The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

LEEDS, DEC. 17.—A grand county reform dinner, as they
call it, is to be given here, if they can find a sufficient number
of persons to pay for tickets. The dinner is to be ostensibly to
the Riding members, Lord Morpeth and Sir George Strick-
land ; but in reality to all the Radical and Whig-Radical sena-
tors in the district of Yorkshire. Mr. Baines, member for the
borough ; Messrs. Blackhurne, J. Silk Buckingham, Daniel
Gaskell, John Gully (clarum et renerabile nomen ;) E. C.
Lister, John Parker, Charles Wood, with many more, too
numerous to mention. It is intended as a counter demonstration
to the late Wakefield dinner, and it will probably be giyen some
time between the 15th and 20th of January next.
WAKEFIELD, DEC. 17.—Everything here and all around
affords the brightest prospect to the cause of Conservatism at
the next election. Sir George Strickland certainly will not
contest the West Riding on a dissolution of parliament, and it
is believed that Lord Morpeth, to save himself, has no objection
to sacrifice his Radical colleague in favour of the Hon. John
Stuart Wortley, who is sure to be returned triumphantly. Mr.
Gaskill, the present member, it is admitted on all hands, has no
chance of success at the next election for the borough; while
every day, nay every hour, is strengthening the supporters of
Mr. Lascelles.
It appears there is some ground for the rumoured dissolution
early next year. Several electors have been asked on the sly
for their interest in favour of Vice-Admirals Sir George Cock-
burn and Sir Charles Rowley : and it is said that a gathering
will shortly take place of these gallant Admirals' friends, to get
up a requisition for their coming forward whenever any event
justifies the same. We have seen the names of several electors
who mean to support this requisition against the present Go-
vernment; but, as several of them hold situations which they
obtained from His Majesty's Liberal Ministers, we can hardly
credit that they will thus early in the day run any risk of sub-
mittini themselves to such public observation.—Hampshire In-
dependent.

BOROUGH OF FnomE.—Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Courte-
nay Boyle, whn is at present on a visit to his brother, the Earl
of Cork, at Marston-house, was last week presented with a re-
quisition, signed by a large number of the electors of this
borough, soliciting him to become a candidate for the represen-
tation thereof at the next election. The gallant Admiral has
accepted the invitation, pledging himself to be "at his post
when required ;" and, accompanied by his committee, has since
made a personal canvass of the town. Mr. Sheppard, M.P. for
the borough, has likewise been paying his respects to his consti-
tuents. Mr. N. Bridges, the former candidate, retires from the
field.—Bath Journal.

STOCKPORT.—Here there are four candidates in the field :
Marsland, (Conservative,) Lobden, Stocks, and Newton,
(Radicals.)
YORK, MONDAY, DEC. 19.—A Mr. Moorsom, a country
gentleman, of moderate fortune, and an unsuccessful candidate
for Whitby at the last election, is now secretly canvassing, or
rather sounding, the constituency of this ancient city. He has,
however, no chance of success.

REPRESENTATION OF RENFREWSHIRE.---At a meeting of
Renfrewshire electors resident in Pollock-shawl, on Wednes-
day night, it was resolved to invite Sir John Maxwell to stand
as candidate for the representation of the county, vacant by the
death of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart. On the resolution being
intimated to Sir John, he expressed his readiness to comply
with the request ; and we hear that an active canvass has been
going on in Paisley in Sir John's favour. Sir John will receive
the support of the whole liberal interest in Renfrewshire.—
Glasgow Chronicle.
It gives us great pleasure to inform our readers, that in con-
quence of a requisition numerously and most respectably signed,
George Houston, Esq., younger of Johnstone, has announced
himself as a candidate on the Conservative interest, for the re-
presentation of the county of Renfrew, vacant by the death of
Sir M. S. Stewart.—Glasgow Courier.
Mr. E. G. Wakefield has announced his intention of stand-
ing for Birmingham at the next election ! He is an ultra Ra-
dical. Mr. Attwood has issued an address to the ejectors, from
which he obviously desires Mr. Muntz to take a post of which
he is heartily tired. Captain Moorsom, on the other hand an-
nounces to the Reform Association, that "A number of elec-
tors are of opinion that Mr. Sturge is rt fit and proper person,
and that a committee has been formed to be ready in case of
emer,epev." The Council however dissent, consider Mr.
Sturge unfit, and believe that he would not be generally sup-'
ported by reformers. Should Mr. Attwood therefore resign,
his vacant seat would in all probi!bilily be contended for be-
tween these two parties, to say noihint• of any claim on the part
of the Conservative electors to a voice in the matter.—Glea-
cestershire Chronicle.

REPRILSk:NTATION OF SOMERSETSIIIRE.--A vacancy in the
representation of the eastern division of this county is autici-
patad as a probable occurrence, at no very distant day. The
caididates assigned by common report for this distinguished
honour are, in the Conservative interest, Sir A. Hood, Mr.
Joliffe of Ammerdown, and Mr. James Gordon. The Radicals
are said to be looking equally to Sir R. Strachey, and Mr.
Piggott.
REPRESENTATION OF PONTEFRACT.—A Pontefract corres
ponclent informs us that a dinner was given by Mr. Gulley, one
of the members for that borough, to several of his constituents,
on Wednesday, at his residence at Ackworth Park, and that he
then declared to them his intention to withdraw from the repre-
sentation of the Radical portio❑ of the borough. However, to
console them, he recommended to that worthy portion of the
constituency the selection of a fit and proper representative
in the person of Sir Culley Eardley Smith, ex-rnember for
Devonport, or, in default of him, Colonel Raffles. Either or
both of those gentleman will, no doubt, be proud of the recom-
mendation of Mr. Gully, and of the honour of the possibility
of filling with due decorum and fitting effect the place of that
Hon. Gentleman as a Radical member for Pontefract.

STATE OF TRADE.

( From the Leeds Inteiyencer.)

TRADE OF LEEDS.—We have been happy to observe an im-
provement in the.demand for goods in the Cloth Halls during
the last ten days. If the pressure on the money market should
pass away with the year, there is every reason to hope that the
recent animation in the woollen cloth marts would be restored,
and the workmen would be again fully employed.
BRADFORD MA R KET.—At this market on Thursday, there
was more business done than of late in manufactured goods,
more especially in six-quarter merinos of superior qualities,
which generally fetched improved prices. There was conse-
quently an increased demand for varn on better terms, and a
good deal of business was done among the woolstaplers, prices
being very firm.
H EcK MON DWIKE.—The blanket trade at this place continues
with but little vat iation : it is generally flat before the new year
commences, but as 80 much business has been done to the
American market for the last two years, former experience save
that the demand for that market for the ensuing year will be
limited. Prices remain steady.
RocnnALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 19.—There has been
very little business doing, today ; the few pieces that have been
sold, ate at reduced pi ices. Wool has been steady, and main-
tained the price of the previous week.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARI:B.T, DEC. 23.—We have had a
brisk demand for deep Combing wools. Middle Hogs which
have hitherto been so much neglected have been ready of sale,
and at an advance in price of 101 per pack, this week; of
Middle blethers, there are few in the market, but notwithstand-
iug the previous advance on them they would be sold at more
money. The has been more inquiry for down and short combing
wools, without any improvement in prices. A fair business
doing in Blanket wools, and prices have a tendency to advance.
Fine Clothing wools are without alteration either as to demand
or price.

WooL.—For English Wool there continues a good demand,
and last weeks price's are maintained. in Foreign descriptions
there is still great inactivity and prices are nearly nominal.
The trade have not vet fixed any time for the next public sales
of Colonial, but it is generally anticipated that about the 20th
Of January next will be the time appointed.--Loadon Mercantile
Juurnal.
Whale and Seal Oils, which in May, ISM, sold at £29 per
tun. are at present quoted at from .Esfi to .t.,3S per tun, and will
probably experience a still further advance, intelligence having
been received of six ships being frozen in the ice.
DuisoliE.—Some farther sales of Flax are making at old
quotations ; and, as advices from St. Petersburg and Riga, by
the last mails, mention prices as firm, it is the opinion of well-
informed people, that they will not decline, but may be other-
wise. The reports of the crop from St. Petersburg are favour-
able; but they are not so from Riga and the lower ports, where
a good deal of the flax is under the snow, and, of course, will
prove interior in quality. Some houses, therefore, prefer holding
their goods to telling at the present prices.—Dundee Paper.

It is a remarkable fact, that the two largest constituencies in
the kingdom, viz., the West Riding of Yorkshire and South
Lancashire, have this year deerea,el. The registered voters
for the West Riding were last year 29,'456, this year 29,117 are
registered. For South Lancashire there are 11,57.1 registered
vote's; being 22G lesi than last year.

TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1836.

THE TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—
Last night the monthly meeting of this Society was held
at the Large Room, King's Arms, when we understand
upwards of 140 new members were enrolled. We are
glad to find that the healthy reaction in favour of con-
stitutional principles is still in progress in this loyal
town. We invite the attention of our readers to the ad-
mirable address of the society, which appears in our pre-
sent number.

The public press has, already, commented with just
severity upon the libertine spirit introduced into the
Charter of the University of London. We are arrived,
it seems, at an age so consummate in wisdom, that we no
longer want that old help, and antiquated directory of
our forefathers, the Bible, or even a religion founded
upon the Bible. Reason has supplanted revelation, and
man knows better than his Creator what is best suited
for the economy of man ; and yet we should be glad to be
told, where the obligation of one moral law is to be found,
when the authority of the divine legislator is rejected—
human convention—temporal interest—and the dread
of human retribution, may, sometimes, " make man mild
and sociable to man ;" but we ask, what bond can restrain

the hand even of the murderer, who despises the prin.
ple, and, by well-converted stratagem, hopes to evade the
penalty of human laws ? If the death of a fellow-crea-

ture promised to put him in possession of something he
desires, what motive can check the arm of violence ?
Will conscience ? Will reason, the Unitarian's boast ?
What is conscience ? We answer, a creature of educa-

tion—a rule of action as capricious as the complexion.—
as variable as climate. Locke has sufficiently proved,
that there is "no innate practical principle in man," and,
in confirmation of this conclusion, we quote the natural,
the conscientious, and reasonable answer, if you please,
of the Gauls to a question propounded to them, and per-
tinent to our present consideration—" Quodnam id jus
esset, agrum a possessoribus peteri aut minari arma ?"
Replied—"SE IN ARMIS JUS FERRE, ET OMNIA FORTIUM
VIROIZUM ESSE." We defy the Deist, the Unitarian, or
the subtlest reasoner of any other sect of Infidels, to find
one moral law enforced in nature, or deducible from rea-
son, which carries any obligation with it, beyond the
penalties to be humanly inflicted upon its violation. As
the notorious Lord Walpole said, politically, in his
days, so the progress of irreligion enables us to say, both
politically and morally in our days, "every man has his
price." Take away the security of the Bible, and you
qualify man for the perpetration of every crime. Educa-
tion, not founded upon it, is but furnishing a cloak, and
giving a refinement to moral delinquency—removing the
smell from the gas of vice, which advertises us of its
danger.

We hare been induced to make these few preliminary
lobservations, because there appears a systematic design
pervading the country to establish what our enlightened
and unholy Town Council call "secular education"—
education which another of our moral-philosophy men
wished to be conducted upon such relaxed principles, that
every kind and denomination of believer and unbeliever
should, under one roof, receive simultaneous instruction!
and, approaching to which, a committee of our Corpora-
tion have brought the discipline of our national schools.
But we leave, for the present, the question of religious, or
rather irreligious, education, whether as now patronised
in a Metropolitan College, or under the direction of a
Municipal Corporation, and only call attention to that
levelling principle, which confounds all creeds, and
sweeps away all religious distinctions; and which r.e
find in equal operation in civil and political life " every
where speaking evil of dignities," and degrading per-
sons—lbolishing the honourable rewards of mental la-
bour, and even hatching, or, as might more appropriately
be said, crucifying the shield of nobility.
One mouth of the hydra-headed ministry proposed, in
his plan of reform of the House of Lords, to allow the
Peers to retain their titles, but to take from them all po-
litical power—a well-aimed blow of a dexterous leveller !
.—and why is this hostility manifested against the union
of power and title ? Why should a line of men, sprung
from such honourable sources as those which Blackstone
enumerates—" Piety, wisdom, and valour," b.e excluded
rom their long constitutional inheritance a share in the