The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-08 00:00:00

THE CASE OF M'LEOD

(FROM THE NEW YORK INTELLIGENCER.)
On Saturday, ex-President Adams delivered a speech upon
the resolution concerning the case of M`Leod, which capti-
vated the attention of the house to a degree that might be
expected from the position of that distinguished member,
and his known familiarity with every thing that concerns the
foreign relations of the United States. Mr. Adams first
spoke of the apparent party aspects and objects of the reso-
lution before the house, and the debate in favour of it, and
of the strong condemnation which that conduct merited
which sought to make profit to a party, regardless of conse-
quences, out of a question which involved, or might be made
to involve, the issue of peace or war with a country perhaps
the most powerful on the globe. He then proceeded to say
he was opposed to multiplying issues with Great Britain.
We had one issue with that country (he was understood to
refer to the boundary question) where we were clearly in the
right, and she was clearly in the wrong; and if we must
fight, we had better fight about such a question than about
one where we were in the wrong. For he desired to declare
in the face of the country and the world his opinion, that in
regard to the aflair of the " Caroline," a due consideration
of all the circumstances might lead to the conclusion that
we were in the wrong. The question was, and always would
be, who struck the first blow? The British, it is true, burnt
the boat and killed a man. But the question is, what was
the boat about, and what was the man doing in the boat?
The boat was engaged in hostile acts against Great Britain ;
it was employed in transporting men and arms to Navy
Island, in aid of an insurrection against the British authori-
ties in Upper Canada. We might go to war on this matter ;
and, after the blood and treasure of the nation had been
expended in support of it, we should have a peace. And
what then? The question would still be, who struck the first
blow? And were we sure we could find among all the
Christian nations an umpire, who would not say that we had
been all the while in the wrong?

TOMKINS'S LETTER TO JENKINS,
ON THE MANCHESTER CONFERENCE AND THE CORN LAWS

(From Black wood's Magazine for October)

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW METROPOLITAN CHURCHES.-it iS stated that in
the course of the present month (our new churches, afford-
ing sittings for-tOOO persons, will be opened for divine ser-
vice in different parts of the metropolis.
We are happy to find that a railway is projeCted in Aber-

deenshire, which, if carried into effect, will form the com-
mencement (in connexion .with existing lines) of a. grand
northern line, connecting the five largest towns in Scotland,
namely Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth,
and an immense number of places of less importance. -We.
trust the scheme will be warmly taken up by the capitalists
of the district.

A very melancholy catastrophe took place on Tuesday
last, at Long •Newton, a village between Darlington and
Stockton-on-Trees. A three-year-old bull, which had lately
become unruly, was, in consequence' placed in a stable, and
there chained to the manger, with his horns also fastened
thereto with a rope, by the son-in-law of Mr. W. Stone-
house, of the above place, farmer and owner of the bull. The
latter person, on going into the stable, and observing the bull
tied by the horns, set to work to unloose the rope, not per-
ceiving that the animal had got rid of the chain, by having
torn it from his nostrils. The bull, on the rope being
loosened, finding himself at liberty, and being much infu-
riated, immediately attacked his defenceless owner, and
throwing him down, gored him in several places in the most
frightful manner. The son-in-law, hearing the cries of his
father, directly flew to his assistance, and succeeded in the
most miraculous manner in securing the animal, but too late
to save his parent's life, as the poor old man, from the inju-
ries he had received, expired shortly after the unfortunate
event took place. Mr. Stouehouse was a respectable farmer,
about 70 years of age.—York Herald.
CURIOUS CASE.—SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL, NEAR
HAWKSHEAD.--On Tuesday last, the exciseman, having re
ceived information of a still being at work, proceeded with
the Hawkshead police to a lonely cottage at Tilberthwaite,
five miles from Hawkshead, the residence of Lancelot Slee ;
and, after a careful examination, they discovered the place of
the works in a vault excavated under the stable, the entrance
to which was by a trap-door at the head of the stall, under
the horse's fore feet. The stall was kept well tilled with
straw ; and, if Lanty had occasion to go in or come out, he
had nothing to do but to call the horse by name, and repeat
the necessary word, and the docile animal would instantly
stand off, or rise up, for the free ingress or egress of his mas •
ter. The flue of the boiler was ingeniously carried under
ground into the chimney of the cottage. The exciseman
was much surprised to find such a room under the stable,
and every thing so complete for carrying on business.-
-Kendal Mercury.

DISASTROUS OCCURRENCE—Loss F of LlE.—The trow
Sisters, employed in carrying timber from Bristol to Bridge-
water for the Exeter Railway, and belonging to Mr. Paul
Legge, of this city, was foundered in a squall, and the wife
of the captain, (Joshua Goulding,) two children, and a pas-
were drowned. The captain. add'.—:---

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