The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-08-07 00:00:00

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

• SAVAGE OUTRAGE—FURTHER FRUITS OP THE " AG-
GREGATE."—Mondziy evening, between ,eight .and ,nine
O'clock, a car, upon whiolt were ,seated Quartermaster-,
'Sergeant Duff, a corporal, and. Sergeant:Perrv, all of the:
Auxiliary SpanisitCorps now being raised here, was, in'
passing through' TOwnsend-street, encountered by four
coal-porters, armed with , murderous bludgeons. The
party on 'the ear being dressed in ordinary clothes, and
cif
.respectable :appearance, the savages concluded that
,they were Orangemen, and accordingly stopped 'the
lxii ye,.atid.cornmenced a most harbarous.assault Op the
gallant fellows. The 'QUartertnasterSerdeant was in the'
:tir,stimtancestrgtehed senseless on the street, and there:
dre.adfally beaten, and mangled in a shocking manner.
abouultehead. 'Sergeant ,Perry who was.driving, was'
nearly tit. the satne,firne)mockeildownfroni his seat, and-
Y.ery much 'injUred, though not to so. serious an extent as
his unfuttunate comrade.—The corporal 'fortunately
escaped. The brutal monsters continued to beat. tkir,
,prostrate victims till a medical gentleman conneeted,with:
'the Lock lospitalhappened An' come up, And rescued,
them 'from, we may almost -confidently say, inevitable'
destruction. This gentleman.had them humanely &in-
veyedio, the hospital, whole he dressed their wonnds,.
and afforded them every other assistance. The miscr
ant .as'sailAnts, on being deprived of their prey, mounted
the 'car., drove oil uttering.the.most.savage.yellings, and'
hay.e,n4.)( since been he_ard of. The quartermaster4ergeant
lies at present in a precarious state at the depot. His
fellow-sufferer is fast recovering.---Dqqatch. "
TITHE RESCUE.—:-cOUNTY-DUBLIN.--,YesterdaV morn-
ing, the Rev. Mr.:Lewis, rector of ,Cloghran, 'Swords,
proceeded to distrain a horse, the propertly of .R. Gill, of
Clonshaugh, near the Baskins, 'for. tWo,Years'.arrears of
tithe. On bringing the 'horse out of Gill's land, .Gill at-
tacked the rev. gentleman, .and forpibly rescued the
hOrse. The 'assistance of a bailiff named Dornington
was obtained, the horse was re-seized, when Peter Gill,
the son of Robert, attacked him, violently assaulted 'and
'knocked him dawn, and' wben down the father held ,him
while the son was beatingidin. Peter struck the rever-
end gentleman several times; they succeeded in the res-
cue. Informations were .lodged before Alderman Dar-
ley, who issued a warrant directed to Captain Howard,
C. C., of Swords,. for the arrest:of 'the Parties.—Saun-
der.y.

BRUTAL. ATTACK.—The steward of Sir B. B. St.
George, Bart. of Woodsgift, in this county; was waylaid
a few evening's since in his master's demesne,
.and:beaten
in the most barbarotis manner by some ruffians, who are
as yet unknown.--.ls.'itkenny Moderator.

.-- - •
INCENDIARISIL—Op the night .of Friday, the 24th of
July, the family of the Rev. Mr. Savage, of Shinrone,,
'King's County, was thrown into the uttnost alarm by the,
discovery of' afire raging in some building adjacent to the:
dwelling-house. With the assistance of the prompt and
very energetic endeavours of some of his parishioners,
who hastened from Shinrone immediately on lie alarm
being given, the fire was got under 1.,14th the loss of only'
two of the out-offices, the hay, and
.some articles of,rrii-:
nor value. 'On examination it %vas discovered to he the
"work of .some lawless incendiaries. This attack on the
aboVe-named gentleman is most wanton. This parish,
of which he is the minister, is very populous, und,
of
course, abounds in cases of distress, to the relief of Vl Mich
lie 'and his family have at .all times given the:most chari.
t4ble attention, and have,ongaged in every plan of bene-
•Poience calculated to afford !general aid; and even for
the last two years, pending the proceedings in parlia-
tnent, Mr. Savage lias• forborne to resort /to legal steps
for the recovery of his income from those who have
availed theinselves of the dishonest plot of pa sine t•e-
iiiStanee.

LITERATURE.

Ckqraeter of Lpid &won, his Life tind Wririt... By
Tl!onlas Martin, Parrister-at-Law. L0u(1941 : Max-

This is a vvorkwhich is much wanted. The works of
Lord Bacon have hitherto been only knoWn ihe learned
and the' opuleat, :and yet no narne or works ,sitansi higher
in the literary reputation of the country. Mr. Martin
has comprised the cream of that illustrious philosopher's
writings into a small and exceedingly neat volume, and
he has done soma!) great care and judgment. We take
a few extracts almost at random.

"Soon after the publication of his Essays,-Bacon, hoping, no
doubt, to better his fortune, endeavoured to unite himself in
marriage with,the rich Lady Hatton. Writing to ,Lord !Essex,
him,he.tellsthat this attempt, in gener:e «conorr4ko, touching his
fortune, was, in ganere politico, blown contrary.by certain Cross
winds; and he begged his friend to use his influence with the
lady and her pavhts. Happily, .however, for Bacon, his suit
was rejected : a few months afterwards the Lady. Ilatton mar-
ried Sir Edward Coke, and, by her haughty and intemperate
Conduct, (leerily einbittered his life. A curious vi,rounistance,
connected with this marriage, deserves to be noticeo.
been solemnized in a private house, 'Without the license
of the Archbishop, (whitgift,)
,proceedings were instituted in
the Ecclesiastical Court against all the parties concerned, in-
cluding even Lord Burleigh. Strange .to say, the penalties
were remitted on the ground that Sir Edward Coke-had acted
in ignorance of the lau. * ' *
" In the year WOO, Essex, the early friend .of Bacon, and the
ill-fated favourite of Elizabeth, was brought to trial, ,charged
the crime of high treason. tits story is too weliknown to justify
any account of it in this place, and we advert to it on the ground
only of its connection .with Bacon, .who incurred much obloquy
as •counsel
,for the crown. 'My life,' said he,`bath been
;threatened, and my 'name libelled, which 1 count an bouthkr;
but these are the practices of those whose despairs are dan-
gerous, bileyet sti•dangerous as, their` hopes. -Vor.iny part,'
.1 have deserved titter tinitti to have liky name objected to enYy,
or my life to a rufhaiN hilt thank God,' I have the
,
privy coat of a gOod conscience, arid have a good while since
,fearfulare of life, or the accidents of life.'
put off any
",rhe truth is, ,tree peopip, strongly attached to ,Eaves, ythp
:was endowed with many noble and popular virtues, falsely
iatagined ,that Bacon had tuge4 on the ruiii of the fallen fa-
'yoprite ; whereas, asit
.notr Appefts, lie had 4truggied,
tamd indirectly, to restore btu, to favour, until_ the by, his.
(1,1,,,,,r1tte 34,4 fo.cmqui.kt4e ,ants, tho prowl] and the.
1,14114 e of IV couutry etl(ikavgilted i,p,light• ip a tern war:
!‘,This circon,ta:ace,.ii,lnch ought not to be overlooked in es-
Jianating.the charaeter 4).rf BaCetVis.passed over with a sneer by
;a reepst author,. who liesitatis nut, on the ground of ll,kont's.,
Alleged ingratitude, to'brakill him as a ' criminal.' pulyesti-
'PlO bug such setrsibilitv,,liut regretting it,: inistii t cetiott, we will
vciutire, (we hope .witliont offence;) to suggest, that it consists
ihnt!either with the dignityoi the truth of thistory, to allow the
principles or• preindices of party to predominate •over the mind

of the historian ; ,and. that he has,a far higher aim than that of,
amusing the vulgar reader, by playing with peers and prelates,.
princes and great men, as if They were..m.ere nine7pins,7-set: up
to be,knoded dawn:
"Although enjoying the favour or rather trust of Elizabeth,.
Bacon %.1s evef a needy man; and at the •death of the Queen,
his affairs were much embarrassed. `,Aly'.good.oln mistress,'
he says in one of his letters wius,wout to pail, use her ,watch-
candle, because
.pleased • 'her to,say I 4h.l.coutigually,hun ;•
and yet she suffered me to waste althost tOnothing.' True it is,
the Queen, at the solicitation of the Lord, Treasurer, though
scith veheMent opposition, had granted him the reversion of 'the'
registership.of the Star-Chamber, -but this, duringZlizabeth's-
life, was 'onto me,' ,said,Bacon, `like anotler,inan's grotind
reachinwupen y, house, which may, pieud,Aly,prospecchut it,
dot h -finny barn.'

" To relieve limSelf from his immediate difficulties, he sold!
part of the manor of Gorhamburv, (near St. Albins, in' Heft.
fordshire,)„whickhad descended to him upon. the death of ;his,
brother Anthony.

_
/
" In a letter to Lord Cecil, he write.:, ' I shall be able, x illi.
selling the 'Skirts of silly living'in Ilerttordshire, to preserve hes
body, anti to 17ave myself, beitor clearly out of Obt antkhav p.m
money —
suoie in my, pocket, 'three lilindre.t_ poutids laud "per an
iiiith, With ,a Tarr flutist!, and the ground well timbeitne ', For,
tuy purphse hi• course,' he adds, ri'l clesire to meddle as. little in,
tire iting'S eatiseS,'Eis Majesty now abounding in council; Lila
to folliiw ity.phvalq thrift and practice,,athtto 'marry-with same
eoilvetticaf advancetnent. ' For As Tor at?Y,atubition,l clo ass ire
your !Ha mar' mine is qui2nch6d. In the Queen's, my eNcell"-
inistreSs's tithe, the quorum was small: her 'service was a:kind
orfreetvild,' rind it was a Mare solemn time.' 411 thae points
agreed with my nature and juclgnient. My ambition noiv I.
gtiall only putep-oh my pen, -whereby I shall be able to ratiintftin
memiffy and Merit of the. tidies succeeding.' But this Was not'
his only ambition. In,B.acon'sbreaSt there were two antagonistr
a:
principres-Sirt4gling for mastery. act was bred a public Juan ;
and as his nearest connections had been ,ina Were the principal
ministers of the crown, it was .natural for him to 'expect that:
public truployment to vvhilAr lie hadllieciFdaaiCated, and to hope
for some of its honours and rewards. ,Ile was c6l,sciun',. husk')
e'Ver,..that riature'had'titled hint rather fOr the pursuit of know •
ledge than Orporver. 11&'worihipped dlr.! one, in sec' :t, itail
delivered. his public devotions to 'fhb othL,r. Would that help&
listened to the soleihn chat* of his great, but then alit-Ms( un-.•,
knowii,:contemporary ! :'
II
' Fling away,aMbition; , .1
By that sin-fell the angels ; ' how-Ciin Irmo. then, t'l
The image of his Maker, hope to 'Win by`t?'" • , .1

. . ..
. .. .
I Quelling Church-maintenarice,' continues,Pacon, 'it' is•
well to tie weighed what is " jure divine," nod. whirl " jure'
poSitivo." It js a. Constitution of ii,e..divitie. law, -from .whigN
hnipari.laws.can not derogate, that boss that serve at the altar
stoUld-live at the altar; that .these which dispense spirit al
things. i'hould reap temporal things; of which it is also an • p,!
0
1
peiidix, that the proportiehofthis majntenance be not small , r
necessitous, bot..pietitiful and liberal. So then, that all the.
place's and dffiCeA of the church be, provided .of such a qutsitiqn,
that they may be maintained, according to their several de-
•l
grecs, is a constitution permanent and perpetual; bat for pir-
ticularity of the oulaw nicht, whether. it should consist of iit hts.,,
or lauds, or peisionS, or hiixt,. might make a question of Co,h-•!
vetrience,. but no question of precise.nectessit7.,•. Again; .that the',
case of the Church, "de facto." is such. that there is want ;in',
the church of,patrimony, is confessed. Tor the prin firm l placts.
namely, the bishops' livings, are, in,some.particulars, not sufl:
dent; ,and therefore, enforced ,to be supplied hy.toleration `sif
cothinendairs,:things Of ihemselves.untit,,and ever held of /,,,
good icpurt. And as for the.benefices and. pastors' places, it, is
manifest that Very many Of them.are very,..we,ik. Anti pa aurious.•
'On the other' side, that there was ~a time, when the church Was
rather bUrdened with superfluity, titan with lack, that is likewise
aliparent ; but it. is long since; so as the,,fitultmas in others, the:
want redotindeth unto ns. A, ain. thatdt were to,be,wisheil thnt
iikiprOpriationS were returned to Lila: church, ils ,the.most prAsper
and
,nattiral end ownien; s ihe ref) f,, js .:a 2, iNliti tv.lge;.ilbtie:s.sis.ei
bwiiiiteiretirs.:
Men's judgments will
.1144 t ninch
,vary.
an impoSsibility.th.proceed now, either, to shelf resupp.tion i►r
rederriptiOn; is as plain on , the.other side. ,For teen
.gre,§tittl•d;
in them. by the highgst,.assurance.of the,litingdoni, gliich -,ts, .dvt,
,f.parliainerit;
.fiud. the value of. them. atnounteth much able-
ten siiiisrdies, and the restitution tnnst, of. necessity .paSsZel •r.
`hands,
in whose .bands they are Aow in possession.erinterest.
"1" But 9f these thitigs whirls i,.e ulaniteitly, true,. to infera92-
ground sus 9e,o'liehliitius: First, in iaineown opinion.andsense,(
I inn. 4 confess, let Pe Speak it with reference,. that All the 1)4-,
li;Mients since 26 and 31 of henry VIM, ..who gave.away. itu--
propriations from the church, seem to me to stand in a sort oh-
nokthns, and obliged to' Glid in conscience,,to do somewhat fOri
the church; to reduce .flie patrimony thereof :to a competency.
For since they have debarred Christ's lie of a, great part other
dowry, it were reason they made her a competent jointure.,
Next to say, that impropriations should be only charged,•th4t
earrieth,. nOt her possibility nor reason. ,Not possibility, for. Vie
reasons touched before : uot.reaSon,,hecause if it be conceived,
.that if any other,person be charged, it should be.a.re-charge, Or
'dihrlde charge, iattimliich ..as: he, payeth tithes. already, that is a
thing mistaken. .Forit must he remembered, that as the rehlit
guile tithes to the church, so the realm since again .bath f.),.iveb,
'tithes away from the .church unto the. king, as they:may giVe •
their eighth sheaf or ninth sheaf. And, therefore, the first gilt,
being evacuated, it catinOtTgo in defeasance or discharge of that
perpetual; boad„wlierewitb.-.men are bound to maintain Cols,
ministers. 'Anil SilAve. see in example, that divers godly an 1
well-disposcil,psrsons,. not Mt propriators,.are content to increaste'
their 'preaChers'liVingS, which, though in. law it he hut a be,ne-
'volerice, yet 'before 00,.1 jt is *a .conscience. ,Earther, that im-
pr9priation Oieuld hot be somewhat more deeply c,harg(il than
(Aber reveudes "cf like value, methinks, cannot wellhe denied,,
hMh. in -re'gard of the abcient Claim of the church, and .F4e in-
tentionOr the
.first giver : ,and Alt•gaih, because theyhave,'ipassed
ihvaltkat ion, bgiveen pan. and man, somewhat at the lefts rate,
in regard' of the.kaitrpretence or 'claim of the church
Scince b O.' ", :
.in con-
eefore-G
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