The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-05 00:00:00

etuated a state of misery which rendere

by her popular idols as the brightest jewel in the
British Crown, she was in reality the drag-chain
which had often rendered government imprac-
ticable, and produced more- Ministerial changes
than all the political squabbles with which Eng-
lishmen were ever engaged. It was the traitorous
compact with Irish rebels which enabled Lord
MELBOURNE to retain office so long, in defiance of
a majority of English Conservatives, and to the
disgrace of British legislation ; and, within the
last two years, a similar league with the enemies
of our religion and our monarchy enabled the fac-
tious coalition which now occupy the high places
of the State to overthrow the Government of Lord
DERBY. The prospect, then, is highly favourable
for the best interests of the United Kingdom.
Ireland will form a far more advantageous field
for emigration from England than either of our
colonies ; and, with the land in the possession of
Protestant settlers, we may anticipate a speedy
termination, not only to the presence of a Romish
Brigade in the House of Commons, but also to the
existence of that treasonable Romish hierarchy in
Ireland which has so long been a foul disgrace to
our national religion. Already are- the Romish
priests losing the flocks upon which they relied
for their political influence and means of subsist-
ence ; the mass-houses are being deserted ; and,
as it is well known that the Church of Rome cares
little for the souls of men except so far as they
contribute to her temporal power, her insatiable

ambition, and her grasping avarice, we may shortly
expect to see the priests following the example of
their flocks. In America, however, they are shorn

of their power, for the spirit of liberty has inocu-

lated those who, in Ireland, were the most abject
tools of superstition ; and, therefore, they may
wait instructions from Rome for some new field in
which to exercise their craft, unless, indeed, in
despair of further success, they should throw off
the mask, and turn to honest labour for a main-
tenance. We have every ground for hope,
rulers do their duty. The grant to Maynooth
College should be withdrawn, the National Church
should be placed in a state of efficiency, in all the
schools the Holy Scriptures sh9uld be taught in
their entirety, and the act forbidding the as-
sumption of ecclesiastical titles should be rigid-
ly enforced. It is high time that we got
rid of the monstrous absurdity of admitting
the Church of Rome to be dominant in Ireland ;
and when we have performed the obvious and im-
perative duty of putting down the gross idolatry
which is the distinguishing characteristic of Romish
worship, we may then, and not till then, indulge a
reasonable expectation that Ireland, no longer a
curse, will prove a blessing to the United Kingdom
—our strength instead of our weakness.

if our

THE OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL.

IN the words of an old farce, " there is nothing
moving but stagnation" in the political world, in
domestic or in foreign affairs. All that can afford
recreation are now enjoying it to the full ;the
public offices are shut, the lawyers are delighting
in the long vacation, the Court-martial on Lieut.
PERRY is over, and, until the verdict is declared,

the pu

iblic cease to think about it ; and even the
war is in a state of lull since the exciting news of
the capture of Bomarsund. If we were to consult
our own inclinations, we should follow the example
of many of our readers, and recruit our minds and
bodies in rural retreats,. as it would appear that
our London contemporaries are partially doing,
for the morning papers contain little of interest.
The English press, however, has not yet reached
that happy state in which the Americans are so
conspicuous, where an editor announces that, in
consequence of his being about to visit the Falls,
or some other autumn attraction, he shall not
publish for two or three weeks. We may fancy
the look of blank dismay with which such an an-
nouncement would be received by the readers of
the Liverpool newspapers ; but fortunately we are
not called upon to make the experiment, for, while
all the rest of the world are suffering from the

listless apathy which is, perhaps, only a consequence
of the warm weather, the public of Liverpool are
looking forward with feverish excitement to the
grand ceremonial with which the opening of St.
George's Hall will be distinguished, as one of
the most important events in the history of

It is true that circumstances have
occurred to deprive us of the expected pre-

the town

of our gracious SOVEREIGN, and thus
an opportunity will have been lost of display-
ing that affectionate loyalty which is the pecu-
liar characteristic of the great capital of British
but, notwithstanding this loss, the
exquisite beauty of the magnificent building, and
the preparations which are being made to give due
eclat to the affair and render the event memorable,
will attract thousands from all parts of the empire
to the brilliant assemblage which will be pr,
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on. the occasion.
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exquisite beauty of thi

-proportioned hall, while its appearance at the
opening, when filled with the elite not only of

anything which has previously taken place in

Liverpool

THE WAR WITH RUSSIA

THE progress, or rather the want of progress

of the War with Russia, is beginning to create
serious dissatisfaction in the public mind, and to
strengthen the suspicion which was at first reluc-

tantly entertained that the Ministry have no
serious intention of doing any great damage to
Russia, but are rather desirous to settle the dispute
by negotiation. We were semi-officially informed,
a month ago, that a huge armament had' been
prepared for a simultaneous attack on Sevastopol
by sea and land, and that the next mail would
probably bring accounts of the descent having
been made. Week after week has passed over,
and we now learn that the troops have not left
Varna, where their stay has been so prolonged,
and the cholera has committed such ravages, that
it is questionable whether they are in an effective
state, while the spirit which animated them on
their departure from this country has almost
evaporated in fruitless complaints of their inac-
tivity. There may have been unforeseen difficul-
ties to contend with, and many have arisen from
want of that prudent foresight which was so
necessary in the providing of the requisite mate-
rial ; but an attack on the Crimea, if even some
of the aids to modern warfare had been wanting,
would have been less hazardous to human life
than the slow wasting by disease which the deten-
tion at Varna has proved. If this maladminis-
tration be chargeable on the new Minister of War,
the sooner the Duke of NEWCASTLE is replaced by
a more efficient officer the better for all parties ;
for now we have all the expense with none of the
advantages of war. It would appear by the cor-
resp9ndence which has been going on, that negotia-
tions for terms of settlement are still in contem-
plation. This is the most fatal policy which could
be pursued. So long as diplomacy can prolong
the continuance of peace and avert the horrors of
the last appeal, no means should be left untried to
secure an amicable arrangement of international
differences : but when once the blast of war has
been sounded, and the arbitrement left to the God
of Battles, no delay should take place, no arguments
be used but hard blows, and no terms be listened