The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

THE LATE ROBERT CADELL

tdtrttr• Robert Cadell, of Edinburgh, who for the last
4iad Y years held a very prominent situation as bookseller
Pohl' of Q. isher, but chiefly in connection with the works
hdals,.arca.Eredei
ri."ar Walter Scott, died on the 20th instant, at his seat,
rnbinurgh.. We believe that Mr. Cadell commenced
a different profession, but he married the
tr3bter of the late eminent 1% r Constable, and was in-
re"..ureced into partnership witih.thatgentleman on the
Nu„,,,tnent of Mr. Hunter, shortly after the publication of
welter's first poems, the prodigious success. of which
...rested
lltetile-geanniaews
aenrad in! the bookselling business, and gave
of Sir Walter the stimulus of
Precodented pecuniary remuneration in addition to
acciumulating literary tame.
lisp e Constable was probably the most sanguine pub-
to
°f the age, and he was induced to offer such sums
o' from Walter as in almost all cases bore away the prize
Walter competitors. Sir Walter, however, paid dearly. 411. the end for the flourish of his first issue ; his own esti-
icsiatettrilcug of the value of his works was. excited by
nebbosueenek,cluolauptlonn of the
his publisher, with whom he be-
This tookn ru"
which ended
a variety of transactions.
concerned.
teY or failure of all the parties t
of the Place at the time of the panic in the early par
Scott Zeal' 1826, and it is well known that Sir Walter
stead of belted with his creditors to pay them in full in-
become ulling a bankrupt—a result to which he had
petite liable by
I bu - . is partnership
.with Ballantyne, the
Sir - which he was most anxious to avoid.
alter i that h. *.nclirred this great obligation under the idea
t la continued industry and powers would enable
o aehiev
Life of 13 e the task by fresh productions, and the
short t• °navarte and Woodstock, produced within ha
Instal ins' afterwards enabled him to pa sat handsome
4,44
the
sub But a scheme of Mr. Cadell rned the
than productions of Sir Walter's to far better account
seouent novels and tales, and, in fact, to the
h7scumplishment of the undertaking of Sir Walter, for all
beecreditors—whose claims were about £ll3,ooo—have
iu Paid in full, and the whole domain of Abbotsford is
iosession of his descendants.
the" "has been mentioned that Mr. Cadell was married to
less laughter of Mr. Constable, but that lady died child-
kisste; before 1825, and Mr. Cadell afterwards married
therArYlne, who now survives him. There remained,
tale- °re, no family tie between the partners at th
Llllcruptcy of Constable and Co., and Mr.eCon-
thee oiled two or three years after that event. At the
enor h bankruptcy it was found that there were
echtio4l°lls stocks of Sir Walter Scott's works on hand
ir
°4l-dehus of various shapes and sizes, or in series of works,
bless ~N'ere held either by Constable and Co., or by
the Hurst and Robinson who became bankrupts at
tubY s-rtientlime ;and all these Robinson,
peremptorily sold off
• at nil • n the course of 1827. and 1828 ; and it is a fact
111 Immense stock, which had cost above £IO,OOO
81141,' and Print, sold for not much more than half tha_t
selle aild created an impression among the London book_
otit ra that the value of the copyrights had been worked
°Pini At% Cadell however, clung to a very differeil
owa IP, and having secured among the members of his
Bebeteaudly sufficient pecuniary support to carry out_ a
first which he had quietly and privately m.atured,
nh_
hediecatninunicated it to Ballantyne, the printer, d
W4iade g that he saw it in the same light, the two. together
atera Si°ll"neY to Abbotsford to propound it to Sir
'thecott,
licheni Public have long since seen the. working of this
series e, which consisted of a republication of the whole
with „°, f novels in small Bvo. 53. volumes, neatly got up,
that rites and embellished title pages, and so arranged
Was pre le novel oriwinally published at a guinea and a half
tYpens%nted in 'a
convenient form and handsome legible
I'lartat-r 'Ms., with the additional recommendation ot
alterex-
notes by "the Author of N.Vaverley."
induced to enter into a fresh partner-
etulaiowtith
Cadell for carrying out this scheme on
Bet.effems, Mr. Cadell engaging to supply capital as a
assist., L° Sir Walter's name, influence, and literary
ttratie“ncei There were great difficulties in the concen-
ii.e intl4,` ;the copyrights, but that was at last effected by
M,' "Letts plans of Mr. Cadell and the exertionL,
'lO de I and influence of Sir Walter Scott ; and there
to the 1)4'1147. haunt scheme which has been exten ed
tealiq All of the wohs in other forms also, has
Ib29,em, since it began to be carried into effect in the year
not leas than a quarter of a million sterling.

COLONY OF LABUAN.

Tile f
telat i Poll OW in g letter has just been received by a near
14 lathe
°f °lle of the officers of Sir Jas. Brooke's suiteB!
„ 01 ~ Labuan, Nov. 2, 184 . h
"ablyenchant ship sails to-day for Singapore '.)y which
"ablb 11,41t3r I write to say we are all well. You' will prou-._
this ' "ear miserable accounts of the unhealthy state f
but settlement, and in fact there is a great deal of fever,.a
kars%l a, tnild intermittent kind. We are living
4ain waieh for it. The EtFopeansinarue
°P......heit lohneasiittehs fortheir bungalows on the high lands i
interi
ee ~,,,,°e• The Rajah's house is to be commenced at
the e,
11' -"" doübt not in a few weeks we shall get out of
Y Pot. We have just returned from Bruni
Ntßost satisfactory visit. The Sultan built us a veryui
ii4°,llse close to his palace. The Borneans have quite
aad s°ec linder to us. Macota (the wily one) was as oily
friend, as if he had never been anything but our stanchest
1 Ot thei 'Illi”, Promise to assist us at Labuan t the best
_lle Rati 11)414. and are to send us over workmen to build
;-,4_abuaem's house. I am myself very enthusiastic about
'""ere -1,: and very confident of its ultimate sircess ; till
Treated °II disguising the fact that this sickness still
a .'sguising the fact that this sickness has
, a Panic Which magreatly retard our progre . in the
'Assiral paid
Il c vislyofga few hours the other day
tlaiah 'Vleland, vissitaed thei Europeans, dined with the
T.."' lei' took a short ride on the road to the barracks.
,'lle AI Ils with an unfavourable impression of Labuan.
lob Meander is to be sent back here immediately, and
130010, -",vve shall be off to Sooloo next month. The
olaut",,scnave again been committing piracies. One ac-
Jilst ": abo. attack adbythem on a Bornean boat has
taDeUtr:lte.Therelmettemlisi•
ulaitah
me
au
,tempted the crew on shore and
they
• we shall have fighting there
delli 4411,,e Rajah
t say, is not looking so
2t'll tlies;B4al- lie haasalmsuoch to harass him; the sickness
g!vrn pittatid is a source of anxiety to him. One of our
eretCY has been laid up with fever, but is now re-
kintapur The ungenerous attacks made by the jealous
ave weans are another annoyance to the
J°Yed the best health, and the interes Intake in

all that goes on in every little improvement prevents my
feeling ennui. My life is a very regular one, and far from
unpleasant. I get up every morning between seven and
eight, bathe and dress, then read and write till ten ; we
breakfast at eleven, read, write, study Malay, and chat
till half-past four, when all sally out for a walk, or some-
times a pull or sail. Our walks are very circumscribed.
We have a fine sandy beach for two miles in one direction ;
in the other, the road to the barracks, which is progress-
ing rapidly ; it is cut for two miles through the heart of
the jungle, and we. can now ride over it with ease; of
course it will be a long time before it is macadamized.
Our bungalows will be built near this road. The Rajah
has chosen a spot close to a very pretty ravine with a
waterfall. Our communications with Singapore are so
uncertain you must never be surprised at not getting
letters. I hope soon to be able to send you better ac-
counts of our progress. lam quite confident myself. We
are most anxious that the Eastern Archipelago Company
should commence operations here. The settlement is at
a standstill for want of European enterprise and capital.
Do not be surprised if you do not hear from us for the
next month or two. We shall probably be at Sooloo."

MR, LAURENCE HEYWORTH, THE "LIBERAL"

MEMBER FOR DERBY

(From the Derby Mercury.)

We have been favoured by a correspondent with the
following literal copy of a letter received from Laurence
Heyworth, Esq., M.P. for the borough of Derby, in
answer to an application for a subscription to the funds
of the Young Men's Society.
To comment upon the inflated vanity which could
prompt the transmission of three tracts, written by him-
self, in lieu of something more sterling, or to dwell upon
the absolute nonseme contained in the letter itself, would
be an idle task ; but we must be permitted to congratulate
Dr. Bent, Mr. Moss, and other " Liberals," through
whose instrumentality Mr Laurence Heyworth's great
abilities have been added to the collective wisdom of the
nation.

Havi 1g seen the original, we can vouch for the authen-
ticity of the copy

_
" Yewtree Liverpool
December Ist. 1848
" Sir,—There are no signs of the stirring times in
which we live, that gives more lively or better founded
hopes, for the intellectual advancement of man, in his
temporal and spiritual existence than the extensive esta-
blishments of Young Men's Christian Associations, and
kindred mental and religious mutual improvement so-
cieties. Amongst many other useful and valuable societies
of which Derby may justly beast, I am glad to learn
from yours of the 29th ult. that the young men of Derby,
have laid the foundation of their Mental and Religious
Society deep and strong, in the liberal and charitable ad-
mission of members from various Denominations. For
on Scripture Authority, we know, that Charity is the
greatest of Christian Virtues and, that all else, without
Charity, are but as sounding brass. Although I hold it
as a fixed principle that the onerous duties of a member
of parliament, if faithfully discharged; and the enormous
ikkrifice of domestic enjoyment and of pecuniary expense
he must necessarily incur in the performance of them,
not only exonerate him from any demand by his Consti-
tuents on his purse but, by the eternal principle of jus-
tice (a knowledge of which, is essentially, the first mental
and religious acquisition) every representative of the
people ought in common honesty and sound policy to be
remunerated for his time and labour honestly devoted to
the public service. Yet so excellent is the character of
your institution that I regret that the fearful decline in
the value of my railway property, renders it a prudent
proceeding to curtail my subscriptions to local and general
purposes ; and therefore puts me in the painful position
of denying your request.
" Believing that man from the beginning of time in his
individual, but more especially in his aggregate capacity
has been progressing through a transition State from a
' Natural Man' under the guidance of brute instinct; to
become a Spiritual Man, imbued and guided, by an en-
lightened intellectual Knowledge of God's revealed Will
and eternal Wisdom ; I venture to send through you, for
your Society's perusal, the enclosed little Tract.
" I am yours truly,
`.4 LAURENCE HEYWORTH.

"Mr. J. C. Cornwel Esquire Derby.
" P.S. As the study of the great science of political
economy is essential to the practical development of
Christian morality, I send in aid of such study two ac-
companying publications."
The three publications alluded to in this almost unin-
telligible rigmarole—which were forwarded—are the fol-
lowing :

Primitive Christianity, or what is Independent Method-
ism ? A Dialogue, with Correspondence. By Laurence
Heyworth !

Paragraph from the Liverpool Albion. By Laurence
Heyworth ! !

Report of a Speech delivered at the Liverpool Financial
Association. By Laurence Heyworth !! !

Onitral Aitsrtilanv.

A fatal case of Asiatic cholera has occurred at Hudders-
field.

A few days since, several sheep were killed by the mail
train on the Kendal and Windermere Railway.

Mr. Frederick Dickens, brother of ' Boz,' has married
a young lady of the name of Weller.'

W.
Mr. W. S. Dugdale has lost the sight of one eye owing
to the recent lamentable gun accident.
Extensive bonded warehouses are about to be built in
Cardiff, where the projectors hope to establish an import
trade in colonial produce.
A Lincolnshire paper mentions that 154 wild ducks
were lately taken by one closing of the net, at a decoy in
Boro' Fen.

Mr. Barker, who was recently unjustly transported for
forgery, has given notice of his intention to apply for re-
admission as an attorney next term.•
White Conduit House, at Pentonville, London, with
its large room and pleasure grounds is about to be demo-
lished to make room for a new street.

An infant at Birmingham was poisoned last week by the
administration of a teaspoonful of muriate of morphia, in
mistake for castor oil.

The Oxford Chronicle says that so slippery were the
Witney roads on Friday se'nnight, that the assistant
postmaster went on skates to deliver the letters. _

A quo warranto has been issued against Mr. Dickson,
the present Mayor of Carlisle, on the ground that his
name does not appear on the burgess list. The omission
seems to have been accidental.

Large numbers of the operatives of Merthyr district are
preparing to visit California for the double purpose of
obtaining gold in abundance, and of settling in the Canaan
of the Mormon prophet.
Miss Smith, plaintiff in the notorious case of breach of
promise against the Earl Ferrers, is about to appear be-
fore the public as the authoress of a poem in the Spenser-
ian stanza, entitled " Mosca Lamberti."

STRINGENCY OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—Of 199
corn-laden vessels that have discharged their cargoes at
this port during the past year, 117 were foreigners.—
Gloucester Chronicle.

A daughter of the postmaster at Carmarthen has been
committed for trial for stealing money letters. The
members of her family are relieved from all suspicion of
any guilty knowledge of the crime of the prisoner.
A fire, believed to have been caused by an incendiary,
occurred on Sunday, at Mr. J. Teesdale's, Frampton
Fenn, Lincolnshire, which destroyed nearly £lOOO worth
of property.

A fine female infant, the daughter of a joiner living
near Sheffield, was choked, last week, with a screw, which
was lying in her cradle, and which she attempted to swal-
low.

On Wednesday, as three men were raising a steam-
boiler, at Northfleet, the guy rope of the shears broke,
and by their fall two men were killed and another se-
riously injured.
On Monday a man at Glasgow returned home intoxi-
cated with a woman ; and because his daughter, a girl 10
years of age, remonstrated with him, he threw her out of
the window. She fell on the pavement with great force,
and there is much reason, to fear that her spine is in.
jured.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.—We regret to
announce, by accounts from Mazatlan, under date Nov.
29, that her Majesty's surveying ship Herald, 22, Captain
Kellett, had arrived at that port from Behrin,g's Straights,
without having been able to obtain any intelligence of the
expedition under Sir John Franklin.
The son of a reverend gentleman living in this town
havir, purchased pickaxes, spades. and other tools, has
left Brighton for the purpose of seeking his fortune in the
gold mines of California. Another of tie reverend
gentleman's sons has emigrated to Australia.—Brighton
Paper,
The whole of the foreign wheat in bond in the United
Kingdom, which amounts to many hundred thousand
quarters, will on Thursday next be admitted to consump-
tion in this country on the payment of one shilling per
quarter duty, which will be the rate in future on all im-
portations of wheat from abroad into this kingdom.
Glasgow is flooded with copper money to such an extent
that it is supposed half that kind of coin now in circula-
tion is base. There are regular manufactories for its
fabrication, and as many pence as represent a pound are
sold for Ils. 6d. The matter has been brought before the
town council, which has referred it to the magistrates.
MARCH OF REFINEMENT,—At the lasc quarter sessions
held at Cardiff, a chimney-sweeper from Swansea gave
evidence against an accomplice for geese stealing. When
asked his trade or calling, he said he was an upright-man.
It turned out that he was upright for soot, but downright
for geese.
AN INCENDIARY WOUNDED.—On the night of the
4th instant, a fire was caused on the premises of Lord
Vaux, at Cobham, Surrey, and his lordship, going out
with his double-barrelled gun, called upon a man named
Stevens, who was running away, to stop, but he declined
to do so. His lordship consequently fired twice, first at
the heels and next at the upper part of the body, where
he was wounded. Stevens and another man named Smith
were taken into custody, and the former has acknowledged
himself to be the perpetrator of several fires in that
neighbourhood.
ILL-USED AnTnons.—What; a scandalous shame it is
that the governments of Europe do not take measures to
put an end to literary piracy in their respective states !
Nothing on earth would be easier ; a few hours' negotia-
tion, resulting in the signing of a few treaties, would do
it. The loss which this want occasions to authors and
publishers is incalculable. As an example, Guizot's book,
just published in Paris for three francs, is reprin;,ed by
tens of thousands in Belgium for fifty centimes, ( half-a-
franc) and Macaulay's magnificent History is to be
brought out in Paris for between fiye and six shillings !
Is not this abominable ?—Paris correspondent of the
Literary Gazette. [We learn from the United States,
that an American newspaper is about to publish Macau-
lay's History of England in two numbers of the paper, at
the cost of 3d. The book is published here at 325.]