The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-29 00:00:00

THE CALTHORPE-S MEET JURY.

M,-iney, money, that " root of all evil !" certes mo-
ney was invented by the great enemy of mankind, as the
sturribling,block, or rather, the rock on which all radical
patriotism is doomed to suffer shipwreck. To present
each of the renowned Calthorpe street jurors with "some
token of their country's gratitude," for having set law,
justice, and common sense at defiance, a subscription was
entered into, and to swell its amount a favourite cockney
amusement, a steam-boat trip to the Medway, was agreed
on ; , but alas ! shine of the patriot managers of this de-
lectable treat, following the example of- the illustrious
Key; contrived.to turn the thing to their own private ad-
vantage..
We have so long been accustomed to hear radicals laud
each other as the only class qualified by talent and inte-
grity to "govern men and guide a state," that we know
not how to reconcile these unseemly broils with their
lofty pretensions. If they do not use greater caution in
these matters, we are sadly afraid that they will sink flown
to the level of the Whigs, and that a radical administra-
tion, headed by Mr. Inues, hat-manufacturer, of Red
Lion-street, with Mr. Silk Buckingham as Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and Mr. Faithful, of Brighton, or Mr.
Daniel Whittle Harvey, as Lord Chancellor, will not
possess the confidence-of the country. Anxious to see
the affairs of the nation entrusted to these or other gen-
tlemen of the party, of equal respectability, we give them
the hint in good part, and hope they will profit by it, re-
gretting that our duty as journalists compels us to tran-
scribe from the pages of " the old Times," the following
account of this melancholy transaction.
On Thursday night a special meeting of the Calthorpe-street
sub-committee wat held at the Calthorpe-arms, Calthorpe-street,
Gray's-inn-road, convened through the following circular to
the members by Mr. Neil, the chairman :
".Sir,—A majority of the Calthorpe-street committee re-
quest you will meet them at the Calthorpe-arms on Thursday
evening next, precisely at six o'clock, to finally settle your ac-
counts, and to assist the committtee, &c.
" In case you do not attend, you name will be published by
the reporters as a defaulter.
" I have the misfortune to he, Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" Mr. " J. W. NEIL."

Amidst indescribable confusion, which lasted from half-past
six o'clock until two in the morning, the following report was
with much difficulty taken, Mr. Neil in the chair.
After a long examination into the returns of the tickets filed
on the steam-boat excursion to Rochester-bridge, it appeared
that although upwards of 500 were on board the boat, 3511
tickets only were accounted for. Mr. Bond, when questioned
upon his having sold, according to his own statement, five
tickets to a Mr. Innes, hat-manufacturer, of Red Lion-street,
which were on the file but unaccounted for, declared that he
had applied for the money, and was told by Mr. Innes that he
had unfortunately lost them in the steam-boat. One of the re-
porters present then immediately went with Mr. Craxford to
Mr. 'flues, whom they found about to go to bed, but upon ex-
plaining the nature of the charge against him, he promptly
arranged his dress and returned with them to Calthorpe-street.
The affair now took an opposite turn. • Mr. Innes, in a very
emphatic and indignant manner, denied Mr. Bond's statement,
and charged him with calling at his house, and desiring him to
tell the committee, in answer to any questions they might put
respecting the five tickets, that they had lost them. At this
stage of the proceeding a tremendous confusion took place, and
continued for upwards of an hour. After it had somewhat sub-
sided, a sharp recrimination took place between several mem-
bers of the committee, which, for some time, the chairman in
vain attempted to allay, Mr. Bond using violent language,
giving the lie, and falling under the severe reprehension of toe
chairman.

It was then moved by Mr. Morley, and seconded by Mr.
Amory, that Mr. lunes had completely exonerated himself from
Mr. Bond's charge.--Carried.
A long and noisy examination was then gone into respecting
the accounts, which Mr. Bond and Mr. Browne, two of the sub-
committee, and Mr. Rickards, the secretary, had against the
sub-committee, for services dune and monies expended. The
one from Mr. Browne contained an item of about £3 15s. for
thirteen days' attendance, to raise subsc;iptions, against the al-
lowance of which the chairman, Mr. Craxfor, and Mr. Morley,
spoke with much warmth ; and after considerable length of
remark upon the impropriety of allowing the committee their
expenses, the accounts were disallowed, upon which Mr. Browne
threatened to summon. Confusion then prevailed until about
half-past twelve o'clock, when the chairman declared that they
had no funds, but that he would draw out a balance sheet and
send it forth to the world, and call upon the public to make it
known who had, and who had not, paid in money. It was his
determination never to sit there again.
It appeared that about £-I0 or f.:50 had been received by them,
which bad been expended for printing, engaging the Crown and
Anchor, and incidental expenses, but no accounts to ascertain
that fact were entered upon.
A little confusion again ensued, when it was moved, seconded,
and carried, "That Mr. Nicholson be called upon by public
advertisement to pay over to the Calthorpe-street committee the
funds he has in his possession for the purpose of presenting a
medal to each of the jury, and that all accounts be tendered- to
the chairman before Tuesday next."
The meeting then adjourned untilTikursday next, for the final
arrangement.