The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-23 00:00:00

CHARTIST ASSEMBLAGES.

Since our last several other meetings of a similar charac-
ter to those we noticed on Wednesday, have been held in the
outskirts of the town; one convened by placard, but the others
held without any public notice. On Wednesday evening a
meeting was held in Boardman's Square, Miles Platting,
which was attended by about 300 persons; a man named
Davies in the chair. - The speakers were David Roberts (the
chairman of the meeting held in Stevenson's Square on Sa-
turday evening last), Butterworth, (one of the speakers at
that meeting), and a man named Donovan ; and it being
reported that David Roberts, subsequent to his speech, had
been apprehended, the meeting adjourned in a body, declar-
ing their intention to visit the lock-ups, and ascertain where
he was. The report was a false one, and we have not heard
of the mob making the threatened application at any of the
lock-ups. The same evening, another and a much larger
meeting was held in a field near a ropewalk adjoining the
Stretford new road, and not far from Jackson's Lane, Hulme,
at which the language was of a very violent character. On
Thursday evening, there was a meeting in a hollow between
Every-street, Ancoats, and the river Medlock. About five
or six hundred persons were present-. The speakers were
Butterworth, Edward Curran, Doyle, Dakes, and Rushton.
The chairman stated that another chartist named Leach was
unavoidably absent ; but that there would be a meeting in
Hu/me on the following evening, at which Roberts, Leach,
and several other friends would address the people. This
meeting separated shortly after half-past nine.—Last evening
another meeting was held' in the same field in Hulme, which
was attended by about .400 persons. There was a green flag
" The Hulme and Chorlton Row Association."
The speakers were the Rev. W. V. Jackson, Doyle, David
Roberts, &c. It was announced that on Monday night there
would be a meeting of " the convention ;" and the meeting,
about half-past nine o'clock, adjourned to Tuesday evening
next, at the same place. There was also a meeting to be
held last evening in Salford, on Shaw's Brows, where several
meetings have been held on the last few evenings ; but whe-
ther it was held, we have not been able to learn. It will be
seen that the same individuals figure at most of these meet-
ings as speakers. Two, at least, of these itinerating orators
have already been before the public. Doyle was one of the
individuals in custody on a charge of riot at Mr. Guest's
Mill in Holt Town ; and Butterworth, we understand, was
some time ago in the service of the police commissioners as
a watchman, but was dismissed for misconduct. There have
also, we understand, been assemblages of a similar character
in and about various other towns in the district.—One
which was held at Bury on Wednesday evening was of a
very threatening character, and produced great alarm amongst
the peaceable inhabitants of the town. It appears that a
meeting having been announced to be held at a place called
" the people's hall," a report was circulated by some design-
ing person to the effect that the London police officers in-
tended-to be present, in order to note what passed. This
announcement, which was utterly unfounded, caused great
excitement ; and a large number of persons assembled round
the building, with the view of resisting the entrance of the
police. The excitement was no little increased by a placard
which was posted in the town, calling upon the chartists to
be firm, and to " reserve themselvesfor the eleventh hont."
What the author of the placard really meant by this exhor-
tation, we cannot take upon us to say ; but, by the Bury
chartists, it *as generally understood to mean that they were
to resort to some " ulterior measures" at eleven o'clock that
night. The consequence ;was, that the streets were filled
with gangs of desperate fellows, mostly from the country,
armed with bludgeons, and evidently ready for any sort of
mischief, when it was pointed out to them. In short, nothing
was wanted but an actual commencement of violence, how-
ever slight, to produce a riot of the most alarming and
destructive character. Fortunately, that commencement did
not take place ; and the asseniblage in the streets, not
having their attention directed to any particular object,
became tired of doing nothing, and gradually dispersed.
Their appearance, however, had caused so much alarm, that
an express was sent over to this town for military aid. A
strong body of dragoons was consequently despatched
towards Bury soon after midnight; but, we believe, they did
not enter that town, but returned to Manchester as soon as
they ascertained all was quiet.—Manchester
,Guardimi.

The Midland Counties Railway, between this town and
Rugby, is making great progress, and appears likely to be
opened to the public about this, time next year.-_-.-Leicesler
Chronicle.

It is stated confidently, but we can hardly believe the
statement, that the Dean of York, Dr. Cockburn, actually
authorised the choir of the cathedral to officiate as singers on
the opening of Mr. Maxwell's new-built Roman Catholic
chapel at Everingham. It is further stated that two mem-
bers of the choir positively refused to act as mummers in so
degrading and disgraceful a manner. The matter ought to
be fully inquired into, and if the report be unfounded, surely
the dean will be the first explicitly to contradict
Times.

GRATITUDE TO PARENTS.—When we are aware that those
to whom we owe existence have devoted long years, during
our infancy and youth, to protect, to nourish, and to guide
us,—when they have thought of us rather than themselves,
and sacrificed pleasure and amusement and tastes and feelings
for our benefit ;—when they have spent the weary hours of
watchfulness over the bed of infancy and sickness ;—when
they have rejoiced in our joys, and mourned for our sorrows ;
when they have made efforts for us that they would not have
made for themselves, and even corrected us with more pain
to themselves than to us, for our benefit ;—when they have
felt it a pang, and yet a duty, to deny us what we sough ; and
when they have given up, in short, time, thought, pleasure,
exertion, energy, hope, comfort, selfishness, for our after-
Welfare ;—when they have done all this, and we know it,
there is nothing on earth can equal, or should equal, the love
and gratitude of a child for its parents.—Charles Tyrrell, by
G. P. R. James.

ROYAL DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE EAR, DEAN
STREET, SOHO SQUARE.—In a report of this Institution,
Mr. Curtis recommends in cases of obstruction of the Eusta-
chian Tubes a gargle of Cayenne pepper and port wine ; also
a very simple mode which obviates the necessity of an opera-
tion. It consists in merely closing the nose and mouth, and
forcing the breath into the tubes by the act of expiration.
This plan however, is not new ; it was some years since
recommended by Dr. Sims, in a communication to the med-
ical society of London, and it appears that as long ago as 1820
Mr. Curtis had an instrument constructed by Mr. Thomson,
of Great Windmill-street? for inflating the tubes. The account
given in the report of the success attending the modes of
treatment pursued at the dispensary, affords a strong argu-
ment in support of constitutional practice in preference to
surgical operations, which latter are reserved at the Dispen-
sary as dernier resorts, to be. employed only in urgent cases,
or whoa all othor limes have failed.-044rwr.