The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORR CONSTITUTION.

Kinsale, August 26th, 18-17.
SlR,—Allow me through the medium of your journal
to draw the attention of the public to the outrageous per-
secution carried on by the priests of this town against
certain Roman Catholics who supported Mr. Guinness at
the late election. These devoted Patios have been re-
peatedly denounced from the altar as " traitors to their
country," as " infamous beings accursed in the sight of
God and man," to hold any communication with whom
would imply a participation in their guilt and their con-
demnation. All this was bad enough, but it was only
the prelude to the following scene which was enacted yes-
terday, Father * being the principal performer.
A woman, named Royle, residing in the house of one
James Cartwright, a Roman Catholic who voted for Mr.
Guiness, being taken ill, desired the attendance of the
Priest ; he accordingly came,- but on arriving at the
door stopped, and having abused Cartwright in no mea-
sured terms, designating him as a " traitor," " devil,"
&c., &c., (to the great delight of an admiring crowd who
had assembled in the street) he finally refused to visit
the woman while she remained under " that accursed
roof," adding that he would make Cartwright suffer for
his conduct, to which announcement the Sans Cullottes
responded by shouting " turn him into a cat, your Rever-
ence "—turn him into a rock," The woman was at
length removed to an opposite house, and the Priest, I
suppose, proceeded to administer to her that sacrament
for partaking in which he had prepared his mind in so
befitting a manner.
I am, Sir, truly yours,
A LOVER OF LIBERTY.
* Our correspondent gives the name, but we purposely omit it.

ARE WE TO HAVE A THANKSGIVING-DAY?—" Without
a solitary exception," says the accounts from Ireland,
" the report of the grain crops, north, east, south, and
west, are of the most cheering nature; and there is every
appearance of the harvest being one of more than average
abundance." In England and Scotland we have the same
joyous prospect before us—we might almost say without
any fear of its being realized; so much of the crops have
been gathered, while what remains yet to be reaped is
considered beyond the reach of the ordinary vicissitudes
which frequently blight the hopes of the husbandman.
What, then, are we about ? Are we not bound to look
upon this abundant harvest as the answer of a merciful
God to our supplications ? • The latter can have no mean-
ing if the former be not thus interpreted. A whole nation
prostrated itself in prayer before the Almighty, and ear-
nestly besought him to avert a repetition of the scarcity of
last year. Did we pray in vain ? And if we did not, what
is the pleasing duty which prayers answered impose ?
What, but thanksgiving ? We will not doubt, therefore,
that, at the proper time, our spiritual rulers will prepare a
suitable form, whereby the people may offer up their
heart-felt acknowledgments for the mercies they have re-
ceived.—John Bull.

THE LATE FRENCH MuRDER.—One of the Paris papers
of Saturday gives the answers of Medame Luzzy to intero-
gatories put to her. She states in the most formal man-
ner, that the duchess never expressed to her the least
suspicion of an improper connection between her and her
husband. "The duchess may have said that to others,"
she added, "but never to me." Two years ago, when
in Corsica with her pupils, at one of the estates of the
Marshal Sebastiani, a journal published that she had
taken to flight with the Duke de Praslin. In conse-
quence of this she resolved to leave the house immediately,
but the marshal, father of the duchess, opposed this, re-
presenting that such a measure would be a confirmation
of the rumour. The duchess showed great coldness and
dissatisfaction at seeing Madlle. de Luzy abandon her de-
termination and remain in the house. However this
seemed gradually to wear away ; and especially within
the last year the duchess had become kind towards her.
Mdlle. de Luzy adds that she was thunderstruck when, in
the month of July last, a priest, a friend of the family,
told her that her presence in the Praslin family was a
cause of trouble, and that she could no longer remain
there. To.the question which arose from the facts which
accused the duke of having caused the death of his wife,
Mdlle. de Luzy replied,—' Oh ! no, no, no, gentlemen,
tell me that that is not the case ? It is impossible ! He !
he, who could not bear to see one of his children suffer !
No ! Do not tell me that it is he ! You say that grave
charges arise, brit say rather that there exists suspicion
that will not be justified ! No ! no I' As she spoke she
fell on her knees, clasped her hands, and bent her head ,
to the ground. 'Oh ! she resumed, oh, tell me, gentle-
men, I beg of you! But no ! If you told me I would
not believe it,—no, never ! ' She then paused and pressed
her forehead with her hands. It is impossible !' she
continued. My conscience tells me that he did not do
it ! But if lie did it, oh God ! why then it is I—l alone
who am guilty,—l who loved the children so much' who
adored them ! I have been cowardly ! I dreaded mis-
fortune, misery, and knew not how to resign myself to my
lot !' After another pause, she proceeded,—' That is all
mycrime! Write it, sir!' she added, lookingfixedlyat the
magistrate, yes, write it ! He must have demanded that
unfortunate letter which was to vouch for my character,
she must have refused it, and then !—Oh. yes ! It is l—
it is I alone who am guilty Write it ! write it !' "
NATURE'S POWERS AND PRODUCTS SHELVED BY ART.
—lnvention is the leading feature of the day, celerity its
natural concomitant. These features are exhibited in every
species of art and science-. Literature, music, painting,
sculpture,architecture, engraving, mechanics, engineering,
all are influenced by them, and exhibit a marked character
from their presence. Nature herself would appear to be
inadequate to the task of providing necessaries for our arti-
ficial requirements. The horse, most noble, patient, and
symmetrical of her bounteous gifts—the type of swiftness,
strength, and beauty—stands at a discount in competition
with the fire-breathing locomotive : the breeze, once
deemed sufficient to waft the wealth of the Indies to our
recipient shores, now idly beats the spray caused by the
revolving paddle of the steam-ship—nay, the very seasons,
short of their prerogative of producing fruits and flowers
when nature so ordained, are anticipated in their intentions
and forestalled in their productions by the precociously
generative powers of the hot-house and forcing-bed !
The Builder.

INDURATED AND IMPERVIOUS STONE COMPANY.—
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qualities • a for
, process hardening plaster of Paris, and
rendering it compact for purposes of decoration, and
giving it various colours ; and, also, simple hand ma-
chinery for sawing, ripping, rubbing, and polishing all
kinds of stone, marble, and granite. These are the several
operations which the company propose to undertake ; and,
although in the absence of any specimens of the work, it
would be premature in us to give an opinion on the merits,
we may just observe, that there is in England a wide field
for the carrying out such inventions, provided they are
perfect in their results, and economical. Many of the
softer kinds of stone found in this country in vast abund-
ance, and which are comparatively useless, would thus be
rendered available, and with a fair return to the. share,
holders. We arc romised the sight of some specimens
in a few days, and shall return to the subject in our next.
The capital is to bp £300,000, in 30,000 shares of £lO
each—the calls not to exceed 10s. per share ; but the