The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

KIRKDALE EPIPHANY SESSIONS.

These sessions commenced yesterday, before the Rev.
JONATHAN BROOKS, chairman, and the following magis-
trates :—Rev. J. T. Horton, John Formby, Esq., Charles
Birch, Esq., Thomas Rodick, Esq., —. Edwards, Esq., Pe-
ter Bourne, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., Thomas Rawson,
Esq., Dr. Winstanley, &c., &c.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury :
Charles Henry Lacy, Esq., of Kenyon, gentleman.
C. Moss, of Garston, banker.
Thomas Addison, jun., of Garston, merchant.
George Parsons, of Garston, timber-merchant.
William Brown, of Windle, nailmaker.
Robert Daglish, of Windle, iron-founder.
James Cawley, of Winwick, gentleman.
Henry Birchall, Golborne, rope-manufacturer.
William Barton, Windle, watchmaker.
John Nlunrow, Sutton, brewer.
John Broadbent, Walton Breck, architect.
Thomas Banks, Winwick-street, Warrington.
John Dakin, Warrington, grocer.
John Woolright, WAvertree, silk-mercer.
Joseph Reddish, Garston. salt-agent.
John Glover, Windle, grocer.
Edward Fidler, Windle, publican.
Mr. John Pritt, iron-merchant, of Garston, and Mr. Fran-
cis Morley, of Sutton, chemist, being above 60 years of age,
were excused from attending. Mr. George Heald, of Gar-
ston ; Mr. Joseph Crossfield, of Bank Quay, Warrington,
soap-manufacturer ; and Mr. John Geddes, of Warrington,
tea-dealer, were fined £5 each, for not appearing when their
names were called.
The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the grand jury. He
said the calendar was rather larger than that of the last
sessions, but the cases were of a similar description. None
of them called for any particular remark, and as far as he had
looked over the depositions, he believed they would present
no features of difficulty. The chairman then alluded to the
first case in the misdemeanors, in which the party was charged
with an unnatural offence, and having briefly explained the
law relating to this crime, he dismissed the jury to their
labours.

The CLERIC of the PEACE then called over the list of the
petty jury. A gentleman, whose name escaped us, com-
plained of having been called upon to serve, on two grounds—
first, that he was above age ; and next, that he was qualified
and had already served on the grand jury. The chairman
instructed him to procure his name to be erased from the
jury lists, and excused him from attendance. Mr. Peter
Griffith, of School Brow, Warrington, tile manufacturer, and
Mr. Richard Taylor, yeoman, were fined £5 each for non-
attendance. The magistrates then retired into their private
room, where they remained until the grand jury had found
some bills. None of the trials, up to the period of our leaving
the court, possessed the slightest interest, except to the
parties immediately concerned.
The Sessions are expected to terminate in the course of
to-morrow (Saturday).

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF
HASTINGS AND COUNTESS OF LOUDOUN.

(From the Scottish Guardian.)
This much respected and severely tried lady died at Kel-
burne House, upon the night of Thursday the 9th, in the
fifty-ninth year of her age. Her ladyship left Loudoun
Castle a few weeks ago, in the hope that Kelburne from its
vicinity to the sea, might benefit her health during winter.
Although complaining for some time, and suffering (as may
well be supposed) much mental distress, ever since the death
of her beloved daughter, yet no immediate danger was ap-
prehended by herself or family, until Monday the 6th. Upon
Tuesday evening she fell into a lethargic slumber, which was
seldom broken, and expired without a struggle.
We understand that there is no doubt that the immediate
cause of her death was water on the brain, occasioned by
intense mental anxiety and distress.
We feel persuaded that this mournful event will not only
fill the parish of Loudoun, where she was beloved and re-
spected, and a numerous circle of deeply attached friends,
with unfeigned sorrow, but that, from its intimate con-
nection with the late tragedy in the palace, it will also be
heard of with sincere regret by the nation at large. Esteeming
it to be our duty and our privilege to direct the attention of
our readers to those " lights of the world," which shine amons
them, " that they, seeing their good deeds, may glorify God,'
it affords us the sincerest pleasure to be able to state, from
undoubted evidence, that the lamented Lady Hastings was a
devoted and a matured Christian. If to esteem self as no-
thing, and Christ as all—if "to pray," almost literally,
" without ceasing"—if to have firm and unshaken confidence,
at all times, in the wisdom and in the love of God ; if, in the
depth of her distress, heartily to forgive, and to pray for
those who brought desolation into her innocent
hungry,clotheand happ
family ; if to visit the sick, and feed the and
the naked, for her Master's sake ; if to love all, " especially
those of the household of faith"—if these graces are genuine
fruits of the Spirit, that sp
given her to irit she had a!)ovewma;ax.erne.heArntdo
if it was "believe," so also it ,
suffer." Her whole life was one of trial. Her bark may
often have been envied by the ambitious, and admired by the
world, but it was borne over a rude a 9 boisterous ocean.
" Yet the loud wind blew from the right point, it made a
noise, but drove faster to the harbour.' Her Her bereaved fa-
mily may feel assured, that they have the sympathy of all
and the prayers of many.

Full dress dinner parties were given last evenin gby Vas
-
count Melbourne and Lord John Russell, which the Queen's speech, on opening the session 4 Parliament iament this
day was read by the two ministers to their respective guests.
The party at Lord Melbourne's, at his official residence in
Downing-street, consisted of between 20 and 30 peers, and
Lord John
Speaker and a Russell's, at the Foreign-office, consisted of the
moos, mostl large party of members of the House of Com-
Herald y connected with the Administration.—Morning
of yesterday.
We r DEATH OF THE LANDGRAVINE OF HESSE HOMBURG.
—egret to state that intelligence was received Yesterday
morning, by the members-of the royal family, of the demise
of the Landgravine -of Hesse .HombUrg', The precise. time
of the death of this revered lady has not transpired, but we
understand it took place chi-Friday, 'last. ''The deceased
princess was' the third datiihter of King George the Third,
and sister of their Rtiyal Highbeisel: the Princess Augusta,
Duchess of Gloucester, Duke -of Cambridgs, Duke 'Of
Susses, Princess Sophia, alitthis Majesty the ling of Han-
over. Htr Majesty was:born the 22nd of May, i 770, and
was married the 7th of kpril,-ISIB, to the LAIIa grave Frede-
rick Joseph Louis of 'HesSe Homburg, who died the 2nd of
April, 1829; Her highness had been in delicate health for
some time past. By the death of her highnes the whole of
the royal fatally placed in deep moUrninlfr.-MOrnito
Herald re'' yesterday.

SlR,—Since the debate in the Council yesterday relative
to the Borough Watch-rate Act, 1 have referred to the ac-
count of the proceedings of a General Vestry held on the
30th October last, as reported in the Mercury of the Ist of
November.
Mr. John Clarke distinctly stated, " That it was not th intention of the Council to levy any such rate. They nev e
sought the power. He could state that, upon good authority,
(and this would save the parish £5OO or £6OO, if it should b„
found compulsory on the Council, to levy this rate) the' themselves would come forward to apply to Parliament fo
an act to deprive them of that power. (Hear, hear, with
cheers.)" Name your authority. "He had the authority of
Mr. Bolton for saying what he had done." Oh, oh, and
laughter.) "He thought it was premature of the vestry to
entertain the subject, and moved an adlournment of the
question sine die."
Now, sir, Mr. Clarke thus came forward, declaring him-
self your mouth-piece on that occasion :—You were known
as the deputy-chairman of the finance committee—you are
considered as one of the prime movers of the clique who di-
rect the council : therefore, it was taken for granted that the
dominant party in the council would not oppose the rescind-
ing of this act. In the debate yesterday, you contended for
the propriety of the council retaining the power, of levying
a Borough 'Watch-rate, It was said that Mr. Cooper and
myself were actuated by improper motives, in our opposition,
that it was electioneering motives whlich caused us to take
the part we were pursuing. The liberal party are very liberal
in their abuse of those who oppose their measures. I will
not say but that on the 30th of October, the eve of an election
in Castle-street ward, that you really did entertain an opinion,
it was proper this act should he annulled. At present, it is
evident, you entertain a different opinion, and that you con-
ceive it is right, the council should have the power to
levy the rate.
With respect to the act in question, some curious circum-
stances deserve to be noticed. A copy was sent down to
the Town-clerk, the day after it was introduced into Parlia-
ment. The council was not informed of it ; the parish
authorities knew nothing of it but the Town-clerk ; and it
is reasonable to surmise, that yourself and a few others,
were acquainted of the circumstance. Ido consider that the
council and the parishioners of Liverpool, were improperly
treated, in not having the information given.
I have referred to the act, and I must again state, that
there is no occasion to go to Parliament for such a bill, as
the Town-clerk recommends. The 16th-part of a penny is
a sufficient rate, to impose by this act, if it be compulsory to
enforce any rate. The words distinctly are :—" That no
such rate shall in any one year exceed 6d. in the pound." I
care not if a dozen lawyers told me it was imperative to levy
6d., the obvious, and the only meaning is, that the rate may
be as much less as the council think proper, but in no case
more than 6d.
I consider it proper to address you thus publicly, in order
that you may place yourself in a right position before the
parishioners ; as it might appear, that on the eve of an
election, you authorised an individual, to state in your name,
an intention which you never contemplated.—Yours, &c.
ISAAC HOLMES.

Sand Hill, 16112 Jan. 1840.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Will you allow me, through the medium of your
paper, to acknowledge the liberal donation of £6. from " A
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This is a practical result of the benefit of bringing the va-
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The following appropriation will, I hope, meet the views
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Lord's Day Society
Hibernian Society
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Irish Sunday School Society
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the Jews
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