The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL GREY

•MY LORD,—At a public meeting of the British Mariners'
Association, held in Liverpool, this day, it was unanimously
resolved that a committee be appointed to watch the proceed-
its with the ship Levenside, Captain Campbell, as
reported in a St. Helena paper, from which the British Mari-
ners' Association learn with extreme regret and astonishment,
that some military passengers, headed by two captains in the
army, named Vesey and Neill, have taken upon themselves to
depose the master of that vessel from his command by brutal
force, having put bins into the hold of the ship, secured him
to a stancheon with chains, and kept him there for twelve days
and nights, with an armed sentinel keeping watch over him.
And all this for no other offence, according to the narrative,
than that of doing his duty, by insisting on his lawful com-
mands of the most simple kind being obeyed. Three military
men go still further in their crime, by taking full possession
of the ship's papers ; also the master's cabin, and dismissing
the lawful officers of the ship from their duty, and appointing
others out of the crew, directed the ship's course as they
pleased, and in every way took possession of the ship and cargo
as pirates and robbers ; and whatever may have been their inten-
tions, the lives of her Majesty's subjects, and the safety of the
property that had been entrusted to the care of Captain Camp.
bell, was seriously endangered. And after the narration of the
above particulars, the British Mariners' Association is still
surprised to learn that after four days' investigation of the case
by the magistrates at St. Helena, Captain Campbell was fully
committed for trial on the charge of assault, with intent to
murder.

I am directed therefore to submit to your lordship that St.
Helena being under strong military influence, and prejudicial
to ensure the most impartial trial of a case full of importance
to the merchant service of this country, your lordship will be
pleased to exercise any influence or power of office you may
possess to remove the trial of this case to London.

The British Mariners' Association is actuated solely by their
duty to protect and defend their class from imposition an I op-
pression on the one hand, but on the other they would not
defend or shelter any man from just and deserved punish-
ment. But a trial of such a case in St. Helena,
before a military jury perhaps, could not be said to be impar-
tial. I am directed therefore to implore your lordship (on
public grounds) to cause the trial of Captain Campbell to be
removed from St. Helena, that there may be a fair and impar-
tialinvestigation of the case,

It is further recorded that information was laid by Captain
Campbell against Captain Vesey, and other passengers, for
piracy and il!egal seizure of the ship, which information was
taken by the magistrates. lam directed therefore to request
that your lordship will, on this ground, also direct that the
charge be likewise tried in this country, that all the parties
concerned may have the fullest satisfaction. And, I am, my
lord, with great respect, your lordship's most obedient humble
servant, on behalf of the meeting,
WM. M 'G A RRY,
Chairman to the British Mariners' Association.
Liverpool, August Gth, 1851.

Similar letters have been addressed to the Marquis of
Anglesea and the Duke of Wellington, and the following
is his Grace's reply : _ . _

" London, August 8, 1851

,
" Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his
compliments to Mr. Nl`Garry. He has received his letter and
the inclosed. The Duke has received no official report of the
transactions referred to by the Mariners' Association at
Liverpool.
" He is not in the habit of giving an opinion in writing on
events announced in the newspapers. When the transaction
in question will be regularly reported to the duke, and will be
announced to him by the authorities of the government, be
will consider of the course to be adopted by him in relation
to it.

" In the meantime, the Duke notices that the troops men-
tioned in the newspapers are under the authority of the Master-
General of the Ordinance.

" William M'Garry, Esq."

THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S QUARTERLY
RETURN of BIRTHS,MARRIAGES, di- DEATHS.

This return comprises the births and deaths registered
during the quarter ending June 30th, 1851.
The North-western division comprises Cheshire and
Lancashire. Out of 2,487,351 inhabitants the deaths were
15,812; the mortality is therefore high, but lower than it
was in some previous years. Small-pox was epidemic in
many districts ; measles, hooping cough, and scarlatina
also prevailed. The registrar of Heaton Norris states,
that seven persons in one house were attacked by small-
pox ; all had been vaccinated in infancy, and all recovered.
Stockport is healthy. The factory operatives have regular
employment, enjoy more exercise in the open air, and
seem to pay greater attention to sanatory measures. The
deaths in Liverpool were 1898 out of 255,055 inhabitants ;
the mortality was below the average. The registrar of
Howard-street notices one death from English cholera.
Wigan is in an unhealthy state ; small-pox, measles, and
typhus are very prevalent ; many nuisances still exist.
The increase of births in Bolton is ascribed to the influx
of people, consequent on an improved state of trade,
which affords pretty regular employment to the labouring
classes. Immense numbers of them are employed at very
low wages ; hut provisions arc cheap. The mortality is
low. In the Manchester district the deaths were much
below the average, or 1599 out of 228,437 inhabitants.
LivEnrooL.—St. Martin.—Births, 574 ; deaths, 429. The
deaths are about the average. The prevailing diseases have
been bronchitis, phthisis, and scarlatina. There have been se-
veral deaths from small-pox, one of a female aged thirty years,
previously vaccinated.
Jloward•street.—Births, 338 ; i'entbs, 267. 34 persons died
of small-pox, of whom 12 only had been vaccinated, 13 from
fever, and 1 from English cholera.

Dale-street.—Birtlis, 307 ; deaths, 236. 19 cases of small-pox
terminated fatally (luring the quarter.
Saint George.—Births, 131 ; deaths, 115. The deaths com-
prise 64 males and 51 females, half of whom are children under
six years of age, whilst nearly a quarter are persons above 60.
There have been five fatal cases of small-pox (one without vac-
cination), and one of chicken-pox.
Saint Thomas.—Births, 334; deaths, 207. The deaths are 7
more than in the corre.ponding quarter of last year. Small-
pox was prevalent at the commencement of the quarter, and
fatal in 11 cases ; but since the 10th of May it has subsided,
not a death having occurred from it since that date. No other
epidemic has prevailed to any extent. A large portion of the
deaths have been from diseases of the respiratory organs.
Islington.—Births, 405; deaths, 260. Deaths in the corre-
spondin- quarter of
' 1850. 232. Of the above there were from
phthisis 27 ; pneumonia II ; small-pox 13; fever 13; scarlatina
9 ; measles 13; and hooping-cough 7.
Toxteth Park.—Births, 634; deaths, 348. The deaths show
a decrease of 87 compared with those of the la,t March quar-
ter. From small-pox (vaccinated) 2 deaths, (not vaccinated) 4 ;
measles 7 ; croup 6; hooping.cougi 6 ; scarlatina 44; typhus
2; diarrhoea 8; dysentery 2; and influenza 2.
West Derkn.—Births, 310 ; deaths, 218. There is an increase
of 43 deaths in the quarter as compared with those of the pre-
ceding quarter. This increase may be attributed to the preva-
lence of small-pox, which has proved fatal in 41 cases, 13 of
which were among persons vaccinated, 15 among those not
vaccinated ; in 13 vaccination is not reported on the medical
certificates.

Much Wootton.—Births, 53 ; deaths, 37. Hooping-cough is
prevalent, and has caused 8 out of the abovenumber of deaths.
St. Helens.—Births, 273; deAlis, 153. which is 130 below
those of last quarter, an:l 13 below those of the correspond-
ing quarter of last year. The district is very healthy at present.
Measles was fatal in 5 cases; scarlatina in 3; croup in 4 ; and
diarrhoea in 3.

Halsall.—Births, 17 ; deaths, 14. Cold and unseasonable
weather has raised the mortality above the average.
North 3110/R.—Births, 75 ; deaths, 56. The deaths are above
the average. Small-pox, which was fatal in 9 cases, has been
severe in one part of the district ; and scarlatina, which de-
stroyed 7 children, in at other.

A BLACK DOCTOR.—A gentleman, who has the con-
duct of the general business of a mercantile house in this
town, having received overtures from a Dr. Black, who
was anxious to open a connexion with the firm, wrote to
a friend who resides in the same town with the doctor, in
order to ascertain how far he was deserving of credit.
The answer returned was somewhat characteristic :

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" Dear Sir,—Dr. Black's affairs partake of the com-
plexion of his name, and his office is a black-hole, locked
up, so don't let him loci; ii.pro.ur labour and igre.--Ynpri,
An." _