The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

CONVERTS TO POPERY.

(From the Record.)
The intelligence of the Rev. Mr. Penny's conversin to
Popery is confirmed, and we now state it as a fact that
Mr. Newman has written to the Rev. Isaac Williams (the
competitor with Mr. Garbett for the Chair of Poetry) an-
nouncing that it is impossible for him to continue in se
fallen a Church as that of England. Mr. Williams, we
understand, wishes this to be known ; and he has, in con-
I sequence, broken off all connexion with Mr. Newman, and
the Romish section of the party.
We are now, in all probability, on the verge of a con-
siderable secession from our venerable Establishment.
The fact, we believe to be that Mr. Newman would have
gone over to Rome a year ago, could he have carried Dr.
Pusey with him. But Dr. Pusey was not ready, and his
secession, without Dr. Posey, would have had compara-
tively little effect. From the intelligence we have re-
ceived, we think it probable that about thirty Masters of
Arts, in Oxford, will accompany Mr. Newman, if Dr'
Pusey secedes also ; and we have heard it computed. h 5:
those well qualified to form a just opinion of the case, that
in Oxford, Cambridge, and over the country at larger
there will be, in all, about 100 of the Tractarians, who
secede to their appropriate place within the bosom o
Rome, if Mr. Newman is accompanied by Dr. Pusey. _
Such a consummation is most devoutly to be wished,
as it regards the highest interests of our Church. Thll
perilous matter has too long lain at her very vitals, and
the extent of the evil arising from its continuance there
it were impossible adequately to estimate. And besides_
this, the secession will afford a new proof of the just 101 l
of those principles which, amidst much contempt a.
obloquy, we have been pointing at for many successive
,
years, and will, we trust, also introduce a more wh°i
some fear in regard to them throughout the Church aic,
'a
the country. Even as it regards the unhappy men who
apostatise it is to be desired. For in error, as in other
na
things, it is better to be honest than dishonest,—to ;I,
conformity with specified or understood obligations, than
in opposition to them. to
[Since the above was in type, a letter has been sent,
The Times, from Mr. NV ,
denying that Mr. I.`„e'i,
man has written to Mr. G. Tickell, of Balliol
lege, who recently apostatised to popery whilst travehl",..
in Belgium, has written to The Times also and says
e
" Now that I have the blessing of being a Catholic, ina
result is perfect peace of mind and restored health ; in
my heartfelt wish is, that the many dear friends I havieoo,
l
England may one day share the same blessings I hat
enjoy." Alas ! alas ! for poor fallen human nature t
men can thus be lead astray.]

SUICIDE OF MR. AND MRS. BARKER,

KILMARNOCK.

These unfortunate persons were old inhabitants of Bbiti;
mingham. Mr. Joseph Barker was 61 years of age, to
wife was somewhat younger. They resided, previo",orr,
leaving Birmingham, at No. 54, Vittoria-street. fiefs
Barker was born at Preston in Lancashire, from v." 1.0..
town he married for his second wife the partner of 1340..
mantic but melancholy exit. He had resided in '1 ed..
chester, London, Malta, and several parts of the e,°.,,i..
nent, being at one time most extensively engaged in 1700
ness as a foreign merchant. At the burning of Me;:for-
he estimated his loss at £500,000 ; from that time b'
ship•
tunes were reversed. His first wife died on board a iro
His only child, a son, on whose memory he appeared, he
entered the service of Mr. Samuel Kempson, floor d 8,
dote, also died when 21 years of age. Six years a.,gc"ioth
manufacturer, Constitution-hill, where he rem e A
ainntere—
chief clerk and traveller until May last, when he e also
into partnership with Mr. James Archer, who erred in
nufacturers. In the arrangements there
been with Mr. Kempson, and the firm was oPII „na
vies m'iemper-
when, two months ago, he left home, as he '''.--nothing
Summer-lane, as James Archer and Co., table-o_1%;" to
disturb the equanimity of his proverbially ev_e,ehim ; and
He appeared on excellent terms with all arour "
el le to his
to
partner, on a visit to Manchester, there was t eircurn-
indicate the fearful resolve to which subsequen.
a.
stances lead us to suppose he had made up
were going to see a relation at a distance, hisn' Id they
On leaving their house they told the servantslguld be
back in eight or nine days. When he Paartned
andd from Mr,.
bless Yell'
Archer he shook hands heartily, saying, " --, that he
Archer ;" and it was observed by Mr. Areuest-fterwards
turned away and seemed affected. It
It
discharged every tradesman's bill agains. when
he left
found that he had, previous to his del:Trttur'rtee.s,
was supposed that he had about £4O on him. wu`
there was
• t of view have
Birmingham. In a pecunia oin
embarrassment, and we heir
met as we can ascertain, any
of then'
' to the mystery
met with no satisfactory solution
self-destruction,
habits and man'
Mr. Barker was of most gentlemanly
b, and German
ners, speaking fluently the Italian, French,
regard and
languages; and of kindly disposition,_
associated in business and in
love in those with whom he assooal
woman of much amis.
private life. Mrs. Barker was
highly
accomplished, and a
bility and suavity of manner,
proficient in music.
upon Mr. Barker was an old-
The gold watch found
and the knife was a present from
fashioned family relic, .
Mr. Kernson's emplo
friend, in . Kemp
.
n-
a young and esteemedtheknife led to the identity of then
The description of o the firm.
and
seeing the London papers, M,.r.
happy deceased.
t Kilmarnock to identitY
the parties.
Archer sent his foreman over o

Captain Mc. Arthur, formerly commander of the
Princess Royal, Liverpool and Glasgow steamer, hag
been appointed harbour master at Fleetwood.