The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-06 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER.—AIthough there was a very limited de-
mand both for goods and yarn yesterday, and no improve-
ment in the prices of either, the predominant feeling upon
the exchange was more cheerful and buoyant than for some
weeks past ; and expectations of a speedy improvement in
business appeared to be pretty general. These expectations
were, to some considerable extent, founded upon the recent
advices from America, and particularly those respecting the
cotton crop, which have put an end to the fears of a specu-
lative advance, greatly checked the disposition to work short
time, which had previously existed.—illarickester Guardian.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 2.—The
flannel market has!been in a very depressed state to-day, and
many who have sold have been obliged to take lower prices.
Work begins to be more scarce ; and, if there is not a speedy
change in the •market, many hands in the woollen business
will be shortly unemployed. The wool market has also been
dull and heavy, and prices rather tending downwards.—lbid.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, DEC. 3.—This market was
rather more buoyant than of late, there being some buyers
who purchased low plain and fancy woollens pretty exten-
sively, but at very unsatisfactory prices. The inquiry after
wools is greater than for some weeks past, but we do not
hear of any advance in price. Light fancy goods, and
superfine woollens, are little in demand. On the whole, con-
sidering the season, and the state of the money market, there
is not much cause for despondency. The beginning of a new
year is expected to usher in more favourable auspices. Busi-
ness in the warehouses is rather better, and the shopkeepers
are in higher spirits.—lbid.
Trade in the Staffordshire Potteries is, we regret to learn,
in a very indifferent state, owing chiefly to the derangement
in the American markets. In a few instances the manufac-
turers are only kneping their works open three days a week.
We have heard that one extensive firm has, this week, re.
ceived large orders of a satisfactory nature from America,
which will be of essential service.—Stafford Advertiser.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The works of this railway,
between Dudast and Farringdon, are so far advanced, that
we understand the directors confidently expect to open the
line nearly 30 miles beyond Reading, about the same time as
to that town itself; in which case upwards of 6 miles of the
London division will be open for public use in the spring,
and the line between Bristol and Bath at the same time.
We have elsewhere published the correspondence between
Lord Hill and Colonel Thomas, and we must admit that, al-
though his lordship's censure is conveyed in somewhat caus-
tic language, the principle he lays down is one, the propr.ety
of which it is not possible to question. We do not, however,
remember to have heard that the guests at a certain dinner
at Quebec, given by a regiment of Guards, to Lord Durham,
at which several inflammatory toasts were drunk with most
uproarious applause was ever visited by any censure from
bead-quarters ; but, one man may steal a horse, whilst ano-
ther may not look over the hedge !—United Service Gazette.
LONDON GAMBLERS.—We have seen the dice and roulette
table seized by the police at the gaming-house in the Re-
gent's Quadrant. One case of dice contains eight pair, of
which six pair are falsely numbered, and so contrived as to
exclude altogether particular chances or results. The re-
maining two pair, though rightly numbered, are "loaded."
The roulette table is also constructed for robbery. These
are facts which we feel it our duty to state thus openly to the
public, in order that every man entering a gaming-house may
be assured that he is not merely indulging in the ruinous ex,.
citement of play, but that he is wilfully handing himself over
to a gang of professional robbers.--Sunday paper.

REPRESENTATION OF LIME-STREET WARD.

PUBLIC DINNER TO ROBERT RIGBY, ESQ.

On 'Wednesday evening the conservative burgesses of
Lime-street Ward gave a public dinner to their patriotic re-
presentative in the Town Council, Robert Rigby, Esq.,
who, it will be remembered, defeated his opponent at the
late election by a very large majority. The dinner took
place in the large room of Lucas's Repository, Great
Charlotte-street, which on this occasion was completely fill-
ed. Between four and five hundred of the burgesses and
their friends were present: Amongst them were James
Owen, Esq., Ambrose Lace, Esq., John Nelson Wood,
Esq., Smith, Esq., Thomas Murray Gladstone, Esq.,
Samuel Holme, Esq., Thomas Rigby, Eq., Richd. Benbow,
Esq., Wm. Wright, Esq , Isaac Holmes, Jos. Sanders,
Esq., John Formby, Esq., Duncan Gibb, Esq., John Kul-
shay!, Esq., Wm. Brocklebank, Esq., Peter Wright, Esq.,
John Pennington, Esq., John Wilkinson, Eiq., Jas. Holme,
Esq., George Gordon, Esq., &c., &c. James Owen, Esq.,
took. the chair. The vice-presidents were Messrs. W. C.
Davies, John Berry, Ambrose Byford, and Thomas Green.
The dinner, which was of a sumptuous character, was pre-
pared by Mr. Lawton, of the Rainbow Hotel, Williamson-
square, and gave great satisfaction ; and the proceedings of
the evening were rendered additionally interesting by the
professional services of the following singers :—Mr. G. Hol-
den, Mr. Andrews, Mr. George Stott, and Mr. Ball.
The cloth having been withdrawn, the PRESIDENT pro-
'posed the health of her Majesty the Queen. The National
Anthem was then sung, the applause being most decided at
the lines,—

" Confound their politics;
Frustrate their knavish tricks."
The PRESIDENT next proposed the health of her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, which was most enthusiastically cheered.
Glee.—" Hail smiling Morn."
The PRESIDENT next proposed " Our glorious Constitu-
tion in Church and State," observing that it would be re-
plied to by a gentleman capable of doing justice to the sub-
ject. (Three times three, and one cheer more.)
Mr. THOMAS MURRAY GLADSTONE replied to the toast
as follows—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, however humble
the individual who has risen to respond to the toast which
has been so enthusiastically received, I am satisfied that he
will receive due attention from so extensive a meeting as this
—a meeting so'decidedly conservative—a meeting of gentle-
men who have Shown themselves such strong supporters-both
of the altar and the throne. (Hear, hear.) In entering
upon a subject which has so many ramifications, I cannot be
permitted to go deeply into any of its branches ; but there
are two particular points in which I view it, namely, the con-
stitution as it is in the church, and the constitution as it is
in the church connected with the state. With respect to the
church; mithing. that I might say could tend to strengthen
her foundations, for they rest on the holy hills • and nothing
can be added, in this sense, to the security dher walls and
her bulwarks. Having such a foundation, does it not become
essential to a country which is a Bible country, a country
such as England has been and is at this moment, than she
should attach to the state a foundation such as is the church ?
But whatever loyalty we may pcissess, whatever attachment
to that church we may feel, we find in these days men wha,
being desirous to establish theories of their own, wish to
make a separation between the two. The. moment that cor-
ner-stone, that key-stone of the building, is removed, then
may we look for anarchy and boufusion in the state, and nei-
ther you nor I, nor any man in the country, can hope-Wen-
joy those privileges which we have been privileged to enjoy
up to this moment. (Tremendous cheering.) :Having such
a corner-stone, should we not value those privileges, should
we not value those enjoyments, and endeavour to hand them
down unimpaired to our posterity ? (Hear.) I for one, gen-
tlemen, would readily sacrifice my blood in case such a change
should be .attempted. (Applause.) I would :readily come
forward, as I am sure you all would, in the defence of that
union which is as essential as it is natural—as desirable as it
is good. (Cheers.) If I might use a simile, I would say,
that the state without the church is like a beautiful statue,
which may reflect the highest credit on the sculptor, and ex-
hibit all the symmetry and the vigorous proportions of the
animated being; but it wants one thing, and that one, in-
dispensable to its activity : it wants a soul. So it is with
states where there is no church. They want vitality ; and
without that vitality, they are like a large class of useless
theories; which may be admired, but they are only admired :
when brought into practice they are found to be of no active use.
And it is not merely our glorious constitution in church and
state—it is a protestant church that-we have to contend for.
It is a church that rests on the Bible for itsfoundation ; and,
resting on that foundation, it demands our respect and sup-
port ; and I have no doubtthat it will have the support of all
whom I see before me, as well as that of the conservatives of
the kingdom at large. (Cheers.) And are we obliged to argue
this question now in the nineteenth century ? Why, what is
the fact? That her majesty's ministers have endeavoured to
strengthen themselves by the introduction of popery into the
cabinet. Is that supporting protestant institutions? (Cheers.)
And while protestantism is left out of the royal speeches,
socialism is introduced to the person of the sovereign. (Hear.)
Therefore it is time we should be up and stirring. When we
see the confusion ministers are bringing about—when we
see an attorney-general, with all the self-gratulation a man
could display. boasting to his constituents one day that he had
put down chartism, and see, on the next, thousands of deluded
men rush down from the hills of South Wales, and cause what
might have been a most extensive and unfortunate rebellion in
the country at large;---(hear)—when we see, further, our mo-
nd ary system shaken to its base—when we see our North Ame-
rican colonies put into„ the hands of an individual to compare
whom with its former governor would be to compare a raw
militia man to a trained soldier of the line (hear, and a laugh)
—when we see the West Indies daily declining in productive-
ness—our commerce unprotected in the Ea,t—when we see
these things, what are we to hope from the persons now in
power? (Cheers.) I rejoice, however, that there is a pros-
pect of better things—a prospect of returning prosperity to the
country—a prospect of a return to measures which wiil pro-
tect and confirm the institutions which we wish to uphold.
(Cheers.) We look at the returns for the counties, and we
see a spirit of conservatism coming over them. We look at
the towns and cities, and we see the same. We look at
Lime-street Ward, and see the same.. (Cheers.) As there
are many individuals still to address you, I will not proceed
further, but thank you for the attention with which you have
listened to me. (Applause.)
The PRESIDENT—Gentlemen, I give you the Army,
whose bravery has never been impugned, and the Navy,
which has been shamefully neglected, (Loud cheers.)
Glee—" How merrily !" .
The PRESIDENT—I noiv give you the Duke, the hero of
a hundred fights. (Nine times nine.)
Glee—" Mighty conqueror."

- • •
The PRESIDENT next proposed the healths of Lord Lynd-
burst and the House of Peers. (Three times three.)
The PRESIDENT next gave Sir Robert Peel.and the Con-
servative Members of the 1-fouse of -Commons.(liine times
nine and one cheer more)
The next toast was the Members for the County, which
was received with nine times nine.

Mr. FORMBY replied to this toast. He said—Gentlemen,
I have been invited, by note, to respond to this toast. I had

a strong reason to dissuade me from doing so, but I had two
reasons for accepting it, and the two overcame the one. The
reason for declining the office was, that if any of the
members for the county should see a report of this meeting
in the newspapers, they might think it presumptuous in
me to get up, on two occasions, to return thanks on their
behalf. I hope they will consider what I now say as a suffi-
cient apology. With regard to the reasons I had to under-
take this task, one is, that any request that Mr. Robt. Rigby
or any of his friends make to me, if it be in my power, I am
bound to comply with it. (Cheers.) The other is, that I
am anxious to set Lord Stanley right in the opinion of the
public, in reference to what was said. at a former meeting in
this room. The editor of the Mercury, and I hope his re-
porter is here—(hisses)—stated that, on the giving of a
toast, Lord Stanley said something which was'not fit to be
printed in the columns of the Mercury. That paper came
out on the following day, and, as soon as I read it, I tried to
recollect what Lord Stanley had said ; I consulted several
friends who had good memories, and we made out a report
which might have been read by the most modest woman
without a blush. (Cheers.) With regard to our county
members, I think they do us great credit. (Hear.) We
have had every reason to be satisfied with.their conduct, and
to consider ourselves well and ably represented, by men who
are truly deserving of the name of English gentlemen; and it
has been said, and justly said, that a real English gentleman
is the most perfect specimen of human nature on the face of
the earth. (Cheers.) I believe that a person who returns
thanks for a toast, has the privilege of giving one. I will
not take mine out of the chairman's list. I will not give it ;
but if any gentleman in the room will give it, I will drink it.
I mean, " The health of her majesty's ministers." (Laughter
and hisses.)
The CHAlRMAN.—Gentlemen, I have now to give you a
very important toast—the members for the borough, and no
mistake I and there shall be no mistake in future.- " The
Members for the Borough—Lord Sandon and Cresswell
Cresswell, Esq." Nine times nine.
Mr. IsAAc HoemEs replied. I really know not, he said,
why I have been selected to respond to this toast, but such
having been the case, I wit, to the best of my ability, en-
deavour to perform the task assigned to me. I am upon this
occasion rather selfish, and being rather selfish, allow me to
tell you that the late election in Lime-street ward has re-
lieved me from a great deal of fear and quaking which I
hitherto had in the council. You are aware that a silly namby
pamby gentleman, of the name of Vincent Higgins, threat-
ened me, in the council, with a vote of censure, because I
would not sit down quietly and let Mr. Wm. Rathbone—
blackguard I was going to say,'but I will not use the word—
make a personal attack upon me. (Hear, hear.) I resisted
the attack, and then Mr. Vincent Higgins said, " We must
pass a vote of censure upon you!" (Hear, hear.) Now
you, gentlemen, have passed a vote of eensure upon him—
(theers)—and next year you will pass a vote of censure upon
many others by putting Conservatives into their places in the
councilthe situation where they ought to be, and which the
town demands. (Hear.) Now, gentlemen, I will at once
respond to the toast. It is said that a person who returns
from a bad place can better describe that place than anybody
else. Now I was a long time in finding out the sort of in-
dividuals with whom I bad connected myself, and I think I
can pretty well describe them and their conduct, although
you must know them pretty well. (Cheers.) Their descrip-
tionis of that nature, that the sooner you get rid of them the
better. (Cheers.) With respect to the members for the
borough, I am sorry to say that I have never assisted you to
return them ' • but I pledge myself that, on the next occasion,
I will do all that I can in my Ward to maintain the conserva-
tive interest, and show the deceptives in their proper colours.
(Cheers.) When Lord Sandon came amongst us, he was a
diamond in the rough—but the brilliancy of the gem is more
and more discovered every time he comes amongst us. You
have seen the manliness and the ability with which he repre-
sents this town, and constantly maintains your interests and
the interests f the country. (Cheers.) Mr. -Cresswell's
talents and integrity require no comment from.me—they are
beyond all comment. (" Hear." and cheers.) You have
placed these gentlemen in the House of Commons to combat
with a ministry the most contemptible that ever ruled the
destinies of the country. (Cheers.) What have they done
I will ask the ministers of the church ? They are endeavour-
ing to prostrate the Protestant church of England, that
the papist and infidel may riot on the ruins. (Cheers.)
The throne of the country is founded on that Protes-
tant church ; the constitution of the country rests upon
it; the edifice of the constitution, the church, is the sacred
spire that points the way to heaven. (Cheers.) In spite
of the papist and the infidel, the church exists in the hearts
of the people, and she will ultimately triumph over all their
machinations. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, since I have been in
the council I have endeavoured to do my duty. (Cheers.)
You have thought proper to send another person there to b.:,
like myself, obnoxious. • Aye, we are obnoxious ! (Laughter
and cheers.) He has opened the way and shewn the path by
which the ward may be won. I have no doubt, that you will
never rest till you have freed this borough from the contamina-
tion with which the deceptives have obscured it. (Cheers.)
I see before me those able to achieve the victory, and it will
be a great victory next year if you effect it, over that insidious
and deceptive politician, Dr. Blackburne. That would be
one of the greatest victories that could be achieved in the
town of Liverpool, and I trust that it will be the next which
you will achieve, and that my right hand friend, Mr. Wright,
will be placed this time next year as near me in the council
as he is at this moment. (Cheers.) I am told that I have
left out of my notice another gentleman near to me, Mr.
Jones. I feel' for the manner in which that individual has
been used. (Cheers.) He has rescued another ward which
they thought they had, and hence all the venom and rancour
of the Whigs has been cast upon him. (Cheers.) All their
slime and dirt has been cast upon him, but they have covered
themselves by it with their own filth. (Cheers.) The r
rn-
cour of the whigs is such that there is nothing earthly to
which it can be likened. It can only be likened to one thing,
and that is, to the fire of the bottomless pit—it is for ever un-
quenched and unquenchable. (Cheers. It is proper that I

should tell you how the farce has been got up in the e°..°ll,.pd
against Mr. Jones. I believe you are pretty well acquaw's:,l
with the mode in which things are got up there. As I have 01:
many times, and 1 say it again, the child does not go there .
be christened, it merely goes there to be confirmed. (``
Inr'
and cheers.) It was a very pretty scene that about
Jones. You all know the old story about Little Cock Robb?.
At the Angel they thought they would get up a tale of a airti:
lar description. One Alderman said " Who will bring ill thee .
memorial ?" Another replied " I have a spite, and, he'll_
I can write, I'll bring in the memorial." Again it was as" '
"Who will support the memorial?" " I,'" said Alderman
Eyre, " I can use words of fire, and I'll support the metne-
rial.." But who will bring the accusation ? " I," *3l.
Councillor Coglan, " for myself I've a regard ; afraid
losing the ward ; and I will bring the accusation." (Cl'ee;s:
and laughter.) Well, though to-day a report was read in
council from the town-clerk, stating that Mr. Jellies' chic.
ter was unassailable, and that he came into the council ollon;
ber spotless, that would not satisfy them ; and to-day theYll3,:,:ce
appointed a committee to see if they could not pinch a
hole in the coat of Mr. Jones, which they would try to
into a great rent. (Shame.) Though it was understood tibl'e
town-clerk's investigation and report were to be final, A
radical majority in the council have this day determine,.
that .there should be another inquiry by their own CO;mittee ! (Shame.) Alderman Benet, it is right to say, Insin-
a handsome apology to Mr. Jones ; but with respect
Councillor Coglan the spite remained. (Shame.) Mr. •
1'
until he entered the council, could have formed no ides nt
the malevolence of the party. Gentlemen, in Lime-st_reei
Ward and St. Anne's Ward you have a duty to perform,,Awk
hope you will perform it. (" We will.") I now have tolbl
you for the compliment paid to me in calling upon me to reP
for the borough members, and I am extremely grateful On
my conduct has been such as to retain your apProbat:ww
(Cheers.) • to
The PRESIDENT said the next toast would come home:,
the heart of every man in the room. It was a toast worti!r
of the cause—a man who came forward to fight the battle
Lime-street Ward when there was scarcely a hope--(elinr
—and a man who, in all the relaticus of life, had shown 111.:
self a sterling conservative—a man not easily daunted, rrf
builder of his own fortune, and au indefatigable supporter ft;
their rights. (Cheers.) When Mr. Rigby came forward; rse
(the Chairman) pledged himself to be his chairman;.
was determined to do his duty as his chairman to the 01-e. •
of his power. (Cheers.) With Mr. Rigby he had bee
of
quainted for more than seven years, and the more he.fs 0
hint the more he admired his character. (Cheers.) Ile felt
a man for whom words could not express the regard Le h.
—a man he was, of unblemished reputation, of uniraPen,c,,,e
able character, of independent principles,- and, what be ‘7,0
Chairman) gloried in-still mole, was, that Mr. Rigby
old English gentleman. (Cheers.) If there were onetle
more dear to him (the Chairman) than another, or one rlo.
by which he should wish to be characterised more than ache
ther, it was the title of " the old English gentleman .in-,
olden time." (Cheers.) Thank God we had one left
while he regal'd the rich,

Ne'er forgo. the poor—(cheers)
—a man who had raised himself by his own exertions t?,,,,the
position he now held—a position, by the way, open to 81„ ,
man who had served the poor, and whom the poor had
warded. (Cheers.) The blessings of the widow anu,,,'o,
orphan were upon him, and never, never would be
When he fought the battle with Mr. Rigby not a reaP.,
suited hini--ou the contrary many of his opponents salubr
him, *" We are sorry we cannot vote for Air. RigbP
cause we are pledged." (Cheers.) Mr. Rigby, lule;bit
had been returned by a very great majority, add at:.- is
time he had twenty-seven burgesses in the booth walule
vote, and thirty others that could have come. Without o'o
further .eulciAium upon his character, he would proP°s6
health of Robert Rigby, Esq. (Immense cheering.)
Mr. RIGBY, on rising to reply, was most enthusiasti 0
cheered. He said—l rise with a great deal of diffitiels'ceco
much has been said, that it unnerves me. (Cheers.) bad.
may depend upon it, you would never have seen me here..l
it not been to support the cause of that constitution ivhc4... I
hope God will give me strength to take care of as lougrio
live. (Cheers.) It is not for my own aggrandisement fop
to the council. (Cheers.) It was upon principle I awe 0i•
ward—a principle I will always maintain as long asp` Itbs
bly can. (Applause.) And I would advise the re o ayd
wards to look to one thing—to begin now, as we r,„bert
follow it up, and to take into consideration what Sir P'Aere
_Peel said—" Register, register, register." (Cheers.) lei
is another thing I have to mention. There happetied.t!„,4
meeting of the friends of my opponent, Mr. Vincent 11_„iabtliei
at the Reform Association rooms, where it was ststeu,...„'
although Lime-street Ward had put in so many mot''
votes that they thought they could win. I should like, g 0
tlemen, to look around here, and see how many fagglit et
have. (Hear.) Let us' see whether there is no buno)
sticks that wants burning amongst us. (Hear, and cb„eacilo
I have been, indeed, at tne Town-hall, and in the ctllici•
but they have given me nothing to do ! (Hear.) 1° 01
dually, I am obliged to them ; but it is not for me, but °fork'
constituents, to look to that, because lam ready to if
if they will give me a berth. (Cheers, and laughter.)ol,
they dont, I must exhort you to do again as you bitleagel
ready done in Lime-street Ward, and then in tvrl3.l) I
shall have a chance. (Renewed laughter and aPPlituVbsidl
have great pleasure in thanking you for the honour YO,O,
done me in drinking my good health, and, in coneins7eati
beg to drink you all your good healths, and your urW'„,icll
families. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Rigby then sat down °—
loud cheers. tIO
The PRESIDENT said he was now about to prePnle,...et

health of a worthy man—of -the candidate for t re.
.1,
Ward next year. (Cheers.) The more he knew of at
tletnan, the more he was satisfied he would be a fit reed
tative of the ward ; and, with this impression, he won' ing-)
" The health of William Wright, Esq." (Great Cheerio,
Mr. Wittowr returned thanks. He said-1 scarcelYdosas
how to address you, or to return thanks for the 'nth 1
way in which you have received the toast of my hen, (role
is with great reluctance I come forward. I have declineutico
time to time, but my friend, the chairman, having en! ,itetl
requested me, and having, last Monday evening, been Woof'
by a numerously-signed requisition, I now say, I 4/33101l
candidate for next year. (Loud cheers.) In coming As I
ward, I expect it will interfere much with. my business'ors;
have found parish affairs have within the last thrall ptal
but I think it is time gentlemen should come uP,ntl_re re'
ready and willing to give my services whenever they P",,nt;
quired. (Cheers.) I know I have a powerful open,.
but when I see this meeting, I cannot doubt that vi„,e10,0,;
shall be powerful ; and, moreover, if you use the same abr.
ence in 1840 as you have in 1839, I have little &nig left'
sit 'upon your chairman's right instead of upon
(Cheers.) But I wish you to understand, that I '"tool'
undue influence to be used. If I am sent to tlie__Of
council, let me he_ sent there independently, if it be, olekir
a majority of one, for I would rather be sent there rode 0001
clentiy or not all. (Cheers.) Much has been said of 0:
votes, and, as Mr. Rigby has el esdy stated, 1 see nose tide
but men who will vote without being influenced on 201. for
—(cheers)—and, when that is the case, there is but 11ti1 l lie
that I shall be carried. (Cheers, and a Vorcs-- pod
wright.) Begin from this day, and I will go hand miter:
with you, at all times, and in all places. (Loud cheers/00e/
are many speakers to follow me, and as I have no Pre teat
to oratory, I will sit down. I will, however, tell yon tot
am a true conservative—one of your own choice, teal tucl,
you please to put me into the council, I will votergeatir,
manner as you may be assured will please you ; an'ter
men, I shall, at any ward meeting be happy to an'clieel;',
question you may be pleased to put to me. (Lend yea
The PRESIDENT:—I am going, gentlemen, to g'''„eci eh'";(
health of Ambrose Lace, Esq., (immense cheering), e"„mee,B
say one wcrd only, for no more are needed. Tne) -1 bsrljt
Ambrose Lace will ever be honoured. (Applanse'l RaLl
known him from the beginning of these contests,b-socteer,
more I see him the more am I delighted with his ci e0;0A.
(Cheers.) If there be one true friend to the cause
vatism in Lime-street ward, that man is Ambrose I",_, b5,,5
newed cheers)—a man in every way connected witrobrife
who delights in it, and who wlil stand by it ; mod' Rill
frequently defeated, he is the man the burgessll/100
.An? Tee
to represent them in the council before long. e 1P"
cheering.) I beg to give you the health of "`.-- „tie
Esq., with three times three. (Great applause.), „bolt Led
Mr. 'LACE replied to the toast as follows:''1 1„ grid
very sincerely for the manner in which you have bev:odta7f
to receive the proposal of my health. It has heen,Yeeirse
to me to receive this expression of the good-feelinfP::,eietlit,
of my fellow-townsmen towards me; but, more es,r;the
I believe, the mention of my name has been eying
~„'dalitede
ties I have fought along with you in this ward. (Liu- efri7Y
So long as I thought there was an opportuning ofanefo sPe;toi.
-your representation in the council, I was; willinheg elefeTe
your candidate. (Cheers.) It happened to me to „"-sen;ol
I thought that fighting against liberals, who en3r-riser
fighting for liberty, 1 should find liberty. -1°.6„" thefloefj
there a more monstrous attempt at dominatie- k'
made by the liberals at the first municipal eltetient.e. for°V,
and cheers.) It was said they wanted corporatieln es
the purpose of every man voting freely. Now 'rice %Or:
except Mr. Blackburne—of the three representn-, cr,
ward in the first election, were any of their runnel -'N°; IJ13;
of in the ward before? (" No, no," and eheers2 tbenittolf6;
were told to elect men, not because you knew tar,r)?iii
because they have been previously elected at prtray, n
ertilG
(Cheers.) This was called liberty ! (Cheers.)tw
that sort of liberty I came forward—(loud efehoe tr,, &V,
could I have given time to it, I never wad", you 'Pole'
ward. As I said when I addressed some 01 a file
room last year, I found it impossible to sneetle ban"
candidate had time to go round and address tmitigl)44ll
for himself. (Hear. hear.) My friend, Air' ,) 'ooo
pledged himself to that course to-night. (Cheer; 00,0 tb
men, as has been already observed, you must 110110::i
you will persevere in the same course as you its, gye othe to
year, you-will next year return Mr. Wright, an'tcheevithu
year, I hope, you will complete your victory• t`
cries of "We will.") Gentlemen, I will n° otat)
myself the very thing I condemn in the othre'iclel!'hee
not say the Town Council should be compoee"
d "llresgyet
conservatives. (Hear.) Our opponents said be reP
be impartial—that they wished every opinion to •ortilctoold
ed—but what did they when they obtained pon'_l:t the) feet
kept every man out of conservative principles Willey 5 e
Did they select men for their fitness ? No. bAnd o
those only who would go into the council tied , itole4erfori
—they even excepted some of their own part;ttee (cede
choose to obey the dictates of the Angel corntnird s
Since I have come into the room, I have and, frertbitil
what passed in the Town-council to-day ;rod elf
think the knell of the liberal party is sonnwi,",3 the,,,ber°
They left their own legal adviser to report I; ele"0 l‘gtee
of Mr. Jones, but when they found that up
°newhit! 'liett
formed opinion of the town-clerk—(and n° vtnesol rdri,
the ;town-clerk as well as I do, would say y.-15;ii et;
from giving that opinion fearlessly and bones` 3'theY 4:00?
they found that opinion did not suit their, 10011,014
refer the matter to a committee of their o"ers a g,ice.e.
(Cheers.) We have heard in the liberal pap an toitele
about the cruelty and wickedness of puttingn,e prose 00001
his trial. (Cheers.) I beg to ask what is tn.,4ol'coied
(Cheers.) Their own legal organ has acquitt,!"pcl64nst
cause he has done his duty, they must neen;vice der
else who will not do theirs !—(Cheers, and Lig the
tr
not right.") Mr. Lace concluded by thatw— 11111'
ern'
for the compliment paid to him. itteu
II 1,1,1
Mr. WRIGIIT said, the president had hea(fthe
propose a toast. He begged to give the
of toe
Samuel Holnae,—(loud cheers)—the chairin
pool
.Tradesmen's Conservative Association/cbeet,',)eoLlg
no more. The toast itself was his speech.
ci.oditdo')/3 ti; rt;
Mr. SAMUEL HOLME then rose, and was +condo/14;01
tulated. He said—lt is with unmixed Pis, cortiet,
respond to the sentiment which you have of collgogs,,
ceived, because it gives me the opportunitY, also !cif • le,
you on the victory you have achieved ; 01,4°4 foh ''(4oo
with the conviction that similar results
,islet,rs,)
1,34 froof
exertions in every ward of the town. (Cld V'C'Orted
tlemen, have possessed a well-organised a__ 010400 P
mittee ; you have been determined to br„lreP'tir
the imputation of radicalism, and of he,;nt 0 jetliio.i,
three gentlemen holding opinions
von dr $O,
hostile Jove r 00P
establishment; and by your success, . It, to the t
heavy blow, and given great discouragen'el_ntalt°oteiyet°o‘.
ples which you have believed to be detria coe
ecr pf
the happiness, and the safety of our belobet'eceel tDeptept
plause.) And, gentlemen, you have %fianeeepti°!o.siil.,l
almost against hope, and certainly in the ',..g0
~,o,o°
nostications of that press which spea"s„r tele"'
those whom I am sorry to designate 9,-ered anon
Lie!
Lime-street 'Ward has ever._ been c01151.%...-(a f efiLie!
the county of Carlow, a safe speculatioi.ope elicit to",tt,
you, its coservative electors, the forlorn_,J.,',,ol s'boperje
vative party. Even conservatives exinfoour,„
.0„700
that you could not succeed ; but, like t)eto';,, 0;tiallsloto
so gallantly stormed the fortress of Nri`'our °lt'reo,4°ol'r
ried the breach. You have repulsed "%rids 00)1 jo.
you have planted the standard of the_.`"dishleodeord
on the citadel itself, notwithstanding tne_,,,,ur.„.
of your friends, which whistled above ) lt
lauseq
somewhat perilous enterprise. (ATP

then coal
aeqint%
.5 1 have sal
t go there to
• (" Bear,
about Mt.
-jock Robin•
le of a semi-
bring in
utbe
ind, beea,f
t was askew
,d Alderman
the mono-
„ says
,'in afraid of
((;beers,
3 read in the
nes' chose'
,until ahem'
ay theYhsve
rinch a
try to se
e
derstood tn
be final, tbe,
determined
own eon'
to sat, wale
1 respect 'e
Me. Rigbli
d no ides °E
Li ine-stree:
rform ',and
Lave tollnln,".
u me to relol
4
rateful that
11p p robation•

)me home t°
toast wortil
the battle
pe—(eheell
shown him:
daanted, tbc,
e forw
suppor
ardter et
, ev
d he
man; t
o the utgios
had been of
He
o
ore tie
to
re) He welt
regard
f
uniraPee7.4
what
AD
RighY was
rere one ril..
', or one titie
ire than sne"
qeman in tile
ne left

Ped before
our last general election, by a gentleman of whin
oFrples, now no more, that we could not carry the election
'..4ord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell—(cheers)—but the event
se' ,lied the prediction • and the fault was then laid on the
$r .e
of the old ireemen; but I have yet to learn
re for loyalty of sentiment, and attachment to the
th'.insh constitution, the working classes who enjoyed
ho;..tielective franchise by birth or servitude, are one jot
st°l d the ten-pounders ; and I could point out many in-
pr!nees in which, for independence of character, and pro-
a.;e:Y of conduct, the latter would suffer from comparison
tia'. the former. (Hear, hear, and finmense cheering.)
It,n, gentlemen, you and others have been guilty of rather
eor,neracions act. Your rejected candidate has not yet, ac-
nwcling to established usage, been converted into an alder-
gin". (Laughter.) The course of true love never yet run
diae,lth; for, alas ! the number of candidates for aldermanic
"-"Y was so numerous that vacancies could not be found ;
tha" those gentlemen who now form our council know well
t their tenure of office is so short, and their chance of re-
hterleert. so remote, that none could be found possessing pa-
enough to make way for the gentleman whom you
sire
8° unceremoniously rejected. (Cheers.) But I will
tlaee Yo° a specimen or two of the prophecies contained in
rt'inL. talented of the radical press of this town. I quote
:enossatidt7
the the iverpool Albion of the 28th October last. It is
It is a fair tight. Eight and eight retire, but
eAgnat and eight must not be allowed to return to the council.
a
drawn battle will be equivalent to a defeat. We must
Tand we expect, something more decisive." morek
dew, for teaching me that word. Something d-
etoslLve they had, only, unfortunately, the large boot happened
er,sue Put on the small le,. (Laughter.) The writer pro-
ol"Is to critichse the addresses in a good-humoured and witty
da, and cOncludes his cri ique on our friend, Mr. Rigby's
"ress, in these words :—" Good bye, Mr. Rigby ; this
,r°°'t do. You won't be put to the trouble of going to the
ea°w ilehall this year. Good bye." - (Loud laughter and
4erig. ) That, gentlemen, you will perceive, is prophecy
second. The next is concerning Mr. Robert Jones.
ipe critique on Mr. jones thus concludeS ;—" Well done,
ati, Jones, and bravo! St. Anne's ward. Ta-ta! Jones.
04:1111y love to the committee, and ta-ta." Prophecy the
tea' The next in turn is Mr. Henry Sandbach.. He is
07re, sented " as a hunter after aristocracy, and yet speaking
e_ toe interests of the poor." And why should he not ?. To
'ell active in serving the charities of the town, and to do that
iart.ealitY which many only talk about, is sun ely'serving " the
4 Tests of the poor." Burophecy the urth—" It w't
(Lin Vauxhall. it won't,t p
indeed, takefo my word foron it.
rars of laughter.) Good morning, sir! Remember me
Nno'dY to the Vauxhall electors." (Continued laughter.)
afraid gentlemen, you see the mischief you have done. lam
eiaaid that all of you have come to the conclusion that, riot-
;Thstandin,s the penetration of our friend of the Albion, this
s4Ver pool Saul is not to be reckoned among the prophets.
ead cheers and laughter.) But, gentlemen, I desire to
se2e this opportunity of directing your views beyond
7perso-
ior pty triumph. t m'a be a pan of the macinery
s4eSSaryar to create chanl ge iny the publict mind, but we must
a°°;o, }Conditbeond these things.country is reduced to a
Z"aole ion, and, like honest men and real lovers of
constitution, we ought to seek out the source of our tonalna-
i, daner and boldly determine to apply the remedy.
discover this,, we must ascend a loftier eminence than the
,`4l.°marshy ground of party, if we would take an extend-
,-rvlew of our national evils. . What, then, means the insults
""ered do all sides to the meteor flag of England—
" The flag which brav'd a thousand years,
W The battle and the breeze ?"
What means the loss of England's influence in every quarter
°f the globe—the insecure state of her colonial possessions
'Pak" by revolt which presage their loss ? What means the
our mY of our commerce, and the want of employment amongst
hs manufacturing classes? Why is our working population
oleParing for a war against property, by a secret and extend-
in organization, embracing the whole kingdom, and auur-
ill for our domestic peace and security ? Why scour
rnetary condition at so low an ebb, that the wealthiest
felt are inconvenienced, and their unhealthy pulsation is
a-a‘ at every extremity ? (Hear, hear.) These are grave
iZeastions, in which every man who breathes the air of Eng-
, is deeply interested, and much I fear that in our politi-
atj,truggles we are aiming at petty victories, instead of
national
the national wound, and ascertaining the seat of the
sational disease.- (Applause.) Two prominent causes pre-
re"t themselves to my mind in considering this deeply jute-
iolitiog and important subject. The first is the paralysing
oence of popery on our national councils •, and the other,
eeeaMismanagement of our colonies, and the criminal pro-
f etungs of our foreign department. (Hear.) Disguise the
act as
tle e may, the papal power is exercising an influence in
this country which she has not done since the days of James
b:Second. (Hear.) She is paramount in our councils—
ar' holding the balance of power, she sways the destinies of
protestant Britain—the ministry, imbecile and degraded, are
prostrate at her feet. She surrounds the throne—she has
the movemeg its of thet Treas Puryy sherhas ascended the judis
rot bench and is clothed in ermine, sixty of her representa-
Lye° are legislating for a protestant but divided land—she
ilie.°Pies posts of national trust in every direction, and insti-
tutions for disseminating her poison, and agents for the esta-
(n',O,rnent of a spiritual dspotism, swarm throughout the land.
ranear, hear," and great cheering.) In looking at the in-
etCase of popery, however, we must separate the system from
ye tens of thousands who profess its religious doctrines.
iee„PerY is not catholicism, nor is catholicism pcpery. The
apolitical system founded upon, and blended with, a religious
Pperenfession ; but it is of the earth, earthy. It has its rand&
a-""lis in every laud—manifests a spirit hostile to liberty—
prostrates the human mind—multiplies national distractions,
and, when nations are periled, she steps in to assert her own
11)rensacy, the wires are pulled by foreign agents, and the
r system is placed under the politico-theocracy of a fo-
veign despot, who blasphemously assumes the title of God's
rrear on earth, and arrogates the power of absolving subjects
o_ol their heretical rule. (Loud cheering.) Gentlemen,
taueseech you to make the distinction, and do not confound
unvarnished
individual Roman Catholic with the spirit and system of
anvar • s
nisned popery. (Hear.) The leading star of *England
NloProtestantism. (Loud and long continued cheering.)
aanenever that has been in the ascendant—so has England;
jenever tat has been obscured—England's glory has been
,!,Mtned, and her influence has waned. The cloud of popery,
since
at first appeared like a man's hand in the horizons, has,
• lltlce the passing of the fatal bill of 1829, been gradually over-
aadowing our land, and unless the brightness of the sun of
Protestantism can disperse the cloud, the glorious institutions
ta;_
:England will become matters of history. (Cheers.)
`talember, gentlemen, that the preservation of our national
illtith is identical with the preservation of our liberties—that
tOtestantisw is the sheet anchor of the British constitution,
fnd if that anchor comes home from its Moorings in the af-
etion of the -British- people, our country, like a stranded
ae
sei on a lee shore, will go to wreck, and be at the mercy
°di airy foreign marauder who may be strong enough to plun
er her. (Loud cheering.) Our foreign policy also is a
. source of our weakness and national discontent. Our colo-
nial department was lately presided over by a frippant no-
: relict, better known as the wholesale gaol deliverer. (Hear,
hear, hear.) Our foreign policy is left in charge of an
antiquated poodle, who nestles in the rustling silks of
the ladies of the bed-chamber, and answers to the name
of Cupid. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) He is a mere
bandied about by Nesseirode and Pozzo di
. _orgo, and coolly looks on at the agressions of Russia. He can
re unmoved, this despotic power extending her frontier on
every side. He can permit British interests to be neglected
rirish capital to be sacritied, the British flag to be insulted.
(Ileac.) Russia, with a powerful navy, manned by hardy
warriors, accustomed to military as well as naval discipline,
°?llY waits for intestine discord in England, to carry out her
a iew, a and unmask her intentions. Before-she can remove her
fPital from the icy reigions of the Baltic to the fragrant and
.!rtile shores of the Mediterranean, sho must destroy the na-
val supremacy of Great Britain ; and for this purpose she
slaves no stone unturned, no wiles nor treachery unemployed.
nit Turkey may atlast fall into her grasp, an or Indian
Possessions one of the lungs of England, fall und deru Russian
Itluence and Russian rule. (Loud cheers.) To accomplish
the ambitious purposes, she sends her emissaries throughout
; . and, much am I mistaken if chartism does not owe
its organisation to the secret agency of Russia, who is at-
hornpting to delude the working classes of this country by
der,lding out delusive hopes, whilst she meditates their plun-
i and intends to rob them of their bread. (Loud cheers.)
4.not suppose, gentlemen, that I am speaking of things in
r "eh we have individually no interest. We are a manufac-
min
• - g country, and by manufactures we haVe our wealth.
aae questions to which I have briefly alluded, will soon have
different effect on the public mind. It will be well for the
Peoplei of England, if, in the hour of that trial through which
ottl'amost shortly pass, we may forget our private animosities,
country our party triumphs, in the nobler cause of saving our
air, are
we may may remember we breathe the same
ejaore alike identified with he prosperity or adversity of the
mC ; arid though we may differ on some points, in the sub-
and patriotic work of preserving the glorious institutions
;:,-c4gland, I hope we shall unite as one man, and stand or
tiL.i,togetaer. (Protracted cheering.) Refore I sit down, I
`sl,re your attention to a local institution about to be formed
iii tills town. I mean the New Collegiate Institution, for the
education of all ranks and classes in sound Christian prin-
eres• (Hear.) I regret that some are attempting to decry
's noble work, because of a trifling concession, involving the
• sacrifice of no principle. (Hear, hear.) Some of its opponents
ought to be its best supporters; but I think little of their op-
'Position ; and I hope that the public good will be quite as
/POI secured by their secession, as by their co-operation.
I.ctPPlasise.) They originate nothing themselves, and when
e° of more enlarged views are making personal and peen-
inoiaiy sacrifices for the attainment of a desirable object, feel-
e g 8 of delicacy ought to constrain their silence ; and if they
this
assist, they surely ought not to oppose. I commend
a„ 5 noble objeet to you, my fellow tradesman. Give it your
o?Port. Will you do so; ("We will.") It has the patronage
pre the distinguished and the wise , and the names of our re
fir.sesntatives, our excellent diocesan, our rectors, and four-
fifths of our clergy, are a guarantee for its principles, and an
snrance rhat it will stand on a scriptural and orthodox ba-
sis.n.As a commercial town, sending forth numbers of young
• eas into all the countries of the world, we are anxious that,
beforeties they quit their native shores, to dwell in places where
they Y will be deprived of the privileges they possess at home,
should have the benefit of an educations based on the
lininutable word of the Most High—that they should be
grounded in Christian doctrine and Christian principle—that
tlv‘ary youth, when quitting his paternal home to emark on
es, tenipestuous ocean, may be able to say with tine poet—
" Should God command me to the farthest verge
Of the green earth—to distant barbarous climes—
Rivers unknown to song ; where first the sun
Gilds Indian mountains, or his setting beams
Flame on th' Atlantis: isles—'tis nought to me,
Since God is ever present, ever felt
In the void waste, as in the city full,
And where he vital breathes, there must be joy."

. (Cheering.)
t
have now ts thank you, ,gentlemen, as well for myself as for
ftassociation with which I am connected, and happy shall
'l' when there is occasion for our being united in
no longer
Which" 4 mal associations. I thank you for the patience with
You have heard me, and it only remains for me to pro-
vvse to j0u._.,4 The Conservative members of the Town-
"'Zit. (Three times three.)
• r• Join SMITH rose and said—Gentlemen, the enthu-
sfdastic manner in which you have received the toast proposed
rfti the chair, is to me, and, I am sure, must be also to
every co
nservative member of the council, a source of the
linattering
Tguest gratification, conveying as it does to oupublicli servir feengs t
assurance that our exertions in the service
fw,e Met with the cordial approval of this large, this power-
th, .this enlightened assembly. (Cheers.) Constituted as
is - Present council is, I can assure you, gentlemen, that ours
enviable position. (Hear, hear.) With an anxious
Live earnest desire to promote and carry into effect conserva.
rinnurasures, we find ourselves altogether powerless ; the
of...'aL majority in the council chamber rendering every effort
tai "4'l futile and of no avail. (Cheers. Brighter and hap-
Cr_ Prospects, however, begin to dawn upon us—(cheers)—
haud4' the
Your own ward for example—(cheers)--when last I
t "le honour to be present at your festive board, we met
i)egneither, as it were, to condole over a defeat ; to-night, ,gen-
Si en' how great the contrast! how gratifying and soul-in-
. ring is the change ! to-night we meet to celebrate a glorious
vlctor
ago, Y—(loud cheers). Well do I remember, twelve months
379`0r then worthy chairman, your now respected repre-
fountative, spiritedly declare that if no other person could be
of
,1(1 to contest the ward, he would place himself in the front
Bb;toll(; battle, and go fearlessly forward to meet the foe (hear).
'V and energetically did he make that declaration, and
Ge...Y and honourably has he redeemed the pledge. (Cheers.)
or:Wei-nen, I rejoice to say that a right spirit is at length
feeit.lsed in the town. Conservatives of all classes are now
tort:4'oy alive to the absolute necessity of making one grand
united effort to wrest from the rapacious grasp of those
Zitt-styled, though misnamed, friends of freedom, the libe-
"-Who, With liberty on their lips and tyranny in their

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FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1839.

By the arrival of the West India mail, we have been
put in possession of files of the Guiana Chronicle to
the 12th of OctiTher, inclusive. This date is the same
as that of the latest papers received by the Alixandria,
which we acknowledged several days ago. We have,
therefore, no extracts to make.
We have also received files of the Jamaica Royal

Gazette and Standard to the 28th of October. Our
usual files of the Despatch and Gazette are missing.
The news from Jamaica is, on the whole, of a very
favourable character. The House of Assembly met,
according to proclamation, on the 22d of October,
and the Session was opened by a speech from his
Excellency the Governor. This speech was looked
forward to with an intense degree of anxiety, as an
indication of the line of policy which Sir Charles Met-

calfe had been instructed to pursue, in his administra-
tion of the affairs of Jamaica. We rejoice to find that
the tone which pervades the speech is conciliatory in
the highest degree. It is at once candid and firm,
kind as well as honest. We agree with the Royal
Gazette that Sir Charles has taken that course which

is more than likely to put an end to further disputes
between the mother country and Jamaica. If he per-
severes in this course, we have reason to anticipate the
most auspicious results. The island has been so long
governed on sectarian and party principles, that any
semblance of independence on the part of the Governor
is hailed with peculiar and heartfelt satisfaction. Sir
Lionel Smith's truckling subserviency to the professed
enemies of the planters was anything but calculated to
secure the good will and friendly co-operation of the
House of AsseMbly. Sir Charles Metcalfe seems
anxious to avoid the rock on which his predecessor
split. He does not, apparently, wish to be identified
with any party; but seems to desire the reconciliation
of conflicting interests, and to unite all parties in one
general effort for the common good. A steady and
unflinching perseverance in this judicious line of policy
will, we trust, contribute materially towards rescuing
this fine colony from impending ruin.
The opening address of Sir Charles Metcalfe em-
braces several points of the highest importance. He
states that " his anxiety that all past differences should
be consigned to oblivion, caused him to advert to them
with exceeding reluctance," while, at the same time,
he expresses his conviction that a frank and unreserved
reference to the actual posture of affairs would be the
best mode of discharging his duty towards the House
of Assembly, and of meeting the wishes and expecta-
tions of the members. He said that he sympathised
with them in their anxiety that their constitution should
be maintained unimpaired, and that thetr internal le-
gislation should not be subject to continual subversion
or interference. He expressed his desire to co-operate
with them to that effect ; nor did he see any doubt of
success, "as far as it was possible, consistently with
the connection of a colony with the mother country,
which had a paramount Legislature responsible for the
welfare of the whole empire."
In reference to the legislative functions of the blouse
of Assembly, Sir Charles observed that " there was no
desire on the part of her Majesty's Ministers, or the
Imperial Parliament, to interfere with their legislation ;"
and he conceived that it was in their power to preserve
it inviolate. For this, however, in their relative po-

sition, there was one inevitable condition. They
could not legislate against the general policy esta-
blished by their Sovereign and the Imperial Parliament
for the government of the whole empire, of which
Jamaica formed a part. Their own island constitution
precluded the enactment of laws of that character, for
it was part of that constitution that no law could be
passed without thd concurrence of the Governor, or
become permanent without the coal-I:nation of the

Crown ; and neither the Crown nor the Governor
could be expected to co-operate in the enactment of
laws inconsistent with the principles by which the whole
empire was regulated. The acts of the Imperial Le-
gislature of late years, affecting Jamaica, in common
with the other colonies, had arisen almost wholly from
the conviction that the great measure of emancipation
and freedom, granted to hundreds of thousands, and,
eventually, to countless millions of their fellow-creatures,
was a work that could only be effectually, speedily,
and uniformly accomplished by the Imperial Legisla-
ture. hence, he said, there had been a greater degree
of direct legislation for the colonies. and of urging
on the local legislatures by their respective Governors,
than could probably, under any other circumstances
have taken place. But that great measure having been
accomplished, there was no reason to expect further
interference, unless their local legislation should tend
to counteract or retard the full accomplishment of the
benefits of emancipation and freedom. He saw no
reason to suppose that the House of Assembly would
give cause for such interference, and none therefore to
anticipate its occurrence. He could not promise that
the Imperial Parliament would not exercise its para-
mount authority, whenever it saw fit to do so; but he
could assure them that it had no desire without neces-
sity, and was anxious to avoid interference, and to
limit its exercise, when unavoidable, within the narrow
bounds compatible with the due protection of all classes
of the community in the island. He remarked that the
interests of humanity, as well as the reputation of
Jamaica, were involved in their proceedings. If they
succeeded in carrying out thOnteresting experiment of
emancipation—if they made the population comfortable,
contented, industrious, and thriving—if they prOmoted
the welfare of Jamaica, they would not only gain for
the island an enviable reputation, but they would pro-
bably contribute to the eventual freedom and happiness
of the incalculable multitudes, who were then, or who
might be thereafter doomed to bondage. These are
sentiments to which every friend of humanity must
cordially respond. We sincerely hope that such may
be the gratifying results of the course of legislation
adopted throughout our colonies, and that the pro-
ceedings in the Imperial Parliament may contribute to
the same desirable end.

The Governor then proceeds to state that there
would be much to occupy the attention of the House
of Assembly, and to require their utmost exertions.
There were expired laws to be • re-enacted, with such
modifications as the change of circumstances might
require; there were old laws, inapplicable to their
present state, to he rescinded or revised ; and new laws
to be made, adapted to their changed condition.
With" respect to the state of the island, Sir Charles
Metcalfe speaks with candour and honesty, and has
given great satisfaction to the planting interest. He
said that he " deplored the losses which property in
many instances, and chiefly in the sugar plantations,
was sustaining, from the want of continuous or abun-
dant labour ; and he should be heartily glad if any
measure could be devised to remedy this evil, consis-
tently with the perfect freedom of the labourers, and
the true principles of political economy." He trusted
that more cheering days were in prospect, and that
" with moderate rents and fair wages—with such alte-
rations in the system of agriculture as the want of
superabundant manual labour might suggest—with
an increasing population—with the extinction of dis-
trust and acrimonious feeling—and with the substitu-
tion of cordiality and attachment, they might surely
hope that that beautiful country, so highly favoured
by nature, would be prosperous and happy." He

then exhorted them to strive, with one accord, for the
prosperity and happiness of Jamaica—to encourage
industry—to cherish the population, and do all they
could to make them virtuous and happy in their free-
dom—to foster their education—to give security to
property, and do equal justice to all classes—to improve
their judicial and magisterial tribunals—to mitigate

their criminal laws—to ameliorate the state of their
prisons—to support all useful institutions for the pub-
lic good—to endeavour to increase the number of their
valuable productions, enlarge their commerce, and
draw forth new sources of wealth—to put away all
recollection of past differences with the mother coun-
try--to co-operate cordially in the general views of the
Imperial Legislature—and to allay their own internal
dissensions, and cultivate universal harmony. These
exhortations, we trust, will he acted upon in the best
spirit. This hope is grounded upon the manner in
which the speech was received, by the members of the
House of Assembly. Mr. Gray pronounced it to be
" the most conciliatory, sensible speech he ever saw :
it was full of kind and good feeling." He was sure
that " every word which his Excellency had there ut-
tered was meant and felt." He thought that " there

was nothing in it to create discussion," and that " there
was not one unkind or objectionable word in the whole
speech." These sentiments were echoed by the great
majority of the members present.
The address of the House of Assembly, in reply to
the speech of the Governor, is little more than an echo
to the speech. His Excellency's answer is warmly ex-
pressive of his satisfact;on at the tone of the address.
This is a very favourable commencement. We hope
that Sir Charles Metcalfe's future career will justify
the sanguine hopes in which we have ventured to in-
dulge in reference to the prosperity of Jamaica.
There is very little general news from the island.

A joint stock company had been formed, in the parish
of St. Thomas, for the erection of an establishment
for the purpose of making corn-meal, 'the machinery
for which had been received from the United States.
Myalism (a peculiar superstition, which exercises a
fascinating power over the mind of the Negro) was
becoming more and more prevalent throughout the
island. The spread of this fanaticism must be checked,
or else the people will rapidly degenerate into their
original state of barbarity. The disputes between the
island press and the Baptist agitators continue to be as
violent as ever. The conduct of the latter is highly
reprehensible, and calculated to delay the final settle-
ment of the Negroes in habits of industry.
We learn with satisfaction that a Chamber of Com-
merce has been established in Jamaica, where all mer-
cantile questions and disputes in accounts betwixt the
members forming the association may be settled, &c.
We trust that this Society will tend to the general im-
provement and convenience of trade and commerce.

We have been favoured with the St. John's (N. B.)
Weekly Chronicle of Nov. 1. It contains no news of
general importarice, being chiefly filled with extracts
from the Canadian journals. It states that measures
are in progress, with every probability of an early and
successful result, for establishing a steam communica-
tion between Parrsborough (in the province of Nova
Scotia) and the adjacent ports of 'Windsor, Horton,
and Truro, in the Bay of Fundy, and to make occa-
sional trips to St. John, N. B. This scheme promised
to be one of great utility.
In its extracts from the Canadian papers, the Weekly
Chronicle gives an account of a terrific thunder-storm,
which did considerable damage. The steeple of the
church at Beauport was struck, and the building much
injured. The church of Ancient Lorette was also
struck, and much damage was done to the masonry.
With the exception of some injury to fences, &c.,
there was no material loss inflicted by this visitation.

Although we have abstained of late from bringing
the subject of the opium trade with China before our
readers, it has not been because we in any degree un-
derrate the interest and importance of this question.
In a previous article we, at greater length than was
perhaps altogether palatable, stated our conviction of
its importance in a social, commercial, and financial
point of view, and declared, as the result of the best
consideration we could give to the matter, our opinion
that the British Government is bound to award com-
pensation to those holders of opium at Canton who
surrendered their property to the Chinese authorities
on the peremptory demand of Captain Elliot.

'We are aware that the Melbourne Ministry• enter-
tains a different view of the case, and that it has been
officially signified to the parties who memorialised the
Government that they have no intention of applying to
Parliament for the means cf indemnifying the opium
holders for the loss which they have sustained. We
need hardly say that such a resolution on the part of
Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell in no way
shakes our confidence that the opposite conclusion to
which we have come is correct. We never expected
from the present Whig-Radical administration that
they would lend a willing ear to the claims of bare jus-
tice; still less could we hope that mere considerations of

generosity, moral equity,- and honour would induce

them to adopt a course which might, by possibility, in-

convenience them, by giving the penny-farthing eco-
nomists—the Joseph Humes in the House of Com-

mons and out of doors—an opportunity of assailing
them with their miserable clamour. In order 'to pro-
vide the means of compensating the Canton merch-

ants, Government must ask Parliament for money, and

money must be raised by the imposition of a tax; and
this the present Ministry would no more dare to pro-
pose than a slave would venture to provoke the anger

of -a capricious and arbitrary master.
We need not recapitulate the facts of the case—they
are already familiar to our readers ; but—in order to
show the full and complete cognizance which the Bri-
tish Government at home has, of all the acts and re-
gulations of the East India Company which, it must
never be forgotten, has jealously monopolised to itself,
and, in many instances, compelled the cultivation of
opium within its territories, deriving from the sale of

it a large annual revenue, with the most distinct notice

and knowledge that the whole of the drug was ex-
ported to the Chinese Empire—we quote at length that
section of the act of Parliament passed at the time
when the Chinese trade was thrown open to all the
merchants of Britain, which provides for the supreme
control in all Indian affairs of the Imperial Legisla-
ture.

The act is the 3d 'and 4th William IV., c. 85, and
the 51st section is as follows :—" Provided always, and

be it enacted, that nothing herein contained shall ex-
tend to affect in any way the right of Parliament to

make laws for the said territories and for all the inba-

bitants thereof; and it is expressly declared, that a

full, complete, and constantly existing right and power
is intended to be preserved to Parliament to control,
supersede, or prevent all proceedings and acts what-

ever of the said Governor-Generatin Council, and to

repeal and alter at any time any law or regulation what-
ever made by the said Governor-General in Council,

and in all respects to legislate for the said territories

and all the inhabitants thereof in as full and ample a
manner as if the act had not been passed ; and, the

better to enable Parliament to exercise at all times such

right and power, all laws and regulations made by the

said Governor-General in Council shall be transmitted

to England and laid before both houses of Parliament
in the same manner as is now by law provided con-

cerning the rules and regulations made by the said Go-

vernment in India."

Besides this, in the reports of the two Committees
appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into

the state of the trade and finances of the East India
Company, will be found an elaborate history of the
opium trade, and a distinct avowal that the Chinese
market was that for which the poppy is cultivated in
India ; and the committee recommend the House of
Commons not to interfere with the growth and prepa-
ration of a drug which forms so lucrative a branch of
revenue to the East Indian Company. Different
minds will be affected by this evidence in different
ways. To us, we confess, it does seem little conso-
nant uith our notions of equity, that a Govern-
ment should monopolise the sale of an article for
a purpose which it knows to be illegal—hold out
temptations to the buyer to export it to forbidden
shores—and then turn round upon the unfortunate
merchant whose property has been seized and confis-
cated, and laugh at him for being such a fool as to
purchase the commodity which was obtruded upon
him by itself.
But there is another and totally distinct ground on
which the opium-holders may and do rest their claim
for compensation. The particular orders issued to
Captain Elliot when he was made Chief Superinten-
dent at Canton have not transpired, but we will quote
that section of the Act, passed in the same year as the
one alluded to above, which defines the authority of
such an agent, and which will, we think, to every
candid mind, be amply sufficient to prove that Captain
Elliot had the power to bind the British Government
by the guarantee which he has given. •

The Act is the 3rd and 4th William IV., c. 93, and

the sth section is as follows :—" And be it enacted,
that it shall and may be lawful for his said Majesty, by
any such order or orders, commission or commissions,
as to his Majesty in Council shall appear expedient
and salutary, to give to the said Superintendents, or
any of them, powers and authorities over and in re-
spect of the trade and commerce of his Majesty's sub-
jects_ within any part of the said dominions; and to
make and issue directigna and regulations touching
the said trade and commerce, and for the government
of his Majesty's subjects within the said dominions ;
and to impose penalties, forfeitures, and imprisonments
for the breach of any such directions or regulations,

to be enforced in such manner as in the said order or
orders shall be specified; and to create a court of jus-
tice, with criminal and admiralty jurisdiction, for the

trial of offences committed by his Majesty's subjects
within the said dominions, and the ports and havens
thereof, and on the high seas within one hundred
miles of the country of China ; and to appoint one of
the Superintendents hereinbefore mentioned to be the
officer to hold such court, and other officers for exe-
cuting the process thereof; and to grant such salaries
to such officers as to his Majesty iu Council shall seem
reasonable."
Here, then, we have powers as ample as can well be
imagined bestowed upon the Chief Superintendent at
Canton. Acting there as agent of the Government,
and fully believed to be invested with authority to
make any engagements relating to matters of trade in
its behalf, he demands a surrender of British property
in the name of the British Government, and pledges
the faith of that Government for an indemnification of
the holders. For it must not be forgotten that the
opium, until actually seized by the Chinese authorities
as contraband, was legal property in the eye of the
law of England. Great Britain knows nothing of the
fiscal and excise regulations of another country, and
clears at her Custom-houses and levies duties on goods
which are passed there, 'for the purpose of being ex-
ported to countries where their importation is forbid-
den. If, under these circumstances, Parliament refuses
to ratify the pledge given by Captain Elliot, we shall
say, that we act in a manner little worthy of
.a nation
whose proud boast has been, that her " merchants are
princes, and her traffickers the honourable of the
earth."
With respect to the conduct of the Chinese them-
selves, the only fault we find with them is, that they
so long connived at the trade as to induce a belief that
the edicts from Pekin were merely an excuse for de-
riving a larger revenue from bribery than a tariff of
duties. But they had a perfect right to prohibit the
importation of opium altogether, just as much as we
have a right to close our ports against foreign corn,
except under such terms and duties as we think proper
to impose. So far as regards the moral part of the
question, we are ashamed to own that the semi-barba-
rians of the East have assumed a tone, and acted a
part, which throws a dark shade over the conduct of
the Christian merchants of England.

Little did we think, when commenting, the other
clay, upon the amusing but discreditable scene which
took place in the Town Council of Congleton, that we
should so soon have to furnish our readers with a re-
port of a similar scene in the Town Hall of Liverpool.
Yet such is the fact. The Radical Councillors of Li-
verpool, jealous of the notoriety obtained by Messrs.
Pickford, Johnson, and Co., seem to have come to
the resolution that the Congleton folks should not
have all the fun to themselves, and thus set up the ex-
clusive privilege of being made the laughing-stock of
the nation. The Radicals of the Liverpool Town
Council have decidedly borne off the palm of superiori-
ty. Their Congleton brethren have no chance to com-
pete with them in the accomplishment of browbeating
and vilifying. Messrs. Pickford and Johnson will not
bear any comparison with Messrs. Coglan, Shiel, and
Co. In the use of Billingsgate the latter worthies stand
confessedly unrivalled. The exhibition which they
made on Wednesday last will long be remembered in
this town. They have brought the reformed Town
Council into shocking disrepute. The report of the

proceedings to which we refer will make the people of
Liverpool more anxious than ever to purge the Town
Council of all the Radical filth which the negligence
and supineness of the electors 'have suffered to accu-
mulate within the once honoured walls of the Council
Chamber. Nothing, after this, will satisfy the electors
but " a clean sweep" of all the offensive stuff that has
been pitchforked into that room.
But to come to details. Our readers will remember
that the subject of the personation of a voter in St.

Anne's 'Ward, at the last Municipal Election, was re-
ferred to the Town Clerk, to report upon, after the
examination of witnesses. The Town Clerk seems to

have taken a great deal of pains with the matter, and,
after patiently considering the evidence produced on
both sides, he came to the conclusion that " Mr. Jones
stood free from any imputation affecting his honour or
character." Mr. Benn, the gentleman at whose in-
stance the matter was mooted, expressed his satisfaction
that this conclusion had been come to, and distinctly
stated that " Mr. Jones was altogether cleared from
any imputations cast upon him," and that " his cha-
racter had sustained no injury from the circumstances
of the case." Thus far matters appeared to go on very
smoothly, when the Knight of the Hammer and Wash-
ing Tub got on his legs to "knock down" the Town
Clerk's report. He affected to feel very great regret
in being obliged to differ from the opinion delivered
by the " very talented Town Clerk." Mr. Coglan then
proceeded to explain certain expressions to which he
gave utterance at the last meeting of the Council, and
to show that he was correct in asserting that Connor
had not voted for Mr. Jones. To us his explanation
seems-to involve the matter in still greater obscurity.
Mr. Coglan has, in fact, involved himself in a laby-
rinth from which he will find it impossible to extricate
himself. He has asserted so many things which are
inconsistent with fact, that we can scarcely fix upon a
single statement which carries on its face the least sem-
blance to truth.

We believe that we are correct in stating, that Mr.
Coglan's charges against Mr. Jones formed the sub-
stance of the matter referred to the Town Clerk. The
question at issue was, did Mr. Coglan assert the truth
or not ? The Town Clerk's report, while it exonerates
Mr. Jones from any degree of culpability," fixes upon
Mr. Coglan the charge of having deliberately brought
forward a false accusation against his neighbour._ We
repeat it, that the subject on which the Town Clerk
was called to arbitrate was, whether Mr. Coglan had
or had not libelled the character of Mr. Jones. To

this arbitration or reference Mr. Coglan tacitly sub-
mitted. He ought, therefore, to be bound by the de-
cision to which the Town Clerk came, after the exa-
mination of witnesses pro and con. This view of the
case does not appear to have been entertained at all by

the Radical members of the Council. It was very
properly and very forcibly urged by Mr. Bushell, who
took a position from which the Radicals could not by
any sophistry displace him. This also appears to have
been the view which the Town Clerk took of the mat-

ter; and this, we feel convinced, is the opinion enter-
tained by the great majority of the electors. We do
not envy Mr. Coglan's position, nor do we feel at all
surprised at the extreme sensitiveness which he mani-
fested on Wednesday. It is perfectly idle to say that
the character of the Council was at all implicated in
the charge brought against Mr. Jones, and it is the
very height of absurdity to talk of vindicating its ho-
nour. It was the honour of Mr. Jones and that of
Mr. Coglan that were at stake, and Mr. Coglan as
well as Mr. Jones ought to abide by the issue of the
appeal made to the Town Clerk. Even after the deci-
sion which took place in the CJuncil, by which the
matter was again referred to a committee of seven, the
question to be decided is, whether Mr. Coglan has or
has not brought a false and libellous accusation against
Mr. Jones.

For the description of the farcical scene which took
place after Mr. Coglan's amendment was moved we
must refer to our report. Never did the ruling faction
in the Town Council demean themselves in such a dis-
graceful manner on any previous occasion. Bullying
and browbeating seemed to be the order of the day.

But it was of no avail. The conservatives maintained
their ground without flinching. The absurd rhodo-
montade of Mr. Sheil—the unmeaning sneers of Mr.
Earle—the affected purity of Mr. Rathbone—and the
pompous assumptions of Mr. Blackburn, will severally
afford matter of amusement to the good folks of Liver-
pool for many days to come.
We must, however, make honourable mention of the

conduct of the Mayor on the occasion. He acted with
temper and impartiality. His deportment affords a
striking contrast to the ruffianly demeanour of his po-

Leal associates.

We are not sorry that the exhibition of Wednesday
last took place. It has served to disgust the electors
with the overbearing and tyrannical conduct of the
Angel Inn conclave.