The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-02 00:00:00

ST. PAUL'S WARD

Last evening the electors in this.rward met at the tire,
Inn, Oldhall-street, for the purpose bf adopting measure
the return of R. H. Blundell, Esq. The root_
suffocation, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed
ceedings went off with great spirit, and if any inference tunas
be drawn from the determined manner in which the electors
gave expression to their sentiments, success may be relied
upon in St. Paul's.
Mr. BRISCOE having been called to the chaff.
felt 'highly delighted to see so numerous and sk
an attendance. The chairman adverted to the it
the present town council, and compared it with
had been placed in the same position years ago. He dreu
comparison between the acts of both parties. He referre
to the object of the meeting, and urged those present to at
tend to the revision court.
Mr. ROBERTS rose to propose the first resolution,
stated that being bred and born in Liverpool, and having
sided forty years in the same hoase, he considered t'
interfering in elections, he was only minding his I.
He then drew attention to the number of respects'
tures (amounting to 200) which had been affixed
sition to Mr. Blundell. That gentleman, th-
to come forward, felt that this was a duty
native town, and therefore consented that his
be put in nomination. The speaker alluded to Mr. Blu'
unbending principles, and warmly eulogised him.
drew attention to the neglected state cc the ...
nall-square, and feelingly pictured the
parent in it in the inclement season,
that market had been at the court end
town-council would have so grossly negh
of those residing in its vicinity, and depend..
Roberts then adverted to the dock question, point
gross injustice done to those who had paid extrava
for land. He said that if carried into effect it wot
means of injuring the trade of the town, and that
body had no right to compete with private
duals. The effect was merely to increase pate
The town council would become master coopers, I
porters, and all classes, would be injured. It wa
expectation of the town-council to return two "ra
to misrepresent Liverpool. It was a cant word once t
the town council were "self-elected." The satne term appl,
in double force to the present with this differen—
who were rejected by the public voice found fa‘
in power. Mr. Hollinshead he felt assured wn
by the voice of public opinion, the true test of a t.
His family had been founders of the Blue Schc
years had enriched that institution by munificent
Mr. Hollinshead bad just given a most liberal st
erection of a new church at Halsall. After some
observations, he begged to propose the first resoluti,
" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the well-
respectability and independent conduct of R. H. Bin
Esq., entitle him to our confidence and support, ant
nentl
y Qualify him to represent this ward in the town
cif, and this meeting stands pledged to use every legal
to secure his return at the ensuing election."
Mr. SHAW begged to second the motion. He allu
the disgraceful state of St. Paul's ward, and the ne
the Town-council to the wants of the inhabitants a,
attendir, the market. Mr. Shaw also warmly allud t
evil tendency of the warehouse question.
Mr. GARNER rose to propose the next resolutio to
effect, " That a committee be now formed for the purl.
carrying the former resolution into effect, consisting of t
following gentlemen, with power to add to their number :
Mr. John Barton, Mr. George Wright, Mr. William RI.
berts, Mr. Thomas Birkett, Mr. James Dover. Mr. Willian
Taylor, Mr. Joseph Gilfillan, Mr. Owen Williams, iv
Richard Griffiths, Mr. William Occleston, Mr. John S'
Mr. William Mason, Mr, W. B. Sangster, and
highly influential gentlemen."
Mr. GARRER ably contended for the 1.,
people, and was glad to see the electors come forward in so
constitutional a manner as they did, and hoped to see Mr.
Blundell in the council.
Mr. CUMMINS seconded the motion.
Mr. WATSON proposed the next resolution, dwelling upon
the inefficiency of the present government.
" That it is highly expedient that every conservative who
has been objected to should attend at the revision cis--
sustain his vote."

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Mr. Lu NT- ROBERTS seconded the resolution—assuing
electors that success would be unquestionable, if attent:
paid to the registration. Three cheers were the,.
Lord Sandon; the members for the borough, the conservatis
press of Liverpool, &c., when thanks being voted to the chair
man, the meeting separated, with a determination to striv
the utmost to gain a. victory.

given fc

WESLEYAN CHAPEL, GREAT nOMER-STREET.—A large
organ is now in course of erection in this chapel which is
likely to attract more than usual attention from the
public, and especially from those who are qt
of the qualities of a really grand instrument
are our townsmen, Messrs. Bewsher and Fleetwo—.
scales of the great and choir organs are from CCC sixt
feet, to F in alt.; thirteen stops in the former and five in
latter, and every stop is throughout. The swell conta
ten stops all down to CC in the bass, and the keys of
octave below that acts upon the choir organ. There
eight copula stops, and seven composition pedals, so that tl
combination of stops may be made in every variety ; and
the principal object in the arrangement of the scheme of t
organ has been the promotion of that massive and heal
style of congregation singing which the Wesleyans ha
always cultivated, there are no fancy stops, and the ree
are few and simple. The plump and mellow tones of t
four diapasons in the great organ, and the smoothness
sweetness of the five others in the choir and swell, appr
so closely to those of some of our best and largest cath,
organs, that the builders may be justly proud of this
chef d' oeuvre. When the organ is completed, we In
stand that it is intended to invite one of the most c
professors to a formal opening of this noble
Courier

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DAY OF ATONEMENT KEPT BY THE JEWS.—The annual
fast observed by the Jews, called by them " The Day of
Atonement," when they meet in their synagogues for the
performance of a religious service, accompanied by a humble
confession to Almighty God of their national sins, falls this
year on Wednesday next, the 7th of October. Happening
at a time when the eyes of all Europe are directed towards
Palestine, at a time also when Sir Moses Montefiore and other
very influential Jews, have gone to Damascus in defence of
their calumniated brethren, it will very probably be observed
with particular solemnity. Many persons, who take a deep-
interest in the welfare of the Lord's. anointed people, consi-
der it to be a peculiarly appropriate season to entreat the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ to have mercy
upon them ; that whilst, " with a zeal not according to
knowledge," they are keeping a day of atonement essentially
different from that prescribed by the law of Moses, the Lord
may pour out upon them the spirit of grace and supplication,
and thus lead them to the " Lamb of God that taketh away
the sin of the world." We understand that a meeting for
this purpose will, by divine permission, be held in the M usic-
hall, Bold-street, on Wednesday next, at eight o'clock in the
morning, when several clergymen and other friends of Israel
have promised to attend. Many of our readers may recollect
that a similar meeting, which was numerously attended, was
held last year.—Courier.
The improvement which was recently made in the muskets
belonging to part of the household infantry, by having
percussion locks and caps (and which have been furnished
to the 2d battalion of Fusilier Guards), and which have been
tried before some distinguished officers, in Hyde Park, last
week, against the old gun-flints, and found to be of such
extreme superiority to them, by the precision of firing, that
the whole of the battalions of the household infantry are or-
dered to be immediately furnished with them as soon as
possibly the new ones can be manufactured for them. It is
also expected that the whole of the regiments of the line
will be served out with them. The new musket has a much
neater appearance than the old one, but it is shorter. The
household cavalry are to be immediately supplied with new
carbines on the same construction, but are to be considera-
bly longer than those now in use. The pistols are to be dia-

continued

On Wednesday

MURDER OF A CHILD BY HIS FATHER.—
last this town was thrown into a state of excitement by a rt.
port that a little boy, about II years of age, named William
Brain, had been poisoned by his own father, who is a gentle
man's servant out of place. Unhappily the rumour was tr
well founded; the man had been taken into custody, and
body of his child discovered in a barn, situated on the I
don .road. The circumstance was immediately made kr
to Mr. E. Eagles, the coroner for the county, who ord,
post fnorten; examination of the body of the child to be
and on Thursday morning an inquest was held.
nesses were examined, from whose evidence it appear
Brain had administered arsenic to the child. Brain
one of the witnesses, " I have taken some poison
and 1 gave my child some ; I thought of dying tr
He added, that the child had lost his money. Tb
turned a verdict of wilful murder against the priso'
Brain. He was then committed to take his trial at th
assizes. We understand that his wife is living, but sh,
been an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum for some time
Abridged from the Bedford Mercury.

ie Jury re:
er, Jame

We regret to learn that another fatal accident happened on
the North Midland Railway, on Wednesday, at the same
place as that on the previous Sunday, namely, Ambergate,
near Belper, in Derbyshire. Two workmen, in the employ of
a railway contractor, were walking► on the line, when they
saw a train coming laden with coke ; to get out of the way
of this train, they unfortunately stepped upon the parallel
line of rails, not perceiving that at the same moment a pilot
engine was passing in the opposite direction ; before it was
possible to stop the engine, the men were both knocked
down ; one of them was killed on the spot, and the other
had his skull fractured, and is not likely to recover.—Dou.
caster Gazette.

Quilp offers me this plac
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WHY STRIVE WITH FATE!—
which he says he can assure me,- ,„..._
thoughtful silence, and telling off the circumsta
position, one by one, upon his fingers; " Fred, wt.
have taken my affidavit, would not have heard of such
backs Quilp to my astonishment, and urges me to take
—staggerer, number one. My aunt in the country stq
supplies, and writes me an affectionate note to say sh
made a new will, and left me out of it—staggerer, ran
two. No money ; no credit ; no support from Fred,
seems to turn steady all at once ; notice to quit the old h
ings—staggerers, three, four, five, and six. Under an
cumulation of staggerers, no man can be considered a
agent. No man knocks himself down ; if his destiny kno
him down, his destiny must pick him up again. Then I
very glad that mine has brought all this upon itself, an,
shall be as careless as I can,.and make myself quite at kol
in spite of it. So go on my buck," said Mr. Swiveller, taki
his leave of the ceiling with a significant nod, "and let us s
which of us will be tired first.' Dismissing the subject of 11
downfall with these reflections, which were no doubt vet
profound, and are indeed not altogether unknown in certai
systems of moral philosophy, Mr. Swiveller shook off his de
spondency, and assumed the cheerful ease of an irresponsibh
clerk.--Master Humphrey's Clock.
OUR CATKEDRALS.—For my part, I am old-fashioned
enough to prefer God's sanctuary to a room, and the prayers
of the church to any of recent date. T i
hey chime n wit
our everlasting sympathies. I love, too, with special 1,
au old cathedral. All its inspirations are ", --
totreadonhomlyygrieeput the bonesnd—'•tliep of theillaredart
and beneathdead
" long-drawn aisles and fretted' vaults ."
arches, so like the sacred grove in the .1
whose forms the art of man has aptly
sylvan beauties of nature. I. love the snootier' men
which streams through painted glass, where angels r
angels, and all the company of heaven, and saints
tyrs, and holy men of yore, are emblazoned in b
1 love to worship where me fath.t— -

eavenly ; 1 set

yes ove

Jewish t

....T anallefB worshipped ; s.ad to tecl
that every scroll, every stone, every relict of bygone days, is
the outward and visible emblem of the faith once delivered
to the saints, perpetuated in the church, and through her
ordained ministers appointed to be preached until time itself
shall be no more. Bishop after bishop, priest after priest,
lie buried in this cathedral ; since the earliest among them
had knelt and prayed, and blessed his flock, on the very
spot, perhaps, where I then stood, that a thousand years had
become as one day : but the same everlasting gospe'
they preached was in my hand ; the same prayers, tl
songs of praise rose up on high ; and glory was asci
the same Triune Jehovah, "as it was in the begin
now and ever shall be, world without end." Th
apostolical exclamation with which the book of life
sealed our assent to the same things—nothing added,'
taken away. But how did the word resound in m
Not in the -unmeaninglifeless form which modern
has substituted for ancient practice : it rose
accents loud, solemn, and universal ; accents
voice might have responded to, every ear heard,
heart :felt to its inmost core, throughout that immense
edifice.—Unpublished Journal

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alagazine

October, 1840

ences with a continuation of the excel-

ng and Currency." This essay

ical strictures and suggestions. " The
les to interest and delight the reader.
,ale's Poems" is an admirable piece of

pirit of true poetic fervour

Some of

Kluced in this article are gems of the most
We have been highly delighted with the
essay on " Church Establishments and

ystom." It contains a complete resume of
A pro and con on this important subject
in 1611

affords a striking picture of

and during ono of the most eventful periods

it Gallery" for this month is

h a sketch of Mr. Litton, the member for
►pother series of chapters of " Charles O'Malley"

YMall,

:3 up this excellent number

the Irish Dragoon. By Harry Lorrequer

liminished interest of these sketches of life and
s a pregnant proof of their intrinsic merits. We

,n of modern times that possesses a
1r than the memoir before us. The

it abounds are of the most spirit-stirring
)f them are related in 'a style which fuw
y Lorrequer has established his reputation
hutnourists of his age. The tales and
nber before us, are as laughable as any by
been preceded. The account of Major
y characteristic of the author's peculiar

FISHIRE,utNAII RE AG RICU L-

Anniversar

.y Meeting of this Association, took
a last, at Ruthin; that town having been
?on by the committee by ballot. The in-
m great preparation for the occasion, and
7r, ncipal tradesmen had got up a subscription.
as ushered in by the ringing of bells of the
ml of the adjoining one, of Llanfwrog, which
merry peals during the day. The field where
lace, was close to the town, and was kindly
skin by the worthy and venerable warden,
come. The number of animals exhibited
ardent expectations of the promoters of
's to number and quality. The judges
ry superior, and the pigs and
.n, of Wynnstay, and Mr. Sharp,
,uclges of Stock; and Mr. Charles
liawarden, was the judge of crops.
,cing the extra stock exhibited by Sir
'art., of Nannau, viz., three two-year
yearlings. The judges considered
merit, and well calculated for the
.se counties. Some very fine short
by Mr. Dawson ; a very handsome
flr. Gabriel Roberts, of Ruthin; and a
irt horned bull, by Mr. Bland, of the
gh, which the judges recommended to notice.
took place in a field, belonging to Mr. G.
..s-Enion, about two miles from the town ; this
.e first trial of strength of this description, it
,ether a vast number of the farmers and their men ;
early hour of the. morning, they were to be seen
their way to the spot. About ten o'clock the
covered, and it was with great difficulty the gen-
-4.1 to start the teams could get the land cleared.
to plough half an acre of land,
~ work, as reported by the judges, Mr.
vlr. Williams, of Celyn, and Mr. Williams,

of the

to be of

lock, the gentlemen of the committee mat
Hotel, and in the unavoidable absence of
Cenvou) who was to preside, Sir Robert
hair, when the president, vice-president,
vere elected, and the report of the judges
were read, and the premiums to labourers
7ded.—About 120 gentlemen sat down to
place in the Town-hall.—Chester Courant.

HOLYWELL FARMING SOCIETY

(Frout the Chester Courant.)
nd annual meeting and stock exhibition of this
!nt society was held on Friday week at Holywell.
meting the quantity of stock was about 180 ; this
al quantity was about 200; and we may here re-

_ ssion of one of the judges, that not only was
ed in quality. but that it was in that point equal to
e kingdom. This is a most gratifying testimony in
f the agriculturists who range within the influence of
ety. The first thing that attracted the attention was
on of oats in the straw, grown by Mr. Williams, of
. tenant of the Marquis of Westminster. Each plant
d ift. Gin., and they were indifferently selected from
)f thirty acres of the Hopetown oats, in which were
Gin., and the whole averaAing some inches above
Last year the same sort of oats produced on the
farm about sixty measures to a statute acre, and Mr.

ns expects that this year's average will exceed that
:y, Whilst on this point we may just mention that
sr Mr. Williams carried off the first prize for yearling
one of the southdown breed, which was slaughtered
the 10th inst., and yielded the astonishing weight
r, and 251 b of rough fat. He took the first
with one of the same breed.

of horned cattle might challenge competition.
Sir E. Mostyn, Bart., of Talacre, was pre.
n exhibitor. A flue white bull, five years old,
►►nd was really a most magnificent
oftie good bulls also shown from the
A good bull was also shown,

Pengwern farms

perty of Mr. Thomas Brown, of Tremeirchion, a
of Lord Mostyn. The mulch cows were splendid ;
vas a tight race for the first prize between Sir E.
and Mr. John Taylor, of Coeddu, there being little
se between them. Mr. Taylor showed some other
it stock, and bids fair to be a dangerous competitor
a leading exhibitors, on future occasions. A three
d heifer shewn by Mr. Dawson, of Gronant, was
ilmired. She has now taken six prizes at the Liver-
d Flintshire agricultural meetings, and we predict is
Ito reap further laurels. If we are not mistaken,
'the leading competitors at the British society, which
sr holds its meeting at Liverpool, may tremble for
moors.

had all great merit. Sir E. Mostyn chewed two
is, one of long-woolled ewes, and the other of
.heares. The show for short-woolled ewes lay
Edward Bate and Mr. James Kerfoot, of
nd displayed great merit. Mr. Williams' (of
ing short-woolled rain was much admired.
tion was much directed to a pair of fat pigs,
Id, shown from the Celyn farm, one of which
ad the other was shown as extra stock.
enty-five to thirty scores each. The
award Mostyn and Mr. Dawson, were
client sows were also shown.

',woofs, Mr. Richard Podniore,
d by far the best pair, one of which
dged to be one of the most useful
cultural purposes ever seen at any of the local
good pairs were also shown from Talacre,
..ronant• The Suffolk Punch stallion, our-
:dward Mostyn, from Sir Richard Bulkeley,
was much and deservedly admired. A good
) shown by Mr. Tomlin►on. The cart

icultural

)od stallions also
I Mr. Willis

..nown by Mr. Bithell, of Rhyddlan,
of Celyn, were also good. A very good
r old cart colt, belonging to Mr. Richardson, of the
• The yearlings shown by Mr.
h Profit were also good.

rst premium
d Mr. .loseD

rierc

STATE OF TRADI

The, unsettled state of the foreign rela-
continne6 to exercise an unfavourable
descriptions of yarn, to-
- ' -, were a shade lower

t aH kinds of
Tcedinz week.

LANNEL MAIL ET, MONDAY, SP:PT• 28.
quite so brisk a market to-day as that of
. nave been many pieces sold. Fine
nquired after, and have suet with a
The manufacturers have been
to get better prices for their
• is no alteration to report.

zh then_

been m

et there

Ung. on at previous prices.
lELD M ARKr.T, TUESDAY, SEPT. 29.-13usi-
/ing, which was evidenced this day by the ap-
laiy buyers, who purchased largely, and gave
goods especially, the demand is con-
As are cleared as they come in. In
tion, such as waistccatings, checks
nand abio continues very brisk. In
was not much doing, but prices N.-
warehouses continue pretty active, and
late prices. Many Irish buyers are in the
ho purchase freely, in the expectation of a brisk
e sister isle after a plentiful harvest.-3laucheater

In het

and all n

EXTRAMIDINAILY POTATO.—The paragraph which ap-
peared in our last respecting the tall oats which were sent us,
has been the means of our
receiving another agricultural
curiosity hardly less extraordinary, in the the shape of a large
potatoc weighing thirty-one ounces ! It isahuge misshapen
mass, studded with sundry odd bumps, which we suspect it
would puzzle the phreno!og
ical society itself to comprehend.
11 is one of ten dug from the same Shaw in the garden of
Mr. Porteous, East Linton, the united weight of the whole
being seven pounds.—Seolsman.