The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

COLOURED STATUES.

To Me EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—To your notice, last week, of the coloured statue by
Mr. Gibson, of Rome, I should be glad if you would add the
following remark, which will explain his object, namely,—to
make known to the British artists the Polychromatic style of
the Ancients. This emblazonry was common to the sculpture
and architecture of the Pelasgic style of art, which preceded the
Heilenie style in Greece, and which still continued even during
the Hellenic era, after the fall of the Pelasgic dynasty in Greece.
Pansanius, in his Peregesis, has noticed 3,000 statues in his
travels in Greece, and most of those were in the Archnic style,
which was the Pelasgic of the symbolic colours.
With this explanation there can be no difference of opinion,
as it is only the revival of an obsolete style, and which our
critics had forgotten, for want of looking at the fountain head
of the history of art amongst the ancients.--I am, Sir, with

much esteem,
Liverpool, April 25, 1853.

SOL. GIBSON.

THE NEW CHURCH 1N MYRTLE-STREET.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—In passing up Myrtle-street the other day, I was in-
duced to turn into the new church in course of erection, con-
nected with the Orphan Boys' Asylum, and was much
pleased with the tower, as regards the size, winding stair, &c.
Now, I do not know whether it is the intention of the com-
mittee to have a peal of bells put up in their steeple, but I
hope a provision will be made for such ; that is, by carrying
a circular stone-stair right to the top of the square part of the
tower, and putting in proper beams for the framing of the
begs, while building. A great mistake has been made in many
of the steeples in Liverpool, by not fixing the beams at the
proper time (while the walls were being carried up), and the
want of circular stone stairs; for instance, St. Martin-in-the-
Fields, a noble tower, built expressly for a peal of ten bells,
but, strange to say, without its circular stone-stair, and the
beams were actually put in after the tower was finished. The
zigzag wood-stair that goes up that fine tower at Walton is
most inconvenient, besides taking up a great portion of the
ringing chamber. At Leeds parish church, where there
is a peal of twelve bells, a circular stone-stair was obliged
to be built outside the tower some time after it was finished,
which shows plainly that the architects of St. Martin's, Walton
church, and Leeds parish church, and many others that I
could name, never could have visited those justly celebrated
otccpica in Loudon, built by 31r Christopher Wren and other
eminent architects. Indeed, we need not go from home,
for we have one of the finest and Inost convenient towers in
this part of the country, St. Nicholas'. Would that the
church was equal to the tower. The steeple in Myrtle-street
is admirably adapted for a peal of eight or ten bells, and some
philanthropic individual may, ere long, be induced to present
the institution with a peal of bells. We are miserably behind
London, and many other places, as regards our bells, having
only three peals, whereas London has upwards of sixty ! and
new peals put up every year. Hoping Liverpool will not long
remain in the background as regards music and bells,—l am,
Sir, yours, respectfully, R. H.

PSEUDO-CONSERVATIVES.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR, beg you will accept my cordial thanks, for the very
pertinent observations you addressed to "A Protestant" cor-
respondent in the Standard of last week. My own experience,
unfortunately, enables me to verify all you have stated with
retard to that class of spurious Conservative-Protestants, who,
while they are loudest in declaiming against their political
or religious opponents, would still, to save a penny, patronise
the Pope, were he to become a shopkeeper; and who, while
the most noisy-tongued supporters of the creed which they
profess, will borrow the Conservative journal from some
unlucky and more conscientious Conservative with whom they
have contrived to scrape an acquaintance.
Now to my own case. I shall, for the nonce, call my neigh-
bour Mr. S. P. He is a wealthier man than myself; and,
although I consider I am a sound Churchman, and a staunch
Conservative, I must confess that Mr. S. P., with his fierce
denunciations, makes my most decided expressions of disap-
proval look exceedingly like milk-and.water. Yet Mr. S. P.
takes advantage of my acquaintance to dispense with sub-
scribing for the Standard, and regularly for years has been in
the habit of sending for the loan of my copy. The sound of
the newsman's horn who brings the paper of a Tuesday
morning has not yet died out of our terrace till a messenger
arrives " with Mr. S. P.'s compliments, and Mr. S. P.
would be obliged for the loan of the paper." The paper, be
it remembered, for which I have paid, and which I am
legitimately about to enjoy after breakfast, when it is snatched
from me with an effrontery that has never yet failed, because
I really cannot muster sufficient courage to stop what has
become an old custom, and what Mr. S. P. appears to regard
as quite a matter of course; although, Sir, sometimes my
indignation rises to a very high pitch indeed. If this is
inserted, I hope it will be read and well pondered by Mr. S. P.,
and every member of the miserable class to which he belongs—
for I am afraid, Mr. Editor, that many of your subscribers
could each "a tale unfold," very much resembling my own.
This much I shall say—that if Mr. S. P. does not take the
hint from this epistle, I shall in future stop the supplies, and
give him, in addition, a bit of my mind.
Blackwood has shown that Whig governments have been
better patrons of literature and the fourth estate than Tory
administrations; and I am half afraid that what is true of
Conservative leaders is likewise true of their followers.
Let me ask—How is it, that while the Radical sticks exclu-
sively, and through thick and thin, to his own journal, the
Conservative on the other hand is too often found giving no
suprort, save the reading of a borrowed copy and empty words
of praise, to the newspaper which upholds his own creed,
while he heaps favours and bestows his cash upon those
members of the press whose opinions and designg he honours
in private conversation with the name of dangerous and
incendiary ?—I am, Sir, your old subscriber,
Liverpool, April 22, 1853. SENEX.

A GLANCE AT THE AUSTRALIAN FLEET
IN THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL.

No. I.

IN an age marked by the extraordinary material progress of
the one we live in, we have a right to expect that advance-
ment will be exhibited in the means of emigration.
Stimulated to: improvement by the remarkable Exodus
from Britain and the continental countries, ships and voy-
ages are both better capable of investigation now than they
were even a couple of years ago. A ship fitting out for
Australia then was one of the most melancholy sights that
could well be imagined. But London, the monopolist of
that day, has been taught a lesson. Liverpool, by the
introduction into the trade of some of the finest British
American ships, has shown how that trade ought to be
carried on ; has deprived the metropolis of its long enjoyed
and unmerited prestige; has conferred great boons upon
the passengers; and has inaugurated a new era in the
" strange, eventful history" of English emigration i❑ the
nineteenth century. The " cribbed, cabined, and con-
fined" ships for Australia, which lay in the London docks
two years ago, have been to a great extent supplanted by
what, in comparison, we may with truth call the floating
palaces which are daily setting sail from the Mersey.
Roomy berths, light, ventilation, baths, and airy hospitals
are now enjoyed by the emigrant bound for the antipodes
—luxuries these at which the luckless passenger to
Port Philip in 1850 would stare with vacant astonish-
ment. Nor '.less startling would be his surprise
at the accomplishment of the passage in eighty days,
as is now not unfrequently the case, remembering
that when he undertook the long voyage it always
occupied 110 days, and oftener still 120, or exactly double
the time which that glory of our own Australian fleet, the
Great Britain, took to steam out to Melbourne. Liver-
pool has seized the great bulk of the vast trade in Austra-
lian emigration. A new department has been added to
the features of interest, and to the sources of profit, in
our port. The question of paramount importance at the
present moment is, can we retain that trade ? and if so,
' by the adoption of what means? We must not close our
eyes to the fact that jealousy and competition have been
awakened elsewhere. The Clyde is intent upon catching
and retaining all the emigrants from Scotland—a section
of our island which in the matter of emigration is of no
trivial importance, as may be imagined from the migra-
tory habits of its enterprising people. Our great metro-
polis is growling defiance at the northern port which has
stepped in and deprived it of a monopoly which it only
enjoyed too long. Bristol and Hull are looking with an
envious eye upon Liverpool ; and at this very moment
Mrs. Chisholm is on the banks of the Mersey, raising her
silvery but indignant voice against alleged grievances in
the ships engaged in the Australian trade ; of course
forgetting not, at the same time, to show how very
superior are the vessels with which she herself is connected.
All jealousy and opposition Liverpool may neutralise,
by simply doing justice to herself and the emigrant. Let
the shipowners and the authorities do what they can to
provide superior accommodation, and every facility and
ease for the emigrant who comes hither—not only while
he remains among us preparing for his voyage, but also as
far as possible while he is on the great deep. The Dock
Committee, the Police authorities, the Government Emi-
gration officer, and the Shipowner are the parties upon
whom they depend for comfort and justice. The first-
named body have done well in, as far as possible, appor-
tioning the Saithouse-dock for the Australian fleet. It is
hoped, and indeed anticipated, that ere long we shall see
the fleet wholly accommodated in that and the neigh-
bouring Canning-dock. Were such done, Liverpool would
soon attract hither the greater part of British emigration,
from the many facilities which it would provide for the
emigrant, including inexpensive and easy distances
between the hotels and lodging-houses and the docks, and
the consequent facility in visiting their ship, and in
getting themselves comfortably settled on board. Then
let our streets at the same time be cleared as far as pos-
sible of the hordes of wretches by whom they "nave been
too long infested—vagabonds, without any lawful occu-
pation, who lie in wait for the simple countryman, and
too frequently rob him of all the hard-won earnings with
which he bad probably designed to carry himself and his
family to the New World. The very height of local com-
petition which we have attained has been stigmatised as
the cause of much that was wrong and unjust ; but we
are of opinion that it must speedily work its own cure.
Excellence of arrangement, both in providing information
for the intending emigrant, and in making him healthy
and happy on the passage to the land of his adoption,
will undoubtedly be induced by this competition which,
all must admit, presents to the view at the present mo-
ment an unlovely, as well as an attractive, aspect.
As the spring advances the tide of emigration is swelling
to an astonishing height. It is quite clear that thousands
At present in the mother country do not contemplate

spending the Christmas of 1853 in this little northern
island. It is equally clear that the labour movement,
originated by the dawn of the most extraordinary Exodus
ever witnessed in the world, is not yet at an end. The
old country, one sometimes cannot help fancying, must,
ere long, become as attractive to the labourer—and as
thinly populated—as the gold colony at the Antipodes.
Even the stagnant current of German life is being moved
by tidings of the far-off country, and the blue-eyed sons
and daughters of Fatherland are flocking in thousands to
the banks of the Mersey, there to take their departure for
a young land in which they will yet exercise a great power
—for the German is invariably an active and useful man
when abroad. The Dutch, too,—they who founded New
York,—are daily seen in our streets, side by side, with the
refugee from Hungary and the Roman States. Altogether,
the present year promises to be one of the busiest in
emigration which we have yet witnessed.
On visiting the Salthouse Dock the flags of several
houses engaged in the Australian trade may be seen wav-
ing among the masts. First there is the Falcon, belong-
ing to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., which will sail on
the 10th of May, and which is one of the most beautiful
clipper ships in the port. One of the most pleasing
features in this vessel is the excellent light and ventila-
tion. There is a fine fresh current of air continually
rushing through the vessel, while one may be in his berth
and at the same time obtain a peep at the blue sky above.
In a long voyage like that to Australia we suspect this
must be a precious privilege, while, on the score of health,
it is very strenuously advocated as a necessity, by the
emigrant's friend and protectress, Mrs. Chisholm. The
second-class cabin is very nicely arranged—and is in every
respect like the first, so far as substantial comfort and
healthfulness is concerned. A plentiful supply of decan-
ters and glasses are fitted in a rack over the table, on
which, likewise, the plates and the necessary instruments
of gastronomic warfare are very nicely fitted. Stewards,
we should not omit to mention, will also be provided in
the second cabin—one to every twenty-four passengers.
The berths are large and roomy. The third-class
berths are partly fitted up in the same style as the
Government emigration ships, although this section
of the vessel is not less airy than the rest of the ship.
It is also well lighted. Indeed, for the purpose of fur-
nishing air and light, there are three great ventilators, in
themselves sufficient to supply more air than is legally
required by the act of parliament. Paper and pictures do
not adorn the walls of the Falcon saloon or second cabin ;
but there is, nevertheless, an air of quiet elegance, tho-
rough comfort, and respectability. about the ship, while
the plain and substantial fittings, though they do not look
quite so winning while in dock, will probably keep better,
and be more comfortable upon the voyage, than others
which have been highly decorated. We have noticed, in
connexion with one of the Clyde emigration ships, which
recently arrived out at Port Philip, that on one or two
occasions liquor and provisions, which it was found could
be spared out of the ship's stores, were put up by auction,
and sold to the passengers. In the Falcon a fairer plan
appears to exist. A price-list of provisions, &c. is hung
up in several parts of the ship, which, of course, is strictly
adhered to (luring the passage ; so that the passenger may
know, before he secures a berth, what he has to pay for
goods bought in this manner on the voyage. When we
visited the Falcon, a few days ago, upwards of one
hundred and six berths were taken. Like those
whom she previously took out to Nugget Land, they
are a most respectable body of people—not a few of
them, we believe, being individuals in the middle rank of
life from Scotland. In connection with the Great. Britain,
belonging to the same owners, we have pleasure in stating
that, in view of her intended departure in June, her sailing
powers are being greatly improved. Experience has
pointed out to her spirited proprietors the defect which
alone prevented this noble specimen of naval architecture
from distancing all her competitors; and it is generally
believed that to the union of steam and sails which she
will soon command we may look for the quickest voyage
ever yet made by a ship in that fleet which can boast of a
Marco Polo.

In the same dock lies the clipper-ship Lochiel, one of
the" White Star" line (Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson),
which will sail on Saturday next. This is a single-decked
ship, and is excellently lighted and ventilated. The berths,
even in the third-class, are roomy and agreeable, and a
great many have been taken. Those of the intending
passengers whom we have seen evidently belong to the
middle class of society ; and, whether attracted by the
northern name of the vessel or not, not a few of them are
from Scotland,—a country which appears to be sending
away from her shores a large number of the more re-
spectable and well-to-do classes. The Ann Dashwood, a
clipper-ship of 1,500 tons, belonging to the old-estab-
lished and familiar " Fox" line of packets, also lies in
the Salthouse Dock ; and is advertised to sail with a
limited number of passengers and specie early in the
coming month. In reviewing the several portions of this
fine vessel, we perceive with pleasure that the 'tween decks
were ventilated through the upper deck in such a way as
to introduce a copious supply of light at the same time.
The seats, even in the third class cabin, are very nicely
cushioned : while the water-closets, the hospital, &c., are
apparently in such excellent order as cannot fail to insure
a clean bill of health. We were especially struck on our
visit to this vessel by the particular way in which several
intending emigrants requested to know if there were baths
on board. It was evident that Mrs. Chisholm had not
been lecturing to no purpose, as many of the queries put
were evidently suggested by her remarks on Thursday
evening at the Mechanics' Institution. This is all right
and proper ; and, where the necessary provisions to insure
cleanliness and health do not already exist, we hope they
will as speedily as possible be supplied.
The Canning Basin has been much frequented during
the past week by the visitors to the Indian Queen, a new
vessel just completed in her fittings, and one of Messrs.
James Baines and Co.'s already-celebrated " Black Ball
Line" of packets, being, indeed, the sister ship to the
Marco Polo. She is rigged in precisely the same fashion;
but, both in the magnificent roof-promenade which she
possesses and in the internal decorations, we think the
Indian Queen by far the finer-looking vessel of the
two. Those who had an opportunity of admiring the
costly and elegant manner in which Captain Forbes's
vessel was fitted up will be surprised to find the chief
saloon of the Indian Queen, if any thing, superior in
grandeur and luxury to her predecessor. The de-
corative work is chiefly iiluminated glass, in which
the story of the heroine, after which the vessel is named,
is elegantly pourtrayed. Every one will remember the
history of Poccahontas, who saved the life of Sir Edward
Smith (one of the early English settlers in America,)
when menaced by her father, the powerful Indian chief,
Powbattan. The illustrations have been designed by Mr,
Rainford, of Renshaw-street, and the stained glass sup-
plied by Messrs. Forrest and Bromley. The chief subjects
are—the first meeting of the Indian Queen and the Eng-
lish governor ; her warning him of impending danger ;
their discovery by the Indians ; and Poccahontas saving
the governor's life—the most touching episodes in the
history. Besides these there are other appropriate designs,
and a very tasteful one of the rose, shamrock, and thistle.
Panelled mirrors, velvet carpets, and crimson and green
upholstery, combine in giving the saloon and adjoining
boudoir an air of elegance and luxury. The other arrange-
ments of the vessel are also very attractive. A deck-
house extends almost the whole length of the ship, and con-
tains second cabins, sleeping berths, cook-houses, and
other offices ; while on the roof there is a clear promenade
extending from stem to stern. Her 'tween decks are
conspicuous in height, light, and ventilation. Baths and
every sanitary convenience are fitted. Well may Captain
Mills be proud of his vessel; for the Indian Queen is
without question one of the richest and most noble-look-
ing craft that ever sailed from the Mersey. .

At the GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION DEPOT At Birken-
head there are at present not more than forty inmates—
these being chiefly English, and from the agricultural
counties in the south. The Banker's Daughter will sail
with 400 passengers on the 4th of May, and will be
followed during the month by three vessels—the second
to sail on the 9th, the third on the 14th, and the last on
the 21st. We are glad to perceive that the chapel is being
considerably improved at present. A fitting porch is in
the course of construction, and accommodation is like-
wise being provided for an organ, which has been pro-
mised, and which will probably arrive in a short time.
The arrangements in the out-offices, too, have been much
improved of late. We were especially pleased to notice
the alteration in the water closets, and the arrangements
by which all the smoke in the immense establishment
is carried by a flue to a tall chimney, so that there is not
a particle left behind to incommode or injure the always
interesting, and sometimes numerous family of emigrants,
Fathered under the friendly roof of this emigrants' home.
We have only glanced at a few of the Australian ships
now in our port : a more extended notice we reserve for
our next.

SECRETS OF THE COALITION.

(From the Standard of Saturday.)

The Times of this morning, with its usual indiscretion,
charges the Conservative party with a conspiracy with the
Irish Brigade, the object of the alleged conspiracy being
to obtain the defeat of the ministry on condition of ex-
empting Ireland from de Income-tax.
We are now in a position to disclose the following
revelation of the means by which the majority of De-
cember last, against Lord Derby's Government, was
obtained, and our readers will probably judge to whom
the charge of conspiracy is applicable.
A few days before the division on Mr. Disraeli's
Budget, which drove Lord Derby's ministry from power,
a meeting of the Irish Brigade was held, to determine the
course which they should pursue. One of the stipulations
demanded by some of that party was, that in the event
of a change of ministry, an Income-tax for Ireland should
not be proposed by their successors.
A right honourable gentleman who now fills a high
office conveyed a pledge to that meeting that an Income-
tax for Ireland would not be proposed by the party then
in opposition, in the event of their accession to power.
The pledge was conveyed to the meeting by three Irish
members, one representing a western county, the two
others representing southern boroughs.
We can further inform the Times that within the last
twenty-four hours, when the right hon. gentleman was
upbraided with the violation of his pledge, his reply was,
that he had pledged himself for the old Whig Ministry,
and had given none for the Cabinet now in power.
Comment upon this transaction would be thrown away.

TELEGRAPH.—On Monday the committee on the Bri-
tish Electric Telegraph Company Bill declared the pream-
ble proved, the clauses seeking power to run over the
railways being withdrawn.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—The followinghave been fixed
upon for decision. and there are many more to come :
Tuesday, April 26: Finsbury, Clonmell, Carlow. Wed-
nesday, April 27: Bolton, Totnes, Harwich. Tuesday,
May 10: Clare (co.), Liverpool, Sligo. Wednesday,
May 11 : Bury St. Edmunds, Peterborough, Durham.

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