The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

TIIE FOREIGN' PRIESTHOOD

The following letter ought to enlighten any mind, ca-
dable of being enlightened. as to the extent to which the
Romish eoclesiastical aliens, who now receive the shelter
of the British Constitution, in these kingdoms, acknow-.
ledge obedience to the laws of Great Britain :--

:"Ungar, April 210. 1851.
"GENTLEMEN,—T send back your form of requisition for
holding an aggregate meeting of the Catholics-of Ireland, on
tl,

tor tle same'purpose, inall the chapels-of Ireland, on
Sunday the 3d of May, would, in my opinion, be'productive of
much good, and I shall be most happy to cooperate with the
committee in carrying such. a resoiution•into effect. I also,
most cordially concur in the opinion, that it is incumbent on
the Catholics of Ireland to form a defence association for the
protection of the religious rights of the Catholics of the United
Kingdom. The insane threats of the minister, coupled with
the um-hristian and atrocious sentiments which- were uttered
and cheered in the imperial parliament, are sufficient to remove
from the mind, even of the most moderate, every doubt of the
urgent necessity of such an association.
Th. nntllnre ___•• •

-- I oe auttiors and abettors of religious persecution are the
deadliest foes to human liberty, as well as the worst enemies of
the throne. It is most disgraceful to the boasted, Nedom of
•
England. and unworthy of hoe

ni.zsmen, to waste e time of the legislature in the discussion Hof penal measures,th which, if
passed into lams would be entitled to the same-respeet and obe-
dience as tke.donand of the highwag robber.
1 have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your obedient and
humble servant,
" JOHN
g CA NTwELL.
" To the•consinittee of the Aggregate 3fselin."
The publication of the last sentence of this remarkable
manifesto is in itself proof enough that the Duke of
Norfolk and Lord Beaumont were right in their esti-
mates of the Papal pretensions. Loyalty to the British
Constitution, and ultra montane Popery, are incom-
patible, and are very plainly declared to be so by this
foreien ecclesiastic.
The following words were pronounced !by a Romish
priest a few days ago, at a meeting held outside the cha-
pel of Donobill, in the county Limerirk, for the purpose
of doing somei king, for the tenant. league:— " In the whole history of mankind, from the first day down
t"l.llis, there is not a page so dark as that which contains the
recital of Ireland's wretchedness for the present and past four
years. (Pear, hear.) And what produced rill this? The
crushing. grinding oppress on of the tyrant landlord, the scor-
pion lash of the exterminator, and tie plundering rapacity of
the aristocrat; or, in other words, rack rents, extermination,
and landlords' spoliation of tenants' improvements. These
are the three great evils which have ruined our country—these
are the three furies that have come out of hell to prey on the
vitals of our nation. And as St. Patrick once banished ser-
pents from Our isle, we Will, with the blessing of /leaven. soon
banish these hellish nun:siert for free from one shores. ofear.

Poll. Mr. Linn., the last agrarian victim, was no
" hellish monster' of a landlord," nor even a " viper"'
of a land .agent ; t, in the words of Father O'Dwyer.,
he is in all probability " banished for ever from our
shores" with a vengeance.
'leap, also, the "open and advised speaking"-of Father
Cahill at the Dublin Popish meeting last week. Alluding
to England, he says ;
"Relieve the fact, that at this moment she is viewed with
suspicion, hatred, and revenge, by universal Europe ; and if
aux circumstance should tu3ll up to„&ivelter. stiatiOn4l.clieek,

settlement of all disputes, and within a few days-, without
requiring the intervention of other parties, this was finally
arranged. By this arrangement the City of Dublin Com-
pany have agreed to sell their claims on the London line
to the British and'li•ish Company—this line to be worked
by the vessels of the latter end of Messrs. MCe,olmson
the Cork Company working this company's share of the
Liverpool and IMlfast line, while the occupation of the
line between Belfast and England, by way of Holyhead,
has been resumed by the Dublin Company..
" Thus amicably has terminated a contest, of rival
steam interests,. unexampled in extent and duration since
the introduction of steam on the coasts of Great Britain
and Ireland—a-• contest which has continued with un-
abated violence forupwards of seventeen montbsrattended,
doubtless, with total loss of profit for that pried, not
only to all those•actually engaged in it, but also to others,
who from the proximity to the contested ports-were also
sufferers.

" The result of the late long-protracted opposition has
been to deprive the shareholders of dividends- while it
lasted ; but the position of the company is =injured.
The anticipations indulged in and expressed with con-
fidence to the shareholders on a former occasion have
been fully realized. The directors stated in their last
report, that the permanent stability of the company
was beyond the reach of the power or influence of oppo-
nents, that though the dividends might be suspended, the
capital of the company, its powers and efficiency would
cpntinue unimpaired.' These statements and opinions
are now amply verified.

" The dirediors desire now to record the o'olieations of
the company-to the steady and warm support afforded by
the public generally throughout the opposition.
" In several important branches of trade. the rates of
the company (though necessarily extremely, low), were
actually double those of the opposition, b.tt many gave
their support at this personal sacrifice.

" In some other lii:ses of commerce the parties could not
confije their shipments to the companpat their higher
rates. The directors have no reason, however, to believe
that such support was denied from any feeling of dissatis-
faction or hostility to the company.

"The directors have also much gratification in again
testifying their approbation of the'undiminished zeal and
fidelity of the officers, clerks, and servants of the com-
pany in the discharge of their duties, while they cheer-
fully submitted to the diminution of their• salary which
the directors considered it right to make,, together w.th
other-reductions of the expenditure.

" There is, however, one to whom the company are
under peculiar obligations, whose services and sacrifices
ought to be specially named—the director& refer to Mr.
Jkmes Hartley, who acted as agent and wharfinger in
London. He had also occupied the same position with
the Cork Company previously to the late opposition
When unfortunately that onnosition ennw--

t..puzuton commenced, the
directors were reluctantly obliged to require Mr. Hartley
to resign the latter appointment ;:t hisrequisition he em-
ptied with. though necessarily at great personal sacrifices
not only of a pecuniary nature, hut also of those which
must arise from the discontinuance of such relations as
have existed for so many years between him and the Coil(
however,S teamComdips
paonsy. ea
toT I
reinstatei e direct o;isr.o fHtalrl at
ite
ycoi
ninip
iasnfyo
rmareer,
position. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

"The important report of the Council of the Chamber
of Commerce on the 17th. instant, among other topics of
special interest to this company, contained the following
statement :

,SAM INTERESTS

" ' The council, in common with every right-minded
merchant and every supporter of Irish enterprise. had
witnessed with pain, the unwise and protracted contest be-
tween the conductors ota number of the most useful and
important of our national undertakings—the steam-packet
companies.
" ' Deeply regretting to see so much energy squandered
on worse than useless competition, so much capital sacri-
ficed to temper or to feeling, such extensive loss inflicted
on individuals incapable of enduring it, and so much
positive Nilo, entailed on the trade of the country, the
council did not stop to inquire in what quarter so roach
evil originated, but they considered it becoming their po-
sition to proffer their services between the contending
parties. lt was with unaffected sorrow that the individuals
laionipsdeeePtlinbba:t
who represented the council, in several attempts to adjust
of hostilities
uiuk
these unhappy differences, retired from the oontest in
despair. However, within the last few days it has trans-
pired that a satisfactory settlement has at leagth been ar-
ranged.
a:di
o'•fiTwhies
eco;uanicill
whileb eg t o
tciolenyg reaxtprtrleastse
atloi eeantaortei:ts
leivceot
everything
thisl:g htip
whichpy cool d terminationten d to
of
a_ renewal
.reenoenviteaslt
will be carefully avoided, they deem it their duty to sug-
te exercisedt
iieietewrei tshtsparnuddewnrie prudence, 0 f
the
sug-
gest that a power amounting to monopoly, to be tolerated
moderation, and
fsnhlouid regardbe
aa t
cal,
public.'
" The•wasteful loss of legitimate profit is not referred
to in language beyond what this unhappy contest de-
manded. The directors can,
however, appeal with con-
fidence to their efforts on each fitting occasion to effect a
settlement, and to their repeated and unchanged desire to
leave the case for adjudication in the hands of arbitrators
as fully exonerating them from any such responsibility.
"The suggestion in the conclusion of that part of the
report of the Chamber of Commerce meets the most
e
cordial concurrence of th Board of Directors. The line
of policy for the conduct
•
up i e, y;
of the. trades of the port is pre.-
dotty tbaf
,Pp
9. . Y:determined; CtUs and adopted in the

limit the consuming power of our agricultural porTlrc.oo'
and discourage our colonies. The home and colonlciceo,
gumption of manufactured goods considerablY "antit/
according to the best statistical authorities, the qutieisef
exported. Mr. James Mcqueen, a careful atenbe e%-
has furnished us with a comparative statement of • froni
ports and home consumption in 1845, drawn ef.esolt,
official documents, of which it is in substance theiltiction
so far as regards cottons and woollens. The Pre" ortetl•
of the former in 1845 was-£63,327,283 • total ex,,P,074;
£26,119,331; of which, to British possess'ions,
left for home c0n5umpti0n,.£37,207,952; home c°°- ticri
turn and colonial markets-- £4.1,247,526, or more thence of
thirds of the entire manufacture. The total Pr,°l, tl,B
woollen goods in 1845 was £49,000,000, of wa•fiche AO-
home and colonial markets took £41,653,552' --Eir
gregate of our industrial,products in the same
too
£326,316.517, of which the home and colonial rainTe„,.." it i
£288,916,812, or seven-eighths of the whole. 1".;;00;
pertecpy obvious what must be the effect upon thefferie^;-
factoring interests, ef agricultural and colonial But° e%15
which is admitted, in the speech from the throne, t
mercial and industrial prosperity, we consume"
at the present moment. In 1845, a year of grjeat hon3°
aterling'
cotton goods to the amount of above' £37,000,000i5c
and
in that year, as we learn from the same
In 1847,. we encountered a serious monetary. Parieisult fag
ant herro'd 600 stet;
prostration of the national industr and its"o, shoal'
consumption of cotton fabrics, of only X22'ai,,,ij 't
ling, or less by fourteen millions and a
free-trader can scarcely expect the agricultural c ue, P",l
nity, whose yearly produce he has reduced in , al'..
cording to Mr. Villiers, above £90,000,000 aterlirtio
two-thirds of whom are living upon their capitol'
some at their former high rate.

PAST WORKING OF THE LIVERPOO
SAILORS' HOME.

fare
The past history, and the operations thus far, 0 - of
Liverpool &More-Home, in aid of which an aceanrlcol
the noble exertions made by our fellow townsmen
_,,r' p
townswomen will, be found in another part of our Or,
may perhaps be-objects of intereset at the preset n:10
little upon the beneficence of the
ment ; and, as the establishment will have still.to,cill'tho
-a,..61. sof
liberty of suppling the information wanting. ' - is
• i
right feell-
years it had been a matter of regret .
to every
10c,
mind to witness the numerous exact' and--frauds -
ons
coone
tised upon the.3eamen of this and other ports.. NG' —ll,e,
had poor Jack set his foot upon shore, after a Y°:rbo'th
than he was surrounded by crimps of every sarst,eedili
male and female, whom his natural imernvidenM ili'ardlr
enabled to -strip from him the last shilling,of i. 3 _rd.:
his- captain
sacutr -0!
earned wages. The shipowner and
plained tco,. that under this system, in.wbich any foisted
men acte&as shipping agents, they had continuallf_vbAs-
public, we shalltake -
upon them inefficient seamen.—some with fabric ~,.
racters, others naturally ahlc; though, exhaustv;:e op:
course a dissipation on shore, and useless during (Li 4 Iva'
trying portion of the voyage. These various evils 'of s'
considered might be remedied by the establishment wen
Sailors.' Home and Registry °lnv,. in which the„„6l;
might be paid, arid from which they could be SlP,rieOr
to which was determined to be added a Bank for the u to
Porary deposit of their wages, and a Savings' Ilall,e,eo
encourage them in provident habits by allowing ill' ,
qa
htael lad :tl°lbleill. amount of
October, 1844, at which the then. Mayor of Livetrir'itity
upAon
public
i sums mmseeptainidgino
Thos. Sands, EN., presided. The result was the oir
r f,
tion of a committee to carryout the object. and thea itt
subscriptions
of
f as
it
toe'n,t.
ther prospect of £3OB in annual subscriptions. -"`"itelP*
building for the Home, temporary premises in 841-50 on
were taken ; and the establishment opened for besineo,o
the 21st April, 1R45.
the lag
selectionof
From this pieriod to the el ?,'.!(),
December 3.332 men were registered at the linTie2,4l:
ships supplied with crews, 231 ships paid off, on" a o';'
cwfta£illn:e,oBlfdooao,npvicifr,l,e;elg,o'
men shipped. The committee cashed in this Per- ri'''
vance notes the di
to the amount of £3,000, confining ,ten
lege, however, to those men on whose uniform.' ~ ha'
character they could rely, Although the institOtecel jis•
sustained no loss from the practice, they hove si" tnity
couraged the- practice of granting advance notos
"'"-

_ hee,l„
__.
During succeeding years the institution. lisl,,iir,,
worked with advantage to all parties, and esPecibabi,`
that of the sailors visiting the Home, whose m°rlt3 t ce'l'ie
association. The numbers shipped 'cladsd
have been greatly improved. At the close a the ; a tbli
14,41 men of goad characters were upon, the bp" in ",
37.,20... The depositors in the Savings Bank iccres .
number, and the amount due to them was X1,45:9 :di!'
The religious teaching of the members has been'.. li
lousy; attended to by the Rev. W. ?flaynard, the It rely
Butler, and other clergymen of the town ; and t:eeifl'i,
gioas services given on Wednesday nod SundaY f,,, bef,,
axe represented as numerously attended. Such nu ft,
the beneficial working of the institution ecC:nces co
infancy—even under the discouraging circuP*o sloo
having had for years only., temporary offices,. tlocele'tin
since the opening of the present building_onlY a jed o ill
home to offer. When the'whole scheme t'S CruetCrt 'ISA
end 'boarding alld:loaglng provided, __ _.e do,
. PA' " t Of "
shortly be Um. ere
•wg sat' ' ate WIN
~ A ~, , .. ;op . the
result/. been 11,1 ii