The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

empire as a legitimate exponent of the views of Liverpool
on Lord John's Oaths Bill. So that between the yells
of the Popish rabble and the loud remonstrances of those
who were unable to find admission, and who ceased not to
call on the Mayor, the scene was a Babel of confusion.
Alderman Parker distinguished himself in his endeavours
to effect an entrance or to procure an adjournment. At
length Mr. William Rathbone, whose anti-Protestant
views are well known, came out and fell foul of the worthy
alderman, commanded him in a tone of authority, worthy
the Czar himself, to desist or he would have him removed
by the police—a rather summary mode of procedure on
the part of one who professes such liberality of sentiment.
Mr. Parker, however, was not to be put down, and showed
an evident determination to allow no interference what-
ever with his liberty of speech or action ; upon which Mr.
Rathbone, thinking discretion the better part of valour,
and that bullying would not go down, bustled out of the
room, amidst the sarcastic cheers of the Protestants, in
order to bring in the police. At one time, however, it was
seriously thought that the two belligerents would come to
blows. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

After a considerable time had passed in this way, many
gentlemen left the building, despairing of being able to
effect an entrance to the meeting ; the hundreds who
remained, however, determined to hold a counter meeting
in the magistrates' room, in order to record their solemn
protest against the disgraceful proceedings.
Alderman PAR ER proposed that theßev. W. Falloon
should take the chair, but that rev. gentleman having
shortly before left the room, he proposed that the Rev. W.
F. Taylor should be called to the chair, a motion which
was seconded by T. Bonen, Esq., and carried unanimously.
Before taking the chair, the Rev. Mr, TAYLOR said that
he thonght.it would be better, that a layman should pre-
side, and that he would propose that .Mr. Alderman
Parker should do so; but as no one_ seconded the pro-
position, and the meeting were loud in their cries that he
should, he took the chair amidst acclamation. He addressed
the meeting in a brief speech, stating, that as the public
had been led to expect that the meeting called pro forma,
in the Sessions-house, would be instantly adjourned to the
Amphitheatre, thousands hal assembled in the latter
place ; that on being told by Mr. Bushell that the motion
for adjournment had been lost by the opposition of Papists,
they had come thither .either to obtain admission to the
meeting, or to entreat his worship to adjourn to the
Exchange flags ; that -as all these attempts had been
ineffectual, it was the opinion of several. gentlemen 'there
that a resolution should be proposed to the effect, " That
the meeting in this Court-room could not be considered an
adequate representation of the people of Liverpool, and
that a meeting should be convened in a larger place." He
would not enter 'upon the consideration of Lord John's
bill, however desirable to have. that matter discussed ; and
although there were many gentlemen present ivho were
really anxious to hear the merits of the case, he conceived
that their proceedings- should be strictly limited to the
passing of a resolution such as he had mentioned. (Cheers.)
J. BROWN, Fsq., then moved the following resolution:—
" That it is the opinion of this meeting, thet the meeting
held this day, in the Court-ream, is decidedly inadequate ,
to give • a ,free, fair, and impartial expression of the
opinions of the inhabitants of Liverpool, tundreds being
,assemblecbemd unable to obtain admission, and that it is
• desireable thereupon to have another meeting in some
public pleze sufficiently capacious to accommodate all who
may wish to attend, in -order to -five expression tc.
public feeling on Lord John Russell'eoaths bill."
The resolution was seconded in ar. able speech by Ala.
Parker.. and supported by T. Bouch, Esq., president of
the Chamber of Commerce, in a most temperate end
moderate speech, wherein, without /uttering a sentiment
which could be considered offensive to any one, he -gave
it as his decided opinion that the other meeting, -in the
-adjeining room, could not be considered a fair .public
meeting. He sat down amid much applause.
13efore putting the resolution, a gentleman stead up,
-and, with the permission of the chairman, addr-essed a
•few words to the meeting, stating that he had -intended
'.-to have proposed an amendirent, as he conceived a
•kcensure on the Meyer was about to be proposed, but as
he found thcre was -nothing of the sort, be would not do
so, as he fully concurred in-the resolution then submitted
to the meeting.
Here a person-stood up-and attempted to cppose the
resolution, intending, as he said, to propose-an amend-
ment. He made some rambling, incoherent remarks,
which had not much -to do with the matter before the
chair ; so the -meeting became impatient, although the
chairman endeavoured taget him a hearing; yet, as an
opposition was evidently factions and unreasonable, and
seemed intended for theepurpese of ocinipyir.g the time,
the meeting demanded that the resolution be put, which
was accordingly -done, and carried, with only two
dissentients.
1 The resolution-was then signed by theeUkairman, and'
sent in to -his worship, who read it, without commen.t,,•
before the meeting in•the Court-house broke up.
A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the:
Rev. W. F. Taylor, for his conduct in the ehair on the
occasion, who-replied-that it would always-give him much,
pleasure tojoin them In their sfruggle to maintain the
integrity-of our glorious protestant constitution. (Cheers.) !
Among car leading -laymen who were present at this
auxiliary meeting there were, besides other active cham-
. pions -of .Protestantiene, Mr. Alderman _,Sold, Mr. Cli.s.;
Groves, Mr.. John Campbell, Mr. Daniel3Vaterhouse, Asa