The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-02-19 00:00:00

towards protestants of all grades, that the voll
dissension and agitation would speedily become iI
in the sister island. Alas 1 alas ! words of more al
ing folly never were uttered even by whig statesoi
this even Lord Grey is now convinced. He 10J
galling feelings of shame upon the past, and with
apprehensions upon the future. He sees a faith!
ungrateful, and an unprincipled people, taking acll
of every concession to increase the disorder and sI
catalogue of crimes in Ireland. He and his par
them a coat, but they instantly demanded a clod
and now that the cloak is given they seek the
the remaining vestments. They are not cont
participating in the constitutional liberties of
they insist upon a parliament of their own, toe
tion of protestantism, and a dismemberment
British empire !

All this was foreseen by those who courage,
posed the unfortunate bill of 1829. Since that
sed, Ireland has been in a more disturbed state t.
she was in before. It has truly been a land of crs
blood; for, says Lord Grey, " the extent of insu
ation and outrage against the law in Ireland has
so fearful a height, that neither for life nor pri
there any security there, and unless some speed
dy is applied, the most fatal consequences are th
TO THE VERY EXISTENCE OF SOCIETY"! The me
this is, that unless the priests are put under
and the demagogue, who is the instrument of the
is effectually silenced, there can be no security f'
life or property. Why, this is precisely what tb
nents of concession told us in 1829. They
have been opposed.to the admission of Roman
into Parliament if they could have been- convin.
such concession 'would have tranquillized the
and given to it peace and prosperity. Their con
were adverse to these inductions. They belies'
concession would only lead to fresh claims, and
rate the existing evils. And is it not established
most irresistible evidence, and the most heart-
facts, that all they believed and feared in 1829 has
pass in 1833 ? In short, the Catholic Bill has
wonders—it has annihilated ten Protestant Bisho'
introduced martial law into Ireland; and the 1•
all, is the only "healing measure."
But will the extraordinary powers with whi:
Anglesey is to be invested be an effectual remedy
are not quite satisfied that they will. Unless t
tary are strong enough to post a squadron 'of dra'
the door of every chapel, the work of secret agitat
go on. It is notorious that these chapels are i
places converted into political assemblies, wh-
objects of O'Connell and his party are explai.
enforced from before the altar. However, there
an end to the night work, and to public meetin:
all the oratory, and the inflammatory tirades of
So far well; but, unless the suspension of the
Corpus act be enforced generally and contin
some considerable time, without intermission,
parently quenched fire will burst out again with, .
greater violence than before. Indeed, wvare
to think that it will take ten years of martial
restore tranquillity, security, and prosperity to Irt

His Majesty's ministers have generously consl
suspend their proceedings relative to the West
or, in other words, have agreed to tantalize the Pi
concerned with a few days more delay before they
consign them to their fate. This, perhaps, will be
mercy,—we call it cruelty.
The gentlemen representing the colonial iil
have implored the government to renew the pa rl iao
committees of last session, in order that the fullest]
tigation might take place previous to the introdoil
what Lord Althorp calls the " final, safe, and sati:o
measure." This request has been declined, the 4(
ment only stipulating that before they bring in the
they will confidentially communicate with the repro
tives of the West India body. This, certainly, is
mense stretch of liberality, and worthy of a NvIP
nistry, for it amounts to this,—" Gentlemen," s5:l
minister, "we cannot consent to any enquiry,---we
your interests far better than yourselves,—we 113'
in judgment upon you, and have resolved to inflict
tarn punishment, but on the day before we infli
shall, as a matter of grace and favour, make
quainted with the details !"

We are very unwilling to publish all we have
well-informed quarters as to the nature of the C
plated reform' in the West Indies, lest we should I
apprehension without cause, or give circulation
founded statements. Certain it is, too, that the gt
pains have been taken to conceal the scheme fro°
person belonging to the West India interest. But'
invariably happened, that those least concern
known most on this important question. It is
quarter that we have learnt the following parti
therefore what follows must be taken reserVedly's
tiously, for it is quite possible that it may prove
curate.

It is stated that a measure of emancipation of all
children as well as adults, is resolved upon;'butth
shall be snbjected, if refractory, to compulsory` 13$
under the direction of certain official overseers -for,
riodof three or five years, at the end of which fiv,
the proprietor or planter can substantiate a loss, t 1
is to be made good by grants voted by Parliament.
property which•t.he slaves have already acquired, 0r
acquire during the compulsory system, is to be P
under the control of these official persons and app
the support of slave children, the aged, and infirm
This scheme, certainly, is very crude, and will, VI.
prove anything but satisfactory. The compensatio,
alluded to is a mere fiction, which never can be
into effect in an equitable manner. But we agai
tion our readers against reposing implicit credit
statement. The only thing in favour of its authe
is, that no measure of folly is, and no act of conk ,
or injustice appears to be, too great for his Mal
ministers.

THE TOWN DuEs.—The important question which hl
so long pending relative to the payment of the town ,z11:1(•,
decided in the Court of King's Bench on Friday even°3,
in favour of the corporation. The trial will be found in.
column. It is impossible to conceive the satisfactioa
which the decision has been received in Liverpool. As s.eo
the mail arrived bringing the intelligence on Saturday es ,
the bells of the parish churches proclaiMed the importo;.
umph, and one general feeling of congratulation perriio
community. Indeed, we believe that with the except),
those individuals,wbo have themselves resisted the paylil
the dues, there cannot be found'a single merchant in the
who sympathises with Messrs. Bolton and Co. on their S

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