The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

AUDITORS.

Thomas Buddicom Blackburne, Esq., Daniel James, Esq.
The Directors continue to receive Proposals for IN-
SURANCE on LIVES, and against LOSS by FIRE, in
the United Kingdom, in the British Colonies, and in
Foreign Countries.
To the Public the most ample security is given, inas-
much as the Liabilities of the large and wealthy Proprie-
tary is unrestricted by Law; and the Policies do not
contain the stipulation that the Stock and Funds of the
Company shall, subject to prior claims and demands, alone
be liable to make good any claim that may arise.
The Rates of Premium may be known on application at
the Office.—Mercantile Risks, in Liverpool, at the re-
duced Scale which the Directors have recently established.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary.
Water-street, 6th Sept., 1844.

No MISSIONARY IN BARIIARY.—When we consider
that Mohammedanism was once instrumental in the re-
vival of letters; that Mohammedans cultivated with to-
lerable success mathematics, algebra, astronomy, anatomy,
surgery, chemistry, botany; and that, in short, they were
the depositaries of learning for several centuries, and that
it passed through them into Europe ; we cannot but won-
der at their present determined disgust at it. " The Af-
rican writers," says Mills, " dwell with pride and satis•
faction on the literary institutions which adorned the
towns on the northern coast of their sandy plain. The
sun of science arose even in Africa, and tne manners of
the Moorish savage were softened by philosophy. Their
brethren in Europe amassed numerous and magnificent
collections; two hundred and eighty thousand volumes
were in Cordova, and more than seventy libraries were
open to public curiosity in the kingdom of Andalusia." I
have, indeed, here and there found a fragment of Plato
and Aristotle ; but upon the whole, L may say, ignorance
reigns in North Africa with an iron sceptre. But what is
worse, they are ignorant of the only way of salvation.
Ought not Europe, for the blessing she has received from
the barbarians, return the obligation by sending them the
genuine and pure Word of God ? It may truly be said of
Barbary, " There is none to comfort her." They all hear
her sighs, they all pass by, but there is none to comfort
her. This country is so near to Europe, and yet no
church thinks of sending missionaries there. It is a mis-
taken notion that nothing can be done there. The Moors
are always ready to speak on religion ; indeed, you can
hardly ever steak to them on another topic. They are
also ready to purchase the Scriptures. 1 have sold them
more than one copy. It is true, humanly speaking, there
are insurmountable difficulties to prevent them from em-
bracing Christianity ; but yet, who can tell what the
effects of a word in season may be ? We ought to do all
in our power to introduce again Christianity into that be-
nighted country, and so do our part towards establishing
Christ's kingdom, against which the gates of hell shall not
prevail. The Mohammedan empire must and will fall ere
long ; for the time will come " when the whole earth shall
he filled with the knowledge of God," and that glorious
time is not far distant. Let the light of truth penetrate
those dark regions, and " all the efforts of Grand Seig-
nors, Sultans, Basharva, and Muftis, to extinguish it, will
be unavailing. Though various causes may combine to
impede its progress, yet its ultimate succ-:ss is certain and
irresistible. '—A Voice front North Africa.
MALTHUSTAN DELUSION.—MaIthus used to talk of
the poor rates as a cancer preying upon the vitals of the
country, and Miss Martineau feared that the time was
approaching when we should become "a nation of pau-
pers." But what is the fact at this moment, as placed
beyond all doubt by actual returns ? The incomes of the
middle and higher classes are found to exceed two hun-
dred millions per annum ; while the maintenance of the
poor roWs a little more than jive millions ; that is to say,
just sixpence in the pound !
MORE 110NOURED IN THE BREACH THAN IN THE
OBSERVANCE.—The rapers have been talking about the
breach of faith the French committed by firing against
Tangier. This is the only breach, at all events, their
firing made.—Punch.
TAHITI OR OTAIIEITE ?-1110 Ot thegratly of the name
of the " modern Cythere..;" has been unsettled like almost
all names of places, by innovation. The members of all
our European Academies and Societies appear to have
settled that it ought not to be written " Otaheite," but
no two of their members can agree how it ought to be
written.