The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

SALE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY,

On Wednesday last Mr. Witistanley submitted the follow-
ing lots of Corporation property to the hammer. We sub-
join the amount which each lot realised. The competition
which at present exists amongst the members of the numer-
ous building societies in the town has a tendency to enhance
the value of small property ; bat a sale like the one in ques-
tion gives an advantage to men of capital.
Lot I.—Two Houses in Upper Frederick-street, Nos. 43
and 47, and Four Back Houses adjoining, in Murray's-
court, Mr. Shakeshaft—Xs4s.
2.—A do. do., No. 55, and a Back House in Hodkinson's
court, James Greenaway—X2ls.
3.—A do. do., No. 61, Joseph Shakeshaft—Xl7s.
4.—A do. do., No. 63, and a Back House in Livesey-
court, John Carter—X23o.
s.—Two do. do., Nos. 65 and 69, and Two Back Houses
adjoining, William Andrews—X42o.
6.—A do. do., No. 73, and a Back House adjoining iu
Livesley-court, Mr. Highfield—X2so.
7.—A do. do., No. 79, and a Back House adjoining, in
Holt's-court, John Pickard—X2oo.
B.—A do. do., No. 81, Ellen Lovecroft—Xl7o.
9.—A do. Pitt-street, No. 48, and a House at the back
adjoining, in St. Mary's-court, James Culliu—X36o.
10.—A do. do., No. 46, and a Back House adjoining, in
St. Mary's-court, John Muirma9o.

11.—two do. do., Nos. 42 and 44, and two Back Houses
adjoining, in Kelly's-court, Mr. Fordharn—.£7Bo.
12.—A do. do., and Two Back Houses adjoining, in Hod-
kinson's-court,Mr. Greenway—X44o.

13.—A do. Upper Frederick-Sireet, No. 20, and Four
Back Houses adjoining, in Watmough-court, Mr. Ni'George
—X535.
14.—A do. Pitt-street, No. 19, Mr. John Whitley.—X22o.
15.—A do. do., No. 21, Mr. Jones—XlBo.
16.—A do. do., No. 23, d0.—X225,
17.—A do. do., No. 25, d0.—X220.
18.—A do. do., No. 27, John Pickford—X27o.
19.—A do. do., No. 29, Executors of F. P. Tate—X33s.
20.—A do. do., No. 31, John Lunt—X2Bs.
21.—A do. do., No. 33, James Greenway—X2Bo.
22.—A do. do., No. 35, d0.—X290.
23.—A do. do., No. 37, do.-290.
24.—A do. do., No. 39, Mary Whitby—X34s.
25.—Two do. in York-street, Nos. 10 and 12, Mr. Jones
—;C,550.

26.—A do. in Shaw's-alley, No. 5, Richard Pritchard—
£2lo.

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S INCOME TAX

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Stu,--The announcement of Sir Robt. Peel's scheme of
finance has, doubtless, carried dismay into the hearts of thou-
sands. Ido not mean that the principle is objectionable, ou
the contrary, it is, perhaps, in the present state of the coun-
try, the only practicable plan of extrication. But there are
multitudes upon whom, without some modification, it will
operate with a grievous, not to say an unjust pressure. mean the numerous class who are dependent for support upon
employment in offices, public and private—the lower order
of beneficed clergy, and, in fact, all who derive from personal
exertion an income barely adequate to the decent mainte-
nance of a family. To tax persons of this description in equal
proportion with those deriving income from tangible pro-
perty, will have the effect, in very many instances, of leaving
a bereaved family altogether destitute of suort. knknowthat a life insurance is the only mode of securing futurelie
~e
,P
to those left behind without any other inheritance; and
also know, that if this be effected at all out of a stipend of
£l5O or £2OO, it must be done, even to a small are;,'ilat, b
it;
dint of good management and great economy.
in
addition to other rates and taxes, £4. is. 6(1. asre.,tuak_e'i
income tax out of his £l5O, what possible rn,ean_tliresly': Sir,
of making the least provision for the future?
the humanity of the legislature willld occasion ;
spread suffering the enactment in q
uestidnof the necessity of
and the premier himself will be convince
the meantime, ito
some modification of his original plan._
ikely to be affected t
deeply concerns the mass of pt•rso_ilos
use
ourommonts?—iereis
state their case by petition to thefolir
that ppose no
be alivewotuo the widely_
membering that in taking steps
to be lost.-1 am, Sir, yours,

March 17,1842.
tak[e"s7er on -t
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tdi
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dp
rly ready to admit that upon in-
given above. We are perfec
posed income tax upon the classes particulrisediu his letter
per annum, arising from salaries
and other sources of a similar description, the pressure is,
comes of £l5O and I:200
perhaps, the most severe wbich can.f
unaccompaniedb e
)ii.nte,satorafnN,.cuie lad tb.lyenTiot
ha
some
with a stipend of small amount
6to support a numerous
caomsefroiortu:
doitfuXrestoormeta
inconvenience,faaliivitiecessaries. Our correspondent must bear i-,
a change in the mode of the taxation .
y,tbeuit:siti subtraction tdpiecop:lirive
him, 1
arendducet,i.oenn
oalnrleyady subject, and that b
mind, however, that the imposition of an income tax is, to in
,h he will
tylsaamcpotriroensponding
:"gerhediauctici:ixohtinoitithe duties upon articles of co
probably be reimbursed nearly the
which be thus pays. Let our whole of the amount
effect of the remodification of correspondent calculate the
price of the various articles our commercial tariff upon the
which he uses in his family—
upon the price of butcher's
&c. And we think he will meat, groceries, shoes, furniture,
so material a loser as he find that in reality he will not be
gumption, too, he will besuPposes. In these articles of con-
lion ; the income ta benefated by a permanent reduc-
tion
the three x will in all probability not extend be-
yondwill endeavour on years, as proposed by Sir Robert Peel. We
of the probable an early occasion to make out an estimate
Consumption of effect of the reduction in question upon the
respond:mt.__ _ such families as are pointed to by our cur-
Ed• L. S.]

The Brighton
Guardian reports a coroner's inquest otr,
lienl4 i. aged fifty years, a travelling mendcant, whose
rY is-
death was occasioned by eating muscles.

when the earthy name of the man sLa
convictions of the searcher after divine truth. We must con-
template him in his daily converse with those who shared his
conflicts, who witnessed his weaknesses, and into whose
ears he poured out the feelings which now impelled him on
and now dragged him back from the goal which he had placed
before him. We must watch, in fine, the progress of his

mighty mind, united as it wag with a temperament' equally
calculated to wreck as to bear it to a secure harbour, from its
first darkling perception of error, through all its intermediate
stages, until it emerged at lerig
and perfect conviction to be a beacon light to point the wa

:th into the full blaze of truth

for all ages to come.
Through such an examination Mr. Montgomery has led us
in the essay which he entitles an introduction to the poem of
" Luther ;" and the style in which he has executed his task is
so piquant that it cannot fail to win the attention of the most
superficial reader and to tempt him, as it were, into an exa-
mination of the depths of the character of this extraordinary
man. He has brought to his aid, too, the fruits of an exten-
sive reading which he has intertwined with bursts of enthu-
siastic description which are irresistibly pleasing. There is
an occasional mannerism of style—an affectation of German
mysticism extending to the verge of the unintelligible—
which will somewhat detract, in the estimation of most Eng-
lish readers, from the delight which his poetic prose excites ;
but the blemish is scarcely one which will be sensibly felt, and
is, perhaps, calculated to give a freshness and originality to
the thoughts which are thus set before us in an outlandish

garb.
We will endeavour to select a specimen or two of Mr,
Montgomery's peculiar style. And, first, we have a graphic
picture of Luther's mode of treating a Popish bull :
" But the war is raging ; on the one side, stands the
miner's son, firm and unflinching as granite, for the truth ;
and on the other,—the Pope, the Devil, and the world, with
all their pomps and braveries and threats, and arts, ag._
him ! And vet, listen I.—bow the monk will keep them all,
bay ; shaking them off front him, like a stormful Boanerges
with indignant, but not ungraceful, determination. "The
glory of the Pontificate is departed. The wrath of God is
come upon it for ever." "To every man lam prepared to
give way in all things, BUT THE WORD OF GOD I DARE
NEITHER ABANDON NOR DENY." Now this prepares us
for the scene that shortly followed. The infinitely miserable
and detestable bull of the Pope, having been at last promul-
gated by Eckius, and Luther's writing being actually burnt
in various towns,—tbe brave Martin is determined to have a
bonfire too ; and as noble a one it shall he as ever sent up its
flaming appeal to the skies.—On the 10th of December an
invitation is affixed to a black board for the students at Wit-
temberg to attend this Lutheran firework. And, lo !at nine
in the morning, just as the chime is sounding, forth cometh
Luther, from the Elster Gate, encircled by a goodly number
of Doctors, Masters of Arts, and Students, and there I—bark
to the rejoicing crackle of the flames as they demolish with
burning rapidity (as if they loved their work) Canon Law,
Decretals, Clementines, the Extravagants, and parts of
Eckius and Eraser's work. As soon as these are annihilated,
forth steps Doctor Martin, holding the infamous Bull in his
band, and exclaiming aloud,—`! Because thou hest grieved
the saints of the Lord, so mayest thou be grieved and con-
demned by the everlasting fire." . It mtist have been a heart-
shaking spectacle, this egregious bonfire : one may be excused
a desire to have warmed one's hands in the reflection of its
blaze ; or to have taken a look at the fine, craggy, and open-
fronted visage of the redoubtable Doctor, when his great
black eyes were glittering with fearless light, white his voice
rolled its solemn intonations over the mute and admiring
assembly. But that suspended breath was so-an unloosed;
and what a shout went up at the conclusion of this moral
jabilee I—The world is haunted with its echoes still."
We give another extract descriptive of the great reformer
as he appeared within his domestic circle. It is beautifully
written, and presents a pleasing contrast with the style of the

preceding
When we analyse the character of the Reformer asa.
man, next to the Idealism of his nature,—we delight to re-
cognise the exquisite sociality of his temperament. There_was
no ascetism, cant, or pharisaic airs and graces about him.
He hated trick, pomposity, and pretens'-- -
him, with a hearty disdain, all those n
which appertain to the mere drama of external piety, but
have nothing to do with the healthful spirituality of the
genuine Christian. At the fireside, in the bosom of his
family, or amid the circle of attached friends,—Luther ap-
pears to have been the very fascination of companionship.
He could laugh, and sing, and converse; utter his witticisms,
and throw forth those gleams and sparkles of innocent mirth,
which the hypocrite, or mere practiser of religious pantomime,
can neither admire nor understand. And then, what bursts
and outbreaks of thrilling pathos, and poetic feeling, and im-
passioned enthusiasm were bleat with all this ! Truly, it was
worth a walk of some few hundred miles to have heard Doctor
Martin hold bis vivid conversations with those assembled
round his family board ; and there behold the same man,
whose unquailing heart had faced and fronted all the batteries
of Rome, subsiding into the laughing simplicity of childhood
and mirth :—after all, he has lost one of the finest elements
of a feeling manhood, both in faith and character, who retains
none of the child about him.
" But Luther's radiant happiness arose not only from the
fervour and freshness of an elastic temperament, but his very
religion was the divinity of joy. He was a PARDONED man ;
and felt himself to be so, on the intelligible basis of gospel
truth, and therefore had (with some intermissions) joy and
peace in believing.' With him, Christianity was not,an in-
sulated act, a sacramental right, or an observed institute
alone; it was far more than this,—it was a renewal of NA-
TURE, evidenced by all the tangible experiences of a new life :
it was Christ within—the hope of glory.' He lived up to
what Le believed ; and thus, there is a spiritual ease, hearti-
ness, and simplicity in all the motions of this man's religious
character. Religion was not put on him by imitative effort,
bat put into him by efficient grace. And thus the sociality
of the man was not checked or chilled by the sanctity of the
Christian ; but, on the contrary, expanded, purified, and en-
ambled by being brought into contact with it. All relations
were redeemed into him in Christ ; and he had.learned the
blessed science of connecting every thing with the atoning
purchase of the Saviour's blood. As to the honesty, unworld-
liness, and thorough-paced integrity of Luther,—even the
bitterest of his Jesuitical foes have admitted this. He never
defiled himself with the ' Mammon of unrighteousness but
lived, in the main, a poor man all his days, perpetually re-
fusing imperial bounties and aid. But we must not omit to
remark, in this glance at Luther's private character,—bow
strangely, and almost mysteriously, the chords of his whole
spiritual and moral being vibrated to the appeals of melody.
lu fact, to him, music was almost the religion of sound; it
hovered, and trembled, and played like a subtle and sub-
duing magic over his fine imagination, and seemed to have
an effect upon his wasted mind,—akin to that which the
balm, and breeze, and beauty of a rustic walk in the May-
time has upon a convalescent frame."
The notes to the poem, which run on to upwards of 12C
Pages of closely-printed matter, contain a mass of evidence
and illustration of the leading features of Luther's career, in
well as of the eventful time in which be lived ; and are at thl

of the work in question :

an accompaniment

" Walton Reelory► March 9,,1842,

present moment truly invaluable. But they arc more espe-
cially SO, on account of the authoritative form in which they
bring before us those doctrines and practices of Roruanism
against which our great reformer so energetically protested.
On the latter ground we recommend them to the careful

perusal of every reader. Independent of the poem to whic
they are attached, the introduction and th
thy a place in thelibrary o every Protestant_.
In our next publication we shall bring before our teaders
the poem itself.

se notes ai wor-

Since writing the above we have been favoured by a friend
with the following coin of a letter addressed to'hirn
by the
Rev. Edward Biekersteth, of Walton, containing his opinion

Dear Sir,—l have great pleas ure in testifying that I have
been much pleased with what Ihave read of Mr. M0nr,,0..
poem to be a
important
seasonablertant c h
ris
ta"iia)dn
inery's " Luther." 1 think it t
and muchlori-41nal thoughts, are
valuable work. In the
truth, and many very striking
sotureracesus,ryanodf vex-
ceedinglyas, needed at this time, when
ot
fh ethei
m blessedpmt:ens Reformers,personal
whom God raised up to restore to us with
sacrifices the inestimable blessing
Christ, have been so grievously undervalued, anTsgospel of
fully slighted. I trust that it will be extensively nrenacfate-
help to diffuse in family circles, far and wide, the blessed
principles of Protestantism,. which are the infallible truth of
the word of God.—Yours, faithfully,

ll ED. BICKERSTETII

A shower of little stones, a
raidn ,t
hhas
alantrerleynfnatilenti
V v s
I the south-west of ,eu
or-i Petrified
n
plains are covered with millions Dearem.
ending sth April, 1841,
HERRING FISHERY- 1°
employed in the year
being fishery 1840, the total quantity they
of herrings cured was
557,262} barrels ; the number of
referred to was 12,422,fishermen and
manned boats
boys ; and the total number of persons engaged .
().; —The go% ern-
-539
89,642.
CHILDREN'S EMPLOYMENT COMMISSI , •
went commission, which was appointed by .
on the motion of Lord Ashley. in 1839, for the 1
quiring into the moral and`physical condition, hours
of work
wages, and time allowed for meals, &c. of the children and
young persons (the former under 13 and the
'ears of age) employed in mines and manufactories, not un-
der the Jurisdiction of the acts fur reguiatino latter under
18
s, the employinent
of these young people in tails, &e., will shortly be brought
to a close. The report on:mines will, in the course of a tew
weeks, be presented to parliament, and that on manufactories
will follow immediately. we have no doubt that the sta-
tistics which will be embodied in the report of the Children's
Employment Commissioners, wow— whom we may name Dr.
Southwood Smith and Mr. Tooke, assisted by 20 gentlemen
who have been employed for some length of time in the ca-
pacity of sub-commissioners, in obtaining evidence as to the
actual condition of these chi Wren, not only in England but
in Scotland and-Ireland, Will cause no little sensation among
Alton who have the welfare of the rising generathin at heart.

the late ministry,

urpose of in-