The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-02 00:00:00

JANUARY 2, 1835. of Sir - Howard Douglas : 6000 acres of contiguous excellent laud are appropriated for the use of this noble institution, which has the power of allowing the matriculation of students without subscribing to the thirty-nine articles, except on taking degrees in divinity for the church of England. Schools on the Madras system are established in each settlement, with a legislative allowance, £2O each ; they are under the superintendence of the Governor of the Board of Trustees. Several excellent private seminaries exist in different parts of the province." We have only to add, that Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, ou t of his own private resources, has funded a certain sum of money, in trust for ever, to furnish gold and silver me dals to the students who distinguish themselves at this interesting institution. It gives us great pleasure to be enabled to announce that the Earl of WILTON has been appointed Lord Steward of the Household. It was stated that the appointment had been conferred upon Lord RODEN, but this, it would seem, was a mistake. Lord ERNEST BRUCE is made one of the Lords of the Bedchamber, LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Ereniny, half:past Seven o'clock. A severe struggle is about to take place here for the repre sentation of the metropolis, and we have seven candidates in the field, the conservatives being Messrs. Lyall, Ward, and Wilson; and the radical-whip candidates, Messrs. Wood, Grote, and Crawford, to which is now added Mr. l'attison, governor of the Bank. The latter party are in no pleasant mood at the sudden opposition thus braving them; and this, added to the public a ti on of the names of those who, in defiance of mob law, haVe enrolled themselves as supporters of the altar and the throne, which list displays a record of commercial wealth, talent, and influence not to be equalled by any nation of the world, has had the effect of causing no little alarm among those who imogitied tha4 by a due administration of clamour, they would be allowed to walk over the course. The approach of the election had caused the pressure for money, to which we have before adverted, to be continued, and it is not probable this will be removed until the payment of the dividends. The effect, however, on the English securities is not of much mo ment. Cons o l s for the account - cloged this afternoon at 9g, and the 3 per cents, reduced at 94. Exchequer bills are steady at 37 to 39 . pretniara, and India bonds are 18 to 29. The private letters from Lisbon of to-day speak, rather more favourably of the State of things there. Commerce was reviving, and confidence had in some measure increased. This has caused an improvement in the Portugese bonds, which are, at SCii 1. Li Spanish Lauds titero is likewise au advance caui pared with the price at the beginning: Of. business; but the transaction s have been very limited. In the other'stocks there is nothing material to notice. Belgian at 971 to 981. Dutch 57 to 991 i d . Danish 761, and Russian at 1061 to 1071.. In the transatlantic securities there is an equal absence of speculation, Chilian Bonds at 331 3.12. Columbian 311 321: Mexico 412, Brazilian 781 79. RADICAL -WHIG HONOUR, CONSISTENCY, AND DILEMMAS. ELECTORS OF LIVERPOOL. I.—lf, in common life, a person should entice his compa nions and professed friends to join him in offending the laws of the country, and should afterwards refuse to exert his in fluence to screen them from the effects of their indiscretion, what would he thought of such conduct? Now, it is notorious that the bribery which had nearly cost the freemen their fran chise took place during the contest which terminated in the return, for the first time, of Mr. Ewart; and it is equally notorious that Mr. E. has never ex er t e d himself even in the slightest degree to preserve the rights of the freemen; but has kicked down the ladder by which he ascended, and has left, to sustain the brunt of the battle, Lord Sandon, who was no party to the original transaction! So much for radical-whip honour! Freemen! remember this! 2.—lt will be in the recollection of most people that, when Mr. Denison, and afterwards when Lord Sandon, offered them selves as candidates for Liverpool, the cry of a certain party was—" Elect a townsman—why hunt about the country for a representative ?" Let it 'be remembered, also, that this was the cry of a majority of the - very same party who now, with wonderful consistency, present Mr. Morris to the considera tion of the electors! "So much for radical-whig consistency! 3.—This Mr. Morris has issued an address very carefully composed —so carefully, .indeed, that it would suit almost any shade of politics which Mr. M. might be recommended, on his arrival, to profess. One sentence, however, is most decided, and is printed in large type, it is this—"l am a most determined opponent of the present administration." The prime minister declares, in his address to his constituents, (and Mr. M. must have read this long before he penned his own,) that he will preserve the reform bill inviolate, and that he will "adopt its spirit by carefully revieu;ing the civil and ecclesiastical institu tions of the country : " Mr. Morris is the "most determined op ponent of the administration !" The new government - are willing to introduce a judicious reform of corporations. Mr.. M. opposes them ! The new government declare that they intend to exempt dis senters front the payment of church rates. Mr. M. affords them his determined. oppesition! They wish (and all this may be seen in Sir R. Peel's address) to "correct proved abuses and to redress real grievances." Mr. M. promises to oppose them! They "will not grant pensions but for 'meritorious services." Mr. hi. will oppose them! They ar e a anxious to effect "au' improved distribution of the revenues of'the church." Mr. hi. still itioppositien t They &dare that they will " - infOrce ittrict economy, and care •fully consider what is due to all interasts—agricuitural, mann acturing, and commercial. But nothing will satisfy Mr. `Morris 1 -- If Mr. M. be an-opponent of the government, he' must be an .pporient to their policy—tbeir policy is Nsharrtinveltrgrintra -and Mr. M. either opposes those measures, or his declaration of hostility amounts to nualtty ! Mr. M. may choose the horu of the dilemma! If some Morris-danger:,should,say that the latter part of Mr'. M.'s address prevents tig - conStructiou, I answer, either Mr. hl. would oppose these-measures-when proposed by ministers, or he would not. If he would, then he is au ultra tory; if he would not, then is he not "a most determined opponent of the .present government ?" I leave the Mon - is-dancers to enjoy themselves in skipping among the respective horns of these dilemmas! So much fur radical-whip honour, consistency, and dilemma:, and NO MISTAKE! CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — Disappointed in my expectation that your sense of jus tice might have led YOU to volunteer the statement, for my ex eulpation, I have ti; request a public reply to the following query :—Did I or did I not ever furnish to the STANDARD, ver bally or in wr iti ng, any report or part i cu l ars o f any meeting at the Clarentlata-rooms or elsewhere ?—I am, &c., hurnai Qffice, Thuridely. R. S. MACKENZIE. [ln justice to the above gentleman, who has been most shame fully traduced by some of his own envious party, we have to state, in the m os t unequ i voca l an d unreserve d terms, t h a t be did not, verbally or otherwise, directly or indirectly, furnish the report in question, or any other report, or any article or com munication whatever to the LivnepooL STANDARD. We did not know that this disavowal pas expected, and we did not consider that it was required, or what we have done now would, with the greatest possible pleasure, and in perfect frankness, have been done earlier. E. L. S.] TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDdRD. Ste,—The reformed parliament, which was to be the panacea for all evils, domestic and foreign, has been tried in the balance and found wanting. It has realised the worst fears of those who opposed it; in fact, it has been discovered to be the most corrupt body that ever assembled within the walls of St. Stephen's, and an extinguisher has been put upon it with the hearty concurrence of every sensible and right-minded man in the united kingdom, for which they feel deeply indebted to the unflinching determination of our most gracious Sovereign, who, by this act, has afforded his people an opportunity of retrieving the gross error into which they fell iu selecting their late repre sentatives. I would therefore, sir, by means of your respectable Journal, just hint to the electors of England, that if they wish to fie. happy at home and respected abroad; if they wish this country to remain what it.has been, now is the time to . (scums plish that wish. Sir, I take a radical member of parliament to be a man who would vote for any innovation, however rash, so long as that vote would severe him the applause of the snob; and surely the people of Eugland would never, after the expe rience they have had of the first reformed parliament, think of returning such a sahn, for they may rest assured they will rue the day when they should so far forget their best interests. In addressing the people of Liverpoo4" I most distinctly assert that the t wo lib era l can did ates, as l . h ev are trilled, are the men I have described—they are radicals in the strictest sense of the - word—and although VIM intended to address you more at length, I will content myself with declaring my firm conviction that there is too much sonad sense in this town to give such men the shadowafa shade of a chance.—l am, &c. A TEN-POUND HOUSEHOLDER. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NDIRD. SIR,—In a notice of the family of the noble candidate for the southern division of Lancashire which appeared in the LIVER POOL STANDARD of the 3011 i December, the honour of con cpiving and executing the hut plan for inland navigation, by Ale system of canals, is ascribed to his Grace the Duke Of Bridge 'water, a statement in making which I think it will prove you ;have unintentionally fallen into error. My decided impression s-that the first navigation of this description executed in this , k,ingdom, viz., the Sankey Canal, wa s com pl e t e d o n the jtlau, and t inder the direction or my great uncle, the late Henry Berry, of this town, at one period, also, engineer of its docks. Owing to tecent change of residence, I do not possess access to papers which would clear thi s p o i nt; b ut I dou b t not your superior means of information will enable you to correct me, if in error, and that I shall, at all events, stand excused for wish ing to assert the right, if well found e d, o f a very estimable and talented but unostentatious man, to the credit of an achieve ment, which, in his day, was regarded with little less astonish ment than our more modern and wonderful conveyance by rail way.—Your's, Liverpool, Jan. Ist, 183.x.H EN ItY BERRY. • . . PEASANTRY OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL.—I was greatly struck, in the course of this day's journey, with the very ap pearance of the peasantry. A ragged, rather than a whole, coat was now a rarity ; and the clean and tidy appearance of the g i r l s was equa ll y a novel as it was an agreeable sight. The farm houses, too, were of a superior order; I do not mean merely that they were larger, or better built; this can be ac complished by any improving and considerate landlord. The improvement was visible in things which depend upon the Occupant. Most of the houses had enclosures, and clumps of shelt er i ng trees; and the epithet "slovenly," could have rarely found any subject for the application.—lng lis's Tour in Ireland. A RESPECTABLE-LOOKING IRISH TOWN.—I found Enninslril len one of the moat respectable-looking towns I had ever seen in Ireland;—its population by far the tna.t respectable-let:Acing that 1 had anywhete Vet seen. I speak of course of the lower classes ; and I make on exception of either Dublin or Cork, or any other place. I saw a population,—the finest I had yet sf:ert, without rags; I saw scarcely a bale foot, even among the girls ; th ere was a neat, tidy loo': anintiv, the xvonten, who - had not. a s i n bth er‘p l aces, their uncomited hair hanging about their cars; and the men appeared to Inc to have a decentifarmer .ike appearanoc.--Ing/i4's Tour in Ireland. ~ <w+7+Ft+c~yp..at+~-sp THE LEVERPObT, ELECTION. On Tuesday afternoon Lord Sandon appeared on 'Change, for the first time since his return from town. A number of gentlemen were congregated on the flags awaitin n ,e• his approach, and on his lordship coming up, attended by Alderman Law rence, Alderman Sir Thos. Brancker, Alderman Wright, John Moss, Esq., Alderman Sandbach, C. S. Parker, Esq., Alderman Horsfall, T. B. Horsfall, Esq., Joseph Sandars, sq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., and other gentlemen, he was welcomed with loud and hearty cheers, and after receiving the congratulations of his friends, he proceeded to the office of Messrs. Sandbach and rom which it was expected.he would address the elec tors. C0.,0n presenting himself at the window, his lordship was again received with enthusiastic applause, the .assembly below forming now dense mass, and as soon as silence was restor ed, his lordship - spoke as follows : Gentlemen, —Having so lately addressed you in a very full and circumstantial manner upon the grounds on which I again present myself as a candidate for your suffrages, I should not have thought it necessary to - have troubled you at this time; but I feel I should not be doing justice to my own feelings .if I did not take this opportunity of returning you my heartfelt thanks for the warm and cordial manner in which you have received me.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen. I do not come here to make any new professions. lam an old friend in the midst of old friends.—(Loud applause.) You have no longer mere professions to look at, but the conduct of a known and tried servant.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Ido not, gentle men, come as a stranger sent down by a junto from the me tropolis,—(laughter, and much applause,)—l do not come here asking you to add another vreight to the already overgrown metropolitan representation.—(llear, hear.) Ido not come as the deputy of a London corporation, to neutralise, if possible, the opinions of the free commercial community of Liverpool.— (Tremendous cheering.) I stand bele, as I always have dune, on the ground of being willing to investigate, and on investi gation to reform, whatever abuses may be found in our valu e d institutions—(cheers,)—but not, under the guise of reform, to promote secretly the cause of revolution.—(Much applause.) Gentlemen, I have been told, since my arrival, that the com mon cry amongst a certain party in this town is, that we have thrown off the mask. But who, gentlemen, is it that has thrown off the mask? Is it not those who have told you that they were advocating reform in one branch of the legislature, while they meant to merge the whole legislature into one?—(Loud cheers.) Is it not those who have told you they meant to reform abuses in the church, and have now proclaimed that they intend to sacrifice and destroy the Establishment altogether?—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, my conscience tells,me that I have acted through out a fair and consistent part.—(Hear, hear.) I supported re form in one branch of the state for the purpose of removing some corruptions that had grown about it, but I supported it with that sole.and single purpose, and not with the intention, while raising a cry for reform, to drive the car of revolution over the institutions, the interests, and the property of this country. —( Loud applause.) Gentlemen, it will, perhaps, not be necessary for ma, after having so recently explained my sentiments upon the leading 1.01.;‘3 of Lilt day, to outer intu tlicw. more at large—upats occasion. There will be other opportunities, I trust, before tho day of election. In the meantime let me remind you that we have already fought and conquered; and I have no doubt that the same spirit will animate you on the next occasion, and that you will rally round the same standard and carry it triumph antly to the poll.—(lmmense applause, and shouts of " We will.") . Since the beginning of my connexion with" this town you have had ample means of' ascertaining whether I have honestly and strenuously maintained its interests,; whether I have asserted your rights individually and as a body, and whe ther I have acted up to those great commercial principles which are most conducive to the trade and prosperity of a community such as this,—or whether, as another gentlemen may feel him self bound to do if placed in a similar situation, i have studied the welfare of any other community or corporation more than yours.—(Hear, hear, and much cheering.) . Gentlemen, I thank you again most sincerely for your re - Tested kindnesses. I hope to be able, in the course of next week, to devote much of my time to coming amongst you per sonally, in every part of your town, and I have not the least doubt, if I find your confidence and your friendship towards me undiminished, of being placed by your exertions in that honour able post to which it is the height of my ambition to aspire. Lord Sandon then retired from the window, amidst the loud and enthusiastic plaudits of" his friends, both inside and out of the room. . • MEETING OF LORD SANDON'S FRIENDS. Yesterday a meeting of the friends of Lord Sandon was held in the large room of the Golden. Lion, for the purpose of taking steps to secure his return to parliament at the ensuing election. At twelve o'clock a great number of burgesses and other inha bitants of the town were collected together, and shortly after wards the meeting presented one of the most numerous and re spectable assemblages that have ever been collected on a simi lar occasion. On the motion. of Mr. ADAM HODGSON, seconded by Alder man Sir THOMAS BRANCKEIt, CHARLES LAWRENCE, Esq., was called to the chair amidst loud applause. The en tamasi, in opening the - business of the meeting, said, adissolation of parliament having been formally announced, i was their, duty to adopt measures for again placing their worthy and talented representative, Lord Sandon, in the post which he had so honourably filled. (Loud cheers.) It was quite unne cessary for him to enlarge on the valuable services which his lordship had rendered to the town. It was impossible for any man in his situation to have done his duty both to their local interests and also to the interests of the country in a more dis tinguished and praiseworthy manner. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) He trusted it would be the uuaninsout opinion of that meeting that every exertion should be made to place him in the same situation, that they might again have the advantage of so. valuable, so trustworthy a representative. (Much ap plause.) • Mr. Alderman HOItSF ALL then rose, and was received with continued cheering. He said it was with considerable reluctance that he came forward, to take a part in .any meeting, much more a politiCal one. On the present occasion, however, he was impelled by a sense of the duty which he owed to Lord Sandon, and to the inhabitants of Liverpool, to tender his hum ble assistance at this time. Lord Sandon's services during the' list three yeais were known to them all, almost as well as they were to himself ; but, "nevertheless, he might have had some op portunities of witnessing them, which others, perhaps; had not; and from his own experience he could say, that he had never seen greater diligence and assiduity than LOnd Sandon had dis played in cOnducting.the business of every individual who had had occasion to come in contact with him. (Great cheering.) Above all, he had admired his lordship's independent conduct on all occasions. (Hear, and cheers.) He believed he had never given a vote in the house of Commons that was not a conscientious one. (Loud cheers.) That was the man to look to for serving the town. (Rapturous applause.) He had served them faithfully, and would serve them faithfully again, if re elected. (Cheers.) What his lordship's present views were they had an opportunity of reading . in much better language than he could command. In the spirit of that address he was sure his lordship would act, and if he did so, he was sure he would well discharge his duty. (Loud cheers.) That he was a true conservative no man, he thought, could doubt ; and vet he believed him to be an honest reformer. No human institu tions were perfect, and wherever abuses were found to exist, he was sure his lordship would be one to remove them, and to place those institutions on a safe and permanent footing. He was not a man to destroy our institutions, but to preserve them. (Great applause.) With their permission he would now read the resolutions.—[This and the subsequent resolutions will be found in our advertising columns. All the resolutions' were car ried unanimously, and with unbounded applause.) . Mr. James Hey worrin said, animating as was the spectacle there presented to them, and cheering . as were those demonstra tions of ardent and voluntary support in the cause of conserva tism, of truth,"of honour, and of public welfare, he felt, on the present occasion under considerable embarrassment as to the mode of proceeding which he should adopt, because he fel t that an excitement had already been produced in their minds so highly favourable to the success of their efforts that he was almost afraid to weaken it by any observations of his own. — (Cheers.) He believed they were all well acquainted with the worth and character of Liird Sandon. (Loud cheers.) He was a conservative, not in the sense of those who wished to bring the term into disrepute, by attaching to it an idea of de termined resistance to all change and a desire to perpetuate all abuses. (Hear, hear.) That was a foul invention, and a slan derous accusation against those whose object it was to lend all their efforts and their energies to the support'of the institutions and the constitution of the country. (Loud cheers.) Had they not lived under the benign influence of a constitution so wisely framed, in King, Lords,'and Commons, reaping from its whole some operation, and the protection of a gracious Providence, those benefits which had made us a wonder to surrounding nations, as possessing advantages which no other nation had, — and should they be lukewarm in the defence of those advan tages ? (Tremendous cheering, and cries of " No, no !") But while they would reverence and respect the institutions and the constitution of this country, they were as forward and more so than their opponents to correct any abuses which had crept into them.. (Hear, and Much applause.) The object , the design, and the direction of the politics of their opponents was, in too many instances—for he knew there were exceptions—to destroy. (Loud- cheers.) There was a great question which would shortly be agitated, and that was the reform of the church establishment. He reverenced that establishment. (Cheers.) He held it to be the duty, and the first duty of every government to . provide relieious education for the t ooelo. (inosiense •stp plause.). He aid contend, notwithstanding the many malicious imputations that had been cast upon her, that she had proved herself the depositary of sacred truth, that she had furnished consolation. to thousands and millions of, the people, and had served to perpetuate,her prosperity . by the righteous principles i which she inculcated.—(E cheering.) In thus giving leis candid, unbiassed, and, impartial opinion in favour of the church establishment, he was not to he considered as inimical .to the interests of those who dissent from her.—( Hear, hear.) He would wish to see enlarged charity prevail; and he knew no source from which issued a large and a more unbounded charity than the church of England displayed towards those who dif fered from her.--(Reiterated applause.) With respect to the late representative, he need not go into a detail of his merits. They had already been delineated in a powerfulsmanner by Mr. Horsfall, and they were exhibited in his lordship's conduct.— (Cheers.) They were not now preparing to elect a stranger — to, bring forward an individual whos e cla ims, were u n known, His lordship had been tried and he had been found faithful, both as regarded their local interests and the great interests of the kingdom.—(Much cheering ) In the honesty, and inte grity of his mind he had deemed it his duty to resist a sweeping condemnation and utter extinction of a large and valuable body of the freemen of thistewn. He had done so because he did not wish to condemn the innocent with the guilty—he had done it in the equity and the uprightness of a mind superior to party feeling and iarty polities,—(cheers,)—and in the discharge of the proud duty of opposing, those who from the rancour of disappointment, after having first betrayed and brought under the yoke of bond age the objects of their persecution, were basely 'clamouring for vengeance against them.—(Shouts of applause.) He was much indebted to the meeting for the patience with which they had heard him; and if he had not acquitted himself so well in behalf of Lord Sandon as they might have wished, he hail this consolation, that they were all too well convinced of the purity and the excellence of his lordship's character• to need any for cible appeal from him. He had great pleasure in seconding the resolution. The resolution having been put and carried, • Mr. JoaN Moss, said he had placed in his hand the ngxt resolution to be submitted for the adoption of - the meeting, and he felt particular pleasure in moving it. lie was 'present in London during the: passin of the Liverpool .freemen disfran chisement bill, nod couldb g ear testimony to the indefatigable exertions of the noble lord,. and the gallant manner in which he had fought the battle a the freemen. (Cheers.) Ile • would call upon every frei!man who heard him to respond to the call and unite cordially in support of the noble lord, who had stood" alone in defence Of their rights (cheers) at a time when their other member basely shrunk from vindicating their character, on the plea that there existed two parties in the town whose views were at variance on this question. (Cheers.) He hoped they would succeed in returning two men to parliament who would promote tie interests of the town and advance the real happiness orthe country. Ai it was necessary that they should use every exertion in securing the election of the noble lord he • THE LIVERPOOL - STANDARD. would not longer detain them, but simply-move the resolution which had been entrusted to him. (Loud cheers.) Mr...losgPir SANDARS said he fully concurred in the senti ments expressed in the resolution. There was not in the an nals' of electioneering any more pure election than that which took place here two years ago. Odium had been cast on the freemen, but by whom? By a party who had shown more spleen, and more vindictive feeling ou their disappointment, than he had ever witnessed before. (Cheeri.) It was not be cause the freemen were corrupt that their rights had been assailed, but because they would not return Mr. Thoruely. (Tremendous cheering.) By whom had they been assailed? By the very men who, four years ago, had spent £lOO,OOO of the candidates' money, and corrupted not only the freemen, but the whole town. (Loud cheering.) Those gentlemen who, when the freemen whom they chose to call honest at one time and dishonest and corrupt at another, (a laugh), had ejected General Gascoyne, met in Clayton-square, and declared that the freemen had nobly redeemed themselves. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But they have been charged with receiving the enormous sum of £28".135. id. at ,that very corrupt election. (Laughter.) "Upon what evidence? That sortie unknown in dividUal had been seen wandering about the streets of 'Liver pool distributing £5 notes! (Loud laughter.) Ile would tell them who that person was. He was no less than the wander ing jew, whom all the world had been looking for a thousand years, and nobody could find him. (Roars of laughter, and much cheering.) 'Upon such evidence the Houst. of Commons bad convicted the freemen, for which, if there were no other reasons, he should have rejoiced at the late dissolution of par liament; for had the freemen of Liverpool been charged with common theft or burglary, that assembly would have found them guilty. (Loud applause.) lie would therefore join with Mr. Cobbett in saying—"'Thank God we have a House of Lords." (Loud cheers.) The freemen of Liverpool never could discharge the debt of gratitude they owed to Lord San don as lon g as they lived, because he .had not only preserved their rights to them, but enabled them to leave them as a legacy to their children. (Loud cheers.) He had great - pleasure iu seconding the resolution. Mi., GEO. G R ANT, in moving the appointment of a committeefor conducting the necessary business for securing his lordship's election, called upon the freemen to stand by the man who had stoodby them. As Mr. Sandars had observed,_ the freemen could not repay the obligations they were under to Lord Sandon if they voted for him to the end of their lives. Mr. WM. POTTER, in seconding the resolution, called upon the meeting not to forget the assiduity, the energy, and the constant service they had witnesseti ‘ in Lord Sandon, and par ticularly his conduct when the rights un,d privileges of the bur gesses were assailed. Mr. CARSON then read the list of committee-men, which con tained the names of a greater number of wealthy and influential men than we remember to have been exhibited on any preceding occasion. The resolution was passed as the rest. Three hearty cheers, were then given for Lord Sandon, for Sir . Howard Douglas -- flit the Duke ot - Wellfri2tan;Ancrtrii, Majesty's ministers,. and d for Church and . - Mr. gANDARS proposed three tiines three for the.ehairman, which were given with great good will, and the meeting se parated. MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS, BART. Yesterday a meeting of the friends and supporters of Major- General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart:, one of the candidates far the representation of this town in the ensuing parliament, was held in the Great Room of the King's Arms Hotel, Castle street. One o'clock was the hour fixed for proceeding to busi ness, but the room was filled by a large, number of merchants, bankers, shopkeepers, free-burgesses, and other' electors before, that time arrived. Mr. Alderman RoratNsoN having been called to the chair, shortly stated to the meeting the object for which it had been assembled. His Majesty (said the worthy alderinan) having dissolved parliament, and a requisition (more numerously and respectably signed than, perhaps, any that ever issued from this or any. other - place) h wing been forwarded to Sir Howard DOuglas, inviting him to become a candidate for the represen tation of this borough; the honourable baronet has acceded to our wishes, and he is now among us. The subject for our immediate consideration is, how we can best secure the return of that gallant officer and distinguished statesman. If ever there was a time when we should rally round the altar and the throne ; if ever there was a time when we should generously respond to the call which the King has made on the loyalty and right feeling of the people, surely this is that time. (Cheers.) Than Sir Howard Douglas I do not know a More fit and proper person to represent your interests and feelings in support of the constitution. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Robinson concluded by, saying, that if the freemen and other electors came boldly forward there could be no doubt of their ultimate success. (Loud and general cheering.) Mr. Alderman LEYLAND, on ascending the platform, was re ceived with three hearty cheers. When these had subsided he said,—Gentlemen, I have been requested to appear before you on the present occasion to move the first resolution. To me it appears perfectly unnecessary to say anything whatever in sup port of Sir Howard - Douglas's pretensions, or iu explanation of his principles. His address and his declaration are before you, and to my mind these are sufficient, for they contain all that we can wish to have in our member. He is, in the best sense of the words, the true, sincere and steady friend of h is country, and, if elected, I have no doubt that he will study to promote the best interests of this borough. (Cheers.) Mr. L. having read the first resolution, which willappear in the adver tisement, Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said,—Gentlemen, I am satisfied that in Sir Howard Douglas we shall find an able and indefa tigable member of parliament. Although Sir Howard has not yet been in parliament, his services have been highly useful to the freemen of Liverpool in defeating the attempt made to deprive them of their birthright. ( Loud cheers.) He had no doubt that Sir H. Douglas would, if returned to . parliament fully justify the confidence reposed in him by proving himsel f . an able, enlightened, and Indefatigable representative. Sif Thomas concluded, amidst much cheering, by seconding tin motion of Mr. Alderman Leyland, which was read by the chaire man, and carried unanimously. - - - Mr. Alderman WLUGBT, on-his appearance on the table, was. received with a general and cordial shout of applause, which . lasted for a considerable time; when it had subsided, he ad dressed the meeting as follows :—GentlemeaL—ltsbes myheara good to hear the honest, cordial, and generous cheers you hava just given, not on my own account, nut personally, but on ac count of the principles which those cheers are, given to support. Gentlemen, you art. Old chips of the saiae block. as myself—we are alike always teady• and proud to support the institutions of our country. In proposing the second,resoliition I have to tell you that, although a gentleman has been proposed, it is neces sary that a committee should be named to carry your first reso lution into effect. I will now also tell you why Sir Howard Douglas is alit man to be returned as the colleague of thenoble Lord Sandon. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the last time I had the honour of being, called upon to fill the civic chair of this horough I stated to you that I would do my duty. The honest and kind faces I see around me convince me that we understand each other. [Here a shipwright's chip was handed up to the alder man, which occasioned a good deal of merriment.] In conse quence of being Mayor of Liverpool last year, I was calledupon to watch and attend the proceedings in parliament on the ques tion which was at that time in agitation respecting your dis franchisement. I had then an opportunity of seeing Sir Howard Douglas employed as a worker in your behalf. 1 these saw the labours of Sir Howard Douglas—when I speak of Sir Howard's services I must also say that I never can forget those of Lord Sandon—and although he (Sir Howard) was not your representative, was not then in parliament, still he worked for you boldly and zealously, while your own representative skulked out of the house, and left Lord Sandon to fight your battles as best he could. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen,. I say look to your own interests in the approaching contest, and I will tell you what are your interests; it is to do justice to those who have served you. Will von support the man who has done no thing, or worse than nothing for you ? I thank God lam not a liberal, and therefore do not feel myself called upon to advise you to sacrifice your own interests, to neglect your friends for the sake of supporting your enemies. (Cheers.) Your true interest, then, is to support those who did not desert or betray you in your hour of need. Will you support the party who cared nothing for you when they hail gained your votes ?(Cries of "No, no !") , Monday is the day appointed for nominating the candidates, and the ejection will take place on the following days, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Liverpool freemen will, lam certain, be true to themselves. All that I ask of you is to come honestly to the poll, and show your traducers that you can come there unbought; that you are not the base " bought and sold" wretches which you have been taunted with being; show the world that your unbought suffrages have been given in favour of the King and constitution, and that you yield to none in that generous and noble spirit — the love of theinstitu tions of our country. The worthy alderman concluded by mov ing the second resolution. [The delivery of his speech was frequently interrupted by loud and general cheering, indeed we never witnessed a more warm and cordial greeting than that of Mr. Wright.] Mr. Lowe briefly seconded the resolution. The names of the committee were then read to the meeting, when the resolution was put and carried. Mr. T. B. Horsfall theivrose, and was received with loud cheers. He said that he had great pleasure in expressing his concurrence in the sentiments they had just heard respecting Sir Howard Douglas, because he.was convinced that no candi date who had yet been presented to their notice would more faithfully, more. zealously; er itforeindependentiv represent the interests of this town (cheers); and, -although he was defeated on the last neeasion, he could not forget that after a very short canvas's Sir Howard received no less than between three and four thousand votes. (Cheers.) This he looked upon as the harbinger of future victory, because he believed it was generally admitted that the defeat upon the lastoccasion was partly owing to,the short period Sir : Howard was in the field before the elec tion, and partly to the misrepresentations , of his sentiments which were put forward by his opponents. (Cheers ) They had stated then, and they now repeated, that Sir Howard was op posed to the reform of any abuse either in church or state. This was false. (Cheers.) If by reform in the chirrch they meant to support the measures of those who, under the mask of reform sought but to plunder the temporalities of the temple , then Sir 'Howard was tie reformer, (cheers,) but if by reform they meant the abolition of pluralities and non-residence, and the support of every measure . calculated to give efficiency to the c hurch, then he might say Sir Howard was a stanch reformer. (L o ud cheers.) If by reform in the state they meant to support the measures of those who sought but to undermine .the mo narchy, then he would say again Sir Howard was no reformer; but if by reform they meant the adoption of such measures as ' were calculated to uphold the monarchy, then he would again repeat that Sir Howard was a staunch reformer. (Loud cheers.) The next point to which he felt anxious to allude was one of some delicacy, and he should lie sorry if any remarks which he made shoul d be considered as offensive to any indivi dual. He knew that endeavours had been made to persuade the shopkeepers of Liverpool that they had a diversity ofinterest from that Of the merchant. Now he would maintain that their interests were one and the same, (cheers,) that as the mercan tile interests flourish or decay—as those interests rise or fall, so assuredly would the interests of-the shopkeepers rise or fall with them. (Continued che erin g .) If evidence were wanting of the truth of this fact, he would entreat them to look at any seaport in the kingdom—take Lancaster, for instan'ce, and he would ask the shopkeepers of that town if they did not feel that in the decay of the commercial interests of that port they did not experience the decay of theirs too? (Cheers.) He would entreat—he would implore the shopkeepers of Liverpool to go hand in hand with the merchants in returning to parliament Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas, men whom he was con- vinced would best promote the prosperity of this town - as well as of the empire at large. (Loud and long-continued cheering.) And now, brother freemen, (said Mr. allow me to say a few words to you. He would not recapitulate the testimony which had that (a been ivn with respect to the noble con duct of Lord S l an y ion, and also of Sir Howard Douglas, in their defence, (cheers,) but he would entreat them ,to mark well the conduct of their other representative, . whom they well knew had : never gived a single votd—had never spoken•a single word against that bill, which was to deprive them and their children of their just and lawful rights. (Loud cheering.) He did not hesitate to say, that if a single freeman could he found so blind to his own interest as to vote for Mr. Ernst, the sooner that man was disfranchised the better. (Loud . cheers.) But, gentlemen, (said Mr. Horsfall ) you are, perhaps, aware that there is another candidate iu the field, a Mr. Morris. Ile had been das i a : I t w. o lt. w e l ,hu d rh a Tede s a. t e l dhwlh a lasaa s n ntorm d amhe i h etahe e wtpworhr u hweaoe a n rs.f. caedad ii nvio:wie a xrensr k eip:oet i oaiu n to:sisi g i,einiyietis s no: a n , aiel m knl n ineene. recollected ewvn(doekqi (Laughter.) aarhre i onu r ia: i t ngts e f ohs Mr. alttLd a heno b er 4 .pno)rudlotv W elsh , nige will rh p ro v e r b ovn Morris'se, which Iplhlhhare r yi (laughter,) . cnodg(h M eut ii beentp o sweral r . reh r i , that man is ;" and when he saw, as he did, Mr. Morris intro duced on 'Change yesterday, arm-in-arm with Mr. Rathbone, the freeman's friend, (loud cheers,) he had not much difficulty in knowing Mr. Morris's principles, (cheers,) principles which, he believed e were calculated to destroy everything that was dear or valuable in the institutions of their country. (Cheers.) It Was to meet and to overthrow such principles as these that he would beg that each of them would place himself in the position of that sentinel who, when on duty, was attacked by a most fu rious :mastiff, and was compelled, - in self-defeuce, to shoot the animal dead upon the spot. T he owner of the mastiff soon ap peared and asked the sentinel why he had killed his dog ? " Bec ause,"` replied he, "he flew at •me in the most furious tnan.ner, and would have deVoured me if he could." The owner deManded of lihn why he did not take the butt-end of his mus ket? The sentinel replied, "So I would, sir, if the dog had flown at me . tail-foremost." (Loud laughter, and continued cheers.) Just so, gentlemen, (continued Mr. H.) would I have you to risk the principles of radicalism which now assail us. Do not take the butt-end of your muskets. , (Laughter.) Now is the time to strike the blow, and the principles of radicalism will be laid prostrate before you. (Loud cheers.) If you wish to standby your King and your country, put forth ever} , energy theittyr ii ioi: o xtreet u irmit g rti,ci:o l e you have to secure the return of Lord Sandon and Sir Howard a s is n s,utt ri tirsc)y r Tf ch fitoridh y: ete ,i nt e b — phealueen: to i resolutionp: orireu.t n h. preserveT,bo ug hs—(sheers)—m e n i rs(BeLfd w .ro t eit h u o iehs o do,me t ) r h i4 aeas e . bfan i Luipi proposed pg r opr greatest e, to sincerity. In returning Sir Howard Douglas you will be doing justice to yourselves and to your country, you will, as i a l II? thirdai u , , notiltisertd` toennl sioegosols el tnlcuco r e solution. 00 — terni swnn.eoiaou eloquently,t hfles long-continued only g cheering.) isi p nhaogul. and English men, be doing your duty. Stand firm then, brother freemen be true to yourselves, and you must conquer. As Sir Howard Douglas i s waiting to receive us at the Waterloo Hotel I will not trespass upon your time, but content myself with seconding the resolution. The resolution was then put and carried with loud cheers. ' Captain DOUGLAS, the son of Sir Howard Douglas, here begged permission to address a few words to the meeting. (Loud cheering.) The gallant officer said the spirit of the cheers which I have just heard will reach the ear of his Majesty, and will, in its passage, help to cleanse parliament of some of the impure vapours which have been permitted to pollute it. (Cheers.) You will not, I hope, feel it improper in me, as a ebn", -- lbear testimony to the anxiety of my father to support the ca se he has espoused. (Loud cheeriug.) Such indee 4 , .is elta .anxiety; that the slight accident wine! , --...4ct to him qter ois.nnse.L.-ernay say, 'bows rergottera ,- is not alrea d y , cure d. My fa her IS noweraiting to receive you - at t he W a terloo Hotel. .---[ll . e the call for an adjournment to that place became general.] . Sir TneickS 13RANCKER then moved the thanks of the meet "es w 4 4 . •' -" . ;."'s" . ••us • whiph. haviue twep geensuiPcl he Mr Duncan Gibb, was put aria carrie d , anu the meeting was au : jOurned tathe front of . THE WATERLOO HOTEL. At two o!clock, pursuant to notice given, Sir Howard, at tended-bvilie principal supporters and committee, proceeded to the Waterloo Hotel, Ranelagh-street, where an immense assemblage of electors had congregated to receive him. JOHN Witiony, lkiq., prior to the honourable baronet's appearance, came forward at one of the windows, and said that he was de puted to say,. that in consequence of Sir Howard Douglas having met with an accident on the previous day, he would not be enabled to address them at that length which they might anticipate. He bad no doubt, however, but they would lend a willing and patient ear to him.--(Load cheers.) Sir Hoween npUGLAS• then presented himself, and was re ceived with deafening cheers and waving of hats and handker chiefs. He said that having been disabled, by an untoward accident which occurred to him at the ship launch, from pay itig his respects to the electors at their own residences, he had con sidered it his duty to come forward and address them at large from the hotel window.—(Cheers.) He had hoped to have mixed amongst them in their domestic circl es, to give them au opportunity of questioning him more closely on his political sentiments, but the accident to which he had alluded must plead his excuse for his not doing so. He would now, however, address a few wordeto them on the present crisis.—(Cheers.) His mostgracious Majesthaving, in accordance withtb e true spirit of the constitution, exercised his kingly prerogative by lately chang ing his ministerialadviseis, those in whom he had now placed his confidence had deemed it proper to relieve the late members from their parliamentary duties.--s(Cheers.) And the King now ap pealed to his people to concede that support to his ministers which was due to them as persons in whom he had placed his utmost confidence. (Loud cheers.) He (Sir Howard) believed that the measures of the new administration would be such as to en title them to the confidence to which they aspired, as being cal culated to benefit the 'whole community. (Cheers.) In cense qiierice of the exercise of the royal prerogative he now appeared before-them as a candidate for their suffrages to represent the interests of this borough in parliament. He had come forward in obedience to a - requisition from the electors, which for respect ability and the number of signatures was beyond all precedent, and he felt that he should have been dead to every sense of duty and of feeling hid he not accepted their . gratifying propo sition. (Cheers.) However he might feel an inward conscious ness of his inability in this great and important crisis, when duties of such paramount importance devolved on the repre sentative of a community like the one he addressed, his objec tions were overruled by a requisition signed by .1000 electors. (Loud cheers.) He could assure them that although he might inwardly doubt his capacity in some respects to serve them, they should never feel the effects of it, as all his energies, information, and influence should be at their command, if they thought him entitled to their suffrages. (Cheers). His political sentiments were well known to them all' he had on many occa sions expressed them , and they appeared in placards upon the walls. Before he entered again into an exposition of them he would just allude to those events which probably might have ldcl his Majesty to resort to these acts of his prerogative. When his Majesty called Earl Grey to his councils, and conceded to that ruinister a measu re of parliamentary reform, the principle upati Which he took office, he received an assurance from that noble loreLthat he had renounced all those dangerous principles ieebibed in the intemperance of youth, and that he would iutro 'Alice no reform inconsistent with the inaintenaace of our insti tutions in church and state. From this assurance the cabinet of Loyd Grey received the support of moderate men of all classes in phlitics, some taking the measure as an end, and others as a Means. Those who accented of it as an end were desirous of maintaining inviolate the glorious institutions of the country, while on the other hand it was received as a means to effect the most dangerous alterations in the constitution of parliament and this country, (hear,) such as the vote by ballot, universal suf frage, and reform in the House of Peers. When such dan gerous and destroyiug principles were entertained it behoved every good subject to merge their minor differences in the com mon cause and become the conservatives of their institutions. (Cheers.) In declining the services of Lord Grey and his cabinet his Majesty violated no pledge and broke no promise ; he supported his a dministration to the last, even after.it was deserted by those whose loyalty - dictated their secession. He alluded to the four distinguished individuals who retired from the:cabinet from a feeling that it was unsafe for the interests of the countr to remn. (Cheers) Being deprived of the services of y those mi n isters .G Lord followed, and many reasons were adduced to account for his retirement, but he (sir Howard) intended to show to what that was owing. It had been said that treason against his ministry in the cabinet was the cause; but was it credible that a high-minded nobleman, whose intelligence mastbe considerable to have gained the con fidence of his Sovereign, could have been blind to that treason if it did exist. If indeed there was any truth in its existence it wasdhe duty of that noble lord to have represented it to his Sovereign, and to have put down treason ; but the real cause of his retirement was that he was impelled by impulses he tout(' not resist. (Cheers.), His Majesty could not be blamed, as he stood by the late administration even to the wreck. It was then that the King found he hakplaced in jeopardy the chief and best institutions of the country, and, like a constitutional King, he sought for advisers who would prove the supporters of those institutions. ,It was under these circumstances that his Ma- jesty now uppealed to his people, and how wher e the p eo p le now placed ? Why, in a situation to bid agitation cease, and com merce and agriculture flourish—neither of which interests' could prosper under political agitation. (Loud cheers.) He (Sir Howard) appeared before them now the same man as when he ieft,:thein two years ago, when, under similar circumstances, abiding the penalties of his opposition to the late government. His prospects were now more cheering, and he was prompted by a desire to serve them. (Cheers.) He had always been coneisteut in his politics, having turned neither to the right hand nor tothe left, and he was ready to fight their battles un-. compromisingly, as a determined supporter of the institutions of his country. (Loud,cheers.) He wished it, when making this declaration, - to be distinctly uuderstood that he was anxious and 'Willing to remove every real and proved abuse in those institutions. (Cheers.) It was very familiar amongst certain classes continually to talk about the reform of abuses where they Aid not exist; but there were many real abuses upon which they were silent, but with which it was highly necessary that the representative of a community like Liverpool should be thoroughly acquainted, and properly understa nd . ( Cheers.) The very - first rules of political science had been abused, which was one cause of this miseries of Ireland. (Cheers.) It was 1 ludiesous to see the effrontery with which the organs of the late' goirahment, asserted that the whig ministers had left the inte restri of .thi country in a wholesome state. Were, he would a t sk, t the _populous districts in the country left in a prosperous state? The agricultural,- the manufacturing interests, were they in a Wholesome state ? He would say, ask the question froirt the Quventry ribbon weaver whether ,he could compete with. the foreig n markets? The truth was, that the most nn pertant interests of the country were left in a most unsatisfac tory state, such as the British channel fisheries, the British North-American fisheries, the Canada.s, and West India trade. There were many other interests in an equally unwholesome state which demanded that serious consideration of the govern ment, which political agitation at home had hitherto prevented. Thig had also been the case where other interests were con cerned. • (Hear.) When speaking of foreign policy, he (Sir Howard) was.the last man to say or do anything that might endanger a rupl...re with foreign states, as it was the best policy of this country to keep on terms of amity with foreigners. (Hear.) lie would break no compact, violate no treaty ; but he would have them consider well whether the commercial in fercourse between foreign states, as at present existing, was conducive to their interest, and, if not, to tell them in a straight forward manner that they knew their interests and would main. Lain them. (Cheers.) No political alliances, he was con vinced,' coald .be maintained unless commercial advantages were the consequences. The government, for political reasons, formed'an alliance with France, but it had never proved benefi cial to England, and never would under existing circumstances, England having removed the prohibition against the imports lieu of French articles without substituting a sufficiently pro tective duty. (Hear, hear.) France had not made any similar alteration in favour of the exportation of English manufactures` with one exception—the raw material of twist, by means of which - they were enabled to manufacture for themselves and compete with England. They would not admit manufactured cotton, woollens, earthenware, saddlery, silver plate, copper or iron articles. There were thousands of other articles whict were prohibited by the French, and yet their productions were imported to the great detriment of British industry. (Hear.) He hoped he should not tire theta with these details, but he considered he was only doing his duty by putting them in pos session of such facts. He held in his hand a book containing an official statement of the most accurate information respecting the quantity of goods imported into France from .England, which plainly showed the ruinous competition of foreign industry with the industry of Great Britain. The work was entitled Le Tableaui Generale du Commerce de la France, pendent l'an née 1833," from which it appeared, and he wished all printers to notice the fact, that the number of printed books imported from France into England in 1833, compared with those ex ported•from England to France. was as comp ared to 17 !! and the comparative values as £5Bl to £132. (Hear, hear.) The to tal valne•of exports from France to this country in 1833 appeared to be 116,195,858 francs, whilst the importations from England into Frinae was 39,7.11,659 francs, and Great Britain exported to France in that year, 1833, for the payment of French pro ductions no less than 115,264,800 in specie. (Hear, hear.) He was exceedingly anxious to cultivate a commercial understand- -~"^'~; ing with all foreign states, but on equitable principles, and he could assure them, that if they made choice of him as their re presentative, his whole mind and energies should be devoted to their service as a determined and uncompromising advocate of their rights. (Cheers..) He was one sincerely desirous of checking the progress of agitation, eo that the springs of in dustry might be eased in every branch. (Cheers.) He was wishful that taxation should be reduced so far as the reductions were consistent with the principles of national security, national prosperity, and national independence. (Loud cheers.) With respect to the church he was a churchman himself from fixed conviction, and as he knew its importance, he would uphold its sacred character as well in Ireland as in England. (Cheers.) He would, howeve,r, vote for ever)' privilege to the dissenters consistent with the safety of the establishment principles. Looking to Ireland, he would say, there were few more interested in that country than the Liverpool community. It was their interest that the union of the two countries should continue, and he would use his exertions, if sent to parliament, to see that it was maintained. (Cheers.) Lie intended to take another opportunity of addressing them before the election, when probably he might enter at greater length into a discussion of most of the questions in which they were interested. fie had at first propo'sed to himself going further on the present occa sion, but there were two great. vasons why he should not. One was that he had too much consideration to trespass on their convenience at such an 1:10111* in the day, and the other that be had been warned by those gentlemen who had the care of his health not to exert himself too much, although the accident he had met with was not of an alarming nature. Before he parted from them he must be allowed to state that the contest in which he was engaged was not his e.inse but theirs. (Cheers.) He had no private interests to serve by becotning their representa tive, he sought their sufirages independently, and with a glo rious profession open to him. (Cheers.) It returned he was willing to sacrifice domestic ease and comfort in their service. If they considered his cause as their own it was their duty . to support him. An opyortunity would be given them of proving their independence by their votes lie believed on Tuesday next, when he hoped they would show a bold front and go forward manfully and conquer. -(Cheers.) He again regretted his inability to wait upon the electors personally, but. he had brought one of his sons to Liverpool, whom he intended to depute to wait upon them to express his sorrow for being unable to walk about. He was a loyal subject, entertaining similar principles to his father, and he had no doubt of his acquitting himself to their satisfaction. The honourable baronet then concluded amidst the most enthusiastic cheers, by wishing the assembled electors many happy returns of the season, their wives and families, and hoping that it might be the will of Heaven to conduce more largely to their domestic comforts this year than the last. LauNCH OF THE MARY SOMERVILLE. On Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock the fi ne sin Mai y Somerville, nuitcts. isaseits mist mr, Potter, and Co., merchants of this town, was !mine/led from the yard of the builders, in Bailin-street, Queen's Dock. It having been announced that the two - loyal candidates for the borough, Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas, would be present to )noes. thA s a,tai t inrsdharine ceremony ore. t numtial, sN e electorsCOL ' a c-a - wto , reipassarg was. Lc take the opportunity of addressing the shipwrig hts. An the friends whom we noticed as accompanying the honourable candidates were Alderman Wright, Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Duncan Gibb, &c. The vessel having quitted its terrestrial birth-place in brilliant style; and plunged into its destined element amid the cheers of the numerous assemblage, three cheers were given for Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas. Lord SAN nos then came forwaad, and after stating that he did not think there could be a better opportunity fur a candidate to address his constituents connected with maritime affairs than the present, especially. after the noble sight they had witnessed, made an eloquent speech expressive of his determination to sup port the commerse of the country, and the colonies, and especi ally the shipping interest, which was su closely connected with the well-being of Liverpool and the country at large. He was opposed to the fallacious theories of certain would-be philoso phers, who, to their own views of free trade, would sacrifice the best bulwarks of the country, dismember Ireland from England, and dispense with the colonies altogether. The men who were endeavouring to accomplish this fatality were the same who were attacking the church, the marine connections, and the best interests of the nation. The noble lord then went on to say, that they knew he was a cordial and sincere friend of the free men of Liverpool,—he had never leagued with their oppressors, but had fought their battles resolutely and fearlessly. He thanked them for the congratulations they had poured upon him, and said, that wherever a mast was to be seen he was sure to find a friend, and concluded amidst loud cheers. Sir 'lowa's') DOUGLAS having received the compliment of three cheers from the assembled shipwrights and the other per sons who had so numerously met together on the occasion, then said, that on this interesting occasion, when we have seen consigned to her element one of those noble structures—the noblest specimens of human art by which commercial enter prise maintains our maritime ascendancy, and lays in the sea the foundations of Britain's. naval power—it is highly appro priate that a candidate for the representation of the great in terests of so large and important a commercial and shipping community as Liverpool should not hesitate to express his sen timents. (Cheers.) His attachment to the maritime insatu tions of the country, he believed, was well known, for it was owing to his beiug a stanch supporter and advocate of those in terests that he became first acquainted with the electors as a candidate to represent them in parliament. (Cheers.) He would ever be the champion of those interests, and he was con vinced there were few that would bear less tampering with, commercial power, national security, and national honour, being iudissoiubly connected with them. (Cheers.) How, he would ask, were these important interests to be protected but by protecting the trade between Englishmen and foreigners, to permit no foreign state so far to interfere with British com merce as to allow England to depend on foreign sources and foreign ships. The great interests of the mercantile commu nity were blended with those of the matitime, and it was not for England to concede to foreign states, unless foreign states concede to England. He considered that a lowering of duty on English manufactures would be the means of facili tating both interests. He did not allude to the raw mate rial particularly; but if there was any truth in the principles of free trade. England could produce cheaper than any foreign state. He disagreed with the commercial treaty between this country and Freisee, and although Le knew something of the horrors of war, and would be the last man to utter a syllable offensively, he did think that they ought to tell France in a manly and straightforward way that they understood their in terests and would maintain them. His opinion was that they would not be respected one bit the less for advocating and main taining their own interest, and he did not see any danger of war whilst they promoted no hostility and desired no foe. (Cheers.) They were told by the dogmas of what was termed the philosohy of the day that they were wrong. C e rt ain e conomists held the principle of buying cheap, heedless of con sequences. What sort of economists, he might ask, could such people as those he had alluded to have made had they profes sed such doctrines when "Britain first, at Heaven's command, arose from out the azure main," and been entrusted with its destinies. He could not say what they might have made of the island, but in spite of their dogmatical principles, England had become great, wealthy, and glorious, and in that state they would endeavour to preserve her. (Cheers.) He would main tain that instead of the principles of the party alluded to being political economy, they were political extravagance. (Cheers.) He would enter into no other compact with such parties than that which Elizabeth, the Queen of the Seas, entered into with Neptune, when the trideut was delivered up to England, in England's brighter days. The compact was confirmed in the commonwealth, and had descended front a line of sovereigns of the House of Brunswick to the illustrious personage who now filled the throne, by whose services on the ocean they ha d a guarantee for the interests of the maritime community. The maritime interests, as he had said before, were of a most im portant character; they had been defended by Howe, Duncan, and Jervis, and by the blood of Nelson at Trafalgar, and he would never agree to a treaty with any state by which the mari thee code of England would be in the remotest degree sacrificed. (Cheers.) It only required that Eugland should resolutely assert and maintain her commercial power for all the world to bend to her. (Cheers.) He should forbear going on the present occasion into a political miscellany expressive of his general sentiments; he had merely touched on a topic familiar to his hearers, and he had no doubt it would come borne to every mall's heart that it was highly necessary for the furtherance of n a tional prosperity that the maritime and mercantile interests should be protected. He would again recur to the very pleas ing sight (the launch) that he had just witnessed , as a g reat achievement of their 'enterprise and industry, and appeal to them for their support in the approaching contest as one who would advocate their interests to the utniost. He could assure theta that he had no private interestseto serve by wishing to become their member. He was solicited to become a candidate by an unprecedented number of electors, and he felt honoured and elated to see the numbers, the rank, and the influence that surrounded him, and he should be devoid of all gratitude if he did not, having no other tutor than his own bosom, thank them from the bottom of his heart. •, (Cheers.) He was not, how ever, anxious to become their representative if they thought be was not the man to do them service. His political sentiments were known, and if they differed with theirs, all he could say to them was, seek elsewhere for one who might suit them better. As he had said, he had ncs private interests to clash with his publie duties. He had a glorious profession which he admired, but which ho could not cultivate if he became their representa tive. If, however, lie was the object of their choice, lie would set that profession aside, —represent their interests, and fight for ships, colonie s, _ and commerce.. (The lion. baronet co ncluded amidst loud cheers.) Three cheers were then given for John Wright, Esq. Mr. Wittotr, in return for the compliment, came forward, inn, after enncaniu , his acknowledgments for the unexpected honour, alluded to the great services that Lord Sandon and Sir lloward Douglas had rendered to the freemen and inhabitants of Liverpool, the one in his capacity of their representative and the other as their friend and well-wisher. He had an oppor tunity . of being an eye-witness to the exertions of Lord Sandon, on their behalf, last year; and no man could have entered more strenuously or ardently into their service than he did. For himself, he could only say that he hoped he had lived so long amongst his fellow-townsmen as to deserve credit, when he supported a candidate, of not being actuated by any selfish bias. (Cheers.) Ile would wish them, if they regarded their own in terests and those of their children, to return to parliament persons who were really their friends, and not those who, when a question involving the interests of the borough at large came in the House of Commons, skulked out and called it delicacy. (Cheers.) He was convinced that the two candidates before him would not on such an occasion be troubled with such a species Of delicacy. He was confident the freemen of Liver pool would not prove ungrateful for past services, but that, when the day of trial came , they would be ready to do their duty. He (Mr. Wright) was prepared to go with them and fight the battle nobly. He would remain with them to the last, and if they did happen to be beat e n it would be . n o dis g race. (Mr. Wright concluded amidst loud cheers.) The company then retired to a refreshment-mom fitted up in the yard, and partook of a substantial and elegant cold colla tion, Mr. Taylor its the chair and Mr. Potter in the vice-chair. Here the healLhs of Lord Sandon, Sir Howard Douglas, Messrs. Taylor and Potter, Mr. Steele, and others were drank, for which suitable atknowledgments were made by each gentleman, . I after which the company se p arated w ith three cheets for the cause, is HURRICANE IN DOMINICA.—We beg to call the attention of oar readers to the subscriptions which are now making for the relief of the poorer sufferers from this awful calamity. The subscription books will be closed in few days, but, before this is done, we trust the liberal - minded merchan t s and other inha bitants of Liverpool 'will come forward and relieve with their accustomed munificence. Lord Spencer died much less wealthy than had been supposed, and since his demise the greatest economy prevails at Althorp. All the servants have been discharged, much of the park has been ploughed up, and the present peer contents himself with a single servant. The -library is to be preserved from the ham mer.—Eaetritig paper. Mr. Wynn and several of the ministers left town on Tuesday for the purpose of canvassing tlie:r constituents. The Earl of Haddington is expected to arrive in Dublin towards the close of this week. The. Earl of Haddington was married on the 13th of November, 1802, to Lady Maria Parker, the only daughter of George, fourth Earl of Mac clesfield. Her ladyship is to accompany the Viceroy to Ireland. A NEW SONG. To the tune of "Auld Rob Morris," ‘Nith variations. Written by Was. EWEFACE, Esq., late poet to the reform par liament, but not quite the rival of Burns. There's wee Jamie Morris, that gabs in our squares, He's a clerk in a bank, and he deals in small Wares; A dapper bit Cockney, wha sells German toys,— 'And he's come wi' his gimcracks to tempt ye, my boys! Oh ! mind not his mouse -traps, his whistles, and tops, He has not a bawbee to spend in your shops; His wit is all borrowed—his eloquence noise— But he's come wi' his gimcracks to tempt ye, my boys But wae's me for Jamie! he's only a tool; He's called by the bagmen the " TALLowmAN'S F00i.." Pullet Tomson's his patron—the wbigs his decoys—. SO he's come wi' his gimcracks to tempt ye, my boys! Oh! spare him the Mersey in weather so chill, A dip in the CANNING would make him quite ill; A squeeze at the hustings would sadden his joys, And spoil all the gimcracks he brings ye, my boys! There's sly Billy Rathbone, poor Jamie's best sqw..:re, But he drags him, fur love, through the dirtiest mire; He coaxes him on to the hope he destroys— But a fig for their gimcracks, and down with them, boys ! There's wee Jamie Morris that gabs in our squares, He's a clerk in a bank, and he deals in smallwares; A dapper bit Cockney, wha sells German toys, — And he's come wi' his gimcracks to tempt ye, my boys ! ROCHDALE.—DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE WHIGS. ( From a CmyeTondent.) The whigs of this borough, finding their cause hopeless, have had recourse to a new method of electioneering, their present member; who represents neither the property nor intelligence of the inhabitants, but merely a section, consisting mostly of radical dissenters, being pretty certain of a `°remove ' in favour of a conservative, John F.ntwisle, Esq., one of the most re spectable gentlemen in the county. The wings, finding power and influence fast slipping from their grasp, are absolutely raving. Exclusive dealing—intimi dation of the most atrocious kind being openly avowed and acted upon by these " liberals," who threaten the poor man with starvation and the workhouse under Lord Brougham's poor-law tyranny, unless he will sell his conscience and submit to this arbitrary dictation. Finding, even with the use of these desperate weapons, their cause ; etting more and more hopeless, on Monday, the 29th instant, they called a meeting , of the working classes to be held in the, open air, in order, according to the notice, to enter into - " of the it,. ea odida•eq now offerino thaluseives tor the b0t5...,4. known t was called at the instigation of the whig,s, who ; finding at _tbiB thing selves the objects of just execration by the work'inz classes, ngt t es t; this method of in'ratiatin' themselves, • i° ° - , t hc.- ""` " gasio4roi...: s . accompanied by ati immense tri-coloured flag. emblazoned with "'I. he Rights of Man," followed by other flags of a most seditious and inflam matory tendency, came to the meeting. A sort of hustings was erected, but, in place of being occupied solely by the working classes, the present M.P., John Fenton, Esq. and his whig sup porters, together with the chairman of his committee, made their appearance on this stage, surrounded by aid the emblems of sedition and anarchy. They had hired too for the occasion, and we wish them joy of their company, an itinerant agita tor from Manchester of the name of Prentice. The meet ing being called for " the working classes," great numbers of whom are inimical to whig misrule, as might he expected, another party made their appearance with banners and music, to hear what might be said touching the merits of the two can didates. On the arrival of this latter party Prentice bawled out from the stage when he was just going to begin, "Down with that blue flag," pointing to those who had just arrived. This command was the signal for a general attack upon the new comers, whose banner was immediately torn to pieces, and many of them most infamously abused by the whigs, the names of whom are well known, but we decline publishing them at present. Stones, brickbats, and other missiles which these whig supporters bad conveniently ready, either in their rockets or elsewhere, flew like hail, and the other party not having such weapons at command, after struggling like men, were fairly beaten off the field. Many persons,.we understand, are severely hurt, and we are not sorry to add, that a brickbat, flung hap hazard by one of his own part y , struck " Mister Prentice" on the jaw, who cried out lustily for a magistrate, whose duty, had he arrived, would certainly have been to punish the itinerant seditionmonger for a breach of the peace. These scandalous proceedings will bring their own punish ment. The electors will now see clearly an infamous attempt to coerce them by endeavouring to array the passions of the multitude against those who manfully resist every attempt of an insolent whig faction to continue their domineering authority over this borough. SUSPECTED MURDER. An inquest, arising out of circumstances of a most extraordi nary nature, commenced on Wednesday se'unight at Bristol, which may possibly involve some parties, against whom sus picion attaches, in the crime of murder, by administering poison to an aged lady, named Clara Ann Smith, whose death took place suddenly on the 26th of October, 1833. About 14 or 15 mouths ago the lady in question resided in lodgings in Trinity street, souse of her friends living in Bristol, but the greater number at a distance; she became unwell in consequence of a cold, and requested to have a girl to attend upon her, who was not to take her meals in the house but to go home to them. A girl did accordingly attend on the night of the 24th of October and the following day, on the evening of which some gruel was given to the deceased by the landlady of the house in which she fudged ; this gruel was observed by the girl to be of a brownish colour, and on taking it the lady vomited. One suspicious ~ circumstance in the case was, that the landlady had purchased • some arsenic just previous to the demise of the deceased. It had also been alleged that the old lady was possessed of consi derable property, of which, however, nothing had appeared rrom that time to the present her death occurred on the Satur-; • day, and on the following , Monday she was, buried, her nearest • eflations having no knowledge whatever of the event until about a fortnight ago, when, aware that she wits in possession of property, and instituting some inqiiiry respecting it, they • became acquainted with such circumstances as led them to be lieve that her sudden death was brought about by some unfair means. They then made application to the magistrates, and it was thought right to hold an inquest on the body. The jury having repaired to the churchyard of St. Augustine, the body was disinterred, and the stomach and its contents removed in their presence. The inquest was then adjourned till Friday, for the purpose of allowing time for analyzing the contents of the stomach. On Friday the evidence of the girl was taken, from which it appeared that the deceased because much worse after taking the gruel, and died about an hour afterwards ; and that the landlady, who was in the room at the time, behaved in a very unfeeling manner on the occasion. She had frequently cautioned her against touching any of Mrs. Smith's food, and told her not to mention any particulars respecting the deceased to any person; but, if she were asked, she was to say that the lady she attended was a foreigner. After the examination of two or three other witnesses, the inquest was adjourned till the following day. The Bri.tol Journal says the result of the chemical analysis, by Mr. Herapath, is that orpiment or yellow arsenic has been detected in the contents of the stomach, and that its effect (contrary to what is usually understood of poisonous substances) has been to preserve the coats of the membrane, which in this instance were in a state of extra ordinary perfection, as contrasted with other parts of the body. The head also has been examined by Dr. Riley, with a view to personal identity. On the coffin-plate there were no christian names, but merely " Mrs. Smiths," and the date of her decease. Mrs. Murdock and her maid, Mary Evans, who was in the house where the deceased died, and denies that any gruel was made fur her on the night of her decease, arc both in custody. LADIES' CHARITY BALL.—On Tuesday evening the annua' ball in connexion with the Ladies' Char fly was held at the Town-hall. From the anticipated attendance of the county and borough candidates, the company was more numerous than usual. Carriages continued to arrive nntil a late hour at night, so that, at one period of the evening, the ball comprised a most brilliant and imposing assemblage of the beauty and fashion of Liverpool and the vicinity. Dancing was kept up until a late hour, and from all that we can learn, the result of the ceremony will be highly satisfactory. His worship the Mayor was con spicuous for his politeness and attention on the occasion. Lord Molyneux, Lord Sandon, Lord Francis Egerton, Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. Ewart, and Mr. Morris, honoured the scene with their presence. Mr. Hammond's benefit takes place this evening at the Liver Theatre. under the patronage of Lord Sandon. A full house is anticipated. THE KING'S SCHOLARSHID. — It will, no doubt, be known to 'manj of our readers, that Master Benjamin Isaacs, son of Mr. Ralph Isaacs, of this town, has recently appeared before a com mittee of Professors in London, as a candidate for one of the King's scholarships then vacant in the Royal Academy of Music., Though. he was not elected, the following highly com mendatory letter (shown to us by one of his admirers) is a gra tifying proof of the ability he displayed at the examination; and we think it due to this young gentleman's talents and praise worthy qualities to give it this publicity. our of the pupils of the academy were the successful candidates: • "Royal ilcad , my of Music, Dec. 26, am instructed , by the committee of the Royal Academy of Music to express the gratificatiou they received in reading the reports of the Board of Professors, of the talent evinced by you at the examinations for the King's scholarships; and, although you were not one of those upon whom, according to their judgments, the scholarship devolved, vet they feel it due to your merits to make you acquainted with this favourable opinion of those distiuguished professors.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant, "FREDERICK H A MILTON, Superintendent. " Master Isaacs." REGISTRATION OF VOTER S.—II has been stated that a greater number of the electors who voted at the last election for Sandon and Douglas have disqualified themselves, than of those who supported Ewart and Tharnely• rhe fact however is quite the reverse. About WOO persons wbo voted tor Ewart and Thornelv have not been registered in consequence of the non-payment of taxes, while only 8 - 20 who voted on the opposite side are in the same situation. REPRESENTATION OF Dunt.m.—A strong feeling, we hear, has been expressed on the part of a very influential portion of the mercantile classes of Dublin. that our respected townsman, C. \V. Williams. E s q., would allow himself to be put into nomi nation for the representation of that city, his native place. Mr. Williams is a practical man, attached to neither extreme of political party; moderate in his principles, sound in his views on most commercial subjects, and one who from his devotion to the best interests of his native country would most likely prove a valuable and efficient member. ZootocucAi. Gni:DE:vs.- T .-From the various and extensive alterations, either made or in progress at this fashionable place of resort, such as planting trees and shrubs, erecting buildings useful and ornamental, and seizing every opportunity of mak ing additions to the already extensive valuable collection of animals, Mr. Atkins seems determined n that no effort on his part shall be wanting to deserve and ensure the patronage of the in public. We are to learn at he nes to be seconded his endeavours gla by d donations th front indiv conti idu u als. The follow ing.iS a list of the presents received since the last acknowledg- Ment:—A gazelle, and a Wandorow monkey, the latter an object of worship among the fliudoos, presented to the donor by a Persian prince, from Capt. Crawford, of the ship John laylor ; a young lynx, and a dog-faced baboon, from Cap tain Garnett, of the ship Bombay Packet ; a pair of sanguins, from Captain Brown, of the ship Lunar; it crown monkey, from Mr. Brown, mate of the ship \Vinscales; a mangouste and CIOWn monkey, from Mr. Campbell, mate of the ship John Tay ; a love-Lird and grey parrot, from Capt. Frodsham, of the brig Lady Combermere ; an African goat o from Captain Jones, o f the sloop Lady Charlotte ; a mangonste, from Captain Tee, of the ship Aliquis; a blue-laced satyr, front W. Sio , psoo Esq., Leeds-street; a sanguin, from Yates, Esa., sigburg,h; and from Capt. Stockdale, of the ship Wiltcn cud, a coma, or nutria.