The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-31 00:00:00

TOKEN OF RESPECT.

On Wednesday evening last, a select party of gentlemen
sat down to a supper at the York Hotel, Douglas, Isle of
Man, for the purpose of presenting a service of plate to Cap-
tain Edward Quayle, of her Majesty's Royal Mail Steam-
packet Mona's Isle. S. Thacker, Esq., was unanimously
called to the chair, and was ably supported by Captain
Turner, vice-president. The supper was tastefully and ele-
gantly laid out by Mr. M`Kenzie, the worthy host of the
hotel; the viands and wines were of the most choice descrip-
tion, and consisted of all the delicacies of the season.
After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts had been
drunk,

The CHAIRMAN rose and said, that, in introducing the
subject for which the present meeting was called together, he
could have wished that more able hands than his should have
been deputed to the office. As it was, he only gave utterance
to the genuine feelings of his own heart, in stating, that they
had all met for one and the same purpose—for presenting a
token of respect to a gentlelnan, whom they had the pleasure
of ranking among their personal friends—to one who, during
his command of that favourite steamer, " the trim Mona's
Isle, with the three Legs of Man," had merited and gained
the esteem and approbation of all who knew him—to one
who had never quailed in the many storms, to which a long
experience in his profession had exposed him, and who had
not only displayed the characteristic qualities of " a true
British sailor," but was as well known for his polite and
gentlemanly attention to all his passengers. He concluded
by observing, that, in presenting this service of plate, the
subscribers were anxious to testify their sense of the high
opinion in which Captain Quayle was held by them, and they
would all unite in wishing the worthy commander success on
the " sea of life," and health to enjoy his well-merited pre-
sent.

The plate was then handed over to Capt. Quayle, and con-
sisted of an elegant tea-service complete, with an appropriate
inscription, and surmounted by the crest of the gallant cap-
tain, handsomely engraved.

The VICE-PRESIDENT, in a luminous speech, rose and
said, that after the well-merited eulogium of the chairman,
who had just preceded him, he did not feel called upon to
occupy the time of the company by intruding any further
remarks, but would cordially re-echo the sentiments of his
friends, for he was certain no difference of opinion could
possibly exist on the present occasion.
Capt. EDWARD QUAYLE, in rising to respond to the cor-
dial addresses of his friends, said, that the company would
excuse him from making any lengthened remarks at -uch
an interesting time. He thanked them from his heart for
the flattering testimonial which had just been presented to
him, and it should ever be his study to maintain the same
upright line of conduct which had gained for him the esteem
of a large circle of friends, and the approval of his own
heart.

Several other interesting speeches were made on the
occasion, and the company separated at an early hour on
Thursday morning, highly pleased with their evening's
entertainment.

A FEW MORE WORDS ON THE DUTY OF
PETITIONING PARLIAMENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Another reason why we should urge petitions to
parliament against all bad measures, or in favour of good
ones, is, its being so strictly a constitutional mode of making
our sentiments known ; and the non-attention of our rulers
to the petitions of the people is their responsibility, the fail-
ing to send such petitions ours. Let rs not rest therefore
with the responsibility on our own shoulders. At the end of
the Parliamentary Companion for each sessions may be seen
a summary of all the petitions, and number of signatures, for
and against all the principal measures of the sessions. By
this we can discover the progress that has been made in the
public mind upon the various subjects ; and it would be a
disgrace to find that in any succeeding Year the number of
signatures had fallen off. For instance, the number of signa-
tures against the iniquitous grant of £9OOO per annum to
support the Popish College of Maynooth, during the last ses-
sion, was 11639. This year they will be much more numer-
ous, as Manchester and Liverpool alone have sent up 20,000
protests against it. This shows the increased interest which
has been felt on the subject, and each year we should go on
increasing. Again, the number of signatures against the
(so called) Roman Catholic Emancipation Act, (or fbr the
expulsion of Papists from parliament,) last session, amounted
to 6215 ; now surely Liverpool alone will send up a larger
number before this session is over, or I know not what the
Protestant operatives of Liverpool are about. And, after all,
petttions do have their weight when very numerously and ex-
tensively signed. Why has Lord John postponed the infidel
education grant? Either to get up counter petitions, or to
obtain breathing time to consider the best mode of dropping
the question. I fancy my Lord John does not like to see the
Wesleyan Methodists stirring. They have been a thorn in
his lordship's side before. Again let me urge every man in
our own town to enter his protest against this infidelizing
scheme.—Your obedient servant, PROTESTANT.