The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-20 00:00:00

DISMISSAL OF MR. ROWLAND HILL,

(Front the Morning Herald.)

The Chronicle complains bitterly of the dismissal from his
situation of Mr. Rowland Hill, " the individual to whom
the country is indebted for the inestimable advantages of the
cheap postage ;" and adds with a howl, like a hired mourner
at an Irish wake, " Mr. Rowland Hill is no longer to have
even a share in the working of his own plan." Before we
lament the irreparable loss to the public service of the " in-
dividual" alluded to, it may perhaps be worth while to ask
what are the " inestimable advantages " resulting from this
highly-vaunted scheme. It is true it has promoted letter-
writing amongst " the million" —footmen and ladies' maids
correspond with each other more freely now than heretofore
—" literary dustmen," unfettered by distance, appeal now
to the penny post—and begging-letter writers have increased
in the proportion of ten to one. They whose hands were
formerly familiar only with the spade or the flail, have be-
taken themselves to calligraphy, and, instead of enjoying
their wonted evening pipe and pot of beer, write letters to
Chronicle, and sign themselves `• Clodpole." " Whap-
straw," and so forth. These advantages are manifest, but
there is one which the Chronicle keeps in the back ground ;
the loss to the revenue of something very like a million
sterling per annum, in consequence of the adoption of Mr.
Rowland Hill's " plan." How far that portion of the pub-
lic, not given to sentimental or political scribbling, benefits
by the " plan " we leave to the Chronicle to explain in its
next article on taxation.

But the gravamen of the offence charged against the
Government is not so much the actual dismissal of Mr. Hill
as the refusal to allow him to continue " to have a share" in
the " working" (the Chronicle calls it) of the " plan," by
which we suppose is meant the profits arising from it.
Let the acute and well-instructed officials at St. Martin's-
le-Grand perform the labours of the penny-post system, but
give Mr. Hill a recompense for the " plan," which costs the
nation a million annually. May we not exclaim with
Falstaff, " Didst thou not share? Hadst thou " not fifteen-
pence ?" Or rather fifteen hundred pounds a year ? And
is not this a sufficient reward for the " plan ?" But, as the
Chronicle says, Mr. Hill has evidently " a large and com-
prehensive grasp," and thinks himself an ill-used man if he
be not saddled for life upon the country, like the old man of
the sea on Sindbad's shoulders.

*bipping

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.—Wind light.
Azaiveo.—British America, 13iebard, from St. John, N.B. and
proceeded to the Clyde—Kingston, Broadfoot, from Calcutta—
Harriet L. Picot, from Mauritius—Glengariff, Enllivan, from Ja-
maica—Belvidere, War:,essie, from Charleston—Circassian, Fen-
wick, from Montreal—Crompton, Jeffryes, and Covenanter, Pat-
terson, from Quebec,
SAILED.—Lady F. Hastings, Iloseason, for Calcutta—Wm. &
Elizabeth, Pilcher, for Barbadoes, &c.—Mary Ellen, Sutherland,
ditto—Statesman, Quiller, for Port Philip—Wm. & James, Hobbs,
for Havana—Ohio, Lyon, and Roscius, Collins, for New• York—
Lancaster, Jefferson, for Charleston—indefatigable, Lister, for
Savannah—John Munn. Watt, for Mobile-• Wm. Harris, Luly, for
Genoa, &c.—Laing, Hudson, for Narva—and Emerald, Watson, for
Riga.

Surprise, Dill, from Bahia, at this port; sailed 27th July. On
14th Angust, in lat. 23, long. 35, spoar the Mischief, from Teneriffe
for Tampico.
Cantab, Rennie, from Rio Grande, at this port; sailed 10th
July. Left the Elizabeth, Pool, to sail 12th July for Liverpool, and
the Mary and La Belle Barbaric, ballasting for Rio Janeiro. Saw
the Norval at anchor off the bar. On the 31st July, In lat. 5 S,
long. 32 W, spoke the Norval, for Rio Janeiro.
Alecto, Ayshford, from Jamaica, at this port ; sailed 31st July.
On 3rd August, off Cape Donna Maria, spoke the Myrene, from
Savanilla for Liverpool. On 4th August, off Cape Nicholay Mole,
spoke the Ellen, from Jamaica.
Killermont, Cleverty, from Africa, at this port ; sailed from Fer-
nando Po 20th July. On 10th August, in lat. IN, long. 21 W,
spoke the Saghalien, from Liverpool for Valparaiso

Carena, Hayden, hence for Quebec, was spoken 28th July, in
lat. 49, long. 24

Camperchano, hence for Havana, was spoken in lat. 49, long. 9
30, four days out
Speculator, was spoken 3rd August, in lat. 47, long. 40
Sabina, Todd, hence for Dordrecht, at Brouwershaven
Lavinia, Vinness hence at Dalhousie
Ganges, Blyth, and Catherine, Scott, hence at Quebec
Tamerlane, Theobald, hence at Wiscasset
Viola de Murano, Guizna, hence at Venice
Juffrow Annette, Kramer, hence at Texel
Efide, Elbing, and Atalanta, Wilson, hence at Helvoe t
Ocean Queen, Wilson, from Quebec, at Newry
SYDNEY, N.S.W. 30th April.—The Lady Raffles, that was scuttled
and sunk at this port 7th April, has been raised, and will be re-
paired. _ _ .

QUEBEC, Aug. 17.—The Banffshire, M'Kenzie, hence for Liver-
pool, which was on shore at Grand Valley 18th Nov. last, has been
got off and repaired, and arrived here to-day.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. Wind S.S.E. moderate.
ARRlVED.—Theresa Jane, Wright, from Maranham ; sailed sth
August—Governor, James ; Royal Mint, Seawright ; Celia Lerge,
Barker, and Jamaica, White, from Jamaica—St. Vincent, Shep-
herd, from St. Vincent—Shakespeare, Henderson, from Bombay—
August, Fleury, from St. John, N.B.—Traubadour, M'Dowall, and
Ann, Long, from Montreal--Actaeon, Payne, from New Orleans—
Ayrshire, Mackay ; Jessie, Barker ; Normanton, Robinson ; Coo-
lock, Daniels, and Don, Muir, from Quebec—Vittoria, Trassan,
from Barletta—Myrene, Dourie. from Savanilla—James Dunn,
Furse, from Newfoundland—Brunswick, Delmuer, from St. An-
drew's—Laurel, Luckey, from Bay Chaleur—Vesper. Hicks, from
Palermo—Mary & Jane, Osborne, from Naples—Andes, Brockle-
kank, from Trieste—Splendid, Waterson, from Oporto—and Nyver-
held, —, from Ostend.
SAlLED.—Liberty, Norton, for New York—Mary Muir, Payne,
for Rio Janeiro, &c.—Palmerston, Coster, for Montreal—Eliza
Jane, Bowen, for Cadiz—Eliza, Lowry, for Corfu—Minerva,
Mitchell, for St. Petersburg—Wilhelmina, Todd, for Leghorn—
Braunsberg, Kuhr, for Pillau—and John Stewart, Stewart, for
Riga.

Mary, Walker, hence at Malta
Helen Jane, hence for Rio Janeiro, was spoken 17th July, in lat
4 N, long. 23 W
Sandbach, , hence for Demerara, was spoken 26th Aug. in
lat. 42, long. 17
Queen of England, from London for Calcutta, was spoken 26th
July, in iat. 7 N, long. 22 W
Bridgetown, Betty, from Quebec, at Cove
Ambassador, Elliot, from Alexandria, ditto