The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-24 00:00:00

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was objected to on the part of Messrs. Lusher and Squance,
who did not go there-to a place.ol, Worahips-for' the purpose of
entering into an acrimonious•diseussion, but sirotil7 to make a
plain statement in reply to thut, which they had heard from Dr.
IV.arren. The signal was
.given fur a general uproar. Mr.
Lusher, with a degree of dignity. and firmness which ilidlonour
to his character, declared his .detertnivation to adclreSs the meet-
ing, and the radicals were determined that he shottld 'not be
beard. The signal, as we haYe alteady said, was: therefore;
given for a general uproar, acid one simultaneous htirst of dis-
cordant noises from the leaders on the platform and their parti-
zans in eery part of the house, would have drowned the voices
of a hundred Stentors. Some hooted-some hallooed-some
imitated the yelling of the hyena, and others the roaring of the
lion or the tiger-one fellow bellowed like a bull--anotheo
yelped like a dog-and a third imitated the cry of a hound when
.an pursuit of his game. - Hissing-shattering ofpewsrclapping
of hands-huzzaing—avery speciet of discordant noise, iu fact,'
was kept up so incessantly and so long that some of the perpes
trators, were actually " lioarse with calling." TheAelegatee
were !castled, besides, with the rnestopprobriousePithets. Abuse
was heaped upon them from every quarter, and their persons
were ridiitlled amidst loud shouti of laughter. v •
This scene, disgraceful even had it been in a tavern, but
shocking, nay impious, in a place of christian worship, continued
with Unabated violence for at least a quarter-of an hour; when
Mr. Lushes:; finding that he had no chance of obtaining a hear-
ing unless he agreed to the terms proposed by the disaffected
party, resolved to comply with their conditiOns, and declared
that be was ready to answer any questions which might be put
to him, or to discuss the affair in any shape that they chose. He
would meet them upon their own ground, and upon their own
terms, and the meeting should decide between them. • But Mr.
Lusher little knew the characters he had to deal with. It was
not discussion, but the prevention of it, that thee wanted ; and
they now saw that it would be no 'longer a difficult mattes to
effect their object. The feelings of their partizans were in a
high state of excitement, and they determined that the delegates
should not be heard at all. The uproar, therefore, was renewed
with increased Violence-howling, yelling, screaming, bawling,
groaning, toa ring, and 'hissing, prt;ducing togetlier aicombina-
tion of noises io discordant and so loud that theY Might have
been heard as far as Lowther-street. The outrageous conduct
of the leaders upon the platform was perfectly demoniacal.
They pUshed the delegates about-they gratified them by the
arms-shook their fists in their- faces-threw their arnis about
like inadtrien--stamped with rage-called Mr. Lusher " the
Pope's Legate"-appliedopprobrions epithets to other preachers
who were present-and wear, in fact, more frantic, more out-
rageous, more disgraceful in their conduct than any set of
msniacs or drunkards we have vet chanced to meet with. •
To remain any longer spectators of so shocking a sce ne-
a scene, he it remembered, enacted in a house of prayer, by
men who have not only ultra pretensions 'to religious purity.
but many of whom are themselves itinerant preachers-would
have' been too much fur their feelings. Messrs. Lusher and
Stpiance, therefore, very wisely determined to quit the meeting
-the former remarking as be went out-" If this be your
Christianity, Lam done." . •
Now awe ask our readers if, in thelMole course of their ex-
perience, they ever met with -so disgraceful, so shos'kine, ro
impious a scene as this? They dedicate their meeting house
to the worship of the Most High-they call it the House of God
-and they helieve•that when they are gathered together Ile is
in the midst of them;-and yet these very wen, most of them
christian preachers with ultra pretensions to righteousness,
hesitate not, even for the most paltry object, to desecrate that
hmise by creiting a scene of uproar and violence which were
disgraceful in a theatre or a tavern. Even their wives-with
sorrow do we write it, and with shame will it tie read-assisted
in swelling the tumult. Yes, these men are preachers and
leaders amongst their sect-who lake upon themselves to ex-
pound unto others that word which teaches peace and che.rity
and good-will to man. How fit they are to fill the sacred of
we leave the reader to judge. We respect the Wesleyan
Methodists as a body-highly respect them ; but we cannot be
the spectators of such a scene as that which we have feebly , at-
tempted to describe without expressing not our disapprobation
only but our detestation and 4,bliorrence.-The offenders are
well known, and therefore we need not write their names.
They have long had our contempt, and they now have our de-
testation; fur mean as was the opinion which we ever enter-
tained of their heads, we have a worse-infinitely worse-
opinion of their hearts.

FIRE ON THE RAILNTAT.—OR Tuesday, a very serious and
rather extraordinary fire took place on the iailway. It appears
that as a luggage train, laden with sacks of cotton goods and
other rotunda( tared articles, was proceeding towards Liverpool, •
on the railroad, some . sparks of fire, as it is supposed, lodged
from the engine chimney on one or more Of the packages; the.
wind being high, in audition to the current created by the
speed of the train, it rapidly ignited the combustible articles on
which the fire had fallen. l'he loss has been variously estimat-
ed, but, we have reason to suppose, notch exaggerated. Messrs.
Morrish and Co.; of CoMptun-hotiSe, had about a thousand
pounds' worth of goods destroyed, but they were, we under-
stand, immediately mdensuified.tor their loss by the directors of
the company.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.—Our readers will perceive by
an advertisement in the Standard of this day that a meeting of
the occupiers of premises who
.are not inhabitant hoes holders
of this borough will be held on Monday next, to petition the
House of Lords against the clause in the municipal corpdrat ions'
bill to which we called the attention of the public in bar last
number. We scarcely need urge the importance of it full at-
tendance on that occasion of all those who are interested in its
provisions.
ALLEGED IMPROPER CONDUCT IN A WATCHMAN.—A man
named Robert Jules was on Tuesday placed at the bar of the
police-office before Alderman Case. The prisoner presented a
most shocking appearance, his hair being. matted and hts shirt
sleeves saturated with blood from a cut in the head, and his face
much scarred and covered with clots of gore. The prisoner
seemed faint, and his eves looked Weiss, as if from loss of Mood.
An extra watchman named Robert barker appeared in the
witness-box against him, and stated that Captain Bradford had
called him to the prisoner on the preceding evening, when :he
had found him to he drunk and behaving in a very disorderly
manner. The prisoner in turn charged the watchman with
haying struck him on the
.head and faca,.and maltreated-him.
in the severe manner which his appearance evidenced. Barker,
being questioned on this subject, said, after some ectoirocation„
that he had certainly struck the prisoner, but it was waren the
body, not on the face or head, and that his provoking conduct
had-exasperated him to it, as the prisoner had assaulted him
violently. and struck him with a plate which he had in his hand.
Captain Bradford corroborated the latter portion of this state-
ment. Batcheldor said that the prisoner had bled so profusely
when brought to the Bridewcll, that the blood ran in streams
about the hall. He had procured the attendance of a medical
man, who pronounced the wound to be very severe. 1111..
Whitty agreed with Alderman Case that the ronduct of Barker
should be reported to the board, which Mr. Whitty said he
should not fail to do. The prisoner was ordered to by carefully
sent home in a coach. Barker was taken into custody to be
detained until the medical gentleman should attend to give his
evidence.

COAST Gunn AT THE MOUTHS OP THE DEE AND THE
MERSEY.—About two months since the Macor and other ma-
gistrates, together with the merchants and underwriters of Li-
verpool, apalied to the Lords of the Treasury for the establish-
ment of an efficient coast guard between the mouths of the Dee
and the Meisey, in order to protect the public revenue, and also
the private property of merchants, from Icing plundered in
cases of shipwreck. An answer, signed by their lordship's
secretary, Mr. F. T. Baring, has just been received, stating
that their lordships have declined making any alteration in the
present revenue establishment at this port, or in its neighbour-
hood. Perhaps it would he as well if the London gentlemen
sent here, who appear to have it all their own way at our CUP.
tom-house, were, instead of removing experienced officers from
this port to make room for their friends, to pay some attention
to the smuggling carried on along the Cheshire and Welsh
coasts.

POCKET-PICKING.—A well-known young thief was on Tnes-
day placed at the bar of the police-otfice charged by a gentleman
with having picked his pocket on the preceding day. The
complainant stated that he was hastening towards the platform
erected in Mount-street, that he might have an opportunity of
seeing Lord Brougham lay the foundation-stone of the new
building, when he felt a tug at his coat-packet. He turned
round on the instant, and saw the prisoner making off with his
silk handkerchief in his hand. He immediately seized him and
gave him into custody. Alderman Case committed him to the
House of Correction to be kept to hard labour for two months.
—A lad named Edward Evans was brought up in custody of
police-officer Whitty charged with having on the preceding day.
in Crown-street, stolen a silk handkerchief from the pocket of
a gentleman who had gone into the crowd for the perpose of
seeiug the procession from the railway station. The gentleman
himself did not appear. A coachman who was plying in Crown-
street deposed, that he had seen the prisoner running and a gen-
tleman pursuing him, when he immediately stopped the fanner
till the gentleman carne up. The prisoner requested them to
let him go, and he would go and get the handkerchief from the
boy to whom he passed it. It was stated by Batcheldor, the
governor of Bridewell, that the prisoner had frequently been
before the magistrates on similar charges, and that great efforts
had been made to reclaim him. He had a short time ago been
sent to his uncle in London at the expense of the parish, anti
bad then given the strongest promises of future amendment.
Alderman Case said he was afraid that, young as the prisoner
was, he was on the high road to destruction. Ile should not be
doing his duty to the community, if he again suffered him to go
at large without his meed of punishment. The coachman was
then sworn as to the truth of his statement. Batchelder being
sworn, said he knew the prisoner to be a common thief and
pickpocket. The pi isoner was then committed to the House of
Correction for three months; to be kept to hard labour.
ROEBERT AT THE AttioN-oFeice..—A robbery, the circum-
stances of which are, as yet, involved in mystery, was corn-
mitted on the premises occupied for the publication of the
Albion newspaper, in Castle-street, on Monday night or yester-
day morning. It is the custom of the cashier of the. establish- ,1
.ment to remove all the cash from the premises each night. On
Monday afternoon, however, Mr. Bean, who had to attend the
dinner to which Lord Brougham was invited, at the 'Amphi-
theatre, took his purse, containing fifteen sovereigns, from his
pecket and placed it in his own private drawer in the iron safe,
carefully locking the drawer, after him. At. night, when the
cashier departed, he took with him all the money which had
been paid in during..the'day, except about £2. 15s. in copper,
which he locked up. in a drawer in the shop. Having then seen
everything secure in the usual way, he locked up the premises.
yesterday morning, when they were re-opened, the locks,
doors, &c. were found to be in their usual state, and no suspi-
cions were excited as to any person having been on the pre-
mises since the cashier had fastened them up on the preceding
night. The iron chest was locked, as was the drawer in %vision
111 r. Bean had placed his purse, but when this was opened, the
purse and money were found to. have disappeared. It was fur-
ther discovered that the drawer in the shop, which had been
locked on the preceding evening, was 'now open, and the copper
which it had contained gone. The singularity of this case is
that no lock bad been broken, no mark of violence' or disturb-
ance appeared'anywhere abnut the place, and, with the single
exception of the shop drawer, every door and drawer had been
carefully re-locked. The thief, or thieves, had no (kohl chosen
the night succeeding the day of publication, its tfie hope of
obtaining a great booty ; but if it had not been for the curious
circumstance of !Ur.' beau having removed his purse from his
pocket to what he conceived to he a place of greater safety,
they would have obtained nothing but the small sum in copper
above-named. One or two individuals have already been
examined by Mr. Parlour, in the [tope of obtaining some clue
to the discovery of the depredators, but nothing satisfactory
has been elicited. it is suspected that the lock of the iron
chest above alluded to was tried by some person about a fort-
night age, as it was found in the morning that neither the door
nor the di awer would open. The assistance of a smith was
obtained, who had to remove a portion of the iron-work before
the bolts could be shot back.—Courier.—[Mr. Bean, who has the
character of being a shrewd man,
,appears, from the fact of
leaving his purse behind him,. to have entertained no very
favotirable opinion of the party he was about to join at the
AMphitheatre. In seeking to avoid the rock of Scylla, he
was lost in the whirlpool of Charybdis.]
Fine sense end exalted sense are not half so valuable as com-
mon sense. There are forty men of wit for one man of sense ;
and he that will carry nothing about him but gold will be every
day at:a-less for want of readier change.—Pope.