The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—I am informed upon the best authority, that many of
our most influential townsmen, including our worthy. chief
magistrate himself, withhold their support from thesubscription
in aid of the Irish clergy because they look upon that subscrip-
tion as an encouragement to those enemies of our established
church who are willing to throw the whole weight of the support
of the clergy upon the eflicienry of voluntary contributions
while, on the contrary, it is the opinion of the gentlemen in
question, that the majesty of the law ought to be vindicated,
and tithe property protected.
The object of this letter is not to argue this point, or to urge
the present claims of almost starving men as entitled to prece-
dence above any ulterior political considerations, however va-
luable in themselves. I mite to call the attention of our friends
to the" LAY ASSOCIATION FOR AIDING THE IRISH CLERGY IN
THE PROTECTION,OF CHURCH PROPERTY."- For this purpose
I send you the names of the noble trustees and of the commit-
tee, together with a copy of the resolutions passed on the 15th
of October last, and a list of the subscriptions up to the middle
of November.
By printing this in your widely circulated journal, you will,
I cannot doubt, confer an essential benefit on a good cause.
Our friends above alluded to will here find a most legitimate
channel for the exercise, not of the charity, which under exist-
ing circumstances they think questionable, but of the patriotic
jealousy for the honour of our national laws by which they are
so laudably actuated.
A public meeting in support of the lay association, convened
by the Mayor, and attended by his influential friends, would be
productive of the best results, supplYlng another instance of the
indomitable determination of Englishmen that the laws of their
country shall be respected.-1 inn, sir, your obedient servant,
Liverpool, 14th Dec., 1835. JUSTUS.
P.S.—The following is an extract from a letter from Dublin :
—" The clergy of the established church, and the lay impropria-
tors are proceeding for the recovery of their tithe rents in the
superior courts, and many Roman -Catholics, of the most active
character in the line of anti-tithe conspirators, have found it
expedient to give in, and settle as well as they could the de-
mands against them. There is no doubt that the countenance
and aid which the Irish clergy have received from their English
brethren have greatly tended to abash and disconcert their ene-
mies; and the opportune system which the lay society, in aid
of the recovery of tithe property, has adopted, has been most
effectual, and bids fair to upset the whole combination."

lIHRARD GALLERY.—The artists connected with this esta-
blishment are about to remove to Manchester. Therefore,
those who wish to have their profiles taken have no time to lose.
THE LIVER THEATRE.—This popular place of public amuse-
ment will be opened on Monday evening next, under its old
management, but with almost a new list of performers, culled,
we have no doubt, with judgment from the metropolitan and
from the la'rgest provincial theatres.
REVISING BARRISTERS' COURT.—The revising barristers
concluded their labours on• Friday afternoon, the list of claim-
ants having been got through about three o'clock. At the con-
clusion Mr. Benjamin Greetham presented a petition to -have
his claim gone into, he having been• obliged to attend another
court when his claim came on, but ahieh was refused by the
barristers. They had strictly adhered to the rule they had.laid
down, and they could not then make any exceptions. The cor-
rection of the original list was then proceeded with, bY the
insertion of the claimants who had established their right to
vote.

THE rust! CLERGY.—The inhabitants of Carlisle, in imita-
tion of the example set them by those of Chester, Manchester,f
Loudon, and other places, have opened a subscription for the
relief of the Irish clergy. The sums advertised in the Carlisle
Journal amount to about £2OO. The Manchester subscription
has reached £1,208. 10s. 7d.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, LONDON.—Mr. James Boa-
den, author of the " Life of Mrs. Siddons," and the biographer
of some other eminent members of the stage, was heard on his
petition, and discharged from imprisonment by the Insolvent
Debtors' Court on Friday. Mr. Boaden is now an old man.
It appeared that his debts were very trifling, and that his insol-
vency was attributed to.want of literary employment.
LANCASHIRE FIGHTING.—A coroner's inquest was held at
Little Bolton on Tuesday last on the body of James Briggs, a
labourer, who had been killed in a fight with William Monks.
The battle arose out of a quarreloriginating in the drunkenness of
the deceased, who appears to have been the challenger. After
the parties had, fought for some time, Briggs gave in; but, on
recovering his strength, he again attacked his adversary, and a
second struggle ensued, from the effects of which Briggs died.
The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Monks,
and the corcner committed him to Kirkdaie Gaol. Subse-
quently, however, bail was taken for his appearance.
KING'S FERRY.—In consequence of the adoption of the ad-
mirable invention of Mr. James Boydell, jun., for working the
the ferry boat, the River Dee may now be crossed with perfect
safety at any hour of the day or night, and in any state of the
tide or the weather. By this mute the road from Liverpool to
Meld is shortened seven miles, and the saving in turnpikes
amounts to ninepence per horse. The inhabitants of Liverpool
being thus benefited by having a more ready access to the prin-
cipality, we have the greater pleasure in directing their atten-
tion to an advertisement in this day's STAN wow containing a
list of the subscriptions already entered into for the purpose of
presenting Mr. Boydell with some public testimonial-bespeak-
ing the value of the work he has so successfully completed.

PORTRAIT OF THE RIGHT HON. FREDERIC SHAW, M.P.—
The friends of the Recorder will be pleased at hearing that a
very fine Portrait of that Gentleman has just been finished by
Mr. Thompson, R.A., London. It is, indeed, a glorious, spe-
cimen of that style of art,-to the attainment of excellence in
which British genius seems principally and successfully to di-
rect its efforts. To great depth and feeling are united the
happiest gradations of tone and colour. There is a manly,
frank, and noble bearing about the original, which the painter
has admirably preserved, and renders this picture peculiarly
adapted to the engraver's skill, in whose hands we hope soon to
hear of its being placed—and thus the ardent and numerous
admirers of this distinguished statesman will be enabled to pro-
cure a faithful resemblance of one who, in every station of life,
public and private, has iu truth as well as courtesy, a claim to
be termed Right Honourable.—Dublin Evening Mail.

Mr DauotrEttit BOOK.—Too much praise cannot be award-
ed to the exertions of the editor of this highly popular and use-
ful book, whose object it is to facilitate the diffusion of moral
and intellectual knowledge of the choicest and most instructive
character. The volume before us has already gone through
three editions, and our readers will perceive, by an advetti.e-
ment in our paper of to-day, that a fourth is on the eve of pub-
lication—a pretty sure indication of the intrinsic value of the
book, and which at once reflects honour upon the talent and
acquirements of the editor.
THE DUBLIN COMMISSION.—The Morning Register is ex-
tremely angry with us because we do not fill our columns with
all the filth and falsehood, and perjury, that is daily exhibited
in the examination of witnesses on behalf of the sitting members.
Our cotemporary need to have no fears of our giving him and
his friends quite enough of this case, when the time arrives for
developing the utter untruth of the evidence now in progress of
being taken. It is the last kick of the defeated parties, and it
is a pity not to. let them flounder through the mire into which
they have precipitated themselves. We are as morally certain
of the defeat of the sitting members, and of the due return of
Messrs. West and Hamilton, as we are of our own existence;
and there is one individual in Ireland with whom we never
agree, and who seldom agrees with us, who fully coincides with
the Mail in that opinion : and that individual is no less a per-
sonage than—Mr. Daniel O'Connell.—The game is nearly up.
This class of alleged cases of bribery is the last on the list, and
supposing every one to be proved—and there will not be one—the
petitioners could afford to make their opponents a present of a
hundred votes in addition, and be sure of the favourable decis-
ion of the Committee after.—Dublin Evening Mail.
PRESENTS TO THE KING OF ENGLAND.—His highness the
Nawab Nazim Bahadoor of Bengal is going to send to his Ma-
jesty the King of England a few valuable curiosities of the
country, on the Sth or tenth of November next, under the charge
of two of his English aides-de-camp. The names of these gen-
tlemen are not vet known, but an order to that effect has been
passed in open burbar by his highness. The presents, it is said,
are to be very rich, handsome, and worthy the acceptance of the
great potentate for whom they are intended, and fully manifest-
ing the high sense of respect entertained for the head of the
English nation by his highness the Nawab.—East Indian paper.

THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S VESSELS.—
One of the immediate effects of the anticipated rupture between
France and the United States has been to greatly increase the
business of ship insurances. Policies have been signed on
American bottoms at 10 per cent., which includes the war and
common risk. There is also a good deal of activity among the
principal shipbuilders on the river, chiefly confined, however,
to steam shipping. Several of this class of vessels, of a very
superior description, are, now on the stocks, the largest and
finest of which are for the East India Cinnpanv, the General
Steam Navigation Company, and the Peninsula trade. The
General Steam Navigation Company are said to be preparing
vessels also for the river trade, of a class and character calcu-
lated to excel the surprising performances of some ofthe present
firer Steam-packets.—lferald.