The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL REFORM ASSOCIATION

From James Brancker, Esq £39
From James Mulleneux, Esq lO
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"Your committee also feels grateful to Joseph Ewart, Esq.
for having undertaken a journey to Devonshire at his own ex-
pense, to present your address to Lord John Russell, and also
to Thomas Bolton and R. B. Harvey, Esqrs., for having lately
proceeded to London at their own expense as witnesses against
that job—the day police and clergy kill."
The report having been read,

Mr. GonFttEr BARNSLEY moved that it be adopted, and in
doing so took occasion to introduce matters quite irrelevant to
the object of the meeting, lugging in select vestries, and talking
of the manner in which they have been packed since the time
the parish overlooked him.

Mr. PRESTON seconded the motion that the report be adopted,
and it need no be added that it was carried unanimously by the
"select few" present.

Mr. WILLIAM RATHBONE and a Mr. Somebody BLACK-
BORNE next followed in a patriotic strain quite astonishing,
urging' the reformers to exercise every possible influence to
counteract "that formidable bod y—the conservative association,"
and by all means not to neglect registration. Mr. Rathbone
concluded by a vituperative attack on the Liverpool corporation.
Mr. SHIEL, in a speech full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing, (well worthy of his namesake,) denounced in terrific
terms the manner in which the protestants of Ireland plundered
their catholic brethren, and thought that the revenues of the
church were enormous and intolerable.

Mr. Wm. EAR LE, having an opportunity to speak, alluded to
what had dropped from Mr. Rathbone respecting the corpora-
tion. He allowed that the common council of forty-one was a
self-elected body, but there were exceptions. (A living specimen
before them.) He, however, admired the spicy manner in which
Mr. Rathbone had touched up the corporation.
After some further conversation amongst the " little hive," a
representative of the Manchester reform association, in the per-
son of Mr. Harbottle, a " muslin dealer," was introduced to
them and the association, and. he arranged the districts that

Manchester should take and the districts that Liverpool should
choose.

The scene was highly ludicrous, and to render it more so Mr.
Harbottle thought that, in the event of a general elector, the

association could not do better than bring forward Lord John
Russell or Lord Palmerston, as candidates for South Lan-

cad:tire

Mr. HARBOTTLE having concluded " a Manchester speech,"
Mr. FRANCIS JORDAN (probably from the novelty of hearing
the Lancashire dialect in perfection) moved a vote of thanks to

that gentleman, and to those who had accompanied him as a
deputation.

Mr. HARBOTTLE *again made a speech in return for the

honour.

Mr. LAWRENCE IlEywoaTn proposed a vote of thanks to
Mr. William Ewart, one of the members for Liverpool, for his
" essential services in the cause."

Mr. HARBOTTLE seconded the motion

Mr. JOSEPH EWA lir returned thanks on behalf of his brother.
Mr. W. W. CURRIE then addressed the meeting, and, in al-
luding to the Corporation, said that he had been twenty years a
member of the Common Council, and during that time he had
done all in his power to open the Corporation and their proceed-
ings, but he had always found himself in a false position.
The proceedings terminated by Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX mov-
ing that the subscription to the association be reduced from
10s. 6d. each to 2s. 6d., which was seconded by Mr. SHIM., and
carried as before.

Thanks were voted to the Chairman, who returned thanks,
and the meeting separated.

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

(Before Sir THOMAS BRANCKER and Mr. Alderman
LAWRENCE.)
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BASE COIN.--TWO Irishmen,
named Burke and Jordan, were placed at the bar by Serjeant
Appleton, of the dock police, charged with having been ex-
tensively engaged in the manufacture of base coin. It ap-
peared from the evidence of Appleton and two other dock
policemen, that the same m.irning, from information received,
they proceeded to Gascoyne-street, where in a house there they
found the prisoners taking breakfast. Suspecting the business
the prisoners followed to be that of manufacturing counterfeit
coin, they searched the premises, and in the room occupied by
them was found moulds for casting base shillings, together with
half a dozen new metal spoons (the material from which the
coin is cast). The prisoners were immediately taken into cus-
tody, and in the hat of Burke they discovered concealed 247
bad shillings, and 80 bad half crown pieces. The person with
whom the prisoners lodged stated that they had occupied a
room in her house in Gascovne-street for about a week. ‘Vhen
they first came, ene represented himself to be. a jeweller and
the other a tailor.—Mr. Parlour stated that from examining the
moulds, it appeared that the shillings and half crowns had been
recently cast.—Three good shillings which were found upon
them corresponded in uesign with the bad ones, and there was
no doubt but the counterfeit shillings were cast from thein.
The prisoners, who had nothing to urge in their defence, were
committed.

ROBBERY IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—TWO fellows named Welsby
and Powell, were charged by John. Bell, a seafaring man, with
robbing him of his pocket-book containing a sovereign and six
half crowns. The circumstances were that the complainant
went. to the public-house of a Mr. Crichley, in Sir Thomas.
buildings, to take a glass of something, wh.ere he met with the
two prisoners, who were also drinking. They entered into con-
versation, and the complainant asked Welsby the way to Wil-
liamson-square. Welsby went out and showed him the way,
and he left the house. This was about eight o'clock on Satur-
day night, and:complainant had not proceeded far before he
missed his pocket-hook, which was safe when he entered the
house.. On discovering his loss, he returned and found Welsby
there, whom he charged with the robbery. Welsby denied it,
but said that he had seen Powell take it from the table and go
away. Complainant then called in Parkes, a watchman, who
took Welsby into custody, and subsequently apprehended
Powell.—A servant girl belonging to the public-house said that
she saw a pocket-book on the table after the complainant had
left, and both prisoners were looking at it.—ln their defence
the prisoners denied all knowledge of the book or money.—
Committed.

RUBBERY BY CHILDREN.-Six urchins, the eldest of whom
was not more than twelve years old, and the youngest nine,
were placed at the bar on suspicion of committing a robbery in
St. George's-square. It appeared from the evidence that on
Saturday morning last the servant of Mrs. Nettleship, of No.
30, Great George's-square, was cleaning a dozen of knives and
forks in the area, when she was aroused by the ringing of the
front door bell. On her answering it, there were three or
four little boys craving charity. She was sometime in sending
them away, and on returning to the area she found the knives
and forks gone. The boys had then made their escape, and
she could not swear that the prisoners were the same. Martin,
a watchman, stated that on Saturday night he saw the pri-
soners in an entry in St. Vincent-street, and amongst some
straw on which they were lying he found some of the knives
and forks identified by Mrs. Nettleship's servant, and a pair of
old boots and a brass tap stolen from Mr. Green, of St. Vincent-
street.—Mr. Alderman Lawrence said that it was lamentable
to see children of so tender an age as the prisoners so inured
to misery and crime, and expressed an opinion that the fault
must lie with their parents. The fathers of two of them at-
tended, and assured the magistrates that they did all in their
power to keep 'them respectable and out of the streets; but
such was their bad disposition, that notwithstanding having
good homes, they ran away and stayed out for a week together,
subsisting solely by thieving. Two of the lads, named Rigby
and Aughton, were then remanded on the charge of felony.
Two others (Jones and Evans) were committed to the House
of'Correetion for three months as rogues and vagabonds; and
John and -James Ruddy (brothers), aged nine and ten, were
given up to their parents.

LEoPot.o ROBERT.—Among the revolting number of suicides
committed by the French, we have with much regret to notice
that of their celebrated artist, Leopold Hobert, who at Florence
put an end to his existence: he was.thirty.eight years of tge,
and no cause has as yet been assigned for the deed : he was
pious and moral, and his merits seem to have been appreciated
by his country. His most celebrated works are "The Harvest
Men," and "The Fishermen;" the latter is now exhibiting in
Paris. , The picture of "The Vintagers," in the gallery of the
Luxembeurg, is also by this artist.

Yesterday afternoon, as a gentleman was passing through
Tarleton-street his attention was attracted to a large placard
posted on the outside of a building called the Shooting Gallery,
headed " Extra treat for the fancy," wherein it was stated that
" Jem Ward, the champion of England," " Deaf Burke,"
" Cootes," and other STRIKING characters would show off to
very great advantage. Thinking that a shilling thrown away
upon such blackguards might lead him to regain a lost pocket
handkerchief, he entered, and there found, at one end of the
room; instead of the scientific lecturers on the art of self-defence,
a few persons congregated admiring the eloquence of a little
fat man in black, who, perched upon an eminence, indulged his
audience with plentiful exclamations about "Liberty," " Vote
by ballot," &c. &c., amidst loud applause. What is this, said
the gentleman, I expected to have seen what is termed a set-to
between " Deaf Burke," "Jein Ward," and " Cootes ?" " Oh,"
said a respectable looking matt at the door, "what a hignorant
man you must be, their performance was yesterday, this is a
meeting of THE REFORM ASSOCIATION." " Didn't you read
your circular," continuedthe respectable looking man. " No,"
returned the gentleman, " I had no circular, I only read the
placard at the door, and I wanted to see the fun." " Then you
have no business here," said the respectable looking man, and
he was, without ceremony, turned out. Our reporter shared a
better fate, for he had an opportunity of reporting the whole
proceedings, although no thanks to those who conducted them.
The business of the day commenced by Mr. James Brancker
being appointed chairman. He made an eloquent speech in
return for the honour; and it is with great regret that we can
only allude to it, as our reporter states that its meaning cannot
possibly be understood by any but those who are in the habit of
hearing him converse.
Mr. RADCLIFFE, the attorney, then read the report of the
association's committee, showing the great progress the society
had made in converting the unfortunate conservatives since its
formation into radicalism, and trusting to providence for a
complete victory over them.
The following passages in the report are worth extracting:—
"Your committee has carefully examined the bill brought
in by Lord John Russell, for the purpose of explaining and
amending the reform act, and, with the assistance of the soli-
citor to the association, several objectionable clauses have been
discovered, to which your committee has called the attention of
Mr,Ewart and the committee of the House of Commons,
which has the bill under consideration, and there is reason to
hope that the clauses objected to will be either amended or
abandoned.
"Your committee cannot conclude its report without calling
your attention to the following liberal donations to the funds o
the association, viz.,