The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-19 00:00:00

A. 3 ffp...inel PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS THE QUEEN. Pursuant to a requisition addressed to the Mayor, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool was held in the Ses sions-house on Wednesday, at one o clock, for the purpose of addressing her. Majesty upon the happy escape of herself and her illustrious consort fro:n death by the hands of an assassin. Tao room was completely filled by men of all parties. The chair was taken by his Worship the Mayor, on the left of whom at the Rev. Rector Campbell; next to the rev. rector, sat Nicholas Robinson, Esq., the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, David Hodgson, Esq., and Jacques Myers; Esq. On the right cf the Mayor sat Hugh Hornby, Esq., Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., Henry Holmes, Esq., and the Rev% Dr. Ralph. In other pnrts of the court were observed, the Rev. Rector Brooks, Rev. J. 13. Monk, Messrs. Priestley, J. - Smith, W. Earle, if. Earle, Sands, ROsson, W. Rathbode, T. Rathbone ' Rushton, Bushell. Barker, Logan, Higgins, Duncan, W. Brown. Nilson, Jordan, Shell, Jos. Hornby, , Aikin, Bolton, G. I-I. Lawrence, and Barclay. The TOWN-CLEMK having read the names of the requisi- tionists, The MAYOR rose amidst loud cheers. They would have ascertained, from the names just read as having signed the requisition in compliance with which he bad called this meeting, that men of all parties united in an expression of their abhorrence of the atrocious attempt upon the life of our beloved Queen, in their desire to approach the throne with their heartfelt congratulations for her happy escape, and in their sentiments of loyalty and affection for her sacred person. We all felt that it was a disgrace to our country. and to the age in which we lived, that one could be found base enough to raise his hand against a being so pure, so lovely, so benevolent—against one who had ever evinced an anxious desire for the welfare of her people. Let us indulge the hope that it had been the act of one bereft of reason ; and let us unite in prayer to our Almighty Protector, that he will continue to shield and defend her from all her ene mies (cheers)—that she may enjoy a long and a glorious reign, happy in the affections of her people, and dispensing the blessings of peace to all around her. (Continued cheers.) Upon an occasion like the present, it was not necessary for him. to give the meeting a single caution to abstain from anything like local party or political expressions., He was sure that caution would he unnecessary, especially at a time when the question was the life of our beloved Soverei g n. (Hear.) If we were to have rivalry, let that rivalry be in sheaving the greatest loye and affection towards her. The mayor concluded by calling upon the mover of the first re- solution. The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, Senior Rector of Liver. pool, then stepped forward. It: was with great satisfaction_ and pleasure that he accepted the office which the gentlemen who had prepared the resolutions and who signed the requi sition had requested him to take—namely, the moving of the first resolution. • The town of Liverpool had, upon all occasions, been celebrated for its loyalty; and if ever there was an occasion which was calculated to call forth one universal burst .of loyalty from the town, it was when the life of our constitutional sovereign was attempted,and more par ticularly when that person was a female. (Cheers.) Having read the resolution, which will be found advertised, the rev. gentleman proceeded to say, that he could not conceive any necessity for him to follow it up by many remarks. Indeed, under present circumstances they would be ill timed. That wretched and unhappy man who had made the attempt was to appear before the tribunal of his country to answer for it, and it would be injudicious and ill placed for him to attempt to observe on the crime itself, or on the individual commit ting it. till his guilt was proved. He would therefore merely say, with regard to the first part of the resolution, there was something so abhorrent to the best feelings of our nature, something so much at variance with the hitherto acknow ledged character of the English people, that he really must join in the last - part of the resolution, in expressing his sur prise that any one should be found to make such an attempt. (Hear.) He would also, upon the other part of the resolu tion, say that he thought it wisely embraced in it, " that this act was prevented by a providential interference." (Hear.) When we considered how premeditated was the design, when we considered with what coolness and intrepidity the inten tion was attempted to be put into execution, and when we considered how little aware were the intended of what was intended to be perpetrated against them, he did think we could not but acknowledge the iaterferenceeif a superintend ing providence, who watches with equal solicitude and care over the greatest and the least of His creatures—(hear)—and it was another instance of the truth of the declaration in the Scriptures, that without his permission even a sparrow could not fall upon the ground. (Cheers.) Having made there remarks upon the resolution itself, lie should conclude by moving it. (Applause.) Mr. HUGH HossNaY seconded the resolution. If, upon all occasions when it became his duty to address so large and so influential an assemblage as that before which he now stood, he felt his inadequacy—his incompetency—to do so, how much more must he fail upon this occasion, when they who possessed the greatest powers of eloquence failed in giv ing expression to their feelings! (Hear, hear.) it would, indeed, ill become him, especially after the eloquent and beautiful manner in which the Rector had introduced the subject, to dilate upon the interesting theme which had brought together this numerous assemblage of the inhabitants of Liverpool. Were he to attempt to express those feel ings which, in common with every member of the assembly —rather he ought to say in unison with every honest, loyal subject throughout the British dominions—which animated his heart upon the occasion of her Majesty's escape from the atrocious attempt made upon her life, he felt he should only weaken those vivid emotions which the consciousness of her Majesty's safety could not fail to excite in the breast of every individual he was now addressing. (Hear.) The occasion which had brought them together was one calculated to bring forward mingled sentiments of regret and rejoicing. The deepest regret, he should say, that there existed a being, bearing the name of Englishman, so base and malignant as to be found capable of raising the assassin's arm against the sacred person of his Sovereign! (Hear.) We heard, indeed, in other countries under despotic rulers, and in many previ ous periOds of our own history, we read of acts of similar atrocity; but in all such cases there were some motives for them, arising either out of the tyranny or licentiousness of the monarch, or the weak ambition or fanaticism of the as sassin, or they might be assassinated for their sanguinary deeds. In the present instance, however, it appeared almost impossible to imagine any cause, excepting indeed insanity, which could induce any human being to raise his arm, and attempt the life of one so young, so lovely, so innocent, and surrounded, as she was, by all the sanctity which ever hung oyer the sacred person of majesty. (Hear.) But in a still Higher degree was this occasion calculated to cull forth the most lively joy, and most heartfelt gratitude, when we re flected upon the awful state of distress into which the vast population of these islands would have been plunged—the universal cry of sorrow mid wailing that would have arisen throughout the length and breadth of the British empire, Lad it not pleased an all-wise and gracious Providence to protect and preserve our beloved Queen. (Hear.) • What individual among us could fail to be affected by the most deep and lively sentiments of gratitude to that all-beneficent and all-benevo lent Being who, in Shielding her life, hod preserved the peace e and the tranquillity of this vast empire ? (Cheers.) The MAYOR then put the resolution, and it was unani mously carried. Mr. WILLIAM Brows, in moving the next resolution, said that much as he deplored the occasion that had assembled the meeting together, he could not help rejoicing that rich and poor, young and old, men of all religious persuasions, and of :ill political parties most cordially united in expressing to their sovereign the pleasure they felt on her escape from the traitorous attempt upon her life.— (Cheers.) Mr. Brown then read the second resolution, and concluded by moving it. Mr. NICHOLAS ROBINSON had been deputed to second the resolution just propoecil by Mr. Brown ; and however distressing it might• be to contemplate that a wretch could be found in this country to raise his arm against the life of her most gracious Majeety, we had abundant reason to be grateful and thankful to Almighty God that it had pleased him to arrest the arm of the assassin, and to preserve her Majesty to a dutiful, loyal, and affectionate people. (Cheers.) It was impossible to conceive that any man but a maniac could be guilty of 'evicts an atrocious attack. Although that did not immediately appear, yet he hoped, upon a future examination into this outrageous assault, that proofs of previous insanity would be found. It became the duty of the meeting:, in accordance with the first resolution to ap proach the throne, to congratulate her Majesty ; and he had therefore great pleaeure in seconding the resolution. The Meows. pet it. and it was carried unanimously. The Rev. Iluorm Tel' NEILE was called upon by the mayor to move the next resolution. The appearance of the rev. gen tleman was the signal far some inflated radicals to create a noise to prevent him being heard. The mayor, however, interfered, and eainness was restored. Mr. M'Neile then spoke as follows—Mr. Mayor, it cannot but he painful to my feelings to find tire, called upon by the chief magistrate of the town and appearing in naswer to that call, my appearance should have caused t !e slightest interruption to the unanimity you had every reason to expect in a meeting like the present; and 1 will only say, with regard to the subject alluded to by a prominent individual in that interruption, that I had no more reference to her Majesty than any individual in this room could have hail, and I believe that the very persons who said I had and woo have since repeated it, know they said what was not true. (Great uproar from the same quarter which required tine interference of the mayor to stop.) Mr. Mayor, proceeded the rev. gentleman, 1 must throw myself upon von and apoloeiae for any such remarks as these. I should not have volueteered to make them but in my own defence. I now turn from the subject to the observations I intended to make when I had the honour of tieing called upon. (Cheers.) It is a subject on which we are compelled to feel the utter izietiequacy of language to do justice to the emotions of the heart. If instruction were to be offered t o the ignorant, if argumentation were to be addressed to the hesitating, if exoitment were to be applied to the supine— upon these, or kindred topics of human intercourse, human language is a sufficient medium of intercommunion ; but now, we have none of these. Our present feelings may well he classed among those so beautifully described by Sir W. Scott— " Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them, than heaven." Devotedness of attachment—unfeigned attachment—to the sacred person 41C our beloved Sovereign, and ardent pene trating gratitude for her safety, to the great • Preserver of men, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ—thesa are feelings with so much of Heaven 'n them, that in vain shall the lan guege of the earth labour to give them anything like an appro priate utterance. (Cheers.) Yes, sir, this is a subject upon which the elaborate tongue of the most eloquent is reduced to a level with the instinctive exclamation of the simple. For, after the most excnrsiva sad comprehensive meditation upon the tremendous consequences to the country ,which must have resuqed from success in the diabolical attempt upon her Majesty's life; alier anticipating, with all the sagacity of po litical prophecy, the horrors at home and calamities over the whole world which must have been the. consequence of- so portentous a catastrophe; the heart of the most eloquent, I say, can find no Letter vent fur its deliverance out of the terrible forbodings than in the exclamation of the simple— an exclamation which bursts instinctively, in simultaneous exiacy, from thousands and tens of thousands —Thank God, she's safe! .(Loud cheers.) Neither, sir, can piety the most matured, as well as the most fervent, add anything to the in stinetiVe prayer of a grateful nature—God sane the Queen (Immense applause.) If it be possible to enhance the inte rest excited by such a general view as this, the case specially before us contains the elements of such increase ; for, sir, all that I have said a cold have been equally interesting to us last year; and I shall he well understood when I say it is doubly interesting to us now. (Cheers.) It is then, sir, most fitting that a crateful nation should have opportunities afforded, through the length and breadth of it, for expressing their heartfelt congratulations their Queen, and thanksgiv ings to their God ; and I rejoice that in this town the invita tion has been so proteptry given by you, sir, and so enthu siastically responded to by this respectable and influential meeting. I have hewn requested to move that the following address of congratulation tie adopted : _ " To her nio:t Maje.;:ly Victoria. Queen of the United Gr;:ed Britain. and Ireland. " We, your Me . jesty';most dutiful subjects, the inhabi tants of Liverpool, most humbly approach your Majesty's throne, with joy and satisfaction at your Majesty's escape from the attempt of an assassin—with the expression of our horror and indignation at the atrocious offence against your Majesty's sacred person, and with the tender of our sincere and heartfelt congratulations to your Majesty and the coun try, that, by the intervention of an all-seeing Providence, the lives of your Majesty and of your illustrious Consort have been preserved from assassination. , " We are most aqxious to declare to your Majesty the astonishment and deep concern which we feel that there has been found one individaal, within your Majesty's dominions, capable of an attempt upon your Majesty's sacred life— a lif e so dear to all your Majesty's subjects, and so essential to the interests and happi,ss or the realm. " At the foot of the throne, we beg to renew the sincere and heartfelt assurances of our devoted loyalty and attach- VIJ 1! L.. 4 ..- 4 ; ment to your Majesty, offering up our most earnest prayers to Almighty God, by whom kings and queens do reign, that he will continue to watch over a life so dear to us ; that your ..... Majesty may long live to reign over a dutiful, loyal, and af fectionate people ; and that every blessing may attend your Majesty and your illustrious Consort." I will only add my cordial response from the heart to every sentiment of affection, duty. loyalty, and attachment, both to her' majesty and to those glorious principles of civil liberty to which we are all attached as one man, which have placed her illustrious family upon the throne of these realms. (Loud cheers, mingled with hisses.) lam not prepared to yield in loyalty to any man among her majesty's subjects— (cheers)—and I can only regret I am justified !n saying, though I am grieved to say anything bearing the sound of reproach to any man upon this occasion, that I believe no man, however marked, would have been interfered with in this room by those with whom I am in the habit of acting. (Loud cheers.) . Mr. Wm. RATHBONE had great pleasure in consenting to the request made upon hini to second the resolution moved by the Rev. Hugh M`Neile. He hoped his friends who heard him would see thatin this he was doing that which . he hoped they would follow,' namely; to merge every other con sideration in the important object for which this meeting was convened. (Hear, hear.) It could not be supposed he should have consented to second a resolution moved by the Rev. Hu;h M`Neile, unless it had been with a strong conviction of what was due from them as subjects who loved their sove reign; and he hoped, therefore, his friends would, on this occasion, consent to sink every difference. There were other times for expressing their particular opinions ; let them be expressed at those times, and not now when perfect unani mity was so desirable. (Hear, bear.) He felt that very few words ought to be said on this occasion ;, but for one he must say he could not believe that any British subject, who was not insane, should have been guilty of such an atrocious act. A Voice—How can you speak for him ? Mr. RATHBONE would not trouble the meeting long. Some gentleman had said he should not be interrupted by the other ride ; he hoped he should not, for, let him tell them, he could be put out. He wanted to lay the principle down, that our minds should not be accustomed to believe that such atrocities could exist, because he was sadly afraid there were other madmen besides this—if he were mad. (Hear, hear, and some ohservaticns from the crowd which we dui not hear.) They had mistaken his remark ; he did not intend it to have such an application. lle meant to say that there were other persons really insane, and who ought to be com mitted to Bedlam—who would, - if they were acted upon, readily make attacks upon the person of the Queen, and who might he induced to do it, not from religions zeal or political Motion, but from a desire of the idle fame of going dawn in the pages of history. (Hear.) •In his conscience, he believed that there were men to be found who would wil. lingly sacrifice themselves for tee sake of this idle gratifica tion. sow, he wished all those people who were in this situation to be placed in a strait-waistcoat, and the convic tion that they would be, he believed, would stop them from doing these things. He had great pleasure in seconding the resolution. Mr. H. T. ATKINSON congratulated the meeting upon haying had the rare advantage of hearing the unequalled ta lents of the rev. gentleman who moved the address. For an exordium, he (Mr. Atkinson) begged leave to state that he had no reason to offer an excuse to that meeting for any ambiguous phraseology be might have used elsewhere. Ile felt sure that in coming forward after that gentleman, though not with the same force or the same elaborate precision, he should have credit when he said that there was not a man in that assembly who felt more deeply than he did the lament able consequences which would have fallen upon the com monwealth of England if this most atrocious and treasonable attack had been successful. And lie reiterated the eloquent aspirations of the rev. gentleman when he said, in the spirit of humble thanksgiving, " Thanks be to God, for the in terests of England she is safe." (Hear.) He would, however, ask that rev. gentleman from whence did his apprehensions from the death of the Queen arise? Did they arise from the contending-. (Great uproar, and cries of " Question.") The MAYOR called for silence, and requested the speaker to abstain from all personal remarks, either individually or politically. Mr. ATKINSON replied that it was his honest and firm in tention so to do. lie contended that he was strictly in order.. It had been stated that consequences which language could not describe would ensue to the country if the queen had been removed. In entering into those causes as an English citizen at a public meeting, he only claimed fair play, in ceder that by knowing them they might avoid their recurrence. The feelings of political partisanship in this country some times rose to a very great length. It had risen-. (Loud cries of " Question.") The gentleman who called out " question" might reply if he chose. A Voice—We are riot met here for discussion_ Mr. ATKINSON continued. He charged the fury and ex citemerit of faction as being one cause which had led to the present attempt upon the life of the queen. (Uproar.) Mr. GLAZEBROOK said it was impossible that unanimity, which was so important on this occasion, could prevail so long as Mr. Atkinson was allowed to pursue the course he was taking. The MAYOR—As soon as I have heard one word from Mr. Atkinson that I think ought not to be addressed to this meet ing —as soon as he commits himself, which I do not believe he will by any personal remarks, then I shall feel it my duty to stop him. Mr. GLAZEBROOK said he rose to order. Had the chair man laid it down as a rule, that every remark of a political nature, involving the conduct of parties in the country, should be abstained front? (Cheers.) In Mr. Atkinson's remarks there had been most insidious and most sinister attempts to implicate, most foully and most basely, the conduct of —. (Uproar from the whip.) The MAYOR. said if Mr. Glazebrook was speaking to order he (the mayor) would hear him, but if he indulged in any personal remarks he should feel it his duty to stop him. Mr. GLAZEBROOK felt it was his duty to submit to the chair. But, at the same time, be believed he was justified in going as far as he had, in order to explain why he objected to the course of observation which Mr. Atkinson had thought it right to follow. if he had said anything objectionable, it was because the topics on which he had been remarking were themselves objectionable. (Hear, hear.) How was it possi ble, under such circumstances, to abstain from such ob jectionable obvervations ? (Cheers. Mr. ATXINSON, whilst he admired the consummate cool ness of the gentleman who assumed the functions of the chair, totally disputed the correctness of his observations. it was the duty of a public meeting like this to strike out the causes which were said to have created the apprehensions felt of the consequences, should the present sovereign of these realms he removed by force or assassination. He (Mr. Atkinson) was deprecating the excitement of political partisanship which had led to similar attempts in previous periods of our country's history. The history of William the Third showed a striking example; and it was our duty to expose the causes. It was our duty, spon all occasions like the present, to deprecate any such proceedings come from whatever individual they might. In giving utterance to that expression he had discharged his duty as a citizen. In conclusion, lie would say that such excitement and such language ought not to be tolerated, or else the language of commiseration afterwards came to some thing like hypocrisy. The MAYOR put the resolution, and it was carried. Mr. JOHN TAYLOR mov ed the adoption of an address to Lis Royal Highness Prince Albert; but before reading it he was desirous of making a few remarks upon the occasion of this meeting. No object could be so justifiable in a public meeting as the encouragement of a spirit of loyalty and attachment to our virtuous sovereign, for our present Queen Victoria had shown ability and discernment beyond her years, and such as we were not entitled to expect from her. She had shown herself in the brightest character a sovereign could wear, for she had shown herself to be the friend of liberty. (Cheers.) As such it was the duty of every man who valued life and liberty in his heart to cherish love for her, and to give her encouragement whilst she continued in that good course, which he had no doubt she would till the end of life. (Loud cheers.) The gentleman who moved the address had given the slightest testimonial of the merits of the Queen. Indeed, we had every rea son to be thankful to her Majesty for her just judgment and discernment in selecting for herself a consort who, he trusted, would always be found a true friend to the British people. He (Mr. Taylor) confessed he felt particularly in terested for the man Prince Albert. He had come to our country to receive our hospitality, and we pitied him. What was the first public test lie had of our lendness ? Why that he was shot at ! Now, he (Mr. Taylor) felt that it was im portant diet Prince Albert should be assured that we were not a nation of assassins, and that we were capable of show ing affection when affection was shown to us ; he therefore begged to move that an address be presented to his royal highness. (Hear.) Having read the address, Mr. Taylor proceeded to say, that at yuhlic meetings it was sometimes seen that the effect of praises was not only towards the being to whom they were addressed, but that they had also a practical effect upon those who presented them. In the same way, he trusted, this joining together of all parties, as it was said and as he believed, would have a most excellent effect for the future; all men would now know that Queen Victoria was the Queen. He had thought some time ago that there were men who were inclined to dispute it. lie trusted those men were now undeceived, and that they would know they were to bridle their tongues when they spoke of their sovereign. (Hear.) Those men who had beets sup ported at the expense of the country, and promoted to high honours, and stations, and military commands, must now know that their conseuuence was derived from her; and the men who were deputed by their fellow-citizens as members of parliament were not to hold forth langua g e to make the weak to fear, and th emse l ves forget their duty. (Hear, hear.) Surprise had been expressed that an individual should have been found to do this atrocious deed ; but he con fessed he was not surprised at it. There were in London two millions of people in all stations, in all grades of (dream stances, and of allkindOt`dtsposition. The best of men might be found there, and tit,: t'Orst----the wisest of men, and he was afraid, there would also he a large collection of fools. Let those who were wise, and who thought themselves qualified otousinlsatnrguucatgtehe w ithout tit e eo , ,) b ,e. ar e s w e x a n p r o be a I fn r o o ar w t i co t un h rs e b y la. tl u g s teandema time n y m, a es m ri h b t e i ws g t u oa his orations, or f or holding _ him down to a nice exp cession ; but let hir u i t c te i r n ed t . he (Cheers.) courseh )eer s o . t. ar - explain, that he might not ca use another to do that aga i nst which lie had a previous horror. (Cheers.) Mr. ALEX. SMITH seconded the re so l u ti on . The MAYOR put it, and it was adopted.unanimously Mr. SHELL, in proposing an address to the illustrious mo ther of the sovere i g n of these rea lms , felt it would be quite unnecessar y for him to enter into any line of reasoning to induce the meeting to adopt it. In the address they were in plain and simple language referred to the deep d e b t of gratitude which the nation owed to the Duchess of Kent, not for having given us the Queen of England, because that was a matter purely accidental. (Loud laughter.) He was happ y to see the meeting in a good huinour, and he trusted it would continue so. He felt himself in such a good humour at the preservation of our gracious sovereign, that he did not think it would be easy to put bins out of it. We had escaped such a diabolical calamity, that we must all feel truly rejoiced, of Mr. K e S n l t i p in t i r i o e c e e d e u d c e a d t i t o o nof eulogisehe ri‘ t i he aj i, c s o t n y u a c i t i d o f a the D a n fi c h y i e n s g s culogium upon the justice cf civil and religious liberty, he co A n i c r lu . d F. bjyoußiDovAiNng seconded oaldldderdessthteo h ril er ot r i o o y n a . l higt washne css. arried unanimously. Mr. RossoN moved that the addresses agreed to by the meeting be signed by the mayor on its behalf, and sent for pre sentation to the members for the borough. Mr. SANDS seconded the motion, and it was unanimously adopted. Mr. N. ROBINSON moved a vote of thanks to the mayor for his readiness in calling the meeting, and for his impartial and excellent conduct in the chair. Mr. J. il. YATEs seconded the motion, and it was carried by acclammation. The MAYOR briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. TUE ABOLITION 05' IMPILISThISI.ENT FOR DEBT.—Since the passing of the act for the a )olitica of imprisonment for debt on viesne process, the various debtors' prisons in the metropolis have been comparctively empty, not only of those formerly taken on mesne process, but by :some beneficial working of the system, there are not so many taken in ex ecution. At present there are only 74 prisoners in the Queen's Bench, and 22 in the Marshalsea, being the lowest number ever known to have been confined within its walls. LlGHT.—Light is one of the most astonishing productions of the creative skill and power of God. It. is the grand me dium by which all his other works are discovered, examined, and understood, so far as they can be known. Its immense diffusion and extreme velocity are alone sufficient to demon strate the being and wisdom of God. Light has been proved by man y ex p er i m ents to travel at the astonishing rate of 194,188 miles in one second of time ! and conies from the sun to the earth in eight minutes 11 43-50 seconds, a dis tance of 95,513,794 English miles.—. Dr. Adam Clarke. 9. I , 1 I ,- THE GORDOVIGION ROYAL EISTEDDFOD, OR MEETING OF THE BARDS. It will be known to most of our readers, that the •‘ Eis teddfod," or Congress o f th e B ar d s , was a festival of the Ancient Britons, maintained from very remote times, and ever held in high estimation ai;OngstZw;;like and enthusi astic people ; its object being, by the encouragement of litera ture and poetry, to promote the united cause of gallantry, love of country, and all those humanities and affections that adorn domestic life. The bards were the recorders, "in im7 mortal verse," of all that was great, or good, or gloilous, and they had for ages (and we hope will have for ages yet to come,) much to record to the high honour of a country, which, though stinted by nature in fertility and adaptation for commercial and agricultural purposes, as compared with other parts of the empire, has redeemed every such defect by the moral energy, the talent, and the industry of her in habitants. The Eisteddfod had, however, in latter times almost died away ; and there was for many years an apprehension among the friends of Cambria, that the native language of that country being but little encouraged amidst the growing inter course with England, the treasures of her literature, appre ciated and sought for by the most learned men in every quarter of the globe, as being the foundation of civilised lan guage, would be for ever lost. Thanks to the exertions of a few generous and devoted individuals, this apprehension is averted. Within the last few years, successful exertions have been made by several spirited individuals in the higher walks of life to re-establish the Eisteddfod, with a view to maintain what was valuable in the Welsh language, literature, and music, and at the same time to consolidate a feeling of friend ship and affection between Cambria and England, before unfelt from a want of either being enabled to appreciate their respective talent, integrity, and worth. It is now beyond a doubt that the efforts of those alluded to will be successful. Several " meetings of the bards" have of late years been held, in the Principality with great success; and two Eistiddfods, on a comparatively small scale, were held in this town within the two years preceding the present. The present Eisteddfod is the Irst of any mag nitude or general bearing, as affecting the two countries, held on the east side of the Mersey. The present grand Congress of Bards commenced on Wednesday, to be continued three days. The Royal Am phitheatre, Great Charlotte-street, was the scene of contest between the bards, orators, harpiSts, and singers, and great interest was excited on the occasion, which had for some time been publicly announced. The patrons are of the highest class. The list is headed by the name of H. R. H. Prince Albert, and includes tee most distinguished noblemen, clerical, and lay gentlemen, and their ladies, within a large circle of the town, embracing North Wales and the North of England. Amongst the list are the names of one Marquis, five Lords, eight - Baronets, eight Ladies, one Count, four M. and several other gentlemen of rank, both home and foreign. FIRST DAY,—WEDNESDAY. The congregation of the bards and of their friends was great at many of the inns, and the town as timed in some parts, from the influx of strangers, some tonal degree of hustle. It was arranged that there should be on the first day a procession from a central part of the town to a field in the outskirts, for the purpose of opening the Eisteddfod bya proclamation, as in the days of yore—the same having been duly called or given notice of by several distinguished Cam brians twelve months ago at the seine spot. At an early hour music was. heard in various directions, and at ten o'clock the several Welsh Benefit Societies, the Committee of Management, and others friendly to or con nected with the Eisteddfod, assembled at the Adelphi Hotel, and arranged themselves in order as follows : Two Trumpeters, The Bards, Au Harmonic Baud in uniform, The Society of Ancient Druids, The Committee of Management, The Cambrian Society, The Ancient Britons' Society, St. David's Society, Other Beneficial Societies, Carriages of Gentlemen, &c. &c. The concourse of persons to see them was immense through out the whole line of the procession, which was—by Mount Pleasant, along Clarence-street, Seymour•strect, London road, Moss-street, Erskine-street, to the large open field be tween that street and Brunswick-road, where the proclama tion was to be made. The procession was headed by a good military band of mu sic, and, though, being ccnfined to the Cambrian Societies, not very numerous, attracted much attention. The streets were lined with dense moving masses, and even windows and house-tops exhibited numerous spectators. The Committee of Management were most respectable, and each member wore a plain white ribbon on his breast, imprinted with the word " Committee." - The friends of the bardic festival who joined them were also well attired ; and the several societies, each preceded by a handsome banner, commanded much at tention. The flag of the - Ancient Druids bore a gilded harp on a green field, and being, large, and of rich silk, looked well. In front were two horsemen in crimson dresses trimmed with and polished brass helmets of the Grecian or Roman form. The members of the Ancient Druids' Society were uniquely and appropriately clad, their dress being white cloaks or gowns, with hoods or caps in one covering the head,and long white beards. The superiors of the order wore coronets or crowns, and each appeared like a venerable priest of the times of yore. There were two trumpeters in front, in black riding coats and sashes, and black jockey raps. The members of this and the other Cambrian societies bore nu- 'herons flags and banners,—also, on poles, the regal crown, and the Prince of Wales's coronet, with pinnies, on cushions, mounted on poles, ancient spears, crooks, the dove and olive, and a variety of emblems, jewels, &c. On arriving at the ground, a ring was with some difficulty , . formed by the police and the horsemen attached to the pro cession, and round it the several societies stationed them selves, the baud and the gentlemen of the committee and their friends occupying a part of the centre. A clearance having been made of those who crowded round the principal actors in the circle, the trumpets sounded, and The Rev. E. Evans, of Glangeirionydd, read the procla mation in Welsh, which was received with loud cheers. General Sir Love Parry Jones Parry, K.G.H., then stepped' forward, and, though advanced in years, in a clear, energetic, and manly voice, gave the following translation : " The truth auainst the world.'—When it was the year of our Lord 1839, the sun being in the vernal equinox, and approaching the summer solstice, an invitation was given, of • a year and a day, in ,the hearing of all, with protection to such as might seek for honour and distinction anpertaining to music and Poetry, to repair to Penbryn-y-bl i odau, near Liverpool, at the expiration of the year and - the day, in the hour of noon, when there will not be a naked weapon against them, and where will be present Gwalter Mechain, Daniel Ddu, Cawrdaf, and leuan Glangeirionydd, bards graduated according to the privilege and custom of the bards of the Isle of Britain, for the purpose of pronouncing the judgment of a Gorsedd, in the eye of the:sun, and face of the light, on all, .with respect to genius and capacity, who may seek for pre sidency and privilege, in music and poetry, according to the privilege and custom of the bards of the Isle of Britain and the chair of Gordovig.---` The truth against the world.' " Hateful is the man that loveth not his native country." Loud and repeated cheers followed this ancient form of bardic announcement. Three cheers were given for the pre sident, who was present, the Honourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, and three cheers for Sir Lore Parry, in which the assemblage within having heartily joined, a flourish of trumpets succeeded, and the band played the national anthem. The procession, headed by the committee and the distin guished friends of the society, then moved towards the Royal Amphitheatre, by way of Islington, Commutation-row, Lime street, Elliot-street, and Great Charlotte-street. At eleven o'clock, the doors of the Amphitheatre, which had been fitted up and decorated for the occasion, were thrown open, and the assemblage within soon became great, notwith standing several circumstances connected with the times, and the disadvantageous hour of the day for those connected with mercantile pursuits. The pit was nearly filled, by a respect able company ; the front seats of the boxes well plenished ; the galleries were not without their equally enthusiastic num bers, and, considering the great capacity of the house, we should say, that the attendance was numerous and highly respectable. A great proportion were ladies, who appeared to take a warm interest in the proceedings, none of them leaving their seats until the concluding anthem. Accommodations, on a scale of great propriety and neat ness, had been made for the bardic attendance. The gas was necessarily lighted, but the large roof window of the upper gallery, behind, was open. and there wns consequently a ra ther agreeable admixture of day and artificial light. Imme diately in front of the stage, the site usually occupied by the musicians, a long table was fixed for the accommodation of reporters, covered with crimson cloth. A portion of the ' front of the stage was left vacant for the harpers and glee singers ; and behind a platform was raised, also fronted with cloth, and railed in, with chairs, &c., for the chairman and the committee and their friends. Further back benches, ele vated one behind the other, were constructed, on which sat the Ancient Druids, and other societies, in their robes, and bearing their various insignia. The scenery represented ancient British castles and mountain fastnesses, and flags were appropriately disposed. On each side the stage, in front, were seated the Welsh musicians who were to contend in song. with their harps, of various colours, and more or less ornamental. In the middle, and near the orchestra, stood an ancient oaken arm chair, decorated with branches of green oak, bays, &c., for the instalment and reception of the most successful bard. The house looked remarkably well, and every thing was conducted with the greatest propriety. Shortly before noon the procession reached the Amphi theatre, the audience part of which was already occupied. The honourable President, who was accompanied by the Committee and many distinguished friends, was, on his en trance by the stage door, greeted with hearty plaudits by the assemblage. The following gentlemen, in addition to the honourable Chairman and Oen. Parry, were present on the platform : Sir John Salisbury, Archdeacon Williams, the Revs. Rowland Williams, Thos. Price, John Evans, Henry Parry, Jno. Jones, David Jones, Evan Evans, T. S. 'Bowstead, H. Wynne Jones. David Williams, J. Jones ; Dr. Philip Jones, Dr. Hughes ; Major Williams ; Andrew Kurtz, J. Thomas, J. Richards, Rowland Williams, Dutton, .Jno. Jones. H. Hughes, Thos. Edwards, T. Roberts, Evans. Thomas, Mor ris,'Lewis, Williamson, Owens, W. Smith, E. Parry, Esqrs., &c. &c. &c. On taking the chair, the PRESIDENT (the Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn) briefly opened the business of the Eistedd fod. and called on General Sir LOVE PARRY JONES PARRY, who, after some appropriate remarks, again read the proclamation, for the information of those who had not before heard it. The CHAIRMAN said, that, however often he had addressed public assemblies, he had never felt more embarrassed than on the present occasion, in the discharge of the arduous duty occasion.bNwNo,est,lti account yeeci which had devolved upon him. He had great difficulty in making due acknowledgment for the honour done to him, and he felt that he was incapable of doing full justice to the n advancement r n n s oc o t g r ( T : sos theof bardsbards d t ent that he should receive ample assistance. It was cus tomary stationen and piety, meeting.l p i i e e tdyi 'The tl a , n t giveo de spe Eisteddfodes i o a m ll e n t herefor of t' : ausci:n.ancient e i h e o s , u t , o h t e i I d, object a l) p e appear r f which befo re them, would he commit them, assured that from them they would derive e. l n o tinsh o eee k nc i ot i c i bu g j(p)ef a ye occupying literature a d httheu h er i m, however, he felt confi dent both profit and amusement. The bards were in former times the companions of their country. They were unhappilythe ancient princes of still continued to be honoured and respectednot so fb now, but they pro bity, their talents, and their patriotism. He had great g their sure in stating, that, from wh a t h e h a d learned Traot from the judges, the productions of the present Eisteddfod would be of a superior class. He trusted that the assemblage before him would ''ae satisfied with their eff orts , and, at the close of the meeting, return to their homes more delighted than ever with Cambria, her people and her customs. (Cheers.) One of the honorary secretaries, whose name we did not learn, addressed the meeting on the antiquity o f the institu tion of bards, who were once held in high estimation by prince', and even in the times of Henry VIII. and Queen Elizabeth, had privilegesand immunities conferred upon them. The Eisteddfods even then produced a noble eniulation amongst the bards. This generous rivalry had produced the • best effects in every country where it had been excited. I n Greece the premiums given to the bards were the means of producing the best poems that had ev er been compos e d.-- When the northern nations burst on the Roman empire and drove civilization from Europe, the bards were sheltered in Arabia. Poets were there esteemed as almost divine per sonages ; annual Eisteddfodau were held in the country, and the compositions of the victors were deposited in the archivesn letters Seven of of emirs, and of kings, and some were even written 1 of gold, and suspended in the temple of Mecca. those poems had been made our own by the translations of Sir William Jones, a son of Cambria, and a son of whom Cambria was justly proud—(cheers)—for he was certainly • allowed to be the best scholar in Europe in his time. The speaker then referred to the eisteddfodau which had been held within his own recollection, commencing with that of 1798 (held at the same place as the one in the time of Henry VIII.), which excited the curiosity of the country, and led to several in difierent towns of the principality, the ne plus ultra of them all being the great one held at Denbigh, that was attended by the Duchess of Kent and the then Princess Victoria. Altgoughtrii;eT;teiclia;;;r;i 7 h;;;;uieil;4l; the presence of royalty, it was supported by the merchants of Liverpool and the inhabitants generally, and the merchants of Liverpool were certainly amongst the princes of the earth. In conclusion, he referred to the honour gained by the Cambrian people and bards from the holding of au eistedd fod on the banks of the Mersey, some distance from their own home—a thing - before unknown in the annals of Wales. (Cheers.) The Rev. Thomas 'Price, John Williams, of Carnarvon, a boy about sixteen years of age, Ellis ap Howell, Risart Glan Ogwen, Joan loan, of Llangollen, and the Rev. Daniel Jones, read brief poetical sketches in Welsh. The Rev. D. James, of Kirkdale, read notes from Sir Charles Morgan and Sir John Guest, regretting their inability to attend, as they bad fully purposed to do. A choir of singers, two females and four men, from Merthyr-Tydvil, in South Wales, then sang a Welsh air in an extremely sweet and pleasing manner. They were loudly applauded. The Rev. WILLIAM Josas , of Llanbeulan, Anglesey, . addressed the meeting in Welsh. Mrs. Hearne' and Mr. Ellis Roberts played on the harp Merck Megen, a fine Welsh air. They both displayed con , siderable skill, and so pleased the auditory that an unanimous encore was called for. The Rev. T. PRICE, (Carnhuanawc,) of Crickhowel, then addressed the meeting. He said, that after an absence of 13 centuries, they (the Cymry) had come to visit the dominions of their ancient British forefathers ' and he could assure them, that during that long period, from the day when the standard of the flame-bearing Ida lighted up the land—from the day when the Scandinavian hordes spread over Mercia, there had been no congress of bards, nor no yorsedd proclaimed by sound of trumpet, on the English side of Offa's dyke, until this morning. Surely, then, they must consider that they had fallen on happy times, when, in accordance with the prediction so long cherished amongst them, the Cymry had at last passed the barrier which had held them in restraint, and planted their standard even in the heart of England. This carried with it consequences more - weighty than appeared on the face of it; for they now beheld restored to them privileges of 'which they had long been deprived. There was a time when the Saxon and the ancient British people met under different circumstances. Their visits, in other (lays, were marked with other deeds than those of kindness and hospitality. There was a time when, if the 'Welshman passed the Merician dyke, he was subject to the severest penal ei etthents—enactments that were put in force with unmitigated and relentless rigour; and when the Saxon, who incautiously passed the barrier into the Cambrian territory was visited, in return, with a retaliation as fierce and vindictive. But these days had passed away ; the barrier had now been passed by them, but they had not brought into England the sword and the spear; nor were they met by tent and martial tield, nor by trench and rampart, but by such genuine kindness and hospitality, that, notwithstanding the feuds of former ages, everything was amply atoned for and compensated, and Welshmen roust acknowledge that they were satisfied. (Applause.) But, while taking this view of the case, and amusing them selves with what some might consider the fanciful fulfilment of imaginary predictions, it ought not to be forgotten that they had something more substantial to congratulate them selves upon. They had not only passed Offa's dyke, but they had passed it in great numbers ; for there were at present residing in Liverpool upwards of 30,000 natives of the principality ; there were in the town eighteen places of worship, in which the Welsh language was the language of the ministry ; and, from the nature of the circumstances which had led to this influx, it was undoubted that the num ber of the Welsh in Liverpool would continue to increstie. As long as the barren mountains of Wales produced a hardy and industrious race of men, and the sterility of the soil drove out the population to seek employment in a more wealthy country, and as long as towns and cities continued to call for hardier and robuster constitutions than they themselves pro duced, to fulfil various duties of public life, so long would the. stream of emigration continue to flow from tliz moun tains of Wales to the shores of the Mersey. There was here a fact which most imperiously called on them to use every exertion to cultivate amongst their people those feelings which would render their pilgrimage honourable to them selves and satisfactory to those among whom they came. This would be best accomplished by cultivating among Welsh men feelings of self-respect and national honour, the safest pledge of good conduct, and the surest way of commanding a welcome reception froth those with whom their lot might be cast. The speaker then referred to the proceedings of the day, and expressed a hope that the festival would not be looked upon as a mere outbreak of conviviality—as a mere ebullition of national feeling, which would vanish as soon as the etcitement which had drawn it out had disappeared. They had in the feelings of nationality, now cherished, he was happy to say, so gencrallylimong the Cymry, a great stream which would set in motion a mighty train of effects, and they would be criminal if they threw away the chance it afforded them. Perhaps there was nothing that so strongly laid hold of man as this feeling Of nationality, when found in a genuine State ; and the Welshman carried it to such a de gree that a love of his country and language formed an in tegral part of himself wherever he went. It had been carried across the Atlantic, and had even been found to increase in proportion to the distance from the " father-land." The rev. gentleman dwelt at some length on the spirited manner in which the anniversary of the tutelar saint of Wales was observed by the natives of the principality in New York; on the sympathy, countenance, and encouragement accorded to them by men of all ranks and parties ; and concluded with relating a conversation which had occurred between himself and a returned emigrant from the United States, who stated, in terms that sunk deep into the hearts of the listeners, but which were untranslatable, that of all the different races of people congregated in New York, there was not one that met with. more respect than Welsinneri on the Occasion of their annual festival. This respect tended to strengthen that love of home which was inherent in Welshmen, while it elicited the warmest gratitude for the manner in which it was appre ciated by the Americans. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. Archdeacon J. Wthhitims, 'Rector of the High School of Edinburgh, and Archdeacon of Cardigan, briedy addressed the meeting. He had not intended to say a single word that day, but the strong appeal to their feelings made by the Rev. Mr. Price had , compelled him to come forward and state one fact. It was that every nation in Europe deeply sympathised with the Cymry, feeling that in them they had the only sacred relic which hound the civilisation of the modern to the civilisation of the ancient world. They were the only people who were provincial Britons, who learned the Latin language, who reformed their language after the vocabularies of the west of Europe, and who reappeared in modern-times, preserving the ancient habit of their ancient language, and, what was still more precious, their ancient literature. In all Europe there was no parallel to this. Hence the learned of Italy were anxious to become ac quainted with the Welsh literature ; Germany, too, pos sessed a curiosity which the patrons of eisteddfodau must satisfy. They wanted to become thoroughly acquainted with the treasures locked up in the language of the Cymry. French literary men were also waiting and watching anxiously to he satisfied. It was in the power of Welshmen to do so ; they had the printed works ; let them be placed in the hands of the European literati, and show - them that, from the com mencement of the sixth to the twelfth century, the Cymry possessed a literature, the like of which could be produced by no other nation in Europe. He spoke from a knowledge of the truth ; he had devoted year upon year to the study of that language, which was a sealed language to Welshmen of the present day, unless studied in the same way as one of the ancient and learned languages. In fact, the language of the Cyrnry was as unintelligible to modern Welshmen as the . Anglo-Saxon to a modern Englishman. Now, Englishmen patronised their Anglo-Saxon literature, and were proud of it ; theirs (that of Welshmen) was an older language ; they were the elder branch, and why should they not claim their inheritance? (Loud cheers.) Air, " Spade Head," by Thomas Edwards, of Corwen, John Williams, of Llanerchymedd, and William Evans, of Newmarket, accompanied on the harp by Richard Pugin— Well sung, and much applauded. The general business of the. Eisteddfod, the awards of the judges and the distribution of the prizes, then commenced. I.—For the best Welsh poetical composition on " The re sources of' Liverpool. and its claims to the name of modern Tyre," (Are y bryddestawd oreu, ar unrhyw fesur a ddewiso y cyfansoddydd, " Ar dref a phorthladd Llerpwll, a'i hand o Garth cyjbeth a marsiandiaeth i gaol ei yalw—Tyrus newydd.")—A medal, value £3, and a premium of £2. Syl wer.—Na fydded ddiodl. • There were four competitors. The successful bard was the Rev. Daniel Jones, who, amidst the sounding of trum pets and the clapping of hands, was invested with the medal by the Hon. Chairman. 2.—For the best English poetiCal composition on the same subject.—A geld medal, value £5. There were three compositions sent in ; but Dr. Hughes stated that in the opinion of the judges -none of them came up to the standard laid down by them. The prize, therefore, was not awarded, but will he reserved for further competition. 3.—For the best Welsh and English Essay on the " Cha racter of the Welsh, as a nation, in the present day," (Nod weddiad y Cymry, fel cenedl,• yn yr oes hon.)—A medal, value £5. For the second best on the same subject, a medal, value £2. Four essays were sent in. The first prize was obtained by the Rev. Wm. Jones, of Llanbeulan, arid the second by the Rev. John Williams. Duett by two females ; plaintive air, delightfully sung, and loudly encored. 4.—For the best ode (in Welsh) to the " Memory of the late Mr. John Owen, Liverpool, an eminent Welsh bard," (Am yr Audi oreu o Goffadwriaeth am y diweddar hyylod Fardd Loan Powys)—A medal, value £3, given by friends of the deceased. The verses were read in a feeling manner, and excited much approbation, s.—For the best English " History of lestyn ab Gwrgant, Prince of Morganwg," (Hanes lestyn Gwryant, Tywy, soy illerydeirg.)---A premium or£s, byWilliam Williams, Esq., of Aberpergwyn. Three, candidates. Mr. Thomas Stephen, of Gleynnedd, Norganwg,-, gained the prize. 6.—For the best " History in Welsh or English) of the Welsh Indians in America. (Hanes yr Indiaid Cymreig ye America.)—A medal, value £3, and a premium of £5. The only composition. sent in was deemed by the judges unworthy of the prize. —No award. Two harpers played the tune of " Triban Gwyr Mor ganwg." 7 and S were postponed. 9.—For the hest six stanzas (iii Welsh) on " Elijah's as cension into heaven." Array chwech pennill yoreu—hir a thoddaid—ar " Esgyniad Elias V). nef." 2 Bren. ii. 11. —A medal, value £3 3s. There were twenty-seven competitors for this prize, which was awarded to Mr. Ebenezer Thomas, •a schoolmaster, of Clynog, Carnarvonshire: The victor was loudly applauded; he had previously gained three medals at other eisteddfodau, which were hanging round his neck. His abilities and genes ral character were highly lauded by Sir Love Parry Jones Parry, who spoke of him as a respected neighbour, and, on investing him with the medal, warmly complimented him on his success. A beautiful trio was here sung, and was raptu rously encored. The character of all the singing this day was pathetic and affecting. 10.—For the best ode (in Welsh) on Job's afflictions, pa tience, and restoration." (Awdi ar yystuddiau, awynedd, adadferiad Job.)—The chair medal, value £5, with a pre mium of £2l.—For the second best on the Same subject, a medal, value £3. For this, the chair medal, there were nine candidates. The successful one was the victor in the last contest, Mr. Ebe nezer Thomas. The second prize was awarded to Mr. Peter Jones, of Liverpool. Mr. Thomas, the winner of the grand prize, was conducted into the bardic chair, amidst very ani mated applause, and according to ancient custom, by two graduated bards, the Rev. E. Evans anti Sir Love Parry. The latter again pronounced a warm eulogium on the merits of the bard, who bashfully took his seat, and recited an ap propriate extempore verse. His worship the mayor here entered the amphitheatre, and on being announced and recognised, was greeted with much applause. Some singing followed, with a harp accompaniment, after which the last prize of the day was awarded, namely n -11.—For the best stanza (in Welsh) to the " goat" (Am yr englyn goreu i'r .afr.)—A goat's horn, tipped with silver, value £3. No less than 109 stanzas were sent in, of from one to seve ral lines each. The successful candidate, whose fictitious name was Idwal, did not appear, 'and the proper name was not announced. The reading of several of the verses excited much merriment amongst the audience. The Rev D. JAMES announced, that the subject on which the bards were to compete—to be written during the night, and repeated on the following (yesterday) morning, was their worthy chairman, the Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn. The an nouncement was heard amidst loud cheers. A fine glee was then performed by three male and two fe male singers. Sir LOVE JONES PARRY then stated, that the competi tion for the prizes for singing and playing on the triple harp was reserved for the succeeding day. Ile added that he had .„ to make a proposition, which he felt assured would be re sponded to by all present, The: worthy mayor of the town had done them the honouf to meet-them there that day, after the fatigue of attending two interesting meetings, at which addresses to her Majesty anstPrince Albert, on their provi dential escape from the Murderous attempt of the assassin, had been adopted. Had that attempt succeeded, the coun try would have been plunged in grief and confusion. He had to propose, that a committee should be formed to draw out an address of congratulation to her Majesty and her royal consort, for the signature, to-morrow, of those attending the Eisteddfod. They world . many of them remember that, -some years ago, the Qtieen and her illustrious mother had visited their country. and had attended an Eisteddfod. He doubted not but his proposition would be seconded. (Cheers.) . The Rev. Archdeacon of CARDIGAN (Williams) cordially seconded the motion. They had not met for political but for literary purposes •, but they could sympathise with their young Queen on this occasion, and by their expressions of congratulation on her escape, and that of her illustrious con sort, shew the world that in this country the assassin's name would ever be held in execration. He believed, indeed, that so strong was the feeling of loyalty and attachment to the person of her majesty entertained by her whole people, that there was not a Briton who would not place himself between her and any attempted blow that would deprive her of life. (Loud cheers.) Three times three cheers were then given for the Queen, and the same number for the chairman, and the business of the meeting being concluded, the assemblage dispersed. THE DINNER. At seven in the evening, from seventy to eighty gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner in the assembly room of the York hotel. The room was tastefully decorated for the occa sion, the walls being beautifully decorated with flags and banners on every side. Three tables were laid out longitudi nally, with a cross table at the top for the chairman and his immediate supporters. These were furnished with abundance of the substantials and delicacies of the season, of the choicest quality, and served in a mariner reflecting the highest credit on the keeper of the inn ; the only regret felt was that considerable space was left- unoccupied, th accommodations and the provision made being such as would have admitted a greater number of guests. The enthusiasm of those pre sent in the cause of Cambria was not, however, the less, and we never witnessed a warmer flow of good feeling and sociability. Amongst the flags were those of the several Welsh societies, several of them on rich silk, beautifully painted. The Liver pool coat of arms, a large flag, was also conspicuous ; royal standards, and British ensigns and jacks, were numerous ; and we noticed several flags emblematical of Scotia, and showing her sympathy with her brother mountaineers of Wales. At the bottom of the room were the letters V.R.A. The Hon. E. M. Lloyd MoStyn, the president of the Eis teddfod, ably occupied the chair, and was supported by many of the gentlemen who attended at the Amphitheatre, as well as by others. On the cloth being withdrawn, The CHAIRMAN gave, " Oes y Byd i'r laith Gymraeg," or " May the Welsh language last as long as the world." (Loud applause.) - The CHAIRMAN said, that in proposing the next toast, he should, under ordinary circumstances, have refrained from remark ; but the •diabolical attempt, happily frustrated, re cently made on the life - of their sovereign, required him to say a few words. They would many of them remember, that her Majesty had attended the Eisteddfod at Beauniaris sonic years ago, and had then shown her kindness and good will to the Welsh people. They would also bear in mind that her Majesty was now in a situation that gave the country hopes of an illustrious succession, in the person of a Prince of Wales. He should, therefore, propose her Majesty's health, in a bumper. The toast was drunk with three times three, and a flourish of trumpets. The health of Prince Albert, the unfettered choice of the Queen, was next given, and drunk with great applause. Glee.—By the singers. The CHAIRMAN ther gave, " The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family." (Much cheering.) God save the Queen.—On harps. The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, a patron of the Eisteddfod, was next drunk, with three times three. Then followed, the Navy and Army, coupled with the health of Sir Love Parry. (Much cheering.) Sir L. PARRY returned thanks in an energetic manner. Now that warfare was at an end, he rejoiced that he belonged to a society that encouraged the cultivation of the useful arts of peaceful life. He concluded by proposing the health of the chairman, w!,o had sprung from a family of great anti quity and patriotism in Wales ; a family that had been their country's benefactors, and in whose footsteps the hon. indi vidual to whom he alluded had ever walked, and whose many virtues were known to most of those present. He proposed the health of the Hon. E. L. Mostyn, and thanks to him for his support of the Eisteddfod, and his bringing it to so happy an issue. (Loud cheers.) The Honourable CHAIRMAN, in replying, said, that when he accepted the office he then held, as president of the Bin teddtbd, he did it witlea desire to promote to the utmost of his humble means the good of his fellow-countrymen. As had been observed, it was his good fortune to hold a consi derable stake in the principality ; but he had always acted on the principle which had been strongly inculcated on him, " That property has its duties as well as its rights," and had done his best to advance the interests of his countrymen. He felt happy at having been called upcu to preside at the first regular Eisteddfod ever held without Offa's dyke, as had that morning been observed. He wished to forward the spread of the Welsh language, but he wished also to promote intercourse and good feeling between the two nations, which such meetings were eminently calculated to promote. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," which was drunk with much applause. The Rev. H. PARRY, of Llauasa, returned thanks in a neat address. The health of Dr. Hughes, as a great promoter of the Eisteddfod was proposed, and drunk with great applause. Dr. HUGHES, who was most warmly received, expressed his inability adequately to acknowledge the kindness shown towards him. What he had done was but secondary to the emotions of others, but he had entered into the spirit of the Eisteddfod, in the assurance that it would promote good feeling and good fellowship between this country and Cam bria. He thought too much praise could not be given to the gentlemen of the committee, for their great exertions—and particularly to the Rev. H. Parry and the Rev. J. James. The former, indeed, was the Encyclopaedia to whom they had to turn on all matters relating to the objects they had in view. He then passed a deserved encomium on the charac ter of the Rev. Mr. James. He then noticed in terms of gratitude the conduct of the mayor, who had given his at tendance that day, arid purposed to entertain a large number of gentlemen who had attended the Eisteddfod to-morrow, (yesterday.) The society had nothing to fear. They must look with gratitude back co the past, and take courage for the future. They also owed much to their worthy pre . sident, than - whom they could not have selected a more competent individual. He alluded to a faction which had shewn itself against them ; but as they were now triumphant, they could afford to pity them. With regard to the amor patrice inculcated by such meetings, he would say that he doubted whether the man who loved not his country could love his wife, or his children, or any of the human race. Since the recent establishment of eisteddfods, the average number of works published had been much on the increase. Those who had thought that they were nobody now found out that they were somebody. He then alluded to the great antiquity of the Welsh language, and said that these meet ings would tend to make the Welsh character better known. Their language was emerging from the obscurity that had hung around it, and the valuable materials would be avail able for the benefit of others and themselves. As an instance of the early progress of the arts in Wales, he instanced the fact that innoculation, which was supposed by Lady M. Montagu to have been derived from Turkey, whereas it was known in Wales some hundreds of years before. He re verted to the kindness of the Mayor, and said that the Town- Clerk had sent a note in which he stated that he regretted he could not accept of their invitation to dine there that day, in consequence of illness ; but added that the society had his best wishes, and should have his best services, and that his mother was Welsh, and his wife also. (Cheers.) Duet by the singers. The CHAIRMAN then proposed in neat terms the health of the mayor, and thanks to him for his kindness in attending the eisteddfod, and in inviting them to an entertainment in the Town-hall yesterday evening. (Three times three.) The next toasts were " The Ladies, pratronesses of the Eisteddfod." Mr. PRICE, in an eloquent speech, dilated on the happy effects of such meetings of the bards in bringing into more intimate and fondly terms the higher and the humbler classes of the community. Society would by such a union become like the well-based pyramid. On the health of the Rev. W. JONES, of Christ Church, Oxford, being given, that gentleman replied in eloquent terms. He hoped Welsh literature would become better known, and it could not fail to be better appreciated. The Germans and others wished to know it. A dignitary at Rome, Cardinal Mezzofanti, had writes to him for some Welsh books which he had sent. He had received a letter from that individual inviting him to Rome and stated that he (the writer) had discovered that he could converse with him in his native tongue. The Welsh, indeed, was an origi nal language, and full of treasures. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. JAMES read an interesting letter from a member of the M. S. Society, of a gratifying nature. The following toasts were afterwards given:—" The Managing Committee," " Our Welsh countrymen in America," and " Archdeacon Williams." Theßev. Archdeacon WILLIAMS replied in a very powerful address, in which he spoke of the nationality of the Scotch amongst whom he had been residing, and between whom and the Welsh there existed a mutual feeling of respect on that mutual around, The Welsh claimed nobler, higher, and older descent than Any class of the peerage, and the pride of country excited generous emulation, and led to the most beneficial results. He instanced several interesting traits of the Scottish character in this respect, and concluded a very-eloquent address by trusting that spirit of nationality which actuated them that day, would never desert the sons of Cambria. (Cheers.) Amongst the remaining toasts were, " Sir John Salisbury" and " Dr. Philips," both of whom replied. Lord Mostyn's health and that of Mr. Hughes followed, with much applause, after which the Chairman took his leave, and the company soon afterwards separated, highly delighted with the enjoy ments of the evening. In the course of the evening, Mr. EDWARD PARRY, of Chester, recited two impromptu stanzas, which elicited loud applause, the latter one especially. The first was at the drinking of the health of the hon. chairman, and was as follows : Yma eistedd ein MosrYN—Goreulyw Gar Walia a'i thelyn, Da gwyddom fod y gwiwddyn Yn fur da—efe yw'r dvn. The second followed the health of the Mayor of Liverpool :- Maer Tyrus yrna, wr tirion—helaeth hwylio danteithion, 0 haelaf hyfrydaf fron, I borthi hil y Brython. SECOND DAY.-YESI ERDAY. The enthusiasm of Wednesday w - asthrsdai considerably augmented both, as we thought, amongst the bards, harpers and speakers,--and the public. The latter were, indeed, gratified by the performances they had heard, and doubtless carried a favourable report home to their friends. The former (the actors on the occasion) were, we may assume, inspired by the warm and kindly reception they had met with from the intelligent inhabitants of what the bards have justly cele brated, on this ccmsion, as " the modern Tyre." The house yesterday was much more numerously attended than on Wednesday, and the assemblage of rank, beauty, and fashion was evidently ~r eater. The boxes presented a beau tiful and throng array of ladies, intermixed with their " noble lords." The pit was tilled, and the galleries in some parts crammed. Indeed, it was all but a bumper house, and the speeches, singing, and other performances of the day, were more varied and more interesting. The President and Committee and their friends took their places on the platform soon after eleven o'clock. Nearly all the gentlemen who were present on the previous day were again at their posts of honour, and there were many others which had not before had an opportunity of attending. The house was decorated as before, and had throughout a most cheerful and animated appearance. . . . . The Ist prize was for the best Welsh Poetical Composition on " Youthful Reminiscences"—A Medal, value £3, and a Premium of £2. There were eighteen competitors. The pieces possessed generally much merit. The medal was awarded to Mr. Robert Williams, of New Borough, Anglesea. The Premium was awaried to Stephen Davies, of DySerth, in Flintshire. 2—For the best English Essay, " Showing the necessity and propriety of appointing Welshmen to the . Bishoprics in Wales"—A Premium of £5, and a medal of the same value, given by Hrs. T. B. Horslall, Liverpool. There were four competitors, but as it was considered that none of thMn came up to the standard laid down by the com mittee, no award took place. 3.—For the best English Essay, showing that there is sufficient Went and piety in the native clergy of the princi pality to ill. the episcopal bench.—Deferred. The Rev. Archdeacon WILLIAms delivered a very cloqueDt and argutntntative address on subjects arising out of the establistmtett of the eisteddfod, and the Welsh language as original, &c., but we regret that our reporter had not an op portunity of hearing it. The Rev. Mr.. .TAMES, of Kirkdale, being called upon, spoke at cons.derable length, and with great eloquence, in favour of the 3iiteddfod, but we are unable to supply only an outline of his address, which was most enthusiastically re ceived. He commenced by claiming the indulgence of the chairman and the meeting, whilst he explained the objects of the bardic ineAings, for the information of those who were not present to hear the explanations given yesterday. The eisteddfod had two grand, and, he conceived, important ob jects, which were accompanied by others of a minor but beneficial kind. These objects were the promoting of the revival of ancient British literature, and the cultivation and encouragement of modern genius among the sons of Cam brim. Under the first head he took a view of those disas- trees occurrences by which many valuable Welsh manu scripts had been for ever lost to mankind. Many were destroyed in the Tower of London, by a wretch named Scolan, in the reign of Edward 11., which belonged to the principal chieftains of the Principality then confined in that place of strength and durance. Many others were destroyed in later years, through the conflagration of Covent Garden Theatre, which spread to the house of a bookbinder, to whom they were sent from Wynnstay for the purpose of being bound. Many were also similarly destroyed at Havod in Cardigiganshire, when that noble mansion was, not many years ago burnt down. But notwithstanding these disasters,. there were yet in existence immense numbers of manuscripts of great and undoubted antiquity ; valuable for maxims of law, precepts of morality, historical notices, and other points highly interesting to the antiquarian and philosopher. To bring these to light, and prepare them for the press, so that they might be rescued from destruction, and made available for the benefit of the general community, was one of the principal objects of meetings such as these. Mr. James then proceeded to reply to the objections made in the pre sent day to the cultivation of the Welsh language, and showed in a masterly manner thatlthe liakuage of unintelligent peo ple could not be changed, under any circumstances, without compelling that people to descend from the high ground of civilization on which they were, and to retrogade to bar barous life. Thus pushed down from the proud eminence they had before maintained, they would again be compelled laboriously to mount the bill, by the cultivation of an alien language. He showed that whilst a nation employed. only one language, it was the duty of all who had the power to supply that nation with literary works in that language, for their instruction and improvement,—to afford them, in fine, the same information and delight derived by Englishmen who had an opportunity of perusing works of merit in their own tongue. He concluded by stating that these meetings called for the exercise of native talent, and roused genius into action that would otherwise lie dormant. They thus gave a genial impulse to the cultivation of arts and sciencies, in connexion with their own language, which would produce the happiest results throughout the principality. (Mr. James was heard with much attention throughout his address, of which this is but a faint outline, and sat down amidst loud and reiterated plaudits.) 4.—For the best Set of Variations to the Air called " MaCk Nightingales."—A Medal, value £5, and a Premium of 3. There were two competitors, both of great merit, Miss Georgiana Wyatt; and Mr. John Hughes, of Wrexham. The subject had been referred to Mr. Parry, the celebrated composer, and a letter was read from him, in which he re commended, in high terms, Miss Wyatt's production, ad mitting, however, the superiority in some parts of the variations of Mr. Hughes. The award was, accordingly—to Mr. Hughes. the medal—to Miss Wyatt the premium. 5. For the best original Welsh Air, adapted to the style of singing in the Principality, a medal, value £3, and a premium of £3. There were twenty-three competitors. The prize was awarded to Mr. Richard Mills, of Llanidloes. Mr. RICHARD WILLIAMS, of King's College, Cambridge, a young gentleman, addressed the meeting at great length, and, we must add, with a degree of eloquence, and an exhi bition of historical lore and patriotic feeling, equally honour able to his head and his heart. He dwelt in a peculiarly happy manner on the necessity of administering to the pleasures of man by refinement in literature and art, without a portion of which we might return to the condition of uncultivated savages. He considered that the cultivation of the affections, through poetry and music, frequently opened the before closed fountains of the heart, and was often a delightful and inno cent relief from the cares of business, or the calamities of life. Need he tell them of the celebrated Roscoe, who, after numerous trials, found a solace in the decline of life in litera ture which he pursued to the last. Poetry, above all, he considered ought to be cultivated, as leading to a high and ennobling degree of feeling, far above the sordid pursuits of enduring life, whether it:appeared in the stately epic, or in the ever-varying drama. - In bringing their congress of bards into England, he might remark - that that country had no possible cause to be jealous of them. She could boast of Shakspeare, her Locke, her Newton, and a hundred other worthies, and could well afford to al low them the emulation they could bring forward. He alluded in forcible terms to that • modern engine of intelli gence, the press; the rapidity with which it disseminated information, and its effect in bringing into closer bonds of unity, England and Wales. The desire of the society was the promotion of mutual good. He reminded the meeting of several of the noblest sons of Cambria, who had done honour to their country ' • and trusted that the feeling of mutual kindness which had that day been manifested, would continue to increase. He retired amidst loud applause. -31 Miss Jones was here introduced to the meeting by the Rev. Mr. Price, who pronounced an eulogium on the quali ties of the harp, and thought it could not be in better hands. Miss Jones played an air with peat precision and effect, and was much applauded. GRAND CONTEST FOR THE PRIZE HARP AND THE SILVER HARP. Probably the most interesting contest of the Eisteddfod now took place, for the following prize :- 6. To the best Performer on the Triple Harp, (I'r Telynor yoreu ar y Delyn Deir-rhes) ; tile Silver Harp together with a new Triple Harp, value £2l.—To be called the Gordovig Royal Harp, (Telya Cadair Gordofiy.) 7. To the best Performer on the Triple Harp, (I'r Telynor yoreu ar y Delyn.Deir-rhes) the Silver Harp together with a new Triple Harp, value £2l.—To be called the Gordovig Royal Harp, (Telyn Catlair Gordofig.) It was announced that the Committee at first intended that these two prizes should be separately contended for ; but it was afterwards thought advisable as, from the rules, the sil ver harp (the greatest in point of honour) might possibly fall to a second-rate performer, excluded by gaining the other, — to award both to the same successful candidate. The players performed one after the other as under, and the most intense interest, and we may add delight, was ma nifested throughout. Indeed, it was such a treat as can but rarely be enjoyed by the lovers of that elegant instrument, or the general admirers of genuine music First.—Mr. Ellis Roberts, originally from Dolgelley, a young man, and now, we learned, residing here. A Welsh air, with variations. The player exhibited much musical taste, and great powers of execution. The variety of in o nation, and transitions from piano to forte, were beautiful. Ile, in fact, had such command of his instrument, that in his hands it was all but a band of music. He was loudly ap plauded. Second.—Mr. Reece Jones, of Llanrwst. Air— Rhaw," an elderly gentleman— " His fingers strayed the chords along, 'Till all his soul seemed wrapped in song." He was deservedly much applauded. Third.—Mr. Henry Green, of Shrewsbury, a young man Air—" Sweet Richard." Exceedingly clear, beautifulll varied in intonation, and a peculiar power of throwing out bursts of lower notes like a dream. Very great applause. Fourth—Mr. Benjamin Rogers, of Liverpool. A bold and masculine player, and master of the delicacies as well as the strength of the instrument. Loud applause. Fifth—Mr. Richard Pugh, of Corwen, who wore a medal won in a former contest. Good execution and considerable taste—also applauded. Sixth—Mr. John Robinson, of Bangor. Air, " Sweet Richard." Exceedingly clever, with astonishing powers of rapid and distinct execution. Greatly cheered. Seventh—Mr. Robert Edwards, of Llangollen, quite a youth. Fine sweet flute-like tone, and rapid execution. Loudly applauded. Eighth—Mr. Thos. Griffith, of Monmouthshire. " Sweet Richard," with variations. Clear and bold—with much in tricate and fine execution. Great applause. Ninth—Mr. Edwd. Jones. Same air. He wore a medal. Very powerful in bass notes, and rapid and strong in execu tion. He trade his harp sound like two instruments. Tenth--Mr.'Wm. Jones, of Beaumaris, a blind old gen tleman, then essayed his powers and acquitted himself much to the satisfaction of the audience, who loudly applauded him. The Rev. Mr. PARRY, one of the secretaries, explained to the meeting, that the air of " Sweet Richard," which had been played four times during the contest by as many com petitors, was composed by a bard of Carnarvon, on the death of Richard 11. It had outlived several dynasties. It had outlived the House of York, the House of Lancaster, the Tudors, and the Stewarts ; and it was now running parallel with the House of Brunswick, which he hoped would, like that air, endure as long as the mountain of Snowdon itself. Dr. HUGHES remarked that the variations to Sweet Richard were by Richard Roberts, the celebrated blind harp player, who was then present. (Cheers.) • The venerable Mr. Roberts,: decorated with a large gold harp, another of silver, and a number of medals, was seated on the stage, and was greeted by the audience. The judges having now made a selection of three of the best performers for this prize, requested them to perform again singly. 1, Ellis Roberts; 2, Henry . Green; 3, John Robinson, — each played successively beautiful airs, with variations, which were received with, if possible, increased applause. The Rev. Mr. PRICE, announced that the decision of the judges was in favour of Ellis Roberts. (Loud cheers and clapping of hands.) The handsome prize harp, value 20 guineas, was then brought on the stage. It is a beautiful instrument, highly finished, and with the Royal Arms, the Liverpool Arms, the Prince of Wales's Feather, and gilded on the front, on a crim son ground. The successful candidate, Mr. E. Roberts, was then in vested with the silver harp, by Miss Williams, the fair sister of Mr. Williams, of King's College, whose eloquent address we before noticed. He then received the valuable prize harp. Sir LOVE PARRY remarked that the successful candidate had won the first prize at the last Esteddfod in Liverpool, had won the first prize on the present occasion,—and that he was the pupil of Richard Roberts, the celebrated blind harper of Carnarvon. The old harper (Mr. Roberts) smiled as in triumph. We could almost say his eyes glistened with honest delight. Some verses by the successful candidate for the extempore lines in honour of the chairman were then read by the author with good emphasis, and elicited much applause. Six harpers, including the elite of those noticed, then came on front of the stage. Mr. Roberts having as his instrument the prize harp which lie so honourably won. They played " God save the Queen" in fine style, in which they were joined by the singers. The company stood during the per formance, and after repeated cheers at the close, the highly gratified assemblage left the house. The performances and addresses of this day (the last of the eisteddfod) will, we are assured, be even more interest ing than those that have preceded them, and a strong at tendance is anticipated. ." Pen THE MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. — We were last night favoured with a view of this truly national work by Captain Siborn, which we contemplated with the greater interest on the anniversary of the great triumph which it is designed to celebrate. We were highly delighted with the lucid and eloquent explanations with which Mr. Thomas favoured his audience. Owing to the press of other matter we are precluded from enterity , into a detailed description of this magnificent work of art. In our next we shall endeavour to do it justice. In the meantime we recommend our readers to pay an early visit to the Union Rooms, where, we venture to say, they will enjoy . a treat which has rarely been equalled. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The LAST NIGHT of JACK SHEPPARD. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. YATES, AND THE LAST NIGHT OF Mr. YATES, Mr. and Mrs. KEELEY, and Mr. PAUL BEDFORD. THIS pesent FRIDAY,June 19, 1840, the Entertain ments will commence with the Local Burletta, founded on the admired Papers by " Boz," called NICHOLAS NICKLEBY ' • Or, DOINGS AT DO-THE-BOYS HALL. Monsieur Mr. Yates, As originally performed by him in London. John Brodie.... Mr. Keeley. Squeers.... Mr. Baker. Smike.. Mrs. 'Pellet. Mrs. Squeers.. Mrs. Clarke. After which, a Selection from Mr. Yates' celebrated Enter• tainment, called YATES AT HOME ; on, TEN MINUTES' TABLE TALK, Consisting of Anecdotes and Imitations. To conclude with, for the last time. the New Romantic and Historical Drama, called JACK SHEPPARD. Abram Mendez Mr. Yates. Jack Sheppard Mrs. Keeley. Joe Blueskin Mr. Paul Bedford. As originally performed by them in London. Mr. POWER, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-garden, Drury-lane, and Haymarket, will commence an engagement of TEN NIGHTS, on MONDAY next, June 22nd; on which Evening Mr. GILBERT and Miss BALLIN, Principal Dancers of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-garden and Drury lane, who are engaged for a FORTNIGHT, assisted by their Pupils, Master and Miss MARSHALL, and Miss TAY LOR, of the same Theatres, will also appear. On MONDAY next, June 22nd, the Entertainments will commence with the petit Comedy of the YOUNG WIDOW. After which will be produced, for the fir st . time here, a new Drama, in two acts, called HIS LAST LEGS. O'Calla gban (his original character), Mr. Power.—To which will be added the Farce of THE OMNIBUS. Pat Rooney, Mr. Power.—To conclude with a Grand Ballet, called LA SYLPHIDE. Principal characters by Mr. Gilbert, Miss Bailin, Mr. and Miss Marshall, and Miss Taylor. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. TILE EXHIBITION of Paintings, Works of Art, Models, Manufactures, Antiquities, Natural History, &c., will be Opened to the Public THIS DAY, (Friday) the 19th instant. The hours of Admission are from 9, a.m., to 10, p.m. Single Admission, from 9, a.m., to 4, p.m., ONE SIM. LING ; and from 4 to 10 p.m., SIXPENCE ; for Children under 11, SIXPENCE at all hours. Season Tickets, (not transferable,) price 2s. 6d., may now be obtained at the institution, or at the Newspaper Offices. W. B. HODGSON, Secretary. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THE EIGHTH Grand BOMBARDMENT of ALGIERS will take place THIS EVENING, the 19th instant ; to be repeated every MONDAY and FRIDAY during the Season, weather permitting. Au excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every Evening during the Season. Admittance, ONE SHILLING. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are obliged to a friend for directing our attention to the remarks in the Liverpool Times, in answer to what we stated on Friday. A column in an obscure part of an ob scure journal may easily escape detection. We may pro bably find some amusement in dissecting the sophisms of our contemporary on Friday. Several communications intended for insertion: have un avoidably been postponed. We have received a file of Newfoundland papers to the 27th of May, but they reached us at too late an hour to be available for our present publi cation. Elit titierpoot (i-)-taiiiiarb. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1840. The arrival of the British Queen at Portsmouth, on Tuesday last, has put us in possession of New York papers to the Ist instant, inclusive. The British Queen brought home about 130,000 dollars in specie, and 180 passengers. Three packet ships left New York on the same day. The election of President was exciting an unusual degree of interest throughout the states. The customary charges of bribery and inti midation were lavishly indulged in by the contending parties. Of the general state of business in New York it is remarked that the market was completely op pressed with produce, for which there was compara tively little demand. There was an extraordinary want of confidence among commercial men. Capital was said to be unp . recedentedly abundant, but it would not be parted with on such security as would be considered, in other times, amply sufficient. The Pennsylvania legislature seemed disposed to adopt the necessary measures for re-establishing the credit of the state. A bill, which was likely to be passed into a law', had been introduced, providing means for an additional revenue for the payment of in terest on the state debt, and extinguishing the prin-. cipal. The crop of cotton is now stated at the enormous amount of 2,130,000_ bales, of :which 1,900,000 bales had been received at the ports from the interior. Two other steam-boat explosions had recently taken place in the states, thus affording fresh evidence of the unsound principles upon which the boilers of the American steamers are constructed. One of them was the Greenfield, which blew up between Montague and Hartford, on the Connecticut canal, and which caused the loss of several lives. The other was the Granzpus of New Orleans, which caused the death of two of the crew. It is stated that the dreadful tornado at Natchez, of which we furnished an account in our second edition of Tuesday, had done damage to property to the amount of 5,000,000 of dollars. Upwards of 300 lives are said to have been lost on this melancholy oc casion, The news from Central America is described as ex— ceedingly gloomy. Civil war was raging in every part of the republic. It is stated that Morazan, who had held the Presidency for eight years, by the choice of the people, but who had usurped it for the last four years, had been defeated and driven out of the country. From Canada there is no news of importance. His Excellency Abe Lieutenant-Governor had prorogued the . Special Council from the 15th to the 28th ultimo. Much dissatisfaction was expressed at the refusal of the Governor-General to assitnulate the currency of the two provinces. The Hon. D. B. Viger and Mr. John M'Donnell, who had been imprisoned for upwards of 18 months, on charges of high treason, had been libe rated. We have received a copy of the Halifax (N. S.) Journal of the 18th May. His Excellency the Lieute nant-Governor, Sir Colin Campbell, continued to re ceive addresses of confidence and esteem from all parts of the province. These addresses breathe the most fervent loyalty to her Majesty, and the most devoted attachment to the British constitution. They also ex press the unqualified approbation of the great majority of the colonists of the firmness which Sir Colin Campbell has displayed in delaying to give effect to the recent resolutions of the House of Assembly, solitcing th eissolution of the Executive Council until her Ma— jesty's pleasure should be known. The Journal states that the United States troops at Houlton had been ordered to take their post at the Feih River, in the disputed territory. Accounts had been reeeived at Halifax from Bermu da, to the 21st of April. These accounts state that the exports from Grenada for the year ending the 31st of December last, as compared with the table for 1838, show a deficiency of 5,484,6771b5. of sugar, and 219,782 gallons of rum. Very heavy rains in the windward parishes of Grenada had put a stop to the manufacture of sugar. We have received advices from Jamaica to the Hid) .of May inclusive. Our files of the Royal Gazette a nd of the Standard only reach to the 9th ultimo. From these journals we learn that the Baptists were still busily employed in the work of agitation, but, happily, without producing any fresh disturbances. These in cendiaries had drawn up an address, which was pre sentes to Sir Charles Metcalfe, in which they demanded from him an explanation of certain expressions con tained in his despatch to Lord John Russell, and gin unqualified retraction of others. This impudent de mand was met by his Excellency in a becoming s pirit. He advised his secretary to intimate to the ministers whose names were attached to the address that the tone which they had assumed precluded a reply, and that even if the tone and contents were unexceptionable , he could never, with due consideration to the office entrusted to him, render it amenable to individuals for any communications designed to elucidate the state of affairs in the island, which he might, in the discharge of his public duty, submit to her Majesty's ministers. After receiving this suitable intimation these dema gogues magnanimously passed a resolution to the effect that, " conscious of the rectitude of their conduct, the Baptist missionaries intend to take little further n otice of his E x cellency's unsupported accusations against them." It is well remarked by the Royal Ga z ette that, " if any thing were wanting to rivet the first impressions on Sir Charles's mind, it is the subsequent conduct of these men." The Jamaica Despatch complains bitterly of the pre ference shown by government for slave-grown sugar, th at