The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-02-26 00:00:00

THE COLONIAL QUESTION.
The following excellent speech upon this subject
vered by Mr. SH.kIVD, of Arnhall, at a late meeting
tercairn Farmers' Club, at Laurencekirk :
" What is termed the Colonial Question is not mere'
derstood, but there never was a subject on which zr
have been taken to warp and deceive the mind. On
plicated subjects, a limited measure of information is
to lead to error than ignorance. It has been usual fi
nista to act and express themselves as if fearful to ackn(
that they had been connected with that part of the em
am not aware of having done anything in that country
I have cause to regret. I was concerned for more
than any man that ever was in the West India Coloi
am not conscious of, in any instance, being instrum.
rectly or indirectly, in the punishment of a negro, whe
the least cause to charge myself with severity. On
to Scotland, after thirty-two years' continued residenck
maica, I at all times expressed my attachment to the Co
It was not that my breast did not warm at the sight of the
hills of Scotland ; but I would not admit that my condi
given any cause to be ashamed of being a Colonist. It
people of this country who carried the African to the
planted him there, and created the present state of sociei
is formed. lam not fond of speaking of myself, but in'
it is necessary. Let the Colonists be judged by their
If I have, in this community, exhibited want of feeling to
around me, you will believe me guilty of cruelty to the
Man cannot act the part of a savage during the- better
life, and subsequently act his part with general approl
a civilized and humane society. With permission I will
one circumstance, alone sufficient to lead men to reflect a,
sider how little capable the inhabitants of Britain are of
of the actual state of the West India colonies. When
before a committee of the Lords' House of Parliament,
months ago, I related that a negro on one of my estates
by one day's labour, rear food sufficient to suppoit him
the whole year,. To prove this, I quoted historical far
distinguished authors, who wrote upon subjects uneonnect
the colonies. After my first day's evidence, most of the
men who formed that committee thanked me for, and
their approbation of; what I had delivered. His Grace the
of Richmond, who was in the chair,- I understood from
gentlemen, expressed his approval in the most flattering
(the conviction of these noblemen must have been that I
truth) '; yet I do not expect that ministers will act ou,
dente. The people of this country have long been dece]
men whom nothing will satisfy but the destruction of the c.
the executive has been coerced by them into the most
and oppressive measures ; the wheels of government hay,
been clogged, and could only move according to the will
party, and as they were gratified in their extravagant ideas.
have been told that the negro will be found to labour for I'
and even more for the benefit of the master, if immediatel
cipated; but, although these same men have levied ci
tions on the public to an immense amount, and through ,
vernment have received and expended millions in various
tions, in order to prove that these people will become ind,
in a free state, they have failed in every instance; in no
tion have any number been brought together capable of
ing themselves. The colony of Sierra Leone was esta
and has now been carried on with this view for upwards
years, and has alone cost this country several millions. Si:
Lucas Yeo, in an official despatch from the Coast of
mentioned that the indigo plant grew wild in the streets o,
Town (Sierra Leone) ;hat was ever an 'ounce of indigo,
cask of colonial produce, brought from thence ? The '
fraught with more difficulty than is generally imagined.
habits of the negro are not to be changed by an order in c(
or an edict from the British Parliament; he is a different
ganized being from the white. Practical facts tell us more
any theory on this subject. There is not any instance of
American savage, from one extremity of that continent '
other, being educated and brought into civilized society; -
is desirable that these philanthropic experimentalists shoal.
able to point out that in some one of the various attempts
it has been proved that the negroes in their present state are
pared for freedom, without practising their hypothetical pr(
over the whole of the West India colonies. Every farmer k
that a limited measure of depression in any branch of our
factures materially affects the price of cattle. What then
be the consequence in this respect alone to the landed int
if we are deprived of a market for five millions of British
consumed in these colonies? (The speech was receive
marked approbation by the party.)

A JUDGE.—The legislature of Tobaga have resolved,
from habitual intoxicattion Chief Justice Bennett is wholl,
capable of fulfilling the duties of his station as chief just
that island.—Atlas.

A DEAR WISH.—A hackney coachman was charged
the Queen-square_ Magistrates, on Friday, with having
abusive and insolent language to a gentleman who had
him to drive him from Piccadilly to Brompton, for whir
vice the gentleman paid him 2s. (6d. more than his legal
but he, being still dissatisfied, said, " I wish the next time
gets into a hackney coach you may break your neck !"
Magistrates fined him forty shillings.

THE TEN HOURS' BILL.—The petitions in favour of
measure, from the towns of Great and Little Bolton, are
nearly completed. In Great Bolton the petitions are sig7
20 medical men, 7 clergymen, 702 tradesmen and shopkt
and upwards of 4000 operatives; only 14 objections to s 4,
have teen met with in the whole township. In Little Bel
the numhers are 4 medical men, 3 clergymen, 300 geo,tiii,
tradesmen, and shopkeepers, and 1200 operatives. We ha
only heard of one refusal.—Bolton Chronicle.

FALLEN GREATNESS.—On Monday evening the Chev3ll;
Brown, alias Sir Alfred Fitzherbert, Bart., alias James Brorit
Esq., the ingenious swindler, who had lately figured at
Mansion House, was brought before the magistrates of 1),,4
beth=street police-office, by a serjeant belonging to the
India Company's service, (who on that day had enlisted /11111 v
for the purpose of having him attested. On this occasin°
was content with assuming the plain name of James Montag
The damage done by the late gales of wind to the shipping°,
the coast is very serious. Up to twelve o'clock on Friday, of
counts of upwards of twenty wrecks had been received at LloY

Twelve of the largest and oldest trees in the Mall, in `-e'l!
James's-park, have been blown down by the recent storms. 'CI'
were planted in the first year of the reign of James the
A fire broke out on Friday morning, in the laundry belong:01
to Chelsea Hospital. As soon as it was discovered, the al o
was given by the beating of drums. The engines were soo0;1
the spot, and the fire was extinguished; but not before the bU
ing was considerably injured, and all the linen burnt.
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MR. POTTER, M.P.—The following notice is from the d'
Bull, of Sunday last :—" The arrangement made by Mr. Pall'oti
M.P., for getting his business orders free of postage doe I/01
appear to us to be so very reprehensible." Does this referol
the hon. member for Wigan ? and is he the same gentle° ef:
upon whom the London papers have conferred the honouro
Knighthood,—"Sir Richard Potter presented a petition 1,.,r°1
Salford," &c. ? Shakspeare tells us that " some men aro 0:;d1
great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness th"
upon them."

About twelve o'clock on Wednesday last a gentleman, 7,,
transacts bubiness for an English house, was stopped on his
to this city near Johnstown, by six fellows, four of whom'',
armed with muskets, the fifth with a carbine and a pistol, 3),
the sixth with a pistol only. They demanded his arms ofl
replying that he had none, they asked him will he tray lied
out,them; b raid he was not arrant;—ncver having done aA
thing to injure his neighbour. The leader of the party theil,
sired him to get out of his gig, and, asking him for the keYO
the'driving-box, examined it and every part of the vehicle
minutely. Not finding any arms, they proceeded to search ;
person, telling him they dia not want money ; he was then I°,
matted to re-enter his gig, without their having taken a BO!
shilling, although he had upwards of £2OO in notes and soverojw
in hie pockets.—Kilkenny Moderator.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS IN SPAIN.--On Wednesday 104'1
official order was received in the City of London, respecting the tt
laxation of quarantine in Spanish ports. Sections 1 and 2 state. ti
vessels with clean hills of health will be allowed to enter at the
cipal ports. Sec. 3, the vessels entering Spain from places fern'
affected with the cholera morbus, to be subject to fourteen day,. 4,-
rantine, a general quarantine, and with susceptible goods t'
dayS. Sec. 4, vessels from France and Cette, ten days' quarcw.ii
Sec. 5,6, and 7, regulate travellers by land. and impose a quaro
of six days. Sec. 8, susceptible goods from France are still subje',.,
the late rigorous quarantine. Sec. 9, Frenchmen from the front
to he admitted freely on showing from whence they come, and tr,
motives for entering Spain. See. 10, the other regulations of the P
vious quarantine to remain in full force.

LIVERPOOL INFIR3
DISCHARGED.
In-patients cured . . .
Relieved and at own request .
Made Out-patients . . ,
Irregular . .
Dead

Concluded from page 219
it.otitrit:experiment in representation, I
have behoved ministers to have await(
other experiments.. The hOn. mend
" That the order of Monday last
• of,lt• 11. Franks to the committee •
crgeo„,'
,rd ALTROIrP would oppose the hon.
ofi the ground that its adOptior
opinion of the house as to what sub
therv'thia the scope of theinquity into Mu
municipal institutions of London e
/the propel ly sc called, and the liverymen
statues of liveryman bit through tl
,companies, of which the 'Merchant--Tai
rota being the least influential. lf, then
oaf
2d te power of making liverymen, i
inshtitution that could not claim e
!ration inquiry. (Heir, hear.) The
reformed house an experiment. Adini
lent which had transcendently succeed,
gloriously falsified all the sinister augur:
'lona. (Continued cheers.
r. If-Lt said that only, ) a Parliarnen
a remedy for the abuses of almost a
the 2nd George L these corpora
0:1 of the rontrol of the people, andn:
rn improvements introduced, it wo
rttst_rof any-cause,' however founded
_he quoted the case merely as a pract.
'a abue—were entitled to charge 2s. lie
enteri,:dallwi•
theirh body; they
the Merc
thin
tortion ; the magnanimous company
guineas. - An action- was latelythe (harpins
t
11. default ; he need not say why. (ti
Lrr:‘ iiIN
;ATCHBULL, having utiderstood
that the
.nauiries.of the committee wt
.iimited to municipal institutions, m" that it be an instruction to the Com
attend
tto such parts of the Petitic
righ
;144°11: agreed with the noble Charm
iL to adopt a motion like.the present
,-014 limit 'an inquiry which'those
wellknew could hardly be too Mir
s--„,,selfi it was sufficient to know that
"et. governed by laws and regulati
Character to pronounce them stria and
it whuld apeear to him to be the
hear. t)
o represent them as Merely ti
11,41-Tiiorte felt that if he acceded to
amendnient,' he should be
• which mightco be abused as a means o
Etluiry into rporations as the publi,
aeManded.
GO uteuttat supported- the amendment
`SOLICITOR-GeNEitat, said, 'that hoe
by the appointment of this commi
of some persons might be upon it,
company must become the subject o.
le whole subject of miinicieal rightS
consideration. ( ear.) the clues&
tant Tailors' Company, and other eon
ithe made the subject of inquiry; of
; for, as this company he mentione
cted with the corporation of London,
thatof municipal rihts, there could be
it must be subject to the same inqu
to subject other trading corporation
!ntlenian had been bold enough- to as
had not exercised Municipal func
,)al rights. But was there any mein
and tea the -house from historical del
body •
Is connected with the corporati
I portion of it is independent of them
even the member who- brought form
consequently, must be well acquainted
tor
.nletnan could by any. p.ossibility, dra
uls
e the house must be incapable of gi
in reference to this corporation;
ie under the necessity of doing one of
'rcpt the corporation altogether frog
or have the investigation committed I
and parliamentary knowledge and it
I composing the cominittee. (Hear, I
VVAicotaroN said, that this corporati
tiry as well as others, for it was strict
(ember for Hull had referred to a pas
the Digests; this passage gave a etc
• of the word municeps:—" Et propri4
it muneris participes, recepti xn
facerent." Municapes are those
it of civil office's. The Fishmong
municipal offiee.by clearing,the fi
laugh); and the It ailor
had their municipal offices of insp
the cloth market within the city, am
luiry which is extended to the rest.
•N the price of admission to their fi
1-s• If asked the reason of this, they
' Poverty—from their feastings and d
tt '',.band all their accounts ought to be. e
ir 1?ooks. The committee would stul
thethe ceoeumnintrit.teelsl
IA 1' inquiries to the limits proposed
1t for for Kent (Sir E. Knatchhull.)
tab °Encnoianr said that this questior
-",aud had become a subject of deep
tiryir
din
-ues of the country. The duty. of the
!ge
ot° What the practice was in existing
titglat to know what the corporations.
the as Sufficient, and whether their jurist
:hti Purposes for which it was given.
tit be discussed in order so
.see whet
heouuladsh
4rtifici°lls,_ and what, 'in the present
.s:
al e'" had examined into these practic
ethesorefore
kk;:,,rPorations, if the result of their e
pt.. the fact that these corporations w
,i•bierPosi.es for which they were intended,
:it improvement, a great benefit
l
ad to d
tht'ete,rior improvements were to be mad
atw_sno.use; all the committee h.
14.; vicious and wanted correction. (i
hoop vicious
agreed with Mr. Acercromby
°II this subject was not of recent
,ttti's on the sub' from his constituex
D'4l.l,.ioute weeks since.
41Ci'• kiimrcitauLL said that he had p
o'll the. hope that it expressed the op
op
but he found that it did
01104,
IQ xndraw his_amendment.
1. ATTWOOD briefly replied to th,
,tlE•L't speakers, and defended the con:
t hi ' on the pre.
411 h inself bound to take:
of the
wit,' the house was against him, he
opitil3wever, yield to the sense
lie lons remained unchangeed.
VOTE BY BALLOT.
',Rota
Thursday, the
lairsu postponed from „
tit
aY th 25th April, his motion
for „, e
,embers to serve in Parliament
r4Qtion was then, by permission, with

•he IitSUNDERSTANDING IN THE
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,et.teiooiNcELLoa of the Ext..HLQL
te egged' to call the attention of the
tlia,;',,4to during a debate that evening
440 d officers having seats in both hous
that were calculated to create an
,4erbillils of the parties. He had no c
ri,e-„tty, and was only influenced by a do
bongt impression that the observations
`4llll4leinber for Middlesex had exprest
the ;4 the army and navy always voied w
Fikli;Lite time he said, that he did not m
Ithue"Ouerisive. Those observations pi
C°4l, the hon. member for Gloucester
411aPh:k"o member for Middlesex retail
1,11 uaek with contempt. He would a
question. Ile was sure the hon. n
hit,tver intended a personal offence, and),
recall expressions which were ca
-Ir ill. and gallant member for Glouces
the ',PI% said that he would state what
t,attio3,`Tha.te referred to by the noble los
qo (Mr. Hume) had. said that he h
' give offence to any individuatat
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arise
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from a dishonourablecou
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