The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-14 00:00:00

A PEER AND HIS TENANTRI

We beg to refer the following " address" from the Mar-
quis of Donegal to the electors of Belfast, to the Committee
of Privileges. If it be not an undue and illegal interference
of a peer with the liberty of election—and in his own town
too, and with his own tenants—we know not what a breach
of privilege means. Oh !if the Earl of Roden had addressed
such a letter as this to the electors of 'Dundalk on behalf of
his son Lord Jocelyn—what convulsions our radical cotem-
poraries would be in ? But it is ever thus with that party.
A thorough going whig may steal a sheep with impunity,
while an honest-minded tory cannot look over the wall with-
out being assailed :

" TO THE ELECTORS OF BELFAST.
" GENTLEMEN,-1 beg to inform you that it is the inten-
tion of my son, Lord Hamilton Chichester, to offer himself
as one of the candidates at the ensuing election, for the ho-
nour of representing your borough in parliament.
" I have, therefore, to request that you will do me the
favour of keeping your suffrages unpledged, until he shall
have an opportunity of doing so.—l have the honour to be,
Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

" DONEGAI

pottrp. reggae. The charitable and other institutions are also on a
...---- large and highly-efficient scale, and are supported with great
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liberality. The Botanical Garden is one of the finest in the
MISSIONARY HYMN. kingdom, and here a number of youths are admitted to
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY. " training and apprenticeship," and rendered scientific gar-
deners, whilst at the same time their general education and
Obe joyful, every nation ! morals are strictly attended to. Might not, we may ask, a
Hail the day with sacred mirth, similar system be introduced at our own Botanic Garden,
When the trumpet of salvation
Sounds the jubilee of earth, with equal advantage?
And creation Our authors furnish some particulars of the rise and pro-
Travails with the world's new birth. gress and present state of the reformed religion in the north
Then the north, in darkness shrouded, of Ireland ; also a most interesting history of the linen ma-
Jacob's rising star shall bless ;
And the eastern morn, unclouded, nufacture, from its earliest introduction to the present time,—
Bring the sun of righteousness, pointing out the whole process from the growing of the flax
Cheering, healing, to the final finishing of the cloth—the whole illustrated by
Sin sick souls in heart's distress. fine wood cuts ; and we rejoice to find that the labourers,
They her swarthy sons and daughters, young and old, employed in the production of the valuable
Afric to the cross shall bring ;
And the angel of the waters commodity, are not only comfortable in circumstances, and
Hear his coral islands sing the enjoyment of health, but much more intelligent and
" Hallelujah ! " happy than any class of our own manufacturing population.
Till the whole Pacific ring. This is attributable to their superior education, and, in no
O thou everlasting Father, small degree, to the enterprise and generous conduct of their
Give the kingdom to tby son !
He bath died, that he might gather employers. To our cotton lords on this side the channel we
All God's children into one : would say—" Go, and do likewise."
For the travail The part is embellished by two beautiful engravings from
Of his soul, let this be done. steel—one of " Dunluce Castle," and one of " Fair Head."
Yes it must be :—Thou hast spoken,
And thy covenant shall last ;
Though the arch of heaven were broken, RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
And the earth's foundations cast (From the Railway Magazine of Saturday, June 11.)
Down the abysses,
Yet thy word, 0 God ! stands fast. The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 39
railways, 1271 miles in length, given in our present number,
On thy holy hill of Zion, will, we believe, be of interest :—Number of passengers on
Ilast thou not ordain'd his seat ? 23 railways, 284,454 ; consequently, the total for the week
Now, as Judah's conquering lion, must be about 400,000. The receipts for passengers on 38
Lay all foes beneath his feet, railways, £63,633 13s. 7d. ; ditto for goods on 33 railways,
Till his armies £36,598 3s. 9d. ; total, £80,231 17s. 4d. This is an average
In eternal triumph meet. of £63 per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainly
We have join'd their marching legions, at the rate of more than three millions a year, and carrying
Where our fathers fought, we fight ; fifteen millions of passengers.
Slavery's cane lands, Brahma's regions, IPassen- Passen. Cor, wk.Ter mile
Are exulting at the sight : NAME. gers. per day. Money. last years per wk.
Freedom, freedom, —_
Comes with gospel life and light ! Birming. & Derby £llB9 £1233 24i
Birming.& Gloster 1653 1817 30
All the languages of Babel BrandlingJunction 864 344
Weapons for this warfare yield; Chester & Birken. 5072 725 530 661 , 35%
And with these we well are able, Dundee &Arbroath 5761 960 266 16
By the Spirit's might, to wield, Edinb. & Glasgow 13394 1913 2055 —44 i
In the battle, . Eastern Counties.. 17207 2458 1035 1001 59%
Truth's sharp sword, and faith's strong shield. Glasgow and Ayr . 14144 2357 1137 1182 28%
Thus through fifty years victorious, Glasgow & Paisley 19621 3270 960 826 42%
Grand Junction .. 9265
Thou hast led our brethren on • G. Nth.of England 1255 1572 28
Arm them now for deeds more glorious, Great Western .. 35284.% 5041 13581 12262 801
Till the latest field is won ; Hayle 211 —11 i
And all people, Hull and Selby .. 4557 651 808 807 26
Bow the knee, and kiss the Son. Lan. and Preston . 2333 333 460 590 22.4
L'pool & Manches 5323 4728 171*
Lou. and Birming. 17352 17661 145*
LITERARY NOTICES. Lon.and Blackwall 59467 8 195 1158 309
Lon. and Brighton 3233 58
The Picturesque Hand Book to Liverpool. Wareing Webb, Ditto Shoreham ..
Liverpool ; Tilt and Bogue, London. London & Croydon 91221 1303 534 51
Lon. & Greenwich 307274 4390 870 2321
Our townsman, Mr. Webb, has furnished us with one of South Western .. 6333 6507 68
the prettiest hand books ever published, of this or any other Man. Bolt. & Bury 725 725 72%
place. Our readers have no doubt seen the " Stranger's Man. & Birming. 471 690 18
Pocket Guide to Liverpool ;" a work which ran through 11‘4/11nlianallIdCLouene ctlise.s.. 9T61 1-394 422555:1 4350 N
,714
three editions in a very short period. The copyright having Newcas. & Carlisle 1481 24%
passed into fresh hands, the work has been almost entirely New. &N. Shields 16085 2298 413 59
re-written ; much valuable information for the tourist and North & Eastern . 9104 1301 1457
454
North Midland .. 3980 4675 54%
. visitor has been added, and the whole embellished with illus- North Union .. . 3529 504 954 1230 424
trations which render it a perfect gem. Every stranger, who Preston and Wyre 1426 204 211 101
desires to be guided to a knowledge of the walks, public Sheffield & Man..' 8064 1152 280 40
buildings, and statistics of Liverpool, ought to make the pos- SouthjlsterEastern... . r.r-4
9465'' 1352 663 —l9l IIV
session of this work his first step ; and few inhabitants of York& N. Midland 80741 115-1 1570 1597 564
taste will be without it, to place in the hands of any friend
who may pay our town a casual visit.
. ROMISH CANON LAW ABOVE THE LAW OF
Dublin University Magazine. June, 1842. William Curry, THE LAND.
jun., and Co., Dublin; W. S. Orr and Co., London. (From the Dublin Evening Mail.)
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ty Magazine. June, 1842. William Curry,
Co., Dublin ; W. S. Orr and Co., London.
1 Marry Lorrequer has provided for us this

linkable number. Exclusive of his own con-
Jack Hinton, of the merits of which we have

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have " The Bears and the Bishop,"
metrical stories for which Ingoldsby and
Dublin University have given us a keen
' well analyzed. " Roman Me-
tion of facts illustrating the present
f the Church of Rome. No. 3of the ad-
the glorious career of "the Duke," for
fe of him furnishes the basis. " Fragments
)te Book" are concluded in this number.
ants are peculiarly beautiful. " Stray Leaf-
nan Oak" betray an occasional want of

An extraordinary scene of litigation has just taken place at
the Swords Petty Sessions. It was cause and cross-cause
between the proprietor of a seat in the Roman Catholic cha-
pel of Ballyboghill, county of Dublin, and certain beggars,
labourers, and others, who took and held forcible possession
of it. A riot took place and blows were struck whilst the
priest was administering on the altar—the rev. gentleman
was involved in the melee. The whole occurrence was the
more indecent, as the disputed pew lies within the precincts
of the sanctuary.