The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTBLLIGNCII. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. Since the return of the leading turf gentlemen from the shores of the Mersey, we have had quite a dearth of busi• ness ; so much so, that we cannot make any comment upon the following limited transactions : THE ILOSTYN STAKES.-(TUESDAY NEXT.) 6 to 4 against The Lord Mayor—take 2 to 1. 4 to 1, " bar one." offered at noon. There was not one bet laid on this event this evening, nor upon any other. THE DERBY. 16 to 1 offered on the field. 100 to 5 against Brother to Euclid (t) 300 to 10 „ Fitzroy (t) 100 to 4 „ Launcelot (t) 1000 to 50 ~ Glenorchy (t) 500 to 15 ~ Perseus (t) The field v. any twelve offered for a couple of hundreds in a sterling quarter ; or 200 to 2 against naming the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger winners. TH3 OAKS. 4 to 1 on the field. WWWMAKET ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 against Flambeau (take 4). Tna LIVERPOOL MZZTINGS.—The stewards elect are Lord George Bentinck, Lord Sefton, and Sir R. Bulkeley, Bart. ; not Lord Stanley, as stated in Bell's Life in London. A TRUE PICTURE OF POPERY. In the year 1825, the Rev. J. Wilcox, an English clew man, preached a visitation sermon, in which the following pertinent remarks appear, with reference to the ferocity and ambiguous spirit of Popery. Warmly interested in maintain ing and defending the protestant ascendancy, he was equally opposed to Papal emancipation. Danger was pressing, and he could not hold his peace, when he saw the enemy at the very gates. Let our readers mark well what he says . Where shall we look for cruelty so barbarous, so relent less in its execution, and so sanguinary in its vengeance, as that which inthe 15th and 16th centuries impurpled Christen dom? Witness the carnage that deluged with Protestant blood the peaceful vallies of the Waldenses! Testify the re morseless fury of the whore of Babylon, which converted the fertile plains of Gaul into one vast scene of slaughter ! Nor age, nor sex, nor rank escaped the massacre, till the demons of destruction ceased their murders for lack of victims ! But need we traverse foreign climes to prove the incursion of grievous wolves among the flock ? Oh no ! not a town, nor city, nor county in Britain, nor scarcely a village in this, but contains the ashes of some who perished under papal cruelty. Our brother's blood still crieth from the ground. Had the stones of Ipswich or the fields of Suffolk powers of speech, what tales of horror would not assail our ears I We are told however, that the danger is past ; the wolf has ceased to de vour ; the serpent to sting ; the Romanist is no longer what he was. And is credulity so infatuated, and shall delusion thus blind our eyes ? That the snake is scotched, not killed, that the beast is curbed, not changed, is the utmost I dare believe. Of liberty civil and religious I profess myself the advocate ; but it is the liberty which allows to others what it claims itself; it is liberty not licentiousness. What more can the members of the Church of Rome demand? what more can a Protestant government safely bestow ? Not the unrestricted rights of conscience, these they already have : every one may worship under his own vine and fig tree, none making him afraid. Power to rule as with a rod of iron, power to oppress as it ever has done, when possessed, those who have separated from their communion ; this is the object of their pursuit ; give them everything, this excepted, and they will be restless still; grant them only this, and the blood of martyrs will flow again. How are the voice of history and the evidence of experience now disregarded ! Reason is cried down by clamour, and to be a consistent Protestant is now stigmatised as intolerant bigotry. Pardon the warmth, which cannot be suppressed ; the present is not a contest for words, or forms, or trifles. Pro aria et foci*. AU that is dear, as Christians, we are now required to aba n do n f or ever . And mark how the danger thickens. Some of the most strenuous advocates for disseminating the light of revelation, are become the supporters of that very body, which systema tically opposes its spread ; and the marvellous anomaly is seen in this our day, of the professors of the Gospel of Christ making common cause with men, who openly avow their be lief that all religions are alike. What are we to think, when not only Protestant laity, but even ministers of our Protes tant Church are seen mingling their requests with the Roman ists themselves, that the safeguards of our establishment may be removed, that the barriers erected by our forefathers at the expense of vast sufferings and life-lood may be beaten down—may he revolutionised. Who can reflect on these portentous signs without remembering, Quos Dens vult perdere, prius dementat. To grant the Papists what they claim, and many claim for them, as emancipation (a term which is clearly a misnomer, which,nieans nothing else but admission to power and author ity,) seems irreconcileable with wisdom, either human or di vine. It is an essential principle of Popery, however disguised by some, or lost sight of by others, to tolerate none who are not of that Church ; and the grant of power to them till this principle be disavowed by bishops, &c. in the most full and unequivocal language, is to liberate lions, because they have been harmless when not at liberty : and the event, should this emancipation be fully conceded, will be, that the power thus obtained will be used in the persecution of those who gave it, as soon as it has acquired the proper measure of con solidation. If the advocates for this measure in our land, should they prove successful, do not themselves live to feel this, their posterity, I can have no doubt, will know it by de plorable experience." The prophecy has been fulfilled to the letter. O'CONNELL AND THE MINISTRY. The influence which O'Connell and the Popish tail exer cise over all the movements of the Melbourne cabinet, has long been matter of melancholy notoriety. The favour, more - over, which has been shown to Romanists, within the pre cincts of the court, has, for some time past, been watched with painful interest by loyal Protestants throughout the empire. To this delicate subject, the Church of England Quarterly Review alludes in the following terms : " Almost in defiance of her coronation oath, her Majesty is surrounded with Romanists, and delights to appear in pub lic with them ; and as if the laws of the realm were but as wax, to be remoulded at pleasure, they have lately been ap pointed to most important offices in the state, in absolute dereliction of the principles and of the condition by which the House of Brunswick was seated on the throne. Nor have the members of her Majesty's German family even had the decency to respect the feelings of the nation among whom they are guests ; but have presumed from the Sove reign's palace to outrage the whole body of Protestants by going, under the escort of the Earl of Fingall, to mass.' So if there be any truth in the current report of a matrimonial alliance with a member of this family (which, in the person of Leopold, we have already more than sufficiently aggrandised and enriched), the nation will assuredly have received during this visit reasons to awaken their apprehensions, and stimu late them to a stern counteraction. " If the Saxe.Coburg clique be papists and as papists felt bound to attend the mass, they are, on t hat account, in such times as the present, most improper inmates of a protestant Sovereign's palace ; and, in the divided state of the country on the subject, they acted most injudiciously and most inde corously. The influence which this petty family of inferior royalty has intruded here, has already produced correspond ing animadversions, and in case of a foreign war might be exceedingly dangerous; but we fear, unless protestants en ergise, that this influence will reach to the national religion. Already it is manifest that they have had the indecency to countenance the papists ; and the natural consequence of this and other demonstrations in favour of Rome is, and will be, that the Romanists feel themselves as secure of the royal support as of that of the burly king of the beggars, the in comparably-vile Daniel O'Connell; and that conceiving their prospect of ecclesiastical dominion to be certain, they will act as if it were established, at least as far as Jesuitical po licy shall dictate." It is obvious that the Queen is in the hands of selfish and unprincipled advisers—of men who are utterly indifferent as to the effect upon the Sovereign's happiness of their despe rate machinations. What care these plotters, even if the Queen should utterly lose the affections of her subjects by the countenance which she is betrayed into affording to po pery ? Her Majesty has the misfortune, at this moment, to possess whig mlni:ters and popish privy councillors ; should a popish consort be added to the list, people may be induced to think, that if such arrangements be harmless now, they ought scarcely to have been deemed blameworthy in the time of the Stuarts —Morning Herald. To THE CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS or THE HOUSE OF COMMONS-300 IN NUMBER AT THE LEAST. GENTLEIosiv,--Yon have just passed thiough a fatiguing session, and it may be somewhat cruel to teaze you during the recess with public business, but it is necessary that a few words should be addressed to you concerning a part of your duty, and that a most important part, which many good and sound-thinking mew consider yo u h ave not done so well as you might. They who find fault with you for the neglect of one part of year duty, are still much obliged for what you did in the matter of national education, where, indeed, but for the unheard of impudence of the whig government, you would have saved as from the popish and infidel scheme now under the management of a committee of the privy council. Men are not perfect, and we ought not to expect too much from the best. Every allowance must be made for that fear which too often hinders even religious men from doing their duty. Every allowance also must be made for the neglect of duty consequent upon an undue deference to political leaders. No man can shut his eyes to the necessity of a good understand ing between a great political party and its heads ; but still— still gentlemen, there is a duty to the religious portion of your constituents which owns no tie to any man, however great his t?lente and authority. Gentlemen, it Is the opinion of a grea t b o d y o f ser i ous Christians t hat you have timidly abstained from attacking the grand and powerful engine that keeps the government in place, and enables it to undermine the protestant religion in these kingdoms. You have not done all you could to oppose popery and papists, and you must know that when you were elected it was the leading desire of the religious people of England that you should do ma. Now, the May nooth question was waived, for what reason is best known to the noble lord who proposed to bring it forward ; and when the money grant to the seminary of vice and falsehood was before the house, eleven only of your powerful body were at their posts. It is grunted that the vote was asked for late in the sessioh, bet of this I am sure that the greatest part of our 300 conservatives could as well have been in their places as those gentlemen who voted. You, gentlemen, may imagine that the grand object of the conservative party is to get the whigs out and put the tories in, and that such a desirable consummation cannot be ef fected by a vote upon a popish question ,• but you may rely upon this—that there is both in En g l an d an d Scotland and among the protestants of Ireland, a strong and fast ripening feeling that popery and papists must be discouraged, opposed, and once more entirely deprived of the moral and political power a false and sinful liberality has given them—power which, by the rules of their religion, they must use to over throw our protestant institutions. The question now is not merely between the beggarly principles of whiggery and the plain English principles of conservatism, but between popery and the reformed religion. Twice has our party been defeated in the attempt to govern the country ; and why, think ye, was this allowed by Him who overrules the changes of government and orders the af fairs of nations and of men for reasons always wise, and sometimeslobvions to human discernment? Did it never strike any of you, gentlemen, that it might be the will of God to teach us by disappointments that we had not shewn our ha tred of popery, so as to qualify us in his eyes for holding power, and that he has kept us in the hands of our enemies up to this time to see whether or no we will learn the lesson he wishes to teach us. I trust I am not rashly attempting to assign a reason for the continued power and influence of the party that fosters popery and persecutes the reformed religion whenever and wherever it has the opportunity ; but lam sure, at least, that lam not alone in my opinion. Finally, gentlemen, let me implore you, as expressing the feelings of a large portion of your constituents, to bend your best energies against popery in the next session of parliament. I believe that many peti tions w ill be intrusted to you, not on ly aga i nst Maynooth College, but against the Papist Relief Bill ; and most sin cerely do I hope that you will show yourselves worthy of the high honour conferred upon you by your constituents, not only by presenting, but by openly, boldly, and, allow me to add, religiously supporting by your votes the objects of the petitions.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, yours faith fully, Sept. 27,)815--"-‘Tht COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. - ' ' . 4 —,... 1: ' 1- 5 - ! , Ife..), ,: '1'1" . TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The usual monthly meeting of the Town-council was held on Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock ; it was also the ad journed fourth quarterly meeting for business peculiar to a quarterly council. The following is the list of the subjects that were to be taken into consideration, according to the notice served upon the councillors : I.—The Proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance Committee, comprising -I.—The repayment of the charges of the landing vessels by the ferries. 2.—The cancelling of the agreement for the sale of laud in Great Howard-street, intended for the Caledonian school. 3.—Report on the Monks' Ferry. 4.—Mr. Tobin's application relative to the Magazines erected by him, and report thereon. s.—Memorial to the boards of Admiralty and trade as to conservancy. ll.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Im provement Committee. lll.—The proceedings, resolutions, and report of the Watch, Lighting, Scavenging, and Fire Police Committees, comprising -I.—The appointment of collectors and assessors of the Lighting, Cleansing, and Fire Police rates. 2.—The laying of the usual Fire Police rate of id. in the pound. 3.—The cancelling of the contract for coals entered into by Mr. John Deakin. IV.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Markets, Town-hall establishment, Custom-house, and Church Expenditure Committees. V.—The mayor's communications, and the report of the town-clerk on the legality of members of the council or Dock Committee contracting with the docks, and on the appoint ment of a place for the deposit of smothered cattle. Vl.—The proceedings, resolutions, and directions of the Dock Committee, comprising resolutions for a bill in parlia ment, to give power to make a dock, to the westward of the Salthouse Dock, with warehouses ; to erect warehouses on the west quay of the Prince's Dock ; and to make a Graving Dock for steam-vessels ; and for the general improvement of the management and regulation of the docks. Vll.—Any business peculiar to a quarterly council. VIII.—An application to allow, under special circum stances, the enrolment of the indentures of apprenticeship of John James Evans, John Henry Bland, and John Williams, the younger, after the expiration of the period limited by the bye-law. IX.—The following motions, of which notices had been given, - viz. :- I.—By Mr. Councillor BOLTON--That the resolution of the council, of the 4th of September, be rescinded, so far as it relates to the appropriation of Islington Market as a site, on which a school should be erected ; and that the Educa tion Committee be directed to select some other place. 2.—By Mr. Councillor I. HOLMES—That it is improper for the salaried officers of the corporation to interfere in the municipal elections. That to secure freedom of election, the different committees be requested to order all officers and servants employed by the corporation, to abstain from using their influence, directly or indirectly, in endeavouring to bias, or influence, any votes at the forthcoming, or any future, municipal election for this borough. SUPPORT OF THE LANDING VESSELS. In allusion to a portion of the report of the Finance Com mittee, relative to the propriety of the ferry steamers paying a proportion of the charges for the landing stages, &c. Mr. WOOD expressed his opinion that it was mean and paltry in the corporation to ask the ferries to pay for the use of the landing stages. The Dublin steamers, and many other descriptions of boats, used the stages and steps as well as the steamers from the ferries. The salt and coal vessels were admitted free of charge into the docks, and he thought it exceedingly improper to think of charging the ferries for the accommodation which the public received. The accom modation at present afforded was not enough ; it was quite disgraceful. There ought to be better accommodation both at the north and south ends of the town. He repeated, that it was mean and paltry to think of making the proprietors of ferries pay. He moved that that portion of the report be referred back to the committee for reconsideration. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES seconded the resolution. He thought the accommodation was not worth much, for three weeks ago he came over from the other side in one of the ferry strainers, when they were ten minutes in crossing, and half an hour in landing. He concurred in every thing, that had been said by Mr. Wood. Mr. PLATT said, by the accommodation afforded to the proprietors of ferries, they were saved considerable expense both in landing and labour. Some time since application was made to them to pay part of the expense. The only reply was, that they recommended the corporation to lay out more money, and make the landing accommodations better, as at present they were very bad. Mr. CURRIE . said the expense of supporting the landing stage was more than a thousand pounds per annum. The stage sustained` considerable damage continually from the shocks which it received, so that a new vessel would soon be required, which would cost about £l9OO. He thought it was not unreasonable to expect that those who were accommo dated should pay a portion of the expense ; and so far from the whole of the ferries not being inclined to contribute, three of them had expressed their readiness to do so. The corporation having undergone the expense of making the stages, were now willing to contrib u t e h a lf t o th e i r support. If, on further discussion, it were found that a half was too much to expect from the ferries, the proportion might be altered so as to suit the views of all parties. TheTOWN-CLERK said, on application being made, the New Brighton and Eastham companies stated their willingness to contribute, but the others refused. The ferries in Cheshire maintained the exclusive right to their stairs and slips, and refused to let the public have the use of them. The corpo ration had thrown the right of ferry open, and had erected steps and slips, and provided other facilities for landing, of which the ferry proprietors had the full benefit. This had proceeded so far in the year 1811, that, on application for a bill in parliament, they claimed to have steps, and the right of using them, and a clause was inserted in the bill accord ingly. The slips and stairs on the Cheshire side were private property ; they were kept exclusive, and the public were even prevented from landing from boats. If the corporation did not protect itself, the time was coming when the ferry com panies would assert a right and property in the steps, slips, and landing stages. Mr. SHE 11. was of opinion that a large amount of money ought not to be expended annually without sufficient consi deration. The Finance Committee had considered this sub ject, and it was not here for the benefit of the public that the public money was expended, but for the benefit of a few mo nopolists, who would not even allow a person going in any boat but theirs to land. Was it fair, he would ask, that the public money should be expended exclusively for their bene fit? They all knew what charges had been exacted till an opposition was commenced, and the most strenuous exertions had been used to put that opposition down. Mr. BLACKBURN expressed his sorrow that such language as " mean and paltry' should be applied by any gentleman in that Council to individuals who were acting conscientiously for the public benefit. The Council went to the vote on Mr. Wood's motion, which was lost by a majority of 43 against 3. The two gen tlemen who supported Mr. Wood were Messrs. Isaac Holmes and Franklaud. The proceedings of the Improvement, Watch, Market, and Town-Hall Establishment Committees, were read and con firmed. In the report of the latter it was named, that the stock of port wine in the Town-Hall for the use of the May or's table being deemed too large, it had been determined to sell by auction 150 dozen of it. A memorial from the committee of the Royal Institution, praying for the support of the Corporation, was referred to the Finance Committee. Memorials fi om the chairman and treasurer of the North ern Hospital, and from the Lancashire County Refuge for the Destitute, were likewise referred to the Finance Committee. A memorial from theinhabitants of St. Paul's Ward, pray ing for the enlargement and improvement of Pownall-square Market, after being supported by Messrs. Barton and Wright, was referred to the Market Committee. THE BILLET-MASTER. It was stated that the following individuals were candidates for the office of billet-master .—William Parlour, Staff- Serjeant Langshaw, Peter Stubbs, James Abbott, J o h n Healy, James Gilb er t son , Charles ooper, and John Bruce. It appeared however, that the Mayor has appointed Mr. Hayton pro tem. but that it is the intention of the Watch Committee to continue the office either with Mr. Hayton or Mr. Dowling, so that the occasional assistance of the clerks of the Watch-office may be given in times of pressure. CONTRACT, &C., BY MEMBERS OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The Tow N-CLERK stated his opinion on the subject of ten ders by members of the Council, &c., for work required by that trust. He said, a member of the Council, whether one of the Dock Committee or not, was a trustee for the Docks, and a member orthe Dock Committee chosen by the rate payers, substantially filled the like office. The member of the committee acts more directly than the member of the Council, not of the committee, in all contracts and bargains, but the member of the Council votes in the election of mem bers of the committee, and he sits in judgment, to confirm or annul the contracts with the trust, and amongst them, if he deal with the trust, his own. All the rules of law and equity affecting trustees, apply to these three several parties, the member of the Council who is also a member of the com mittee, and the member of the Council who is not one of the committee, and the member of the committee who is elected by the rate-payers. A trustee cannot legally sell his trust; his duty is not satisfied by his being an umpire between the trust and himself, or by his being absent or inactive when his own contract has to be considered. His dealing with the trust would be pronounced illegal by a Court, and his con tract may be open at any time, and. its prices and execution inquired into, and he may be required to account for any profit made by him. And if he be only an agent on com mission, he is equally liable to his transactions being declared illegal and investigated, for he will not be supposed efficiently to serve two interests. These rules as to trustees in general, apply more strongly to trustees, whose dealing with the trust might affect public competition, and whose influence must operate upon their servants, to whom generally belongs the duty to see the due execution of their contracts. An opinion given by me to a member of the Council in August, 1837, has been referred to : but that opinion was on the question, whe ther the contract of a member of the Council (not one of the Dock Committee) with the dock trust, amounted to a dis qualification to be a Councillor, under the words of the 28th section of the Municipal Act, viz. , " during such time as h e shall have directly, or indirectly, by himself or his partner, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, or on behalf of the Council." Upon considering that question, I thought the contract did not disqualify ; but that question is perfectly independent of the general principles of law and equity, applying to trustees of every kind which I have re ferred to ; and it is my duty to state, that on revising that opinion on the question of disqualification, and reconsider ing the effect of the Municipal Corporation Act on the Dock Trust, I do not think the point entirely free from doubt. Upon this question of disqualification, I do not think it ne cessary to give any further opinion, as I suppose that if the report I now make on the general law affecting trustees be received by the Council, no question will hereafter arise, and with regard to the question referred to by the member for Great George-street Ward, it is my duty to state, that it ap pears that the contractor was only an agent, a fact which would be very material in any question in the 28th section of the Municipal Corporations Act, though not excluding the case from the general principles affecting trustees which I have referred to. DOCK COMMITTEE. PROPOSED NEW DOCK AND WARE HOUSES. WAREHOUSES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PRINCE'S DOCK, &C. The proceedings, resolutions, and directions of the Dock Committee were read, comprising the following resolutions moved in the committee by Mr. Evans, and seconded by Mr. Benn. " Resolved,—That this committee, since their late un successful endeavours to seek a bill i n Parliament that would enable them to effect substantial improvements in working the docks, committed to their management, have, as set forth in their report, accomplished a full investigation into the practical working of the several docks, the result of which investigation confirms the opinion which the committee had previously entertained, that no plan for dock improve ment, which does not include warehouses to be erected, to a certain extent upon the dock quays, will meet the wants of trade, and give full effect to the vast advantages possessed by this great port. " That it is incumbent upon the Trustees of the Docks to seek a bill in Parliament, which will give them power to effect all further necessary regulations particularly to build ware houses in certain specified situations on the dock quays; and that such warehouses will probably produce an increase of trade sufficient to find employment for an additional dock, it will be expedient to form a new dock to be constructed upon a plan the best calculated to combine advantageously in its working with the warehouses with which it is to be surrounded. That these warehouses should be chiefly, if not ex; elusively, devoted to. the storage of foreign and colonial pro duce, bonded for either exportation or home use. " That it will be further expedient to construct, forthwith, warehouses of two stories high, exclusive of the quay or ground floor, along the west side of the Prince's Dock. " That the King's Dock, as being detached from the great thoroughfares, offers peculiar advantages for its being en closed with warehouses ; but that this committee do not, for the present, deem it advisable to undertake this desirable improvement. That it is desirable to obtain powers to build a graving dock, for the accommodation of steam vessels of a large class, or to alter one of the existing graving docks for that purpose. " Resolved,—That the bill, as prepared for introduction into Parliament last session, he placed in the hands of the Solicitor of the Trust, for such examination and revision, with a view to the adoption of such parts as may be necessary to meet the intentions of the foregoing resolution : and that the Solicitor be directed to prepare the requisite notices to'be published at the proper time, in conformity with the standing orders of the House of Commons, to enable the committee to introduce such bill into Parliament early next session. " Resolved also,—That the Dock Surveyor be instructed to re-consider and revise the plans and estimates of warehouse and dock improvements, which were approved of last year, and submit the same to this committee as early as practicable, in order that the plans,, with the necessary section, may be deposited in such places as are required, and within the time limited by the standing orders of the House of Commons." The MAYOR said he would put the proceedings, save so much of them as related to the measures requiring parlia mentary proceedings. First, the confirmation of the pro ceedings of the Dock Committee under existing acts—con firmed.° The next point would be the resolution of the Dock Committee for application to Parliament for an act giving power to make a dock, and to erect warehouses on the dock quays. _ In reply to a question from Mr. Case, the TOWN-CLERK said, this question being a proceeding on new matters not in the powers of the Dock Committee, would be decided by a bare majority, according to the municipal act. He had already had this opinion confirmed by those of Messrs. Cressvvell and Wightman, and the Dock Committee had received similar opinions from the Attorney-General, and Mr. Starkie.. Mr. Alderman EVANS then rose to move the confirmation of that portion of the Dock CoMmitfee's proceedings which, require parliamentary proceedings.. After stating his astonish ment at the question put by Mr. C. Lawrence; Mr. Alderman Evans said that they had heard a complaint from Mr. Leigh of being hurried in the measure—that he (the speaker) na turally expected, but when gentlemen reflected that they had there, as nearly as possible, the substance of the proposition of last year, it was in.possible to disconnect the present pro ceedings from those of last yeari therefore they might be considered in fact as one and the,same thing. By the reso lutions the council would perceive the Dock Committee since their last defeat in the council, had become more confirmed in the necessity of warehouses on the dock quays than ever ; and it might be proper to show that to proceed on the prin ciple of open docks was abiolute dekruction, whilst that of closed docks was exactly the reverse. That the Dock Com mittee had not enlarged the scale of their recommendation as to dock warehouses was attributable to causes which he had no, need to explain. They had, like other people, to bend a little to the opposition of those opposed to them. He would, for the present, confine himself to an isolated fact: the Dock Committee now propoSed to build a dock to the west of the Salthouse Dock, the favourable portion of which was shown by its contiguity to the Old Quay, to the docks, to the river, and by its bearing on all parts of the town in a central man ner. On the last occasion, the opponents of the dock ware houses were clamorous for dock room, and especially for that new dock. Now ; Mr. Hartley's estimate for the dock, in cluding £166;862 for land, was in round numbers, £500,000, the interest on which, with a provision for casualties, occa sional repairs, and management, was estimated to be £25,000 a-year. This obServation had reference to an open dock. The returns of an open dock of the proposed dimensions, about six acres, would come to X 13,193, deducting which sum from X 25,000, there would be an absolute loss yearly, calcu lating at the present rates, of between £12,000 and X 13,000. What was this, then, but the building of a dock on a princi ple of double dock rates ? But the surveyor had only to wave his hand, with the permission of the council, and the prospect, which before was gloomy, became perfect sun shine. Surround the dock with warehouses, the estimate for which was X 211,097, and the - case would be very different. Those warehouSes, he might venture to say, would be fire-proof. There could not, under any circumstances; be a lateral fire ; if there were any at all, it would be a per pendicular fire. The pi °posed warehouses were to be five stories high; they would have every convenience, and were to cost £211,097. The interest on that amount, with an am ple allowance for, repairs-L-for the working the warehouses had nothing to,do with it—would amount to X 9000: the re venue derivable from them would be wbout £27,000. This estimate was made on the wholesale scale at which ware houses of the same superficial contents were let in the busi ness parts of,the town ; and they would perceive that a yearly profit of £lB,OOO would be left. Now, if this calculation was correct, he maintained that this was an important fact, leav ing out of view the great desideratum that these warehouses were; and all the advantages of location. Besides the saving of the whole expense of cartage, there would be security from fire and pilferage, and the great result of the merchant possessing a proper check, and great despatch, which were all in addition. What was the result, then, on the whole state of the matter, taking the, open dock on one hand and the closed dock on the other.? Why, that while there would be a loss on,ths open dock of £12,000 a year, that on the closed dock there would be a profit, not only sufficient to cover that loss, but to pay the interest and expenses of the dock itself. " Look on this pictnre and on that." And he would put it to that assembly—=but in fact he had no need to do that, be cause an assembly of intelligent men and men of business must already have arrived at the conclusibn that it was impossible that the Dock Committee, in the discharge of their duty, could, with this information before them, for one instant entertain the idea of an open dock and reject that of a closed one. They could not, as men of business, and as persons invested with the Management Of =lmportant trust —if they would, they dare'not, Contemplate so gross a viola; tion of common sense.' It was not his intention, with the privilege he had of replying; to' keep the council anylonger'; but with respect to the attempt that had been made to inti midate the council by showing the possibility of the expense of the application falling on them, he felt perfectly confident that that attempt would failaltogether; for in matters of great result and the highest possible attainment, it would ill be come that council to be influenced by an •y money considera tions, from fairly trying the, question. It was of no conse quence, looking at it in reference to the interests of the com munity, what might be the cost of the bill—it was as a pound in comparison with a million, and he had no doubt that the council would take care of themselves. Mr. Alderman LEATHOM merely seconded the motion, re serving to himself the right of speaking in the course of the debate, if he thought proper. • Mr. SANDS intimated that he intended to move an amend ment. He said that he did not exactly understand the argu ments of Mr. Alderman Evans with respect to the proposed Jock to the west of the Salthouse Dock ; but in other points he mainly concurred with him. The amendment he should propose was founded on the principle advocated in the me morial presented to the Dock Committee some time ago. He did not know that he need 'say more than that. The amendment was as follows : " That, concurring entirely in the opinion that great expe riments in public improvements ought not to be stayed from motives of private interests ; and that, na, the other hand, individual rights are entitled to every projection consistent with the public good, this council resolve that equal justice will be administered, and every contemplated benefit secured, by authorising the Dock Committte to sell or let, on long leases,"by public auction, such portions of the dock quays as they may think suitable for the erection of warehouses, upon such terms and conditions for insuring the due management thereof as may be hereafter determined upon ; and that the powers proposed by the Dock Committee as to the ware houses be limited accordingly, and that, subject to this quali fication, the resolutions of the Dock Committee be con firmed." Mr. CHARLES LAWRENCE seconded the motion, and said that he could not answer the remarks of Mr. Evans with respect to himself, as he had not distinctly heard them. Mr. JOHN SMITH said that when he recollected that this subject had already been twice decided, and when he bore in mind that the council, or at least many of its members, were approaching the close of their period of servitude, he could not himself but consider the introduction of the question again, to say the least, as irregular and uncalled for. There could be no doubt that the claims of the candidates to muni cipal honours would, at the approaching election, be tested by their opinions on this all-important question. For his own part, therefore, he should be inclined to let it stand over till the next meeting after the election, in order that the sen timents of the constituents in the respective wards might be fairly and fully understood. As, however, he considered the proposal of Mr. Sands a fair and honourable one, as apply ing a remedy without inflicting an injury, he should, if it came to the vote, cordially support it. Mr. D'. Honososr supported the amendment, and said that the question was, by whom the warehouses were to be built, and by what mode could they secure the most.efficient management, with the least possible disadvantage. In his opinion, nothing had been laid before the council, nor was anything in the past experience of the Dock Committee, to shew that that body was so constituted—he meant nothing personal —as to render it a desirable thing to commit to them the management of warehouse property. This, he believed, was not an individual opinion ; it had been distinctly asserted, by the largest assembly of the mercantile interest of this town, that the management of the dock trust had not been of a kind to give satisfaction. There was capital to any extent ready to 'be invested, in this town or any part of the empire, in any way by which an adequate return could be foreseen ; and there would not be the smallest difficulty in selling land, under certain regulations, to any extent to which the Dock Committee had the power to sell. Warehouses, affording every possible accommodation, could be erected by private persons, and managed by them so as to give every satisfaction to the public. • Besides, by :.offering the land to private per sons, the very individuals whose interests were invaded might become partners in the new property. The management of such warehouses, in the hands of private individuals, would be infinitely superior' to that of the Dock Committee. He did not propose that the land should be sold in small lots, to build one warehouse here and there, but in lots sufficient for the erection of buildings worth ten, or twenty, or even one hundred thousand pounds; the purchasers giving to the dock trust all the security which the latter had a 'right to demand. To this plan he could see no objection ; there was nothing in it to disturb the unanimity and tranquillity of the town. He would ask whether,' considering the decided opposition that had had been shown to the building of warehouses by the Dock Committee, the proposal could be looked upon as any thing more than a vexata qucestio. If the bill were brought before parliament, it would certainly be most strenuously op posed ; and it could scarcely be supposed, what with the ac tive opposition and the present state of parliament, that there was the slightest hope of such a bill being carried. The pro posal to introduce it could only serve to keep the town in hot water. He thought that the end which the Dock Com mittee had in view would be served by the plan pointed out in the amendment, and he hoped that they would adopt it. There would then be little difficulty in getting the measure through. Mr. Alderman EARLE observed that he did not like to give a silent vote on this subject. He admitted that he was a ware house proprietor, and he must say that he had no idea of having his throat cut if he could prevent it. Where the public good was to be consulted, almost any sacrifice of private pro perty became necessary; but it must be clearly shown that the project was requisite for the public good, and that every thing else that could be done had been done. His friend Mr Evans had written a very able pamphlet, but it was disfigured by the high colouring of the advantages to be derived from the proposed plan. According to that pamphlet, the trade of the port might be languishing, and yet in that chamber and elsewhere they were told that it was improving. He (Alder man Evans) said that the warehouse property which became useless could be converted to other purposes, and if that near the Exchange was referred to, the assertion might be correct ; but what was to become of the large stacks at the Goree and near to the Prince's Dock ? It was an insult to the warehetuse owners to say that they would not be injured. If warehouses on the dock quays were necessary for the public good, the warehouse owners must give their consent to them. Mr. Evans said in his pamphlet that they were necessary ; but that was no proof—that did not make it so. There would be a great opposition to the measure, and as to the ultimate re sult he had no doubt; the town would never allow the Dock Committee to be warehouse proprietors, no more than it would allow them to become merchants. He dared to say, that Mr. Evans would not like them to become cheap import ers of timber. Mr. Evans said a great deal abont the Irish members whom he expected to support the scheme ; but he (Mr. Earle,) would allow O'Connell to flourish his tail as he liked. At one time the doctors used to cry out, " Bleed, bleed, bleed ;" but now th ere was not hi ng b ut a cry of "Dock warehouses" —nothing else but that. No other improvement whatever could be thought of: He should certainly vote for the amendment. Mr. H. HOLMES.—And so shall I. Mr. CURRIE, after remarking on the new features which the opposition had taken in this debate, in the course of which • no one had denied the necessity of warehouses, but in which the contention seemed to be solely as to who were to have the building and management of the warehouses, suggested that the council, instead of adopting the amendment of Mr. Sands, or the resolutions as they stood, should consent=-for they could not stifle the question—to entertain the motion so far ; as to allow the Dock Committee to give the requisite notice, but that all further proce e di ngs s h ou ld be- for the Present postponed—(cries of" No, no,")—until the bill came before them, when they would have a full opportunity of going through its various sections. Perhaps, by taking that course, some compromise might bemade, by which the interests of both parties might be upheld. He himself felt a difficulty in supporting either the motion or the amendment. Mr. T.. HARVEY thought the subject ought not to be fur ther postponed. He thought they now knew all about it, as it had been fully debated. He wished the Dock Committee had brought forward a measure that reasonable men might have commended. He thought instead of building ware houses on the Prince's Dock quay, they might build a new dock with warehouses, without pledging themselves to build on any docks that they might make in future. He thought in this he saw the way to an honourable compromise. If the Dock Committee went on with aquestionwithout any change, they would be defeated ; if the warehouse owners thought to go on for ever as they had done, they would be defeated. Mr. BOLTON said they had heard nothing so far of the old defence of vested rights. The necessity for warehouses was now fully conceded. Mr. BENN said the proposal did not. go beyond the making of warehouses round the new dock, and on the west side of the Prince's Dock. Bonded warehouses were greatly wanted, and it would take five years to complete the new dock, while those on the west of the Prince's Dock would be completed in two years ; therefore, they thought it their duty to get those completed as soon as possible. Mr. BLACKBURN spoke at considerable length in favour of the original motion. He spoke of the probable increase of the trade of the port, in consequence of the new measures which were likely to be brought forward, alluding -particu larly to the repeal of the corn laws, and the necessity of being prepared for such increase. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said that he, could not fully concur in the amendment of Mr. Sands, because he had expected. that' the recommendation of the Finance Committee wotild . he carried into effect; but, as he considered, the amendment had been made from a willingness to concede almost any. thing for the purpose of setting the question at rest both i n the council chamber and the town, he should undoubtedly have been much better satisfied if the subject had been al lowed to rest at the report of the Finance Committee, be cause, after a great deal of labour, they came to the conclu sion to recommend the erection of transit sheds, which they conceived would give every facility sought for by the ware house plan. But a new light had broken upon the town, he Supposed, iu the shape of a pamphlet ; a kind of a Lucifer matoh had been kindled, and there seemed to be little doubt that the gentleman would continue striking his light until he had obtained his object. He and others were confident that the whole subject had been settled ; but they were wrong ; for there were in the - world persons who, like the little birds out at sea, known as Mother Cary's chickens, seemed to delight in tempests arid glory in storms. The gentleman seemed to think that the public were much interested in the matter. He had no doubt some were interested—deeply interested, particularly those who were looking out for snug places when the scheme should have been carried into effect. The last speaker seemed to be of opinion that the Dock Com mittee was a popular body—that it emanated from the peo ple. Such was not the fact: It was constituted of eight per sons, chosen by the rate-payers, and of thirteen Chosen by the council, twelve of whom were persons not selected in that room, but elsewhere, and who, so far from being the people's choice —(Cries of " Question, question.") Yes, that was always the case; there was alviiao a cry of" Q u e s tion, questio n ," w h en unpalatable truths werF.,being told by any one on the op position side ; but other:E might travel out of their way as much as they liked--s-theY could even introduce the subject of the corn laws, or anything else, as had been done by Mr. Blackburne, and still no cry of " Question" be raised. He (Mr. Holmes) was not, however, to be put down in that way. He was speaking of the formation'of the Dock Committee, which was said to be a body chosen by, the people ; but the fact was, that seven of them were aldermen, and four of those seven had actually been rejected by the people. Mr. Holmes went on to contend that by the erection of warehouses on the dock quays there would he increased risk of fire, and that there would not, as seemed to be anticipated, be any reduction of the rates of insurance in consequence of the building of dock; warehouses. He denied that there was such a disparity between the rates of insurance in London and Liverpool as"uid been frequently stated. As to the Proposed new dock, it would pay 2 4 per cent., and the Dock Committee would be obliged to raise some ten or twelve thousands a year to- make up the loss which would result from its erection. It seemed that something was determined to be clone, and it was therefore better, perhaps, to make the concession which had been made, and allow the warehouses to be built and managed by private persons. He, however, would strenuously oppose such a great monopoly being vested in the bands of the dock trust. Look at the influence they would derive from it. He had been told that the Dock Committe was a paradise of purity, but he had no doubt that, when it came to be examined, it would be found to be the purity of Paradise-street. (Laughter.) In the building of the warehouses there would, too, be another job. In fact, everything served as an argument against the scheme, and an argument could be found in everything. „. Mr. RATHBON E said th a t h e rose un d er grea t disadvantagei after the eloquent speech of the gentleman who had preceded him. That gentleman h a d accuse d th e D oc k C omm i ttee of everything that .was- wrong; but they might console them selves with the reflection that he only gave utterance to the evil and iniquitous thoughts of his own mind. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES.—That is not the first time that Mr. Rathbone has reflected upon me, and I appeal to you, Mr: Mayor, whether such conduct is right. (Loud cries of " Order," and " Chair, chair.") The MAYOR hoped that Mr. Rathbone would withdraw the word " iniquitous ;" but he thought that all would agree that expressions had been used by Mr. Holmes which justi fied the retort. Mr. RATHBOIVE.—I am always willing,to bow to.the chair, and I therefore withdraw the word " iniquitous ;" I will say, those unworthy motives attributed from a consciousness Of them in his own mind. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES.—I can retort that by saying, it is from his own unworthy motives that be-is, led to attribute such to me. Mr. RATHBONE.—He has accused us of jobs, and trickery, and paraphernalia, and every rubbish ; and he wotild not du so unless conscious of it himself. M r. HIGGINS.—I beg leave to say that if the honourable gentleman continues such a course of conduct T shall move a vote of censure on him. Mr. RATUBONE then.proceeded to speak briefly in favour of the original motion. Mr, CASE expressed his gratification at the near approach to unanimity which had been seen, it being now adulated that warehouses on the dock quays were absolutely neces sary. He should certainly prefer warehouses Under the management of a public trust ; for he looked upon the sell ing of land on the dock quays to private individuals as an extremely objectionable thing. Mr. PLATT said that the only hesitation he had ever had was now removed by the admission of all parties of the necessity of the measure. Mr. Alderman EVANS then replied,.alluding briefly to the objections which had been urged. The vote was then taken on the amendment of Mr. Sands, which was negatived by a majority of 33 to 20. The follow ing is a list of the voting. For the amendment — Councillors—Hodgson, J. Holmes • Holmes, Shand, Preston, Barton, Wright, Sands, Holmes, C. Lawrence, Cooper, Wood, Harvey, Mason, Smith, G. H. Lawrence, Leigh. Aldermen—Jones, Earle, Frerne. Against the amendment— Councillors—Thornhill, Case, Frankland, Mellor, Bolton, Pilcher, Walmslev, Bright, Woollright, Rathbone, Carson, Higgins, Blackburn, Morecroft, Segar, Coglan, Jordan, Platt, Ramsden, Duncan, Currie. Aldermen—Sheil, Horn by, Roskell, Leathom, Holt, Benn, Moon, Evans, Bulley, Holt, Harvey, the Mayor. The original-motion was then put and carried. The mem bers were—For the motion 32, against it 21. The members, with the exception of Mr. Frankland, who voted against the motion, gave their votes exactly the reverse of those whic they had given for the amendment. The Council adjourned at a quarter past four o'clock. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER.—We had, so far as the weather is concerned a much brighter day yesterday ; and that not unfrequently ex ercises some influence upon the market. We cannot, how ever, say that such was the case in this instance. The un settled state of the money market still causes a great depres sion ; and though there was some demand for particular de scriptions of yarns, we can note no improvement in prices.' Goods also continue without, improvement from the state mentioned in our last report. -- -Manchester Guardian: ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, 11 , 101CDAY, SEPT. There is yet a steady demand for flannels; but the manufac turers complain of the prices being too low to remunerate them for their labour. In the wool market there is little change, except broken and skin wool may be quoted a shade HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, OCT. IST.-- . -There was a de cided improvement in the market to-day, the demand for al most every description of woollen goods being animated. Su perfine broads may. perhaps, be quoted as being still difficult to sell, but even in them there is an evident move for the bet ter. The fine weather has given an impulse by inspiring con fidence; and as stocks•in the country are well known to be very small, a good autumn trade is expected. The ware houses continue doing a fair business.—lbid FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER. Very pretty materials for autumnal dress are the,chin6 and broche silks ; but plaids, both in poplins, leyantines, and gros de Tours, are much in favour. - •• Velvet spencers are again seen with.the autumn toilettes. Generally speaking, skirts of dresses are much Ornamentecl, some with bouillons,' others with flounces, not . otily-round the bottom, but up to the sides of the skirt : short.sleeves are worn both in full dress and en neglig6. OPen dresies and palevots will be worn this winter. .Redingotes are also fashionable of reps, levantine broche silks ; plaid skirts, with velvet spencer or body, are pretty. Gimp trimmings will be worn this season on redingotes of silk materials. Apricot colour, striped with green, having two biais descending the redingote in a serpentine form, is one of the last novelties. The time has hardly arrived for winter shawls and cloaks; those with hoods, and both large and small bernous, mante lets, and demi-manteaux, are all preparing in new and varied forms. The use of lace to ornament bonnets is expected to increase rather than diminish on the winter coiffures. Bonnets of satin and reps are replacing those of crape or lighter materials, and in Paris velvet ones of light and deli cate tints have been made mixed with blue lilac cerises ; the form varies but little. Capotes of white satin, trimmed with British point lace and flowers of white velvet, are very ele gant._ Tulle-reseuce, striped gauze and crape lisse, will be used for evening caps ; also blond dentelle, ornamented with rose s du roi,. Scotch lilacs, and h ea th s . Turbans of brocart, em. broidered satin, and velvet of Greek patterns, ornamented with scarfs and deep fringes, are also preparing for the win ter season .—London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion. A peach-tree which was planted by Mr. Daniel Burke, gardener to William Smith, Esq., at the side of Mr. Smith's garden wall, at Burley, near this town, in the year. 1831, yielded last year the remarkable number of 365 fine peaches, and there are at this time growing 'upon the tree—which ex tends along the wall for 12 yards; covering also the wall's height, which measures 12 feet, the extraordinary quantity of 378 peaches, in good condition, and averaging nine inches each in circumference. —Leeds Mercury. THE WELLINGTON STATUES. - The rival trophies in honour of the " hero of a hundred fights" are now inpro.• gress. That destined for the city has been intrusted-to Sir' Francis Chantrey, upon which £15,000 is to be expended: The other, which is intended to surmount the triumphal arch erected by George IV. at 'Hyde Park corner,- opPo§ite. to Apsley.House, his Grace's town residence, and . for which up wards of £20,000 is already subscribed, has been cOnfided to Mr. Matthew Coates Wyatt, the artist who prOdUceil.the bronze statue of Ge orge 111 ., w hi c h ocenPicy trial . space in Cock Spur-street, Charing CrOsif."••Hitr-firiim sat several times to Mr. Wyatt for the portrait. . MEETING IN BEHALF OF. THE GAELIC SCHOOL SOCIETY. On Wednesday evening, a meeting of the friends of this society,--,the object of which is to promote the reading of the Scriptures amongst the inhabitants of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, in their native tongue, —was held at the Music Hall. A deputation from. the Parent Society in Edinburgh, consisting of the ReV. Dr. Mackay, of Dunoon, and James Campbell,- Esq., of Carbrook, accompanied by several of the Protestant clergy of the town, and other gen tlemen favourable to:the object of the meeting, entered the room 'about half-past six, and took their seats on the plat form amidst the applause of a somewhat slender audience, which, however, so much increased towards the close that the room became what may be called " comfortably" full. The Reverend H. M`Niele appeared with several friends some time after the opening of the meeting, and being im mediately recognized, was hailed by repeated marks of welcome and affection. C. S. PARKER, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair, and in a neat address, stated that the sole object of the Gaelic Society, was to enable the inhabitants of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to read the Scriptures in their native tongue. God had pleased to favour their en deavours so far, that they had been enabled to spread his Holy Word in remote and solitary districts, where its light had not before penetrated. The cause of Scriptural educa tion had a paramount claim upon those whom he addressed, and .he trusted the appeal made in behalf of their poorer Scottish brothers would not be in vain. He then referred to the state of religions- instruction in France—where, it was said, by a distinguished author,. " instruction morale et religieuse (et meute," and contrasted it with the happy effects of. this society. He alio expressed Mr. Bulwer s expressed opinion, that, while crime was on the increase on the Continent the best informed were the most criminal, for crime was not diminished .without Scriptural education. Scriptural knowledge he conceived must form. the -only true basis of education. Indeed, he . would say, that education with religion, constituted the cement of . society; without it, it became the gunpowder that would explode in revolution and anarchy. (Cheers.) JAMES CAMPBELL, Esq.', then came forward, and in a very able, but rather too le.nghthened a discourse, explained in de tail the objects of the society, and- adduced many gratifying instances of its success. In the course of his eloquent ad dress,- he stated, that,- previous to.thu year 1811, when the society was established,-comparatively few of the inhabitants of - the Highlands and Islatuls could read or appreciate the blessings to .he derived -from the Scriptures. The British Society and others had sent packages of Bibles in the Gaelic language, which lay on hand for. years, for few could read them ; but when this society came into operation they were all unpacked and taken up, and a fresh demand for more was created, so that three new eiiitions'were soon after required. Their sole object WaS'Seriptural education in the vernacular of the country, and for this purpose they hired schools at the heads of the remotest glens, from which their schoolmasters, - whb were also missionaries, transferred their labour from time to time. By a two-years' residence at one of these sta tions, they gained over the population of all ages ; and in this :waylad theyy-given the Scriptures to about 90,000 individuals. (Cheers.) The inhabitants of the cottage on the brow of the hill, and the sequestered hamlet in the valley, were all seen bending- their steps to the lonely school-house. Grandfathers • and grandmothers were amongst them, and many of the younger classes, who came with naked limbs but smiling faces. He adduced many affecting instances of poor persons, who, at very advanced periods of life, had come to school, and now blessed the society which had taught them to read the Book of Life. - Amongst others, a female came at the age of 68, and was now in her 71st year, able to read the New Testament. He related several interesting anecdotes con nected with the schools ; and when he stated that he himself had been a soldier, and had many literary difficul ties to contend with, and that they were then addressed by one of the skeleton of the 73d regiment of High landers, he was greeted with three enthusiastic cheers. He looked to this splendid town for support in behalf of his poor countrymen. The schools, he regretted to say, had for want of support, their object not being generally known, decreased in number, and were only from 40 to 50. He called upon them to give their support to the diffusion of scriptural edu cation. Philosophers preferred the book of nature to that of revelation ; but the scriptures were the only sure reliance. To this alone must they look for the civilization and har mony of mankind here, and his happiness hereafter. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. Dr. MACKAY then spoke at some length in sup port of the society. They sought to teach the Gaelic language alone, and the Bible alone, and for this they had the autho rity of God ; for it was written that in their own language all the children of Adam must be taught. To make men good Christians, they must be first taught the scriptures in their own language. From the period of the reformation from Popery to the year 1762, the scriptures were not known at all in the Highlands. It was not till 1802, when the opera tions of the society were felt that the people could read the scriptures. True theyhad parish churches and parish schools, but these were ineffectual and inadequate to the spiritual wants of the remote and scattered population of that part of the country. Another object of the society by scriptural education was to - put - down 'Popery, which still existed in some of these .districts. He had several Catholics who at tended his chni-ch: "(Hear.) The priest said nothing to them, for Popery_ was on the decline, through the instrumen tality of the schools.., These Papists (who attended his chur c h) said they wished the "Priest Would say something to them ? as they would thenishesio their': perfect indepen fence of him. (Cheers.) The teoeher,..sent by the schools, were all true, pious; and experienced nien,"and if they wished to preserve their country from 'MA tumults--and bloodshed by which it was threatened, thoy i epn,lpf i do ii ipuch towards that object by promoting sCriptaral education in the Highlands a n d lalanfls of Scotland"- the -society wished of theM was, to assist them so far aa.,to : maintain the fifty,schools yet, extant, which he wished they would do. (Cheers.) The Rev Die STE*Aii-Of the - Scotch Secession Church, advocated the claims of the Society in a very mild, Christian like, and argumentative manner. lle eulogized the seyeral reports which it had pot forth, aSinanifesting so truly Chris tian a spirit, that he thought over each of the Society's hum ble edifices ought to be written Christian School." The Society's sole object was'the promulgation of the Scriptures, without- note or comment.-- He then read some interesting - extridcts relative to it from an, excell en t wor k erititled, " Re- Minis C4reat Britain." Amongst these was ari ,alaecdote 'of: an •old. - soldier who had .returned blind. fro m Egypt, and who, after receiving. the benefits of the schools, thought "cif . subgeribing" 4S. a-year toWards their support out vensiOnt-' Tempted, however by Satan; he 4ari 14 think this too much.; but eventually a better f ee li ng came biter Mai, aild l exclaitned - , " Avaunt ! I will give an uuallyl rixeore.of shillings I" -and he - had since kept his word. The rerend;-,gentleinan made a jocular allusion to his bro lhab - who - he 'rather thought had FpnleY e fflightatidthiodinihis veins" , --(cheers and laughter) —and they i _would,.doubtless hear him delive r hi s opinion of the -Qaelic "SOcietsr. - ; 'lre concluded by imploring them to iniresterday a:society had been formed, or of. the, Scriptures amongst those belong- , 33 10 rim : al - and service, which had been largely vininArtuby - ladies - . ;,I,H--;saw present many ladi es , an d he trusted hey,would,,bequally liberal on this occasion. He 3 tiioiedThat this 'meeting having heard the deputation from Neptltind- 7 dia 'behalf:a the Edinburgh' Gaelic School Society, expreiss their .qatitirde to God for the past success of its ope , rations ; and feeling the great importan ce o f th e con ti nuance of, these, ackngvledge the Claims of the Society to their support." This motion heing seconded, . The 'Rev. - M'NEtr.E - then came forward 'amidst much -cheering.-- After. - stating that although much oc cupied, he had yielded to the invitation given him to be present at that meeting, thosiah he had but little time to devote to it:. He-felt, and had 'always felt a strong interest in the affairs of Scotland, not however, from the cause in ferred by the la.st'sPeaker, though he believed his ancestors, .some nine or ten generations back, came from the highlands of Scotland. It was difficult, he said, for those who had not experienced it to appreciate the necessities of those who were desirous of acquiring religious truth, and were unable to understand the language in which it was conveyed. The reverend gentleman here recited with good emphasis, a verse in the Italian language, to show how his audience would be at a loss under the circumstances alluded to. Now, said he, (as they listened with intense but vacant interest;) you are all like the poor Highlanders, when they have the scriptures read in English, nothing but barbarians--(cheers and laugh ter,)—and lam a barbarian then to address you. (Renewed laughter.) Yet, he had only recited to them a beautiful stanza from a celebrated Italian poem. (Cheers.) Man was ever prone to iniquity, and with all the facilities of being taught in his mother tongue, there . were many difficulties to be encountered. The reverend gentleman went on to state, that God had given various languages to 'men, and in those ought they to be taught. Had there been a stationary'col lege established at the beautiful city of Jerusalem, for the education in one language of - religious teachers for the whole world, it would be in vain to expect deputations of young men from the several parts of the world where different languages were spoken to assemble there, and thence carry forth the Word "of - life,—and the world would, consequently, have remained. iq darkness and idolatry to the present day. It was the attribute of a great mind, that whil e it regar d e d great things;it 'neglected not little things. This attribute the Deity possessed in the highest degree. He attended to, and regulated all, from the highest to the most minute. There was not a - blade of grass, nor the minutest fibre of the leaf, nor a hair of the head for which he did not care. He cared for and guarded the most minute and feeble, as well as the largest and most Powerful on earth. His church was a sanctuary not only for kings and nobles, but for the poorest, the humblest. His mind regarded a great city, with all its bustle, its commerce, its cheering con course, and with equal care threw its protecting wing over the hut on the lonely hill side, and the hamlet in the secluded glen: Thus small and insulated things were alike cared for; and in obedience to His example, it became them also to regard .small and distant and benighted portions of the coinmuoity, and not to cling solely to large, proximate, popular, and attabhing'objects: After some fhrther eloquent remarlfs arid, lively touches. he said - he hoped they would take the advice of Mr. Stewart, and form an auxiliary to the Gaelic - School Society. Funds were wanted for the noble object they had heard explained, and they could not better serve the cause of Protestantism than by assisting this society. He rejoiced to find that on this occasion members of the Church of Scotland were - associated with those of the Church of England, and that the former came 'forward to solicit them on behalf of the Scottish schools. (Cheers.) This was its-it ought to be—(repeated cheers)—and he hoped the Scottish advocates of these schools would not go away disappointed. " (Cheers.) • After a pointed allusion to the conduct of the Corporation, in reference to the schools, he 'alluded, amidst loud cheering, to one great object of the .schools—the suppression of popery, which unhappily still existed in the highlands. There was an analogy in this re spect between the inhabitants of those districts and the in habitants of Ireland..• - Tc.l the latter as well as the former, the blessings of the reformation had never been realised. Queen Elizabeth had ordered that the Scriptures should be read to the Irish in English. This they complained of, as they.did not understand the language. Then, said she, let them be read in Latin. This they still less understood ; and thus they fell into the hands of the Popish priesthood, whose slaves they remained to - the present day, (Cheers.) If they would prevent the continuance of this in Scotland and Ire land, they must support the society of their Scottish friends. (Loud and-prolonged cheers.) The meeting was afterwards briefly addressed by several gentlemen, and subscriptionS and names for an auxiliary so ciety were received. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting, which was enthusiastic and unanimous throughout, broke up about half-past nine, after a sitting of three hours. A Cupwp SITTING AND STANDING FOR THEIR POR TRAITS.—A` curious application of the Daguerreotype it is said by the Fanatßelge, is to be made at the opening of the railroad to Courtray, if the weather be. fav oura bl e. The camera obscura is to be placed on an eminence commanding the royal pavilion, the locomotive engine, the train of wag gons, and the major part of the cortege, is to be brought into action exactly at the time of the inauguration speech. A discharge of cannon is to be the signal," this paper adds, " fors general immobility, which is to last the seven minutes necessary for obtaining a good representation of all the personages present. The plate is afterwards to be enclosed in lead, and deposited under the first stone of the founjation of the station at Courtray." THE REGISTRATIONS.--WE rejoice to find that the regis trations throughout the country are proceeding most favour able for the conservative cause. The grandfete and ball which , was to have been given by Sir Robert and Lady Peel, hi compliment to Miss Peel, has been given u_p, audit is d o ubtf u l w h et h er t h e i r Royal High nesses_..the . Duke and D uc h ess of Cambrid_ge will;vifiit the right hori. baronet and his bay this autumn. LAYING OPTIMPOUNDATION OP A NEW CHURCH .AT WATERLOO. . Wednesday last was the day appointed for the laying of a foundation stone of an elegant new church, to be built by subscription, on Litherland Marsh, close to Waterloo, one of the most inviting and thriving watering places on our im mediate coast, and notwithstanding the extremely unfavour able state of the weather, the attendance was numerous, and the ceremonial wa s performed with much solemnity and effect,—the whole exhibiting a zeal and anxiety in the erection of this new place of worship, which affords the best augury of the sincerity of those in whose liberality it originated, and the gratitude of those for whose especial benefit it is proposed. The site chosen for the building is on the north-west 'corner of Litherland Marsh,—close to the paved highway, running north and south on the west side of that common ; about three hundred yards from the beach, and nearly the same distance from the Hotel. It is thus immediately proximate to the " Village" of Waterloo, and is easily accessible by good roads from Seaforth, and the several rapidly increasing hamlets, villas, and homesteads, on the eastward and northward. The necessity for a new church in that neighbourhood had long become apparent, the re spective churches at Seaforth and Bootle on the south of it, though these are of comparatively modern erection, having been found inadequate to the spiritual wants of a growing population almost exclusively attached to the Church of England. A number of gentlemen residing in the summer, or wholly in the vicinity accordingly originated the intended building, by setting on foot a subscription, which was very liberally responded to. The subscriptions at length reached an amount which justified a determination to proceed with the work, and the following gentlemen were eventually chosen as a committee of management in the erection of the building : Chas. Horsfall, Esq. John Kilshaw, Esq. John Bibby, Esq. Joseph Cooper, Esq. Wm. Potter, Esq. Thos. Rimmer, Esq. Henry Penny, Esq. And the following gentlemen were named as trustees, in whom the patronage of th e c h urc h was to b e vested : Adam Hodgson, Esq. William Jones, Esq. I Robt. Bickersteth, Esq. Moses Edwards, Esq. And the late John Eden, Esq. Much interest and anxiety were excited in the neighbour hood for miles round to witness the laying of the foundation stone, on (as before stated,) Wednesday ; and the attendance would have been very great had the weather been at all fa vourable ; but we lament to say, that about seven in the morning, a heavy shower set in, with a strong breeze from the westward, which continued incessantly until about one o'clock. This damped the expectations of many hundreds, and precluded their attendance. Had the rnerning r been fine, many hundreds of highly respectable individuals would have congregated to the spot from every part of the country, in cludinc, a large number from Liverpool. It was inte n d e d, too, t hat the pupils of the respective seminaries in Seaforth, conducted by the Rev. W. Rawson, Mrs. Davenport, and Miss Lowe, should have walked in possession to the ground— and they would, doubtless, have formed a very interesting sight, but it was impossible for ladies to venture abroad, un less under cover of a vehicle,—even those of the ruder sex— albeit, clad in cloaks, and armed with umbrellas—being, in the language of the bard, severely " beaten by the wind, and battered by the rain." Zeal and manhood will, how ever, overcome many obstacles, and despite of all disad vantages, there were nearly three hundred persons present, who took a very warm interest in the proceedings through out. We should add, that it was intended that the children of that admirable institution, the Blue Coat School of thi s town, should also be in attendance, and arrangements were in progress for their conveyance to the ground by canal ; but this project, so unpropitious were the elements, was neces sarily abandoned. Close to the site of the church, a long tent was constructed of board, with a table in the middle intended for the serving of refreshments to the children of the schools, and 'after wards, to the workmen engaged on the buildin g . Though necessarily not appropriated for this p ur p ose , it became ex ceedingly useful, first, as a place of shelter to the assembled parties before the ceremony, and afterwards as a sanctuary to all,—the officiating clergyman, Mr. Rawson, and his friends, after many of them had gathered round " the founda tion stone," having wisely chosen this retreat from the rain for the opening address and prayer. The tent was the more appropriate as it faced the site of the building —a few layers of the foundation of which were already laid all round to a height of about two feet. We observed present the following gentlemen :—the Rev. J. Jones, of St. Andrew's ; Rev. J. M'Crea ; Rev. J. Van burgh ; J. Cooper, Esq. of the Liverpool Common Council; H. Penny, Esq,; J. Rigby, Esq.; J. Eden, Esq.; S. Hohne, Esq.; Mr. Parry, and others. There were also present many of the principal residents in the neighbourhood whose names we did not ascertain, and many of the Catholic residents ; we also observed many of the respectably-clad workmen of Mr. Parr, the contractor for the whole building. The congregation having, by desire, assembled within the tent on each side of the table, at about half-past ten o'clock, The Rev. W. RAWSON, officiating minister of Seaforth, addressed them from the east end. He said in effect :—Be loved christian friends, brethren and neighbours, we have met here this day to comme nce a wor k t h e o b ject of which is to disseminate the true principles of Christianity —to the glory of God and the benefit of innumerable souls ; and we cannot commence this work better than by singing to the praise of Him who has given us that opportunity of meet ir% for so high and sanctified a purpose. I shall therefore enjoin you to do so, by singing the 100th psalm. The assemblage here sang the psalm, the rev. gentleman giving out the words. The rev. gent. then gave a most impressive and eloquent evtenaporaneous prayer, in which he was joined by all present, and then: proceeded to perform the masonic ceremonial immediately to ,the south end of the tent ; being followed by the whole of the assemblage present, although the rain fell: heavily, with a brisk breeze from the - seaward. The stone on which was to be founded one of the northern diagonal buttresses of the entrance to the church on the west, had al reitly been hoisted to its proper elevation, and a bedding of brick and mortar prepared for its reception. All being pre pared, Jousr Btiner, Esq., who held a handsome silver trowel, thus addressed the Rev. Mr. Rawson :—Sir. I have great pleasure in - presenting to you this trowel" for the purpose of enabling you to lay the foundation stone of this sacred edifice, which, though laid on the sand of the shore, is founded on the rock of ages ; and I trust, sir, that generations yet to come will reap the benefits of the divine truths that will be disseminated from the pulpit of this noble edifice. Above all,.sir, I trust and hope that whoever may become minister of this church, will follow you as his example both in doc trine and in practice. As a member, sir, of your congrega tion, I feel pride in being appointed to the office now assigned' to me, as it affords me an opportunity of expressing, in con junction with them with whom, I act on this occasion, my high respect for your character and religious views ; and I' trust, sir, that this trowel will remain in your family, as a memorial of the respect in. which from your services, your exertions, and your character, you are held in this neigh bourhood. This address was listened to with anxious attention, and responded to in the breasts of all present. [We are much indebted to Mr. Lowe, of the firm of Radcliffe, Duncan, and Lowe, for his assistance in reporting this address, of which from the rain, and out position at the time with reference to the speaker, we could scarcely note a word.] Mr. Blear then handed the trowel. to Mr. Rdwson, who performed the ceremonial usual on such occasions on the placing of the stone, which was deposited in its permanent situation. The REV. GENTLEMAN then made an emphatic and appro priate address. He stated, that he had been called upon to appear there that day, and had he not entertained a warm interest in the object they. all had, in view, he should have preferred being a hearer rather than a speaker. He could not, however, resist the call made upon him, for he highly approved of the object before them, and was anxious to show his desire for its successful attainment. He had for years watched the progress of that place (Waterloo.) During his ministry at Seaforth, all the houses imme diately around them had risen up ; and he had long be come aware that neither he nor those who assisted him could adequately administer to the wants of the increas ing population in that quarter. He must remind' them, however, that zeal in the erection of an earthly temple was nothing without a higher zeal for the erection of a temple in their hearts, without which there could be no benefit here, no glory hereafter. He rejoiced in the present contemplated structure. It was another invasion on the territory of satan. When they looked abroad upon the moral, the political, and the religious state of the community, they had much to deplore ; but he considered this erection as one of the bright and sunny spots in the genial gloom of the landscape. The erection of this church could not fail to be not only a spiri tual but a temporal blessing ; and after imploring a blessing upon the holy work, upon all who had contributed to the erection, all who should be manually employed upon it, and all who might hereafter partake of its advantages ; he con cluded by calling upon his hearers to sing the hymn " Prai se God from whom all bl ess i ngs flow," which was earnestly complied with. The rev, gentleman then pronounced the blessing,—" The Lord bless us and keep us ! The Lord cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and give us peace. Amen." The response of " Amen," was cordially made, and the company dispersed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CHURCH. The new church at Waterloo, which is not yet named, will be built in the early English Gothic style, of what may be called a rather rich or florid description. The principal front, the west end, is towards the sea-shore, whence it will be approachable by a broad walk or road about to be formed, crossing the paved road above at right angles. This front will present a handsome ornamental tower, three stories in height, and the elevation of which is fifty-six feet. In each of the lower stories there is one window, and in the ornamental belfry above, there are two troll latticed windows abreast—all with the arch moderately pointed. The tower is surmounted by an embattled parapet of neat design, over topped in .the centre, by a fineal foliated cross. Diagonal buttresses support the corners of the tower, as well as those of the church, and give the whole a massy and rich appear ance. A staircase on one side, and a vestibule on the other, form projecting wings to the tower in the basement story, and the walls all round are topped by a plain uniform parapet. There are six long gothic windows to correspond on each side of the edifice, and a boldly projecting buttress. On each side the chancel, but projecting angularly from it, in the form of five sides of an octagonal, there is on the north, east corner the vestry-room, and on the south east a commo dious lobby. The buttress at each angle of these, have a fine rich appearance in the design, and we doubt not, the building will look equally well in execution. The church will contain about 700 sittings, and will have a gallery all round, except ing on the east end which will be open for the pulpit and communion table. The whole will be built of good durable red Runcorn free stone, of massy dimensions, many huge blocks of which are already on the ground. The length of the edifice interiorly is 61 feet 2 inches ; its width 43 feet 4 inches. The extreme length outside, including the tower is 93 feet. The architect is Mr. Clayton, of Ormskirk, a gentleman who has eminently been successful in the designing of several of our finest country lodges and other public structures. The contractor for the whole work (as before stated) is Mr. Parr, and under him, the contractor for the mason work is Mr. George Robinson. As a remarkable instance of the vicissitudes of the season, we may remark, that after a soaking and somewhat stormy forenoon, the rain ceased about one o'clock, and the sky soon afterwards became bright and sunny. There was a peculiar balminess in the air which was unagitated by a breath of wind, the whole force of nature, enriched rather than detrimented by the- finger of autumn, assumed a lively and luxuriant appearance, and the birds were heard to carol from every spray, as if hailing the advent of another May. The walks in the neighbourhood, and particularly that through the , beautiful hamlet. of Seaforth were delightful, and the westward view of the sea, was not less attractive, spangled as it was with numerous boats and vessels under sail, and steamers with their long trails of smoke gliding swifty and magestically to and fro on their several destinations.' HELSTON. — John Bassett, Esq. of Tehidy Park, has issued an address to the electors of this borough, offering himself as a candidate at the next election. Asa politician, we understand, he is of the class denominated " moderate reformers."—Penzance Gazette. TELEGRAPHS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. —The town council of Bristol have under consideration the propriety of establishing a line of telegraphs in the channel, in contem plation of its becoming the station for the South American and West Indian steamers. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex is confined to his apartments at Kensington -palat e , b y indisposition. The ro yal duke's visit to Kininel Park has been postponed, s in e die, owing to the extremely delicate state of his health. CORRESPONDENCE. ACTIVITY OF THE POPISH EMISSARIE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND-4 11 110- Sir,—As the foll ow i ng di scuss i on l ate l y h e ld with STANDARD mish priest w ill t en d t o s h ow t h at t h e em i ssar i es of the prop are abroad, a n d o p en l y an d zealously endeavouring t o P r° the gate the here s i es of th a t corrupt church, I shall relate ,_0 most important facts and argunnaats adduced on the °ea%) in order to d r i ve my f e ll ow -P rotestants to t h e i r duty, al' a sense of their duty. I was returning in a steamer from Bangor to Liverr-on and observed when nearly midway on our voyage ap a b 5 on the main deck gathering about him a crowd , _ an to rtl ranguing his hearers in an eloquent strain. By his I d (of garb and manner I supposed him to be a Welsh Pr eae r t n aiti course a Protestant), who had wisely seized the NV r by of beguiling and improving an otherwise tedious lon l so . preaching the gospel to his fellow passengers. Fee an d ail d ious to verify my conjecture I descended from the P °° r de listened for some time bef ore I could pronounce with any He gree of certainty respecting the preacher or his doctrit,l e ' w ar. was descanting warmly on some o f th e or di n ary and m t t er, taut topics usually brought forward by a faithful Pr ea ma a, which strength ene d my first favourable opinion of th e t oil but some allusion to sacred mysteries" which the ° n ot mind of man, he said, canno t apprehend, and whic h rot therefore rest on the a u th or ity of " the church" mad e the suspect that the cloven foot was peeping out, an d tb . a av for spurious exordium was i n t en d e d mere l y to smooth the covertly bringing in up on hi s unwary hearers the dais a . u es „ heresies of the man of sin. His evasive dealing with a c ci d u lm tion that had been p u t by one o f hi s au dit or y increa- e , t he suspicion and powerfully awakened my curiosity to l‘n,„ g bf purport of the question. One or t w o persons stanul-80'ber not being able to satisfy me, I ventured to ask the Pr e ,, n be ; himself respecting it. He replied, " the ignorant persu ni , s ,' fore me has put a question to me about worshipping no The question is a very plain and simple one, said I, B i ble. Christian can be at a loss for an answer to it from his P o ' s or The following dialogue then ensued.—Priest : Oh S „A r te• think, but I assure you it is more difficult than you —Protestant : How so ? the 2d commandment of the or• logue will decide the question.—Priest 1 grant that the, ~0 6 ship of images is prohibited by that commandment, nud‘roloi must recollect that in process of time another commas t ot was given to the Jews which suspended this.—Fro te L e st: Where do you find such a counter commandment ?--1-'1 rder e God commanded the Jews to make a kerubirn an ia• the priests to offer the ashes of the sacrifice, and to uu — a t• cense before their imaes in the holy place.—Frntesta nor The cherubim over the mercy seat are not called linag e- r est were they objects of worship. The High Priest on the b g e f o re day of atonemott sprinkled the blood of the sacrifice, jeho the mercy seat, and burned incen s e in the presence °L j a vah, at His express co mman d. Th ese ac t s , therefore; cor wise cloak or inte r f ere w ith th e l e tt er or s pi r it of the 2a a binif mandment. Moses had full authority from God in I n n d for the cherubim and every other part of the Tabernac le, a but every act of adoration and worship enjoined on the Jew: ll ' o 6U whence does th e c h urc h o f R ome d er i ve her a 11 ,`, 0 64 for making image s of th e Vi rg i n an d sa i n t s , and for " s he down to them ? And in wh a t part of God's wor d dee. cio find a count e r comman d men t or dispensation for tha!ng is hang the very letter of a commandment, whose Does as plain and gua r d e d as l anguage can ma ke it. v ° " dre not stand convicted of as blind and gross idolatry .4 t he heathen ? The priest foiled in his attempt to get rid u ot ao second commandment, undertook to prove by the g the commandment, that Protestants are idolators, in 13° ,";,nclil l head to a fellow-creature, who is an image of Gon --- e d bi , 4 1 4 bending the knee to the Sovereign ! These being all present to he mere acts of respect and homage' ~r sl iiP; tially distinct from those of divine adoration and w `aitic 3l the priest could say nothing ; and next attempted by ies es w as logic and sophistry, to prove that the making of inli,wing ;.,•• as much prohibited by the commandment as the wors i se r rt il of them ; and read the first clause, and stopped' 3 „ 5 ,,e5° that the sentence was complete.—Protestant : The s — us e .=r sense of the commandment is not complete : the latter fo r is intimately connected with, and explanatory of, th e ,,,,,ae as part, showing that the prohibition respects images objects of divine worship Several persons who we ' re mute hearers, gathered e°ntrilogoe; and entered into the discussion, putting various fi t s e ssel l , respecting the dogmas of the Romish church, which 'f and perplexed the priest a good deal. One asked } : e 0.3) . church had not the gift of miracles ? which opene d t Ye s ' for another debate on transubstantiation. —Prie,' t t ' c h hos allowessep, 01, every properly authorised priest of the Catholic enn lo te.° that power.—Protestant : A Romish priest can trai l ' piece of bread into a God ! And without the a li g hte no be dence of any change in the substance of the bread, ca ° the, the people believe, in despite of their senses, thilliica, behold, handle, and devou r th e rea l su b s tantial Oa you of body of Christ! A more wonderful miracle than theAlltJie God himself, or any of his apostles ever performed', e n. own miracles wrought by our bl esse d S av i our , carried ta y ai oa evidence along with them, s o th a t th e sen ses of es : er t eali l Y" who witnessed them bore instant testimony of their Did He raise the dead, or c h ange wa t er into viineand th e t dead immediately ro s e w ith a ll th e s i gns of li fe ' tes water was no longer wate r , e ith er i n ap p ear ance or W st here. had all the qualities of rea l an d super i or w i ne . The isb an d had recourse to his philosophy and sophistry, to ° To, I) mystify this monstrous absurdity transubstanll.l but a ; 17` asserting that the holy eucharist was not a .miracle ther:a mystery. And as a mystery could not be exPlanL believ,„ fore transubstantiation, I suppose, is a mystery to " he re s ,"; on the authority of infallible mother church. A" d Or') I gave his auditors a long disquisition, partly oral, an o , st erie from a written document, on the many wonderful n e laial l and occult changes in nature, which no man can a y co, why then,he asked, should Protestants blaspliernl'he /,, e t tl e at such a holy mystery ?—Protestant : All this noi se . true and very fine, and yet not at all to the Pnrp n i gra n .,' cannot, indeed, understand the growth of a Wal e - t he sh yet we see a real progressive change going on from to a mature state ; but the pretended change in eucharist is destitute of every sensible sign or token change. • stitu tti o . When the priest alleged the language of the infant t en of sue used by our Saviour, as decisive against the prote terpretation, others of his auditors retorted the c", , sue' figurative language of our Lord on various occasion as "I am the Door," &c. The priest having 1 ) : victed throughout the whole controversy, by tu' hs grin', God and the common sense of all present, wa s jpe t, cti and disappointed, yet, u n w illi ng t o g i ve u p his tinued to assail one and another, i n -the hope of hegurther entrapping some ignorant and unwa r y soul. On rl O l f poP e de quiry I learned that this redoubtable champion ' . t h I:t had been preaching about a fort n i g ht in Wales' " oic te j effect ; and a day or two after this di sc ussion, a fries d P auc t , out the following paragraph' i n a Liverpool r ic from a Limerick Chronicle :—" Th e Rev. JooP h Cat sent from Dublin to Bangor, to spread the Rom an for religion in Wales." Doubtless th e above rev. ° the person announced in the above paragraph. October 3. A W..A.TC I QUAD WAREHOUSES ON THE DOCK TO THE EDITOR OF THE COURIER. ,en,ool,r; Sir,--Although 1 am no longer a resident in Li` weifi l t eth re do not cease to feel and take a lively interest in , ith r eg and prosperity of the' town ; and it is, therefore,'‘ , sto ol , g t i t the members of the commercial body, by that I perceive a warm controversy has been create,", brOd 4 forward for building warehouses on the dock cil°* t he surrounded with walls. loo t As one of your oldest, if not the oldest mer e stat e st your readers will perhaps bear with me w hilst , oie rts recollections and opinions connected with this tsg el subject. U M the " the 3 hi I well remember, that when the whole of A or ol' attending the warehousing system were applieu. in pOr c o. merchants of Liverpool, I took a very active Pan' tin d to B ysf ing the measure. This privilege had been exten,,,A a e , /c e; don, where their powerful warehouses were on °`'„ o le t,' o o surrounded with high walls,_ and they were, for t hat t he only partially extended to Liverpool, , on the ,grat i i d ' a ffol i )e ing warehouses were not in such situations as we t° ,,,, o ne , security required for the protection of the r e ' ;he a propos7tiot placed in open streets. After much discussiTlit theta the leges were conceded, on the conditions,—first, t!`' , fl it°'„jer ing warehouses, proposed to be bonded, should De tt r o f, 3 ;d, best state of security their situations would ad n ' veri tie,; 0 01 the inspection of the authorised officers of the r e _ te ren st ee s in the second place, under engagements then e n as n ue by correspondence between the corporate 4 W e , Boards, and the Treasury, to the effect, for the docks, acting on behalf of the town , t' wa reVdilli that orr onei c to walls, as soon as arrangements for carrying should be built on the dock quays, secured 1: 0 Y s es sar e f the effect could be conveniently made ; the w est l v bere i l it iols the ' p on y e ‘t er€ Prince's Dock was the situation then pointed 0° 1. 1 ", t colp ec b . it was sufficient sace for the purpose. The d o %pen“ i i,i i i was immediately acted upon, and the second - one c te being considered, that as the land was ar titicidly, e i n g ec e i4 state was too loose to admit of such buildings ,u o bject th e upon it with safety. In this state, the gene i r 'bah eior j r gained, and the system found to work well, such 4300' revenue and the trade, the proposal for buil°,°'',, o osexl 9 o4 houses was allowed to remain dormant ; and, I rt 'Loge individual merchants and others went on ereeti!,!g. dociitoo; of warehouses, at convenient distances from i l l no co7 s ov dation of the trade of the town, in all respects, I believe, well calculated for the , in all respects, I believe, well calculated .11te tefolg'scie. are, I unrstand, to an extent that is consider Pte„ 10; quate ford hat purpose. t the sy as Os ,vi It was to the government and their boar ~,ce t t I have referred to was given, and I am not 3 ',: p cess e es s: l r,, ) ; desire on their part has been urged, or was g i e d o ° ol l ' it should now be acted upon. Was such deo! 0, by , e they would, no doubt, press for its comPietio , 1 0 tv to Brit upon the corporate body and dock trustees t he 0 4 gagements they had entered into. ture en „ s It would then appear, the question is not r acte d venue Boards and our corporate body,' w 1 1,.. ° , a cc°", o o,o Trustees, but has become one of—how far ti" - ' ri t irne ic h tion provided for, in warehouses that have, from io I been built by individuals for general purposes' o tt iy re' . • nOtt itOr immense capital has been invested, is, or la to be on moderto ea quite ,e the accomplishment of all that can or ough i t „a, as. if tP r , quired for the ultimate benefit of the port, P competition with others, and London particu t for t existing accommodation is, of itself, auffle i r heavy,,on fi t 1 pose, without hazarding the infliction of tr ite tbjec ,e , on those warehouse proprietors. If I r i g" r i a nt a cod, to answer an opinion on so grate and "Pr' 0f greB-0 should say, that the existing system Is or le ,t it o° . r be nienee and security, of moderate expense, tl' a 5 11 0° and affords the accommodation required; hil.tii'lis'vievcoo,erti:-i and temperate consideration.of this subject, ' aro Oil, PO ( 0 not be taken by th e majority of those who aside onip and whose duty it is to decide; that, laynigd of individual interests or excitements , deter the * to t ; the good of the public at large, they sh ° % .s on ~ t r a y make the experiment, by erecting warehou%lnintealt c o ts side of the Prince's Dock, as originally coat t ha t A 0 1 it may be made on a moderate scale, and, n '" tern pla l 7 o ;efY ti o pleted, they will only be let, as origin ' allY e° , e n 3 public bidding, and not more than one, o.r_' _, ;os s, ri d W on one, warehouse, let to any one house of Dub' long er of e o ns whole have been exposed, and not for alto a d ,re j live two or three years at one letting, s 0 - b e ing s.% blw t ori le the appearance of any undue preference sto t i l e be c o g competitor over another ; and, that Preci °u s houh l t i o n being commenced with, a formal resolution,orpoca 0 1 to, and pledge given to the public, by the a , u _ lit ys be, P;tree" Trustees, that this, or some such, should r l4 and governing invariable rule, and thus tine we e i t ta i o ed.. of such a change of system would be well rise r , t 2 v o w , bo o . , I am the proprietor of bonded warehous,o2 b y 1 11 ,),. but, as they are very nearly wholly oc cupleu., so ff . P . , c ol' trade, for our own purposes I consider in)exisriag ' f the , ill t,,fq4r" vidually disinterested in the objects 0 lookinstejoeot t sery versy.—l remain, Sir, your most obedie? ~LAD JOHN u je A ke 34 , 0 0 6 ieg o f pr0...-as Alt, DRS. AKENSIDE AND BAKER. —One which ' l e was considerably shorter than the ()theft 1. Ile .0 d e l 401 ,1 degree remedied by the aid of a false ne_e, neat strumous countenance, but was always carried high e r in his dress. He wore a white wig, an t a veil is Ore On one occasion his anger was excited e °_,, g eol l o 9, his 4re by the answer which Mr. Baker, th t . n b g " on e i i t op O a question the doctor put to him, resP ec ti l s ome w ° l ,r , fP re plife who was subject to epilepsy, which had A , you , his understanding. 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