The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1845-01-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ACCUMULATED MURDERS.—A woman named Sarah Popery has more cOegess'.al Teeonns. It teal with Freeman, of Bridgewater, Soweektetshire, is now in ensprincipalities and powers; it barters its blind multitudes t:',•.!y- ehareed with having murdered, at different periods for power • it startles timid statesmen with the fear of within the last twelve months, her mother, her brother, reckless rebellion; it buys profligate public men with the her infant, and her husband. She is the daughter of poor offer of its alliance; it corrupts public men by its intrigue ; parents residing at the hamlet of Shapwick, near Bridgeand it purchases the dull, indolent, and negligent mass o water. She is 28 years of age, and is the widow of Henry neutrality by the promise of peace "for their time." Its Freeman, a native of the latter place, who, during his object is power—solid, active, substantial supremacy ; lifetime, worked as a day labourer. From a somewhat not the supremacy of doctrine, not the conversion to a early age she is represented as having been addicted to faith, not the abstract victory of Romanism over Protes- loose and dissolute habits, and before her marriage she tantism. Popery knows nothing and cares nothing for had three illegitimate children. At the examination bespeculations ; it grasps at the gross realities of things—it fore the magistrates, the prisoner (who is short in stature, pants for secular possession—it intrigues for real autho- somewhat square built, and of rather mild expression of rity—it longs for lands and houses, for tribute and trea- countenance) did not appear to manifest any anxiety. curies. For those it haunts the death-bed—for those it She was unconcernedly eating some resins which were haunts the death-bed—for those it clings to the skirts of given her by Mr. Bussel, the gaoler : and the only time faction—for those it roars repeal in Ireland—for those, it at-which she seemed at all moved was when her father was whispers compromise in England—for those it alternately called as a witness. wears the livery of the patriot and the placeman—and for THE LICENSEDVICTU aeLous.—The conference of this those it equally takes the bond of Lichfield-house, and body took place last week at Nottingham, at which there tries to wind its way through the obliquities of Whitehall. were delegates (none were present from this town) repre Ireland is, of course, the first object of possession. senting 60,000 persons. The object of the conference was There Popery has all the advantages which it ever re- to make arrangements to induce the Government to requires. An immense population, that population utterly frain from carrying any measure calculated to injure the in darkness; an impoverished Protestant clergy, without trade. A series of resolutions were adopted, deciding power, without leaders, and without union ; its individuals that a central committee of the licensed victuaders of often able, and often zealous, but unsustained, acting by the united towns of England should be appointed to repdesultory impulses, and already regarding their fate more resent the body in all matters of business. and empowered with the resignation of the martyr than the noble ardour to act in all matters in which the trade are interested— and magnanimous courage of the missionary. Of this that a general fund should he placed in the hands of the condition of things we: shall speak but little at present. committee—that the central committee shall, until another The Papists pretend to be prodigiously angry at the exist- be appointed, sit at Birmingham—that there should bean ing aspect of their affairs. This is hypocrisy. They are annual Meeting of representatives of the trade, the first prodigiously delighted, and with ample reason. On this of which meetings is to he held at Birmingham—that the topic, too, we shall be silent until we see the further de- central committee shall be composed of or selected from velopments of the plan ; we shall in all Probability not the Licensed Victuallers' Association of Birmingham, &C. have long to wait. In the meantime let Protestants hear The draught of a memorial' was referred to a sub-cornwhat the enemy is doing, from his own organs. The mittee for correction in minor matters. chief Popish •paper of the last month declares that the THE ITALIAN Boys IN