The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-02 00:00:00

have seldom witnessed such a feeling of unanimity as
that which was displayed in his favour. Gentlemen of
all shades of politics concurred in expressing their
strong approbation of his conduct, and in bearing un-

equivocal testimony to his character as the commander
of the President. Such a general and spontaneous
tribute of respect must be exceedingly gratifying to
Lieut. Fayrer's feelings.

THE PRESIDENT STEAM-SHIP-DISMISSAL OF
LIEUT. FAYRER, R.N., FROM THE COMMAND.

On Wednesday the following notice was posted at the Ex-
change News-room and Underwriters'-room :—" A meeting
of the friends of Captain Fayrer will be held in the Cotton
Sales-room, at eleven o'clock this forenoon, for the purpose
of inquiring into the cause of his late abrupt dismissal from
the command of the " President," when the correspondence
on the subject will be read to the meeting. Wednesday, 30th
September, 18-10." At the hour appointed the room filled
rapidly, and it was, before the. commencement of the proceed-
ings, crowded to access. e observed amongst the gentle-
men present a considerable number of the most influential
merchants belonging to the port, most of the resident officers
of the Royal Navy, and many commanders of merchant ships,
both American and British.

Upon the second charge laid against me, I have to ob-
serve, that both yourself and the directors are misinformed,'
and will therefore hand for your perusal a letter from Mr.
Griffiths, the engineer; one, and that one only instance does

anything connected with this charge stand against mi

even in that, requesting Mr. Griffiths some time before we
sailed, if he could take a_ young man, a protegee of Sir
Francis Ommaney, and who had been recommended by him
to me as clerk ; he was no further use to me in Liverpool on
giving up the victualling, and with a proper spirit joined a
Belfast steamer and worked in the engine-room to the full
satisfaction of his employers. When I mentioned my desire
to Mr. Griffiths to haVe the young man, I told him on no
account to take any one in his department, but by the fullest
sanction of Mr. Fawcett a►nd yourself. I did not, my dear
air, recomme►►d Mr. Griffiths to take the firemen who had
been in• the Liverpool. I daily told him he must find his
own men, and by so doing could have no one to blame but
himself if they turned out bad.

I did recommend several poor fellows to 211 r. Fawcett, who
from time to time gave them labourers' work in his establish-
ment, as well as to my friend Mr. Edward Bury.
It is strange, that if any act of insubordination took place
the engineer did not report it to me. On one occasion there
was some little complaint about provisions; I requested. Mr.
Keane to look into it, and he shortly reported all was per-
fectly settled, and the parties contented. During fourteen
voyages -across the Atlantic, I never saw firemen, and all
connected with the engine-room, more quiet. I refused
many, very many men, good ones, from the Liverpool, upon
your expressing your desire that they should not be employed.
Mr. Griffiths, at the eleventh hour, had not his firemen
and coal trimmers. You are aware, my dear sir, how they
were got on board, even when getting the anchor. I had too
many other matters to attend to at the Custom-house, and

ship;' duty generally, to attend to whom the engineer shipped.
I did not recommend him to take any, but left it to himself.
If any one is wrong in that affair, I beg most respectfully to

say lain not

The third charge I am indeed surprised and astonished at.
It appears to me inconceivable that Mr. Hough could assert
what he has done.

I refer you my dear sir, to Mr. Keane, who more than
once, in a friendly way, gave me a hint I was too civil to him.
I did, upon my honour, upon all occasions give Mr. Hough
every assistance ; frequently sent for him, offering him (and
acted up to it), rendering him, when he wanted, my assist-
ance to the fullest degree. In Nfnv York, I begged him to
point out anything I could do. His house for ice was con-
structed according to his desire.
I am found fault with for not privately conferring with Mr.
Hough. I did so constantly, for which he always expressed
himself obliged. That one of his cooks was notoriously had,
(and worse, Mr. Hough could not get him to act cordially
with his superior) passengers frequently complained, and with
good reason. I sent my message through Mr. Hough's head
steward (whom I consider a good man) to the effect that it
would be well to get rid of that cook. He appeared deter-
mined to spoil that which he had to cook. On one occasion
I wrote a remark on the bill of fare, and sent it to Mr.
Hough, with tisa conwliments for him. I say now, as I
said before; that Mr: Hough evinced every disposition to make
all turn out well ; his table was abundant ; and the only
thing I found fault with was the one cook.