The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-23 00:00:00

A ROMANCE OF THE PREST:gr DA".

The correspondent of the Lore:ion Times gives tl!cso
lowing sketch of the pact life an individual, wldgeof
is just now occupying a prominent position in thee! tfilt
Europe. If the facts. ere true, as vouched for.ulftbe
writer, they convey to us as painful an example °bol';
working of the conventual system in Roman Cel,
countries, as the admitted proceedings against the. •ibi
tnhoe,, now
Rspto)enimn
idesibtnegcn,
or
ror
fie
hfotf7the
yearskind a
goof t
h toleration
lived
inp the o.r a s
otot
of Viterbo, about thirty miles from Rome, on the 041
Florence, a young man and a beautiful girl, willievo
tenderly attached, and who desired to marry. The
on both sides opposed the union, and, after all h°
ed!
extinguished, and the impossibility of again M
proved, a second edition of Abeilard and Heloisesei, `J
03
took place : the lover became a priest and a 10° if„
the beloved retired into a nunnery and took the veld
know not how convents and nunneries were Inan..agfold
those days, but it would appear that the Priestloo
means of visiting the nun, and that several in(' gree'
took place. which occasioned much scandal in the re`Vir
Live establishments and in the neighbourhood. whicli
bishop of the diocese interfered ; orders were given 0
would separate for ever the imprudent pair; bed. std
meeting, in spite of every difficulty, was rnaeogll'
on the morning after, the nun was discovered deStftob°
n
dently pooisr could anyoned.irther
tracecell,
of his flight andtheiglt b
friari was
Pros 0°
tcuerriii
found,
Whether the nun poisoned herself in despair, pestered
parted from her lover, or whether the friar adrn irjekl;
to her the dose, is a question still legally undeter%eve!
but the flight of the latter was considered to be ec!roseit,
against him, and as he was not present to defend iblo the
the people of Viterbo imagined he was guilty, em„,`l; fried
matter was lost sight of and nearly forgotten If
went to the United States, after having visited Ng d tbc,
Great Britain, and in the course of time ithiurt„ '
tent
Roman Catholic doctrine and embraced the
faith. He became a member or agent of the Nuss'itotre,
Society, and when the late Republic flourished lit
the Pere Achille returned to this part of the wor,mo
with the zeal of a convert laboured in his voestil,for'
distributor of Bibles and an expounder of Protests'', c)1,
trine. He had full liberty of speech and action unciteh the
Mazzinni; but when the Republic expired beeeg'dore
fire of French artillery, things took another turn, an,,i4
of the first acts of the restored Government was thpe;urcr
of the missionary and his incarceration in the fret,
prison. A double accusation weighed against hinr-ecele'
the death of the nun at Viterbo; and, secondly, the ra t°
siastical crime of being a recusant priest. With reel
one, it is proper to say that no evidence, so far as bet'
learn, exists against him, and that suspicion has .11:a the
ter ground than its being known that he uteri tle"
unhappy girl the night before her death, and that hewitli
from S iterbo the day her corpse was discovcred• 019
respect to the other the case is not denied, and thee do!"/
question is, whether it be just and right that in the" beitl
a man who has changed his religion from conviction, tlfr
a priest, is subject to the criminal jurisdiction °
Church."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Last week, a great number of persons were fined
and costs for letting off cellars. s, e
poSsienvgeragolosdhsocpukteseipdeersthweierreshfionpe.dwin2odso.was.nd costs 1:00°.
• 4'
On Wednesday, three female paupers in the „Itiq
house were committed for trial, charged with. asist:jao:
their superintendent and breaking several panes °'
A blind Irishman was sent to gaol for a month oo 051;
day for begging. He had in his pockets £2 25.'
sl
will be spent in his maintenance in gaol. ctifig
Several captains were fined 10s. and costs for a f'
lights to be on board their vessels in the dock!' 506
Rushton said that the next time they committed the
offence they would be fined £lO. a 10
LOVERS' QUARRELS.— On Wednesday, a Y°ll eel
of gentlemanly appearance. named Morris, a shoPke
in Church-street, was summoned by a Mr. Mlf‘C°libicl'
on a charee of assault. The circumstances under 003
the assault was committed were as follow :—lt app to °
that both gentlemen have been paying attentil scie
young lady : but, owing to some circumstances, whic
not allowed to transpire, Mr. Morris was forbiddeutlrcl•
the lady's house. Since that time, however, he, (7,a
ing to the evidence of Mr. M'Connell, has annoy rig"
lady on all occasions when he met her in public. n the
the past week, 'Mr. M'Connell and the lady.visigsl'
Tbcatre-Ruyar. where they saw Mr. o
rns la th,eolog
lery, endeavouring to attract their attention .`; witb
his hat, &c. They subsequently saw him in the P"'theo!!
his back to the orchestra, " makiug faces...." at Afonl
Subsequently, when leaving the theatre, Mr*, ;t1 be;
rushed up to Mr. M'Connell and the lady, seiz-5
hand, and on being requested to allow them to Ply'cls'
struck Mr. M'Connell. This was most strenuous: 01'
nied on the part of Mr. Morris, who declared that or
M'Connell was the aggressor. The evidence oeiPg
satisfactory, the case was adjourned for a week. logo'
A MESMERISED PHRENOLOGIST.—During the s'" d SP"
the Police-court, on Tuesday. an individual rose $1),05s
pealed to the magistrate to be heard. The speaker. boOfi
most respectable-looking man, but appeared to held 013,
ing under some strong mental excitement. He isairoA'ht.
he lived in Upper Parliament-street, and he real'
paper his complaint. He stated that he Was "ie
Brunswick Hotel on Wednesday evening, the 100,,,b0
when one of the guests had operated on him, and lelivo
in a mesmeric state. The active class of orgar's c(1
brain had been acted upon, such as combativeness' 50,
structiveness, self-esteem, ideality, rnirthfulness't i 0;
language. He requested to be demesmerised, butiiicealeet
not attended to. and he was taken between /km P°:t
to bridewell, when the sum of two shillings, an'ot,
property, was taken from him. The eonsplaie'iOte
great length, stated his grievances, when them °.,atliej
inquired if the mesmeric action had yet ceased, I°dti,,,
speaker replied in the negative. Mr. Rushton ad tretiv
the unfortunate man to wait until it had ceased, aD
to come for an explanation, which was assented t°",
complainant left the court, but he continued a°
she
in the passage explaining the scienceof h enologl'
p r ht tO5
giving some of the officers of the court an iosiPeot,
their character by their phrenological develoeinle coct;
science in which he appeared to be an adept. brd
plainant stated that the organ of veneration elite°
acted upon, and that he had made his knees black
perpetually saying his prayers in consaquence of ,:

LOCAL MEETINGS. 1,1!
n 1 e:Ci
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the us,,
meeting, on Tuesday, a long but uninteresting cus poolorit;et
took place respecting the contract for meat,
leading to any practical result. The Cholera C°""ifeotv
of Toxteth-park recommended that the breadiv
the paupers s out-door relief should be bak Coot
house. The report was referred to the Visitlot ltd
mittee. The committee also recommended tyacticiett
butchers' meat for out-door relief should be cc'aistr9.
for. Toxteth-park had been divided into tw,,,,,c)0f
for domicilary visitors, each of whom had a sa"'".4ll°"?
per week. The salary paid to Dr. Whittle, 'V
surgeon to the Cholera Hospital, had also been
from £4 per week to 305., with rations. toeet.4
,titP
HOUSE OWNERS.—On Thursday a numerous ros,
of cottage owners was held at the Clarendon R° ling
G. Sumner in the chair. The object of the meedre;;oo
he said, to enable the committee to report the,Pire rey
their negotiations with the Select Vestry----e't'he '164t01,
was then read, showing that, though some 01 ot to
of;
were opposed to the deputation, they had sf,,ty h pt
Finance Committee, the complaints of the socl.naitttlie:
far influenced the vestry that a committee of
been appointed.—The report was adopted.—[l'. ',
rer, who had remained in the room (after the e•)
of
had ordered such persons to depart), was here of
Mr. Jackson moved in effect that it was the cltni f
owners to combine against the oppressive mode tok,
ing rates from the poor, and that the best mod• 'O2
success was augmenting the numbers of tOr
Owners' Guardian Society. This was carriew a▪
leo te
undol
vote of thanks to the deputation. It was rI
that no support should be given to municipal st 9
who would not second in the council the intere t)/
house owners.
SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly
jestra e eiot:
eo
Select Vestry was held on Tuesday, the he fPotoo
Campbell in the chair. The proceedings of t'tlie
Committee contained several instances where,te4 tie
_,
seers had compounded with persons for the '"frowtgl
their property.—A letter, sent to the
Houseowners' Guardian Society,' in proof of rate;;Oe
they had brought against the collectors of P°°'fbe °Y,ro
the course adopted by the overseers towards erg. orF,l
of cottage property, was read by the Vestry-c',he %Jr'
some discussion, a committee to investigate 'the
was appointed. Mr. Harbord complained Of a
food given to old people in the workhouse, 01044
ject was referred to the committee, with a,reaiselly‘
tion to them to allow the governor to use his velieoro
the matter.—The proceedings of the 3.ledicaldroyf lttd
mittee stated that the cholera was rapidly f
and that in accordance with the suggestion Oapae,6
can, notice had been given to the extra medico jooProy
after a date named their services would not u,uldivilli
quired. Mr. Abraham said their services '"Aft- wry
required after the end of the present week.. ressfi It/
brought forward a motion to prevent the Instil' belelfi
of doors that the various tenders were Icac'w 0.0,11 ft
contents were decided upon. Mr. Dentorqr, t9to),"
motion. After some discussion, in which " 0 ti„?
he thought the resolution was an attack oo 't'ea tor PO
as clerk of that board, Mr. Willmer corisek'voloick
the matter to stand over for a while.-1\Ir• bebo°.'
moved that Mr. Woodruff be elected t
a , icro„
board. Mr. Cafferata moved that Mr. Dan 'e of t" 0,
of North' John-street, be elected a member wool,
4,
Mr. Ireland seconded Mr. Crosthwaite's nt, to iiiry"
Woodruff was elected by a majority of ,`". torti
Cdfferata then moved that he be re-elected :elle"'
all the committees on which he hadforincrlY
was carried unanimously.

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