The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

TO. THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD;

SIR,---I have just Seen a letter in your paper, from Mr.
Brindley, commenting upon a challenge I have. given him.
If he is satisfied with the result of our discussion at Wor-
cester, I have, I think, as much reason to be so, when I
remember that 282 people met, within a fortnight after, to
present me, publicly, with my picture, "as a memento of the
estimation in whicli they held me, and the defence I made."
True, Mr. Brinley had left that city before this happened,,
and may, therefore, be ignorant of the fact. He is also,
perhaps, to be told ~ . for the first time, that the gentle-
man who commenced .f, onslaught owned, on the fifth night,
that " I had not left them a leg to stand upon," and that the
chief abettor of the opposition, a celebrated M.D., has seen
reason to change his opinion, and is endeavouring to get up
a course of lectures in that city.
So much for the past, and so content was I with it, that
I should not have deemed it possible that Mr. Brindley and
I should again become public disputants, simply because I
fancied that I hat left him nothing to question; but "some
men never know IVhen they are beaten." And I was no less
surprised at his bold reiteration, in London, of his old ob-
jections, than I was annoyed at the weakness or indifference
of the London phrenologists in allowing him even a seeming
victory ; for this reason, and this only : I have called him to
accounts, and if he tic sincere in his search after truth,
(which Ido not doubt, I will endeavour, once and for all,
to show him and the world generally, that Phrenology is the
only true science of mind—that it does not lead to Socinian-
ism nor Infidelity ; but that it is in direct accordance with
Christian doctrines—in complete harmony with Scripture
tenets; that, so far from being mischievous, it must become
the science of a countries ere legislation or education can
be put upon a s e basis, or the innate capacities of man
developed : that ntil it reveal the secret, insanity will
remain a mystery and an opprobrium to those who should
understand and cure it ; and that the present lamentable and
bitter diversities of opinion—religious, political, and moral—
which distract mankind, can only be composed by the know-
ledge and practice of that science, which, by teaching man
to know himself. enables him also to know how to deal with
others. I know I can prove this, because I have so often
proved it to most sensitive and pious minds—that mere
accusations pass by me unheeded. Still, though I do by no
means agree with all that Mr. Combe has written, nor allow
that Phrenology is to be made answerable for Mr. Combe's
errors, I yet feel called upon at once to repudiate any irre-
ligious tendency, and claim for Phrenology and myself an
impartial hearing.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,

Oster-hill, St. Albans, Het*,
June 25, 1842.

J. Q. RUMBALL

LIGHT SOVEREIGNS

The following letter appeared in the London Times of
Saturday :

" TO THE EDITOR. OF THE TIMES.
" Sir,—The Royal mandate being in force for a sermon to
be preached for the relief of the distressed mrnufaeturers on
some Sunday during the present month, I availed myself of
the 19th inst., for the purpose of complying with the requi-
sition. The contribution was made after the sermon, and
as the churchwardens were not provided with scales and
weights, sundry light coins were deposited in the plates. On
transmitting the amount of the collection to the Bank, a
difficulty presented itself as to the defective standard of the
coin, which I find is to be made up by the officiating minister
of the parish. Now it may be a useful caution to the mem-
bers of different congregations, that as scales are not kept at
the church doors for the purpose of weighing the sovereigns,
the contributors to the plate should satisfy themselves on
this point previously, otherwise they may inflict a penalty
upon their pastors without intending to do so.

" I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
" June 23." " CLERICUS.
[ With respect to the law of the case, as here stated, we
can say nothing ; but we certainly admit the individual
hardship complained of. The maxim that " one should
not look a gift horse in the mouth" fails here, for the first
time within our observation.]

A railroad company has been formed, chiefly by the King
of Naples and Grand Duke of Tuscany, for a railroad be-
tween Naples and Florence, by Cevita Vecchia, which, it is
said, will require a million's sterling worth of English rails,

At a late sitting of the Commissioners for Assessed
Taxes in Glasgow, an appeal was brought up by a gentleman
against a charge forj armorial bearings On being examined,
the appellant disclaimed the use. of any armorial bearings
whatever ; he had no armorial bearings on his carriage, none
on his plate, and, in short, did not wear them in any way
whatever. He was asked if he had no signet, ring, or stamp,
on which armorial bearings were engraved ? and replied that,
at a former period, he had used something of the kind, but
that latterly he had thrown it aside into a box, and did not
now make any use of it whatever. The apellant was here
shown a letter, written by himself, complaning of the very
charge against which he had now appealed, and admitted its
authenticity. The wax with which this letter was sealed,
bearing the impress of armorial bearings, was then shown to
the commissionerk, to the no small confusion of the com-
plainer, and the glaring fact, of course, settled the fate of
his appeal.—Edinburgh Observer.
LORD ASHBURTON'S MISSION.—Lord Ashburton's mis-
sion is nearly closed.,-The Commissioners from Maine and
Massachusetts have passet4hrough this city for Washington,
there to settle the treaty about the Maine boundary, and
Mr. Webster left herey for 'Washington on the same errand.
All the points of this areaty required by Mr. Webster were
acceded to some time since by Lord Ashburton except one ;
and on this one point he sent home for, and by the Great
Western received, such special instructions on it as enable
him to grant all that our Government asks, and there is no
doubt that all this matter will be brought to an amicable
close in ten days. There is also a point in this new treaty
by which an arrangement is to be made, yielding us all that
we have desired in regard to impressment and the right of
search, which is to be a separate and distinct arrangement
from the present treaty on this subject between England and
the other European powers. The great difficulty will be,
however, in getting the Senate to agree to any treaty ; for
the two extremes in Congress are so hostile to President
Tyler, that they will oppose any and every measure calcu-
lated to redound to the credit of his administration.
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—WC are pained to learn that ma-
nifestations of agrarian discontent are beginning to exhibit
themselves in portions of this country. It seems that on
Sunday night an armed party proceeded to the house of a
respectable farmer of the name of Patrick Slattery, of Faha,
near Kildimo. Slattery had intimation of the visit, and, to
secure himself from what he conceived would prove the con-
sequences had he remained at home, he went to a neighbour-
ing police-station, informed the police of the circumstance,
and lodged in a friend's house during the night. A party of
police went at once to Slattery's and secreted themselves in
an adjoining barn. About ten o'clock p.m. the armed ag-
gressors made their appearance, broke the windows of Slat-
tery's residence, and were about forcing the door, when it
was opened by persons within. Michael Slattery, the bro-
ther of Patrick, who was inside at the time, was questioned
by the party, and not giving what they appeared to think
satisfactory replies about Patrick, he (Michael) was dragged
outside, placed upon his knees, and threats were uttered by
the party that they would shoot him. At this juncture the
police fired upon the assailants, who returned the fire, and
a general fight commenced, in which one of the police was
severely injured' by gun-shot wounds in the leg and arm, and
in which one of the assailants, wi.o subsequently made his
escape, was also desperately wounded, blood having been
traced on the following morning a considerable distance on
the road. None of the party have been taken : the police
are yet in pursuit. The cause of this atrocious outrage, as
we have heard, is, that Slattery took some land a week or
two before, out of which a widow Madigan had been ejected
which land he was warned not to ;interfere with. We are
informed that five persons were transported last year for an
attack on a man of the name of Giltenane relative to the
Sir Ralph Gorr is the head landlord.—Limer-

same farm.
ick Reporter

When you find another man doing more business than you
are, and you are puzzled to know the reason, just look over
his advertisements in the newspapers. That's all.
" Please, Sir," said the son of a licensed victualler to a
newspaper proprietor, " my father begs you to lend him your
' paper, he only wants to read it." " Tell your father,"
answered the proprietor, " first to send me his dinner, I
only want to eat it."—Welshman.

A boy asked one of his father's guests who his next door
neighbour was, and when he heard his name, asked him if
the gentleman was not a fool. " No, my little friend," said
the guest, " he is no fool, but a very sensible man ; but why
did you ask the question ?" " Why," said the little boy,
" my mother said the other day you were next door to a fool,
and I wanted to know who lived next door to you."

IMAGINARY WANTS.—If we create imaginary wants, why
do we not create imaginary satisfactions ? It was the hap-
pier frenzy of the two to be like the mad Athenian, who
thought all the ships that came into the Barbour to be his
own, than be still tormenting ourselves with insatiable de-
sires.—Bulstrode's Essays.

A gentleman, seeing his wife in a very sullen mood, asked
her how she did. She answered him that she was not sick,
nor yet very well. Nay, quoth he, then I may even turn
thee out of doors, for I only promised to cherish thee " in
sickness or health ;" which answer awakened her sullen
humour.

CRITICISM.—A rustic. being asked his opinion picture
be
of three pigs feeding, painted by.Moiland, said, "`Well, they
be pure-lo sure-ly," scratching his head aid,
" but there be
one fault still." When asked what fault
replied, " Why, whoever seed. three pigs a feeding without
one on 'em having his foot in the troll ?"

THE SUN FLOWER.—ADVANTAGES ARISING FROM ITS
CULTIVATION.—A correspondent in an auricultural üb-
cation states, that the oil obtained from the seed of the sun-
flower will produce gas-light at one-fourth the labour. one-
fourth the cost, and in half the time necessary to obtain a
corresponding supply from coal. with the additional and de-
cided advantage of being wholly free from any nauseous
effluvia or smell, affording a light far surpassing in brilliancy
that obtained from coal, and emitting less heat by 100 de-
grees than coal gas. He considers it preferable to any foreign
oil for culinary and domestic purposes, and recommends 9,!e
cultivation of the flower as the means of affording a profitable
employment to the increasing population of the British empire.

SCHOOL BOYS.—Start not, parental reader, nor, thefor
i terror of anticpation, send,
your son at a distant academy, mayhap pursuing ""
se, and be-
without loss of a single___BYs'ooh
another career. Trust thou to the genial, gracious,
nign via snediatrix naturce. What though a
f the new born
dim and deform " the innocent brightness
7. t What though
day ? " Lo, how splendid the meridan etheed •
ng
di and blow-
the frost seem to blight the beauty of the be
dew, rain, and
Iweeclouds be-
ing rose ? Look how she revives beneathendure the lustre !
sunshine, till your eyes can even scarce endure
ber expanded wings,
What though the waters of the sullenf
snow of the swan ? They fall fr
°- from and descends into her
seem to pollute the
and, pure as a srit, she soars a Y,
rsoul suffer lasting contatni_
breast. And shall the immortal own silver lake, stain]ess as the
of its nascent state—in this
vvaaterldies floating round her
nation from the transient chances
transmigrations, every
risk ? No, it is undergoing
tne same—dark stains blotted out
less favoured than material and immaterial that ix_
hour a being different, yet
._,,,anyan erasure of impressions
, and end—often
—rueful incriptions effnarc
but soon altogether forgotten—and
once thought permanent, of the earthly corruption in which it
vindicating/in the d
out. like a taper in the wind, but all at
flickering, or near
rill ,
and
shining in inextinguishable and
nmicloewlenstial origin, character,
once self-reillumi
iked a
star in heaven. Therefore
is immersed its own
bad as
self-fed radiance, 1
boys too often are—
and a disgrace to the motherb
who ore
them—the cradle in which they were rocked—the nurse by
were suckled—the schoolmaster by whom they
whom they
nd the hangman by whom
were flogged—a
lom it was prophesied
to he executed—wait patiently they were .. t y for a few years, and
ill see them all raristi ured—one into a preacher, of
such winning •
eloquence,that g such winning
be Christians—another into a parliamentary orator, who
commands the applause of listening senates an
" Reads his history in a nation's eyes"—
one into a painter, before whose thunderous heavens the
storms of Poussin " pale their ineffectual fires "—another
into a poet, composing and playing, side by side, on his own
h
pecul
Byron,iar harp,
Scott in a Concert of vocal and instrumental music,
and Wordsworth—one into a great soldier,
who, when Wellington is no more, shal!, for the freedom of the world, conquer a future Waterloo—another, who, hoist-
ing his flag on the " mast of some tall ammiral," shall, like
Eliab Harvey in the Temeraire, lay two three-deckers on
hoard at once, and clothe some now nameless peak or pro.
montory in immortal glory, like that shining on TraN ,gar. ...,,
rth Recreations of Christopher No .

Vottrp,

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HOPES AND FEARS

(For the Liverpool Standard.)

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How strange the scenes of busy life !
What angel hopes, what tempest fears
Wage, on earth's stage, a ceaseless strife—
Those spreading smiles—these, tears!

How oft, when stern affliction throws
The icy breath of sorrow round,
Hopes kindly mingle with the woes
That bear us to the ground!

And when, with mirth and song, we quaff
The sparkling draught from pleasure's bowl,
How fears invade, and steal the laugh
Fresh gushing from the soul!

Wherever sportive echoes play
With human speech or human sound,
Whatever passion holds its sway,
These hopes and fears are found.

Look on the man, within whose breast
Ambition's burning thoughts reside;
How oft will fears disturb the rest
Which pleasing hopes supplied !

Read in the anxious lover's face
The changing fictions of his mind ;
Now, pictur'd happiness you trace—
Now, sadden'd doubt you find.

How does the parent's kindly heart
Throb with affection's hopes and fears ;
These speak of death's unfriendly dart—
Those, childhood's sunny years.

Listen to Nature's varied tale,
And view the world's wide-spreading scene
What hopes, with promise bright, prevail—
What fears those beauties screen!

Our hopes are surely born above!
Fair visitants from softer skies,
They come to scatter peace and love—
From earth our fears arise!

Liverpool, June 25th, 1842

LITERARY NOTICE.

J. M. L

Blue Beard. By F. W. N. Bayley. Wareing Webb, Li

verpool

Mr. Bayley has undertaken a mighty task—Dr. Johnson's
to it ! Mr. Bayley has commenced
tale in verse, after the style of the

Dictionary was nothi,

turning the old ours
Ingoldsby Legends.

He has succeeded very well on the pre-
sent occasion. The story is well done, and is now made food
for laughter, jest, and merriment. We defy any one to read
this work without frequently indulging in " a roar." The
illustrations are capitally executed, and are full of spirit.

PASSAGES FROM AN EDITOR'S NOTE-BOOK

(For the Liverpool Standard.)

HENRY MELTON

CHAPTER 111

It will not be necessary that I should bring before the
reader any thing more than I have already mentioned, inci-

with respect to the early life of the subject of my
present sketch. I❑ fact it was only as a schoolboy that I
knew him, previously to the meeting detailed in the preced-

dentally

and boyhood seldom pursues his inquiries into

_ .
the history of individuals very far beyond the surface which
is presented to him. Besides, to enter into particulars, even

if they were of interest sufficient to warrant me in doing so,
would involve more of my own personal history than I choose
at present to disclose ; and the reader must therefore be con-
tent with so much of that of my friend as he may be able to
gather from—(l am afraid I must call them)—the confessions
which will be hereafter brought before him.

On the day succeeding the interview described in the last
chapter, I found myself, towards evening, seated with poor
Melton by the window of his little apartment in Walnut-tree
Walk. I had shared with him his tea,—which, by the kind
bands of his landlady, had been neatly prepared and fur-
nished with a few such little delicacies as were suited to his
invalid state,—and our conversation had assumed a vein of
cheerfulness which had restored much of the equable and
even buoyant spirits which he naturally possessed. An oc-
casional vein of sadness, it is true, flowed through his re-
marks if they glanced upon any topic calculated to call up
recollections of the past ; and there was a bitterness of tone,
intermingled here and there with his most lively sallies. He
was more collected, however. and at ease ; and, in a while,
he could speak freely of his future prospects, and even, with
tolerable equanimity, recur to past sorrows and disappoint-
ments.

" You will wonder, George," he remarked, after a pause
in our conversation, during which a thoughtful and saddened
expression had crept over his features. " You will wonder,—
and well you may !—to see your early school friend as you
see him now. There was a time when if I could have looked
forward to this day, I should have thought that I gazed upon
a dismal impossibility—the phantasy of a disturbed dream.
And yet how infinitely more happy am I now—here, in this
poor apartment"—(and he looked round upon his neat, though
humble dwelling with a smile of bitterness)—" than I have
been when, in a worldly sense, brighter and better prospects