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LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.-NO. 11.

respected father, the landlord of the " Bee," is a Roman
Catholic, and served in a good old Roman Catholic family, and
that Miss Lawton has been regularly brought up in the reli-
gion professed by her father.

The list of converts (7) is small, but if the names trumpeted
forth are no better converts than the two Liverpool nominees,
the list—small as it is—must be deemed, for the greater part,
a fabrication.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.,
Liverpool, 23d Feb., 1853. DICKEY SAM.

LIVERPOOL FREE LIBRARY.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

LONG SERMONS
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD
SIII,—It will perhaps be deemed presumptuous for a layman
to comment upon a subject which may be considered the espe-
cial province of the Clergy; but, unfortunately for the exclu-
siveness of their position, the subject of sermons, both as to
their length and quality, as being addressed to the laity, is one
which frequently forms the theme of conversation and free
criticism. This is a practice which I shall not attempt to
defend or to excuse, hut content myself with asserting that, as
a true Churchman, holding the Clergy as a body in profound
respect, I shall treat the subject with becoming deference, pre-
mising at the same time that none of my remarks have the
slighte t reference to any particular individuals, but are in-
tended generally for whom they may apply.
Were I alone in my opinion as to the length to which a
sermon on ordinary occasions ought to extend, 1 should doubt
m y own judgment, nor should I rashly take the opinion of in-
different worshippers, who may be biassed by their feelings, THE FEMALE REFORMERS OF AMERICA.
The reformers in petticoats and pantalettes at New
and being anxious for the termination of the service in order
York held a great Temperance Convention in that city,
to hasten to some other pursuit, may incontinently deem the
merit of a discourse to consist in its brevity. I have, however, Antoinette on the Sth ult.
Brown," Mrs. Bloomer, the " Rev. Miss
and Miss Susan B. Anthony, the
read somewhere the opinion of a dignitary of the Church, that leaders of the Yankee Amazonian legion, were the
a sermon should not comnsonly last more than a quarter of an speakers of the evening. Though there was an admission
hour, and the most eloquent preacher should not exceed charge of 25 cents., the great metropolitan hall was filled.
twenty minutes. How often, on the other hand, do some of The fair orators were attended by the Quixotic Mr.
our modern preachers occupy the best part of an hour, and Greeley ; Mrs. L. N. Fowler was chairwoman. Miss
sometimes exceed it, and this not only by those who have the Rich was chosen secretary. The Rev. Miss Brown, of
rare gift of eloquence, and can make an attentive audience Henrietta, opened the proceedings with prayer. " Miss
Brown," says the New York Herald, "was in no way
think a long time to be short, but by others whose only skill
distinguished by dress, but the sympathetic tones of her
is in elaboration of expression, multiplying words without voice, the earnestness of her manner, and her slight
knowledge, in a vain endeavour to exhaust the subject, when youthful figure, created a deep impression in her favour.
they are merely repeating themselves with variations. To It was plain, indeed, to see that, however others might
take, however, the most favourable case. A congregation is have made female agitation a profession, with this young
assembled for prayer and praise,—the best of all duties in which Miss, at all events, it was an enthusiasm." Mrs..
man can be engaged,—and having gone through our beautiful demoßloonstrations dressed in the costume, was received with loud
ations of applause. " Woman finds," said Mrs..
Liturgy, and become animated with the devotional feelings Bloomer, "she has hitherto trusted too much to man's
. which it cannot fail to inspire, where there is a spark of piety guidance, and has taken his opinion as the guide of her
or faith, the worshippers settle themselves down to listen to I life, instead of obeying the higher law imposed upon her.
the preacher, who ascends the pulpit, and, having selected by the Almighty. But woman has become wiser now—a
a short passage of Holy Scripture. proceeds to expound new era has dawned for her, and great truths have been
its meaning and its practical application to the immortal revealed to her awakened mind. (Sensation among theladies.) Henceforth she will decide forherself, and select the
welfare of his hearers. In the space of half-an-hour he Henceforth weapons most available for her moral .carfare." (Decided
may teach a lesson which ordinary capacities can ;with-
night,
to approval.) Having entered upon the topic of the
out difficulty remember ; and that this may be done night, temperance, Mrs. Bloomer remarked :—ln social
within this limit, is abundantly proved by the hundreds circles, too, women do much harm to the temperance
and
dm thesoel. handw Woman
ea n lady,
is at
that
all
events
mistress
the recoi recipient, i ehnetr, boowdny
of published sermons by our ablest divines, few of which will cause ; and not unfrequently it is the first glass taken
occupy more than twenty minutes if read deliberately. A f
manifest advantage has been gained,—the feelings inspired by e
the preceding prayers have not been obliterated, a practical j
clitoieust7i,in(rspiLasutsefo,)r andh she has the power to provide what
braGvaed,hejTtuosubsairitadi'ts
not
te
kill. Women
disobey the terfere. (Carried by acclamation.) lesson of piety has been received, and the worshipper retires guest, and
lodn . man
haset ttenahrloseotfiacgdrolosmthmmteoruaincnthdo-
with his mind improved, and fresh with all he has heard,
because it has not been overcharged. Supposing, on the other of
hand, that the preacher, full of the subject which he has atten- harm by the use of spirituous liquors in their culinary
tively and carefully studied, and with ample command of operations. Puddings, and pies, and pound cake are thus
language, with choice phrases arid well-rounded periods, the sources of terrible evil. (Sensation among the rising
detains his auditory for nearly an hour, or perhaps more, we generation.) Such women voluntarily yield up their
sseorniesot on the Moloch
cilil do..
ef
ai n
tt eomapezn cien,
taonx t
avtaiiang will i ha ;,
shseor
have but the choice of evils. Either he has wearied them with
his prolixity, and rendered the rememorance of his lessons by long as she leads the tempter into her own doors. Mrs.
ordinary minds almost a matter of impossibility, or if he has Bloomer went on in a strain so indelicate, that we cannot
retained their attention by the attractiveness of his style and with propriet yrepeat her disgusting language,and continued:
manner, he has diverted it altogether from the teaching to the " Let things lie reversed, and let man be subjected to a
teacher. Their ears have listened to his accents and been being inferior to himself ; bow long would he tolerate it ?
enchanted by his phrases, but their hearts are untouched, and Not long ; and yet he thinks it right for woman to bear
their minds, instead of being improved, are actually diverted itfr But woman has dared to profess her right to throw
the
sentimentyte, and
wasto declareteaeire shed w:tl
from that feeling of devotion with which they were previously
(()Th shas. greatee earthly
a p approbation.)
r oti superior.n)
inspired. They listen to the preacher not as a messenger from She will be held responsible for the euardianship of her
Heaven, with the glad tidings of pardon and peace for guilty children. She (Mrs. B.) would not advocate divorce, but
sinners, charged to warn the impenitent, to arouse the luke- she would advocate separation, which would give woman
warm, to comfort the afflicted, and to encourage the faint- the control of her own person, property, and children.
hearted, but as they would listen to a well-graced actor, who Let woman refuse to be the companion of a drunkard.
appeals to their sense of sound by his well-tuned modulations and we will soon see the effect of that measure on society."
of voice, and to their intellectual capacity by his appropriate i d"eAclanrde whoermiannaceicloatOei continued et
otriliiLerageerc,r_eaateurdelh'e' must
choice of language. Should he, however, possess none of suit of happiness, and enact laws I'm: herself.' (Symptroms
these attractive qualities, the evil is not lessened, for the of a fellowship of feeling in this idea). 'Woman is thought
wakeful attention is substituted by listless weariness. In both -
too good and too delicate to mingle in public discussions ;
cases they result in a forgetfulness of the great object of but would that she was thought too good and too delicate
Divine worship, for which attendance at church is so manifest to live in close companionship with a drunken profligate !
a duty. Another evil also is, that persons are tempted to Horace Mann was travelling round the country lectur-
become erratic in their church duties, and by irregular I ing on woman, and though there were portions of his
;lecture unexceptionable, still there were other parts
attendance, in order to listen to favourite preachers, they sir-
which deserved the rebuke of every woman. (Son-
which destroy that unity of spirit and communion in worship sation). We would strike at the root of the evil, and
which is one of the great blessings in Christian England of our remove the cause of evil and despair. Far more noble
parochial system. ' in our eyes is the political field—that Stygian pool
I trust I have not exceeded the fair limit of legitimate dis- on which Mr. Mann says we must not embark. Though
elusion on a question which I approached with some trepida. ii woman is now denied her right to speak her senti-
tion, though it is a not infrequent theme of conversation; and ments throUgh the ballot box, it is her right, never-
am, Sir, &c.,
EPHRA. ; theless. (Applause). We do not invite woman to act
in the mission pointed out by Horace Mann—to visit
the lanes and byeways, and abodes of wretchedness.'
" The Rev. Miss An t ovhieendoe
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To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.,
1 girl—andrug story
bad aI
loved
Srn,—The time is now drawing near when the position of : when I shrunk from her as I would from the plague. And
merchants' and brokers' clerks will differ materially from what , what was her crime ? Her father was a drunkard. True,
it has hitherto been. As one of that class, about to embark for she was not to blame; but we did es society now does—
Australia, I would venture to suggest to employers, in re- visit the sins of the father upon the child. That father
ference to such as may remain at home, that in order to retain l honoured
was
oaumanond
wealth,f
he
wealth couldn make
lhi him
the services of good and faithful servants, they should be 'emu-
thoen red ostreets. And yet respected
thawti Ideru'nkwarads seenw: reelings
a man, titou
and hadgt
el
aerated accordingly,
a man's heart, and he felt the degradation of himself and
1 would suggest that a meeting be held by all the clerks in those who were dear to him. He took the pledge; but
this town, with the view of ascertaining more precisely whatl he fell before the temptation of a licensed rum shop in
their ultimate prospecti are likely to be. As one instance out the village. He felt his shame, and renewed his pledge,
and said if he should fall again lie would take his own.
of many, I may remark that between 40 and 50 per cent.
life.mor n
iiA, companionhis
daughter telputeadd
has been added to the salary of a friend of mine of ordinaryTimm i again,tie and
barn, the
hanged,ae
capacity, who has only been in his place three years,—thereby dead. morninggAnd that girl fell down in a swoon, and became a
showing that in some quarters the necessity of more ample maniac! Such are the evils of intemperance.—Miss
remuneration is understood. When we look to the number of Susan B. Anthony, of Rochester, N.Y., was introduced
those gone last year, and those already gone this year, with by the President, as an agent of the Women's State
200 ships now loading, with high rates of passage, in the Temperance Society. Miss A. is not so young or well
Thames, Clyde, and Mersey, we must infer that very few i favoured as her collaboraleurs, and a pair of spectacles
labourers will be left, and then masters will have to reform i which she wears does not add to her personal charms any
oreetshan as. regualhaers.Yaliks % nastal twang improves the
seemed at last she got
Live
their niggardly payments. In fact, clerkship is a species of II
white slavery, and a "digger's" life, though attended with gimorwasrmion,
andlie m•
great risk, is, after all, with due ease and caution, preferable excointeds,o heaowoecivlesresahnie.
that nothing could stop her. She wore the Bloomer-
to being housed all day addling the brain with intricate calcu- costume of black silk, but looked angular enough for a
lations for barely such as will maintain himself, let alone his I Lebanon shakeress. She said she did not rise to inflict a
wife and family,—l am, Sir, yours, &c., speech on the audience—an assurance which proved to be
A REGULAR READER, "holding the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it
AND HOPE TO BE, IN AUSTRALIA. tt the hope" with a vengeance.

LIVERPOOL CLERKS

PERJURY OF THE IRISH BRIGADE. I

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—The success which has attended the noble experiment
in providing a free library for the people is much to the credit
of our town. So much, indeed, that it becomes desirable that
we should have the fullest details as to the number and cha-
racter of the numerous readers who are to be found daily
within its walls.

Sue,—The last few days have afforded an additional proof of
the utter want of principle of some Irish Romanist members
of parliament. Notwithstanding the most solemn oath which
the ablest divines and lawyers could frame, Mr. Moore and
Mr. Lucas have dared to speak of " religious equality" as the
only cure for Irish discontent and disaffection ; and, to prevent
any mistake of their meaning, they declare that the spoliation
of the Church of Ireland is their object.
Now, Sir, the absurdity of such a proposal is only equalled
by its intolerable wickedness, as it would require not merely
that these Irish Papists should break their oath (as they have
already done, and shown to the world that no oath can bihd
them), but also that the majorities of both houses of parlia-
ment should perjure themselves, and, more awful still, that
our Sovereign Lady the Queen should give the act the solemn
sanction of the royal assent.

With the view of ensuring fuller statistics, I have to suggest
that every reader should be required to specify his occupation
on the card which he is obliged to fill up before he obtains a
book. At present the visitor has only to state his name and
address. Were the suggestion which I have thrown out
adopted, some very interesting particulars as to the studious
habits of the respective trades of the town might be ascer-
tained.—Yours, respectfuly,
February 28, 1853

PAUL BOOKWORM

HORTICULTURE.

The Rose Gardoz.'By Wm. Paul. London : Sherwood,

Thank God, this is not very likely, for we may surely hope
that the spirit of Englishmen will be so roused by ptesent
events as to put it for ever out of the power of a number of
perjured Irish Papists to overthrow "our glorious constitution
in Church and State."

I have little doubt that abler heads than mine are anxiously
considering this subject, and, it appears certain, that it will
impart additional weight to the inquiry, with respect to May-
noon], of which Lord Winchelsea has given notice.

Must we, Englishmen, be taxed for the support of a false
religion, whose chief tenet, the sacrifices of the mass, I, and
every other lawful minister in England, are required by the
LAW OF THE LAND to declare to be blasphemous fables and
dangercus deceits? Must we be taxed for the education of
these " blasphemous jabulists and dangerous deceivers," who
are described as unable to pay for their own education, whilst
the man, whom the Bishop of Rome has sent to insult us, is
living like a prince; whilst the Popish Archbishop at Dublin
occupies the best house in Dublin; and whilst magnificent
edifices, rivalling* our cathedrals, are springing up all through
England? lam aware, Sir, of the warmth with which I write,
and I am also aware how unequal anything I can say is to do
justice to this subject; I can only plead the enormity of the
insult and outrage offered to every Protestant in the United
Kingdom, from the Queen on her throne to the pauper in the
workhouse. I will not offer lengthy arguments or endless
quotations, but I will come to the point, for—

Gilbert, and Piper,

To attempt to classify the apparently endless varieties

of the queen of flowers, would at first sight appear to be
impracticable ; and no one would make the effort who
_ _

was not possessed of abundant experience upon the sub-
ject. Mr. Wm. Paul, of the Cheshunt Nurseries—fa-
mous for roses wherever roses are known in this country
—has undertaken the task, and the volume before us is a
triumphant proof that he has eminently succeeded. In
the first part Mr. Paul slums that he can not only grow,
and classify roses, but that he can also write a classical
history of these beautiful flowers ; every author is
quoted who has written in favour of the rose, and a most
interesting account is given of its history from the ear-
liest mention which can be found in the most ancient
writings. But the great valueof Mr. Paul's " Rose garden"
is his practical arrangement and description of more than
one thousand varieties of choice, well-proved roses ; the
value of such a book will be apparent at first sight to the
rose-grower, for nothing can be more bewildering than
the heterogeneous lists upon which he has hitherto
been obliged to depend. This beautiful work (for it is as
ornamental as it is useful) is illustrated by exquisitely
perfect coloured representations of the typical roses of
each group, by which means it is impossible to find any
difficulty in following out the classification. Every par—
ticular the amateur or practical rose-grower can wish for
as to quality of variety, time of flowering, mode of cul-
ture, &c., is amply detailed ; and we can confidently
assert, that we never saw a book which we could recom-
mend with so much satisfaction to those for whom it is
written.

OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Spring is beginning to indicate its approach ; the
plants under glass are evidently feeling the influence, and
are beginning to spew signs of new growth ; it is, there-
fore, necessary to prepare for the necessary operation of
potting, which will soon be required. Camellias are
beginning to fade, and we must now look for the beautiful
Chinese azaleas, moss roses, and other showy plants which
have been brought forward ; the buds of the azaleas are
pushing forward actively, and will be much assisted by
occasional application of weak liquid manure. It is too
soon to move in the flower-garden ; but no opportunity
must be neglected of getting on with the work in the
kitchen.garden, as the excessively wet autumn and winter
have caused much to be left undone which will have now
to be completed. In the plant-houses all leisure time
will be well employed in destroying insects. The follow-
ing is worth knowing :

The Thrips.—l find the following an effectual remedy
for this destructive insect :—Place the plant in a house
and fill it with the strongest common tobacco-smoke three
nights successively, syringing them well an the following
mornings. My azaleas suffered a good deal this spring
with the red and black thrips, but by the above means I
have effectually destroyed them, as I have proved by
placing them on a white sheet of paper. I have found the
red insect more easily destroyed than the black one.—S.
T., in Turner's Florist and Garden Miscellany.

CHANGE or FORTUNE.—A paragraph under this head
has been going the round of the press, stating, on the au-
thority of a Devonport paper, that a stoker on board
H.M. steamship Valorous, has just become possessed by
a decree of the Court of Chancery of the Earldom of
Stockport, and an estate of the value of £34,000 a-year.
It is pure invention. Her Majesty has no steamship
Valorous. There is no Earldom of Stockport, and 130
estate of X 34,000 a-year has recently been decided on, In
the Court of Chancery.