—lf we are not nth-informed, the Rev C. Wordsworth's resignation of the second mastership at Winchester College, which the University Herald of last week says it hears is on account of ill health, is really not unconnected with complaints which have been made of his attempting to confess the boys at Winchester school.— Church and State Gazette. DR. PUSEY'S SERMON Dr. Pusey cannot have been insensible to the effects of his own cherished but mischievous opinions, during the last few months. He has seen those who acknowledge themselves with pride and gratitude his disciples passing through every stage of duplicity, until desertion from the church has crowned their lamentable career of retrogres sion. We did expect that duty to the University and love to the Church would, at the very earliest opportunity, have urged the parent of this great calamity to express his sor row for the past, and to utter a word of warning for the future; to fling away, at least, those gloomy crudities and that worse than useless mysticism with which he has ever delighted to invest baleful error, and to captivate the minds of the thoughtless and the weak. Nothing of the kind has happened. In a tone of spiritual defiance Dr. Pusey takes up the thread of his discourse at the point at which he quitted it upon the occasion of his summary dis missal. The sermon which he preached on Sunday last, so far from evincing a healthier state of thought and feel ing, may be read in connexion with that which obtained fqr him the grave censure of the University, and be re garded only as its fit and natural conclusion. It betrays the same leaning towards doctrines repudiated by the church of England,—it exhibits the same cloud and dark ness, and deals in the like subtle and abstruse enigmas. Lowly as the style may look, there is no mistaking the animus that flows beneath it. Priestly self-satisfaction and sufficiency creep to the very surface ; an unconquered will pervades it. The text of the sermon already announces the assumption of the old position, and proclaims the te nacity with which the holy warrior is prepared to fight for sacerdotal rights. " Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them ; and whosoever sins ye retain, they are retained." It is in illustrating these words that Dr. Pusey, in his first ser mon after readmission, remarks as follows : " The greatness of the power thus intrusted to man might well exceed our belief, and make us tremble to e ecute it, and ord premised his commission with these few brief words, con wing at once its extent, and the rule and guidance of it :—. As w Father bath sent me, even so send I you.' " e are loth to enter in these columns upon any religious discussion whatever, but we do feel urged by the necessi ties of the case to step for once between the public and the acceptance of a doctrine that involves the spiritual inde pendence and possibly the happiness of every member of the state. We need hardly say, that the assertion con tained in the sentence above quoted is one that has long been stoutly maintained by the Romanist. Once prove t hat human power is not inferior to that of Heaven,—that the ability to forgive and punish rests equally with the Creator and the creature, and what sacrifices shall not be made to purify the soul, what bribes shall be sufficient to satisfy the greedy man in whom this power lives ? If sins may be forgiven, forgiveness may be purchased, and if for giveness may be purchased, sinfulness may be indulged. Not so, says Dr. Pusey ; for " true repentance must pre cede the priest's forgiveness ;" but true repentance has already gained the forgiveness of the sinner's Saviour. The pardon of the priest is useless, or is worse. If re pentance is safficient for pardon, priestly condonation is not required ; if insufficient, priestly favour cannot be im partial, since it may be bought, and the rich only can make sure of the blessing.—Times. RAILWAY INTELLIGEACE Many very wealthy men have disappeared in conse quence, it is said, of unfortunate railway speculations. The perpetual lease of the Arbroath and Forfar to the Aberdeen has been ratified. The East Lancashire Directors report, that they have a balance of £61,512 in hand, applicable to the works still in progress The Newcastle and North Shields, at the tenth annual meeting, announced a dividend of 255. per share, making, with one in the summer, five per cent. per annum. It is said that the report on the gauges is just ready. The Railway Chronicle predicts that it will be found in favour of the narrow. The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company have established an electric telegraph between the two cities, which has been successfully worked for some days in con nexion with the share market. The stoppage of the Sheffield and Retford Bank is said to have placed the Great Grimsby and Sheffield and the Sheffield and Lincoln in difficulties; £60,000 had been placed in the bank, and the deposits are not now forth- corning During some recent proceedings in the Lord Mayor's Court, against Messrs. Eagles and Bisgood, the projec- tors of the London and N' e orwich Direct Railway COm pany, it was stated that the two defendants constituted the whole company—chairman, deputy-chairman, direc tors, secretary, surveyor, engineer! The inhabitants of Barnard Castle have, at a public meeting, resolved to petition Parliament in favour of the York, Carlisle, Durham, Westmoreland, and Lancaster Junction Railway, on the ground that it passed close to the town, whilst its rival, the Northumberland and Lan cashire line, will pass at least a mile off. The 1-louse of Commons closed on Friday, the last day for the receipt of petitions for private bills, earlier than usual, and a good many railway bills were too late, and are therefore thrown out. One agent alone came up to the house after it had closed with no fewer than fourteen bills in his arms, and had the happiness of finding—closed doors. At the Birmingham and Gloucester meeting a dividend was declared of £3 per £lOO share, and 15s. per quarter share upon all shares dated prior to Ist July, and of 12s. 3d. per quarter share upon all dated prior to the Ist August, 1845. The business of the day was almost exclusively confined to this, the company having now committed the mana , zetnent of its affairs to the Midland. The Select Committee of the House of Commons have reported the expediency that a portion of the railway bills should commence in the House of Lords ; that in regard to these, the privilege of fixing and regulating rates and tolls will not be insisted on ; and that Irish bills should have the preference in the Lords. There are other re commendations, important only to those immediately in terested. At the Bristol and Gloucester meeting, the Report which was read recommended the distribution among the proprietors of £11,896 as the half-year's interest due on the Ist of January, being at the rate of 6 per cent. per an num on the stock, to which each shareholder is entitled, under the agreement made on the Bth of February 1845, between'the Midland and the Amalgamated. Bristol and Gloucester and Bristol and Birmingham, deducting there from interest at 4 per cent. on such part of the stock as still remains unpaid. A railway Bear is a person who sells more shares than he holds, for the purpose of depressing the market. A railway Bull, on the contrary, is one who buys more than he can pay for, with a view to get prices up by creating a demand. A Stag is a person who obtains letters of allot ment or scrip by fictitious representations, for the pur pose of selling at a profit, and without any intention of becoming a shareholder. A Lome Duck is a person who cannot or will not pay his losses, incurred by speculating in shares or stock. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON TYNE JUNCTION HAILWAY.—It having appeared in some of the morning papers of Friday, snd railway papers of Saturday, that the above undertaking had been thrown out on standing orders, we are requested to state that this is wholly incorrect. It was opposed by one or two land owners ; but, out of numerous allegations, there were only three or four sustained, which compelled the sub-corn mittlloe to send the bill for further consideration to the Committee on Standing Orders. But, inasmuch as no bill referred under similar circumstances has ever been thrown out, parties interested in this undertaking need not be under any apprehension of this bill passing the ordeal. RAILWAY SHARES AS PROPERTY.—In the Court of Exchequer on Saturday, two persons who were rendered as bail and offered to justify, on being cross-examined, admitted that almost all their property consisted of shares in the Chester and Birkenhead and in the Leeds and Man chester Railway Companies. It was thereupon objected that railway shares were of too fluctuating a character to qualify special bail. The opposite counsel observed that the shares in the above companies were at a high premium, the railways were established and at work, and the shares in them were as good security as shares in any joint-stock undertaking in the kingdom. Mr. Baron Alderson ob served, that Bank of England notes, or money in the funds, were, if viewed with the strictness here contended for, fluctuating property. The Court considered the qua lification sufficient, and the bail justified. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Knowles, Queen's Counsel, well known on this circuit, has been appointed Attorney-General of the County Palatine of Lancaster, vacant by the promotion of the Hon. J. S. Wortley to the office of Judge Advocate. EXAMINATION OF ATTORNEYS.—It is rumoured in the legal circles, that premiums and certificates for profi ciency at tke examination of articled clerks will be given, and that many terms will not pass over before such dis tinctions are conferred. The premiums will consist of small sums of money.—London paper. "THE TIMES COMMISSIONER."—This gentleman, whose writings in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and other places, are so well known, was called to the Bar on Satur day week, by the honourable society of the Middle Tem ple. Mr. Th , ,mas Campbell Foster is a native of Knares borough and was, for some time, on the staff of the Liver pool Standard. REGISTRATION APPEAL. IMPORTANT DECISION.— In the Court of Common Pleas, on Thursday, the Lord Chief Justice delivered judgment in an appeal against the revising barrister of the West Riding of York, who had decided that parties ioining• tngPthor nnrnnqp of t with the statute tion of a n by ti IV., cl 11 dOubt ed under t Feb. 10, 184 G. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD' SIR,—It is quite obvious that, in a variety of c ases, "coming events cast their shadows before them." wile" ther as regards individuals or whole communities. The tempest-tost mariner knows, by the movements of the upper strata of clouds, in what direction he may expect the breeze, gale, or storm. So also the morning twilight is a harbinger of the full blaze of the midday sun ; and es the darkness of night vanishes before the celestial orb of day, so will mental error and unscriptural delusion give place to and disappear before the light of truth, and ignorance be superseded by that knowledge which is based upon and agreeable to the word of inspiration. For these and other weighty reasons connected with, and confirmed by the signs of the times, may we not expect the speedy downfall of the Papacy ? It is very striking to notice the connexion there is be tween ignorance and imposition, for wherever and when ever we notice or read of persons beiug in a state of men tal darkness, it is almost, if not altogether, a necessary consequence of such a state of mind, that they shouli be the dupes of crafty and designing persons, or else the dupes of their own blindness. And truly ignorance in a community generates hypocrites and impostors, who are ever ready to acquire and retain a grasp on the minds of those who have not sufficient sense to reject mental bon dage. The political state of Ireland is a striking proof of Ilb. Perhaps the Popish usurpation of power over the minds of men has been the most baneful of the many with which this world has been afflicted ; for there is. no possible delusion that could be devised, but has been im posed on ignorant persons by the Pope and his adher ents ; no cruelty that could be invented, but has been practised by Papists. Surely no earthly genius can com pare with the Papacy in respect of making lies, and all, forsooth, in the name of religion. If people in the pre sent age were aware of the extent to which the Popes carried their villainy in former times, all who have access to the Bible would shrink with horror from such a creed as that of Rome. The Popes have usurped the place of Deity—they have attempted to pluck eternal justice from her awful throne; and, whilst shedding human blood and cutting off thousands of the people, pretend, with infernal impudence, that it was all done for the honour of God. It appears, now-a-days, that the Pope has a great dislike to railways, and objects to any being constructed i❑ his patrimony. in truth, he may well be afraid, not merely of railroads as such, but he may dread the advanced state of society, with which the present age is blest, because it is destruction to his sway. We need not fear, however, that the steam-engine and its utility will long be retarded in Italy, even though the Pope should exclaim against it. To show that Popery is declining fast, we need only compare some of the years that are gone by with the pre sent period, and perhaps it may be useful to do so : r POPERY RAMPANT. POPERY FALLING. In the year A.D. 1074, Pope Gregory VII. obliged the Emperor Henry IV. of Germany to stand three days at his gate, bare footed, and in the depth of winter, and to implore his pardon. 0 mores ! 0 tempore 1 At the present time, A.D.- 1846, the Pope could not remain three days in Italy, because he is so cruel to the people there : he should fly, were it not for the Em peror of Austria or Ger many, who sends a large body of soldiers into Italy, to keep the people in bon dage, and the Pope on his chair. About 800 years agb, the Pope could, or did, absolve subjects from their allegi ance to their lawful sove- At the present time the Pope has no more power than a f.tw ecclesiastics can award to a helpless old man, and numbers of the Irish are now crossing the Atlantic. and farming churches in which the Po pish power is renounced in toto. reign, as is well known the agents of the Pope fo mented rebellion in Irel Ind, under such a pretence as absolution from Rome. In the year A.D. 1209, the Pope, through French influ ence, caused 60.1100 of the Protestants, called Albigen ses, to be put to death with out any fault of theirs, only that they were what the Pope called heretics. In 1797, the Pope is ob— liged to submit to the author rity of the republican army in France, and required to give up to the conquerors several pictures, statues, and valuable manuscripts from the Vatican library. In 1530, Wm. Tindall, an Englishman, having trans lated the New Testament into the English language, Tonstal, Popish Bkhop of London, and Sir Thomas store (of whom Lord Camp bell speaks so hi2hly). con spired against Tindall, and in a few years after he was strangled, and his body burnt. In the year 1533, the papal power was declared to null and void in England► and in 1535, the Bible was printed by authority, and in in a few years after in all the churches a Bible was placed in a convenient situ ation for all who wished to read. In the year A.D. 1568, the King of Spain, to show him self a true son of the church, sent a butcher, called Alva, to be governor of the Neth erlands, And in a few months' time this tyrant caused the death of 18,000 of the Pro testants, not in war but in cold blood ; and the Pope presented him with a conse crated hat and sword, a dis tinction previously confered In the year 1834, the popish power received such a shock in Spain. as it has not yet recovered, some hundreds of thousands of nuns, monks, and friars were dislodged by the go vernment, and the property which the friars, &c., had grasped in former times, was devoted to state pur poses. only on princes. In 1572, the French Pro testants were barbarously butchered, to the number of 30,000, in one night. This was done to please the Pope, who caused medals to be struck to commemorate the event. In 1640,the French clergy declare the Pope's preten sions to the temporalities to be null and void ; and, on the 7th November, 1793, Gobet, the Popish Bishop of Paris, with his grand vicars, and others of his clergy, entered the Hall of the National Convention, and solemnly resigned his functions, abjuring Christi anity; and during the revo lution 24,000 priests were cut off, and as a cog') de main the French govern ment lately banished the Jesuits. In 1588, the King of Spain, at the instigation of the Pope, sent a fleet, called " invincible, " to invade England, and put on board the said fleet 20,000 soldiers, besides all kinds of instru ments of torture to make the English turn papists ; but the English fleet conquered some of the Spanish, and the winds of heaven scat tered nearly the whole of what escaped, so that out of 150 ships, only 20 or 30 ever returned home. I shall, on a future occa s i on , f o ll ow up thi s su bj ec t; and am, sir, your obedient servant, At the present period, the Spaniard and the Pope to gether could not muster a few war ships equal to one of the three-deckers of the British navy. cEDIPUS. SCULPTLRE.--We have recently visited the attelier of Mr. C. B. Robinson, sculptor, in Myrtle-street, a nd would say to the admirers of fine art " do the same," es we have no doubt, should they accede to our request, of their exceeding gratification. Mr. Robinson is the sou of our once respected Mayor, Nicholas Robinson, Esq., of Aigburth. We do not mention this as an inducement to the visit we have suggested, nor as proof of the young artist's attainments in his severe profession, but that it may induce the sons of others of our more wealthy fami: lies to so dignified an example; and not as is now, and has been the case, to be ashamed of any connexion with that as a profession which, in the most classical countries of the continent, the noblest and most wealthy select as the passive to where Fame fits on her most luxuriant laurels—Art. Everything in the way of study in this great commercial circle has nothing for its object hut mere gain, or worse, silly show. It is true the scions of the higher families are sometimes permitted to dice . ge from the counting-house duties ; that is, they may imbibe a little literature or sm a ll d oses o f mus i c , w i t h an h o ur's exercise per diem at the palette, but not professionally ! or they may commit the following extravagancies as pro.. fessinnally as they like, so that dry bring money,—tha t is, wear a red coat, a black coat, or a wig, however good their own hair, but they must observe, nevertheless. tha t during these professional capers they keep good establish' ments, and not disgrace in their own their paternal car: riages. ' Well, these things are so, and we may be rich but most men submit to that continental joking so oil expressed by the familiar figure of Sir John, lady, se„ the somewhat obese Miss Bull's journeying thither to buy some taste, and waste, besides their time, their plus fat and cash. So much for what we conceive to b e the duties of those who, from position and wealth, ca n afford to introduce and give a relish to taste. And new. for the more immediate objects of our visit to Mr. Robini son's studio. It is not to be expected, nor do we fe e capable if it were, that we should give anything like de; tailed criticisms of the various statues, busts, &c. that a r to be seen there ; but this we may a d ven t ure u pon' se t a that, too, without the learning betrayed by one of 0 2 6 contemporaries through a similar inspection, that in 1 0 . first place Mr. Robinson not o n ly a pp ears t o have.be e highly successful with a number of busts—the portraits ,S many gentlemen familiar to the Exchange, and probs w 3 , other flags—but what demands far higher praise, a colos si !' figure of Christ of William the Fourth in his state robe s, and also someexquisitely chaste examples of the feroSto figure in various assumptions. Nor do Mr. RobinsoD, modelling powers seem confined to the human figure ;,..5 we have a horse—not from the cropped and big-hes'L e Parthenon creed—but one of the highest mettle of eof present day. In sbort, there appears to be every var,. 1 16 of art, whether classic or Gothic, bust or statue, the wh ol e of which must form an interesti ng t rea t t o those W h Ae , study and attentions have been dr awn i n t o a path so " lightful and improving. di' INSOLVENCY.—The attention of f a i r rea ders is o f rected to the startling failure of the eminent bousS oo , Messrs. Robert and Benj a mi n B rown an d Co., L 00".. drapers, &c., as announced in of H LOW AY'S OINTM - , vertising columns. I LLS—ExTftno s A fi O lf REMEDY Fort ccilo• NARY Ut a forlorn I Ointments