The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-26 00:00:00

WEST INDIES

The Jamaica papers received by the Tay, whose arrival we
have noticed elsewhere, extend to the 25th of February, and
the Demerara three days beyond that date : in neither of
these files is there anything of prominent interest. The
general complaint is the embarassments of the floating in-
terest, and the disinclination of the labouring class to con-
cilitate differences by accepting modified wages. At Demerara
many of the most productive plantations were standing still
under the continued strike of the labourers. In Trinidad
the promise of the crop was favourable, and delegates had
been despatched to Sierra Leone to contradict the false im-
pression raised in the mind of the Africans respecting the
treatment those who had emigrated had received. The new
Governor, Sir C. E. Grey, had arrived at Barbadoes.
At Nassau attention was directed to the improvement of
the harbour for the accommodation of the Royal West India
mail steamers. The Bahama islands appear to expect much
increase of prosperity from this new distinction. With re-
gard to the coal depot at Grenada, it is suggested that it
should be'removed to one of the many small islands in the
Gulf of Para, where the steamers could come alongside at
their own convenience, and not be delayed by waiting the
necessary tide to bring them clime enough to ship their fuel.
The disappointment of the Mexican bond-holders at the
non-arrival of specie has been already adverted to, as one of
the causes of the decline in Mexican stock. It is, therefore,
somewhat satisfactory to learn by a letter from Vera Cruz,
dated March Bth, that an attempt had twice been made to
ship specie on board the steamers, but that the captain had
refused to take it. A similar letter has been, it is said, like-
wise received by the committee of bond-holders, informing
them that there is a large sum of money ready to be shipped
for the dividends, but which is detained for the same reason.
A delay so unaccountably occasioned has, of course, caused
much dissatisfaction, and it is expected that some represen-
tation will be made to the steam company on the subject.

CORRESPONDENCE.

IRON AND WOOD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—May I beg the favour of you to insert the following
reply to " Proselyte," who figures in this day's Albion :
He is correct in stating that buoyancy is my objection to
iron for a roadster ; and if he will take the trouble to try the
following experiments, perhaps he may believe I am not far
wrong :—lnflate a large bladder, cut cork into the same
form, and take a piece of wood of a similar shape; fasten
each to a weight with a line, place them off one of the pier-
heads when there is a strong westerly breeze, and I am much
mistaken if Proselyte does not make the same discovery the
old gentleman did when he clipped the pig in a gale of wind;
that is, more wind than wool in his head.
Your's respectfully,
JOHN ASKEW.
April 25th, 1842.

THE NEXT LECTURE AT THE MUSIC-HALL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sig,—As I feel deeply interested in the lectures on the
Novelties of Romanism, now in course of delivery at the
Music-hall, and having sat under the highly gifted Mr.
Barrett, who is to deliver the next lecture, and who appears
to me to be a stranger to the Protestants of Liverpool, I feel
anxious that they should be apprised of his talent, that it
may not be wasted on a half-filled room. I have heard the
Reverends H. M`Neile, H. Stowell, Francis Close, Robert
Montgomery, Baptist Noel, Henry Melvill, &c., and can
safely say, in point of eloquence, Mr. Barrett may be num-
bered with those gems of our church.—Yours, &c.,

PROTESTANT

April 25th, 1842,

ROMISH CONTROVERSY

Curious Correspondence between the Rev. Patrick Phelan,
of St. Anthony's, and Messrs. Barrow and Meredith,
Protestant Operatives.

[lt may be necessary to premise that the Operatives had
had an interview with Father Phelan prior to writing the #rst
of the following letters.]

To THE REV. PATRICK PHELAN.
April 2011 s, 1842

Rev. Sir,—We called on you this morning, as you desired
us to argue out the doctrine of Transubstantiation with you.
We called at ten o'clock, the hour you named; and were much
surprised that your servant admitted you were in and then
denied you to us. We wish you would name another day
and hour when you could grant us an interview, or we must
infer that you, a Romish priest, are unable to meet two
operatives of the Church of England.—Your's respectfully,
J. BARROW,
J. MEREDITH.

To MESSRS. BARROW AND MEREDITH.
St. Anthony's, April, 21st, 1842.
Sirs,—Having doubts of the sincerity of the motives that
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induced you to ask of me information respecting the con-
troverted points of our holy religion. I am reluctantly com-
pelled to refuse to seeyouprivayy. My time is exceedingly
precious, arid my ministerial duties so pressing, that I cannot
spare a moment unless I am sure that good may follow.
Whenever you will assure me that you are sincere in your
enquiries, it will always afford me great pleasure to see you.
—Your's, &c., P. PHELAN.