The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

COUR. SPUNDEACE.

This letter ought to rouse even Town Councils and
Health Committeco, for a feartul responsibility rests
upon them in their collective capacity, apart from'their
individual duties as cit:zeris anti Christians.
As for appealing to those of " influence," this is a sad
fact, but true, that every one in society, except the phi-
lanthropic enthusiast, a ill feel naturally disposed to shel-
ter himself und--r the modest pretence of a mock humi-
lity, as having " little or nn influence," and they wilt
appeal to the myriad masses in proof of their uniofluen-
tial weight against such a mountain to be moved. The
matter would admit of a very fair test, which, like a
strange to say, from one plash of water to the other, tor, will show each rise himself. Fir instance, let every
across the footpath. This s ate of matters exists now,. One who wt uld not scruple to claim precedence in &ball-
and has been so ever since 1 can remember it. I have room, or a corl4e. take that position now in a laudable
known the footpath at d hors-road to be impassable, owing and becoming strife for precedence in a good work. Let
to an ove t flooding of these lakes, and their grand-junction, none yield up his status to another. iet the will strive
except at the cerainry of being over shoetops; or, fail- to do good as far as it, him lies, and let power only or
ing to pick the higher ridges of ground, or friendly stone, ability set the limits in th s sacred work ; and in the
you must put rip with the annoyaoce or go down another herald.roll of I leaven such ambition will he rewarded with
street. A stranger to the loca ity would hardly believe distinguishing honour and "degree 'i This patriot band
that such a nuisance ca uld have been permitted to remain would dry up their own tears in preventing tee flow of
for years; bur anything is hbowed it, Liverpool, that all o.hers' : their own cares would be 1 ghtened by under-
other towns would scout of their own common sense— taking for others lying in heLlessness and ignorance and
law letting, or law quitsreti• on the matter. If the autho. I wretchedness: they might almost purchase for themselves
rities do not attend to their duty, or, as it often happens, and families an immunity fr m the attack of the pesti-
recognise no duty at all in a he case, why don't the inhabi-
fences '• wasting at noonday ;" and wh• n the danger had
tants determine to put an end to such a state of things. over-p.st.thegratitude of then- fellow-c t zens would lys but
the reflected voice of +/ie,- own conscience, arid they
would itesetve such medals as ancient Rome struck when
she " delighted to honour " her heroes in humanity, and
inscribed on the medal's reverse the memorable words—
" ()b Oyes Servatos."

ON THE SkNITARY STATE OF SOME PARTS
OF LIVERPOOL.-LETTER

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Parvnla (nam ex

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Ore trahit quodcunque pot, st.suque addit acervo
Quern btruit. hand itnara ac non incanta futuri."

DISTRICT OF EDGE. HILL

King-street.—ln a blank wit von of this street, occupy-
ing both sides of the road, there exists a most filthy stag-
nant puddle of many waters There is a communication.

„ ~.„..„.,y 'las great power. though none le-
gally speaking ; yet the rool al weight of the orderly, cleanly,
benev,,lent, and monied class, wnuld. it properly exerted,
produce better effects often than a clause in an act of
Parliament. The people ought ►n know and feel that they
have this innate control over ttitiir own interests and

fair,, by means of voluntary uni,m, which, if rightly
worked, would rapidly effect its ends. and the tedious for.
vitality of getting and working an act of Pat liaorient might
show ttselt in its true light. as a gnat b!under for remedy.

facts I have vet to brit.g 'orward %id attest; hut I have
trespa.sed too long on the reader at present, except to
add that,

I remain

yours trot

nut a thonsand ills to wi ich such st.pied. II is clearly
a misialcr for acts of Par liani.-nt to be relied upon for the

GEO. C. WATSON, M.D.

Bedford-streel, May M. IMR

initiative; if rightly understood, thrir allotied line of

sate and wholesome working would be found to be the
cunsolidat•na and regulating of national interests, embo-
dying past exper'ence, and aoalystng the present status of
the nation fur the benefit of the ,•nee,ening
Ireland is

just a case in

3oint. where

temp's the initiative on parchment betore the people them-
selves are ripe for it. The people must help themselves,
and cease to expect great things out of themselves
There are a hundred points in which the people are un-
wisely wailing for -1 PP'

,et of their ovvr.

or sessions for the bo,.n