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

DESTRUCTION fir LIFE IN CHINA'

(Prom the London Sldnciartl.)
hen %yr! estimated the loss of life in China at from 9,000
to 10,000 men, we formed our calcelation solely on the offi-
cial despatches. A narrative of the war has, however, just
issued front the press from the pen of Captain Bingham,
R.N., who has served with the expedition throughout, which
estimates the numbs:- es: the unhappy Chinese who have
fallen since tttc commencement of operations at from fifteen
to twenty thoti.,:and !
"Their losses," says Captain Bingham, " since the com-
mencement of our hostile operations against them, may be
estimated in round numbers at front 15 to 20,000 men, and
about 1,800 pieces of cannon of different calibre, with an Im-
mense quantity of the other materials of war. Their navy,
such as it was, is nearly annihilated ; but still these losses
are but as a drop of water in the Chinese nation, and, like
the many-headed hydra, it shOots out new armies as fast as
previously existing ones are destroyed ; but all, while we act
with justice and humanity, to be subdued, by the blessing of
Providence, by the British Herculean arm."
Frightful as this picture is, the details, as given by Captain
Bingham, are even more appalling. Let us take for ex-
ample his account of the frightful and savage slaughter at
Ningpo:—
" About 12,000 (Chinese) advanced upon the southern and
western gates, the guards retiring before them. On the
Chinese penetrating to the market-place in the centre of the
city, they were received by a heavy fire from our troops drawn
up. This ,udden check so damped their ardour, that their
only object appeared to be to get out of the city as fast as
they c, uld, in doing which they were crowded in dense
masses in the narrow streets. The artillery now came up,
unlimbered within one hundred yards of the crowded fugi-
tives, and poured in a destructive fire of grape arid canister.
So awful was the destruction of human life, that the bodies
were obliged to be removed to the sides of the streets to allow
the guns to advance, and the pursuit was followed up by them
(the artillery) and the 49th Regiment for several miles."
We almost doubted the evidence of our senses when we
first met with this pregnant illustration of the character of this
miserable war, and cannot trust ourselves to comment on the
conduct of those with whom the responsibility of so frightful
and fruitless a massacre may happen to rest. On the arrival
of the general he put a stop to the slaughter, or twenty
thousand instead of eight or nine, might have been massacred.
The loss on the side of the British troops is said to have
amounted to two or three killed and some dozen wounded!
But if a few guns employed ashore could have produced such
terrific results, what must have been the effect of the born-
bardment of densely-populated towns by the powerful naval
armament by which our treops.were supported ? Let Cap-
tain Bingham answer for us. The scene he now describes is
Amoy:—
" The general bad this day a good opportunity of displaying
his skill in military tactics. Perceiving that the enemy had
5,000 men in an extensive encampment on the southern bank
of the river, while the city was on the northern, he determined
to attack the fore er first (the troops had been landed under
cover of the five of the Cruizer, the Columbine, and the
Bentinck.) Having divided his small army into three columns;
the right and left were despatched towards the flanks of the
enemy, which movement they were enabled to execute with-
out being perceived by their opponents, under cover of a
rising ground. The centre column advancing at the same
time, the Chinese body came boldly out to meet them. The
British troops advanced steadily until within good range,
though the Chinese had for some time opened a fire of gingals
and matchlocks, directed solely against this column. The
order was given to fire, when, at the same moment, the flank
companies debauched, pouring in their vollies on the now be-
wildered Chinese. 13eing utterly confounded at this, to them,
most wonderful increase of-force, they gazed in Stupid and
motionless auiazernent. A few of them only returned a feel.le
tire to the incessant peals which came from every quarter,
and then, as it were in a sudden panic, moved, broke up, and
fled in every direction, leaving the field thickly strewn with
their dead and dying. Our men followed in close pursuit,
and many band to hand encounters took place; but the long
, Chinese spear could make but little resistance against the
British bayonet. Many of these men fought with despera-
tion, apparently resolved to conquer or die. The residue fled
by hundreds to the water, hoping by that means to hide them-
selves from the vengeance of the red-haired race.' The fire
of the rifles was most deadly; the stream shortly became
tinged with their blood, when the general, accornpaaied by
M. Thom, coming up, the latter bearing a flag, with the fol-
lowing words in the Chinese language upon it—' Yield and
be saved ; resist and perish,' many of them took quarter, and
the carnage ceased. On this day, so unhappy for the black-
haired race, fifteen hundred of whom must have perished,
our loss amounted to sixteen killed, and a few wounded.
With such a tremendous bombardment as had been going on
for two hours in this densely-populated neighbourhood, it
Must be expected that pitiable sights were to be witnessed.
At one spot we•efoter children struck down, while the fran-
' tic father was occasionally embracing their bodies, or making
attempts to drown himself in a neighbouring tank. Numer-
ous similar_ scenes were witnessed!"

_At Anninghoy, the bombardment appears to have been cf
the most terrific description, and soon drove the Chinese
from their guns. Captain Bingham thus describes the exe-
cution dope upon the wretched fugitives in their fruitless
endeavour to escape :
" The run bccoming general, many tried to escape round
the base of the hill, in doing which many of them became
exposed to the Blenheim's broadside, when numbers fell.
Finding this fire too hot to allow them to escape along the
beach, they took to the water, crawling along on all tours,
and bobbing their heads as they saw the flash of the guns,
but escaping Scylla they fell into Charybdis ; for they had
no sooner got clear of the ships than they became exposed
to the rocket boats. The discharge followed the poor wretches
into the village. Truly it was an awful day tor the black-
haired race of Ham." _ _

In another part of the book we have an account of a skilful
manoeuire, which placed a large body of the Chinese between
two fires, by which 600 were slain, with a loss to the British
force of only one killed. The Chinese (says Capt. Bingham)
could do notning against the terrific broadsides of the ships,
the shells, and the rockets. In numerous instances the
Chinese, having; no notion that quarter would he extended to
them, rushed upon the bayonets of their invaders, or de-
stroyed • themselves before their eyes. But we shall not
harrow up the feelings of our Christian readers by any further
extracts from this "narrative," which is, we regret to say,
confirmed by official. documents. Nankin is next to be
visited, where the slaughter will, in all probability, treble
that of our preceding conquests in China. Such is the na-
ture of the war. The campaign is, therefore, evidently one
of extermination, wheresoever resistance is offered; and the
Chinese, having ascertained this fact, will be rendered valiant
by despair, and may inflict serious losses on our small army
in that neighbourhood. As for the general mass of the
population, it cannot be favourable to invaders, whose course
is tracked by so frightful an effusion of blood as has marked
our progress for the last eighteen months in. China.

The Trappists have been authorised to found an establish

meat at Alieira.
Le Glandier, the mournful theatre of the Laffarge drama,
has been purchased by a M. funnel Laborie, a notary at
Vigeois, for 81,0001.
It appears from a statistical table,-which has been recently
published, that the average price of labour in France is if.
90c. per day.

Captain Archibald Douglas. 49th Native Infantry, was on
Monday brought up at Marlborough-street, attended by his
friends and professional advisers, charged with being a de-
serter from the service of the Hon. East India Company.
He was remanded till Friday next, to produce the attend-
ance of the captain of the ship in which he sailed to Eng-
land, and to supply other evidence.
THE WRECK OF THE RUSSIAN SHIP-OF-WAR.—Lieut.
Sigholt, who commands the North Cape steamer, has reported
to the Finance Department of the Russian Government, that
according to the returns of Captain Treffin, there were on
board the Ingermannland, 32 officers, besides the Captain,
830 foreanastrnen, 24 women, and 9 children—in all 896 per-
sons. Such of them as were saved and reached Norway
were embarked on the 3rd of October, in Christiansand, on
board of a Russian corvette and a Finlandish sloop. Among
these were the Captain, 14 officers, 472 men, 6 women and
1 child. Altogether 493 persons. It is, besides, understood
that some have been saved by English cruisers. However,
about 400 men have been drowned.
THE Brsnor, OF NEW ZEALAND.—Letters have been
received at Eton College from the Rev. Dr. Selwyn, the
Bishop of New Zealand, announcing the gratifying fact that
the bishop had arrived safe, and in good health, at the place
of his destination, after an excellent voyage. This circum-
stance was announced from the pulpit of Windsor church on
Sunday evening, at the conclusion of the sermon, by the
Rev. Mr. Coleridge, who alluded to the safe arrival of the
bishop at his distant see in most affectionate terms. Dr.
Selwyn, who was one of the assistant curates of Windsor at
the time the appointment was conferred upon him, was
highly esteemed for his piety and virtue, throughout the ex-
tensive districts of Windsor and Eton.

THE KING OF HANOVEIL—Hanover, October 22.
We are sorry to say that the indisposition of his Majesty the
King continues with short interruptions, and that the in-
tended visit to the Duke of Brunswick for a hunting party at.
Blankenburg is given up, as well as the journey to Rattios-
kischen. As these frequent returns of indisposition for some
weeks past have prevented his Majesty front giving audience,
he has not been able to receive a number of citizens, who
intend to offer their congratulations to his Majesty on the
approaching marriage of the Crown Prince, and who, it is
said, have in vain sought an audience for some weeks past.
The King rides out now and then in a close covered carriage,
whereas he was used, to ride on horseback every day, even in
the most unfavourable weather.
OPENING OF THE WALIIALLA,—TiIe Walhalla, or tem-
ple built by the King of Bavaria in commemoration of distin-
guished Germans, was solemnly inaugurated at Ratisbon, on
the 18th inst. The whole court arrived from Munich, and
the town was crowded with persons of rank. When the pro-
cession arrived at the foot (,f the elevation on which the monu-
ment is erected, the king alighted from his carriage and as-
cended the steps, accompanied by Princess William of Prussia;
next came Prince William of Prussia, with Queen Theresa :
the Prince Royal with his consort followed next.; then came
Prince Leopold with his sister, the Grand Duchess of Hesse,
and Prince 'Charles with the Duchess of Wurtemberg. A.
band of musicians and a chorus, posted on the second ter-
race, began a hymn the moment the company entered within
the gates. The slow movement of the procession in ascend-
ing the numerous steps which lead to the portico cf the tem-
ple, formed a highly interesting spectacle. When the king
reached the entrance, the President of the Government ad-
dressed his Majesty in a speebh, in which he dwelt on the
importance to Germany, in•a national respect, of this work,
which had been conceived, and was now executed. He said
—" Walhalla will be the palladium of modern Germany, ,and
the name of its royal founder will, until the most remote
ages, fill a large place in the recollection of every one who
has a German heart, and who wishes for the•welfare of his
country." His majesty replied—" May the Walhalla con-
tribute to extend and consolidate the feelings of German na-
tionality ! May all Germans of every race henceforth feel'
they have a common country—a country of which they may
be proud, and let each 'individual labour according to his
faculties to promote its glory.
PoßTuoae.—Accounts have been received from Lisbon
by the Tagus steamer to the 24th ult. The Prince de Join-
ville and the Duke d'Aumale had arrived with a squadron of
three vessels, and were received by the Royal Family and
the public authorities with the most marked attentions. Sir
Charles Napier, to,whom the Queen owes so much, arrived
on the following day, and was saluted by the Portuguese
forts as he proceeded up the river. Great attention was paid
to our gallant countryman by the court and public autho-
rities. The tariff convention had been brought to a con-
clusion, the final proposition on the part of Portugal having
been communicated on the 22d to the British Envoy. It
remained with our government to accept or reject these
terms. Some further reductions, but to an inconsiderable
extent, were admitted by Portugal on woollen and printed
cotton goods. No new general classes of goods were in-
cluded, but reductions were here and there admitted in par-
ticularthlelere reality
s ion:
withoutitems.
of the
substantial appearance
abatement.
Portugals
had rejected as inadmissible the several propositions that 3s.
6d. per imperial gallon should be fixed as the duty upon her
wines until her export duty of twelve mild i)erppeon portuty
wine is done away with; that an additionales
ad valorem
of 20 per cent. should be retained besides the 3s. • and that
the system of specific duties should be abandoned by Por-
tugal, and one of ad valorem duties substituted, with regard
to our manufactured produce. For a reduction of 45 5.11
per cent. on the import duty on her wines, the staple of
Portugal, England obtains in return a reduction of 20 per
cent. upon one class, and .40 per cent. upon another class,
of her manufactured goods, there being several articles upon
which no reduction is admitted. But unequal as the pro-
posed reduction was, the commercial treaty being signed, it
would be impolitic to reject

FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1842.

The result of the elections just concluded, and espe-
cially of the contests in Great George and West
Derby Wards, ought surely to satisfy 4,g,nilindriii
every Conservative with respect to the opinions of the
constituency upon one great question—that of scrip-
tural education in the schools of the Corporation.
Can any thing, we ask, be more decisively proved,
than the. fact that, upon this question, the burgesses of
Liverpool will tolerate no surrender of the principle,
in all its integrity, which they have made their watch-
word in past strug,„;les ? Nothing 1 The funds which
we devote to the education of the children of our poor,
they will not have perverted to the diffusion of mere
knowledge. They will not, either, concede that edu-
cation in religion, other than that of the received
Protestant version of the Bible,• can be permitted with
the sanction and at the cost of a Protestant com-
munity. They bold, in fact, and will continue to
hold, faithfully and btedfastly, the conviction, which
sOrne men have taunted them with having avowed
only as a stalking-horse, and which some amongst
themselves would now willingly lay aside, or act upon
imperfectly, that no education is good—no teaching is
worthy of the name, of education—which does' not,
whilst instilling into the mind of youth their duty to
their neighbour and to themselves, impress it also with
their duty to God—which is not a teaching based
upon and regulated by the whole Word of God--THE
BIBLE.

Let us endeavour to direct attention to the peculiar
nature of the contest in these two wards, and to the
result. The retiring members in both were reputed
Conservatives. Upon this very question of scriptural
education they were Conservatives, if the conviction
that such is the most valuable education be sufficient
to entitle them to rank amongst that party. Upon
general politics their views were unexceptionable;
their private characters we have never heard an
objection against ; they stood well with their consti-
tuents, and had—this education question apart--*-not
the shadow of a reason to doubt their re-election to
the Council, if the power of the party which first
placed them there could effect it. But a notion,
unfortunately, had crept into their heads, that " libe-
ralism" could be grafted upon Conservatism, pro-
ducing a character which rejoices in the appellation of
" a liberal .Conservative"—a character which, if we
had to analyse it, we should say contained, as its two
principal ingredients, a little mind and a love of the
applause of the many. Unfortunately, too, our two
" liberal Conservatives" selected, for the application to
it of their new views, the. question of education in our
Corporation schools. They would be liberally con-
servative, or conservatively " liberal"—the distinction
is imperceptible—with respect to the system in these
schools. They would be conservative by halves, and
liberal" by halves. They would give Protestants
their Bible; but they would give, as well, its roissalS,
its breviaries, and its Donny version, to Popery. They
would, in short, in the iiberali.,of their Conserva;-
tism—strange nmalgatnation,lierplwa miniature 'AI ay-
nooth, reared out of the funds of n'Protestant town,
by the side of our scriptural schools?; , ,
But the education question was precisely that to
which such an emasculation of sound Conservative
opinion could not be permitted, to:apply itself. The
great principle 'which it involved could not be split in
halves, or warped to suit the objects of lovers of
expediency and hunters of universal popubii•it'i; and
,the strong.feeling, which the attempt so to-apply it
created amidst the ranks of the Conservatives, soon
made itself both heard and felt. One gentleman,
much to his honour, retired before the storm which he
saw it was vain to attempt to override. Another, how-
ever,
fell back upon an outcry against " dictation ;"
proclaimed his reliance upon the " fairness " and
" liberality" of the public, and openly boasted, and in
that boast was supported by the united voice of the
Radical press, that by the sympathy of that party, and
the votes of the " liberal Conservatives" of the ward
which he sought to represent, he would be placed in a
triumphant majority upon the poll. The result of the
contest—a majority of 72 against the " Conservative
Liberals"—is now before the world; and we shall
endeavour, by an analysis of the minority, -to chew to
this gentleman and to others, what is the real strength
which " Conservative Liberalism" can bring into the
field, when opposed to SOUND CONSERVATISM upon
such a question as that of scriptural education for the
children of the poor.
The total number of electors qualified to vote in the
ward of West Derby was 497. Of these, the numbers
polled were, for

Plumpton
Smith

Majority

The total electors polled is, therefore, 294; thus
leaving 203 voters unaccounted for, a great number of
whom, however, are double voters, and will probably
have voted in other wards, the remainder being parties.
who have altogether abstained from voting. Of the
number who voted for Mr. Smith—viz., 111—
the number of professing Conservatives was 37, at

least one taif of which we i:se pledged in the: ttan•
vassing book "not to vote on either side ;" and this
number of voters may, therefore, he set down as that
of the Li`ie•ral Conservatives" of West Derby.
Surely, an encouraging prospect this for " Liberal
Conservatism," when displayed on so vital a question
as that of Scriptural Education!

TRIUMPHANT as must he considered the result of
the municipal contests on Tuesday, we must confesS
that some events have occurred, connected with them,
which strike us with considerable pain, and indeed
SHAME. It is true that; out of sixteen wards, the
Conservative party have been successful in gaining
thirteen; that the majority in the Council is increased;
by the substitution of Conservatives for Radicals, by
three votes, and, by the substitution of sound Conserva-
tives for wavering Conservatives, by two more,—
making, in all, five votes. It is true that we have
achieved this, notwithstanding all the nefarious prac-
tices of our opponents—of which more anon; but it is
also true that we have lost three wards by, we fear we
must call it, the shameful negligence, or even worse, of
our own friends !
We had set our hearts upon at length breaking
through the thraldom in which Castle-street Ward has
ever been held by the Radical faction. An excellent—
an unexceptionable candidate presented himself, brought
forward by a requisition such as has rarely been pre-
sented to any gentleman by any constituency. We
have reason to know that the result of the canvass was
unusually satisfactory—that, in fact, no reasonable
doubt could exist—if Conservative PROMISES were to
be relied upon—of Mr. Glazebrook being placed in a
proud position at the head of the poll. How Was it,
then, that Mr. Hugh Hornby—a gentleman about
whose opinions there could he no mistake—a gentle-
man who did not even condescend to ask for the votes
or the confidence of the constituency—was permitted
to be returned to the Council, by a majority which, if
not so great as we have seen in former years, is at
least sufficient to shew that his victory is to be attri-
buted to no. mere accident ? From the commencement
of the contest to its close, Conservatives must have
seen that every vote which could be brought to bear
upon this ward would be required. There was nothing
in the contests in other wards to justify the use of the
double votes which might have been polled here; and
we do not believe that those votes were so used.
Why, then,. our defeat t Why the discrepancy which
exists between our expectations and the results,—be-
tween promises and their performance ? We grieve to
say it—our defeat, and the non-realisation of our
hopes, we must attribute to conservative supineness.

We blame not the committee or the canvassers for
this untoward result. They, we have no doubt, did
their duty. They trusted that men, heretofore reputed
to be warm in the cause of Conservatism, would not
shrink from their duty—would not trifle with their
plighted word—merely because Mr. Hugh Hornby was
" a most respectable man," a " gentlemanly man," an
"ornament to his party"—merely because they met him
on 'Change, and were on terms of intimacy with him
in private life. From such men they looked, and the
public looked, for CONSISTENCY—that fearless con-
sistency which sacrifices private feelings to public duty,
—and most deeply do we regret that they and we have
been so fatally disappointed.
Upon Pitt-street ward, too, we had set our heart,
and were perfectly sanguine of success, as were the
committee of the Conservative candidate, Mr. Taylor.
In this contest, however, we attribute less of blame to
those Conservatives who have failed in their duty, inas-
much as most of them, we believe, were of an humbler
litik in life than the defaulters in Castle-street. The
influence brought to bear on them was great ; the per-
sonal activity of their opponents was great ; the candi-
date brought out against them was perhaps the only
one who could have fought the battle with any chance
of success ; while against their own candidate,—a gen-
tleman who has moved hitherto almost exclusively in
private life,—detraction and misrepresentation were
unscrupulously and unsparingly directed. Still, we
cannot acquit of blame the Conservatives of Pitt-street;
and we are almost inclined to believe that they do not
stand'acquitted before their own consciences.
Of Vauxhall we had our hopes, but not so decided
as those we had of Pitt-street and of Castle-street ; and
we scarcely think that the Conservative party in the
town have sufficiently discharged their duty towards
this ward to warrant us in laying the Marine of defeat
at the door of the constituency itself. Of the voting.
in this ward. we have before us an analysis, which cer-
tainly.phews that it might have been won. By this
-1-3 an-
alysis we observe that--
Mr. Case had votes
CUns'eivatives, (duplicates included) who either did
not vote, or voted in other wards

- 153
Mr. Blackburrcbad.votes •
Radicals, as above

- 173
1

Dead
Twice registered in the ward .....
Doubtful,—did not vote ..............

- - ------,
Total number on the revised list .
Con. Rad.
153 173
Add to Radicals the doubtful 4

177
Deduct from Radicals actual promises to Mr.
Case, but afterwards voted for Mr. Blackburn 27

And the utmost force the latter ought to have com-
manded would have been l5O

Add the above 27 to the Conservative column.... 27

And we have Conservatives 180
Radicals 150

Leaving for the Conservatives a majority of 30
This would have been the Conservative majority if "; every
man had done his duty ;" and it agrees very nearly- with
the result of the canvass, as made up the evening before
the election.
We trust that we shall not again have such a result
to notice in this ward ; and we do not, therefore, regret
that it has been this year contested, although without
success. An excellent committee has now been drawn
together; they know now their strength in the ward ;

and in the next two years we trust that the burgesses
will he enabled to release from their duties the two
Radicals by whom they are at present misrepresented.
And now let us glance briefly at the proceedings to
which,- along with the supineness of professing Con-
serVatives, the success of the Whig faction in the above
three wards and the strength which they have shown
in some others- is principally owing. And, first, turn
.we to-Castle-street Ward. In that ward, we are in-
formed 'that two Conservatives who had signed the
requisition•• to Mr. Glazebrook have recorded their
votes for Mr. Hornby—nine who promised their
votes to Mr. Glazebrook voted for his opponent—
and sixty-two who promiSed Mr. Glazebrook did
not vote at • all ! What influence, we ask, has
been at work to produce a dereliction of
.duty so
shameful ? Our police reports will show that even
personation. of dead men haS.'not been a species of
trickery left out of the tactics of the " Liberal" friends
of "purity of election." True, it could not be proved
by whom the fellow teeny was suborned to this
atrocious attempt, and his connexion with the Radical
committee of Castle-street Ward could not he brought
to light. The public, however, will be well able to
form their own conclusions as to the really guilty
parties ; and, at any rate, when such practices are
resorted to by supporters of the Radical candidate,
less directly connected with him than his own com-
mittee, but still working for him, and apparently ready
to dare all hazards to promote his success, there can
be little difficulty in arriving• at the conclusion that a
very low degree of morality has characterised the Radical
proceedings, and in accounting, in some sort, for. the
betrayal, by some Conservatives, of their duty and
their solemn pledges.
With respect to Pitt-street Ward, we have had there
to battle with a system of personal and grossly unfair
attack, such as we venture to say has never disgraced
even Whig-Radicalism in any contest in which it has
been engaged in this town. Mr. Taylor, the Conser-
vative candidate, we have before stated, has hitherto
been known only in private life. Taking advantage of
this circumstance, the committee of Mr. Fawcett com-
menced at once, not to impugn his principles, but to
bring against him the charge that, in his private
capacity, he had not contributed even so much as
from his standing in life he ought to have contributed,
to the charities of the.tOWn. "Of no less than fifteen
of the Liverpool benevolent institutions," the com-
mittee; through their chairman (Mr. M'Clellan), •

. .
aigerted, "it will fie found that ny. only ribscriL!.s
to !!! three guineas being the grand total of
his charitable contributions?' As a matter of course,
it migl,:t have been presumed by any one reading this
.accusation, that Mr. Fawcett's contributions to bene-
volent 'institutions were three dozen, and the amount
of those contributions proportional. But we are not
informed as to Mr. Fawcett's charitable deeds ! In
reply to • this trumped-up and most unfair attack, the
cl,rnrnittee of Mr. Taylor showed that the contribu-

tions of that gentlemen were—moat honourable to him
—to thirteen instead of three charitable institutions;
and the amount of those contributions £22 ls. 6d.
Thev, without the aid of Mr. Taylor's own know-
ledge of his own acts, his committee could trace' from
print'd documents—(and the committee of his op-
ron.mt had the same opportunity, if they had been
actuated by a spirit of fairness, in selecting the parti-
cular fifteen charitable institutions to which it was
urged he did not contribute)—and we are satisfied
that the public will conclude that the list of charities
selected as not being aided by him—some of them of
a very obscure and notoriously partizan character—
were purposely selected to make out a case against the
object of their malignant abuse.
We will not go into the Jesuitical reply to the
advertisement put forth by Mr. Taylor's committee, in
which the above information is given to the public,
further than to say that it is grossly and pitifully quib-
bling and unfair. But we must give—and we will
give it verbatim—the copy of a handbill which was
not only extensively posted on the walls, but even
paraded by boardmen in front of the polling-booth on
the day of election. Here is this document, which
we print in capitals, &c., as it appeared on the walls :
" BEFORE YOU VOTE,