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JAN UAL 1V 16, 1835. IRISH MEMBERS RETURNED. Dungannon.—llon. C. Knox. Portarliugton.—Colonel DaW6Ol2 Darner, Sligo Borough.—John Martin. Drogheda. —A. C. O'Dwyer. Enniskillen.—Hon. A. Cole. Carriekferils.—P. Kirk. Derry. —Sir R. Ferguson. liilkeuny.—R. Mallow.—C. D. Jeph,sou. Wexford.—C. A. Walker. Athlone.—Captain Mathew. Lisburn.—Captain Meynell. Dungarva.n.—Mr. O'Loghlen. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. •~----. EMBERS REURNED. Bedfordshi re —L M ord Chas. Russe T ll; Lord Alford. Cumberland (Eastern Divisiou)—Sir James Graham, W. Blamire, Esq. Cardiganshire—W. E. Powell, Esq. Dorsetshire--Lord Ashley; Hon.W. F. S. Ponsonby ; Hen. C. Sturt, Esqrs., withont opposi tion. Durham (North Division)—Sir H. Williamson, Hedwurth Lambton, Esq. Flintshire—Hon. E. W. L. Mostyn. Knarerborough_Andrew L awson , John Richards. Lineohishire—Parts of Kesteven and Holland—H. Handley, Esq.; G. Heathcote, Esq. Montgomeryshire —C. W. Williams Wynn. Merionethshire—Sir It. W. Vaughan. North Devonshire—Viscount Ebrington ; Hon. Newton Fel lowes, North Staffordshire—Sir 0. Moseley; Edw. Buller, Esq. Northumberland (South Divisiou)—T. W. Beaumont, Esq.; Matthew Bell, Esq., without opposition. Oxford s hi re — G . Harcourt, Esq..; R. Weyland, Esq.; Lord Norreys, without oppo s iti on . West Sussex—Lord George Lennox, Earl of Surrey. THIS present FRIDAY, the 16th stant, will be repeated, and every evening till further n ice, LIFE IN LIVE POOL. Tickets and Places to be' had at th ox-office, each day, from Eleven o'clock. Doors open a t Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. . Boxes, 38.—Pit, 2s.—Gallery, 6d. Second Price•—Boxes, 28.—Pit, ls.—No Second Price to the Gallery. Second Price at Half-past Eight. Owing to the unexampled demand for the LIVERPOOL STANDARD sincethe commencement of the elections, we have exhausted our increased supply of stamps from London, and, not being able to procure any in Liver pool, we have been 'obliged this morning" to print several hundreds on unstamPed paper. We hope this will not occur again. Meanwhile we have made ar rangements with the stamp and post of ices in order to remove any dfiliculties in forwarding them by post. Abe Eiberpool tatibar/i. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1835. By the Virginian packet ship we have New York papers to the 25th December ; but by the Victoria, Cap tain Merrill, which is not a packet, we have received papers to the 23th December. Although the Victoria did not sail till three days after the Virginian, she arrived on the same day with the packgt. These papers do not contain any political news of much interest. The com mercial intelligence will be found in another place. We received on Wednesday papers and private let ters from Jamaica to the late date of the 2d December. Their contents are of fearful importance, for the whole island is in a state ofpassive rebellion. It . is now proved by fatal experience that the negroes, in their novel and ill understood condition of apprentices, will not work. Some estates that were wont to produce upwards of twenty hogsheads of sugar weekly, do not now produce more than six. The planters cannot Qn any terms pur chase the labour of the negroes. During the hours pre scribed by the emancipation bill they do as littl e wor k as possible, but they s p en d their extra time in idleness; and no matter, how pressing the case may be, they will' not work although offered the most liberal and even ex orbitant wages. In fact they will not work at all. To add to this deplorable state of things'serious differ ences have arisen between the Governor, Lord SLIGO, and the House of Assembly. From the beginning iof this unhappy business it was clearly seen and demon strated that the stipendiary magistrates were totally in competent, as well from the paucity of their numbers as from their inexperience, to preserve the peace of the colony. In order to remedy this defect, the House of Assembly, proposed that the local magistrates should be added to the list of stipendiaries. This, however, the Governor . would not assent to, not from any alleged im policy, not from any conviction that such a measure was not required by the exigencies of the case, but because he. the Governor, was positively restricted from adopt ing any measures emanating from the Assembly, with out first consulting . and receiving the approbation of the gentlemen of the Colonial Vice ! Such was the de graded position of the Governor of Jamaica under the w big administration. The following, which we take from the Kingston Chronicle of the 29th November, will more fully explain the nature of the grievances under which the colonists labour : • "We now subjoin the resolutions which were agreed to by the house on the governor's reply to the united address of the council and assembly. No doubt they will prove a source of annoyance to his excellency, but he cannot blame the house for adopting them. He indirectly attempted to cast a serious responsibility on the house, but which the house have thrown back upon his excellency : • " `Resolved lst.—That this house in all their proceedings have evinctd the most anxious desire to co-operate by every means 'in thei r p ower w i th the executive and the other branch of the legislature which seemed calculated to carry the prb visions of the abolition act into execution; and with this view the house have, during the present sessions, passed two bills, the eff ec t o f w hi c h , if eitherelf them hail become a law, - this house confidently asserts would have been to promote the in dustry of the miuutnitted slaves, to carry the provisions of the abolition , act into execution, and to preserve the peace and tranquillity of this island. " 'Resolved 2d.—That inasmuch as it appears by the answer of his excellency to the united address of the council arid assembly that some of the local magistrates of this island had already " been appointed by him to the special commission," this house cannot but express their astonishment and grief that his excel lency should have thought prop er t o state, that it was impos sible for him consistently with the tenor of all his communicaN tons with the colonial office to assent to the prayer of the united address of the council and assembly, requesting him to invest with special commissions such a number of the local magistrates iu each parish as he might deem sufficient to carry the provisions of the abolition act into effect, and to enforce due order and subordination among all classes of his. Majesty's subjects in this island. " `Resolved 31.—That the communications or instructions emanating from, and expressly alluded to by his excellency as those of the'colonial office, are in direct opposition to the abo lition act, and calculated to neutralise all the endeavours on the part of the colonial legislature to carry its provisions into effect. " ' Resolved 4th.—What this house can never recognise the unconstitutional prihciple, that any law which has received the sanction of his Majesty can be suspended, abrogated, or an nulled by any communications between the colonial office and the executive of this island. - - " 'Resolved sth.—That whatever may be the nature of the communications and instructions received from the colonial office, this house think that his excellency might have consi dered himself fully justified in yielding to th'e pressure of cir cumstances, and to the wishes of both branches of the legisla ture, and thereby have incurred a responsibility with the go vernment at home, less awful than that which rests upon him. " ' Resolved 6th.—That this house, and the proprietors o f th e island, actuatedly self-preservati on , have given and are giving, their most anxious and zealous co-operation to promote, if it be possible, the success of a measure in which every thing dear to them is iuvolvecl--dieir homes, their families, their property, their existence. " ' Resolved 7th. —That under these circumstances, this house cast upon hi s M a j esty ' s government the responsibility of an !m.cring for the consequences which may result from a measure tn whi c h th e peace and prosperity of this island are so deeply involved.' " Now: we'cannot, after a perusal of the several speeches of the governor and th e rep li es of the assembly, after an impartial review of his administration—the apathy and lukewarmness which have distinguished his short career of government,—di vest ourselves of the justifiable opinion that his excellency will soon be withdrawn from this island. It is impossible that the British government could have the unparallelled folly to with hold from their organ a discretiOnary power, or that they could instruct him to turn a deaf ear to the advice of his privy council, or to the uuited representatio n of the two branches of the legis lature. Is the safety or the preservation of the island of Ja maica to the Crown of Great Britain an object of no importance with his Majesty's government? Are no measures to be adopted until the blow is struck by a horde of savages ? Must oceans of blood be shed and millions of property be destroyed before the Most Noble the Marquess of Sligo can resort " to prompt and vigorous measures" to destroy the hydra-headed monster rebellion! Rebellion in its infancy may be subdued, but an organized and systematic rebellion can only be put down by an immense sacrifice of human life, and mines of wealth. 'The conduct of the governor is unpardonable—it is wicked. Already are two parishes in a state of rebellion, and no measures have been adopted to crush it, but the governor looks quietly on with the utmost sang froid. His answer to the united applica tion of the council and assembly is equally extraordinary. What, we should lik e t o k now , wou ld the people o f E ng l and think and do, were the King to refuse to grant the united appli cation of the lords and commons, delivered in state in their pre sence by the lord chancellor? His crown would totter on his head! Such, however, has been the conduct of the Most Noble the Marquess of Sligo. He will have to answer for his apathy and lukewarmness, and we tremble for the consequences which will be th e result f his indiscretion." Elsewhere we have given copious extracts from the file of papers. A Conimittee of the House of Assembly bad been appointed to " inquire into the causes of the general discontent among the negroes." We have printed a portion of the evidence given before that come mittee for the purpose of making the reader acquainted with its nature and-importance. The .committee, in the discharge of an arduous duty, had summoned before them a baptist preacher of the name of ABBOTT, but when he made his appearance he refused to be sworn. He was brought before the house, and, on being asked his rea sons for such contumacious conduct, he replied, that the house had no power to impose an oath; that taking an oath, except before a judicial tribunal, was unscriptural ; and various other frivolous excuses. He was assured.by the Speaker that the house had the power to examine on oath ; that it had frequently exercised it; that other baptist preachers had been sworn without objecting to the oath ; and that he must either comply with the order of the house, or be sent to prison. Mr. ABBOTT resolved to be a martyr. He positively refused to be sworn, and he was accordingly committed to gaol under the Speaker's warrant. It is well known that the baptist missionaries in the West Indies are the most disaffected and the most ran corous of all the religious sects. The question then arises, had this man ABBOTT certain secrets in keeping which he did not choose to disclose ? or does he prefer .a gaol in Jamaica, and a rich subscription in England, to the award of a good conscience, and the consolation of doing the duty of an honest man ? We are not prepared to answer these questions. The Kingston Chronicle of of the Ist December says— " We had been in hopes that Mr. Abbott, seeing his error, would readily have petitioned the house, withdrawing his objec tion to be sworn, and praying to be released from durance vile. It has, however, been represented to us that he would rather the and rot in gaol' than petition the house. Such language is certainly not becoming the character of a minister of the gospel, and instead of elevating, ought rather to sink him in the estimation of the public. The object, no doubt, of the reverend gentleman -is to hold himself up to the British people as a mar tyr a liberal cause, and -to extract from thq pockeis of poor deluded, cheated John Bull another flee thousand pounds. Th ese frequent calls on honest John's purse must, in th 6 end, excite his disgust and open his eyes to the deception which has been so long and so successfully practised." We return to Mr.. President JACKSON'S message. It is said to have produced, an unusual sensation in Paris. The newspapers have attacked it with great bitterness, and some of the leading deputies have proposed to enter upon its discussion at once, in order to pass a resolution declaratory of the intention of the chambers not to re cognise a treaty which imposes burdens upon the nation, in the framing of which the representatives of the peo ple were not consulted, and in the liabilities of which they do not concur. Under these circumstances we sus pect the United States will have great difficulty in per suading the people of France to vote away twenty-five, or, rather, including interest and charges, nearly thirty millions of francs. If the chambers took no higher ground than the ad mitted fact that the people of France were not parties to the treaty, we cannot see how the citizens of America can reasonably complain. No treaty originating with them is ever held to be binding unless ratified by the se nate and house of represeritatives. How often has the president of the republic entered into negotiations, and put his seal, to treaties, which have subsequently been discountenanced and annulled by the irresponsible bodies to which we have alluded? The Americans, therefore, cannot object to a demurrer founded upon their own principles and practice. The - representatives of France have not sanctioned the treaty, and consequently it is little better than a piece of waste paper. Besides, Mr. BIDDLE, the President of the United States Bank, asserts, upon authority that will not be con tradicted, that the executive government of the United States, not being authorised by the terms of the treaty — a treaty only in embryo—for, it was unsanctioned by the parties most interested—had no right whatever to draw a bill upon the treasury of France. The character of Mi. President JACKSON is placed in a very unenviable light by thiOdisclosure. Sharp practice may do. in mili tary tactics, but it is not deemed creditable in commer cial dealings. Had it been an English cpntract he might have been sale in - drawing for the money even befoie it was due; but the French look to both sides of the franc before they part with it, and never without receiving an equivalent. The moderate party in Paris say, that for the sake of peace they would not, object to ten or fifteen millions of francs, but that thirty or even twenty-five are out of the question. On the other hand the president says he will not abate a single centime, so that, if congress should happen to be of the same opinion, there must be wart But we pass on to other subjects. With whatever de gree of earnestness the head of the American govern ment may wish to embroil his country in a foreign war, one thing is plain enough, namely, that he has his heart's content of war and strife at home. For some consider able time he has been carrying on hostilities against the Bank of the United States, and in the course of this senseless and unjustifiable quarrel he has inflicted a se vere blow upon the credit, the trade, and the commerce of the country. _ The president does not attempt to con ceal that he is jealous of the wealth, and the political in fluence which flows from the wealth, of the bank. It is natural that such a body should possess an extensive in fluence in the Tepublic. •It would be a beggarly bank indeed if it possessed none. Capital is every thing in so young and so enterprising a community as that of the United States. Where .there are no other honours the affluent must compose the aristocracy of the state, and it is a dangerous experiment to make war upon so formida ble a body. The contest may be protractedi but either the official assailants will be beaten in the end, or both will perish from exhaustion. The bank has hitherto acted upon the defensive—keeping its ground unflinch ingly—nursing its resources—watching the movements of its antagonists narrowly—and preparing itself for a resolute struggle in the hope of obtaining a signal and complete victory when the proper opportunity comes. In the meantime the work of incipient convulsion is advanc ing, while the great portion of the people, shrewd enough in other respects, but totally ignorant of the bearings of a vestion which is new to them, are looking on with some degree of apprehension, " guessing" and " calcu latihg," but not in the slightest ,degree comprehending, the deep game that is playing. The president developes his views on the subject in the following extracts from his message. He, says,— "To continue any business relations with the Bank of the United States that may be Avoided without a violation of the national faith, after that institution: has set 'at open defiande the conceded right of the government to examine its affairs; after it has done all in its power to deride the public authority in other respects, and to bring it into disrepute at home and abroad; after it has attempted to defeat the clearly expressed will of the peo ple, by turning against them the immense power intrusted to its hands, and by involving a country, otherwise peaceful, flourish ing, and happy, in dissension, embarrassment, and distress — would make the nation itself a party to the degradation so sedu_ lously prepared for its public agents, and do much to destroy the confidence of mankind iu popular governments, and to bring into contempt their authority and efficiency. In guarding against an evil of such magnitude, considerations of temporary incon venience should be thrown out of the question, and we should be influenced by such motives only as look to the honour and preservation of the republican system. Deeply and solemnly impressed with the justice of these views, I feel it my duty to recommend to you that a law be passed authorizing the sale of public stock; that the provision of the charter, requiring the receipt of notes of the Bank in payment of public dues, shall, in accordance with the power reserved to Congress in the 14th section of the charter, be suspended until the Bank pays to the Treasury the dividends withheld; and that all laws connecting the government or its officers with the Bank, directly or indi rectly, be repealed, and that the institution be left hereafter to its resources and means. . • "Events have satisfied•my mind, and I think the minds of the American people, that the mischiefs and dangers which flow from a National Bank far overbalance all its advantages. The bold effort the present Bank has made to control the govern ment, the distresses it has wantonly produced, the violence of which it has been the occasion in one of our cities famed for its observance of law and order, are but premonitions of the. fate which awaits the American people should they be deluded .nto a perpetuation of this institution, or the establishment of another like it. It is fervently hoped that, thus admonished, those who have heretofore favoured'the establishment of a sub- stitute for the present Bank, will be induced to abandon it, as it is evidently better to incur any inconvenience that may be reasonably expected, than to concentrate the whole moneyed power of the republic in any form whatsoever, or under any restrictions." The claim, or, rather, the admission with which the president commences the above extract, shows the in vi- dious mature of his hostility to the bank. If the govern- ment have a " conceded_ right," as he assumes, to " ex amine its affairs'," why does the president not enforce the right? The law is either with or against the president. If it. be against him, it is the law of the United States, which he of all men is first bound to respect; and if it be with him, he is guilty of a gross dereliction of duty in not seeing it properly and .strictly fulfilled. Here, then, at the outset, the president is in the wrong by his own showing. All his criminations and invectives go for nothing in the'face of such striking admissions. But Mr. JACKSON is further of opinion, that the " mis chiefs and dangers which flow from a national bank far overbalance all its advantages." This is the present opinion of the President; but before we adopt it we should like to know how many years have elapsed since General JACKSON was of an opposite opinion. Opinions hastily snatched up are rarely worth much. Five years ago the President was as warm a friend, and as firm a supporter, and as ardent an admirer of that monetary in stitution as any than in the United States. Every intel ligent friend of the republic can testify as to the solid and invaluable. advantages that have been reaped from the extended establishinents of the Bank. The country. ne ver had - a respectable circulating medium until it was given, regulated, and controlled by the Bank. The rub bish called bank-notes, fettered by ever-varying rates of excharige—here passable—there doubtful—and almost every where inconvertible into real money—was a na tional nuisance, alike disgraceful to the government and the people, and it remained a disgrace until the Bank in terfered and swept it away. The real fact is, the President never breathed a com plaint against the Bank—never alluded to it but in terms of praise —never interfered with it but to further its sa lutary projects—until he found he could not convert its powerful influence to his own factious purposes—could not make honourable men his electioneering puppets— could not draw upon its directors for power as well as dollars. Defeated in his designs—disappointed in the higheit: hope of his ambition—marred in his desire to re alize large,possessions—he turned upon the idol, he loicl cherished, and would now destroy what he could not per vert. Will lie succeed ? No. He is not combating with men of straw—he is not fighting with men of nar row resources—he is not contending with capitalists who are easily alarmed or have any fear of discomfiture. They are strong in their means; they are unbending in their principles; and they have law and justice on their side. Mr. JACKSON has already ruined nine-tenths of all the bankers in the United States, but he has not impaired a single outwork of the great national establishment. He 'may pursue his career of madness a few months longer, but sooner or later he will b 6 compelled to retrace his steps, and fall unpitied the victim of his own frantic am bition. But while the President deals in accusatiofis against the Bank, and charges them with exerting an undue in fluence, he is at the same time, and in the same incon gruous message, compelled to admit that in his own ex ecutive departments of the state the taint of corruption is at the root, and that a system of jobbing and fraud has been carried on for years. Hear the melancholy, comes sion "Circumstances have been developed, showing the existence of extensive frauds under the various laws granting pensions and gratitude for revolutionary services. It is impossibla to estimate the amount which may have been thus fraudulently obtained from the national treasury. lam satisfied, however, it has been such as to justify a re-examination of the system, and the adoption of the necessary checks in its administration. All will agree, that, the services and sufferings of the remnant of our revolutionary band should be fully compensated. But while this is done every proper precaution should be taken to prevent the admis sion or fabricated and fraudulent claims. In the present mode of proceeding, the attestations and certificates of judicial officers of the various states form a considerable portion of the checks which . are interposed against the cum - Mission "of frauds. These, however, have been, and may be fabricated, and, in Such a way as to elude detection at the examining offices. And independently of this practical difficulty, it is ascertained that these documents are often loosely granted; sometimes even bank certificates have been issued, sometimes prepared papers have been signed without inquiry, and, in one instance at least, the seal of the court has been within reach of a person most interested in its improper application. " It is obvious that, under such circumstances, no severity of administration can check the abuse of the law, and information has, frinp time to time, been communicated to the pension office , questioning or denying the right of - persons placo upon the pension z jist to the bounty of the country. Such cautions are always attended to and examined. But a far snore general in vestigation is called for, and I therefore recommended, in con formity with the suggestion of the secretary of war, that an actual inspection should be made in each state into the circum stances and claims of every person now drawing a pension, The honest veteran has nothing to fear from such a scrutiny, while the fraudulent claimant will be detected, and the pUblic treasury relieved to an amount, I have reason to believe, far greater than has heretofore been suspected. The details of such a plan could be so regulated as to interpose the necessary checks without any burthensome operation upon the pensioners. The object should be two-fold. • "1. To look into the original justice of the claims, so far as this can be done under a proper system of regulations, by an examination of the claimants themselves, and by inquiring, in the vicinity of their residence, into their history, and into the opinion entertained of their revolutionary services. "2. To ascertain, in all cases, w hether the or i g i na l c l a i mant . . is living, and this by actual personal inspection. "This measure will, if adopted, be productive, I think, of the desired results, and I therefore recommend it to your considera tion, with the further suggestion, that all payments should be suspended till the necessary reports are received." And this is the land of freedom! This is the land of pure administration and cheap government I It may .be pure, and so are some of the strongest and most poison ous decoctions—it may be cheap, but it is rotten. Some idea may be formed of the extent of the frauds alluded to by the President—of their numerous and intricate ra mifications—from the simple fact that " all payments" have in the first instance to be " suspended" in order if possible to find a remedy. What would the people of England think and say if frauds were connived at by cer tain subordinate persons in the government to such an extent that it became necessary to stop the pensions of the in and out-door veterans of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals? But such is the state of things in the land of liberty and cheap government. In every department the most barefaced venality and corruption prevails. The Postoffice isa sink of imposition—admitted—proved to be so, by, evidence laid before the senate. But the Post office is the President's right band, and it must not be touched. He defends it to theuttermost, and more lying documerits have been fabricated in its defence, and in order to screen the guilty parties, than would sink the best frigate in the American service. It is through the Post office that the President m anages th e e l ect i ons, keeps up his influence at hotels and taverns, gives and receives favours from coach contractors, and bribes the news papers. Heaven knows! this last is the most unpardon able waste of the public money, fur of all the trash which comes from the press th a t o f t h e j ourna l s of Ame rica is the most contemptible. Such, courteous reader, is America, and if you pre fer it to Old England, we wish you, in good sooth, a safe passage and a speedy one. We are always happy to correct mistakes. We said in our last that Mr. MORRISON, the rather celebrated ribbonman of London, was turned out of Leicester, thereby leaving it to be inferred that Mr. MORRISON was the colleague of Mr. WYNN ELLIS, a gentleman in the same line of business, but in point of principle and in tellect vastly his superior, as the evidence before a com mittee of the House of Commons most distinctly proves. The Mr..Moinusos we allude to is, we believe, an unitarian—a large shareholder in the Gower-street uni theyarticular friend of an absent ee gent l eman , versity - - "bycalled courtesy" Lord BROUGHAM-'---a successful speculator in tape and pins in Fore-street, London—this Mr. MORaISON is now the late member for Ipswich, and not Leicester, and was the colleague of a gentleman for whom we are bound to entertain the most,unbounded respect—Mr. RIGBY WASON. Having given these explanations as required by par ties who feel poignantly on the subject, perhaps they will allow us to indulge in a few reflections. Mr. RIGiIY WASON, along with ,Mr. Mouitisorr, of Fore-street, London,—we like to be particular in matters which the two-penny pOstrnen deem essential,—was de feated at Ipswich by our most excellent friend, and able and rising barrister,• Mr. FITZROY KELLY. There is / • THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. PZe something ominous in this. In the court, in the camp— on the hustings, and at the bar—Mr. KELLY has hitherto been found the successful opponent of Mr. RIGaY WAsoN. He, is apparently Mr. WAsoN's evil spirit. He comes before him in his robes and points to Philippi. He stands before him in plain habiliments and points to Philippi. Wherever he obtrudes himself the WASON is rendered powerless. There can be no blood of the KELLYS in that of the ancient house of WAsos. When the former shows itself, the latter curdles, and the muscles quail. We are no believers in dreams, or the stories of the old women, but there is a repulsive affinity, if we may be allowed the paradox, between the KELLYS and the WASONS. How it is, we know not, and we are superstitious enough not to be over anxious to inquire. Mr. WAsoN - has been de feated. We lament the catastrophe ; but he cannot say— " WE DID IT." We take shelter under the poetry of an " ancient poet," as Mr. EWAET " happily" expresses it, and we add— Namque inscitia est Adversula stimulum cakes. Which we translate for the benefit of Mr. EWART'S committee as follows :—" It is gross folly to struggle against the spur." The nomination, at Newton for the south division of this county takes place to-morrow, and the election will commence 'on Tuesday next. We hope and trust that every elector is prepared to do his duty. We cannot think that any member of this religious community will again commit the inconsistency of returning to parlia ment a man who denies all the leading truths of christi anity. Mr. GEORGE WILL,IAM WOOD is an avowed unitarian ; and will those who revere the institutions of their country, and have any regard, for the word of GoD, vote for a candidate who would use the power they might confer to destroy the one and desecrate the other? When Mr. WOOD brought in his bill to admit dissenters into the universities, it was in vain for him to concea his real object, which was to bring obloquy Upon, and if possible throw into the shade, the thirty-nine articles of the Church of England. It was an insidious attack upon the church and her doctrines through the universities. This ambitious socinian imagined that he could pollute the stream by poisoning the fountainpand that by giving to infidelity the polish of learning, and the decorations of honour, he could raise his fallen and worthless sect in the estimation of.tnankind. It was a daring attempt, but he overshot his mark. Even the whigs took alarm at the consequences and is bill was smothered. Let the same fate attend Mr. WOOD'S pretensions on the present occasion, and all will be right. Indepen dently of his obnoxious principles, which every sincere lover of his country should guard against—which every parent should place far away from her WOOD has neither rank, nor influence, nor connexion in the county to entitle him to represent us in parliament. It is discreditable to Lancashire that he has sat so long; and, if the electors have any pride, or any sense of that duty which is due at this crisis to their King and country, they will not lose an hour in rejecting Mr. WOOD, and making choice of Lord FRANCIS EGERTON. As to Lord MOLYNEUX, we have yet to learn what claims he possesses either as a statesman, a moralist, an orator, or a man of business, upon the electors of South Lancashire. Lord MOLYNEUX may be a good judge of a horse, a setter, or a 'game .cock ; but we do not want such men in the House of Commons. A tremendous pair of lungs may be marketable in Clayton-square; but who ever heard them at work in St. Stephen's, except in lead ing a cheer or outgutturalizing a•cough ? Perhaps Lord MOLYNEUX'S silence in the house is a proof of his pru dence ; but has he been useful, or has he distinguished himself in other respects? As to his principles,. we are not- quite sure that lie has any. He calls himself a radical reformer ;" but whether he applies the term to manners or to sporting—to fighting or jollifying—we cannot even conjecture. If, however, in his last new character of " radical," he intends to spoliate the church, rob the fundholder, and make a general division of pro perty, like our own Mr. Wm. EARLE, he is a very un worthy and ungrateful representative of his ancient house. We do not mean his lordship any disrespect, and should not much object to join .him at a hand of whist; but we contend be is a very unfit person to represent so exten sive-a community in parliament. If the electors be of our opinion, as we trust they are, they will lose no time in throwing the noble lord overboard, and returning the Honourable Mr. WILBRA.HAM. The returns from Ireland are of the most exhilarating kind, and there is every prospect that O'CONNELL and RUTIIVEN will be beaten in Dublin. The repeaters have been defeated in Cork, and so much has the influence of the great agitator waned that he had the greatest diffi culty in securing tha election for his son in the borough of Tralee, situated on his own estate in Kerry. -- - All the respectable Roman Catholics are voting agains - - the repealers and the paraders of death's heads and cross bones. The conduct; of Mn. LATOUCHE, a Roman Catholic, and one of the best men in Dublin, in voting and speaking against O'CONNELL and his party, reflects on him everlasting honour, and will, we trust, be at tended with the happiest results. We beg to direct attention to the correspondence of our reporter in reference to the conduct of the persons who compose the committee of Mr. Was. EWART. For littleness of mind, arrogance of manners, and waspish ness of temper they are quite matchless. They were about to celebrate their chance s uocess, and yet they had not the spirit nor the good sense to allow their narrow feelings to expand fora single moment. Even before the wine was in the wit was out. The very name of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, associated with that of an indivi dual who has no more than a professional and subordi nate connexion with it, puts them all into a fume, like an overheated bottle of small beer. And yet these fretful and fussy creatures call themselves liberals, and profess to be admirers of a free press! It would be comical freedom if they had the power to. control it. Luckily, however, they have no such power. The public have given them a fair trial, and they are now convinced; that more conceited boobies, or more ignorant charlatans, or more venomous tyrants, never lifted a knife or wielded a spoon in the cause of vulgar patriotism. We intended to give them the benefit of a full and impartial report, but we are glad that their own captious proceedings, which are a disgrace to Liverpool, have spared us the trouble of describing a scene of intoxication which, in nu merous instances, ended in the watchhouse. The officers of police, we understand, are ready to, testify that they never had such a night or such a hcuseful of drunken disorderlies. The greater portion of the company were carried home in omnibuses in a state which we shall not attempt to describe. Loan SANDON.—The friends and constituents of this much respected nobleman will be glad to learn that an engraving of the portrait of the noble lord, painted by T. C. 'Thompson, Esq., is about to be executed by one of the first artists in Lon don. We understand that tha engraving will be published by _ _ subscription. -- - In the Sessions Court, on Wednesday, a boy, about twelve years old, was indicted for stealing a gold watch and a silver guard from the dwelling-house of a gentleman. Two women were indietecrfor receiving the watch, knowing it to have beau stolen, and an old man was indicted with them fur receiving the guard. There was ho evidence against the boy, who was ac quitted, and some discussion took place between the learned Recorder and the bar as to the poiet of law, whether, A being indicted for stealing and B for receiving, in the event of the acquittal of A, the indictment must not fail as regarded B. The opinion of the bar was that the indictment against the receiver .must fail, the presumed stealer having been acqitted, and the two woolen and the man were consequently discharged. In the course_of the same day a precisely similar case came on, but attended with different results. A. lad was indicted fur stealing . a coat, and a young tvoman was indicted as the receiver. It appeared, however, that the only evidence whit h Could convict the boy was that of the party indicted with him—and her evi dence not being good in law, the Recorder directed the boy to be acquitted; but told the jury that although there was no proof of the stealing there was ample testimony of the receiv ing, and although a short time since several persons standing in the same situation with the female prisoner had been ac quitted, he should recommend them to consider of their verdict as regarded her. The jury accordingly found her guilty; but the learned Recorder, in consequence of the doubt before ex pressed, deferred passing sentence. The Earl of Wilton's Christmas dunation of clothing to the poor in the neighbourhood of Heaton Park, took place last week, when were distributed to 398 persons the following articles, viz. :-1119 yards of linen, 948 yards of flannel, 93 yards of woollen, and 110 blankets. Quick SamiNc.---•The ship Victoria, •Copt. Merrill, sailed hence to-New York on the 12th of November, was only 23 days on her passage, and on Wednesday evening she arrived back here in 17 days, having accomplished her voyage in 63 days, tinting 23 of v►•hich she lay at New Turk. LONDON LATEST NEWS, • City, Wednesday Evening, half Seven o'clock. The accounts from the country continue of a nature to satisfy the most sanguine, and the spirit of reaction seems awake throughout the whole of the empire. To-morrow that celebrated political quack Joseph Hume will receive the coup de grace at Middlesex, and this country be relieved from being represented by a man whose whole landed property in the country is con.. tained in the garden pots, which, with all the refulgence of red lead and scariet runners, deck his balcony in Bryanston-square. These cheering accounts have had a natural influence au Con sols, and our money market generally is in a state of great buoyancy. The price of Cousols for Money, the dividends de ducted, is 90i, and Consols for the Account are at 92g. Money is very abundant, and things are assuming a most satisfactory aspect. In our foreign securities there is a general advance, with a similar appearance of buoyancy to that displayed in the English market. Belgian Bonds are 99 to 991 ; 'butch 5 per cents. are 101 ; the 21 per cents. are 54g ; and Russian Stock 107 i lasi. Great speculation has prevailed in both Spanish and Portu guese Bonds in the last day or two, and there has been a con siderable advance in price. The intended appropriation of the waste lands to the wants of the state is one of the causes of this rise. Should the civil war long continue, we imagine those waste lands will be to no little extent, and can now see the po licy of the Christinos in destroying all the Carlist owners that fell into their hands. Spanish Bonds closed this afternoon at 57, and Portuguese at 881. The Duke of Leuchtenburg, the husband of the young Queen of Portugal, is in our metropolis, and is really no discredit to the blood of Napoleon. Our transatlantic bonds are all very firm. Brazilian Bonds have risen to the high price of 80X; Columbian are 32J4 ; and Mexican are 41 42%. In the share market Imperial Brazilian Shares are at 39 10, with a fine market. A letter from Marseilles of the sth instant states that the master of a vessel, which sailed from Naples on the 26th ult., reported that the St. Wenefred steamer, belonging to Liverpool, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 25th in the port of Naples. The crew and passengers were saved. Letters received to-day from Naples to the 31st ult. state that the above vessel was much damaged by fire, and had been run ashore at Marina de Carmina. A survey had been held, and the vessel condemned and abandoned. Notwithstanding these steps the consignee, Mr. Cotterell, with the British Consul, had so exerted them selves as to get her off ground, and she was being towed into the mole. The Trinidad papers to-day are to the 28th November. On the 24th an attript to excite alarm by a cry of revolution was made at Porto Spain, and created great confusion. Several serious accidents occurred, and although - the falsehood of the report was soon made manifest, the excitement caused was suf ficient to show the great distrust under which the colonists labour. The accounts from St. Lucia to the 28th of November men tion that the governor was going a tour of that island in order to re-explain the duties of the new law to the apprentices, the former explanation having caused a great disaffection from his phrase of " moderate labour" being translated by the sworn interpretor into " petit petit travail." The result of his visit was satisfactory on the estates so far as he had gone. We have accounts from Calcutta to the 3d September. Trado was dull; the exchange 2s. ld. Freights were falling—dead weight being £2 ss. to £2105.; light goods £2los. to £3 10. ANOTHER INSTANCE OF WHIG HONOUR AND COURTESY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STJINDARD. Si it,—As you may probably consider it singular that I have not furnished you with a report of the speeches delivered at a dinner given to Messrs. En-art and Morris, at the Theatre royal, yesterday evening, I take leave to state the circum stances which have led to the omission, as I am anxious to show that it is not owing to any neglect on my part that so much eloquence is lost to the readers of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Having received your instructions to attend the dinner al- luded to, and to take a full and faithful report of the proceed ings, I, on Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock, repaired to the Angel Inn, in Dale-street, where I was given to understand the managing committee were then sitting. On such occasions I need not inform you that committees of this description gene-- , rally provide accommodation for the piess. I therefore sent the following note to the committee, requesting the same privi- lege as my brother reporters, feeling assured that the applica tion would be acceded to by gentlemen whose professions are of so liberal a nature, and who are such stanch advocates for the liberty of the press. "Mr. Gaskill, reporter to the Lirerpool Standard, presents his compliments to the committee of management of Messrs. Ewart and Morris's dinner, and requests th'e favour of an admission to the Theatre-royal, on Wednesday, the 14th inst., for the purpose of taking a report of the proceedings. Mr. G. skill is only de sirous of being placed on a similar footing with the rest of the press on the occasion. An answer per bearer will oblige. " To the Committee of Management of Messrs. Ewart and Morris's Dinner." In answer to this note I received the following verbal com munication from the waiter who carried it : " Mr. John Ewart will take care that Mr. Gaskill's applica tion is placed before the committee, and if Mr. G. will call again at three o'clock, at which hour the committee meet, he shall know the result." At the appointed hour I again called, and sent the same waiter to receive the answer. The waiter, after an absence of ten minutes, returned and said, in the presence of a third per son, " The gentlemen of the committee request you will walk up stairs." I, of course, imagined that the committee were de sirous to inform me of the accommodation they had provided for us, and, pursuant to invitation, I entered the room. On my entrance I saw between fifty and sixty persons surrounding a gentleman in a green coat, who held ,in his hand a num ber of 'letters. Front the deference which appeared to be paid to this gentleman by those who surrounded him, and from the, circumstance of his having open letters in his hand, I considered it was he who had sent for me, and I was making my way to him, when a gentleman called out, "Mr. Gaskill, you were not in vited to this meeting." The eyes of all p r e s ent were th en t urne d towards me amidst - cries of " Withdraw ; you know you have no business here." At this singular, and, as I conceived, un gentlemanly conduct I was perfectly amazed. I endeavoured to inform then that I had entered the room at their own invi tation to receive an answer to my note, but as they would not hear me I withdrew, and immediately forwarded a note to the following put port:— "Mr. Gask ill, the reporter of the Liverpool Standard, is at a loss to know how an invitation to a room in reply to a note, and on entering, a discourteous order to leave it, can be recon ciled with the conduct of gentlemen. Under these circum stances Mr. G. declines receiving from Mr. Ewart's committee anything which might be construed as a favour. "Angel Inn, half-past three." Having sent the above note I left the inn ; but iu a short time afterwards being informed by a friend that some of the com mittee had inquired for me, I returned and sent up my name, intimating that if any gentleman wished to see me I was in a room below. Three of the committee then sent for me, and stated that they had instituted an inquiry into the circumstances relative to my being invited the room, and had discovered that the waiter had delivered such A message to rue, but without the chairman' : au th or i ty . I inquired who instructed the waiter to deliver the message, but to this I could obtain no other reply than that it was a mistake of the waiter's. The three gentle men,. one after the other then endeavoured to "talk me " i n t o the belief that I was not justified in feeling myself insulted, and that it was the committee who were - insulted by my entering the Toom, notwithstanding their admission that I had received the invitation. They were also exceedingly anxious for me to admit myself in the wrong by sending (in writing) to the committee for a withdrawal of my last note, on the grounds that the mistake had been explained to me, but this I of course refused. Tickets of admission were subsequently sent to the reporters, but as I received no answer to my application I did not attend. Trusting that my explanation tor not reporting the speeches will be sa tisfactory, and that the columns of the STANDARD may be oc cupied with more interesting matter, I am, sir, Your obedient servant, L. 'l'. GASKILL. January 15, IS3I. THE BACHELORS' BALL. Last night a ball on an unprecedented scale of grandeur, termed the bachelors' ball, was given at the Wellington Rooms. and was attended by a great . phalanx of beauty and fashion, Among the most distinguished individuals who honoured ye bachelors with their presence, we noticed Lord Saudon, hir Howard Douglas, Bart., Lord and Lady Molyneux, the Hon. G. B. Molyneux, Col. Plumbe Tempest, Mr. William Ewart, Captain D.ouglas, Mr. T. Gladstone, M.P., Mr. Peter Ains worth, M.P., William Blundell, Esq., Mrs. and the Misses Blundell, Robertson Gladstone, Esq., the officers of the 33d Re.iment, Mr. Crosbie, &c. fhe splendid suite of rooms were most elegantly a nd fanci fully fitted up on the occasion by Messrs. Edmondson and Sons, of Bold-street, and the chasteness and novelty of the designs did them infinite credit. _ The circular room at the entrance was brilliantly illuminated, and hung round with holly branches and laurel. From this room the visitor passed through a grotto, or sea-side hermitage, which was so happily imitated as almost to lead to the supposi tion of its reality. lu appearance it was a cave hewn out of a rock, to the sides of which clung, with much apparent natural tenacity, the petrified waters and earthy substances corroded by the land of time. In the centre, and immediately opposite the hermit's couch of stone hung a solitary lamp, by the rays of which the sea-gulls and other wild birds were seen perched in all the sieeming consciousness of lif e an d se cur ity. W e never m i saw a more co plete llusion. Having passed through this rather dark abode of solitude, the visitors were suddenly re called to the more pleasing recre a ti ons o f soc i a l lif e b y enter i ng the ball-room, which; after emerging from the cave, appeared to be one grand blaze of light. The refreshment and card rooms, which are at each end of theball-room, were both arranged in a style which might vie with the ma gn ifi cence o f th e eas t. The card room was peculiarly eleg a nt ; it s a p pearance was that of a capacious Persian alhambra, or pavilion, formed of blue white and red drapery, Vandyked with gold. The tent seemed to be supported by eight gorgeous eastern pillars, four on each side, and was illuminated by a b eau tif u l c ut g l ass chandelier of sixteen lights pendant from the centre of the ceiling. The drapery at the sides was so ingeniously arranged and divided as to give the appearance of six points of egress from the pavilion, and by the effective aid of well-painted scenery the outlets seemed to invite the visitor to take the cool air in a country rich with every luxury. The whole of the pavilion was sur rounded by cushion seats of a light amber colour, and the effect altogether was such as to impress the mind with an idea of en chantment. The refreshment r oom w as also decorated with blue, red, and white drapery, in a style combining ele , rance with neatness and spl e nd o ur. The table s , which groaned with every delicacy suited to a cold collation, were lighted by six massy candelebras, from each of which there were six branches. The ball opened about ten o'clock, and we have no recollection of one having passed off with greater animation or eclat.. - 7/x 0 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVEBSITIES OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT IN TH SOUTHERN DIVISION OF LANCASHIRE. GENTLEMEN,—The interests of the church establishment yen have sworn to uphold, and of the universities you are bound to defend and revere, must be vitally affected by the measittes of the parliament which the country is about to return. That you, in common with eyery elector rn the kingdom who may haves graduated at an English university, are hostite .to those candi dates fur suffrages who abet the overthrow of the establishman t or advocate the admission of schismatics into the universities, I cannot permit myseif to doubt. But the circumstances in which you are placed as electors for the southern division of this county peculiarly claim the exertion of your most vigorous opposition, Mr. George W. Wood is a candidate for the representation of your interests in parliament—he is the ORIGINATOR of the bill for the admis.ion of dissenters into the universities to whieli you belong. I need hardly remind you that the endowments of which these institutions are possessed, are not the proceeds of a tax levied upon all, t4e benefits of which impost all might consequence be deemed eligible to s ha re . Th ey are the bequests of private individuals, granted fur the specific and unalterable purpose of educating those only who conform to the creed and discipline of the religion of the state. That the munificence of such benefactors should be enjoyed by those who do not belong to the national establishment is at least inconsistent; but that the advantages their 'endowments secure shoold be enjoyed by the sworn foes and malicious assailants of that system of church government which the founders of our colleges piously endeavoured to support and diffuse, is at once cruel, dishonest, and unjust. Gentlemen,—lt is consolatory to know that your stations in society as clergymen, barristers, and country gentlemen, must render your interference under any circumstances ofgreat It is for you to say whether your interest and exertions were ever more imperatively demanded than on the occasion of the ensuing county election. I forbear inveighing on the contemptible incapacity and pal pable unfitness for the duties of legislation which Mr. Wood's parliamentary career has invariably displayed. His interfer ence in the instance o f t h e dissenters admission bill amply justify your rejection of his claims to your support. lam per suaded that neither arguments could strengthen nor invective inflame your hostility to his return.—l am, Gentlemen, with great respect, yours, . OXONIENSIS. (//---- I . 4v,staing. Ziagfetoft Lodgi, 441a4, 1245 . , . ' rirar- -- , or, - • - THE COTTON CROP. We have received the following for publication, as it is sane. tioned by the most intelligent and upright citizens throughout the State of South Carolina. The facts given can be relied on with implicit confidence. Mr. Editor,—Accounts have gained currency through several mercantile journals in different parts of the United States, set ting forth that. the present. cotton crop will be as large, if not larger than, the crop of last year. We deem it of vast importance that the public mind should be correctly informed upon a subject of such paramount im portance to every one in this community, and for this purpose the subscribers have met together and exchanged their views and opinions, and have come to the following conclusions :- Ist. That the present crop of upland throughout this state will fall short of last year full one-third; and, as far as we are informed, the deficiency will be about the same in each of mar sister states, North Carolina and Georgia. 2d. That in many sections of the state the crop is already all gathered from the held, and in no part of it is there as much to be picked out as there was at the same period last year, although, from the unfavourable fall, the cotton commenced to open much later this season than the last. 3d. That of the present-crop already two - -thirds has changed hands, and not more than one-fourth will remain in the hands of the growers by the Ist January next, th e usua l p ro p or ti on being one-half. 'Very few of the planters have been holding back or storing, but, on the contrary, are bringing it to market as fast as it is gathered. About this period last year there was 15,000 bales stored in this place; at this time we believe the quantity stored falls much short of 1,000 bales. 4th. That the sales of cotton bagging and bale-ropes is so much diminished as must convince any one of a great deficiency. sth. The ab ove conc l us i ons have been formed from a mass 'Of testimony derived from planters, correspondents, traders, and our own personal observations; and we are unwilling that it should go abroad as the exclusive opinion of the merchants of this place only, but that it be substantiated by gentlemen of the highest respectability f rom a ll sect i ons of our state. Resolved, therefore,—That the opinion of a few of the princi pal planters from the different districts of our state he obtained in regard to the extent of the present crop. Resolved,—That the same be published in each of the papers of this place, and that a copy besent to the offices of the Charles ton Courier and Mercury, and the New York Courier, and . En quirer, and Daily Advertiser, with a request to give it one inser tion. DAVID EWART, JAMES SMITH, Secretary. Columbia, South Carolina, Dec. 13, 1834. Law and Ellison, Richard 0. Neal, Alex. Kirk, Jairres Mac fie, D. J. Ewart and Co. Felix Meetz, J. an d It. C a ld we ll , W . M•Millan and Co., R. Keenan, Andrew Crawford, John S. Lott and Co., Smith and Law, William Rice, Robert Bowler, Riehd. Sondley, Jas. Cathcart, Jas. S. Scott a nd C o ., P. and It. Bryce, Sidney Crane, Jas. Johnston and Co., Friday and Kinsler. The subscribers believe that the above statements, in, regard to the deficiency of the present crop, are substantially true. (Signed) GEORGE M'DUFFIE, Governor of the State. ~ Richland District.—Thomas Heath, Esq., Wm. M. Myers, It Esq., James 11. Adams, Esq., Win. J. Taylor, Esq., Robert'k4 Adams, Esq., C, Bookter, Esq. Fairfield District.—Major-General John Buchanan, Col. Thomas Lyles, Wm. J. Alston, Esq. Chester District.—Col. Thomas Randall, Col. F. W. Davies, J. Dunavont, Esq. York District.—Col. Jno. J. Setsgreaves, Col. Thomas Wil liams, Col. W C. Beaty, G. Moore, Esq. Union District—Col. B. M. Pearson, Brigadier-general J. Shelton. Lawrence District—Major-general T. F. Jones, Major H. C. Young, Col. J. H. Irby. Newbery District—Brigadier-general J. J. Caldwell, Col. • John G. Brown. Abbeville District—John Black, Esq., Gen. J. Earle. Edgefield District—F. H. Wardlaw, Esq., W. Brooks, Esq., R. G. Mays, Esq. Greenville District—Brigadier-general NV. Thomson, Major M. Berry, Hon. B. J. Earle. Spartenburgh District—Thomas Pool, Esq., H. H. Thom son, Esq., S. L. Westmoreland. Lancaster District—Col. John 11. Weatherspoon, Col. B. Massey, John 111(;ntgoinery, Esq. Sumpter District—Major John J. Potts, Jas. Rarnbert, Orangeburgh Distria—S. Glover, Esq. St. Matthew's Parish—Dr. R. H. Goodwyn. Kershaw District—Thomas. J. Weathers, Esq. Lexington District—Col. H. Arthur. (From the Neu) York Price Current of Dec. 27.) Corroat.—The packet-ship George Washington arrived_here on the evening of the 24th instant, with Liverpool accounts to 21th Nov. of the following tenor:—Sales of cotton, for the week ending '2lst, 31,822 bales, with an advance of id. On the '22d, (Saturday,) 10,000 bales sold at a further advance of id. On the 24th, (Monday,) the demand was brisk at a further advance of id.; making the total improvement gd. Stock still decreasing and the bulk of the sales was to speculators. Up lands are quoted, Bd. to 101 d. This news revived the con fidence of holders here, but the 25th being a holiday, nothing of consequence was done till yesterday, when the market opened with animation, and an advance of z a cent on the previous rates was established. The sales, on the 24th and '26th, embrace about 700 bales of Upland at 151 to 171; 600 New Orleans, 161 to 181, and 100 I•lorida and Alabama, 151 to 15 cents-- inaking a total, for the week, of 3400 bales. • The arrivals have been—from New Orleans 819 Florida 350 North Carolina Total 2167 Total Import since Ist instant 25,100 bales. Export from the Ist to 25th instant 9,435 Export from the United States— Since Ist ;October 159,765 bales. Same time last year 146,678 Same time year before 86,586 TO MR. RICHARD SHEIL. Slll,—You seem mightily vain of proclaiming yourself a pa pist. This you did last night, at the dinner party, and at a late meeting of vestry; on both occasions it was ve ry p re p os t erous and quite uncalled for. It does appear to use an anomaly that any one of your sect should profess liberality of sentiment in politics, or any other matter, for it is well known you dare not think but as your priests give you leave. If you are proud of popery, as it exists in England, you must of necessity be still prouder of it in those countries whore it exists, or did exist, in all its glory; and. pray sir, name me such a country, wherein there ever was liberty of thought, far less liberty of speech ? Yours, &e. AN LLECTOR. 15th Juana, y, 1833. CAUTION TO PUBLICANS. -At the Chester Quarter Sessions last week John Davies andllichard Gitteus, publicans residing in Liverpool, were convicted of getting up the late prize fight at Brombro' Pool (when so many lives were lost on the River Mersey), and they were sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Knutsford House of Correction and hard labour. Robinson and Hvlands to three months, Pea and M‘Vay to four months, and aif the rest to two months and hard labour. The learned chairman in passing sentence (which he considered extremely lenient) observed, that the prisoners might rest assured, if they or any others should be brought at any future time from Liverpool to these sessions for such a disgraceful affair, that the punishment would be very severe. lie considered the two publicans, Davies and Gittens, as the most guilty, and they might rest assured that a recommendation would be sent from this court to the mayor and magistracy of Liverpool to deprive them of their licenses, as it could not be endured that men should be permitted to carry on the business of a e ublican so as to promote riot and disorder and disgraceful pugilistic exhi bitions to the annoyance of the public, for their own selfish benefit. DINNER TO MR. BRAIDI.BY.—We have much pleasure in ,testing' that Mr. Braidlev's committee have determined to ' mark the high respect they entertain for him, by inviting him. to attend a public dinner. We shall probably announce the day on which it will be held in next week's paper.—Manchesler Harald. Me. CORBETT'S ACCOUNT OW HIS I , ?.LEcTioN.—Oldham, Jan. 7, 1835.—T he election over (h a lf- past e l even o'clock) in au hour and three quarters in the whole ! And any thi ng so we ll, so sensibly, so every way nicely conducted, I never before saw. The returning officer, James Lees, Esq., just as polite and a miable -looking young man as can be imagined. Air. Fielden was proposed by Mr. Joshua Milne, and seconded by Mr John Travers. I was proposed by Mr. Alexander Taylor, and second ed by Mr. Hague. Here was sense. We bad no placards; we had uo adds ess; we asked no man for a vote; we did not ask the collective body. We had nothing of expense of any sort; even for our own personal entertainment. Here was no nonsense; no flattery; no coaxing; no bombast; nor was there any nonsense about 'stopping the supplies.' We told our coo stituents that it was their duty to feel grateful to the King for what he had done; and that it would be our duty to take care to avoid every thing lending to thwart his servants, if they ap peared to be disposed to act in conformity to the good of his people; and that nothing, we were resolved, should induce us to give our countenance to any factious proceeding, having for its object to lessen the constitutional weight and authority of the King or of the lords. In ail which we had the hearty con currence of our constituents.—Political Register. On the evening of Sunday week two young men endeavoured to reach Lochleven Castle on the ice, which was of consi derable thickness on the part of the Loch betwixt ltintoss and the island: When about half-way over. the ice gave way, and one of the young men was precipitated into _deep water; his Companion returned for assistance, but before it could reach hin► he had sunk to the bottom, where his body was found sone tiai! stltt it ~_• „