The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-26 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

SIR How Ann DOUGLAS.—Notwithstanding the newspaper
reports about the recall of this distinguished officer from the
government of the lonian Isles, we are enabled to state from
undoubted authority that the rumour is entirely without founda-
tion. Sir Howard has not been' recalled, 4rior is there any in-
tention of recalling hint from the post he is so well qualified to
fill.

SACTIILEGE.—On ThUrsday morning last, at an early hour,
some thief or thieves broke into We church of Wave.rtree,, and
stole therefrom a quantity of books; the surplice, plate, and
other articles, with which they got clear off. A reward is of-
fered for their apprehension.
IMPORTATION OF BEGGAItS, &c.—The sort of rivalry, com-
monly termed, in the coaching slang, "Thinning oppo'Ation,"
has, during the past week, been carried to such an extreme,
amongst the steam companies of this port and Dublin, that the
packets have been carrying loads of individuals over for six-
pence per head, and bringing theta from Dublin to Liverpool
for absolutely nothing. 'the consequence of this system has
been, that a great number . of the professional beggars and the
.disorderly characters who abound, in the streets of Dublin
have come over to Liverpool on speculation. This will at once
account fir the increased number of mendicants of the most de-
graded class who have been brought before the magistrates
during the last week. Mr. Dowling, the active superintendent
of the Dock Police, had his attention drawn to the circum-
stance by the swarms of beggars which he hits lately observed
infesting. the, docks, quays, piers, &c., and, en learning the
cause, he immediately proceeded to make it known to Sir
Thomas Brancker, the Deputy Mayor, who promised to use his
best endeavours to induce the steam-packet companies to dis-
continue a practice so pregnant with mischief.
CktatoN TO CARTERS.—On Friday last a carter, named
Plumpton, was brought before the Magistrates, charged with
riding in his cart on the 21st instant. Ile was fined ss. and
costs.

OBSTRUCTING TUB FOOTWALKS.-011 Friday last the pro-
prietor of a shed, in Tyrer-street North, was, at the instigation
of two of the day police, charged before the Magistrates with
• having suffered sixteen bales of cotton to lie in the street while
the wrappers were being repaired, whereby the thoroughfare
was obstructed. Fined ss. and costs.

FIRST TEA SALE IN BRISTOL.—TbiS sale took place on
Thursday last, at the Assembly Rooms. The quantity con-
sisted of 6,U79 chests, half • chests, &e. 'of Bohea, -Congou,
Smichonr,,,* Pekoe, Tweekay, and Hyson, iiniorted in the
William Rodger, by Messrs. Acramans, Bush, Castles anti Co.
Several London houses attended the sale, which went off with
great spirit; about three fourths of the whole were sold.
Pools ELxcrlnN.—This election dosed on Thursday, by
the return of the honourable George Byng. The numbers. were:
for Mr. Byng; 199; Sir Colquhon Grant, 174. Majority for
Mr. Byng 25.
LITHE]: LAND LOYAL AND FRIENDLY SOClETY.—Yesterday
200 members of this respectable benefit Society sat down to an
excellent and substantial dinner, at the Red Lion, Litherland-
bridge, to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The entertainment
provided was in Mr. Crichlow's best style, and the day was
spent in harmony and good humour.
The American packet-ship, Caledonia, which arrived at this
port on the 22d instant, had on board, among other passengers,
his excellency major-general Sir Stepeu Remnant Chapman,
C. 8., and K.C.H., governor of the Bermuda islands, and suite.
His excellency, we regret to hear, is in a very bad state of
health, having had two serious apoplectic fits during his resi-
deuce at the above islands. The following. gentlemen are in
the suite of Sir Stephen Chapman:—.Major Bogue, Dr. M'tit e-
gni., medical staff, and F. G. O'Reilly, Esq.
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FLORAL AND HORTICELTULIAL,SOCIRTY.—The second (we -
suppose we may call it the Tulip) exhibition of this society a ill
!take place at the Coru Exchange, Brunswick-street, to-mor-
row, and, should the weather prove favourable, will, we have
nodoubt, be well attended. We regret to hear that the funds
of the institution are in so unhealthy and unpromising a cell-
dition as to threaten its immediate extinction, and if not sup-
ported with a greater degree of spirit and liberality by the pun-
lie, that, that public will be deprived of the pleasure of seeing
another show of the same description. Considering its objects,
we must confess ourselves totally at &loss how to accounti for
the indifference complained of by the managers of the Floral
Society on the part of those who are usually foremost to support
whatever is calculated to promote science or has any other use-
ful tendency. We hope the ladies of Liverpool will, at any
rate, resusitate the floral department; in that case the Guar-
mends will take charge of the marrow-fats, the melons, and the
pine apples for their own sakes.
CH Veen HATES' MARTY R.—A Mr. Child, of Bit n gay, Suffolk,
a printer, we believe, a member of the Society of Ft lends, has,
for contumaciously refusing to pay about thirty shillings for
church-rates, been imprisoned, and is therefore now under,
going the process of canonization as a political martyred saint.
'1 he London clique of radicals lately held a meeting at one of
their petition shops, at which resolutions were agreed to, ex-
pressive of " the indignation of the meetin,, at any attempt to
interfere with another man's creed," and declaring that "eccle-
siastical courts are both anti-christian and anti-con4titirtional—
anti-christian, because employing force where To suro,ion should
be used; unconstitutional, because the judges in these courts
are specially iuterested." According to these learned theolo-
gians, it appears that a churchwarden, instead of demanding
that which the law compels him to 'exact, must endeavour tv
persuade a Quaker to do that which nothing but force wilt ever
induce him to do. Upon the same principle, the landlord, who
chat-ices to have a refractory tenant, ought to argue. the reason-
ableness of fulfilling an engagement, instead of having recourse
to those powers with which the law has armed him; and we
have no doubt that the ladies and gentlemen, whose cases
occupy so much of the judge's time at the Old Bailey, would
prefer having their disputes about Terminal property arranged in
a similar way. Why the Quakers should seek to throw upon
others the burdens which they in common with all occupants or
owners of property are subject to, why they should countenance
this act of positive injustice we cannot imagine. Will the
members of the Society of Friends, generally, forego any right
appurtenant to property held by them, on account of any cotv,
semen tious scruples which their tenants may chance to enter-
tain ? Would a Quaker lay-impropriator forego the right of ex-
acting tithes ? In that case, it would, no doubt, be called rent.
The name given to a thing makes all the difference.
STAFFORDSHIRE Er wrioN.--The candidates for the seat in
parliament, vecant by the elevation of Mr. Littleton to the peel-
age, were nominated on Saturday. The polling- commences
to-day and will terminate to-morrow. The contest will be a
very severe one.