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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

THE ROYAL PROCLAMATION

To.'the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sri,-4 am a Liberal in every sense of the word, bat
still sin of opinion that restraint, to a certain extent, as
regardsßoman Catholic ecelesiastics,is wise and necessary.
If you sa-y` that religious impressions are spiritual halluci-
nations and ought not to be physicafly restrained, but left
to mental' culture and force of friendly persuasion, I
would say, then, do away with armies, and trust to your
persuading .Louis Napoleon and' other tyrants from ever
invading yotr shares, or from perpetrating an unprovoked
offence • for tyrannical usurpation and cruel and remorse-
less conduct are nothing but mental deformities, the result
of a bad education or the want of a good one. I would
go so far as to -say, do not punish criminals, but instruct
them, feed them,• and encourage them to do well by kind
treatment. This would be all very'well, as far as simple-
minded moderate offenders were' concerned, but, it
unfortunately happens, that there are desperate and reek,
less offenders ever prowling abont 'ready to carry out the
most daring schemes and to go any length. These must
be physically rest: dined, for the safetrof the community at
large, and there must be a limit, beyond' which it shall be
cons, idered felony to• trespass. So it is with religious com-
rnunities. They may eacrry out their religious polity, so
far as it does not trench upon the public weal. Joseph
Prince may fancy and calf himself what he pleases, and have
a new spouse everrweek, as long as-this is done privately
within the walls of the. Agapereone,. though it may appear
rather questionable- morality ; hut as soon as he or his
satelites call at rich widows' houses to carry them off
noiens-volens to the -"abode of love," or if they were to
exhibit their proceedings to the pubiiCseandal, it would
then be high time that a' tittle gentle hint from physical
authority intimated that they were carrying their religious
views rather too far. Sb it is with regard' to the public
exhibition of Roman' Catholic rites- and ceremonies.
These trench upon and are obtrusive to the religious
feelings of the country, and are the well known prelude
to more' daring claims and usurpations. Again, a gentle-
man might leave the grounds open about his house, and
even the doors of his- mansion unbarred, so• long as he
knewthere were no desperadoes about the neighbourhood ;
but, as soon as he learned' that certain,diitinguished free-
booters had taken up -their quarters upon. the green
pastures of his domain-, and began to lay chain to spiritual
sway over his tenantry, and to lead them into all kinds of
extremes). it would then be time for him to lock up his
old manorial rights, and say to the usurper--" Thus far
shalt thew go, and no further." You cannot instruct a
thief in the ways of honesty without :first putting him
under restraint. And ' there are some minds holding
religious tenets who are not content without carrying
them into an, extreme to the annoyance and subversion of
the principles of other people. These must be restrained.
If you wish to establish moderation, you•must keep down
extremes ; and this must be done without fear or favour.—
I am, Sir, &e., A FRIEND TO TOLERATION.
June ^9•l£i2.

M`NEILE AND, THE DOUAY" NOTES

To Vio, EDITOR of tteLIYERPOOL,STA•ArDARD.

SlR,—P2rmit me to answer, in yomr-eolumns, several
letters which, I have received within thslastlevr days.
Id some late editions of the Douay Bible designed for
this country, particularly in one now before me, printed by
Simms and' 3.l`lntyre, in Belfast, in 1r.330"; and published
with the approbation oL3l3hopDenvir„ some of the original
notes of the D'ouay Bible are mutilated, and somesuppressed.
The note concerning, which all my correspondents have
made ialuiry, namely,, that on Deut. zvii; Ff.-12, is thus
mutilated:

The criginul note, asquotecl in my lecture, reths thus :
" Here we perceive what authority God was pleased to give
to the church guides of the Old Tc.stament, in deciding
without uppeal all controversies relating to the law, pro-
misinz that they should not err therein, and punishing
with such as prvisalk refused obeigihair decisions,
and surely He has not done less for the church guides of
the New. Testament."

The-mutilated note, as given in Dri Denvies edition,
reads thus :—" Here we see what authority God was,
pleased,tagive to the churri guides-of the Old' Testament,
in deciding without appeal all controversies-relating tothe
law, promising that they slaeuld not-err therein.; and surely
He has. not done less-for the church guides- of the New

It will be perceived' that the obnoxious clause—and
platiJAin9 with dezp.,'lth as psNmdly ye, esed to obey
their,deesions—is here omitted. Had the doctrine con-
tained in this clause beery formally repudiated as unchris-.
tian by competent authority in the, church. of Rome, we
would have hailed tile fact with joy, as-a first step towards
realdimprovement,. boasted infallibility notwithstanding,•
and we would never•afteawards have quoted the origi:•al
neta as authority.

But no such ieputliation of the intolerant assumption
has ever been made;. and, therefore, for the suppression
of it in this country, we can give the• church of Rcme
credit for skilful management on4..deceiving and embar-
rassing unwary Protestants, and not for• any sincere repel),
tance or amendment. _ _

"...My correspondents, comparing. the note as I quotadlb
from the original. with the note as-theythemselves read.it,
are among the deceived and embarrassed. The Asa of.
this letter is to enlighten them, ami I hope you will not
object to give it a place in your witiety.circulated paper,—
/ am, sir, your obedient servant; HUGH 111'NElfiEl

Aigburth, Jnoe 16, 1851>
P.S.—The notes on Matt. xiCi, 29, and LWte. ix,
which 1 quoted from a Testamenttprinted by John FOgny,
at Rhemes,, in 1582 y are• altogether suppressed• in the
Belfast edition.

MR. CARDWEWS PROMISES AXD,

PERROIiMANCES !

To the ALECTORS gf..the•BOROUGH of L.MERPOOL.

GENTA.Ewiv,—I am the best friend Mr. Cardwell has
got, and task you an. act of kindness to.him, and of
justice to yourselves,,to• place him at the bottom of the
poll.
His political careen has been one string.of inconsisten-
cies. And here is-• the proof Nothin;. like facts, you
know, in such atall,important matter as

Promise.—To equalise taxation.
Performance.—ile supported an increase of the income-
tax, and opposed its more equitabla adjustment !
Tradesmen, and, shopkeepers, and book-keepers, how do

-jou like that ?;
Promise.—He induced you to belleue he would at least
oppose a total repeal of the navigation laws.
Performance.—He spoke in favour of and voted for a bill;
that swept every vestge of them away ! a bill which
is now fast throwing yown•shilyping trade into !ha
bands offoreigners ! If you are thus made dopen.
dant upon foreigners for food and ships, think
seriously what will become of you in the event of
war ? Thank Mr. Cardwell amongst others !•!.
Shipowners and patriots, how do you like this consistent
and most successful legislation ?
Promise.—To support Protestantism.
Performance.—Voted against the Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill ! and is now supporting the Puseyite candidate
for Oxford University ! ! in opposition to Dr.
Marsh=' who has been brought forward solely to
vindicate EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTISM ! ! !
Now, then, you have the indictment ;: more counts
might be added ; but upon one or other of these I think
you will pronounce Mr. Cardwell " guilty !" He is only
young ; "a juvenile offender ;" and, if you administer a
little timely chastisement now, I think there is hope of
reformation. Unfortunately, he has got with bad corn.
panions. You can safely gather a man's character from
" the company he keeps ;" and, therefore, you will act
kindly to him, and justly towards your country, if you will
at once separate him from them ! He will then see the
folly of his course ; he will have time for reflection ; and as
he has had a tolerably good education, he will be able then
to discern that his past conduct,—for which he is now on
his trial,—tends to social disorganisation, moral depravity,
and a forgetfulness of every thing that is marked by
honourable and straightforward motives ! Let no morbid
sympathy induce you to violate the promptings of your
conscience; you may depend upon it, if you let him go
this time, he will be much worse when he next comes
before you ! For that, I will give a " PLEDGE" for him,
if you run the risk ! ! I have little doubt, however, but
that you will check him in his downward course ; and you
may rely upon it, that when he becomes an older, and I
trust a wiser man, no one will more sincerely thank you
for the punishment of his youthful transgressions and
reckless tendencies, than the individual himself, who, at
the time, protested so strongly, and pleaded so earnestly,
for acquittal ! This you know is the way in all cases ; a
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THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE OF
THE GREAT BRITAN.-TRIUMPH OF
THE SCREW PRINCIPLE.

WE take some credit for the fact that, from the first in-
troduction of the screw as a propeller in ocean navigation
it was contended in our columns that its ultimate success
was certain. The comparative failure of the early at-
tempts would probably have served to depress the spirits
of most men. Mr. F. P. Smith, however, the patentee of
the screw, was confident in the soundness of the princi-
ple ; and its now assured triumph, exhibited in both the

outward and homeward voyages of that splendid specimen
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of the engineering skill and perseverance of that
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