The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-11 00:00:00

THE LiVEIOOOI, STANDAiIa

moment in availing themselves of it.., The silly lad
with, "such a tongue!" is just what the commissioners
want; -Gaipsrd is viite.a,..gsibentouche, like the brain-
lemand chattering jackdaws who assertible-in Clayton-.
square; and he believes all that is told him ; believes
only on one side ; and tells most volubly much more
than he either has been told or believes. Gaspard of
Xelva is the " Bot Smith" of Liverpool, who thinks no-
thing of swallowing a sea serpent.
'This Gaspard is brought before the holy inquisitor,
and examined by Mr. Commissioner Lamela as fol-

Welcome, child,' said Lamela to him; 'phi tea in me an
inquisitor, nominated by the holy office to take informations
against Samuel Simon, who is accused ofjudaisin, (or toryism.)
Yeti live with him, and of consequence are witness to the great-
est part of his behaviour. I believe it is unnecessary to adver-
tise you of the obligation you are under to declare all that .you
know, of him, when I order you-to do so, in the name of the holy
iijquisition.' 'Signor Licentiate,' replied the young. man, 1
sin very ready to satisfy you on that head, without being com-
manded in the name of the holy office. If my master was to
take me for his text, I am persuaded that he would not spare
we; twill therefore deal as plainly with him, and tell you, in
the first place, that he is a close hunks, whose true sentiments it
is.imvissible to ; one who affects all the exteriors of. a
[ply man, but has not one scruple of virtue at bottom. He goes
every evening to the house of a little abigail.' 'I, am glad to
hear that,' said Ambrose, interrupting him, ' and I see, by whist
you say,'that he is a tnnn of bad morals; but answer precisely
to the questions lam going to ask. I ant particularly enjoined
to know what are his sentiments with respect to religion. Tell'
me, do you eat pork in your house ?" I don't think,' re
plied Gaspard, • that we have eat of it twice during the whole
year that I have lived with him.' Very well,' resumed master
inquisitor: write, secretary, that pink is never eaten in the
house of Samuel Simon. Rut to make amends for that,' con-
iinued he, yott doubtless eat lamb sometimes.' Yes, soine!
times,' replied the apprentice; 'we bad some, fer example, last
Easter." A lucky epocha !' cried the commissary: 'write, se-
cretary, that Simon keeps the passover ! This goes on excellently
Well, and, methinks, we have received good intelligence.'
" Besides,' you must tell me, friend,' added Lamela, cif yon
Lhave never seen your master caress little children.' A. thou-
sand times,' replied Gaspard; when he sees little boys pass by
his shop, if they are at all handsome, he stops and fondles them.'
Write, master secretary,' said the inquisitor, interrupting him,
' that Samna Simon is violently suspected of decoying christian
children into his house in order to cut their ihroats. A fine prose-
lyre indeed! Oho! , Mr. Simon, you shall have to do with the
holy office, take my word for it: you must not imagine that you
Will be 'allowed to snake your barbarous sacrifices with impunitg.
Courage! zealous Gaspard,' said he to the apprentice, 'declare
elk that you.know 011ie matter; and give us to understand that
this false catholic is more attaehed than ever to the Jewish cue-
toms and eeremonies. Does not he spend one day .of the week.
in total i naction ?" No,- answered Gaspard, I have not ob-
served that : I only perceive that on some days he shuts him-
self up in his closet, where be remains a long time.' Ah ! ha!'
cried the commissary, `he keeps the Sabbath, as sure as lam an
inquisitor. Mark, secretary, mark that he religiously observes the
fast of the.Subbath. Ah! the abominable 'wretch!, I have only
one thing snore to ask. Does not he speak,also of Jerusalem ?'
' Very often,' replied the young man, 'he relates to us the his-,
tory of the Jews, and in what manner the temple of Jerusalem
was destroyed.' Right !' said Ambrose. ' Master secretary,
let not this piece of intelligence escape you.; write in large cha-
raeters,•that Samuel Simon breathes nothing but the restmation tf
the templet; and that he meditates night and day the re-establish-
ment of his nation. Ido not want.to know any more; therefore
it is needloes to ask any other questions; what the trusty Gas-
pard has deposed is enough to bring a whole synagegue to the
stake.'

The evidence against Simon and the corporations is
now nearly perfect. Simon eats lamb at Easter7.—he_ is
clearly guilty; mayors give dinners—that is, bribery .and
corruption !. The commissioners are noviprimed. They.
have made out a case, according to their instructions,
these tieing, that the witnesses were to tell all they knew
against the accused, but to say nothing in their favour.
Ambrose niisliton and others acted up ,to these instruc-
tions;. Commissioner Wilkicson confesses that lie had a
model of a whig.corporation laid before him, by which
he was to be guided in his inquiry.
But let the case proceed. Simon the merchant, as he
is called, like the nierchant corporation of Liverpool, was
doomed at the first blush, and condemned upon evidence
about which there could he no mistake. Lord John, the
holy. inquisiter,.had booked the- boroughs as effectually,
before the commencement of the investigation, as Am-
brose de Lamela had .boOked Samuel Simon. The
scheme of fraud and robbery, therefore, goes on swim-
mingly. The barrative runs tits:—

" Master commissary of the holy office having interrogated
the apprentice in this manner, told him he might retire: but
ordered him, in the name of the holy inquisition, to conceal from
lite master every tittle of what had passed. Gaspard, having pro-
mised to obey, took his leave; and we did not tarry long atter
he went out, but leaving the public-house as gravely as we had
entered, went and knocked at the door of Samuel Simon, who
opened it with his own hand ; and if he was astonished to see
three such figures as we were, be was much more so when La-
mela, being spokesman, said to him, with an imperious tone,
Mr. Samuel, I command you, in the name of the holy inqui-
sition, of which I have the honour to be commissary, to deliver
into my hand,, this instant, the key of your closet; I want to, see
ita.cannot find somethirig.tojiNtify the information which 'has
.'beenpresented to us against you.' •
"The merchant, Confounded at these words, reeled two steps
backwards as if he had received a blow on the stomach. 'Far
'from suspecting us of any trick, he believed implicitly that some
secret enemy wanted to subject him to the suspicion of the holy
office; perhaps, 'loo, knoicing himself to be no good catholic, he
had cause to be afraid of an information. Be that as it• will, I
never saw a, man more disconcerted : he obeyed without resist-.
ance, and opened his closet with alt the respect that a man couhi
show who is in terror of the iuluisitinn. At least,' said Am,
brdse, while he went in, tarleast you receive the orders c!t. The
holy office without contumacy. But,' added he, retire into ann_
they room, and leave 'me at liberty to perform my function.'
Sarianel wds as obedient to this order as to the first: he remained
itihis shop, while we three entered his closet, and began to search
fur his cash, which we easily linind ; for it was in au open•coffer,
and in much greater quantity than. we could carry off, Consist-
ing of a great number of bags piled upon one another; but the
whole in silver. We should hare liked gold better : (oh, Joe
rkes I) but things being as they•were, we were fain to accoin-
modate ourselves to necessity, and fill our pocketi with ducats.
We stuffed our breeches with them, and crammed them into
every other part. which we judged proper to conceal them. In
shod, we were heavy laden,uhough our cargo did not appear;
and this was owing to the address of Ambrose and Don lta•
phael, who, by their behaviour on this occasion, let me see that
there is nothing like a man being master of his trade.
" After having done our business so successfully, we came out
of the closet, and, for a reason that the reader wilt easily gueis.
master inquisiter took out his .padlock, and fixed it to the- door ,
with his pwn hand, then applying the seal, said to Simon; 'Mas-
ter Samuel, I Forbid you, in the name of the holy.inquisition, to '
touch this padlock, as well as the seal, which you are bound to
respect, since it is the true seal of the holy office. I wiltreturn
at the same hour to-morrow, in orner to take it off, and bring
farther orders for you.' So saving, he made him open the street,
do"r, through which we joyftilly past one after another. When
we had gone about fifty yaids, we vegan to walk with such speed
and nimbleness, that we scarce touched the-ground, notwith-
standing the burdens which we carried. We soon got out of
town, and, remounting our horses, pushed towards •Segorba,
giving thanks to the god Mercury for such a harpy event.
Perhaps Lord 'John Russell, as well as our readers,
may be interested to learp the fete of Mr.
Commissioner'vvhat
Ambrose and his colleagues; in that case we refer them
to the 4th volume, chapter xi v., where they will find
folloWs

" I set out for Toledo, where, when I arrived. I alighted at
an inn near the castle. Scarce ha:l I set my foot to the ground,
when the landlord, taking me, doubtless, for some country
gentleman, said to me, Signor Cavalier, I suppose you 'are
come to town to see the august ceremony of the auto dale (the
act of faith) which is to be performed to-morrow.' I answered
in the affirmative, thinking it more prudent to let him believe
that, than to give him an opportunity of questioning MC about
my coming to Toledo. You will see,' he resumed, One of
the finest proceissions that ever happened :there there are (I am told)
more than a hundred prisoners, among whom they•reckon ten
who are to be bitint:'

"Next morning,,indeed, before sun-rise, I heard all the bells
of the city tolling; and this melancholy sound was to advertise
the people that they were going to begin the auto da fe. Curi •
otts to see this seretinnity, I put on my clothes in a hurry, and
repaired to the inquisition. All along the streetsthrough which
the procession was to pass, scaffolds were elected, upon one of
• which I hired a place. In a little time I perceived the Domini-
cans, who walked foremost, preceded by the banners of the in-
quisition. These good .fathers were immediately followed by
the wretched viethus.which were to be sacriff4d that day by the
holy Office... These .miserable creatures walkl4. one after ano-
ther with their heads and feet bare, each having a wax taper in
his hand, and a godfather by hilt side. Some had large scape.
lailes :of. yellow 'dot garnished with St. Andrew's crosses
points red, and 'called sanhenito: others wore'carbehatc which •
ore high paper caps &ado in the shape of a sugar-loaf, and co.::
,vered with flames and diabolical figures.
As I looked attentively at these unfortunate people with, a
compassion which I took Care to conceal, that I might not suf.,
fee for. it. I thought I recollected among thole who had their
heads adorned with carochas, the reverend father Hilary, and
his companion brother Ambrose. They passed so near ma
that I could not be Mistaken. ' What do I see !' said lto my-
self; 'heaven, wearied with the disorderly lives of 'these
wretches, bath delivered them at last to the justice of the in-
quisition !' po saying. I felt myself seized with horror; I
trembled from head to foot, and my spirits were so disordered,
that I had almost swooned. The connexion which I once had
with these rogues, the adventure of Xelva, in short, all the
circumstances of my correspondence with them presentel
themselves that moment to my fancy; and I thought I could
•never. be thankful enough to God, for having preserved me
from the scapulary and the carochas."

The upshot, it will be seen, was, that the worthy com-
missioner was burnt. Let Lord John, Joe Parkes, and
Roaring Rushton and others take warning in time ! We
do not burn people in this4country at present, but we
have not ceased to use the gallows occasionally, and who
knows what popish ascendancy may revive in England as
well as Ireland.

PsurCRY.—ANNI2: RoowsY.—This miserable and deluded
wretch who was made the tool of some wicked men, to swear
away the lives of three innocent men, is now the subject of im-
peachment, On Thursday last informations were presented to
the Bench at Bagettalstown, by Mr. Barrett, the able agent of
the accused parties, Wyne, Styles, and Sly, against this wo-
man, for wilful and corrupt perjury—We have the satisfaction
to state that the case will undergo judicial inquiry at the next
assises.—Thiblin EiTning Mail.
EXTRAORDINARY WAGER FOR FIVE HUNDRED GUINEAS.*
Yesterday afternoon a vast assemblage of persons took place in
Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square, and the neighbourhood, in
consequence of a very singular feat being performed by Mr
Alexander, proprietor of a repository for the sale of hoises
Chiswell-street, who had undertaken, for a bet of five hundred
guineas, to drive the Wells mail ?Mind the extensive premises
of the late Mr. Lackington; &il:Alter, of Finsbury-place. The
wager was made by some high sporting characters, and odds
were against the accomplishment Of the feat. After the horses
were harnessed the mail went first round Finsbury-square, and-
then entered the folding doors at a gentle trot, end thrice cir-'
cumnavigated the library, keeping within the pillars under the.
galleries. On Mr, Alexander. driving' out. after succeeding in,
the undertaking, he was loudly cheered: Du rin'it the lifetime of.
Mr. Lackington, abrnat forty-two years back, a similar feat was',
attempted, but in that instance was attended with failittediltiti
the unskilftilness of tin driver:—benders p'atytte.,

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

City, Wedneiday Evening, Ilay;past Seven o'clock

The persevering'firmness of the lords has been a source of the
utmost satisfaction to our capitalists, many of whom had'te-
mained in town awaiting with some anxiety the result of ".the
collision," which has terminated much. like Mr..l-lame's stop-
ping the supplies, and has proved a bottle of smoke. Oar Con-
sols closed very firmly this afternoon at 90i for money, and
901 for the account. Money continues scarce here for coin-
mercial purposes, and discounts are by no means easy; this has
caused a depression in our Exchequer Bills, which fell to 15
pm., but have since rallied to 17 to 19, and India Bonds fell as
low as par; buthave since rallied to 3 to 5 pm.
In our foreign market there has been a complete panic in
Spanish securities, which, from 424, have been done as low as
37; and the Scrip -has been similarly depreciated. The causes
of this may in a great measure be attributed to Messrs. Ricardo
.and Co., the contractors of the loan, having refused to' accept
bills drawn by the Spanish treaStray upon them to the amount
of £90,000. This refusal has been the result of Messrs. Ricardes
funds on hand being only sufficient for the dividends, AL Men-1
dixabel, prior tc► his departure for Madrid, having authorised the',
Contractors to,-furnish the necessary payments for forwarding
the mercenaries hired here for the Spanish expedition. Of
this the treasnry was not aware when these bills were drawa,
and the refusal: of the Messrs. Ridardei to accept gave much.
alaim to thebendholders. M. Carbonell, however, who is the.
Portuguect;and Spanish finance agent here, subsequently ac-
cepted £30,000 of the bills, and put some additional firmness' in
the market towards the close. yesterday, which,however, was
not maintained this morning, Spanish Bonds falling" to 374.
The market closed considerably firmer than this, the last price
being at 39 for the Bonds, and 24 dis. for the Scrip. At the
early part of the day, a considerable depreciation took place in
the. Portuguese Bonds, and the 5 per cents. fell to 81. It has
since been current that letters from Lisbon are in town, of as
late a date as the 2d instant, and that the lever of the intelli-
gence is favourable. The closing quotation of the Bends was
87, and the a per cents left of at 56.

There is Rome .degree of heaviness in the Republican bonds,
the Colombian closing at 3O to 31; Chilien at 39 to 40, and
Mexican at 35 to 36; Reruvian bonds are 26 to 29.

In the northern bonds there is nothing doing worthy of report.
Commercial letters were received this Morning from Con-
•-stantinepte:to the 20th of Poign!;t.. Strong northerly winds had
prevailed there for a long trtnei.--The Delo*, from tiVerpnoti
was on shore at Barbero.l'oint; but with the assistance of three
or four other vessels, and a prontise of Captain Martin of the
Volege frigate, she was expected to be got off uithout injury,
being on a sand bank.
By advises from Para,we learn that the unw authorities there
bad been installed on the 26th of June without :thy opposition,
and all was quiet in that place, but commeice remained in a
very stagnant state.