The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

DEATH OF THOMAS CLARKSON

This illustrious philanthropist died at four o'clock on
Saturday morning week, at his residence. Playford-hall,
near Ipswich. He had attained the age of 8G; but his
spirit burned bright to the last, and while he ceased not
to direct his though's to the great question of the eman-
cipation of the human race, he calmly looked forward to
" the crown cf life" laid up in heaven for the faithful fol-
lowers of the cross. He was born at Wisbeach. in Cam-
bridgeshire, on March 28, 1760. Thomas Clarkscn was
the main instrument employed by God in the suppression
of the British sl,,ve trade, and in the emancipation of the
slaves in the West India Colonies, which was its legiti-

mate consequence.
In the year 1785 Dr. Peckhard, the Vice• Chancellor of
Cambridge, proposed the following question to the senior
bachelors of arts, as the subject ot a Latin prize disserta-
tion—" Ia it right to make slaves of others against their
will ? At this time Clarkson was a senior bachelor in the
university, and having gained a prize the previous year,
he resolved to enter the lists again as a competitor. While
studying the general question of slavery for the purpose
The Court remains at Windsor, and since our last the of the prize essay. the whole iniquity of the negro slave
Queen, Prirce Albert, and the junior members of the trade burst upon his view. He obtained the prize; but
Royal family have taken their accustomed out-door exer- the inferior motives of the collegian were annihilated by
cise. Sir Robert and Laly Peel left the Castle on Thurs. the nobler purposes of philanthropy. His aim now be-
day. came the deliverance of the African race. He made a
The Princess Royal of Prussia embarked on Thursday vow of eternal enmity to the slave trade, and to slavery in
for Germany. every form and resolved to consecrate himself to this gi-
On the only Sunday spent at sea, the whole crew of her gamic and then apparently hopeless task.
Majesty's vessel was mustered, and the morning service In 1787 a friendship was commenced with Mr. Wilber-
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, agreeably to read by one of the noblemen of her Majesty's suite. force, and continued uninterrupted till it was put an end
The Queen has appointed Earl Morley to be one of the to by that ruthless destroyer—death. From Mr.Clarkson
the Order of Privy Council, has issued the following ,
Form of Prayer to Almighty God for relief from the Lords in Waiting, in the place of Lord Glenlyon, now Mr. Wilberforce received an immense mass of evidence
Duke of Athol.
dearth and scarcity now existing in parts of the United and facts, to which constant appeals were made, and which
Kingdom, owing to the failure of some of the crops of The venerable Earl of Harrowby, who has been slightly gave his speeches so much weight and power. Ia the same
the present year. To be read in all churches and chapels. indisposed in Grosvenor-square since his return from year he became connected with a committee composed of
of England and Wales, on Sunday, the 11th of October, Tunbridge Wells, was on Friday considered better by his gentlemen from different parts of the United Kingdom and
medical attendants. America, most ot whom were Quakers, forethe abolition
and two following Sundays. . The Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaporte left Bath on of the slave trade; he also made journeys to Bristol,
A FORM OF PRAYER TO ALMIGHTY GOD.
" 0 God, at whose bi Saturday for London, alter Lacing sojourned nearly six Liverpool, Manchester, &e., in order to procure informa-
the life of man, bath withholdedding the earth
iu parts which sustaineth
of the-e islands weeks in the former city. The Prince is expected to tion on that subject, which was not obtained without
return again early in the winter. a great deal of difficulty and danger.
the wonted provision of food, and turned abundance into
Sr William Massey Stanley, Bart., has left town for In May, 1788, be had interviews with Mr. Pitt and
scarcity, withdraw, we beseech Thee, the judgment of
Hooion Hall, Cheshire. The respected b ,ronet was Mr. Grenville (afterwards Lord Grenville) ; and the king
which we are justly afraid, that the poor perish not by
obliged to leave his shooting quarters much earlier than ordered a Privy Council to inquire into the truth of the
famine. he originally purposed, from having been assailed by.in- allegations brought by Mr. Clarkson. The result of the
" We acknowledge, 0 Lord, that by our strifes and
flammation in the eyes, supposed to have been occasioned examination was the introduction of a bill to Parliament,
divisions, misuse of Thy gifts, and forgetfulness of Thy
by the discharge of his gun.. Under_ the able advice of which. after considerable debate, passed both Houses.
manifold mercies. we have justly deserved punishment.ln 1789 he went to Paris. to promote the cause to
Dr. Travers he is now.nearly r ecovered.
We have sinned; we have grievously sinned against Thee.
Lord Brougham arrived at Widmer Castle on Monday, which he had so earnestly devoted himself; where he was
Yet knowing that Thou art full of compassion, we be- a visit to the Duke of Wellington. The noble lord introduced to the Duke de la linchefoucauld, the Marquis
seech Thee to pardon the offences of Thy people, to re- on
left the residence of the Duke on Wednesday for Calais, de Condorcet, MM. Petion de Villeneauve, Claviere, and
lieve the poor and the needy in their present necessities,
and thence to Paris, in which capital his lordship will Borisot, and to the Marquis de la Fayette—the latter of
and to give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth
make a brief sojourn on his way to Cannes, his chateau whom received him with peculiar marks of attention. He
in all its seasons. in the south to France. His lordship will reside there had also interviews with the king and M. Neker ; on the
But whatsoever may be Thy pleasure concerning us,
until the middle of January,
give us grace to receive Thy dispensations, whether of ANECDOTE or SCHONBEIN'S GUN C latter of whom Mr. Clarkson waited, accompanied by a
COTTON.—When Wh.en deputation. While in Paris he was the object of many
judgment or mercy, with entire submission to 'I by will;
Mr. S. attended at Osborne House to exhibit the qualities reports of a mischievous character. Mirabeau also took
endeavouring to abate Thy displeasure by repentance,
of his gun cotton to Prince Albert, he offered. to explode a favourable view of Mr. Clarkson's exertions, and can-
and showing forth our sense of Thy goodness by faith-
a portion on the hand of Colonel B—; but the gal- vassed the National Assembly with success, and Mr.
fully keeping Thy commandments. lant colonel recoiled from the experiment, and would have Clarkson was gratified by the intelligence that it had re-
" Of ourselves we are unable either to will or to do
self, however,
to do with the novel power. Prince Albert him- solve.] upon a total abolition of all bounties in favour of
that which is acceptable in thy sight. We therefore pray
e submitted to the test, and off went the the slave trade. Mr. Clarkson, from 1790 to 1794, was
Thee so to open our hearts to the influences of Thy good
cotton,lowwithout smoke, stain, or burnin of
Spirit, that, showing compassion and mercy each man tofully occupied in disseminating a knowledge of the ques-
Thus encouraged, the colonel took his turng butt weheathien; Lion, and in the later year he was obliged to retire, on
his neighbour, and bearing the burdens one of another, the materialene
was changed or not for the coarser; prepare- account of the bad effect which incessant exertion had on
we may obtain of Thy favour the supply of our wants, lion, i ave him such a singeing that he leaped up with a the state of his health. He bad, during a period of seven
and with hearts knit together in brotherly love, may par-
eir°vno. ft gain. A hearty laueh was all the ccirnmiseratioe years, to maintain a correspondence with 400 persons
take of Thy bounties in peace and contentment, to the
he received.p After this, Mr. S. loaded a foaling-ptece with his own hand, and some book or other to write an-
honour and praise of Thy name, through Jesus Christ our
with cotton in the place of Powder, and the Prince fired nually in behalf of the cause. In that time he had tra-
Lord. Amen." both ball and shot from it with the usual effect and perfect yelled more than 35,000 miles in search of evidence, and a
The prayer is ordered to be read immediately before the impunity.—Literary Gazette. great part of these journeys in the night. In 1805 we find
Litany ; and when the Litany shall not be read, before ----sese-_____ him again pursuing, with undiminished ardour, the path
the prayer for ail conditions of men. FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER. lie had marked out for himself, and making a journey
(From the "London and Paris Ladies' .11nrazine of Fashion.") round the kingdom, which he had scarcely finished before
The toilettes of the present moment are made suitable his great coadjutor, Mr. Pitt, died. The bill for total
for the country and sea-aide, among which peignoirs are abolition was carried in July, 1806, through the House of
most fashionable, varying from the simplest style of nep- Lords, and sent from thence to the house of Commons.
/ig6to the rich style of oriental robes, opening on elegant where it was amended and passed. During this year the
skirts, and termed SP iano peignoirs. Walking dresses nation experienced a loss in the death of Mr. Fox, who
are generally high, and no change appears likely to be was an earnest advocate of the rights of humanity. From
made in sleeves; the jackets and other additions of the the year 1807 to the present year Mr. Clarkson. though
gilet Bonaparte will be entirely given up. The redingotes not quite b 0 publicly engaged, was fully occupied in pro-
continue fashionable, and hotter's, graduating in size, will motiug the grand object of his long and useful life; and
'till be used ; but the principal ornaments for autumnal we may affirm, that there are few, very few, who have
--es are gimps and fringes with lace headings. Ladies departed from this vale of tears who have left behind
who do not wear flounces, or wish for variety, have their them such a character for enlightened benevolence and
lighter dresses made with tucks of gradual widths to the fixity of purpose, through all the vicissitudes of this life.
number of five or seven. Flounces are, however, very as did the subject of this memoir. How sad, that the
general, and equally worn by short as tall figures : they last days of such a man should have been embittered by
I are put on with so little fulness as to give the effect of the Sugar Duties' Act of 18-15—a step in favour of that
1 several skirts. Beeiliennie are also in favour : the most , system which it had been his life's work to destroy !

THE APPREHENDED SCARCITY

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THE C,,URT 6- FASHIONABLE WORLD,

Mr. Vaughan Williams has been appointed to tne
judicial seat in the Court of Queen's Bench, vacant by
the death of Sir John Williams.
Mr. Vaughan Williams, who, it is said, will be the new
judge, is the author of the admirable wor k "On Executors."
lie also published, in conjunction with Sergeant D'Oyley,
an excellent edition of Burns' Justice. He has been
twenty-three years at the bar, but still wears a stuff gown.
It is understood that the Lord Chancellor, aid d
e by his
Secretary of Bankrupts, Mr. Vizard, is engaged in the re-
construction, amendment, and consolidation of the laws
of bankruptcy and insolvency, with a view to the intro-
duction of a comprehensive measure on the subject at the
commencement of the ensuing session of parliament. As-
signments will be embraced in the act, and placed under
the management of bankruptcy court officers.

Oct. 6, 1846.

total anb laroinntial flaps.

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. HENRY BOOTH.—The sub-
scription to this testimonial amounts to £3150 12s.
STEALING SUGAR.—On Friday, at the Police-court,
-John Cain was committed for three months for stealing
sugar from a warehouse in Sparling-street.
The majority of Earl Grosvenor will be celebrated in
Chester on the 13th inst., by a public dinner at the Royal
'Hotel, at which the Mayor will preside.
Mr. Migault has, since his return from the continent,
been, by the present Head Master, reappointed German
Master to the Royal Institution School. _ _

A fire broke out in the tirnher yard of Mr. Wilkinson,
builder, Atherton-street, on Tuesday, and did about £lOO
worth of damage
The interesting exhibition of the model of Jerusalem
continues to attract hosts of visitors. No one should
omit seeing it.
The Rev. Mr. Bidinerd and Mr. Ashuard of Philadel-
phia, delegates to the Evangelical Alliance, who were
wreaked in the great Britain, sailed for America on Fri-
day morning in the packet-ship New York.
The Poor-law Commissioners state, in a letter to our
Select Vestry, that the latter body would not be justified
in providing a building for the occupation of the Com-
mittee of the Night Asylum.

The sum of Lin—being money received for the use of
his windows, on the occa-ion of Prince Albert's visit—
has been forwarded by Mr. Tuton, Lord-street, to the
treasurer of the Liverpool Sailors' Home.
On Thursday, at the Police-court, a marine store
keeper, was committed for trial, charged with receiving
nearly a ton of logwood, which had been stolen from
George's Dock.
Yesterday week, a little girl named Emma Smith,
slipped down into a cellar in Haigh-street, and died soon
after. The accident was caused by the want of railings
round the cellar.

On Thursday, James Jordan was committed by Mr.
Rushton for picking a gentleman's pocket of a silk hand-
kerchief. The gentleman, whose name was Baldwin, was
at the time standing at a stationer's shop-window in Rich-
mond-street. _ _

In the course of this month Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Fre-
derick Douglass, and George Thompson intend to hold a
public meeting in Liverpool, on the subject of American
slavery, with esp cial reference to the recent decisions of
the Evangelical Alliance.
On Thursday, Mr. Hugh Craig, son of Mr. H. Craig,
of Percy-street, in this town, was elected first Iliff scho-
lar of the Royal Institution schools. The examiners were
the Rev. T. B. Monk, and the Rev. C. P. Swainson,
tutor, and fellow of Corpus College, Cambridge.
At the meeting of the Manchester Agricultural Associ-
ation, last week, the report alluded to the union of that
Society with the one at Liverpool. Every wish was ex-
pressed for the junction of the two bodies as soon as pos-
sible.
The steamer Oriental, built by Messrs. Wilson and
Son, of this town, after plying between Alexandria and
Southampton for six years, has been put on the Constan-
tinople and Black Sea line. She has, proved herself one
of the finest steamers ever built.

Lord Combermere is announced as President, and Sir
P. de M. Grey Egerton, Bart. M.P. and George Wilbra-
ham, Esq. as Vice-Presidents, for the annual meeting of
the South Cheshire Agricultural Society, to be held at
Northwich on Friday next.

DOCK ROBBgRIES--On Friday, at the Police-office,
Brian Fallon was committed for two months for stealing
31bs. of horse hair from the Fame, a vessel in the Queen's
Dock. Thomas Campbell was committed for three
months for stealing ropes from the Colonist, a vessel in
the Brunswick Dock.

The passengers on the outward-bound voyage of the
British and North American royal mail steam-ship Bri-
tannia, presented Captain Hewitt with a very flattering
and substantial testimonial of their esteem. It consists
of an elegant silver vase, richly chased, and a salver to
correspond. _

On Friday morning, a man named John Cosspell, who
was about 46 years of age, and who lived by himself in a
cellar in Pine-street, was found dead in bed. The only
reason that could be assigned for his awfully sudden death
wakthat he had been drinking hard for the last four
mobs.

A young woman who left Liverpool last week, in the
steamer Queen, for Whitehaven, was found drowned in
the harbour at the latter port, on Friday mornirg. In
her trunk were found two letters addressed " Sarah Bar-
wise." She appeared during the previous evening In a
low desponding way.
On Tuesday last, Alderman Thos. Wood, framework-
knitter, was elected Lord Mayor of the city of London.—
Liverpool Mercury. [Three mistakes in two lines. Mr.
Alderman Wood is a solicitor—be has not yet been
elected Lord Mayor of London—and could not, there-
fore, have been so on Tuesday, as stated ]
M. Stocqueler, who has so ably assisted the efforts now
making to abolish the East India Company's monopoly of
malt, will be in Liverpool to-day. The object of his visit
•is to promote an organized combination amongst the
shipping and mercantile interests in favour of the views of
the association of which he is secretary.

On Saturday night a slight fire took place in the office
of Mr. Wilson Forster, Temple-street, and on Sunday
morning a fire occurred in the shop of Mr. Anderson,
druggist, Great Crosshall-street. No material damage
was done in either case. Both fires originated in Weiler
matches being left under a shelf.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—NO fewer than
554 parties availed themselves of the use of the baths at
Alanchester during the past week. Of these 71 were
females, 43 were persons who engaged private baths, and
the great number of 419 used the public baths. In the
washing and mangling departments there has also been a
gradual increase.
On Friday, there was shown in the Exchange News-
room a specimen of potatoes called the " Tbree American
Dandies," grown by George Atherton, Esq., near New
Brighton. Mr. Atherton has grown a large field of them,
and there is not a solitary potato affected by the prevailing
pestilence. They are splendid looking potatoes, and
ought to be all reserved for seed.
Last evening, a few gentlemen, members of the Phoenix
Bowling Green, Eirkdale, presented their respected se-
cretary, Mr. William Buckley, with a very handsome
silver snuff-box, with a suitable inscription, as an acknow-
ledgment for his unremitting attention and gentlemanly
kindnesss to them on all occasions, particularly during

the late bowling season.
TRADE or LtirmtrooL.—The total amount of tonnage
entered from 25th June, 1845, to 1846. was 3,096,444.
The dues on goods amounted to £98.514, and on vessels
to £122,200. Of this the East India trade paid £17,511,
United States £87,057, British America £33,C96, Medi-
Werxanean £16,902, Brazils 1:7C.(19, and West Indies and
£11,334. There are other smaller receipts from
Por t s in the
Baltic, &c.
()usk
tionsß, IRK REVISION, 1846.—Conservative : objec-
-3
tionB sustained, 2I ; failed in, 10.—Radical ; objec-
ustained, 73 ; fille d in, 33.—Strink off by
the ; s ;
radicals, 73 ; struck off by the conservatives, 21 :
conservative loss, 52.—New Claims: Conservative, 119 ;
!adical, 48 ; conservative gain, 71 ; deduct conservative
loss, 52; conservative gain, 19.—Overseers' objections to
radicals, and struck off. 67. Conservative gain on the
revision, 86.
WINTER RECREATIONS.—We would suggest to the
conductors of Sunday Schools, of every denomination,
that they follow the excellent example of Mr. Stowell
and Mr. M'Grath, of Manchester, who have both thrown
open their schools during every week-day evening, for
the use of the scholars and teachers, the parents of the
children, and such of the congregation as choose to avail
themselves of it, with access to all the books in the libra-
ries, several periodicals and other useful works, one or
two newspapers, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP IN MANCHESTER.—There are
within the borough of Manchester and Salford, and in
their immediate vicinities-39 Churches, 21 Wesleyan
Chapels, 17 Independent, 12 Methodist Association, 9
Baptist, 6 Catholic, 5 Scotch Presbyterian, 4 Methodist
New Connexion, 4 Primitive Methodist, 5 Unitarian, 4
Welsh Independent, 2 Welsh Calvinist, 2 Swedenborgian,
2 New Jerusalem, 2 Independent Methodists, 1 Syna-
gogue, 1 Christian Brethren, 1 Quaker, 1 Tabernacle, 1
Welsh Baptist, 1 Apostolic Church, besides 3 or 4
churches and chapels now building—in all 105 places of
worship.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH BRAZIL.--It is re-

Ported that the Oriental Steam Navigation Company are
about to join Messrs. Hadfield and Co., of Liverpool, in
building seven more steamers of the same dimensions and
Power of the Antelope, recently despatched for Pernam-
bucco, Bahia, and Rio on experiment. As there can be
little or no doubt of her success, we may expect, in due
time, to see the line completed, so as to sail once a fort-
night. The vessels once ready to take the mails, the
Post-office will be obliged to avail themselves of those
steamers, for no one will then send any letters whatever
on business by the present packets.—lllorniny Chronicle.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The follov.ing members
of the Town-council retire by rotation on the Ist of

November nest :—Everton aria Kirkdale Ward, William

Atherton ; Scotland, William Thornhill ; Vauxhall,
Thomas Chalnier ; St. Paul's, R. B. B. H. Blundell ;
Exchange, James Tyrer ; Castle-street, James Aikin;
St. Peter's, J. A. Tinne ; Pitt-street, Thomas Toulinin;
'Great George, John Sothern ; Rodney-street, William
Birkett ; Abercromby, Thomas Kaye ; Lime-street.
John Kilshaw ; St. Anne's, Joseph Hornby ; West
Derby, G. H. Lawrence ; South Toxteth, T. T. Glaze-
brook ; North Toxteth, Richard Ilarbord. The names
of the radicals are printed in italics. It wilt be seen that
four radicals and twelve conservatives retire.

A firm of brokers in this town, received, recently, a
communication from Trogen, a small town in Switzerland,
stating that an association had been formed for the pur-
Pose of purchasing provisions for the inhabitants of that
town, and requesting to know at what prices various arti-
cles could be obtained at Liverpool ; at the same time
2iVing limits at which orders could be given. Owing to
the recent large advance in the prices of grain and flour
in this country, these limits were too low for the market;
but we understand that the orders could have been very
easily executed before that advance took place. We fear
that the application from such a locality to purchase sup-
Plies of food in England, indicates a severe scarcity, not
only in Switzerland, but in those parts of Germany which
adjoin the northern cantons.
LEGALITY OF THE MARKET BY-LAWS.—On Friday,
at the Police-court, a man named Jehu was brought up
before Mr. Rushton and Mr. Roskell, under the following
circumstances :—lt appears that the early closing of the
markets has given great offence to some parties, who,
after employing an attorney and taking the opinion of an
eminent counsel, have come to the conclusion that the
by-law requiring the closing of the markets at seven
o'clock is illegal. In order to try this question, the pri-
soner was employed to resist the officers and keep pos-
session after seven o'clock. whereupon he was taken into
custody. Mr. Townsend, of the firm of Mallaby
Townsend, made an application, on behalf of the pri-
soner, for a postponement of the hearing until Tuesday
at noon. which was granted.