The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-02 00:00:00

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Rolla V Mr. Kean.
Elvira. Mrs. Sta ev.
Cora Mr . Shaw.
To conclude with, forthe fourteenth tim the new grand Comic
Pantomime, ca
THE MAN IN TH 100 N;
OR, HARLEQUIN LUNATIC AND THE EVENING STAR.
Harlequin Mr. J. Ridgway.
Pantaloon Mr. Jonas.
Clown Mr. T. Ridgway.
Columbine..... Mademoiselle Marie.
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TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the Tragedy of HAMLET.
Hamlet, Mr. Kean.—To conclude with the COMIC PAN-
TOMIME.

Mr.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY favourite Plays, in which
KEAN will perform.
Mr. KEAN'S BENEFIT will take place on MONDAY next.
Lower Boxes 45.; Upper Boxes 3s. 6d.; Pit 2s. 6d.; Gallery is.
Places may be taken of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office, from
'Ten till Three o'clock.

Zpir lidiberpool

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1835.

An attempt is making to form a reform association in
London. Between three • and four hundred names have
already been entered, (not subsccibed, for we are confi-
dent that some of the gentlemen are not consenting par-
ties,) but the majority are members of parliament who
have recently fought under the banners of DANIEL
O'CorrtrELL and Lord JOHN RUSSELL. A more motley
trew it would be impossible to collect together.from the
four quarters of the globe. How some of them can look
each other in the face surpasses our imagination. They
are of all shades of opinion, from the old whig down to
the rabid leveller—from Sir THOMAS. LETHBRIDGE down
to Surgeon WAK.I.EY--frors,Lorch ActiEsoN to, JoHN
Gurzy---frorn Lord RUSSELL to JAMES SILK BUCKING-
HAM—from Lord JOHN CHURCHILL to THOMAS BISH--
NM Sir WILLIAM HORNE to JOE PARHES of Birming-
ham—and from the STANLEYS, GROSVENORS, BERKE-
LEI'S, and HOWARDS, IO the BOWRINGS, SHELLS, HUMES,
BAINESES, BRODIES, and BULWERS ! ! !

These worthy gentlemen are all classed as reformers,
initl reformers they unquestionably are; but how many
of them—can it be said of fifty of them that they agree
oPon any two or three leading questions connected with
tefortn? Let us begin with tire ballot and universal
' 'suffrage men, who, if they unite at all, must unite in
loPporting candidates who coincide with them in senti-
• dent, and in opposing candidates who may differ with
them on these important points. How, then, can the
Old whigs and the RUSSELL whigs sail in the same boat ?
'row can the present ministerial party and that which
408Epli Huma is supposed to represent act together?
This apparent cordiality of union may deceive a fewsim-
Pletons; but. beyond simplicity, or dotage, every man
1 knows that it is hollow and rotten. The RUSSELL party
f and the HUME party hate each other intensely, and in
the present condition of -the factions we see no practical
i`'Sy of providing a remedy. HUME and his friends will
luPPort the administration only so long as it answers
their purposes--onl,y so long as it shall conduce to their
Po, Pnlarity with the lower orders—only so long as they
i 4aVe a hope of reward—but not one hour longer.
NOW, if we look at the situation of the parties, we
trust see that their connection is of the most fragile kind.
`% rue of the junior. members-of the old whig aristocracy
have been provided.for as usual. The public•offices are
stuffed with these proud beggars. On the other hand
every spare , piece of patronage has been reserved for
every
The numerous joints of the tail, particu-
14HY these to whose surnames a cypher is prefixed to de-
14)te their quality, must be amply provided for in due
f tisi urae. But what is done or likely to be done for the
I 'sintS of the HOME tail ? If they were men of property,
Persons engaged in some lucrative profession or trade,
Ite should be disposed to give them credit for as much
t
eal patriotism as would render them indifferent to the t
the of office. But when- we consider that they are
Ie neediest tire' well as;- the, most 'ambitious---the bun-
It.tiest as well as the most' unprincipled—of all the Eng-
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141 Members, we must perceive at a glance that, in the
.:31 instance, they are extremely ill-used men, and that,
4te°ndly, they are just the people to resent this ill- usage
110 distant day. •
4 JAMES KENNEDY, who vacates Tiverton to accommo-
: lte a minister of the crown, is or must be provided for.
The Why is this preference given to Mr. KENNEDY ?
hre is SILK BUCKINGHAM ; why was he not asked to
t 4
Irender his seat for Sheffield'? He is as poor as a
11,iarch mouse. 'He has conferred invaluable benefits on
~' Country. He has delivered lectures to an admiring
ttld for nothing. He has reduced commerce, and free
I de. and book-making, to a perfect science. We,
iltl'efore, ask again, why is Mr. SILK BUCKINGHAM not
(Ivved a morsel in this scramble, when it is well known
fhad a borough to sell as well as Mr. JAMES KENNEDY
h
e Only answer that can be given is that KENNEDY was
,tie 001 y English member who cordially supported O'CoN-
tl4, and the REPEAL OF THE UNION in the last session
Parliament. •
4order will out ! The deed is done, and the English
1
4t has received his reward. But is this quite fair t0,,1
,,I is the HUME party—towards a man who voted black
,I`l' White in order to keep the whigs in office ? After
4.148 devotion and truckling—after all the insults he has
11% and the disgrace he has encountered--is it fair
i
t honest JOSEPH HUME should have no patronage
e.4:1 at his disposal ? Not for himself !—no, not for
,It`'elf, worthy gentleman !—do we urge these matters.
, he has dear and devoted friends who occasionally do
tete homage to the tea and toast of his breakfast ta-
4nd who look up to him for something more sub_
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llal than sloe-leaf water, brown bread, and his good
Ni°lo. Mr. ROEBUCK would not despise an appoint-
‘oit 4f £l2OO a year even in Canada ; Dr. BOWRING
Id translate all the poets of Siberia and Kamschatca
half that sum ; Mr. SILK BUCKINGHAM would sail
I'd the world in any well found ship with ample stores,
4 fair cargo.of Sheffield, Birmingham, and IVlanches-
vhnds to exchange with- the happy natives of undis-
ted isles; Mr. Surgeon- WAKLEY is ready to serve
eke ing in any advantageous capacity. In short there
mtome fifteen other gentlemen belonging to the HUME
ade that are mast anxious to 'obtain bppointrnents;
Yet Lord JOHN RUSSELL does not condescend to
4%, t tills cap at one of them. 'There is neither justice
Itt,uarity extant !
t.to easy to vamp up a show of union and harmony
I,:' these fragments of factions, but when we come to
o
and\analyze the materials, we soon discover the
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kaposition of the. trick. The new " Reform Asso-
, 4" has an attractive title, but it has nothing more.
..i4Whigs, radicals, and repealers—the ballot, annual-
t4lent and universal-suffrage men—the free traders,
lcurrency-men,
and the advocates of corn laws—the
v,t.
j:to' I tax and malt tax' repeaters—the radical bank
s-and the radical enemies of the bank—all these
tiOited, but there is no more real bond of union be
-
Ithern than is between truth and falsehood. They
14to Principles in common. Each sestion has a par-
Object which if enforced would be found in collision
, °Me other. They might exist for some time if it
'zl/e3sible that each section could sink its favourite
, :a i and they might be dangerous if they could trust
li,,tlCher—forgetting those ends most dear to their dis-
ri ambition, and directing all _ their concentrated
~i t 1 against the conservatives. But this they cannot
111° do. They all see that the time is now or never
14i gratification of their hopes. They clearly perceive
ttet •country.is against them—that every day weakens
ttttrength—that a fresh election would destroy them
‘th: In this dilemma it is every faction, every man,
• `l' every rogue, for himself{
Ao.- • ,
tw come to the principles or rather the allege-
ItitTell the ".Reform Association" have promulgated
iliii bond of unison. They are as curious as they are
it4e4t. Here they are :--
c,_.° the nation obtained a reform of the House of Co-
-d a solid foundation for good government on the basis of
Presentation, the tories, who had JO long established

a few trifling amendments, is to be the model of Lord
JOHN'S bill. We can hardly believe this; but if true,
what a loud laugh will it raise all over the country! The
corporation of London has been considered the most open,
and ,consequently the most popular of civic institutions,
The liverymen and freemeu elect their own mayor, alder-
men; and common councilmen. The city is divided into
wards, and each ward, like the states in America, sends
an alderman to the senate of the city. •
This was amazingly. popular, and purely democratic.
But what were the consequences ? London has been one
of the worst managed, the most corrupt, and the 'most
useless of all the corporations of England. The system
of wardmotes by which only a resident in the ward could be
elected a common councilman has been the curse ofLondon.
It threw immense difficulties in the way of procuring a re-
spectable, intagent, and independent man to serve the
office of a common councilman. The mob are always sure
to set their affections upon the greatest blockhead or the
most presuming quack. They never fail to prefer the man
who is loudest in his professions and most negligent in his
performances. From this source sprang Mr. Sheriff PAR-
KINS, a madman; and from the same feeling, Sir JOHN
KEY, not a madman. Heaven protect us against such
functionaries in the town of Liverpool !
Still we are told that Lord JOHN RUSSELL is in favour
of the ward system, and his bill is to provide that the
aldermen and common councilmen of the corporation
shall reside in the respective wards which they repre-
sent. If such is to be the case, the sooner our corpora-
tion insure their property and burn it, as honourable
members of parliament have done before them, the better.
From the highest to the lowest office in the corpora-
tion, it would be impossible to secure the services of any
respectable and influential men. The lower parts of the
town would elect officers which no gentleman would
come into contact with. The objectionable would con-
sequently act as a repelling power against the respect..
able; and the whole corporation would fall into the hinds
of needy adventurers, jobbing tradesmen, rejected corn:
missioners, and levellers.

It may turn out that we have been misinformed, and
we hope such is the case. Lord
..ronN may be more
conservative than his opponents are willing to believe.
But supposing this to be the case, what object could Lord
JOHN promote ? His bill is to be the rallying point for
reformers. It is framed for the purposes of popularity,
and it will defeat its purpose if it do not go all lengths