The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-23 00:00:00

EPT. 23, -18:;6.

the government of the theorist or the despot—to serve.
the ascendancy of the rising intellects of the age.the
• ,vagremaCy of the people-exonerated from the restraining
security of the fieerage!
The candid exposition made by Lord Skelmersdale;
whilst it perfectly exonerates the peers froth even the
shadow uf unworthy motives, in their acts Of the past
session, shows the aninuts which has actuated the designs
of their 'enemies, whilst they, the peers, were strictly en
gaged in fulfiliing a•ConStitutianal duty, in. the adoptiOn
or rejection of measures according to the due exercise of
their deliberative authority. Speaking of 14 various
measures or bills sent up to them, his lerdship says, that
" they had all been considered and dilcusied upon their
'own merits. Where it appeared that the principle was
unexceptionable, but that. the details were 'capable of
alteration or improvement, such alteration or improve-
!tient had been made, and the bills sent down to the
CommonS, in their amended state, to be adopted or re-
jected, A's the case might be: On the other hand, when
the principle appeared defective they did not compound
with fal,s.ehoodor faiSChtef, but threw out the bill, taking
all the consequences of the obloquy that might rest upon
them for so. doing." Here are declarations in every
respect worthy of,a conservative British peer; and we
would ask what just imputation of blame rests upon the.
House of Lords for having acted. as described? Is that
high estate to be called together merely for the purpose
of actingfhe Solemn farce of registering the. edicts of the
House of Commons, and of pOsiing, witheutoommentary,
all the abominably mischievous trash of legislation pre-'
pared at..the fag-end of a session of Parliament, wasted in a
great measure in personal contention, and in propounding
and contending for principles that were disgraceful to a
'body of Tiitional beings. We say, then, the House of Lords
Stands exonerated upon the showing of Lord Skelmers,
dale, et''en'Thwe'had not been before satisfied by thehril=
liant statement of L'Od Lyndhurst. The country is also
satisfied„-,tbat..is,thegreat community of intelligent
, be-
ings we umierstandas," the people;" and if die whigs
and their honourable-associates wish any further evidence
at our hands, we give it them in the letter of their own
00-adjutor, Sir Willianr.: MelesWorth, electors of
East Cornwall, bidtking-thent:'adieu,lest in the event of
the anticipated election he should be chasse, in the same
form aslty Lord of Russell:from:South Devon I

It is a-most: gratifying circumstance to.us to be enabled to
•artookm.gp.,that the Synod of Ulster has decided, by a majority of
twenty-4310.i lo two, against taking part to the national system of
Irish education. The Synod has also, witb great spirit, exposed
the under-workings which the board have had recourse to, for
the purpose of consolidating that system of fallacious instruction
in the etientials'of our holy religion. This event will, indeed,
prove an aloetic dose to our worthy elect of the town council;
and we have cause fur exultation, that the course pursued by our
Protestant clergy iu Liverpool has been fully sympathised in by
this act of the Protestant Presbyterian Synod of Ulster. If

that sysiem is declared by the dissenting body in Ireland to be
impure in principle, and indefensible in practice, in that country,
where even Lord Stanley has admitted it had some foundation
to build upon, on account of the relative disproportion in num-
bers of the Roman catholic and protestant population, on what
pretext, save that of its being a political stalking-horse, for
'men of easy principles in religion and morals, can the introduc-
tion of the Irish system be applied for our protestant church,
or even dissenting population in England ?

We are greatly indebted-to Dr. Cooke for the able exposition
he has given of the jesuitical trickery which has been resorted
-to—the Educational Board" has already the " brand on its
forehead ;" and we fancy we can now behold the • wry faces of
some of our worthy advocates of the ".national !ystem" nearer
home, met in first essay of their refined philosophy. Verily,
'champions of the council board, we wish you much joy of your
newly-adopted pet child: Between the decision of the Synod of
Ulster, and the elevatiOn of our rotestantiettOol; we are fearful
the cleoleiaY: tiiiPopillsirity itself Orilla' ty. la rs I
,Bic trwkaitgloria .Mundi ! Ailsaiisoq (it

A correspondent has kindly hinted to us, that " the radical
and unites ian faction have resolved on inviting Lord Melbourne_
and Lord John Itus,ell to a dinner at the Amphitheatre."
Well, and what care we if the isoful resolve has taken ?
Is conservatism at se low an ebb as to dread the 'comparison ?
We saii, in reply, let the deingtp cabinet•maker of. Mister
O'Confiell,..and the reSeCtediljOrCor South" Devon come. Why
should they not ?' Are weidtaiktit nmet:.Lprd Melbourne or.
Ltrd Jeha llussell.nl>ou,os r ue•u ground?. Let those who read
the columns ofth STAN o judge ._for jud...for us. " Truth without
.
. .
fear," W..e.say;then, let them come!
von CITTIM

L~rCA're to `iiivi3 €lifgsxcti YEoattrrttr.—The Royal Lan-
'cashire •Yeontatiry'V4e,alry,assetuble for- training at Lancaster
on the 21st instantr.autl be reviewed on tt.e. 28th. The
.Cheshire "i'aoittanry is`setuble iti Liverpool in a few days, and
will be reviewed aboutille3olLuf the present month.
LEAR I.V. arip, Coppuit INE.—At Messrs. Winstanley and
Sons' sales at -the - Clarendon-rooms, on Wednesday, one 15th
share in the isle of Man alines was bought-in fur. £3,150. Six.
48th shares in the Coniston copper_ mines were bought in for-
£l4o each, and were subsequently sold to Mr. Lynn, at £165
each. • • •

ULVERSTON UNION.—A union of several parishes has been
formed in the north of Lancashire, under the name of the Ul-
verston Union, for the purpose' Ut carrying into effect the pro-
visions of the poor laws ref.= act. the Earl, of Burlington,
and Mr. Braddyll, of Conishead Priory, two of the principal
landed proprietors in the district, have taken an, active part in
its formation.

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MENDELSSOHN'S ST. PAUL.—The chorines of the first part
have been for some days in the hands of the sitters at Liver-
-pool. They will have the whole, we hear, in a week hence.
l'be principals were supplied with their parts a fortnight aad
three weeks ago. At'llusSeldorff, when the oratorio was first
brought forward, the solo singers received their copies three
before the performance. This is an answer to the gi oauers.
--Musical World.
Ma s.;Gatt,oNsa.--We understand that several cases of deaf-
ness and other disorders of the ear have, yielded to the mild
and innocentlreatment adOpted by the celebrated aurist, Mrs.
'Gardner, and it cannot but be gratifying to those who have
not as yet had an opportunity of consulting this celebrated lady,
to learn that it is still in their poWer to do so, in consequence of
leer star in Liverpool being extended till the end of the festival.
CAUTION To BAKERS.---Fro4l anal after the first day of Octo-
ber next, every baker-or seller of bread must be provided with
-scales and weights in his shop, that all bread sold therein may
be weighed iu the preseUce,et the purchaser thereof. And every
.person Carrying bread for sale in a cart, or other carriage, must
Also carry scales and weights therein, in order that such bread
may be weighed in presence of the person purchasing the same,
Under a penalty not exceeding £5.
THIFILITE OP RESPECT To LORD 'LYNDHURST.—A party of
gentlemen who frequent the Rainbow Hotel, Williamson'square,
who are staunch conservatives in every sense of the word, feel-
jag the highest respect and gratitude foithe respected and ta-
lented Lord Lyndhurst, who has so strenuously supported and
!upheld the principles of the constitution, have subscribed to pur-
chase a -pertrait of his lordship, to present to the landlord of that
inu, to be placed in the bar parlour as a humble earnest of their
-admiration of the noble and patriotic exertions which that noble
man hasrMade in the cause of his country.
APPILEHENSION "F A MUILDEREE.-0.11 Monday, John Ryan,
an lrishinao, who had been some days in custody at the town
bridessell; Was placed at the bar of the police-office, charged
with the:nturder of a person named Stapleton, in Ireland, about
twelve mouths ago. One of the Dublin police.:officers identi-
fied the prisoner as the person againet Whom he had a warrant,
and on his undertaking to- pay the expense of the prisoner's
maintenance in bridewellt Mr. Hall ordered the prisoner to be
given up to him. 'The prisoner was heavily ironed, and put on
board a Dublin steam packet about to sail in the afternoon.
Cortroisatiors .Serioor.s.—We find that the female children
in the South COrporation School ale made to walk about with
sand bags on their heads to improve their-figures ! This is what
is called bodily education in the new march of intellect phrase-
ology. We also find that Mr. Simpson, the Scotch philosopher,
who came to enlighten the town-council in their campaign
against ancient prejudices, has recommended that the children
should have Mater-closets instead of the old-fashioned accommo-
dation which has hitherto been provided for them, and which is
-declared le be immoral. It will be very consoling to the pa-
rents to know, that though their children have not bibles in
school hours, they will have sand bags; and though they have
lost the catechism, they are to have water closets !—Cuurier.
DEATH eV POISON.—On Mondity evening an inquest was
held before Mr. .P. F. Curry, coroner, on view of the body of
Jane Morris, an infant. Anne 'Morris, the mother of the-de-
teased, stated that she was the wife of William Morris, a rigger,
Jiving in a Cohn leading out of Knight-street. The deceased
'was three months old, and being ill, witness, on Saturday, went
to the shop of Mr. Corlett the surgeon, and purchased a Mix-
ture, consisting of the setup 'of rhubarb' and poppies. 'On Sun-
day afternoon the deceased was very ill, and witness went to
the cupboard in which she had put the mixture and taking out
.11 phial-gave about half a tea spoon full of its contents to the in-
fant. She at the inoment.thought it was the mixture, but di-
rectly after found it to be a bottle of laudanum which her hus-
band wa,s.in the habit or using for a paid in his face. Witness
took the baby to Mr. Corlett, but -in.,defiance of the proper
antidotes which were adneillislsred without loss pf time, the
.Child died at ten o'clock on Monday morning
.The jury re-
turned a- verdict or " accidental .
CAUTION TO S3ssivaNTs.-00 Monday last, the following
daring 'attempt at robbery took place in T-oxteth Park. Rally
13n the morning of that day,.a Mrs. Ilutnby,, wholseeps a house
-itt that neighbourhood fancied she heard spine person above-
stairs, and, determined Co ascertain who it could be, she imme-
diately imparted her apprehensions to the servant girl. • A po-
liceman passing at the time was called in, and also made ac-
quainted with the suspicions of Mrs. Humby. At len_th Mrs.
Hamby, her servant girl, and the officer, went up
stairs, and
Afire, in one of the bed-rooms, concealed behind the curtains,
they found a young lad, named John Gaffney, who is about 13
Years of age. , He was interrogated as to hoti he got there, but
in`satisfactory answer could be obtained from him. The officer
'then, searched him, and on his person was found a silk handker-
vnief and n'guatcl chain, which were recognized as the property
!_f Mrs. Humbv. The lad was taken into custody, and on Tues-
',ay last examined before Mr. hall, at the police court, and
getiteuced to three months' imprisonment in the house of correc-
tlon at Kirlidale.
TF,r
, , p i• oit sys at Mme. d ORA AIUTANTI E.— ) lep
"lot ieceived ttuusual honours lately ata Aixth la Chapelle;
'trots beings • t to herb the soldiery. The drama is
r. resented y .
p",n,s We remember no instance of military honours
sse •
being paid either to singer or actor since the tine when, if the
*erties of a cottager were missink off-a hedge, the corps flra-
At •
•
rie were instantly d
usrummed out of the town, ou the strength
their retiutation.—Mical *