The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. On the 29th a riot
took place at Stockport, owing to the fury of a number
of Irish Romanists, who displayed some of the fruits of
their priestly instruction. On the same day died HENRY
CLAY, one of the most eminent statesmen to whom
America has given birth.

JULY.—On the Ist of this month the long-expected pro-
rogation of Parliament took place. It was followed
immediately by a proclamation for its dissolution, and
the writs were issued for the election of a new Parlia-
ment. On the sth a terrific thunder. storm did consi-
derable damage almost all over England. On the 7th
the election for Liverpool took place, and resulted in a
complete triumph for the Conservative candidates and
the cause of the British Constitution, the numbers at
the close of the poll being—

Turner (C)...... 6493 Cardwell (R).... 5247
Mackenzie (C) 6377 Ewart (R) ...... 4910
It was the first decisive blow in favour of the DERBY
Administration, and had a beneficial effect on other
elections.—The statement of the National Revenue,
which was published on the 6th, showed a decrease on
the year of £467,523, but an increase on the quarter of.
£l44,6Bl,—another gratifying proof of the revival of
trade under Conservative auspices.—On the 17th the
French President commenced his celebrated tour
through the provinces, in order to lay in a stock of
popularity for his meditated promotion to the more
permanent title of Emperor. It was a succession of
triumphal fetes, the object of which was afterwards
realised in the appeal to Universal Suffrage.—The close
of the month brought many ominous reports from
America, owing to the determination of the English to
prevent any encroachment on the British fisheries.
The alarm was, however, a mere electioneering dodge
on the part of Mr. WEBSTER, and ended as it began—
in smoke.

AUGUST.—This month is usually devoted to Races, Re-
gattas, and other modes of relaxation, during the warm
weather, from the fatigues of business, the only persons
actively employed being the agriculturists, who are en-
gaged in getting in the harvest. It is, therefore, ordi-
narily barren of incident for the historian.—On the 3rd
died the celebrated Comte D'ORSAY, who, without
possessing any very great qualities except as a clever
artist, secured to himself an extended reputation of a
certain kind.—On the 9th HER MAJESTY, with her
Royal Consort, took her departure from England on a
visit to her uncle, the King of the Belgians, and re-
turned in about a week.—The verdict of an Irish jury
of " wilful murder " against a magistrate and some
soldiers, for defending themselves from a riotous attack
instigated by Romish priests, at Sixmile Bridge, testi-
fied how little such men were fit to be intrusted with
the privilege of trial by jury.—On the 20th the trial
took place, at the Liverpool Assize, of Ann and Sarah
Rimmer, on the charge of having attempted to poison
the daughter of one of the prisoners, and they were
capitally convicted ; but the accuser having since been
proved to have committed perjury, has thrown conside-
rable doubt on the justice of the sentence, though it has
not been reversed.—The 21st witnessed the departure
from Liverpool of the giant steam-ship Great Britain
for Australia, with a full complement of emigrants.
The intelligence from Australia at the close of the
month, with further discoveries of gold, increased the
mania for emigration to that region.
SEPTEMBER.—This month is looked forward to as the
commencement of Partridge-shooting, and many are
the hopes indulged in on taking the field. On the 14th,
England lost the foremost man of all the world, by the
death of the illustrious Duke of WELLINGTON, at a ripe
old age. He died at Walmer Castle, and was buried in
St. Paul's Cathedral, with all the pomp and magnifi-
cence which could be lavished by national gratitude for
his matchless services. On the 14th also, the Bishop of
Jerusalem paid a visit to Liverpool. The American
papers were filled with reports of the exciting contest
which was going on for the election of President of the
United States. The emigrant ship Bhurtpore was
wreched off Wexford, on the coast of Ireland, and about
four hundred of the crew and passengers were saved.
The accounts which were published of the Liverpool
Dock Trustees showed an income of £246,686 ss. Bd.
The increase in the number of ships was from 4,746, in
1800, to 21,473, in 1852, and of tonnage from 450,060
tons, in 1800, to 3,912,506, in 1652. On the 27th. the
Royal Park Theatre, in Parliament-street, was opened,
and has since enjoyed a very successful career.

OCTOBER.—On the 7th of this month the Earl of DERBY
visited Liverpool, and was hospitably entertained by the
Mayor, Twos. LITTLEDALE, Esq., at the Town Hall.
The statement of the National Revenue, which was
published on the 11th, showed a decrease on the year of
£437,397, and an increase on the quarter of £28,929.
On the 13th, HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, on her
return from Scotland, paid a visit to the city of Chester,
and passed on to Bangor to view the Britannia Bridge,
over the Menai Straits. On the same day, at a meeting
of the trustees,' a contract was signed for the long-
desired completion of the Birkenhead Docks. The
comprehensive plan fOr the improvement of the town of
Liverpool, by the present Mayor, S. HOLME, Esq., was
brought before the Town Council, and met with general
approval, but its execution was ultimately postponed for
want of funds. The registration, by the Revising Bar-
risters, in South Lancashire and Cheshire, resulted in
a considerable gain to the Conservative cause, by the
wholesale disfranchisement of Radical faggot voters.
On the 16th, LOUIS NAPOLEON returned from his tour,
and was received in Paris with triumphal demonstra-
tions by his partisans. He had, very prudently, ba-
nished or imprisoned all the opposition. In America,
the agitation was going on for the election of President
of the United States, and here there was an agitation
little less exciting for the election of Liverpool Town
Councillors. On the 18th, the Liverpool Free Library
and Museum was opened, in Duke-street, by the Wor-
shipful the Mayor, and has since been so well attended
as to create a desire for a more spacious building. On
the 23d, a public meeting took place in the Town Hall,
when it was unanimously resolved to raise a fund for
the erection of a monument to the late Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, and the subscription has since reached nearly
£6OOO. On the 24th, died DANIEL WEBSTER, the
greatest of America's surviving statesmen. At the close
of the month there was considerable excitement in mo-
netary and political circles, owing to the determination
of the Turkish Government to decline the Loan which
had been contracted for, and return the first instalment
which had been paid.
NOVEMBER.—On the Ist, according to municipal law,
the election for Town Councillors took place, with varied
results in the several wards.—AßD-EL-KADER, the
Arab chief, having been released from prison, through
the clemency of Louis NAPOLEON, visited Paris, and
was for a time the lion of that gay capital.—The steam-
ship Melbourne, which left with emigrants for Austra-
lia, put into Lisbon in distress, and afforded another
proof of the inferiority of government-built vessels,
when compared with those constructed by private en-
terprise.—On the 2d, a Free-trade gathering took place
at Manchester, and proved as vapid as the policy of its
promoters.—On the 4th, the new Parliament aaaembled,
and proceeded to the re-election of Mr. SRAW
LEFEVRE as Speaker; the first week was occupied in
in swearing in the members ; and on the 11th, the ses-
sion was formally opened with a speech from the throne,
which was one of the most intelligible that had been
delivered for a long time.—On the Bth, the formal step
for gratifying the ambition of LOUIS NAPOLEON was
commenced by a senatus consulturn, which recommended
an appeal to the people on the question of his being
declared Emperor. This was done, and the number of
votes were announced to be—ayes, 7,864,189; noes,
253,145.—0 n the 9th, the Town Council of Liverpool
unanimously elected SAMUEL HOLME, Esq., Mayor for
the ensuing year; and the same morning witnessed
the extraordinary occurrence of the shock of an earth-
quake, which was distinctly felt in Liverpool, and for
many miles round.—On the 18th, the funeral of the
late Duke of WELLINGTON was celebrated with unex-
ampled magnificence, and attraited the largest crowd of
spectators ever seen in the metropolis. Further ac-
counts were received of still increasing gold discoveries
in Australia, and several vessels brought large quanti-
ties of that metal. Most disastrous floods occurred in
many parts of England, and most of the low lands were
under water.—On the 23d, an enormous meeting was
held in the Amphitheatre, in this town, to protest
against the introduction of the Romish practice of
Auricular Confession into the Church of England. On
the same day, the House of Commons divided on Mr.
VILLIERS' motion—affirmative of the wisdom and jus-
tice of Free-trade policy,—and rejected it by 338 to 258,
being a majority of 80 in favour of ministers. The elec-
tion for American President resulted in the return of
General PIERCE, the democratic candidate, by a large
majority over General Scorr.
DECEMBER.—On the 3d of this month the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER made his financial statement, the
chief features of which were an increase and extension
of the House-tax, and a reduction of half the Malt
duty. The discussion upon the first item commenced
on the 10th) and on the 17th the House of Common;