The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.
,spreeond Week of Mr. and Mrs. KEELEY.
Atlbt7,t TUESDAY, July 9, 1839, will be performed
pera, in three acts, called
Ntala,iieno. MASANIELLO.
4, Nu Ph'. (first time here). Mr., Barker.
'lra., ,
.. -",
521150.. • .Mr. G. Horncast co,
trithi leisneluirra.nt. M Inik.i., .r. Miss Barratt.
tlladazel\he
tinedel'., for the first• inne'l rs.,
aaneew. Drama, as Per-
greatest succeslse,relast season,
e,tris's Theatre, called
Syltax., DOCTOR DILWORTH.
in London.
ii(his original character).... Mr, Keeley.
il 01,,,Z0r Dilworth.... Mr. Baker.
bitwurtl In- • • ........ Mr. G. Ilonicastle.
Grant.
To ci u• •• • Mrs. Clarke. Z0e.... Miss
nelu with the favourite Drama called
THE
t LOA.N OF LOVER.
3%!er SPYIc, A "
. 44 AnierstOrt : • .
............ mrivKerjey•
Howard.
1,..4,., p.., traestine ....
it.t.... ..
Mr.
,•;-,,, rude ••"• • • • ~..Liss Cleaver.
Mrs. Keeley.
R"httOW-itt " .......... • .
ki:qra v uAy • 7ednesday), the petite Comedy
mer.
s, x,' IStr So y),
Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. So
THE
iltlti*LheY,,..--After which, the new Drama a
—To
lin''ill he ''''-c.VIL. Pierre Pica, Mr. Keele3r.,,s
,o. T added, the new Farce of THE QUEr"'
Keeley.
ItiNllettld°lll Tubbs, Mr. Keeley ; Mary, Mrs.
NICHOLAS
ALttye with the popular Drama of
Spike (the Orphan), Mrs. Keeley.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
tical f •
iot •riends -----•
littlepatience. We
;,liti take roo_
(must exercise a
communications at once.
'l,:t nbike-.__ul 1
.r all.t.heir..
mstances de-
•, el the ruine inqiries into the emu
\rtit,letter on " "Sunday Shaving," before we can
e Zihnixot
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`,:stailbal:7l.

sos 4V. MORNING, JULY 9, 1 3:39*
•it ' .o,
qtet e echo back Cobbett's heartfelt ejaculation;
Pkod is
Ltio
a,; that we have a House of Lords I." and
t:i(ke-°n has our thankfulness for the blessing
i•t.ki When dater,
the expression of it more sincere than
ofP to ht know know the result of the division last
ti,,a1it,.0311 lion the motion made by the Archbishop
c.liet rY• In overwhelming majority of ONE
ill 44,114 ELEVEN of the Peers of England
sha°le contrast to the " chance-medley, hap-
er, Ilrol„}cilfills of dust, which, to use the words of
iittl' fro'Lain, have alone prevented the Ministerial
1,4;4 It is 'ijelcing the beam. There is no mistaking
"4
''.d not a matter of twos or threes—of shutting
ce ' and tricking members into temporary
is:, 4
kkb 8 barely to secure the preponderance of a
;1 atthe •• '
4 aisi . voice of the country has spoken out in
Wyatt, Intel: .
4144 L,lgible language from the Upper House
•,Tlii all ,_,' and the crest-fallen Ministers must take
AN, 'quress to
be presented by the whole House,
te,,,,, Ing, in
l'k!1 t to
of a Treasury Committee. The
0164 °° trite now for discussion. Arguments
)ilq the prneetled to shew up the iniquity and dan-
Oothf °Pish and infidel scheme for trepanning
,ft 111
otiotiheea
40 Population. 'We rejoice that our effortsfthis
%t 1 Projeotneeasingly directed to the attack o.
b• kill ' and we have a right to triumph in its
„I ng di
sand
to , 'cornfiture. We alluded in a former
~''ltti t, `attain sinister rumours being afloat with
‘: " the h
lit os by Lin
of conduct to be pursued onthis
11' some of the great Conservative leaders.
kis, thsse
~."e Peet , are demonstrated to have been false,
4till'ioteii.B nave responded to the call made to them
i trYis intelligent and educated masses of their felloss - It. en, and
P.l('lalls 0 nobly have they done their duty.
lte Ivll.llll we to feel grateful to the venerable.
•,totis
t: as
taken so prominent a part in this
ii fitted part Part for which his eminent abi I-
nger „ -(` 'lin), but which his mild and retiring
'•11(1, ''ould lia . , • decline. From the
of the xe led him to
,e. roost Church this stand, made in defence of
prece„
f., -.vied --us interests, demands the heartiest.
'1:1.4, ant erit• We have firm and uncompromising.
lit 4 Were who will talk of flinching in the struggle ?
ee there more Bishops of Norwich on the
'nay, even had the whole Episcopacy 0f trait
*sive ors to the cause of Truth,—our duty
acted
ttLeb.. u.-011;iedrnained the same •. but how dark and
I+ hll t,.. , hire been the issue of the conflict
Aitho •nu what it now is, when such men as the
Lle %D.°, f Canterbury and the Bishop of London
e
itZa.
,ntinc.eir
armour, and stand foremost •,
PV 4at speeches of the latter Right Reverend
are' jtt4the great
andmeeting held lately at Willis's
NtNlly " l'riday night in the House of Lords,
test, linnnewerable, and we recommend them
'441 0, -41 Y
t.rli -.e r„,,, to all mho are really anxious to under-
:Als f`.`.t nature of the present controversy. The
, ill tl,(' Lord Brougham—unmatched
,
01 -A -Lougeam—unmatched though he
t,' es 114
ofthis
; Y
_v. , substitute for argument—falls
11;114 a el'or`eBa upon such an opponent. He bites
hate ki aof te When he attempts to be jocose, and, for
,
6 '''ellt Laugh, distorts into a ludicrous shape
''le which
ilt of th ihe cannot answer. The calm, good
cite ainuntrewill between him and his
Ato
ts,'at ~ tit's Matter.
ill t'o°4ll,4e will be taken by the Melbourne Cabi-
Ztet is ,lnience of this strongly-marked vote of
tit4N to ae '4° ;lot pretend to divine. We have
ilonbg
t t Of kr:l)l.Y ordinary rules of conduct to the sia
tileatili t,altries• The weights and scales in which,
Leak h'i other
f4't .1 PO Governments are become utterly
policy we
k %to% honourable dealing and manly
' °oil ad to
th4q e can accept cunning, trickery, and fraud.l
Olio , ilafelY reckon on the desperate deeds o
th;tlittg tare lost to the sense of shame. That. they
11,1)4o
Ileace While a single plank of their rotten
It ha. il
k.. ,Rat p . Port the waters, is demonstrably certain.
ttr'nt pi, articular device they have in store for their
V4e!.' thevediearnent, we know not,—neither do we
414 ilos/greoan.not fall, lower than the depths in which
tliosoo \LI; they cannot well be
.the objects of
tt;_ ilq th. 4 contempt than that which now po:nts. qt `in the f
4. (If a host finger of scorn. They are in the clef,
0,1,1 tlish, ,c.iat enviable dilemma. If they recommend,
11:11: in (27,111.
prul.e_n duty, her Majesty to rescind the
titstitio.4eitlite2e,,,iri.,siialt,eor, at all events,
.to enable both
upon such a question as theEdu-
tee p ,
11,1;.aloeth„ eopie, then will open upon them the.
et.l. ,u aro
e(1411):(741, eLlinstoniurai
'Z.-headed Hydra of democratic
whine , .C 2 against the. breach of the
l'
Tl, ''' nas reinstated them in office :
eoe,
'S‘tlrr Yelling monsters that with ceaseless cry
Oaad 1,
Alla ho “em as thou saw'st, hourly conceiv'd
1:,,0 therlY born with sorrow infinite
that bpi' for, When they list, into the womb
'lieir
beod them they return and howl and gnaw
or . Afresh eels thus repast ; then bursting forth . _ .44, 00
~e "Ith conscious terrors vex them round ."
gri ",-:11 °titer hand,
heti:tgrarli
ce the Ilrone
to
ottiey persist in their attempt,
iti
tlool4,tro of the reject the constitutional r.e-
Peers, then they openly proclaim
of Ile ci,orti Its doctrine that a chance majority of two
killtile house4l°ll' is to overhear and nullify the voice
, t•
tkli -'reine. it 13' Lords, and they must be prepared.
tit:,
and
theutsolZeoeglaartee,and vote that House a nul-
ls, the
()Ide,;t .
for all purposes of legisla-
e 414 of ',' 'lnd at the present moment the most
atlete the three
ofthe realm.. Well,
opt -sees ti . ce Estates
of it , ,the difficulty is of your own seeking : get
" YOU best can.
the-. area 41.- 4jou 1:Y waste
4t41. Winch re 1
Of figures and mystification of
U. -ive of to
ii nt tiers the Budget one of the most
tskit
it, render, I,s, a feature has this time appeared
of the
lio:..l...leyeer
of the statement of the Chancellor
,i
s tve allude tore than' ordinar , interest to the 1 111)-
11"
him in fa-
-144 of the t tile declaration made by
ktbaolvith 401:11('-h talked of Penny-postage
.scheme..ee
lit ,ti,ace mil ,(1 a grace does Ali-. Superficial Rice
rte 11, thatt he wishes to be considered as a boon.
lttsllr,ea iesta„, with a state of revenue such that he
lei' he i,,
,_
r."er a vote of credit for one million ster-
tli °lvn sit') Pared to recommend a scheme which, on
e iti, °Wing we, ,
NI °rne of G' Lu. recommend
off £400,000 a-year from
ni inch c °venal/lent. Now we confess that our
kits ef a'ions are ,
ktlY one` Nis. Ito N 'cry much in favour of the argu-
II , t 'viand Hill We dislike, as much as
~ 4t ° Pann •
NV 'nay he doe for an article than is necessary.
'4 04— rippi,„ ught too dear ; and before we con-
ho ~, braileh,a Government by curtailing its revenue
kk'atle Roo, we like to know how the deficiency is to
n 4 hik. `I• It •
`(1 ,3 Peliee
whilesl worse than humbug to offer a
110 Pesch
of
Y°ll are picking his pocket. In
Prov the e,_
'tkl, 'Non ,i, Chancellor of the Exchequer we find
o,ite. , will folio,`
I) te4
us • ateve made for the deficit which, he
cit t‘,„ Pl'hat he
de-
Yet ttil'i are fully
Peps right in his assumption of a
ans of. e, has
prop
.oaded, for we have seen no logic
11.°Pos tila Post... A-ed to our satisfaction that the reve-
iith,ed redtletrice will not materially suffer by the
tit ,;'e thso I°ll in the conveyance of letters. L
o e
144
' Iva)
the duty of a Minister of. Finance to
s, c„,.,
--- • '4l43,cms how Joe thought the eta-

cult)? could be met, and either sketch out some plan for '
supplying the loss or abandon the scheme which. en-
sured the loss and gave no equivalent. Not so thought
or thinks Mr. Spring Rice. He acts in admirable con-
s;stency with the conduct of his colleagues on the Ca-
nadian question. Some piece of paulo-post-futurum
legislation is to correct the certain evil. What it is he
does not hint at, and for the best of all possible rea-
sons, because he does not know. The House of Com-
mons is to pledge itself, (if there is a dissolution what
becomes of the pledge ?) at some future day, to impose
some tax to meet some deficiency. Nothing can be
worse than such blindfold policy as this. The head of
our financial minister is too weak to devise any plan
of its own, and therefore trusts to the chapter of acci-
dents that by and by some member of the House will
be kind enough to suggest some remedy which the
House collectively has pledged itself beforehand to
adopt. In these times it is peculiarly necessary to look
before we leap. We suspect that in another year the
House of Lords will not be so ready as hitherto to pass
a prospective bill for the appropriation of the Supplies.
And before the House of Commons pledges itself by
a resolution to eke out the plans of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, in order that he may secure a fleeting
popularity by a penny postage bill, it ought to have
some clue to the means by which he proposes to make
this compatible with the payment of all demands upon
Government. The property of the Church has been
significantly pointed out, during late years, as applica-
ble to secular purposes, and the Radicals would rejoice
to sacrifice this that maid-servants and costennongers

may correspond more frequently than formerly. There
may be some idea of introducing the word Clergy-
reserves into this country in a sense different from that
in which it is used in Canada. We confess that we
have our suspicions, and are very unwilling to trust
Mr. Spring Rice as a Minister in anything. Before,
therefore, the resolution is adopted, we earnestly hope

that this eminent financier will be compelled to point
out the source from which he expects to derive the
money which he anticipates, and, we feel well assured,
must, from some quarter or other, be obtained.

The last two divisions in the House of Lords have
spread the utmost consternation through the Whig-
Radical ranks. From the Morning Chronicle to the
Liverpool Albion we find all the organs of the disap-
pointed faction growling in discontent and despair.
We are by no means sorry to find our radical contem-
poraries once more flounlering in the slough of de-
spondency. We had much rather see the " sorry curs"
show their teeth than fawn upon the House of Lords.
Nothing can more effectually subserve the interests of
the conservative party than the blustering denuncia-
tions of their thwarted opponents. We are, therefore,
delighted beyond measure that the House of Lords has
taken a stand which has caused the radical press to
give tongue." The more we are let into the secrets
of radical tactics the more effectually are we enabled to
guard against them. It is on this account that we
were heartily rejoiced to find the Albion of yesterday
"speaking out" so very unequivocally. The Albion
must be taken as the leading organ of the Liverpool
liberals. Its language must be construed as their lan-
guage—its sentiments and opinions must be considered
as identical with theirs. We owe no apology to our
venerable contemporary, the Mercury, for thus desig-
nating the Albion as the organ, par excellence, of the
liberals of this town. It is well known that the Mer-
cury has long ceased to exercise any control over pub-
lic opinion. While the Mercury drivels in its dotage,
the Albion delivers, ex cathedra, the matured and deli-
berate sentiments of the party to which it is attached.
Considering the Albion, therefore, in the light of the
leading organ of liberalism in this town, we feel some
pleasure in referring to its articles whenever it enters
upon a clear and honest exposition of its political
creed. One of such articles graced its columns yes-
terday, in which it is plainly and distinctly avowed that
we have the proof before us that "an unreformed
House of Lords and a reformed House of Commons
can never work together in unison." Of course, the
object of this remark is to show the necessity for some
alteration in the constitution of the House of Lords.
We thank the Albion for so plainly indicating the
wishes of the liberals on this subject. But let ',As see
whether the terms in the proposition will not admit of
a material alteration. Have we really and in truth any
thing like a reformed House of_Commonsin the, sense
that the Albion implies ? The Albion must, of course,
use the word " reformed" in a comparative sense, as
distinguishing the present House of Commons from
the House of Commons as it existed prior to the pass-
ing of the Reform Act. Is the House of Commons
less corrupt now than it was under the old regime ?
Is it less the arena of factious political strife ? Is
it less influenced than formerly. by personal and
party motives ? Is it more correctly and strictly a
popular assembly than it used to be ? Does it
faithfully repreSent the public opinion of the peo-
ple of England ? Are its proceedings character-
ised by greater honesty and integrity than in times
of yore ? We defy the Albion to answer these ques-
For ourselves we have no hesitation what-
ver in furnishing a reply. We unhesitatingly proclaim
_he " measuring cast majority" in the present House
of Commons to be more corrupt than any House ever
returned under the old system. The very paction by
which the ruling power in the House of Commons has
been bound together is a fraud from beginning to end.
Never were trickery, tergiversation, and " enormous
lying" more rife in the House of Commons than they
are at the 'present moment. Never were the people of
England treated with such contempt and contumely
than they have been by the tyrannical majority in the
" reformed" House of Commons. Never were their
petitions treated with such scorn and derision as they
now -are by the self-styled liberal purists in Parliament.
The truth is that the " reformed" House of Commons
has become a monstrous and intolerable nuisance. The
people of England have at length found out that it is
perfectly useless to seek for justice at the hands of the
majority in the Home. of Commons, and they very
naturally cast all their hopes upon the House of Lords.
It is a fact that the House of Lords affords a fairer
representation of the feelings and opinions of the peo-
ple of England than does the " reformed" House of
Commons. If any proof is wanted in support of this
assertion we refer the Albion to the overwhelming loads
of petitions which have been sent to Parliament in op-
position to the government scheme of national educa-
tion. By which House have these petitions been treated
with the greatest degree of respect ? By the House of
Lords undoubtedly. We are, therefore, justified in
giving expression to the wish that the House of Lords
may continue to work in diametrical opposition to the
so-called " reformed House of Commons," as long as
the latter shall he guilty of so grossly misrepresenting
the people of England.
The Albion pursues its strain of virulent abuse of
the House of Lords in the following terms.—" All
legislation is in abeyance in this country. Things are
absolutely and literally brought to a dead look. And
why ? Because the Lords will have it so." Did it
not occur to the sapient editor of the Albion that the
allusion to the stop put to legislation conveys a most
unfortunate censure upon the ministry of the day and their
motely adherents ? Has it not been made a matter of re-
peated complaint in the House of Lords that "legislation
is in abeyance"—that no measures of importance are
sent up from the House of Commons until the sessions
are so far advanced that it would be utterly impossible
to do them justice ? Is it not equally true that the
people of England have protested against almost every-
important measure emanating frotn the majority of
the House of Commons, as unconstitutional in its
character ? Can it, therefore, be expected that the
House of Lords should pass such measures without
examination, and in defiance of the popular feeling ?
We defy the Albion to mention a single measure re-
jected or modified by the House of Lords, that was
not so rejected or modified in concurrence with the
wishes, and in conformity with the opinions, of an
overwhelming majority of the people of England. It
is the House or, Commons—that is, the servile herd
composing the actual majority in that House—that
has been " uncourteous and insulting" towards the
people. The Liberals in the House of Commons
have " provoked the struggle" which is to decide
whether a Popish faction, or two Houses of Legisla-
ture, exercising co-ordinate authority; shall rule over
the people of England. There cannot he any longer
the slightest doubt as to which side the Albion and its
Liberal allies will take in this struggle. Of course
they will espouse the cause of the Popish faction—
they will fight against, tile constitution—tlaty will seek

to abolish the House of Lords—they will seek to do
away with the sole remaining protection which is left
to the people of England in the enjoyment of their
civil and religious privileges—they will assert the su-
premacy of the base " oligarchy who are now seeking
to ride roughshod" over the people. We are con-
tented to take our stand on the "popular principle,"
as recognised and responded to by the House of Lords.
The "popular principle" is essentially Protestant and
Conservative in its character. This principle holds
Popery in abhorrence—protests against the suspension
or abrogation of constitutional rights and privileges—
and repudiates the idea of making the people of Eng-
land a nation of infidels. The " popular principle"
does not court an alliance with treasonable men, or
abet treasonable measures : it does not delight in lead-
ing the infidel to the foot of the throne, or seek to
surround the table of a maiden Queen with hoary
debauchees.

When the Albion asserts that " the Tories have
boldly stood forth to turn back the tide of education,"
it is guilty of uttering a deliberate and unqualified
falsehood. It is needless to refer to statistical details
to disprove so recklessly false an assertion. It is a
fact too notorious to require any comment, that the
Tories have done more ten times over than the Whigs,
Radicals, and Liberals, in promoting the cause of po-
pular education. The truth is, that they have done
too much in this way to please our Liberal philosophers.
The institutions for eleemosynary instruction which
are now swarming in this kingdom are too much the
nurseries for Conservatism to please the infidels and the
Papists of the day : and they are too much the nurse-
ries for Churchmen to please the political Dissenteis.
These are the reasons for the clamour which has bees
raised against the clergy. The 6 ories (as the Albion is.
pleased to call the friends of the Church) are not
desiroUs of turning back the tide of education; they
only wish to direct it into proper channels—to render
it the means of irrigating and fructifying the moral
wilderness. This is one reason why they have been
so lavishly abused. But there is another and still
stronger reason for the calumnies heaped upon the
heads of the Tories. It is true that they have endea-
voured to stop the tide of Popery which threatens
to overthrow our religious liberties. It is true that
they have hitherto laboured hard and successfully
to stem the torrent of revolutionary violence which
threatens to sweep away all that is valuable in our
civil institutions. While thus struggling manfully
and triumphantly in defence of the right, and in
opposition to what is wrong, we wish the Tories, be
they Lords or Commoners, Laymen or Clergymen, a
continuance of that success which has hitherto, under
the blessing of Providence, so signally crowned their
efforts.

The conduct of the majority in the Town Council of
Liverpool, in reference to the question which came be-
fore them yesterday, appears to us inexplicable on any
other hypothesis than the supposition that they care
not one farthing for the mercantile interests of the
town. Of what earthly use is the Town Council unless
it is to defend those interests ? We should lik e to
know how many of the gentlemen who showed their
spite yesterday to the owners of bonded warehouses
pledged themselves, before they were elected, to defend
the local interests of the borough. We should like to
ask those gentlemen whether they think that such
pledges will be soon forgotten, and whether they fancy
that their conduct in breaking such pledges will not be
remembered, when they again, (if they dare do so,)
appeal to their constituents ?
On looking over the report of yesterday's proceed-
ings in the council chamber, we can scarcely say that
we feel any regret at the course pursued by the liberal
majority. A few short months will bring us to Novem-
ber, when there will be another opportunity given for re-
lieving sundry of the liberals in the Town Council
from the burden of their official duties; We are not
sorry that these worthies have oncc more ventured to
provoke the warehouse owners by their paltry conduct.
It will tell against the liberals when the day of reckon-
ing comes. It is an amusing feature in the division of
yesterday, that nine of the sixteen alderman voted for
the amendment, while only thirteen out of the forty-
eight members chosen by the electors of the different
wards recorded their votes in its favour. There can
be no chance for obtaining a fair representation of

)üblic opinion in the Council-room until one half, at
Least, of the aldermen are Conservatives. That the

aldermen are exclusively liberal is the fault of the
Conservatives themselves, who have long since had it
in their power to oust the liberals. We doubt not,
after what has transpired, the Conservatives will use
their power.

ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF " THE MODERN' DRUIDS.'
—Yesterday, the members of the Lodge No. 98, of Modern
Druids, to the number of upwards of forty, sat down to an
excellent dinner at the house of Mr. Lucas, Mersey-street,
in celebration of the anniversary of their society. Mr.
Edward Roberts ably presided on the occasion, and Mr.
Robert Hatton was equally efficient as vice. The dinner
consisted of substantial ♦inds, and not a few of the delica-
cies of the season, and was excellently served in the lodge-
room of the society. On the removal of the cloth, toasts,
sentiments, songs, and addresses became the order of the
day, and all was good fellowship and conviviality. Amongst
the toasts were " Her most gracious Majesty the Queen,"
" The Town and Trade of Liverpool," " The absent bre-
thren of the Grand Lodge of Druids, No. 98," " The Lan-
cashire Witches," " Health and prosperity to our noble
Order." " The friends of the order, the host and hostess of
Lodge 98," &c. &c. The sentiments were numerous and ap-
propriate, and the speeches neat and humourous. We
learn that there arc about 140 lodges of the same order in
England (three of which are in this town), averaging from
70 to 83 members each. Their funds are appropriated to
the liberal support of members during sickness, and funeral
expenses. After passing a delightful evening, in the most
convivial and humourous manner, the company separated,
highly pleased with the entertainments of the day.
THE LATE RIOTS IN NEW BIRD-STREET.—On Friday
last a special petty sessions was held at the Court-house, in
the House of Correction at Kirkdale, before Thos. Rawson,
Esq. and other magistrates, for the purpose of hearing and
deciding upon the claims made by parties suffering from
damage done during the riots and disturbances which took
place in this town on the 30th and 31st May last, immedi-
ately after the public procession of the ship-carpenters.—
Mr. Crooke and Messrs. J. & E. Norris, solicitors, appeared
on behalf of the many applicants. Much time was at first
occupied in discussing the powers invested in the magis-
trates to interfere in such cases. Mr. Ambrose Lace, on
behalf of the hundred of West Derby, contended that they
had no such jurisdiction—that it more properly came within
the borough of Liverpool. This objection was, however,
overruled, the magistrates being of a different opinion;—
hence the court proceeded with the first case, that of John
Williams, a publican, in New Bird-street. He stated that
a party of ruffians attacked his house on the evening of the
30th May ; that they demolished the windows, and after-
wards broke several jugs and glasses, besides other wilful
damage, altogether to the amount of £2 10s. or upwards ;
that he repeatedly warned the party to desist, but without
avail ; that he could not particularize the persons engaged
in the destruction ; that they went from his house to other
houses in the same street, and had entirely escaped before
tile arrival of the police.—At this juncture another consulta-
tion was held as to the interpretation of the act of parliament
before them, wherein it was argued, that as no particular
animosity or malice was shown towards this man's house or
property, but that the rioters went indiscriminately from
house to house, and as such rioters had dispersed without
the assistance of the police, they were of opinion that the
claim for compensation could not be maintained.—This de-
cision seemed to give much dissatisfaction among the parties
assembled, many of whom seemed to be in such circum-
stances as not to be able to bear their respective losses. Se-
veral other cases were abandoned in consequence of this re-

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MINERS' SAFETY-LAMP.—We beg to direct the attention
of our readers to an advertisement in another column, announ-
cing a very important discovery, under this name, which of
the highest importance to all engaged in mining pursuits, and
which the inventor offers to dispose of.
PENNY POSTAGE.—An advertisement in another column
announces a public meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town,
convened by the Mayor, to petition parliament on this much
agitated question.
. SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING.—The Borough Magistrates,
at a meeting held on Thursday last, came to an unanimous
resolution to prevent all gambling within their jurisdiction,
during the ensuing race week. A copy of the resolution
was ordered to be communicated to the County Magistrates,
who will be requested to co-operate with the Borough Magis-
trates in suppressing gambling.
THE DOG PROCLAMATION.—CAUTION.—We have heard
many observations on the subject of the do proclamation.
It has been very generally noticed, that, since the Mayor has
commanded all dogs to be confined, the streets have been as
much infested with them as ever. However, it would appear,
that the crusade has commenced. On Saturday no less than
one hundred dogs were put on their trial before Mr. Rushton.
Where the owners had been found, they had been summoned :
all others were to be condemned to suffer death on the
gallows. Police-officer 253 stated, that he had picked up a
white bull-dog at large in the street. He had made diligent
inquiry, during three days, for the owner, but had been
unable to find him. Sentence of death was passed upon
the animal. AnOther officer, in plain clothes, said, he
had found a brown and white bitch: It did not appear
that he had made diligent inquiry during three days, and he
was ordered to do so. On looking over the summonses,
it was found from their dates, that in all the other cases,
the necessary inquiry could not have been made. The cases
were, therefore, postponed. In the mean time, how are the
imprisoned dogs taken care of? It is to be hoped they are
fed and supplied with water. It appears to us, that, if so,
many dogs are all crowded together in one place, there is
more danger of hydrophobia being genertted and dissemi-
nated than there could possibly be if they were at larege.
—Albion.
TILE LATE LADY FLORA llAsrmNGs.—The utmost ob-
servance of respect is paid by her Majesty, as also the in-
ferior inmates of the palace, to the remains of Lady Flora
Hastings. ImmEaliately after her Majesty had risen on Fri-
day morning, she inquired in the most earnest manner after
the situation of Lady Flora, and when the melancholy
tidings of her death was announced, iher Majesty's emotion
at the lamentable event was intense. Though her Majesty is
in the constant habit of going to the Opera House, especi-
ally on Saturday evenings, she declined, and did not even
taw bec I=4 auirg.—Jbaki.wread Suoeckj ?van