The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-28 00:00:00

APRIL' 2S, 18:35. MANCHESTER' ELECTION Yesterday thO nomination of the two candidates for the repre sentation of Manchester, Benjamin Braidley Esq. and Charles Powlett Thomson Esq., took place in St. Anu's-square. A "comiiabdious hustings, hich was erected fur the purpose, was 'filled by the distinguished friends of both candidates. At nine o'clock the baroughreeve and constables (the returning officers for the bormigh) opened the proceedings of the election with the usual formalities. _ _ Mr. B. HISY,WOOD then came forward to propose Mr. Thom son. He said it was little more than three months since he bad the pleaiure of appearing before them to propose his honourable "friend Mr. -Thomson; and since they had placed him trium phantly at the head of the poll, he was not then without a hope that 'no long trine would elapse before Mr. Thomson would come before them again to solicit a renewal of their confidence. (Cheers and hisses.) That period had arrived, and that admi nistration, which three months ago •had been dismissed, 'had happily been restored. (Hisses, cheers, and laughter.) Mr. Thomson had been again called to the office which his talents so' well entitled him to hold (cheers), and it was for the elec tors to give their sanction to the acceptance of that office. He hoped they Would not only do that, but-they would, by placing him at the had of the poll; show how heartily that vast commu nity welcomed-his return to power. (Cheers and-hisses.) That they would show to the country that their confidence was in -man who all their lives, through evil' report add good report, had stuck to their text, and not-in men who were reformers of lestetdayH-men Who had spent the grea,er part of their lives en opposing all reform. (Oh, oh.) Mr. Thomson -stood before them without a rival, and-of his fitness to serve them he should not waste words in remarking, as it had been fully explained and appreciated so recently; -and of his public services he should not trouble- thena•with "a repetition, for many of them knew what he had done for them. (A. voice in the crowd, " What has he done ?") He trusted they would bear in mind that he was then in office, and would he much more able to carry into effect those principles which he had so long advo tatea,-and by the adoption of which no portion of the commu nity would be benefited snore than themselves. (Cheers.) Mr. Heywood concluded with requesting them to bear that in mind and return Mr. Thomson by an overwhelming majority. (Ap plairses and hi sses.) ' Mr. R. H. GREGG seconded the nomination. 'He was aware that comparisons were odious, but at the same time in com paring the qualifications of the two candidates he drew an in= Terence in favour of Mr. Poulett Thomson. He knew little of the pretensions of Mr. Braidley . to represent the commercial interests of such an important town as Manchester, excepting front-the tenor of his addresses put forth,' which appear in tended to catch at popularity and entice the votes of the electors. At the.last'etection-Me. Braidley came forward, recommended sic the settler of the tithe cause in !Manchester, but without wish •tn tin ittket - fritia Matt ge u dein ars' any . Credit hfc h - might" lie his due, he conSideisil that other per Sans eoulti have been men tionethitio- equally zealous and active in settling that question... His (Mr. Gredg's) father and himself were members .ss of the committee appointed to oppose the unreasonable claims Of 'the Wardens and Fellows of 'Manchester,' and that Corn dirittee cost his father upwards of £4oooin subscriptions--(" Oh, oh !")—and yet Mr. Braidley was mentioned ashaving done all this.' He 'considered that Mr. Poi-ilea Thinnson's opinions on nommerciat policy were such as to do honour to the 'town 'of Manchester in particular. He would not overrate the services the hon. gentleman had rendered to the town, as they were so well known. - His pretension's were far superior to Mr. Braid . ley's, and being now placed in the situation of a minister of the crown he possessed the power to serve them. (Hear, hear.) Strange, however, to say that with some of the electors this advantage was considered a fault—and niany had said that they liked Mr. Thonison very well, but would, not vote for him because he was a minister of the crown. This was As much as to say that they were glad Mr. Thomson knew how to serve their interests, but sorry he had the means. if it were necessary that'Manchester should have a representative, surely it was doubly desirable that that member should have a voice in the cabinet. (Hear.) He had no doubt 'allusion would be made to the votes Mr. Thomson had thought proper to give on various questions in the house, and some of them might not be -consonant with the opinions of many of the electors. That upon the Irish 'church question was One, and as that was an im portant matter, he should leave it to Mr. Thomson, who probably would wish to say something on the subject. There was one -subject cOnneeted. with 'the present contest to which he would allude. •He had seen placards on the walls stating that Mr. , O'Connell had written to the catholic priests in Manchester re commending, the pretensions of Mr. Poulett Thomson; and for that notable reason Mr. ThoMson was to have the support of all the catholiCa. He knew not whether the allegation was true or false. (Cries of `` It's true, he has written.") But he did know that catholic priests had as 'muds right to interfere in nlections as protestant parsons on the side of injustice and in tolerance. lhe intolerance of the tory and high church party had caused the catholics to seek emancipation from bondage, and to do this it was necessary to have a determined man as their leader, such a man they had found in O'Connell. It was through the bigotry of the high church'party that O'Connell rose; and, he (Mr. Gregg) believed, that when he kicked away the ladder which elevated him he was conferring a benefit ow his country. The only way to obtain a cessation of .agitation was to do justice to Irelanu, and lemove abuses by putting the sword of justice into the hand of charity. All pro aestant dissenters were called upon not to vote for Mr. Thom son; they were called upon to beware. Now, he was a pro testant dissenter, and he would say beware of the protestant and not of the catholic church. Having related two marvellous .instances of intolerance on the Part of a minister of the protes tant church to the gaping multitude, Mr. Gregg concluded by -strongly recommending Mr. 'Thomsen as the most tit and pro per person to become their representative. Mr. GARDNER then advanced to the front of the hustings to -propose Mr. Braidley, and was' received with loud applause by the more respectable portion-of the assemblage, and groans and hisses from Mr. Thomson's party. -It was with some difficulty that the boroughreeve could obtain him a hearing. At length he observed that be should only address them a very short time, and therefoie he hOPed they would listen to what be had to say. It gave him great pleastire to have the opportunity of again proposing his him friend Mr. Braidley. (Interruption from Mr. Thomson's friends, and cries of "Tory.") He had no doubt his distinguished services to the town of Manchester bad keen highly appreciated bfe very unprejudiced mind, and; - as far as he Wad been tried as a.public man, he bad given unpa ralleled satisfaction.. (Hear, hear, and interruption from the whigs.") He was known amongst them as an honest, straight forward, moral, as well as religious character. (Disapprobation from the whigs, reiterated by loud and continued cheering from Mr. Braidley's friends. The interraptian continued for some • 'minutes.) On its ceasing in sorhe jneasure ' Mr. Gardner said, if they had been quiet, he should have finished his observations before then. He repeated that Mr. Braidley was not ashamed of avowing his religious principles; and he would assert, that it : was of vast impel - twice that the individual who was sent to ye present that town should possess' a moral as well as religious -.character. (Hear, hean) It' was frequently . asked what had he to do with a man's moral or religious principles ;—what had he, as an elector, to do with the - religious .professions of the candidates ? (Uproar.) Surely, if it was necessary to MI/esti ' gate the character of a servant" before admitting him into their service, it waeof exceedingly triore—of 'vast importance to in vestigate the religious opinions of a candidate aspiring to the honour of a representatiVe. ( Hear, hear, and uproar from the friends of Mi. Thomson.) Mr. Braidley had -devoted a great portion of his time and been at vast expense to procure for the poor a religious and moral education. (Confusion.) If that ' was considered of vital importance, how much more important was it that the representatives of the people should be men of the highest integrity. (Hear, hear, and considerable confusion -from the friends of Mr. Thomson.) When the worthy speaker -could be heard, he said it appeared to him th a t they were afraid of hearing the truth, and, therefore, he should conclude by nomi-, netting Mr. Braidley as a fit and proper person to represent them in parliameut. (Applause.) Mr. WILLIAM HAYNks, in coining forward to second the nomination of Mr. Braidley, was received with warm applause. ' He thanked them cordially for the kind reception they had ' given him, (mr.n.,)'but should not trespass longer on their patience than merely to second the nomination of his worthy friend Mr. Braidley; (Cheers.) Had he the powerof express ing sufficiently the high opinion he entertained of Mr. Braidley's qualifications, he should have been happy. As it was, he should leave them to speak for themselves, and concluded with express ing a hope that he should see him placed in the situation of their representative. (Cheers.) • The Right Hod. C. P. Thomsolv then presented himself, and was received with mingled cheers and lusses. After thanking thern for the kind reception given hire this morning, and for the honour conferred upon him in electing him as their representa . tive three inonths before, Which he conceived to be the greatest honour which he could receive, and which was the greatest mark of confidence - they could bestow upon any individual, the 'right hon. gentlenian proceeded to. say that. the events .of that three short months were before tl?enr, and it was for himself, no longer their representative, but hoping to become so, (cheers,) to justify his acts during that period, and the manner in which he had discharged the important trusts' confided to him. He had listened with the utmost attention to what had fallen from the proposer and seconder of hie hod. opponent, in the hope that he might have heard 'some charge brought against him, some reasons adduced after baying so recently, had the honour of being elected their representative, when the sense of this great constituency had 'been so receittly declared in his favour,. that the confidence so placed in hith stiould be withdrawn from him; and he had expected to hava heard good reasons adduced whyshe was unfit again to Obtain that confidence. But it was easier to attack a candidate 4auouyxnous placards than it was to bring charges forward dtann a hustings- .-much easier to use the weairtins of slander than of open discussion • charges so brought were less open to denial, if they had been honour ably brought out they would haVe'been as boldly repelled as they had been badelf falsified.' (Cheers.) Althiouish on this day he had -heard no charges brought against him, he had seen him self and those who acted with hon accused of factious conduct. Was it factious in the House of commons to decide that they would have at the head of their 'body a reformer—one who is well known and tried, instead of one anknonia as a reformer? Was it faction in the representatives of, the people to say that they were not satisfied with the _measures indicated by what ministers had put into the King's mouth? Was it faction in .them to determine to address his majesty to carry out more ef fectually measures of reform than his ministers seemed disposed to do—to bring more fully to bear those principles for which they had always contended? (Cheers.) Was it faction to say that it was unnecessary to dissolve thit parliament which had been, and was engaged in considering very important mea sures ? Was it faction in them to address the . King to be 'pleased to afford the means whereby the children of those who dissented from the church of England should be on equal terms as to degrees in law and medicine with those who held the tenets of the church of England? When the towns of Oxford and Cambridge, which are clothed - by what he should always consider bigotry and intolerance, could grant these privileges to members attest church of England; was it faction to pray the King that the University of London should have the power of conferring upon those who did not agree with the doctrines of the church of England those honours which, - at the other uni versities, were denied them? (Cheers.) Was it faction to institute an inquiry into the conduct of a public officer charged with serious offences, whether justly or not he' should not now stop to inquire ;—was it faction, he said, that the House of -Commons should institute an inquiry into the conduct of a pub lic officer who was charged with using the influence of his office to prejudice the election of a candidate for the representation of a town in parliament? Was it faction to insist when vain attempts were making to collect tithe property in Ireland, and when a million of money had been voted to the clergy in conse quence of the inability to collect:that property ;—was it faction, ho repeated, that the claims of the clergy should be looked into, and what was prejudicial to their interests first removed, (oh! oh !) and the surplus revenues of the church; if there were any surplus, should he diverted from where it was not needed and givers for the moral and religious education of all classes? (Cheers, and much groaning.) If all these were faction, then he pleaded guilty to the charge, (much hissing) but he confi dently appealed to the great body of the country, without any fear as to their verdict, whether the acts of the opposition tO the late ministry;-Lean opposition in which he bad the honour to bear a part, so far from being factious and improper, were not constitutional, and- calculated to -serve the best interests of the country? (No, no.) To his constituents lie appealed, and told them that he - looked upon the small share which he had taken in the acts of that opponit the' best redemption of his former pleclgcS,' and'ihe.best'nfier he CMild make of his conduct for the wttn.noa,4 future. (Cheers,) The result of the events to which he had lalluded was, that he now stood before them again to solicit to have conferred upon him the high honour of representing them . in the House of Commons. (Hisses.) His worthy friend who had done him The honour to second. his nomination, had told, them that the principle upon which a member of parliament on accepting an office in the ministry, was again compelled to ask the suffrages of his constituents was not a desirable rule. Into the abstruse proposition of this question he was not about to enter, but his friend would perhaps allow him to say that in his own. case he differed from him. He was greatly rejoiced in deed at an event that once more brought him before his consti tuents,—an event that by making him a minister of the crown, brought him to ask whether his past conduct was such as to merit the approval of so large a constituency as he had had the honour to represent. (Cheers, and cries of" no.") There was a time indeed,—a time which his friends on the right so much lauded, 7 —the good old times of tory rule,—the time when toryism .triumphed in all its glory,—there was a time, he repeated, before the passing of the reform bill, which his friends on the right had opposed with all their miojit and main, and which they declared to be so wonderful a work that human ingenuity could not produce its equal,—in these very times, he said, a minister of the crown did not appear before a large constitu ency like that he (Mr. Thomson) now saw before hiin,—no, the portals of Gatton and Old Sarum opened wider to receive the man who vacated his seat by accepting.office. (Cheers.) Then, indeed, there ,vas no need that the constituency should approve of the conduct of their.representative,—then, indeed, there was no need of that confidence which should exist between the con. stituency and the member; but it was now different, and he hailed the day and the event which had sent him to appeal to them for an approval of his conduct, (Cheers.) Such appeals were a necessary benefit, alike to the representative and the re presented ; they were good for the country, good for the consti tuency. A minister of the crown, however, stood upon a dif ferent footing to a private member as regarded his political opinions and votes, for he Must not only look to the prospective end, but to the immediate result of his vote, and to achieve great good and carry out great peinciples it was some times necessary to unite opposite materials, and frequent ly by partial individual sacrifices of opinon, arrive sooner at the end wished for. He had hoped then to have heard grounds adduced why he should now be considered un worthy of their confidence, why the peace of the town should be disturbed by the present opposition—(hisses) s -and why this town should not be like Nottingham and Edinburgh, places where he was sure the reform spirit did not exist to a greater degree than it did in Manchester, and why here in particular they were to find themselves disturbed in the re-election of their member. (Cheers and hisses.) He had hoped indeed to have heard it said in what way he had deserved to forfeit the confi7 dente of his constituents, but he had heard nothing but vague charges, to which °he hoped he had sufficiently replied.. But though hehad heard nothing to-day, he had heard that charges were made against him.. He had heard it said that he and those who..acted with hiiif untended to subvert religion, 'to attack the establishment ,ofsthe, church,—that we were willies to the' church and to the state,—that we were the friends of -confusion, and the eucnnea"Of order. Was it •confusion that gave the' repeal of the.. test : and corporation acts, (cheers ) against . which these self-named friends of order were always opposed ? Was it confusion that gave to so large a portion of the people, the Roman catholics, a share of their civil rights—tewhich the friends of order were always opposed? (Cheers and hisses.) Was it confusion to give to . Manchester the right to send two members to parliament ? And this the friends of Ordet opposed, for they opposed.the reform bill. Was it confusion to remove the degrading bonds of slavery from the 800,000 of our fellOW creatures who were labouring under the galling yoke ? And did not the friends of order oppose this ? So much for the past,;---and now for the future. Will it be confusion to do away with that most rotten of all rotten systems, the corporation system ? (Cheers.) Will it be confusion to restore peace to unhappy Ireland:--at one and the same time to give her peace and secure to the church a full and sufficient provision for all the wants of the clergy: removing, however, all the abuses of the church, and applying. her surplus revenues to the moral and religious education of all classes of subjects—wOuld this be Con fusion, he would ask ? He (Mr. Thomson) did not know whether the gentlemen on his right had been the Opponents of the system of education introduced into Ireland by the Right Hon. Lord Stanley; but if they had been they were only in agreement with a great many others of their patty who did op- pose it with all their power, who were now strong supporters of it. Having adverted to the intention of appropriation of the sur plus funds, be would now allude to the principle on Which that surplus was to be determined. It was determined to leave to the church of Ireland, in every town and village. where protes tants are to be foetid, ample means for the proper performance of divine service and religious instruction. He (Mr. Thomson) was a sincere member of the church of England, (hisses) but that did not blind him to the abuses of that church in Ireland. What could be thought of the state of the church in'lreland where there were whole parishes without a single protestant in it ? When there were parishes, some containing only five, some ten, and sotue fifteen protestrints,—parishes'whete there was no place of worship s —where there was no are of souls, or where the clergyman - had no souls to cure,—(hisses.) —where the ex, istence of the church of England was unknown, save from the visits of the tithe proctor. (Cheers and hisses.) He would ask any man whether it was expected that peace could reign in Ireland while:Such a sore as this was suffeted to fester in it? They (the ministry) ask tbis.questiou, and then ask, instead of permitting the existence of these sinecure incumbencies, to be allowed to devote these funds to what they believed to be inec cordance with those truths which' they were taught bi the sa cred volume,—to promote peace on earth, and good-will to man, by the diffusion of moral and religions instruction amongst all classes of people. (Cheers, and cries of " Hypocrite.") And •he would to God that those who bad so much the words of charity in their mouths (hisses, and cries of " Widow Bailey,") would act more up to that principle. Theie was another point of view in which to look at this subject,—the property . about which all this argument was raised had for years been in jeo pardy; attempts after attempts had been made, and made in vain, to collect in those revenues by means of horse, foot, and dragoons; note, the mode the present ministry meant to adopt was one (in - the efficacy and success of which he, as an indivi dual, fully belieyed,) that would have a tendency to convince the people of Ireland that it was their duty to submit to that which was tneant for theit general benefit rather than support those who refused payment of what was lawfultydue from them in order to put it into their own pockets. He hiiil dwelt rather long upon this topic because it was a subject of great importance: (Cries of " GO on," but the hon. gentleman did not respond to the 'call.) He. would now say a tew words as to the ground on which he Stood, and nn which his re.election was opposed. He would make nit promises, give no pledges, hut was determined 'to carry out tlone principles which had pervaded his political '.life;—he would t e ll th em th a t h e wou ld no t have joined the `present ministry, and would riot have been here to solicit their • votes but that he believed they could and would promote the great cause of civil and religious liberty, and that they were determined to give to the country that municipal reform the subject of which the tories would not allow to coins into the the king's speech. (Cheers and hisses.) .By the bye lie might perhaps be told by bis friends on the right that they were not tories, that they 'were conservatives;true it was they were en deavouring to make it appear that, they were not tories, by holding out clap traps on certain popular subjects, for the pur pose of catching a few stray votes. He saw on one of their placards that the subject of the repeal of the - malt-tax was put forward. Why that stratagem was resorted to by the tories at the late election, during the ministry of Sir *Robert Peel, and what was the result? He hoped they. would riot be deluded by any such clap=traps. What. was the conduct of these men in parliament ? They who had carried their election by this very means, voted with' ministers who opposed the malt-tax, and threw to the winds the promises to their constituents. (Cheers and hisses:) Ho (Mr. Thomson) was quite sure that there was not one of his constituents who could be gulled by this stale trick. He knew that there were many of those who stood below him who differed with him on many points,—he did not allude to the .tories; ; no indeed, he was happy that he did , differ with thein (cries of " Hear, hear,'.' from the toties),—, he alluded to those who carried their views on liberal sub jects' • much- furth er -th an h e . did . . It was with a- view of uniting these.two extremes that these sort of clap-traps were, pat forth ; it. was like throwing a little grain of sugar into a large- glass full nt vinegar to induce them to gulp down the draught of tory i sm. (Laughter.) But he believed ,that this, would not answer die end in view • thre was not one of the party he hadualned who would allow'himself to be so deluded out of his vote, , but whether or no he (Mr. Thomson) woad truckle to no man; he proclaimedlo them all honestly and can didly that he would not truckle for their votes; he Offered theM the past as it guarantee for his, future conduct, and on that he confidently relied: (Cheers and much groaning.) He had now done, and 'he was sorry he had detained them so long; he would just observe, in conclusion, that he asked them to elect him not. for his own sake but for the sake of that common principle which he and his colleagues professed—he asked them to place those principles triumphantly on the records of this town—he asked them to put those principles in his hands, add show.to the millions - of England that in Manchester there were no back sliders, that her patriotism and love of reform burned as an.: dently as ever. (Cheers and groans.) As the instrument of that triumph he should be proud to thank them, but he should rejoice in it far more for the moral effect it would produce from one end of the country to the other, for the strength it would give to reform, and that he was made the humble means of working out those principl e s. (Th e r i g h t h on. gen tl eman re - tired amidst mingled cheers and hisses.) . 1 Mr. WROE; a radical booksell er , the n came f orwar d i n f ro nt of the hustings-to ask Mr. Thomson a few questions, but it was some time before be could be heard. The Boroughreeve claimed for him a hearing.' It was with • great difficulty that even he could obtain silence•(or Mr. Wroe. 'When partial silence had 'been obtained, tie ,asked Air:Thomson whether he approved the yeetry act, :which gave six votes to a poison With had' .'pro pert). worth £l5O, and only one to a person assessed at £9O ? Mr. Thomson'tf answer was not heard, in consequence of„the elamcutr of his fl lends, but Mr. Wroe announced to the cr owd that the hon. candidate would gitie no pledge. Mr. Wriou.—Do you approve of that clause in the new poor law amendment bill, as it is called, by whicli'a person who can not pay his rateeis deprived of five votes, and which gave them to the landlord; making nine in all? Mr. Thomson gave the same answer. Mr. Wata..—Do you approve of the members of the House of Peers voting by proxy ? THosiscA,—lf any bill is brought in upon that subject, I Shall then be willing to d ec l are m y opinions; but what the honourable gentleman, I mean the wo r thy elector, asks now is a pledge, and I have distinctly stated thatl will give no pledges. .Witos....—Dc . you think tlie owner of property, though he may reside in - Russia, should have an opportunity, under the vestry act, of voting by proxy? Mr. l'uomsois.—l will give no pledges. Mr. Waoa.—Do you approve of that clause in the poor law bill, by which,a poor woman is made to labour to support her illegitimate child, whilst the more guilty father is allowed to go scot free to seduce other girls? Mr. THOMS.ON.—The last law was a disgrace to any legisla ture, and I approve entirely of the alter atiou. Mr. Waor..—Do you approve of another clause which grants that should a 'young man become poor, and be taken to a work house with his wife and child, he shall be separated from them. This is in your bill, and a precious document it is—none but a whig would have thought of such an infamous enactment? Mr. o siSON.—I again say I approve of the Lill as a general measure. I think it has done great good, but if a bill is brought in to alter any particular clause, it shall have my best attention. Mr. Wiwi; any the croad.)—l only want aye or 1111 from the hon. gentleman, and lie will not give it ins. Mr. Wiiox.—Will von vote for a hilt to sho r ten the hours o f n labour for children ifactories, and also to put a restriction on the moving power? Mr. Ttiostscs.—l will give any bill on the subject my best consideration, but will give no pledge. • Mr. Wnotc.-•Will you support a measure to take Totes at election by ballot? Mr. THOMSON.—I will give my attention to that subjectshould any bill be brought forward, and shall be guided in time vote I five entirely by the circumstances under which it is brought forward, and the spirit of the times. Mr. Waoa.—W ill you vote f or the repeal of the malt tax, by which a poor man pays about 200, per cent. duty on his beer, whilst his rich neighbour pays about two per cent.?- (Cheers.) Mr. TuostioN.—l should be very happy to vote for the re- Scal of eith e r th a t or a ny o th er t ax, b u t as iny no bl e f r i en d L or d pencer could not, when he.was Chancellor of the Exchequer, spare the nomey, so I think if cannot be spared now. (Hisses and groans.) 'M THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ' Mr. Wnon.—Will you vote for a measure to do away with the system of having three generals to each regiment, and three admirals to eac h ship of the line ? Mr. TeloAtSoN.—l shall do all I can to promote every mea sure having forits object the carrying into effect greater eco nomy and retrenchment in every department. Mr. Waon.--Will you vote for an immediate repeal of the Irish coercion bill? Mr. ThomsoN.—lt repeals itself at the end of a year. Mr WRos.--T.Will you vote for its re-enactment? Mr. THOMSON.—I will give no pledge. I come before you, gentlemen,"(to the crowd, to-day because I am anxious to do full justice to Ireland, and because I have'supported measures which, we are anxious to carry into effect, and which, if carried into effect, will do away with . any occasion for the Irish coer cion act. Mr. WROE.—llid you vote for any inquiry into the Manches ter massacre? Mr. THOMSC6L—I really do .not recollect being present on any occasion 'when such an opportunity was afforded ine Of I had been present I 'dare say I should have voted against it.. Mr. Witos.—l want to know how the hon. member recon ciles his condoct on the occasion of voting for Lord John Rm . - sell's motion on the 'lrish question, when he and his colleagues, whilst in office, consented to the house of parliament expunging the 147th clause of the Irish church 'reform bill, which was the very same as Lord John Russel's motion? Mr. Tuomsot,r.—The worthy elector is completely mistaken in asserting that the 147th clause was the same as the motion of Lord John Russell; that principle was not in the bill brought forward by the government in the last session. It was a prin ciple, however, admitted by the majority of the government of Earl Grey, and on it they parted with their colleagues Lord Stanley and Sir James Graham, and in conformity with what was then done, and because it would be impossible to pacify Ireland without that principle being carried, I and my col leagues voted for it. Mr. Wuox.-LWhy, sir, did you vote against the motion of Mr. Attwood fur an inquiry into the distresses of the labouring classes ? Mr. THOMSON.—Which Mr. Attwood, there are two. Mr. Wnoe..—No matter which. Did you not vote against an inquiry of that nature ? Mr. 'fnoMsoN.—l vuted against the motions brought forward by each of them because. it was a vagne and general inquiry, and I always find such inquiries tend more to mischief than good. Mr. WtioX.—Why did you vote against the motion of ti 4 Marquis of Chandos, that in any reduction of taxation the agi4 cultural interests should be benefitted, but which ended only taking the tax offshepherds' dogs. (Laughter.) Mr. THoMsoN.—Because I did not, consider that the agriculr Writ interests elioUld have a preference over those of the ma nufacturer. . Mr. Watik - .—Wlfy fill you vote for that clause in your bless eoi whig . reform bill (laughter) which deprives a person of his vote should he -change his residence to the next door ? • Mr. THOMSON.—:it .. was p,. question of detail, a general measure of which lapproved. Mr. WROE.—How can the iton. gentleman expect electors of Manchester to give him a pledge when he himself will give none? (Here there *as so much confusion that the answer was lost.) Mr. WROE.—Why did you not vote for the abolition of the impressment of seamen? Mr. THOSISON.—There is no man more anxious than myself to get rid of the measure, and I can tell the hon. gentleman, the worthy elector I mean, that there were endeavours made by the late government to introduce a system less objectionable. • Mr. Woos.—Why did you vote for the disfranchisement of the poor freemen of Licerpooland Warwick instead of bringing to justice the noble lord and the hon. gentleman who tempted them to bribery ? Mr. Tnomson.—So far from regretting that vote, I rejoice at it, and I am only sorry that there were no means of bringing to justice the parties who were the chief offenders. Mr. Waos.—Will You vote for relieving the bishops froni attending as temporal barons in the House of Lords ? (Laugh ter.) Mr. TitOstsori.—Lwill give no pledge of any kind. Mr: WROE.—WiII you vote for the separation of the church and state ? Mr. TuosiSost.—l almost regret that I have said I will give no pledge for I am almost induced to give a pledge on this question, but I shall give a very strong opinion that it would be very unwise to part them. Mr. WROE.—Do you approve of the conduct of Lord Mel bourne, who, whert.in office as Home Secretary, employed policemen as'spies .- to: fittend .public meetings, to excite the people to sedition, and then to . inform against them ? Mr. THOMSON.—I do not approve of a government employ ing spies, nor do I ayprove of clerical spies at an election. (Cries of "Oh!. oh laughter and cheers:) Mr. Wens.—DO you approve of the sentences passed upon the Dorchester labourers who were convicted under an obsolete ac t of parliament, of: the provisions of which they Were en tirely ignorant ? • . • Mr. ThomsoN.--Larn very . sorry it was found necessary to carrythat sentence into execution. At the same time, ignorance of the law was not to be allowed as an excuse to offenders, otherwise it would - be attended in many cases with very bad effects. Mr. WrloE.—Will you support Mr. Wakley's motion for a remission of the sentences ou these unfortunate men, so that they May be restored to their unfortunate families ? Mr. THomsoN. —When the motion is brought before the House of Commons it will then be the time to give my opinion upon it. • Mr. Wnort.—Oh ! tbis whiggery, von see he'll give no pledge. (Laughter.) Will you vote for reaucing the army the 10,000 men, the number it was increased in Lord Grey's vigorous ad ministration ? (Laughter.) Mr. 'I BorasoN.—l shall give no pledge ; but will (13 every thing to promote economy in every department.WßOE.—Will you vote. for a repeal of the tax on news papers ? Mr. ItiOMSON.-I will give no pledge. My opinion on that question has already been stated, but 1 shall be very glad to do away with the tax if it can be spared. Mr. WROIL—WiII you vote for a repeal of a bill which gives £OO,OOO per year, out of the pockets of the country, to support the metropolitan police ? . . • 4,4- • Mr. THorosots.—Tbat bill was considerea . a measure of frO neral utility, and therefore it was considered right that the . country should bear a portion of the expense. . . Mr. Warm—Then Mr: Thomson approves of my paying :towards your police in London, and also nay share towards the •maintenance Of the police in Manchester. (Cheers.) In the proposed corporation. bill do you approve of aldermen being elected for life, and that the possession of '£looo should be the qualification for 4 cotrimon.councilinan ? Mr. Tuoarsox.- . —ln that bill 'my object would be to suppcitt such a measure as would give the most satisfaction to the country. Mr. Warm—Will you vote for putting a stop to the granting of new commissions when there are so many half -pay officers almost starving ? • -Mr. TkromsoN.—l shall give no other pledge than au earnest desire to carry into effect every economical plan consistent with the independence of the country. Mr. Wroe having concluded - his catechising, Mr. THoirsoN said that he begged leave, in return, to ask him a question. - wish to know (said Mr. Thomson) who the worthy elector ill,- tends to vote for?. s._ .s.. Mr. Waois.--Having examined the pretensions of both can didates, he thought the only difference between them was, that the one came openly and said I must have voile money, and the other visited him with smooth words, but when they were gone, he found his pockets empty; and under these circumstances, seeing -that there was no difference between the two parties, he was determined not to vote for either. (Laughter.) Mr. ELIJAH DIXON, another well-known radical, now step ped forward, and asked whether Mr. Thomson would vote for an inquiry into the affair of the 16th of August, 1819; for a measure to prevent electors having an 'opportunity of catechist' ing candidates on their acceptance of office; or fur a repeal of those clauses of the reform bill which' had a tendency to depriVe the poor of their suffrages? In answer to which, and several other questions, Mr. ThoMson said he would give no pledge. • The•last question asked by Mr. Dixon was, whether the hon. candidate would vote for Mr. Shell's motion, viz., that all clers gymen hereafter appointed to a living Should not hare a vested right, in it? Mr. T oar soN.—I will give no.pledge on the subject. (Hisse, and groans.) Mr. ERAIDLEY then stepped forward and was received amidst the cheers of his friends and the interruption of the whigs. He . perceived that it was the case, as at the last election, that a. great number of the persons present were assembled with a view to preventing„him from being heard. (Cheers.) If he had reason to suppose, however, that there was a majority of per sons present with that view, he had a sufficient feelin g of his i totalindependence of them to withdraw from the expression of his sentimenta. (Cheers.) He had no personal reason to court the applause or to fear the frown of any man ; and neither that applause nor that frown should prevent his pursuing, the path which he conceived to be his duty. He was sensible of the disadvantage he laboured under in appearing before them at that late period of the meeting, and, labouring as he was under the effects of a severe cold, be should not detain them long if they would concedeto him a patient hearing. (Applause.) He had •been.toldhy one the periodical papers of that week that he had come forward as a candidate for their suffrages without invitation. He denied the aspersion, and begged to in form the-writer that he was solicited by the same body of indivis duals that invited him on the last occasion. Whetherahat was so or not, he bad a perfect right to appear before them in his. preseut, cbaraeter tosclaira their suffrages arid to ask them to place him in the situation of their representative. (Ch e ers.) Ailtitiorrhad been - made by an honourable gentleman (Mr. Gregg) to the Maucheeter• tithe question, -and it bad been' eaid that he (Mr. Braidlev) had token much mora,credit to himself for the part he took in the settlement of that qnestion than he had any right to claim, and that other persons had an = equal share to credit and appeobation with himself. He knew. the late lamented Mr. John 'Walker had taken an active part' in inducing the warden and fellows of Manchester to accept an offer made to there, but vigil that day he hail never heard that, either Mr. Gregg or his father had taken any particular active • part whatever m the settlement of the question. (Hear.) With respect to the rat-traps, or clap-traps alluded to by the hon. gen , tleman his opponent, it was stated in a certain placard which bore the signature of " Honest Man," (whether truly or not he could tint say,) that he (Mr. B.) had brought forward certain measures and introduced topics with a view of catching. votes; and his pun. opponent stated that there were men on his (Mr. B.'s) side ready to get into parliament by pledging themselves to a repeal of the malt tax, who had when in parliament scat tered those pledges to the winds. In making that statement, he (Mr. Thomson) knew perfectly well that upon his own side could be fuund men who had one day voted for its repeal and the next day against it. (Loud ch eers .) Th ere f ore . J udging him from their own standard, he probably might suppoSe that he should follow the same course on the question. He told them that he would not. (Cheers.) The writer of the paper signed an " Honest Man," to which be had before alluded', told them "that the, tories, under the p res id enc y o f M r . Th om a s Hardman, of Pitt Club and Pcterloo notoriety, forgetting their clamour against those who factiously opposed the King's choice of tory ministers, are endeavouring to depriye this great trading community of the eminent services of the minister of trade, solely bec;use be also happens to be the tried friend of free dom and good government. They have found a willing in strument in Mr. Braidley." This was false. Mr. Hardman was not the chairman of his committee, this" honest man" there fore acted dishonestly, fur he totally misrepresented both his (Mr. 13raidley's) motives and feelings. (Cheers.) He neither was, had been, nee would be the instrument of any man, and in every part of his political conduct he should be s guided by his own judgment, and would not be dictated to by anyone. The "hontst . man",wenton to say, "that Mr. Braidley was an igno rant, uneducated bigot, holdiug . n arrow an d exploded opinions on questions of trade." He supposed that the honest man, in this respect,. was measuring from his own standard. The next charge brought against him was, that he held an insignificant station in society. He thought it singular that men who ad vocated whig principles should hold this doettine, as he Ander stood that the principles of their reform bill contemplated the advancement of persons of ability, although of a low station. Wit they saw how an aristocratic feeling was hidden under the name of liberality. (Cheers.) This " honest man" stated another falsehood, which was, that he (Mr. Braidley) was re commended to them solely by ordering into the custody of a police officer a catholic priest. (Gioans and hisses.) Now he never, under any circumstances, ordered a catholic priest into custody. (Cheers.) He was also charged with having presided, for electioneering purposes, at a methodist meeting. .He sup posed that the. insinuation meant to convey the writer's ideas that a person who took part in the proceedings of a public 'charity must necessarily have a political motive—(cheers) —and that the methodists who invited him to preside at the meeting had done so in order to advance his interests in the election (Cheers, and cries of " That's whig Oiarity.") He knew that sometimes requests of charitable donations from members of Tarlianient were made with political motives; but he took such .requests merely and simply on their own proper grounds. This same writer went on wean him Sir Roger Gresley, because he had stated that he should Vote for a repeal of the malt tax. Now although he should give no pledge, he was of opinion, that the tax should be repealed, and if any minister of the crown 'turned round upon him, and said that the tax could not be spared, it was very likely he should tell him that he was ready to vote for the imposition of a tax which would bear more equally on the rich, viz, a property tax, which would be a less :objectionable impost. (Loud cheers.) With respect to the new poor law bill, they had heard his opinions on that subject 'before, and he should only state that he was of opinion, that the `funds would be much better administered if they were under the contrail of a local board than the Central Coinrnitte in Lon don. This was an objectionable principle, and he was asto nished that even the whigs, with their professions of liberality, could have passed such a bill. He held the Opinions with re spect to this bill of the whigs of the old school, and be thought it would be a difficult matter to amend this bad bill, the wisest plan would perhaps be to repeal it altogether. (Loud cheers.) He had been told that he had pandered to the •13assions of the electors by stating this, and that he was for the abolition of flogging in the army. tie was, however, happy to say that a committee had been appointed by the• latd administration to enquire whether the abolition of flogging in the army could not be effected with safety to the service. lie was .not sufficiently acquainted with the subject to be able to form an opinion on . this point, but he thought that the late ministry had its removal iu view, and he should be glad if sent to parliament to exert his influence in procuring its abolition altogether, or in some • measure an abatement. (Here the friends of M. Thomson be came so clamorous that Mr. Braidley could not be heard, nor could the Boroughreeve for some time command silence.) At length Mr. Braidley said that he was quite awai e that there were many persons present, who, for more reasons than one, wished him to be brief. (Hear, hear.) He should net occupy their attention longer, but should reserve his remaining strength to answer the questions which he expected would be put to him by Some of the electors, and as the present was too large for a deliberative assembly, he hoped his friends would hear them patiently, and give him an opportunity of distinctly answering the questions put to him. Should r. Wroe demand any pledge from him, he should not in return ask hint for one. He should not ask him Which way he jaitended to vote, nor should he ask him for his vote. He could only in conclusion say, that if they should think proper to senfhim - as their representative to parliament, he should endeavour to do the best in his power to serve the interests of every elector in the important borough. (Cheers and laughter from the opposition.) t Mr. Braidley having concluded, Mr. PRENTICE, of the Man chester Times, a supporter of Mr. Thomson, came forward to question the honourable candidate. He said Mr. Braidley had stated that he never took into custody a catholic priest. He asked, whether he did not cause the priest alluded to to leave a meeting, by threatening to take him into custody. Mr.ISIIAIDLEY.-1 did not. A young man named Bennett here jumped up and in a very impertinent manner said, "' I was present, and I sew 'yeit do it." Mr. BeAtoLsi.---4t is entirely false. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Bennett now popped down. as quickly as he popped up, and said no more. Mr. PRENTICE (to Mr. Braidlev).Did you not order the priest into the custody of a police-olficer? Mr. BRAIDLEY. f did not; but I have no objection to ex plain what actually occurred relative to the circumstance. I was called upon to preside at a meeting which no person had a right to enter, excepting' guinea subscribers. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. Kaye came into that room, not being a subscriber, and began to interrupt the proceedings. My duty to the so ciety as its chairman was to -prevent such interruption, either franisini or any one else. The expression I used to Mr. Kaye was this,--" I am extremely sorry that I shall have to interfere to prevent you from addressing the chair, and I hope any fur ther annoyance to the meeting - from'you will not put me to the necessity of requesting you toreave the room." Mr. Kaye said, "Do ;you order tne to leave the room ?" I replied, " . Mr. Kaye; I should be . xtremely sorry to order you out of the room, but as'you see what the feeling °t r ibe meeting is, you will judge for Ourself what you ought to do." Mr. Kaye then left the room. - (Loud cheers.) - Mr, PRENTICE was then putting another question when he was received with cries of "Off. off." Mr. Prentice, having re gained a hearing, said that a placard issued by Mr. Braidlev's committee, and signed by James Copley, stated that those who him (Mr. Braidley) were the friends of confusion ; be wished to know whether Mr. Braidley so considered them ? Mr.: BR All)LEy.—The placard was issued by my committee without soy knowledge or consent, - but I have no hesitation in saying I do not consider Mr. Thoms&u and all his friends as necessatily the friends of disorder and contusion. Mr. PiteleTlee.—Does Mr. Braidley approve of the placards issued by his committee ? Mr. BRA IDLEY.--Yes, of every one of them. • Mr. PIiENTIcE.—I wish to know whether Mr. Braidley ever did ans - thing to promote tho cause of catholic emancipation ? MrAlitai °LEI' (iu a loud voice).--I did not. (Cheers.) Mr. PRENTicx.—Has he not stated that if catholics were true to their creed they could not be believed on their oaths ? Mr. BRA LDLEY.—I nave said this, that there was upon record catholic documents intimating that oaths taken to the prejudice of their church are null and void, and, therefore, I have said something very like it.. Mr. PRENTICE.—WiII he consent to an appropriation of church revenues to other than ecclesiastical purposes? (Off, off.) • Mi. BRA tOLEy.—No, 1 will not. Mr. PRENTICE.--4 ask him did he support the national education scheme in Ireland? • Mr. BRAID!. RY.-1 did not, for a very good reason. I was already a supporter of two better schemes, and further the schenae.which Air. Prentice calls a religious education scheme is notsa scheme for educating the people in religion. . Mr. ressizicE.—Was Mi:Braidle4 in favour athrOwing open the grammar school for the poor of the town? Mr. BRA I Dt.h:Y.—l never had the opportunity. Mr. PRENTICE.—CouId he never make the opportunity? . Mr.•B R A IDLEY.—Opportimities must present themselves. Mr. 'loos. Parrea called out from the hustings " Well' give you en opportunity." Mr. PRENTICE.—If a bill should be filed on a liberal scale for opening the grammar school, I ask Mr. Braidley will he give it his support ? . Mr. BRA I DLEY.—If Mr. P. will explain what he means by " liberal," as it is applied to so many uses, I will answer his question. Mr. PRENTicE.-ra is quite impossible to explain what the term. " liberal" means. Does Mr. Braidley approve of that scheme which will give a bishop to Nlanchester. Mr. Ilea tint y.—Yes, I do. •• Mr_PIiENTICE.—D oes•he approve of Mr. Sturges Bourne's bill,- and has he ever acted upon it? Mr."BesiDL&Y. — l can give the same answer which I gave at the last election, which I believe in substance was this, I am of t - I r. l opinion that a man who subscribes a very large amount in sup port of the church ought to have a greater voice in the distribu tion of the hinds than he who p a y s on ly a sma ll e r one ; and on this question a great majority of the whip on the other side will agree With me. Mr. PRENTICE.—WiII you carry the same principle into the qualification of the elective franchise ? Mr. BEA' DI.EY. — No ; because representatives of the people have to legislate for the lives and liberties of the people, and the lives of all, the poor as well as the rich, are equal in the sigh of the Lord. (Applause.) t Mr, PRENTICE.—Does Mr. Braidley think it right to pay a p r otestant clergyman when he has no p a rishioners ? Mr. BRA widiv.—Not exactly, but I h ave a gr eat notion of paying the protestant clergyman just as I would pay a mission ary, to try if he could get any converts. . Mr. PRENTICE.—Does Mr....Braidley mean to say that the protestant clergy of Ireland should go out a s m is s ionaries ? Mi. BRA I DLEY.—MASt undoubtedly, a c h urc h es ta,blisbinent is founded on missionary principles, and if Mr. Prentice does • not know that he has been writing a long time about what he is' i g ndrant of. Mr. PRENTICE.- - DOCS Mr. Braidl e y a pp rove o f th e gr ant of the regime: donum to the presbyterian s o f th e nor th o f I re l an d? Mr. BEAIDLEY.—Yes, I do. Mr. PREN TIC E.—ls he prepared to give the whigs a fair trial? Mr. BEAIDLEY.—Yes, a much fairer trial than they gave the tones. . . PRENTICE.—Is it consonant with.that. declaration to try to throw out one of them on the present occasion ? ht r : . o' .• Braidley's friends stepped forward and would not allow him to answer this question, • Mr. PRENTICE.- - IS he its favour of the vote by . ballot? Mr. BRA IDLE Y.—N o, I usa not; my opinion is that the vote byhallot cannot be carried into effect safell and secretly, and as it would have a tendency to degrade Englishmen, and to de stroy their independence of character, I will never'vote for any such measure. As regards safety it had been .found impossible in America to carry it on, for in one town lately 3,000 more votes had been given than there were voters, and one man was detected voting for the fifteenth anie: . ' . • Mr. BEA 1 DLEY then underwent, with most exemplary} pa tiente, an infliction of a series of foolislihessei 'from Mi. Elijah, Dixon, a radical of the first water; but Which we will sPare our, readers the disgust of perusing. , 'The BORO I: G if REEVE then calledfura show of hands in fa,v ot.ti, saf Mr. Thomson, when nearly all on One aide of the' hustings, ' held• up their .hands, and almost all the crowd below both hands,: ,clapping them above their heads. . • .- . , - . A similar show was demanded and taken in favour of Mr. Braidley ; but some gentlemen at the . ,back of the hustings ob. jectiog to the show of hands taken- for Mr: Thomson, on the ground we have stated above, the Boroughreeveagain took the 'show of hands for both, and then declared it to be in favour of• Mr. Thomson. Mr. GARDNER demanded a poll for Mr. Braidlev. The 8012 OCS/111 EEVE then announced that the poll would be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday, at eight o'clock on the former and at nine o'clock on the latter day, to close. at four o'clock each day. Mr. TtiosisoN, in a brief speech, complimented the Borough - reeve for his conduct in the chair, and moved a vote of thauktO to him. - • ' --- 1117:131Z A I DLET seconded the motion, which was carried, with acclamation. YORKSHIRE ELECTION.—We have been favoured with the sight of aletter from Halifax, from which we take the following extract:—" Both parties are very active in canvassing, and, from all accounts I can hear, my opinion is it will be well con tested on both sides. Not a stone will be left unturned in this' populous district, (being composed of a great .number of the . lower orders of society.) I do expect the factious party will have the majority; but, in the farming districts, he (Lord Morpeth) is very unpopular; and, in addition to this, Nis'. Wortley's native place being very near Sheffield, Barnsley, Sze., he has the general good feeling for a considerable distance in those parts, which will secure him a favourable reception in that neighbourhood. The number of electors in this district is 1,800; in the whole West Riding, 48,000. I hear that a wealthy conservative has subscribed - £lO,OOO for Mr. Wortley, and that Lord Fitzwilliam has opened his purse strings in favour of the destructives." • DounLAs Ist.E or MAN..—The 141anks Attorney-General has just filed an ex-officio information against the publisher and editor of thr Mona Herold, for sonic observations made in that impel on the conduct of the water bailiff at the period when the John Fairfield, of Liverpool, was wrecked on that island. VIRNNA, April 13.—His Majesty the Emperor is, happily, almost recovered horn his indisposition, and has been able to .day to sit up for spine time. If we consider how deeply he was affected by the loss of his revered father, and then 'by that of an uncle so dear to him, together with the great change in his wav of life consequent on his accession to the government, it will not seem surprising th a t his health, which-is generally so very good, should have suffered a momentary shock. FRANKFORT, April 18.—His Excellency Sir C. Begot, Am bassador Extraordinary and Minister.Plenipotentiary.from his Majesty the King of treat Briton to the Imperial Court of Austria, has arrived here on his way to Vieutmp ,~ THE WATCH BOARD.FIRE POLI(E. Under this head the Chronicle of Saturday last contains a 'long and laboured article in answer to the observations which appeared in the SraNDAnn of Friday on the same subject. rhe Chronicle, to prove that its sources of information are superior to ours, says— . "Wo have now sat, officially, twelve months at that board; we have hardly missed a s in g le Friday, and fur the preceding twelve mouths we attended regularly in a professional capacity. We may, therefore, be supposed to know something; about the character of that Board ; som ething about its conduct; some thiog about the matters discussed there. Our period of office terminates on Tuesday next, and though we expect no thanks for our parochial labours—the parish of Liverpool is proverbial for its ingratitude, we presume—we are auxious to do justice to our colleagues as well as ourselves." This exordium of rear contemporary, we naturally expected would be followed by an indignant denial that "our colleagues," or ourselves," had placed themselves in the relative situations of tradesmen and customers; that any member of "the hoard" had supplied "the board" with ironmongery, buttons at the mo rferaie charge of Is. perbutton, oils, paints, creels, hose, or, indeed any other article, or species of labour, connected with their se veral private trades or occupations; we expected, in short, to be told not only of the immaculate purity of "the' Board," but that it was absolutely above the suspicion of tolerating or con niving at such a glaring infraction of the law. Strange as it may appear, on this subject, we of the Chronicle, we, who have "eat, officially, twelve months at that Board," appear nut to have had one sy liable to offer. Hence the inference is that Mr. Commissioner Chronicle cannot adventure upon the peiilotts enterprise of denying that on this head our statement was, and is, substantially correct; and we have therefore a right to as sume that the charge of petty jobbing which we alleged against the Board is unanswered, and unanswerable. To dissect and anatomise such a mouse as Mr. Commissioner Chronicle, would be but an unprofitable task, for which the public have perhaps as little relish as ourselves, both having, we imagine, matters of greater importance to attend to. We shall, therefore, pro ceeir to examine the account which has been recently published as the balance-sheet of the receipts and expenditure of the Fire Police department of the Board. -This document purports to be an account current" between the commissioners of "watch, scavengers, and lamps" for six months from 30th September, 1834, to 31 st March, 1835. with the " parish of Liverpool," and is signed by " W. Wales, treasurer," and "audited by James Gill and Samuel Johnson, commissioners." In the first place we have to observe, that no iates-are prefixed to the sums received or paid. A credit is given of £250 as a contribution received from the Yorkshire, the Guardian, and the Alliance Insurance Companies towards the outfit of the establishment. Are these the only offices that contributed towards this outlay? We have.bAen a told that the Atlas - and 'other offices contributed £350 oxerausiat above this sum. This sum, however, we cannot find anywhere4ntered to the debit of the commissioners. Such an amount having-been received by them, the parishioners have a right to inquire how it has been appropriated. At the Lancelot's-hey fire credit is given for the sum of £352 6e. 101 paid by the Sun Fire-office. Did no other office contribute towards the expenses of that fire? On the per contra side of the account we find some articles omitted and others charged which require explanation. Mr. Conunissioner Jackson's button account of E'lb 12s. for the fire police is transferred to the clothing account-of' the nightly watch. How comes this to be, while his bill for ironmongery of £BllBs. 4d. or thereabout, does not appear in either balance sheet ? If this account has been paid, it should have appeared under the head of expenditure; unit paid, it should have a ppeare d as a debt owing by the board. We can only account for the omission by Supposing' that the board, when re-elected, intended to settle it on some future day, or have already done so in some oilier way. We forbear to enter into some minor articles and discrepancies of this side of the account, although the greater part of them re quire revision. All that we have to suggesa is that the whole accounts of the board should he seat to a fresh audit, and that an accountant should be employed to investigate them, with the usual parliatneutary power of examining " persons, papers, and records." This the commissioners, as reformers, will, of course, have no sort of objection to. We should have supposed that the duties of the board were rather of a leoislative than executive character—that they were called upon to provide the means, of extinguishing fires speedily rather than of giving their personal attendance to effect th a t object.• Not content with performing these their legitimate function; the officer to whom thatduty was delt.: .red was con stantly interfered with in the most vexations manner. At one tire, his authority was superseded by Mr. Chairman Wales; at another, interfered with by Mr. Cointnissiouer Jackson, or Mr. Commissioner somebody else, realising to a certain extent the ancient proverb, that " 7 too many cooks spoil the bash." All this we have been informed of by gentlemen ou•whose veracity we can depend, and which, indeed, in s o me instances, we have personally witnessed. We have, we imagine, said enough to convince the parish that "the board" must be reformed by the dismissal of every one of the "eighteeh most substantial householders" who now eocapose it. Such a little snuggery of' petty peculation should be altogether removed. The election takes place Tn-MORROW, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK PRECISELY, AT ST. NICHOLAS'S CHURCH, and we call upon the parishioners, and more especially those who are now obliged to pay enormous, we may say disgracefully, high rates of insurances, to come for ward and protect themselves by electing in their place such tradesmen and gentlemen of the town in whose prudent manage ment of the fire-police the insurance offices cau place some degree of confidence. On this subject we have received a communication from a correspondent, which we subjoin:— ;ra. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIPERPOOL ST.4ND4RD. Sin,—ln answer to the Chronicle, when he says "That the fire-police had just been formed when the present commis sioners entered office ; that it was an untried institution— destitute of experience, and that it now possesses the conti deuce of the fire-offices and the mercantile body," it may be stated, that the fire at the shipwright's-vard, in Trentham street, was the first ever attended by the Are-police, and then they came out to early. This fire happened iu August. As the commissioners were appointed in April previous, it follows of course, that all the subsequent incapacity. blunders. and dis grace of the fire-police rests exclusively with the present men. The fire-pollee, as now instituted, has nut the confidence of the fire-office, in proof of which these bodies have given notice that they wilt no Imiper Tray firr expenses incurred at fires after the expiration of the present agreement, which will be in about three 'months more. The fire-offices have, with great justice, con.sider ed the fire-police inefficient, as it has EFFECTED NOTHING • towards providing an instant and plentiful supply of water when 'fires break out. The fire-offices decline having any faith in the four casks of water, which is all that the fire-police is possessed of, and for these there are no funds at present to provide with a better apparatus fur delivering their water. To say that the fire-police possesses the confidence of our merchants is a gross libel on the intelligence of so respectable a body of men. Can it be imagined that they for one munrent would submit to the present uutevons rates of insurance, so Irma:roes TO THE TII ADE UP' TIIE PORT, if they had confidence in the fire-police. When WATER Is PROVIDED, the insurance companies stand pledged to reduce their rates. With this knowledge, had our watch commissioners been men of tact, they-would have spent the £lOOO from the parish funds in remedying the evil com plained of, and left the expenses of engines and suppressing of fires to the fire-offices as formerly, and as most interested therein, and which was done to them at a cost. of £.lOOO to £3501) per annutn. There would then have been from £2OOO to £2.500 to wards maintaining an efficient tire-police. The best materiel belonging to the fire-police at this moment is the old engines presented to it by the insurance companies. Ott inquiry and examination this will be found to he the fact, and that on these only does the foreman place his greatest reli ance. This individual is the only one connected with the fire police who has seen Pug service, and is really experienced in his business. To sum up, the fire-police, or watch commissioners, have done nothing towards relieving the commerce of the port from the extraordinary high rates of insurance. On the contrary, Houle of their regulations threaten far greater calamities for the future, for will it be believed, the calling together of watermen, and securing their joint operations, which extend over miles of ground, is now trusted to one small bell instead of many as hitherto ? X. FT ORAI. SOCIETY.—The first exhibition for the year of this society will take place at the Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, to-morrow. The show of auriculas, fruits, vegetables, &c. will, we are informed, be superior to that of any former spring exhi bition of the society. MR. WILLIAM FORSTER.—This gentleman, being about to leave Liverpool, has lately been presented with a splendid silver box, bearing the following inscription :-- -" Preserned to Mr. William Forster, late master of the Hun ter-street Free School, on his leaving Liverpool, by a numerous body of his former pupae, as a mark of their affectionate esteem andgralitude. April, A.D. 1835." SINGULAR COINCIDEicCE.—A few days ago the shop of Meemrs. Smith, Hill, and Co., linen-drapers, of Short Millgate, Man chester, was entered by thieves, and a considerable sum of uto• ney stolen therefrom. Robberies of this description are, of course, very frequent in Manchester and the neighbourhood, and the only incident that, may render a relation of this interesting is the singular fact, that about the same suns es that stolen front Messrs. Smith and Co. was forwarded the next day to Devon shire for the purpose of assisting to defray the expenses attend ant upon Lord Jolla Russell's caisvass for that couuty. VERY APPROPRIATE. —At a meeting of a temperance society lately held near London Mr. P. Driukwater presisle.4, chair ., man. • A. IkIAN KILLIO IN A FIGHT.-011 Mondaylatif, %tts inquest was held before Mr. Rutter, coroner, on view` Of the body. of James Battier Hope, a labouring man about 41 years of age, who was killed while fighting with one of his totaspanions, in a field ,at Bradford, near this town, on Sunday afternoon. The. • Bret Witness examined was James Blease, a .hiruter's•setrant at 'Bradford, who stated that about four o'clock on Sunday after; aioota, be saw a crowd of forty or fifty persons in a field- opposit e .his house. He wept to them, and found that the -deceased and .Robinson were going.to fight, and he told them they 'must not light there, for if they attempted to do any thing of the sort -he would fetch a constable. Some of the party rejoined that they should not be many minutes, and immediately a•ring was cleared, they shook • bands and began t o fight. They fought -five or six rounds, which lasted about a quarter of an hour, when Robinson hit deceased a heavy blow and knocked him down, and he lay-on the ground like a corpse. Thinking that the man was killed, Blouse ran to get assistance to Aeciire the parties who had been active in the debt, but on his return in about five minutes he found that all of them had run away, and that the unfortunate man was dead. The body was removed into lie out-house, and, information b e i ng g i ven t o t h e pol i ce, four men, named Peter Morgan, Robert Clarkson, John Cham bers, and Thomas M'Kean, were taken into custody, together with Robinson, on suspicion of being the parties implicated in Hope's death. The witness, Blease, identified the fits: three as being active iu the affair. Morgan, he said, was the man .who cleared the ring, Clarkson acted as bottle-holder for both parties. and sprinkled their faces with water between the rounds, and Chambers was urging them on to fight, and offering to bet wagers•,uteon the event of th e b att l e. A not h er w i tness swore that M`ean was also busy ies keeping the ring. A man, stained. Stock, deposed he was go i ng a l ong t h e fi e ld before the fight, When the crowd passed him, and he heard the deceased say to Robinson, !‘ Jent, let's shake bandg, and have a quart of ale and make it up ;" to which Robinson replied, "Well, come." Clarkson, on hearing this, said " You must not make d-----d fools of us in that way, now you have brought us so far; for if you don't fight I'll mill one of you, and I'll get some body Co mill the other." Tbis statement was corroborated by ! auoiher witness, but he attributed the remark to Morgan. The head and body of the deceased were examined by Mr. Oilier, who stated that the lower jaw bone was broken, and some of the teeth loosened. Theme was a quantity of extravasated blood _behind each ear, and throughout the membranes of the brain, which had been caused by external violence, and produced death. The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against all the five prisouers, and• they were committed to Lancaster Castle for trial at the assizes. No evidence was given before the jury as to the origin of the quar rel, but it was stated that the deceased and his companions were all intoxicated when the fight took place.— Nand/ewer Courier. • AMURICAN BULL—Jim, do you snore when you are asleep? ico, never; for I lay awake one night on- purpose to see.— Democratir Republican. BING Woßm.—An esteemed friend says, common lamp nil applied to the part affected will cute the ring wortn.--Ohlo Paper. Asti; RIC NT LA DIES.—The female's in New York do not look up to man for his respect. They claim it as a homage. due to them. They lo o k lik e b e i ngs accustome d to comman d, and let you be as kind as ever you will to a female, she thinks it no more than her due. If you are riding In a coach, and a female of the lowest class enters it, you must resign your seat to her. It is demanded as her right. The Yankees laugh at the English for allowing a Queen to reign over them, but they (poor hen pecked creatures) are subject,.every one of them, to the despot ism of a petticoat government. It is this circumstance which gives a key to the character of the New York ludas , . H a poll* tical change is to he brought about in the situation of the no= groes, it is the combined forces of the clergy and the ladies who effect it. it will be asked—how does this new system of things answer? Do the ladies make good housewives? Are they loving and obedient wives? Is the moral character of the la• dies as high as it is in Scotland? The generality of the ladies in New York are said to make very bad wives. They neglect the household duties; and the time which ought to be occupied in domestic affairs is spent attending societies of different kinds. They are also allowed to be very extravagant; and separa tions, inhibitions, and divorces are common affairs.—Travels in America. EXPLOSION OF A POWDER MILL.—On Thursday., between seven and eight in the morning, the corning house of Ramhurst Powder Mills, near Tunbridge town, blew up with an explosion that was felt for miles round the spot, by which two men lost their lives, one of the name of Bravery, and the other Osborne. 'The body of one of the poor sufferers was found a considerable distance off, greatly mutilated, and life quite extinct. The other was discovered in a similar state, but suffering . great tor trse, of which death relieved him in a very short time. It is painful to state that both men have left families to deplore their loss. Osborne's wife was about two months since confined bf her ninth child, all of whom, we hear, are living. Nothing as to the cause of the sad catastrophe can be ascertained, as the above two individuals were the only persons then employed in that department of the mills. There have been three explo sions at the same mills iu seven years; and it is a remarkable coincidence that all have happened in the month of April. These mills have been established upwards of twenty years, but no accidents have occurred besides those mentioned. The buildings are so exceedingly well arranged, by a sufficient space being left between each, that an accident can happen only in one department at a time. We have been informed by a person who visited the place within half an hour after this last explo sion happened, that, as au additional preventative against any danger, there is over each erection a large reservoir of water, sufficient to extinguish any fire that me v arise from these much to be dreaded occurrences.—Bnyliton Paper. IoLENT DEATHS OF ILLESTRIODS WRITERS OF ANTIQUITY, —By a strange fatality, a great proportion of the illustrious writers of antiquity were prematurely cut off from existence. Euripides sod fieraclitus were torn to pieces by dogs. Thee. critus ended his career by the halter. Empeducles was lost in the crater of Mount 2Etua. IleSiod was Murdered by his secret enemies. Archilocus an Ibycus, by banditti. Sappho threw herself from a precipice. etsenyliis perished by the fall of a .tortoise from the claws of an eagle. Anacreon (as might have been expected) owed his death to the juice of . the vine,'Cr. tinus and Terence experienced the same fate with Menander who was drowned. Seneca and Lucan were condemned to death by a tyrant, cut their veins, and died repeating their own verses; and Petronius and Arbiter met with a similar catas trophe. Lucretius, it is said, wrote ander the doiniuion of a philtre administered by his mistress, and destroyed himself from its effects. Poison, though swallowed under very different cir cumstances, cut short both the days of Socrates and Demosthenes, and Cicero fell under the proscription of the triumvirates. It is truly wonderful that so many men, the professed votaries.of peace and retirement, should have met with fates so widely different from that to which the common casualties of life should seem to expose them. Philemon died of laughter. Entering a room to eat figs, he found an ass leisurely devouring them one by one; to complete the repast, he ordered a slave to present a goblet of wine to his long-eared guest. The ridiculous effect produced so violent a fit of laughter that he was suffocated in the struggle.—Blunt's Greek Anthology. UNMARRIED LADIRS —The single state is no diminution of the beauties and the utilities of the female character; on the contrary, our present life would lose many of the comforts, and much likewise ut what is absolutely essential to the well-beinieof every part of society, and even of the private home, without the unmarried female. To how many a father, mother, brother, and not less a sister, is she both a necessity and a blessing! How many orphans have to look up with gratitude to her care and kindness ? How many nephews and nieces owe their youne felicities and improvements to her? Were every woman married, the paternal home would in declining life be a soli• tary abode, when affectionate attentions are most precious, and, but from such a source, not attainable. It is the single class of women which supplies most of our teachers and governesses; and from the "lower rank' nearly all the domestic assistants' of our household come. What vast changes not prornotite of the general happiness would ensue in eve r y s t a ti on o f . lif e if every female mart ied as soon as she was fully grown ! Certainly human life would in that case have a different aspect, and must be regulated on a new principle, and would lead to consequences which cannot be calculated. The single woman is therefore as important an element of social and private happiness as the married one. The utilities of each are different, but both are necessary; and it is vulgar nonsense, unworthy of manly reason and discreditable to every just feeling, for any one to deprecate the unmarried condition. If from what is beneficial we turn-to what is interesting the single lady , is not surpassed by th e wedded matron. no small portion of her life, I think for the whole of it, with judicious conduct, she is indeed the more attractive personage. The wife. resigns, or ought to resign, al ways her claims to general attention; and to concentrate and to confine her regards and wishes and objects to her chosen companion, and domestic claims and scenes. She has quitted the public stage; she seeks no more the general gaze ; she has become part of a distinct and separated proprietary. But the unmarried lady remains still the candidate for every honourable notice, and injures no one by receiving it. Those of the male sex who are in the same condition are at full liberty to pay her their proper attentions as she is to receive them. Being in this position as to society at large, she is always interesting wherever she goes; and, if she preserve her good temper, her steady con duct, and her modest reputation undiminished, and cultivate her amiable, her intellectual, and her truly feminine qualities, she cannot go anywhere, in any station of life, withoet being au obi ject of interest and pleasurable feeling to all those of her circle with whom she may choose to be acquainted.—Turner's Sacred History. THE THREE RUNAWAYS.—Lord Camelford when once din ing with Burdett and Tooke:lamented that his education had been greatly neglected, adding that " b e regre tt e d excee di ng l y that he had run away from the Charter House." On this'Sir Francis observed with a deep sigh that he had also to lament that "he had run away front WestminSter." Mr. Horne Tooke, however, consoled them both by 'observing " that be, too, had run away from Eton." ENN t,—A French lady has just bequeathed 20,0 X) francs to the Royal Academy at Pat is, the intetest of which, 1,000 francs annually, is to be given for the best treatise on the baneful in fluence of chagrin in causing illneis and death. —Pares Advertiser. COU%SLL Fon PRISONERS.--n the course.of -a trial in the Crown Court at the Gloucester Assizes, 'Mr. Watson said he hoped that Counsel for prisoners would soon have the right -of addressing the Jury. Mr. Justice Parke replied;' i hope• and trust they never will; it will be the ruin of counties—the ex penses will be enormously increased—business will never be got through—and it will be the worst thing for the prisoners that ever happened to them. At present the Judges a►e the Counsels for the prisoners, which they would then cease to be. I hope that. I shall always, as I have dune, carefully watch over the interests of the accused." ESCAPE FROM HUNTINGDON PRISON.—OD Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, John Gunton, one of the prisoners, under sentence for an assault, in the county gaol, - contrived to make his escape from the prison. He was, within a few minutes after gaining his liberty, pursued by the turnkey and others, hut having the start of them contrived to keep a-head, and, passing over the enclosures between the gaol and Hertford,. took the bank of the river, and continued his course towards St. Ives, where Cole and another assistant joined in the pursuit: rind- • ing himself hotly pressed and with little chance "of escape ex cept by some desperate effort, he plunged into 'the river at a deep and broad part, and swam across, and thus succeeded in bathing his pursuers for a time. He was last seen in the Fens near Itoinsey, and it is to be hoped will soon be brought back to his old quarters. He is a bargeman of St. Ives, twenty-Prr rears of age. His term of imprisonment had nearly expired. A reward is offered for his apprehension.—Belfast Chronicle. There are some vices which carry a sword in their hands, and cut a man off before his time.--Jeremy Taylor. It is a great consolation to the true ehristian under the assault and indignities of his hnemies, that he has thus en opportunity given him of bestowing that forgiveness on his fel low-creatures, which is the pledge and condition of his own pardon from his Creator. It is among the wicked maxims of bold and disloyal under takers, that bad actions must always be seconded with worst•, and rather not be begun than not carried on, for they think the retreat more dangerous than the assault., and hate repentance more than perseverance in a fa:ht.—Bo:dike. The Archbishop of Cashel, at his approaching triennial visi tation, means to remit the usual fees to his clergy, in comma quence.of their distressed circumstances for the last two or three years, and the non-payment of their ordinary income. The fate Bishop of Limerick set We 'benevolent exanipleHDublin Mail. The clergy of Geneva have published an adtttit,4lll6,,addrcie to the protestant cougreg at ions of the canton,: callinOpen :them to join in the solemn celtl,ration of the_ approaaring jubilee of the reformation." In , n-dei to commemorate the conclusion, in August next, of the third Century that has elapsetl4tintelltat great event, divine servicet,is , to be perform-tell siwunftarieonsly throughout the territory: rtiedals.have been 'struck, attn a tory ct the progress and consequences of .tbe refurtnationt rine* and - both will be distribu,ted tnthe protestant south - ;of treilera; while the reformed churches- throughout:the cftrisliati-warlitAre invited to a consentanwous;Celcbration , of the day: and to assist by their representatives at the solemnities in -Geneva. ' ' 7 No tint I.:xx.—Mr. El wew is, we believe, at present the on 'candidate in the field for the lionouy 1 f representitn this sion in parliament. Use hon. gentleman's-friefids hive been very active in his behalf in course of the seek meetings of the coist Castle liedingbatir'end Dun,, mo n:er ,f v o a r t t i l v ie es havingpurpo purpose been d t„ h i e n l g,,.eamites ..t6, : eo ' re his retort. The reformers have also been 'apparently husttinring the last few days, and it is not improluchle that tt liberal randirlate will be put inmornination on .Monday.—Ciieterfitrt/ THY HARMONIOUS 131 .ACKSNIrTH:-:-The orieu .of thischarni ing melody, by Handel, is thus totd i n th e Ma.rical Magazine:. When Handel was at Cannons: the far-fained residence ni;-, ‘. the magnificent Duke of Chandos, near Edgeware, he was one• day overtaken in his walks by a heavy sho:ier The great composer took shelter tinder a blacktnoith.'sshop by the road-side (this shed, still • • • neighbourhood, is, from its it is now and has been for butcher; it is, in fact, hi; pant was bating th e i ron The varying sounds of th. Bled with Inc rude touts very soul of the•attentive the fitting character, the for the beauty and simpli4 fur a rich le;zacy the now we have received under if smith.' " "RAMSEY Tat says Ray, in bis Proverbs, "or raw, abbeys; for, bating but sixty monks to maintain therein, the revenues thereof, according to the standard of the times, amounted unto £7OOO per annum, which, in proportion, was £lOO for every monk, and £lOOO for their abbot: yet, at the dissolution of monasteries, the income of the Abbey was reck oned at but 13983 a year;. whereby, it plainly appears hoe. much the revenues were under-rated in those valuations," The late Rowland "Hill watt . , very fond ,trf,, mewling old clocks. Once at a friend's bons? he had retired, as the .com pany supposed, before preaehing,. to consider liis,.'iermlin;". but on his host entering the room to inforn: him that the 'time had arrived forgoing to the place• of worship, he funird• him with an old clock all to pieces on the table. Mr. Hill said, " I have 1 , , en Mending your old clock, and I will finish it to-morrow." lie preached with more than usual ease and fervour, and drew several beautiful Midges film the occupation in which his friend, to his surprise, had fcand him engaged. 1. .1 11 identified I)y . tit; ' ;its Hews in the is ruinous state, , to disappe4r ; some ti •q past in the potasest•ien of a is ab •4 rj. *Otte its luborions necu- O" t 't t d tonging at his work. efill t i be the 7 , :t . i i t 1„ 1, 1.0l tain- t e• • inspiration - jetty of its de tttion of !be few r the name of the --" Ratnseve.Was.,l„l.untiugdotishire ) 1, "was the C'tresus of all our English eativiedor - - i■ i 7~' ~ ~ ~~', ~~; , .$1