The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-01 00:00:00

pect to conciliate the wolf. The supposition involves an
absurdity too gross to impose upon the most credulous.

These remarks have been extorted from us by a re-
trospect of the proceedings in the HoUSe of Commons on
Tuesday evening. Sir Robert Peel has consented; in
the name of the conservative oppOsition, to tlie establish-
ment •
of rnunicorporations in eleven cities and towns
Ireland, ea containing a population of 15,000 or
more. The, following are the particulars upon which
this concession is grounded :

First, that the members of the municipality shall be
elected by bona fide £lO householders, ascertained by
some unerring test of qualification, such as rating to the
poor if the poor-law bill should pass; but in any case by
some criterion by which fraud shall be absolutely and
effectually excluded.

SecOndly, these municipalities tooltave no control over
the administration of justice by the appointment of either

sheriffs or recorders—such appointment to rest with the

government.
Thirdly, the municipalities to have, no authority over
any police force, the. direction of such force to remain
with the.governrnent.
Fourthly, the municipalities to administer the corpor-
.ate funds, subject to review by a 'general board of audit,
which shall take care that the monies expended shall be
expended only for legitimate purposes.
Fifthly). tolls where not hypothecated for the payment
of a debt; to be abolished—and
Sixthly, charity trusts to remain as at 'present, until
the legislatUre shall otherwise provide, the Lord Chan-
cellor meanwhile filling up any vacancies as they may
occur a.nd" in any future arrangement under this head,
provision must be made, that trustees of charities design-
ed for the use of the Established Churclfshall themselves
be members of the church.
In addition to these conditions the right hon. bart.
proposes, that any of the smaller towns may, if a majority
of the inhabitants require it, have municipal corporations
upon the same terms.
In reference to the fist condition, we would merely
remark, that it is useless to think of providing..“ any cri-
terion by which fraud shall be absolutely and effectually
excluded," as long as perjury is considered a virtue when
the interests of the Roniish church are concerned. Re 7
specting the other conditions it is scarcely necessary to
make any further observation, than that they interpose no
imaginable-obstacle-to the ascendancy of the Popish fac-
tion.

But the worst feature in the plan is, that any peddling
little town in Ireland may, if a majority of the inhabit-
ants require-it, obtain a charter of incorporation. Oppor-
tunities will thus. be afforded in every district for oppres-
king the Protestants, whose condition in the smaller
towns will be found far more degrading than in the larger
cities. In the latter; the Protestants frequently compose
a numerical majority,. and possess a degree of influence,
from their wealth and station in society, which may, in
some measure, neutralize the mischief which any bill for
reforming the Irish corporations must entail; bin in the
smaller towns, the tyranny of the Papists will be found
overwhelming.
In .shOrt,.we know of no safe way of dealing with the
Irish municipalities than to abolish them altogether, or
to, leave them as they are. We have *never heard of any
mischief that they have done under their present consti-
They. have answered the end for which they
were established. • They have formed garrisons for .the
protection of British influence in Ireland. They have
served as means of defence to the Protestants of Ireland;
anc.ratlier:than -We should throw these ramparts with
munitions into ihe'hands of the enemy of British
inddellte!sa,Od'4theProtestantlaitl4 let us rase them to
tlirfo.7indaliOn:--let.us. leave no vantage ground to the
tOi. turn the means of safety into a weapon
of'petfpetnal annoyance.
'fi;.„"ibaieier way the question of Irish policy may be
treated -in 'Parliament, we are confident that the cry of
the pjiple. of England will be " NO SURRENDER !"
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tutioo.

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STE4cit :To NEW Yoaic—The City of Dublin Company. are
preparing to share in the competition in transatlantic steam
navigation. They propose announcing their plans immediately.
We viish.this enterprising company every success; and though
last in the field', we do not expect they will be last. in the race
for fame and profit.

TIAE TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE AssoctmrioN.--The
gentleman from Bristol, who spoke at the monthly meeting of
this assa-Riation, on .Monday night last, with so much originality
and .eloquence,-•is Mr. Henry Bushell, merchant, of Bristol.
We were not in 'possession of his name .when our report ap-
pearcd on Tuesday last. •

The grace, belonging to Messrs. ShandS, arrived here on the
23d instant, from Autigua, with a eargd of 600 casks sugar and
molasses. she commenced discharging 24th, finished on the
26th, anti went to sea again on the 30th inst., in all. a period of
seven days only.

NNW MAGtSTRATES.—On Monday last,. being the first day
of the, pending Salford sessions, Paul Moou James, Esq., of
Manchester, late of Birmingham, And William. Smith, Esq., of
Reddish House, Stockport, came upon the bench, took the
oaths, and qualified as inagist rates of this county. •
MR. St.' Armites BALL.—A morning ball was given yester-
day, • at thi Adelp.bi Hotel, to, Mr. St. Albin's pupils, and a
greater treat could not have been afforded to the very numerous
and fa'shiithable codipany that assembled. The room was quite
full, and presented a brilliant appearance. Some very elegant
and graceful dances wereperformed. We remarked particularly
a minuette and gavotte by four young ladies, also au allemand
by nice; La Cachucha was also danced in a.style to elicit the
wannest applause. Mr. St. Albin should be proud indeed of his

IIiCRIOCS PIECE OF MECHANISM.-4 very curious as.well
as elegant piece of mechanism is now exhibiting for sale at Mr.
InsteeS io the Crescent. 'lle, figures consist of a Persian
Rope dancer with attendant musicians. It is really a beautiful
work of ingenuity and art..

GRANO CORONATION MASQUERADE:—ne understand that
the Royal A mpitheatre will be fitted up fora grand masquerade
on the evening of the 28th instant, in celebration of the ap-
proaching coronation. The pit will be boarded .over, and the
loWer part surrounded with splenlid paintlngs. A ba.ndoftwenty-
fw)).; under, the direction Stubby, will he in attendance.
We fiave no doubt that the comliany will be both nun:lett:as and
aelect:

'ties are, no, doubt, talked shout; but securities have been talked
Of before, with no less confidence.
"The return of Sir Robert Peel to office may be expected
when the Irish church question shall-have been, quietly, thrown
overloard. Some superstitious conservatives regard the coming
year with considerable apprehension. The nines have been un-
lucky years for conservatism. In 1829, the emancipation act
was passed. In 18.39, the overthrow of the established church
of Ireland will, in all probability, be completed.
These considerations are entitled to the most serious
attention of the people—the Protestant people of
England. The time for a temporising policy has long
since gone by—the popish and republican factions are as
clamorous as ever—concession has only stimulated fresh
demands—the very existence of our national church is in
imminent danger—our constitutional privileges are at
stake—and all that is rendered dear to us by the stamp
of antiquity and the impress of Christianity is now
vibrating in the balance. It is therefore incumbent
upon the people of England to be incessantly on their
guard, lest the.grand enemy of (heir liberties should ob-
tain any advantage from the lukewarmness of their
leaders.

The grand question at issue, and which must be speed-
ily resolved, is, whether Ireland shall be thrown into the
hands of the Popish faction, or be retained as an
pendage to the British crown—whether the Church of
• Ireland is to be sustained. in a state of efficiency, or of-
feted up Its 'a sacrifice to-glut the craving appetites of the
rabble-priests of Maynooth—whether the loyalty of the
Protestants or the rebellious machinations of the Ribbon-
:men is to be stigmatised
,as a'crime-7---whether peace, or-
'der, and subordination, or misrule, V iolence,andanarchY,
. Are to obtain-the ascendancy in that country. This is
' the contingency which depends upon the policy pursued
•lowards Ireland—whether she is to belost: or preserved
,as an integral:portion .of. the British empire.
—.There is but one way in which Ireland can be g 0...,
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iirnett peaceably, and that is by crushing. the temporal
power of the Popish priests. It is perfectly idle to ex-
pect any geodresult from a conciliatory policy. What
ha's concession already done ? As-we have said before,
it has only tended to increase the clamour of the pesti:
ferouspopiih faction—it has only added fresh fuel to
their zeal for the subversion Of the Protestant religion---
;it has only made them more turbulent and disloyal. It
is idle to talk of any " satisfactory adjustment" of the
tithe question. Is it not on . record that the grand ob-
ject of the Pdpists is, not the purgation of the Esta-
blished Church from any of its abuses—not the removal
of any practical grievance connected with the collection
of tithes—but the entire overtln ow of the church, and -
the alienation of its revenues to Popish objects ? Is it
not as notorious as daylight that any thing short of this
must prove unsatisfactory.to the Papists? Why, then,
talk of conciliating them ? As well might the lamb ex,