The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-16 00:00:00

TO MR. RICHARD SHEIL.

Slll,—You seem mightily vain of proclaiming yourself a pa-
pist. This you did last night, at the dinner party, and at a late
meeting of vestry; on both occasions it was very preposterous
and quite uncalled for. It does appear to use an anomaly that
any one of your sect should profess liberality of sentiment in
politics, or any other matter, for it is well known you dare not
think but as your priests give you leave. If you are proud of
popery, as it exists in England, you must of necessity be still
prouder of it in those countries whore it exists, or did exist, in
all its glory; and. pray sir, name me such a country, wherein
there ever was liberty of thought, far less liberty of speech ?
Yours, &e. AN LLECTOR.
15th Juana, y, 1833.

CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.-At the Chester Quarter Sessions

last week John Davies andllichard Gitteus, publicans residing
in Liverpool, were convicted of getting up the late prize fight
at Brombro' Pool (when so many lives were lost on the River
Mersey), and they were sentenced to six months' imprisonment
at Knutsford House of Correction and hard labour. Robinson
and Hvlands to three months, Pea and M‘Vay to four months,
and aif the rest to two months and hard labour. The learned
chairman in passing sentence (which he considered extremely
lenient) observed, that the prisoners might rest assured, if
they or any others should be brought at any future time from
Liverpool to these sessions for such a disgraceful affair, that
the punishment would be very severe. lie considered the two
publicans, Davies and Gittens, as the most guilty, and they
might rest assured that a recommendation would be sent from
this court to the mayor and magistracy of Liverpool to deprive
them of their licenses, as it could not be endured that men
should be permitted to carry on the business of a eublican so
as to promote riot and disorder and disgraceful pugilistic exhi-
bitions to the annoyance of the public, for their own selfish
benefit.
DINNER TO MR. BRAIDI.BY.—We have much pleasure in
,testing' that Mr. Braidlev's committee have determined to '
mark the high respect they entertain for him, by inviting him.
to attend a public dinner. We shall probably announce the
day on which it will be held in next week's paper.—Manchesler
Harald.
Me. CORBETT'S ACCOUNT OW HIS I,?.LEcTioN.—Oldham, Jan.
7, 1835.—T
he election over (half-past eleven o'clock) in au
hour and three quarters in the whole ! And any thing so well,
so sensibly, so every way nicely conducted, I never before saw.
The returning officer, James Lees, Esq., just as polite and
amiable-looking young man as can be imagined. Air. Fielden
was proposed by Mr. Joshua Milne, and seconded by Mr John
Travers. I was proposed by Mr. Alexander Taylor, and second-
ed by Mr. Hague. Here was sense. We bad no placards;
we had uo adds ess; we asked no man for a vote; we did not
ask the collective body. We had nothing of expense of any
sort; even for our own personal entertainment. Here was no
nonsense; no flattery; no coaxing; no bombast; nor was there
any nonsense about 'stopping the supplies.' We told our coo-
stituents that it was their duty to feel grateful to the King for
what he had done; and that it would be our duty to take care
to avoid every thing lending to thwart his servants, if they ap-
peared to be disposed to act in conformity to the good of his
people; and that nothing, we were resolved, should induce us
to give our countenance to any factious proceeding, having for
its object to lessen the constitutional weight and authority of
the King or of the lords. In ail which we had the hearty con-
currence of our constituents.—Political Register.

On the evening of Sunday week two young men endeavoured
to reach Lochleven Castle on the ice, which was of consi-
derable thickness on the part of the Loch betwixt ltintoss
and the island: When about half-way over. the ice gave
way, and one of the young men was precipitated into _deep
water; his Companion returned for assistance, but before it
could reach hin► he had sunk to the bottom, where his body was
found sone tiai! stltt it

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