The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE LIVERPOOL

STANDARD,

SlR,—Yesterday, as I was crossing; the water -bythe ten
o'clock Woodside boat, to attend Divine service sit All Saints
church, the following "short sermon ".was- put, into my
hands, by an elderly gentleman, with a request-that 1 would
read it, who likewise presented one to-each-of the piiisengers
on board, and it would be well if others woUld'do the same,
for I am convinced, that a very great amount of good would
result by distributing indiscriminately such papers as this, or
short religious tracts, for it engages them to read it, and if
they spurn the contents, at the great day they will be without
excuse.

"SHORT SERMON.
" How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvalion ?
Heli. 2nd and 3rd verse. •

"A salvation, great, indeed, 'beyond description; or con-
ception, contrived by the wisdom and love 'of God for my
poor lost soul! A salvation procured by the death of the
only begotten Sun of God, How near wes I to-the iirink of
hell! How deeply was Liallen!,: -How titany•and-gfeat my
sins, to make such a salvation necessary. .H-ow dangerous
must it be to neglect it ! Cod has no other Son 'to give! If
you are unconcerned about it ; it you take no pains to secure
it; if you are unaffected with your.danger, and with the
salvation that is ploposecf to you, how can:you escape? His
impossible. You reject the—only Saviour, cud thereby corn-
mit the greatest sin; you, spurn. at. God's ruercy 'Christ,
and trample the precious blood of Christ ,under,yoer feet.
Are you not shocked at such a thought? 'Be assured that
every careless, prayerless sinner, is guilty of this. There is
no relief for those who reject Christ '''Tbere reinaineth no
more sacrifice for sin.' Dieir ruin is Certain, 'is 'dear, and
will be eternal and intolerable. Remember Ibis is ,the ac-
cepted time, and this is the day 'of salltitiorf.' 11 Cor., chap.
v., 2 verse. Ittyou die with Out elitist, 'Yon Can never see the
face of God with comfort.' You- Mustbear • the Midge pro-
nounce your sentence, Depart, ye cursed into evei lasting
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.' -111titt.:Xxv., 41.
God forbid! Once mere I entreat you, toy fetlow-sinner,
before you close the book; stop and think: 'Nay, go upon
your knees, and pray to God to awaken your conscience,
and give you the knowledge:. of Christ. •.kly .prayers are
offered up for your salvation. I have no motive,forTuiting
this into your hands but your eternal .good. 70, God, may
this little book be productive of good-to the readertsloul, in
time and eternity. Follow it with thy blesing;• and may
the precious trutbs it iets forth, 'be the savior uf, life unto
life; and not of death .unto death.' Grant it, U I,prd, for
Jesus Christ's sake! Amen. Amen.
"Salvation to the L trl 'belongs,
His arm alone can save: : '
Blessings attend thy people here,
And rears beyond the grave."
By allowing the above to,appearin your, eillitinns, you will
oblige, yours, &c.
Woodside, 10th Sept., 1838

W. A. H.

TO LAWRENCE HEYWoRTH, EsQ4,,PRESIDENT
01,"1sHE TEE-ToTAELEiiS.
Li'verpoa, Mir Aug., 1838.
Si R, be obliged by your informing nie how the tee-
totallers can reconcile the following portions id scripture with
total abstinence :=". Give strong drink unto him that is
ready to perish,, and Wine unto those that bedreavy of heart."
—Pruv. 31, 6. "Drink no longer Water, but use a little wine
for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities."—l Tito.
5, 23. " And wine- that maketh glad the heart of man,"—
Psalm 104, 15. "And the •vine said them, should I
leave my wine, which cheereth God and Man, and go to be
promoted over the other trees.."—Judges 9, 13. "Go thy
way, eat thy. bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry
heart ; for God accepteth • thy works."—Eceles. 9, 7. Read
also from the Ist to•l2th-verse of the 2rid' chapter of St. John's
Gospel,.and you will find the first miracle. Christ ever per-
forated was to turn water tutu wine, snowing that scripture
does not sanction total abstinence, but
MODERATION.

SotnuEs AT THE. ROYAL INsTrruzloN.--,The ladies and
gentlemen who experienced the delightful soirees held, last
winter, at the Royal institution, will be pleased to learn, that
another series of soirees will be held, during the ensuing
winter, at the same place. Crowded as the. rooms were on
the last, we feel quite confident that • they will be still more
crowded on the coining occasion. ••

IRON Skim—Vessels built of iron have been for some years
in use, on the Mersey, the Clyde, and the Thatwes, as steamers.
The principal manufacturer of iron steamers, in this part of
is Mr. John Laird, of North Birkenhead, who
a number of very fine 'specimens of the alt.
Tthhahesekreinigsdnooln,
produced
now building, however,' in a yard ;Attie south end of
the town, an iron vessel of 300 tons burden, CO be propelled by
wind alone. She is, we understand, intended for the cotton
trade. Her light draught of water will; it is calculated, enable
her to load cargo and sail from the wharf of a town which
vessels of a - similar tonnage, built of timber alone, cannot
accomplish, owing to their large di auv,ht of Water. We bear
that this iron ship will be ready for sea- in a few months.

H wt. . 111 ATIiSTY's PACKET G ULNA it•ii-::::lll‘l;:airiHavi..3.lE:itki,h;;T:Ris(O.hevoe
Wri.1.1.45t.•---A-ii4ii 'ex traoriith a ri- net arrence hoick place in
Kiligstown harbour, in respect to
on Thdrstlerblieniwz.- She•naS prnteeding to her station,
.east-thltee-r,J;
Aeinaiy 41,ifev,r,oit,.shet 0
aptr.pvieys4
efi) f
l'itiEleki I,::,iiiii,nrar.7o.ei,;!cliaupit),.
hue,
4.12.,,,,rih5!
w .is arriving,,yrith tbe liour o'clo,k
'mitt( Wei, passeireroin the , 64.4.1.11c/re to. •' t a k t:: I hat vessel'out of
the way," Fw,i)-411 {,Wei+foi,s of the /4illd/ Irillinet.::recaart.
• Once 'reYet4ed.: • ' The' Gn lit dr'e held 'Mr 'Wei's-peed,' titid struck
the -Roytil,Willitim,. carrying .awayr.--ber
-engines of :the fitithiare %veto reversed. and set, forward a se-
cond time; when again she struck the
rigid away tlth foregangivay. 'lslielaijekjiliiietlit.prliskil TheAdrel.-
cotild nOt in. ally .way account fin-
ing.' After. the Gutnare 'had .lAnded 'tiii Mat 'CNiittiiti Davis
went .aboard the Boyal . William to ex-ttla4r•thel uccabion of
jib e. collision to °Opt ai n. Swaiimon. The RotatrEilliapottiled
at six o'clock,. every berth being col—Dublin Sta6mqn.
EFFECT of RAILWAY 'FRAN' ,-,i.i..1NG.,,--The be s t :ikEACtiCal
illustration or the atlvatit:tges of rtti.lity:vrl44 tip the
saving of time, awl its accoutpanying:resitlfs, occUrreft during
.the presentifeek iii the C Age or the, tiiktiTv. I alPtifeltt (taps of
vocalists, who'figtired at .the.coticeit tout rFiitiiy.:s affitlMari,
together with Mad Name Grisi, .allavou Aliuitiessg,l4,44a,.he,
, 1 yanoir, 4c,, izay.e a cuo,ert PniA-14"q4Yfi0134.91f14/s4Ata • the
foflowiug evetlint,z they pot ftt•grtiil:l NittiN4et-rxi,itilliTed-
nesday ,veiiim.: they ;lave it conetll illLiiverlatoi; -'
-Oil titilirs-
, this' an in I\ laiitio-sl,' c oti I: ' ,:',llSi'llothefihilllivei.pool;
and .on Saturday they gii ve,a sfeontl i!ioni..‘ertlid tttitiitifliam.
'EC hoi:Yl ain'4(ll, e al CT tl'ilest dp
it!;',t'l t,",f(!ilfi7anli:i,s4.l4l6,4"',4,l4o:9,:f.l).l4ill:l.l,!.s:,ital_tc.ili:rctehthi3nre
the course of six da)s, ant! it.ataf.nt.(littyttipqttits.in eit_e4 town
tllfr i ft t.t. a space or time ncarl% one,-/wii. of
old sy stniii of travefling, wouia liase. been alb tie. COLiiiVer‘ed on
the road. ,
' INCILKASkt OF DWEl,Lii4Gi,nots:trs,6loNusbrit:isflvt 760
tieli.'":"iriswilue:;trinedg
the.present year, a roast number,,
in i h istow II and suliurliiii„ , Xlvete *as, it, Wilk he riejmilected,
a complete.g .tit of.,hpuses„ uesifsioned .tty the, facilitl,:yfhich,
some three or four years iigo,. ninnoy coidil be pi•Otkired by
specttlaiorli irili!itd kfi'd houses. H unilrt;ils ortiwcia-i,ls run
'up by ibis, uteans'retniiineil,-uittiout I,l)4l4..y,r,s•thie,faio
of
many "waders and; the loss elf more. Tile, elm Sequesiiit was,
, that, hotisetbuilding reiieived a check : 9 titil,li‘iity latiitft hav-
ing undertaken
,the,ineans for its actiomppdatio.n.,;t,hlhusi-
ness has recominenced 'With gi.,at vigtiur, and tioilk the most
promising assurances that it will prove extiemely profitable.
I' he nevAitiOses, whiektange-fu ,rentAltfiiii twenty-five to
ctlairty-fiv* ;ton twig ia, y ersrovre i a ke ni ii nmtustaiiigtillairrhoods,
, ,as fast as they can ire got r,easciy,(itrlhabiltation; :,Att-rilliflitriod,
!indeed, within our recollection, wits; oie.irwcmyl/41PItovva
in population, the result cif the incre!tselo! tts'ir,adel more
. . , ~, t „(,(t
ii than it is at the present. , ,
A BATTERY ii.. A INIIOG'.Pt. ACE.'-.501114100 yeatt ago,
~„•c-, ~.: ...I.;
'raged, -a rcitt'Vrat`fet'eJfetP,flAl the
erected, it was full two miles.and a balf.fromit he 1 hetieft+recne
IvNhoernthltSwhowraer, if‘o.irtitvheFrdaeufceetirce of, th e port: ~ AC 113 e brie it was
northern, namely, the George's Dock,.
~ Attp,ok!„\vg.itn3-ears
ago this fort was pulled down, and restilartattery elected
on its site by the Ordnance tivaitmAil.,'kfveit,tti:A?The bat-
tery was far removed from the busy clo'cks,.aiiti,Thkieigtrt very
body saw that, in process of time, it woulll'ile,aiipitiarfted by
the docks, few dreamt that the approach •wbuid, Lit3stfade so
quickly as it has been. Now, instead of standinglitionc, the
battery is almost surrounded by docks, works, .sii,pii,:lights'
Yards, &c., acid it must, in a short time, be entirel-t'kuoved.
The increase of steamers will require increased &HIM-torn;
to provide which a new and spacious dock must be conatincted
on the site of the present battery, and the peaceful pursuits
of industry carried on where now "the sentry walks his weary
round."

CONSISTENCY OF LORD JOHN 111:NSELL.-111 May, last
year, by the most strenuous exertion, and the votes of 16
other placemen in the House of Commons, his lordship suc-
ceeded in defeating Mr. Ewart's motion torestrict the punish-
ment of death to the single case of murder. Lord John ob-
tained a majority although of one only, and accordingly that
penalty continues for several other crimes. Fl is lordship, on
Thursday last, carried his own law into execution upon a
convict named Maslen or Maskelyne, at Devizes, for whose
life the prosecutor, Mr. Rumbold, and the inhabitants of that
town petitioned in vain. This needs no comment.—Morning
Herald.

THE RECENT FATAL DUEL.—The coroner's jury which.sat
on the body of Mr. Mirfin, who, it will be recollected, was
killed in a duel by Mr. Eliot, came, after several adjourn-
ments, to the following verdict :—" That Francis Eliot, John
Young, Henry Webber, and Edward Delves Broughton,
together with two others, whose names are not at present
known, are guilty of wilful murder; the first named party as
principal in the first degree, and the remainder as principals
in the second degree."
The vintage and harvest throughout Portugal are repre-
sented as being luxuriant and good. Large shipments of
wines were still making at Oporto for the Brazils. It is a
fact worth mentioning that the statistical returns of Portugal
show an increase in the extent of soil under cultivation, of
from a quarter to one-third of the whole, during the last
three years, notwithstanding the commotions and civil war-
fare which had existed during that period.—Morning Chro-
nicle.

We regret to hear that her Royal Highness the Princess
Sophia labours under an almost entire deprivation of sight.
An operation was recently performed on the princess's eyes,
by Mr. Alexander, for the purpose of restoring her vision.
Her royal highness has removed from Kensington Palace to
the mansion of Colonel Wynyard, in Church-lane, where she
will reside while her apartments are undergoing a thorough
repair.

ARRIVAL OF THOMAS MOORE.—Our illustrious country-
man, 'fbomas Moore, Esq., arrived in town on Monday last,
on business connected with the forthcoming volume of his
History of Ireland. Mr. Moore remains in Iceland for about
six weeks, but we understand he will be almost exclusively
occupiedin his researches in the library of Trinity College.—
Dublin Evening Post.
Dr. Desjardtns, who had been sent into Egypt by The Mi-
nister of Public Instruction, has lately discovered there a
considerable numberof MSS., some in the Memphitic, others
in the Saltic languages. The Prophecies of Isaiah; Jere-
miah, and Baruch, with a letter to the Jewish prisoners at
Babylon, the Book of Job, the 14 first chapters of -Proverbs,
and some fragments of the Book of Kings, are mentioned
among the works contained in them.
MEETING OF WOMEN.—AI a meeting of women-in Car-
lisle, on the 27th August, a Mrs. Catherine Moore took the
chair, and harangued the assembly on the subject of the
poor law. She especially dwelt upon the iniquity of not
allowing man and wife to sleep together in the 'workhouses,
declaring that whom " God had joined together" man shall
not " put asunder." A memorial to the Queen against the
poor law was unanimously adopted.
LORD MILTON.—It is said that there will be grand doings
in the ensuing month, on the occasion of Viscount Milton's
birth-day being kept. His Lordship will comt ,fete his 23d
year, on the 12th of next month, and the rejoiCings usual on
the heir attaining his majority have been delc;rred in conse-
quence of the premature and lamented Bemis,,, in 18:4,6, of the
late Viscount.

CHRIST CHURCH, Bn A PFORD.—Last we eit, tie congrerta.
Lion of this church presented the Rev. J r. yi
crs.ua .;ood, their
late curate, with a pulse, containing u,,,,x,rds of fifty
;sove-
reigns. e was universally respected, and his removal from
Bradford is deeply regretted by all tb with whom he asso-
dated.

Earl of March and
J'd and Scotland-. lord-
ship is owtnitilnbge coefleahgreateodf wthiteh ntgsplendour on the Duke
and will attain his 21st year
FISHING EXTH AORDINP.IIY....-The Harbinger,' trawler,
osohnf iiptlhlicesh2tth;et°hnedol :rise
Ise,tseotb'ftrt
uel2as
ricyth'
next.
El
eig.ti.ni a,
.1
whilst fishing on Monday night about 10 miles- b-eyond (ha
Eddystone Lighthouse, caught two sharks with a hook and
line,—one of them upwards of six feet long, which conducted
itself in a very riotous and disorderly manner when brought
on deck. The fishermen tamed it down amongst them, and
ultimately brought it into port, suspended from the cross-
Lies&