The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

A NEW _DOGMA.

Another dogma has just been added to the wonderful creed
of the Church of Rome. Scarcely have the faithful finished
their rejoicings, and chaunted their prayers, in honour of the
" Immaculate Conception," than they are informed that "the
fete of the Holy Heart (Satre Cceur) of Jesus is rendered
obligatory in the Universal Church " The present Pope is
the boldest—as ho is the weakest—of spiritual sovereigns. Ho
is afraid of the monastie orders, and to conciliate each in turn,
he braves the opposition and the ridicule of the rest. The
" Immaculate Conception" was the favourite dream of the
Franciscans. The "Holy Heart" is one of the chosen symbols
of the Jesuits. It is a dangerous policy, nevertheless, this
coercing the belief of the many in deference to the wishes of
the few. Tho Dominicans are disgusted at the triumph of
their ancient Franciscan rivals; and the cry of " No Goddess,"
which escaped the lips of the murderer of the Archbishop of
Paris, shows how hitter and strong an opposition the " Imma-
culate Conception" is still provoking. Will the new dogma,
which gives to the fleshly heart of Jesus a memory and peculiar
powers, and makes every one hold a solemn fete to do it
honour, will this not make a fresh distraction in the Catholic
world ? Our able cotemporary Le Lien fears that no oppo-
sition will be made, and that the doctrine will exert powerful
influence over the imagination of the women. Well, to us it
matters little. If we could believe that any soul became holier
or better by belief in such a gross material dogma, we could
well pardon its absurdity. As it is, we feel that every new
invention of man's device but draws away the heart of :Tian
from faith in the living God and loyalty to the living Christ,
—lnquirer.

A PAINFUL SENSATION.—The public mind will be
directed more intently to the serious nature of our quarrel
with China. The official papers received this week have
created a painful sensation, as they tend to show that the
circumstances of the dispute did not call for that recourse
to hostilities which in all cases of quarrel should be the last
means resorted to for obtaining satisfaction of wrong. It
does not appear that the English authorities were right,
even as regards the original point of dispute. It is to be
feared that the loss of life in Canton has been very great.
As the Chinese were incapable of resistance, they were
massacred by the bombardment, which, after all, did not
induce them to submit; and before proceeding further, the
Admiral took that step which we certainly think he should
have taken in the first instance, and sent home for further
instructions.—Press.
CAPTURE OF A PROFESSIONAL BURGLAR AT BRADFORD.—
At the Bradford Borough Court, on Monday, John Jones
was charged with having, on Thurs lay evening last, been
in the Ivy Hotel, Barkerend, with the intention of commit-
ting a robbery. He was, however, frustrated in his attempt,
knocked down by the son of the landlady, and taken into
the bar, when three picklocks dropped from his pocket. He
said he came from Leeds, and his lodgings there were
searched, when a dark lantern and a jemmy, used for bur-
glarious purposes, were found under his bed. Another
charge was preferred against him, of having, on the evening
of the 20th of December, carried off from the house of Rich-
ard Farmery, lo.?erseller, Southgate, £l2 lOs. in a cash box.
A coloured Maroon girl, named Ophelia Ann Powell, who
is a servant in the house, saw the prisoner come down the
stairs, and seeing that he was discovered, he knocked her
down, and ran out with the cash box under his arm. She
rose up immediately, and looked after him, and saw him run
across the street, and then round the corner; but she saw
safficient to enable her, both by his dress and features, to
swear to his identity. He was committed for trial.

LINCOLN AGAINST TILE INCOME TAX —A public meeting
on the income tax question has been held at Lincoln, the
mayor in the chair. A singularly expressed letter against the
continuance of the tax, was read from Major Sibthorpe, one
of the borough members. The gallant gentleman said :
" As regards the income tax, I confess I do not know at
present as to what and how is the fairest and most just way
of levying it ; of this, however, I am quite convinced, that
as at present levied, it is not only most unjust in principle,
but most inquisitorial, tyrannical, and oppressive in the pro-
cess of exaction ; and rather than retain it, in its present
form and shape, I should be ready to support, in the House
of Commons, any motion tending not only to the reduction,
but even the total abolition of it. As to the increase of
Is. 41., until April, 1858, I look upon it as neither more nor
less than an artful dodge of the Government, to fleece the
people a year longer than they ought to be."—Mr. Coun-
cillor Brogden expressed himself-in favour of direct taxa-
tion, equitably levied. In the course of his speech, he
condemned secret diplomacy, and said it wag pitiable to see
how Great Britain had bullied the weak and defenceless of
la'e, and submitted to the arrogance of the strong. Several
res dutions, and a petition were adopted.
DEATa FROM FALLING INTO A. BOILING CAULDRON.--A
coroner's inquest was held at Reading, on Saturday, on the
body of a man named Isaac Clifford, who met with his
death in an awful manner. From the evidence adduced, it
appeared that the deceased was in the employ of Messrs.
Russell and Martin, brewers, in that town, and on Thursday
last was chiefly engaged in the brewhouse.. About five
o'clock on the afternoon of the day in question, when a
quantity of boiling liquor had been drawn off from the
copper into the hop back, he =ended a stepladder in order
to turn a tap to let some oold liquor into the copper. To
accomplish this it was necessary for him, on n-aching the top
of the steps, to seize a cord hanging from a beam above ; he
reached out his hand to do so, but unfortunately missed it,
which caused him to swerve, and losing his footing, he fell
into the hop back, Which was filled with boiling liquor.
Two fellow workmen and Mr. Martin, one of the firm, were
close at hand at the time, and they instantly drew the
unfo-tunate man (who was resting on his head and c )vered
nearly to his knees) from the boiling liquid. His head,
face, and chest were fearfully scalded, and to obtain every
requisite attention he was removed to the hospital immedi-
ately upon being stripped and wrapped in flannel. The
p-or fellow's system, however, proved to have received so
severe a shock that he never rallied, and death took place the
same night. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
death,"