The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

SIR DIGBY MACKWORTH

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Now that the election is over, and Sir Digby defeated, I beg
leave to offer a few brief remarks concerning his defeat, and to
state some causes which mainly accelerated his downfall.

We all know that some persons vote according to principle;
others according to whim or caprice, and that many others are
actuated by baser motives. There are some voters who would
not, on any account, (if they could avoid it,) leave it in the
power of any person to say to them, after the election, that
they had voted for the losing party. They wish to vote with
the stronger party, so that they may afterwards boast that their
side has won the day. The necessity, therefore, of showing
STRENGTH early on the polling day must be sufficiently ob-
vious. Well, indeed, did Mr. Cardwell finish his address at the
Music-hall, in Bold-street, when he said, " Gentlemen, you
who intend to favour me with your suffrages will do me a
double favour by voting EARLY." So they did, and the result
showed that he was right. His coaches (and he had lots of
them) were seen dashing along every street at all hours of the
polling' so that even the display of his hired vehicles was
enough to inspire confidence in his cause, and to weaken the
ardour of those who had intended to vote for any of the weaker
parties. The same observations will nearly apply to Sir Thos.
Birch; in whose favour, moreover, a most active canvass was
carried on, whilst but very few were solicited to vote for Sir
Rigby. The following facts, however, will throw some light
on this subject.
_

At ten o'clock there were at the booth in Stanhope. street,
fifteen of Mr. Cardwell's coaches, and only three of Sir Digby's
In Toxteth-park, some of Sir Digby's canvassers consisted
of boys, between sixteen and eighteen years of age 1
At the booth in Lyceum-place, some electors who had given
plumpers to Sir Digby, being unable to get any refreshment at
his expense, were taken by Sir Thomas's canvassers into the
Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street, where they were sumptu
ously regaled.

And last, though not least, there was a small slip of paper,
with lithographic writing on it, sent with Sir Digby's voting
cards, from the Roscoe-street Committee, requesting the elec-
tors in his favour to —what ? To come early? No : but to
attend at different hours of the day. Thus, those whose sur-
name commenced with any of the letters from A to D, both
included, were to poll between eight and nine o'clock; and so
on with the other letters of the alphabet, dividing the time of
Rolling between eight and four o'clock into eight distinct pe-
riods of voting, so that a certain number only should vote in
each hour. And all this was done, as stated on the paper, to
prevent confusion!
Now, was this the way in which Cardwell and Birch acted?
No: their motto was, Go EARLY TO THE POLL. Really, Sir
Digby's friends would have served his cause much better if
they had requested all who intended to vote for him to do so
at eight o'clock if convenient, or as soon as possible after that
hour.

There have been many serious mistakes and oversights on
the part of Sir Digby's friends, hut all of them of course un-
intentional, as his friends were too staunch in their principles
not to heartily desire his triumphant return ; but I mention
these facts, which have come under my own observation,
merely to show that Sir Digby's non-election is no proof of the
want of Protestant and Conservative principles in Liverpool,
as the Radical press would lead the world to believe; but that
his failure is to be chiefly attributed to the want of a little tact
and management on the part of his supporters—a tact and ma-
nagement in which the friends of some of his supporters were
deeply versed, and which they did not fail to exercise to the
aggrandisement of their respective candidates, and to the dis-
comfiture of Sir Digby Mackworth.—Yours, &c.,

PROTESTANS,

SCRIPTURAL POLITICS,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIRS Will some one of your numerous readers answer me
this question, for it is a daily, hourly, puzzle to me :—in what
way do our new members and those who, with them, deprecate
so much what they call "mixing up religion with politics,"—
who make even a war-cry of exclaiming against it.—apply, or
rather escape, the application of this text, to mention no others,
"whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the
glory of God"? If this does not involve religion with every
mortal action, what can be conceived so to do ? To be consis-
tent,—and I here address the many, too many, Churchmen
among them,—such persons ought to be found leagued with the
staunch opponents of " Church and State," for on no other
ground, except the duty of "mixing up religion with our poli-
tics," as a nation, can their union, and the existence of a state
church, be demonstrated to be either necessary or useful.
Some people little consider what they give up when they thus
thoughtlessly abandon a principle. Acts and principles may
be, and too often are, at variance, but no sound argument
against the having a thing rightly to use can be drawn from
even the gro....3est actual abuse of it. For what purpose, then,
I would ask, hold our bishops their seats in Parliament, ex-
cept that they may season with the salt of divine truth the
otherwise merely secular debates of human expediency?
Grant, even, that they fulfil not this duty, still, this principle,
and this alone, defends them where they are, and keeps them,
whether we see IT clearly or not, before our eyes as a nation,
in their true position. Were not this purpose to be answered.
and were it not a principle of duty to mix up religion with
politics," surely the end of giving glory to God would be much
better answered by them elsewhere. To be brief. If, then,
such be our duty in all that we do, and if the bible be our
counsellor along the course of that duty, who shall say where
we ought to stop, and prohibit our adviser from accompanying
us further? One admits the benefit of his counsels at church'
or chapel, another there not only seeks his direction but en-
courages his influence over his family; a third permits him to
follow him to his shop or counting-house, and is not even
ashamed of his companionship as he walks the public streets,
but one and all testify either indifference or ingratitude, who,
professing themselves christians, seek not alike his approval
and support, on the committee, at the hustings, in the senate.
Mr. Editor, I know from whom I borrow, but I name not
his name lest this feeble tribute to truth should be regarded as
offered solely to him, but I do not hesitate to say that, after
this, you, whether you admit this avowal into your columns,
or not, as partaking in this too common apprehension, will
not doubt me when I say that, from my soul, I admire the
noble, dignified, straightforward conduct of the man whom
once Protestant Liverpool, to her everlasting shame, has just
rejected! What a contrast
I am, sir, yours respectfully, PHILALETHES.

We understand that the new church, dedicated to St.
Simon, in Gloucester street, will be opened on the 25th
instant, when it is expected that sermons will be preached
by the Rev. Rector Brooks, and the Rev. Dr. .I\i'Neile.
ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—At the Police Court
yesterday, a woman, named Fanny Keeley, was com-
mitted for trial, for robbing a man of 355., which she had
abstracted from his pocket.

The Quarter Sessions for this borough will commence
on Friday next. They are fixed, we presume, so soon
after the last sessions in order to effect a gaol delivery be-
fore the next assizes.

ASSAULT.—A man, named Michael Ryan, was yester-
day fined 40s. and costs, (or to be imprisoned twenty-one
days,) for a violent and threatening attack upon an officer,
who had gone to defendant's place, under due authority,
to demand an amount due for rent. The prisoner was
also required to find bail to keep the peace.
RATHER A BOLD ROBBERY.—At twelve o'clock yes-
terday, two men, dressed in barragan, entered the office
of Mr. Sorley, Castle Street. One of them seized the
boy, who was in the office, and held his mouth, threaten-
ing to kill him if he made an alarm, while the other made
off with about lls. in silver, which was lying on the desk.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES.—We learn that no
fewer than two hundred and fifteen applications for
licenses for public houses have been handed in to the ma-
gistrates. It is scarcely to be supposed that more than a
very few of these will be granted. The licensing session
will take place on the 30th 0r...315t of the present month.

THE LATE MR. FELL..—We are sorry to hear that the
fifty pounds, voted by the Guardians of the West Derby
Union, to the widow of the late Mr. Fell, has been finally
disallowed by the district auditor. We are glad to learn,
however, that the subscription, which was in part pro-
ceeded with, for the benefit of Mrs. Fell, will be actively
resumed • and we trust that the wealthy classes resident
in the West Derby district will not be found wanting
when the call of the widow of the medical practitioner,
who first fell a victim to Typhus, in connexion with the
recent influx of Irish paupers, is brought before their
sympathetic consideration.
ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS.—At the police court
yesterday, several charges were preferred against different
parties, of violent assaults upon police officers, particularly
in the districts chiefly inhabited by the Irish. Four pri-
soners—Patrick Gallaghan, James Mahoney, Ellen Nl'
Cormick, and Mary Long—were charged with having, on
Sunday morning week, during a riot in Great Crosshall-
street, assaulted and struck with stones, mud, &c., several
of the officers while in the execution of their duty. The
case being made out, the two male prisoners were each
fined £5, and required to find securities, or be imprisoned ;
and the two women were fined in 20s. each. Several others
were brought up on similar charges, and were similarly
dealt with, Mr. Rushton remarking that, in some locali-
ties, the officers clearly stood in danger of their lives ; and
that the court was determined, in all such cases, to protect
the police, and severely punish the offenders. . .

OBTAINING GOODS' ON FALSE PRETENCES.—At the
Police-court, yesterday, a stupid-looking boy, named
John Costello, was charged with this offence. It appeared
that the prisoner had over the whole period between the
10th February and the 27th ultimo, gone from time to
time to the shop of Mr. Philips, baker, Copperas-hill, and
Otained a quantity of bread, (generally three loaves at
once,) which he represented to be for the Rev. Dr. Booth,
of Netherfield-road, who, he said, had sent him. As the
rev. gentleman's account was handed in only at the end
of each six months, the fraud was not detected until a few
days ago. The bread procured by the boy was of the
value of £4 15s. 2d. He had previously been employed
by Dr. Booth in the menial capacity of brushing shoes,
cleaning knives, &c. The case was proved against him,
and he was committed for trial at the sessions.

of our ingenious nautical townsman Mr. Winspear (of the
firm of Winspear, Hyde, and Co., boiler-makers, &c.,
Victoria-road,) have been carried out, under his own
superintendence, to improve this landing-place ; and that
-- wb: ' ' ..,(1 so long. " hung fire," was ye-

,ae new stage,
terday found to work to admiration. The stage is ptilled
up and down to meet the steam-boats, by means of a
strong endless chain, passing through a huge iron block

slip is, however, to be yet a little further prolonged in
stone-work, so that the block may be fixed yet further out,
and steamers may land and embark their passengers at all
times (without requiring a small boat for that purpose)
and have plenty of water to spare. The advantage to the
numerous and growing population of Egremont, Liscard
Wallasey. &c., will be obvious. The chn;fl

an immense iron drum, at ti
_ _

.e top of the plane, worked

by an engine of eighteen horse power.
THE CROPS.—We have to report another week of the
finest possible summer weather for the advancement of
the crops in the surrounding districts—warm and sunny
alinost through, followed nightly by a fine clear ripening
moon. Sunday was " the day of days." The sky was
unobscured by a cloud ; light airs of wind only prevailed
on the heights, whilst in the hollows there was scarcely a
breath ; and the temperature, with an ardent sun ap-
proached, and occasionally equalled, tl•-•
the tropic- v— ' - -

neat and oats have already become yellow,
- nd, excepting on the colder soils, much of it will be cut
within ten days. The hay is nearly all stacked, that re-
maining out being generally over ripe ; so that if the
owners should be overtaken by rain, they have themselves
to blame. Barley, turnips—and, indeed, all field crops—
are also most promising. Fine new potatoes have been
abundantly brought to market, and on Saturday were sold,
in many parts of the town, at the greatly reduced price of
3s. per measure of 901bs. So much of the bugbear of the
disease. The late sorts will be very large. Vegetables of
all kinds are proportionablz abundant, cheap, and we may

111 qiumLy. vv C Ilatt some Illle Lam
day morning, which will do great good after the drought,
especially to turnips and other green crops. The day

Ang. 3, 1547.

INDIA.
BY EXPRESS FROM MARSEILLES

We have received by our ordinary semi-monthly courier
from Marseilles our despatches in anticipation of the
Overland Mail from Bombay, of the 20th of June.
The intelligence thus received is of considerable interest.
It is the more so as two attempts to send letters from
Bombay to Europe, rid Madras, had failed. The expres9
from Bombay was robbed on the Bhore Ghaut, on the
3rd of June ; and a second express, of the sth of June,
arrived too late in Madras for the Bentinck steamer, oe
her voyage from Calcutta to Suez.
From the Punjaub we learn that an exchange of terri-
tory had been effected between Gholab Singh and the
Lahore Government. The territory given up by Gholab
consists of certain mountain (Hazareh) districts, the
chiefs of which were by no means inclined to submit to
his rule. He had obtained a slice of territory called the
Kurree Kurreealee. Gholai had taken up his residence
at Cashmere, and appeared to wish to be called the Maha-
rajah of Cashmere, rather than of Jamoo. He had
received Colonel Steinbach into his service. His system
of taxation was not calculated to render his government
popular.

In Lahore there had been talk of a conspiracy, the de-
tails of which are not exactly known. Its object was
said to be to avenge the insults received by the Ranee
(Queen-Mother) on Tej Singh. Runjoor Singh (the
Chief Justice of Lahore) having been dismissed, had
threatened to excite a fanatical war ; but the British
officers were on the alert. A rumour was in circulation
that some serious disturbances might be expected in La-
hore after the next Dessera. At Peshawur, the return of
Sultan Mahommed Khan, which was effected by the in-
fluence of the English, had produced the best impression
on the inhabitants, and even on the neighbouring Affghan
tribes, the chiefs of which had proposed terms of friend-
ship and alliance. Major Lawrence, who acts for the
Governor-General at Peshawur, had ordered Aspar Singh,
the late Governor, to return to Lahore.

From Affghanistan there is now news of importance.
Dhost Mahommed, having settled the disputes in the
neighbourhood of Jellalabad, had returned to Cabul. His
son Hyder Khan, had been appointed Governor on the
frontier near the Khyber pass. The death of the late,
Wuzeer, Akhbar Khan, had brought about a cessation 01
hostilities in that part of Affghanistan, and there was 11
chance of peace- during the lifetime of the old DhoSt-
He had allowed agents from the Governor-General to
take up their stations, under the name of news-writers,
at various places in his dominions.
In Scinde the utmost tranquillity prevailed. The trade
by the Indus was likely to obtain soon a remarkable in-
crease, for the Bombay authorities had, by orders of the
Supreme Government, issued a notification declaring that
goods coming by way of Scinde shall be admitted free,.
into Bombay. This is a great advantage to the trade of
the Indus. Sir C. Napier was at Kurrachee.
The Governor-General was at Simla, where he intended
to remain during the rainy season. Lord and Lady Gone'
were also there.

The robber Dhongur had recommenced his depreda'
tions ; he had plundered some caravans.
The disturbances which were lately apprehended in the
Deccau had passed over. in consequence of the Nizara's
havinc, given up for the time his intrigues, arrangements
had been made, by establishing a bank at Hyderabad/
and by opening a loan, to make provisions for the wants
of the treasury. In the Gosmoor country fresh distur-
bances had broken out ; the infuriated fanatics were agate
in arms, and had offered up more human sacrifices. Mr-
Grant, of the Bengal Civil Service, had been ordered to
examine into the grounds of the disputes between Briga-
dier Dyce and the other officers employed in pacifying
these districts.
The efforts made by Akhbar Khan to induce the Schah
of Persia to enter into a Moslem war rgainst the British
in the east had failed. The Cajar Sovereign of Persia
told Akhbar's emissaries, on hearing them state the
object of their mission, that he placed no confidence either
in the Affghans or in their promises. Some fanciful
rumours had been current relative to the interference o
Russia, but nothing certain was known on the subject.
The governor-general was about to send a political
mission to the capital of Thibet, in order to open peaceful
relations with the government of the grand Lama at
Lassa. .

The reduction of the British troops in India is spoken
of. Six regiments of her Majesty's army were, as it was
reported, to be sent to Europe at the close of this year.
40,000 sepoys had been removed from the army within the
last six months, which diminution, together with that of
the Royal regiments, will lighten the burdens of the Indian
finances. The Five per Cent. Loan still continued open,
but as it was already at a disgount, very little was then
being subscribed to it.
No later intelligence from China was known in Bom-
bay than that which came by the last mail.
The death of Sir„ David Pollock, the Chief-Justice of
Bombay, is quoted as an example which ought to deter
elderly gentlemen from trying a tropical climate_ Sir E.
Perry has since discharged the duties of the Supreme,
Court to the satisfaction of all parties ; he is expected
to succeed as Chief-Justice, to which his legal knout"
ledge and his experience of India fully entitle him.
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bombay
were at Poona, where they intended to remain during the

rains.
The monsoon had set in at Bombay with an unusual
fall of rain ' • of which about 25 inches had fallen before
the 19th of June.
In a postscript, dated the 20th of June, our correS°
pondent states that the steamer was delayed for nearly 24"
hours in consequence of the non-arrival of the Goveray.'
despatch from Poona.

The only point of political importance to which our
correspondent alludes is the state of Hyderabad, in the
Deccan. Violence and bloodshed were the order of the
day there. The troops called the Rohilias, whom Generl,ll
Frazer had endeavoured to induce to leave the Niza°l s
country, were returning by degrees to it. They 'gere
implicated in several gang robberies, and ordered toll
deported. They came near the cantonment, quarrell_.e"
amongst themselves, when Hassein-ood-Deen Khan 'ol'
killed ; his assassin was cut to pieces.
Letters from Dinopore mention that the cholera wel
ravaging her Majesty's 98th Regiment ; 64 persons dil
in the month of May ; there were 170 in the hospivl"
daily.
A fire broke out in the fort at Bombay in the evening °f
the 19th of June, which consumed the British Hotel, ti
building well known, in one of the principal thoroughfare'

MDLE. RACHEL.—We see by the London papers, that
this great actress has played Virginie, in the tragedY' of
that name, with great success.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager returned to her rest
deuce, Bushby House, Bushby Park, at half-past 0'
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, from a visit to her majesti
at Osborne, Isle of Wight.
It is intended immediately to establish an electric tel
between all the fire-engine stations in London, 0
that when a fire breaks out information of the fact cal/
instantaneously be communicated to all the stations
its reaching one of them.
SUMMARY OF GOODWOOD RACES.—TotaI number of
races, 38 ; won by favourites, 14 ; won by non-favourites,
17 ; even betting and forfeits, 7 ; horses entered, 643;
horsessubscriptions,
The
railway
ialrwt.
ae yd ,
ca 1152205 ,9 0.
for 3 5; TotalAugust
moneyam
amountoui
vgnetn o, fxtslot
ok2eis , £26 , 140 ;
far as they have been announced to the presBe9nget?m, eas•
February and August are the lowest months, _ but the
present total exceeds that of February by nearly half
million. The aggregate of this year's calls now amounts
to £29,293,702, giving a monthly average of £.3,661,712.
STEALING FROM A SHOP.—A boy, named John Tiirtter'
was yesterday charged, before Mr. Rushton, with stealill,'
from the shop of Mr. Winstall, of Byrom-street, thrre
pairs of shoes. It appeared that he cut them from
place where they were hanging while making a pretena a
purchase, and made off with them. He was pursued, 0;1,4
apprehended in Great Crosshall-street. Committed "
trial at the sessions.
THEFT OP PALM OlL.—Yesterday, at the Police. i;
court, a man, named Bryan Fallon, was charged W 1
stealing fram the brig Rapid, lying in the Salthouse Doeg ;
about 281 b. of palm oil, with which be was followed to t 1
shop of Mr. Beattie, tallow-chandler, where he had ..”15)
laid it down, (intending, no doubt, to offer it for eal_!,a
when he was apprehended. The charge was proved
the prisoner was committed to gaol for four months.
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STEALING FROM THE PERSON.—At the Police-e0"'1,;
yesterday, a loose woman named Bridget Foran, 111,
charged with robbing on Sunday night, a foolish teb°,
named John Lewis, of his watch, value $.7. He gaver"
formation to the police, who succeeded in apprehend-0)v;
the prisoner in a house in Garden-lane. She was asleep
when found, and on being roused, the watch dropped from
her person. She was committed for trial at the sessions
A BOY DROWNED.—An inquest was yesterday be:o
before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of
Stalker, aged five years. William Wilson, a t'slneo.
spinner, who works at his trade in Brick-field,
London Road, where there is a pit, said, that on Sature?„,
morning, having heard that a boy had fallen into tf,l,
water, he dived into the pool, and brought up the deceas'-o
who was quite dead. A surgeon was called, but of 5,
avail. The father of the deceased is a tea-porter, retd
ing in Newsham Street ; and it appeared that deeetly.
had gone with another little boy to catch jack sharito
the pit, and that when getting up the bank to
'e he fell backw,,,i.

drownec

On the 18th ultimo, Mrs. ROBERT STEEL, of Great H°.,l
ul on the 23rd, Mr. ROBERT STEEL, husba'

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