The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-29 00:00:00

England," said old TALLEYRAND, the other day, in
his usual dry manner, " is in full gallop to a revolution !"
The truth of these words is not impaired by their proceed-
ing from the lips of a man who is, and has ever been, the
most rancorous and unrelenting enemy of this country.
We fancy we see the satanic smile which slowly passed
over the inperturbable.eountenance of the representative
of LOUIS PiIILIPPE—the shadow of the delight which was
revelling within the man—when he thus rather un-
guardedly gave rein to his ruling passion.
When TALLEYRAND, as one of the ministers and
agents of NAPOLEON, was pampering the resentment of
his master with his series of foul libels upon England
and the merchants of England—when he was gloating
over the insane policy of the Berlin and Milan decrees
—we could then afford to laugh at. his insolence and his
imbecile wickedness, for we were the lords of the ocean,
the arbiters of Europe, the only nation upon ea‘th who
set BONAPARTE and his compatriot slaves and scoundrels
at defiance, and pursued him to the end of his dynasty
through a =tinned series of victories, until we left him
a throneless and powerless tyrant, to digest his bile and
do penance for his atrocities upon a lonely rock amid
the billows of the Atlantic. It has, however, been
the misfortune of England to forget the triumphs of that
revolutionary war, and be consenting parties to the
abrogation of those acts of settlement which we com-
pleted in 1815. We have permitted the fragments of the
atheist bands of 1793 to gather strength in 1833—we
now tolerate the faction which we had spent millions of
money to subdue—and recognise in France a puppet
sovereign placed on the throne by the restless dema-
gogues of Paris, who will never forgive us for the
" crowning conquest" of Waterloo. TALLEYRAND per-
haps imagines that we are about to do that of ourselves
which he and his. master, NAPOLEON, attempted but failed
to accomplish.: He seems still to dream and doat upon
the ruin of t ngland. The canse of reform triumphed in
France, and it led first to a fiery and sanguinary repub-
lic, and secondly to an imporial and military despotism.
The sun of freedom rose in brightness and set in a night
of blood. The contaminating taint and the demoraliz-
ing effects 9f this revolution spread over the greater and
fairer portion of Europe. England alone maintained
her principles—proud, prosperous, and unpolluted !
Her internal enemies were easily crushed, and her fo-
reign foes, backed by millions of armed men, durst not
meet her on the seas, or attack her upon her. own soil.
BONAPARTE soon saw that his great antagonist was in-
vincible, and in the anguish of his heart he exclaimed,
" England will never be destroyed except by her own
Parliaments!"

Fatal words! and true as if dictated by inspiration !
Well may the Prince of BENEVENTO, Bishop of ATJTUN,
now the favoured ambassador of the Son of EGALITE,
"King of the French," ponder on these words, ruminate
upon recent events, and give his inward monitor a holi-
day in honour of the progressive realization of his hopes.
We have had o!sr reform !—the democracy have triumph-
ed—the church has been partly dismantled—and the mine
is already chnrpied which is to blow its remaining towers
and buttresses into the air. We have had our reform !
and no institution in the land is safe—the public creditor
reposes upon a barrel of combustibles—chartered rights
are trampled upon with impunity—jobbing, profligacy, and
injustice go hand in hand; and the very ministers who
led the van in this revel of confusion, seem to shrink
from further responsibility, inasmuch as they are unable
to provide for the necessary expences of the government.
We have had our reform ! and, God help us! we are, as
TALLEYRAND (rays, " in full gallop to a revolution."
Well, who have we to thank but ourselves ? We can-
not say that BONAPARTE did it. We cannot blame the
"Holy Alliance" for these lawless oppressions, or this
frightful tyraniy on the part of the mob. No. The stone
was set in moo floe by the Whigs on the top of the moun-
tain. Noblemen, who profess to stand by their " order"—
the Whig aristocracy, who have broad lands, and noble
parks, and splendid mansions to lose—sober bankers who,
like ALLAN-A-DALE, have "bright gold for the winning"
—staid citizens, who have warehouses to plunder—re-
tired trades Men, who have money in the funds : these
the pr--rts who began the movement. and tog.eri
their caps into the air on the triumph of reform. They
have got it, the fools! and TALLEYRAND laughs in his
sleep—a long, loud, shrill laugh, like a fiend!
From what we see passing around us, we cannot ima-
gine that the struggle will be protracted. The church,
we suspect, is hardly in a condition to make a good fight,
and the corporations have too readily kissed the ground
before an illegal commission. It may be otherwise, but
no harm can arise from viewing the matter in the worst
light. Let us assume, then, that these great questions
are settled, and that the revolutionary and cburch-hating
party are momentarily appeased by a tremendous sacri-
fice ;—what is to come next ? We cannot stand still
for the momentum of the stone is increased the fur-
ther it descends the hill. We have no wish to say a
single word calculated to give offence to any fundholder ;
but chartered property is private property; and, when
charters are violated, in what way are titles, or mort-
gages, or bonds, or debentures, to be respected ? And
here we have at hand something which will serve as a
substitute for the shadows of " coming events."

At one of the London police offices on Tuesday last,
Mr. BARRON, an eminent builder, waited upon Mr.
CONANT, the magistrate, to ask his assistance to sup-
press a riotous and threatening combination among his
workmen. He stated that he was executing some exten-
sive building Work in Pall-mall, which he was bound by
contract to do in about a week. A number of his brick-
layers and other labourers were members of a union,
and on Saturday night they came to a resolution not to
return to their work unlest he, the complainant, should
engage not to employ any more handy than he then em-
ployed! These men actually mustered to the number
of a hundred, obstructed the entrance to the works,
and by that means prevented the builder from engaging
other workmen. He had other men willing to work pro-
vided they could be protected! The following collo-
quy then took place between Mr. B%aaos and the ma-
gistrate:—
Mr. Conant. —Dues any one in particular create a disturb-
ance or an obstruction ?

Mr. Barron.—There is no further obstruction than what up-
wards of 100 men assembled together under such circumstances
would be likely to create. They defy me to send for the police to
dtsperse them. ' - -

Mr. Conant.—Did the man who appeared to be the ring-
leader cause an assembly of persons in consequence of what he
said ?

Mr. Barroa.—No, because the crowd was already there.
Mr. Conant.—Did they obstruct any person ?
Mr. Barron.—lt is impossible I can briny any fresh hands to
work while they are there.
Mr. Conaut.—lt appears very evident that a combination
exists among them ; but before I can act I must have some
case to proceed upon. _ _

Mr. Barron.—The foreman told me on Saturday he would
take care that I should get no men to work. Though the crowd
outside the building now do not use any violence or threats,
there can be no doubt what their intentions are. I want to
have them dispersed.

Mr. Conant.—A crowd may assemble before a theatre, and
if the present assembly conduct themselves peaceably, and com-
mit no unlawful act, I cannot interfere, for the mere assembling
does not constitute an once. Will you go so far as to chase
any one directly with entering into a conspiracy to deter others
from workicg ?"
Mr. Barron.—! cannot go so far as that. All I want is to
have the assembly removed from before the building, and pro,
tection for the workmen.

Mr. Conant.—But I must act cautiously under the circum-
stances. I will request some of the police to go to the spot and
endeavour to reason with the labourers, so as to induce them to dis-
perse. Mr. Conant then spoke to Mr. Baker, an inspector, and
the applicant quitted the office.

This is another splendid specimen of stipendiary po•
lice law! It is scarcely possible to believe in the accu-
racy of the report, but we take it from a morning minis-
terial paper, that one which was lately the advocate of
the brickbat and the bludgeon system. Here, however,
the brick bats have it all Their own way. Would any
magistrate, under any other ministry than the present,
have hesitated a moment in dispersing an assemblage of
this nattre ? An " assembly before a theatre," indeed !
Tea pots, ten old women, and Mr. CONANT ! The
meeting of the reformers in Calthorpe street was not a
more lawless assembly than this, and yet'the former was
dispersed and cut to shreds by the police. The idea of