The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-03 00:00:00

Dere's a steamer built in Liberpool,
'Bout which de folks are frantic,
I mean de Royal William,
Dat's just cross'd de Atlantic.
Cries a Yankey, dat's from Liberpool,
It's dere make, or I'm burn'd,
For it's a patent leave her,
And you see it's engine-turned.
Jim Crow write all him songs himself,
I wish you all to know it,
Because I'm trying for a place
Dat want's a famous poet;
And de place I hear is vacant now.
I humbly beg to state,
So geminen please to make Jim Crow
Your poet laureate,
And he'll wheel about, &c.
I now beg to conclude my song
And quit dis lofty station,
Hoping I've de 'honour
To have met your approbation.
But de greatest pride Jim Crow will feel,
As for gallantry he made is,
And will make him happiest man alive
If he's chanced to please the ladies.

Mr. ROBINSON briefly proposed the health of Mr. Robert
Jones, the chairman, and commented on the able manner in
which he had fulfilled the duties of his office. The toast was
given with three times three cheers.
The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment.
Glee.—" Willie brew'd a peck o' malt," which was loudly
encored. _ . _ _

The VICE-PRESIDENT then proposed "the health of Lord
Francis Egerton and the members of the county," which was
given with three times three tremendous cheers.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the members of the bo-
rough," which was also given with three times three enthu-
siastic cheers. _

The CHAIRMAN next gave "the Mayor and magistrates
of Liverpool," which was likewise given with great cheering.
Mr. Bay nEtsi said he had the high honour of being permit-
ted to give a toast—one to which he was sure they would
all respond heartily and sincerely. He concluded, after a
highly-eulogistic speech, with proposing the health of the
vice-president, Mr. Dobson, their next chairman, who, but a
stranger in the town, had come forward heart and hand to
support them. The brewers generally had come forward in
their aid much more heartily than the spirit merchants had
done. (Hear.) He had been proud in introducing to them
three orphans, whom he considered as his children. When
their parents had become members of that society they never
expected that they should have bad to call on it for a single
shilling; but fortune was a slippery jade; they might think
they had her in their fingers, but her eldest daughter came
and supplanted her. He gave this as an instance of benefit
to urge those licensed victuallers not yet members of the
society, who were in affluence, to join and support it. The
toast was given with three times three cheers.
Mr: DOBSON, the Vice-president, felt particularly flattered
at the manner in which they had drank his good health. He
assured them that he did not expect that day twelvemonth to
have filled that chair, being only a recent inhabitant of the
town. It was a proud day for him. He should be at all
times ready to come forward with his fellow-labourers when
it was necessary. (Hear.) He was quite convinced that
this was a society which would benefit every person in that
room connected with the trade. He called on them to come
forward and increase the subscriptions, that their trade might
be protected. He concluded with thanking them for the
honour they had done him, and drinking all their good healths.
(Applause.)
Glee—" Mynheer Van Dunck."
Mr. SMITH proposed the " Trustees of the Society."
Mr. BENT, of Liverpool, said, it had been to him and his
colleagues a most pleasing duty to invest the ample means of
the society, so as to enable it on every occasion to carry into
effect those beneficial objects for the promotion of which it
had been established, and in which, he was happy to learn,
from the society's report,-it bad been most successfully en-
gaged. The society had proved itself capable on many occa-
sions of rendering good service to the Licensed Victuallers'
Society, by defending their rights and privileges, and in as-
serting with spirit the respect due to their calling, which he
was sorry to say, it had been too much the practice to ques-
tion and under value. (Applause.) The society had exerted
itself to redress the several grievances by which their trade
had been seriously affected; and they had had gratifying
evidence that day of its ability and disposition to provide for
the helpless orphans of their deceased members. (Loud ap-
plause. He hoped that those licensed victuallers who had
not yet been induced to join the society would no longer
withhold from it their approbation and support, which it most
deservedly merited, and which was required to render its fu-
jure operations more efficiently useful. (Hear.) He was sure
"never was a period when the united strength of the Licensed
Victuallers, when a long pull and a strong pull and a pull
altogether, was so much needed for the improvement, if not
fur the preservation of their trade. He concluded with thank-
ing them for the honour they had paid the trustees. (Cheers.)
Mr. EASTWOOD briefly proposed the health of the donors
and honorary members of the society, with long life to them,
and thanks to them for the benefit they had received from
them.—(Applause.)
Mr. HALSEN next proposed "The health of the President
and the Committee of the Society." They had discharger!
their duty faithfully, and had been of great service to the so-
ciety. The toast was given with three times three cheers.
Mr. PETER EAsTwoon responded to the toast.
The VICE-PRESIDENT begged to propose the. health of a
body of men, who, by their influence, had done much to be-
nefit that society. He begged to propose the health of "The
Gentlemen of the Press."—(Cheers.)
Mr. PXTTISSON, Proprietor of the Liverpool Standard, re-
sponded to the toast, and was greeted with considerable ap-
plause.
Mr. COLEMAN, watchmaker, expressed a wish to be enrolled
a member of the society.
Mr. HINDLEY, jun. proposed the health of the strangers
who had honoured them that day with their presence.
Mr. BAKE, of Manchester, acknowledged the toast. He
stated, that on the 20th of June he had dined with the
Licensed Victuallers' Society in London, when 3,000 mem-
bers sat down to dinner, and 1.50 otphan children, supported
by the society, had been present, whose appearance had
drawn tears from many an eye. He hoped the Licensed
Victuallers' Societies of Liverpool and Manchester would in-
crease in like proportion, and confer extended and similar
benefits. He then entered into a lengthened detail of the
proceedings of the deputies, sent up by the society to London,
to aid the petition against the beer bill, and gave a very
satisfactory account of their proceedings, and of the assist.
ance they had received from Lord Brougham and Lord
Francis Egerton. (Cheers.)
Song by Mr. Holden.—" The fine old English Gentle-
man." _ _ _

Mr. EANES proposed " the health of the stewards."
Mr. RowLANDs, on behalf of the stewards, acknowledged
the toast, and hoped the society would go on and prosper.'
(Cheers )
The VICE-PRESIDENT proposed " the health of their
secretary."
Mr. IlAn.nlsoN expressed his sense of the compliment paid
to him, and said that was the proudest day of his life.
The VICE-PRESIDENT next proposed "the Lancashire
Witches," which was given with three times three cheers.
Glee—" Here's a health to all good lasses."
Mr. OATES, of Manchester, next rose, and in an eloquent
speech detailed the efforts of the Manchester deputation in
London to Beta repeal of the beer act.
Several other speeches were made and toasts given, and
the evening passed off with great harmony.