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Impala! Varliatnatt. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. The Marquis of WrSTMEATH complained of the imperfect returns presented by the government regarding the transac tions at Mullingar. Several most important letters and do cuments were omitted. His lordship, it will be perceived, entered into extensive details on the state of Ireland, and on the management of the inquiry now proceeding. The Duke of RUTLAND presented a petition from North ampton, praying for a penny postage. Lord BROUGHAM postponed the second reading of (as was understood)' the education bill from Monday till Tuesday in next week. BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL. The Marquis of L A.icsnowNE, in moving tit committal of this bill, stated, that the object of it was to render perpetual the temporary act which repealed a portion of the usury laws, and permitted a higher rate of interest than five per cent. upon the discount of bills. The experiment had been tried for several years past, and had been productive of the most beneficial effects. In a commercial and mercantile point of view, such a measure seemed indeed to be absolutely indis pensable. It was, therefore, proposed to make this law, which experience proved to be not only harmless, but emi nently useful and beneficial, permanent. He trusted that that proposition would meet with their lordships' approval. It would be his duty in committee to move an amendment, extending the operation of the bill to a class of securities not now comprehended in it—hemeant to Exchequer bills. India bonds, and other securities of that description. The Duke of WELLINGTON said although he was anxious that the bill should pass, in order to relieve the country from any pressure upon commerce at this particular moment, yet, feeling that the general state of the trade in this country could not be expected to yield an interest of 5 or 5i per cent, or anything of the nature contemplated in this bill, perma nently, he thought the legislature ought not to hold out to the public permanently such a prospect as would enable those who had fraudulent intentions to carry them into execution. He entreated their lordships to guard persons from this description of misfortune, by limiting the operation of the bill to the' Ist January, 1842. He should move an amend ment to that effect in committee. The house then went into committee. On reading the first clause, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE introduced an amendment to the effect he had described. Lord WYNFORD moved, as an amendment, that if a bill be not taken up at the end of twelve months after it had become due, the rate of interest upon that bill should not be more than five per cent. . . . . Lord ASHBURTON was understood to coincide with the noble duke, that the duration of this measure should be temporary, in order to give an opportunity of considering the subject generally. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the effect of his noble and learned friend's (Lord Wynford's) amendment, however desirable in his own view, was perfectly unattainable. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE should acknowledge the force of the noble duke's observations as to putting people on their guard, could he believe that people stood in need of being put on their guard with respect to tk value of money. The first clause having been agreed to, the question was put on the Duke of Wellington's amendment, which was proposed in the shape of a separate clause. The house divided, when the numbers were—Contents, 69 ; non -contents, 52 : majority for the clause, 17. The bill then went through a committee, and the house resumed. The protection from bankruptcy and the Court of Com mon Pleas bills severally went through committee without amendments.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. ELECTION PETITION. A petition was •presented against the return of Mr. Al cock, for the borough of Ludlow. CLERGY RESERVES (CANADA.) Mr. LABOUCHERE (in answer to Mr. Pakington's in quiry) said that a bill had been received from Upper Canada, regarding the clergy reserves, but that it was unaccompanied by the requisite document from the governor, without which it was not legal, even if the legality of it were not question able on other grounds arising out of the course pursued by the Canadian legislature. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.—EDUCATION VOTES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not think it necessary to enter into the general question of education in proposing a com mittee of supply. The objections that had been stated or that might be stated on the general subject could not now very conveniently be discussed, after the long discussion which had taken place before the Speaker left the chair. It might be contended that the whole education scheme ought to left in the hands of the church. It might be contended that the state ought not to grant any sum of money which should not be placed at the disposal of the church, but those were not the questions now in dispute. (Hear, hear.) The question now in dispute was, whether they would agree to grant £30,000 for the purposes i of public education, or whe ther they would altogether refuse that vote. Cries of " No, no," from the opposition benches.) He understood that to be the proposition, and that the ground of it was, that, in stead of voting a sum for education to be placed at the dis posal of the treasury, it was a sum placed at the disposal of a committee of the privy council, consisting of cer tain of her Majesty's servants. He did not see upon what argument that refusal was to be based. He could understand the argument that the state ought not to encourage any doc trine or any opinion but that which was held by the Esta blished Church, in connection with the state ; and that no such doctrine ought to be encouraged by vote of parliament. But in respect of this mere question being the disposal of the grant to the privy council, or the board of the treasury—it did not appear to him that there was any ground upon which to refuse to make any grant for public education. He thought it would be far better for the argument if the change was the other way. In that case they would have had something to support them in their views supposing there had been a committee of the privy council appointed for the purpose of education, and the grant had been at their disposal, partly for the school under the National Society, and partly for the British and Foreign, and supposing it had been intended to make a change in that grant, then there might have been something said against any such change. If the disposal of this money was left to a board of treasury, that board might be constituted part of Roman Catholics, and then the ob jection on the other side might apply. The question was then put that £30,000 be granted by her Majesty for public edu cation in Great Britain, for the year 1839. Lord MAHON said he felt it his duty to meet the motion with a direct negative ; and in doing so, he thought it neces sary, after what had fallen from the noble lord, to explain that his objections and the objections of other honourable mem bers on that side of the house did not apply, in the slightest degree, to any grant for education intended and directed upon right principles. He could scarcely conceive, that any per son could have so utterly misunderstood, or industriously misrepresented the statements on his side the house. (Op position cheers.) Let the noble lord put them to the test — would he consent to move for the same vote as last year, and upon the same principle—let him move even a much larger grant, conducted on the same principles, and he would then ascertain what the opinion of that side of the house was. He called upon the noble Lord not to forget what he seemed to have done, and which was most expressly stated by his noble friend, the member for North Lancashire, that his main ob jection was not to the grant coming from the treasury, but to the alteration in the principles of its application. He again repeated, that, if the noble lord would propose such a vote, he could venture to promise that there was not a member on that side of the house who would not give it his full and cor dial support. But if the noble lord would not take that course—if he told them that that vote of £30,000, which he now proposed, was to be conducted and confirmed upon the minute of the 3d of June, if he found that minute of the 3d of June contained within itself the power of reviving the former minute of the 13th of April, and if he found these two minutes closely connected together; and if, on the other hand, the forms of the house precluded him from bringing forward a vote of moving on the principle of last year, then he repeated that he had no alternative, and it became his duty to oppose the vote now before the house. What was the reason for pressing the new plan upon the nation, with a bare majority in that house for it, and an incalculable majority in the country against it ? Even beneficial measures ought not in a free country, to be pressed against public opinion. And if the government plan were not so objectionable as he be lieved it was, he (Lord Mahon) should oppose its being forced upon an unwilling country ; for let it be recollected, that though laws, however unpopular, might be enforced—(hear, hear)—a system of education, if contrary to the public feel ing, would be inoperative. The parents would not send their childien'to the schools ; and thus the effect would be, not to forward, but to retard education. (Hear, hear, hear.) The scheme would not protect the safeguards of religion, and the adoption of normal schools would lead to total indifference on all religious matters. Mr. BAINES said, that the noble lord who had just sat down had considered the first plan propounded by ministers as identical with that of the 3d of June. The plans, however, were essentially different. No plan could possibly be devised which was not open to some objection; and it should not be forgotten that the present ministry was the first to attempt to grapple with this crying evil. He sincerely trusted that the house would not decline to adopt this modified plan, it being his anxious wish to render education not sectarian but general—to extend it, in short, without distinction, to every class of the community. Lord TEIGNMOTH had listened with the utmost aston ishment to the tone which had been adopted by some hon. gentlemen opposite, considering the extraordinary concor dance of opinion which prevailed as to the absolute necessity of makingxeligious instruction form a portion of any sys of education provided by the state. He was almost led to believe, that the noble lord opposite had gone the length of propounding in that house what he would not have attempted anywhere else—the doctrine of a general Christianity, ab stracted from distinct and peculiar tenets. (Hear, hear.) He (Lord Teignmouth) must for one protest against the very pernicious powers, in this respect, Which it was proposed to intrust to the committee of privy council. He would put it to the noble lord (for whom he had the utmost respect), con sidering the state of the country, the inteasely earnest feeling of the church of England, and the growing impression in all parts of the country that something must he done for eduction, (" Hear, hear," from the ministerial benches,)—and he would ask him why he did not come forward and place himself at the head of the established church, and, with God's blessing, save the country in one of the most difficult and perilous crisis it was ever placed in. That was the proper position in which a minister of the crown should be ; whereas it was a false po sition in which the noble lord was placed. He (Lord Teign mouth) had heard of an officer of the catholic church, called L' Avocato del Diavolo ; he trusted the noble lord would not choose that position. (Laughter.) Mr. LANGDALE protested against that exclusion of Roman Catholics from national education which this new proposal went to redress. Mr. LITTON was anxious to raise his voice against a sys tem of education which in Ireland had totally failed. No man who had a regard for the established religion of the country, who valued it as the shield of our religious and civil liberties, could sustain the pr o p os iti on o f th e no bl e l or d, th e effect, not the object, of which was to subvert the pro testant religion. He wished that hon. members should dis tinctly understand that no part of the plan, contained in the minute of the 13th of April, ha 4 been abandoned by the go vernment. He looked upon the noble lord as the enemy of the establishment ; and the present government endeavoured, as far as they could, to lower and lessen the dignity of the protestant establishment. (Hear, hear.) If the house trusted the government with the power of injuring the establishment, it would be betrayed. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said, the question was not really one of education, but of party, and protested against the in justice of those who would establish a system not accessible to Roman catholics. Mr. CRESSWELL said be would take that opportunity of stating what were the reasons upon which he grounded his refusal to assent to the present proposed plan of the govern ment, and the motion then before the house. He would take the liberty of briefly stating what was the true position of the question then before the house. A committee of the privy council having been constituted according to the wishes of her majesty, at the advice of her present ministers, it was intended that they should superintend the disposal of all such sums as should be voted for educational .purposes, and this extraordinary power was to be vested in them by means of that grant of money —a means whereby another important branch of the legislature was deprived of the exercise of any opinion upon the present matter. (Hear, hear.) But, he would ask, how was that committee, even supposing it got this power, to oblige the schools to submit to their regula tion ? He would re a d, f rom a document issued from the CeidrAt Board Society, a brief statement of what were the • . a. •M i lojects of the government :—" Let the central board 04 - * of only to aid in building school houses, but in d schools when established, and the way dually opened for a more comprehensive 14-sS tkt i 47 ) Now, he suppos e d w h at was meant by , Afroyi 41/Y, r• - • NA..'es #c f 0 • r 7 , 4 % Cif I 'tit,: i 5 0. -1 te" qe . leftir good schools were such schools as the government, or the noble lord the secretary for the home department, should deem good. After some few observations the document concluded thus—" The power of giving pecuniary relief, however limited, would be sufficient to induce all the charity schools - to place themselves under the management of the board." (Hear, hear.) For his part, he (Mr. Cresswell) was not prepared to give th a t p ower t o th e comm i ttee — a power which was virtually bestowed upon them if the present grant were made. (Hear.) Concurring, as he fully did, in all the sentiments which had been expressed by gentlemen on both sides of the house with regard to the necessity of education, and the deep interests involved in the general question, yet he could not consent that that house should take upon itself the part of entirely sanctioning or conferring upon that committee such an irresponsible power as it would hold, and that too without the interference in the bestowal of that power of so important a branch of the legislature as the House of Lords. (Hear, hear.) He, for one member of that house, could not consent thus, by what he should, but with all possible respect, designate, as little. better than a manoeuvre, that the House of Lords should be deprived of all legislative interference in this matter. The hon. member again referred to the paper published by the Central School Society; and some objection having been made to its use, he observed that he thought he was not pursuing an improper line of argument when he stated what those who were strenuous supporters of the present government measure thought of it. (Hear.) He thought that the committee would have the power which he had before condemned, and they would have it too by means of the money which was that night sought for from the house. It was upon these grounds that he objected to the measure. But upon what grounds did the noble lord call upon them to support it ? Was it because the opinion of the country had been so strongly expressed in its favour, through the medium of the people's representatives, that the noble lord had been induced to bring this forward and assent to it ? The majority of five was certainly one which would hardly sanction such an assumption of the favourable option enter tained about it. (Hear, hear.) Would the noble lord put his measure upon the ground, as a government measure, of posses sing the confidence of the country. (" Hear." and cheering from the opposition.) What was the scheme, however, which it was proposed to adopt in this education plan ? Why, al though many gentlemen had spoken of the measure on both sides of the house, they all seemed to disagree totally as to what that plan really was. (" Hear," and laughter.) If the noble lord had abandoned the first scheme because they did not conceive it to be good, it should in some degree follow that those were incompetent for the task who undertook to devise a plan for national education. (Hear.) If they aban doned it because they could not then carry it, but still be lieving it to be good, they were, no doubt, bound conscienti ously to take up that plan, and follow it out upon the first opportunity. (Hear.) And if the noble lord rested his case upon the fact, that although many petitions had been pre sented from the country against,the plan, very few had been sent forward against the second, The answer was, that the very silence of those opponents, who had scarcely time to prepare their petitions in the first instance, was the strongest condemnation of the second plan, for had they been convinced of its utility, they would, in all probability, have m an ife s ted their approval. ( Hear.). However, no man of common sense' could consider the first plan bad, and the second good. (Hear.) The noble lord would not be allowed to do what he intended on one occasion, but he would now have the opportunity of doing it when he pleased. (Hear.) " Give me the grant," says the noble lord, " and I will give it to either of the na tional schools." One thing had been said—that religion was to be combined with the whole of the instruction. He would ask, had the noble lord abandoned that plan also ? They who occupied his (Mr. Cresswell's) side of the house had been deno minated extremely intolerant. The hon. member for Lambeth had said that the present was an affair in which religious li berty was concerned. (" Hear," from the ministerial side.) For his part, he (Mr. C res s we ll) was by no means unfriendly to religious liberty ; but he could not see how it was involved in this matter. If, indeed, the term " religious freedom" was to be defined in the same manner as " freedom of education," then, indeed, he might be disposed to agree in that pro position. Freedom of education had been described as the right which every man of every creed possessed of coming to the schools which the government supported. Now, if that same rule was to be applied to religious free dom, he supposed • they would insist upon the right of every man of every religion to go into and use the temples built at the expense of the government. (Hear.) He did not mean to pronounce judgment upon any one's religion, but he felt himself bound not to be a party to the promulga tion of any principles which he believed to be wrong. Gen tlemen opposite might do as they pleased, but, in his capacity as a member of that house, he would not sanction, by his vote on that occasion, the diffusion of tenets which he con scientiously thought were erroneous. (Hear.) He denied totally the position that, when they took the money of Soci nians and Roman Catholics, they did a violence to the con scientious feelings of those sects if they did not allow them an equal participation in any national scheme of education. He would ask them, did they violate the consciences of Quakers, whose opinions forbade them going to war, when they taxed them to support the fleets and armies of the state? (Hear, hear.) They were told that the experiment of educating the children of different sects together had been tried already in this country, and had been successful. That he was not prepared to admit. Two or three years ago the corporation of Liverpool had divided a portion of their school funds on the principle of educating persons of all creeds, and permitting ministers of the different denomina tions of Christians to instruct the children of their respective flocks. A great feeling had been excited against the plan, and many of the Protestant poor had withdrawn their children. What had been the consequence ? In one week the Protestants of Liverpool had subscribed £lO,OOO for the establishment of Protestant schools, and the donation had been gratefully received. (Hear.) In the first instance, in the plan of the corporation, extracts from the Bible were used for the Roman Catholic children, while the Protestant children were permitted the whole Bible. What was the re sult of this attempt at amalgamating the instruction of the different creeds ? Why, from the summer of 1837, a school having 320 Roman Catholics in it, had never been visited by a Roman Catholic priest; •neither had a dissenting minister attended that portion of the school set apart for his congre gation; the only clergymen who had attended were clergy men of the church of England. (Hear, hear.) But the pro portion of children educated in these schools was very small when compared to the numbers in the other Liverpool charity schools of the church of England persuasion. In the latter there had been educated 8,557 children, while in the schools where persons of different persuasions were taught, the numbers were 3,098, and 304 of the Scotch church. The number of Roman Catholic children had been 1260. With these facts before their eyes, how could any one say that the system of the combined religious education of all creeds and sects had been introduced into Liverpool with success ?—(hear.) Now. with regard to the neutral ground in the Christian church, it was idle to talk of such a thing, for as yet there had been no neutral ground known. It had been songht for but could not be - found. An attempt had been made to establish this by a clergyman who had himself proposed to assist in the instruction of children of different persuasions •, but when it had been proposed, with a view of giving the children some common general idea of their HEAVENLY FATHER, by joining in the morn ing in prayer, the Roman catholics had been obliged, by their priests, to refnse to join with the others in repeating that simple prayer given to them by a person whom they all alike reverenced and adored, and for the one common object. (Hear.) Now if priests of the Roman catholic persuasion believed they were conscientiously discharging their duty in this, he, for one, did not blame them ; but such being the fact, how could they talk of neutral ground, or hope for the success of any project of general religious instruction com bined with education? The House of Commons had no right, by a contrivance of this nature, and by a side wind, to deprive the House of Peers, a co-ordinate branch of the legislature, of its rights to decide upon a matter of so much importance to all classes of her Majesty's subjects. For these reasons he felt himself imperatively called upon to oppose the resolution proposed for their adoption by the noble lord at the head of the home department. (Hear, hear.) Mr. VERNON SMITH contended, that to vote a grant of money was peculiarly a privilege of the House of Commons, and exercised by them witnout reference to the other branch of, the legislature ; in proof of which he referred to the esti mates of recent years. He preferred the present plan to that of the National Schools, even were these attended by dissenters ; for it had a bad effect to let the children see their master holding one doctrine and their parents another. Sir G. CLERK objected to the plan of ministers on all grounds, but most especially with reference to Scotland ; as it now appeared, from the wording of the grant, which was expressed to be for Great Britain generally, that any schools in Scotland which should partake the aid, where to be placed under the controul of the education board. The Scotch peo ple were satisfied with their existing system of national edu cuation, a scriptural system, which was closely conected with their established church. If the design of ministers in this innovation was to establish Roman Catholie schools in that country, which the terms of it would empower them to do, he was sure that one universal shout of indignation would burst from all classes of people, of whatever creeds and of whatever politics. Mr. SHELL endeavoured to explain away the statements of Mr. Cresswell respecting the Liverpool schools, on the au thority of a Mr. Blackburn, whose account of them he be gan to read. Arriving, however, at a portion of it which he thought it would be dangerous to repeat, as it treated the clergy in very acrimonious terms, he stopped short ; but not until he had somewhat indiscreetly admitted the tenor of the suppressed passage. Mr. GOULBURN said, that it was because he feared the new proposal tended to counteract that divine object that he felt himself bound to oppose the motion. He could not but suspect the intentions of government, especially when he found each succeeding speaker from the treasury benches more and more reserved as to the real design. -The conser vatives were not opposed to education, but only to that vote ; if the vote of former years were again proposed, most gladly would they agree to it. The four ministers who were to form the board were anything but remarkable for their anxious affection towards the church. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said a few words, and the house di vided. The division gave to the powerful government which now wields our destinies a majority; not, indeed, as on the last occasion, a force of five, but simply a working power of two ; the ministerials being 275, and the friends of the church 273. The result was received with tremendous cheering by the opposite side. The remaining orders being chiefly deferred, the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Earl of RADNOR, having presented petitions in favour of the plan, asked Lord Melbourne whether it was the in tention of government to bring in a bill for the adoption of a uniform penny postage. Lord MELBOURNE answered that it was the intention to carry that plan into effect with ali practicable speed. He would not, however, enter further into the matter, as the chancellor of the exchequer would soon, in the other house, state the whole course to be pursued by government upon the subject. Earl STANHOPE presented several petitions in favour of universal suffrage, vote by ballot, short parliamer_ts, &c., and spoke at considerable length in illustration of the causes that led to so much dissatisfaction. Extended conversation arose • Lord BROUGHAM, Lord MELBOURNE, and the D u k e o f WELLINGTON took part in it. Lord MELBOURNE remarked that he was against the prayers of the petitioners, and that when the Reform Bill was under discussion he had said that it would not realise, but disappoint expectations, and that if it passed it must lead to large ulterior measures. The petition having been laid on the table, their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —TUESDAY. Mr. LEADEI withdrew his notice respecting the Canadian prisoners, as he understood their case was under the con sideration of government, and as he did not wish in any way to prejudice them. He begged to ask when it was the inten tion to move the second reading of the Canada Bill? Lord J. RUSSELL answered that it would probably be next week, but he could not name the day. Lord DUNGANNON stated that on Thursday he should move for the returns relative to Maynooth College. Mr O'CONNELL repeated his notice that, on the same day, he should move for returns of the correspondence between the King of Honover and the Board of Trinity College, Dublin. In answer to a question from Mr. Sergeant JACKSON, Lord MORPETH said that he had received accounts of much distress existing in Bantry, and that government had sent an officer to make inquiries, and which would extend along the western coast. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he should propose precedence for the beer bill on Thursday, when he should move that the report of supply, with respect to the education vote, be agreed to. He begged to ask whether it was intended to take the sense of the house upon it? Lord STANLEY said as he did not know that it was the intention of government to persist in carrying on the educa tion scheme, after the majority last night, he was not pre pared with an answer, but he should be able, no doubt, to answer the noble lord's question on Wednesday. Lord MORPETH (in answer to a question from Mr. Bar ron) stated that on Friday the Solicitor-General for Ireland would move for leave to bring in a bill to assimilate the Irish law to that of England respecting imprisonment for debt. Lord MORPETH announced that, in consequence of the communications from all parts of the house, the railway plan with regard to Ireland was abandoned, and the field would be thus left open to private competition and specula tion. He was not prepared to state whether or not he should take up the subject again. NEW ZEALAND. Sir R. INGLIS wished tO ioiiitOquestions to the under secretary for the colonies relative to New Zealand. He wished to know what were the intentions of her majesty's government relative to the colony of New Zealand generally, and also, with respect to the New Zealand Company. Mr. LABOUcHERE said that the government had come to the determination of taking steps which would probably lead to the establishment of a colony in that country ; but as those measures were still under consideration, he trusted the hon. baronet would excuse his not entering further into them. With respect to the second question, he begged to say that the company was recognised by the government of this country; at the same time he would say, that in future steps which the government might take with reference to New Zealand, they would consider themselves bound, in making grants of land, to recognise the rights of parties to property in that country, unless it had been acquired fraudulently. THE WIGAN ELECTION Mr.' EwAna . brought forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the conduct of certain parties at the late Wigan election. Mr. G. W. HOPE contended that the case was not one which required the intervention of that house. In the most important case the parties had been tried and acquitted by a court of law. Another had not been prosecuted, which would, and ought to have been, if the complaint were true ; and the honourable gentleman had not attempted to prove the complaints on the petition against his own election, though his agent claimed to put the men on the poll. In another case, where a voter was said to have been conveyed away in a state of stupor and unconsciousness, the man left the town voluntarily. In another case, where a man was taken up in the streets at one o'clock in the morning, and carried away in a chaise, it turned out that he had been on the watch for voters of the other side, and was taken away to a public-house. Another case was complained of in which a voter was said to have been terrified by a number of persons making a noise before his door the night before the election took place. He admitted that cases of the kind here complained of ought to be put an end to if possible, but the question was, how was an end to be put to them ? They were simple breaches of the peace—they were open to prose cution. They had the parties tried in one case, and, because they were defeated in it, abandoned the others. Mr. WARBURTON ' complained of the frequency of the practices complained of, and said it would have been folly for the hon. gentleman to have carried on an inquiry at his own expense, after his object was attained. Mr. C. W. WYNN objected to the principle of passing by the regular tribunal of the country, and appealing to an un sworn committee of that house. Mr. AGLIONBY argued that there was no protection agains such practices but the ballot. _ Lord DUNGANNON said, that by the introduction of the ballot the very evils of which the hon. gentleman complained would be rendered tenfold more frequent. Lord HOWICK was of opinion that the best place for such investigation was a court of law, and then the agents could ascertain who were the employers. Sir ROBERT PEEL objected to the motion, as one which would involve a most extensive, and at the same time a most useless inquiry. In this, as in all matters relating to con tested election, he believed there were exaggerations on both sides, and he also believed that it would be impossible to in troduce any legislative measure to remedy the defect which would not be productive of greater evil. Mr. BROTHERTON thought it was the duty of the house to adopt some measure by which to discountenance such pro ceedings as had taken place at Wigan. - In one instance in which he (Mr. Brotherton) was interested, a paralytic elector, who had intended to vote for him, was taken in a coach two miles off, by parties who pretended to take him to the polling place. Mr. WILSON PATTEN hoped the hon. gentleman would withdraw his motion. The accusation was not confined to one side of the house. Mr. EwituT would persist in his motion, as he thought the house ought to take some vigorous step to put down these practices. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the motion. Against it. Majority _ COLONISATION EMIGRANTS Mr. WARD then moved a series of resolutions regarding the occupation and, cultivation of waste lands in the British colonies, by means of emigration. Mr. LABOUdHERE and Lord HowicK admitted that be nefit might result from obsetvin,g The principles recognised by them in the future conduct regarding the appropriation of colonial lands, and the encouragement given to emigration. After a lengthened`debate the resolutions were withdrawn. The house was then counted out. The House of Lords did not meet on Wednesday night, and the members of the house of Commons did not assemble in sufficient number to make a House. Mr. George Robins has had a retainer in the shape of 2,000 guineas, from New York, to go thus far to sell, and in one day, 100,000 acres of land, with liberty to return in 48 hours after the auction; and independently of the expenses attendant on the Great Western there and back. SAGO BREAD.—To four pounds of pearl sago, four pints of warm water, over night, stir together ; the following day mix it with eight pounds of flour, and set the sponge in the usual way. Use four pounds more flour to make the dough, which will, when baked, produce twenty-three or twenty-four pounds of excellent bread, superior in many respects to bread made from flour only. THE PRINCE'S-STREET MURDER.—This horrible tran saction being still shrouded in mystery, Mr. Pearce, the friend of the unfortunate Mr: 'Westwood; has; in addition to £2OO already offered by him, caused bills to be published, pro mising £lOO more; making, with the reward (and pardon) offered to be paid by government, the large sum of £5OO. Al though this or any other additional amount is unnecessary to stimulate the police, who are indefatigably on the alert to discover the barbarous murderers, it will probably induce one of the confidants of the wretches to do an act of justice by delivering them into the hands of the law.—Herald. Our mercantile accounts from Rio Janeiro to the latter part of April state that the coffee crop presented a favourable appearance, and promised to be a 'Very abundant one, although it was expected to be later than usual. The favourable ac counts from Europe had contributed to keep up the price, and orders to a large extent had been received from America and the north of Europe. The exportations from the Ist of January to the Ist of Aprilhave been 295,593 bales, of which 31,882 were for England. Little animation was in the mar ket for hides ; the stock was about 30,000, and the major part of ordinary quality.—Herald. TALACRE COAL COMPANY.—This spirited company some time ago purchased a tract of two thousand acres of land in Flintshire, under which lie two seams of excellent coals, be side iron, which, by admeasurement, comprise 37,981,230 tons, enough at 100,000 tons a year to supply Dublin and its vicinity for two hundred years to come. The first seam four yards thick, lies seventy-four yards from the surface. It has been calculated that the profit on this article alone, at about half the actual amount will realise £6,000,000. Fortune has already attended the efforts of the company. On Friday last the men employed, about one hundred, struck into a large body of coal. On the same day the workmen headed by some of the proprietors, with flags, and a band of music, went in procession to Talacre, the seat of Sir Edward Mostyn, Bart. the spirited Lord of the Manor, w ith a l oa d o f th e newly dis covered coal, and also with another load to John Douglas, Esq. of Gryn, another landed proprietor of the coal field and a load to the vicar of the parish. The coal turns out to be of the best quality, being full of bitumen and entirely free from sulphur.—Chester Gazette. THE FASHIONABLES AT MANCHESTER CHEATED.—SOMC of the higher families resident in the town of Manchester, who are in the habit of attending the concerts there, seem to think it exceedingly fashionable to leave the concert room just previous to the performance of the last piece in the pro gramme, regardless of the annoyance which their premature departure occasions to those who wish to hear the whole of the music undisturbed. These parties were completely taken in on Wednesday evening week, whether by accident or de sign of the direction is not known ; but the circumstance ap pears to have given great satisfaction to those whom they had been accustomed to inconvenience. The last piece in the scheme was entirely omitted without any previous notice of the intention to make the alteration having been given, and for once the audience'remained to the close of the concert, a change from disorder and confusion to their opposites, which was novel and agreeable. FIRE IN A COAL PIT.—A remarkable circumstance has occurred at one of the coal-works near Oswestry, by the ig nition or spontaneous combustion of an immense heap of lime coal, or " slack," amounting, it is said, to between 2,000 and 3,000 tons ; and a loss, we regret to state, to the enterprising proprietors of about £4OO. This great body had been thrown together from time to time in a damp state, and caused the above singular combustion. It was discovered smokaig and burning about, a fortnight ago, and all the colliers, &c. were immediately set to work in removing the coal in small heaps about the grOund, !mit a great body of the interior remains burning, and the: spot has been visited by hundreds of per sons.—Shreteibyry Chronicle; POPISH AND BLASPHEMYPE RVERSION OF SCRIPTURE. —ln the awfully blasphemous account of the Canonization of five Saints (that is, dead men) at Rome, lately published in, the Dublin Freeman's Journal, and to which we recently al luded, the following passage occurs :—" This august and magnificent temple,' (Saint Peter's,) "to whose beauty and splendour new lustre was thus added, ornamented as it was with costly decorations which baffle all description, and blazing with innumerable lights, resembled (how ?) that holy. city, THE NE3V JERUSALEM, which the Apostle saw in the Apocalypse ascend from earth to heaven, decorated as a bride, who is dressed to meet the bridegroom." This is the only passage we could find in this elaborately written piece of abomination, in which, there is any allusion to the Holy Scriptures. Now here is the orig , inal to which this refers, ‘ 0 And I John, , saw, the Holy Spirit, new Jerusalem COiIING DOWN FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." Revelation xxi. 2.—Here we have the sacred text predisely inverted, and that by persons who set themselves forth as the only safe interpreters of it for others. Surely these teachers have been judicially blinded ; and that person is blind who cannot see this glaring fact. May the Lord's people soon come out of her, that they be not partakers of her sins, and that they receive not of the plagues. (Rev. xviii. 2.)—Ulster Times. ROMANTIC AFFAIR.—As a young woman, about the deli cate age of eighteen, named Mary Anne Conway, daughter to a widow Conway, shopkeeper of Mary-street, in this city, was walking on the Corbally-road, in the suburbs of Limerick, at between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday morning last, she was met by a young man of the name of John- Gleeson, clerk in a pawn-office, in this city, who, assisted by two other men, forcibly thrust her into a covered car in which they all four. drove off at a rapid rate in the direction of the county Clare mountains. Mr. Ralph' Wil son, of Patrick-street, having witnessed the scene, imme diately put chief constable Clements in possession of the facts, when the latter mounted his horse, and accompanied by a mounted constable (Lysaght), rode after the fugitives, with whom they came up, after travelling near thirteen miles, at a place called Tulla. The young woman then stated in positive terms to the chief constable that she had been forci bly carried off as described, on which the latter dismounted, got into the car, and, turning the horse's head in the direction of home, had them all brought before Mr. Vokes, at the Police office, the same evening. Here, in consequence of the young woman alleging that she went with Gleeson vo luntarily, (but which Gleeson on the way back begged of her in the chief constable's hearing to allege,) the accused was discharged. She was married the same evening to a young man of the name. of James Kennedy, clerk in the Dover Castle steam-packet office, her mother thinking it the most prudent way to get her off her hands at once. The mother agreed to give her a fortune of £3OO, and they were spliced ; but we are given to understand that Mary Anne held out for several hours in favour of Gleeson, to whom she was strongly attached, and that it was with some difficulty she was induced to transfer her regards to Kennedy.—Limerick Standard. THE ROYAL ROCK FERRY. Having recently given a brief sketch 'of Birkenhead ferry and hotel, we now submit an outline of a more modern esta blishment on the same shore, which, though not s o p rox i ma te to the town, pre sen t s b o th t o casual visitors, and to those who are in search of a permanent rural home, perhaps equal attractions. We allude to the principal ferry between Birkenhead and Easthanr on the Cheshire shore, a spot, if we may so term an extensive tract rapidly rising into import ance, most favourably situated for the erection of villas, being in an open and beautiful country, and commanding the most extensive views of our noble river, and of the shores by which it is bounded. In order to convey to the reader an idea of the rapid improvements and increase of population here going on, we must invite him to accompany us in one of the steam boats of the establishment, starting every half hour from George's pier-head. The " sail,!' if it may be so called, is considerable longer than to Birkenhead, the highest ferry op posite to the town ; but the few minutes required to " steam" the difference is amply repaid by the variety of scenery which everywhere presents itself, as the voyager becomes more and more distant from the smoky precincts of the town, The numerous large vessels riding at anchor in the river, and others under sail, from the ship to the pleasure yacht, and even the open boat or the rowing gig, afford a constant and animated variety ; and the shores on one side exhibiting a splendid maritime town, with its forests of masts, and its extensive sea-walls and piles of magnificent buildings ; and, on the other, replete with rural beauty and quiescence, and gemmed with villas and mansions, exhibiting at once the wealth and the taste of the occupants, afford a contrast which cannot fail to be deeply interesting to the contemplative mind. To proceed, however, with the more immediate subject of our sketch, we must land our passenger reader at THE ROCK FERRY. The pier, owing to the shore being here of a very gentlein clination until it bounds the immediately deep water of the quarantine ground, is of considerable length, and the pas senger, during low tides, or at low water, has necessarily a considerable walk up the inclined plain to reach the inn. The,ferry-house, or entrance lodge, at the top, is an exceed ingly neat and appropriate building. It is in the ancient gothic style, a miniature, in fine, of a baronial castle in the days of yore. It consists of two conjoint compartments with piqued roofs, gothic outworks, and an octagonal tower, used as the ferry. belfry,—the whole embattled, and built of fine stone, a handsome gate here crosses the pier. The principal front is to the east or Lancashire shore, and round the build ing, which is on the north side of the pier, is a stone quay constructed at great expense. One part of this erection is used as a waiting room for passengers; another' for . the re ception of goods, particularly corn and other. agricultural produce from the adjacent country, for shipment ; and ano ther, with a back entrance, is a blacksmith's shop, where the Cylops forge bolts far more useful and available than those of Jove himself. . , • THE HOTEL. Those who have not visited this part of Cheshire for the last five years, will, doubtless, be at once astonished and delighted to observe the extraordinary number of fine mansions that have recently been here erected, and now but look forward to a few short summers when they may anticipate " The Rock" becoming the Hague, or splendid maritime village of the Mersey.. The name of " The Royal Rock," was, we understand, given to the ferry, from the circumstance of one of the sons of George 111. having here landed, many years ago, the guest of the members of the corporation of Liver pool, who were then wont to enjoy the chase in this part of Cheshire. The hotel comprises extensive and commodious premises, and being of a light stone colour, is a conspicous object from the river. It is approached by a lawn, or plea sure ground, and has two parts, one to the south east, and another to the north east. The former portion Of the pre mises (recently erected) consists of a handsome three story house, with a Grecian portico. The latter of a pile of build ings of two stories, with demi-sexagonal wings, between which is a colonnade forming the front entrance. The in terior .is replete with every convenience and accommodation, and the urbanity and attention of Mr. and Mrs. King to their guests, cannot fail to secure the return of visitors to their hospitable board. On the lower floor there are four pleasant sitting-rooms facing the north east, and one facing the south east. One of them is a coffee-room. The other portions of this story are appropriated to kitchens, snuggeries, bar, &c. On the second floor there is an ample tea-room, open, we learn, to visitors on holidays for refreshments ad libitum, at a very moderate price. Adjoining it, is a fine sitting-room, in the north west wing, with a large demi sexagonal window, commanding a charming view of Liver pool, and the country from Birkenhead to the Dingle on the Lancashire shore inclusive. Adjoining, is a small snuggery, over the central colonnade. Hence, visitors who delight to enjoy " the light cigar," may wa lk out and recreate on a spacious balcony, whence the prospect is delightful. The other projecting wing is occupied as a bed-room, and, like all the apartments, is splendidly furnished. Beyond it, is the larger coffee-room, with two windows to the north east. Here the newspapers and periodicals of the day are abundantly provided, and dinners are frequently served up to large parties, including the frequent " doments" of the worthy Mayor and Corporation" of the Rock,—who are annually elected from amongst the gen tl emen o f th e " township," with all due gravity and decorum. Facing the south east, there are several elegant sitting-rooms and bed-rooms, all commanding a delightful view of the scenery towards Run corn. There is what i s c a ll e d a " t ap - room " attached, in a spacious yard on the north, equal in accommodation to an ordinary inn. THE GROUNDS. Besides the pleasure grounds opposite both fronts of the hotel, and which are tastefully laid out, there is at the back, an entrance plot of ground devoted to gardens, with winding walks, grottoes, and alcoves. The last are constr uc ted o f fantastic bows of oak, forming rustic lattice work, and neatly thatched. These are of different designs, principally 'round, and each forms a pleasing retreat for parties who resort thither from the town in quest of health and recreation. The inn is resorted to not only by the gentlemen of the im mediate neighbourhood, and by casual visitors from the Lancashire shore, but by a cricket club, a society of archers, and numbers of young gentlemen who are fond of aquatic sports, and who have here a boat-house, where are kept from four to six elegantly built gigs. The ground on which the archers pull their bows is kindly lent by R. W. Barton, Esq. the great and spirited patron of the village, for so it is enti tled to be called. The present " Mayor " is John Nelson Wood, Esq., of this town, a resident at the Rock. Mr. Joseph Ackers is another member of the corporation. The characters of both may be briefly and appropriately com prised in the appellation of "the fine old English gentleman," 'and the same may be applied to several of their corporate co-adjutors in this " unreformed borough." THE VIEWS. The prospects from every part of the shore at the Rock are truly magnificent. It is just sufficiently distant from the great town of Liverpool, to afford an accessible retreat for men of business after the toils of the day, or for families in quest of health and retirement ; and here as the noise of com merce is occasionally wafted on the breeze in the delightful mansions or shady gardens, may the enthusiast " hear the great dable, and yet not mingle in the crowd." On the North is seen Holt hill, with its numerous elevated houses ; and be low it Birkenhead, with its church, hotel and mansions, em bowered in trees, forming an interesting promontory or pen insula. Far beyond it Waterloo and Bootle are distinctly visible—the river assuming, below and above the appearance of a lakei Liverpool with its crowded docks, its warehouses, towers, spires, and domes, is visible along its whole extent ; together with the heights of Everton and Edge Hill. More immediately in front is Toxteth Park, the Park Church, and further southward, the Dingle, St. Michael's Church peep ing from the trees ; Aigburth, and the wooded country to wards Speke, graced with beautiful mansions and homesteads. To the south-east, the beautiful indenture of the Mersey to wards Runcorn, forms a bay in the distant landscape ; and a little more to the south, is the rich low land of Ince, bound ing " the lake ," on this side, while in the back ground ma jestically rise, softened by distance, the interesting range of Cheshire hills. Continuous with the shore on the South is the richly wooded land of Sir Thomas Stanley, at Eastham, and more proximate lies the New Ferry, a place also rapidly rising in population and importance as a summer resort. The river, noble from its breadth, and expanse from South to North, forms continually diversified foreground. The quarantine hulks, (six in number,) once gallant men-of-war, are moored close to the shore, and are interesting objects, surrounded as they frequently are by beautiful clippers, ships, brigs, schooners, &c. with fruit and other commodities from the Mediterranean. Amongst these hulks, is the Arethusa, a finely modelled frigate, which has never yet been to sea, her timber having been seized while in the dock yard with that unaccountable disease the " dry-rot." If to these stationary objects we add the constant succession of vessels of all sizes and descrip tions, moving, by sail or steam, on the bosom of the Mersey, the fleets of flats navigating to and from Runcorn, the sailing and row boats, the government steam-vessels, and at times, the great trans-atlantic " Liverpool" steam-ship herself, — the view, it will readily be admitted, is made up of materials of sufficient interest, variety, and magnitude, both as regards land and water, to challenge, competition with any that is presented by the most celebrated watering places in the king dom. THE BATHS Immediately below the hotel, and at the termination of a noble esplanade running to the south, are the baths, recently built by a spirited body of proprietors, as an adjunct to the hotel. This building is in a neat style of Grecian architec ture. It is of one story with a centre piece, having a pedi mental top, on each side of which is a handsome indented colonnade of flute doric columns, terminating in wings with elevated blocking. The interior is fitted up in a costly and appropriate manner. There are hot, cold, and shower baths, all constructed of fine veined marble, and each with a dressing room adjoining. There are also retiring rooms neatly fut nished, and looking upon the river. The back is tastefully enclosed and decorated with shrubs and flowers. THE VILLAGE, For so we must term the congregation of villas at the Rock, is already of considerable magnitude, and the groulids avail able for_ its enlargement are at once extensive and interesting. Mr. Barton, of Mancheater, (before alluded to) is the prin ciple proprietor of the land, which extends from the shore, where it is about half a mile in length to nearly a mile in the interior, where it is bounded by a wood, on the west side of the new road to Chester. The whole (within as it were a ring fence) forms a gentle slope towards the river, with how ever " - that variety from heaven Of pleasure situate in hill and dale." It comprises about one hundred and seventy acres, exclusive of a very important central and enclosed piece of land, called the " Rock Park." The village not only extends along the esplanade, in villas fronting the river, but occupies each side of the road leading from the ferry to the Chester road in a south-west direction, where are erected a continuous range of beautiful detached houses. The prevailing style, commenced by Mr. Barton, is what may be termed the florid Elizabethan, with figured overhanging roofs and pendant ornaments, ex hibiting that variety of taste and finish of which this species of architecture is susceptible. Passing the south-east front of the hotel, the visitor finds himself in this delightful lane, with splendid houses, gardens, and pleasure grounds on each side. Just above is the mansion of Mr. Needham, and next to it that of Mr. Ackers, both rivalling each other in elegance of design and finish. Close by is a detached villa in the Grecian, and another in the Elizabethan style opposite, built by Mr. Burland. Higher up, and more distant from the road, is the fine stone mansion, in the Grecian style, belong ing to Mr. Thomas Morecroft, and surrounded by lawns and extensive pleasure grounds. Further on is a range of cottage houses, formerly inhabited by the boatmen of the ferry, and which, together with the hotel and a. farm house a little to the north, were, a few years ago, the only habitations in this part of the Cheshire shore. These cottages are now beautified, and converted into genteel residences. Beyond these, and also facing the south, is a range of three handsome houses, in the Elzabethan style, with parterres in front, built by Mr. Weston, the spirited and intelligent manager of the ferry. Facing the termination of the lane, at its junction with the Chester road, stands Derby House, the property of the pa tron of the Rock, Mr. Barton. It was anciently a farm house belonging to the Derby family, but has been remodelled and enlarged in the florid Elizabethan style so as to form a spa cious and elegant mansion. The land in front forms an extensive ornamental park, rising gradually to the westward, where it is boimded by a belt of forest trees. The whole of this land is available for building, and from the upper part of it, under the wood, is obtained a most extensive and splendid view of Liverpool, the river, and the shores of Lan cashire and Cheshire. Derby House is at present inhabited by Mr. Jonathan -Higginson, of the firm of Barton, Irlam, and Higginson. The gardens and pleasure-grounds are beautiful. On the opposite side of the Chester-road a short distance to the north, is a fine pavilion-roofed cottage, occu pied by Mr. Anthony Nichol, fronted by a beautiful lawn and garden. Besides these there are several detached villas, between this point and the ferry-house. Another road leads from the north end of the hotel to the Cheshire-road ; and here, a- short distance from the pier, are four fine houses, in two detached ranges, n a state of forwardness for occupa tion, the property of Mr. Henry Cram. These are of excel lent brickwork, with the windows, cornices, &c. of stone. They form, apparently, only two uniform mansions of great size, in the old English style, with piqued wings, and eac h having fourteen large windows in front. They are fenced from the road by a fine stone wall, and between are gardens, tastefully laid out in a hollow, where once ran the cart road leading to the ferry. The chimneys of these; as well as of all the other houses, are rendered as far decorative as the style will admit. Resides these houses, Mr. Carter, who has already built five houses near the Chester-road, is now building six others of an equally handsome description. THE CHURCH. Immediately opposite to Derby House, on the Chester road, is the Church, formed with much taste, and no little expense, out of the barn formerly belonging to the farm, and kindly given by Mr. Barton, for that purpose, until a larger place of worship is built. It occupies the upper part of the building only, and is very neatly fitted up, the pews being linedthroughoutwith green baize, and the desks grained in oak. There is a small gallery for the choir, with an organ. The pulpit is hung with crimson, and the whole, lighted by four large windows on the west, and by roof-lights on the east, has an exceedingly neat, and cheerful appearance. , The officiating clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Redhead, is a young gentleman whose talents as a preacher, and character as a man have rendered him " beloved by all the country round." This little temple is, however, by no means ade quate to the spiritual wants of the growing and highly respect able population ; and it is highly gratifying to find that the building of a handsome large church is in contemplation. The ground has already been given by Mr. Barton, on a most eligible site; and the munificent doner has backed the gift by a present of £5OO to begin with. Subscriptions have also flowed in from other, quarters, which, with the aid of -the government church fund, will enable the projectors, to erect, ere long, a handsome, and appropriate edifice. - THE PARK. We have yet to notice the " Rock Park," the " Nursery, and Conservatory, the Marine Villas along the shore, and the splendid Esplanade ;" but the length to which our sketch has already entended, induces us to defer our further notice until our next publication. MIS-STATEMENTS OF THE VOLUNTARY AGITATORS DETECTED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Siit,—Should you deem the following observations suited to your respectable paper, please to give them insertion. Having read . Dr. Wardlaw's lecture delivered here, on 'what is called the voluntary system, and some of those de livered byl him on the same subject in London, and also Mr. King's lecture delivered here, with other lectures and speeches on the suhject, I cannot help feeling much surprise and re gret that inch men should so grossly mis-state the principle of their opponents, (which not one of them hold) and those are religions establishments : for the fact is evident throughout all their lectures, that they set up imaginary principles as held by their opponents (which not one of them hold) and those are the principles which they combat ; this I purpose to show clearly. when I come to observe on the reasoning in the lec ture. Here I shall state the principles which those who ad vocate church establishments do hold, they hold to be cor rect, what our government has done respecting the present established churches in these kingdoms. Government find churches teaching and observing the gospel and its ordinances, and these doctrines and ordinances they have perfectly de fined and published, government say to such, educate men capable of teaching these doctrines and observing these or dinances, and a provision for their support shall be allotted to such in every district of the empire—they also hold that government is bound to enforce from all its subjects, a tax for the support of the gospel, solely in a political point of view, on this principle, that all are greatly benefitted by it, for every Christian at last must allow, that a knowledge of the gospel makes men better subjects, better citizens, and better neighbours. As to tithes, one would think it almost impossible that any rational man could ever imagine they were a grievance or burden, when the fact is so plain, that the landholder got his ground subject to tithes, that the tenant pays the tithe as a part of his rent, and in his bargain with his landlord it was clearly understood so. But let it be ever kept in mind, that those who advocate government esta blishments, advocate only the establishment of those churches whose doctrines are evangelical and scriptural ; the establish ment and support of any other, by government, is most er roneous and improper. B u t th e whole subject in dispute between' voluntaries and their opponents may be reduced to a single point, and it is this—whether unbelievers are or are not under the obligation of obeying all christian duties. This applies only to such as have had an opportunity of hearing the gospel, or of reading or hearing the word of God. I think no voluntary will say that unbelievers are not under such ob ligation, otherwise they would exo nera t e th em f rom th e gu ilt of disobeying God's commandments, and might here notice a part of scripture bearing on this point, in Mat. xxv. 41., and following verses, where the reason of the condemnation of unbelievers is stated to be, their non-performance of moral and christian duties, but if on the other hand unbelievers are under the obligation of obeying all moral and gospel precepts, surely this puts an end to further reasoning on the subject, for if it be the duty of all to support the gospel, can it be wrong in government to enforce that duty ? And this view is irrespective of the duty which devolves on the government itself, to protect and support the gospel. The case might very well rest here until voluntaries give an answer (to con sist with their own principles) to the question, only that I wish to shew how far prejudice can blind the minds of simple men, who, to establish their own pre-conceived views, will wrest the scriptures from their most evident meaning. I would just say to voluntaries, why do you not act on your own principles and plans? Why do you not build houses and preach in them, telling the public that they are all wel come to come and share, and that they may just give what they please. Can you point to one congregation, or rather pastor, who does so ? No. All are bound by the very strongest ties, to pay—they must either pay seat rent or not hear the gos pel. As Mr. King's lecture lies before me, I shall make a few observations on it, and purpose in another letter to make some observations on the Rev. J. Kelly's published sermon, and on some of Dr. Wardlaw's lectures. Mr. King proposes to prove in his lecture the five following propositions :-Ist, that a voluntary maintenance of the church is alone scrip tural; 2d, that the dictates of scripture agree in this as in every case with the principles of justice ; 3d, that the gospel is quite adequate of itself to secure such willing maintenance ; 4th, that equal benefits result from fulfilling this divine ap pointment; sth, that much injury must invariably accrue from displacing it by another system, compulsory in its cha racter: I shall pass over all those harsh terms he uses, of distraining, imprisoning, writs of rebellion, point of the sword, coercion, &c. with only this observation, that if the impost be a legal one, the whole odium of these terms falls on the head of those who refuse to pay it. Mr. King asserts that magistrates were then types of Christ. This is surely a most gratuitous assertion, and calculated only to mystify the subject. Again, he says, " still the proof is wanting that they were authorised to exact tithes by force," if he had happened to look to Neh. xiii. 10, 11., he would have seen his error, for if it had not been the duty of the rulers to cause tithes to be paid, could Nehemiah have laid the blame of non-payment on them ? The fact is, the law respecting the support of the gospel was given to the rulers, who of course were bound to see it enforced ; but he says again,—" up to the new testa ment era, tithe payments seem to have been voluntary," al though in another place, he says,—" tithes were an ordinance of God, and in some cases most culpably withheld." Surely this is a strange kind of voluntaryism. But he seems to lay great stress on the circumstance that no instance is recorded in scripture of any coercive means having been used to enforce payment, this circumstance cannot prove that none were ever used, but it would rather prove, that the Jews did not resist the law of the state, and the ordinances of God, as our modern enlightened radicals do. But his quotation from Hebrews respecting the doing away of the Jewish dispensa tion, is most erroneously applied, the moral precepts of the law given to the Jews were not abrogated, this is clearly proved, as relates to the question of support to members of the gospel, by Paul. in 1 Cor. ix., where he proves his right to support, by a quotation from the law given to the Jews, surely Paul would not quote from' an abrogated law. But again, he most erroneously applies the following quotation— " the weapons of our warfare are not carnal," surely any person of common understanding, on reading the passage this quotation is taken from, must see most clearly that it relates only and solely to the christian warfare with the powers of darkness, and that it has not the most remote reference to provision for the ministry. Will voluntaries never be taught to distinguish between the gospel itself, and the support of the gospel; but Mr. King and all the voluntaries in their lectures, insist at great length on the duty of voluntary con tributions for the support of the gospel, surely they cannot think that this in any way supports their principles, nor can it answer any other end than endeavouring to cast an odium on their opponents, by strong insinuations that their op ponents did not believe the truths they state, and yet volun taries cannot be ignorant that their opponents do believe, yes, and do act as liberally on the principle as they themselves do. Almost the whole of his second proposition, or I should rather say the proof of it falls to the ground, if, as I said be fore, the impost be a legal, and would here add a just one. But in the last paragraph, he says, " a creed is elevated irre spective of truth." Now I would just ask, does he not per fectly know that his opponents advocate the establishment and support of the gospel or true religion only? Can he say as much for voluntaries, who are using every exertion to put all religion on an equal footing, by not only.giving equal sup port to all, but that the grossest, errors should, equally with the truth, be taught in all public schools. His third propo sition is erroneous in itself, and of course all his reasoning on it, here again he confounds the gospel with the support of its teachers. The gospel will no doubt accomplish the purpose for which it is sent, but the means for support of its teachers have been also appointed by. God, and if the means God ap pointed be rejected, we have no reason to expect miracles will be wrought for their support. It were easy to point out many such errors and mis-statements in this lecture, in fact, there is not in the whole lecture one argument which contro verts, or in any way opposes, the principles of his opponents; but more of his arguments need, not be noticed, and there fore conclude by earnestly requektiUg an answer to the simple question proposed, and need not inform you that as the fore going remarks were set down just as they occurred to my mind, of course are without any regular order. ALEXANDER Al' ORRERY. MR. MAIRS'S.ACADEMY, ELDON-PLACE The annual examination of the pupils connected with Mr. Mairs's academy, took place on the 21st instant, in the pre sence of a number of the parents and friends, besides several gentlemen of literary and scientific acquirements, who take an interest in the prosperity of this well-conducted seminary. It was extremely gratifying to the spectators while it spoke highly in favour of Mr. Mairs's assiduity and success in tuition, to witness the diversified, extensive, and minute in formation which the pupils displayed in the various branches in which they were examined. The exercises in reading, grammar, and recitation, were gone through in a very credi table manner ; but the classes of arithmetic, geography, and astronomy were peculiarly distinguished for merit. In arithmetic, the rapidity and correctness of calculation were admirable—over the whole field of geography, the pupils seemed quite at home, and in astronomy they had reached a degree of information that is not generally attained at their years. From the whole exhibition, every one present felt highly gratified, and cordially wished continued and increasing prosperity to Mr. Mairs in his important and interesting labours. The whole was concluded about three in the after noon, with an excellent address from the chair (by the Rev. J. Ferries), who conducted the examination. By the insertion of the above, you will greatly oblige, yours truly, who witnessed the above with great satisfaction, JOHN FERRIES, Minister. JAMES TUNSTALL, Vauxhall-road. JOHN WATERS, Oil-Street. JOSEPH MASON. 36, Dale -street. R. HENDERSON, Observatory. LANCASTER.—The hay harvest has begun in this neigh bourhood. Mr. Pritt, of the King's Arms Inn, commenced mowing on Monday se'nnight, at his farm near the Beau mont Turnpike, a mile from the town, and the crop is likely to be a heavy one. Vegetation has been wonderfully rapid, early potatoes are selling in the market at Id. per lb., and peas at Is. per measure. —Blackburn Standard. A most singular anomaly in the weather occurred on last Tuesday. The day was one of the most sultry imaginable ; notwithstanding in many parts of the counties of Meath and Louth showers 'of hailstones, and even snow, were wit nessed. Some of the foimer were of an extraordinary size ; and Re are informed, that in their transit, considerable damage was done to glass, &c. AtDrakestown, near Ardee, several panes of glass were demolished in the windows of the Police Barrack ; whilst, a little more northward and east wards, the very,gravel was swept off the roads, by a tremen dous tornado.—Drogheda Journal. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER. In our last we gave an account of the fatal accident which occurred on the river on Monday afternoon. We are sorry to say that it has resulted in the death of Duncan Dallas, another of the men in the boat, who was removed to the Northern Hospital. An inquest was held on Wednesday on the bodies of the deceased, before P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner, but the evi dence taken was so voluminous that it is impossible to insert the whole. We give a detail of the unfortunate occurrence, principally from the evidence of Captain Roberts, master of the Victoria steam-boat. Captain Roberts said—On Monday afternoon the two de ceased men, another man named Thomas Williams, and I were going on board the, Victoria, which lay in the river, off. George's Dock. We started from the stage, where iere were then lying the William Stanley (Eastham,) the Monk's Ferry, and two or three other steamers. After we had got two or three lengths of the steamer towards the Victoria, I observed all the steam-boats start. I calledout to the William Stanley, the captain of which, John Gillespie by name, was standing on the larboard paddl e -b ox . I h e ld u p m y hand, and shouted out, " Now, John, don't run over us.' We kept still pulling away, and he was mending his speed. I then got up again, and called out stop her engine, but nobody an swered. She still seemed mending her speed, until she got within two or three of our boat's lengths off us, on the packet's starboard bow ; then I observed the Monk steam-boat re versin as far as possible. By this time the head of the William Stanley was about S.S.W. At the time of the steam boat's starting, the Monks' Ferry packet an d the William Stanley were lying heads and tails at the stage. When I last called out to the captain of the William Stanley, she was going with her head, and the Monk stern foremost, up the river. Our position was between the two boats, which were apparently going full force up the river. When they got quite close to us, I observed that we must be run down, and I pre pared to jump on board one of the packets, as I found that I should be between the paddles if I jumped overboard. I jumped on the bends of the Monks' Ferry boat, and was hauled up by gome of the passengers. I turned round imme diately on getting on board, and saw the small boat which I had left, but observed no one in her at first. Directly after, however, I saw one of the men in her bow. The starboard quarter of the Monks' Ferry steamer struck against the star board bow of the William Stanley, directly after I had jumped on board the former. As soon as the collision had taken place, I observed that the engines on board both the steamers were stopped, and I jumped into the small boat for the pur pose of picking up the deceased, as I saw some hats floating in the water. I and Williams hauled Kachan and Dallas on board. They were both alive, but appeared very much hurt. • They were taken to the Northern Hospital. I think the col lision might have been avoided if the master of the William Stanley had eased or stopped the engine. The first time I hailed him he appeared to see me. The Monks' Ferry boat might have stopped sooner, and turned,a-head. I had no time to hail the Monks' Ferry boat, and I do not know whether she had any look-out or not. There was nothing to prevent the Monks' Ferry boat going a-head, by which means the collision would have been avoided. We were about half a cable's length off the Victoria when the collision took place. Mr. Grocott, solicitor, who attended on behalf of the pro prietors of the William Stanley, cross-examined the witness. Mr. Wright, who attended on behalf of the Steam Tug Com pany, re-examined him, but nothing important was elicited. Thomas Williams corroborated the evidence given by the preceding witness. He stated that the two steamers came into collision with very great violence, and as far as he could say, the William Stanley went against the other. He was somewhat bewildered, but he recollected the paddle of the William Stanley touching the stem of the boat. He rushed forward, with the intention of jumping overboard, as he ex pected to be smashed to pieces, but he fell under the thwarts. The paddle must have been going round, or there would not be the mark there was on the stem of the boat. As soon as he got up, he looked about, but there was no one in the boat except himself. He saw Dallas in . the water, and immedi ately laid hold of him ; and Captain Roberts, and a passen ger from the Monks' Ferry steamer, who seemed to be a tradesman, leapt into the boat, and came to his assistance. Dallas seemed to be so nearly dead that he was like a piece of wood. Kachan was shortly afterwards taken from the water, which was quite red with his blood. He was cut from side to side, and his bowels were protruding. Witness did not see either of the deceased men jump out of the boat. In his judgment the William Stanley was coming at a very fast speed ; but if her engine had been stopped when Captain Roberts called out, the boat would have been clear enough. Until the collision was on the point of taking place, witness did not observe the Monks' Ferry boat, as he was pulling as fast as he could. From the time of the William Stanley starting from the slip until the collision took place, the boat was on her starboard bow. The steamer appeared to be fol lowing them up until the time of the collision. George Millard, chief clerk to the Liverpool Gaslight Com pany, was one of the passengers on board the Monks' Ferry steamer, and saw the collision take place. The Eastham steamer ran foul of the Monk just at the moment that the small boat was under the starboard bow of the William Stanley. At this juncture witness saw one of the men in the small boat jump up the side of the Monks' Ferry packet, and escape. Another endeavoured to escape in the same way. He jumped from the small boat on to the starboard quarter of the Monk, when he was caught by the bow of the Eastham packet, which had to this time been going on at its usual rate, and was rolled several times round between the bow of the Eastham packet and the starboard quarter of the Monks' Ferry packet. When the Eastham steamer bounded back, the man dropped into the water. That was the only man witness saw crushed. When taken up, his bowels were exposed to view. He (witness) was decidedly of opinion that the captain of the Eastham packet was very much to blame, and that, under the circumstances of the course not being clear, he was going at a very improper speed, though the rate was probably about that at which the steamers generally go in crossing the river. He considered that there was no blame attributable to the captain of the Monks' Ferry boat. The Rev. Charles James Hamilton, curate of Birkenhead Church, was also a passenger on board the Monk. He cer tainly thought there was blame attached to the Eastham boat, as she never slackened her speed at all up to the time of the collision. He did not think that the speed of the Eastham boat was greater than the usual speed, for she was only just starting. The Monks' Ferry boat was backing parallel with the shore, and therefore was not at all to blame for the col lision. There was plenty of room for the Eastham boat to pass, had she gone parallel, but she came obliquely. • Mr. G. N. Arnott, one of the surgeons of the Northern Hospital, stated that on Monday afternoon Kachan and Dal las were brought to the hospital. The former had his body torn across, and his bowels protruded. He died in about five minutes after he was brought into the hospital. Dallas was in a state of collapse, in which state he continued until Tuesday morning, when he died. There were no marks ex ternally, from which he (witness) could judge of the imme diate cause of death. He has since made a post mortem examination of the body, and found a small quantity of blood on each side of the chest, and also in the abdomen. It was evident he had received some severe injury internally, which had produced such a shock on the system, as to cause death. Mr. Grocott here stated that he had a number of witnesses to bring forward, whose evidence, as he was instructed, would tend to put the matter in a very different light to what it then stood. He had no wish to dispute the respectability of the persons who had been examined, or to call their sincerity in question ; but he hoped that the jury would not allow them selves to be influenced by what was, after all, an ex-parte statement. The witnesses to whom he referred were persons who were on board the Wm. Stanley at the time the acci dent occurred ; he should be able to bring them forward in the morning, and he therefore hoped that the inquiry would be adjourned. The investigation was accordingly adjourned until ten o'clock yesterday morning, when Mr. Grocott called Samuel Jones, master mariner, of Chester, who stated that he was on board the Eastham packet when she left the slip about three o'clock, and was not aware of any danger until he heard the captain of the Eastham boat call out, " Stop her !—Hard a starboard !"—when the engine was stopped immediately ; he then saw the Monk ferry packet coming with her quarter towards the starboard bow of the William Stanley, and, having gone to the side, observed two men apparently endeavouring to get on board the Monk, when the two packets closed together, and caught one round the waist, when the Eastham packet seemed to move and crush the other man, and they both fell into the water. Both packets were moving, and it was the work of an instant. The Monk boat was proceeding very speedily, with her stern canted towards the shore, in the direction that a vessel would be placed if about to pro ceed to Monk's Ferry. Witness did not see the small boat until the collision had taken place. The Moule was about eight yards distant when the captain called out " stop her," and in witness's opinion there was sufficient time for the William Stanley to have answered her helm a little, but not sufficiently so as to avoid the collision—did not hear any person hail the captain, and if the Monk's Ferry boat had not had any way upon her, the William Stanley would have cleared her, though probably not the boat which had touched the Monk before the collision took place. John Cardea, draper, confirmed the evidence of the last witness in several particulars. He stated that he was a pas senger on board the Eastham boat, and his attention being attracted by the captain directing the engine to be stopped, he looked out and saw the Monk boat apparently intending to cross the bows of the William Stanley, and obstruct her passage ;—the Eastham packet was stationary, and in wit ness's opinion if it had not been stopped the accident might have been prevented, though the captain appeared to be active, and to do every thing to prevent it. Thomas Griffith, of Holywell, coachman, deposed that after the captain of the Eastham boat had given instructions for the stoppage of the engine, the paddles of the Monk continued moving. Having gone to the side of the William Stanley, he saw Captain Roberts scrambling into the Monk's boat, when the stern of the Monk came in contact with the fender of our packet, and another man endeavouring to get on board, was crushed between the packets—the Monk's engines were stopped when we struck, but they went longer than the William Stanley's ; but, had they stopped when we did, they would have cleared the Monk's boat. The Captain of the William Stanley was on the paddle-box from the time we started to the time when the accident occurred, but witness did not observe the captain of the Monk or any other persons giving directions on board that vessel. He thought that the William Stanley would have cleared both the Monk and the small boat, had they stopped the engine of the former. Catherine Burgess, of Drury-lane, corroborated the evi dence of the preceding witnesses in every material particular, in other respects her evidence was unimportant. Mr. Grocott expressed a desire that the inquest should be adjourned, with a view to obtain the evidence of a person who was in Mold, and who could not be produced until to-morrow. Several of the jury were, however, adverse to the adjourn ment, and complained that much of the evidence was merely repetition. Besides, they added, if Mr. Grocott thought such a witness would serve his cause, he had had plenty of time since Monday last to bring him up. It was finally agreed that the inquest should go on, and the following evidence was accordingly taken : Mr. William Parry, draper, of Shrewsbury, sworn.—l was on board the William Stanley at three o'clock on Monday, and was sitting close to the wheel within half a yard. I did not see where the captain stood. I heard some one from the forepart of the vessel cry out, " Stop her—starboard !" and then I heard him say, Hard over !" The engines were immediately stopped. When the word " Starboard" was given, the handles of the wheel were turned towards the land. This turned the bow of our vessel a little to the left ; but a very little. I saw the " Monk" ferry boat while I sat by the wheel. She was some distance from us going backwards. She was coming towards us with some force. I did not see the boat till after the accident. I first saw the small boat with one man in her only. I afterwards saw two hats float ing. I did not observe a bank on the left hand. By a juror.—When the engines of the William Stanley stopped, she was ten or fifteen yards from the other. I can not say within five yards. I have seen none of the witnesses who were examined here yesterday. John Mathews sworn.—l am a coachman, and live in Wrexham. I was on board the William Stanley on the af ternoon in question. I saw the captain on the left hand pad dle-box next the shore. He called out, " Stop her, starboard —hard over"—twice. The engines were instantly stopped. The vessel's head went to the left, in shore. I saw the " Monk" boat, she was turning back. I saw the collision. Had her paddles stopped when ours stopped, we should have passed her clear, and no accident would have occurred. By Mr. Wright.—There was no one on the paddle-box of the Wm. Stanley but the captain. She was going in a slanting direction before the collision, with her head from the shore. She was obliged to do so or get on the bank. When the collision took place, her engines were stopped. By Jurors.—The William Stanley was go i ng a t t h e usua l speed. The Monk's boat had her paddles in motion when ours were still. I did not hear any one call out keep clear. Ido not know whether the captain could see the sm all boat from the paddle-box where he stood. a tbe Henry Co ffi eld sworn.—l am an engineer on hoar , Wm. Stanley, and heard the captain call out " stop ' , el. I stopped the engine instantly. The helm was put ham starboard. I could not obi.erve the effect. I did n ot sel the small boat till after the accident. I saw the chimney the Monk's boat, and her hull as far as the pa ddle -box In e ward, but did not see her hull entirely. I saw the poi"' wheel. e Baths. She she a w p a p s ea t r u e to in f u ll speed. (1 ,! r .. engine was in gear, but the bo a t h a d no t g ot to her reg io t speed, which is twenty-two stroke s a m i n ute. I did not Th the captain of the Monk. ere were flats on our lar board bow. g be b g a o ck in , g a a n t d ne ca ar n ly ting towards had By Mr. Wright.—The engines were stopped, but she e not gathered way, and had but little way upon her. was close to a bank. By a Juror.—l do not think the accident would have b ee .. 4 prevented, even if the captain had told me to reverse. helm being put hard a starboard and the vessel being backed , she would cant with her h ea d ou t t o th e r i v er, and her h ey upon the bank. James Collier.—l am a book-keeper, and live in Fili ch. the three. I was on the Pier-head ab ou t twenty enty minutes h eft° h e three. I saw Roberts, the captain of the Victoria, on w George's Pier-head, between the clock and the first stePa_ e the right. He hailed the Vi c t or i a , an d t o ld them to C oro on shore with the boat, a n d bring one of the firemen ot them. The boat came to the landing stage. She had the water to come to the steps. Abo u t th ree o c lock I en * e William y, and sawer boats at the sge. Monk was one Stanle of them. They oth had all of them their st ge to the southward except the E as th am b oa t. I saw lame was steamer, the Prince, opposite to th e s t eam -boats. She, to abreast of them. I saw th e th ree s t eam -b oa t s back 0e;', 4 , 6 clear the Prince, and two of them we n t a -head of her. l' ot Monks' made two attempts to do the same, but did-lb manage it. She then backed astern as hard as she CO ,li The William Stanley was then on her way, with the °m ore boat a-head of her. She was goin g u p th e r iver. I saw flats lying close together, with their sterns to the Pier-hesf The William Stanley could not h ave gone as tern of the f r o st or she would have been asho re . I o b serve d the small s - a (Roberts's) in shore of the Eastham packet. She al. the bow of the latter close to th e fl a t s , a b ou t a boat-a7 the half length before the William St an l e y. The paddies ° she William Stanley were stopped as she crossed her bowL• b a d was clear of the bows of the William Stanley. H e e ds plenty of time to clear. I did n o t see th e boat elle"' , her until the packets parted after the collision. I then savr o alongside the Monk, and a man h e ld u p hi s hand an d t he drawn in. I saw another man bleeding on board Eastb ° Monk. I cannot say whether the b ac k e d w ith the t he boat, or the Eastham boat ran into her. The engine, : n i ' bo tli William Stanley were not ag a i n p u t i n mo tion boats was cleared. I saw the captain of the William , h ° s d 113 on the paddle-box next the la n d. I saw h im wave was before the eng i ne stopped. I did not he ar hi s voice; P e lbe too far off. I suppose he wanted to stop the engine. witness drew a plan of the relative position of the vesse l s. the By Mr. Wright . — The s ma ll b oa t l e ft th e s t a ge abou t ; 15t same time as the ferry-boats. The William Stanley ° e a have left a short time after war d s . Th e sma ll boat cro s the bows of the William St an l e y a littl e bit t o the south w a t i e of the clock. When the William Stanley left the stag e a ll small boat was three or four len g th s a h ea d o f h e r. The sra boat's head was in a south-west direction, towards PL` or head. I saw the Victoria; she was further out by th ree four packet's length than the flats. her By a juror. —If the William Stanley had not stoPPW t he engines the collision wo u ld no t h ave t a k en place. the William Stanley had gone on she might have cleam• small boat, the Monk, and the flats. glge d Thomas Bethell sworn.—l reside in Cheshire ; en iori‘ as seaman on board the Monk. It was about theee when the accident happened. I was at the helm. v oa. were three other ferry-boats amongst us, including the , i Stanley, which was next th e s t age ; th ey were all bae'plei away together ; several backed astern of us. After we s W a P the our engine the Cleveland pushed us more round too t 1. t he southward than we wanted to go, so that we got astern ° Prince • we then stopped, and saw th e Willi a m StanifYlittle ing. *hen I saw the William Stanley coming we had of the way upon us, but I cannot sa y w h e th er th e en gine ," boat William Stanley was goi ng or no t. I saw th e litLF i bani before she came to us ; she w as no t f ar o ff. The "'hod Stanley was coming from the stage, full speed, with her„.ipe• pointed towards Birkenhead, as near as h e cou ld iot i all Cannot say whether th e Willi am S tan l ey struc k the s e ep boat, or the Monk. The small boat was running b et " them. ; By Mr. Grocott.—Cannot s a y w h ere th e ca ptain t t s ,,rd; was either, in the cabin or th e f orecas tl e : wa s on l ea d , he saw him on board previous to starting from the P a ier - , the Saw him run upon the p a ddl e -b ox i mme di a t e ly f te ,',o vessels had struck, and the cry raised. Cannot say w: i ' p er. he had been " sucking the money" or not : he " 'a ' Pa t fectly sober, and had made every trip with them throng that day. he csr By a Juror.—l receive my or d ers t o s t eer from t.- e d so tain. Am in the habit of steering, and had reeW„,usi , orders to the contr ar y th a t d ay . I went to t h e h e lm as ""The whilst the captain was about other parts of the vessel. e h! other hands were " looking out." Did not hear any if aOl the small boat hail the William Stanley, nor could not had been raised, on account of the noise. be d The Coroner then addressed the jnry. He said the , oa a serious and one rous d u t y to discharge, to ascertaltio which to lay the blame. Mr. Grocott appeared aniankbaia professionally on the part of th e p ro p r i e t ors o f the l' !`,,„ s e, Stanley, for the purp ose o f cour ti ng an i nqu i ry into th h e e 'i s e and of contradictin g an ythi ng th at m i g h t appea r i° t of evidence adduced. Mr. Wright also attended , I charge any one with fault, but merely to watch the of the investigation, which was highly creditable to t pany (steam-tug) he represented. He (the coroner) _ jarl now read over the depo s iti ons , an d th e quest i on for t he to ' would be to decide, whether the one or both vessels l'i'' flta ins blame, or either. It was certainly the d u ty of the n a n dtbei to be on the look out; to keep a steady watch upon - de,°' movements, especially at such an important sla t ! George's Pierhead, where so many vessels were eo n , tiri aeft in motion. In cases of d ea th ar i s i ng t h roug h ancl:...jana;; gences or incapabilities of p ersons emp l oye d, the irw - te r; in authority were liabl e t o b e i n di c t e d f or man slaugb . e support of which opinion, he (the coroner) read a I', a ° point from " Russell on Crime." Now, in his npi ni° „;l96 r one had been called to show that there had been a c lef look out kept by any one in these vessels. It is a nite llis i°' that these two young men had met their death by ~„e °t o of the two Steam Packets, :and it would be for th e 'ihe where the blame of negligence rested,—whether on , r or the other, or whether it was purely accidental. „ The Jury retired for a b ou t t wen t y m i nu tes ; °;: o ta!'j return, they announced "th a t, i n th e i r opinion. the der of the William Stanley was hi g hl y culpable, and had upon a verdict of manslauyhtea against him." disf oe' PARLIAMENTARY REGISTRATION.—TO avoid 4 4 .ll ehisement of electors in citi es an d boroughs, all the P e et and window taxes (if any) p a y a bl e f rom a voter in r, ' e t be; his premises, previously t o th e 6th d ay o f Ap r il, m u ' t• on or before the 20th of July, wh e th er d ema nded or 11 4erto, o 0 NATIONAL EDUCATION.-9R Sunday evening 3 -pa ; was preached by the Re v . H ug h M`N e il e , a t St. Thl . l v o 0", in-the-West, of which the following is a passag e f o rth b d own Church is reviving, and is beginning to put ~ to c • Christian energy and Chri s ti an zea l. Sh e has bega`catioar; for an extension of churches, and an ex t ens ion of er lu va' and what has been the result ? The legislature hasl eo , " ° , O , the subject of ed uca ti on , b u t difficulties have o' n le those difficulties were pe r h a p s i nev it a bl e . But let of influence in the legislature cease to countenance believes to be wrong, and the matter will at once be , *,,i4 3 ',01 If members of the government and members of the le' sc ha , to ceased to countenance what they believed to be lies, 0810,1` overwhelming majority should they have in i i blessed Book—Gotl's eternal truth—in its integr i T t ioa'y e s• its unmutilated form, as the b as i s o f na ti on al alo e : be be say, cease from countenanci ng w h a t th ey b e lieved t ot t°, o , I use this offensive la nguage advisedly, as I Kris` ) , of °ce offensive ; for I see no rea s o n t o res p ec t the feeling elles when, by the mutilati on o f hi s wor d, t h ey co mmit ° against God."—Standard. 1 . ! 5 ' it , CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—AN EXTRAORD II° .,. )f ar a $ ITOR AT SEA.—It will be seen on ref er ence to red intelligence, that the Ship Drum more , w hen on b e , el I passage from Calcutta to this port, was boarded bf . t ituayfe novel sort of visitor. O n th e 19 t h M a y, when in ar d °4 57 North, longitude 37 15 West, a hawk flew on '-',„„ ea" tlle the neck of this bird was attached a piece of Pa, re ::, - ; 0 ,, 11 e il which was stated the whereabout of the ship yes e s preceding day, which showed that the hawk ha d tr ,, ,a Get distance of about 270 miles since it was setat libertY• Advertiser. fOrle GLASGOW ELECTION.—Mr. Jam es O s wald, wo - ire te tt ., represented this city in Parliam en t, was yesterday fill the vacancy occas i one d b y t h e d eat h o f Lop e to ',OO Bentinck. There was no opposition, except we ' l t r i4s , for sider as such the foolish proceedings of the Cha. r ag iog, seized on this as a favourable opportunity of b r h j eter ward their champion, and introducing him to be pany than he is accustomed to associate with. 11. ,„ - Jea t e ler vatives had previously come to the resolution — a 1) t he we think, in present circumstances—not to conte st j r iec c h tion, preferring to reserve their strength for a gene!,, ° , 4 •lii r a iP,,g which cannot now be far distant, and previons!L o gth i e .,A hope they will have another opportunity of su p - Ic eeula O P, their position in the Registration Court. We : v g b e ic", regret that the resolutions of a Conservative inee' 3 lo l,ac.e:, Friday, at which this course was determined on , er or to 0° and admirable letter from Mr. Monteith, yonag i , g bt pt le stairs, were put into our ha n d s muc h t o o late las t 'Olit;10f 1 inserted in to-day's paper. They will appear of the ote Mr. Oswald goes to Parli amen t, as a su pporter ° he s u p and, when the time c omes , o f ex t ens ion of ri f tfer en a ,‘ y./ This question of time appeared to b e the only es ter , twixt him and Mr. O'Co nnor on th e hustings Y' , Scottish. Guardian of Tuesday. Fr'dl l Yl l r 3S kr ir LIVERPOOL ANNUITANT SOCIETY.—On anniversary of the above institution was held a w e ar s ? dough's, Wavertree. The large assembly -room priated for the purpose, and about fifty of the F" e • c oll'fil down to an excellent repast, consisting of a cha lc ,o of substantials, and the delicacies of the sef e - talifiL abundance, altogether highly creditable to tu fter generous spirit of the worthy host and hostess. l e te‘ l r s P f e f the usual routine business of the society was t ral a offit t ficej,' proceedings of the past year were detailed, O nt ' the year ensuing elected. In reviewing the fi"" e tng of lo the society, it was extremely gratifying to the al e t eoa r te r, d that the society was pursuing the unostentations.).„ !pap way, contributing to the comfort of not fewer tli t • i :4 it: c aged members and widows, at the same time A re It safety, and the efficiency of its future operation. 1 , 0,0 00. /0 11, upon the stable footing of a capital of nearly • - t,i 4to sia to er r the policy of the society never to permit its fun - L. 160 r rel' terially below this point ; a prudential res ° , io l e o ‘Plo ' justified by experience, which has taught a lesso", it ,,,, 9 et to other institutions, that men of common sagtS,, c 'ble br oliti rightness of intention, would have left it unpar ) " 4se d t a dy profit by. The Annuitant Society has now I t of the contingencies of thirty-three years, proving!'",thi*ilt's of the principles on which it is based ; and duns=-, i t ita bet the maximum amount of annual payment from an 3 L e ietY, bt has never exceeded £4. The benefit which the ; ti v a jci P' o f out is a certain provision for life, to be erkiay_ e o ber'ot e oil the member himself, or by the widow of a n n i er ate .01 t ,lO death. When with this we contrast the nmt subscription, it will at once be seen, that the de' l society are trifling compared with its advantag,',. ti of limited means, who are desirous of providin, l° i fere' could not have a more favourable opportunity u u, jet'• tp ou p than that which is afforded by this society. —C° , s NEW Music.—Mr. Weiss of Church-stree!,_-"`aof 111.;o lished a beautiful little ballad, the compos ition try' IS; 0 0 6 e, Mr. Willoughby H. Weiss, who, with true vr°o4 , miration of professional talent, has dedicateel_n_„o3, to that favourite and adroired.vocalist, Miss May A re The words are by Mr. M. M. G. Dowling, an [Ow :- I'll quit my native mountains, So beautiful, so dear, Her crystal p errrititaeld, strseoamclseaarn;h—fountains, I'll go where man's a stranger , Over earth and over sea, Seeking every kind of danger, That I may not think of thee. I'll sip of wordly pleasure, Until I drain the cup, And jovial mirth's full measure Unsparingly fill up : I'll go, if fate shall order, of the deepest sea, TO the depths of the . Or the lands remotest border, So I may not think of thee. Itt It o SttertqbY, Es Q ti as kp LAlxe IZ . A T ) LOG ic ardia nS t( kill t i l l( ' GAR ] the a pla c , kr e tani riat • o ktde , and el !!,t a tnd tha t LA DIES il k , ° lt E tar o k t 6t '. 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