The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

THE CONVERSIONS TO POPERY.

(From the John Bull.)
One of the many Jesuitical attempts that have of late
been made to deceive the public, occurred last week in the
announcement by the Morning Post that one of the
curates of a western district of the metropolis, in the
church of which adherence to the Rubric and apostolic
doctrines are strictly maintained, had become a convert
to the Roman Church ; that the gentleman's wife and
mother bad done the same ; and that the Right Rev. Dr.
Wiseman had officiated at the receiving of them into the
Church of Rome.
Charity forbids us to'inquire into the personal motives
-that may have induced this person to renounce the faith
of his forefathers, and to uphold the idolatry, supersti-
tion, and blasphemy of Popish doctrines ; for it may be
that, like others who have similarly committed themselves,
repentance will come at last, and the anguish consequent
upon unfaithful conduct. But it does seem surprising,
that without any inquiry into the circumstances, and
evidently at some extraordinary dictation, a paper calling
itself the organ of the " Protection party," should re-
peatedly announce the conversion of persons to the
Romish Church (in many instances having afterwards to
contradict the announcement), and that it should publish
the bare circumstances of such cases without adding those
facts which, in most instances, would elucidate them.
If our contemporary, as we believe he does, conscien-
tiously advocates protection in its most extensive form,
how can he consistently neglect to uphold the interests
of the Established Church, the most important establish-
ment, as regards the welfare of the kingdom, and to which
all other institutions should be but secondary ? There is,
however, a coldness in his ardour for religion generally,
and for the English Church in particular, and a disposition
to favour the Romish interests. It was this feeling with re-
gard to the Church that lost the " Protection leader" so
much estimation in the eyes of his party, and was the
cause of the great diminution of protectionist members in
the late returns to the House of Commons.
The Curate, whose conversion had been thus announced,
was certainly attached to the district named ; but for how
long ? Let inquiry be made ; let it be asked what time
had elapsed, after his entrance upon his duties, before
treachery of the worst character, because it was against
both God and man, was discovered ; let all the circum-
stances be fairly stated, and no regret will be felt at his
loss, while the Romish Church, instead of glorying in the
conversion, will be inclined, rather, to deplore it. Con-
versions like these, indeed, are not likely to affect
in the slightest degree the interests of the Established
Church ; but the publicity given to them is frequently
the source of much unhappiness in families, at the same
time that they promote, for the moment, designs which
inevitably end in misery and doubt. In the present case,
for example, it is clear that a deep-laid scheme was formed
for the purpose of proclaiming that the curate of a district
whose minister carries with him perhaps more influence
than any other in the metropolis, had become convinced
of the fallacy of the doctrines of the English church—in
the hope that young and inexperienced minds might be
ensnared. But, let the advice of this minister be followed,
in all future cases as it was in a former one—let those who
sever themselves in religion from their family and friends
be severed in_temporal things also—let them be sent to
Roman convents, and they will soon, from conviction, be
re-converted.

Mr. Pearce, the chairman of the London Stock Ex-
change, died suddenly on Saturday.
LAMENTABLE CONDITION OF A CHURCH —The pro-
ceedings before a clerical commission, relative to the con-
duct of the Rev. W. B. Bonaker, vicar of Cow Honey-
bourne—charged with non-residence and neglect of duty—
have been forwarded to the Bishop of Worcester. The
church presents a fearful spectacle of desecration ; the
tower and chancel are standing, but the walls are now
formed into poor cottages, the whole site of the building
being divided into four or five huts of the most wretched
appearance ; hovels, sheds, and pigstyes cling to the sacred
walls, and where the altar once stood is an oven for bak-
ing bread. It should, however, be stated that this dese-
cration did not take place in the time of the present vicar.
It is another question how far he ought to have exerted
himself in the restoration of the church from its shameful
condition—Worcester Herald.
A new board has been formed under the jurisdiction of
the Lords of the Admiralty, called the Tidal Harbour
and Conservancy Board. The members are Captain Be-
thune, R,N., (president,) who has, up to the present
time, conducted the railway department of the Admi-
ralty, which is now merged into the new railway board ;
Captain Washington, R.N., who held the command of
the Blazer, surveying vessel, and has acted as secretary
to the Tidal Harbour Commission (now abolished); and
Captain Vetch, R.E., who is now consulting engineer to
the board. These officers are to have £BOO per annum
each; their office is to be Duke-street, Westminster, in
the house now occurred by the Tidal Harbour Commis-
sion. The establishment is to consist of three clerks, one
with £220 per annum, styled the chief clerk, one with
£9O, and one with £6O per annum, and a messenger with
one guinea a week.—Observer.
DISINFECTION: EFFLUVIA FROM CESSPOOLS. A
number of experiments were tried, on Tuesday morning,
at Hackney, in the presence of several eminent chemists
and other persons interested in discoveries-of this nature,
by way of testing the powers of a disinfecting fluid, re-
cently invented by a Mr. Ellerman, for the purpose of de-
stroying the noxious vapours and and gases arising from
drains and cesspools. The following gases are evolved from
animal and vegetable matter in a state of putrefaction and
decomposition : sulphuretted hydrogen, carhuretted hy-
drogen, and phosphoretted hydrogen. The effect of Mr.
Ellerman's disinfecting fluid is to destroy the ammonia,
and to unite with these gases in a solid form, in which
state they remain in the mass of decaying matter instead
of being emitted into the atmosphere. Amongst the
experiments tried was a small quantity cf the fluid
poured into a tub full of night soil, the disagreeable
odour of which was extremely powerful. Within a few
minutes all the characteristic smell of this matter had
entirely vanished, leaving, it is true, another in its place,
that of the agent by which the change had been effected,
but which Mr. Ellerman stated to be entirely innoxious,
and which was merely temporary.
DEATH OF A MISER FROM WANT OF THE NECESSA-
RIES OF LIFE.—On Tuesday an inquest was held on the
body of R. Butler, aged 48, who died at No. 4, Minah-
place, King-street, London, from breathing impure air,
and want of the common necessaries of life. Mr. Hooper,
the parish surgeon, deposed that on the morning of Sun-
day last he saw the deceased, who was then alive, but his
extremities were quite cold, and there was no pulse to be
felt. He was lying perfectly naked upon an old mat-
tress on the floor. The stench was quite sufficient to kill
any one. At the back of the house was a dustman's
yard, which of itself was quite sufficient to engender fever.
Witness attributed death to the impure atmosphere he had
been breathing, and his not allowing himself sufficient
food. John Woolf, police constable M, No. 213, said
that he occupied. the house, No. 4, Minah-place. The
deceased rented one of the back rooms, and had done so
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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The season for stage per-
formances at this theatre is drawing to a close; and
the principal members of the company are in course of
taking their benefits. A great variety of entertainments
have been presented, and the public have not been slow
in responding to the call upon their patronage. A ta-
lented company of equestrians, from the Champs Elysees,
Paris, are engaged; and the name of the director, M.
Adolphe Franconi, is sufficient to warrant the anticipation
of much gratification from their performances.
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ls. 6d. Dining, as we have occasionally had to dine out,
we know of no public establishment in this neighbourhood
that can supply the good things of this life in anything
like such abundance, profusion, and cheapness, as La-
tham's. Every dish coming from him is served up in
the first style ; and no doubt this is owing to the impor-
tant fact that he attends to the culinary department
himself, and is one of those active and zealous caterers
who will see that his Mends arc served in a manner satis-
factory to themselves and creditable to the house. The
ordinary is amply sufficient to stamp his reputation, and
to draw hundreds to his establishment.
THE ADELPHI THEATRE.—The spirited lessee of this
pretty theatre. Mr. Cooke, stated in his opening his
determination to be second to none in the production of
talent and entertainment • and we have already had fre-
quently to notice, not only the high character of the pieces
produced, but the very excellent and efficient manner in
which the pieces were sustained. The name of Batty has
now been so long before the public, that to eulogize the
talent of his equestrian corps would be useless. His suc-
cess as lessee of Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, in London,
has been unprecedented, and it may in a great measure be
attributed to his management—but it will more than as-
tonish many of the theatre-going community to hear that
this iantoy, greatly augmented, are now under an en-
gagement appear at the Adelphi. We have seen a
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appearing in London, Mr. Batty has purchased two ele-
phants, the camels, and a great portion of the horses and
wardrobe of Hughes's mammoth troups, the strength of
which, we hear, will be brought forward here.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD " BOTHER." The word
bother was first used by a sergeant, who, being exposed
to the volubility of two able-bodied llibernians, one at
each ear, exclaimed, " Don't both-ear me." hence the
verb to lothrr.
CAPITAL WAY TO COOK CABBAGE.—Permit me to in-
troduce a most excellent solid dish, quite good enough for
an Emperor; that is, an Emperor with a keen appetite
anda falling
of a pound of fat bacon, 2d. ; pepper and
exchequer :—A large drumhead cabbage,
lid. ;
said, ; total, 4d. Cut this cabbage into two ; cut a
quarter
hole in the centre of each half, big enough to admit the
bacon; put the two sides together, having well peppered
the interior: tie them up in a cloth; tell the cook it is a
p urn pu 1: ins, and must be boiled three or four hour ;
t ten chop it up and serve it hot. If properly done it wilt
stick to the ribs much better than cwp nialurc.—Corres-
poadent of Irish Farther's Journal.