The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-23 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD

SlR,—Having seen in this day's Albion a communication
purporting to "show up the doings of the immaculate Tories
of Pitt-street Ward,"
I beg leave to assure you, that it is a gross fabrication from
beginning to end ; and I must request your insertion of this,.
that the base calumny may have the earliest contradiction.

I believe that the- expense of our committee-room,—in-
eluding all the previous committee meetings, as well as the
public meeting night, did not amount to £lO.

We had no private houses fitted up for " bottling" or
" guzzling" rooms. What the other party may have done in
this line I cannot say ; but my present impression is, that
" Paul's" communication smells very strongly of liberality.
Yours respectfully,
WATKIN WILLIAMS, Chairman.
November 21, 1841.

MEETING OF THE SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION

-MR. GAGE

PLANS

A highly respectable meeting of the members of the Ship-
masters' Association was held at their rooms, on Friday,
Lieut. Holden, R.N. in the chair, for the purpose of inspect-
ing and examining Mr.i Gage's plans for the construction of
a new dock, and of comparing them in juxtaposition with the
plan of the new dock as designed by Mr. Hartley, on the
same site. The following resolutions, on which a memorial
is to be founded, were moved by Captain Ramsey, seconded
by Captain Stroyan, and carried unanimously :
"Resolved,—That the thanks of this meeting be conveyed,
in writing, to Mr. Gage, by the chairman, together with the
unanimous approval of his plans for the proposed new dock,
all of which are considered preferable to the one designed by
Mr. Hartley, and approved by the Dock Committee ; but the
one more particularly approved of is the one with the horse-
shoe basin communicating with the river Mersey. _

" That a memorial be-drawn up and forwarded to the
Dock Committee, signed by the chairman of this meeting,
'objecting to the design of Mr. Hartley's dock, as ill adapted
to carry out the spirit of the act of parliament, viz., "The
more expeditious unloading and dispatch of vessels- by the
the erection of transit sheds and the construction of an addi-
tional wet dock, with warehouses on the quays thereof for the
reception of goods, wares, merchandise, &c.; &c.
" That, if Mr. Hartley's design is carried out, the en-
trance being from the Canning Dock gut, will present a
most serious and fatal obstruction to the working of the
Canning and Salthouse Docks, and will be contrary to the
spirit of clause 53 in the New Dock Act, viz., 'And be it en-
acted, that the said wet dock shall be formed and constructed
with entrances and basins into and from the same to com-
municate as well with the river Mersey as wills the ad-
joining docks or basins, or any of them.'
" That Mr. Gage's design ' not only affords more water-
space, but more discharging and loading room, or, in other
words, more transit-shed and warehouse room, in addition
to a direct entrance from the river Mersey, with a spacious
horse-shoe basin, with can be worked as an export dock,
adjacent to the sheds and warehouses.

"This meeting, therefore, respectfully entreats the Dock
Committee seriously to entertain and adopt Mr. Gage's de-
sign in preference to the one submitted by Mr. Hartley."

The three superior planets—Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn,
are now to be seen any clear evening in the west.
The Duke of Cleveland, we regret to state, has had a
serious relapse.—Gateshead Observer.
The Conservatives have gained nearly five hundred on the
new Registration for the city of London.
An opera, composed by Benedict, has been accepted and is
expected shortly to be brought out at Covent Garden.

The death of the Marquis of Lothian, took place at the
seat of the dowager Lady Suffield on Sunday.

We are informed, upon authority in which we have every
reliance, that important changes in the Stamp Office are un-
der the anxious consideration of the Treasury.—Morning
Poet.

MR. BISHOP.—In round numbers this gentleman has
composed 100 operas, and other dramatic productions, be-
sides adaptations. His songs exceed 1,200, and his orches-
tral parts fill 150 volumes of 500 pages each, equal to 700 of
ordinary transcribers.

It is an extraordinary fact, that a cuckoo was heard pour-
ing forth its well-known note on Tuesday, the 2nd instant,
near Dorchester.

The question now asked is, what will be the name of the
heir apparent, and Henry, Alfred, Edward, and William,
have each their admirers and advocates. The Morning He-
rald has declared for Edward.

The time at which the infant prince can be created Prince
of Wales must necessarily depend on the state of her Ma-
jesty's health, it being the act of the sovereign solely.
George IV was created Prince of Wales five days after his
birth.

Barrett, a letter carrier who voted at the last election for
this borough, in defiance of a cautionary notice sent him by
the post office, has had a gni tam action brought against him
for the £lOO penalty.—Cheltenham Journal.
The Boston Times acquaints us with the singular fact that
a stream of emigration is setting in at that place for Jamaica.
The Queen Dowager has been graciously
.pleased to send
a donation of £lOO to the Society for the Civilization of
Africa ; and the Earl Howe one of -£3O.

We learn that numerous inquiries for good family houses
are being made in Bath. Bath is more full at the present
moment than it has been for many years at this period of the
year ; and there is every prospect that the season will be a
very prosperous one.

ROYAL. PUNNING.—The jubilant is generally addicted to
the jocular, and it is not wonderful that a multitude of jests
are sported upon a late happy event. Among the best we
have heard is the revival of the worthy old quiere, why the
heir apparent was born Duke of Cornwall ?—Because he was
a minor ; and an entirely new bit (for it could not be old, the
circumstance never having happened before)—Why when
made, his patent passed, the Prince of Wales would be like
a twin ?—Because, on this occasion, he would be the second
creation of his mother !

A few days since, nine valuable ewe sheep, the property of
Thos. Raxworthy, Esq., of Upton Lovell, died in consequene
of feeding on clover.

MURDER BY A BOY.—A boy only ten years of age, named
George Barber, has been committed to Norwich gaol for trial,
on a charge of murdering a boy one year younger named
Smith. The little wretch has since confessed. It appears
that there had been a sort of quarrel between the boys, and
that the deceased threatened to tell his father of some con-
duct of Barber's on his return home. This led to the crime !

SUFFOCATION.—A lamentable occurrence took place in
the neighbourhood of Ardee on the morning of the sth inst.
Mr. James Crawley, a respectable farmer, had, on the pre-
vious night, before retiring to rest with his wife, introduced
into his apartment (in which there happened to be no chim-
ney) a quantity of ignited turf, the night being cold. In the
morning the unfortunate pair were discovered quite dead.—
Newry Telegraph.
THE EVANGELICAL PARTY.—The Manchester Courier,
of Saturday. last, the organ of the high church party in that
town, has the following just remarks on the conduct of the op-
posite party .—" To their piety and zeal true religious feeling
in this country is under a deep and lasting obligation. 'Twas
that party that was instrumental in throwing off the religious
torpor which reigned in the bosom of the church under the
deadening influence exercised by the whigs of 1688. 'Twas
that party that awoke the spirit of devotion, that quickened
religion into vigorous life and activity—teaching men to pray
with their whole hearts and souls, who previously went me-
chanically through a form of words without penetrating their
sublime and vital meaning—at a time when the national reli-
gion " was recognised rather as a branch of public decency
than the vital principle of the nation." In those days when
a passive protestation against the too-credulous, too-confi-
ding, too-extensive faith of others took the place of a lively

and pious devotion to its own creed, that Party stepped in
and hrokn the spell which had so long held the church in a
trance lengthening towards death."

MONUMENT OF THE LATE BISHOP RYDER..—The monu-
ment to the memory of the lamented Bishop Ryder has been
finally placed in the Cathedral at Lichfield. The rev. pre-
late is represented in the attitude of devotion, with his knees
supported on a fauldstool, and his hands gently inclined
forwards, as in prayer. The likeness, it is said, though not
a striking one, owing to the want of an accurate portrait to
work from, will be readily recognised by those who were in
habits of the closest intimacy with his lordship. The pedes-
tal bears the following inscription :

To the Memory of
The Hon. and Right Revetend
HENRY RYDER, DJ],
Successively Bishop of Gloucester, and of Lichfield and Coventry
This Monument is erected,
In testimony of affectionate respect,
By many who revered and loved him. _

His unsparing self-devotion to the duties of his high office.
His unaffected humility,
His Christian simplicity, his expansive charity,
His fervent and cheerful piety,
Endeared lam to his friends, and conciliated universal regard
Constrained by the love of Christ,
He strove to extend the means
_ . .

Of worshiping and serving him, both home and abroad ;
And to diffuse the light of His Gospel
Among Jews and Gentiles.
As a PREACHER, affectionate, faithful, earnest,
Persuasive, practical;
As a Blstiop, paternal, vigilant, apt to teach,
Given to hospitality ;
Mild and forbearing, yet, when duty called, inflexible ;
He exhibited,
In his daily walk and conversation.
A bright example to the dock over which the Holy Ghost

Had made him overseer.
In meek reliance on the grace and intercession
Of the Redeemer,
He lived, he laboured, he died ;
Entering into his rest,
In the fifty-ninth year of his age, & the tweny-first of his Episcopate,
March 31, MDCOCXXXVI.,
At Hastings,
Where his mortal remains are deposited.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A PROPOSAL TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PRE-
SENT TOWN COUNCIL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

(CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST.)
But why should I advocate for a bishop, when we might
have more clergymen and more churches, diffusing the sweet
influences of Christianity, without a bishop ? Simply be-
cause, by having a bishop, we should more honestly follow
the apostolic plan for the conversion of nations, and for the
extension of dioceses. I am sure John Wesley would not have
objected to our having a bishop, and I am equally sure George
Whitfield would not have objected to our having a bishop ;
otherwise I have misunderstood what I have read of them.
Advocating, however, for our having a bishop, 1 do not ad-
,f a bishop, but such an one
,us mentioned by St. Paul,
own bishops at the time of

d if I would point to a living exemplifi-
cation of such qualifications, for our first bishop, my selec-
tion would fall on that " wonder of the age," the Rev. Hugh
I\i`Neile.

Reformation

Can the energies of our present conservative councillors
be better employed than in agitating for a cathedral? At
present Ido not see how they could. Liverpool was years
ago the second town in England; Liverpool has now a popu-
lation of three hundred thousand. Does Liverpool want
funds, with a corporate estate worth nearly four millions ?
No, truly. Can Liverpool afford to pay a bishop's salary,
when she can afford to lavish two thousand a-year on a
town clerk, fifteen hundred a-year on a stipendiary magi-
strate, eight hundred on a constable, and seventeen thousand
a-year on a police force? Yes, truly. Then, what reasons
exist for not making Liverpool a bishop's see ?
One of the main causes that has issued in so many sects
among our dissenting brethren, is the absence of episcopacy.
However pious, however laboyions, however orthodox the
early dissenters were, the fabric of the government they de-
vised and reared, for the spread of the gospel, was not the
government devised and reared by the apostles, for the same
purpose. Under such circumstances, is it to be wondered
at that it should issue in different results? A careful study
of God's dealings in his church throughout all the world,
will shew that episcopacy is God's instrument for the cure
of every disruption therein.

Who, that reflects on the achievements of Christianity in
England since its first introduction in it, will be unhappy at
the thought of raising additional supports to its already hea-
vily-laden framework? Who, that contemplates with delight
on the conquests the Great Captain of our salvation has al-
ready wrought for us, will refuse officers and generals to
those numerous regiments which have been recently enlisted
under his bander? Christianity has civilised, as it has evan-
gelised Britain : it has drained the wastes,—it has furrowed
the corn-fields,---it has opened the mines,—it has raised
" cloud-capped towers, and gorgeous palaces, and solemn
temples," where all was once a wilderness; it not only
loosened the bands of Saxon slavery in Britain, but it caused
the winds of Britain to carry the breath of liberty into the
bosom of every slave throughout the world that reached
their influence; it has given us an easy access to the world's
remotest corners in the swiftly-gliding barque and the stu-
pendous steamer ; it went forth with our fleets, when they
sounded the depths and shoals of honour at Aboukir, when
they rode the waves of glory at Trafalgar, and when their
thunder echoed a message of mercy to every captive in Al-
giers ; it went forth with our armies when a dynasty perished
from the earth at Waterloo, and the flag of our country
waved in the breezes of discomfited France ! What, that is
good and noble, has it not brought with it, when welcomed?
What, that is more good and more noble, will it not continue
to bring, when it is made more welcome?

Within our own local circle, our present wants are many.
We want an easier access to ecclesiastical courts ; we want
something to give a stability to our Protestant and our con-
servative cause ; we want a general to the clergy of our
local church militant. All these wants will be supplied when
we have a local cathedral, throwing its reverend shadows
over our streets. We want to hear the moan of the dungeon
exchanged for the sweeter music of penitent thankfulness,
" Where, through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault,
The rolling anthem swells the note of praise."
But our liberal friends would rather give us the moans of
the dungeon. To whom, then, shall we look for the fulfil-
ment of our heart's desire ? To God, to Christianity, and
to conservatism. He, who has often heard the songs of
Israel's sweet singer risinr, to his temple in the heavens,
from the walls of his temple on the hill of Zion, will delight
to hear the same songs from our humbler temple. He, who
has beard the prayers once offered by the saints with gracious
beneficence, will display the same gracious beneficence, to
their titterers, as they rise in clouds of incense from our ca-
thedral altar, and in kind responses will
" Scatter plenty o'er our smiling land." _
_

dral, such a cathedral as
Saxon princes delighted to worship in; a pile, rich in the
pleasingly solemn beauties of gothic arches, broad towers,
and minaretted buttresses ; whose bells shall spread every
pleasing intelligence in peals that vibrate gladness to every
Christian ear, within or about our local boundaries ; whose
vestibules

,itate for: a cad

3rn ed with the monuments of patriot
Christians, whose ashes await a glorious resurrection within
their precincts ; whose altar light shall fall on its interior
arches blended with the hues of the iris of love, which God
sets in pastdiluvian clouds as an emblem of the covenant he
made with the patriarch Noah, beaming mercy on us all, and
the trefoils and quatrefoils in the insterstices of whose
tracery smiling suggestions on the flowers that once bloomed
in Eden, shall discourse of him, who seated at God's right
hand, exalteil

" Thence shall come
When this world's dissolution shall he ripe,
With glory and power to judge both quick and dead
To judge the unfaithful dead; but, to reward
His faithful, and receive them into bliss,
Whether in Heaven or Earth—for then the Earth
Shall all be paradise: far happier place,
Than that of Eden, and far happier days."

Commending these suggestions to all who feel a lively in-
terest in our national establishment ; respectfully soliciting
to our present municipal statesmen;
_acy in their behalf ; and sen-
cies under which they are submitted

a remer

ance of t

ore talented advoc

ble of the many de

to all who will tiel concerned

yours, I remain, Sir, &c.,
A CONSERVATIVE

Nov. 13th, 1841

LITERARY THEFT.

-LINES BY H. M. HANSBROW,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—I beg to inform you that the lines which appeared in
the STANDARD of Friday last, commencing, " Wherever
thou roamest," &c., with the signature of H. M. Hans-
brow. may be found on page 262 of my work, recently pub-
lished by Mr. Joshua Walmsley, Chorea-street, entitled

" Ma and other Poems ;" and is not the composition of H
M. Hansbrow.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
MIRA. RADCLIFFE.

[We regret that we should have been made the medium of
annoyance to the fair and accomplished poetess. Although we
despise a person who could commit such a literary theft—
equally criminal in our opinion as stealing from the person—
we cannot but look upon the larceny as a compliment to the
poetic ability of Miss Radcliffe. Who "H. M. ilansbrow"
may be, we know not ; if a man, he must be a pitiful thief to
steal a young girl's thoughts and publish them as his own.—
E.L.S.]

The following additional verse to. the National Anthem has
been added on the birth of the Prince of Wales, by a well-
known vocalist .
" In lofty strains rejoice—
Let us with heart and voice
Our love evince.
Lord bless the royal pair,
And, with parental care,
Guard England's rightful heir—
Long live the Prince."
CARNARVON.—Carnarvon is built on a peninsula, formed
by the Menai on the west and north sides, and by the Seiont
on the south. It was formerly enclosed by walls, defended
by a chain of round towers, which on three sides are still
nearly entire. In former times there were but two gates
through which the inhabitants passed, but other openings
have been more recently made to f rm communications with
the suburbs, which are rapidly extending. The Town Hall,
is over one of the ancient gates of the town. A terrace, ex-
tending from the quay to the north end of the walls, offers
a delightful promenade, and presents a variety of interesting
objects around the port, which is daily rising into greater
importance by receiving and dispensing the fruits of industry
and commerce. This terrace, Mr. Barnsby observes, pos-
sesses the powerful recommendation of being always clean,
and of soon becoming dry after heavy and continued rain.
From this walk to behold the sun on a calm summer evening
as he goes down " in a paradise of clouds" behind the An-
glesea hills, is to witness one of the most lovely and glorious
spectacles in nature. On an eminence called Twt-bill, near
Uxbridge Arms Hotel, is a most extensive and varied pano-
ramic view, including part of the Snowdonian range,—the
Isle of Anglesea, with its plains, farms and villas, backed by
she mountains of Holyhead and Parys,—the swelling Menai,
—and the blue and spacious bay, with the sea stretching far
beyond.—From Roscoe's North Wales, new edition.
BARMOUTH.—The houses are disposed in a singular and
unpleasant manner on the sides of an immense sloping rock,
which shelters them on the eastern side ; and whole rows ap-
pear standing on their ledges, like shelves one above another ;
in winding up the narrow paths among the buildings, at dif-
ferent stages the inhabitants may be seen standing at the
doors, quietly looking over the chimneys of their neighbours.
The approach is by steps cut into the rocks, the floor of one
range being nearly level with that of the roof below it. There
is consequently little necessity for smoking in a population
so situated—the lower tier regularly regaling the one next
above it with strong warm puffs—more especially when the
wind is in their favour. But the good people of Barmouth
only in part follow the scriptural injunctions of " building
their houses on a rock," for they show, also, a predilection
for the sand, and a street has been formed close to the beach.
A more inconvenient place for a town can hardly be imagined,
for the houses in the lower part are frequently half choked
up with sand blown from the shore. One would not believ
a site would be selected for a church where the yard should
be filled with sand to the depth of three or four feet, and
drifted against the church itself, eight or ten, on one side
almost blocking up the windows : yet this I saw when I was
at Barmouth last year. Barmouth was considered to the
north-west part of the kingdom much like Weymouth, and
other fashionable watering-places, are to the south, and was
resorted to during the summer months, not only by families
in the Principality, but many others residing in the surround-
ing counties. But Barmouth was overrated, and, as a water-
ing-place, is now falling into decay. Only one respectable
inn—the Cars y Gedol Arms—and that not of a superior
kind, is in the town. The sands, extending along the beach
for several miles, are very fine and hard, and the bathing as
excellent as can be desired. The parish church is more than
a mile from Barmouth; but for public convenience a chapel
of ease—of which I have spoken above—was erected by sub-
scription a few years ago, where divise service is performed
in the English language, every Sunday.—From Roscoe's
North Wales, new edition.
BANGOR.—" Bangor, consisting chiefly of one long wind-
ing street, is not so much distiniguished for the beauty of its
external appearance, as for its numerous local advantages
and attractions, affording a continual variety of country and
sea excursions. The city is of great antiquity, a bishopric
having been founded in the sixth century. The prospect
from the rising ground, about half a, mile distant, called
Garth Point, where a ferry-boat plies to the Anglesea shore,
presents a rich combination of every variety of coast and
mountain scenery ; extensive sea views, and landscapes pic-
turesquely intermingled with towns and villas ; castle towers
and spires far and near, giving an agreeable relief to the
general open character and sublimity of the prospect. On
the left, the Anglesea coast, with plantations and pretty
cottages—the church and castle of Beaumaris—the beauti-
ful bay covered with vessels—Baron Hill. the seat of Sir
R. W. Bulkeley ; and far to the north-east. Priesthohne
Island. and the variegated green sea; to the enright, the
Great Orme's Head stands prominent, extending its rugged
bulwark into the sea at the entrance of the Menai Straits,
and Penmaen Mountain ; while to the south-east, tower
the hills of Snowdon,—atogether offering a coup d'mil of
extraordinary scope and grandeur. Bangor furnishes a cen-
tral situation from which the traveller may radiate in all
directions, both by land and water, in exploring the beauties
of the surrounding country. Within a moderate distance
lie Aber, Conway, Nant Prawn, Ogwen Pool, Capel Cu-
rig, Carnarvon, Beaumaris, Amlwch, Plas Newydd, afford-
ing the happiest interchange of scenery ;—and in immediate
connection the port, the castle, and the island; the yawning
slate and stone quarries pushing their advances into the very
bowels of the hills, and the mountain background overtopped
by the lofty peak of regal Snowdon."—Frost Roscoe's AraiM
Wales, new edition.

RAIL WA Y INTELLIGENCE,

EDINBURGH

AND GLASGOW RAILWAY,
SUNDAY TRAINS.

At a full meeting of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
directors, held on Tuesday, in the Company's office, Upper
Queen-street, Glasgow.
Mr. Cadell moved, pursuant to notice, " That the com-
pany should not run trains on Sabbath unless compelled by
the government."
Mr. ArchcL Smith seconded the motion.
It was stated at the meeting that the effect of this motion,

if carried,
but to d

Sunday travellir

portunity of ex-

pressing their opinions on t 1
the board of directors the exclusiv
matters connected with the passenger traffic
Mr. M•Neill moved the foltov
is the opinion of this board ti

IS the act confers on
)%ver of regulating all

,g amendment

trains for the accommodation
lie, one in the morning and one in the ever
from the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow re _
under such rules and regulations as shall enable the
of the company, and all others travelling _
attend divine service; but as this is a questic
is proper to consult the shareholders generall'
fers the decision of that question to a
company."

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Mr. Eagle Henderson seconded the amt._
Upon a division taking place, the amendment was
to be carried by a majority of 10 against 8.
Mr. M'Neill then mentioned that he held in his h,
letter from one of the six absent directors, authorising
to, state his cordial concurrence in the principle embodies
it—that letters from two of the other absent directors wt
in the hands of the chairman, also adopting the same view-
and that of the remaining three he could take upon hiruseh
to say that at least one would have voted with him, if his
engagements had allowed of his being present.
Mr. 111'Neill then gave notice, that at the gel.
in February, he would submit a motion in nearly
ing terms :—" Whereas it is the duty of the directors of this
company to give implicit obedience to the law of God, and
the law of the land in the management of the affairs of the
company—and whereas it is also the duty of the direr,-
afford the fullest accommodation to the public in the u,.
the railway, which the public exigencies require—this meet-
ing resolves, that it is not inconsistent with the duty of the
directors, and they are hereby enjoined, to provide trains to
be run from the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow rf
in the morning and in the evening of Sundays
such rules and regulations as to the times of the departurt
and arrival, as shall enable the servants of the company, and
persons travelling_ along the railway, to attend divine service

,dment

eclared

the follow:

but under

As the great bulk of the shares are held in England
may now be considered a settled question that the trains
on Sundays.

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAr.—We understand
that the Edinburgh directors came to Glasgow to attend the
meeting which took place on Tuesday last, and will be found
noticeSelsewhere, entirely by the railway. They travelled

that they wer

d easy mo-