The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-30 00:00:00

AMERICAN MISSIONARIES IN TIIE EAST.

The following is a copy of• a letter which, we learn will'
pleasure, was circulated in Constantinople and Persia, :id-
dresseitto Mr. M'Neill by the American missionaries. Two
members of this excellent body made a long and baz,irdous
journey to Tabriz, for the purpose of thanking Mr. M'Neilt
personally for the protection he had iffirded them during

their residence in that country. It is, indeed, h high tvitm:e
not less to the extent of o;sr.influence in Persia than to the
object to which it is directed; and we hail it at this monient
with peculiar satisfaction as emanating from Aineric;:n citi-
zens:—

To his Excellency John M'Neill, her Britannic
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleniputeutiary at thu
Court of Persia.

" Sir,—Permit me to express to you the sincere regret we
feel that we are unable to do ourselves the pleasure of seeing
your excellency before you may leave this count! v.
"One of my colleagues, as well as myself, tvent m Tabriz,
soon after we heard of your expected departure, !u the bore
that one of us at least might meet you there; but circum-
stances beyond our control compelled us to rrborn before

,•your arrival, and we now find it hardly practicable to leave
our families, and repeat the journey.
`Permit me, therefore, to take this method of expressin::
to you, in behalf of myself and our mission, our Vet)* d,-eh
sense of obligation to your excellency, alike for hers ,slat and
official favours—to the gentlemen of your suite and detach-
ment, with the most of whom we have the plea-ore of ac-
quaintance, for their many kind and polite attetviitas—auil
to the very powerful and revered government s ‘tto to.
represent, for the efficient protection which it has aff.i.ilicti us
and our object during our residence in this countr).
" We should most neartily regret your intended tiepa (-tore,
did we notconfidently hope and expect that, as a 4•01:6,,i,1••11CC
of this anl attended measures, British influence
re-establishedin this country on a firm and advent agetto. wiNiq;
and while we would not meddle with party politics, )rt, as
philanthropists'and as Christians, we do not rejoice zri.tencrer
behold indications of the extension of Ettgli,it I ~/,'nenve in
Asia; for we feel confident that suds indications prt-seo the
surest alhuman pledges of tin amelioration of toth tempura
and eternal prospects qt' men in any countries thus rril;.,rltd.
" Were we to reside at Tabriz, we believe ih4:, it
been known that we have enjoyed Eng!i,ll prot,cti,,n,
moral influence of the English name might be sulikirut still
to protect us. But situated as we are in this retook, lown,
which has never been the residence of Europeans 1,4 r :thy
considerable period, and is fearlessly infested with lawless
. .

Looties, it is our decided opinion that prudence ',quires t 1(
to make some arraugemeut fur additional security lot out gel yes
and families on the departure of your mission. Aad we beg
you to suggest to the Rev. Mr. Merrick who hopes to curet
you in Tabriz, and will act as your agent in the rues, any
measures which you may deem proper to he taken, sod afford
him all the assistance which may be found necessary :0 secure
the object.

- - -
"Fervently praying that abundant blessings may re,t on
you personally, and that complete success may attend Itr
gratitude excellency's official, measures, and
and respect, with sentiments of or_
feigned
..
I Leg to remain
obedient servant, • (Signed' str, your very
(Signed)
"Jusztri PutixiNs, Missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. on
• behalf of the American Mission to the Nestorian oT
Persia.
" Ooroomieb, Aug. 22, 18.38."

SPIRIT SHOPS IN GLASGow.—In his evidence hefore the
select committee of the house of continuos on conileinati,ia of
workmen, Mr. Sheriff Alisons says :—" I may mention oast
fact to the committee, which will illustrate the estcnt to which
the use of whisky is carried [in Scotlat:d.) In London, the
proportion of public-houses to other bons', is as on, I), tiny_
; in Glasgow, it is as one to ten. Evers tenth hoose in
Glasgow is a split shop. I should say, as far as tiny statis-
tical ressArches have gone, that the prop°, tion of e hi,ky daunt:-
in Glasgow is twice or thrice as conch as iu any similar 1 iipu-
lation upon the face of the globe."
FOREIGN FINERY.—A fellow named Felix Woods, with
his wife, is now victimising the unwary in this neighbourhood,
lately called at the house of a rev. gentleman in this
town, when d Servant came to the door, and he eff,red her for
sale or barter " a valuable shoal." The maid, listening 10,e
mother Eve, to his tale, was about to give him in exellange
for his splendid panoply 19s. in cash, and a shawl value from
Lk to 16s. But before she had time to pay the money, her
mistress came in, and at once discovering the !laud. insisted
that her servant should not pay a farthing, requestinis •he
same time the return of the maid's shawl, which he Lad tied
up in his bundle. This he refused to do, and left the house,
declaring he would proceed against the lady or her hoshand
for the payment of the 19s. This threat, (such was his con-
summate impudence) he soon fulfilled, by employing a legal
gentleman in this town, who soon perceived the dishi:nesry of
the transaction, and dismissed him with costs. The le:dyable
of the itinerant's mohair shawl was from ss. 64. to 6'. (The
vile juggler called Free Trade, which robs English our town
of their honest wages, is both father and mother of this fraud,
in articles of foreign finery, upon simple women.)—Mon-
motithshire Beacon.