The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-27 00:00:00

of Hanover. He is anxious to do,

" all that a thing so contemptible can," Of
to pain one, whose greatest crime in tile eYe-
nd
whiggery is, that he never abased his lofty lineaghesaas
character to court the favour of such vulgar m° carrel
this nameless and talentless Mr. Blewitt. quasad
not with his motion. It is worthy of the mover;
that is a sufficient description of its character, of
affords a fair criterion for determining the atneerirery
contempt with which it will be scouted by el

honourable mind.
Whilst thus declaring, however, our dislike 0' log
mean effort of the little mind.of Mr. Blewitt, Ne 111,b
confess that there might be circumstances under w°l).
we should be disposed to acknowledge that much qa,be
stract truth is embodied in his propOsed motion. ••".n •
people of England have "ever been jealous of thetN.
terference •of any foreign potentate or state ill t-ea...
domestic policy;" and the circumstance of such P°ntetio:
tate being a near relative of the Sovereign would /1-
all cases effectually dissipate such jealousy. reigns
observed that the visit of any particular I.;rt•
potentate had ever been the sure forerunner of e°to
intrigues, and the instigator of measures dangerelsocl
the safety of the constitution, the people of .I%nghaatb
might justly view such visit and interference with "0,4
jealousy and dislike. For instance, at the very I°lllo
when Mr. Blewitt was heralding to the 10n5e,,,...3
coming motion, a certain '6 foreign potengatt:'
",peer of the realm and a privy councillors
bores,
King of Belgium,—was landing upon our
s and
brought hither upon some mysterious errand;v at,
with the memory of past intrigues, which hae
tended former similar visits of that Royal Pers°,1„10;(1
before them, the people of England may be Par"; to
if they ask themselves the. quistion, " What bring de'
this country a prince with whom we have so liTtitieng of
sire for renewed intimacy as with Leopold
Belgium ?" ana
Perhaps Mr. Blewitt will be complaisan of the
virtuous enough to include in his denunciation f the
Protestant King of Hanover the popish husband etc be
daughter of Louis Philippe. There is nothing.. nog
dreaded from the ac:vice of the former, whichfar more to be dreaded from the advice of the latter.

On Friday last a very emitivnt body of bitter men.
cals—the Police Commissione4 fof the town 0f being
coester —held their last sitting, their powers that
about to merge in those of the Radical Council o.g
re
tor,—the small nuisance to ln absorbed in the "hoW-
nurance. Before laying down their authority' that
ever, it appears to have been thought necessfYoiri6
they should leave behind them a record of the -i,„a
which has ever actuated their sayings and d°i,,.14,.8 they
accordingly, as their last act, their expiring ell°'";/.01t
proceeded to level the following extraordinarY,.llow-
their ie
against the Church of England body of
they
townsmen.
It appears that, amongst their recent doill,g-'streelt
had directed the paving of a street called Travis-
1110
in which is situate the church of Saint Andrew eels
custom with respect to the paving of new suet st four
Manchester has been ordinarily this. For thee usrpored
or five years, or until totally impassable, they eirngtb, the,
to remain knee deep in mire; and when, at 's"--ti,e 08'
owners of the property on each side guaranteed taken
.cost, they are paved by the commissioners, no ordi-
into their future care as public highways'
Tra%
et
nary course was adopted in the adsa-
street having been ten years in its native be usu.
present case
length paved and declared a public highwaY;
contributions were made by the owners 01
t loch
bouring property; but in the case of the
c t e
Y
St. Andrew's, it was discovered that it was
nob, then
liable to such a payment, and from the churc
fore, its proportion could not be recovered.
_trxiotO
now tb.! 'f
,the
What to do in the emergency
majorityire fon
enquiry of the Radical and disEenting
commissioners. That the church should real
was

441
No' rither from the town, the benefit eves,
qace'iible, was gall and wormwood to their .
let,-,e,°rdingly, on Friday, at their last meeting, after
4erened debate, in which various retaliatory mea-
tapBl:ere Suggested, such as removing the street
itt4"cc., they arrived, by a majority of 29 to 17, at
Ne:Rnaniinous resolve, that the footpath and paving
411,ately opposite the church should be TAKEN UP
Itther Surely ``the force of faction could no
1, go !"

souk; ;

ve
qtit.°°w not whether the gentry who perpetrated a
tdih" 80 disgraceful to the town will have the
i;:li°l4 to persist in its execution. The fear of the
We dare say, restrain their sectarian zeal-
teenrd will remain as a warning to English
lich,4ln, Of every shade of politics, of the fate
it,B.6.,'°tlld befall their venerated establishments and
cii,ltuo"_
n 8
1 of their country, if in any evil hour the
411,711 t SPirit of " Liberalism," such as that which
reorlil, the breast and sputters its bitterness from the
ettert'le Radicals and political Dissenters of Man-
Nq attain supreme domination in this
thilc°untry. Rather, far rather, would we en-
-44,1 °se institutions to. the keeping of Jew, or
Lliatiarn,an' or Heathen, than to men, professedly
in whose hearts is to be found rancour so
Wel4incl besotted !
4j 4° ate directed attention to the above disgraceful
cll 8° mu h for its own sake as to guard our
to
c
4nen against an attempt, which is at this

'netlt
14blie b a'lng, to establish, in the town of Liverpool,
0f",,,°1Y, of similar Anti-church capabilities to
the defunct Police Commissioners of Man-
the Select Vestry of Liverpool is at present, ri
?it°nservative. But there are influences at
N ,1
'teetarian and radical influences—by which it is
tot: the Conservatives of the Select Vestry may
ki of; and the affairs of the parish submitted
of,titisehurch domination, which would effect
t'ktliahtniurY to the prosperity of Liverpool in one
a generation would serve to repair.
w4rtiktnselves to help forward such an attempt
te
°llr Conservative readers ; we warn every
qllit411: for depend upon it they may, that whe-
ihtenlnPetnent appeal to them in the form of ex—
Pae f-4erless for the welfare of the poor, exceed-
p 1. Werk-house management, exceeding zeal
Nkieet' eduCation, or whatever be the shape which
11Pok:' the object is, by the possession of even a
'Y eetisupremacy in parish affairs, to strike a blow
ye„Nrvatistn of the borough, which it will re-
-1'44 :8 of struggle and suffering, and shame, to
recover from.

Against

have
been wondering that the Manchester
it ordin
toier aruy so prompt an opponent, and so
tfortal:lot of delay in others, should have hung
ttPoi, Publications, from the task of explaining
~°f eof his misrepresentations, upon the sub-
ell"se management in Liverpool and Man-
.l;o surprise, however, is put at rest by the
14 4, n°uscement, contained in a leading article
)r,rary 4clester Advertiser of Saturday. Our con-
„retv,
it
et have
b.udrics
ilißeile,,e" given to understand, and we have beard
with feelings of much astonishment, that it
kit4s
`" „(3.11 of the fire insurance offices to raise the
11.1 for
vis town from ss. per cent. to 21s. per cent. "!
pdC he dreams of the Guardian, and his
'4115 04 of
the
port
transfer of the business of Liver-
°re of Manchester ! "

ik Nsy .
(I,iti .41dical clique in. the select vestry, upon
eye, ha and designs we have briefly remarked
-1711livo'a this week given to the world, through
ttl
nmedium of the Radical press, what they
per or t on the state of the workhouse."
1% 4. r 4
741 of this document, the first thing which
N 41. Its informality. The visitors appear to us
illitNlll4,!aken their functions, of which report-
VO Zeilei
anxious " genialto see tn ff.i the oceei may be
in
r names print"
'ciiie:l°t one. The order of the Poor Law
i 8 that " the visiting, committee shall

Ne
t
441 write such answers as the facts may
I,ll° be tile. following queries (18 in number), which
tlttoti4teEl in a book, entitled the VISITORS'
114/16: Plllvided by the select vestry, and kept in
' ~Neete for that purpose, and submitted regularly
'4111(1:"I'll at their ordinary meetings." Now
ii Rest to the visitors, that this, and not
Ott B~ttt Rof a report, for the especial purpose of
the the World in the cLolutmtilliesmofpuat
theaoprete-
tiolltlettiLorp:r cowurristee.
down in the book, such
1.14141,44 they tray think fit; and afterwards,
t4nd
,epo. the editor of the Mercury can con-
''%t
. kr the public, to be published as an
i4llhth Nil:11811 doings," or under any other taking
-YBuggest itself.
1/4Cbtel:Llect to the allegations of these report-
k: pre "Y man of them are perfectly true.
everi yearsy of age may possibly have
'l'll, hree °I. four in a bed ; in fact, the workhouse
OtF-',,43', teo crowded. Such is generally the
NNr;'4lrlitY overgrows their residence; arid it
111).1'141c 4,144 Prophesied when this parish was
tß,l%''iqt:',-1,:" regulations of the New Poor Law
Ite tile rjr We must erect a new workhouse or
es
,11:1l 4re'dati unless it is found that when the
vtiitrior\qafted off to the new building at Kirk-
aC'e et„ 41°11'3 expense is rendered unnecessary..
11.41Ltters knew very well that, upon this
kipt°l.ditlisluiect, nothing new could be advanced ;
41ti! the'. Y' they seem to have set about dis-
Ittlittr.it B,ll",leen against the chaplain and the
ap,;hese gentlemen are, unfortunately,
-Zlle "14
to a couple of Dissenters they were,
le(111,,111°st attractive game which could be run
\lll ii4t„ respect to the schools, we are in-
kitt.t4t
hitr tlurriber in school is 190. These youths are
4,thctitir,°tit
gi any moral restraint when out of school,
k~ghas means to develope their minds, their
t)
I'4l ° 'b'°rant paupers superintended by Mr.
,cl the, superintendence of the Old Men's
:44 er 11t, ards. They attend school six hours
L',,'10p(1.44, uilkirot9 teacher, assisted by two igno-
tti"titt n,
who s their only teacher,
iil,ll4444l,terhis Powergst°t:'th auper children, of whom
W opinion. The school seems inefficiently
hi-ener, who attnds only the hours of school,
~til
en'fli_
,es to instruct so many ; and from
t "
00 "
lie entertains of the
youths and their
‘.elit improvement can be expected under

•,,tt
••
ht Ned ut thig
til by paragraph, we need not say, is
114Ze1141,,,a SPlenetiC feeling towards the parties
cki ,ver - referre , ,
11 %I. , qii (1. 'There is so much of silli-
t,,Ated xed up
with .
NNt to ii its malignity, that it is
llt •of „ -° Material injury. The complaint
. lipt:tf • Moral
1110 the t , Can scarcely be considered to re-
ef .NI -cooehn ,
10 restr,,,
_, aster ; and we scarcely see
L°14,4e(1 e `ll't.' can be imposed by the chap-
k'tiltit.44lti; "3'11,1Y One except the keepers of the
If the visitors had been as anxious
►llit'ttiet du(it
t:Y (illiV.,ereie::_;"4B to malign the two parties to
tlitlt ,Chtlon 114 they would have seen, from
a ,
itl ktri4i the 1 'et down to be put by them, that
\ttie,, ttait,)°YB and
itil rew •4111/4,,_ {girls out of school—their
ks,, tt4 reuo 4nd their ". correct behaviour"—
Ni'l, ‘llet to" t'sibie contro/
ve the 4 •
t,t ' 1,, cane, moral training" of the children
, 4 _
.Y ktlow
11 411 0111 d What these two wise people
Ith Ot ten
k I,i oun , are taught to read the holy
).‘l,' 444:410f c t:erBt4nd them; but perhaps this
illl Ilk eo,„, rality" which Messrs. Urquhart
, et, . \\,. iiiel,,,q, , .
'l'ili,44(l Ith. re ' 'LL, if even they do know what
t.c1,1,,0th,
al, to to the attainments of the
51,c: i‘, we netY and industry of their teacher
k,l4ll),tilttle
(.44 °nIY say that we happen to
0, In() 'l4 t . that gentleman
,'tittis tit] t 0 nifuse ; and that he is
Npt44Aitaiin,„ . some useful knowledge, and
t.tt.itll/4`,otie'4"leE,. wi'lls well, into the minds of the
Ottir" is dot that man can do, Mr. Pilking-
0i.144' Of ps IV ; aud when we look at the
k,l I ih,, too,e_4l duties, and the materials upon
iitteiikittlder: rale, it is unjust and cruel to lay
411„ of h, any deficiency which may exist in
ti4"4k 14
effort
\ to, . 4ttern 1- Let Mr. Urquhart and
\
\ til , ittt. Pt the teaching of 190 boys of the
‘‘\t ti lil
p`ti'lect, and in such a building as that
siil:4l, thfP"e in our Workhouse; and we
the ,4,4 they a few months of such practice
iki liv 4 4ny ~
l ell ely in mental energies" to spare,
tte .L ventior,
that u required in concocting
Pon which we have been re-

we
Lett to refer these gentlemen and

the public—the Radical public especially, who, have
giggled over the happy production of their pen—to the
following letter addressed to Messrs. Urquhart and
Mulleneux, by one of the "two ignorant paupers"
whom, in their report, they have so wantonly maligned.
We can guarantee that it is a genuine production; and
has not been tampered with, to the extent of a word or
a letter, by our own or any other hand.

TO MESSRS. URQUHART AND MULLENEUX

"They (the boys) attend school six hours per day, under
Mr. Pilkington, teacher, assisted by two ignorant paupers."
—Extract of the Visitors' Report, from the Mercury of
Friday, June 23rd, 1843.

GENTLEMEN,--If the public are to pronounce upon the
correctness of your statements, the accuracy of your facts,
the faithfulness of your representations respecting the work-
house, from the verdict you have unhesitatingly given on the
acquirements of the " two ignorant paupers," you, gentle-
men, I fear, will stand in a very awkward predicament. Per-
haps I am mistaken ; you may be gifted with discernment
beyond the gift of common men; and if so, the public may
give you full credit for all you assert. But whether you are
so or not, let the judgment you have pronounced upon the
" two ignorant paupers" determine for you.
You come into the school, enter into a conversation with
Mr. Pilkington, the master of the school ; and it would ap-
pear that while you were affecting to listen to his representa-
tions, your minds were actively engaged in devising how you
might best detract from the discipline observed in the school.
Thanks to your justice ! Par nobile fratrum ! Even the
" two ignorant paupers" could not escape you. Did you,
gentlemen, ask them any questions ? Did you even hear
them impart instructions to the boys? To each and both of
these questions, " Echo answers ; no!" And if you did not,
by what legerdemain did you discover that ignorance was the
forte of the men before you? How could you—how had
you the heart to tear to pieces the reputation of men to whom
you never addressed yourselves ! Be a little more careful in
future how you attack men unknown to you—and more par-
ticularly presume not to impugn their intellectual endow-
ment. They may know a little more than on your hasty
judgment you were inclined to give them credit for. A.
man may be a pauper in pocket and not a pauper in un-
derstanding. It is strange that your sagacity could not sug-
gest this much to you. When l see men acting in this way,
I cannot forbear the conclusion that they are actuated by a
spirit of malignancy which must characterise all their rea-
soning, and leave an impression that their object is to asperse,
and not fairly to represent.

I envy not your 'understanding, although you have made
an attempt to disparage that of the " two ignorant paupers."
I know not the measure of knowledge you may possess; 1
boast not of mine : my poor abilities fill me neither with va-
nity nor conceit ; do not hurry me into the presumption of
pronouncing upon the extent of information you may possess
on men and things ; but as far as you have yourselves afforded
a proof of what you know, I am disposed to think that your
modicum is very small. How much more generous would
it have been to leave out the " two ignorant paupers." They.
cannot help themselves ; they are entirely dependent upon
their masters ; and whether they are ignorant, or whether
they possess all knowledge, it is their-duty to obey orders ;
and though they are appointed to a school where, as in your
sage judgments so much knowledge is required to discharge
the duties of the situation, they must submit, and in such
case render themselves liable to be attacked by the taunts of
the most sapient of judges, in which class, first and foremost,
must beg leave to rank you time visitors. Their judgment
upon the " two ignorant paupers" entitles them to this dis-
tinction. May they wear their honours with glory ! Gen-
tlemen, I take my leave of you, not in anger. lam an un-
willing correspondent. You made the attack, and whether
you are justified in designating the assistants in the Work-
house school " two ignorant paupers," this vindication I
think will speak as much as your facts adduced. But you
have none respecting the " two ignorant paupers." You
assert and leave ►t to your readers to surmise the proof.

ONE OF THE " Two IGNORANT PAUPERS"
EMPLOYED AS AN ASSISTANT ix THE
WORKHOUSE SCHOOL
Liverpool Workhouse, 261 h June, 1843.