The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-01 00:00:00

ier, ins agent attor-

action of a future meeting, to beheld

1, that the assignments by
iu June and September last were ilk-

resolution was also
sslgnment of all the property of
f its debts. The regular ticket
ner the Biddle ticket.
6th ult., Nicholas Biddle, Samuel Jan-
. thaite, John Andrews, and Thomas Dun-
i on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the
be U. S. Bank, and carried before the Re-
lelphia for examination. On Thursday, the
rdinary examination would take place. The
Lberated on a bail of 10,000 dollars each.
in the Treasury of the United States was
amount was estimated at 14,000,000 dollars,
I three millions sterling. A bill was before

all and

pplying the deficiency.
lagott had arrived at Albany, on his way to
government in Canada. Her Majesty's ship
which he was conveyed to New York, had

s done in bills of exchange for the Ros-
ondon was 108 to 1081 ; on Paris 5. 30
rdam 39/ to 40; on Hamburgh 351; and
1. The Liverpool and Havre packets
liars on freight.

Fair, w

give an account of the Massa-
ch Lord Morpeth attended. He
pleased with the exhibition, at-
me presents_to the Fair, and pur-

He conversed very freely on the
In reply to some questions respect-
, be said, " There can not be the
Great Britain would be so incon-
o restore those slaves to bondage.

le Creol€

. .
A England would not be required to snr-
:law of nations : certain it is, she would

;chooners, which had been seized at
ctor, had been liberated, and were

_ sto the 19th ult. had been received
Considerable excitement bad been occasioned

:le which had appeared in a newspaper called
reflecting upon the conduct of the French
. The publication of this article had offended

dated Dec. 22, and received
—" The steamer has just
iformation that the port

)f New York, sa

k.TION OF A CONSERVATIVE JOURNAL.

d such an
As the Vol

louneement as this with the

rk Constitution remarks—" Coll-
oid of all its allies : an active enemy

I it is treavo,

from their positions the soldiers who are

There is enough in the

conflict to discourage and ;
dded the fickleness and faithlessness
,ed upon as friends, it is hard for the

me allude is the Limerick Standard,
ich appeared on Thursday. The tot-
that journal announcing the fact:—
u, .JANUARY 27, 1842.—We have
incernent, to our friends, which, we
I with as much astonishment

xultation arid triumph by our po-

announcement is, that from thin
Limerick Standard shall cease.

,earance,

the local interests of Causer-
_owest ebb. The members of that
) advocate their principles or defend
e subject to every species of attack.
ress. The Protestant clergy were held up
t to massacre, and were daily made the
cies of insult and abuse • two of the then
being in the hands of their bitterest foes,
!st, but an uncertain and timid friend.
.ous or glaring were the falsehoods put
it principles and the Conservative in-
inrefated and went forth to the world
appearance of the Limerick
lit by our suffering friends.

d with

lists as their champion ; we defended them
carried the war into the very camp of our
twelve months from the appearance of our
was the local Radical press driven from the

but confidence was restored to the 'Con-
our country, and they once more assumed

public attairs

They subsequently
many occasions in a spirited and tearless
lat they were backed by an efficient press,
vay not only creditable to themselves, but
the general interests of Conservatism.
,eriod of promise, our journal steadily pro-
favour and estimation. We fearlessly advo-
-1 vi

we were embarked. No personal
aeration could ever induce us to shrink from
rve from our principles, and there was no pc-
pared by us to render our journal every way
confidence and support, and the fruits of
th.t

, in point of character and influence,
Standard was pronounced second to none of

circumstances, it was naturaj, to think that
ich we had fought so successfully would have
Is by self.interest, if not by gratitude, and
er of prosperity awaited us ; but, as the time
ne return was due to us for the large outlay
it appeal to the pocket caused an immediate
rvaiive zeal to Zero. True it is, there is a

two It

. of conservatism than the
role body during their lives, if

will be, by the rancor

Ant of Ayi

chopped round to t

leaviug those for whom we solonh
3 the tender mercies of their enemies.

RREN(

m.—Cambridge Chronicle,

.... c.a.( SIX pt.
..agh-minded and' honourable men, influ- streets have a most desolate appearance ; the shop windows
,ne Conservative spirit, who always responded are all closed, and business is totally suspended.
,ere is another class, who only opened their CORR, JAN. 28.—N0 person recollects Cork and its neigh-
ono very shame, whilst a third, and a nume- bourhood to have been visited by so dreadful a storm as that
tined, who deemed it quite sufficient to have of yesterday morning, which continued until an advanced
ur of their names to our list of supporters, hour in the day. About midnight on Tuesday, the wind,
red at being called on to contribute one six- which blew from the N.W., gradually increased in violence
ids. This was a species of support which, until about three, when it blew a storm, levelling chimnies,
lever coveted nor could permit. and, in pro- stripping roofs of houses, tearing up trees from their roots.
sisted on our rights, we raised up a host of and creating much alarm, both for the safety of the houses
onservatism of many was, like Bob Acre's and the shipping at our quays. About half-past six o'clock
oosing out at their fingers' ends. in the morning a chimney fell on the roof of the house of
his, we still fought on, though At a consi- Messrs. Footts and Fitzintions, Solicitors, South Mall, which
tage, owing to circumstances to which it is in its descent carried down the roof and two floors, burying a
ticuiarly to allude ; but which, had there son of Mr. Fitzsimon's and two female servants. The acci-
xue Conservative spirit in the county, should dent having been rrported at the Tuckey-street station, a
o-called friends rally round us with greater party of police immediately went to the ruin, and, fearless of
ally as at that time advantage was taken of danger from a stack of high chimnies that waved over them,
effort made by our political foes to crush they commenced digging the ruins to endeavour to extricate
without success ; and though we were aban- those beneath. Atter labouring hard they had the pleasure
asi friends, we not only baffled our enemies, of drawing out Master Arthur Fitzsimons, more frightened
11 our journal for the common good. than hurt. This success caused them to renew their exer-
tid spread of conservative principles and their Cots, and by eight o'clock they removed the two females
1, we naturally expected a termination of m ' fro their distressing position, and they had the last scarcely
:ruggles which we had for some time made
outside the wall of the building when the stack of chimnies
nee of our journal and the local interests of
case, and fell in, carrying everything with it in its fall. Had it laden
, at heart; but the reverse was the
one moment sooner, Mr. G. Pala, the constables and fe-
or conservatism arose amongst too many of
males, were no more. The females were much bruised,
re an overweening
their confidence and security,
personal achievements but providentially none of their limbs were broken. The
are sure, from
next serious accident—one which we are sorry to say oc-
he constitution,) and they seemed to think
::asioned the loss of life—occurred in the provision market
their bed must be a bed of roses, and that
aside their weapons of defence ;in fact, that on the Grand Parade. It was occasioned by the falling of a
could do without our services. We were.. brick wall on a timber shed. About ten o'clock Mr. Edward
mg in discovering that noEngland, of Winter's-hill, passed from the meat market
self-interest, s, no regard even to self ' remembrance
in- into the fowl market, when he was knocked down by a
1 that they only sought - linney falling on him, but he received no further injury than
ur advocacy and spare for
an
n a cut on the face and a few bruises on the body. His life
opportunity
their purse '
iscouraging circumstances—having was saved by the falling of one end of- the main beam on a
already
sands fighting the battle for thi'llsparty, and butcher's stall which
tg debts increasing until theytooad.reached prevented the timber crushing him.
But this was not the only providential occurrence in respect
scarcely be credited--due, to this gentleman, for if his course had not been intercepted
sals of wealth and station--we considered irnany at this moment by the falling in of the linney, be in all pro-
t the scapegoat of a party, and tobslidnedred bability would have been killed by the falling in of the brick
we longer continued our struggles to wall towards which was he proceeding at the moment, and
'le success of which so little interest which fell while he was prostrate, burying four women who
or the sake of the cause, we did hone sold eggs in the market, beneath its ruins. Immediately
;till have been insured- to it ; though after the accident, head-constable Condon and a party of po-
were aware that there were some lice were on the spot, and removed the rubbish and broken
sinus to possess themselves of the timber, so as to enable them to take out the creatures that
three previous occasions would were under it, who were dreadfully mangled. One of them
-u the opportunity of doing so. named Judith Cunningham, of Brandy-lane, who was mar-
4ations with that view have ried, and the mother of five children, died shortly after,
ended in nothing ; the e7ery bone in her body having been fractured. The others,
Sees could be made up Ellen
and Mary Sullivan, sisters, and Mary Collins were re-
y, will deplore the
. moved to the South Infirmary, where Mary Sullivan died in
the course of the day, and her sister it is not supposed could
live out the night, as she was severely injured, both legs
ney is talked of, they
' . being broken. Many other buildings were injured, and in
good morning.
a disgraceful feeling the country trees were thrown across the road in several
places, and the Dublin Mailstowrams frequently obliged to stop
f this party here, it
owing to the severity of the any longer to labour
Tux STORM IN THE ISLE OF MAN.—On Wednesday we
We have spent more
had a tremendous gale, and a heavy sea rolled into the bay
t-vatisrn than
and harbour. No casualitv has occurred upon this side of
ing their Ilv
connexion and
the island, but we quote the following from a Ramsey con-
-4- respondent :—" After the heavy S. E. gale yesterday morn-
ing, which drove four vessels on shore between this town and
the N. W., and from s
the wind duringthe ar:,:orupartto ten
of the
d a
ho'clock
,ew a complete hurricane." In addition to the above, we
have heard that a large schooner is on shore neat Kentraugh,
and a number of vessels which ought to have been reported
safe' have not been heard of, but, the supposition is that they
ave made for Scotland.—Manx Sun, of Saturday. .

—An inquest was holden at
Wittlesea, on p •_. ......--______
,s so _ _ nuay the 21st
Blunt, nof Mr. John Blunt, The Times has published a statement, to which the name
of that place. P
near . lit, the
oed, that Mr. jarae- r:in
utathe dif- of the writer is appended, showing that even where wheat
•sed over a bridge more than twenty bushels per acre, and
to Whit lands produce no
rentand tithe, the whole charge thereby
fridge, about half-past two i ' pay 255. per acre for
•in two or three minu n the laid on bread is one penny and one-fifth of another penny
res after-
re heard, and two of the wit- per quartern o .1 af In other words, if all rent and tithe
were
-'. saw him and another youthwould only reduce the quartern loaf
at once swept away, it
the
same)
'er, amidst the broken ice by less than five
(i.,ortthiyac,ircunat,avnces remainingte
lily assistance could he npeuce farthing now, we should,
even aii-er. the abolition of rent and tithe, have to pay nine-
pence! 4. t.tift., - . -

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OP THE EDINBURGH
AND GLASGOW RAILWAY COMPANY.

Ladies and Gentleman,—ln the providence of God you
have been suddenly set on an eminence to which the eyes of
the Scottish people are eagerly turned. You have been.in-
vested with a power which will soon be exerted for great good
or great evil. to this land. Motives of patriotism or profit,
or both, may have induced you to enrol your names as share-
holders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ; but, now
that you have been enrolled, a more momentous question
comes before you than the stimulus given to trade, .or the
probable amount of your dividends. in the mysterious or-
dinations of God, it has devolved on you to say whether
Scotland is still to enjoy her Sabbaths, or henceforth to mourn
them lost—whether the next generation of our countrymen
shall retain their fathers' birthright—one whole day in seven
for sacred rest, or be doomed to toil incessant on fr-om the
cradle to the grave. An instrument has been put into your
hands, and soon you must wield it, wherewith to bless or to
curse this nation. We are watching the issue. Trusting in
the Lord who ruleth over all, we address ourselves to the
creatures of his hand. Having first made our prayer unto
God; we now employ the pains to persuade men. It' at this
moment notices were in your hands summoning you to Glas-
gow on the 25th February, as a jury in a trial on which a
brother's life might depend, you would feel a strong consci-
entious desire to decide justly and according to law. You
are summoned to decide a case which involves a life multi-
plied, by millions and extending through eternity. Remain-
ing on the roll of shareholders you cannot be neutral. For
or against the Sabbath you must be. You will do well to
make up your minds. It is unwise to act at random. After
you have signed your mandate at home, or given your vote
at the meeting, you cannot lie down to sleep at ease, if even
the suspicion lurks in your breast that you have been fight-
ing._against God.
There are many points of common interest to us and you,
as men and members of the same community ; but it is
specially as ministers and elders that we address you at pre-
sent. It is our duty to warn you ; and you are hereby
warned—Do not this great wickedness and sin against God.
Beware of seeking shelter beneath the miserable argument
by which some attempt to prove that the Sabbath law was
repealed by Christ. It is a lying refuge. It will not cover
you. Before any man affirm that the law of the Sabbath has
been annulled, he must be able to point to an express statute
of repeal. But no such statute of repeal exists ; for Christ
came not to destroy, but to fulfil, the law. It is in vain, also,
to taunt us with the severe punishments denounced in some
parts of the Jewish polity ; for we do not adopt it. We
adopt the moral law—the law given from Sinai and recorded
iu Israel—the rule of life to MEN. It contains no penalties
inflicted by human hands.• Its only sanction is the displea-
sure of God. The legislature of every country are bound to
adopt the law, and enforce it by the sanctions which to them
may seem best. Christ adopted it unaltered. He obeyed
and taught it. He announced the sum of it under two heads
—love to God and love to men. These two commandments
He said were binding. Every one then knew, and every
person of common understanding since has seen clearly that
our Lord referred to the first and second tables of the law,
as it was known among the Jews. The great commandment
—love to God—they knew to be the first table of the Deca-
logue, as given on Sinai. The. Sabbath law was in it, and
this teacher sent from heaven did.not take it out. One part
of the " great commandment" is, " Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy ;" and Christ, when .he came, did not
destroy that or any part of the law. He cleared away the
abuses which'the Jews had heaped upon them ; but never, by
word or deed, did he set aside any one of the ten command-
ments. On this subject we acknowledge no human authority.
Men may unite in testifying that they think the sanctification
of the Sabbath a needless or hurtful restriction ; but none of
these things move us. " The LORD is our lawgiver," and
our Judge too. _ _ _

We beseech you, ladies and gentlemen, to respect our feel-
ings as Scotsmen. Be assured they are not the least reputable
and influential portion of the community to whom the sight
of Sabbath' traffic on the railway will be bitterness of spirit.
It is painful to think, that though our cause is good, and our
argument valid, we should be driven to plead anxiously for
our Sabbath as a mere matter of speculation and controversy,
allow passion and interest to overbear our righteous claim.
For your own sakes, as well as ours, have respect to the
character of your servants. In Scotland, be assured, they
are not the most trustworthy men who will be found willing
to follow their usual occupation on the Sabbath. They who
fear God will refuse the bribe ; and the lives of the passengers
must be entrusted to irreligious men, who have been accus-
tomed to desecrate the Sabbath. This one point were enough
to: settle the question, if it were fully known. The safety
of the passengers depends very directly on the high character
of the servants, and the gain of the company depends very
directly On the safety of the passengers. It is stated in the
newspapers, that the receipts on the Great Western Railway
during the week following the late accident, were fifty per
cent. less than they had been on the week preceeding. Let
it be remembered too, that in Scotland you must go much
lower down in the scale than it is necessary to go in England,
to get men to work for gain on the Sabbath. Godliness is
profitable to all things.
In another way, ladies and gentlemen, you may find out
that our warning has some weight. We represent a portion
of the community, who, we hope, will be able to bring an ar-
gument into position against Sabbath trains, which will tell
directly on the sense of profit and loss. No one supposes
that the profits of the Sabbath traffic will be great. It is no
extravagant calculation to expect that, by withholding all
support from the railway, we shall, lessen the amount of the
week's gain by more than the whole receipts of the Sabbath.
In this way we have been signally successful in Scotland al-
ready. We shall try again. We presume, ladies and gen-
tlemen, that you will not persist in the Sabbath traffic when
you are convinced that it lessens your dividends. We pre-
sume few of you will be prepared to sacrifice' your weekly
profits by trading on the Sabbath, on the blasphemous pre-
tensions put forth by one of the directors, that duty to God
demands it.

We entreat you to pity the poor of this land. Do not in-
troduce a system which will wrest from them their weekly
day of rest. They will not become better workmen and bet-
ter servants by being taught to desecrate the Sabbath : and
in the destruction of religious principle among the working
classes, the community may be made to reap the bitter fruits
of your profane determinations. We entreat you to_ pity
alno tbo rich. we .soh to envy rich, men from themselves.
Their cares are creeping over them : and they will madly mul-
tiply these cares. Their very souls are cleaving to the dust.
Locked in its intoxicating embrace, they are impatient of the
partial interruption of the Sabbath. Joined to their idols,
they'vvish to be let alone. We will not let them alone. We
will cry aloud, and spare not. Already you spend too
much time on the world, and too little for a near and
rapidly approaching eternity. You. must soon depart. You
cannot take your riches with you. You should have some
time secured for setting your heart on a better inheritance.
The use made of the Sabbath trains by very many would be
to spend the holy Sabbath in business or amusement. •It is
thus that the Sabbath breaker lives without God in the world.
We know he must meet with God soon—we wish to afford
him time for it now. The present aim of the destroyer is to
blot out the hallowed light of the Sabbath, that in the dark-
ness he way more securely prey upon your life. We will
continue our effort to save money-making and pleasure-seek-
ing. men from destroying themselves. .

ladies and gentlemen, the decision of this question lies in
your hands ; but remember you are in the hands of God. His
eye is on you, and his judgment will await you. You may,
by your secretary's pen, blot out the Sabbath's rest from the
book which records your gains ; but it remaiueth written in
another book which you cannot reach. You may put down
the uplifted voice of God's people in the bustle of a railway
meeting ; but the whispering of an aggrieved conscience may
yet be heard within the curtains of a dying bed. You may
vote away from Scotland her Sabbath ; but you cannot vote
the Sabbath-breaker into heaven. _

Signedin name and by appointment of the meeting,
WILLIAM COLLINS, Chairman

POPISH PERSECUTION

The following hand-bill, signed by 13 Roman Catholic
farmers in the parish of Clontibret, county Monaghan, pro-
testing against the malignant treatment from their parochial
priest (Mr. Tierney), who had so furiously denounced them
from the chapel altar, that the labouring population of the
district, though nearly out of bread, dared not work for
them, in consequence of which they nearly lost their crop.
The sole ostensible cause of the shameful treatment they
have received from Father Tierney is, that they have in their
possession copies of the New Testament, which they refuse
to gibe up at the bidding of the priest. •

TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH

OF CLONTIBRET

Friends and neighbours, you are all acquainted with the
•iolent language which has been directed against us ; you
have been commanded to hold no communication with us, no
dealings, not to work.for us, &c.
We deeply lament to find that some persons, influenced by
this language, have acted in an unneighbourly and inhuman
manner towards some of us;
You know that in some cases we have been unable to hire
labourers ; even in the want of employment they have been
afraid of working for us ; we have been in danger thereby
of losing our harvest.
Upon a previous occasion, when similar language was
used towards us, we wrote a letter to the Rev. Mr. Tierney.
the Catholic priest ; we denied the charges he brought for-
ward, we challenged him to the proof, but he gave us no re-
ply, except his cursings and harangues in the chapel might
be so considered.
We now appeal to you; we state clearly, the offence we
have given, and we put it to you, friends and neighbours, if
for this offence we deserve such treatment.
We acknowledge that we read the word of God in the Irish
language ; we acknowledge that we are most anxious that
our children, and, if they will, our neighbours and friends,
should all become acquainted with it.
We feel satisfied'that nothing is so likely to produce good
feeling anti harmony amongst men ; it teaches us the way of
salvation, it makei us- acquaitited—*lth the doings and the
sufferings of our Saviour to redeem us from sin, and calls
upon us, as far as we can, to follow in the footsteps of Him
who came to promote peace and goodwill amongst men.

We conceive that as Irishmen living in a frel country we
have a right to read God's word, and we earnestly pray that
we may be enabled in our lives to show forth the praises of
Him who died to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

We deny the right of the Rev. Mr. Tierney to holdu-su
Itg
voee t pal uar ber lgii
ecadeo xar
met
aer
gad
et i
st oh
for
forthat
idefamation,f
wgethesree
uteeosxion et
kjhr
uca
tesebegi
efuaovwtl
ef
we suffer
hersooiuuwsef
frueoeebruri dl
wrongfully
otnreurgorabsnettshgwet
fedeuer
inrlseieyuogmffhuf
for
could
persecution for the cross to the utmost than do anything that
Tm
hi ge h
holyt i n t
te. slightest a deiel
r s gt
yh t eoof us
preservingness sake
vaerse wo
fe ,oaunrdseni
voetn
sh
and but h
families
t e n eel:
ill
ever induce us to take legal proceedings against our persecu-
tors and slanderers.
But we appeal to you, is it right, for the imaginary offence,
to bold us up to public indignation in the countr), ? We en-
deavour by our conduct to prove how false these accusations
are—as St. Peter says, welldoing to put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men.
The Rev. Mr. Tierney has cursed us, we pray earnestly
that God may bless him, that He may give him a new and
contrite heart, that he may find mercy to his own soul in the
great day of account.
You have been commanded to persecute us ; it shall be
our endeavours at all times and in'all things to act in a kind
and neighbourly manner towards you.
We feel we will do everything except the giving up the
study of that holy book, which we have found so comfortable
to our souls, or the transgressing any of the commands it
contains.
We repeat again unto you, what we formerly said to Mr.
,iern
Trierneeyy ea—tilr
ptrwoeeeeadrein a openehr
toisctoinanvicintiaoenn;ear, ndainfathperßoveev.toMurs.
that we have no right to read in our own language the
wonderful works of God, we will close the sacred volume.
If he will prove that it is our duty to train up our children
in the same ignorance in which we were involved before we
knew the Irish society we will obey him, but until these
points are clearly proved to us we will, with God's help, and
in reliance on Ells promised blessing, study that word which
is " able to make us wise unto salvation," and in teaching
the sameunto our children endeavour to train them up in
the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
And to
you,foov
vuer friendsrsof thea neighbours,ndLam b ofGo
w
by our life and conduct, to prove that we are what we pro-
fess to be,dtehwatilltaeknedtehavaowuary,
the sins of the world.,'

ISLE OF MAN.—As a proof of the rising prosperity and
public spirit of the town of Peel, we may instance the fact,
that no fewer than 14 new tuggers are now building at that
port, for the approaching season of the herring fishery:7
Mona's Herald.