The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-30 00:00:00

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to you for ever

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much to say to you when I see you. I went to church
last night, but did not sit in the same pew with Mr. Pike,
nor did I walk with him. No ! I love you too well to go
with any one. I was but very little with them all day, and

eactly ho

was by Myself in m'y bed-room- waiting for James witliyour

s you for it, and may God bless us both ; be sure to
if it. is but two or three lines, stating what time I am

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er yours sincere, and,

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r principle than that
members of the

object which they are
pursulub 4,eague, namely, that of getting
the most work they can for the least wages—a natural object
we admit, and one which, as a matter of dry business, can.,
not be complained of; but we may, and we do, complain of
the falsehood and hypocrisy which disguise this object under
professions of liberality and philanthropy, and which endea-
voured to excite against other classes of the community all
the odium of the frequent and extensive distress, which is,
and, we fear, always must be, the inevitable result of their
I must see I own manufacturin7

_ ystem.
We have shown, that the league have spent, according to
their own statement, £90,000 in the last year. we know not

but clearly in futherance of the unconstitutional,
illegal, and dangerous practices which we have detailed.
We have shown, we think, abundant reason to conclude
that the £50,000 which they are now endeavouring to raise is,
probably destined to the same, or perhaps still more illegal,
unconstitutional, and dangerous practices.
We have shown, that from first to last, their system has
been one of falsehood and deception—from their fundamental
imposture of being the advocate of the poor, down to the
meaner shifts of calling brutal violence freedom of discussion,
and a subscription for feeding sedition and riot a fund for
education of charity.

And, finally, we hope we have shown, that no man of
common sense, of any party—if he only adheres•to the general
principles of the British constitution--can hesitate to pro-
nounce the existence of such associations—raising money—
exciting mobs—organised—and, to use a term of the same
Jacobin origin as their own, ajfiliated—for the purpose of
coercing the government and the legislature, can hesitate, we
say, to pronounce the existence of such associations dis-
graceful to our national character, and wholly incompatible
either with the internal peace and commercial prosperity of
the country—or, in the highest meaning of the words—the
SAFETY OF TUE SWATS.

LECTURE ON THOROUGH DRAINING AND SUBSOIL
Mr. Smith, of Deanston, the distinguished
paid his expected visit to

ricultural science

Belfast on Tuesday last, and delivered a highly important,
interesting, and instructive lecture on the above subjects, in
the Music-hall. The announcement of Mr. Smith's coming
to this town was hailed by all the landed proprietors and
extensive farmers in t'

ae province with a degree of enthusiasm
eldom witnessed in Ireland. He had been for some time
on a visit at Hailsborough Castle, the seat of the Marquis of
Downsbire ; and that nobleman took an opportunity of
requesting that his guest would, if his convenience per-
mitted, address a meeting in Belfast, on those subjects in

agricultural improvement with which iris name has become
so honourably connected. Mr. Smith readily acceded to the
wish of his lordship, and to that of the influential gentlemen
who signed a requisition to that effect, which bad been
forwarded to his lordship. The meeting was one of the
largest and most respectable that have ever been held in the
Music-hall. There were certainly not fewer than six hundred
of the principal landed proprietors, leading agriculturists,
bankers, roerchants, &c., of the province present. Qn the
motion of the Most Noble the Marquis of Donegal!, seconded
by Sir R. Bateson, Bart, the Most Noble the Marquis of
Downshire was called to the chair,—Ulster Banner.
LEGAL PICKPOCKETS.—A ciergyinan a few days ago having
occasion to send a notice of appeal for surcharge to one of
the officiariea paid and appointed by her Majesty for the pur-
pose of annoying the community, fastened the envelop, in a
spirit of most uncalled-for courtesy, with wax, and that wax
he happened to impress with one of those glass toy seals that
sell in our trinket shops for a penny apiece. The answer to
his notice was a letter from the said officiary charging him
£l. 4s. for armorial bearings ! On making some inquiry
into the matter, he was informed that the same I arty had, on
similar proof, harged upwards of a hundred individuals in
the same way. It is said that the commissioners have no
power of relief. At least. they have power to present the im-
pudent functiOnary to the treasury as a public nuisance, and
to have him sent about his business. Bdt they have power
of relief. The letters in question, we are informed, were en-
closed in envelopes. There is no evidence to connect any
particular envelope. From the moment the seal is broken
the identification of the letter, it must be attached to the
letter. The envelope is not traceable. It carries with it no
sign. However the commissioners settle it, the case will, we
trust, operate as a warning. Whenever you address a tax
man, be he high or low, rich or poor, remember he cannot
be, on any hypothesis imaginable, a gentleman, therefore
use a wafer to close your letter.—Birmingham Journal.

CONJUGAL AND FILIAL AFFECTION.—There dwells near
the top of Chance's Pitch, at Little Malvern, in this county,
an old dame named Betty Bright, who met with an adven-
ture last Sunday which well nigh caused her death. Bett,
left her cottage in the afternoon, to attend the Wesleyan
Chapel, at Colwall, and on her return was overtaken by a
tremendous storm of rain.' The night came on so fast that
the poor old woman lost herself, and remained all night on
the grovnds of Mr. Vick, of Old Castle Farm, exposed to the
pelting of the pittiless storm ! It seems that when the dark-
ness came suddenly on, she was in a field enclosed by a stone
wall, and after wandering about for a long time without being
able to find her way out, she gave up the attempt in despair,
and sat under the wall all night, where she was found about
five o'clock the next morning, by a boy who came e.,ith a
candle and lantern to attend to the cows: The boy promptly
took her home, and as soon as the circumstance came to the
knowledge of his mistress, she kindly sent the poor old dame
wine, brandy, &c., which, with other attentions, had the
effect of enabling her to recover from the efrects of her e;pci-
sure. The kindness on the part of Mrs. Vick contrasts in
broad relief with the conduct of those of her own kin : for
'Betty's affectionate husband and son kept themselves snug
in doors, and never thought of looking after her, though she
is nearly 80 years old, (and consequently but ill able to con-
tend with the storm of Sunday night,) and bent nearly double
by age. We should add that there is a large pool and deep
ditch in the field that she passed the night in, consequentiy
it was next to a miracle that she was not drowned.—Wor-
cestershire Chronicle.

STRANTRAER, Dec. 23.—The Elizabeth :it Mary, Gerrard, which
sailed from Lancaster more than a month ago, has not yet arrived
}inn.

MARGATE, Dec. 26.—The Crown, Price, from Liverpool to St.
John, N.B. was fallen in with Bth instant, in lat. 42, long. 48, dis-
masted, and with loss of rudder. Sze. and the crew and passengers
taken off by the Prince George, Friend, arrived off this port.
DEAL, Dec. 26.—The Ludlow, Johnson, from Demerara, came
into the Downs last night, with head of main mast sprung, aid
part of the ground tier washed out ;—at 2 30 p.m. this day, her
mainmast was cut away, carrying the mizen mast with it in falling,
and she is now (4 p.m.) riding with two anchors ahead.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29.—Wind West.
ARRlVED.—Ferdinand, Lovett, from New Orleans—Oxford,
—, and Eli Whitney, Harding, from Savannah—and Charlotte,
from St. John, N.B.

Columbia, (steamer) Miller, from Halifax and Boston, at this
port : saw the Britannia..(steamer) going into Halifax, on the 18th
instant. H.M.S. Sydenham, sailed from Halifax for Portsmouth
12th Dec. and Catherine, Abhinott, for Liverpool, loth
Scotland, (late Robinson,) for New York, Liat sailed on the Bth
instant, has ;;lit back,—the captain, steward, ...aid mate, two
men and a boy Washed overboard, decks swept, loss of sails, and
leaky, having been struck by a sea 22nd instant, in lat. 58, long,
n.•

Penninghame, Green, hence at Vera Cruz
Princess Victoria, Mitchell, hence at Mobile
John Munn, Watt, hence at ditto
Richmond Lass, Leask, from Cronstadt, at Stromness, for this
port, with decks swept, and loss of boats, bulwarks and stanchions
Cookson, Patterson, sailed from Trieste for this port lath instant
Veracity, Gething, hence at Malta, and sailed 1 ith instant for
Constantinople

Lfynher, Browse, from Mauritius. at Sydney
Dorothea, Smith, from St. Jago de Cuba, at Portsmouth
Venus, from PorEaferry for Runcorn, at this port, after bring on
shore in the Rock Channel
Dale.

-; Sir Colin Campbell, Pentecost; and General
Veazie, Coullard, hence at New Orleans
General Wiltshire, Nickels, from Virginia, at Savannah

Anna Sophia, James, sailed from Alexandria for this port 29th
ultimo

Matilda, Livesey. from Hobart Town, off Dover: sailed 7th Sept.
On the 24th ultimo, in lat. a N, long. 20 W, spoke the Inaus,