The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

TI-I`E LIVERPOOL STANDARD

The Journal insinuates that this gentleman obtained
the preference on account of his eminent "public wr•
vices," phich it professes to regard as '' the most legi-
timate title to public ofE2es." The language of the ra-
dical organs has undergone a surprising change of late in
reference to the exercise of corporate patronage. For-
merly the theme of constant declamation used to be the
exclusive and monopolising character of the old corpora-
tion. Long and vehemently did the Mercury, the Al-
bion, and. the Chronicle, and their pary, inveigh against
the bigottdd preference which their political opponents
gave to men who laboured under the stigml of being
called tories. Those days have long since. gone by. The
times are now altered. The,, radicals are in power, and
take a pride in making radiCal appointments. A tory,
whatever his merits or recommendations maw be, has no
chance whatever of promOtion. The radical press is si-
lent, or, if it speaks, is it is only in praise of the domi-
nant faction for rewarding the " public services" of the
pettifogging agents of the Reform Association.

There is one very singular circumstance connected
with the election of Mr. Vandenhoff to which we must
allude before we have done. It appears that every one
of the eleven votes which he obtained were those of the
self-elected clique of Common Councilmen sitting on
the Dock Committee ; whilst, on the contrary, the nine
votes gi% en for Mr. North *ere (we believe with only
one exception) those of gentlemen who have been elected
by the rate payers.

This is deference to public opinion with a vengeance!
We venture to say that if the election of Mr. North had
rested With the rate payers alone, he would have been
chosen by a majority of three to one. Thus it 1s that
the consistent radicals appreciate-the principle of repre-
sentation.

We may as well apprise the public of another circum-
stance in connection with this appointment. As usual;
a preliminary meeting of the radical town councillors on
Duck Committee took place, for concerting the arrange-
ments for choosing a solicitor; The 'comparative claims
of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Vandenhoff were canvassed,
and a division took place, when there appeared for the
former 5, and for the latter 7. Mr. Lathorn was not pre-
sent nn the occasion, having given a protilise of his vote
to Mr. North. Mr. Henry Holmes nominated Mr. Ro-
binson, and was opposed by Mr. Eyre Evans, and Mr.
Walmsley. The fiery Alderman and Joshua carried
their point. But after deciding in favour of Mr. Van-
denhott it occurred to these sages, that it would be as
well to inquire whether Mr. Vandenhoff was duly quali-
fied as a 'solicitor. We presume their doubts on this
subject were satisfied : but it would have been as well to
have ascertained the fact previously to their decision.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CHARGE or ARSON.—At. a quarter to ten o'clock on Thurs-
day nit, ht an alai in of fire %v.'s given in Greet ham-Street, and
inspector Okley, on hurrying to the spot, found that smoke was
issuing from a marine store belong to Mr. Nicholas Evans.
The premises were entered by the police, and the fire .was soon
extinguished. . On further examination. of the. premiSes, how-
ever, police-officer No. 295 detected a light in a cupboard under
the stairs, and. on opening the door, which was effected with
some difficulty, ,a lighted candle was observed, which was placed
in such a situation as to excite the suspicions of the inspector.
Mr. Evans was in consequence detained by him till the arrival
of Mr. Whiny. our indefatigable bead constable,'.who, on being
-made acquainted with the circumstances, ordered Mr. Evans tv
be taken into custody.
On Friday the case came on for hearing before Mr. Hall—
I William Earle, jun., and B. E. Harvey, Esqrs., were also on
the bench.
Mr. Whitty briefly detailed the facts which we have mentioned.
He also stated that the prisoner resided in Fox-street, and not
at the marine store in Greethaul-street.
John Richardson, whose residence adjoins the thine store,
deposed that he heard the alarm of fire on the preceilin, even-
big. lie went to the door of the stow, and,
finding that it was
fast, he and ()ghee; broke it. even. Lie then made to the spot
where the fire was burning. which was a small room in the hack
part. the premises. lie looked about to ascertain whether
the flames had originated from the fire-place; bit it seemed to
him as if there had not recently been a fire. The rags and
wood work were on fire; and he imagined that something hail
fallen into a cask which was there, and set the rags which it
contained in a blaze. He, however, saw no candle about. The
constable called his attention to the stair, where a candle was
burning, about one quarter of an inch from some rags. Nothing
under the staircase had taken fire. He had some difficulty in
getting to the place where the candle was burning, tie the door
was held fast by a great many rags deposited against it. The
staircase was about a yard and a half from the place where the
rite's had been on fire. 1
Cross-examined by Mr. Davenport.—The candle could not
have been left there by accident. It was lighted end left under
the stair. He knew that a candle was sometimes used by the
occupiar of the premises; but he was certain the one in ques-
tion could not have been accidentally left there. It was not in
a stick. The rarrs were a root thick round the candle, which
was supported by them. There was also a little straw near.
-Police-officer No. 29-1 deposed to the fact of the lighted can-
dle haying been discovered by him aud the other persons pre-
sent. In abniit ten minutes the whole of the rags and straw
under the staircase must have been in flames. The rags must
have been placed behind the door after the candle had been
placed in the situation described.
Cross-examined.—The Ore was soon extinguished. He saw
the sky-light ; only one pane was broken, so that no person
could have entered or retired that way.
Police-officer No. 175 corroborated the statements of the two
preceditw witnesses. Ile said that the rags seemed to be
nicely puffed up about the candle,
Ankers, a baker, deposed that about half-past eight on
Thursday night, he saw Evans lock up his store, after which he
had some conversation with him. Evans said that he had in
his premises about £l5O worth of goods in copper and lead. The
prisoner's wife attends to another shop; Evans daes not sleep
in the marine store. He did not know how long the prisoner
had kept the store; he had only lived in the neighbourhood
about ten months. The witness then detailed the fact of the
fire having broken out, and. after assisting to three open the
door, of his having run into Pitt-street to call the Watch.
Cross-examined.—Evans remained conversing with him
about ten or fifteen minutes. He said nothing, to him about
rags—he spoke only of copper and lead. Witness had not seen
the prisoner fir two or three days before. Evans was nut in
the habit of telling him of what he was worth.
Mr. Maxwell deposed that he was an inspector of salvage for
an assurance office, and whenever a tire took place it was his
duty to attend and look after the property. On Friday morn-
ing he considered it his duty to go and take a rough estimate
of the property ofXhe prisoner's premises. This he bad done;
and, though he had given every thing the full value, it amounted
only to £3l 3s. He only found 1 cwt. of lead. 'There were
three panes broken in the sky-light; they were, however, only
about three inches square. The wooden part was perfect.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner had said that the boys wet:,
in the habit of throwing stones Irons the yard. They might
play such tricks with him as that; but he could not see how
they could have gut in to play hint such a trick as to put a
lighted candle uniter the stair-case.
By the Magistrate.—He found no copper on the premises,
and only about 1 cwt. of lead. ..

Mr. Whitty and others deposed that none of the property
could have been taken away, for the door was locked by inspec-
tor Okley on retiring, and there bad been a policeman on the
spot during the night.
Mr. Forshaw, agent for the County Fire Office, put in a deed
of Policy, effected by the prisoner, tor £4OO, one half of which,
however, only applied to the marine store, the other half being
for his house, No. 3, Fox-stteet, (£50.) and for the property
in the grocer's shop kept by his wife (i:150.) He hail been in-
sured with them nearly five years. The policy had been re-
newed on Ladv-day,last.

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Anker; re:examined by Mr. Hall.—From the time the
fire commenced till the loCk wai put on the door, there was no
property removed. He was present the whole time. . _ _

. .
Cross.exainined. He did not see the prisoner assisting ac-
tively to put out the fire. He (prisoner) was not on the spot
till the fire was extinguished.
Mr. Whitty deposed that he found nothing on the premises
hut rags and old bones. He was present with Mr. Maxwell
when that gentleman made his estimate; he perhaps did not
know so well as he the value of the articles; but he should not
think that the whole of the ptopetty in the store was worth
more than
Mr. HallElit said that the prosecution ought to be conducted by
the fire-uaice. He should therefore remand the prisoner, to al-
low Mr. Forshaw an opportunity of communicating with the
directors. .•
M-r; Forihaw. thought that there would be a disinclination on
their part to prosecute, as such acts tended to bring odium on
the establishment resorting to them. Mr. Whiny was of a con-
trary opinion; he thought the directors would have no hesita,
tion in the matter.
Mr. Hall would offer no 'opinion upon the ease; but he said
that enough had been elicited to authorize him in detaining the
prisoner omit the directors had been written to, It would cer-
tainly appear a singular thing to him if they rid not follow the
case up; for no man nor no body of men ought to consider their
private gain in preference to their duly to the public.
Mr. Forshaw ultimately consented to wide by the evening's

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post to London, and the prisoner wits remanded till Tuesday.

Cu IPEt. lionttlNG.—Edward Tarleton, who had the appear-
ance of having once been a respectable individual, was on Fi
day placed at the bar of the pice-ollice, charged with having
stolen and offered to pledge, at it r. Gillaird's, in London-road, a
Wesleyan Hymn Book, the property of Mr. James William
Bogie. The hook had been stolen from.Brunswiek Chapel. A
person from Mr. Gillaird's attended, and proved the fact of the
prisoner haying offered the hymn book tOr pledge. tle had
previously pawned with them about a dozen Bibles and prayer-
bool;s, from which tl.e names had been erased. The prisoner,
in answer to two or three questions from the magistrate, (in the
course of replying to which he burst into tears,) said that he
was out of employment, and that it. was between four and five
vears since he had been prosecuted (for an offence for which he
vas committed to Lancaster Castle for twelve months.) As
complaints hail been tirade from two or three sources relative
to the loss of Bibles, &e., Mr. Hall remanded the toisouer till
Tuesday, to give opportunity for enquiring into the ownership
of the Cooks.

„'Excise INFORMATONS.—On Fliday, at the Police-office,
two informations were laid by the Excise against David Taylor
Shaw and John Shaw, as occupants or prop istors of the public-.
house called the Shades and the Saloon, in Williamson-square,
for having sold, on the 28th of October, one-eighth part of a pint
of wine (in the Shades) and one-eighth part of a pint of rum (in
the Saloon) without a license. In support of the first informa-
tion, Wardle, an excise-officer, proved that he had purchased
the wine in the shades, for which he paid 6d., and that David
Shaw was standing in the place at the time it was served to him
'hv the waiter. It teas also proved by himself and another
officer, who had been stattoned by him at the hack of the pre-
mises to keep watch,' that no person had left the premises to
purchase the wine, during the time he was inside. Thomas
Edwards, who represented himself as a musici-au who had until
lately performed at the Shades, was then cailed as a witness for
the prosecution; but his evidence was so falteiragly delivered
and so evasive and contradictory that, he was indignantly and
severely reprimanded by Mr. Hall: The suliWance of his evi-
dence ,V a g that he had been, until within six, eight, ten, or

twelve weeks past, (but which it was impossible todeteimi;le,)
accustomed to see David Shaw at the Shades every night, from
eight to twelve o'clock ; but he had not seen him there since
some one or other of those periods. He at last swore, how.evet,
that he had nut seen him there in the month of November, nor
since. No evidence being adduced us to the fact ofeitherot the
Suaws being the keeper of the house,*the magistrate said that
whatever might be his private opinion, he n:ust acquit the de-
fendants. The other information was then withdrawn.

IRISH GOOD WILL.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a
young artizan, named John HaWgan, appeared before the ma-
gistrates to prefer a charge of assault against James Carr, also
an artizan, both of them natives of "Dula Ireland."—The
complainant stated that on Monday night, between nine and
ten o'clock, when he went to his lodgings, which are at a public
house, the defendant who was in the house, said the moment he
entered—" Sure an' this is dhe big spalpeen dhat's cumin'."
He (complainant) took no notice of him, and he (defendant)
kept walking in and out of the public house. Soon after he
(complainant) was standing with his hand on the gas-pipe,
when the defendant cause towaids him; as he thought to light
his pipe, " whin," said the complainant, " he up %yid his hand
an' gev me tree strokes on the eye, before I knew my wheje
abouts, an"maciated my head dreaufnl."—Carr, When asked
what he had to say in defence, said, •' Why, by the beauty
o' Man, I 'ell no ill will or malice agin 'ins at all; only, ye see,
it happened sure, o' Christmas night, an' l'ed-some dhrink an
me; an' how I came to sthrick dhe man I cant say, • but
wouldn't I suffer Sib kinds o' visitation 'fore ever I 'ud giv 'ens
whack at alt?"—Mr. Hall: " You have struck biro.''—De-
fendant : " Sure, an' we'd no envy, nor malice, nor spite, nor
anythin' agin one another at all; an' its only lasht Saturdhay
night dhat we played cards together till two o'clock on Sunday-
mornin', an' parted dhe best o' friends."—Complainant : " I've
lost lOs. 64. worth of a hat of me head, which was picked off by
'lm; an' even dhe honest man, Wm. Duffey, as keeps dhe
public house, came up an' said `what, do you want to murther
the man widout rason?'"—Mr. Hall said he would give the
defendant an opportunity of settling the matter with the cosn-
plainaut. After a short consultation together. through the
medium of Ainsworth, the constable, the defendant agreed to
pay the complainant lOs. 6d. for his hat, and pay for lists
summons.

SMUGGLING.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a female,
named Mary Fay, an Irishwoman, was brought before the ma-
gistrates, on a charge of attempting to smuggle some whisky.
A police-officer deposed, that between five and six o'clock the
night before, he stopped the prisoner with three small jugs con-
cealed about her person, altogether containing seven quarts of
whisky. Mr. Hall inquired if she had a permit? The prisoner
replied that she had-not; that she had been to Dublin to see
her friends for the first time during 15 Yeats, and they had otiven
her the whisky, first one a little, and then another. Mr. Hall
said, notwithstanding convictions took place every day, people
would be guilty of smuggling things on shore. It was quite
useless to attempt such a thing, for what with the Custom-house
officers, and police officers, it was almost impossible for them to
succeed. He had no alternative but to inflict the penally of
£25, or in default to be committed for three months to Kirkdale.
EFFECTS oP DRUNKENNftS.S.—On Saturday, at the Police-
office, an Irishman, apparently a pig-jobber, named M'Alister,
ft•tott Dunlop, in the north of Ireland, appeared before the ma-
gistrates to lay a charge agaiost au artizan of having robbed
him or £lB. tthilst they were togethet in a public-house, on
Thursday night. !dr. Hall inqttired what his charge waS?—
, Complainant.—" Why, that I. Kaye been robbed of £lB, anti
i the prisoner is the (ink' man that's got it." Mr. Parkinson said,
that the complainant had been brought to Bridewell on Timis-
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301 night quite drunk, anti, wanted to charge the police with
having robbed him. Mr. Hall.—" I remember this case ; you
were in such a state of beastly drunkenness, that you had
not the smallest. recollection of whet,. you had been, what you
had been doing, or who, yoo bad been with. What is your evi-
dence against the prisoner ?" Complainant.—" My evidence is

this, that I swear he is the, man that took the money. T don't
accuse him of the robbery; I think it was for safety that he
took it." Mr. Hall.—What evidence have you that he took
your money?" Complainant.—" 1 am sure of it ?" Mr.
Hall,—" flow ?" Complainant.-1 know it, because he put
his hand in my left hand breast pocket. and took it out." Mr.
Hall.—" Yesterday you were insinuating:that the police took
it ; and when I asked if you could give any account, you told
toe that you knew nothing at all about it, .and you wanted me
to believe that the police had taken you £lB. there is not the
smallest evidence in the world agaiut the prisoner; discharge
him.

THE AFFAIRS OF CANADA.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.INDARD.

SIR,—As a good deal of anxiety at present exists respecting.
Lower Canada, you will probably give insertion to the follow ins:
remarks, which I believe to be a true statement of the pi esent

&Fence,

Up to the year 1831, there was no very marked division of
Canadians of British and Foreign origin, a large number of
both origins having petitioned the Imperial Parliament for re-
dress of grievances in 1827. The Canada Committee reported
in 1828 or 1825, and with this report and the subsequent dis•
patches of Lard Goderich•Jespecting it, all parties declared
themselves satisfied. See Papineau's and Bourday's speeches,
28th November, and the resolutions adopted by the House of
Assembly, 29th Nov. 1831.
Within a few months after the French Canadians had declar-
ed themselves fully satisfied with the report of the Canada Com-
mittee, their jealousy of the enterprise and increasing numbers
of the British settlers, led t hem to adopt measures.which created
a complete breach between the inhabitants of French and (as
the French party designated them) those of British and foreign
origin. See the 92 resolutions of the. House of Assembly.• This
breach gradually widened, until it has at last created a deadly en-
mity between the two races, and made it apparent that, until
the one or the other decidedly predominate, there can be no
peace in the country—nothing can now reconcile them, and it is
useless to attempt it.
The British and Irish inhabitants have been stigmatised as
Tories, slaves of power, &c. &c. This is not the fact, and a
very superficial study of the politics of Canada will convince
every one that they should rather he ranked as Reformers. •
The French, from their artful framing of the election laws,
and division of the electidn clistriAts, possess it much greater
majority in the House or Assembly than either their education,
wealth, or even their numbers warrant. 'They are strongly
biassed in favour of feudal law, of the French language, of the
Institutions and laws of old France, They bear a perfect hatred
to the inhabitants of BritiSh and Irish descent, and are guilty
of the most barefaced injustice towards theirs.
They threw every obstacle in the way of their settling in the
country and acquiring lands—refusing. to establish registry
offices for purchases, sales, and mortgages of property, the *ant
of which renders it absolutely impossible to acquire a sure title to
any property, even though in possession 20 years—secret mort-
gages, claims for dower, minor's claims, having frequently been
paid by purchases to more than the amount of what they bad
previously paid for the property.
They make it indispensable for persons holding commissions
in the militia to possess a certain yearly revenue from landed
property ! there is a clause, however, which very much favours
the Canadians—that sous of those possessing laud may hold
commissions. •

They passed a law preventing co-partners voting on any
amount of property, but excepted cu•heirs as the large majority
of the former were British, and of the latter, French. It is un-
necessary to go further into detail, in every possible way they
have endeavoured to increase their own influence, and decrease
that of the British and Irish, wishing to preserve themselves as
a distinct French race, with French laws and French language,
And in every way continuing to tyrannize over the British and
Irish interest, in this they have been encouraged by the vacil-
lating cnnilitct of the British government.
Is it to be wondered at, under these circumstances, that the
British and Irish should display a bitter feeling towards them;
they went out to the country with the impression that under the
British flag they tthnuld have the laws, language, and institu-
tions of their own country, they found themselves bitterly mis•
taken, and hati,e become from the repeated acts of tyranny on
the part of the French, completely exasperated—they are
roused and are determined to free themselves—they are ardently
attached to the connexion with the northern country, are loyal
to their Queen, but they will no longer submit to be ruled by a
small number of conquered and uneducated Frenchmen, they
have sworn that they will have the language, the laws, and the
institutions of British freemen, or they will die in their entlea-
your to obtain them. In North America the English language
and free institutions must prevail, and they are confident of the
result of the struggle. I cannot better describe the feeling that
prevails amongst the old countrymen in Canada than supposing
the question put whether they would linger out, but to he
go-
verned by Frenchmen, by quoting the words of Sir Wafter

Scott— -
" Not though destruction o'er the land come pouripz as a flood,
The sun that sees our falling day, shall mark our sabre's deadly sway,
And set that night in blood "

AN ANGLO CANADIAN.

Liverpool, Dec. 26, 1837

THE COTTON MARKET,

The foilowinsr is a summary of the import, export, stock, and
consumption of Cotton for the year 1837 :
lmroirK, 1837. 1836.
Into Liverpool —1,036.205
London .... 65.696
Glasgow .... 72,274

1,176.175 1,176,t75 .1,200,831

STOCK,
In Liverpool [70,820
London
Glasgow

259,435 259.435 289,000
EXPORT to the Continent and Ireland.. 125,0 W 108.90(1
CoNsuinFrioN, taken for Home 1 080.730 1,032,928
per week
The stock in the hands of the trade is supposed to exceed the
stock held by them 'at this period last year by from 15,000 to
20.000 bales, which would make.the consumption less by about
350 bales per week, than it appears in the above s•atement.
Prices, during the past year, fluctuated considerably. At its
commencement, Uplands ranged from 714 to 11 per th ; prices
began to decline towards the cod of January, and stood, at the
close of Slav, from 40 to 71d; at the beginning of August.
however, they rallied, and at the end of the year, ranged from
7d to 9d.