The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

5.401160 u as !tope, previously tarred ;—a Condition in whieli
Corda,e cannot derive the full benefit of the Patent.
It should be prepared in the state of yarn.
The following certificates have reference to the same
qualitv

Two pieces of prepared and two of unprepared Canvas were
submitted to the usual test, to ascertain their comparative
strength, at Messrs. Huddart and Co.'s, Limehouse, 251 h
August, 1840.
The prepared broke at a strain of (224 lbs. and
214 lbs.)
The unprepared broke at a strain of (190 lbs. and
169 lbs.)

438 lb s

Showing a difference of
Or 22 per cent. in favour of the prepared Canvas
N.B. Each piece was of exactly the same dimensions,
viz., 2 feet long, and 1 inch wide. The trial was made by
their foreman, Mr. Joseph Roberts, in the presence of two
witnesses.

Trial of the strength of Rope-yarn (white and tarred), at
Messrs. Joad Curling and Co's, Mill Wall, 21st August,
1810.

The main of 4 prepared white yarns.
The main of 4 unprepared ditto....

Broke at a strain of
. . 570 lbs.

Showing a difference of..
Or 91 per cent. in favour of the prepared yarn.
Again. The main of 4 tarred and unprepared yarns broke
at a strain of 415 lbs. ; the difference between which and the
prepared white yarn is 155 lbs., or 371 per cent. in favour of
the latter. _

N.B. These yarns were each 6 feet long, of the same
hemp, and spun by the same person. The trial was made
by their superintendent, Mr. Fowler, in the presence of two

xitncsses

Another trial of the strength of white Yarn, prepared and
unprepared, at Messrs. Joad Curling and Co.'s, March
4th, 1811

Broke at a strain of
The main of 6 prepared yarns, 6 feet long, and
weighing 41 oz.
The main of 6 unprepared yarns, 6 feet long,
and weighing exactly the same

936 lbs

Showing a difference of 176 lbs..
Or 23 per cent. in favour of the prepared white yarn.
N.B. The above was some of the same yarn as that tried
21st August, 1840. It was put away in a store-room, for the
purpose of further experiments ; and it would appear. by a
ecnnp”rison of the two trials (deducting one-third for the
:••nee of the number of threads—the former trial being
with 1 and the latter with 6), that the prepared yarns im-
proved by keeping, inasmuch as they bore a greater btrain
by 9', per cent. this time ; and the unprepared, on the con-
trary, deteriorated 2;4 per cent.

Shipowners would do well to turn their serious attention
to this it appears that not only is deterioration by decay
almost entirely averted, by subjecting canvas and rope yarn
to this process, but that the fibre gains greatly in tenacity.
So that a saving of expense in the rigging of ships will be
obtained, both in the longer endurance of the materials, and
as far as cordage is concerned in the first cost also, by the
greatly reduced weight to be paid for, owing to the absence
of tar, which will be no longer necessary either for standing
or running rigging, and which now constitutes so large a pro-

portion of the weight

TO THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF LIVERPOOL.

ROM AN CATROLICS,—I arrived in this town yesterday,

for the purpose of addressing the Protestant operatives on
the subject of " the idolatry of the church of Rome, and its
workings in Ireland," and I was rather astonished to see
placards on the walls, announcing that Father Maguire, " the

distinguished controversialist," would preach in one of your
chapels on Sunday next. That that gentleman is a person of
considerable ability (I admit that he has been a distinguished
controversialist) I am very much disposed to glory in ; the
greater his ability, and the inure remarkable the distinction
he has enjoyed, so much the greater triumph do I, as a mi-
nister of the holy catholic and apostolic church, claim in re-

spect of him ; for it must be well known to you, that when
he was in the zenith of his fame I met him in public discus-
sion, contended with him in public argument, and over-
whelmed him with the power of truth. The terms of the
discussion were as follow :

I ASSERTED
First—" That the united church of England and Ireland
was the true church of Christ—holy, catholic, and apostolic
in these kingdoms ; that it knew the true road tO heaven,
pointed it out to its followers, and that its blessed fruits were
the holiness and happiness of those with whom it prevailed.
Secondly—" That the Roman catholic church was the
church of Antichrist, unholy and apostate—that it did not
know and did not track the way to heaven—that it conducted
its followers in the broad road which led to destruction—that
it brought down the curse of God upon every country where
it prevails—that it was the mother of abomination : the
plague and pest of the human race—that it would be de-
stroyed by the signal vengeance of the Most High—and that
the very first duty of every member of it was instantly to
come out of it, lest he should be a partaker at once of its sins
and of its plagues."
These were my two propositions
to prove the negative against me.
We met. The attention of the whole kingdom was direct-
ed to our discussion. It was so arranged that the termination
of it must decide the victory; for it was made a rule, "That
the discussion should continue until the. chairman might
agree that it should end." By this arrangement all doubt
as to the issue was guarded against. For whichever party
so acted as to give entire satisfaction to his friends, to show
himself superior to his opponent in the maintenance of the
cause which he undertook, would not discontinue the con-
test ; inasmuch as the longer it continued, the greater would
be the victory, and the more decisive the overthrow of the
beaten man. Whereas, the party who was setting the worst
of it, and thus damaging his cause ; exposing it to ridicule
by the weakness of his arguments and his inability to meet
the position of his adversary would be withdrawn, in order
that he might thus be prevented from doing harm.
Well, what was the result ? From the !weaning to the
end I enjoyed the enthusiastic approbation of my friends ;
they crowded round me at the end of each day's discussion,
thanking me for the manner in which I maintained the cause
of our church, and only anxious that the discussion might
be prolonged to the utmost, in order that thus the eyes of
their Roman Catholic counttytnen should be fully opened to
the evils of their system.

Mr. Maguire undertook

On the contrary, the dissatisfaction of the friends of Mr.
Maguire increased every day. He was evidently unable t 6
maintain the cause of his church—the force of truth was too
much for him—disappointment and Chagrin were stamped
upon the countenances of his supporters : they felt that each
hour of the discussion was weakening the foundations of the
Church of Rome, and showing the hollowness of its princi-
ples ; and at length they withdrew their champion from the
fight, his chairman positively refusing that the discussion
should be continued auy longer. In fact, Mr. Maguire was
compelled to beat a retreat, or otherwise, in plain English,
he ran away!

THE HAMBURGH STEAMERS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

I have thought it well to lay these facts before you. I
think it shows very bad taste on the part of Mr. Maguire,
under such circumstances, to stand forward as the champion
of your church. He knows well that he cannot defend her
in the field of argument. He will talk, no doubt—sing big
in your chapels, and will desire to persuade you that all he
says he is able to support, while he must be perfectly well
aware that it is quite the contrary. I tell you plainly that
he would not venture to make his assertions in the presence
of me, or of any other protestant clergyman. He is a false
prophet—a priest of Antichrist—the minister of a false, anti- -
catholic, and apostate church ; and this he cannot gansay.
Now mark ! It he deny what I have here arid, I make him
this offer. I will consent, for your satisfaction, to meet him
once again—on the very same terms—in your own town, in
order that you may thus be brought to hear, with your own
ears, the apostate, idolatrous, and awful character of the
church to which you are unhappily attached. If he is afraid
to do this, I will undertake to provide a protestant clergy-
man who will maintain my propositions against him ; or if he
pretend that platform discussion is unfavourable to the ex-
hibition of truth, I will carry on the discussion by writing
in the public prints, (which, by the way, I offered to do in
the very first instance,) where there can be no running away
from the subject.
Roman catholics of Liverpool, the man who is afraid to
stand up for his opinions, for those doctrines that he teaches,
must be conscious either that they are false, or that he is not
able to defend them. Now, I fasten Father Maguire with
this dilemma. If he knew his doctrines to be false (as many
of them do,) how can he dare to ask you to believe them ?
Or, if he knows that he is not the man to defend them how
can he suffer himself to be paraded as the distinguished
controversialist ?
There is, however, another cause on account of which his
appearance here displays execrabiy bad taste. He has been
one of the leading persons in originating one of the basest,
foulest, and most atrociously false and abominable calumnies
which ever defiled the lips of mortal man—a calumny against
the fair fame of England's virtuous daughters. That calumny
commenced, as far as I can trace, with Father Maguire. It
has been a millstone round the neck of O'Connell, and it
ought to brand with eternal infamy any man base enough to
utter it.
Roman catholics of Liverpool—l believe I cannot call you
English, you are in the main immigrant Irish—lrish Roman
catholics resident here, receiving the rights of native citizens
and the rewards of native industry—l pronounce it then base
ingratitude that you, circumstanced as you are, should give
countenance and entertainment to a man guilty of a calumny,
which you know to be false and detestable, upon the pure and
spotless women of England.
I, who am intimately acquainted with the state of society
in both countries, do not hesitate to pronounce the calumny
a false and malicious libel neon England as protestant ; nor
to add, that for all the qualities which adorn the female cha-
racter—chastity, purity, honour, truth, and faithfulness—
England is superior to all the world. I include in England
protestant Ireland. Those who receive the calumniator with
open arms are parties to his crime.
Wishing that you may speedily abandon a system that is
false and indefensible,
I remain, yours faithfully,
T. D. GREGG,
Chaplain-of St. Nicholas Within, Dublin.
Liverpool, August 4, 1841.

DEAR SlR,—Those beautiful vessels the Hamburgh, com-
manded by Capt. Bridge, and the Manchester, Capt. BOhn,
yesterday (Wednesday) for the first time left the Clarence
Dock, to try their engines. I happened by good fortune,
with many other guests, to receive an invitation to accom-
pany Capt. Bridge on this excursion, and shall long remem-
ber the happy day that all on board. passed. We proceeded
through the Rock Channel, lloylake , and Hilbre Swash,
and cruised at the back of the banks for some hours, return
in; by the Victoria Channel. On leaving the dock, the ves-
sels, in compliment to the Ocean Queen, hoisted at the fore
the " meteor flag of England," the national colt:kora of the
free city of Hamburgh floating majestically at the gaff. A
splendid cold collation was provided by the unbounded libe-
rality of Captain Bridges, with an ample supply of choice
wines, and the day was spent in happy, honest hilarity. It
is but justice to return warm and hearty thanks to our wor-
thy
The host.
engines reflect the greatest credit on Messrs. Fawcett
and Co., who honoured the good ship with their company,
and the whole build of the craft was worthy of the parties
concerned. Long may she sail in freedom, exchanging with
us the produce of industry, and holding out the right hand
of good fellowship from the free burghers of Hamburgh to
o nativerhistrue
l hearted e
a.nd.
withcomrades,
des, enjoy the honours of the sea.
Ever your s,
J. S. C.
Liverpool, August sth, 1841.

INFANT ATTACKED BY A FERRET.--A few days since,
i the nurse n a respectable family, Billinghurst, Sussex, found
that a ferret had attacked a child of nine months old,
which
she had for a few minutes left asleep. The animal, which
belonged to a rat-catcher who had been employed on the pre-
mises, had fastened on the child's temple, and was sucking
its blood. It bit the nurse furiously as she seized hold of it,
and struggled to get back to the infant. The child
no doubt, have been kiUed, but for the nurse's opportune
arrival. would,