The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

A PATRIOTIC (!) LOCAL JOURNAL.

We never wonder to see s, herpes, however absurd, ad-
vocated in such organ; as the Manchester Guardian, pro-
vided their c,irryinz cut ► e I;kely to be injurious to the
prosperity of Liverpool ; but it has, we confess, a I.ttle
surpri•ed us to find tie foll..wing paragraph occurring in a
journal publ shed iu this town. Let our readers glalice it
tb ou4h.

" THE BRIDGEWATER AND THE OLD QUAY CANALS.
There has been mut h specu'ation of late respecting these
totals, and many surmises afloat. as to what Lord Francis
Fgett 'n it,tentls doing. One statement, which has gone
the round of the public press, is, th it the Bridgewater
Canal is to be drained dry. and then to be e: nvette't into
a railway between Rutieorn and Manchester. and another.
that it is to remain in its present state, and that the Old
Q.•ay C nat is to tie made navigable for -hips drawin't not
more than t. n beet water, so that vessels might proceed
fr, m sea direct to Manchester to dischage their cargoes.
Titis we het eve to be itenossible, as the Grand Junction
Railway passes over th, Irwell at an insuffi lent elevation
fur vessels of any considerable size to pars oiler. B,sides,
M.;nehester c moot be made a free port, though s'oe
might have the advantaze of bonding warehouses. Toe
no st feasible and most I kety project that we have heard of,
and ;t has come from a source eupp.tsed to know, is, that
the tustees of the Btidgewater Canal are wait lig to see the
issue of the bill bef-'re Parliament for the consttuction of
docks at Wallasey P should that be granted, and on
the tern's expecte by the Birkenly ad commissioners, the
trustees will themselves go to Parliament the next session
for power to ext-nd the docks at Runcorn, along the
&Hire, and to j' in the Weaver Trust Canal at Weston
Ruin', so as to afford every accommothitien for that im-
mense traffic no, carried on in connexion with these two
canals, and which is expected to be mu h greater, as the
salt brought down the Weaver, and at present c'etveyed
to Liverpool for foreign shipment, w 11, it is affirmed,
ere long proceed to 1-1 by railway after tiavigetiog the
Bridgewater Canal to Manchester. . A pid cation will also
be made to make Runcorn an independent port, as by
far the great-st pm Von of toreign and coast wise merchan-
dise is brought direct to Runcorn, without the least
c'ssity of calling a Liverpool. tvoi the' ebv the desire pre-
vails of saving the present charge of town du s, a grievence
much telt and justly complained of. We hope, before
long. to state something more positive on this great and
use ul undertaking. The dis•ance from the entrance of
the trustees' docks at Runcorn to Weston Point is la' her
hei ter than half a mile, and, with the exception of sortie
hundred yards, the land belongs to the trustees, by whom
a large sum has been offered frequently for this small
parcel, but without success • hence ar ses the necessity of
applying to parliament; otherwise, we believe, all other
matters are available for the completion of the works.
It is also expected that when the river wall is carried out
to its proper bi uatiary, it will assist materially in clearer'
the channel, so that, with the assistance of dredging fora
time, a communication may be kept up between Liver-
pool and Runcorn by steam-blats, at ally time (Attie tide.
thus bringing the two places within little snore than an
hour's trip of each other."
And, now, whst does the reader imagine is the paper
which can publish such wretched trash—which thus gloats
upon the prospect of any event which can damage the
interests of Liverpool T It !s th t paper woic Liverpool
feeds to repletion, and witch repays the out gatimi with
slander and scurrilite s egubst. th.t is dem es to the
majority of its inhabitants. It i 3 THE LIVERPOOL
MERCURY 1 1

Ortiyilel4,,f—or
promotingneof thethe latestres oralt..inonndr f
toe btib
Jewsto ps.oiceif
Liverpool Mercury.—[A beter plan by far than this—
and, by the way, n., hub:de—would be, to send all the
priests to their herd and master, the Pape of Rome.]
A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.—The buildings
formerly occupied as a flannel y at Coxside, Plymouth,
are about to be conve led into a soap inanuftctory.—
Meroury.—[The only difference appears to be this, that a
building which is considered inefficient for making red
necks, may be fouud quite effecau .1 for makicg white
faces.]
THEATRE-ROYAL.—During the past week that clever
actress, Mrs. Yarn a, and Mr. O. Smith, have appeared
in a suecess:ott of t peculiar pieces, for the getting up
of which they are celebrated, and which hay- here been
put upon the sta4e with great efficiet.ey. On TotaNday
and Friday the attractions welt- increased by the appear-
ance of Madame Celeste and Mr. Wens et- ' t to Po. ka,"
of which we have heard so much, and in which Madame
appeared to great advantage ;—we sac octldag of her
partner. We cannot s e any thing at all uogracefol in
this dance, as we have been tofu we should. On the
contrary, it is ver, pleasing, well danced. and would be a
favourite. This week ;by perfertnances Nil be aided by
Madame Celeste, who will appt-ar in sty. ral favourite
pieces.
THE IRON DUKE —We have previously noticed the
extraordinary speed of this splendid teamer, and we have
tow to record the result or her first Kingstown voyage,
which we should hope will satisfy the most sceptical and
prejudiced that she is unr.vailed. Tue most curious cir-
cumstance connected a i:h her pa:sages to and from Ire-
land is the fact, ihat brat, occupied precisely tie same
time, proaitz, as her voyage to Douglas had preciously
done, that her velocity is unitorm under different circuit,
stances. We give some details, who have ht en kind!,
handed to us by Mr. J. C. Shaw, who accompanied ii r,
and we doubt not but that :mut cal 113,11 will appreclite
them as affording data for compar sons with other easel-.
To tilt se who are not nat.tcal, we tteg to state, that the
distance from Clarence Pier, Livetpool, to Kingstown
outer pier, is 114 nau Lica!, or 130 to rule utiles :
To K4ngstown. Return trip.
May 2. May 3.
h. ni. h. in.
Clarence Pier to Rock Light 0 10 0
Rock Light. to N.W. Light-ship 0 42 45
N.W. Light-ship to a eat Ora ahead 1 26 1 35
Great o:uishead to P. let Lynis 1 5 1 1
Point Lynas to Skerri. s
Skerries to the Ki-h Light 3 56.. 354
Kish Light to Kingstown

Total passage
She derived no aid f orn witid, noisome, as site made a
" bead wind" both going, and r,u oing. Toe aLove
:ages are considerably the olio, t rt eve, m-ite be w en hie
two places; and We ooght so oe prou,l or a vessel wok!)
etoircly ind,bted i.ivt 41001 tple.it lor Lei scene-s;
mei we doatit :f the. Limb er and Holsh,at Radio dwi t
•ver do much injury ro our to.,n bl) IJlig a$ ac i•il,C suer
Sett steamers as the both Luke.

May 7, 1841.

THE MERCURY AND THE ORANGE OATH.

For the information of the editor of the Mercury, we
give here a copy of the qualification and oaths of Orange-
wen ; and, that he may not again twit us with the insi-
nuation that Orangemen dare not print and publish their
principles, we have procured and forwarded to him a copy
of their " Laws and Ordinances," yratis:—

QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ORANGEMAN.
An Orangeman should have a sincere love and venera-
ti in for his Almighty Maker ; a firm and steadfast fa thin
the Saviour of the World. convinced that he is the only
Mediator bet Yeen an offended Creator and a sinful crea-
ture. El is d,sposition should be humane and compassionate,
and his behaviour kind and benevolent; an eoemy to savage
brutality and unchristian cr nefty. He should lot e rational
and improving s iciety ; regard with affection the protestant
established religion, and sincerely desire to propagate itg
precepts. He should have an hatred of cursing and
swearing, and taking the name of God in vain; and he
should use all opportunities of discouraging these profane
practices, especially among his brethren. Wisdom and
prudence should guide his actions ; temperance and so-
briety. honesty and integrity, direct his conduct ; and the
honor and glory of his Queen and Country be the motives
of his exertions.