The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-06 00:00:00

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Therkisit jsweetly solemn spot which stands
In a lone Vale close circled round with hills,
Upon.whose mossy side the heath expands
Its purple bloom, and with the hawthorn fills
The air with odours sweet ; two tiny rills
Pursue their wand'rings through the neighbouring wood,
Each on the flowers which deck its bank distils
White spray in crystal drops :•what mind could brood
O'er human Ms; or wrongs, in this sweet solitude ?
On one side frowns the time-worn Castell Bran,
The *rant Berwyns, and the Eglwog rock,
Whose ridge is fortified, but not by man ;
Aturnmuntain piled on mountain closely block
This'ealm retreat from every fitful shock,
That' agitates the teeming world around, .
For here the simple shepherd tends his flock,
In innocent content on von green mound
Stretched listless at his lazy length upon the ground.
And in the midst an old monastic pile,
Uprears its shattered front in humble pride,
Its mouldering tower and half demolished aisle
Man's noblest efforts gloomily deride ;
For now the knotted ivy creeps beside
Thenoxious nigl,t-shade and the spongy moss;
And owls and bats at midnight slowly glide
With lowering wings and mournful shriek across
The ruins of the holy Abbey of the " Cross."
Each vacant niche bewails the stony saint
That once was tix'd in attitude of prayer
Beneath its canopy.—What words can paint
The- beauty of the sculptured foliage fair
Which worldly man's vile hand hath chanced to spare.
No}pore 's heard the choir's celestial swell,
N(Nbitnd disturbs the stillness of the air,
Hushed is the hoary convent's tinkling bell,
And silence reigns sole monarch of the lonely dell.
—Chester .Gazette.
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OUR COUNTRY, RELIGION, AND LAWS.
A. CONSERVATIVE SONG.
Old England for Ever.
Our Country—hip ! hurrah !
~--,. 'ln glory shines afar ;
ud ;Old-England—the pride of the earth ;
On sea, or land, the same,
Immortal is her fame—
, The land that gave Nelson his birth.
Our true Church for ever !
• Shall fall not—no, never !
While life's-blood doth flow in each vein ;
Rise !—Britons strike the blow—
Lay Revolution low ;
4`* We'll conquer—our rights we'll maintain.
't! Long live our youthful Queen ;
. Britannia's sons, I ween,
- The oath she will ever retain—
: Stand firm by Church and State—
Her grandsire emulate ;
loaf -Success to Victoria's reign.

Our Constitution good,
For ages hath it stood
The wonder—the glory of the world ;
May he who'd sap the tree
Of British liberty,
` From man's high estate be hurled.
todi of mDeep gratitude we feel
For Wellington and Peel ' •
Right nobly they fight the good cause ;
s:"..1100 s To honour they adhere,
aro?. 7o ,AAnd strictly do revere
Our Country, Religion, and Laws.
, . . Then wave the banners blue,
Ye gallant men, and true ;
Brave in the field, and on the sea ;
The Constitution Band
Will save our native land ;
Hurrah! for the soil of the free !
—Manchester Courier.

CONTEMPORARY PRESS.

DfaSOWTION OF AN OLD EMPIRE, AND
SGG.ESTIONS FOR A NEW KINGDOM.
(From Me Staffordshire Gazette.)
74144.:.P.ffairs of the East present at this moment a
in4sit'xtraordinary aspect. The death of the Sultan
Nlalinriaet, one of the greatest men of the age ; the
succession of his son, a boy given up to ambitious
courtiers, as void of talent as of principle ; the anni-
hilation of the Turkish army in Syria; the treachery
of their fleet, which has gone over to the enemy; the
triumphant posture of the rebel Pacha of Egypt ; the
closing and fatal grasp of the Russian autocrat upon
the European provinces of Turkey, which he holds in
pledge; and the deadly influence which he exerts over
the spirit of her councils, are all signs indicative of
the fast approaching dissolution of the Ottoman em-
pire.
That we are interested in the maintenance of Turkey
as an independent kingdom, is admitted by all who
consider the importance of our Indian possessions, and
the necessity of maintaining the existence of a neutral
power between them and tlie advancing strides of Rus-
sian monopoly. But it would appear now too late to
retrieve the. fortunes of Turkey ; we deserted her when
our faithful alliance would have proved of service, and
the ruin is now too great to be repaired by any efforts
of ours. • Since Turkey will no longer form a barrier
between the ambition of Russia and the Indies, it
woul4:be well for our statesmen to consider whether a
new power well
not he created in some measure to
supply her place ? The position of Syria, about which
the Turks and Egyptians are in dispute, points her out
as being well adapted by locality for the purpose to
which we refer. The annual increase of Jewish set-
tlers in Judea, (forty thousand of whom are said to
have returned to the land of their fathers within the
last few years;) the universal enthusiasm of that peo-
ple, now excited to a remarkable pitch, on the subject
or altain, and soon, forming an united kingdom; and
tihe Awloubteil fact, that with the slightest encourage-
'tent, and the guarantee of safety for their wealth, and
tecurity to their . liberties, the Jews would crowd in
arms into Syria, establishing themselves again " a
cnliar nation," point them out as being well-fitted to
rrii an independent kingdom, closely allied with this
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tbuntry, which would have contributed to her being,
ind.the'refore a formidable obstacle to the ambition of
1414€17. ---,According to the best commentators upon
tjtql:Uphecies of Daniel, the time for the accomplish-
ifieiit Of that relating to "the abomination which mak-
etludesolate,"—a prophecy generally referred to the
Mahomedan desolation of Judea—is fast approaching.
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'There is no reason why the Jews should not be con--
terted to Christianity in Judea as readily as in Eu-
rope.
It is probable that the facility will be greater (as was
proved of old) when they are gathered together than
whilst they are thus dispersed. Such may possibly he
"the Divine intention; and what more glorious object
.can -be proposed for Great Britain that to assist in ful-
filling the destinies of Judea ? It may be inferred too,
-that such a course would- be not less politic than glo-
:11011S.
The first step towards the re-establishment of the
Jewish nation would be the removal of the blighting in-
iluen-ce of Mahomedan ascendancy. No religion pre-
sents so many obstacles to civilization, to the advance-
ment of arts, the progress of liberty, or the improve-
ment of agriculture, upon which all other advances
must be grafted. By inculcating the pernicious and
degrading--doctrine of fatalism, it enthrals and subju-
gates the human mind, frustrating those natural efforts
by 'which men would strive to emancipate themselves
'from ignorance and fanaticism. It is a religion calcu-
lated to keep its votaries in darkness, and weigh down
,their energies for ever. Not only has it been satisfac-
-torily.argued by men well qualified to form an opinion
-nn the subject, but late events have sufficiently proved
,that the only road to India for a hostile army lies
,;through Persia, by the southern shores of the Caspian
-;_sea. And the only nations who can menace the safety
Df :sour Eastern possessions, are the Russians and the
~possessors of Egypt, whether French or the subjects of
Mehemet Ali, at present the tool of France.
It is obvious then, that to leave Syria the prey either
o_tfiSia or Mehemet Ali, would be equally to sacrifice
thV•Raf.eiy .of our Indian empire. Were Syria to be
proclaimed an independent kingdom, and placed in
possession of the Jews, who would flock thither by
hundreds of thousands, the equilibrium of power would
still-be preserved in that portion of the world. But
the object here proposed is too magnificent and too gi-
gantic for modern statesmen, who will shrink before
the apparent difficulties Of the proposal, and will not be
convinced of its practicability until another half-cen-
tury shall have developed more fully the progress of
those destinies which are now working silently to the
surface.
That Syria is capable of greatness, and abounds in
the natural means of power, history satisfactorily proves,
and nothing but misgovernment and oppression could
have so long depressed her.
Let the Jews, who are and have always been anxious
to avail themselves of the first opportunity of returning
to Judea, once more come to dwell in the land of pro-
mise, under the guardianship of this great empire, and
• Syria will arise from her prostration, great in arts,
great in power, a field for British enterprise, a market
for'Britisa.commerce, a security for cur possessions, a
-check upon Russian and Egyptian aggrandisement, and
• to England a grateful, a necessary, and a powerful
any,.

• 4' THE CORN LAWS.
It;s•;• • (From the Morning Herald.)
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In the House of Lords, on Tuesday, Lord Fitzwil-
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a,, ham presented a petition for the repeal of the corn
L; n..: lawe,

Vat' The noble earl, by way of illustrating the evils of
corn law system, pointed to the present condition
`-L of the Bank of England—to the drain of bullion_
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and
to the consequent increase in the price demanded
,46.;f0r the use of money.
AroiL It cannot be doubted that the large importation of
4r,.,7:loreign wheat during the last autumn and winter has
recently, to a heavy exportation of gold et it
•
is very far from being certain that a repeal of the;— corn
laws would put a stop, hereafter, to such an unpleasant
Sai pressure on the resources of the Bank of England.
toe' The presumption, indeed, is all the other way. The
'presumption i that as an occasional demand for fo-
sodoi4slgiguwheat leads to a heavy occasional exportation of
hm,„vvki to foreign countries, so, a permanent demand for
the'agricultural produce of the continent would impose
England, permanently, the disagreeable necessity
44V--providing large supp?ies of the precious metals for.
the corn growers of the north of
.Europe.
The advocates of free trade, indeed, assure us that
no such results would ensue from a repeal of the corn
laws. The present , unpleasant demand for bullion is
caused, according to these gentlemen, by the irregula-
rity of our demand for foreign corn, A repeal of the