The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-01 00:00:00

CONSERVATIVE DINNER IN ESSEX.

Addon, Werbiesdoti, October 2(.
The "True Blues" of this neighlemi hood dined to..oether
yesterday, in the large room of the Blue Boar Hotel here; the
muster of the gentry and yeomanry of the district was such as
might. have been expected from the loyalty and constitutional
feeling which have always lifer) the characteristics of the men
of Essex. Many days previous to the festival all the tickets
which, from the size of the apartment, could be issued, were
purchased, and every evidencegiven of the determination
was gi
of the people here to maintain what they are well aware is
their own interest—the conservtivi., cause. Early in the af-
ternoon the members fur both divisions of the commits arrived
in town, and were received with every dernunstrati:tn of ap-
plause and approbation, many of the inhabitants walking in
procession, preceded by the local band of music, and by men
carrying banners, all seeming eagerly anxious to evince their
hearty concurrence in the principles which it was the purpose
of the meeting to declare its determination to sustain. At five
o'clock abut 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst
those present were Mr. J. P. Elwes, M.P., Mr. Quentin Dick,
M . P., M r. George Palmer, M.P., Sir John Tyrrell, Bart., M.P.,
Mr. Thomas Biamston, M.P., Sir H. Smith, Bart. M.P., Mr.
John Round, Mr. J. Haselford, Mr. C. E. Parker, Mr. Thomas
J. 'Tatham, Mr. S. Wright, Mr. C. E. Round, Mr. S. Phillips,
&C. &c.
The Chair was taken by Mr. J. P. Elwes, M.P.

LONDON LAW AND POLICE COURTS,

WESTMINSTER COURT OF REQUESTS.
Mr. Walter, Secretary to the Ten Guinea Loan Society,
summoned a refractory brother for El Bs.
The constitution of this fraternal association is very curious.
The members, who must be of " known good character, of
peaceable demeanour, and whose general good conduct will
bear the strictest investigation," meet weekly at the Red Lion.
Gilbert-street„ Grosvenor-square. Each pays 'ls. a week, 4d.
for rent, and 4d. for drink, and at the end of the year he is en-
titled to a check for ten guineas. But at certain times a mem-
ber may anticipate the end of the year by drawing his money at
the beginning out of a tottery. In the case in question the
wheel turued up in favour of the defendant and two others,
whom be joined in a ticket; but he, being a householder, was
obliged to guarantee for the repayment on the part of three
brothers, who had paid but a portion of the ticket.
Mr. Plummer aanowledged that he owed the money, but he
objected to the addition of Bd. a week fur the rent of a room
which ha did nut outer, and the price of porter which ho did nut
drink.
Mr. Walter.—But, my dear fellow, one of your brothers un-
dertook to drink it for you, which you know is all the same in
law. (Loud laughter.) Another brother volunteered to smoke
your allowance of tobacco ; but your chair stands in the same
place. Now if you bad been punctual you would have bad
your lot and your pisie, and as you were not, I think that in-
stead of grumbling you ought to be thankful to the brothers who
took youi part and did duty for you in your absence. (Laugh.
ter.) You see, gentlemen, here's the card of the constitution
of our society. Now brother Plummer has the use of his eyes
as well as me.
Brother Plunirner.—No, I havn't, because you wears spec-
tacles, and outside this you sticks on a spy glass. (Laughter.)
Mr. Walter.—Well, gentlemen, as I was saying, here is the
card, and if brother Plummer was not able to read, another
brother could have read it for him'and proved that the two four-
pences a week were insisted upon. If he did not do that, he
has no one to blame but his own plumbeosity. (Laughter.)
Mr. Plummer.—What do you mean by my own pluinbeosity,
I wants to know ?
Mr. Walter was about to give the etymology of this word, but
the Commissioners, fearing that that explanation would put an
end to all feelings of brotherly love, told him not to mind it,
and decided that Mr. Plummer was bound to pay according to
the rules of the society.
COURT OF REQUESTS.—THURSDA T.
AN AbLICABLII SETTLEMENT.—The landlady of the Hope
public-house, iu the New-road, summoned a rude excavator for
16s. 6d.
Consmissioner.—What's it for?
Landlady.—Beer and gin.
Excavator.—Ah ! but we've settled everything hamicably,
Commissioner.—lndeed; bow does that happen ?
Excavator.—Because I don't owe it all. (Laughter.)
But, my good fellow, how do you call it. an amicable settle.
ment? You say you don't owe the inuirey.7-But I do owe it.
(Laughter.)
Then you acknowledge the-debt?—NO, I does'nt.
Don't trifle, sir. What do You acknowledge 11—V y, as I said
afore—l said ve'll settle all by a ha:nit-able arrangement.
Now just tell us what you mean 2—Won't I—now look's
year—l acknowledges as this here 165.6 d. was di unk ; but how
was it drunk, haye ? Vy' she conies in and drinks half, as a
matter o'course; werry well then, if so be as she'll pay half, I
a'int no objection to pay my half. You understands Me—if
she goes and pays me 8s: 3d:, 'ity, I a'int no, objection what
somedever to pay her jest the satire, and se by that means we're
quits. (Laughter.) "
Now, sir, how mulch do you think you ought to pay? Ax
that there question of her, toy lord. (Laughter.)
Plaintiff protested against any amicable arrangement. She
assured the cotninissioner that the defendant had not only drunk
all that was charged to him, but that he wanted to drink a great
deal more. (Laughter.)
Commissioner.—No doubt of it. Nor, Mr. Jubbs, what have
you to say ?
Defendant.—Vy, jest as I said afore.
Commissioner.—Well, then, sir, you must pay it in a month.
Defendant.—Werry well ; and if you catches me in our tun-
nel, vy (here he nodded) you may, but you'll do more nor any
on 'em—(laughter)—mark that, my lord !
Here the shaggy defendant adjourned to the public-house op-
posite, after an ineffectual attempt to induce the plaintiff to take
something "cold without" at his expense.