The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-11-07 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS,

A correspondent attributes the defeat of Mr. Bourne in West
Derby Ward to the industrious misrepresentations circulated
that he was opposed to the rating of the dock and corporate
estates, whilst he was in favour of the same. We perceive
that the Hail fel into the error.
"An Old Seaman " is very indignant at the feiends of Mr.
M`Gullie " carrying through the streets our national flag as
a flag of distress, union down." The parties, our correspon-
dent states, were intoxicated, and disgraced themselves, bat
not the union-jack.
We are really at a loss to answer our "Reader's" inquiry as to
what are oar best works to consult to acquire a thorough un-
derstanding of the currency. What oar present currency is.
can he learnt from a perusal of the article " Banking," in
" M'Culloch's Commercial Dictionary." our correspondent,
however, should lota% only, in reading this article, for the de-
tails and principles of our I)re:sent:system. and remember
that it is imbued with lealtionist views. The antidote is a
careful examination of the results cf that systeM ; the ruin-
ous fluctuation of commodities; the speculation and the em-
barrassment which have attended it. Ile might read, as an
antidote, Mr. Taylor's work on the currency, Mr. Gray's re-
cently publish -a " Lectures on the Nature and Uses of Mo-
ney." Aladdin's "Letters on the Currency." in Douglas Jer-
rold's Mae:nine," and a wort:, we believe published by
Simpkin, Marshall, nail (70.," "The National Distress; its
financial oriein and remedy."
A correspondent of blab standing and great experience says.—
" From an experience of more than twenty years in the con-
duct of many of the largest public meetings in London, I am
enabled to say that the weight of authority is wholly nerninaf
Mr. Ewbenk's claim. I have 'SC2:":I Mr. George Finch. nt
Exeter Hall, and Lord Ashley, at Fr, ernnsons' Ilan and at
Willis's Rooms, summarily suppress attempts at discussion,
exactly resembling that of \lr. Ewbank. The ground taken
by these experienced presidents was, in each case, This is
not a meeting for discussi qi or controversy; it is a meeting
avowedly meant merely to enable certain sneakers, selected
by the committee, to develope and expatiate upon the objects
and operations of the sneiety. If coat overay is allowed to
enter, charty will at once fly away. Therefore no dissentient
speaker can be heard. Our answer to all objectors is, at
meetings like the present, it is always understood that the
proceedings are synolly regulettei by the committee."'
In answer to an inquiry that has been made of us. as to the
number of Irish clergymen of ding in and about Liverpool,
we have examined the clergy list for 1548. and find that in the
parish of Liverpool, and the surrountlitle ones of Sefton,
Walton, and Childwall, there is a tote! of 113 incumbents and
2l curates. Of ilinge Is incambents and 5 curates are Irish.
lint why should such inquiry he made? Are the words a
mockery which w> reed on the title pane of our Book of
Common Prayer, "The united Church of England and Ire-
land?"
The ines with " 1, F " attached shall appear next week.
We cannot answer the question of "A Churchman."
We have received innumerable letters in reply to the abuse
heaped upon a number of the clergy of this town by several
local journals, but the characters of the reverend gentlemen
require no vindication
We received yesterday a letter from Dr. taeall, strongly urging
on owners and mastersof emigrant ships to provide for every
ship a competent medical gentleman, and to remunerate him
suitably. The Doctor says :--* 'es seflirietit is given for
freight of e-.* eants to enable airi masters to pay
medical men et letst fid. pee ire art on each emigrant,
which is a third of 10s. Cd. paid by the Govornment Emigra-
tion Commissioners in London on each emigrant sent to
Australia, an American Passage averaging one month, the
Doctor is entitled to a third for his labour and time."