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try. In the answer to that question, all is comprised
that is important to know at the present crisis.
Ministers dissolve the parliament for the express pur-
pose of ascertaining whether the people will place confi-
dence in them after the resolution agreed to by the
present House of Commons ; and every member whom
the people shell choose at the next general election
must he either a confider or a non-confider in the
spendthrift, profligate ministry of Melbourne, O'Con-
nell, and Co. Is it " manly" then, we ask, of Sir J.
Walmslev, to offer himself to the electors of Liverpool,
and tell us, indeed, about his opinions—for which no-
body cares a rush—on various subjects, and yet en-
deavour to shirk from this most important and vital
one ? We may guess aliunde under whose banner the
knight would quickly enrol himself if he got into par-
liament ; indeed we have no doubt at all upon the sub-
ject; hislinightship was formed by nature for a joint
of the great tail ; hut certainly in this most " manly
and straightforward" address, the point is most pro-
fonntily reserved.

•We cannot hastily pass from the subject of this
omission, because we do think that it will prove—nay,
that it is already FATAL to the Wahnsley cause. It
shows in the most satisfactory manner that it is a rot-
ten one•—a cause which no manly and independent
elector in Liverpool can support. If the knight be a
confider in a ministry which in the short space of ten
years has added nearly £8,000,000 to the national
debt, and has caused a deficiency of income in the
present year of £2,421,776, why is he ashamed to say
see ? And if he do not confide in them, why has he
not the courage and manliness to declare it ? Will
any plain-dealing, straightforward elector Note for a
man who evidently tries to sneak off from this declara-
tion ? We think not. The ministerialists know very
well—his own clique, perhaps, know well—what Sir
Joshua would do, and what he would be, if they could
only pitchfork him into the House of Commons; they
are not deceived, and will not, we dare say, make any
complaint of his evasiveness in public ; and we only
beg of all independent electors not to be deceived
either, but just to mark as a shabby and shuffling trick
worthy of liberalism, the paltry trap laid to catch their
votes by an abstinence from any clear and unequivocal
declaration of ministerial adhesion, or otherwise, in
the address in question.
" Deals in no equivocation—avows principles which
ought to command support in a commercial town." So
saith the Mercury ; but we look in vain for either the
explicitness or the principles in the courtly protocol.
The statements are, in fact, just as ridiculous as the
omission we have been speaking of is egregious.
They may mean anything, everything►, or nothing.
They are a perfect melange of jumble and stuff—sug-
gesting nothing so clearly to our mind as the idea of
an addled egg.
It took Sir Knight some twenty years of trading, it
seems, to find out that " prohil iitory and protective
duties for the benefit of particular classes are inexpe-
dient and unjust." Poor man ! how long has be been
making the discovery ? Why we found out as much be-
fore we were six months in business—and we disco-
vered moreover that there is nothing more necessary and
useful than the protection of particular classes when it
is set up with a view to the general good. It is on this
principle we defend our agricultural, our manufactur-
ing, our shipping, and all other interests, and we know
that it was by acting on this principle our country
arrived at the eminence she has so long enjoyed.
" Free trade ;" but we need not say anything on this
clap-trap affair ; we are all free-traders—when we can.
" The diffusion of knowledge;" that is a part of our
trade, and we only wish that Sir Joshua would deal
more extensively with us ; sure we are that the
gain on his side would be immeasurably the greater ;
but as to the diffusion of knowledge by a system of in-
struction without religion, by what he would most
improperly call NATIONAL EDUCATION—we are sur-
prised at the ignorance or stolidity which could induce
any candidate for Liverpool to think that he could catch
votes—out of the Romanist or Socialist, or Socinian
circles, by avowing himself a favourer of such a system.
And here we shall close for the present. Of course we
have not dune with the subject altogether; but we have
had enough for to-day. We submit that even on this
showing the knight's address is anything but what the
Mercury says it is, namely, manly, straightforward,
unequivocal, and so on. There is only one point in
which we can concur with our ministerial contempo-
rary, and that is, that it is in every respect in strong
and, we may add, most melancholy contrast with the
addresses of our Conservative favourites. There is no
doubt at all on this head.

There was a splendid Protestant demonstration at
the Amphitheatre on Friday evening, which was par-
ticularly refreshing to us after the numerous cotton-
mill gatherings we have been lately obliged to endure,
:and the quantity of fin we were at the same time
obliged to swallow. The house was filled to the very
top most row, and the ladies were there in great num-
bers ; and delighted we were to see them, applauding,
smiling, and encouraging. You never find ladies at
anti-corn law gatherings—not one; never. And why ?
Becauso the ladies of England are LADlXS—would
not be seen among such rabble—and would give no
countenance to such un-English objects as the foreign-
grown corn brawlers seek to attain. The greatest de-
corum and order prevailed, as is always the case when
'Protestants meet; but the decorum or the order was
very far from being that of a Quaker's meeting-house ;
nothing at all like it—no such thing. It was impossi-
ble to be grare when Mr. M'Neile or Mr. James was
making some tremendous exposure of the anti-corn
law humbugs, and then, because laughter was the
most decorous thing possible, the people laughed
heartily and joyously. The speaking was admirable
and to the purpose; there was business in it, and some
people's business has been, we suspect, completely
done by it. We wish Sir Joshua Walrnsley had been
present; not from any ill-natured motive, we do
assure him, but for his good, that he might learn with
his own ears and eyes how perfectly well the intelligent
classes of this town understand the foreign grain im-
porting question, how perfectly unscathed they are
.by all the fire of Manchester eloquence, and how des-
perately small the chance is of a free-trade corn-
.dealer getting in for Liverpool on the strength of
Manchester dictation. We wish Sir Joshua had
:availed himself of this meeting, we say, to have learned
.all this ; and the medicine, though perhaps disagree-
:able at the moment, would, we are sure, have done
ihim good, perhaps cured him of his Quixotism
ailtogt.ther.
'Tile genuine English feeling which was so often
displayed in the course of the evening in bursts of en-
thusiasm, was really too much for our nerves; it was
painfully delightful. May John Bull live for ever !
said we; he is worthy of immortality. There he is for
Church and State,. and Sovereign, just as he was in
his greenest days, and as to Radicals and foreigners he
hates them as well as ever he did, and more power to
his elbow, old boy ! By the bye, Mr. M'Neile's open-
ing speech ought to be circulated far and wide. It was
an admirable show-up of the Cobdenites. It ought to
he printed in a cheap form and distributed by tens of
thousands among the working people ; it could not
• fail to open their eyes to the delusions sought to be
imposed upon them by the leaguers. They circulate
their trash daily and in untold numbers. Let•not our
Conservative friends hesitate to do the same. A few
:pounds spent over such a course will be well repaid.

The bill for un-Christianising the State—so far as an
:arrangement for the admission of Jews into municipal
,offices could effect it—was thrown out, in the House
cif Lords, on Friday. Having frequently expressed
Cur dissent from this measure whilst it was in progress
in the House of Commons, and the grounds of it, we
have now only to express the satisfaction we feel in
noticing its rejection. It is, we think, a good omen,
and we take it as a sort of prelude to that course of
Conservative legislation which we shall henceforward
expect under the ascendancy of constitutional principle
in both Houses of Parliament.

UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN. It was at one time feared that
a radical candidate might slip in for this university, f'n
meeting was held in the college, on Thursday, with a view of
starting Dr. Stock or some other ministerial supporter. Ni
are glad, however, to perceive that there is no prospect of
such a project succeeding, the only ground on which it rested
being a schism in the Protestant party, which is happily
healed, and there is every likelihood of union, and of course
success. Much disapprobation has been felt and expressed,
as the public are aware, with the conduct of Mr. Shaw, but
;it is now happily allayed, And he and his present colleague,
swill therefore without doubt be the future representatives of
this learned body.

LOCAL NEWS,

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is doubtful whether

this event vrill take place at the close of the present or the
beginning of the next week. That it wfll be at the latter
period is thought most likely. If parliament should be din-

solved this week, th for this borough may take
place_ at the close of the following one : if early next week.

the election will not be held for afortnight.
REPRESENTATION oy LivicnrooL.—Two candidates On
each side are now before the public. Lord Sandon and Mr.
Cresswell on the conservative, and Lord Palmerston and Sir
Joshua Walmslev on the radical side. On Saturday a meet-

ing took place to secure the return of our present admirable
representatives, the eloquent addresses at which we have re-
ported at considerable length elsewhere. Last night a
gathering of the friends of Sir Joshua Walmsley was held at
the Amphitheatre, which we have noticed in another co-
lumn ; and on Thursday the friends of Lord Palmerston►
met at the Itoval Hotel, Dale-street, where it was resolved

tWnonitate- the foreign secretary when an election takes

place, and a sort of manifesto has been issued from his lord-
ship's committee, recommending him to the notice of the
electors, but strange to say no mention is made of the other
radical candidate for parliamentary honours, Sir Joshua

Walmsley. Poor man ! thus to be neglected and dospised
by the very men ►pith ►Whom he has held s►veet converse,

and with whose approbation he was wont to he greeted.
This is only another proof of the schism at present existing
in the enemy's camp. Nothing can exceed the unanimity

and enthusiasm of the conservatives. They are ready for
the fight, whilst their opponents look upon each other with
distrust and suspicion—nay, with disdain and abhorrence.
CENSUS OF WALLASEY.—The population of the parish of
Wallasey (including the townships of Wallasey, Liscard, and
Poulton-cum-Seacombe, taken on the 7th instant, was :
Males, 2861 ; females, 3400 ; total, 6261. The number of
males and females in 1831 was 3247—showing an increase of
3014 in the period of ten years.
Thu LATE DR. WAINwniGHT.—The friends of the late
Dr. Wainwright, have erected a mural monument in Ever-
ton Church, to his memory. The subject sculptured on it is
the Good Samaritan, in alto relievo, half life size, executed
by Mr. Spencer, of this town ; and the following is the in-
scription on it :—" This tablet, consecrated to the memory
of Thomas Wiatt Wainwright, of Everton, Member of the
Royal College of Surgeons, who died 29th January, 1841,
aged 38 years, is erected, in order, by an expression of grate.
ful friendship, not inappropriate, though inadequate, to tes-
tify admiration of his eminent professional skill, esteem for
his enlightened and ardent philanthropy, love for his un-
affected lowliness of heart, and reverence for that living faith
whereby he walked with God, and to the end that his honoured
name may be read, and his Christian virtues recorded, in this
church, which he devoutly prized as the House of God, and
where he worshipped as in the gate of heaven."
LIVERPOOL PROTESTAYT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The
annual dinner of this useful association will take place on
Friday next. The objects of the society are admirabie, and

we hive reason to kiiow that the distribution of its funds

have been productive of the greatest advantages to many of
the members. We are glad to notice from the report an
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increase in both the amount of the funds and the number of

the members ; and we earnestly hope they may still receive

an addition to both.
A RETURNED BALL: THE NEMESIS IRON WAR-STEAM-
ER.—We last week drew the attention of our readers to the

exploits performed by this vessel in the attack on the Chinese
forts on the Canton river. We stated, at the same time, that
her guns, two thirty-two pounders, had been cast by Messrs.
Fawcett and Preston, of this town. Captain Hall and the

officers of the Nemesis have addressed a:letter to Mr. Faw-

cett. The letter was accompanied by a very singular present,
namely, a ball which had been tired from the Nemesis into
the Chinese admiral's junk in the affair in Anson's Bay, on

the 7th of last January, and afterwards recovered on board-
ing the said junk after the action. This curiosity is now in
the possession of Mr. Fawcett, who, we have no doubt, will
show it to any person desirous of seeing it.

SOUTH DURHAM.-Mr. Pease, the Quaker, retires from
the representation on account of ill health. We believe

Lord Dungannon, who now represents the city of Durham,

will present himself as a candidate for the southern divisior

of the county

ADELPHI HOTEL, MANCHESTER.—Mr. H. S. Hewitt,
(son-in-law of Mrs. Parry, of Seacombe.) has opened one of

the most magnificent hotels out of London

It-is styled the

" Adelphi,"=and possesses all the comforts and luxuries of
the first-rate hotel at ordinary charges. We perceive by an
advertisement that Mr. Hewitt intends to give his opening
dinner on the 24th instant, which we do not doubt will be
numerously attended.

TnE WEATIIER..--A gentleman from Knowsley states,
that, on Tuesday night, he saw a piece of water on which

there was ice the thickness of a halfpenny.
RAILWAY FROM LANCASTER TO GLASGOW

—lt gives

us pleasure to learn from good authority that a decisive step
is likely to be taken soon for the promotion of the line re •
commended by the government commissioners between Lan-

caster and Glasgow.—Railway Times

NEWTON RACES.

—We perceive that Mr. Towers has
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taken the Grand Stand at Newton Races. The visitors may
be certain that the best of everything will be prepared for

them by this most able caterer. -
REPRESENTATION OF LONDON.—Lord John Russell
issued, ou Saturday, an address to the electors of the city of
London, announcing himself a candidate for their buffrages at
the ensuing election.

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The population of Blackburn is estimated, according to the

present census, at 38,000

WI:M.OIW BOROUGH.—As we stated in our last, Mr

Bourne, a gentleman who has for many years had consider-
able dealing., with the people of 'Wexford, is the declared
candidate for that town. A curious objection has been raised
against his eligibility—namely, that he is an Englishman.
What is Ashton Yates? what Gisborne? And though last,
not least, who and what was Raphael? Mr. Bourne is.cer-
tain of his return.

REPRESENTATION OF DUBLIN

—Messrs. West and Gro-

gan are candidates to represent the city of Dublin at the
ensuing election. The former gentleman is sufficiently well
known, and Mr. Grogan has hereditary claims upon the

citizens of Dublin. His father and his grandfather lived
and realised large fortunes amongst them with honour, cha-
racter, and credit. We expect, from the tone of the Irish
papers, that the big beggarman will have to resort to some
priest-ridden borough to secure the election of himself as
well as his friends, since there is every prospect of the suc-
cess of the talented and worthy gentlemen we have already
named.

THE CBNsus.—We believe the census, as far as regards
Liverpool and the neighbourhood, has been taken in a satis-
factory manner, and we hope that the return of this thickly-
peopled district will be more fully and carefully made
than on any former occasion. The schedules, &c. are placed
in the hands of the district registrar of births and deaths,
for the purposes of examination and verification, and by the
Ist July they must be placed in the hands of the superin-
tendent registrar for the union, who will have tan days
during which to examine them further, before they are
officially returned to the registrar-general for England and
Wales. Of course, it is yet too early to obtain any in-
formation as to the population of any township, much less
district; but in a week or two we may probably be able to
give the general results at least, as to this town and the
adjoining townships.
RIOTOUS CONDUCT AMONGST TUE IHrsH.—For several
days during the last week the conduct of the Irish inhabi•

tarts of this town has been most disgraceful, and has elicited
the strongest marks of disgust from the peaceable members
of the community. On Wednesday evening, a meeting of
the anti-corn-law league took place opposite St. James's
Market, and during the harangues the listening mob suddenly
turned their attention to a number of boys who were amusing
themselves near to the place of meeting, and cheering occa-
sionally when anything occurred amongst them to excite their
merriment. Upon these lads an attack was made, and they
tied to the school-room of St. Patrick's Chapel, where they
very foolishly broke some squares of glass. It has been at-
tempted to show that the ship carpenters were guilty of this
imprudence, but not a single member of that loyal and well-
disposed body of men were present. we believe, at the time.
Another gathering of the corn-law repealers was held on the
following evening, when a most brutal and savage assault
was made upon a few of the parties present, who were beaten
most unmercifully by these scoundrels—in several instances
a dozen or twenty men being seen to belabour a single poor
fellow almost to death. After the meeting the multitude,
infuriated by an harangue from the notorious Acland, pro-
ceeded up Park-lane, and, in passing St. Thomas's Church,
broke 14 panes of glass, but the presence of a large body of
police fortunately dispersed the fellows or they would, no
doubt, have proceeded to some further acts of a more despe-
rate character. In (Parliament-street the public-houses
known as the resort of some of the ship carpenters were at-
tacked, and in one of them, we believe, every pane of glass
in the house was broken. We state with the greatest plea-
sure that the ship carpenters behaved throughout with the
greatsst forbearance and propriety, and on Friday morning
claimed protection from the mayor, who, along with Mr.
Whitty, seconded their efforts, and in consequence the
de,trueliet repealer, have been quelled and put down by the
superior power of the police. We hope the authorities will
at once adopt some measures for the prevention in future of
any such disgraceful outbreaks on the part of their own sup-
porters. The priests of St. Patrick's Chapel, in fear that
the teaching which they and their coadjutors inculcate may
lead their votaries to acts even more outrageous than what
they have already committed, have issued an address full
of bombast and hypocrisy, which, on the face of it, carries a
supplication against any breach of the peace.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday week, dur-
ing the confirmation held at St. Thomas's Church, Ashton,
near Wigan, a very serious event took place, and which arose
from a momentary unfounded report in the west allery
that it was giving way. This was about half-past six o'clock,
at which time the Bishop had just concluded confirming the
females, when a crack was heard in the western gallery, as
if from the back of one of the seats, occasioned by pressure ;
this immediately cowed an impression on the minds of
several persons that the gallery was giving way under them,
just in front where the organ is situated. At the impulse
of the moment a general alarm was created, which was con-
siderably heightened by one of the singers telling those
staniing near him that the gallery was giving way, and re-
questing them to go out quietly ; which advice, unfor-
tunately, was not followed. A simultaneous rush instantly
took place towards the gallery stairs, and in the hurry and
confusion to get out numbers of female,' fell at the bottom
of the stairs, and scores following hard on in the fright, also
fell over them, until the staircase was completely filled up,
the females being literally piled one on the other nearly to
the ceiling. The screaming at this moment was heart-
rending, but the police, after several ineffectual efforts, at
last succeeded in extricating them from their awful predica-
ment. The whole of the persons remained jammed together
for nearly twenty minutes, and the weight of so many from
the upper part of the stairs pressing downwards rendered the
situation of those underneath truly appalling. One aged
female was so much injured that she died the same evening,
but although a great number of others were seriously in-
jured, they are all at present in a fair way of recovery.

GOOD NEWS FOR COFFEE DRINKERS !—BEART'S PNIEU -
MAI IC POT.—We have been favoured by Messrs. Knowles
and Roberts, of Church-street, with an opportunity of test-
ing the capabilities. of a new coffee-pot, invented by Mr.
Beall. We can, without fear of contradiction, declare it to
be the heat contrived, most useful, and cheap article we ever
met with, adapted to the purpose. The application is easy,
the result quick and certain. The coffee produced by it is
as pure and fine as wine of the most brilliant colour, while
the flavour of the berry is entirely retained, without the im-
pure and rancid taste which very often predominates when
the beverage is made in the common mode by an inexperi-
enced hand. In fact, a child may make the best coffee by
means of this new " Pneumatic Pot, so simple is it to
manage. The pot in shape is columnar. Fitting tightly to
the interior is a piston, the bottom of which is finely perfo-
rated and covered by a linen strainer. This is thrust down
to the bottom of the pot, and the coffee is then put in with
the boiling water. Time liquid must be stirred. The pot is
next covered, and the decoction allowed to remain two or
three minutes. On removing the cover a winch is fixed on
the top of the pot, and, by means of an axle and handle, a
strap and hook, the piston is slowly raised, the liquid of course
being drawn through the percolator, leaves the coffee-grounds
totally divested of their nutritious
qualities, taste, and flavour.
Besides the recommendation of producing a pure and deli-
cious beverage, the good housewife, in using this invention
of Mr. Beart's, will effect a saving of at least 25 per cent.,
as one-fourth less coffee will suffice. We can safely recom-
mend the " Pneumatic Pot" to all who can enjoy a cup of
eood coffee. The slightest attention will keep it in order,
the machinery of it being so simple as to be unlikely to get
out of repair.