The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-29 00:00:00

[No. 2.]

, 8, 1841.
Stn,—Before I can reply distinctly London
to your inquiry as to
the observations which I made on the 28th of May last, in
the debate on Sir Robert Peel's resolution, I should be
obliged to you to let me know in what paper you have seen
them ; for the reports in two which I did see, are mueh at
variance with each other, and neither correct.—l am, sir,
your faithful servant,

SAND ON.

[No. 3.]
Great George-atreet, Liverpool, June 9, 1841.
MY LORD,—I am obliged by your lordships prompt notice
of my letter of Monday. While lam desirous that all Ido
may be fairly represented ; I am not less solicitous to receive
an accurate report of the statements of those with whom 1
have to differ. The report of your lordship's speech which
lies before me is furnished in the Morning Chronicle of May
!9th—" He had been also taunted with the proceedings of
the Anti-Slavery Society of Liverpool. Now, what were the
facts? The members of that society had long discontinued
their attendance, considering that there was no longer any
object in their meeting; but when it appeared that her Ma-
jesty's government wanted assistance, a few of these gentle-
men met together—there was a collection of the crumbs of
the old Anti-Slavery Society, and the resolutions were
expressingdelegates their regret
lea
shta had leeetttienrgs firno m tLondon,he t from Liver-
pool thiel
name of the Anti-Slavery Society of Liverpool had
that the
(Cheers.) If he might judge from this of the
been so used. . .
passed.to
ration in other parts of the country, and the way
mode of operation ,
which the assent was got up., he should cease to attach any
in
nalue to the expression of feeling in favour of an abolition of
slaveryv by the introduction of slave-grown sugar." I shall
.
be happy to insert any correction or obliterate any error yourlordship may
desire.—l remain, my lord, your lordship's
obedient servant,

WILLIAM BEVAN, [No.. 4. j

' 181e4t1ter
Great George-street, Liverpool, June 14
MY LORD,—On the receipt of your lordship's
dated Tuesday last, I immediately replied; and have been'
anxiously hoping fol. a further communication. The pro-
ceedings of the Liverpool Anti-slavery Committee have ever
been characterized by the greatest integrity and
straightfor-
wardness, and I cannot allow the false imputation that now
rests on them to be uncontradicted. The charge has been
groundlessly and publicly made ; and I am, therefore, com-
pelled to take this ground. I shall hope for further notice
of the matter at your lordship's earliest convenience, and
remain, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant,
WILLIAM BEVAN.

[No. 5.]
London, June 16, 1841.
SIR,—I regret that you should not have had an answer

SANDON

[No. 6.]
Great Georqe-street, Liverpool, Tune 19, 1841.
MY Lonn,—Your lordship's letter of the 16th instant I
duly received, and am obliged by the explanations it con-
tains. Permit me to express my satisfaction at the with-
drawal of the imputation cast on the Liverpool Anti-Slavery
Committee, and to remind you that their resolutions of the
12th ultimo contain no reflections or charges against any
person or party entertaining opposite visws ; but simply an
honest statement of their own deliberate convictions, on the
great question now before the anti-slavery communities and
the country at large.
With respect to your lordship's information concerning the
organization and transactions of the committee, it is due to
your lordship, and to them, that I should furnish my reasons
for having affirmed that representation to be incorrect, and
far from accordant with fact. Your lordship will at once
see that the retirement of a few individuals from active de-
votion to the cause, for the promotion of which a committee
is constituted, does not necessitate the dismemberment of the
body. Such has been the case with us. They who remain
pledged to the consummation of the work (forming, too,
the great majority) are competent to act, and to claim to have
their procedings regarded as those of the body, whose exis-
tence they have sustained.
The purposes which the Liverpool anti-slavery committee
have had in view, have respected not merely the emancipa-
tion of slaves in British dominions, but throughout the
world ; and until the last fetter is broken from the last slave,
they will continue in ceaseless activity. If, therefore, any
who once co-operated zealously with them remove from the
ranks, they cannot admit that the acts of the many who re-
main are rendered void by the defection of the few.
Your lordship will remember that, after the introduction
of the apprenticeship system into our slave holding colonies,
the nation was aroused to the consideration of its impoliey,
inefficiency, and injustice. On that occasion the committee
and friends of the Liverpool Anti-slavery Society were con-
vened, under their late excellent president, James Cropper.
In November, 1837, delegates were appointed to confer
with other deputies in London, on the means to be adopted
for speedily terminating that system. For a similar purpose,
public meetings were held on the 19th and 30th of Decem-
ber, at the second of which a discussion was held with Wm.
Smith, Esq. Petitions were presented to parliament ; a full
digest of the parliamentary papers published ; and the ad-
jacent towns were visited by the officers and deputies of the
committee. In the process of the debates on this question,
the committee frequently met, and announced their opinions,
in resolutions, which were advertised in metropolitan and
provincial newspapers. The reality of their existence could
not then be doubted; and the legitimacy of their acts was
not once questioned.
In April. 1838, another delegation was sent on the same
errand, and in that month a further meeting was convened
by his worship the mayor, on requisition, in the Amphithe•
atre. In May, delegates were commissioned again to repair
on the same service to London.
These efforts being crowned with success, the committee,
with their friends, celebrated the termination of the negro
apprenticeship at a public dinner, at which his worship the
mayor presided, on the Ist of August, 1838.
The attainment of this result, however, did not lead to the
dissolution of the committee. They assembled on .the 22d
of that month to determine on future operations in behalf of
the negro ; and again in April, 1839, to deliberate on the
plans of the provisional committee of the British and Foreign
Anti-slavery Society. They resolved to co-operate with the
members of that institution, but to preserve their own hide•
pendent existence and original name as the " Liverpoo
Anti-slavery Committee."

In February, 1840, the committee expressed their ap-
proval of the intentions of the society in London, in calling a
convention of the advocates of the slave ; and on the 10th of
April appointed their representatives, some of whom took no
small share in the business of that assembly.
During the intervening month the venerated president of
the society passed from the scene of his labourers to his re-
ward, and the majority of the committee having obtained the
permission of his family joined the funeral procession in their
collective and official capacity.
About this time, also, they entered into the subject of the
deportation of the Hill Coolies from India, and by their
officers contributed to the success of the efforts which issued
in the prevention of a new form of slave traffic and slavery.
On the 16th of April, the committee called a public meet-
ing, to report to their friends the condition of the emancipated
negro, and the state of slavery and the slave trade in other
lands. At this meeting a discussion was raised by R. Semple,
Esq., which was continued in the local newspapers for some
subsequent weeks.
In November, the committee were placed in circumstances
requiring the expression of their sentiments, with reference
to the proposals of Sir T. F. Buxton for the abolition of the
slave trade. They accordingly passed a series of resolutions,
a copy of which, I believe, your lordship at that time received,
and another copy of which I now enclose.
Precisely six months afterwards, the committee met on the
business which now engages the attention of almost all the
anti-slavery committees of the land, and which has led me
into correspondence with your lordship.
From this brief review of the more public proceedings of
the committee, it will be at once apparent that your lordship
has been misinformed as to their dissolution. They have not
ceased to act ; they have not acted in secresy ; nor are they
scattered as " crumbs" at the foot of the table.
As I declared myself convinced that I could demonstrate
that your informants were mistaken, I deem it my duty to
place these facts before your lordship. We do not consider
our work done, while slaves in millions are groaning beneath
the galling yoke.
My lord, the resolutions which have been recently adopted
are before the world as the declarations of men, some
whom, at least, are not now known for the first time in anti-
slavery matters. The first is a deliberate record of our
principle, as anti-slavery men, and, with the anti-slavery
arguments of the succeeding, frees us from the stigma which
your correspondents would fix upon us.
Again, allow me to express my satisfaction at the conclud-
ing terms of your lordship's letter; and as the statement to
which they refer was publicly made, to request your lordship's
permission to publish the correspondence entire. This is a
matter of justice, no less to your lordship than to myself.
I should have acknowledged the receipt of your lordship's
letter at an earlier opportunity but for ministerial engage-
ments, in connexion with our Missionary Society.—l remain,
ray lord, your lordship's obedient servant,

[No. 7.1

WILLIAM BEVAN.

Liverpool, June 22, 1841.
SIR,---1 have no objection whatever to the publication of

our correspondence • but, in communicating this permission,
I beg to say that I do not see in your statement that variation
between the facts and what I stated, which you seem to
discern. The fact substantially remains the same, that the
proceedings of the committee of the present Anti-slavery
Societylwere not entitled to be considered as expressing the
opinion of the abolitionists of Liverpool upon the question
of admitting slave-grown sugar. In the report of what I
said, which I have sent you, I see nothing materially at
variance with the evidences of the continued existence of the
society, which your letter undoubtedly furnishes. My in-
formants from Liverpool stated, "that many of the individuals
composing the Liverpool Anti-slavery Society had withdrawn
from it, and that the resolutions were the resolutions of only
a section of the abolitionists of Liverpool." Of this fact surely
there can be no doubt.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
SANDON.

The King and Queen of the Belgians arrived at Woolwich
on Wednesday.

LIVERPOOL REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.—We recommend
all shipowners and masters of ships carefully to peruse the
rules and regulations of the Liverpool Registry Book of
Shipping. They will be found to contain a complete manual
of shipbuilding, and of great service to those not practically
acquainted with the intrinsic and lasting qualities of the
various materials used in the building and repairs of ships.
A. subscription of two guineas annually to the register
book constitutes a member of the society, and entitles the
subscriber to vote for members to serve on the committee ;
absent and non-resident members may vote by proxy. No
new rule, or alteration in any existing rule, affectinz
the classification of ships to be made retrospective, to the
prejudice of ships previously built. The fees are reduced
more than one-third of the sum charged by the London
Society of Registry. The rule for spacing the beams of ships
is clearly defined together with the fastenings required.
In all cases where an owner is dissatisfied with the classi-
fication of his vessel, the committee will, on application, ap-
point a special survey, to be held by competent persons ; and
on their report being received, the classing will be reconsi-
dered, and such a character assigned as the vessel may appear
in justice to deserve. The establishment of the Liverpool
registry will facilitate contracts for building new ships, as the
shipowner has only to decide on the hull for a twelve, ten,
down to a four years' ship, and then to agree about the price
with the builder, only requiring to add, " The ship to be
built according to the rules and regulations of the Liverpool
Registry Book." Thus long specifications will not be re-
quired, and each party will know what is doing, without fear
of the London committee having to interpose their mische-
vous legislation, driving, as has frequently been the case, the ,
contracting parties into a lawsuit.

These feelings, certainly, made me warm; perhaps they
made me unjust. At any rate, being regarded as unjust by
respectacle men, such as those who compose the present
Anti-Slavery Society of Liverpool, I certainly withdraw the
imputation, which I confess I did mean to imply, that, in the
resolutions alluded to, they had more in view the support of
a political party than the advancement of the special object
of the society of whieh they were the organ.—l am, sir, your
faithful servam,

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