The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Can you be good enough to inform your readers
what the Mayor of Wigan was doing here this week ? Is it
to find out who has " plenty- of money" to spend at the next
election ? Is it possible that a certrin personage holding a
high office in this town is to be brought forward on the radical
interest merely on the above qualification?
"Yours. &c.. H. F.

THE TORY PRESS, WITH ALL THE NAMES OF
ITS WRITERS.

(From the Argus) •
Mr. O'Connell declares that he is anxious to have all the
names of the principal writers for the Tory•press. As we are-
desirous of obliging this gentleman, and as we know that our
contemporaries care eslittle about the death's head and cross-
bones as we do, we shall gratify him in this particular.
I. The London daily morning papers of the Tory party are
the Times, the Herald, and the Post.
1. The Herald is conducted by Mr. White, the clever
author of the " Mornings in Bow-street ;" assisted by Mr.
John Bell, formerly of the True Sun, Mr. M. •Honan, as
foreign correspondent, an author of. some agreeable works
.upon Spain ; and the celebrated barrister, Mr. John Sydney
Taylor, whose essays in the cause of humanity do him the
highest hon Our. The theatricaldepartmentis ably conducted
by a countryman of Mr. O'Connell, named O'Dwyer.
2. The Post is the property of the Byrne family—the son
of the celebrated Rosa Matilda being-its chiefproprietor. It
is edited by Mr. Thomas Bittleston, and Mr. Michele, the
representative of a noble Italian family. The. foreign cor-
respondence is managed by Mr. Gruneison, who, our readers
wilLrecolleet, was within a few hours of being shot in com-
pany with Captain Henningsen, by the ferocious Christinos
in Spain. Mr. W. Johnson, for many years the able editor
of the Aibi97l, contributes to its table-talk and general litera
ture, aided by Mr. Frederick William Nayler Bayley, author
of "Five Years in the West Indies," and other works. Its
miscellaneous assistants are Lcird Ellenborougli, writing
under the name of Zeta, and Mr: Fitzgerald, formerly sccre-
tart' of the Charles-street Club,.who fa: ishes some gracefdl
poetic trifles, in which his friend Mr. -Praed, alas! now no
More,,risNl formerly to..jpin hire. . •
The Tirhes his been for many years conducted by Mr.
••Thoitias.parokieS,'late•or Canibridge, It is, in .a-- great Inca-
eip
' §lire;'Ltlie""dpeff" itif.:.l\4l. 'Joh/v.-Walter, now- candidate for
Sentitv,;ar _ ,c3ll C- diri;Stetlirigi. of Knightsbridge., is `• the
th'utielet
_1..!"-L` • :11114‘Aoli41713aoOn, • and his .14x-her-in-law,
1,341,;11-1.trttiii.,4411N1,12tININfictsikv th reigulat biliuess, of the
ltaper. i M'tc,lDl*Fe is :fiViAtipriAingdirector,,and Mr. Jahn
' JOSetiilli Ilaw'sciirtlievliiillii,Aiieri.,) 4iiiits .libeLaction, which in
seqll.-ii ipa'Ortit.l4 7ifitd, ttrgiOliii the name of thiS gentleman
appettri a3il6felidirlie,'Yutfit i-S,a vulgar 'il•ror to suppose that
altdije ditia.§7 al4'littiktrat4ble- to his pen. Mr. Alsager, a
relatio4 of 'ATV: •WaVer,i'has for many years furnished the
comme..cial'artiele; -Money 'niarket, and city news, much to
his credit,'inThe'eity: ,'--
11. The 0N...,:1* -to!.), papers are':
the Courier and the
Standa).d.
. _ _

I. The Cotner is at present edited by Mr. Rowcroft, for-
merly of the iforiao Pest,' and afterwards secretary of the
City Al-otiservative Association. It is said that Mr. William
Holmes, M.P., is an active, and, we 'doubt not, a valuable
and trust'.. i !Illy contributor::
2. The ,!:ItlardWthe property of Mr. Charles Baldwin,
late candi, for Lainbeth,• and a magistrate of the county
of Surrey. it is edited by Dr, Cif-lard,
,withothe 'assistance
of Mr. A \.:..tts, for mary.yearg. editor of the Sou-
venir. Sir 1..;.,J,;,.rt Inglis, and several 'learned:doctors of
Oxford and Cambridge, furnish the colUnins of this steadfast
journal.viith Muth valuable matter.

III: Of the papers published thrice.or twice in the week
it is hardly necessary to speak. Many pious, well-disposed,
and orthordox perpons in the country Contribute to the St.
Jamei'sr Chronicle ; and the Rev. Thomas Dale, deservedly
promoted to St. Bride's by Sir Robert Peel, is said to be the
principal editor of the Record.
IV. Of the weekly papers. Nothing but modesty restrains
us from doing ourselves the justice of stating that the ARGUS
is, as it deserves to be from its multiplied merits, decidedly
the first among them. The name of the. proprietor appears in
its proper place, as in thirty years of his connexion with the
press of England, it has always been his practice to take care
-that.it_ShbUld. As for our contributors, why it is not fair to
expect-that we should print their names. We leave that to
others. The list would exhaust half the peerage, and com-
prehend all the literary men of the slightest name now flou-
rishing their penS on the tory side of the question. We
shall only mention the Duke as the head of our politicS, and
the Laureate as the crown of our literature... • • . _ _

- 2. • Alm Birll, a paper of many years' •itanding, and de-
cided respectability, is • the property of Mestzri. Gilbert,
HopkinSon, Davidson, Shackell (the • celebrated.ink-mann-
facturer, of Clerkeliwell), and T. Hook. The last-named
gentle:Man, distinguished- as the author of :"*Sayings- and
DoingS'," "Gilbert ‘Gurneyi" and "Tekeli,?' and other
drama's, is thueditor assisted by 'Mr. Smith, half-brother
of Mrs. Bartley; formerly a tragic actress of high repute ;
and, it is said,- by Mr. Cecil Forrester, and other gentlemen
of the Athenteum,• the.'' Rev. Mr. 'Barham, renowned under
the sobriquet- of Thomas • goldsby, &c. •
3. Bella Weekly Messenger, a very ancient paper, has its
articles written expressly for itself and no other, by Mr.
Francis Holt, -Vice-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,

and some of his relations. - -
4. The Metropotitdre-Conservative Journal belongs to the
Rev. Mr. Gathercple, a • pidus ecclesiastic of the evangelical
school.
5. The Britannia has not as yet had an opportunity ofdis-
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tinguishing itself in the manner that inighelie'expecied from
the talent displayed by its writers, and'the money expended
by its enterprising proprietors, Mr. Booth, spirit-merchant,
and Mr.. Weston, an eminent master tailor, of High-street,
Southwiirk, 'The Rev. Dr. Croly, author of " Salathiel,"
" Pride shalt have a Fall," and other pleasing works, is the
principal editor: ' Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carter Hall, both
well known in the literary world, perform the sub-duties of
this amiable • family journal, to which Mr. F. W. N. Bayley
also contributes.
We may have omitted some Conservative writers, but we
shall supply that defect in another paper, when we intend to
furuish.alsathe names., of the contributors to the magazines

ind reviews of our party. And having thus honestly and
r'airly:;begun -with Pour- own-Side of- the-question, common
Justice only requires that we shall be equally candid in sup-
plying,.Mr. O'Connell with the names of the Whig and Racii-
eal lathes and gentlette.n. of the press, la the pursuance of
that style of courtesy,which has always marked our career,
we shall4lo cmramagonists the favour of being infinitely more
cepious in our •accounts of their history.. -

-ro 6111,FHERVE.RS.—At the Police ,Court, yes-
layf a man.
,_‘.,115 vb4rged.with a breach i)f the bye-laws
rogulatia;; the docks; by having a'candlo .burning on board
of avessA InT tlieniglit. The case being proved, Mr. Rush.
vin said that One of the most proper fines that could be
posed was that fixed for this offence., which went to endanger
property, and even life, to a fearful extent. The warty was
dable to a fiiie of £2O; but in this case; as the offender had
;;leaded ignot'il4;:c of the law, he should mitigate the amount
to 20s. and
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LIVERPOOL .GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCRRTS.—The
second of the series of four grand. Subscription concerts is
appointed to take. place on Tuesday next, in the Theatre-
Royal. The vocalists•announced are Miss Woodyatt, Ma-
dame F. Lablache (Late Miss Fanny Wyndham), and Mons.
r.-Lablache. The principal instrumental solo performer
l'ill'he*.Mr. J. ~...1-I.l.sir Chatterton, professor of the harp in
the Ito
yalAcaderny of Music, London. Mr. Hermann re-
tains his position as leader,.-and Mr. G. Holden presides at
toe pianoforte:
nely is an agreeable :variety in the pro-
ramme. ,•A crowded house may be anticipated.

crowded houses,
''pAub:4l-I'icil
Li -viler:o.o‘l ITHE ATRE .---We are glad to find that
continue to testify the approbation of the
is the periumitne°ll,!4:the spirited aertions of Mr. Ducrow
called " The- Siege eil the Amphitheatre. The new piece
the first time on Mond:rusalem, ' which was produced for
should Le seen in ortierYt'.ui a.very, imposing spectacle, and
ford space to-describe.the hieri appreciated. We cannot af-
ford
we'cbuld not describe ttlieelkt'' ar th,
.piecc,_ Anci 4:_., WC.
are presented to the atritor.. Theetive style-in whieli tbcy
script," is One in which the peculia' 1"
pi'..ce, '
tf he Con-;
arc introduced, and of course tvhartlwers• of _Mr.' Ducrow
Tile other performances continue to gig does he does well.
faction. Every night they meet withiae unhoutled.satis-
pturerus aPPlaUse
IRON STEAMER BUILDING ,AT WARRIN .
is now building, •in the yard connected wiGtiri q There
Fohndry Company, Warrington, a splendid iron steamboat
Bride
boat,
about 119 feet long, 19 feet beam., and to be propelled
of 33, horse power • each, martufactureci• on theYs two
premises. Several of the nobility and scientific gentlemene
of thq:igighbourhood,• having inFipected the various parts of
IN, Cti;el and machinery during its progress, have expressed
.L
,L,5 *tres as being highly delighted with the firmness and
6444. th of the materials, and thd excellence and skill of the
workthanship. • The launch is expected to take place about
the 18th of January.. • Our correspondent does not inform
us for what navigation the boat is, intended.