The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

UNITED STATES

We have had two arrivals from America since our last.
The Columbus, which sailed from New York on the 19th
ult., arrived at this port on Friday ; and the Stephen Whit-
ney, which left New York on the 25th ult., reached this port
on Sunday, after a quick passage of seventeen days.
The charge of conspiracy against Nicholas -Biddle and
others, to defraud the United States Bank, came on before
the Recorder of Philadelphia on the 13th ult., and closed on
the 17th. The Recorder considered there was evidence suf-
ficient to justify him in binding the defendants over, which
was accordingly done, each in the sum of 10,000 dollars, to
appear at the Court of General Sessions, to answer the
charges brought against them by Austin Montgomery. On
the 18th the parties appeared, and severally justified in bail
as follows :—For Nicholas Biddle, Messrs. Corn. Biddle and
E. C. Biddle ; for Thomas Dunlap, Messrs. N. Frazier and
J. W. Perrit ; for John Andrews, Messrs. James Tyson and
E. Shaw. Mr. Samuel Jaudon was committed to the cus-
tody of an officer, and a habeas corpus immediately issued,
by his counsel in his behalf. On the 19th an application
was made to send up bills against Nicholas Biddle and others,
but the request was not complied with by the court. A rule
was, however, taken out, calling on the defendants to come
into court on Saturday, and enter in recognisance to appear
at the next term of the court. The sequel is not given in
the papers. A habeas corpus having been taken out for Mr.
T. Dunlap, late President of the United States Bank, as well
as one for Mr. S. Jaudon, the hearing of the cases would
take place about the 25th ult.
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate had
agreed to the Treasury Note Bill. The Bankrupt Act Re-
peal Bill had passed the Representatives' house, but much
doubt is expressed as to its ultimately being agreed to by the
Senate.

The new Governor-General of British North America had
been sworn in, and was received with every demonstration
of respect.
The British and North American royal mail steamer Bri-
tannia, which left Liverpool on the 4th ult., reached Boston
on the 22d, after a fine run, "considering the season of the
year and the unfavourable winds, of eighteen days. She
carried out the news of the appointment of Lord Ashburton
as Special Minister from Great Britain to the United States.
The appointment, wherever the intelligence of it had reached,
seemed to have given general satisfaction. It wa3 considered
as in every way a highly proper, and dignified, and concili-
atory course on the part of the British government. It
offered, the Americans thought, an opportunity, of the most
favourable kind, of bringing the differences between the two
countries to an amicable adjustment, and of establishing
their relations upon a footing of permanent peace and good
will.

Cincinnati had been the scene of an alarming, but singular,
as to its cause, riot. In the city, it appears, there were
several what are called " shin- plaster " institutions, or indi-
vidual responsibility banks, which, like all the banks in the
United States, issued paper largely. By a recent decision of
the Ohio Court, the notes of these and all other unauthorized
banks were declared illegal and uncollectable by law. As the
amount of paper which these banks had put into circulation
was large, two of them, the Miami Exporting Company and
the Bank of Cincinnati, resolved to close. The Miami Ex-
porting Company made an assignment of its effects on the
evening of the 10th ult., and the Bank of Cincinnati closed
its doors on the morning of the 11th. The mob, exasperated
at the stoppage of these banks, attacked, first, the Bank of
Cincinnati, then the Miami Exporting Company, next the
Exchange Bank, owned by a Mr. Bates, and ended with the
Exchange-office of Mr. Lougee. The rioters were principally
Dutchmen, who had suffered most by losses from the oper-
ation of these irresponsible banks. They forced open the
vaults, stole some specie and bank notes, as well as notes of
companies which had been redeemed, and destroyed every
thing they could get bold of, throwing the remains into the
streets, and leaving little more than bare walls. The police
were quite unable to quell the riot or to save the property of
the banks. A few military were hastily collected : they fired
among the rioters, who returned the fire, and several were
wounded on both sides. The disturbance only ended with
the day. Whilst it lasted, some of the responsible banks
had runs made upon them, which were promptly met. The
runs were not renewed on the 12th ult.
The President of the Senate laid before the body, on the
20th ult., a message from the President of the United States,
covering a communication from the Department of State,
containing the protest of the officers and crew of the Ameri-
can brig Creole, and the correspondence between the Ameri-
can Consul at Nassau and the British authorities, in relation
to that subject. The papers were sent in compliance with a
resolution offered by Mr. Calhoun, on the 11th ult.
The money market was decidedly easier. The reports of
the state of the Liverpool market at the beginning of the
year had made the holders of cotton firmer. Not much busi-
ness in exchange had been done for the Sheridan. The rates
are without change, or, if there was any, it was a trifle lower.
The market was not expected to be active until operations
commenced for the Britannia on the Ist instant. Very little
had been done on France for the packet : the rates closed at
5.311 to 5.30.

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE

WEST INDIES

Accounts from Jamaica to the 9th January have been re-
ceived by a private ship. The planters there, following the
example of those in some of the other colonies, had held a
meeting jointly with the labourers, on the subject of equal-
ising the rate of wages with the quantity and value of the
produce from the estates. After the abolition of the appren-
ticeship system high rates had been given, in order to induce
habits of industry, the prices of sugar, &c., warranting the
amount so paid. Since then it woud appear that, owing to
the fall in prices, the proprietor can no longer afford to pay
the same wages as heretofore. Several letters had been re-
ceived in Jamaica, stating either that a reduction must be
made in that branch of the expense. or it would be impera-'
tive upon the owners to abandon the cultivation of the es-
tates. The managers, therefore, had, upon consultation, de-
termined that is sterling per day for first, and 9d for second
class labourers, and is per week would be equitable rates.
This had been recommended to the labourers, several of
whom had given it as their opinion, " that the general wel-
fare of the country depended entirely upon the sugar estates
being cultivated," but requested time for considering the re-
solutions.

A collision had taken place at Carthagena between her
British Majesty's brig Charybdis and Carmona's squadron,
the latter having fired at the former. It was immediately
returned by Lieutenant De Courcy, by which the admiral
and about forty men were killed. The Charybdis -suffered
no loss. The British consul at Carthagena and several Ame-
rican merchants had been obliged to take refuge on board
this vessel, in consequence of Carmona continuing to fire
upon the town. The lives, property, &c., of British subjects
were not safe from the ruthless depredations of the merciless
Carmona and his partisans. A public meeting of the inha-
bitants of Jamaica was held on the 22d December, to take
into consideration the flagrant acts of violence committed
upon British ships by the adherents of Carmona at Zapote.
During one of these outrages, Colonel Gregg* and three other
companions in arms, whilst on board a British vessel, had
been pursued out to sea by armed gun-boats, and the four
brave fellows were ultimately dragged out of the vessel, and
brutally murdered. Much indignation was expressed at these
inhuman barbarities, and redress was demanded for the injury
sustained. Great resentment is felt at the supineness of the
British forces on the West India station.

* This gentleman was a native of Dublin, and brother of
the Rev. T. D. Gregg. He was in the South American ser-

COURT OF CHANCERY, FRIDAY, FEB. 11

BLUNDELL V. GLADSTONE

The arguments in this case were resumed to-day. The
question arises upon the will of the late Mr. Charles Blun-
dell, of Ince Blundell, in Lancashire, who devised his estate
to the second son of Mr. Edward Weld, of Lulworth. The
proprietor of Lulworth is named Joseph, and his eldest sop
was baptized Edward Joseph, but is known only as Mr.
Edward Weld. The plaintiff in the cause, Mr. Thomas
Weld, is the second son of Mr. Joseph Weld, of Lulworth,
and he claims to be the intended devisee, and contends that
his father is called Edward by mistake.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL continued his address, Com-
menced yesterday, on the part of the plaintiff, and argued,
that the effect of the decisions was, that where a will was im-
perfect, the Courts would admit evidence in explanation. It
is admissible where an ambiguity arises from a description
which raises competition between two parties. Correct the
name of Edward in the will into Joseph, and all the other
indipia of the testator's intention are satisfied in the second
son of Joseph Weld. Lady Stourton is the sister of the pro-
prietor, as described by Mr. Blundell, and all the other
limitations are intelligible, if the alteration in name is made
as suggested. The learned gentleman said the Courts would
always presume a devise to be made to an existing person,
rather than one who might or not hereafter be born. One
direction in the will was, that the devisee, whoever he was,
should take the name and arms of Blundell immediately.
After quoting and commenting on the various authorities
upon the subject, he concluded by praying that an issue or
inquiry might be granted to ascertain who the testator really
meant.
The Solicitor-General replied, and again urged that the
name and description of Edward were accurate, and the
Court would not alter it. There was no foundation for saying
that courts in general would hold conclusively that testators
necessarily contemplated existing devisees. In the present
case the testator had made various limitations to non-existing
parties, and if Mr. Blundell had intended a person then living,
he would have accurately named him, and not merely de-
scribed him. if parol evidence of the intentions of testators
were once to be admitted, it would be of most dangerous
consequence, and the courts would never know where to stop.
A testator must express his own intentions, and Mr. Blun-
dell had done so with sufficient certainty. The learned gen-
tleman said, upon the whole it was clear Mr. Blundell had
used the name of Edward, not by mistake, but designedly,
and the Court would decree that the plaintiff had not made
out his case.

The Lord Chancellor rose at five o'clock, and said he would
consider his judgment.

TIDE LONDON ANTI-CORN-LAW CONFERENCE.—We
think it our duty, on behalf of every respectable person in
Manchester, of whatever sect or party, to denounce and dis-
own the blackguard proceedings (a milder term would be out
of place) of certain parties, now in London, calling themselves
anti-corn-law delegates. From the inditing of that impudent
letter to Sir Robert Peel, which bears the signature'd Mr.
John Brooks, to the pickpocket-like rush into the lobby of
the House of Commons—which, by the way, was very be-
comingly treated by the proper authorities in such a 'case—
viz., the police—the whole of the proceedings in London
have been such, as would have rejected disgrace on the in-
mates of the lowest haunts of infamy. If the very scum and
dregs of society--if the worst end of St. Giles' s, or the
Boeotian purlieus of Liverpool or Manchester, had been
ransacked for appropriate tools for such a purpose,
the dirty
work of the league could not have fallen into abler hands.
This be their glory, and for the honour of the town,
have it all to the let them
themselves.—Manchester Manchester paper-

THE pitopOSlT surnNt

SCALE

From the Manchester Courier,)

Alt‘ough the maximum duty is lower than was anticiptilgil,
we are bound to admit that the proposed new scale prt;sl ,its
great advantages in almost every point of view. It nciiher
exposes the consumer to injury by its tendency to keep up
prices, nor yet the agriculturist by offering any inducement
to him to withold his corn until he is defeated by the low

duty and consequent influx of foreign grain. The reveuue
will likewise be benefited, because the duties will no lo::ger
range so high as to induce the holders of foreign grain to

keep back their importations until the duties have fallen to
the minimum point. Nor the dealer derive ,less benefit
from the new scale, for his arrangements will no longer be
frustrated by sudden fluctuations acting upon the markets.
Hitherto, during the first two or three weeks in September
of each year, the influx of foreign corn has been very great.
This has been especially the case as regards the last two
years ; for during the early part of September in each; we
find the duties ranging from Is. to 2s. Bd. This, occurring
just at the time when they were thrashing out their wheat to
meet their rents, bore very heavily upon the farmers in the
North of England. We do not say that the new scale will
absolutely reverse this state of things, but there is no doubt
that the comparatively trifling variations in the duties will
offer less inducement for the importation of foreign grain at
that particular time.
We believe that Sir Robert Peel's plans will be favourably
received by the landed interest: and we are persuaded that
they will be !leanly acquiesced in by all moderate and
practical men. We do not expect that they will satisfy
either the party at the back of Lord J. Russell, or the in-
sensate rabble who herd and bellow with Mr. Cobden. But
although they are not calculated to find favour with the place
hunters or levellers, they will disappoint no one, for Sir R.
Peel gave parliament distinctly to understand, before the re-
cess, that he should adhere to the principle of the sliding
scale; and we are very sure that none of the journals which
support his government have ever held out any prospect of
his departing from that principle. Yet the empty and ob-
trusive member for Stockport rose immediately before the
adjournment of the house in an agony of what he meant to
be taken for the very quintessence of bitter disappointment ?
Disappointment? Pooh! When or by whom was Mr.
Cobden's baffled hope engendered but in a "fool's paradise"
—a lucus a non lucendo—of his own creating ?