The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-25 00:00:00

make, they could not have imputed to theta on any ground
of truth or fair play that they were serving personal ob-
jects, that they were seeking to maintain their friends in
place, or that they were contending for what they had hitherto
been uniformly twitted with, the exclusive enjoyment " of
the loCves and fishes: " (Hear, hear,-hear:)' Nov( that they
were in this position. and it, was one he did not, he would say
again, complain of, it was gratifying to see the unanimity which
prevailed, the spirit that inspired them all—the loyal spirit which
he believed was springing up in the municipal wards in support
of, the conservative institutions of the country; not for the sake
of party or place—not to keep one man or another man in this
or the other lucrative situation, but to associate themselves heart
and hand for the maintenanee Of those grand principles in church
and state—(loud cheering)—those noble principles which had
been handed down to them by their fathers, and for which they
had, in truth," an oath in Heaven," which their fathers sware
for them; that they were bound, and determined too, to maintain
those principlesto the end, and to transmit them unsullied to their
children and to their children's children. (Cries of "Bravo.")
Their meeting there that night taught—he hoped it taught them
all—at least it taught him, that there was but one way now of
obtaining the preservation of those institutions, and that was by
each man taking on himself the performance of what was his
duty. (Hear.) The only way they could obtain some share
in the councils of this' country—a voice in the representation of.
property—was for every ward in every large commnnity like'
that—for every association in the various divisions of every
county in England, to hive frequent meetings; one man un-
derstanding
the object that another had in view, and that those
meetings be frequent, for the sake of preserving that unanimity
which alone could render them useful. In taking the liberty of
throwing-out these suggestiOns, he did congratulate them on
this being the first attempt, and, he was proud to say, so far as
he could judge of it, a most successful attempt to establish a
ward conservative association. (Loud cheering.) There were
some there who perhaps did not properly belong to that ward,
but as they took an interest in others, in common with this, he
hoped they would see the advantage which could not fail to be
derived from establishing similar societies in all the sections of
the town. 'When this was done he was pretty sure they would
be very near victory. He herged to thank them niciit'siucerely
for the manner in which they had received his name; and to ex-
, press how ardently he took an interest in those principles he had
heard that night. He wished, them all louglife and prosperity.
Mr. Alexander sat down amidst loud cheers, and one cheer inure
for the LIVERPOOL STAN PA lin.
The CHatitm AN then gave " the stewards of the dinner."
Mr. BENNET acknowledged the toast, and iu so doing called
in question the right of their political opponents to style them-
selves liberals. E 120,000 had been subscribed annually towards
ameliorating the condition of their fellow-creatures in other
parts of the world, five-sixths of which was subscribed by indivi-
duals favourable to th&church and state, and but one-sixth was
sub Scribed 'by the self-styled " liberals." (Cheers.) If they
looked at their stupendo'us docks, and beheld their magnificent
public buildings, all displaying wisdom, and calculated to pro-
mote the happiness and comfort of the inhabitants of the town,
yet, according to these liberals; all-these things constituted evil;
for, said they, the authors -Of those stupendous works we►e
"family serving men." He who had, in this town, raised this
cry, and shown the greatest antipathy to family-serving men,
had, if he mistook not, manifested the greatest desire to serve
his own family. After gorging his own rapacious appetite he
must leave a lunch fur his nephew. ( Laughter.) He thought,
then, they had no right to assume the title of liberals. He
trusted that ere long the political.horizon of this country would
assume its wonted aspect. He begged. on behalf of himself and
brother stewards, to return them his sincere thanks. (Chem.)
The Cir ams N then gave " England's wooden walls," which
was drunk amidst great 'cheering. He then gave '• the health
of Mr. Wilson, the honorary secretary to the association."
Mr. Wit.sbist acknowledged the toast in a short speech.
The CrialastAN then, at about half-past ten o'clock, vacated
the chair. Mr. James Wilson was appointed his successor,
and the hilarity of the evening was kept up until a late hour.

[A DVERTISEMENT.I
FIRE ! FIRE !
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—It must be fresh in the recollectign of most people,
that tremendous fires have of late years caused much destruction
to warehouse property and merchandise in this town ; for in
stance,
On the '22d of December, 1831, the warehouses

•
in Fenwick-street
On the 14th of January, 1833, the warehouse
iu Lancelot's-Hey
On the 24th of May,,1833, the warehouse

Gibraltar row
On the 10th of October, 1834, the wareh
Lancelot's-hey

joss, £35,68-

`...d0. 198,000

35,280

.do.

'otal Idsi of £290,961

as recorded in the " LtvEnPoor. STANDARD" of the 20th of
March, 1835, to warehouses and. Merchaudis• therein, during
three years only !
It is my intention to dabble in shares in Mr. Boult's newly
projected tire-office, but before I do so, I shall esteem the infor-
mation a favour from yourself, or any of your numerous readers,
whether the existing fire insurancf offices did collect in Liver-
pool, during the same period, premiums equal in amount to the
losses,stated above ?
The advertisement of the projected local fire-office is totally
silent on information of such vital importance, and opens the
door for inquiry whether the undertaking has been maturely
weighed, that under ordinary circumstances it will remunerate
those who may become shareholders.
I am, Sir, &c.
TRUTH-SEEKER.

THEATRE ROYAL.—Miss Betts takes herbenefit this evening,
the last but one of her engagement, when the English version
of." La Soinnambula" and a great variety of other entertain-
ments will be 'performed. ' - •
LIVER THEATRE.—The very short but, we believe, prosper.
ous season of the Liver Theatre ends this night with a series of
performances for 'the benefit of Mr. Raymond, one of its ma-
nagers.. In all his Irish characters, whether he gives a sketch
of the Hibernian of low or .the polished gentleman of high life,
Raymond is so. perfectly at house that he never appeals as an
actor, but is considered to be nothing more or less than the vets'
man he represents ,in the drama—a fidelity..to nature.. which
constitutes the perfecti3n, and is indeed the charm, of good'
acting. The house will, we hope, be well attended by those for
whom he hasassisted in providing a source of amusement during
that dreary period of the year when theatrical entertainments
are most enjoyed.
THE DOCK POLICE--The business which has hitherto been
done at this office will, we understand, be removed to the police
offiee, Exchange-street East, on Monday next, and will be
takers before the town police business, commencing at ten
o'clock. The whole will be taken by Mr. Hall, the stipendiary
magistrate.
INDIA RUBBER.—Amongst the variety of 'purposes to which
India Rubber, has been
.rendered, available, none seem more
fitted to secure domestic comfort, than that which owes its dis-
covery to the late Dr. Church, of London. For further
Ipar-
ticulars, see advertisement.
MANSLAU Eit.—On Thursday last an inquest was held in
the Court-hoes Chapel-street,. before John Heyes, Esq., coro-
ner, to investig.,te the circumstances attending the decease of
Jane Pritehard,':wife of John Pritchard, labourer, who had
come to her death in consequence ofthe ill usage of her husband.
The jury returned a verdict of " manslaughter," and Pritchard
was committed to take his trial at the ensuing assizes.
WEST WHEAL: HooE.—We are informed that the West
Wheal Hooe Mine is about to be transferred to a London com-
pany. The preliminary works on the two principal lodes have
already been advanced to points beyond which returns might
be fairly expected within so short a period. The appearance
for silver is very promising, and the situation of the mine, mid-
way between St. Germans stud Callington, offers many local
advantages.
ROBBERY.—Om Monday morning last it was discovered that
the hooded warehouse of Messrs. T. Dover and Co. called
Shaw's Lancelot's-hey, had been . broken into, (it is supposed
on the previous Sunday) and robbed of a quantity of tortoise-
shell. Entrance was effected by removing some of the.. off
the roof, and the property, amounting in value to £151), appears
to have been carried away through the adjoining free ware-
house from which the thieves must have made their egress by
means of a false key. This is a new description of robbery, and
it will behove the merchants and warehousekeepers to loot: well
after the security of their premises,. which it seems arc not safe
even under the additional locks of the Customs. A reward has
been offered for the apprehension of the robbers.
WINE FOR SHIPS' STORES.—Duty-paid wine- for drawback
may now, by a recent treasury order, be shipped by victualling
bill instead of by cocket, as heretofore, under the same regu-
lations as other drawback stores, by. which the stamp duty on
the debenture, as well as the colonial duty on the wine, (on
such vessels as trade.to the colonies) will be avoided, the duties
in the colonies being chargeable on all goods shipped by cocket.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY--The general
annual meeting of this company took place on Wednesday, for
the purpose of tilling up vacancies in the direction,—when Mr.
Moss, Mr. Ilornby, Mr. Thedore Rathbone, Mr. Wilson, and
M r.. David Hodgson, who went out of ogee by rotation, were
severally re-elected directors by the proprietors. A discussion I
took place on the experliency':of creating new shares as provided
for by the act of parliament, for the purpose of paying off the
mortgage debt of the company, and a resolution moved by one
of the proprietors was carried,' recomMending the directors to
be prepared with a plan for carrying into effect this object at
the general meeting of proprietors in July next. In the course
of the meeting, some high encomiums were passed on John
Moss, Esq. and Joseph SaWs, Esq. for their eminent services
to the Company, and the suns of one thousand' pounds was re- •
solved unanimously to be appropriated to the purchase of a
suitable testimonial—say £5llO to each of those gentlemen. Mr.
Rigg inquired from the chairman, whether a report which was
current, was coirect—that an amicable arrangement hail been
made between the Liverpool and Manchester teen patty and the
Manchester, BOlton and Bury canal and railivay company; and
that in consequence, a junction line of communication between
the two railways was intended to be formed about a mile on
this side Manchester. Mr. lligg was of opinion that, if such
were the case, it would be touch to the advantage of both com-
panies. The chairman replied that he was happy to be able to say
that the report ' which • Mr. Rigg had alluded to was correct,
and that a plan for the junction line Was now under considera-
tion. On the general state and progrietts of the Liverpool and
Manchester Railway the chairman made some satisfactory ob-
servations, after which the meeting broke up.
RAILWAY FROM PRESTON TO GLASGOW.— A grand project
is now in contemplation to complete the railway communica-
tion between London and Glasgow. It is proposed to construct
a_railway between Preston and the latter city_; surveys have been
made which prove its practicability. Mr. Lock, the engineer
semployed, has made a report in which he recommends that the
line, which will begin at the termination of the North Union
Railway, should pass under the principal street of Preston,
proceed through Bilsborough, leave Garstang one mile and
Lancaster about three miles to the west, proceeding up the val-
ley of the Lune by Hornbv and Thailand Castle to the Cast' of
Kirby Lansdale. From Preston to Kirby Lansdale time dis-
tance will be about thirty-three miles, and the levels very fa-
vourable. The line will folloW the course of the Lune to its
source near Shap Fells, leaving Seilberg and Orton about two
miles to the east, and after passing under part of Shari Fells,
by a tunnel one mile and a quarter in length, Will.fall into th
e
valley of Lowther. . It will pass Penrith on the west,
and fotlew.
the course of the Pettril to 'Carlisle. After paSsing the _Pvers.
Edeh, Esk, and Sark, it will enter Scotland near Gretna Greneenar,
thence it will pass, leaving Annan to the north-.west,
,tleh
it ,
Dumfries, where it will enter the valley of the Nith, t_
Cwiullinncoocnkti,nuaeltiottleT which as the summit level. I 111
auchltne and. Kilmarnock,
then pass to near Old Cumnock. M ' ,
Be.tl thence
westward of Stewarton, end Denby, to near il,
Lockwinitock, to near
h of the line from
John-
stone, Paisley,. and Glasgow.
and from , Carlisle to
hb,e)yruohnidll, Slaincioa.:gatr, K ir1“..f.0. nnetu to._
tN,,e.w...
Pres-
tonrounltil) bcyatrlliieslheawnkilsi obfetchieg-IC,iyal:lfievr:.
miles,
Ginliansdgroewd
the whole is £l,lOOO per mile, that is to say, in round numbers,
_ ,
,anodn etwhoulinidi
irees(.l and
e seventeen;estimated
cost on
t he
et total
average
et two
three millions.— Preston Ch.) snide . _
A SEe.oNn MiLo.—The following is an advertisement in a
Hobart l'own.paper :—"Found,pa a suspicions person, two re;
markably fine working, bialucks."--4thetareuns. .