The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-01 00:00:00

O'CONNELL LIES.

(From the Oxford Herald.)
If a solitary bird be put up from under the sportsman's
feet, 'tis ten to one that his steady aim will bring it down ;
but if a covey of six or eight brace rise, right and left, it is
possible, unless he has tolerable command of nerve, that all
may escape without a feather being touched. So it is when
we have to deal with untruths, if a speaker or writer hazard
an isolated falsehood, there is something obvious to mark and
to bring down by a counter statement : whereas, if an indi-
vidual let fly his lies, right and left, here a dozen and there a
score, the downright impudence of the deed is so startling
as to operate very favourably for the escape of the delin-
quent, scot-free.

. .
There lives at Derrynane a man of undoubted mendacity,
relying on the indulgences obtainable at the confessional for
service of all work in the good cause, wherein the end sanc-
tifies the means. This man has been very emphatically and
aptly characterised by a fellow-countryman, as " the man
whose life is one huge living lie." He has lately, in follow-
ing up his vocation, penned several letters, to which we would
call the attention of the Anti-Mendicity Society, as the
main object of these precious epistolary effusions is to gull
the public, and to transfer their pence, shillings, and pounds,
to his own begging-box. Like the ordinary compositions of
the mendicant fraternity, these are a tissue of falsehood from
beginning to end ; but they have not been allowed to circu-
late without exposure and contradiction from more than one
champion of the truths
Just to show the brazen front with which this Milesian
Yahoo asserts " the thing which is not," we will give a sin-
gle example of his inventive faculty—ex uno disce onmes :
" First christianity was introduced into England and En-
glishmen were converted to that divine religion by St. Austin,
who arrived in the isle of Thanet about the year 596. He
was sent to this country by the then Pope St. Gregory the
Great."

Had he said " Popery was introduced into England and
Anglo-Saxons were converted to that corrupt and idolatrous
form of christianity by Austin the emissary of Pope Gre-
gory," he would have said the truth. As it stands, the as-
sertion is false. The Catholic Faith, pure and Apostolical
Christianity, was planted in Britain, according to Gildas,
(who died 570 A. D.) in the latter part of the reign of Tibe-
rius, five years after the death of Christ and five years be-
fore St. Peter came to Rome. Other authorities date the in-
troduction of christianity into the island as late as 60 A. D.
St. Lucius, the first christened king of the world, founded
St. Peter's Church in Thorney, (now Westminster) as the
Cathedral of London, and established two other archiepisco-
pal sees at York and Caer-Leon upon Usk. He died 207 A.D.
In the persecution under Diocletian, St. Alban suffered
martyrdom by decapitation at Holmehurst, (now St. Alban's)
290 A. D. His instructor Amphibolus suffered at the same
place : and at Lichfield so many Christians were put to death
that the city arms are a field charged with martyrs, in com-
memoration of that bloody event. St. Helena, mother of
Constantine the Great, was a British Princess and`resided in
York, 300 A. D. Three British Bishops attended the council
of Arles in France, 314 A. D. The see of Man, of which
Amphibolus was first bishop, was founded 360 A. D. Mor-
gan a monk of Bangor, better known by the name of Pela-
gins, was living, 400 A. D. The Cathedral of Bangor is de-
dicated to St. Daniel, who was bishop of that see' 516 A.D.
Early in the same century two Gallician bishops, Lupus and
Germanus, came over to check the progress of Pelagianism ;
they consecrated St. Dubritius, Archbishop of Caer-Leon.
The see was removed to Menevia, in the time of his successor
St. David, (whose name it afterwards bore, 519 A. D.) Ken-
tigern, Bishop of Glasgow, founded the Bishoprick of Llan-
delwy, 560 A. D., which was afterwards called St. Asaph,
from Kentigern's successor in the see. Bertha the Kentsh
Queen, daughter of Chilperic of France, was a Christian be-
fore Austin's arrival, and Luidhard, a learned Gallican Biskop,
was resident at her Court. St. Austin only repaired and
consccrated afresh the Cathedral of Canterbury, which had
been a Church in the time of the Britons. When he arrived
in England, the Metropolitan of St. David's had still seven
suffragan Bishops under his jurisdiction, Worcester, Llan-
daff, Bangor, Hereford, St. Asaph, Llan-Bader, and Mor-
gan. A conference took place in 602 A. D., at which the Ro-
mish Prelate of Canterbury endeavoured, but in vain, to
obtain the submission of the British Bishops ; and Dinothus,
Abbot of Bangor, made it appear, by divers arguments, that
the British Church neither followed the rites nor acknow-
ledged the authority, of the see of Rome.
Now if any ene of all these particulars, in which we have
names and places and dates be true, then is DANIEL O'CON-
NELL'S assertion false ; and he must have known it to be
false, if he knew any thing either of the Martyrologies, or of
the Saints in the Romish Calendar ; even if he had ever
looked into Rapin, he must have known his own statement
to be a wilful and deliberate falsehood.

THE REPEALER.

(From the Dublin Stateeman.)

Another long epistle from old Daniel, and the theme Re-
peal! To the general reader for amusement, or instruction,
this is an unsatisfactory production—there is nothing inter-
esting in it. We have no new light thrown on the subject—
no new argument advanced—and at the end we are just left
as wise as at the beginning. He tells us a great many good
and sufficient reasons why the cause is not likely to prosper ;
and, also, the reasons why he will not despair of it. Then,
at the close„we are left in doubt which way the balance lies.

The chief causes for not despairing are—first, that he
(Daniel) is for Repeal himself ; and, 2dly, that seven mil-
lions of Irish men and women are so likewise.

If this were true—but we are sceptical on the point.
We do not believe that seven millions—no, nor five, nor two,
nor one million of Irish are at all anxious about the matter.
And as to Daniel O'Connell himself, we believe him to be
quite unconcerned on the subject.
There is an impress of humbug and delusion very discern-
able on the seal of this epistle—and in its details and parti-
culars it does not belie the mark. It is part of Mr. O'Con-
nell's vocation to write such letters.

He has placed himself in such a position that he must go
on with the jugglery which has brought him where he is.
Simon Magus, we are warranted in supposing, gave up his
trade in sorcery and witchcraft when converted by the
preaching of Philip (see Acts, 10th chapter), but of O'Con-
nell's conversion by the preaching of any body, we have as
yet the pleasing intelligence to receive. He therefore goes on
writing those bamboozling letters so supremely contemptible
to the eye of common sense—so worthy of a charlatan—so
disgraceful to the writer—if any act he does, can further de-
grade or disgrace a man so justly despised by all that is esti-
mable and right minded in society.
We feel very little disposed to dip into a production so
luelTlibly stupid and ridiculous. Is It possible, we ask our-
selres, that there is a class of people whom this thinly-
disguised farce and humbug can impose upon—who really
believe the man to be serious ? But we are forced to ac-
knowledge after a very little reflection, that such there may
be, and very likely is—i ut they must be Papists. None
other but Papists could be imposed upon. And Papists being
men that worship a little flour and water as deity, and sub-
mit their understandings, souls, and bodies to the unrestricted
management of a set of swindling priests, may believe in
anything. And it is evident to us indeed from many little
marks that might escape other and less attentive, or less
practised readers, that this epistle was framed for Papists,
addressed to Papists, and intended for Papists only. We
trace the symbols in it. " There are, I pledge myself seven
millions of repealers in Ireland (great cheering.) Breathe
but the breath of hope, and their numbers will be increased
and consolidated." Here is the true key to the repeal busi-
ness. It is a pure affair of Popery. Dan thus throws the
wink, with the signs and pass-words of popery—and the yell
is immediately raised. It is the war-cry against Pro-
testantism—and the savages whom the abominations of
Peter Dens, and all the priests have properly educated for
the response—shout in chorus. It is a cry of havoc to the
dogs of war—and Ribbonrnen instinctively gnash their teeth,
and whet their pikes. Protestants have nothing to do with
what is called the repeal agitation, except to be on their
guard. Thy Repealer indeed scarcely asks them to take part
in it. All the encouragement be holds out to them is this
—He says, " we are bound by every impulse of duty, to
convince the Protestants that they have " nothing to lose as
sectarians," whilst as Irishmen (viz., converts to Popery)
they have everthing to gain."
The Protestants of Ireland are not sectarians now, and
will not become so under an O'Connell regime of Repeal.
We trust they will never become " Irishmen" on Mr. O'Con-
nell's terms, of ceasing to be Protestants.
That the Repealer does not consider Protestants as " Irish-
men" may be seen from a passage in this epistle wherein he
says—

" This party, under the denomination of ' the ascendancy,'
or of ' Orangeism,' is ungenial to Ireland, and almost totally
devoid of all sentiments of nationality, or of any love of fa-
ther-land—the spirit of patriotism and affection is stifled in
their bosoms, by selfish and bigotted pursuits and objects.
They have, in fact, no country, and in the secret cogitation
of their minds, they look upon Ireland and the Irish people
as materials for peculation and plunder, &c. They are of the
land, but they belong not to it in feelings, in opinions, or
affections."

Such is the Repealer's description of Irish Protestants.
They are men " without a country." Yet they may have
one—how ? marry, by identifying themselves with the land in
feelings and opinions, or in other words, by bowing the knee
to Baal, and worshipping the idols that bring down the judg-
ments of Heaven upon us. " All these things, will I give
thee," said the Devil to our Lord, "if thou wilt fall down
and worship me." These are plainly the only terms on
which the Repealer will allow Protestants to have any pos-
session in Ireland, or even bestow upon them the name of
Irishmen. Let us beware of such Hibernicism. We have
been very guilty in the sight of God, (a great many of us at
least,) in degrading and compromising our most holy faith
for the glozing and flattery of men who would call us Irish-
men forsooth, on such base terms. May they have reason to
retract the title on such grounds from every one of us, and
from our children's children ! Of true, Protestant patriotism
towards Ireland, we shall take another opportunity of speak-
ing. We shall demonstrate what Protestants, if they would
have a country of their feelings, opinions, and affections,
ought to do.

TRADE TO CHINA.—On Wednesday last a deputation,
consisting of William Nicol., Harold Littledale, Thomas
Ripley, William Potter, and George Armstrong, Esqrs., left
Liverpool for London, to seek an interview with Lord Pal-
merston on the present state of our relations with China.
The interview took place on Friday, at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street. The deputation having stated to his lord-
ship the object of their visit, the Foreign Secretary admitted
the great importance of the trade between Great Britain and
China, and the necessity of placing it on a more secure foot-
ing than it had for some time stood. The subject, he assured
the deputation, had engaged his anxious attention ; and,
though, from the absence from town of several members of
the government, he had not had an opportunity of conferring
with his colleagues on it, he hoped, that in a few days, a
cabinet council would be held, when the whole question
should be considered with the attention which its importance
demanded. The deputation left the Foreign-office highly
pleased with the manner in which Lord Palmerston had re-
ceived them., and perfectly satisfied with the assurance he
gave, that, in whatever mode the government might deem it
necessary to interfere, that interference should be effectual
for the protection of the liberties, the lives, and the property
of British subjects in their intercourse with the Chinese.
The Liverpool deputation, in conjunction with the deputa-
tions from Manchester, Glasgow, &c., appointed Messrs.
Crawford, Larpent, and Abel Smith, of London, to watch
over their interests, and to confer with the government on
Chinese affairs.

ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The deck of the Erebus, 011
Wednesday, was nearly one-third occupied by casks con-
taining beef and pork, a four years' supply having been pro-
vided. It was on that day that the ship's company took up
their abode in the vessel, havir, for some time previously
occupied a hulk lying alongside. It was intended the same
afternoon to drop down from Chatham Dock to Gillingham,
to join the Terror; but it was found necessary to postpone
doing so till the following day. Great ingenuity has been
displayed in providing the means of taking and preserving
whatever may be important to natural history. Walking
sticks, not larger than those commonly in use, have been
hollowed, so as to carry nets for catching insects. The ferrule
at the bottom is removed, and the nets are drawn forth ready
for instant use. Spirits of wine, in bottles of all sizes,
have been furnished to preserve the insects. Small con-
servatories are on board, which can be kept at any tempera-
ture, with a view of bringing home living plants ; and long
gauze bags, with mouths of common netting, will be drawn
after the ship in certain latitudes, where small marine
animals, not known to us at present, may possibly be
found. An abundant store of warm clothing is on board,
and, in a word, every comfort is intended to be afforded to
the mariners. Mr. M'Cormick, the surgeon, has a small
printing press with him. Should the vessels be icebound for
a season, this will probably enable him to bring out the
Erebus Time*, daily or weekly.—Court Gazette.