The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-10 00:00:00

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believe most reluc-

a furlong north of the Faringci

w iue importunities of Its party and
the necessities of his position, and that he is prepared to
face the responsibilities naturally consequent on a suc-
cessful opposition. So far, therefore, as his lordship is
concerned, the fate of the navigation bill in the upper
house will involve the fate of the Russell administration."
BIRMINGHAM POLITICS.—Mr. Muntz, M.P. for the
" Toy-shop of Europe,"—(as Burke called it in his
—the modelling studio for statesmen nowadays,)—
if diFS,..I.• , •

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verses Faringdon and Leyland Mosses,•
runningllGll a mile to
the east of Bretherton, and half a mile to the west of
Croston. It then crosses over Croston " finnev," and
proceeds a quarter of a mile to the east of the village of
Rufford, and a short distance to the east of Burscough;
thence almost through the centre of the town of Orms-
kirk. Continuing in a south-west direction it passes to
the east of Maghull, and finally joins the Liverpool and
Bury line near Walton-on-the-hill. With the excention

voted for Disraeli's motion on taxation, and against
Hurne's amendment. He here explains: and yet he
calls the former a " little-go,"—but right as far as it
goes. In reply to an attack by the " Whig organ " of
the town, Mr. Muntz says—

of toe old ruined abbey of Burooough, very few utijecrs
of interest or of landscape scenery are noticeable on the
route, the country over which the line is carried being
mostly of a flat and level surface. This, however, makes
the gradients very good ; the greatest not being more than
1 in 150, which is the a5,,,0". loscending grad'

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" It s^erris to be necessary that a Liberal should subscribe
to all the nonsense that any other so-called Liberal professes,
or he must be a Tory in disguise. If to be a Liberal a man
must subscribe to abstract theories, wtthout reference to facts
or circumstances; if he must advocate throwing the people
upon their own resources, and giving them, as Mr. Attwood
truly said, the liberty of choosing between the workhouse or
the gaol; if lie must admit that abstract cheapness, without
reference to circumstances, is the best for the people; if he
must alluw that the property, produce, and labour of the
country should be sacrificed for the advantage of the usurious
money-owners and money-lenders, then 1 am not a Liberal."
The above is a good sample of the ancient manliness of
the British character, and the elevation of the reasoning
powers above mere party tactics,—disposing of the quas-
tion as Home Tooke did with the ultra Jacobins of his
days, and as Sir F. Burdett did with Orator Hunt,—de-
dining to take the leaps of the Manchester steeple-chase
of the Blanketeers.

EMU ue, .tent
at Ormskirk. The cuttings and embankments are also
slight, except the Aughton-hill cutting, which is about 50
feet deep. This cutting, however, has been of no small
service in the construction of the line, the soft rock which
was excavated having been used for ballasting the railway,
even so far as its junction with the Blackburn line at Fa-
ringdon. In the formation of the line the Rufford mea-
dows, we understand, presented the greatest difficulty, in
consequence of the upper surface of the ground being sup-
ported by a lake or pool of mud, which, when the em-
bankmenr, was placed upon it, sank under the line, and
the surface on each side became considerably elevated. In
other parts the crust supporting the embankment sunk
till the summit of the embankment became level with the
adjoining land. This difficulty was obviated partly by
carrying the railway upon piles supporting timbers and
rails in the form of wooden bridges, and partly by filling
up the embankment on the subsided portion until the re-
quired height was obtained. The length of the line from
the point where it diverges from the Blackburn Railway to
where it unites with the Liverpool and Bury, about two
miles from Liverpool, is 22i miles—a route shorter by ten
miles than by the North Union.

MORE EFFECTS OF FREE-TRADE.—Most of our readers
are aware that a very extensive and remunerative trade
has been carried on between this district and various con-
tinental states in the article of soda. One advantage held
forth by the advocates of free-trade was that, if we ad-
mitted grain free of duty, and reduced our tariff on im-
ports, foreign nations would gladly avail themselves of flies

VA LAI,
opportunity of sending their"pi educe to this country, and
would receive in exchange a proportionately large share of
our manufactured articles. The government of Prussia
bas determined upon increasing the duty upon crystals of
soda admitted into that country from fifteen shillings. the
present duty, to three pounds per ton. The cost of deli-
vering crystals of soda in Prussia, including the present
duty, is about two pounds per ton, to which extent the
Prussian manufacturer is at present protected. If the
duty be increased to three pounds per ton, his protection
will be four pounds five shillings per ton, and as the price
of crystals of soda free on board in the Tyne is not more
than six pounds per ton, it will operate as an entire pro-
hibition. What course our Government will take in the
matter it is difficult to see; if remonstrance be of no
avail retaliation might be pursued, but the great princi-
ple of free trade to which the Government adheres is to
remove all impositions and restrictions in this country,
without reference to the course tl4 may be pursued by
others. Prussia, it seems, is not so enamoured of foreign
produce as the free-trade agitators of this country ; and
she comas forward to protect her own domestic industry
from the rivalship of foreign• states. Prussia accepts the
free trade of England in so far as it opens out a more ex-
tensive market, but declines to carry out the principle
when it proves ruinous to her own manufactures. It will
be a serious evil to this district, if a trade of such extent,
and in which so much capital has been invested, as the
manufacture of soda, should be crippled to the extent
threatened. It is obvious, however, that no reliance can
be placed on foreign states when conflicting interests are
involved ; and the only way in which the greatness of the
country can be maintained and industry extended, is by
givingencouragernen t to ourown population .—Newc. inal.
PEEL UPON RUSSELL.—We make the following extract
from the report of the proceedings in the House of Com-
mons on Tuesday

Mr. P. SCROPE moved for leave to bring in a bill to promote
the employment of labour in Ireland, by a proportionate ex-
emption from poor rate.—Mr. J. O'BRIEN opposed such a
hili.—Lord J. RUSSELL was quite opposed to the bill. If they
came to a division, he must vote in opposition to the bill.—Mr.
P. ScßopE observed that he merely asked for the opportunity
of discussing the principle of the bill.—Sir R. PEEL said? that
considering the present state of Ireland, and the necessity of
considering what measures might be proposed for her relief,
and the disinterested consideration given by the hon. gentle-
man to the condition of the destitute poor of Ireland, and the
obloquy to which he had exposed himself, he was entitled to
bring forward his bill. If the hon. gentleman should persist
with his motion, he would cordially support him.—Sir G. GREY
said, if it came to a division, he would be forced to oppose it.—
After a few words from Mr. French, Mr. Grogan, Major Black-
all, Mr. Herbert, and Mr.Osborne,—Mr.SCßoPE said he should
proceed with his motion.—The house then divided, and the
numbers were : for the motion, 108; against it, 15 ; majority, 93.
How does the reader suppose Lord John Russell and Sir
George Grey voted in the division ? Of course, after what
they said, against the introduction of the bill ! No such
thing ! They voted for the bill, together with Mr. Hawes,
Sir J. Jervis, Mr. Labouchere, Lord Palmerston, Sir J.
Romilly, and Sir W. M. Somerville, all members of the
government ! But how comes it that not only Lord John
end Sir George, but the other members of the government
then present, should have voted for the measure, after
Lord John and Sir George declaring so emphatically their
opposition to it ? The truth is that this is a fine example
of the stability of the government. Sir Robert Peel de-
clared his intention of voting with Mr. Scrope, and there-
fore the government dare not run the risk of voting against
him. They went quietly into a corner and " eat their
leek." It was as much as their official lives were worth
to oppose Sir Robert Peel. A crushing defeat overhung
them : and Sir George Grey, instead of being "forced to
oppose " the bill, found himself " forced " to support it !
Is it possible to imagine any ministry in a more degraded
position ?—to exist only on the sufferance of their oppo-
nents !

SCROFULOUS SOR

AND DISEASES OF TUE

CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—HOW-
ever invetarately maladies of this nature are rooted in the
human frame, Holloway's celebrated medicines possess
such curative powers that; by a strict adherence to the
rules laid down for their use, the diseases may be corn-
pletely eradicated ; therefore let the afflicted try these
sterling remedies, for it is truly asteni.m.-- -
'he

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number of

Preston traffic. Before the opening of the Liverpool
Ormskirk, and Preston branch of the East Lancashin
Company the traffic between Liverpool and Preston wa:
taken_ over the old Liverpool and Manchester lin. h

Parkside, and thence by the oldisiorth Union Railway.
It is by this route that the London and North-Western
Company carry on their traffic between Liverpool, Lan-
cashire, Carlisle, and the north. By this route the dis-
tance between Liverpool and Preston is 39 miles, but by
the Ormskirk branch it is 29 only. Under these circum-
stances it is clearly the interest of both parties to enter
into a friendly arrangement. They, however, prefer
fierce competition, consequent, it is allezed. i.
fusal of ti

traffic which has hitherto passed over their line. The
competition has become so warm that the London and
North-Western Company have been carrying first-class
passengers the 39 miles, from Liverpool to Preston, for
sixpence and even less. Such a reduction of fares will

uuiresponuent or tne Man- of course not be felt by a company in the receipt of about
Chester Guardian, " but I cannot well see its probability. £40,000 per week ; but to the East Lancashire Company,
Notwithstanding Peel influence and sympathies, I think with its £l,BOO or £2,000 per week, such a competition
it is as liktly that ministers will resign as that they will must be extremely harassing. We trust to see a speedy
coalesce ; and if any coalition does take place, it is more arrangement of this ridiculous quarrel.
likely to occur after than before Lord Stanley's failure to THE LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRK AND PRESTON LINE.—
carry on the government." " Lord Stanley," says the On Monday, the above important section of the East Lan-
correspondent of the Manchester Examiner," has a work- cashire Railway was opened for public use, thus complet-
ing majority in the upper house, and the government are ing the communication between Liverpool, Preston,Leeds,
not strong enough in the Commons to force the navigation and Bradford. This section of the East Lancashire line,
bill through the Lords. There is a difference of opinion leaves the Blackburn and Preston Railway at a point a
as to what course the cabinet will take if defeated in the little to the west of Lostock Hall
upper house." The correspondent of the Scotsman avers North Union Railway, near
that •4 Lard Sh,ram, r 1.