The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We regret that eve have not yet had time to notice the paw
phlet on the " Erection of Warehouses on the Dock
Quays." The same remark applies to Mr. Loyd's letter
to the Chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce,-
and Mr. Jevon's pamphlet on the Corn-Laws.

ebe itiberpoot &tanbarb.

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FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1840.

We have received a file of the St. John's (NW'
foundland) Times to the 11th ultimo, inclusive. TOY
contain very little intelligence. Indeedi'we have not
discovered a paragraph in them that may be considered
as news. They are chiefly filled with extracts front
English and Canadian papers, most of them having
reference to the government and prospects of our
North American colonies. The Legislature of Nov.
foundland, after having been five months in session'
had been prorogued. The Times complains that the
prorogation took place without any provision, on the
part of the Legislature, for the relief of the sick and
indigent poorr The -consequences of thiS omission, to
whatever cause it may be attributed; are likely to be
more serious than any of the " ephemeral patriots" of

the colony could' .have.contemplated. A strong repre-
sentation had been made on the subject to his Excel-
lency the Governor, by persons- who had heretofore
been the main supporters of such sicki- aged, and in-
firm'•panpers as were in need of 'assistance. The 66"..
Vernor'S reply was, that he-had neither the power ogit
the means of affording any relief. The island appear
to enjoy a greater degree of tranquillity-than had VIE
experienced for some time.

Of the Election Contests which take place this daY''
important as every opportunity now is, which can be'
seized by an indignant nation to vindicate her outrage'
rights, and her insulted dignity,—of all these occasions'
we regard the fight at Newark with the highest sense
of interest. It is not for the numbers of the papilla'
tion, nor the importance of the town, but the unspeak'
able value of the gallant Candidate who is there lead'
ing the Conservative phalanx to battle, and, we trosVP
to victory. Able, popular, accomplished, bearing a 304
with him the good wishes of all who have known 110,
in public or in private, and arresting the admiration (/`
those who, like the Electors of Newark, see him for the
first time, Mr. Thesiger is a subject of pride and con'
gratulation to every conservative in Britain. Firroli
fixed as his opponent has been in his seat for Newark
hitherto—favoured by long connection and old ac'.
quaintance—backed by his own vast wealth and the.
most unsparing Ministerial patronage—we confidently''
anticipate that Mr. Thesiger will to-morrow be mein'
her for Newark. We know that a computation 0s
been made, in which every vote not unqualifieall
pledged in his favour has been counted against
and that still the apparent majority in his favour is de"
tided.

Upon these elections will greatly depend the scant/
majority on which the Melbourne myrmidons reckon
for the 28th. Twenty is their fondest hope : ten, tiv°,
one—the Speaker's casting vote would suffice these
peddling politicians. Mr. Baring Wall is said to have,
retired from the Carlton Club, and it is supposed W 1
lend all the glory of his support to the Ministers. ,
their majority be gained by Mr. Baring Wall, we shah
wish them all joy of their distinguished convert.
Meanwhile a Dissolution of Parliament may be reni
dered necessary by the insane course the House °f
Commons is pursuing on the question of privileg!.
and with a dissolution of Parliament comes the end °I
the Melbourne Ministry.
Whatever line the great Conservative leaders maY be
pleased to take- en.. this question, we know well what
their master's, the Conservative nation, will say and (3(:••
The iniiiolicy is as manifest as the gross injustice. 10'
make over to a democratic assembly the absolute po'l
ers of despotism t Surely this is an end fitted to the
means employed. It • deserves to be carried by arbi".
trary violence and base subterfuge : by imprisoning an
officer for adherence to his duty and his oath—by noti
daring to state the grounds of his imprisonment, lel.
they be brought into collision with the Judges of Itle
Land, and the old constitutional authority of the Courts
of Law.

We had almost forgotten the challenge, or invitation,
given to us in the last number of the British Farrfter::
Magazine,•on the subject of national education. The
editor of that excellent periodical, whose erroneous
views on this important subject we deeply regrets I
correct in surmising that the question of national 6111;
cation has been amply discussed in the columns of
Liverpool Standard. Our opinions on the subject ar6
sufficiently known to the generality of our reader° ;,
but we have no objection to re-state them for the satis-0,
fre,
faction of the gentleman who has invited us 44 to
over the question in a friendly way" once more.

shall explain our views as briefly as possible. •
The British Farmer's Magazine wishes to substitute
ethical for religious teaching, or, in other words, advo-
cates "a system of national education which shall c‘"
elude religious instruction." -Befomentering any
Cher into the: question;-wegikididt(A4 what is impliet
by-wystein of etkietrtiOitekartioWe know of no sys-
tern of ethics, which is worthlitiiivnent's study, th3t,
iti-notbased upon, and • drawn Vim, the Holy Scrip'
tures. The Bible, we hesitate not to say, is the folio'