The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD'
SIR,—It is quite obvious that, in a variety of cos"'
" coming events cast their shadows before them," whe"
ther as regards individuals or whole communities. The
tempest-tost mariner knows, by the movements of the
upper strata of clouds, in what direction he may expect
the breeze, gale, or storm. So also the morning twilight
is a harbinger of the full blaze of the midday sun ; and as
the darkness of night vanishes before the celestial orb
of day, so will mental error and unscriptural delusion
give place to and disappear before the light of truth, and
ignorance be superseded by that knowledge which is based
upon and agreeable to the word of inspiration. For these,
and other weighty reasons connected with, and confirmed
by the signs of the times, may we not expect the speed/
downfall of the Papacy ?
It is very striking to notice the connexion there is be-
tween ignorance and imposition, for wherever and when-
ever we notice or read of persons being in a state of men'
tal darkness, it is almost, if not altogether, a necessarl.
consequence of such a state of mind, that they shoal be
the dupes of crafty and designing persons, or else the
dupes of their own blindness. And truly ignorance in 8
community generates hypocrites and impostors, who are
ever ready to acquire and retain a grasp on the minds or
those who have not sufficient sense to reject mental bon-
dage. The political state of Ireland is a striking proof of
this.
Perhaps the Popish usurpation of power over the minds
of men has been the most baneful of the many with
which this world has been afflicted ; for there is. no
possible delusion that could be devised, but has been
im-
posed on ignorant persons by the Pope and his adher-
ents ; no cruelty that could be invented, but has been
practised by Papists. Surely no earthly genius can com-
pare with the Papacy in respect of making lies, and alit-
forsooth, in the name of religion. If people in the pre-
sent age were aware of the extent to which the Popes
carried their villainy in former times, all who have access
to the Bible would shrink with horror from such a creed"
.as that of Rome. The Popes have usurped the place of
Deity—they have attempted to pluck eternal justice from
her awful throne ; and, whilst shedding human blood an&
cutting off thousands of the p-ople, pretend, with infernal
impudence, that it was all done for the honour of God.
It appears; now-a days, that the Pope has a great dislike
to railways, and objects to any being constructed in his
patrimony. In truth, be may well be afraid, not merely
of railroads as such, but he may dread the advanced state'
of society, with which the present age is blest, because it
is destruction to his sway. We need not fear, however.
that the steam-engine and its utility will long be retarded
in Italy, even though the Pope should exclaim against it.
To show that Popery is declining fast, we need only
compare some of the years that are gone by with the pre-
sent period, and perhaps it may be useful to do so :

POPERY RAMPANT.
In be year A.D. 1074,
Pope Gregory VII. obliged

POPERY FALLING

At the present time,
A•D-
-1846, the Pope could not
remain three days in Italy,
because he is so cruel to
the people there : he should]
fly, were it not for the Em-
peror of Austria or Ger-
many, who sends a large
body of soldiers into Italy,
to keep the people in bon-
dage, and :he Pope on his
chair.

the Emperor- Henry IV: of

Germany to stand tbreedays
at his gate, bare footed, and

in thedepih of winter, and
to implore hii pardon.
0 mores! 0 tempore I

About 800 years ago, the
Pope could, or did, absolve
subjects from their allegi-
ance to their lawful sove-

At the present time the
Pope has no more power
than a ftw ecclesiastics can
award to a helpless old
man, and numbers of the
Irish are now crossing the
Atlantic. and forming
churches in which the Po-
pish power is renounced io
toto.

reign, as it is well known
the agents of the Pope fo-
mented rebellion in Irel tnd,
under such a pretence as
absolution from Rome.

In the year A.D. 1209. the
Pope, through French influ-
ence, caused 60.000 of the
Protestants, called Albigen-
ses, to be put to death with-
out any fault of theirs, only
that they were what the Pope
called heretics.

In 1797, the Pope is ob-
liged to submit to the autho-
rity of the republican army
in France, and required to
give up to the conquerors
several pictures, statues,
and valuable manuscripts
from the Vatican library.

In 1530, Wm. Tindall, an
Englishman, having trans-
lated the New Testament
into the English language,
Toasts!, l'opish Bishop of
London. and Sir Thomas
More (of whom Lord Camp-
bell speaks so highly). con-
spired against Tindall, and
in a few years after he was
strangled, and his body
burnt.

In the year 1533, the'
papal power was declared to
null and void in England,-
and in 1535, the Bible was
winteedbeyhesa Bibleauthority, andws
the churches in in a few years after in all
pra'ced in a convenient situ-
ation for all who wished to
read.

In the year A.D. 1568, the
King of Spain, to show him-
self a true son of the church,
sent a butcher, called Alva,
to be governor of the Neth-
erlandsond in a few months'
time this tyrant caused the
death of 18,000 of the Pro-
testants, not in war but in
cold blood ; and the Pope
presented him with a conse-
crated hat and sword, a dis-
tinction previously confered
only on princes.

In the year 1834, the.
popish power received such-
a shock in Spain. as it has
not yet recovered, some'
hundreds of thousands of
nuns, monks, and friars
were dislodged by the go-
vernment, and the property`
which the friars, &c., bad
grasped in former times,
was devoted to state pur-
poses.

In 1572, the French Pro-
testants were barbarously
butchered, to the number of
30,000, in one night. This
was done to please the Pope,
who caused medals to be
struck to commemorate the
event.

In 1640,the French clergy
declare the Pope's preten-
sions to the temporalities to
be null and void; and, 00
the 7th November, 1793,
Gobet, the Popish Bishop
of Paris, %ith his grand
vicars, and others of bis
clergy, entered the Hall of
the National Convention,
and solemnly resigned hi 4
functions, abjuring Christi-
anity; and during the revo-
lution 24,000 priests were
cut off, and as a cap de
main the French govern'
meet lately banished the.
Jesuits. . _

At the present period, the
Spaniard and the Pope to
gether could not muster 5
few war ships equal to ore
of the three-deckers of the'
British navy.

In 1588, the King of
Spain, at the instigation of
the Pope, sent a fleet, called
" invincible' " to invade
England. and put on board
the said fleet 20,000 soldiers,
besides all kinds of instru-
ments of torture to make the
English turn papists ; but
the English fleet conquered
some of the Spanish, and
the winds of heaven scat-
tered nearly the whole of
what escaped, so that out of
150 ships, only 20 or 30
ever returned home.
I shall. on a future occasion, follow up this subjec"
and am, sir, your obedient servant, _

CEDIPUS

SCULPTLRE.—We have recently visited the attelier
Mr. C. B. Robinson, sculptor, in Myrtle-street,
,an,
would say to the admirers of fine art "do the same, 9:
we have no doubt, should they accede to our request,
of their exceeding gratification. Mr. Robinson is the se"
of our once respected Mayor, Nicholas Robinson, EAI
of Aigburth. We do not mention this as an inducemen
to the visit we have suggested, nor as proof of the young
artist's attainments in his severe profession, but that
may induce the sons of others of our more wealthy fa° a
lies to so dignified an example ; and not as is now, erd,
has been the case, to be ashamed of any connexion nleo
that as a profession which, in the most classical countri 6
of the continent, the noblest and most wealthy select
o°,
the passive to where Fame fits on her most luxuriebis
laurels—Art. Everything in the way of study in t,re
t
great commercial circle has nothing for its object but ni`be
gain, or worse, silly show. It is true the scions of 0
higher families are sometimes permitted to dive. ge f,r
the counting-house duties ; that is, they may irnb'f't
little literature or small doses of music, with an hot;
exercise per diem at the palette, but not professional4lo,
or they may commit the following extravagancies as rbst
fcssionally as they like, so that they bring monev,--`
is, wear a red coat, a black coat, °Oa wig, however Vhsg
their own hair, but they must observe, nevertheless.
during these professional capers they keep good estabb:„;
ments, and not disgrace in their own their paternal
riages. Well, these things are so, and we may be 'lege";
but most men submit to that continental joking so °,OO
expressed by the familiar figure of Sir John, ladYt_ to
he somewhat obese Miss Bull's journeying thithes'o,
buy some taste. and waste, besides their time, their be'
plus fat and cash. So much for what we conceive roe
the duties of those who, from position and wealt“,i'ooil
afford to introduce and give a relish to taste. And bin'
for the more immediate objects of our visit, to Mr. 11° feel
son's studio. It is not to be expected, nor do We de'
capable if it were, that we should give anything like , ore,
tailed criticisms of the various statues, busts, &e. tea sile
to be seen there ; but this we may adventure nO,ni our,
that, too, without the learning betrayed by one ".,
contemporaries through a similar inspection, that 1%00
first place Mr. Robinson not only appears to have ;001
highly successful with a number of busts—the portrei;ablf,
many gentlemen familiar to the Exchange. and Pro°lo9oo
other flags—but what demands far higher praise, a e°loo'
figure of Christ, of William the Fourth in his state !0
.10010
and also some exquisitely chaste examples of the !cool
figure in various assumptions. Nor do Mr. BobTe;
modelling powers seem confined to the human figu,:esd
ed
we have a horse—not from the cropped and big-",,f the
Parthenon creed—but one of the highest mettle rift,:
present day. In short, there appears to be ever, 100,
of art, whether classic or Gothic, bust or statue, tbeschor
of which must form an interesting treat to those 0 rle'
study and attentions have been drawn into a paths
i'
lightful and improving.f
INSOLVENCY.—The attention of fair reader,ssouiso. d ,

rected to the startling failure of the eminent 1,;:;pdo'
Messrs. Robert and Benjamin Brown and Co., .)
drapers, &c., as announced in onr advertising Colu:0017''
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lately discharged from the Duke of D.'e service' ofeo
sequence of his having large scorbutic blotches ",.toeVo,
his hands and face, to his great difigurement. ro'ndso;,,
months he was treated by his master's medical a' tig-rd irf
but to no purpose ; and the case was at last dec" tbe'Poi
curable, and he was discharged. The poor fello)05
a forlorn hope, commenced using Hollowav's fr°
Ointments, which effectually eradicated the -disea'
his blood in less that 4 three weeks.