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3101 °r t , e do with '' a tterliP t ea wh ich were re' ith t " 6 w vio rdo• e fr. .1)Y d e o, i Ind I au . le o ffer) liP 5 s°l s Perh" 1 ) 80 1° t by en s h r i l y s ue for atte r gr. 31. 0stitwo ba d , r t . , ba d e of lanb t he b .l o ber at, at l - oe ce• o n irdcr be >siou' r I I th in th°' Y ic . e beard 110 1 ar i" ireeTt ' d ef, idua eoJth' slei le i 4 be C 01" ,t ioti" did (Mrd r rega W as he jhad Was he so would go damnable the coun .inion that He coil iifested by in wanner supported n. _ _„ f Petted away was a superstructure raised on the Bible—were done of es,syith altogether. With regard to Mr. Earle's charge delightedand bobbing, for Wesleyans and Presbyterians . —he tau that they were so " fished and bobbed" for, inas cdellas the time was come when the church needed all the )3_,and assistance she could gather from without. He would al'ait,`.oll towards the church those who were friendly to her by t,„lng moderate concessions, bearing in mind, at the same b e g% that the great principles of our religion should never co u l d s k t sight of • lf, by givinc , up some minor points, we tom e "mg support to the church, e ' he thought the time was I f when we should not refuse it. (Hear, hear.) INTAr• Sheil, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. George "Wright, and Mr. Arse having spoken, beent Is a ac HonmEs replied. He said that allusion had' Wh;° l ade as to whut be said respectinr , the Lord's prayer. fo r ,:` ac had to State in reply was thaNr. Peterllope in kirted hini that upon one occasion he said, addressing him sot ° the councillor of Castle . -street Ward, " Why do you Thee°ltraence and conclude with prayer in the schools?" th e i r ., e1) . ,1Y was, " The Roman catholic priests even object to not a rt's Prayer being repeated there, saying that they can iriti ow their children to join in any prayer in conjunction th 4 Protestant." Mr. Holmes intimated, in conclusion ref a e s was willing to withdraw his motion ; but the council 1 ,74 their permission. L aci ' l ie vote was then taken on the amendment of Mr. Sand 'esult"ieh was negatived by a majority of 36 to 7. This left % was owing to several conservative members having e ro omprevious to the commencement of voting. for, - e °riginat motion was then pat. The result was, 33 TerivagaMst it. The difference between this and the for r was caused by Messrs. Woolright, Moon, and ThOit leaving the room. J an ,' council then adjourned to the first Wednesday in Lary, THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. THE BENEFIT OF MISS GI?,ANT. preient FRIDAY, the 13th instant, (vill be per. formed the petite Comedy of/ PERFECTION. Charles Sir Lawrence Paragon.... Mr.rbster. Paragon.... Mr. W. Howard—S .... Mr. Baker. Swan.. 'Mrs. Clark.—Kate O'Brien Miss Grant. 1 : 0 be followed by the Musical liiterlude of a C a . LOAN OF A LOVER. knn Am e r s f ort Mr. W. Howard. Peter Spyke.. Mr. Baker.—Swyzel.. Mr. Webster. Er Delve Mr. Jonas. 10 MisS Cleaver.-- , -Gerfru c de..... Miss Grant. onelud e with the Grand Musical Spectacle, (not acted here these three years) called GUSTAVUSS—THE 'THIRD; Gu o'n OR MASED BALL. 711 5.. Mr. Char.:lin. TIIE Baron K Bjelke.. Mr. W. H. Bland. Col. Lillienhorn.. Captain - AiikarStrom • • Mr. P. Crow. Arc.,l Christian Engleheart..'Mr. Baker. Ar°e`l'onMiss Cleaver—Madame Ankarstrom, Miss Faucit. Oscar, (the Page).. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. uR E BENEFIT OF Mr. - and Mrs. W. H. BLAND, LATI: MISS FAUCIT.) ().. MONDAY n ( ext, the 16th instant, the entertainments to commenee.with Knowles' Play of THE LOVE CHASE. Sir W. Fondlove Mr. Baker T r _ Master Walter . H6ward. \vp'orth ...... Mr. Stuart. I Wildrake—Mr, , W. H. Bland. Green.. Mrs. Clarke. I Lydia...... 7.. Mrs. Baker. '-onstance Mrs. W. H. Bland, (la , pe Miss Faucit.) After which, it THE SPITALFIELDS' WEAVER. To conclude with, THE VAMPlRE.ll°,rbiert ........ Mr. Barker. I Effie .... at ikets to be had of Mr. W. H. BLAND, 40, 'liter vet, and at the Box-office. LIVERPOOL NEWSPAPERS -11.1 — Q " Al( STAFFORD, from Messrs. ILMEIL AND rah- ‘ 3 . 1 ` 111 11, begs to inform his Friends and ie Public gene -0,1 ~ a .t hat all the LIVERPOOL NEW . A.PERS will , be 840" at on their respective da of üblication, at his i CIGAR P ' 71 , Cu • 'T o p posite the Athenzeir,ti. URLD-STRLE " LAST WEEK OF THE EXHIBITI Pin "-"- EXHIBITION of the LIVERPOOL CADEMY e of the WORKS of MODERN ARTIS at the Gal la C hurch -street, WILL CLOSE on SA RDAY next, the " December instant. Open from Nine in the Morning sp: i l dusk. Admission, One Shilling ; Catalogues, One C.;,, 114 1 1 7, Aldo y Brilliantly Illuminated with from Seven' o'clock until Ten. Admission, One Shilling. SAML. EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy. Ebe ittinrl3oot c,-42,'tanTiarb. 141 RIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1839. b t liile re is a passage in the admirable charge delivered 'ir Nicholas Tindal to the Grand Jury at Mon before whom the bills preferred against the pri soners now in the county gaol are laid, which ought to mak e a deep i mpress i on on th e m i n d of every think iprl,g r nan. The learned Chief Justice of the Common Pl eas there probes the mischief to the bottom, and ex -I:tesses his conv i ct i on o f t h a t f ac t w hich should be eeel red as an axiom in Government—namely, that o bedie nce t o t h e l aws oug h t not to spr i ng f rom the terr or which t h e i r aw f u l sanct i ons, w h en th e y are vio lated, inspire, but from a principle of a far higher and 111° re searching nature—one which will extend even where human enactments are powerless and where their !In cannot reach--from theyrinciple that obedience ig a duty, and, therefore, binding upon each individUal as a responsible being in the eyes of the Almighty. ni. l3ll t we will lay before our readers the extract, which, t he prese n t juncture, when the subject of popular education is so much discuss e d, we think most season ab le and appropriate. It is as follows :—" I would add, 418°, that i t i s my most earnest hope that i t may b e f oun d i L I t he result that the great majority of those who may I e been involved in the guilt of these transactions lave been•iniSled by the arts of wicked and designing 4111 ' and have sinned thus through ignorance and blindness rather than from premeditated guilt ; and I ea , n , S uggest no remedy which can be applied success fully t° to counteract a state of mind and feeling so un healthyand diseased, and infecting so large a portion of the community, except the diffusion amongst them r i . ti le benefit s o f re li g i ous i ns t ruc tion, and of a sound, h et i ginns educ a ti on amongs t th e r i s ing generation, so that as the younger part of the community advance to g anh°°d 3 they may feel the conviction of the whole me truth, t h at they are b oun d to y i e ld o b e di ence t o Ahe.laWS of their country, not from the terror only the law inspires, but from a much higher and °re binding mo ti ve — t h e f ear o f th e Al m i g hty, and from the thorough belief that the powers which be are ordained of God.' " it is l aying the axe to the root of the matter ; the remarks of this able and highly respected tr ud g e ought to be a ll ow ed no slight weight in the con uverV which has been carried on between the two Parties in th e S tate who are di v id e d on t h e su bj ect o f f ueati °n• Let those who insist on the perfectability pe the h uman intellect and preach the doctrines of ex -10 d r ie ncY—wh o te ll us t h at b y s h arpen i ng th e reason tht, f aculties w e shall purify the heart, and, by enlarging e fiel d of mental vision, shall enable the learner to calcul ate conse quences i n suc h a way as w ill d e t er hi m fr° ln e rillie—wh o think that facts, and events, and h in . es, and term s o f art const i tu t e th e b u lk o f th a t let ought to b e o ff ere d t o a man as true knowledge_ by wthich pestile n t sc i o li sts, we say, s h ow us th e process ' el l they arrive at that simple and yet momentous conci ti • r , 10 1 . 1 ' that " the powers which be are ordained of W e doubt not that even by the aid of Natural Theo °gy al one, and by the exercise of an understanding Passion, healthy tone i s not perverted by preju d ice an d 1)481 ° 11 , the d e d uct i on might be made that treason an d rebellion ,ak must be thi ngs h a t e f u l t o th e D e ity ; but how n w ould be suc h a conv i ct i on —f oun d e d upon la nie gy redu p roof, and a comparison of the various analo rnnl which t h e w i ll of God may be supposed to b e p -ade k nown to man in the course of his ordinary el . r° vidence:—a g ainst th e w ild p ass i ons w hich are ex fted in th e b reast of one who suffers under the pressure pen ury, the s ense o f supposed wrongs, an d t h e h eavy iu rthen s i.iare the which oppress t h e poor man i n an une belief, so engendered, 9 ' 1141 and hi g hl y artificial state of society. Coin protection to the commhoistunity l s which such affords against an out of rebellion similar to th a t which has recently graced South Wales, with that which springs from UState of mi n d i mbued with reverence for the Scrip tures" --which asks not, with prying inquisitiveness, a eas °n for th e commands of the Almighty, but receives , them with humility, and s t r i ves to execute them with c heerf u l submissio n . read Such a mind requires not to the °lle to dread the power of the laws, and from the Ot her to admire their admirable machinery; but is cont ent to b e told that he is to hold them in reverence and the respect' and is satisfied with the reason because Powers which be are ordained of God." la Indeed, such an instance of high treason as has eg re telY Oc curred, d emonstrates, in a very remarka bl e t e, the difference between a secu l ar an d a Scrip -11.1111.4 system of education. Send a poor unlettered ill to the d octors of the modern school, and they tell him to exercise his reason in matters of Go wr,nrnerit—to compar e th e const i tut i on o f one S tate 1, .h th at of another—and to raise his mind above that Point of vie w w h ich is dazzled by the conventional dis `lactious of ranks in society; they will teach him that deesiPeople is th e source of all power—that the grand derah un in politics is th e g reatest h a ppi ness o f t h e an d equal, th at , as a ll men are b orn free " e qual, all are equally entitled to rights and privi- leges— Now this may be all very true and proper when each proposition is considered abstractedly by itself, and, under certain limitations, we might our selves be perfectly willing to admit its truth ; but what is the effect upon the mind of the disciple ? He is told that from that vast body of which he forms a unit, springs all power ; he hears the good sense and intel ligence of the masses continually made the theme of panegyric ; he is, told of republican forms of govern ment across the seas, where provisions are cheap and labour always finds a market; he exercises his short sighted reason upon the subject of the• absurdity of an hereditary legislature; he looks around him, and he sees his family in want, while some rich profligate is squandering thousands upon selfish frivolities ; he is told that by his own right arm he must help himself, and the din of the much-abused lines, " Hereditary bondsmen ! know ye not, Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow ?" is sounded in his ears. We ask, is not such a man a ready instrument for the hands of the demagogue ? and, when the demagogue has the courage to aspire to the dignity of traitor, are not f• u h the men who will fall the first victims of his guilty ambition and their own credulity ? The case is too clear for argument. Secular knowledge will not give moral principle, and, without the latter, the poor man will be ever ready to make war upon the rich as his natural enemy; and, as in the case of the Chartists in South Wales, will be ripe for rebellion so soon as he believes that there is a reasonable ground for expectation that his traitorous attempts will be crowned with success. We have been favoured with various extracts from the columns of several of our Radical contemporaries, for the purpose of enabling us to expose the inconsis tency of their conduct with respect to the Corporation Schools and the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, and to place in juxta-position their recent praises of a sec- Lion of the Clergy, and the unmeasured epithets with which they were formerly delighted to honour them. Such a step would, however, only be to invest the newspapers from which they have been taken with a degree of importance which they do not deserve, — seeing that the opinions of their editors, upon all mat ters having the slightest relation to religion, have long since ceased to be regarded with respect by the virtu ous portion of the community. Indeed, we cannot but regard with feelings , of the deepest satisfaction the unceasing opposition which the Collegiate Institution continues to receive from those of our contemporaries to whom we allude; inasmuch as it furnishes a self evident proof of the importance which they attach to it, and exposes the alarm with which they contemplate the introduction of a sound Scriptural education amongst the children of the middle classes. They are no doubt perfectly aware that the system of edu cation which is to be adopted in the new Institution has received the public sanction, and been promised the cordial support of the respected Pastors of the Wesleyan Connexion and Scottish Church, in addition to that of a great majority of the local Clergy ; and they must have been informed, from the same clerical source (and we would not be understood as alluding to Mr. Wray or any of his followers, whom .we believe incapable of resorting tO such an unworthy expedient), that the resolution of the Clergy, upon which it is based, was drawn up and moved by the Rev. Mr. Jones; and, moreover, that it received the unconditional sup port of the Rev. Mr. Buddicom, whose exertions upon the Provisional Committee in behalf of the Institution have, we are happy to learn, been highly beneficial. Nothing is so apparent as the dread which they enter tain of the working of the system which they affect to condemn. They are well convinced of the immense advantages which this Institution will afford to the friends of the Established Church, as well as of the strength with which it will arm the sacred cause of religion. The ill effects which have resulted to their party since the agitation of the School Question, cause them to entertain the direst forebodings as to the ultimate fate of that party when the Collegiate Institu tion comes into full operation ; for they have long felt that its political ascendancy is mainly dependent upon the spread of Socinian and infidel opinions throughout the country. Under these circumstances, they may well fear the establishment of an Institution in which the pupils will not be told that "religion is based on morality ;" or led to suppose, from the force of ex ample, that either conjugal -infidelity is excusable in tie conductor of a newspaper, or incontinency - - in =- Unitarian Minister ; or that the legitimate path to Church distinction lies through an editor's room; or that the highest qualifications for such distinction con sist in ability to perpetrate anonymous newspaper slander against their more talented and respected brethren ;—but in which, on the contrary, the chief aim of its Professors will be to depict virtue and vice in their true colours, and to arrest the further. progress of latitudinarianism and infidelity in the town of Li verpool. Conscious that their own principles are based on deception and fraud, certain editors are ever suspicious of the motives and principles of other men, judging, from a review of their own feelings, that no one can be active in the promotion of a praiseworthy ebject, without being actuated by the most selfish and interested views. Hence the malignant attacks which have lately appeared in their co!umns upon Mr. Saml. Holme. The mean insinuations which they contain have, however, been so triumphantly repelled by our neighbour the Courier, that we are almost inclined to thank them for the favourable opportunity which they have so unwittingly afforded for displaying to the utmost advantage the strict integrity and high princi ples of moral rectitude, which govern the actions of a gentleman whom they are constrained to acknowledge as one of the ablest supporters and brightest ornaments of the Conservative party in Liverpool, and of whom that party are justly proud. Convinced, from past experience, that nothing is so dangerous to the success of any enterprise as disunion amongst its promoters, the conductors of the Radical press have indefatigably laboured to sow its seeds amongst the friends of the Collegiate Institution. We are unfeignedly glad to learn that this unmanly, indeed dastardly, conduct has not only most decidedly failed, but has still more strongly confirmed the Com mittee in the conviction that the path which they are pursuing is the one most eminently calculated to lead to success ; and that it has, moreover, infused a degree of energy into their counsels, which might otherwise have been wanting. In vain have the grossest per sonal attacks been resorted to, and the most artful misrepresentations been employed, to divert the atten tion of the public from a calm consideration of the true bearings of the Collegiate Institution, and a just appreciation of the many benefits which such a sound and comprehensive system of education as it will con vey must confer upon all within the sphere of its in fluence. Truth (as it ever will) has m this instance signally prevailed ; and the: subscription list, proudly displaying the names of numerous individuals distin guished amongst their fellow-men for piety, integrity, and every species of moral worth, furnishes a valuable commentary upon the unavailing efforts of those who are attempting to depreciate the merits of an Institu tion which they lack the ability to injure. Notwith standing the attempts which have been so diligently made in various quarters to oppose the efforts of the Committee, and (what has been infinitely more ad verse) the extreme urgency of the times, which, in point of commercial distress, have had no parallel since 1810, the subscriptions have already (without the aid of a public meeting, of a single advertisement, or of any of those adventitious resources which are usually recurred to in affairs of this nature) exceeded the handsome sum of £7,ooo—a circumstance unpa ralleled in the history of any institution yet established in Liverpool. The daily augmentations and promises of support which continue to be received are to such an extent,as to leave no doubt upon the minds of the Committee that they will he able to commence active operations in a much shorter time than was originally anticipated. . The prospects of the Institution are now extremely bright, 'and the speedy termination of the labours of its prdmoters all but certain. It cannot fail to receive the cordial support of every lover of hiS country and her venerable institutions ; and the time will 'come, when those who have assisted in rearing the noble pile which we shortly hope to see erected for the purposes of the Institution, will be universally ranked by their fellow-men amongst the most enlightened benefactors of the human race. Our earnest desire is to see it prosper, and, so far as our huMble efforts may be useful, they , shall not be wanting to promote its sue- CCM' In another column will be found an article from the Dublin Evening Mail, commenting upon the base insi nuations in which several of the " enormous lying" . Radical journals have indulged against the Rev. Hugh. M'Neile. The plain and palpable meaning of the lan guage which he emplOyed in his speech at Whitchurch: is so obvious, that nothing but the most consummate villany could render it a ground for the charge of trea son. We are utterly disgusted with the unprincipled, dishonest, .and diabolically malignant lies and Slanders of the Whig-Radical press throughout the country. Their utter and contemptuous disregard Of truth their flagrant violations of every principle of decency and fair play—their irrepressible propensity to distdrt facts—their indomitable hatred of everything bearing the semblance of 'political morality—justify us in saying that the time is not far distant when the most outrageous doctrines of Chartism and Socialism will find prompt and energetic advocates in the Radical papers. We are only astonished that any of these de graded panderers to vice, and pestilent promoters of civil anarchy, should be tolerated in any decent society. There are very few radical journals in the country that ought not to have inscribed on their title page the de signation " BRAZEN-FACED LIAR." Mr. Alderman Earle (when will the once honourable title prefixed to his name be purified from the foul stigma which is now attached to it ?) was never remarkable either in the old Council or new for choice of language, but since his unceremonious dismissal by his constitutents from the representation of Abercromby Ward, in the Council, and his subse quent election as Alderman, for which distinction according to the prevailing fashion, he was then duly qualified, he has scarcely ever opened his mouth with out uttering such a string or rather volley or low vul garisms as scarcely becomes even an Alderman, certainly they would not a warehouse porter. Indeed to such a pitch has he carried this practice of fate, which he proudly imagines to be the essence of wit and humour, and vainly imagines that the laugh which succeeds is with, rather than.at him, that the Liverpool Albion, than which, no paper has sung his praises as loud and as long as it conscientiously could, thus expresses it self in calling him to account : " In his private seat, if he cannot affect case, and he seems a restless spirit, let him assume dignity. He is an an Alderman for some better purpose than to bandy sarcasms, [!] let off primitive jokes, [!!] or utter coarse, old-fashioned proverbs. [! !!] We might admi nister much grave and just rebuke on this subject &c. &c." Pretty severe this upon their pet Alderman, but not half so severe as his deserts. Now it must he known to our readers that ever since Mr. Earle's defeat in Abercromby Ward, and pitchforking into the Council he has never allowed any opportunity to pass of show ing his sense of the indignity shown him by his con stituents, but in every thing relating to Abercromby Ward has exhibited a soreness, which we care not how long it continues. For this reason, knowing that the gentleman who succeeded him as Councillor for the Ward, was one of the Treasurers to "the Liverpool Collegiate Institution," he could not resist the oppor tunity of " letting off a few primitive jokes, and utter ing certain coarse; old-fashioned proverbs"—(" we thank thee Jew, for teaching us that word,") against that Institution, not indeed with a view of injuring it in the public estimation, for that indeed he knows to be beyond his power, but for the purpose of wounding the feelings of his successful rival, which he was-per fectly aware his insulting expressions could not fail to do. Let not Mr. Earle or his party talk any longer about " ingenious devices ;" the words which he has put into the mouths of men infinitely more honourable or respectable than he was, aye, even before he was made an Alderman, will stamp eternal disgrace upon him and his party. We shall not quote them here, as they may be seen in our report of the Council pro ceedings, and the respectable Dissenters of whom he has dared to speak in terms of such opprobrium, will, we have no doubt, remember those words at the proper time. Nor did Mr. Earle stop here. With a view of bringing the Clergy into contempt, according to his constant habit, notwithstanding his lip-protestations of regard and veneration for that Church of which he professes himself a member, he" first . misquotes a passage from the report of the Church of England School Society to prove that the Clergy are now acting, with respecttn the.Opliegiatelmtieution,,diametrica4 opposite to what they professed in 1827: he first Lays down these false premises, and then triumphantly pro ceeds to demolish his opponents upon them. Profound logician ! How stands the case In 1837 the Clergy published a report in which they truly say, " that the national religion, according to the Liturgy and Cate chism, provided by the national Church, should be the foundation of the•national education." At the period when this report was published, the Clergy had for some time worked their schools, therefore the report had a retrospective as well as a prospective bearing. If, then, the Clergy had intended that the words " ac cording to the Liturgy . and Catechism" should imply the teaching of the actual words contained in the Liturgy and Catechism, both the Liturgy and Cate chism would have been so taught prior and posterior to the issuing of the report, which'so far as the Liturgy is concerned has not been the case. Under these cir cumstances it must be undeniably clear to those who are not blind, that 'the words so outrageouly misquoted by Mr. Earle were simply intended by the Clergy as a declaration of the principle. according to which they were conducting their schools, and were employed in the same sense in which we say that the Church ser vice is conducted, according to the articles of the Church of England. But enough of this subject. Mr. Earle was so roughly handled by Mr. Gladstone, that he was glad to sneak off with his tail between his legs (and Mr. Earle cannot find fault with the simile, since he in formed us himself that he was an animal of the cur species), although at least one-half of his unspoken manuscript remained in his hand; and we venture to predict that it will be long ere he again broaches the subject in the Council—when Mr. Gladstone is pre sent. Mr. Bushell, besides, whose arguments always make a powerful impression upon the Council, alike from their soundness as from the elegant and inoffen sive style in which they are couched, thinking that Mr. Gladstone had not sufficiently demolished his opponent, made a few of the smartest hits at him which we have ever heard delivered in the Council. Poor Mr. Earle we really pitied him : for, as he sat writhing under the torments. which Mr. Bushell's words inflicted upon him, he was obliged to listen to the involuntary exclamations which Mr. Henry Holmes, who sat next to him, was pouring into his ear during Mr: Bushell's speech,—such as, ", Is n't he a gentlemanly man ?"—" That 's well said, is n't it ?" and a number Of other such sayings, which, whilst they testified the speaker's sense of the abilities of Mr. Bushell, only served to heap coals of fire upon the head of Mr. Earle. :Whilst Mr. Bushell was speaking, so great was the attention paid him, that a . pin might have been heard to fall, had such an event taken place. After he had done, he received the in voluntary praise even of Mr. Rathbone, which, for once, we considered to be well bestowed. So impor tant do we consider the conclusion of Mr. Bushell's speech to a just appreciation of the true nature and objects of the Collegiate Institution, that we cannot refrain from giving it insertion here. He says : " With regard to the Collegiate Institution, to which he was happy to say he was a subscriber, he was one of those who, so far as the Catechism was concerned, cared nothing, if the Bible, which was the foundation of that Catechism, and the basis upon which that beautiful superstructure had been raised, were put into the hands of the children with the comments of their teachers. He cared not, provided this were done, if the Catechism—which, he repeated, was a superstructure .raised on the Bible—Were done away with altogether.. With regard to Mr. Earle's charge of fishing and bobbing for Wesleyans and Presbyte rians, he delighted that they were so fished and bobbed' for, inasmuch as the time was come when the Church needed all the aid and assistance she could gather from without. He would beckon towards the Church those who, were friendly to her, by making moderate concessions ; bearing in mind, at the same time, that the great principles of our religion should never be lost sight of. If, by giving up some minor points, we could bring support to the Church, he thought the time' was come when we should not refuse From our report of the Council proceedings of Wednesday last, it appears that Mr. Lawrence is to take his seat, as the representation of Rodney Ward, without having recourse to any further legal proceed ings. The majority in the Council acted wisely in de ciding as they .have done on this subject. It would have proved far more mortifying to the faction to have Mr. Lawrence returned by a fresh election. The ma jority in his favour on the present registry would have inflicted a " heavy blow and great discouragement" on the cause of Whig-Radicalism in the Borough. After the decision in the case of Mr. Lawrence the Council were once more called upon to bestow their attention on the School question, in consequence of the iiresenation, by 'Mi.. Isaac:, +kitties,' of tition signed by two thousand told fifty six . persons, On the subject of the 'proposed new Corporation Schools. Mr. Holmes deserves the thanks of the Protestant community of this town for the bold and uncompromising stand which he has made in the Council for the cause of scriptural education, and for his energetic opposition to the incalcu tion of Popery and Socianism in the public schools of the town. His speech on Wednesday was moderate and conciliatory in its tone. But how was it met? He demanded nothing unreasonable or unprecedented. He merely appealed to the justice and common sense of the Council on behalf of the Protestant operatives of the town, and requested that some provision might be made, out of the public funds, for the education of their childrem how was this appeal responded to ? Mr. Blackburn, the Magnus Apollo of the Radical faction, got . up to designate the motion Vvith which Mr. Holmes concluded as " &singenous, unjust, and persecuting." In support of the first of these charges, be said that it aimed: at one thing, while it professed another. We defy Mr. Blackburn to substantiate this charge. His were ipse dixit on the subject is not worth a straw. The terms of Mr. Holmes's motion, which are in strict accordance with the language of the memorial, are as plain and straightforward, as the. English language can admit of. The Protes tant Operatives wish the present schools to be given up to . the Papists, and pray' that 'the new schools may be appropriated to the education of the children of Protestants. Is there any equivocation or disingenu ousness in the proposition ? •As to the charges of in justice and persecution, they are false and ridiculous. As the space at our command is limited, we pass by the intermediate speakers to come to Mr. Earle's speech,- which was one of the most rancorous in its spirit ever delivered in even a reformed Town Council. He commenced with a delectable piece of cant about the " excellent and scriptural schools" of the corpo ration, and said that they were founded on " true Protestant .principles." He forgot to add that they were now devoted to Popish uses. He then insinuated that the Protestant Operatives were under "priestly influence." Let this conceited and pragmatical per sonage dare to say this in the face of any of those individuals who signed the petition. How does Mr. Earle know that "not one thousand" had signed the petition ? His snarling attack upon the Rev. H. M‘Neile was quite characteristic of a man of mean and grovelling disposition. The Rev. Gentleman may well congratulate himself that he is not the object of Mr. .Terrier Earle's praises. Such a distinction would in deed have rendered him an object of compassion. Mr. Earle's abuse is the highest praise which can be bestowed upon any one. If this pitchforked Alderman thinks that his animadversions on Mr. M`Neile's cha- racter will produce any other feeling than that of un. mitigated disgust, he is labouring under a very erro neous impression. This puny assailant of the Clergy may fume and fret his brief hour on the floor of the Council Chamber, but let him remember that the day of signal retribution is not distant. IMPORTANT MARITIME CASE, PROTECTION OF BRITISH SUBJECTS. AND PARTICULARLY OF PILOTS UPON THE HIGH SEAS, AND OUT OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMON LAW. (Before Mr. RUSHTON, at the Police Court.) A case of great interest affecting the maritime jurisdiction of the Admiral of England, came before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday last, and was decided on Wednesday after a length ened and interesting argument, On the former day the com plaint (of assault) on which the principal question of " juris diction" arose, was not entered upon,—Mr. Rushton, the magistrate of the Court, entertaining some doubts as to his power. ofjurisdiction,—but from his sense of the great im-; portance of the case he allowed his summo:is to be issued; and required the attendance of the accused. The assault was alleged to be committed on board of an American vess el, anthough the captain was a British subject, that fact did not, he thought, alter the legal complexion of the case. lirheimuunnns was assordingly issued, and ttie accused party appeared to it on wednesday, vencn the matter w a g itginn brought before the magistrate,, and excited much interest amongst commercial and maritime men. Mr. Lowndes (Solicitor to the Committee of the Liverpool Pilots) appeared on behalf of the complainant; Mr. Daven port for the defence. Mr. LOWNDES said (with reference to the former evidence) that this was a charge preferred by George Davies, a licensed pilot, against John Lennox, Captain of the Victoria, for assaulting and striking him, on board of that ship, on the 2d instant, while he was acting in the capacity of pilot, and when the vessel was near to her destined port, and within the jurisdiction ,of the Admiralty. Mr. RUSHTON inquired whether, before the case pro ceeded, Mr. Davenport had any preliminary objections to make? Mr. DAVENBORT.—Yes. I have to object, sir, that the case is not I think within your jurisdiction. The occurrence to Which it refers did not take place within the borough, and I know of no act of parliament that confers on this court the power of jurisdiction, if it be not the Municipal Corpora tion Act, which ',rather believe does not confer such power. Mr. RUSUTON .— I think it does not; but I refer you, proceedbefore you further to the 7th of Geo. IV. chap. 38, in which the jurisdiction to decide in such cases, is, in certain circumstances, and within .certain limits, given to the local magistrates. The words are :—" That it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace to take information upon oath, touching any offence of what nature or kind soever committed upon the sea ; and in any place where the Admiral bath jurisdiction, and thereupon, by warrant, to cause the person charged to be appreheaded, and committed to safe custody until discharged in due course of law , or i until bailed out n cases in which bail may by law be taken." Mr. DAVENPORT stated that he was not before aware of such an Act ; but the book being handed to him, after perus ing it, he remarked that he should thereupon drop all-objec tion to the jurisdiction of the Court, and rest the defence of his client on the merits of the case. Mr. RUSHTON said (addressing Mr. Davenport) that he was bound in candour to state that he himself still entertain ed doubts as to whether the act went to the extent of em powering that court to adjudicate in the matter. Mr. DAVENPORT intimated that he should leave the case in Mr. RUSIItOn'S hands on that point. Mr. R USH TON.—Do not Misunderstand me. Admitting that I have jurisdiction in this case, I have no power to give final judgment. I can only bind over the party to appear to answer the offence at the Admiralty Court. Mr. LOWNDES enquired whether Mr. Rushton's doubts were so far removed as to enable him to proceed to a deci sion with the case ? Mr. RUSHTON said they were nearly so ; and he should be glad to hear what Mr. L. might have to advance as to the jurisdiction of the court on this unusual point, as 'the argu ments he adduced might fut ther confirm his present opinion. Mr. LowNnEs said it was well known, no doubt, to the court, that the Admiralty possessed a very extensive civil and criminal jurisdiction previous to the statute of 28th of Henry VIII. ; but as the jurisdiction thereby conferred was given to a judge sitting alone, without the intervention of a jury, great jealousy arose of its exercise, and in consequence the act adverted to was passed , by which the trial of crimi nal cases in the Admiralty was transferred to a eourt con sisting of commissioners and a jury. In more modern times, doubts being entertained whether minor offences were in cluded under the term " confederacies" in that statute, the act of the 39th of Geo. 111. was passed, by which (chap ter 37) all offences committed on the high seas were made punishable in the admiralty court, in the same manner as the like offences would be punishable in common law if committed on shore. This was followed up by the statute 7th Geo. IV., giving justices of the peace jurisdiction to ap prehend and commit felr trial parties committing offences on the high seas. This brought them back to the question, whether or not the Admiral had jurisdiction against the master of a foreign vessel, for an offence committed upon an Englishman- , -and that Englishman a pilot conducting a .vessel into one of our ports ; and upon this question lie begged to call the attention of the court to the authority of Dr. Brown, in his excellent work, explanatory of the " Civil and Admiralty Law," vol. 2, page 463, namely : " I know not where so well to take the extent of the cri minal jurisdiction of the admiralty, as from the celebrated charges of Sir Lionel Jenkins, who, in fact, almost repeats the articles of Boughton. He begins by stating the scope and end of the commission, which is, to enquire of, hear, determine, and punish, all crimes, misdemeanors, offences, and abuses, either against the dignity of the king, against the peace and good government of the kingdom, or against the rights and security of the subject, when and as often as such crimes and offences happen to be committed upon the sea, or in some haven, river, creek, or place where the ad miral hath power and jurisdiction. He then observes, that the four seas which are the peculiar care of the Crown of England, the King has a concern and authority in concur rence with all other sovereign princes who have ships and subjects' on the sea, to preserve the public peace, and to main tain the security of navigation all the world over. So that not the utmost bound of the Atlantic Ocean, nor any corner of the Mediterranean, nor any part iu any sea can prevent, .but that if the peace be violated upon any of his subjects, and the offender be afterwards brought up, or laid hold on, in any of His Majesty's ports, such breach of the peace is to be enquired of, and tried in virtue of a commission of over and terminer, in such county or place as His Majesty shall please to direct ; and whatever obligation His Majesty has, to have the peace duly preserved upon land, the same be lost at sea, since trade cannot flourish without security, and shipping and navigation must decay with decaying commerce," It is true (continued Mr.. Lowndes) that, as suggested by Mr. Shutticworth on a former occasion, in the case of the " King against Depardo," the judges had disclaimed the Admiralty jurisdiction to try a case of manslaughter committed in the river Canton by a foreigner on a British subject. But that decision appeared to have arisen from the fact of the crime having been committed in a locality out of the Admiralty jurisdiction. In the same case Mr. Chief Justice Abbott, who was then counsel in the cause, referred to three cases in which the Court of Admiralty had exercised jurisdiction over foreigners for offences committed at sea against British subjects. They were as follows, from " Taunton's Reports of cases argued and determined by the Court of Common Pleas and other Courts" " There are three recent cases of the trials of foreigners for similar offences uptler 38 Hen. VIII. The &still order of time is that of Francois Antoine Sauvajot, a French prisoner of war, who was indicted for the murder of Mostean, another French prisoner of war, on board the Triton, cast Indianian, upon the high seas, at the entrance of the English channel, in September, 1799. He was convicted of manslaughter, and burnt in the hand. This was a short time after the act 39 Geo. 111. c. 37 s. 1 received the royal assent. The second case is that of John Previit, a Frenchman, who, had entered at Falmouth, as a mariner, on board the Lady Shore trans port : he was indicted at the Old Bailey, in December 1799, for, " that on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, with force and arms he assaulted and murdered Wilcox," the master of the Lady Shore, a transport. The offence was committed in August 1799, off Cape Town, in Africa, on the passage to New South WAles. He was convicted and executed. It is not known whether he was a prisoner of war or !lot. The third case is that of Acow, a Chinese mariner, whO was,tried for a murder committed in May, 1806, on another Chinese Mariner, on board the Travers, East Indianian, on the high seas, about 20 leagues from the Azores', in the .courge of the homeward voyage, from whiCh circumstances it appears tliat the priioner must have entered on, board that ship abroad. It is true that none of these persons had the benefit of counsel upon their trials, but they had the benefit of that humanity and discretion whichsuggested the propriety of the present argument.. The statute of 33 Hen. Illy., must therefore be constructed in the same manner as that of 28 Hen. HIV. And the juris diction given by the former, must be deemed to extend to all offences committed ashore in foreign countries, as the latter has been held to comprehend those committed on the the sea." • In these three cases, it must be admitted that the offences were all committed on board of English ships; but he con ceived it could make no difference, as the offence, in this instance, was committed close. upon our own shores, and on board a vessel bound for England. Mr. RUSIITON.—That was the opinion of Sir M. Hale, who, in his Pleas of the Crown says, that the Court of King's Bench anciently had concurrent jurisdiction with the Admiralty, in cases of felony done on the narrow seas and coasts, though it were, the high seas, because within the King's Realm of England. And so it is held by Selden and and other celebrated authorities who say, that the Court of Admiralty is a court for .all maritime causes and matters arising on - the high seas, and its jurisdiction is derived from the king, who prOtects his subjects from pirates, &c. and who has a dominion over all' the British seas ; and this juris diction he exercises by the Admiral. Mr. LOWNDES. said, he might be permitted to 'remark, that, the complainant would not be retiredness if the Magi's trate did not feel himself. warranted to exercise jurisdiction in this case ; for it appeared by the case of the " Rockers," Carey master, (4 Robiuson's Admiralty Reports, page 73,) that the Court'of Admiralty would entertain a suit for civil damages for an assault committed on the high seas. In that case Lord Stowell expressed.himself as having no doubt but that he had jurisdiction in reference to officers on board their vessel, (and a. pilot, on duty, was considered an officer,) but he was not equally clear as to his authority as regarded a pas senger—the party being the complainant. But the registrar of the coart, having searched the records, discovered many: cases in which the court had so proceeded, both on behalf of persons described as part of the ship's company, and against persons not belonging to the ship; and Lord Stowell ex preessed himself satisfied and retained the case. He trusted, however, that the decision of that day would be such, that it would not go abroad that persons on the high seas, over which the Admiralty held jurisdiction, although such persons were fo, reigners, were not amenable to that jurisdiction'. He con cluded by expressing a hope that the magistrate had now every doubt removed from his mind, as to the question of his power to decide on this important case. Mr. RUSHTON said, that from what he had heard so ably adduced, he had no doubts remaining on the subject, and he should, therefore, hear the case. Men such as pilots requir ed especial protection. They were obliged by their regula tions to board every vessel in the offing, whether home or foreign, and could not perform their duty if they were to be thwarted or assaulted by those on board. Mr. LOwNDES then called his evidence. George Davies, (a good looking and respectably dressed young man) being sworn and examined by Mr. Lowndes, said :—I am a pilot, belonging Pilot-boat No. 2. I have been licensed by the committee as a pilot since the year 1833. I boarded the ship 'Victoria off Point Lynas, on Monday, the 2nd instant, at nine o'clock iu the morning. [By Mr. E. Rushton.—Our extreme cruise westward is to The Middle Mense,' (a rock) four miles to the westward of Point Lynes.] The Victoria hailed from Charleston. When I boarded her, the captain, John Lennox, and the crew were on deck. I continued on board during the clay, and nothing material occurred until ten o'clock that night. At 8 o'clock I had gone below, telling the captain that I wanted to take a lay down. He shewed me to a berth in the cabin himself. At 10 o'clock I went again on deck. We were then 10 miles off the Ormeshead, with the wind blowing . from E.S.E. The weather was tine, though rather hazy, and the water smooth. The Captain was on deck when I came up from the cabin where I had been lying down. The vessel was standing off the shore on the starboard tack, and *going about four knots an hour. We were about 15 miles from the banks, and about 22 from the Light-ship. When I came on deck the Captain asked me—" Are you going to heave the ship about ?" A person then struck me three times with a cane across the face. It was dark and I could not myself see who it was. I was told it was the Captain and I went up to him in consequence of that information. i asked him what he did that for ? He said, " You d—d scoundrel, you had no business to go below on board of my ship." I told him I did not go without his permission, and that he had shown me the berth I was to go to, He then up with his hand and struck me on the mouth, cutting my mouth inside. This was the first assault. He afterwards assaulted me ;in all four times : first, with the cane ; then when he struck me on the mouth ; again, when he knocked me down and I fell at the mate's feet; and again, in collaring me on going down to the cabin. He told the mate, before the second as sault, to hoist another light, so as to get another pilot on board. The light was up for half an hour, and lie told the second mate to hoist it down again. He then gave me charge of the ship. The captain had before told me to go into the cabin, and that I should not have charge of the ship. I af terwards brought the vessel safe into port, from Point Lynas, and received this certificate, signed by the captain, to that effect, and authorising the payment of the pilotage dues. The vessel arrived on the Wednesday morning, and 1 was on board about forty-eight hours. Cross-examined by Mr. DAVENPORT.—The captain did not prevent me from going on deck. I left him on deck at half-past eight o'clock. I had had some drink.. I did not gq below often to drink. I had a glass of gin with the mate of the "ship; 'who 'WA' the captain's brifther,. about eleven o'clock that forenoon. I left theship in charge of the captain when I went below to rest. When I came up at ten 'o'clock, I told the second mate to:anal! hands to heave the. ship about. The captain was on deck at the time. I said nothing to him until I gave these directions. He asked me if I was going to heave the ship about. I said all hands should come on deck. He told me not that night, but next day, that it was his custom to allow the men ten minutes to come on deck. The captain did not stop on deck during the night. He stopped until about eleven o'clock. He then went to the cabin, and came up at daylight. The assault took place between ten and eleven o'clock. He expressed to me no doubt of my capacity to bring the ship into port. He told me —' You d—d scoundrel, you must promise to bring the ship into port safely to-morrow morning at ten o'clock, or I'll flog you." He then danced about the deck, put his fist in my face, and said, " There is no two ways about me." When he knocked me down, he said to the second mate, " Go and put that down on the Log Slate." I was very friendly with the captain on Tuesday, (the day following,)—we never spoke to each other till four o'clock in the afternoon. We then shook hands. I wished to keep peace. I went up to him of my own accord and said, " Captain Lennon, I am very sorry for what happened last night." He said he was very sorry too, and we shook hands together. I said, "If you 'll say nothing at all about it, I will not." He said, " very well. We were both sorry for what had taken place. Re-examined.-1 had not taken any liquor to render me incapable of doing my duty. On the second day (Tuesday), I considered myself in an independent capacity on board the vessel as pilot. Mr. LowsnEs addressing the court, asked whether it was thought necessary to go into further evidence (which the second mate could give), to confirm the fact of the assault ? Mr. RUSHTON stated, that he felt no difficulty in deciding as to that point, as the evidence now stood. What he could alone decide was, whether the defendant should be held to bail or not. The complainant, Davies, in answer to an inquiry from the bench, whether he had distinctly stated that he felt him self quite independent on board, on the day after the assault, having again replied in the affirmative, Mr. RUSHTON said that Mr. Lowndes must see that the case, from the admissions of the complainant himself had assumed a complexion of a different character from that which it previously had maintained. It was highly im portant that pilots, who were required to board every ship, and conduct her into port, should be fully pro tected; but here the complainant had admitted that, on the day after the alleged assault, he considered himself an independent agent on board, and that of his own accord he had gone to the captain, and stated that he was sorry for what had happened, and would say no more about it. This was a sort of compromise, which (without hearing any oppo site testimony, that might be offered by the captain, as to the fact of the alleged assaults) threw a strong degree of doubt on the general allegations of the complainant. . Mr. LowNons said that he should, however, wish it to be understood that this was not so much the complaint of the individual, as that of the Pilot Committee, with a view to show that the pilots of the port were entitled to the most ample protection. Mr. RUSHToN said he fully concurred in that opinion, and there could exist no doubt that the pilots were entitled to that protection ; but from the testimony of the complainant himself, he did not consider this a case in which he could hold the defendant to bail. He was glad that the inquiry had taken place, inasmuch as he had now no doubt whatever of the jurisdiction of the court on this important question. The parties then left the Court, which was much crowded throughout. It appears, from what was said by Mr. Rushton in 'this case, that he has decided the question upon the fact that the Admiral of England his jurisdiction over all ships whether English or Foreign, navigating the British Seas. The ques tion, therefore, of jurisdiction over foreign vessels out of the waters of England remains vet to be determined. MEETING OF THE TRADESMEN'S REFORM' ASSOCIATION. The Annual Meeting of this Association took place-last night at the Music Hall. The attendance was numerous, but the Hall was not entirely filled. Mr. Councillor Bolton was called to the chair, and a report was read of the proceed ings of the year, in which it was admitted that the opponents of the society had recently gained considerable triumphs. The object of the meeting was to elect officers for the ensuing year. Mr. Councillor Blackburn was unanimously ap pointed president of the association, in the room of Mr. Walmsley, now occupying the civic chair. 'Warm encomiums were bestowed on the conduct and character of the late president. Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Atkinson, and several other gentlemen addressed the meeting. A committee was proposed, to which, on the motion of Mr. Baines, the names of a number of the radical school, including Mr. W. Rath bone and Mr. Jas. Brancker, were added—as troops in aid. A compliment was paid by one of the speakers to Mr. J. Holmes, for his resistance to a proposition, at a !ate meet ing, for exclusive dealing. The speeches were few, and were not characterized by any thing peculiar or unexpected in an assembly so constituted. Their general burthen implied a defalcation in " reforming" energy, and concluded with a call upon reformers to come forward, and repair the breach made by the inroads of those whom they were pleased to call the " tory faction." THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual 1 sermons for the Church Missionary Society were preached on Sunday last, in St. Mary's, Birkenhead, when the liberal sum of £57 was collected. The Rev. Henry Carpenter, of St. Michael's, Liverpool, preached a most powerful sermon in the morning, from Hebrews ii. 10 : For it became him, from whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect; through suffering." In the evening, the respected minister of the church the Rev. Andrew Knox, dwelt for an hour on Phil. li. 5 : "" Let this mind b e i n y ou which was also in Christ Jesus. The collection in the morning amounted to £42 Bs, and in the evening to £l4 12s. Both the rev. gentlemen set before their hearers the low state of the funds of the society at the present time, and the large sum that had fallen short in the past year. They also impressed on them in an able manner the necessity of sup porting the society at this juncture, and the powerful call; which it has on the Christian sympathies of all classes, espe cially churchmen, theoqhout the country. THE. VOLUNTARY SYSTEM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4IVDARD. you have the goodness to permit the following observations to.appear in your highly-respectable paper ? I have again been led to consider the voluntary question, by reading a pamphlet lately published, being the lectures, or speeches, of four of the leaders amongst the voluntaries, delivered at a late meeting at the Music-hall, in this town. The lecturers were—Mr. Blackburn, Rev. J. Kelly, Rev. J. Burnett, and Rev. Mr. M`Kerrow. What appears to me— and I think must appear to every reader of this pamphlet — as a most extraordinary and unaccountable circumstance, is, that although the question is one that can only be settled by the Scriptures, yet, in any one of these lectures, there is not a single reference or appeal to Scripture, to support or prove any of their allegations. The fact is simply this—that not one lecturer - on the side of the voluntaries has ever stated or fairly met the question. They invariably set up a phantom of their owd brain. They describe an established religion as possessed of the very worst principles, as coercing the con science, and robbing the people • and on this fancied religion, or rather establishment, they will lecture for hours, and most triumphantly beat it down. Now the matter in dispute is altogether to he determined by the Word of God, and it de pends on two simple points : first, whether unbelievers are or are not under the Obligation of obeying all the precepts and ordinances which are binding on believers ; secondly, whether or not it is the duty of rulers, as such, to apply any of the property of the state to the support of the Gospel miniStry. And now I call on voluntaries to come forward and meet these points fairly—not by theorising, but by what - is contained in the Scriptures ; and that they may not come unprepared with their Scripture Proofs; I now tell them and the public, that I am prepared to shew, from both Scripture and the nature of the Case, that every unbeliever' who has had an opportunity of reading the Scriptures, or hearing the Gospel, is bound to perform every duty which a believer is bound to perform ; and, on the other point, to prove that there' is a New Testament law which makes it - imperative on every ruler to appropriate a portion of the state property for the support of a Gospel ministry. Any communioation on the subject, published in any of the Liverpool newspapers, shall be attended to. The following arc &Pies of letters whichl sent the associ a'iOn by a private hand - • To 'pm LIVERPOOL YOUNG KILN'S VOLUNTARY CHURCH ASSOCIATION. My Yomig,friends,—l am quite satisfied that the object of your• societY.,is, the extension and glory of the Mediator's kingdom in the world, and that you sincerely believe that the voluntary system is calculated, rather than any other, to accomplish this object ; and I can with truth say, that my object in advocating church establishments, or insisting that . the duty of all, both rulers and ruled, to use their influence and property in the support of the Gospel or true religiion, is the same. Now Ido thank that both you and I are 'called on to give, with meekness and Christian affection, a reason for our faith or belief on this subject; that, by examining and comparing our different views, truth may be elicited. And perhaps the best method of doing this might be by a private correspondence by letters. You must be fully aware that the subject is not of that nature that it is immaterial whether your or my views of it are held; on the contrary, error in faith or judgment, on this subject, must lead to many gross errors iu practice. It therefore becomes us to examine most carefully the reasons which induce us to hold our present views, and also Candidly to examine each other's reasons. I shall now state the principal reasons which have caused me to adopt my views : and first, I• find that when God esta blished, or, if you will. appointed a public church, he made it imperative on the rulers of the state to set apart certain property of the state for the support of the ministers of the church ; and by looking to Nehemiah xiii. 10, 11, I find that it was the duty of the rulers to enforce the payment of the •.ministers. Thus the support of the church devolved on the rulers or government. And when I turn to the 9th chapter of Ist Corinthians, I find Paul, or rather the Spirit by Paul, teaching, as clearly as language can express, that the law given to the Jews on this subject was intended equally for the Christian dispensation, .and of course is still binding on Christians. Another reason for my belief in. the principle I am advocating is, that every rational creature created by God is bound to devote himself and all he possesses to the glory of God and the promotion of his cause in the world. Indeed, it was for this very end he was created. I could state many unanswerable objections to the voluntary system; • but I shall not say more until I hear your reasons for the views yott hold. But in what you communicate on the sub ' ject, keep always in view the principle contended for by your opponents. It is simply this—that it is the duty of all rulers, as rulers, to establish and support the Gospel or the true religion ONLY ; and that the support of any other is highly erroneous and criminal. I think it right to mention this, because, in all the lectures I have seen, the question is not fairly stated or met. The whole force of their reasoning is directed against the establishment of false religion, or per haps sometimes against the improper conduct of some per sons in establishments. Surely reasoning against such has nothing to do with, nor in any way can it affect, the princi ple. It will be very satisfactory if you will have the good ness to point out in the Scriptures such passages as shew it to be improper in any government to support the ministers of the Gospel, or in any individual to do so. Liverpool, Aug. ith, 1839. A. AITREERY. My young Friends,—l wrote y'ou ith current, and should not now again address you were it not that I fear you might think that any answer not official, or given in the name of the society, would not be a suitable one ; and no doubt such an answer would be, ost desirable : but, as perhaps such an answer could not be easily obtained, au answer from any in dividual of the association will be agreeable. You will please keep in mind that what I request is a statement of the pas sages of Scripture which induce the belief that the voluntary system is founded on the Word of God. Aug. 29th, 1839. A. MT. Gentlemen,—l wrote you 7th and 29th ult. requesting you would refer me to the passages of Scripture which induce you to believe that the principles of the voluntary system are founded on the word of God, to which you have given me no answer. Now, I would just appeal to yourselves whether it be not a most extraordinary case. Here are a number of young men associated for the avowed purpose of defending and extending certain principles—principles which, if not founded on the word of God, are pregnant with innumerable evil consequences ; and yet not one of these young men can produce a single passage from Scripture to prove, or in any way support, those principles. Your silence surely warrants me in drawing this conclusion. A. •I%l' C. September, 1839. Gentlemen,—l again address you, in the hope of inducing - T on t ri ou s 1 y examine the principles of the voluntary aye tem, for the support and extension of which your society has been formed. 1 would chiefly wish to impress on your minds the consequences which must inevitably result, should your principles be acted on. First,—many hundreds of gospel ministers, now labouring zealously in the vineyard of the Lord, must cease their labour, and leave destitute of the gospel the districts in which they are now labouring. Another consequence would be, the preventing governments from doing their imperative duty—the supporting of the ministers of the gospel ; and, what is still worse, teaching unbelievers that it is not their duty to give any support to gospel minis ters, or to the cause of God in the world. The same principle which would exonerate them from this duty, would exone rate them from all obligation to obey any precept of the law of God, whether called moral or religious. I might enume rate many other evil consequences which must take place, but the above, I trust, will show you that, if your principles are not founded on the word of God, you are awfully engaged in opposing precepts clearly taught in that word, and must incur the guilt of the consequences advocated. And now, to show that Scripture precepts are decidedly against your prin. .ciples I need only refer you to my first letter on the subject, and shall only say, that no sophistry can ever overturn what the Holy Spirit, by Paul, teaches in the ninth chapter of Corinthians, viz., that the law given to the Jews, relative to the support of gospel ministers, was binding on Christians. Paul says, " The law." If the law had been abrogated, there would then have been no law on the subject. But he goes further, and quotes from the Jewish law, and says, " It was for our sakes this law was written." How voluntaries are able to reconcile their principles with this most plain testimony of the word of God, I can by no means compre hend. Another principle held by voluntaries is, that rulers, as such, should in no way interfere in religious matters; and, of course, that infidels are as eligible to rule, or may make as good rulers, as the most sincere christians. How very dif ferent the spirit by David speaks in 2d Samuel xxiii. 3. "He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." As relates to unbelievers not being under the obligation of performing christian and moral duties, what ought surely to settle that matter, is what is recorded in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, from 41st verse to the end, where the cause of the condemnation of the wicked is stated to be, their not having performed christian or moral duties. Why will not voluntaries leave off theorising, and come at once to the Scriptures ? I can see no other reason than that their prin ciples will not bear the light of truth. And now, gentlemen; permit me to suggest, whether it be not your bounden duty, as much as is in your power, to banish from your minds all prejudice, and all preconceived ideas on the subject, and candidly examine the word of God ; and if in that word you cannot find what will support your principles, immediately to desist from your endeavours to propagate them, lest haply ye be found fighting against God ;_ but if, on the contrary, you find in the Scriptures what you deem sufficient proof of your principles, please have the goodness to refer me to those passages which you conceive prove your principles correct, and agreeing with the word of God. Again I earnestly solicit an answer. 12th October, 1839. A. M`C. I have yet received no answer. And now the public will have an opportunity of judging whether or not voluWarics are willing to have their principles tested by the word of God. One word to the young men who have associated for the purpose of opposing the voluntary principles My young friends, will you permit a word of advice from one who has thought a good deal on the subject. In all your discussions with voluntaries, keep them close to the Scriptures—do not follow them in their vain speculations, of what they think right or fitting." "To the law and to the testimony ; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Liverpool, 7th December, 1839. ALEX. M'CREERY. The subscribers to Lloyd's intend presentinga silver medal to Capt. Quayle, of the Mona's Isle, for his exertions in saving the crew of the ship Nancy, wrecked in Douglas bay inthe month of July last.—Manx Liberal. EXTRAORDINARY EXPEDITION.—The London Times of Wednesday•last, contains the charge of Chief Justice Tindal on opening the commission for the trial of the chartists in South Wales, which charge was only delivered on the pre vious day at Monmouth. The reporter's dispatch left that place at four o'clock on Tuesday, and appeared in the Times the following morning at seven o clock, and reached Liverpool aboutfive o'clock in the evening. This is one of the most remarkable instances of dispatch on record. BURN V. CARVALIIO.—JUDGMENT. — The Lord Chan cellor gave judgment on' Saturday in this case, which was au appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, declaring that in equity a letter sent by a tradesman named Fortunato, who carried on business in Liverpool, to his agent at Bahia, desiring him to hand over to a third person what goods of his he, had in his possession for the purpose of securing the pay ment of certain bills in the possession of the plaintiff, amounted to an equitable assignment of the property, not withstanding that letter did not arrive at its destination till after the bankruptcy of the party sending it, thereby exclud ing the claim of the bankrupt's assignees to the possession of the property. His lordship was of opinion that the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor was correct, and ordered the appeal to I be dismissed with costs. DISCOLNTING EXTRAORDINARY. -- A day or two ago, a bill for £240,000, twelve months' date, was discounted in Kanchester at, we believe, 81 per cent per annum ; the amount of the discount was £20,000. In this city a gentleman called upon a bank of issue with a one-pound note, and was re quested to call again ! We pledge ourselves to the authen ticity of these extraordinary facts—Dublin Post. [We have made inquiry, and are informed, that, as regards the alleged discount of a bill for £240,000, there is not a word of truth in it.—Ed. Manchester Guardian.] The Portsmouth and Gosport floating bridge, which had been looked for some days past, was towed into harbour this day at noon, from Bristol, by the Sir Francis Drake, steam , vessel, and will immediately be fitted for use. It is admira bly constructed for the purpose in was designed for; and the advantages accruing from it, not only to foot and carriage passengers from all parts of the neighbouring counties; but to the inhabitants generally of Portsmouth and Gosport, will no doubt Wu be experieneed.—HairipsAire relegraiih. LIVERPOOL ROYAL I The annual public delivery of p) the pupils under tuition in the S, Royal Institution, took place yesterday, in the presence of a most - numerous and respectable auditory. Shortly after twelve o'clock the Rev. Dr. Iliff, the head master, and the other masters of the schools entered the lecture room and took their seats. Accompanying them were Sir John Sainsbury, the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, the Rev. H. M l Neile, &c. &c. The following is a Programme of the pieces recited, with the names of the young gentlemen by whom they were spoken :- 1. HARRISON.. Evening.. 2. PICTON The Memory of those who die for their Country.. Thucydides. 3. WATSON.. 1 4. SNOWBALL Lear and Cato on the Punishment of the Conspit ators 5. Doaso .. The Passions as exempli fied in Music. 6. LTC lITFOOT.. The Sacrifice of Iphigenia."Eschy/us. 7. BANNER . The Quarrel of Brutus 8. LOWRY .• • and Cassius.. D 9. FREME Orpheus and Eurydice. 10. DAVIES .. v i r r y g d i e i. 's Virgil. n .1. GLADSTONE. The Death of Samson Milton. .2. PICKERING . Athens in Ruins W. M. Pr•aed. Where all is good it is difficult to select for praise, and on that principle we should be very willing not to mention indi vidual names. Yet we find it impossible, without doing violence to our candour, not to say that Mr. Picton, Mr. Watson, Mr. Snowball, Mr. Lightfoot and Mr. Gladstone came nearest to our ideas of correct declamation and pleasing attitude. It must not, however, be supposed that Mr. Harrison, Mr. Banner, Mr. Lowry, Mr. Frenie, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Pickering failed to impress the auditory with a high opinion of their talents and acquirements. On the contrary all were loudly applaudcd,—which is no slight praise when it is considered that such an auditory as they appeared be fore were well able to discriminate. Sir JOHN SALUSBURY, one of tha vice-presidents of the institution, said that in the iabsence of the President, the Rev. Dr. Mir had requested him to read the following re. port On the corresponding occasion, in December last, it was intimated that it did not seem either desirable or necessary .that a report should be read annually on this day. The reasons assigned for such an opinion were, that the annual general meeting of the proprietors seemed the proper time to submit official statements to the committee and pro prietors, and that all communications were better reserved for the parents and friends of the pupils ; while, at the same time, it was notiocd, that the sole object of this day's meet • ing is what is specified in the invitation to those who honour us with their attendance, namely :—the speeches and delivery ,of prizes, respecting which, we would again observe, that what stands and comes last in time, ranks first in importance, namely—the delivery of the prizes ; and that whatever apology may be required for the speeches, may be simply contained in the declaration, namely, that they are merely intended as a temporary occupation, in order that the deli very of prizes May not be a mere matter of a few minutes' form, and perhaps unattended, except by parties interested in the successful candidates. Such being the object of this day's meeting, Dr. hill would certainly have requested the committee to have dispensed with any report on this occa sion, had it not been from peculiar circumstances, which made him desirous to avail himself of this opportunity, both as regards particular individuals, and as it concerns the general interests of the school. It is known to all who are acquainted with the school that it will no longer enjoy the advantages of the co-operation of two gentlemen to whom it is essentially indebted. First, of Mr. Strange; who came as co-adjutor six years ago with Dr. BHT, and under whose care has constantly been placed the care of the largest class in the school, ranking next to those under the immediate care of the head-master, and who also on some subjects has had the care of the head classes. And secondly, of Mr. Rig.g ; who was the first to join the establishment when the system was proposed of making the mathematical studies rank equal in importance with the classical ; who has had the sole superintendence of the mathematical department ; and who, having witnessed its commencement, may now be said to just have staid long enough to see it arrive at what was declared to be its object, namely, that the studies of classics and mathematics not only should be combined, but that those who rank highest in the one, should attain to the corresponding degree of proficiency required in the others. No master would allow an opportunity like the present to pass by without his grateful acknowledgement of his sense of the value of their services, without being glad that he can express officially, through the representative of the insti tution, the feelings which he is sure they also entertain. In observing next how far the general interests of the school are concerned, on this part of the subject D. - . Hifi can fortunately speak with less hesitation than he otherwise would have felt. Not only the increased number of the pu pils, which is now higher than it ever bas been since the establishment of the school, but, he is proud to say, the ge neral desirc of improvement evinced among them, decided him a long time since to increase the number of the masters. Accordingly, after Christmas, in addition to two assistant classical and two assistant mathematical masters, there will be at least one added, all graduates of either Oxford or Cambridge, and all in constant co-operation during the whole of the school hours. He will therefore lose two, but will supply their place by three. He will lose two, who have enabled him to execute the scheme of combining the studies of the school, under the many varieties of their attainments, in the two essential branches of their studies ; but he will have three to follow up that scheme, now that it has become a part of the system. And he need not add, that no efforts will be spared by him to procure efficient aid; that he has long been in correspondence, and is about to take personal steps to ensure that which is • essential to the well-doing of every school, namely, able and zealous co-operation. - • The objects contemplated by the assistance of an addi tional master, it is not necessary here to explain, especially as it has been signified to the parents of the pupils by letter, and may be ascertained by any who are desirous to know it. But Dr. Iliff will only add in his own name and that of his remaining and valued coadjutors, that amply will they be satisfied if they can maintain in the school a continuance of that zeal for improvement, of that propriety of conduct, and above all that cheerful readiness to coufoem with rules and to do what is required, even where the utility and necessity of what is demanded is not entirely apparent, but in the confi dence that the chief Object contemplated is to make the de mands of the master, and the interest 'of the pupil, in strict unison, one with the other. Prizes were next delivered by Sir John Salusbury—for classical composition, to Mr. Lightfoot and Mr: Snowball; for mathematics, to Mr. Davies and Mr. Lightfoot ; and in Mr. Palmer's class, to Mr. T. Banner, Mr. G. Banner, Mr. Freme, and Mr. Ebden. Sir John Salusbury, in delivering these prizes, and also Dr. Iliff, in introducing them, briefly addressed the young gentlemen, expressing a hope that they would persevere in their studies. The prizes having been delivered, Dr. lerF? said, the next business was one not usually connected with the business of the day, but he was sure it would afford the audience much pleasure. Mr. O'Sohhtvis, one of the pupils of the Ist class, then stepped forward and said he had been desired by his fellow pupils to present to Mr. Strange, a testimonial of their gratitude to him for his kindness, and for the attention which during many years he bad uniformly paid to the interests of the school, and of the sincere regret they felt at his departure. (Great applause.) Mr. LIGHTFOOT next rose and spoke as follows:—Mr. President,—We rise as students of the schools, composed of the Ist and 2nd classes, to ask permission to intrude u; on the meeting, for a very short time, and when we state that it is in consequence of the retirement of Mr. Strange and Mr. Rigg, we hope the occasion will justify our presumption. \%e beg to inform you that it was the desire of thOse students, who fell more immediately under the care of these two gen tlemen, to present to each of them some parting token of re spect, and by this arrangement it became one pleasing duty to have to offer ours to Mr. Rigg, while it fell to the lot of the otherclasses to present theirs to Mr. Strange. Actuated by some motives of modesty or delicacy, Mr. Rigg wishes to retire without any public testimonial. We particularly wish, therefore, sir, to be allowed publicly to say, that our feelings towards Mr. Strange were, and are, equally strong with the most zealous of the contributors to hat well-merited emblem of good-will and esteem now before you ; and we regret that the arrangements•for the presentation to Mr. Strange were so far made, before Mr. Rigg's decision was known, as to preclude our acting in concert with them. This, and this alone, prevented our most cordial co-operation with our fel low-students. It only remains for us, in conclusion, to ex press to the two gentlemen our earnest wishes for their health, happiness, and prosperity, and to bid them farewell: The testimonial to Mr. Strange was a very elegant silver salver, with an appropriate Latin inscription. Mr. STRANGE, on rising to return thanks, was evidently much affected. He said he accepted, with sincere thanks, this generous token of the kindness of his pupils. He should ever preserve it as a memorial of the connection which had subsisted between them—not from its intrinsic value, but as deriving its chief value from the cireum,tance of its being an earnest of their good feelings towards himself. (Applause.) He should always regard it as a most (.:elightful. memento of his connection with the Liverpool Royal Institu tion Schools. He dared not trust his feelings more than to reassure his pupils of his heartfelt thanks for their kindness. and of his most earnest wishes for their future happinessoind prosperity in life. With this prayer he wished them a most affectionate farewell. (Applause.) Sir JOHN SALUSIICRY said, that after the very interesting proceedings they had witnessed, and the great satisfaction they must all have derived from the delivery of the speeches —which he doubted not had been as gratifying to their pa rents as to the young gentlemen themselves, it became his pleasing duty, in the name of the institution and in the name of tl:e auditory, to return thanks to Dr. I and to his able coadjutors for the very efficient mannsr in which they had conducted the various departments of the school. Upon this point, perhaps, no one could be better qualified to speak than himself, having had four boys in the institution at the same time, three of whom were still deriving the advantages of that tuition, which, he was very happy in having this op portunity of publicly stating, had ever given him the highest possible pleasure. (Applause.) Before he sat . down he might- be permitted to make one observation to the.pupils generally, with regard to that part of the report which more especially alluded to their excellent attainments—he felt con fident, that the Royal Institution Schools could not fail ris ing in the estimation of the public, so long as they manifested that regularity of conduct, and persevered in that gentle manly deportment which he trusted ever would be, as it now was, one of the principal characteristics of the institution. (Cheers.) Dr. ImFr then thanked the auditory for their attendasee, and these pleasing proceedings terminated. THEATUE-ROY At..—The public, of Liverpool showed, on Monday night, their regard for histrionic talent by crowding to the support of Mr. Stuart. The pieces selected were " Henry the Fifth" and " Town and Country," the principal characters of which he represented for the first time on our boards. We have formally abandoned criticism for this sea son, otherwise we might be di: posed to carry our readers to Mr. Stuart's living representation sktid make them observe the nice distinctions in eharaeliktmdr iiraimsteuce which he can so eminently shadow out. In short, we never saw this gentleman, in the whole of the vast and 'diversified range of dramatic characters which be represents, pourtray their va rious shades with greater fidelity than on Monday night. He convinced us that names which comirlftd 'a Wider field of attention have not in every instance so well deserved it. At the close of the performances the audience called loudly for Mr. Stuart, and on his appearance they greeted him with en thusiastic cheering. He acknowledged the compliment in a brief but feeling address, observing that he had now apppesled five times to the public, and that each ad ditional appeal had been more generously responded to than its predecessor. We have now to mention the name •of an amiable and lovely vocalist, in whose behalf no thing beyond her own merits need be pleaded,—Miss Grant. She takes her benefit this evening, and the ad vertisement will shew that she has been regardless of her own labour, provided that she can but succeed in gratifying her patrons. In addition to being a very superior vocalist, Miss Grant has talents of no common order in the other depart ments of her profession—and as her efforts will be most ably supported, we trust she may have the pleasure of hearing the plaudits of an overflowing house. NEw PEERAGES, &c.—Lord Auckland is to be created Earl of Auckland and Baron Eden.—Sir John Keane is to be elevated to the peerage, by the title of Baron Keane of Cappoquitu—Mr. M'Naughten is to be made a baronet ; and Colonel Pottinger ie also to he made a baronet.—.Vnenhg Chresidit. _ yr. . 7 .- N.. i Irizes to, an 4;taltaN ;chools of the tiferpool