The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-24 00:00:00

~ t • . • . V . ' . . • :,.. -t , I : R 52 CHURCH.STREET, -E -UNDTHE LIVER THEATRE, • . e . LOAKS . , CLOAKIN - GS, 'SitAWLS, SCARFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, • ' SAXONY CLOT S. ___ • MOUShIN DE LAIN DRESSES, SHAW LBO R RS;FRINGESakc. The Whole of the St of S. MEREDITH CO. SELLING OFF AT AN IMMENSE SACRIFICE, , Must be Cleared in One Month, preparatory to making , Alterations. t • No. 52, Church-street, next door to Mr. Hodgson's Rooms. / / THE EARL of DERBY'S RENTS cii f i r his LIVER- I. POOL ESTATE, will be receive Lawton's the Rainbow Hotel, in Basnet-street, on Fri y, the 27th inst., between the hours of Ten and Threeo'clock. December, 1839. . .. , Ensttranre ft o ttrt.s. ___ -- _____ YORKSHIRE . FIRE AND•LIFE INSURANCE 96MPANY, ESTABLISHED 1824. PARTIES having Annual Policies f ng due on the 25th 1. December, are respectfully infor d that they should renew the same within fifteen days fro that date. .. AGENTS : LATHAM HANMER, Jun.. 1 1 , 1 FREDERICK LAPAGE, , Dale-street. t - JOHN ATKINSON, Fenwick Buildings, Fenwick-street. IMMEDIATE BENEFITS OSFERED TO THE 1 PUBLIC.—Life and Fire Insurance Rates Reduced 30 per Cent. per Annum Lower then any oth er O ffi ce.—Life Annuity Rates calculates on_F.,quitable neiples ! ! !—For example—for every £lOO deposited, t is Association will grant the Annuity placed opposite e Age of the party depositing ; from £5O and upwards, • proportion. fam. 30 to 40 to 45 to 50 to 53 to 60 to 05 to 70 to 75 to 80 -W s. 1 4 s. I X s. 1 X s. I .6. s. IJe a. .t , s. IX' s. X s. 8 0 810 9 0 910110 10 112 10 15 10 1 20 025 0 pr ct. pr ct. ,pr ct. pr ct. Ipr ct. pr ct. pr et. Ipr ct. pr et. • LIFE ASSURANCE RATES. Age 20 to 25 to 30 to 35 to 39 to 40 to 43 to 50 Premium X 1 II IXI 15 I X 2 0 I .82 6I X 2 101 X 2 15 IX3 5 This Company make no charges for intermediate ages under 50 years. FIRE INSURANCE RA T ES." COMMON INSURANCE. -, S. 4. Private Houses and Shops (not hazardous, 1 0 per Cent: Hazardous Double HazhrdouS Farming Stock . INDEPENDENT WEST MIDDLESEX ASSUR ANCE COM PANY, Opposite the Bazaar, Baker-street, Portman-square, London ; South St. David's-street, Edinburgh ; Ingram-street, Glas gow ; and Sackville-street, Dublin. Empowered under the several Acts of Parliament of 14th George 111. c: 48; 22d George 111. ; 53d Geo. 111., c. 141-; 3d George IV., c. 92 ; and Ist Victoria, cap. 10. . . MANAGERS. ' James Alexander, Esq. H. R. Perkins, Esq. Samuel Eyre, Esq. Thomas Price, Esq. ,Robert Ferguson, Esq. William E. Taylor, Esq. Thomas Hope, Esq. John Wilson, Esq._ • J. D. Hustler, Esq. Wm. Whittaker, Esq. Thomas Knowles, Esq. George Williams, Esq. SECRETARY.—G. E. Williams. AGENTS : Liverpool .. Messrs.. OKILL and COOKE, 2, Dale-street. • „ .. Messrs. POORE and Co., Castle-street. Bury Mr. J. Pilling, Accountant. 71 Chorley Messrs. Morce and Clayton. Lancaster Lytham Mr. G. M. Crookhall. Oldham Mr. Kershaw, Hatter. Preston Mr. Myres. • • • • Mr.. IL Blackhurst, Solicitor. - Prescot Rochdale Stockport Warrington.Mr.2. Stevenson. .. . , ATLAS. ASSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHD 1808. • . DIRECT ORS. . •' • Sir Thomas Turion. Bart., Chairman. J. D. Hume, Esq., Deputy Chairman. . . The Hon. Sir Courtenay Boyle Emanuel Paeitico, M.D. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Wm. George Prescot, Esq. William Laforest Esq. Joseph Psdley, Esq. Moses Mocatta, - Esq. . John Peter Rasch, Esq. James William Ogle, Esq. John Woolley, Esq. Aetuary—CHAßLEs AxsELL/' Esq., F.R.S. LIFE DEPARVIENT. THE attention of the Public h , in the Advertisements 1 and Proposals of this Company of late years, been called to a Table of Additions applicable to and expectant on Poli cies of particular dates and ages ; the Directors now beg to submit the following statement of Claims actually paid, showing the Sums respectively assured and the BonuSes thereon, and they request, in order to show the advantageous plan of Assurance proposed by this Company, that Persons desirous of effecting Assurances on their Own Lives or on the Lives of Others, will compare the statement now submit ted, with the Addition or Bonus of any of the other Offices which may apply to a Policy issued by them since 1816, when the Atlas Company adopted the Bonus System. Statement of Claims paid on Policies e f fected in London or through an Agent in Great Britain. 1.5 i ', C O . 1.2 0• 4. 6 1 .6.6 - l§ 1 'ill i•-• °- .0 0 ).0 8 tc : El • 1 "..§ . .'t o g `; 1-tii c ) ~. .d ' a• a • a 'Name of Life Assured. :-. :0 j 4. a - -'' . 2.5 'a a h 5 Ca ir'l 9 4 lq.-d i g c i o 0 t a • ~ c,, V Z ii 3 '4 E" I r ' E =''''S . 01 =AI . ..€ ~e re I.e 9. d . ) ' s. d. 213 His Majesty William N. 14 3000;1068140691 35 12 01 5 10 10 69 H.R.H. the Duke of York 7 20001 385'2385 19 5 0 215 0 , 92 1 The same. 7 3000 ! 577:3577; 19 aO2 15 0 3422 The late Duke of Argyll 14 5000!1453'6453; 29 12 215 2 3604 Vhe lateEarlof Clarendon 120500 / 12013A`..20 I 44 16 0, 3 11 8 687 M. S. (lierks) 21 400 1 437 837 109 5 01'5 4 1 12021SiriDeasThomsou,G CB 21 5001 308 808 61 12 0 218 8 1103 Rev. Job W. Baugh 21 1500 76712267 51 -2 7 2 8 8 1578 Rev. Thomas Crompton 20 500 350 850 1 70 0 0 310 0 Persons assured for the whole term of life in Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will have an ADDITION made to their Policies every seventh year, or an equivalent REDUCTION will be made in the future payments of Premium, at the o_ption of .the Assured. The FOURTIL SEPTENNIAL VALUATION witl be made up to Christmas, 1844. ASSURANCES FOR SNORT PERIODS may now - be effected in this Office at considerably reduced Rates of Premium. FIRE. DEPARTMENT. in addition to the benefit of the late Reduction in the Rates of Premiums, this Company offers to Assurers the advantage of an allowance for the loss of Rent of Buildings rendered untenantable by Fire. Policies falling due at CHRISTMAS, should be renewed within fifteen days from that period. The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance. HENRY DES BO RO UG H, Secretary. 92, Cheapside, 21st December, 1839. The Agents for the Company at the undermentioned places are as follows, viz.:— Liverpool Ditto .. Messrs. HORNBY and MARSDEN Mr. W. H. M'DOWELL. Appleby, E. Allinson. Ash ton -u nder-Lin e, J. S. Shaw Blackburn, R. Wilding. Bolton, C. Briggs. Burnley and Todmorden, T. E. flamtnerton. . Bury, Richard Lomax. Chorley, J. Waliwork. Clitheroe, Oddie. Lancaster, Thob* Albright. Leigh, T. Whitehead. Macclesfield, R. Turner. Manchester, R. and C. Hervey. Oldham, John Duncroft. Preston, Win. Lancaster. Rochdale, James Hartley. St. Helen's, John Anadell. Stockpott, W. Downall. Ulverston; W. Postlethwaite. Warrington, Thomas Leigh. Wigan, J. Griffith. PROVINCIAL MASONIC MEETING.-otl Wednesday last upwards of one hundred Freemasons dined together at the Adelphi, on' the occasion of a provisional grand meeting. Lord Viscount Combermere was present, and delivered an excellent address to the brethren. Several other speeches followed front the different officers. The entertainment, we understand, was on aanost magnificent scale. The following is a list of toasts :—The Queen and the Craft: Anthem, " God save the Queen." Queen Adelaide and the rest of the Royal Family : Glee, " Hail smiling Morn." Duke of Sus sex, G. M.: Glee, " Push the red Wine about." Earl of Durham, Pro. G. M.: Song, " When I was a Boy with ray Father and Mother,"—Bro. Raymond. Earl of Zetland, D. .G. M.: Glee, "The Indian Drum." LoGr. N. Starkie, R. W. P. G. M. W. D. Lancasliiie: Song, " The tine Old Eng lish Gentleman,"-r-Molyneux. Lord Viscount Combermere, , R. W. P. G. M. Cheshire : Song, " The.• Flag that braved a thousand Years." Thomas Preston, R. W. P. G. M. E. D. Lancashire : Glee, " Mynheer van Dunk." John Drink water, R. W. D. P. G. M. W. D. Lancashire : Quartette, " Prosper the Art." Provincial G. Wardens W. D. Lan cashire : Song, " 'Twas the Day of the Feast,"•--M`Guffie. Provincial G. Chaplain : Glee, " Lightly tread, 'tie hallow'd Ground." Provincial G. Treasurer: Quartette, `. 4 Maying," - Pro'vincial f2e; -*crew.? s -Song ,A‘Zuglastel exixects e.very Man.. to do his duty." The Ladies: Song, " 0 nothing in Life can sadden us,"—Raymond.,.Provincial G. Officers W. D. Lancashire : Glee, ``. The Evening .Drum." Provincial G.. Stewards : Glee, With a fullsparklingGlass." Masters and', Wardens of Lodges IV. D. Lancashire : Song, 'f Noiatt Creena,"—Raymond. F. Maddock,..R. W. D. P. G. M. Cheshire : Glee, " 0 Willie hrew'd." Provincial G. Officers Cheshire—Provincial G. Officers E. D. Lancashire : Glee, " How happily we meet that Masons be." THE GREAT CHEMIST, BERZELIUS.—NcIicn Berzains returned, he received us with great cordiality, . We . were much struck with his appearance—judgin, by the appear. ance of some of the G erman savaes, we had expected to find him au odd, out-of-the-way kind of being;. but lie is totally devoid of affectation either in dress or manne.. Man of emi- Renee in Germany startle the stranger in quite a different war; they may look like men of genius, but would seldom be 'l"' takep for men of sense. Their pale faces, long " unkempt" locks, and antiquated garments, afford the must complete contrast to the healthy looks and unaffected bearing of this Swedish rival. In fact, from his dress, ease of manner, and total want of pretension, he might pass, in any society in Europe, not for Berzelius the great chemist, but Berzelius the well-bred gentleman. In plane of Dr, Faustus's gar ments, he sports a smart carnage cap, silk vest, and blue coat, very like those of ordinary mortals. He is a well-t n ade, good-looking man, of the middle size, rather stout than otherwise, but with nothing in his appearance to make us sus pect that he had gout, and found it necessary to drink ehaly beate water. In a visit to Paris, the preceding summer, they had tried to kill him with kindness ; but, judging by his looks, we should say, he will survive many such assaults ; he travels much, and proposed an early visit to Copenhagen. If his manner be unaffected, his conversation is equally so : it has nothing of the shop about it. Not that he shunned — for that to him would be affectation of the worst kind—all allusion to his own science. Part of the conversation (which was carried on chiefly in English, with the aid of an occa sional theft from German) turned on our eminent scientific men ; and nothin could have been more becoming than the liberality with which he praised these his worthy fellow-la bourers. Faraday, Buckland, Scdgwick, Jameson, all came in for the deserved raced of approbation ; but the Wernerians, of course, did not escape without a gentle pat. When he re marked that their warm attachment to the principles of their school was in a great measure attributable to their affection for its head, whom his pupils worshipped as a kind of deity, and, therefore, regarded every departure from his lessons as sacrilege—it struck us that the flame may soon he said of himself and of his school. His pupils revere hint w;til boundless affection ; but they, must expect IA their turn lo ur trifled " antig i uttd.'! --- Brerfoitelliiteurtionlin !Sweden, TOWN COUNCIL PROCEDINGS, • A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Satur day last, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee, appointed at a meeting of the council, on the 4th December, to take into consideration the reportof the Town-clerk on the subject of the personation of a voter in St. Anne's Ward, -at the municipal election, and to hear further evidence thereupon. The Council was also called for the purpose of levying a watch-rate. The MAYOR said, as the special committee appointed to in vestigate this case had made their report, he had deemed it necessary to call a Special Council as soon aspossible to hear the same. As some of the circumstances had deeply affected the character of one of their members, he had thought this cours due equally to the members of the Council and to the individual who was most. interested in the enquiry.-_--(lle4r, hear.) Mr. WOOD said, as chairman of the committee appointed to inquire into the circumstances alluded to, he had the satis faction to inform the Council, , that the committee had come to an unanimous decision, which was contained in the report which he held in his hand. He hoped that report would be satisfactory to the Council, As the committee after due con sideration, claimed credit for a just, impartial, and conscien= tious verdict.. _ _ Mr, noon handed the report. to the Depnty Town-clerk, who read as follows : 4 ' REPORT. " The Special Committee, to whom, at the meeting of the Council, on the 4th December, 1839, were referred the report of the Town-clerk on the subject . of a fraud upon the franchise of the burgesses, appearing to have been committed, at the polling-place, in St. Anne's Ward, at the late municipal' election, and the evidence upon which that report was found ed, with power to hear all parties, to take further evidence, subject to cross • examination by parties, and to take such fur ther steps, or such further legal advice, as they may deem ne cessary, and to report to the COuncil,•have - resolved unani mously'npon the following report " That they proceeded to consider the evidence,thken by, the Town-clerk, to call before them the witnesses examined by him, to hear all parties, and tolake further evidence, the_ whole evidence being 'subject-to ernss'-examination; and that they have_ come to thefollowing conclusions That James Connor, a person who is not a burgess, did, on the, let of November last, commit the fraud of personating :John Bend; a burgess of the Wired 'St. kern2titivet; 'be fore the alderman arid-assessors that-wardy'lly.ciaiming to vote,in,t4f .napie of .John Bond.,.for- Mr, Robert Jones, a candidate for that ward, and now the sitting Councillor ; and by delivering to those officers a false voting' paper, made ontas the-voting paper of th. • burgess`,' John Bond and by; answering the questions prescribed .b :the 34th section of the Municipal: Corporation Act, alleged, however, to have been • irregularly put. • „, " That thecommittee concur irt the opinion ot the own -1: clerk, that; whether the'question4 were regularly or irregn- E larly put. Janles_Counor was, in law, guilty.of an indictable misdemeanour. f` That Connor, On •tEe 21st of NoVeMber,'sailed for the coast of Africa, in the ship John Campbell, having been, for several weeks before the Ist of November,.engaged as ship carpenter for the voyage,. , " That, its to the candidate; Mr. ItObert Jones,, jun., the question is, its 'stated by the ToWn-elerk; Whether the can.; didate , •did- net , contend,- before- the alderman and assessors; for the admissions:lf this vote,-under the circumstances which showed, that he, at that time, knew that James Connor had committed the fraud of personating John Bond ;' on which queStion the Committee find !--L -" I.—That Mr. Jones was not present at the time when James Connor tendered - the voting-paper or,answered the questions. " 2:—That there has been no evidence before them of any occurrences, up.to that period, to affect Mr. Jones. " 3.—That, after Connor had tendered his voting-paper and had answered the questions, Mr. Jones did, in the booth, before the aldermen and assessors, contend for the admission of the vote. " 4.—That -James Connor was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jonea,,haVing mnrried . Mr. Jones's sister. "s.—But that, whether Mr. Jones had, or had not, the knowledge in question, as to the fraud at the time of his so contending, or at.finy time; until certainly after the close of the poll, (upoo:which knowledge the imputation against him altogether rests,), the evidence before the Town-clerk, as well as the further evidence before the Committee is very con flicting. " G.—That, upon full consideration of the evidence before them, (conflicting a.s it is,) the committee come, to the best of thetKjudginent, to the following conclusions, namely. a That upon the question. .whether Mr. Jones had or had not such knowledge, on the one hand. Mr. Jones has the full acquittal of thin,oo • toe; and. en the other hand, the parties, otighsati—ng, the uirlr have the report of this com mittee, that such ireful - Was called for, and justified under the circrniistahcesalhe case. " J. N. WOOD." Mr. .BENN moved the adoption of the report. Having been instrumental, in the first instance, in bringing the-sub ject before the. Town Council, he thought it his duty to ex press his concurrence in thiS verdict. When the report of the Town-clerk upon what was considered a full investigation, was brought forward, he declared himself satisfied, but, when the Council expressed so decided a wish for further inquiry, of course he could not object. Further evidence had been adduced before the committee, and he was glad to see, that the further it was carried the more satisfactory it was as regarded Mr. Jones- . Mr. JOHN SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. ItArneoNt said, - it was not his intention to move an amendment, but he might • state, that he did not agree with that report. He could not trifle with his integrity. During the first two days he attended closely to the evi dence, but the third day he was absent. However, he did attend to the evidence, and his opinion was, that it did not lead to the conclusion expressed in the report. If the re port had said, that the- committee acquitted Mr. Jones, he would have concurred ; but it specified, that the evidence was conflicting, and that Mr. Jones was " fully acquitted." He felt bound to say, that, to his mind, it was otherwise : his conclusion was, that the word acquitted would have been sufficient, and that with " conflicting evidence," the wprds " fully, acquitted" were not applicable. He felt sorry, that the Town:clerk had been the legal adviser of that com mittee. The Town-clerk had previously made a report on .theAsubject, and it was impossible, for that gentleman, how ever high-minded' he might be, not to have some little.bias in favour of his preconceived opinion : with every determi nation to free himself from bias either way,' he could not help having some partiality for his own child. He (Mr. Rathbone,) therefore, eould not avoid thinking, that' the Town-clerk ought not to have been selected as the legal adviser of that committee; Mit that the Deputy Town:clerk, or Some other legal gentleman, ought to have given the committee the requisite lusts - tame. It was painful to him to express his dissent from the report, and he did not doubt, that his conduct would be attributed to party motives and not to the true cause, which was, his earnest desire to see justice done, Mr. ISAAC Hotarrs arose amid some confusion and cries of " Vote, vote !" Mr. Holmes said, he claimed a right to reply to the observatiOns of Mr. Rathbone. Mr. JOHN SMITH (without rising.)—There is no question before. the Council. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES was contesting some point, the pur port of which we could not hear, with the members nearest to him; when The MAYoR said Holmes, will have the goodness to address Me ? Mr. Holmes continued his argument with the individuals who, apparently; were remonstrating with him on his deter mination to speak. The MAY o R.-Mr. Holmes, will you have the goodness to sit down ? (Mr. Holmes sat down.) The Mayor said, Mr. Holmes was perfectly in order, if he wished to reply to the obserVations which had- fallen from' Mr. Rsthbone, or to speak on the report. Mr. Holmes would have the goodness to proceed, • Sir. HoLuEs said, he did not intend to have said One word on the subject of the report which h 4 been read, but he felt compelled to speak now in consequence of what had fallen from Mr. Rathbone, He felt extremely sorry, that gen tleman had felt-it necessary to say a word .on the subject, He (Mr. Rathbone) said he was absent one day, and he did iaot hear the whole of the evidence. Now he (Mr, Holmes) was not absent at all : he heard the whole of the evidence, and did not miss one word. He (Mr. Holmes) attended fully to all the bearings of all the •evidence : he weighed it well, and lie had come to a conclusion totally and diametrically opposite to the opinion just given to the Council. He would be brief in going over the evidence and commenting upon it. [Mr. Holmes heteproduced a paper, which he was preparing ‘ to rea d f rom . 3 .0, 00 4 cries of No, no !" " Vote!" "It is not necessary I!! 17:rOrtier !" &c.) Mr. BOLTON rose to order: The evidence was not before the Council, awl he conceived it was not couipetent for Mr. Holmes to comment- upon that of which the members were 'not regularly in possession, Mr. HoptEs thought, titter Mr. Ratbbone's allusions, he was entitled to adduce proofs of the correctness of his own opinions from the evidence which.im,had heard given. The MAYOR said, the evidence had iiht beau laid before the Council. Mr. Rathbone had expressed his opinions and Mr. Holmes might do the same. Mr. Holmes must be good enough to confine his observations to the report. Mr, HormEs persisted in his right to state the facts which had been detailed, for the purpose of showing that Mr. Rath bone's opinions were wrong. • Mr. Bx.acxneny said, there was a material difference be tween stating impressianzand going into circumstances. Mr. Rathbone had merely state* vi gt his opinions were upon what liejiad heard. Mr. Holmes nagig, do the same. The dis tinction between doing that and reading wrtions of the evi dence given before committee was great. tkfr. Males might give his opinion as broadly as he Mr. RATursorge said, if be had not supposed ti* ftkah was the •rule, he should himself have adverted to the evideke which he heard, HOLME4 said, he had then cow! to diametrically Op posite conclusions from those of the Councillor for Pitt-street Ward, and he would give the reasons, avoidi,ng particulars. [Mr. Holmes was again about to refer to his paper, when the Mayor informed the speaker, Pat any allusion to particular evidence was out of order.) 3le, Hoinies said, he would state generally, that evidence was. given and eirmunstances stated—(cries of " Order ?") "Then," said Mr. Holtnea, " I cannot go on, and I must move that the evidence he pripted ;_for I shall not be satisfied if a shadow of doubt re. math on the livid Bra sift l inrclivlittral 4 lii the ?twit oftt= verpoi...i. I move that the evidence be printed : and now I willproeeed to make what remarks I considernecessary upon it. Mr. Smear said, he believed thecourse which: Mr. Holmes indicated his intention of pursaillg would not be` in order. There was a distinct motion Were the'etnintil, and that must be. disposed of before be could make -any comments upon any motion which he might intsnd - to introduce. Mr. HOLNIKS (in continuation.)--Thed all he could say was,-that the evidence which was given op the 'occasion, which he had heard from beginning to end, and oe hick the Councillor for Pitt-street Ward had- formed his eondu, sions, was of such * nature that it could not possibly have left a doubt on the mind 'of any indiVidual who exercised -his reason and common sense. iron that evidence, it appeared clear that it was impoasible that''Mr:,Lones could have been implicated in the transaction. %far freni tleare having been any ground for bringing forward the charge, he was pertein that if; in the first instance, it had been mentioned to one ca. two persons who had come forweial, they would at once have exonerated Mr. .Tones, and sntisfied everyone. He felt corn, p l e t e ly ti e d up in his remarks from not being allowed to re/eV to the evidence, His opinion, however, was, that theta it not a tittle of evidezaca to implicate Mr, Julies at all. So far as the calumnies against ;dirt (_4r. Jones) in particular were 'concerned, the charge that he wee in the booth, a witness of the vote when it was taken, was given : the charge that he dressed the, individual who personate'Mud, VP given up; and, so far from his having seen the man, it was larov i ed that he - did not see him at all, and could not have seep him unless he could see what was invisible. Mr, 130.0rn said, that Mr, Itaibbone had stated that he was only present the two first days of the investigation. On the third day, when,-it appeared, Mr. H-glibpne'lyas absent, there was most .important evidence given: Tl:ere was not the least doubt: in the mind of any gentleman of the com mittee, as to the propriety of the report, nor the slightest dissatisfaction with its terms, _ _ Mr. COGLAN said, he rose to address the - Com m it w i t h considerable regret, as he should feel it is duty to oppose the report, unless . the Council adopted such means as would pro tect him from the aspersion . of having been instigated by im proper and calumnious motives. He felt that he had adopted a proper course, and the investigation which had taken pinee confirmed him in that opinion ; to make it plain that he had done so, he considered it desirable that the report should be printed. The members . of the Council were not all present when the evidence was given; out of a body of sixty-four gentlemen; there were - not more than - eight or nine present, and the reporters of the press were not admitted. He should, therefore, - consider it 'his duty to oppose the report, unless the emelt depid,ed that the evidenee ciletad be printed. Re spoke with the strongest rpspept for ale gentlemen of the committee, but ha had heard 'the evidence mentioned out of doors as directly opposite to what it was: it was due, there fore, to the characterS of the witneasce that a correct accoput of the evidence should be published, He had heardit stated, that' if the evidence were not published by the Council, it would be published by others r not in a correct form as it was given, but by examining the individuals who gave testimony, and thus getting together such garbled accounts as could be by that means collected. This, he was given to understand, . would be done, if the evidence were not published by the Council. As to the evidence being of a libellous character; he begged to state, that all the witnesses came forward with out any other reason than theirown senseof propriety. Mr Coglan-tepeated his full confidence in the gentlemen who composed the committee. In conclusion, he said there were two modes in which his desire might be carried into effect; one was, to have the evidence printed and a copy given to each member ; the other was to have it printed and. sold.- He believed, in the latter case, the demand for copies would be such that the expence to the. Council would be trifling. • It was decided, after some conversation, that Mr. Coglan's amendment should stand as follows : " That the report be approved, and that the evidence taken by the committee be printed for the use of the Council." Mr. SMITh said, Mr. Jones had a great desire that the evidenee should be made public. Mr. JONES said, he wished the evidence to be made pub lic, and he begged to second Mr. Coglan's motion. Mr. Busirill wished to know when this matter was:to end. He felt as if it were to be interminable. Ht had hoped, that, as, Mr. Jones had already undergone two trials, and had been twice acquitted, that gentlemen would have considered the pain which he had suffered, during these protracted investigations, as sufficient, even if he had been guilty. He had hoped that, upon the result of the delibe rations which had then come before theiii, they would have felt some degree- of sorrow, that an individual who had been twice declared innocent, should have been so far punished. With regard to Mr. Rathbone, he had made one or two observations to which he (Mr. Bushell) must reply. He bad brought a serious charge. against the committee. He had brought a charge against either their judgment or their inte grity; for one or the other he must have meat to impugn. His (Mr. Bushell's) judgment might be assailed, but his integrity must not: He went to the committee with the in tention of steadily weighing the evidence; and he had weigh ed it, without partiality, and without any other feeling but a determination to do justice. As regarded the publication of I the evidence, if it were to be done, they would go before the public with a strange mass of testimony. Witnesses had given their evidence, and questions had been put to them, • and they. had been cross-examined, and there was a heap of matter but, he - thought, it would be extremely injudicious to being it before the public. ,* Mr. Rh...maims; asked in what way. he had impeached the integrity of the committee. He had not said the sli4htest thing that could impeach their. integrity. He certainly said, •• it was a pit) , that they had had the town-clerk for their legal adviser: should hasie wished, if he had . been on the committee, to have had some other legal adviser, as the town clerk had already formed an opinion. For the committee, he knew that they were all honourable gentlemen, who would do their utmost to arrive at a correct conclusion. Mr. BUSHELL said, he understood Mr. Rathbone to say, that he had attended the committee two days out of the three, yet he had come to a totally different opinion from the committee. Therefore, be (Mr. Bushell) concluded, that he impeached either the judgment or integrity of the com mittee. _He (Mr. Bushell) did not say, that Mr. Rathbone impeached the integrity of the committee, but, as he, who was one, pronounced the conclusion to which he had come to be directly opposite to that of seven, he thought he was correct in inferring. that Mr. Rathbone impeached either one or the other. The MAYOR thought Mr. Booth's explanation, if con •sidercd, would be perfectly satisfactory. Mr. Rathbone was present during two days of the examination, but was not present on the third day, which had perfectly satisfied the committee, and enabled them to come to the conclusion which they had reported. • Mr. RATILBON a said, the Council were not to conceive, that he implied, because he had only heard evidence two days, he was not so good a judge of the matter. What he meant was, that the report declared, that the evidence was conflicting, yet stated, that the party was "fully acquitted." His only objection was, not to the acquittal, but to the phrase "fully acquitted." Mr. WOOD would observe, in reference to what had been said of the committee having the Town-clerk for their legal adviser, that the Town-clerk did not interfere at all in any but legal points : they came to their decision without the in terference or advice 54_ the Town-clerk at all. Mr. COGLAN said, be was sorry to differ from Mr. Wood but the Town-clerk certainly did make comments in the course of the proceedings. The TOWN-CLERK distinctly recollected, thatitsvasenoved by one of the committee, that he should give his opinion on the whole of the evidence, but this was overruled. With regard to his having commented on the evidence, there might have fallen from him an occasional remark on what would have been. the course in a court of law. He was distinctly appointed the legal assistant to the committee unsolicited by himself. He believed the occasion of his interference alluded to was when he was stating to the committee what would have have been the course in a court of law. With respect to printing the evidence he had one observation to make on that subject, and-the Council might take what course seemed .to them most proper. I was now understood, that Mr. Jones desired that the evidence, should be printed and pub lished. There was an end, therefore, of any consideration about libel, for Mr. Jones consented. The Council bad no power to make the adoption of the report the final proceeding 'as regarded Mr. Jones. If the Council published the whole of the evidence, it would be a most important brief for any one out of - doors who thought tit to take the matter up. In general, he would say, that such a document would furnish important evidence -for either party, either the individual accused -or the accuser. -It must be remembered, that, though the Council might have a power almost omnipotent in that room, they had no power out of it. It was probable, also, that the Council-would take into consideration, whether it would be right that Connor should be prosecuted or not. As the case stood then with regard to Connor, it was not certain that the publication of such evidence as that was an act, on the part of the Council, such as a judge of the land • would approve of on.the trial. It might have a very strong effect on the minds of the Grand Jury. He would, likewise, just mention, as what might probably arise in the mind of, and have -some - weight with, an individual who was in the habit of governing himself by legal opinioni:strictly, that, as regarded Connor, they had n o asse n t' o n hi s (Courier's ) part to publish that evidence though that might, perhaps, be consi&•re&-by these as too. imaginary. Mr. GLADSTONE thought, if gentlemen were aware of tlfe . evidence which was given on the third day; they would change their opinion. Ide admitted, that the evidence was conflict ing, but, out of that conflicting evidence, they (the commit tee) had endeavoured to sift the truth, and they conceived they had done so. With regard to the Town-clerk being the legal adviser of the committee,_ it should be borne in mind, that the original report of the Town-clerk was what was re ferred to the committee, and it was at first a question whe ther they should take the evidence upon which that report was founded into consideration at all, or commence de novo. It was,'ultimately, decided, that they should take it and such further testimony as could be produced. Mr. SIIEIL said, it appeared most extraordinary r that, in a case of this sort, when the evidence was reported to be con flicting, and where it was decided, by the committee, that the individual was acquitted, that a portion of the Council' should object to the publication of that evidence. One gen tleman said, he had heard a portion of the evidence, and he was not of the same opinion as the Committee : another said, he was perfectly satisfied with the correctness of the opinion expressed in the report. Under such circumstances, it really seemed, that there was no other course but that of having the evidence published. It was of importance, that the public should have some text-book to refer to, in order that they might judge for themselves. No doubt the evidence would be variously stated out of doors, and it should be pub lished, in order that erroneous accounts might not go abroad. It was, in fact, only common justice to the gentleman who hui been accused. He considered it highly creditable to that geagemas, that he had manfully stood up and expressed his desire that the evidence should be published, and he (Mr. Shell) could Twi see why, when he did so, that others, his declared friends, should Shrink. He had no doubt whatever, that, if the evidence were placed hefore the public, that pub lic would come to precisely tha same eonelasion which the committee had come to. He repeated therit wtti highly cre ditable to the gentleman accused, that he manfully express:4l his desire that the evidence should be published, and lie won dered at his advisers, that they wished to do that which would give a handle to those who might wish to asperse him. Mr. BLACKBURN thought the Town-clerk had laid before the counpil points which were worthy of their consideration, Mr. Jones had expressed a wish that the evidence should be published, and wonded the amendment •to that effect. As regarded Coractor's ease, •the evidence would furnish a brief. the To)vs-ct.pu.x sail, he meant the evidence would fur nish a brief for any burgess who might take up the matter against Mr• longs. fie thought the publication would be favourable to Connor, _ ' Mr. BLACK3I;IIW thought the Council should be careful not to publish the evidence, and, particularly, not to let it be exposed for sale. It ought not to be seen by any parties out of the council except by the individual members of the council. With that proviso he would support Mr. Cog lan's amendment. Mr. COGLAN thought it desiriblEthat the evidence should go abroad for the ends of justice generally. Mr. BOLTON said, the time of the council had been much :occupied with this subject. The report acquitted Mr. Jones fully of having been privy to what was done; the report also sa4,l.hego t uncil was fully justified in investigating the mat ter. He tbqught, to proceed further, was like keeping up a feud unnecessarily. The MAYOR read theamenchoent, in thefollowing form : !‘ That the report be received; and that the evidence taken by the committee be printed for the use of the Cenneil," The M4yon said, the Town-clerksuggested, that the adop tion of the• report and the question of printing the evidence should be put separately, Mr, RATEInoxs,,,---1 really must ask, if the Town-clerk be a memberpf : this- Council This is not a legal question • and T - Bank the Toieii:aatrittfria'Crifflitie cirth•notlitl; legal points. The M &von said, if there had been any. interference that could be deemed improper in this ease, he alone was to blme, The TOWN -CLERK said be was offering his opinion to the Mayor on a merely legal matter, and it was One which would have remained on his conscience if he had not offered his opinion. If the report were received, in the first instance, it would be reason why the evidence should be printed. Mr. CURRIE asked, if there were, then, to . be a third pro ceeding—if it were intended that the matter should again be opened up and investigated. The MAYOR said, this was the very point on which the Tqwn.-elerk had foreseen the difficulty, and spoken to'hien The 'Council would see that the Town-clerk had been per fectly correct, Mr. COGLAN . said, Ws. Amendment had; by some means,. been altered. He did not nisnce that the report be received, but that it b.e adopted, and that thp evidence be printed. irkoi Mayor had read the amendthent, that the report be re ceived, iirili was not what he intended. Mr. SMITH $4,1, or, Jones bad certainly not seconded the amendment for the report t,q be received. He could' not se,ceud that amendment. h'ad . sei,..ended the amendment, that the report be adopted and . the evidence JoNas said, he sem:l:tiled ni - the aekidthei a, pn ti4e !/4- derstanding, that It was for the report to be adopted. The ToiA'N-CLERK hoped the Council Would what he had suggested was necessary. ' Mr. CASK said, if the amendment were, that the report be meted, it was open to a difficulty : they would be anytime' it without knowing the grounds. Mr. Smrs i u„--...-No, no ! The amendment is accompanied with a proviso, that the eyitl'eripe be printed. Mr. EARI.i said, his own motive for wishin g the e v id enc e to be published was, - not that the menders of the Council Tight have access to it, but on account of the witnesses. There must have been some strange conduct on the part of some of them, and he thogiht it ought to be etksed. The MAme. read the amendment altered according to- Mr: Coglan's wish as follqws.:--"That the report be adopted, and that the evidence talfen by the Committee be printed for the use of the Council.' Mr. Josms said, he approved of that amendment. The 'Council . divided; when there appeered for the amendment,;—Messrs. Thornhill, Houghton, Preston, Frank land, H. Holmes, Filcher, Wooliright, Bright Rthbone ; Blackburn; Seger, Coglan, R. Jones, WlCae Mather, Sheil. Ci, Holt, Earle, B a rcl a y. B u lley, T, Holt, and' Harvey. Against the anaendrnent,—Messrs. Quayle, Isaac Holmes, Cue, Sandbacb, Wright; Mellor, Bolton; Priestly, Hornby, *Yates, Cooper.' J, .Lawrence, Robinson,' TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1839. So convinced are the adherents of 'Ministers of an approaching change, and so sure are their presenti ments of the downfal of the Whigs, that they already 'begin - to sptioalate fin the measures which Sir Itoloert Peel will bring for Ward when he assumes that - liost to which the voice of the country Will shortly call him, and stands at the head of a Conservative administra tion. To prevent this catastrophe, indeed, every means which party malice and perverted ingenuity could de vise has been resorted to, and the most assiduous at tempts have been made, with a perseverance and bold- - ness worthy a better cause, to vilify the character of the right honourable Baronet, and calumniate the party of which he- is the acknowledged leader. But those who have been working these disreputable engines find at last that they are recoiling on themselves, Some friends Of. theirs—;somewhat more zealous than dis creet, and, with every possible desire to slander, most miserable bunglers at the "trade , : -=-have; of late, been doing the greatest service to • the ConserVative cause, by pushing thelibels.of their 'more, circumspect con temporaries to the degree of the absurd and the ridi culous. Infect, men, have already found out that the Whig-Radical writers have been paying their under standings the compliment of thinking that they could be scared by political hobgoblins, like children by the stories of grandmama, and that what sounded like a furious cannonade upon the ,fortress of Loyalty—the c3use of the Conservatives —was nothing more than : the paltry 144,cM of the ing squibs - concocted by the PYrotechnists of Downing-street, Such being the case, and &h oriunrd March niCon servative principles' being as - steady and certain as that of the great tide-wave of the ocean, Ministerial writer at last condescend to admit the probability that the present Cabinet may, at no distant period, be ejected from the offices they are incompetent to hold, and have their pipes supplied by men in whom a large majority of their countrymen grip not hesitate to put unbounded 'confidence. They therefore, try tO44llo)ll§trale the possibility of .Sir Robert Peel retainire 01E4 for any length of time,.on the ground that the pity he repre sents is opposed to the - wants and wishes of a liberal and advancing age. Now we should very much like to know on what subject of state policy Sir Robert Peel holds illiberal opinions ; or, rather, we should be . obliged to any of our contemporaries who would give us. quietly their notions of what that much-abused term Liberality °consists, The fact is, that when Whig- Radical writer* bring the charge of Toryism against the Conservatives, they rake together opinions which may have becil held and .measures which may have been. , - , E „pas.se4,lo4AspiWy 442 . 44 choosinthe most in . . m vidkeits - pf ttesa as 'speciens of the whole sysiem t Tory pOlisys they repressnA tne obsolete doctrines of a. bygone age aa , the -tweed amonga whose leaders we find tho n a m es of Pee),,StaDiey, and Gra- Imin. But events have latterly been ") - irogressing" at such fearful Speed, and such wild and democratic opinions have been let loose upon society, that:a man who some twelve or. fifteen years ago would have been quite a•Corypbeus amongst Liberals, must be content to sit down under the charge of being a bigot—an Anti reformer---a Tory, unless he has plunged headlong into the tide, and alloW — ed the wild waves of democratic fury to drift hint in whatever direction they may happen to flow. Let Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues be tried by the test of Li4erajism as it existed in 1829, and before the Reform pill entitled the mgst noisy and desperate se, l•ion of a;- party to arrogate exclysi,V.ely to ikellthe title .clf Reformers; and it will be found that on no one' subject of state wipy--,in enlightened views and liberal opinions-:rare they in the rear of their fellow-country men. But no man, now-a-days, forsooth, may take credit, to himself for liberal opinions who is not either in favour of, or in a see-saw state of uncertainty about Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, Annual Parliaments, and Repeal of the Corn-Laws, who does not think the ffouse . of Lords an ineumbrance, and takes every op portunity of throwing contempt on the dignitaries and crippling the resources of the National Church. These are the titles -to the name of Liberal, and the hest proof of it is, that any renegade from the Conservative ranks, as for instance, Mr. Milner Gibson, the rejected of Ipswich and Cambridge, must take some or all of these for lie watchwords before he can be admitted as a brother into the Liberal gawp. Amon the favaprable signs of the times, and in the midst of much that is , disheartening and discourag ing, we yet cherish. good` ,Hopes for the future, few are more graifying or more pregnant with important con sequences to .the welfare of this country, than the sound and healthy tone which so generally pervades the youth ful portion of the educated classes of the community. Lord -Bacon has told us to look' for the future fortunes of a nation in the prevailing opinions entertained by those whose ages are between ~ 18. and 30 : applying this test to Great Britain, there is no need desperare de ,Republicd. A vast majority of our educated youth are- Conservatives, and many even of the young mem bers of the great Whig families have rejected the poli tical creed of their fathers, seeing, as they do, that ivhile the name is retained, there is no longer any identity between the opinions of their Whig ancestry and the mongrel Whiggery of the' present day. In producing this momentous result, our two Uni versities have exercised and are still exercising the most powerful effect. Oxford was never suspected of any Prediliction for the Whigs even in their best days. But. Cambridge must plead guilty to the " soft im peachment" of dallying with their principles from the time that King William 111. sent a library to the latter, and a company of dkagoons to the former University. At the time, however, of the Reform Bill, she refused to lend her venerable name to aid the mad ambition of : the Whigs, and casting off the members, who could, : under a new state of things, no longer represent her opinions on the great questions of 'Church and State, she has . for the laSt ten years been strengthening the good 'cause by sending 'forth from her colleges and hills an annually 'increasing number of youthful Con servatives. We are not, therefore, surprised that the Globe should be instructed to attack these "two royal seats-of learn ing." They are places exceedingly inconvenient in a land 'where the doctrines of irreligion and sedition are to be openly and finely prentaulgated, They,,re-the best bulwarks of the Church of England,, and this alone would mark them out-as objects of Whig-Radical abuse. The Globe has discovered that few of our great men have owed theic k edu c ation t o th e U n i ve rsities, for in stance, Watt, attil Bell, and Bentham,' (but surely Jeremy was at oxford ?) and - MisS,Martineau—only such monks and.. pedants as .Newton, and Herschel, and Pitt, and Canning; and therefOre, let the fiat go forth—let the charters be withdrawn, and in every town let some glorious Stifikonialee . rear its head, under the surveillance of -the Town Council, and in struct the rising generation' in all the ologies which it is fitting that unfledged Liberals . should know. When a prodigions . fuss is made about a very little •thing, it is usual to conclude that the party from whom it proceeds are driven to the last extremity. When a drowning man catches at a straw, no one is surprised, but everybody sees it is because he has nothing better' to catch at. Just so it is with a certain sweet-tempered Town Councillor of Liverpool, and his allies of the Revolutionary tress. After long and painful watch ing, and many a misadventure that has recoiled upon .theinselves, they have at length caught their great •opponent in a small mistake. Io triumphe,----thriee, laid thrice — again,_ be raised the shout, of triumph Mr. M'Neile has actually bestowed upon Mr; Rath bone the title of Mayor at a time when he was only plain Dictator- Rathbone of the Angel Tavern Mar vellous mistake, and most atrocious ,calumny ! ! Nay, to complete the triumph, "habent confitentem reum,"— Mr. M`Neile confeises his mistake, and tenders his apology ! He retracts the calumny—he admits that Mr. Rathbone was not Mayor ! Whether the clique have Latin enough among them to remember what ancient critic it was who 'said that even 'Homer some, times nodded, we will not undertake to say : but our Contemporary is so much more acquainted with the distinction between sins deadly and sins venial than heretics. like ourselves can be, that we must prefer to him an humble petition' to know at what price a ple nary indulgence from the consequences of this heinous error may be purchased. Should ouE,Contemporary not be conversant' enough with these - sdered mysteries to say, perhaps we may have to advertise in some sub sequent number of this journal, " Wanted by the advertiser, a plenarY indulgence-from the heinous sin of having erroneously designated - Mr. Rathbone Mayor of Liverpool. Libera/ terms are offered." Let not, however, any serious man suppose that we constitute:ourselves the Rev. Gentleman's adVocate on this occasion: for, to ray nothing of the- c o m pa r i son (or rather contrast) hitween his Osii. : :eontrOVersisl abilities 'and those which are kicking the beam in the other scale, we trust we know better than to meddle 'in such a mighty quarrel. -What ! Shall we write ourselves guilty of the crimes inajestatis laws ? Shall we write ourselves apologists for the man who did not know when who was-Mayor of Liverpool ? Far, far from us the fault and folly. We trust we have been too observant of the, august assemblage over which Mr, Rathbone has once presided; and that when the question ,of Municipal Corporations for Ireland Shall come to be discussed in the approaching Session, : the columns of the Liverpool Standard may be searched, and not in vain, for evidence of the mild Rnd modest majesty, the calm and candid courtesy; the temperance, the impartiality, the generosity, which have distill, guished one at least of these popular bodies in Eng land ! It is proverbial that while "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones." But we assure our Liberal friends, that though their own Press forget to chronicle them, we will preserve entire . the imperishable record of their public conduct. Forget indeed when WHO was Mayor of Liverpool !- We should as soon think of forgetting who threatened to wallop whom, or who spat through the window of what t , Not, therefore, very clearly perceiving the precise reason why the introduction. of Mr:- O'Connell. to a neWsroom could be a . sin . in the Mayor, .which was a virtue in the Councilman, we - desire to 'leave the controversy where we' found it. We know, indeed, too well (for we are not backward in the creed of Liberalism) how often " that 's in the captain but a choleric word, which in the soldier is rank blasphemy;" but here we seem to have the rule inverted, and to learn, "that in the Pouncilman is right, which in the Mayor, is grossly wrong." We confess, however, to a certain clulnegs of perception in these nicer points of casuistry, and 'cannot for our lives conceive why, if Mr. Owen be a rating visitor for the.. queen, Mr. O'Connell may not be , a fitting'assogige Op for the Mayor of Liverpool.. . . „ Success to them, , then ; with their triumph ! of which, though it . be'no bigger, we *miuend them to make, the most ; for we suspect that; like the sailor's short coat, it will be long enough before they get ano ther. We ourselves, therefore, desire to join in ho- . map' to the Conqueror on this occasion, and cheer fully adrait,bina, to be, as Dr. Francis has it, Rich,freeOnalittfl s e : nay, a k ing above All earthly Icings: with health supremely blest, Except 4*AT/rive:ling pitlegin disturbs his rest." • The subscription to the Liverpool Collegiate Insti ttitiori, as will be seen by, the advertisement, continues to increase, The more our friends reflect upon the subject, the more important will they perceive the es tablishment of such an Institution to be to the well being of this community. Remembering; therefore, " Bis dat, qui cito dat," let them come forwards - at once, and contribute the required amount. Liverpool has never yet been backward in a good cause, and she will not be so now. •The calumniators of the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile will find, in the report which we this day give of the great public meeting at Market Drayton,. a comp l ete and triumphant refutation of the lying charges which have been recently. .4,r 9 , 4 1zt against him. He has utterly a nnihilated - thepaSe and truculent assailants who have so pertinaciously imputed tb him th,c; use of language at once disloyal and treasonable in reference to the person of her Majesty Queen Victoria, It would, therefore, be quite superfluous for us to do more, on the present occasion, than to refer our readers to the report of his speech. The challenge 'of the Rev. Gentleman, addressed to Alderman Earle, will prove anything but agreeable to that testy and pragmatical personage. This pettish assailant has been fairly fixed between the horns of a dilemma, froth which he will find it impossible to escape. Up.to the time of going, to press we had no t r ec e i ve d ally •14eiligekce reppFctipic gie Priti§ti 91tecn'p GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING AT MARKET DRA.YTON, SALOP. The friends of Protestantism in Shropshire are exerting themselves nobly. Scarcely had the effect of the great de monstration at Whitehurch subsided, when the spirited in habitants of the loyal tow% of Market Drayton resolved to establish a Protestant Association. In order to assist in its formation a resolution was adopted to invite the Rev. Hugh M`Neile ; and the public meeting was ,held last Thursday in the National School-room. The whole of -that commodious edifice was crowded to excess, and it was pleasing to see that many ladies were present. Amongst them we observed the lady of Sir Rowland Ilill, Bart., M.P. for the northern di vision of the county, ,and. several other ladies belonging to distinguished families. On the platform we observed the Right Hon. the Earl of'Bradford, Peter Broughton, Esq. the High Sheriff of the county, Sir Robert Hill, W. C. `Norcop, Esq., of Belton Hall, Henry Justice, Esq., of Kin stock Hall, John E. Wilson, Esq., of the Grove, the Rev. !Tames Lee; vicar of Drayton, Egerton Harding, Esq., of Old Springs, the Ttev. Mr. Pitt, vicar of Audletn, the Rev. T. H. Harding, rector of Ashley, the Rev. John Pigott, 'rector of Bl)mhill, the Rev. John Hawksworth, incumbent of Woore, the Rev. Joseph Reed, of Drayton, the Rev. C. M. Long, rector of Whitchurch, the Rev. William Hall, of Whitchurch, the Rev. B. B. Clay, of. Whitchurch, Rev. J. Gibson, of Whitchurch, . Rev. J. Murray, of Whixall, :Rev. J. Justice, vicar of Ightfield, the Rev. Wm. Neville, vicar of Prees, the Rev. Wm. Blackley, of Hawkstone, do mestic chaplain to Sir Rowland Hill, Bart. M.P., the Bev. C. Miller, of Cheswardine, the Rev. Mr. Younge, the Rev. J. J. Rogerson, of Whitchurch, W. W. Brookes, Esq., of Whitchurch, John Lee, Esq., Wm. Kent, Esq., Thomas Lee, Esq., the Rev. Win. Stone, of Whitmore, the Rev. Matthew Davis, of Kinstock, the Rev. Robert Upton, of Moreton Say, the Rev. E..S. Dickinson, of Stoke, Robert Masefield, Esq., of Ellerton Hall, Wm. M. Wilkinson and Cresswell Pigot, Esqrs., Captain Elliott, &c. _ _ The Right Hon. the Earl of BRADFORD was called to the chair, and the proceedings commenced by the Rev. Mr. LE - E imploring the Divine blessing upon them. The Noble CHAIRMAN - then proceeded to address the meeting. He said, called upon by a large number of re spectable persons to take the chair upon this occasion, I sheuld have been wanting, in my, duty had Ideclined the honour. (Hear; hear: •Nevertheless,' I cannot but Treatll - that your choice has not fallen upon-some one better calculated than myself to s - upport and serve the great cause for which we are Met together this day—namely, the cause of ,Protestantism.' (Hear.) Having been conscientiously opposed, to the very last, to that mostinCortunate and mis chievous measure carried through Parliament in the year 1829, generally known by-the name of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, it might reasonably be' expected that I should very readily and willingly attend this meeting. I always ap prehended the most injurious consequences from the passing Of that bill; but I confess I was not prepared for all the evils -which !Imre so early resulted.from it—(hear, hear)—for I did not thipk it possible that 'any goVernment of this country, calling itself a Protestant government, would have directly encouraged Popery, and at the same time have discouraged the EStablished Church of the united kingdom, as the pre sent' most unprincipled and reckless government has done. (Loud cheers.) I feel we are now in the midst of a mighty crisis from which the band of God alone can bring us out uninjured ; but it must be used as an instrument in his hands, and therefore s l say it is our duty to came forward and use our utmost endeavours to promote this great cause. (Continued 'cheering.) Popery and infidelity are leagued together with a large number of political dissenters—for I maintain, I am justified in calling them political dissenters, in order to distinguish them from the conscientious and re ligious dissenters, who, I thank God are true friends to the Established Church, and to all the most valuable institutions of the land. (Cheers.) Indeed the hand of God has already been manifestly displayed in the defence of order and right, for surely the elements fought upon our side in the memo rable events of the 3d and 4th of November, in Monmouth shire, when thousands of evil- m i n d e d and deluded men leagued together, fully determined to organise themselvea against the constituted government, and to revolutionize the country ! (Cheers.) I beg pardon for having oceuriedratir time so long, lint I -frzlt - my‘ftif tailed ttixm. to say this-much. I will now give place to those eloquent gentlemen who are to move and second the resolutions, - and whose speeches, I am sure, you are anxious to hear. Th e n o bl e earl concluded by calling upon the mover of the first resolution. Sir ROBERT HILL stepped forward and said—he had the honour to propose the, following resolution for the considera tion of the meeting:--" That convinced by the declarations of Holy Scripture, as OW compared with the authoritative standards of the papal system—standards to which every be neficed priest of that system is still bound on oath—and aw fully illustrated and confirmed by historical facts, this meet ing is of opinion that Popery in the idolatry intolerance and perfidy inseparable from the system, is justly compared to Jezebel of old, and that its encouragement in Great Britain is as directly opposed to the commandments of Almighty God, and as wholly incompatible with the preservation of civil and religious liberty, as the practices of Jezebel were with the safety and prosperity and safety of Israel." He should merely move this resolution because he was convinced that the reverend gentleman who would second it would con vince the meeting of its importance and truth. The Rev. HUGH WNIELE, on presenting himself for the purpose of seconding the resolution, was most enthusiastically received. 'When the applause subsided, the reverend gentle man addressed the assembly in the following terms :—My Lord, and ladies and gentlemen, I have the honour to second the resolution which has just been proposed—with your lord ship's permission, I will first account for my presence at this meeting by reading a resolution passed some time ago in this town—(hear, hear)). "At a highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of 'Market Drayton and the neighbourhood, convened in the church vestry, for the purpose of consider ing the best means of arresting the encroachments of the Papacy, and tlks efforts in peogress under its influence to in.. vale the civil and religions liberties of the Protestants of this empire, P. Broughton, Esq. the High Sheriff of the county in the chair, it was resolved unanimously, that the Vicar be requested to solicit the valuable assistance of the Rev. Mr. M`Neite at a Protestant Meeting, to be held in the National Schoolsroom on -Thursday the 19th Dec. 1839," Cheers.) My Ard, rtave much Pleasure In accepting the invitation of my brother Clergymen ire this place and neigh bourhood, and complying with their request, that I would address your Lordship and this meeting. It is a Protestant Meeting,—(cheers)—rendered necessary here as elsewhere, for the revival of that defensive tone of Christian feeling, and that determined assertion of Scriptural principle, by which our forefathers won the glorious Reformation forour country, and by which alone all the blessings of our civil and religions liberties can be maintained inviolate, and bequeathed to our children and our children's children. (Cheers.) I have said revival, because, my Lord, for many years the general feeling that our. Protestantism was perfectly secure, has pro duced the corresponding feeling that controversy against • Popery was altogether needless. Hence the subject was rarely, if ever, brought before the public mind. It is true indeed that the clergy of the national church are still pledged I at their ordinatio n t o g i ve a ll f a i t hf u l dili gence to b anish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word : and that in their subscription to the articles they solemnly enumerate most of the Romish doctrines as repugnant to the word of God, *as. blasphemous fables and dangerous deceits. (Hear, ,hear.)- But still, being gentle men and members of society, they naturally partook of the surrounding influence of what seemed to be, though indeed it was not, progressive civilization and refinement ; and they were content to live and, mach, .year after year, without ever putting themselves in Possession of those doctrines by private study so as to be able when called upon, and ready, to expose and contrast those abominations with the glorious truths of the everlasting gospel of the grace of God. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) I say this in the presence, lam thankful to observe, of many of my reverend brethren, but, my Lord, I say it not in the way of needless reproach against my rev. brethren. I say it with deep regret as ab solutely demanded by the facts of the ease, and as sufficiently accounting-for the ignorance and apathy of the country upon this mighty subject. (Hear, hear.) My lord, it was under Cover of this ignorance and apathy, that the Papal hierarchy, by denyingupon oath before committees of the British Par liament, these obnoxious principlesof perfidy and intolerance to which theY are pledged upon oath in their own system unto this day; contrived most artfully to present themselves be fore the nation under the engaging aspect of persons injured and oppressed because of their religious opinions, instead of what they really and truly were, persons wisely guarded against, because of their divided allegiance. (Hear, hear.) I say it was rimier cover of the ignorance and apathy, which existed among the, people, that the Popish hierarchy so suc ceeded. (Hear.) England, ignorant of the Papal system, was deceived by these professions anxious to be liberal she broke down her constitutional defences : and now, her dear. est priveleges ere endangered by the consequences of her credulity. (Heir, hear.) The enemies of her institutions have pined admittance by professing friendship and calling themselves brethren ; and now, my lord, it is painful to ob- • serve that the faithful British 'Watchmen who, with the love of his country and the Word 'Of his god before him, discerns the danger and . sounds the needful alarm, has in the outset to encounter the odious charge of being an accuser of the brethren. (Cheers.) Thp course of events has thus placed the defenders of Protestantism us a disidventageooa position. I am thankful, hosveyer, my )9N, to he enabl e d to say that the delusion is fast vanishing fforil the pt mind. I re joice in the assurance that 'Eng ishnien, iii every direption; are beginning to see who are their real friends, and to appre ciate aright the dishonesty of those who have been seeking treacherously to undermine ; the cold, coward carelessness of those who have been consenting basely to betray ; and the noble boldness of those who have been standing- forward de terminedly to defend their Protestant citadel. (Cheers.) Of course in proportion as our testimony becomes successful in rousing the dormant, but far from extinguished, Protestant . ism &, th 4 7. coluitry, it_stings4ittnetuip Ofistirla.eitllo road- j ness. For a time they affects to despise us as insignificant; they laughed at the utter absurdity of attempting to revive the " No Popery" cry, and flattered themselves into an as surance that the Emancipation - Bill, to which your lordship has referred, and then the Reform Bill, had prostrated for ever the noble edifice of Protestant Ascendancy. They are now rapidly discovering their mistake. It is daily becoming more and more manifest, that, to change the statute-book of a nation is one thing, and to change the mind and heart of a station is quite another thing. (Loud applause.) England is still Protestant at heart,—(renewed cheers)—and if the clergy of the cnuntry would but give opportunity for the pa rochial expression of that f re t es t an tism, by explaining the subject from their pulpits and Bolding Protestant meetings in their school-rooms; it would soon be matter, not merely of opinion, but of history, that no government of any particu lar party would be . able to maintain power in this realm— whatever may be that political . party—withooC distinct avowal of Protestant principle, ho n estly carried out by Pro testant measures and Protestant appointments. (Cheers.) I say to my rev. brethren, the cause is in your own hands. (Cheers.) I say, if the Bible and the pulpit won the Re formation the Bible and the pulpit must maintain it. (Re newed cheers.) And why should they not? My lord, there is an essential difference between a question of national Pro testantism and a question of party politics, (Hear hear.) I would not recommend to my rev. brethren, because I woul d not practice myself, the electioneering measures of the regis tries, or of the hustings, which are so vigorously pursued by the Popish priests in Ireland ; but I would most affectionately and strenuously recommend the public exposure, not only of the anti-scriptural doctrines of the Papacy, but also of the anti-social, intolerant principles of the Rornish system, which render her wholly incompatible, if unrestrained, with the enjoyment of either civil or religious libe r t y , under any governaient of allY PaPLY! (Hear, hear.) .It is indeed true and inevitable, that if any PPlitipel natty in of r state identify itself with Popery, our testimony .against Popery will seem to be directed a gainst that party, not h owever because we have become party politicians, but because they have become Popish partizans. (Great applause.) If a man will clothe himself in the skin of a beast,' and he receives a beast's treatment, he - is not to blame those who beat him. (Cheers and laughter.) This, my lord, is the true secret of their rage and fury against us. (Rear.) We have brought before the public the combiried testimony of Scripture, of history, Of literature. of sound mPtality,' and right reason, all with pre voice oundemOng Popery : an d our testimony h as told. (Hear, hear.) Yes, so truly has it told, my lord, that the Popish journals of the day are now corapeged to re-open and re-argue the question Of th e repeal a tjae ZRlPUcipaliou Bill (hear) ' • and it is but a few days ago that one of their iz-I_Jitl journals in the metropolis. substituted threats for are:!!!: d l e e and attempted to intimidate Englishmen by that -'''' o e bugbear of treason, an Irish rebellion. i tb e i a s r;) o6ol:ooi a great achievement to have brought them liear to ' Others among them are supplying a striking illast ra s he ight the sagacity of Lord Bacon, who, in treating of " th e s l ed of impudency" to which the Papists of his time had . a . tta, r ' bess in manufacturing and publishing falsehoods; seY'; .„,, end • men are grown to a singular spirit and faculty in Ir''' t see abusing the world ; such as it seemeth, that although e , e , have to purchase a particular dispensation-for all other rib,,i - yet - they have a dispensation dormant to lie for their eh" c" - the i (Loud cheers.) In the exercise of this faculty of lYiV' s t,or have lately circulated an invention, to which, wituoio lordship's permission, I will now call the attention 54., 1 i 0e . meeting. This I do, not only becauie. of bei o lf,l' er beea us , attacked in the gross and groundless- libel, bat a!s ° o iree the subject of it supplies as complete and comprehe ss stet' view of the Popish system, in its native ahomineteme e s , e : , , I could select. The subject is that woman Jci g c or (Hear, and cheers.) In the faculty of lying asc ribed b i t e s ir noble philosopher to the unchange a ble Papacy, theY all ; with betters have had the fertility of invention to c harge "', e mu comparing our most gracious Sovereign to " tha t 'l et 1 Jezebel !" (Hear, hear, hear.).. As to. denying d ea th ' had any such intention, it is scarcely worth th e ore wasted upon it. (Loud cheers.) But though there be „, lee r resemblance between metaJeebel and our most gracious ; mo s than there is between nd Hercules, yet the resen' doe! * between Jezebel and Popery, I may say, with 1"4- fie' in Shakspeare, is " as like as my fingers are to ac e .. gers." (Hear, hear.) My lord, it is a singular andiil.tdd tire fact connected with the Bible, that a book deiga,' is God for the instruction of all nations should be occutieneel so large a proportion of it, with the history and circ msro of the small and comparatively insignificant nation %el Jews. It proves that the principles involved in that eon $ are of transferable application. History consideredforpe series of facts supplies something new every day i flat fact, as such, can possibly take place more than once• o s• history considered in its principles supplies nothiltg. , $ O. " The thing that bath been it is that which shall, l' ies s 0 that which is done is that which shall be done, am , ! e d its no new thing under the sun." The histories e o " tai i n this • the Ohl Testament convey something more th a ! n i e lier general instruction. ' They were so ordered by "..' j ot ' Providence as to be typical of New Testunent eve"' eel tyl , as the ceremonies of the Old Testament ritual wer e ev iie of New Testament doctrines. The history of the e ' or o s ee for example, and the deliverance of Israel from the e r visew of Egypt, together with the destruction of the 11; g oat monarch and army in the Red Sea, was typical of ~,tioo and final deliverance of the church of God, and des t se d,tbe of Antichrist. (Hearehear.) When both shall be finis , " „f IR song of Moses shall be sung, combined w ith the /erg ee . el Lamb. This instance is undeniable, and serves as 3 ke Z e . and like manner the destruction of -the .Aanorites by Josh ee d e are . of the Princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb, hY i ii Os, are applied in the prophetic Psalms : and we h 3 / e frs se" New Testaniettt a reniarkable application of the 10 '''' e r , e l te rie character of Jezebel. (Cheers,) To that I mus t ~ pita Now, my lord, I am anxious to go to the fountain hese_ to to ascertain from Hole Scriptere the leading reaturzs i?,,,bir infamous woman's character. We are first introduceJe'rye i s in the 16th chapter -of the 'First Book' of Kings. 11 e did read in, the 30th verse, that "Ahab, the son of Onir to. evil in the sight of the Lord; . above all that were betbir.ee the And it came to pass, as if it had bee n a light thiof ' a v g if I t to walk in the sins of Jerobo a m, th e son of Nrbat' ;el se had been a light thing for him to rebel against the o ore „ ie government which Jeroboam did. The goverinneo t , tees . the house of .David ; Jerobo am re b e ll e d a n d carried 3Wa i , be tribes, and set up -an adverse kingdom in Sarnaria — t ha ss the took to wife J eze b e l, th e d aug ht er o f Ethb a al, kind I t :: e el Zidonians"—that is, a n id o l a t rous , a nd h ea then w 091 : 4 e get the consequenc e was , th a t h e wen t t o. serve Baal-" 4 . 0 1 tiP and served Baal, and worship And he reti e b at ' an altar for Beal, in the Wake- of-Ms-which be l''. re ;o in Samaria. And Ahab matie.l grove eled Allah ' l '4 the to - provoke the Lord God--of Israel to anger than ; fo nt kings of Israel that we re b e f ore bin s ." B e f o re we P, s ten tie ll this pasiage of the Holy S cr ipt ures , I w i s h to call a ' 0 0 ' to the nature of the transgression which Ahab COonowse Meer.). It was a plain commandment of God, tha t be etc no images, neither bow down to them—" Thou shalt nat to t aa t oih thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thi n g , atta r , heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water !` the earth. Thou shalt not bow down—" 1 hoe ,ri,Ss a th,_:„' " bow down," and separated it f rom " worshiP ' o _ 0"' -0 , reason—there is a quibble about w ors hi p . (Hear.) AO refers to the state of a man's mind, which leis lellol'4,a, - cannot see, and concerning which he hopes hew 8 1tt in a quibble., -(Hear, hear.) He may diet,i"gleir s , fatreia, the derfirr s sinul the ataaitaires Yawner aelmg;"etwr , Mats itrYented for the various grade s of rnent," „ -dseoe!, during their worship ; but the expression bra ,i s'' . s: refers to - the body—it refers to the attitude '''' w ile' which our fellow creatures can see, and concerl' ing jart'' there can be no quibble. (Hear, hear.) I asked , 3 3 ,0 0 ' two since, A very intellig e nt J ew t o g i ve m e the ex ac o 0 ir:St" ing of the word in the sth verse of the 20th c heeter fl i s sem dus. I will read you an extract from his answer.--I:octi rev. gentleman read a Hebrew criticism, limiting t."J e sie ) ing -of - the original word strictly to the outward a ' ibi s. / the body,, and citing parallel passages in proof f o rb iatii, For wise reasons it has pleased Almighty God t_ s ° e ,,ireo!'e • inclining of the body to idols. Bear that in min e u e i te re ti !, cone to speak upon the subject of idolatry'. I ',,' wlts t s l- : quibbles of the Popish controversial writers al 3° " f e Ile :,'' and what is not worship •, but I know that there ' - eeeel . ',,, quibble about what is, and what is not, bowing down. ' did IP', I know that Jezebel w a s an id o l a t ress , an d that °a s es Is' down (hear, hear); and I know also that PoperY , pits'i down to images. (Cheers.) I would just add to th:; s ter_ tation from one of their catechisms, to show the c e ll o 1 .4 1 . have given it. It is an Italian Catechism, Wirt" he c'''''; in 1836. (Hear. hear) You have here a list of t - e Id.P a mandments. What is the first ?—"Io sono il r e '`Y9 tuo non arrai altro Dio avanti di Ate." The secondi i se e' e ) pigliare it come di Dio in vano"—(thou shalt lot t i e e ';s name of God in vain.) This catechism el e e for.% recognition of the passage of Holy Scripture "l e eeele the second cornieandrnent. Not a whisper about t i „y t,l ' down or worshiPping s or a word about the j r-a1 God expresses in connection with the second cogo-ogli bay (Hear, hear.) It is a re mar k a bl e f ac t that, aith Lord God Almighty is j ea l ous o f hi s h onou r as regaro sae' Lord 4 f commandments, : . 'et it is in connection with the wsc d Of i o n to images . that he is pleased- to a dd, " I the Tear ,eiret i h e am a jealous God ;" and h e g i ves u s th e nation:' , l' e sel l of this, for he go e s on t o say , " 1 v i s it the iniothoif.:; fathers upon the children unto the third and .f. 70,.. - o '2 • tion of them that hate me"—and. also, " 1 " r 'eati' on thousands of them which lave me and keep ell,e- the a meats. (Hoar.) He re we h av e an expres:doSi . "'ol.4 l o vire jealousy, connected with the national ael , ,g 46 l'esow i ees et 'from generation to generatioll. 1 - lear, hear-/ .of wi l y combined, in the word of god, with a proliibitil e teev - r ) worship, of bowing down toimages—and yet the Lr. h i ! e ti suppressed in the Popish catechism ! (Hear, ii -- ,doev Here is a gap in God's word, for the convenient i Tl ',;e6i l 0 1 of " that woman Jezebel!" (Cheers.) I seArce l Y, w llic w . to this. But here are two catechisms. mere. Iii,11,7)01 in $ -hold in my hand was taken from a National SoSe r , ie alb land last summer ; and here, in like manner, troll 0 .„ 0 whisper of thesecond commandment. (Chrersse4 „ g eeee • e which I have in my hand, I purchased a few d a} prot! - ct Popish book shop in Edinburgh, previous to the'. old , meeting in that city; and here also there is ng e t 'Les ~ ,f , l IV, the second commandment ! (Hear, hear.) ' l %e - 1 diet '•' this is not all. (Hear, hear.) We read of Jelli c sr,-'4OO. painted her face : now Popery has two faces. - k ais tsill o to In some of the catechising prepared for English the e se where they know they are wa t c h e d b y P ro testants trsPrr the second c.onnandment, only it i s c h an ged in u .,:thO ei r,) than. They have "'thou shalt not adore nor worsZr,r, h t I but still they do not touch the belying doseit_ eit '• l o ;et tbs FP'' This i 5 sufficient under the head of idolatry i g ee'• boa, wish you to observe, the heathen origin of i'rotel, s • oe°' was brought from heathenism into the churoli 0 , t he , ' - ,, s etr! will notice that. She was the daughter of Etlihaa'S, e hane° the Zidonians. The next feature in this womal leielf° l ,e: we discover, in. the 18th chapter of Ist beck 01 4 . he ;Ord lee, 4th verse—" For it was so when Jezebel cut off jos i n ter. of the Lord, that Obadiah to o k art hundred Pl o d e l tlO i them by fifty hi a cave, and fed th em with hrea t i . thelj'e at Jezebel cut of the prophets of th e Lord. Ile e to 4e'l lo r ,: l next feature in her character is, the vsecutino, l osi 1 ,3 Pt , • , e 0 .0 the Lord's faithful servants. (Hear, hear.) to '.O ', some notion-of the number of prophets that she ru t ° we learn that Obadiah, saved a hundred, bliorser a cave , a n d fed thew on bread and wat 4r * it'atur.ei' the .shall not for the present p ause u p o n this. i f sl l y , cept to request you to remember th at it of 'l O ° Scripture fastened upon the character and fti ce 4o o e fe / i that she persecuted the Lord's faithful servant" e i etli i sseo",l The next feature in her character is found in the uo tOcss', Now, therefore, send and gather to me all Is r af a ntifi'ile''• Carmel,- and the prophets of Baal four hundre.` c ` li elit i s egt:re the prophets of the groves four hundred, w hi s , e oi w w ot , bel's table.' So then ebe•fed the false proP . „ool,A o , l j killed the true ; she kept a table for the enc",-,' fOr' 9 o l ol i e support of idolatrous - prophets—the prophe t ' - e eee `0,10 1 ' 14 bowed down to images, and she cut off the true ve st t he II denounced image worship. (Hear, hear.) Tile wh ere P e in her character we discover in the 21st chel!,, e te r b o tle to e tc is the remark a bl e hi s t ory o f t h e v in e y a rd of l'' ▪ sea l iieie desired to have Naboth's vineyard, arid he Pt7r; 0 00, 4 4, i , cbaie it, but Naboth declined to sell it , belj; dirt 8P: h e part with his inheritance which was considered ; r ill!' r ev: Israel. Ahab went home Sad atiir diseppointe4 , el .° ye tion, and Jezebel said to him=-" Dort thou P alet ibl e eli lc s ! kingdom . of Israei? . Arise,' and eat bread, 3 0 n t i le Ig o , il o i be merry : I will give the vineyard of Nabotillso es' ,i 0. 40 What did she do ? " She wrote letters in A l e tter' i ll i • * sealed them with his seal, and Sent the divei l ;•0 1 0 1 elders, and to the4obles that were in his city v g, 4 . 1) , 0 4 , Naboth. And she wrote in the letterst "V s " elt l o feast, and set Nalenth an high among the Ile" o v o r • to, t p IA 1 that•for ? There wee the epPearanee Of ,191 " -- a rgiet, o'o , so far, but what followed pe a t S lie 0 1101- '„. i tien o g.,/ , two men, sons of Belie. beforehim, to be s rStior:s l ss him, saying, thou didst blaspheme God "„ jie , „40;(1)° then carry him out and stone him that he w a 'd tO ° 'OP , nation operjury ! False witnesses einel o Y e ite r As' . ~it he blasphemed God, and that he was a t,..,,r 8 b i,„ 0 1401,0 King! (Hear.) She succeeded; they s '. Or ths t i, brought the false witnesses ; they gave the ° . so gic „11 him, the people took him out and stoned l' i fte n ''ell i r oll/ 0 Ham', she ti is , 'died; andettferient word to - Jezebels - 1 - ... -- ; ', s he 0,, t (0,40 character—readiness to make use oftheO w e e .',. - eesi'too ' 4 ' her marriage with Ahab—reckless use 0 , '' it arses of j ;,' ; against justice, against honour—she a g ed a erill,`„,st re d treachery. (Hear, hear.) There was the Or a ft ' l o ba .1 ,4 spect for Naboth, for she set him up on high t :iesel,' t eer t et then the treacherous false witnesses, raeL e elie s aj e s);eoe to swear away this man's life. There is `y er --kr.„, ) ,itiVi perjury, there is robbery, there is ° leis 01 110 ,4 !1 murdered Naboth, they robbed him ° ,, e ' e ege %,eis,f t id ,1 they bribed witnesses •to bring s. false sse "'",•, - eil'e 4 ,1! see'' b S a c t r t i l p e tu , Scriptural 4 hi h s i t s or s y o ' n J ° or n e e rn B These are the features stamped upon 4 Thai/ v nik a 0 , 3 ' t o the tieS;S e ee ''essl:oPY z te c p anie ferther• 4 ` ess ee. s e,tr es e bringing destruction upon the nation, he,t; e oo ,- t• s el equities of the King and queen, sent a diV ul .l/1 1. 11 te, ; ; J Jehu, to desire him to assume the reins Ofgo' p ' c oe g 0 1 1" told his consimission to the people, and th y % o ,i' ll s ; i e s arl Jezreel, part orYing "Jehu is King," Joran , t ei ` i ; batt; t l D e r e j fit of the wounds he had reeel"" i chg to 10 4 Jean with him. Jelin came driving in 11 ' oo teaol" Jez r ee l. "And there stood a waer: a s 1 4,4 Jegreel anti lie spied the company ofd , 1 Oa _nes . l „; 0 4 t:, said, I, see a company, and Joraan seta e s it r - 1 1 50 A tt and send to meet them, and let him saY , nd se idf oo . d o tot sent out one on horseback to meet hiw ,i' a wilA t. the °4 e t d 4 tl° the king, Is it peace ? And John said , An d e ee il e es - e e do with peace ? Turn thee behind - raes ie but ior , 4 0 told saying, the messenger carne to the ..se bs,elc4 c eA, again. Then he sent out a second on lives it c e esws4 ; to them and said, Thus saith the King , Au j t th , r ,u . t io fP4 Jehu answered, turn thee behind me' d c alv e O f 1 V. 1 0,1 told saying, lie comes even unto there an ' id O ice f 1 4 1 ;tl i and the driving is like the driving of Jeh th " Moi r re ' stir'f el for he driveth furiously. And Joram s _ k i e e o, oe a i lie , his chariot was made ready. And Jorr h i,ehe r o ',o .. ( o .l 6 . b st Ahaziah king of Judah, went out, each ' t he por ti ..o 0 ; ° ,OO went put against Jehu, and met him lit when Jo e ,' c reeed, op; the Israelite. 4.nd it came to eass , „ d be rt 0 71e 0 1,5.9` . ' 4 ,10 that he laid. Is it peace, Jehu, peace so long as the whoreeloms ° ,o4 llY r e an i P o lji kt u'lt i o l' o ori .:f i': her witchcrafts are so many ?" 4 " e t o or t it t erslo - Doi ture by which we are authorised' amid / 1 _ ee r: id eti . ,l a 'auz!A is cs oi l cr i ypsijo is applied to Jezebel, in the . of it ; but we know that the IYA r i . Dorci r „i. Joey.' to in in Scripture, to express idolatry. . 1 r" 0 (11 4 ; p ar . eral - 0 1 , himself as married to Israel; the nati o n it y , i 0 C° ' Qf ilis‘ 0 . 4 to a wife. True worship without ido io r ebe age Q ,ll faithfulness of a wife, and idoistrY.z.iterY w_,. l e . ' Pr" religious worship, is compared to M.' ha t pea!'' ' responding words that cifscrib9 it, Gladstone, Bu 11, Rigby Smith, Duncan, Currie, Booth, Honiby, C. Jones, Bonn, and the M a y or . For the tunimiment, 22; against it 25 7 majority agains t U amendment, 3.. - -The original - motion for the adoption ofthe vote was put and earned without a division. , . Itiki4iN"TATION OF RODgfilr-STREtT `he rilArpn stated, that he had, ander the advice oftbeir legal adiriser - , declared Mr. Lawredec a member of the Council frpm the 'first of-November,. 1838. • • . orpmE OF SWO4 - 1: 1 -kttiARE it . • The MAvoN. said; he had receirectseveral fetters applying for the Office Of SwOrd-hearer : amongst others; from the son. of Hannah, the late Sword-bearer, ' from Mr. Wood, Mr.- Ashton, &o; 'These were referted to - the Town-hall Establishment Committee,. ' • WATCH-RATE. The Tow-ei.aux, amid some'confasiOn from the number of members , who were departing, , -explained, that thetourse to be pursued in laying the Watch -rate was the Attie as on former occasions; and the amount of rate was what had hi therto been levied, namely, the sum of X 8,500. The Town clerk entered into statements, •which have formerly been published, showiag, that, ineloding the *.£11,000 of County - - rate which the Borough Fund now pays, and which the Parish formerly paid, the latter stood gainer by £8,4000 per annum. The Town-clerk further 'stated, that he had given notieato have inserted in a bill a prOvision to empower the Council to keep the amount within the limit of the sum which they have hitherto levied. - On the motion of Mr.TrionNniLL, seconded by Mr. CASE,' the following resolution was put and carried :—That the Watch Committee be empowered to take the necessary pro ceedings preparatory to the Council laying a Watch-rate on the parish of Liverpool, the townships of Kirkdale and Everton, and those parts of the- township of West Derby and the extra-parochial place of Toxteth-park, which are within the borough, and that•tbe Mayor be authorized to use the common seal to be affixed to the'uecessary warrants in the course of such proceedings." Mr. SREIL asked, if the Parish and the Corporation were both still proceeding in their application for the relief of the Council from the operation af - the act alluded to? In his mind, the Parish and the Corporation were but one as re ' garded the public, and for them to get into collision was wasting the public money. We understood the TOWN-CLERK to intimate, that the Pa rish had 'left the matter in his hands. The Council adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. • LIVER THEATRE, - CHURCH-STREET, WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON THURSDAY NEXT, THE 26th INSTANT. On which occasion will be exhibited for the first time, a New Splendid, Painted Crimson and Gold Curtain, in the style of the principal - Continental Theatres; 'together with 'a-New handsome Drop Scene, (from a celebrated painting ;) exe cuted by Mr. Parker, principal Artist of the,Theatre-roYal; -Drury4ane, who tits been expressly eng to visit Liver - pool for the purpose, arutnnder whose rectinn.the whole of the-interior-his hews improved and novated. Mrs. WAYLETT, the distinguished enlist and Actress; from the Theatre-royal, Drury-lan , for a limited number • of nights. Mrs. RAYMOND in several of the newest Dramas during the season. Mr. HOSKINS, the popular Comedian, for a limited period. Mr. W. J. HAMMOND and Mr. RAYMOND will:appear in some of the newest productions during the season. Mr. MARSHALL, from the Theatre-royal, Drury-lane, is engaged as - stage-manager to this Establishment. , • Mademoiselle CHEVALIER, principal Dancer from - the Theatre-royal i Covent-garden. Miss FOSTER, the popular Dancer from the Theatre:royal, Drury-lane. Miss THOMASSIN and Miss LYDIA, principal Dancers from:the Theatre-royal, Druly-lane. Mr. F. GARDNER, from the Thea tre-royal, Bath, for a limited period pupil of Mr. Alexander Lee. Mr. J. L. HATTON, formerly of Liverpool, and who has, during the last season, appeared in several popular Dramas at the St. James's ,Theatre, with such distinguished suc-. cess, is engaged for a limited period, and will make his first appearance, at this Theatre, on Monday next. Mr. TILBURY, principal representative of old men, from . the Theatre-royal, Covent-garden. Miss NOEL, leading Actress from the Theatre-royal Bath. TWO NEW D RA.MA S—Several New Performers—Previous to the performances, the National Anthem of " God, says. the Queen. tritURSDAY next, the 26th, FRIDAY, the 27th, and 11 SATURDAY,.the 28th instant, the new romantic and; 'popular Drama, . _ KATE KEARNEY ; Xr, The Fory of the Lakes, Ned Ryan. Mr. Ray,rnond;• Kate Kearney, (with songs,), -Mrs: -Waylett. In the course of the Evening Mrs. Waylett will sing seve veral new and popular Songs. At the termination of the first piece, Mr. F. Gardner will sing one of his newest popular Songs. DANCING by Miss Foster, Mad'selle Chevalier, Mr. Mungal, Miss Thomassin, and Miss Lydia. To which will be added the new laughable Interlude called WOOING A WIDOW : Or, Love under a Lamp post. Daniel Dowgate Esq. Mr. Tilbury ; John, Mr. Hoskins ; Widow Bloomley, Mrs. Waylett. To conclude with anew popular Drama, performed at the New Strand Theatre upwards of Fort y Nights, called I WILL DE A DUCHESS. Cassandra, Mrs. Waylett. Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price at Half. past Eight. Boxes, 2s ; Pit, ls. No Second Price to the Gallery. Private Boxes, to contain Seven Persons , to be had Nightly, Price £1 s. Tickets and Places to be had on and after the 26th inst. of Mr. BREZE, at the Box-office, from II till 3 o'clock. Several Novelties will be produced immediately. Stage manager, Mr. Marshall. Xibtrpool &tanbarb. i