The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

a " most

"This is a matter
language, and is so grave an imputation,
got rid of either by the plea of electioneering excitemeL
the alternative of public apology.
" One party or the other ought and must receive public
and decided condemnation. fuse e are wiin submit to
fllhe g satome.

that it cann

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your award, ana
they,

however, decline

,übmitting the matte'

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this form to your decision, we shall authorise you, as the
selected umpire, so to distribute the enclosed amount, if you
should decide that the expressions of which we complain
were in any degree justifiable by the circumstances_ 14 •-• •
cannot be supposed that Mr. Taylor's Commit..,._
leave you as the umpire, in the possible position of hay._
nothing to divide among Charitable Societies, to which, at
this time, an accession of funds would be desirable.

...ee would I
I

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
DAVID M'CLELLAN, Chairman

1.6. J
Reply of Samuel Holm, Esq.' to the preceding Letter
" Seel-street, November 3d, 1842

losition and en-

closure, my first impulse was to accede to your request, In
the hope that some of our Charitable Institutions might
benefit by your chivalrous warmth ; but, on considering the
matter, I have arrived at the conclusion, that he who volun-
tarily places himself between two belligerent powers, is most
likely to receive some of the shot : and as, in addition, I
really disapprove of the spirit which dictated the remarks on
Mr. Taylor's lack of charitable contributions, I fear that 1
could not arrive at an impartial conclusion, and I therefore
beg to return your cheque, and must decline to act as referee
in the matter. _ . •.,

,he matter

hostility into pr
there are

wavy individuals whose names do not prominently
figure as contributors to our Public Charities, who, never-
theless, cause many a heart to rejoice in secret by their silent
benevolence, and by their unostentatious mode of doing
good? Whether this applies to Mr. Taylor or not, I have

fallen si

But if a few
terrific results, oeen the efte,..
bardment of densely-populated towns by the 1,

:mild have proc

t must

. . .
no means of ascertaining—for my acquaintance with L..
very slight. Let us however hope, in charity, that it does
and as he has been rejected by your Ward, and has agai
retired into private life, let its sanctity be respected, by armament by
suffering these personal questions to be forgotten with the taM Bingham answer for us.
excitement which gave them birth. I hold that any man, Amoy:—
to whom Providence has given ample means, and yet neglects " The geneeil hiaehis day a good opportunity of displaying
;mpart freely to his destitute brethren, will be punished his skill in military tactics. Perceiving that the enemy had
own reflections, either proximate or remote. 5,000 men in an extensive encampment on the southern
to thank you for vrui r f.unnr.hte - - •

'I beg

impartial'

as I know, lam not personally acquainted with any one of cove,
Mr. Taylor's Committee, unless Mr. Aspinall be of the Bentinck.,
number. the right and le.
" Strong language is frequently used during the beat of an enemy, which move..
Election, which would be unpardonable in a cooler moment ; out being perceived b
and lam sorry to add, that it is not confined to one party. rising ground. The ce,
Read for instance the speech of Mr. W. Earle, at Great time, the Chinese, body came
George Ward. on Monday last, as reported in the Liverpool British troops
Times of Tuesday. though the Chinese had for
and matchlocks, dire-'

The scene he now describeshis

" I am, Sir,
" Your most obedient Servant,
" SAMUEL HOLME."

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companies

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL

STANDARD

TT having come to my knowledge, through your courtesy,
IT
that you intend Publishing a Placard bearing my Signa-
ture, and issued about two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
and also of making some comments thereon, I have to request
that the Public will susnend their judgrnentintll,l have an
opportunity of making explanation or apology, if either be
required. In the meantime I have to request their attention
to the following summary of facts, which can be proved by

evidence:— -
Ist. —That Mr. Taylor's Committee stated positively that
the Donation had been made last year; and partly upon the
ground of that assertion (now admitted to be incorrect) had
charged Mr. Fawcett's Committee with having published is
insot atrocious and lying attack.
2nd.—lt can be proved that I went on Tuesday morning
to the Treasurer's house, and not meeting with him there,
then to his countiog-house, and still not being able to find
him, bat seeing one of his sons, I was about to state
my object, when he interrupted me, saying, I think
I know what have called about, and adding, my father has
been puzzling himself all morning about the statement of a
Donation of £5 having been given to the Institution last
year, and, still farther, adding, that it was his the Treasurer's
opinion, that if such Donation had been made at all, it must
have been in the course of this Year, and not in the last.
3rd.—lt can be proved that I went direct from the Trea-
surer's counting-house, to the office of the Strangers' Friend
Society, to see the Secretary, not finding him there, I went
direct to his house, and saw him, and he assured me that so
far as he knew, no such Donation had been received, either
last year or this ; and from the circumstance of the Secretary
being connected by marriage with Mr. Taylor's family, evi-
dence from such a quarter, both official and private, might
well be considered decisive.
4th.—lt can be proved that I saw the Secretary again to-
day, and he again assured me that he was not aware of any
such donation having been received either last year or this.
sth.—lt can also be proved that no such donation ap-
pears in the Report, dated 1842. Among the list of Dona-
tions for 1841, and which Report is, I believe, generally pub-
lished in the month of February. .

6th, and lastly.—lt can also be proved that such a Dona-
tion does not appear even in the Lists of Donations for 1842,
which List is of course brought up to the date of the pub-
lication of the Report ; so that the date " of the publica-
tion of the last Report" becomes a most important fact for
ascertainment ; and clear, until this be ascertained, as well
as the foregoing statements established, the Public cannot
possibly judge of the matter.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient and (for your courtesy in this matter)
your obliged servant,
DAVID APCLELLAN.
Thursday Night, half-past Nine o'clock.

The bumps raised on a man's head by a cudgel are now,
called fray-nological developements, ,
Why are ladies' dresses about the waist like a general meet-
ing? Because there is a great gathering there.
In an age which judges of everything ata glance, author-
ship is but a second-rate matter in respect to books. No age
has equalled the present in the -neatness of " getting up"
books. They never were such pretty things to look at as
they now are. Let an upholsterer or library decorator be the
critic, and this age will at once be pronounced as the tip-top
of literary eminence. This spirit of an upholsterer is the
prevailing spirit of the day.—Morniny. Post Table Talk.
FIRST LESSON IN THE AMERICAN TONGUE.—" Dinner,
if you please," said I to the waiter. " When ?" said the
waiter. "As quick as possible," said 1. " Right away ?"
said the waiter. After a moment's hesitation, I answered
" No," at hazard. " Not right away ?" cried the waiter,
with an amount of surprise that made me start. I looked at
him doubtfully, and returned " No ; I would rather have it
in this private room. I like it very much." At this, I really
thought the waiter must have gone out of his mind : as I be-

lievele would have done, but for the interpositic

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