The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

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A JURYM AN.—TVe hare, generally .speaking, made up our
minds. that we trill give no opinion whatever as to the cause of the
collision, but as to the citcumstances of the death !
A not her Jt2nY MA N.—lf he had remained quietly in his cabin,
he would hare remained well to this day!
Mr. STA,THA nt.—g„ dituln the ships' coming tovether were
the cause of his death, hut, L don't wish to go into the proceed-
ings at all.

The ConoN Ea. said, he was not killed by the collision at all, but
liy his own exertions to escape. Ile thought they ought to hear
all the evidence of the crown!
The evidence of the steward, before taken, was then read to
the rollowina effect:—
George Itiehardson, steward on board the Lucifer, was on
board the packet when she sailed from Liverpool on fuesday
the 20th inst. The deceased was ki passenger on board. When
they had steamed down the river nearly as far as the rock, be •
heard Lieut. Tudor sing out "starboard" three or four tones or
more. Ile was then in the cook's house preparing dinner for
Mr. Brooke. On coming out he saw a saw a ship bearing down
towards the packet, about '2O yards from the packet. and which
still kept nearing them. Before he came out of the cook-house
be heard orders given to stop the engine and back the packet. •
The ship was hated, and she kept running in upon the packet,
and ran into the packet's paddle-box, and stove it in and broke
the padd:e-beam and the arms of the wheels, and soon after he
saw Mr. Brooke trying to get on board the ship. Ile laid hold
of the cat •head of her, and as the ship rose, there being a great
• swell in the river by the severity of the gale, and on her coming
down attain he was jammed with his legs between the steamer
and the ship, on which he loosed his hold and tell backwards
into the boat belonging to the packet, which was lying on the
packet's deck. Directly afterwards he jumped on boa rd the
ship with a view of saving himself, and then heard Lieut. Tudor
colt to the ship's crew, back your foresail, and he (witness) also
said to some of the ship's (new "why don't von let go the foie-
topsail brace?' 'mid on that the crew went immediately and let
go the brace, and he (witness) went and assisted others of the
crew to haul hick the weather brace. The foretop-sail was full
till he assisted to hack it. lie then returned on board the
packet, and saw Mr. Brooke lying on the deck by the' side of
the host. but did not gut near Film. He went. into the cabin and
in a short time came out of it, and then saw Mr. Brooke stand-
ing on one foot and leaning on the sky-light. II called out to
hint (witness) "my good fellow lend me a hand, will you ?"
on which he went to him, and on laying hold of him to assist
him, saw his left leg was broken about a third part tip the leg.
lie (witness) ink him up in his arms and carried him to the
coin pan ion, being the entrance of the cabin, and as he did not
wish to go below he called for a mattrass and laid him down
upon it. He was bleeding at that time Irons his blow over his

right eye, which was swollen as large as a hen's egg. He was
afterwards- carried Into the cabio,• and witness left the packet
with the mail bags, by the Hero steamer, to fetch a surgeon.
Mr. Sur ham wished to put some questions to Lieut.• Tudor.
The ConoNLe said if the Jury wished to call Lieut. Tudor
again he wished to ask hint suite questions himself ! glow the
picket got on the Cheshire side, and why the position of the
packet was such as would make it perhaps more easy for the
Ship to strike it.
A juryman thought the words "culpable negligence" an un-
gu expression;
After a lengthened and most irregular discussion, in which
the Coroner never exerted his authority of presiding in his own
court and direrting the inquiliesto be wade. and in which the
jury seemed to be the masters: and determined nut to• admit
any further evidence as tit the,collisien. or the causeof the acci-
dent, and in which they frequently e'xpressed, that "they thought
seme defferetica should he paid to the wishes the jury,"
Mr. STA-I.IIAM submitted, OM supposing the depositions went
[refine a judge, with the words " culpable negligence" iu
them, the judge wont(' say, " The jury is hound to hind a ver-
dict of manslaughter "
A Jurytnau.—The jury are not bound to. believe Captain
'Tudor!
Captain CHAPPELL.—I suppose that is not meant as it is
said ?
'1 he Jury.—( Perhaps with tAe fear of pistols for two before
their eyes)--islo, Uo, no. Ott chat Captain Tudor said we hate
not fonuned any opinion at all !
Another Juryman.—ln that he was accessory to his own
death himself.
Captain CHAPPELL said there was no wish on thepart of the
officers to niipute wilfulness to the Captain of the West Ches-
ter, but that there was negligence and, mismanagement Which
they should feel hound to allege in a court ofjustiee.
A Juryman.-- Therefore. we du nut wish it to come under our
obsovation !
This extraordinary scene continued for some time longer,
the jury determining only to receive tire evidence of the sur-
geon, •' to complete," as they said, " the evidence," the coro-
ner yielding up all authority, saying " they were irregular
altogether.'
Mr. James Frederick Vale, surgeon, of Birkenhead, was
then examined.—fits evidence went to prove, that on the Wed-
nesday morning he prtireeded down the river to the steam-
packet Lucifer, along with Mr. Stephenson, surgeon,• where he
saw Mr. Brooke Ding on the cabin decks, coveted with
blankets. Ile had a compound comminated fracture of the
left leg. He had received an injury on the right leg, but that
was not then examined. Finding him in an- .exhausted state
he thought it better not to disturb hint till he was removed on
shore. lie was lauded at the Sloyney at Bit kenheatl, and
meantime Mr. Bickersteth, surgerre„ of Liverpool, was
sent tor, and arrived by the time the deceased was
removed to Poi Le's lintel. They' then examined his lett
limb, and found the fracture, as above described,. with an
extensive laceration of the tousles. They cunsulted on the pia—
priety of amputating the limb, but on examining the right leg
there was discovered a c 'tumid dislocation of the two bones
of the light foot, and displacement of two others, which intuted
them to change their opinion as to the propriety of amputation.
They did not perform any operation, but simply' removed the
ends of the buttes and put the leg in its nalural position. His
pulse gradual!) sunk, and he hourly became weaker as symptoms
of mortification manifested themselves, when he died on Friday
about eleven o'cloek at night, tit the injuries he had received.
Captain Choppel was then exammen, and deposed that he le,
ceivtd an utlicurl letter hum Lieut. Tudor, between nine and
ten o'clock on l'u_snay inglit, by the hand of George Melia; d-
son, the steward, stating the circumstanees of the accident, and
requesting iminediate medical assistance to be sent to the
Lucifer He immediatety sent to Mr. smith, surgeon, Birken-
head, whe called liven him immediately, but said he was liable
to s ekness on the slightest motion of a vessel, antis', far bone
being of any use to the sufferer he should require attendance
himself if he went. lie then proceeded to the house or Mr.
Vale, surgeon, who consented to g", but said be should want au
assistant, and, while Mr. Vale went to look fun Mr. Stephanson,
surgeon, witness went to Mr. NV ilioughby's ferry, at Birken-
head, to engage a•steam•boat, but as Mr. Wiloughby had just
had uui run down he could not spare the other. lie then a ent
to the Woodside Ferry-house, but found the gates caused, and
he proceeded to the house of the manager and ascertained that
the steam was blown tiff, the beats moored in the river, and the
engineers and crew dispersed an I gone home. After using
every exertion he found it impossible to get a steamer that night,
so made arrangements to start next morning, and did so et six
o'clock, working the engine with time fireman and steering the
vessel himself, the crew pot having all arrived. On arriving at
the Lucifer he vomit nit bring his al canter near •tier, owing I()
the heavy sea, and got on board with the surgeons by means of
a boat. They found it impossible to remove Captain Brooke
in his disabled state and it ah the sea twining as it was. so he
determined to tow the Lucifer up the river, which he did by
means of three steamers. one of which, on getting near Liver.
Poi, was sent for Mr. Bickersteth, and the deceased was
lauded at the Slot tie, at Birkeuhead. In answer to his ques-
tions, the surgeims informed hilt that however desiciable it
might have bet n to have got hit. Brooke off eariier, yet as the
Imam.' rage harm not been exce•site, they did not conceive that
the delay had been of niateria in inry to him. Ile asked Lieut.
Tudor at,y the deceased hai. no been sent atilt 'he Hero the
night before atom, with the 11.11 bags? and her at ,I, that the
swell was at great, that he found it impossible a tinout the risk
of great i,jury in Min to transfer the deceased front the Lucifer
to the Here. l'is leg was note banging by the Integuments,
and he was afraid of its being turn off by the removal. The
cause of the Lucifer starling so late on the night in question
from Liverpool, was the heavy gale, which caused delay in
getting the mail bags on board:
Mr. John Powe, of the Woodside Hotel, disposed, that the
deceased (lieu at tour minutes past eleven, on Finlay night. On
ihe coffin plate he was described as Captain Thomas Brooke,
of the Fin; Royals, of Coldbruuk, of the county of Feinianagh,
aged 3-I.'
The jury then said, they wished to retire to consider their
verdict

The CORaNEtt said he had no objections.
Th. jury then retired, and after a short interval returned
oh the following vet diet. " That the deceased, Thomas
Brooke. Erq., can e by his death in consequence of wounds
and tractuies, received in attempting to escape limn the steam
packet Lucifer, itt nbleb he %las a passenger, into the ship
Wesiebester, during. a gale of wind, and wilt et the 7essels were
in violent collision; but as to the cause of ruck collisou, or by
whom v e do not feel qualified to offer an opinion.
And the jury beg to record their perfect satisfartion, that after
the unfortunate accident, every possible exertion was used by
the parties concerned with the government steam packet Lu-
cifer , for the relief of the deceased."
The Couoismt said, be comd not go into many of the sub-
jects included in the verdict. lle cutrid only go into the cause
of death.
U.tunately, after much further irregular conversation, and in
which the whole question of hearing or not further evidence,
was gain gone into, a joiyman saying, the reason uhy they did
nut wish to hear the a hole of the evidence wds, because, they
sat there entirely with reference to the accident, and not to
inquire into the merits of individuals!
The Foreman--(Mr. Russell).--And were we compelled to
golbroogh the evidence 7ou have, we should just be where we
are—gire the same eirdict!
The CouoNER.—I don't like your proceedings at all gentle-
men ;it is irregular altogether. he question is, is any one
criminal fur this gentleman's death ? aye or no; that is the
question.
A juryman (Mr. Richard Bryan's, jun.) "We avoid that
question ! We have delivered in our verdict."
The foreman—The coroner has expressed himself dissatis-
fied.

Captain Chappell—your verdict is accidental death.
Mr. STATH A M.—lt may be all very well to go berme the pub-
lic, but it goes for nothing. We are perfectly satisfied when we
hear the jury say that " we don't mean any blame on Captain
Ferris."

A juryman.—Certainly
"e don'tnly,wend',t);.iiify ot-heidnaid,7tlethsheosuolrdt.notice
that in our verdict, u
The CouoNER.—I shall go into another room, gentlemen, and
draw out's verdict to be sutnnitted to your approval.
To this the jury assented, and the coroner retired.
On his return he read over the following verbose verdict
which was agreed to and signed by the jurv—"That the said
Thomas Brouke, on the 20th day of March aforesaid, in the
year aforesaid, being a passenger on board of one of her Ma-
jesty's steam packets called the Lucifer, steaming down the
river Mersey in a severe gale of wind in her course from Liver-
pool, in the county of Lancaster, to Kingstown, near Dublin,
In that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, called It elaud, and a certain American ship called the
Westchester, then and there sai.ing up the said river to Liver-
pool aforesaid, the said ship called tire Westchester, on coming
up to the said steam packet, then and there struck the said
steam packet with her bow Ott the starboard paddle box and
stove it in, and did there damage to the said steam packet.
And the jury aforesaid. on their oath afatesaid, do further say
that the said Thomas Brooke, while the said steam-packet and
ship called the Westchester, were lying, close together, and
heaving up and down on the waves of the said river, haying
seized hold of the eat head of the said ship vatted the West-
chester. to escape on board her, it happened accidentally casu-
ally and by misfortune, that the legsnfthe said Thomas Brooke
were there and then jammed between the sail steam-packet
awl the said ship, by reason and meatus whereof, he, the
said Thomas Brooke, did then and there receive a mortal
compound fracture of the bones of the left leg of him, the
said Thomas Brooke, and great laceration of the muscles
of the said leg, and also a fracture and dislocation of the aticle
bones of the right foot of him the said Thomas Brooke, of which
said mortal fracture, laceration, arid dislocation, he, the said
Thomas Brooke, on the said 20th day of March, aforesaid, in
the year aforesaid. on board the said sieant-packet, and Also at
Birkenhead aforesaid. in the aforesaid county, until the 2.11
of the Sallie month of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid,
did languish, and languishing did Jive. On the said 23.1 day of
Match aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, he, the said Thomas
Brooke, at Birkenhead at'oresaid, in the aforesaid county, of the
mortal fracture, laceration, and dislocation aforesaid, did die."
Tne court then broke up.
Our readers will see, from the above report, which we have
given very fully, that the jury were met to inquire whether the
accident which" caused the death of Captain Brooke was the
result of carelessness, negligence, ignorance, or fault, or was
purely a mischance; but they thought tit to cast overboard this,
the only question into which they were to inquire (and the
canner permitted it) and find that the collision caused the
death; and that the death was accidental. They refused all
evidence, anj were determined to impute blame to no one,
though their office was to inquire whether blame was imputable
or not. And on the evidence which they did receive, they found a
verdict directly contrary to it. It' there was "culpable negli-
gence." as was stated, on board the Westchester, they ought to
have inquired into that negligence, and whether there was any
groutol in the charge or met. As it is; despite the verdict,
which is absurd, the chatge rests on the captain of Ike West-
chester, and there is no evidence to disprove it. Mere the
matter may rest, but such an inquiry on the part of the crown,
into the cause of the death of an individual, is a perfect farce,
if it is no worse.

THE QUEEN AND THE DUCHhSS oe KENT.—We understand
that Alr. Lacey, Inc priniseller in Bold-street, will have on
View doting Monday, and Tuesday next, the two Original
portraits or the Queen and her illustrious parent, painted by
Chalon. Lithographs from them are now in progress by R. 8.
Lane, A. R. A. They will be worth seeing.
BAzA Ait IN AID OF S'EllOoLs.—Thc ladies of the Established
Church, and the ladies of the Wesle an Methodist Society, of
Newcastle, having each resigned to hold, a bazaar in August
next, one in aid of the schools connected with the establishment,
and the other in aid of the funds for the chapel and school rooms
now erecting in Blenheim-street, the two designs having been
formed about the same One, and without the ladies of one com-
munion knowing the intentions of the other until recently. a
, meeting of the ladies who hurl purposed holding a bazaar for the
latter abject, was held in the vestry of Brunswick-place Chapel,
on Monday the sth instant, when the design of the ladies con-
nected with the establishment was stated to the meeting, and
when it was unanimously agreed, " that although it might beat
the risk of losing a considerable part of the contemplated advan-
tage of holding their bazaar at the time first agreed upon, het
for the purpose of avoiding anything that might by possibility
interrupt the maintenance of kt friendly' touletstanditv, amongst
christian communities, the bazaar for the WesleyanMetbodist
chapel and school rooms should be deferred, and not held until
the month of May, in 1839."—Newcastle Journal.

THADESMEN'SCONSEHVATIVEASsOCIATION.

mit. en ESSWI4I

The monthly meeting of the Teat:cm/lee Conservative
Association was held on Tuesday evening, at the large room,
York +hotel. From the fact of our representative Mr. Cresswell,
having signified his intentien of being present on the occasion,
more th u common inlet est was generated by the anneticenient.
lAt platform was erected at (we end of the room, no which the.
Chairman and speakers took their stations. Over the chair the
beautiful Nag of the ssaciation wastirsplayett; and on the right
and left of this hung the handsome banner of the Conservative
party of St. Anne's Ward, and that which had been presented
by the ladies of that ward. The opposite wall of the room was
likewise decorated by some of the must handsome of the elec-
tiotieeritor N iga of the asseciation, bearing appropriate inn:)ips
lions. The room was crowded to excess ; even the music gal--
lery being crammed with auditors.
JAMES ASPINAI.I., FAT, was nominated to the chair, amid-'
the acclautat ems of the assemb y.
The CHAIKMAN immediately a unnunced that they should pro-
ceed to the business of the evening, which they might probably
get through before the arrival of their respected representative.
(Cheer, ) Ile was sorry that it had net fallen to the lot of some
mere able individual to preside over them on the occasion. He
took the opportunity of congratulating them on the return to
health of their worthy Chairman. He had been suffering severely
for stone time past, still it was with great difficulty they had
persuaded hint to absent himself, and remain in.the quiet of his-
fitfully circle for that evening. He begged to solicit their in--
dulgence on his own behalf. while he endeavoured to perform,'
to the best of his abilities, those oluties with which they had been'
pleased to entrust him. In the first plare he had to propose to
them as amens:her el the association, the Son ()lone of t he stanchest
conservatives in, the county,—Wm. Ford Hutton, Esq., of Hul-
ton-put k.. (Cheers.)-
Mr. GilailtGli HALL Ls Wit Estee begged to second that reso-.
!igloo, in the fullest conviction that they would have in the gen-
tleman named, an able, a zealous, acid efficient member.
(Cheers.).
The CHAIRMAN' put the resolution, hy requesting that all
who were against it would hold up their left hand. (Laughter.)
The CHA Flt MAN then went on with theregular business of put-
ting, for the approbation- of the meeting; the names of persons
prewised tier enrolment as new members.
This business was suddenly stopped by the entrance of Mr.
Cresswell, As our learned representative passed up the room
to the platform he was greeted by the must deafening cheers.
When Mr Cresswell made his appearance in front of the plat-
form the cheering was renewed end continued for simile time.
The Cu.Mll A:N said they were probably not aware that their
respected lepeesentative had- been labouring under severe
ind.sposition lie was sure, after chat he hail suffered, he
had made a great effort in tionimrtne them with his presence that
evening. When they had heard that he hid been so indisposed
he was sure they wierld ant hunt their indulgence. They would,
for the present, stopp-the business of proposing inenitiers, and he
should be glad to hear such resolutionsas any gentlemen might
have to lay before the meeting.
Mr HA itoisair stepped're the front of the platform, and pro-
posed that the thanks of the meeting be given to those gentle-
tri.tn whit had accepted-the office of vice-presidents tilithe assa.,
elation. (Cheers.)
,
Mr. EDtvAilD BYIFORD seeonueu the res.-401mi'; .
r. G. H. LAWRENCE said, as one ofthe individuitlSellud4
to, he begged to return thanks to the meeting :or the honour
conferred-upon hint. He hoped lie might be allowed to con-
gratulate the meeting on the presence of theft excellent repre-
sentative Mr. Cresswell. (Crt*Sis.) It vas with great pleasure
that he saw hint in that place, and particularly since tie knew
of the great siterifices which he had made to be there. They
hall great reason to be strristied with what he Incl dune shire he •
was returned as their rep esentat vt- in the /louse of Ctimmons.•
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services in that respect. (Cheers.) His noble colleague, Lot d.
Saudoo, (loud cheers.) he knew had expressed the greatest sa-
tisfaction at the assistance which he had received hon. him;
and he now came, and it was an eddy day, to tenderan account. of his stewardship.
Air. \WILKINS-0N said he had to propose the second resolution..
It was to the effect, that the association took the present oppor-
tunity of expressing, their approbation of the conduct of their
representatives, Lord Viscount Saudon, and Cresswell Cress-
well, Esq., and of their zeal nn all occasions to promote the
interests it the town. lie (Mr. Wilkinson) was stile the reso-
lution would be seconded by some getatlemau who was capable
of doing. justice to such a resolution.
Mr. PARKKR said, he seconded the resolution with extreme
pleasure. They had now the honourable gentleman amongst
them. lie did not wish to draw conclusions falsely. Let them
go into the enemy's camp, and they would see the estimation in
which their representative was held. Let them go to the cor-
poration themselves, who had paid him on a recent occasion
one of the highest compliments that it was possible to pay him.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) When Mr. Cresswell came to take
his seat in parliament. he found a Haase of Contemns in which
the honour of the country was at stake, and which was insulted
by the treachery of that fellow, Daniel O'Connell. (Loud
laughter, aud cheers.) They hail the testimony of Mr. Law-
rence as to the zeal "and ability of their respected representa-
tive. Of his services to various deputations which had gone
from this town to Leaden, many had spoken in high terms, and.
the deputation the Cottage Owners' Association. recently,
had been much indebted to him. (Cheers.) lie trusted the
delicate state of Mr. Cresswell'a health would be considered,
and that if be should address them but briefly, they would be
contented. (Cheers.)
Mr. CitessaeLt. then came forward, and was received with
enthusiastic and repeated cheers. Ile said, he much wished it
were in his power to make anything like an adequate return for
the kind reception they bad given him. It was, however,
beyond his stiength to address thee' for more than a few minutes.
He was not, indeed, suffering to the extent their worthy chairman
had stated. That gentleman might have stated very fairly, that
he was fitter fur bed than (many public exertion; but its he was
00.1 then, nor any occasion, desirous mf having accordedto hula
more credit than he deserved, lie did not claim theme-tit of making
so great an effort. He had been labouring for sometime under a
great a eakuess of voice, which rendered it almost as much as he
would do to get through. his professional duties, without the addi-
tion, however pleasing task, of attending meetings iu the evening.
But ungrateful indeed should he have been, had he not, thought
invalided much tin re seriously, attended their meeting or that
evening, not mere y fir the purpose of receiviug their tbauks,
but to give an account of any part of his parliamentary conduct
since they had done him the honour to elect him as their repre-
sentative. (Cheers, and exclamations of "It is not needed!")
As yet he had hail but httle opportunity of doing them service
or disservice: but short as the time had been since he reek Iris
seat in the legislature, opportunities might have occurre&of
voting either for or against such measures as prumised to be
beneficial to his constituents. On all such matters be was
ready then, as he would be at ail other times, to enter into any
explanatioa. (Cheers.) lie trusted be haul redeemed his
pledge,—(hear, and loud cheers,) —that on all matters connected
with parliamentary duty they should find him at their service,
whenever they should be•pleased to call upon him for his atten-
tion. (Cheeis.) Whenever he was consulting for the beeefit
of the town, -or rendering advice as to public matters teeny in-
dividual inhabitant, with all respect, for his own peculiar friend',
he had never known, and he trusted he never should know, a
distinction of parties. (Applause.) But while he said this, so
far as the interests of the town and of individuals welt. con-
cerned, there he drew a line. and in all questions affecting na-
linnet interests he avowed himself a party man. (Cheers.)
And whatever might have been his opinions before he went to
Parliament, undoubtedly he had seen nothing since to cause
him to idler those opinions in the slightest degree. ( Hear. and
cheers.) Amongst the few measures which had been passed
during the pi esent session, he could nut point to one which re-
dounded to the et edit of that administration as an opponent of
which he enteted the house. (Cheers.) It might be satisfac-
tory to them to hear, from a member of that house, that there
never was, se far as circumstances could enable him to judge,
a party more united in itself,—more perfectly cousisttint its the
opinions of its differeicituelontheirs:Thianii theteecoicitopilitivyaititiivceettifitily-
ence and unity with each li he
now sitting in the House of Commons. (Loud cheers.) Not
so her Majesty's Alinisters. ( Hisses and hooting.) There
might, indeed, be a unity of purpose amongst them. lie dou'Aed
not theme was,—the purpose for which they were united being,
to remain tier Majesty's Al iiiisters as long as they could. ( Hear,
hear.) But were their supporters all of the saute 'opinion with
themselves? (Hear, hear.) Were they tine compact and har-
monious body, voting in spentaneous coincidence for the mea-
sures propounded to them by her Majesty's ministers? Let
them attend a little to the proceedings. On the very first eight
of meeting, when dismissing the address to be . presented to the
throne in answer to her Majesty's most gracious speech, they
had one honourable member, connected with a considerable
body of ministerial auxiliaries, telling the governmeut, " We
du not support you because we like you : but we know that the
honourable gentlemen opposite are made of hard and unbend-
ing materials; you are made of squeezable materials, ( laughter,)
and because 'silo are made of squeezable materials, we will give
You our continued support." (Hear.) Of course the Minister,
hieing anxious to retain their assistance, was bound to prove
himself or such materials as his supporters expected to find him
intele of; and the first practical proof of his tieing Si was fur-
nished very shortly afterwards. Yeti will recollect, that at the
very outset of the session the member for Southwark moved for
a committee of inquiry into the pension list. The Minister
scouted the proposition at that time. But—there having been,
he supposed, a "squeeze" of sense sort in the interim (a laugh)
very soon after, that same Minister proposed himself the very
committee which he had previously refused to the entreaties of
the member for South wark —(hear, hear) —a committee to toter
upon that' inquiry which, some two or three years before, he had
declared could not be conducted without producing an exami-
nation which would he degrading and disgusting. (Hear, aud
cheers.) Yet of such '' squeezande" materials were the minis-
try made, that though the committee, by their own account, in-
volved iu it au inquiry which they had so characterised, because
they were " squeezed" by their own friends and supporters,
that committee must be granted ! (Cheers.) lie mentioned
this as a specituen of the sort of cement 'by which the members
of the party were held together. For the party to which he be-
longed, they were, he believed, actuated by but one sentiment,
that of preserving die institutions of the country. (Loud ap-
plause.) They haul but one common object, one common de-
sign, one bond of union. That it was which lt,pt them together,
and which, he trusted, ever would. (Fleas, hear, and loud
cheers.) The C-nservatire party in this town, he believed,
were hound by the same feelings, the same principles, and by
the desire of obtaining the same honest and honourable end.
lie trusted that, as they were united in their representatives,
the conservative berly,i in parliament, so the numbers of the
conservative holy in this town, of whom he saw so large and
respectable a portion before him, were, and ever would be,
fiutulv united as whets they first invited him to become their
candidate, and most honettrablv, most generously repesed in
him the imperrant trust ahiuh he then had the homier to hold.
(Cheers.) He was sure they would forgive him for not adduces-
ing them longer. In conclusion, he thanked them must
heartily, not (July on behalf of himself, but also on behalf of his
wade mid excetent colleague, (cheers,) in whom he bad always
found experience. sagacity, industry, kindness, and attention.
( I fear, hear.) If he hail to choose for himself a colleague with
whims he would wish to act, he could not choose another than
the noble lord with w hem they had associated him. (Three
cheers for Lotd Sandon.) He wou!il now bid them farewell
fur the present, hoping that when he met them again, after
having been longer in office, he would have more strength t.
give them an account of his stewardship. (Much cheering.)

Mr. GLAzE.ekook stood forward to propose the next resolution,
that the meeting returns Its cordial thanks to the gentlemen
who had honoured them 'by becoming members of the associa-
tion. The' chairman, when he first addressed them that evening
had intimated that there was a gentleman presrut whom he
wished to propose as a member, and he said it wou'd be suffi-
cient to mention his name to insure. for him a RI atik ing recep-
tion. They were names with which the esteem ef•ali Nho loved
the ronstitution of !brit country was connected. and the name
of Hutton was one of these. If they looked Vail, they would
find that it was one of those distinguished among the strongest
supporters of the conOitution and of the ii'staLlished Church.
(Cheers.) He bad the greatest pleasure to giving his support
to the resolution. and that the list strolungint thename of Hultoilt