The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

THE DERBY.

11 to 1 against Ld. Jersey's bro. to Bay Middleton.
18 to 1 „ Duke of Rutland's Flambeau. (0
18 to 1 „ Mr. Wreford's Westonian.
30 to 1 ~ Lord Albemarle's 'frog. (t and aft aff)
30 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Accelerator. (t)
35(X) to 100 „ Mr. Allen's Fitz-Ambo. (0
4000 to 100 „ Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus. (t)

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-TWENTY LIVES LOST.

• •
( From the Plymouth Journal, of Thursday.)
About one o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, three
pinnaces, having on board the men employed at the Break-
water, left the Chatham hulk, which is moored inside that
structure, as a rendezvous for the men; the sea was then run-
ning vciy high and the wind blowing a fearful gale from
S.S.W. The destination of the boats was the quarry at Ores-
ton, but, as they proceeded across the sound, and especially
so when approaching the Cohler-buoy, where the run of the
ebb tide from Catwater meeting the seas which came in from
the S.S.W. produced a peculiarly heavy swell and very dan-
gerous suface. When about two-thirds of the way across the
sound, a man in the leading boat exclaimed that the second
pinnace had disappeared. At the same instant the crew ob-
served that several persons on the 01(1 Victualling Office point,
and the Batten, were waving their hands atunaking other
gesticulations as if to call their attention to some particular
circumstance. The boat immediately made into the Victual-
ling ()filet point, where the crowds, who had assembled to
witness the effects of the storm, told the crew, that the second
pinnace had sunk, and that some of the crew were then cling-
ing to the Cobler. The crew of the second boat immediately
struck their sail, and at the imminent risk of their lives, put
about, and went back to the spot where, as nearly as could
be judged, the ill-fated vessel went down. Not one of the
crew were to be seen, and nothing but some of the hats and
baskets belonging to the sufferers was recovered. The boat
itself was seen bottom upwards, and in that state it floated to
rocks under Mount Batten. From the particulars which we
have been able to glean from parties who witnessed this la-
mentable occurrence, it appeared that the boat was coming
in at a rapid rate, having a reefed lug sail set, when upon
descending a heavy sea, which followed close upon another,
the boat's way completely buried her in the sea ahead, and
she instantly went down. The first boat very nearly shared
the same fate. She was some distance ahead of the second
pinnace, and when near the Colder, buried her bows in the
same manner, shipping so much water that she was filled
nearly up to the thwarts : this was fortunately baled out be-
fore the circumstance recurred, which it did several times on
her way in. This boat was also in a state of the utmost jeo-
pardy when she faced the sea to return to the spot were the
pinnace sunk; she, however, ultimately reached Oreston safely,
the crew being in a most miserable state, front the terror
which their own situation had produced, and the sorrow which
they could not but feel from the loss of their " brothers," as
they emphatically termed them. The third boat did nut leave
the Chatham until sonic time after the departure of the other
two, so that she was too far behind to render any assistance.
Up to last night none of the bodies had been washed on shore.
The most heart-rending sight which we witnessed in the
course of the day was the return of the bereaved widows from
Oreston, whither they had gone to learn the truth of the ca-
tastrophe. The condition of these poor creatures was pitiable
in the extreMe., and their tears and lamentations could not
but move a heart made of the sternest stuff. One of them was
accompanied by the children who weresharers in her calamity,
and a more distressed group has seldom been seen.

CHESHAM CHURCH-RATE.—On Thursday last the church-
wardens of Cheshain, Buckinghamshire, curried a t hurch-rate
by a majority of 66, or more than three to one.—Bucks
Herald.

AWKWARD MISTA KE.—" What is your business. Ma-
'lame ?" asked a counsel recently of a witness on the stand.
"I keep a seminary for the destruction of young ladies" was
the answer.—Boston (America) Herald.
DANIEL LA MISERT.—At the sale of the property of the
late Mr. Owstan, a suit of clothes which had been worn by
the celebrated Danial Lambert, was disposed of amongst
other curiosities. The clothes consist of a coat, waistcoat,
and nankeen small cloths, and the dimensions are as follows
The coat-29 inches across the back, 23 inches round the
elbow; in the waistcoat there are 18 button-holes (2 inches
asunder), circumference of the arm-hole 46 inches, round the
waist 96 inches, length 46 inches; width Of small Clothes 96
inches, round.the knee-baud 33 inches, top of thigh 55 inches.
They are in good preservation.—Leicester Journal: • • •

CORRESPONDENCE.

EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD.

TO 711 E EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST:IND./IRD.

Ste,—" Where is the use of crying over spilt milk," says
the proverb, and where is the use of poring over and recal-
ling the circumstance of our defeat?. None, as it respects the
past, but only to enable us.to do better for the future.
Amongst others, one cause of:ostr defeat was our inatten-
tion to the registration in the ward, especially in the town-
ship of Kirkdale. The fact of all three of the overseers being
radicals, should have put us upon our guard. The most ac-
tive of them being a Roman Catholic, and the circumstance
of this person pairing off with Mr. Shaw, the overseer of
liverton, and then voting,-shows what we had to expect from
him. There is not a Romanist in all the village that was
not on the list, or scarcely a radical of any sort, whilst there
4-1,0 e• of s

overseers resides at l'azakerley, yet he was on the register
for a house in Kirkdale, in a street which dues not exist.

Another cause of cur defeat wairtbe intimidation unspar-
ingly used by our opponents. A borough magistrate went
round amongst the public-houses and beer-shops canvassing.
He was seen on the day of election in close conversation with
a man who had usually voted on our side, and who, last
licensing term, applied. for a license, but was refused ; this
same magistrate being upon the bench. This man did not
vote at all. 1 hope these circumstances will be remembered
by his brother magistrates next year.
A person, a conservative, employed at the docks, wag told
that if he voted for us he would be unshipped.
We had great occasion to complain of the conduct of the
officials connected with the parish church of Walton. It
will be remembered that our opponent was a dissenter, and
an unbaptized Christian, if such a thing can exist. Yet one
of the ministers of that church came five minutes too late to
vote. One of the churchwardens refused to vote at all; and
the other not only voted against us, but was one of those who
formed a knot about a dozen of persons, who were kept con-
cealed in ambush, and pounced upon us at the close of the
poll, and thus completed our defeat.

Another cause was Mr. Itolmes's known opinions upon the
" warehouse question." Many persons who were opposed to
him in politics, and who had votes in other wards, would not
vote in Everton, but voted in those wards where the radical
candidates were adverse also upon that question; and Mr.
Holmes would not now be one of the representatives of this
ward, were It not for his opinions upon that point.
The defeat of the radicals in \Tensilell, St. Paul's, and
Scotland wards, may be attributed to that;—indeed, the
warehouse cause—considered as a separate question—wi“
most successful. Out of sixteen Wards, not more than four
returned•persons unposed to this interest; which convinces
me that either the dock warehouse scheme is an unpopular
measure, or that the warehouse influence is must extensive—
much more so.than our radical gentry scent to contemplate.
Your's respectfully,

HOMO.

MR. SLEIGH'S NOTICE OF "QUE" IN THE

AIEIICUItY.

70 THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

8111,-1-laving been informed .that the Mercury of last week
contained an insidious attack on my character, in the form
of questions signed " Que," by some one who was either
ashamed or afraid to attach his name thereunto—conduct
which savours strongly of the assassin-like principles of de-
mocracy; and however unworthy such may be of any notice,
yet for the sake of the cause which I have espoused here, as
well as that I am neither ashamed nor afraid of the circum-
stances which gave rise to them, either here now or there
some years ago, but rather glory in• the cause which produced
such effects, I beg to trouble you with a few remarks. It is
as undeniable as that there is such a country as North Ame-
rica, that whenever any party in religion or in politics are
defeated in the United States, the vanquished party use their
utmost endeavours to vilify, ruin, or even assassinate their
opponents. The persecution and calumny to which Mr.
George Thompson, who went from this to advocate the cause
of two-and-a-half millions of slaves, was exposed (see his
'account thereof), constitutes one, out of. thousands of cases,
that may be adduced. As to myself: having. in the years
18.35 and 6, been challenged by the infidels of America to a
public debate in defence of the truth of divine revelation,
and having, after ahout sixty nights' debate in all, in the
presence of thousands, triumphantly vanquished my infidel
opponents, as the subjoined resolutions testify, (see No. 1,
2,3,) they forthwith, in rage and malice at their defeat, not
only formed various conspiracies against me, but poured
forth such a torrent of abuse and slander, that nothing but
the magnanimous conduct of the intelligent, virtuous, and
respectable part of the community could have sheltered me
from their machinations, (see No. 4,5, 6,7.) Thus, Sir,
you will perceive that. slander and abuse are now the lot of
every man who ventures to defend truth, either in religion or
in politics. The cause which I triumphantly (through God's
assistance) advocated in that country, and the cause which I
have feebly defended here, are so analogous, that similar
results are quite natural. Notwithstanding the resolutions
referred to, so inveterate were my enemies that I had to
appeal to the laws of that country in three separate actions
for libel, two criminal and one civil, in all of -which I suc-
ceeded: one defendant was heavily fined and imprisoned
(for publishing Ole identical pamphlet alluded to in the Mer•
clay); the second, after having been found guilty, was, at
my earnest solicitation, pardoned • and the third I withdrew,
on defendant making me an ample acknowledgment, signed
by his two counsel, and paying an costs, which amounted to
several hundred dollars! Now I beg to notify the Editor
of the silercury, for whom I do not entertain one atom of ill
feeling, notwithstanding all his urbanity towards me, that
copies, duly authenticated, of the records of court, and the
orieinal documents referred to by me, are in my possession,
and are at the service of that gentleman for perusal, should
he at any time think itworth his while to call on me previous
to my departure for the metropolis. f would have, in my
late lectures here, fully detailed all these circumstances, as
an additional illustration of theg/orious effects of republican
liberty, did they not necessarily involve too mucli e!zotisin;
but should the they
of the Mercury entertain the least
doubt of the correctness of any one point stated by me, I
ant ready to meet him berme the public, at a moment's no-
tice, thereby affording him an opportunity, not only of dis-
proving the same, but also .of chewing how deserving I am
of the epithet "political quack," so politely applied to me
by said Editor.
thii is the first notice, and this shall be the last,
through the columus,of a newspaper, that I wilt take of such
attacks; and endeavouring to follow the example of Captain
Basil Hall, R.N., who declared he would never read a word
of what Americaus thought proper -to say about him, and
apologising for the length of this commanication,
I am, Sir, yours very faithfully,
W. W. SLEIGH.

50, Pembroke-pldce:Nov. 12th, 1838.
Y.S.• My chief object in giving these statements is to save
trouble, to the Editor of the Mercury—to others who appear
disposed to ina:ign me—and to myself. My desire has ever
been to live at peace with all.men ;. but if I cannot have peace
except by either ceasing to defend truth, or by appealing to
the laws of my country for protection, I must, however truly
painful to me, adopt the latter alternative.

DOCUMENTS DEPUTING TUE CALUMNIES ALLUDED TO.

(No. 1.)-PHILADELPHIA.
"CHRISTIANITY icromous.—At an over-crowded meet-
ing, . held on the 30th instant, the following resolution was
carried unanimously, and with enthusiastic applause :
" Resolited, 'That the public discussion between Dr.
Sleigh in defence of Divine Revelation, and the Represen-
tatives of the New York and Philadelphia Free Inquirer?'
in support of Infidelity, it has been satisfactorily proved that
genuine Christianity is of divine origin, and that the attacks
made by Infidels on the Sacred Scriptures are as frivolous as
they are unsupported by reason and common sense, and
destructive to the best interests of mankind.'-I.Netn. con.]
"'The reverse was then put, and not a single hand was
held up to support

"(Signed)—The Rev. R. H. CLOSE, JOHN STEEL,
foHN MARTIN, The Rev. F. D. W. WARD,
THOS. BROWN. M.D., Moderators.
``. Philadelphia, October 30, 1835." .
(No. 2.)—NEW YORK.
" Reiolved, That the thanks of this meeting be presented
to Dr. Sleigh, for the able and efficient manner in which he
has. defended Christianity, and incontrovertibly proved the
truth of the Sacred Sciiptures, and for the important benefits
that must lesult froM the scone to the moral interests of this
community.' [Carried nnanimoush..]
. " (Signed) • • •." Amos BELDEN, Moderator.
ATID York, Feb. 1836."
Signed also oti ‘helialf of the meeting by the Rev. W. C.
R. M•Cartee, D.D., Rev. N. Bangs,
DAL. iteY John Knox, D.D., Rev. Thos. De Witt, D.D.,
Rev. Alex. Prondfil, Linus Stephens, M.D., D. M.
Reese, M.D., John Neilson, M.D., R. H. Maclay, M.D.,
J. J. Brownlee, A. Maclay, jun., M.D., Isaac Fran-
cis, M.D., Rev. Arch. Maclay, A.M., Rev. W. Parkinson,
Al., Rev. B. Waugh, Rev. C. G. Somers, A.M., Rev.
Tint. Merritt, Rev. H. Chase, Rector of the Mariners'
Church,' Rev. 1.. Pease. Chaplain of the Hospital, Rev. T.
P. Hunt, Rev. W. N. Bangs, Rev. D. De Vinne, D. Fan-
slaaw, &c. &c.
(No. 3.)—BosToN.
" Resolved, s the sense of this meeting, that Dr. Sleigh
is entitled to the hearty thanks of the friends of the Bible,
for the able and triumphant manner in which he has pre-
sented the.claims of that Sacred Volume to our belief as
'containing a revelation from God ; and also for the consum-
mate ability with which he has defended our Heavenly Father
from the foul aspersions cast on Him by ancient and modern
Infidels; and%that a committee of the following gentlemen
present the same to Dr. Sleigh :—The Hon. Seth Shrague,
Rev 'Thomas Whitemore, Rev L. R. Page, Rev. P. Dean,
Rev. E. I'. Taylor, Rev. J. Horton, Rev. A. Stevens, Rev.
T.' F. King, Rev. W. Hague, Rev. S. Streeter, Rev. W. C.
Rogers; Rev. •11. Whitatnore, Rev. D. S. King.' [Passed
unanimously.l
•”.(Sigited) • • , "'ft-minas WHITAMORK, Chairman.
" 17, 1836.". • • .
• (No. 4.)
Extracts from resolutions unanimously adopted by meetings
of 'various clergymen, phYsicians, lawyers, &c., held in
New York, Dec. 20th, 1835, and in other places, for the
purpose of investigating, the slanders alluded to.

".Dr. Sleigh being a stranger in this city, they have felt
themselves called upon, in justice to him, to make such en-
quiries as would place his character beyond dispute; and as
the result of that. investigation, they do hereby express their
entire and unshaken confidence in him as a gentleman of
sound morals, and of the strictest honour and integrity ; "
* * and they do hereby. pronounce tits CHARACTER TO EtE
VNIMPEACHEDAND u.NIMPEAcHABLE," mice.

Signed on behalf of the meeting, by W. G. Brownlee, D.D.,
A. Alaclay, .D.D., David M. Reese, M.D., N. Bangs. 1).D.;
B. Waugh, B►shop in the M. E. C., Amos Belden, Edward
Probyn, Horace Holden, barrister-at-law, R. 11. Maclay,
M.D., T. Merritt, W. N. Bangs, It. M'Cartee, D.D.

(No. 5.)
Resolution adopted by the public meeting held in Boston,
alluded to in No. 3, and signed as above.
Resolved, "As the sense of this meeting, we consider that
the character of Dr. Sleigh has been most grossly slandered
by the Infidels of New York, he being proved to be au ho-
nourable man and an exemplary Christian."
(No. 6.)
Certificate from the Rev. Dr. Wylie. Vice-Provost of the
University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, where I
resided the last two years while in America.
" To all whom it may concern.
" These•lines will certify, that I have the pleasure of being
acquainted with Dr. Sleigh. That his integrity and moral
character cannot with justice be impeached—that he i• a
decided enemy to Infidelity, and a most powerful champion
of Christianity, thousands can testify," &c. &c.
(Signed) SamtJEL B. WYLIE."

(No 7.)
Extract from a letter of introduction from the Rev. Doctor
Brownlee, and countersigned by the Rev. Dr. AlTartee,
to the Rev. Drs. Green, J. M'Dowell, Cuyler, &c.

" Rev. and dear Brethren and Fathers,—l beg leave very
earnestly to recommend to you the bearer, Dr. Sleigh, who
has occupied such a conspicuous position here, in defence of
* the authenticity and divinity of the Holy Scriptures. •
Receive him in the Lord, as a warm-hearted and clear-headed
Christian, as I do verily believe him to be. Ile has many
bitter enemies, hut he has also many devoted friends. He
happens to be one of those men who are neither loved nor
hated -in a moderate degree. The many evil reports got up
against him, I hove had the satisfaction Of seeing and healing
fully explained and done away. * * Ido not know of
a single blot or stain on his moral character. • # •
" I am, &c. " W. C. BitowNLEE.
" Ns to Fork. March 21st, 1836."

.N. 13. Will the, Pljtors of the conservative press in Liver-
pool be so 'obliging asid publiih the abave? • ' .