The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-09 00:00:00

FANCY AND DRESS BALLS,
QUADRILLE PARTIES, arc.
MR . W. PARKER begs respectfully to inform the
""1- Nobility and Gentry of Liverpool and its vicinity,
that his ROYAL CHELTENHAM QUADRILLE
and MILITARY B that Performed during the
season at the Zoological and Botanic Gardens, and gave
such universal satisfaction, is now combined, .so as to
form admirable Quadrille ands, of all capacities, com-
mencing with Violin, Clarionet, and Harp,A.ntroducing
Weippert's celebr ted Quadrille Bells, Co/net-a-piston,
&c. /
Mr. PARKER will have the gratification of introducing
all the modern Continental Music, including some bril-
liant specimens of Bossisio, Labitzky, Strauss, Julien,
Lanner, and Musard.
Applications to be made to Mr. PARKER ; Mr. Timm-
SON, Music-seller, 16, London-road; Mr. SHADE, Music-
seller, 4, Berry-street, top of Bold-street; or to Mr.
MARSHALL, Edge-hill Cqffee-house.
MILITARY BANDS,
Of any extent, and of unrivalled talent, may be had on the
shortest notice, with splendid uniform.
Cheltenham Arms Hotel. South Castle-street,
Liverpool, December 26, 1843.

y PETER ROBINSON, at present and for four
1-3 months past residing in Warrington, in the parish of
Warrington, and county of Lancaster, and for five years
previously residing in Saint Helen's, in the parish of Pres-
cot, in the said county of Lancaster, and bei g a commer-
cial traveller, DO HEREBY GIVE NO ICE, that 1
intend to present a Petition to the Li rpool District
Court of Bankruptcy, praying to be e mined touching
my debts, estate and effects, and to be rotected from all
Process, upon making a full disclosur and surrender of
such estate and effects, for payment o iy just and lawful
debts; and I HEREBY FURTHER GIVE NOTICE,
that the time when the matter of the said Petition shall
be heard, is to be advertised in the London Gazette, and
in the Liverpool Standard newspaper, one month at the
least after the date hereof. As witness my hand, this 29th
day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty-three,
PETER ROBINSON.

Mr. John Green Bales, from London, has been ap-
pointed and is now officiating as inspector of letter-
carriers from the Liverpool Post-office, vice Collard.
Seven publicans were fined by Mr. Rushton, on Friday,
in various sums, for offences against the local act. There
were tw•o second convictions.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—In consequence of the vacancy in
the committee, occasioned by the resignation of Mr.
Charles Horsfall, there was no meeting of that body on
Thursday.
Captain Henry Herbert, of the Arethusa, was, on Fri-
day, charged at the Police-court, with deserting three
Krooboys, whom he had brought from Africa as sailors ;
but on his undertaking to carry them back to their native
country, and to provide for them in the mean time, he
was let off.

The letter-carriers in the Liverpool Post-office, on
Friday, presented to Mr. James Hawley, acting-inspector,
a handsome silver pencil-case, as a token of their sense of
the impartial manner in which he has performed the
duties of that responsible office.
An old man, named John Hayes, a dealer in nuts, pre-
ferred a complaint at the police-court, on Friday, against
a policeman named Slack, whom he charged with impro-
perly seizing his barrow, and when afterwards giving him
into custody, by which nuts, to the value of ten 3hillings,
were stolen from him. Mr. Rushton ordered him to
make good the loss within twenty-four hours on pain of
dismissal.

At the police-court, on Friday, a young man, named
Shaw, the son of a respectable tradesman in this
town, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of
attempting to pick pockets in the vicinity of one of the
theatres. He had been watched for several nights by in-
spector Walker, who at length felt justified in capturing
him. Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to be remanded,
that he might have an opportunity of speaking to his
father.

INFORMATIONS.—Some idea of the utility of the police
may be formed when we state that, dining the past year,
7202 informations (dock and town) have been heard be-
fore Mr. Rushton. They have been laid for offences
against the bye laws, and there is no doubt that such a
check tends much to the convenience and safety of the
inhabitants, whilst the nenalties inflicted swell the
borough fund, and prev'ent the imposition of local
taxation.

LIFE PRESERVERS.—Various as have been the plans
of late brought before the public for the preservation of
life from shipwreck, none to us appears so complete as
one that has for some days past been exhibited here, an
advertisement of which will be found in another column.
We have not room to give a detailed description ; suffice
it, however, to say, that it possesses advantages and capa-
bilities that are not displayed in any other.

ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.
—.Friday last being the day appointed for the election of
a momber of the Dock Committee, to supply the vacancy
Caused by the resignation of Charles Horsfall, Esq., the
voting commenced at one,and terminated at four o'clock,
in the,return of Mr. Kendall.. There were two candidates
on the occasion;—Mr. Kendall and Mr. Booker, both of
whom are conservativcs, and gentlemen of much practical
acquaintance with dock affairs. The numbers at the close
of the poll were :—Kendall, 296; Booker, 185; majority
for the former, 11]. The election excited great interest.

THE MERCURY AND MR. OASTLER.—The London
Standardin speaking of M r. Oastler's letter which appear-
ed in our last, says, that `:it is such a one as would shame
his traducers into future silence, were not their party ran-
cour a good deal more powerful than their charity or sense
of fair play. The letter speaks for itself. Mark the con-
trast between the accused and the accuser. Let Mr.
Thornhill also note the language of the man who has
endured at his hands, without justice or reason, an im-
prisonment of three long and dreary years. Why, if Mr.
Oastler had even robbed Mr. Thornhill of XL/50 he
might have escaped with half the punishment. Is it any
wonder that the public have resolved to set the captive
free ? " The letter has had unfortunately a very different
effect from this, and has only increased the rancour of
Mr. Oastler's enemies as may be seen from the last Mer.
curt'. We are much mistaken, however, if (before we
have done with the matter) the disgraceful and lying
calumnies of the Mercury i. re not the means of raising
Mr. Oastler still higher in the estimation of the public
than he is at present.
THE TEA TRADR.—An important document has just
appeared in Liverpool, in reference to China and the tea
trade. In a memorial to the government from the East
India and China Association, and sets forth that the pre-
sent high rate of duty on tea, in a great measure, neutral-
ises the many advantages confidently expected to result
from the exceedingly liberal scale of duties conceded by
the Emperor of China; that it is unjust to the Chinese
and injurious to British trade, calculated to annoy the
emperor by abstracting specie and bullion from the coun-
try ; that it is disproportionately high, when contrasted
with that on other necessaries of life; that the consump-
tion of tea has been stationary for the last seven years.
notwithstanding the great accession to the population and
the increase of competition; that it is capable of great in-
crease, if prices be reduced; that reduction of the duty
to ls. per lb. is rendered absolutely necessary, in order to
remove existing restrictions, and to prevent this wide
outlet for the sale of our manufactures from diminishing
in importance, and that such a reduction would lead to
an extension of the rate of consumption far beyond any
that has hitherto occurred.
THE CONDEMNED POACHERS.—The friends of these
unhappy men, on Friday last, accompanied by their legal
adviser, proceeded to Knowsley Hall, to solicit that a re-
commendation to mercy might be sent, on behalf of the
culprits, to the Secretary of State. The deputation just
saw the Earl of Derby, who declined to interfere. The
female friends then waited upon Lady Stunley, who said
that she never interfered with her lord's business. Lord
Stanley was in the fields at the time, and the deputation
having waited until his return, his lordship declined to
interfere. He said informrtion had reached him, through
Sir James Graham, of so many gamekeepers having been
murdered by poachers, that it was necessary an example
should be made. An application of a similar nature, we
are also informed was made to Mr. Justice Wightman,
on Friday last. His reply was, that if they could show
him any grounds, he would have no objection to recom-
mend the culprits to her Majesty's clemency ; but as the
case stood at present, he saw no such grounds.—We
understand thAnn M'Cormick still persists in asserting
her innocency' the crime of which she has been
con-
victed, and ther health is in so precarious a state, that
she is not likely, even if reprieved, long to survive.
WELSH SERVICE IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.—We re-
joice to learn that our fellow-countrymen in the vicinity
of the above church evince their regard for the Welsh
service by attending it in large numbers, especially at
three o'clock on the Sunday afternoon. The morning
service at nine o'clock, it is complained, commence at too
early an hour for many to be present ; and probably there
is some justice in this complaint at this time of the year.
The cause of this inconvenience cannot, it seems, be re-
moved until a separate church be found for the Welsh in
the north part of the town. But it is to be hoped that
the efforts which have been made by the various denomi-
nations of Dissenters to erect suitable and handsome
places of Worship will rouse Churchmen to effect this
desirable object, We understand that the ministerial
labours of the Rey. William Hughes have, since his ap-
pointment to the Welsh lectureship, been attended with
considerable success, and that a large increase has taken
place in the number of communicants as well as in the
congregation. This we take to be a proof that the Welsh
know how to appreciate the ministry of the gospel, when
it is preached with becoming solemnity, and in an intel-
ligible manner, either by a pious and candid clergyman,
or by a Dissenter.—Yr Amserau, a Welsh Newspaper
published in Liverpool.
WELSH MATINs.—The old custom of observing matins
on Christmas day (whether for good or evil we shall not
say,) from which much good was manifested in this town
about forty years ago is again revived. At that period,
and for many years subsequently, it was usual among dis-
senters to hold religious meetings at five o'clock on Christ-
mas morning. Many of these congregations afterwards
proceeded to St. Paul's Church to atten I the Welsh ser-
vice, which was at that period performed by the Rev. Mr.
Pughe. The custom has been discontinued by all the dis-
senters, but it has of late years been revived at St. Paul's
Church to the great delight and satisfaction of a numerous
class among the Welsh in this town. Evidence of this
was furnished on last Christmas day, when not less than
700 or 800 attended the Welsh service at St. Paul's, at
six o'clock in the morning. The prayers on that occasion
were read impressively by the Rev. T. Harries, of Hera-
lys, Pembrokeshire, and lately of Carnarvon ; and an ex-
cellent
sermon was delivered by the Rev. Wm. Hughes,
the Welsh lecturer, from John, i, 14.—ILid.

CORRESPONDENCE.

RICHARD OASTLER AND HIS ENEMIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—The only point of view in which the liberty of
the press ca❑ be condemned, I consider to be those dirty,
sneaking, and dark insinuations, where th writer has not
the moral courage to speak out. I allude to such a para-
graph as the following in the Mercury;—" If you apply to
Messrs. Rawson, Cousins, and Clayton, you may gain
su,h and such information," never surmising that any one
will take such trouble, and knowing also that a large por •
tion of all readers of newspapers are more inclined to be-
lieve scandal than truth. Again, in the letter of a corres-
pondent, who winds up a sentence thus—" not forgetting
the charcoal burner, near Dewsbury." Why not speak
plain, and then have plain answers? Does Mr: Oastler
ever deal in these dark insinuations ? Does Mr. Ferrand ?
How did this gentleman deal with the league assassina-
tion plot? Why, he placed himself so fully in the hands of
the parties, that if he has libelled them, they have their
remedy. I detest sneaking insinuations, which will stab a
man in the dark ; but I admire plain speaking, however
strong, because the truth then comes out.
Yours, &c.,
A PLAIN SPEAKER.

MR. OASTLER AND THE MERCURY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—In compliance with your request, after thanking
you for inserting my last, I will, in as few words as pod-
sible, give you the details alluded to in my lasWttter.
As 1 have no book, or memoranda to which I can refer,
I will omit dates, lest I might err.
There was a colliery on Mr. Thornhill's estate, at Cal-
verley, that had been taken by Mr. Hinchliffe, some years
before I was appointed to the stewardship.
I was informed that he had laid out a large sum of
money in endeavouring to work it; but, in consequence
of being unable to clear off the water, the works were
unproductive. There bring no " loose" for the water in
Mr.Thornhill's property, the speculation was abandoned,
and the coal-pit was left unoccupied.
In this state the works remained some years before and
after I became steward.

At length, Mr. Edward Hinchliffe (whose brother, the
tenant of that pit, had died) called upon me at Fixby
Hall, to ask if I would permit his brother's widow to try,
if it were possible, to work that coal-pit to advantage,
representing to me the great loss she had suffered by the
money laid out by her husband on those coal-works?

He produced a letter from my father to his brother, in
which the terms of the agreement for the coal were stated
—viz., a lease of 21 years—to pay for one acre a year,
and more, if more were gotten, after the rate of £7O per
acre.

Mr. Ed. Hinchliffe proposed that the term of 21 years
should commence from the period when he called upon
me, and not from the time originally agreed upon, since
which many years were expired, but no coal had been
gotten. I communicated with Mr. Thornhill, and the
terms proposed were agreed to.
I ought to mention, that the original agreement had
produced no rent, and had consequently been unproduc-
tive to Mr. Thornhill.

The widow now proceeded with the works, established
her son on the spot, and laid out an additional large sum,
in the hope of regaining what her husband had lost.
During this period, if I mistake not, the son died. Her
hopes were blasted. The water could not be cleared
without a steam-engine, and the expense of the engine
would have consume the profit on the coal.

After Mrs. Hinchliffe bad been some time unsuccess-
fully attempting to retrieve her husband's bad fortune,
she found herself still more involved.

At this period Mr. Jeremiah Rawson of Halifax, and
several other gentlemen, called upon me at Fixby Hall,
to ask if I would let them have the colliery. I referred
them to Mrs. Hinchliffe, to ascertain if she were willing
to give it up.
After several interviews at Fixby Hall, Halifax, Brad-
ford, and Calverley, and after communicating with Mr.
Thornhill, it was agreed that the lease should be trans-
ferred to Messrs. Rawson and Co. for 21 years from that
period, making the payment for two acres annually, in-
stead of one.

Then came the question of remuneration to Mrs.
Hinchliffe. Her whole fortune was sunk in the pit—the
pit was useless to her, and consequently profitless to Mr.
Thornhill.

I believe the strict letter of the law would have de-
prived Mrs. H. of every penny. by compelling her to hold
the lease. She would thus have been ruined, without
any profit to Mr. Thornhill. But justice of course
awarded, if the lease were transferred, that the amount
of the valuation of the works in the it should be paid to
the widow.

Acting upon the first orders ever given to me by Mr.
Thornhill, " never to put a shilling into his pocket that
fairly belonged to his tenants "—" having regard," as I
was instructed to have, " to his name as well as his es-
tate," I proposed that the works, as they stood, should
be valued, and that the amount of the valuation, whatever
it might be, should be paid by Messrs. Rawson and Co.
to Mrs. Hinchliffe.

Mr. Thornhill willingly agreed to the arrangement;
and thus the widow was saved from ruin.
What the amount of the valuation was, I never heard.
The widow told me that she was satisfied and thankful.
Afterwards I was informed, that Messrs. Rawson and
Co. had bought up a large field of coal in that neighbour-
hood, through which they were enabled to " loose" the
Calverley coal without the expense of a steam-engine. I
believe they laid out a very large sum in that speculation
whether they have gained or lost thereby, I have no means
of knowing. One thing is, I believe, certain : the Cal-
verley coal could never have been profitably worked, had
not a " loose" for the water been purchased through the
neighbouring property.
I was at some expense in the negociation. Gentlemen,
or their servants, never called upon me at Fixby Ball
without having suitable refreshments given to them and
to their horses. Many such calls were made during that
negociation. My payment was, the pleasure of releasing
a widow from difficulty, obtaining for Mr. Thornhill a
rich tenant instead of a poor one, and increasing Mr.
Thornhill's income.

I little thought that that negotiation would ever be
charged as a crime against me. I have often alluded to
it, as one of the most pleasing circumstances of my life,
and as being most honourable to the name of Thorn!:ill.
That name was always honoured in Yorkshire. during my
residence at Fixby Hall, though during the whole period
Mr. Thornhill had not once visited his Yorkshire estate.

I hope I have not wearied you : I have been as brief as
I could. Once more thanking you for your great kind-
ness to me, _ _

I remain, sir, yours most truly,
RI C HARD OASTLER.
The Queen's Prison, Jan. 5, 1844.

BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

take the liberty of calling your attention, and
that of your readers also, to one of the most able articles
that has for some time appeared before the public, and
which is to be found in Blackwood's Magazine of the
present month, entitled " Position and Prospects of
Government." The whole article is well worthy the at-
tentive perusal of all true conservatives, and wellwishers
for the peace, prosperity, well government, and happiness
of the various classes of the British empire : but, as many
of those to whom the advice most pertinently appertains
may not have it in their power to procure a perusal of the
above work, yet have the means and opportunity of read-
ing your paper, I would suggest that you would be con-
ferring on them and society at large a great benefit, by
extracting largely from the article I have alluded to, more
particularly such portions as refer to the sordid motives
that evidently influence the chief leaders and agitators of
the Corn-law question ; there exposing their wicked and
mischievous designs ; and pointing out also the emphatic
instructions and valuable suggestions which are there to
be found, for all true conservatives to be " up and at
them," and thus to counteract and defeat their evil ma-
chinations. " When bad men combine, if the good do
not associate, they will fall one by one. an unpitied sacri-
fice in a contemptible struggle'." These words should
be written in letters of gold, and have a conspicuous
place in every conservative news-room, club-room, and
even private dwelling, throughout the kingdom. They
are the words of the great and immortal Burke; and
every day teaches us, by sad experience, how true to the
letter such prognostications, if neglected, have been and
are daily fulfilled. The duties of the conservatives in the
present " position and prospects of Government," are
pointed out in a manner that ought not to be neglected;
and, considering the quarter from which they emanate,
are entitled to the serious consideration of all who claim
to themselves the title of " conservatives," and who are
solicitous to see the " Position and prospects of our Go-
vernment " become so ordered and settled on such sure
and true foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and
justice, religion and piety, may be established among
us for future generations.

The just eulogium which is there given of the merit
and talents of the conductors of the provincial conserva-
tive papers should be extracted, in justice to yourselves,
and in the hope that the duty there pointed out to con-
servatives will not be neglected to be performed. All
who have witnessed the exertions of the provincial con-
servative press, must allow the justness of old Maga's
remarks; and all, in the hour of need, when occasions
arise for political action, appear readily to admit the im-
portance and the utility of their effective co-operation.
Let them, then, be supported at all times, not with luke-
wet mness, but with firmness and zeal; and let them thus
reap the success which their valuable aid in difficulty and
danger entitles them to receive.
These remarks have been written, as you will perceive,
somewhat hurriedly ; and I doubt not but you will have
already anticipated my suggestions. I should cheerfully
have made the extracts myself, had I not been so occu-
pied as to prevent my doing so ; and though this letter
may be rendered thus unnecessary, still I trust you will
receive it with the same good feeling as influenced me in
writing it, and regard it as an indication of my sincere
desire to extend the usefulness of your valuable paper,
and as an earnest of my good wishes for its prosperity.
Yours, &c., S. K.

. ,
[Our correspondent will perceive from our columns of
to-day, that we have anticipated his kind suggestions.
The extracts were in type prior to the receipt of his
letter, and we have other passages in reserve.]

SWEEPS FOR 1844.—Mr. Wightman, of the Brunswick
Tavern, has opened another Sweep for this year's Derby
Stakes, the subscription to which is but trifling, while the
prizes are unusually great. The success and general
satistaction that has followed every affair of the kind in
which Mr. W. has been interested, will alone be sufficient
to ensure a speedy completion of the subscriptions.