The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-07 00:00:00

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all • and the fact forcibly illustrates the propriety of such a
well defined enactment as is provided on this point ; for had
al direction been attended to, the evil, with all its
Id never have taken place.

vexatious consequences, e

Should, however, Air. Hamby or the Town clerk he able
to clear up this mystery, the facts are not affected of Jones
not having voted, and of his being undeniably entitled to vote,
thereby warranting Mr. Shand's application to the Court of
Queen's Bencli. But there were besides two cases of per-
sonation. To these no reply has ever been made, but the At-
torney-General, as far back as November, on Mr. Quayle's
behalf, admitted them to be personations—fraudulent votes.
At the same period Mr. Quayle was made acquainted that
his attempt at a counterpoise by objections, frivolous in the
extreme as they appear to me, would not be entertained, and
that a quo war•ranto must issue.
It is hence obvious, that Mr. Quayle might estimate his
position accurately as far back as November, since which
time I have not learnt that any new feature, in connection
with the facts of the case, has occurred, or was to be antici-
pated. Save, indeed, what might belong to the chapter of
accidents arising out of procrastination, and from whatever
cause, it certainly is to be inferred that as late as July last,
Mr. Quayle was not regulating his course under any do-
minion of fear as to expenses, the plea so industriously put
forth on his behalf; for up to that period, and till over-ruled
by a judge's order, he offered every resistance to the cause
being tried in Liverpool, and would have carried it to Lon-
don at, as I am assured, greatly increased costs, though not
improbably connected with increased delay.

With regard to the fact of any unnecessary expenses in
prosecuting this case, Mr. Carson has given a complete
answer; but the plea, that Mr. Quayle gave up his seat for
fear of the further expenses, is perfectly preposterous, and
without being uncharitable, it may be asked is it even honest?

Mr. Carson supposes the costs, on both sides, may amount
to £7OO, and computes £l5O as the addition which the trial
would have entailed. Now, it Mr. Quayle was so lion-
hearted in July, as to be ready to encounter increased ex-
pences if he could have had the trial in London, and if be
co,ntinned to the last confident of rieht being on his side,
would he abandon such a victory for his cause and con-
stituents f0r,47150, even assuming him to be amenable to the
whole charge ; but how reconcile with abiding conviction,
his abandonment at once of the honour of victory, and the
opportunity of punishing a prosecutor, (for such, I presume,
Mr. Shand to be termed,) with £7OO costs, which must now
rest upon his own-shoulders. This is not all ; for Mr. Quayle
has voluntarily paid £5O to the corporation, thus reducing
the sum involved in further proceedings to £lOO.
But this folly will not pass. The stratagem—for stratagem
it most evidently was—has failed. It was an unworthy
scheme, and has put the corporation to expence for legal ad-
vice on the occasion, and for the ordinary purposes of an
election, besides exposing the burgesses to the risk of a
Contest.

1 cannot, therefore, on all these premises find any ground
for a return of the Z5O, were it legal to do it, but that such a
course may be taken in opposition to the law I would not

willingly anticipate.
What, indeed, would be our position if, as a body, we
should be found, under such circumstances, in connection
with a party abetting and countenancing one who had been
the means of withholding just rights from a portion of the
burgesses of the corporation, one who, for nearly two years,
had unlawfully exercised the rights and privileges of ano-
ther.

The reiterated opinion of the town-clerk, supported, as I
understand, by other authority, and the known and esta-
blished facts of the case, do not permit the anticipation of
any new disclosure on which repayment may be made con-
sistently with law and justice ; but I should be glad on every
account were any explanation to be found in harmony with
justice, by which the liberality and sympathy of the corpo-
ration might be expressed towards Mr. Quayle, for, assuredly,
lam actuated by no unkind feeling towards him. Indeed,
we are not acquainted ; but, independent of the claim, which
this case holds in common upon my attention, I am rather
particularly called to it from its immediate connection with
the ward for which I am in council ; and further, not having
provided for so unusual a contingency as the adjournment
which has taken place, my arrangements do not permit my
attendance on Wednesday, which has led me through this
medium to submit my sentiments to you, and to beg the
favour of your consideration of them, and I remain, dear

sir, yours truly,
W. Birkett, Esq

DAVID HODGSON

ASTONISHING PHENOMENON !

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
gut,—Tha clock of St. George's is again in an eclipsed
A total obscuration is coming on. Really it is quite
r farce to talk about illuminating other clocks in the town,
when those we have are so disgracefully managed.
PEDESTRIAN.

Sept. 6

FREEMASONRY.—The W. M. of the New Lodge of Free-
masons was duly installed last evening, at the Lodge Room,
Market House, Birkenhead. Many of the brethren from
Liverpool and Chester attended the ceremony. An elegant
repast was provided on the occasion.
EARTHQUAKE 1N INDIA.—In consequence of a severe
shock of an earthquake, a large hill or mountain was shaken
from its foundation, and thrown into the bed of the Attock,
which completely choked that river, so entirely that passen-
gers were enabled to cross over dry shod. The check to the

natural course of the stream occasioned the water to spread
and inundate the neighbouring Talooka of Balan, which was
totally immersed,the inhabitants flying to aplace called Ghelan

On the 9th of June there was so considerable an
influx of water in the Attock, that.the mountain which was
laid across its bed was thrown up, and its natural channel re-

for safety

stored. With such force did the torrent come down, that the
country for rive coss on each bank was submersed, and several
people were swept away in its impetuous course : many left
their houses and property and betook themselves to the hills.
The Qusba of Khyrabad, with its fortress, was levelled in
this all-destroying sweep, not a vestige of them remaining.
About 30 of the inhabitants of this Qusba lost their lives on
this occasion, the remainder having saved themselves by flight.
The houses of the community of fishermen located in the
neighbourhood were also destroyed. There was such a swell
of water that it overtopped the Fort : there is no describing
the extent of the ravages committed by a torrent. The
Ilaqua of Lachinee was entirely washed away, with the exten-
sive crops which were standing at the time. The farmers
have sustained much loss.—Bombay Gazette.
FRESCO PAINTING.—Mr. Haydon, with characteris ti
energy and enthusiasm, has already made a trial in fresco, on
the wall of his painting room ; and the result of his first and
hasty attempt, which we have had the gratification of seeing,
is decisive of two important points, the beauty of fresco paint-
ing as a means of decoration, and the ease with which a know-
ledge of the practice may be acquired. The subject is a study
for the Archangel Uriel, the bust and arms only, of the life-
size : it was painted at once on the plaster, without a cartoon
to work from, in four hours ; the painter's hand trembling
with apprehension for the success of his experiment, and in-
competent from inexperience to do full justice to the means :
it is a rough sketch, in short, made without the boldness and
firmness of pencilling that certainty of purpose and mastery
of hand alone can give. Yes the figure stands out from the
wall, solid in form, lively in colour, and brilliant in tone;
making the pictures beside it look poor, flat, and
. .

muddy in comparison its flesh tints surpassing in purity
the freshest oil-painting. It has a majestic presence,
that seems to enlarge the space it occupies, and to give
new radiance to the light reflected from it ; but, while
it thus fills the sense and elevates the mind, it is net obtru-
sive. In describing the impression made by this piece of
fresco, our object is not to compliment Mr. Haydon or to
praise his design ; we do but record the effect produced upon
us by the work; though the conception and style of the
painter must have had their share in producing this impression,
we endeavour to regard only the physical qualities of the art.
The large scale of the design, and the breadth and simplicity
of the painting, have unquestionably a material influence over
the mind; but these characteristics belong to alfresco, and
constitute its chief recommendations ; the greatness of its
style powerfully aids the grandeur of the idea, and the large-
ness and boldness of the handling inspire the painter with
congenial vigour of execution, which the cartoon he works
from would prevent from running into exaggeration. As
the tendency of high finish in cabinet pictures is to con-
tract the focus of the mind and cramp the execution, so
that of fresco is to enlarge the conception and expand
the style. Fresco-painting is the school of greatness in paint-
ing ; it daunts and depresses only the little mind ; it fires and
elevates the noble and aspiring genius; the artist works with
that grand gusto of which we hear so much and see so little.
Mr. Haydon tells us, and we can well believe, that there is a
fascination in the very manner of painting which is inspiriting
and stimulating to fresh exertions ; and he now regrets not
having followed the advice given to him by the late Sir David
Wilkie twenty years ago, to apply himself to fresco. Any
zealous artist might easily make the experiment; the same
means of information are open to all. The book authorities
for the Italian method, we are told are \, asr, Armeniui, and

Eennini ; Messrs. Laiilla, of London, Bell, of Manchester,
and Barker, of Bath, are the artists in this country whom
Mr. Hay don consulted ; Mr. Lane, of whom we spoke, is not
we believe in England. The method is simple : chip off
the outer surface of plaster from a dry wall, and substitute
for it a coating of wet plaster, composed of two parts of river-
sand and one of lime, well mixed together with water to a
proper consistency : this applied to the wall will remain suf-
ficiently moist to work upon for hours; no greater space
should be plastered at once than can be covered in that time.
Every touch is indelible ; but it may be gone over again
while the plaster is moist. The pigments used are of the
common kind, being earths, and are dissolved in water; the
lime itself is the white : the difficulty is to allow for the change
of tint in drying.—Spectator.
HAMBURGII, AUGUST 21.—Mrs. Fry, and her brother,
Mr. Gurney, delivered discourses yesterday evening, in the
" Old City of London Hall." The discourses were delivered
in English, and were translated into the German language
by Miss Amalie Sieveking and Dr. Asher. They were listened
to with the greatest interest by all present. Mrs. Fry described
the sad condition, both moral and physical, in which she had
found the inmates of prisons in England when she commenced
her great work, and commented on the present superiority of
their management. Mrs. Fry expressed her conviction that
she never would have attained her philanthropic object by any
other means than by awaking and confirming the religious
feelings of the unhappy prisoners, through the medium of the
sacred Scriptures. She communicated to the audience a few
instances of the great success which often attended her exer-
tions in this respect. She spoke slso of the prison disci-
pline of other countries she had visited, and where, she re-
joiced to say, the treatment of the prisoners was now far
more humane than formerly—for example, France and Bel-
gium, where chains are now abolished from prisons. In one
German town, which Mrs. Fry observed she would not name,
she had observed with regret, that individuals were actually
shut up in solitary cells and fettered, who were merely under
examination, and whose guilt or innocence was yet unproved.
The benevolent lady expressed a hope that the works to which
she devoted herself would be the more likely to excite inter-
est and meet with co-operation in this place on account of its
being the native city of her friend, Dr. Julius, and because
she had with pleasure remarked how much' had already
been done here for the alleviation of human suffering
by means of public institutions. Among those institutions
she mentioned that established for the care of ehi_lijirrenvi
Gurney
morals had been ne4lected. The observations of M
had reference chiefly to negro slavery. 11
Noel th America, and
found it to exist in the United States of ,
in the West Indies,
described it as lie
in the Spanish and Danish possessions
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of
the
emancipated
and contrasted with it the happy cen
Indian'llu:Wm-des which he had
I negroes in the Britishpointed out the
visited during the last winter.
ad-
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a hope that the intelligent
English nation.
having received a nwereexthplaarennstsesuerdffig
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would never pollute themselves with
iii-nslayes, however tempting its profits.
tthraeddeirssgroafeeHfual
spealocmomn
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eonfcoouurra
gpirnigs prisons,
hospitals,
have so long been made to extend and im-
exertions which
Mr. Gurney, ',
hiloes7taxlts
former in referring to our pro-
jected lunatic asylum, took occasion to advert to the arrange-
inmates. His principle is not to employ
, and proceeded nchurches,bu traffic
ona, so far as concerns the treatment
of their unhappy
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prove the
divert their thoughts.

MY Lirr

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LOCK REVISITED

thirty years

appears

Pastor's crook I b-ore

ere truly happy years

he Manse my steps I bore,
bosom still beats high,

The starting tear still dims mine eye—
Yes ! 'twas, indeed, a saddening day
As from the Manse we bent our way :
And some there were that wept that hour
Who ne'er shall weep nor sorrow more!

That M
My swc
What ti
Some k

mansion of my bliss

retreat of happiness,
:ne my spirit free and strong

indred

And
Good, eas

rits dwelt among ;
inisters of Peace" were then
social, peaceful men ;
had walked abroad
Xnd boldly called rebellion" GOD."

That Ma.

'ere Wilkie, Nature's child,

.st ope'd his lustrous eye and smiled,
.st plumed his wing for future flight,
s pencil drew, and all was light—

'e started into fame

And Culls became a household name
iklas! nor worth nor fame can save !

Nor does his Britain yield a grave !

re some remember still

Nor did I nee

I did not s
To calumn

stVt'he stern rebuke

a day I took

Action in my heart

:Nor e'er lOok up an ill report."

And in your ev
The bett
And save

I read your heart—

all! far better part,
a track my fervid way

As half-inspired I burst away,
Fearless proclaiming with all might
What conscience told me to be right-
Scorning to truckle or to flatter,
To modify or mince the matter!

The brea

g's Christian play

Dk, the listening air,
essons conned with care

free from ever

_ sui
the sunny smile,

The ro:

of YOUTH ere vice betrays.

Oh, th

ere happy, happy days

The ag
I ne'er
And ra

now no more remain,

1 hear their voice again ;
men of middle years,
carce of such appears
1- to parent
DS alon

Remain „
'Tis Winter all, where once 'twas May—
" This world's fashion fleets away."

I love ye still

ile from every ill—

:ent were ye ever

God guard y
Kind and indul,
To him who can forget ye never ;
My many faults you scorned to scan,
But in the preacher loved the MAN ;
And in return my heart is true,
As e'er was needle-point to you.

Beloved friends, who still remain
(Whom late I visited again),
Accept my thanks in fitful lay

In my own random off7hand_way

For friendship, undiminished, glowing,
More bliss than I can name bestowing ;
And now whilst tears begin to swell
I write my heartfelt " Fare you well."
St. Andrews, August 7, 1841.

HERE'S A HEALTH TO THE NINETY-ONE.

A NEW SONG, INTENDED TO I

SUNG AT CONSERVATIV

FESTIVALS.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one !
The course of the Whigs is run ;
By honest votes and eloquent throats

The fight of years is won

alth to the Ninety-one

Here's a h
Whose shout doth faction stun ;
The cheap bread troop, at one fell swoop,
Are shorn of grist add gun.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one !
A glorious feat they've done ;
The foes of church have fled their perch,
And quailed like Frank or Hun.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one