The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-21 00:00:00

From the multiplied electioneering movements which
are now taking place in various parts of the country;
it is evident that a general election is close at hand.
Under any possible combinaiion of circumstances, the
rescuscitated whig cabinet cannot go on much longer
with thipresent House of Commons. If the finality
of Lord John Russell is to be insisted upon, the radi-
cals are pledged to be as refactory as ever. If an in-
fusion of liberalism into the administration is to take
place, by the admission of Lord Durham and the Mar-
quis of Normandy, still greater difficulties must be en-
countered. The accession of these ultra-liberals to
office will alienate from the ministry the support of
many men of moderate whig principles who have
hitherto voted with Lord John Russell. The present
home sacretary is not the only " finality man" in the
House of Commons. A dissolution, then, is the only
available alternative. Let the conservatives be in the
field in time. The approaching struggle will be one
of the most formidable character. Whenever it comes

it should find the friends of the constitution prepared.
Not a county nor a borough should be left uncontested.
Above all, let there be no delay. The enemies of the
constitution are straining every nerve to gain the as-
cendency. Its friends must do the same.

FORM OF A PETITION AGAINST THE NEW
SCHEME OF NATIONAL EDUCATION.

" To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and
Ireland, in Parliament assembled.
" The Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the Parish
of —, in the County of —,
" Humbly sheweth, —That your Petitioners have seen with
the greatest surprise and alarm, a scheme of Education re-
cently laid before Parliament as approved by the Committee
of the Privy Council, and proposed to be carried into effect.
" That your Petitioners are of opinion that the said scheme
violates the first principles of, our National Church and Pro-
testant Constitution, inasmuch as it sets aside the proper
functions of the Parochial Clergy : contemplates the employ-
ment by the State of Romish and Socinian teachers, and
recognises corrupted copies of the Holy Scriptures as of
equal authority with the authorised version.
" That your Petitioners also believe, that the endeavour
to instruct the children of the poorer classes in the manner
proposed, according to every variety of religious belief or
opinion, can only lead to universal disbelief and scepticism.
" That your Petitioners also regard, with the greatest ap-
prehension, the attempt to place the Education of the Poor
in the hands of a Board, consisting wholly of official Lay-
men, and from which the Spiritual Heads of the Church are
• purposely excluded.
" For which reasons your Petitioners humbly trust that
your Honourable House will refuse your sanction to the said
scheme.

" And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c., &c."

ELLIS' SODA WATER.—During this warm weather we
know of no beverage more delightful than Ellis' celebrated
sparkling soda-water. It fully deserves the high encomiums
which have been pronounced upon it, and the popularity
which it has obtained.
SALE OF PAINTINGS.—Mr. Hodgson will offer for sale on
Wednesday next, (to-morrow,) at his rooms, in Church-
street, a choice collection of cabinet pictures. The collection
includes a Holy Family, by Del Sarto—Discovery of Calista,
by Rubens--Hawking Party, by Andrews—two magnificent
productions of Salvator Rosa, and many other exquisite speci-
mens by first-rate artists.
DENNETT'S ROCKETS FOR SAVING LIVES FROM SHIP-
WRECK.—We understand that an exhibition of the efficiency
of these pyrotechnic preparations for the purpose for which
they are intended, is to take place at the North Shore,
at twelve o'clock, on the 23d instant—her Majesty's birth-
day ; and we have no doubt that the calamitous events of last
January will cause it to be viewed with much attention and
interest by large numbers of our townsmen. The exhibition
is patronised by the mayor, and we hear that the members of
the Humane Society are disposed to give it their encourage-
, ment.• •

Ciruncti OF SCOTLAND MISSION.—On Sabbath last, the
Rev. Dr. Duff of Calcutta, delivered two discourpes of un-
rivaled eloquence and power, in the two Scottish Churches
here, when the sum of £lBO was collected in aid of the In-
dia Misilion of the General Assembly of the Church of Scot-
land—namely, in Oldham-street Church, in the morning,
£5O ; and io the evening, in Rodney-street Church, £l3o—
of which was the donation of one individual.
ALARM OF FIRE.—On Saturday night the police passed,
an alarm through the town of a tire at a foundry, in Lydia
Anne-street. Mr. Whitty, and the officers of the fire-police,
were promptly on the spot, but, happily, there was no
necessity for their services, the fire having been subdued.
DISTRESSING CALAMITY.—OIIi respected townsman, Mr.
Robert Youd, provision-merchant, has been visited during
the past week with a series of domestic afflictions, as painful
and calamitous as they are extraordinary. lie has lost three
fine youths in the space of five days—the eldest six, the next
four, and the youngest two years old ! The parent of chil-
dren, who were a few days ago redolent of health and beauty,
is now childless.—Chroniele.

THE LANCASHIRE YEOMANRY.—In consequence of the
serious apprehensions entertained in the south part of the
county for the public peace, the Furness troop of yeomanry
cavalry, under the command of E. R. G. Braddyll, Esq., of
Conishead Priory, have received orders to hold themselves
in readiness, should circumstances require their presence,
for the protection of property and the preservation of order.
AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCE.—A visitation of Divine Provi-
dence, awfully verifying the words of the royal Psalmist,
" In the midst of life we are in death," occurred at South
Shore, Blackpool, on Sunday week, in the person of Mr.
Lees, formerly a banker in Oldham. The family all went I
to the church, leaving' that gentleman seated on the sofa in
good health ; after an absence of not two hours they returned,
and, shocking to relate, he was a lifeless corpse, and sat in
the same position they had left him. The deceased was 65
years of age.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO AN EDITOR.—On Wednesday
evening last, a very handsome and valuable tea and coffee
service was presented to the editor of the Wigan Gazette by
a few of his readers on which occasion a most sumptuous
supper was given to him at the Royal Hotel. After the cloth
was removed, and the usual loyal toasts had been drank, the
presentation took place. The plate bore the following in-
scription :—" This coffee-pot, with a tea-pot and cream-
ewer, were presented to Mr. Joseph Griffith, editor of the
Wigan Gazette, by a few conservatives of Wigan, as a small
tribute of gratitude for his fearless advocacy of Protestant
and conservative principles. April, 1839."
The steam ship Liverpool, which sailed hence on the 20th
ult. was half way across the atlantic on the 29th. She would
reach New York about the end of the first week of the pre-
sent month. We expect to see her safe in the Mersey on or
before the third of June.
The Double Mail to Dublin will commence running on the
first of June.

PENSIONERS.—Notices have been posted in this town
stating that all out7pensioners and other registered inen be-
longmg to_
Chelsea Hospital, are required to appear before
of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in the division
or neighbourhood in which they reside, when called upon, in
order to produce their instructions, and to be sworn in as
special constables, to keep the public peace. It states also,
that they shall be paid out of the funds to be provided under
the Special Constables' Act
THE EARL OF DERBY.—We learn with unfeigned and
deep regret, that this universally popular and deservedly es-
teemed nobleman continues iu a precarious state of health.
It is painful to state that for some weeks past his lordship has
experienced no favorable change, nor is there, we grieve to
state, any symptom indicating the probability of his speedy
restoration to health.—Preston Chronicle.
PETITIONING PARLIAMENT FOR PENNY POSTAGE.—At
a general meeting of the representatives of the Liverpool
Friendly Societies' Union, held May 17th, at Mr. Atkinson's
Basnett-street, it was resolved, that they immediately petition
both Houses of Parliament for an universal penny postage,
and also to lower the charge of postoffiee orders for trans-
mitting small sums, as the present plan is a heavy tax on
country members of friendly societies. This petitition must
have great weight, emanating from twenty different societies,
comprising between 1,000 and 2,000 members. It will be
presented, in the Honse of Lords, by Lord Portman and the
Marquis of Sainsbury, and in the Commons, by the members
for the borough.
THE DEAF AND DUMB.—A number of scientific gentle-
men (amongst whom we noticed Mr. R. Crosbie Dawson,
secretary of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Liverpool,)
assembled at the house of Dr. Turnbull, in Russell-square,
to witness the results produced by a process recently discov-
ered by the doctor, and applied for the cure of deafness and
blindness. Between twenty and thirty patients attended,
many of whom—it was stated by their parents—had been
born deaf and dumb. They were submitted to various tests,
by which it was proved that their deafness had been cured by
the application of Dr. Turnbull's remedies, and what appears
most singular is, that whether the disease depended on par-
alysis of the auditory nerve, rupture of the tympanum, or
obstruction of the internal passages, relief had been immedi-
ately obtained, or the complete cure effected, without delay,
pain, or inconvenience. Several patients, who represented
that they had been completely blind, said that they could
now see perfectly well.—Times.
EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS. A melancholy and fatal
circumstance occurred on Thursday last, in Trafford's-court,
South John-street, on the person of Peter Felton, who had
formerly been in respectable employment, but latterly had
given way to habits of intoxication. It appeared from the
evidence given at the inquest, held on the body before H.
Statham, Esq., deputy coroner, that the deceased went from
home at ten in the morning, and returned about one to din-
ner, when he suddenly fell down. Mr. Edward Heise,
surgeon, of South Castle-street, piomptly attended, but in
a few minutes life was extinct. liDn examination, the brain
was found lacerated, and filled with blood. The opinion of
the surgeon was, that the deceased died from sudden concus-
sion of the brain, being predisposed to apoplexy, accele-
rated by drinking, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.
He has left a widow and five children.
LIVERPOOL STEAM-TUG COMPANY.—We are glad to find,
that the Liverpool Steam-tug Company are, notwithstanding
the serious check which has been lately given to joint-stock
companies, still proceeding to render their establishment
more efficient and more extensive, by adding new, powerful,
and well-adapted steam-boats to their concern ; thus offering
greater advantages to the shipping interest of the town gener-
ally, but more especially affording greater facilities in saving
human lives and property, in the event of such awful catas-
trophies as those which occurred, at the entrance of our
harbour, at the beginning of the year. They have just now
completed another first-class vessel, which they have named
the President, and on Monday last she made a trial-trip to
the Menai-bridge and back. Some of the directors and
several other gentlemen were on board; tfie day was very
boisterous, and there was a very heavy swell, so that a fine
opportunity was afforded of testifying the strength and effici-
ency of both the boat and the engines. Although at the
start she had for one hour and a half to oppose a strong flood
tide, and a strong head wind all the way from the Rock, yet,
contrary to the expectations of the most sanguine on board,
the distance was run in six hours ; and, on her return,
although the wind had veered round so asto meet her right-
a-head, and the gale had considerably increased, yet she ac-
complished the distance in five hours and a half, thus giving
great satisfaction, and eliciting remarks of admiration from
all on board, by whom she was pronounced the fastest boat
of the same power that can be met with afloat. The Presi-
dent does great credit to the talent of Mr. Baffles, the com-
pany's master-carpenter, by whom she was built, she being
a strong, substantial, and excellent sea boat, and well
adapted for the work she has to perform. The engines are
finished in the very first style of workmanship, and work
remarkable smooth, are of 110-horse power, and during the
whole of the trip worked to from 29 to 30 revolutions per
minute, with a consumption of river coals not exceeding
101bs. per horse power per hour; they were made by Messrs.
Thomas Verna and Co., who, it is well known, have, by
many years' snecessful practice, acquired great celebrity in
boiler-making end iron boat-building, and who have, for the
last five years, turned their attention to onOne-waking also ;
and from what we have heard, We should Imagine that they
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