The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

A.TH OF THE REV. HENRY MARTYN

pool Standard.)

soon, thou man of God
a left thy earthly load,
regard thy flight

grow and delight?

th holy ardour bright,
uty thy delight :
st thou thy -
rt fled-

ace begun,

—thy wot k is done !

,n this dar

ondrous tale

ighted to proclaim

,c 1 name

w, to glad the sight

,urii thy early flight—

not, but feel thou 'rt gone !
,ecause thy work is done.

Though we weep,
break thy sleep ;

present bliss;

.orld like thi

lone, though short thy stay ;

,h God in endless day;
sainted brethren sing
heaven's Eternal King

• servant, Lord, has fled
id upon my head

like' fervent zeal

ion let me feel

his course to run,

e till my work be done ;

with joy unending praise
Son, and Spirit raise.

N'S SPEECH

secret that the royal speech on the
sment is to raise the subject of the
this confidently asserted almost a
ere unwilling to believe, ill as we
ministry, that they were prepared
:cency as this. We could not per-
ler all the circumstances of the time,
sibility of adding, by this new crime,
r-time, they would go the length of corn-
nistress to a string of recommendations
tively know that parliament must needs
over respectful. refusal. If there be one

more than all others, is im.

y, it is, that the wishes

•er be made to appear in conflict

people. For this reason it has been
inistrations, when they have found,
perhaps actually direct indications,
ie country was withheld or withdrawn
heir offices, and so give their Sove-
arliest possible compliance with pub-
not the course which it seemed good
dopt. After a decision of their own
inst them, they held on, pretending
ople, on appeal, would reverse the
vas made, and the sentence emphati-
this, full many a simple-minded man
d forthwith resign. We knew better.
instituted their appeal, not with any
ut for delay. Thus it was clear that
sion until judgment could be actually

ssued against them. So far we
their waiting till the assemblage
ve have always done them justice
he matter of adhesion ; and, in
Id Lance, we " would have one
dog indeed, to be, as it were, a

re now about to do is,

istounds us. The only object
Ay have in pledging the Queen
the monstrous one of keeping
opposition—of retaining, after
relations with the crown ars
institutional relation with it
A higher misdemeanour can

Sovereign dismisses an
sapproved by the country, the
in of that proceeding is, that the
abandoned, and that the Sovereign
her steps more consistent with the
A minister who relinquishes office
in him lies, this entire freedom to
ae against the Sovereign and a fraud
I upon the country.. The successors
;'s in have a right to expect that the
to act upon their advice in general,
in the specific matter on which the
intry has thus been taken. When
ieir measure, and laid it before
Sovereign then to inform them
nadmissible—that a royal speech
ma against concession—and that
try has been made in vain ? This,
atgoing Whigs would fain have their
in the face of her loyal subjects, to
referred this question ; but we be-
this direct advice ; we believe they
are not—because the Sovereign, so
the dignity and sincerity of her own
.senting, with strong apprehensions,
.unworthy a dealing. But, if this be
ontemplate, in committing her to an
budget from the throne, what other
ave in view ? If they dare not pro-
) their budget by retaining themselves
e her stand upon it as against their suc-
iund to contemplate that when the new
s, by an amendment to the address, shall
nation pronounced by the old house on
ltret of theirs, her Majesty in dismissing
ieir budget also. But if she is to dismiss
em, and open her mind without prejudice
ae new advisers whom, in compliance with
nendation, she may call into her service,
how inconceivably indecorous is it, that
Ministers to put forth from
.cls on Tuesday, the 24th of
Bth or 30th she will be

h on the

rrentlei in her closet at

rialists will tell us, must have
that the old parliament was
debate upon any part of it, ex-
'at the ministers, in justice to them-
mist bring it fully before the public ;
eudroent to the address on the Queen's
kely to put them at once out of office.

ty of raising the required debate before
be by directing the speech itself to the

le to admit such a plea for so flagrant
se who urge the necessity of a discussion
1 that it will be a mere superfluity ; that
as fully argued in parliament on Sir
ion of "want of confidence," as well as

ss important occasions.
51‹, for what low and personal purpose is

retched chance of future office, for what dis-
M 1 tho uneasy recollections of their sovereign,
betrayed her youth and inexperience into a
>he will propound to the public next week a
e will have to retract the week after? Is this
rhich to leave the consistency of the Crown ?
lty of whig gentlemen ? Is this the affection-
dye attachment, which they profess to the
)erson of her Majesty ?

IMUNICATION WITH SOUTH
AMERICA.

Morming Herald.)
;ty drawn in the city to the subject
n with that large portion of South
,d between French Guiana and Cape
nce of a contract concluded with the
at, through the influence and active in-
J. Sturz, on behalf of Mr. Willian Mor-
Acraman Morgan and Co. of Bristol, for
of a line of steam-packets betwixt this
I the River Plate, by which the mail ser-
formed so much more surely and expe-
gnat advantage of the mercantile and
he states both on this and the other side
ontract in question recites that a suffi-
im-vessels (six is the number decided
for a monthly communication betwixt
aeiro, as well as from Rio to Monte
Test calling and leaving mails and pas-
nediate ports of Pernambuco, Bahia,
. Exclusive privileges are granted
- fifteen years, dating from the time
is shall commence running, and such
e place within two years and a half
pproval of the contract by the legis-
tzil. the conveyance of official
fence from England the Brazilian
to pay monthly the sum of six thou-
it stipulates moreover for other ad-
seem sufficiently compensated by
differ, . Thus the con-
,n re uired to ship gratuitously
.ie " extent of ten tons of
the. Brazilian government,"
to another, always excepting
gratuitously to the number of
Santa Catharina, or the reverse,
.ed, such conveyance not however
os ; also in case of a Brazilian vessel
ew, if at any port where the steamers
:e passage back to their own country
to the number of ten of the crew ; also,
1 that the contractor shall convey to Europe
il passage money, to the number of ten each

ujiterent nays

me, to tt

3 have f

so required, such persons as the government
,o send to Europe for " instruction in any kind
)r trade," &c. In return the steam-packets
o convey the goods and passengers from one
)f the empire at which they must call, with-
owever to the privileges of other steam-
ed. The contractor is to be provided
in every port for the prompt despatch
irs, and may cause bonded warehouses
I or fitted up, for immediate load-
goods, &c. Ready-made sails,
coal, &c., for the use of the

may be imported free of all duty ; and the
re to he exempted from payment of all port
;ht and anchorage and all other dues, with
such advantages as British sailing packets now
Brazilian government is not to exact any postage
onveyed to England, and no more than at present
)rought to Brazil. On foreign letters through
) Brazil one-third less is to be charged than at
id one-half of the amount so charged paid over to
packet contractor. The plan of the contractor
besides this regular and direct communication with
f South America indicated, the means of commu-
ore or less direct, by connection with other steam-
ritish cruisers, with Madeira, the Canaries, the
erd Islands, and settlements on the coast of Africa,

Le outlines of this project,autlio' which, if joined in
I by the post-office:leis in this country,
-stood to be favourable torit
a vast. field for improvemente* plan. generally,
ms with Brazil, but above all
existing com-
ma
to. Brazil herself thus
must he of the
loser connection with the trade and emigration
to be
one half the extent of the present rngration
ime ; and that which is true of Braitiatlce as
lied to the Oriental and Argentine republicsl not
ith the distance so materially lessened, Iterof
r way, personal, commercial, and. epistolar;
if not immediately and proportionally, in:
ist be desirable as greatly as possible on every
f political commercial interest, to prese.rve and
iirection of this intercourse; as exclusively as
gh the channel of British steam navigation.
sex of the British government, and in aid of
:reation and augmentation of a steam navy ap-
purposes of war in cases of emergency,. and
control, and active service whenever required,
cannot but be peculiarly and beneficially
1h the medium of our post-office service on