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en ed to o a ith ver !-- ver, yer day for ) by serve ce of atioo rig of th e aP Le ou r le th e ;4 14 Lo ve , 0 115 C p. r. CO P° 59 5 h ret Nester 1: I'RE PRESENT PARLIAMENTARY SESSION. RE eve T r . IM E.S. — Arrangements have been made to receive Ares 'in Liverpool the LATEST EDITIONS u_l4l/!F t heent parliamentry session. No person can be !,131)111ed with the TIMES unless the orders are previously given A • . zk PPICatiOnS to he made to the agent, N .8....4 1-i. T. GASKILL, 45, Lord-street, Liverpool. ~ .. ersons wishing for copies of the TIMES, contain longit,lie Debat e on Mr. Villiers' Motion on the Corn Laws, ne sdaY next, must • e immediate orders. -----_____ give T cHE STER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. HE Directors .of this Company, in conformity 'with a the vsßesolution of the last Half-yearly General Meeting of ‘yt,hsai3noOnduse, r„froPrietors, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they are lien'"Y to receive TENDERS for LOANS, in Sums of not Thousand Pounds, to be secured by the Corn toirttlltlhree for any term not exceeding five years, nor less years ; Interest to be paid Half-yearly, at the rate The Per Cent. per Annum. 1. Tenders to be addressed to Mr. JAMES, the Treasurer ~ the Company, at the Railway-office, 24, Fenwiek-street, iver p° ol , from whom further information may be obtained. -------___ ' WM. DIXON, Chairman. it, LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. 94 *-- Prom the tarnation kind manner " TARNATION ST hrterAlslGE, or MORE JOYATHANS," together with the °t. P erformances, were received last Night by a House ° l el - flowing in every part ; the rapturous applause and in `,-e.Ssant roars of laughter, which were positively heard in ‘ulanchester and Cheshire ; and the disappointment of ndredswho tried tarnation hard, but could not obtain Admission ,—Mr. J. HAMMOND begs respectfully to nivaint his Friends and the Public, that the same Enter- Iltr n ents will be REPEATED this Evening for his mrtNEFIT, when all ou t s t an di ng Tickets will be ad- Tted. HIS Present TUESDAY, February 19th, 1839, will be p ecu raueed, for th e secon d ti me , an en tirely original and peculiar Anglo-Ame r i can B ur l e tt a o f na ti on al humour, cha "‘cteristics and singularities, called TARNATION' STRANGE; With New Music,Oit MORE. JONATHANS G eneral Po , pham Scenery Dresses, and Decorations. Mr. G. Cooke. Mr. .' Cornet Winaleton.... Mr. J. Lee. onathan Jonah Goliah Bang.... Mr. W. J. Hammond. . (As originally acted by them in London.) Which will be added, a new laughable Interlude, trans lated from the French, called BAILIFFS AND BLUNDERS; OR THE FANCY BALL. T° Capin O ' Didimus Mr. Raymond. conclude with (Second time) an entirely New, Serio- C °lnic Vaudevilleic, Parodiacal Burletta, called THE LADY OF THE LIONS ; ci od °R, " CLOD, THE bEL MS LOWMENDER." MillßOt r. W. J. Hammond, (His original character.) 1 1,e , Polly Chapel Mrs. Raymond. str eet ": e ts to he had of Mr. W. J. HAMMOND, No. 56, Seel each . I '_ ° r of Mr. .1. FOGG, at the Box-office of the Theatre, from Ele ven till Three o'clock. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. BENEFIT OF MRS. RAYMOND tinv -..DAY AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 5 84 26. night of the reßresentation of a new Drama, never acted called THE YET OF THE PETTICOATS, or, The Con of St. Eloi. First of a new Comical-burlettical olnitsical-tragical-operatical tale of Montua, called ROMEO bobidULIET, " as the law directs"—written by M. M. G. t % il l , Esq., author of Othello Travestie, the Lady of - ' l°ll st&ct., acted upwards of 70 successive nights, at 11: u new Strand Theatre, London. And a new classical wl `u ,: e t of Action entitled BACCHUS AND ARIADNE, in rra).eea c il r. M ad. Chevallier and Mr. and Mrs. Leclercq will .11: 11 „E Evening's Entertainments will commence with a of t C e t Drains never acted here, as performed at several THE-Ln ' Theatres with unexampled success, called PET OF THE PETTICOATS, Pa__, Or, THE CONVENT OF ST. ELOI. pa_. ..... ..................... Mrs. Raymond. Monsieur Zephyr.... Mr. W. J. Hammond. To • Julia Mrs. L eclerc q . *lnch will be added a new laughable Interlude, called T THE IRISH LION. 00 1 Moore Mr. Raymond. T Mrs. Cerulea Piz' gig Mrs. Raymond. ° which w il l be added an entirely new Classical Ballet Pantomime, entitled BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Bacchus , Mr. Leclerq. i __. _ nadCupid I.'" 0 ne Mrs. Leclercq. couch, _ New aide with (for the first time here) an entirely Edition of the Mantuan Tale, to be called ROMEO A,ND JULIET Ml ater Romeo " AS THE LAW DIRECTS. " Mr. W. J. Hammond. Miss Juliet Mrs. Raymond. l ckets to be had of Mrs. RAYMOND • at the usual places; El; of Mr. J OHN F OGG , a t the Box-office, each day, from ven till Three o'clock. 3s• • Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d.—Second Price, Half ioxes, 25.; Pit, ls. No Second Price to the toi'euerY.—Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Perform e to commence at Seven precisely. TO SUBSCRIBERS. 4 C opy of the STANDARD of this day will be forwarded to each of the old subscribers residing at a distance f''° l7 4 Liverpool. The succeeding numbers will be sent in l ike manner, until the Proprietors receive orders to x diseontinue the same. letters to be post paid. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 1 1 . 1 g ,to the great influx of Advertisements for insertion in 18 "Y'% publication, we have been obliged materially to our report of the very interesting meeting held last 41 0 t at the Music-hall, as well as to postpone several articles of general news. tibtrpoot TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. ig, 1339. PROSPECTUS, THE " LIVERPOOL STANDARD." - T he present Proprietors of the LIVERPOOL STAND it'', having purchased the entire interest in that paper, have been induced to resume its publication from a , u rn fiction that the suspension is by no means attri butable t o a want o f zea l i n the friends of Church and s ta te• Under these circumstances, they feel called u i)( 1 )11 ; in justice to themselves as well as to the Public ia l . ge, to submit a brief statement of their inten- . l°ll8-- of the subjects to which the columns of their i c °lll. nal will be chiefly devoted—and of the principles 'eh will be advocated and defended therein. In soliciting the patronage of the friends of truth, the continuance of which the Proprietors ask only so : ri g as they will be found engaged in a faithful, zealous, n - d ei uncompromising adherence to their avowed prin jtes,) they beg to announce, that, though all error will be v i gorous l y an d strenuous ly o pposed, every spe s of scurrility and slander shall be entirely ex ciluded. T he following positions will be maintained : That the principles of the British Constitution are th ose_ best calculated for the promotion , of the happi "!lB and welfare of mankind. ti That the various arguments by means of which de ii6ing me n are now deceiving the uneducated and L lBllB Pecting portion of the community, under the t rible pl ea o f a d vanc ing their interests, as well as jesuitical machinations now in actual progress be ten Infidel s , pseudo-Protestants, and Papists, are rui n ° l lB to th e b es t i n t e rests of this kingdom, and sub rB;" of all true religion. T hat Universal Suffrage and Vote by Ballot would de structive to the poor as well as to the rich of this .• That the Irish National School System of Education, 4114 t he New Poor Law Amendment Act, are uncon iltitutional, unchristian, and calculated to make this People a nation of Infidels. That it is the bounden duty of the Government to • Protect and defend that Church, in the Articles of 'whic h the great truths of Christianity are embodied, and by the auth or ity o f w hich the pure word of God i filfrliShed to the people without note or comment. That th e C hurch of Rome is and ever has been ini mical to genuine liberty, the happiness, morality, and PrN perity of mankind. th.lndependently of supporting .the above principles, Journal will contain the general News of the Day— . reli g i ous, political, legal, and commercial—local, ge neral, foreign, an d d omes ti c . The st a te of Trade, flu ctuatio ns i n the principal Markets, Stocks, &c., will be regularly recor d e d ; an d no exertions shall be spared to O btain th e ear li est an d most aut h ent i c i n f ormat i on t el atiVe thereto. Works of a scientific and literary na :ire---Communications on interesting and important f i r Th ieets, &c., will receive due 'attention. Selections on t appro ve d A ut h ors, an d a mass o f aut h ent i c Americantv‘ infor ma ti on , experimentally illustrative of ,' introduced. The of th e a b ove pos i t i ons; w ill f rom t i me to t i me b e The Proprietors have engaged the talents of a professional Gentleman, a firni defender of Conserva :ie. Principl es , i n whose hands they have placed the Editorial department of this journal. The individual who has undertaken the management c 't the editorial department of this paper conceives he eannot better commence the exordium which, it is Probable, the public expect from him, on the present . casion, than by distinctly and unequivocally declar- Nhis int ent i on to advocate and defend, with all his heart and soul, the truths set forth in the preceding Pr°BPectus. He makes thi s d ec l ara ti on not mere l y be t°ea 11 " the principl es t h ere i n developed have been dear him from his infancy, but more particularly be e4usey after mature reflection—after attentively watch t4,4g. for the l ast twenty years, the progress of events in Country, the results In of the various political expe entB of modern times, and the conduct of public men, both at home and abroad—he is convinced that, in direct ratio to the prevalence of those principles, will the happiness and prosperity of this people be ad vanced, our monarchy sustained, and the cause of true liberty promoted. It will readily be admitted by every upright, reflecting man, that while an honest and faithful press is the great bulwark of a free people r - a powerful engine by means of which the cause of true liberty may be promoted, and an efficacious means by which truth may be disseminated, inculcated, and de fended ; that a corrupt, licentious, and venal press is one of the most destructive instruments that could be weilded against the prosperity, happiness, and morality of any people. We are, therefore, fully aware that there is scarcely a situation in which a man can be placed, where more responsibility devolves on him, than in that of conducting a public journal like the pre sent. From him the public expect a faithful account, with the utmost possible despatch, of all important passing events—an analysis of every public measure— an interpretation and explanation of the sayings and doings of public men ;—they expect him to defend all material truths—to expose and refute all essential errors—to give the earliest information of all machina- tions that affect their interests ;—in fact, they look to him as a living beacon, and as a conservator of public morals. Under these circumstances, self-opinionated and reckless, verily, must that man be, who could un dertake the discharge of such momentous duties with out trelnbling ; for our part, we confess, that nothing but a conviction of the rectitude of our cause, and a sincere attachment to the principles which are to be supported in this journal, could have induced us to enter upon so arduous an undertaking. In the editor of a public paper the public ought to repose all confi dence ; and we know of no man who so justly merits public execration and summary punishmezt than he who abuses that sacred trust :—he is the servant of the public, and THE PUBLIC it is his duty to serve. The time is past when lukewarmness in the friends of the constitution might have been, in some degree, excusable ; but the period has arrived when luke warmness is unpardonable in any one who professes a regard for the welfare of this land ; and high treason in any one who has the management of a conservative paper ! Every Protestant in England, Scotland, and _ _ Ireland, whether Churchman or Dissenter, is now 1 , bound in duty to his family, to his country, to his So vereign, and to his God, to come forth to the battle, fearlessly and manfully, and endeavour to stem this torrent of error which threatens to sweep away the fundamental principles of our constitution. Let those Protestants, therefore, who are not prepared to resign the inestimable blessings secured to them and to their children, by that constitution,—not the least of which are, the free circulation of an uncorrupted Bible, and the privilege of worshipping God, how, where, and when they please, KNOW, that now, or never, is the time when such a calamity may be averted, and which nothing, under God, can avert, but an immediate, ac tive, determined, and uncompromising opposition, not only to every member of the legislature whose public conduct contradicts his profession of being attached to our constitution, but also to every measure that ema nates from, or is supported by, such men. The appro bation of our enemies we neither covet nor expect. We know full well we can escape their censure and odium, only by not faithfully discharging our duty. We hold, as an incontrovertible axiom, that it is utterly impossible for any man to do his duty in the defence of any important truth, without giving offence. While, therefore, we will scrupulously adhere to the principle announced in the above prospectus, "that every spe cies of scurrility and slander shall be entirely excluded," we will, nevertheless, refrain from nothing which may be necessary for the defence of truth, or for the refu tation of error. We will have no mincing of matters — no liberalism, that is, virtually, a sanctioning of erro neous principles—no modern charity—in other words, dishonest flattery ;—we will, while health and life be preserved, speak out boldly; and, laying the axe to the root of this tree of error, the fruits of which are poisoning the people of this land, use our best endea• yours to eradicate it, or, at least, contribute our mite towards neutralising its baneful effects. Finally :—we are not ignorant of the consequences of this course of action ;—we have, ere this, tasted a little of the effects of defending truth—we have counted the cost—we are prepared for the battle. Unworthy of public con fidence must that man be who would dread even death itself when engaged in the glorious cause of defend ing the true interests of his country and of his Sove- reign, against the Utopian experiments of imbecile men, and the destructive machinations of designing demagogues and while the original motto of this Paper, " Hearts resolved and hands prepared The blessings they enjoy to guard," will be retained, the Editor's motto shall be— " He is a freeman whom the TRUTH makes free, And all are slaves beside." THE QUEEN ' S SPEECH.—Although about two weeks ;have elapsed since this address was delivered from the Throne, yet we cannot refrain from making a few cursory observations thereon ; particularly, as we consider it to be the last speech and dying confession of the WHIG ADMINISTRATION. We have seldom or never met with so admirable fulfilment as the above-named production of the poet's declaration " Parturiunt montes, nascitur ridiculus mus." The country can no longer be blind to the total inefficiency, to manage the affairs of a great na tion like this, of those personages who have now for several years cajoled and deluded the illiterate and unsuspecting part of the community, by their predic tions, their promises, and their vaunting. It is no less extraordinary than undeniable, that, just in pro portion as any man boasts of his liberality, disinterest edness, courage, ability, or love of liberty, will he, be found illiberal, selfish, cowardly, inefficient, or tyran nical. This statement is fully corroborated by the ancient and modern history of mankind. Who so tyrannical as those who profess great attachment to liberty ? Who so cowardly as . boasters of great cou rage ? And we ask, lastly, who so inefficacious as the ever-boasting, ever-censuring, ever-vaunting Whigs ? We would take leave to ask those gentlemen, Where are the prosperity, the peace, the contentedness, which were to have resulted from your wisdom, your mea sures, your Utopian schemes, your inroads on our Constitution ? Have you produced contentedness at home, or peace abroad? Have you satisfied, after all your concessions, the Papists of Ireland, or the Radi cals of England ? Why do you not now advance in your projects of pseudo-reformation ? You now know, full well, you dare not, without so completely under mining the Throne and the Constitution, that their annihilation would be inevitable. You have made her Majesty say, she rejoiced at meeting the representa tives of her people in Parliament; but, alas ! in vain have we searched for one single solid ground for such rejoicing ! Do you rejoice at the state of Ireland ? Do you rejoice at the state of Canada ? Do you re joice at the state of the North of England ? One apparent fair ground of congratulation there was, but even that vanished into vapour on its being investi gated by the Earl of Aberdeen, as appears in another part of our paper. Blind, stupid, or insane, must that man be, who does not perceive the trying and unenvi able position in whit you, with the advice of Infidels, Papists, and secular Dissenters, have placed yourselves, your country, and your Sovereign. If such be the result of your management, during a number of years, than which none has been for half a century so fa vourable, by many degrees, for placing this kingdom in unparalleled prosperity, what would have been the case, had this country the misfortune of having had you as her Ministers when she was surrounded by difficulties, fighting against foreign foes, and strug gling with domestic malcontents ? You have acted like medical empirics, who, ignorant of the real nature of disease, attack the effects instead of the cause. Thus have you brought those, who were induced by your puffs to place themselves under your care, to the verge of destruction ; and, totally regardless of all consequences, save and except that of filling your own pockets, you adopt every stratagem to hold on to your victims, till they throw you off with indignation. Truly, darkness surrounds you. You have said but little, knowing that " the least said the soonest mend ed ;" and you prefer to stand still, rather than grope in the dark. This may answer your own purposes, but this will not answer the country. There are but three alternatives for you : to advance—retrograde-- or, like true philanthropists, acknowledge your in capacity, and resign. One word as to advancing : take one step more in enlarging the elective franchise, and you may as well think of stopping the course of the Niagara as checking the democratic current. The country is now in a condition from which nothing can extricate her, but the most profound judgment and the most consummate skill. WHIG LIBERTY !-It appears, by a' letter in the London Times of the 22d ult., signed by Mr. John Day, and addressed to Lord John Russell, that this noble liberal has refused "to receive a deputation ap pointed from the public meeting of the inhabitants of St. George's, [which parish contains a population of about 50,000,] in reference to the scandalous false hoods of the Poor Law Commissioners as regards that district more particularly." The letter concludes thus: —" In this way is the money of the ratepayers squan dered, and the public plundered, under this pretended system of economy called the Poor Law Amendment Act. And this is to be considered a system of repre sentation, forsooth ! Surely no man in the country will be much longer deceived by this piece of legisla tion, now in its fifth, and, we trust, in its expiring WHIG STRATAGEM. — Look out! Ministers, with the approbation of men who, it is well known, advo cate all measures that are calculated to undermine the. Established Church, and root out every principle of true religion from this land, are about introducing a new school system, under the guidance and superin tendence of commissioners, which commissioners are to be, in all essential points, analagous to the Poor Law Commissioners. - They are to have the control and distribution of all funds granted by Parliament for the purposes of education, and are to be appointed by the Secretary of State ! Query.—As Lord John Russell has so lately been in the Emerald Isle, is this an O'Connell project ? No doubt Popish Maynooth College will be benefited by it ! WHIG POLICY.—It will be recollected that Minis ters, at the commencement of this session, put forth the settlement of the Austrian Commercial Treaty as containing " some great and important addition," and as one of the good results of their wisdom, at which even Majesty was made to rejoice ! The Earl of Aber deen, on Friday the Bth instant, in the House of Lords, extracted the confession from Viscount Melbourne, that this "great and important addition" was nothing more than " the admission of British vessels into Turkish ports ;" anil observe, reader, that that part of the said treaty, " the great and important addition," required the concurrence of Turkey; which concurrence not having been obtained, renders, of course, this great measure perfectly valueless ! We leave our readers to judge to what lengths Mi nisters must have been driven for some favourable result of their policy, to have laid hold of this phantom as a theme for congratulation. WHIG TACTICS.—Had any member of a Tory Ad ministration acted as Viscount Melbourne did, on Friday last, in refusing to lay before the House of Lords all the documents and papers connected with the Canada affairs, he would have been denounced and censured by every Whig, Radical, and Liberal in the country. No doubt the noble viscount had his own reason for having adopted that course, but we do consider it most unjustifiable on such an important subject; and we regret much that that courtesy and liberality for which the Duke of Wellington is so justly esteemed, should have, on that occasion, induced his grace to alter his motion so as to meet the wishes of the nobleman at the head of her Majesty's Government. We do solemnly and sincerely intimate to the noble duke and his allies, that, if they expect to extricate our constitution from the dangers to which it is at present exposed, they must suppress all such fine feelings, and deal with the present would-be Reformers as if they were the avowed enemies of our country. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—We perceive that Mr. O'Connell, with his usual jesuitical adroitness, has given notice, that when Lord Dungannon would make his promised motion relative to this college, he would move the extension of the proposed inquiry to Trinity College, Dublin. Now this is a mere ruse de guerre of the hon. member, by which he hopes to be able so to divert the attention of the house; that - the real nature and object of this Popish-priest manufactory may not be fully investigated. Let the nature and principles of Trinity College, Dublin, be, by all means, if the hon. member wishes it, inquired into ; but we warn our Protestant representatives not to suffer the two esta blishments to be thus jumbled together. This is all the hon. member desires ; and, rely on it, he desires nothing that could tend to the developement of Popish machinations, nor to the interest of Protestantism. CORN LAws.—Lord John Russell peremptorily re fused, in the House of Commons, on Thursday last, to let the house know what course her Majesty's Go vernment purpose adopting in reference to the Corn question. Sir E. Knatchbull pressed hard, but in vain, for some distinct answer. He maintained that the house and the country had a right to know what the intentions of the Government were. We can tell the hon. member both the cause of the refusal, and the course Ministers will adopt. Ministers know, or they do not know, what course to pursue : if they do know, their refusing to communicate the same, is inexcusable, and demonstrates a consciousness of weakness; if they do not know, they must have been treating this great question, which so much agitates the nation, with perfect indifference. What have they been doing the whole summer ? , Here is a;wo-horned dilemma : they may sit on whichever horn they please. UNITARIAN CONTROVERSY—LIBERALISM.—The liberal (!) press of this town has been, for the last few weeks, pouring forth a torrent of abuse on the head of the Rev. Mr. Ould, (incumbent of Christ Church,) for his having ventured ,;contrary to the spirit of the times, to promote a public investigation of the doctrines of Unitarianism. Thus has he been denounced by liberals for advancing that very thing which they themselves profess to admire, viz., free and open discussion. How consistent ! But the very nature of the subject—the character and will of the living God—which this gentle man, and his brethren, announced themselves prepared to defend, is quite sufficient to arouse the animosity and vengeance of liberals. Their conduct, on this occasion, is only in perfect unison with their principles, and af fords a trifling corroboration of the truth of what we said in another column, viz., that just in proportion as any man boasts of being liberal, will he be found illi beral. While we abhor such illiberal proceedings, nevertheless we do not' regret them ; for we are con vinced nothing will be more calculated to open the eyes of real Christians, and of the deluded part of the com munity. We would ask any lover of truth, what, but an opposition to the unadulterated truth of God constitutes the bond of union that now exists between Infidels, Liberals, Papists, and secular Dissenters ? Can that man value any one religion, or have, at heart, any religious principles, who thinks equally favourably of all religions and of no religion ? Utterlly impossible. We pity the intellect of the individual who can be so far duped as to entertain such an opinion. We never hear from the liberal press one sentence condemnatory of the public exhibitions held weekly in our town by notorious infidels ! nor any abhorrence expressed at the challenges of professed infidel preachers who are now itinerating through the land ! No, no ! But if any one, valuing the character of the living God, and the eternal interests of his fellow-creatures, presumes to stand forth in defence of THE TRUTH, and in so doing, exposes the various forgeries of the Gospel current at the present day, he is forthwith held up to public odium and contempt, and stigmatised as an incendiary, a gla diator, a pest to society. Had the divine Author of Christianity been what is now called a liberal, he never would have received the treatment he did while on this earth ; had the prophets and apostles been liberals, they never would have been despised and persecuted even unto death ; and had the first Christians been liberals, they would never•have beeit denounced•by the Roman historian (Tacitus) as " haters of mankind." For want of liberalism, all those suffered; and for want of liberalism, will all the disciples of Christ suffer, to the end of time, just in proportion as they faith fully and boldly maintain the cause of TRUTH. We rejoice to find that Mr. Perris, of Church-street, has just published the sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Ould against Unitarianism, on Wednesday the 6th inst. It is an invaluable production ; we heard it delivered, and confess we have seldom heard from the pulpit such a mass of divine, incontrovertible, truth, embodied in one discourse. Every Christian ought to possess a copy of it. Hell and earth may be defied to invalidate the truths therein contained. We shall, in our next, publish the substance of the arguments advanced by the Rev. Mr. Ould against, and the Rev. Mr. Thom in de fence of, Unitarianism, place them vis a vis, and com ment thereon. TOWN COUNCIL.—A warm and spirited debate took place in this body, at the adjourned meeting on Wednes day last, relative to the propriety of granting to the Liverpool Infirmary the enormous sum of forty pounds per annum, for its Chaplain. On perceiving the length of the debate, we supposed the reporter must have committed some blunder, and put down 40 instead of 400 ! But, on inquiry, we found the report was cor rect—no mistake had occurred—forty pounds was the mighty sum about which so much was said. Several members of the Council expressed their decided objec tion to allow any sum, under any pretence, or in any form, for any such purpose. Conscientious creatures ! Some thought that ministers of all denominations ought to have free access, and perform the duties in turn. Hence it is evident that, with such persons, truth and falsehood, darkness and light, spiritual food and spi ritual poison, are all alike ! However, the majority of the Town Council of Liverpool have refused to grant, out of their coffers, the paltry stipend of forty pounds a year, two shillings and two-pence farthing a day, to a clergyman of the Established Church—to one who, with the book of God in his hand, conveys to the sick and to the dying, the words of eternal life ! So that the sum which is allowed for the performance of the most menial services, is denied to a.gentleman of education —to a harbinger of mercy from on high. We blush for Protestant England when we hear of such transac tions. Oh tempora !oh mores ! It is certain that the amount of the sum was not the cause of its having been refused ; and those who imagine that a hatred to the Established Church, abstractedly considered, was the cause, are much mistaken. The real cause has a much deeper origin—it arises from a hatred to that divine truth, which is so unequivocally and conspicuously set forth in the Articles of that church ; even that truth, which rendered its divine Author despised, and which will ever be despised and hated by men' of this world. We venture to assert that had the same sum, or a much larger sum, been proposed as a salary for a Popish priest or an Unitarian minister, not one word of opposi tion to it would have been raised by those gentlemen who opposed the grant of the above stipend to a clergy man of the Established Church. MR. WRlGHT.—Nothing more exhibits a little ness of mind, and a shallowness of understanding, than a disposition to ridicule the manners of our neighbours. The man never yet existed, possessing a great mind, and having a solid education, who indulged in' such conduct. We are induced to make these remarks from the illiberal attack made last week, in the Mercury, on the pronunciation of Mr. WRIGHT, a member of our Town Council. But it speaks. volumes ! Were we disposed to retaliate on the friends of the Mercury, which we trust we shall always have too much respect for ourselves to do, Liverpool could scarcely hold the mass of matter that might be published. The well-known integrity and industry of this gentleman, the fruits of which he is now so justly enjoying, are quite sufficient to shield him from all . such little assaults; and his good sense will, we doubt not, lead him to the conclusion, that such conduct invariably militates much more forcibly against those from whom it emanates, than it affects the individual at whom it was directed. All men, whose opinions are worth one farthing, respect the latter, while they despise the former. LIVERPOOL PETITION IN FAVOUR OF THE CORN LAWS. The subjoined petition which was yesterday sent off to London, received in the short space of four hours, while it lay on the table of the Exchange News Room, numerous unsolicited signatures, from some of the most opulent and respectable inhabitants of this town : The Humble Petition of the Undersigned Merchants, Ban kers, Clergy, and other Ihhabitants of the Town of Liverpool, SHOWETII,—That your Petitioners, deeply impressed with the vast national importance of domestic Agriculture, view with alarm the inroduction of any measure likely to injure it. That your Petitioners regret to find, that petitions to your honourable house have been signed, praying for legislative enactment to permit an unrestricted trade in foreign corn ; because such unrestricted trade would, in the opinion of your Petitioners, unhinge society, would reduce the income of landowners, prove injurious to farmers, lower the rate of wages, shake national faith, and would ultimately place our own population in a state of dependence upon foreign nations for the supply of bread. Your Petitioners, therefore, most earnestly, but at the same time most respectfully, entreat your honourable house not to make any alteration or modification in the existing Corn Laws that would militate against the just protection to which the agricultural interests of the kingdom are so deser vedly entitled. And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Westmoreland, Appleby, Feb. 23; Cumberland, Feb. 27 ; Northumberland, March 2 ; New castle-on-Tyne, same day ; Durham, March 6 ; Yorkshire, York, March 9 ; York City, same day ; Lancashire, Lancas ter, March 23 ; South Lancashire, Liverpool, March 28. NORTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Montgomery, Welchpool, March 6 ; Merioneth, Bala, March 14 ; Carnarvon, March 19 ; Anglesea, Beaumaris, March 23 ; Denbigh, Ruthin, March 27 ; Flint, Mold, March 30 ; Chester, April 3. GRAND BALL.—Arrangements are being made for a grand ball, to take place on the evening of the grand steeple chase, at the Wellington-rooms, under the most distinguished pa tronage. Several noblemen, and other distinguished per sons, residing in this and the neighbouring counties, have signified their intention of being present.—Chronicle. THE ROYAL WILLIAM STEAMER.—This fine steamer, the first that ever accomplished the winter passage to and from New York, has been placed on the station between Dublin and Havre, which promises to become One of the best occu pied by the City of Dublin Company. Lieut. Swainson, who has so skilfully navigated the Royal William across the At lantic, continues in command. NEW DocKs.—A capacious dock, to be called " The Egerton Dock," is being now constructed at the south end of the town, adjoining the Herculaneum Pottery, for the use of the immense and still increasing carrying trade of Lord Francis Egerton. The Dock Trustees also contem plate the inclosure of the strand to the westward of Tren tham-street, and the formation of two docks running east and west, in lieu of the present Salthouse Dock. This cen tral position, adjacent to the new Custom-house, and within a few minutes' walk of the Exchange, will be of immense advantage to the commerce of the port. It appears also, that by removing the present graving docks to the extremi ties of the town, a further addition of ten or twelve acres may be obtained to meet the increasing wants of the port, together with a large entrance basin, in lieu of the present inconvenient Old Dock gut. The land to the westward of the Salthouse Dock now produces a very trivial rent, being principally occupied by ship-building yards ; and by carrying out these bold designs, dock space will be provided for many years to come in the very centre of the town, and the neces sity of any further extension will be obviated to the north ward, more especially where the difficulty of docking vessels in bad weather is severely felt. FATAL ACCIDENT.—The body of a man named William Sutton, was found on Friday afternoon, on the shore be tween the Monk's Ferry and Woodside. The deceased was one of the Birkenhead watchmen, and it was part of his duty to light the lamps on the Monk's Ferry slip, for the early boat from thence. It is supposed he was engaged in doing so, and had fallen from the slip by some means, and was drowned, as about a quarter to six o'clock yesterday morn ing, two shrieks followed by stifled groans were heard by some persons at Woodside, and which appeared to proceed from the direction of Monk's Ferry. The deceased was a steady sober man. He has left a wife and mother to lament his untimely fate. INFANT HOVSEEREAKERS!—It is an appalling fact that young children, of five or s ix years of age, are regularly trained up as thieves. A friend informs us that his house was entered a few nights ago, through the coal vault, the lid of which was by some means prized open, so as to admit a young child, the marks of whose little feet were distinctly traced in the house. Several articles, as boots, &c., were stolen. We have also been informed that this mode of enter- ing houses is very common, and we have deemed it our duty to hint to our readers that they should look to the lids of their coal vaults, and also lock up the vault, so that if a young thief should be introduced from the street, he could not get into the house.—Liverpool Mercury. THE ASSIZES. — The next assizes will commence at Lan caster on Saturday the 23d of March, and at Liverpool on Wednesday the 27th March. The records in causes to be tried at Lancaster and at issue on or before Friday, the Bth of March, should be ordered on that day ; and those to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Tuesday, the 12th March, should be orderd on that day. The last days for making up issue in time for trial at the next assizes, will be in causes to be tried at Lancaster, Thursday, the 14th of March. In causes to be tried at Liverpool, Monday, the 18th of March, on which days the records must be ordered. Eight exclusive days' notice of trial in all personal actions must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time for trial at the last assizes. The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster will 'be issued at Preston, on Saturday morning, the 23d of March ; and for the trial of causes at Liverpool, on Wednesday morning, the 27th of March. Rule day before the assizes, Thursday, the 28th of February instant. Rule day after the assizes, Thursday, the 25th of Aril next. Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of capias or detainer, must be filed on or before Tuesday, the 26th of March next. In pursusnce of the general rule of court of September assizes, 1824, the causes to be tried at Liverpool, will be entered in the following order :-Ist Est.—Salford Hundred. 2d list.—West Derby Hundred. The business of the public office will be transacted at Preston during the assizes. The result of cold winds, dense fogs, damp atmosphere, &c., are frequently subversive of female comfort and attrac tion, by generating cracks, chaps, and harsh rough skin, and signalising a prominent -feature of an otherwise beautiful countenance with unseemly coarseness. To successfully oppose these innovations, the ladies have a powerful friend in ROWLANDS' KALYDOR—and where the results mentioned have attained progress or completion, this infallible specific excludes and resists with an effective and rapid energy truly astonishing, rendering the skin delightfully smooth and plea sant ; and, as increasing the fairness and transparency of the skin, exceeds all competition.—See Advt. An act has passed the Queen in Council, granting letters patent to the St. George Steam-packet Company, giving powers to sue and be sued, and a limited liability to share holders. On Tuesday last Lieutenant Hatch, who has, since its first organization, been one of the Superintendents of the Police of this borough, was appointed Keeper of the Lunatic Asy lum, Brownlow-hill. There were several candidates, but the lieutenant obtained the majority on the first vote. DOUBLE MAIL TO IRELAND.—We understand that ar rangements have, at length, been concluded for the convey ance of a second mail daily between Liverpool anti Dublin; and that, on the first of May, there will be a morning and an evening mail departure from both ports. The negocia tions which have been so long carried on between the Dublin Steam Company and the Admiralty for this service have, we believe, Teen completed, and we anticipate much public con venience from the proposed change. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CIIASE.—The all-engrossing sub ject at the present moment is the above event, which comes off over Aintree, on Tuesday next. Never has Liverpool been honoured with such a display of aristocracy as will be present on the above occasion. Upwards of eighty apart ments are already secured at the Adelphi Hotel. All the other hotels have also great demands upon them. The betting, which has been very spirited during the past week, has been confined to a very few horses. The -Nun has found plenty of backers at 9 to 1; Seventy-four at 10 to 1 ; and Mr. Ehnore's Lottery at 100 to 6. 100 to 7 offered against any other.—Chronicle. SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES. -It is currrently re ported in the metropolis, that Lord Normanby is to fill the vacancy made in the cabinet by the forcible ejectment of the most worthy man in that cabinet. Thus will be added to her Majesty's advisers, one of the most uncompromising oppo nents of the Protestant Church in Ireland; and one whom we will prove, in our next, by circumstantial evidence, is in intimate alliance with Daniel O'Connell, Esq. ! What next? - - MISSIONARY ZEAL.—Amongst the various articles of merchandize daily leaving our port, we understand the Esther, Pickering, for Calcutta, which is waiting a wind, takes two boxes of fancy articles to the value of £BO, collected by the Rev. Fielding Ould's congregation in this town, to be sold there for the benefit of the justly celebrated Mrs. Wilson's orphan refuge. We should be glad to hear of other ladies aiding female education in the East by similar efforts, as we understand their handy work meets with a ready sale in our oriental dominions ; and as the owners of the Esther are kind enough to take these boxes freight free, there is little doubt many merchants would rejoice thus to help the work of benevolence. CONCERT.—We congratulate the amateurs of music on again having an opportunity of hearing Miss Yaniewicz. This young lady has chiefly resided in Edinburgh, where her per formances on the piano -forte have often been heard and greatly admired, and were she has long been considered an ornament to the profession. She has been educated in a school of pure taste, and this, with natural qualifications, has made her a performer of first rate abilities, which will be at once admitted by those who have heard, or who may hear, (at the concert, which is fixed for Monday, 25th February,) her performance of Thalberg's celebrated Russian Airs. Miss Yaniewicz, will be assisted by her sister, Miss Pauline Yaniewicz, who has also gained a high reputation by her per formances on the harp. A trio by Hummell is announced, by Miss Yaniewicz, Mr. J. Z. Hermann, and Mr. Lindley, which will doubtless afford a rich treat.—Courier. LONGEVITY.—A reader of our " Journal," Mr. H. Shaw, of this town, says :—The united ages of my two grandfathers, and two grandmothers, (all resident in the parish of Win wick, in this county,) were 340 years, namely :—John Shaw, 12 ; Mary Shaw, 85 ; John Lowe, 86 ; Mary Lowe, 87. He adds that there were also two brothers, twins :—Benja min Yates, 85, and Joseph Yates, 85, both living ; and that he saw one of them on Sunday week last, who had been to church, and was in good health.—Journal. CIRCUIT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR RELIEF OF IN SOLVENT DEBTORS.—Northern Circuit, 1839.—J. G. Har ris, Esq., .Commissioner.—At Sheffield, Friday, Feb. 22 ; at Wakefield, Monday, Feb. 25 ; at the City of York, Satur day, March 2 ; at York Castle, on Monday, March 4 ; at the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, Wednesday, March 6 ; at Richmond, Friday, March 8 ; at Durham, Saturday, March 9 ; at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Town, Tuesday, March 12; at Carlisle, Friday, March 15 ; at Appleby, Saturday, March 16 ; at Kendal, same day ; at Lancaster, Monday, March 18 ; at Preston, Monday, March 25 ; at Liverpool, Tuesday, March 26 ; at Chester and City, March 28. CHEMICAL NUISANCES.—Three informations were laid by the Corporation against Mr. Hill, who has, in Eaton street, Vauxhall-road, an establishment for the manufacture of black ash, for having, on the 16th November, the 11th December, and the Ist February, caused a nuisance. The information was heard, on Friday, before Mr. Hall and Mr. Bolton, at the Police-court. Mr. Venables appeared on the part of the prosecution, and Mr. H. Lawrence for the de fendant. Eighteen witnesses were examined in support of the first information. Their evidence was nearly similar to that which has so frequently been before the public on other trials. They proved, that a white vapour issued from a chim ney belonging to the works of Mr. Hill, and that the vapour caused a disagreeable sensation, produced coughing, and ir ritated the eyes. Metallic furniture was also shown to be tarnished by it. Seven witnesses were examined for the de fence, four of whom had been in the employ of Mr. Hill for a number of years. They all stated, that the vapour did not affect them, though one or two admitted, that they had heard complaints respecting it from other people. The de fendant was found guilty, and ordered to pay a penalty of £5. As the defendant intended to appeal, he refused to plead guilty to the second and third informations. A great number of witnesses were accordingly examined, though not at such length as in the first case. He was found guilty on both, and the penalty of £5 inflicted. These cases occupied the Court until half-past six o'clock. TEA.—At the Liverpool tea sale,•on Wednesday, there was a good attendance of the trade. With a few exceptions, the only teas that found buyers were those that were offered with out any reserved price. The merchants evinced more firm ness than the trade had anticipated, which has given a de cidedly firm tone to the market. The prices of those that sold are on a par with the present current rates in London. Pckgs. off. Pckgs. sold. Bohea 382 150.. (in bond) 91d. to 91d, Congou 7010 1916.... is. ld. to Is. 8d Hong Muey 503 Caper Souchong 905... Pouchong 94.. Black Leaf Pekoe.. 190.. Flowery ditto .... 223 Orange ditto 523 Lap Seng l2O Twankay 1751 Hyson Skin Hyson Young Hyson .. .. 64 Imperial Gunpowder 492 205.... 2s. 9d. to 4s. 3di 77.... is. nd. 202.... Is. 3d. to Is. 31d, ls. 4d. to ls. 44d, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d sold prior to the sale 14,398 3,325 LIVERPOOL TOWN MisstoN.—During the past month the agents of this society have visited 3542 families, and paid 1088 visits to sick persons. They have lent 3699 religious tracts, and held 234 small meetings, attended by 4670 per sons. Their labours are manifestly attended by the divine blessing. The following statistical reports of three streets, extracted from the agents' journals, will show the urgent necessity there is for such labours :—statistical account of W street. " I have now visited every family in this street. There are 113 families including 588 individuals. Of this number 327 are adults, of whom 152 cannot read : 283 habitually neglect public worship. There are 78 families without a single -page of the sacred Scriptures. There are 261 children, of whom 178 do not go to any school, but are trained up in every description of vice. I have got five chil dren sent to school, and have induced two men with their wives, regularly to attend places of worship." Statistics of row. Families, 150 ; individuals, 640 ; children, 217. Of the 423 adults, 355 habitually neglect public wor ship, and 67 heads of families cannot read ; 102 children go to no school, either on the Sabbath or week day ; there are but 66 Bibles in the street, and, of course, 24 families are destitute of the Scriptures." Statistics of B street. " Families, 245 ; individuals, 1128 i • adults, 773 ; children, 366. Of the adults, only 107 profess to attend regularly at public worship : 90 families are destitute of the Scriptures, but 33 have promised to subscribe. There are 14 infirm persons who cannot get out, and eight orphans ; children not going to school, 77 ; and 66 heads of families who cannot read." The last annual report of this important society may be obtained at the Charitable Institution-house, Slater-street. Donations or subscriptions in aid of the funds of the society will be thankfully received by any member of the committee. ROYAL INSTITUTION.—We observe with pleasure that the Committee of Management of this establishment have ar ranged a plan of admitting the public to the lectures to be given at this Institution on the most liberal terms. This plan commenced with Mr. Addam's lectures on Accoustics, or the Doctrine of Sound, on Monday last, which shows that the committee are determined that what they offer should be acceptable to the public as well as honorable to their own judg ment, Mr. Addams is a gentlemen of the highest character and talent ; his lectures have been the source of great gratifi cation and interest in London, Bristol, Manchester, and other populous places, where they have met with unusual success, and have been a subject of delightful amusement as well as information to their hearers. Such intellectual grati fication being to be had here upon such liberal terms as the prospectus offers, needs not our invitation to our townsmen and their families but we feel it our duty to remind them of such opportunities We find the only difference between the terms of admission to the morning (two o'clock) lecture and that of the evening, is, that at the former it is necessary that the visitor paying a shilling should be a proprietor. To the evening lecture any respectable person will be admitted on payment of one shilling. After this, we trust we shall hear no more of the exclusiveness of the Royal Insitution. They are now opening the stores of science and art, and joining in the laudable endeavour of cultivating our taste, and adding to the stock of our information on these most interesting subjects. LIVERPOOL FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY MEETING.—On Wednesday, the annual meeting of the pro prietors of the Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company took place at the Clarendon-rooms, George Holt, Esq., in the chair. The Secretary read the report of the affairs of the company for the past year (ending 14th January). The directors commence by stating that a considerable increase had taken place in the fire business of the company, the 'duty paid to government having been — In 1836 £3415 9 0 1837.... 1838 5635 14 7 and though the amounts were small compared with those received by London offices, they were referred to with satisfaction by the directors, as evidence of the growing dis position of the inhabitants of Liverpool to support the office. It was stated that one-half the duty of the London offices was collected in London itself. The report then went on to represent the losses as having been very heavy, the year hav ing been peculiarly disastrous in the occurrence of fires ; and particular reference was made to the fire in Robert-street, which, however, (it was added), had been the means of drawing the attention of the municipal authorities to the state of the fire police, and inducing measures for its effi ciency. The amount taken from the reserved surplus fund of the company, in order to liquidate the balance of loss on the year was £8458 ss. 11d.; And the balance of that ac count would therefore be £6553 ss. The report contained a recommendation of the directors, that, as there was still a ..... surplus untouched, a dividend of five per cent., out of the capital produce, should be paid to the proprietors, on the amount paid up in proportion to their respective shares. The report then alluded to the circumstances that have marked the progress of the company ; to the influence it had exercised in reducing and in keeping down the premiums on fire insurances in Liverpool, and acknowledged the favors they had received in return. The chairman, after some al lusions to the report, submitted to the consideration of the meeting whether they would concur in the recommendation of the directors, that a dividend should now be made, or whether that recommendation should be modified or post poned, in consequence of intelligence just received by the directors of a loss in Scotland, by the burning of a cotton mill, of about £5,000, and of which they were not cognizant when the report was drawn up. This led to some conversa tion, which resulted in the almost unanimously expressed opinion, that, notwithstanding the disasters of the year, the affairs of the company were in a sufficiently satisfactory and promising condition to render the dividend advisable. Re soiutions conveying a vote of thanks to the directors and auditors, and to the chairman were then agreed to. The following gentlemen were then appointed directors for the ensuing year, the last five being re-appointments. William Earle, jun., Esq., George Holt, Esq., Joseph Hornby, Esq., George H. Lawrence, Esq., Lewin Mozley., Esq., William Nicol, Esq., Herman Stolterfoht, Esq., Mr. R. Bolton and Mr. Daniel James, were re-appointed auditors. MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY, IN AID OF THE LONDON HIBERNIAN SO CIETY, FOR ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS AND CIRCULATING THE SCRIPTURES IN IRELAND. A meeting of this society was held last night, at the Music hall, and was numerously attended, the room being, soon af ter the opening, filled to inconvenience. The Rev. F. OULD was unanimously called to the chair, and proposed that the Rev. M. Maynard should open the proceedings by prayer. The Reverend M. MAYNARD accordingly opened the meeting by an impressive invocation of the blessing of the Almighty on the proceedings of the society. The CHAIRMAN said it was unnecessary for him to say more than that the present meeting was for the purpose of presenting the objects of the Hibernian Society, which was first established in 1826 for the establishment of schools, and the circulation of the Scriptures in Ireland. The cause of the education of the people was, at all times, an interesting one ; and the cause of the society was one in which not only Ireland, but England was vitally interested. He called upon the secretary to read the report. The SECRETARY read a very interesting report, from which it appeared that the society, which had originated with a few benevolent individuals in London, thirty-two years ago, had been most successful in the promotion of scriptural educa tion, and that it had distributed an immense number of co pies of the sacred volume, in defiance of great obstacles. It also set forth that a merely scientific and philosophical edu cation was inadequate to the wants of man, and that the aid of a pure religion was requisite to his necessities here and his salvation hereafter. The number of copies of the bible dis tributed by the society last year had been 23,320. The so ciety had three grand objects—the establishment and support of scriptural schools, the distribution of the bible, and the support of foreign missions. The committee, in conclusion, expressed a hope that the Protestants of Liverpool, who had hitherto kindly aided the society, would on this occasion ex hibit an increased dispOsition to befriend it. The Rev. Mr. M'KENZIE, of Wigan, in moving the first resolution, entered at considerable length, and with much zeal and eloquence, on the advantages, and, indeed, the ne cessity, of Scriptural education. He alluded to the darkness of Ireland in this respect, and drew a contrast between the condition of that country and Scotland, favourable to the latter by the distribution and reading of the Bible. He con sidered the unrestricted perusal of that book the surest, in deed, the only means of national and domestic happiness, and of salvation in the life to come. In political reform the nation had lately called for " the bill, the whole bill, and no thing but the bill." He would say, that a cry more worthy of adoption for the government of men and their future bliss, was " the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible." (Cheers.) On the basis of religion a glorious edifice might be raised. What made foreigners wonder at the advance ment of this country ? and what was the reply to their asto nishment at her progress It was that she had an Esta blished Church (cheers) ; that her people generally had a Scriptural education. He considered it the duty of her Ma jesty and her Ministry to protect the sacred cause in which the Society were embarked, in order to make the people not only good subjects here, but insure their happiness hereafter. He concluded by moving the resolution. The Rev. Mr. MAYNARD said, in a short ma elegant ad dress, that the object of this society was to erect a spiritual temple in the hearts of all Irishmen and Irishwomen, to be their stay and support for time and for eternity. No greater, no nobler object, could be achieved than giving to their be nighted fellow-beings the word of God, as a guide and sup port. He and his friends stood there as ambassadors of God, and whatever was given went into his sacred treasury. He cordially seconded the resolution. The Rev. Tilos. DREW, one of the deputation from Ire land, said that they had appeared but recently before them ; but if asked why they did so, he; could but reply—" where should they go but where they could get what they wanted ?" This was a security called into existence by those who heard him. They had called the Irish Protestants from their lethargy, and some of the Irish parsons from their fox hunting, to do their duty in attending to the education of the rising generation of Ireland, and on them, therefore, lay the blame of giving them all this trouble. (Cheers and laughter.) The Rev. Gentleman then entered into a history of the Society, and the various aids it had received last from England and Scotland. He strongly exhibited the beneficial effects of the schools; without which no churches would be efficacious, and he recommended the building of School houses in every parish where they did not exist. The society had begun with a few, and had met with strong opposition ; but their progress had been great. Many of those who were active in conducting them were converts from Catholicism. He then showed the very simple and efficient manner in which the progress of the pupils was as certained by visiting inspectors—so that the public might be aware that a good use was made of their money. lie had known children at these schools :who could repeat five hundred verses of the Word of God without missing. They taught the pure Word of God. He also described the delight of the parents when they witnessed their progress at the homely schools (frequently barns) in the country, or heard them read the Scriptures at their own firesides. It had been said that the Catholics did not relish these schools. He was glad, however, to say, that 31,000 Roman Catholic children had passed the examination last year, notwithstanding the threats of excommunication held out by the enemies of the schools to these poor people. He had to add, that no fewer than 51,000 Protestants had passed examination in the last year. The rev. gentleman, in illus trating the delight he felt to see the children at these schools, said that he had visited St. James's Cemetery, in this town ; and, though much struck by the noble monument raised to the memory of the late excellent Mr. Hnskisson, he was still more so by observing near it a simple tablet over the remains of a child, on which was inscribed— " My little fingers were not made For working in the sun ; I 'm sleeping now within my grave, - And all my work is done." • The rev. gentleman related some pleasing anecdotes of the affection of the children of the Schools established by the Society to their conductors ; and after showing that their motives were not secular, but an ardent desire for the general improvement and happiness of the people of Ireland, he con cluded by moving the second resolution. The Rev. CHARLES LAWRENCE seconded the resolution, and it was put from the Chair, and unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN said the next resolution would be moved by that illustrious champion of the Protestant cause, Dr. Cook. The Rev. Dr. COOK rose amidst loud and prolonged cheer ing. He commenced by facetiously remarking, that though he moved the resolution in his hand, to the effect that the meeting was ` decidedly" of opinion that popular education should be based on the revealed word of God, and that the Bible should be read in all the schooli of the Society, yet he had some doubt whether the meeting would virtually pass in that shape. He went on to define what was really implied by the word " decision." If a man were decidedly deter mined to go to a theatre, he might go for sixpence, even amongst " the gods." If he was too high for that part of the bouse, he might go to the boxes for a larger sum—he knew not what, for he frequented not such places. If, however, they were " decided" to support this Society, they must do more than this. Luther was decidedly of opinion that he was right when he went to Worms and braved all opposition. Crammer was equally " decided" when he submitted calmly to the flames, and Latimer was " decided" when driven to the last extremity he hugged the stake and kissed the chains that bound him to it. (Ap plause.) If they were short of sealing their lives in the cause in which they had embarked, they could not say that they were so decided, or so staunch to their faith as the martyrs of old. They might find a definition of decision in the apostle Paul, when he went " bound to Jerusalem." There was no real decision save when every sacrifice was made for the cause, totally independent and regardless of self. Every Christian was a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ, and any one that procrastinated, or held back, in such a work as this, however his motives might be im pugned, was not a true and " decided" Christian. If they acted in the spirit of the apostle Paul, they would account as nothing, what did not testify to the gospel of God. He wished not only to obtain their voices for this cause ; but to get at their consciences. He wished, in the language of Ireland, " cushla ma three "to g.er,to their hearts. Another part of the resolution was, that the education given should be based on the revealed Word of God,—because it was God's declared opinion that such should be the basis of the instruc tion of his people, and its success was also proved. He would even challenge the Pope, the monks, the nuns, black or grey, to point out an education enjoined that was not based on the Word of God. That book was the foundation of all real and beneficial education ; and it said to every parent— " thou shalt teach these things diligently to thy children." After quoting several other passages from the Bible of a si milar import, the reverend gentleman said he put it to libe ralism, to nominal Protestantism, to show any interdict be tween a child and the Bible. They were told, indeed, that things unfavourable to morality were recorded in the sacred volume ; and one ".great" man, an artificer of tragedies (a laugh), had said that he could not allow his wife or his daughter ;to read it ; yet he would allow them to read and witness the performance of plays, with all their luscious abominations. In the Bible there were certainly records of many vices ; but it was a history of what really occurred, and was not on that account to be put aside. No sin was mentioned in it without punishment ; and he would say, would they put down courts of justice because criminals were necessarily brought before them ? No. The rich merchant whose counting-house was robbed would not hold by such argument. Yet the high, the " moral" corpo ration of Liverpool forsooth, said they would allow of all such expositions in courts of justice ; but deny the reading of the like in the bible, lest they should corrupt the morals of the rising generation. (Cheers and laughter.) They would permit all sorts of history—all that was profane—in the heathen mythology ; yet they would deny the read ing of the Bible, which so graphically, truly, and faith fully recorded the facts of past ages, and inculcated a sub lime morality. (Hear, hear.) They would load the shelves of the libraries of the people with all sorts of history but that ; for when that was proposed they said with Othello— " Put out the light, and then—put out the light." (Cheers.] He hoped and trusted that the appeal made on this evening would be met with liberality. Liverpool was the chosen Marathon in which the victory of scriptural education was to be fought and the battle achieved. The rev. gentleman alluded ineloquent terms to the town of Liverpool ; her docks, her wealth ,her bustle, yet regularity, of business ; her noble river studded with vessels from every quarter of the globe and thought a fairer field could not be found in which the Irish people might look for support. He then adverted at _good length to several passages in a printed add ress o f M r . Wyse, M.P. ,delivered in this town, in which the rev. gentleman showed that the speaker endeavoured to undermine every principle of scriptural education — and even went the length of saying that there were " many ways" by which to reach heaven, when there was but one, and that through Jesus Christ. He combated the opinion of the same individual, that it was said by some that the people were over-educated, and chal lenged him to name a protestant who had said so ; or who had said (as the address also stated) that all education ought to be exclusively religious. All the protestants contended for was, that religion should form the basis of education, and that upon that basis the arts and sciences might, sanctified by God, form a glorious superstructure. The author of the address, indeed, like Ranston Jack, had conjured up shadows with which he chose to tight. The rev. gentleman dwelt facetiously on some other parts of the same address, and, after ad mitting that the Society, though prosperous, had still much to contend with, said; that the great secret of success, in all human affairs, sometimes consisted in three letters, tr y. Let them only " try," and all would be prosper ous. He next alluded to the Government system of Irish education, which he strongly reprehended, and the board attached to which was, he had to announce, rapidly breaking up. One of the number, a Protestant, had wisely left it, urged probably by the instinct of the rat, which is said to leave a ship that has become rotten and unseaworthy. (Laughter.) The Irish system was the adopted child of the Corporation of Liverpool ; and they wishing to know what to do with the bantling in its weakly state, had sent to the Pope for medical advice. He predicted that the cradle would be upset and the baby overlaid. (Laughter.) These things should open the eyes of the people, who should protest against such proceedings. The reverend gentleman then stated that about twelve miles from Belf ast, a Catholic priest had gone to one of the Society's schools with a paper, and had asked the schoolmaster if he had heard of a certain rev. gentleman, a Protestant, adding that, " hell will not be fell until he and his tribe are there !" He (Dr. Cook) had stated this fact again and again ; but he had found none of their opponents who dared to deny it. (Hear.) He should conti nue to assert it wherever he went, and to challenge any of the Board of Education or any one else to dispute it. Had he used similar language of the Catholics, all the liberals and all the liberal newspapers would have pounced down upon him like hawks and destroyed him ; but the author of it was a Catholic priest, and he was not only supported, but screened by them. (Cheers.) He moved the third Tlebiit• tion. (Loud and prolonged cheers.) The Rev. H. CARPENTER said, that after the lucid sad interesting statements made, he should merely secodd the resolution. The Rev. Mr. KELLY, in a neat address, proposed the Committee for the ensuing year, as will be found in the s4it vertisement. The meeting, which had been unanimous throughout, then dispersed, leaving liberal donations with the gentlemen at the doors, for the benefit of the Society. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. COMMITMENT.—On Friday, at the police-court, two men, James Brevon and James Mitchell, were brought before Mr. Hall, on a charge of stealing several new and unfinished doors, the property of Mr. Richard M`Casey, joiner, Pall Mall. In appeared in evidence that the prisoners had att Tuesday and Wednesday last, taken, at different time, ale new doors, to the premises of Mr. Thomas Armstrong, tow tioneers, Manchester -street, for sale, and that he had advanced them 2s. 6d. on each of them. Having received some infor mation, Mr. Armstrong had them apprehended, and it after wards appeared that the doors had been taken from some new houses in Crown-street, the joiner -work of which 2dt. M`Casey, who identified the property, had undertaken to complete. The back doors of two of the houses had been broken open. The prisoners were both committed for trial at the sessions. ATTEMPT AT HOUSEBREAKING.—On Friday at the Polies office, two well-known characters, named Wilson and Jones, were charged with having attempted, on the preceeding night, to enter a private dwelling-house in Di c k enson - s t ree t. They endeavoured, by means of an entry near the house, to get on the roof, but their movements having been observed, notice was given to the inmates, and the scamps dropped from the house in order to make their escape. Their progress haring been arrested by an officer and two men, one of the prisoners, armed with a large file, struck his captor a blow on the heed, which cut his hat through. The prisoners denied the charge, and alleged they had been attracted to the neighbourhood by a " row" in Dickenson-street, of which they were innoomis spectators. The magistrate sent them to ruralise for three months each, one at Kirkdale, the other at the Borough House of Correction. A FUGITIVE EMIGRANT.—At the Police-office, =Friday, a woman named Elizabeth Avenall was placed at the bar, OA a charge of robbery. Mr. Dowling stated that the prisoner had been advertised in the Hue and Cry of January 14, its having been engaged in robbing a man named Brooks, at Southwall Green, Middlesex, and from the description con veyed of her person he was satisfied of her identity. He accordingly wrote to Middlesex, and the wife of the prose cutor immediately came down, and declared her to be the person who had robbed her husband and herself. Ella Brooks, wife of William Brooks, than stated that her hus band worked at the railway ; the prisoner lodged with them. Witness had occasion, on the 10th of January, to go to Har row, leaving the prisoner in the house. In the evening wit• ness returned, and on going up stairs found that her box had been broken open, a quantity of clothes contained in it stolen, together with thirty-six sovereigns—the whole amount of their savings. The prisoner immediately absconded, and witness followed her to London, where she supposed she had gone; but not succeeding in meeting her, gave notice of the robbery at one of the metropolitan police-offices, after which she was advertised in the Hue and Cry. The witness stated that the husband of the prisoner was living at New Orleans, and she was doubtless when apprehended, on her way to that place. Mr. Hall said that as the case would have to come before another tribunal, he would merely state that an officer would accompany the prisoner back to Middlesex, where she would be sent to take her trial. AN INCORRIGIBLE PAUPER.-At the Police-office, on Friday, a young woman was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with being drunk and disorderly at the gate of the Workhouse on the preceding night. It appeared from the evidence of the Workhouse watchman, that the prisoner was a most inoor. rigible character ; she had been allowed to go out on the pre ceding day fOr the purpose of seeing her friends, and was enjoined to return at a certain hour in the evening, when the gates were locked. This she failed to do, and as she could not gain admittance, she commenced a furious onslaught et the window of the governor's house, two large pane(' of which she broke, and in doing so severely cut her arm. The prisoner, it appeared, had been recently before the magistrate. Mr. Hall : " I much fear she is not right." Prisoner: " Not right ! right enough." Mr. Hall : She has been in the .sylum, I think ?" The watchman answered in the affirmative, and proceeded to describe, with great horror, the prisoner's conduct on the night in question. Prisoner : " I hope you'll pay for the dress you have spoilt, and also for any cap. I have been (said the prisoner, addressing the bench four weeks in the workhouse ; but I would sooner go to j than stay in it. I'm starved I'm not insane." —Mr. Hall : " - You've brought yourself to this state by drunken ness." Prisoner : " I'll feel obliged if you'll send me to the Borough Gaol, for I'm starved in the Workhouse." Th. prisoner had her request granted, for in default of the dames* done to the windows (7s. and costs), she was committed for seven days to the House of Correction. AN IRISH PIG JOBBER'S SOMNOLENCY.—TWO young men, rather decently dressed, were brought up at the Police office, charged by an Irish pig jobber, with having abstracted two Bank of England notes from his pocket, while asleep in a public-house. The notes were a £5 and a £lO. The keeper of a public-house in Roe-street, stated that on the preceding evening, about nine o'clock, the young men and the pig dealer entered his house, and called for some drink ; it was furnished, and the pig dealer, oppressed with liquor and a heavy purse, fell asleep on a seat. One of the prison ers called witness, and requested to have the pig dealer's pockets searched in his presence ; out of them he took £1 15s 6d in silver, which he gave to witness, requesdnEit might be restored to the owner when he awoke; but the notes he did not give, nor did witness see them. Mr. Hall asked the complainant to make his charge. Witness : "Make what ? oh, the charge, d'ye say ? Faith, I've no charge to make !" Mr. Hall : " But you charge the prisoners with having taken from you £l5 in notes, while you were asleep, do you not ?" "Is it me, yer honour ? Me charge the boys I Not a bit of it. Faith, I'd be sorry to charge them with within' of the sort. That boy, Sur, (pointing to the elder* :prisoner) I've known these fifteen years, his name's Brady.— Barney Brady—l know his father before him, rest his soul— charge him ! Why, Sur, that boy, (good luck to him for it) has taken money out of my pocket when I couldn't do it my self. Charge him ! I'll do nothin' of the sort." The loqua cious pig dealer proceeded at a rapid rate to inform the beach that, on the last occasion, he met the boy and fell asleep o he took £25 out of his pocket, he returned it safe and s to him the next morning. He appeared to act as a kind of guardian angel to the Irishman's purse—assuming the right of taking what liberties he liked with it. The publican stated, that when the pig dealer awoke from his reverie, he expressed a much less favourable estimate of the two prisoners, and de clared they had robbed him. It was his, (the pig dealer's) especial request that they were taken into custody. A mar ket-looker of St. John's stated that he was present when the prisoners were taken into custody, and brought to Mr. Gga ham's office in the market. Here they at once delivered up the notes without hesitation. Mr. Hall thought, from the evidence, there was nothing criminal in the conduct of the prisoners, and they were accordingly discharged. Mr. Dowling informed the magistrates of some information he had received concerning the complainant himself, from which it appeared that the latter acted as the servant of his brother in Ireland in selling cattle in the Liverpool market, and that, with his brother's money, he intended to abscond to America. The complainant expressed his intention of going to America, but asserted that the money was his own, and that he was perfectly independent of his brother. FlRES.—Between eleven o'clock last night and two o'clock this morning, two fires occurred in this town : the first broke out in New Bird-street, and the last in Fleet-street. We have not been able to ascertain any particulars before going to press. THE LIVER THEATRE.—We understand that this elegant place of amusement was so crowded last night, on the occa sion of Mr. W. J. Hammond's benefit, that, in order to gra tify those who were unable to obtain admission, the same bill of fare will be repeated this evening. Mrs. aymond takes her benefit on Monday and Thursday evenings next, when, we doubt not, the house will be filled to overflowing. DEATH OF A WORKMAN FROM INHALING NITRIC ACID.—On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of John Higgins, who died under the following peculiar cir cumstances :—Robert Hughes, the first witness, stated that he was formerly a shoemaker, lives in Lionel-street, and has premises in Mill-lane-street, where he manufactures nitric acid. The process of making the acid is by putting nitrous soda into a cylinder, and pouring vitriol upon it ; a fire is lighted under the cylinder, and the steam escapes into earthenware jars, which are so secured that no escape oc curs. There are nine jars working, and the ninth jar has a little vent, otherwise an explosion would take place. 'Wit ness stated that on Tuesday he went to his dinner at ons o'clock, leaving the deceased on the premises, who had' pre viously taken his dinner, and drank a glass of spirits. R%ea witness had been away about a quarter of an hour, a person came to tell him that deceased was dead. Before his arrival two surgeons had been called in to assist him. The witness stated that he knew nothing of the business himself. The deceased had been in the employment of Mr. Airey for Ivy years, and had the entire management of his works. The next witness, James Roberts, a coachmaker, whose shop ad joins Hughes' premises, stated that he was called in to the deceased, who was sitting on the splinter bar of a carriage in the yard, gasping for breath. 'He could not speak. Witness procured some water and a doctor, but he died in about five minutes. The witness further stated that his own men were very ill on Tuesday with the smell from Hughes' works, and he saw the latter break open the window and take a slate off the roof for air. When witness told Hughes that deceased was dead, he said " it was his own fault, for I told him to come out of the place." Mr. W. J. Callon, surgeon, was called in and found the deceased lying on some straw in a shed. From the appearance of the body, the statements of those around, and an inspection of the chamber where he had been at work, witness was of opinion that he died of suffocation, arising from the gas. The jury returned a Ter. dict to that effect, adding their opinion that the works should be put a stop to, being attended with danger. A BOY POISONED AT THE HERCULANEUM POTTERY WORKS.—On Thursday an inquest was held on the body of 'James Ni xon , a boy aged seven years, who had been em ployed in a department of the Herculaneum Pottery Works, where arsenic and sugar of lead are used for glazing earthen ware. Mr. H. G. Harbord, surgeon, made a post rnortern examination of the body. There was no mark of disease to account uc ibr death. The stomach and i n t es ti nes were v ery m titracted, and in both ven t r i c l es o f th e b ra i n th ere co were , semptoms peculiar to persons who have died from the c ontinued effects of an acrid poison slowly received into the system. The opinion of witness was that the cause of death was the slow action of some poison. The witness further stated, that the injurious effects arising from the glazing of the earthenware, might be obviated in a great measure by due attention to cleanliness. Mr. James Lennon, the fore man of the Herculaneum Pottery Works, stated that oxide of lead is used in the glazing, but the business of the deceased was merely to brush the ware before it was glazed. After the first firing, he had nothing to do with either arsenic or sugar of lead ; the men superintending that department ought not to have allowed him to touch it. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The Methodist Centenary Fund has now reached upwards of £150,000. ORDINATION AT RISLEY.—On Wednesday the 6th inst., the Lancashire Presbytery of the Church of Scotland met at Risley, in the parish of Winwick, for the purpose of ordain ing the Rev. Alexander Rennison, A.M. the newly oppointed minister of the Chapel at that place. This chapel has lately been recovered from the Unitarians, chiefly by the exertions of the episcopal clergy of the neighbourhood, and annexed to the Lancashire Presbytery. The solemn services of the day were commenced by the Rev. Dr. Ralph. The Rev. John Park, who presided on the occasion, preached a most eloquent discourse from Luke ii. 14. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace," to a most attentive audience. After the sermon, Mr. Rennison was ordained to the office of the Holy Ministry according to the forms of the Scottish Church. He was afterwards addressed by the 'Rev. Mr. Campbell, and the congregation by the Rev. Mr. Munro, both of Manchester. The chapel was crowded in every part, and the audiences seemed deeply impressed with the solemnity of the services. After service a collection amounting to £l2 was made to wards the expenses of repairing the chapel. The members of Presbytery and the new Trustees of the chapel, (among whom are Harry Gordon, Esq., Duncan Gibb, Esq., Alex ander Baggie, Esq., Liverpool, and Robert Barbour, Esq., Manchester,) with a large party of guests afterwards dined together at the Risley Inn, and spent the evening in the most cordial manner.