The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-02 00:00:00

TEMPERANCE MEETING.

On Tuesday night a meeting of the friends and members of
the Total Abstinence Societiei was held in the Amphitheatie,
Great Charlotte-street, The object of the meeting was to eon_
cert measures- for erecting or purchasing a building to be used
as a Temperance-hall.

Lawrence 114 worth, Esq., was called to the chair.
The Cu A lit Al a N said, when he looked round and. saw so many
of his fellow-men met together for the purpose of putting down 1
vice in the strongholds of drunkenness, and with the avowed
object of:establishing virtue, it gladdened his soul and he felt
'delighted to preside over such a meeting. The reason why .the
'meeting had been called was that their numbers had so increased
that the room. which they had occupied had not sufficient space
to contain them. The gentlemeu who composed the present
committee had not been, therefore, enabled to labour SO success-
fully as they wished, and a scheme would that night be brought
before them for effecting the desired change. It did not behove
, him to say-what it ought to be, but he hoped the scheme would
have the blessing of the Almighty upon it, and that the' persons
present would not have to be called upon in vain. He hoped
they would be the means 'of reclaiming hundreds of idle and
drunken characters, who now had the money drained from their
1 pockets by drunkenness and debauchery, while their families
'at home were sitting in solitary misery. lie hoped they would
be the means of forming such into different characters.
Mr. llENiiv JONES said, it had been stated, that this s,,,jety
was a political engine. There were, he doubted not, there pre-
sent men of all political opinions. 'l'here were three societies
in Liverpool, and they were, he believed, all within theVfintit,f
that building, and all tried to inculcate the grandliti&Mllli: of
total abstinence from all intoxicating drifik. Wherilli'dliiiikeil
at that vast assembly, and looked back upon their strianib&kil.
ning, he could scarcely believe that, from Sti:iniall a siliciie,
could arise in so short a space of time so vast ariThlyl•easi.l3tTlie -
physical and moral degradation of society was 'ti'''. 06,1t17:that
renewed endeavours were requisite for the purpoie'Orstaying
the further increase of depravity. Oti behalf of drunkards and
their wives and their families, of their sisters and theiiliAr
little, neglected suffering children,. he, called, upon th6ui-to
assist in their undertaking. He culled their attention to the
proipectus, which lie was about to read. The prospectus set
forth, that it was proposed. to form a joint-stock company, for
the purpose of building a temperance-hall; capital, £t3,000 to
be raised in shares of £1 each. -The prospectos 'was not laid
before the public from any interested or sordid motive', but frpin
a mei e desire to secure to the inhabitants of Liv
neighbourhood a suitable place for the purpose Of .holding:t4m,
perauce tea parties, festivals, &C., as well as OthernreetingS-for
the furtherance of the cause of total abstininee: `after 6,[,;:,..
tiouing that the Music-hall, in Bold-street, Iraq:Wenn:Mimi 160
small for the purposes of the societ‘', the iu.Ailectn-Sili-lent on to
state, that the promoters of this unclertakingtliVekdlied nijon
forming a joint-stock company for the p.tgrilib
ose of plirchaiftig
eiP" iiia,the
th 6 Royal Amphitheatre, or Of,erecting ano uIV-a,n shitlable
for their puspose, and of naming the shafiiiiiqiien 4118Piliie
as would allow all the woiking-classes to banieitillficillffil-s.'
It weuld.be impossible to get'a nriiiii CiiiiiialiffiBailiteftaßtikbil
a new one v-ould cost. more 3tton()%?3,,rtivel rgyi ftw'it
Was erected was held under the Corpdritfiiiitb , .re • ‘1N.13 'Rod
twentv-ono Nears, the lives all in' bete IM, 65%114 {tit it
be induced" to go further, and ',',,,,,rant lifernii i'ersintikirThe
lease to their heirs and assigns frir ever:Avligfibj
would be secnred to them as rieeliold. 'Tie `i'n'come, they cal-
ht e pr`i'ilArty
wouldculated, would accrue as follows : .
The front part of the building-would be converted into a ,
''kl temperance anhotel,-to annual rent Of: . . ...... . E 60
°Fonr shpts in ltoe,slOVC. ...... .. .' .•• . . . •-•'.it .'`'.. II°
The stabling, underneath to be converted -ill& cellars, for
goods .. - IE,
.•• c. 4; 3O
- ...... ••••••••• ....
The boxes-to be le! to those who subscribed El per anufini, 200
Choral Society'ineetinc,'s , ~ '6o
150
Other meetings .

711 p., E 650
Dedtict salary' for Librarian...`. • 150

' " B 1.:5(X) 'alance... • •.
The prospectus' further stated,' that the theatre had been of-'
fered to them for £6,500. The company was to be considered
as formed when 4,000 shares had been subscribed for. Mr.
Jones continued; that since this prospectus had been formed,
they had received a communication, stating that the theatre
could not he sold for less than £B,OOO. He therefore should
propose that ten thousand shares shoUld he the number; and to
make a corresponding rate of income he raised the items above.
enumerated proportionally.
Mr. Jon N JoNns said, he hoped this meeting would receive
with feelings of,kilidness that address from a small portion of
their townsmen. They ventured to make their earnestrepte4,.
hoping that the meeting would second their efforts by all the,
means in their power,. to break up and destroy that 'pernicious
habit of drinking intoXieating drinks, Which had arrived at sucha
frightful pitch in this otherwise highly favoured land. A habit
which had heroine associated with all the circumstanceSandoc
eurrences of life, whether. pleasing or inUtirnful, prosperolisor
adverse. religions or prOfane ; it was a habit, 'Mr. Chairiifan,
by which thousands of drunkards were annually manufactured
from all ranks aria elasses of. society. It was a habit by uhieh
tray occasioned the destruction of much property. aridt he ruin
of many families. A habit which was the destroyer of health,
of peace, of virtue, and 'religion. aird sent 't h(Msailits'of our fel-
low-creatures, matt; and P-i:nale; p,or and rich, lealited and un-
learned, into ;incliner world, without hope or comnirt. (Cheers!)
It was a linhiriis,'Pinleiolis,,'4ittfi'Vet so established by custeM,
example, atidibteielti,clliat'it'ilclifil not be changed willow, the
•f• r r •
most united and pets, ellorts. 1 Iwy had iteplored mid
anxiously eridenvoinedKiirres't this grosvin•g-eYif With itiodera-
tion, but Without stn•eeSs{:- had noVAirrive!li'liiitne
dispensati'iuS-of Provid,olYie, aiid the griiid seCi4,l*4s
destruct up etiltis 'general dttrovtr 4 VIi(1"!tt
was denionsVrare. (VI toit.rnoreillillotNould krt.lo4tbe-eore or
this fyitritiL,ti--,--nothiniiPii‘iti'Etdf4ligt(iii6ce.
( C c1744,%111,;ri irLefir
.1t (Ji*.weiViYAlLVl' tefliV'tiftt4Ty ut Git,t
—it revolution which would restore comfort to the habitation of