The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JULY 28.

'!The House met at neat.
'2EILITI.t Blaascns.---i-The House went into immtnittee
'err-Mae Militia (No. 2) 1411;in which the Government was
compelled to submit to oneamre defeat. On the 4th.clause,
Xr.:.RoryNDELL PALMER moved an amendment, (w-ith the
view of throwing half the expenses of erecting barracks en
`the !Consolidated Fund, lostead of the whole ,on •the
-dounties.—This was opposed by Lord PALMEREEPOOr and
Mr.-8. HERBERT ; but, on adlivision, it was carried against
the Government by a mniotity of 86 to 60.—The (itraer-
carzion of the Excrizquesiintimated that the emend-
mentinvolved a principle of.so much importance, abet-it
.became the duty of the Government to consider ,what
'coarse it would pursue with -respect to the hill.—The
:remaining clauses were then agreed to, with amendmetts,
after which the house resumed.
The Militia (Scotland) was then passed thr•ough
committee.
Petitions in favour of closing public-houses and 1.
shops on gunday, were presented=by Mr. HORBFALL. from
Bidden, tireshire; in favour of the Bleaching, &c., Works
Bill, by Mr. C. FORSTER, from the.workpeople of Huyton,
Lancashire; from those in the employment of Messrs
Beutley.ond Co., Deansgate, Manchester; of Mr. Horsfall,
Garden-street, Manchester ; and of affirm in Hawick, Lan-
eashire thy Mr. HINDLET, from tke workpeople in the
employment of Messrs. Fletcher, at TRyland, and of Mr.
Wbewell,lregtington ; and, by Sir It. %TRILL, from the
initabitazda,of Bolton; by Mr. W. BROWN, from Peter
Brown, of Failsworth, for altering theefees of the Vacci-
nation Act, aod, by Mr. MEDLEY, from the inhabitants
of Psdiham, for s. committee of inquiry into the Anatomy
Act.

BaIBERY AT ELECTIOM.
On the order of the day for the third heading of the
Bribery, At., Bill,

,
Lord ilor ward said he would oppose the third reading.
Sir J. WALmal.m- said that the amendments made to the
bill by the ministerial party had rendered tte bill of so
little value, that he was half inclined to vote Against the
bill himself.

After some further ,disenssion, the bill was ret4 a third
time.

Mr. J. FITZGERALD moved clauses, the effect of a hich
would be to allow each kandidate to appoint his own elec-
tion agent, and securing the same publicity for the ex-
penses as provided for in the case of the election oflieer.—
After some discussion, the .clauses were negatived by fig
to 61.

Lord A. Vams-Ticatraar moved a clause, by which can-
didates would be responsible only for the conduct of those
*cents to whom they had given special authority.—A dis-
cussion ensued, followed by a division, which negatived the
dame by 114 to 79.

Lord G. GROSVENOR moved an amendment to the 24th
clause, the effect of which would he to render it illegal to
pay the expenses of conveying voters to the poll.—Lord
J. &WILL adhered to his former opinion, that the clause
as it stood would prevent the disfranchisement of many
poor voters.—The house divided, and the amendment was
negatived by 147 to 68.

Mr. HENLEY moved that the clause imposing on mem-
bers the necessity of making a declaration that they had
not been guilty of bribery or corrupt practices should be
omitted from the bill. It was, he said, asking a member
to declare that be had not been guilty of any one of 736
offences, for he pledged himself that there were that
number of offences contained in the bill.—The house
divided, and Mr. Henley's motion was carried by 126 to
56. The declaration dense was consequently lost.
On the question that the bill do pass, Mr. HENLEY
moved, as an amendment, that the bill do pass that day
three months.—Lord J. Rrsanx said, that although the
declaration had been left out, he thought the bill was use-
ful, as consolidating the laws relating to bribery ; and as
it was desirable to try the experiment of its operation, he
would vote against the amendment. —The house once more
divided, and the bill was carried by 107 to 100.
Several other bills were advanced a stage.
BLEACHING, &c., WORKS BILL.
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On the motion, that this bill stand for a second reading
on Wednesday next,
Mr. CHERTIIAM opposed the bill, and recommended
that either by a commission or a select committee the
whole subject should be inquired into. He moved, as an
amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day
three months.
Lord PALMERSTON said that all parties were agreed
that the bill could not be proceeded with during the
present session. It was a mere question of courtesy to the
hon. member who had charge of the bill whether the bill
should be postponed until Wednesday, and then decently
interred, or whether it should be disposed of at present.
He recommended that the second reading be postponed
until Wednesday.

Mr. C. Foßsizs said, if the noble lord would promise
either that a commission should be issued, or that a com-
mittee should be appointed next session, he ought to be
satisfied with such an assurance.

Lord PALMERSTON.—The government must consider
hether there shall be a commission or a select corn.
dttee. There shall be an inquiry.
The bill was by leave withdrawn.
The bcluse adjourned at a quarter to three o'clock.

NOTES, NOTICES

AND OPINIONS.

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JOHANNES HIISTICUS

xxvni.—THE estrum SERVICES.—The important
suggestions of the Bishop of London, for a modification of
the Church Services, must commend themselves so entirely
to the understanding of every Churchman located in a
large town like our own, that we may hope some general
movement will be made to give speedy effect to his plans.
Shorter and more frequent services are greatly needed to
enable children, who are soon wearied, and servants, whose
assistance is needed, to avail themselves of a privilege now
in a multitude of cases unattainable. A special service for
children would also be a delightful variation, and would,
no doubt, be as rich a blessing to thousands of our adult
poor as to the children themselves. We have the testi-
mony of many of the old divines to the benefit derived by
adults from listening to the catechising in the good old
days, when that duty was performed by the clergy, and
not turned over to a heartless and often irreligious school-
master. And another great desideratum, which the Bishop
proposes to supply, is a selection of Psalms and Hymns, to
be put forth by authority, so that whatever church we may
chance to enter we may know what is to be sung, and
where to find it. Churchmen are not much in the habit,
it is to be hoped, of roving from church to church, but the
variety of collections of Hymns now in use is so great as
to be a serious nuisance ; scarce two churches in ten using
the same book. No doubt, the Bishop of London's plans
will meet with considerable opposition. The liberal press,
which is always anti-church, is trying to sneer him down,
and to raise the cry of Puseyism against him, and it is not
improbable that many sincere Churchmen will be misled
by such a cry; but it behoves moderate and earnest Church-
men to examine his proposals candidly and dos*, with
especial reference to the wants of the people ; and, if they
do this, it will not be long before we shall see these sug-
gestions adopted, and the Church rising up in a strength
and glory such AS the has never yet exhibited to modern
eyes.

IXIX.—ROXI.I4 CATHOLIC CRIMINALS.—Mr. Lucas, in
a recent debate in Parliament, quoted it as an admitted
fact that "the larger portion of juvenile criminals of the
United Kingdom were of the Roman 'Catholic religion,'
and urged this as a reason why Roman Catholic teachers
should be provided by the State. Surety the honourable
gentleman 'proved far too much for his argument. ti the
Roman Catholic religion, professed by about oneourth
of the population of the United itingdom, yet applies
more than one-half of its juvenile 'criminals, there surely
mast be some great moral defeet in its teachings, and the
sooner its juveniles are turned•over to Protestant teachers
the better for the country and for themselves. If Mr.
Lucas wishes Protestants'to believe in the moral teaching
of his church, he would do well to obtain from Cardinal
',Wiseman and Archbishop Caen, and her other dignita-
ries, an open and unqualified condemnation of certain
dodtrines inculcated at Mtcynooth, such as,'that a theft is
not a mortal sin uniess'ihe amount stolenite considerable,
anll that equivocation and mental reservation may be
used in taking an oath—with a variety' of similar pre-
-repts. Above all, -let 'Mr. Lucas and :his co-religionists
'respect the oath they-so-solemnly tookon entering parlia-
.ntent—then, and not till then, Protestants will, perhaps,
entertain some little respect for their religion.
xxx.—Tan brootin'TAx.—The papers for levying this
delightful impost are again in the hands of the public,
who will now be in alosition to appreciate this boon df
Free Trade. We' have just witnessed a sailmakers' btgk
—men earning V 8 and £4 a-week 'hive thrown up work,
demanding more ! What do these men pay to the income
tax ? Why shodid they not pay as well as the clerk who
earns £lOll a-year ? Free Trade :has taken all share of
the burden from 'Their shoulders, and laid it on others
less able to bear, but too respectable to complain. Vile
journeyman mechanic may now work three days, get
drunk three lay's, and pay neither rate nor tat- the
merchant's ilerk must econornise, work incessantly,llive
frugally, parnibes and taxes, mil maintain the medlnaiiils
family in therpoorhonse, as seem as a reverse falls'oaif'iim.
Is this just'?

Tax PFIFST ELECTRIC Mvssa.az.—Following -up 'ills
experiment ;Trofessor N'Vheattione worked out the arrange-
ments of kris telegraph, mal:ming associated himself' in
1837 with lir. Cooke, a prattical mechanic, who had pre-
viously devoted much time te the said subject.,
.41;1g:tent
was taken out in the Jirne. of that year in their pint
names. telegraph 'hid five wires and five ,nee/les ;
the latte being worked upon the face of a lenenge-khaPed
dial lase-Reed with the letters of the alphabet,:apyy one of
which toad be indicatediby the convergence of two,af the
needles. This very ingenious instrument coidele,.mani-
puhteVey any personnedknew how to read, ariclUtd not
labour-under the disadvantage of working by arecidewhich
required time to be understood. Immediately-4'pm the
taking • out of the patent, the directors of 'the North
Western Railway sanctirmed the laying down4f wires
betweex. the Euston square and Camden-tewn-ttations,
and towards the end of.laily the telegraph was-ready to
work. Late in the evening of the 25th of tlistanouth, in
a dingy little room • sear the booking-office .at Tuston-
square, by the light of ta 'flaring dip candle, ..*kicla only
illunrinated the surrounding darkness, sat theinventor,
with-a beating pulse .mid a heart full of hope. In an
equiliy small room at The-Camden-town station,4here the
wires terminated, sat 'lir. Cooke, his co-patentee, and
among others, two li4Jl' ntsses well known :teifeme, Mr.
Chaiiles Fox and Mr. "Stephenson. These :gentlemen
listened to the first weiei -spelt by that trenibling tongue
of steel which will Map-erase .to discourse wAh the ex-
tinction of man himself. Mr. Cooke in his turn -touched
the keys and returned the answer. " Never didleel such
a tumultuous sensation before," said the professor, "as
when all alone in the dill room-I heard the needles click,
.sides I spelled the wed& I felt all the ntagiiitnlie of the
invention, now proved Vise practical beyondeail or dis-
pnif;." The telegraph thenceforward, as far *sits mechan-
ismwas concerned, went on without. a check, .and the
.mrldeations of this instrument which is stall in AISC have
been made for the purposeof rendering it more•ecenoznical
inita construction an4l<working, two wires at present being
employed, and in some cases only one.—Quarterly
'Review.

P4..iverx. Fturr.-0-f."Faxiny Fern," the sisterof N. P.
Willis, and whose "Loaves " have been so ,exteitsively
ar in this country, --there is the following notice iu
:thelriew York correspondence of the Buffet& iiitPubli-
--can-:—" Woman literal/rye is all the rage now. 'Oar au-
.thoresses certainly have the public by the ear—ses, and
ibrthe pocket too; —these is Fanny Fern, for !instance.
What a success hers has' been Not two years einoe she
~was!Lving in poverty, herself and children, with litolae to
aid; or counsel, or aympatii;se with her : nursing her sick
;little one day and niglrt,,and wearily writing at Intervals
• while it slept ;—and now 4111 e is wealthy ; her USW has
•become a household wortlii: thousands of families in troth
hemispheres, where she istitnown by her works, ink. ad-
raired and loved for her brilliant genius, her woLanly
, tenderness, and her unmistakeable goodness and purity of
'boort. I sometimes meet tins lady in Broadway, min it
inarplease your readers to hear what manner of wean
she isil&e. Well, then, she'-islittle above medium height,
il
'her 'figure is perfectly symmetrical, and her bust end 'stmailderc, and the setting aezi lift of her head, wottli
excite -Eke envy of Venus bemelf. She has a dentist?.
'beautiful, florid complexion; Mossy golden hair ; 'honest, !handsome face; a keen, dauntless, loving bid
(eye, azili.a hand and foot of zest juvenile dimensions.
Her eariiBgmealiisdinggracaluid l ; illnerdornhab4deP le, yet winning ; 141
firm and elastic ; her
mien .com
short,-Shellooks like Fanny Fern. She dresses in perfect
.taste, generally wearing black, sad sweeps along Broad-
way ,with grace abandon, and self-forgetfulness charge-
leristic• °fine accomplished ladyef society and nature's
gentlawoman—two characters which are seldom united in
I/he-same•person. She limits her ac9itaintance to a small
modzeleet.eiselle ; and to gain an introduction to her, or
to iibtitin:hor:aratograph, is one of the things tbatmay be
dsmed.amoog the serious difficulties of life."
SP ORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Fnin.ur.
There wore •luavy inquiries after Heapy, for the Gieat.
Ebor Handieap,.and several small investments made upon
him at 7 to I,.—:Dirk Hatteraiek is mue inquired after
for the Derby. Lt tak Prices :

&tame EsKeR ITANDICAP, YOBS.
7 to 1 aget Mr. Harrison's Heapy—takenikeeti%
Bto 1 „ Mr. J. 04iorne's Merry Bird—taken,
Bto 1 „ Lord Zetland's Tros —taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. OraCle's Quince—ti ken.
12 to 1 „ 31r. The Hermit—taken.
600 to 30 „ Mr. 3Lorris'4 Kingston—taken.

noweellaws T. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Baron Bothaebild's King Tom-3 to 1 tic f.
6to 1 „ Lord Derby's Dervish—offered.
6to 1 „ Mr. Payne's The Trapper—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. It. E. Cooper's Autocrat—taken.
12 to 1 „ Lord Derby's Atrnbat—taken.
15 to 1 „ Mr. S. Hawke's Midsummer—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. Howard's Seythian—taken.

THE DERBY,

10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Gra3culus Esuriens—taken.
15 to 1 „ Mr. Howard's Oulston—taken.
15 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's Dirk Hatteraick—taken
25 to 1 „ Mr. Merry's Lord of the Isles—taken.
25 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Bonnie Morn—taken.

The whole of Mr. Saxon's horses are on sale.
Rataplau pulled up lame iu the race for the Goodwood
Stakes.

Flageolet, by Hautboy, 2 yrs, has been purchased by
Captain D,Lane,_for 100 sovs.

Mr. J. M. Stanley's has sold Helmet to Mr. Merry; for
150 sous., and he has gone into W. Day's stables.
The large number of thirty-eight horses contested the
Stewards' Cup, at Goodwood, on Tuesday list, which was
won by Lord Wilton's Pumicestone, b Cotherstone.
Mr. William Beresford, the trainer, died at Margate, on
Wednesday last, aged 59. He was formerly trainer to
Mr. Thos. Houldsworth, at Sherwood Forest.
Captain D. Lane's two year old filly Paradigm, whilst
running for the Fourth Bentinck Memorial Stakes, at
Goodwood. dislocated her near fetlock joint so badly at the
distance, that it is likely she will have to be destroyed.
The celebrated steeple-chase rider, Mr. T. Abbott, died
at his house, in Wicklow-street, Dublin, on Tuesday last.
He had ridden the winner of the Kilrue Cup (the principal
steeple-chase in Ireland) on four different occasions, and
steered Abd el Kader successfully, in 1851, for the Grand
National Steeple-chase at Liverpool.
Bribery, the winner of the Goodwood Stakes, is the
property of Mr. Payne, but he is reported to be only si
small winner on the race, whilst his confederate, Mr.
Greville, was a loser to the. extent of £5OO. Mr. Davis,
"the leviathan," having laid against the three favourites
only, "skinned the lamb."
Lord Derby's Dervish, the first favourite for the late
Derby, has, since his defeat for that race, received a large
share of support for the forthcoming Doncaster St. Leger,
owing to an opinion that he was not made as much use of
as he might have been; but his race last week for the
Third Bentinck Memorial Stakes, at Goodwood, proves
that there was no mistake in his Derby performance.
The high odds of 10 to 1 was laid on him for this race,
the best proof of the estimation in which he was held by
his noble owner ; but he narrowly escaped another disap-
pointment, it being all that Alfred Day could accomplish,
by the greatest patience, and a well-timed touch of the
prickers, to squeeze his " nob" sufficiently in advance of
Arthur Wellesley, to obtain the fiat by the very shortest
of heads, the judge afterwards remarking that it was the.
closest race, except a dead he ever decided.

BI1?THS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS

BIRTHS

On the 22nd ult., at Birkenhead, the wife of W. P
Blakeney, Esq., of a son.

On the 23rd ult., at Althorpe Rectory, Lincolnshire,
the wife of the Rev. E. J. Hill, rector of Panfield, Essex,
of a son.

On the 24th ult., at Everton, the widow of Mr. Jacob
Emerson Evans, of a son.
On the 24th ult., at St. Bride-street, Mrs. Breeze, of a
daughter.
On the 24th ult.; Mrs. H. Hingley, Aigburth, of a son.
On the 26th ult., at Prince Edwin-street, Everton, the
wife of Mr. Wm. Roberts, of a son.
On the 27th ult., at the residence of her father, James
Holme, Esq., Mrs. John Pilkington, of a son.
On the 28th ult., the wife of Mr. Wm. Beatty, master-
porter, Spellow-place, Union-street, of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at the Manor-house, Liscard, the wife
of John Naylor, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Parkfield-cottage, Birkenhead, the
wife of Mr. Hay, architect, of a son.