The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-04 00:00:00

-M F
AY°l`.

RTS SIC
VTAL 1001
giv„ at th,elsag,'
.?:3rENING(.I"
tie Week. pp,
' 30 Perferr7t fee
[s of the 0%1001
,urite °yr ieb,
ed by the ecoLot
spersed
rimed eic°
will be 00
,„4 lY
he stage, be:00"i
, the Whole, 14
3RTs, that bay"
L, and other
)RAIERS'
J. Jones,' se,'
Prineilmu I,feo/'
• Violas,;
lzie •
' aau
3srs. B fljtif,
L and Green;o.,,•
, Mr. ----,, 7el{
ind Entwis'e'cco.
orna, essrs' s:
• • Trorab°ne 6Mr. 1'
Green'

hers.
Le Piano-f°.l4e,*/'
3rs (iucluduli
e
ur conse u (ti
Lid SoN, °l3
G'e
!s. ; Pit .31
,00c,
at Seyen 0
.t Eight Pre7,/
anZth
1939.
INE 4,

Total.

1,205,280 1,511,478

t
Lieutenall
for
re on Suncifaolod
lassage of e
, whence 5/1 rid.
, It will be
n this port;1000
she arrive e4tY
g acco
rePlisP
nteen daYs',4o,
'th to the
re to this PO7,
,
at widoi,g,oo
luarter Pas'
itered theop'
Fords tile IP 0,
navigati°lli 4th
ence on theaftir
it six days dare
of twelve. uii),
whicpacyi
Turope,
ay, and thehol
hof rig' Y
ur Yestellif3bYer''
ie news 19" refol
ips, the
f eigbte
,s 0 stri
This lSge,
of steam as,"
for finer a: of,
een placed. 0 aye'nth
shy?
5411°'
c cabin Pas i,oi
pre if she
Among theli.'ek.d
n. Daniel
and 1115
ethe 0
!s from
'an Mnbas:ok
en ,41
onel
of despatch
fish
later by tsveo
eceived fr° po#
he rnn't ir°
re
reces -d. 11
icily of a fao
gal /
vertiser of
IPl'
ot'etoi4
rom an ealf-60Lieutx1,
L
talY
°n ers
priSol,l. dsOr'.
,n of IN iteol,ll
f the 34t'a to
deaveure ti v,
their off itS Alf t
e len •jo r;'
xtrere aivt
ratv
ward °ves P oft I
theint,.se;,.nov,V,o
the aiL.- and se9
and wich, with
his city,
le
nada
j per Cs ocY
his e Excelle e°°l'
rthun iS°ll
003111 ti°
send a the
re,
union 0f
e to
Canada ar
,ey
August'
comp had
is cOOT OF I
Whieb Chet
The
road bee,
h•
last!,,of
vest a
n On
oifl
xportatiofi
neel
tCthe
ytt
in re
fere- 111)
;s 5
On tP,.
P.- qer'
.;an, 0?„, b
de:
rvlineq
lead to c.e,;
that
l';1'311);cir
Ters °rireilctec`j;
the el;?tioct
had a uitsreionroio
is reo.4jits to
andr:to soir:iroep
lagsuti g 113 °,1o4:p1011
ae
; a pil;
usual were or oil
• that the. theeo 0'
Ls a fefa 0
oio 0.,
blaz‘:, the „eor„,
.trou 1010
ea.- 0 r"
nY Yed
exDPIO of re tot/
Id 0 ,arnesaat epe, ,ect'„f
al 00 thet 60. d:
[eutelTroo,s°,,edi,,
New -'".„(rrePor
I, has -:,„et,
ut the 'r
0%
4so.
r cotae
•
▪ Coisr
rope tie!,
highly 'l,OOl ie‘,r
anlit n:villerbOot;ici!
Chilifore
,has' v- A
J9ll;rj4
e' e
lie Col e ,1
,1
1- f,
0
)tect tor
on he lIJV''
t the
peC 03,5
_do
to
rt" 11 be 0-1
00,14
Lbolit one thot;ce
siege,;ol7er),'
t the n; they
-.;8113,0 a Le
,positedr ,
lf,tef'o°
chorr"- er,l
Pl'eo
,rrii).
onfede,t4tef,
of the 'eireet'e. As'
lediateror the ty
'era b4OO,
be b fecv
,dine

feyuayig
of hwe shall—most likelybe able to judge of the l• deCiSi krtny on and unexpected defeat of the Protec-

-_______
11 UNITED Qtt,t A, STATES COTTON MARKETS.
Ift, - JAY Corrox.—Received this week 1,372
4''',,Gl4di,ng 103 bales from Texas,) and shipped to. Li-
di. 0.0 oaks
,446 Li_
~ , apd to New York 2,450 bales,. making in
pbetird 7,:ees, leaving the stock in hand, including all
theon
7,1:e, ti„lcust :eared, 33,313 bales, against 69,065 bal
,:ei4l4,,,,:ee:atbiltnie t:
.eason. The deficiency in our receipts. from
p,lng or i; itTt year amounts to 53,838 bales, whilst the
e .Nveek's receipts amounts to 1,316 bales.
`,'.. 14- ,flactivity and some fluctuation has pervaded
~hrites Or throughout the week ; about the middle of i
er: ecovered the small depression experienced at the
viileide jinent ; and it closed with a tennency, on the part
AIN, ;be,
.to, Jealize our quotations, although it will be ob-
il'hlss OFT•anee the finer qualities a shade. We estimate
!'• We the week at about an average of 5,000 bales per
r,e,faquote
kn, d and fine .. 171 to 18
`o,ad fair ************** •• • • 2 17
rair• ******* ............... 16 to
v okras_id.4l-i
.. ............................ 11651 too
1156
-
r;!tvr •CarY • • .................................... 141 to 15
ii:S 4 it ir;ANS, :NIAY 10.—COTTON.—The market re-
I, kles „n !s been for several days past, rather inactive.o_
I.lo.erday were about 1500 bales, at prices as f_ lr-
tIol;i Asiana and Mississippi, choice 13 to 19, good fair
1,11; T,' „,',4lr 16 to 161, middling fair 141 to 15, interior 13
'4ljtkif:"ltifrtlefs...s.ereand. Ala.bama, choice 17, good fair 16, fair
~/1:4,,i1iAl if, inferior 13.
0 Cotton MAY 10. —A moderate business had been
,„: ,i,, say to the extent of 2,500 bales, at stcadyt
ioor eta?ons are 14 to 161 c. for Uplands,
steekvas_asland, wbich were in demand at high ra e .
and 35c.t
so
vNea a 8 estimated at 18,769 bales Uplaud, and 960
,sir I,o'uld.
il,lll, froma;
MAY 17.—Colvois.—The transactions in
Otl,eyerl the date of our last weekly report up to Tues-
sizg!'
.nounted to only 900 bales, at prices barely
tw' Iteare.Fshrlsyloy
.os quotations. The receipt of the advics by
le,i'4l irrifaT Laverpool, on that evening, has since exer-
w,,,:ll a vert,lourable influence on our market, which pre-
i wt, '44 i.' '!eavi appearance up to yesterday, when there
r ,Ite take leations of a revival of demand, and 1,500
three
1141:ilice tehely for export, making the sales,. for the h
klie has b_ werpool's arrival, 1,900 bales, ou which a
11,1 IsitarZa submitted to of lc. on good tofair, and in
os‘f,the tr sou the commoner kinds of The, rticu-
Vt., ci al lasaetions are 1 075 bales Upland at 14 to a 16c. ;
Oa, 14',"'s, 141 to 17C. ; 500 Mobile, 14 to 17c. ; 550
r ii 4, '4) IGe• making a total for the week of 2,800
1/t• 'Ph r
'` °. Cotton at the following places since October
,Iyan
1838. 1837.
SohCLlall, May io
179,972 245,142
11,,,1i earolin M 180,900 241,999
Outle ‘,,, a, ay 8
1„"ew o',l-`4Y 4 ...
Vorida•'''as, May 4 245,872 2,11981
499,611 ..),.....,319124
''rth r•• APril 27 .. '"2 532 97,164
irtiai' 'ar°lina, Ap.r.i ..
. :i 0
a' APril 1..

It
, that h)' an extract from " Sir Walter Scott's
'll'4 a he was exceedingly diverted with the fol-
Ne4cecdote
told us that, at the
•*----" Colonel Blair
merit of the battle of'Waterloo there was
f,l`, erpoß e t o Prevent men from breaking their ranks.
beet ulated with one man. Why, my good
You e,
'gad propose to beat the French alone ?
N I the keep your ranks.' The man, who was
tre
re h sL, returned to his place, saying, I believe
Thge t' sir ; but lam a man of a very hot tern-
44;a3MUCh bon hommie in the reply." Just
%r "le conservative policy at the present mo-
elNre
,Il'hert Peel has been fighting for years a
tagt::filtst—the enemy hitherto has had the
4if.'rest him in numbers, "major pars, ut fit,
it has exercised the consummate
q
Ntv4,ti ''every great leader, and practised the patient
418 eof his faithful followers, to cover his po-
sod
tualntain his ground. This has, very
4ki 4 secure een called the Fabian policy ; and although
s
oht •kfle the sincere admiration of reflecting men,
d
Fie of a daih
to a veryremarkable extent the acquies-
. •
mIN a few Increasing party, yet there have always
ht m it
Colonel Blair's hot-tempered men, o. n
et,„ `4lB „„
-sed a very irksome restraint, and who
OY onl 1;' T,PoP°sed to break their ranks, and seemed as
beat the public enemy single-handed.
':1144e1: Of'earrhe eite_n.are not the worst soldiers in the camp,
Ual or political warfare, and we. .suspect
tof ence of such men as those would indicate a
4atnio
St,: At 4, a and of sanguine confidence in any
s7t oft same time, we frankly confess that we
t,class of politicians. We look upon the
14tt logle e (soi-disant) coalition of reformers not
ttle • let encounter, but as a protracted and an
"liie
IpC°*4 for We would not hazard ultimate
ti :111 the glorious victories and splendid
kti,vt all 4 the most brilliant campaign could give.
r World Nye are fighting for the noblest possession
the ' v?e would not ruin the territory which is
Iveo and shall hereafter be the reward, of all
114 st, far __ f ers: 'angers. gas thou
WA r., fdlimocar.
;1, th vtlistent) advocates of the Fabian system.
ere
(litrare Persons also in the conservative camp of
1),19 11(.ilicy
11144 kind, and who so far misunderstand what
Itla • earls as to make it an excuse for indolence
41' K ettrit
th'iat'os ,`'hen
For this there can be no excuse—no
~,,"'hen the Duke of Wellington defeated
54 of r'
child of victory, by his memorable cam-
Nat retre
allies d defence, did he counsel his penin-
ttLttof h. t° be indolent and inactive ? The very
'B tactics was to concentrate his forces and
, e
re 4 etre,
n• He fell back upon the lines of
vara
II cethat he might put himself in a condition
toOk u certain victory. So-when Sir Robert
kiii-44 his defensive position in front of our ho-
04ted 1131h4titiltion, he assumed a similar policy, for a
hV 'fl tie for -b;_ 1.1)°8e• When he adopted the maxims of
N'tie ' operations in parliament, he exhorted
it lids to
itcit•ratiotl fight the battles of the constitution in the
Qt est, "Irts• Every mortification which the
que.d toePeorters of our glorious cause have been
41The, every affront they have been forced
!;)4111,verY insult offered to all they hold most
Penvent itself not in idle murmurs at the
"GhPi bye in Played by our representatives in parlia-
Zti renewed exertions in our own immediate
tepaid"ws have been warded off that ought to have
of'`4,,,,itin, wit th interest. Does any man's soul burn
%Neal When he records the multiplied instances
4:qa, t)aggression, let him look to the registration
tilt Of 0:8. any man abhor the perfidy and mean-
t Per Odious mis-rulers, let him be preparing for
lezieetion in his own town and county. If it
qtel34lialo 11°Ivn at the Reform Club that a dissOlution
he Winds
cot
leaven,
scatter their motley myrmidons to
of
(0 . n, would that conspiracy of traitors
444 Nld
.uois and meek ? Would a penny postage
ti, a 710.) have served them in lieu of ballot,
ellol
tit4lVoea d suffrage, and shortened parliaments, if
:0 to ace
of all these wild and wicked fantasies had
1,1,2 Y poee their constituents upon them ? • yhe
teal, • N'e A. practical reform (and, because
tit:;)1, le"hfini tely valuable, and essentially non-whig-
-ti -lase th digs for its most influential friends pre-
t.
1,44 classes of the community who hate
01,4414111,11)421aceas and visionary nostrums, and which
Sir sktit: been far more likely to be carried on its
hipeel t Iloder the auspices of Lord Lowther and
•b
She 14 1,, ''an the Earl of Lichfield and Spring Rice.
fit Ryon Bobterfuge :to make the postage a party
1t,1113 Iyoupan expedient to which even whigs and ra-
-110,4 Of not resort, except under the oppressive
gevliarty weakness. The truth is, they dare not
haR otilile Party banner. They have not a flag
of been dishonoured : their standards are
'the, have They have waved a courtly ban-
'lave tried a new device,—and now
l l3ritain,s
A_ 0 isle (no matter where)
iotern pile of building stands,
to-;;----- and the Nashes there
raiseTO PioYed the power of fairy hands
Each
the ceiling's fretted height,
Itkiihnerhiriclisnaelesttithatactehievements clothing,
lead
ddtco tnhoetlabg
ith,se there is (and that's enough)
A 1e.,'_71 he one fatal morning issues
14'43° of warriors, not in buff,
ith boo gbliune tahnedir
csaiplkuschanindei, issues—
' A\ %.
ilieorng they hid their armour,
c'Ao,eu'anptornysfabrrmigehrt. and keen
4. Vit Plty to
swoul? beard their joint petition, She'd • ° hY her coronet and ermine
AN To rid the high commisslol,
qands
the or of such vermin.
N°l; otrill)ission Whig-radical posture of affairs. A
has issued to a leash of female war-
iistd47lgliaro"pttaleira Mr.. Gray could have described
IR% , see it, Palace with greater accuracy if he had
51)%etitiary sit_ than he has done it to our hand in this
likiittve
p:h, our readers will decide. We merely
4ppro and paBB sing, that rich windows to exclude the
eoucPrinte,
erna,es that lead to nothing, are singularly
arhiteal the , °lents of liberal professions lavished to
the ratY int destitution of liberal performance, or of
%le • erferen
with
elon ces acknowledged rights under
8 Pretext of expanding freedom and in-
Y will t_ ent• We suspect the principal dis-
''ion : are turn out to be in the title of the piece,
43,1.° ,elate"eh mistaken if history shall find occa-
a ' the
101),,high commission of the lgdies in
story.,,

To resume our argument, and to remain serious (if

it be possible while writing of this ridiculous ministry),
would any party attempt to stand on such absurd
grounds as these before an intelligent and exacting
community, if they were really playing for the main
chance ? Not they. This game they know is up, but
for a while a well-arranged coalition, and an empty
tub or two thrown out to the whale, may serve their
selfish purposes—may throw patronage into whig
hands, and pay into radical pockets—will give them
time and the chapter of accidents, and postpone for a
quarter, or perhaps a year, the inevitable " sauve qui
peat."

All these have been abundant grounds why the great

parliamentary leaders should follow the Fabian scheme
of policy. They are equally strong reasons why the
country generally should adopt the most active and en-
ergetic warfare; and we readily admit that it is no
small trial of men's temper to work indefatigably and
zealously in a narrower sphere, and to witness a tempe-
rate and hesitating system of tactics adopted by the
party in the field of battle. To our townsmen of Liver-
pool—at this, as at every juncture, the foremost in this
righteous cause—the speech of the Duke of Welling-
ton, on Friday last, must be far from exciting and
satisfactory. It is human nature, that such should be
the temporary impression produced upon the most
considerate minds. But it is a happy circumstance,
arising from the very nature of conservatism, that per-
severing energy is the peculiar gift of our loyal fellow-
soldiers. They have not only that hybrid courage,
which can bear itself gallantly in an onward charge,—
but that far higher peculiarity of the British character,
which sustains itself under every pressure, and exhibits
itself to the greatest advantage in the discouraging or-
deal of a temporary reverse. Major est animus iJ'er-
entis injuriam quam arcentis,—but far higher the praise
and far more blessed the possession of those indomita-
ble qualities which have earned for the British name its
brightest laurels. What may be the actual position'and
prospects of the great conservative phalanx none but
its leaders are competent to say : it is for us patiently
and with confidence to follow where we are called, and
to exert all our warmest energies in the proper sphere
of individual exertion. Meanwhile we have abundant
reasons for self-gratulation. The discordant sections
of the hostile army are not reconciled. The philoso-
phers and the men of mean expedients, the seekers of
place and its possessors, are irreconcileably divided
from each other ; and who shall hope to compose their
quarrels ? We shall not be surprised if Lord Mel-
bourne's speech have precipitated the crisis by throw-
ing off from him at once the alienated radicals. At all
events, every indication in every quarter,—Lord
Brougham in Parliament, the citizens in London, the
innumerable petitioners in the country,—all proclaim,
in language that cannot be mistaken, the speedy down-
fal of that government, which we have Lord Mel-
bourne's own authority for describling as "the very
worst ministry that can by possibility exist."

It is a mortifying fact that England is, at the present
moment, governed by Ireland. Yes, England, the
wealthiest country on the face of the earth—the most
enterprising, the most polished, the most intellectual—
England, the boasted " empress of the ocean"—is, at
the present moment, subject to the iron sceptre of Da-
niel O'Connell, the virtual sovereign of Ireland. The
" voice of the people" of England is not echoed in the
senate, or, at least, is not responded to as it should be,
because a Popish faction from Ireland has it unfortu-
nately in its power to coerce the Queen and to bold the
ministry in the most abject bondage.
Every great division which takes place in the House
of Commons serves to prove more and more plainly
that Ireland and the Irish faction are predominant ;
and that the majority of the people of England are
virtually excluded from any controul over the proceed-
ings of the popular branch of the legislature. The re-
cent division on the Speakership proves the truth of
this assertion. If the election had rested with the re-
presentatives of Great Britain only, Mr. Goulburn
would have been elected by a considerable majority.
The votes of the majority of the English, Welsh, and.
Scottish members were completely over-ruled by the
nominees of Daniel O'Connell, as will appear from the
following analysis

FOR MR. LEFEVRE.
ENGLAND AND WALES.

-Connties- . . . . -
Cities and Boroughs
Universities

Counties
Cities and Boroughs

SCOTLAND.

---- 228

IRELAND.

Counties
Cities and Boroughs .....

Total
FOR MR. GOULBURN
ENGLAND AND WALES.

Counties

Cities and Boroughs
Universities

----- 252

SCOTLAND.

Counties
Cities and Boroughs

IRELAND.

Counties
Cities and Boroughs
Universities

From the above statement it would appear that if the
representatives of Great Britain had been allowed to
decide the question, Mr. Goulburn would have been
chosen as Speaker.
A ministerial evening paper argues from the above
statement that England has not had as liberal a mea-
sure of reform dealt out to her as Scotland and Ire-
land. We draw a very different inference. We be-
lieve that England returns a preponderating number of
conservatives to the House of Commons, because pub-

lic opinion is under less restraint in England than in
Scotland, and especially in Ireland. In the two latter
divisions of the empire mob intimidation and priestly
tyranny have, of late years, exercised a brutal and en-
slaving degree of coercion over public opinion. This
accounts for the difference which the Globe attributes
to a more liberal measure of reform.

REv. JAMES ASPINA L L.—We should have suffered
this individual to depart from Liverpool without the
least notice, had not some of his friends been indiscreet
enough to insert a laudatory paragraph in the radical
newspapers, which asserts that " the removal of the
rev. gentleman from his native town will not be unal-
loyed with regret." _ _

We are quite of opinion that the great bulk of the
inhabitants of this town care not one jot whether he is
here or at Althorpe, for his, conduct of late years has
not endeared him to many. At a time when the clergy
of Liverpool, with the exception of himself and another,
entered their decided protest against a system of educa-
tion, fostered under the wing of the papist and the so-
cinian, he was to be found joined heart and hand with
the sworn enemies of our venerable establishment, at
whose altar he served, and whose bread he ate ; and
had the principles which he then espoused, not been
successfully resisted by abler and better men, and a
determined stand been made in defence of the outworks
of that establishment, the mine would, ere this, have
exploded, which was destined by Mr. Aspinall's chosen
friends and companions to have shattered her to frag-
ments. If we are to judge of men by the company
they keep, the rev. gentleman might pass for a socinian :
for men of that denomination he particularly delighted
to honour. He was contented to be dragged at the
chariot wheels of radicalism, because it rendered him
notorious ; for a love of notoriety is characteristic of
weak minds ; and he heeded not the mud with which
he voluntarily bedaubed himself, so that he might flut-
ter in the sunbeams of popular favour, and fret his
puny hour on the public stage. Whilst his excellent
and laborious coadjutor was exploring the alleys and
the garrets of his district, pouring the balm of consola-
tion into the wounded spirit, and relieving the neces-
sities of the poor, Mr. Aspinall was busily engaged in
writing articles for the radical press, or sheltering under
the lintel of a radical bookseller's in Castle-street, in
close confab with men whose devoutest aspirations are
for the overthrow of the church of which he is a
minister.

When Mr. Aspinall was ordained, he was solemnly
asked, " Will you be ready with all faithful diligence
to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange
doctrines, contrary to God's word?" and he as solemnly
answered "I WILL, the Lord being my helper !" And
yet he is found cheek-by-jowl with a popish priest, who
is engaged at his elbow in teaching doctrines " con-

trary to God's word." He supports a system which
propagates error at the expense of the public, and vir-
tually declares that he knows no distinction between
truth and error. He was also asked, " Will you re-
verently obey your ordinary and other chief ministers,
unto whom is committed the charge and government over
you, following with a glad mind and will their godly
admonitions, and submitting yourself to their godly
judgments ?" And he answered " I WILL DO so."
Now we ask whether both his clerical superiors in this
town have not protested against the wily and ungodly
system to which he has lent himself ? Have not all

his clerical brethren protested? Are they all wrong,
and is this weak-headed man alone right ? Where,

then, is his " reverent obedience"—where his clerical
consistency ? But the secret of his conduct is brought
to light by the radical press. " The conduct of the
reverend gentleman, at once tolerant and christian-
like, did not escape the notice of the government,
who, as a Reward for his devotion to the cause of
popular education, irrespective of sect and party,
have bestowed upon him the valuable living of
Althorpe." So because Mr. Aspinall, like a dumb
dog, neglected to give warning, when the thief ap-
proached, and, like an unfaithful watchman of his
master, did not give notice when the enemy appeared,
but opened the gates of the citadel, left the ranks of
his own company, and enlisted in the ranks of the
opponent's ; he has received a bounty from the hands
of those opponents ; and we shall not be far wrong
if we express an opinion, that this has probably been
his object,—this his hope of reward. Painful as it is
to us to make these remarks upon a clergyman of the
church; truth compels us to do so ; and it is a source
of congratulation, that when the vital principle of an
establishment, and far beyond that, the principle of
scriptural truth was concerned; only two ministers in
Liverpool were to be found who had the baseness to
desert those principles, and forget their solemn ordi-
nation vows. Mr. Aspinall, however, is an object of
pity, and the time is not far distant when he will know
it. There is a tribunal where the truth will be known ;
and fearful will be the doom of the " watchman" who
has deserted his post. We have no unkindly feelings
towards this poor man, but if retributive justice does
not overtake him, either in his person or his connex-
ions, the laws of nature will have altered their course.
But when it is asserted, that the removal of this gen-

tleman is a cause of regret, we deny the assertion.
Many of his radical friends rejoice that he is provided
for, and there are few churchmen who do not hail his
departure from Liverpool with unmixed satisfaction,
and hope that his place will be supplied by a better
man. He may now depart for Althorpe as soon as he
pleases ; a fitting coadjutor and a ready tool for the
Hon. and Rev. Geo. Spencer to work with " for the
conversion of England to the ancient faith."

The heretofore whig or rather radical corporation of
London, much to the astonishment of the ministry and
their allies, has negatived, by a large majority, the pro-
position to address the Queen in reference to the recent
manoeuvres of Lord Melbourne and the bed-chamber

The requisition received by the Lord Mayor
was to the following effect :—that a meeting of the
corporation should be convened by his lordship, to
consider the expediency of presenting an address to
her Majesty, on the recent trying circumstances in
which her Majesty has been placed, and expressing the
confidence of the court that her Majesty will be guided
in her counsels by such ministers only as will earnestly
exert themselves to procure the extension and confir-
mation of the liberties and franchises of the people;
recognise equal civil rights, without distinction of sect
or party; improve the condition of the working classes,
and promote the cause of universal education." In
compliance with this requisition, the Lord Mayor
appointed Thursday last for a meeting. As it was
expected that a dotermined struggle would take place
between the promoters of the address and the con-
servatives, the court was crowded to excess, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
As the decision of the corporation of London, in
reference to the policy of the ministers, must be con-
sidered of some importance, we may as well premise
that this corporation has been conspicuous, for many
years, for its whiggish, ovstrather radical propensities.
It has always hitherto urged on every measure of

women.

roftwm and re;irart ;ha afronilniu: grinno4 to even?' minis-
try professing liberal sentiments. NI, e cannot
describe the spirit which, for a long time, animated the
members of this corporation, than in the language of
the Times. That journal remarks, with great force
and justice, that " any approach to conservatism—to
a monarchical spirit—to a distrust of democracy—to a
dread of change—was, in former times, an abomination
to those who put themselves forward as representing
the public mind of London." This is, however, no
longer the case, and we hail the change as an omen for
good. We hail it as an additional indication of the
healthy tone of public opinion—of the gradual but
steady progress of conservative reaction. Five or six
years ago, the conservatives of the city were as 3 to 5
only; the division, which took place on Thursday
last, on the motion to which we have already alluded,
showed that they are now as 8 t0"..5 in the corporation.
Is this no proof of the change which has taken place
- in public opinion

ACROSTIC.