The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-17 00:00:00

THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF NON-
INTRUSION PRINCIPLES, BY DU. CHAL-
MERS & lIIS COLLEAGUES, CONSIDERED.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MONTROSE STANDARD,

A. month has not elapsed since this reverend
divine, in addressing a meeting held at Blairgowrie, de-
clared that he considered the Established Church of
Scotland to be "a great moral nuisance, that ought to
Le swept from the face of the land ;" and, when since
questioned as to the truth of his having made such a
statement, at a recent meeting at Montrose, he acknow-
leged the fact, and attempted to justify it. by saving that,
several years ago, he wore than once expressed similar
sentiments in the General AsKsrnbly, of which he was

then a member! Yet, strange to tell, Dr. Chalmers bad
been a minister of that church, and eating her bread, for
above fifty years, most active in inviting individuals to

wisdom and propriety of vesting those churches in the
assembly, and of permitting the patronage to be held by
the builders, when required by them.

It is not above three or four months since another of
his most prominent colleagues, Dr. Candlish, expressed
similar sentiments before a meeting held at Leith, adding
to them the assurance of his unceasing enmity to the
Established Church ; yet these persons hold themselves
up as pious, evanzelical preachers, lovers of peace, pro-
fessing to be the leaders of the Christian people, and at
the same time labouring to instil into them such vindic-
tive and horrifying principles.
A remonstrance from this body, addressed to the landed
proprietors of Scotland, has, as you are aware, lately
made its appearance, signed by Dr. Chalmers and his
colleague Dr. Gordon, of which the professed object is to
influence that respectable body to grant sites of land, on
which their followers might erect places of worship for
the propagation of such doctrines, and at the same time,
in order to throw dust in their eyes, avowing in this re-
monstrance, " Their desire to live at peace with all men,
and that they cordially wish for the welfare of all who
love the Saviour in sincerity." Are we, then, to con-
strue their anathemas into a disbelief in the sincerity of
those who are members of the Established Church, with
whom, it now appears, they have long had the unmerited
honour of being embodied? Do they mean to deny that
the faith and doctrine of the Established Church are in
all respects unchanged, and the same as when these men
were their zealous advocates? Then, if so, why do they
not come forward, in place of showing the cloven foot,
and openly avow such sentiments, if they entertain them ?
It is but too evident that the republic spirit, and their
thirst after power and popularity, under which the serpent
lurks, are the acting passions that have led them to make
such sacrifices of character and the principle of consis-
tency so dear to all honest men ; or why should Dr.
Chalmers, after being the prominent supporter of patron.
age, and the determined foe of voluntaryism, turn round
and contend for placing unlimited power in the hands of
the people, urging the extinction of the first, and practi-
cally the support of the last, unless we are to conclude
his object is, to induce them to hold him up as their idol,
and feed his love of popularity at any price, whilst he now
rejects the conditions of the act. of Parliament, which
originated with Lord Aberdeen, that gives full power to
congregations to object to all licensed presentees, and
authority to the church courts to confirm their rejection,
if sufficient cause is assigned, but from the hope, I doubt
not, through their expected influence over the people, thus
to place; the real power in their own hands? I would
hope the time is not far distant when the eves of their
deluded followers will be opened ; and when Lord Aber-
deen is made aware of these facts, that he will at least
hesitate before he assigns to their authors another site for
a place of worship on his estates, thus countenancing the
conduct of those who condemn and oppose his measures.
I have read with great satisfaction, in last Friday's
Standard, your most able and decided justification of the
conduct of the landed proprietors who support the Estab-
lished Church of their fathers, and prove their just and
conscientious adherence to its faith and doctrines, by re-
fusing to promote in any manner the propagation of prin-
ciples avowed by the leaders of this schism—a* schism
which is most injurious to the interests of religion, de-
structive of the comforts of society, and the domestic
peace of many families. I am, Sir, your obedient serv:.nt,
A LOVER OF TRUTH.

named Willia►n Banks and William Leicester, were--(;;
Friday, at the Police-court, charged with having stolen
a puncheon of molasses. From the evidence it apprarcd
that on Thursday week, a vessel called the Arpollo, ly-
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NEW TARIFF AND REGULATIONS OF OUR

COMMERCE WITH CHINA

The result of the settlement of our differences with the
Celestial Empire has given unqualified satisfaction to the
whole trading world, and will, we entertain not a doubt,
contribute vastly to enlarge, and render profitable, our
commerce with that country. We have given elsewhere,
fur the information of the shipping trade, the most impor-
tant of these regulations, and the schedule of the duties
i❑ the new tariff. To enable our readers, however, better
to form a judgment a• to the important benefits conferred
by them upon our commerce with China, we give here a
brief comparison of the old regulations and duties with
those in future to be in operation.

The reduction in the charges levied upon shipping, and
also the removal of the absurd and harassing regulations
to which vessels in the Chinese waters were formerly sub-
jected, will be sensibly felt. Prior to the passing of these
new regulations, several most oppressive exacti ns were
in existence. By one exaction, termed " the present,"
a sum of 2,300 dollars was levied upon all descriptions of
craft, great and small; whilst the entire duties upon a
ship of 500 or 600 tons were little short of £3OOO sterling.
The whole of these are now abolished, and a duty of
3s. 6d. per ton substituted for them ; and thus the total
charges upon a ship of 600 tons will be only £lO5 sterling,
or one-tenth of the charges under the old system, those
upon smaller vessels sustaining, of course, a reduction in
a still greater increased ratio.

The change in the duties to be levied upon manufac-
tured goods is exhibited in the foll wing statement :
Colton Yarn.—The dutty on cotton yarn, formerly
about two dollars per pecul of 13311 b., is now reduced to
1 dollar 40 cents, or about five-eights of a penny per lb.
Cotton Goods.—The duty on bleached shirtings, for-
merly about 92 cents. is now reduced to 21 cents, or a
shilling per piece. The duty on unbleached shirtings
(which were formerly arranged in two classes, chargeable
with a duty of 42 cents and 10 cents respectively, and
subject to the caprice or corruption of the Mandarines or
Custom-house officers, as to the class in which they
should be placed) is now fixed for all qualities at 11 cents,
or about Bd. per piece of 28 to 40 inches wide, and 30 to
40 yards in length. The duty on printed goods, formerly
about 2 to 2+ dollars per piece, is now fixed at 28 cents
per piece of 24 to 30 yards long, and 26 to 31 inches wide.

Woollens.—The duty on Woollens, such as Sp mish
stripes, habit cloth, and middle and superfine cloths, for-
merly 25 cents per yard, is row reduced to 6 cents, or 3d.
per yard.—The duty on long ells, formerly about 2 dollars
10 cents, is now reduced to 70 cents per piece.—Tbe duty
on camlets and bombazetts, formerly about 12 to 13 dol-
lars per piece, is now reduced to 70 cents.

. .
Raw Cotton.—The duty on raw cotton, which was
about 9 mace per pecul, is now 4 mace, about id. per lb.
Unenumera'ed Articles.—The duty on unenumerated
articles of import is fixed at 5 per cent. ad valorem. At
the present low value of cotton goods, the duty may be
called about 74 per cent. on the value in this country.
On grey shirtings, about 74 per cent.
On white shirtings, about 10 per cent.
On woollens (Spanish stripes, &c.), 6 to 8 per cent.
On long ells, about 10 per cent.
On camlets, about 4 per cent.
On printed cottons, about 10 per cent (on the class of
goods suited to the markets of China).
Export Duties.—The duty on the export of tea, though
nominally fixed by the new tariff at two taels and five
mace per pecul, will, it is supposed, amount (with the
various charges formerly included in the duty) to about
four taels and eight mace, or nearly 3d. per lb. This is
about id. per lb. more than the amount of duty levied
during the last six or eight months. The duty on the
exportation of raw silk is fixed at 13 dollars 89 cents per
pecul, or about 34 per cent. on the average value.
The new system was notified to commence at Canton
on the 27th of July ; but the other four ports secured to
us by the treaty—viz., Arnoy, Fuchowfoo, Ningpo, and
Shanghai—could not be declared open until an imperial
edict should be received from the Cabinet of Pekin, which
was expected in September. In the meantime, however,
uslod bue,oatppoooinotredie,caersisdoeryvery necessary
delay in the
Cac oro rninmugleae coee ffinmtee emnrtas Gwifeo'business should occur.

On the whole, therefore, whatever may have been the
justice of our quarrel with China, the result is an impor-
tant benefit to the commerce of Great Britain ; and we
trust, in return for the conciliating disposition displayed
towards them by the Chinese, that out fellow-countrymen
in the eastern world will act in their commercial dealings
as becomes the character of Englishmen, and respect the
laws and the people of China, as the subjects of a consti-
tutional monarchy are bound to do. Indeed, we perceive
that Sir Henry Pottinger has expressed, in most decided
terms, his determination to exercise a strict control over
the proceedings of every British and other trader carrying
on business within the limits of his command.

MOVEMENT or Tao°Ps.—The constant movement of
troops, occasioned by the proceedings of the repealers in
Ireland, the Rebeccaites in Wales, and the Free Church
rioters in the Highlands of Scotland, if it does nn other
good, will help to improve railway dividends. On the
Grand Junction line, soldiers are carried from Birming-
ham to Liverpool at the rate of from 9,- to • a-head,
so that the sending down a regiment of *t.; such as
the 34th, which arrived here on Frida

tve cost

ps half

little less than £4OO from Birmingham,
as much from \Veedon to that place.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BROMBOIIO' POOL.-011 the sth
instant, an inquisition was taken at the New Ferry Hotel,
Bebbinyton, on view of the body of Samuel Ashley, mho
was drowned under circumstances particularly painful. It
appeared in evidence that deceased was shrimping in
Bromboro' Pool, when unfortunately he got into deep
water and became quite fixed in the mud. At this time
the tide was rapidly coming in, and before assistance
could be rendered the poor fellow was drowned. De-
ceased has left a wife and five children unprovided for. -

COUNTY REVISION.—On Tuesday lasi the barristers
for the revision of the list of voters for the southern di-
vision of this county. H. Lawrence and T. Mathews,
• • • •

essions house

and grand jury-room. The Reformers objected to 160,
out of which number 123 were struck off. There were
no frivolous objections made, and the parties whose names

wrre ailoweu to remain on tile l►st were such as had
changed their residences, and of course would have been
disqualified had not the Reform party given them an op-
portunity of substantiating their votes. The Tories made
no objections.
CAUTION TO FISHWIVES.—On Tuesday last, Mrs.
Earle, who keeps a fish standing in St. John's Fish
Market, was summoned for exposing for sale 60 pounds
weight of unwholesome soles. Defendant declared stoutly
that the soles were good, but Mr. Rushton credited the
evidence of the market inspector, who had summoned a
jury to decide as to the condition of the fish, and ordered
her to pay 10s. and costs. Mrs. Earle, on learning the
decision, said, "There is no justice in this town." Mr.
Rushton—" You will find that there is prompt justice for
you if you distu►b this court." Mary Welsh was the
next defendant, and she was charged with exposing 16
pounds weight of stinking soles. She was fined ss. and
costs. On hearing the decision, she protested they were
good, and added, '' I declare to ►ny God they were fit for
the Queen." Mr. Rushton—" Now, be quiet, you are
always very impertinent when you come here." Butb the
defendants left the front of the court, swearing vengeance
against the inspector, and one of them at last called out,
" lie's not fit to be an inspector of fish." Mr. Rushton
ordered both of them to be brought back, and said,
" Both of you, in spite of my remonstrance, have dis-
turbed the court, and you must each pay a fine of 10s.,
and if you do not pay it forthwith, you must be taken
into custody."

THE WEATHEIL—For the last twelve or fourteen days
(with the exception of the last three) the weather in this
neighbourhood has been rather more unsettled, cold, and
stormy, with heavy downfalls, than is usually experienced
at this period of the year—portending, indeed, the rapid
advent of a rigorous winter. The wind has generally
blown fresh from the north, and north-north-west, with
a lowness of temperature exceedingly trying to weak con-
stitutionst particularly when so immediately succeeding a
prolongation of what might be termed summer heat. We
had, towards the close of last week, successive and heavy
showers of rain ' intermixed with hail and sleet, and on
Friday night, in the town and vicinity, an electric storm,
in which the lightning was extremely vivid, followed by
loud explosions of thunder. No accident has, however,
come to our knowledge. In the interior of the county,
too, and northward, the w eather has been wet and incle-
ment, with a considerable fall of snow and hail, particu-
larly on the hills. Yesterday was comparatively fine, but
still chilly for the season, the wind being yet northerly.
We have heard of no damage to the crops yet in the earth,
though it is feared the potatoes in low grounds may have
suffered from the accumulation of water. Yesterday
mornine the whole country, from the effect of a hoar
frost, appeared to be invested in a thin mantle of snow,
and a slight coating of ice was observed on ponds, &c., in
exposed situations. We hope, however, we:sball yet have
a few weeks of mild dry weather to enable the farmers to
gather in their potatoes.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday there
were present. Messrs. Sands, Barclay, Holt, Holmes,
Middlet:Ai, Smith, Molyneux, Nicol, Aikin, Boyden,
Tobin, Bold, Sandbach; Evans, Shand, Moore, Moon,
Chilton, and Ripley.—A letter was read from Mr. Hart-
ley complaining of the inefficient attendance of the police
at the docks. A copy of it had been sent to the Watch
Committee, who had the matter under consideration.
Mr. Moore said the complaint was tco well founded. A
passenger by one of the Glasgow boats had complained to
him of the want of protection to parties landing by the

steamers, and contrasted that with the excellent arrange-
ments in Glasgow.—lt was ordered that the superanuated
allov.ance of 15s. per week should he allowed to John
Probert, who had been twenty-fiye years in the service of
the trust, and was now incapable of doing any- thing, for
six months longer.—An application was read from some

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SECOND 14: 11.)

Standard-office, Eight o'clock

BY EXPRE3S.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

DUBLIN, 3l3ntly, 16th Oct. 1843:
Toro o'Clock, p.m.

Mr. O'CONNELL

Returned to town this morning from Glencullun, about
nine miles from Dublin, the seat of his son-in-law, C.
Fitzsimon, Esq., whether he proceeded on Saturday even-
ing to enjoy the mountain breezes yesterday.
This morning's Freeman's Journal announces the
usual weekly meeting of the National Repeal Association,
to be held at the Corn Exchanze, at one o'clock, and
that the Liberator will attend. It set forth the nature of
the informations which have been sworn, and which are
so voluminous that they have not yet been furnished to
Mr. O'Connell, though copies have been ordered to be
given to him with the utmost despatch.

Among other charges set forth in the informations
against the Liberator, and upon which special counts
will, it is presumed, be framed, are the following :—Levy-

ing money off the Queen's subjects—levying money off

persons the subjects of foreign governments, for the pur-
poses of intimidation, and for the better advancement of

seditious intents—assumption of prerogative in instituting
courts of law. Also for seditiously and malignantly con-
spiring to and with each other to endeavour to seduce her
Majesty's subjects in the Army and Navy from their
allegiance to the throne, with conspiring to establish
courts in order to supercede the courts of justic

as esta-

blished by law, and with an attempi to overturn
the constitution as established, under the pretext of
seeking for a repeal of the legislative union.
_

A host of other allegations were made, and sundry so-
called seditious speeches set forth, but the only precise
information we have as yet been able to obtain regarding
this extrordinary and intere.ting document, is contained
in the above.

It is presumed that the informations against the other
gentlemen are nearly similar to those against Mr. O'Con-
nell—the speeches alone excepted.
The several parties have engaged the most eminent
counsel at the bar for their defence, a list of whom I sub-
join :—The Right Hon. Dr. Pigot, Q.C.; Richard Moore,
Esq., Q.C.; John Hatchell, Esq., Q C.; Sir Coleman
O'Logblsn, T. O'Hagan, Esq., and James Close, E&q.,
for Mr. O'Connell.—Solicitor, Mr. William Ford.

For Mr. John O'Connell—Jonathan Henn, Esq , Q C.;
Gerald Fitzibbon, Esq . Q.C. ; James Whiteside, Esq.,
Q. C. ; and Francis M'Donagh, Esq., Q. C. ; Solicitor,
Mr. Pierce Mahony.
However, it is indispensable that a license from the
Crown should be obtained by the Queen's Counsel, in
all cases in which the crown is a party, which has hitherto
been always granted in such cases, whether the Govern-
ment may exercise their right in the present instance I
cannot say.

The meeting of the wards I alluded to in my letter of
last night passed several resolutions expressive of their un-

bounded confidence in the Liberator—condemnatory of
the government proceedings, and urging the necessity
of all who had already contributed to the Repeal, contri-
buting a fresh subsidy under the head of Proclamation
money, but none of the proceedings were of such impor-
tance as to be worth transmitting in detail. _

To-day, Dr. Gray, Messrs.-C. G. Duffy, Thos. M.
Ray, Thos. Steele, Rev. James Tyrrell, Rev. Thos. Tier-
ney, and Mr. Richard Barrett, attended at Judge Burton's,
and entered into hail, themselves in £5OO, and two sure-
ties in £250 each. The following are the names of the
sureties for Dr. Gray—Alderman Gardiner, and Robert
M'Clelland, T. C. ; for C. G. Duffy. Esq.—Alderman
Richard Grace, and Patrick O'Brien, T.C. ; for the Rev.
Mr. Tyrrell—Thomas Carrall and Simon R chard Fraser;
for Thos. M. Ray (Secretary to the Association)—
Patrick O'Brien, T.C. and John Ketch ; for Ri-
chard Barrett (who is the editor of the Pilot)
T. O'Brien, Lord Mayor elect, and James Rooney ;
for Thom-is S•eel—James Rooney and Alderman M'Ken-
na'; for the Rev. T. Tierney—Alderman M'Kenna and
Wm. M`Gennis.

REPEAL

ASSOCIATION

This Day, Four o'clock

(John O'Neill, Esq., of Bunowe❑ Castle, ex-justice of

the peace, in the chair,) all the avenues to which are
densely crowded. Several members of the Association
and gentlemen of the press heve had to leave the door,
being unable to procure admission. The rent, the amount
of which has not yet been announced, wilt , it is confidently

asserted, exceed Twelve Hundred Pounds. One hundred
has been received from Limerick. The Chairman intro-
duced his son to the Association, handing in £5 as his
subscription to the Proclamation Fund.

Half-pasl Four o'clock
Mr. O'Connell's speech is tending in favour of a

and a consequent

subdued in tone

abandonment of Repeal, and is much

NEW LAW APPOINTMENTS

•
There is little doubt that the Right honourable Francis
Blackburne, Master of the Rolls, will succeed the present
Justice of the Queen's Bench, and be succeeded in the
Rolls by Mr. Sergeant Warren.

/Literature.

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POETRY

TIIE CHURCH OF ENGLAND,

'From the Dublin Statesman and 'lewd.

God help thee. Church of England,
In this thy time of need;
God be in this thy trial hour
A present help indeed :
For foes are pressing round thee,
The wary and the strong,
But they who bear the name of friends
Do work the deepest wrong.

Thotest been a champion for the truth,
And wielded well the sword,
Nor hast thy arm lost his strength
To battle for the Lord.
No, there are hearts within thee
As true and tirm as steel.
Hearts that care not to drain their blood
The truth they love to seal.

Thy Ridleys, Cranmers

Latimers,

In spirit live again;
Yea, hosts of living saints hast thou
e to those martyred men.
But there are traitors in thy walla
Who give thee secret thrust,
Who neath the robe of holy truth
Betray their sacred trust.

God help thee, Church of England,
Thou art in dang'rous straits,
And foemen they are pressing hard
'Gainst thy beleaguered gates ;
But 0! may strength be given thee
Amid the battle's din,
To stand upon thy watch and guard
'Gainst treachery within.

Furbish thy armour, make it bright
Put on the helm and shield,
And fear not now the two-edged sword
On right and left to wield.
Just to thyself and to thy God,
Fight manfully and true.
And Ile, tho' earth and hell combine,
Shall bring thee victor through.

The prayer of faith is on thy side,
Unshaken trust in heaven,
And hearts that spurn the Romish chains
By their forefathers riven :
Thou standest on the word of truth,
The sure foundation stone,
Thy faith—'tis to be justified
By Christ and Christ alone.

Fear not, old Church of England,
Thou shalt securely stand,
When God has swept thy enemies
Like locusts from the land.
The hoary walls cemented strong
With blood of martyrs slain,
Shall lift their hallowed towers to heareu
While England shall remain.

SELECTIONS

SCRIPTION OF CAll2.o.—After the dr•ert-
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