The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

M. H., Waterloo.—lt does not follow that, you are entitled to
bear arms. Your descent should be linesllyfrom the g/antee
of the patent.
JUVENIS, Shaw street.—Everton is supposed Jo mean over-
town. and Liverpool (quasi lither pooh the lower pool. Ety-
mology, though in general a good guide, often leads widely
astray.
BURGESS.—It is pretty well known that there are No Lord
Stanleys belonging to different branches of the same great
family. The present Earl of Derby is Lord Stanley, (of
Biekerstaffe,) cr. 1832 • the i itle Lord Stanley, of Lathotn, cr.
1456, has been in abeyance sinee 1594. Lord Stanley, (of
Alderley,) is now sufficientlydistinzuishableby his single title,
Lord Eddisbury, or by the double one, Lord Stanley and
Eddisbury.
A. H. cannot find General Gascoyne, formerly M.P. for Liver-
pool, in the list of Generals of the army, Lientenant-Gene-
rals, or Major-Generals. Can any one oblige him with the
date?
REV. W— C—.—There are three living Bishops of Chester;
Dr. Blomfield, now Bishop of London,lB2l-1828 ; Dr. -'uni-
ner, now Archbishop of Canterbury, 1828-1848; and Dr.
Graham the present incumhent. A fourth, 1)r. Law, late
Bishop of Bath and Wells, held this see from 1812 to 1824,
and died only in 1845.
A LADY should inquire of the Treasurer of the Corporation.
GO- We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications
on subjects of local or general interest ; and if our friends
will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa-
tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged.

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TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 10, 1852.

PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.

SINCE last we addressed our readexs, the Parlia-
ment of the United Kingdom has assembled ; and,
in the thousands of churches throughout the land,
prayers are again offered up for wisdom to be given
to them in all their decisions. Unfortunately for
themselves and the country, they cannot say that
this is unnecessary ; for wisdom is often absent
when noise and precipitancy are present, The fol-
lowing are a few of the topics most worthy of at-
tention.

The common-places which distinguish a Royal
Speech were never more characteristically displayed
than on Tuesday last; when the usual quantity of

matter was read with the usual grace, in a crowded
and brilliant assembly, not one of whom was a whit
the wiser for what he had heard. The followers of
Sydney Smith may sneer at Lord John forhis courage
in undertaking duties for which he is incompetent ;
but let any one try to compose an oration, on which
the eyes of all Europe will be fixed, without going
beyond the limits of insipid and meaningless state-
ments, and he will find that no small amount of
ability is requisite ; on the same principle, no
doubt, as it requires a high grade of talent to enable
any one to talk nonsense designedly.
The friendly relations with foreign powers were
stated generally, and the adjustment of the diffi-
culties respecting the tracts of Denmark on the
German frontier, was quoted as a subject of con-
gratulation. No allusion was made to the note of
preparation for war which has sounded throughout
the land ; but the subject was freely discussed in
both houses. Of the peaceful intentions of the
French President, no one seems to entertain any
doubt ; but there is no such certainty in reference
to the people whom he "continues to govern."
The Premier thinks that the newspapers have done
much mischief by increasing the terror of an inva-
sion ; but the presence of faithful dogs to guard
the flock, is one of the best means of teaching for-
bearance to the wolf. Respecting the un-aggressive

disposition of England there can be no doubt ; and
as the increase of our armaments is only a defen-
sive precaution, we hope it will not be in any sense
offensive.

Her Majesty's knowledge of geography includes
the remote district of Caffre-land, though it was
only in 1844 that Port Natal was utterly unknown
to the officials of the London Custom-house.
Measures have been taken for bringing the war to
a close, but whether by treaty, purchase, retreat,
or conquest, is not stated. The debates give us more
onthis point. Tho nuke approves of all that has been
done, in a military point of view, except the omission
of making roads, for present and future intercourse.
We cordially approve of the duke's views. The
Cape district lies on the highway of the nations ;
it is a halting-place to Australia, a feeder for
India, a stepping-stone for America, and a depot
for the civilization of the sable races of Africa.
The man who saves it may have as little thanks as
Sir George Rooke had when he took Gibraltar, in
1704 ; but posterity will appreciate his services,
and exclaim, " What would we have done without
it ?" As for roads, they were the Roman means of
civilizing Britain ; they were one of Pastor
Oberlin's means of removing the heathenism of
the district in which his lot was cast; and
they were far more powerful in taming the preda-
tory spirit of the Highlands in 1745, and subse-
quent years, than Cumberland's dragoons. Some
Caffre chieftain, in the clacking dialect of his
native " Karroo," will commemorate Sir Harry
Smith in a transformation of this quizzical
Highland couplet—

" If you had seen these roads before they were made,
You would lift up your hands and bless General Wade."

Of the parliamentary reform bill which we are
promised, we shall have much to say by and bye.
It appears, however, that the long required subject
of law reform is coming on us too, and to this visi-
tation we have no objection. Posterity will learn,
with amazement, the abuses which England has
tolerated for centuries, especially when property
was thrown into the bottomless pit of Chancery.

It is nothing to say that the lawyers have, in hun-
dreds of instances, eaten the oyster, and politely
distributed a shell to each of the claimants ; gene-
rations of rightful owners have repeatedly died in
penury, and the oracle has still called for ingots
berore uttering its response. We rejoice, therefore,
to see that the proceedings in the superior courts
of law and equity are to undergo a thorough revi-
sion, and we are confident that none will regret the
change but such as are likely to be professional
losers. In matters of discipline, a pcena presens
is always most valuable; in acts of kindness, bis
dat qui cito dat ; and surely in law we may say
with her Majesty, " nothing tends more to the
peace, prosperity, and contentment of a country
than the speedy and impartial administration of

justice."
The Palmerston mystery is at length fully
revealed, but still " doctors disagree." It would
appear that, in August last, the Premier and his
colleague were not working well together, and
therefore that the screw was tightened upon the
latter in a special manner. He appears to have been
dissatisfied with his position, and in no respect
sorry to have a rupture with his superior officer ;
at the same time he did not act with the necessary
amount of prudence. The French Ambassador
made too much of a private conversation, in his
desire to strengthen the cause of his government
at Paris; and although Lord Palmerston saw this,
he did not throughout the whole correspondence,
either with Lord Normanby or the Prime

Minister, state with sufficient distinctness that the
remark was really a private one, such as any
one, ministerial or otherwise, might use.

FAILURES.—Failures, arising out of the recent depres-
sion in the produce markets, appear still to take place in
various parts of the country. The stoppage of a Liver-
pool firm, Messrs. M. J. Wilson and Co., occurred on
Saturday, and during the present week the draughts of
Messrs. Foxall and Co., of Dublin, a large house in the
East India trade, have been returned.—Yettierdoy'B Time*.

EFFECT OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL
TITLES' BILL.

IN the debate on the Queen's Speech, a point was
cleverly raised by the member for Buckingham-
shire. He contrasted, in his usual brilliant man-
ner, the earnest feelings with which parlaiment had
met last year, and their tameness now; the enthu-
siasm of the people then, and their present apathy ;
Lord John's thrilling statements in his letter to the
Bishop of Durham, and his omission of the subject
of the aggression from the official speech. He
added, that though he had voted for it, as the only
measure on the subject which was likely to be car-
ried through, he had condemned it then, and
.he
would condemn it now, as wholly inadequate to
the occasion which called it forth.

Lord John, in commenting on the various points
alluded to by Mr. D'lsraeli, and replying to them,
could not admit that the act had been ineffective ;
and added that, in conversation with Sir William
Somerville, he had distinctly put the question
whether he thought the act had been really violated,
and had received a distinct reply in the negative.
To some the reply of the Irish secretary will be
incomprehensible, for they will think with Mr.
D'lsraeli, that the act was treated with profound
contempt, especially in Ireland, and that the pro-
hibited titles are currently assumed. Whatever we
may think of the adequacy of the enactment, our
own opinion is, that Mr. D'lsraeli over-estimates
the facts. There are those who think that where
there is much talk there must be much virtue, and
that silence is indicative of weakness or indifference ;
but our brethren on the one side of the channel
should correct the former impression for us, and
the cardinal does not now require to be told that
the latter is incorrect. It is true that a great boast-
ing was made of the indifference of certain gentle-
men to the Titles' Bill ; but this was simply the
suggestion of personal vanity, which would not let
the community see the depth of the wound. Of
the ineffectual nature of the measure let the deter-
mined conspiracies of the " brass band" speak ;
the Defence Association ; the malevolent invectives
at party gatherings ; the wailings of Dr. Ryan, of
Limerick ; and the caution of my lord cardinal
before the parliamentary committee. These are

satisfactory evidences that the bill has done its
work to a degree ; that, in short, it has been " a
heavy blow and great discouragement" to the

aggressors

The parading of the titles is a matter of easy
explanation. The Roman Catholic bishops and
archbishops do not assume them ; their own fol-
lowers merely give them. An educated man will
not call himself an esquire if he be not so by law,
but he permits, indeed could not prevent, his well-
meaning friends from applying to him that courtesy
designation. If he were prosecuted for using the
title, he might retort by asking for such a signature
of his to be produced ; and this we apprehend is
the real position of the Popish hierarchy. There
is reason to believe, however, that they not only
permit, but encourage the deception; and though
actually avoiding such a personal assumption as
would commit them under the provisions of the
act, they smile at the newspaper writers who mis-
quote their signatures, and thus encourage a prac-
tical falsehood. We will say nothing of the dignity
or self-respect of the man who can strut in borrowed
plumes, like the jay in peacock's feathers ; and
who, desiring to invalidate an act of parliament,
lacks moral courage to try his hand. The Scottish
bishops, though retaining their ecclesiastical status
as the Roman Catholic bishops do, have no autho-
rity to assume to themselves lordly titles ; and we
remember the pleasure with which we heard, several
your', ago, of oLa of the right reverend fathers, who
was in London, and who corrected the Iron Duke
at his own table, in Apsley House, when, either
through inadvertency or courtesy, the latter ad-
dressed him as " my lord."