The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-14 00:00:00

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Thecov ,u ; xrliarnent, and it /4 v ePresentatiom .00 Tr, legislature; ;be I, tbority of parli3lor return so visa '100.4 so estetn D°o/!1, li for propal, and proprieo. -able di4c,„5.00 'lir' have yet beel",ol the imperial r e 4 much vaunted e ve : 11 1 11) o be governed which no share t of honest tee an Lich to defend col 4 lonia[ legis lat ure t° 0 0 ( for Palterine. bowi and we are ."I.° lo e , tin the P ro tal pf :nln;a the OR" le n ming spirit o f i l ': 1 g a desire to c ell f` boll rather than t o s d - 0 ; ne nf. political ellid [la ceasitY of ettet. :4 Lt . our felloo".1 ttl:;( re inluePerfeet. It;: i 0 , an ?essary, >bet ran increasea 0wv,,,, riv ch—ao indcpeO(„ Y Council, the vie:, ted, and held rel -_-__-, .bout which the I.lbe:t ' for which they Vol n o ff the taaslt,:io o°ley-street, 100, t „ e Fem ale of Vi rd po Iv an Female Parlio jo, e e of 0.000141 j misgoverned Ifer, ts '.e r 3 e, our doroesti le r once agaill tO / ifessedtl inCaP5bV 1 two sisters of , rmanby. ii,rde; louse has always bete t even the bare '144 rtu the lower ha d 0 . ; „sof door,, VIP 'of .e-uevon, the voice fti gistered;-0°,.4103 universal 50.,,,, tarn roc.s ale iii> L tardily they fe.ol for to ! two std 61 rd Sorwoby de 10, part with her friell an peel:, as come to this, Ail lespicable back-ft°,,,e have been tole rso,o arters, but have Dee., Lcredulity the i, )or Lady Flora 17, t placed heyolia le n care tO brifig v. 1.1 les into brOaa re'l6 of Lord Noroiallb)' nig. the oak, Fund ; 'ainlY broke, mil d? , .. i l to OffiCe on the fi v dexterity and oic•eir. n his bigb poo.l°ll trip of tbe V ie ' . t him ill his ofo Ilreew lons. Dot there rrY chance for a,c°P; o broader folindlo vie to rat 011. bro,l : earB e,, ••‘4 w aters of p u bli c op i nion are the rising tide that the co nservative bark onwar d to success ; an d as n II might the fribbles of th e p a l ace s p or t with the e attl ral ele ments, and bid the waves of the Atlantic t ea " , as bid t h e court-ladies of Buckingham Palace e l; thei r h and in a contest with the popular will.. The b urt a gainst the country, and a guinea to a goose el,".rY th e country wins in a ca n t er . When the Trojan K ci . les had found a pl ace to t h e i r liki ng i n t h e court o f Acestes, " Metres prim?) ancipites, oculisque malignis Arn})igute, spectare rates, miseruni inter amorem the Presentis terree, fatisque vocantia regna," os ) very wisely and spiritedly set fire to the fleet. A itll'4°.iver of rain repaired the mischief, and £neas most ( or lei° usly left these patriotic politicians in petticoats th e 4 i ' llat ever else Trojan ladies delighted to wear) in went 11 ' 6 , and setting his sails to a favourable breeze, off With them, and reserved it for less intriguing \ ' ‘ ,ls to be the mothers of Roman kings and senators. p it ai e w°old recommend whisperers of Buckingham Te a a r ee t° lay in a store 4 4 these ancient tales for the Tsa r .. of th ein leisure to which justice public will consign nut Mhen iter atio We turn to the men, more serious corm- Ire to than these present themselves. What are q t „ i , th ink of the lovel to which Court morality has ih: 4 4. B Whe n queens and countesses are made the play ke political manoeuvre ? For the queen herself to t h e etl ain no sentiment but that of the respect due t ki ve sove reign office, and to a lady of quiet, unob oet„,'arniable character. Freed from the natural lest tions of her age and sex, not more by the high Par a il e Y i t° Which s h e h as b een called, than by the un td me anness and duplicity of her ambitious and hearted parasite s , s h e i s i n no way responsible °O4 the intrigues of these hoary pretenders, Let no th areh a Malign the queen, but let every lover of his l etoi, er an d Country see, in her 'firm and unyielding t itad ,l 4 4 disposition that may stand both in good 4 /it er , Len experience and communication with honest t4 ore Sh allhave informed her understanding, and the p eo ' h elY unf o ld e d her right affections. But let by P °f England set its mark upon Lord Nor fribble of the most insignificant pretensions Youth, his first step to notoriety was the ludi- emi nence of literary absurdity,,and the author of I° l - ' N 0" used to be regarded as a superficial cant in parties, when the court jester and his 1411PLI• bells were wan t e d t o en li ve n the vacuity and •• ,,bn 't .gl ati tY of fashi ona bl e i n d o l ence an d ennu i. B e i ng tll4 'eo tl Prof ligate, and devoted to the whigs, he was tertlio 'n ver nor of Ja ma i ca , to serve .the purposes of li i cilli a i tia , ist er Persons w h o move t h e secret springs of nitijOhatinistration. He served them admirably. htt: crali tY, or to speak in other words, the undis to ' Parti z . o ttiri t t ri . anship he there displayed, qualified him I ‘; at iB ti ter i, " wild justice" in Ireland. The brand r e h s preference was set upon his head. By DN. etribution, Ireland and Jamaica have been two hi rila te 41, 4 • c auses' of Lord Melbourne's fate; As we ad 1. 4 ' 4 att erii -r last , Lord Normanby is now about his ''otiA Pt , and will meet with his third and final di •1 tur gas d isc e' He h as pl a yed his game too rashly; ov Nti es e h red his designs. By and bye, when ssedytad begun to surround theinfant cabinet 1,41 . o ' which are numberless, and of nine years' , 1/41,1'e the not -bed of whig incompetence) he might been b ! his wire with a better chance. But he unit st -r aYed int o s t a le-mate. He cannot move k''ut \ e defy him to stir a step. With this par- Pie, a not move ; and with an appeal to the even I : ,m b e bi the semblance of radical ascendancy Oti t „ pi WTI into thin air. The only result of the 14 1 ' and 1 : h e a line in the people's note-hook " set deep'l' - "fled, and learned by rote, to cast into his 6 ive l i, vitene ver he shall dare to set his fortunes to haz ard. ti excel) cPelldi ou -nt article i n S a turday's Times has given a Itiatt o 8 abstr ac t o f th e ever - m emorable Moira tt i ; L li 144,1 4 : i n 1812. Lords Grey and Grenville have h eo - t° the skies by every whig expectant for t i , A 9l , loti ‘ ite adhesion to w hat they considered consti (l. neiple i n re f erence to t h e P r i nce ' s h ouse - Th e „ of n emanded all. How loud have been the y e k i 4 t th e n g whiggery and howling radicalism Ol t ) of Me-serving and truckling policy (as . they `iip krl ity t Lords Grey end Melbourne, in allowing 4 1 414 tim ° „ r emnain under its natural heads, the men of Or ezt , Waterloo ? All, all, said they, should be in Il lt t : 4 ' l of it : tere st of the ruling minister; for the self- C en nine liberalism knows no bounds, and tt l :d fr ( o ° ,: s no modesty. Why was Lord Howe dis- S lo g c his situation in attendance, not upon the "0 :: ' }i verei gn, but the Queen Consort ? 'Why, it 'lin the St's in the captain but a choleric word, rul e l3l llier is r an k bl a sphemy ;" because there is th y the whi g and another for the tory. The k cn N ded to require all—the tory is hooted if he Sir Robert Peel asked his Sovereign the dglit alo -n he could acce pt w ith honour. On meet- - her 4 .l 4l f rosal, he honourably and respectfully w h th e Pres ence an d h er service . Now, ow,how, '1 1 „, t ' l e tit cas e as re s p ec t s th e w higs ? Coming into 1,0 e re r usted with the personal guardianship of her 4 1t t ," , ' t g eo rY er ,siderati on t h a t can a ff e ct an honoura 14,yi etl to "ns, or f ee li ng m i n d wou ld have recom tOrto the ir most scrupulous and delicate regard tirl -411, Sher person witk the most notoriously an te ,a n ns for her youth and sex. Her female the IlearerreProachable perhaps in other respects, V t .`lkti tt , t blood relations of wily and scheming old friend and instructress, the Duchess \ 1 1 . ,` leo , jd and, Was excludedfrom the pa l ace , so l e l y N t e h i politics. Where were the tears then ? Were t i _he talk o f a p r ivate station ? The mt 1,• p r i n he rmetically sealed against the ingress of a : d i Ple. The Queen's name was made a Na ',ro -entimew . 1 reckles s ly th rown i n as a make-weight ORer n nns• Eve r y d a n g er their own crimes tight ▪ to : eh , ll l ) °n them they have cruelly made her quarrel her uarrel A story has gone °I th e Papers, that some heroic chartist has IN t en Puzzle the military by placing women and oo the van, on wh om th e soldiers would not • f . t( ih rf t i fire . Such is the rascally policy of the `ch.c e3 8 the Queen. Whenever the constitu -404e brou g h t out to repress t h e i r se di t i ous fr oet ' t he ch urc h and state, they set the Queen It (i e tl4l 4 gilt, and call shame upon the unworthy 41( 4 0 11)1 th eirthe dare to opp ose th e Q ueen . The last hat infernal p o li cy —if i n d ee d even t s s h a ll te ttt % a ct th h a , e dared to make the Sovereign in d t kto,ne Nri ,! Part of an intriguing courtier, an o ,d ; "teh no monarch has played in England ' t his days of the Stuart dynasty—this last i rk i k, r ecoil 11 these upon themselves with a vengeance Fr o . esPerate men are not prepared. We L 'ii r ) , Die of a dissolution with heart-felt joy. Nt 4l t ho u E ngland fight the Queen's. battle 4 t 0 % , g her rtivno Clatter and have endeavoured to en +l., (I nservative democracy will come to Z ll l; 4 ti cla : f r t o l in the Land's End to Cape Wrath the 11 4, ne monarchy will rally round the Bri •11, ' aucl t h• • ev er Is last black act of whiggery will the f ate of that despicable faction. Let r.)11 hs e t i e re, a red, and let the fight begin. If the 'o t iler cen ar i es oo• could not face parliament be ,L - ` 4 th e . , I tl t ,ql of Y stand now ? Have they so mean ' s tl ' l 4 their countrymen, that they think the to e aehe IN, t he ry a nd the ba ses t per fid y are sure pass ter > 'LI rs oulde f W e • ,the people," and the gates tie re joice in th e i r e l evat i on, f or we l ong 4 e°lld fall. Their first was not attended en 4thi, Hugh a just Providence reserves them ~id end. N Rke Y ll 'e • 'Y h as k,fs'll ti pr oof ~, a y displayed the cloven foot ! Thk th was ' 3 ' the assertion that Lord Melbourne's 4,t Ite . ' hour) e s m —a base trick—a contemptible R on f 4 y a ccumulating. The thousand 41 ran re . c tinn only sought for an opportunity L n rcl a4B ing the Queen's name as a party n la the d. . ti t fe w my Intrigue developed in the course i t ar,—(l a YB amount s to this—the whigs wished ' v kiv ''P e ar th at k t .' , ll. es. the court was opposed to the fir nal 4 hred I3 Y the 11, )14 rB uade th e t to most paltry artifices they have w 1)l e ' ll P eel 'l was about bei ng , °4l4P t e - ' l d that loyaltyQuei that an unconsti menposed upon her by fri No -4 ,gla i and IIOW they seek to persuade the 4t,:eiv e Th and whiggery are sy e, a th , e tri c k is too palpable, however, pry~ a t th e ' on e „ os Bess ed of a grain of common Nt{: 44 e(l tea iß,rl • at s inti ofMelbourne th e . Lord was a trick, of with o f Peo once more enli s ti ng th e sym • p ew, will be evident from the public meetings already held or announced, for the purpose of addressing her Majesty. On Saturday last a meeting of this description was held in the vestry of the Parish of Marylebone, at which the following address was carried : "TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " THE HUMBLE MEMORIAL AND PETITION OF THE VESTRY REPRESENTING THE LOYAL AND POPULOUS PARISH OF ST. MARYLEBONE, " Showeth,—That this vestry has heard, with an indigna tion which it is hoped will be partaken by all your Majesty's loyal subjects, that an attempt has been made to banish from your presence the female friends for whom your Majesty entertains affection, and thus render your social station more painful and degraded than that of any other woman in your dominions. " That this attempt to make you a state prisoner in your own palace, to place a spy over every one of your domestic movements, and to make your royal office a mere pageant to be used only for the purposes of an oligarchy, is not in ac cordance with the constitution of this kingdom, and is an insult which your people, the vestry doubt not, will resent in your Majesty's behalf. " That this vestry is well aware attacks upon liberty are not at the present day to be apprehended from the crown, but from the selfish part of the aristocracy ; and, therefore, the vestry humbly prays— " That your Majesty will be pleased to call to your councils such ministers as, whilst they will uphold your Majesty's prerogative, will so direct and lead on the march of reform in all your institutions, more particularly in-the free'and ex tensively-enlarged representation of the people in the Com mons' House of Parliament, as to prevent any oligarchy trampling on your throne, or on the rights and just expecta tions of your Majesty's loyal people. " And your petitioners will ever pray, 84c.” A meeting for a similar purpose is, we perceive, advertised tq take place in Liverpool. Others will follow throughout the country. The radical Town Councils will follow with their addresses of pretended condolence. BUT THE TRICK WILL NOT DO. It must and shall be frustrated. The con servatives of England must rally round the Queen, and pro claim in a voice of thunder that this country shall pot be governed by an intriguing CAMARILLA at Court. The Queen muse and shall be delivered from the meshes of the snares by which she has been surrounded. COUNTER AD DRESSES MUST BE SENT BY THE CONSERVATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN, PRAYING HER MAJESTY TO DISMISS HER PRESENT ADVISERS. LET LIVERPOOL SET THE EX" AMPLE WITHOUT DELAY. CORRESPONDENCE. To MR. SAMUEL TAYLOR, OF SEDDON-STREET, Sir,—Having recently noticed a letter addressed by you to the editor of the Liverpool Standard, in reply to mine of the 16th ult. I beg to inform you that it contains several misrepresentation of facts :—ln the first place, I am not following the chemical profession, having been for some time (and still being) fully engaged in prosecuting my patents, therefore I have no interest in " puffing myself into notice ;" nor can I allow you to represent that I have published an obtruded discussion" with you ; the fact being exactly the reverse. You obtruded your unsought opinions upon me, denying my statements, and pompously vouching for the accuracy of your own, by appealing to Rose, Thomson, Brande, and Turner. Now, Sir, having been beaten with your own weapons, it is truly laughable that you again refer to the above authority to prove, what every chemist knows is not the fact ; but it is a very common thing with inexpe rienced young men, to employ weapons, the use of which they are unacquainted with,—never reflecting that ridicule, ignorantly misapplied, must necessarily rebound, and cover themselves with confusion. You have, it seems, after con sulting your chemical vocabulary, discovered that some of the terms in the printed copy of my letter on the analysis of carbonate of barytes, are incorrect. Now, if you had " nursed your wrath to keep it warm " a few days longer, you would have perceived that the incorrect terms were merely typographical, and were courteously acknowledged in the next number of the paper ; and as it turns out immedi ately above your own illustrious epistle, But really, "gentle sir," ' you should not so ludicrously charge me with libelling the science of chemistry, and doing myself, forsooth, perma nent dishonour, by making sulphuretted hydrogen, and hydro-sulphuric acid synonymous, because my " untaught friend"—you prove yourself by so doing a " Tyro," or you would not subject yourself to the laughter of every chemist in Liverpool, who reads the illustrious epistle in question ; nor would you compel me thus publicly to inform you that, by referring you to your own favourite authors, of which you know so little—vide Turner, 9th edit., page 394 ; Brande, 4th edit., p. 533. Ure, 4th edit. p. 526, you will find that sulphuriatic hydrogen and hydro-sulphuric acid are one and the same substance, and it was only from an impression I had at the time, that, although every chemist is fully aware of the fact, you might not be able to recognise, it that I supplied you with both terms for your own esp ecial in formation, so that in atterapting to " show up" the " Prac tical Chemist" you had completely exposed yourself. In conclusion, I have only to inform you, that my analysis of the mineral from the Pennant Mine, was made for my own personal information; and that, though I once intended to have become interested in that mine, I am not, nor ever was, interested in that property ; and with i egard to your misrepresentation of blowing res pired air into an alkaline base, &c.," I thought that even you would have known that Barytes, when completely dis solved in nitric acid, could not contain the carbortic,—and that the air, not respired air, (as you misrepresent,) was blown into the vessel to rid it, and not the nitric solution of carbonic acid gas, which would have affected its weight, and vitiated the analysis,—so that your remarks thereon only further display your ignorance of that which every Tyro ought to understand. And with respect to " Klaproth's Analysis," allow me also to inform you that it has been cited and adopted both by Brande and Thompson, though the former has recently published his own. I am, sir, yours, &c., CHARLES FLUDE. Liverpool, May 6, 1839. [We have inserted the above letter because Mr, Flude considers himself agrieved by the personal remarks made by Mr. Taylor, but the discussion must stop here.] OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sin,—There being now much agitation on the matter o: closing the Post-office on the Sabbath, a few remarks on the subject may not be uninteresting to your readers. In the onset, then, I would observe, that fallible and erring humanity must be incapable of forming a correct judgment in this and every similar matter, without some undeviating rule or standard of what is right, and what is wrong. We have a standard, a perfect one, The Bible. Which, though many have despised and ridiculed, they have never been able to show us a better. To those only who acknowledge its authority, and would abide by its dictates, do I address the following. The points I would endeavour to establish are these. Ist. That the system referred to, is a gross violation of the law of God. 2d. That its immediate consequences are most hurtful to society. And 3d. That its abolition would result in extended national and individual prosperity. That it is a gross violation of the law of God, I believe few will dispute. The ordinance of the Sabbath is undoubtedly instituted for an effectual interruption to all worldly business, that man may pause and consider how he stands in the great ledger of account between himself and his Creator. Who will deny that the practice in question presents a decided obstacle to this most beneficent design in the case of a large portion of the community. It is surely needless to show, that the sys tem is a literal, as well as actual violation of the command. Were this all, it would follow, that 2ndly, The practice must be hurtful to society, for Omr_ipotent Justice will not suffer his law to be broken by impunity. But we may trace its effects. Hundreds upon hundreds of post-masters and their assistants, must employ those hours which should be given to rest and devotion, in sorting, giving out, and distributing the letters. Then thousands upon tens of thousands of clerks, messengers, servants, and others, must in like manner , lose the sacred time, and congregate around the Post-offices throughout the kingdom, instead of in the houses of God. The unclean jest, and the profane oath, are not unfrequently bandied familiarly amongst them. But the evil does not stop here, the letters are conveyed to their destination, and the merchant, the master, the tradesman must read them, and answer them, and, perhaps, while in conformity with the command, he enforces the attendance of his children, and servants upon the place of worship, he thus sets before them an unequivocal declaration of how little he cares spiritually to fulfil the law. The widely spread and demoralizing in fluence which these things have upon the community is per chance, immensely greater than is imagined. The Post office being also the medium for the dissemination of news paper, and Sunday publications of baneful character, a large addition is thus made to this otherwise abundant fbuntain of national injury. I believe calculations might be made to prove that three fourths of the population of the empire are affected directly or indirectly by this evil system ! To the arguments of necessity made in its favour, it can only be said, that no possible necessity can warrant a breach of the divine law. That " necessity has no law," is a pernicious maxim which none who believe the Bible will admit. For the 3rd point, That the abolition of the system would result in extended national, and individual prosperity, I would enter on the safe ground, that morals must conduce to national and individual welfare, and the system being demoralizing, its suppression would naturally, therefore, re sult in increased prosperity. Would we have our prisons useless buildings—the office of judge a sinecure—the gallows to be found only in models in the museums as instruments of death belonging to by-gone days—would we have crime to be a thing unknown amongst us—then let us all unite in putting down this, and every other source of immorality and wickedness. But the connection of morality with prosperity is not the only authority we have for saying the abolition of the system would result in extended benefit. The Author of Good has annexed a blessing to the observance of his law, as well as cursing to the breach of it. The voice of truth cries, " The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice," as well as " The Lord reig,neth, let the people tremble." And this leads us to a just view of the importance of the matter in question. It is not whether a number of individuals shall be released from proper employment on the Sabbath, but it is whether God shall be nationally honoured, andhis law observed, or whether God shall be nationally insulted, and his law dispised. There is a mighty arm stretched out over the nations, and upon this it depends whether that arm shall descend in blessing or cursing, to prosper or destroy. Long ! long ! may the curse be upheld from England, but it can only be, so long as she is true to herself, for God " will forsake those who forsake him," and will be only " with those who will be with him." Let all throng then to append their signatures, and let Par liament be overwhelmed with petitions again and again, until the evil be abrogated, and who can tell that our ships will not return more heavily laden with valuable produce, safely steered by the unseen Pilot, through dangers which the most experienced mariner could not foresee, and that the reign of piety, blessing, and happiness will be extended in the land. Liverpool. E. M. J. PRESENTATION OF PLATE. — On Friday last, the extra and glut tidewaiters presented Mr. Ledger, of Everton, son of the late Richd. Ledger, Esq. of Whitehaven, with a splendid silver tea-pot, manufactured by Dismore, Bold-street, on which is the following inscription :—" Presented to Wilson Ledger, Esq. by the Extra and Glut Tidewaiters of this Port, as a testimony of gratitude and esteem for his exertions on their behalf." STUBBS' ROYAL HARMONIC BAND. — We are glad to find that our townsman, Mr. Stubbs, attended, with his very ef ficient band, at the assemblies in Chester, during the race week, where they gave universal satisfaction. As these as semblies embraced about 300 of the very elite of society, it has been a matter of surprise with us that Mr. Stubbs should not be engaged at the Liverpool balls at the Wellington Rooms. Why should the gentry of this town be more fas tidious than the r. oblity and gentry of the county of Chester ? MECHANICS ' INSTITUTION.---7The directors of the Me chanics' Institution have appointed Mr. W. B. Hodgson, of Edinburgh, secretary to the institution ; and, from what we have heard of that gentleman's talents and acquirements, we have every reason to believe, that he will prov 3 a very valua ble acquisition to that most excellent institution, as well as tend greatly to promote the cause of popular instruction, especially among the mechanics and working classes, whose interest he has so much at heart.—Correspondent of the Albion. We were much gratified yesterday in witnessing a beautiful launch from Messrs. Hasleden, Pearson, and Troughton's yard, Baffin-street, of a very fine schooner of 130 tons bur then, intended for the Cadiz and Gibralter trade, and the property of our townsman, W. H. Wood, Esq. THE WEATHER.—After two or three days of fine but cool weather, this town was last night visited by showers of rain and snow. The latter fell about 9 o'clock in the evening, in large flakes—a circumstance very rarely occurring, in this neighbourhood at least, at this advanced period of the year. Vegetation is exceedingly backward in this county. SHIP LAUNCH.—This day, (Tuesday,) there will be launched from the building-yard of John Dawson and Co., Queen's Dock, a splendid new barque of 300 tons burthen, intended for the Cape Horn trade. EAGERNESS FOR NEWS.—Ever since Wednesday morn ing, when the resignation of the whig ministry became known in Liverpool, the newsrooms have been crowded, particularly in the morning and in the evening, by anxious quidnuncs. The trains, on several occasions, were late, both evening and morning, and great was the disappointment of the eager seekers after news. The Exchange Newsroom was kept open, after the usual hour of closing, for the accommodation of the subscribers ; and on Saturday night, at an hour when, ordinarily, there are scarcely half-a-dozen persons present, there were, at least, one hundred waiting the arrival of the morning papers. The Lyceum and Atheineurn Newsrooms were equally crowded. NEW MAGISTRATES FOR CHESHIRE.—The names of the following gentlemen have been inserted in the commission of the peace for the county palatine of Chester, by order of the lord chancellor :—Peter Edward Marsland, Esq., of Stock port ; Samuel Ashton, Esq., of Pole Bank ; Edward Samuel Walker, Esq., of Chester; Holbrook Gaskell, Esq., of War rington; Samuel Hadfield, Esq., of Old Hall; John Cotting ham, Esq., Recorder of Chester; John Stubbs, Esq., of Warrington ; James Bailey, Esq., jun., of Stapely ; William Baker, Esq., of Highfield. THOMAS JAMES HALL, ESQUIRE.—We regret to learn that our worthy stipendiary magistrate, who has so long and so ably presided over our police court, is about to leave the town, he having been appointed to a similar situation in the metropolis. Those who have known Mr. Hall in his public capacity—who have marked the promptitude and energy, combined with temper and humanity, which ever characterise his decisions, will readily concur with us, that in his depar ture from the active and often painful scene of his present labours, the town will sustain a loss which it may be difficult, if, indeed, possible to supply. He will carry with him the good-will of all lovers of order, justice, and impartiality, and of all those who have acted with him on the bench. Experience is the best of all tests, as to what was once a terror is now a pleasure. I was so tormented for years with blunt razors, that the thought of shaving of a morning made me half melancholy, as I was sure to cut myself in three or four places, but having seen an advertisement headed " Once a Terror, now a Pleasure," and on reading, I found, if it was not a puff, it was what I much wanted, so I found my way to Johnston's, in Hanover-street, and got a good razor strop and some of his diamond paste, and from him a little instruction how to strop my razor. This I attended to ; and it is but justice to say, I have not been disappointed, as I find they do all that is held forward in the advertisement. 1 would therefore recommend all my brother shavers who wish a sharp, keen-edged razor, to supply themselves as I have done ; and I am sure they will find a terror turned into a pleasure.—Edinburgh Patriot, 30th August, 1834. ASPHALT& FOOTWALKS.—The footwalk at the top of Brunswick-street, on the south side, from the corner of Cas tle-street to the west end of the Corn Exchange, is now being laid down by the Seyssel Asphalte Company, with a view to testing the comparative durability of their composition with that of Pollonceau's bituminous compound, and ordinary Yorkshire flags. Small portions of the road transversely being left to be finished with flags and bitumen alternately with the asphalte. The manner in which the asphalte is in this instance laid down differs considerably with that resorted to in laying down the yard-wall of St. Peters, in Church street, in which it will be remembered the asphalte was poured in a hot state upon a pavement of brick. In the present case, the ground is first prepared, to the depth of a few inches, by being beaten down firmly by rammers. A layer of fine sand is then spread on, and on this a thick coating of mortar, made of plaster of Paris, first baked and afterwards ground and mixed with fine sand. This mortar is of a grayish colour; it sets rapidly; and is therefore mixed and applied in the manner of Roman cement. The hot asphalte is spread on the top in breadths, between bars of iron, and being strewed with sharp sand or minute broken gravel, the road becomes perfectly hard, and in a few minutes is immediately fit for use. THE MONK'S FERRY.—In the Court of Exchequer on Wednesday, the case of Pim and others v. Curell and others came on for hearing. It was a motion for a new trial, the arguments for and against which occupied more than one day during the present term. The question at issue between the parties, as already stated, involves the right to a ferry in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. Lord Abinger now delivered the judgment of the court, which was to the effect that a new trial should be granted on the ground that improper evidence had been admitted, which was objected on the trial. The objectionable evidence admitted, consisted of interlocutory orders made by the Palatine Court of the Duchy of Lancas ter, which orders afforded moral evidence that the parties, at the time the orders were made, claimed the right of ferry over the place in question. The court was now of opinion that the orders, not being final orders in the cause, could not be treated as judgments, and ought not to have been admit ted in evidence, and those orders having been admitted, they considered that a new trial ought to be granted. [This case was decided against the New or Monk's Ferry Company, and in favour of Mr. Price, Proprietor of the Woodside Ferry, who brought the action against them as Lord of the Manor, at the last Chester assizes.] oN SHIPS.—We last week furnished a brief account of the successful voyage of the Ironside iron ship, hence to South America and back, the first vessel of that material that has yet crossed the ocean, and the interest and curiosity which she has since excited induces us to submit a few additional par ticulars. The Ironside, Capt. Mitchell, now lying in George's Dock, opposite Brunswick-street, has throughout the week been visited by vast numbers of persons of all classes, in cluding merchants, shipowners, and marine surveyors, and her light and elegant structure and equipments, together with her extraordinary capacity for stowage, notwithstanding the " sharpness " of her build, I.ave been a theme of no little wonder and admiration. There is great probability, indeed,' so successful has been this experiment of an iron vessel in the several requisites of roominess of hold, quickness of sailing, strength, extreme buoyancy, and perfect safety even in the heaviest gales, that the construction of other sea-going ves sels of the same material is already in contemplation, and from this ship may perhaps be dated the commencement of a new era in the art of navigation. Registering only 264 tons, (new measurement,) she receives a cargo equal to that of a vessel of 340 tons. Her draft of water, when laden with cotton and hides, was only 81 feet. With cotton alone she would probably draw one foot less ; so that such vessels have a decided advantage over those built of wood in the crossing of dangerous bars or banks, the navigation of rivers, &c. The whole of the iron of which she is constructed, though the plate with which she is " planked" is half an inch thick, does not exceed 120 tons. The waste of iron in her construction was comparatively trifling, and, the whole being of the best quality, even when she becomes unfit for sea (by corrosion or otherwise,) the metal will still fetch £4 to £5 a ton. We need scarcely say that the weight of the mater ial of a wooden vessel of the same tonnage is probably three times as great ; that she has all the difference to carry with her as cargo; and that, when worn out, she is comparatively worth nothing. We saw one of the last bales of cotton taken out of the Ironside's hold close to the well, where, if there were any leakage, the water would lodge, and it was as dry as tinder. She made not a drop of water ; yet, strange to say, the underwriters required fifty per cent. premium to insure her cargo additional to that charged on cotton in wooden bottoms, scarcely one of which arrives without bales being more or less damaged by leakage. Thi§ was, however, an experimental trip, and they will doubtless be in future guided by its success. Meantime it is impossible to ascertain how long she may rank as A 1 at Lloyd's, the surveyors being quite puzzled how to estimate her qualities of endur ance. She appears to have suffered nothing from rust or corrosion on long voyage ; and if kept well painted, or heated and japanned (an easy operation), she may be as good a vessel ten years hence as now, with no need of coppering or repairing. We understand the intelligent builders, Messrs. Jackson, Gordon, and Co., have already received a commu nication from government, requesting their opinion of the adaptation of .iron, as regards strength, &c., to the general purpose of building ; and the reply has been, that, with a comparatively light weight of material, iron ships may be constructed of greater strength than vessels of wood, of any given tonnage. Messrs. J. and Co. are now engaged in building a smaller iron vessel for the owners of the Ironside. We should add, that the whole of the deck beams are of iron, and have a very light appearance. The deck planks are fastened by screws through them from below, and not perforating the planks, so that no nail-holes are perceptible. and the deck is beautiful.—Journal. DISPUTED RIGHT TO A PORTION OF EDGE-GREEN Last Thursday and Friday, Mr. Matthews, assistant tithe commissioner, sat at the Legh Arms, Newton, to hear ar gument, and take the evidence of witnesses respecting the dispute between Colonel Legh and Sir John Gerrard as to the ownership and liability to tithe of a certain portion of land situate in Edge-green, and which was referred to the tithe commissioners as arbitrators. The inquiry also involved a question of township boundary, inasmuch as Colonel Legh being the owner of the adjoining property in Golborne town ship, claimed the land in question as part of Golborne, and Sir John Gerrard, as the owner of the adjoining property in Ashton township, claimed it as part of Ashton. The land in dispute covers about forty acres. It is at present waste, but is rendered valuable by the existence of a large vein of coal beneath the surface. Col. Raith, as agent, Mr. Heelis, of the firm of Heelis and Slater, solicitors, Manchester, and Mr Middleton, surveyor, of Warrington, attended on behalf of Col. Legh. Mr. Walrnsley appeared as agent for Sir John Gerrard, Messrs. Rowson and Cross as solicitors, and Mr. Geo. Saunders, of Ashton, as surveyor. On the part of Col. Legh eleven witnesses were examined. Their evidence went to prove certain acts of ownership, customs, and usuages of the land in question during their lives, and what had been the generally received opinion respecting the title of the Legh family to the property. It was proved that in 1708 and 1828 the boundary, as claimed by Col. Legh, had been walked by a jury belonging to the township and fee of Newton in Mackerfield. On the other side, Mr. Shaw, formerly the surveyor of highways for Ashton township, proved that he had repaired the roads over Edge-green at the expense of Ashton township, and that he had understood that the green was within the boundary of the said township. He also produced several parochial documents from the Ashton town chest, in which several parties living on the green appeared to have been rated as inhabitants of Ashton. Other wit nesses were called to prove a boundary walked in 1776 and 1813, by a jury of the manor of Ashton, and that the boundary walked on those occasions corresponded with the one claimed by Sir John Gerrard. Some of them failed in identifying the line of boundary as walked with that claimed by Sir John. Witnesses were also called to speak to acts of ownership, and this brought the case on both sides to a close. The assistant commissioner then announced that the award would not be made until after he had laid the depositions on both sides before the commissioners in London. THE SHOPS OF LIVERPOOL.—The Custom-house of Liv erpool and the new streets which form its approaches, be speak the increasing wealth and prosperity of the good old (?) town, and its new shops the increased demand for the choice productions of British and foreign industry. Promoli's Ba zaar and Compton House in Church-street, are equal to the best establishments of the same description in London, and superior to any to be found out of it. Bold-street, a few years since almost exclusively occupied by private families, is now entirely changed in its character. One by one its old mercantile inhabitants have given place to the purveyors of fashion. The last ejectment of this description has been served upon Mr. Thomas Tobin, whose mansion has been converted into two beautiful shops, one occupied by Bright and Co. and the other by R. M. Beckwith. We had the cu riosity, a few days since, to view the interior—the external appearance of both having attracted our notice—arrangements of the latter, and found that it was fitted up with great splen dour combined with good taste and workmanship in the de sign and execution of its decorations. The effect produced on entering the room is exceedingly good. A fine mirror, about 8 feet by 6 in one sheet, at the extreme end of the room reflects back every object it may contain, whether animate or inanimate, giving to the whole an appearance of extraordinary space filled with a great number of persons busily employed. Over this mirror is placed an antique shrine carved in wood, beautifully executed and in a fine state of preservation. This, as a curiosity, is well worth inspection. We are not qualified to pass any judgment on Beckwith's stock of ladies finery, but we are told that it is exceedingly good. Be this as it may, the shop itself is worthy of note as one of the lions of Liver pool.—Mail. MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL AND WEST LANCASHIRE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Yesterday evening, this numerous and increasing society held their nineteenth anniversary meeting at the Music-hall. The attendance, even before the announced hour of opening, was such as to fill not only the body of the room, but the gallery and passages ; and some encroachment was even made upon the platform, which it was purposed to devote to the accommodation of the reverend gentlemen who were to take a part in the proceedings as speakers, and of the mem bers of the committee, We need scarcely state that the assemblage was highly respectable, and that a predominance of ladies, in neat and handsome attire, lent an additional charm to the proceedings, otherwise deeply interesting from the truly benevolent and Christian objects for which it was convened. All the clergy of the establishment in the town or neighbourhood were present, many of the most respectable and wealthy inhabitants, and many strangers, not a few of whom had distinguished themselves by their devotion.to the dissemination of the humanising principles of Christianity amongst the benighted of foreign lands. It had been an nounced that the chair would be taken at half-past six, and about that hour the committee and their friends, including the clergy, made their way to the platform. Many of these gentlemen, so inadequate were the accommodations, did not find seats during the whole evening ; but such was the en thusiasm felt in the proceedings, that no complaint was ut tered, and the whole was truly a meeting of Christian love. It was intended that the Rev. Augustus Campbell, one of the rectors of the parish, should take the chair ; but, as was afterwards announced, that gentleman was prevented from attending by a domestic calamity, in which all sympathised. Mr. JOHN RIGBY moved that Adam Hodgson, Esq., should take the chair. (Cheers.) The motion was seconded, and unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN (A. Hodgson, Esq) then came forward amidst much applause, and called upon Mr. Carpenter, the Clerical Secretary of the Society, to open the proceedings by prayer. The Rev. Gentleman complied by delivering a prayer at once most effective and appropriate. The CHAIRMAN then said that he on this occasion found himself somewhat unexpectedly placed in the responsible situation of president of the meeting, as a substitute for their more competent worthy friend and fellow-labourer in the cause, the Rev. Mr. Campbell, the cause of whose absence that night they would doubtless learn with regret. He (the Chairman) had received from him the letter which he then held in his hand, and which stated, while it expressed the good wishes of the writer for the society, stated that the death of a relative was the sole cause of his non-attendance that evening. (Hear.) He (the Chairman) was glad to reflect that this society was so well known, and its merits so much appreciated, that he was not required to say anything ex planatory of the objects it had in view. He would best con sult the interest of the meeting by being brief himself, and exhorting others (as many speakers were in attendance) to be as brief as circumstances would allow. For, while the delightful subject before them was inexhaustible, the time which they had to discuss it would soon pass away ; and to prevent the inconvenienee that might otherwise arise to indi viduals in the room by being detained to a late hour, he trusted the speakers would confine themselves to such ob servations as might appear most relevant to the occasion. He alluded to the loss of the services of the gentleman (Mr. Davies) who had lately acted as secretary, and who had been called to another part of the country ; and he concluded by calling upon Mr. Carpenter to read the report. Mr. CARPENTER then read the following REPORT. The committee of the Liverpool and West Lancashire Church Missionary Association, in presenting their nine teenth annual report, desire to express their unfeigned thankfulness to the great Head of the Church for the bless ings bestowed on this association during the past year. By the instrumentality of this association, the proceedings of the Church Missionary Society are becoming better known, and its claims to support better understood and appreciated. In many hearts a deeper sympathy has been kindled in be half of the heathen, and in many ways there has been mani fested a more lively and active concern to communicate to the Gentiles , " the unsearchable riches of Christ." In all this the committee would acknowledge Him in whose hand are the hearts of all men, and who alone can awaken and keep alive a real concern for the salvation of souls. Among other results of this growing interest in the cause of missions, the committee have to report the gratifying in telligence that the contributions from this association during the past year exceed in amount those of any year preceding, and, compared with 1837, the funds of last year will shew an increase of £359 18s. 4d. In this sum, indeed, is included deductinga legacy of £lO5 ; but, this, there will still remain an increase of £254 18s. 4d., and this from the association's mor: regular and stated sources of income. Of the nineteen branches in connexion with Liverpool, there has been an . . increase in the funds of sixteen ; one has continued station ary, and of the remaining two the decrease has been of in considerable amount, and is not in either case to be attri buted to causes which imply a lack, of attachment to the Church Missionary Society. These would at any time be gratifying proofs of attachment to this institution, but they are doubly so at a period marked as it was by the generous exertions of this town for other and no less sacred objects at home. Your committee can not but connect the increase of the funds of this association with the efforts recently made in Liverpool for the scriptural, the hallowed, the heart-cheering purpose of building and endowing additional churches, and so rescuing our people from voluntary neglect. The committee rejoice to connect both together, and would hail in the connexion a happy omen that our beloved church still occupies a large place in British hearts. Only let her be true to herself—only let her follow up her labours in evangelising the population at home and the heathen abroad, and she will find at last, though she may now have enemies without and false brethren within, that she will not be forsaken either by God or man. The sums received respectively from the different branches and other sources of income during the past year, are as fol low : s. , d. By donations . ~ annual subscriptions . Everton branch 132 13 9 ~ St. Andrew's 242 14 11 ~ St. Bride's „ St. Jude's ~ St. David's . „ St. Michael's „ Mariners' Church . „ Wavertree „ Edge Hill 9B 19 1 „ Do. omitted in former year 33 0 0 „ West Derby Branch 54 8 4 „ Knotty Ash ~ Wallasey „ St. Mark's.. „ Ormskirk. „ Seaforth „ Prescot 96 17 2 „ St. Helens 34 7 6 „ St. Augustine's „ St. Anne's, West Derby l4 11 ~ All Saints' l5 0 0 „ moiety of a collection at St. Paul's „ collection at Christ Church. „ at St. Luke's Church. II 91 after annual meeting 32 16 2 ft 7, by a poor widow.. ff by young communicants at St. Luke's 2 1 4 „ a legacy by the late Mr. Burrell lO5 0 0 „ a donation for W. I. fund „ a small missionary party, per Rev. R. Davies, less expenses „ interest per bankers The committee have to report the resignation of their cleri cal secretary, the Rev. Richard Davies. But while they ten der their thanks for his valuable services, and express their sincere regret for the loss of one so well fitted for the office, they rejoice to think that his services, instead of being lost to the society, are enlisted more exclusively in its behalf, and that in his wider sphere, a larger scope will be afforded for the exercise of his zeal in the church missionary cause. The Rev. Henry Carpenter has accepted the office of se cretary, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Davies. The com mittee have also to state, that they have engaged a portion of the time and services of Mr. Crisp, in the capacity of agent of this society, at a remuneration of £2O a-year. In conclusion, the committee would express their convic tion that never was there a period when it was more neces sary for the Church Missionary Society to stand by its prin ciples, and to carry on its operations with stedfastness, with faith, with zeal, and with love. The present day is pre eminently a day of compromise. We have lived to see the Romish church labouring with an activity which may well put Protestants to the blush to spread her influence far and near. We have lived to see those who ought to know better things aiding and abetting the emissaries of that church. We have lived to see that church attempting to thwart and mar and impede the labours of our devoted missionaries abroad. But none of these things move us. Convinced that the Lord is faithful—convinced that evangelical truth is from on high and cannot perish—convinced that the Lord has blessed, is blessing, and will continue to bless this society, we must not, we dare not despair. This society has received tokens of the Divine favour, and will receive them again ; and one testimony of Divine approbation is worth all the ex pense, all the labours, all the self-denial of every missionary and every man connected with this society. One soul de livered from sin and Satan is a rich recompense for all; and, blessed be God, this society has been the honoured instrument in rescuing many a soul from perdition. The savage has be come a saint—the fierce warrior has been changed into the humble follower of the Lamb—the slave of everything vile and debasing has been set free by the gospel of Jesus—old things have passed away, behold all things have become new —and the missionaries of this society have seen realised the picture so beautifully drawn by the Christian poet— " The wretch that once sang wildly, danced and laugh'd, And sucked in dizziness with his draught, Has wept a silent flood, reversed his ways, Is sober, meek, benevolent, and prays." Encouraged by such testimonies as these, encouraged by the great and precious promises of our Lord, the committee would adopt the impressive exhortation of the Apostle, and address the friends of the Church Missionary Society, and say to them one and all— . Be ye therefore stedfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuCh as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. The report was listened to with profound attention, and the approbation of the meeting was, at its conclusion, marked by applause. Mr. CARPENTER then presented a sketch of the amounts of the contributions of the present association. From this it appeared that the society had remitted to London during the year, the sum of £1784. 10s. Bd. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said, that in addition to the subscriptions and donations announced by the Secretary, he had to an nounce Mr. Tuton's annual donation of £25. (Cheers.) He requested the Rev. Chancellor Raikes to move the first reso lution. The Rev. Chancellor RAIKES said, he had now to move that the report which they had just heard read, should be re ceived, and printed, and circulated at the discretion of the committee. He should not dwell upon the gratifying facts which it contained. He felt assured that they were such as would meet with the consent and approbation of all who were present. (Cheers.) He was at a loss to know whether the worthy chairman had taken counsel from the committee in the speech he had addressed to the meeting, by first seeing their report, or whether the committee had taken counsel from him in drawing it up. Certainly that speech agreed well with the report : it advised brevity—and that report, it would be admitted, contained much matter in few words. He hoped it would convey to the minds of all who spoke that evening, a similar impression. (Hear, hear.) The statements in the report, were, on the whole, full of en couragement. The meeting must, doubtless, have heard that the yearly report of the present society had shown a fall ing off, arising from the great expenses necessarily incurred and from other causes. He could, however, assure the meet ing that they need entertain no apprehension on this account of the growing utility and success of the institution. They bad much reason, indeed, when the circumstances were con sidered, to rejoice in the prospects before them. The defal cation in their resources was comparatively insignificant ; and a large portion of it proceeded from a cause which ought to gratify rather than to dismay. It arose from the almost total absence of legacies ; and he felt assured that they would he thankful that many of their best friends yet lived to sup- ' port them by their exertions and their means, and might do so for years to come. If (he added feelingly) they had gained no legacies this year, they had the higher satisfaction of contemplating that they had lost no friends. (Cheers.) There was, indeed, much to give satisfaction and comfort— as much probably as it was good for them to enjoy. They had only to proceed in the career they had so happily begun, and to spread throughout the length and breadth of the land the infinite importance of the operations of the association. (Cheers.) It was impossible to conceal the factthat they had, as a nation arrived at a most critical position, but there was every hope of a successful issue. The time was when they were surrounded by difficulties much less insurmountable. He remembered when he was an humble curate of a large parish in his younger days, he became a member of a similar society, and went out to endeavour to collect subscriptions in its behalf. Amongst other persons he called on a fine old English squire ; informed him of the benevolent objects it had in view, and solicited his support. His reply was, " Oh, I see, it's a job of Wilberforce and the Presby terians." That admirable individual (Mr. Wilberforce) was now removed from this world of trials ; he had lived to earn the love and respect of all around him ; and left behind him a name of his worth embalmed in the memory of a grateful and admiring nation. (Loud cheers.) He (Mr. Chancellor Raikes) had also, on one occasion, in pursuit of the same obj ec t, called on Lord Grenville ; and, as might well be believed, he felt, as damparatively a youth, considerable dismay, in attempting to bring such a cause into notice with so celebrated a man. He was, however, most agreeably relieved from his embarrassment ; for he found that he had only simply to state to him the objects he had in view, to secure his approbation and support. He (Lord G.) instantly said, indeed, that he was delighted that such a so ciety was introduced into the parish ; and he put down his name for a donation of ten guineas a year. But times when but a few would support such a cause, from ignorance of its beneficial objects were now changed, and it was generally ac knowledged that it was the nation's duty to diffuse the nation's blessing—the blessing of pure and unsullied religion. What ever objections individuals might entertain, who were opposed to the views they entertained, it became the general duty of the country to support such institutions. It might be asked, however, in what position did the country stand as affected this object. We were the wealthiest nation in the world ; and had an aristocracy who had more in their power than that of any other country. Yet such a society as the Church Missionary Society was not sufficiently appreciated by those who could best support it. Its excellencies had been acknow ledged, yet what had we done ? We had, it might be said, contributed £70,000 a-year to this- noble object, an object worthy of the highest support of a great nation. But lament able to say we contributed most largely to pay taxes on mere enjoyments the most degrading. There was even paid in this country on the mere article of tobacco, no less a sum than £3,000,000 a-year ! (Cheers.) We were contented to pay immense sums for indulgence in useless, idle, and often pernicious enjoyments ; yet to support a society like this, conducted iii a manner the propriety of which no man could gainsay, and with an object worthy of all support, the whole amount that could be collected annually was £70,000. Such a sum, under all the circumstances, could not be considered but as despicable in itself, and altogether inadequate from the members of the church to which he belonged. Until in this country they could offer for such a cause not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands for a purpose so noble, so benevolent, they could not hope that this offering would be acceptable at the throne of grace. (Hear, hear.) He rejoiced at the progress that had been made by the society in this town ; but he took even this only as an instalment. He hoped they would lay this matter to heart ; that they would draw the comparison between this luxury and that luxury ; this indulgence and that, and the delight arising from doing practical good by redeeming their benighted fellow men from ignorance and sin, to virtue and salvation. He remembered reading in a periodical of the last century, of a young man who had lea a profligate and extravagant life, being brought to a sense of his folly, and a determination to amend, by seeing a correct statement of his expenditure. In one column was written down all that he had expended in dress, in indulgence and in frivolity. In the opposite column there was but one item, and that was a sum he had been induced to give for a benevolent purpose on the persuasion of a.pious and generous friend. From this he saw how much he had devoted to self, and how much to his fellow-creatures; and the feeling that he had done so little to others, led him to adopt a new, and to himself, more gra tifying course of life. Let them, too, look in like manner to what they had done for self, and what for others ; what in deed for perishing millions. (Cheers.) He trusted that by such personal review of their conduct, they would, ere many years elapsed, find that the columns of expenditure would change places,—the greater expenditure being for the diffusion of the gospel of Christ ; the lesser for the gratification of self. He trusted, that in furtherance of the objects of the society, one of the great objects of their lives would be, to bring those who -were in darkness, to the knowledge of the Lord Jesus. (Much applause,) Sir DIGBY MACKWORTH seconded the motion in a long and interesting address. The seconding of the resolution,' he said, had properly been entrusted to the feeblest hand. The report, indeed, so naturally recommended itself, that it required no eulogium on his part. There was, however, one passage in it, •to which he desired to call their attention. Christian truth required not the adventitious aid of elo quence : a simple statement of facts was alone required to impress the mind with its importance. That, indeed, formed the sole and proper groundwork of the missionary society, and might be summed up in the words " Love of Christ, and love of man for His sake." He had travelled in South ern India, where he had visited several missionary stations. He was also possessed of several documents illustrative of the total inadequacy of the Catholic as compared with the Protestant missions in foreign lands. He had visited My sore, where had resided the celebrated Abbe du Bois. That learned individual, the boast of the church to which he be longed, had acknowledged that after labouring twenty-seven years, in attempting to convert the Hindoos to christianity, he could not, he believed, lay his hand upon the head of one of them and say that he believed him to be a true christ ian." The speaker here alluded to communications he had received from intelligent individuals, relative to the despe rate state of religion amongst the Hindoos, particularly under the Catholic missionaries. He had been at several stations, at one of which he had met with Father Pennefather, who was of a similar opinion. We had also conversed with Father Antonio, an Italian Priest, who boasted of having made many thousand converts. He (Sir D. Mackworth) had said to Father Antonio that he must be an adept in the language of the country to make so favourable an impression on the in habitants. He replied that he could not speak a word of the language. How then, said he (Sir D. M.), did you contrive to convert them ? Oh, said he, we Catholics employ the Latin language. Well, it was enquired, how was this to be under stood. Our religion, (said Antonio,) strongly recommends " charity," —so, we gave them rice every day at our convent, and then asked them if they would like to become members of their community, and they all replied " Oh, yes !" The Abbe du Bois was, he believed, a well-meaning man, but led. astray by the pernicious influence of the religion which he had embraced : and he believed that if Father An tonio had been as candid as he (du Bois) was, he would also have admitted that he could not have laid his hand upon one of his converts heads, and have pronounced him a true Christian. The speaker then read an extract from a work, relative to Catholic missions in some foreign islands. From this it appeared that the Pope had called all the children, stated to have been converted, his children, and that amongst the priests sent out to conciliate these new devotees, was an image of the Virgin Mary, finely gilded and decorated—so that the poor inhabitants were only usssisted to exchange the worship of Heathen idols for the worship of Christian idols. The same idolatry still remained ; yet this was called by the Catholics a successful system of conversion. Such conver sions, however, were not from ignorance and idolatry to light and to religion. They were merely conversions from savage idolatry to the equally false worship the invention of man, and not to that pure faith which emanated from God. They might tell us of conversions, but those who knew the facts would distinguish the difference between the conversions of the Catholics and those of the Protestants. He knew the missionaries of the society abroad, and could vouch for their efficiency. Their worth was testified, not only in remote places, but at all the civil and military residencies ; and the converts they made were converts to God. He had visited the town of Cochin, where he had met with a missionary named Ridsdale, who in that country had been the ho noured instrument of effecting numerous conversions, par ticularly amongst the poorer class. Amongst his converts, in higher life, too, was the son of the late Rajah. That youth had been baptised in company with a Brahmin, who had also been converted, a man of excellent character, with whom he (the speaker) had been acquainted for twenty three years, and who had been named John Ananthar. This man had, after the ceremony, been invited to dine on board of a British ship, the officers and crew were so much struck by his conversation and conduct, that a moral revolu tion took place on board of the ship. He read an extract from an original letter from this excellent individual, relating, in the most feeling language, to the death of a young lady. Think, said the speaker, of such language from the lips of a poor Brahmin. That man was no RICE Christian, but a true believer. (Cheers.) He had given up a large property ; and his tribe had even got up a funeral procession to show that he was dead to his family and to his country, to his friends and to his religion ! His conduct, however, had been such, that it was intended to propose him as a clergyman of the Church of England, so soon as the bishop in that country thought such a step expedient. He next adverted to the son of the Rajah of Cochin, who had, since his conversion, gone to study in the district school. He hoped and trusted that that promising youth would be supported by the society, as the small sum of about £2O a-year would maintain and educate him ; and what a glorious thing it would be that such a youth should go back to teach Christianity in his own country, where his presence could not fail to make a most salutary im pression. (Cheers.) He had now, he trusted, made good what he had set out with,—namely that the Church of Rome - had not, and never could become successful in pushing the spread of Christianity, while the Protestant Church had every where gone on prosperously, the doctrines she incul cated being those of true religion. Their dearly-beloved Chancellor had stated that he took the £70,000 a-year given by this country for the support of the society, as only a tithe of what ought to be given. He (Sir R. W.) only hoped that their Christian friends in Liverpool, would become as liberal in the promotion of religion as they were of commerce ; and that ere long their £2OOO would become £20,000. (Cheers.) He had asked many parties who had contributed to this glo rious cause, whether they bad ever, from the extent of their bounty, suffered any privations of enjoyment therefrom which they regretted ; and their invariable answer had been eyer the same—that they had not ; but on the contrary, had experienced high gratification in the reflection that they had contributed to the temporal and spiritual welfare of their less fortunate fellow-creatures. (Loud cheers.) The motion was then put and carried. THOMAS B. HORSFALL, Esq., said he had much pleasure in proposing the next resolution. Of all the societies that had yet laid claim to public support, whether as regarded Christian love or Christian zeal, not one, he conceived, was so worthy as that, the interests of which they had that night met to promote. If they looked, indeed, to ,the amount of good that it had already accomplished, and to that which it was so admirably calculated to achieve, rather than congra tulate themselves on the amount they had already subscribed towards it, they should express surprise that that amount was not greater, and, considering the blessings poured upon this land, they must regret that there were amongst them ':those who refused even the crumbs that fell from their table. (Hear, hear.) It had been remarked that the amount of the general funds of the society had somewhat decreased, though the Liverpool collection had increased. It was remarkable, with reference to Liverpool, that York, with only 30,000 inhabitants, contributed more than this town, with her 200,000. If they looked to poor benighted Africa, they would find an ample field for the further exertion of their benevolence. England had, indeed, been the first to do away with negro slavery, yet he felt assured, that, in spite of all her legislative enactments on the subject, that nefarious trade would still be carried on until gospel light be more generally diffused. He would but allude to South Australia. We derived a large portion of our commerce from that rapidly rising country ; our ships were sent out richly laden ; but little or nothing was done to promote gospel missions. Last year one of the most devoted of their friends was ap pointed Governor of that colony ; and it must be a great satis faction to all missionaries proceeding thither to have the countenauce and support of a man who had proved himself worthy of the name of a friend, a protector, and a father of all in the colony. That General, on receiving some mis sionaries, had concluded by an affecting appeal to the natives to fear God, and lead virtuous lives, loving one another ; but the native Interpreter had stated that he knew of no words that could convey to them his Excellency's kind exhortation. (Cheers.) He moved the resolution. Mr. BOYD, of Londonderry, said, that the resolution that had just been read, divided itself into two important branches. It inculcated a spirit of the purest benevolence, and it ex pressed regret that England, as a nation, did not more de- cidedly recognize the duty of endeavouring to introduce the blessings of Christianity throughout her numerous colonial dependencies. It appeared, that in the good cause in which they had embarked, the efforts of private individuals had been abundantly repaid ; but this was not enough ; the cause ought to be supported, not individually only, but nationally. It was a proud thing, that this little island, hanging, as it were a speck in the occean, should possess so much influence throughout the habitable globe. It was a proud thing to behold her gallant ships sailing from her every port, to com mand the commerce of the world. The time was when it was otherwise. Some centuries ago, what now characterizes the pagan and the idolater, characterized the inhabitants of this isle. Ignorance, and consequently weakness then went hand in hand ; and a small band of needy adventurers who might land upon the coast, were suffered to plant their standard, and commence their predatory incursions. The people, few and powerless, might thus have been trampled upon by foreign invaders. But the moment she be came possessed of her colonial dependencies, she be came powerful at home and influential abroad. When that highly-gifted woman, Queen Elizabeth, assumed the reins of government (cheers), the country was re deemed by 'the pursuits of commerce and navigation. At that time few of the most powerful states of Europe took the field, and the struggle was for ascendancy. So grasping, indeed, were Spain and Portugal, that they formed a treaty by which all lands discovered to the south of the Canaries should belong to Spain, and all to the north to Portugal. This treaty was sanctioned by the Pope. England then became strengthened by her colonies and her chivalry, and her success in one proud battle obtained an ascendancy which she never afterwards lost. (Cheers.) It was not then seen or appreciated that the Protestant religion was established, by the blessing of God, by these events. The struggle, indeed, was for religion, and the triumph was ours. (Hear.) Had Spain and Portugal succeeded, our vast territories abroad would have been wrested from us ; our industry would have -been wrested and our Protes tantism subserved. It was this God who directed the tri umph. She had now immense possessions all over the globe. She had a territory in India, peopled by 120 millions of souls. She possessed the Southern extremity of Africa, the key to the Indian seas. She had also Malta and Gibraltar as keys to the shores of the Mediterranean. These possessions would enable them to disseminate the gospel of peace over a vast cir cuitof the habitable globe. Inthe west their possessions were also extensive. They had the Canadas, the West India Islands.' God had given them these possessions, and the wealth they dif fused; and it behoved them to repay the debt thus incurred,by diffusing the gospel of truth. We had not done this. We had left India nearly in the state in which we had found her, with but three bishops and seventy-six chaplains, to minister to millions. In other parts of our possessions we had been equally remiss. What had been done in Canada ? The scanty pittance of the clergy had been withdrawn by govern ment, so that thousands were to pine and perish for want of the bread of life. If the Lord gave to them the milk or the oil, and the gold and the silver, that were in the land, it was on condition that they snould disseminate the religion of Christ in these lands. (Hear, hear.) Our own island was merely the metropolis of our extensive empire. It was the heart, indeed, but there 'were many dependent members. It was their duty as Christians to obey the commands of God by diffusing the gospel. Even if the government of the country did not act as they ought in that respect, it was the duty of the people to do so : they drew many of their re sources from these countries ; and they ought to pay them back by giving them the blessings of true religion. He con sidered that England had a right to choose her own peculiar religion; and that the same religion should be established throughout the colonies. It was but a timid and irrational argument against this position to say that the colonist a part of them had prejudices to be conciliated. Christ did not preach such a doctrine. It was not thus he instructed Paulto go forth and preach the gospel. He then related an amusing anecdote of the firm manner in which some British officers had re= sisted the fanaticism of some Brahmins, and gained their point. He also gave a painful narrative of the guilty ac quiescence of some British residents in India in the immola tion of a Hindoo widow, and concluded by saying that the constitution of England was based upon Christianity, and recognized no such thing as the toleration of any idolatrous worship. In the language which Christ, were he on earth, would use, he wouid say, " Britons, go forth, and teach the gospel to every people." (Applause.) The Rev. Mr. WHITE moved the third resolution. He begged to congratulate all present on the highly-respectable character of the meeting. He had recently attended many meetings, but none that induced him so much as the present to regret that they had not an Exeter Hall, in which to accommodate all who would have attended. He begged to offer his thanks (by the way) to the originators of the St. George's Hall, for he thought its erection would mark a threefold increase in their society. The rev. gen tleman alluded to the magnificence of our streets and docks, and the general wealth ; and called upon the wealthy to come forward in support of the propagation of the gospel ; for all that they enjoyed came through the blessing of God. He should leave the Catholics in the hands of his rev. friend who should sued him, who he doubted not would give them a broad-sine. He had no fear, notwithstanding their enemies, of the safety and final triumph of the Church of England. God would not forget her, but would throw his shield around her. By a long, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, they would accomplish all that was desired; and that church would yet rise up in the majesty of her strength, the ambassadress of the gospel of Christ throughout the world. Popery, indeed, differed from all other religions. All others, though extinct—Greek, Coptic, or Armenian, acknowledged the word of God. Popery denied it, and there was, therefore, nothing left for it but destruction. — He now begged to revert to what had been stated respecting the finances of the society, and it was a matter of congratu lation to this meeting that, although there had been a falling off in their funds, there had been no defalcation on the part of Liverpool, for they had assisted to make it up by a sub scription of £350; he was also happy to say that the society had some new patrons in the Bishop of Madras and two other prelates. It was also exceedingly gratifying to learn that the Bishop of London, who examined all the society's candidates for 'ordination, found them better prepared than the generality of candidates who offered themselves for the sacred office. The society had new calls upon them fro'rn all parts of the globe,—from Carthage, New Zeiland, and other places. He would mention a few facti'as' regarded New Zealand, when one of their chiefs first beheld a man oh horseback he really imagined they were one_ animal, and . could not be convinced to the contrary ; and when be first beheld a cow in the field eating grass, he began feeling at her horns and all over her head in order to find out her mouth. The New Zealenders were an interesting race, and a race which occupied greatly the attention of the society. He (the rev. speaker) would just give them a specimen of their poetry. One of their maxims was, that theft could not go unpunished, and was sure to be found out ; for if man, could not discover it, their God would—for He knew every thing, and nothing could possibly be hid from him. This was what he called poetry, the poetry of the heart. On an occa sion, too, of the death of a chief, they assembled together on the appearance of the evening star, and chaunted the follow ing dirge :—" The sun is set ; our chief is dead ; how shall the sun rise again, 'now OUR SUN is set?" This, too, was poetry ; it spoke to the feelings of the heart. But it was lamentable that the majority of the New Zealanders were set in hostile array against Christianity ; yet there was an instance of a recent occurrence of a New Zealand chief dying a good, sincere Christian,•and in his last moments relying on the merits, and c Ming on the name of Christ, and trusting on him for salvation. (Hear, hear.) The rev. gentleman then went on to say, that it had been his happiness to enter tain a New Zealand chief in London to breakfast, and a more intelligent and amiable man he had never been in company with ; and notwithstanding he was tattooed and copper coloured, he could assure the meeting he was quite a ladies' man. (Laughter from the ladies.) He was converted to Christianity by the Wesleyan Missionaries, but on a further consideration, he was induced to join the Church of Eng land ; so that the meeting would perceive their labours were not entirely thrown away. He would now read to the meet ing a letter which had been put in his hands since he came into the room ; it contained a card curiously cut, in which were put three sovereigns, half a sovereign, and sixpence, and it came from the St. Paul's Church Sunday School; the letter ran thus : " Be pleased to give the enclosed to the treasurer of the society of the Church of England Missionary Society, being the amount collected by the children of St. Paul's Church Sunday School. The children and teachers request me to ask you to visit them on some Lord's day afternoon, to tell them what the missionaries are doing abroad. (Signed) " T. C. JONES." The rev. gentleman next related a very laughable anecdote of a west Lancashire farmer, who was so zealous in the cause of the Church Foreign Missionary Society, that he was de termined to have a missionary box of his own, but he was at a loss how to contrive, for his snuff-box was too small, and his coal-box too large for the occasion, and he at length hit on the happy expedient of converting the horn of an ox into the purpose, which he was determined should serve for the occasion. He had heard of the poetry of Chaucer, and other eminent poets, but he know not whether this was the effusion or not, at any rate they should hear of the poetry placed by the farmer on the box, it was this— The horn of the ox Is now a missionary box." (Immense laughter.) Well, the meeting was now in ex cellent humour, and he would not detain them long, in con elusion, therefore, he would w ish them " silvery good night," and, in doing so, he would explain to them what he meant. A clergyman had once been addressing a meeting similar to the present, and concluded with the above-named kindly wish. To his great surprise, he was waited on early next morning by a. person who was entirely unknown to him : the stranger, after being very importunate for an interview, was at length shewn into the library, when the clergyman de manded his business. " Sir," said the unknown, I come to tell you that I could not rest last night, and all my endea vours to procure repose were fruitless." " Well, my worthy friend," was the rejoinder, " how am I to help that ?" " Why, sir," said the stranger, " I last night attended a missionary meeting, where you made a speech, and wished us all a very good night ; but unfortunately I only . put a shilling into the box, and I could not get any rest, notwith standing your good wishes ; so I have now brought you a sovereign." (Cries of " Hear, hear !" and great laughter.) Now, my friends, (continued the rev. speaker.) I would recommend you all, instead of disturbing Mr. M`Neile and Mr. Carpenter early to-morrow morning, to give your sove reigns to-night, to embrace the present opportunity, and be liberal ; therefore, I shall confidently wish you all " Good night !'' The Rev. F. CLOSE (of Cheltenham) rose to second the reslution, in doing which the rev. gentlemen complained of the great disadvantage in which he laboured under. In the first place, he had to speak after an Irishman, who had the happy nack of saying so much on the subject, that he had driven everything out of his head which he had intended to say ; and his friend in the second place had • really dwelt so long and so eloquently on the occasion, that he had actually left him nothing behind. Thus then he laboured under a double disadvantage ; so that, in fact, all he had to do was merely to put on his night-cap. (Laughter.) He had also to make a great complaint against one of the clergymen of Liverpool. It had been his good fortune to hear him deliver a most excellent speech of two hours and a half duration, in Cheltenham, in a room of much larger dimensions than the present one, and the /meeting was more fully attended than the highly respectable and very numerous one he had now the happiness to address—he meant the Rev. Hugh M`Neile. (Loud and long continued cheering.) This reverend gentle man, whom he fully expected to see, and have the pleasure of meeting on this occasion, at Liverpool, has thought proper to run off to London. (Laughter.) But, I hope, con tinued the speaker, we shall yet have the happiness to see him amongst you to-morrow evening. (Applause.) There is, also, the Rev. Mr. Stewart, of St. Bride's, Church, whom I am also disappointed of seeing this evening, and who could have given this meeting much valuable informa tion on the subject of our foreign missionaries, but who is unavoidably absent, so that notwitstanding the hints which I have received from my friends around me, I claim the time which they would both have occupied in addressing you. (Laughter, in which the rev. gentleman heartily and good-naturedly joined.) Now, as regarded the resolution, it spoke of, and alluded to the great increase and rapid strides of popery ; it was no longer contented with rearing its head in our own land, but had helped to kindle the flames of rebellion in Canada, and was making great progress in all quarters of the known globe. They had heard of it in India, and even in the north-western parts of America the popish priests were actively and zealously em ployed,—so that unless the Foreign Missionary Society evinced a corresponding zeal and diligence in sending, out Protestant missionaries, the religion of the priest would be come predominant, and the labour and time of the society would be thrown away. In N. South Wales they are busy in making proselytes ; in New Holland it was the same ; and in Abyssinia the missionaries of the society were absoldtely driven away by two popish priests, for after the arrival they made such artful insinuations to the King, and otherwise ingratiated themselves with the authorities and the inhabitants, that the Protestant missionaries were ordered to quit the kingdom within forty-eight hours' notice. He would not detain the meeting by alluding to the 'growth that popery was Making in Malta and other ports, he would, therefore, leave it for the present, and speak of another enemy of the Protestant church, and which was generally the ally and friend of popery, and was entirely blended with it, he meant infidelity, he Pas greatly- mistaken if they were not so blended together, that the one was the support of the other ; and as a confirma tion he need only instance the case of India. It was not a little reniarkable that the plan which was :pursued in the schools of Liverpool has also been acted upon in the city of Calcutta, the Government of which has withdrawn their sup port from the schools of the established church, , and the neutral schools where the children are educated, which answers to the Corporation Schools of this town, an idol is to be found in the form of a poor elephant, which the children worship after this manner, " You ugly cub of an elephant, hear our prayer," which was, in his opinion, the same as the Popish prayer o f " H o l y M ot h er o f G o d , h ear our prayer." In the Sandwich Islands the Popish emisaries requested the King's permission to teach the people their religion. The King requested two days to consider of the request, and when they waited on him for his deter mination, he replied, " your religion is so like the old religion just given up, that we will not trouble you to come amongst us." Infidel books, and vile p u bli ca ti ons , h e la mented to say were, distributed with a liberal hand, and circulated by our countrymen in all our colonial possessions abroad, and unless these were counteracted by the pub lications of the Church of England, so that the inhabit ants might receive an education based on the principles of the church, the poison instilled would deeply take root, and the consequence would 'be truly awful. It had been said that the foreign Missionary Society would never do any good, if they meddled with the superstitious rites of the Indians, and that they must not interfere with the burnings of the Hindoos, for if they did so, our Indian possessions would not be worth six months purchase, but no sooner had the British Government determined to put a stop to the immolations, than the widows themselves were the first to rejoice, and resolved not to sacrifice themselves to the pile of their husbands. And he knew from very good authority, and from information which could be relied on, that the Hindoos do not pay a voluntary sacrifice to their God Juggernaut. (Hear.) They are pressed men, and are forced to go. When the season arrives for the drag ging of the idol in procession, the head man of the village is obliged to find a certain number of men to sacrifice under the ponderous wheels of the idol god, and if hefails to com ply with the request, and cannot find his quota, he is pub licly whipped. But at length the British - government has issued a tart' order that no Hindoo shall drag the idol, but yet they do not say the idol shall not be dragged ; and the interested Brahmin still finds the means of sending victims to the shrine of Juggernaut. Even the British officers were compelled to assist in erecting temples to the Hindoo gods. He had received a letter from a British officer, in which he states that he had been ordered to design, .build, and erect an Hindoo temple ; but rather than submit, he had petitioned to resign his situation, and he was highly fa voured, for he was removed to another station. The rev. gent. then went into a long detail of the heathen worship, and sa crifices of the Hindoos and various castes of the Brahmins, and gave a long account of their rites and ceremonies. He next ob served, that it was a pleasing circumstance that the Church Missionary Society had introduced the prayer-book, and had it translated into various different languages, where thnarti des, homilies, and liturgy of the Church of England were in use. (Great cheering.) He had heard much of a . bible Christian, of bible Christians he knew little, but if they would tell him of a Church of England Christian,_ then he knew what sort of a Christian he was, for the Church of England is founded and based upon the Christian dispensa tion of the New Testament, and the plan which they pursued was to circulate, not only the Bible, but the Prayer-book,for they don't propagate their gospel like the Catholic priest, in an unknown tongue. One interesting circumstance he would relate to the meeting that the Bishop of Calcutta amongst other bishops had now hecome the warm supporter and pa tron of the Church Missionary Society,—and also the new Bishop of Madras when he was first appointed his lordship did not feel much interested in the success of their missions, but he was happy to say he now warmly supported the so ciety, and consented to ,become their pretudent , :.ahroad. The Rev. gentleman also spoke in very high te ring, and passed a warm eulogitun on the present Bishop of Calcutta, whs, previous to his appointment, had passed much of his time in Cheltenham, and usually attended themonthly mis sionary prayer meetings in his parish, which were as numer ously attended, if not more, than the present assembly of this evening—he believed it was even more crowded. And here he would take the opportunity of recommending to this meeting, and more particularly to the clergy of Liverpool, to establish monthly prayer meetings in connection with. the Church Missionary Society, and he was sure they would soon experience the most happy and beneficial results. At the monthly prayer-meetings of Cheltenham. the present Bishop of Calcutta had often been an attendant; he had therefore taken the liberty of asking the Bishop to grant him one request, which was, that on his arrival, he would be kind enough to write him' word as to the suc cess of the Church Missions. His Lordship kindly com plied, and amongst other interesting information ' had fur nished him withthe following particulars :—A young Brahmin, of very high caste, and possessing no less a fortune than a lac of rupees, had through the agents of the Church Missionary Society, become a convert to Christianity.. His uncle ob served a great change in his mind, and that he was always reading the Gospel, he therefore took his prayer-book from him, and tore it to, pieces. This- so afflicted the young Brahmin, that for two whole days he could not be prevailed upon even to taste bread ; but he resolved to forsake his caste, his fortune, and, his friends, and he has now become a member of the Church of England. He had no doubt .but the meeting had heard of a . most extraordinary sermon, which was delivered at Ake Missionary Church at Calcutta, by a Brahmin of n very 'high caste, the occasion and subject of which .was Or conversion of another Brahmin, also of high •etigte. - 'He; the `iev l : speaker, was old enough to remember tlse r tAmeffleett,„it v 7s. said, you. cannot convert a Brahmin ; re , tlptxtys i gtsi . '4BB4 eisa, and :spend your time with them, likSONttlijr V s siOehe .iii vain, and you cannot convert Afatiglion if* rei,chti4tianitY: . ; hut:we have no* not only i ivaece v nAieir 'being able to convert the Briatniin,:bu,t silsci pf, tlietr being exemplary members of . the 'Church of _England_ - Mr- Close next adverted. to the Atatti-of the gospel in .`finniveller, sit :Indian station, of which the society formerly had not been a little - proud, - and spoke at - some length of the conduct of Mr. Reifies, who had relapsed, and had done the society some injury, and at 'length went so far as to become an opposition missionary. It had pleased the Almighty, however, to remove him by death, and directly the society had heard of the circumstance, although. Mr: 11. had forfeited all claim _upon them, the first act of the cbeis nsittee in London, was to sit down araVote thepension to his widow. And lie was happy to say, the mission atTinnevelley was now in a more spiritual, happy, healthy, prosperous, and good state than at any previtius period of its existence. It now wants (said the rev. gentleman) only ten minutes to I 0 o'clock, and therefore I will not detain the meeting-much longer, and will consequently postpone several otherstate ments of missions for to-morrow evening and other op - tunities. But before he would conclude, - he would wi -to op stir up the feelings of this meeting so as to make them f oll ow the example set at the different churches on Sunday, which had doubled their subscriptions, and he therefore hoped they would do the same to-night, it would do them no harm, but would do the funds a great deal of good ; and they had all heard . by the report,Alie state in which those ,fands were in—they were twenty thousand pounds deficient, and if the friends of the Church did not make greater exertions, sonic of the Missionary stations must be given . ,up. But he confessed he' saw no cause for desponding. Spme of their friends might think the society rich enough,. bit that they knew was not the fact. Some might wish to.give a little more Money' than they had about them. Now he had no doubt they were all in good credit with the new secre tary ' • they could take a. little bit of paper and give. a banker's order ; there were a great many ways of turning paper' into nioney, and that would be a nice and ready way. In his own parish (Cheltenham) at the anniversaey meetings of this kind for the last two years, a . little bit of paper had been handed to him, containing Os., with this motto, " The, sweepings of the milliners' shop,". He had taken some paieS to ascertain from whom this humble tribute came, but lie had as yet been unsuccessful ; but he believed it was a perquisite of the pieces of trimmings, .&c., which were cut to waste ; for they were very large manufac turing in this line of business at Cheltenham. (Laughter.) There were two other contributions which he must not fail to mention, as it might stimulate others to follow so good an example :—A poor, labouring man had given the profits of one day's labour every month ou behalf of the society ~ the other was that of a little tradesman who gave a similar dona tion. One poor man was asked to give something to the funds. " Why," replied he, " I would willingly do so, but I have nothing to give." " Give your pipe," was the reply ; why I did not think of that,—sand from that moment the threepence which he spent in tobacco, he for the future con tributed to the missionary cause. Now, he must say, if a few of our exquisites who annoy us in the streets by the fumes of their cigars, if these gentlemen would lay aside this elegant accomplishment—(cheers)—how much would their funds be increased, and how rich would their society become, The meeting would allow him, perhaps, to go. one step fur ther ; the box is now going round, and he hoped all would put something in it. He would just relate one instance more, that of Gloucester ; they had actually got a missionary pill box. (Great laughter.) Ile thought it was an eicellent con trivance •, and as Doctor Morison had got rich. by the - sale of his pills, he did not see there was any harm.in-their trying the same experiment, (Coetjuued laughter.),, The ne,capArt of the pill-box was thisie lady, . who svaa,a greet - friend to the Church MissiOnaty SocietY, 'had, -a ; Very .eXcellerit prescription for pills, and these 140•Afie,,:aota.- for, • the benefit of the Church, Missie W es s essg e ls and Although the effect of the pllli was - "goo 5.. m.. one sense, be could not say what might be tigsfel effect 'in another manner. (Immense laughter:) But this he would say, that the next new edition which the popish priest,might publish 4 the Society of Heretics, as they are pleased, te term us, when speaking'of our missionary trees and bashes , and our other contrivances, they Might now 'add, they,lsaye now absolutely manufactured - a new missionary Pill boss--(renewed laughter) —he was sorry to detain them so longs. the boxes were now going round, and lie . liopertthey would be liberal donors. He had much pleasure in seconding the motion. • The boxes were now sent round the room, during which the Secretary gave out a hymn, which was sung by the meeting. The Rev. Dr. TATTERSH ALL, in moving the next resolu tion, said, at this late hour it would ill become him to detain them later ; he should therefore content himself with moving the resolution, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Bates. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, who . I briefly returned thanks, and the meeting separated. so We beg to direct the attention of ourreaders to the speeches at the anniversary meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society, which will amply repay a careful perusal. We are glad to find that the collections in the va rious churches on Sunday last greatly exceeded those of the preceding year, and in one instance, the amount was double that of the previous collection. TRIBUTE or RESPECT TO .THE REV. F. Foam, M.A.— The former congregation of this gentleman, lately the rector of Church Lawton, Cheshire, a few days back, presented him with a most flattering mark of their appreciation of his per formance of his pastoral charge while.they were included in his care. On Monday week, a deputation numbering the following gentlemen—R. Wilbraham, Esq. of Rode Hall, R. Wilbraham, Esq. Jun. the Rev. E. Wilson, Mr. J. Pedley, Mr. Kirby, and Mr. J. Taylor, proceeded to Abbey Field, where the rev. gentleman and family are at present staying. The presentation of the tribute (a superb tea and coffee ser vice of plate) was undertaken by R. Wilbraham, Esg who prefaced it by an apppropriate and gentlemanly Ford's reply was characterized by good taste, and the com pany were deeply touched by some parts of it, and the more so as it bore on the sad visitation the rev. gentleman h a d. ex perienced in the bereavement of his gallant relative, Colonel Ford. .The deputation afterwards partook of a cold collation provided by Charles Ford, Esq. The articles composing the service are most recherche in their workmanship. The fol lowing is a copy of the inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. F. Ford, M.X. Rector of Church Lawton, Cheshire, by his congregation, as a parting memorial of their esteem and af fection for his labors among them during a ministry ofseven years, A.D. 1839." The frequency of such testimonials-of respect to the ministers of the Established Church, is a gra tifying proof of the worthiness of the labourers in the vine yard of Christ, and of the confidence and good feeling with which their exertions in the cause of salvation inspire their aUditors. .It is a curious coincidence that Sir Robert Peel resigned on the 7th of April, 1835, and Lord John Itumell ort the 7th of May, 1839. • - N