The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

TUE CAUSE LIST.

The following was the state of the cause list at the rising
of the court last night. The causes hitherto tried Marc con-
sisted principally of undefended ones. At present the second
or Salford Hundred List has not been touched.

Plaintiff: Nos. 1,2, 3,5, 6,7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
20, 24, 25, 27, 31.
Defendant: Nos. 4, 9.
Referred: No. 10.
Withdrawn: Nos. 12, 13.

CORRESPONDENCE.

FREEMASONRY

7'o THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Permit me, through the medium of your valuable
paper, to call the attention of the Freemasons, and all mem-
bers of other illegal societies in this town, to the following
passage, which I find in the London Times of the 2Sth ult.,
and by which it appears that Freemasonry, which is an avowed
SECRET SOCIETY, falls under the same stigma and penalty
consequent to Ribbonism. In the passage I allude to, Al r.
Justice Burton, in his charge to the grand jury at the late
Longford assizes, is made to say as follows :—" Every secret
society, no matter how laudable its object might be, was
illegal." And again he adds Every species of secret
society, no matter what its object or denomination might be,
was injurious to the peace and wellbeing of the community,
and ought to be put a stop to." How can Freemasons re-
concile the continuance of their societies with the present
state of the law ?—I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Liverpool, 25th March, 1842. DELTA.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Can you inform me whether the council are using
any endeavours with government to have the station of the
West India mail steamers transferred from Southampton to
this place, or if they have abandoned the affair altogether,
and given it up as hopeless ? We were promised great things
from the conservatives when they came into power. both in
the council and the cabinet ; but none of their benefits to-
wards the improvement of the town have yet shown them-
selves. Should the committee that was appointed to apply
to government, for the purpose of having this town made
the home station of these steamers, have ceased to use their
exertions, I would suggest that there be a requisition sent to
the mayor, to call a public meeting, in order to petition par-
liament to have the station changed, showing that there
would be a saving of thousands by the removal. The share-
holders of the Great Western steamer calculate on a saving
of X2OO by their vessel sailing alternately trom Liverpool
and Bristol. What would it be if the fourteen \Vest India
mail steamers were to sail from this port instead of South-
ampton, where the charges are as high as, if not higher than,
at Bristol? The inhabitants of Cork have, I observe, peti-
tioned parliament to have their city made the port for the
arrival and departure of these vessels. Surely the people of
Liverpool ought to be equally as anxious, and will, I hope,
bestir themselves, and shake off the apathy with which they
have treated this matter. Do not think that I have any
any pecuniary benefit in view in making these remarks, as
their being brought here or continued elsewhere will not
affect me in the slightest degree, my only object being the
prosperity of my native town.
I cannot conclude the above without offering my humble
tribute of praise to your paper, for the clear and indefatiga-
ble manner in which you have put forth the claims of this
port, notwithstanding the sneers of your. local contempora-
ries, who are jealous of your exertions m outdoing theirs, in
your desire to forward the interests and promote the pros-
perity of the " good old town."—Yours very ryspectf A Mully,
DICKEY S.

Liverpool, March 2,lth, 18-12.
[We cannot really state, in reply to our correspondent
" Dickey Sam," what steps, or whether any steps, are
taking by the council, with respect to the West India mail
station being removed to this port. We strongly suspect,
however, that the question is neglected by the Finance
Committee, in whose hands it was placed by the council,
and not in those of a committee expressly appointed, for
the purpose of pressing it upon government. We believe
firmly that to this port the West India mails must ulti-
mately, and at no distant period, be transferred. To ac-
celerate, however, so desirable a consummation, exertion
will be necessary ; and we can see no more judicious
course, and none more likely to be effectual, than that
proposed by our correspondent. We shall see whether
his suggestion will be listened to by the parties to whom
it is addressed ; and if it is not, we shall return to the
subject.—En. L. •]

THE THEATRES

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SlR,—Few men who pay any attention to passing events in
our good town can fail to be aware of a little feud which is
now distracting our dramatic circles. I allude to the con-
test raging between the contending proprietors of. the Thea-
tre-Royal and those of the Liver, who by the way have as-
sumed a title for that establishment to which they have nei-
ther a moral nor an equitable right. This war is about to
engage the attention of a court of law ; the gauntlet has been
thrown down ; it must be taken up ; and I trust that the
question, when once decided by a legally constituted tribu-
nal, will be set at rest ; and what is wore, that it will give
satisfaction to the public.
Now, Sir, what is the mode of dealing with the question
at issue? The mode of dealing with it is pointed out by the
law of the land, and until all its phases have been tested by
that, it appears to me that all attempts to prejudge it are
not only silly, but opposed to the justice of the case. The
object of parties who put themselves forward, either openly
or anonymously, can only be partizanship; and when the
case on each side cannot be fully investigated, partizanship
is obviously improper. Above all, in a dry question of law,
partizanship is absurd, for let a man's opinion he ever so
sound, what does it amount to? What authority has it?
And lastly, in a matter of this kind, what possible effect can
it have ?
Except as to the assumption of a title for his theatre, to
which Mr. Raymond cannot have the shadow of a claim, I
am not animated by the motive which I have just condemned.
Indeed that cannot be called partizanship which opposes and
exposes a denomination which unquest►onably has been
taken, if not as an accessary to deception, at least to confer
a surreptitious ECLAT. lam urging the propriety of strict
impartiality on the part of the public ; and considering that
but a very small portion of the public is likely to feel inter-
ested in the question, there can be no sound reason for ex-
pecting any other exhibition from them.
But while the necessity and the decency of impartiality is
so obvious, and while a thousand reasons of public policy
conspire to render such a course absolutely indispensable in
them, two of your brother journalists, Sir, have not scrupled
to turn their columns to the open advocacy of the cause of
their respective principles. By a strange inconsistency the
Journal has been supporting what the Mail calls monopoly,
while the Mail has been fightity, with harder words hut less
vigour for opening the trade of theatrical representation !
One would have thought that if monopoly was bad in the
root, the branches of it must partake of the same character ;
and, on the other hand, simple-minded people would, in or-
dinary
cases, suppose that if the protective principle is sound
at the foundation, the superstructure of all its parts must be
sound also. But it is hard to divine the policy of these
" absolute" champions ; and as they seem not to be desti-
tute of that philosophic composure which enables men to
laugh at their own inconsistencies, I must remain content
till either their ingenuity or their candour prompt them to
the explanations of the apparent anomaly.
But I do think, Sir, that the supporters of those journals—
the people who pay their subscriptions on the faith that their
respective principles shall be maintained without time-serv-
ing or vaccination, have a claim upon their conductors for
the reasons which have dictated this extraordinary conduct.
It is true that the cogent reasoning of the Journal is but
feebly opposed by the vapour of the Mail; it is true that the
one has the known law of the land, which is plain enough, to
support his views, whilst the other is scrambling in an un-
known sea, confused by the extent of his own knowledge,
or rather ignorance. of the subject ; it is true that one vindi-
cates patent rights with power, whilst the other opposes them
with froth and personality—the " damning spot" remains on
each. Gentlemen, you are both inconsistent ; on this ques-
tion you have changed stools ; the oracle of Athens has been
transferred to Rhodes, whilst he of Rhodes is gone to
Athens, and neither the Athenians nor the Rhodians are to
be the wiser. Softly, good Sirs ; steal not out of the city
with your sandals dry. You are detected.

I remain, Sir,
Your obedient humble servant,
TU QUOQUE

Great George-street, March 25, 1842,

--e•-----
" THE DEAD ALIVE."

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Under the above title, in your paper, a paragraph
appeared, wherein it was stated that " on Tuesday last a
gentleman appeared at the police court to complain of another
party for having sent a hearse and mourning coach to his re-
sidence to convey him to Woolton church-yard for inter-
ment." You have farther reported that " the complainant
case created much merriment in court," &c., and that the
case was dismissed." I beg to contradict this statemerit,
being the individual who has been annoyed by a gang of mis-
creants. Some days ago a message was .sent to my house,
(purporting to be (min a dear friend of. mine) that-I had
my throat in the office. My wife, who is at best but a- very
delicate lady, received the intelligence in such a way, that
our medical attendant, and a friend who came to her assist-
ance, declared her life in danger from such a fiendish message.
I happened to be from home, consequently the villains, who

watched the success of their diabolical stratagem, got time
to escape without identity. Not so, however, the next exhi-
bition of their Satanic spleen. A hearse and mourning
coach, it is true, was sent to my house, and in less than two
hours the party who ordered it was discovered and identified
by the parties who received the order for the funeral ; and
on the same day a note was handed to the Mail office, an-
nouncing my death by suicide!
If you deem this a matter of " merriment," I do not.--
There was, moreover, no such case before the court, but cer-
tainly I called at the office to complain ; and it is but justice
to say that Mr. Rushton and Mr. Dowling did not, by their
gentlemanly and condescending vonduct to us, exhibit any
leritY, or the clerks by whom they were surrounded. On
the contrary, they expressed their regret that they could not
protect us from such abominable attacks, and Mr. Rushton
recommended an indictment for conspiracy, which 1 have
now ordered to be prepared. The youngest of the party was
identified by one of the clerks in the police office, as the per-
son who called to enquire if the police could punish any man
for ordering a coach and hearse, describing the manlier in
which it was done.
To-day placards have been attached to the walls, involving
a libel now being brought against these miscreants.
The insertion of the above facts, in contradiction to the
paragraph, which, I believe, has been very unconsciously in-
troduced by you into the columns of your paper, and circu-
lated by your supposed correspondent, will oblige, Sir.
yours, &c., CHAS. MACKIE.
No. 6, Lord-street, 28111 March.

THE THEATRE-ROYAL AND THE ROYAL LIVER,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,—I have to thank you for your courtesy in making
room for my last communication, although 1 fear I may b
considered intruding upon your columns, at a time when
they are likely to be occupied with weighty matters con-
nected with the tau% I hope, having justice in view, you
will pardon me addressing you so soon again.
I am induced to write to you on the present occasion, in
consequence of having seen in a contemporary, the acknow-
ledged organ and supporter of the " Royal Liver Theatie,"
an article, in which several points require commenting upon,
because, if they are allowed to pass without some remarks,
many of the readers of that newspaper, not acquainted with
facts, might be lead tobelieve the soundness of the assertions
set forth—many of which most appositely, to quote from
that article, " are not true, and are based on a rotten foun-
dation."

My only object in this letter is to warn the public from
being mislead in the matter, and to endeavour to prevent
those interested in the question judging until both sides be
heard.

The article iu question states :—" The new lessees of the
'Theatre Royal, disregarding the fate of their predecessors,
and the public warnings which they have had against falling
into An error which could only bring upon them an immense
amount of obloquy, without producing any equivalent or
compensating advantage, have caused intorrnations to be laid,
and summonses to issue, against Mr. Raymond, the re-
spected manager of the Royal Liver, Mademoiselle Celeste,
Mr. Webster, and Mr. Strickland, to show cause why they
should not be mulcted of a penalty of £5O each, for perform-
ing the regular, or licensed, drama in an unlicensed theatre."

Times are changed since the outcry was raised against
Mr. Clarke, The public then did not rightly understand
the matter : it was led away by a false sympathy. People
thought the lessee was exerting an arbitrary and unwarranted
measure of coercion in endeavouring to shut up his spirited
opponent—that he had neither law nor justice on his side in
so doing. But the question has been so much discussed,
that even uninterested persons begin to have a glimmering
of the truth ' • while those who are really so, thoroughly un-
derstand the bearings of the case.
As perchance some of your readers do not clearly compre-
hend how the matter stands, I will concisely place it before
them, and illustrate it in a homely way.
To open a theatre for hire, gain, or reward,—(and shame
upon the authorities of this town that so many penny dens
of infamy should be allowed to spring up)—without a patent,
is in direct opposition to the law. The patent is the shield
of protection against informers. To sell tea, coffee, tobacco,
wine, or spirits, without a license, is also against the law.
The manager procures a patent to permit him to entertain
the public with mental aliment : the tradesman procureS a
license to enable him to keep a stock to afford his customers
bodily aliment. The tradesman's license does not prevent
his next-door neighbour opening a shop, and selling without
one : his license has no reference to his neighbour—it is only
relative to himself ; but he will perhaps complain when he
finds himself undersold ; he may or may not give the excise
a hint. Let that be so or not, the law will soon pounce upon
the unlicensed seller, who, to his cost, will be compelled to
shut up shop.
The manager or lessee pays in his rent for his license—in
other words, his patent—obtained by his landlord perhaps
years ago, at great cost. That patent, like the license of
the tradesman, affects only himself. It is his permission to
keep open his doors for the public to enter, and honour him
with its custom. This is precisely the case between the
Theatre-Royal lessee and the lessees of the Royal Liver
Theatre and the other establishments. The patent of the
former has no reference whatever to any other establishment
—it is only its own protection. But, it may be asked, since
the law comes down so soon upon the unlicensed trader, why
does it not exert its power over the unpatented manager,
who, bidding it defiance, night after night interferes with the
duly licensed theatre, and takes away its custom? Why it
does not, has always appeared to me an anomaly. It is
greatly to be regretted that it does not, because it would be
the means of an agitation which would eventually bring about
an alteration in the law of theatrical patents ; and when 1
say this I say with truth, that if any rnan deserves protection
from the law, it is Mr. Raymond. No greater proof of this
could be adduced than the fact, that 11,001) of his townsmen
wished to see him so protected. But the law is the law, and
we must take it, good or bad, as it stands. If good, the law
should be carried out to its fullest extent ; if bad, every effort
should be made to get it altered. Such being the position
between the parties, how can your contemporary affirm that
" Messrs. Anderson and Hammond have neither law nor
justice on their side," or that they are acting " unwisely
and inconsistently" ? Is it " unwise "to protect their own
interests, or " inconsistent" to take steps which the law
clearly does not think it worth while to take for them ii

But lam trespassing at too great length. 'You shall hear
again from me in reply to the remainder of the article of
your contemporary.—Yours, &c., THESPIAN.
Liverpool, March 25.

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—The English stocks
were scarcely dealt in, and prices were unaltered. Consols
for money continue 891 to ;3', and for the account 891 ; Ex-
chequer-bills are 275. to 295. premium ; and India Bonds,
10s. premium. Mexican stock was rather better, being
quoted at 42 to 4-; but other foreign securities were nearly as
they closed on Thursday. Spanish Actives left off at 2411 to
1; Portuguese Five per Cents, 34 to -1 ; Ditto Three per
Cents. ,20 to ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 52 to a ; Ditto Five
per Cents., 103 to ; Colombian, 261 to --,1; Brazilian, 70 to
71; and Belgian, 103 to 104.
Sir George Arthur is to be the Governor of Bombay, in
succession to the late Sir William 11. M`Nagliten.

" Hoping to see you soon again," as the man said when he
took an emetic.
At the Exeter assizes, on Saturday last, a magistrate was
sent to the common jail of the county, for a month, in con-
sequence of having administered some oaths in a matter in
which he had no jurisdiction.

The foundation-stone of a monument to the memory of
the late Henry Hunt was laid, on Friday, in the burial-
ground attached to the Rev. J. Scholefield's Chapel, livery -
street, Manchester.
THE RINGMEIL ALLEGED MURDER.—At the Norfolk
assizes, on Wednesday, John Pochney, Charles Briggs, and
Stephen Stedman, were indicted for assaulting Hannah
Smith, otherwise Devonshire, since deceased, and stealing
from her various articles. Briggs was acquitted, and Pochney
was sentenced to 2 years, and Stedman to 18 months, hard
labour.

Letters received in London on Thursday announce that
the eminent firms in that city of Acramans, Morgan, and
Co., and of D. E. and A. Acraman, have determined on
calling their creditors together. An excessive outlay of ca-
pital, beyond the means of the parties, more particularly in
machinery and ship-building, is said to have been the imme-
diate cause of the stoppage. At their own request, an exa-
mination into the state of their affairs has been going on for
some days past, which is said to report very favourably of
the final issue.

THE DUTIES ON TALLOW.—On reference to the schedules
of customs duties to be reformed, as printed for parliament,
and which therefore should be correct, it would appear that
no further fiscal change is proposed than to lower the rate of
duty on " tallow from any British possession in Asia, Africa
or America," from Is. per cwt., as now ruling, to 3d. per
cwt. for the future. On Russian or other foreign tallow the
duty remains 3s. 2d. per cwt., as now fixed.

A commissioner from the court of Hanover arrived in
London last week, with full powers to negociate the settle-
ment of the State duties ; since his arrival one meeting to ar-
range the mode of proceeding with the gentlemen appointed
to act on behalf of the British Government has been holden.
Let us trust then at last this long-pending subject of dispute
will be so arranged as to promote the interests of British
commere on the Elbe.

INTREPIDITY OF A FEMALE.—On Monday evening last,
between 8 and 9 o'clock, Mrs. Judith Hester, residing at No.
9, Union-court, Holborn, London, having occasion to go to
the coal-cellar for some coals, was rather startled on arriving
there by perceiving a dirty, ragged, but powerful and gigantic
fellow, crouched up in one corner. With great presence of
mind Mrs. Hester, who, by the way, is somewhat of a Pata-
gonian herself, sprang upon the man, seized him by the
throat, dragged him from his lurking-place, and marched him
up stairs. Tbe,ruffian made several desperate attempts to
extricate himself. but Mrs. Hester, with great firmness and
courage, kept a tight hold of him until her screams for as-
sistance brought several of the inmates and neighbours to her
aid.

A meeting was lately held in London of parties connected
with Australia, New Zealand, &c„ to consider what improved
means are now offered of shortening the time at present oc-
cupied in voyages to that part of the world. It was stated,
that Australia was about 16,000 miles distant from this coun-
try, and that it required RIO to 120 days for fast-sailing,,ver);
sels to accomplish the voyage ; but it' steam-vessels, vi" the
Cape, Cape, were employed, it would occupy about• 66 dayus,;, be
the Red Sea and Bombay, a much shorter passage could I:,,ad
effected ; and the mode of transit proposed
themselves of the advantages
the Royal 'West India Steam-packet Com Y
Pau e'ver'y month,
sels call at Chagres and Porto Bello twice
that
offered by the estab
port, a ills-
completing the voyage from this country to
it was stated.
twice of 4,600 miles, in 25 days. From Chagres the isthmus of
goods and passengers could be passed
subsequently
to Poll
I,:i ;hi,:
ee r,ttef
Panama, and thence to Cruces, andkestioii,
a distance of
Nicholson by means of steam communication'
ships.
could,
t,
in
6,280 miles, which passage, by
bOuPt°26 days, and fronli t
estimated, be performed
furthertin about
distance l,2mi eost.,t
he
Nicholson to Sydney, a the entire
completionh•ilf the time
five days, which would,
insureriy thus
saving
gwhile it would
passage in little more t
bia
v the common route,
Cape
of
Good
be the
acquired to perform it ,
required via
b well su mrted,
be several days less than
proposed was stated to. e ,
,P 1 .
The route A dto bring it before the public
Hope.
to be auopte
and measures are
in a more tangible ithape.
On Wednesday morning last, the
DARING ROBUERY.
Dewsbury Moor was attacked by a gang
parsonage-house at
supposed
to have been lurking about the
a depredators.
•n time past. From foot-marks left in
for so
that the thieves had first examined
neighbourhoodp arS
the garden, it appears
round the house, and, not succeeding
every door and
"'artifice, they climbed over one of the out-
in foriing an entrance,
their way into the court-yard. They then
forced . en
and madehouses, of the stable, saddle-room, and coach-house,
the doors
which •
the school-room, is over these buildings.
and tinnily
Here they burst open a number of desks and boxes, and
found • £3 10s. in silver, belonging to the young gentlemen.
They also carried off a few hats and caps, and some shoes and
other articles, leaving the school-room and yard strewed with
books and papers. It is presumed they would have con-
veyed away a much larger booty, but that a person was
coming to the parsonage about half-past three in the morn-
ing, to call up the maid servants to the ironing. He met
three men in the gateway, the first carrying a sack, about
half full„and the others armed with heavy sticks. A pistol-
ball, some large shot, and a sprinkling of gunpowder, were
found on a wall at the back of the premises, and a picklock
was broken and left in the lock of one of the boxes. Another
robbery occurred at Dewsbury Moor, about ten o'clock ou
the same morning, when about £3 was taken from the per-
son of Thomas Barratt ; it is presumed by the late gang.—
Leeds In tel ligeNcer .

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