The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

,f 1 ,'11! ; ,dp i ~.3"" KW tl ,D ~ . 79~ry • e , le .10 5 ' -1 „ 4 ie • )t • 19‘ . . 9', t 0.- o /.1111/PIA is . t i ; 0 0 , - LIVERPOOL INTERMEDIATE SESSIONS, The intermediate sessions for the borough were commetteed on Tuesday, morning, before James Clarke, Esq., Recorder. The calendar contains the names of 29 prisoners for felony, and 2 for misdemeanors and assaults. The following is a list of the gentlemen sworn of the grand jury George Parsons, Esq., Foreman ; T. S. Ashburner, Henry Hill, John,lieekwith, William Imrie, John Bent Edward Langsdale, J ames"Brebner; William Mather, Henry Booth,. • John Twiname, John Crosthwaite, Ebenezer Rae, George Crosfield, William Reynolds, William Comer, ~ Thomas Rodgers, ,an .• ' Twedclle,..Esqrs. Richard Ro w l an d 3on , The usual. forms 'of opening the court having been observed, and the proclamation against vice_and immorality read, . The learned 'RECORDER 'delivered his charge te , the grand jury to the following effect interval between this and the preceding sessiona.hed been so short, that be Would have • been extremely surprised and concerned if be• had found a heavy -calendar. The list of prisoners, he was happy to say, was very light ; therefore, they would be glad to perceive, their duties would not he very arduous. In fact, there was only one case in the calendar on which it would be necessary for him to remark ; all the rest were so simple that they would not require any directions. The case to which he al luded stood numbers 16, 17, 18, and 19 in the calendar. The prisoners, who were four young men, were charged with having broken into the house of a Mr. Hamilton, and there committed a robbery. This act was perpetrated on a Sun day. Such was the cunning and contrivance of delinquents now, that they no doubt closely watched, and made them selves intimately acquainted with, the habits and usual acts of families; and, unfortunately, in proportion as people were well conducted; and in the habit of attending regularly to their religious duties, they were the more exposed to these sort of 'depredationa ; for - it bad been observed, in many in stances that thi eves se i zed the time when all the members of families were at church for the purpose of carrying their designs into execution. The evidence in the ease under consideration was entirely circumstantial, therefore it would be their buSiness to look at it cautiously. if they thought the evidence sufficient to justify putting the prisoners upon their trial, it would he proper for them to find the bill, bear ing in mind that the circumstances of the case would be duly weighed and considered afterwards. These were all the ob servations that he deemed it necessary to make in reference to the calendar. They were all, no doubt, aware of the very serious prosecution that was brought forward at the last ses sions. That prosecution, he was happy to say, had had a most salutary effect amongst the other passenger-brokers, as he was assured by Lieutenant Low, the government emi gration agent at this port. They (the grand jury) ought to be informed of the great degree of suffering that at this moment existed in consequence •of nefarious proceedings of some of this class of persons. A man who came from the county of • Kent, with a sum of £l5O in his pocket, the hard earnings of a long and laborious life, was about to proceed to America, when he was deprived of every farthing of the money which he had probably looked to as the foundation of his future fortune. That individual was now in Liverpool, - compelled to forego his designs, and absolutely seeking for some eni - Pleynrient for the purpose of supporting himself. lie (the learned Recorder) would have a further interview with .Lieut. Low, and he believed he should have an opportunity of communicating the result to the grand jury. The evil was checked, but it must be borne in mind that it was not cured. So'far from that, even yesterday, a very poor man was deprived of what, to him, was probably a very large sum, two pounds one shilli ng, w hi c h was taken from him, and by theinterferen ce of time very excellent government officers at Liverpool, the fraud - was brought to light. As they (the grand jury) were gentlemen holding high and creditable positions in the port of Liverpool, he hoped they would take this important subject into their serious consideration. He (the learned Recorder) had given Lieut. Low a piece of ad vice, which was, to circulate the information which he had to give to , persons proposing to emigrate through the whole of the provincial papers, as well as in the local papers. The individual in the case alluded to had advertised to an enor mous extent, having circulated his offers all over the country in such p apers as were likely,to catch the eyes of individuals Proposing to leave the country. He- (the leaimed' Recorder) was of opinion, that Lieut. -Lowe ought to advertise his own Papers in. a similar manlier. lf this had been done, the People would have seen that the government were doing all they could to protect from fraud individuals who were deter mined upon quitting their native land, who, for the most part, were poor, and unable to sustain any considerable loss. It was probable, that when these poor people came to Liver Pool, they proceeded to an office were they would be defrauded, in consequence of having seen the advertisement in the paper at the place from whence they came. It was very desirable that th ey should be made equally well acquainted with the fact, that they might go at once to a place where every infor mation would be given to them, and where they might proceed with perf ec t safety. He had, therefore, given directions that these advertisements should be disseminated all over the kingdom- and he hoped the grand jury would support him in his endeavours, for it was desirable that they should do their dutmost to drive from the town a nest of people who were a iscredit to the country. When emigrants came here to depart for other countries, they were , no d ou b t, frequently pressed by hard ci rcumstances, and they s h ou ld k now t h at they were intitled to, and would receive, every protection that the law could give them. SHOPLIFTING. Elizabeth Wigg a ound y-faced oun Woman, aged 18, who w as so little fat,- r that she could hardly seeg out of her eyes, was charged with having feloniously stolen 79 silk handkerchiefs, value £lO, the property of Mr. Joseph Mason, hosier and laceman, Dale -street. Mrs. Esther Mason, wife of Joseph Mason, deposed that at half-past nine o'clock in the morning of the 9th January last, th e prisoner entered the shop and asked t o l ook at a pair of black stocking s at Pd. per pair. Witness showed her a pair, which she said did not suit her. She had another girl with tier. There was in the bottom of the shop windo d w a pile of silk h an dk erchiefs. The prisoner said she wishe look at some stockings at a shilling a pair. Witness ha 1 to casion to turn her back upon the prisoner and her cOmpanicT while she looked upon the shelf for such stockings as she thought would suit her. She showed them some other stock ings, but still the prisoner was dissatisfied: She saw the Prisoner shuffling about her petticoats in a manner that ex sot 'ited her suspicions. She (witness) said, " Wh at h ave you tht , rer?!! The prisoner did not reply. Mrs. Mason being strongly of opi n i on that the prisoner had taken something from the window said, "let me look," 'and lifted up the a p r on of thep r i soner. Nothing appeared, 'but-Mrs. Mason under year to s earc h f urther. She said, " I must search year petticoats, ":• She immediately suited the action laryto the Werd,..and, between the prisoner's feet.. she found a bundle of handkerchiefs, containing 23 pieces. • The Prisoner's 'companion immediately escaped. The prisoner was detained, and a constable was sent for, who took her into eustody.• t a. C°lls tahle• James Pawling produced the property, a very rsr pile of valuable handkerchiefs. -1:11e Prisoner, it appeared, young as she was, had formerly 191 Convicted of burglary, and had been very leniently dealt with,,eh.aving been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. T he Jury found the .,aportation for te n years. isoner guilty. She w as sentenced to ns - EM BEZ ZLEMENT. 11 61 , " ii; idemon, aged 93, was charged with pounds,.m other sums and eiiihez2led seven pounds three shillings, seven which he had received and taken in his po s . bes il i °ll ' °II account of his master, Mr. Duncan Campbell. rant e Prisoner pleaded guilty. .He handed in a written paper ents, on ht at aining statements in extenuation of his offence. These in comeci. In- reference to Mr. Campbell, turned out to be • Ile Prisoner was sentenced to eighteen months' ltnprisonment. I aged') 4, 1 i , , i,noPLIFTINc. ;---' "raa: 4 l, a mean, dissipated-looking young woman, lastr i ',' was charged with having, on the 15th of January Itet,',eimniously Stolen three shawls, the property of David printoryr.o4latrn. -edtraper, Scotland-road, and nine yards and a half II ' the property of George Bowes Taylor, linen-draper, It a e - m a , • ll Peared by the evidence of William Williams, a shop o'clock the service of Mr. Rees, that between three and four w i th lii olt the afternoon of the loth January, the prisoner, other female entered the shop, and requested to be strewn son, • ' ' ' ' tlaid before them, whi ch, 1 7.e examining, ome prm .s 1 tL _ , ttter they said woult not suit them, and "") requested to be allowed to see some others. The shop %ris' a t t il i n l e t n i t ii i i, t t h h e e window for some more. While he was prisoner sat down near where some shawls I, e „ r ,;, l Y,h l K. The shopman, turning round, saw that three i li - e s "4, s e ll r a se d' in h i e s .e s l• removed, and, presently afterwards, that g. lie charged the prisoner with having -"' She said she had not taken any of them, and followed lilll‘the man to the other end of the shop, where he had gone to t „ - 11 s master. • As she was doing so, he saw her drop three - i t.wls on the floor, and he iminediately:pieked them up front !latter her feet. When. the prisoner wasfirst taxed with hay- I r!g taken the shawls either she or her companion dropped a Piece ken on the floor. Police-officer John Broomhead to - te n a e r a d iie l fn. lie took the, prisoner and her companion The th; t le door ; her companion broke away and escaped. TI . Z s hawls were fully identified by Williams. turnied. ---e° of ahoi e t print wh ch was dropped on the shop floor out to have been stolen from the shop of Mr. Taylor, F. l a (mailer of an hour before the prisoner and her corn oarntTits Letntetrinto the shop of Mr. Rees. They were charged that they offenc e in a separate indictment. It appeared the ud , t, while,th e sy i i n ca u l i t: o ;o l , l , f calico went to Mr. Taylor's shop and asked for half a yard the shopman had his back turned, wait contrived to abstract the piece of print wait above mentioned from the shop window. The ju re A .. ' --`" me prisoner guilty, and she teas sentenced to seven years transportation. • /4,..it. HOUSEBREAKING IN BOOTLE -LANE. Jonet 9 . WM Woodyel., aged 33, Ell:1' re Leigh, 24, William mr vlntt feloni ous l y h a • /hr. ken and ` Will entered the I,y omas of a urge quantity of plate, value £3O. We h ave published the full circumstances of this case, and deem it unnecessary to recapitulate them, as the evidence adduced was precisely the same as that which we detailed. The prisoner Edwin Leigh, it appeared, was a stranger in Liverpool. His uncle from Sheffield appeared, and stated that he had hitherto borne a good character. The jury found alt.-the prioners guilty. woodyer, Jones, and Williams w ere sentenced to ten years' transportation; Leigh was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The RECORDER- spoke highly of the conduct of the wit nesses Trafford and Neale, and directed that the former should have a reward of £3 paid to hint, and the latter.of £2, over and above their expen ses. -. 7 ANOTHER CASE OF SHOPLIFTING. Mary Jones, - aged - 14. and Mary Kirby, who looked much younger, but who gave her age to be 14, were placed at the bar, charg e d- w ith havi ng sto l en seven silk handkerchiefs, the property of Robert. Williams. The circumstances of this case were very similar to those above detailed, and indeed , to all cases of this description, which have of late become very common. The jury found the prisoners gu ilt y. The RECORDER stated, that notwithstanding the tender Years of th e g i r l s at the b ar, the catalogue of crimes against them was '- very h eavy. A s an instance of the manner in which some girls were introduced to the world, lie read an• acc ount of their misdeeds, so far as they have become kuown to the police, and, without doubt, they have committed many thl lfle nces for whi c h t h ey h ave not been punished. It appeared, at Mary Jones was first brought 'b e f ore t h e magistrates # alt a ye ar an d a half ago, when she wou ld b e li ttle more a.lllllO twelv e y ears ' o ld . She was committed t o p r i son f or a onth for some depredation which was proved against her. the recorder read the dates of her subsequent committals, !bowing that the magistrates bad from time to time dealt !le e r in th e most lenient manner, in the hope of reclaiming l i ! l'. She had been committed at least eight or ten times, 11'r periodS of a month, so that nearly half her time for the kit year and a half had been spent in prison. With Mary kb i rbY the case was . precisely similar. She had come out il out twelve months ago, and had no sooner come out of I, l tOn for one depredation than she was in again for another. m l i le recorder. said, the government of the country were trying ti the means in th e i r power to reclaim unfortunate girls of 1, 41 t des cr iptio n , es p ec i ally when from their. youth there might • h e nt som e. pros pe c t o f su c cess, i n consequence of. their not me11,,v41 become too - hardened. With' this -view, the govern- l t had very kindly instituted a penitentiary for their DZ e Ption. tie thought the prisoners -at .- the7bar were pro yit individuals to be recommended to that .penitentiary, te nt : ge i Prisciiiero did'' not' Seetif to like the thoughts of 'the' peni toefitY. fqttfe . Moment' it . wa's mentioned they began to t een' ) >0 1 ; 41 • 'there it is pecessary that I, should pass upon tee - , E . ; ' ' ''',Of transportation. the 'prisoners were sett ,' g ei.,dbe . trarispOrted for seven years , and it was directed 7 'a recommendation above alluded to xbould be given. It is impossible to convey an idea of the terrible vehemence of emotion exhibited by the prisoners on hearing this sen tence. They were conveyed from the dock, and it was some tune ere the court was restored to order, so astounding had been their clamour. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. Fifth Appearance at this Theatre of the celebrated and popu lar Mr. T. D. RICE, who is engaged for a limited number of nights, bein g hi s Farewell Engagement in England previous to his departure for. America. NOVELTY ON NOVELTY! MRS. RAYMOND will appear during the Week. TIIE ZVIIOI.F. STRENGTH OP TIIE COMPANY !—THREE NEW DRAMAS 1-7-NEW SONGS 1--NEW DANCES " T"'S.present FRIDAY EVENING, the ith Feb. inst., and every Evening during the Week, the Entertain ments will commence with a new Drama, (never acted here,) written for the peculiar talents of Mr. T. 11. Rice, and per formed by hint at the Theatre-Royal, Adelpfii, and - other London Theatres upwards of 100 nights fn. / succession, and, subsequently, in the Provincial Theatreiithrough England, Ireland, arid Scotland, entitled THE FLIGHT TO AMERICA ; Or, Ten Hours in New York. Jim Crow, (a Negro Porter and Ostler,) Mr. T. D. Rice, as originally acted by him in London, in which he will sing his celebrated Negro Melody " Sich a Gittin up Stairs." After which Misses Thomassin and Lidia will appear in their ADMIRED BOLERO, from the Opera Masaniello. .211ademoiselle Chevallier her Dance from Rob Roy. To which will be added, the laughable Interlude, not acted, here these four years, called THE CHRISTENING ! Grum, Mr. Tilbury ; Mrs. Dolby Lovechild, Mrs. Raymond. Mr. F. Gardner will sing a popular Sony. Misses Thomassin & Lidia will dance a popular PAS DE DEUX Mademoiselle Chevallier her DANCE OF CUPID. Mr. Munghall his SCOTCH MEDLEY DANCE. To conclude with the laughable Negro Farce, written by C. A. Somerset, Esq., expressly for Mr. T. D. Rice, and acted by him so successfully at no less than five London Theatres, entitled JUMBO JUM ! Jumbo Juin, Mr. T. D. Rice, his original character,",in which he will sing the admired Negro Ballad, called "Jim Crow." Tickets and places for the Boxes may be had of Mr. BREZE, at the Box-office, from Eleven till Three o'clock. Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ad. Second Price at Half past Eight : Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; no Second Price to the Gallery. DUCROW'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. rriIIIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the ith, and TO IL MORROW, (SATuanAy,) the Bth instant. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE TOURNAMENT. MR. DUCRO TV Takes this opportunity of returning his thanks for the splen did and liberal patronage bestowed on the Tournament and his other Productions, which has not only remunerated him for his heavy outlays, but given him a greater zest in render ing the Liverpool Amphitheatre, in all its depaitments, one of the first in Europe; and it is with pleast it he states that the present novelties are only withdrawn o make way for others no less attractive, which must immediately pro duced, on account of the approaching d arture of the Com pany for London, and the commencement of the Benefits. The Entertainments commence at Seven precisely every Evening, with DUCROW'S Historic and Magnificent TOURNAMENT, IN TIMER PARTS, Portraying a true and effective Living Picture of a Three Days' Ceremonies, Encounters, &c., and Scenes at the LISTS of ASHBY, so beautifully described by the cele brated author, Sir Walter Scott. After which, New and Extraordinary SCENES of the CIRCLE and FEATS of HORSEMANSHIP. The Entertainments will conclude with the Old English Equestrian Barletta Spectacle, called THE GIPSY HEIR OF ROOKWOOD; OR, TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK On MONDAY, the lOth instant, the Historical Events of BUONAPARTE'S PASSAGE of the DESERTS, anti the SIEGE OF ACRE. Places for the Boxes can be secured from Eleven to Three daily. TO CORRESPONDENTS, We are afraid that several communications, marked for in sertion, must stand over until Tuesday. Our Literary Notices are unavoidably postponed until Tues. day. Ely Zthrrpool &tanbarb. - - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1840. We are glad to perceive that the subject of immigra tion into the British Colonies, especially into the Mauritius and the West Indies, was brought under the notice of the . House of Commons, .on Tuesday evening last, in the shape of a motion by Mr. Vernon Smith for extending to the Colonies the act 5 and 6 Wliilam IV., for regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant ships. From the tone of the remarks which dropped from Lord John Russell (which will be found in our abstract of the proceedings in Parliament) we begin to hope that there is some prospect of obtain " justice to the West Indies." Lord John Russell very properly observed tbat the subject of the intro duction of the Hill Coolies into our tropical Colonies was one of great importance. It is, indeed, of the highest possible importance. It involves the prosperity, nay, the very existence of those Colonies. It ie a sub- ject which cannot be too frequently or too earnestly urged upon the attention of the British pbblic. It concerns the welfare of the merchants, manufacturers, and operatives of this country, quite as 'Much. as it affects the interests of the planters and ,others in the Colonies. It is some source of consolation that Go vernment has taken the question into serious consi deration. A calm and dispassionate examination of the merits of this question is all that is requisite. All that the West India planters demand is an unbiassed investigation of their case. This granted, relief must speedily follow. They have truth and Justice on their side, and their case must, ultimately, prove tri umphant. Mapna est veritas et prawalebit. It is satisfactory to learn, upon the authority of Lord John Russell, that the immigration of Hill Coolies into the Mauritius has proved a successful experiment — that these men have received good wages, have been Well treated,—are perfectly aware of the conditions on which they removed to the Mauritius,--and able to enforce those conditions on their masters. This is a complete answer to the mischievous agitators of the Anti-Slavery Society, as far as the Mauritius is con cerned. We regret to find that Lord John Russell is not Ily convinced of the utility of extending to British Guiana the advantages enjoyed by the planters of the Mauritius. The introduction of the Hill Coolies into the former Colony, we contend, has answered quite as well as in the latter. The conditions imposed upon le Hill Coolies in Berbice and Demerara are as unobjectionable as those which are in force in the Mauritius. The remark that they are well paid and comfortable is equally applicable in both cases. On these grounds we venture to hope that the British Colonies in the West Indies will obtain the same pri vileges as the Mauritius, and that the promised order in Council will make no distinction in favour of the latter to the detriment of the former. The West India planters have repeatedly declared their readiness to abide by any conditions which the British Parliament or the Government may think needful for the pro tection of the immigrants. What more can be desired by the most sanguine friend of humanity ? The people of Great Britain are still very inadequately informed on the subject of the resources and capabili ties of our noble Colonial empire in the West Indies. if this were not the case, we should witness a greater degree of alacrity in complying with the wishes of the planters in those Colonies. We do not deny that the planters have selfish objects in view. But, we would ask, are not the objects and pursuits of the merchant, the manufacturer, and the tradesman, in this country, equally selfish. The fact is that all commercial enter prise is in a primary sense, essentially selfish. The realisation of wealth, as well as the obtaining Of the means of existence, in every department of life, involves the abstract principle of selfishness, which is but another name for self-preservation—the first law of our nature. But it should be remembered that the benefit of large classes of the community is-frequently identical with the benefit and prosperity of the whole. It is so in the case of the planters in the West Indies. Their prosperity is one of the best guarantees for the prosperity of this country. If we look at the immense amount of manufactures consumed in the West Indies, we shall at once perceive how inseparably their inte rests are connected with those of the mother country. The resources of our Wrest India Colonies are only very partially developed. This is especially the case with British Guiana. If that splendid colony were fully peopled it would confer advantages upon this country of unparalleled extent. It would far more than make up for the loss of the market in the whole of the States of North America—a loss to which this country ought to look forward, as, in a few years the Americans will becqme exporters of the goods which they now purchase from England. What would be come of the manufacturers of Great Britain if the supply of cotton from the United States were entirely stopped ? As, this is likely to be the case, it behoves the manufacturers to foster those Colonies which are capable of furnishing an adequate supply of so impor tant an article. British Guiana alone would do so. That fine appendage to the British Crown contains 100,000 square miles, which multiplied by 640, gives 64 millions of ac res . Allowing only one individual to each acre, this Colony is capable of sustaining a popu lation of SIXTY FOUR MILLIONS. This is a very fair estimate, it must be allowed, for a country in which almost every acre is available for purposes of cultiva tion. We shall only mention another fact at present, in illustration of the value of British Guiana. Nearly the whole of the 64 millions of acres of land which it contains consist of crown lands. These lands would produce, if there were an adequate amount of capital, and a sufficient . supply . of labour, to bring them into cultivation, at least £5 the acre. At present, uncul tivated land is sold in the Colony at per acre. . But taking the lower. estimate of £.5, the British crown might eventually derive the enormous sum of THREE .HUNDRED AND TWENTY AiumoNsirom,the sale of land alOne ! We shall feel it our duty to recur to this subject again and again,- until the value of this Colony is more fully appreciated. We have always been of opinion that there are not more intolerant and tyrannical beings in existence than your Dissenting brawlers for liberty of conscience. Facts of almost daily recurrence serve at once to jus tify and to strengthen this opinion. It is seldom, in deed, that these clamourers for religious liberty possess any power, without exercising it in the most arbitrary and oppressive manner imaginable. We are induced to enter upon these remarks in consequence of a gross instance of Dissenting persecution, for conscience' sake, which has just fallen under our notice. We learn from our excellent Conservative contemporary, the Shdield Patriot, that the Rev. J. A. Miller, who ap pears to be a Dissenting Minister in Sheffield, upon the formation of a Protestant Reformation Society in that town, had the unparalleled audacity to join the com mittee of that association, and to render his services in prosecuting the objects which it has in view. For this act of presumption the Rev. J. A. Miller was called to account by " the Deacons of Queen-street Chapel." Those high and mighty personages, in the impertinent note which they sent, in the first instance, to their mi nister, state that, " after mature deliberation," they thought that " such a connection was incompatible with his principles , as a Dissenter, and of injurious tendency to the church and congregation of which he was mi nister." They then formally request him to " with draw his name from the Committee, and to give his written assurance" that he would do so. Now, mark the modesty of these superlatively liberal Dissenters. They say to Mr. Miller—" WE think such a connec tion incompatible with YOUR principles as a Dissen ter ;" thus assuming the right of judging for their Mi nister, and denying to him the right of thinking for himself. However, the Rev. J. A. Miller, of Queen street Chapel, seems to possess some degree of moral courage—a quality very rarely exercised in any contest between the Minister and the Deacons of a Dissenting congregation. He ventured to remonstrate with the Deacons on the subject of their note. He said that " the incompatibility of the connection which he sus tained with the Protestant Association, either with his principles as a Dissenter, or with his duties and use fulness as a Pastor, had necer, in the slightest degree, been seen or felt by himself;" and assured his persecu tors that " the light 'in which that association was viewed by him, and which, in his conscience, he be lieved to be its proper light, was, that of a body.of men anxious to prevent, by all lawful means, the increase of Popery, and that alone." Mr. Miller's appeal is, we are bound to say, characterised throughout by a meek and Christian spirit, while, at the same time, he ven tures to judge and to act independently. From his letter we learn, incidentally, that at a "Monthly Con ference" of the Dissenting Ministers of Sheffield the subject of the " Reformation Committee" was dis cussed, and that the whole of the Conference differed from Mr. Miller ! It thus appears that to oppose Po pery is incompatible with the principles of Dissenters The Dissenting Ministers of Sheffield have broadly and unequivocally declared this to be the case by their opposition to the Reformation Society. It cannot, therefore, any longer be a matter of surprise that Dis senters should be found co-operating with Papists. The Dissenters, as a body, seem - to have repudiated the title of PROTESTANTS. This title is not.applica ble to them, declining as they do to oppose Popery: But to proceed. Mr. Miller's remonstrance bad no effect. The Deacons were inexorable. Either Mr. Miller or they must " resign , office." The Deacons threatened . to do so, in anticipation that Mr. Miller would voluntarily retire. The issue of the dispute was that " at a regular church meeting" it was decided that the Trustees of . Queen-street Chapel" should call upon Mr. Miller to resign. This invitation he de clined, on the ground that the trust deed only required the Minister " to maintain and espouse the doctrines agreeable to the first thirty-one articles of the Church of England." Here the matter rests, affording a beau tiful and edifying illustration of the " incompatibility" of liberty of conscience with Dissenting principles In fulfilment of our promise we proceed to offer a few remarks on O'Connell'S last specimen of " enor mous lying." His speech of Friday last, during the debate on Sir J. Y. Buller's motion, was fully equal to any of his previous productions in its outrageous dis regard of the truth, and in its reckless and malignant slanders. We allude in particular to his virulent attack upon the. Rev. Hugh MReile, whom the "Tom Pep per" of the House of Commons charges with exclaim ing at Manchester, " War, war to the knife," against Popery. Let O'Connell point out any' expression in Mr. M`Neile's speeches, either at Manchester or else where, which resembles the one which we have just quoted. We defy him to do so. O'Connell, in quoting from Mr. M‘Neile's speech the expression "we are ambassadors of Christ," says that " there is nothing about ambassadors in the bible ;" thus im puting a lie to Mr. M‘Neile. True, there may be nothing about ambassadors in the Papistical version of the bible; hut there is in the Protestant translation. Mr. M‘Neile, of course, quoted from the'latter. Who is the liar now ? O'Connell's allusion to the exclama 'nation of Mr. NPNeile "What peate while the woman Jezebel liveth ?" is, again, equally false and malignant. He says, " Who was the woman Jezebel ? He knew that many persons had said the Queen. Let them (the House of Commons) take notice he had not said so now, but he did think so at first." The repetition of this miserable and hacknied slander is quite in keep ing with O'Connell's character. It gave him an opportunity of calling in question the loyalty of the Conservatives. But we are utterly sick of wading through the mass of disgusting abuse in which the great mendicant indulged. We apprehend that very few of his statements . will pass current for truth in this country. He has sunk so low in public estimation that very few, even among the liberals, have the cou rage to stand up in his defence. The day is not far distant when his own countrymen will repudiate him as the most worthless.and unprincipled vagabond that ever preyed upon the public. He will soon be found out as the greatest enemy of his country, which he has done all in his power to bring to ruin. Let him beware lest his end prove as tragical as his career . has been disgraceful-and rebellious. We have received a great number of communications on the subject of the celebration of the Queen's mar riage, as far as Liverpool is concerned. They all agree in recommending that Monday next should be observed as a general holiday. We cordially concur in the suggestion, and sincerely trust that it will meet with attention in the proper quarters. We trust that it will be considered quite superfluous to urge the subject on the attention of our Conservative friends. Their un flinching loyalty is too well known, and too generally acknowledged, to require any appeal to their feelings. We look to them - for an example in this matter. They will, no doubt, give their clerks, and others in their employ, as far as practicable, an entire holiday, and that without making any deduction on account of absence. They will thus furnish• the best answer which they can give to the slanderous imputations of disloyalty in which the Radical press has so largely indulged within the past year. The humbler classes, in particular, ought to meet with much consideration, as the periods of relaxa- tion. from toil which fall to their lot, are, " like angel visits, few and far between." There is also another class to whom a holiday would be a boon of very great rarity. We allude to the cleilts in our mercantile es tablishments, banks, Sic, whose situations are extremely confining. Eiy all means let them have a holiday. W e call upon our brethren of the press to agitate for a holi day—a holiday for all, not forgetting the shopkeepen' assistants; the schoolmasters ' and their scholars, the milliners and their apprentic(:s, (the ladies must not be ove,r•urgent in insisting upon, the e x ecution of their or ders,) the master-tradesmen and their workmen, the carter and his horses.. There must be no exception. It ought to be a day devoted to innocent hilarity : and we feel convinced that the loyal folks of Liverpool will fully respond to our call. Indeed, we are almost afraid it is a work of supererogation to offer any advice on the subject. The event of a Royal Marriage is one of such rare occurrence that it ought to be nationally ob served. Long, long may our gracious Queen Victoira and her illustrious consort (that is to be) live in the fruition of every domestic felicity ; and long, long may their progeny continue to sway the sceptre of the largest empire on the earth—an enipire . on which the sun never s et a . *4Y4 ,1 44mper. will .be quaffed on Monday next to the health of the royal couple. With this toast, our Conservative friends. will, of course, associate a hearty wish for the deliverance of the illustrious bride from the trammels of a Whig-Radical Ministry. Monday next will be also celebrated by many a happy union of hand and heart in the holy bonds of matrimony. This should enhance the general joy. It will be, in truth, a me morable day—a day fraught with tender remembrances —a day which will be looked back upon as " One of the greenest spots in memory's waste." The very large space which we have been compelled to devote to the proceedings of the Town Council, pre cludes us from offering any remarks to-day On the subject of Dock Warehouses. We must, therefore, content ourselves with referring the attention of our readers to the excellent speeches of Mr. Bushell, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Sandbach, and others, in opposition to the projected scheme. Want of space also compels 119 to pretermit several articles on political topics. THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIITRPOOL STA A'DA RD. SlR,—Can you inform me whether there is to be a general holiday on the day of her Majesty's marriage ? I ask this, because, on the coronation day, we poor quill drivers had the felicity of balancing the post books at the very time the procession was passing the bank. Against such drafts upon our good-nature, as well as the drawers and endorsers thereof, I do, most solemnly, PROTEST. Bank, Street, February 51h, 1840. THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.9IVDARD, SIR,-It was with no small degree of anxiety I hastened to the News-room this morning, to learn the determinations of the Common-council, touching the celebration of the Queen's marriage day, and you will readily enough judge of the nature of my surprise when, in all their discussion, I in s et with not a syllable as having fallen from any gentleman present, as to whether it shall be considered a general holiday, and of universal festivity ; surely it is not, that as a community, we are wanting in loyalty ; nay, our " good old town" has always been characterised for true patriotism, and warm and disinterested attachment to the reigning sovereign. It is currently reported that the merchants and bankers intend it as a general holiday, and why not every grade of society—the mechanic and artisan—following the same noble example. To be feelingly alive to the interest and happiness of our youthful Queen, is worthy of every true-hearted Englishman ; and, although now at the eleventh hour, some thing may yet be accomplished, whereby Liverpool may not be the last, to evince a readiness in responding to the desire of thousands of its industrious inhabitants, to devote the whole of Monday to some rational end moderate enjoyment. It may not be exactly seasonable to form any public proces sion on that day, as on the occasion of her Majesty's coro nation ; but are there not a thousand other modes whereby to celebrate au occasion so well worthy of public ob servance ? All, or at least most of the societies organized in the town, have funds at their disposal, and might not arrangements be so made, as that the respective members thereof, by a dinner or otherwise, may give full proof of their high veneration for the crown, and so one and all of this large community attest their cordial approbation of a union by our beloved sovereign, which, let us pray may be productive of benefit to the realm, as we hope it may prove a source of domestic happiness to herself)—God save the Queen. Feb. 6, 1840. Yours respectfully, A AADESMAN. FREEMEN'S RIGHTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—There being much misrepresentation,. I presume, (circulated by the Radicals) respecting the present privileges of the freemen of Liverpool, your inserting the following in formation, taken from the Reform Act, 3d William 4th, c. 45, sec. 32, ma li be of service, and w ill o bli ge A CONSERVATIVE OF ST. PAUL'S WARD. Liverpool, 27th Jan. 1840. All children of freemen who were admitted before the Ist of March, 1831, are entitled by birth. All children of freemen admitted since the Ist of March, 1831, will be entitled by service only. All persons serving for seven years by indentures enrolled to a freeman, will be entitled as usual. LIVERPOOL SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS. To M. JAUES ASHTON. SIR,—In the Standard of' yesterday, in reply to a letter which appeared in the last Albion, relative to the system of " packing" which has been pursued at your concerts, you have, with more cunning than wisdom, confined your'expla nations to the entertainment of the 28th ultimo ; and, in ex tenuation of the charge of undue preference, you are pleased to say, that on that occasion the best seats were occupied before the time announced for opening the doors, by parties who had obtained admission. through the stage door, you could almost have said without your knowledge, hut cer tainly without your consent. And this circumstance you give us to understand was purely accidental, and attributable to your casual absence from the Theatre—on your return to which, to use your own words, you " found the lobbies com pletely filled, and on the private door being opened, the crowd rushed in so eagerly, that it was useless to offer re sistance; and a great majority being ladies, it was impossible to indulge in such an act of cruelty as to turn them back into the street. There was then no alternative but to open the front doors, which was done with as little delay as possible' Now, sir, without adverting to your awkward confusion of the ladies with an eager rushing crowd, by which I do not think they will feel flattered, I will simply call attention to the statement which you have been pleased to make. 1 am aware that it would be drawing too largely on human virtue, to expect that a man should be gratuitously candid when candour would condemn him. But you had your choice of two courses, viz., either to remain silent respecting, or to reply to the letter of " Fairplay." You adopted the latter alternative, and having done so, and ventured to offer ming led apologies and excuses in your defence, it is only reason able to expect th a t s u c h vindication should be consistent with the circumstances, as they are known to the public, which it is meant to palliate. If this be admitted, and I do not think you can deny it, your letter ought not to satisfy the subscribers to your con certs. You drop half the cause of complaint, and what you do condescend to notice, you rather mystify than answer. You must speak out in plain English, and to the question. They who have paid you their money have the right to re quire this of you. It is not by any means probable that ladies who proceed to the theatre as subscribers only, and not enjoying the patronage of any fiddler or other member of the orchestra, would seek admittance at the stage door. Indeed, it seems that you lacked assurance to assert this, for you content yourself by observing that the parties who occupied the best seaN had obtained admission ALMOST without your knowledge. What you mean by this phrase I cannot understand, but connecting it with the subsequent statements, that the lobbies were " completely filled," and that there was an irresistible rush, it is pretty evident that the people, " principally ladies," who had gained clandestine access almost without your know ledge, were rather numerous. Since explanations seem to cost you such little trouble, I wish you would inform us from what circumstances it hap pened that all the good places in the house were occupied before the public doors were opened on the two former occa sions, which are curious coincidences. Why were Mrs. and the Misses A. B. C. and D. allowed to enter by the stage door half an hour before the public doors were opened? And why were Mr. and Miss E., who, seeing the entry of the fa voured individuals, 'natty in number, and following them, told, (Per inquiry of their names, that they could not be admitted by that entrance. but must return? As to your offer of private explanation to any subscriber, re garding the "apparent" partial admissions at the first two concerts, as limited to ten persons on one, and twenty on the other, occasion, I cannot allow such a flourish to pass, though charity induces me to refrain from commenting upon it. An illnatnred man might have seized the opportunity to recom mend greater attention to facts in your future statements. The truth of all that I have alleged can be attested by many who witnessed the circumstances. And whether or not you may deem it prudent to attempt a reply, I presume that at least you will take care that similar causes of complaint shall not exist at the concluding entertainment. Should a third of the audience again obtain surreptitious entry almost with out your knowledge, and completely fill the lobbies, I would suggest either that the private door be not opened at all, or that there may be less delay in opening the p u bli c one. — Yours, &c., A SUBSCRIBER. Everton, sth February. EFFECT OF MILD TREATMENT OF LUNATICS.—It will be recollected that we lately gave extracts from the last report of the visiting justices forming the committee of the Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, in which reference was more particularly made to the great changes in the management, since the ap pointment of Dr. Conolly to the important office of resident physician. • It Words to us, as we are sure it will to all the friends of Dr. Conolly in this part of the country, very great satisfaction to learn that, at the recent Westminster sessions, the chairman (Serjeant Adams) stated from the bench, "that the old system of coercion and restraint adopted at the Han well Lunatic Asylum had, since the appointment of the present physician (Dr. Conolly) been altogether abandoned, and one of mildness and kind treatment substituted. The result had been that many unfortunate patients, whose re copery was deemed hopeless, had been cu re d and restored to their friends." Who can estimate the feelings of the bene volent physician of such a result of his humane and enlight ened experiment ? May Providence prolong his life and and prosper all hi s en d eavours to health for mans' years, ameliorate the sufferings of those of our unfortunate fellow creatures who are visited by the most calamitous affliction of human nature—an affliction to which all are liable, in the mysterious dispensations of heaven!—Warwick Advertiser. ONE OF FATHER MATHEW'S MIRACLES ! — The " Apos tle," as he is styled, visited Kilkenny on Saturday for th e purpose of administering " the cure" in that district. Thousands cong regated to have a view of his " angelic." countenance ; but it appears the pressure was so great that a stout peasant , of about fi ve - and - twenty years of age, was forcedinto the pasage which had been cleared for the pro cession. This enraged one of the members of the society to such a degree that he struck the unfortunate fellow a violent blow on the head with his wand. The blood of the assaulted rose, and he was about to take vengeance for the blow, when Father Mathew, hearing the noise, sudde n ly t urne d a b out. The young man's arm was uplifted to revenge the injury, but the moment he perceived the rev. gentleman looking at him, the arm, dropped motionless by his side! " A miracle ! a mira cle shouted the people, and, what i s more, the local journal of the people harked in with the cr y ; and thus h as t h e f act been narrated, in almost the very words we have used, for the edification of the faithful all over the kingdom ! Will succeeding generations believe that such a story as this could, have been c r edited by any one in so enli g ht ene d au era as the nineteenth" Century ?—Limerick Standard. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN GILL. We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. Court, the secre tary of the Underwriters' Association, for a copy of the fol lowing excellent letter, which has been received by the Ship wreck and Humane Society from Capt. Gill, of the Aiona's Isle steamer : TO THE LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY. GENTLEMEN,-With feelings of heartfelt gratitude, I ac knowledge the handsome compliment you have paid me, at your meeting of the lst January last, by your vote of thanks, accompanied by five guineas for myself, and a similar sum for my crew, for having, on the morning of the 27th ultimo (when in charge of the :Mona's isle . steam , packet), taken in tow the Magazines life-boat, and in being thus a means, in the hands of Divine Providence, of assisting in the rescue of the crew and passenger s of the barque," Corsair." I feel conscious, gentlemen, that although I have been con sidered worthy of the flattering mark of approbation von have paid me, I only did my duty, and in doing which I felt amply repaid in having been instrumental in the rescue of my bro ther sailors. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your obliged and obedient servant, WM. GILL. Douglas, Isle of Man, 4th February, 1840. ROYAL EPITHALAMIUM. Written for the Children of the Caledonian Free School, Liverpool. BY AN EX-PRESIDENT OF THE CHARITY. Air.—. Rule Britannia. Boy—Solo.. Victoria, hail ! thy bridal day, With loyal hearts and gladsome lay, We greet, and pray that Heaven may shower Its blessings on this nuptial hour. CHORUS. Hail! Victoria! _our Queen ! all hail! all hail ! Queen ! Prince! Royal Pair ! hail! hail! hail ! GIRL—SoIo. Prince Albert, hail ! young stranger., hail! While merry peal, o'er hill and dale, Tells loud thy joy, may heaven shower Its blessings on this nuptial hour ! CHORUS. Hail ! Prince Albert! Fair Prince! all hail! all hail! Queen ! Prince ! Royal Pair ! hail! hail! hail! The chorus to be sung by the boys and girls alternately, anti then with united voices. 'I'II EATRE ROYAL.—The season at this establishment, we understand, will commence on the 23d of March. COURT OF PASSAGE. —This court was held yesterday, before Charles Crompton, Esq., Assessor, but nothing oc curred of any public interest. ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE. A very splendid pageant founded upon one of Napoleon's greatest achievements has been announced to be produced next Monday. We are con fident it will be most faithfully and ably represented, and would strongly recommend it to public noti ce . . LIVER THEATRE.—FuII houses and capital performances are to be seen at the Liver Theatre every evening. Mr. Rice and Mrs. Raymond are extending their popularity by their representations of the characters named in our last. We refer our readers to the advertisement. BROUonAss INSTITUTE. 7 -We understand that a tea party and ball will be held at this institution, on Monday next, in celebration of the Queen's nuptial day. RECEIPT FRONI SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON THE GRAND JUNCTION RAlLWAY. — According to the report of the di rectors, presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly meeting on Friday last, the re c eipt f rom S un d ay trave lli ng on the G rand Junction Railway is equal to 9s. 10d. per share, and 3s. per half-share. EDUCATION AMONG THE PRISONERS TRIED AT THE BOROUGH SEsstoris.—The calendar of the intermediate sessions, which have been held this week, contained the names of 29 persons for trial on charges of felony, and two for misdemeanours—total, 31. Education amongst these unhappy persons seems to have been totally omitted, or most negligently attended to. Only four are able to read and write well ; nine, or one more than twice that number, can read and write in a very imperfect manner; whilst there are twelve, or three times the first number, who have never been taught either. There are six who cannot write, but who are able to read a little. SOIREE AT THE ROYAL hismurroN.--The fourth of the Soirees in connexion with the Royal Institution' took place on Monday night. The attendance was more than usually numerous, and we observed amongst the company several of the most wealthy and fashionable families belonging to Liver pool. The company, as usual, began to assemble mostly be fore seven o'clock, and spent a considerable portion of the tirs.t hour in promenading through the spacious rooms of the museum, &c., seeking amusement and instruction in con templation of the various curiosities of nature and art spread before them. Several novelties were, as usual, provided for the purpose of relieving the entertainment from the character of sameness. They consisted principally of some capital pictures, selected mostly from the older masters of English painting. There were also on several of the tables portfolios of fine and rare engravings, from the works of the most es teemed artists. As. eight o'clock approached, the lecture room, in due course, became the scene of resort. It was soon crowded, and as the company was more numerous than usual, those who could not find accommodation in the body of the apartmeilt had to betake themselves to the gallery, the benches of which was soon filled. The chair was taken by Dr. Freckleton, who was supported by Mr. R. V. Yates, arid Mr. Harmood Banner. The lecture, which was on the ar chitectural remains of ancient Rome, was delivered by Mr. .H. R. Sandbach, one of the representatives of Vauxhall Ward in the Town-council, and son of Samuel Sandbach, Esq. LANIENTABLE EFFECT OF INTOXICATION. - Another proof of the fatal effects of drunkenness occurred at Thatto Heath, near St. Helens, on Sunday last. At an inquest which was held on Monday last, before Mr. Heyes, the coroner. it appeared that the deceased Esther Harrison, was about 67 'years of age, and had been cohabiting for the last ten yearg with a man of the name of Smith, at Thatto Heath. On Sunday night she went to the Elephant and Castle,•but the landlord refused to give her anything as she was then intoxicated. After staying in the house about half an hour, she left, and was found, in a pit not far from the house, quite dead. ---The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.—Having paid a visit to Wombwell's splendid collection of animals ' now exhibiting in the New H a y mar k et, we can say with confidence that those who will follow our example will enjoy a very rich treat. To the juvenile members of families the menagerie offers an excellent opportunity of studying natural history in the most advantageous way, that is, from living specimens. The elephants, the rhinoceros, the polar bears, the zebras, and the lions, attracted much attention from the visitors. They arc all remarkably fine specimens. We were particularly struck with the intrepidity displayed by one of theleepers in entering the caravan in which the five lions are confined. Those who have not seen Van Amburgh's bold performances, may now see, at a very small cost, au exhibition equally surprising. The keeper has the lions in perfect subjection, and causes them to go through a variety of evolutions, such as leaping over a whip, lying on his body, &c. We recommend our readers to pay an early visit. A PLEASANT PROSPECT FOR THE WHIGS.—It is evident that the whigs themselves think that they have had a very lucky escape. People don't throw up their hats, and (lance and shout like helots, except under the intoxication of some very agreeable surprise. That the glorious majority of 21 came upon them unexpectedly is manifest from their sudden burst of triumph and delight. With one voice they cry, " who would have thought it?' Who would have thought that the Humes and the Wakleys would have turned out such trumps when it came to the odd trick? By all that's wonderful, we are as firm on our pins now (for another session at least,) as a three-legged stool!" Now all this exhuherant joy arises from a shabby love of place, Without the slightest reference to the public respect: which ought to accompany its tenure ; just as we see a reprieved criminal in ecstacies at his life being prolonged, without regarding that loss of character, which, to an honourable mind, would render life intolerable ; and the vote of Saturday morning is only a reprieve after all. Whig loungers may shake hands and cry " Capital, by Jove !" or they may scribble from their clubs to the Chronicle such stuff as " the spirit of peace seeming to have gone out over their disorganised ranks, and to have breathed its benign in fluence upon the hearts of those who stand in high places ;" but the public know a great deal better. They know, that although thei Humes and the Wakleys may prefer a whig Ministry to a tory Ministry, they will not help a whig Mi nistry to carry on the Government upon whig principles. The whigs may depend upon it that Lord John, so far as the radi cals are concerned, has, like a young bear, all his troubles to come. The radicals have, in their own opinion, conferred an inestimable favour on Lord John, and they will nit fail to remind him of it. Whatever may be the degree of opposi tion (or " obstruction," if the word suits them better,) offered to the Ministry by the conservatives, the caprice and presumption of the radicals will he their greatest torment. In truth they have a pleasant prospect before them; something like that of the gentleman who married a cat metamorphosed into a lady, and found, the first time that a mouse scratched, that she was in heart and manners only a cat after all.— Morning Herald. THE NEW PRISON ACT.—The sage who does the Man chester Guardian's legal matter has stumbled upon a mare's nest in the Act of last Session for the better ordering of prisons. He says that by the sth, 7th, and Bth clauses of that Act prisoners confined for debt are to be treated pre cisely in the same manner as prisoners committed for crime —that on going into gaol their persons are to be searched-- all letters opened and read—their money to be taken from them and deposited with the keeper —and whatever corres pondence takes place between them, their creditors,relatives, or friends, during their remaining in prison, is to be sub jected to the strictest surveillance. To crown all, the seer of the Guardian says " The duty of this delicate investigation devolves upon the chaplain !" The reader will, perhaps, he surprised to learn that all this is sheer fudge. The 23d sec tion enacts that unless the context shall require a different construction, the word " Prisoners shall include persons com mitted for want of bail or sureties, as well as persons charged with or convicted of any offence, or otherwise detained by legal authority." The words we have printed in italic are the only words that can extend the provisions of this Act to debtors, but such a construction is repugnant to the context for the sth section, to which the Guardian has referred, di rects that "debt ors " s h a ll compose t h e f i rst class ; that the second, third, o r f our th c l asses s h a ll b e constituted of " pri soners" committed for trial, convicted and sentenced to hard labour ; or convicted or sentenced without hard labour and the fifth cla s s . i s t o i nc l u d e " prisoners" not includ e d i n the foregoing classes. The seventh and eighth classes men tioned by the Guardian appear to have no reference to the subject whatever, as they relate only to the appointment of deputy keepers, and the allowance to discharged prisoners, &c. The 7th and Bth regulations, established by the 6th section, do not bear out the Guardians' case, for the 14th regulation in section 10 of the Gaol Act, 4 Geo. IV. c• 64, expressly says that persons who shall not receive any allow ance from the county, whether confined for debt, or before trial, &c. any food, bedding, clothing, or other necessaries, subject to the regulations of the Visiting Justices. But enough for the present. The Guardian promises more fun next week.—Leeds Intelligences. WHIG REASONS FOR NOT TURNING OUT.—As an illus tration of Irish naivete (which O'Connell takes to be good French for that mixture of cant and impudence of which he himself affords such striking specimens), Joe Miller tells us of an Emerald flunky, who, when desired by his master to look out for a fresh place, replied, " Is it me, ver hon d o o u n r4 the divil take me for a soger if I do the like ; for if 0 know when you've got a good sarvant, I know w3oh'i. you I've got a good master !" g This is precisely the sort ount year which the Whig ministry have been g i v i ng the country don't suit, after year ;. to every intimation hitherto theythattak ; e but if we they have cried, "Oh ! that's quite a e rl a , nswer don't suit the place the place suits a little closer by much the same thing." Pressed, howeve r, improved upon the Sir John Buller's motion, they hase good master : " You Irishman's- reason for not leaving ian n,• l , n a ls nd that is pretty but I've such may call me," quoth each of servant as long good-for-nothing interests that I can't think of theanisyoutpulrena,se"; do-nothing, r opinion you are provided a mighty concern for y, 1 0 7 12 ,1 my leaving yoUr service 1 'l a n not this beat Joe Miller's Irishman with a Letter.'" Does the only reason which the whigs have to allege at last for not turning out as . the holl ow mo La st ud ass is ur the country desires them ?—Morning H erald. iatucaeo _ . ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. (From the Oxford Herald. The Right Hon. the Earl Howe hasbeenpleased to non , nate the 'Rev. Francis Minden Knollis, 13. A., Rector of Congerstone, Leicestershire and Fellow of Magdalen Col lege, to be one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. On Tuesday last, Travers Twiss, Esq., 8.C.L., Fellow of University College, was called to the Degree of Barrister-at- Law, by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn. The Duke of Buccleuch has appointed the Rev. William Darnell, 8.A., of Corpus Christi Colle g e, eldest son of the ßev. W. N. Darnell, 8.D., Fellow of that Soc!etv, and Rector of Stanhope, to he one of his Grace's Domestic. Chap lains. On Thursday se'nnight the Rev. Thomas Maurice, M.A., of Merton College, was instituted, by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, to the Rectory of Barnhill, Glouces. tershire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Edward Ashe ; pa. trop, the Rev. Robert Ashe, of Langley House, Wilts. • PRODIOTIONS. Rev. W. Brewster, to the Perpetual Curacy of Widdring. ton, Northumberland ; patron, Lord Vernon. Rev. E. Shuttleworth, Curate of Kea, to the Perpetua: Curacy of Penzance, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. T. IL Vivyan. • We heai:tiat the Bishop of Worcester has conferred the incumbency of Christ Church, in this town, with the Pre pendal Stall of Lichfield annexed, on that exemplary clergy man, the Rev. George-Lee, M.A., formerly Curate of Wol verley, and now of St. Clement's, Worcester.--Birnaing ham Gazette. Rev. Charles Brigham, to the incumbency of Dodding Green, near Kendal. vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry Rutter ; patron, Edward Riddell, Esq. Rev. C. K. Williams, M.A., Master of the Grammar School, at Plympton, has been appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education one of the Inspectors of Schools in the Diocese of Exeter. Rev. John Roberts, to the Rectory of Templeton, Devon, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Edward Pole ; patron, Sir \V„T.PoIe, Bart. We learn 'that the Rev. G. Martin, Principal of the Exeter Training School, has been presented to the living of St. Martin's, in this city, and the Rev. W. Tucker`, to that of St. Pancras, where Divine Service will tow be performed, at the usual hours, mornings and afternoons. —Exeter paper. QUEEN'S WEDDING. (From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.) FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF PRINCE ALBERT AT WOOLWICH. In consequence of the state of the Dock-yard it. has been finally arranged that the illustrious prince is to land at the Royal Arsenal, and the royal yacht Uilliam and Mary, com manded by the captain superintendent of the port, Phipps Honehy, C. 8., R.N., was yesterday towed down the river to moorings, off the main landing steps of the Arsenal, under the superintendence of her master, R. L. Hicks, Esq., R.N. The royal artillery will furnish a captain's guard of honour, and a company of field battery artillery will tire the salute to welcome him to the English shore and his high destiny, as well as on his departure from the garrison, after a dej6dner a lofourchette on the most sumptuous and magnificent scale, given by the officers of the royal regiment of artillery, at which the Right Hon. Lieut. Gen. Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.H., will preside as mas t er - genera l of the ord nance, supported by Lieut.-Gen. Lord Bloomfield, G.C.8., G.C.H., the commandant of the garrison, to do the honours, on this distinguished occasion, of entertaining the illustrious guest. The utmost anxiety prevails in every quarter to pro cure tickets of admission to the Royal Arsenal to witness the debarkation. THE QUEEN'S BRIDE-CAKE, As it generally happens that in matters of importance some confusion of ideas, more or less, runs through the public mind, such has been the case with respect to this splendid article for the royal nuptials. Messrs. Gunter, Wand, and Co., have been mentioned as the artistes en gateaux who have built up this regal pile of confectionary ; hut such is not the fact. This ponderous cake has been designed and executed in " all its parts" by Mr. Mawditt, chief confectioner to her Majesty in Bucking ham Palace, where it was constructed. We have been favoured with a sight of it, and in our opi nion it surpasses in taste of design, as well as in dimensions, any bride-cake ever seen. It is more than nine feet in cir cumference, by sixteen inches deep, and upon this solid base a fine superstructure has been raised. 'Two pedestals rise from the nleateau of the cake, the upper on e su pp or ti ng another plateau, whereon stands Britannia.gazing upon the royal pair, who are in the act of. pledging their vows. At their feet are two turtle doves, emblems of purity and inno cence, and a dog representing faithful Attachment ; a little lower down Cupid is seen writin7 ° in his tablets with hi s sty lus the date " February 10, 1810." On the same level with Cupid are black pedestals raised at equal distances flanking the royal group ; on these pedestals are other Cupids. with the .emblems of England, Ireland, and Scotland in their hands, and supporting large medallions upon fantastic shields, with the Initials V. A. ; the friezes of each pedestal are beautifully ornamented with arabesques ; the lower one is adorned with alternate wreaths and Cupids in relievo, the wreaths surrounding the letters V. A. all round the pedestal. There are bands and festoons of orange blossom and myrtle entwined with roses upon the plateau of the cake, and sprigs of the same placed loose, one of the latter to be given with each slice of the cake ; a full border of orange blossoms, roses, and myrtle, is tastefully arranged round the lower portion, and beneath it will be placed a splendid crimson velvet cloth. This cake is solely for the Queen's table for the dejeumr, at Buckingham Palace. Its weight is 300 pounds, and the materials of which it is composed cost 100 guineas, and it requires four stout men to remove it to its place. on the table. As a work of art, in its line, it certainly displays great taste and skill is the operator, both in the task of design, and in the careful finishing of the work. -- - The mercers and drapers of the metropolis are on the alert in providing neckerchiefs and ribands, with a great variety of devices adapted to the occasion of the royal marriage. The city abounds with b eau tif u l spec i mens of white scants, hand kerchiefs, and rihands, figured with the crown, the lover's knot, the rose, shamrock, and thistle, &c. Applications have, we understand, been made to the lord mayor to order a general illumination in the city on the day of the royal marriage ; but we believe that his lordship will not interfere, and that the other authorities likewise contemplate an illu mination as likely to lead to so much annoyance, and to be attended with so great an expence, that the proposal cannot be adopted with propriety. Yesterday, several of the nobility and gentry viAted Messrs. Gunter', establishment to view the decorations of the wed ding cakes, prepared on the occasion of her Majesty's nuptials; they are fourteen in number, ornamented in the most chaste and elegant style, and afforded much gratifica tion to the numerous visiters. The following notice was issued yesterday : " Lord Chamberlain's-office, Feb. 5, 1840. " Notice is hereby given, that all persons with tickets of admission to tha colonnade, the guard room, the presence chamber, and Queen's Anne's room, in St. James's Palace, on Monday next, the 10th instant, are to appear in full dress; the ladies without plumes ; and no person can be admitted after 11 o'clock." FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) The make of dresses will not vary this winter ; the corsages are all with points, consequently without eeinture, having folded drapery on the top, unless when intended to be worn with berthes; they are then quite plain, the sleeves formed of three small trimmings or bouillons, which do not much increase their size, but sustain the manchettas or pagodes. The skirts continue to lie made very long. Lace still con stitutes the general style of trimmings, being placed in every variety of form and make ; every description of it is fashion able. Bouquets of velvet flowers are much used in every colour to ornament ball-dresses and confine the drapery or feston of a flounce or lace; demies-couronnes of roses placed en echelon on the side of gauze dresses, or roses cent feuilles, intermixed with bouillons of filet or gauze, ornament the bot tom of satin dresses. The new materials for coach dresses are of the most splendid description, the grounds of silver or gold, embroidered in sprigs, shaded with corresponding rich ness ; satins watered of dark colours ; broches with gold, or pale blue broche with silver. For wedding dresses, white satins broche, with silver-satins pompadour, a colonnes of roses or carnations on white, blue, or green grounds,are new and elegant, satins hugenots, marron ground, or oreille d'ours broches, with gold and coloured silks, berthes, and pagodes of dentelle d'or. Velvets are much worn for soirees, concerts, &c. ; blue, dark, brown, and pale pink are the favourite colours; white, blue, and pink satins are also very fashionable. But or gandys and embroidered muslin are also in favour, and coral ornaments are worn with them. For the promonade, taffetas, striped with red or green on brown grounds, are worn. The bonnets are of velvet of violet purple or deep blue, orna mented with velvet flowers of the same shade, and mends of lace inside. Coiffures composed of small crowns of velvet, have lappets placcif quite flat, each side vandyked. A pretty novelty in coiffures are the caps of tulle embroidered in paille, all the edges liseres with a fine straw, and ornamented with wheatears of straw colour. Many turbans are of point lace, enlivened with flowers and jewels; they are made not quite so low at the ears. Tho se f or cour t are o f go ld t i ssue. The Foutange cap is formed of lace lappets. Coiffures of hair are in every style ; ringlets, bandeaux Clothild; plaits with flowers, diamonds, naiads of dentelle d'or or d'ar&ent, epingles, wreaths of coral, pearls, &c., wreaths of seed coral, twisted in the plait and confined by epingles of gold filagree, or stones of various colour, are fashionable in the head. FACETIIE. A LONG Nosr..—Within a few miles of Wilsontown there lives a merry cobbler, whose nose is so long that when he takes snuff he is obliged to walk forward three paces to reach its point. It is reported—not at the Mint, but in the clubs—that a new gold coin is to be struck in honour of the Queen's mar riage. It is to be a thirty-shilling piece, to represent a sovereign and a halt: RICH AND RARE.—A. paper is now exhibited in a con fectioner's shop at Middlesbro' " Victoria Sausages rich and good, Prince Albert Black Puddings, an excellent food." TENDER Wisn.—A beggar at Dublin had been a loo f time besieging an old, gouty, I;mpin g gen tleman, who re fused his suite with much irritability ; on w hich the __ mendi cant said, " Ah, please your honour, I wish your h e was RS tender as your toes!" there was a " I am disgusted," as the old woman said when she was blown away in a gale. She observed also t hat l applicable to Latin proverb about not standing gusts mi s t ranslated her her case. We suppose she had thus s ti a -a n ng: m e ' ly . ) :tn, the words " de putibus non est dispucrd._ It chanced one AN IRISHMAN'S NOTION OF P . ll,,, C ' e U i n he r, that a good gloomy day, in the month of though not an unusual humoured Irishman applied to aoTge,rehant to discount a bill of exchange for him at ratheina I g ru e n a , sually remarked that the date, and the merchant having " That's true," replied bill had a great many days n , honey, you don't consider how the Irishman, 'ti l de of the veer." " but then short the days are at this o a u p r : _atnh eevening agitated j " One of our greatli ,Itranniitat,icasptoaentsia,lh'edsayast nal," being, on the :.-- - m.lio . attends to pearance of his barber, ing, - the " him what was matter. Alt sir 1" said the asked barber, " it is predicted that the w or ld i s to end next month ; diethe the 4th 1 hetes are, to on , of ~annary, and the men on ' Good God, said the poet, the sth.' 'who then is to shave me, on the 6th.' "—Paris pape r . THE PENNY PosT.--Aniong other curious directions to letters, which the new post-office arrangements have given birth to, we were somewhat amused with the following one ; and if persons proceed in this way, postmasters will require to be fair hands not only in reading writing, but in solving riddles also !--- I ``London ; Eleventh January, 184 0 " Haste, postman, haste, to do what 's hid— " Convey this quick to David Kidd; " A. builder he in Gainsbro' town " And Lincoln county—both well known. Remember, my blade, " The penny is paid !" ROCHDALE MONTHLY CATTLE FAIR, MONDAY. — The -show of cattle in the market today, has been less conside rably than that of last month, and the prices asked have been higher, especially for milkers. About the average number have been sold. THE LATE ELECTIONS. (From the Lincolnshire' Chronicle.) - • It cannot be denied that several of the recent . elec tions have terminated in a manner little to have been anticipated, to the disadvantage of the conservative party. It is evident that some very false calculations of comparative strength have been in some plaCes made—gross bribery committed—or shameful neglect has taken. place. Each seat recovered by the whigs is, however, though loss to us, no gain to them ; they had them before—Newark, Edinburgh, Devonport, were already represented by supporters of -ministers; and Rutland. which they have secured, must be counter balanced by our victory at Beverley, where a stanch conservative has overcome a nominee of the Reform Club. There may be many reasons to account for the late unexpected whig success : at Newark for instance, the Solicitor-General went down, strong in the advan. tage of long connection with the borough—flushed with his newly-.acquired honours, as one of her Majes ty's selected servitors, a title.in itself a tower of strength with the multitude. Sergeant Wilde had also a lavish command of the Treasury funds ; "secret service money" worked wonders for his cause ; his supporters appeared reckless of the means by which their end was attained; and so great was the intimidation employed by-his hired prize : fighters, that to enable the conserva tive electors to get to the poll, the mayor was forced to have recourse to the military, and even then we are in informed that'such t error was excite('the breasts of many voters, that upwards of double. the number of Sergeant Wilde's majority positively dared not go to the poll. And vet with all these means, fair and un fair, the learned sergeant's former majority , of upwards of two hundred is sunk down to NINE. This is a gra tifying earnest of what will be the result next time. Many of the other seats have, it appears, been regained by means no less dishonourable to the ministerial can didates--Flutland we have above alluded to. The Whig majority cannot be much increased bV these elec. tions ; and our only feeling is one of regret that the conservatives were not more firmly united, and re solved to show their sentiments of indignation towards the men who have so grossly mismanaged the country. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. We stated on Friday, that the approaching great coursing meeting at Chatsworth drew the attention of many of the turf gentlemen ; in continuation we may observe, that the • departures during the day have been unprecedently numerous, embracing not only the regular members of the club, but also a large number of the most influential speculators on turf matters. It is expected to he the most brilliant Meeting that has ever taken place on that princely domain. The evening has furnished the sporting tables with the ac ceptances for the great betting race, the Chester Cup, in all 35 ; eleven only having paid th e smaller forfeit. Two or three horses - that have paid were little expected to do so, on the other hand, a few remain candidates that were thought " badly in." Larger sums than we ever remember, at the corresponding period of the season, stand pending, and there can be no doubt that the future business will be of an ener getic character. Lanercost, notwithstanding his weight, is boldly hacked in one or two leading quarters, and is decidedly second favourite, as 100 to 8 was reluctantly laid at noon, when 9to 1 was offered against Cowboy. Nothing occurred - to enable us to append a scale of prices, as the non-certainty of the absolute declarations, coupled with alir.)-desire to " be off" into Derbyshire, made the countenance of business any thing but bright; 20 to 1 was offered against St. Bennett, takers at 25 ; 100 to 6 was offered against King Cole, and 100 to 3 accepted on Apothecary, afterwards offered' freely ; 20 to 1 was offered against any of Colonel Peel's lot separately, but "the body" were backed at 9 to 1 in scores, and after wards at a point less in the same hands, and to the same sum, 7to 1 became the current proposals. We believe large sums were laid last night by one gentleman against the gal lant colonel's colours at 10 and 9 to 1 • 25 to 1 was offered against the feather we i g ht, b oo k e d on gaturday at 500 to 20. Tut DERBY.--Fifteen to 1 was repeatedly offered on the field this morning, bar Mr. Houldsworth's horse, who is premier decidedly at 50 to 40 against each of any three others. Launcelot was backed at 25 to 20 once against him ; 18 was laid against Bokhara to a small sum ; 500 to 10 offered against Monops or Cherneau ; 400 to 10 v: Alsiroon.—Afanchester Guardian. The nomination of M Guizot to the Lond: -. ,u,r;, - t,asy been officially announced. The marriage of the Bishop of Carlisle with the Hon Miss Hope Johnstone, one of the Maids of Honour to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, was solemnised o n M on d ay morn i n g at Marlborough House, by the Rev. J. R. Wood, Chaplain to her Majesty. After the ceremony the bishop and his lady left Marlborough House, in a carriage and four, for the seat of the Earl Amherst, Montreal, near Seven Oaks. John Ashton, Phineas Smithies, Francis Rushworth, Wm. Brooke, John Walker, Emanuel Hutton, John Riding, and Joseph Naylor, connected with the outbreak at Bradford, the parties against whom the evidence was conclusive, have bean sent off to York Castle, in an omnibtis, escorted by a troop of hussars. They were committed on a charge of high treason. ABSENCE OF MIND THROUGH LOVE. - One evening last week a .young farmer of .A.mberley went to Parham House to see his diem arnie, and in returning, the night being excessively dark, he unfortunately got out of his road into the pond, almost out of his depth before he knew where he was ; but speedily recollecting himself, he got out and made his way to a neighbouring house, where every attention was paid to him. He.was sufficiently recovered in the morn ing to be able to walk home. REPRESENTATION - OF RENFREWSHIRE.--The report of Mr. Houstonbeing about to retire from parliament is untrue. " The wish was father, Harry, to the thought," Mr. Houston is in London attending his duties. , He never enter tained the idea of giving up his seat: - Ile will keep it until a dissolution of parliament ; and when an election shall take Pet hey will Again contest the county, a n d succes s fully to o, let his opponent be whom he may.- 0 --..laspoto Courier. All the ports and harbours on the Kentish Coast have been thronged at various periods during the late tempestuous weather with every description of craft. Some have sought shelter from distress, others have run in to repair damages or to procure cables, anchors, B,:c. Seldom has a season of such havoc amongst shipping been knoWn—Kentigh Gazette. The following, we hear, are .to be her Majesty's tiaiu bearers at the approaching .roYal nuptials :—Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox, Lady Adelaide Paget, Lady Eleanora Paget, Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady • Wilbehnina Stanhope Lady Elizabeth Howard, L a dy M ary H owar d , Lady E..L'eveson Gower, Lady Mary Griniston, Lady Jane - POnverie, and Lady Sarah Villiers.-3forning Post. . . MR. GROTE, M.P.—We.are informed from undoubtedly good authority, that Mr, Grote, M.P. for the citri, does not intend to remain to be kicked out as its representative at the. next general election ; but that .he means to retire within a very short period, by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds. We trust that the conservatives will be, therefore, ready ,for the battle, come when it may.— West Kent Guardian. ELECTION PETlTlONS.—Agreenbly-to the protisions' of the act passed last session for conducting the trial Of controcierted election petitions, the speaker has balloted for the chairman on the first five, election petitions which will be bronctlit under consideration. The members selected to act .a - chair men, we understand, arc Mr. - Robert Palmer, Mr. Aglionbv, Mr. Greene, - Mr. Strutt, and Mr. Estenurt. FLOOD' AT BRA DI , ORD . —During the continued storm - with which this town has for the last fortnight been visited, the becks running through the town have been at a great height, and in some places have overflowed • the flood, however, has been very trifling, and no serious damage has arisen. Last Friday evening a little boy, named .Tames, fell into the beck near Fawcett's old mill, and was borne down the current, which was very strong. and curried under the arches. He was discovered next day quite dead.--Leedo Idtelligencer. A statement has just been issued by the manufacturers of earthenware on the Tyne, the Wear, and the 'lees, showing the great falling off which has lately taken place in this im portant trade, in consequence of tIW s ma ll d uty of 10s. per cent., payable on the exportation of clay to Holland, Bel gium, Germany, France, &c., and the high duty levied on the importation of manufactured goods into those countries. The result is only such as might reasonably have been antici pated. Earthenware manufactories abroad are enabled by us to rise to prosperity and importance, while our own esta blishments are suffering a serious diminution in their trade. The subject is one which well deserves the serious considera tion of the President of the Board of Trade. Either the duty on the exportation of clay should be increased, or the foreign dutron manufactured goods should be lesseried.77 Tyne Mercury. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT DIINARRTON.—On Thursday night, a dreadful tragedy took place at the Rectory, in this village, in the absence of the Rev. C. Bampfylde, who is at present staying in Bath. A man named Silcox, a shoemaker, of the place, entered the Rectory-house, and having seized a chopper or other heavy iron instrument, struck the man-ser vant, and afterwards the female-servant, who is the wife of the former ; both were so dangerously cut that their lives are despaired of. Silcox afterwards hid himself, but being sure of detection soon cut his throat, and as it was yet bleeding, threw himself into the canal and was d row ned.—Felix Far ley's Bristol Journal. AasExcic OF MIND.—On Saturday last, a considerable degree of interest was felt in Norwich, in consequence of a robbery being supposed to ha ve been committed a t Messrs. fitting, a surgeon, front Long Strat ton, necayl'isedbanthke.re:lNTarn.,i, as lie stated, laid aid his p oc k et- b ook, w hen he went to take up-hi s b ook, that and containing .1:1fil all his money was gone! Coniid?rahle excitement prevailed. Who could have taken the lost treasure? A poor man, por ter to Mr. Thompson, ironmonger, came in at the-sauce time to change a fiye-pound note, and stood b Mr. tttn IJ • a . s side, an d on whom should suspicionfall but on him? The poor fellow was subjected to• considerable suspicion, if not posr tively given into cust o d y . lland-bills were published an nouncing the robbers, and inf ormation was sent to have the notes stopped at the different banks. The case was also brought , before the mayor, and measures were taken by the officers for the detection of the offenders:-But, lo and - be hold ! the following post brought word from Long Stratton, that the gent l eman went from home. forgetting to take iris great coat with him, in the pocket of which he had carefully deposi ted the money !—Canzb ge Chronicle. CUT Sr oRT.—A - visitor at one of our small towns on the. north coast of this coutity,.desirous of having his hair out, applied to the tonsorial operator for thrt purpose. As itnot unusually happens, so it hefel, the man of the pewter plate and perriwigs, being 'remarkably loquacious, prone, his the sailors term it, to "spinning a long yarn," having got into 'the middle of a prosy story, the enstomer requested. him to " cut it short;" a promise so to do, no sooner made tha.n, , it.7 was forgotten,—the unconscionable perpetrator continuing" his recital without mercy. His talc being remorselesAY persisted in, without regard to the oft-repeated imploration that he would " cut it short," the customer patlietiCailk urged his release, and hinted how regardless the sationnceosSl hero had been of the injunctions before given. The latter. - meekly observed, that it .was impossible for hint to„citrit, shorter, and begged the gentleman to get up and look lit t.iie glass, to see if he had not succeeded. A moment's satisfied the luckless man that his head was left as bristly qu a „, " a stubble land at harvest home," and that Ins hair bid,;.;i indeed been ingloriously " cut short," instead of the bar oppressively long story. —Bristol Journal. IMPROVEMENT IN THE NAVIGATION or ULvEns:ro‘ The navigation to Ulverston, throw/I t th e canalshasfor 'same time been greatly impeded, in consequence of the. Channel s. frequently changing its course, and running Eo.fat froniTte-": • entrance of the canal, by which means sandbauks.are for:o*i \We understand th e cana l company, whose intes.,r4:s;-"r"ft.l4'-: materially affected by the banks, .are adoptitig,meaveresSoni sad diverting the channel, and cause it to flow on thruorth . aeltie4 3l g side of Morecambe Bay, and run parallel and at-a-short:6l*a ta, tance from the pier at the entrance of the luirlsour;:aNtlasYfr " not heard whether any and what do plan adopted, but, doubtless, the only safe -and .eifeetnia 11t0tit will be to construct a wier from the Parkhead,institeStiiriag.s s tion of the canal. sutileiistaly far to carry theletierentyrkfaa%by m water in a direction that cause. it- la. tolvforA,v44 - t4 eye at trance to the harbour, to remove the present obstructiOas s *, , Lancaster Gagette. i, .. i wi .. .;.*w~ -.~: