The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDaIRD.

hope 1 need not apologise if I request of you to
notice a nuisance which affects many of your fellow-towns-
men—a number of small carts, with donkeys and boys, con-
gregate in Great Charlotte-street daily, to the very great de-
triment of persons visiting St. John's Market aria the inha-
bitants adjoining. Their carts are merely a subterfuge—
their main object is thieving, many instances of which have
come under my own observation. The' subject has been
brought under the notice of the Watch Committee, and I
must suppose either they or their menials have grossly neg-
lected their duty in this particular. Pray, Mr. Editor. tell
me how to act in this matter.-1 am, &c., OBSERVER.
P.S.—Play what are such a quantity of market lookers
paid for ?

STATE OF IRELAND

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NILIRD,

GENTLEMEN,-1 have well examined the wheat crops in
Ireland. They have lost plant upon the light, weak soils,
and cannot recover to make it up; but the good lands are
much improving. The harvest will be late. The spring
corn is looking very well.
When I was in Dublin I called upon many of the poor
people, and Mr. John Farrell, inspector of the police, went
with me. I give the last house we called upon as a sample
of the whole :—there were seven in the family, living upon a
stone of potatoes per day, which cost them twopence; and
the people all say they cannot get work. The inspector said
that few ever saw the dreadful state they lived and lay in—
these seven all lay upon the earth floor, with not more than
about a handful of straw; this formed their only bed and co-
vering ; the house was as bad as laying out of doors. They
had one pennyworth of fuel to boil the kettle of potatoes at
twelve o'clock, with neither shoes nor stockings all winter,
and scarcely any clothes upon their backs to cover their
nakedness. I called upon hundreds in various parts of the
country, and found them all in the same condition. I had
often before heard of their distress, but unless I had witnessed
it I should have thought it never could have existed. I had
been repeadedly told they eat nothing but the potato. They
had not seen a loaf of bread or a joint of meat for years, in
500 houses. But worse than all this—one Saturday was a
very wet day, and I called upon many on Sunday morning,
and they repeatedly told me they could get nothing to eat
till Monday morning, in consequence of Saturday being so
wet, and they are not allowed to go out on Sunday to beg.
I told them they should go to church; the reply was—how
can we go to church in our condition? I said—your excuse
will nut be heard when you come before your Judge; your
outside appearance will not be heard of in the next world. I
said—look at the case of Lazarus. I explained to them, and
they paid the greatest attention to me. I told them we were
all created by one Gun, and he was the Father of us all; that
all nations were one flesh and blood; and every one must
soon stand before God; no one can escape from his power.
1 told them starvation was hard, but much worse than this
to be debarred from thejhouse of God from their extreme po-
verty. Thousands never saw the inside of a church twice
in their lives. Many of those houses without a bible; but
where I found them without I left a book, which was thank-
fully received, and I left them all in a flood of tears.
I have arranged a plan, if it be the wish of Ireland to have
every person at church on a Sunday, both old and young,
without calling on the public for money. 1 will name the city
of Armagh in the first instance; this is about the centre of
the north of Ireland. I expect this place may be a guide for
others afterwards. I cannot fail in my proposition if it is ac-
cepted. lam sure to meet with success. This must be the
first step for happiness in all nations.—l am, &c.,

Tu.os:FULLARD,
Thorney, near Peterborough, Aug. 7, 1838.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
DEAR Sill,—ln your paper of Tuesday last there is a
paragraph stating that a person found intoxicated on the
previous Wednesday night was taken to Bridewell, where he
declared himself to be "A missionary for the suppression of
vice in the service of the Anti-prostitution Society." Well
might the paragraph be. headed "Not :rife, surely." " The
Liverpool Society for Reclaiming Unfortunate Females"
employs no agents but men of well-known integrity, who
invariably go two together ; and of Thomas White, the
disorderly person alluded to, the society has no knowledge
whatever. It is only about six months since the society
was formed, and during that period it has reclaimed seventy
females from their unhallowed course, twenty-eight of whom
have been restored to their friends or placed in situations,
where they are giving satisfaction, and all of them appear
fully determined, to continue in the faith of reformation and
piety.—Yours, &c., R.
August 9th, 1838.

MUTINY ON BOARD THE SHIP RUBY AT
QUEBEC BALLAST GROUND.
(VERBATIM COPY.)

Wednesday Morning, May 30, 1838.
On the evening of the 29th, James M'Clousky and William
Thompson was sent on shore on duty, when the lift the
boat; during the night brought a boat allong side. I being
informed that the crew was going to run, 1 had a watch set
at one A.M. I was informed the men was passing their
clothes in the boat. I caled my officers an wint forward, an
wint on the top-gt. forecastle, followed by the dog Wire.
James M'Clousky, Henry Wilson, and Thos. Rosey, was
lowering down chest and hammocks. I told them to stop,
when I was ordored of, or they would heave me overboard,
The second mate coming to my assistance was threatened the
same if be did not be off. The poor dog was hove over and
lost. I had then hold of a rope that Wilson was lowering
down a chest, when he told me to let go. My refusing, he
said, by Jesus, I will make you—drawing a large case knife
cut the rope close to my hand. Mr. Thompson having hold
of the rope outside, hauled the chest on board. John-Tom-
linson sung out, Let us make a rally on the b—rs, there is
only three of them—at the same time threatened to knock
Mr. Thompson down if he did not drop the chest, which he
did, and came to my assistance. I sung out for the grinding
stone to sink the boat, which Mr. T. wint after. The people
in the boat hearing me call for the stone, cast offend started.
I then went of the forecastle, the men was still handing out
their clothes. John Stephen had a bundel on the windless
end, which he said was his, which I laid hold of, when he
threatened violence if I did not let it go. James M'Clousky
swearing if laid my hand again on any clothes that he would
split my bloody ganbers (scull, I suppose). Thos. Rosey
and others now repeatedly bated to bob to fetch the boat
back. I fearing a second attack sent the second mate on
board the first man of war the Inconstant Frigate demanding
assistance. At 2 A.M. a Leautenant came on board with a
Master's mate corporal and two Marius, who protacted us
during the night. At 10 A.M. I had J. M'Clousky, Henry
Wilson, Thos. Rosey, and John Tomlinson taken before Mr.
Simes, the Police Magistrate, were they was examined and
remanded' until the folowing day, May 31, when my officers
was sworn and examined. The above four was commited
to prison for mutiny to stand the trial at the assises at 2 P. M.
the officer and marina left the ship, the remainder of the
crew went to their work, but on Sunday evening the ship at
the wharf I wint in the forecastle, an saw two beds lash(' up
which I ordered aft. During the night they all run away.
JOHN' WESCOTT, Master.
JOHN THOMSON, Chief Mate,
LESLIE CHRISTIE, 2d Mate, WiIIIRSIM.
WILLIS* AppiE, Carpegter,.