The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

THE. MOST NOVEL PATTERNS,

FOR
ONE POUND EACH,
AT B. HY AM' S

MAGNIFICENT
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT,

No. 63, LORD-STREET.
OBSERVE THE NAME.

No MISSIONARY
IN BARRARY.—When we consider
that Mohammedanism was once instrumental in the re-
vival of letters; that Mohammedans cultivated with
chemistry, botany; and that, in short, they were
nto-
lerable success mathematics, algebra; astrono my, anatomy,
surgery,
cherpi
the depositaries of learning for several centuries, and that
it passed through them into Europe ; we cannot but won-
der at their present determined disgust at it. " The Af-
rican writers," says Mills, "dwell with pride and satis-
faction on the literary institutions which adorned the
towns on the northern coast of their sandy plain. The
sun of science arose even in Africa, and toe manners of
the Moorish savage were softened by philosophy. Their
brethren in Europe amassed numerous and magnificent
collections; two hundred and eighty thousand volumes
were in Cordoia, and more than seventy libraries were
open to public curiosity in the kingdom of Andalusia." I
have, indeed, here and there found a fragment of Plato
and Aristotle ; but upon the whole, I may say. ignorance
reigns in North Africa with an iron sceptre. But what is
worse, they are ignorant of the only way of salvation.
Ought not Europe, for the blessing she has received from
the barbarians, return the obligation by sending them the
genuine and pure Word of God ? It niay truly be said of
Barbary, " There is none to comfort her." They all hear
her sighs, they all pass by, but there is none to comfort
he... This country is so near to Europe, and yet no
church thinks of sending missionaries there. It is a mis-
taken notion that nothing can be done there. The Muors
are always ready to speak on religion ; indeed, you, can
hardly ever steak to them on another topic. They are
also ready to purchase the Scriptures. I have sold them
more than one copy. It is true, humanly speaking, there
are insurmountable difficulties to prevent them from em-
bracing Christianity ; but yet, who can tell what the
effects of a word in season may be ? We ought to do all
in our power to introduce again Christianity into that be-
nighted country, and so do our pat t towards establishing
Christ's kingdom, against which the gates of hell shall not
prevail. The Mohammedan empire must and will fall ere
long ; for the time will come "when the who le
earth shall
be filled with the knowledge of God,'' and that glorious
time is not far distant. Let the light of truth penetrate
thosete
those dark regions, and " all the efforts of Grand Seig-
nors, Sultans, Bashaws, and Muftis, to extinguish it, will
be unavailing. Though various causes may combine to
impede its progress, yet its ultimate success is certain and
irresistible."—A Voice from North Africa.
MALTEIUSTAN DELUSION.—MaIthus used to talk of
the poor rates as a cancer preying upon the vitals of the
country, and Miss Martineau feared that the time was
approaching when we should become "a nation of pan-
pers." But what is the fact at this moment, as placed
beyond all doubt by actual returns ? The incomes of the
middle and higher classes are found to exceed two hun-
dred millions per annum ; while the maintenance of the
poor cos's a little more than five millions ; thou is to say,
just sixpence in the pound !

MORE HONOURED IN Tull: BREACH THAN IN THE
OBSERVANCE.—The ravers have teen talking about the
breach of faith the French carnmitted by firing rtga'nq
Tangier. This is the only breach, at all events, their
firing made.—Punch.
TAHITI OR OTAHEITE?—The orthography of the name
of the " modern Cythere.l" has been unsettled like almost
all names of places, by innovation. The members of al!
our European Academics and Societies appear to have
stt:icd that it ought not to he written " Otaheitc," but
no two of their timbers can agree bow it ought to te
written.