The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-18 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.

The Dock Committee met yesterday. There were pre-
sent, Messrs. Berm (chairman), Horsfall, Barclay, T. HUlt,
Holmes, Middleton, Aikin, Booth, Evans, Bulley,
Chapman, G. Holt, and Sands.
A communication was read from the Board of Admiralty,
giving the assent of the lords to the erection of the contem-
plated new works in donformity with the 36th section of the
new dock act.

The sub-committee of works produced plans of the in-
tended new dock, of the river wall, the alterations in Salt-
house Dock, and of the entrance to Canning Dock, together
with the report of the Surveyor, of the course he recom-
mended to be pursued.
The SRCRETARY read his report, which was interesting,
and of very great length. It gave the surveyor's views most
minutely, on every point involved in the workmanship of the
ntended dock, &c.
Some conversation followed concerning Canning Dock
being deepened simultaneously with the progress of the
other works, and a general opinion was expressed that it
would be desirable. The chief difficulty, however, was,
where the coasting vessels should be placed during the period
required for its deepening, namely, nine or ten months. Mr.
Chapman suggested that George's Dock should be appro-
priated for their use, and the vessels which usually fre-
quent that dock, distributed over the others. Eventually
the further consideration of the subject was deferred till
Thursday next, the sub-committee in the mean time to take
the opinion of the harbour-masters upon the practicability of
the suggestion.

A report was presented frost the Sub-committee, stating
that they had investigated the complaint of the master of the
Liverpool life boat against four of his crew, for not answer-
ing a signal of distress. The men, the report stated, had
been reprimanded, and the conduct of the master of the boat
in bringing the case forward approved of.
An additional dock-gateman was ordered to be appointed at
Waterloo Dock, who should have the responsibility of the
northern pier of Prince's Dock.
The CHAIRMAN said, that as the next matter which would
come before the committee concerned a ship of his own, he
should take no part in the proceedings.
It appeared that, on Sunday afternoon, a vessel called the
Tiber went into Prince's Basin, intending to go into Prince's
Dock, but that being full she was obliged to go into Water-
loo Dock. There was a difference between the captain and
the master of Prince's Dock whether the dock was full ; and
before it was arranged into which the vessel should enter,
the captain applied at the North Harbour Master's office.

He was there told by a child fiCeyears of age that Mr. Hodg-
son was in the country, but would soon return. The case
was brought forward, the chairman said, not because his ship
could not get into Prince's Dock, but because the Harbour
Master was not at his duty, and he had reason to believe he
was absent from it at other times.

The parties having been called in, the Harbour Master
said he had gone into the country and had returned before
half-past Ave o'clock, but daring his absence there was
every facility for working the docks. He was not aware that
he was expected to attend on Sundays; if be was, of course
he must submit.

The Harbour Master having retired, and the committee
consulted together, he was again called in, when
The CHAIRNIAN said, the committee expected the Harbour
Masters to attend their duty during tide times on Sundays
as well as other days. On no account were they to be ab-
sent during tide time, whether on Sunday or in the week
day. The committee would impress upon him (Mr. Hod-
son) the necessity of attending to the rules laid down for the
regulation of the Harbour Masters, and visit each dock not
less than once a day, and almost always within the reach of
business hours.

Mr. HODGSON said he was not aware having omitted to
do so.

The CRAIRMAN said some people complained that he was
not always to be found ; it might be es he had stated, but
on the present occasion, according to his own admission, he
could not be found.

Mr. Hodgson then retired.
A. letter was read from Mr. George Worthington, solicitor,
who, it will be recollected, resigned his appointment as so-
licitor to the committee at a previous meeting, informing
them that the kindness and sympathy of his friends had se-
cured him from further molestation, in consequence of the
derangement of his affairs, and requesting permission to with-
draw his resignation.—Agreed to.
A dock-gateman, named John James, requested leave of
absence for a month. The Secretary stated that James was
a maker of fireworks, that he had had permission to absent
himself for three weeks, but that he had remained away for
eight weeks without leave, yet now he applied for an addi
tional month. Another man had been employed in his place
The Secretary was directed to inform the applicant that
unless he returned immediately he would be struck eff the
list of dock-gatemen.
The reporters were then requested to retire.

MR. LYNNE.—This gentleman has been engaged by Mr.
Macready, and will appear at Drury-lane during the ap-
proaching season.
DRAWING.—Those who wish to acquire a knowledge of
perspective should place themselves under the tuition of
Mr. Sheppard.—( See advertisement.)

FINE ARTS.—In our next we shall notice some capital
pictures on sale at Mr. Ward's, in Williamson-square. They
are remarkably well worth the attention of connoisseurs.
DREADFUL MURDER NEAR LEIDE.—Early on Saturday
morning last, an aged man, named Christopher Winder, a
Blubber, residing at Armley, was found on the highway,
brutally murdered. The affair is involved in some little
mystery, but from the evidence adduced upon the inquest
held on Monday, before J. Blackburn, Esq., it appears that
Thomas Milett, a dealer in salt, and who bad a cart, having
on the name of " Owen Cofield, salt dealer, Bradford,'
was drinking with deceased and others at the Rose and
Crown Inn, Armley, on the Friday evening. Winder left
about seven, and Milett about ten o'clock, both being the
worse of liquor. About half-past one on the following
morning, Milett returned without his cart, and having
gained an entrance into the house, the landlord found that
he had Winder's hat on, and he gave a confused account of
having had a scuffle with a man on the road who wanted to
rob him. Winder was uncle to the landlord, and he knew
the hat. The body of Winder was discovered laid in the
road, about 200 yards from Cockshott-lane Bar, by two men
who were passing in a cart. He was quite dead, and several
large stones, many of them covered with bland, were laid
around the body, one of them weighing about abs., had a
sharp edge. The body was removed to the Barley Mow Inn.
The ground was minutely examined, and it appeared evident
there had been a dreadful struggle ; opposite the body was
found a cap, and the pockets of deceased appeared to have
been rifled. Upon the conclusion of the examination of
witnesses, the coroner inquired of Milett if he wished to say
anything ; lie replied that he knew nothing of what they had
been talking about. The inquest was adjourned to Tuesday
evening, when a verdict of " Wilful Murder " was returned
against Milett.

The Manchester Guardian publishes a lengthy correspon-
dence between Mr. J. B. Smith and Mr. Ilolland Hoole, of
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and Sir Robert
Peel, on the subject of some misunderstanding as to what
passed between a deputation from the chamber and the
baronet on the question of free trade. At the conference,
the deputation requested Sir Robert's attention to a report
of the chamber on the import duties ; while one of them,
Mr. Ashworth, before taking leave, asked Sir Robert if he
had seen Mr. Greg's pamphlet ? Sir Roleert confounded
the two volumes • and in the debate on the sugar-duties,
in the House of Commons, represented the deputation as
having requested his attention to the pamphlet, which,
contrary to the opinion of the chamber, favours a temporary
continuance of the protecting duties. The chamber regard-
ed this confusion as intentional. Sir Robert observes :
" Mr. Ashworth took the leading part at that interview. If
it were intended by Mr. Ashworth to recommend to me parts
onl3 of the pamphlet of Mr. Greg, the reservation ought to
have been made at the time. If, again, Mr. Ashworth was
speaking sometimes in his individual capacity, and at others as
a member of the deputation, or if he offered to ea e suggestions
from which you dissented, I cannot but think that an inti-
mation to that effect ought to have been conveyed to me du-
ring our interview." Mr. Smith and Mr. Hoole, however,
collating Sir Robert's speech, as reported in the Morning
Chronicle, and as sanctioned by himself, except in one pas-
sage, with the corrected version of his speech published in
the form of a pamphlet, and finding all the passages to which
they objected in the first version omitted in the second, inti-
mate that they adhere to their opinion that the misrepresen-
tation was intentional; at least they say—" We cannot,
however, close this correspondence without deeply regretting
that a statesman, aspiring to the first office in the government,
sheuld, even by implication, have justified the suspicion of
having sought to procure a temporary triumph of party inte-
rests, not only at the expense of the character and reputation
of the deputation of the Chamber of Commerce at Mooches-
ter, but also at that of truth and justice." There has been
some further correspondence, which does not, however,
materially vary the acts of the case.
The Merchant Tailors' Company gave their grand annual
dinner on Friday, to celebrate the election of youths educated
in their school to vacant fellowships at St. John's, Oxford.
As usual, some of the leading conservative members of both
houses of parliament, and some of the chief officers of the
Oxford university were present. Sir Robert Peel was not
present, as he was celebrating the marriage of his daughter ;
but his health was drank with honour due. Lord Stanley
made this allusion to the progress of his party :—" It is now
three years ago since, by the kindness and liberality of the
company, he had been present in that hall, at the festival
given to his right honorable friend—a scene which was in-
delibly stamped upon his memory—when his right honor-
able friend found himself in the unparalleled position of the
leader of an opposition of 312 gentlemen. That was a place
in which no politics were to be spoken—(hear, hear, and a
laugh)—but he might be allowed to say that, whatever might
be thought of that position, the country might rejoice to
know that up to the present day it had been continually im-
proving." The other speakers were the Marquis of Lon-
donderry, Dr. Wynter, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, the Mar-
quis of Salisbury, Sir Frederick Pollock, and Mr. Henry
Kemble.
THE CLERGY : STATB OF THE CHIIRCH.—On Friday
the House of Commons ordered, on the motion of Dr.
Nicholl, to be forthwith prepared a series of returns regard-
ing the clergy—namely, 1. Returns for each of the dioceses
of England and Wales, and for each of the years 1836, 1837,
1838, 1839, and 1840.-2. Of the number of ordinations of
priests.-3. Of the number of ordinations of deacons.-4.
Of the number of donations, of nominations, of presenta-
tions, of institutions, of inductions, of installations, of col-
lations, of licenses, or of other admissions to cathedral
preferments and benefices with cure of souls, (within the
meaning of the Pluralities Act, 1 and 2 Victoria, c. 106,)
distinguishing those above the annual value of £3OO, those
above the annual value of £l5O and under the annual value
of £3OO, and those under the value of £150.-5. For the
year 1840, of the amount of stamp duties, and of fees pay-
able or
paid to government officers, or to the clerks, secreta-
ries, or servants of government officers, or to chapter clerks,
or registrars, clerks, or ministers of deans and chapters, or
to the judges, registrars, clerks, or ministers of ecclesiastical
courts (distinguishing to whom) on each donation, nomina-
tion, presentation, institution, induction, installation, colla-
tion, license, or other admission to any cathedral preferment
or benefice with cure of souls, and on each dispensation for
holding together two or more benefices ; stating in each case
the annual value of the cathedral preferment.-6. Of all
dispensations for holding together two benefices granted
since the passing of the act 1 and 2 Victoria, c. 106, speci-
fying in each case the patron or patrons of each of such
benefices, the diocese or dioceses in which situated, the
annual value and population of each of such benefices, and
the estimated distance from church to church.-7. From
each diocese of England and Wales, of the number of
licenses granted since the passing of the act 1 and 2 Victoria,
c. 106, for non-residence in enumerated eases.-8. For non-
residence in cases
not enumerated.-9. For residence else-
where than in the glebe-house, under the act 1 and 2 Vic-
toria, c. 106, s. 33.-10. Of monitions to return to residence.
—ll. Of sequestrations for Hon-obedience to such monitions,
or for non-residence.-12. Of sequestrations at the suit of
a creditor. —l3. Of other sequestrations, specifying the
nature thereof.— 14. Of livings avoided under 1 and 2
Victoria, e. 106, s• Of revocations of licenses for
non-residence.-16. Of licenses to stipendiary curates to
non-resident incumbents.-17. Of licenses to assistant cu-
rates to resident incumbents.--18. Of licenses to curates
appointed to sequestered benefices.-19. Of licenses to
eurates appointed on account of the inadequate performance
of duty, under the act 1 and 2 Victoria, e. 106, s. 77.-20.
Of licenses to curates, under the act i and 2 Victoria, c.
105, s. 105.-21. Of licenses to curates, under the act of
1 and 2 Victoria, c. 105, s. 78.-22. Of licenses to a second
stipendiary curate.-23. Of cases where two services have
been ordered, under the act 1 and 2 Vietoria, c. 106, a. 80.—
24. Of eases where a thirst service has Trees directed, under
e. 45, s. O.
the act 154 George

eoRRESPONDENCE.

LORD PALMERSTON'S LIBERALITY.

NIONDAY AFTERNOON.

TO TILE EDITOR OF TAIR LIPERPOOL STANDAIID.

SIR,—A gentleman, who has to-day arrived here, in com-
mand of a steamer from Hamburg, has just informed me
that, (in 1832, being then employed upon the Harwich packet
station,) he was deprived of his commission, in consequence
of the interest which he had taken in returning the two tory
members for Harwich. His father and grandfather had com-
mended the post office packets before him, and their friends,
very naturally, made a strong representation to the govern-
ment on the subject. How was it met? Lord Palmerston
declared that the half-pay (in consequence of his gallantry at
the bombardment of Algiers) which Mr. B. had derived
would be stopped, if possible, if his friends pursued the matter
any farther.
I site this as an instance of the liberality of a man whom
it is endeacourad to thrust upon the electors of Liverpool as
their representative in parliament.
I am, dear Sir, yours obediently,
H. W. HAYMAN.

TO SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY, KNIGHT,
CANDIDATE FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL.

Joshua! Joshua! you have really come to the scratch—
eb ? Well, I would not have believed it. Are you really a
bold fellow, then, or are you only a goose ? Joshua Walms•
ley, amateur police-officer! 1 really imagined once you had
some view to the place excellently filled by Mr. Whitty, for
your wealth was not then known to be what they say it is
now. Joshua, or Sir Joshua Walmsley, chairman of the
Anything-you•like Association, cunning, wriggling, officious
Joshua! have you really persuaded yourself that the sort of
small celebrity yon have painfully gained in popularity-
hunting of the poorest description, which the truly superior
eschew, brings you at all within the range, the widest range,
of the class from among whom constituencies like that of Li-
verpool will elect their representatives ? Faith! I suppose
you have bemused yourself over the columns of Times and
Mercury until you believe so ; for dime you are on the walls,
tidy and common-place like yourself, with an address cut in
a neat pattern like your coat or breeches, and altogether as
serious and silly as if you were in earnest, and so I suppose
you are. Well, it is a stirring time ! Chimney-sweepers'
apprentiess hail each other from the chimney-tops. to ask
what 'a the news; and se William Swart legislates, Thomas
Thornely is sought of many cities, and Joshua Walmsley is
solicited and consents to contest the representation of Liver-
pool !.. . _ _

Well, but, Joshua, let as have a bit of friendly chat about
this business. It is really no joking matter. It would be
no joke, I assure you, for Liverpool, if you were to succeed
in representing us in parliament ; and, I take it on my con-
science to admonish you, it would be no joke to you either
to succeed or fail in the attempt. To succeed? Good God!
what would become of you? You have no conception what
a different sort of thing it is to be a real representative of
Liverpool, and only to think or talk of it at a distance;—
and to fail in an object of this sort is only creditable in a
man who has some reasonable pretensions to make the at-
tempt. Have you consulted your friends on this subject ?
I do not mean the three thousand six hundred friends! but
any real ones. Have you asked Mr. Booth's opinion, your
governor? Bnt he, I think, has dissolved you—has he not?
not liking these strange ways of yours out of the counting-
house. Ask Mr. Saudars, your partner in the colliery, what
he thinks of it. He is a friend of Lord Sandon's, but a
clear-headed man for all that : (many are so who, notwith-
standing, support his lordship.) He will give you good ad-
vice, even although he is obliged to look down upon you for
the purpose.
I have said your address is very tidy, very tidy indeed : it
is by no means unlike what a man might be expected to say
on such an occasion. I forget whether there are models for
this sort of writing in the " Complete Letter-writer" : it
reads like a pattern thing to be found in a book of that sort,
saying something like what might be expected to be said,
with a passable Neatness, but without soul or reality. I
think I could have improved upon it, if you had consulted
me. Something might have been advantageously said about
railroads : it might have gained some votes among the share-
holders and sharebrokers, and the subject is conspicuous
among the things of the movement, together with abolition
of church-rates, extension of franchise, Dan O'Connell,
Lord John Russell, &c., &c.
One passage of your address is a little, a very little, worth
particular notice for its graciousness. You are so good as
to say, that whatever position you may hold in public life,
you will still study our interests in common with those of
this country. Happy Liverpool! and thrice-happy country!
Whatever position (position I) our little knight may attain
in public life, blessings on his modest face! he will yet re-
member yoc both !—nay it is stronger—no consideration
shall divert him from remembering you! !
In the name of all that is nonsensical, what have you got
into your head ? Position ! Why, what position could you
possibly obtain, if even such a thing could occur as that the
constituency of Liverpool should once send you to parlia-
ment ? The only position I know of would be that you
might select for your latter end on the benches of the house.
I conjecture it would be near Joe Hume ; and the proximity
of that awful proser would really be a position unfavourable
to your recollecting town or country either, and would drive
Brunswick-street and Watery-hall equally out of your head.
Believe me, Joshua, you are wasting time and shoeleather
to no sort of purpose. Look fairly in the face of your equals
among your supporters, and see if they are not most of them
quizzing you—fooling your vanity, as it were, to the top of
your bent. They know you cannot be returned for Liver-
pool, or they would see you at the d—l before you should
have a vote from one of them. Do get as quickly back to
the counting-house as you can—mind your commissions—
keep your nails clean—and look out of evenings upon the
whirling trains of the railway. It is far more within the
range of your capacity than troubling the House of Com-
mons. Yours,
12th June, 1841. A WELL-WISHER.

THE LATE DISGRACEFUL RIOTS.

7'o THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Stit,—The system of club-law carried on by the non-
electors last general election appears to be revived under the
cloak of corn-law discussions. The brutal conduct of the
organized bands of ruffians who skirt the meetings, and
savagely strike down and ill-treat any one they imagine op-
posed to them is characteristic of the parties, but most dis-
graceful to the town. Are the magistrates to allow the
peaceable citizens to be rudely assailed, and a dead stop to
be put to all business night after night in the vicinity of
these gatherings? The passions of the ignorant rabble who
assemble to hear the thousand and one lies given by hired
debaters and po4tioal quacks are warmly excited, and the
parties retire to commit further deeds of violence. It was
after the gang had left Clayton-square, on Thursday night,
that they were ripe to break the windows of the Church of
England School, in Moorfields, and to destroy the glass in
St. Thomas's Church. It is by these means that the nightly
rows up and down the town originate, and it is by these
rabble routes that the gangs who congregate concert the way-
laying of the shipwrights, and having numbers, cowardly
knock down every operative they suppose friendly to con-
servative opinions. I was much struck with the tact dis-
played by the Romish Priests, who signed a paper which ap-
peared upon the walls only this morning, calling upon the
Papists to be quiet, and the authorities would protect them !
—poor inneoents, I wonder who would have offered them
violence ; like the knife-grinder, sketched by Canning, they
would be surprised if they were told to state the injuries
they have received. But the paper deserves to be noted for
its tardy appearance. Since last Wednesday the Irish
papists have been daily, almost incessantly, harassing our
operatives and injuring the property of conservatives, and yet
no clerical reproof or counsel from their priests appears until
the Rev. H. M`Neile, at the meeting on Friday evening, de-
nounces the violence of our opponents, and thus mark, the
paper which appears attempts to throw the onus upon our
friends. Who would not admire the ingenuity and ingeni-
ousness of a jesuit ? For what, let me ask, had 2,000 of our
English operative brethren to appear in a body at the Town-
hall yesterday ? Was It not to demand protection, or to ob-
tain liberty from the chief magistrate to protect themselves ?
And what nonsense to talk of the " authorities" protecting
the men from whose violence the carpenters claimed praise-

tion !
I hope our loyal and devoted protestant friends, opera-
tires, tradesmen, and merchants, will follow up the excellent
and judicious advice of the " Lion of St. Jude's ;" let the
ruffian gangs of bludgeon-men shout and have their way ;
let ns stop at our homes regardless of their taunts and defy-
ing their malice—we are conscious of our strength, and can
afford to be forbearing. Let us assist the authorities in pre-
serving peace ; let every man who may be tempted to resent
an injury remember that he then plays the enemies game,
and when the day of conflict arrives we shall be at our posts,
our motto Sandon and Cresswell, our rallying cry England
and St, George, our shout of victory for the perpetuity of
our glorious constitution in church and. state.
1 remain, Sir, yours, &c.,
R. G. J •
Lirerpool , 12th June, 1811.

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