The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-17 00:00:00

COArTEOPORARY PRESS

-The people of England might tp bemade aware in
time, of a case on which the Russell cabinet is now sit-
• tirig, and in the dedision of which case the.Kipg of En:;-
`land and all his subjects are, ive grieve to say, too deeply
;Interested. Every one knows that- the delay' and ditli-
.caltY hitherto experienced by Lord Melbourne in hiS at-
tempt to form a whig-tadical administration have arisen
;from the servile fearehtertairied by hiS lordship's party,
and shaie(l'hy'Lord Melbourne himself, of the repeal agi-
tator O'Connell.
' Intelligence, which we fear may be true, states, that
this conspirator against the king's dominion over Ire-
land knows the lenth of his own, tail, and. has pentrived
-to.get the length of another person's. fOot also. He has
-sent in to Lord •Melbourne an abstract of the terms on
which only he will grant a-capitulation to the whigs, and
save them from the necessity of re:placing Sir Robert
Peel in the poSt from which, by their '-shOrt-sightedin-
trigues, titer have removed him.
Listen, Englishmen, to the proposals'of this enemy
to' yonename and nation.
As the price ot suppOrting a whig radical government,
he insists that the law officers of the crown in .Ireland
"Shall he'nominated by him (O'Connell! !). He insists
that he (O'Connell). shall 'have a veto on the appoint
meut of the viceroy, the King's representative in Ire-
land! ! He strongly tires that, the elective franchise in
Ireland shallibe lowered to'ts ; that. he (O'Connell) not
liaying p.4,;'Weci:),Likh,or:ei the Irish COnstituency,(which
)izrs returned near fifty membets at his bidding !). may be
enabled to command a sufficient ntithber 'of votes to give
t!ability'tothe Whig-radical.government !' .
The agitator does net appointed. himself to
office. "He i; • ten Jctinning for. that. • ISt, the Xing lids
the sens'adii flin-ineSs reSolntely to refuse 2J, .if. the
oit were,Willing 'ln receive IntOltis service the bitter
enemy to his Irish crown, Mr. Daniel O'Connell'knows
very well that the honour would cost' him a higher price
than it could by possibility repay—that he 'wonlil lOsehy
ititis despotic swag Over the multitude, and :with it his
irifamOus but eriprmous rent ; aiid lastly, that instead of
being it the.merey of the whig ministers, by their poW-
ers of from on Misbehaviour, 'he
tvouldhOld a scourge over them, 'by threatening, 'When-
ever'the him; to:withdraw , froin them his
parliaM'entarY snpport; and leave them in a minority.
Ao.t;:-great.. heaven, do we live to see-the day when
such a negotiation can be entered upon by any nobleman
'gentlernan:Jiaying access to his :Majesty's presence
'ith 'a man of O'Connell's-history, political principles,
and projects?- Can, we ask, any minister,• or candidate
riainistet of theßritish-etnWn, dare so Much as to Wills-
rer'Wftlilifthe royal hearing the kmands of such an ad-
y'etitUrer upon his Majesty's patience, and on the honour
of the peofile of this great country What!
Rape the,lawutlicers of the crown, and haVe for his,crea-
taps (hose individuals whose official duty it may beMtne
their functions; as public prosecutors, by a Crlini-
tlal prodds's against their own patron!
•iestrain. the Sovereign ofthe .British empire
fife;4i,i-fdiannatin,g.fnr Lord.lieutenant of Ireland any no-
lijetuan to whoin this turbulent and scheming papist shall
object • ,
-*A.• BritishminiSter repfesenting, a otice English party,
perm4ting 'a demagogue like this to force upon. hint a
measure almost tantamountso universal suffrage, on pre-
tence of enabling the said mob tyrant to serve's lore entn
pletely the administration of to-dad, when after liaVing
acquired through such extension o'f the 'suffrage adorni-
nion'over the"electerS of ninety. oat' Of One finridred
presentative;; to-morrow play tip'On the fears and
Iltofl4o-,Y of iris ministerial menials,: and drive them
the perpetration of any political crimes, however
itesperate in their nature;•however deadly in their con-
sequences,- to the •pewee; the 'unity; and safety ,of the
realm, on pain of being, bV'a nod of this "infernal Ju-
piter;" it once libiletf otit of office.
...We cannot, we' 'not' indulge .the mingled' terror
arid Inuniliation which tidings like those conv.eyed to us
it the course of yesterday, and to the effect above-stated,
have raised within our Minds. If•the whig lords 'typo
have so far listened to O'Connell •plead the' hard nec•:s:
situ of their Conditinn, arid exclaim,', What can tie do
lines can we form our ministry v;ithout his help our an-
VA"-Pr,Anci,ll.l,te 'rnistake not, thOans*er of all En gland,
tvill be, n ”ThedonOt form your ministry." The haid-
srilip of the case upon these ambitious personage is;that
forsooth they are urgettoti to disgrace and 'crime:bra, tie,
cessitv' of their • oven creating—be a paity necessity—•a
tattiiitis necessity- --a necessity of «•-itch no honestEril
admits sees the pressure
,00yo-pd tlie.pale of
th6leSwiiwhig-radical cligne. Who asked, them by a
st4cce.sio.4 of,f,aetkoul,yotes; to wilt, out the ministdr of
the ting's free choice, that.they might seize his post ,:sr
Tlev..say it Is " necessary' to their cabinet that they
shnuld serve' implicitly O'Connell's Will; in other words,
it lis-rtlbto necessary' fhat church and state, and 0:6(es;.•.
lieland,, an -'tine existence Of the empire, should be
sacrificed beyond redemption, than that the whig leaders
and their, radical confederates should remain int.: six"
months longer out of office: Once mote, and in all sin-
cMt,y, and in bitterne4 of heart! we appeal to our coon
whether they '4:41 thus ahoy} .a
.bantl of selti4
p&ellinnt6rs to .I'6ll the crown of the .United Kingdom
in tl>e dust.—Times,

:PURITY-OP ELECTION AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.--;
Two actions Have beep tried at the present York assizes,
whIcIA exhibit, in a very remarkable light, the.afreetion
ot:iviik-radicals for the above favourite toasts. It. may
be remembered that, at the recent general eleCtiiin, Mr.
C. Wood; son-in-late of Earl rey;' formed a coalition
with the radical candidate' for HalifaX, Protheroe,.
a7Bristorburning notoriety. Their object . was, .of
course, 'to defeat the Hon. James Mottle'', who` stood.
on.'the.conservative interest; and to:effect this the most.
frightful acts of violence and intimidation:were resorted
to. :s''4yera), gentlemen's mansions:were gutted, and the
windows and furniture demolished in Mr. Wortlev's
Amongst 'other individuals who Were. forCii;ly
drrieed-frOin the houses' to the by an infuriated
mb ; nllder terror Of 'their liVes was Nlr.. Waddington
a respectable innkeeper: The following week Mr. Wad-
diogton :published a letter in-the:Halifikx.G.uattlian,.stati
ing that Mr. George 'Buxton Browne, a zealous elee-
tioneering partisan; had caused iim (Waddington) "to
be dragged rieek'and heel 4". ontof his Own house, to'.
vote for Wood and ProtherOe, to whom he Was 'opposed',
nt.'s staternentrWas denied and in 'the folloWing 'week
• appared a SeOhdjetter,
.froth the pen of. ,Christopher
Raiigeti,-Elq., of Halifax, magistrate and banker,' vvho.
saw, the transaction, and confirtned_Waddington's state,
- meat:- The fact of Waddington having bean: torn from
the bosomof his family was not denied; but Mr. Browne
• deemed the'publication of theteirett:tpoance, as regarded.
hitiiselfl,:as.libellous; 'and. brOught'lls,action for damages.
,tire
.Printer, 'mad Proprietors of the Guardian.
The defetidant'a met their opponent boldly, by putting in
a plea ofjostification. Their case was so strong that the'
learned -ridge before the evidence was gone' throili„
thou'ght•there was an end of the Action. In this view
• the jury eventually concurred; they returned' a verdict
for' the'Oefentlants,
,thereby 'expressing a belief ,io the
truth of4.he,,two,letters, and. their refusal to sanction this
novel attempt to slur over a disgraceful and Unjustifiable
act, by an effort to gag, and. shackle the. press.
Browne will not only have his own, but the defendant's
costs to pay,-and the judge also certified that the plain-
tiff-should pay the special jury. In the 'other action Mr.
Waddington 'sought' to' recover dairiageS against Mr.
Brtisynetuici his solicitor for kaving forcibly 'dragged lam
out of 4i,idwelling-bouse, Co the polling-booth, with the
intention tis compel him to vote for Mr..Protheroe. The
verdict Of 'the jury in this'ease also wag against Mr.
BrdWne, thus'be'inirrniii large stun for
.costs
and'''.exPen.ts iii the two actiotis. The 'cOnSerYatives
evebtnally carried theelection by a single vote ; and yet,
after resorting to the despicable practices proved on this
trial, the radicals have had the assurance to petition
against .Mr. Wortley's 'return. 'ln such a cause they
cannot succeec.l..Neii-C-cWM Journal. - -

CORK PETITION.--The committee which has been
struck'to inquire into the merits of the petition against
• the t'etuirn of Messrs: Ley tester and Chatterton, is more
unfai;Ourable to the' interosts Ortliese gentltmen than
we could possibly have anticipated. itiare three of
the 'rail; all repealerS, Nagle, Power, • and Mabei—two
ultra English radical., Scliolfield and BagsliawH-five
whir, nyng, Howick, M'Ledd and' Pechell, and
only... One ' ConservatiVe, Eaton. Unotl'•all'• prin6iPal
questions which have:beendisL.,i2s••4ediinee the Coomtence•
ment of tote session, nine of the committee have been
unifot'mly.opposed to the members whose return they
bavdto•try; add on the appropriation resolution, which
caused theresignation of ministers, Capt. PechelfalSo.
voted differently froth 'them. We are aware that the
proceeding is strictly judicial,. and
,that the are,
sworn to do justice between the parties, impartially-, with-
put favour or affection. Further, tie perceive the names
of gentlemen on' this committee Who will strongly feel
the Weight of this obligation: Still as party spirit never
ran higher, and as there 'never was a juncture at Which
two votes could he considered of. More, consequence, the
predilections and prejudices of the judges would, on
points of a doubtful nature, be formidable, even in spite
tdthe'case of the sitting members. • EHerV
of then-ISt:oes,
is ag.in L tae justness of tileir •
thing,, in fact, ain't —itett h ' • •i
-
cause.. That, however, is too ei,:arlyin their fiL'otir
leaved doubt of their ultimate success. Then,
the cbtripositton of the committee 'will. be an} 11fiURu!
us -o,AT—decision', tr,,i'rig con-
rea scitli9stie cOngrattilit I ion,
ivill lio-above all.taint or in't
trarv't-O their pAical'
vit;on' iowof the subject, we know,' is di iTeren-
from that-taken by the radicals of oit•city. then) the'
annotateettient of the 'names of the committee was re.,
•ceivetl of triumph—the ease was "considered
o
as virtilltAleciil;4l---ith such a cim riiitee Mr: Cat-
laghan and Dr. Baldwin. could not but 'succoed. $6
strongly were these sentiments eipressed,. that yest.ehlay,
;the pt6vrile'nt opinion of the ignorant part of the faction.
mas, that the' Sitting members were actually unseated;
•

their'return, home.' A short time'w.ill decj-0 ‘i•ho
Thlnotl;is unworthy estimate of their friends parliawent
be well founded or not. The nrcgress of the inquiry; Will
be watclied:_witlt ,intense , interest and as the petition
'does.not contain any allegation . of bribery or corruption
—a3 there is:no charge of an unpleasant or irritatioL; na-
ture to be inquired into, we do not suppose it probable
that .the coturnittee*ll forbid the publication of xlieir
proeee to the making .of their repott.
The. tirs,t.question to be tried, we suppose, will be the
qualification of the petitioners. If this be decided against
them, the petition falls to the ground.—Cork Consgiution.

. „ 4
TiIEI3IIITISII INTEREST .IN lali,LA -- ND.Tuere can re-'
main, nolong-erHu fact. there:no:longer remains in Ire.:
land--Ahe disunion of -Protestants, which was the weak-,
ness of their cause.: ." The pressure from without" has
compacted them into one body—having but one interest;
and hereafter, for.ever we trust, to be goYerned ,by one
mind, a4d.soui, and to act together with one hand,
'and in one spirit. The political-occurrences recorded -in
murjournal. to-day have but brought to a,crisis that feel-
ing which has been long and daily gaining ground and
we now rejoice to state that in Ireland there exist, at the
resent moment, but two parties;, namely, the papistical
ur purely Irish pirty, animated by views exclusively Irish ;
and the protestant or British party—whose views for the
welfare of Ireland are indissolubly commingled with those
of Great I.3ritain.•

Weitnyi..9llc.e this happy ,re-union, because we believe
it to be:de:suable, and know it to be true. As the.reform
bill has levelled all distinctions betweee whig and tory,
the dictatorship of 'O'Connell has merged liberalisin aid
orangeiSin into one great conservativerprinciple. And it
Shoyldlaire so: The times, ad alt neither.of division..nor
,delay7—Purnf comprUmise, further than what is needful
tor honourable unity of thought and effort.
•' We expect, therefore, and in' truth-we solicit, we de-
mand, the result of " a consummation so devoutly to be
wished." There ought to be,:therp must be, the expres-
sion of public feeling on the recent.cabinet arrange-
ruentsi and we look to the aristocracy, gentry, and- land
proprietary of Ireland, for a declaration of principles, and
an address to the King,. whieh will convey in firm and
moderate lapgu.ll,7e the. views taken bk,the .13ritish. late-
lst in'tbia country, ,of the policy that now governs his
ajeS.ty:s.advisers and the just alarm that is -felt for the
future Welfare of Ireland, and the integrity of the Britigh
empire.
'W.e loOk.for no difference of opinion on these points.
[t is Obvious' that all minor considerations (if there exist
a variance oropinion, upon such,) Should be' laid:asidc%
The common.:ground upon which all protestants• 'insy,
nay must stand, is the community of their interests With
those of Great Britain ; and,.therefore,sinking the dis-
' tinctions protestant and
_crangetnan, lei all- unite in
one band, and under. one glorious name,-,InE FRIENDS
OF 144A14D.---Dublin Evening Mail.