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LOVE AND TIME. Old Time one day, while on his way, In Journeying through the world for ever, Was stopped beside a barrier wide— A deep and swiftly-rolling river. And while lie stood beside the flood, He cried, Alas! will none come nigh me? Upon this spot I'm quite forgot, While precious moments lost fly by me. Dear young friends ! will none, alas ! Give a hand to make Time pass?" Thus while he cried across the tide. Some fair girls longed, his accents hearing, To aid him o'er the stream to shore In a light skiff that Love was steering. But one young maid now shook her head, The sagest she of the collection ; And while het hand restrained the band, Her wise lips uttered this reflection— , "Full often have young maids, alas ! Been wrecked in helping Time to pass." Love seized the oar, and for the shore, Across the stream, he's gailly straining, And soon his boat is seen to float Close to where stands Old Time complaining , And bravely now Love turns the prow To pass Old Time across the river; He spreads his sail to catch the gale. And to his arms the thin oars quiver. And as he cleaves the sunny waves, His light skiff o'er the waters dancing, With joyous song he speeds along, And thus he chants, while still advancing— " Mark you well, each lad and lass, Love alone can make Time pass." But young Love's strength gives way at length, To shrink from toil is aye his failing; Time takes his place, and pulls apace, And cries, " Poor child, you're tired and ailing. Lie down and sleep, the oars I'll sweep, And in my turn I'll sing a measure, Both true and sage—the song of age..— Though youth ne'er hears such strains with pleasure• "Be wise and learn, each lad and lass, Time will surely make Love pass!" ARIE TIES THE MYSTERY SOLVED.—When Adam sot tired of naming his numerous descendants, he said, " Let all the rest be called Smith.' " A FARMER who recently had his butter seized by the clerk of the market for short weight, gave as a reason, that the cow from which the butter was made was subject to the cramp, and that caused the butter to shrink in weight. A PHILADELPHIA JUDGE and punster having observed to another judge on the bench, that one of the witnesses had a vegetable head. " How so ?" was the enquiry. " He has carroty hair, reddish cheeks, a turnip nose, and a sage look." CRAVATS.—Cravats were first worn by the Croats in the sixteenth century as a part of their military dress. Public speakers and clergymen hang themselves by wear ing cravats and stocks, high and tight, thereby impeding the return of blood from the head ; this can be explained on physiological principles. The brain, in speaking, is excited to increased action, a larger quantity of blood is sent to the substance, and unless it can find a ready re turn, it produces congestion and apoplexy. Students are not altogether frte from the effects of ligation of the neck. It is surprising how little pressure is necessary to prevent the ready flow of blood from the head. Those who bend their heads forward, as in writing or studying, are apt to feel a dizziness and heaviness in the head, which loosening their cravats or collars altogether relieve, and the mind returns to its original clearness. In clergymen who are particularly prone to bundle their necks with large cravats bronchitis is induced, and the vocal chords become re laxed as the consequence. Men who speak extempo raneously can speak longer and with greater ease than those who read, as their voice is not confined so much to one key, and can be modulated with greater freedom. SCENE IN AN AMERICAN COURT OF JUSTICE.—Mr. B.—, a distinguished advocate and attorney-general of a far " down-east" state, was sitting with his bat over his eyes, and his chin on his breast, bolstered up on either side with chairs and table, and sleeping as comfortable as the " indomitable spirit of gin" would allow, in the Court-house at A—, when " the Court" entered and took his seat on the bench. Observing the situation of Mr. B—, which had not changed on the entrance of " the Court," the Judge looked at the Sheriff, who seemed to understand that it was his duty to get the sleeper into "condition." " Mr. B—, the Court is in." We won't give the reply. Suffice to say, the sheriff had a decided objection to going to the murky and sulphurous place to which he was consigned. Mr. B—, said the Judge, "we have observed, with profound regret, your conduct during the last week ; and this morning we find you in no better condition to take up your cases than before. We are dis posed to bear with you no longer. You disgrace yourself and your family, " ttle Court," and the profession, by your course of conduct." This reproof elicited the fol lowing colloquy :—" Did your-r-honour speak to me?" " I did, sir." "What re-mark di-hid you make ?" "I said, sir, that in my opinion, you disgrace yourself and family, the Court, and the profession, by your course of conduct." " May i-i-it please your honour, I have been an attorney in-in-in this c-court for fifteen years ; and permit me to say, your honour, that that is the first correct opinion I ever knew you to give." CURIOUS MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. -- The French speak in the nose, the Germans in the throat, and the English through the teeth. Books and paper were formerly sold only at stalls, and the dealers therefore came to be called stationers. A poker laid over a fire concentrates the heat of the passing smoke, and creates a draught through the fire. Water is called hard when from containing too much carbonic acid it holds lime in solu tion. A pound of wheaten flour consists of bran 3 oz., starch 10 CZ., gluten three quarters of an oz., and sneer one quarter. The spring of a watch weighs 0.15 of a grain, and a pound of steel makes 50,000. The pound of steel costs 3.1., and a single spring 2d., so that the 50,000 produce £416. Turnpikes were so called from poles or bars swung on a staple, and turned either ways when the dues were paid. A turnpike road by law is sixty feet wide, and parish roads about thirty feet. Children lose weight daring the first three days after birth ; at the age of a week they sensibly increase ; after one year they triple their weight, then they require six years to double their weight, and thirteen to quadruple it. THE WAISTS OF AMERICAN LADIES.—The unna tural length and ridiculous smallness of their waists baf -11:!s description. A waist that could be spanned is an English metaphorical expression used in a novel, but it is an American fact ; and so alarming does it appear to an Englishman, that my first sentiment, on viewing the phe nomenon, was one of pity for unfortunate beings who might possibly break off in the middle, like flowers from the stalk, before the evening concluded. No less extra ordinary is the size of the ladies' arms. I saw many which were scarce thicker than moderate-sized walking sticks. Yet, strange to say, when these ladies pass the age of forty, they frequently attain an enormous size. The whole economy of their structure is then reversed, their wrists and arms becoming the thickest parts of the body. Here is a subject worthy the contemplation of the ethnologist. How comes it to pass that the English type —which I presume has not, in every case, been so affected by the admixture of others as to lose its own identity— how comes it to pass, I say, that the English type is so strangely altered in a few generations ? I have heard various hypotheses : amongst others, the habits of the people—the dry climate. The effect of the latter on a European constitution would have appeared to me suffi cient to account for the singular confirmation, if I had not been persuaded by natives of the country that the small waist is mainly owing to tight-lacing. This practice, it is said, is persevered in to an alarming extent ; and if report be true, it is to be feared that the effects will be felt by future generations to a greater degree than they are at present.—Dublin University Maaazine. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. THE LATE MRS. CLARKE, whose name was a house hold word in Liverpool, died at her husband's residence, Brompton-terrace, London. on Monday last, at the advanced age of 75. In Liverpool a large portion of her professional life was spent ; in Liverpool she acquired that reputation which, in all dramatic circles, made her known as second only to Mrs. Glover. tMr. Clarke's name is associated with the brightest days our Theatre Royal ever saw; during the whole time of his manage ment and lesseeship, Mrs. Clarke sustained the rule of the Mrs. Altworthies, Mrs. Subtles, chambermaids, and old women, and in the last business she knew no rival save and except Mrs. Glover. In another class of characters,—Audrey, Patty Larkins, and a hundred others of the same school, Mrs. Clarke was pre-eminent. All her instincts and sympathies were with her art. She had no jealousies, hut was ever quick to recognise merit, and give it the warmest appreciation. In 1841 she retired from the stage ; and, in 1845, she re-appeared in Douglas ' Jerrold's play of " Time Works Wonders." After a short engagement she made her final exit from the stage, honoured and respected as a rare and true artiste. In the summer of 1850, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were on a visit to the family of Dr. Manifold, their old and long-tried friends ; and there, amidst a party of her old friends, she celebrated her 72nd natal day. The theatrical records of this town will ever hold high the names of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke. The remains of Mrs. Clarke were interred on Thursday morning last, in Brompton Church-yard. The funeral was attended by all her old professional friends, and by Mr. William and Mr. John Manifold, of Liver pool. . MR. E. W. THOMAS'S CONCERTS at the Philharmonic hall are still progressing. Last night the performances were for the benefit of Mr. Streather, the accomplished harpist, when a duet composed for the violin and harp was played by Messas. Thomas and Streather. TfrE AMPHITHEATRE.—This building was re-opened on Satu r d a y f or d rama ti c per f orm ances. " Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the pantomime were produced. THEATRE-ROYAL—The fifty-first and last perform ance of the Pantomime took place on Saturday last. During the week a dramatic version of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" went hand. in-hand with Jerrold's new comedy. The present week is to be devoted to opera, for which Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne, and Borrani and Harrison have been engaged. " St. Cupid," however, will con tinue to be produced as an afterpiece. THE FIRST SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT of the Philhar monic Society for the season, was given at the Hall on 'Wednesday evening. The artistes were Madame Pl eye ll, Madame Fiorentini, Miss Alleyne, Mr. Weiss, a n d M r. Lazarus. The attendance was fashionable, and the con cert went off well—the applause being frequent and en. thusiastic. ICE FOR FRANCE.—The French ice merchants hav e recently chartered thi r ty ves sels in the Channel ports to proceed to Sweden for cargoes of ice, to supply.the wants of Paris during the summer. These cargoes will be dis charged at Calais, Boulogne, Dunkirk, Dieppe, and Havre, whence the ice will b e b rought to the cap i ta l by railway. THE EDUCATION QUESTION.—It is said that a strong opposition is about being organized against the clause in the powers to be granted by th e Ed ucat i on Committee o f Privy Council, and which would give the right to the clergyman of the parish to remove the schoolmaster, it his teaching should not be in exact accordance with the opinions of the clergyman, and that already earnest repre. aentations have been made to the government on the Wilk* THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1853. ........... It is hoped that amongst the illust r i ous p ersons present Toxteth-park ; but, h a vi ng p urc h ase d some l an d at Birchficld, he erected a house upon it for himself, to will be the Right Hon. B. Disraeli. The name of Mr. which he removed in 1793. Charles Dickens is also mentioned. The members for the In 1792, he obtained a lease of a portion of the unculti i borough will be in attendance. Amon g st th ose who ate moss land lying between Li ver p oo l an d M anc h ester, for r the purpose of improving it, and making it a source of have been invited, and who, it is hoped, will be likewise profit. present, are the Earl of Harrow-by, who was formerly our The idea of writing the " Life of Lorenzo de Medici," representative; Lords Rosse and Malion,the presidents re- whichltalian occurred ar e t o withß p r e w i l a w nhe e first b e gan to study which Holden, appeared resul resulted i i na thetl spectively of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies ; Lords accomplishment of a erect work, Granville, Combermere, and John Manners ; and Baron month of February, 1796, from the press of the estimable John M l Creery. Its suc c es s was so grea t an d i ns t anta - Parke, and Justice Crompton, wh o are Li verpoo l men . The invitations to members of the episcopal bench include n x e l o t 2 i o s , 0 thatfor the soo n after copyright, it s ;i r p e p to e a rj a n d c: ll the author avi e received o ie the Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishop of St. David's, Strand. Lord ristol urged Roscoe to visit Italy, - and both widely and favourably known in the literary wor ld ; take for his next theme Le o X. L or d L ans d owne pub and the Bishops of Chester and Manchester, f r o m th e i r 1 fitly d rielocrrjel, Orford r tAi his n w t o e r r k e in 7n t to i eatio correspondence of o lll,doerodese; witha 1(1 theone local influence. His Excellency the lion. J. R. Ingersoll I w h om a ll concurred in considering the very first of living end Chevalier Bunsen have been invited, to represent our English historians, and whose work was not less favour. brethren across the Atlantic and men of learning on the ably received in Italy and on the continent than in his continent of Europe. The invitations includ e , a l so , th e - own country. Dissatisfied with his profession, Roscoe relinquish e d it President of the Royal Academy, the P oe t L aurea t e, i n 179 G, and in the February of the following vear became the President of the Botrnical Society, and several pro- a member of Gray's Inn, London, with a view, it was i o n f a b fe e w in g we c e a i l c l a el io t w o e the bar d . He returned to fessors and official persons of high standing. Mr. Gibson, sit,ilp.,eprosoeodi, the sculptor, in a letter from Rome re gre t s his inability to ration P of the " Balia" Of Luig e i r S n ns i iilo. Abo a ut ra t n ll be present at the centenary, to pay his affectionate homage time he assisted in the establishing of the Athenaeum, to the memory of Roscoe, being at present occupied in which was first suggested by Edward Rogers. In 1799, modelling a large statue for the new Houses of Parliament. this year ^ Cie n ew purchased edition 11 le t r h t e o n " 'ildo fe p adopted Lorenzo." r a e a n zi.;:i.a" resi dence, e a l i n dence, and devoted himself to the life of Leo X. In a short time, however, he was called upon to arrange some difficulties which had arisen between the Liverpool Bank and their London correspondents; and, at the anxious re- quest of the proprietors, he became a partner in the con , cern. He aided in the establishment of the Botanic Garden, and delivered an eloquent oration at its inaugu ration. In 1804, he was chosen a Fellow of the Linnrean Society, to whose transactions he afterwards contributed several papers. Then, also, did he begin in conjunction with Currie— MEMOIR OF WILLIAM ROSCOE. The following is a brief sketch of the life and writings of William Roscoe, condensed from the once popular memoir of that illustrious man written by his son, Henry Roscoe, and published by Cadell, in two volumes, in 1833. This memoir was chiefly derived from the ex tensive correspondence of the father, whose frequently expressed opinion was in favour of deriving the history of an author's life from his writings. And it is a graceful and well-executed work, written by one who was prompted to the execution of the task by a strong feeling of filial duty—one who had long enjoyed the privileges of study ing his father's character, through not a few of the changes of his eventful life, and to whom his mind and heart were ever open in the confidence of domestic in tercourse—one who had been impressed by the beauty of his character, and had deeply felt the importance of the principles by the operation of which that character was formed. The Roscoe family, who had settled for a considerable period in the central part of Lancashire, could neither boast of wealth nor antiquity. Indeed, they were in very humble circumstances, and had not even the consolation sometimes afforded to poverty by a long pedigree. When William Roscoe had become famous, Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King at Arms, expressed a wish to trace the origin of the family. " I told him," said Roscoe relating the circumstance to a friend, " that I was a good patriarch, and the proper person to begin a family, as I had six sons !" William Roscoe was the only son of William Roscoe, and Elizabeth, his wife, who had also an only daughter, Margaret, afterwards the wife of William Daulby, Esq. At the period of William's birth, which event took place on the Bth of March, 1753, Mr. Roscoe, senior, kept the Old Bowling Green public-house, on Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, which is now taken down. He was a native of Charnock, where he spent the latter part of his life, supported for many years by his son. Two years before his death he was removed by his son to Birchfield, where he died at an advanced age in 1796. Like so many men of genius, William Roscoe was blessed with a mother of superior mind and warm affections, and the influence which she exercised over hischaracter was never obliterated. Before he had the honour of being breeched, he was sent to a dame's school, and at six years of age he was taken from under the care of his old schoolmistress and placed under the tuition of Mr. Martin, in Paradise-street. Two years afterwards he was removed to Mr. Sykes, who dis missed him at the age of twelve years, with the assurance that be had learned all he was capable of teaching him. At this time be had made the acquaintance of one Hugh Mulligan, a kind of general genius, employed in a manufactory of British chinaware adjoining Roscoe's home. and who was not only a painter but like wise an engraver and a poet. The incipient bard, according to his own account, was a lad of a wild, rambling, and unsocial disposition, passing many of his hours in strolling along the shores of the Mersey, or in fishing, or in long solitary rambles. On one occasion the tide closed in upon him unawares while he was musing on a sand bank in the river, and he only escaped at the peril of his life. His father, however, had a large market-garden as well as a public-house, and so William had to assist in the cultivation of potatoes, and in carrying them to market for sale. He became a capital salesman, and was soon entrusted with the entire control of this department. And right happily went the time, for he had sufficient leisure to study ; and while his out-door mode of life gave health and vigour to his body, the perusal of the best English classics afforded amusement and instruction to his mind. And, as he had learned little at school, and afterwards learned much, so, with Pope, might he be appropriately ranked " amongst that class of remarkable persons who have been their own instructors." In his fifteenth year he was placed with Mr. Gore, bookseller, Liverpool ; but not relishing attendance in a shop, he returned in a month to his rural labours. In the follo w i ng year, 1769, he was articled for six years to Mr. J o h n E yes, jun., v e e r p fi o r o s l t ; committed what Burns and whil e p ursu i ng the partotofernsseiyonanodfs lawyer, a olicitor, Li he called " the sin of rhyme." His especial favourite among the poets was Shenstone, whose style he sought to imitate. But, though pursuits, devoted to literary he did not fall neglecting the g raver into the too-frequent error of busi ness • the peculiar character of his mind, of his profession ; and the circumstance that his father and sister depended wholly upon his future exertions, afforded powerful motives fo r ass id u it y . After the death of Mr. Eyes, he Served the remainder of his clerkship with Mr. Peter E llames, an eminent attorney of this town. Having lost his mother &Alm early age, he spent m uch of his time in the society of friends of his own years, and of kindred mind ; esp ec i a l ly of one Francis Holden, whose genius and' acquireraents stimulated his literary ambition, and by whose advice he devoted much of his leisure to the acquirement of languages, a pursuit which he subsequently prosecuted with two other friends, William Clarke and Richard Lowndes. Another of the friends to whom Roscoe was attached was Robert Rigby, a young man of f i ne t a lents, who devoted himself to poetry, and who at apt early age was drowned while erossing the Irish " Sincerest critic of my prose and rhyme",— a series of papers called " The Recluse," which appeared in the Liverpool Herald. In 1805 was published his " Life of Leo X.," a work which was hailed even in Italy with astonishment and delight, and the half-copyright of which sold for £2,000. At the general election in 1806 he was enthusiastically returned as a representative in parliament of his native town ; and a great meeting was held to celebrate the event. Roscoe spoke several times in the house ; his most important speech being one on the slave trade. While in London he assisted in founding " The African Institution." The sudden dissolution of parliament ended his parliamentary career. On re-entering Liver pool he was received by a mob, who endeavoured to obstruct his progress home, and whose wish it was to create a riot. One of his friends' horses was stabbed under its rider in the crowd. Roscoe had become un popular, because he was opposed to slavery and to " the No Popery cry." To prevent disturbances and blood shed, he announced his determination not to come forward at the next election as a can-didate. He was put in nomination, without his consent, by some enthusiastic friends, but was not returned. Soon alferwards the Earl of Derby recommended him as a deputy-lieutenant ; but Mr. Roscoe refused to accept the honour, on the ground that he was one of those whom the tests excluded from the office, and he did not wish to stultify those who thought, with him, that the law was unjust, by removing oue of the reasons which might be urged for its reform. In 1808, Mr. Roscoe published several tracts on the war, and the poem of " Copenhagen." Among the tracts was one containing a sketch of Pitt. Though some of his political friends differed from him on the subject of peace, yet his opinions were shared by many ; and, at a public meeting in Liverpool, he proposed and carried a pacific address. In 1809-10 he resumed his literary studies ; he me ditated a life of his valued friend Dr. Currie, assisted Mr. Cromek in preparing his Relics of Robert Burns, wrote the preface to the Gallery of British Portraits, and Projected a history of the Progress and Vicissitudes of Literature and Art. During this period, too, he was an active member of the African Institution, to which he made several valuable communications ; one of which gave rise to a controversy with Mr. George Harrison. His essay on the Right of Great Britain to compel Foreign Nations to abolish the Slave Trade, was published at this time ; and, in November, 1809, he was the happy instru ment of rescuing from slavery nine negroes, who had been confined in the borough gaol by process for debt sued out by a Portuguese shipmaster, with the purpose of se curing them till he should be ready to sail. In 1810 he published a volume of tracts on the war, issued for the most part at different periods since 1793. l His opinions on reform in parliament, publicly expressed during 1811-12 in a letter to the Duke of • Gloucester and in a reply to a private letter from Lord Brougham, were opposed to the plans of many of the reformers of the day ; but they were ultimately realised in many particulars. In 1812 he was visited at Allerton by Mr. (now Lord) Brougham, who spent several days at that rustic retreat. The opening of the trade with India was a subject in which he felt much interested ; and, as in 1807, he came forward again at a public meeting in 1812 to advocate the establishment of a free trade with India, the company's charter being about to expire. In the general election of 1812 the liberal electors of West minster volunteered to return him, free of expense, but he declined to stand ; but, at Leicester, without being asked, he was proposed as a candidate, and 412 votes were recorded in his favour before he knew that he had been put in nomination. His friends pressed him to allow his name to be put in nomination at Liverpool, a request with which he did not comply ; and, upon Mr. Canning's return, he issued a pamphlet, reviewing the speeches of that gentleman at the election, so far as they related to peace and reform. Between 1812-15 the attention of Mr. Roscoe was oc cupied with alterations at Allerton-hall, and the cultiva tion of Chat Moss ; with communications to the Agricul tural Society of West Derby, and to Sir John Sinclair ; in projecting a translation of Lanzi, and a Life of Eras pus ; and in writing various minor poems and contribut ing papers to the transactions of the Linntean Society. He was elected an honorary member of the New York Historical Soc iety , his na me h av i ng long been familiar in America, with some of whose distinguished men he corresponded regularly. In 1814 he visited Holkham, the magnificent seat of the Cokes, and was entrusted with the pleasant duty of arranging the vast literary treasures which had previously been allowed to lie ia disorder and decay, This Ticat wag repaid by ILL Cogs ia the suturing Channel. But the young bard had th e pr i v il ege o f a friendship with a young and accomplished lady, Miss Maria Done, of Westmoreland, with whom he spent many happy hours while she paid occasional visits to some of his friends in Liverpool, and with whom be corresponded while she was at home, the youthful couple frequently exchanging the productions of their muse. This lady was married to John Barton, and her poetical talents des cended to her son, Bernard Barton, the Quaker poet, as well as to her daughter, Mrs. Hack, the author of many books for children. Inspired by precious friendships and ardent study, William Roscoe had produced some poems of merit before he had attained the age of twenty. In 1773, he aided in the formation of a society for the encou ragement of the arts of painting and design in Liverpool, and he commemorated the event by an Ode, which was his first-published piece. It was reprinted, with the poem of "Mount Pleasant," in 1777, and favourably noticed in some of the reviews. In the poem of " Mount Pleasant" he celebrates the growing importance of his native town ; but attempts, as he often did in after life, to divert the attention of his townsmen to the liberal pursuits of literature and science, " and to abate that spirit of enterprise and thirst of gain, which, when too much indulged, is seldom productive either of virtue or happiness." "Mount Pleasant" likewise contains his first protest against the slave trade. At an early age Roscoe wrote a small volume on " Christian Morality," from which it was evident that he had devoted much time to the study of the sacred writings; and it was to the operation of divine principles incul cated in the Bible upon his conduct and temper through. out life, to which must he attributed all that was most attractive and most exalted in his mind and character. In 1774, having completed his clerkship, Roscoe was admitted an attorney of the Court of King's Bench. In the same year he entered into partnership with Mr. Bannister, but this connexion lasted only a short time. A second engagement of the same kind (with Mr. Aspinall) was more lasting. In 1777 he began a corre spondence with Miss Jane Griffies, the daughter of a Liverpool tradesman, and a young lady tasteful and accom plished. Though both parties resided in the same town, a correspondence by letter was maintained for many years, and at length, on the 22nd of February, 1781, the lovers were united at St. Ann's Church, and never, certainly, in the course of a long life, had either party cause to regret the connexion. In 1784, Mr. Roscoe, in con junction with Mr. Daulby and others, resuscitated the " Society for Promoting Painting and Design," which had become defunct shortly after its formation. During the first year he was vice-president, and afterwards one of the committee. He ventured even to introduce into the exhibition one or two of his own drawings, and the ticket of admission was etched by his hand. In 1785 he delivered several lectures on the fine arts, and during the same year he was visited by Fuseli, proportion of the sexes will give interest and variety to a friendship having sprung up between them in the scene. The rooms will be laid out in such a manner London. ,, Abou t " and also contribut e d this time, too, Roscoe p ro d uce d a poem as to afford a "feast of reason" to those who delight in on The Origin of Engraving, valuable matter to Jos e ph Strutt's " Biographical Dic it. and a programme will be issued, showing each guest tionary of Engravers." In 1784 he was elected an hone the arrangements for the evening. Dr. Dickinson and rary or member of the Literary and Philosophical Society chester. In 1787 he published the first part of the Mr. T. C. Archer will prepare an elegant case of exotic " Wrongs of Africa," a poem, the preface to which was botany, and be at hand to explain it; Dr. Hume and Mr. written by Dr. Currie. In the following year the second Mayer will exhibit and explain antiquities, especially part appeared, and twenty years afterwards the entire those connected with the neighbourho o d ; M r . New. Poe m was pub " translated into German. I n 1787 Roscoe A General View of the Af r i can Sl ave Trade, de. lands will provi.e a variety of interesting models ; monstrating its injustice and impolicv ; wills Hints to and Mr. Jos. B. Yates will exhibit some interesting MSS. wards a Bill for its Abolition." In 1788 he sent to the I n press " A Scriptural Ref u t a ti on o f a P amp hl et l a t e l y pub and illuminated works from his own library. lished by the Rev. Raymond H arr i s . en titl e d ' S cr i ptura l the large ball-room there will be a select performan ce of Researches on the Licitness of the Slave Trade, in Four music ; and the ladies are unanimously of opinion that Letters from the Author to a Friend." In 1792 he issued there should also be quadrilles. It is understood, too, another pamphlet, entitled "An Inquiry into the Causes of the Insurre c ti on o f th e N egroes , i n th e I s l an d o f S t. that the entrance t o th e T own -hall will be decorated by Domingo," &c. In 1788 he took part in the Centenary plants forwarded by the Gardens' Committe of the of the Revolution, for which he composed a " secular Council, so that some of the attractions of summer will song ;" in the following year he published "An Ode to be given even t o thi s i nc l emen t season , the People of France," whi c h was grea tl y a d m i re d b y Fox •, and at a meetin he on the 14th of July, 1793, to The great feature of the d a y w ill be the p u bli c breakfast celebrate the taking of g the ld Bastile, he produced his song at the Philharmonic, at which the crack men may be ex- "Unfold, Father Time." Indeed, he took a great pected to deliver th emse l ve s. It is j us t p oss ibl e , as 1000 interest in the progress of the F renc h R evo l u ti on , i n w hi c h, tickets have been issued by the Library and Museum Com- fora o time, h l e n imagined l that p u the Strictures uorfecontin ental mittee,—not a fifth part of which number can fi nd accom- Burke's Two Letters, addressed to a Member of the Pre modation in the building itself,—that an adjournment i sent Parliament," having some years previously issued a will be moved in th e course o f th e a ft ernoon to th e T own- ballad, containing " The Life, D ea th, an d W on d er f u l hall, the ball-room of which would afford more spac e t o I Achievements of Edmund Bu r k e ," w hi c h was accompaniedby a frontispiece executed by himself. In the midst of hear the speakers. Messrs. Harris will place in the Royal the strong political excitement consequent on the state of Institution, the identical press from which Mr.:M'Creery affairs on the Continent, Roscoe, in public and private, printed Roscoe's lives of Leo and Lo renzo . At th e mee t- I a dvocated what was called the cause o f R e f orm ; and,being opposed to the war, he, in 1793, published a pam ing of the Historic Society, on Thursday, Mr. Mayer will phlet entitled " Thoughts on the Causes of the Present read a paper on " Roscoe and his connexion with art," a Failures," which was mentioned by the Marquis of Lans portion of his biography of which little or n o thi ng is downe, with commendation, i n th e H ouse o f P eers . known. I In 1790, Roscoe removed from th e t own t o res id e a t - - - - THE ROSCOE CENTENARY. THE arrangements for the celebration of the coming festival are proceeding with spirit. The event gives promise of being one of the most memorable in the annals of the town. May it amply realise all the expectations which are being formed. The proceedings of the day will commence with a public breakfast in the Philharmonic-hall, presided over by the Earl of Sefton, lord-lieutenant of the county. An ad dress, detailinz the most interesting events in connexion with the literary labours of the man whose centenary is there being celebrated, will be delivered by a distin guished guest ; and topics haiing a relation to literature and art generally will also form the subjects of discussion. The elegant ticket of admission, designed by Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, is nearly ready for issue, and, on the removal of a portion at the side, will form an elegant memorial of the event. Within an elegant archway two I of the nine Muses—viz., those who presided over poetry and history —are seen crowning the bust of Roscoe ; and at the opposite side, the genius of Commerce, surrounded by the Graces, is looking on with gratification. During the morning meeting, Lord Sefton will occupy the Roscoe chair, at present in Mr. Mayer's Egyptian Museum, ma nufactured from the timber of the house in which Mr. Roscoe was born. At the back of the chair are two ele gantly-carved statuettes, representing the historian's two heroes—Leo X. and Lorenzo de Medicis. It is calculated that the breakfast and the speeches will occupy about three hours. At two o'clock the grand inauguration of the Derby Museum will take place, his Worship the Mayor, the Corporation, and some of the principal literary gentle men, walking in procession from the Town-ball. The Bth of March is a becoming day for the opening of the Town Museum, as the 18th of October was for the open ing of the Free Public Library. We have no doubt that both together will be a blessing to the community. In the evening the Mayor and Mrs. Holme will receive about 800 guests at the Town-hall, including the guests of the morning, the principal promoters of literature, science, and art, in town ; and the most prominent gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. An eoual of 1815, when the distinguished party assembled in the preceding year at Holkham were invited to meet him at Allerton. Owing to various circumstances, much difficulty was experienced at the end of 1815 by the banking-house in which Mr. Roscoe was a partner, and on the 25th of Januarv,lBl6,they suspended their payments. Mr. Roscoe, with the ready consent of the creditors, undertook the arrangement of the affairs ; and, when a committee de clared the house solvent, ha drew lip a plan by which he proposed to discharge the waole of the debts in six years. But the noble struggle whch he made was of no avail, and the depreciation of their property, coupled with other unexpected reasons, obliged Mr. Roscoe to surrender the management of his affairs. He resolved to offer up to public sale the whole of hiseffects, including those books and works of art which he had employed himself in col lecting for half a century, and which were so much endeared to him. The cdlection produced upwards of £19,000, At the meeting for the eablishnaent of the Royal In stitution, Mr. Roscoe was tut upon the committee, and the first report was from Its pen. He likewise delivered the introductory lecture. ]n 1825 he resigned the office of president of the Literary and Philosophical Society ; shortly afterwards he was aided to the list of the mem bers of the Philadelphia Liman Society. In 1818, a year devoted chiefly to the settlement of the affairs of the bank, Mr. Roscoe superintended the pub lication of a collection of hynns for the use of the congre gation of Protestant Dissenters, at Renshaw-street, of which he was a member. In 1819 he published his " Observations on Penal Jurisprudence and the Refor mation of Offenders," n Itch was followed by " Addi tional Observations," in repy to an Edinburgh Reviewer. besides other pamphlets ot the nature and objects of punishment. The affairs of Mr. Roscoe terminating in bankruptcy, he retired to Chatmoss, whew he translated a portion of Dante's immortal poem. On his certificate being granted he returned to Liverpool, and shortly afterwards retired altogether from husiness. Unkrown to himself, his friends subscribed the sum ef £2,500, which was vested in trustees for the benefit of himself and family. Shortly afterwards he published the " Illustrations of the Life of Lorenzo de Medici," which was translated into Italian, and led to a friendship between its author and the dis tinguished M. Sismondi. He next issued a " Memoir of Richard Robert Jones," who vv*s firs introduced to Mr. Roscoe's attention in 1806. In the summer of 1822 he took a house in Lodge-lane, Toxteth-park, where he pre pared for the press his new edition of the works of Pope, and "A Declaration of the Objects of the Liverpool So ciety for Promoting the Abolition of Slivery." In the autumn of 1824 he suffered in irreparable loss in the death of Mrs. Roscoe, whose health for a long time had been in a very precarious state Resuming the study of botany, he elevated much atten tion to the Monandrian plants, of which le made a new ar rangement usually called Scitaminete. Nr. Roscoe in the same year was elected an honorary assodate of the Royal Society of Literature, and afterwards an associate of the first class. Subsequently he received Lisa gold medal of the society; and he was also elected corresponding mem ber of the Academy della Cruses, and of the New York Horticultural Society. His new edition of Pope involved him b a controversy with the Rev. W. Lisle Bowles, as to the character of the author of the " Essay on Man." Towards the close of the year 1825 the health of Roscoe was considerably affected, insomuch that he was frequently unable to pursue his usual literary avocations. He began to feel the pressure of years, not only in the failure of his bodily strength, but in the increasing difficulty of mental exer tion. He was, happily, able to complete tht magnificent catalogue of the Holkham MSS. On Sunday, December 16, 1827, he was suddenly attacked with paralysis ; but he soon recovered the use of the hand affected by the malady, notwithstanding that he persisted in preparing for the press the " Letters to Mr. Stephen Alen, of New York," against the injunctions of his media attendant. With a serenity and cheerfulness which neither age nor ailment could overcast—in the full enjoyment of the pleasures afforded by the works of nature, of fancy, and of art—with the high tone of feeling, and thebenevolent dispositions of youth, unchilled by a wintry etc—William Roscoe passed his closing days on earth in s mood of uniform, unvarying, and calm gladness. He retained all his warmth of feeling, his animating views d human nature, and his benevolent purposes. He bet not his sensibility to the beauties of poetry ; nor did he ever give way to depression of mind or gloomy apprehension. More than half a century had elapsed since he lost his early friends, Holden and Rigby ; twenty-five yers since the grave closed over the remains of Currie and otCiarke ; and now he was destined to stand by and see pass away, in quick succession, Dr. Parr, Dr. Aikin, Fuseli, and Sir James Smith—all of whom had been attracted to him by the ties of no common friendships. In 1831, he partly prepared for publication, "Poems, Original and Fugitive, written between the yews 1770 and 1830 ;" which, however, he did not live to complete; and, in a tranquil and happy frame of mind, Win. Roscoe expired at eleven o'clock on Thursday morning, file 30th of June, 1831. The immediate cause of his death was an effusion of water on the chest. He was interred in the burying ground attached to the Unitarian Chapel, in Renshaw-street. He left a family surviving him of six sons and two daughters. He had lost a daughter in infancy, and a son in mature age. Soon after his ieath a monument was raised by public subscription to his me mory. With the Marquis of Lansdowne he enjoyed a long and confidential correspondence on political topics ; the Duke of Gloucester he corresponded on Slavery and other subjects ; and among his friends and constant correspond ents were Lord Holland. Lord Erskine, Sir Samuel Romilly, Lord Brougham, Sir James Mackintosh, Sir Philip Francis, Fuseli, Mr. Whitbread, Dr. Currie, Mr. William Smith, Rammohun Roy, Wilberforce, Clarkson, Macaulay (father of the historian), Lord Orford, Lord Carlisle, Rogers, Rev. James Graham, Campbell, Mont gomery, Wilson, Hogg, Hector Macneill, Bernard Bar ton, Dr. Parr, Dr. Aikin, Dr. Dibdin, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Aikin, Mrs. Wolstoncroft, Mr. Coke, Mr. John Shepherd, and many others. In person, Mr. Itoscoe was tall and rather slender. His hair was light auburn; his full great eye was clear and mild ; his face expressive and cheerful. WILLIAM ROSCOE'S FAMILY The eldest daughter of this distinguished man was married in the year 1825 to nomas Jevons, Esq., of Liverpool. His son Henry, by 'Thom his life has been written, died in 1836, having been called to the bar in 1826, and written, in addition to iris father's biography, many able digests of different bran:hes of the law. CONTEMPORARY ESTIMATES OF ROSCOE. " I can bear testimony," said the Hon. G. C. Ver planck, of New York, " to the philanthropic zeal with which Roscoe entered into the examination of every ques tion of improvement on this side of the Atlantic ; to the warm interest he took in everything that concerned the cause of civil and religious liberty, cf education of hu manity ; his zeal, his courage, and his unwearied efforts in promoting the success of all of them." " To say the truth," said Mr. Coke, The representative of the Leicesters, " he is a most extraordinary personage ; such a head, such a heart, such suaviiy of disposition, such courage in the pursuit of what is right, such pure philanthropy, are seldom combined in one individual." Ros, COE AND GIBSON. Roscoe was one of the first who observed and encou raged the genius of Gibson, whose works as a sculptor have since gained him such deserved celebrity While Gibson , • was yet a student, he was frequently invited to Allerton Hall ; and he had free access to the various works of art which Mr. Roscoe was delighted to look over in his coin- pany. And, in 1827, when Gibson presente•l a marble bust of his first friend to the Liverpool Royal institution, he accompanied it with the statement :—" To that gen tleman I am indebted for what little merit I may possess as a sculptor." MR. PANIZZI AND THE LATE WILLIAM ROS.EOE. In a letter to Mr. Rogers, written in the year 1830, Rosede thus introduces Mr. Panizzi to the notice of that gentleman : " This is intended to be delivered to you by my highly valued friend, Signor Antonio Panizzi,.pro. fessor of the Italian language in the London University, who lived some years in Liverpool, whence he is now returning, after visiting the numerous friends whom he has made during his residence here He is probably already known to you by his literary works, particularly his edition of Bojardo and Arrozoto, now publishing ; in _ . addition to which, I beg leave to add my testimony, .not only to his abilities as an excellent scholar, but to his ex perienced worth as a sincere friend, and to his character as a man." A LITERARY SAlLOR.—Amongst the large number of persons who solicited the literary advice and assistance of William Roscoe was a sailor, whose letter we are fortu- nately enablA to append. The precious document runs as follows : " Kind Sir i take this oportonity of wrighting to you being advised by a Lady of Liverpool to do so in order to tell you i am a Britieh Sailor that as Lately arived in England after aving maid moy escape from the cost of New Zeland were i was ten years a prisner and is Most beautiful) tatued over the face and body, and as wrote a manuscript of every think Consirning the interior of New Zealand, - the war;, Mariages, Berings, and the Discrip tions of every Animals of Birds Beasts and Reptils and Menney others of the South Sceas, the Manuscript is va luable and wold make a Book of 200 Pages if wrote by a Good Editor being such enformation as Never yet being in print not eying the menes of printing it moy selfe i wish to Dispose and being advised to wright to you Concerning it i ahold wish for you to send me a note wether i must atend at your house or whether you will wait on me at Mr. Cal vert's Exhibition in the market Liverpool where they are exhibiting me as a curiosity. Your obedient Servint, " JOHN ROTHERFOOT." LORD'S DAY OBSERVANCE.-It has been said that when slaves become masters, they are very much dis posed to tyrannize in their turn over their newly-acquired property. This, perhaps, will explain the strange spec tacle exhibited at Drury-lane Theatre, when a knot of workmen resolved to use their own freedom on the Lord's-day, in such a manner as to require another knot of workmen to toil upon that day for the amusement of their new masters. Master Webster, a carpenter, abused those who out of pure regard for the working classes tried to shut up railroads and the Post-office on the Lord's-day. Webster considers it a shame that he should be deprived of a rest upon the Sabbath ; be has no notion of working seven days for six days' pay; he intends to rest and enjoy himself on the Lord's-day; but having thus become his own master on that day, he is fully resolved that a few servants shall work that day for him. Webster having thus become a master, insists upon it that omnibus-drivers, and con ductors, and cabmen, and steamboat men, and railway men, and waiters, and all sorts of slaves shall wait on Master Webster on his day of rest. What cares this carpenter set free whether the sweat stands upon the brow of the engine-driver or the stoker of a railway carriage ? Let the clerks be all in their places to hand Master Webster a ticket, waiters or waitresses to attend his beck and call. Let the poor postman walk ten miles to bring him a Sabbath breaking newspaper. He knows something of theology too : " The Sabbath was made for man," says he; that means for Master Webster, not for cabmen, omnibus drivers, canal men, publicans, postmen, railwaymen, and such vile public slaves. Let them get their Sabbath where they can, two Sabbaths in the week, one for the masters and the other for the servants—but let them not dare to stand in the way of their lords and masters ia Drury-lane Tim/etc& CORRESPONDENCE. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably requisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.-NO. 11. respected father, the landlord of the " Bee," is a Roman Catholic, and served in a good old Roman Catholic family, and that Miss Lawton has been regularly brought up in the reli gion professed by her father. The list of converts (7) is small, but if the names trumpeted forth are no better converts than the two Liverpool nominees, the list—small as it is—must be deemed, for the greater part, a fabrication.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., Liverpool, 23d Feb., 1853. DICKEY SAM. LIVERPOOL FREE LIBRARY. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LONG SERMONS To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIII,—It will perhaps be deemed presumptuous for a layman to comment upon a subject which may be considered the espe cial province of the Clergy; but, unfortunately for the exclu siveness of their position, the subject of sermons, both as to their length and quality, as being addressed to the laity, is one which frequently forms the theme of conversation and free criticism. This is a practice which I shall not attempt to defend or to excuse, hut content myself with asserting that, as a true Churchman, holding the Clergy as a body in profound respect, I shall treat the subject with becoming deference, pre mising at the same time that none of my remarks have the slighte t reference to any particular individuals, but are in tended generally for whom they may apply. Were I alone in my opinion as to the length to which a sermon on ordinary occasions ought to extend, 1 should doubt m y own judgment, nor should I rashly take the opinion of in different worshippers, who may b e bi asse d b y t h e i r f ee li ngs, THE FEMALE REFORMERS OF AMERICA. The reformers in petticoats and pantalettes at New and being anxious for the termination of the service in order York held a great Temperance Convention in that city, to hasten to some other pursuit, may incontinently deem the merit of a discourse to consist in its b rev it y . I h ave, however, Antoinette on the Sth ult. Brown," Mrs. Bloomer, th e " R ev. Mi ss and Miss Susan B. Anthony, the read somewhere the opinion of a dig n it ary o f th e Church, that leaders of the Yankee Amazonian legion, were the a sermon should not comnsonly last more than a quarter of an speakers of the evening. Though there was an admission hour, and the most eloquent preacher should not exceed charge of 25 cents., the great metropolitan hall was filled. twenty minutes. How often, on the other hand, do some of The fair orators were attended by the Quixotic Mr. our modern preachers occupy the best part of an hour, and Greeley ; Mrs. L. N. Fowler was chairwoman. Miss sometimes exceed it, and this not on ly b y th ose w h o h ave the Rich was chosen s ecre t ary . Th e R ev. Mi ss B rown, o f rare gift of eloquenc e , an d can ma k e an attentive audience Henrietta, opened the proceedin g s w ith p rayer . " Mi ss Brown," says the New York H era ld, " was i n no way think a long time to b e s h or t , b ut b y others whose only skill distinguished by dress, but the sympathetic tones of her is in elaboration of expression, multiplying words without voice, the earnestness of her manner, and her slight knowledge, in a vain endeavour to exhaust the subject, when youthful figure, created a deep impression in her favour. they are merely repeating themselves with variations. To It was plain, indeed, to see th a t, h owever ot h ers m i g h t take, however, the most f av o ura bl e case. A congregation is h ave made female agitation a profession, with this young assembled for prayer and praise, —the best of all duties in which Miss, at all events, it was an ent h us i asm. " Mrs.. man can be engaged,—and having gone through o ur beautiful demoßloonstrations dressed in the cos t ume , was rece i ve d w i t h l oud ations of applause. " Woman finds," said Mrs.. Liturgy, and become animated w ith th e d evot i onal feelings Bloomer, " she has hitherto trusted too much to man's . which it cannot fail to inspire, where there is a sp a rk of piety guidance, and has taken his opinion as the guide of her or faith, the worshippers settle themselves down to listen to I life, instead of obeying the higher law imposed upon her . the preacher, who ascends the pulpit, and, having selected by the Almighty. But woman has become wiser now—a a short passage of Holy Scripture. proceeds to expound new era has dawned for her, and great truths have been its meaning and its practic a l a ppli ca ti on t o t h e i mmortal revealed to her awa k ene d m i n d . (S ensat i on among the ladies.) Henceforth she will d ec id e f or h erse lf , an d se l ect t h e welfare of his hearers. In the space o f h a lf- an -h our h e Henceforth weapons most available for h er mora l . car f are ." (D ec id e d may teach a lesson which ordina r y capac i t i es can ;with- nig ht, to approval.) Having entered upon the topic of the out difficulty remember ; and that this may be done night, temperance, Mrs. Bloomer remarked :—ln social within this limit, is abundantly proved by the hundreds circles, too, women do much harm to the temperance and d m the soel. handw Woman e a n lady, is at that all events mistress the rec o i recipient, i e h n e t r , b o o w d n y of published sermons by our ablest di v i nes , f ew o f w hi c h w i ll cause ; and not unfrequently it is the first glass taken occupy more than twenty minutes if read d e lib era t e l y. A f manifest advantage has been gained,—the f e eli ngs i nsp i re d b y e the preceding prayers have not been obliterated, a practical j c li t o ie us t 7 i , in (r s p i La s u t se fo ,) r and h she has the power to provide what braGvaed,hejTtuosubsairitadi'ts not te kill. Women disobey the terfere. (Carried by acclamation.) lesson of piety has been received, and the worshipper retires guest, and l o d n . man haset ttenahrloseotfiacgdrolosmthmmteoruaincnthdo with his mind improved, and fresh with all he has heard, because it has not been overcharged. Supposing, on the other of hand, that the preacher, full of the subject which he has atten- harm by the use of spirituous liquors in their culinary tively and carefully studied, and with ample command of operations. Puddings, and pies, and pound cake are thus language, with choice phrases arid well-rounded periods, the sources of terrible evil. (Sensation among the rising detains his auditory for nearly an h our, or per h aps more, we generation.) Such w omen vo l un t ar il y y i e l d up their s s e o r n ie s o t o n the Moloch cilil d o .. e f a i n t t eomapezn c i e n , t a o n x t a v t a i i a n g will i h a ;, s h s e o r have but the choice of evils. Eith er h e h as wear i ed them with his prolixity, and rendered th e rememorance o f hi s lessons by long as she leads the tempter into her own doors. Mrs. ordinary minds almost a matter o f i m p oss ib i lit y , or if h e has Bloomer went on in a st ra i n so i n d e li cate, t h at we cannot retained their attention by the a tt rac ti veness o f his style and with propriet yrepeat her disgusting language,and continued: manner, he has diverted it altogether from the teaching to the " Let things lie reversed, and let man be subjected to a teacher. Their ears have listened to his accents and been being inferior to himself ; bow long would he tolerate it ? enchanted by his phrases, but their hearts are untouched, and Not long ; and yet he thinks it right for woman to bear their minds, instead of being improved, are actually diverted it fr But woman has dared to profess her right to throw the sentimentyte, and wasto declare teaeire she d w : tl from that feeling of devotion with which they were previously ( ( ) Th shas. greatee earthly a p approbation.) r oti superior.n) inspired. They listen to the preacher not as a messenger from She will be held responsible for the euardianship of her Heaven, with the glad tidings of pardon and peace for guilty children. She (Mrs. B.) would not advocate divorce, but sinners, charged to warn the impenitent, to arouse the luke- she would advocate separation, which would give woman warm, to comfort the afflicted, and to encourage the faint- the control of her own person, property, and children. hearted, but as they would listen to a well-graced actor, who Let woman refuse to be the companion of a drunkard. appeals to their sense of sound by his well-tuned modulations and we will soon see the effect of that measure on society." of voice, and to their intellectual capacity by his appropriate i d " e A cla n r d e w h o er m i a n n a c ei c l o a tO e i continued e t o tri l i i Lerag e e r c , r_ea a t e ur d e lh ' e ' must choice of language. Should he, however, possess none of suit of happiness, and enact laws I'm: herself.' (Sympt r oms these attractive qualities, the evil is not lessened, for the of a fellowship of feeling in this idea). 'Woman is thought wakeful attention is substituted by listless weariness. In both - too good and too delicate to mingle in public discussions ; cases they result in a forgetfulness of the great object of but would that she was thought too good and too delicate Divine worship, for which attendance at church is so manifest to live in close companionship with a drunken profligate ! a duty. Another evil also is, that persons are tempted to Horace Mann was travelling round the country lectur become erratic in their church duties, and by irregular I ing on woman, and though there were portions of his ;lecture unexceptionable, still there were other parts attendance, in order to listen to favourite preachers, they sir which deserved the rebuke of every woman. (Son which destroy that unity of spirit and communion in worship sation). We would strike at the root of the evil, and which is one of the great blessings in Christian England of our remove the cause of evil and despair. Far more noble parochial system. ' in our eyes is the political field—that Stygian pool I trust I have not exceeded the fair limit of legitimate dis- on which Mr. Mann says we must not embark. Though elusion on a question which I approached with some trepida. i i woman is now denied her right to speak her senti tion, though it is a not infrequent theme of conversation; and ments throUgh the ballot box, it is her right, never am, Sir, &c., EPHRA. ; theless. (Applause). We do not invite woman to act in the mission pointed out by Horace Mann—to visit the lanes and byeways, and abodes of wretchedness.' " The Rev. Miss An t o vh i ee n do e i t li t r ne e r a L ; t e .. B en ed r c o ewyLent." thereg t e o e l e d r e t w h ee e sr,e f n o :oi l mb o l w ee 9 - To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL ST ANDARD. , 1 girl—andrug story bad aI loved Srn,—The time is now drawing near when the position of : when I shrunk from her as I would from the plague. And merchants' and brokers' clerks will differ materially from what , what was her crime ? Her father was a drunkard. True, it has hitherto been. A s one o f t h at class, about to embark for she was not to bl ame; b u t we did es soc i ety now does— Australia, I would venture to suggest to employers, in re- visit the sins of the father upon the child. That father ference to such as may remain at home, that in order to retain l honoured was o a u mano nd wealth,f he wealth couldn make l hi him the services of good and faithf u l servan t s , t h ey s h ould b e 'emu- thoen red o streets. And yet respected tha w t i Ideru'nkwarads seen w: reelings a man, titou and had gt e l aerated accordingly, a man's heart, and he felt the degradation of himself and 1 would suggest that a meeting be held by all the clerks in those who were dear to him. He took the pledge; but this town, with the view of ascertaining more precisely whatl he fell before the temptation of a licensed rum shop in their ultimate prospecti are likely to be. As one instance out the village. He felt his shame, and renewed his pledge, and said if he should f a ll again lie would take his own. of many, I may rema r k th a t b e t ween 40 an d 50 per cent. life. mor n ii A , companionhis daughter telputeadd has been added to the salary of a friend of mine of ordinaryTi m m i again,tie and barn, the hanged,ae capacity, who has only been in his place three years,—thereby dead. morninggAnd that girl fell down in a swoon, and became a showing that in some quarters the necessity of more ample maniac! Such are the evils of intemperance.—Miss remuneration is understood. When we look to the number of Susan B. Anthony, of Rochester, N.Y., was introduced those gone last year, and those already gone this year, with by the President, as an agent of the Women's State 200 ships now loading, with high rates of passage, in the Temperance Society. Miss A. is not so young or well Thames, Clyde, and Mersey, we m u st i n f er t h a t very few i favoured as h er co ll a b ora l eurs , an d a pa i r of spectacles labourers will be left, and then masters will have to reform i which she wears does not add to her personal charms any ore e t s han a s. regu a l h a e r s. Yalik s % nas t al twang improves the seemed at last she got Liv e their niggardly payments. In fact, clerkship is a species of II white slavery, and a "digger's" life, though attended with gimorwasrmion, andlie m• great risk, is, after all, with due ease and caution, preferable e xc o i n ted s , o h ea ow oe c i v l e s r e s a h ni e. that nothing could stop her. She wore the Bloomer to being housed all day addling the brain with intricate calcu- costume of black silk, but looked angular enough for a lations for barely such as will maintain himself, let alone his I Lebanon shakeress. She said she did not rise to inflict a wife and family,—l am, Sir, yours, &c., speech on the audience—an assurance which proved to be A REGULAR READER, "holding the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it AND HOPE TO BE, IN AUSTRALIA. tt the hope" with a vengeance. LIVERPOOL CLERKS PERJURY OF THE IRISH BRIGADE. I To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The success which has attended the noble experiment in providing a free library for the people is much to the credit of our town. So much, indeed, that it becomes desirable that we should have the fullest details as to the number and cha racter of the numerous readers who are to be found daily within its walls. Sue,—The last few days have afforded an additional proof of the utter want of principle of some Irish Romanist members of parliament. Notwithstanding the most solemn oath which the ablest divines and lawyers could frame, Mr. Moore and Mr. Lucas have dared to speak of " religious equality" as the only cure for Irish discontent and disaffection ; and, to prevent any mistake of their meaning, they declare that the spoliation of the Church of Ireland is their object. Now, Sir, the absurdity of such a proposal is only equalled by its intolerable wickedness, as it would require not merely that these Irish Papists should break their oath (as they have already done, and shown to the world that no oath can bihd them), but also that the majorities of both houses of parlia ment should perjure themselves, and, more awful still, that our Sovereign Lady the Queen should give the act the solemn sanction of the royal assent. With the view of ensuring fuller statistics, I have to suggest that every reader should be required to specify his occupation on the card which he is obliged to fill up before he obtains a book. At present the visitor has only to state his name and address. Were the suggestion which I have thrown out adopted, some very interesting particulars as to the studious habits of the respective trades of the town might be ascer tained.—Yours, respectfuly, February 28, 1853 PAUL BOOKWORM HORTICULTURE. The Rose Gardoz.'By Wm. Paul. London : Sherwood, Thank God, this is not very likely, for we may surely hope that the spirit of Englishmen will be so roused by ptesent events as to put it for ever out of the power of a number of perjured Irish Papists to overthrow "our glorious constitution in Church and State." I have little doubt that abler heads than mine are anxiously considering this subject, and, it appears certain, that it will impart additional weight to the inquiry, with respect to May noon], of which Lord Winchelsea has given notice. Must we, Englishmen, be taxed for the support of a false religion, whose chief tenet, the sacrifices of the mass, I, and every other lawful minister in England, are required by the LAW OF THE LAND to declare to be blasphemous fables and dangercus deceits? Must we be taxed for the education of these " blasphemous jabulists and dangerous deceivers," who are described as unable to pay for their own education, whilst the man, whom the Bishop of Rome has sent to insult us, is living like a prince; whilst the Popish Archbishop at Dublin occupies the best house in Dublin; and whilst magnificent edifices, rivalling* our cathedrals, are springing up all through England? lam aware, Sir, of the warmth with which I write, and I am also aware how unequal anything I can say is to do justice to this subject; I can only plead the enormity of the insult and outrage offered to every Protestant in the United Kingdom, from the Queen on her throne to the pauper in the workhouse. I will not offer lengthy arguments or endless quotations, but I will come to the point, for— Gilbert, and Piper, To attempt to classify the apparently endless varieties of the queen of flowers, would at first sight appear to be impracticable ; and no one would make the effort who _ _ was not possessed of abundant experience upon the sub ject. Mr. Wm. Paul, of the Cheshunt Nurseries—fa mous for roses wherever roses are known in this country —has undertaken the task, and the volume before us is a triumphant proof that he has eminently succeeded. In the first part Mr. Paul slums that he can not only grow, and classify roses, but that he can also write a classical history of these beautiful flowers ; every author is quoted who has written in favour of the rose, and a most interesting account is given of its history from the ear liest mention which can be found in the most ancient writings. But the great valueof Mr. Paul's " Rose garden" is his practical arrangement and description of more than one thousand varieties of choice, well-proved roses ; the value of such a book will be apparent at first sight to the rose-grower, for nothing can be more bewildering than the heterogeneous lists upon which he has hitherto been obliged to depend. This beautiful work (for it is as ornamental as it is useful) is illustrated by exquisitely perfect coloured representations of the typical roses of each group, by which means it is impossible to find any difficulty in following out the classification. Every par— ticular the amateur or practical rose-grower can wish for as to quality of variety, time of flowering, mode of cul ture, &c., is amply detailed ; and we can confidently assert, that we never saw a book which we could recom mend with so much satisfaction to those for whom it is written. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Spring is beginning to indicate its approach ; the plants under glass are evidently feeling the influence, and are beginning to spew signs of new growth ; it is, there fore, necessary to prepare for the necessary operation of potting, which will soon be required. Camellias are beginning to fade, and we must now look for the beautiful Chinese azaleas, moss roses, and other showy plants which have been brought forward ; the buds of the azaleas are pushing forward actively, and will be much assisted by occasional application of weak liquid manure. It is too soon to move in the flower-garden ; but no opportunity must be neglected of getting on with the work in the kitchen.garden, as the excessively wet autumn and winter have caused much to be left undone which will have now to be completed. In the plant-houses all leisure time will be well employed in destroying insects. The follow ing is worth knowing : The Thrips.—l find the following an effectual remedy for this destructive insect :—Place the plant in a house and fill it with the strongest common tobacco-smoke three nights successively, syringing them well an the following mornings. My azaleas suffered a good deal this spring with the red and black thrips, but by the above means I h av e effectually destroyed them, as I have proved by placing them on a white sheet of paper. I have found the red insect more easily destroyed than the black one.—S. T., in Turner's Florist and Garden Miscellany. CHANGE or FORTUNE.—A paragraph under this head has been going the round of the press, stating, on the au thority of a Devonport paper, that a stoker on board H.M. steamship Valorous, has just become possessed by a decree of the Court of Chancery of the Earldom of Stockport, and an estate of the value of £34,000 a-year. It is pure invention. Her Majesty has no steamship Valorous. There is no Earldom of Stockport, and 130 estate of X 34,000 a-year has recently been decided on, In the Court of Chancery. " Facit indignatio versum." Let every Protestant pledge himself to use every legal and constitutional means for obtaining the repeal of the " Catholic Emancipation Act." Let the men of influence and ability and station come forward and rally round them all the true-hearted subjects in the United Kingdom ; and let us, when we know WHO WE ARE, and HOW MANY WE ARE, solemnly bind our selves to use every method, which the law and Constitution provide, in order to bring to condign punishment, AS TRAITORS TO THEIR QUEEN AND COUNTRY, all persons who shall in any way devise, propose, or attempt the subversion of our Con stitution.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A LINCOLNSHIRE VICAR. PRETENDED POPISH PERVERTS. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. see in this day's Mercury a list of names culled from the "Catholic C) Directory" of persons who are stated to be perverts to Popery in 1852. The pains taken to swell and puff off the list by titles and pedigrees is almost childish but, leaving this to the priestly concoctors, let us look at the names of which we know anything, and see what it amounts to. Tw•o persons are named as converts in Liverpool—one a Mr. J. Richardson, and one Miss Lawton, Queen's square. This is no great amount of success, considering the number of long-coated, beardless figures, paid by foreign money to incul cate the poison of Popery in this neighbourhood. But, Sir, I believe the priests have been driven from want of facts to countenance fibs. I believe the J. Richardson named to be a brought up Romanist, and if we can get his address this case can be easily cleared up. As to Bliss Lawton (and lam sorry that ladies are thus dragged out to court remark), I believe here