The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-24 00:00:00

a tyr anny to lm them impose upon p ersons a new tax, to take muai_telll, tha en a neet which i s indisputably their own, for ea • an • . ciotaThe whole education which they think conservative party objects to i ng otter the ci s • generation to dissenting kettle anissions ales Lon_ conservative party represents (by the 11 a) by fa i r hLords Melbourne and Brougham them t e greater share of all the property in 'bra to for national education out of the ke ts e 18 to pay it chiefly out of conservative tu,'snow_ what is this, according to the whig _ °r a j a ta ae : f .9 r en t s consciences, and forcing them fire ggrarated manner than has ever been known a or e ae . _ asserted , I was in all the annals of Qua , za:i.eh_uurpeoa.ralvtehat conceivable principle, then, can minister, or member, or dem ', rais e hisirhand or his Voice in favour of an edu latPoqt; B a d - • theo ain ), there are so many differences of beep religious matters, that they have unfortu 'ata.„i,,nsle an exception to the general rule. ,aaa, and ecular learning then .so very fixed and religious knowledge so fluctuating and 11 4 ; : to ' We contend for one single hook—the aktaos one clear, plain, and established inter is't tt--that of our liberal and tolerant church. kth • n ° difficult , • ia cent a in ascertaining where eternal 'ar, • at ned, and there ought to be none in de fro„, 111.r eve ,'i those Sources in which it is plainly of 4ied• One is not to be of Paul and ano- E:4Pollos 11 1ta, but all of Christ. But turn to human . k ' t " than f o i l shall trace out its infinite diversities ? Oer a h ie w out experimental science in all its "`lttera ramifications ? Why, do not these liberal 11 tapirt tell of the march of intellect, of endless kRi Praar e c. • 4 th e t . *anon, and that what used to be learn- Il aA lai c? ,` l l our fathers is ignorance and dark the d e ho shall define the shades of error, or t teet a to a iwis from true science that shall from d tae ta ain made ? Who shall guard us against tonee? 41 °n of false doctrines even in physical 'W ha at ' they 0 ,4 may they not 'be teaching fluxions, ry4ditig the t to have adopted the calculus,—pro- N'oraramtnaterial instead of the undulatory thongthe e into any of the thousand mazes ;, elabyrinth of experiment necessarily b • avi l i N n a4 aa a . shall insure all this indeed ? Why sele nee : a od t , there must be error, because it is aer a al, , noe l e ma , t h eimperfection, or there would ~ihnialte one P r ogression. S uc h a system as this the o r fo Pay for Newton when he held with aYt of impost for Aristotle's physics in Gaia to 114 4 e° ' th i, J olla that th " Russell asks, then, simply amounts • e nt f or e m en who 'clamour against an estab a aid te ac h 1)111 4 dekav;ting "wine Truth, because wayward td a .• Y have created differences, shall be k e te te ' f rota t u h ulid up an edifice of human learning, 01:alway e Very nature and necessity of the case, 4 k o e of 8 : 11st be differences. But if we admit . for th gut/lent (what certainly can be admitted 14 4';1 . B ° l ool % e 4) that all was concord in the govern ile':tnProaea-t1:1 all wa s trut h , the argument is not a t rt ;l i ta sfre 4 tor th e liberal dealer in public learning. ecl "' of opinion (irrespectively of true) . Il a ker tI lc a ) : a to tl a It ' the Bapti st, and Socinian : why does to , alter - a nt/nal ,& 4t i i 3 and -magnetiser, the weather-alma the eh th e phrenologist ? If it be a tyranny to tea not he.lilirch catechism with a man's money tiJ ‘ , - "tra te° eve it or like it, why is it not tyranny faj a 'tln d pa n r , °l °gY or the laws of the brain according Zaak.e'Ples, with a man's money who likes to .1 4 1 %1 • , has not the vid tial ° gY and bumpology ? hy ' 4 4 ht ter le ast as much right to his own opinion act a , " the a re a alto,former class of questions ?. Why . l ia a ,aed ' his own option to be a believer in -11)11 Y as in F and Martineau ? There , not the ox °47 * e shado w of a distinction to be drawn jna a , ° f t et • h e secular scheme. If we admit any t ti los ‘b a bed e h tt • e commonly in vogue against an s che me r eh, it tells a multo fortiori against the kr ) ; e Yet all the gravest objections against g the h a s Whatever upon the church, or are - str a , k l •il e rl / nrt of - "gest and most prevailing arguments ~ir i f th e ~t , b at venerat e d es t a bli s h men t. Mean , erais au of dared to speak out plainly, we .41 p a; them would say, that physical science f. a ot— gaspei qttil f -tru , th costs more than it 44 ta Pi : fI f P aa e in P r ay them to speak out, and let the a ta ble a ll 4 hear them. But still the same un- I'oli;Ncat',,uetion constantly recurs— . "• How can ql 1 1 .Z a 'ele a ' e 8 e o s f the voluntary cause, reconcile it to 4 th. t° 'flake men pay for systems of teach aaateDort h in their consciences abhor t git ml N 4 within the last few weeks obtained very lar-dttelieY, that a new office is to be fashioned 4 il ls °lll t (a,,r°tlghatres caprice, and that this second N a rn 't) an impostor he is second only to 1 4, 4 . I . ‘ t , ' ) be created "Minister of Public In -60e(11 e have much, very much, to say on ae r „, —4.t er• Itsuffice for the present out • will ta th to ret ". gentle hint that Lord Brougham cannot N 4 ' 4l t o : b in. hig office under a conservative premier, I ta i el 'ery e h" a nge the system of national education b e a i ll g e of ministers will (if the scheme work -e an as inconvenient and improper as "Y or tw o in the royal bedchamber. 0• 41 of a favourable character has been received " 11 8tr a t a We have elsewhere given ex it' a b e oi • a a e see a _ nt tel Oawler's despatches, from which d in ta '. u at the population has been very greatly to 043 interesting colony. The sales of land ~, 4 41 ; 1 4 4 de leased in the same proportion, and an ce . W e t4 o(l for labourers has been the conse atC)ttlt ha ve k id ' --v e no doubt that South Australia will - tak e ( t- at at no distant period—a colony of 'l , ll • raker importance. I)l:(*erin e ft'0 4 : 11 , 0 , (1 mail fro m India has brought intern k. 4 e tl e ara s ki r °ll b . aY to the 23d of March inclusive. ic , 1. 11 h ad veeived from Candahar are favourable. Neattleat everything with the British ems err 1 . 3 , a -rl ' given up Herat to their entire ma ).o llatot7eivirig, in return, a large monthly pen- Ya o l kl th e I nr e Were current in the Bengal army, 41 ' a nd "Its, that Dost Mahomed had evacuated fled ad fa no to the mountains. The Russian a t 41 0 Rt . d it expedient to retire from Candahar. tit) IrnPortant news supplied by the Bengal 11 ) , 1/ t hat IN ve , relative to the outbreak of a revolu- Fa!l Are in 13urinah. The influence of Rus \• fct anheerredorainant at the Burmese court. `h er Particulars we refer our readers to the a. I we have inserted in another column. kite look N. ail lt k i th e li P o n the result of the Hertford election, 49 a "nservative candidate has been unsuc- I th: tl tioa n f roo f of the sound reaction in favour of Nt h ltiagdoPrinciples now in progress in every part N if y, if w nl • At the preceding election Mr. Cow ati7y Miatake not, a Majority of 78. That ne tognwindled daw n to 19, and even this ma 4ia 4 1 if irfi,,,CientlY believe, would not have been 4 } . )11 h avirt •vlinto Farquhar had been sooner in the P ta t had bgti commenced his canvass on Satur %al h one day for active exertion ; whilst his der d, I, ac '' e d by all the powerful influences at his h a d been incessantly at work for five days. Cai ll e's e" eitcumstances the return of Lord Mel-aeahea t• ap w must be considered as anything but a , It 4 t ' Call only be called so in one sense—it tit r °1)11 a a tity ()ham, bribery and corruption (which, we ta d th e inde Were unsparingly resorted to) over fo j et ? e nce. But Sir Minto Farquhar has 11,:'Jo t 11 --atapa f or a future conservative victory in ntY want. ough 't is now plain that ordinary exertions veiny re I ng to resc ueHertford from the disgrace Pre sent _ sa la by dependents of " the shabbies." G a ad "aux., 'Nand f tropae aorn an authority on which we can R ese nt t I t reli ane I na a . rni a , e, that it is the intention of the Itk q "la p rese n't's lp iu administration to displace Lord Hill fed,ci it 5 ~1„a Llon at the Horse Guards. We ^ fo r 'Pectea , th e that some intrigue had been at °r tah 1 1)111-1) °se of superseding Lord Hill : in tt coaa ta Ntig urse of the mean and dirty, but self tat 4 'at th e n Y of the Whigs, might have led us to gallant chief of the army would eventu tla,ost e re heed tes,o t h • . lineree insatiable cupidity of his poli kl‘i lit ou lie bl e i n have been, h owever, difficulties the way of hi s removal, the chief e e or rigid t o kitehave been the deference paid to the dkd4 -a e uae a t• eq e , ig . Wellington in the highest quar 14tri, Po lgow attars and intriguants having sue her i rtg the I gainst h mind of the Queen, and pre her best friends, it is'now thought ran gement_ e ht ! f or the Y 9 p, jes vF.RITA the Theatre: Vienna, 13e,. ; and o' ll °l Theatre, islw tre-tco) St. I ight. sMITH , Li m ited Pe rl° , will b e pet. )oper. , Benson'', by ud Braes, • orricas tlei ot , G ' * by M f Eß rroo G S • r . of ie SPin rte ;„' a de nd Pr°lllfrogi pSet-4 Ti g ht .D6 . i ra t ti b d e raor i u w. 1: 1 1 1 1 8 , aost estra' Mr. P. Cry" e. SAth• be Come T en al lwto T,RTS, vorshiPfuniite 101 Glee ü bscribel sad the Se rle t th roo' w ith d , Aca— arb• , 1539. pa 0 ;rd Pr e by tb rv :jer. craftYP e f ills ciu e ce 3 00 5 ' ad divers ad Jamaica,o tie tgad es t i , l eo t " ateil they * Cee cati oll3l 0 ce' u r e 14 the l' ra • ntid e t, the „ that D,OOO forivoo of tb e . r ioo st Perel' ,roffigate ae det 6 ; l " o 'il ope t ° sP oof e i t hi 3 )t On l Y; f od St n JO' tkrov i e le of the , :0 ; te. o „s; a tiov' o oo to 111 „ bo t a leag" P veil' practicable, to remove Lord Hill. The whip have al ready tampered with the Queen, and they are now seeking to tamper with the army. Let them try. Of one thing, however, we can inform them—that the country will not be tampered with. Electioneering movements are still the order of the day. Candidates, of both sides of politics, are in the field in almost every town and county in the kingdom. Committees are being formed, and an active canvass is carried on in most places, especially among the friends of the constitution, whose enthusiasm, in most instances, reflects the highest credit upon their profes sions. But in the midst of all this bustling activity— this eager preparation for " the tug of war," what are our conservative friends in Liverpool doing ? We hear of no committees being formed, or any other arrange ments entered into, for the purpose of supporting the conservative character of the town. A general election seems inevitable at the present moment. The " shab bies" cannot possibly carry on the government with the present House of Commons; and if Sir Robert Peel should be again called upon (as he will be at no distant period) to form an administration, a dissolution would be still more probable : and yet every man in Liverpool is forced to ask his neighbour, " What are the leaders of the conservative party about ?" We need not say that the radicals are actively engaged in the work of preparation. We therefore call upon the conservatives of Liverpool to arouse themselves from their apathy, and to show their determination to take their share in the noble enterprise of effecting the sal vation of their country from whig tyranny and misrule. When our country is in danger, a morbid love of ease and retirement is criminal in the highest degree. This country is in danger, in imminent danger, at the present moment. All its mighty, and multiplied inte rests are in the greatest peril. At home the chartist masses threaten us with a revolution;-abroad our influence is daily diminishing, and our commerce is suffering in consequence ;—our colonies are only held by the slenderest thread—a breath is almost sufficient to sever the connection. And what is the cause of all this ? The only answer that can be given to this question is, that England has a government impotent for good, but powerful for evil. We firmly believe that this is the response which nine-tenths• of the po pulation of Great Britain would give to the question : and yet the nation contents itself with calmly contem plating the dangers by which we are surrounded, without making any adequate effort to overcome them ! It has been said that "the strength of a nation is perceived in its silence." We confess that we hid much rather see the strength of the people of England putting forth its active energies than patiently watching " the tide of affairs." If this country is cursed with a government potent only for mischief, let that govern ment be removed, and superseded by a better, before it has time to inflict more harm. If the Queen is really enthralled by a destructive faction, let the people of England unite to release her from the abject capti vity in which she is placed. We confess ourselves to be heartily tired of the Fa bian policy hitherto acted upon by the conservative leaders, and still recommended by many good friends to the cause. The welfare of the country is a matter too momentous to be trifled with any longer. We are glad to find that this policy is not univer sally acted upon. Norwich, Ipswich, Brighton, Bris tol, Shrewsbury, and other places, have had their meetings to petition her Majesty to dismiss from her councils the present reckless administration, and to summon to her assistance men who will defend her throne and protect her subjects—men who, while they will give us wholesome and necessary reforms, will not suffer the rude hand of the republican and the leveller to touch the citadel of our constitution—men who will strenuously maintain, in unimpaired integrity and in undiminished usefulness, the Protestant Church of England--- . -that church. which is at once the security of the British throne and the glory of the British nation. The inhabitants of the places which we have mentioned are anxious that the Queen should call to her assist ance men of constitutional principle, of disintereSted honesty, and of genuine and unsuspected loyally ; and they very consistently pray that she would dismiss Lord Melbourne and his associates, and place Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington in power. Why are the conservatives of Liverpool silent on this matter ? The " shabbies'.' have hild their meeting in Clayton-square—the chartists have also had their meeting in Queen-square—but what have our conser vative friends done ? Why do they not show, by a demonstration of the most unequivocal character, that there are loyalists as well as liberals and chartists in Liverpool ? How can the Queen know the dangers of her position, or ascertain the feelings of her subjects, unless by means of loyal conservative addresses ? [The following observations were written, and partly in type, for our last publication, but were excluded for want of space.] The jesuitical policy of the whigs is, like popery itself, unchanged and unchangeable. There is nothing which they more dislike than a plain, honest, and straight-forward mode of carrying their plans into ex ecution : there is nothing to which they are more prone than a shuffling, underhand, and stratagetical line of proceeding. The reason of this preference is, undoubt edly, that their measures will not generally bear any scrutiny. They love the dark, because their deeds are dark. They follow a crooked, unfair, and ambiguous course, because their policy is precisely of the same character. They practise trickery, because they dare not avow the plain bearings of many of their nefarious schemes. We have been led to make these remarks on seeing the wily expedient resorted to by Lord John Russell for the purpose of introducing into England the Irish system of education. The last notice which he gave before the adjournment of the House of Commons was the following—that on the 31st instant he would move a grant of £30,000 for the unprincipled scheme of Na tional Education which has been recently developed. The primary object of this sudden and' unexpected an nouncement was, no doubt, to take the country and the House of Commons by surprise, and thus accom plish the objects of the vile popish and infidel factions that are seeking to unchristianize the nation. Ano ther end in view was, to conciliate the radicals, who have a mortal hatred of every system of education based upon the Holy Scriptures. It appears that an extraordinary meeting of the friends of scriptural education, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will preside, is to take place on the 28th instant. Dreading the moral effects likely to result from this great protestant demonstration, Lord John Russell has cunningly fixed his motion for the 31st., thus precluding the possibility of any extended efforts to frustrate the infidel plans of the education-mongers. He knew full well that if he allowed a longer period to elapse, the table of the House of Commons would groan under the load of the petitions which would be sent by our universities, our clergy, and the great mass of the protestant population of England. Conscious and apprehensive of this, he has recourse, most eon sistently we allow, to a base trick, for the sake of secu ring his object. But, thank God, there is yet time to frustrate this " knavish trick." The metropolitian press has already sounded the tocsin of alarm; and we sincerely hope that, short as the time is, Lord John Russell and his popish allies may have cause to know that the protestants of England are not to be over reached by his jesuitical cunning. Petitions must be forthwith got up in every town and hamlet against this novel scheme of national education. There is no time to be lost. We have elsewhere given the form of a petition which will serve for the purpose. Let Liver pool be one of the first places to stir in this matter. The people of Liverpool have had the first experience of the Trish system—they have hitherto protested most nobly against it—let them once more show that they hold it in utter detestation. The clergy of the town are bound by every motive of consistency—of duty to their flocks—of regard to the welfare of this nation — and of allegiance for their Great Master, to enter their solemn protest against this infidel scheme. We con jure them to come forward, boldly and manfully, to head the Protestants of Liverpool in opposing the pro posed grant. We would also entreat our brethren of the conser vative press throughout the country to devote their en ergies to the agitation of this important question. They cannot employ their pens in advocating a more worthy cause than that of scriptural education. We look upon this question as one of paramount and oven helming importance. It is of far greater moment than any change of administration. It involves, not only the present interests, but the future destinies of this great nation. We are now called upon to decide whether we shall avow ourselves to be a nation of practical infi dels or of professing Christians. As a further motive to exertion in opposing this scheme of national education, we would strongly urge upon our readers the well-known fact, that it is a blow indirectly aimed at the Established Church. The Pa pists and political dissenters have distinctly avowed this. Let them only get in this wedge, and they will speedily abolish the Church. If they can only per suade the legislature that it ought to show no partiality " to any particular denomination or religious body" in the matter of education, there will remain no reason why any preference should be shown in the matter of religion. If schools and schoolmasters should be supported by the legislature in which Popery and Uni tarianism are to be taught, why should not chapels be endowed and ministers be paid on the same principle ? t therefore behoves the friends of the Church to be up and stirring. Let them act up to their character and profession as Protestants, by protesting against the jesuitical scheme of Lord John Russell. NATIONAL EDUCATION. We understand that the following petition to the House of Commons, on the subject of National Education, has been adopted, and is in course of signature, by the congregation of St. Jude's Church : Humbly sheweth, —That your petitioners feel conscien tiously compelled to protest against a scheme for the education of the people, which has been recently laid before parliament as approved by a committee of the Privy Council, and for the furtherance of which notice has been given that a grant of money will be proposed on the 31st May. • Your petitioners have been, by painful experience, driven to the conviction, that it is utterly impossible to devise any system of education in which all parties in this country can agree. It is obviously and happily hopeless, as well as wicked, to propose any measure which shall not embrace, in some way, the use of the Holy Scriptures ; and it will bq, as it has been, found equally hopeless to suggest any mode of using the Scriptures which can be generally acceptable. Without the unrestricted use of the whole Bible, neither churchmen nor true christians of any name, can consent to the system. With the unrestricted use of the whole Bible, neither Romish dissenters, nor infidels of any name, can consent to the system. A similar observation will apply to the subject of mas ters and mistresses. Without control over the prepara tion and appointment of teachers to their own schools, the clergy of the National Church cannot (and ought not to be invited to) consent to any system : while a system conceding such control to the national clergy, cannot be expected to prove acceptable to those, whose real ulterior object is the destruction of the National Church. Your petitioners believe, that the parties who are now clamouring for a comprehensive scheme, themselves know it to be impracticable in any fairness. But that seeing the su perior energy and power, and liberality and success of the Established Church, under any arrangement of commonly fair competition : they are now, under the pretext of a scheme which shall embrace all parties, really desiring a scheme which shall restrain, by operating so as to exclude, the Church. By this artifice they plausibly raise the captivating , cry of equality of privilege: while their real design is secta rian triumph. Your petitioners implore your honourable House to disap point all such insidious designs, and to carry out the educa tion of the country under the superintendence of the national clergy, promptly and vigorously, with supreme regard to the truth and will of Almighty God as revealed in the holy scrip tures ; by which the prosperity and peace, as well of nations as of individuals, must always be best secured. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—We have perused with great pleasure an admirable letter by the Rev. B. H. Kennedy, Head Master of the Shrewsbury Grammar School, on the subject of a petition against the proposed grant for the Na tional Education scheme. This address is extremely season able, and we exceedingly regret our inability to transfer so valuable a production into our present publication. We shall, however, make room in our next. The Rev. Hugh M'Neile's late sermon at Peter's Church, Dublin, for the relief of distressed Protestants, produced £2BB. THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY.—Yesterday, being the day appointed for the celebration of the birth of her most gra cious Majesty; the occasion was marked in this town by the usual tokens of loyalty and affection. The royal standard floated over the Town-hall; British flags were hoisted on the steeples of the several churches, and flags, banners, and streams were exhibited at various other public buildings and and private houses. The bells rang occasional joyful peals ; a holiday was observed at the Custom-house ; and convivial meetings were held in several parts of the town. BITE FROM A DOG.—A son of Mr. S. Huffam, of Harper Cottage, Low Hill, while passing along St. Jude's Terrace, on Monday evening last, was bitten by a black dog, sup posed to be in a rabid state. The dog was pursued by a person in a black velvet shooting-jacket, and, killed. The father naturally _wishes to find out the party who shot the dog, in order to ascertain what became of it, for the purpose of having the animal examined, to see if it was actually in a rabid state.—Courier. The 10th Regiment of Foot, now quartered in this town, are, we understand, under orders to proceed to Manchester this morning by the railway, to form a further addition to the military force now concentrate in and near that town, for the purpose of suppressing the anticipated riot amongst the chartists at their meeting on Kelsall Moor on Saturday next, or any other disturbance created at any time by these mis guided men. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—We beg to refer the at tention of our readers to the report of the meeting of the District Provident Society, which appears in another column. None of our local institutions are more deserving of the sup port of the benevolent than this admirable society. A Norwegian has eloped with a large sum of money, the property of Mrs. . Towers, proprietor of the Angel Inn, Li verpool. The police conceive he is in the south of Ireland. PAINTINGS BY MR. KNOX.—We refer our readers to an advertisement, in another column, announcing an exhibition of paintings by Mr. Knox, at the rooms in Postoffice-place. These pictures chiefly consist of representations of Scottish scenery, copied from nature, by Mr. Knox. They include several exquisite specimens, indicating great proficiency in the art. No charge is made for admission. SINGULAR AND OMINOUS COINCIDENCE. — Yesterday was appointed to he kept as the anniversary of the Queen's birth day, and yesterday also was the anniversary of the Irish re bellion in 1798. Why the 23d should have been preferred to the 24th, (the day on which the Queen was born,) it is diffi cult to comprehend, unless it has been done out of com plaisance to O'Connell and his Popish myrmidons. We learn from the Dublin Evening Mail that two terrific demon strations were to take place yesterday in Dublin and through out Ireland—the one in commemoration of the rebellion, and the other in celebration of her Majesty's natal day. The coincidence is remarkably significant. The epoch of a traitor ous, but unsuccessful, effort to shake off the dominion of the British crown, has been chosen for a mock display of loyal enthusiasm ! A greater insult could not be offered to the loyal protestant inhabitants of Ireland. We have no doubt that it was premeditately designed to be an insult to their feelings. LAUNCH.—On Tuesday last a beautiful barque, named the Maid, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Steel and Son. She is the joint property of J. Mondel, Esq., and Captain B. Sproule. Our readers will perceive in our advertising columns the announcement of a meeting to be held in the Music-hall, Bold-street, on Monday evening next, in aid of the Sunday School Society for Ireland. Independently of the attraction which the Rev. Dr. Cook's advocacy of scriptural education must afford, we would give the following gratifying state ment furnished by the report of the number of schools con nected with the Society, in the year after its establishment, and for several subsequent periods, 'and showing its progres sive increase : 1810—November 2 schools and 87 scholars. 1817—April.... 418 „ 49981 „ 1824—March .. 1640 „ 157184 „ 1831—January.. 2581 „ 202332 „ 1838—January.. 2075 „ 214164 „ 1839—January.. 3006 „ 226650 „ We sincerely hope that the friends of the bible and scrip tural education in Liverpool, will not fail to respond cordially and liberally to the appeals about to be made in behalf of this excellent institution. The Royal Sovereign, iron steamer, left Liverpool on Mon day evening last, at half-past four o'clock for Glasgow, and arrived here yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, thus per forming the voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow and back in the short space of 47i hours, eight hours of which must be allowed for discharging and loading at Glasgow and Greenock. The passage from Greenock to Liverpool was made in 17 hours 15 minutes. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE FLORAL AND HORTICULTU RAL SOCIETY.—This society will hold its first exhibition for the present year on Thursday next, at Mr. New's hotel, Kirk dale. Notwithstanding the hitherto uugenial season, a very fine show of tulips and other early specimens is confidently expected. A spacious marquee will be fitted up on the pleasant grounds behind Mr. New's house ; and should the weather prove propitious, the fair ones of our town and its vicinity will, doubtless, assemble in as great numbers as heretofore. THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL.—One of the most interesting objects with which a stranger visiting Liverpool can be grati fied is the Blue Coat School. A considerable number of our townsmen, educated at this institution, have become re spectable and worthy tradesmen, and there are now upwards of 200 children under its care, who will, it is to be hoped, bless their benefactors for the advantages conferred. In ad dition to the instruction and comfort afforded, the boys are taught to perform military evolutions with a full band of nearly thirty juveniles, under the direction of Mr. Peter Stubbs. The institution, in the latter respect, is unquestion ably equal to the Duke of York's, in the metropolis. SUDDEN DEATH.— A child, named Williams, six years old, in its passage, with several other persons, from Aberav ron, in Wales, expired suddenly on Thursday morning week. There had been no previous illness, excepting the sea sick ness, with which the child, as well as the other passengers, had been greatly troubled. An inquest was held at the house of Mr. Lewis, in Ormond-street, on Monday last, when Mr. W. Andrew, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, examined the body of the deceased, and found on the left side firm and considerable adhesions of the two membranes lining the chest and lungs, and from the disease apparent there, together with th e exhaustion produced from sea sickness, in the close, confined state of the cabin of the vessel, he was of opinion that the child had died from natural causes. The jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God." LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening last the Liverpool Festival Choral Society, under the patronage of the Festival Committee, held their second pub lic performance for the present season, at the Music Hall, Bold-street. The room was crowded with a highly respect able audience. We are glad to perceive that this excellent society is becoming more and mo r e pop u l ar a t eac h succeed ing meeting. The increased appreciation of the rxertion of its members affords a pleasing proof of the growing taste for music among our townsmen. It is to be hoped that the Liverpool public will soon " take the shine" out of their Manchester neighbours, by their liberal encouragement of native musical talent. The arrangements on Tuesday even ing were exceedingly judicious. The removal of the orchestra from the gallery to the opposite end of the room is a decided improvement. The music consisted of Haydn's Second Ser vice, and a selection from Handel's Oratorio, Joshua, &c. The orchestra was well filled, Mr. Elliott being the leader, and Mr. George Holden the conductor. The chief vocalists were Miss Leach, Miss Stott, Mr. Lunt, Mr. Stott, Mr. Davies, and Mr. G. Lunt. The performanc's went off ex tremely well on the whole, and this meeting may safely be pronounced the best that the society has had for some time. MEETING OF THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the above named admirable Charity was held at the Savings Bank on Tuesday, at one o'clock. The Reverends the Rectors Brooks and Campbell, with several of the clergy and gentry of the town and numerous ladies were present. The Worshipful the Mayor occupied the chair. The MAYOR, in opening the proceedings of the meeting, said he had attended to the invitation that had been sent to him to preside over the meeting of the District Provident Society, with extreme pleasure. He would not at the outset of the proceedings detain them by any lengthened remarks, as there were many gentlemen to address them, whom they would hear with great satisfaction. He would first call upon the secretary to read the report. Mr. CARR, the Secretary of the Society, read the report, to the following effect. The committee expressed their dis approbation that the appeals which had from time to time been made had not been answered in a manner correspondent with their wishes, either by an addition being made to the amount of the annual subscriptions, or by an increase in the number of visiters. The subscriptions for the present year are £lO5O, last year they were £1069, and in the year 1834, they amounted to £1069, from which period they have been gradually declining. In the visiting department, also, there has been a most lamentable diminution. At the last meeting the number of visiters on the society's b oo k s was 340, on the present occa sion only 299, showing a reduction of 57. In 1833 there were 462, and at the commencement of the society's opera tions, nine years ago, more than double that number was deemed to be barely sufficient for the performance of its duties. When the great increase that has taken place amongst the poor is considered, how much greater must be the num ber required ! It is in vain to look forward to the full effi ciency of the society, unless strenuous exertions are made to obtain both these objects. The principal deficiency of visiters is in the populous districts of St. Nicholas, St. Matthew, St. Paul, and St. Nicholas Second. In the first named district there were only five, and in each of the others only three visiters. In each of these districts froth twelve to fifteen visiters would find ample occupation. The committee have done all in their power to inculcate the ab solute necessity of strengthening this branch of the society. The report expressed a hope, on the part of the committee, that, though their expectations had not hitherto been re alised, benevolent individuals would be found, through the efforts of those who take an interest in the society, to supply this defect in the working of the establishment. It was considered consolatory that, notwithstanding the diminution in the number of visiters, there had not been any corresponding decrease either in the amount of the sums deposited, or in the number of the depositors. In the year 1837-38, the sum deposited was £14,570, and the greatest number of depositors in any one month was 7,052. During the past year the deposits were £14,605, and the greatest number of depositors in any month 7,257. It might be said, that, from the peculiar character of the year referred to, no just criterion could be formed of the existing disposition to make deposits with the society. Upon comparing the past year with the 'year 1836-7, which had no peculiarity attached to it, although the deposits were £594 less thari they were in that year, the number of depositors is greater by 149, clearly showing that there is no abatement in the inclination of the poor to commit their trifling savings to the society's keeping. The number of cases relieved in the past year was 4,045, a larger number than could have been expected. This had been caused, doubtless, by the high price of provisions, and it was reasonable to suppose that the distress which was pro duced by the severity of the winter in the preceding year, had not altogether subsided. Though the poor, the time of the last meeting, were generally in full employment, their rents were still in arrear, and a considerable portion of their property had not been redeemed from pledge. Those calls upon their wages kept them in a state of want, and obliged them occasionally to apply to the society for that relief which had previously been afforded to them. The costs in provi sions had been £6Ol 15s. 2d. In the year endinc , May 1838, the number of cases relieved was 9902, and the cost £956 4s. 9d. In the previous year the number was 2658, and the cost £529 13s. 11d. In the last annual report mention was made of deficiencies having been discovered in some of the visiters' accounts. It was stated that a sub-committee had been appointed to exa mine the returns of the district secretaries. That sub-com mittee had continued its labours, and the committee regret ted to state that, upon the further investigation, the defaults were to a much greater extent than they contemplated at the time the subject was first brought forward. Independently of the regulations which had recently been adopted, and which were introduced into the report of last year, a further check was thought necessary to prevent the possibility of future errors, and since October the visiters books had undergone a monthly examination at the office, for the pur pose of ascertaining whether the sums paid to the district secretaries corresponded with the amounts entered in the visiters' books as received from the depositors. The com mittee had been informed that this rule had been conceived by some of the visiters to be of too inquisitorial a nature, betraying a want of confidence. To this feeling might, in some measure, be attributed the falling off already noticed in the number of visiters. The committee exceedingly re gretted this impression. They were satisfied that to those visiters who were guided by honesty of purpose, the altera tion which had been effected ought to have been a source of comfort instead of a ground of offence, for, after the exami nation of the books and the correction of any errors which might inadvertently have occurred, they became free from all responsibility, and their minds consequently were relieved from any doubt which might exist as to the accuracy of their accounts. That such errors had occurred was evinced by the result of the investigation. No fewer than 171 books had been found imperfect during the six examinations which had taken place. In 61 instances the visiters had overpaid the secretary, and in 110 the secretary was underpaid. The committee, therefore, trusted that, after the explanation given, this regulation might not in future be represented as a motive for a visiter receding from the society, or as an ob jection to any person joining it in that capacity. The committee announced the retirement of Mr. Irving from the office of treasurer in September last, and recom mended as his successor Mr. Vincent Ashfield King, Mr. MUNCASTER proposed the first resolution, which, with the other resolutions, will be found in our advertising columns. The Rev. Rector BROOKS proposed the third resolution; in doing which he expressed his great gratification at halo' the medium of conveying to the visiters the thanks of the committee and the meeting. He regretted extremely that the number of visiters had so much diminished, and he regretted also the cause of that diminution, which was suggested in the report. First, it was probable that some of the visiters, feel ing that certain of the measures seemed too inquisitorial, and under these feelings, without reflecting, perhaps, on the ne cessity which called for it, might in some, nut, he hoped, very few, instances, have withdrawn themselves from the society. No one could more regret this than himself. But as he VMS the Chairman of the Sub-committee that had come to the conclusion of instituting those regulations, he had no hesita tion in saying, that they were absolutely necessary. If they had not been instituted the society must have soon become bankrupt. They had already heard from the report that the deficiencies were found to be much larger than could have been expected. When they found men of commerce shrink ing from the monthly examinations, as if it were impossible that mistakes could be made, they were astonished. This and several other circumstances operated in their minds at first against making the attempt, and it was not until they saw the absolute necessity of it, that they had courage to do it. They were astonished, he• repeated, when they found commercial men shrinking back from the examination. They could easily understand how persons not accustomed to ac counts might be startled by such examinations, but that com mercial men, who were conversant With book-keeping, who knew the value of correctness, and who, in their own opera tions, were aware how success entirely depended upon the correctness of their books, should take notice of such a re gulation, seemed exceedingly surprising. If they had not adopted those measures when they did, the society would have broken to pieces and been given up. They had found the difficulty much greater than they expected, though it was usual to find the difficulties less when they came to grapple with them. They had at length put the society on that stable footing which it ought to he upon, and in which he believed it would not be possible for anything of the sort named to affect it. They had heard from the report that there were still slight discrepancies in the accounts, and that some had a little over, while others paid a little under. It must now, he thought, be a great satisfaction to the visiters themselves to know, that the making of these examinations prevented the occurrence of anything that could be considered materi ally discrepant. He had thought it right to say this, in order that if any little feeling remained that the examinations were too inquisitorial, they might know that it was absolutely ne cessary for the well-being of the society that they should be made. He was sure that those who were kind enough to de vote their talents and exertions to this society would be the first to regret any material injury that might be inflicted:upon it. In regard to the zealous exertions of the visiters in dis charge of their duty, no person wh Acver had a greater sense of their value than he (the rev, rector). (Cheers.) Mr. H. RIPLEY seconded the resolution, and expressed his concurrence in every word which had fallen from the Rector. _ The MAYOR trusted that, after the very able and clear ex planation of the rev. rector, if any one had felt any wrong impression as to the subject alluded to, or had felt aggrieved at the new regulations, they would now see , the great neces sity which existed for those regulations and acquiesce in that necessity. The resolution was put and carried. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL proposed the next resolution, which, he said, he had great pleasure in moving, from his conviction of the very great value and utility of the ladies' society. The rev: rector made some allusions to a benevo lent female friend of his, who had been a great patroness of the society, and who had informed him of the extreme bene fit conferred by the assistance, which, in some districts they obtained, from the tradespeople. He (the rev. rector) be lieved, that small as the number of visiters was, it would be smaller, if it were not for that society. He understood from the report that the number of visiters ought to be at least 1000, if it were intended effectually to carry out the principles of the society. He believed the number was only 290. The rate he understood should be about 25 families to each visiter. The deficiency appeared to be most painful in St. Paul's, St. Matthew's, St. Nicholas', and St. Nicholas' S econ d. I n S t. Nicholas' there were only five, and in the others three. From the distress in each of these districts, thirty or forty visiters, he thought, would find ample occupation. At the same time it was impossible to expect that the ladies could do the work of districts like these, though they could use their influence amongst the tradespeople as before suggested. Therefore it was desirable that the ladies society should be continued. With respect to what had fallen from the Rev. Mr. Brooks, the lady to whom he had before alluded, bore out fully the whole of the remarks offered. The rev. rector (Campbell) proceeded to state, that the lady in question was somewhat surprised to find, that after delivering in her book, she was called to account for an error, and though she had at first felt considerable prejudice against the system, she was now strongly impressed in its favour. The rev. rector concluded by proposing the acknowledgements of the meeting to the ladies committee. Mr. MuLLENEUX seconded the resolution with great plea sure. He thought the warmest thanks were due to the visiters, but particularly the ladies. He had always thought that if the full objects of the society could be carried out, it was one of the best charities in existence. The Rev. Mi. MONK proposed the next resolution. He presumed that the prespnce of the Mayor was a guarantee that he would accept the office proposed. He wished to make a remark on a subject that had been suggested by the treasurer's accounts. There seemed to be a great difference in the amount of premiums given by visiters in the different districts. Some had kept them down as much as possible ; others had kept them far too high. He (the reverend gen tleman) thought it proper to keep them as low as possible. This would be found the true way to encourage economy. They were rather to encourage the poor to hoard their money, than to merely deposit money with the society and draw it out again, because they would get a profit on it. He thought the premium should never exceed the per tentage given at the Savings' Bank. It was desirable to have the premiums all alike, for it would be found that there was a great diffe rence. Mrs. LANGTON thought, from experience and obser v atio n , that it would be exceedingly desirable to do away with the deposits altogether. She thought it might be done at o nc e without the slightest injury to the society, and with the high est advantage to the poor. The Rev. Mr. MONK said, in such case, the society would be greatly relieved, and he felt convinced, the objects of its benevolent exertions would not feel much difference. Mrs. LANGTO:4 th ou ght there would be a difficulty in any single visiter doing it on own individual responsibility, as others would at the same time continue it. The TREASURER thought it was desirable that the poor, and particularly those who had been addicted to improvident habits, should be taught the value of money, and instructed in the great _principle, that money begets money. Another LADY opposed Mrs. Langton's views, and the latter replied with much ability and cogent reasoning. The MAYOR put the resolution, and signified that he felt great pleasure in accepting fhe office. This society, of all others with which he had ever been acquainted, he looked upon as founded upon the soundest principles. He thought it was best adapted for doing away with the poverty, destitu tion and vices which too frequently beset the labouring classes. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL moved the general committee, and concluded by returning the thanks of the meeting to the Mayor for Lis attendance, and for having kindly consented to take the chair. CORRESPONDENCE. NATIONAL EDUCATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sin,—l beg to direct the attention of your readers to the subject of national education, which is to be brought before parliament on the last day of this month, and I believe that if ever there was a time in the history of this country when it was necessary for the friends of Protestantism to put forth all their energies, it is the present time. An attempt is now being made by, her Majesty's worthless ministry, at the com mand, and under the direction of that Jesuitical influence, which, by reason of the unaccountable apathy of Protestants, is now steadily undermining our most valuable institutions — to inoculate the country with the virus of Popery, under the assumed mask of liberalism; and to make the funds of the country the means of spreading the evil. No subject, of all those which at present engage the attention of the nation, is at all comparable with this, for danger to the true interests of the land : and as petitions are now prepared to represent the opinions of the inhabitants of Liverpool on this vital question, I trust that no man, rich or poor, will lose a mo ment in affixing his signature to it, and declare his dissent from the revolting doctrine, that it is right for England to abandon truth—scriptural truth—and endow, and conse quently spread, those pe rn i c i ous errors w hi c h have in every land been the forerunners of national discord and decay. As the ministry, under the dictation of their wily taskmasters, make the measure a mere money grant, the House of Lords have nothing whatever to do with it, and unless the voice of the nation be promptly and indignantly raised against the grant, it will pass the Commons as a money vote, and the mischief will be irreparable. I trust that every clergyman will deem it his duty to call the attention of his flock on Sun day next to this subject, and that the petition will receive the names of every man who deems the Protestant religion and the best interests of the country worth preserving. I am, yours, &c. A PROTESTANT. THE TEE-TOTALLERS AND THE CHARTIST MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,-Perceiving by the public newspapers that the chartist meeting held in Queen's-square, on last Monday evening, was interrupted by a person named McEnteer, a tee-totaller, who made himself ridiculously conspicuous by moving an amendment to one of the resolutions, I take leave to address you briefly on the subject. I think, sir, that all total abstainers—particularly those who take a prominent part in advocating the cause of temperance and order—should care fully avoid creating or exciting disorder or confusion on all public occasions, as nothing can tend more to weaken a good and righteous cause than such conduct. An impression has, I understand, gone abroad, that it was the teetotallers of Liverpool who disturbed the chartist meeting, and thus en dangered the public peace • but, wishing at once to disabuse the public mind from such an impression, I beg to assure my townsmen that Mr. McEnteer's conduct was neither warranted nor authorised by any temperance society in Liverpool. Trusting, sir, that you will oblige a few friends of temper ance by inserting this brief communication in your useful. journal, I have the honour to be, &c. A TOTAL ABSTAINER. THE ALBION AND THE CLERICAL LIBRARY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—ln last Monday's Albion (the editor of which paper, by the way, never neglects the opportunity of having a hit at our venerable church establishment) a wiseacre, who dubs himself A Thinker, writes a carping and malignant letter against the exertions of the Liverpool clergy to raise funds for the establishment of a suitable library and newsroom ; and asks, with seeming indignation, how the clergy, so richly endowed as a body, can have the assurance to make an ap peal to the public for assistance, and whether the members of the medical and legal professions had the assurance to come before the public with such a claim, responding him self to this last question with an air of triumph, that they never did so—they appealed to their own body, and their own body nobly responded to the call. It is very possible that the members of the legal profession did raise amongst themselves the funds necessary for the support of their institution ; as a body they could well afford to do so ; but as regards the medical profession, if this " Thinker" (who really seems to be no thinker at all) had exercised his thoughts a little more, he would have recollected that the public were appealed to, and the appeal was liberally answered ; for, last year, by means of a bazaar and collec tions, upwards of £lOOO was raised, and made available in the liquidation of the debt with which the Medical Institute was burthened. This Thinker appears to be one of the many malignant and spiteful enemies of the church, who neglect no opportunity of assailing her, either by the propagation of falsehood or otherwise, and who view with enmity and vexation any mea sures that her members may think fit to take either for strengthening her foundations or spreading the blessings of Christian instruction among the people. It is evident enough that he is no member of the establishment, and therefore no fear of his being called upon to contribute. Let him mind his own business, and allow churchmen to subscribe to the undertaking as they may think fit, for from no others is as sistance asked or expected, although the benefits resulting from the proposed institution will eventually be participated in by the public at large. As far as Liverpool is concerned, the clergy as a body are far from being richly endowed, and have already more claims upon their purses than they can well meet, and they contri bute largely towards the support of schools for Christian education, and other charitable objects. I trust that the public will not be influenced by the statements of such arch correspondents as those who figure in the Albion, but will cheerfully support the clergy in carrying out their present object. Let them, as the members of the medical profession did, appeal to the public by means of a bazaar, and I will answer for it that the " call will be nobly responded to." I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, MASTER JOHN. Liverpool, 22d May, 1839. INQUESTS (Before P. F. CURRIE Esquire, Coroner.) Yesterday, an inquest was held on view of the body of Martin Tiderman. On Tuesday night last, about half-past ten, some men in a flat wh . ch had grounded on the bank in the river close to No. 1, Graving Dock, heard a cry of " Oh Lord ! Oh Lord ! " and on going on deck, they in a few moments saw a man in the water with his hands up. In less than a minute he sunk. He was about forty yards from the flat. One of the men went to the slip, and told the police man there was a man drowning : he got the drags and they launched a boat and went to the spot where he sunk. In about a quarter of an hour they saw him, and he was taken out and carried to Mr. Casement's. A doctor was immedi ately sent for, but he was dead. The body was afterwards identified as that of Martin Tiderman, a seaman, who had lodged for the last twenty-three years in a house in Dwerry house-street. He had been paid-off from his ship on Tues day. He was seen at eight o'clock on the evening of that day, and was not then intoxicated. Verdict—" Found Drowned." On the same day, an inquest was held on view of the body of Ellen West. The deceased was in the habit of calling on a Mrs. Williams, a friend of hers, who resides in a cellar in Cumberland-street. She went there on Tuesday last, and appeared in good health and spirits. After washing some clothes, she began smoothing, when she suddenly laid down the iron and began to throw up blood. She ran up the steps of the cellar into the house above, with her hands to her mouth, and cried out " I'm a gone woman !" She went into the room, and walked round it, continuing to throw up blood, until she fell on the floor. She was raised by a lodger, who placed her head on his arm, and she died almost in a minute. Mr. Cripps was called to the deceased and found her dead. He afterwards examined the body arid gave it as his opinion that the deceased died from loss of blood arising from the rupture of a blood vessel in the lungs. The stomach was quite distended by blood. He had no doubt but that she died from natural causes. Verdict accordingly. SURGICAL CASE.—On Monday last, an inquest was held before H. Heathcote Statham, Esq., Deputy Coroner, on view of the body of Dennis Alfred. The deceased, it ap peared, was a sawyer, living in Nelson-place, Collingwood street, and was 29 years of age. On Tuesday, the 14th in stant, he complained of being ill. He was taken with a cold shake and a sickness, and vomited a great deal. His wife gave him some nitre, to produce perspiration, but without effect, and as he continued to be very ill she went to Doctor O'Gorman, the doctor of the club to which he belonged, who gave him some sweating powders and two pills, with directions that only one of the latter was to be given, and if it operated that the other should not be given. Dr. O'Gor man afterwards attended him, and finding him labouring under a swelling of the scrotum, finally, on Saturday, called in Mr. Eckerley, surgeon, to assist him. He found that the patient had a stricture in the urethra, and endeavoured to introduce the catheter to relieve him, but could not. It was then thought necessary to resort to incision of the serotum to save his life, and incisions were accordingly made, and the patient was left with directions to apyly warm cloths, no haemorrhage being apprehended from the pre vious nature of the discha.ge from the incisions. Ex cessive bleeding did however supervene, and the attend ants of the patient did not send for medical aid for some hours after it had proceeded, and when it was too late to save him. Dr. W. Crai gave it as his opinion that he died from loss of blood [from the wound. He would himself, in such a case, have warned the attendants to pay attention to the loss of blood, and directed that the haemorrhage should be stopped by cold and not warm cloths. It was not unsur gical to make incisions in such cases. Both venous and arterial blood were effused. Mr. Eckerley described the treatment pursued, and said he considered the hot cloths and poultices proper, except bleeding ensued, which was not expected, the previous discharge being water, only slightly tinged with blood. Mr. Wainwright, surgeon, said he ap proved of the treatment resorted to. It was the same that was pursued in similar cases in the Northern Hospital. The bleeding which in this instance 'caused death, was not an in variable attendant upon such an operation ; but it, however, frequently occurred, and ought to be kept in mind. It would have been very satisfactory if this had been mentioned by the medical attendants. At the same time (he added) it was extraordinary that the bleeding was allowed to go on so long, without medical assistance being called. He was of opinion that the incisions were properly made.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from natural causes, and accompanied their verdict by an expression of their regret that the medical attendant of the patient had not cautioned the parties around him to call assistance if exces sive bleeding took place, and take means to stop it. ATTEMPTED COUNTING-HOUSE ROBBERY.—Jas. Dough erty, a youth who is pretty well known to the police-officers of this town, was on Monday placed before Charles Birch and J. C. Ewart, Esquires, charged with felony. It ap peared that some females who reside near Mr. Bullen's brewery, saw, at an early hour on Monday morning, a light moving about the premises. They watched it till it became stationary in the counting-house, where, as it was not custo mary to see a light at such an hour, it excited their sus picions. They went out and gave the alarm to a man who was staying watching the progress of the brewing, &c. He called the officers of police, and a general survey of the pre mises took place. It was discovered that all the drawers in the counting-house had been broken open, but nothing was missed but a few pence. After much search the prisoner was discovered concealed beneath some straw in the stable. An iron bar was lying near him, with which it was evident he had burst open the drawers. He told a long, strange, and improbable story, that he had seen the gate of Mr. Bullen's premises open, and being intoxicated and sleepy he went into the stable to repose himself. He was committed to the House of Correction for three months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WEDNESDAY. AN EXPENSIVE LARK. Two fashionably-attired young men, who had been ad mitted to bail, were placed before George Maxwell, Esq., the sitting magistrate, charged with having mischievously broken down a railing on the grounds of Mrs. Earle, Smith down-lane. Another party was also engaged in the freak, but was not in custody. It appeared that on the previous night, on their return to town from the country, they had pulled off one of the long palings from a fence, contiguous to a footwalk in a field near the lane, and laid it across the path. They were seen by the gardener, and assistance being pro cured, they were detained, and taken to the station-house. The same railings, which skirt a plantation, have frequently been subject to a similar destruction. The accused said that they had been to Wavertree, and after supper were return ing with the other gentleman to the town, when the latter broke off the rail without their aid or concurrence. The evidence showed, however, that the three were together, shouting and laughing. The magistrate said that persons in their station in life ought to know better than to seek sport in wanton destruction of property. The court required that they should pay a fine of ss. ; also £1 Ils. for the damage, and costs,—in all £6 165., or be committed for seven days. The amount was paid. - YESTERDAY. STEALING FROM A SHIP. Yesterday, at the Police-office, William Evans, George Jackson, and Samuel Hayes, men belonging to a flat, were charged with being found in the night on board of a ship, to which they had brought some cargo, and with stealing a quan tity of beef and a swab. The beef, 24th weight, was taken from a cask on deck, and placed ready for removal. The swab was found concealed in the flat. 'They were committed for three months to hard labour in the Borough House of Correction. STEALING COPPER. Yesterday, at the Police-office, William Harrison, a man who had been employed in clearing out a yard attached to the premises of Leishman and Welsh, copper merchants, Red cross-street, :was charged with stealing, from a small shop behind, about 14th of copper rivets. He had concealed them in his jacket. The case was proved, and the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the sessions. PICKPOCKETS. Three youths, John Ainsworth, Thomas Watson, and. John Whitfield were brought up under the following circum stances. Mrs. Madison, a confectioner in Lime-street, stated that Ainsworth entered her shop on the previous day, while an old lady was making a purchase, and endeavoured to pick her pocket. Watson came in when she accused him of it, and she ordered him out, when he struck her in the face. They were afterwards apprehended together. As the old lady de clined to attend from repugnance to take an oath, the at tempted larceny could not be proved. The assault by Wat son was, however, sworn to, and as his intention was evi dent, he was committed for one month to the Borough House of Correction. The others were discharged. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A CHILD-CAUTION TO BUILDERS. On Monday last, and by adjournment on Tuesday, an inquisition was held (in the absence of P. F. Currie, Esq.) before Henry Heathcote Statham, Esq., Deputy Coroner for this borough, on view of the body of Jeremiah Simpson O'Connell, the son of Mr. Morgan O'Connell, of the firm of O'Connell and M`Kenna. The following were the facts of the case as detailed in the evidence given on Monday. Some bricklayers and labourers were employed in making alterations in the back part of the house adjoinin g that oc cupied by Mr. O'Connell, in Re ns h aw - s t ree t, an d also in preparing to commence erecting an out-building in the back yard for a plumber and glaziers'-shop, to face Back Ren shaw-street. A brick wall of about six feet in height divided that yard from Mr. O'Connell's. not, however, a party wall, but the property of the owner of the next house, for whom the new premises were to be built. It appeared that soon after the workmen (who were employed by a master builder) began the alterations since completed in the kitchen part of the house, some bricks and other materials by accident or carelessness fell from the top into Mr. O'Connell's back yard, close by, which is little wider than a passage, and so alarmed him that he went immediately to the workmen, and cautioned them to be careful not to let any more materials fall, as his child had no other play-ground but the yard, and his servants had frequently to pass along to the wash house, &c. This caution he repeated on several subsequent occasions as the work proceeded. In the beginning of last week he went to look at the alterations, and was then told by the owner that he was going to erect a shop in the yard of two stories in height, and that he should take down the yard wall (between the two houses) so far as the new build ing would extend, as, from its decayed state, it was not fit to be built upon. He also asked him (Mr. O'C.) if he would allow him to :put down scaffold poles at his side of the wall, and to take up a few flags for that purpose. Mr. O'Connell replied that the premises were not his property, but gave him the address of his landlord—adding, that if he consented, he (Mr. O'C.) would be agreeable. No subsequent com munication passed between them. It appeared (though no evidence on oath was taken of that fact) that the landlord was called on, but was not at home ; that his consent was not again sought or obtained ; and that the work of commencing with the new building was proceeded with by the digging of a foundation for a new wall close along the bottom of the old yard wall, which was not propped on either side. The work men stated that they had dug down to the surface of the low est brick of the wall, a depth of about two feet, when a large portion of it (about 32 feet in length) fell into the next yard, about two o'clock on Friday last. A servant of Mr. O'Con nell, and nurse of the deceased, said—the deceased was four years of age last February. She had seen him, not exceeding a minute before, in good health and spirits, and he was play ing in the yard, drawing a little cart after him. She heard the wall fall, and ran out to look for him. She could not see him but heard him moan under the ruins. She gave the alarm, and he was got out. He was immediately attended by seve ral medical gentlemen, and was afterwards put to bed. He diednext morning, at about half-past ten o'clock. Mr. Archer, the surgeon of the family, said he saw the deceased about three o clock on the afternoon of the accident. He found that he had received great injury of the head, particularly of the left side, where there were fracture and depression of the skull. The right thigh was also broken. A consultation was held on the propriety of raising the depression, and an operation was performed by Dr. Brice. All their , efforts to save his life were however unavailing.—Such were the heads of the evidence given on Monday ; but as it appeared to many of the jury, that blame was attributable to the master brick layer in not propping the wall, which .he might possibly be enabled to explain away, the inquest was adjourned to afford him an opportunity to do so. The jury again met the coro ner accordingly on Tuesday, when the builder (who had the sole direction of the work) attended ; but no further evidence was taken on oath. A good deal was said, however, with a view to show that neither the master bricklayer nor his men were at all to blame. The owner of the new premises said, that what he had asked Mr. O'Connell's leave to put down in his yard was a fence or barricade, and not poles ; and that Mr. O'Connell must have misunderstood him in this point. He admitted that that gentleman had said he would accede if hi. landlord would. The master builder said, if Mr. O'Con nell had given his consent, without reference to his landlord, " as lie ought to have done," the accident would not have happened ! The jury, however, did not appear to concur in this argument, as a justification for want of due caution, particularly as it was admitted that the wall was in a weak state, the mortar having nearly perished.—The coroner stated the law on the case, and the jury retired. After about a quarter of an hour's consultation, they returned a verdict of " Accidental death, with a deodand of £5 on the wall." The lamented subject of this inquiry, was a fine, engaging, and highly promising boy, grandson of Mr. Simpson, of Wool ton, and only child of his surviving and sorrowing parent, who is plunged into the deepest affliction by his bereave ment. We hope thiedeplorable occurrence will induce those engaged in the erection of new buildings not to endanger the lives of others, by a want of that proper and reasonable precaution which the law requires. Accidents arising from neglect in this respect, have been unhappily frequent of late years. ERRATUM.—In our report of the Protestant Meeting at Nantwicb, the name of the Rev. Mr. Newman was, by mis take, prefixed to the speeca of the Rev. Mr. Nolan, of Stockport. Br.rpwortrif PARISH CHURCH.— On Tuesday last, the foundation stone of the enlargement of this church was laid by the Rev. John Downall, formerly curate of St. Mark's, Liverpool, with the usual solemnities. In the stone was in. serted a brass plate, bearing_this inscription :—" This church was enlarged by voluntary subscription and a grant from the Incorporated Society for Building and Enlarging Churches; by which means 206 additional sittings were provided, 128 of which were assigned to the free use of the poor. This foun dation was laid, at the request of the parishioners, by the Rev. John Downall, M. A., curate, the 14th day of May, 1839. 1 Peter, ii. 6. Ephes. ii. 19, 22."—After the laying of the stone, a very appropriate and impressive address was delivered by the Rev. John Downall, who in the evening gave the masons and labourers a substantial supper.—Nor tingham paper. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Monday evening the visiters at this delightful resort were entertained with the perform annces of the band of the 10th regiment of foot, now in this town, whose services had been handsomely proffered for the occasion by the commanding officer, Colonel Custance. The company in the garden was numerous, and much satis faction was expressed at the excellent playing of the band. We understand that a similar treat was experienced yester day, the birthday of our gracious Queen, the troops having now received positive orders to remain here for some days longer. Several presents, we learn, have been received by Mr.. Atkins, since those that we noticed a week or two ago : from Captain Fisher, of the ship sea, a black bear; Captain Osborn, of the Lapwing, a peccary ; Captain White, of the Charlotte, some splendid American doves. • THE WEATHER.—For the last few days it has been cold and ungenial for so advanced a season of the year, and vege tation is consequently backward. We have experienced high winds from the north, and latterly from the north-west, from which quarter it yesterday almost blew a gale. The crops in some parts of this neighbourhood appear to be slightly tinged by the continued chilliness of the atmosphere ; but on the whole, the country looks well, and a few soft showers, accompanied by sober warmth, would redeem all, and realize the hopes of the farmer and horticulturist. A STURDY BEGGAR.—Mr. Miller, of Manesty-lane, ap peared before the magistrates, on Monday, to complain against a person who gave his name James Cooke. The prisoner is a good-looking man, and was respectably dressed. Mr. Miller stated, that he was in his counting-house that morn ing, when the prisoner called there and requested to see him. He (Mr. Miller) was busy speaking to another individual, and the prisoner said he wished to speak with him when lie was at leisure. When he was disengaged, the prisoner asked him if his name was Miller. He replied in the affirmative. The prisoner thereupon handed him a letter, and he (Mr. Miller) saw at once that it was a begging epistle. The docu ment strongly recommended the bearer, by the name of Murray, to the notice of the benevolent. It stated that the prisoner had been in the royal navy, and was reduced to dis tress. It was signed Captain J. Wilson, R.N., and against this signature was placed £lO. Many other signatures were appended, for sums of one, two, three and four pounds. Amongst others was the signature Of Mr. Galt, Goree, against which was set £3. Mr. Miller said he could not, on the mere presentation of such a document as that, give money, and he wondered how it could be expected. The prisoner replied, impudently enough, that he had understood Mr. Miller to be a gentleman, and if he were so he would surely support that character. Mr. Miller, looking at the name of Mr. Galt, asked if it were Captain Galt, of the Goree. The prisoner said yes, it was. " Well then," said Mr. Miller, " this is not his signature." A police-officer was called in, and Mr. Galt was sent for. The prisoner made off, but was taken by the officer in School-lane. When the officer came up to him, he took the certificate from his pocket and tore it in two. The officer, however, succeeded in saving the part which bore the signature. Mr. Galt was in court. He stated that the name which purported to be his signature was not his writing. He remembered that the prisoner called upon him some ago, and presented him a similar certificate, pretending that he had been in the navy, and he (Capt. Galt) gave him 10s. but he did not give him any authority to use his name. Mr. Parkinson and several other officers said they believed the prisoner was a person whom they had known to have been in custody for similar practices. The prisoner de nied this with many words. He also denied that he had pre sented the document to Mr. Miller as from himself. He said eperson gave it to him at the door, and he went into Mr. Miller's office with it to oblige that person. The prisoner told a very long story, and it was with the utmost difficulty he could, when his tongue was once set going, be prevailed upon to hold his peace. He was committed for three months. THE ROYAL BANE.—The last stone of this handsome - building was laid on Tuesday, amid the waving of flags, the firing of small arms, and the cheers of the populace and workmen. The crowning stone of the building, which was the last stone alluded to, is a sort of mural crown, which sur mounts the shield of the Royal Arms, and was particularly appropriate for the last act of the masons, the coronation, as we may call it, of the edifice. An Irish peer lost upwards of £20,000 at the last Chester races. A grand meeting of the Manchester chartists is to be held at Kersall Moor to-marrow. A disturbanc3 is anticipated. Mr. Forster has resigned the recordership of Manchester, and Mr. Armstrong, recorder of Leeds, has been appointed to the office. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 20.—Died at Caius Lodge, Cambridge, on Saturday evening, the 18th instant, in the 77th year of his age, the Rev. Dr. Davy, for 36 years mister of Caius College. The Hon. William Ashley, treasurer and vice-chamber lain to the Queen Dowager, will be the successor of Sir Herbert Taylor as master of St. Katharine's Hospital. The Emperor of Russia has recently given 'to the Metro politan Archbishop of Novogorod and St. Petersburg, a mag nificent crozier enriched with a p ro f us i on o f diamonds. Coffee is now cultivated with success in the. Sandwich Islands. The present army of Russia comprises 1,029,000 men. In consequence of the frequent sittings of the Central Cri minal Court the committal of persofis for felony to the Mid dlesex sessions is nearly discontinued. At the late sessions the calendar contained but four. The Italian prince, Emilio Belgiejoso, one of those who took the most prominent part in the political troubles of Italy, and who was included in the amuesty of the 6th of September, has recently arrived at Vienna; it is said that he intends to pass some time there. Most men, when aware of an " erroneous impression," are anxious to remove it ; not so the whigs, who are but too glad to seize hold on any pretence for resuming office, though self condemned and self-ejected. Mr. Chapman, the Manchester borough coroner, has been served with a writ from the Court of Exchequer, at the suit of Mr. Rutter, for invasion of his office as coroner for the county. THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD.—At a shop in that respect able neighbourhood called Field-lane, may be seen the follow ing bill, on which is written; "These Ingcr Silk liankitchers to be Sold chepe, Under Prime Cost."—Her !d. BEAUMARlS. — Notwithstanding the cold weather, Beau maris is filling with strangers for the summer ; a great many visitors have lately arrived, amongst whom are Sir Duncan and Lady Campbell and family.—North Wales Chronicle. TAKING IT COOLLY.—A. recent New Orleans paper pub lishes a military order directing one of the volunteer com panies of that city to appear on parade on the next Sunday afternoon without pantaloons. This company of Sans Cal lottees belongs, we believe, to the regiment of light infantry. _ - LONDON SHARE MARKET. - WEDNESDAY.-- - The Share Market scarcely requires any notice ; it is, however, pretty evident that jobbers in Railway Shares have got a spems of influenza„ which they cannot readily shake off. Great Western are 7 a I.pm ; Brighton are 9i dis. ; and Black all 2 dis. London Joint-stock "Bank are n, and those of the London and Westminster 3 1 pm. The system of " getting up" addresses to the Queen, in honour of the recall to office of Lord Melbourne and his associates, has already assumed a character of burlesque. The people, who have set the system in motion, care nothing about her Majesty's honour or enduring comfort. They re gard only certain miserable party objects. To carry these, they are willing to turn the Queen's name to the most' un constitutional uses. PEDESTRIANISM.-1,500 MILES IN 1,000 SUCCESSIVE HOURS.—Charles Harris, who, it is said, has undertaken for £5OO, to walk 1,500 'miles in 1,000 'successive hours, is still engaged at his work at the Stags, in the Fulham-road, but the affair is certainly of the most equivocal character, and the prevalent opinion is that it is a speculation not un usual of late years to get money and draw an advance. We have paid a visit there, and see no reason to differ with the general opinion, more especially as there is no backer of time nor stakeholder that can be heard of.---Herald. On Tuesday morning waggons came into this ton n covered with snow to the depth of two or three inches. During the whole of the day it hailed and snowed alternately, and the following morning (Wednesday) the ponds in the neighbour hood were covered with ice, in some cases an inch or two . thick. Thursday the weather was finer, and the sun shone brightly, but an easterly wind chilled both the .animal and vegetable world. There has been a great check given to vegetation—the early blossoms (particularly those of the cherry-tree) have been affected, and peas and other vegetables much retarded.—Brighton Herald. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.—We have been told on authority, on which we think we can rely, that the friends of the veto act in the General Assembly intend to propose, for the adop tion of that venerable body, some such resolution as the fol lowing, with reference to the Auchterarder case :—" That while they regret the decision of the House of Lords, they bow to the law of the land ; and in the mean time they ap point a committee, ,to consist of the most discreet members of the House, to consider and report to the next Assembly the best measures to be adopted for the effectual abolition of patronage." It is said that Dr: Chalmers is to suport this resolution. The spirit of the resolution is unobjectionable, and it will, as we have always desired, bring the question of patronage for discussion fairly and openly.—Montrose Standard. . NOVEL METHOD OF DETECTION—A. person in the neigh bourhood of Rochdale, having of late missed quantities of waste timber from the yard, hit on the following singular but dangerous methods to find out the delinquents. He got a number of pieces of wood, which he bored holes into, and. having filled them with gunpowder, and wedged up, the holes again, he deposited them in the yard.o They were missing in the morning, and the sequel has satisfied him that his pro perty has been used for the good of one of his neighbours, who is a baker of oat cakes. The day after the wood was missing, the old dame of a baker was mending her sire, .and placing, the pieces of wood on it, when all of a sudden.(Prielishaw witch like) the bake-stone flew into pieces. The old woman was almost terrified out of her senses, but fortunate, no se- rious damage was done.—Manchester Courier. • SINGULAR FACT.—One day last week, Mr. - Jackson, - - druggist, of Hyde, on looking over the various articles set • out for ornament and sale.in his shop window, ..perceived to his astonishment a box of lucifer matches partly consumed. -; Alarmed at this discovery, he instituted inquiries, and came to the conclusion that as they are of that make - 1 - 1 - .. at requires bran to be inserted between each layer of matches, a hungry mouse, tempted by the provender, had nibbled a hole in the box, and had unconsciously by friction caused.some of the Lucifers to ignite. Fortunately, the quantity of bran was .: sufficient to prevent the whole taking fire, or the conse quences might have been most disastrous, Query—was the mouse a Stephenite 7—Bolton Chronicle. CREDULITY. — To distrust all, and believe all, is eluely bad and erroneous ; of the two, the safest is to distrust. FOr' fear, if it be not immoderate, puts a guard about us that 'does watch and defend us ; but credulity keeps us naked, and lays us open to all the sly assaults of ill-intending men; it was a virtue when man was in his innocence ; but since hiS fall, it . abuses those that own it.—Felaam. A marriage is said to be on the tads between Lord How ard Vyse, of the Royal Horse Guards, and Miss Seymour, daughter of Sir George Seymour. EXECUTIONER WANTED IN PARIS.—The situation of exe cutioner in Paris is now being warmly contested by three parties, a butcher, a horse slaughterer, and a young surgeon. The Queen held a levee on Wednesday afternoon at St. James's Palace, which was very numerou-ly attended. Lieut.-Col. Mien, of the 74th regiment, has been appoint ed acting Lieut.-Governor of Trinidad. in'the room of the late Right Ron. Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Bart. Commercial letters from Rio de Janeiro add but very lit tle to our previous information ; they merely state that the local stock had advanced to 79, and that the exchange on London was 30.1. The chartists at Bromham, a few days since, collected in. large numbers in front of the church, and during the time of divine service read aloud one of Stephens's sermons, much to the interruption of the devotions of those within the church. They assembled again on Sunday last, and again read one of Stephens' s sermons ; but they kept at a some what more respectful distance from the church.— Mks , paper. The contimplated marriage between Mr. Waldegrave, brother to Earl Waldegrave, and Miss Braham, daughter - of Braham, the vocalist, is understood to be fixed for Sattu'day next, (to-morrow). The Waluegrave family, by matrimonial" alliance, is connected With the august family of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have been placed in mourning, at Naples, by, the demise of their youngest son, Lord Francis Scott. Their graces have now three surviving children—the Earl of Dalkeith, and Lords Henry and. Wa lter Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Brinslay Sheridan have diminished their establishment at Frampton Park, Dorset; sold their mansion in Grosvenor-square, adjoining Viscount Canning's, and left England on a tour in Germany. They are now at Brussels. The Prince of Leiningen, brother by half blOod to her Ma*: jesty, and his consort, who arrived at Buckinghain Palace en Tuesday night from Germany, are eXpected to remain six weeks or two months on a visit to their august relatives in this country. The prince has had the insignia of the order of the Garter bestowed on him by the Queen. The Earl of Dartmouth has most liberally. offered a piece of land near Hill Top, in the parish of West Bromwich, for the site of a new church, and also the sum of, .:C1,200 towards the erection of the edifice, and i.:300 to be invested as a fund for keeping it in repair. His lcirdship'S offcr . Las been accepted, and a subscription has been entered into - to carry this desirable object into effect--Jitoice;Ah)eploit Chronicle. 'CITY.—WEDNESDAY EvENING.—The easiness.wWh.has prevailed in the Commercial Money Market within -thu past few days has given a stimulus to the British Funds,-a n d occasioned a slight improvement in the quotations; . ConsolS have advanced to 93} buyers for money, and 931 a for account. The Three-and-a-Half per cent. Reduced Annu ities have advanced to 94- a 1000, and the New Three-and, a-Half per Cents to 101;1 to a for money. Bank Stock is 1951 money, and India Stock 256 to for time. The.pre mium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced to 33 to 35 ; on India Bonds it is 36. GATESHEAD, MAY 20.—Mr. Hutt, in compliance with a requisition signed by 322 electors of this borough; has issued an address, declaring his intention to become a candidate for th:, representation of the borough in parliament at the next election. Not the least effort has been ma' eon behalf of Rippon, the present member; and all parties, whigs and tories, are anxious to rid themselves of a person who has long ceased to possess the confidence or respect of the con stituency. If Mr. Hutt gets in, the borough will be opened,- and on the next vacancy an effort will doubtless be success fully made to return a conservative bandidate. It is not at present known whether the return of Mr. Hutt will be con tested. A declaration, of which the followin is a copy, is in the course of signature at Shr ews b ur y. :—"'We, the undersigned inhabitants of Shrewsbury, hereby declare that we are re strained by dutiful respect to the crown from entering upon the public discussion of transactions in which. the Sovereign has been personally engaged. We should have been wholly silent respecting the late ministerial overtures, which have ended in the temporary disappointment of her Majesty's faith ful subjects, were it not for the eager efforts of a • few parti sans in this borough to revive their decaying influence by a dexterous but dishonest use of the present conjuncture. We cannot allow them, unreproved, to assume for the first time the virtue of loyalty, nor, uncontradieted, to carry to the foot of the throne their own dangerous opinions, as possessing the general sympathy of their townsmen. We, therefore,' °welt . to ourselves and to the town of Shrewsbury, to declare that we regard with strong indignation, but with still stronger contempt, the false and calumnious assertions by .whichit sought, for factious ends, to fix the charge of disloyal inso- - lence on those statesmen who are, under a gracious. - Provi: dence, the mainstay of the Monarchy, and, as we !nimbly trust, will yet become its preservers. We assert, on the con trary, that the conduct of the Duke of Wellingten , and. Sir Robert Peel in the late negociatious was eminently dis: tinguished by constitutional principle, disinterested honesty, and genuine loyalty ! and we shall be prepared to unite with those illustrious men in defending the just honour and dig- - nity of the crown and the integrity of our cGmtitation in church and state.--May 20, 189."