The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-26 00:00:00

GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LON DON.

The General Steam Navigation Company is the only associa-
tion that has been able to maintain a regular communication
between London and the most considerable ports of the Conti-
nent. The regularity of its management having attracted, the
attention of the British Government, the duty of conveying the
mails by steam vessels, twice in each week throughout the year,
to and from Rotterdam and Hamburgh, has, fur the last two
years, been entrusted to this company; whose vessels have per-
formed it with a regularity and dispatch under the most adverse
circumstances, as respects the weather, which could ever have
been anticipated—circumstances, indeed, which would have
been impracticable and impossible to have been overcome, but
for the extensive means and resources which this company were
able to employ. The ditlicalty of this task may 'be conceived,
when it is considered, that in the tremend'ous storms which pre-
vailed during the autumn and winter of 1833 and 1834, although
vessels of every description were compelled to remain more
than three weeks in the ports of Rotterdam and Hamburgh,
yet those of.this company regularly performed their operations.
It should be observed, as a remarkable feature of courage and
enterprise, when supported by just pretension; and founded on
secure principles, that during the period to which we have re-
ferred, in consequence of none of the steam vessels which had
been previously employed by the government having arrived
from other places, other vessels of the company wexe devoted
to the service, and the mails were despatched in due course, and
without the slightest irregularity; so that at one time nu less
than twelve of their steam packets were absent from the river
on this duty. This is a striking illustration of the value and
advantage of such an institution as that of the General Steam
Navigation Company.

ASCOT HEATH.-Mr. Batson has challenged for the Eclipse
Foot, and delivered his nomination sealed up.
M. T. SADLER, Ese.—A letter has been received from Ire-
land, by which we are sorry to learn that M. 'l'. Sadler, Esq.,
who was previously in a convalescent state, has had another re-
lapse, and is now considered to be in great danger. His brother,
who returned from Belfast only a few days ago, has again been
sent for in consequence of this alarming intelligence.—Leeds
Inteiligencer.

'nib; BAR.—in Spain, the bar holds a high and privileged
position i❑ society, which it is almost difficult to reconcile with
the despotic character of the government. As a proof of the
rank yielded to it, it may be mentioned that a member of the
bar is privileged from arrest for debt, and is also entitled to
claim to die the death of one of the nobility, in the event of his
having incurred a capital punishment.
Mr. Gifford, of Chilliugton, a Roman catholic, has subscribed
a munificent sum in support of the election of the conservative
candidate for South Staffordshire, and is chairman of Sir Fran-
cis GoOdrickere committee-

Admiral Sir Arthur Legge, late of Blackheath, who died last
week, possessed of a very large fortune, has bequeathed the sum
of £3,000 to his butler, named Smith, who leis been many
years in the admiral's service, together with the whole of his
Valuable wardrobe. He has also lett to Greene, his coachman,
1:1,0'JO; .to Burford, his footman, 1.3,1.X0; to Kitson, the groom,
£1,000; and to his house-keeper £l,OOO. To his housemaid,
who had ouly been three months in his service, he has bequeath-
ed the sum of £5O. In itddithin 'to the above legacies, he has
ordered the sum of f:loo.tcr 14e paid to each of his servants in
lieu of half a, year's wages. • •
STROUD Bi.eciroN.—Literaembering the old saying "that a
verse may find him who a sermon flies," we shall, instead of
writing a dissertation on au instance of degradation, which in
Milton's language is " lower than the lowest deep," simply in,
form our readers that the town of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, has
covered itself .with an imperishable robe of disgrace, in be-
coming a rotten borough for rejected ones. Lord J. Russell
has waded to the senate through its sink of nomination, with
which in comparison, old Sarum's odour was " Araby's per-
fume." Reader the refused of South Devon is member of
parliament for gtrioid, ou the nomination of Colonel Fox.—
Preston Pilot.
LIE-ABILITY or, THE TAIL—The tail formed the Abject
of dismission, the other day, between Joe Pease and Torn
Dumcombe, who have got as thick as inkleweavers—both
worthies having the reciprocal object of converting each other
in view. '• Friend Thomas, (quoth the Durham Aminadab,)
of a verity do I announce unto the ti•uth, from my own serious
observe and reflection. There existeth not in the whole thirty
and five called the 'tail, one—yea, not one, man of responsibi-
lity.'!—" Friend Joseph, (answered the Corinthian,) though
there may not be one man of responsibility amongst the Tali,
thou canst not deny but there are many who are distinguished
for lie-ability."—Broadbrim burst the waistband of his smalls
with laughing.

WIIIM6 ARE Tlll3 SECI7RITY BILLS ?--The following para-
graphs, which we take from the provincial journals, will, we
hope,. open the eyes of the sluggards who slumber on in dreamy
inactivity, while Popery, ever watchful and ambitious, is strid-
ing with rapid march over the laud. "Last week (says the
Leicester Herald,) 226 acres of lank situate in Cbarwood
Forest, in this county, were sold by Thomas Githorne, Esq.;M P.,
to the Rev. Mr. Holum, Roman catholic priest, residing at
-Loughborough,
for the purpose of founding a Roman catholic
monastery of the Jesuit ortler."—And in the 13,ighton Gazette of
Wednesday appeared the following:—" It is reported that the
Homan catholics are going to build seventy houses, with a cha-
pel and college, on the extensive tract of land which they have
purchased between St. Leonards and Hastings. 'mica, it is
capable of containing more."--Whc, We should, like. to ask,,
.
are buried the bills called "securities," which accompanied the,
Roman catholic emancipation act ? Have alb penalties therein-
expressed
.against the increase of JeSuits ever been attempted
to be enforced ? Here we lintl Jesuits springing up like mush.'
rooms on the land; but, unlike mushrooms, their duration will
be more permanent on it. .Is there no member who will ask
Mr. Gisborne, the protestant legislator, respecting. the Jesuits
10 has located ?

Empaiat I)arliamtnt.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
(Continued from the STANDARD of Friday.)
• . LORD'S DAY OBSERVANCE BILL. 7

This billwas read in committee, and some amendments were
agreed to. When the house resumed the report was brought
up, and the bill, as amended, ordered to be re-committed.

WILLS EXECUTION BILL.
This bill was read in committee. Report ordered to be re-
ceived this day se'nnight (tomorrow.)

SEAMEN ENLISTMENT BILL.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he should not have moved the
second reading of so important a measure as the present at so
late an hour iii the evening, had he not gone into an explana-
tion of its details on opening it to the house, and had he not
found upon that occasion that they had met with the general
approbation of the house. lu consequence of the notice which
the hon. member for Sheffield had put upon the paper, he knew
that that hon. member was anxious to take the sense of the
house on one point connected with the bill. The hon. member
had, however, consented to postpone the discussion of it to
another stage of the bill, andlo take it either in the committee
or as an instruction to the committee, before the house agreed to
the committal of the bill. He should therefore do no more at
present than move the second reading of the seamen enlist-
Mr. WALLACE could not allow the bill to pass through its
present stage without entering, on behalf of his constituents, his
protest against its principle. (Hear, hear.) He protested
against its being supposed that the house, by agreeing to the
present motion, had given its sanction to the principle that the
right of impressment belonged to the crown by the law of the
land. He was certain that it would be impossible in case of a
war to enforce that right iu any of our great maritime towns.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM expressed his concurrence in the opinion
just stated by the hon. member for Greenock. He explained
his reasons for postponing to another stage of the bill the mo-
tion of which he bait given notice, and declared that on the mo-
tion for going into committee on thel bill he would move to strike
out of it every clause which gave the crown a legal power to en-
force impressment.• (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Mr. EWART, Dr. DOWRING, and Mr. Yourio
briefly expressed their concurrence in the sentiments which had
fallen from Mr. Wallace on the subject of this bill.
e bill was then read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted, but we did not hear on what day.
On the motion of Captain PECHELL, the sale of bread bill
was read a second time, and to be committed on Tuesday next.
The Roman catholic marriages bill was read a second time
and ordered to be committed on Wednesday.
Mr. BYNG moved that the manure toll exemption bill should
be read a second time.
Mr. Seielis moved that it be read a second time this thy six
months.
Mr. WA eeurrroN said that a bill of a nature similar to the
present had been voted out of the house by acclamation last ses-
sion. He hoped that a similar fate would t efal the present
bill.
Mr. O'Cortiver.r. hoped not, as the bill was likely to be very
beneficial to Ireland. The principle of it was excellent for the
landed interest. ' _ . _

After a short discussion, in which Major HANDLEY, Colonel
SIOTHORP, Dr. BOWRING, Mr. M. PHILIPS, the ATTORNEY
and SOLICITOR GENERAL, and Mr. BYNG took part, the amend-
ment was negatived, and the bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed on Monday. •
The house resolved itsellit,toa committee of ways and means,
and a vote of £8,000,000 from the consolidated fund was agreed
to for the service of the year. .

Mr. EWAhT brought in a bill to allow counsel to prisoners,
and for abolishing the punishment of death in certain cases.
Mr. P. STEWAhT obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the act regulating the salmon fisheries of Scotland.
Mr. HAWES obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better re-
gulation and management of inns, alehouses, and victualling-
houses.
It was brought in and read a first time : to be read a second
time on Wednesday.
Mr. CRIPPS obtaiined leave to bring in a bill to regulate the
office of coroner
Mr. WALLACE moved for returns of the clerks and fees of the
court of session and other courts in Scotland.
Adjourned at half-past twelve.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY.
Mr. Handley and others from the Commons brought up the
Islington Market Bill.
Conyers's Divorce Bill was reported.
Moore's (India) Divorce Bill (Mr. Gaselee having been
heard in support of it) was read a second time.—To be com-
mitted to-morrow.
The Marquis of Bute presented several petitions-in favour of
a grant of money for additional church accommodation in Scot-
land.
The Marquis of LONDON DERRY rose to give notice that he
would on Tuesday next present to that house a petition with
which he had been intrusted, coming from tipwards of fifty
thousand protestants of the north of Ireland. He should move
that their lordships be summoned for that day, in order
that noble lords who were interested in the subject should have
an opportunity of expressing their opinion on the statements
contained in this most important petition. He wished to know
from the noble viscount opposite whether he had received any
information with respect to the disgraceful procession which had
recently accompanied the lord-lieutenant of Ireland into Dub-
lin, and whether any, and, if auy, what steps, had been taken
to punish the infraction of the law which had taken place on
that occasion?

Viscount MELBOURNE said, considering that the petition with
which the noble marquis was charged had been agreed to six
months ago, it was strange that it had not prior to this period
been laid before the house. With respect to what the noble
marquis had said in the latter part of his speech, he should only
observe, that he was led to believe, from the information which
he had received, that nothing in the slightest degree illegal had
occurred on the occasion alluded to. It appeared that a large
concourse of people, actuated by sentiments of kindness and
good feeling, had been brought together • but that, as to the
exhibition of flags and banners, the fact hadi been greatly over-
stated. No act of parliament had been violated, nothing in
the slightest degree illegal had.been done, and therefore the
case was one that did not call for inquiry.

N ATIONAL EDUCATION.

Lord BROUGHAM, at the close of a speech of great length on
the subject of national education, brought forward a series of re-
solutions, fourteen in number, the cons►deration of which was
postponed until after they had been printed. The house then
adjourned.
• HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY.

The ballots for the Ennis and Halifax election committees
having been appointed for this day, the gallery was not opened
until nearly half-past four o'clock.
Lord Jolly RUSSELL took the °Albs and his seat amidst cheers
from the ministerial benches.