The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-14 00:00:00

NEWTON RACES.-FRIDAY.

The St. Helen's Purse of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 15
sovs each, 10 ft. Colborne Course.
Mr Allanson's ch f Vulture, 3 yrs M Tones 1
Mr F. R. Price names b c Tom Shipman, 3 yrs
Mr E. Peel's b f Cantata, 2 yrs 3
Two others started; four paid.
The Shrighley Cup, value 100 sovs, given by William Turner,
Esq., M.P., added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs
each. One mile and a half. Second- horse to receive` 5 sovs.
Capt. Bunney's b m Miss Newton, 5 yrs, ist 91b..Whitehouse 1
Mr Mostyn's b m Birdlime, 5 yrs, 9st
Mr E. Peel's b h Tarick, 5 yrs, Bst 916
Five others started ; eleven paid.
The Warrington Purse of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each. One mile and a half.
Mr Nanney's Cymro. 4 yrs, 7st 1oib
Mr Price's ch c Ludford, 4 yrs, 7st Blb
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Lord Stanley's b h Donald, 5 yrs, Bst 3
Three others started; four paid.
A Plate of £7O. Heats; two miles. 10 subs.
Mr Houldsworth's b c Hectic, 4 yrs . Darling 1 1
Mr Robert's b g Aratus, 5 yrs 2 2
SATURDAY.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, 1 soy ft, with 70 sovs
added. The owner of the second horse to receive 10 sovs.
Mr Allanson's b m Ladv Moore Carew, 6 yrs, Bst 31b 0 1 1
Mr Bell's br f Zebetta, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b
Mr Barrow's b m Catharina, 6 yrs, 9st 41b 2 0 0
Two others started.
The Hokee Pokee Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 40 sovs added to
the winner, and 10 soya to the second. The owner of the last
horse to pay 3 sovs (over and above his stake) to the third
Mr Sharratt's br g Zanga, aged
Mr Wilby's b m Mabooba, by Saladdin, aged
Two others started.
Trotting Race.—A Sweepstakes of 10 says each. h ft, with 100
sovs added. The second horse to receive back his stake.
Mr Hollingworth's ch to Nancy 1 1
Mr Jos. Richardson's b m Kitty 2 2

THE DOCK QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Ste,—You will allow me, on behalf of the dock-rate payers,
to contradict, authoritatively, a calumnious assertion in the
Albion of this day, to the effect thca, by connivance or mis-
management, they have been "directly instrumental" to the
introduction of the clause in the bill. exempting Runcorn and
some other places from ayment of dock-rateg. Nothing can
be more unfounded than this- report, which can only have origi-
nated in that miserable spirit of party which has infused all the
bitterness of politics into the discussion of a question purely
commercial.

The clause in question was proposed and carried by Mr.
Stanley, the secretary of the treasury, not only without previous
communication with the rate-payers, ( whom he has opposed
throughout,) but against their strongest remonstrances, contrary
also on principle to the expressed opinion of the speaker, and in
the very teeth of the standing orders. From public rumour
only were the rate-payers aware of Mr. Stanley's intention to
press the clause, and to the last, after taking the speaker's opi-
nion, they relied on the withdrawal of it. Need I say, then,
that the imputation of a corrupt bargain between their delegates
and the Cheshire members is without colour or shadow of truth?
So unworthy, indeed, is the suspicion, that I am persuaded it
could not for a moment find place in any honourable mind.
The rate-payers, on the introduction of the clause, opposed it
to the utmost—not on the ground that the exemption claimed is
altogether unjust, for, with that real liberality which the editor of
the. Albion loses sight of when it suits his purpose, they admit
that to some extent it may he fairly claimed, but they contend
that to engraft, without notice, such a clause upon the present
bill would be a flagrant injustice to the bond-holders, who, not
expecting such an attack, have had no opportunity to defend
themselves. Upon the principle of mere honesty, therefore,
the rate-payers, who have always made common cause with the
bond-holders, in this instance defended the rights of the latter
as strenuously as their own, and they still hope that the House
of Commons will reject the clause.
But, after all, the bond-holders have no cause for alarm—if
the clause stand, their securities will be in no material degree
affected, and may even be more than compensated by some
future alteration of the dues as to the river Weaver trade,
which will now be just. Neither will they be decived by the
new-born zeal in their favour of the editor of the Aliuon,ywho
calls upon the bong-holders to petition against the bill, now
that the rate-payers have succeeded in carrying every clause in
dispute, conveniently forgetting that when the bill was first in-
troduced the town council laughed to scorn the jnst claims of
the creditors of the dock estate to some share in its manage-
ment.

If any party among us be " directly instrumental" to the
adoption of this clause, (but which I dont charge,) surely it is
the town council who, calling themselves liberal, but in the very
spirit of tyranny, rejecting all concession, all negotiation for a
fair division of power, drove the dock-rate-payers to a public de-
fence of their rights before a parliamentary committee, out of
which strife has arisen—like the division of the oyster shells in
the fable—a decision on this one point, equally obnoxious to all.
The editor of the Albion thinks fit to designate the rate-pavers
Who have taken the lead in this controversy as " tories." it is
not for me, sir, who deem that term an honourable one, to ob-
ject to its application, however disingenuously, to my clients;
but that editor well knows that men of all parties in politics have
joined with equal zeal in resisting the unjust attempt of the
town council to monopolize the power of the dock trust.-1 am,
&c., JOHN NORTH, JUN.
Exchange-alley, 13th Tune, 1836.

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sis,—Hiving seen an advertisement in a Liverpool paper,
purporting to be for the establishment of a new stetim company,
in which it is alleged, that that company has been suggested in
consequence of "numerous complaints of the irregular rates of
freight, and uncertain and inefficient accommodation by ex.
isting conveyances, and the frequent inconvenience and an-
noyance to importers and exporters of goods, cattle, 84e.'.
have, sir, to give the most unqualified contradiction to such .as-
sertions, and which it would appear are made to favour the ob-
jects of a few specnlators.. -No such complaints have been
made, but, on the contrary, I have received the strongest and
most gratifying assurances of satisfaction on. the part of the
great body of cattle exporters, and importers, who have ex-
pressed their conviction that the company afford every practi-
cable accommodation and convenience to shippers; and ,
that,
as far as can be done, they secure certainty of conveyance, and
efficiency of steam accommodation, and I can only assure the
public tliat such continues to be the determination ,of the com-
pany.
With respect to the assertion of irregular rates of freight, I
need only say, that no one connected with the establishment
has any interest whatever in the rate of height, and that the
principle of the company is to make but a moderate dividend,
and impartially to divide the surplus in a manner which has al-
ready given great satisfaction to shippers.
I do not assert that no complaints have ever been made, hut
I am authorised to say, that, considering the great objects' of
the establishment, and the extent of its business, fewer grounds
of complaint have been afforded than could be supposed by
those not acquainted with the difficulties and risks of steam
navigation.

I an only say that the company has ever been actuated by
he most liberafprinciples towards all classes of shippers, and
hey are determined to leave no reasonable grounds of cotn-
►laint on the yea of any individual.

SAM. PERRY.

27, TVatr-itreet, Liverpool.

SOUTH Bissx Ei.sct loN.—The election terminated on
Tuesda in the return of the tory candidate. The numbers
were—Palmer, 2103; Branfill, 1527 ; majority, 576.
REPORTERS.—Those who attend the houses of,paryrn aent to
report are more frequently sinned against than sinning, for it
often happens that the speaker lets fall hasty expressions,
which are calculated to affect his interests ; and if reported, as
spoken, his worship or his squireship bawls out " breach of
privilege," and declares that his Words have been perverted,
or something attributed to him which he never said. In such a
case, the reporter is often (for form's sake( brought to the bar,
but it is usually let down easy by the offended party, who is
himself the best judo of his own case.—Tount and Country
Magazine.