The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-19 00:00:00

REV. MR. DELANY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Having observed a letter in the Mercury of last
weeks intended, no doubt, to injure my usefulness in this
town, while I was engaged in developing the errors of Ro-
manism, I beg to inquire through your independent jour-
nal, who the man Smyth is who daringly put forth such
vile calumny and abuse. On seeing the letter I waited
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notice the paragraph but that Smyth had given his name
and address, for I am tired of replying to the scurrilous
abuse of my enemies. It is Derrynane Catiline's motto,
" Throw dirt, and some of it will stick."
I have challenged the press again and again for the last
nine years to meet me and give me a public opportunity
of proving my ordination. I stated in my pamphlet ad-
dressed to the Roman Catholics of Ireland I stated that I
was ordained in Arras, in France. Why not inquire after
me there, and publish the bishop's reply. I must be truly
a madman to go to St. Andrew's Church. in Dublin, to
conform if I was the character they represent me to be.
I no v, once for all, challenge the sons of Demetrius to
meet me and if I cannot satisfy them as to my ordination,
&c. they will l.ave a complete victory, and I promise never
again to assail their system. E. B. DELANY.
September 18, 1843.

CIIRISTINA GILMOUR.—Those of our readers who take
an interest in American affairs will have noticed, that the
first demand made upon the United States under the new
treaty was for the person of Christina Gilmour, alias
Cochrane, a fugitive from Scotland, accused of the mur-
der of her husband. After numerous legal inquiries, Mrs.
Gilmour was at length secured, and she arrived at this
port on Monday evening last, in the New York packer..
ship Liverpool, in custody of George M'Key, a Scotch
officer. She was confined iu our Bridewell during the
night, and at twelve o'clock on Tuesday took her depar-
ture for Glasgow. She is represented as a fine young
woman, not more tha❑ 25 years of age. She arrived at
Glasgow on Wednesday, and was immediately lodged in
Paisley gaol.

PARKGATE REGATTA.—This regatta took place on
Monday week, a day as lovely and fine as the committee
and the most ardent admirers of aquatic sports could
desire. This of course, together with the anticipated
severe contest between the two schooners Nymph and
Fairy, belonging to Captains W. M. Wilkinson and
Llo‘ d Jones, of the D. Y. Club, and the splendid band
belonging to the 6th Regiment of Foot at present stationed
at Chester, kindly allowed to be present by Lieutenant-
Colonel Michel, bad the effect of attracting hundreds to
the scene of action. The Pier, a mile in length, was
thronged with spectators ; and amongst them we noticed
two or three brides, " Cheshire beauties," and Lanca-
shire witches." The sport was excellent. For the Mos-
tyn Cup the schooners Nymph, Fairy, Mariner's Friend,
and Ellen started, but in consequence of the wind failing,
and the ebb running very strong, which prevented the
vessels rounding the winning flag boat, it was decided a
drawn race.

DOCK COMMITTED;, THURSDAY. -- Present, Messrs.
Ilorsfall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Molyneux,
Aikin, Evans, lioyden, Tobin, Bold, and Ripley. Mr.
Horsfall presided. None of the sub-committees had any
reports to present. A long conversation, however, took
place upon a letter from Mr. Charles M'Murdo, Chair-
man of the Liverpool Association of Underwriters, stating
that the committee of the association having observed in
the public papers that the employment and maintenance
of a steamer by the Dock Trustees, for the purpose of
saving lives from wrecked vessels, had been discussed by
them ; and having felt that such a vessel would be desire-
hie, as well for the sake of humanity as for mercantile in-
terests, they begged to give a strong assurance that in all
cases when the property of the Liverpool Underwriters
should be saved by such means, most liberal compensa-
tion for the services rendered would be cheer fully allowed ;
and if the remuneration offered for such services should be
deemed too small, they (the Underwriters' Association)
would, in such cases, abide by the recommendation of the
Mayor, the Chairman of the Dock Committee, and the
Chairman of their own association. The association had,
within the last twelve months, paid a larger sum in remu-
neration for services in saving lives and property than the
amount of the whole annual expense of keeping up a
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they had never been called together to discuss the sub-
ject. Mr Ripley, on the other hand, contended that as
it came with the chairman's name. the committee mustre-
ceive it as such ; if the chairman had exceeded his powers,
the Dock Committee had nothing to do with that. Ti :e
secretai y then read an opinion from the solicitor upon the
legality of keeping a steamer for the purpose described; it
was to the effect that the Dock Trustees might legally
build and maintain such a vessel, but that they could not
be in any case legally entitled to any salvage which the
vessel might make. After some discussion on the general
policy of keeping a steamer for the purpose, Mr. M'M urdo's
letter and the solicitor's opinion were referred to the spe-
cial sub-committee recently appointed to inquire into and
report upon the whole subject. Some financial business
was then transacted, and the committee separated.