The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

THE GREAT LIVERPOOL

This now splendid steamer left Falmouth at two o'clock on
Friday afternoon, for Alexandria, with a very large East India
mail, comprising forty chests of letters and other despatches.
From a letter we have seen from a passenger who accompa-
nied her from Liverpool, it appears she encountered very
heavy weather in the Irish Channel, but her speed was never
below 7 knots, and, when the gale moderated, she occasionally
reached 10. knots. " I never," says the writer, " was in so
fine a sea boat ; there was no rolling—no creaking of bulk-
heads ; and, as far as stiffness, it is impossible to careen her
over with any canvass that can be set." She had a great
number of passengers.
In the previous accounts of this vessel no particulars were
given as to the improvements made in the engine and boiler
department, a point of so much importance in vessels which
are intended for long voyages. It is now, however, due to
Messrs. Page and Grantham, who have been entrusted with
the work, to publish some of the particulars. The success
which has attended their efforts is doubly gratifying, as it
proves that the directors were justified in incurring the heavy
expenses with which these alterations have been attended.
The original boilers were so placed that the firemen and engi-
neers were in different parts of the vessel; the boilers also
were very large and heavy, and, by their arrangement, a great
loss of room was occasioned, which in a vessel of such small
beam could be ill spared. Several plans were proposed, but
that suggested by Messrs. Page and Grantham was preferred,
and afterwards executed by them. By this arrangement no
less that► 8000 cubic feet of stowage room was obtained, about
80 tons weight in iron and water removed, and a reduction of
three engineers and six stokers and coal trimmers made in
the engine department.
As some experiments were made on the first trials, with
different kinds of coals, no accurate results could be obtained
as to the effect of her new boilers. On her trip to Falmouth,
however, when all was considered to be in good order, two
persons were sent, one employed by the company and another
by Messrs. Page and Grantham, to weigh the coals as they
were used. The engineer had at the same time strict orders
that nothing was to be done that could at all retard the speed
of the vessel by working expansively. She started with 510
tons coals, and all her stores and water for the Alexandria
voyage, and encountered heavy weather ; her minimum speed
was 7 knots, maximum 141 knots per hour, the engines mak-
ing from ten to thirteen revolutions per minute. At the end
of voyage it was found that the coal consumed had ave-
raged rather more than 18 cwt. per hour, being 38 tons la
cwt. for the entire passage, being, perhaps, by a considerable
amount, the most successful effort in the economy of fuel
yet made.

MRS. ST. ALUIN.—We understand that it is the inten-
tion of Mrs. St. Albin to give a grand concert in December
on January next, for the purpose of introducing her daughter
as a piano-forte player. Mrs. St. Albin, who has so often.
delighted her hearers, has not appeared for some time in
public. • Her re-appearance will, we are sure, be hailed with
delight by every lover of sweet sounds. Mrs. St. Albin has
secured the well-known talent of Mr. Phillips, Miss Bruce,
and Miss M. B. Hawes, who has never yet sang in this city,
and whose most beautiful voice and pure style, render her so
highly attractive. The band is to be complete.—Chester
Courant.
SHAKSPERE'S RICHARD THE THIRD.—We are glad to
see that Mr. Stuart's lecture, lately delivered by him at the
Literary Institution, is now published. Every lover of
Shaksper9, and every man who venerates his name and
genius, will be pleased to see this attempt which Mr. Stuart
makes to rescue the line tragedy of Richard the Third from
the rubbish of Colley Cibber. This lecture was delivered with
great success, and made a deep impression upon those who
heard it. We have always been of opinion that the Richard,
as exhibited on the stage, is not the Richard of history. Mr.
Stuart's lecture has completely convinced us of the propriety
of this opinion. We recommend it to notice.

Musical. Boxes.—There is now on sale at Mr. Verley's,
in Parker-street, one of the largest musical boxes ever ma-
nufactured. We recommend our musical friends to inspect
it ; it is quite a treat to hear it perform. The tones are ex-
quisite, and the execution is most brilliant. It plays four
overtures, in a style equal t 9 apy orcheatra—whetber for
precision, time, or effect.

MUNICIPAL REVISION,

FRIDAY

At nine o'clock on Friday morning, the assessors took their
seats on the bench, and proceeded with the list of objec-
tions :
Elliott Bayley, radical, Prince Edward-lane, was first called.
The service of the notice was personal. The server asked him
if his name was Elliott Bayley, he replied that it was, and then
he delivered the notice into his hand.
Mr. JAMES submitted that the service was not sufficient.
Mr. HAnvEy ruled that it was.
James Alderny was then sworn.—Knows Mr. Bayley; he
resided in Prince Edward-lane for the last few years, and
paid his rates. On his cross-examination, the witness said
he believed Mr. Bayley was not in any business, but that he
was independent; was not aware that he was a journeyman
upholsterer; did not see him pay his rates.
Mr. AVILKINs submitted that the case had failed, inas-
much as it should be distinctly proved that the party's rates
had been paid by himself. They had heard of such associa-
tions as protector societies, the object of which might be to
pay rates for other people without their privity and know-
ledge, and such a payment would not answer in law.
Mr. JAMES replied. If the rates were not paid, it was
open to his learned friend on the other side to show that fact.
Mr. WILKINS said that the onus probandi of proving a
tact always lay upon the affirming party, and that the counsel
upon the opposite side were never yet required to disprove.—
Vote allowed.
The MAYOR, after the decision in the last case, hoped the
public would see that it was absolutely necessary the party
objected to should attend or give some sufficient reason for
absenting himself.
Henry Brownrigg, conservative, of Clarence-street, was
next called. The service was personal.
Mr. Brownrigg sworn—Married a Miss Blair, of Mill-
street, in January last. She paid her rates punctually.
Cross-examined.--Slept one night in Mill-street, and the
next day went to reside with his wife in Clarence-street—
Vote allowed.

Frank Bunnell, conservative, of Clifton-street, called.—
Vote allowed.
Joseph Butler, conservative, of Howarth-street, called.—
Vote allowed.

Daniel Bentley, conservative, of Bude-street, called, but
did not appear. The notice was served at a Mrs. Elliott's
house, at which the server was told the elector lived a short
time before.

Mr. 'WILKINS contended that the service was invalid, in-
asmuch as it was not proved that the premises, where the
❑otice was served, were those for which the man was rated.
—Ordered to stand over.

Moses Bullock, conservative, of Poplar-street, called. The
notice was served upon his wife.—Vote allowed.
Brindley, conservative, Hygeia-street, called.
Notice served on his wife. The rates of the party were paid
up to August last, not by himself, but, he believed, by his
wife.—Vote disallowed.

William Brooks, conservative, of Netherfield-road South
called, but did not appear—Notice proved—Vote stands
over.

Thomas Baldwin, conservative, of Prince Edwin.street
called. The notice was served on the house, at which the
server was told the party resided. The notice was folded up,
and pushed under the door.

Afr. WILKINS contended that the service was invalid, for
the same reason as the assessors decided the day before, that
service of the notice through the keyhole was insufficient.
Mr. H ARVE Y could certainly draw no distinction between
service through the key-hole, and service under the door,
provided every other means of making a personal service had
been exhausted before such expedients were resorted to.
The two other assessors believed that the service was good,
inasmuch as the server knocked at the door several times, and
received no answer—Vote allowed.

The MAYOR here announced that it was the intention of
the assessors to adjourn that day at one o'clock, and to sit
until eight that evening.
Mr. JAMES thought that an adjournment of a quarter of an
hour at one o'clock would be scarcely sufficient for refresh-
ment purposes ; besides, arrangements had been made in St.
Peter's Ward between the parties on both sides, so that such
extraordinary expedition was rendered partly unnecessary.
Mr. WILKINS said that the first two days of the sessions
would necessarily occupy more time in hearing the objections
than would be occupied on any subsequent days, because he
could say for himself, and he believed he might say the same
for his learned friend on the otherPside, that when the asses-
sors made their several decisions in the cases, most of which
would be perfectly understood that evening, they would not
afterwards be required -to alter them. In fact such decisions
would act as precedents throughout the remainder of the ses-
sions.

The MAYOR said it depended more upon the counsel than
on the assessors to expedite the proceedings, for if long
speeches were made, considerable time would be consumed.
Mr. WILKINS observed that hitherto every objection he
had urged was taken, because he believed it was a good and
valid one ; and he made it the rule of his life never to quarrel
with a decision of a court once that it was pronounced. The
moment that a decision was come to, he would not argue the
'objection again ; therefore, after the first two days, the en-
quiry would be shortened ; and if they were to sit there until
eight o'clock at night, he thought they might discharge their
ditties expeditiously, but whether they would do so efficati-
ously was another question.
The MAYOR said be had proposed to the assessors to sit
until 12 o'clock at night. (Laughter.)
Mr. WILKINS could assure his worship that he would not
find such late sittings to be very easy play, and that after a
night or two, he would find that he was not as well able to
discharge his onerous duties as when he commenced proceed-
ings in the morning.
The MAYOR could assure Mr. Wilkins that he was so
much accustomed to hard work, that he could afford to work
similarly on the present occasion.
The conversation here dropped, and the proceedings were
resumed. _ _ . .

The name of Frederick Clibborn (reformer) being called,
it was objected that the person who appeared for him, his
landlord, who spoke to his tenancy, &c., was not by him duly
authorised to do so. A long argument arose on this point,
in the course of which—

Mr. JAMES contended that under the 18th section of the
act, the evidence of the witness from his knowledge of the
facts was strictly legal, and could not in justice be rejected by
the court ; who, however, were competent to give to that
evidence the weight which they conceived it deserved.
Mr. WILKINS, on the other hand, did not deny that his
opponents might call as witnesses whom they thought fit;
but that the evidence he had given of the right of the party
to be. on the register was not, hesubmitted, satisfactory. He
took occasion to compliment the Mayor at the close of his
address, for his judicious, and impartial conduct throughout
the previous proceedings. The question was not of the legal
competency of the witness, which he admitted ; but as it ap-
peared to him that the evidence was insufficient, he requested
that the case might be put off till another day, so that the
man might appear himself.
Mr. 'WRIGHT thought that to admit of the vote on such
evidences alone, would open the door to future abuses.
The vote was, however, finally allowed, with a protest from
Mr. Wright.

A number of objections were then disposed of by the votes
being allowed. Amongst them were Thos. Crook, Henry
Corlett, John and Henry Holmes, Thos. Carter, Peter
Dudgeon, Daniel Ellis, John Davies, David Evans, Thomas
Morris, Win. Franklin, C. Fleetwood, and Richard For-
shaw. Several others were adjudged to stand over, the par-
ties not being present.
REFORM ASSOCIATION—EXTRAORDINARY DECISION.
Christopher Harrison, reformer, of Beacon-row, called.
He was a labourer subject to the payment of lls. 6d. rates.
Those rates, he said, he paid, but he refused, by the advice
of Mr. James, to tell where he got the money from. The
question was put several times, but he remained silent. Mr.
Harvey desired him to reply, when he declared that he could
not say that he earned the money by his labour ; did not think
he earned it, but would not say where he got the money ; be-
lieved it was paid from the Reform Association—(cheers,
mingled with hisses, and cries of " Silence !")—paid the rates
himself ; a person went with him at the time to pay them ;
that person's name was John Winstanley ; went on two oc-
casions to pay them ; the second time he went Mr. Pritchard
accompanied him ; had the money the first time, but it was
refused to be taken by Mr. Shaw, as it was not the full
amount ; returned then to Mr. Pritchard, but did not get the
money from that gentleman ; got it from Mr. John Jones, a
stonemason, whom he met close to his own house in Everton ;
Jones came to him, and he went to Jones ; Jones came to
him in the first instance and lent him the money; gave no
security or acknowledgment for it; never paid it back since.
Mr. WILKINS thought the present an attempted evasion
of the requirements of the legislature. It was clear the money
was given to the man to pay his rates, and, if given, it was
bribery ; if it was lent, then he hoped a similar line of con-
duct would be adopted by the court as was adopted by the
revising barristers throughout the country—namely, that
when they found a party admitting that money was given to
him to pay his rates they treated it as a nullity of the reform
act, and to call such a transaction as was deposed to here a
loan, was a farce too contemptible to be entertained by any
rational mind for a single moment. He (the learned counsel)
did not know how others felt, but if he had been the instru-
ment of placing that old man, who had just been under exa-
mination, in the box, instead of saying that it was he did it,
he would have hid himself from society.. He did not wish to
throw his feelings into the case, but being only a man lie con-
fessed that when lie saw the wretched being, hesitating be-
tween truth and falsehood—hesitating, prevaricating, and
quivering with agitation—lie did regret that political feeling
and faction should so far get the upperhand of an individual's
better nature as to induce him to say that it was he did it.
To call such a thing as this a loan was worse than a mockery.
Mr. JAMES said that his learned friend had thrown away
much of his eloquence to no effect. The strong language em-
ployed was irrelevant to the point at issue. The question
was, whether the witness was entitled by law to have his name
on the register, lie having paid the money for his rates, as
appeared in evidence. There was no fraud whatever proved
against him, and if people were not to be permitted to pay
any debt with borrowed money, even the commercial tran-
sactions of the country would be rendered null and void. He
put several hypothetical cases in point in support of his

Mr. 'WILKINS responded, urging that the money given to
a man so destitute could not be considered other than a bribe,
which was a contraversion of the law, and went to disqualify
the witness as a voter. It was a direct violation of the spirit
of the act of parliament.

The arguments on both sides being heard, the Court ad-
journed at a quarter-past one until two o'clock, when the
proceedings were resumed.

Mr. WRIGHT then said, so far as he was concerned he
would not permit any one to vote who had not paid his rates
bona fide himself. In this case Mr. Jones was decidedly a
mere volunteer in the matter. The act of payment was any-
thing but that of the party defending his vote, to which he
did not conceive him entitled.
Mr. HARVEY said that the party procured the money to
pay his rates ; and no matter whether it were a gift or a loan,
as no fraud was proved, he considered the party entitled to
his vote.
It was then decided by the Mayor and Mr. Harvey that
the vote should be allowed.

Mr. WILKINS requested the Mayor to take a note of the
fact, as it was probable that the case would be brought into
a superior court.

INir. HARVEY said that was the proper place to take it
to, if the parties were not satisfied. He, and those who
acted with him, could only be guided by the act as it then
stood.

ALLEGED CASE or BRIBERY.
Mr. WILKINS then rose again and said—l have an appli-
cation now to make to the court. It is this—that the calling
of all the parties in Everton Ward, as well as in St. Paul's,
and another ward or two, upon whom notices have been
served by a man of the name of Johnson, and also by a man
of the name of Thurtell, may be postponed to the end of the
list. _

Mr. WRIGIIT.—State the grounds of your application.
Mr. WILKINs.—I will, though I would rather not; how.
ever, as lam compelled so to do, I must. I unhesitatingly
aver, then, that Johnson, a man who has served notices for
us in Everton Ward, and also another of the name of Thur-
tell, have been paid sums of money by members of the other
party to quit this town ; and I am also prepared to show that
no less a sum than £2OO was offered to another of the par-
ties connected with us, and who served notices for us, to
prevail on him also to quit the town.
Mr. HARVEY.—If you prove the two first cases, it will be
unnecessary for you to go into the third.
Mr. WILKiNs.--So far as Johnson and Thurtell are con-
cerned, I can prove that they have been thus treated infer-
entially.

The-DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK (to the mayor)—That won't
do.
Mr. Wilda:vs.—l beg I may not be interrupted.
Mr. JAMES.—If you are not making this application on
affidavit, I mukt oppon it.

Mr. Wimcms.—lf rou wish, I shall call the man before
the court who has had too much integrity to listen to the
offer made him, and he shall state on his oath the offer that
was made, where it was made, when it was made, and by
whom it was made. (Loud cheers.)
The MAYOR.—I request that perfect silence may be kept,
and that the officers of the court will do their duty.
Mr. WILKINS.—I cannot help expressing a little astonish-
ment at the anxiety displayed by the deputy town-clerk in
getting up to tell the court his legal opinion, and to dictate
to the mayor.
Mr. CROOK, in the course of some sharp remarks that
ensued, complained of the temper of the learned gentleman,
and the injustice of his accusation.

The beneh finally decidedii; hear the evidence viva voce,
which Mr. Wilkins said he could produce—with the under-
standing that Mr. James, who had not had notice of its being
to be brought forward, should at a future time be enabled to
have it repeated, and to bring forward such evidence as he
thought tit to rebut it. Before the witness was pioduced
some severe and accusatory language was used by Mr. Wil-
kins, which was replied to by Mr. James, and noticed from
the bench. Mr. Wilkins complained, in strong terms, of the
frequent and improper interferences he met with from Mr.
Harvey, but we have not space to particularise. Finally
Charles Maddock was called. Witness said he knew Charles
Benjamin Johnson, and had known him for some years. He
(Johnson) lived in Peter-street, and witness had seen him
take notices of objection out of Mr. Pennington's office.
Witness went to the house where he lived in Peter-street, on
Wednesday, the 30th of September, and found there the lady
of the house. She said he had not been in all night ; add he
had not seen him since. On the morning of Wednesday, at
four o'clock, he heard a gentleman make a loud knocking at
the door of the house in Peter-street in which he himself
lived. A person who lived in the front room opened the
window, and he then saw a man named Abraham Chapman,
who keeps a hatter's shop in Leigh-street, in the street. He
saw nothing in his hand either then or at any other time.
Something was said about Johnson's house. There was be-
sides the woman of the house an unfortunate woman whom
he had frequently seen with Johnson. Witness saw him the
day before at Mr. Pennington's office, making up his papers
as a notice man, on the day before. On Wednesday, at nine
o'clock, Johnson was gone. Johnson was formerly clerk
with Mr. Hodgson, an attorney ; but witness did not know
what he had been employed upon lately.
Mr. JAMES declined to cross-examine the witness, as he
did not think it worth while.
Mr. WiLxitis contended that the evidence went to show
that Johnson had been sent out of the way, and urged his
former application.

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Mr. JAMES contended that there was no proof whatever of
any fraud or improper conduct on the part of those who em-
ployed him. It was not even shown that the man had been
looked for elsewhere, and he might still be in the town.
There was no proof whatever of any thing approaching to
bribery, and he submitted that the man was legally entitled
to his vote. •

Mr. WRIGHT said that he thought no case was made out
to warrant them depriving the individual of his vote.
Mr. HARVEY and the MAYOR similarly expressed them-
selves.

Mr. WuxiNs remarked that it was a hard case for them
whom he represented. _ _

Mr. HARVEY considered it was by no means a hard case.
The court then decided that there was no ground to accede
to the application of Mr. Wilkins.
The list of objections was then gone on with (still in Ever-
ton ward), and several votes were allowed.

The objection against Ormerod Heyworth, Esq., was with-
drawn, and his vote allowed. The following votes were then
allowed :—John Harrison, Joseph Hoskins, Wm. Horsman,
Thomas Johnson, Richard Jackson, Francis Jaques, Evan
Evans, Joseph Jones, Richard Kerr, Thomas Kidd, Thomas
Kirk Bride, Isaac Law, and several others. The votes of
several parties who did not attend, were adjudged to, stand
over. The court then adjourned.