The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-07-29 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICES,

On the Romish. Doctrine of Purgatory, in which tha
doctrine is confuted on the authority of Holy Scrip
ture; and its Origin and fatal Tendency explained,
the Su4t,ance of a Discourse delivered in the Parisi
Church of Wigan. By the Ito,. H. O'NEiLL, A.B,
Curate.

We have been favoured with a copy of this admirable
discourse, in which the gross delusions of Church of
Rome are exposed with an unsparing hand. We con-
ceive it to \4e impossible for any candid inquirer after
truth to rise from the perusal of this Sermon, without
being convinced of the fallacy of this Popish doctrine,
by the unanswerable scriptdral arguments which are
aCldueed. . .•

• • •
The following extracts will exhibit in a strong light
the besotted ignorance and superstition of Roman Ca-
tholics, even in Enlightened England..
" 1 hold in my hand a document, containing. the Rules of a
Purgatoriau Society. The object of the society is declared in
these words :--E"r his Spiritual Association of Roman Catholics
of Wigan, in Lancashire, is solely meant to obtain from God
au increase of such blessings—spiritual and corporal, as may
conduce to •his honour and glory—particularly a speedy de-
livery from the pains of purgatory, for the departed souli,of the
society; which favours we humbly hope to. receive by thendo-
rable sacrifice of the Mass, offered up for that. end, and the
prayers enjoined to be said by-the associates themselves.' "
" This precious document concludes by declaring, that the
small contributions of sixpence are fixed for the poor ; but peo-
ple of better circumstances, by paying a greater sum, will do a
charitable act, •by conducing to the generel good of all the
members, and assisting, perhaps, near and dear relations, who
may be crying in the flames of Purgatory, Take pity on rue, at
least, you my friends, take pity on me.' "" Job. 19.
The following " Rules" of- the Association are ap-
pended in a note :

1. Each member to contribute the sum of sixpence, in the,
month of December.

3. Two Masses to be offered every month for the living am
dead of the Society, or oftener, if the subscribed money wiL
allow.

4. Every member to say, kneeling, the ',Cords' Prayer, the
Hail Maly, and the Apostles' Creed once every week, -for the
intention, of the Association. _ _ _

7. Each member-not paying his'or her yearly sum of six-
pence, shall be excluded from the benefits of the Association,
or pay one shilling to be re-admited.,
NB. Souls departed before the commencement of this Assnci-
ation, if their names are entered, and if their living friends pay
the sum of three-pence only, shall be considered as members of
this Association!

By this it would appear that these departed SoulB, if
in Purgatory, have to pay their sixpences annually for
their own aeliyerance. What sort of coin is used in
Purgatory ? How is it transferred to the Society's box
at Wigan ?

NEW SERENADE-" WAKE, LADY, WAKE!"

We are enabled to furnish our readers with a copy of
the words of the serenade, " Wake, Lady, Wake," pub-
lished for the benefit of the Bootle National School, which
has been brought`Out at the Bazaar now holding there, and
is dedicated to Mrs. Muspratt, of Litherland. Leaving
out of view the charitable object for which the profits of
the sale are •to he appropriated, we do not doubt but that,
for its own merits, it will meet with an extensive sale.
The "music is composed by John Clow, Esq., of this town,
and is a pretty melody of the character which its title
indicates. The words are by William Kennedy, Esq.,
of Hull, the author of " Fitful Fancies," " The Arrow
and the Rose", and several isolated and beautiful poems,
betraying the fine sensibilities and imagination of a
high p4etic genius. The second and fourth of the follow.
ing vases are almost music itself, so liquidly and har-
moniously do their nutitbers flow.
My boat's by the tower, and my bark's in the bay,
And both must be gone ere the dawn of the-day;
The moon's in her shroud, but to guide thee afar
On the deck of the Daring's a love-lighted star.
Then wake, lady! wake! I am waiting for thee,
And this night, or never, my bride thou shalt be!
Forgive my rough mood; unaccustomed to sue,
I woo not, perchance, as your land-lovers woo;
My voice has been tuned to the notes of the gun,
That startle the deep when the combat's begun;
And heavy and hard is the grasp of a hand,
Whose glove has been ever the guard of a brand;—
Yet wake, lady! wake! I ant waiting for thee,
And this night, or never, my bride thou shalt be!
'Yet think not of these, but this moment be mine,
And the plume of the proudest shall cower to thine;
A'hundred shall serve thee, the best of the brave,
Andithe chief of a thousand will kneel as thy slave;
Thou. s It rule as a queen, and thy empire shall last
Till th red flag, by inches, is torn from the mast.
Then ake, lady! wake! lam waiting for thee,
And this night, in never, my bride thou shalt be!
0 islands there are, on the face of the deep,
Where the leaveS never fade, where the skies never weep;
And there if thou wilt, shall our love-bower be,
When we quit for the greenwood our home on the sea;
And there shalt thou sing on the deeds that were done,
When we we braved the last blast, and the last battle won;
Then wake, lady ! wake! I am waiting for thee,
And this night, or never, my bride thou shalt be !
Then baste, lady! haste! for the fair breezes blow,
And my ocean-bird poises her pinions of snow ;
Now fast to the lattice these silken ropes twine,
They are made for such feet and such fingers as thine,
The signal, my mates—ho ! hurrah ! for for the sea;
This night, and for ever, my bride thou shalt be!
The signal, my mates—ho! hurrah! for the sea;
This night, and for ever, my bride thou shalt be!

HORRIBLE AND FATAL EVENT.—On Friday last an inquest
was held before Philip Finch Curry, Esq., coroner, to inquire
touching the death of Joseph Hewitt. William Robinson de-
posed, that he was a bricklayer and fellow-workman with the
deceased, in the employment of Messrs. Vernon and Co., boiler-
makers and engineers. On Tuesday taunting last he and the
deceased were in the engine:house ; the latter was oiling the
engine, which was in motion : the linger of the deceased was
caught by one of the outside wheels and his arm was drawn in
between that wheel and one which was revolving in a contrary
direction. He was then thrown violently on his back, and the
same wheels caught his side, and, in a moment, wrenched his
arm off close to his shoulder. Assistance was procured, and he
was conveyed to the Northern Hospital. Mr. Bcnj. Blower,
house surgeon at the Northern Hospital, stated that the deceased
was brought there on Tuesday last. On examination it was
found that his left arm had been torn off close to the shoulder.
All the muscles of the left side of his chest and part of his ribs.
had been likewise torn away, and a portion of his lungs protru-
ded through his left side. Every thing was done for him which
the knowledge of the surgeon could suggest, but, after lingering
in extreme agony until Friday morning, he expired.—VM.diet,
accidental death. _ _

‘.46711;;0N To BUILDERS.—On Saturtlay, Police-officer
M'Kee stood up to substantiate a charge against Mr. John
Etches, for having left a quantity of bricks in St. Andrew-street,
without the same being enclosed. Mr. Etches said the bricks
were partitioned from the footwalk on each side, though the front
was open. Mr. Hall said the act directed that building mate-
rials were to be completely enclosed. Fined lOs. and costs.
While Mr. Parrott, BI.P. for Totness, and his son-in-law, Mr.
Orlebar, were walking round the park at Malchbourn, Bedford-
shire, with Lord St. John, on Tuesday last, they all stopped to
admire a large and beautiful oak, and remained under it some
time. They had not proceeded far before they were overtaken
by a violent and terrific storm of thunder and lightening. In
an instant the tree under which but a few minutes before they
had been standing was struck by the electric fluid, and the trunk,
which was at least three feet in diameter, was 'one half of it torts
into a thousand shreds, many of which were not larger than
whipcord. The bark was entirely stripped off and thrown to a
distance of 50 yards, and the remainder of the trunk was split
into pieces of various sizes.—Exeter Times.

The subscription for the statute of his late Majesty George
IV., amounts to £4,130 4s. ld.
A SCIENTIFIC TAILOR —A tailor lately replied to a gentle-
man who complained that his coat fitted badly. " I beg pardon,
Sir, but the coat must fit, for the measure's right, and we always
cuts on a jometry principle."

An Irish schoolmaster being interrogated by a visitor: Do
you teach reading ? replied Yes. Arithmetic ?—Yes. Gram-
mar and Composition ?—Certainly. French y—Yes. Latin ?
—Yes. Greek ?—Yes, yes. Geography ?—Yes, Sc., and so
on till the list of queries was exhausted, answering every q"es-
tion in the affirmative. As he concluded the visitor remarked,
" This is multuni in parro indeed," to which the sclmolinaster
immediately replied, " I teach that;. you may put that duwn -
too " •
Ou Sunday afternoon a melancholy and fatal catastrophe
occurred a little off Holy Island, the wind at the time blowing
a severe gale from the north-west. A schooner whic4 was bear_
ing to the south, struck with great violence on the Plough Rock,
and was so materially damaged that she scent down, and her
crew, consisting of five hands, pet ished. As soon as her perilous
situation was discovered, two boats well manned, put off without
loss of time, but the exertions of the brave and hardy tars were
of no avail, for before they could reach the spot, the vessel had
sunk beneath the waves.—Kelso Chronicle. •
RA 1 LIV A Y.--TWCIItV miles of the Carlisle and Newcastle IT ail-
twhai this occasion'v ere eenxeedi excited t
great Tuesday.at local interest. re
uc.ee rree`nle'llioleisyeCd°:/17}.astetit's?Ivee:Jhl
upon
ournal
acliffasses. }lams were
states that "all the shops in the city
e duy
e'rent trades badi
displayedwas kept as
t.roa
mgesneevrearlal holiday
houses,a ne
where
tt.
hael all
appointed to meet. Bands of music, one belonging to Carlisle,
and which had been engaged by the corporation—another from
Newcastle, dressed in uniform—and a third from Allendale
Town head—began to play upon tohenstreet at an early hour, at
the of opening, no great
speedsu e hintermission
eodf2
thhee
ruatit'ut:or's'hteof he velocity rarely exceeding
, are of
the rate of 16 miles an hour. engines, however, though not
hf(anYsepgeeednerall capableerfermed the journey from Greenhead
a intendede(i
a ymuch greater things, and since
to the station at Carlislye,pa distance st 20 miles, in an hour and
ten minutes, including;
aor all stoppages. The day was, fortunately
darkened by no accident
y.
At the
lately commanding Town-hall, Plymouth,hismoan T;l:es.scsdihliav4Lteiert.cihtte;ink..tanttriW,,,,.
L. Rees,
was brought before the maggistratesjeLt
the 18th of June, felonionsly killed John M`Drgoen(i)itellal'hinetr, an
ordinary seaman on board that ship. It appeared that on the
day in question, while the Cockatrice was lying Chat ham, a
la named John M'Donnell, who belonged to the ship, was
sent to the mast head for punishment, from whence he fell
and was killed upon the spot. A coroner's inquest was held
on the body, anda verdict of" Accidental death' was returned;
but subsequently the friends of the lad, who reside at Plymouth,
laid an information before the magistrates, in which it was
alleged that he had been sent to the mast head while in a state
of intoxication. A full investigation of the charge was entered
into on Wednesday and Thursday, which ended in the acquittal
of the lieutenant, no case whatever being made out against him.
At the termination of the proceedings one of the magistrates,
addressing Lieutenant Rees, said it was his pleasing duty to
relieve him from the distress of mind uuder which he had evi-
dently been labouring- from such a charge. In going so fully
into evidence upon the subject, their object had been to clear
up every thing that could affect his character, that he might
leave the court free of imputation. They did not believe that
he was aware of the boy being intoxicated at the time he oprdihaeintrii
not -
gaited whether he was in a fit state to go there.
oLkieeuete
li.ees said his motive in sending (i
from drinking and the company of women who came on board.