The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-08-04 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.I.VDAILD.

Sta,—The other day, when poring olcr au American paper,
the Balliniore Gazette, I was struck with whut I considered
roost entertaining, though bitter critique upon M. de Torque-
work upon the United States.
Poor persecuted Jonathan, in his senatorial capacity, seem!'
to writhe under the lash that M. de Tocqueville inflicts upon
him. Not blood, hut a fiery spirit flows in copious streams
from the v, (mud thus inflicted, and by the cool, yet pointed
raillery of the talented author, Jonathan is worked up into a
most ungovernable fit of frenzy, launches out against his lite-
rary victim, rates the aristocracy of Europe, and ends with a
splendid tirade against the eloquence of the British and French
parliaments.
Little do the worthy members for Liverpool, Birminghcm,
and Ipswich, Messrs. Ewart, Thornely, and Wason, imagine
the low estimation at which their powerful oratory is held by
this son of a whipper of wild cats! But 1 shall give these dis-
ciples of Demosthenes an opportunity of judging for them-
selves, by quoting the exact words of M. de Tocqueville, and
the mal-treated Yaukey's comment upon the same. Thus
speaks M. de T.!—
"When one enters the Chamber of Representatives, at
Washington, one is struck with the vulgar aspect of this great
assembly—the eye seeks in vain for souse celebrated man on
whom to rest. Nearly all the members are obscure individuals,
whose names give back no image to the mind. They are for
the most part village attorneys, small traffickers, or even be-
longing to the lowest class of people."
To this the star-and-stripe hero most indignantly replies:—
" Nothing can be more galling to the pride of European
aristocracy, whether high or low, than that merit, born of
poverty, or sprung from a low station, should be exalted to the
high places of the land. Our prosperous republic, (!) there-
fore, could, from its very nature, afford little comfort to such a
visitant as M. de Tocqueville. 'The industrious man,' says
the volume of inspiration, 'shall stand before princes.' Judged
by this rule, the less numerous branch of our national legis_
latUre, the senate, could supply from both parties together a
greater number of eminent, or ' celebrated' men, of men de_
serving to 'stand before princes,' than the whole of the Bri-
tish parliament!! As to the French parliament; yr legislature,
few, we supisose, besides this gentleman, would consider that
body worthy of a comparison with either house of congress!"
The latter part of this brilliant effusion is indeed a bonne
bouche, and worthy of what it is sure to meet with—the most
stirling contempt. It manifestly proves that the writer of this
article was at the time of his writing it labouring under a
horrible life-and-soul-subduing fit of spite, and that M. de 'Foe-
aueville had merely opened afresh the wound established by
Mrs. Trollope; otherwise, why should he attack the British
parliament in so uncalled for a manner, when it is a French-
man who thus gives the American senate its true character?
If you consider the above worthy of insertion in your excel-
, lent paper, you are at liberty to du so.—l am, &c. 0. L.

(AriVERTISEbIENT.)
Liverpool, 30th July, 1835.
GENTLPIIII3I.4—I Yesterday received your kind present of an
elegant silver snuff-box, and your grateful acknowledgments
for what you are pleased to call.my kind attention to your com-
forts and welfare.
Allow me to state, that on the Ist April, 1803, I was sworn in
as a lauding-waiter for the port of Liverpool, and on the 3d,
when I commenced the business of the quays, the then collec-
tor, the late Arthur Onslow, Esq., thus addressed me:—
Sir, you are now entering upon an important office as
landing-waiter of the port of Liverpool.
" Sit, your first attention is, that his Majesty the King shall
receive uo injury, and that all his duties shall be regularly
discharged.
" Your next attention,is equally as binding as the first—that
you give even; accommodation to the merchant consistent with
your duty to t'he crown."
To which address I replied—
" Sir, my utmost attention shall he given to your most excel-
lent instructions, and I hope by so doing to merit your kind
approbation."
Collector.—' I hope and trust you will."
These excellent instructions, to the utmost of my abilities,
were my guide and rule for the three years that I was a landing-
waiter; and I received the approbation of the collector and
controller, by their recommendation to the Honourable Board
of Customs, on my being appointed to the situation of jerquer
of the customs for the port of Liverpool.
On the 6th March, 1806, I left Liverpool for London to go
under instructions as a jorquer. Ou the '26th of the same mouth
I returned to Liverpool, and on the 27th was sworn into, end
took possession of the jerquer's-office, which I ant very. sorry to
say was in dreadful confusion. There were ten tills:stud ships'

blue books without a single warrant in them, and there were
nearly one hundred thousand warrants heaped together which
it was impossible to assort. (The warrants belonging to .each
bide book ought to have been tied together, and kept inside the
blue book.) After two years' great exertions, by which my
health was severely injured, the office was brought into order
and revularity slid has continued such until the day 1. left it,
the 14th April:lB3s.
The number of vessels from foreign parts, English as well ,as
foreign, arriving at the.port of Liverpool were, in 1806, 1226;
in 1816, 1477 • and in 1834, 3201.

Eighteen years since, when the number of vessels from
reign parts were•only 1477 per year, I had four clerks; and when
the number was more than double, four clerks only have I had.
Will it be believed, that on the 29th March, 101, the present
inspector-general, Alexander Ross, Esq., came into my alike,
when the following conversation took place:—
Mr. Ross.—Sir, I am coming your clerks from
you.
Mr. B.—Sir, I hope in God
office if you do.
Mr. Ross.—l shall give you
much.

Mr. B.—lf, sir, be is not wi
him?

Mr. Ross.—lf he does not sui
will break him.

you will ruin my

he is not worth

It shall I do with

tim to me, and I

Mr. B.—l thank God. sir, I never broke but one brother
officer, and then by the command of the late controller, Edmund
Rigby, Esq., and that was poor Jack Wright, and he deserved
it above twenty times.
Mr. Ross.—Look you, sir, (stretching out,his hand,) I have
broke many an officer, and I hope in God to break many more!
The inspector-general then left my office.
Surely, surely a most gentlemanly and Christian-like expression!
April let, 1834.—The inspector-general took from me Mr.
William Every, who had been my clerk for eighteen years, and
before the 10th September, 1834, he had given me ten different
clerks. _

Sept. 10, 1834.—He came into my office and said, " I am
come to inspect your office;" and in a little time he said, " I
find it greatly in arrears."
" Sir," I replied, "it is you I have to thank for it. You took
away one of my confidential clerks, and in less than five months
you have given me ten different clerks."
Mr. Ross.—Sir, I will look no further. I will come again
after quarter-day (the 10th October); and if you and your clerks
have not got up your arrears by that time, *I have the power
and I will make you and your clerks come every nun-mpg at
eight o'clock, and make them and you stay until eight o'clock
at night!

Mr. B.—Sir, unless you give me assistance, it is impossible to
bring op the arrears. But vou will-do as' ea please.
Oct. 17. 1834.—This fatal day came, and William Southgate,
Esq., a surveyor of the customs, was shot in the Custorn-house=
yard, and livel only two days afterwards—a melancholy event
indeed !
Gentlemen, following those excellent instructions given me
by oar former collector, Arthur Ouslow, Esq., I have to the
best of my abilities paid every attention (as was my duty) that
the crown did not suffer from the port entries being delayed;
and, that every accommodation should be given to the mer-
chant, I employed my oldest clerk, Mr. Halsal Latham, entirely
in examining and comparing the copies of the ships' reports and
the tide-waiters' blue books, that, if possible, no delay should
be caused in the jerquer's-office; and I can with confidence ap.
peal to every merchant in Liverpool if such has not been the
case for the twenty-nine years last past when I held that re-
sponsible office.
I have mentioned only a few of the acts •of your present in-
spector-general to show that you are not tlie only persons in his
Majesty's Culitoms who have fallen under hi:, gentlemanly treat-
ment.

I am now addressing a memorial to our sovereign Lord King
William the Fourth, showing forth the many gentlemanly actions
which your present inspector general (which we will eupßose)
has pleasingly perforined; and I hope and trust his Majesty
will, in his great kindness to the welfare of his brother freemen of
Liverpool, most handsomely reward the same high-minded gen-
tleman according to his great deserts.—Wishing you awl your
families health and comfort in this life,
I beg to remain, gentlemen,
l'our sincere well-wisher,
BRYAN BLUNDELL.
To the Members of the Weighers' Funeral Society of
his :klajesty's Customs, Liverpool.

THE NEW PARLIAMENTARY REGISTERS FOR
LIVERPOOL.

The overseers have completed their lists of voters, which were
on Sunday affixed to the several church doors within the
borough as prescribed by the reform bill.
The number of votes registered for the borough is 7,767, but
in this number is included the names of a great number of per-
sons who are entitled to the right of voting by the occupation of
premises in different districts for each of which they are returned
as voters.
The number of voters on the Borough List is about the same
as last year; but there is a great falling off in the lower qualifi-
cations, there being 56l voters at £lO, 149 at £ll, and 318 vo-
ters at £12,-making a total of 1,02 S voters of this description,
less than last year: these parties were qualified, last year, by
their landlord; paying the rates. Upon the qualificatien above
L'l2. there is a proportionate increase, making the aggregate
nearly equal to the list of last year.
The number of claimants to be put on the present register was
60'2, of which number 169 were already on the list; 382 were
admitted, and 131 were objected to on various grounds and are
left for the Revising Barristers to decide.
The list of County voters, resident in the Parish of Liverpool
contains upwards of 900 new claims, as compared with last year's
list. The total numblrof county voters within this parish is now
about 2.000.

The time for getting. up the registers being very short,—say,
only ten days to examine into such qualifications and to com-
plete and publish registers containing upwards of %MO names,
—there will, no doubt, he found some misnomers, and possibly
some omissions. The Churchwardens end Overseers, thereiore,
wish the parishioners and freeholders to examine the registers
themselves, and, should any mistake occur, they will Inv.'? au
opportunity of making their claim on or before the 15th instant,
which, if found to be correct. will be admitted by the 'Revising
Barrister when he holds his court in October next to revi►e
the list.

In addition to the recommendation of the parish ofEccrs we
would strongly impress upon the mind of each indiviedial voter
the necessity of examining the register personally, not only
for the purpose of correcting any verbal error or inisdescriptioe
of his premises which may acciefentally deprive hi!» of his right,
but also for the equally important purpose of proteeting the
public against the consequences of conferring the elective fran-
chise upon those who, as al;ens, have no right to that privilege
under any circumstances whatever.

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