The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-14 00:00:00

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THE VALUE OF SALORE.—A striking instance of eco-
nomic talent came to our knowledge in the district of
Alston Moor. From the smelting earths of one" house"
an arched tunnel conducts the smoke to an outlet at a
distance from the works, in a waste spot, where no one
can complain of it. The gathering matter or " fume "
resulting from the passage of the smoke is annually sub-
mitted to a process, by which at that time it yielded
enough to pay for the construction of a chimney. A si-
milar tunnel chimney three miles in length was erecting
at Allendale. Its fume will ,ield thousands of pounds
sterling per annum. Truly, here it may be said that
smoke does not end in smoke.—Brilish Quarterly Re-
vietv.

ENGLAND AND ITALY.—Even on the way to Brighton:
I must observe, that there was much in England that re-
called Italy to my mind. This rec,illection was suggested ,
first, by the nobler form of the buildings ; secondly, a
luxuriant vegetation, even fig-trees, ever-green oaks, then
the yew, which seems to occupy the place of the cypress,
the holly, and masses of ivy ; thirdly, the mild air ;
fourthly, the sea; fifthly, the manner in which the peo-
ple in the smaller places followed their occupations out of
doors; sixthly, the numerous large two-wheeled cars up-
on the roads; and seventhly, the whole build of the peo-
ple, very tliff,trent, it is true, from the Italian, but still
with a more intellectual appearance.—Narrative of Dr.
Carus, the King of Saxony's Physician.
CANNING'S VIEW OF CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.—
Over the final accomplishment of Catholic Emancipation
—so long contested, and so pertinaciously resisted—he
exercised a direct and important influence. The question
itself presents one of the most extraordinary chapters in
our history. Its progress may be tracked by its difiturb-
ing power, through successive administrations of thirty-
five years. It divided all the cabinets, in spite of the
strenuous efforts that were made to keep it out ' • and fi-
nally broke them up. From disclosures which have been
subsequently made, it is now known that the sturdiestan-
tagonist of the Catholic claims had been giving way from
time to time with the cabinet itself. Lord Liverpool had
become convinced that the period was approaching when
the Catholic claims could no longer be resisted : and it is
said, that although he felt it would be inconsistent in him
to give them his support as premier, he had resolved at
least to mitigate the opposition to them in the Lords;
that it was his intention to retire from office, leaving
Canning as his successor, and, when the claims should
have been disposed of, to accept some less laborious ap-
pointment under the administration of his friend. His
illness arrested all these plans. Sir Robert Peel made a
similar profession in 18:9. Sir Robert never saw the
imperative necessity of conceding the claims until he con-
ccded them himself in 1829. He could not even see it
t notwithstanding the revmution his mind had undergone
in 1825) when Mr. Canning came into power in 1827, on
which occasion we find him vindicating his refusal to take
office under Mr. Canning on this sole ground—that it
was impossible for him to acquiesce in any proposition
for granting further cfincessions to the Catholics. His
words were these :—" The grounds on which I retired
from office are simply these. I have taken, from the first
moment of my public life, an act've and decided part on a
great and vital question—that of the extension of political
privileges to the Roman Catholics. * * * My oppo-
sition is founded on principle. I think that the continu-
ance of these bars will prevent the acquisition of political
power by the Catholics, is necessary for the maintenance
of the constitution and the interests of the Established
Church." This was in 1827. What became of the
" maintenance of the constitution," and the "interests
of the Established Church," in 1829 ?—Bell's Life of
Canning.
Silver may be beaten into plates, 110,000 of which
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