The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-11 00:00:00

MR. CARDWELL AT OXFORD.

Mr. Cardwcll's return for Oxford has been quite in
keeping with the character of the Coalition Ministry to
which he belongs. The political principles be had hitherto
avowed were Conservative. He is a member, too, of a
Government, the head of which declared that, the ques-
tion of Protection alone excepted, he agreed in principle
with the late Conservative Administration of Lord Derby.
Yet, in order to gain a seat in Parliament, Mr. Cardwell
has not scrupled to throw himself into the arms of Whigs,
Radicals, and Chartists—fraternizing with them severally
—flattering each in turn—becoming, for the nonce, all
wings i 9 Dagzi—nd proligrig chew a courn of par,

liamentary conduct which no man of any fixed principle"
or any integrity of purpose, can ever pretend to Pursue.
It is only necessary to look at his proposer and seconder
on the hustings, to see practically and personally inns;
trated the unprincipled character of this coalition. He
selects for his proposer an elector who is, to say the least
an anti. Conservative Whig—an ardent advocate of le!
ballot, and a warm sympathizer in that 66 wora!
spirit of progressive reform" which, in the minds all,
mouths of Whigs and Radicals, has no limit short of who
even Liberal Conservatives can possibly regard as anythillA
else but of a revolutionary and republican tendency. 11'
his seconder, he finds not merely a Radical Whig, but e
Chartist Radical. The Mr. Grubb who did that duty for
Mr. Cardwell, on our city hustings, on Tuesday, 11.'
always hitherto been associated with the pro-Chartist fse"
tion of the place,—those who are not Reformers merelit
but Revolutionizers. We say this, not simply from hi 4
political associations, but his political aspirations also, es
openly displayed to his gaping fellow-citizens on We'
ral public occasions. He was content, it is true, to take
Mr. Joseph Hume's " three points," on one occasion,
,1
remember, in lien of Mr. Feargus O'Connor's " five,' el
the Charter ; but " only as an instalment." Whether or
not the liberal and comprehensive measure of Parliametr,
tary Reform, with the promise of which Mr. Cardwell
has beguiled the mass of.dernocraev among us, is to coo'
tain all the fine points, or only the three, we of course do
not know ; for the right hon. gentleman would not pledge
himself to any actual details, not even the ballot, highlf
favourable through he expressed himself to that most do'
mocratic nostrum. But he had evidently satisfied bii
pro-Chartist seconder, who did not hesitate to declare
"his firm conviction that within a few months the Govern'
ment would introduce a comprehensive measure of Par'
liamentary Reform."

If, then, Mr. Cardwell is to be judged of by his cola'
panions and supporters, we can only arrive at one of tvio,
conclusions,—either that he is not really even a Liber'
Conservative—or, if he is, that he has been playing false
with his friends the Radicals. In spite of all the incli3'
criminate Liberalism and Latitudinarianism that prevailir
there are fundamental principles of policy that cannot fot
ever be confounded. He who really wishes to preserve,
cannot long act in concert with him who seeks to root 0'
Not only are their objects opposite, but their principle
must be antagonistic. And if, for a temporary advantages
Mr. Cardwell has persuaded them that he is promotia4
their cause, they will be sure to detect him in the end. •!k
is in such fallings-out that, as the proverb has it, "hoof
men come by their own." And the time cannot betri,
distant when that "unprincipled combination," of whl7
this in Oxford is but a ramification, will assuredly 0:
plode; and our only hope is, that its fragments may 11°'
fall on any but the devoted heads of those who formed
it.—Oxford Herald.

BURNING OF A LIVERPOOL EMIGRANT SIIIrf
AND LOSS OF FIFTY-ONE LIVES.

We deeply regret to hare to announce to our reader/
the loss by fire (together with fifty-one lives) of the eml'
grant ship St. George, which left this port for New Yorl4
on the 24th of November last, having on board 127 Os:,
sengers, chiefly Irish, and 25 crew. The voyage 'yr
favourable enough up to the 24th of December, when le
46 deg. 12 min. latitude, and 25 deg. 30 min. longitude.
the hold of the ship was discovered to be on fire. The
captain caused one of the hatchways to be opened, and
set the fire engine to play. But the smoke was so thiclt
between decks that the passengers were obliged to leave'
The flames spread to the part of the vessel between the
main and the mizen masts, and were accompanied hi
such thick smoke that seven or eight persons were sulfa'
cated. It was now found that it was impossible to cheel6
the progress of the flames, and the captain assembled 111'„.
the passengers on deck. Rain was falling, and the how
zon was overhung with clouds; but, fortunately, a vessel
passed sufficiently near to perceive the signals of distress'
This vessel turned out to be the Orlando, and she ap'
proached as near the St. George as it was safe to de.
Unfortunately she had lost her sails and boats in a violent
gale. The captain of the St. George caused his two boat°
to be let down, and they conveyed as many passengers se
they could hold to the Orlando ; but the violence of the
sea was such that one of them was knocked to piecel
against that vessel. The life-boat only remained to
remove 150 persons, but it could nat take more than four
or five at a time. Meantime the flames continued to pro.
gress, and the wind blew furiously. The sea, too, became
so violent that the only means the passengers had of en'
tering the boat was to leap into the sea, and let them'
selves be picked up. At length, after 64 times passing to
and fro, the boat succeeded in placing 76 of the passel'
gers in safety on board the Orlando. Of the remaining 510
15 were drowned, 8, as already stated, were suffocate('
between decks, and 28, principally women and children'
fearing to throw themselves into the sea, refused to leave
the burning vessel. All the crew were rescued. Eyell"
tually the Orlando, fearing for its own safety from Of
progress of the flames and the violence of the sea aa'
wind, was obliged to sheer off, leaving the 28 unfortun,
creatures to their wretched fate. The rescued persoel,
were almost without clothing, but the captain and crevr.°,l
the Orlando did everything they possibly could to provide
for their comfort. It was feared that a famine would
arise in the shin, from the unexpected demand on be
stores ; and as the Orlando had lost her sails, there wef
small hope of reaching land in time. But fortunately the
wind was in her favour, and after eleven days' voyage she
arrived safe at Havre on Monday last. Her provisions'
by that time, were completely exhausted, and she had
only a few gallons of water. Food was immediately PO:
cured for the passengers and crew, who had already beg'!"
to feel the pangs of hunger ; and they were afterwarca
sent to different lodging-houses, where they would be
taken care of.