The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

THE ULTRAMONTANISTS AND LORD
SURREY.

WE candidly declare that we are glad of the full
and unmistakeable exposure that is being made of
themselves, by the persons whom Mr. Anstey well
described as ".Catholics of the Court of Rome, as
contradistinguished from Catholics of the Church
of Rome." In Limerick the "captivity of the souls
of men" has received another excellent illustration.
That city, which, if placed in England, would take
a high rank among the municipalities of the land,
has- been for centuries a focus of slavery and
unmanly grovelling to the Church of Rome. When
Smith O'Brien (silly person as he was) endeavoured
to reduce to practice the boastings of the Irish, a
Limerick mob assaulted and attempted to murder
him, and the fearless enthusist Mitchel, at the
order of the priests, who could not tolerate even
two Protestant rebels. If Mitchel and O'Brien had
been blind Papists, like Lord Arundel and Surrey,
who knelt, a few days ago,. in the mud, to the Celt
who calls himself " Bishop of Limerick," there
would have been no attempt to murder either one
or other, for the priests would have had no doubt
that the intended rebellion would be for the benefit
of the Church. How far they will go for this
purpose, the Limerick election fully shows. A
merchant of the city, who employs hundreds or
hands and feeds hundreds of mouths, professing
the views of the priests as to the Anti-Popish Bill,
addressed the electors, and he is opposed by a
stranger, a dupe of the Ultramontanists, and a
bond-slave of Wiseman. A few independent-
minded men are found, who, although Romanists,
are not prepared to yield up their whole soul to
the dominion of the priests, and they are hunted
by the mob like wild beasts, until one of them is
forced to cry to his fellow-religionists, (Romanist
as he was.) "You are not Irishmen, but priest-
ridden ruffians !"—a statement fully making up in
truth whatever it may have wanted in eloquence.
On all sides there are marks that an unusual and
deadly effort is being made by the Church of Rome
to show the power of Ultramontanism in these
Kingdoms. The home education of the Romish
priesthood is one principal cause' of this. The
establishment of Maynooth was not only a crime,
but a mistake in policy. It would have been much
better to let the children of the half-savage Irish
peasantry, from whom the Romish priests are
generally drawn, go abroad for their education, and
see what was the real meaning and working of
Popery. There are certain things, as Pope has it,—
" Of such hideous mien,
That to be hated need but to be seen."

But instead of keeping this in view, we have pro-
vided an education for those persons based on the
utmost narrowness of principle. They are taught
to look to the Romish Church as the chief deposi-
tory of ecclesiastical and worldly promotion, and
without witnessing its manners they worship its
magnificence. It is for this reason that Ireland is
sunk in the slough of Ultramontanism ; and the
Popish priests of that country nothing more than
so many hired employe's of the Roman Court, ready
to do its bidding, in the hope of its rewards. Hence
the disgraceful exhibition of the Limerick election,
where a countryman and a townsman is thrown
out to make why for a slave of the priests.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SATURDAY.
OBSTRUCTIONS.

Several parties were fined in various sums for obstruct.
ing the public thoroughfares with carts, &c.

COLLISION IN THE RIVER.

The mate of the barque Aberdeen, Mc'Gregor, sum-
moned the pilot in charge of a vessel called the Berlin,
for compensation for damages sustained by the former
ship, occasioned by the Berlin having come into collision
with her off the Rock Light-house, on the evening of
Thursday.
Captain Smith, of the Berlin, was called, and stated
that he was on deck at the time of the collision. The
Berlin " let go" one of her anchors, which " got foul"
of the Aberdeen's anchor, and there being no light on
board the Aberdeen, the Berlin ran foul of her. The
bows cleared the quarter, taking away the quarter-board,
and did other damage. There was a pilot on board his
ship, who had charge of her.
The mate of the Aberdeen maintained that when he
came upon deck, after the collision, there was a light up
in the usual place.
The pilot in charge of the Berlin, attributed the cause
of the accident to the absence of a light on board the
Aberdeen. The other vessels in the river had lights up.
He called the pilot of the Aberdeen, who stated that
there was no light up at the time of the collision, although
he expressly ordered one.
Mr. Mansfield said that, as there was faults on both
sides, the Aberdeen having no light, and the anchor of the
Berlin having got foul of that of the Aberdeen, he should
order the parties to pay the amount of damage, (1:10 2s. 9d.,)
equally.

A WARNIKG TO EMIGRANTS-BREACH OF CONTRACT.

[IMPORTANT case.]
A respectably-dressed young man, having the appearance
of a clerk, and bearing the aristocratic name of Nicholas
Herbert Delamere, was brought ep on a warrant, to an-
swer a charge made by an Irish emigrant. named Murray,
for breach of a contract, for providing him, his wife, and
seven children a passage to America. The complainant,
a middle aged man of decent appearance, and who evi-
dently belonged to that class of Irishmen who are the
sinew of the country, and who after years of residence
and toil, have yet to cross the waters of the Atlantic for a
subsistence, stated that being about to emigrate to
America! he Wqnt (9 tlo citicg y( primicr, iA PO,Ups

and paid him twelte 'pounds for the passage of hincitelf'
his *ire and seven children. The prisoner gave WI a
ticket, which be produced, which he wrote out at the
time. He Went to the place of embarkation in Liverpool,
on the 7th of last month, and was to have gone in the
ship Ellen. He was subsequently ordered to go to a Mr.
Rippard, in whose service ;he defendant was afterwards
represented to be. Upon going to that person's office,
however, he was pieremptorily ordered to depart, and
was told that he had no bu,iness there. No passage had
been provided for him, nor had he received a return of
the passage money.
Mr. MANSFIELD :—Weld,. Mr. Delamere, what have
you to say to this charge ?
The defendant, who exhilifed' unbounded confidence,
and was a striking illustration' of the adage, that a
" little law is a dangerous thing," said :—I think
the case will end in a moment. I conceive that
I have committed no overt act coming within the ju-
risdiction of this court, the alleged' contract not being
mide here, but in Dublin. Besides,, I' have been so
badly and extraordinarily treated, that I have not had
time to ket professional assistance.
Mr. Mansfield ;—Your objections rill'efot hold good.
The act says that instices shall have paver to take cogni-
zance of the contract. either where it was made, or where
the person charged with a breach of suet cantract shall
happen. to. be. As you aro in Liverpool, therefore, the
conrt can take cognizance.

Murray cross-examined by the defendant:—You were
in the office at the time I paid the money. I handed you
a noto on the National Bank of Ireland for .-al!;. which
you said yow would wet cashed. I entered into the con-
tract with you personally. You said you were teking me
too cheap. The contract ticket was partly in your hand-
writing. I saw you• write in it. I was in Live:-pool on
the 9th July.- T applied to Mr. Rippard for a passage.
I did not swear that I. applied to you for a passage. Yon
pledged your honour for a passage. (A laugh.) Y'•ou
have since told• me that I should go to Dublin again to
prosecute you.
The Defendant :—With regard to the position in which
am placed.—Yesterday the Emigration officer came to this
court for the purpose of prosecuting the charterers of the
veosel—the Ellen—for the amount ofthis person's passage
money. The prosecution failed in consequenceof a technical
error. That prosecution was atxandotied. The informa-
tion upon which that prosecution was founded was sworn
to on la.,t Wednesday by the complainant, and upon that
information the emigration officer proceeded to prosecute.
He swore he paid the money to me on behalf of Rippard.
Ile swore that he was in Liverpool on the 9.11 of July,
and had applied to Rippard• for a passage, which was
refused him. The-case was then postponed, and some
arrangements were made by the government emigration
officer. That officer went away to make enquiries, and in
the meantime the complainant had been induced to com-
mit perjury. What-he swears to now is the direct oppo-
site of that which he swore to on Wednesday. Some one
had got him to swear also that r was going to abscond,
when, in fact, I had sacrificed both time and money to
come up from Dublin, to be here on that morning,
when the real party had actually absconded when
the case was brought on in court. When Rippard was
here I was kept here by the emigration officer, arrested,
and taken before-the court, and kept in confinement ever
since. My patters were taken possession of by that officer
and he holds them still. lam charged with an offence
committed in Dtblin. I can produce evidence in support
of my statement, and under these circumstances I am
expected to make a. defence. I did not enter into the
contract

Mr. Wybergh (magistrates' clerk): Lt was given at
your office, and you were seen writing in it.
The defendant said :—That for the purpose of bring.
ing him within the range of the act, the witness had
been induced to swear differently from what he swore
on a previous occasion. lie referred to the 32nd Vic.,
—and said that it was necessary to show that he had
refused the complainant a passage, or that he had
been guilty of neglect. The default was on the part
of the parties who entered into the contract, and he
(the defendant) had come to Liverpootfor the purpose
of showin4' that to be the fact. _ _

Mr. Mansfield :—I don't think any doubt can arise on
the points you have urged. The contract was given by
you in consideration of the money paid to you. By your
subsequent conduct you adopted it as your own. The
man states upon oath that you handed him the paper.
The Defendant —lie has not proved that Fwas the party
who entered into the contract and signed the paper.
Mr.. Mansfield --I. do not think that is-necessary.

Tne Complainant said that he handed the bank note to
a clerk in the defendant's office, who handed it to the
defendant.

Mr. Mansfield thought that that was clear evidence of
payment.
The complainant stated that the defendant had paid
him £5 for detention money. There were five days'
money now due.

The Defendant asked for a postponement.

Mr. MatiAAd ;—You must refund the £l2. You must
also pay £1 is Gd for detention money, and £2O for comti.
pensatio❑ for the damage the emigrant has sustained in
consequence of the delay.
Defcndant :—I shall never pay, for 1 have been unjustly
dealt with.
M ON DAY.

A PROMISING JUVENILE.—X young, urchin was
brou:ht up charged with playing at cards with another
boy yesterday. A sum of •id. was found upon him which
he had won during the game. Mr. Mansfield ordered
him to pay the Id. as a fine.

A thiUNKEN ATTACK.—Rosa Wilson was cha-ged by
Mrs. Quin with coining to her bonze on Sunday evening,
and because she refused to comply with. a request, sa-
vagely assaulting her, and breaking a set of tea things and
earthenware. Mr. Davenport appeared for the com-
plainant. As the defendant had sustained some severe
injuries in the fray, Mr. Mansfield ordered her to pay the
damage done, and upon her promising not to offend again
discharged her.
Two men named Holmes, an& two women names
Jacobs and Murphy, were brought up, charged with hav-
ing a gold ring and duplicates, comprising part of cer-
tain valuable property, stolen some weeks back from the
shop of Mr. Robertson, pawnbroker, of Great Hovvard-
street. The prisoners were remanded for seven days.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—Eienry Bell, a respectable-dressed
man, in the employ of Mr. William Ashley Clay on. was
charged with embezzling certain monies.belonging to his
employer. Mr. Clayton said, that the prisoner having
previously to the present time conducted himself in a res-
pectabletopress h
tmaenenhear,rgae.nd_hDavisinegboargla:dg.e family, he had no wish
STEALING COTTON.—James Creaton, charged with
stealing cotton, the property of Messrs. Blessing and Co.,
was remanded. _ _

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ROBBERY IN A BROTHEL.—Elizabeth Johnson, Mary
M'Avery, and Catherine Troy were charged with robbing
John Smith of two watches and a purse, containing
£4 17s. GI The prisoners met the plaintiff, who is a
mate of a ship, and having decoyed him into a brothel,
and rendered him insensible by drugging his liquor, rob-
bed him.—Remanded.

Joseph Rider, charged with the manslaughter of Albert
Gibbs, a boy, on board the Guy Mannerring, of which
the prisoner was mate, was remanded, in order to await
the result of the coroner's inquest.
Mr. John Edwards (inspector of weights and measures)
applied to the magistrate for protection from the violence
of his wife, who, it appears, was addicted to habits of
drinking, and of violently assaulting him and his chil-
dren.—Ordered to find two sureties in £2O each to keep
the peace for one month.
A notorious character, named Murphy, was committed
for 14 days for being drunk and disorderly.