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port would have been terrific, and would doubtless have of the case : history, and recent history too, affords exam-
awakened a hundred echoes. The shot struck the sand pies of monarchs having something like wills of their own.
and rebounding, flew with the speed of lightning far west, Ministers have occasionally been made to feel that they
and, alighting in the sea, dashed up the water into susses- are hut officers for the time. A collision with the crown
sive white clouds before it finally sunk in the deep abyss. would neither be very new nor very astonishing ; and
This might be deemed almost a sufficient trial, but a really, with Protestant opposition to Maynooth endow-
severer test was determined upon. went and Catholic condemnation of academical education,
The second firing was with a double charge.-401b. of it is ribt very unlikely that such a respecta may
powder and two shuts, weighing together at least 4101 b. be se:zed for abandoning both. But
to thisble end pretext,
the royal
After this the monster was gorged with 441 b. of powder mind must be urged, and influenced, and informed. No
and two balls, the whole, including two wads, occupying, ministry is for ever in the right : premiers, like pages,
when sent home, a length of 44 inches at the breach end of sometimes get into mischief, and if they can't help them-
the gun. The port-fire being fixed, the match was ap- selves out of it, somebody must. The Queen must be
plied, and off it went like the burst of a thunder-cloud, told that her ministers are in the wrong; that the premier
the explosion raising near the muzzle of the piece a thick is doing mischief ; and the agitations of the last two months
shower of sand. The balls, after ploughing up deep ruts must be concentrated in a great final popular effurt. Above
in the distant sand banks, made fearful jumps or skips in all, no time is to be lost.
the sea, sending it up to a great height like water spouts. But are ministers in the wrong, and is the premier
Another double charge of equal weight was next fired doing mischief? The, affirmative may be directly inferred.
with a like result. What distance the balls went before I hey have destroyed their party, openly contradicted their
their effect disappeared could not be precisely ascertained; acknowledged erinciples, overthrown the landmarks of
we should suppose about two miles; but as the gun was the ancient faith of this country, and amalgamated oppo-
never elevated, but fired very low, so that the balls had to sition and administration into an unnatural compound
rebound from the sands, their force was greatly stayed, whose ingredients repel each other on all questions but
and no criterion was afforded of the distance to which the those which contribute to the destruction of the Estab-
gun would carry. It was merely fired point blank, with lished Church and the national religion ; they have
the sole view of testing its strength and safety. When spread, far and wide, the seeds of theological agita-
the caliper and guage were applied, no perceptible alteration and political animosity ; and posterity, should the
tion in the metal outside or inside could be found, nor was I present generation be happy enough to escape, will gather
any flaw or imperfection to be seen. The bore of the the bitter fruits. Again I ask, are ministers in the wrong ?
touch hole is about a quarter of an inch in diameter. The affirmative may be directly inferred from what they
These trials sufficiently proved the excellent workmanship have not done as clearly as from what they have done.
and strength of the piece, and the subsequent firing resolved They have not respected the manifest desires of the
itself into a matter of amusement. A number of shots people ; they have not conciliated Mr. O'Connell and his
were fired at intervals during the afternoon, with a 301 b. demagogues ; they have not honoured God. The arms-
charge of powder, which is much above what affirms-
charge
is required tive may be inferred from their conduct in detail as well
on ordinary occasions, and all with equal success. The as in the aggregate ; from their actions as well as their
recoil was considerable, sometimes appearing to be )2 or motives; from their expectations as well as their accom-
-13 feet on the planks or slides, including their slip on the plished measures. The proofs shall be ready, if necessary,
sand, on which they were merely laid, but not secured to aid in the effort which must be made to emancipate the
from sliding. One of the bails, after tearing up a huge Queen from evil counsels.
rut in the sands, resembling a deeply worn foot path in a The appeals to the Queen, indeed, will not bte complete
field, made fifteen skips on the water, throwing it up in unless they ask her Majesty to dismiss, without exception,
spray to a height of perhaps 50 feet, before it would con- every member of the present administration—an adminis-
descend to sink. Another took such a bound from the tration positively bankrupt, ruined, and broken for ever,
hard sand that it rose to a considerable altitude, and was as to principle, which is the statesman's capital. It is
distinctly seen in the air, rapidly diminishing in size until better to deal with an open enemy than a professed friend,
it fell on the other side of the inner channel, alighting who only kisses to betray : better to deal with Caiaphas
somewhere en the outer banks. Another appeared to than with Judas. The Queen has been as much betrayed
settle at a distance of about three miles and a half. These by the Peel ministry as the Conservative party : treachery
charges occupied about 364 inches in length of the gun;— and deception mark it as a theme for the indignant pen of
namely, powder 11, two wads 13, and ball 111 inches. the Protestant historian who aspires to delineate an era
By five o'clock it had been fired eleven times, when we memorable in approaches to the great whore of Babylon ;
lefr the ground, but several other shots were afterwards and I believe there is not a man among them of whom it
discharged: can be said, in reference to office,'
The gun was again tried several times yesterday, and Non lie pro caris amicis
these further proofs afforded additional evidences of the Aut patria timidus perire.
Great George.strleeatm, Friday.Ecc.
strength of this monster, which, as our readers are aware,
PEIVSATORE.
was manufactured at r. liorsfall's, Mersey Steel and
Iron Works.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIT ERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—l was a good deal surprised at an article which
apeared in Jof Saturday, resecting the ap-
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. plicpation made by theournal
Licensed Victuallep rs' Protection
SlR,—Having promised in my last communication to Society to the magistrates for an alteration on certain
add something further touching the Maynooth grant, its points of the laws affecting the trade.
supporters, and their arguments, I shall now resume that The editor says that the magistrates have virtually con-
subject. The first class of men at whom I then hinted ceded the points required ; this I must beg most dis-
are those who call themselves Liberals, by antiphrasis, I tinctly to contradict, as I can at any time supply flume-
suppose, for their system is utterly opposed to true liberty rous instances which have lately been before the magis-
of conscience—true Christian independence. Let every trates to show that such is not the case.
man follow his own bent, say they ; what right have we to I have but this moment (Monday, 7 o'clock) seen the
interfere ? The Roman Catholic, the Jew, the Mohawk, Journal, or I should have troubled you at greater length,
the Brahmin, the Bhuddist, the Negro, have each a right as I consider the article full of misrepresentation, and,
to keep that religion which they received from their fore- coming from the late respected chief constable, deserving
fathers. Are we to stuff the word of God per force-down of notice.
their throats? Are we better than them by nature, at In contradiction to the Journal statement, I can men-
least than the Roman Catholics? We have our errors tion many instances of fines being inflicted for selling a
informations
to assist
in being
too—let us take the beam out of our own eye first. Such few minutes before one o'clock on a Sunday, and also of
persons. police have I been
a m
myselfcalled
Christ says to his Apostles, among whom there had been removingaid when
are their reasonings. The theory is indeed showy ; but
let us test it by the only true standard—the Word of God. n
I a sufferer under the last class of cases. Parties have ca-
a Judas, among whom there was at the time one who de-
disorderly the
sually come into my house, and made a disturbance, and
nied him thrice with oaths and curses, and one who would the police, when called in to expel them, have laid an in-
not own him till he saw the tracks of the nails in his side formation against me, although the parties had not been
and feet, and who had all deserted him in the hour of trial in my house half an hour.—l am, sir, &c.
—to them he said, Go ye into all the world, and preach the A LICENSED VICTUALLER,
Gospel in every kingdom—in enlightened Greece and
Rome, as well as the rest. Their religions are ancient—
overthrow them ; their institutions august and venerable—
let not that prevent you from preaching against the great
Diana of the Ephesians, or any of their gods. He tells TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
them also to "go into the highways and hedges, and corn- SIR,—On reference to the police reports in the Liver-
pel them to come in," without regarding their liberty of pool Mercury of Friday last, you will find one headed
conscience. These men harp greatly upon that word, " Illegal Arrest." In the course of the case, not only
liberty of conscience ; but as they are so fond of Burke, did it appear that I was imprisoned without cause, but my
and perverting his pages when it suits their purpose, I'll character was most unjustly libelled by some statements
just beg of them to peruse his work on the French Revo- made by Superintendent James M'Donald.
lotion, and see how this hodge-podge system of religion Now, sir, I would ask, are respectable tradesmen and
prospered in France during the Revolution, where every their families to be dragged to, and kept all night in pri-
man had the blessed liberty of cutting his neighbour's son, merely because they require a policeman, who is
throat when his conscience prompted him to seek his mo- Playing the eaves-dropperat their door, to move on or give
ney, where religious tolerance was displayed in the pro- them his number ? for I solemnly assure you that such was
faning of temples, the burning of chapels and convents, my sole offence; and are vile and false statements to be
and the murders of priests and bishops, and where a chaos made by policemen in public, and the party to have no re-
was spread over the whole mass of society. There could dress except through the tedious and expensive process of
not be a greater curse to any country than that religion law? But as it is more easy to take away a man's cha-
should thus be let to run wild ; nor could there be a racter than to restore to him the good report of his neigh-
greater sin in our nation than that, knowing her religion bours, I trust that you will lend me the aid of your value-
to be based on the Bible, and therefore (I hope these gen- ble journal, thus publicly to proclaim that the whole of
tiemen will not deny it) to be the true one, it should leave Mr. Superintendent 51`Donald's statements affecting my
every one outside its pale to shift as he can for his soul's character are totally devoid of truth ; but as he has thought
salvation. Give me Mahommadism, give me Judaism— proper to make them publicly, perhaps he will be able to
any religion sooner than this, which is none : twin-born prove them before a jury of my countrymen, as I assure
with infidelity, and suckled at the breasts of Jesuitism. him the subject will not rest here.
But these gentlemen, who parade in public displaying their With respect to my character as regards honesty and
floating banners emblazoned with the names of charity, morality, 1 court the closest inquiry, as my conscience
tolerance, liberty of conscience, &c.—who wear them, it tells me that I have nothing to fear. I have been born
might be said, as frontlets between their eyes, or as chains and bred in Liverpool, and am known to many, and I
about their necks—these gentlemen, whose delicate ears have much pleasure in enclosing you a copy of a certifi.
cannot bear the echo of a word against Popery, and who cate signed by upwards of 40 persons, most of them re-
shudd r with feelings of pious horror at the idea of a Pro- spectable tradesmen, who have known me from periods
testant clergyman reprobating in the pulpit, as they de- ranging from two to twenty-nine years, who bear testi-
serve, the tenets of the Roman Catholic church ; these mony to my respectability. Sir, lam dependent for my
gentlemen have not been the last to jeer us for our.well- bread upon my good name, and this affair may have the
grounded fears for the safety of our religion, to designate most injurious effect upon me, therefore I entreat you, if
us as bigots and fanatics of mad Protestantism, and to you can spare space, to insert this letter, and 1 confidently
brand with ignominious epithets the " disgraceful exhibi- rely upon your doing so, as the public have always been
tion" at Exeter Hall. By the bye, let them put in juxta- the great protectors of the poor from oppression and
position the speeches =dein that place, with any of those wrong.—l am, sir, yours most respectfully,
promulgated at the Conciliation Hall, or at the pro-May- JAM ES POTTS,
nooth meetings, and see which is the more calm, the more May 26th, 1845. Printer and Librarian.
moderate, the more Christian. Will these gentlemen
proceed further, and say that Elijah was bigoted when be
said, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them es- THE COURT (5- FASHIONABLE WORLD.
cape; or Joshua fanatic when he slew the Canaanitish
men, women, and children, because they used their liberty Tuesday being fixed for the celebration of her Majesty's
of conscience? Was David uncharitable when he prayed birth-day, a State Drawing Room was held at St. James
against his enemies? Charity, indeed, (says St. Paul,) Palace, the Lord Chancellor, the ministers, and the
hideth a multitude of sins • but it did not withhold him Royal Household appearing in the full dress official cos-
from pronouncing his anathema on the rebellious and in- tume. State dinners, in honour of the occasion, were
corrigible. But what is at the bottom of all this lithe- given by the ministers and great officers of state; and the
rinth ? either the Roman Catholic church, or an igno- various club houses, theatres, and establishments of
ranee, in some affected, in some real, of its true character tradespeople were illuminated in the evening.
and tendency. Here I shall turn from the tools to those
that use them, from the Liberals to a class of men far more The Queen
deep and pernicious in their views, concealed Jesuits to
town at half-past eleven o'clock on Monday morning,
Prince of Walesand Prince
and the Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Leinengen, in
• arrived
wit, men who aim not at conciliating Ireland, but at the
from Claremont. The Queen went at twelve o'clock to
downfall of Protestantism and the re-establishment of
t
Popery. Garnet does not want successors to do the work the Hanover Square Rooms, to be present at the rehear-
in another way, with more craft and insidiousness ; and sal Princess Royal arrived at Buckingham Palace in the
of the concert of ancient music. Prince Alfred and
no wonder, when the spirit of liberality and concession af-
the
fords them suet a fair field for intrigue and success. These
anda Prince Albert honoured the Haymarket Theatre with
on,
afternoon, from Claremont. In the evening, her Majesty
men have been the stronghold of Popery since they became
a sect. It were a mercy, indeed, that didn't happen their presence, to witness the performance of Mr.
sooner; otherwise Luther might have remained a monk, Hackett.
and we had been grovelling in Popish blandness and error A matrimonial alliance is said to be on the tapis be-
till the present hour. These men saw that the enormity tween a right rev. prelate (Winchester ?) one of the
of the Papal abuses was too barefaced and destructive to youngest of the bench of bishops, and an accomplished
the power that promulgated them; they therefore cur- young lady, attached to her Majesty's household.
tailed them, and brought learning and polished manners THE BIRMINGHAM TRADE.—A deputation from the
to their aid. They cleaned the outside of the cup and operative jewellers of Birmingham waited upon Prince
platter, but they added to the corruption that was inside, Albert. on Wednesday, with a number of specimens of
blind obedience, perfidy of the deepest dye, and a total their skill in this species of manufacture, which is said to
recklessness of the means it used to obtain its ends. Yet employ above 20,000 persons in Birmingham alone. Their
these are the men, and this the sect, which a member of object was to request of his Royal Highness that he would
the British Parliament has eulogised in unqualified terms accept some articles of Br tish manufacture, and, by wear-
a few days back, while he smiled at our fears lest their ing them, improve the prospects of the trade, which are
tenets should be disseminated in Maynooth. Alas! for at present much depressed. His Royal Highness entered
sheep, when wolves are their shepherds ; for Protestant- into a general conversation with the deputation, and ex-
ism, when such as these are her defenders. If righteous- pressed his admiration of the elegance and beauty of the
nessexalteth a nation, and sin be a reproach to any people, articles. Her Majesty, he said, would be much pleased
when we see one member of our senate broaching such to receive those offered for her acceptance. The inter-
opinions as these, another calling for the destruction of view lasted half an hour.
the true Established Church in Ireland, another bringing
in a system of godless education, and each and all lending
their hand to a measure contrary to the word of God, can
we see such depravity entering our council of state, and
sitting in lofty places, and feel secure of God's mercy and
forbearance. Will he not say, " Oh, my people, they that
lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of thy
paths." Will he not say, conformable to the liberal tenet,
Ephraim is joined to idols. LET HIM A LONE." Give
him no more warnings, send him no more messengers, but
let him go on in his own way, and sin with a high hand
according to the dictates of his conscience.
And now, sir, having already trespassed too long on your
patience and room, I find I must reserve my consideration
of the wily argument used by these men concerning the
abuses and needed destruction of the Established Church
in Ireland, an argument full of subtilty and replete with
mischief, and embracing weighty and outinous reflections,
till another time. I will, however, just add, that though
the supporters of the Maynooth grant have tried the wrest-
ing of words, the force of quibbles, derision, and repar-
tee ; though they have rifled the pages of Burke and Grat-
tan; yet there is an authority on the other side which is
infallible, and against which ail their sophistry, their florid
speeches, their eloquent quotations, have no avail—l mean
the Bible.—l remain, yours, &c.,

THE MAYNOOTH GRANT

May 261 h, 1845

ak.
POLICE AGGRESSIONS

FASHIONS FOR JUNE

(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.")
Buttons are very fashionable this season in enamel,
garnet, marcassite and turqzoise, &C. ; but the trimmings
of dresses vary according to the material : those in pyra-
midal stripes are usu illy unornamented, but they then
require to be made extremely full, nine or ten breadths
are sometimes used and they incline to a train ; other
materials are with the single deep flounce with gimp trim-
ming, or two or three flounces edged with fringe; velvet
also continues very fashionable, so many rows are some-
times placed on the skirt that the upper one nearly reaches
to the waist ; deep fringe is also used to trim dresses as
well as pinked ruches; checks should always have the
flounce, body, and sleeves en biais. Gray replaces black
this season and is worn in grenadine, popeline, and taffe-
tas ; young ladies wear it in fine mousseline de laine em-
broidered in the same colour. Promenade dresses are
made with the long open corsage, with revers and fichu
corresponding in form, embroidered and trimmed with
lace ; some of the high bodies though plain in front have
a little fulness in the back which varies them a little with
the Amazon form. Sleeves are adapted to the material;
those in thin transparent muslins, &c. are with bouillons,
others are with the under sleeve; some quite tight with
jockeys, others ala Reese confined at the top by a band
or lace, and enlarging to the wrist where they are confined
by a band, and the ottoman which is wide and unconfined.
Pelerines will be fashionable this season, with the redin-
gotes for high morning dresses or muslin ; they are of
the canne2ous form terminating with jacket. In bonnets
we have two or three novelties ; those a la Pamela, of
crape or parlle de Hz, are entirely lined with bouillonnees
of talle, and have wreathes of grass or green seeds ; another
style is the bonnet beaver-coloured crape ornamented with
ivy, intermixed with cherries or wreath of heart's ease of
the most brilliant colours ; bonnets are also made of dark
crape ; and capotes of fringed ribbon are also new, they
are only made of gauze ribbon.
Scarfs and mantelets are both worn, but black lace
scarfs are the most fashionable. Mantelets of white silk
will be in favour this summer, as well as those of em-
broidered muslin trimmed with valenciennes laid on plain
in organdy, with frills festonnes, or bouillons, through
which a ribbon is run; some are of barege worked in
braid.
Flowers are in great demand, not only for bonnets and
coffures, but they are much used to ornament ball dres-
ses.

JUSTUS.

OUR DUTY AT THE PRESENT CRISIS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

•
SlR,—The position of the bill for the endowment of
Maynooth suggests, at this moment, a very important
question : what can be done to arrest its fatal progress ?
The Lords have been constitutionally appealed to, but the
appeal promises no success. The Commons have proved
themselves faithless to Protestant principle and ready to
abandon the policy which has distinguished the country.
Thankfulness for the being of a House of Lords is a waste
of gratitude. The supposition that the Commons con-
centrate the wishes of the country is ideal. What, then,
remains? The Throne : thank God, there is a Queen.
To the Throne !—to the Throne ! The Throne is as open
to be impressed with the desires of the national mind as
hereditary or elected_ senators.

But the cry to the Throne may be raised in vain.
Majesty, in many cases, is little more than ministerial :
the power it is presumed to exercise is too often wielded,
not so much by the individual as by the advisers through
the individual; and if the advisers "believe a lie," their
error leavens the office. Look, however, to the other side