The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-20 00:00:00

LECTURES IN DEFENCE OF POPERY•

7'o Mr. Egerton Smith, Editor of the Liverpool Mei eery.
Sirt,—The policy of Romish priests in England is to dissem-
ble their. real principles, conscious that naked popery would
startle and shock the undisciplined beholder, therefore they
endeavour to draw a veil over the most prominent and disgust-
ing peculiarities of their system. This veil I endeavoured to
tear sway in my last letter. proving, as 1 think, that the Rev.
Mr. Parker of St. Patrick's chapel Was " speaking lies in his
hypocrisy" when he denied the charge, that the Roman Catho-
lic Church condemns heretics, as they call Protestants, to ever-
lasting perdition. You decline entering into any controversy,
because you consider it improper to discuss religious topics
through the medium of the newspaper. How is this, Sir ? • You
do not consider the newspaper an improper medium for abusing
and calumniating a faithful minister of the gospel, because he
denounces superstition and idolatry as pernicious and antichris-
tian ; neither did you consider it an improper medium for
calling the "especial attention" of Protestants to the sentiments
expressed by a popish lecturer. I rather suspect, that the real
cause of your declining any controversy is a consciousness of
your having a bad cause to defend. One point, however, you
endeavour to controvert. You say, •` if Protestants believe in
the doctrine of justification by faith only, they are at variance
with St. Paul." You may well decline entering into a contro-
liersy, if you have no more knowledge of the sacred scriptures
than to make such an assertion. I shall prove that Protestants
agree with St. Paul in maintaining, that " we are accosmled
righteous before God only for the merits of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and not for our own works or deservings." St. Paul
says (I quote from the Douay version,) " Being justified freely
by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
whom God bath proposed to be a propitiation through faith in
his blood, to the showing of his justice, for the remission of for-
} tier sins; through the•forbearance of God, for the showitrg of
his justice in this time; that be himself may be just and the jus-
tifier of him who is of the faith of Jesus Christ. Where is
then thy boasting ? It is excluded. By what law ? Of works?
No! tut by the low of faith. For we account a man to be justi-
fied by faith without the works of the law." Rom. iii. 24, &c.
And again, " Being justified,•therefore, by faith, let us have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Ruin. v. 1.

Again, " Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of
the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also believe in Christ
Jesus that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by
the works of the law, because by the works of the law no flesh
shall be justified." Gal. ii. 16. Once more. "For by grace
yon are Saved through faith, and that not of yourselves it is the
gift of God, not of works that no man may glory." Ephes.
8, 9.. Many more passages might he adduced, tint these are.
sufficient to, prove to any unprejudicd mind that St. Paul was
no Papist, but a Protestant, clearly maintaining that great
Protestant principle which Luther calls " the test of a standing
or falling church," justification by faith only. But you bring
two passages of scripture (the other is quite hireign to the sub-
ject) which asserts that faith without works is dead. So we
maintain. But we contend that where there is justifying faith,
it will work by love. There is a cold assent to the truths of
Christianity where there is no love, which produces no good
works. 'lbis is what St. Janice alludes to when he says "-Thou
I• belie-vest that there is one God : thou doest *all, the devils also
I believe and tremble." But justifying faith." works by love'''
t.1.1.1(1 overcotttqat kike and the maul who possesses it

may be known just as we know a good tree• by the fruit which it
produces. But who does not see that you must have the tree
before you can have the fruit. The fruit does not make the
tree good, but the fruit giies an evidence ,the tree is good, so
good works do not justify the sinner, hut they'. are evidences
that he is justified. Therefore, says our Saviour, by their fruits
ye shall know them. We contend that a man Ain do 770 good
works until he is justified, for St. Vaul says, '• whatsoever is not
of faith is sin," and again we read "the ploughing of tbewicked
is sin." Therefore; all that a sinner does, however good the
thing may be in itself, not being done as God bath commanded,
we doubt trot but it bath the nature of sire. Therefore, we con-
clude, that God justifieth "the ungodly," tnat Christ saveth
sinners, and that the Popish doctrine of human merits is un-
set iptural. Tire doctrine of justification. only distinguishes the
religion of the bible from every false system. ln this point
Paganistn, Mahonretanisin, Popery, and Socinianism, are ge-
nerally alike—they all agree in this, that the Divine favour is
to be obtained by Man's OWN DOING 01 suffiring. But the
Bible and Protestantism which is based- thereupon, call upon
mankind utterly to renounce all dependance upon self, and to
repose exclusive confidence in the sufferings and righteousness
of the Lord Jesus Christ." Yours, &c.

March 9th, 1838.

CANDOUR:

NEW MARKET IN JAMES' STREET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

I was much pleased to perceive that a correspondent in your
paper who signed himself a Whig, has drawn the attention of
the Improvement Committee to the necessity of erecting a
market in James-street, for the benefit of the shipping and the
inhabitants of Cheshire. As one connected with the first, I
should, in common with many others, hail with great satis-
faction the institution of a mat ket in the very desirable locality
pointed out, and I hope the council will most "seriously in-
cline" to take the matter into consideration. As a shipmaster,
I am often eninpelled to pay a considerable sum for carriage
and porterage of provisions from the markets to my vessel, and
when detained for any length of time in the port, the tax be-
comes burdensome. The populous neighbourhood of Lord-
street, Castle-street, Routh Castle-stteet, &c., would be much
benefited also by a commodiotta mart in their immediate vici-
nity.. NAUTIC US.
Liverpool. 19th March.

ST. PATRICK'S DA r.—Saturday last, being St. Patrick's Day,
the members of the various Hibernian Societies paraded the
streets in procession, with banners and music. ,
CONSERVATIVE PIIESS.—A new journal, to be called the Hull
and East Hiding Times, is about being started, under the editor-
ship of Mr. Henry Quin, formerly of the Hull Packet.
Madame Vestris and Mr. Charles MattheiiSihaVe been en-
gaged by Mr. Price to perform for twelVe tro-nibs (or more) in
America; but it is not expected that they will leave England
until August-

LIVER TII E A TRE.—Last evening, Mrs. Raymond had an ex-
cellent benefit at this theatre, the house being clowded notwith-
standing the unfavourable night. Mr. T. P. Cooke made his
appearance in a nauticaldrama, and played with his accustomed
effect. His engagement we understand is continued.

MR. RANDALL'S BENEFIT.—Mr. Randall's benefit- takes
place on Friday evening. The feats of strength and agility
the performer exhibits are highly astonishing ; amongst them
the balancing a beam two hundred weight, is accomplished with
the greatest facility. The bill is otherwise very attractive.
The trustees of the late Rev. Charles.. Simeon have presented
the venerable Archdeacon Law to the Rectory of Bath, vacant
by the death of the Rev. Chas. Crook. It was rumoured, in
Liverpool, that the Rev. Hugh M'Neile had been offered the
appointment.
LADIES' BAZAAR AT RUNCORN.—We have great pleasure in
announcing to our readers, that a bazaar will be held
in the National School Rooms, Runcorn, on Thursday and
Friday next. The proceeds are to be applied in aid of the fund
for building an additional church in Runcorn.
It will be seen by an advertisement in another part of this
day's Standard, that Mr. Laidlaw, the proprietor of the splen-
did exhibition of the Panorama of Jerusalem, &c., prolongs his
stay in this town for a short time longer; and to enable all per-
sons to see this really pieasing exhibition, we find that the
prices of admission have been reduced.
. Mr. CLAititE.—We are glad to state, that Mr. Clarke, the
respected manager of the Liverpool'and Manchester Theatres,
whose serious illness, a few weeks ago, we announced at the time,
is considerably better, with every prospect of a speedy return to
health. We rejoice at this event, in common with every one who
has experienced that gentleman's uniform urbanity and polite-
ness.

CONSERVATIVE FESTIVITIES IN SALFORD.—In addition to
the entertainment to be given to Mr. tarnett by the Conserva-
tives of Salford, on the Tuesday in Easter week, we understand
a
that a ball, on large scale, will take place in the Pavilion, on
the Thursday following; and that the Operative Conservatives,
their wives and families, will also have their party and ball in the
same building on the Monday.
IMPROVES) PATENT FELT.—We have before us a specimen
of this useful substance, which fully justifies the high terms of
commendation in which it is universally spoken of. It forms
an admirable material for sheathing ships' bottoms, for baling
and wrapping, for roofing, out-buildings, sheds, &c. It is im-
pervious to wet, and resists the attacks of the worm. We have
no doubt that this sheathing felt must soon supersede every
similar article.

CHURCH RATES.—On Tuesday last, a meeting of ratepayers
was held in the parish church, Present, for the purpose of laying
a rate for the wants of the ensuing year, when au amendment
was proposed by a radical junto, who had beat up for the mere
purpose of fruitless annoyance; hut on its being put to the
vote, a very large majority showed themselves in favour of the
Established Church. Not content with this, however, the
above-named clique are desirous of still further manifesting their
weakness by demanding a poll.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE REV. .1 AMES WIDDOWS.—A.
small but chaste tea service of plate, which had been subscribed
for among a few of the friends of the Rev. Jaines Widdows,
' connected with the Congregational Chapel in Gloucester-street,
on the occasion of his leaving this town, to take the pastoral
charge of the Congregational Chapel at Raiuford. was pre-
sented to that gentleman on Thursday last, as .a tribute of re-
spect to his piety and worth, and to mark the regret which was
felt at his leaving a place where he had so long laboured with
the spirit of a truly pious Christian mir.ister.

LANCASTER LENT AssizEs.—These assizes commenced, on
Saturday, at Lancaster Castle, before Mr. Justice Patteson and
Mr. Justice Coleridge. William Blundell, Esq., of Crosby, the
High-sheriff, arrived at the county town from Preston, and made
his entry accompanied by the usual cortege. The state equipage
is described as a very handsome one : • the liveries are blue with
white facings. W. Hawstorne, Esq., acted as Under-sheriff.
The calendar contains the names of sixteen prisoners for trial,
six of whom are charged with the offence of manslaughter. The
other cases are but light ones, several of which would, no doubt,

have been disposed of *he sessions, at Lancaster, had not the
assizes intervened, and required a general gaol delivery of per-
sons confined. The cause list is not expected to be a heavy one.
The trial of the first indictment against the chemical nuisances,
at the north end of Liverpool, was fixed for yesterday, before a
special jury. Upwards of 200 witnesses are in attendance to be
exatnined for the prosecution and the defence.
OPHTHALMIC INFIRMARY.—We regret to find, from the an-
nual report, that the funds of this excellent institution are not
in so prosperous a state as they were last year, the balance in
the hands of the treasurer being only £23 Is. 21d., whilst there
has been a considerable diminution of donations, and a very
trifling increase of permanent contributions. This is the more
to be lamented'as the institution is the means of conferring in-
calculable benefits, not only on working-men affected with the
diseases of the eye, but also on their wives and families, who but
for its intervention, might be deprived of their only means of
support. The following is an extract from the report:
The total number of patients who have received
the benefit of the Charity, in 1837, is 2196
In the year 1836 1965

Showing an increase of 221
Whilst the number admitted in -1833 was 1129: thus, there has
been in four years an increase of patients, comparing 1833 with
1837, of no less than 1057. The total number relieved from the
first establishment of the charity is 24,704. These facts, the
committee trust, will justify them in appealing to the public for
further help.
THE COLUMBUS STEAM-SHlP.—This vessel may now be seen
in the Trafalgar Dock. She will proceed on her voyage early
in April; but, this being an experimental voyage, she will not
carry passengers. She is a beautiful steam-ship, and is neatly
fitted up with accommodations fur about twenty-five cabin
passengers. She is, it will be recollected, propelled by Mr.
Howard's patent vapour engines, of about one hundred and
twenty horses' power, and can carry fifty days' fuel at the same
immersion as a steam-vessel of the common plan, of equal
power and tonnage, can carry twelve days' fuel. She will
make about eleven miles per hour. The following description
of the machinery will be interesting :—This steamer differs from
all others in having, literally. no boiler, she has steam genera-
tors in which water in small quantities is made to drop from
an orifice on a heated plate, which rests upon a stratum of
mercury about three inches and a halt thick, which is heated
up to the temperature of three or four hundred degrees by means
of a tire underneath. The rest of the engine is similar to the
common low pressure engines, except that the cold water cistern
is kept cool by means of pipes of cold salt water running through
it. It is originally filled' with freils water; so that the evil of
using salt water for condensation is avoided. The fuel horned
is coke and stone coal, and the vessel wiltearry sufficient for
fifty days' consumption.- The vessel steamed all the way from
London, and frequently attained a speed of eleven knots per
hour. Such is the construction of this vessel; and it must be
acknowledged, that great advantages,- even for short voyages,
are obtained by the use of machinery occupying so little room
as this does. We are told, however,that it is extremely difficult
to keep the joints of the vessel containing the mercury perfectly
I tight, and that the effect has been seriously to affect the health of
the men employed. It appears to us, ho.Wever, that some sub-
stitute for this volatile and dangerous metal 'might be employed,
say, Newton's fusible metal, which melts at two hundred de-
grees, and which is not at all volatile.."
LIFE BOAT.—We were yesterday invited to examine an im-
proved hydrogen life-boat, invented and built by Mr. Joseph
Francis of this city, for Captain N. H. Holdredge, of the
Liverpool packet-ship, United States. The boat is 23 feet long
and 51 feet beam, is of the best material, clinker-built and
copper fastened, throughout, and has a double ceiling; within
the boat are 14 tubes 13 feet long, placed from the keel to the
gunwale, containing 52 cubic feet of hydrogen gas, which will
buoy up 4000Ibs, of iron while the boat is filled with water. To
the sides are attached twenty life ropes, which with the boat are
capable of giving support to 100 persons iu case of necessity.
In the bottom of the boat is a plug-hole, through which the
water escapes as fast as six men can hale it into the vessel; and
the experiments tried have convinced such as have examined her
that it is the best invention for the preservation of life, in case
of ship-wreck, that has ever been offered to the merchants and
masters of vessels for their patronage and support. Captain
Pennover, of the packet Neptune, had two boats similarly con-
structed, which he took to Charleston, and so well convinced
were the proprietors of the Wilmington and Charleston line of
steam-packets of their utility, that they would take no denial
from Captain P., but gave him his own price for them. Captain
Henry Holdredge;of the Liverpool packet, George Washington,
which sailed hence the Bth inst. for Liverpool, has taken one of
I the boats with him, and will, on his voyage snake experiments
of its utility, as occasion offers. The insurance essuipanies of
Philadelphia were satisfied of their qualities, and ordered three
.boats, as have also the insurance offices of Charleston, by an
agent sent to this city, for the purpose of examining them. The

utility of these boats is of importance town mariners, in saving
lives and property in case of shipwreck at sea or on oar coast;
and when once known, they will impart confidence to the
wreckers which is so essential in rescuing the un fortunate suffer-
ers in heavy gales of wind, when attempts, in ordinary boats,
are almost certain destruction.—New /ink paper, Feb. 2.3.—
[We noticed this important invention a fornight ago,. but we
did not then know, that one of the beats might. be seen on
board the packet-ship, George Washington, in the Prince's
Dock. Captain Henry Holdredge will be happy to show his
boat to all persons desirous of seeing it; o bile Captain Nat ban
Holdredge, of the packet-ship, United States, lying in the Wa-
terloo Dock,, wilL be ecinallv twiny to show his.— Albion.l