The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-27 00:00:00

TUESDAY MORN I G, FE BR UAR Y 27, 1838.

co- The Publication or t he SrA N DA on commenced this morn-

in at 5 o'clock.

DINNER TO O'CONNELL—On Wednesday last a din-
ner was given to the " Big Beggarman" at the Croon
and Anchor Tavern, London, to console him for the un-
pleasant treatment he has recently met with from the
Trades Unions of Dublin, and to comfort him under the
poignant sorrow which he must endure in consequence
of the denunciations of the Manchester operatives.
Perhaps we may also add that the blustering demagogue
needed some comfort tinder the prospective horrors of a
diminished " rent." It is well known that the people
of Ireland are becoming more and more convinced of the
treachery, dissimulation, and selfishness of this heartless
li villain. It is well known that his deluded fellow-coun-
trymen ate, at length, beginning to open their eyes to
the melancholy fact that the sordid avarice and reckless
vanity of this mischievous agitator have, more titan all
other things put together, tended to paralyse the indus-
try, cripple the trade, and destroy the prosperity of the
country which gave birth to the ungrateful monster. It
is well known that the disturbances, which he has so se-
dulously studied to foment, have been the most formida-
ble impediment to the employment of English capital in
developing the resources of Ireland. It is well known
that the systematic persecution of the Protestants, which
has been carried on under his auspices, has driven the
best friends of Ireland from her shores, to spend their
riches and to diffuse their bounty in more peaceful dis-
tricts of the British empire. It is equally well known
that the miserable victims of O'Connell's ruinous policy
are, at length, enabled' to appreciate these facts. Ills
prospects are, therefore, becoming more gloomy from
week to week, and serious apprehensions are entertained
that the " rent" will prove very unproductive in future.
O'Connell is thus in a situation which renders the sym-
pathy of, the English radicals very acceptable, especially
if it should be followed by the collection of an English
rent. We strongly suspect this to be the object of the
parry who gave him the feed on Wednesday. A few
days will probably show the accuracy of our conjecture.
The Dublin Election Petition. will entail a very consi-
derable expense ripen O'Connell, and it is not unlikely
that an attempt may be made by the xhig radical faction
to extract the money to defray this expense from the
pockets of Englishmen. " We wish they may get it."
But to come to the dinner itself. The chairman on
the occasion was the illustrious hero of Irim—the com-
mander-in-chief of the Dogsmeatians—the renowned
Sir G. De Lacy Evans, A more suitable person•
age could not have been fixed upon to do honour to
O'Connell. The runaway general has rendered himself
cnnsnicuous by his brutal treatment of the British Le-
;ion, and by his voracity and meanness in reference to
the funds intended for the maintenance of the troops
under his command. Thus, in the sordidness and trucu-
lency of his character there is a striking assia ilation to
O'Connell, to whom he might with propriety exclaim,
Mail ! fellow, well met." Nor does the parallel end
here. The general emulated O'Connell in his ferocious
language towards the uncle of her Majesty. In prepos-
ieg the health of " The Duke of Sussex, and the rest of
the Royal Family reNident in E7q,,land," the chairman
observed that he could not have cencoried in the toast,
had it not been qualified in the stay he had given it.
This is the language of the man whom our present mi-
nis:ers thought proper to introduce to her Majesty for

tOE purpose of being knighted. In the very same week
that this honour %las conferred upon lihn he thus takes
occasion to offer a gratuitous insult to one of her nearest
relations! Well might such an ungrateful wretch pre-
side over a meeting in honour of O'Connell.
In a meeting of radicals we, of course, expected to
find some dishonour dune to religion or the object of re-
ligious a orship—the Deity. Accordingly, we find that
" the people, the source of legitimate power," was in-
cluded among the toasts. In whatever way the real
meaning of these words may be explained away, we hesi-
tate not to say that they involve a blasphemous assump-
tion of the attributes of Omnipotence, on the part of the
meanest and the most despicable creatures that ever
crawled upon, and defiled,•the face of the earth. None
but infidels of the blackest die can maintain a doctrine
so diabolical in its nature, and so derogatory to the ma-
jesty of Heaven. Yet it is a doctrine which has been
applauded by certain public characters in our own town,
some of whom hypocritically profess to have a reverence
for the Bible—nay, some of whom have been actually
members of the Bible Society. We have several times
pointed out the folly and wickedness of this pernicious
dogma. We shall continue to do so, as long as there can
be found a man in England who is such an audacious
rebel against the only and true SOURCE of all power and
might as to propose for the approbation of a public as-
sembly a toast of such a hellish character.
In giving " Her Majesty's Ministers" as a toast, the
chairman remarked that they had conducted the govern-
ment of Ireland " with a total absence of patty feeling.,
and without reference to religious and sectarian differ-
ences." Very impartial indeed ! The only evidence of
their impartiality has been their encouragement of Po-
pery—their exclusive patronage of the priests and
O'Connell—their " heavy blows and great discourage-
ment" to Protestantism—and their withdrawal of all pro
tection from the ministers and people of the national
church.

The toast of " Lord Mulgrave and the Irish Govern-
ment" obtained a precedence over that of O'Connell
himself, which we cannot help considering a bad com-
pliment to the " distinguished guest," who, being the
master of Lord Mulgrave and the thing called the Irish
Government, was entitled to the first notice. However,
the " illustrious individual," in the light of whose coun-
tenance Lord Mulgrave and his minions delight to bask,
was very properly introduced to the notice of the meet-
ing in connexion with the Irish Government. The
chairman waxed eloquent whilst descanting upon the
i-irtnes of the " Big Beggarman." He said that
O'Connell was now the object of the attention of the
whole empire, and the admiration of the best and most
enlightened men, not only of this empire, but of the
world." Think of that, reader ; but suspend your asto-
nishment until we inform you that this extravagant eu-
logium was afterwards cheered by a body of English-
men ! Englishmen ! no, we disown the recreant crew
that would thus bestow their praises on the foul calumni-
ator of English mothers and daughters—the immitigable
enemy of Englishmen themselves, whom he has often, in
the plirenzy of his hatred, denounced as " foreign ty-
rants" and " bloody Sassenachs." The base and bas-
tardly herd who could thus lavish their encomiums upon
the sworn enemies of the English race must have any
thing but English blood in their eins, or English feel-
ings in their hearts.

What, again, shall we say to the following:—" It was
his (O'Connell's) wisdom, foresight, and humanity,
which had prevented the Irish people from having re-
course, in order to regain their liberty, to measures
which would have steeped their country in blood."
What a gross and atrocious libel upon human nature it
is to associate the name of O'Connell with wisdom and
humanity ! This unprincipled agitator has done more
to deluge his unfortunate country with blood than any
single individual that ever figured in her history. His
life has been one of ceaseless and but too successful de-
votion to the misery and poverty of his countrymen.
Talk of humanity in connexion with the strenuous op-
ponent of a system of Irish poor laws I As well might
you talk of the humanity of Nero himself.
Before we drop our notice of this " grand dinner" we
we shall glance at a few of the " Big Beggarman's"
own remarks ; not because there is any novelty or on
ginality in them, but because they will serve as illustra-
tions of radical exaggeration. The "illustrious guest"
"solemnly assured his audience, and without the least
affectation, that he never in his life felt so overpowered
as he did when he first entered the room that evening."
We are doubtful whether there be a little sly irony
or not in this " solemn assurance " What was it that
overpowered O'Connell ? Was it not the intolerable
stench of the greasy vagabonds who were assembled on
the occasion ? We believe that thi,, must have been the
real cause of the overpowering sensations ,~ltch O'Con-
nell so pathetically describes. We also believe that he
spoke ironically when he asked " what had brought to-
gether so many of the most respectable class of the most
respectable country in the world—so many independent
~nhlishmen—to pay a compliment to him ?" Who were
these "respectable and independent Englishmen y" On
consulting the list of gentlemen who sat at the table, as
published by the radical papers, we find the following
names, in addition to that of the gallant hero who pre-
sided :—Mr. Hume, M.P. ; Mr.
; the Hon.
Mr. Langdale, ALP.; Mr. J. O'Connell, M.P.; Mr.
M. O'Connell, M.P.; Mr. M. J. O'Connell, M.P.; Lord
Langford ; Sir R. Nagle, M.P. ; Sir M. Chapman, M.
P. ; Mr. Chester, M.P. ; Mr. P. Howard, M.P. ; Mr.
Callaghan, M.P.; Mr. Bearnish, IMP.; Mr. J. H. Tal-
bot; Mr. Bridgman, M.P. ; Mr. Power, M.P.; Mr.
Fit zsimon, M.P.; Mr. G. Evans, M.P. ; Mr. D. Browne,
M.P.; Mr. Bodkin, M.P. ; Mr. J. Blake, M.P.; Mr.
Blewitt, M.P. ; Major M`Namara, M.P. ; Mr. Vigors,
M.P.; Mr. A. Yates, M.P. ; Mr. Maule, M.P.; Mr.
Holland, M.P.; Mr. Hutton, M.P. ; Mr. Roche, M.P.;
Sir J. S. Lillie, Count.Taafe, Mr. Lover, Mr. Kiernan,
Mr. M`Leod, Mr. Barnwell, &c. These were the dis-
tinguished Englishmen who met to pay a compliment to
O'Connell. Our readers will perceive that nearly the
whole of them are members of the tail, and most of them
Irish Papists !
It is a general remark that when a man begins to lose
his temper it shows that he is on the losing side. This
was exactly the case with O'Connell on Wednesday -
evening. The foul-mouthed braggart, finding his cause
desperate, indulged in the most outrageous abuse of the
English and Scottish members of Parliament, who have
conspired to crush both O'Connell and the lick-spittle
ministry under his protection. Thus does he vent his
impotent rage against a body of the most independent
and honourable gentlemen in-
the world:—

" The Irish Reform Bill ought to have been infinitely more
extensive; it was full of faults, anilthe worst part of it was, that
it exposed Ireland to all the machinations of the Spottiswoode
gang, to pecuniary corruption in its worst form, and above all
to the perjury ("the tory committees. Ile had said, in the House
of Commons, and he repealed now, that Ireland was not safe
from the perjury of English and Scottish gentlemen (Great
cheering.) They sacrificed their conscience to party ;it was hor-
rWe to think of it. Peis,no who were gentlemen in rank aad
fortune, who dispensed justice from their magisterial benches, per-
jured themselves hourly as members of committees in the House of
Commons. (Cheers.) But the time was eome when the iniquity
should be proclaimed boldly. lie was ready to be the martyr
ofjustice and truth, (hear,) though he might fall a victim to his
own boldness."

Our readers will bear in mind that the blustering pol-
troon who indulges in this ribald blackguardism is him-
self the most deeply pe►jured scamp on the face of the
earth. But we ate glad to find that Lord Maidstone is
determined to bring this language under the considera-
lion of the House of Commons, when, we have no
doubt, the vile calumniator will receive his due.
We shall not condescend to notice the thousand-times-
refuted arguments of O'Connell in reference to the go-
vernment of Ireland, nor his piteous appeals to the au-
dience on behalf of his countrymen. We would merely
ask, in conclusion, what will out fair countrywomen say
o he❑ they learn that O'Connell made the Queen—our
virtues H aml youthful Queen—the rose of England—
the object of the most fulsome flattery. What can such
lan auage mean in the mouth of the wholesale libeller
Of Englishwomen? As the Timev remarks, "we are
involuntarily reminded of the serpent's trail on the
flowtets of Eden." There are who can smile, and
smile, and murder while they smile.'

VA Y 27, 3 f•iB.

SIR JAMES GRAB AM.—We congratulate the conserva-
tives of Great Britain upon the election of this distin.
wished statesman as member for the Pembroke boroughs.
We are aware that no absolute numerical gain has
been realised by his election—the former member, Col.
Owen, being a staunch conservwive—but we feel con-
vinced that the imbecile creatures who form what' is
called our ministry would have sacrificed half-a•dozen
votes in the house, lather than be encountered by the
presence of Sir James Graham on the opposition bench-
es. His splendid abilities—his fine eloquence—his
sturdy loyalty—his manly consistency, and his lofty in-
dependence of spirit, conspire to render him a most for-
midable antagonist. How that puny crew how sit upon
the treasury benches will cower under the castigations
which Sir James is prepared to administer ! How Lord
Johnny will shuffle in order to avoid the shafts of the
Cumberland Baronet's ridicule ! What consternation will
be depicted upon the countenances of the time-serving
underlings who receive the salaries due to better men,
when they are confronted by this true patriot ! How
will they quail, as lie opens upon them the heavy artil-,
lery of his eloquent denunciations ! With what tremen-
dous interest will he repay the snivelling wretches the
debt he owes them for the indignities which they have
presumed to offer him ! Again, we must say, we con-
gratulate the Protestants of Great Britain upon the
election of such a staunch friend asSir James Graham.
Soon may lie be restored to that position in her Majesty's
councils which his talents ought to command, and which
his virtues would he sure to adorn.

MR. WILLIAM EWART,—W6 are almost ashamed of
associating the name of this pragmatical piece of radical
affectation with that of the distinguished statesman,
whose election we have noticed above. We, however,
introduce him for the sake of contrast.

The rejected of Liverpool, and, we might almost add,
the despised of Kilkenny, has had the boldness to offer
himself, as we surmised in our last, as a candidate for
the representation of Marylebone, vacant by the resigna•
lion of " Whalley, the Disqualified.'4 What the electors
of that borough, even the radical section of them, can see
to admire in William Ewart, we are utterly at a loss to
conjecture. Contemptible in person, deficient in intel-
lect, reckless in principle, and insignificant even as a
spouter, as this overweening whipster of a politician is
acknowledged to be, we are not at all surprised to find,
that the more sensible among the Marylebone radicals
have determined to repudiate the vain little man, and to
bring Pay-rhino Thompson forward in opposition. Of
course, we do not wish the latter any degree of success,
further than that he should succeed in placing the senti-
mental coxcomb, against whom he is pitched, at the hot-
tom of the poll. We sincerely hope, that the conserva-
tives will succeed in returning Lord Teignmouth, and
thus diminish by another vote the measuring-cast majo-
rity of Lord John Russell. But even if Ewart should be
returned, we shall not break our hearts. He cannot do
any mischief in the house. He will only serve as an ad-
ditional joint of " the tail," a very convenient thing on a
close division.

THE ALBION AND VOTE BY BALLOT.-Our very shrewd
and consistent contemporary, the Albion, of yesterday,
has two leading articles, which are placed in a very awk-
ward juxta-position. In the former of these, the editor
descants, in his usual style, upon the advantages which
would result from vote by ballot, in reference to which,
he exclaims most pathetically, " when will the people of
this great nation rise in their might, and demand real, not
virtual suffrage—real, not virtual representation!" We
shall not here stop to inquire what is the precise shade
of difference between real and- virtual representation
nor shall we remark upon the absurdity and inconsistency
of the radical press in first demanding the reform act—
" the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill"—and
filen abusing that bill as the most worthless measure that
ever obtained the sanction of Parliament. We pass these
matters by for the present, and hasten to itlform our
readers, that the sapient editor of the Albion furnishes,
in the succeeding article, the strongest refutation of his
own arguments in favour of the ballot. Perhaps this
was done in the spirit of kindness, and, out of sheer com-
passion to his readers : certain it is he has given them
both the bane and the antidote, whatever may have been
his motive torso doing. Feeling chagrined at the exclusion
or Mr. Wa!rnsiey's name from the list of persons recom-
mended to fill the vacancies in the magistracy, the Albion
roma s

The council proceedings, on Wednesday last, resembled a
lady's letter: the most interesting portion was the postscript.
Four or five gentlemen were to he recommended to the Home-
office to illl the vacancies caused by death or disqualification in
the list of magistrates, and, %sliatever individuals may think or
feel, the public have some right to judge of the conduct of the
council in the choke they have matte. Against those recom-
mended there can, possibly, he no personal objection, but There
was great objection to the mode. In an emended application, we
are the strenuous auvocates of the ballot, but we dread its in-
troduction in represenlaiire bodies, because our experience tells us,.
that its adoption generally implies a desire in those using it to.
abuse the confidence of their consaluenls, to escape ftom a respon-.
sibility which gives them their value accttheir character." We'
do not for a moment suppose, that there is anything like clique'--
ism in the council—a certain knot who divide honours among
themselves only ; but anything like secret divisions is too welt
calculated to beget the imputation."

We assure our readers, that the preceding ?s a terba-
dim extract from the Albion. We need not say, that it
contains one of the most cogent arguments insisted upon
by Sir Robert Peel in his speech against the introduction
of vote by ballot. We sincerely rejoice to find, that the
worthy editor of the Albion is becoming a little more
enlightened on the subject ; that a few scattered gleams
of the light of truth and reason dart across the Cimme-
rian gloom of his understanding. If he will only quit the
bogs and swamps of radicalism, over which the mist of
error is so thickly spread, he may be able to see yet
more clearly the beauties of our old-fashioned constitu-
tion, and the frightful deformity of those new-fanglect
" improvements" which he has so long advocated. We
shall be unfeignedly glad to render him any assistance
in our power to extricate him from the dismal slough in
which he has so long floundered.

THE NORTHWEST L►GHT SH►p.-Our attention has
been directed to a letter inserted in the Mercury of Fri-
day last, relating to the accident which occurred very
recently to the North-West Light Ship. The writer of
the letter very modestly offers his services to the Dock
Committee as marine surveyor, at the small salary or.
£2OO a year, but carefully withholds any reference by
which they may judge of his qualifications. We much
admire the zeal for the public interests displayed by this•
"Shipowner." His hole of economy and retrenchment.
stamps him a Whig of the first water; and we only wish
that he would direct his attention to other departments
of public business, where he might find abundant op—
portunity fur ostentatiously parading his principles of
economy helote an admiring public. The letter in itself
is scarcely worth notice ; but we have introduced it in
order to show the malignant hatred which is cherished
by the whigs and radicals against the conservative party..
Of what use, says the insolent scribbler, is it to give the
extravagant salary of £BOO a year to Captain Denham:
when others might be found who would right gladly do
the duties of the office at the low figure of £2OO. Surely
the Dock Committee will prick their ears at this very.
liberal offer, and immediately secure the services of this
"Shipowner." But to prevent disappointment, we are
ourselves most anxious to engage the services of this
distinguished political economist. First, we would have-
him institute a searching inquiry as to the value of the
services of some of the gentry who have been elected to
offices of trust, simply on account of their radical and
revolutionary principles. The Police court might afford
ample oppertnnity for prosecuting this scrutiny. A com-
missio❑ of inquiry into the proceedings of that court
would prove an inexhaustible source of amusement, es-
pecially if illustrated with numerous etchings by Cruik-
shank. Some such scene as the following would furnish
abundant evidence that the business of the Police court
might be conducted, as it used to be, under the adminis-
tration of the tories, with much less expense and with
equal efficiency. A cripple is taken up for begging in
the streets, and lodged in Bridewell until his case is
heard. Seven or eight whiskered gentry, called police"-