The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-02 00:00:00

i ITT: LIVEPPOOT, sTys-riARD,

We haVe one other view of this fatally pervading
'doctilne, which we think ought to have its influence
`over the minds of our most moderate political enemies—
,
"other enemies we hope never to have—it is this—if radi-
sicii committees will make political qualifications essential
Qin'aiipOintnient to office—conservatives, in self defence,
driven to itdopt a, similar protection—and then
'-Nstat a fearful mass of calamity attends every change-
-Inen with habits long formed—modes of life long pur-
`lled----;other connexions, and other prospects abandoned
the event of a change in popular politics, are
'turned back into the current of society, without friends,
.Y.Fritd 'even without personal qualifications, to provide for
it• iemselves in any novel employment of life. This atbi-
4Yisk
,proceeding is not sanctioned by ministers them-
• hive.ritheir models in every thing else—radicals as
they are, they do not-tear up by the roots, as our IntMj-
f=ll)4at corporations do, every little flower, that they think
Viveed, in their• political garden.

sb
et huiii.ol f `t:
ohe ni
1:;e1 ;Dl nr).
tlyauldin, in his peculiar inatinet sacs that.'`' he alto tires late
stay trot all-day, but nt.ver uvel take his business."

The Court fir the relief of Insolvent debtors was held on I
Wednesday and yesterday, before Henry Revel Itevoimts, Esq.,
his Nlajestv fO
's chief ciihnnissioner r the iClier.iif insolvent
debtors. :There were no rases tit interest on Wedueilay, the '
cases in whiCh any difficulty arose being adjourned to the next
day. The first case of interest which eaineou yesterday was the
examination of A. E. Lyons, on his petition to he diSeharged. It
may be remembered that a little time. ago an action was brought
in the Court of Passage againSt the petitioner Lyons, for false
imprisonment of the wife of a irerson earned Janiee Smith, the
keeper of a cook-shop, whom he took into custody on some
slight pretence whilst in the exercise of his duty as an
inspector of police. In that action a verdict was found for the
plaintiff, with 5/. damages, and costs. 'rhe costs amounted to
about 251., but were atterwaids taxed at 10/. by the tons clerk.
For this amount of damages and costs the defendant was ar-
rested, and now petitioned to be relieved from the same, under
the act for insolvent. debtors. The petitioner was opposed by
Smith, who was his detaining creditor, and on whom, from the
defendant'si alleged inability to pay, fell the amount of the costs
in the action alive named.
Mr. Wilkins appeared for the opposing creditor. The peti-
tioner had no counsel.
.Andrel Edward Lyons being sworn, on his examination, de-
posed that he had been residing in England thirteen months,
and previously he had lived atTultamore, Queen's county, Ire-
land; was assistant engineer with Mr. Henry Bretteightor nine
months. His father was a farmer in county Mayo in the neigh-
bourhood of Kilmorris. His cousin, Andrew Edward Lyons,:
resided also in Ireland ; he went to Amerieit in. May or June
last. He was admitted into the police force as soon as they
were established, about ten months since. , lle, could not say
through whoseinterest he got in. He got in four months after
he came to this country. lie had more than 101; about-a month
month nr six weeks before he got into it. He Was clerk to the
Reforin committee Of St. George's ward; helot £1 ss: a-week.
He was engaged until the 'election ; lie used to canvass. He
was Maur 'employment after the election, but still received £1 ss.
a-week,; tilis •was during. the December election. Since De-
cember, he got into the prOliee immediately after, . He got 30s,
a-week ac policeman, and his uniform and his clothes generally.
Her got nothing `else. ,! ' . -_s-
Mr. Wilkins..7-yes, me,di,l, ,.- . - . .. s. ,
Petitioner.—Trit wris,thy stated pay.
Mr. Wilkins.-s-Whatl Wise ?
'Petitioner.—Atsflisl. time there were some perquisites.
Mr. Wilkins.—That is a very indefinite term;- telt me what
they were ?
Petitioner.-1 mean that money that is not stated as a fixed
salary, but merely what arises frons .
" Mr. Wilkins,--2-From what ?
Petitioner.-1 mean by this word perquisites, money which
persons receive in an office, the same not being a fixed salary.
Mr. Wilkins —Now, it may be as well to tell you that I mu a
plain-spoken Englishman, and I should like. you to explain
yourself' in plainerterms. Tell me what these perquisites were?
Petit inner.—They were monies resulting from fines.
Mr. Wilkins, —And:what- did these fiues result from?
Petitioner.—From abuses in the town. 1
Mr. Wilkins.-:—That is, abuses proved by your information?
Petitioner.—Not by me solely.
" Mr. Wilkins.--But you were one of the parties? ,
. Petitioner.—ln some of the cases I was.
Mr. Wilkins--In point of fact, was it not the moiety of a pe-
nalty resulting foam an information laid by you.
Petitasher.—lt was.
Commissioner.—lf the magistrates were to order a fine of 21.
on your information, would you receive 11. -
. Petitioner.—l should receive one, but not directly.
Mr. Wilkins.—You were rather more than nine months in
office ?
Peti•ioner.—l was.
Mr. Wilkins.—Now, Mr. Lyons, it is out of real mercy to
you that I put you on your guard. Now, confine yourself to the
truth. It' you should be convicted of perjury, you will rue the
consequences. During the time you were in office, how many
informations did von lay?
Petitioner.--I cannot tell.
MA, Wilkins.—l don't want to know particulars. Did you
IFfifty informations?
Petitioner.—l suppose I did, sir, more.
Mr. Wilkins.--Did you lay 60 informations ?
Petitioner.—Yes.
Mr. Wilkins.—Seventy ?
. Petitioner.—Perhaps more even than that.
Mr. Wiikins.—Eighty ?
Petitioner.—Perhaps even more than that. but I can't say.
Mr. Wilkins.—How many convictions resulted from these
informations ?
Pet itioner.—l can't say, sir.
Mr. Wilkins.—Well as nearly as you can tell us ?
Petitioner.—Perhaps the greatest part.
Mr. Wilkins.—lf the greatest part of these informations of
yours succeeded, what do you mean by stating on your new
special balance sheet, that from January, at the time you were
in office, you only received
.£l4 as perquisites ?
Petitioner.—l don't know what I received ; that much I
appropriated. .
Mr. Wakins.—There is such a thing kept in Messrs. Ellis
and Shuttle worth's office as a fine book.
Petitioner.—l am aware of that.
Mr. Wilkins.—l tell' you on that fine book I find you receive
upwards of £6O as your share. .
Petitioner.—lt may have come into my hands, but I have not
appropriated it to my own use.
Mr. Wilkins.—All I wish to know is, have not £6O and up-
wards been paid into your hands, as your share of fines?
Petitioner.-1. won't swear to the amount.
Mr. Wilkins.—Will you swear you have not received £5O ?
Petitioner.—Twill not swear to it.
- Mr. Wilkins.—Will you swear to £4O ?
Petitioner.—No, I will not ; I can't swear to the amount.
Mr. Wilkins.—Man! man ! what do you mean ?
Petitioner.-1 never kept an account of it.
Mr. Wilkins.—l ask you to tell me, as nearly as you can, on
your solemn oath, how much money you have received iu tines ?
Petitioner.—lt is impossible.
Mr. Wilkins.—Why impossible ? .
Petitioner.—l have no recollection of the sums.
Mr. Wilkins.—l have told you I --don't wish yOu to speak to
£lO. You tell us you have laid upwards of 80 informations, and
that nearly every one of them succeeded ?
Petitioner.—Even granting the premises, I can't arrive at
anything like a good conclusion. I would be sorry to say that I
received £5O, if I laid a hundred information's.
Mr. Wilkins.—Did you receive £4O ?
Petitioner.---1 suppose I have; not that I have any conviction
_
that I received it.
The petioner was then closely questioned as to whether he
filled any situation now in the gaol, whilst a prisoner, and re-
ceived payment for it; which he totally denied. - Upon his oath
he had not hist' ucted Mr. DaVenport with regard to his petition
before he went into gaol. ' He paid 15s. a week for his board
and "lodgings where he last lodged, in Chapel-lane. He had
contracted no debts, excepting £1 10s. for clothes, to Messrs.
.Silver and Co., and 4s. for shoes mending. The gold watch
which he stated himself to have on his commitment, worth £l9,
belonged to his cousin, Andrew Edward Lyons. His cousin
was in good circumstances, and had remitted him money at
different periods • and on one occasion, five or six months ago,
he sent him £l3 10s. to buy a watch for him, and that he (pe-
titioner) was to get his own name engraved on it. As the
money sent was too much fora silver watch, he deferred buying
it until he could put more to it to buy a gold one- As soon as
he had made up £2O he bought the watch in-question fur £l9
10s., about three months ago, of Mrs, Hornby. Mr. Daven-
port had read over his balance sheet to him; the watch was not
mentioned in it, as it was hurriedly got up, lest he should be too
late for the present court of relief; and besides, he had a con-
viction on his mind that the watch was not his, and he need not
say anything about it. He had not mentioned the £l3 he had
received from his cousin in his balance sheet, because he had
not thought it necessary. He had pawned the watch to James
Morris, pawnbroker, for £lO, before going to prison. Upon his
oath he did know that his present statement upon the balance
sheet was defective. He had no sinister motive in it; and it
must be ignorance on his part if there was any such defect.
Mr. Wilkins inquired of the commissioner if he thought they
could go on with the case in its present state ?
The Commissioner thought he might. The special balance
' sheet was extremely defective. In one part it stated that he had
' received in perquisites about £l4, which was at variance with
hiS testimony as to this matter,, that he had received nearly four
times that amount. The whole of his receipts and expenditure
ought also to be inserted on this balance sheet. Why, (he
asked the petitioner,) with this watch in his pocket at the time
he was arrested, did he pledge it? it being able to pay the
whole of his debts. .
Petitioner.—l. did not consider the watch was mine.
Mr..Wilkins.—Now, if this watch was not your own, how
happened it that von took the liberty, on the Tith of October,
of pawning•it,'and from the proceeds to pay part of your debts?
Petitioner.—Untier the hope that I should again release it;
and, moreover, I wanted something to subsist upon in gaol.
The pet itionerhad-paid several smaildebts, reducing the £lO
he had got for the watch to £6 10s. He had made no offer at
all to the detaining creditor whilst he was in gaol. , He was not
master of his own acts in that case. his detaining creditor had
brought an' action against hinilor false imprisonment, and had
Vs awarded to him, and the costs' amounted to £l4 19s. The
Watch• Committee piitl hi.i expenses in the Icsiv-suit, which took
the matter out of his hands, and lie had, none of the manage-
ment at all'of it. ‘•-•1 S,s '",-s; : - . '
ConsiiiissiOner.—Fid4Ann't understatsl it „The Watch
Committee paid your leeark enses. ", " '.
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r' ; i'.
Petitioner—Yes, Sir.
Commissioner.—And • -.- - 'ss. - -
the question of the learned counsel is,
why, having raised money on this watch, you did not offer voOr
detaining creditor something during your imprisonment' "Be-
can'se this is not a surprise. Your detaining creditor brings' an
action against you; you defend its--a
,rniy of-twelve friehopest
men find a verdict against you in a ceirtliatiiiii.. t.4lc!ligti PA'
you did not offer to that man some comOtiitillOrii- iti, iy,,
iy
" gecause I ivas not master of my own siOngs." #1114) 0 nit-
- , ..4J U- Nor NJ 11 I I
Mean by that ?" • -- ye s!s,iv Ri lel s.
Plitioner.—l mean to say, the Vi7aP.lt- ' omrik te . toolt it
up from the coinmencement, and I did not think myself justi-
fied in intei tering afterwards,.
_ CaMmissinner.,2-IWhy did Yibu not after' something ?
Petitioner.—i.saw. heaves so:anxious to-get me put in prison,
that I thought it perfectly useless to.,iake offers. .. He v,,,1 so
embittered against me that lie would have nothing less than
making tne suffer in person for it.
The Petitioner then went on. No one hail forbid him to pay
the debt, and no one had requested him, to pas; it. • Ile had
never asked the Watch Committee to pas the demeges for' hini;
Mr, Davenport looked to him alone for the costs of the present
proceedings. He had received no money since he went to gaol.
He expected to. be restored into the pollee force. • -Ile kneW
Mr. Lythgoe, the keeper,pf the Britiewell. He nad never shewn
him any End chainS or seals: Thathe.wOulct swear. He never
had any appendages to his watch. ' He kneW Miss Hornbv.
He bought his watch there. Two :gentlemen were with -hien
when he bought it. One was Mr. Highton, clerk in the Watch
Office, and-the other wits Mr. Phirle,'sati inspector of police.
Mr. Wilkinson inquired if Mr. Peole- was-in court, and he
was insisted to withdraw. .
...
The petitioner said. in continuation, lie had given his watch
to Mr. Morley to pledge for him; He did net know whether it
was pledged in his (Mr. M.'s) name, or in his own. 'l'he
watch was pledged before he Went to prison. Ile had been in
:the receipt
prison. He had oftheri goliaallii7vo idipcoet,mds 1
3s'6ln hand per ud-eetkh,espi. tincehee had
had
at
been in
expended in ahniit nine Months £72. 7s. Od. in maintenance
and lodgings. lie-spent' so much above his board and lodgings,
as he could not at all times get home_
.to his meals ; and being
out all night, as he often was, he frequently required refresh-
ment. The amount of fines stated had- passed through hiS hands
but there was scarcely any information laid by him,- in which
he had rot a private constrble or, constables as witnesses, to
whom be generally gave more than two-tbirdi of what he re-
ceived. . . - - , , ' • '' - ". '
Miss Eliza Ilornby examined, Sipe deposed to ,selling the
petitioner a gidd which
that he ordered-Andrii&PliviThrd Lynn to be '.finraierl upon-
in the beginning of September, and
it. Hi' Paid, £l9. 10s, od. for it. She, bad seen the - watch af-
terwards, and there %lois no chain or seal to it.
Mr. Charles Fale4i., DepinY Ilegisttar of the Court, read
the. record of the action amid verdict of the court entered against
petitioner when defendant. 'l,he petitioner. had. challenged se-
Vet'sl of the jury on that trial.
MT* Morris, ' pawnbroker, depOsed to a person named

Henry Morley having pawned the petitioner's watch with him,
and that he had leut Elo.upon it.
Thomas Lythgoe, formerly keener of ttwirlrikwel,l,,,dei-mq
to knowing the insolvent. the, insolvent had o.iiee
a chain of the reseintihnice of Rohl, which he said w:is
He also saw a watch ; ciiain *as appended to theirittchH
It was about three months. bince. He.pOled his wiitch Out one
night in the 13ridewell, :and shgWsheaved,M vi
it to ai 'ah.liie

attached.
Cross-exaulined by the. pOitioner. Mr. Berry hitt also ex-
atnined it. He handed the watch over Li hint, with the
ch. iu
appended. The chain was a gold Chain He (lid wit remark.
whether it Was a curb or a link chain. Ile had nut seenilie
chain before or *ince. . .

Mr. Berr' was then sent for.
The Commissimier said—The difficulty. this man will have to
Struggle with will be this ; a man is to 'be:discharged an
insol-
vent debtor, and as insolvent, that is, who, at the time of his ar-
rest, is not able to pay the money that; he,nwes to his creditiirs.
Now, that man had, within ,a,very,;(7qw -Oillines, a Watch that
would pay to the utmost farthing every thing he owes. He hied
some little money left,
and the whole of his debtsthis at mo-
ment are £2l 13. 4,1., which he seeks to get rid of; he says " I
don't owe another far hng in the world. I. am arrested on
the 29th Oetoner• and will not pay those debts I owe." lie
,
wishes then to make a statement as if this watch were his
cousin's. What is the
,fact ? His cousin makes hip a present
of £13.t0 pay for a watch, for that is the plain andmtnile infer-
ence,—and tells him to put bis name on it. Thqp..conieS the
question, whether or notihis,aet nf „Parliament istutended for
the relief of a man who hai money, or money's-worth, in is s
possession, equal to tike.peyment of eves y debt he 0 W In the
world. And 4f habits that property, and then omits .ts menti n
ur the statement he makes,,is the act intended, for his lenient ?
That is.thaquescon ,divested .of every other, Spirit, or feeling,
o ctreumstanco, wraith;,[ cannot stultify myself so much as, wit
to perceive, aethrown into his consideration. It will becomqa
very seriotte.yriostion net:merely for the purposes of to-day.,--,
It will betunnea very serious question, indeed, ou the evidence
of Mr..literep , -
Another,,eases,was then gene on wit the arrival of Mr,
Berry:and in about half an hour the hearing was resumed.
+M t'. Berry. was then closely .examined, bits. his,emininationa
went to prove that he had never to his reeelleetion see,n chain
attache& to. the watch. lie had sert the watch freq,multY
He could nol.swear positieely.that he (petitioner) hath,w%;,*
chain.
Mr. Lythgoe was then recalled at the request of th 4 '
nner, The,petitioner had told
,him it was a, gold chain.„ On his
oath, this opposition to him was not got up by publicans and
beer-sellers, to his k-nowt,dee. On his eath, he had not as a
publicanor at the instatwe of any of his fellow tradesmen,
come forward that:day to:give evidence against him. 1-14 recel-
!acted' the chain becanse be haul a particular reason for
Mg it. His reason was, he could not help thinking it queer that
he (petitioner) could get a gold watch and chain, when he
(witness) had been so long in the police, and could get neither
watch nor chain. (Theie was a general buzz of laughter-in
Court at this announcement, which was immediately repressed
by the Commissioner and severely commented upon.) He Was
now a licensed victualler. On his solemn oath, neither directly
nor indirectly had he had any quarrel with the petitioner.
Thomas Shelley, the keeper cif the Bridewell, was then call-
ed to prove that he had seen the gold chain ; but his evidence
only: went to prove that he lied seen the watch.
Thomas Ainsworth, Constable, deposed to having seen a chain
of the colour of Gold, worn by the insolyent in his waistcoat,
as watch guard chains usually- are. It was about a fortnight
before he went to gaol. He had not seen it either before or
since. He had had no quarrel whatever with him.
The petitioner then recalled Mr. Berry, to prove that he had
never on.any occasion seen a chain.
. John Martin, Inspector of Police, examined—lle had seen
,the petitioner nearly every day during the last twelve months.
He had never seen him wear a gold chain. He should think
he could not have worn it without his seeing it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins.—There was an action pend-
ing against him at the next Assizes on the same charge as the
one against the prisoner.
Mr. William Hatch deposed that he had seen the petitioner
constantly, but had never seen a gold chain.
John Poole, Inspector of Police, had repeatedly seen the pe-
titioner during the last 8 or 9 mouths, and haul also seen the
watch, but he had never seen a chain affixed to it. .
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins.—There was an action pend-
ing against him at the next assizes on similar grounds to, the
action against the petitioner. The petitioner had told hien that
his cousin had sent him a sum of money to purchase a watch,.,
Mr. Wilkins then addressed the commissioner on behalf of
his client. He said, I can have only one object in standing up
to address you, and that object to further the interest of my
client., But it does very frequently happen that the interests
both of the plaintiff and the defendant, if 1 may so speak, are
the same; and I put it to you, as a matter of inercy to the in-
solvent, as wed as for the interest of my client, whether, without
my making any further comment, it would not be better. to ad-
journ this case to the next sitting ; that, in the meantime, an
opportunity mat be given to the insolvent to save .himself from
the awful consequences which must, from the evidence, devolve
upon him, and my client's interests be thereby served. If it
cannot be done, [ must proceed; but I ain anxious that-it should
be done. ,
Commissioner,-Insolvent,- you may confer with your attor-
ney. if you please, on what has fallen from the counsel, and
then say whether thercese is to proceed or not. Form no rapid
judgment.:: •
The petitioner then conferred with Mr. Davenport, and first
wished hii case adjourned, hut afterwards altered his determine•
ion, and begged that hie petition might be dismissed.
Cominissioner.---4 will only make one observation to you.

;hink Mr. Davenport has given you very good advice, and I
think you haie. been very •judicious in acceding to it. lam
spared what Avould •he rather irksome to me, to deliver the im-
pressions that I at present entertain, subject of course to he re-
moved by 'anything: you•might have to state. I have only one
more observation' to make, now this case is over. It ought not
to be a matter:of party feeling or of triumph to any
: Mr. Wilkius.—Certainly not. I beg to say that was one .of
the principal reasons for my throwing .out the observations
which I •
.Commissioner.—Petition discharged.
The case occupied from half-past ton in the morning till three
o'cliickin the afternoon, and seemed to excite much interest.
The court was thronged with Inspectors of Police the .whole
time.

lifiricrcar, and iit.isfaction and pence taltiliabitatiiin and hearts
of the rich--sas, state of things must devoutly to be nesired by
every ldeer iirtts'eountry and his Clod. (Cheers ) To carry
on this principle of total abstinence extensively and permanently
i 4 Liverpool, it was !belr earnest request that they (the gentle-
meaireseut ) would not cause or permit those who were eui.:
ii)Cl'.l.'ztl' then( to he e.tsnosed. to temptation by their wages
heir; iti ftni• itivii!ed where the intoxicating (fraught was surd,tli
(his:it:Wear, and cheers)—nor suffer them to be stimulated to
tratisqlit.,it ar ardtioUs labour by the offer or gift of strong drink.
E4egliin!tissisted and encouraged in this manner, they would
P,M•lnielheir ;Signor noremitting4 relying on the blessing of
fl illi/4410s the trai.uptiant'success. Fathers and mothers, En-
gii.slstnn—iiien of common sense, (said Mr. Jones) if you love
-iiirVe'lur-es—if you love your families, your country, and your
Gi'isl; come forward and adopt the Total Abatinence 'pledge, and
IceelS.4. (Cheers.) With these few remarks he begged leave
totinOye "'That the prospectus which had been read by the Se-
cretary be adopted."
Mr-Saiitsas lionstatrs said, I rise to second the resoltition
mOvetl',by our friend John Jones, in doing which I beg lelive to
call the attention of the ladies and gentlemen here assetsibled
to the necessity there is of having a place convenient, and at
the sametime comm.:All tos enough to hold our meeting iii, when
we daily see the fearful eonsequenees of drunkenness—when we
too frequently hear, of individuals being hurried out of time into
an awful eternity iii a wretched state of drunkenness, we must
sea the necessity there is of -endeavouring to prevent the fre-
quency of intoxication by sheaving the dreadful results which
arise therefrom. Wh.en I look at the libetality displayed by
our Liverpool gentry in aiding and assisting our missionaries in
the propagation of the Gospel amongst the heathens, surely I
way anticipate their readiness to come forward to assist us in
unshackling the chains which bind our worse than heathen
brethren at home. NO man ever had the hardihood to deny that
theeffects of drunkenness were .ruinous both to the soul and to
the body, and if we Teter to lady writ we shall there find that
the drunkard, never. Can inherit the kingdom of God ; it these-
fere behoseaCirety one of us to come forward an,: to endeavour
to ameliorate the condition cif our fellow creatures by endea-
Agtaring to make .them sober and useful Members or society.
trail ciattlatingbut
,this end, once gained, they will then begin to
istApcsAaksisresPectivstailisee.a of worship, and the happy results
naaar,be ffirsisalysstion,pr their souls. ' Solomon, that great, that
espentati, stupeaktisgincrithe sits of drUnkenness, asks, "Who
4t11,,5541?8,,,11atti sarmyy, who bath babbling, ‘.lho bath con-
taationaussthnzlsath'wo4s,withoatssaittse, who hath redness of
are ?„,"saylpark the.r9plii-Faiskstny one doubt its truth—does
it not carry.conviction along with it ?---" They who tarry long
at the wine—they whisgo,out.to seek mixed Wine," Again he
says, ---" the tunkaid .shall he clothed with poverty, and want
Shall crone upon hint like .an attnedinan.'' Have we not nu-
merous examples of this befere, our. eyes ?' Look to our work-
houses—our prisons—our lunatic asyltuns—our hospitals, and
see there—are they not full, yea even to overflowing, with the
victims of intemperance?-and yet in our day men can be found
prostituting the little talent they possess by preaching up the
.benefit to he derived front intoxicatff7drinks. Yes, it has been
asserted.tnat.Xlse,.iimispgioi4,aoulhmning stuff (for 1 catz 6211
it nalottis)AsslAto,Worersactedasarconsequence,of the revenue
Wh4l's ,tkvoßt.tmkefsriff*.l„kiAtlmii., This I say? . Ladies and
(Cdrltl4i4Vtig.iiiietbii wife; nor,less than 'madness, yea, the roe=litticholysNastssfsaa oiliti&S,,, without one particle of common
sense. Siipp,sslng.., IriaSinaoment that the use of intoxicating
drinks du increlse.4 at,rffileptio does it not at the same time
most fearftiflY increAse.Atitigiiiijußd:poverty 7—not that poverty
which.weaisttliesSotiTifiqin garlh.and fixes the desires on high--
no, but squaltd,fiFeA.,m4nrigring poverty—purposeless, hopeless,
miserable irn,tlit,nidst ofweilth—a poverty which alike dwarfs
and diseaselts..the body and theantnil. Need I then, Ladies
and Gentletneps.,(nither entreat of yoo.to come forward and to
assist us in this great:undertaking ? Need I further explain to
you the necessity there is for such an establishment :is that
mentioned in the priispectus, to induce you to come forward and
assist us both by your precept and your example ? No, I feel
it is unnecessary—the many cheerful faces I see here convinces
me that you will come forward.and assist,us in the furtherance
of su great au object ; and soon, very s ion, you will see that
thousauils,.yea mullions, of yoitr now wretched fellow-creatures
will have to bless God for the formatiOn of l'emperance Societies.
,
,
. A. letter which Mr. William Rathbone had sent to the chair-
man was then read. s It atisSed Mr. Itathbone's concurrence
with the nbjectsof the Meeting; and urged, at the same time,
the necessity-of Et taste for the good and the beautiful being in-
culcated amongst the poor, as the best means of seconding the
wishes; of Abe fincielY-
NW:PM:S*IOO COWl,Eri rose with feelings of pleasure to pro-
poseribblEsehrtiLretttlistion. ' Flo was proud to see the gentle-
meti4fisitital eOtistt. forward in support of Tee-totalism. le
was rtilid, not beeiliesortheir wealth or their property, but on
aeciststifsof their tprintipleti. TeeLtotalisin was like the green
bay tree. I Last Year it was but a sprout, but now it had taken
root and had put forth seven thousand branches. The resolu-
tioWitshiCh he had to,priipose was,—" That it was the bounden
(liitetWesitqtyTee-aotalet, for•tha sake of forwarding their glo-
riorifitiiifferfallings, to come forward promptly and secure
sha'r4P ''''' ' .
:10:: itooTil seconded the motion. His Majesty the King,
he 4itl these was reitSir4 to believe, would Soon he one of them,
he would soon bu a T§e:t4aler. (Great applause.)
The band .. of the "I,lttitalers, which Occupied the orchestra,
conimeneed playing '"(46il'Save the King,'' .but were checked
by the Chairinau. The audience, tiot.vever, were loud in their
calls for the anthem. • '
The Cii,i, t RAEA SI at length said, it cyanid be better to hear Mr.
Booth to A conclusion, and then, if they pleased, "God save the
King" could be played.
• Mr. Bourn said he Was glad that he had at least drawn from
the Tee-totalers a proiif of their loyalty. Mr. Booth expatiat-
ed at some length on the evils of drunkenness, and on the ex-
cellence of their society. lie concluded with an earnest appeal
to the audience in favour of the scheme, and by seconding the
motion.
The resolution was carried.
The multitude again called loudly for "God save the King,"
which was played.
Mr BLACK stepped forward and said, the reaolution whiCh he
had to propose was as follows:—."l:hat the meeting, pledged itself
to renewed exertions in this undertaking, and in forwarding the
cause of Tee-totalisin generally." He called upon that respec-
table meeting Otielallyilo join in the sentiment of the.resolu-
Lion, and to come forward and assist them.' If they-ace:Om-
plished the object, which no doubt they would be able to do,
they would enable thorn to catch drunkards, (for it was a catch, )
and to give them the blessings of a sober life. They had now
been so successful that they enrolled 325 meinbers weekly, and
he had ns doubt that they would soon enrol 700 weekly.
Mr, JOHN GANNETT seconded the resolution. Ile set forth
the ssccess, which had hitherto attended their endeavours, and
the evils attendant upon a course of dissipated habits.. A per-
son who had written in the London prints had called their ef-
rforts a temperance mania. Ile thanked him for the compli-
ment, and he hoped it was a mania which would spread all over
Engtand. ,
Mr. I)avto LEcicla proposed the fourth resolution as fol-
lows :-,-" That it is hoped the, minor consideration of pounds,
,shillings, and pence,. in taking shares, will be viewed only in a
secondary light; the welfare and happiness of the inhabitants
,of Liverpool-being the principal object in view."
i‘lr.,Whs'yw ;ch._ seconded the resolution. After stating the
vastest Lion of arslent spirits which were drunk by the inhabi-
tippikputtb England, Ireland, and Scotland, he urged the meeting
tasconie, forward, and by their subscriptions helo to put a stop
to the growing evil.—This resolution was put and carried.
,Mr. ltotigaT KELLY moved the fourth resolution, "'that the
meeting viewing. the rapid progress which the total abstinence
principle had made since its formation, desire to rest their hopes
of success on Altnig,htyGod, who alone couldcrown their efforts
with success." Mr. Kelly went. into a lengthened detail of the
history of the Total Abstinence Society, which he stated, origi-
ginally sprung item a meeting of six individuals. They had
now belonging.to. the society, he said, 7,999 adults, and 976
youths.. • . .
Mr. ItoußaT JoNes seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unatintioutTY, . . • -
Mr, lat.iorti r ,proposed that the thanks of the meeting be
given to lflA.ProSt.isiassid ,!otnolittee.—Carried.
,elll.fg JA. sssatEs moved the thanks of the meeting to Lawrence
'Uessasijsth,„,k'so„ for Isis able conduct iu the chair.
: Alr. Hay wott Tis returned thanks, and shortly afterwards the
ntststting separated.
-- , ,

Ise ii 3i, 'se aL oJ.-siew ri:-..
aaalkijlitivrittlitelifaVnitired with the folloWing speeches, which we
iniatesittitml.igetfre, delivered at the- late 'lee-total:Temperance
Aleigniplfauellhiilrqtathor, complain' that•they are li/flitted in the
Ilivaiausiaeakh'ihkileitppeared. 'a4l,i order to gratify them and
anitlarettitertsclifettilnyve printed thernyieratint froafotheir Inane-
• seeipasaalaJogit inv. ;:-. ~;: . : --'% foil . ; ~,-..,•..
t„,„,,,,;
;Ai 1.:,ti,i4,1a/talAsiggia4Mr. Chairman Lactiestand Gentlemen
..4-.After thieasotleirePaepplause which - hasilidist forth from all
sides at Mrtiii4iVlifent no ordinary degrefgatinbarrasment at
.summonettintoniddreassuch art- agsemhlpiiQttiapectability,- of
. talticiteliniialeetAhiliiiti,not least oflietniVethieli sheds its radi-
ecitlikw,iatatiachitapit amiure iSliolitthiW tig.ol'of benevolence
whit{ stainlaitaid!anitteilotria4e aivlViiheWitkitess and deluaions
Hof so:WgitiOy kenctatititiCal dWili4ol-iiptratitl" truth throughout the
otasikaltuMast,diacittilthe 4h/elle-it joy ill every philanthopic he-
isoirrittgfaXlllMlii .titit:triettaphant regatta..' 'Recent efforts to banish
14rnatrieeeiti ititOxiCatinVidianks heti:4'l)l-011'0C vast nutnbers to a
~..,,,,,hlo.l3afiage; and 'this attSkartfaierilitivation has, gone so far,
ind:is'atittinaking stitihientertigreitCtliat-Ahonsands are raj i-
,eitigia--the lively.-lope that-the'dayls-, not far distant when-the
alteMatiar.6faintemperance Shall haibanislied iron our shores,
when the gospel of the Grace of Gad ghat" have free course run
lgod Wit 'glorified;. Eknd the whole family of man shall become
temperate holy and happy,. But then Sir ere that happy period
arrive-there is'much..ground•te he occupied; many a battle must
be fought, many, is,:sithery musts litelania; ever custom passion
ignerance and inte'atiCancirriacWdaktesti'must.,vet be driven
away, our Society Siena done touch' to,',effect this And much
lyet remains to he dime, I look for Ward to time when it will
effect the- anihillation of what princes from their thrones have
Sailed to Abolish GoLtteralSat "the head of Armies have vainly en-
deavoured to avoid, and Senators & Legislators who have wiel-
rided•-t he,destinies at Eiriape:hav6iwen' unable to stop ;- while hp-
iltiatiit y ail tet.OileiValld 'Military tribunals have endeavoured to
ic iirtienute yetAleptittity-arnd drunkeneess have forced from its
hiding place. I look forward to the time when corporal punish-
ment shall bbslTlil=P.etl iftorn the Land when the lash which as
always beatiahe4eiviircV,of,Driinkeness shall he abolished from
the British Forces enact which will add more to Britians Glory
Than- Tralfalgar or '-Waterloo who can travel through the
neighbourooluts-surelintiiling this building and behold the vari-
ous dram-Shops,risittg in illuminated Gold amid the ruin of
their depravedti-oticties and not weep for the fate of his fellow-
man whose viciated taste maintain such ruthless.pandersers to
his.depravi,d,ftppetite I shall now conclude by moving the follow-
tog resolutitth..
Resolved that-the Minor. consideration of Pounds Shillings
arid Pente,be:,Viee.ed- only in a Secondary light but that the
'welfare khappriness &morals of the inhabitant of Liverpool
be the object in Viewp..,),
Sir.-1,,.(1ies Sc'ekrkfeel a Painful dificulty in adressing
so Brilliant aStiti'AlSt AiVirow see & the only thought that
supports riie"Uni,ter its'', that I ant Convinced there is not one
individual Pie Seat iliiir has come expecting to hear Good
sPeeehres from tnen who but a few months were outcasts & a
burden to societv hatetal to themselves & all around them but
who,haee been Briiitiei'llated from this degraded state through
'the menus of abitairking from all fermented or ititoxitelt,ie
drinks as•Precribeil tn',ithi. Pledge & when I see these ta I
-tlemen reportera ready,it.l should Put the Cart lwforetl
to take advantage of it as I boid a Paper in my
hande
ia bUt ill;
siititlel)lrlBle,
they 'the l'elegraph will 'tell you all about it Witme:
; cause & 1
this shall not Prevent me from advocating thee, t':
J(110-000 Of our 1
stateing, the Iteußits I have
,reCeived as well
la
but before 'I
fellow Creattirs in Great -.titular y& Ireland a en!
int
e,lligete I have
begin 1 shoult wish to state sonic-Pleasing
receivd fi,,a the Puld-
iePrints that in all I r ibilit n y
our Goial
Ring (ii.id bless him is likely soon to be a tee twirler asatiere is
drink & . . cut - that .I,ot I
only 'one certain wine in his Cellos
(I:eiiii, te gut Like .it
Sparingly & wheti it' is done ropaiiiir , :_.,),,i
_a
t. . now
ills. not ofIIIK lahs:f.iniportance to this Gr i.it,t; use that Is eitl•
(iil,ll et! 1,) Ilisl4l6fi Peace & happiness to the rich awl
conifott, to tile' Piiiii".& to relei.ve the the alr, ady Burdened
tr„,i,,,,,,i4d, 6r3i- iiN4,t,,Port ioo of the
_Poor ra,tesvSze that maul,
-a hO ;.i'ttii ethahkeriwttehtfia, & tinder divine Grace never wound
',l (ltsvdlitillaiiffitve in a most Peculiar nia
have Lew} . i' , ..‘, , . nue' been
Blo,:.air• wlillAfare'dpened to lent of usefulness & better
in are'Yv' hiPiiiit flit,t through totally abstaining front intoxaca-
lit,',, irs it ratacj been thought that a Confirmed Drunkard
~,' ;isatilljiireley trratyle''Carracte.r but that Idea is now laid asioe
it I.L
si"iV'tp"Mtil-for me to describe the misery the di tiiik,..rd
'I lii in'grialeilYinself 'and on all around him though. I have experi-