The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-01 00:00:00

BLACKBURN CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

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The first public dinner of this association was given ow
Thurslry week, St. George's Day, at the old Bull [nn, Black-
burn. and, of one hundred and sixty, its present number of
members, one hundred and twenty attended on that occasion-
John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Wood:Otd, the president of the
institution, took the chair.

After the toast, "Sir Robert Peel and the rest of h a 117a-
jestv's late ministers" had been given, .
Mr. Dixon Robinson said that, after the entbusiaStic feeling
developed with respect to..the last toast, he had the greater plea-
sure iu submitting a proposition to the meeting-, in the full.cou-
lidence that it would be unanimously adopted. The town of
Blackburn bad been the first to address his sNi:4...yowler the
difficulties with which be was surronuded,. and he. thqught,the
conservative association ought not to be the hiSt Id express to
Sir Robert Peel personally, their deep regret that he had been
obliged to resign. Mr. Robinson then, bmidst loud cheers,
moved the following resoluti-Ja:—
" That an adgress to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.,
M.P., be presCifted from this association, expressive of the high
sense we entertain of his splendid talents, his uncompromising
integrity, and his public political conduct; expressive also of
our regret that, through the artifices of a despicable faction, our
Sovereign and the country should so soon and at so critical a
period have been deprived or the services i,f a minister so
eminently qualified to direct our national affairs. That the
address be stgned by the chairman, deputy-chairman, treasurer,
secretary, and committee on behalf of the society at large, and
that the same officers be requested to prepare the address in ac-
cordance with this resolution."
Mr. Greeuway seconded the proposition, which was carried
by acclamation.

Earl Spencer has appointed the Rev. Henry Berry, chaplain
of St. Michael's, in this town; to be his lordship's duiuestic
chaplain.
It will be in the recollection of our readers that a person, a
native of Scotland, calling himself David Thomas, but whose
rest name appeared to be *lhoinas Walker, Was brought before
the magistrates of Liverpoo, on a charge of forgery,- and was
committed fur •trial. Several letters were found upon the pri-
soner,- and, from the mysterious inauuer in which they .were
written, excited a suspicion that some other persons were impli-
cated in the transaction. One of these iettets was addressed
from Rochester, in Kent, and advised the prisoner to keep sober
and to leave this country for. Anie-ica as early is possible.
This at first sight created an impression very unfavourable to
the writer of the letter, wile is a gentletuan of great !estate:a-
bility, and wile had ttained celebrity by writiug a. week
teirfperance, and from tearing given evidence before a .c4rn-
mittee of the House of Coinntims upon this subject. From in-
formation we have subsequently received. confirmed by two
greitlernen in this town, we bare the moat satisfactory evidenee
that the gentleman in question is not snore celebrated for his
literary attainments than -for his moral and religious character.•
He had been in the practice. partly to oblige a near relation., of
remuittitig small sums of money to the tar:saner, who had been
in embarrassed circumstances for some time, and 'bade() other
motive that, a generous disposition to- relieve him according to
his ability. NV e regret that sorb an impression shoultL have
been excited, but have the greatest pleasure in giving publicity
to these flattering testimonials in favour of the unimpeachable
integrity of this gentleman.
FEXIALIE PkiNITIENTIA.ItY.--The annual meeting of the sub-
scribers to the Female Penitentiary, was held on' Priday at the
Chantal& Ineti,ution-heuse, James Cropper, Esq., Mate chair,
and was very respectably attended. The treasurer stated the
receipt of £2IX), a legacy from the late W 4 m. Salthouee, Esq.,
and. oesides other receipts in the way 'ref subscriptions and
deuatinne, the sum of £3;B 15e. sd. fur work done by the peni-
tents in the house during the last year, a ttiemphaut -answer
to any who may. still be dispused to object to the institution out
the score of its being a refuge for the itit:olent. In feet, it bad
often turned out, that industrious' habits hid-been formed, fur
the first time, in this asylum of mercy. Sieteen individuals had
been restored during the year to their reconciled friends; or
placed out to respectable services; and seventy-one applica-
tions had been received, of which only eight had been refused as
uneuitablee a.'iray-one; penitents were pow in hoUse, and there
were room for more in the probationary 'Ward. The meeting
was addressed by the Chairman, by -Adam Hodgson, Req., this
Reverends Dr. Italdh, George .-Marsden, James Lister, and
other gentlemen, who effectually and ((trendy advocated the
came: of this excellent institution,. as being in every way worthy
of the patronage it'll,' support of the phitenthreirisi, the. patriot,
and the chri.stian.
ANCIENT LlVl3:llPool..—During the progress of cutting the- .
trench for laying the main sewer on the south side of the new
Custom-House, and the lower part of Hanover-street, the sub-
strata have been found intersected with nuntertium walls and
foundations of buildings, from six to eight fret below the pave-
mein, many of theM formed of brick, -which, from their dimen-
sions, bespeak for them an antiquity coeval with the existence
of the Old Pool, upon the site of which the above splendid
building is now rising from the cradle of Liverpool's commerce.
One of the most remarkable of these remains of the ancient
town was a portion of a foundation of a -.building on the line of
the cutting near the bottom of Park-lane; it consisted of •two
strong walls, tine two bricks' and the Other one brick and a
hairs length in thickness. forming, apparently, the nurthwestern
augle of a building, which, fnim its position, lying as it did, in
a diagonal direction, would appear to have beets situated with
one front parallel to the Pool, which curved towa'tds Cooper's.
row, as laid down in the map in the Stranger in Liverpoool.
From this and many other remains of vaults, sewers, &c., which
have been brought into view in the course of the. excavations,
it would appear that; when the Old Dock 'was constructed, the
buildings Hear its site were hastily removed, without reference to
the foundations under the soil. Doubtless were the entire line
correspondiug with the margin of the 014 Pool to be laid open
similar relics, the fragtuents.of buildings connected with the
infant commerce of the port, might be discovered throughout
its whole extent.--.-Coorier.
LAMP LIGHTERS L A DOER s.—The police complain that
letup lighters employed by the Gas Works arc irr the habit of
leaving their ladders in the-streets. acid that they have been
made.iiseof by thieves and housebreakers to enter the tirst-floor
windows of dweiling-houses. The eutopanv could• easily com-
pel their semi to ledge their' knitipre in a ptac'e-of safilybetween'
the hours of lighting and turning off the gals, • • ,
. OBSTRUCTION OP FOOT-PATHS.—Many representations have
'hem madeto the Mayor and magistrates as to the practwe which
prevails in some parts of the town, particularly in Stanley,and
FOhtenoy streets, of exposing goods-for sale on the foot-paths,
to the great annoyance of passengers. If ibis nuisence he con-
tibued, it is, we. understand, their intention to' indict the hill
penities in all cases brought before them,"

LosS or THE Hero ST sAm-Bora.—The Hero steam-boat,
from Liverpool to Mostyn, left George's -.pier on. Wcdneiday
morning about three o'clock,. with a cargo of cotton and Ma-
chinerv,llor the Holy well milts near Mostyii ;• about five o'clock,
when off the N.B. buoy, it was discovered that from the start-
ing of a plank, or some other cause unknown, a leak had slitting,
and that the Water was gaining fast. • Every exertion,was made
to keep her clear, but it was found of nu avail. Ou hoisting a •
signal of distress, the Richmond post•otlice tender came',Up,
and took her in tow, with the intention of running berm
While thus employed, the Driljd, a steam-vessel in the 'mine
employ as the flery, came to her assistance and took the crew
on board, whose escape may be considered most providential.
Having got her 'on the awash, about. ten nailed from the Che-
shire shore, she rank in five fathoms water.—Too much praise
cannot be awarded to Mr. Little, the owner, who happened to
be on bawd ; he displayed, when the danger was most imminent,
the greatest calmness and intrepidity.
M A NCH E It •BLEcTioN.-The polling et this election emu-
menced on Tuesday morning last and ended at four o'clock on
the following day, when the nurnbei's were : . .
For Mr:Thomson 3 1913 ••
'For Mr. Bruidley

Majority for Mr. Thomson
Wila was consequently declared duly elected.

PaNRYM ELECTION.—Mr. Untie baying been appoit.ted
Solicitor-General under the new .adicinistration, end quiviiig
thereby vacated his seat, he arrived at Falmouth on Monday
last to canvass the united boroligh. Lard Tidlaniotire .eras
hected, but declined the honor- for the present. Ills friends,
owever, held a meeting on. WedneSday evening-at Pearyn,
when it was determined to put his Lordship in nomination,
notwithstaudinghis absence_ A very.ac;ive canvass for that
nobleman, assisted by the friends of. Mr. Freshfield, hai since
!aken place, and froth present appearances Mr. Rolfe will at
the best have a severe struggle,' even if he- wins. .

The Rev. Jelin Dodson has been instituted by the Rev. Wm.
Carus Wilson, Reeler of Whitting‘ton, Commissary of the Lord
Bishop of Chester, to the vicarage of Corkerhum, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Richard Hudson, in
.the prehentatiou of John
Dodson, Esq., of this towit.—Lapeaster Gazette.
WHALE OIL As A MAN t. nE.—. It appears. froto.tbe . report of
the Doncaster Agi-iculturai Associittion, that one-gallou whale
oil has been proved equal to one bushel of bones in raising
turnips. Unrefined whale oil averages about Is. 3d. per gallon.
Henry Parnell, Esq., second Sen. of Sir Fleury Parnell,:, • t
Bait.. is shortly to he married tuMisS Bligh..the only chthi.Or
the [lon. William and the lat,e Laity 'Sophia liligh.
A, NoyEi. FACT.—We are en.ili,etl tn State a most ex traordi- •
nary fact connected witkliferlturethat upward; of one s- -
two hundred thousand volffifies ofilitt works or Sir Walter Scott • '
have been printed and puhikbed inEdin rgrii.."‘-Bi•etiing pepar. • • '
Goon.—The Raman Catluilie Sentinel lately as,•erted that
in speaking of Protestants generally they did nut include the
episcopal church, because the papal.. and elliseqal",eontinu- •'
minas were only divided by a paper. Tali. Au
hall
in the New England Spectator, replies; that that just the ' •
thickness of the Btot.E.— Ph iladelFhiti pier.' •
•'••TtiE, MONMOUTtiStiltteßortotrong.—The' scrutiny upon the
return of Mr. flail, which was to conic on before a Committee . ,
of the 'louse of Commons ini:t he 211 t-of .Mity,.stands Postpcpes,l
until the 2,i of Jiine; in eans.iluettee rcr:eut changes. tqi .
the Administration; and the adjoui neuent of the [loose. It is
now, however, said upon authority that cannot be questioned,
that it is Mr. Hall's -declared intention to rrive up- rather than
go to anV:fort her expense, "the' troiraugh:s. having: aiieedflost
biro nine thousand pounds," and it that hoelimirns. •
at the demands ina,:e °port- his .porte: fur the high bonnet of
being returned in his absence the choSen vopresetttative of the •• .
peopleby a inajuiity of teur!!;!‘ Be this us it mai,' Att. Bxi2eq,
jun., will well supply his pLice.—Glsti,ceste7,hire
Loup. t,HArrcEr.Lott or
are ,ondrinen, ort
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satisfactilry au:fierily, that Sir Eiln 4141 Stigden, on ietiringf rout :,• t
the o&i:•e Lord Cuancellor of lrelawi, net return. to,this
Bar, but accept the usual pensiou.., \tip think his (.3.4 pill • .(-t
come within the statutes which colder pensi,,ndrj je,tkiblt tiv
he elected Members of Parliament. -An instanetthatoceurrrti, •
we icaderstand, in whreit a fcriner I,o,o:Tha.ncellor;of Ireidna
sat ant) voted in the house of Cointu...its.;--7 Legal Obsofixt.,..
l'OttGEllY BY A NI AGlSTRATE.—Considcrolle exeiternent
prevails in Not folk, to rotoie oence of -a discovery.a 'dewed to
bare been recently uwle of fovrticss to. 'the extent Of .C 2.5,0041 .
by JOhn Orris, Ebq ~orie of the magisttatps 0;' the nouro v, '4.641
cliaicatiiu of the
.6i.ooids
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is supposed, for America, lea Ott v ;of 12 voLng children
without.a toucher, and thud y. uttlw4vifieci Tor. 'fits wife died :
in child-bed last year.--Swid„,y
The inhabit uts according to Sir Anthony Carlisle,_.
;, his twilittotiV before the medical committee of tht; [louse of
cominotis; altWough ranging o‘er the greatest space of (t3''• • •
nation in the world, and through the greatest variety-. f tlini std;,
.cotopreheading the most tefineil het ple and :nsost noilvitizect
also, hara• no Women inidwiees, stud no practitioners to Maid-. •
wifery at en. Of course, adds Sir Anthony, the African set oats •
and this II indoor; are the Lnnte.
WILALX CAPTURED --Ott this evening of Thursday, the
of this month, as some men we: e Hbratt litneeedwg to 6,hoa titt
-boat in the narrow sound or ~,t,,tejtiog !he 1.1.1ti1l or
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front tht tnainlond of Lorne, krgyleshite, their attecticitslol*,
arrestedtLe appeet once el au enormous n hale, flouuderitigt
a few, ferric frrun them; in the peaceful. waters rf tbe
Tito tmot immediately prepared thews:Arts to struck this .rnir•.
witch of tk deep—and with the dirt ore
10pat,,,,1ke.,, they succeeded in disabling ttitr.,altbough he made
tremenduatt efforts to escape. The poor victim was at
firm') tneoreti to welts and stakes of wood,-o1) the Seib- shore,
by ropt",&11)011(1 its both-. its awful efforts, however, continued/
asst: :t+ 4.4ing and tritely melancholy groans were head far
distant during the stillness of the night. Next morning-it was
dead, ant on being measured it was found to be the great Itotih.
tfatsvietty-elyhtfoet,

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