The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-03-01 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sta,—ls it true, that with one only exception the whole of the
members of our. Common Council have signed the petition in
favour of the unjustly and meanly traduced freemen of Liver-
pool ?
Is it true, that that single exception is Mr. John Ewart ?
Is it true, that, with this as a plea in his favour, he intends
taking entirely upon himself, at 'a future election, the pleasur-
able employment of soliciting in favour of his brother the
votes of , US OLD FREEMEN ?
25th February, 1833.

THE DISPENSARIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4ND2IRD.

SIR,—It has occurred to me that 1 have heard that one wing
of that extensive building, the Borough Goal, in Great Howard-
street, is at present, and has been for a long period of no use,
and unoccupied.

Should this be the case, and it be considered desirable by
a great number of the Governors and Subscribers to the Dis-
pensary, to form a junior Infirmary, for the reception of dan-
gerous cases of accident arising at the New Docks, and the
extreme North end of the Town, such a situation would be a
much more desirable one, from the salubrity of its air and
proximity to the neighbourhood alluded to, than the North
Dispensary. In fact, such an Institution is called for on a
limited schle, upon the score of humanity, as accidents do
arise where the Patient would expire from exhaustion if obliged
to be conveyed the distance to the New Infirmary,`for relief.
If the parties favourable to the advancement of these calls
'upon their humanity feel inclined to follow up their good in-
tentions, let them apply to the Proper Authorities, for the
temporary use of part of this spacious building, and aid the
addititional expense incurred by it,. by their voluntary and
distinct contrihutions, in addition to their present subscriptions
to the existing Institutions. Thus the Dispensary would remain
the Institution it was originally intended to be, and all parties
would again cordially join in promoting its interest and the
cause of true charity.—Yours, &c.
Feb. 27, 1833. J. H.

IRELAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Siu,—Of late we have really had by far too much of Ireland
and Irish affairs. They seem in the estimation of the dema-
gogues of that country and their few partisans in this, to be the
only topics at all worthy of consideration. And O'Connell has
lately had the daring impudence to hold up for the imitation of
the Protestants of this country the ignorant Papists of Ireland,
in regard to the observance of the Sabbath. He said in the
House of Comnions that Papists thought they kept the Sabbath
sufficiently holy by going to mass in the morning, and afterwards
enjoying themselves in their games and riotous sports. I have
no time at present, but it would be no difficult matter to shew
that all the 'ills and misery of Ireland have their origin in the
degradation consequent on the prevalence of Popery. If allowed
a corner in your columns, I may take this subject on a future
occasion.—l am, Sir, yours, W. R. E.

CONCESSIONS TO IRELAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,-Our state Solomons, the leading speculative theorists
of the day, arc men of such sound political sentiments that those
measures of great importance which they have advocated through
life, have, when passed, so run Counter to their predictions, that
in mortification of spirit, and with humbled pride, they have, in
a state of mental anguish, declared that in their hopes arising
from concession they have been "most grievously disappointed;"
but, notwithstanding which, they still are prepared to concede,
and, if they do concede, they will again, most assuredly, be as
grievously disappointed. As British statesmen, presiding over
the destinies of a Protestant empire, they appear to be regard-
less of Protestant interests; and, indeed, have been accused, in
the minds of many, of having been regardless of the shedding
of Protestant blood in the sister country. The Protestant clergy
of Ireland have, by Catholic persecution, been driven from
their country residences into the towns for shelter, and many
of them, though of most exemplary character, and of most tole-

rant spirit, have been shot. The plaintive cries of these victims
of O'Connelism have been but faintly heard by those ministers•
whose hearts have been elated and corrupted by the popnlar
praise, and whose ears have been more pleasingly accustomed
to the words—agitate ! agitate ! agitate ! And what, sir, has
agitation done for Ireland ?—lt has gained Catholic emancipa-
tion; and what has emancipation done for Ireland? It has pro-
duced a fresh and greater agitation,—an agitation bordering
on rebellion—an agitation which has dyed the Catholic
hand with Protestant blood ; and it has done more, it
has gained or is about to have granted to it, restless vil-
lainy fresh concessions, at the expence of the Protestant
church and of the future peace of the Protestant people
of Ireland. And what has Catholic emancipation 'done fcr
England ! it has contaminated the British senate. If to ap-
pease the alarm with which the conduct of Ministers hare been
regarded by one party in this and the sister country, they bring
forward measures of coercion, they are not backward. in their
offer of bribes in the shape of concession to the other; while in
placing themselves between the two, instead of being admired
they will most likely be .rejected in disgust by both, as utterly
unworthy of the confidence of either, and will at last be scouted
as political jugglers, who have practised their sleights merely
for the maintaining of themselves in office. Is it that Catholic
Ireland deserves punishment for her turbulence and her mur-
ders ? if so, why not punish her, rather than snake concessions
when such unlawful means are used to get them. Unreasona-
ble concessions—for unreasonable they become under'such cir-
cumstances, are sure to be followed by more unreasonable de-
mands. What are the grievances of Ireland ? The tithes
alone,—no. What then ? The existence of a Protestant
church, (as it would appear by the measure of Ministers,) and
the presence of a Protestant clergy. What is the proof of
such grievance? -The murder of those clergy. Admirable
judges who make such a Sancho Panza deduction. And
what punishment is inflicted on those murderers ? A con-
cession to or agreement with their demands,—incomparable
legislators, into whose hands the property, life, and religion of
his Majesty's Protestant subjects were entrusted. This is in-
deed a sacrifice to Moloch, and a pandering to midnight crime.
Well indeed might o'Connell, with his Irish myrmidons, yell
forth their approbation of the conciliatory measure brought for-
ward by his Majesty's government, so ably seconding his views
on Ireland. Well indeed might his enthusiasm spread conta-
giously through the ranks of the radical members of a reformed
House of Commons, when plunder becomes the basis of conces-
sion, and when an act of grace is passed to relieve and encourage
the Catholic murderer, and to redress or rathei obliterate the
wrongs suffered by the Protestant clergy of Ireland. Unprincipled
concession will begetunprincipled demands, when an opportune
time arrives to enforce them; and the Catholics of Irelarkd will
not stop short, (the principle being once admitted as being laid
down by government, and to be acted upon at a future time by
O'Connell and the priests,) nor until not only the Protestant
established church is destroyed in Ireland, but in England also;
for the foundation of the compact entered into between Irish agi-
tation and English radicalism is, that they assist each other.
Still, notwithstanding the strongly marked signs of the times,
not a petition has been got up, praying against such a measure
of redress of Catholic grievances, by the Protestants of England.
So much have the O'Connell's succeeded in charming them by
their eloquence, or frightening them by their yells.—Yours,
27th Feb., 1833. J. M.