The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-29 00:00:00

savoury

We have really, if even we possessed any ability in
that line, no desire to fight our contemporary with the
description of weapons of which he is so enamoured.
"Fine words," they say, 66 butter no parsnips ;" and
hard ones we know, by experience, break no heads.
We shall not therefore retort that the Times is either

so " ignorant," so " senseless," so " indiscreet," or
so " brazen" as he has declared ourselves to be ; but
we must, nevertheless, hint to him, again, our own pri-
vate impression that, with all his pretension, and with
all the malice combined with it, which he undoubtedly
possesses, he is, nevertheless, except to those whose
cause and whose measures he undertakes to advocate,
as harmless and as very a twaddler as is at this moment
to be found in the entire " liberal" ranks—and that is

saying no small thing.
Upon the occasion which called for those remarks
from us, which have so disquieted our serene contem-
porary, Lord Sandon had maintained, in his place in
the House of Commons, that the modification of the
corn and sugar duties, proposed by Lord John Rus-
sell's immortal budget, could not be depended upon to
produce revenue. In very cheap seasons, his lordship
contended, a fixed duty of Bs. upon wheat would pro-
duce no revenue, because importation would not take
place. If we mistake not, the very same doctrine was
maintained by the supporters themselves of the ex-

ministerial measures ; and it was by them contended
that when wheat was cheap and importations ceased,
(as they would cease if the Bs. duty was, as it was said
to be, a protection to the farmer from the reduction of
prices below the cost of production,) the loss thus sus-
tained would be made up from the increase upon other
branches of the revenue. Lord John's very discreet
advocate, however, was not content to stand upon his
own patron's ground ; but in his senseless hostility to
the noble representative for the borough of Liverpool,
like all bungling partizans, he tripped up the heels of
the small trickster whose ally he aspired to become, by
blurting out the unwelcome admission that even in the
case of the most plentiful harvest, the price of foreign
corn was always 15s. or 20s. below the cost of produc-
tion to the British farmer. Surely Lord John Rus-
sell, who maintains that an Bs. duty is a protection to
the home grower, in such states of the market, or the
Times, who thus proves that it is none, must be wrong ;
and Lord Sandon may very well be pardoned for
thinking even his little lordship's authority better than
that of our contemporary. The public, at all events,

are of this opinion.
We shall not attempt to analyse the twaddle by
which the Times attempts to substantiate the correct-
ness of his unfortunate blunder, but proceed to his
wriggling effort to get out of his denial that Lord John
Russell himself actually contemplated the abortiveness
of the attempt to levy any duty when high prices ren-
der the admission of foreign corn really a boon to
the consumer. Our contemporary says that the asser- '
tion made by us, that such was his lordship's admis-
"is absolutely untrue." We shall abstain from
remarking upon the extreme politeness of the language
in which this brazen and reckless denial is made. The
fact is notorious that, during this very session of par-
liament, his lordship has diliberately recorded his opi-
nion that such remission must take place, and fixed
the point at which it must take place. It is not, how-
ever, worth our while now to wade through the volu-
minous rubbish uttered upon this subject since the
opening of parliament, to find the precise occasion on
which the admission in question was made; but we
shall at once prove this " absolutely untrue assertion"
of ours to be absolutely the reverse, upon our contem-
porary's own sheaving. In the very next sentence to
the piece of insolence which we have quoted, the
Times himself admits that " Lord John Russell did
undoubtedly propose to give the Government the
power of remitting the duty in ' extreme cases,' "
which extreme cases are just those in which we main-
tained that he had proposed that they should possess it.
But enough, and more than enough, in reply to this

shallow partizan. Before we part from him, however,
let us recommend to our contemporary, if he will be
occasionally offensive, to imitate the patient endurance,
under chastisement, of the inoffensive quadruped whose
bray he so sedulously imitates. In place of the prac-
tice of resorting to the Billingsgate vocabulary, we
would strongly recommend him, on every occasion
when we or any other persons are so unhappy as to
offend his sensitive feelings, the employment of a he-
rald—(a newsboy with a tin horn, or the town bell-
man)—whose duty it should be to announce to all the
lieges, not that " the King drinks to Hamlet," but—
that " the Times is ill at ease, has quarrelled with his
gruel, and is dangerous !"

At a late special meeting of the Council our readers
will remember that a resolution of the *Watch Com-
mittee to establish an experimental haymarket in Mo-
nument-place, London-road, was postponed for the
consideration of the Council at their next monthly
meeting. On Wednesday, we are informed, a motion
will be brought forward by Mr. Bushell to negative the
proposition altogether ; and we certainly do hope that
the majority of our local legislators will not for a mo-
ment hesitate in giving to that motion their decided
support, and thus protect from wanton deterioration
the mass of valuable property, certain to be severely
affected by the carrying out of a scheme which is
crotchety and uncalled for, if it is no worse. -
What weighty arguments, in favour of the establish-
ment of a market in this particular locality, can be
urged we are yet to learn. The neighbourhood of the
Monument is certainly not the position for a southern
market, to supersede that which has so recently been

established and proved an utter failure: ff the inha-
bitants of the south end of the town will not come to
the present market, they will scarcely be disposed to go
further north to Monument-place. As a substitute,
then, for the neglected south market, this experimental
affair is a somewhat singular one ; and we cannot but
suspect that there is something insidious lurking in
the background .of the proposition. Has a certain
worthy alderman one of his favourite projects in pre-
paration ? Is the present merely a prelude to a bolder
and more sweeping innovation ? If it is, let the people
of Liverpool be indulged with the whole truth—with
the plans, details and cost, which we are informed this
eminent schemer has ready cut-and-dry in his pocket—
and not thus be drawn blindfold into the ulterior
adoption of an expensive scheme
.which its concocter
is ashamed or afraid to offer for their deliberate exami-

WOODSIDE.—MR. TEMPLETON'S CONCERT.—Mr. TUG-
pleton's concert this evening, at Woodside, it is fully ex-
pected will be well attended. The programme is very good.
It will be seen that several exquisite Scotch songs will be
sung. We hope our Cheshire neighbours will give Mr. Tem-
pleton and Miss Deley their warmest support.

THE LEATHER TRADE.—A deputation from this branch
of business, accompanied by Lord Sandon, Sir Howard
Douglas, and other members of parliament, had a❑ interview
with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone on Wednesday, at the
office of the board of trade.

TILE SUICIDE IN LIVERPOOL.-1D compliance with the
wish of the friends of the deceased, we decline furnishing any
particulars of the melancholy end of a gentleman, who put a
period to his existence on Tuesday last, in this town. We
may remark, however, that the account which has been pub-
lished is inaccurate in several respects. The wounds were
not inflicted with a razor, as no instrument of that descrip-
tion was within reach of the deceased.

NEUROHYPNOLOG
took place into the alleged benefits of neurohypnology c
mesmerism, at the instance of the committee of the Medical
Institution. Mr. Braid, of Manchester, was present, at the
invitation of the committee. We understand that the results
will be published in an official form at a future period. The
tests submitted to did not, we believe, give satisfaction to the
medical gentlemen present.
Mn. WILSON'S PICTURES.-Mr. Wilson, who, it may be
remembered, visited this town with some very excellent
works of art some time ago, is at present residing here for a
short period, having with him several specimens of the an-
cient masters from the Poniatousky Gallet y. The attention
of amateurs may be well occupied in inspecting the collection
he has now with him
STEAM

WIND.—The Columbia steam-ship, which left
Halifax on the 4th instant, arrived here, -tinder canvas, at an
early hour on the morning of the 20th. The Europe, which
left New York on the let instant, arrived at this port yester-
day. A correspondent at Boston, writing in the New York
Herald of the Ist instant, says, " Persons who possess a
tithe of common sense will prefer a New York packet-ship
to a steamer under sail ! 1 believe there are no vessels in
the world equal to your packet-ships." This gentleman will
be rather surprised to hear what is the result of his prognos-
tications.

THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The English
stocks continue to bear their late high value, and a large
amount of business was transacted during the day. Consols
for money closed 921 buyers, and for the account 92;1 ; Ex-
chequer-bills, 3Ss. to 40s. premium ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 91-.11 to I ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced,
100 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011 to 4-; Long
Annuities, 12 9-16 ; India Stock, 246 to 247 ; Bank Stock,
1661- to 1671 ; and India Bonds, 19s. to 21s. premium. In
the foreign stock market business is much neglected, and, in
fact, it is the same with the share-market, the whole of the
attention of the jobbers appearing to he engrossed with the
dealings in the English house. - Spanish Actives left off 24i
to 1 ; Ditto, New,
.24 to 1; Portuguese Five per Cents., 371
to 381-; Ditto Three per Cents., 221 to 23 ; Dutch, Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 52-g- to ; Danish, 801 to 811 ; Co-
lombian, 26', to ;- Brazilian, 671 to (8i ; Belgian, 103 k to
10-11 ; and IV exican, 35 to 4.
THE Asu MAIL STEAMERS.—The Albion of Mon-
day remark, o upon the unfortunate circumstance that the
Caledonia, which left this port on the Tuesday afternoon pre-
vious, did not speak the Columbia, which arrived here the
following morning. Had this been the case, the latter vessel
being, at the period of the Caledonia's sailing, several days
behind her time, the news of her non-arrival, and of her not
having been encountered in the Channel, or upon the passage
near home, must have excited considerable uneasiness in
America, amongst the friends of those on board. We are
informed, however, upon the authority of Captain Judkins,
that the two vessels did meet outside the Rock, the Colum-
bia under sail, and spoke each other, so that any apprehen-
sion of uneasiness, about the non-arrival in England of that
vessel, will not arise. The next mail steamer from the States
will not be despatched until the Ist proximo, and we shall
therefore be compelled to depend, for the important news
with respect to the reception and probable result of Lord Ash-
burton's mission, together with the decision of Mr. Clay's
tariff resolutions, upon the ordinary sailing packets, whose
arrival will be looked for with great interest.
THE ARMY.—The following, amongst other recruiting ar-
rangements, have recently been ordered to be carried into
effect, viz.,—Lieutenant W. S. Scroggs, of the sth Fusiliers,
has been appointed to the recruiting service at Bolton, in
succession to Lieutenant Glubb, of the 35th, who has com-
pleted the regular period on that duty, and is to join the dep6t
of his regiment ; dated the Ist of April, 1842. Lieutenant
H. Capadose, of the Bth foot, has been removed from New-
castle-under-Lyine to Manchester, vice Captain Servantes,
of the 37th, who has been recently promoted to his present
rank, and who is in consequence to join his regiment. Lieut.
C. F. H. Mayne, of the 61st, has been appointed to the re-
cruiting service at Liverpool, vice Captain Vicars, of the
same regiment, who has been recently promoted to his
present rank, and is in consequence to join his regiment ;
dated the Ist of April, 1842.

ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
RAILWAY.—On Tuesday afternoon, an accident happened
on this railway which we are happy to add was attended with
no more serious consequences than a little delay in the pass-
ing in the half-past two o'clock trains between this town and
Manchester, of the latter place and this town. It appears
that a train of heavy coal-waggons belonging to Ilayciock
colliery, was passing on the line in a direction towards Man-
chester, when another train belonging also to Messrs. Tur-
ner, Evans and Co., attempted to cross the line by a team-
road leading from the Grand Junction line to the colliery, in
doing which the engines came in contact with each other,
and were considerably damaged, They were partially thrown
off the line, and it was about an hour before they could be
removed so as to afford a free passage for the trains to pro-
ceed. As, however, the accident happened between the two
points where the Grand J unction joins the Liverpool and Man-
chester Railway, the half-past nine o'clock trains, which

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came vp a fewminutes after the accident occurred, were en-
abled to proceed by passing a short distance on the Grand
Junction line and again gaining the Liverpool and Manches-
ter Railway. The engines were called the Magnet and Black
Diamond, and were proceeding at a very slow pace, or most
probably the engineers and firemen would have been killed
or seriously injured.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—We regret to have to
put upon record the particulars of a very melancholy accident
which occurred on cur river on Wednesday morning. It
appears that a party of five young gentlemen, all of them
connected with the most respectable circles of this town,
having breakfasted at the mansion of John Moss, Esq., of
Otterspool, put off in a light rowing-gig, belonging to that
gentleman for the purpose of recreatiou,—all of them, at the
time, being under training for rowing in other gigs of their
own at the next regatta. The party consisted of Mr. Alfred
Littledale, clerk with T. and H. Littledale, of Exchange-
buildings, and second son of Mr. Thomas Littledale, lately
retired from that firm ; Mr. Clement Royds, cousin of the
former young man, clerk to Mr. Zwilchenbart, and son of
Mr. Royds, late rector of Brereton, in Cheshire ; Mr. James
Ramsay, merchant in Liverpool, and son of a colonel of that
name ; Mr. Henry Crewe, clerk in the office of Baring,
Brothers ; and Mr. W. E. Taunton, from Oxford, and clerk
at the office of Messrs. T. and H. Littledale. The particulars
of the accident we have derived from the lips of one of the
survivors, and the only witnesses—immediate witnesses—of
the catastrophe ; and we state the fact more particularly, as
some inaccuracies have, in the hurry of the moment and the
lack of accurate information, found their way into the
columns of our contemporaries of yesterday. The boat put
off from Otterspool about half-past nine o'clock, the party—
all of them rowers of some practice—intending to take her
down either to Birkenhead or to Monk's Ferry. The wea-
ther was fine, and the wind, from the south-east, blowing
rather fresh; and it is due to Mr. Moss, their entertainer,
to state; that though there was very little sea way in or near
the point of departure, which was, to a certain extent, a
weather shore,—lie foresaw that they might possibly have to
encounter a swell when nearing the other side, and endea-
voured to persuade them not to proceed until a more favour-
able day. As no actual danger, however, then presented
itself, they unfortunately were not dissuaded from their pur-
pose ; and, to use the words of our informant " the fatality
that ensued was entirely to be attributed to ourselves." The
tide was coming up with the wind against it, and this pro-
duces in our river, where the contending elements strongly
meet, a heavy and dangerous sea for an open boat. They
pulled down on the Lancashire shore until opposite td
what is called " Knott's Holes," when they steered across
with a view to make Birkenhead. The water was, at
first, comparatively smooth, but when they had crossed
about one-third of the expanse, it became so rough, that Mr.
Taunton, who acted as coxswain, expressed his opinion that
would be prudent to return. He had scarcely, however,
made the proposition before the sea rose around them so
heavily, that the attempt to put about appeared to be as ha-
zardous as to proceed, and the latter alternative was resorted
to. When they had got about half way across the river, the
sea still continuing to rise, a wave broke over the boat, and
its weight falling full upon her, she was literally split open,
several of the planks being rent in twain ; and her shattered
bull being turned over, keel upwards, all hands were instantly
immersed in the water. The whole immediately clung to
her; but Mr. Littledale failing to secure his hold in the first
instance, was very soon borne away from her, and though he
strove manfully, and apparently fearlessly, for about ten
minutes, to regain her, his efforts were in vain, owing
to the strength of the tide, and lie was swept from the view
of his companions, and sunk. Mr. Royds and Mr. Ramsay
soon became exhausted, from the quick succession of the
waves, which, in their position, allowed them no breathing
time, and, unable.to hold on, they too were immersed in the
waste of waters, to be seen no more : The two survivors
meanwhile clung to the wreck of the boat. Mr. Crewe had
hold of the bow, and Mr. Taunton got astride of her bottom
abaft, and by their united efforts they kept her keel up-
wards for a long time, considering the dangers that sur-
rounded them, and the oscillating motion of the wreck
from the first. They at length saw a boat pulling
off towards them from the Potteries, which roused their
drooping spirits, and stimulated them to renewed exertions
for the preservation of their lives. They were not, how-
ever, it appears, first seen from the Lancashire shore. It
happened fortunately that the accident was seen from the
"Redbreast," tender to the Lazarettos, at the quarantine
station. Robert Falcon, one of the hands on board the
Redbreast, was taking a glance over the river with his
glass, when he saw the boat swamped. He immediately
gave the alarm, a boat was lowered and manned by
Thomas Robinson, Richard Rigg, Price, Rees, and Falcon,
who rowed with all energy to the scene of the disaster,
which was about a mile from the Redbreast, and arrived first,
and in time to pick up the two individuals who were yet
clinging to the gig. They were in a state of great exhaustion,
and benumbed by long immersion in the water; but by no
means (as has been stated) " insensible ;" otherwise they
could not possibly have maintained their hold of the boat.
They were conveyed to the New Ferry, where they were
promptly attended by Mr. Drawbridge, who succeeded, by rub-
bing their legs and administering brandy, in restoring, in both,
the partial suspension of circulation, not of " animation :"
and we are glad to say that they have almost recovered,
though the effect of the shock and the immersion is still visi-
ble in the pale countenance of Mr. Taunton. The three
who have lost lost their lives were all young gentlemen of
have recovered
beenourthecloseyester-
daySomeascertain,remarks
make
on the extremely slender build of the gig. One eof
that the " timbers," (meaning, we presume, the plank) were
but tithe of an inch in thickness. This is a mistake—per-
haps a typographical one, as we have it from undoubted
authority that they were five-eights of an inch thick. We
are further informed that the boat was comparatively new,
that she was built fully as strong as most of the regatta gigs,
and that her nails have since been found to have suffered
nothing from corrosion, their angular sharpness being still
perfect. We, however, concur in the general sentiment,
that boats so slenderly constructed, though they be suitable
for smooth water, are by no means calculated to withstand
the sea-way frequently roused, even in fine weather, in our
river ; and that if aquatic sports are to be continued upon it,
a less dangerous and stronger system of building must be
adopted,—even at the expense of some degree of speed.
While on this subject, we are reminded of a regatta, about
two years ago, in which a Scotch boat, (from the Clyde,) the
water being smooth, lost the principal race, not from the
want of skill and exertion in the rowers, but from the supe-
rior weight and strength of their boat, which was built to
encounter a heavy sea. The boat was, after all, the best and
safest of the whole lot • and we would strongly advise young
gentlemen who are fond of rowing in the Mersey to take an
example from the rowers on the Clyde. It is much better to
lose an occasional race than to lose even a single life by em-
barking in boats in which there is such a paucity of material,
that they can no more withstand a sea-way than can a deal
band-box.

FINE ARTS.-Mr. Cummins, it will be seen, leaves this
town on Tuesday next. We inspected some of his pictures
yesterday. They are in fine condition, and some of tham
are of a high class.

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, HOPE-STREET.—
We understand the arrangements are now complete with the
highly talented clergyman the Rev. R. Cargell, who has
purchased the above church, and will shortly take possession
and commence his ministry amongst us. Mr. Cargell, we
are informed, is from London, where he was highly esteemed,
and in his new sphere of labour we truly and sincerely wish
him God speed.

LECTURES ON THE CREED OF POPE PIUS AT THE MUSIC
HALL.—The lecture this evening, on the worship of images,
will be delivered by that powerfully eloquent preacher and
ley. J. E. Barrett, of Birmingham. Mr.

a stranger at present in Liverpool, or
ght expect to see the hall crowded on this occasion.

is somewhat