The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-09 00:00:00

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C. M. WESTMACOTT TO JAMES PATTISON,

GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

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" Sir—l have received the communication which has been
made to me, by the direction of a meeting at Birmingham of the
dissenting deputies, over which you appear to have presided.
" I cannot believe that either the sentiments embodied in the
resolutions of that meeting, or the language in which those sen-
timents are conveyed, will meet with the concurrence and
approbation of the general body of the Dissenters of this
Country.
" That body is, I apprehend, much too enlightened and too
just to sanction such a principle as this—that supposing the
ministers of the Crown should propose to parliament measures
for the relief from grievances (measures which appear, in the
opinion of the meeting, to be essential to the tranquillity of
the empire'), still those measures ought to be rejected at once
by the representatives of the people, as unworthy of acceptance,
however complete the relief and however satisfactory the mdde
of effecting it.
" It would not he becoming in me to notice with any feelings
of irritation or intemperance the expressions in which the sen-
timents of the meeting over which you presided are conveyed,
" Neither those sentiments nor those expressions will affect
the course which it is my intention to pursue, nor abate in the'
slightest degree my desire to consider in a spirit of conciliation
au d peace the redress of any real grievance of which the dis-
senters may-have just pound to coiuplain.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant •
RUBE:IiT FIEEL.
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. 681 " The Rev. Timothy East, Birmingham."

Sllti—You are placed, whether by accident or fortUne I
know not, at the head of the monied interest of Great Britain]
To you and your colleagues, the. Directors, the Stockholders o.
England look with the most anxious solicitude for the protec-
tion of their property. To preserve that confidence ought to
be the first ann of your ambition, even though it cost you the
sacrifice of some personal eatity. In your private station, as a
British merchant, you might indulge in any political vagaries
you pleased; in your public character, as Governor of the Bank
of England, you cannot du so without prejudice to the property
of others.

"Truth needs no ornament, and all she borrows from the
pencil is deformity." I shall not attempt to deform the truth
of this address by disguising it in the, language of hypocrisy.
We live in times when the suppression of right feeling gives
a silent credence to the promulgation of deception; when every
defection from conservative principles in men of eminent cha-
racter ought to be noted down, and the awful responsibility they
incur affixed to their names, that, if " Reform• be not a final
measure,'' as your address implies, the mark may guide the
future historian to the characters of those who, in pretending to
repair, would entirely demolish the noblest superstructure of
human wisdom.

As your countryman, I should be justified in addressing you
in even bolder language—as a fundholder, I claim only my
right; but, Sir, I am actuated by a more powerful motive than
individual right or personal interest—THE rnorEcrtoN or
PUBLIC PROPERTY. If, in the ordinary transactions of private
life, I see my banker embarking in mad projects and v►s►onary
schemes, ought I not to withdraw Inv confidence and my capital
from his keeping as quickly as possible ?—and may not the same
feeling produce the same results when applied to the GOVERNOR
OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND?.

In my humble opinion you have embarked in the same cause
with men who avowedly seek to destroy the proper influence of
wealth and intelligence, acting upon and in support of the best
institutions of My country. If you had emerged from private
life as violent a democrat as Hume, or Whalley, or Roebuck,
or Bulwer, the onus would have been divided between yourself
and your constituents;
_but you are brought forward as the Go-
vernor of the Bank of England, and your station is thrown into
the scale as your weightiest claim to influence the electors of
the city of London. Recent events have taught us how cau-
tious we ought to be, even in that particular. Without wishing
to wound the feelings of the unfortunate, or to convey an un-
just insinuation against yourself; I may add, that your station
is no proof of your wealth, any more than it is of your intel-
ligence; but it is a commanding position of influence-of influ-
ence derived from various sources, all of which may be, turned
to account in an election contest, although most of them may
be directed in a contrary current to the wishes, interests, and
intentions of the fundholder, from whom you derive you pre-
sent importance.
As one of that. body I protest against the danger of your
avowed political principles. You say " you are a whig, and an
unflinching reforther." How you reconcile these contradictions
I cannot conceive; the first is, the designation of a mercenary
faction, with whom RULE and RUIN have always been synonimous
—the last, when coupled with the urtflinching precursor, means,
in every good man's estimation. destruction, It is alike the
watchword of O'Connell and Carlile, of Hume and Hetherington.
Cobbett will -no doubt eulogise you far it, and the crazy Chroni-
cle do homage to you in the same page with parson Taylor or
Charles Pearson. But what will the fandbulder ? He will
perhaps think of the "three glorious days of Paris," when La-
titte, the prince of bankers, joined the revolutionary party, and,
having exhausted his treasury in supporting "unflinching re-
formers," found himself. in the sequel, the slave of a despot,
neglected by those he had served, mid left a prey to bankruptcy
and beggary. The story is recent, and worthy of remembrance,
although I hope the example may be without a parallel.At alt
events I recommend it to the attention of " the prince of our
bank." •

I have not time to go further into these consideration-s, being
too.busiy this :week ; but depend on it,-Mr. Pattisqn, you shall
hear from me again.—l am, &c., C. M. wEsTmScorr.

774 Music Book of Beauty for ISM ; containing twelve Original
Songs and a set of Quadrilles, the Music written expressly by
the following eminent Composers :—John Barnett, J. Blewitt,
Henry R. Bishop, J. A. Barnett, L. Myers, T. U. Severn,
and the Chevalier Neukomm.

On uo one work publithed during the last century have we
such a record of the tiniformitY of criticisin as is here presented
in the instance of the Music gook of Beauty. This publidation
has now been favourably reviewed in upwards of one hundred
provincial newspapers, many of them old and distinguished
chroniclers of the beauties of literature and the fine arts; and
there is scarcely a sung in the collection but what has beep
introduced with-distinguished success at the nobility's concerts.
Asthe limited space here allotted us precludeS the possibility of
our giving the extracts from the country neWspapers, the opi-
nions of some of the London press must suffice.
Arnold's Magazine of the Fine Arts says; "`We cannot dis-
miss the work without expressing our admiration of its embossed
title-page, which is brilliant beyond any thing of the kind we
have seen: it is even curious as a work of fine art."—The True '
Sun reports, " Indeed, indeed, this is what it purports to be,—
' rhe Music Book of Beauty.' The Werds--tbe title—the
mu-
sic—the binding—are all in.perfect Seeping,-.--tasteful, spirited,
and beautiful."—Bell's 'Life affirms, " As a present to a 11:11131-
cal friend, it equals in appearance the most tasteful of our
annuals."--The Court Journal has, " We have not for a long
time seen a musical work
.produced in so splendid .a style as
this : it is truly "rhe Music Book of Beauty.' The title-page
is in most delicate white and gold enamel, magnificently orna-
mented with gold. In truth, these compositions are distin-
guished by taste, spirit, and beauty."—The Nero Bell's Messen-
ger gives: " This is truly a book for a fair lady's boudoir; the
gorgeousness of its watered silk binding, gold enrichments,
and title-page is dazzling; the melodies are graceful and flow-
ing, and many are the fair fingei s.and pretty lips that will be
employed in repeating them."—From the Weekly Dispatch :
" One of the'most elegant ornaments- that ever graced the bou-
doir. Whiting's proverbial taste was never more beautifully
displayed than on this occasion. The whole of the poetry is by
Edmund Smith, Esq. This gentleman possesses a vivid ima-
gination and great depth of thought, arising from a proper and
a necessary observation of nature as it is."—From the Sunday
Times : " This elegant publication is likely to be a great favou-
rite with the Ladies, combining, as it does, the names of the most
eminent composers of the day. No expense has been spared
in the getting up; and the Gentleman who wants an elegant'
present for his adored, need seek no further.— The Satirist pays
the fidlow;ny tribute: "It is evident no expense has been spared
to produce an elegant, unique; and novel work under this title;
which is splendidly ornamented and got up with extreme care
and taste. It is impossible too highly to extol the gracefuland
pleasing form of this work, and uo language can do sufficient
justice to its intellectual merit."—The Monthly Magazine re-
marks: "One of the most splendid productions we have ever
seen even inahe bright World'of Music. It is positively daz-
zling, and casts the entire host of Annuals into shade. The
poetry is by Edmund Smith, Esq., a ventleman who has been
successfully before the public as a lyric poet; and the music by
the very best of our musicians, containing some of their hap-
piest efforts."—The Old Bell's Weekly Messenger remarks: "We
have not had till now anopportunity of noticing what we con-
•sider a great treat to the lovers of harmony, under the title of
the Music Book of Beauty for 1835. Independeat of its con-
tents, we pronounce Stone of the most tasteful and splendidly
got-up books extant, and a fit omen-mat for the boudoir of the
first families in the kingdom."—And the Morning Herald adds
ar follows: "This publication might with more propriety be
called the Beautiful Music Book; for its appointineuts could
scarcely be surpassed in richness and elegance. Its more im-
portant contents are not wholly unworthy of some such dis-
tinction, as they are, fur the most part,. compositions of merit—
the cOntributions of, amongst others, Bishop, Neukomin, and
the Barnette. They are agreeable subjects, cleverly har-
monized, and adapted to the Piano-forte. The poetry of the
volume is wholly frem the pen of a gentleman named Smith,
and is oithe touching character which distinguishes the Bayley
school of sentimental sonnet."
• London: Smith and co., 185, Oxford-street; and Simpkin
and Marshall.

She Sat within the Abbey Walls," and the companion lung of
" Beauty's Queen," with a portrait of the lark,.

These, Barnett's two poPular songs, still.continne their most
extr iordinary and sirceessful career, andrlave aliready. paSsed
through three editions. Being so mot+ sung at the variouss
evening concerts, the demand haS re: ently exceeded any thing
hitherto known. Large supplies gof both have also 'left this,
country for America, the East and West Indies, and nearly the
whole of our distant British posseisious. Nearer home their
progress- is still more rapid; throughout Scotland they have
becothe universal fivourites, and the Irish newspapers .speak
loudly in praise of the words au music of bah songs.. Nearly
100 provincial journals have regarded their admiration of both
ballads, whidt were published in France within 24 hours of their
arrival, arranged both for Flute and Guitar, while-in some ; arts
of the continent their music has been transferred to the musical
snuff=boxes, as a lasting monument of the compoSer's skill.—
Len.lor pipel',.'fantrary; '1805; ' • • -
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