The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

DINNER TO T. M. GLADSTONE, ESQ.

Last evening the friends of T. M. Gladstone, Esq., late
candidate for the representation of South Toxteth ward, dined
together at Brighouse's lintel, High Park-road. The large
room at this hotel was decorated with a number of Union
Jacks, flags and banners. The tables were set to accommo-
date 60 persons, and that number of gentlemen dined toge-
ther. The chair was occupied by t'eter Petrie, Esq., R.N.,
and the vice-chair by Captain Keliick. The dinner having
been got up at an exceedingly short notice, several of the in-
vited guests were unable to attend. We, however, noticed
at the Chairman's table T. M. Gladstone, Esq., Dr. Petrie,
Dr. Pitcairn, Mr. Smith, Mr. Scott, Air. Pearson, Mr. Ox-
ley, &c. The dinner was both substantial and sumptuous:
we have rarely sat down to a better dinner.

The CHAIRMAN, the cloth having been removed, rose to
propose the first toast. It was one which he was well assured,
from the well known loyalty of the Conservatives, would be
responded to with enthusiasm. " Her most gracious Ma-
jesty the Queen." Given with three times three.
The CH A IRMAN next gave, " Adelaide, the Queen Dowa-
ger, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Great cheering.)
The CHAtemsN then gave, " The health of one of the
ablest Lawyers this country has produced, and one to %shorn
this country is greatly indebted tor his exertions in defence
of the constitution--Lord Lyndhurst;" and with it I will
join " the House of Peers."
The toast was given with three times three cheers.
Song by a Gentleman.—" England, Europe's Glory."
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Saviour of our Country
—the Duke."—(Enthusiastic cheering.)
The VICE-PRESIDE:NT next rose, and said the next toast
which appeared on the list was of such a character that it was
needless for him to say one word in. praise of the individual.
Sir Robert Peel had done more for the conservative cause
than any other man in the country; and it would be ridicu-
lous on his part to eulogize him to them. No man had foueht
so gloriously for the conservative cause as Sir Robert Peel;
no man had stood forward inure unshackled, and no man
seas wore ready to come forward in their cause than Sir Ito-
berl Peel. (-Cheers.) Ile would propose to them " the
health of Sir Robert Peel and the conservative members of
the House of Commons." (Given with three times three
enthusiastic cheers )

Song by Mr. Gasill.—" Captain Bell."
The Vice-CirAlumeti next gave "the Members for the
Borough and County,"—gentlemen who represented the
most respectable constituency in the kingdom. (Cheers.)
Mr. T. M. Gee oseiete—And we are happy to say they
are all conservatives. (Renewed cheers.)
Song by Mr. Kendall.—"ln yonder Cottage on the Hill."
Mr. GLADSTONE, Jun. rose to propose the next toast. As
it had been the fashion to introduce each toast with a cursory
remark, he wished to be allowed to make a few observations
on introducing the next toast. He considered the toast
which he was about to propose the most important toast of
the evening; if that which was the subject of it was destroyed,
nothing to which they had expressed their attachment could
bloom and flourish; he would give, "our glorious consti-
tution in church and state." (Great cheering.) As the
toast had been so eethusiasticallv responded to he would ven-
ture to say a few words as to the church as established by
law in this country, the church of the poor man, and next
draw their attention to the reform which some would make
in that church. Mr. Gladstone then went on to describe the
early history and establishment of the church. In the words
of his respected minister, Mr. Jones, the punishment or re-
wards of individuals iu this life was no criterion of God's
favour or displeasure, as they were punished or rewarded
hereafter according to their deserts. .But it was not so with
nations; they must have their reward as nations in this
world, and therefore if a nation pleased Ord, God gave it a
temporal blessing; for God had said in his word, ''they that
honour me, them will I honour, and they that despise me
shall be lightly esteemed." Now our country had happily
been one which had chosen publicly to acknowledge God ;
and the only way to do that was to tumour his word in the
land, which had been done by the Christian Established
Church. The established church was toe church of the pour
man and of 4se people. That church should be chosen for
an established church, which was the church of the ma.jority;
and therefore they rejoiced greatly that Presbyterianism
was the established religion in Scoiland, beeause it was a
scriptural church. (Cheers.) But :bey did not rejorce that
the church of Rome was mule the established church iu Ire-
land, because, though the church of the majority, it was a
damnable church. He spoke Stu:ugly-against the time-serv-
ing spirit of the ministry. They supported the Roman Ca-
111011C church in Ireland by giving grants to Mayuooth Col-
lege; and in Canada and the colonies, by taking away the
grants formerly allowed to the Protestant church, and trans-
ferring them to the Roman Catholir church, they were doing
all ia their power to supplant the Protestant church, which
they had sworn to defend. He spoke strongly against the
introduction of the Irish system of education, which was at-
tempted to be introduced into general use in England through
Liverpool, and which was cairulated to sap .curt undermine
the Protestant church e.rt iblishmerit. The established church
was like a beautiful alabaster statue, protected in a temple.
which, when encrusted with the dust of ages, arid requiring
renovating, the Roman Catholics, under pretence of doing
this. rubbed with a dill cloth, and broke off the hands and
arms, and called them instalments, till the whole statue was
destroyed. They had an important duty to perform—to keep
that glorious constitutiou in its present proper position, by
sending Conservative members to the House of Commons.
This they hail done, And by sending Conservative mem-
bers to the town council. (Cheers.) He was sorry that in
that ward they had not succeeded; but he trusted they would
hereafter du so; and by sending Conservative members into
the council, prevent the Popish system of education from
creeping through Liverpool into general and insidious use in
the country. He complimented Mr. Cooper on the way' in
which he had stood boldly and single-handed forward, and
expressed his opinion in the council. He said they had been
blamed fur bringing forward a candidate for that ward, as it
was of no use to oppose Mr. Cropper. But if they had let
the election pass without a struggle, many would nut take
care to preserve their votes for the ensuing election. Ile
concluded with hoping that their future efforts towards
the support of the constitution would be more successful.—
(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN gave " Lord Hill and the Army." _

Mr. T. M. GsairsTosir rose with the permis-sion of the
chairman to propose the next toast. After a high eulogium
on the navy and mercantile marine of this countrv, ae con-
cudeil with proposing "the navy and mercantile marine,
coupling with the toast the names of our excellent chairman,
a member of their mercantile marine; and may we always
find those who are in the navy conservative in principle, as
we know they arc the ornaments of their country." (Cheers.)
Captain 11ELLICK rose to respond to the toast. lie traced
the history of naval victories front the victory of Lord Howe
over the combined fleets of France and Spain, down to the
battle of the Nile, of Trafdlgar, and of Cape St. Vincent,
and asserted that those who fought and won those victories,
were good conservatives, fighting for their religion and their
country against the enemies of both. (Cheers.) They were
met that evening to congratulate Mr. Gladstone because
they knew that he had fought a good fight. (Great cheering.)
They were Met to congratulate him on the circumstance of
103 individuals having given hint their free and unimught
votes. (Cheers.) lie had no hesitation in saying that in
1839 Mr. T. M. Gladstone would be returned a member Of
the council of Liverpool for Toxteth Ward. (Cheers.) But
they must put their shoulders to the wheel and exert them-
selves, else would they be beaten. (Loud cheers.)
The Co aremAN then rose to propose the health of Mr.
T. M. Gladstone,--(treat cheering)—the Conservative Can-
didate for South TOXtetil Ward. He was satisfied that no
man could be found inure worthy or better qualified to repre-
sent the ward. (Cheers.) They had been unsuccessful this
time; but he trusted, that so far from allowing this to damp
their ardour it would only have the effect of rousing them to
increased exertion, at the next opportunity, to secure his
election, and success would be certain. (Cheers.) He con-
cluded with proposing " The health of Thomas Murray
Gladstone. Esq." (Enthusiastic cheering.)
Mr. T. M. CIADSruNE. on rising to respond to the toast,
said it was impossible for hint to express the fulness of his
heart in adequate tennis to them It was true he was under
defeat; but as he had once before remarked, if this was de-
feat what must victory be? (Hear.) They were united in
one common cause for one common purpose; they were
united by the most sacred ties; and he spoke publicly when
he said, that on Range ties alone he cla:med their assistance;
on those ties alone he wished to merit their ( onfidence. Such
occasions as these were indeed dear to him; and he might,
in the words of the couplet, say—
oi
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fet,,Allt,lluerrteenvo( re•rytilhta:n) fbsaeas(ti
oh
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But never, pis never forget.—(Cheers.)
Those who had preceded hint had adverted inure particularly
to the general policy of the country' and he supposed in their
kindness they had reft it to bim to address himself more par-
ticularly to their local interests and business. It was this
that had called him there that day to meet them, and which
bad called them there in their kind confidence to meet him.
He wished he could show up our local rulers in magnffitent
colours; he wished he could say that they were true patriots
to their country, and dealers of justice and equity; but,
alas! they were not that which he would wish to represent
them. They had seated themselves in the council on tine
principles of justice, and patriotism, and equity; and what
had been their actions when they got there? Had, they been
patriotic or selfish? Ilad they acted from factious motives
or not? Why, he need not ask the question. They had
acted factiously in not considering the best interests of the
town; they had not followed the path which led to virtue and
happiness; and in departing from that path he opposed them.
It had been said that it was improper in him to oppose such a
man as Mr. Cropper. He had not opposed him on personal
grounds, for there was not a man in the town who for his
personal virtues he respected more than Mr. Cropper.
at he opposed hint onapublic principle; he opposed him
because he allied himself to a faction, whom he had "immured
by such an alliance, for they were greatly beneath him; he
had contaminated himself by the alliance, arid bad compro-
mised his principles in so doing. He put it down to weak-
ness of judgment rather than to any design on his part. lie
(Mr. Cropper) had for his chairman such a man as Finch, a
socialist and advocate of the subversion of all order. ie
should have been ashamed to have had such a man as his
chairman, and should have drawn a line between himself
and him, and said "you and I have no place together." No
sooner had the reformers got seated in the councii under the
most specious pretences, than how did they conduct them-
selves? Had they said, "we are ministers of justice and
equity ?" Had they said "we look on every mom as a bro-
ther?'" No, they- had used all their efforts fur the purpose
of ,I)taininiz their ulterior objects, and had done everything
that could strengthen them in their patronage, and in
their power, and had done their utmost to set aside the
conservatives altogether. (Cheers.) It was to oppose
this system that. he had come forward, and not front personal
opposition, and considering the very few days that he had
come furwards before the election, it had been beyond his
expectations to receive so much aUpport ; but it gave him
hopes that he should succeed another year. If he was sup-
ported by the conservatives of South Toxterh Ward, he
should endeavour to do his duty if returned to the Town
Council. Much had been done and much remained to do,
and he was sure when they recollected the trouble and an-
noyance that awaited their candidate, they would be ready
to give him their assistance, and give a little of their trouble
and time on his behalf, for it was as their representative that
he wished to be returned to take care of their interests, which
he was sorry to say in many instances had been neglected.
lie did trot doubt but the opposition they had made would be
of service, because those in power having such a strong op-
position, would not dare to bring forward anything but
what was for the good of the community, and that would
form the greatest security to their interests. (Much
applause.) It might be said that South Toxteth Ward
was an extremely small point compared with the nation
at large ; but it was from the moral conduct of individuals and
families that towns, counties, and countries were composed,
and by the aggregate of time whole the character of the nation
was determined. (Cheers.) And so it was in South Toxteth
Ward. He believed that their opposition to Mr. Cr opper had
done this service, that Mr. Cropper would see that it would
be better for him to be all indepentiant man, than to bind
himself hand and foot to a faction as he had done formerly.
He regretted that Mr. Cooper and Mr. Robertson Gladstone
were nut present as had been expected ; but he did not doubt
but they would be ablersatisfactorily to account for their ab-
sence. Ile was anxious that questions might be put to him
by individuals to test his political principles. He believed
there was to be next day (to-day) an election of aldermen.
Next daywould beau important day. It had been the usual rots-
tom of the council to return the rejected candidates for being
councillors as aldermen. They were going to adhere to the
same principle on this occasion, but would follow a rather dif-
ferent course, by bringing firmer(' councillors from such
wards as they said were "safe," and then get fresh repre-
sentatives elected for those wards, from those candidates
who had been rejected by other wards. lie believed North
Toxteth ward was to he subjected to this process ; and if
there was any member of that ward present, he hoped he
would feel it his duly to oppose such a system with all his
might. It was intolerable that they should thrust men in for
the Wards, without everusking theta who they would have.

It was a perfect iosult to those wards, and if those wards
would only exert themselves they would return conservative
representatives instead. (Cheers.) He concluded with pro-
posing the health of their chairman, Mr. Petrie, who bad
been most active in his exertions at the election.

The CHAIRMAN returned thanks in a neat and appropriate
speech.

Mr. T. M. GL DSTONE again rose and begged to propose
"the Conservative Press." It was airiest ofsuch importance
that he was sure the gentlemen of the press present would
respond to it. He might say i❑ the words of Cowper—
" How shall I speak of thee—thy power express
Thou God of our idolatry, the press."
And of the conservative press—
" By thee religion; liberty, and laws
Exert their influence and advance their cause."

Of the radical press, with which, however, they bad nothing
to do—

" By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befel
Diffused, make earth the vestibule of hell."
The conservative press—
" Thou fountain, at which drink the good and wise."
(Cheers.) The radical press—
" Thou ever babbling stream of endless lies."
(Great cheering.)
Mr. Trios. CARTER, of the Liverpool Mail, Mr. I'. CA MP-
ns Lt. FOSTER, of the Liverpool Standard, and Mr. L. T.
GASKILL, of the London Times, each responded at some
length to the toast.

Mr. T. M. GLADSTONE next proposed the health of the
vice-chairman.

Captain KELLicK briefly acknowledged the compliment.
The heaths of Mr. Scott, of Mr. Hesketh the secretary, and
of the treasurer, were then severally proposed and responded
to.
Mr. GLADSTONE next proposed the Canvassers, coupled
with the name of Mr. Oxley. He trusted he should have
their energetic services at the next election.

Mr". OxLEY, in returning thanks, alluded to several cases
where they had had distinct promises from individuals who
had deceived them, having been bribed or intimidated by the
Reformerg He had called on One man on the Saturday be-
fore the election, and received his instant promise of a vote
for Mr. Gladstone, and he was to go for him on the election
day. On the morning of the election, on going for him
to his cow-house, he found Mr. FRANCIS JORDAN there.
On asking the Voter to come forward and poll for Mr. Glad-
stone, Mr.. Jordan said, "if' you go and vote against us 1 will
take your customers away." He (Mr. Oxley) said to Mr.
Jordan, " He has given us his promise, he promised us last
Saturday." Upon which Mr. Jordan said, " What arepro-
mises ?—promises amount to nothing; and if you vote for them
I will take youik customers away." (Loud cries of " Shame.")
The result was, that the man did not vote at all, and they
thus lost his vote. He thought if this system of intimidation
was pursued, they should unite and bring custom to those
who were thus treated, and thus retaliate on their opponents.
Mr. GLADSTONE alluded to another voter in the employ-
ment of a man named Clarke, a joiner, in the Park-road,
who threatened to discharge him at night if he voted for Mr.
Gladstone. Several other similar cases were also mentioned
of the base intimidation of these self-dubbed " freedom of
election" and "purity-loving" liberals.
"The Town and Trade of Liverpool," and other loyal
toasts were given, and the hilarity of the evening was in full
progre3s, when our reporter left at 10 o'clock.

FROM BENNETT'S VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL

TO NEW YORK,

(A YARN PROM THE NEW YORK MORNING HERALD.)

A great many rumours, surmises, on tilts, stories, truths
lies, and nonsense have been told of the voyage recently
made of the good steam-ship Royal William, from Liverpool
to this port. Having now perfectly recovered from the fatal
ravages committed on my heart by the great number of very
beautiful young ladies who catne as passengers, I shall pro-
ceed briefly to give a few hints on that interesting journey.
The day was bright and beautiful ou which we embarked.
The wind blew freshly from the east over the surface of the
Mersey, ruffling it like the face of General Jackson,. when
he swore against the nullifiers. Having disengaged myself
from the charms of the Adelphi-hotcl, which is kept by a very
splendid fellow, I proceeded down the street to the dock, pur-
chasing, a cap to wear at sea by the way. After laying out
five shillings on this article, I counted cash, and found I had
remaining a sovereign and four shillings, out of about 1700
dollars I had spent in Europe, from the Ist of May to the
20th of September. I have, therefore, done the business
cheap, besides bringing with me 500 dollars worth in books
on finance, philosophy,- literature, some beautiful prints, a
quantity of St. James's-street clothing, and some linen, &c.
At two o'clock the decks were crowded with passengers and•
visitors. Sam Swartwout was amongst them. 1 was intro-
duced to the captain of the new Liverpool steamer, and he
Told me he had received a great deal of information on the
table d' hete from several of the American captains. He men-
tioned Captain Bursley especially; "and" said Captain
Fayrer, "I mentioned the kindness of the American line
captains to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, with
whom I had an interview solne days ago. His royal highness
was delighted with it, and expressed his warmest pleasure
at the feelings now entertained by England and the United
States towartis each other." It wily be recollected that the
Duke of Sussex is the Queen's uncle and her principal ad-
viser.

As early as ten o'clock, the docks for the whole length of
Liverpool were filling rapidly with people. Probably 40,0(10
persons were assembled to see the Royal William depart. In
a few minutes after two the word was given, the visitors took
their departure, and she began to make her way down the
river. When we bad proceeded some distance, a small boat
was seen making for us. It was said to be an express from
the Borings—others, the latest mail letter bag from Loudon,
with the private letters which had been delayed on the Bir-
mingham railroad that morning. Whatever the small boat
wanted to put aboard, I know not. She did not reach us;
and since our arrival, I find that I have received none of my
private correspondence from London or Paris. Others are
in the same condition. The packet to sail after the Royal
William will probably bring these mails out.
I trust, however, that the railroad, or the company, may
make such arrangements hereafter as will prevent such an
occurrence a second time.

It was not till we were sent to sea that we began to survey
our situation. We then found what a crowd of passengers
we had. Yet such was the press for passages, that if the
company would have taken more, more would have come.
There is an excitement about crossing in a steamer which no
one can resist. I bad myself determined to return in a
packet —but when the time came, and 1. set my face home-
wards, I could not resist the desire to get to New York as
rapidly as possible.
In a day, or a day and a half, two thirds of the passengers
were sea-sick. 'What a horrible, pleasant, execrable, de-
lightful, singular excruciating, sensation sea-sickness is !
The alternation of sickness and the reverse are sometimes
so sudden and so unexpected, that they have a pleasant im-
pression than otherwise. 1 am satisfied that fear makes
many sea-sick. Nothing like fighting itout by eating soups,
&c.—no matter how often you throw it off. 1 was, myself,
only sick a day and a half: and a plate of soup my friend
Mr. It. made me swallow, cured me. The ladies, poor souls,
suffered awfully. I like to see a pretty girl sea-sick. She is
so interesting and so helpless that it would delight the very
aneoe. One of the fair passengers—a fine, buxom, healthy,
English girl, never was sick at all. She was on deck in all
weathers, and not a porpoise or a whale could pass, but she
popped the rascal down in her note-book. Another very
accomplished girl reclined on the settees, on deck, the
greater part of the voyage—and looked with her two bright
eyes, and talked with her eloquent tongue, in.such a bewitch-
ing style as not only to put many of the young gentlemen
beside themselves, but almost made a worthy " old salt,"
from Salem, with a wife and nine children at home, feel as if
he were on the southern side of twenty again.
We had pretty tomrable weather the first week, but decid-
edly ahead. The second Sabbath was most divine—most
beautiful. A reverend gentleman from Toronto, with a lady-
like woman for wife, and two little daughters, one of them a
most interesting cherub, was invited by the captain to preach
and pray in the after cabin.

We had prayes also in the. evening in the fore cabin of the
vessel. Immediately on the close of the last prayer, the wind
began to blow, and for two days we had quite a gale, the
waves running higher than I ever recollect to have seen them
on the Atlantic.

On the third day the gale closed. During the greatest
gust the Royal William behaved nobly. She floated over
the mountain wave like a perfect duck, shipping not a drop
of water. There is nothing like a steamer iu a gale of any
kind. She puts her nose into the teeth of it, mounts the
wave by a superior power, and dashes it on each side of her,
as if she was a living creature.
Next Sunday we had another clearday, and of course more
preachiug. The most of the passengers were good church-
going people—and I must say, I like to see people pay re-
spect to religion, particularly females. A woman regardless
of religion or its forms is a perfect fright. Religion is a spe-
cies of pure poetry, and poetry is a female excellence. Fanny
Wright, with all her talents, wants the delicious colouring
which religion alone can give. She is a monster—half alli-
gator, half infidel. Well, after this day's work, we had ano-
ther blow, but not so fierce as the former. It really appeared
to me that Satan,• after every Sunday, tried to do his worst
in kicking up a rumpus among the winds and waves.
During the voyage I (lined in the fore cabin, took tea in
the after cabin, but spent the most of my time on deck, whe-
ther it was wet or dry, cold or warm. We made up in the
fore cabin a party of fourteen as fine fellows as ever I saw
brought together by accident. A young gentleman from
Lowell, who has all the elements of a governor, justice of the
peace, and bon vivant, joined in one lump, was placed in the
chair—a "salt," from Salem, with ali the naireti and na-
tural shrewdness of new England, became his assistant. On
my right sat a very accomplished young gentleman, of one of
the first families of Havana. He was returning from Eu-
rope, where he had just finished his education. On my left
sat a son of Old England. a capital specimen from the sturdy
soil of the oak, now residing in Nero York. No small party
meeting by accident, ever enjoyed themselves more than we
did. Every day we had toasts, sentiments, songs, stories,
and the liveliest conversation. I shall never forget some of
the stories,
.particularly the "caravan of hannimals." In
wines and other delicacies 1 never saw such abundance. All
sorts we had—in any quantities. One anecdote on this point.
The two stewards who attended our cabin had just been
caught in some Irish bog before we sailed. They were the
greenest of the green. On the third day out, I heard them
from my berth one night disputing what sort of wine they
were regaling themselves with.
"This is good sherry—capital sherry," said one.
" Not at all, at all, said the other, "it is pdrt" (port.)
"I'll bet you it is sherry." _ _

"I'll bet you it is part, every drop of it."
And thus they were betting and drinking—drinking and
betting what sort of wine they were enjoying. It was the
first time, probably, that they had ever seen either.
Thus much to-day. If I have time I may give a few more
brief sketches. When we reached Fire Island Light, we
were very glad, and conceived ourselves very lucky dogs.
Captain Se ainsun and his officers behaved remarkably well.

" Hannay and Dietrichsen's Almanack, Astronomical
Ephemeris, and Book of General Information for 1839.—We
are positively- at a loss' for words to express our astonishment
at the unparalleled comprehensiveness of the Almanack just
published by Messrs. Hannay and Dietricbsen, for the ensu-
ing year. There is scarcely a subject in the usual routine of
events to which we do not find reference in this book of 100
pages, at the insignificant cost of 6d.; a sum which positively
can little more than cover the price of the paper. The bio-
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particularly those for the present year. The tides, eclipses,
&c., are duly noticed, and the progress of Encke's comet
during the remainder of the present year, and Gambart's in
1839, are traced by diagrams of the heavens. We have the
list of the royal households; the House of Lords giving the
titles of the l'eers, the family name, the motto of the Peers,
and dates of creation ;4he House of Commons is given twice,
first alphabetically, secondly arranged by the places the mem-
bers represent ; the whole of the army list., giving the Officers'
names alphabetically arranged, (a desideratum lone wanted)
with the dates of Commissioo, and t he appointment the Officer
holds; the navy list is given in like manor; the bankers,
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out the kingdom is by .far the best ever printed; and icshort,
as we have before observed, information upon every possible
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pamphlet. Messrs. anuav and Dietrichsen have certainly
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would be impossible for any other firm to produce a similar
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CORRESPONDENCE.

ELECTION OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Stu,—l am enabled to announce to your readers, on the
authority of a member of the Town Council, that Mr. Hugh
Hornby has been this day elected Mayor of the borough for
theensuing year. The appointment to* place at the Anger,
but the secretary in his hurry forgot to give the reporters
notice of the meeting. lam happy, however, that it is in
my power to furnish the information, as it is an event in
which, since the passing of the reform bill, the inhabitants
take the steepest interest. I presume the aristocratic portion
of the Council are quite willing to accept the laborious ser-
vices of Mr. Walmsiey, but do not think him quite ripe, as
yet, - for the mayoralty. Mr. Thornhill's important claidis
must be deferred for a few years longer.
It is said that Mr. Currie and Mr. Bolton are to be trans-
mogrified into Aldermen, so that safe wards may be at the
disposal of Mr. Rawdon and that very good-tempered gentle-
man, the rejected of Abercromby Ward. This is of course
an on slit, and I give it as such.
I have only to add, that Mr. Walmeley is a very ill-used
man, for upon his breath in a great degree depends the elec-
tion of any one of the radical Councillors; and no man has
worked harder, or exhibited more zeal to serve his party,
than the active gentleman so unceremoniously disposed of.
Yours, &c.
Thursday Evening, Nov. 8. CASTIGATOR.

RADICAL PURITY !-A FACT.

TO 711 E EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sin,—A single case cannot be made out, as against the
Conservative committee of this ward, wherein they interfered
in the payment of taxes, in order that parties might become
qualified to vote; but it can most satisfactorily be proved
that a certain sum of money had been returned to the Reform
Association from the Tar Wice, as an over-payment, the
amount- haring been previously received by the tax collector
during his rounds. lam respectfully, Sir, your servant,
AN ABERCROMBY WATCHMAN.
Myrtle-street, 611 t
.Nov„ 1838.

THE REV. JAMES ASPINALL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST./IND4RD.

Sttt,—A short time ago, 1 felt myself called on to address
a few lines to you. relative to the conduct of the Rev. James
Aspinall, in accepting a piece of plate at the hands of the
teachers in the Corporation Schools. Since writing that
letter, I have been seriously indisposed; but being now (I
feel thankful) convalescent, I wish to recur to the circum-
stance, as I find the Athion attributed it to " a clerical origin
not to be questioned," &c.
The half-witted and mal•hearted scribe of the Albion is, in
this instance, as in most others, "at fault ;" as you are aware
that I am but a ve►y humble member of the Protestant
Church, though I will yield to none in devotion and zeal in
defence and support of her hallowed and scriptural bulwarks,
to establish and consolidate which my ancestors gladly laid
down their lives in the dust.

Does the Albion suppose that Mr. Aspinall's conduct has
excited the indignation and abhorrence of none but the
clergy? How far otherwise is the fact! The clergy may,
and 1 believe do, grieve to see one of their body so far forget
the high dignity of his office, as to join a miserable cabal in
rending the seamless mantle of their Master ; but it is the
lay Protestants that feel (and have the greatest right to
feel) aggrieved at the inimical and sinister steps of Mr.
Aspinall. It is they, Sir, who have children whose spiritual
health is at stake by the nefarious system of education in
operation in the Corporation Schools, and against which
system, they rightly maintain, it was Mr. Aspinall's bounden
duty to protest, in order that their offspring might not touch
the unholy thing. But, so it turns out, that gentleman's
" liberal views in politics" led him to adopt a factious, false,
and fraudulent course with regard to the Bible in these
schools! It was not (according to the Albion) so much to
be a faithful guardian and upholder of sound scriptural edu-
cation, (in opposition to the false dogmas and damnable
deceits of Popery,) as that he might give to his political
partisan's plan some little Church-of-England appearance of
support, that the rev. gentleman separated from his clerical
brethren, and "supported the Corporation on the School
Question"! Who can conceive a dereliction oiduty more
glaring or culpable? Why should politics ware hIE judgment
on a subject so momentous to the public? Why should any
motive induce him to lend the sanction of his name to an
experiment which I defy him, as a minister, to defend •or
uphold? Why should he jeopardise the soul of even one
Protestant child in the Corporation Popery hot-beds, for the
sake of supporting and countenancing a party to which in
politics he is attached ?
He, it may be said, only wishes to secure for Protestant
children, in those schools, ull the benefits the system is ca-
pable of yielding, and to guard them from the contagion and
abomination which forms a part of it. Yea, but if such be
its character,—as confessedly it is,--why lend a hand in up-
holding a fabric reared with ,unholy mortar, and not rather
faithfully exclaim, with his more faithful fellow-labourers,
" Down with it, down with it, even unto the ground !"
I would beg of the rev. gentleman to cast a glance at the
champions who, knowing the power of the " sword of the
Spirit, the Word of God" with which they fight, disdain
lending themselves to a base and cowardly and treacherous
compromise—en inglorious and dastardly truce with the
enemies of God and his Christ ! Mark how erect they stand!
—how undismayed their aspect ! All armed with the same
weapon of heavenly temper, they proudly disdain the puny
awls and knives and scissors which the Devil, from time to
time, prompts man to offer for their acceptance as a substitute
for IT!--the end and object of their warfare they keep stea-
Ails, in view, and despise alike the allurements of political
friends (for THEY have such) and the frowns and threats of
political enemies (not a few of which, as a matter of course,
they had made up their minds to be assailed by) ;—but,
" Non divitiis coin divite, neque factione factioso; sed cum
strentia virtute, abstinenta certebant : esse, quam videri, boni
malebant." Oh, they are a glorious, chivalrous, compact
little body! and heartily do I, with admiring thousands of
thousands, wish them God speed! And it would be a real
source of joy and satisfaction to see the "deserter," (recall-
ing to mind the faithfulness of the cause which he has, per-
haps .without due consideration, abandoned,—and smote with
remorse for having, perhaps involuntarily, given to the enemy
a cause to blaspheme,)—weary and tired, and at the heel of
a day of toil and labour, straining every nerve to reach the
impregnable fortress where he knows his late associates are
in the enjoyment of peace that passeth understanding! No
taunt, no rebuke would greet his return;—nothing but a holy
joy would possess the faithful band while they extended to
him the right hand of fellowship, and blessed. God that he
had been brought to see the fallacy and error of a system
which he had unwitting!, been led to countenance and sup-
port.
I am, Mr. Editor, your obedient servant.
A PROTESTANT,
AND NOT A CLERGYMAN.

CORPORATION BATHS' CLOCK.

70 THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Slit,—l have a complaint to make with respect to the regu-
lating of the Corporation Baths' clock. Being a resident of
the Cheshire side of the Mersey, I was returning home last
evening by the five o'clock packet, and when I had passed
the Old Church, and was crossing the George's Dock Gate,
it wanted two minutes of five, and when I got to the slip,
(having ran from the Old Church to the 'slip,) the church
clock struck five, but the ferry boats had started it appeared
some time previous. I instantly went to look at the Baths'
clock, and it was seven minutes past jive when all the other
clocks of the town would only be two minutes past five, and
consequently the boatmen, going according to the Baths'
clock, bad started, and I had to wait half an hour before the
next boat would go. This is not the only time I have been
served thus—time after time it has occurred—and, indeed, I
sin not the only complainant. When I spoke to the Perry
Company about it, they told me that if it was the fault of the
clock, they were not to blame; I must make my complaint
known to the Corporation. I did not know how to make it
better known than in addressing you, and through your paper
calling the attention of the Corporation to the regulation of
the Baths' clock, for I can assure von it is no pleasant thing
to be kept standing on the pierhead for half an hour, waiting
for the next boat to start.

BY inserting the above, you will oblige, yours, ifice.,
Woodside, Nov. 7, 1838. W. A. H.

LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY.

On Saturdaievenitii—folan.\-Vrillis, Esq. delivered his
fourth lecture in which he explained in an exceedingly lucid
manner Newton's Theory of Gravitation, and exhibited
proofs of a lunar atmosphere.
The existence of gravity is at once shewn by the fall of
bodies to the earth,—what it is, remains a profound mystery
which has yet to be discovered. Weight however is not a
property belonging to bodies themselves, as all bodies are in
fact equally heavy if weighed in value. We find that bodies
are heavy or light when weighed in our atmosphere in pro-
portion to their density, because they have then less resist.
ance in reaching the earth. If we lived upon different
planets we should not have the same weieht, supposing I
weighed 1201bs here I should only weigh 201bs on the moon.
Again, supposing we were to go to the sun, there we should
weigh nearly 28 times as much, thus supposing that I weighed
on the earth 1201bs, on the sun I should weigh 33481t5. The
larger the mass the greater is the attraction of gravitation.
Thus all matter is equally heavy, gravitation acting accord-
ing to density. Gravity acts inversely as the square of the
distance, and its attraction appears invariably to obey this
law, as do light and heat, so far as we have been able to exa-
mine them chemically. Newton's grand theory was that
this diminution of the force of gravity by distance would
cause the moon to revolve around us as she does, as well as
the planets around the sun. If gravity were the same at the
moon as at the surface of the earth, she would accomplish
her revolution around the earth in 10 hours and 45 minutes,
which of course she does not. Now gravity causes a body to
be attracted towards the centre of the earth, but suppose a
common ball to be propelled by such a force as to °vet come
gravity, we can overcome gravity for a certain time, but it
will at last come to the ground. Now we can shew the cause
which a projected body will describe, for no burly can be
projected in a straight line, but if the projective force be in-
creased, the body would go still further before it falls. Kep-
ler discovered that the square of the time is equal to the cube
of the distance in all cases of projected bodies, so that if we
takeihe time in which a planet revolves, square it, and com-
pare it and the cube of the distance, we shall find that there
will be one constant affinity between all the bodies in the
creation. We know the distance of the moon, and we know
the time in which she completes her revolutions; by these
means we see that it the moon were brought closer to the
earth, she would revolve more rapidly around it. A mathe-
matician has calculated that a body going round the earth in
84 minutes, would just overcome the gravity : we find then
that a body describing this orbit would pass over an arch of
4 minutes and 151 seconds. The deflection from the tangent
in a minute of time is 15 feet around an inch. Now reason-
ing from this analogy we find that the area of the moon is
similar, and therefore that the moon is carried round in her
orbit by gravitation. Gravity is unintermitting—it never
ceases. It acts as much upon bodies falling and upon bodies
at rest.

Mr. Wallis then darkened the room and introduced a num-
ber of beautiful transparencies, exemplifying the motion of
the moon around the earth and the revolution of both around
the sun. The attraction of these lectures is greater than
that of any others which we have heard at the institution,
and•nightly they seem to be upon the increase, for at the
lecture on4Wednesday last, not only was the gallery com-
pletely filled, but the very aisles themselves were crowded
with auditors. We understand that a number of fair visi-
tors take care to be at the institution at an early hour in
order to secure good seats.

DUEL AT SEACOMBE.—On Tuesday evening last, a dis-
cussion arose between W. D—v, Esq., and Capt. G—e,
R. N., respecting the conduct of the latter, at a dinner at
Seacombe, on the coronation clay. Angry words ensued, and
the result was that a challenge was given to Capt. G—e,
which the latter immediately accepted. Pistols having been
procured, the belligerents, "on bloody deeds intent," retired
to the Green. The seconds, Mr. P—y and Mr. M—x,
contrived to load the pistols with powder only, which, after
the ground was duly measured, and the signal given, the
principals "right valiantly" discharged at each other, with-
out producing any effect, excepting upon their nervous
system. The moon shone beautifully on the occasion, aqd
the whole scene was exceedingly romantic, especially as the
spectators were enabled to enjoy the fun—being "up to the
trick" played upon the redoubtable heroes.
It is the intention of the Roman Catholics to erect a mag-
nificent Cathedral in London. It is calculated that one
hundred peers aarl wealthy Commoners will subscribe £lOOO
each.