The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-09 00:00:00

WHIG-RADICALISM, PAINTED BY" ITSELF

The Liverpool Mercury of Friday last contains so
naive a statement of the probable doings in the next
session, and the present feelings of the Whig-radical
party, that we cannot refrain from giving it verbatim to
the world. Here is the precious morceau
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" It is not to be supposed that the parliamentary va-
cation has been passed in inactivity, or that the Anti-
corn-law League's new agitation has not given a smart
shock to the political parties who, but for it, would have
willingly relapsed into the repose of routine. To the
whig aristocratic leaders it would doubtless have been
more agreeable to have worked Ireland as an instrument
to eject Sir Robert Peel, without stirring too deeply the
more personal matter of the corn laws ; but Lord Spen-
cer's declaration on the one hand, and that of the Irish
repealers on the other, have driven them, against their
will, to deliberate seriously upon taking some decided
line of policy, in the full belief that the future fate of
their party will depend upon their conduct at the opening
of parliament."
Let the reader direct his attention, for a moment, to
the words which we have marked in Italics. First, "it
would have been more agreeable " to the whig aristo-
cratic leaders "to have worked Ireland as an instrument
to eject Sir Robert Peel !" Poor Ireland ! The aris-
tocratic Whig party would fain have had thee, like some
poi ker of thy own rearing, under its arm, and " worked"
thee—squeezed thee like the bellows of a bagpipe
pinched thy delicate ears—until thy sweet howlings and
spasmodic struggles should have frighted and finally eject-
ed from office Sir Robert Peel's ministry ! " WORKED
IRELAND !" Oh, rare ! good Mercury," roar again !"
The aristocratic whigs, however, have not had their
"working" propensities gratified. Lord Spencer, the
League, and Daniel O'Connell have baulked their wished
for exertions in this, their favourite, line of practice.
These fell marplots—Mercurius ipse lortitur—" have
driven them (the whig aristocratic leaders) against their
will to deliberate upon taking some decided line of
policy, (which, it seems, they never yet pursted,,) in Me
full belief that Me fiaure fate"—of what ?—of their
country P Oh, no ! "In the full belief that the future
fate of THEIR PARTY (!) depends upon their conduct
at the opening of parliament ! " Never mind their
country ! never mind: its prostrate industry ! Heed not '
the cry of its working, poor " The decided line' of
policy," to be taken up,by aristocratic whigs at the com-
mencement of the coming session, has nothing to do with
these. Whiggery is going to' Sump Jim Crow, to join
the Anti-corn-law League, or to do some other desperate
thing ; but it will jump amd do the desperate only for ITS
PARTY ! Oh, rare ! good Mercury---but that it might
"create wild laughter 'neath the ribs of death"—we
should implore thee to "roar again!"
Seriously, reader, this is a very amusing and instruc-
tive confession. After this, why' need we care what
aristocratic whigs or any other whigs may do, when their
object is so distinctly avowed to, the world—as PARTY,
PARTY 7 They would sell their country to its worst
enemy; plunge it into anarch and oonfusion, and finally
sell their own souls for—PARTY r

SAILING DIRECTIONS FROM. POINT LYNAS
T() LIVERPOOL, BY COMMANDER H. M:
DBNHAM, P.N., F.R.S.

A handiome octavo volume under this-title, with the
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addition of " charts, coast-views, river sections, tidal
courses; arid:tide gauge table, for navigang the D c and
Mersey;-inctuding the latest alterations," has' just made
its appearance, and cannot fail to be highly aeceptable to
corn manderrof vesselit„ and more especially t 6 thfise who
are strangers to our port. The gallant and' experienced
author, it' will be generally known, was employed for a
series of years, from 1833, in making a sovey,• with
sextant and lead-line,- of the outward banlis,-•and the
channels leading to the Mersey and the Dee ; and had the
honour at an early period of his labours, of so demon-
strafing the advantages of the new, or " Victoria`-Chan-
nel" as a half-tide entrance,, that at art early period of his,
labours, all doubt and speculation were laid aside, and it,
was immediately lighted and beaconed, and has sineebeen
of the utmost'value to our'shippmg. Prom his Tong and
careful survey has emanated the present volume; in4he
preface to whieli he throws out a number of suggestions
for further improvemerr, perfec•irrg, and preservatiim at'
en adequate depth of this second highway to our harbour,
including screutpi/C-beacons-, screw, pile refuge fabrtM•
constant dredging at points liable frac% deposits to become
shoal, &c. These more immediate-, invite the serious
consideration of the conservators-of the navigation of oar'
port, and, so fray as we can jiadge, appear to be dictated
by sound judgment and a due appreciation of their inth
portance. We have as yet been enabittl only to dip into
the body of this voltime, which is replete with useful
rections, laid ddwn in so clear and readily accessible a
manner, that "lie who sails may read." His grand ob.:;
ject in this work' will, we doubt not,. be arl•ieved— •
namely, " to bring the stranger, who may he driven up,
and have missed the pilot-hoatsi into port -anchorage,
with chart and hook, by night as well ars day." Prefixed
to the work, which is typographically- exceedingly well
rot up, is a chart of Liverpool' Bay,, with the channels,
banks, beacons. &e outwards; -the Mersey up to East-
ham; and the Die to WfOstyn—the soundings minutely
marked throughout.. This chart- presents;-ill' the changes,
corrected to the cl,,se of 1813. The coast views are very
numerous and distort • and there is net outline chart of
tit, relative peal-relines• of the lights Arf *tin nev•iwettinnr.
be-
tween Liverpool', Ang'esea, Dublin, the Tale of Man,
&c. The directions apply to all circumstances and ex-
igencies, and to assist in reference, there are varied page
titles, and marginal notes. The book, indeed', should be
added to the library, large or small, of every ship-master.

Messrs. Phillips and Sons, together with, their full qua-
drille band, performed several sets of quadrilles, waltzes,
&at., to the satisfaction of the whole company, last Tues-
day evening, at Sir John Gerards, Newhall.
ST. THOMAS'S-SCHOOL, TOXTETHPARK;.—OD Thurs-
day last the children in these schools, amounting to nearly
three hundred, were entertained with tea and buns in the
school-room attached to St. James' Church which had
been kindly granted by the Rev. H. Hampton, the in-
cumbent. In the evening a number of the congregation
of St. Thomas's assembled in Ihe same room and partook
of 'ea, &c. with the Rev. Mr.- Butler, their pastor, when
very gratifying reports of the. state of the schools and
district were read by the visitors. Mr. Butler and other
clergymen addressed the meeting. The progress of these
schools has been extremely:satisfactory, and the neat ap•
pearance and orderly behaviour of the children reflected
great credit on those who superintend them..
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—It will he observed by
our advertisement columns-that on Sunday next St. John
the Evangelist's Church, in Hope-street, is to he re.
opened, on which occasion sermons are to be preached on
behalf of this popu'ur Institution. The church which nas
been closed for the purpose of making alterations, is
fitted up in a style of great neatness and convenience.
An interesting circumstance connected with this Church
and the Female Orphan Asylum cannot,he too extensively
promulgated, as exhibiting beneficence of no ordinary
character. An arrangement has been made with the
proprietor of the Church, by, Henry. Winch, Esq„ by
which, after making provision for the necessary expenses,
the profits are to be appropriated to the use and benefit
of the Asylum. In this .benevolent design he is joined
by the Rev. Thomas. Macgill, who gratuitously takes
charge of the Church,and will be the evening preacher
We understand the tents of the pews are arranged on a
mostrreasonable scale.., and we cannot doubt that a large
and respectable congregation will be speedily colt cted.
Added to the comfort which they are certain to acquire
they will enjoy the additional satisfaction of contributing
to the support of an asylum sheltering and instructing the
ppor girl bereft of care and affection.
A SECOND DELTH FROM BURNING AT THE GREAT
FIRE IN BARRINGTON-STREET —An inquest was held
yesterday, before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, on
view of the body of Hugh Series. Robert Edwards, a
labourer, residing in Mathew-street, said he knew the,
deceased, who was 21 years old. Witness and deceased
both worked at Messrs. 13ranckers' sugar-house. Last.
Thursday week they went to.work in the morning in the
same room, arid during breakfast time, which was about
twenty minutes past eight o'clock, an alarm of fire was
given. They. were. in what is, called the " piece-room,"
which is in the sixth story. Deceased was close to wit-
ness. Witneas ran down stairs directly, and on getting on
to an iron, bridge that went over the boilers, heard the
deceased speak to him, saying—" Oh, Robert, I our badly
burnt ; what will tdo ?•" The room was full of striPke.
Witness made his escape, and saw nothing inorenf the
deceasectun•il Saturday night last, when he saw him in
the hospital, and he was dying. He died in a few minutes
after. -.Robert Roberts, a labourer, with whom. the de-
ceased lived in Mathew-street, and who also worked at
the sugar-house, said. that he was at work there on that
morning, and hc-ard. an alarm of fire. His. house was
just opposite the, gate. He ran out directly into the sugar-
house yard, and saw the deceased on the. iron bridge
leading over the boilers. He went up to him and carried
tyhoefinsimilo-krl.
him down, and. took him home directly. He was severely
burnt from his head down to his middle. He was soon
after taken to the Northern Hospital. Witness afterwards
saw him there„—Mr. John Frederick Behn, foreman to
Messrs. Drawler, said he had gone to breakfast in the
house. adjoining the premises; he heard an alarm of fire
given, and directly after smoke and. afterwards flames
fire originated.—
burst out from where the boilers, were. Witness saw
nothing of the deceased. Before he went to breakfast
the place appeared all safe. Ile could not tell how the
was on the premises, and when he heard the cry of fire,
out,
to of
aCnuasntodmgso,t
r,:rkjelameelsoi.lEt:°rytiele keys, which he gave
The fire
m, which was full of smoke. He had
appeared to have originated there, and there was a great
sholintue, one came cnaemewea,l7td
Witness ran up stairs to save his
quantity
books and paper,,
- but was met by a great blaze of are,
He saw
and was obliged to return. then several of the
and opened the stove door.
men in tthe to let them
not the keys at time
a hammer at one of the entones, and handed it to the men
inside through a window. When he went for the ham-
mer he met the last warless carrying the deceased out
after the whole building was enveloped
Soon flames.
The men e,caped through means of the hammer, with
which they broke off the staples and lock of the mill-
room door. Witness said he had not the slightest idea
hos the fire originated —Mr. Parker, house-surgeon
the. Northern Hospital, said that the deceased, when
brought to the hospital, was severely burnt, u not, t it
w, at first supposed. dangerously. Every thing
done for him, # u'r he died on Fa, (inlay, in consequeic,7:4
the burning. The jury returned a verdict to the effect
ti a' II e building catielit fire from some came unknown, and
lbw the deceased was d 11
acc4 enta I?urnt, and died from
the injuries he received
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