The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-14 00:00:00

LOCAL.

Lord STA NLL.:Y was on the hustings at theTpwik-hall, Yester-
day, during the poll, and received the congratulations of his
friends, amongst the gentlemen present, -on his being called to
the House of Peers. •

Co Ltisrits"TUßN-OUT.—The colliers in the neighbourhood of
Rochdale, Oldhain, and Middleton have returned to their work
at their old prices; the turn-out not being so general as was ex-
pected.' At longe Colliery the men have gone to work at *re-
.
tweed prices. • ; J •
- Quiet( WORK.—The brig Ripley, Catit. Lloyd, sailed hence
on the 9th March last, for Madras 'and Calcutta. She arrived
at the former port, on the 25th„June, and there discharged the
principal. part. of her' outward cargo, and took on board 150
tons freignt to Calcutta, and some troops of government to
Vizagapatam, proceeded to the Ova ports on the 6th July,
where all was discharged, a fall cargo was then taken in for
this port, and she arrrived here on Tuesday last, completing
the voyage in months and' one day. '
ON Sunday a farm-house, named VewiStank, near the centre
of Low b unless, was visited by., the mnst_dreadful thunder-storm
ever known in that neighbourhood. About half-peat 2 o'clock
in the afternoon the electric fluid entered the kitchen, where the
chief part of the family were sitting, and after shattering the
window to atoms, melting. the lead of the pump, and splitting a
form the whole length, it pervaded every apartment in the
house, tearing off the plaster and destroying every window on
the premises. In one room a stone mantel-piece was broken
to pieces. Mr. Thomas Bolton, and his family, though for
some time in the greatest consternation, and almost stiffed by
j the sulphurous vapour, providentially suffered no bodily injury.
The farm belmigi to the. Earl of Burlington, and the buildings
were recently 'erected.—Lancaster Herald.
THANKSGIVING.—We are happy to learn that Thursday, the
6th instant, was observed at St. Bride's Church, as a day of
public thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his late mercies
vouchsafed to this town and neighbourhood in the removal of
the Cholera Morbus. The service at the church was well
attended, and after.an impressive sermon from the Rev, J. IL
Stewart, a. collection was made for the sufferers from that awful
visitation, amounting, with the contributions afterwards receiv-
ed, to the sum of £5O 12s. 6d. We trust this example will be
_followed by. other congregations in the town and neighbourhood.
TltE.WEays4its' 'ru It N UT. —This event, we
.are glad to say,
has at length been accommodated; it would, however, he more
gratifying if it had taken place on conditions that were likely
to he permanent. Some of 'the manufacturers were compelled
by circumstances to cede the point at issue with their hands,
and their example was of necessity followed by the employers
generally, and the weavers have returned to their occupation.—
Macclespelcl Courier.
AMERICAN. ,POLlTlCS*—Extract of a letter from New York,
dated Nov. 01:—",We are in the midst of our election for Pre-
sident, and the contest is the warmest I have ever witnessed.
I have no donbt about General Jackson's re-election, but it will
not be Positively know for some weeks yet. If I had to choose
a President, I would not select him as the most suitable man in
the country to fill the office, but, as the contest is between him
and Ilenry ciay, I prefer the old General; he is in taxer of a
moderate tariff, anu of 'keeping up the most friendly relations
• With England, which are two very important points. Clay, on
the contrary, is a high-tariff man, and very jealous of Engmnd,
and so unpopular iu the southern states,---1 believe if he were
to beelecteu they would combine against the general Govern-
ment. South Carolina is about making an attempt to nullify
the laWs of Congress, imposing duties on imports, which she
has for some years threatened to do. A convention has been
called, which will, no doubt, authorize resistance to the tariff,
and then we shalt, see whether the general Governmentis capa-
'bie of defending itself against intes nal treason. It is the. most
important ordeal that the repuldic,has yet encountered, and I
am very anxious to witness the result. The' Convention is to
be held this month, and will 'probabty act definitively before
Congress meets at Washington in December: so that the Pre-
sident will probably bring the subject folly before both Houses
in his message. What adi eadful calamity it will be, if our
sectional differences should cause a separation of the states !---
the fable of the old man and his bundle of.sticks would be veri-
fied. Alas, for poor human nature !"
11UNT IN BLACK BURN.—The "matchless" paid this town a
visit last week, on his way from Preston, aim in the evening
entertained his 'friends i% ith a lecture at the theatre. Entering
into, a review of the conduct of the Whigs from the time of Fox
downwards, he described them as having, when in office, brought
forward and supported several measures (which he enumerated)
s hich,,when out, they, had denounced as most heinous and de-
triniental to the happiness of the peop.e. Amongst others was
the income tax, which,.whilstin opposition; they decried,—go-
ing jeven the length of saying that the .country would be justi-
fied in taking up arms to resist it—vet, when they
.got into
poweii; they increased it from 61- to 10'per cent !' "Again, more
recently, they ousted the Duke of Wellington on the ground
that the civil iist he proposed was extravagantly high, anti them-
selves took office, with their mouths filled with pledges of eco-
nomy and retrenchment, yet, when all i2aine to all, their civil Hit
in effect differed nothing from the Duke of Wellington's, at least'
not in the obnoxious points. The pension list, too, they, out of
office, denounced as too high, yet in they made no attempt to
reduce it; nay, they even saddled the country with an additional
.ElO,OOO a-year to teach the Princess Victoria to dance, &c.
With respect to the Poles, too, it was almost impossible for the
Russians to have conquered that brave people, had they not
been indirectly aided by our 'Whig ministry, who advanced them
a loan which it was not clear we were bound to pay, and that
without asking consent of the parliament Mr. H. afterwards
harangued at considerable length about " the bill, the whole
bill, and nothing but the bill," .which he denominated a delusive
cuckoo cry; and lie ridiculed its provisions in his 'own peculiar
manner. The concluding part of his -lecture was occupied by
observations on the liquidation' of the national debt, on which
subject his views almost coincided with the spoliation scheme of
Cobbett; and we observed, with regret, that every thing which
emanated from him during the evening, savouring of the de-
testable principle-of that scheme, was hailed with a yell of ap-
probation. The lecture concluded after ten, and on the follow-
ing day Mr. Hunt departed for Padiham, where,_ we understand,
he addressed the people, treating Mr. Fort with unceremonious
severity, but speaking well of Mr. Irving as an upright and use-
ful member of the house.--Blackburn AVred.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—We were induced, by the novelty
of the performances announced in the bill, and amongst others
by the promised appearance of Miss M'Kenzie in Midas, to
visit the Amphitheatre on Monday night, when, at a certain
'period, about the middle of the perforinances, we were rather
.surprised by the following address, pronounced by Mr. Milner,
why, we understand, is the treasurer of the establishment, and
au author of some celebrity. As to its merits; we do not feel
-disposed to enter into the question, but leave it to the candid
judgment of the public.—" Ladies and Gentlemen,---I appear
before you under circumstances of, some embarrassment, as a
person unused to address the audience of a theatre ; but that
embarrassment is materially relieved by the kind indultence I
am confident I shall experience from your judgment and libe-
rality. This establishment has been opened at a time of the
year peculiarly unfavourable for public amusements. The va-
riation of weather, the claims of business, unavoidable towards
the close of the year, and, above all, the important political af-
fairs.that now occupy your attention, are conjointly unfavour-
able to the cultivation of public entertainments. But in spite
of these disadvantageous circumstances, your patronage 'of this
establishment has been so indulgent, liberal, I will say.munifi-
cent, as to have exceeded our most sanguine expectations, as
to excite our most heartfelt gratitude. In the hope, Ladies and
Gentlemen, of cultivating these favourable sentiments towards
us, anxious to produce every possible species of variety that
could promote your gratification and conciliate your approba-
tion, we had this evening announced the burletta of Midas, for
the purpose of introducing to your favour a young lady, who,
we deft little doubt, would be honoured by your approbation.
We have this evening received, or rather I have received, (and
this is my only motive for intruding on your presence,) notice
from the Theatre-Royal to abstain from that performance, un-
der the penalty of legal proceedings The Theatre-Royal, La-
dies and Gentlemen, winch, patronised as it always would have
been in the most intelligent and liberal town in 4the kingdom,
had it even established one claim to that patronage, has been
. sunk, in the character and quality of its representation, to an
equality with the meanest bain in the country, till it has excited
your unequivocal disgust and loathing, of which I can appeal
to the opinions of those present. This eqablishment, Ladies
and Gentlemen, wallowing in the indulgence of its monopoly,:
forbids us to present to you the entertainment which they can-
not. They rely, Ladies and Gentleman, on the authority of'
their patent; and I now assert, what I pledge myself hereafter
legally to prove, that that patent has, by infractions of the law,
been fifty times forfeited. But the days of monopoly, theatrical
as well as commercial, I am happy to say, are drawing near
their close, and under the enlightened administration of a Re-
formed Parliament, every artist and artisan will be able to ofler
his productions to the best market. We are here, however, to
obey the law, not to defy it. Cn theatrical subjects, it remains
to observe, that we are not willing to provoke its contingencies,
piefering, to throw ourselves on the kind indulgence of the
audience who patronize these peifoimances For the burletta of
"Midas," win, therefore, be tubstanted, with your permission.,
the baiiet of "Le homantique Amoureux : and with many
thanks for your kindness, permit me to express the hope of
.meeting.yon,,when the amended state of the . law may empower
us to present to you the beSt pieces of entertainment cur talent
can produce, without the permission of royal patentees."'