The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-02-12 00:00:00

Tai LIirERPOOL STAibArib.

hirsburgh is from Paris, but tiO Would be compelled to be
satisfied with it.

The last question, but one of the deepest importance ••
to the people of this country is, will England, after the
first gun has been fired between the Americans and the
French, be enabled to avoid taking some part in the
contest ? She might if she bad any one man of talent,
influence, and address in the ranks of his Majesty's mi-
nisters. But unfortunately for our country we have at
present no such man. Lord MELBOURNE is evidently
only the portreve of Lord JOHN, who is the deputy of
DANIEL O'CONNELL, who is lord of the manor. We
have an imbecile administration, with an Irish agitator,
priest-fed, priest-ridden, but powerful, As its master
spirit—its supreme director and dictator. There is not
an Englishman of any vigour or renown—of any nerve
or ability—connected with it. We have not a diplo-
matist of any fame or experience. We have LAMBTON
the Lord of Durham, at St. Petersburgh, whom the Em-
peror makes his fool--whom his courtiers laugh at.
There is not a man in the whole cabinet whose claims to
distinction would be treated with even ordinary respect
in any court of Europe. At home our ministers are
thoroughly despised by the people. Lord JOHN RUSSELL
was kicked out of Devonshire, and was compelled to re-
treat under the looms and the carding:- machines of
•
Stroud. We have Lord PALMERSTON ejected from
Hampshire, and seeking shelter amongst the lace
weavers of Tiverton. We have a Chancellor of the
Exchequer driven from Limerick by the papists he
served, hiding his bead in the town of Cambridge, and
owing his return to the wretched outcasts of its vicinity.
We have a POULETT Tuomsorr, presiding over the Board
of Trade, who has purchased his return from the dyers,
cotton-spinners and bleachers of Manchester, at an ex-
pense seriously detrimental to all the other interests of
the counpy, Nye have a Lord GLENELG WhO,Sleeps,'but
never speaks—a Lord MORPE'EH, who speaks but never
reasonsa Lord HOWICK, who talks but cannot be corn-.
prehendedan Attorney-General, whose wife is a
peeress, simply because he was deemed unfit to be
Master of the Rolts—a Solicitor-General whom nobody ,
knows—an Irish Lord-lieutenant, who was deemed in-
capable of governing Jamaica—an English Chancellor,
whose equity is policy—an Irish Chancellor who has run
the gauntlet from the sublime to the ridiculous, and who
is too much worn out to be depended upon, and too
hackneyed to be respected—in short, we have not a man
connected with the ministry, from the President of the
Council down to the Groom of the Stole, from DANIEL
down to CAM HOBHOUSE, from HOBIIOUSE to HUME,
from HUME to BULWER, from BULWER to ROEBUCK, and
from ROEBUCK to the next in degree, the sweeper of the
crossing in Palace-yard, who is entitled to the slightest
portion of respect or confidence from the people of
England.
Do not these facts furnish fears enough as to the con-
sequences in case of a war between France and the
United States? " Fools rush in," says the poet, " where
angels fear to tread." Lord P_ ALMERSTON will interpose
only to commit himself and involve his country. The
protocols which saved LEOPOLD in the Netherlands, and
have consigned his dynasty to a lingering if not cruel
death, treated as they are sure to be by the Americans
with contempt, will nevertheless expose England to the
fatal consequences which arrogant interposition invari-
ably entails upon its author, so that if the present admi-
nistration 'continue in power, the contempt of Europe
will only be the prelude to the indignation of its fury,
and the safe completion of those aggrandizements which
France meditates in northern Africa, and Russia in
European and even in Asiatic Turkey.
England, we are bound to admit, as far as its commer-
cial and manufacturing interests-are concerned, is in a
flourishing condition; but the tree of this prosperity is
not sound at the roots ; we are vegetating above, but we
are rotten below; and, casting all party feelings aside,
we feel it to be our duty to declare, that what others call
sunshine is a delusion—a reflection from stagnant waters
—a light leading to convulsion. There are those of our
friends who will not believe this. Be it so—they may be
right—and we have no wish to tamper with their felicities

LONDON LAT ES7' NEWS.

City, Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. -
Since the loss of the Wallace in Entrecasteaux's Channel,
Van Diemen's Land, the underwriters and the merchants con-
nected with our trade to that quarter have been land in their
complaints of the want of a proper survey of 'that.daloger°o
pnearv!iyg.atiFonr,omfraandavhiteeasaritecehaisvehdee:t
Lwioitlyt
dstsctho-ldoassy,of
the authorities at Van Diemen's Land are turniogitapth4Pier atten-
tionars that
to this important matter; fur in a 'despatch from Lieut.-
Governor Arthur to the Secretary of State, he says that, ha had
directed the
port-officer to inquire into the cirealustaaces ofthe
wreck, and that, from the fact of the reel upon which tee vessel
struck not being laid, down in the charts with Which the master
was provided, no blame eart ,be attribUtedlo him. His excel-
lency states that an arrangement was under consideration for
tendering the pilots in the Derwent more effective, and that it
was in contemplation also to erect another lighthouse, which
measures would be the subject of a•future communication. His
excellency recommends in the meantime that masters of vessels
about to sail for Hobart Town should be cautioned to take the
more safe and open entrance by Storm Bay in preference to
D'tntrecasteaux's Channel.
Captain Morcasty, the port-captain, in his communication,
states that, in accordance with his excellency's directions, he
had gone to the spot. where the Wallace was wrecked, and that
in Horsburgh's directions there was no notice of the Actasou
Reefs ; that the Wallace had struck upon what was called the
Middle Beach; and that, as the master had no information re-
specting the reefs, it was impossible to attach all blame to him.
There can, therefore, he little doubt that sometbitig will era long
be done.
The American President's message respecting the. dispute
with France has bad no effect on oar funds; bUt it bee caused
an advance in the rate of insurance f 4 iloyt4's9lloOir4 30 to 40
per cent. We bear a report that 04 470100,'OiRe of War
are to be put in imuaedirite commission.

pL
Since our last report the Congo' Market has presented a most
passive appearance until this afternoon, when the quotation for
for consols suddenly rose from 91' t0.911,' closing at 911 buyers.
This was caused by a rumour that a split had taken place be-
tween Lord Melbourne and his lickspittles and Mr. O'Connell
and his tail. True or false, the rumour advanced consols, and
may serve to show the opinion of the capitalists with regard to
our cabinet—we say the capitalists, not " the people."
Exchequer Bills have declined, 17 to 19 being the premium;
and India Bonds have fallen 2 to 4.
There is no material change in the Foreign Market, and the
business is very limited. Spanish Bonds are at 47f, Portuguese
Bonds at 83, Nei 3,1- per Cents. at 52g. In Northern Bonds the
fluctuation is trifling. Russian are 1091 110, Belgian 1024, and
Dutch 5 per Cents. at 103 f.
In Shares there is' some briskness. Preston and Wyre are as
high as 6 prem., Dover are I, Gravesend prem., Greenwich
9 prem., and London and Birmingham 112 per share.

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

MoNnAT.—(Before THOS. JAMES HALL, Esq., the Magistrate.)
• DISTRESSING CASE.—Ann Makin was brought up' charged
by her father with having a fortnight ago left his house during
his absence; having previously broken open a box in his room
and taken out a pair of trowsers and some other things belong
ing to her brother, which she had pawned, and t hen had run away
to Manchester. -ile-sent her brother after her to bring her back;

who after much difficulty found her, but she would not come
home. She had robbed him before iu August last. All he wanted
was to bring her up respectably, and for her to behave well, and
live at home. She was sixteen years old in November last.
The daughter said her reason fur behaving in this way Was be-
cause her father and brother beat her. The father said, if she
would promise to stop with him, he would take her back; and,.
if she would behave herself, he would never beat her. She had
kept house for him for the last two years since her eldest sister
got married, to whom she had gone from Manchester the night
before. The prisoner replied that she would not go back ; that
she wanted to go to her mother. The father said. that she had
had no mother for the last ten years; that his wife had run
away, and left'him with six children to take care of, of which
the prisoner was the youngest, and that lie had endeavoured to
bring them up respectably and as they ought to be, but that
with this girl he was fairly beat. He thought that, perhaps, a
short time in the House of Correction might he of service to her.
His wife he had heard was in Bristol in disreputable company.
The magistrate said he was afraid that sending the prisoner to
the House of Correction would do her more harm than good.
The father said, as she now went on, he could do nothing with
her. The prisoner said she had in Manchester gone to service
toe cook-shop. The case was remanded till next day, when the
prisoner was discharged after a severe admonition, promising to
return to her father.

ROBBERY.—John Hodsall was brought up charged by his
master, Mr. Edward Holt, glass-manufacturer, of. Argyle-street,
with having stolen 'some glass drops. The prisoner had been
in his service several months. He took the glass himself for
making the drops, and on bringing his work home thirteen of
the drops were found amongstbis number, which had-men pre-
vioutly Marked for boring with wire, and which were the pro-
perty of the establishment, and had been taken by the prisoner.
I'he prisoner said he had left his work a short time on thu coun-
ter, and that during his absence some one must have mixed the
Marked drops amongst his work. He was committed to take
his triat..
-44nnautt OF A WORKSHOP.—John Harris was brought up
charged hy'Mr. Dry, plumber and glazier, of Virginia-street,
With having,robbed his shop on the night previous. Miss Barry, ,
who lives at No. 1, in Virginia-street, near to the works* de-
posed to: seeing three men standing against the door for some-I
time, and suspecting they were after no good, she informed:Mr.,
Dry of tti-Cirminastance.—Mr. Dry said that he left the donv-df,
his shop locked safe on Saturday night. In consequence of-in-.J
formation he bad received from Miss Parry, he went to the shop
the night before, and found the prisoner and two others standing
at the door, and one of the was coming out of the door, whom
he seized; the others ran .away. The prisoner escaped from
him; -hut he succeeded afterwards in taking him into custody.
One of the men threw a parcel of Prussian blue at Miss Parry,
who went with him, which was his property, and taken out
of the shop: On searching the prisoner, a number of skeleton
keys were found upon him. He was committed to the sessions.
Shortly afterwards a young man, named Patrick Mackenzie,
was brought up, charged b Miss Parry and by Mr. Dry, as the
person who bad thrown the parcel at Miss Parry. lie was
standing at the Police-office door as they were going out, and
was immediately recognised and given into custody. Miss Parry
was certain he was the man; on his hat being put on, she was
„quite positive of it. She knew him more from his dress than
his face, which she had not been able to see. He was remanded
till next day, when the witnesses were not able, from the dark-
ness of the night, to swear FO positively to the identity of the
prisoner as to justify The magistrate. in committing him. He
was discharged.
BURGLARY.—Georg 6 Abrahams, Mary Ann Jenkins, and
Catherine Williams, were brought up charged by Miss Bellis,
who keeps a public house in Charles-street, with having on Sa-
turday night last, broken open a box iu a room up stairs, and
taken out of it £l5O. Mrs. Williams stated that she went up
stairs about nine o'clock eu Saturday night, and was unable to
open the door of the room from something against it inside;
she, pushed it however a little open, and saw the room all in
confusion, and immediately ran down stairs and called in Elliot
the constahlo, arid went up stairs along With two men whom
she called from the bar. She found the room all in confusion
and a box broken open, from which was taken about £150;
£4O was in five pound notes, about £7 in silver, and the rest in
gold. They had also taken some silver spoons. Elliot stated,
that when he went in, Mrs. Williams said " I am robbed and
ruined." Ile ran up stairs, and saw out of the room window
Catherine Williams holding up a lighted candle, as if to light
some one down. Two iron bars were broken out of the window
and it was open. The woman was crying "Come down, come
down, or you will be catched." 'l'he woman who held up the
candle was servant to Mrs. King. who lived next door ; he was
quite positive as to her identity. There was a low roof under
the window, and a wall connected wah the roof which male it
easy to ascend. A man in a dark dress was on the roof; he
immediately, ran down to take him if he could, but he had
escaped. The prisoner. Abrahams is a well known character.
Some suspicious circumstances having transpired, be was taken
into custody along with the other female -prisoner, with whom
he lived. The case was here remanded, to give time for fur-
ther particulars. On Wednesday they. were again brought up,
but there being no further evidence they were discharged.