The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

MR. ALDERMAN EVANS.

Mr. Alderman Ech..is is, it is well known, in profession,
a liberal" of the first I,:ater. lle has ever been known
as a thoroughgoing advocate of the rights of free discus-
sion—as an advocate of " the libef.ty of the press." Nay,
so far as this powerful engine is concerned, he has even
been known to dabble anonymously in Authorship—to
creep behind the screen of the editorial chair, And thence
to fling his venom in the faces of his political opponents.
But, alas! the world has all along been mistaken in the
character of this most " liberal" man. The worthy al-
derman—the friend of free discussion—shrinks before the
first application of the knout to his acknowledged literary
offspring ; and takes refuge in his abstruse knowledge of
a vocabulary which we cannot consent to imitate,
This amiable gentleman, defeated alike in the Dock
Committee and the Council, appealed last week, through
the columns of the Albion, to a higher tribunal than
either of these bodies—viz., public opinion. Upon that
letter we remarked—certainly in as respectful a tone as it
deserved—in our last publication. For so doing, we are
termed by him, in a letter since addressed to the Mercury,
(upon which we have commented at length elsewhere,) a
" mercenary scribe"—one with whom Mr. Evans would
not willingly descend to " bandy scurrilities." We cer-
tainly do not complain of this. On the contrary we are
pleased to see our opponent exhibit himself in his true
colours—put off the assumed garb of a gentleman. But
may we ask him—if he can keep his temper whilst we ask
him—in what respect are we "mercenary scribes ?" Such
a character, we have always thought, belonged to those
who, for gain, advocated any particular views, opposed to
their judgments and their principles. Does Mr.. Alder-
man Evans mean to say that we have ever been guilty of
this baseness ? We will not "descend" to use in reply
the favourite language of the alderman. We will not
"fling back the insinuation in his kWh with indigna-
tion," &c., for in truth we cannot feel indignation—we
cannot feel even contempt—we can feel only pity for the
utterer of achaTge so silly and ridiculous.

Perhaps, however, we may be wrong in this. Perhaps,
Mr. Evans, in the course of his experience at a public
man, has discovered such an animal as a " Mercenary
Scribe ?" We trust however he has not been so fortunate
as to do so in Liverpool. In one sense, no doubt, he may
have found such. Editors are, we suppose, in general,
paid for their labours : but surely Mr. Alderman Evans
—this advocate for free discussion, and friend of the
liberty of the press—does not impute such payment as
disgraceful to the receiver. He would not have men who
toil in the endeavour to direct public opinion, to the best
of their poor judgement, aright, eating the bread of
charity and deprived of that feeling of personal indepen-
dence which that man must have who lives either by the
sweat of his brow or the honest exercise of his intel-
lect.

We would remind Mr. Alderman Evans that, by this
sneer against us—which is a sneer as well- against every
writer for the public press—he i 3 guilty of ingratitude the
moat monstrous and inescuseable. If there'is any public
man, within the circle of oar acquaintance, more
indebted than another to the patient indulgence of the
press, it is this very man, who is now angry because he
is kicked from the pinnacle to which they have aided in
raising him.

REPEAL AGITATION AND ANTI-CORN-LAW
AGITATION, ONE!

Conservatives have, as a body, beer! too much acell 3-
tom ed to regard the league as a body agitating etmere
fiscal question. We have never viewed it as such. We
have looked at the constitution of that body. We have
seen amongst its ranks the most violent and bitter ene-
mies of the church and the institutions of our land. We
have detected in its proceedings a recklessness as to con-
sequences, which has convinced us that it is prepared, at
any mornent;.to associate itself with instruments the most
vile, and to embark in projects fraught with the destruc-
tion of greatness, the peace, and the liberties of Eng
land.

As a proof'of the correctness of these views, we now
appeal to a witness whose evidence will be regarded as
tolerably conclusive upon the- question. We appeal to
DANIEL. O'CONNELL, who at> a meeting of the Repeal
Association last week, thus boldly unmasked his own
views and the-views of the Anti-Corn-Law-League !
"I'rise," exclaimed the arch traitor, "for the purpose
of cheering you on with the assurance of success by
abstaining from violence or outrage. lam sure that what
I-say will be heard and observed-from the Giant's Cause-
way to Cape Clear, from Connemara to the Hill of Howth.
The ministry have set their face directly against tbeAnti-
Corn-Law League, and the Anti-Corn-Law League will
necessarily be driven to rouse the-people of Engiand—to
bring them to consider the constitution of the House of
Commons and the organic changes necessary. A reform
in-parliament will necessarily follow the efforts of the
Anti-Corn-Law League to procure the enlargement of
the franchise, and not leaving the aristocracy of Eng-
land the sole dominion over the constitution of that house,
and when they combine with Jossph St urge and his com-
plete suffrage movement they will have ensured a triumph.
SUCH A PARLIAMENT AS THAT WOULD AT ONCE TAKE
THE REPEAL Q,UESTION INTO THEIR CONSIDERATION,"
An Atli i-Corn Law Parliament will at once take the
Repeal question into consideretion I Hear you that,
Conservatives of Liverpool? The-object, for which this
conspirator against the integrity of the empire spouted
upon Anti-Corn Law platforms, in Manchester and else-
where, is now palpable—is now acknowledged. The Anti-
Corn Law League and the Repeal Associatio❑ are one..
A second Lichfield House Conspiracy made them one.
The objects are common objects—the abasement of all
that is great and noble is the land before a rampant mill-
ocracy. and the prostration of your Protestant Church
and your protestant liberties beneath the feet of a mix-
ture of intolerant dissent, of furious intidelity, and of
popery ! Surely you will be warned, at length, and awake
from the lethargy with which you have hitherto regarded
this instrument in the hands of Daniel O'Connell—the
Anti-Corn Law League !

RODNEY-STREET CHURCH.--On Tuesday, the: 20th
instant, at noon, it is the intention of the committee and
members of the congregation to proceed to the election of
a minister. We understand the choice lays between Dr.
Freeland, Mr. Brown and Mr. Frazer.
THE DOOR, TRUST.—We understand it is the intention
of the shipowners to memorialize the Board of Trade with
the view to alter the present constitution of the Dock
Trust, praying that the Dock. Committee should be in-
creased to twenty-four members, the rate-payers to elect
twelve, instead of eight representatives, as at present, for
the purpose of deliberating on the wants and considering
the interests of their constituents, redressing their grieve-
ances, and attending to their legitimate desires, as well as
to counteract the present preponderating political power
of the corporation in the committee ; and to lay the foun-
dation for more salutary changes in the administration
of the dock estate, with the view to afford due protection
to both the bond-holders and rate-payers.

CHURCH COLLECTIONS.—A member of St. Andrew's
congregation has favoured us with the following statement
of the collections at that church during the past year,
amounting in the whole to £514, namely :
Feb. 12, Church Building Society..
Mar. 25, St. Andrew's Schools .
May 21, Church Missionary Society
July 9, Church of England Schools ....
Aug. 27, Church Pastoral Aid Society .. 53
Oct. 8, Diocesan Church Building Society
, 15, Jews' Society 34
Nov.' 5, Scripture Reader ....
Dec. 31, St. Andrew's Infant School
We are informed that the Lord Bishop of the diocese will
preach two sermons on Sunday next, on behalf of the
t
schoolssgo p connectedL u LlFTlNG.—Yesterday,
G. withy e
stle d
church,ay,
at
tthe
on which occasion Police-court,
a
them aman
Mayor has signified his intention of being present.
named John Hoskisson, and a boy of the name of Robert
Haynes, were charged with being concerned in entering
the shop of Mr. Reynolds, grocer and provision dea'er,
140, Burlington-street. It appeared that Mr, Reynolds
and his family had left the house on Sunday to attend
worship. During their absence, and about seven in the
evening, a girl who lived in the cellar under the house,
and who was playing with some others in the street, ob-
served the younger prisoner and another boy coming out
of the shop, with each a handkerchief containing something
in his hand. They closed the door after them. The elder
prisoner, a cripple, who is suspected to follow the voca-
tion of " teaching the young idea how to steal," was seen
in company with the two boys that day, and was also ob-
served going in the direction towards the shop shortly be-
fore it was broken open. The alarm was given, and
Haynes was apprehended by police-officer M'Taggart
(279) while running across a piece of vacant ground in
making his way towards Marybone. A handkerchief, con-
taining a quantity of copper money, which he had thrown
down to disencumber himself, was afterwards picked up
near the spot. Four skeleton keys were also found, with
one of which it appeared the shop had been opened, and
again locked. The property missed was about twelve
pounds of tea and £2 ss. in loose copper money. About
61b. of the tea was also recovered, and the copper money
in the handkerchief amounted to 30s. As there was a
chance of the other boy being found, both the prisoners
were remanded, the witnesses, however, being bound over
to appear at the sessions, to which they will no doubt be
committed for trial this day.
LANCASHIRE PRESBYTERY.—Wednesday last was the
day fixed for the meeting of this Presbytery. On that
day the Rev. Messrs. Campbell, Rennyson, Cleland,
Foster, Welsh, and several elders, members of Presby-
tery, and other gentlemen, repaired to Rodney-street
church, the ordinary place of meeting. Mr. Welsh stated
that he had received a letter from Mr. Boggie, which
stated that Mr. Boggie had been in communication with
many individuals in connection with Rodney-street church
and that " the intention of the gentlemen adhering to the
presbytery of Lancashire to hold a meeting in that church,
on Wednesday next, is diametrically opposed to their
wishes and will give them great offence ; and further, that
in their belief all those that attend such meeting will be
acting in contempt of the Court of Chancery, and, con-
sequently at their own peril." The presbytery, in conse-
sequence, repaired to the vestry of Oldham-street church.
The Rev. Mr. Clugston, of the Free church, Forfar, was
requested to sit as a member of court. An extract of the
deliverance of the free presbytery of Forfar was read, agree-
ing to the translation of the Rev. D. Fergusson to the pas-
toral care of the congregation recently formed and meeting
in the Mechanics Institution, and this induction was fixed
to take place to-morrow. The presbytery then consented
to the translation of the Rev. Mr. Rennyson to one o
the churches in Paisley, and they unanimously expressedf
" their sympathy with Mr. Munro as to the interference
of the Presbytery of Edinburgh with his position as min-
ister." Robert Barbour, Esq., of Manchester, has sub.
scribed £lOO towards the erection of the church in Myr-
tle-street, for the new Presbyterian congregation, of
which the Rev, Mr. Fergusson is to be inducted minister,

Feb. 13, 18*

LATEST FROM SPAIN.

Madrid journals and correspondence of the 4th , tofiat
-
have been received. The Gazette publishes a clespdtor
addressed by the Minister of War to General ItoncalQll.
directing him, in the name of the Queen, to shoot the'
insurgents taken prisoners at Alcoy. The Minister rei
quests him to forward to his department an account of
their execution for the information of her Majesty,
enjoins him not "to allow himself to he stopped by f
fear of any acts of retaliation which ate insurgents Cild
Alicant might threaten, for although her Majesty sh°,_aeli
view with grief the victims that the fury of the reu
might sacrifice, yet the absolute necessity that the law al?
public vengeance should be a reality weighed still more 01
her royal mind."

An attempt at insurrection made at Requena, had been
suppressed by the authorities of Cuena.
It appears that the insurrection had some ramification
in Valencia, for on hearing of the events at Alicant, the
Political Chief had ordered the arrest of several intieur.
tants suspected of being in correspondence with the chit'
of the movement. General Roncali has reorganized L.!,
National Guard of Valencia, and was to leave on thew
with all the disposable troops for Alicant, where be 64
petted, in a few days, to concentrate 10,000 men.
Brigadier Concha, brother of the Genera!, march&
from Madrid with his brigade of cavalry for Ocana on the
4th. The General, who had gone to spend a few dais!
Aranjuez, was, however, expected in. the capital.
The Corresprmsal finds fault with Mr. Bulwer for beg;
ing invited to his table Messrs. Arguelles. Ferrer, luv
Tejada, the intimate friends of M. Olozaga.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATITADA:Y:

In consequence of the non-attendance of members
od
Friday last, the Houseof Commons was unable to proceed
to business on that day ;• and thus, there having been oa
opportunity of moving the usual adjournment from the
Friday to the Monday, the House was under the neeessitf
of meeting on Saturday,
Sir JAMES GRAHAM took that occasion for stating
briefly the alterations he intended to propose in his bilt for
the amendment of the Poor-law. As there was consider'
able difference of opinion on the abolition of the Gilbert
Unions, he would not now propose to abolish thew,
but would move, on another day, for a select
committee to enquire into their operation. The
bastardy law in its present shape had occasioneti,
great dissatisfaction in Wales, and in the north or
England; and he had introduced into this-bill a provision,
by which, on application being made within forty dalS
from the birth of the child, there should be power giverl
to two magistrates to make an order of maintenance on the
putative father, operating not only against his goods, bat
against his person. This order would proceed upon the
oath of the mother, fortified by some corroborative evi-
dence. Another subject which needed the interference of
Parliament was the want in large towns-of some plane of
refuge for destitute persons, who now had no shelter but
under walls and porticoes. He would propose to establish
where such cnhighpetrasondnsfosohdoitialdtheremcoeirvneingn,ootn °cot
m
shelter,u 8w
but food at
dition of working for four hours.
Captain PECHELL signified his satisfaction at the courri
proposed with respect to the Gilbert unions.:
Mt. T. DUNCOMBE expressed himself to the same effect,'
not only on the subject of the Gilbert unions; but also on
that of the bastardy enactments, and that of asylums for
the destitute.
Mr. BECKETT DEN/SON, Sir WALTER Amiss, and
other gentlemen intimated their gratification at the pro
posed improvements..
Sir JAMES GRAHAM' gave explanations, in answer CO
several questions ; and after the intervention of a felt
words on the subject of prison discipline, the poor. law
bill was brought in and read a first time.

COMMERCIAL HALL.—It will be seen by an advertise"
ment in another colnron,-that a ball will take place at this
now popular room on Monday neat.
THE FEBRUARY SESSIONS FOR THIS BORGUOO
closed yesterday, about one o'clock. The trials have beets
of little or no public interest. The ease of John Mcihol-
land, charged with obtaining goods ort false pretences, ifs%
yesterday traversed to the neat sessions.
STEALING- A WATCH.—At the police-court, yesterday,
two females, Browne and Jones; were committed for trial
at the sessions• on a charge of stealing a watch from
man named John Grumbly, or! 'Sunday night in Hill'
street.

FREE PRESaYTERIAN CBURCIT.---ThiS body, worsh!li-
ing at present in the Mechanic's Institution, intend 10'
ducting the Rev. Donald Ferguson, to-morrow, to the
office of pastor, whose future scene of labour will short'!"
be in Hope-street, near the Baptist chapel, where a good
site has been provided for the erection of a church.
A joint deputation from London- and from Liverpool,
relative to the subject of the tea duties, bad an interrier.
with Sir R. Peel, on Saturday, at his official residence la
Downing-street. Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Mr. Pa-
ter, and Mr. Duckworth, formed. the deputation from
Liverpool ; Sir George Larpent, Mr. John Abel Smith:
M.P., and other gentlemen, attended the London dei'.
tation.

WARMING AND, VENTIL ATTN.:III.OOII4B.—A number of
the models used by Mr. Day, the inventor of the wind'
guard, to illustrate the lectures he bas been giving at Low
don, Chester, &c., on warming and ventilating room!'
may be now seen at Mr. Bennett's, Sir Thomas's-ballv
ings, who described them to us, and will to all who mat
visit them, in a manner that cannot fail to interest even
those who have not given the subject a consideration'
The screw ventilator is simple and effective.
leaADULTERATION OF TODACCa. —We were Jur_in—ton.
night with ft roport oos heard at the bar-
police-ornee yesterday, in whichme r_;zeise were tile
secutors, against a tobacco-manufacturer in Bolton--
witnesses for the prosecution proved that the defendant
had mixed oil and sugar in manufacturing his tobacco.
The defendant's foreman stated that the oil had escaPed
from the machinery. The magistrates, however, con-
sidered the case proved, and fined the defendant Xls°'i
It is stated that this is the first of a series of detectionS
frauds in the tobacco laws.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY, FOR IRELAND.—We beg
to call the particular attention of our readers to the all,
nouncement of a sermon and meeting in aid of this valil,
able society, which will be found in our advertising coluo'
of this date._ Distinguished as Liverpool is for the supPo"
which it has_afforded to the cause of scriptural educatal
we feel persuaded that on the present occasion there WP,
be here a cordial and liberal response to the appeals about
to be
eeiltile report which recordsesmadabytheßevDr. Dreh
Drew,
ratirogmlivrei
illagnfct Ireland. W
have
that
there are at present in connnexion with the Irish Sundq
School Society about 3000 schools, attended. by 241,1
scholars and 22.922 gratuitous teachers.--We leave 001
fact to speak for itself, whilst we merely call the atoll'
tion of our readers to the anouncement of the sermon
and meeting.

PICTURE OF THE EXCHANGE, WITH DMlNGuigils,P
CHARACTERS.—This picture, to be seen at the artist'!"
Mr. Norman's, 43, Bold-street, is now. finished, and
in point of drawing, as well as in the admirable likeness::
of the many characters assembled in the area, a spirit
interesting and extraordinary production. How tP
artist has, by necessarily casual sights of the parties, con;
trived to catch the figures, faces, and usual attitudes of °
many mercantile men, and others known to fame, is c3nre,
than we can divine. They will all be recognised bf
those to whom their appearance is at all familiar. Arootig
them are the following :—Messrs. Barton, Myers,
worth, Dixon, Tobin, Taylor, sen. and jun., Hoc°
M'Gill, Lawson, 'Mann, Radon, Cooke, W. Ausbtell'
Reynolds. Buchanan, Jemison, M`Gath, Rushton, gai;
nett, Turner, May, Howard Hart, M'Devitt, Snao
Robt. Horsfall, S. Martin, J. Myers, Jones, Frost, Lie
Parsons, Bevis, &c., &c. Several parties have wisb
to purchase this painting,,_ but, in order to give more gene
,
o
ral satisfaction, the proprietor has determined to dise
of it after the manner of Boys' Art Union.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOClETY.—Yesterday
V 60ie first undress concert for the present year of this iv
ciety was given in the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate Am,
stitution. The theatre was very fully attended, the blithe
and the lower gallery being filled to repletion, and.";)
upper gallery (which is not so favourable for heari7o
about three-fourths occupied. A miscellaneous seleCtlbe/
of music was performed. The opening overture, t
Mozart, was effectively played. The music approPrin'&
to the witches in Macbeth followed, and was well acco,4
plished :in the vocal department by Misses Foster 170
Leach, and Messrs. Armstrong and Barnett—the 151
engaged from Manchester, and a pleasing singer. A /1;00
pretty and pathetic glee, the music by Callcott, was
sung by Misses Stott and M. Swain, and Messrs. To
Sudlow and Armstrong. Miss Stott appeared to us to e
in extremely good voice. A trio, by Beethoven, oil Ail,
violin, violincello, and piano, followed, of great leo4oo
gerLf
aitnsdrespoemtietwiohna,tiftatmheegarnedatlaaantghuoidr
.starede
understood. There was a very long interregnum bete
the first and second part, a practice which, we think' of
justice to the ladies present, who have to sit Pst;e6ol,
throughont, " were better honoured in the breac'g9
the observance." At the commencement of the set t+
;#
hwaosubldee:opr.
part, the whole band, which is numerous and efficpiet
played an overture from " Der Frieschutz," by the mpg
composer, " Weber," and, we think, did it justice.
re;
on the eve of our publication, we could not ourselv" 0;
main longer, but we have since heard that the whole to
the second part (which roe
appears from the program
have been better selected) went off with great eclp:

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