The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-28 00:00:00

DR. COLLYER ON CLAIRVOYANCE

The public, although now fully inclined to believe in the
main phenomena of Mesmerism, have long heen inclined,
and are perhaps still inclined, to treat the representations
of the professors of the science, with respect to " clairvoy-
ance" and other similar manifestations of extraordinary
powers on the part of their patients with something very
like contempt. Our fellow-townsmen have this week an
opportunity of disabusing themselves of this idea, and of
learning, after Hamlet, that
" There are more things 'twixt heaven and earth
Than are dreamt of in their philosophy."

We bad an opportunity privately afforded us on Satur-
day evening of witnessing the extraordinary effects pro-
duced by mesmeric agency upon a young girl,—a child
almost, and niece of a dissenting minister resident in Lon-
don,—by Dr. Collyer, who will introduce them this day
and Wednesday and Thursday, at lectures to be delivered
by him in Liverpool ; and we are confident that they must
not only amaze, but convince every man, susceptible of
being convinced, that we have still much of our " fear-
fully and wonderfully made" frames and capabilities to
learn, and many phenomena of nature to marvel over.
The child in question, of a timid and reserved disposition
and feeble fame, was put, by Dr. Collyer, into the mes •
merle sleep in our presence; and nothing could be more sin-
gular than the complete change which appeared to take place
in her whole temper and manner. From a reserved, she
became a cheerful, lively, romping creature, dancing, with
closed eyes, round the room, playing with every article
within her reach, and handling them with as great fami-
liarity as if she had been perfectly awake. In this state
she was asked to read from several papers and books,
taken at random from the table; and she did so with per-
fect facility. To prevent the possibility of collusion, her
eyes were tightly bandaged by a handkerchief; and still
her power of vision was unimpeded. The bands of two
gent en present were firmly placed upon her eyes, and
still sbe could read any passage pointed out to her! In
fact, we have no hesitation in expressing our belief, that
her clairvoyance was perfect, being assured that deception
was impossible.

We shall have further opportunities, at the lectures to
be given by Dr. Collyer, of testing the extraordinary
powers of this mesmeric phenomenon; and we invite the
sceptical to take advantage of the opportunity afforded
them to do so. By us any attempt to account for such
capacities as she possesses would be absurd ; but the me-
dical world will, no doubt, solve the difficulty which they
present to those unlearned in the wonderful mysteries of
our nature. The circumstances we have mentioned will,
no doubt, recal to the memory of many of our readers the
case of Miss Margaret M'Avoy, of this town, who alleged
that she could see with her eyes bandaged, and who as-
suredly succeeded in puzzling all the learned in Liverpool,
anxious as they were to account for the strange results
which she exhibited. The late Dr. Renwick at the time
had some hot contention with his medical brethren on the
subject ; he maintaining that her case was not fraudulent
or deceptive.

J. Horsley Palmer, Esq., of London, the celebrated
financier, returned from America in the Patrick Henry,
Captain Delano, which arrived at this port on Sunday.
Sir W. M. Stanley's hounds will meet on Wednesday
29, at Upton; Friday, December 1, at Two Mills; each
day at eleven o'clock.
On and after the sth of January next, letters from the
United Kingdom by packet to Jamaica will be charged at
the rate of Is. 2d. per half ounce, with the exception
those addressed to or posted at Kingston, which will be
charged as at present.
CHILD BORN IN THE STREETS.—On Wednesday morn-
ing last, about two o'clock, as the police-officer on duty
in Frederick-street was going his rounds, he found a poor
woman lying in an entry. On examining her he discovered
that she had just been delivered of a child. He imme-
diately called the assistance of a person living close at
hand in a cellar, into which the female was removed. She
had not been long there before she was delivered of ano-
ther child. It appeared that the poor creature was the
wife of a sailor now at sea. She had been at service in
the neigbourhood for some time, but, when her master
and mistress found she was enciente, they turned her out
of doors, and she was left entirely destitute. The mother
and children are doing well.
THE IRON STEAMER NIMROD.—This iron steamer,
built by Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Co., for the Liverpool
and Cork station, took her trial trip on Thursday, pro-
ceeding several miles out to sea, and performing in the
most admirable manner. There was none of the usual
vibration perceptible from her engines, which were ma-
nufactured by Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy; and
it is remarkable, that, although they occupy so much less
space than the ordinary side lever engines as to leave
10,000 feet more capacity in the holds, they worked to a
speed which has already stamped her as a fast-sailing
vessel. It is a fact worthy of being recorded, that her
keel was only laid on the 6th of -
ready for her destined voya
then and 300 horse powei

may, and she is no%
ges: a vessel of GOO tons bur

ARRIVAL OF THIo; PACKET-SHIP PATRICK HENRY.--
This fine vessel, which sailed from New York on the Bth
instant, in company with the new ship Cohota, for this
port, was telegraphed off Holyhead, at balf-past eleven
o'clock, on Saturday morning, but did not arrive in the
river until Sunday. She made a zjuick passage of eighteen
days. The following is a list of passengers :—J. Horsley
Palmer, Esq., and servant, Mrs. Elliottand three daugh-
ters, and Mr. R. Bright, London; Mr. Henry Young,
Mr. J. H, Young, Mr. W. Habershaw, Mr. H. and Mrs.
Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. Wilford, Mr. J.
R. Taylor, Mr. H. G. Macquand, and Mrs. J. C. Delano
and child, New York ; Mr. George H. Lyman, Massa-
chusetts; Mr. George Wright, Liverpool; Mr. F. H.
Braner, Bremen ; Mr. F. Russel, Edinburgh : M;s. Anne

Jenkins and servant. Providence, Rhode- Islam

Hancock, Manchester ; Mr. H. G. Gierdes, Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. Mead and two children ; Mr. E. Burnett
Barbados.

DUTY ALTERED AGAIN ON PRESERVED APRICOTS,
&c. A recent Treasury order directs, that preserved
apricots and pears be charged with the duty of Gd per lb.
payable on " succades or confectionary, including all
fruits and vegetables preserved in sugar." In December
last a Treasury order decided that such apricots were
liable to about half that much, namely, the rate of 275. Gd
per cwt. on " plums dried or preserved." 'I

express and comprehensive one; it mattered not however
preserved. Hence. as it is also one-third higher than the
rate on the best French plums, we conceive this rate alone
could be legally enforced. These two rates will ilustrate
instances in which either of two duties may literally apply
to the same article. And, whenever aware of such a di-
lemma as to Customs' duties, we presume that importers,
who insisted on being let off at the lower rate, might be
quite as conscientious as they who unwittingly paid the
higher.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DE NEMOURS.—It wa
stated in the Mercury, of Friday last, that the Duke an
Duchess of Nemours were "likely to visit Liverpoc
forthwith" ; that "an intimation to this effect had, i
fact, been already received by the Mayor" ; that thz lat

ter was to give " a grand banquetto the ill
and that the Wellington club intended to give
ball to the royal pair." We heard that the Me;

ions Duke

a grand

a subsequent edition, expressed an opinion that

formation was incorrect. Neither the authorities at the
Town-hall nor the committee of the Wellington Rooms
have received any such intimation as that mentioned by
the Mercury.—Albion.—[The Albion has been rather
premature in supposing that the Mercury was mistaken
in stating that the authorities had received the intimation
stated. We believe it was the intention of the Duke and.
Duchess to visit this town ; but they have altered their ar-
rangements in consequence, probably, of the sudden ill-
ness of their son, the Count d'Eu, and they embarked on
Sunday, at Woolwich, for the Continent. With respect
to the last passage in the paragraph, we are informed that
the Mercury's information was had direct from the
Mayor.—Ed. L. S.]

THE MURDER AT KNOWSLEY.—On Saturday last five
poachers named John Roberts, James Hunt, Jos. Rim-
mer, Thomas Jacques, and Henry Fillingham, were
brought before John Formby, Esq., at Kirkdale, on a
charge of having been present, aiding, and abetting in the
murder of Richard Kenyon, one of the Earl of Derby's
gamekeepers, on the 10th instant. Mr. Pemberton, of
Prescot, conducted the case on the part of the prosecu-
tion. The prisoners were undefended. The principal
witness was an accomplice of the name of Naaman Shaw,
son of John Shaw, of Eldon-street, who was fully com-
mitted on the capital charge by the Coroner's inquest.
This witness gave a detailed account of the manner in
which the five prisoners, himself and four others, who
have not yet been arrested, journeyed to Knowsley on the
night of the fatal occurrence, and the way in which the
murder was committed. He completely exculpates his
father, by saying, that, although they had met him on the
road, he had not accompanied them to Knowsley. He
stated that it was the prisoner Roberts who shot Kenyon,
and that the prisoner Fillingham also fired after the keep-
ers. His evidence was corroborated by that of other wit-
nesses, who saw the prisoners returning from Knowsley
to Liverpool. They were all remanded until Friday next.

FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.—At the Police-court, on
Friday, Thomas Barke, driver of Gaskell's coach to St.
Helens, was charged with having, on Thursday evening,
while driving up London-road, run over a man of colour,
named John Dawson, by which he was killed on the spot.
The deceased was immediately carried to Mr. Pinning-
ton's, surgeon, and afterwards to Mrs. Jackson's public-
house, London-road, near which the fatality occurred.
The prisoner, perhaps not aware of what he had done,
kept on his way towards St. Helens, but on hearing of
the circumstance there, he had communicated with the
authorities, and had since given himself up to await the
issue. There was not, however, evidence to sustain the
charge; but as the-matter would have to go before the
coroner, he must be detained until the inquest took
place. Bail for his appearance was, however, tendered
and accepted, and he was liberated.—The inquest was
held before Mr. Curry on Saturday and the evidence,
more matured, then brought forward was not quite so ex-
culpatory. The deceased, it appeared, was a coloured
man—a retired gentleman's servant, and resided in Finch
terrace. He was crossing London-road, at the point be-
tween Mrs. Jackson's; and Mr. Musgrove's, ironmonger.
There were three horses attached to the coa, h, and the
leader was a blood mare. The it wahine was going at a rapid
rate. The leader came against the deceased ai he was
crossing, first knocking off his hat, and then owing
him down. Both of the off wheels passed over ms body.
Mr. Mut,grove, whose door faces the spot, ran up, lifted
him, and carried to Mr. Pinnington's, surged i, iust op-
posite ; but he died almost immediately, and
got there. The body was taken to Mrs. Jac'
Breadner, from Mr. Croft's soai
sitting on the box with the tit

Litt rature.

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POETRY

ENGLAND

For the Liverpool Slondo

. England, awake
~ gathers round thee, thy all is at stake ;
cot of the Peasant, the hall of the Queen,
oe'er the eye turns, the destroyer is seen.
od in thy churches, perverting the truth—
'--hold him enslaving thy youth ;
, through the breadth of the land,
He exultingly raises his soul-slaying brand.
And what force shall withstand him? Not musket or sword
But the Truth un• efil'd, the pure Word of the Lord.
Thou first of all nations, let this be thy shield,
And to it the Socinian and Papist must yield.
Where'er the promoters of error are found,
Let the clear, shining light of the Gospel abound ;
Let the Truth to thy sons and thy daughters be told,
So that all may become the bless'd lambs of one fold;
For each ictrn of error, each priest-ridden slave,

Awake from thy lethar

ast to the west

His holy sake.

THE WORLDLY VOICE

BY CHARLES SWAIN

-et-Me-Not for 1844

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Man, if Man would but

CARDINAL DE RETZ,
OR
THE COURTIER'S PLOT

BY PETER POPJOY, ESC

For the Liverpool Standard.)

CHAPTER I

ow he marries, and

Ime twenty years

cl further, how he dies iu

AT the commencement of the nineteenth century, Baron
Gervais Piiillibert de Croissi, still in the very prime and
summer of his life, wearied with the solitude of his old
mansion, determined upon committing matrimony. With
the Baron to determine was to do ; he therefore without
delay wooed and won the fair hand of a noble lady in the
vicinity of his estate, whose amply dowry enabled him to
" the heavy eebts he h id incurred during the wars,
wild his mansion, whieh bad almost become unte-
from decay and neglect. The result of the
of a son. This event filled the breast
with joy and pride ; for more than
. —nt name was destined to be
this son, if one might
.sports of the neighbours, was the only satisfac-
Baron found in the married state, for it was
It privately but openly, that the brave and daunt-
ri "ie great Henri Quatro was not able to
th vill of his lady, and therefore suffered
ier The baroness, however, did not live
after ,ie young heir Albert de Croissi had made his
; and as the Baron did not exhibit much re-
, and certainly no joy at the circumstance, it is hard
say what his opinions really were as to the state of wed-

pay of

)e Crois

less warrior o

th of t

subdue the imperious w

from her ill temper

Twenty years passed away, during which time Baron de
Croissi continued to lead the life of a quiet country gen-
His sword hung harmlessly in the scabbard, and
leisurely fed in the paddock. The
was confided to an old abbe, a
.ind man, but who it was suspected fostered
strongly tinged with Protestantism. We wish we
Juld assert that the heir of Croissi profited by the lessons
of his preceptor; but unfortunately he knew nothing.
Albert, like his father, possessed no taste for study; but,
unlike him, he had not the frankness, the bonhommie,
which characterised the old soldier of Bearnais. From his
mother he inherited an indomitable and irascible tempera-
mingled in e strange manner with his in-
ir At eighteen a notable
ied lace. Albert, all at once, ap-
,onsi ~;ssity of concealing from those
nim his ,unhappy infirmities of temper. On a sud-
.die grave, staid, and thoughtful ; and under
—trance of submission to the paternal will, he hid
ride and ambition that reigned within his heart. The
enchanted with his progress, began to re-
I his son as a mirror of accomplishment, and a model
11 the young men in the neighbourhood to take pat-
')y- in their conduct. Hardlyhad Albert attained his
ty when the cloven foot protruded itself; throw-
the mask of hypocrisy he had hitherto worn, he
• a rigorous account of the fortune

tieman

care of

De Crois

[earned

stincts of cunn

med to take i

r the nec

3aron was e

J from the maternal side ; and
imself to Paris, to reside with
r, whose interest at court held
)id advancement.
le Baron find himself alone.
more than ever lonely. At
~.ate is felt perhaps more acutely
.ier in life, many things to amuse are in
Seldom did he hear of Albert; and though
the Baron to look for his return, yet he
indifference- awakened resentment, and
,ger, determined once more to
him, his choice fell on a hand-
e daughter of honest parents; good
'id good sense, making up for a

mother

)geared

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hope pr

the old gentleman, in his an

some young girl

health, good tempe
want of wealth and the

absence of rank and station.
Great was the outcry made by Albert at this me'salliance.
But the Baron, who could at one time have resisted the
stout-at foe, bad fallen off in his courage; and though
incapable of fencing with his antagonist, was opinionative
and inflexible at a distance from him. The marriage,
therefore, took place ; and though Albert did not attend,
the ceremony was proceeded with, much to the enter-
• . ,

nobility, who made it a
Two years afterwards Fahien de Croissi
means lessened the gossip in the
uses. The Baron found himself
.of domestic bliss. His handsome
pretty infant, thus coming to giid the
-ire,. made him for a time forgetful of the
~on who had abjured him. Notwithstanding
. was partially happy, by one of those whims which
he often noticed in the human heart, that which
ought to have effaced from his memory the remembrance
of Albert was precisely the means by which it was en-
graven the more deeply. In spite of all his efforts, the
Baron could not but consider his wife as a stranger, whom
he had elevated in a moment of caprice, and whose vulgar
tastes and homely habits, placed in striking contrast with
the aristocratic defects of the first Baroness de Croissi,
'ere but too obvious to escape notice. As for the poor
he was looked upon as nothing but a sort of intru-
who could not sustain the eclat of the family. The
's ideas were naturally carried back towards the yeti-
ig of the old stump—he who alone could continue
genealogical tree. Thus the Baron became
sombre and melancholy, and his griefs—per-
haps his regrets—hastened him to the tomb.
On his deathbed he supplicated, with so many entrea-
ties, the presence of his eldest son—he so urgently re-
quested his attendance, that the young courtier was com-
pelled to quit Paris suddenly, where he was pursuing his
ambitious projects, to receive the paternal benediction.
His arrival at the mansion-house smoothed the last mo-
ments of the Baron, who had sought this reconciliation
for a long time, so that he might die in peace. Latterly
Albert had not shown himself so hostile as formerly to-
wards his mother-in-law and his young brother. The
veteran recommended the two warmly to him ; and, con-
fiding in the promise Albert made him of watching over
them, the old Count died in the arms of his eldest-born.

hhouring manor-I-

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