The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

TO THE LANDED AND MANUFACTURING
INTERESTS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

FELLOW COUNTRYMEN,-Let us suppose that our
Gracious Queen is made sensible at last of the great duty
she owes to her people, and she is anxiously enquiring
around her for advice and information, how best to
, the reasonable claims and to secure the hap! ines

subjects. In these circumstances, we may be permitter
in honest candour to deliver a suitable memorial to her
Most Gracious Majesty, with all becoming firmness and operstum on the 1.4 t of .1 mow y n,21
such conitnittte full pun, rs to
t can be entertained, after the truly gratifying sycloing an +oh-quite su, p'y

I I to make the necrrsary ureparatt
f !he stui at

Iseverhl provi

respect

No dou'

ana encouraging mannesiation receniiy exmoirea a .
Regis by the genuine friends to Native Industry, that you pull/OM-13
will respond to the respectful sentiments and vital truths the Council would con-ider a or,porrai of the president
expressed in the accompanying appeal to her Majesty the trea.orer, a A ctmorntrre of the Gri.rd.an S.c etv tot thi
Queen, and that you will, IN DUE TIME, be urged to as- Protection of trade, on the subject of the supply of watt r
semble your numerous Protectionists Societies, especially Ihe MAYOR presided.
the FARMING TENANTS throughout the United King- Mr G. H. LAWRENCE said the Council had been
assernhltA for the purpoe.e of having laid before the m a
dom, under the fostering, powerful, and wise influence of
your devoted persevering friends and noble leaders the copy of the Sanatory Act. which had now become the
Dukes of Richmond, Buckingham, Rutland, Newcastle, law of the bor. ugh. A more impotttent mea.ure had
greater Htheettetieg, s might he expected. Lords G. Bentinrk, Ashburton, and a long line of aristo- never been submitted to the C,,oncil, or one from which
cratical commercial Protectionists, to constitutional!,, lt had been oh-

The hot!ceal.o °num

appeal to your Sovereign for a revocation of the Free
Trade Act, calculated as it is, to paralyze the exertions of

b'e oiffi..tal.v, avid utter much muni-

cipal rxi erase

and it had haz 'Med. in borne degree, th

the agriculturists and all classes. of our fellow sub.

lality and friend, hip whieli had subsisted —be-tvc erti

both in England and the Colonies

.wwe intn.b,rd 01 the

Paywg Board, whose pow, r:, and authoroy wou'd be
Keep in -mind, Electors of the Empire, the advice of
your leader, the noble Richmond—noble in patriotic feel-
taken away by it. ADV feelings of that sore, however,
were done away with, and merged in the one cocsidera.
ing and heroic deeds, the champion of his beloved
cry,court-
etcehloeetthieen,
te
,tioricf the general good It was now the duty of the
Council to put the measure inw motion by appoin big a
n;ree
Nt rye' s liberties
Surrender! a n d
firmly dearly
resolve,bou g ht
ar rights; h
thets ;
committee to take the fiat st •os towards Cat r% jig it out.
fight the battl; of the good old cause, Native Industry!
At this season it was important th- Council se uuld set
UNDER the motto of.the victorious Nelson, " England'ex- ..
qui‘k y, noisome as it y notailed the se i
I ' h tl had - rvi •es of
pests every man to do his duty I"
A PROTECTIONIST TO FREE LABOUR, those gentlemen who were acquainted with the details,
BOTH IN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER COLONIES.
and also with the wishes ot the public, some of whom
might not be in the Council att. r tto Ist November next.
It is necessary to notice that our colonies in British Be that as it mi=tt, it was desirable the twined should
America are our best customers for our manufacturing at mice ~rocrett wi-h cart% ing out the uwashr.
fabrics, and that the United States altogether take infi- Mr 1 ACR tqlggerltd tkat tie report of the committee
nitely less than what we import into the Canadas. Let should be wad belore any general statement w.B made,
us mark the importance of our North American colonies : as the Council would then he tetter able to see the pur
Russia takes our imports only Bd. per head ; Prussia,
, poses and iii j ets of tie committee.
Bid.; Germany and Switzerland,2s. 9J.; France, 18.7 d• ; Mr. H. H. LAWDENOF, inquired whether it was necca-
Holland, 31s. sd. ; Belgium, 7s. ; Denmark, 2s. 10d.; sary t i appoint the I othiontre first ?
Sweden and Norway, Is. 3d.; United States, 7s. Ild. • Mr. Lact, r• plied that the Comic I would then be able
and the North American British Colonies, 375. 4d.! to see the orjects in vww.
Notwithstanding these astounding facts, it would appear Mr. G. H. LA, BENCE said be had been guided, in
that a greet reliance is placed on foreign competition, his worle of t r ceeding, be the Tovrti.t 1, k.
though foreigners met England with hostile tariffs. The TOWN-CLERK ( ii.ll refill the fogl iwiru report :
A PROTECTIONIST TO BRITISH INDUSTRY. " T. 1),. Nyti•l4l Cs.,e,roi t.e nuo,.iwed ~n Übe 3r.i of Ai ril
azjord, 6th August, 1846.
In-,. on tie Bill of Lord Lill. (in, and she S oisfoiv
Bill of ti e Coutic-I, soil any ot.ltr 8,11 or Intl, on
tor nc poi taut subjects thtrein proposed to be pro-
vided for,

THE NEW POOR-LAW COMMISSION.

The committee appointed by the House of Commons
.0 inquire into the alleged irregularities of the Andover

" It Eroitr,
" 1 hat he Sanatory Bill of the Council has received
the 11-yal a‘se,t, Ihr bbts introdoccd by the Con.mis-
siomrs for Paying H.qd seweng,, aid by the Comm
Mope's for improving Toxtrth.pa,k. hayibg, under an
arrangement, brrn withdriwo by their promoters when
before the Co mite. e the E bu-e of Common,.
" No alteration piit-cting any prioc'nle has been made

Union have made their report.
Under the head of dietary, the committee point out an
explained discrepancy between the dietary No. 3, as pub-
lished in the second annual report of the Poor-law Com-
missioners, and the dietary said to be No. 3, adopted in
the workhouse of the Andover Union. They are of opi-
nion that, until last autumn, the Andover dietary was too
low ; and that it was often further diminished by the
master. It was proved that the hungry inmates had
been in the habit of eating refuse food thrown to pigs
and fowls, and of eating the marrow of the bones
they were set to break. The committee find it proved
that produce of the paupers' labour in crushing bones,
was distributed among the guardians by a mock auction.
It is their opinion that this or any other labour of a dis-
gusting or penal character, should not be adopted by
boards of guardians, to deter the really destitute poor
from entering the workhouse. It is remarkable that,
notwithstanding petitions to parliament to this effect in
1842, no order for the discontinuance of the practice was
issued by the Commissioners till November, 1845. The
committee mention that the sick in the Andover Uoion
did not receive their necessary extra allowances. They
are of opinion that these abuses would have been checked
at once, had the medical officers of the Union been placed
in an independent position by being appointed during good
behaviour.
The Committee find it proved that the greatest laxity
has prevailed in respect to the accounts of the Union ;
that many important books have remained for long pe-
flagging
tiatrgitingcgi
tni
ou tnao
of honoree [goofs, len: nets a'
as ,en,
nd
f
rinds unchecked; and that the Board of Guardians and
n, dtdo
epiar courts,aerHei.itahiger, C
the
the of the Union have failed in the due performance of
e
the duties which they respectively owed to the rate-payers scriprion of e liars us.-d or iii,esidt d tor hab tation, the
and the poor of the district. The Committee mention, regulation of slaughter-houses and kn ‘ards, the
as one contributing cause to the Irregularities prevalent registering coin!, of low la, ng_h„us...,,
in the Union, that the clerk had been, from the beginning,
et. includin the boo" taut emc -
allowed to act by deputy.g
ment re-qtairioe that all furnaces einolo.ed orkisig en-
, ablat merit ot
The Committee account for Mr. Parker's not having
gines by ste..tii. or-in ail fictorv, dyetiou-e,""hdtelwh-e detected the abuses which prevailed in the Andover Union, cry, b rkhnu.r, g s Morks. anti other t,u Wings used for
by the fact " that the large extent of his district, the the, puruoseuf -
large number of Unions comprised in it, and the heavy
special calls made upon his time by the Puor•law Com-
missioners, have rendered it almost impossible for him
to pay visits to each of the Unions under his care, nu-
merous and long enough for effective inspection of the
workhouses." In connexion with the excessive size of
Mr. Parker's district, the Committee advert to the cir-
cumstance that while the number of unions has been
yearly increasing, the number of Assistant Commission-
ers has been successively diminished from twenty-one to
seventeen, to twelve, and at last to nine. Not only, it is
added, were Mr. Parker's labours excessive ; his special
representations of the disgraceful state of the accounts
and workhouses in many of the unions placed under his
superintendence, received no attention from the Commis-
sioners; nor is this the only instance in which these gen-
tlemen have failed to encourage the detectionz and removal
of abuses by Assistant Commiisioners:
On the cases of Messrs. Parker and,Day, "the com-
mittee are of opinion their (the commissioners') conduct
has been irregular and arbitrary. not in accordance with
the stature under which they exercise their functions, and
such as to shake public confidence in their administra-
tion of the law."
In conclusion, the committee intimate that they have
" received much evidence upon the mode of transacting
business which has been adopted by the Poor-law Com-
missioners, throughout the existence of the commission,
and upon the insufficiency of the present number of As-
sistant Commissioners for adequate inspection and con-
trol, and upon other points connected with the adminis-
tration of the poor-law, to which they think it their duty
to direct the special attention of the ,house ; but upon
which, as these subjects are not included in their order of
reference, they consider themselves precluded from offer-
ing any opinion of their own."

in the Satiato.y 8.11 since it was sutini.tied to !b. Coun-
cil, except in ie'aiton to the supply of water for domestic
purposes. wt ich will be i.ere3 ter referred to.
" The act conies two operation on the Ist of January
next, and after that dire all the powers now vested in
the Commi.siotiers fot Seserage, &c , and in ihe Corn-
mission, rs for improving T• xte.li-park. so tar H. the
power; of the latter body can be exerci-ed sithin the

boroo.,h. are ttansteired to the Conhc I, who are MK()
invest. d with all the powers hitherto exereistd by the
SUr Ve, Ora ot Highways within the townsli.ps ot Ev. rt,n
and Ki,k,iale, end that part of Wes Derby which is
within the borough ; and tl ese townships. which have
hitherto b in without piny pr..vision t..r seaeragr, w II
now have the benefit of a general arrangement to be wade
tot that purpose.

" The Council. theref. re, throughout the whole bo-
rough. of er the Ist I f Jantuiry next. will regulate the
paving, t•ene age, and cleat.•ing, including the removal of
all re'u e firm private de el iings.
" The era. ents of the present Health Art have
in several re• peels he-n amended by this Net, and
upon the Ci.taiied will devolve, the duty of cat rying
out the pros tai, Its of the new ' re-

and turi•aers f-mployed in w"ik,ni the eligoles of any
steam-hot plying iin the River Mer,ev, where
practicahle, tie roost' octet! so as to prevent or comuine
their own sno,ke.
".The c inn .11 will alAn be regnireil to noniinite a civil

engineer to det as local surveyor, a medical offityer of
health. an in.nector nuisances, clerk., titasur.-r,, and
the other officer., which the consolida ion or the local
boards will ftrider nte,is• ry the a ponittn it, of the two
first-named ► ffiC IS being eu ject to the approval of the
secrets. y o' *toe.

" Each no-ether of the Council has been fnrnished with
a copy of the ext. but this short 41 i vine of its baling
provisions is introduced into ill's repo t, in ordrr to im-
press upon the he importance of the tiu-t wench
the legislature i.as 'unfit, dto 'hem, and the feat y re-
sponsibility in Krrl an ent and the I.ublic under which
thatrust a us, be exrreiscd.

" Your C ,it,t ehr e *pared no • a,ris or labour in
their t noiesvuurs to make the bill r the ent. Upol the
Council at•d e l ttttt mit ices alio-int.-a 1, r the ynrpos-•
will now d valve the unerou- and r.,p0t0.1 de duty of
carrynig them.. pros laic.. in►u rffEt, and in us der that no
time may be lost, a ter tt•e e tneocete.ent ot the Her,
your C ttttt mittee •ecutnturud that a Special Commiter he
now appointed to make the meessary preparations fur
carrying out t e prove-ions of r,.t• art, to C Its der an•l re-
port 01 on the stiff jt offier rr required, and to pr,vide the
map. and plans rt quit rd by the art.

"By 'his act the wa.erwork., now in c u-‘e or con-
struetion at Grteu-late, by the Highway B ant, are
tratisterted to thr Corporation; ticl by the bill, as sub-
mitted to the toutoll, tt w.r pros o..ed to elate', that h-
Council phoulti have power to rtret any t u ber of lire/
cisterns, putup4, coudtuts, or oth.-r %a erAo. it% f r the
supply of witer to the iithahititit4 if any courr,
or alley, or to rrrvt the same in any puttl,c totuttion tor

THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM.SHIP.

the grwunou% u•e of Ruby per-ons who may ch,.ose to

carry the same away fur theii own priv, u•
sale, with p•pwer to contra. t with the water companies K
a supply of water. Tilts,- el uses were, h object('
to by the exkii, g war er ;yip, petitioned againi
the bill, ounntitee o• the 11. n.e Comionsi
conslt4e.ing th tie otie,iiiin of water supply soould b
intiodneed 111 a inin.t eoinpret ensive massing.. .truck ou
the elan.ra co.& ring power up,on the C 00000 in suohl
water for domestic porpoaes even grainitotish and th

but riot f 4

TO THE EIGHT HON. H. GOULBORN, M. P.
Sia,-1 have to-day read a statement made by you in
the House of Commons when a committee on the North
American mail contracts was moved for by Mr. Miles,
and, as that portion of your speech relating to the Great
Western steam-ship was not founded on fact, (although
there can be no doubt you, sir, believe it true, and that
you were induced to believe it by false information from
interested parties,) I feel called upon, in justice to myself,
who commanded that still good ship, to call your atten-
tion to the following days of her departure and arrival
during the years 1838, 1839, and 1840, which will clearly
show you that the Great Western Steamship Company
with their ship the Great Western, under

use of ihe er IS tilt re, ore eohtined o pubhegn,;;;U:
including the ex ingui•lyng f tirrs, eltuo.ing wate
. .
id the, bull, ly of publ

my command,
have a right to the credit of proving to this country, and
to the world, the possibility of crossing the Atlantic by
steam, to and from America, at ALL seasons of the year;
and this was done against the expressed opinion of high
scientific authority, and also (of what I deem more im-
portance in this case) the strongly expressed opinions of
good practical seamen.

You will see by the dates I shall give that the Halifax

Western had proved, by making winter passages (being
at sea in November and December, 1838, and January,
February, and March, 1839) the possibility of the voyage
beinv accomplished at all 111Tiefl of the VP.,

The following is copied from your speech, as reported
in The Times, of 25th of July :

" Mr. Cunard has thus proved to all, what no other
company ever yet proved, that it was possible to main-
tain the communication regularly through the winter."
* *

T • " But the Great Western Company
have never attempted to cross the Atlantic during the
winter months. The last period they ever sailed from any
port was November 6, and the earliest voyage was in
April; that company had made warattempt to face the
difficulties of navigation through till ice. Those difficul-
ties were never faced by any one but Mr. Cunard, and,
therefore, having overcome them, he was entitled to the
preference."

What you, sir, call Mr. Cunard's doings have been
well done by the Boston and Halifax steamers,-and the

aitliculties they have had to encounter have been great, but
the Great Western has gone through the same, ice, and
all other difficulties. On one occasion we were thirty
hours continuously in ice, and at another time fairly
stopped, and with much difficulty extricated from a pe-
rilous situation; indeed, we have encountered ice very
frequently.

Now, sir, for dates, (being every month you were told
the Great Western never sailed from any port ;)

- "
Left Arrived at Left Arrived at
Bristol. New York. New York. Bristol.
---------
1838. 1818. 1838. 1838.
October 27, November 15, November 23. December 7.
1839. 1839. 1839. 183 g.
January 28, February 16. February 26. March 12.
Octbber 19. November 2. November 16. November 30
1810. 1810. 1840. 1840.
February 20, March 7. March lg. April 2.
November 7. November 24. December 9. December 23.
During this time the Great Western Company found

During this time the Great Western Company found
that the winter passages were not profitable, from the
small number of passengers, length of voyage, and con-
sequent extra wear and tear of their ship; and as they
did not succeedi n getting the mail contract, and could
not compete with a company having Government pa-
tronage, they very wisely decided on making passages in
the finer months of the year only.
I blame no man or set of men for using every exertion
to obtain such patronage, but I do complain of false state-
ments to obtain it ; and as. those statements affect my
credit as one of those whofirst solved the problem of At-
lantic steam navigation, I make no apology for thus
placing myself before you and the public on an occasion
in which I feel peculiarly called on to do so ; and I trust
to your sense of justice to acknowledge that the statement
made by you in the House of Commons, now referred to,
was made on incorrect information.
I have the honour to be

r, your obedient servant,
JAMES lIOSKEN
_

Great Britain steam-ship, Liverpool, August 26:
N. Bl—Since writing the Above I find the names of
Cunard on the Great Western passenger list several times,
and more than once during the dates I have given you.
Those are Mr. S. Cunard or his brothers.

bat .4.lij,,ct

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