The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-16 00:00:00

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flowing fronther in her beautifol liturgy, wbich will lead them
ctrt to that great fouutam of which whoever drinks svilnuever
thirst, and thus spring-no to everlasting life— :In our societyei
my lord,. we take the Gospel fur our guide, which teaches us one
duty to our tititsr _and. aft those in authority ince us.
respect to the House ni Peers, we consider-it an institution
innispeusible to our country's welfare. ("Bears bear,", and
cheers.) That there sheald be a distinct branch of the legisla-
tore for the support of •the , church and her property, 'and that
they should prevent, the •mischief wnich might ensue from a
conflict between the People and the crown. .As to the repre-
sentatives in the House 'of Commons, we wish coo to send there-
to parliament enfettered and uncontrolled. We wish theineto
have that right of speech and action which should be the grand
characteristic of a British !louse pf Commous. (Cheers.) We
are desirous that you should keep aloof Ingo the inimical influe
euce of party within, and to pay ne attention to Orator the pon
palace without. We wish you to exercise your knowledge mid
judgment in parliament in. the execution of those duties with
which we have intrusted you. We wish you to preserves not to
destory—to strengthen, not weakens—the matchless ceustitution
in our country both in church and state. What time or cir-
cumstance has rendered necessary for a reform, we wish to have
reformed in the true sense of reformation, that is in removing
the evil and preserving the good. •(Cheers.) These are the
principles of the Operative Conservative Association. With
respect to the constitution in church and state the best means
we use to accomplish this is the obtaining of loyal pamphlets,,
the printing of conservative speeches, and epre-iding them as
much as possible amongst our fellow-men. (Cheers.) By that.
means we prevent, the spread of those seditious publications
with which the press is daily teeming. By such means we hope
to infuse into the poor a taste for good reading, and in a
.short,
time our little leaven will leaven the whole mass. (Cheers.) He
concluded a lengthy speech, for which we regret we have not
room, amid loud cheering, by thanking the noble lord and the!
gentlemen present, for the patience with which they had heard
him. [Mr. Longden, we understand, is a. member of the Church
of England.]
Lord FRANCIS EGERTON then rose and gave the Earl of
Eldon, and the Conservative Bar, winch was received with. the
most enthusiastic plaudits. .
Law, Esq., lose to reply to the toast, and said that as a
member of the Conservative Bar, lie felt proud in being.ohe
(doled in the toast, and felt great pleasure in responding to it.
However, after the extraordinary powers of eloquence they had
that day heard from their high-born chairman down to the
humble but the not less respectable individual who had just ads
dressed them, he had scarcely any thing to urge that had not
been touched upou and powerfully expressed, cud it was grati-
fying to observe the same interest, and the same elequence
made use of in the same cause by two persons so.•renrote ILL
rank. As a 'trendier of the bar he might not be able to do jus-
tice to the merits of Lord Eldon in so eminent a degree ae they
deserved, or so well, probably, as many of the sante profession
present; but, probably, he had this advantage, he could speak.
of that venerablened intelligent lawyer and statesman's tran-
scendent merits from experience, .duting the time his lordship
bad so long and so rantently discharged the duties of the most
important Alice that his Majesty tenth" canter on a suleject.----
(Loud cheers.) . Asa lawyer, the Earl of Eldon had the
good opinion even of his adversaries, although sortie years agn
there were pessons who had r isen to till judicial offices, who said
. he was cautions in giving his opinions, which was the greatest
charge they ever could bring against him. The meeting would
probably think its be did, that the charge of being considerate
before judgment was a most singular one; but it was an accue
sation that they certainly could not retort on his accusers or
his successor.. (Cheers.) As a politician as well He a judge,
Lord Eldon stood pre-eminent, and he claimed fur hint as a,
member of that administration, of which he was a member, tho
same praise as had been bestowed upon its premier, the Duke
of Wellington. It was the Earl of Eldest in that administra-
tion who chiefly enabled the Duke of Wellington to perfonn
those miracles, which enabled him at an eventful period to,
ensure the safety of his country. (Cheers.) It was that tory
administration, so much reviled by the radicals and the whigs,
that insured the independence of Europe, as well as that of the
country (hear); and yet this, they must almost blush to re-
member, was fiercely and ungenerously opposed.. Lord Eldon
had shared with the Duke of Wellington in the turmoils of the
state, and it was right that he should share with him in his
triumph. There wee a particular (reality that endeared Lord
Eldon to his country; it was that be commenced his political
career at an early period, an ornament to human intellect,
and during the whole of that career he had never swerved a
hair's breadth from the principles he at first embraced, and had
so long fearlessly and independently maintained, (Cheers.)
He was a man who never deceived, or Shirked the considera-
tion of a question because it was an incumbrance. It was
Lord Eldon's devoted attachment to a constitutional monarchy,
and those principles. which they all alike entertained, that had,
procured the testimonies of applause so generally conceded to
him. Amongst these testimonies, he could not receive more
heartfelt pleasure than in knowing the honour that had beets
conferred upon hint by a bode of men so respectable as those.
he (Mr. Law) had the pride to meet that day for the first time
in his life.
Lord FRANCIS EGERTON then rose and said that he begged
to give the healths of the gentlemen to whom they were green"-
indebted for their assistance this evening.—" The Vice-Preme
dents.,' •
Bowser SHARP. Esq., one of the vice-presidents, in reply
said he had been selected to speak to tl.e honour just conferred,
which lie was happy to do, hut, at the saute time, thought that
the duty would have devolved with more propriety on these.
whose exertions to ensure the prosperity of the society had been
greater than he could lay claim to. He would not, however;
yield to any one mina rod wishes towards the associatiou, and he
*was proud to witness that the vice-presidents had given satisfac-
tion to such an assembly as he SaW berme him. The committee's
arraneements for the either had been excellent, and rendered
the services of the vice-presidents so light that they might
merely be said to be nominal. Had the duties, however, been
wore arduous they would have been as cheerfully fulfilled.
Witeers.) With regard to the association itself it was cheering
to observe the enthusiasm in the cause that had been displayed
during the evening. It was to this spirit of the members that
the associan in owed its strength, and he hoped they would per-
severe, as their devotion to the cause was required to stem that
revolutionary torrent which had threatened to overwhelm them.
The objects of the association had been misrepresented and
calUmniated, by all that envy and malice could suggest; but it
was all in vain, as they saw the triumph of conservative asso-
ciations throngheut the. country, nod they might congratulate
themselves on their progress. They must not, however, take
the entire merits of success to themselves, as there were man•
warm friends and supporters of their glorious cause who were
not amongst them ' • but who cordially co-operated with theta
with as much zeal as themselves, and to this co-operation was
mainly owing the great increase in their numbers. • (Cheers.)
They _had violent opponents to contend with, who were ready
to dispute every inch of ground with them in the event (if
another struggle; and it could not be too strongly impressed
on the conservative party that it was necessary individually to
exert themselves. Mr. Sharp concluded his address, which we
but imperfectly heard, by again returning thanks' for the honour
conferred on the vice-presidents.
Lord FRANCIS it,GERION then proposed—" The Conservative
Associations of North Lancashire and the adjoining counties."
Lord St( ELMIIKRSDALE, as the president of the North Lanca-
shire Association, returned thanks, and concluded his speech,
which the great length of these proceedings prevents us trout
givi6g, by proposing the last toast—" May this meeting, and
every succeeding anniversary, extend and promote conservative
principles and union "
The CHAIRMAN then, it being a few minutes past eleven, left
the chair, and was followed by a large potion of the company.
A train of carriages, specially engaged for that purpose, was in
waiting to take the Liverpool section of the company back. It
was near twelve, however, before the party could be cedlected
together, and owing to frequent stoppages, did not arrive at the
Edge-hill station until one o'clock this morning.

We ate sorry to state that, owing to the boisterous weather
that has prevailed for the greater part of the past month, the peo.
ple engaged in the herring fishing in Lochfine, and the other
fishing grounds on the west coast and the Highland isles, have
been pr.vented from prosecuting the fishing in one of the very
best fishing months of the season. —Glagoty Chronicle.
We are sorry lo learn that the farmers in the Lower Ward of
Renfrewshire have suffered severely from the inclemency of the
weather. In Lilinalcolm parish the grain cut presents a lemma-.
able appearance; it is growing in the sheaf, and a great deal of
it will be totally useless if the weather does not take up—what
is uncut has been also greatly injured. Round Port Glasgow,,
Greenock, Gourock, and Innerkip, the crops present the seine
dismal aspect,
A SNUG FAMILY FAItTY.—In a cellar in Bolton, divided in-.
to three compartments, and rented by some natives from the
" Emerald Isle," at a shilling atd ninepence per week, may be
seen the following snug family party :—A father and mother,
daughter and niece, a son and six lodgers (the latter paving
from 6d to 9d per week), three donkeys, two pigs, nine fowls,
and sundry rats and dogs. N.B. The birds and beasts lodge
gratis.--7Bolion Chronicle.
The Plymouth .fourna/ states, that at the dinner given by the
Plymouth RoyalNeval Club totbe Earl of Mintoand the Board
of Admiralty on Saturday, the toast of his majesty's ministers
was drunk in solemn silence, whilst the toasts-of "Lord Hill
and the army," and the " Duke of Wellington and the heroes
of the Peninsula," were received with the most enthusiastic
cheering,. The Journal observes, "We are not aware of a simi-
lar instance where a party of British naval Officers received in
solemn silence the health of his majesty's responsible advisers
when one of them was present; and a few minutes after made
the room re-echo on hearing the health proposed of the hear; and
front of the opposition, us the Duke of Wellington undoubtedly'

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'Tim Column svost Reenem•llme.—Already are the liberals
beginning to find fault with their darling child—the corporations
reform act. The Leeds Mercury and other whiff; journals have
discovered "a serious flaw" in Lord John Itassell's pet —viz ,
that the act requires that every person in order to be. quditisol.
as a burgess, shall have been an inhabitant householder," as
well as a rate-payer, fur three years. The act requires, that in-
dividuals shall be strictly" householders," and that they shall
have been so three years. to enable them to vote, and this will.
strike off great numbers of persons possessing all the qualifica-
tions of property, but living with patents or as lodgers, trout
even voting for the town-council.
ELFCTLON tie Mavons.—Doubtshaving arisen whether, under
the Municipel Reform Act. borough Mayors elected, but not.
sworn into office prior to the passing of the act, should assume
the office at the usual period, or the magistrates of the pieced-•
ing rear he continued until the month of May, the opinion of
the law officers of the clown has been taken, and they have ex-
pressed their decided opinion that the Mayor elected before the
passing of the art ought to be swore in and to serve..
A great nublic accommodation has been through the
influence of Sir George Drinkwater. by %illicit an additional
portion of burial ground is nailed to Kirk Itraddan church-yard.
This is a very important convenience, the want of which has
been tong severely felt by the inhabitants of Douglas, and will
therefore be hailed with generel satisfaction.—To this subject-
we have been in the habit of calling the public attention for
many miniths east.
p.p..stsTiNG Or THE WHA ow.— When struck with threw
harpoon the whale dives perpendimdark, and the quantity of
they sometimes take out in a perpendicular discent
Senresby considers a good measure of the depth. this rule
they have been kilowatt, descend a mile, bearing, consequently,
a pressure of one ton and a quarter on every square inch,
which, multiplied by :he extent of surfnee et' the animal, vary-
ing in length from sixty to two hundred feet, and of propot-
tiouate width, gives an atHOUHt. :ilnu.st incredible--720 AX) tens I.
To e. WILT, OP THE tars Coanierr.—After some coil-
troversY in the Ecclesiastical Court, the will of roe la'u Wm.
Cobbeti has at length been proved in the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury. cud the circlets of the deceased sworn to be under
the value 4£1,500. In the first. instance a citation had been
issued at the suit of a creditor, to call upon William Cribhett..
the son and side executor, either to accept or refuse probate of
the will of his father, and be has agreed to admivister to the ef-
fect:., which are to the amount above stated. There are no spe-
cific legacies, but the testator bequeaths the copyright of his
works, and all his other property to his eldest•son,
Cobliett, and desires' to be buried Dries his father and mother, iii
the churchyard of Farnham, Surrey. Tho will is dated the Mt
December, 1813.
Samuel A plin, who for upwards of half a century has perform..
ed the perilous task of oiling the vane on the summit oft he spire.
of Salisbury cathedral, has, owing to age end.ia6rinity, reline
quished his high office. He was proverbially caved atbialistattyy
" the Head of the Church," hunt being so often et Ito tot. • ,