The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-01-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL—.I cannot recollect that I made allusion at the meeting to the French revolution in the way that Mr. Kelly suggested—then or at any other time. Captain Basil Gray, Serjeant Daly, and Thomas Walker were next then examined. The courtuntil nine o'clock on Friday adjourned - morning. a  Monthly;  The main difficulty, or doubt, however, that would suggest itself here, would be, whether there was any reason to expect, from a dissolution, any addition to the ranks of their adherents ; or whether it was not rather more probable, that such a loss would be experienced as would snatch the reins of government immediately and irretrievably, from their hands. Still, however, the question would return of what was to be done ? To remain in the present state of " dead lock" seems impossible ; resign, it had been previously resolved, and " by her Majesty's special command," was to be the very last step resorted to. What then remained, but to try the only remaining alternative, and to rpsh upon a general election? Upon the hypothesis, then, that the Melbourne ministry will remain in office as long as it is possible to do so, we have a right to look for a dissolution immediately after the meeting of parliament on the 16th of January. Or supposing them to come to the conclusion that such a step would amount to an act of felo de se; and to prefer a simple abdication ; then we have Sir Robert Peel at once in office ; and it is impossible to doubt that his VERY FIRST STEP would be to appeal to the country at large, on the broad and tangible question of, Will you have a Conservative government or no? Either way, then, every conservative constituency in. England, Scotland, and Ireland, ought to be prepared, before the 20th of January, with its candidates, its committee, and its sinews of war. To every such body we put the question, in the most earnest and emphatic tones that we can command, ARE YOU READY ? If the conservatives, or, in other words, if the educated, intelligent, moral, and religious inhabitants of these islands, are but properly aroused to the importance of this, the final struggle, we may expect, under the blessing of God, a return. of the days of peace and order, and security. If not;—if from their own inactivity, or from the inherent vices of the Reform bill, the coming struggle shall prove abortive, then. may we indeed resign ourselves to despair, or turn our hopes to other and happier regions. But we will not even allow our imaginations to picture such an issue. We know that the conservatives can win the approaching battle ; and we will not permit ourselves to suppose that they will lose such an opportunity.  CONTENTS OF No. 1.  1. Present State and Future Prospects of England.-2 • Colonization, Ancient and Modern.-3. The Naval Power and Shipping of England.-4. Canada.-5. Commerce of India.-6. Colonial Government, &c.-7. Emigration.- . 8. French Colonies.-9. Opium Trade.-10. Condensed Information, Obithary, &c. &E. FISHER' SoN, and Co., London (to whom Communications for the Editor, post-paid, are to be addressed,) and Hunter-street, Liverpool. •