The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-17 00:00:00

A SMALL WHIG MISTAKE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENINti, FACEETe
131acicroi4, Aprillo, 18n
Stn,-1 have just observed its the English papers of this day,
j that the reporters have made that very respectable gentleman,
Sergeant Perrin, state that I have from me parish of Klllaney
au income of f.:750. alear. lam certain the learned sergeant
would be happy to ascertain I had twice that sum; but tie is
much mistaken I can assure him. The learned sergeant also
has been induced to believe that I give my curate oniv £7.5.
Year. Ibe to assure him his salary is £9O. a-year, exclusive
Of my glebe house and the use of a garden, both rent free. If
the worthy sergeant will only pay my parish disbursements, and
£lOO. a-year to myself, I will at once make over to him every
tanning my parish produces.
I have the honout to be, sir, your faithful friend.
HARCOURT LEES.
P.S.-4 hope all the papers who published the report of Ser.
geant Perrin's speech will insert my correction of the tins-state..
ment.—H.L.

The present Lord Ribblesdale, eldest son of the noble bride
of Lord John Russell, is iu his eighth year only.
We are sorry that we cannot report any material improve-
ment in the health of Michael Thomas Sadler, E'sq. ; though
from the time that has elapsed his friends would fain hope that
he is out of dauger.—Leeds Intelligencer.
At the marriage of Lord John Russell, on the 11th instant,
an accident took place which those skilled iu such matters de-
clare to "bode no good," and which for some time threw a shade
over many a fair face iu the bridal group. After the bridegroom
had placed the ring, in the customary manner, on the finger of
his bride, immediately on her ladyship's withdrawing her hand,
the ring fell to the ground ! It was remarked that the cheek of
the lady was deadly pale as the noble lord replaced the mystic
symbol on her hand. Though his lordship's complexion, from
which the toils of "leadership" have somewhat removed the
bloom, rendered the change of colour on his part not quite so
perceptible, the tremor of ins hand bore evidence that he "liked,
not the omen."
Lord Grey, we are informed, left town yesterday. His lord-
ship, previous to his departure, addressed, if our information
be correct, a letter to the noblemen engaged iu the task of
forming a new administration. He told them that, as he bad
stated already upon what grounds he was prepared to give his
support to the new government, he thought it right also to state
the grounds which would compel him to withhold from it his
countenance in parliament. He could not, he said, lend his
support -or sanction to an administration, of whomsoever it
might be composed, which had entered into any compact or
understanding, direct or indirect, with " the arch-traitor:"
Lord John Russell, in reply -to.this, is said to htive.taeclared.
that it would be impossible to form an administration thateoule -
go on without such an understanding as that to which:thewolile`-.
earl expressed so strong an objection. This reply Atmlude* •''
the eorrespendenee, and very soon afterwards, as we are told,
Earl. Grey quitted the metropolis.—Morning Post, Wednesday.

M A RR/AGE.—When a young tradesman in Holland or Ger-
many goes a-courting, the first question the young woman asks
of him, is "can you pay the charges?" that is to sav in English,
can you keep a wife if you get her.—What a world of misery
would be prevented if the young women in all countries would
stick to the wisdom of that question! " Marriage is not made
of mushrooms but of good round cakes," is one of the pithy
savings by which our ancestors conveyed the same great rule of
prudence.

A serious riot lately took place in New York, in consequence
of the Protestant Association calling a meeting for the purpose of
debating the question, "Is Popery compatible with civil liberty?"
which, it appears, gave deadly offence to the Catholic portion of
that city, most of whom are represented to be Irish. Accord-
ingly, after the meeting had assembled, and while a reverend
gentleman was in the act of delivering an introductory prayer,
a number of the persons who considered themselves insulted by
the announcement entered the room, and commenced an indis-
criminate attack upon the audience. The clergymen, who at-
tempted to remonstrate, were compelled to seek safety in flight.
The mob then proceeded to the woik of destruction by tearing
up the benches, destroying the furniture, and splitting it in a
thousand fragments. The whole of the congregation was
driven out, when the actors, being left iu quiet possession of the
building, retired at their Misuie.
ICON TBADE.—This is iron masters' quarter day, and the
iron trade is firm, rather looking up, and sales moue readily
effected at the last advance, which is, we believe, attributable
to the increased demand for railway castings. ' Indeed it is re-
ported that the iron trade was never brisker than at present;
the immense stock of Mr. Crawihay, of Merthyr, is represented
to be all sold, and it is said he has orders that will last the next
three months.—Bermingham Advertiser.
We hear of Sir Edward .Sugden, or Sir James Searlett,
making, by their profession, fifteen or sixteen thousand a-year,
(a revenue greater than any bishop or archbishop, even the
primate receives.) .No honest man grudges them one shilling of
the amount. Yet I ask any person to give me a single valid
reason, why this wealth might not be as beneficially employed
by two excellent clergymen as by two excellent lawyers.
It was currently reported, that a noble duke, who died in the
.year 1833, left property behind him to the value office millions
steeling ! What would not have been said, if this wealth had
been amassed by an archbishop instead of duke? After this, it
is idle (or worse) to talk of " enormous wealth" being found
among ecclesiastics, when one single layman is possesed of
personal property sufficient to buy up the fee simple of the reve-
nues of the whole bench of bishops, Irish and English too !

The committee of the House of Commons to whom the subject
of the new houses of parliament was refered have, it is stated,
determined on throwing the whole matter open to public com-
petition among architects generally.

THE COMPULSORY SYSTEM.—If we wish to see what is now
vauntinuly termed the voluntary principle fully evolved and ri-
pened under a slimmer heat, we have only to turn to the pa-
pacy—the produce of the voluntary principle,—with its spiritual
debauchery and its tyranny, its lying iniratles, its lying mendi-
city, its lying sanctity, such as we find iu the tenth century; the
gospel utterly darkened, the civil authority trampled in the dust,
the people bOund in fetters of fear and ignorance, and the clergy
transmuted into swine or into wolves; these were the fruits of
that system which leaves the priest to set his own price on the
spiritual goods he dispenses. What has happened once may
happen again, and will do so in circumstances, and is happen-
ing.even now in Ireland.—Spiritual IQesputism, by the Author of
Natural History of Enthusiasm.

The neighbourhood of St. Sebastian, in the Gard, in France,
having been lately much infested by wolves, two of the inhabit-
ants, Lauriol and Pierredoux, went out a few nights since armed
with muskets, and placed themselves in ambush, in hopes of
killing some of them. Shortly after their departute the son of
Lauriol. a boy about 14 years old, who had been forbidden to
leave the house, went out; and, concealing himself behind a tree,
imitated the howling of a wolf. The sportsmen, believing their
game was on foot, stole from their covert, and Laurioi, the father,
catching a glance of something moving, fired. A piercing cry
was heard as from a human voice, and the poor man running to
the spot found his only son stretched on the ground. The un-
happy father carried him home, but the boy expired immediately
after. The ball had broken his left arm, and entered his breast.

Earl Amherst, his majesty's commissioner to Canada, will, it
is expected, embark for that colony on Monday the 20th inst.
His lordship, with the Earl of Hillsborough and Mr. Elliot (his
secretary), will take their passage in the Pique, a fine new
frigate of 36 guns, commanded lay the Hon. Captain Roue,
The noble earl expects to return to England in eight or' ten
months, and the Countess and Lady Sarah will nut therefore
accompany hint.

THE NATIONAL DEBT.—During the present quarter the sum
to be apportioned for the reduction of the national debt, will be
£402.038185. Id., of which £350,000 are to be applied to the
purchase of exchequeribills, and £52,038 IBs Id. for stock.
Thomas Earl Nelson, on Tuesday took his seat in the House
of Lords, in the usual manner, he having succeeded to the title
on the death of the late earl under a special limitation in the
patent to the heirs male of Susanna, the wife of Thomas
Bolton, Esq.

New BASTARDY LAW.—A correspondent informs us that on
the appeal of the late Middlesex sessions, several women were
in attendance, with their infants, for the purpose of affiliating
the latter under the new poor law .act, and that, as such teases
were put at the bottom of the list, the parties had to attend one
whole day and the greater part ofa (Hither. The sarhe'coreOs'pond-
eat asks why such matters cannot be adjucated upon by two• ,
more magistrates out of session.
NEW CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEGIVER.—It has been
observed,:that Lind John Russell is the fittest person to be
chancellor of the exchequer, because -4 whatever may be the
amount of the revenue, his lordship will be sure to find a
surplus." This is quite true : but then, is there no fear that
his lordship may appropriate as well as find the surplus; or, in
deference to his Irish allies, appropriate it befote he finds it, as
he has the church surplus.—Times.

The city term grand jury, sworn this day, resolved unani-
mously on :tddresses to the King and Sir Hebert Peel—to the
former, expressive of regret that faction should have deprived
him of the services of such a Minister; to the latter, of unquali-
fied approval of his course, and unlimited confidence in his in
teisrity.—Poblin Ecening Mail.
I He. °Pros trioN MEMBERS.—We understand that the electors
of Guildford have sent their compliments to one Mr. Man-
les, who is a representative of that town, and beg to inform,
him that in consequence of his late votes against Sir Robert
Peel's administration they desire never to see his face again as
a candidate for their suffrages: The people of Windsor have,
it is said, been equally complimentary to Mr. Ramsbottorn.
•earnestly recommend to all friends of the established
church who may feel that their representatives have on late oc-
casions not done their duty, that they would remonstrate with
thenr, and that earnestly, upon the subject.-91bioat
til,lOG H RDA ELECTION.—Mr. O'Dwyer has again offered him=
seleto the electors of Drogheda. The hon. It. Plunkett,_ it is
generally understood, will also offer himself to the constituency, ' •
Mr. Talbot Glascock has authorised us to say that he is' deter-' '
mined to contest the representation of Drogheda on Ihe present
vacancy. The sheriffs have this morning (Saturday) received •
the writ; they have not yet fixed the day of election, bid will
proclaim it on Monday.—Drigheda.lournal.
THE FxMALE Saloon.—This eccentric individual arrived its
Donegal by the Derry mail on Friday last. As soon as it was
understood who she was, a vast crowd collected to see her; but
the sailor hurried to the house of her sister, in the Back-lane,
where she remains at present, we believe. We were fortunate
enough to have seen the young woman, and certainly consider
her admirably adapted to personate a sailor. She is of a dark,
swarthy complexion. of the middle size, and stoutly built. She
gave us a full account of her romantic history as a sailor. She
is now quite tired of the sea; she says she would not again join
it fur £5i.,0 a-year, as it is the most wretched life imaginable.
She says she was offered £5OO to appear in the theatre of Liver-
pool for six nights, but she declined the offer. Upwards of WOO
copies of her likeness have been sold. While on the coach she '
frequently forgot herself, and, when the horses became restive,
called to the driver to " mind the heltu"—to " steer right"—to
" haul that chain," &c. Iler family sailed from this port for '
Quebec, in the Mayflower, about four years ago. She says she
will never marry.-11alleshantum Herald.
We have much gratification in reprinting the following
meutation of the Morning Chroniele, over Lord J. Russell's
prospects in South Devon :—" The tories at first flattered
themselves, that though defeated repeatedly in the House
of COIIIIIIOIIS, they might yet succeed by their intrigues iu
preventing the formation of u liberal administration. De-
prived of this hope, they are now making the most desperate
efforts to obstruct the re-election of the members of the House
of Commons taking office in the new administration. An
active canvass has already been commenced in Devonshire
against Lord John Russell, and an oppositiou is even threat-
ened to Sir John Hobhouse at Nottingham. There can he
neither doubt ner difficulty about the Niatinghatn election, but
we regret to say that we cannot speak an sanguinely with respect
to Devonshire. We learn that apprehensions ate entertained
with respect to the tory votes added to the last registry in De-
vonshire, which it will require the greatest caution, zeal? and
exertion on the pail of the liberal party to meet. A large
subscription has beet) entered into, and at the head of which,
it is said, Lord Voile's name is placed for a thousand pounds."
We have only to add, that we believe Sir John flobhouse's
prospects at gettitighain are, to the full, as gloomy as those of
Loid John, in South Devon, and that both are as bad as pos-
sible.—Standard.