The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-17 00:00:00

PUBLICATION

By His Excellency Major William Nesbitt Orange, Command-
ing Her Majesty's Troops, Acting Governor; and the Ho-
nourable the Court of Policy of British Guiana.
Unto all to whom these presents may or shall conceit, Greeting !

be it known :

Whereas, by the lamented death of His Excellency the late
Major-General Sir James Carmichael Smyth, Baronet, the
Administration of the Government of British Guiana bath de-
volved upon Major William Nesbitt Orange, of the 67th ltegt.
of Foot; who did this day take the usual Oaths of Office; we
have thought fit to issue this our Publication, in order that the
said event may be promulgated for general information.
Thus done at our Extraordinary Assembly, held at the Hall
of the Honourable the Court of Policy, at Guiana Public
• Buildings, this 7th day of March, 1838, and published the
same day:

By Command of the Court,
H. E. F. YOUNG, Secretary.
The following extract records the death, by accident,
of two most estimable young gentlemen :

(From the Guiana Chronicle, March 7th.)

One of those melancholy and appalling accidents 'which ever
and anon take place, reminding us of the insecure tenui e of our
mortal existence, occurred last evening.

The Hampton Court Schooner, in coming up to town, was
upset by a sudden squall when nearly opposite the red buoy, at
about 9 o'clock last evening, whereby the lives of two highly
respectable members of this community were lost—Joseph
Wilson and J. G. Brand, Esqrs., thus met with violent and
untimely deaths.

It is stated that the squall struck the vessel su suddenly, that
she went down bows foremost and almost instantaneously, all
hands being on deck except a little boy, who also perished.
The unfortunate gentlemen clung on to the vessel till 1 o'clock
this morning, in vain and desperate efforts to save those lives
which it had been mysteriously willed by the Divine Power
should then and for ever close.

Amid a large circle of relatives and friends, the deaths of
Messrs. Wilson and Brand will cause deep and deserved regrets;
while society in general has to deplore the loss of two young
gentlemen of unimpeachable character, moral rectitude, and
industrious habits, so suddenly and so awfully taken hum
among its ranks, where their blameless and honourable career
afforded fitting examples for others to imitate.

THE CORONATION.-It appears that the superlatively
shabby set, who now constitute what is called " the mi-
nistry," have determined upon celebrating the corona-
tion of Queen Victoria without any of the accustomed
splendour. Whatever objection might exist to a young
lady in private life assuming the presidency over a public
dinner, we are sure that such an objection can never
hold good in the case of so distinguished a personage as
the Queen of these realms. Indeed, the circumstance
of her Majesty's having dined at the splendid banquet
given by the Lord Mayor of London, at Guildhall, af-
fords a strong presumptive proof that she, at least, has
had nothing to do with the arrangements prescribed for
the approaching coronation. The whole business smacks
strongly of the characteristic meanness of the Whig-
Radical Ministry.

A contemporary, the Sussex Express, in reference to
this subject, observes,—
" Her Majesty dined with the Lord Mayor in Guildhall,
which she reached in public procession, and her matchless
grace and unruffled composure of manner on that day was the
theme of universal admiration ; why should she not then dine
in the noblest hall in Europe, in her own Palace, where so
many of her royal progenitors, Kings, aye and Queens too,
have banquetted before her, in the sight of their happy sub-
jects and in company with all that is most noble, and most
venerable, and most chivalrous in the land? Alas, because of
spinning jennies that land mourneth, the age of chivalry is
gone, and we are tauntingly asked of what use is the repetition
of the childish display of a crested champion throwing down a
gauntlet on the pavement in defiance of imaginary foes ? In
an utilitarian point of view no doubt a steam gun under the
guidance of not more skill than directs the passage of a train
along a rail-road would afford ampler protection to Queen
Victoria and deal wider destruction among her enemies, than
Bayard and his steel clad charger ; hut are all old associations
to be broken, all time honoured institutions to be despised, is
life—royal life, to be divested of all its pomp and garniture, to
be stripped rudely bare, to be weighed in the scales or guaged
by the rule of a cold economy ? Forbid it, gallant men, forbid
it, cavaliers."—

It may, perhaps, occur to some of our readers that
there must be a stronger motive than that arising from
considerations of mere economy to urge our present mi-
nisters to denude the coronation of its wonted splendour.
There is, undoubtedly. We are told that after the co-
ronation it is the intention of Lord Nlelbvira?nd his
associates to have a " loyal progress" througETher Ma-
jesty's dominions, with a view of courting that popula-
rity which they are conscious of having forfeited. The
is ,
money spared in the ceremony of the coronation to oe
laid out fur this selfish purpose. But we tell Lord Mel-
bourne that it will not answer his ends.

THE NEW PEERS.—We learn from the London papers
that in the batch of•projected coronation peerages the
following- will be included :
Peers to be raised to dukedoms.
Marquis of Lansdowne,
Marquis of Westminster,
Marquis of Anglesea.
In addition to these, several promotions wilt take
place in the present peerage.

Commons to be raised to the peerage.
Sir John Wrottesley,
Sir Jacob Astley,
Sir John Hobhouse,
Mr. Paul Methuen,
Mr. Hanbury Tracy,
M. Spring Rice,
Sir F. Lawley,
Sir C. Lemon,
And about eight others.
We only find three members of the House of Commons
enumerated in this list, viz., Mr. Spring Rice, Sir John
Hobhouse, and Sir Chat les Lemon. How many of the
remaining eight are members, we, of course, cannot pre-
tend to say. But whatever vacancies may take place
among the representatives of the people, we have no

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doubt that the conservatives of the several constituencies
will hold themselves in readiness to use their best exer-
tions to provide successors of constitutional principles.
Five or six vacancies in England :may seal the fate of
the ministry.

It is said that the whole number of British and 'lrish
Creations which are expected to take place will be about
twenty six. These will be exclusive of'promotions from
one rank to another within the peerage. Of course, all
the liish peerages are to be placed at the disposal of
Daniel O'Connell. We learn that one Irish dukedom)
is to be created in favour of the Marquis of Sligo. HoW
will " Ireland's solitary Duke," his Grace of Leinster,
like this promotion ?

The daughter of the Earl of Liverpool is to be created
a peeress in her own right.
Manage matters as he will, we feel confident that
Lord Melbourne will lose by the approaching creations.
The honours he has to confer are not adequate to 1110
demands of his expectant adherents.

THE " GRAB ALL" MINISTRY.—Evidence of the'
grasping and monopolising character of Lord Melbourne
and his associates multiplies upon us in all directions.'
Nothing, in fact, is safe front their clutches. It is all
one to them whether the revenues of the church or any
other tangible property be concerned. To please their
needy followers they will lay violent hands upon any
thing and every thing that comes within their reach.
We have been led to these remarks by a circumstance
which has recently transpired. It appears that the
Whig-Radical ministry have laid claim 4‘ to all the un-
inclosed lands in the Principality of Wales." A meet-
ing of the Welsh members of Parliament and others in-
terested in resisting this measure was lately held in Lon-
don. Respecting the object of this meeting we find the
following judicious remarks in the Chester Gazette ;
" The meeting was attended by numbers of the first noble
men and gentry connected with the Principality, and the spirit
and temper in which the business was conducted—the profound
legal knowledge displa3ed by some of the speakers in reference
to the question in hand—and the firmly-expressed determination
of all to make a stand against the merciless demands of the
government—portends every thing that could be wished as to
the ultimate success of their good cause. The busy functionaries
of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, it appears, are not
content with merely laying claim to lands which anciently be-
longed to the Crown, but are actually making a general arab.
at almost all the common lands in the Principality, though it
is evident, from the opinions given by the highest legal authori-
ties, that the Crown had no feudal rights in parts of Wales, and
that there is nut in the Principality any property which cannot
be explained without having recourse to the feudal laws. In
the sery face of these facts, however, what is the vexatious
course pursued by the agents of the Crown ? Why, they have
not Emily laid claim to all uninclosed lands, but have asserted
their determination to appoint gamekeepers, to lease Minerals,
and to exercise all other manorial rights. Though these evils,
so far as we have noticed, are great,as it respects the trespasses
that are designed to be carried into effect, in rending from the
rich lands which for centuries have been in their or their ances-
tors' possession, yet the blow will he far more tremendous as it
regards the poor; for, as the bun. chairman of the meeting just-
ly said, alluding to what had taken place, "rhe vexatious and
ruinous treatment that had been inflicted by the agents of then
Crown upon a number of poo: industrious cottagers, who, after
many years laborious cultivation and uninterrupted enjoyment,
had either been expelled from their homes, or forced, through
expensive litigation, to purchase at exorbitant rates what they
or their predeceisors had saved frian extreme barrenness by the
sweat of their brow at times which their health and strength re-
quired for relaxation. Another subject of complaint was the
distressing and unjust manner in which the Crown rents had
been demanded and exacted. In many cases, after a series of
years had been permitted to go by without inquiry, the agents
made a demand in the aggregate for the entire period. This
course involved a double calamity, for the amount, besides be-
ing overwhelming, was frequently demanded from an occupier
who had recently come into possession in the well-founded hope
of proceeding in the same unmolested career of his predecessors.'
This picture of the misery inflicted upon the hard-striving poor
by men drest iu a little brief authority,' is enough to harrow
up the soul of every feeling individual; and we trust it will
have its due effect in arousing every person possessing the least
influence, from lethargy, and engaging him, heart and hand, in
this common cause—the cause of justice to all who hold com-
mon lands and other property, which is now so unjustly at-
tempted to be wrested from them. The first men connected
with the Principality are doing their duty with uoble.disiuter-
estedness,—iet the whole population follow their example, and
then the nefarious attempts to deprive them of their rights will
be defeated."

We sincerely trust that this iniquitous Cind oppressive
measure sill be‘succes6fuliy resisted, and that th. poor
eottagers in the wilds of Cambria may yet have no oc-
casion to know by experience the tyranny of a Whig-
Radical administration.

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—IL is scarcely necessary
to remind our readers that, after the must praiseworthy
exertions in building additional places of worship, the
clergy of the Church of Scotland had recourse to the
expedient of applying to the government for a small en-
dowment, by which they might be able permanently to
support the ministers appointed to such churches, and
thereby provide suitable accommodation for those whose
circumstances did not permit them to pay for sittings.
As the towns were chiefly in want of such extraneous aid,
the attention of the clergy was principally directed to the
necessity of making sonic efficient provision for the spiri-
tual wants of the more populous districts. In apparent
compliance with the expressed wishes of the clergy, Lord
Melbourne issued a commission—the usual resource of
our present tempo' using ministry—for the purpose of in-
stituting the necessary inquiries into the claims made on
behalf of the Scottish population. Of course, the real
motive for appointing the commissioners was, to meet
the craving demands of certain hungry hangers-on of
the Whig-Radical ministry, to whom such a job as the
Scottish Church Commission might afford the means of
temporary subsistence. These commissioners, after
spending nearly as much money in fruitless inquiries—
inquiries having relation to other objects than those
urged upon the attention of government by the Scottish
clergy—drew up a sort of report, in which they recom-
mended that some sort of assistance should he extended
to the Highlands, in aid of church extension, but that
none whatever should be given to the populous towns, in
which the spiritual destitution was greatest. The rea-
son which determined the W hig-Radical commissioners,
acting in obedience to instructions from head quarters,
to close their labours with such an extraordinary recom-
mendation may be readily conceived. In the Highlands
there are few Dissenters, whereas, in the large towns
they constitute a considerable proportion of the popula-
tion. Now, it is scarcely necessary for us to remind our
readers that the Dissenters have, both in Scotland as •
well as in England, rendered themselves conspicuous by,
their active interference as political partizans of the pre-
sent government. It would have been, therefore, obvi-
ously impolitic on the part of the ministry and their sub—
servient creatures, the commissioners, to give any cause--
of offence to their dissenting allies. In order to avoid so'
disagreeable an alternative it was deemed best to cast
overboard the interests of the Scottish Church, involv-
ing as those interests do the spiritual benefit °Nile poorer
classes throughout Scotland. We are by no means sur-
prised to find our present ministers thus acting. Then
conduct in reference to the Church of England, and mere'
particularly with regard to the Church of Ireland, has"
been characterised by the same deference to the opinions..
of the political Dissenters of the day, and the same 1!1., -
difference, or, rather, hostility to the interests of the P,s'
tablished Church.

We are glad, however, that the clergy of the Church
of &lotland have been, at length, convinced of the utter
hopelessness of expecting any assistance from Lott] Mel-
bourne, and that they have come to the resolution of
making a general appeal to the sympathy of the public'
With this view we understand that a deputation, con-
sisting of the Rev. Dr. Aiton, of Dolphinton, the Rev'
Dr. Anderson, of Newburgh, the Rev. Dr. Murray, (4.
Abbotshall, and the Rev. Mr. Christison, of 13iggar'
have arrived in Liverpool, for the purpose of advocating
the General Assembly's church extension scheme, and
of obtaining subscriptions in aid of that object. We
believe that it is in contemplation to visit most of the
large towns in England with the same view, and that `l.
public meeting will be held in this town on the return of
the deputation from London, whither tiwv proceed to
promote the objects of their mission.
We need not enlarge on the fact that great spiritual
destitution exists in various parts of SeAiand. In tbL

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large towns especially the want of church accommoda-
tion is very far irleed from being adequate to the wants
of the population. Facts of this nature will be brought
forward by the deputation when they come forth to
urge their claims upon public notice. To supply these
wants the sum of £200,000 has been raised in SCotland,
and about 170 new churches have been erected in the
more destitute localities within the last two or three
. years. Sub-committees have been appointed in those
places where new churches are required, which act under
the general committee in Edinburgh. For every hun-
dred pounds raised by local committees the general com-
mittee ad'vance £25. It is thus obvious that whatever
may be contributed to the funds of the general commit-
tee, an amount of money thrice as large must be col-
lected in the various districts from which applications
are made for relief ; and yet, under these circumstances,
the general committee are unable to meet but a very
small proportion of the demands made upon them for
Assistance.

We feel convinced that the appeal of the deputation
will not be made in vain in Liverpool. Our Scottish
friends will feel called upon by the strongest motives
to render their efficient aid in carrying fOrward so glori •
ous and praiseworthy an object. We have also reason
to believe that the members of the Church of England
will evince their readiness to neutralise the evil effects
which the apathy of the government is calculated to pro.
duce. At the present crisis we are happy to find that the
minor differences between the two established churches
of Great Britain have been placed in abeyance, and that
the recognised authorities of both have United in main'.
telanCe`of the principle of a national church, in oppoSi-
tion to the " voluntary" agitators of the day. In illus-
tration of the feeling of amity which has been engen-
dered by the peculiar position of both dm-cites, and 'of
the mutual sympathy exeited beßi-een The clergy of both
sympathy arising from a sense of common danger—
We may mention . that severa' of the. principal clergy .of
the Church of Scotland •recently dined with the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury and several other dignitaries of
the Church of England. 'We hope that the identity of
feeling which has thus contributed to draw together more
closely in the bonds of Christian fellowship the clergy of
both churches, will also be fulloWed by a reciprocity of
action which shall issue in the furtherance of the spirit-
ual interests of the inhabitants of both England and
Scotland. * •

PARISH AFFAIRS.—THE VESTRY MEETING.—This
'lay the annual vestry meeting will take place, for the
Purpose of passing the accounts, and appointing officers
for the ensuing year., . Although the radical papers
maintain a profound silence upon the subject, we have
reason to believe,• as we have already on various oeca-
lloos intimated, that the liberals intend mustering in
!great force upon the occasion, in order, if possible, to
`carry every thing before them. Once more, therefore,
anti for the last time, we would urge our conservative
friends to be on their guard, and beseech them- to show
by their punctual attendance that they are not prepared
to surrender into the hands of the radical faction the en-
tire management of our parochial affairs. Nothing short
°f a complete monopoly of all the offices connected with
the Parish will satisfy our liberal opponents. They have
shown their grasping disposition sufficiently in reference
t° the control of our municipal affairs. Tire conserva-
tives know, therefore, what may be expected from the
ascendancy of the same monopolising party in the select

Vestry

The silence and secrecy with which the emissaries of
the Reform Association have been at work, making their
Preparations for the grand attack upon the parish offices,
ought to be an additional motive to rouse the conserva-
tives to action. The radicals have been quietly calcu-
lating upon stealing a march on the conservatives : but
we very much mistake the character of our friends if
they will stiffer the machinationS of. their opponents to
be. successful. It is in the power of the friends of the
_.i
urch to resist effectually any attempt which may be
made to bring this large community under the petty-
logging domination of the liberal faction. We therefore
wall upon the former to make such a demonStration or.
the present occasion as will deter the radicals from any
future attempt of the like nature. The recent example
0f Salford, where the Faction was-cotnpletely beaten on-a
siMilar trial, ought to encourage our friends to make a
determined 'stand against the attacks of the liberal mo-
nopolists.

We suppose that it is intendecLat the meeting this
daY, to moot the substitution of Sir John Cam Hob-
11"se's act for that of Sturges Bourne, by which our
Parochial affairs are at present regulated. Should a=-
lion to that effect be submitted to the meeting, of course,
some of our friends will resist its ,introduction ; and
should a poll be demanded, let it be kept open until the
latest hour permitted, in order that the faction may re-
ceive a convincing proof of the determination of the re-
spectable inhabitants of Liverpool to entrust the manage-
ment of the affairs to men who have some stake in the
nroperty of the parish, and some interest in the due ad-
'-ustration of its affairs. If a poll should take place
we
'ould urge the conservatives to be indefatigable in
their ewtiotis, that the result may prove a permanent
triumph.
Again,
t the conservatives reflect how much of the
local influer.e and patronage is already in the hands of
the radicals, aid let thi's consideration be coupled with
the consequence, which would inevitably result from the•
control of so- unprqeipled a faction over our parish affairs
CONSERVATIVES 4, LIVERPOOL! GIVE YOUR ATTEND-
ANCE THIS MORNING kir THE VESTRY MEETING, AND IF

A POLL SHOULD BE DEMANDED, SHOW BY YOUR VOTES